text: My babies were born 6-12-06. I gave birth to my twins Shane (male) & Bailey (female) 10 weeks early. My baby girl lived only 14 hours due to a lethal form of skelatal dysplaysia I wanted to breastfeed so I started to pump while I was still in the hospital since Shane was in the NICU.My milk supply was very good at first starting out with about 2 oz every pump session the same week they were born then by the next week I was up to 6-8 oz every session then last week that quickly declined to about 2 oz again. I think partly due to not being able to pump as much as I was suppose to since I was on the road alot going back and forth to the hospital, having 3 other children at home with active lifestyles, and also starting birth control pills. So my question is after going about 3 days without pumping at all (cause I thought I was going to have to give it up), Can I get it back??? Shane was able to come home fromthe hospital yesterday 7-10-06 and I'm thinking that I would really like to to start nursing him. Due to being a preemie though I'm also affraid that he doesnt suck hard enough to get any milk out of my breast, the few times that I did try to put him to breast he wouldlatch on but suck only 3-4 times then just stop after repositioning hima few times I then would have to give him a bottle and he would drink it right up.I also would like to know will it affect his digestive system to switch him back to the breastmilk after being on formula for about 3 days?Thank you to all that can help me!


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I'm writing this after several days of difficulty with getting letdowns while pumping at work. I've gone from a total of 18+oz per day (3x per day pumping; peak of milk production months ago) to a total of 4oz if I'm having a good day! The first pumping session usually the letdown isn't too hard to get, but the second pumping session near end of day has been a disaster lately. I can pump for 20+ minutes and not get a letdown! There has been a tangible drop off in production just in the last two weeks or so. No real changes with how much nursing we're doing. Always at bedtime and at least 1-2x (usually 2, sometimes 3x) during the night. If I'm at home, nursing before 2 naps, too. DS (now age 14.5 months) can always get a letdown to happen, with the rare exception of a 3rd middle-of-the-night feeding just not happening readily.
Other data: DS has been moving to more and more cow's milk in his 2 bottles (pre-naps) when I'm at work. He still gets some EBM in them, though. When I'm home, no bottles before naps; just me. I've been sick with a cold/cough for alot of the last couple of weeks, but really have not done any meds so that shouldn't be part of the problem. My breasts have really gone back to their pre-baby size...seems like alot of change in that regard in the last two months.
What's going on? Am I just running out of supply?? Does this have to happen? Does it happen in general?? I sort of thought that if demand stayed level, so would supply??
Any thoughts? Suggestions?? thanks in advance!


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Being a grad student at UT working in metallurgical engineering I get some cool opportunities to play with some expensive equipment and every once in a while i get the chance to do some stuff that relates to my hobbies.
My adviser teaches the senior design class for the Material Science and Engineering undergraduates, as part of this class students are instructed to make a comparison between a "high quality" and a "low quality" device. Usually this project focuses on craftsman tools vs no-names tools from china. This year there were more students than tools so I recommended that a comparison be made between fishing hooks.
I wanted to use fly hooks but they can be kinda small so I had some bass fishing hooks laying around that were bigger thus making a comparison easier. Gamakatsu is what i could consider a good hook or an industry standard. Recently Eagle Claw has introduced a top-of-the-line series of surgically sharpened hooks for bass fishing. These hooks are said to be resigned from bottom up to make a far superior hook. They make clames that hook sets are 4X easier among others. With all this "added" performace the cost (10$ for a pack) is double that of Gamakatsu hooks(5$ for a pack).
I am attaching some of the more interesting images from the report below. The overall conclusions were that the Gamakatsu (which is chemically sharpened I believe ) is in fact sharper and required less force to penetrate a leather belt. Also metallurgicaly the alloys were similar but the Lazer Trokar was a bit harder (harder=stiffer). Both hooks had coatings to prevent rust, but the Gamakatsu had a more even coverage with a thicker coat.
Bottom line.....go with Gamakatsu, the added cost dose not necessary mean a better product in this case.
This is a picture showing size and macro shot of the hook point. The Gamakatsu is the hook on top.
This is an SEM shot at 250X showing the hook point angles. Note the coating uniformity.The Gamakatsu is on the left.
This is a higher SEM shot of the very tips of the hook points. This shows that the Gamakatsu is sharper. The Gamakatsu is on the left.
This is the test that the student devised to determine the force required to penetrate a leather belt. probably a little tougher than bass lips but hey....a good idea.
here are the results from the above test. You can see that less force is required to penetrate from the Gamakatsu hook.
there is a reason they dont call it "catching"
Thats a great analysis, and thank you for your efforts.I'm sure that others will find this interesting. I would be interested to see a follow up report with similar tests on some of the other brands of hooks.
You said that the Trokar was harder. In your opinion does this make it more apt to breaking. In other words does it make it more brittle. I don't know about the process of making a hook like that, but what usually applies is hardness means the temper of the metal leads to breakage. Very interesting and good post.Very informative.
You say "(harder=stiffer)". I have found that a metal's hardness has virtually nothing to do with its stiffness or "springyness" before reaching its yield point (permanently distorts). However, hardness has everything to do with the metal's resistance to penetration, thus its wear resistance.
Usually, but not always, harder metals are more brittle. Metal tends to flex, yield and then break when under a load. As hardness increases, the yield portion narrows and they tend to go from flex to break with very little or no yield at all.
I have seen arrow broadhead penetration tests similar to the one you describe with hooks. With static tests it can be nearly impossible to push some broadheads through leather compared to other broadhead designs. However, DYNAMIC tests of these same two designs show there is VERY little difference in the required force for penetration.
I suspect the same is true with the two different hooks. It may be more of a marketing gimmick than a real concern. No proof, just guessing.
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Thanks for the reply Heavy. I really know just enough to make me dangerous. But have always been interested in why things happen one way or another. I'm also a spin fisherman and have always used gamatsu hooks. Lately I've been hearing about the new Trokars. Thanks for the insight. I've seen my fair share of hook failure(usually @ the bend) and am always trying new things in equipment.The fish are getting smarter but I'm not.
Thanks again,Lynn
I use the cheapest hooks I can buy and have never had any trouble. In the 15+ years I have been tying, I have only had one hook break when I mashed the barb before starting to tie. Never had one break or bend while playing a fish.
Nice study. I'm sure some will find it helpful.
John Torchick
Thanks for sharing your findings with us. I really enjoyed the pictures of the points..
I'll be using these cheap hooks on flies the rest of my life; catching some fish and missing others. But by using the cheap hooks, I always have an excuse ready for people out catching me.. "If I was using those fancy hooks that cost a quarter a piece I would have out fished you for sure, but my flies are tied with hooks that were 20 cents for 100."
I wasn't able to buy old Mustads to cover all sizes. I'm using some Gamakatsu B10S hooks now to tie Stealth Bombers for a trip to Craigs Creek near Roanoke, VA next month - going to have to come up with a new excuse!
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The Phillies first competitive exhibition of the Spring is upon us – a five inning intrasquad game starting at noon. Team One, led by Jonathan Pettibone, will do battle with Team Two, led by Adam Morgan.
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Notes: Pettibone replaced Ethan Martin as the starter but it is an issue of semantics. Martin is still scheduled to pitch. Other pitchers scheduled to throw include: Cesar Jimenez, Mauricio Robles, Kyle Simon and Justin Friend.
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All ready for some baseball. Really, really want to know how the kids do this spring.
….So Amaro dumped salary on Victorino, and Pence so in the off season we could get who?
Amaro didnt pick up one upgrade this off season, except in the relief corp. Everybody will
Remember that Amaro single handedly destroyed this team.
This was the last year they legitimately had a chance to get to the post season and beyond.
The Major pick ups should have been one of the Uptons, and Soriano. Now, not only did we not get them, but we'll have to face both Uptons consistently. Again, since we have no offense Halliday will have to throw out his shoulder in order to win games.
And Guess what? in 2014 the free agent market sucks for outfielders, and third basemen.
I guess the silver lining in all of this is; ticket prices will go way down after this season.
Amaro you killed us, not Charlie, you!!!
Do I even take this comment a little bit seriously???
I just want to know which Soriano he's talking about … the one that makes $14 M per year as a closer.. or the overpaid Cubs OF ??
The stupidity of Philly fans never ceases to amaze me. One commenter is not sure whether they should take Upton and Soriano over Revere and Young seriously. The other commentor in some way thinks the salary that the Cubs payed Soriano somehow translates into a negative for us, when the Cubs were going to pay roughly 80% of his salary owed.
The Phillies have quantitatively and qualitatively gone down every year Amaro has been at the helm. But not only did Amaro really F***k up the off season, he in essence will waste our pitching rotation on a season that wont go anywhere.
All I know is, for the Phillies to even make it to the post season, everything has to go perfectly.
Thats never been phila sports teams strong suit.
"The stupidity of Philly fans never ceases to amaze me."
Roffle, irony.
Hey, Arc, the Phillies have not "quantitatively and qualitatively gone down every year Amaro has been at the helm."
Amaro took over in 2009.
2008 – 92
2009 – 93
2010 – 97
2011 – 102
2012 – 81
Until last season they improved their win total in each of Amaro's years. You can say that he inherited a lot of the talent that pulled that off, and you can say that he leveraged the minor league system to pull it off, and you can say that he's exhausted all financial flexibility in order to do so, but you cannot say that the Phillies have been a worse team every year he's been the GM. That's just not at all true.
wow this must be the most uneducated fan…….
please, educate me.
It's not even worth trying to educate you….you won't get it anyway..
dude shut up, you dont know any more than anyone else on here including me, thats why youre a fan.
The lineup as it stands is aging, strikeout prone, walk adverse, and free-swinging so you suggest that we compliment that with two more guys that are exactly that? Yeah great plan.
If we signed BJ Upton, we would have been tied to him for 5 years (til age 33 I think) at 15 mil per. The guy has barely ever batted over .250 and had a sub .300 obp last year and he is up near 150K's a year. PLUS we would have given up our 16th pick and roughly 2.0 million in bonus pool money that goes with it. So not only would that hurt our current salary cap but it would have a tremendous impact on our already depleted farm system.
Trading for Soriano would have also hurt our cap space. He also is K-heavy, old, injury prone, and doesn't get on base all that much. If as you suggest, the Cubs were to pay part of his salary it would be more feasible, but that means we would have to give up value in return. Most likely Dom Brown and prospects. Does Soriano really help us that much?
So we go in with a young, cheap outfield with plenty of potential. If Brown/Ruf don't pan out then we have Young or Mayberry to fill in adequately in the interim. AND by having cap space we can actually make a deadline move if we need that push to get in the playoffs. The reason RAJ has always overpaid at the deadline is because we have had NO cap space so we have to have other teams "eat" the salary. To get other teams to do this, you have to overpay with prospects. Now since we have cap space, he won't have to do this.
I want to say you are insane, but that kind of stupid comment would just reinforce the reputation of the "philly" fan like some posters do on here. However, If you mean to tell me going with Revere, Ruff the "?" and brown is better than Soriano, and Upton? well, what can I say. We have one of the largest markets in baseball, and youre worrying about cap space? Dont you realize, the age of this team? this is it. It was this year or never. Dude, the run is over, thanks to Amaro.
yeah EricL, You can say any success he rode was not really of his making. Any success you correlate to him is just that a possible correlation. But highly unlikely 2) You post 1 quantitative statistic. Thats the best you can do? Winning games, becuase of pitching while offensive production has gone down. If your going to quote stats quote them all. So, yes I can confidently say theyve been a worse team. And how do we get better in 2014-15? is the rest of the NL getting weaker? Who do we draft? Is anybody coming up in the farm system?
Arc, you speak as if offense is somehow most important. EricL didn't have to "quote them all", because the only reason either offense or pitching are important is to allow you to win games.
He quoted the only stat that counts in the end, and that's wins.
No, i speak as if ericl is trying to refute my statement by citing one statistic. To be honest, Amaros 2011 pitching staff; in my opinion was the only reason for the wins, but you see how winning games at the expense of not evenly equiping a team makes a win statistic meaningless. In other words, if they win over a 100 games and then dont make it to the playoffs for the next decade, what would this statistic have meant?
Arc, the point is you didn't specify. You just said, "[t]he Phillies have quantitatively and qualitatively gone down every year Amaro has been at the helm." That's just not true if you measure success in baseball by wins.
I don't think Ruben Amaro is a particularly adept general manager, and I don't agree with many of the things he's done. I think he's been shortsighted and willfully ignorant of some of the more modern theories about team construction and player value. All that said, I cannot say that in all facets of the game the team has been worse every year under his management, because that's just not factually true.
Had you said, "On the whole, he's been a net negative for the long term health of the franchise," or "Ruben has spent too much money on the wrong players and that's bound to backfire eventually" or anything specific like that I wouldn't have necessarily disagreed. But you didn't narrow your focus, you made a point of saying that by every measurable metric the team has gotten worse. Well, the single most important metric for measuring the success or failure of a team in any one particular season is wins, and by that metric Ruben's teams steadily improved until last season's disaster.
Focusing solely on pitching or offense in isolation is a bit of a useless exercise. What matters is that you score more runs than your opponent. You can score 10 runs a game and it doesn't matter if your staff gives up 11 runs a game, or similarly you can score 1 run a game if you have a stellar pitching staff that tosses shutouts every game. Winning is all that really matters.
Team wins isn't "one statistic". It's the sole reason all of the other statistics matter — they show how well a team's various aspects (hitting, pitching, defense, etc.) help a team win games.
"To be honest, Amaros 2011 pitching staff; in my opinion was the only reason for the wins,"
From the time Utley joined the team in May 2011, the highest-scoring team in the NL for the last 2/3 of the season was.. the Phillies.
Anywhere I can follow this, Jay?
Matt Gelb is reporting it here: http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/phillies_zone/Phillies-vs-Phillies-Play-by-play.html
Ugh, Michael Young committed an error on his first play at 3B. Things can only get better from here.
thanks schmenks
Great, now we have two AFWs.
At least the original tries to back up his thoughts with some facts, even if he stretches them at times, and ignores the ones that don't fit with his diatribes. He can also be optimistic once in a while. But this new one is just a pain in the butt; not worth reading, and certainly never worthy of a personal response.
I am all in for team #2
I want that for opening day line up.
I am also not ARC although he hits some good points.
Amaro is culpable in all of this.
But if I am in the majority on this site I will have to switch sides and drink the kool aid and be rah rah for 17 games back to end the season.
I thought arc missed the boat. The Yanks are looking to cut payroll, and there's no reason Amaro shouldn't have acquired CC Sabathia to replace Lannan in the rotation. You go Cole, Doc, Cliff, KK, CC and we're talking polarizing L-R-L-R-L.
That's good that you thought arc made some good points. I might have to start referring to you as Andrew from Byberry.
I'm impressed that suddenly you are George's all time favorite poster. Last to first just went tortoise pace on the comparison chart.
AFW: I did point out that you and ARC have some differences, and implied, I believe, that you are the better and more reasonable of the two. Just the fact that I am responding to your comment should show that. I won't respond to anyone whose "more intelligent than thou" attitude ("The stupidity of Philly fans never ceases to amaze me.") and basic nastiness shows as blatantly as Arc's does.
I'd rather banter back and forth with AFW over this clown arc anyday. At least AFW is friendly and kind (kind of goofy but that's ok). arc just seems like an angry dude that's taking out all his frustrations on Philly sports teams and their fans.
By the way? Where did all of these gremlins come from? Like the last 5 articles there have only been like 20 posts. I make one comment, and every sofa manager, philly scum, and irrational philly fan comes out of the wood works critisizing my opinion. Geez, now where did that "worst fans in professional sports" reputation come from anyway. I guess if I dont post, some of these jerks wouldn't have a life worth living.
By the way, I love how this fan base has some of the most knowledgeable basball specialists in the tri state area, and yet, MLB, college, baseball, no not even Fairmount little league has inquired about your services. actually, id love to know what some of you guys occupations are.
Anyway, i didnt mean to beat a dead horse; Im sure we all know in the bottom of our heart the run is over. I only revisited this topic because I looked to see 2014 free agents, and it is almost as bad as the quarterback class draft in the NFL. Just wondering; how the hell is Amaro going to dig himself out of the hole he made. LOL
Reality check!! Youre all on a blog talking baseball. Get a hold of yourselves.
Thanks for the support George.
I am just a phillies fan.
I happen to make some side money betting horses. Many times I bet against my best friends horses and hope I lose my bet.
My analysis is based on that. I dont dislike anyone.
I simply try to evaluate whats happening and trying to predict what may be coming.
I rarely get into the hypothetical. Like trading Howard for Pujos.
When the trade happens I like to think I can give some good insights into things.
I do like to come here for fun and while I wouldnt use excited or optimistic to describe my thoughts going into 2013. I am hopeful.
Every once and a while an old team of vets rises to the occasion.
If its Cy Halladay and Cy Lee I thnk theres a chance of that.
The line up is simply very bad. That wont change.
Thats on RAJ.
Arc's last sentence is 99% the truth give him that.
I only that that is his last sentence. At least here.
It absolutely is the truth. RAJ is employed and paid by the Phillies organization. It is his job to care about the business and the value of the franchise. In all likelihood no one that posts on this site has access to the inner workings of the business end of the franchise, for example any clamp that Dave Montgomery and his partners may have imposed on spending this off-season. Many of his deals leave one scratching his or her head, but I don't think you can allege as Arc does that Amaro doesn't care about the success of the team or that he hasn't tried to make the team better.
I have to agree with him that they have regressed every year since 2008.
Im not too worried about a win total in 2011.
The first round exit is what the result of the season was.
Hindsight Id have rather won 94 in the reg season. Then won in the playoffs.
That team was making the playoffs regardless. It was a historicly great pitching staff (for the phillies).
The bottom line was in game 5 the line up wasnt good enough.
So to me the 2011 team wasnt as good as the 2010 ( that line up wasnt good enough either)
Which at least made it to the NLCS.
I just feel there should have been another title and another WS appearance in the last 5 years.
It didnt happen.
Some say it was running into hot teams.
To me it was a "star" studded line up not stepping up.
Thank you for the kind words Chuck.
There will be another parade sometime and you can buy me a beer after Ken and Brooks do.
would be great if it was this season.
I love the post, that act as if i dont exists, it reminds me of being back in kindergarten. Remember, thats what the kids used to do? At least the girls. Anyway, void of all statistical reason, I will go to my grave believing that the fatal mistake of this org was not resigning Jayson Werth/or finding adequate protection for Howard. You didnt protect him, our line up died.
"That team was making the playoffs regardless. It was a historicly great pitching staff (for the phillies)."
Not just for the Phillies. It was one of the greatest team pitching performances in history.
It's always entertaining to see folks put more stock in a 5 games series than the 162-games season. I would bet that at least once a week during the season, a team that isn't nearly as good as their opponent wins a series. So I have a hard time being surprised when it happens in the postseason, when teams are, if anything, much more evenly matched.
"I just feel there should have been another title and another WS appearance in the last 5 years."
One can feel robbed or cheated or whatever, but the bottom line is that this Phillies team has gotten about as much out of their 5 postseason appearances as any team has a right to expect.
These are the past 5 playoff appearances for teams that have been successful in recent years. Some teams have been more successful. Most have not:
Giants (last 13 years): 3 WS appearances, 2 WS wins
Cardinals (last 8 years): 2 WS appearances, 2 WS wins
Red Sox (last 9 years): 2 WS appearances, 2 WS wins
PHILLIES (last 6 years): 2 WS appearances, 1 WS win
Yankees (last 6 years): 1 WS appearance, 1 WS win
Rangers (last 15 years): 2 WS appearances, 0 WS wins
Angels (last 9 years): 0 WS appearances, 0 WS wins
Dodgers (last 17 years): 0 WS appearances, 0 WS wins
Braves (last 10 years): 0 WS appearances, 0 WS wins
wow, those stats really help me to see the big picture. Thanks.
Average BABIP across baseball was .297 in 2012.
Here's how some guys compared to that average.
Chase .261 (side note…Utley played 115 games in 2010, his most since '09. Tough HOF selling point)
Howard .287 (with a .219 BA, validating his 4 times higher K rate than walk rate. In '09, his BAPIP was "only .325, not drastically higher,).
Mike Young .299 (year before, when he hit .338, his BAPIP was .367, the .299 dropped hims BA to .277 with a lousy OBP. Almost impossible for him not to do better. But how much is given back defensively is a question.
Revere .325 (up about 30 points frpm a year ago, as was his average.
Jimmy .262 (unfortunately, he's not a high BAPIP guy, so it's not like a red flag of a guy who was unlucky_
Chooch .??? (who cares? it had to be sky high, and physics law says it has to drop, or gravity is iobsolete.
Dick Stuart .258 in 1965, his 1 full year with the Phillies. But his most shocking statistic was that he actually wore a glove every inning he played defensively. His defensuve rep would question that.


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A few days ago I was at a Christmas party thrown by a client of my employer, and just like at any other social event, I tried to curb my baseball talk as much as I could because, well, not everyone is as enthusiastic about baseball as I. Some people even think I'm a weirdo.
But then I got to talking to a high school kid — a kid who has drawn attention in the Chicago area for perhaps having what it takes to someday get to the big leagues — and before long we were discussing the finer points of pitching. Like the Cardinalphile that I am, I had no choice but to reference the gutsiness of one Bob Gibson.
"Who?" the kid asked.
It took a lot out of me to not deck this kid in the face for not knowing who Bob Gibson was, but I took a deep breath and decided to educate him on the Hall of Famer the best I could: by telling a story.
"By 1975, Gibson had already lost much of what made him the baddest, scariest, most dominating pitcher in the National League, but he still had guts. Still had pride.
"The last batter he ever faced in the big leagues was a pinch hitter by the name of Pete LaCock. The Cardinals were playing the Cubs and LaCock came in with the bases loaded.
"LaCock hit a grand slam.
"Years later, in an old timer game, Gibson is on the mound and guess who comes to the plate to face him. Yep. Good 'ol Pete LaCock.
"Gibson drilled him in the back."
I finished my story and looked at the kid, waiting to see what kind of reaction I'd get, knowing that I had just hit a homerun in conveying what kind of bad^ss Gibson really was.
But the kid was laughing — a snicker at first, then a chuckle, then an all out cackle.
"What?" I asked. "What's so funny?"
"Dude," said the kid, "That guy's name was LaCock?! LaCock! Hahaha! LaCOCK!"
Gotta admit: I snorted a little when I joined in the laughter.
Don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
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The expression on his face makes him kinda look like that guy on a yacht with 4 girls in white bikinis around him in that kinda stoned, really sleazy way. Is his name just a coincidence?
I do hope that guy does not have to ask "Who is Bob Gibson?" ever again!
I love that story about Gibson. Sorry the kid was too focused on the player's name to understand he was learning about baseball greatness!
What was the kid's name, Beavis or Butthead? I was only 3 for most of '75 so I don't remember Gibson playing but I have read the stories and he is bad to the bone. That is hilarious…plunking a guy in some old timer game because of a homer earlier in their careers.
Cici — Actually, I heard he changed his name from something else to "LaCock". Don't know where I heard that but I did somewhere.
Greg — He won't. I made sure of it.
Jane — It was funny in the end. He learned something and I got a laugh out of it. Ha!
Ez_Mac — I wasn't even alive in 1975, but I grew up around the Gibson lore of my forefathers. I love that story. One of my favorite baseball legends (that is also true) ever.
I so wonder what the schools are teaching kids these days. I 'home school' my kids on baseball history, so they'll be ahead of there classmates. It makes me want to become a teacher.
"OK, class. Today we start learning about the 'Dead Ball Era'. Turn to page 94."
I burst out laughing at the title alone.
Mike — I think that's a great idea. If I ever have kids, I will definitely consider that course.
Prince — Hard not to laugh. I know it😉
Way to enlighten the kid, Jeff. I never knew this story about Gibson, but I'll be sure to remember it next time I'm faced with listing the most bada– major league pitchers. You better believe Gibson will be on there.
Nice blogging!
It is a little sad that the kid had to tell you what was funny.😉
"Hate me because I'm right"
AL — Gibby is a paragon of guts. He'd knock ya down still today if you crowd the plate!
Austin — I guess I found it funny at one time, but I've been hearing that story for 25 years now, so it has sorta worn off, y'know? But you are right. As am I. Great feelin', eh?
Bob Gibson was a badass down here in St. Petersburg when the Cardinals used the city as their Spring Training home.
At that point in our countries history, this town was a little backwards still in the equality issues and most hotels only catered to certain types of people. Well, Gibson fought with hotel owners and restaurant staffs wanting to stay or eat with his teammates.
I admire the man that Gibson was not only as an athlete, but as a guy who tried to change the perception of nearsighted people in an everchanging world.
BTW, we had a guy named Faison Butz that lived in our town….You can say he was the butt of a few jokes in my youth.
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RR — You're right about Gibby as a fighter for equal rights. Good call. As for Faison Butz… I'd rather be named LaCock than Butz.
His dad (Pete's, that is) was Peter Marshall, he of the Hollywood Squares. And "Marshall" was a stage name…his real last name was LaCock. So Pete should really be Peter LaCock, Jr.
Junior…Senior…ugh, that's not a nice mental picture…
Loneranger — True story. I thought he'd changed it from something else to LaCock though, that Peter Marshall was a stagename for something else, but I have no clue. Our interns are off gallivanting the holiday so I can't get them on the research. Oh well. LaCock will have to do for now, for all of us. 'Tis the season.


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A Hamline University basketball player is accused of punching a woman while the team was in Spokane, Washington.
Eugene Lawrence III, 18, appeared in Spokane County Superior Court Wednesday on a second-degree assault charge.
Steve Bray, of Portland, Ore., says his 20-year-old daughter, Kayla, was visiting another Hamline player she knew from high school at the team's hotel on New Year's Eve. Bray says his daughter got in an argument with Lawrence at the hotel. He's accused of punching her in the face and knocking her to the floor.
KSTP-TV reports Kayla Bray was released from the hospital Wednesday evening following surgery for a broken jaw.
The St. Paul university says Lawrence has been place on interim suspension from the basketball team and the school. Documents on file at the Superior Court clerk's office do not list a defense attorney.
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- I.C. Terry Farms Peanut Profitability winners for Lower Southeast
- Rotation crops limited
- Weed control program
- Ross, along with William and James Terry, are the Farm Press Peanut Profitability Award winners this year for the Lower Southeast Region.
- I.C. Terry Farms is truly a family affair, with Ross being a cousin to brothers William and James.
Ross Terry, vice-president of I.C. Terry Farms in Lake City, Fla., has coined a phrase that he likes repeating: "Things happen here that don't happen anywhere else."
When you consider an average peanut yield in 2011 of 5,800 pounds per acre, with no irrigation, during a hot, dry summer, he may be right.
Ross, along with William and James Terry, are the Farm Press Peanut Profitability Award winners this year for the Lower Southeast Region. I.C. Terry Farms is truly a family affair, with Ross being a cousin to brothers William and James.
"We've been farming this land since right after World War II," says James. "Our descendents go all the way back to 1882, and we now have a sixth generation coming up on the farm."
The Terry's farm about 2,500 acres and have about 200 head of cows. "We control-breed, turning the bulls in at the first part of January and taking them out at the first of April," says Ross. "Then, we plant about 160 acres of peanuts — only what we can take care of ourselves. We grow rye for winter grazing, harvest it and then sell the seed.
"Our peanuts follow bahia grass. We plant them three years in a row in a field and then tear up another grass patch. We've been growing peanuts like this all of our lives, and we've found it pays to rotate. We'll plant a grass patch and then maybe in nine years, we'll tear it up and plant it back in peanuts."
Of the Terrys' 160 acres of peanuts, 80 made more than 6,200 pounds per acre last year, with one plot making more than 7,200 pounds per acre. Their grades averaged about 76.
Bill Thomas, retired Columbia County, Fla., Extension agent who has worked with the Terry's for many years, says only a few area growers use such a system, but it has worked extremely well for I.C. Terry Farms.
"Other farms just don't have the mix that the Terry's have," says Thomas.
"We have a lot of farms with a lack of rotation, and the economy dictates a lot of that. We used to have soybeans, corn, cotton, peanuts, tobacco and other crops, all of which you could make a net from. But the prices kept falling, and there were only a few crops left that were profitable, so rotations went away."
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Home List of Titles Conformational dynamics in a truncated epidermal growth factor receptor ectodomain
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- Conformational dynamics in a truncated epidermal growth factor receptor ectodomain
- Author(s)
- Kozer, Noga; Rothacker, Julie; Burgess, Antony W.; Nice, Edouard C.; Clayton, Andrew H. A.
- Abstract
- Structural studies have revealed two forms of the monomeric epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) ectodomain: a compact (tethered) form stabilized by interdomain interactions and an extended (untethered) form in the presence of ligand. An important question is whether the ligand induces a conformational transition from a tethered to untethered form or whether there is a preexisting conformational equilibrium between tethered and untethered states. To distinguish between these two possibilities, we investigated a truncated receptor, EGFR501 (spanning residues 1-501), that contains the minimal elements required for high-affinity ligand binding in solution. Conformational transitions and dynamics were inferred by means of fluorescence from five internal tryptophan residues that are located within or close to the ligand-binding domains of EGFR501. A preexisting conformational equilibrium between tethered and untethered states in EGFR501 was deduced from (1) the nonlinear Arrhenius temperature dependence of fluorescence and (2) fluorescence polarization showing independently mobile domains. In contrast, the ligand EGFR501 complex revealed a linear Arrhenius temperature dependence of fluorescence and increased fluorescence polarization due to a lack of significant interdomain motions. The data suggest that the role of the ligand is to trap the EGFR501 in the untethered state that is transiently formed in solution through a preexisting conformational equilibrium.
- Publication type
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- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences. Centre for Micro-Photonics
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- Biochemistry, Vol. 50, no. 23 (Jun 2011), pp. 5130-5139
- Publication year
- 2011
- FOR Code(s)
- 0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology; 1101 Medical Biochemistry and Metabolomics
- Keyword(s)
- Cell surface; Conformational transition; Ectodomains; EGFR501; Epidermal growth factor receptor; Fluorescence; Ligand binding; Truncated receptor
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Urban Composition of United States Counties, 1850 (ICPSR 7455)
Principal Investigator(s): Vinovskis, Maris
This dataset contains several measures of urban concentration for each of the 1,606 United States counties in existence in 1850. Included are measures of the white and total populations in each county, as well as percentages of the white and total populations that resided in towns of various sizes. Town-level population counts were collected from Tables I and II of the SEVENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1850. The principal investigator manually aggregated individual town counts to various town size measures, and calculated percentages of county population totals. Variables on total and white populations of each county were added to this data collection by ICPSR, from HISTORICAL, DEMOGRAPHIC, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL DATA: THE UNITED STATES, 1790-1970 (ICPSR 0003).
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Vinovskis, Maris. URBAN COMPOSITION OF UNITED STATES COUNTIES, 1850. Compiled by Maris Vinovskis, University of Michigan. ICPSR ed. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 1977. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07455.v1
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November 17, 2011 —
VERONA, NY — Excelsior, New York State's motto, which means ever higher, is a fitting mantra for the elite Section 9 cross-country harriers who vied with the best contenders in the state at Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School on November 12. This race encapsulated their hopes and dreams as they looked to unleash their very best.
Despite their assiduous training, runners cannot control the weather and its effect on trails, nor the resolve and talent of competitors they've never faced before. Rain and snow the day before the 61st annual NYSPHSAA state championship meet had turned the gorgeous course into a muddy mire, limiting traction and making it very difficult for runners who got boxed in. But despite all that, Eldred's Alex Campanella (17:30.9) came within 1.5 seconds of a state championship, a vast improvement over his 15th-place finish a year ago. Campanella led at one mile with a split of 5:19 and then ran shoulder to shoulder with Jeffrey Antolos from Notre Dame-Batavia High School thereafter. Campanella led as they entered the track for the final 100 meters before a momentary slip around the final turn, which allowed Antolos to implement a tremendous finishing kick. "It wasn't the race I wanted. Every step was slippery, but I'll be back next year," said the undaunted junior, who maintains hope of going to nationals via the Federation Race in Wappingers Falls.
Teammate Hunter Proscia (18:34.20) finished 15th in his senior outing. Last year, he was 42nd. Proscia, who medaled at states, will also run at the Federation meet. Livingston Manor's Neal Mock (20:01.4) took 52nd. Eldred senior Christine Donnelly was held back by the mud and the narrow trail that inhibited her advance. She finished 47 out of the state's top 116 Class D girls runners, upbeat and proud of her accomplishments, having made it to states on her fifth and final try. Eldred eighth grader Sarah Malzahn (25:38.8) was 81st. She has a bright future.
Tri-Valley's Jim Bernstein (18:36.4), this year's Section 9 Class C champion, was hoping for a watershed moment but he too was overwhelmed by the hellacious conditions and rued his hesitation to make a move earlier. "It was a mud hole. I slipped a couple of times and conserved too much for the end of the race," he averred. Bernstein finished 29th out of 132 contenders. "Onto indoor," he vowed. Bernstein finished 53rd in last year's state meet.
Sullivan West junior Reed Scott (19:14.6) finished in 57th place and vowed to return next year to advance his case.
Tri-Valley's girls, who edged out Sullivan West for the right to represent Section 9 in the state Class C encounter, found the conditions trying, but the squad, which loses only one senior in Olivia Rehm, used the race as a great learning tool for future encounters. Eighth grader Autumn Bender (22:43.9) fared the best of the group, finishing 48th. Sophomore Sabrena Smith (23:04) was 57th. Rehm (23:46.4) was 74th, followed by sophomore Brooke Gillette (24:15.5) in 86th and junior Danielle Graham (24:02) in 93rd and Alex Brooks (27:00.7) in 121st. Tri-Valley's stellar season featured their 12th straight division title, a Section 9 crown and a first place at the Mt. Sac race in California, the world's largest high school invitational.
Proscia, Donnelly, Rehm and Bernstein were chosen to receive NYSPHSAA Sportsmanship Promotion Awards for 2011.
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Reading and Writing Development Center
The Reading and Writing Development Center at Kent State University offers services to children, who have completed the first grade through grade 12, who are experiencing difficulty in reading. Our tutors and diagnosticians are teachers who are pursuing extra coursework to have reading added to their teaching credentials. In addition to general education students, our tutors and diagnosticians are prepared to provide service for children and youth with mild/moderate disabilities.
Resources for Parents
During the academic year, children are tested in an effort to find out why they're having problems in reading. Testing sessions are followed up with a reporting letter to parents indicating what tests were used, why those particular tests were selected, how the child scored, and what those test scores mean. Written recommendations, based on test scores, are given for the home and school. After viewing the report, parents may request that a copy be sent to the child's teacher.
Testing takes place on one Saturday in the Fall and Spring semesters. Cost is $50.00. Fee reductions may be made in cases of extreme financial difficulty.
Parents interested in having their child tested should contact Sherry Ernsberger at firstname.lastname@example.com or 330-672-2836.
During the summer, the Center has a 5-week tutoring program in reading. Children are tutored 4 days per week (Monday through Thursday) about 1 1/2 hours per day. Tutoring is done in a small group - 1 tutor for 2-4 children of the same age / grade. At the end of the program, parents receive a reporting letter indicating their child's progress.
Cost of the tutoring program is $150.00. Fee reductions may be made in cases of extreme financial difficulty.
Parents interested in having their child tutored should contact Sherry Ernsberger at firstname.lastname@example.com or 330-672-2836.
Government Focused Links on Learning and Literacy
- The Ohio Literacy Resource Center takes an extensive and thorough look at many literacy issues. The OLRC started as the result of the 1991 National Literacy Act.
- The SAS Institute explains the need for greater literacy rates in the U.S. and offers software for those who are interested. Multilanguage learners will find this site helpful.
- The designers and webmasters of Library Instruction focus on the role of libraries and literacy acquisition.
- Wisconsin's Department of Public Instruction details how the government in their state helps aide in the schools' pursuit of literacy for all children.
- The government of Newfoundland details its Adult Literacy program.
- Eric Digest gives readers, specifically librarians, some guidance on culturally diverse literacy program
International Reading Association (IRA) and Literacy
- International Reading Association. Browsing this site is extremely helpful in terms of literacy knowledge.
Fun sites for word searches, book adventures, and puzzles
- Word Search
- Create Your Own Puzzles and Word Searches
- Book Adventure
- Children's Literature Web Guide
- The Reading Is Fundamental website offers several tips and suggestions to help encourage your kids to read.
- Preschool Rainbow offers educational activities, especially reading, that parents and children can go through together.
- Under the idea to put reading first, the National Institute for Literacy offers numerous strategies to teach reading.
- This PBS parents site instructs parents on how to setup their home and schedule to foster best practice reading strategies.
- Education Week - A dozen reading activities to promote reading and learning.
- Florida Center for Reading Research - Tips and activities to encourage young readers.
- National Education Association discusses getting involved in your child's education, specifically concentrating on reading aloud.
- Reading Rockets addresses itself toward many different audiences: parents, teachers, and all educators who deal with struggling readers.
- This article from the Book Nuts Reading Club helps parents find appropriate texts for their young readers.
- ASPIRA offers specific reading activities for parents. More uniquely, however, the site also offers Spanish speaking links and resources. This overseas site also focuses on reading disabilities.
- The Public Libraries of British Columbia offer spectacular resource for exploring reading activities with your child. This Summer Reading site offers activities for year round reading.
- Taking the stance that most parents are not trained teachers, this site from All I Need helps explain that parents do not have to be trained to teach reading.


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Turning 21 to honor the Great One
Anybody see this movie? I did two summers ago and I was very impressed. However, Kevin Spacey and company will not be mentioned any more throughout this article. But the aptly titled movie number will be, 21.
You see February 15th is my birthday. This is a monumental year as I am now 21. It is a cool feeling. Grown up for sure as I can now legally drink. Looks like it's time for a new big man on campus here at WVU. Won't be getting too crazy, or crazy at all because this is a busy week for me with two tests, a speech due and numerous newspaper assignments. However, I will be enjoying one of these sooner or later.
My real dream will come true on April 5th. Then I can enjoy my first baseball brew. I simply can't wait until Opening Day when I can pay 8 bucks for a miniscule cup of beer. Ahh, enjoying a ball game with a cold beer in my hand, is there really anything better?
For this entry I have been researching some MLB players who have donned the number 21.
The list includes: Ryan Klesko, Heath Bell, Mark Sweeney, Clint Barmes, Kip Wells,
Ty Wigginton, Scott Hatteberg, Jason Marquis, Dimitri Young, Jon Lieber, Carlos Delgado, Sammy Sosa, Mark Kotsay, Matt Garza, Billy Butler, Sean Casey and Nick Markakis.
Now that list is of fairly current players. Warren Spahn is also up there as the leader of the 21's. The famous Braves pitcher has his number retired. However, one man reigns supreme with the number 21.
The Great One, Roberto Clemente. The tried and true pride of the Pirates is not just one of the gems of the MLB, but for all humanity. It is well documented that my admiration for Clemente is vast. Man, if I could have seen this guy play. His glove, his arm, his bat, his speed. Holy cow, he was the complete package. While I do not believe his number should be retired across the MLB simply because he did not have the impace of Jackie Robinson, he can be the face of professional baseball. By giving him a day of honor and rewarding a player with an award on Roberto's behalf is simply fantastic enough.
Thank you Roberto, for giving hope to us all, even after nearly four decades since you were last here on earth.
Thank you for helping me honore my 21st birthday!
And thank you to all my readers and facebook friends for their kind comments and birthday wishes.
And to everybody else, you're welcome. With my birthday comes the week that pitchers and catchers report! I'm just getting the ball rolling.
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21 for Roberto Clemente alrighty!🙂 whoooooo hooooooo! How exciting. Happy almost Birthday😀 Hope you have a great one tomorrow! And best of luck with all that stuff you have to take care of. I'm sure everything will go well
till then
Happy 21st Birthday! The only number that was coming to me when you were mentioning the others was your man! Roberto Clemente! Man! How the Dodgers let him get away. But it was meant for him to be a Pirate! When I was at PNC, I made sure that I took a picture of his statue.
Good luck with the exams!
Happy 21st Birthday, Matt! Wow. Your first beer at a ball game. Now that's worth waiting for. In the meantime, I hope you have a great day tomorrow!
Happy 21st Birthday! Great entry dedicating to Roberto Clemente as well. Well, enjoy your birthday!
Happy Birthday from Bucs Trade Winds.
Happy Birthday Matt. 21 is an awesome age.
Here is a little history lesson for ya.😉
I actually had a time of legal drinking when I turned 19, but it was increased to 21 in Texas so I was cut off for about 8 months. This caused an uproar. The argument was we should be "grandfathered" in because we already had the right to drink. Bottom line, it is a privilege not a right so we lost.
Enjoy your birthday dude!
Happy Birthday, Matt! What a special present to get EVERY year w/ pitchers/catchers reporting. Sweet deal. Great ode to Clemente too. Wish he were still around to kick the organization's butt, y'know.
I raise my beer in respect for Roberto Clemente and in honor of your 21st birthday!! Congrats!!
Happy birthday! Hope you had a great one! Oh, and you should come out to Petco Park – the Padres are going to be selling a 14-oz beer for $5 this season🙂
Happy Birthday, Matt!
I've seen the movie '21', I enjoyed Jim Sturgess a lot… oh, and the movie was good too. Set in Boston right? Yes, now that you're 21, you can enjoy the overpriced beer that goes perfectly with a baseball game. And what better way to celebrate your birthday than with remembering the great Roberto Clemente. It's a monumental year for you, and he was a monumental human.
Wow…happy belated birthday, first of all!
And what a great homage to an amazing player…
And a great idea! 21 is one of those "significant" birthdays…it's kinda the only one unless you turn 18 in an election year and are immersed in politics.
I think the magical thing about Clemente is his exact 3000 hits. That's a zenith that's got a lot of hype and who better to be there exactly on the nose than Clemente?
Happy Birthday Matt!!! You share your birthday with Russell Martin. You are right…wonderful people have birthdays in February. My Dad will be 89 on February 28.
Happy belated birthday, Matt! I can relate to this post so much because I turn 21 this year too! I unfortunately have to wait until October. But I am so excited to have my first beer at a baseball game as well! It's pretty cool how you love the Pirates so much but you also give recognition to other players. Jason Marquis was one of my favorite pitchers last season. Anyways, it was really cool to give homage to the number 21 it is a great age to turn and I definitely can't wait til its my turn lol. Hope you had a good one!
Matt, happy belated birthday! (I'm just a little behind this week) Hope you didn't celebrate TOO much!
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Happy B-Day!
And your right, Clemente is the greatest of the 21's and I also wish that I could have seen him play.
Sorry I missed this post around your birthday.
Well, I want to pass on a great belated birthday cheer and tell you it is a moral imperative that you sip a brew and a hot dog at your first post-21 baseball game.
But I have a feeling since you are in a college town, it will not be your first beer…..or is it? ( just kidding)
Clemente wearing 21 has to be the greatest to wear those digits. I know there are multitudes of others outstanding players, but when you hit mention Roberto's name….primo from top to bottom.
So I will raise my glass to you now and hope the nectar of the Gods when you reach the ballpark is just as sweet as the victory that night……Salute!
Rays Renegade
Oh, No! I just saw your post. Happy belated birthday! I guess better late than never right? Let me know when your @ a game, I'll buy You a beer!


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Dodgers, Phillies, Wild Card, Kenley Jansen, Trade Deadline
This morning as I was hurrying to take my train from Union Station, a lady was coming the opposite side and asked me "where is the train to San Diego?" I pointed her in the right direction but Ughhh! I wanted to hop on that train! I thought about it briefly "I can go the way I am right now..No, I need to go to work…I'll get updates from there😦.
I hope Padilla gets better support from the offense. Our offense has been so anemic that they need one of these.
Dodgers acquired Podsednik for Class A RHP Elisaul Pimentel and Catcher Lucas May. Not happy that Oswald went to the Phillies. Dodgers have not even faced the Phillies yet. The Wild Card just got a little harder and wilder. Will the Dodgers be buyers or sellers by the Trade deadline?
When I was at the FanFest, we got in line to get our baseball cards. They had different jerseys you could put on to pose for the picture. Brother Vic posed with a Rays jersey. He is a Rays fan in addition to being a Dodger fan. We teased him afterwards that we had traded him to Tampa for Evan Longoria.
I had taken my picture with a Dodger uni and as a hitter
but when I saw my brother as a pitcher, I wanted one too so I put on the NL uni
You know the first youtube video I recorded of Kenley Jansen that I put in my prior post? Well, last night I noticed that it has over 5,000 views! Unbelievable!
Let's go Padilla!
Let's go Dodgers!
Oh, I just got an email from Matt from http://pittpeas.mlblog.com that I am being featured in the MLB blog front page! Wow! Thank you Matt for alerting me! And thank you MLBlogs!!
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Your brother could always get a job as a double for Dioner Navarro, our exiled catcher, and also a former Boy in Blue. Glad to see someone in the Azule clan respects the Rays blue too.
You are going to love watching "Pods" play ball. He is one of those scrappy player who makes pitchers itch when he is on base.
He plays an aggressive style on the basepaths and should cause a mess of trouble (good) for the Dodgers.
Great to see you get a front page MLBlogs.com slot today……
Rays Renegade
Hey Emm….Billy Loes, pitcher, Brooklyn, passed away.
Love your "baseball cards," Emma! You look great! And congrats on getting Scott Posednik. He really impressed me during the series the Yankees just had against the Royals. What a spark plug.
Nice cards Emma…Look'n good on the Front page too…Congrats and keep up the great blog…D
Emma: Omg I love those pics! You look mighty fine on a baseball card! I think the Scott Podsednik trade is really going to help the Dodgers. Scottie Pod absolutely KILLED my Yankees last week. He's a great player who has the ability to spark the offense with his speed. I hope he does well for you.
I told my brother what you said that he looks like Dioner. Some friends say he looks like Padilla but Vic is better looking! Vic has been a Rays fans since the team came into existence.
I know😦 rest in peace Billy Loes. I updated my post of the Brooklyn Dodgers living a few days ago. We lost two this month so sadly we are now down to 59. Still an amazing number.
Thanks Jane! Looking forward to seeing Pods when the Dodgers come back from SF. I got a surprise next week too that I'll share aferwards.
Thanks D! we had lots of fun gettin our baseball cards.
Viriginia, Thanks! Glad to be hearing good thins about Pods!
Saludos desde España.
Esta serie se quedó en casa, para bien de los Padres, pero la lucha continúa. Aunque este año tengo el presentimiento de que será nuestro gran año (espero).
Por cierto, si "envidia" tenías por el tren que iba a San Diego, imagínate tú la que tengo yo, que vivo a 6.000 millas del PETCO Park.
Felicidades por estar en la portada del MLBBlogs.com.
Saludos y hasta pronto.
http://berkutmartin.mlblogs.com/ Padres hispanos
You look good on the front page! :O) Love the baseball cards…I did one at the All-Star game in NY a few years back. These are nicer though :O)
Padre Hispano,
Me alegra ver que hay fanaticos del beisbol en todas partes. Y felicidades en la copa mundial. Gracias por las felicitatciones!
Thanks Jenn! You know I am surprised to find out that some fans that went to the FanFest did know they could do that.
Hey Emma congrats on the prominent front page display of MLBlogs… trading cards look great, glad you guys had fun…
Thanks Peter! Trading cards? I am not trading myself. The Dodgers are stuck with me! lol.
Love the baseball cards, Emma! Awesome! When my brother and his son went to the Fan Fest, they did the jersey photo thing. Matt went with the Angels and his son, the Yankees. Ehem…
I think you'll like Posednik. After watching him for years as the enemy, he's a clutch performer. Don't count on him to start a rally, but to keep it going or finish it. Though, there will be times you'll be frustrated with him. No worries, just expect the unexpected.Br>
Emma! FRONT PAGE NEWS! Totally cool! I hope the Dodgers deal Manny. I like the guy but they need some prospects. Wouldn't mind them dealing Billingsley, Martin, and Kemp too.
~ Will
Thanks! Lots of request for the Dodgers, Angels, Yankees and Red Sox but I did see fans asking for other jerseys.
I like what everyone is saying about Posednik. Just wish our boys will start hitting and our bully start doing a better job.
Imagine my surprise when I saw me on the front page! I read in the LA Times that they did not want to part with Billz in the Oswald trade so I don't know. Dodger hitters are way better when Manny is in the lineup.


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UDC Honored by Greater Washington Board of Trade
Courtesy of UDC | 11/24/2010, 12:13 a.m.
'Golden Links' Award Lauds Community Leadership
The University of the District of Columbia has earned yet another credential in its continued growth as Washington, DC's "state" university. The Greater Washington Board of Trade today endowed UDC with its prestigious 'Golden Links' Award, given to institutions and individuals who have demonstrated outstanding community leadership and development.
In presenting the award to Dr. Allen L. Sessoms, President of the University System of the District of Columbia, Greater Washington Board of Trade President James W. Dyke, Jr. praised the city's only public university for its continued transformation into a "world class institution of higher learning."
Under the direction of Dr. Sessoms, the four-year flagship UDC has given birth to a community college with open admissions and a focus on Associate's Degree and certificate programs and workforce development, created admission standards, and has set a tone of success as the university enters its 160th year of service. Dyke also praised UDC for providing a temporary home for more than 1,500 Wilson Sr. High School students while their building in upper northwest Washington is being renovated.
"Our business partners are recognizing our public university should be at the forefront in the growth and development of this city, the region and the nation," said Dr. Sessoms. "With their help, this university is quickly becoming everything its founders envisioned it should be."
Earlier this year, UDC was honored with the 'Emerging Business of the Year' Award by the DC Chamber of Commerce. The award gave credit to Dr. Sessoms for establishing a system approach to delivering high quality, affordable education for students and embracing a business plan to deliver these services in the most cost-effective way.
UDC continues its upward flight. With student housing, a comprehensive facilities enhancement project now underway, and a commitment to building a first-class institution that reaches out to the community, UDC is poised to become the leader in public higher education in the United States.
As the only urban land-grant institution in the United States, the University of the District of Columbia (www.udc.edu) supports a broad mission of education, research and community service across all member colleges and schools, which include the Community College of the District of Columbia, the College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences, the College Arts & Sciences, the School of Business and Public Administration, the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the David A. Clarke School of Law.


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The Federal government has recently adopted a requirement that federal contractors must use an electronic employment authorization system. The following article outlines this rule, how it works, and to whom it is applied. CSU campuses for the most part do not have the type of contracts with the federal government that would trigger this new E-Verify requirement (see especially "Does the new E-Verify rule apply to my college or university?"). Research grants and contracts are not covered by the new requirement. Nevertheless, detailed information about the E-Verify requirement is provided below so campuses can review unusual contracts as a possible exception and understand the consequences of entering into them. If you have any questions, please contact Patty Bartscher, University Counsel or call 415-338-2998.
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, anticipated or current legislation or litigation that could also impact a university's obligation to participate in E-Verify?
To ensure that the university is consistently handling I-9 and E-Verify issues in compliance with current law, the above issues should be addressed by the institution and incorporated into the institution's I-9 policies and procedures. Institutions are also advised to consider these issues because increasingly institutions are being required to participate in E-Verify pursuant to state law.
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