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Discovery Girls magazine is geared towards the tween girls in our lives- girls ages 8-12, and what's most refreshing about this magazine is that the magazine showcases real girls – each issue features girls from all over the US. The content is appropriate for an 8-12 year old girl, and speaks to issues, questions, concerns, fears and thoughts tween girls can and do have- from their perspective.
The fact that girls themselves create and appear in each issue makes Discovery Girls stand out from the pack of magazines and other mass media products aimed at "tweens." It communicates right away that real girls–not professional models, actresses or celebrities–are what this magazine is all about. Girls with the same real problems, concerns, dreams and aspirations as our readers. Discovery Girls is all about helping girls, encouraging them to believe in themselves just as they are. Our goal is to help them grow and develop, forming a positive sense of self through solutions that build confidence, resilience and independence.
I don't have a tween- my oldest isn't quite 6. My friend Lisa does have a tween, and she readily agreed to check out this magazine for me. Her response was very enthusiastic- she was so happy to discover a magazine that does a good job and creating content appropriate for a young girl that isn't too babyish, and isn't too adult-like. She's thrilled her daughter enjoys it, which makes it a hit in her book!
The website for Discovery Girls Magazine is pretty fun in and of itself- you can sign up to be IN the magazine, you can meet the girls featured in the current issue, take quizzes, play games, find giveaways and more. The health & beauty section offers tips, suggestions and even fun hair styling ideas for your tween to check out- in a safe environment.
In celebration of their 10th anniversary, June 28th (today) marks the release of the Collector's Edition of Discovery Girls. This is a huge compilation of the best content for the past 10 years plus special features, all in one place.
In addition to the magazine itself, Discovery Girls offers the Fab Girls book set:
The middle school years—and the growing pains and social turmoil that come along with them—can be one of the most difficult times in a girl's life. Many tween girls depend on friends and family to provide guidance and support, but no one has all the answers all the time. That's why we created the Discovery Girls Fab Girls Guide book series—to give tweens easy access to simple, practical advice that will help them survive middle school and emerge stronger, more confident, and more resilient.
In Friendship Hardship, girls find out how to deal with problems in their friendships, and how to make—and keep—true friends.
Sticky Situations is all about the secrets to dealing with more than 70 of life's trickier moments.
In Getting Your Questions Answered, girls get advice on school, boys, family, friends, and more from Discovery Girls' popular columnist, Ali.
And in Getting Through Tough Times, they read inspiring true stories written by real girls just like themselves.
It's so nice to know there are quality publications for girls that have such wholesome, yet real content for girls. I'm definitely keeping this on my list for when my Busy girl gets into her Tween years (which doesn't seem like it could be possible but she is almost 6!!). It'll also be something I keep in mind for any tween girl we know for birthdays or holiday gifts. Kids love getting mail, so why not let them get mail that's wholesome and fun at the same time?
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A History of General Seminary
Although it is frequently dropped in informal reference, the tiny article "the" in the Seminary's name is an important reminder of the institution's broader origin. For the Seminary was intended from the beginning to be a Church-wide resource for the whole Episcopal Church which created it.
In 1814, with American victory in the War of 1812 having brought final freedom from European entanglements, the Diocese of South Carolina, with a burst of national vision, proposed the founding of a theological institution that would belong to the whole Episcopal Church. Dioceses would share responsibility for the maintenance of one institution of learning. Students from all parts of the country who came to the school to study for the priesthood would experience close and lasting association with one another. It was hoped that in these ways the Church's general seminary would strengthen the bonds of affection among the Church's dioceses.
Bound up in its very name, service to the Episcopal Church nationwide became central to the Seminary's heritage. In 1817 the General Convention met in New York City and on May 26-27 these two Resolutions passed both Houses:
- That it is expedient to establish a General Theological Seminary which may have the united support of the whole Church in the United States and be under the superintendence and control of the General Convention.
- That the Seminary be located in the City of New York.
This location in New York City quickly became General's greatest asset. First, the parishioners of Trinity Church, Wall Street, who provided the financial underpinning of the nineteenth century renewal of American Anglicanism, also generously supported its new General Seminary.
In 1821 Jacob Sherred, a vestry member of Trinity Parish, provided $70,000 in his will to endow "a General Episcopal Seminary in New York City." This was enough to make General one of the best-endowed seminaries in the nation. Another Trinity parishioner who made a significant contribution to the Seminary was Clement Clarke Moore, famous as author of the poem which begins, "'Twas the night before Christmas." He owned a large estate in Chelsea, which at that time was an undeveloped area of Manhattan, north of the city--in Moore's own words, "a quiet, rural retreat on the picturesque banks of the Hudson." He offered a tract of 66 lots on his Chelsea estate to the Church on condition that a seminary be built there. General was not able to occupy Moore's lots until 1827 when an East Building was erected. When the student body had grown to 64 in 1836, the West Building was erected to house 60 students.
Another advantage of locating the Seminary in the Diocese of New York was its bishop, John Henry Hobart. In Chelsea Square Bishop Hobart wished to restore the ancient pattern of the bishop as teacher surrounded by representative voices of the whole Church. The Seminary professor who happened to be a bishop would preside over meetings of the faculty. Hobart did this himself until 1830; his successor as Bishop of New York followed the pattern into the 1850s. There was no real Dean of the seminary until the 1860s.
In addition to the clergy, Hobart now also appointed two laypersons to make the faculty more representative: Clement Clarke Moore, a linguist and Hebrew scholar who undertook instruction in Biblical languages, and Gulian Verplanck, a gifted and eccentric New York legislator who was appointed Professor of Evidences of Revealed Religion and Moral Science.
Bishop Hobart believed that this corporate and representative body, in union with the Bishop as president, shared collectively in the ministry of defending and interpreting the Apostolic Faith to the nation. He wrote of the Seminary in 1825:
Harmony, union, vigour, zeal, like the life-blood of the human frame, are thus sent from this heart of our system, into every part of the spiritual body.... Strength arising from... the primitive truth and order which the apostles proclaimed and established.
The challenge since the 1840s has been to combine the richness and variety which emerged from later patterns of Episcopal theological education with the idealistic vision of the earlier Hobartian era, a vision born out of the time of the adjustment of Anglicanism to the new cultural dynamic of democracy.
Throughout its history and today, General has sought to be a seminary of the whole church, and that vision has been extended to include the ecumenical community and the Anglican Communion. Diverse theological, liturgical and spiritual emphases of successive periods have found a home here, and the community aspires to reflect the richness of the whole People of God.

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Skip to comments.Romney says his campaign doesnt need a turnaround
Posted on 09/23/2012 8:51:31 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Mitt Romney insisted his campaign is not in need of a "turnaround" in spite of polls showing President Barack Obama expanding his lead in battleground states.
In an interview with CBS's "60 Minutes," the Republican presidential nominee rejected criticism from conservative pundits who have called his campaign incompetent.
"It doesn't need a turnaround," Romney insisted, pointing to national polls that have him "tied" with Obama. "I've got a very effective campaign. It's doing a very good job."
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He could use an honest media.
The mediots are giving it their all to get Romney to panic and waste campaign resources making staff changes.
Romney's campaign is fine, meanwhile, Obama thinks the deaths of four Americans is just a little bump in the road. Now imagine if Romney had said that..Tell me what kind of human being shows such disdain for American heroes
Yep, it needs to turn around 360 degrees!
So could we all.
Romney says his campaign doesnt need a turnaround this economy is what needs a turnaround.
The media needs a turnaround!
The problem is that Mitt isn't winning any votes, he doesn't win any votes as a candidate, nor as a campaigner.
All Mitt can do, is hope that there are enough people who dislike Obama enough to choose, "the other guy".
Even here at FR, Mitt's top defenders only have arguments unrelated to Mitt himself, the arguments of "he isn't Muslim", and "he isn't Obama".
I hope that he doesn't cost us the Senate, and damage us throughout the down ticket and in local elections.
Yeah, it turns out that the Bishop is as unattractive to the voters in the general election as he was to conservative voters during the primaries. Well, Homer, D'uh!
Translation: I have unbiased polling, and I'm winning. Thanks for not letting my supporters get complacent.
I can't watch the campaign on TV so I don't have a good feel for what the general public is seeing, but my impression is that the Romney question, is a question of, can republicans keep Romney from driving the people who want to be anti-Obama, back into Obama's arms, or from frustrating them so much that many of them skip voting.
Yea Great.
that's great.
Gingrich: Do to Obama what you did to me in Florida.
"can republicans keep Romney from driving the people who want to be anti-Obama, back into Obamas arms, or from frustrating them so much that many of them skip voting."
I will not vote for obamacare nor will I vote for the author of it.
Translation: I have unbiased polling, and Im winning. Thanks for not letting my supporters get complacent.
This. Romney appears very confident. I hope he is right.
This Romney supporter isn't going to even try to convince you doom and gloomers to vote for Romney.
I am happy that Romney, a businessman, understands that tax rates MUST be lowered and has stated such. I am happy that Romney has stated he WILL repeal Obamacare. I am happy that Romney has called Israel a friend. I am happy that Romney understand that our Ambassador was slaughtered in a terrorist attack, not over something concerning a youtube trailer that nobody had seen.
That's for starters. I get absolutely disgusted when I read posts here on this "conservative" website by those who continue to do everything within their power to re-elect Obama. If, by this point, you don't understand the damage Obama has already done and KNOW that Romney is not going to continue the damage, well, God help you.
I will continue to have Romney and Ryan's back. There's a new poll in my Pennsylvania that isn't double digits for Obama. Today, I talked to 4 people who did not vote for McCain in 2008. They are all committed to now voting for Romney. It's a very small start, but at least I'm not just hoping that a marxist wins another term and telling others that they can't possibly vote for Romney because he's not Ronald Reagan.
Carry on. Along with many others, I have their backs.
It seems that you need to reread post 10 again, you missed what it was saying.
He has a very good ground organization in place that is going to help us win on the other levels as well.
This must be the stalking that you vowed that you were going to start doing.
Your post has nothing to do with politics, or facts, only personal attacks.
You should give a shot to actually responding to individual posts and their subject, or information.
He nailed it. Anti Romney = pro Obama.
You really want four more years of this? People are like children wanting to take their football and go home. Grow up and vote for what we've got. Not voting only helps Obama.
He always does. Glad you agree!
Romney had good enough campaign to beat fantastic candidates such as Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and gov. Perry in the primaries. He will prevail in general election if people wake up and smell the coffee about what the radical socialist from Chicago is doing to the country. If not we will soon be Greece. People deserve the government they vote for.
"I get absolutely disgusted when I read posts here on this conservative website by those who continue to do everything within their power to reelect Obama." You are spot on; there are whose purpose here is to disrupt our community and ultimately to help Obama get reelected.
I think he did OK but I'd like to know more of what was asked since they spent days over weeks interviewing him.
Romney is not stupid and he can afford and presumably receives the best polling and focus group data money can buy. Whatever he is reading in that data, it has not galvanized him into changing a single thing. He has not changed his style on the stump, he has not gone on the attack, he has not particularized his solutions, he has not tried to paint Obama as a radical, he has not unleashed surrogates to step up and attack or make clear positions.
Romney remains content to run a very conservative campaign certainly not one designed to energize his base, not designed to energize conservatives, but to shave off a few more points from independents to get him closer than Obama to 50%.
I have posted several times on the question whether Romney is confidently setting course based on good polling data or whether he has stubbornly held to a losing trajectory despite polling data because he is either a committed moderate or because he entered the race with an idea he cannot change, that to win one must win the mushy middle and not antagonize their highly refined sensibilities with aggressive campaigning especially aggressive campaigning against a personally popular African-American president.
I recently wrote:
"For months now I have been posting on the subject but I have always been careful to note that Romney undoubtedly has the best polling and focus group data that money can buy and these data must undoubtedly be telling him that the Rino side of the argument is statistically sound. After all, we all know that we would all crawl over broken glass to vote against Obama even though we might not cross the street to vote for Romney. But consider, the tape recently released showing Romney conceding 47% of the vote and telling his potential dollars that he must concentrate on the remaining 3% of undecideds and independents could mean that Romney has carried a Rino preconception right from the beginning of the campaign and has refused to abandon it in the face of objective polling data. In other words, Romney is not informed by current polling and focus group data but he is locked into a prejudice." (Romney Needs a New CEO (WSJ-Noonan) )
It is impossible for conservatives who care about the survival of our constitutional Republic to sit in repose and academically contemplate this conundrum and speculate whether Romney has it right or not. If Romney has it wrong and loses this election, it could very well mean the end of liberty and the end of what is left of capitalism around the world. If Romney has it wrong, it almost certainly means the end of the Republican Party, as dominated by Rinos, and the emergence of a truer conservative party. I cannot imagine conservatives permitting themselves any longer to be shackled to a Rino establishment which serves up one pathetic moderate candidate waging yet another pathetic moderate campaign.
That will be the consequence of Romney not having it right.
I would have a lot more confidence that Romney does in fact have it right if it were not for the disquieting evidence of the Rasmussen polls. At best, they tell us that Romney's apparent state of contentment with the race means that he is content to be tied or slightly behind. But that ignores the state of the race as polled by Rasmussen in the swing states. While Romney need not run the whole table among the swing states, he must at least dominate the board and, according to Rasmussen, he is not doing so.
The article under discussion is about Romney's campaign which appears to be in serious trouble, as all conservative commentators out there agree, not just the MSM talking heads that you love to watch and love to hate (I don't watch the idiot box, sorry.) Go argue with Daniel Henninger and Don Feder (among others), instead of absurdly and without basis accusing other members of FR of helping to re-elect Obama.
Holly, use your common sense here. If you don't vote for Romney, then fer sure Obamacare will go into effect. Romney has pledged to repeal and replace it - so we have a better chance with him. Otherwise, to not vote for Romney, you ARE voting for Obamacare. Put your thinking cap on and stop being so puritanical. The Supreme Court let us all down - all we have left is Romney and his word. Hope its good.
Those were incredibly weak, unprepared candidates against the GOPe, and Mitt's machine, and his money, the same in 2008.
Mitt has never been a good candidate, in 20 years of running, he has broke many spending records, but has only won a single term in office, with less than 50% of that vote.
He couldn't win reelection, and he left office with 34% approval, Mitt is not a strong candidate, and the only fire in his belly is when he is fighting conservatives.
Wow, just personal attack after personal attack, never anything related to 2012, the campaign, the thread subject.
That is ansel12's m.o., claims of 'stalking'.
He just accused me of doing the same on another thread, and pinged a moderator with that accusation.
I'm voting for Paul Ryan.
Why is it that I have to keep voting for the VP like when McCain ran... (Sarah) and not the top of the ticket?
Can only hope, after the Romney/Ryan win, this year, 2016, someone, takes the top of the ticket...
My first Presidential vote was for Reagan, second term, didn't care who was VP.
The wheels have not come off the Romney/Ryan bus...they will be here in FL this week, they are getting their
message out and campaigning in a lot of other places.
Now if Newt would tell Mitt, how to take the Media to mat...
It's not a personal attack that he said "every post you make benefits only one person, and that is Barack Hussein 0bama."
I've yet to see you attack Obama.
Here you are dragging one thread over to another, you really need to separate threads, and not carry personal baggage from thread to thread.
Frustration with their magic underwear wearer not doing so well expressed in the form of attacks on other members here.
Um, no, that quote came from this thread.
I usually post on multiple threads, and was on this one earlier as well, just like you.
I have freedom of mobility on FR, just like you and the other anti-Romneyites
Exactly right, mk.
None of them can. They become irrational and hysterical. (Oops...I guess I'm not allowed to say 'irrational' because I said that on another thread to him. LOL)
Isn't the short word for that 'hypocrite'? Yes, I do believe so.
Thank you too much for illustrating my point.
You brought up the whole 'magic underwear' slur, only an anti-Mormon bigot would do that. Thank YOU for demonstrating your own intolerance and bigotry.
Everything you just said is correct, except the part about him being a "default" Obama supporter. He is a blatant Obama supporter masquerading as a "concerned conservative."
This is a troll, he is the devil from hell, and he has been repeating this same "concerned" Washington elite media mantra crap for I don't know how long. All you have to do is look at how many posts he's posting on the same exact talking points every single day to know he is as phony as a three dollar bill.
Don't believe a word that he is saying.
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Lumberland takes on Rio Dam operator
June 19, 2013 —
Town officials say the operators of the Rio Dam are working on an upgrade to the dam's generators, running heavy equipment over dam approach roads without making permit applications or any notification to Lumberland or the neighboring Town of Deerpark.
Upon learning the town's concerns, project officials claimed that owner Eagle Creek Renewable Energy LLC was operating under federal oversight and that Lumberland had no authority in permitting the work.
Lumberland Supervisor Nadia Rajsz reported Wednesday that she learned of the project when town highway superintendent Donald Hunt Jr. saw the work and warned of likely road damage from equipment and trucking.
Code enforcement officer David Sparling said Eagle Creek ignored a road-use agreement on Powerhouse Road. The work is expected to generate 720 heavy truck trips.
Sparling said the trucks are now accessing the project from the Deerpark side; he also said that a stop-work order he had issued on the project has been ignored.
Sparling said he has contacted the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and on Wednesday was awaiting some statement from FERC. "[Eagle Creek] tends to ignore all questions," he said.
"It's a good thing we recognized this before damage was done," Rajsz said.
A review of Eagle Creek's FERC application for the project appears to support Lumberland's position. In February 2012, Eagle Creek applied to FERC to expand the capacity for the Rio Project by adding an 800 kW turbine/generator minimum flow unit for a total installed plant capacity of approximately 10,800 kW.
On page two of that application, Eagle Creek stated, "The applicants will follow the local building ordinance and obtain a building permit and any other necessary permits from the Town of Lumberland prior to the construction. The Eagle Creek Companies will obtain coverage under NYSDEC SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activity." SPDES stands for State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
"We're not saying the generator work is bad, we just want them to follow our law," Rajsz added.
In other business at Wednesday's town board meeting, Rajsz reported that the town has contracted with a new engineering company, Barton and Loguidice, after the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared the former contractor Upstate Labs as a fraudulent facility. Rajsz said the EPA action did not involve penalties to Upstate clients.
Rio Dam history
Eagle Creek purchased the Mongaup Falls and Rio Hydroelectric hydro facilities from Alliance Energy in January 2011. Rio Dam and the Mongaup River hydro system have seen several ownership changes since the turn of the century.
In operation since 1927, Rio was built by the Rockland Light and Power Co. In 1999 its successor O&R transferred its license to the Southern Energy NY-Gen LLC, which became Mirant NY-Gen, LLC in 2004, which was in turn acquired by Alliance Energy Renewables, LLC in July 2007.
In June of last year, New Jersey based Eagle Creek completed its acquisition of Mongaup River system with the purchase of the seven megawatt Swinging Bridge Hydroelectric Project from AER NY-Gen. That purchase included the Toronto and Swinging Bridge Reservoirs as well as Cliff Lake.
The 21 megawatt system of five reservoirs and three generating facilities produces 55,000 MWh of renewable energy per year for downstate New York, according to the company website.


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He married Malinda Lou Lyles in 1977, formerly of Fort Worth and Amarillo, now of Beeville, who survives. Other survivors include his sons, Christopher and Russell; a granddaughter, Lisa; a daughter-in-law, Silvia. Several beloved pets also survive.
Cowen rose to the rank of Navy Captain, was an administrator at Coastal Bend College for more than 22 years, and was a Beeville Rotary Club President. Cowen particularly enjoyed operating his FCC licensed Amateur Radio Station, W5JHC (ex-WA5TUM), for which he held the government's highest license, that of Extra Class. Cowen was FCC-licensed nearly 50 years. He loved Classic, Milestone and muscle cars. He enjoyed reading non-fiction, viewing TV's history, biography and science channels, and photography. His bachelor's degree was from Sam Houston State University, and Cowen's master's degree was awarded by The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
After his return move to South Texas in the 1970s, Cowen learned that his maternal great-great grandfather, Charles A. Russell surveyed the town site of Beeville for Capt. A. C. Jones, who is recognized as the father of Beeville. Russell and Jones oversaw the first land auction to form the town. Another maternal great grandfather, George Claver Brightman of Goliad, is buried in that city's park under a plaque honoring veterans of the War of 1812, and Russell's grave is in Old St. Mary's Cemetery near Bayside. Cowen's father's family included immigrants from Norway who were early settlers of the Norse Community in Bosque County.
Cowen served as the district intelligence officer for Headquarters, Eighth Naval District, New Orleans, with a five-state area of supervisory responsibility. He was former commanding officer of a Naval Investigative Service Regional Office (now renamed the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). Cowen commanded a Naval Investigative Security Group and he was a key officer in intelligence and security projects for a three-star Pacific command. He accomplished similar tasks for the Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe, and for the Chief of Naval Operations. He bore special intelligence tasks during the Vietnam War years from aboard three carriers.
Cowen, a graduate of numerous military schools, was the top graduate in his NCIS Special Agent Class. He continued in security, intelligence and anti-terrorism work in the naval reserve through the 1980's and retired in 1987 with the rank of Captain. Cowen also had worked in communications posts for the Albuquerque Public Schools, The University of Albuquerque, and Pioneer Corp.
Visitation was held from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, June 22, 2014, at Galloway & Sons Chapel. Graveside service was held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
The Cowen family requests that donations be made to the charity of one's choice.


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Plugging Archos 32 into Car USB
Does anyone know if an Archos 32 will plug and work on the USB port now available on newer cars, and the MP3 files in it be visible and playable thorugh the car audio system?
I know that 2010 Fords with Sync had issues with some players. My Clip+ didn't exactly get along with it, nor did my Walkman S545.
The same files on my friend's iPod (which the specifically had designed the system to work with) would play fine, while on my Clip+, some of them wouldn't be displayed or play no matter what I did. The Sony was even was successful.
If you look up the car on the manufacturers site, you should be able to find out which model of car will support which devices. If not, I'd suggest asking them for any info. But considering that almost all cars are designed with iPods in mind, you may find your options are limited.
I have an Archos 43 IT which so similar to the 32 that I would expect identical results. Using the USB cable I hooked up the 43 to the USB port of my JVC Arsenal car radio. The JVC displayed a "can not read" message. I also bought a JVC Arsenal for my GF's car, and her Ipod Gen 4 works perfectly through the USB port of the that unit.
Consider the following:
Using an Archos, or an Ipod, is an awkward way to port MP3s though your stereo's USB port. In my view, a USB flash drive is the way to go. A flash drive is tiny and inexpensive. There is no cable flopping around . The only major thing that you can't do with a flash drive is a playlist. The Ipod will play a DRM WMA audiobook through the UBS port, while a flash drive can not.
But you play can anything out the 3.5mm head phone jack of the Archos and into the front aux connector of the car stereo. So, to me, it's not that big of a deal. If you want to use the head phone jack of your 43, or 32, make sure that your car stereo has sufficient amplification through the front aux connector. NOT ALL CAR STEREOS HAVE ENOUGH AMPLIFICATION TO PLAY AN ARCHOS, OR MOST PMPS, THROUGH THE FRONT AUX CONNECTOR. The JVC Arsenal has a built in pre-amp function to boost the front aux input.
For my uses, the Archos 43 soundly beats the inflexible Ipod Gen 4. My GF got the Ipod for free, otherwise she would have a 43, as well. To me, the ability to play MP3's through a car stereo's USB port doesn't level the playing field.
Maybe someone will write a program that will permit an Android device to emmulate an Ipod and allow the use of the stereo's USB connector. That would be handy mainly for playing DRM WMA audiobooks.
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It's very seldom that you see something happen in person that, as you're watching, you know you'll never see the like of again. It's only happened a few times for me. When I was in ninth grade, I was talking to a friend while we were walking down a sidewalk, and (I forget how) the "running man" dance move came up in conversation. At the very moment my friend said "running man," a running man passed us on the sidewalk. When I was a freshman in college, another friend and I were walking across the Horseshoe, the green area at the center of campus, when we saw a person in a giant mouse costume playing soccer with a person dressed as a giant panda. I've never seen anything like that before or since.
Then, tonight, I saw Wilson Valdez throw a scoreless 19th inning and go down as the winning pitcher in a game against the Cincinnati Reds. I was there on this remarkable evening, and I'd like to share it with you.
The game started off innocently enough. I went to tonight's game with Paul Boye, a tremendous baseball man who used to write for this site and has been my best friend for ten years. We arrived shortly before first pitch, and for nine innings, it was, more or less, a normal game. Roy Halladay got hit pretty hard by his standards, but the Phillies were tied after nine innings, and, enjoying our seats at the top of Section 415, with a nice breeze on a beautiful evening for baseball, we were more than happy to consume extra innings. I even made a joke about how the last Phillies game I attended in person was a 12-inning affair against the Brewers last month, and that I'd be happy if we could beat that.
Things got weird around the ninth inning. We'd been more than a little cheesed that we were heading to the first game of the Reds series that wouldn't feature both Dom Brown and Chase Utley, but after John Mayberry singled to lead off the bottom of the ninth and was sacrificed to second by Exxon, we heard "Kashmir" over the loudspeakers. Then Nick Masset gave Utley a free pass. Then he threw a ball to the backstop, sending Mayberry to third and Utley to second. Then he gave Jimmy Rollins a free pass. We were only, in the words of the late, great baseball blog Walkoff Walk, four balls from shrimp, and we were freaking out. But it wasn't going to be that easy. Dom Brown, on for Ben Francisco, popped out, and Placido Polanco further bailed out the wild Masset by grounding into an inning-ending fielder's choice.
After about nine innings, the stands start to empty, even in places like Philadelphia. The couple sitting in front of us with the cute toddler we were trying not to drop peanut shells on all night had long left, as had the guy trying to start "Let's Go Yankees" chants a few rows in front. One person we ran into on the way out to the car after the game told us he contemplated leaving in the middle of the 10th inning, but reconsidered. Lucky man.
When Jay Bruce blasted an Antonio Bastardo pitch out of the yard, we were sure that Tony No-Dad would take the loss and we'd get home at a reasonable hour. It was not to be. Ryan Howard answered in the bottom of the 10th off Francisco Cordero, and that's when Paul and I had our first man-hug of the evening. I'd had trouble getting reception on my phone all night, and it was at about this point that I was able to check Twitter and see what the Phillies blogosphere had to say about the game. Through ten innings, no one really thought much of it, but that was about to change.
A good friend of mine lived in Los Angeles for most of his early childhood, and his dad once took him to a game at Dodger Stadium. My friend, then four years old, started acting up, as the story goes, and his dad had to pick up and take him home after only two or three innings. That day was July 28, 1991, and Dennis Martinez of the Montreal Expos pitched a perfect game that evening. I imagine those who left waking up tomorrow with similar emotions.
I was pretty sure the game would end in the 11th. Kyle Kendrick hit Brandon Phillips in the hand with a pitch, and Phillips danced around for a few moments with anger, as he is wont to do, before taking his base. J.C. Romero then came in and walked Joey Votto. At this point, Romero, who's not much better against right-handed hitters than you or I, was facing Scott Rolen with the go-ahead run in scoring position and one out. Then Romero, out of nowhere, caught Phillips too far off the bag and picked him off. Suddenly, we could see our way out of the inning and, sure enough, after two more walks, Ramon Hernandez grounded to David Herndon with the bases loaded and two out. That's really when it first hit me that we might be witnessing something truly bizarre. If Kyle Kendrick, J.C. Romero, and David Herndon could load the bases without giving up a hit, then get out of the jam with no damage done, anything could happen.
Then the most bizarre event of the night happened. David Herndon stayed out there for the 12th and 13th innings, and he was throwing darts. Herndon lived, for 2 1/3 innings, at 94 with the fastball, and though we couldn't tell much of anything about location or movement from where we were sitting, none of the seven batters he faced reached base. Yes, that David Herndon.
In the 14th inning, we were treated to the 14th Inning Stretch, which I had never experienced before in person, and despite it already being after midnight, and despite home being more than an hour away, I was loving the absurdity of the late extra innings so much I secretly hoped to be around for the 21st Inning Stretch. It was also around this point that I started having trouble keeping up with the innings–I was convinced that we had played the 12th no fewer than three times, jumping ahead from the 11th to the 12th in my mental calculus, then counting it accurately, then forgetting about the quick work done by Herndon and Reds reliever Logan Ondrusek when it came time to start the 13th.
Kate, the Long-Suffering Fiancee, had by this time heard about our late-night travails and sent me a text message while Danys Baez was preparing to enter the game.
KTLSF: "Is it a good game?"
Me: "In parts. When baseball goes past 12 innings or so it just starts to get strange."
Baez went on to mow down the first five batters he faced, creating a string, as odd as this sounds, where he and David Herndon had combined to pitch four consecutive perfect innings. But Baez, as we know well, is best used in small doses, one or two innings, maybe three in an emergency, which this game counted as for sure. Baez was the last man standing, the Jay Witasick in Game 6 of the 2001 World Series, who would sit out there and take whatever abuse he could bear, and then some, because his team had no more pitchers. After Baez's second inning, I sent this response.
Me: "The Phillies are out of relievers."
KTLSF: "Nooooooo. So what do they do?"
Me: "Paul and I have spent the last two innings trying to guess."
It's true. In that time, the ushers began to clear out the upper decks, trying to regain some semblance of a head start on cleanup before the next day's game. Looking back on it, I'm really sorry for all those peanut shells. Anyway, as Baez trundled on into the night, inning after inning, this is what the upper deck looked like:
Not a soul. Before too long, Paul and I were ourselves ushered out of our seats and down to the 300 level like so many cattle, though he speculated the brave individuals who had stayed through 14+ innings could be fit into the lower bowl with room to spare.
But all the while, we were discussing what would happen when Baez inevitably ran out of gas. Would it be a starting pitcher? It couldn't be Vance Worley, who went five innings yesterday. Conventional wisdom is that if you bring on a starter in relief in an extra-inning game, you bring in the person who started three games ago, so he could throw on the day he usually did his side work, but Roy Oswalt's balky back made that proposition a frightening one. Cliff Lee, tomorrow's starter, perhaps? Or Cole Hamels, on one day's rest, storming in to shut down the Reds in relief?
Or would it be a position player? Of those left, Domonic Brown probably threw the hardest, but considering that Jose Canseco once suffered a serious arm injury in a relief appearance, would Charlie Manuel risk his top offensive prospect?
Me: "They have one more inning from the guy who's in now, then probably a position player.
KTLSF: "Do they ever practice that?"
Me: "Not really. You just pray one of your guys pitched in college."
KTLSF: "That's crazy."
Perhaps the most accurate characterization of the night, from a person who, to my knowledge, has never watched a baseball game voluntarily in her life. But I was wrong. Baez pitched a third inning, then a fourth. Then Paul got hungry. How, I have no idea, since Hoagiefest is on and we'd each eaten one of those, plus about half a pound each of peanuts. But in the middle of the 17th inning, he went to look for food.
Last summer, I went to a Braves-Nationals game with KTLSF and her mother at Turner Field, and all KTLSF could talk about was something called "ice cream in a hat." Apparently, as a child, she'd enjoyed eating soft serve out of one of those plastic batting helmets and would not hear of our taking in a ballgame without consuming ice cream in a hat. So we spent the fourth inning of that game scouring the concourse for ice cream in a hat. Notice, in the image at left, how much happier she seems to be about ice cream in a hat than I am. Now, don't get me wrong, I enjoyed mine too, because this was a mid-August day game in the Town that Sherman Burned, which meant that the temperature in the stands was somewhere between the inside of an extremely hot chicken tender and the temperature one would experience while standing on the surface of the sun. But considering my own experiences with ice cream in a hat, imagine my surprise when Paul came back for the bottom of the 17th looking like this:
Now, when KTLSF and I had our ice cream in a hat, it was because it was a brutally hot afternoon and, for her, it was a vital part of the experience. When Paul got his, it was because it was the only food left on sale by the 17th inning. But that's a long enough digression for ice cream.
At any rate, Danys Baez put in a real yeoman's performance, pitching (extremely effectively, I might add) up to and past the limits of his own endurance, through not three, or four, but five innings of scoreless relief. His counterpart, Cincinnati righthander Carlos Fisher, deserves equal credit. But for someone who gets as much stick from Phillies fans as Baez does, he put in a performance this evening of almost literary quality, and for that he deserves our respect and praise.
But when Baez came out for the top of the 18th, the cavalry was nowhere in sight. Cliff Lee had not run out to the bullpen to get loose, and it was obvious that the Phillies' last reliever had nothing left in the tank. While checking Twitter for news, I saw that Jackie Bradley Jr., the center fielder for my alma mater, the University of South Carolina, and reigning MVP of the College World Series, had taken note of the Phillies' remarkable game, and when I asked him, since the Phils would likely need another bench bat before the night was through, if he'd be willing to come up and help out, he offered his services. Sadly, he was unable to make it to Philadelphia from Columbia, S.C. in time, but hear this, Ruben Amaro: Bradley's expected to be a first or second-round pick in next week's draft. He would have gladly filled in tonight, and Shane Victorino ain't going to be around forever. That's my two cents.
Still, in Bradley's absence, and in the absence of any activity from Hamels, Oswalt, or Lee, the guessing game continued, then intensified when Dane Sardinha pinch-hit for Baez in the bottom of the 18th. Martinez to the mound, Brown to center, Hamels in right? Brown to the mound, Sardinha in right? Valdez to the mound, Martinez to second, Brown to center, Hamels in right?
In the end (and yes, I know, I've buried the lead), it was Valdez to the mound, Polanco to second, Ruiz–who was an infielder in the minors–to third base, and Sardinha behind the plate. It was only when Exxon took his warm-up tosses that we realized that Jay Bruce, whose appearance we'd been fearing the past four times through the lineup, was due up in the 19th, along with NL MVP Joey Votto. I had been taking, then erasing, videos of every at-bat by Domonic Brown and Ryan Howard since the 12th inning or so, hoping to catch the hit that won the game. This is the only video I didn't erase tonight. This is Wilson Valdez's scoreless 19th inning, from Paul's and my perspective.
It was ecstasy and absurdity, as you can probably tell by the tone of my voice throughout the film. After the inning was over, I saw a text from my brother that read: "Are you watching Wilson Valdez shaking off Sardinha as if he has more than one pitch?" Indeed, in fact, he was. Valdez was more than a little lucky, since Votto's fly ball could easily have been a double or worse, but he really looked comfortable out there, sitting in the high 80s and mixing in what was either a sinker or slider that he used to induce a pop-out from Jay Bruce.
I want to let that video stand for itself, except for one thing. At one point in the 19th inning, I said "This is the most fun I've ever had at a baseball game." I truly believe that. It was bitersweet when Fisher finally ran out of gas after he threw more pitches (by half) tonight than he ever had before in a major league game. Considering that Dusty Baker, through overuse and carelessness, has ruined the careers of such pitchers as Mark Prior, Kerry Wood, and Aaron Harang, we wish Fisher the best going forward, but that his excellent 5 2/3 should come to an end on so mundane a note as a sacrifice fly seemed banal. A game of this peculiar character ought to end with a bases-loaded walk, or a rundown that allows the lead runner to score, or a plague of locusts or somesuch. We'll read tomorrow about the length of the game, or that Exxon became the first player since Babe Ruth to start a game in the field and end it as the winning pitcher, but watching it unfold gave it a special character that I thought was deserving of a better ending. Mostly, though, even though I was sweaty, and hoarse, and tired after six hours in the bleachers, I just couldn't believe the fun had to come to an end.
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Great story, man. ( I remember getting one of those ice cream in a hats at the Vet, so many years ago-that made me chuckle- great pic of your friend)
Awesome experience! Wish I could've seen the game live. Ok, only one thing… you've got to give Dusty a break. The GM is responsible 99% of the time for over use of pitching. "We pay, you play."
That's a bunch of baloney. The use of pitchers is about the only thing the manager has exclusive control over
Good for you and Paul sticking it out.
Yes, the ups and downs of this game culminating with a "W" is exhilarating and after a high speed roller coaster that nearly makes you yak then giddy, I suppose you could call it fun too (well, some of us do). But really – the Phils tried their darndest to give this game away time after time and the Reds just refused to take it. You recalled the 11th perfectly, how sick was that? A hit batter and 3 walks yet the Phils walk away?! I think that one of the bloggers here calls Dannys Baez arsonist #2 (Herndon has the first spot, Romeo is #3) and how awesome was he? He also is #2 on my list, behind Herndon just ahead of Romeo. Give the man some heavy props, this was classic. 5 innings, a very manageable 73 pitch count only giving up 1 hit and 1 walk with no runs? I'm a tough sale but this was redeeming (OK, till next flub).
I waited and waited for Carlos Fisher to be gassed – 3 walks, 4 hits and 95 pitches?? This is his 3rd year pitching (and his first outting this year) – I'll bet his arm is just about to fall off today.
In the bottom of the 19th, I prayed that Choochie would not get a ball hit his way and that everyone else was gassed – wow, what a sight. Good game? It really kinda sucked by both teams. But just like a coaster ride that almost brings up lunch, at the end of it you gotta say "Cool!"
Damn, and an afternoon game today. I wonder if it got past 11:00 whether they sent Cliff home to sleep. Pat, if you answer that, it would be great. Just wondering. Obviously Mike, stimulants were involved in your night last night…god bless. Whatever gets you through. Thats good stuff. I just hope that when you wake up and read your article from today you don't recoil in horror and think "I wrote THAT?". Fret not. An enjoyable read from "in the moment". I really admire the fact that you guys are so young and love baseball so much. I wish I could switch places with you.
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Brilliant summary. Thanks (I didn't make it past 14).
I heard on the post show that Cliff was sent home to rest for today. Worley having pitched the day before was unavailable and Hamels pitched a bullpen session which is why he was unavailable. They said something about Oswalt too, but it was 2 in the morning and my brain was shutting down so I used it to drive home. Incredible game and it may never happen again so I'm saying it now – Baez was OUTSTANDING! OUT. STAND. ING. All those people saying 'those poor guys have a game at 1.' How about theose poor people in the stands who had to be to work by NINE… Troopers and honorary Phightin's perhaps?
I love the ice cream in the hat 🙂 I still have about 5 of my hats from yrs past we still eat ice cream at home out of them! What an awesome game so sad I couldn't be there but staying up all nite getting 4hours of sleep and coming to to work is really not fun but so worth it
Great story definately one for the books! (note at the royals stadium you can get mixed drinks in a plastic royals adult beverage cup… fancy!! have a few of them too)
Weird that I came home and started watching the game from the beginning and then when the lady of the household got home SHE wanted to watch the American Idol finale. Ok….I admit it…..I wanted to watch it too (you guys can make funof me all you want) …except that I would have been more than happy to watch that the next day on DVR. Anyway, because we started watching Idol late (on DVR) we didn't finish with that til about 11:00. I kept checking back to see what the Phillies were doing off and on and, when she finally went to bed at 11, I settled in to watch another 2+ hours of some of the best baseball drama ever.
The fact that I'm a big Valdez supporter on here and that I also stick up for Raul probably more than most of you….and maybe more than I should…. only makes the outcome even more weird. And I've been wanting the Phillies to get rid of Baez since LAST May so it's even more ironic that he did what he did.
All in all, this was lot of fun. I was at the game the night before when Madson blew it in the ninth and I only wish that the nights would have been reversed.
The key is starting it late…. fast forwarding through all the crappy group-singing, and Lady Gaga performances … and you can watch a two hour episode in like 20 minutes. Also, Lauren got robbed
I did A LOT of fast-forwarding. We needed to watch the performances from the night before AND the results from last night. Too much fluff and filler although I will say that seeing Steven Tyler do "Dream On" was kinda cool….even though he was by himself and it was a shortened version.
J-LO shaking her a$$ was the best thing I saw all night… at the 2:00 mark http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htqfWxowIFM
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Dipsy, I heard Ricky Bo say on PostGame Live that Cliff indeed did go home early.
Fell asleep in the 14th… BUT… I wanted to give props to J-Roll – we've been saying how his defense looked like he was starting to lose a little the past few weeks, but in the 13th, he made a nice play in the hole, quick, strong plant and throw to get the super-fast Stubbs at 1st base (and Yes, he was out) . . . . two batters later, a shot at Votto knocked him backwards, he made a strong throw to get him at first .
So his range might be a little less than years prior, but he's still got the arm, and is still among the best defensive SS in baseball in my book.
Also wanted to give props to Herndon who had the bottom just dropping out of everything he threw. . . . oh yea, JC Romero is terrible. …Im usually the last guy to criticize our players, but how can you be a major league pitcher and just not be able to throw strikes??? There has to be a lefty somewhere in the farm with more to offer than Romero
I watched the entire game and it was AMAZING. After Rauuuuuuul hit a triple with no outs, we had the chance to go up 4-1… but we couldn't get him in. That pissed me off. And then in the 9th, Dom Brown popping up with the bases loaded and 1 out was also upsetting. Then you have freaking Bruce hit a HR in the 10th… that's when I muted the TV to make the end of the game less painful. But then Ryno hit that bomb and it was game ON.
Herndon was great. Baez was spectacular! Right around the 16th inning I was saturated from the game, but I kept watching. No way you turn off your TV after all this time watching the game… you don't wanna miss something special.
The speculation kicked in, just like Michael described in this post. I was expecting a starter or Sardinha to come out and pitch… but then it's freaking Wilson Valdez, the guy with the low WAR, low VORP or whatever. That didn't matter. He was pitching against the meat of the order in the 19th inning in the longest game at CBP. And he was throwing 85-89 mph. CRAZY. To Votto, Rolen, Bruce, and Hernandez (?). Absolutely insane.
After the half of the 19th inning, you figure the Phillies players better find some reserve energy and win that game. And it was one of my favorites, RAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUL, who got the winning RBI.
Can I just say: Best game ever? Best game ever.
I am sorry guys. Outside of Wilson saying I dont count pitches just outs this was a terrible game. Since when did not scoring or hitting make it a great game. our offense is pathetic. last night showed. the reds outside of the two are horrible.n ight
oh and i also love phillips saying i was talking to rollins at second. lol…if im baker he is benched to the all star break. these players are to friendly.
Jeff, I must admit it, but you are a young Bart Shart. A man who sees things for what they are. A man who is not afraid of controversy.
Yes, I saw the whole thing…..and I woke up this morning saying "I CAN'T BELIEVE I SAW THE WHOLE THING." And I immediately hit the Alka Seltzer. Oh What A NIght !!!!
The team will be gassed today. I'll be there to cheer The Boys on. Clifford Lee will pitch a gem.
I think the mean Great = Entertaining … and how can you argue with that?
The Reds offense is nasty- but its not going to be there every night. Stubbs, Phillips, Votto, Rolen, Bruce … one of the best lineups in all of baseball … Tied for 1st in MLB in Runs scored, last year they were 1st in the NL
Last year I called them the 2007 Phillies – if their pitching clicks at all, they are a very dangerous team this year
Don….And I will say THANK YOU!!!
Saw it last night , but to see J-LO doing her thing again just made my morning.
if only those stupid tassles weren't there…
Wilson Valdez , with his pitching performance last night and his three hits, is going to stay with the BIG TEAM all year. He has added a new position and value to his role as utility player. Don't be surprised if he comes up with a few new pitches — palm ball, fork ball, screwball and ephis pitch — to match his fastball and sinker. Moreover, he has entered hearts of many Phillies' fans and will stay there for quite a while. Don't be surprised if they start working on his placque for the Phillies Hall of Fame.
"Video" Dan and the production crew were really scraping the bottom of the barrel to rally the crowd in those later innings. The Robot Cam & Bongo Cam. Clips from War Games, Hoosiers, Animal House, Rocky, and Happy Gillmore. About 7 clips from Ce-Lo's Forget You, The Friends theme song, and Pink at 1AM. And two renditions of Take Me Out to The Ball Game (one of which was premature). Nice work!
I watched on mlb.tv (I live in the Chicago area) and then the video feed went out in the 16th or so, so I switched to local radio (WPHT) for the end of the game. AMAZING! Great piece and I hope you commit that video to a dvd and keep it in a safe deposit box!
Sportscenter is a f***ing joke. There could have been a top 10 play just from this game. They put one play in the top ten (Rollins' turnaround throw to first). I couldn't believe the things they missed.
How about Wilson Valdez getting 3 players (2 of which are great hitters) to pop out in his first attempt at major league pitching? How about Howard's excellent job digging out Jimmy's throw that was almost identical to the one that made the top 10? How about Herndon's goalie-like reaction to catch a rocket grounder on the mound? How about Herndon's catch and quick toss to Howard to get out of a bases loaded jam? How about Polanco throwing out Jay Bruce at home? How about Romero catching Phillips sleeping at second? How about Ryan Howard coming through with a homer to keep the Phils in the game? How about the fact that Herndon and Baez, two guys who have a reputation for blowing games, put together two excellent performances for 7.1 innings of 1 hit, 1 walk baseball? How about Ruiz still hustling and diving after a foul ball after having caught 18 innings!
And I'm sure I'm forgetting other good plays too.
IM guessing the Top 10 included 8 dunks, by guys that are 7 feet tall…
Live in Ky…..happy the Phils were on tv here (due to our proximity to Cincy)…had BAD storm in the 11th hit and lost electricity so did not see finish of game 🙁 🙁 🙁 enjoyed reading the blog and seeing the video of Wilson pitching….
If the L.A. paper gives decent coverage to this game, I will carefully store the sports section away – together with the L.A. Times I've saved from this …
… a game I attended – but, unfortunately, didn't stay to the end. (In Comments, I'm "gotmilk7926".)
This is exactly why I said we need to keep Valdez. The man will run into a brick wall for the team. This is not the norm, but goes to show how much he wants to win.
On another note – I was completely impressed with Baez. I have been very critical of him, and I am glad to eat SOME words.
If everyone gets their stroke going, we may not even have to do anything (trade-wise) – except get a new LHP for the pen to replace Romero.
We had the game on ESPN2 in Florida and I made to the 16th inning and had to bail. I had to be into work at 6:30AM the next morning and was already looking at a short sleep with a about 5AM get up time. When the extra innings started rolling along I remember thinking Charlie was really burning through the pitchers. I still wasn't ready when I got up the next morning and brought up the Phillies page on the computer and saw WP-Wilson Valdez.
I watched from the first pitch to the end of the 12th, (had to go), and the next day felt like I'd missed the whole game. ("Valdez 1-0 ???? Wha?????")
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Walker enjoys being in mix for presidential run
MIDDLETON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he enjoys being mentioned as a potential Republican candidate for president in 2016 because that means he's doing a good job as governor.
Walker was asked whether he intends to run for president following his Thursday speech at the annual Wisconsin Newspaper Association/Association Press convention.
Walker says if he's doing a "really crappy job" then he wouldn't be talked about on the national stage. But he says if he does a good job, he will continue to be talked about.
When pressed if he will run or not, Walker dodged the question as he usually does by saying he worked too hard winning election as governor in 2010 and again in last year's recall election to give it up.
Says Walker, "I like being governor."
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of product: Toad Lawn Ball Sprinkler Units: 4,000 Manufacturer: Midwest, of Cannon Falls, Minn.Hazard: A small hose inside the toad can fail, allowing water to fill the toad's cavity. The increased water pressure can cause the toad to explode, posing the risk of injury to anyone nearby.Incidents/Injuries: There have been eight incidents involving the lawn balls exploding, though no injuries or property damage have been reported.Description: The green, frog-shaped sprinkler is 6 1/2 inches long, 6 1/2 inches wide and 7 inches tall. The recalled lawn balls have a label on the bottom that includes the model number 738449 508893 and the words, "Made in China."Sold at: Drug, flower, garden, and gift stores nationwide sold the sprinklers from August 2002 through June 2003 for between $25 and $30.Remedy: The sprinklers should be returned to the place of purchase for a full refund.Consumer Contact: For more information about the recall, consumers can call Midwest at (800) 776-2075 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or log onto their Web site at www.midwestofcannonfalls.com.
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Germany's Merkel To Be Sworn In Again As Chancellor
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Weeks of post-election political limbo have ended in Germany. The country's main center-left party has voted to join the coalition government of Angela Merkel. The move clears the way for her to start her third term as chancellor.


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Sierra Club: Hey, North Jersey, You Really Don't Need Power
It's interesting to note that every time there is a big storm that knocks out power, people immediately assault power companies for failing to spend oodles of money upgrading their infrastructure. Like just last year in New Jersey. This past July saw people and government freaking out on PepCo, a Maryland power company, along with a few others, blaming them for the power outages, for having done nothing to upgrade the system, even threatening fines. Remember how much people freaked out after the giant Northeast power outage in 2003 and how there where calls to upgrade the infrastructure? But, what happens when a power company tries to actually Do Something?
(NJ.com) The New Jersey Sierra Club says PSEG is "taking a risky bet" by moving ahead with construction work related to its massive power-line upgrade in northern New Jersey, as it's still awaiting certain federal approvals for the project.
The Sierra Club has long objected to the Susquehanna-Roseland transmission line project, which would install a 500,000 volt transmission line from the Berwick area in Pennsylvania to PSE&G's substation in Roseland, running through 16 New Jersey communities.
"PSEG is taking a risky bet because if they do not get federal or DEP (Department of Environmental Protection) approvals or our court challenge of the BPU (Board of Public Utilities) approval is successful, they will have wasted taxpayer money," the Sierra Club wrote in a statement sent to media after initial construction work started.
Why? Well
Regional grid operator PJM Interconnection has argued the project is necessary to ensure reliable service. The Sierra Club and other environmental groups opposing the project have argued it will ruin views at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, cut through public lands and keep coal-fired plants open by enabling them to sell power to East Coast customers.
So, they have a problem with ruing the view? What do you think happens when the landscape is blotted with solar panels and wind turbines? And then there's the coal fired plant issue: enviroweenies/Warmists are really unhappy that other people should be able to get reliable, cheap power. PSEG should disconnect the headquarters of the Sierra Club and it's employees from the power grid and tell them to install solar panels and wind turbines, see how quick these people whine about not having usable power.
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Pike County Advanced Life Support (ALS) will remain the primary provider for Shohola Township—for now—despite concerns by some officials about its professionalism and sustainability. Township supervisors, after a lengthy discussion at their March 14 meeting during which they considered going with a different provider, tabled the matter for a second straight month.
The supervisors have been considering going with Atlantic Ambulance Corp. as the township's primary ambulance provider. Atlantic, based in Morristown, NJ, has been operating in Pike County since 2011 and is a competitor of Pike ALS, which has been Shohola's provider since 2001.
Shohola Volunteer Fire and Rescue is in favor of a switch. "We're concerned about Pike ALS's quality of care and professionalism and sustainability," fire chief Clint Malzahn told the supervisors. "We take our jobs very seriously."
Then Malzahn cited a video posted on YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDMsykWzGPQ [2]) showing a Pike ALS worker driving an ambulance at night with the sirens activated. The driver is laughing, pumping his fist and singing along to the song "Party Rock Anthem."
"I saw that video and it's very disturbing," board of supervisors chairman George Fluhr said, speaking to Kyle Wright, director of operations for Pike ALS.
"I agree," Wright admitted. He said the driver in the video—who was not identified—was suspended for two weeks.
Fluhr said, "It's our job to protect the public and get the best service possible. I'm concerned it might not be an isolated incident. There seems to be some managerial problem that allowed this to happen.… I just don't know how it could happen; that's really bothersome."
Wright assured the supervisors it was an isolated incident that was dealt with, and he wants to work with the board to resolve any other issues. "We've been here since 2001 and we want to stay here," he said. "We will fix any problems."
Wright noted that, like Atlantic, Pike ALS is registered as a continuing education program and with the Red Cross. "We do offer training all the time," he said. He added that his company's cost per patient is cheaper than that of Atlantic, though he did not mention specific numbers. He said Pike's equipment is inspected every year and its paramedics are certified.
Township resident Carrie Thomas asked the supervisors if they had received any citizen complaints about Pike ALS. The supervisors acknowledged they have not. The complaints they had received had come from the fire company.
"Give these guys a chance," Thomas urged supervisors.
Fluhr did express some concern about Atlantic, which covers 90% of the county. "I'm concerned about a corporation expanding too much and then having to cut back," he said.
The supervisors discussed the possibility of having Pike and Atlantic as concurrent primary providers based on proximity. "It should be who is the closest to the emergency," said vice chairman Gregory Hoeper.
But that would be more difficult than it sounds, due in part to complex mapping issues.
"It is a very complicated issue and we need additional information," Fluhr said.
Despite the controversy, the supervisors voted unanimously to honor its yearly donation to the local, nonprofit emergency responder. At the start of the meeting, supervisor Keith Raser read a statement saying in part, "In my review of the relationship between Shohola Township and Pike ALS, there are several issues. However, no matter what actions transpire at this meeting tonight, I believe there is a moral obligation to honor a commitment by former supervisors that called for an annual donation of $10,000 over the past several years.… To honor what I feel is a moral, not legal, obligation, I will make a motion that the remaining $5,000 of an annual commitment.… be paid tonight to fulfill what I believe is our 2012 obligation to Pike ALS."


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The couple will exchange vows on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at Thomas More Catholic Church in Austin.
Chelsi is the granddaughter of Carol Davis and the late Barry W. Davis, of Victoria, Texas and the late Mr. and Mrs. Barney Lee Watts of Lubbock. Bryan is the grandson of Mrs. Patsy Odom, and the late Luther Wayne Odom, of Arlington and of Mr. Rigaud B. Paine and the late Marie Paine, of Bedford.
Chelsi is a 2004 graduate of Goliad High School and a 2008 graduate of The University of Texas at Austin. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in human development and family sciences with a concentration in early childhood development. She is employed with Sanofi Pasteur Vaccines as a vaccine specialist sales representative. Bryan is a 2004 graduate of Lawrence D. Bell High School in Bedford, Texas and a 2008 graduate of The University of Texas at Austin. He graduated from the McCombs School of Business with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, with a major in Finance, and a concentration in Real Estate. He is employed with Amstar Group as a Senior Associate.


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There's a miracle on Sesame Street in this special holiday tale, Elmo's Christmas Countdown. Elmo, Abby Cadabby and their new friend Stiller the Elf (voice of Ben Stiller) are going to count down to Christmas with the Christmas Counter-Downer. But all the counting boxes have gone missing and Christmas may never come again! Can Elmo, Abby and Stiller the Elf save Christmas? With the help of very special guests Sheryl Crow, Jamie Foxx, Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Brad Paisley, Ty Pennington, Steve Schirripa, Tony Sirico and Kevin James (as Santa Claus), Elmo and friends learn to believe in Christmas miracles.
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Montpelier Police Log: Numerous auto mishaps reportedMay 01,2013
The following is a sampling of reports to Montpelier police in recent days.
April 24
A set of three keys was found on Main Street next to City Hall.
Keys were found on College Street.
Someone was bitten by a black Lab on Wheelock Street.
A debit card was found on Barre Street.
April 25
Someone lost a silver iPod on Colonial Drive.
A two-car accident occurred on Main Street around 11 a.m. No injuries were reported.
A neighbors chickens were in a Liberty Street residents yard.
A buff-colored dog was running loose at the intersection of Summit Street and Edward Street.
At the intersection of State and Elm streets, a Samsung cellphone was found.
A dog was sitting on top of a car in the Jacobs parking lot.
April 26
At the police station on Pitkin Court, a black wallet was reported missing.
A woman in a white van hit a gas pump on State Street.
On Main Street, a woman backed her car into a pole.
April 27
A wire was down next to State Street.
A couch was dumped into the river on Elm Street.
Someone hit a concrete barrier with their vehicle on State Street.
April 28
A 30-foot extension ladder went missing from Nelson Street.
On State Street, a man defecated in the back of a building.
A woman was wielding a knife at her daughter on Sherwood Drive.
April 29
A mailbox was torn out of the ground on Berlin Street.
On Crosby Avenue, a small dog was wandering around.
A black wallet was lost on Main Street.
Food and articles of clothing were found on State Street.
The following is a sampling of citations Montpelier police issued in recent days.
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No. 2: Not filing on time
The IRS reports that up to 20 percent of Americans wait until the last week to file. Just something to think about as you rush around on tax day trying to get everything done.
But make sure you do get everything in on time. Because once you are late with your taxes, you've opened a Pandora's box that can get worse with each passing day -- literally.
The IRS will start charging you interest payments, compounded daily, as soon as you are late. Then there are the penalties for filing late, which varies depending on how much you owe and how late you are.
While you can file for a six-month extension using Form 4868, you still need to file that form and pay any tax you owe by the regular filing deadline.
Really, it's much better to get it all over with and not end up paying more to the IRS than you need to.
No. 1: Forgetting to sign your return
Don't make perhaps the most embarrassing tax mistake of all -- sign your return.
According to the IRS, 1 million people each year forget to take that one final, simple step.
If you're filing electronically, you obviously don't have to worry about this step. Besides the fact there are no physical papers to actually sign, tax preparation software and websites won't send your return to the IRS without every step being complete.
But, believe it or not, about half the people filing individual tax returns still do so the old fashioned way. So if you're one of those filers rushing to the post office at the last minute, don't forget to sign your forms before stuffing them into the envelope.
Not signing your forms -- or forgetting to have your spouse sign if filing jointly -- won't kill your return, but it could put your last-minute filing past the deadline and will delay any return you have coming.


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University unenrolls all students by mistake
Software error to blame for email sent out to 37,000 students in Germany
A University in Germany mistakenly sent an email to all 37,000 of its students on Sunday telling them they had been unenrolled.
The Wikipedia page for the Dresden University of Technology was quickly altered to say it had no students, German newspaper The Local reported.
The email read:
"Your logins will be locked in twelve days. This is happening because you have been unenrolled as a student, your contract is up or your guest logins are no longer valid. Please ensure you have saved any information that may be contained within these logins."
Obviously, many students were quite upset, deluging the school with emails and voice messages demanding answers.
"I thought I had done something wrong," 19 year-old media student Beatrix Augustin told Spiegel Online.
The university later apologized and acknowledged the email was sent in error to 48,000 people -- both students and staff members.
Human error while managing a software program which collates staff and student data was to blame, university spokeswoman Kim-Astrid Magister said.
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