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I started taking nattokinase after reading positive reviews and learning that I have a genetic tendency for DVTs and PEs (and clot extremely heavily during menstruation). I had only been taking this product for about two weeks when I noticed that my veins are far more pronounced now and I have bruises all over my body where I never have had that tendency before. I am stopping taking this product as I believe it is probably working far too well and has thinned my blood out too much to produce these sort of effects. I was only taking 1 pill each day. I truly hope to see a reduction to the bruising and noticeable veins soon. Be careful taking this product.
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I have a family history of Alzheimer's disease, one of the reasons I take nattokinase to prevent it from happening to me later in life. In addition to nattokinase, I am also taking fish oil, spirulina and CocoCardio and I have written reviews for these products as well. You are welcome to check them out on my product review page (good-day).
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I have been taking Serrapeptase,Nattokinase and Acetyl-L Carnitinne with Alpha Lipoic acid after developing peyrones disease and scarring on a coronary stent. My doctors could not offer an explanation of what was happening and I felt terrible even though blood tests and ateriogram showed good results after a new stent was inserted. I read as much as I could and discussed with my doctors the possibility that I was suffering from some kind of underlying inflammatory condition. Since the doctors could not offer any other options, (I already take a bucket of daily medications and exercise regularly)I decided to try these as supplements. After 6 months the peyrones disease effect seems to have eased rather than progressed and I have had a thorough physical and blood tests which showed normal results. More importantly, I do not feel like I am walking through treacle just to get out of bed and go to work. My doctors are encouraging me to stick with the supplements as they can see not detrimental effects on my blood chemistry or blood enzyme activity. I definately do feel better and think it is worth my while to persist with these supplements.I feel I should add the rider that my view is these are supplements to a careful diet and regular exercise. Diet and exercise provide the foundation on which to re-build health. cheers, Brad
Blood clot protection
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We like this product because it is made from non-GMO soybeans and has the K2 removed. We use it to help protect against blood clots causing strokes, heart attacks or phlebitus.
Amazing result
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I am 71. Three months ago, I noticed my pulse was "missing beats", maybe one in six. After EKG and Holter monitor, my doctor and a cardiologist he consulted diagnosed me with PAC (premature atrial contraction) and PAT (paroxysmal atrial tachycardia), but it wasn't serious enough for medication yet, though he did recommend magnesium. He said come back and see me in a while. Since then my pulse seemed to get more irregular, despite magnesium aspartate. I searched reviews on iherb and found Doctor's Best Nattokinase. I took four capsules a day. Within a week my pulse was totally even and the rate around 70 (from 100). I am also much more energetic and can feel my blood flowing. To me this is a small miracle! Thanks.
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I'm a very active 62 year old male in good health and physical condition. However, I recently experienced severe "burning" pain in the calf muscles of both legs. My doctor examined me and informed me that I had developed P.A.D.s (peripheral vascular disease). I've always walked 3-5 miles daily, but with the onset of this condition walking is "extremely" painful. The doctor informed me that I should keep walking and eventually the "burning" pain would become less severe and hopefully go away entirely. In the meantime, there was nothing he could prescribe to eliminate the "burning" while walking! While talking with my my aunt one day, she suggested that I try Doctors Best, Best Nattokinase. Upon receipt of the product I took one capsule that morning and another that evening. The next morning I went for a 4 mile walk and you guessed it, "No more burning pain"! And, I continue to take two capsules daily.
Good product at a good price
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It helped my wife. It cleared a blocked artery. She was to have surgery, but did not need it after taking nattokinase.


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Sophomore setter Abby Gilleland is the catalyst for an Ohio University volleyball offense that ranks first in the Mid-American Conference with a .264 hitting percentage.Her 10.69 assists a set rank fourth in the conference and helped the Bobcats win the MAC's regular-season and tournament championships.
Her career-best 61 assists helped Ohio (27-5) clinch the league's East Division title last month.
But all of the numbers she has piled up this season have little meaning to Gilleland, a Marian Central graduate from Bull Valley.
"They really don't," Gilleland said. "I get assists because my hitters put the ball away. It's a big circle."
Her 1,272 successful sets this season had plenty to do with Ohio earning a spot in the NCAA tournament this weekend at a regional in Lexington, Ky.
Gilleland's play also gained notice from league coaches, who chose her as the MAC's Player of the Year and a first-team all-conference selection.
"Our team is so balanced," Gilleland said. "We have so many threats from so many different parts of the court. I wasn't sure any of us would win (Player of the Year) because of our balance. So, that was a surprise."
Gilleland also was named the league's Setter of the Year, a first for an Ohio program that has appeared in the NCAAs nine times in the past 13 seasons.
"I love to represent Ohio volleyball," Gilleland said. "I'm so happy to be here. It's nice to get an award and represent our program well."
One of the main beneficiaries of Gilleland's sets is junior outside hitter Kelly Lamberti, a Cary-Grove grad who ranked eighth in the conference with a team-best 3.13 kills a set. Lamberti, last season's MAC Player of the Year, joined Gilleland on the first team this year.
Lamberti was one of four Ohio players named to the All-MAC first team and is a big source of pride for Gilleland.
"One thing that really makes me proud is when our sets and kills that are part of the game plan work," Gilleland said. "One of our hitters (junior Liis Kullerkann) had a great game in the MAC final. To see someone go off like that and get a career high is great. That's fun for me."
Kullerkann's 15 kills in a 3-0 win against Eastern Michigan guided Ohio back to the NCAAs after missing out the past two seasons.
"We're a young team, so to get this experience now is really going to pay off in the long run," Gilleland said.
Synon shines: Zach Synon, a redshirt freshman wrestler at Missouri, won his first open tournament championship last month by claiming the 125-pound title at the University of Central Missouri Open.
Synon, a Prairie Ridge grad, allowed only three points in five tournament victories, including a 5-0 triumph against Oklahoma State's Connor Cline in the final. For the season, Synon has a 15-4 record. Crystal Lake Central grad Trevor Jauch is 7-3 at 141 pounds for Mizzou.
Redbird recognition: Cary-Grove grad Ashley Rosch, a sophomore outside hitter at Illinois State, was named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference first team in women's volleyball.
Rosch led the Redbirds (19-13) with 389 kills and had 298 digs. Rosch, who also was named to the MVC's All-Tournament team, ranked sixth in the conference in kills a set (3.21) and 20th in digs a set (2.46).
Leading linebackers: Winona State's Collin Corcoran and Southwest Minnesota State's J.J. Bobrowicz were both selected to the All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference teams as linebackers last month.
Corcoran, a sophomore at D-II Winona (Minn.) State, led the Warriors (6-5) with nine sacks this season and ranked third on the team with 67 tackles. The Prairie Ridge grad also led Winona with 12.5 tackles for loss while earning second-team honors in the NSIC South Division.
Bobrowicz, a senior from Crystal Lake Central, collected 68 tackles, including seven tackles for loss and three sacks for the Mustangs (7-4). He was selected to the South Division team as an honorable mention choice.
NACC football honors: Crystal Lake South grad Tyler Simmons, a senior defensive end at D-III Aurora University, was named first-team All-Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference in football.
Simmons led the Spartans (3-7) with 16.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks while collecting 48 tackles. He also forced two fumbles and had two fumble recoveries.
The All-NACC second team included Concordia Chicago senior offensive tackle Scott Ilich. The Crystal Lake Central grad was part of an offense for the Cougars (2-8) that scored 29.7 points and averaged more than 400 yards in conference games.
Aurora's defensive stat leaders also included senior linebacker Christian Rago (Woodstock), who ranked second on the team with 56 tackles.
• Barry Bottino writes a weekly column and a blog about local college athletes for the Northwest Herald. Write to him at email@example.com, check out his On Campus blog at McHenryCountySports.com and follow him on Twitter @BarryOnCampus.

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2012: Former federal judge and conservative legal scholar Robert Bork dies of complications from heart disease at age 85 in Arlington, Virginia. Bork was best known for his nomination to the Supreme Court by President Ronald Reagan in 1987. He was rejected for the post after a contentious confirmation battle led by left-leaning groups that opposed his conservative judicial philosophies. The vacant seat on the court eventually went to Judge Anthony Kennedy, who was unanimously approved by the Senate.
2008: U.S. President George W. Bush signs a $17.4 billion rescue package of loans for ailing automakers General Motors and Chrysler, tapping into the fund that Congress authorized to rescue the financial industry. The funds, which were released to the automakers in January and February under President Barack Obama, would ultimately not be enough for the companies to avoid filing for bankruptcy.
2005: Under the guidelines of the United Kingdom's newly enacted Civil Partnership Act, Grainne Close (left) and Shannon Sickels (right) become the first women in the United Kingdom joined in a civil partnership ceremony, at the Belfast City Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The new law gave gay couples the same property and inheritance rights as married heterosexuals and entitled them to the same pension, immigration and tax benefits.
1998: U.S. President Bill Clinton is impeached on two charges of perjury and obstruction of justice by the U.S. House of Representatives. Two other impeachment articles, a second perjury charge and a charge of abuse of power, failed in the House. All the charges arose from the Monica Lewinsky scandal and the Paula Jones lawsuit. Clinton would eventually be acquitted by the U.S. Senate on Feb. 12, 1999.
1997: The dramatic love story "Titanic," starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, and directed by James Cameron, opens in theaters. The movie would go on to dominate the box office, staying at No. 1 for 15 consecutive weeks and eventually becoming the first film to reach the $1 billion mark. With an initial worldwide gross of $1.84 billion, it would remain the highest-grossing film of all time until Cameron's 2009 film "Avatar" surpassed it in 2010. "Titanic" would also earn 14 Academy Award nominations, winning 11, including Best Picture and Best Director, to tie 1959's "Ben Hur" for the most Oscars won by a single film.
1986: American author V. C. Andrews, whose best-known novel is the infamous 1979 bestseller "Flowers in the Attic," dies of breast cancer at the age of 63 in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
1986: The war drama "Platoon," starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe and Charlie Sheen, and directed by Oliver Stone, opens in Los Angeles and New York City. The film would become a box office success, making nearly $140 million at the box office, and would earn eight Academy Award nominations, winning four, including Best Picture and Best Director.
1984: The Sino-British Joint Declaration, stating that the People's Republic of China would reclaim sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom on July 1, 1997, is signed in Beijing by Zhao Ziyang and Margaret Thatcher.
1984: Wayne Gretzky, 23, of the Edmonton Oilers, becomes the 18th, and youngest, player in NHL history to score more than 1,000 points. Gretzky, who scored the point on an assist in a 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings, reached the mark in just his 424th regular-season game, the fewest by any player in NHL history.
1980: The drama "Raging Bull," starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Cathy Moriarty, and directed by Martin Scorsese, opens in theaters. The movie, which tells the real-life story of Italian American middleweight boxer Jake LaMotta, would go on to earn eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director, but would win only Best Actor for De Niro and Best Film Editing.
1980: The comedy "9 to 5," starring Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda and Dabney Coleman, opens in theaters. The film, about three working women living out their fantasy of getting even with their "sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot" of a boss, would prove to be an instant hit and earn more than $100 million at the U.S. box office. The movie's theme song, "9 to 5," would become one of Parton's biggest hits of the decade. It went to No. 1 for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as the U.S. country singles charts, and was nominated for several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Song.
1980: Actor Jake Gyllenhaal, best known for his movie roles in "October Sky," "Donnie Darko," "Brokeback Mountain," "Zodiac" and "Love and Other Drugs," is born in Los Angeles, California.
1979: The drama "Kramer vs. Kramer," starring Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep, and directed and written by Robert Benton, opens in theaters. The movie, which tells the story of a married couple's divorce and its impact on everyone involved, including the couple's young son, would go on to receive five Academy Awards in the categories of Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
1975: John Paul Stevens is appointed an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. At the time of his retirement in June 2010, he was the oldest member of the court and the third longest-serving justice in the history of the Supreme Court.
1974: The pioneering Altair 8800 microcomputer is first put on sale in the U.S. as a do-it-yourself computer kit, for $397. The demand for the machine, which used switches for input and flashing lights as a display, exceeded the manufacturer's wildest expectations and would blaze the trail for the first commercially successful personal computers, including the Commodore PET and Apple II.
1974: Former New York Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller is sworn in as the 41st U.S. vice president, replacing Gerald R. Ford, who had become president in August after Richard M. Nixon's resignation.
1974: "The Man with the Golden Gun," the ninth spy film in the James Bond series and the second to star Roger Moore, premieres in London, England.
1972: The last manned lunar flight, Apollo 17, crewed by Eugene Cernan, Ron Evans and Harrison Schmitt, returns to Earth, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.
1972: Actress Alyssa Milano, best known for her TV roles in "Who's the Boss?," "Charmed" and "Melrose Place," is born in Brooklyn, New York.
1972: Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle Warren Sapp, who played 13 years in the NFL for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Oakland Raiders, is born in Orlando, Florida. The seven-time Pro Bowl selection won a championship with Tampa Bay in Super Bowl XXXVII. His 96.5 career sacks are the second-highest career sacks for a defensive tackle and the 28th highest overall for a defensive lineman.
1971: The sci-fi movie "A Clockwork Orange," written, directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick, and starring Malcolm McDowell, premieres in the United States. The film chronicles the horrific crime spree of Alex (McDowell) and his gang, his capture, and attempted rehabilitation via controversial psychological conditioning. Despite the film's controversial nature, it would prove to be a hit with American audiences, grossing more than $26 million, and earn four Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film Editing and Best Adapted Screenplay.
1969: Actress Kristy Swanson, best known for her movie roles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "The Chase" and "Flowers in the Attic," is born in Mission Viejo, California.
1967: Magician and illusionist Criss Angel, best known for starring in the television show "Criss Angel Mindfreak," is born Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos in Hempstead, New York.
1963: Actress Jennifer Beals, best known for her role in the movie "Flashdance" and on TV in "The L Word," is born in Chicago, Illinois.
1961: The drama "Judgment At Nuremberg," depicting the trial of certain judges who served during the Nazi regime in Germany, opens in New York City. The movie, starring Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Maximilian Schell, Werner Klemperer, Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, William Shatner and Montgomery Clift, would be nominated for 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, but would win only two, Best Actor for Schell and Best Adapted Screenplay.
1961: Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end and defensive tackle Reggie White, a two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year and 13-time Pro Bowl selection who won a Super Bowl title with the Green Bay Packers in 1997, is born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. White, who also played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Carolina Panthers, died of a cardiac arrhythmia at age 42 on Dec. 26, 2004. Pictured is a poster signed by family and friends at White's memorial service.
1957: Hall of Fame basketball player Kevin McHale, who won three NBA championships in a career with the Boston Celtics that ran from 1980 to 1993, is born in Hibbing, Minnesota.
1946: Actor Robert Urich, best remembered for the television series "Vega$" and "Spenser: For Hire," is born in Toronto, Ohio. He died of synovial cell sarcoma in April 2002 at the age of 55.
1934: Baseball Hall of Famer Al Kaline, who played his entire 22-year baseball career with the Detroit Tigers, is born in Baltimore, Maryland. Kaline would finish his career with 3,007 hits, 399 home runs and 1,583 RBIs. He batted over .300 nine times in his career to finish with a lifetime batting average of .297 and, while never considered a true power hitter, he hit 25 or more home runs seven times in his career.
1933: Actress Cicely Tyson, best known for her roles in movies such as "Sounder," "Fried Green Tomatoes," "Hoodlum" and "The Help," and the TV movies "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" and "Roots," is born in New York City. She earned an Academy Award nomination for her role in "Sounder."
1932: BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service, a shortwave service aimed principally at English speakers in the outposts of the British Empire. Today, the BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting news, speech and discussions in 27 languages to many parts of the world on analogue and digital shortwave platforms, Internet streaming, podcasting, satellite, and FM and MW relays.
1925: Songwriter Robert B. Sherman, who specialized in musical films with his brother Richard Morton Sherman, is born in New York City. Some of the Sherman Brothers' best known songs were incorporated into movies such as "Mary Poppins," "The Jungle Book," "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh," "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" and "Charlotte's Web" and the theme park song of "It's a Small World (After All)." The brothers won an Oscar for Best Original Song for "Chim Chim Cher-ee" from "Mary Poppins" and another Oscar for the film's score, which also earned them a Grammy Award. They were nominated for seven more Oscars during their career along with five Golden Globe nominations and two more Grammy nominations. Robert Sherman also served in the U.S. Army during World War II, leading the first squad of Allied troops into the Dachau concentration camp after it had been evacuated by fleeing German troops in early April 1945. Later that month he was shot in the knee, forcing him to walk with a cane the rest of his life and earning him the Purple Heart. He died at the age of 86 on March 5, 2012.
1918: Robert Ripley begins his "Believe It or Not" cartoon feature, originally called "Champs and Chumps" and dealing with only sports feats, in The New York Globe.
1917: The first games of the new National Hockey League are played. The initial NHL included the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators and Toronto Arenas, although the Wanderers would fold four games into their season due to a fire that destroyed Montreal Arena on Jan. 2, 1918.
1915: German psychiatrist and neuropathologist Alois Alzheimer dies of heart failure at age 51 in Breslau, Prussia (now Wroc?aw, Poland). He is credited with identifying the first published case of "presenile dementia," which his colleague Emil Kraepelin would term Alzheimer's disease in his 1910 book "Clinical Psychiatry."
1915: Singer and actress Édith Piaf, who would become widely regarded as France's national popular singer, is born Édith Giovanna Gassion in Belleville, Paris, France. Among her best-known songs are "La Vie en rose," "Non, je ne regrette rien," "Hymne à l'amour," "Milord" and "La Foule." She died of liver cancer at age 47 on Oct. 10, 1963.
1906: Leonid Brezhnev, the Soviet statesman who was the leader of the Soviet Union for 18 years, is born in Kamenskoe, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire, in what is now the Ukraine. He died at the age of 75 in November 1982.
1848: English author Emily Brontë, best remembered for her solitary novel, "Wuthering Heights," dies of tuberculosis at the age of 30 in Haworth, Yorkshire, England.
1843: "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens is first published and becomes an instant hit, selling out its initial print run of 6,000 copies by Christmas Eve.
1776: Thomas Paine publishes his first "American Crisis" essay, writing the famous words, "These are the times that try men's souls."
1732: Benjamin Franklin begins publishing "Poor Richard's Almanack" under the pseudonym of "Richard Saunders." The yearly almanac, which appeared continually through 1758, became popular for the usual mixture of seasonal weather forecasts and practical household hints. However, it is mostly remembered for being a repository of Franklin's aphorisms and proverbs, many of which live on in American English.
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Senate Vote Likely Kills Paycheck Fairness Act for This Year
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Senate Vote Likely Kills Paycheck Fairness Act for This Year
Jun 06, 2012
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Nearly half a century after the Equal Pay Act of 1963 was passed, women on average still earn less than men.
Washington, D.C. - infoZine - Scripps Howard Foundation Wire - According to Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., women earn 77 cents for every dollar men earn. While the exact figure is debatable Democrats and the Obama administration are pushing for a bill to make it easier for women to fight pay discrimination.
As expected, however, the Senate on Tuesday rejected the bill on a 52-47 vote on a motion to invoke cloture. Democrats needed 60 votes to open debate on the bill. Now, the bill is likely to die.
The Senate resumed debate Monday on the cloture motion for the Paycheck Fairness Act. The bill, sponsored by Mikulski, would strengthen the Equal Pay Act by increasing enforcement of equal pay laws.
"There is a lot of work to be done to ensure American women earn comparable pay for a day's work," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Monday on the Senate floor. "Women get an unfair shake in modern-day America, and we're in modern-day America. We're trying to do something about it."
The bill was considered likely to fail, with few Republicans expected to vote for it, just as it failed in 2010, with only 58 votes, not enough to overcome a filibuster.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., declined comment.
But business groups were vocal in their opposition.
"The Paycheck Fairness Act would impose unprecedented government control over how employees are paid at even the nation's smallest employers," said a letter signed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Federation of Independent Business and 21 other small business organizations. "This flawed legislation could outlaw many legitimate practices that employers currently use to set employee rates, even when there is no evidence of intentional discrimination."
The letter said the law already prohibits discrimination, including the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, the first bill President Barack Obama signed after taking office. Another law would disturb the balance between employers and employees, the letter said.
In a conference call Monday, Obama urged Congress to pass the bill.
"If Congress passes the Paycheck Fairness Act, women are going to have access to more tools to claim equal pay for equal work," Obama said "If they don't, if Congress doesn't act, then women are still going to have difficulty enforcing and pressing for this basic principle."
The bill would close loopholes for employer defenses and prohibit employers from retaliating against employees who discuss their wages with other employees.
The bill would also allow civil suits against employers for sex discrimination. It would make it easier to create class action lawsuits in discrimination cases.
The part of the legislation that allows unlimited damages, even if pay discrepancy was unintentional, worries small business owners.
"The tough thing to do is to judge what is a comparable job, and that's tough to do with a blanket law," Susan Eckerly, chief lobbyist for the NFIB, said. "We have a problem with the unlimited damages. One lawsuit can put a small company out of business, and we just can't support that."
Mikulski and Obama have said the pay differential is 77 cents to the dollar. Others argue that it is less, and the number depends on what government data is used. Mikulski's figure is based on annual wages, which may not take into consideration the number of hours worked, pension plans or bonuses.
The bill would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to require the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to collect employers' pay information data regarding sex, race and national origin of employees for use in the enforcement of federal laws prohibiting pay discrimination.
"Women are the breadwinners for a lot of families, and if they're making less than men do for the same work, families are going to have to get by for less money for child care, tuition and rent. Small businesses [would] have fewer customers," Obama said. "Everybody suffers."
Reid expressed his concern about Republican opposition to the bill.
"It appears Republicans will wind up on the wrong side of this issue as well, sending the message to little girls across the country that their work is less valuable because they happen to be born female," Reid said.
Eckerly said discrimination is less likely in small businesses because of a family atmosphere.
"We trust our members to pay our employees fairly," she said.
Obama said it is up to the people to hold their senators accountable for their votes.
"Congress is not going to act because I said it's important," Obama said. "They're going to act because you guys are making your voices heard. So senators have to know you're holding them accountable. Everything that they're going to be hearing over the next 24 hours can make a difference in terms of how they vote."
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#511 - 03/20/00 12:09 AM Guten Tag
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The German language's affinity for sesquipedalians once led Mark Twain to
quip, "Some German words are so long that they have a perspective." Having
polysyllabic words in a language is no sin as long as you get your words'
worth. In that respect, those lengthy German words are worth every syllable.
Where else can you find a single word, schadenfreude, for example, that
conveys the whole concept of 'pleasure derived from the misfortunes of
others'. The English language knows a good thing when it sees one and has
generously borrowed terms from German. This week we meet seven of them,
both with and without 'perspective'.
#512 - 02/26/01 04:56 AM Re: Guten Tag
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Loc: Hartsville, New York.
This isn't exactly about German loanwords,but Mark Twain did write a funny essay, called The awful german language. That's where Wordsmiths quote comes from, and the parts about parentheses and gender are funny.I can't tell you where to get a copy,though, because mine was printed in the 30's. jimthedog
#513 - 02/27/01 05:11 AM Re: Guten Tag
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This is about a funny essay on German by Mark Twain more than loanwords,but here goes it. Mr. Twain wrote The awful German language.It's got some funny parts on gender(3,not related to the person) and parentheses(use them whenever you want,as long as it's frequent.)Also, I believe it's where Anu got his quote.I wouldn't know where to get it, though, because our copy is old enough to be out of print.you might be able to borrow it from somebody. jimthedog
#514 - 03/12/01 08:12 AM Re: Guten Tag
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Hier herrscht ja Totenstille.
This section might as well be deleted
#515 - 03/12/01 08:26 PM Re: Guten Tag
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During WWII, many German military terms became widely known. Just a few are:
flak - antiaircraft fire
Luftwaffe - airforce
Panzer - tanks, etc.
Blitzkrieg - literally lightning (swift) attack in war
Feuerwerfer - flame thrower
#516 - 03/12/01 08:39 PM Re: Guten Tag
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During WWII, many German military terms became widely known.
Just a few of them are:
flak - antiaircraft fire
Luftwaffe - (German) Air Force
Panzer - tanks, etc.
Blitzkrieg - lightning (fast) war
#517 - 03/13/01 12:08 PM Re: Guten Tag
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During WWII many German military terms became widely used in newspapers and magazines.
Just a few examples:
flak: anti-aircraft fire
Panzer: tanks and othere armored vehicles
Blitzkrieg: lightning fast attack
Luftwaffe: (German) air force
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I submit this post for the sole reason of removing the tag "one posts" from this thread on the main index page. Obsessive? Who's obsessive?
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I am submitting this post for the solely to change the "one posts" tag on this thread on the main index page.
Obsessive? Who's obsessive?
#520 - 03/15/01 12:55 AM Re: Guten Tag
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Just a test from Switzerland, to check the reach of big brother
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GSA Annual Meeting Technical Sessions: Rapid Sea-Level Rise and Its Impacts: Past, Present, and Future I and II
Boulder, Colorado, USA - In response to the devastation caused last week by Hurricane Sandy, organizers of the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting technical sessions on rapid sea-level rise and its impacts have created a break-out discussion panel consisting of geoscience experts. The idea is to relate early findings and discuss how the changes caused by Hurricane Sandy to the U.S. East Coast tie into the scientific papers already scheduled for presentation.
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Five GSA Divisions (GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology; Environmental and Engineering Geology; Geology and Society; Hydrogeology; Sedimentary Geology) and GSA's International Section have teamed up with the Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists and the National Association of Geoscience Teachers to bring a multidisciplinary perspective to the problem.
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I just bumped my 7-month-old up to 2 solid feedings per day. She seems to really love it! No issues and has not rejected anything I've offered thus far (although I got some funny looks over the avocado).
Right now, she's getting about 2 tablespoons of food twice a day--once in the morning and once in the evening. I've tried counting how many times she nurses, but seriously I don't know how! Sometimes it's for 3 minutes, sometimes it's for 20. During the day, I'm going to guess about 6 times. Overnight is blurry since I'm half asleep during those sessions so am not always aware of when it's comfort sucking versus actual eating. Let's put it this way--she is velcroed to me me all night!
My question...what's the average # of nursing times for a 7-month-old, and how long does an average nursing session last. Do those 3-minute ones count as feeding?
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia March 30-31, 2012. While in Riyadh, she met with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal. During their meeting, King Abdullah and Secretary Clinton discussed the situation in Iran and upcoming plans for the P-5+1 meetings with the Iranians. They talked about Syria in advance of the second meeting of the Friends of the Syrian People, which is scheduled to take place in Istanbul, Turkey on April 1, 2012. They also discussed Yemen, Tunisia, Egypt, global oil supplies, and reform in the kingdom, including the role of women.
In remarks with Foreign Minister al-Faisal, Secretary Clinton said, "I was delighted...to have the opportunity to visit with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, His Majesty, King Abdullah. And I want to thank him again, publicly and personally, for his leadership and hospitality. The partnership between our two countries goes back more than six decades, and today we are working together on a wide range of common concerns, both bilaterally and multilaterally."
During her remarks with the Foreign Minister, Secretary Clinton also addressed the situations in Iran and Syria. Secretary Clinton said:
"...I will start with Iran, which continues to threaten its neighbors and undermine regional security, including through its support for the Assad regime's murderous campaign in Syria, threats against the freedom of navigation in the region, and interference in Yemen. The entire world was outraged by reports that Iran was plotting to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States and by allegations of Iranian involvement in recent terrorist attacks in India, Georgia, and Thailand.
"Of course, the most pressing concern is over Iran's nuclear activities. The international community's dual-track approach has dramatically increased pressure on Iran through crippling sanctions and isolation, while at the same time leaving open the door if Iran can show it is serious about responding to these legitimate international concerns. It soon will be clear whether Iran's leaders are prepared to have a serious, credible discussion about their nuclear program, whether they are ready to start building the basis of a resolution to this very serious problem. It is up to Iran's leaders to make the right choice. We will see whether they will intend to do so starting with the P-5+1 negotiations in Istanbul, April 13th-14th. What is certain, however, is that Iran's window to seek and obtain a peaceful resolution will not remain open forever.
"Turning to Syria, tomorrow leaders from more than 60 nations will gather in Istanbul for the second meeting of the Friends of the Syrian People. We heard this week from Kofi Annan, the special representative of both the United Nations and the Arab League, that the Assad regime had accepted his initial six-point plan, which calls for the regime to immediately pull back its forces and silence its heavy weapons, respect daily humanitarian ceasefires, and stop interfering with peaceful demonstrations and international monitoring.
"But the Syrian Government is staying true to form, unfortunately, making a deal and then refusing to implement it. As of today, regime forces continue to shell civilians, lay siege to neighborhoods, and even target places of worship. So today, my fellow ministers and I agreed on the need for the killing to stop immediately and urged the joint special envoy to set a timeline for next steps. We look forward to hearing his views on the way forward when he addresses the Security Council on Monday."
While in Riyadh, Secretary Clinton also attended the First Ministerial Meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council-U.S. Strategic Cooperation Forum. The Secretary said:
"In today's inaugural session of the Strategic Cooperation Forum, I underscored the rock-solid commitment of the United States to the people and nations of the Gulf. And I thanked my colleagues for the GCC's many positive contributions to regional and global security, particularly the GCC's leadership in bringing about a peaceful transition within Yemen. We hope this forum will become a permanent addition to our ongoing bilateral discussions that exist between the United States and each nation that is a member of the GCC. We believe this forum offers opportunities to deepen and further our multilateral cooperation on shared challenges, including terrorism, nuclear proliferation, and piracy, as well as broader economic and strategic ties."
During her visit, Secretary Clinton met with U.S. Embassy Riyadh staff and their families and thanked them for their work. She acknowledged their efforts to build new bridges of understanding between Americans and Saudis, including among activists, women, human rights advocates, youth leaders, students, and scholars. She congratulated the embassy for reducing visa wait times and advancing trade relations. The Secretary said:
"I also see the difference that you are making in the trade delegations that you arrange that are traveling to the United States, looking to invest in power companies, electronics, and other industries. And they're also bringing new investments back to Saudi Arabia, expanding our bilateral investments now by nearly 30 percent since 2009. And I know that the Ambassador is particularly proud that he personally has led 15 trade delegations to the United States, helping the Obama Administration meet the ambitious goal of doubling U.S. exports by 2015."
Secretary Clinton concluded her remarks to U.S. Embassy Riyadh staff by saying, "...I know that this is one of the relationships that is really going to determine the quality of life and the future potential for people not only in our two countries, but people everywhere. Thank you all very, very much."
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29 October 1923 – 10 November 1938
by complete independence, we mean of course complete economic, financial, juridical, military, cultural independence and freedom in all matters. Being deprived of independence in any of these is equivalent to the nation and country being deprived of all its independenceThe religion of Islam will be elevated if it will cease to be a political instrument, as had been the case in the past Today, our most important and most productive task is the national education [unification and modernization] affairs. We have to be successful in national education affairs and we shall be. The liberation of a nation is only achieved through this wayIn the face of knowledge, science, and of the whole extent of radiant civilization, I cannot accept the presence in Turkey's civilized community of people primitive enough to seek material and spiritual benefits in the guidance of sheiks. The Turkish republic cannot be a country of sheiks, dervishes, and disciples. The best, the truest order is the order of civilization. To be a man it is enough to carry out the requirements of civilization. The leaders of dervish orders will understand the truth of my words, and will themselves close down their lodges ] and admit that their disciplines have grown up
We must liberate our concepts of justice, our laws and our legal institutions from the bonds which, even though they are incompatible with the needs of our century, still hold a tight grip on us To the women: Win for us the battle of education and you will do yet more for your country than we have been able to do. It is to you that I appeal.
To the men: If henceforward the women do not share in the social life of the nation, we shall never attain to our full development. We shall remain irremediably backward, incapable of treating on equal terms with the civilizations of the West Republic means the democratic administration of the state. We founded the Republic, reaching its tenth year. It should enforce all the requirements of democracy as the time comes
There is no logical explanation for the political disenfranchisement of women. Any hesitation and negative mentality on this subject is nothing more than a fading social phenomenon of the past. ...Women must have the right to vote and to be elected; because democracy dictates that, because there are interests that women must defend, and because there are social duties that women must perform.
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
a bit of history repeating and western corruption way of wasting time
Palgye in South Korea writes:
Some of the White House staff have worked so passionately, their nests before all the talk about the possibility of burn, light story, but what do you say to solve?
This situation persists, the election to relinquish a better way to think. People who know the weaknesses, without cost, brought the secret to the grave, shall we?
At a news conference to talk about, is not the time, I think.. Already, the case is in progress, too, which hurts my head ...
This situation persists, the reason I'm posting to a blog you think is missing.
With this in mind that long, but the way to go to the United States, no contact with Americans, even impossible,
In South Korea, which is still weighted political tanapman, frankly, I would like to exile. After the election, and to think of the oppression.
I see the leaders of the political economy of South Korea, just like a dog think.
Say bark, bark.
Shake a tailt, throws a eat.
Turkey's economy to achieve stable, I do not know. Yet, did not mature yeogyeonyi around,,,,
To the people of the Middle East countries to provide money, but how to buy things and how to encourage normal consumption think we should talk.
Europe and Asia, the United States and Latin American countries against the economic policies that are considered a little dangerous.
Turkey in the region
Military power to think. Rather than economic, geographic advantages to develop the economy ....
- To improve the economic situation bother Turkey, the Middle East, that against the country, is not privileged, that against the general public, to create new demand - the easiest way, closer to the citizens of the Middle East free ticket to travel to Turkey nothing to offer - seems to be an appropriate way to resolve. Now, to encourage investment - and not in Europe, many countries believe that Sec. However, only Turkey .....
Nowadays, not special interests. Posting it to your blog ....
Palgye in South Korea writes:
Suu Kyi
-Burma to supply food to be a neutral zone origin. Today and tomorrow ....
Now in Burma, the United States and China, a proxy war is started,
Indochina, China's purchasing power, the United States have time to think deeply about, rather than by actively developing Indochina, to induce the consumer market is considered an appropriate policy.
Even for a moment, the supply of food Burma market-neutral policies to maintain growth, but what do you say? Purchasing power in Europe until recovery ....
In cooperation with China, rather than the supply of weapons, even while supporting the agricultural ...
Someday, even once the war today and tomorrow, rather than the war on the day after tomorrow is better that I thought.
If you make good use of Indochina, China's domestic demand, while enabling, Russia and India also highly likely to affect a good think.
Suu Kyi, but the disgusting, Suu Kyi in the United States would depend on many things, the possibility of severe friction with China is the birthplace is very large. When the friction is enhanced,
Economy, politics, you think that is more likely to retreat. Then, the influence of China stronger than in the United States is likely many, Burma, China's national strength is enough to think that the ability to manage the country.
Burma to supply food to be a neutral zone origin. Today and tomorrow ....
Mari in California writes:
Ironically, Saudi Arabia is the only country with documented ties to the 9/11 terror attacks back in 2001. Syria and Iran have done nothing to harm the US, or their neighbors.
Fred M. in Arizona writes:
One of the great evangelical/Zionist/Neocon myths is that "tiny Israel" armed with 200 nuclear weapons is threatened by Muslim Middle Eastern countries. In actual fact, Egypt and Pakistan, which have the bulk of the Middle Eastern Muslim population, are ruled by American puppets. Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the oil emirates are totally dependent on U.S. protection and, thereby, are also under the American thumb. Iran is Persian, not Arab, and has no common borders with Israel. Hezbollah was created when Israel tried to seize Lebanon in 1982. Hamas is a Palestinian response to the atrocities Palestinians have suffered for a half century at Israel's hands.
Israel's land-stealing policy is the source of Middle Eastern instability. America is hated because American money and weapons are what enable Israel to steal Palestine from Palestinians.
As numerous Middle East experts have pointed out, what is decried as "Arab terrorism against Israel" is, in fact, the only tactic Muslims have for calling the world's attention to the plight of the Palestinians, about which Americans are generally ignorant.
It is absurd for Bush to condemn Syria for not behaving as an American puppet and for not fighting Israel's battles by taking on Hezbollah.
The American Jewish Neocons like Wolfowitz and Pearl and the Neocons at the American Enterprise Institute are on the frontlines advocating military conflict for Israel, have total control of U.S. foreign policy in the Bush regime, and they have morphed our strategic interests into Israel's.
John in Canada writes:
In my view American domestic and foreign policy failures stems from the slow erosion of noble ideals. In many ways, ideals that never really solidified; only in rhetoric and mind but not in in actual concrete function.
America got lost along the way – you could point to so many concepts that have contributed to this derailing. Essentially – America has allowed itself to be dragged into the mud pit – once there – how do you get out?
As time moves forward the ability to get up becomes more difficult and to do so, more extreme directions have to be taken. No politician wants to do what needs to be done – none. There is no will.
Applauding the non democratic election in Yemen but touting democracy. While touting democracy America supports some of the worst non democratic nations.
Some Americans cry about the injustice of arms sales to Syria by Russia and the use of those arms against the Syrian people, Those same people are silent in their criticism of the massive American arms sales worldwide – I suppose they think countries that spend huge money on American arms – dont use them. Must be nice to be so blind.
America trumpets freedom but passes laws that takes away more and more freedom from their own people.
America decries the use of technology against the Iranian people but many of Americas Allies use the very same technology against their own populaces – in America too.
Some claim victory in wars that have seen soldiers kill themselves at higher rates then soldiers dieing on the battle field. Not to mention the financial collapse – endless conflict has not brought the nation wealth. Just saying you win without real things to hold up – doesn't make it so.
In south America every nation but two, wishes to move forward in new directions but two nations stand still decrying a throwback to cold war mentality by the others. While these two nations grip tight to cold war mentality.(laugh)
America claims to innovate but passes law after law in the name of Intellectual property rights that are akin to the horse sellers of the 1800s seeking protection from the sales of automobiles. America would still be on horseback if the laws were used as they are today to thwart progress and innovation.
America champions human right but those same IP right for at least the past thirty years have been made possible by some of the worst human rights violations on the planet – Ip rights over human rights?Ip right before innovation?
America has championed education as an imperative but this has done little but create debt and educate half the population out of work. Ironically you could parallel the American decline with the advent of so called "modern educationâ€. Americas founding fathers would not be qualified to flip burgers in todays markets but they accomplished things no intellectual, politician, business mogul could ever hope to accomplish today. Imagine trying to organize a resistance over a large area with no technology. Even with the technology today– seems it cant be done. They seemed able enough to bring together opposing factions – seemingly today the powers that be; cannot.
Every decision made seems to speak of one direction but the actions are in the opposite.
How long does anyone think that a continuance along this path will lead to anywhere but a collapse.
When it happens it wont be terrorists or anything else. It will be America.


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According to reports citing local officials in Afghanistan, a female suicide bomber attacked a minibus near Kabul, killing at least nine people in what may be the deadliest act of retribution over an anti-Islam film produced in the U.S. NBC's Richard Engel reports.
Updated at 9:25 a.m. ET: A suicide bomber attacked a minibus near Kabul airport in Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least nine people including eight foreign civilians working for an international aviation company, according to reports citing local officials.
Afghan militants claimed responsibility, saying the attack was carried out by a young female in retaliation for a film mocking the Prophet Muhammad.
The South African International Affairs Ministry said that eight of the victims were South African citizens.
Spokesman Nelson Kgwete told The Associated Press that the victims are believed to have been employed by a South African aviation company based at Rand Airport in Johannesburg.
Earlier, Reuters reported that Russians were also among the foreign workers killed. Unidentified police sources put the total death toll higher than the local officials, saying 12 had died.
The attack underscored growing anger in Afghanistan over the film, which has enraged much of the Muslim world and led to the killing last week of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans.
US-Afghan military operations suspended after attacks
Thousands of protesters clashed with police in the Afghan capital on Monday, burning cars and hurling rocks at security forces in the worst outbreak of demonstration-related violence since rioting in February over the inadvertent burning of Qurans by U.S. soldiers.
The death toll from the suicide attack was the highest on foreigners in the city since April 2011 when an Afghan air force pilot gunned down eight U.S. military flight instructors and an American civilian adviser after an argument at Kabul International Airport.
Crowds of angry protesters showed up in Kabul, Afghanistan and Jakarta, Indonesia. The violent uprising followed a deadly weekend marking the deaths of eight International Security Assistance Force members. NBC's Atia Abawi reports.
Haroon Zarghoon, a spokesman for Hizb-i-Islami -- a radical militant group that shares some of the Taliban's anti-foreigner, anti-government aims -- told the Associated Press that the attack was carried out by a 22-year-old woman named Fatima. However, the AP noted that suicide bombings carried out by women are extremely rare in Afghanistan — and few if any women drive cars.
Another spokesman for the group, Zubair Sediqqi, told Reuters: "A woman wearing a suicide vest blew herself up in response to the anti-Islam video."
Gen. Abdul Zahir, director of the local Criminal Investigation Department, told NBC News there was no way of confirming yet if the bomber was a male or female.
Reuters cited unidentified police sources saying the bomber was a woman, possibly driving a Toyota Corolla car rigged with explosives, which she triggered.
Explosion happened in few minutes ago in Kabulinstagr.am/p/Psz8TXQIOn/— Massoud Hossaini (@Massoud151) September 18, 2012
Local photojournalist Massoud Hossaini who posted a picture of the blast scene on Twitter, said all the foreign bodies he saw were "without any uniform."
Protesters in Kabul and several other Asian cities have vented their fury over the film at the United States, blaming it for what they see as an attack on Islam. The outcry saddles President Barack Obama with an unexpected foreign policy headache as he campaigns for re-election in November. His administration has condemned the film as reprehensible and disgusting.
In response to the violence in Benghazi, Libya, where U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed, and elsewhere lastweek, the United States has sent ships, extra troops and specialforces to protect U.S. interests and citizens in the Middle East, while a number of its embassies have evacuated staff and are on high alert for trouble.
The identity of those directly responsible for the film remains unclear.
Clips posted online since July have been attributed to a man named Sam Bacile, which two people connected with the film have said was probably an alias.
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, 55, a Coptic Christian widely linked to the film in media reports, was questioned in California on Saturday by U.S. authorities investigating possible violations of his probation for a bank fraud conviction.
NBC News producer Akbar Shinwari in Kabul, Reuters and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
More world stories from NBC News:
- Islamist militants attack Egypt security headquarters in Sinai
- NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin in Benghazi answers questions about consulate attack
- In Niger, child marriage on rise due to hunger
- Obama: US has 'profound respect for people of all faiths'
- Clashes after South Africa cops raid miners' hostels to seize weapons
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Marie Purcell, 74, of Portales, died Tuesday, April 13, 2004, at her home.
Arrangements will be announced by Wheeler Mortuary of Portales. Servioces are pending.
D.L. Wheeler, 86
D.L. Wheeler, 86, of Roy died Monday, April 12, 2004, at Farwell Convalescent Center.
He was born on Sept. 6, 1917, in Sapulpa, Okla., to Ethel and Henry L. Wheeler.
He was raised on a cotton farm in Oklahoma. He married Nona Pearl Lucas on Dec. 24, 1938, in Stillwater, Okla. They moved to the Roy community in 1943. He worked as a ranch hand on various ranches in the area, operated a bulldozer doing road construction work and building dirt tanks and as a blacksmith making plowshares and branding irons. Family members said he enjoyed gardening. He was a member of the Roy Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Henry Wheeler Jr.; a sister, Norma Jean Wheeler; and by his wife.
Survivors include a son, David Wheeler (and wife, Elva) of Portales; three grandchildren, David Wheeler (Lisa) of Clovis, Bobby Wheeler (Sarah) of Portales and Reed Wheeler (Rhonda) of Clovis; eight great-grandchildren, Gina, Britni, Tommy, Tristan, Rebecca, Randy, Edwin and Christopher; two brothers, Bobby Wheeler of Tyler, Texas, and Earnest Wheeler of Osage City, Kan.; and a sister, Lena Klopenstine of Crescent, Okla.
The Rev. David Wheeler will officiate the services.
Arrangements are by Wheeler Mortuary of Portales.
Services are at 10 a.m. Friday at Wheeler Mortuary Chapel in Portales.


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- In the light of new and complex challenges to media policy and regulation, the Australian government commissioned the Convergence Review in late 2010 to assess the continuing applicability and utility of the principles and objectives that have shaped the policy framework to this point. It proposed a range of options for policy change and identified three enduring priorities for continued media regulation: media ownership and control; content standards; and Australian content production and distribution. The purpose of this article is to highlight an area where we feel there are opportunities for further discussion and research: the question of how the accessibility and visibility of Australian and local content may be assured in the future media policy framework via a combination of regulation and incentives to encourage innovation in content distribution.
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2010 GFS Roadtrip Game 2: Angels at Athletics (6/10/10)
We woke up in the La Quinta Inn's "Oakland Airport Coliseum" hotel on the morning of Thursday, June 10, 2010 ready for a Cook Grandfather-Father-Son Baseball Roadtrip first: our second game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, which would mark the first time we have attended two games at the same stadium during a roadtrip. Once again, we would be seeing the California Angels of Anaheim, Orange County taking on the Oakland Athletics.
We grabbed some free breakfast in the hotel lobby area, showered up, Tim built a very rudimentary fort…
…and we were off to the Coliseum. Once again the La Quinta shuttle (van) dropped us off at the BART stop. Tim loved driving in the van and made sure to tell numerous people that "we drove here in a van!"
The day before, the outside security person hardly glanced into my big green backpack. Today, the guy must have been a former-TSA agent. He poked, prodded, made me remove 70% of the contents, and then decided the backpack was too big to go into the stadium. I've take this same backpack everywhere (probably to 20 different stadiums), including THIS same stadium. I told the guy I had brought this same backpack into the Coliseum not 12 hours ago and I crammed it into the little measurement box. Finally, the authority figure relented, "I'll let you take it in…this time."
So we were in…
We headed to RF where my dad had noticed a baseball in the gap the night before. I'd brought a rubber band, string, and sharpie with the thought of trying my first ever attempt at the glove trick. The ball was still there. But, I never even rigged up my glove. It would have taken too much effort, I think.
Instead, Tim and I stood in the RF corner right next to the foul pole and watched Jered Weaver play catch with former Mariner Joel Piniero. Weaver was standing right in front of us and, interestingly, he was using two baseballs to play catch. He'd hold one ball in his glove and throw the other. After the throw, he'd transfer the second ball to this throwing hand so he could catch the first ball after Piniero threw it back to him.
Once they finished up their throwing, Weaver tossed one ball into the seats behind him and then turned and tossed the second ball to us.
Thanks, Jered!
After Weaver tossed us the ball, Piniero walked over to the foul line. I called out to Joel and he gave us a wave. I asked if he would take a picture with Tim. He said yes, but first he had to do some running in the OF.
A few minutes later, we got Weaver to autograph the baseball he'd tossed us and pose for a picture with Tim (look for Joel in the background):
I think this is the second time this season that we have gotten a baseball, picture and autograph all from the same player at a game, the first being Billy Wagner, and I think it is really cool. Thinking back, we did this once last season with C&S Hall of Famer Ryan Rowland-Smith. (We also got all three from Jason Phillips last season, but the picture and autograph were at different games).
We moved around the corner to the RF foul seats to get that picture with Weaver. I should mention that this was a 12:35 p.m. day game following a night game. We didn't think there would be any BP, but we were wrong. The A's took BP (the Angels did not).
Standing right in front of us in RF was an Oakland Athletic. I had no clue who he is. I don't bring a roster to games (and if I review a roster before a game it is generally just to see if any former Mariners are on the team). But I have a secret weapon — a Canon PowerShot SX200IS with 12 x optical zoom and (48 x total zoom) — and that often times is all that it takes…
…"Hello, Mr. Brad Ziegler." (note: the inset zoomed in picture is a different picture than the main picture).
No one else around seemed to know that it was Ziegler. No one had said his name when he'd shagged balls nearby. Once I figured out who it was and he shagged another baseball (about 40-50 feet from the foul line), I called how, "Hey, Brad Zeigler! Zeeeeegs!" That tipped everyone off in the section and when Ziegler looked over EVERYONE (well, not me, Tim or my Dad) started yelling his name. Ziegler looked discouraged by the yelling and started to turn back toward "the bucket." Just then, Tim called out:
Ziegler quickly swiveled back toward the stands: "Who said "ball please!?" And he started walking toward the seats with the baseball. I pointed at Tim. Then, a kid about 4-5 rows further out in the outfield yelled, "I did!" Ziegler veered to his left and started heading to that little liar kid.
"He did!" I said, as I pointed at Tim. Then some random other guy pointed at Tim and shouted out, "THIS LITTLE KID DID!"
Ziegler changed course again. He approached Tim.
ZIEGLER: "You said 'ball please'?"
TIM: "Yes."
Ziegler gives the ball to Tim.
Thanks, Brad! (And thanks to the "random other guy" for the assist).
It was a great lesson for Tim. I told him (and have told him numerous times since then) that he got that baseball because he said "please" and it has had a very powerful impact on Tim. He's saying please a lot all of a sudden!
Soon, Joel Piniero headed over our way. Do you know about the photo scavenger hunt on mygameballs.com? If not, click here. We're having fun trying to collect some of the scavenger hunt photos and Joel was kind enough to help us out with a 5-pointer — Tim fist bumping a player:
Yes, Tim's fist bump is a little unorthodox, but he's only 4 years old after all. He's a seasoned high fiver, but his fist bumping still needs some work.
Anyway, it was awesome to see Joel. I really liked him as Mariner and was sad to see him go. He was also kind enough to sign the Brad Ziegler "ball please" ball for Tim…and another baseball for my Dad (but not the one he'd just thrown my Dad the day before).
Ahh…a couple things I forgot to mention:
First, between our Weaver picture and getting the Ziegler baseball, someone hit a high foul pop fly down the 1B line. I ran over a couple seats away from the field and positioned myself for a big bounce over everyone in the first two rows. And I would have got the ball too had it not bounced directly into a 30-year old'ish guy's nose. The guy was going for the ball and it cleaned his clock. His nose opened up like a faucet. It wasn't pretty.
Third, also while we were waiting for Piniero, some fan decked out in Angels gear came down to the bullpen and (with Joel Piniero standing about 30 feet to his right) asked the guys in the bullpen, "Do you know when Joel Piniero is going to be out here?" Everyone said no. Then numerous Angels started asking their teammates really loudly, "Do you know when Joel Piniero is going to be out here?" Everyone said no. Then one of them yells to Joel, "Hey, do you know when Joel Piniero is going to be out here?" Joel looks all around…nope, he had no clue either when Joel Piniero would be out there. This never stopped while we were out there and the guy never figured out that Joel was standing right there.
Okay, after the picture with Joel, we decided to go check out our seats…
…I got us some excellent seats in the first row (well, third row because of the on field seats) in Section 125 by third base. They were looking really nice, except that the fence gave them very little leg room.
Side note, on the way over to our seats, we walked through the rows of empty seats all the way from the RF corner. That's pretty standard during BP, right? Well, as we circled around home plate we were in about the third row above the dugout when an usher stopped us. After yesterday's "you gotta eat in your own seats 40 minutes before the game" incident, I was ready for anything. She didn't dissappoint. She told me we couldn't walk through the rows. If we wanted to get from Section 120 Row 3 to Section 125 Row 1, we would have to walk up to the cross aisle behind row 20 and walk behind the 99% empty seating sections and then walk down the aisle at section 125. Okay.
Next, we decided to head over to left field. Oddly, there was no one there. Literally, other than an usher, there was no one else in foul territory down the line (which was very odd because there were a bunch of people in RF foul territory). There were a bunch of people in LF homerun territory and this guy…
…was taking care of everybody. Right as we walked up to the wall in LF foul territory, this guy got a baseball and threw it to someone in homerun territory. Immediately, another ball came, and after spotting Tim he threw it to us. Three more balls came to LF within the next 3 minutes and this guy was all over the field shagging everything and he gave every one of those five baseballs to people in the seats. Very cool.
I had no clue who he was. So I did my zoom trick. No name on the glove. But he did have a number: 48 (click on the picture to the right to make it larger if you can't see the 48 stitched on the glove). According to the A's website this generous guy's name is Michael Wuertz.
Thanks, Michael!
Soon, BP came to an end.
I wanted to do some more exploring, and so did Tim and my Dad. On our way out of the field level, I took the following picture of the A's bullpen…
If that scene doesn't shout "Major League bullpen" I just don't know what does (hopefully you can read the sarcasm in that statement).
We were off to the upper deck. The true upper deck. The 300 level, which is only open in three sections right behind home plate. First, we had to figure out how to get up there.
It was pretty empty in the concourse as we made our way to the 300 level seats…
…but at long last, we made it:
You see that cement wall behind Tim? Guess what is over it? Well, for one thing, off in the distance: San Francisco:
(Hopefully you can tell that is three pictures put together. The bottom picture is the real picture. The middle is a zoomed in version of the bottom picture, and the top picture is zoomed in even further).
But we weren't up here just to look over the wall. We were here to check out the view of the ballpark from the 300 level. Here is the view from the last row in Section 318 of the Coliseum:
Here are Tim and my Dad with the lovely green tarp behind them:
The 300 level steps are really steep and they have no hand rails:
And usher (who didn't even demand to see our tickets) was kind enough to take our picture:
And then I got a panorama from the cross aisle across the front of Section 316:
We still had some time before the game started, so we headed back to the Stomper Fun Zone…
Finally, the game was about to start. We went to the fan assistance booth on our way to our seats to ask where we could find ice cream helmets. The jumbo helmet last night was cool, but we wanted individual sized A's ice cream helmets today. We were told to go to Section 130. But when we arrived one of the guys at the ice cream place informed us that they were OUT OF ICE CREAM HEMLETS! Instead, he offered us little styrofoam bowls that looked like they'd hold about 2 table spoons of ice cream.
Frustrated by this development, we suffered through our still delicious ice cream cones:
Okay, Tim doesn't look like he's suffering. But there are no individual sized A's ice cream helmets in our collection today so the delicousness of the cones was bittersweet.
Finally, the A's took the field…
…and this was our view from Section 125, Row 1, seats 3-5:
The A's called on Trevor Cahill…
…and he was a dandy on this day. So was his defense:
The Angels called on Ervin Santana…
…who looked like he weighs about 75 pounds. He wasn't terrible, but he wasn't on par with Cahill on this day.
As usual, the guys in the bleachers had their A's flags moving in a slow downward waving motion:
The A's provided most of the offense at this game, but this is the only picture I took of an A's batter…
…and the only reason I took the picture (of Gabe Gross) is because he was sporting number 18…a fine number.
There was no scoring in the first three innings, so I took some random shots of Tim and my Dad:
You might notice they are both looking back at me. I decided to sit in row 2, which was totally empty, because foul balls were flying all around us. Sadly, we would glove none of them.
Finally, the A's got the scoring started in the bottom of the 4th inning when Ryan Sweeney hit an RBI double and then scored on a single by Gabe Gross (not in that at bat shown above).
It seemed like A's relievers were walking back-and-forth in front of us all day…
…maybe they were visiting in the little boys' room. Their bullpen, of course, does not have its own little boys' room. Hey, did you notice who was in that back-and-forth picture? No, not 2009 Rookie of the Year, Andrew Bailey, I mean my "ball please" Brad Ziegler.
Tim amused himself by making me take a series of funny face shots and extreme-funny-face close ups…
…this would become a trend on this roadtrip.
So would this…
…."take a picture of me exploding this peanut!"
The Angels finally got on the board in the fifth inning when Juan Rivera hit this double to deep LCF…
…and then he scored on this bloop single…
The sun was beating down hot (but humidity free) and was tiring out Tim…
…finally he agreed to take off his under shirt and go with short sleaves. It was a good move. He pepped up almost immediately.
Not comfortable with a one-run lead, the A's tacked on three more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning on singles by Daric Barton, Kurt Suzuki and Kevin Kooooooooouzmanoff.
Torii Hunter grounded out harmlessly in the sixth…
…Trevor Cahill was cruising. The A's offense tacked on another run in the 7th on a sacrifice fly by Jack Cust.
In the ninth, Cahill turned the ball over to Andrew Bailey…
…who went one, two, three with this swing by Hideki Matsui…
…resulting in the final out of the game (a pop out to 3B).
This was a fun game in some great seats. We had an usher take out picture before heading out:
The day was still early and our next game was just over 24-hours and about 400 miles away. Instead of starting a long drive in the evening, we drove only about 40 miles south to San Jose where we dined at In-N-Out Burger…
…and Tim finally got his picture with a palm tree!
All around, it was an excellent day. And we were looking forward to another one the next day at Dodger Stadium, which would be Tim's 20th MLB stadium.
2010 Fan Stats:
10 Games
12 Teams (Mariners, Orioles, Blue Jays, Red Sox, Angels and Athletics; Phillies, Pirates, Braves, Mets, Brewers and Nationals)
9 Ice Cream Helmets (Orioles (3), Phillies, Pirates (2), Mets, Athletics & Nationals)
25 Baseballs (2 Mariners, 3 Brewers, 3 Nationals, 2 Blue Jays, 4 Umpires, 1 Phillies, 1 Mets, 4 Braves, 1 Orioles, 3 Athletics, 1 Angels)
6 Stadiums (Camden Yards, Citizens Bank Park, Nationals Park, Citi Field, PNC Park, Oakland-Alameda County Stadium)
9 Player Photos (Ryan Rowland-Smith, Mike Cameron, Joel Piniero, Frank Catalanotto, Billy Wagner, Jeff Suppan, Tommy Hanson, Jered Weaver and Scott Olsen)
6 Autographs (Daisuke Matsuzaka, Joel Piniero, Frank Catalanotto (2), Billy Wagner (2), Jeff Suppan, Tommy Hanson, Jered Weaver and Scott Olsen)
4 Kids Run The Bases (Citizens Bank Park, Nationals Park, Citi Field, PNC Park)
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Another great entry Todd love the pics and nice seats you guys had. Cant wait to read the next 5 game entries. Hope you guys had a good fathers day!
I'm so glad you guys stopped at In-n-out. that's the best part about California without a doubt.🙂 happy father's day!
Todd, I love both your Angels vs. A's entries. This one in particular had some great photos! Weaver plays catch like that all the time–it's funny. And I agree with you that the Coliseum needs to be the home of the Raiders only–and the A's need a new home. I can't wait for the other entries, man!
What great entries so far! I've read them both, but I'm pressed for time & can only leave one comment. Two things:
1) I love the "Sleeping Tim" pics!
2) I love In-n-out burger!
Your photos are great as usual, and as always, I'm jealous of you getting to do this with your dad. I just wish for one game with my dad, that'll be fine with me.
Keep up the awesome work!
Todd (PA) – Great summary for the first two games – It looked a little rough with the amenities and staff at Oakland. Such a big difference with the ballparks who know not everyone coming is a hardcore baseball fans. Especially with their small crowd you think they would be a little more accommodating. Great pictures and insights to the working of the stadium including the 300 level tarps. You see it covered up while watching A's games. In the end I am most jealous of you guys having dinner an In-N-Out Burger. First place I go to when I am in California. Love the place – Look forward to the next post – Aloha Todd (HI)
Great moments everywhere around a ballpark I've never known in detail before! I feel as if I were there and attending the BP and ballgame (attending a BP looks somewhat like attending a "dress rehearsal" of an opera premiere or a "Generalprobe" of an orchestra concert). Now I can see Kurt Suzuki, defeating Mariners with a walk-off double on the 3rd day of this season, is playing in such an environment considerably different from the rest of AL West. What does the ground look like in the football season? Where will be the goals?
Thanks. The next entry is taking forever. Stay tuned.
In-N-Out is definitely good stuff. I always try to hit it up whenever we make it to CA or AZ. Thanks for the Father's Day well wishes, we had a great one (which will be reported here once I get through the roadtrip games).
Thanks. Well you're in luck, sir, because we saw the Angels FOUR TIMES on the roadtrip so there will be a couple more Angels write-ups coming soon (well, relatively soon).
Thanks. Thanks. Thanks. You need to get on the road to AZ and take that Dad of yours to see the D-Backs. Roadtrip!
Glad you enjoyed. I definitely thought that with their typically small crowds the A's staff would be going out of their way to make sure the fans were having a good time. It would only be logical. But that was not the case. Oh, well. In other news, it appears the vote is in and everyone love In-N-Out Burger!
Check this out http://www.concacaf.com/javaImages/69/63/0,,12813~5989225,00.jpg If you look closely, you can see the baseball infield . Home plate is to the far left. The big grandstand thingy in CF runs parallel to the football field and then they bring in a bunch of extra seats to fill in the outfield. On another note, BP is a lot of fun. People who just go to the game are missing out on the opportunity for a lot of fun and memorable ballpark experiences. But to each his own, I guess.
Thanks for sharing and taking us to A's Coliseum! Your pictures are very impressive and dang, I love your camera. Looks like you had another great time at the ballpark! Very cool story about Brad Ziegler and Joel Piniero too! And Tim is adorable by the way.
Thanks for your comment and informative link! (surprisingly prompt, and so late at night, deeply sorry if you woke up too late in the next morning)
It seems reasonable for a baseball team and a football team to share an identical stadium (because a baseball season and a football season do not overlap at all), but now I can see this is not so easy in reality. Of the twelve NPB clubs, six are still using open-air ballparks and utilization of these open-air ballparks during the off-season is a substantial concern of each organization, because ballparks are seldom used for sports other than baseball (the remaining six dome-type ballparks are much easier to use for non-sports purposes such as concerts, exhibitions, and trade shows). How are US ballparks not shared with football clubs used during the off-season? Not used at all?
Thanks, for the comments. I think Tim is adorable too. 😉
Actually, baseball and football season do overlap a little bit toward the end of baseball season. And the football games and really tear up a baseball field. I'm not sure about all of the stadiums, but my feeling is that sit primarily empty during the off-season. They will have the occassional private event, charity events, or fanfest before the season. But I think for the
Todd –
I have checked out your awesome blog a few times, but this is my first comment. I found your blog from you comments on Zack Hamples blog. I love going to different stadiums and the Colliseum is one I have been to at least a dozen times. Used to be better before the expanded for the Raiders. It catered more toward the A's back in the day as I grew up in CA. In the early 90's I would go to A's games at get bleacher seats for about $5 and wait until the gates opened and get to the front row of unassigned seating. Once caught a McGwire BP homer.
Awesome that you can spend time at the ballpark with you son and dad. I was able to go to a few games with my dad (as he lived in CA and I in CO) before he passed a couple of years back, but I look forward to many games with my son who is now eight.
I was able to go to one game at the Kingdome (not my favorite stadium) but have been to several at Safeco Field. I have been to 20 stadiums in my near 40 years and look forward to getting to many more.
By the way I think that Baskin Robbins has an ice cream in MLB helmets promotion going on this summer and you can get that A's helmet missing from your collection and a proper sized Dodgers helmet.
Look forward to seeing many more of your documented ballpark trips.
Thanks for the tip on the B-R ice cream helmets. I'll have to check that out. I have never seen a B-R around my parts, but I just checked their website and there are actually 5-6 within 10 miles. Hmmmm…maybe one game wasn't enough to truly appreciate it because the Kingdome is my favorite all-time stadium! Loved that place! Anyway, thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.


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