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Vertical Bounty will renovate an abandoned property by building a greenhouse and market to provide fresh vegetables to a community that has no direct access to such nutritious food. The company will employ local residents with decent, living wages, provide fresh food grown on site, and rehabilitate the community by converting an abandoned lot into a thriving business.
Fresh food is often taken for granted, but for over three thousand people living in Riviera Beach, Florida, it is a luxury they cannnot find or cannot afford. Vertical Bounty will grow fresh vegetables inside the community and sell it from a market right next to the greenhouse.
In addition to the greenhouse and hydroponic system, Vertical Bounty will also provide gardening classes to the community. The company will also fit garden beds into every nook and cranny on the property to provide a wide array of vegetables and fruits the community. These garden beds will be teaching tools for the gardening classes and inspiration to the local community to start their own back yard gardens.
Start Small to Grow Big
The ambitious plans of Vertical Bounty put it out of reach for investors. We have to start small, prove ourselves, and grow in a controlled way. The plan outlined below will do just that. All along the way, Vertical Bounty will gain valuable experience, learn from mistakes, and adjust accordingly. All the while though, the company will be providing fresh vegetables to the community. This is the key aspect of this three phase growth plan: the community comes first.
Vertical Bounty will put greenhouses on roofs. We will grow completely indoors under artificial lights. We will spread access to fresh vegetables throughout food deserts all over south-east Florida and beyond. We will always serve our communities first. But we have to start small in order to grow big.
New Startup Strategy
A lot has happened in the last 30 days as Vertical Bounty moves through the startup stage. One key piece of advice received was to boil the company's concept down to its smallest part and then build up to the grand vision of a new greenhouse and custom built retail market. This is more of a challenge than it seems because the company's culture is in the balance here. What is the company really about? If Vertical Bounty can only do a tiny portion of its intended mission, what is the most important part? These questions have been keeping the founder up at night because the immediate future of the company is in the balance, not to mention the long-term strategy.
Why Reduce the Scope
There are several reasons for reducing the scope of Vertical Bounty's startup. First, the company needs experience on a variety of fronts. Chief amongst these is actually selling fresh vegetables to the community. In its most basic form, this can take place at a custom built vegetable stand. Starting this way will allow the company to gain valuable experience at a minimal startup cost.
The company also needs experience at growing its own food on the property. While the greenhouse and hydroponic system is the ultimate goal of the company, raised garden beds are also a key part of the plan. These garden beds are where the company will grow a wide array of fresh vegetables, and where the company will conduct its gardening classes for the community. The garden beds do not require a greenhouse. Teaching gardening classes is very important to the culture of the company.
Vertical Bounty also needs to have a track record to become more attractive to investors. This can only be done through sales, customer feedback, and growth over time. This can all be done from a few garden beds, stocking the vegetable stand from other local growers, and by having actual customers provide feedback through customer surveys and comments.
By opening the company on a smaller scale, Vertical Bounty can begin the process of growth while keeping overhead very low. The long term plans have not changed; the company will open up a greenhouse with a hydroponic system which will allow it to hire local workers and expand its sales to the wholesale and restaurant markets. But these long term plans require a solid start to justify the intensive capital that is required for the construction of the greenhouse and hydroponic system.
Community First
Vertical Bounty is about community first. The company will focus first on providing fresh vegetables to a community that does not have any access to them. We will bring food into a food desert. The company will not focus on building a greenhouse and hydroponic system, or the construction of a custom retail facility until after fresh produce can be provided to the neighborhood.
There is a great temptation to locate the greenhouse and hydroponic system somewhere else. This is compounded by the high profit of cash crops such as basil that can see the company to profitability much sooner than starting in the middle of the community. This option was considered at great length. What it boils down to is such a startup does not focus on the community. The option to start off in a remote location and focus on cash crops goes against the core mission of the community.
Phase 1
This brings up a second question: How will the company do this if the entire startup budget comes solely from the $10,000 fundraiser? Here is a breakdown of how the company will implement Phase 1 of its growth.
Build a vegetable stand to sell company and locally grown produce to the community.
Build garden beds to provide company grown produce and a place to teach gardening classes.
Storage shed to store equipment and house a cold-storage refrigerator
Security system and miscellaneous costs
Portable bathroom rental so that the employees and customers have somewhere to go to the restroom. This is not glorious, but it is necessary.
Bare minimum startup costs are $3,600. The remainder of the $10,000 will help ensure salary for the first few pay cycles, pay for gas to and from the fresh produce cross-dock facility, and help replenish the inventory of the vegetable stand.
Phase 2
This phase sees the purchase and construction of the greenhouse. This also includes the purchase, training and operation of the hydroponic system. We're getting into the big time now!
The company will also have to renovate the storage shed into a larger, more commercial cold storage facility. This will allow the company to harvest and store its hydroponic produce for shipment to wholesalers. Processing a few vegetables from raised garden beds is very different than preparing hundreds of heads of leafy green vegetables for the retail market. The main difference is the necessity to immediately chill the hydroponic produce and to store it cold until the shipping truck arrives. If the leafy greens get too warm, they will immediately wilt and the crop will be lost.
Phase 3
Phase 3 sees the construction of a retail store front, small office space, our own restrooms, a research and development indoor growing room, and roof top gardens. Now we're cooking with gas! This is where the company wants to be! This building, although fairly small, will provide everything the company needs to set itself up for future success.
The raised garden beds will be moved to the roof of the building. The vegetable stand will be moved to a second location. This will help spread fresh produce to other areas of the community that are outside of walking distance but still need access to fresh vegetables.
Vertical Bounty has made inroads with the local community through customer surveys, interaction with the Community Redevelopment Association and other growers in the area. The planning phase is nearly complete, but the company cannot continue unless seeded with modest start up funding.
The funds raised will:
Below is a Google streetview of the property the company intends to renovate. This empty lot serves no positive purpose for the community yet it can provide enough food to feed hundreds of people.
Vertical Bounty was started to help solve an ever growing food crisis in America. There is an increasing demand for food. The supply comes from great distances, often from different countries. This created a situation where fresh food became a luxury while many find themselves unable to even locate a reliable source of affordable and nutritious food. Communities find themselves relying on fast food and grocers that only carry canned products. Vertical Bounty wants to solve this food injustice one community at a time.
Mr. Rudy founded Vertical Bounty. Mr. Rudy is dedicated to providing an oasis of garden fresh food right in the middle of food deserts throughout the United States and is starting right in his own back yard. Mr. Rudy's professional background consists of researching, documenting, and teaching complicated concepts that range from legal support software to biometric identification platforms.
Mr. Rudy graduated from the Virginia Military Institute with a Bachelor of Arts in English, served his country as an Army Infantry officer, and has traveled throughout the United States for various professional pursuits. He is currently enrolled in a Masters of Business Administration program and is expected to graduate early in 2015.
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There are always surprise teams each year in the NFL. Then, on the other hand, there are teams that seem to do good every year with their solid core of base players.
About every seven to ten years, a group of the teams that were atop the league seem to fall to the depths of the unknown, and a few teams formerly in the abyss rise to the surface in a seemingly brand new lifeboat.
Every year, several times a year, so-called experts create massive lists of projected fantasy stats and power rankings.
At times they hit the nail square on the head. However, all too often somebody comes out of the woodwork, and has a massive year, whether it be a team unexpectedly making a playoff run (see Arizona Cardinals for 2009 version), or a player such as Steve Slaton who was a third round pick by the Texans last year and amassed 1282 yards on an average of 4.8 yards per carry and put up nine rushing TD's.
I will never claim to be an expert, even if one day via some miracle I should become what others refer to as such. I do like to read these predictions, interpret them, and attempt to develop my own take based on the article writer's side of things, and my personal opinion.
This is my interpreted attempt at developing my own power rankings list. Some of these predictions will be direct hits.
Just as I expect some of these predictions will be extraordinary misses. Altogether, I suspect it will be a fairly accurate guide of the season on the brink.
For, while I don't consider myself an expert, I am and always will be a very passionate fan of NFL football.
I previously wrote about teams 32-21. This article covers 20-11 and I'll follow it up with the top ten. All comments, critiques, and critics are welcome.

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Just what you expect from Canon. Their line has always been set up in a way that all the features are in the 1D series and maybe light version of the features are in entry level cameras, but middle models get nothing. This 6D does not surprise me in that department. It just gives one more option for one point AF full frame, like used 5D1, 5D2 & 1DS2, which are cheaper than this. Built in WIFI and GPS just drains the battery. While useful, they are not something that many of older users would want in a camera like this.
AF sensor is a huge disappointment. If i would not own a many L lenses and I would be buying a new system i would definetly go for Nikon D600.
Luckily I'm not in hurry right now to change camera. My 1D3 still works for me very well and if i want a full frame with one point AF, used markets are saturated with used 5D, 5D2, 1DS2 cameras.
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I decided to update one of the first Slownik Geograficzny translations that I did for the town that my great-great-grandfather, Frank J Zalewski, resided in when he was married in 1882, Goczałki. Goczałki is currently located in Gmina Łasin, Grudziądz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in … [Read more...]
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23andMe Follow-up
I mentioned in a recent post that I was able to get 23andMe tests for my father and my father-in-law that would hopefully help narrow down DNA matches and also find out more about ourselves. Those tests have been taken, sent in, and now finally analyzed. There were no surprising results, but it does … [Read more...]
How to Search Germany, Prussia, Pomerania Church Records
FamilySearch has a boatload of church records scanned and available online for Germany, Prussia, and Pomerania from 1544-1945, though I would estimate that most of them are in the middle of that range. Currently they're not available for searching, but I did see them in the indexing software, so … [Read more...]
Ancestry Composition
I received an email the other day from 23andMe letting me know about their new "Ancestry Composition" tool. I let it go to the back-burner since I didn't have a chance to visit it the other day. Today visited the link and was quite impressed. This is how it works, according to their … [Read more...]
But, What Do Mayflowers Bring?
It has been a bit quiet on the genealogy front. I haven't had as much time to do any research, but recently I have come across some extra time and interest. I recently added another individual to my "Everything I Know" site. This is the first person I did a site for on my wife's ancestry. He is … [Read more...]
Solve One Mystery, Create Another
That seems to be how it always works, doesn't it? You finally solve a family research mystery and it just creates more mysteries. But, what fun would it be if we ran out of mysteries to solve? The story of how I solved one mystery late last night is somewhat interesting. I spent a few hours over … [Read more...]
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Jagan to stay in Jail till June 25
June 11th, 2012, 12:30 PM IST
The CBI special court on Monday extended the judicial remand of YSR Congress chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy for two more weeks, which means Yuva Neta will have to be in jail till June 25.
Jagan's mother YS Vijayamma and his wife Bharati were in court at the time of judgement. However, Sharmila wasn't present, as she left to Bangalore a day before.
During the proceedings of the court, Jagan raised the issue why he had not been brought from the Chanchalguda central prison in a bull-proof vehicle despite having a Zcategory security. Immediately, the judge has passed the orders to allot a bullet-proof car to the Kadapa MP.
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LANSING, Minn. – With three points races still remaining in the Hunt for the USMTS Casey's Cup, one title was decided Friday night as Trevor Hunt clinched the 2013 United States Modified Touring Series Rookie for the Year Award.
At 14 years of age-he won't be 15 until January of next year-Hunt becomes the youngest to win the coveted award in the 15-year history of the series.
Last year, fans got to see a lot of the young gun from Kearney, Mo., as he captured the Iron Man Challenge crown while racing his USRA B-Mod in support of several USMTS shows through the Great Plains, and also competed in a handful of USMTS events in the latter half of 2012.
In the opening race of the 2013 campaign at the Royal Purple Raceway, Hunt emerged tied with Joey Galloway and Masen Big Eagle as none of the three qualified for the main event. The second night, however, Hunt made the "A" Main and finished 14th after starting 24th.
After taking the lead in the rookie standings on Feb. 23, he led the points battle after all but three of the 51 events to date.
Driving the No. 99h Snickers/Casey's General Stores GRT Chassis, Hunt expanded his advantage in the standings on the strength of four top-10 finishes during the Hunt for the USMTS Casey's Cup. After starting from the pole for the first time this year on Thursday night, Hunt led nine laps and garnered a seventh-place finish to virtually seal the deal on this year's rookie battle.
In addition to putting some cold, hard cash in his pocket, Hunt's Rookie of the Year Award also comes with a complete ED Series Dirt Series fuel cell from Fuel Safe plus valuable contingency awards from Beyea Custom Headers, Champ Pans, Dominator Race Products, FK Rod Ends, Genesis Racing Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing and more.


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Tiger Woods' Ex-Mistress Rachel Uchitel Is Pregnant
The woman who sparked golfer Tiger Woods' infidelity scandal is pregnant with her first child.
Rachel Uchitel married boyfriend Matt Hahn in Las Vegas less than a month ago, and the couple is already planning parenthood.
Life & Style magazine reports Uchitel discovered she was going to be a mom while she and Hahn were going through the audition process to become a contestant couple on globe-trotting reality TV show "The Amazing Race."
A source says, "She found out she was pregnant when she auditioned for 'The Amazing Race.' They were going to try out to be a couple on the show, and when she had a drug test, it came back positive that she's pregnant."
Uchitel became a household name after her fling with Woods was exposed in November 2009.
On Wednesday the Celebrity Rehab contestant confirmed the news by posting a couple of pictures to her Twitter page with the messages "@MattyHahn checking out my baby bump at 5 months..." and "Expecting big things for 2012... Five down, Four months to go..."
Uchitel tells Us Weekly, "We are really happy and feel extremely fortunate to have one another."


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Steve Dearing (left) and Jordan Seip execute a blunt front 180 at the skateboard park on MacDonald and Ninth.
Moose Jaw's skate park will be closed for roughly a month this fall as worn asphalt surfaces are replaced.
Bob Craig, design and development technician for the City of Moose Jaw's parks and recreation department, said construction crews are scheduled to begin work on Sept. 10.
For the next month, the park, located at the corner of Ninth Avenue Northwest and MacDonald Street West, will be closed and barricaded as the work is undertaken.
Craig said it was time to replace the current surface as it was showing the wear and tear of more than a decade of use.
"It's been there since the skate park opened," he said. "It's basically reached the end of its life cycle."
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CURRY: Time to Raise Minimum Wage
George E. Curry | 11/20/2013, 3 p.m.
Two Democrats, Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa and Rep. George Miller of California have sponsored legislation, called the Fair Minimum Wage Act, to raise the federal minimum wage. They hope to overcome past opposition by adding some sweeteners for small businesses, including allowing them to deduct the full cost of equipment and expansion up to $500,000 in the first year. In his State of the Union address in February, President Obama proposed a federal minimum wage of $9.
The EPI study stated. "When describing who would see a raise if the minimum wage were increased, it is important to look at everyone who earns between the current minimum wage and the proposed new one, as well as workers earning just above the new minimum wage (who would likely also see a small pay increase as employers move to preserve internal wage ladders). The typical worker who would be affected by an increase in the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2015 looks nothing like the part-time, teen stereotype: She is in her early thirties, works full-time, and may have a family to support."
George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA.) He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be reached through his Web site, www.georgecurry.com. You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorge and George E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook.


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Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence
The International Journal of Intelligent Real-Time Automation
The journal impact factor is a measure of the frequency with which the average article in a journal has been cited in a particular year. The impact factor helps you evaluate a journal's relative importance, especially when you compare it to others in the same field. To calculate the five year Impact Factor, citations are counted in 2012 to the previous five years and divided by the source items published in the previous five years.© 2012 Thomson Reuters, 2012 Journal Citation Reports®
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques are now being used by the practicing engineer to solve a whole range of hitherto intractable problems. This journal provides an international forum for rapid publication of work describing the practical application of AI methods in all branches of engineering.
Focal points of the journal include, but are not limited to innovative applications of:
• Real-time intelligent automation, and their associated supporting methodologies and techniques, including control theory and industrial informatics,
• Architectures, algorithms and techniques for distributed AI systems, including multi-agent based control and holonic control,
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• Aspects of reasoning: abductive, case-based, model-based, non-monotonic, incomplete, progressive and approximate reasoning,
• Applications of chaos theory and fractals,
• Metaheuristics and their applications in intelligent automation and global optimization: Evolutionary Algorithms, swarm intelligence, nature and biologically inspired metaheuristics, etc.,
• Knowledge processing, knowledge elicitation and acquisition, knowledge representation, knowledge compaction, knowledge bases, expert systems,
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Eight people were killed Friday when several cars of a passenger train bound from Paris to Limoges ran off the tracks south of the French capital, media outlets said.
The accident took place shortly before 5:00 p.m. as the train, which was carrying around 350 people, entered the Bretigny-sur-Orge at high speed, a spokesman for the SNCF railway told Efe.
Emergency personnel recovered eight bodies within the first hour after the derailment, Le Parisien newspaper said on its Web page, while local authorities said they feared the crash had resulted in "numerous victims."
Dozens of injured passengers remained trapped in the wreckage.
SNCF suspended service after the wreck, though Friday was a busy travel day in France as many people were starting their vacations.
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Ribble Cosponsors Bill to Award Wisconsinite Medal of Honor
Washington, D.C. – Representative Reid Ribble (WI-08) today became an original cosponsor of a bill that would waive the time requirement on awarding the Medal of Honor to Wisconsinite, First Lieutenant Alonzo H. Cushing, who perished in the battle of Gettysburg in 1863. This legislation, introduced by Congressmen Ron Kind (D-WI) and Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI), would posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Lt. Cushing.
"Lt. Alonzo Cushing was an extraordinary solider and a true American hero," said Ribble. "He courageously fought in some of the most famous battles in our nation's history, including Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Antietam and Gettysburg. Lt. Cushing devoted his life to the preservation of our great county and in honor of his patriotism he deserves to be recognized for his service during the Civil War. As a Wisconsinite, I am proud that Lt. Alonzo Cushing called our state home and it would be an honor for him to be awarded the Medal of Honor."
Background on Lt. Alonzo Cushing:
Lt. Cushing Born in Delafield, Wisconsin and raised in Fredonia, NY graduated from West Point on June 24, 1861. Immediately upon graduation from the Academy, he was appointed first lieutenant of Battery A, 4th U.S. Artillery.
Lt. Cushing earned high praise for his valor and bravery throughout the Civil War. His final heroic acts took place at the Battle of Gettysburg in July of 1863. After the second day of battle, Major General Winfield Scott Hancock called Lt. Cushing, "The bravest man I ever saw." During the third day of fighting, Cushing commanded 110 men and six cannons positioned on Cemetery Ridge. From this position, Cushing and his men received the full force of Pickett's Charge of 13,000 infantry. Despite the death of all of his officers and receiving multiple gunshot wounds, Lt. Cushing refused to withdraw from the field of battle. While loading his cannon for the last time, Lt. Cushing was killed by Confederate fire.


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Well I was right. The boys just wanted to win it in dramatic fashion. Growing up, everyone dreams of winning game 7. I'll be honest, I never wanted it to go to 7 games. But once we were there it was time to give it all I had or go home. It's funny how every game is "the biggest game ever" but this game really was. Unlike game 6 where the whole building had a "blah" vibe to it, on Sunday the energy was electric. You could feel it in the air. We knew we were going to win that game. When Pedroia hit that homer in the first I thought "Just one run, we can get that back." Longoria drove in Pena, game tied. Rocco singles, we score the go ahead run. The Aybar gives us a little cushion with a solo home run. Then it was time to buckle down and hold on for the ride. With memories of Thursday's 7-8 loss, we knew the game wasn't over until the final out. Joe managed the bullpen brilliantly bringing in JP, Wheeler, Bradford, and finally Price. David Price. Don't you feel honored getting the see the first few MLB games this guy is playing?
As I was going out for the 8th inning, someone said "6 outs." I wanted to slap them! We were 7 outs away before. Don't jinx it! I stood on the Red Sox dugout and watched the first 3 outs. Then it was back over to the home dugout. We were up and down pretty quick, leaving the final three outs. I couldn't help myself, I just paced back and forth on the dugout non stop. When Aki made the final out and the team rushed the field, I could only stand frozen in sheer joy as I watched the boys celebrate. After the initial rush subsided, I charged on the field with my "Rays win!" I tell you, nothing makes me happier than getting to wave that flag. They presented the AL Championship trophy and named Matt Garza the ALCS MVP (Was there any doubt?)
With the champagne squirting and other craziness, a lot of things are still a blur. The reality that we're in the World Series really hasn't sunk in yet. I thought it would be real once I saw the WS logo on the field, but I saw it this morning and it still hasn't registered with me. I still feel that any moment I'll awake from the best dream I've ever had. The great thing is that this isn't a dream, the Rays are the AL Champs, and we're going to the World Series!
It's pretty awesome that we're playing the Phillies as well. You probably don't know this, but the Phillie Phanatic was highly instrumental in my decision to become a mascot. Back when I was still a wet behind the ears young seadog trying to make it in the bigs, the Phanatic gave me pointers, taught me how to dance, and helped me develop some of my greatest moves. Pretty much everyone in the mascot world recognizes the Phanatic as the best mascot in sports (after me of course!) So it's a unique thrill to not only be in the World Series, but to get to face one of my greatest mascot mentors.
Well the first pitch is just hours away. I'm going to try and take a nap (for some reason I couldn't sleep last night!) and try to get these butterflies in my stomach to stop fluttering. I can't wait for the gates to open, the fans to rush in, and for the magic of the fall classic to begin. After this, I totally believe in magic, because everything about this season has been nothing short of magical.
Here's to you Rays fans, let's enjoy this ride together.
Game 7
So this is it. The big cheese, the whole enchilda, cliche after cliche. I'm not exactly sure why the boys wanted to wait until Game 7 to clinch the ALCS. My guess is they just want to do it in dramatic fashion infront of 40,000 cowbell clanging faithful. We can do this. We've done it all season long. We are the Tampa Bay Rays, winners of 97 games, holders of the best record in baseball at home, winners of the AL East, and one win away from the World Series.
If anyone said at the begining of the year there would be a Game 7 in the ALCS tonight at Tropicana Field, they would have been called crazy. But here we are. Crazy like a fox, and ready to raise the roof on the Trop.
Let's go Rays!
And that's why they're the defending World Series champs. That was truly unbelievable. It ruined what was possibly one of our greatest games ever. BJ homers in the first off Dice-k who held us scoreless the last time he faced us. Longo homers, Pena homers, Kaz throws a gem, what more could you ask for? Well, for Papi not to knock one out. That's what I would ask for.
Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. I can't believe we were 2 1/2 innings away from our first ever World Series berth, and it slipped away. Unbelievable. I got a call this morning from Slider from the Cleveland Indians. He went through last year's Red Sox comeback. He pointed out that unlike the Indians last year, we're heading back home to homefield advantage. I hope all the Rays fans realize how much they matter and make sure to yell and shout. It's the Pit. Make sure those Red Sox know it.
Keep the faith Rays fans. See you at the Trop tomorrow night.
My post season fairy tale
Anyone have any questions? Who? What? Why? When? How? Yea yea, I know some poeple may be confused. Like those people who dismissed our strong spring saying "It's just Spring Training, it doesn't matter. " (Yeah Yankees, it sure doesn't matter! Have fun golfing!) Then our strong April, "It's just April." Then May, "Talk to us in October!" they sneered. June, "They'll fall apart soon." July, "Oh, 7 game skid, I told you they'd slip." August, "Um, how are they stil in first place?" Septemeber, "Uh, where can I get a mohawk?"
And now, OCTOBER!!!!!!!!
You can't believe how excited I am. This is everything a mascot could dream about. From my humble beginings as a minor minor league mascot to the past 11 years of rooting on the Rays, this is what all of my hard work has been for. The whole town is a buzz with the Rays. Everyone has mohwaks. I swear, I saw a grandmother with one. I even saw a dog! I'd like to point out that I've had my 'hawk since Sept 17. It's looking a little bit droopy by now. I need some more Aquanet.
I am so proud of my Rays. Pena, who's one of the nicest guys in the league. Aki, who always asks me how I'm doing, even though he can't understand my response. Barlett, our MVP. Longo, who's never too busy to give me a fist bump. BJ, with his mohawk leadership. Gross, the king of walk offs. CC, who's chomping at the bit to get back. Fernadez, who came up and made a huge impact. Cliff, DHing his way into big wins. Hinske, who didn't even make the team out of spring training and ended up being an impact player. JP, who has solidified our bull pen. And how about Kaz, Shields, Sonny, Garza, and Jackson? What a killer rotation! And who can forget Percival, the vetran leader who helped all of our young pitchers mature. And my boy Jonny Gomes, the epitome of "Heart and Soul." And the man behind it all, Joe Maddon. With his Buddy Holly glasses, hiw win, and philosophy, he shows how to win. 9=8! But now, 9=4.
Pay close attention to the Rays. This is one of the greatest and closest teams ever assembled. I am truly proud to be a part of this organization.
The showdown
It's September 15, we're hanging to a 1 game lead in the AL East, and guess who's coming to town? The dreaded BoSox. Our last trip ever to Yankee stadium didn't go as planned. We were so close to winning both games of that double header, just as Boston almost lost both of there's. We would have been 4 games up…but now, just one. We lost 2 of 3, but the great news is David Price made his major league debut. Could he be that extra edge we need to hold on to the east? Only time will tell.
I'm chewing my nails. I'm pacing the office. I've drank about 10 cups of coffee. This is what September baseball is about. But I just keep thinking 9=8. That's right, 9=8. No I didn't flunk math (well Calculus yes, but not math in general.) What 9=8 means is "Nine players playing nine innings together to become one of the eight teams in the playoffs." None other than the mighty Joe Maddon said that. And we're so close to having that come true.
At the begining of the year I callled a Cubs/Rays World series. It's still possible. I'm counting on us holding on to the east, facing off vs. the White Sox for the ALDS, then facing the Angels in the ALCS. Then the cubs. Of course I'm just a crazy seadog who loves baseball, snausages, and chasing cars…but it could happen! We'll just have to se. October awaits! In the mascot community we're picking our favorite playoff mascot. I naturally voted for myself as did SouthPaw for the White Sox. But we all agree on one thing, no one wants to see Wally get his 3rd ring in five years. Everyone hates that guy!
So Rays fans, cross your fingers, buckle down, and remember 9=8. We can do it!
The best team in baseball
Who is the best team in baseball? The Cubs? No. Angels? No. Red Sox? No. Yankees? Ha ha ha, NO! It's the Tampa Bay Rays. Who would have thought that come September 2nd, the Rays would be the best in baseball? Well other than me. I've known this team was good for a long time. I knew it in Spring Training. You could just feel the difference…everywhere. It was just a vibe. You knew something big was on the horizon. Those first few months everyone kept saying "Yea you're doing good, but talk to us in October." Well folks, October is 28 days away. I'll be more than happy to talk to you then!
We're taking on the New York Yankees tonight. I expect it to be a great series. The Yanks are 12 games back, but I don't expect them to go down without a fight. After that we're on the road, facing off vs. Toronto, Boston, and NY again. Our September includes 6 games vs. the Yankees, 6 games vs the Red Sox, and 4 vs. the tied for first place in the AL Central Twins. Nothing will be easy, and I know the Rays won't take anything for granted. We have what it takes to win big and battle back. Our pitchers are solid, our in and outfield is unbelievable, and the bats have finally woken up. We haven't missed a beat dispite missing three All Stars (Carl Crawford, Evan Longoria, Troy Percival.) You should join the Ray-vilution.
Other than being awesome, I got a chance to take a vacation. I was just up in Chicago for the weekend scouting out the Cubs and White Sox. The Cubs…blah. they don't even have a mascot. Just some dork in a rented bear suit begging for tips. Get a job! Wrigley is a cool field though. I had never been there before. It was neat to get to hang out with baseball fans from all over the country who were not Cubs fans but checking out Wrigley. On Sunday I visited SouthPaw at the White Sox game. He was having his mascot day, but yours truly wasn't allowed to participate in the festivities. The Sox weren't too keen on having the opposing team mascot on th efield. I know they didn't want to expose their fans to an awesome mascot like me, so I understand. I'm sure Ozzie had something to do with my ban. He hates me! All in all it was a good time, but I just have to say A.J. Pierznski was out!!!!!!
The first day of the second half
Its July 18, WELCOME TO THE SECOND HALF! This seadog is seriously tired. Why am I tired? Well, rooting on the most exciting team in baseball is hard. There's been so many exciting wins…walk off home runs…9th inning bullpen heroics…sweeps…if I had a voice it'd be gone from cheering so much. I'm also tired from staying up late watcing the all star game. Yep, yours truly was up in New York rooting on our three Rays all stars. All of the MLB mascots were up in NYC, even Homer from the Braves, who has been MIA for several years. We worked the DHL Fan Fest, held a mascot home run derby (I made it to the finals but lost to that darn bear from Minnesota T.C.), performed a skit on All Star Sunday, and ran on the field for introductions at the Home run derby. It was quite a sight to hear Wally the green monster get booed by the NY faithful. We had a fun time getting heckled by the bleacher creatures as we awaited out introductions. My favorite line "Hey Homer, Mr.Met called, he wants his head back!" Every mascot was subject to some jeer, except Bernie Brewer, because as they chanted "Bernie makes beer!"
As a part of the festivities, we took part in the Red Carpet parade through the city. I strutted my stuff from the countless paparazzi. At one point I was literally surrounded by cameras. It's good to know that in a city of so many stars, a big blue fuzzball commands A-list attention. It was so much fun hanging out with my MLB mascot buddies. Most of us only get to see each other one or two times a year, so we make the most of our time together. We went to Yankees games, Mets games, and even Broadway (I liked Spamalot better than Mary Poppins!).
We start the second half vs the Blue Jays. Hopefully we can put an end to our uncharateristic losing streak (hey, can't be perfect forever!) Who would have thought that by July 18 the Rays would be only a .5 game out of first in the AL East and gunning for October? I did actually. Never underestimate the awesomeness of the Rays!
What does it take to be #1?
It takes being the Tampa Bay Rays. That's what it takes!
I haven't been slacking off my my blogging, I've just been too busy watching the Rays win! Let me just summarize some of the things that we've done…swept the Red Sox, Blue Jays, Angels, Orioles, reached 30 wins faster than any other year in history, became the first team to have the best record in the majors after having the worst (by memorial day) since 1900, Evan Longoria has become everything we knew he'd be, Kaz is off the DL an rattled off 10 K's on Monday, BJ and Crawford are competing to see who can make the most Sports Center worthy catches, our bull pen is frigging AMAZING, Percival is a king among men, we've been at the top of the AL too many times to count, AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE NOW. And we're only tied with the Cubs for the BEST RECORD IN BASEBALL!
I'm calling it now, Rays/Cubs World series. Or maybe Rays/Marlins? It's nice to see that we're not the only team in Florida rocking the MLB. I really can't wait for our interleague series vs. the fish. And the Cubs! How about that for interleague competition. Bring it!
In mascot news, I have my Fur-turnity party on April 20th. My buddies Rangers Captain (Texas Rangers), Thunderbug (Lightning), Stanley (Florida Panthers), Rocky (USF), Staley (Chicago Bears), TD (Miami Dolphins), and Albert/Alberta (UF) came to join in the hilarity. We did a lot of dancing, ran into problems with the security guards, and set an attack banana loose on some law enforcement. Good times good times. Make sure to come to my birthday party on June 22. My budies Ace, Lou Seal, TD, and Stanley are scheduled to be here.
Well next up is a 4 games series vs the central leading White Sox. I'm looking forward to beating my lil buddy Ozzie. Then it's off to Bean town. We better do better than last time! After that it's texas, and yours truly will be in Texas. I'll be messing with it. I'm going to help Rangers Captain celebrate his mascot day. Awesome.
It's on!
The boys of summer are back! And the seadog of summer is back too! I've been sooooo super busy. On a sad note, we played our last game at Al Lang Stadium. I loved that place. It was the field where I went from behind some wet behind the ears mascot to a world class entertainer! Mascots need spring training too, you know! I had to sweat off the extra pounds I gained in the offseason, and get my arm back in T-Shirt tossing mode. Its also a great time to "catch some rays!"
Ha ha ha. Get it? Rays? As in "get a tan" and Rays as in "us." How clever I am. I'm a pun master. Opening day came and went. It was awesome. Especially the pyro. Fire and baseball. Great mix. The crowds have been great and I'm having a great time dancing to the music. You should come to a game, come see me in action, buy some nachos, you know, the usual.
I'd write more, but I'm tired, hungry, have a cold, have to go do an appearance, and we're playing the O's tonight.
I brought it back!!
It's the new year and check out the new me! Super sexy! Yeah, I brought it back. I don't know what the heck Justin Timberlake is talking about. It's alllllllll me.
The new year is here and its only a couple of weeks until pitchers and catchers report. Woo hoo! I've gotten tired of the off season. Who wants to wake up at noon, roll into the office around 1, go to lunch at 2, then go home at 3 every day? Who wants to ditch marketing meetings and go scuba diving for lobsters in the keys? Not me! I can't wait to get back to working full steam. Its awesome! I'm the oly mascot who's fortunate enough to get to work every single spring training game. That's because our spring training is right down the field from the Trop. We play at Al Lang Field. It's an awesome historic ball park on the water. It's our last spring training there as we're moving to Port Charlotte next year. I was all sad about leaving Al Land because that is the best place to watch a ball game, but then I found out that our new ball park is supposed to be built right there! Do you know how awesome our new ball park will be? Awesome times five, no 7, no awesome times infinity! That's pretty awesome…just like me.
Fan fest is February 23. Will you be there?? I will! That makes you want to come now, doesn't it? Getting a chance to meet me, IN PERSON! How cool is that? Cooler than a penguin at the south poll eating a popsicle. THAT'S HOW COOL!


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silently delaying the releases of a few titles from Forever Evil #7 to Justice League 30, and now recently Nightwing #30 and Batman/Superman #9.
I'll be honest and say I've been a little out of the loop with DC Comics news these days, but I do think it's a bit problematic for them to delay the conclusion of one of their major events after it's already been announced months ago that all DC titles would be caught up to this event by April.
More interesting yet, it was learnt yesterday that Part 3 of the First Contact crossover event between Batman/Superman and Worlds' Finest has been delayed to 16 April, meanwhile we're still getting the conclusion (Part 4) next week.
If you 're scratching your heads yet, you're not alone because this makes no bloody sense. It's certainly not the first time DC has delayed the release of this event for unexplained reasons (it was assumed last time that Jae Lee needed more time to finish drawing his part of the crossover), but at least the first time it got delayed, both books were released on the same day. This time, however, it appears as though DC is proceeding to release the conclusion of the crossover next week as scheduled, but is delaying the part that comes before that for next month. Even Greg Pak confirmed on his blog that this is the case.
I'll be honest and say, I really don't know what to make of this other than I don't really see this ending well. If something came up with Batman/Superman #9 that needed fixing, it would have made sense to delay the release of Part 4 as well so that the crossover doesn't get read out of order. But who knows what goes on behind the scenes at DC Comics these days. With the Batman/Superman book in particular, I've been noticing a pattern of DC consistently delaying the release dates of upcoming issues, and apparently even shuffling the order in which its future issues will be released.
As of right now, even I don't know what story to expect starting May. According to Rich Johnston over at BleedingCool, Jeff Lemire will be writing a fill-in issue for issue #10, and the solicited story for the month of May (the last days of the Earth-2 Batman and Superman from a different point of view) will be pushed to issue #11. But, then a quick look at the DC Comics website doesn't seem to accurately reflect the change. Basically the covers don't even match their updated solicitations.
So yeah...I don't know. I've been liking the Batman/Superman book largely for its Earth-2 story arcs and Jae Lee's art, but I'm not sure I'm going to keep following this book once the First Contact crossover concludes. The constant rescheduling and reshuffling of issues for this series is starting to get too convoluted for my liking, especially since I don't like unnecessary disruptions to a story for reasons that never get explained.
Saturday, 22 March 2014
Holy Continuity Clusterfuck Batman! We're Getting the Conclusion to First Contact Crossover Before Part 3!
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What happens when income levels & costs continue to go up? That's right, decline and major subsidies. U.S. PIRG reports: "Since 1947, American highways have run up a deficit bigger than $600 billion, in 2005 dollars." There's some hope: developed world hitting peak travel? Will it change Michigan's priorities? Will it change Traverse City's?
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From the sweet hum of the Halo theme to the awesome bass bumping explosions in Close Combat, gaming just wouldn't be the same without the audio. When it comes down to it, though, your roommate/parent/significant other/gerbil probably dreads when you bust out the subwoofer as you settle down for a long night of gaming. To quiet your furry friend's qualms only takes a trip to the nearest electronics store and about fifty bucks for a set of eDimensional's AudioFX force feedback headphones.
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Pushing your gaming experience to the next level, force feedback is the name of the game for the AudioFX. When you blast a zombie's head off, not only will you hear a gut-wrenching tear but the headphones vibrate to the beat of the carnage. A small dial on the headset allows you to adjust the sensitivity so the headphones won't rumble unnecessarily, say when a pack of Jeeps rolls up. When not gaming, you can even turn off the force-feedback if you find it too distracting.
Although serving no real purpose, flashing activity lights (more lights mean more action) on the side add a bling factor to make you the envy of all at your weekly LAN party.
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Like any typical gaming headset, the AudioFX loops over your head and a stick mic extends from the left side. Although not the best headsets we've ever heard, the AudioFX provides quality sound. While the intense bass gives the listener a real sense of depth, sounds do get lost in the high ends. Explosions are amazingly real, but an artillery barrage is less then impressive. Fortunately, most gaming sounds live in the mid-range and the AudioFX reigns supreme in that area.
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These headphones offer superior features, considering their low price. The mic and rumble effects bring interactive gaming to a new level. Although not great for extended wear, they are a quality piece of equipment.
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- Heat a nonreactive pot over medium heat and add the olive oil and butter. When the butter is foaming, add the onion, turn the heat to low, and cook slowly until the onion is translucent and very tender, 5 to 10 minutes. (Don't allow the onion to brown; it will discolor the soup.)
- Add the stock, cream, salt, pepper, and honey and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes. Turn the heat to high, add the peas, and boil rapidly for 2 minutes, or until the peas are tender.
- Remove from the heat and puree with either an immersion blender or carefully in batches in a blender until smooth. Strain the puree into a large bowl. Add the lemon juice, adjust the seasonings, and garnish with baby peas before serving.
- Note: Do not let the soup sit on the stovetop for too long; it will slowly discolor. If you do not plan on serving it right away, place the pot in an ice bath to cool down as fast as possible to retain the beautiful green color. Reheat and add the lemon juice just before serving, or serve cold.
Set aside 1/3 cup of peas for garnish.
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Nasty, skin-burning hogweed may be invading area
The warning is dire on the state Department of Environmental Conservation website: "Do Not Touch This plant!"
The message refers to giant hogweed, a plant that is not only invasive, but really nasty too. The sap, in combination with moisture and sunlight, can cause rashes, severe blisters, scarring and even blindness.
The plant looks like an enormous version of Queen Anne's lace, and it's in the same carrot family. But unlike carrots and their charming wild cousins, giant hogweed grows 8 to 14 feet tall.
And it's invading the area.
The plant is native to the Caucasus, as is the apple tree and other far nicer plants. It spread through Europe and was brought to the U.S. as an ornamental because it really is cool-looking. Imagine a Queen Anne's lace flower — white, round flat and lacy — only more than 2 feet across. Who wouldn't want that in a magical garden?
But hogweed is the poster child, the classic example, of why we need to be vigilant about introducing invasive species.
With the pretty invasives, it's harder to bring that point home. Purple loosestrife, for instance, is charming along roadsides and stream banks with its bright flower spikes, but it has crowded out native wetland plants, especially cattails.
And those pretty flowers create thousands of seeds, which are dropped and carried by wind and water and birds.
The plant, originally brought over from Europe as an ornamental, spreads like crazy in the U.S., where it has no natural enemies. In its native European homes, there are plenty of insects that feed on it; not so here.
The problem with loosestrife — now prevalent in at least 40 states — is that it grows so thickly along streams and lakes that water fowl, amphibians and other wildlife can't nest in it. They also can't eat it, unlike the native sedges and grasses it replaces.
The same is true for other invasives: garlic mustard, water chestnuts, milfoil — they crowd out native species, gum up waterways, push out plants that animals rely on for food and habitat.
But at least they don't hurt, which brings us back to hogweed.
You can't get a rash from just brushing against the leaves or flowers of the plant, but the DEC site says you can get one by touching the bristles of the thick stem. The New York Invasive Species Clearinghouse, run by Cornell Cooperative, says it's a little harder to get burned.
"For giant hogweed to affect a person, sap from a broken stem or crushed leaf, root, flower or seed must come into contact with moist skin (perspiration will suffice), with the skin then being exposed to sunlight. Irritation is not immediate, but will usually appear within one to three days after exposure . . . and can result in severe burns, blistering, painful sores, and purplish or blackened scars," according to the clearinghouse.
The giant has been more of a problem in western parts of the state, closer to the Great Lakes. But there have been positive identifications in the Adirondacks and Catskills, and Albany and Schenectady counties, according to the DEC.
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If you accidentally come in contact with giant hogweed, or think you have, wash thoroughly with detergent (like liquid dish detergent) as soon as you can to get any trace of the sap off you. And stay out of the sun for 48 hours.
You can also report suspected sightings to the state's "hogweed hot line" at 845-256-3111. And the DEC website (www.dec.gov) has pictures to help you identify the leaves, flowers and stalks of the plant.
It's a really nasty reminder of the problem with invasive species.
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That was Buddy in his youth. Toys, blankets didn't have a chance. Glad he outgrew it. Those kong toys are great.
So do WE!!!!
I am just glad that TD is back after a short vacation earlier this year. My big German Shepherd loves to eat the stuffing's out of her toys. My previous Shepherd ate the arm off a brand new couch. Loved her more than the couch. The Old Sarge.
When our Boston Terrier was a puppy, she chewed up both arms of the couch and an arm of a recliner! That was 13 years ago. Bought new recliners and when we moved bought a new couch. Still can't give her toys with stuffing. Only last 1 day. :)
… okay… so how many of you have done as I've done, and stuffed the stuffing back in… so they can pull it out again?
Just curious. LOVE my dogs.
LOL many a time. Glad I'm not the only one!
You're in my queue, Guy! Read it every time but rarely comment.
And of late, I have been having trouble accessing some of the comics. All I get is the name of the comic, but no comic, and I can read the comments. I'm starting to get MAD!
My dog only tears up til he gets the squeaker, then quits!
Is this missing some words? i.e. "…never having to say you're sorry…"
My daschund gets the squeaker out, hides it between sofa cushions, then plays with the stuffed toy until all the stuffing's gone, then hides what's left of the toy with the squeaker in the sofa. We howled with laughter for almost an hour watching her go through her routine. She seemed to know she was putting on a show for us.
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A water trough is 8 m long and its cross-section is an isosceles triangle which is 50 cm wide at the top, and the height is 50 cm. The trough is not full. Give an expression for V, the volume of water in the trough in cm3, when the depth of the water is d cm.
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