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What Facebook, Google, and Microsoft Taught Me About Culture
I've looked into they eye of the beast, and what I saw was glorious. I get the opportunity every few years to go visit a technology company through work with one of our Standing Committees. This year we took a trip out to Palo Alto, California to visit Facebook. Facebook has been a hot topic in the legal profession for a while, mostly circling their privacy changes. We didn't get a chance to debate those issues on this trip, but we did get to discuss how brands are using Facebook and how lawyers and law firms can take advantage of the platform.
While I'm not going to get into all the details of this visit here (that will come out in other posts) I am going to quickly talk about work culture. I've visited three major technology companies over the last few years: Microsoft, Google, and now Facebook. Each experience was different and I think that has to do with when they were started, what their focus is on, and how they execute their product.
New School vs. Old School. I think there are clear differences between old school vs. new school companies. Old school is hierarchical with office space, titles and corporate environment. They have high-walled cubes and offices with doors. Microsoft is old school. When I visited Microsoft you didn't feel the innovation happening. Maybe that was because it was in a different building than the one I was in. When I visited Google and Facebook the environment was much different. They have open spaces, collaboration areas, appropriate levels of distractions (like FB has a Guitar Hero room and ping pong tables). You could feel the magic happening. You could tell there were smart people in the room coding ideas, sharing thoughts, working towards common goals. It was energizing to be around and just observe. People were excited to be at work and working on their projects. It could also have been the fact that people were in jeans, walking around with Macs, working on 40″ monitors, etc.
Location, Location, Location. Maybe it is just being in Silicon Valley that is the biggest difference. Both Google and Facebook are miles away from each other. In fact, Facebook is practically in the middle of a residential district just outside of Standford University. However I'd be willing to bet that HP, which is around the corner and was in the building Facebook now occupies, is a little more old school. Microsoft, on the other hand, has a campus that has a highway that runs right down the middle outside of Seattle. Impressive, yes, but still corporate in nature for sure. However, it may not be your location. I've also visited Total Attorney's offices in Chicago and their set up is very similar to Google and Facebook, so maybe the Valley isn't as critical as one might think.
Focus. While Google and Facebook haven't been around for a decade yet, I think that is actually one of their prime reasons they are as successful as they are. They are focused. Every employee who works there knows how their project fits into the grand scheme of their company. These companies have a focus (beyond profits), and that is something their employees embrace and motivates them. They want to be the best, breaking new ground in their industry, and setting trends, not fads. Google lets their employees work on pet projects for 20% of their time. This is how products like GMail, Google Talk emerged. Those have then taken Google into directions they initially didn't assume they would get into — office tools. Facebook has a focus on transforming itself from a social network to a profile management and communication tool. Products like their lists which help you categorize your friends helps you manage who sees what and what you communicate to whom. It has opened a whole new door to the Social Graph for them — and how we communicate and share information.
Microsoft, on the other hand, is very diverse in their product lines. They have several divisions: Search, Gaming, Office, etc. and from a conglomerate standpoint, the act and operate like a big corporation — each division responsible for their own bottom line. While Google has several product lines as well, their delivery vehicle is the same — the Web.
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Photos from Google Visit
So while one may wear a tie to work and the other scoots around on a skateboard, think about how your company works. Is it effective in producing your products and services? Does every employee know how their project fits within the overall strategy of the organization? What changes could you make that would allow for better work product, focus, and commitment from your employees? Maybe business casual is OK everyday. It may depend on the profession you are in. It may depend on experience and longevity of your management team. My biggest take away from these visits is that your work environment and culture is very critical to the success of your company.

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terrestrial weeds restricted under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, making it illegal to plant it anywhere in the wild. Fallopia japonica is becoming widely recognized as a problem in the United States and some legislation to control it has been introduced in Washington state, where it is designated for mandatory control where not yet widespread. In Oregon, its planting is prohibited in at least one county (Washington State Department of Agriculture, 1999; Multnomah County, Oregon Land Use Planning Division, 1998). In other states, including Tennessee and Georgia, the recently established Exotic Pest Plant Councils list F. japonica as a species of concern and a "severe threat" (Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council, 1996; Murphy, 2000). Fallopia japonica is extremely difficult and expensive to control and is regarded as a serious pest by the public and authorities alike, thanks to coverage by the popular press. There are few people who share the fondness for the plant displayed by its 19th century importers.
Nature of Damage
There is little quantitative information available for the United States, but extrapolation from United Kingdom figures will be indicative.
Economic damage. The costs of the Japanese knotweed invasion in the United Kingdom are likely to be in the tens of millions of dollars per year. The main quantifiable cost is that of herbicidal treatment, which is often quoted in the United Kingdom at around $1.60/m2 for a year of repeated spraying of glyphosate (Hathaway, 1999). This does not include the costs of revegetation after herbicide treatment, which would be much greater. It has been estimated that the presence of Japanese knotweed on a development site adds 10% to the total budget, in order to cover removal and legal disposal of the topsoil contaminated with viable root material (T. Renals, pers. comm.). Further costs include repairs of flood control structures (Beerling, 1991a) and the replacement of cracked paving and asphalt through which the plant has grown. For example, one supermarket in the United Kingdom had to spend more than $600,000 to resurface a new parking lot through which knotweed was growing. As is often the case the social cost is impossible to quantify, but a knotweed invasion can affect regional redevelopment plans and damage the tourism industry through obstruction of roadside vistas and reduced access to rivers.
Costs in the United States are expected to be comparable. Again, costs include control, usually through application of herbicide, direct damage to structures, and indirect damage associated with increased flooding and reduced amenity value of land occupied by Japanese knotweed. It has been estimated that about $500 million is spent each year on residential exotic weed control in the United States and double that amount is spent on golf courses (Pimentel et al., 2000). To be effective, Japanese knotweed control probably will need to be undertaken on a watershed-wide basis, as is being done with the ecologically similar Arundo donax L. in California (D. Lawson, pers. comm.). Additionally, F. japonica has recently been found as a crop weed in Missouri, adding agricultural losses as a potential cost attributable to this weed (Fishel, 1999).
Ecological damage. Japanese knotweed spreads quickly to form dense thickets that exclude native species and are of little value to wildlife, leading to it being described as an environmental weed (Holzner, 1982). Beerling and Dawah (1993) point out that "...if maximizing phytophagous insect diversity is considered important on nature reserves then clearly F. japonica represents a threat to the aims of the conservationist." The extensive rhizome system of this weed can reach 15 to 20 m in length (Locandro, 1973) and enables the plant to achieve early emergence and great height, which combine to shade out other vegetation, and reduce native species diversity (Sukopp and Sukopp, 1988). At the end of the season, a mass of dead stems remains that further inhibits native plant regeneration and leaves river banks vulnerable to erosion as well as to flooding (Child et al., 1992). Such flooding facilitates the further spread of propagules downstream in the form of fragments of stem and rhizome that rapidly colonize scoured banks and islands. Additionally, the fibrous stems are slow to decompose and may alter rates of decomposition (Seiger, 1997). Once established, F. japonica is very difficult to eradicate and removal efforts may have further adverse impacts on the soil or other plants. In arid areas of the United States, F. japonica has the potential to have significant detrimental effects in scarce and already stressed riparian systems (Seiger, 1997).
Extent of losses. The damage attributed to F. japonica in the United States has not been quantified, but is probably greater than generally recognized. Because this plant invades valuable wetland habitat (a significant portion of which has already been lost), it is of particular concern. Large stands have been noted in western Pennsylvania, in particular along the banks of the Ohio and Allegheny Rivers and on the islands in these rivers where it occupies hundreds of acres of wetlands, stream banks, and hillsides (Wiegman, pers. comm.). It is present on at least two sites belonging to the Pennsylvania Chapter of The Nature Conservancy (Long Pond in the Poconos and Bristol Marsh, an urban preserve near Philadelphia) and has become a problem in creeks in suburban Philadelphia (Broaddus, pers. comm.). Fallopia japonica also is a serious problem in other eastern states, including New York, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia, where it spreads primarily along river banks, but also grows in wetlands, waste places, along roadways, and in other disturbed areas (Muenscher, 1955; Conolly, 1977; Beerling, 1990; Mehrhoff, 1997; Virginia Native Plant Society, 1999).
Stands range in size from individual plants to clumps of more than 500 m2 (Palmer, 1990). It also is a concern in several other European countries including France, Germany, the Czech Republic and Norway. Its spread in Europe shows the typical exponential invasion pattern (Pysek and Prach, 1993).
Background Information On The Pest Plant
Synonyms of Fallopia japonica var. japonica (Houtt.) Ronse Decraene include Reynoutria japonica Houtt. var. japonica, Polygonum cuspidatum Sieb. and Zucc., Polygonum sieboldii Vriese, and Polygonum reynoutria Makino. Common names include: Japanese knotweed, Japanese bamboo, Mexican bamboo, Japanese fleece flower, donkey rhubarb, Sally rhubarb, German sausage, and pea-shooter plant. Japanese knotweed was independently classified as Reynoutria japonica by Houttuyn in 1777 and as P. cuspidatum by Siebold in 1846. It was not until the early part of the 20th century that these were discovered to be the same plant (Bailey, 1990), which is generally referred to as Polygonum cuspidatum by Japanese and American authors. Recent evidence vindicates Meissner's 1856 classification as Fallopia japonica var. japonica (Bailey, 1990). The two most common introduced varieties are japonica and compacta. I is the former that is the main problematic weed, and where this paper refers to F. japonica it implies F. japonica var. japonica.
In the United States, F. japonica has been observed growing in a variety of soil types, including silt, loam, and sand, and in soils with pH ranging from 4.5 to 7.4 (Locandro, 1973). In areas where F. japonica has been introduced, it is found primarily in moist, unshaded habitats. Distribution maps from the United Kingdom show that it is generally associated with regions of high precipitation (Conolly, 1977). However, Locandro (1973) reported it growing on xeric as well as hydric sites in the United States. Fallopia japonica requires high light environments and competes effectively for light in such situations. It is found primarily in open sites, and its growth and abundance are depressed in shady sites (Beerling, 1991b; Seiger, 1993). Consequently, it is unable to invade forest (Beerling, 1991b, Seiger, 1993) but the species is present at many forest interior sites in New York, potentially a result of earlier plantings that survived the return of the forest (Blossey, pers. comm.)
After overwintering, shoots appear from underground rhizomes early in the spring around March and April. Rapid growth, which can exceed 8 cm per day (Locandro, 1973), means that full height, which can exceed 4 m, is attained by the early part of summer. Flowering occurs in late August or early September (Fernald, 1950; Muenscher, 1955), leaves senesce after reproduction, and the above-ground parts are killed off by the first frost but stems remain standing into the next growing season.
Although insect pollination, sexual reproduction, and wind dispersal of seed is the dominant method of reproduction and dissemination in its native range, introduced populations rely solely on vegetative means. Seeds can be found, but these rarely germinate in the wild. It has been shown that these populations originate from one male-sterile clone and any seed produced by it must therefore be of hybrid origin (Bailey et al., 1996). These hybrids occur in the United Kingdom in the form of crosses between F. japonica and Fallopia sachalinensis (F. Schmidt ex. Maxim.) Ronse Decraene, which form the hybrid Fallopia x bohemica (Chrtek and Chrtková) J. Bailey (Bailey, 1990). Fallopia japonica also hybridizes with Fallopia baldschuanica (Regel) Holub. (Bailey, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1994). In the United States, hybrids morphologically similar to those between F. japonica and F. baldschuanica have been grown from seeds collected in the field, but seedling establishment has not been observed in the wild (Seiger, 1993). Fortunately, these crosses form a plant with reduced vigor rather than conferring the benefits of both parents, but backcrossing could result in F. japonica regaining the advantages of sexual reproduction. Since plants can reliably regenerate from less than 5 g of root material, the rhizomes beneath a 1 m2 stand of knotweed could produce 238 new shoots (Brock and Wade, 1992). Plants also have been observed to regenerate from internode tissue (Locandro, 1973). Such material can regenerate when buried up to 1 m deep, and shoots have been observed growing through two inches of asphalt (Locandro, 1978; Pridham and Bing, 1975). Dispersal is limited to areas where rhizome fragments can be distributed from existing stands by being washed downstream, or when soil containing rhizomes is transported by humans. Fallopia japonica occurs over most of the United States and is increasingly recognized as a major weed.
Analysis of Related Native Plants in the Eastern United States
Fallopia japonica belongs to the Polygonaceae family of which there are about 49 genera and 1,100 species worldwide. There are approximately 24 genera and 446 species in the United States and Canada, many of which are introduced. Most genera originate in northern temperate regions with only a few from subtropical and tropical areas. The most common genera in the United States are Polygonum, Eriogonum, and Rumex (Zomlefer, 1994). Genera of minor economic importance include Rheum, Fagopyrum, Rumex, and Coccoloba for their agricultural products, and a number of other genera used as ornamentals.
The phylogeny of the Polygonaceae is controversial and some of the genera continue to be disputed. However, a recent study indicates that Fallopia is among those genera that are distinct (Mondal, 1997). There are seven species of Fallopia recorded in the United States: Fallopia aubertii (Henry) Holub, F. baldschuanica, Fallopia convolvulus (L.) A. Löve, F. japonica, F. sachalinensis, Fallopia cilinodis (Michx.) Holub and Fallopia scandens (L.) Holub (Kartesz, 1994; USDA, NRCS, 1999). Only the last two are native species. As discussed elsewhere in this text, hybridization occurs between F. japonica and F. sachalinensis, and between F. japonica and F. baldschuanica in the United Kingdom and possibly in the United States.
Members of the Polygonaceae comprise a number of cosmopolitan species widely distributed throughout the eastern United States and elsewhere. Many of these species have important wildlife value. The plants and seeds of various species in the closely related genus Polygonum are used by birds and small mammals and, in particular, are an important source of food for ducks. Other species of Polygonum provide habitat for invertebrates on which ducks feed. Dense stands of Polygonum also are used as cover by various birds, small mammals such as muskrats, and deer. Native species that are particularly important to wildlife include the native species Polygonum pensylvanicum L., Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx., Polygonum sagittatum L., and Polygonum arifolium L. All grow as herbaceous plants in wetland habitats. The potential effects on these and other closely related species will have to be considered as part of any biological control program.
History of Biological Control Efforts in the Eastern United States
Area of Origin of Weed
Fallopia japonica is native to Japan, China, Korea, and Taiwan (Beerling et al., 1994), while the form japonica comes solely from Japan. In Japan, where it is known by the name Itadori, meaning "heals the sick," where it can be found at up to 2,400 m on Mt. Fuji (Maruta, 1983). In the more southerly latitude of Taiwan, the plant grows at altitudes between 2,400 and 3,800 m. Although common on roadsides and riverbanks, it is a natural pioneer of volcanic fumaroles (Hirose and Katajima, 1986), where the soil conditions are extreme. At such sites, it is displaced by other vegetation after 50 years or so (Yoshioka, 1974).
Areas Surveyed for Natural Enemies
So far there have been no comprehensive surveys of natural enemies of Japanese knotweed in the area of origin. However some work has been carried out on groups of natural enemies such as the Lepidoptera (Yano and Teraoka, 1995), and ad hoc collections of fungal pathogens have been made by scientists of CAB International. Emery (1983) made some field observations on natural enemies in the United Kingdom and recorded damage inflicted by the green dock beetle, Gastrophysa viridula De Geer, but only after heavy skeletonization of neighboring Rumex obtusifolius L. plants. Regional surveys for potential natural enemies were begun in 2000 in the northeastern United States.
Natural Enemies Found
In contrast to the situation in the United Kingdom and United States, damage to F. japonica by foliage-feeding invertebrates and pathogens was high in some of the Japanese sites examined by Yano and co-workers in 1991 and 1992 (K. Yano, pers. comm.). At least 12 species of insect herbivores were commonly found on the plant at these sites and many more species of insect herbivores have been recorded on the plant. At least 39 of these are likely to be to be feeding on plant parts other than the flowers (Shaw, 1995).
Stem-mining Lepidoptera, found in the internodal sections of stems of the closely related F. sachalinensis, are so numerous that they are regularly used as fishing bait (Sukopp and Starfinger, 1995). Zwölfer (1973) reported complete skeletonization of this plant in the field in 1972, noting that the "apparently specific leaf-feeding chrysomelid beetle Gallerucida nigromaculata Baly (Fig. 3) seems to play a role in the natural control of Polygonum (cuspidatum) and may be a promising candidate for the biological control of P. cuspidatum in Europe."
In Japan, F. japonica also is attacked by a suite of fungal pathogens in the field, including Puccinia polygoni-weyrichii Miyabe, whose erupting uredinia are shown in Fig. 4. It is apparent that a combination of insect and fungal agents severely damages the plant in its native range, reducing it to an innocuous member of the flora in competition with the other members of the "giant herb" community common in Japan.
Host Range Tests and Results
None have been reported to date.
Releases Made
None have been made to date.
Biology and Ecology of Key Natural Enemies
Natural enemy surveys have not yet been completed and thus no information is currently available on the biology of candidate natural enemies.
Evaluation of Project Outcomes
The biological control of this weed has not yet been attempted, although projects in the United Kingdom and United States are being considered.
Recommendations for Future Work
A proposal by CAB International for a classical biological control research program to assess both arthropod and fungal natural enemies for use against F. japonica is currently under consideration by potential sponsors in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The United States funding consortium is being coordinated by the Biological Control of Non-Indigenous Plant Species Program at Cornell University.
Initial surveys of natural enemies already present in the United States will run concurrent with a preliminary survey of natural enemies in Japan, in the area of origin, and establishment of collaborative agreements with suitable scientists in the most appropriate areas. An entomologist and pathologist will carry out this work and produce a report based on the findings. Further surveys and shipments of selected natural enemies to CABI's United Kingdom quarantine facilities for host specificity testing will then pursued, coupled with a long-term field study in the area of origin. Special attention will be paid to those species identified as promising in previous literature studies (Fowler et al., 1991; Greaves and Shaw, 1997; Shaw 1995) and to rhizome feeders that may attack the large underground storage reserves. If release is appropriate, then long-term monitoring programs would be set up to monitor for control levels as well as non-target effects.
Apart from the environmental and financial costs associated with ineffective chemical-based control measures, perhaps the most important aspect of knotweed invasions is the displacement of native plants in riparian situations. These problems are common to several countries, so there are advantages to a collaborative approach to research, as well as the sharing of funding. The target plant in this case is believed to be clonal and, therefore, none of the usual problems associated with a variable target weed population will be experienced. However, since hybridization is already occurring, time is of the essence. The opportunity to investigate both arthropod and fungal agents from the outset rather than one following on from the other, as has often been the case, opens up the exciting field of insect-fungal interactions with regard to weed biological control. Japanese knotweed is certainly a plant for which classical biological control is the only long-term, sustainable solution.
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By Mari-Beth DeLucia
As I write this column, many of us in the Delaware River region are experiencing a situation that everyone prefers did not exist. We are in the middle of the second major flood event in two weeks, the first from Irene and now the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. At times like this, it is understandable how we may not be thinking about the positive benefits rivers bring to our local economy.
I live in Port Jervis. Every summer I witness the influx of tourists as they pass through our tiny city en route to various destinations in the Upper Delaware. For the most part, these visitors come to canoe, fish, camp or engage in other recreational activities along the Delaware River and/or many of its fine tributaries. These spectacular rivers are this area's greatest natural resource, and as a region we need to become better at recognizing and quantifying their positive economic impact.
In my role as The Nature Conservancy's Delaware River Project Director in New York, I consider myself lucky to work alongside the river. My office is in a cabin located on the conservancy's Neversink River Preserve. The preserve consists of hundreds of acres of prime Neversink River floodplains, many of which are underwater right now—and that is a good thing. I also know, however, that there are hundreds, if not thousands, of acres of floodplain in the Upper Delaware region that are not underwater right now, but should be. These lands were historically bermed off from the river—usually through agricultural activity—or altered in some fashion that restricts the river from access to its floodplain. Today, many of these disconnected floodplains are on conserved lands, county parks, federal and state lands that are fallow or in low-value agriculture use. These places provide us with an incredible opportunity in the basin to engage in floodplain restoration at a scale that can make a real difference in flood stage reduction. During moderate to major floods, these lands should be underwater to reduce flood impacts and protect downstream communities.
Reconnecting these floodplains will require more than planting trees along the riverbanks. Unnaturally high riverbanks, which are often lined with trees, will need to be removed or at least breeched in a manner that allows the river to "fix" itself in time. Floodplain restoration, however, is only part of what needs to be done. As this last round of flooding reminds us, we need to address infrastructure problems as well. Too often, undersized bridges or culverts exacerbate flooding. There are areas that repeatedly flood, and we need to ask the difficult question as to how many times as a society we allow the rebuilding of these structures.
In hard economic times, tackling these problems is not easy; however, the recent devastation we witnessed tells us that we must address them. I believe unifying organizations such as the Delaware River Basin Commission or Common Waters can bring communities together to do just that. Working at a regional scale, these groups can bring resources from various agencies and non-governmental organizations together. If successful, I envision a place where floods happen, but they do not devastate communities.
To learn more about the work of The Nature Conservancy, visit www.nature.org/newyork [2].
[Mari-Beth DeLucia is The Nature Conservancy's Delaware River Project Director in New York.]


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Your personal goals for the future.
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A community Birthday card for Mm
Posted 03 January 2012 - 04:58 PM
Hello Sackboys and Sackgrils.
As the New Year begins to unwind, a very special date approaches! The Birthday of the creators of LittleBigPlanet, Media Molecule. I have decided it would be a nice token if we all collectively got together to create a sort of birthday card that can then be passed on (more on that later).
The process is simple enough:
1)Visit the Google online document in this link. Click Here
2)Add your name (Real name / email / PSN / alias… whatever you want)
3)Add a message to mm!
For those of you who have been on the forums a long time, you might remember that I did something like this before and it was a huge success, we managed to get around 200 messages from fan to give to Mm. However, I fee like we can beat that target!
Depending on the rate of submissions (If I feel like it would benefit from an extra 24 hours), I aim to have It sent in email form by the end of the week. I understand that the timing isn't perfect… but I would rather get more fans to put in messages and send it of a tiny bit later.
I shall also print off a high quality version of the card and send it directly to Mm!
Click here to sign the card
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And, I think I might just not do the email.
might be more a suprise If they recieve a card in the post (that way they can all have a read of it too)
it will be high quality and first class of course xD
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Find Your Passion: Hoops and Rackets
By Margaret Bishop
When Mackenzie Soldan arrived at The University of Alabama in fall 2010, she thought her wheelchair tennis career was a thing of the past; in reality, it had only just begun.
Soldan, a sophomore from Louisville, Ky., majoring in advertising, accepted a scholarship with UA's Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team during her senior year of high school. Although Soldan previously participated in wheelchair track and wheelchair tennis and basketball, she planned on focusing solely on the latter.
Her game plan quickly changed when she was offered an opportunity to compete in the Para-Pan Olympic Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Originally an alternate, Soldan was contacted at the last minute to participate in the prestigious event.
"I didn't practice until the week before," says Soldan. "I hit the (tennis) ball against the wall at UA's Student Recreation Center two days in a row. That was it — that was my training."
Although some may consider this "training" to be ill-fitted for a competition as large as the Para-Pan Olympics, Soldan's approach ended up being worthy of gold. Soldan earned the gold medal in both the single and double wheelchair tennis categories at the 2011 Para-Pan Olympic Games. To her surprise, Soldan learned that not only did she win the games, but she also won a bid to compete in the August Paralympics in London, part of the 2012 Summer Olympics program.
"I'll train (in tennis) for the Paralympics all summer, and I plan on competing in some tournaments in Europe once I get there," says Soldan.
Although Soldan is an accomplished athlete in both wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis, there are different aspects of each sport that keep her intrigued.
"I like the team aspect of basketball," says Soldan. "Having support and having people to travel with is great. I've always loved the game as long as I can remember. With tennis, though, I like the individuality of it. I like that I can win by myself, but it's also no fun losing by myself!"
Soldan attributes her success to her teammates and coaches, and appreciates the opportunities UA has provided.
"Our wheelchair basketball team is probably the best team in the world," says Soldan. "I'm really blessed to have all the talents and opportunities that I've been given. It's really awesome."
Soldan says she chose advertising as her major because she enjoys it, but wheelchair athletics also played a role in the decision.
"I chose to major in advertising because I really have always enjoyed art and the whole creative process," says Soldan. "I also want to promote wheelchair sports and the Paralympics, because I feel like many people don't know it's there."
Soldan, a sophomore, says she expects her positive experiences at UA to only improve over the next few years.
"I'm really enjoying my time at UA. The campus is beautiful, the school is great, and the football is awesome. I wouldn't have been as happy anywhere else!"
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Margaret Bishop is a senior from Lewisburg, Tenn., double majoring in public relations and communication studies. She is serving as a student writer for UA Media Relations during the spring 2012 semester.
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Missing Baseball
I really, really miss Padres baseball.
I've been watching a lot of football since the season ended, and I'm really falling in love with the sport. I know, I know, I used to be a huge hater of football, but it's been growing on me. It's a fascinating sport. It's new, it's exciting, and it's constantly moving. The atmosphere is so different from a baseball game to a football game though. Football is all about constant action, constant noise, but baseball is so laid-back, no stress. I miss it a lot.
I really miss listening to Padres baseball. I miss hearing about the guys like Kevin Kouzmanoff and Everth Cabrera and all our amazing new pitchers and everybody. I've been keeping busy ever since the season ended, but it's finally hitting me how much I miss it.
Though football is really growing on me, baseball will always be my #1 sport. Baseball is just so much better in so many ways. Football is all about hitting guys and throwing a ball. Brutal chaos, basically. But baseball, ahhh. Football is like a wave of heat in the desert, but baseball is like a breath of cool air in the night. You get the point. Baseball has so much class, so much finesse. It's an incredible sport. I miss it like crazy.
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I know what you mean. I LOVE football, but it will never match my love for baseball. But it's definetly a good sport to watch while waiting for the season to start up again!
There's a game on saturday that will be televised on MLB Network and will be free on MLB.tv. It's the Arizona Fall League's Rising Star game, I think, and potential future Padre Lance Zawadski will be playing in it! A lot of future big leaguers will be playing, so it'll definetly be worth watching if you get the chance!
Kaybee: Wow nice metaphor at the end there. Lol, it was actually a simile. See what AP English has done to me? I would have never said that before! God, I hate the offseason, too. Nothing to do. And my offseason just started like 3 days ago! I don't think I'll be able to get into football. It's boring, always stopping and lining up again, just running into each other, no skill involved. Hahaha, it's not like baseball. We should keep in touch🙂
Now if baseball players can remain healthy and not be involved in some sort of legal scandal we should be able to get through the HOT Stove era to spring training to see how our teams will line up for 2010…and yes I think the longer the winter goes the more we will all miss baseball….:-(
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FOOTBALL!!! For me – it is a very, very close second to baseball! I LOVE football! And that is only good thing about the baseball off-season. I can concentrate on my N.E. Patriots!
nothing compares to baseball. i like the winter meetings just to see how teams come together and where players end up or unsigned. only thing is it isn't everyday. i love football, but it's not like i can go to a game any day of the week.
i'm gonna go nuts suffering through football season😦
i keep asking my husband, "where's Jeter?" …seriously, you said it: baseball has class. there's so much focused concentration. the intensity of the one on one showdown between the pitcher and hitter can keep you in more suspense than a classic Tom Clancy. and teamwork? fuhgeddaboudit. when the defense clicks, it's a perfectly oiled machine -poetry in motion (especially to us gals). there's simply a depth to it that you don't get from football. i just hope our baseball heroes don't ever resort to that distasteful showboating we so much in football. that would ruin it for me.
I am a British MLB fan. Baseball is one of the very few games where one player plays against the whole opposition team, which is where its greatness derives,
I place it second only to my beloved cricket – a much more sophisticated game in my opinion.
However I find it dificult to accept the adjective "classy" or the noun "finesse".
How classy are the following
1. Arguing with umpires
2. Mass brawling among players
3. Runners deliberately trying to injure opponents
4. Pitchers deliberately trying to hit batters
5. Cheating in various forms
Not my definition of Finesse.
I still think its a great game but I-d like to see some of the above addressed.
C Dobbie
all those arguments aren't the best for baseball but its been apart of the game since forever. its part of the game. and the way other players don't argue and don't hit batters deliberately is what makes it classy. but like any other sport their are a few bad apples. i.e. milton bradley


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I love it. We know have 3 steals of the 2009 draft (Gallo, Randolph, Walker).
MIA has a weakness. All mythical creatures do.... Their achilles heal is the PAINT. Dominate the paint. Like owning the trenches in football. OWN THE PAINT, control the interior and you'll have a chance.
STAT, RANDOLPH, TURIAF, CURRY, JORDAN vs BOSH, PITTMAN, VARNADO. We'll eat those guys alive.
This is why I say pursue a PG, but also put the pedal to the metal and go grab one more BIG (Tyson Chandler, Omeka Okafor, Josh Powell, Johan Petro). Something like that. Unless you feel like you have a great shot at Carmelo or if you're sure Curry will return to some form in his contact year... It would be wise to move now while you can.


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Freedom New Mexico
West Texas A&M erased a six-point deficit in the final minute to avoid an upset as the Lady Buffs downed the Eastern New Mexico Zias 69-68 Saturday at Greyhound Arena.
Freshman Casey Land's two free throws with five seconds left proved to be the difference in the final Lone Star Conference South regular-season game for both teams.
Junior Jamie Simmons had 25 points and 10 rebounds and Land finished with 15 points for the Lady Buffs (17-10, 10-4 LSC South). WT will be the No. 2 seed next week at the LSC championship in Bartlesville, Okla., which draws the top four teams from the North and South divisions.
Kiara Tate scored 20 points off the bench for the Zias (5-21, 3-11), who finished seventh in the eight-team LSC South.
Tate scored 11 points in the first half, which the Zias closed out with a 9-1 run to take 34-26 lead. The shot nearly 56 percent (15-of-27) from the field in the first half, but cooled off in the final 20 minutes, finishing the game at 44 percent (24-of-55).
The Lady Buffs opened the second half with a 7-0 run, which began with a 3-pointer from Land, but Cat Clay (12 points) hit a pair of 3-pointers to put ENMU up 47-41.
WT managed to remain in the game as the Zias went nearly six minutes without a field goal, but ENMU did manage to go 8-for-8 from the charity stripe during the drought.
Kara Bible put the Zias on top 67-61 with 1:07 left, but back-to-back buckets from the Lady Buffs, which included a 3-pointer from Lacee Logan with 29 seconds left pulled WT back to within 67-65.
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Important Information About the Rulers For the ISAT Mathematics Tests at Grades 4 8
All students taking the ISAT mathematics test are provided with rulers from Pearson for use with all three sessions of the test.
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Zablocki, Westover win VCMStefan Hard / Staff Photo
Eventual winner Chris Zablocki, wearing bib No. 2, leads a group of elite runners up Church Street during Sundays Vermont City Marathon in Burlington.
BURLINGTON The closest race in years between two friendly rivals highlighted the mens race, while Heidi Westover became the first six-time winner, claiming the womens crown in a breeze during the 25th running of the Key Bank Vermont City Marathon Saturday.
More than 10,000 runners took to the streets of Vermonts biggest city in cold and raw conditions, made downright winter-like by a stiff wind off Lake Champlain. At the start it was 43 degrees and raining steadily. Race aficionados speculated that the cool temperatures would lead to fast times and personal records but the only VCM record that fell was when Alicia Danas broke her own mark in the womens wheelchair category.
Chris Zablocki of Essex, Conn., displayed a strong finishing kick as he blasted down the stretch after running the previous couple of miles neck-and-neck with last years winner, Matt Pelletier.
Zablocki, 24, busted loose to post a time of 2 hours, 18 minutes, 24 seconds. The time was a personal best for the pre-med student but well off the mens record of 2:17:03, set by Michael Khobotov in 2001. Zablocki shook Pelletier on the bike path and ran hard to finish with a unique swimming motion 37 seconds ahead of Pelletier.
It was a hard one, said Zablocki, who had raced against Pelletier before but had never beaten him until this day. I made sure that I pushed it as hard as I could so Matt wouldnt catch me.
What makes Zablockis win even more impressive was that he was coming off a victory in the Providence, R.I. marathon two weeks ago.
I won that race but that was probably because Matt didnt race, he said with a wry smile.
Zablockis victory denied Pelletier his fifth VCM title. It also cost the Rhode Island native in another way. In 2012 when he won his fourth VCM, Pelletier used a portion of his winnings to buy an engagement ring. This year he had planned to use his winnings to finance his wedding.
It was too hard to run in this, said Pelletier, who describes himself as a warm-weather runner. I believe that I was in 2:17 shape but the weather just took it out of me. It was too hard for me today. Im not upset at Chris, he ran a good race. Im not happy with myself.
Meanwhile, Westover, 32, won her sixth VCM crown thats two wins better than any other runner in race history. Talk about domination, the teacher from North Walpole, N.H., has won six of the last eight VCM crowns, including three straight from 2009 to 2011. Westover set the womens record of 2:35:02 in 2009. On Sunday she finished with a pack of men and posted a time of 2:42:00.
I was going after my record, said Westover, who was battling hamstring problems in April. At (mile 13) I was only 12 seconds off my record time. But it got really cold for me. It was a tough day out there today.
While Zablocki and Pelletier could push each other along by staying close and competitive, Westover had to do it alone. She was far in front of any other women runners and had to run against the clock while using herself as motivation.
When I was trying for my record, which I was, I was running against the Heidi who was in front of me, she said. Just try to keep it as positive as possible.
One of the big positives was the performance of the Saxtons River runner Josh Ferenc, the first Vermont finisher who was fifth overall. Considering that Ferenc was recovering from a bout of bacterial meningitis this past winter, his time of 2:35:18 was pretty good for his first big run of the season.
It really meant a lot to me, said the 31-year-old science teacher at Bellows Falls Middle School. I wanted to do it for myself, just to see if I could do it. Its only in the last month that Ive been able to run. Im happy to just be able to run again.
The performance of Dana was stunning as she finished 15 minutes before the next closest wheelchair racer. Her time of 1:39:53 shattered her own record of 2:00:19 set in 2011. She also battled the weather with her hands and fingers freezing up so that she found it difficult shifting gears. But as a member of the U.S. Paralympic Team, she said her training and the fact that she had a new hand-crank racing chair allowed her not merely to get through but to break a record.
Ive been training hard and I have good coaches, said the 44-year-old Putney resident. I knew this would be real challenging but this was a whole different level.
Former University of Vermont womens hockey player Abbey Kaknes was the first Vermont woman to cross the finish line at 2:55:02. Kaknes, a kindergarten teacher, was thrilled to claim the honor. She lives only a block away from the finish line at Waterfront Park and said she loved being able to walk to the race and to walk home.
This race is special, she said. It is such a wonderful event. To see all those people out there in those conditions. I just love it and it means so much to me.
Mary Lynn Currier had already more than made her mark here. She was the overall womens winner in 1997 but the Connecticut native had also dominated the womens masters field, winning her fifth title and her third-successive masters crown.
This one meant a lot because Im in my final year as a masters runner, said Currier 49, who ran a 3:02:00. Im not real happy with my time but Im happy with the win.
Justin Renz of Milton, Mass., won the mens masters crown in his first running of the VCM. The 41-year-old CFO of Zalicus, a biotech company in Boston, had been planning a run in Vermont and decided that the 25th anniversary was a good time to do so. Renz ran a time of 2:40:50.
I was really doing well for 20 miles, thinking about a personal record, he said. It was lucky that the last four-and-a-half miles were downhill or I might not have made it.
Despite the cold rain and gusting winds, the spectators still came out to root on the runners. Cowbells clanged all over the downtown area. Burlington Taiko Drummers at the base of the Battery Street hill braved the rain and kept a steady beat, even though their drums were sheathed in plastic. Despite the rain, zany costumes were still in vogue, with plenty of cow themes and wild socks and head wear. Wonder Woman and Superman were also on hand.
There was a tremendous police presence due to the tragic events at the Boston Marathon earlier this year. Police departments from all over Chittenden County, plus Vermont State Police and government agencies such as Department of Homeland Security, were on hand to support the local police and provide security for runners and fans alike. There were no incidents reported and the event ran smoothly.
I just love Vermont, Westover said. There was so many people out there cheering, even in the rain. I thought it would be a quiet day because of the rain but it wasnt there was just as many people out there as there was the last time I was here. It was nice to hear everybody cheer. I really appreciate it; it really pushes you along.MORE IN This Just InMONTPELIER A new report from a commission that studied the cost, availability and quality of... Full StoryVermont fish hatchery changes focus, looks inland
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Cochrane is Starting to 'Get' SBM!
This essay is the latest in the series indexed at the bottom.* It follows several (nos. 10-14) that responded to a critique by statistician Stephen Simon, who had taken issue with our asserting an important distinction between Science-Based Medicine (SBM) and Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM). (Dr. Gorski also posted a response to Dr. Simon's critique). A quick-if-incomplete Review can be found here.
One of Dr. Simon's points was this:
I am as harshly critical of the hierarchy of evidence as anyone. I see this as something that will self-correct over time, and I see people within EBM working both formally and informally to replace the rigid hierarchy with something that places each research study in context. I'm staying with EBM because I believe that people who practice EBM thoughtfully do consider mechanisms carefully. That includes the Cochrane Collaboration.
To which I responded:
We don't see much evidence that people at the highest levels of EBM, eg, Sackett's Center for EBM or Cochrane, are "working both formally and informally to replace the rigid hierarchy with something that places each research study in context."
Well, perhaps I shouldn't have been so quick to quip—or perhaps that was exactly what the doctor ordered, as will become clear—because on March 5th, nearly four months after writing those words, I received this email from Karianne Hammerstrøm, the Trials Search Coordinator and Managing Editor for The Campbell Collaboration, which lists Cochrane as one of its partners and which, together with the Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, is a source of systematic reviews:


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"Nothing's changed," coach Mike Pettine said." If there was a significant change on the depth chart, it would be reflected on the field."
Still, Pettine indicated Johnny Manziel might practice with the first team on Tuesday. Pettine said he still has not decided which quarterback will start against the Washington Redskins in the second preseason game next Monday.
Pettine wants to name his regular season starter before the third preseason game.
"I don't expect anything," Manziel said after practice. "I expect to come out and get the reps and get the teamwork that I'm told I'm going to get. From there, go out and make the best of the opportunity that I have."
Cornerback Justin Gilbert was held from practice because of a groin injury. Wide receiver Josh Gordon was held from practice with an undisclosed injury, but he is expected to return on Tuesday.
---Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall, who was carted off the field the day before following a hard fall on his back, returned to practice.
Hall was able to participate in a limited capacity.
"They didn't want me to go out here, but I was like, 'Nah, I'm going to go out here and do some individual drills, move around a little bit,'" Hall said after practice. "A little bit of pain, but night and day difference from yesterday."
Hall hopes to play next Monday night against the Cleveland Browns.
Wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who sat out the preseason game with an ankle injury, returned to full-time duty Monday.
Tight end Jordan Reed missed a third straight practice with an illness.
---Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Marvin Jones broke his foot in practice and will miss a few weeks, coach Marvin Lewis told reporters.
Lewis said Jones was injured at Saturday's practice. Jones had a pin placed in his left foot -- specifically in the fifth metatarsal bone.
Jones, during his second season in the league, recorded 51 catches for 712 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2013.
---Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch is under investigation over an alleged assault and personal property damage claim, police in Bellevue, Wash., said.
The Bellevue Police Department said in a release that the 28-year-old Lynch was accused by an unspecified female victim over an alleged incident at a downtown Bellevue apartment unit at 2:30 a.m. PT Sunday.
The case does not involve domestic violence or sexual assault, police said. Police said they are still gathering facts. No arrests have been made.
---Pittsburgh Steelers rookie linebacker Ryan Shazier, the team's first-round draft pick, expects to play in his first exhibition game Saturday night.
The Steelers host the Buffalo Bills. He did not play in the Steelers' 20-16 loss to the New York Giants last Saturday night because of a right knee injury.
Shazier said he does not know when he will start practicing again. He limped off the field near the end of an Aug. 3 practice.
---New England Patriots wide receiver Brian Tyms is facing a four-game suspension after testing positive for a banned substance, according to CSNNE.com.
The NFL does not reveal the substance, but Tyms said it was Adderall.
---The Indianapolis Colts signed free agent defensive end Gannon Conway and waived tackle Eric Pike.
Conway, 6-foot-4, 280 pounds, is in his second stint with Indianapolis. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent on May 13 out of Arizona State and waived on May 16. The Colts signed him on June 11 and waived him on July 16.


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A savage enemy, a dark time of war, a need for hopes and prayers and a fight for liberty and security.
While these were the feelings of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower during World War II, we could apply some of that atmosphere to modern times, with our soldiers in peril overseas.
June 6, 1944, was D-Day, the culmination of an allied effort among American, British and Canadian forces to bring the war to an end. In those early morning hours, more than 5,000 ships and 11,000 airplanes crossed the English Channel, landing on the beaches of France, intent on forming a western front and driving the Germans back to Berlin.
Gen. Eisenhower commanded this invasion, code named Operation Overlord, unparalleled in its expanse.
Here are the words the general spoke to the forces preparatory to their invasion:
"Soldiers, sailors, and airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force, you are about to embark upon the Great Crusade towards which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you, the hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.
"In company with our brave allies and brothers in arms on other fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine. The elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed people of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world.
"Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well-trained, well-equipped, and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely. But this is the year 1944; much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-'41. The united nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats in open battle, men to men. Our air offenses have seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our home fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and ammunitions of war and placed at our disposal, great reserves of trained fighting men. The tide has turned, the free men of the world are marching together to victory.
"I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory. Good luck and let us all beseech the blessing of almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking."
When the clouds of gunfire settled, blood of heroes soaked the sands at such places as Caen, Cherbourg, and Utah, Omaha and Juno beaches. There has never been an official casualty figure for D-Day, though it's in the hundreds of thousands.
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ITHACA, N.Y. – Paul Pate has admired Dean Gibbons' skill set since the two went head-to-head in high school on Long Island – Pate a defenseman at Manhasset, Gibbons an attackman at Garden City.
Now, they spar often in practice as teammates at Harvard.
"The best thing about going against Dean is he's a physical player," Pate said. "He's also really smart. If you let your guard down for a second and mentally kind of turn off, he regularly exploits that."
Pate and Gibbons both stood out in Harvard's 12-8 victory over Penn on Friday night at Cornell, the first of two Ivy League semifinal games at Schoellkopf Field. Pate held Penn attackman and leading scorer Corey Winkoff to one assist, while Gibbons had a hand in five of the Crimson's goals.
The win put Harvard (10-5) in position to earn its first NCAA tournament berth since 2006. To clinch the automatic qualifier, the Crimson must beat No. 2 Cornell (12-2) at noon Sunday. The Big Red advanced with an 11-7 win over Yale.
"I think we're really starting to peak at the right time," Gibbons said. "These are big games. We're very fortunate to be in this game Sunday, and it's a very big game for our team and our program. We really just want to keep the train moving in the right direction."
Harvard led 7-1 by the nine-minute mark of Friday's second quarter. Gibbons assisted Harvard's first two goals, then scored a pair on man-up situations with perimeter shots that rifled past Penn goalie Brian Feeney. In settled situations, Penn coach Mike Murphy was largely happy with how his team defended Gibbons, who now has 30 goals and 28 assists this season. But Gibbons still found timely ways to hurt the Quakers.
"He's very complete," Murphy said. "He's a fantastic attackman. And by complete, I mean he scored a nice righthanded goal against Princeton [earlier this year] dodging down the alley, so you can't just sit on his right hand. He's a very good feeder, and his points are pretty even that way. He's very athletic. He can go through you, he can go around you, [and] he can go by you with quick first step."
Dean Gibbons had a hand in five Harvard goals, as the Crimson fortified their NCAA tournament hopes with a 12-8 victory over Penn.
Gibbons is now Cornell's biggest concern.
That matchup will be a fascinating one to watch develop, considering the Big Red's latest defensive gem. First, a recent history lesson.
On April 9, Cornell came from behind in the fourth quarter to hand Harvard a heartbreaking 13-12 loss in Cambridge. In four games since that outcome, Cornell's defense has tightened up significantly – beginning with an 11-6 win over then-No. 1 Syracuse and continuing with wins over Brown, Princeton and Yale.
None of those opponents have managed more than seven goals against Cornell, which forced Yale into 24 turnovers Friday. The Bulldogs (10-4) scored just three goals after a four-goal first quarter.
"I've never seen a team knock so many passes down," said Cornell junior Rob Pannell, referring to his teammates. "I was getting frustrated in warmups today. I was trying to get my shot on and I probably got three or four shots knocked down in like a three-minute span. I was like, 'Just let me get one on cage so I can get in a groove here.' They just kept knocking them down."
Pannell had one goal and five assists, including four straight points, as Cornell turned an early 4-1 deficit into an 8-4 lead by the late stages of the third quarter. Yale endured a scoreless drought of 29 minutes, 6 seconds.
Cornell goalie A.J. Fiore, who was pulled in the first half of last weekend's win over Princeton, rebounded to make 11 saves, 10 after the first quarter.
Cornell will play for the best possible NCAA tournament seed Sunday. Harvard, whose at-large resume is worthy of consideration, is looking at the championship matchup as a must-win scenario.
"We feel the only way we can get in is to win the automatic qualifier," Harvard coach Chris Wojcik said.
Gibbons, Jeff Cohen, Kevin Vaughan and company are certainly good enough to get the Crimson there. Like Pannell, Gibbons has more than earned the moniker of "nightmare matchup" thrown around by opposing coaches.
"Dean wanted it," Wojcik said. "He came out and was focused and driven and hungry, and he wanted this game for our team. He showed up, and he really carried our offense on his back."
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We've ruled out OALD (actually, we've deal with it), no ear infections, no reflux, nothing.
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I don't know if we're a play-off team yet or not. But last game was absolutely horrid.
Three wasn't falling a bit yet they didn't really tried to attack the paint or pass the ball to creat open midrange shots. As for Philly hitting their shots? I saw Brand missing 4 consecutive FT's. A brand on his best would have knocked us out way way earlier then the end of the 3th.
Fields wasn't playing well. Gave up 2 fouls on two 3-attempts by williams. That's just plain dumb. Specially the second time.
Was Mozgov in foul trouble? I'd expected more minutes for him in the 4th. gallo needs to be more present in the game.
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7-19-10 PNC Park
The Brewers were in town, which is a good thing. The Brewers and Reds are my two favorite BP teams, as they put a good deal of balls into the seats.
Also in town was Milwaukee's top ballhawk, The Happy Youngster. If you're not familiar with him, you can read his blog here. Happy came in third place in the ballhawk league last year with 372 balls.
I had to exchange some tickets for games that I wasn't going to attend, so I left early for the stadium – I ended up being first in line.
It paid off, because when I ran in, I found two balls laying near the base of the foul pole (picture taken a bit later):
The balls were no less than about a foot from each other.
The first group for the Pirates produced nothing. They were all lefties except for Andy LaRoche – who rarely if ever hits home runs anymore in BP.
When the Pirates final group came up containing the likes of Jose Tabata, Lastings Milledge, Ronny Cedeno and Neil Walker – I was ready.
I got ball #3 of the day from Cedeno. It was a high fly ball that landed on the warning track and bounced over the wall. I was three rows deep and got up on the bleacher.
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Game: 8 balls (5 hit, 1 device, 2 found)
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Streak: 142 consecutive games attended with at least 1 ball snagged.
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how many kids did happy knock over? haha
Hi Jabs – my first time reading your blog. I love PNC. Went to a couple of games against the Phillies last August and caught a game HR ball on the fly from Jimmy Rollins the first night. (1st ever) Second night got a Chase Utley HR ball on a bounce of a kid. I gave the ball to the kid, that ball left a mark! Link to the HR ball from Rollins.
Is it the Brewers that mark the balls with random thoughts? Is that how they mark BP balls?
– Norm
Happy didn't knock anyone over. He's unfairly gotten a bad reputation after that Coghlan thing last year. He's a good guy and gives many of his snags away.
The Brewers are the ones that mark their balls. I think its a team bonding thing – as inside jokes/phrases are written on the balls. When snagging, the players read them, and share them with each other before tossing them back in toward the infield. Congrats on the Rollins snag


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According to firefighters, a neighbor was walking out to his car to go to work when he saw smoke coming from his neighbor's garage. He ran back into his house and told his roommate to call 911. The man then ran back to his neighbor's house and rang the doorbell multiple times to wake up the sleeping family.
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