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Thu, 18.10.2012 17:11
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Thu, 18.10.2012 15:59
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Bill Brown returns for his 30th year as the club's primary play-by-play voice on television. Brown, commonly known as "Brownie," celebrated his 25th year with the club in 2011 in style. He was named to the Astros Media Wall of Honor, earned the Fred Hartman Award for Long and Meritorious Service to Baseball and represented the Astros on the fan ballot for the 2012 Ford C. Frick Award. In 2013, Brownie was named the Texas Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.
A true professional, Brownie has been around the game since 1976 when he joined the Cincinnati Reds television crew. He remained with the Reds until 1982, and in 1987, came to Houston where he has been on the air for 27 full seasons. On November 12, 2004, Brown was inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame.
Brownie has co-written two books. The first, My Baseball Journey, A Sportscaster's Story co-authored by Tim Gregg, documents his career and personal influences (2012). His second, The Houston Astros: Deep in the Heart co-authored by Astros Authentication Manager Mike Acosta, gives a pictorial history of the Astros franchise from its inception in 1962 through its 50th anniversary (2013).
Alan Ashby returns to Houston as the primary color analyst and road play-by-play voice on television for the 2016 season. Before rejoining the Astros, Ashby called games on radio and television for the Toronto Blue Jays for six seasons (2007-12). Ashby's hiring marks a return to Houston for the popular former Astros player and radio broadcaster. Ashby spent 11 of his 17 Major League seasons as a catcher with the Astros from 1979-89, and was a part of three postseason teams over that span. From 1998-2006, Ashby worked as the Astros color analyst on radio alongside Hall of Fame broadcaster Milo Hamilton. Prior to his broadcasting career, Ashby served as a coach and minor league manager in the Astros farm system.
As part of the club's 50th anniversary celebration in 2012, Ashby was named to the Astros All-Time 25-man roster. He was also named to the All-Time Astrodome team in 1999, and in 2000 was inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame. Ashby compiled a career average of .245 with 90 home runs and 513 RBI in 1370 games, and caught three no-hitters (Ken Forsch, Nolan Ryan, Mike Scott).
Geoff Blum, who retired after 14 Major League seasons as an infielder (1999-2012), made the transition from the playing field to the broadcast booth in 2013. He returns to the TV broadcast booth in 2016 as color analyst alongside Alan Ashby and Bill Brown.
During his playing career, Blum played two stints with the Astros, totaling five seasons in Houston (2002-03, 2008-10). A switch-hitter, Blum was known as one of the top pinch hitters and utility players in the game, appearing at all four infield positions for nine straight seasons (2000-08). He appeared in the postseason on three occasions (2005-06, 2011). In 2005, Blum hit a go-ahead solo home run in the 14th inning in Game 3 of the World Series to become the 30th player to homer in his first World Series at-bat.
Robert Ford was named to the Astros radio broadcast team as the play-by-play commentator on February 13, 2013. Prior to joining the Astros, Ford had served as the radio pre- and postgame host for the Kansas City Royals on 610 AM KCSP, the Royals flagship station, since 2009. He has seven years of experience broadcasting minor league baseball, having called over 800 games during stints with the Binghamton Mets, Kalamazoo Kings and Yakima Bears. Ford was twice named Frontier League Broadcaster of the Year (2003 and 2004). He also has extensive play-by-play experience in college basketball. He is a 2001 graduate of Syracuse University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism. Ford lives in Houston with his daughter Elena.
Steve Sparks joined the Astros radio broadcast team as the color commentator on February 13, 2013. Sparks, 51, has served as a pre- and postgame analyst for Astros television games over the last several seasons and has also filled in as a color analyst on Astros radio and television broadcasts. A knuckleballer in his playing days, Sparks pitched in the Major Leagues in parts of nine seasons (1995-2004) for the Brewers, Angels, Tigers, A's and Diamondbacks organizations. His best season was in 2001 while with Detroit when he went 14-9 in 35 appearances (33 starts) with a 3.65 ERA while leading the Majors in complete games with eight. He also tallied a career high in innings pitched (232.0) that season. Sparks, known not only for his pitching but also for his ability to read tea leaves, attended Sam Houston State University. He and his wife Michelle currently live in Sugar Land and have three children: Alexa, Blake and Chloe.
Francisco Romero enters his ninth season as the primary play-by-play voice for the Astros Spanish radio network. Romero joined the Astros after spending five seasons broadcasting Milwaukee Brewers games in Spanish on Telemundo Wisconsin. He also has Major League experience calling select games for the Minnesota Twins and Arizona Diamondbacks.
His additional sports broadcasting experience includes both football and basketball for the University of Arizona Spanish Radio Network from 1999-2008, as well as three seasons on the Arizona Cardinals radio halftime report. In 2003, the Arizona Daily Star named him as one of the Top 100 Sports Figures of Southern Arizona.
Former Astros catcher Alex Treviño, who wore the gear for the Astros from 1988-90, begins his 21st season with Houston's Spanish broadcast team. A native of Monterrey, Mexico, Treviño played for 13 seasons in the Majors, primarily as a catcher, spending time with the Mets, Reds, Braves, Giants, Dodgers and Astros organizations. Overall, he played in 939 Major League games and had a .249 lifetime average.
In September 2014, Alex was inducted into the Houston Baseball Media Wall of Honor for his significant and lasting contributions to the landscape of Houston baseball through his work in broadcasting. As of 2016, his 21 seasons in the broadcast booth were tied for the most in franchise history by a Spanish broadcaster with Orlando Sanchez Diago's 21 years.

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text: Ed Jobs bill logjam broken Throwing critical support to students and educators, the U.S. Senate voted 61-38 on Wednesday, Aug. 4, to move forward on a bill that would save 138,000 educators' jobs jeopardized by state budget cuts. Two Republicans – though not Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown – crossed party lines to vote in favor of cloture, which ended a filibuster on the bill and sent it to the floor for debate. Sixty votes are needed to approve cloture. Senator John Kerry, who has been a leader on this issue in the Senate and has been a key supporter of the measure, voted in favor of the move. "We want to thank all of the members who contacted Senator Brown in the hopes of persuading him to switch his vote on behalf of students and educators in Massachusetts," said MTA President Paul Toner. "We especially want to thank Senator Kerry for his leadership. He is a consistent and outspoken supporter of federal funding for public schools and colleges. And we want to thank Governor Deval Patrick for calling on Congress to approve this funding. He has been a leader among state governors in pressing the federal government for financial relief during this recession." Toner also thanked MTA member John Lynch, a Brockton teacher who went to Washington, D.C., to lobby for the education jobs funding. As of this writing, the final bill has not been brought up for a vote. It must be taken up by 5 pm on Thursday, Aug. 5, though it is expected to pass easily since it only needs votes from 51 senators for approval. Senator Brown's office told MTA at noon that he has not yet publicly announced which way he will vote on the final bill. "If you haven't called yet, please keep the heat on Senator Brown's office at 202-224-4543 and ask him to vote in favor of the final bill," Toner said. "While you are on the phone, let him know that you are disappointed he did not vote in favor of cloture, since that was where his vote was really needed. The final bill is expected to pass with or without his support." The bill contains both $10 billion to save educators' jobs and $16.2 billion for the Federal Medicaid Assistance Program. The education jobs bill alone will bring $204 million to Massachusetts, and the FMAP funding will bring even more, easing pressure on the budget and enabling the Legislature to restore some of the funding that was cut for this fiscal year. Maine Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins were the two who crossed party lines to vote in favor of cloture. Brown has said in the past he would oppose the measures if they would add to the deficit. According to the NEA, the Congressional Budget Office confirmed on Tuesday that the measures will actually reduce the budget deficit by $1.4 billion over the next decade. "The educators, students and parents who have fought hard for crucial funding are now one step closer," NEA President Dennis Van Roekel said. "This bill is fully offset, and will actually reduce the budget deficit over the next ten years. It's a no-brainer." Van Roekel went on to thank Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) and bill co-sponsors Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), as well as Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), for their steadfast leadership.


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No. 2: "The Blue Lagoon" - Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins
Take two innocent children of the Victorian era and maroon them in a tropical paradise and you have the makings of an irresistible potential for steamy onscreen bliss.
Cousins Richard (Christopher Atkins) and Emmeline Lestrange (Brooke Shields), survive a shipwreck in the South Pacific and somehow manage to thrive in their private paradise in "The Blue Lagoon." Time reveals them to be two very attractive teenagers who spend their days scarcely clad while fishing, swimming and diving for pearls.
This voyeuristic portrayal captures their lack of understanding over the sexual impulses they begin to have toward one another. They eventually give in to their animalistic desires and all of it unfolds right before our eyes as the pair swim naked into shore. There they have sex for the first time and it is somehow innocent yet taboo; forbidden, yet natural.
Many were stunned at the use of such young people for material so risqué, but none could avert their eyes in view of the consumption of this forbidden young fruit.
Innocence is bliss but sexual healing beats all, as our No. 1 scene illustrates ...
No. 1: "Monster's Ball" - Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton
In "Monster's Ball," Halle Berry plays a woman who has experienced the death of her husband by execution and also the recent accidental death of her young son.
She comes to meet Billy Bob Thornton's character, who makes an unlikely companion for her as he is the man who actually performed her husband's execution.
The two are of different racial identities and both seem to struggle with just trying to get by in the world, emotionally speaking. They are desperate for a human connection when they somehow end up all over each other in what has been described as one of the most raw and animalistic love scenes of all time.
Berry received an Oscar for her performance. Some people were confused by the steamy scene and thought the actors were actually having real sex. Now that's a sign of a good sex scene.
If loving in real life were half as good as this Hollywood sex, it is hard to imagine people would do little else.
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text: Sometimes when I am speaking to a group of people I ask them to point to themselves. Everyone points to their hearts, and I say, "That is who you are." Nobody points to their mind, although most people are identified with their mind, more than their hearts. So why don't we identify with our [Read More…]


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In Makaha, a fiery car crash left one dead and four others in serious condition. All of them minors.
Honolulu police say it happened around 12:15 Saturday morning on Farrington Highway near Makua Cave. A white pick up truck carrying a dozen people was traveling on Farrington Highway when police say the driver lost control and crashed into rocks on the side of the road. Shortly after, the truck burst into flames
Police Lieutenant Bobby Towne said, "When they [officers] got here most of the occupants were out and fleeting on foot and shortly thereafter the vehicle burst into flames. Upon the fire crews extinguishing the flames of the vehicle, a body was discovered next to the vehicle."
Police say the one person killed was a passenger in the truck. They are still trying to locate the driver. Police say speed and alcohol may be factors in the crash. A negligent homicide case has been opened.


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Written by pandator on 03.04.2010 at 11:40
With Jorn Lande again or what???:P
Written by Baz Anderson on 04.04.2010 at 13:07
Yes, me too. If I could only listen to one new album this year, it would probably be this one. Seriously.
Written by Angelic Storm on 04.04.2010 at 18:03
Hmm...if I could only pick one, it would be a tough call between the new Masterplan, new Maiden, and new Nevermore albums!
Written by Baz Anderson on 04.04.2010 at 18:41I'd easily have Masterplan over Iron Maiden and Nevermore - although I am looking forward to these too, haha.
Written by Baz Anderson on 06.05.2010 at 22:16
There's samples of the whole album on here:
Written by whitepawel on 18.05.2010 at 00:05
It has the same problem as the new Armored Saint had. It is a good album but it's not as good as it should be. And actually, at this moment, it's the worst of all Masterplan albums. I hope I'll hear something more awesome next time guys...
(The title track and "The Dark Road" are the highlights in my opinion)


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By Tony Parra: PNT staff writer
The Hispanic horror tale of "La Llorona" has always been used by parents to scare their children and keep them from staying out late at night and for some eight- and nine-year-olds from Portales, the tale reiterated their fears.
"My mom told me that story first," Andrea Ontiveros of Portales said. "My mom said she'll hide behind a dumpster to make sure I don't stay up late at night."
Rosalia De Aragon of Albuquerque performed a solo act of "La Llorona" at the Becky Sharp Auditorium on the Eastern New Mexico University campus Thursday. She wore a black dress and in dim lighting, she put on a mask making her look face old, wrinkled and decayed.
"It was scary," Rudianna Ornelas, a nine-year-old from Portales said. Ornelas attended the performance with her friends Ontiveros and Alysia Sotelo.
Sotelo, an eight year-old from Portales, said she first heard the tale from her cousin.
"My mom also used to tell me the story to keep us (girls) from staying out late at night," Sotelo said. "I stayed out late playing basketball one night. I don't do it anymore."
Legend has it that La Llorona was a grieving mother who threw her sons into the river. She immediately regretted it but she could not save them in time. The next morning she was found dead. The first night Maria Gonzales, the grieving mother, was in the grave, the villagers heard the sound of crying down by the river. It was La Llorona crying. "Where are my children?" as she walked along the bank of the river looking for her sons.
Ontiveros is so interested in the folk legend that she said she wants to dress up as La Llorona for Halloween this year.
The Office of Hispanic Affairs and The New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities sponsored the event.
Aragon brings La Llorona to life through her performances and songs. Aragon's mother, Rosa-Maria Calles directs two-hour plays of La Llorona. Aragon plays the lead role of La Llorona. Calles said they have been putting together the productions for five years.
Calles said a cast of 27 actors and actresses have put the play together at New Mexico Technology University in Socorro, New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas and in different Albuquerque locations.


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Phillies Run The Bases Presented By Tim (5/1/10)
Back in March, I did an entry of satellite images of the ball parks we plan to visit in 2010. The first four stadiums I listed in order and for the fourth game I mentioned, "Next, we'll be sticking closer to home for a very special game at Citizens Bank Park."
On May 1, 2010, Tim and I attended that very special game, and it turned out to be way more special that I imagined in the first place.
Let's start with an explanation of why I said it would be special. If you look at our 2010 season goals (or our blog in general), you'll see that we love Kids Run The Bases days. Coming into 2010, Tim had run the bases at Progressive Field (2008), Camden Yards (2009), Rogers Centre (2009), Citi Field (2009-10), Miller Park (2009), and Nationals Park (2009-10).
We've never been able to line up a trip to Seattle that coincided with a Kids Run The Bases day. So it is understandable that Tim has not run the bases at Safeco Field.
On the other hand, our failure to run the bases at Citizens Bank Park made no sense. It is, after all, the closest MLB stadium to our house. But in 2009, each of the kids run the bases days was on a business persons special day games. I couldn't justify taking a day off of work to go to a day game in Philadelphia. So Tim was precluded from running the Citzens Bank Park bases.
I was perplexed at why a kids run the bases promotion would be doubled up with a business persons promotion. I have a colleague whose brother is the Phillies Senior V.P. of Marketing & Advertising Sales. So, I asked him about this odd situation. His brother had no answer…and life went on.
Fast forward to 2:28 p.m. on January 19, 2010, I'm diligently working away at my desk when I receive an email from my colleague that simply said, "Just for you." It was a forward, so I scrolled down and found the following message from the inner-sanctum of Phillies management: "we added a run the bases on a weekend for your friend – may 1st."
On Friday, April 30, 2010, my colleague called to make sure we were going to the game. His brother had called to remind him that they put this on the schedule for Tim so he hoped we'd be there. Of course! While the schedule said "sponsored by Modell's Sporting Goods," as we drove toward Citizens Bank Park we knew this Kids Run The Bases day was really brought to the kids of Philadelphia by Tim Cook.
Thank you, Phillies, for listening to the fans!
So lets get to the actual game. We arrived early for our first ever BP at Citizens Bank Park. A guy in a golf cart met us at our car and drove us to the LF gate. He also gave Tim a little green Citizens Bank pig key chain…which Tim named "Snortle."
Outside the LF gate, Tim got his picture with a statue of Steve Carlton…
…which by my count makes Carlton the second person with whom Tim has got his picture with the real person and his statute (the first being Michael Jack Schmidt). He also got his picture with Joe Brown's statue in the parking lot (that was actually after the game).
With Snortle in hand, we headed into the ball park. We had three goals for BP, two of which we would achieve.
First, get our picture with my all-time favorite pitcher, Jamie Moyer. Unfortunately, Moyer was in deep center field where the seats are maybe 15 feet above the field. No way to get a picture with a player there. So we just went out and stood near him.
Right after I took this picture, Tim yelled, "Hi, Jamie Moyer!" Moyer made eye contact with us and gave Tim a nice wave with his glove. Not just a little flip. A legit "hi, how you doing" wave. Very cool.
Soon thereafter, the Phils all started running toward the dugout, which is where we should have been. We might have been able to get Moyer's attention while at field level. Anyway, I put Tim on my shoulders and we started to make our way toward the Phils' dugout knowing that Moyer would be long gone by the time we got there.
That is when goal number 2 sealed the deal on not achieving goal number 1. Our second goal was to get a baseball. We'd only ever got one ball in all of our games at Citizens Bank Park. We made no real effort during Phils BP. We were just watching Moyer.
Then, as the Phils started running in and we started making our way toward the RF corner, I saw a Phils player on the field yelling up into the stands. I'd later figure out it was J.C. Romero. There were people lining the first and second rows and we were in row 4. Romero was motioning "up and over" with his finger. But it looked like he was motioning toward the very back of the section. I had no clue what he was doing. But he kept doing it. Finally, I said, "US!?!?!?" He said, "Yeah!" And held up a ball. Tim and I walked up to about row 7 and J.C. Romero lobbed…
…our second baseball ever at Citizens Bank Park directly into my glove. I handed it up to Tim and the crowd was happy to see the Phils reliever find a worthy recipient for the baseball. Our first ball at Citizens Bank Park was from Rockies first base coach (and former Mariner) Glenallen Hill. And we got a ball from Jimmy Rollins in D.C. last season. But this was our first baseball from a Phillie at a Phillies home game.
Thanks, J.C. Romero!
Goal No. 1 – failed. Goal No. 2 – complete.
Third goal, get Frank Catalanotto's autograph. That might sound like an odd goal, but there is a back story (which we'll get to).
The Mets were stretching in front of their dugout. We ran over there. I wrote out a quick and to the point sign…
…Tim grabbed the sign and popped up onto my shoulders. Literally within 10 seconds, we were communicating with Frank Catalanotto and arranging to meet in the first row about 30 yards down the 3B line. We got over there and we chatted with Frank, he signed our sign (shown above) as I dug through my backpack, and he posed for a picture with Tim…
But here is the real goal achieved….
That, my friends, is a picture of the first pitch of the first MLB game Tim ever attended back on September 12, 2006. Frank Catalanotto, playing for the Blue Jays, was the batter and he took a called strike from the eventual winning pitcher, Gil Meche.
I told Catalanotto the whole story. He thought it was awesome and he was SUPER COOL to us. It was awesome. For a non-game-related moment, this was one of the coolest and most memorable moments I've experienced at a ball park.
I have to give HUGE, HUGE gratitude to my dad for having the forethought to snap this picture while we were celebrating Tim's first game. I absolutely love that he captured this moment for Tim and I am estactic about the idea of Tim having a picture of his first MLB pitch signed by both the batter and pitcher.
Hmmm….the pitcher. Gil Meche, be on the lookout for these two Mariners fans! Hopefully we can work it out this season.
At this point, the Mets hadn't even started hitting yet. But it was blistering hot in the seating bowl and we already accomplished all of our BP goals except the Moyer picture, which wasn't going to happen. So we took refuge in the shade…more specifically, in the kids play area:
…in that upper left picture, see that teenager in the upper tube? That guy works for the Phillies. His job is to control the traffic going down the slide. In the bottom right picture, Tim took "my order" about 2 dozen times and pretended to hand all sorts of food items out of those little holes to me
We went back to the play area several times throughout the day.
After our first play session, we headed toward the concourse behind home plate where I wanted to visit the ticket office. On the way, we got this picture of Tim and a fake Phanatic:
The Mets were still taking BP when we made our way back down the concourse on the 3B side of the stadium. Check out this pre-gram crowd:
We made our way down to the Phils dugout to see if Moyer was around. He wasn't. But then Roy Halladay popped out of the dugout and made his way to the bullpen and then the OF grass just outside of the bullpens…
Halladay was another factor that made this game special. He went head-to-head against the Mets Mike Pelfrey and dominated throwing a complete game shutout.
After watching Halladay stretch a little, we went to our seats in section 104:
In those pictures, Tim is standing in the seat directly in front of ours. By the way, although he was a little sweatball, that is water from the water fountain on his shirt. He was having some water fountain difficulties just before these pictures.
Here is the actual view from our seats — Citizens Bank Park section 104, row 14, seats 4-5:
But we started the game in one of the many standing room areas behind the 3B field level seats. We were there to get our first close-up look at "Doc" Halladay. And this is what it looked like:
First inning, fly out, fly out, strike out.
Then we grabbed an ice cream helmet for Tim and a couple drinks for both of us, and headed to our seats…
…later, we grabbed some nachos. Good ballpark foods!
Jayson Werth stood almost right in front of us in RF. Here is what our view of the three outfielders looked like from our seats:
I brought my wife's big fancy camera that takes quick sequence shots so I could get the Halladay shots above. I brought it out again for Raul Ibanez. Although I didn't get anything too special of Raul, the shots are funny when you look at a bunch of them together…
…do you see it? Its Werth. He looks the same — mid-hop — in every picture. There were more than this and he always was mid-hop just like that. It seemed like an odd little hop to me.
Although he gave up three hits in the early innings, Halladay was dealing all day:
Early on, Pelfey was matching him pitch-for-pitch. But then came the fourth inning when the Phils offense did some damage.
Chase Utley started it out with a single:
Ryan Howard then drilled one to RF for a single moving Utley to second:
Jayson Werth then hit an RBI single that found a bit of Alex Cora's glove. Had Cora gloved the bloop single, it probably would have been a triple play because Utley was already around 3B and Howard was just a couple feet from 2B.
With two outs in the inning and a 3-0 score, things got real interesting. Tim had done a great job sitting in the seats for 3.5 innings. So I promised we would go back to the play area right after the third out. I packed up our belongings, including my glove.
Shane Victorino then hit a a three run homerun that I came within inches of getting. Here is another panorama from pre-game:
I was in seat number 4. Seats 1-3 were empty giving me a clear path to the aisle. The homerun landed in row 13 just across the aisle from us. The crowd collectively botched catching the ball and it fell to the ground. There was a girl in the first seat and I sort of dove over her in an effort to grab the loose ball. But as my hand was reaching toward the ball, the guy in the green hat (to the far right in the picture above) reached down and grabbed the ball cleanly by his feet. As I reached for it, I knew that guy would have to bobble it on the bare hand grab for me to have a chance. It was pretty exciting, but I missed out. Who knows what would have happened if I had my glove on my hand.
After the homerun, Tim asked me, "Did you smash your head when you jumped in there?" It was pretty funny. (FYI, as I type this, Chase Utley just hit a homerun off of Johan Santana that landed in Section 104 right around our seats).
After the inning, we headed back to the play area, which was over run by kids. It was kid pandamonium. And eventually Tim came out of the play set holding one shoe in his hand. He claimed that he got in a kid traffic jam in the tubes that de-shoed him. That was enough of the play area for Tim. So we got those nachos pictured above and headed back to our seats.
While we were in the play area, Rauuuuuuuuul Ibanez hit a two run triple to bring the score to 8-0 Phillies. Pelfrey was long gone. In the eigth inning, Frank Catalanotto pinch hit for the second Mets pitcher (Raul Valdez)…
The Phanatic was pumping up the crowd…
…and everyone was going crazy because the Phils were (by this point) winning 10-0 and their new ace, Roy Halladay, was set on cruise control:
And 10-0 was the final score. Halladay's line: 9 IP, 3 Hits, 0 ER, and 1-4 at the plate.
We watched the top of the 9th inning from the concourse behind the 3B dugout. When the game ended, we made our way down to the first row and we were in a good position to get a ball from home plate umpire Ron Kulpa. Well, as good as you can be without being in the diamond club. But Kulpa gave one ball to a 20-something girl in the diamond club and his line-up card to a guy standing with the girl…and then he was gone.
No problems. It had already been an extra-special day.
I took this panorama as the crowd started to clear out…
….at home plate you can see the Phillies workers setting up for Tim's special run around the bases. He stayed put as the bullpens cleared out and headed to their respective dugouts.
A couple Mets approached the far end of the 3B dugout and threw a couple balls into the crowd. But we were all alone at the other end of the dug out (still at the spot from which I took that last panorama).
One of the ball tossers was Mets bullpen catcher Dave Racaniello. For some reason, after throwing two balls into the crowd on the far end of the dugout, he walked down toward us and entered the dugout just below us. At the time, he had nothing in his hands, but a catchers equipment bag over his shoulder.
We were just standing there minding our own business when Racaniello took his first step down into the dugout. Right then, he looked up and saw Tim sitting on my shoulders. He looked at us like, "Hey, I got something for you." He stopped and dug around in his bag and pulled out…
…a 2009 Citi Field inagural season baseball, which he tossed right up to us.
Thanks, Dave!
By the way, that is Tim's green pig "Snortle" sitting on top of the Racaniello baseball.
It was time to run the bases. We made our way to the RF gate. On the way, I took this panorama from section 142…
…and this one from section 144:
And an usher in CF took our picture:
Kids were already circling the bases. But we had to stop by the Phillies Wall of Fame, which is blocked off during games so fans don't heckle the relievers in the bullpen (I guess that is the reason, at least). Here are some famous Phillies from the field and booth:
Here is the view of the bullpens from the wall of fame area — visitors on top, Phillies down below closer to the field:
After waiting through a really long line and walking through a tunnel below the stands in RF foul territory. Then we walked out onto the RF foul warning track for the first time…
Of course, I got some shots of the dugouts…
…and threw in some shots of the on deck cirles for good measure.
Then, Tim was off to the races:
On the drive home, Tim would regale me with the story of how he passed that kid in the red and white outfit.
The Phillies were great because they didn't have a mob of workers kicking you out the second your kid crossed home plate (like some teams who will remain nameless). So I had time to take this field level panorama…
…and this picture of Tim standing next to the brick wall directly behind home plate…
…and for good meaure, we got a couple more pictures as we made our way down the 1B line warning track toward the exit in shallowe LF:
As we left the seating area, the Phils had workers handing out this certificate:
I thought that was a great touch. None of the sixth other teams whose bases Tim has run have given out these certificates.
Great job, Phillies!
All-in-all, it was a great day at the ballpark and Tim was fast asleep only a few miles into our drive home.
2010 Fan Stats:
4 Games
7 Teams (Orioles and Blue Jays; Phillies, Braves, Mets, Brewers and Nationals)
4 Ice Cream Helmets (Orioles, Phillies, Mets, & Nationals)
13 Baseballs (3 Brewers, 3 Nationals, 2 Blue Jays, 3 Umpires, 1 Phillies, 1 Mets)
4 Stadiums (Camden Yards, Citizens Bank Park, Nationals Park, Citi Field)
3 Player Photos (Frank Catalanotto, Jeff Suppan and Scott Olsen)
3 Autographs (Frank Catalanotto (2), Jeff Suppan and Scott Olsen)
3 Kids Run The Bases (Citizens Bank Park, Nationals Park, Citi Field)
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Nice pics and entry! Living in PA I never got to go to Citizens Bank probably will either this summer or next year. Great job on convincing them to add ru nthe bases day! any tips on nationals Ballpark can you buy a SRO ticket and walk around and what kind of tickets do you usually buy for the games?
I've read this blog for a while, but this is finally my first comment. Running the bases on a field is so cool, and you and Tim have been very lucky to do this so many times. You may have seen the video already, but if you haven't on the Victorino homer you can see you running from your seat in your blue and white M's cap.
cool entry and cool pictures! Weren't you all exausted after all that?
Congratulations for Tim's first "Run The Bases" at Citizens Bank Park! He is just lovely, and the "Run The Bases" certificate is designed so nicely (everyone seeing this would like one for his/her own).
>I was perplexed at why a kids run the bases promotion would be doubled up with a business persons promotion.
Yes, you're right. I do agree. No kids living OUTSIDE the ballpark city itself could attend a kids promotion event scheduled on a weekday. A Japanese professional baseball club would never schedule a kids promotion event on weekdays, except during the summer vacation of schools. It's most strange to see all other "Kids Run The Bases" days at Citizens Bank are scheduled on weekdays in this season. How do they think kids, expecially those under school age, can get to the ballpark? Do they think kids can walk to the ballpark all by themselves?
Yo Todd —
Have you seen the shoes that Nike is coming out with?
Check this out: http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/BLS-Want-Bo-Jackson-s-new-baseball-glove-shoe?urn=mlb,237716
I think they're pretty cool, though I've never been much of a Nike guy.
Thanks, James. You should definitely check out Citizens Bank Park. It is a totally different experience than going to Camden Yards or Nationals Park. It is packed to the rafters with fans. As for Nationals Park, I'm not sure if they have SRO tickets. If so, probably only when it is a sellout or close to a sellout. But they have a lot of $10 tickets in the upper deck that actually provide a pretty good view of the game. And there is a lot of standing room counter space ringing the field level. You can definitely walk all around the stadium and take in a lot of different views. And it is a beautiful stadium.
Well, thanks for your first comment. I did see that on the video clip. Pretty cool! I actually saw it in the stadium on the replay on the jumbo screen. It would have been even cooler had the ball ended up in my hand! 😉
Thanks! We were exhausted. Tim slept from just outside of the parking lot until the next morning!
Thanks, Nao! It was a lot of fun watching Tim finally run the Citizens Bank Park bases. Hopefully they'll continue having a run the bases on the weekend for the kids. The Certificate is a great idea and nicely done by the Phils. That would be cool if some other teams picked up on the idea…and maybe they have.
Never a Nike guy? That makes no sense. Are there other athletic shoe brands? Thanks for the link. Interesting shoes. I'm not sure I see the baseball glove part of it…other than they are brown. But anything to honor Bo Jackson is good in my book. Growing up, he was one of my favorite players. I even owned a Royals hat (gasp!) for a period of time.
Thanks for your response. I'm glad to find that all "Kids Run the Bases" events at Safeco Field are REASONABLY scheduled on Sunday afternoon (maybe Citizens Bank Park is exceptional).
BTW, I'm just surprised to learn that a 6-month-old baby started an MLBlog in July 2008 and has been blogging ever since (if you've already known this blog, please excuse me):
This baby, Paul, will be a good friend of Tim!
Thanks for the responce! Is the ushers/sec laid back or strict over in washington?
I've heard of or seen the name BabyPaul, but haven't checked him out. I'll have to do so. Thanks.
Last year, the ushers were very strict the 3 times we were at Nationals Park. We've been there once this season and they were remarkably laid back. I'm not sure if it was a shift in stadium philosophy or we caught them on an odd day this time around — maybe the latter because the Brewers scored 10 runs in the first inning and it was cold and windy. Maybe that made them decide to be more laid back. But I'm not sure. have fun.


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I discussed FreeBSD's SMB filesystem support well over a year ago. At the time, it was highly experimental and suffered occasional seizures.
It has since improved to the point where it is reliable enough for use in production settings. If you want to access a Windows share from your FreeBSD workstation, this is how you do it. Before you start, gather some basic information about your Windows network.
ipconfig /all on a Windows system.)
The first problem you have is supporting the multiple character sets
so common in Windows. It's very easy for a Windows user to use
characters not found in the standard ASCII alphabet. You don't want
to dump such a character into your kernel; you'll only confuse it, and
a confused kernel is not a happy kernel. The FreeBSD kernel does not
include the libraries to handle this. Install the
libiconv port from
/usr/ports/converters/libiconv before you proceed. Note that
is under the LGPL; if you're interested in using SMBFS in an embedded
system, run this by your legal department.
Now recompile your kernel to handle SMB. Just add the following options to your kernel.
options NETSMB
options NETSMBCRYPTO
options LIBMCHAIN
options LIBICONV
options SMBFS
The SMBFS kernel option is also available as a module. Because you already must rebuild your kernel to include SMB networking support, however, you might as well compile it statically.
Once you have the kernel built, install the SMB tools from
/usr/ports/net/smbfs. The SMB tools must be exactly synchronized with
your kernel. This makes packages mostly useless, unless you have
several identical machines. If you upgrade your FreeBSD install, you
must upgrade the port. To make life somewhat more difficult, the
master SMBFS source code repository lurks behind a very slow link in
Kazakhstan. I recommend that you store the distribution file somewhere on your
network, so you can easily rebuild the tools without having to re-fetch
the source from the other side of the world.
The SMB tools use a configuration file, either
$HOME/.nsmbrc or
/usr/local/etc/nsmb.conf. Any settings in
nsmb.conf override settings
in user home directories. The configuration file is divided into
sections by labels in angle brackets. For example, settings that
apply to every SMB connection are kept in the
[default] section. You can create your own sections by specifying servers, users, and share,
in one of the following formats.
For example, information that applies to an entire server goes in a
section named after the server. Information that applies to a
specific user is kept in a user name section, and information that only
applies to a single share is kept in a label that includes the
share name. You could lump the information for all the shares under a
[servername] entry if you don't have more specific information per
These values are all SMB values -- i.e., my Windows user name is
"mlucas", but my Unix user name is "mwlucas", so I use "mlucas" in
You use keywords to assign a configuration to a section. Some keywords can only be used in particular sections. For example, servers have IP addresses, users don't. You assign a value with an equal sign, such as "keyword=value". Here are the keywords.
This is the name of the NT domain or Windows workgroup you want to access.
This is the IP (or IPX) address of a SMB server with this name. This
can only appear under a plain
[servername] label.
charsets local:remote
This handles conversions between the character set used on the FreeBSD system and the character set used on the SMB server. (As SMBFS was written in Central Asia, this was a matter of no small concern!)
This is the IP address of the NetBIOS (WINS) name server. You can put
this in the
[default] section or under a particular
This is the NetBIOS scope. If you don't know what NetBIOS scope is, you probably don't need to set it.
This is the number of times the SMB client will try to contact the server before assuming that the connection has broken. The default is probably fine.
This is the length of time the system will wait for a response to a SMB request. Again, the default is probably fine.
This is a clear-text password for a user or a share. If you
must store passwords in
So, let's start setting up a basic
nsmb.conf file. First, we want to
be able to find hosts. For this we need a workgroup and a NetBIOS
name server. I also have the same user name across the entire domain,
so I'm going to put my user name in the
[default] section.
With this information, you should be able to perform basic SMB name
smbutil(1) can perform basic NetBIOS name resolution.
# smbutil lookup fileserv4
Got response from 192.168.2.80
IP address of fileserv4: 192.168.1.202
If this works, you have basic SMB functionality. Now we want to
access a share on that system. Before you can query a host, you must
log in to it. Only root can use these
smbutil functions.
# smbutil login //mlucas@fileserv4
Connected to MLUCAS
So, our password is correct. Let's see what resources this server offers.
# smbutil view //mlucas@fileserv4
Share Type Comment
jsmith$ disk
gdonner$ disk
mlucas$ disk
You'll get a list of every shared resource on the SMB server. When finished, log out of the host.
# smbutil logout //mlucas@fileserv4
Connection unmarked as permanent and will
be closed when possible
Now that you've finished investigating, let's actually mount a share
mount_smbfs(8). The syntax is very simple.
mount_smbfs //username@servername/share /mount/point
To mount my personal fileserver share on
/home/mwlucas/smbmount, I
would do:
# mount_smbfs //mlucas@fileserv4/mlucas /home/mwlucas/smbmount
Check your work with
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Avail Capacity
Mounted on
/dev/ad0s1a 99183 49105 42144 54% /
/dev/ad0s1f 5186362 3091500 1679954 65% /usr
/dev/ad0s1e 198399 22816 159712 12% /var
procfs 4 4 0 100% /proc
I can now do basic file operations, including using emacs and
StarOffice on the documents in this folder. Life just got a little
mount_smbfs includes several options to fine-tune the mount
behavior, however. We can customize the
nsmb.conf file to use
different user names to access different shares, or to bypass NetBIOS
name resolution for particular hosts. Here's a more complicated
example, with comments.
#I have a share on my desktop with a separate password
#development is in a different NT domain, with
#a shared username
Ownership of files across these systems can be problematic. Your Unix
user names probably don't map to Windows user names, and Unix has a
different permissions scheme. Because you're using a single Windows
user name to access the share, you have whatever access that account
has to the Windows resources. You should assign the proper Unix
permissions for that share, however. By default,
mount_smbfs assigns
the new share the same permissions as the mount point used. The
/home/mwlucas/smbmount in our example is owned by "mwlucas",
in the group "mwlucas", and has mode 755. I can edit what's in this
directory, but no other users can. You can use
option to choose a different mode, and the
-d option to choose a
different directory mode. For example, to set it so only I could
access the contents of this directory I would use
mount_smbfs -d 700.
(This would make the Unix permissions far more stringent than the
Windows ones, but that's not my concern at the moment.) I can even
change the owner with the
-u option, and the group with the
-g option.
-I option tells
mount_smbfs to skip NetBIOS name resolution, and
instead use the host name or IP address provided on the command line.
-N means that
mount_smbfs should read the password from the
configuration file, and not prompt for a password. This means that
you need to have your clear-text password in
-W flag specifies a new workgroup. It overrides any settings in
Windows is case-insensitive; Unix is case-sensitive. SMBFS defaults
to leaving the case as it finds it, but this is not necessarily what
you want. The
-c flag tells
mount_smbfs to change the case.
-c l changes everything to lowercase, while
-c u changes everything to uppercase.
In working with
mount_smbfs, I've found it flexible enough to handle almost any situation on a Windows network. This allows you to use
your FreeBSD system seamlessly with the rest of the office.
Michael W. Lucas
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The park is home to a number of animal television and movie stars.
At the Hartbeespoort Dam Snake & Animal Park you'll see lions, snakes, seals, chimps and many other fascinating animals that live there.
You'll find it at the base of the Magaliesberg Mountains in a sanctuary complete with shady trees, an expanse of water and massive cliffs. Set aside a good few hours to explore this 40-year-old destination, where the aim is to study and preserve South African wildlife.
The Hartbeespoort Dam Snake & Animal Park is home to a range of animal and reptile species, from lions, tigers and other large felines to hyenas, wild dogs, otters, birds, snakes, and chimpanzees and fellow primates.
Visit one of the best reptile collections in the country at the Chameleon Village Reptile Park, where live reptile shows are held daily. Snake lectures approved by the Field Guides' Association of Southern Africa discuss various kinds of snakes, identification, habits, how to avoid snakebites and what to do if bitten.
If the scaly ones scare you, rather catch the antics of resident seals in the seal pool, or spend time with a large breeding group of chimpanzees that keeps visitors entertained.
Free parking is provided, and there's also wheelchair and pram access.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
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Tel: +27 (0)12 253 1162
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
How to get here
From Johannesburg take the William Nicol, passing Fourways Mall, the Indaba Hotel, Dainfern and Diepsloot on your left. Just after the Krugersdorp Highway flyover, you will see the Hartbeespoort Dam signboard. Turn left. You are now on the Hennopsriver road, the R511. Stay on this road over the mountain and into the town of Hartbeespoort. Follow the signboards.
Best time to visit
The park is open daily in summer (8am to 5.30pm) and winter (8.30am to 5pm). A seal and snake show takes place on weekends, public holidays and during local school holidays at 12h00 and 15h00, so plan your day around these events.
Around the area
The dam lends itself to a host of outdoor and water-based activities such as parasailing, windsurfing, waterskiing and jet-skiing. For the more adventurous there's also paragliding, hang-gliding and hot-air ballooning on offer in the area. Enjoy the scenic surrounds by car, on foot or by mountain bike.
Tours to do
Hartbeespoort Bird Gardens to see the bird-breeding programme. Also of interest is the Crocodile Ramble, an arts and crafts route with day visitor and overnight facilities. The Heritage Route starts at the dam, going north to the Pilanesberg National Park and on to the Madikwe Game Reserve in the north.
Get around
It's best to have your own car in this area, as public transport is poor.
What will it cost
R60 for adults; R30 for children 3-12 years.
Length of stay
Ideally, spend a few hours here.
Where to stay
There are lots of accommodation options in the area. You could stay at the nearby Lesedi Cultural Village for an interesting and uniquely South African experience. Or contact the local tourism office (details under Contacts).
What to eat
A welcome waterfront tea garden serves light snacks and offers a panoramic view of the dam. You can also enjoy a lunch with a difference on the floating restaurant, or drive to the local cheese factory at nearby Skeerpoort. At the dam there's an indoor and an outdoor restaurant.
What's happening
Weekend visitors can enjoy scenic ferryboat cruises on the dam for one, two or three hours. For the more adventurous, there's also fast action on the water snake.
Best buys
Hans Kretschmer produces unique handcrafted swordsticks, or find arty goodies at Tan' Malie se Winkel. There is an extensive African market that sells curios on the other side of the Hartbeespoort Dam Wall.


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Tuesday, May 13, 2014 British Isles Tour Day 1
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Fifty Liberty University students (the larger portion is composed of online students) left The States yesterday at 6:40 pm. While the flight to London Heathrow was smooth and took less than 7 hours, it also meant a lot of red tape to get to our connecting flight to Shannon, Ireland. There were at least 5 checkpoints and we went through 2 separate biometrics scans as well as a full TSA security check although we'd gone through that at Dulles. Europeans take security very seriously!
Ireland is as beautiful as I'd always seen in pictures. I believe this was everyone's first trip to Ireland and so far, it has not disappointed. The people are so friendly and there are lots of mountains. I wasn't expecting that. We are staying tonight and tomorrow night in Killarney, a quaint little city next too the Ring of Kerry, which we visit tomorrow along with many other exciting stops...including a visit to an Irish sheep herder!
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A passenger attempted to pass a gun hidden inside a hollowed-out book through security at Honolulu International Airport last March, according to a Transportation Security Administration report released Thursday.
The gun was one of 1,543 firearms confiscated at airports across the country last year, along with a bunch of other dangerous and unusual items. Many of them are posted on the TSA's website.
The TSA said that about 1,746,800 passengers passed through checkpoints at airports across the country last year.
The gun found in Honolulu had no cylinder, but TSA reported that 78.7 percent of all firearms confiscated in 2012 were loaded.
"By publicizing these items on our blog, we're not necessarily saying look at all the bad guys that came to came to the airport. Because most times, the people we find with a gun, simply forgot that it was in their bag," said Nico Melendez, a TSA spokesman.
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"When there are lines, it's because of these silly items that people shouldn't be bringing to the airport, that people know better about. But we have to take our time to find these items to keep them off of the airplanes," according to Melendez.
Melendez said TSA conducts internal tests daily to make sure officers are able to find the latest threats and that the explosives are the main threat now, which is why advanced imagery technology and pat downs are a necessity.
But many air travelers know, both can slow down lines.
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Melendez added that, "It's a very important job and something that we're really working to get better at everyday."
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LG has come a LOOOOONNNNNGGGGG WAAAAAYYYYY with sprint and building out QUALITY products. As a seller, I have never seen a manufacturer bring out an entire line with next to no returns/exchanges.
This phone is marketed towards the late 20's to early 40's crowd that want a basic phone with bluetooth but have no need for a camera.
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Light and nice phone
This phone is perfect if you want a good quality phone without the weight and price of extra features you don't need. I did not want a phone with a camera however the bluetooth capability is a feature I needed.
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LG Lx-150
What a terrific phone at a GREAT price.
This phone is being offered for FREE with
a new two year activation. It has bluetooth
technology, a super sleek design and upon
preliminary testing, shows terrific performance in all key areas.
A great phone for those who do not or can
not have a camera built-in to the phone.
All in all, I would rate the phone at
a 5, but nothing is perfect!
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Super nice phone
Very happy with the LG LX 150. I did not want a camera but still needed a good quality phone and this is it! Very easy to use, great call quality...
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Its better than the Oyster
My sister has this phone and i think its cute
only 1
Programing is somewhat hard
Otherwise a tight upbeat phone
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Super Phone
I love this phone!
SMALL- fits right in your tiniest pocet.
STURDY- because of the clamshell design, if you drop it, it is less likely to break. Those new slider phones are realy cool, except - if you drop them on their pretty, huge screen, what do you think is going to happen?
GOOD SIGNAL- and I live in Oklahoma!
GREAT UI- uncomplicated
GOOD FEATURES- like alarm clock, and multiple numbers per contact but not all of that crap you don't need. Just a really good phone that isn't loaded down with a bunch of extras.
None that I can think of right now.
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The features in the LG-150 work fine - good audio, nice screen, etc.
The only problem I've had is that the screen cracked after about 5 days. I was using the included hip case for the phone, which was pretty snug on the phone. Not sure if this contributed to it.
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Excellent phopne
This is the best phone I've ever owned. Very satisfied with it. Looks great, sounds great, easy to use.
It doesn't have a camera but I don't take pictures with my phone. I use a camera for that!
Some features that I really like about the phone:
It's a great looking phone.
Small and light weight.
Sound it excellent.
Reception is excellent.
30 ring tones included.
Bright inside screen.
Monochrome outside screen so you can see it without turning the light on.
Easy to use menus.
Programmable shortcut keys.
Text message button.
Blue tooth.
Really, I like everything about this phone. If you're looking for a great phone for talking then this is the one you should get.
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Gretchen Daily, professor at Stanford University in California, is convinced that the only way to generate welfare in the long term is to put a price tag on the ecosystem. "If we don't the destruction of our natural capital will simply continue," says Gretchen Daily who today receives Volvo Environment Prize for 2012.
The Volvo Environment Prize is awarded every year to people who have made outstanding scientific discoveries in the environmental and sustainability fields. The award, which is being given today at a ceremony in Stockholm, goes this year to Gretchen Daily who is regarded as one of the pioneers in the drive to chart and quantify the world's natural capital.
Gretchen Daily is a professor of environmental science at Stanford University in California, where her research group is currently developing methods for valuing nature's various ecosystem services. She has published more than 200 scientific articles and texts in the popular science genre.
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Did anyone see this past weeks episode of Desperate Housewives? Lynette had a co-worker that was a breastfeeding advocate and everyone in her office was freaked out because her nanny was bringing the baby in to work so she coudl nurse him frequently during the day. The mom was making all kinds of good arguments for extended breastfeeding, etc. Her son was 5 years old and it was probably the first time anyone had seen a mother nurse an older child. At first I thought this was great, that they were exposing a wide audience to a new concept, etc, etc. However, in the last ten minutes of the episode she is seen crying at her desk and sad because her son had weaned himself. She then begins to cry that she will have to go back to the gym now because nursing burns so many calories a day, etc. Turned out the mother was a bit of a nut and seemed to be nursing her son more for her own benefit that his. She fit right in with the cast of crazy women on a television show but I was disappointed that the first exposure a lot of Americans might had had to extended breastfeeding was a negative one.
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It is extremely helpful that the nominee to head of one of the largest federal agencies, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), stated he believes medical records should belong to patients.
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luther head without a doubt.young,fast and can shoot really good thats the obvious choice IMO
understood we are a lil thin at SG.. if walker goes down we r force to play rautins or start chandler at the 2 which he really excels at the 3 position
the first names that come to mind that we can get for a mil or two for one guaranteed year are....
luther head
roger mason
eddie house (dont want miami snatchin him up)
tmac (there i said it)
anyone else..
your thoughts....
luther head without a doubt.young,fast and can shoot really good thats the obvious choice IMO
roger will be great in this system but i relley want tmac back
Chandler will prob start at the 2.
If Walker goes down i can see Landry Fields playing SG, Clyde thinks so too.
Fields has impressed the hell out of me in the summer league, a very smart basketball player that knows were to be and always finds the basketball, very good intangibles.
He is athletic and fast enough to play the 2, faster than Chandler.
I can def see Landry Fields as a good backup 2 guard.
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
I think we can play Chandler, Walker, at times even Gallo at the 2, and when Azubuike is healthy, he will probably start at the 2 spot. Not to mention, Rautins, if we actually sign him.
^^^It'll be great to see Fields play the 2 when he was thought to be a 3. Adds another dimension to his game. This is good news.
We don't need to give any more contracts. We are near the cap for 2010, I believe, and we have a full roster.
If we really have to sign someone, considering our cap salary and everything, Head would be the best fit. I don't think Roger Mason will take that small amount of money we can offer.
i've quickly became a fields fan but lets face it... he's not a starter on a playoff team just yet... right now i think we bring in T-mac, to help out the younger guys for some veteran experience... I don't know why.. but I think he has a little left in him
Orange and blue, yesterday, today, and tomorrow...
I like T-Mac as well but i don't trust his legs...Head here...lol
Give me Head
errr well you know what I meant
I would want either Luther Head or Roger Mason
Head is very fast and young so he could be with us for awhile..
Mason would fit GREAT in the knicks system, outside shooter plays D
My heart tells me McGrady but my head says Head.
Damn player-centric usernames straight to hell.
Roger Mason & Rasual Butler would be my FA-choices, but there might be some other players that became expendable for their teams as well:
-Jamal Crawford (only in a trade straight up for Curry)
-Xavier Henry (Grizzlies don't want to sign him for the usual money, reminds me a bit of the Steve Francis-situation a couple of years ago)
- Rip Hamilton (leadership)
- Vince Carter (2011 is a team option)
- Iguodala (nice complementary player to Gallo)
- Rudy Fernandez (Blazers now have Roy, Matthews and Bayless)
We do not need to spend anymore.
We have Kalena Azubuike, Bill Walker, Andy Rautins, and Tony Douglas can be played at the 2. Bigger line up, then Wilson Chandler.


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Rev. Berkley was born to Ethel Mae and William Earnest Berkley in Dallas on Jan. 5, 1931. In 1955, he married Nan Remschel in Gonzales. During WWII, his family moved back to Austin where he graduated from Austin High School, the University of Texas and Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Upon completion of seminary, he became a minister with the United Methodist Church (UMC) Southwest Texas Conference. He pastored in St. Marks UMC, Austin; Govalle UMC, Austin; First United Methodist Church (FUMC), Agua Dulce; FUMC Palacios; FUMC Hondo; FUMC Ozona; FUMC Beeville; Memorial UMC, Austin; FUMC Luling; and FUMC Rockport. In 1962, he helped the Palacios church and community rebuild after Hurricane Carla in 1961. While in Ozona, he helped the community members get a nursing home.
After 40 years of pastoring, he retired in 1995. During his retirement, he served on the United Methodist Church Southwest Conference board and continued to help in planning for the future of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Nan; son, Mark Berkley; daughter, Rachel (Glen) McNiel; two grandchildren, Daniel and David McNiel; a sister, Camilla (John) Bordie; brother-in-law, Robert Remschel; and many nieces and nephews, cousins and their families.
Visitation was held at Seydler-Hill Funeral Home in Gonzales from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 10. The funeral service was conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, July 11, in the First United Methodist Church in Gonzales.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Gonzales, and the Gonzales Youth Center, 522 Water St., Gonzales, Texas 78629.
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Guitar Hero Lacked "Nurturing And Care" According To Activision
Activision CFO Thomas Tippl noted the reason the Guitar Hero franchise went from a billion dollar game series to a discontinued one was because of a lack of "nurturing and care." "Guitar Hero probably didn't receive the amount of nurturing and care that it needed to maintain that position," he said. "And I think there...
Guitar Hero: Did Activision "Abuse" The Franchise?
There are many opinions on the internet about the death of the Guitar Hero franchise, but one important person calls it a blatant case of abuse! Kelly Summer, former CEO of developer RedOctane, says,"They abused it. There's no reason why Guitar Hero cannot continue. It's a great product. My gut tells me there is still a...
Activision Drops Next Guitar Hero Game
(Updated 4:20 PM) Activision/Blizzard announced it is dropping the in-development Guitar Hero game planned for 2011. The company is also disbanding its Guitar Hero division, best described by the company itself in the following statement: "Due to continued declines in the music genre, the company will disband Activision Publishing's...
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Linkin Park Track Pack "Blackout" "Burning In The Skies" "The Catalyst" "The Messenger" "Waiting For The End" "Wretches And Kings" Price: $11.99/960 Microsoft Points for pack, or $1.99/160 MSP/200 Wii Points per track Click through to see new tracks for Rock Band, Lips,...
Amazon Names And Dates Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
Up to this point, it's been assumed that Activision's next Guitar Hero game would simply be titled Guitar Hero 6. Well, get ready to send back all of those customized coasters, pens and refrigerator magnets, because there's a good chance the game will actually be called Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. Read More?
Guitar Hero 6, "Next DJ Hero" Both Planned For Fall 2010
Activision is being much more conservative with its music game releases in 2010. On its first quarter 2010 conference call this afternoon, the company confirmed Guitar Hero 6 and "the next DJ Hero" (Activision didn't call it DJ Hero 2) are on track for a release sometime this fall. Read More?
Activision Releasing Far Fewer Guitar Hero Games In 2010
The music genre isn't the star child it used to be. It continues to be a solid performer for both Guitar Hero and Rock Band, but interest has waned. A common critique has been Activision's deluge of Guitar Hero releases, potentially diluting consumer interest. Whether Activision will ever admit that or not, the company is radically scaling back...
Pictures Of Old People Playing Guitar Hero As Funny As It Sounds
Hey, I don't have anything against old people. Decades from now, when every game is motion controlled, youngsters will be laughing at me, too. But for the time being, it's the other way around. The Faster Times recently ran a series of photos collected from Flickr chronicling a series of older men and women trying their hand at ye ol' Guitar...
Music Game News And Cataloging Site Plastic Axe Launches
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Activision Looking At Project Natal, Sony Motion For Guitar Hero
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Microsoft Passed On Harmonix's Frequency, Indirectly Inspired Guitar Hero
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Jimmy Page And Jack White Don't Like Guitar Hero
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Prince Has A Problem With 'Guitar Hero'
During a recent PBS interview with Tavis Smiley, purple-clad rock and roll enigma Prince said he turned down the opportunity to have his music appear in Guitar Hero. Say it ain't so, Prince. When asked about the game, Prince said: "Well, I ain't mad at them. I hear it made, like, $2 billion and they came to us and offered us a very small...
'PaRappa' Creator Masaya Matsuura Concerned About Environmental Impact Of Music Games
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FAYETTEVILLE, NC - Legendary Fayetteville State University (FSU) golf coach Raymond McDougal has been named Grand Marshall for the 2013 FSU Homecoming Parade. This year's parade will be held at 9 a.m. on October 26. The parade will begin on Hillsborough Street and make its way up Murchison Road to Langdon Street.
McDougal, coach of FSU's powerhouse golf program, has coached the team to 17 of its 26 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association titles. Leading FSU's golf program on two occasions, McDougal has also coached FSU to six PGA National Minority Division II golf titles -- the most in the history of the event -- in 16 appearances.
The Broncos have participated in eight NCAA DII Super Regional Tournaments and have finished as high as third in 2007 and second in 2009, where Fayetteville State earned its first NCAA Tournament berth to become the first HBCU in 35 years to make the championship tournament.
McDougal has coached five Golf All-Americans and CIAA Most Valuable Players, nine CIAA Tournament Medalists and 48 All-CIAA Performers. He has been named the CIAA Coach of the Year 13 times. FSU's golf team has received eight Sears Championship Trophies.
A native of Gifford, Fla., McDougal was an All-Conference and All-State performer for three years in football and basketball at Carver High School in Delray Beach. He is a 1958 graduate of Johnson C. Smith University where he was a four-year scholarship athlete in football and golf. McDougal played halfback and quarterback on the Golden Bulls football team.
McDougal became head football coach and head coach of the newly created men's golf program at FSU in 1970.
After a 3-5-1 and 5-4 football season, McDougal turned the golf program over to Dr. Moses Walker. He regained leadership of the golf program in 1993 after 11 seasons as the head football coach and one season as the Broncos' interim men's basketball coach. Under McDougal, the basketball team had a 10-17 record, while he finished his football coaching career with a 55-69-3 record.
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Description: This course will consider the process of policy formation by examining the gender dimensions of health, illness, and the medical care industry in the United States, with some focus on international comparisons. It is motivated by the fact that because of biological and social forces health and disease have important gender-specific components. Economics and politics are highly relevant in determining women?s health risks. Relative to other developed nations income inequality in the United States is very high and because of disadvantages in the labor force women are more likely than men to be poor, particularly if they are unmarried. Of the forty-one million Americans with no health insurance a disproportionate fraction are single women with children. Concentrating on gender is important because, as we will find, men and women have different physical and mental health care needs. Yet our society, including our medical care institutions, often ignores those differences, especially when other factors such as race and poverty are involved. Much medical research for example, such as that related to heart disease, is based on samples of white men and the risk factors affecting the coronary health of women, African Americans, and other groups are often poorly understood. As of yet, we understand little concerning the impact of alcoholism and drug abuse for women and its long-term consequences for their reproductive, social, and emotional health.
These gaps in knowledge concerning risks and appropriate treatments have very specific causes that we will investigate. The collection of readings will allow us to examine the social institutions that shape men and women?s health and health care, including work, education, the family, and the medical care system itself. Specific topics will include reproductive health, the role of interpersonal relationships, single motherhood and the stress of raising children alone, welfare and health care, divorce and changes in health, specific illnesses that women experience including breast and ovarian cancer, and the forces that influence research into women?s health problems. We will also touch upon the role of local, state and federal agencies in health policy formulation and implementation, the politics of the medicalization of women?s issues including childbirth, refugee and immigrant women's health, and more. We will, of course, also deal with the role of women as major actors in changing the health care system, reducing health risks for themselves and their families, and their roles as health care providers, public administrators, and leaders in the health care establishment.
The second objective of the course is for students to develop an understanding of how to evaluate and use the major sources of health data (e.g., demographic statistics, administrative records, health surveys, etc.). Such data are central to policy formation and are used by both informed and uninformed observers. Our objective is to develop a critical understanding of the appropriate and legitimate use of health-related data and to determine how they can best be used to evaluate a broad array of public policies related to women?s health care.
Lastly, the course will examine the role of major American political institutions involving all levels of government, including the presidency, Congress, the courts, and the bureaucracy, in the making of public policy. Alternative political ideologies regarding state and private responsibility for women?s health will be compared and contrasted. In a similar vein, we will gauge the relative power of key participants outside the system, such as interest groups, researchers, and the media.
Requirements: Class sessions will consist of lectures and collective discussions. Written requirements include a policy issue brief (50%), article or government report review (20%), point-counterpoint exchange, legislative briefing (20%). Attendance and participation are integral parts of the course and will count towards the final grade (10%).
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