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Before we
begin the July Newsletter, a brief word on
Hurricane Henriette:
The eye of the
storm went right over us and we received a great
deal of rain, but there was absolutely no damage
to the hotel, boats or any structure. We did
lose a few small trees and some shrubs, but
nothing that can't be replaced.
We were well
prepared and with satellite imaging, we knew
exactly when and where the hurricane would hit.
Due to the Category One storm, we lost three
days of fishing with some severely grumpy seas,
but that's a small price to pay.
Thank you for
the dozens if not hundreds of calls and e-mails
inquiring about our safety and the condition of
the resort. All is well!
Oh, what a month
July was. We had groups large and small, we had
marlin by the score, we had friends from around
the world, we had some cold water due to
tropical depression Carmen and we had a great
recovery just in time for the East Cape Bisbee
Tournament. Air temperatures were as perfect as
you could hope for with days hot, but not
Did you know
that July is the most common birth month? When
you count back nine months, it must have
something to do with all those Fall festivities
and Halloween parties.
In any case, we
had a great July . . . and it's not too soon to
get your reservations in for next year.
the Blues
We were worried
that the blue marlin would be scattered and not
really show up when we normally plan for them.
But lo and behold by the end of the month it was
business as usual. We had a Blue Blitz just in
time for the Bisbee and everyone went home with
sore hands, sore backs and plenty of smiles.
The Facts
of Life
There is no
denying the fact that the cost of fuel, food,
staff, power and everything else is going up,
Up, UP! So, we reluctantly must increase our
hotel and boat rates for 2008. We pledge to
hold our increases to as little as possible.
Additionally, if you make reservations and place
your deposit by December 15, we will accommodate
you at our 2007 rates!
We must strictly
enforce the Dec. 15 deadline in order to
complete our next year's budget. Our "returning
guest" policy will apply. This is a good time
to call your buddies, contact family members and
get your 2008 group together for a little casual
fishing, a tournament, reunion, or whatever.
Believe it or not, many summer '08 dates are
already filled by individuals and groups that
put down deposits as they were checking out this
Our Condominium
Project is proceeding. Dealing with financing,
permits, architects, contractors and all other
aspects is time-consuming, but it is a reality.
Please call or
e-mail us if you
are interested in getting in on the ground floor
of this development. All inquiries are
confidential, of course!
Groups, Groups
Large and small,
family and friends, business associate . . . we
had them all!
The Griffiths
Family joined us after Mrs. Kelley,
Woodland, Calif., won a Gift Certificate at the
Mule Deer Foundation silent auction; one
invitation lead to another and pretty soon it
turned into a fine family festival . . . The
Orthon Garcia Group of 26 from Prescott,
Ariz., had a great time. Mr. Garcia
organized the three day fishing trip and angling
was excellent during their stay . . .The Paul
Cannon Group of 21 from Sandy, Utah,
consisted of business associates on his annual
excursion Down Mexico Way . . . The Daniel
Hernandes Group . . . We hosted 21 guests
from the Roberto Schroeder Group of
Lathrop, Calif. It was a great trip of fishing
and fun, highlighted by Mr. Schroeder's
celebration of his grandson's birthday . . . The
Richard Medel Group of 16 from Moraga,
Calif., spiced up their fishing with a small
jackpot ever day.
Others included
Greg and Beth Gong, Jeff Simms and Greg
Sweeney. It was wonderful seeing Beth
recovered from her recent illness. Our thoughts
and prayers will continue for her and for
another special friend, Linda Chevelier .
. . The resort staff welcomed Brigitte
and Werner Gruing with son Phillip
and daughter Lillian together with their
cousin, G.H. all the way from
Switzerland! Mrs. Gruing was almost prevented
from joining us with a broken foot – ouch! – but
she smiled and toughed it out, recovering nicely
under our warm Mexican sun.
Our Apologies . . .
Sometimes we inadvertently miss or misplace
names of returning guests and groups. We
received this note from our good friend
reading your newsletter for the month of June,
in your list of returning guests you failed to
mention our names.
Wayne and Virginia Humphrey and Jim and Cindy DeAndrea
were all returning guests and brought Jim
and Delores DeAndrea and Alissa, Jimmy
and Rhianne DeAndrea with them. The
Humphreys and DeAndreas were celebrating their
50th anniversary and the other
DeAndreas their 25th anniversary.
We had a very nice time and good food . . . It
was a very big milestone for all of us.
abut missing you last month and hope this makes
up for it. How 'bout we buy you guys a
Margarita on your next trip?
Guests, Guests
Lots and lots of
returning guests – here's hoping we don't miss
any –
Rick Laham…
Ken Rivardo . . . John Nicks . . . Robert
Cucurrul . . . Joe Spillman . . . Lisa Manlik. .
. Ray Newton . . . Togo Hazard . . . Bruce,
Todd and Michael Donoho . . . Susan & Greg Davies with Jeff & Kristine
Hall. . . Gary Paschall . . . Steve Wiberg &
Family. . . Don Berry…Scott Pacielo . . . Mark
Graham . . . Linda Chevalier . . . Bruce
Tatarchuk . . . Christopher Poma . . .
Hernestina Torrez
. . . David
Van . . . Steve Accomando . . . and Edward Hazen
. . .
and from Tijuana Mexico Ernestina Torres…Thank
you all for joining us in our little corner of
the world.
Our New
Seafood Chef
We have always
prided ourselves on our food service; and now it
will be even better! Please welcome Andrei
Perez as our new Seafood Chef and specialist
in the kitchen. Your catch – whether tuna,
dorado, pargo or anything else from our Sea of
Cortez – will be under Sr. Perez' personal
direction. He joins us from the city of
Cullican, where he supervised seafood cookery in
one of the area's best restaurants.
The controversial
shark initiative with its "by-catch" regulations
is turning out to be, as Shakespeare wrote, much
ado about nothing. With the exception of a
commercial boat incident in May – which was
quickly handled by our Mexican Navy – none of
our skippers have seen any evidence of intrusion
into sports fishing. We count our blessings!
Numbers for striped and blue marlin are going
up, not down. Our bait remains constant and we
continue to see balls of mackerel and bonito for
our big predators to feed upon.
If you have any
concerns or wish to express an opinion, we urge
you to see
http://www.billfish.org and
http://www.seawatch.org; and express your
outrage to fisheries officials and Mexico's
President Felipe Calderon.
The Valdez Family
Little known
tidbits of Hotel Buena Vista's History,
Surroundings, and things of interest.
Did you know?
Last Month's
June Question of the Month drew the most
responses we have ever had. It seems everyone
had a different opinion. The question was:
What is generally considered the fastest fish in
the ocean and approximately how fast has this
fish been clocked?
(Hint, yes, they are caught here on the East
Our original answer was going to be the wahoo,
but many people responded with evidence to
suggest it's the sailfish. Since the
answer is in dispute, we'll award two prizes
of a free day on a panga. Winners are John
Hutchings who answered wahoo; and
Chris Lentz,
who responded with sailfish. So, Chris and
please remember to bring a copy of this
newsletter with you on your next visit to
receive your prize.
* * *
Note to all
contest winners:
Please print out a copy of the newsletter that
announces the winner and be sure to bring it
with you on your next visit to the resort. That
way there is no confusion about the winner or
the prize.
Contest of the
Since hurricanes seem to be on everyone's mind,
we thought we'd test your knowledge of these
What is it exactly that defines a hurricane as
being a hurricane?
The person coming closest to the actual number
will receive
Prize: 1 day
fishing on a Super Panga.
Email your
answers to:
The closest guess and the
first to the actual correct answer will be the
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for July 2007 Total Fish Count
Adventure or Inspiration Story
A Baja
fishing adventure from William Heasley, with his
friend Art Morton, aka Perro Rojo . . .
I traveled to Baja, Mexico on
July 11. On a short layover in Phoenix, I hooked
up with an old friend, "Red Dog" [Art Morton]
and his grandson, Brandon. For the next four
days we all hooked up with lots of saltwater
fish in the Sea of Cortez while staying at Hotel
Buena Vista.
The weather was great, high 70's
in the morning and 90's in the afternoon. A lot
cooler than Phoenix which is about 1,000 miles
to the north!
July 12, we motored out about 35
miles for close to two hours. Right before
reaching the fishing area, where the porpoise
and tuna travel together to feed, we slowed to
trolling speed and set out lures. Within five
minutes Brandon was hooked up with a 100-pound
striped marlin (his first) and we released it 30
minutes later.
After catching seven small yellow fin tuna out
of the pod of porpoise, I hooked up a mahi-mahi
(also called dolphin fish or dorado) that
weighed around 50 pounds At this time we were
drift trolling very small lures while standing
up holding the rods in hand. My reel was
screaming and I was screaming at another boat,
"Don't run over my line!" After 30 minutes I had
him at the boat! What a show this fish had put
on! It looked like a rainbow [trout] jumping
and constantly peeled off the line that I had
gained. I told the mate, "Jesus, don't you miss
this fish with that gaff." Mauricio (the
captain) heard me and ran down from the wheel
and sunk a gaff in him. Took two gaffs and both
of them to haul it over the side. Whew! I was
shouting, "Yee-Haw, Hoorah, Ride 'em Cowboy and
Yippy-Ki-Yi-Yay." Got quite hoarse, but the
cold beer and margaritas back at the hotel fixed
that. A little later, the action died down so we
put the big lures back out and trolled up
another marlin for Red Dog.
July 13, caught another seven
small, but nice eating-size tuna 20 miles out.
Had ceviche that evening.
July 14, caught another seven
small tuna and I finally hooked up another 100
pound striped marlin for me (35 miles out) and
released it a half hour later. More ceviche!
July 15, we were going to travel
out 35 miles, but saw a pod about 20 miles out.
Put out the small rods and lures. Three of us
standing in the back of the boat were constantly
hooked up with small yellowfin, 10- to
15-pounds. We were kicking butt until the rest
of the fleet showed up and the action died.
Total for the day was 34 tuna, lots of ceviche!
Hard fishing when there are three on at a time
and they are making braids out of the lines.
July 16, last day and the water is now a little
rough. No fish caught but we saw eight marlin
and tried to bait them all. Two took the bait,
but the hook did not set. Saw manta rays, a Mako
shark, four sea turtles, a mahi-mahi chasing a
flying fish and a school of about 1,000's of
6-inch dorado all jump out of a wave and create
a rainbow . . . just can't do justice in trying
to describe this, you would have to see it for
Can you picture me yelling "Yippee-Ki-Yi-Yay?"
- Bill Heasley
Passports Yes or No?
After the
U.S. State Department and/or Homeland Security
deemed it necessary for visitors to Canada,
Mexico and the Caribbean to have valid
passports, the backlog to obtain them became
unworkable. And so they changed the ruling to
say that if you had documentation to show that
you have APPLIED FOR A PASSPORT that would be
Well, the
passport issue has become an international snafu
with some airlines accepting the applications,
some demanding passports and others not sure
either way.
Our best
advice: HAVE A PASSPORT! It will make entry
and exit much easier, safe and secure.
If you have any questions, call
your Congress person's office. If you don't
know who represents you, go to
Nuestra Cocina
Grab that fish from your last trip down here out
of your freezer and whip yourself up a fabulous
dinner for four. We recommend serving it with
white rice and a Caesar salad.
8 filets of fish
½ cup olive oil
48 cherry tomatoes, cut in half
4 green chile (Anaheim or Poblano) seeded and
2 medium onions, chopped
½ cup capers
½ cup green olives
1 cup white wine
6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
salt and pepper to taste
In a skillet, sauté the garlic in ¼ cup olive oil
over medium-high heat until translucent. Add chile
and onion and stir for a minute before adding
tomatoes. Reduce heat and cook another five
minutes. Add olives, capers and white wine and
cook for an additional five minutes.
In another skillet, sauté the fish filets in
remaining olive oil about 10 minutes or until
done. Remove to plates and spoon sauce over each
This recipe (along with all your favorites
the resort) is from Ann Hazard's new book,
Cooking With Baja Magic Dos.
Available online or at our gift shop, this book
offers up the best in Baja cuisine. With 250
recipes, 80 colored illustrations and travel and
adventure stories spanning four generations,
this is a must-have for everyone who loves Baja!
For more great Baja recipes and stories visit
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THOMPSON, Conn. – Two races, two first-time winners at Thompson International Speedway.
A pair of NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour 125-lap points events set the stage for the UNOH Showdown later this afternoon, with Doug Coby running away with the Northern Thompson 125 not long after George Brunnhoelzl III won a controversial Southern Thompson 125 on Sunday afternoon.
Coby, who had never won a feature event in any division at Thompson, led all but the first nine laps to capture the Northern Thompson 125.
"It's always been a dream of mine to make that right-hand turn into Victory Lane here," said Coby, a two-time Whelen Modified Tour race winner. "This thing is stout at this race track.... What an awesome car for this race track."
Coby, who was leading with three laps to go at Thompson in the season finale last year before an engine issue popped up, beat James Civali to the checkered flag by half a straightaway. Pole-sitter Ryan Preece finished third.
"We kind of lost one at the World Series last year, if anybody was here, we definitely had that one wrapped up," Coby said. "This track kind of owed us one."
But Coby's popular win was preceded by a far less popular one.
Brunnhoelzl, the Whelen Southern Modified Tour points leader, crossed under the checkered flag in second-place behind Bellingham, Mass., driver Steve Masse. But when Masse tried to pull his car into Victory Lane, NASCAR officials stopped him.
Despite dominating the Southern Thompson 125 – leading the final 56 laps – Masse was black-flagged for jumping the final restart inside the final 10 laps. He was penalized two laps to finish 17th, while Brunnhoelzl was credited with the win.
"There restarts all day had been early," Brunnhoelzl said. "There are double red lines on the wall. If you don't abide by (NASCAR's rules), then..."
Burt Myers and Tim Brown finished second and third, respectively.
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Grand Princess Cruise Review by sheila: Wonderful but no more
Overall Member Rating
Wonderful but no more
Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean
Embarkation: Southampton
check in was very smooth, approx 20 mins and we were in our cabins, there were 4 in our party, my husband and i and my son and his girlfriend, rooms were spotlessly clean, not a lot of storage but we managed, balconies were lovely with a table and 2 chairs,
ship was full but it didnt feel crowded, we opted for anytime dining and shared a table most nights which was fun, we ate mainly in michaelangelos, the food is excellent with loads of options, if you dont like any of the courses the waiters are quite happy to bring another, we also tried the crown grill, our steaks were excellent although i wasnt keen on the waiter bringing round a platter of raw steaks so we could see what we were ordering, it looked hideous,
casino and staff were excellent and were very willing to explain how to play the many games on offer, the bar was also excellent, the nightly shows in the theatre were mainly good but a few guest acts were boring, a guy who won opputunity knocks in the 70's More and a magician/comedian, but the princess dancers and singers were amazing and put on some excellent shows, sun deck was lovely and well layed out but as always it was difficult to get a sunbed due the the selfish people who got up at first light and placed towels and books on the beds and disappeared for hours, one of my pet hates was the phographers who insisted on taking a pic of our every move, felt like they were haunting me, the pics are so expensive.
malaga was excellent, 10 minute walk to town.
we were going to do a party booking for next year but unfortunatley princess has changed their smoking policy and will not allow smoking on balconies, such a shame but never mind there is a lot of cruise companies out there, on the whole a good holiday with very friendly crew. Less
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The National League wins the All-Star Game for the second straight year as they defeat the American League, 5-1.
For the second straight year, the National League All-Stars win the All-Star Game, as they defeat the American League's best, 5-1.
The American League took the lead in the All-Star Game in the fourth as, with two men out, Adrian Gonzalez of the Red Sox hits a solo home run off of the Phils' Cliff Lee, giving the AL a 1-0 lead. The AL tried to make it a 2-0 lead three batters later as, with runners on first and second, via singles by Jose Bautista of the Blue Jays, as first baseman Prince Fielder of the Brewers was unable to catch his pop fly, and Josh Hamilton of the Rangers, sending Bautista up to second base, Adrian Beltre of the Rangers hits a single to left. Bautista tried to score on the hit, but is gun down at home plate by a strong throw from left fielder Hunter Pence, as catcher Brian McCann of the Braves applied the tag, 7-2, for the inning's final out. The National League then took the lead in their half of the fourth as, with two men on, via singles by Carlos Beltran of the Mets and Matt Kemp of the Dodgers, with Beltran stopping at second base, and with no one out, Fielder crushed a 2-2 cutter into center field for a three-run home run, scoring both Beltran and Kemp, giving the NL a 3-1 lead. The NL added to their lead in the fifth as, with a man on second, and with two men out, pinch hitter Andre Ethier of the Dodgers hits an RBI single, knocking in Rickie Weeks of the Brewers, who had earlier reached first base on a fielder's choice force out, as pitcher Jordon Walden of the Angels threw home to beat out Starlin Castro of the Cubs, who was pinch running for Troy Tulowitzki of the Rockies who had earlier singled, after he had first stolen second base, and then third, as he was tagged out at the plate by catcher Alex Avila of the Tigers for the inning's second out, 1-2, before Weeks stole second base, giving the NL a 4-1 lead, before he was thrown out at second base as right fielder Bautista's throw towards home was cut off by first baseman Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers, who then threw to shortstop Jhonny Peralta of the Tigers, who then tagged Ethier out at second base for the inning's final out, 9-3-6. The NL then made it a 5-1 lead in the seventh as, with a runner on third, and with one man out, Pablo Sandoval of the Giants hits a RBI ground-rule double to left, knocking in Pence, who head earlier singled, then went all the way to third on catcher Matt Wieters of the Orioles passed ball. That would be the final score as Brian Wilson of the Giants would record a save as he got out the last two batters, Michael Cuddyer of the Twins vis a fly out to right and then Paul Konerko of the White Sox via a ground out, 6-3, after the AL had put runners on second and third, via Carlos Quentin of the White Sox reaching base on shortstop Castro's throwing error and a single by Matt Joyce of the Rays, which sent Quentin to third base, before he went on to second base on right fielder Jay Bruce of the Reds throwing error.
Roy Halladay of the Phils pitched two 1-2-3 innings, striking out a batter. Cliff Lee of the Phils pitcher one and two-thirds innings, giving up a run on three hits. Tyler Clippard (1-0, 0.00) of the Nationals gets the win as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up a hit. Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers received a hold as he pitch a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Jair Jurrjens of the Braves also received a hold as he pitched a scoreless inning and two-thirds, giving up a hit, while striking out one. Craig Kimbrel of the Braves also got a hold as he pitched a scoreless third of an inning, as he walked a batter. Jonny Venters of the Braves pitched two-thirds of an inning, striking out one. Heath Bell of the Padres pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only man that he would face. Joel Hanrahan of the Pirates would pitch a third of an inning, giving up a hit, while striking out one. Brian Wilson of the Giants would receive a save as he pitched two-thirds of an inning. Jered Weaver of the Angels pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk, while striking out a batter. David Robertson of the Yankees also pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. Michael Pineda of the Mariners pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out two. C.J. Wilson of the Rangers blew the save before taking the lost (0-1, 27.00) as he pitched an inning, giving up three runs on three hits, while striking out a batter. Jordon Walden of the Angels pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits, while striking out one. Chris Perez of the Indians pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out one. Brandon League of the Mariners pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits, while striking out a batter. Alexi Ogando of the Rangers pitched two-thirds of an inning, getting out both men that he would face. Gio Gonzalez of the A's pitched a third of an inning, striking out the only man that he would face.
The American League All-Stars had six hits in the game, a solo home run by Adrian Gonzalez of the Red Sox, and singles by Jose Bautista of the Blue Jays, Josh Hamilton of the Rangers, Adrian Beltre of the Rangers, Kevin Youkilis of the Red Sox and Matt Joyce of the Rays. The National League All-Stars had nine hits in the game, a single by Lance Berkman of the Cardinals, a single by Carlos Beltran of the Mets, a single by Matt Kemp of the Dodgers, a three run home run by Prince Fielder of the Brewers, a single by Troy Tulowitzki of the Rockies, an RBI single by pinch hitter Andre Ethier of the Dodgers, a double by Yadier Molina of the Cardinals, a single by Hunter Pence of the Astros and an RBI ground-rule double by Pablo Sandoval of the Giants.
The victory gives the National League a 42-38-2 lead over the American League, while it will also give the National League pennant winner home field advantage during the upcoming World Series.
Cliff Lee throws a six-hitter against his old team as the Phils shut out the Rangers, 2-0.
Behind a Cliff Lee six-hitter, the Phils win the series by shutting out the American League Champions Rangers, 2-0.
The Phils took a 1-0 lead in the second as Ryan Howard breaks out of his 0-for-23 slump by hitting a lead-off home run, his tenth home run of the season. The Phils then added a run in the sixth as, with two men on, and with two men out, John Mayberry, Jr. hits an RBI single, knocking in Raul Ibanez, who had earlier walked, then moved up to second base on Carlos Ruiz's walk, giving the Phils a 2-o lead, while sending Ruiz, who had just walked, up to second base, before he is caught in a run down between second and third and is then tagged out, 7-6-4-5, for the inning's third out. That would end up being the final score as Ryan Madson recorded his ninth save of the season by pitching a scoreless ninth.
Cliff Lee (3-4, 3.38) gets the win as he pitched eight scoreless innings, giving up five hits and two walks, while striking out ten. Ryan Madson received his ninth save of the year as he pitched a scoreless ninth, giving up a hit. Colby Lewis (4-5, 3.69) took the lost as he pitched six and two-thirds innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and two walks, while striking out six. Arthur Rhodes and Brett Tomko combine for one and a third scoreless innings, giving up a hit (Tomko), while striking out one batter (Rhodes) between them.
The Phils had eight hits in the game with Jimmy Rollins (Singles), Placido Polanco (Singles) and Ryan Howard (Single, Home Run, RBI) leading the team with two hits each. John Mayberry, Jr. (Single, RBI) and Cliff Lee (Single) had the other two Phils' hits. Cliff Lee also stole a base, the first stolen base of his career.
The Phils (28-17, 1st NL East) will conclude their Interleague Play preview with the Rangers (23-23, T-1st AL West) with an afternoon game at Citizens Bank Park. The game will start at 1:35 PM EDT. The Phils will be sending to the mound Roy Oswalt (3-1, 3.09), who is coming off a no-decision against the Cardinals on May 17, as he pitched five innings, giving up just one run on seven hits and a walk, while striking out three, in the Phils' 2-1 lost. He will be trying for his fourth win of the year, while trying to give the Phils a sweep over the American League Champs. The Rangers will counter with Matt Harrison (3-4, 4.27), who is coming off a no-decision of his own against the White Sox on May 17, as he pitched seven innings, giving up three runs on three hits and four walks, while striking out six, in the Rangers' 4-3 lost. He will be trying to help the Rangers avoid being swept. The Phils will be trying to complete the sweep.
Two home runs support a strong pitching performance by Roy Halladay as the Phils defeat the Rangers, 3-2.
Two home runs by the Phils supported a fine pitching performance by their ace Roy Halladay as the Phils start off interleague play with a victory over the Rangers, 3-2.
The Rangers took the lead in the first as, with runners on the corners, and with nobody out, the Rangers perform a double steal as Ian Kinsler strikes out for the inning's first out, as Mitch Moreland, who had just singled, stole second base, before Elvis Andrus, who had started the game off with a single, then went to third on Moreland's single, stole home, beating the throw, giving the Rangers a 1-0 lead. The Phils took the lead in the second as, with one man on, and with two men out, Ben Francisco hits a two-run home run, his fifth home run of the season, knocking in Raul Ibanez, who had just walked, giving the Phils a 2-1 lead. The Phils then made it a 3-1 lead in the fourth as, with two men out, Ibanez hits a solo home run, his fourth home run of the year. The Rangers cut the Phils' lead in the eighth as, with a runner on third, and with one man out, Moreland hits an RBI ground out, 4-3, scoring Endy Chavez, who had earlier hit a pinch hit double, then went to third on Andrus' ground out, 4-3, cutting the Phils' lead to 3-2. That would end up being the final score as Ryan Madson recorded his eighth save of the season as, with one man on base, and with two men out, David Murphy was caught stealing, 2-4, by a good throw to second by Carlos Ruiz.
Roy Halladay (6-3, 2.21) gets the win as he pitched eight innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out seven. Ryan Madson recorded his eighth save of the year as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out a batter. C.J. Wilson (4-3. 3.42) took the lost as he went seven innings, giving up three runs on four hits and two walks, while striking out ten Phils. Dave Bush pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.
The Phils had only four hits last night, a single by Placido Polanco, a single by Carlos Ruiz, a two-run home run by Ben Francisco, knocking in two runs and a solo home run by Raul Ibanez. The offense continues to make a lot of bad outs, although getting two home runs to win the ballgame for the Doc.
The Phils (27-17, 1st NL East) will continue their series with the Rangers (23-22, 1st AL West) later today, which will be televised nationally by Fox. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and will start at 7:10 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound Cliff Lee (2-4, 3.84), who is coming off a lost against the Cardinals on May 16, as he went six and a third innings, giving up three runs on six hits and six walks, while striking out four, in the Phils' 3-1 lost. Lee will be trying to end his own third-game losing streak, while trying to give the Phils a series win. The Rangers will counter with Colby Lewis (4-4, 3.81), who is coming off a complete game win against the White Sox on May 16, as he gave up just five hits and a walk, while striking out seven, in the Rangers' 4-0 win. He will be trying to even up the series. The Phils will be trying to win their first series in over a week, while also trying to give Lee his third win of the season.
The Phils finally ends their losing streak by defeating the Marlins, 3-2.
After being held scoreless during the Mets' series, the Phils finally end their thirty straight innings without scoring a run with a run in the fourth, before going on to defeat the fish, 3-2.
The Marlins took a quick 2-0 lead in the third as, with runners on the corners, and with two men out, Phils' starter Kyle Kendrick committed a two-base throwing error on a Hanley Ramirez ground ball back to him, as his errant throw gets past the outstretched arm of first baseman Ryan Howard, allowing both Chris Coghlan, who had earlier singled, and then went to third on Gaby Sanchez's single, and Sanchez, who had just singled, to score, while allowing Ramirez to reach second base. What, at first, looks like the start of another bad night for the slumping Phils would instead turn around in the fourth. In that inning, with a man on first and with nobody out, Raul Ibanez hits an RBI triple, the first Phil RBI since Ross Gload's pinch hit home run against the Bosox on Sunday, as the ball shoot pass Cameron Maybin in center field, scoring Howard, who had just singled, to cut the Marlins' lead to 2-1. The Phils then tied up the game at two-all in the fifth as, with one man on, and with two outs, Howard hits an RBI single, knocking in Chase Utley, who had earlier walked, and then stole second. The Phils then took the lead in the seventh, their first lead in a week, as, with two men on base, and with one man out, Utley hits an RBI ground out, 6-3, scoring Shane Victorino, who was earlier safe on first on a force out, 4-6, as pinch hitter Ben Francisco, who had earlier walked, was forced out at second, moved up to second on Wilson Valdez's single, and then stole third as part of a double steal, giving the Phils a 3-2 lead, while Valdez, who had earlier singled, and was the back half of the double steal, went to third. That would be the final score as Jose Contreras records his third save of the season, as he got out of a two on, one out jam, by first striking out Cody Ross and then getting Ronny Paulino to fly out to center.
Kyle Kendrick got the win as he pitches six innings, giving up two unearned runs on five hits, while striking out one. His record is now 3-2 with an ERA of 5.04. Chad Durbin records his seventh hold as he pitches a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter. Danys Baez receives his fifth hold as he pitches a scoreless inning, walking a batter, while striking out one. Jose Contreras records his third save of the year as he pitches a scoreless inning, giving up two hits, while striking out two. Chris Volstad took the lost as he pitches seven and one-third innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and three walks, while striking out six. His record is now 3-6 with an ERA of 4.31. Taylor Tankersley and Jorge Sosa combine for two and two-thirds scoreless innings, getting out the eight men that they would face.
The Phils had seven hits in the game, with Wilson Valdez and Ryan Howard leading the team with two hits apiece, all singles, with Howard knocking in a run, while also scoring a run. Raul Ibanez, Ross Gload and Carlos Ruiz had the other three Phils' hits, with Ibanez's hit being a triple, knocking in a run, while Gload and Ruiz's hits were singles. Chase Utley knocks in the other Phil run with a ground out.
The Phils (27-20, 1st) continue their series with the Marlins (24-25, 5th) with a night game. The game will be played at Sun Life Stadium and will start at 7:10 pm Eastern. The Phils will send to the mound their ace Roy Halladay (6-3, 2.22), who is coming off a lost to the Bosox on May 23, when he pitched only five and two-thirds innings, being rocked for six runs on eight hits and two walks, while striking out only one, in the Phils' 8-3 lost. He'll be looking for his first win in four starts. The Marlins will counter with their ace Josh Johnson (5-1, 2.43), who is coming off a win against the Chisox on May 23, as he went six innings, giving up only six hits and two walks, in the Marlins' 13-0 win. He will be shooting for his sixth win of the year. The Phils will be trying to build a new winning streak, while trying to give Doc some much needed offense.
Arbitration? What's that?
With the signing of Carlos Ruiz to a three-year contract worth $8.85 million dollars and the earlier signing of Shane Victorino to a three-year deal worth $22 million dollars, the Phils have signed all four players that were originally arbitration eligible.
Last Friday the Phils announced that they had signed their center fielder, Shane Victorino, to a three-year, $22 million dollars deal, which buys out the final two arbitration years and his first year of free agency. Victorino, who, in 2009, batted .292 with 39 doubles, 13 triples, 10 home runs, 62 RBIs, and 25 stolen bases, will be with the ballclub until 2012. He and the Phils both hope that he will build on his success in both 2008 and 2009.
Carlos' deal involved three years worth $8.85 million dollars, with a fourth-year club option worth either $5 million dollars or a $500,000 buyout, plus performance incentives based on games started, pending a physical. As with Victorino, the signing take care of the remainder of his arbitration years plus, possibly, his first year of free agency. In 2009, Ruiz batted .255 with 43 RBIs and a career-high 9 home runs. Although he has batted .246 in four years with the Phils, he is a .303 hitter during the playoffs.
There is also a report that the Phils have signed Chicago White Sox and Colorado Rockies pitcher Jose Contreras to a one-year deal worth about $1 million dollars, to add him to the presently weak bullpen. Contreras, if he has been signed, will most likely be taking Chan Ho Park's position in the bullpen as long reliever and spot starter. In 2009, for the White Sox and the Rockies, Contreras went 6-13 with an ERA of 4.92 in 28 games (23 starts), striking out 106 batters while walking 53 in 131 2/3 innings of work. Career-wise, he is 71-63 with a 4.61 ERA.
Phils have now dropped two in a row as the bats are unable to knock in a run as they lose to the Braves, 4-0.
The Phillies have lost their second straight game in the young season as the bats resurrect a major problem from last season, the inability to knock in runs after putting men in scoring position.
Jamie Moyer, starting the game for the Phils, ran into trouble early, as Braves' lead-off man Kelly Johnson, hammers his first pitch, a cutter, into the right field seats, for his first home run of the season, giving Atlanta a quick 1-0 lead. Three batters later, Chipper Jones, who had earlier reached second on a double with one man out, scored from second base on a Chase Utley fielding error of a Brian McCann grounder, making it 2-0 Braves. The Braves added a run in the fourth inning, as, with runners on first and third, with two outs, Kelly Johnson singled in Jeff Francoeur, who had earlier singled and had reached third on an infield single by Casey Kotchman that Jimmy Rollins was unable to make a play on, increasing Atlanta's lead to 3-0. The next batter, Yunel Escobar, followed with a single to left, but a strong throw from Raul Ibanez to home plate would cut down Kotchman, as Carlos Ruiz successfully blocked home plate before supplying the tag, for the inning's final out. Then in the fifth, Jones knocked in the Braves' final run of the evening as he hit Moyer's first pitch, another cutter, deep into left field for his first home run of the year, and the Braves' fifth homer of the young season. The Phillies' bullpen then took over in the sixth, and, like it did on Sunday night, it would shut down the Braves' offense for the rest of the night. Meanwhile, the Phillies were not having any luck with either Jair Jurrjens or the Braves' bullpen. Although they would get a few men into scoring position, they would be unable to get the key hit that they needed to bring them home as they ended up being six-hit by Atlanta.
Jamie Moyer took the lost as he pitched five innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and two walks, as he struck out two. His record is now 0-1 with an ERA of 7.20. Chan Ho Park pitched an inning of relief, giving up no hits. Jack Taschner followed him, pitching two straight 1-2-3 innings. Clay Condrey also pitched a 1-2-3 inning, with two strike outs, as the bullpen has so far pitched seven shut out innings, giving up no hits or walks. Jair Jurrjens picked up the win for the Braves, as he went five and two-thirds shut out innings, scattering four hits, along with three walks, while striking out two. His record is now 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA. Jeff Bennett then followed him in relief, giving up a hit to the only batter that he would face. Eric O'Flaherty then came in and pitched an inning and a third of shut out ball, giving up a hit. Rafael Soriano and Mike Gonzalez then came in to each pitch a scoreless inning, with Soriano striking out a batter.
Among the Phillies batters, Utley and Ryan Howard would each get two hits in the game, all singles. Ibanez and Ruiz had the Phils other two hits, with Ibanez's hit being a double, the Phils only extra-base hit of the night. The Phils also had four walks, But, they were unable to knock in any runs, as they left eleven men on base, going 0-7 with runners in scoring position, a major problem for the team last season.
The Phillies (0-2) will conclude their short three-game home stand with the Braves (2-0) later this afternoon, as the Phillies receive their World Series rings. The game will begin at 3:05 pm Eastern time at Citizens Bank Park, with the ring ceremony to be performed at 2:15 pm. Starting for the Phillies will be Joe Blanton, who last year went 4-0 for the Phils (9-12 overall) with a 4.20 ERA. His record for the 2009 season is presently 0-0 with a -.– ERA. His opponent will be Javier Vazquez, who in 2008 went 12-16 for the Chicago White Sox with a 4.67 ERA. This season his record is presenty 0-0 with a -.– ERA. The Phils will be looking to salvage a win at home before they go on the road for their first road trip of the young season, meeting the Rockies in Colorado for three weekend games and then going on to Washington, D.C. to face the Nationals for three games at the start of next week.
Philadelphia Phillies – The Players: Kid Gleason – Pitcher, Second Baseman, Manager, Coach, Part 2.
When we have last seen Kid Gleason, he has just been traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Giants after the 1895 season. Gleason is made team captain after the trade. During his first season with the Giants, 1896, he would go 162 for 541 in 133 games, tied for the team lead with Mike Tiernan and George Van Haltren, compling a batting average of .299, with a slugging percentage of .372 and an on-base percentage of .352. He would that year knock in 89 runs while scoring 79. He would have 17 doubles, 5 triples and 4 home runs, walk 42 times, strike out 13, steal 46 bases and be hit by the pitch two times. This is presently the last season for when his strike out totals are known. From 1888 to 1896, Gleason is known to have struck out 131 times. After that, his strike out totals are unknown. The following year, 1897, would be his best season as a regular. Playing in 131 games, the team leader in that category, mainly at second base, Gleason would go 172 for 540 for a .319 batting average, with a slugging percentage of .369 and an on-base percentage of .353. He would have 16 doubles, 4 triples and 1 home run, knocking in 106 runs while scoring 85. Gleason would walk 26 times, steal 43 bases and be hit by the pitch three times. In 1898, his batting average would drop to .221, along with a slugging percentage of .253 and an on-base percentage of .278, as he would go 126 for 570 in 150 games. Gleason would record only 8 triples and 5 doubles, getting just 62 RBIs while scoring 78 runs. He would walk 39 times, steal 21 bases and be hit six times. The following season, 1899, Gleason's average would rise to .264, along with a slugging percentage of .302 and an on-base percentage of .293, as he would go 152 for 576 in 146 games. He would hit 14 doubles and 4 triples, collect 24 walks and steal 29 bases. In 1900, his last year as a Giant, Gleason's average would drop again, as he would hit .248, with a slugging percentage of .295 and an on-base percentage of .280, as he would go 104 for 420 in only 111 games. He would get 11 doubles, 3 triples and 1 home run, along with 17 walks, as he would steal 23 bases while being hit twice.
Before the start of the 1901 season, Gleason would jump to the upstart American League, becoming the Detroit Tigers' first starting second baseman. During the season, he would play in 135 games, going 150 for 547 with a .274 batting average, a .364 slugging percentage and a .327 on-base percentage. He would hit 16 doubles, 12 triples and three home runs, as he knocked in 75 RBIs while scoring 82 runs. Gleason would also walk 41 times while stealing 32 bases and being hit twice. He would be tied for the team lead in most games played with Jimmy Barrett, while being the team leader in at-bats and triples. In his second season as a Tiger, Gleason's batting average would drop to .247, with a .297 slugging percentage and a .292 on-base percentage as he would go 109 for 441 in 118 games. He would hit 11 doubles, four triples and one home run, knocking in 38 runners while crossing the plate 42 times, as he would also walk 25 times, steal 17 bases and be hit three times. After peace was made between the American and National Leagues, the Tigers would, on March 2, 1903, trade Gleason to the Giants for Heinie Smith. But, at some point between then and the start of the 1903 regular season, Gleason would be let go by the Giants, and then rejoined his old team, the Phillies, now as their starting second baseman.
During his first season back as a Phil, Gleason's batting average rebounded as he would go 117 for 412 in 106 games for a .284 average, with a .367 slugging percentage and a .326 on-base percentage. Kid would collect 19 doubles, six triples and 1 home run, knocking in 49 RBIs while scoring 65 runs, as he also walked 23 times, stole 12 bases and was hit by the pitch three times. The next year, 1904, he would appear in 153 games, going 161 for 587 for a .274 batting average, a .334 slugging percentage and a .319 on-base percentage. Gleason would get 23 doubles and six triples, as he knocked in 42 RBIs while crossing the plate 61 times, as he also walked 37 times, stole 17 bases and was hit twice. In that season, he would lead the Phillies in games played, at-bats and hits. 1905 would see the start of a slow decline, as Gleason, although playing in 155 games, would only go 150 for 608 as his battling average slides to .247, with a .303 slugging percentage and a .302 on-base percentage. He would get 17 doubles, 7 triples and 1 home run, as he would knock in 50 RBIs while scoring 95 runs. He would walk 45 times, while stealing 16 bases, and be hit by the pitch three times. Gleason would lead the club in at-bats while being tied with Ernie Courtney and Sherry Magee for the most games played. The following season, 1906, as he played in 136 games, he would only go 112 for 494 for a .227 batting average, a .269 slugging percentage and a .281 on-base percentage. Gleason would hit 17 doubles and two triples, knocking in 34 RBIs while scoring 47 runs. He would walk only 36 times while stealing 17 bases and being hit two times. In 1907, he would appear in just 36 games, going 18 for 126 for a .143 average, a .167 slugging percentage and a .200 on-base percentage, as he would hit only three doubles and six RBIs while scoring just 11 times. He would also receive just seven walks and steal only three bases. In his last year as a Phil, 1908, he would appear in just two games, going 0 for 1 with a .000 batting average. Between 1908 and 1911, Gleason would be in the minors, acting mainly as a player-manager, before being signed by the Chicago White Sox as a coach.
His first year as a coach, 1912, would also be the last time he would make an appearance on the field, as he would play in one game at second base, going 1 for 2 for a .500 batting average, slugging percentage and on-base percentage.
During his twenty-two years as a pitcher and a player, Gleason would play in 1966 ballgames, going 1944 for 7452 for a career .261 batting average, a .317 slugging percentage and a .311 on-base percentage. He has a career total of 216 doubles, 80 triples, 15 home runs, 823 RBIs, 1020 runs scored, 500 walks, 328 stolen bases and been hit by the pitch 38 times, as he becomes one of the few players in major league history to play in four difference decades (1880s, 1890s, 1900s, 1910s).
As the coach of the White Sox, starting in 1912, he watch the team land in fourth place in 1912, fifth in 1913, and sixth in 1914, before watching it rise to third place in 1915, second in 1916 and first place in 1917. In the 1917 World Series, the White Sox would face the National League Champion, the New York Giants, in a best of seven series. The White Sox would win the World Series over the Giants, 4-2, becoming the baseball champs for 1917, with him be given credit for much of the White Sox's success that season. (Here is a graphic showing the 1917 pennant race: http://www.baseballrace.com/races/MLB-1917-AL-Normal.asp) The following season, Gleason would be dropped as the team's coach. He would watch the White Sox drop down to sixth place during the war shortened season of 1918. Gleason would be called back by White Sox owner, Charles Comiskey, who would make him the team's manager for the 1919 season.
I will continue Gleason's story with the third and final part, which will look at the 1919 season, Gleason managerial career at the Black Sox Scandal and his years as a coach for Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics.
Sources: Wikipedia, Baseball-reference.com, Retrosheet.org, The Delaware Valley Rhythm & Blues Society, Inc. (DVRBS.com), BaseballRace.com
The Phillies have signed catchers Chris Coste and Ronny Paulino to split contracts.
Phillies.com has just announced that the Phillies have just signed catchers Chris Coste and Ronny Paulino to split contracts for the present season.
If either man makes the main team, Coste would receive $460,000, while Paulino would get $420,000. If either man is sent down to the minors, they would instead receive $249,000 and $201,330 respectively. This leaves only catcher Carlos Ruiz and lefthander Mike Zagurski, who is still recovering from Tommy John surgery on his elbow as the only men on the Phils 40-men roster who are presently unsigned.
With this move, the Phils could increase their payroll up to $132.5 million for Opening Day, including the $3 million still owed Jim Thome of the Chicago White Sox, J.C. Romero, as he will be serving his 50-game suspension and Adam Eaton, whom the Phils will surely drop before spring training is over.
Not too bad. Hopefully the Phillies can leave Clearwater in late March with all of their players happy and well paid.
Phillies has just signed Gary Majewski to a minor league contract, may invite him to spring training for chance at a job in the bullpen.
The Phillies has just signed former Cincinnati Reds' reliever Gary Majewski to a minor league contract. The five years veteran finished the 2008 season with a 6.53 ERA in 40 innings of work for the Redlegs. Majewski, a former second-round 1998 pick of the Chicago White Sox, who has a mid-90s fastball and a slider, has a current career ERA of 4.61 from 240 1/3 innings of work. Majewski, who seems to work best with men on base, will probably be invited to Spring Training to fight for a spot in the relief corps, which was the best in the National League in 2008 with a 3.22 ERA.
Majewski, who may not be part of the team at the start of the 2009 season, is more than likely being brought in as a possible insurance policy in case one of those who do make the team inside the bullpen gets injured during the regular season. If that is the case, then this will hopefully end up being a good move on the Phillies' part, if Majewski can continue working well with men on base, something that the Phillies will probably be needing during the regular season.
Anyway, welcome aboard, Gary. Wish you luck trying to make the team in 2009.
Interleague play continues this weekend.
The Phillies (24-19) will continue their Interleague play weekend series with the Toronto Blue Jays (21-23, 4th American League East) with two more games at Citizens Bank Park. The first game will be played tonight at 7:05 pm Eastern. The Phils' starter for tonight's game will be Adam Eaton (0-1, 5.40), who is still looking for his first win. He pitched well in his last start against the Giants on May 11, getting a no-decision as he went five innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits in a heartbreaker 4-3 Phillies lost. Eaton will do his best to add another quality start which he hopes will this time translate into a win, especially with the way the Phils' offense has been hitting the ball lately. His opponent will be A.J. Burnett (3-4, 4.94), the first right handed starter that the Phils have faced in a week. Burnett is coming off a lost to the Cleveland Indians on May 12 in the first game of a doubleheader. In that game, he would go seven and two-thirds innings, giving up three earned runs on five hits in the Blue Jays' 3-0 lost. He had also lost his previous start against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 6, where he went six innings, giving up five earned runs on nine hits in the Blue Jays' 5-4 lost. He will be looking to even his record.
The final game of Interleague play and of the six games home stand will be played this Sunday afternoon, starting at 1:35 pm Eastern at Citizens Bank Park. The Phils will be sending Kyle Kendrick to the mound, who is coming off of a win against the Braves on May 13, in spite of giving up three runs to the Braves in the first inning. Kendrick would eventually go six innings, giving up only three earned runs on six hits. He will be looking for his fourth win of the year. His opponent will be Shaun Marcum (4-2, 2.22), who is coming off of a no-decision against the Indians also on May 12, as he pitched the second game of the doubleheader, which the Blue Jays won 3-0. He would go eight innings, giving up no runs on two hits while being involved in a pitcher's duel with Indians' starter Cliff Lee. Marcum has won his two previous starts, on May 7 against the Tampa Bay Rays (6-2) and May 2 against the Chicago White Sox (2-0). In those two games he would pitch a combined total of fifteen and one-third innings, giving up two earned runs on six hits. He'll be looking to get his fifth win of the year at the Phils' expense.
The Phillies are once again tied for first place in the National League East, .003 percentage points behind the Marlins who lost a close game last night against the Kansas City Royals. The Phils hope that when they go to Washington, D.C. on Monday to face the Nationals for the first of three games in their new ballpark, Nationals Park, that they will either still be tied for first or be in first place by themselves. The Marlins will continue their three games interleague series against the Royals tonight and tomorrow afternoon. The Phils and Marlins are both presently a game and a half ahead of the New York Mets, who have just defeated the New York Yankees, and two games ahead of Atlanta, who will be playing the Oakland Athletics for two more games.


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Model a nonideal transformer in Spice
Designers often use transformers as voltage, current, and impedance adapters. Transformers usually comprise two inductively coupled coils, wound around a ferrite core. The coupling between the windings is never perfect. Spice provides a model (Figure 1a) of the coupled inductors using the k parameter, which is the coefficient of coupling between the windings. The model takes into account self and mutual inductances. With nonideal transformers, the problem is to determine k. Figure 1b shows a proposed equivalent circuit of a nonideal transformer, in which the conduction losses in the windings and the core losses are assumed to be negligible. LS is the equivalent leakage inductance of the transformer, LP is its magnetization inductance, and T is an ideal transformer (k=1) with transformation ratio equal to n. To obtain equivalence between the two circuits in Figure 1, we consider the equations describing these circuits. For the circuit in Figure 1a, the expressions are
For the circuit in Figure 1b, the equations are
Comparing the two systems and considering M=k(L1L2)½, we obtain
Then, if you know the LP and LS values, you also know the coupling factor, k. L1 is the inductance measured at the operating frequency between terminals In1 and In2 with no load connected between Out1 and Out2. Similarly, L2 is the inductance measured at the operating frequency between terminals Out1 and Out2 with no load connected between In1 and In2. LS is the inductance measured at the operating frequency between terminals In1 and In2 with Out1 and Out2 short-circuited. From these values, using the previous equations, we obtain the parameters of the equivalent circuit in Figure 1b. Listing 1 shows the PSpice subcircuit that represents the behavioral model of a nonideal transformer. You can use the subcircuit for both transient and ac analysis.
The input parameters of the subcircuit are the measured values of inductances L1, L2, and LS. You obtain the ideal transformer, T, by means of the voltage-controlled voltage source, E1, and the voltage-controlled current source, G1, connected back to back (Reference 1). The current source, G1, senses the current, I(Vsense), and provides the current I(Vsense)/n. The transformation ratio n is a function of inductances L1, L2, and LS. As an example, consider a transformer that provides an impedance transformation of 46 to 75W at 72 kHz. It uses an RM8 ferrite core with inductance factor AL=1600 nH. The measured inductances are L1=4.2 mH, L2=2.6 mH, and LS=20 µH. Figure 2 shows the simulated transfer function of the transformer. Click here to download Listing 1. (DI #2539).
1. Coelho, J, "A Spice model for the ideal transformer," Electronic Design, June 28, 1999.
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"By means of a straight line graph, verify that the law is valid."
I'm afraid that, strictly speaking, this is impossible as pictures can only indicate, not prove.
It is assumed that and obey a law of the form . Pairs of values of and are recorded in an experiment and tabulated as follows:
By means of a straight line graph, verify that the law is valid.
Use your graph to estimate the values of and
I am not very sure about changing the equation to linear form. Do I change into ?
Please help, any tips would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
I think, in the context of the problem, "indicate" is all that's required. I doubt a rigorous proof is required.
Reply to the OP: If you were to plot the equation on some sort of log plot, you might get what you're after. Are you sure the x term is squared?
Thank you. For this question, I am supposed to plot and draw a graph after converting the equation from a quadratic one to a linear one, like from y = x^2 + 5x to y/x = x + 5 and then plot y/x against x. And yes, I the x term is squared.
Sorry for the lack of latex, it is 1.45am here at night and I haven't slept since 5am yesterday.
Hmm. I would question the wisdom of going "from y = x^2 + 5x to y/x = x + 5 and then plot y/x against x." Yes, you can do it. But why? The equation still isn't linear. Why vainly try to force it?
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Don't want to detour this thread too much, but is there a map or something out there that lists some of the historical sites in the Smokies? My wife just finished reading Last Train to Elkmont, and she keeps asking me where some of these places are. I know the general location since most are related to the streams nearby like Edens Garden and Goshen Prong, however I don't know of some of the specific homesites location. For example, she was asking me if the old William Walker homesite can be located or if there was anywhere she could go and see remnants of the railroad tracks. These are questions I cannot answer, but I am hoping that some of the park veterans on here like Sam or Jim can help me out.
I have tried for years to get her interested in hiking and camping in the Smokies, if I only knew that getting her this book would do the trick I would have done it years ago....
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The park bookstores carries or used to carry a book called Historic Hikes of the Smokies. My family loved this book so much that on family vacations I spend more time in the park hiking then we do in Gatlinburg or Pigon Forge, and this is fine with me. But it does cut into my fishing time. They also have a new book calle Waterfalls of the Smokies, this book is fun because we are trying to go to all the waterfalls in the book. Some are hidden Gems close to roads or a very short hike.
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Stanley is having a bad day.
The milk in his corn flakes is sour, and the fried bread isn't very tasty, either. His busybody landlady has awakened him early, and now she's insisting on throwing him a party even though he swears his birthday's a month away.
Oh, and he's being systematically tortured by a pair of Irish thugs he may or may not know.
That's the setup to Harold Pinter's "The Birthday Party,'' West Texas A&M University's opening drama of the theatrical season. The play continues at 8 p.m. today through Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday in the Branding Iron Theatre.
Pinter's play is a comedy of menace, both parts of which are well-served in WT's production. The humor comes mainly from the dizzy landlady Meg, played by the stellar Lori Gregory. The menace derives from the two strangers who enter Meg's and husband Petey's boarding house - and from the fact that the audience is as in the dark as most of the characters.
Keeping the audience confused and intrigued is a difficult act to balance, but the young cast is up to the task. The drama is deliberately confounding, yet the audience at Wednesday night's opening seemed more than willing - judging by their applause and near-total silence in Act 3 - to go along for the ride.
Kudos to WT's theater department, especially director Perry Crafton, for selecting such a challenging play. The show is anything but commercial and likely wouldn't be seen on most Amarillo stages.
The show's first act introduces us to our characters. Meg and Petey (Josh Fox) go through what seems to be their morning ritual - sniping at each other. Stanley (Matthew McBride) is roused and grumpily joins them for breakfast. But when he learns from Meg that a pair of men will be joining them soon, Stanley's surliness subtly shifts to fear.
The men - Goldberg (Christopher Collins) and McCann (Jeffrey Dull) - soon enter, looking, in their black suits and skinny ties, for all the world like a pair of hitmen. They even cryptically refer to "doing a job.'' It's Goldberg's idea to throw Stanley a birthday fete, a plan that terrifies Stanley.
The second act shows the men progressively torturing hapless Stanley. Again, their motives are not clear, but their actions are as they machine-gun Stanley with dozens of questions and accusations. Stanley quickly (a little too quickly in this staging) turns into a quivering wreck, while Goldberg flirts with neighbor-lady Lulu (Kayla McCoy) and McCann charms Meg.
By the finale, Stanley is catatonic - a powerful bit of acting by McBride. He's well matched by Collins and Dull, who manage to be hysterically nervous and intimidating at the same time. Fox is an enigma until the third act, when he makes some wise acting choices. McCoy is the show's weak link, but only slightly; her accent is nondiscernible, but she handles the byplay in the second act well.
James Kemmerling's set - all askew, as if designed by Picasso on an acid trip - and lighting are superb. With the slightest bit more polish (particularly in the fighting scenes, which still look too staged), the show should do well in the upcoming American Collegiate Theatre Festival competition.
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Danny Boyle is pulling out all the stops for his next film 127 Hours, which is a fact based feature centering on a man's captivity in the mountains. The Oscar winning director recently revealed a few tidbits about his latest production including who'll help him behind the camera. According to The Playlist, Boyle won't use one, but he'll have two cinematographers on board to film the vast landscape of the project.
Boyle's cinematographers of choice worked on 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later respectively, with the first film being directed by Boyle himself. Their names are Anthony Dod Mantle (28 Days) and Enrique Chediak (28 Weeks), and they'll be on board for the new film that tells the real life story of mountain climber Aron Ralston. Golden Globe winner James Franco has been hired as the lead, and Amber Tamblyn and Kate Mara round out the supporting cast.
With this new development comes more info regarding the film's set up. The story will center on Ralston's ability to survive in the cold mountains of Utah when his arm got pinned beneath a boulder. After 5 days he amputated the limb using a dull knife, and proceeded to climb a 65-foot sheer wall to reach his freedom. He eventually encountered a family who gave him food and water, and notified the authorities. The traumatic event happened back in 2003 and was covered by every major media outlet.
With so much solo time in the mountains, you have to wonder how Boyle will keep the audience interested. Will we have another Castaway on our hands? In the latest issue of Empire the director states,
"There is dialogue at the beginning, and at the end, obviously, but for most of the film he doesn't have anyone to talk to. But what came to light is that he had a video camera with him, and he recorded six or seven messages, for those he thinks are going to grieve for him, basically saying goodbye. We've seen the messages, he doesn't tend to show them. … So if you like, that is the dialogue, with a future he thinks he is not going to have."
Interesting take Mr. Boyle. Interesting indeed.
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My father died at home after a horrendous hospice stay that drained the whole family. He was barely conscious, but when he was all he could say was that he wanted to die. My mother did everything she could to keep him alive and we helped as we could.
Finally got the call one morning he had died and my sister and swooped down to help mom deal with it. Lots of agonizing grief, etc. However my family has always been irreverent, perhaps morbidly so.
Anyway, during the conversation at the funeral parlor while the manager was out seeing to the arrangements, it was asked when did he actually die and my mother replied she was with him in the morning, but left him to take the trash cans to the curb for pickup. When she came back he was dead. She said, he must have known she did not want to see him die.
My sister, who always had a strained relationship with my gruff father, who had an exceedingly dark and sarcastic humor, said, "more likely he was smart enough to know to wait until you had already taken out the trash!"
Well, we just laughed like we were fit to burst and it still makes me laugh to this day as I write this. We could barely get under control when the manager came back to finalize our arrangements. She was quite perturbed when she asked about any death notice in the paper and it was mentioned that it should not mention it was trash day when he died! Oh my. Quite perturbed.
That was as solemn as it gets, but I can honestly say cathartic doesn't do that moment justice, and further, that my father would have hated howling mourners and much preferred a grand old rowdy wake instead.
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You know you're a true DIY'er when you can add golden ramen noodle trophies to your project resume. I'm proud to announce that I now have two notches for these babies, one for the winner of tonight's Great Ramen Noodle Challenge as chosen by the judges, and one runner up for guest choice from our last event at Ikea Houston !
What's the craziest DIY you've ever made? Does it include spray painting ramen noodles, or better? Let's hear it!
Last but not least, the randomly selected winner (using random.org) of the Third Floor Design Studio print set and Ikea gift card is Natasha Stroud Hoover! Congrats Natasha, email me – ashley(at)sugarandcloth.com!


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- Proposed budget cuts threaten U.S. food supply
- Massive job losses
- The U.S. House Appropriations Committee has released proposed cuts to agriculture that, if passed, will endanger the U.S. food system.
- Devastating funding cuts from state legislatures across the nation over the past two years have threatened our ability to develop better crops, advance food safety and improve packaging and shipping technology.
- Every federal agency should do their fair share of belt tightening to rein in the deficit.
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Massive job losses
These proposed cuts would mean massive job losses, weaken our food supply, damage our research and education system and keep agriculture from helping grow the U.S. economy. These cuts could eliminate close to $6 million from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences alone. Land-grant universities across the country will face similar cuts.
The U.S. agriculture industry relies on the land-grant university system to provide research, development and training shared equally and openly among producers. Unlike other industries that employ proprietary research and development organizations, this public system of research and education was designed to give all involved in producing our nation's food supply equal access to innovations that help feed the nation and protect the environment.
Funds lost to 4-H, research
These are funds we rely on to conduct vital research in crop development, environmentally sound practices, water protection and food safety. These funds provide needed local education to agriculture producers, nutrition information for families and 4-H programs for more than 160,000 Georgia youths.
Coupled with the 24-percent cut in state funds we have faced over the past two years and a proposed additional 4 percent state funding cut in July, this 10 percent cut in federal funds will further cripple our research and Extension programs to Georgia.
In Georgia, the agriculture sector of the economy has been a stabilizing force amid a stormy economic outlook. Exports are strong. Demand and prices are high. We must be positioned to meet the demand and capitalize on this economic opportunity.
Every federal agency should do their fair share of belt tightening to rein in the deficit. We are willing to do our fair share. But exacting 22 percent of the cuts on programs that make up just 2 percent of the federal budget is far from fair.
(J. Scott Angle is dean and director of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.))