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The Philadelphia fans have acted as a tenth player throughout the years. With a record under .500 at home, Charlie Manuel says the Phillies may be trying to do too much, but also has a message for the passionate Phillies fans.
"I notice sometimes when they're talking to us around the dugout, they're always talking about last year and thanking us for winning and all that," Charlie Manuel said. "Of course, they're enjoying the game and they love us, but… well, maybe they should get on us a little bit."
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Someone needs to direct them to our comments on this site. I think we have been nice and critical when necessary!
Wow, I never thought I'd see the day when a coach/manager would ask Philly fans to boo more….if this isn't the sign of the apocalypse I don't know what is…..
haha this is a funny post, but completely off topic I just read that Victorino is packaged in a bundle for Peavy. Is there any truth to this? I'm okay with trading Victorino, but not for Peavy. Peavy would get lit up in CBP. I don't think he'd waive that no trade clause either to play here. He'd be terrified of CBP.
Charlie is trying to get up motivate. I just read one of the stupidest post. Someone said how can blanton pitch like he did and be a 4-5, what a rocket scientest, The reason guys are 1 or 2 or 4-5 is based on being consistents with there ability to get people out, anyone who is in the majors can toss a quality start 3 out of ten times like blanton he is at 3.3 now take Cole hamels he can win without his best stuff, and his quality starts, based on last season was close to 7.7 of 10 . So it good stuff, consistent good location whcih speell quality starts which keep you in games, If moyer throws a three hit shoutout with 11 stikeouts does that make him a number 1 and they said I am too old to post better old than stupid like the guy who posted that comment.
phil making that up wont get him here.
I'm not sure if he wants the fans to boo more, but definitely get back to the gritty Philadelphia fans that he knows. It's amazing to hear that kind of talk after all the bad mouthing that Philly fans take from the media. Fans have been kinda soft so far this year, not including most of the people on this site. I know if I had a chance to say some crap to Rollins or Werth I wouldn't pass it up. Those guys are killing the team right now.
Love of team, as in love of country, involves not unconditional love and blind faith but involves questioning, voicing dissatisfaction, and offering criticism, all for the purpose of inspiring those we love to move in a better direction. In the Phils case this means our demands for hustle, using your head, or more front office diligence. Being a Phils fan is advanced citizenship. Sometimes we can even directly affect the outcome of a game at a crucial time (are you there Burt Hooten?). Our players know that when we cheer we mean it and when we boo they deserve it.
The Dipsy
I gotta say this is what I love about Charlie. Here is a guy who says what he means. He obviously thinks the team is still just going through the motions, without the fire from last year. He's realized he can't get through to them himself, so he's calling the dogs in.
Friday should be interesting…
Peavy deal includes – JA Happ and Jason Werth(less)
Hey mikemike, before you talk about other people being stupid, look at your own post. It's full of misspelled words (scientest, consistents, whcih, speelled, shoutout, stikeouts), un-capitalized names (blanton, hamels, moyer), horrible use of commas, a lack of periods, and no hyphen in a word that should be hyphenated (three-hit). You make it hard for anyone to take you seriously.
What is the source on this Peavy package?
Doug D. Ha, funny. Mikemike must be teacher.
MLBTraderumors.com says some assortment of Drabek/Kendrick/Savery/Carrasco would probably be in the deal but if we deal Werth/Carrasco/Donald we may be able to pull that off for Peavy.
This is what ESPN Insider wrote, that MLBTradeRumors copied:
Would Jake Peavy agree to play in Philadelphia?
His agent, Barry Axelrod, said he had not discussed the Padres ace with the Phillies, but would not dismiss the idea.
"He has a strong preference to play in the National League," Axelrod told MLB.com. "He also wants to play for a contender. Both of those two things play into Philly's hands. The personnel is awesome. If there is one downside, it's the geographical difference for him, given that he has made his family home in the San Diego area."
The Phillies also would have to be willing to take on the remaining $63 million on Peavy's contract, which is not a given.
So Charlie wants the fans to do his job for him.
can't see the padres wanting werth with his service time but that would be a good deal for the phils that would prob involve a role player coming our way too but don't see it happening.
Zolecki has become the biggest knob tease in philly making us think we have a shot at Peavy. Of course we should want him its just almost inconcievable it happening.
For most of the games I have been to this year, the fans have seemed very quiet. The Phillies fans were more active at Nationals Park and Yankee Stadium. But it does seem to get very quiet during home games. There is a lot of cheering after a good play, but there is no cheering or chanting before the play. You don't hear much "Let's Go Phillies" during the games. I will be down there on Saturday with the rest of my Plan A friends, and will be sure to do plenty of booing and cheering.
I love that every thread on this site quickly turns into a trade rumor / wish list thread.
It does not matter what the thread is about "Matt Stairs has a hang nail"
First Post: "We need Peavy! Myers blows, I want Oswalt. Hey Aaron Cook is Colorado's 4th starter but he could be a number 2 here."
TIM: I am begging you can you please create like a trade thread that could hold all of these fantasy baseball/wish list/impossible trade ideas?
It could be like the Ticket Exchange thread that has a link on the side. I feel like it would be for the best since the people who want to discuss the current team and current events would enjoy not having trade talk clog the boards and those who want to talk trades they will have a thread dedicated to it.
Please make it happen, hearing people push for Halladay, Cook and Oswalt is driving me insane.
The Big Dipper
nice thought, the normal threads would just end up empty if it didn't include trade rumors and jamie moyer hate mail
To comment on the fan situation. I have noticed quite a difference between the crowds at the games this year and last year. I have been to 4.5 games (.5 for the on deck series) and you can definitely tell the difference.
It reminds me of what happened to the Red Sox after winning the '04 series. In the '05 season the stadium was filled with fake fans, wearing there brand new caps and not really understanding the game. The real fans were few and far between and spread throughout the stadium. The excitement of winning the WS caused for a huge fan base to grow and include many new fans who did not know much about the game and only came for the home runs and to say they were there.
This is what is happening to CBP. Last year no matter where you sat there were real fans. Now every-time I go down to the game I hear some of the most ridiculous quotes.
One fake fan to another "That's Shane Victornio, they call him the Flying Hawaiian, thats because He is fast and from Hawaii."
A fan fake cheers, "C'mon J-Roll, get a hit" – The problem was Chase was at bat and Jimmy was on second.
I understand this is what happens when your team wins but it seems thats these not knowledgeable fans fill the stadium. It is now the trendy thing to do, go tailgate and head into the stadium to walk around and hopefully catch a few moonshots from Raul, Howard and Stairs. These fans usually don't understand the game of baseball and therefore have no idea what they are talking about. I have been at two games where "the wave" went around the stadium for a good five minutes. That would never fly in CBP last year, but this year it seems like a common occurrence.
This article is only for the real fans of baseball (not fake ones wanted): http://tinyurl.com/p7ks7d
Sorry forgot.
The Big Dipper
oh no…That will make Jimmy cry…boo woo. they stink this year.
NJ I thought that too but I think a lot of people have shied away from posting on these threads because they also do not want to see these ridiculous trade rumors and get involved with the negative banter.
I think more people will post on these threads and have better discussions about the current team if the trade rumors had their own separate thread.
Careful what you ask for Charlie
Peavy would probably not agree to Philadelphia. He rejected the White Sox because the park was too small. We don't want him anyway, no matter what. Let's keep what we have and work on them.
Big Dipper – on the record I am aganist adding anyone right now.
I am really against trading Victorino. Why not trade Ibanez then (SARCASM). Werth may be a trading chip, but why trade Vic, a gold glover, basestealing switch hitter? Dumb really. Why BUNDLE him, he is a one for one deal, not a "bundle". Gosh I hope this is silly rumor.
That's my point doug go after the grammer and age. how old are you ten? I forgot more about this game then you will ever know. Some of my mistakes are typing. and not reading it before I post. but the point is ,so even you can understand. Blanton start the other night doesn't make him a 1 or 2 which was stated by someone. And the post was in reference to being call old because I said ,Cain was someone who interest me , didn't know he had such great stats. I was attack by a person for that post, yet he can post that blanton joke and it's okay.
I did not ask for your trade opinions, rather I asked for you to take your trade opinions and place them in the trade thread and not here because I am sick of seeing them.
The Big Dipper
Someone is cranky
If we somehow do agree to the terms of Peavy, It wont be until after the Padres series (which is coming up after the Nats series) on June 4th. The Padres wouldn't be dumb enough to ship him over here to face his former team…Thats like shooting a gun and having it backfire in your face.
Who the heck do you think you are Dipper?
Only been once to CBP this season, but I've definitely noticed too many *new* phans who all of a sudden want to go to games and stuff… That's ok, but they're definitely not as passionate and bipolar as those of us who've been going before we won the WS. Like SpinJamin says, Charlie's probably not asking us to boo, but to just be ourselves and scold/yell/react when sh*t happens, rather than staying all quiet eating a freaking hot dog *hoping* that the team will suddenly start playing better at home.
Werth has MUCH better all around numbers than Pat Burrell ever did (who for some reason, people considered a GOD) … they don't have anyone ready to replace him right now.. adding a pitcher, but replacing Werth with Mayberry Jr is not very good move..
Michael Taylor might be good.. but he's only played 40 games above CLASS A-ball.. he's doing pretty well in AA Reading, but that doesn't mena he's ready to play MLB
Werth's on pace to have better numbers than last year's 24 HRs, 67 RBIs, 73 Runs and 20 SBs (he's already got 8 HR, 26 RBI, 33 Runs, and 8 SB) in only 43 games, but because his batting average is at .255 right now, people are trying to move him in trades.
I think he's WAY too valuable to the current team to even think about moving in a deal
gotta take the good with the bad of winning a World Series..
it sucks not being able to go to the park and buy tickets for a specific pitching matchup or something that you want to see because of all the new fans..
but i'll take that in a heartbeat for what happened last year.. that playoff run was amazing, and at some point it will get back to "real fans" …. people get excited about a good team in their city though, and that's the case here..
Jeez, the personal attacks on here seem to have become the norm now, especially the last several days. I'm not sure why, but, whatever. For me it's kind of a downer to come on here anymore, what's up people? Can't you guys discuss something without belittling the other person, does that make you feel big and important? If you're not interested in someone's post, DON'T READ IT, no need to rip them a new one. Sorry, but this has been bugging me, carry on.
its cause i've been away since Friday, Georgie.. people go bananas
Big Dipper~ I too have frustrations of seeing a thread being overwhelmed by trade rumors and opinions that has absolutely nothing to do with the topic posed by Tim Malcolm. I easily get discouraged in my attempts to add my thoughts to Tim's main topic when post after endless posts offered repetitive ideas on trades that often include some personal rancor between "GM wanna be's" that are posting.
While your idea of a separate thread for such posters is a good one, I don't think Tim would consider it practical since his primary goal is to attract as many posters as possible to his site for feedbacks and is willing to accept some negative aspects of posting.
However, it's good to know that I am not alone with that complaint. 🙂
Comparing Werth to Mayberry is pretty much just a matter of oppinion at this point. Some people would agree with you, while some would disagree with you and say Mayberry could just as good, if not better than Werth…Look at Burrell for instance as you mentioned…He was an idol in Philly, and fans were upset he left…Now people quickly forgot about Burrell soon after Ibanez stepped in the picture a week into the season. I would have to be one who disagrees with you, and would think Mayberry would fit in just well, and if it takes trading Werth and a few star prospects to get a guy like Peavy, Bedard, or Halliday…Than I'm all for it…But if its someone other than them 3 pitchers were trading Werth for than Yes I would agree with you Don.
Geoff I think I am a poster here just like you and everyone else. Last time I checked Tim doesnt let you post stories or give you special privileges.
I can air my opinions just like you can. You say Ruiz should be sent to Panama and can't play ball, Moyer should be sent to the retirement farm, Blanton should be demoted.
I just want to comment on my favorite team who I have followed for years without seeing insane amounts of bad trade ideas from failed fantasy baseball GMs.
The Big Dipper
Carlos Ruiz should run for President in 2012.. he'd have my vote!
Georgie I didn't mean to start this and am sorry to the people who think its about them, I Just got mad when all I said was Cain numbers are really good. didn't know that much about him and would like to trade for him. The person in question who'S name I don't want to say . Said to the effects I don't care about your trade you are a old man on a computer. If that is the responses that we can get by posting something it's crazy,
Whoa mikemike, coming at me when im not even here?
If you read my posts, i was stating that after the "number 1" pitcher, all the numbers are non-sense and really hold no true value.
As for Blanton, he is a so called, "number 3" or "number 4" pitcher, but when he throws gems out their like last night, thats what number 1 type pitchers do. Hence it is ridiculous to say because someone stuggles, they are "a number 4" pitcher.
Does that allow them to pitch like crap, because they are "number 4" or "number 5" pitchers? No, because they're going to get reamed on here about it anyway.
And yes, im sick of people like you saying, "Well, if we trade Werth, Carrasco, blah blah blah" we could bring in Cain. Dude it's not going to happen, so stop bringing it up. They don't need Cain, they need some stability within their own organization, and some better at-bats would help also.
I'm with you Big Dipper, don't like the whole arm-chair GM speculation….
Don M~ Werth has reportedly said he is a "streaky" hitter and to end a slump is to play everyday. Does that remind you in a way of Burrell and his streakiness as hitter? Anyway, the Phillies should exercise "tough love" on Werth and sit him down on the bench so can regain his mental approach on his ABs (take that bat off the shoulder and be aggressive with 1st pitch strikes).
IMO, the whole Number 2-5 pitcher thing is brought about by people like Gammons, Rosenthal, Olney, Stark, Etc. The pitching coach doesn't go into spring training say, well hey Chan Ho, your a number 5 pitcher, so its okay to give up like 4-5 runs a game, because frankly, thats all your supposed to do. No, Dubee deals with every pitcher the same way whether it would be Hamels or Happ.
I just wonder when people say well, Blanton is a number 4, do they really believe that, or is that what someone covering the game said and they just go with it? If i'm not mistaken, Blanton was the opening game starter for the A's last year, yet hes a number 4 with the Phillies? I think it's due to Blanton struggling, like every other player does (Rollins), more so then his ability.
Also, why is John Mayberry Jr. even on the MLB roster and with the team?
Werth has been praised all the time for seeing lots of pitches in his at-bats..
He's got a higher OBP% than Victorino, more HRs, RBIs, Runs, and SBs in less at-bats..
His average, however, is .255 vs .280 … i just dont get the tough love for Werth..
Don, maybe it's because he seems to have terrible at-bats more than others?
Opening day pitcher for a bad team. So whoever is the opening day pitcher for the pirates, is he good, Blanton is a four based on his career and stuff, Quality starts is a important factor in evaluation of a pitcher. Last season look at how many times, Santana ,Hamel, and the top guys gave up three runs or less, in 6 innings, Blanton isn't in there league, and Gammons, and others have there opinion. But its not what makes a guy a quality shutdown one or two, its stuff consistenancy, location, Blanton had it for one game and you are saying he is in there league as a 2-3. Ask any scout . he was a inning eater for a bad team. I don't understand how a guy who gives up close to 5 runs a game and has so few quality starts is consider a good starter. maybe you are right I am old and don't know the new game of baseball.
I agree with the phans changing. My wife and I have had a partial season ticket plan for years, and we've noticed a difference this year too. Sometimes I listen to pieces of other peoples dumb conversations…like the guy who said that Jamie Moyer isn't a good pitcher because he doesn't throw hard enough. Or the four females who sat behind us during the Dodger series and talked about American Idol for an hour. Sometimes I just sit and observe people doing the wave (which i hate), or taking pictures and texting their friends. The last game we went to, CBP was just plain dead. The loudest it got was during the Turkey Hill Ice Cream Shuffle.
Did i say he was a number 1? No i said when he throws gems like the other night, "thats what number 1 type do"
mikemike… can you please call HAMEL by his actual last name, HAMELS..
that drives me nuts everyime i read it.. but besides that, you're the greatest..
Don M~ You're comparing Werth with Victorino? These are two athletes with different roles and responsibilities in the lineup. I'm sure you understand how that works. And why Victorino hits in the top of the order and Werth usually in the 5th or 6th hole. So using stats for comparison between the two is misleading. More HRs and RBIs than Victorino? Com'n.. were not talking about a match of "power" hitters are we?
Granted patience has it's rewards and certainly Werth is known for that. However, pitchers know that too. And when Werth is not hitting and allows himself to fall into a pitcher's count, he usually gets himself out. I have a lifetime's worth of experience in watching baseball to know that aggressiveness can be a cure for a slump. A hitter needs to counter a pitcher's adjustment with his own. IMO, Werth needs to attack the first good pitch because he won't see any more once he is behind in the count.
What about more RUNS AND SBs ?? that doesn't matter… I provided stats in which each should be higher in two of the 4..
My main point is that I wouldn't include a starting OF as part of a group of players that already included our top prospects.
Carrasco, Donald, and Werth for Eric Bedard?… no thanks.
Kendrick, and Werth for Eric Bedard.. now we're getting somewhere
Does anyone have any real info on whether we made a play for Peavy?
Or again, is it just like someone above said… "arm-chair -Gm" stuff?
Bruce, you can compare Werth and Victorino and you bringing up their spots in the lineup is a mute point since Charlie likes to switch them often and have Werth bat in the 2 hole and Victornio 5th or 6th.
Richie….here you go…
thats where the speculation started..
If Bedard is signed for more than two years. Then Donald, Carrasco, Werth isn't too much to give, Donald isn't a future allstar. mostly thought of as ulitily player. Not by me, but scouts. Carrasco is a head case from what I am reading, there is no guaranteed he will ever be as good as bardard. Werth is thirty and still not able to handle right hand pitching, so how good does he become, and do we have to give him arb next season if he stays? but on the other side is better than mayberry. and Taylor and brown aren't ready yet. so to me it's a catch 22.
Going back to the subject of this thread….You did hear that Charlie Manuel was just joking with that "maybe they should get on us" statement correct….
Big Dipper, I respectively have to disagree with making a comparison between Werth and Victorino. Again, my point is you have two players with different assignment/role because of the nature of their athleticism. One is more perfectly suited as a "tablesetter" plus meeting the demands of such a role with the capability to advance a runner or hit and run behind the runner. Having outstanding speed and aggressiveness helps too. Victorino more than fits that description. Werth's role is more in line with being a run producer. Thus his "power" is better used in the middle and lower batting order. Because of Werth's speed and patience with the bat, Manuel will sometime use Werth in the no 2 hole to balance the lefty/righty matches and have Victorino provide the additional threat of speed and agression in the 6th hole. This lineup order is often used to jumpstart a struggling offense.
Sorry if I'm redundant on my points.
You guys talkin about trading Werth is insane. The guy is in a slump right now he'll probably be hot in 2 weeks n all this talk will stop. He's too valuable to this team to trade has a great arm n covers a ton steals bags when needed and has power n drives in runs. Not sayin we need to trade anyone but if we do its Victorino. Somehow I'd put a package together for Matt Cain.
But Werth isn't JUST a "power" bat.. he's also a dangerous runner, and a very good fielder.. he's got just as much range as victorino and is probably just as fast.. its just that he takes long strides so it doesn't look like he's flying off the ground like Victorino.
i'd trade Victorino before Werth because Werth can play center, and steal bags… but Victorino can't hit 25 HRs
I'd rather not trade either one of them, and just see what we can get with our prospects.. (if you're looking for a "top" pitcher.. its going to cost "top Prospects" but if we're looking to simply IMPROVE our rotation, we can do that much cheaper… that's how they've gone before, and that is probably how they'll go again)
Bedard isn't worth any semblance of good prospects for the simple fact that the Mariners are going to want payment for losing tillman, and adam jones, and that kind of return the Mariners are asking for isn't worth a rent a player who hasn't proven he's good on a good team, he's a good pitcher on a bad team, like mikemike was comparing for a #1 for the pirates.
Just a comment on "Arm-chair GM's"…
I really dont mind all the guessing and speculation on who we could get ,or who might go .or any of that stuff.Doesnt bother me at all.Its actually entertaining because people try to back up their reasoning with baseball logic.
But the name calling and ego blustering crap has to go.Everybody is entitled to their opinion,even if its crazy.
my main point is that i'd really be careful about trading any of our "regulars" for anything short of a pitcher that rivals Hamels as the best on our staff.
Your "regular" players are there day-in and day-out… just as I thought it was nuts that Sabathia gets almost $1 M per start, and only plays in 35 games per year.. I don't want to weaken our lineup for a guy that will play in 15 games for us.. and not guarantee any wins in the process
If we can trade a Kendrick, and some lower level prospects to a team for an arm that will help, I think that's the move we make
Tools of Ignorance~ I had perceived the same with those comments from Manuel. I think Manuel is expressing some annoyance in a lighter vein about the past distractions and his desire for his team to be better focused on the playing field.
Of course, Manuel knows where "the buck stops" in his role as manager. The bottom line is his responsiblity in overseeing the team and do what is ever necessary to keep the team focused and maintain their winning ways.
Werth will be fine… Vic is not going anywhere…
I agree with Georgie: coming on here has become a bit of a downer… there should be a sign-in area where trolls and grumps aren't allowed.
I disagree with the comment about the "new fans." Attendance is up and I think that it's great. I was down there last night and it was fun (except for the guy in my aisle that tried to get tough because he thought that I was disrespecting his wife and sleeping baby… I got up to use the john and walked by her and told her that she was ok, meaning that she didn't have to get up and she sat back down, the husband saw her sitting back down as I'm walking by and I guess he thought that I didn't give her enough time to stand up so he made a smart comment and I told him that he needed to calm down and talk with his wife). There was a group of people sitting in front of us from Houston… not even Phillies fans… they just wanted to see the stadium (they were very respectful). I think all of the new blood is cool and I think that it creates energy. If the stadium was filled with "true baseball fans" everyone would be sitting there watching the scoreboards, analyzing numbers and filling out scorebooks. There aren't as many chants/waves but I think that a lot of that has to do with the fact that the Phillies SUCK at home this year (which is the single most alarming trend right now).
Armchair GM'ing is alright in small doses and with the understanding that you still have a responsibility to root for your team… that means that you can't go overboard. You have to realize that your armchair predictions aren't likely to happen…
These comments were taken out of context, per Todd Zolecki. Manuel immediately laughed when he finished saying the fans should get on them a little bit. He doesn't really want people to boo them – he just wants the fans to stop coddling the players and thanking them for 2008 before the games. It makes them lose their focus.
I'm not sure about other people on here, I just know that im a big fan of "actual" trade rumors.. and not the lets trade our whole team for every All-Star scenario..
JAYSON STARK's latest:
On Jake Peavy to ANY East Coast team:
"East Coast teams like the Phillies, Mets, Yankees and Red Sox would probably have to jump through so many hoops and offer so many dollars and perks, we'd bet heavily against Peavy winding up in the Eastern time zone any time soon."
On the Phillies search for a Pitcher, and who other teams want in return:
"Is there a prominent starting pitcher in the July shoppers' catalogue that the Phillies haven't looked into? Clubs all over baseball report that the Phillies are, as one exec put it, "looking everywhere for starters." And for once, he said, "they've got pieces to give" to get one.
The list of pitchers they've called on, from what we've heard, includes every conceivable usual suspect: Oswalt, Peavy, Brandon Webb, Roy Halladay, Doug Davis, Erik Bedard, Cliff Lee, Aaron Harang, Brad Penny, Chris Young and Jason Marquis.
But which Phillies prospects are clubs targeting? The group we're hearing starts with three Triple-A names the Phillies have balked at dealing in the past — catcher Lou Marson, infielder Jason Donald and pitcher Carlos Carrasco — plus catcher Travis D'Arnaud, shortstop Freddy Galvis, pitcher Kyle Drabek and outfielder Dominic Brown (all in A-ball).
Then there's a left-hander who is climbing everybody's charts, Antonio Bastardo, who has a 50-9 strikeout-walk ratio between Double-A and Triple-A. The Phillies dangled Bastardo in July for Rockies reliever Brian Fuentes. But a year later, he is actually drawing some Johan Santana comparisons, and might have passed Carrasco as their No. 1 pitching prospect."
From Zolecki's blog, RE Charlie saying "Maybe they should get on us a little":
Now here's an important piece of context to that quote: He wasn't being serious. In fact, he laughed after he said it.
Manuel wasn't really suggesting the fans need to start booing the Phillies more. He wasn't suggesting the fans are playing a role in his team's struggles at home. He cracked a joke. But because it got taken out of context, Manuel felt he had to address it after last night's game.
He said he was trying to be funny. He said the team's problems at home have nothing to do with the fans.
Manuel guaranteed and predicted that the fans should get on them..
much as Rollins guaranteed he would hit .400 in May
"(Bastardo) is actually drawing Johan Santana comparisons"
Is he smoking something or did I miss this?
Chuck where did he get that? His last start he was at 91 until the fifth and he he started to lose his velocity, He is small , and most on phuture think he is a relief pitcher, because ala madson, he can't keep his stuff for more than 4 0r 5 innings
Am I the only one who was impressed with our crowd in the 8th and 9th inning last night? That was intense and it was great. If people think that the intensity is down, just look at who they are playing at home (outside the Mets). Phans are still enjoying our title, but I will defend them for their performance in the 8th and 9th last night, not too mention how behind Brad Lidge they were the other night.
42,000 fans a game. The Phils will most likely break their attendance mark set in the '08 season. That place was rocking and was a huge reason they went 7-0 in the playoffs on the way to the World Series. Charlie says what he feels, he also said that the fans have been great.
How tall is he???? Some web sites had him listed at 6'1″ 180 lbs and some (most) have him at 5'11" 165 lbs… I've seen some video on the kid and he looks pretty big. There's no way that he's 165 lbs (unless he's sporting body armor)… I'm leaning towards 180 lbs.
45,000 fans were in attendance last night… a Wednesday to watch Brett Myers pitch against Burke Badenhop (not your headline matchup). I've been very impressed.
Phil, Victorino for Peavy? Are you a Mutts fan by chance?
Anyone who is talking about "fake fans" has clearly never traveled outside the (extended)tri-state area (extended meaning DC for the Nats.) Try coming out the Colorado to a Rockies game. You will see the most PATHETIC group of fake, apathetic, clueless, boring group of fans and team in the country. As for the post early about the wave not happening in the past as it does this year? Again, try to go to other ballparks, outside the area. Rockies park, the wave will usually last for about a single section, much less the entire park once. Busch stadium about 3/4 to once around. Ive been going to Phillies games and tail gates for about 20 years, and Philadelphia has the best tail gates, and most fun games to go to.
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Plans under way for Weston 5K Run and Walk
The Weston 5K Run and Wellness Walk will again provide a race for racers and walkers of all ages.
The annual event will be April 20 in downtown Weston. The regular Walk/Run will begin at 10 a.m. The Weston Wee Run for children 10 years old and younger will begin at 11 a.m. Young participants will run from East Second Street to First Street, along Court Avenue. New this year will be the addition of dogs to walk with their owners.
Physical therapist John Weber will again provide five weeks of training beginning March 18.
Participants will meet at 6 p.m. Mondays, March 18-25 and April 1-8-15, by the St. Patrick gym. He will provide information on stretching, proper gear and the proposed route over the five weeks of preparation.
Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital, the city of Weston and Saint Patrick Church and School cooperate for the event. This year, the race will provide long-sleeved shirts instead of T-shirts.
Prizes in both the female and male contests are $150 for first place, $75 for second place and $25 for third place.
Registration forms can be obtained by going to www.stonewallhospital.com.For more information or to donate to the grand prizes, anyone interested can call Julia Spelsberg at 304-269-8167.

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Director, Florida Alliance for Student Service
Author, "Springs Fever: A Resource and Recreation Guide to 500+ Florida Springs"
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Author, "Al Burt's Florida: Snowbirds, Sand Castles, and Self-Rising Crackers"
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... Jim Robison, Newspaper history columnist
and author of six books on Central Florida and its communities
BLESS YOU! For 10 years I've asked that this be put into print after hearing Patrick Smith at a Merritt Island retired teachers lecture! I'm a 4th generation Floridian, 71 years, and this is the Florida of my young years while growing up in Punta Gorda .
... Beal Hallmark, Merritt Island, FL
Your DVD opened my eyes to your works and your research for material. Your words have been a delight! Thank you!
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I had read "A Land Remembered," so seeing and hearing the author was a great treat. Your recall of early days - with population and pictures was an image we will all remember. Thank You!
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading A Land Remembered, but your video brought it all in "living color." It was most memorable. You are a most remarkable man. God bless you!
... Lynette Ludden, Brevard County, FL
Rick... We just purchased the video you produced. What a wonderful gift to give the world and to your Dad. I looked at the sample video you provided on the web page and I know, before it even arrives here in Cocoa, that we will both be happy to own such a loving tribute to your father and the state of Florida.
... John and Margie Young, Cocoa, FL
I received my DVD today from your company. What a wonderful tribute to your father! You and your family did a wonderful job on it.
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Buy it for yourself and share it with your friends. It will change the way you see Florida!
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Spring break is over for Hawaii's public school students. They head back to class on Wednesday.
Despite the break, those who spent their time at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Hawaii still got an education.
It was not all just fun and games at the Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii. Players take their best shot also take turns learning an important lesson of the club.
"We have three priority outcomes areas: academic success, good character and healthy lifestyles. Everything we do, whether the kids know it or not, include one of those components," said Natalie Pawluk, the unit director for the Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii.
What started as a safe haven for kids ages 7-17 in 1976, has turned into a place
for positive learning. There older kids turn into role models for youngsters.
"The little kids look up to me. They always want to be around me. It's a good feeling being wanted," said Chapman Aliksa, a high school senior from Kaimuki.
In addition to playing games, there is also a computer lab and classes. Students can learn about everything from character development to college preparation.
Thousands have participated in programs paid for, in part, by federal funds. While many are struggling because of sequestration, the current budget cuts haven't had much of an impact on the clubs current activities.
"We have state and federal funds, but individual donors are our biggest help because those dollars go as far as possible," said Pawluk.
Just a buck can really make a big difference for the kids. The annual membership cost is the same as it was when the Charles Spalding Clubhouse first opened back in 1976, one dollar.
Pawluk said keeping the membership cost low, allows everyone to participate.
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DINGMAN, PA — The Delaware Valley School District Board of Education meeting was considerably shorter than usual last Thursday.
While that may have been solely a matter of chance, the board discussion also appeared to be a bit tentative as members adjusted to the change in leadership prompted by the recent surprise resignation of their president Bill Greenlaw.
Greenlaw, who ended the board's September 12 work session with the announcement of his immediate resignation, said he was moving his home out of the district, to New Jersey.
Last Thursday the board decided to formally accept his resignation "with regret."
Pam Lutfy, who moved from vice-president to president with Greenlaw's departure, said Greenlaw was "a wonderful friend and cohort.
"We spent many days campaigning together in the heat, rain and snow. I saw the other side of Bill, his concern for others and education. I believe we'll see his name on a ballot in Sparta," she said.
The board met at 7 p.m. on September 26 at the Westfall Administration Building to interview candidates.
The agenda highlight of last Thursday's meeting was Superintendent John Bell's presentation of highlights of his 2012-13 annual report.
Bell said 50 people each provided two years of statistics in compiling the activities about all the district departments and programs.
Bell said the comprehensive document would be a tool to allow officials "to make more informed decisions."
His data included school population: approximately 5,000 in seven schools; staff of 642, down from 680; and 126 AP Scholars. "I read in one of the New Jersey newspapers lauding of a local district which had nine AP scholars named," he reported.
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The Gorn are a warp-capable, bipedal reptilian species.
History and culture Edit
According to Orion privateer Harrad-Sar in 2154, the Gorn government, known as the Gorn Hegemony, "brew the finest Meridor in the five star systems". (ENT: "Bound")
The Gorn's first contact with the Federation took place in 2267, when the Gorn attacked a Federation colony on Cestus III. The Gorn saw the strike as a preemptive move, since they regarded the Cestus system as part of their territory. The USS Enterprise pursued a Gorn starship from Cestus III into a previously unexplored region of the galaxy, near 2466 PM. There, both starships were immobilized by the Metrons, who transported James T. Kirk and the Gorn captain to a planet's surface, where the two captains were instructed to settle their differences in a "contest... of ingenuity against ingenuity, brute strength against brute strength." Although the Gorn captain was physically stronger than Kirk, Kirk was able to construct a makeshift cannon out of materials on the planet's surface and defeat the Gorn. When Kirk showed mercy to his defeated opponent, the Metrons sent both captains back to their respective ships and transported the Enterprise out of the area. (TOS: "Arena")
In the alternate reality, the Federation and the Gorn made contact by 2259. Leonard McCoy mentioned he delivered live Gorn octuplets via a caesarean section and that they were rather vicious. (Star Trek Into Darkness)
While on the Enterprise in 2268, Benjamin Sisko admitted to Jadzia Dax that he would like to ask Kirk about the fight with the Gorn captain during this encounter. (DS9: "Trials and Tribble-ations")
A Gorn served on the ruling council of the pocket dimension Elysia, in the late 23rd century. It is unknown how long members of his species had been trapped in that universe. (TAS: "The Time Trap")
Physical characteristics Edit
Gorn are a cold-blooded, reptilian species with green, rubbery skin, red blood and an average height of approximately two meters. They tend to be many times stronger than most humanoids, albeit slower and less agile but with greater stamina and, like most cold-blooded species, prefer warmer temperatures. Some Humans have an instinctive revulsion to the Gorn, as they are a type of reptile, and may think them primitive or unintelligent. This is unwise, as the Gorn are at least as intelligent as Humans.
They also possess incredible durability, able to take incredible force. During the first skirmish between Captain Kirk and the Gorn captain, Kirk hurled a boulder at his opponent, only for it to bounce off the Gorn's skin. Later, he caused a giant boulder to roll down a mountain and hit the Gorn captain. Though this temporarily immobilized him, he was not injured. Kirk finally managed to wound and disable the Gorn with a primitive cannon comprised of rope-wrapped bamboo as a barrel, with raw diamonds as projectiles and a homemade gunpowder mixture as propellant. (TOS: "Arena")
Their ears are simple holes on the sides of their skulls, while their mouths boast an impressive array of sharp teeth and their hands and feet possess vicious claws. Mirror Phlox quipped that the Gorn were comparable to that of the extinct Velociraptor, based on one Gorn's size and bite radius. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II") Some Gorn display eyes that are silvery and faceted, much like the compound eyes of insects, while others have typical humanoid eyes complete with pupils.
Technology Edit
As of the late 23rd century, much of the Gorn technology was on par with Starfleet's. Some of their ships were so fast that a Constitution-class starship would have to push its engines to dangerous speeds to overtake them.
Their weapons were described as "like phasers, only worse" by a survivor of the Cestus attack. This description may have been colored by fear, as they were later described as disruptors.
Gorn shields were capable of enduring a full barrage of phaser and photon torpedo fire, with little or no appreciable damage.
They had transporter technology and possessed voice duplicator equipment at least good enough to fool a casual listener.
Gorn ground tactical units utilized powerful disruptors, capable of completely disintegrating targets at ranges of between 1,200 and 1,500 yards. Their sensor technology may have been less effective than that of the Federation, as they had some difficulty targeting the landing party during their ambush at Cestus III.
They were able to home in on signals from a tricorder, allowing them to "bracket" the user with fire. (TOS: "Arena")
Starship classes Edit
Mirror universe Edit
In the mirror universe, a Gorn named Slar was a slave master working for the Tholian Assembly. He was in charge of the workers assigned aboard the USS Defiant until the crew of the Enterprise took it over. Slar was seen as untrusting of Terrans and vicious when it came to dealing with them. He was ultimately killed by Jonathan Archer. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II")
People Edit
- Slar (mirror universe) – slave master of USS Defiant salvage team (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II")
- Unnamed Gorn
Appendices Edit
- TOS: "Arena"
- TAS: "The Time Trap"
- ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II"
Background information Edit
The cast list in the final draft script of "Arena" describes the Gorn as "a large (six foot four) lizard-like creature, well-muscled, very strong." When the Gorn first appears in the scripted events of the episode, the description of the alien reads, "It is a lizard, who walks like a man... two-legged, two-armed, a thick glistening scaly hide, the size of a man with outstanding musculature... a wide mouth full of sharp teeth, a ridge of hard plate running down his back, even a prehensile, thick, strong tail. He is wearing a garment like a short robe [....] He does not wear shoes of any sort." Detailing other aspects of the Gorn's anatomy, the script later refers to the creature as having shoulder blades as well as eyes that at one point "glitter" and states, "He has two tiny earholes on his head, where a human being's ears would be." The script also describes the Gorn's voice, as heard through his Metron communicator, as "harsh, whistling, hissing" and deems his strength to be comparable to that of a grizzly bear.
The Gorn's costume was designed by Wah Chang, who also created the M-113 creature (aka the salt vampire). (The Art of Star Trek, p. 34; et al.) The Gorn captain in "Arena" was intended to not be particularly agile, with the episode's script stating about the Gorn, "It moves slowly, awkwardly," and referring to the creature as "sluggish" and "lumbering". "He's big and awkward... That all fits the costume," said Bobby Clark, who wore the reptilian suit. "Because the costume was thick rubber, it had big muscles – you couldn't bend your arms. You couldn't walk fast because the feet would hold you back. You couldn't run, because you'd be walking like you had two swimming fins on your feet. And we were walking in brush a lot, so that was tough... [The producers have] said several times that, in their estimation, it was the slowest fight they'd ever seen. Well, yes, it was slow. If it was fast, it would've been the funniest fight they'd ever seen." (SFX, issue #200, p. 135) Michael Westmore attributed the slowness of the alien to the makeup design for what he termed "the lumbering Gorn." Westmore commented, "For all his mobility in Wah's costume and props, the Gorn, because of the heavy rubber appliances and the thick wet suit, is relatively slow and cumbersome [....] even though the Gorn was a very advanced creation for his time." (Star Trek: Aliens & Artifacts, p. 43)
The Gorn were originally to have been featured as the villains in the 2001 Enterprise episode "The Andorian Incident". One reason why their role in the story was replaced with the Andorians was that the Gorn, unlike the Andorians, were unable to talk. (Star Trek: Communicator issue 136, p. 37) Near the end of Enterprise's first season, staff writer Mike Sussman offered, "Before we decided to have the Andorians, we all talked about doing the Gorn [....] But when we looked at the show, it was decided by Rick [Berman] and Brannon [Braga] that it was pretty clear that Captain Kirk's run-in was the first time anyone had seen a Gorn. So, as much as we would love to use them, it doesn't fit with what's been established, so they're kind of off the table for us." (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 11, pp. 48-49) In fact, prior to the Gorn's appearance in "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II", Enterprise's writing staff had spent much time trying to find some means of including the Gorn into the series without violating continuity. The mirror universe setting of the "In a Mirror, Darkly" two-parter finally allowed for the Gorn's inclusion in the series. ("In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II" audio commentary, ENT Season 4 DVD)
In 2003, John Logan said in an interview with Star Trek: Communicator that Riker's bachelor party in Star Trek Nemesis would feature "three Andorians, two Tellarites and a Gorn". The final version of the movie does not feature this scene, however, meaning that "Arena", "The Time Trap" and "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II" remain the only appearances of the Gorn to date.
A Gorn was among the individuals Barney Burman and his company, Proteus Make-up FX Team, created for the Rura Penthe prison scenes in the film Star Trek. These scenes were cut from the final release.
Apocrypha Edit
The Star Fleet Battles and Federation Space board games, published by Task Force Games, indicated that a Gorn confederation formed when three separate but nearly identical sentient species, each having developed on a different planet (Gdhar I, Gdhar II, and Gdhar III, presumably in the Gdhar system) joined into a single political entity. The Gorn are a civilized and cultured race. The Star Fleet Battles game universe refers to an intial brief conflict between two hotheaded starship captains over what was then considered a misunderstanding (an indirect reference to the events in Arena). This conflict was resolved peacefully and led to the Gorn being a close ally of the Federation. It is said to be one of the few alliances in the SFU that is apparently based on mutual trust, respect, and desire for friendship as opposed to political convienence.(see also Star Fleet Universe).
The graphic novel The Gorn Crisis is the story of Jean-Luc Picard's attempt to ally with the Gorn in the Dominion War despite a Gorn civil war. The novel Articles of the Federation followed up on this and stated that the Gorn fought in the Dominion War on the Federation's side. The crew of the USS Enterprise-E helped to convince them to join the fight against the Dominion. In A Singular Destiny, the Gorn joined the Typhon Pact (β) – an alliance including the Romulan Star Empire, the Breen Confederacy, the Tholian Assembly, the Tzenkethi, and the Kinshaya (β) which was set up in competition with the powers of the Khitomer Accords.
Video games Edit
The Gorn are playable races in several Star Trek video games. These include Star Trek: Starfleet Command, Star Trek: Tactical Assault, Star Trek: Klingon Academy, and Star Trek Online. The game manual for Star Trek: Bridge Commander mentions the Gorn were allied with the Dominion during the Dominion War.
In Star Trek: Klingon Academy, the Gorn are available as a playable race in Skirmish and Multiplayer modes. According to the game's manual, their government is referred to as the "Gorn Kingdom", rather than the more common Gorn Confederation. They are engaged in a mutual exchange agreement with the Federation, and as such their vessels are equipped with similar technologies, such as phasers and tractor beam weapons. Like the other non-campaign races in the game, the Gorn possess fewer ship classes than the Klingons or the Federation.
The Gorn are also a playable race, and allies of the Klingon Empire, in Star Trek Online. When designing a Gorn character, only the male gender is selectable. Gorn are also the enemies faced during many Federation missions, and some employ a rock-throwing attack reminiscent of the battle between Kirk and the Gorn Captain in "Arena". Furthermore, in Star Trek Online, the Gorn engaged in late-24th-century war against the Klingon Empire. The Klingons eventually prevailed – allowing the Gorn to maintain their rule over their space – but, in exchange, made allies. In this continuity, the insect-like eyes seen on the Gorn Captain from "Arena" are explained as a set of eyepieces that give a tactical heads-up display. The tie-in novel The Needs of the Many reveals that the difference between the Gorn seen in The Original Series and Enterprise is part of a caste system; the silver-eyed, five-fingered Gorn are from a warrior caste, while the gold-eyed, three-fingered Gorn are members of a technological caste.
The Gorn are the villains of the 2013 Star Trek game set before Star Trek Into Darkness, featuring fifteen varieties of male and female Gorn ranging in size, intelligence and color, designed by Neville Page.[1] They are depicted as originating from another galaxy which they have conquered by the time they reach the Milky Way Galaxy via a wormhole created by a terraforming device on New Vulcan. The Gorn utilize a mind-controlling venom to turn enemies on each other, practise bio-enhancement, and like the film, McCoy mentions they are viviparous.
External linksEdit
- Gorn at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
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- Gorn at StarTrek.com, the official Star Trek website


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According to a press release from Deputy Lt. Ronnie Jones, Sgt. Kevin Behr and Deputy John Billman were checking out an area in the county known to be a staging area for human smuggling.
They arrived at the area at 4:32 p.m. on June 28 and started finding evidence of activity as soon as they got there.
The deputies spotted some articles of discarded clothing and some empty water bottles.
Then, as they inspected more closely, the two deputies found nine large bundles of marijuana wrapped in plastic.
Each bundle was equipped with ropes that would make it possible for smugglers to carry them as makeshift backpacks.
Jones said it is common for smugglers to have undocumented persons transport illegal drugs with them when they cross the border into Texas.
No persons were found in the area.
The deputies took the bundles to the BCSO offices at the Bee County Jail where they were tagged as evidence, weighed, photographed and stored for later destruction.
The weight of the nine bundles came to a total of 602 pounds.
Sheriff Carlos Carrizales Jr. said that human smuggling is not a new problem in Texas, in spite of the heavy coverage that problem has been given lately in news accounts.
The BCSO has worked closely with state and federal authorities since 2005 in stopping the smuggling of both humans and drugs into Texas.
Carrizales has coordinated over the years with other South Texas sheriffs to form the South Texas Sheriffs' Alliance.
That organization has secured funding from the federal government's Operation Border Star. The program provides funds to pay overtime for deputies to concentrate on smuggling from Mexico.
Carrizales said Billman was working on Operation Border Star time when he and Behr discovered the marijuana last weekend.
In just the first half of this year, deputies have seized more than $1,150 pounds of marijuana coming from Mexico.
The sheriff is concerned about the recent upsurge in this type of activity and urges anyone with information regarding human or drug smuggling to contact his office at (362) 362-3221.
Witnesses who wish to remain anonymous may contact the Coastal Bend Crime Stoppers organization at 362-0206 or send an email to the organization at coastalbendcrimestoppers.com.
Information that goes through the Crime Stoppers network could qualify a witness for a reward of up to $1,000 if the information leads to an arrest for smuggling humans or drugs into Texas.
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My 3 week old has been crying a lot when she tries to latch on to the breast in the cradle hold. When i hold her, she will flail her arms, suck on her fingers, turn her head the other way with her mouth open, squirm and cry loudly. She latches on fine after about 5-10 minutes at most. I dont like to forcefully push her arms back or hold her down so I let her take her time to latch on. I still feel terrible when she still cries like this during each feed. Any advice would be great!
She doesn't cry when we try a reclined infant led breasfeeding position the LC showed us but cant always feed her in that position especially when my breasts feel full and it seems like too much work for her to latch on her own.


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The question that hangs in the air is whether there is such a thing as "too much fun?" Judging by the past week, I hesitate to say "yes" but that said, I'm grateful that I must slow down for a brief shining moment and share my exploits, while sitting still.
Over the weekend, I became momentarily overwhelmed (what else is new) when forced to make decisions on "where and when." So many choices of great events to attend can create (personal, psychotic) inner chaos but ultimately, I don't believe that "less is more" concerning the arts and entertainment world of the Upper Delaware Valley. Therefore, I took off at lightening speed...
My conundrum began with the "First Fridays" concept. There are several from which to choose, but only one first Friday each month. This time out, I went with the Upper Delaware Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender (UDGLBT—hold the mayo) event at the Water Wheel (www.waterwheelcafe.com [2]) in Milford, PA. The organization, (www.udglbtcenter.blogspot.com [3]) is busy, busy, busy, and this is the first opportunity that I've had in over a year to pay them a visit.
First Fridays coordinator Patty Tomaszewski works tirelessly to create these highly successful events, and had invited singer/songwriter aj shanti (www.myspace.com/ajshanti [4]) to entertain. I'm a huge fan, so it was easy to select UDGLBT as my destination this time around. Many in the audience had not experienced shanti before and they were (clearly) impressed with her style, incredible vocals and her unique connection with each audience she encounters as she travels the world, sharing her talents. Between the crowd, the (swell) venue and the show—(almost) too much fun.
I have (finally) discovered the reasoning behind so many organizations' creating festivals of one sort or another—each and every one that I attend turns out to be fun, fun, fun. I headed out to Sullivan County College (www.sullivan.suny.edu [5]) for its annual Kite Festival, with the thought of snapping a photo and being on my way, but there was so much going on, that I stayed for hours. A perfect opportunity for families to spend time together, the festival included kite demonstrations, booths, vendors, food, music, an art show and (yep) loads of fun.
Later that same day I flew to yet another destination I've been dying to check out: the Rolling River Café, (www.rollingriver.net [6]) in Parksville, NY. Proprietors Kim and Rob Rayevsky were as charming as the inviting setting they have created, and certainly know how to throw a party. Local comic Rich Kiamco (www.richkiamco.com [7]) was the entertainment headliner, and it was cool to see him perform an entire (very amusing) set, since he often is introducing others to the stage, as he continues to bring comedy to the Catskills with his group (www.the [8]
The opening act was a fresh young guy named David Wiswell (facebook.com/people/David-Wiswell) who handled the hecklers (yes, hecklers) with hilarious retorts and delivered a solid, rip-roaring set, rife with cultural references and held his own, despite the rowdy (uninvited) audience participation. I stayed to the (not so) bitter end, since I was having too much fun. The menu was also inviting, so a return visit is definitely in my future!
It would be a stretch to describe playwright Lorraine Hansberrys' intensely gripping drama, "A Raisin in the Sun" as "fun" but the Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop (www.scdw.net [9]) has opened its 2011 season with this production and I attended on Mother's Day. Director G. Oliver King shared his connection to the play with the audience before the show commenced, and I was immediately struck by his passion for the work, the gorgeous set, created by Rachel Keebler, and impressed by the production, overall.
DeLois "Cookie" House, as "Mama" Lena Younger, set the tone with a thoughtful, layered interpretation of the character, and her performance not only (IMHO) enhanced the other actors' performances with her well-honed skill, but carried the show by her mere presence.
Joining House with some fine acting were Crystal Tweed, John Nealis, Ebony Isaac, Oliver King and a great comic turn by Cynthia Toliver, as the nosy neighbor, Mrs. Johnson. Rounding out the cast, 13-year-old Frank Degroat shows great promise, alongside cast mates Bruno D. Roberts, Francis Young-Henderson and Paul Puerschner.
The play itself, set in the early 1950s, illustrates the mind-set of a nation and the complicated issues of integration, bigotry and the onset of the civil rights movement, which forever changed the landscape of our world. The play runs through May 15 at the (still new and improved) Rivoli Theatre in South Fallsburg, NY, and although it may not fall under the "fun" category (given the subject matter), is well worth a visit. I'm happy to be "linked in" (keep 'em coming!) and thrilled that the Upper Delaware Valley can be described as "too much fun." Nothin' wrong with that.


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Home List of Titles Surface plasmon resonances in periodic and random patterns of gold nano-disks for broadband light harvesting
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- Title
- Surface plasmon resonances in periodic and random patterns of gold nano-disks for broadband light harvesting
- Author(s)
- Nishijima, Yoshiaki; Rosa, Lorenzo; Juodkazis, Saulius
- Abstract
- We analyze the localized surface plasmon resonance spectra of periodic square lattice arrays of gold nano-disks, and we describe numerically and experimentally the effect of disorder on resonance width, spectrum, and EM field enhancement in increasingly randomized patterns. The periodic structure shows a narrower and stronger extinction peak, conversely we observe an increase of up to (1-2)x10 2 times enhancement as the disorder is gradually introduced. This allows for simpler, lower resolution fabrication, cost-effective in light harvesting for solar cell and sensing applications. We show that dipole-dipole interactions contribute to diffract light parallel to the surface as a mean of long-range coupling between the nano-disks.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences. Centre for Micro-Photonics
- Source
- Optics Express, Vol. 20, no. 10 (May 2012), pp. 11466-11477
- Publication year
- 2012
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- 0205 Optical Physics; 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering; 1005 Communications Technologies
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- Broadband light harvesting; Gold nano-disks; Periodic square lattice arrays; Random patterns; Surface plasmon resonances
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- Optical Society of America
- 1094-4087
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- Copyright © 2012 Optical Society of America. The published version is reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. This paper was published in Optics Express and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/oe.20.011466. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
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Stanley D. GoodrichApril 22,2013
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EAST MONTPELIER Stanley Dale Goodrich, 63, of East Montpelier, died peacefully Thursday, April 18, 2013, at the Veterans Affairs hospital in White River Junction, following a courageous battle with cancer. His loving wife was at his side.
He was born August 29, 1949, in Hardwick, the son of the late Earl J. and Beatrice (Moore) Goodrich. He attended Woodbury public school and graduated from Hardwick Academy in the class of 1967. He continued his education at Champlain College in Burlington.
Survivors include his loving wife, Helen (Payette) Goodrich of East Montpelier, married on April 2, 1994, but together for 37 years; a daughter from his first marriage, Michelle Nordberg of Burlington; two stepdaughters, Brandi Rae Roberts and Paul Fowler of Plainfield, and Renee Hotaling and her husband, Frank, of Westford; five grandchildren, Jocelyn, Monique, Casse, Makenzie and Lindsey; one great-grandson, Beau William Trudo of Westford, and one great-granddaughter, Zoey Rae Flood of Plainfield; three brothers, Roger Goodrich of Craftbury, Reginald Goodrich of Ocala, Fla., and Roy Goodrich of Clearwater, Fla.; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
He entered the United States Marine Corps on February 27, 1969, during the Vietnam Era. He was honorably discharged on December 29, 1971. In his earlier years, Stanley was employed by the State of Vermont in the Department of Motor Vehicles and later by the State of Vermont Liquor Store in Stowe and Montpelier and Capital Candy Company in Barre. He worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 29 years. He worked 15 of those years in Hampton Beach, N.H. He returned to Vermont in 2005 and worked in the Essex processing plant and later moved to the mail sorting department of the U.S. Postal Service in Montpelier.
Stanley attended the Faith Community Church and the Hedding United Methodist Church, both in Barre. He loved spending time with his grandchildren. He built them a two-level treehouse for their enjoyment when they came to visit. He enjoyed traveling, meeting people and was always willing to tell a good joke.
A celebration of life will be held at the Faith Community Church in Barre at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2013. There will be no visiting hour. Burial will be at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the Faith Community Church, 30 Jones Brothers Way, Barre, Vt. 05641; or to the Disabled American Veterans, National Service Office, VA Medical Center, 215 North Main St., White River Juntion, Vt. 05009; or to the Hedding United Methodist Church, 40 Washington St., Barre, Vt. 05641.
Dian R. Holcomb of Northern Vermont Funeral Service, 60 Elm Street, Hardwick, is assisting family with arrangements.MORE IN ObituariesFrederick A. Full StoryBonnie L. Full StoryRichard E. Lemery
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Frederik Meijer Office of Fellowships helps students win nationally competitive awards for study abroad
Posted on December 10, 2012
Many Grand Valley State University students have been awarded nationally competitive scholarships that will help them study and work abroad.
In total, eight students were given awards. Each of them worked with the Frederik Meijer Office of Fellowships to apply for the awards.
Six of the students won Gilman Scholarships for Winter 2013, totaling $26,000 in awards. The students, along with their country of study, include Kara Apodaca, India; Sophia House, Norway; Lauren Hribek, India; Erika Schmitt, Spain; Hsuan Sun, Austria; and Audrey Tensen, Greece.
Amanda Cuevas, director of the Frederik Meijer Office of Fellowships, said that Grand Valley students who applied for the Gilman awards had a 50 percent success rate, a major accomplishment considering the national average is about 33 percent.
Another student, Michelle Ross, of Mancelona, earned a Freeman-ASIA Scholarship to study in Japan for the Winter 2013 semester. Ross is an English Language and Literature major, with a minor in East Asian studies. Ross will participate in the last cohort of the program, which is being closed after this term. The scholarship provides funding to assist the recipient with the cost of a study abroad program with the intent of giving students a better understanding of American people and institutions by the people of East Asia.
Grand Valley alumna Zoe Kilbourne, from East Grand Rapids, is currently working in Denmark, thanks in part to earning the Phi Kappa Phi Love of Learning Scholarship. Love of Learning Awards help fund post-baccalaureate studies and career development for active Phi Kappa Phi members. Only 147 awards are given each year nationally.
For more information on individual scholarship and fellowship opportunities, visit gvsu.edu/fellowships.


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In the space of a few weeks, SharedBook will launch more partner engagements than it has in the last two years. I'd like to think it's recognition that there's a lot on the Web that is worth preserving.
We started the series with Create-A-Cookbook for Allrecipes.com last week and today we're introducing The Officer Down Memorial Book with The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc., every word of which should be preserved as ODMP is a non-profit organization "dedicated to honoring America's fallen law enforcement heroes." According to ODMP, "More than 18,000 officers have made the ultimate sacrifice in the United States and it is with great honor that the ODMP pays a lasting tribute to each of these officers by preserving their memories within its pages."
Hats off to founder Chris Cosgriff for building this site and for reaching back with the help of the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial Fund, Inc. to find information about officers who have died in the line of duty as far back as 300 years ago.
If you'd like to make a contribution to the upkeep of the site and for research about other law enforcement officers who may have fallen, please click here. And know that $10 of every book that you buy will also go to these efforts.
ODMP used SharedBook's open API to build integration into our Reverse Publishing Platform.


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For as much as modern design gets a bad rap for being unfriendly and even unsafe for children (which we hope we've disproved here), it's often seen as even less compatible with cats. Dogs, sure: you can train them to stay off the furniture, and all you have to do is clean up the shedding. But cats--cats are more independent. They like to make their own decisions about what they do and where they do it. If a cat decides your Barcelona chair is a comfortable place to sleep and claw, there's not too much you can do about it other than set up one of those carpet-clad cat gyms. Which are not exactly stylish, usually. Elizabeth Paige Smith discovered almost by accident that you can make furniture specifically for cats out of material that's perfect for clawing at: corrugated cardboard. She had a prototype chair, made of corrugated cardboard, that her cat Simon adopted as his personal perch. Based on his affinity for the cardboard, she designed a piece of cardboard furniture, specifically proportioned for cats, that was modern and attractive as well as ideal for Simon. From that original Kittypod design, Smith branched out into a variety of cardboard furnishings, all uniquely functional and attractive. Some of them even double as people furniture, but your cat will always know the truth: he (or she) is the one who runs the place now.


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Easy Chewy Sugar Cookies Recipe
Great baked goods don't necessarily require multiple pots and pans. These easy recipes require just one bowl, which means less time, less clean up, and more eating.
- Yield:makes 16 cookies
- Active time: 15 minutes
- Total time:25 minutes
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The classic sugar cookie is one of the easiest to make and never goes out of style.
Notes: Once mixed, the dough will be soft but you should still be able to gently roll it into balls. If it's too soft to shape, chill it briefly to firm up.
About the Author: Yvonne Ruperti is a food writer, recipe developer, former bakery owner, and author of the new cookbook One Bowl Baking: Simple From Scratch Recipes for Delicious Desserts (Running Press, October 2013), and available at Barnes & Noble, IndieBound, Powell's, The Book Depository. Watch her culinary stylings on the America's Test Kitchen television show. Follow her Chocoholic, Chicken Dinners, Singapore Stories and Let Them Eat Cake columns on Serious Eats. Follow Yvonne on Twitter as she explores Singapore.
- 14 tablespoons (7 ounces) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 1/2 cups (10 1/2 ounces) granulated sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups (11 1/4 ounces) bread flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup coarse sugar or sprinkles for rolling (or granulated sugar)
Adjust two racks to upper and lower middle positions and preheat oven to 375°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Stir butter, sugar, and salt in a large bowl until combined. Stir in egg and vanilla until combined. Add flour, baking powder, and baking soda to bowl and stir until combined.
Divide the dough into 16 balls. Add rolling sugar/sprinkles to now empty bowl (if using more than one color, more bowls may be needed). Roll each dough ball into sugar and return to pan, spacing evenly (8 per pan). Using the bottom of a glass or dry measuring cup, press dough balls to about 1 inch thick.
Bake until tops of cookies have puffed and edges are golden, 8 to 10 minutes (center may still look underdone), rotating pans from top to bottom and front to back halfway through baking. Tap pans on counter when removing from oven to help deflate cookies. Let cookies cool on pans 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack.


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The voice cast for Eidos' much anticipated Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 has a collective case of the loose Twitter/Podcast lip. Following up yesterday's news that Two-Face would be appearing in the sequel, which also happened to be revealed via a premature Twitter post, League of Comics (via 1UP) reports that Mr. Freeze and Talia al Ghul will also be appearing in the game.
Actor Maurice LaMarche, who has worked on pretty much every great cartoon of the past 20 years (The Simpsons, Futurama, Animaniacs, The Tick, The Critic, etc.) and actually did several voices in LucasArts' classic Full Throttle to boot, revealed during a podcast for Geekcastradio that he was "about to go in and do Mr. Freeze for Arkham Asylum 2." LaMarche went on to say that this time around Freeze is "actually a sympathetic character within the framework of the game."
The other villain news came via actress Stana Katic (Castle) who posted on Twitter, "Just recorded a character voice on the next Batman video game. Never did that before…I'm voicing Talia al Ghul, the daughter of Ra al Ghul (played by Liam Neeson in 'Batman Begins')."
Arkham Asylum 2's roster of bat killers is supposed to be epic, and these early revelations are certainly an indication of that. But there are still plenty more baddies to be revealed. So which villains would you like to see appear in the game?
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- Princess seams traced in grosgrain ribbon create a contoured fit.
- Jewel neck. 3/4 sleeves. Five hook and eyes close the placket. Signature silvertone coat chain. Shoulder pads.
- Unlined interior finished with satin-bound seams.
- Stretch cotton fabric with the feel of grosgrain ribbon.
- 98% cotton, 2% spandex. Hand wash. Do not dry clean. Imported.
- Regular length: 21" from shoulder in front, 20.5" in back.
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Dillard University is proud to announce that the Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, will give the inaugural Justice Revius O. Ortique, Jr. Lecture on Law and Society on Nov. 11, 2010. The lecture - and the dedication of the Justice Revius O. Ortique, Jr. Mock Trial Center - will take place at 5:30 p.m. in the new Professional Schools and Sciences Building on the Dillard campus.
After graduating from Dillard University in 1947, Justice Revius O. Ortique, Jr. (left) served in World War II and earned a master's degree from Indiana University. He then earned his J.D. from Southern University Law School. He would serve on five national boards and commissions under five different presidents of the United States. He was the first African American elected to both the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Louisiana Supreme Court.
In 2006, Dillard University President Marvalene Hughes, Ph.D., bestowed upon Justice Ortique an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. In 2008, following a stroke, Justice Ortique passed away and the citizens of New Orleans and the world mourned his loss. He is survived by his wife, Miriam Victorianne Ortique, his daughter and son-in-law, Alden and Rhesa McDonald, and three grandchildren, Heidi, Alden and Todd McDonald. Dillard University is honored to dedicate its new Mock Trial Center and Lecture on Law and Society in his name.
Eric H. Holder, Jr. earned a B.A. in American history from Columbia College in 1973 and a J.D. from Columbia Law School in 1976. After graduation, he joined the Department of Justice through the Attorney General's Honors Program. He was assigned to the newly-formed Public Integrity Section, where he investigated and prosecuted corruption involving officials in local, state and federal government. In 1988, President Reagan appointed Mr. Holder to serve as an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. In 1993, President Clinton appointed Judge Holder to serve as the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. In 1997, President Clinton appointed Mr. Holder to serve as Deputy Attorney General of the United States, a position that he held until the end of the Clinton administration.
President Barack Obama nominated Mr. Holder to be Attorney General and his nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on Feb. 2, 2009. Mr. Holder began his service as the eighty-second Attorney General of the United States the next day.
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August 2, 2012 —
CASTEL DI SANGRO, ITALY — At the ninth annual SIM (Italian School of Fly Fishing) Fly Fishing Festival, held in Castel di Sangro on June 23, the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum (CFFCM) and the International Museum of Fly Fishing Stanislao Kuckiewicz established a relationship to exchange history, information and friendship to preserve and promote the universal language of, and interest in, fly fishing.
Over the past seven years, the CFFCM featured international fly fishing exhibits. The 2011 Italian exhibit was coordinated by Italy's Alberto Calzolari in cooperation with SIM and the Italian Fly Fishing Museum. This outstanding exhibit included a large variety of flies by some of Italy's finest tyers, hand-crafted fly tackle and fly tying tools, and antiquities including a Roman hook verified as being over 2,000 years old.
As a result, CFFCM executive Jim Krul and Calzolari determined that both museums should develop a sister relationship to share in each other's fly fishing cultures. Calzolari said, "Fly fishing and fly tying is an international language and words are not required. It is also a rich and common friendship that we all share."
The Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum is located on the banks of the Willowemoc Creek in Livingston Manor, NY. Visit www.cffcm.net [1].


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James M. McNamara is the Chairman of Pantelion Films a motion picture production and distribution joint venture between Televisa and Lionsgate that targets the US Latino market. McNamara is also Chairman of Cinelatino Inc., the most widely distributed Spanish language movie channel in the US Hispanic cable marketplace and Chairman of Panamax Films.
In March of 2012, McNamara was elected Chairman of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, the nation's leading organization supporting Hispanic higher education. From 1999 – 2005 McNamara was President and Chief Executive Office of Telemundo Communications Group, Inc. During his time at Telemundo, Mr. McNamara sold the Company to NBC and oversaw Telemundo's transformation from acquirer of finished product to the most dynamic producer of Spanish language television content in the world. From 1996 – 1998 McNamara was President of Universal Television Enterprises. During his tenure at Universal he was responsible for worldwide television distribution as well as production of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, Sally Jesse Raphael and Jerry Springer.
From 1991 – 1995 Mr. McNamara was Chief Executive Officer of New World Entertainment. He started his career at the sports management company, International Management Group. He was born and raised in the Republic of Panama and resides with his wife and family in Miami, FL.
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Fifty of William Fallau's loved ones gathered at the site where he was killed to pray and remember the 29-year-old.
Honolulu police say Fallau was shot in the back of the head last Thursday at Kawainui State Park Reserve. "Billy," as he was referred to by family members, was a Castle High School grad and father of a 4-year-old daughter
"He's 29-years-old and he's got a little girl who's going to grow up without a father," said Melissa Fallau, the victim's sister.
During the prayer Friday night, family members shared their favorite stories about Fallau. Loved ones want people to remember Billy for his life and not the way he violently died.
"I want people to remember Billy as the heart and strong person that he was," said Linda Johansen, Fallau's mother. "He was and loving person."
Police arrested 29 year old Teddy Munet in connection to the crime. Fallau's family says Munet had been living with them the last six months, even up to the day he was arrested.
"I just couldn't believe it," said Charles Fallau, the victim's father. "You take someone in and be nice to them and they turn around and just ruin your life."
The victim's sister also had some harsh words for Munet, the man she feels betrayed her. "I hope he rots, he doesn't deserve the oxygen he's breathing," she said. "He's a monster."
Billy's loved ones laid flowers near his final resting site. Park caretakers planted a Kukui Tree and cleaned the area with a Hawaiian blessing, hoping something positive can come out of a tragedy.


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