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We tried to avoid the scruffy-looking guy on the sidewalk as we ushered the kids and my parents in for a Mother's Day dinner. But he plunked himself in front of me before we could get the whole family by, and made his pitch.
"Do you have any spare change?" he asked. Of course we did.
I handed him what I had in my coat pockets, and hurried inside the restaurant, waving off his thanks for the few bucks I'd found.
About 20 minutes later, I saw him again, in the restaurant. He was tucked inside a little alcove, playing a VLT.
I guess he'd made just enough to bankroll another losing streak. He was back outside, panhandling, before we settled our bill. The waiter said he was a regular.
Former NDP cabinet minister Larry Desjardins first dubbed VLTs the "crack cocaine" of gambling machines. They are cheap to play, require no skill or knowledge, highly addictive and designed to give you just enough wins to make you feel like a winner.
The stakes are low, so it doesn't feel like you're throwing your money away, but you are.
The house always wins.
In the province of Manitoba, we are the house. Lucky us, we have the highest number of VLTs per capita, at about 945 for every 100,000 people. And our VLT cash cows generated about $330 million last year.
I don't know who's playing them, but I can guarantee it's not Greg Selinger, Brian Pallister or Jon Gerrard. Nobody does grip-and-grin photo ops with one-armed bandits.
Problem gambling is a hidden undercurrent in our society -- the courtrooms regularly hear stories of embezzlement, bankruptcies and thefts due to gambling; everyone has a family or friend who has grappled with addiction. Suicide rates are higher among problem gamblers than any other group.
Politicians surely find it a little embarrassing, being so reliant on the revenues -- particularly VLT winnings. Yes, VLTs are addictive, yes gambling is an odd business for government to be in... but just look at how much money it makes us! And it's painless, because it's coming from losers!
Twenty years ago, few could foresee today's government addiction to gambling revenues. Manitoba was the first in Canada to open a "permanent government-owned casino" in 1990. Within three years, two more casinos were built, and VLTs scattered throughout the province. Gambling now accounts for a tidy and indispensable gusher of cash that supports everything from our hospitals to our sports programs. It also goes towards other stuff, but the warm and fuzzies are supposed to salve our guilt at preying on the poor and desperate.
This week, our cash-strapped government quietly upped the ante again.
It abandoned a 19-year moratorium on increasing the number of VLTs in Manitoba, declaring Monday it will now allow up to 500 more in existing sites.
Don't blame us, the NDP claimed, we are responding to consumer demand.
It also, of course, piously announced that it will fork over more money to the treatment of gambling addicts, many of whom have so generously bankrolled the province over the years.
Bottom line, though, is those machines will probably generate another $18 million a year. Ka-ching.
I presume that the moratorium imposed by the Tories in 1993 was an effort to adhere to some principle -- yes, we will allow gambling, but only up to a point. Just as they tried to make the Crystal Casino cater exclusively to a black-tie set, standards that quickly slipped to the much more lucrative working poor.
But this week's expansion was greeted with a surprising level of indifference by Manitobans. We are all addicted to gambling revenues, now.
When provincial governments first got into the VLT racket in the 1990s, they justified the move with a few reasons: People have always done it, they like to do it, and they will do it elsewhere if they can't do it here. Why not regulate the industry, they argued, and funnel some of the profits to the public good?
We could as well start selling drugs, or legalizing prostitution. The new source of revenue would surely get us out of a tough financial bind, and all it would require is some after-the-fact moral justification. (Two per cent of the profits to drug addiction centres; better and safer working conditions for our streetwalkers.) Everything's a win-win when the ends justify the means.
In the meantime, give generously to the neighbourhood beggar, stoically plugging the local VLT. He's our government's new bottom line.
Margo Goodhand is a former editor of the Winnipeg Free Press.


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It's awareness month. We'll be focusing on creating awareness through our vision of CURE - Collaboration, Understand, Research and Education. This week find out how through collaboration, we can all bring awareness to bile duct cancer.
In our efforts to collaborate with other nonprofits and researchers with the same goals, The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation partnered with the Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO in 2011 through funding both the Young Investigator Award in Cholangiocarcinoma Research and the Long Term International Fellowship (LIFe) Award.
The Young Investigator Award was a one-year $50,000 grant given to a promising investigator conducting research in cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer). Awarded by the Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (formerly known as The ASCO Cancer Foundation), the grant is intended to raise awareness and trigger progress against this rare disease, while providing critical funding for physician-scientists at the beginning of their careers. Providing early-career grants helps encourage investigators to focus their careers on cholangiocarcinoma. The Conquer Cancer Foundation Grants Selection Committee determined the recipient by evaluating the scientific merit and potential career-development impact of the Young Investigator Award applications using a two-part peer-review process. Learn more about the Grant Recipient later this month.
Dr. Suebpong Tanasanvimon was the recipient of the Long Term International Fellowship (LIFe) Award. Dr. Tanasanvimon is a researcher from Thailand, a country that has the highest rate of cholangiocarcinoma in the world. Dr. Tanasanvimon practices medicine at Chulalongkorn University. As part of the LIFe Award, Dr. Tanasanvimon has been performing research at MD Anderson Cancer Center under the mentorship of Dr. Milind Javle, MD. The $60,000 grant is used to solely fund research in cholangiocarcinoma. The funds are provided by The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation in cooperation with the Conquer Cancer Foundation.

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Peru - People Of The Sun
A Journey Into The Heart Of The Inca Empire
de Jeff Cremer
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Peru is a land of breathtaking contrasts: from the tranquil unspoiled beaches of the Costa to craggy snowcapped Andean peaks more than four miles high; from the vast stretches of the high plains, or Alti Plano, to dense Amazon rainforests teeming with exotic wildlife; from great cities steeped in European culture to the ancient wonders of Machu Picchu and the Incan Empire.
Such dramatic extremes, and the breathtaking depths of subtlety to be found within them, drew American adventurer and photographer Jeffrey Cremer to spend two and a half years during the first decade of the 21st century living and traveling throughout Peru. Throughout his journeys, Cremer found himself continually enthralled by that nation's wonders: its unmatched landscapes and architecture, its singular plants and animals, its richly varied peoples and cultures. People of the Sun is the exquisite result of its author/photographer's passionate engagement with the multitude of experiences that Peru offers.
The book is organized into three broad sections that reflect the geographic diversity of Peru. It begins along the nation's beautiful western coastline, home not only to an amazing array of sea creatures and bird life but also to arid deserts that present their own subtle patterns and stark beauty to an eye trained to appreciate it.
Next, Cremer heads east into the snow-covered Andes. Here, his camera captures such mind-boggling sights as the craggy, snow-clad peak of Huascarán, Peru's highest mountain at an altitude of 22,200 feet (6,768 meters). Through his lens, he also shares such wonders as blue-ice glaciers, crystal-clear mountain lakes, cloudscapes as beautiful as any land-based scenery, and the amazing, mysterious Nazca lines, giant figures and other designs carved into the land more than 2000 years ago and fully appreciated only from the air.
Finally, Cremer shares with readers the wonders of Peru's Amazon rainforests. Close-up images of wildlife as diverse as pygmy marmosets, spectacled caimans, and tiny green frogs no bigger than a fingernail captivate with all the immediacy of a first-hand journey into this endangered region.
Along the way, Jeffrey Cremer also visits the pulsing cities of Peru—including historic Cuzco and thriving modern Lima—and brings readers face to face with the nation's proud, hard-working people. As a result, People of the Sun provides a rare glimpse not only of an historic, vital nation's sights but also a look deep into its very soul.
About the photos:
Photos for this book were shot digitally with a Nikon D-80 camera, using a Nikon 70- to 200mm 2.8 zoom lens, a Nikon 105mm 2.8macro lens, and a Tamron 18- to 250mm 3.5 zoom lens. The images were edited using PhotoShop software and incorporated into the book's design using BookSmart software from Blurb.com.
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- Categoría Viajes
Apaisado estándar, 25×20 cm
106 Páginas
- Fecha de publicación abr. 10, 2010
- Etiquetas Jeff Cremer, South America, Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley of the Incas, Travel Photography, Huascaran, Travel, Photo, Lima, Cusco, Chinchero, Ollantaytambo, Llamas, Weaving, Family, Pisco, Trujillo, Paracas, Peru, Photography
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Jeff Cremer has always been passionate about photography and travel, and has been fascinated by Peru since childhood. After exploring Costa Rica, Cremer lived and traveled throughout Peru from 2006 to 2009. He has since gone on explore the wonders of Colombia, and is planning an extensive sojourn in the Middle East.
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Lloyd and Carol Worthington-Levy Hey Jeff,
i JUST NOW got your question about the headline font on my own Peru book but i see you figured it out. (i can't even remember what it is, i did my Peru book over 2 years ago). Thanks for your kind words about our book. This book you've made is spectacular. i can't wait to show my husband this link. i may even buy one for him... it's really very special.


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WITH the weather so bitterly cold outside, the last thing you'd want is to make it cold inside.
But that's what caretakers claim the management of an apartment building in the Wolseley area wants them to do in the middle of a Winnipeg winter.
Penny Letourneau and Mike Dent said they were fired as caretakers of 768-770 Preston Ave. on Monday and ordered to leave their suite after repeatedly refusing to turn off the building's boiler every day from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
"It gets cold in here," Letourneau said. "When I was doing it, then the tenants would complain.
"It was freezing in here by the end of the day. Even when the boiler is on, there's still such a draft that I have to use an electric heater."
Letourneau, who has been caretaker of the block since being hired in May, said they were first ordered to turn off the boiler during the day in October after the building's new owners, whom she doesn't know, received their first heating bill.
"They thought it was too high and ordered that the boiler be shut off during the day," she said. "There was a baby in here at the time and it was too cold. The baby (and family) have moved out since then."
Letourneau said she was turning the boiler on and off, but since Dec. 6, she has refused to switch it off.
She said a termination letter arrived Monday morning from the property management company, which also ordered them to vacate their suite by the end of the day.
The company, World Wide Management, took a message from the Free Press, but a spokesman could not be reached for comment.
The couple, who were paying half the cost of the suite's monthly rent, said they have already been in contact with the province's residential tenancies branch, which said they could not be evicted that fast.
A spokeswoman for the branch confirmed that once given an eviction notice, the tenants don't have to leave until the end of next month.
The spokeswoman also said the province would only step in if the furnace had broken down and needed to be repaired or replaced, but it is the responsibility of the city's health inspectors when the temperatures are set too low.
Michelle Bailey, a city spokeswoman, said she can't comment on individual situations.
But Bailey said under the city's neighbourhood livability bylaw, apartment temperatures must be kept at a minimum of 21 C from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., and 18 C from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. year-round.
"It is not uncommon for us to receive complaints for insufficient heat," Bailey said.
"Our bylaw officers work with the people before issuing orders. The compliance rate is pretty high."
But Bailey said a landlord or building owner can be charged and taken to bylaw court if they don't comply.


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SAINT LEO, Fla. – It was a back-and-forth contest typical of two Sunshine State Conference teams, but when the dust settled, the Saint Leo women's soccer team had secured a nail-biting 4-3 win over the Nova Southeastern Sharks in NCAA South Region competition on Wednesday night.
In a win that Head Coach Ged O'Connor may be able to look back upon as a season-defining victory, the Lions trailed their guests from Ft. Lauderdale by a lone goal with just eight minutes left to play. At that point, the Saint Leo (5-3) offense roared to life when Saffron Jordan punched home a Stephanie Marran pass in the 85th minute to knot the score at three. Just two minutes later, freshman standout Arielle Kabangu slotted home a Kristin Nerman cross for her third goal of the night.
Suddenly, it was the Lions with the advantage as they held off the Sharks for the remaining minutes to seal a thrilling victory.
This marks the second straight contest that Kabangu has touched the back of the net three times as she posted a hat trick against Eckerd on Saturday.
In goal for Saint Leo, Abby Evans was tested regularly, finishing the full 90 minutes with four saves while surrendering three goals. She improves her overall record to 5-3 in 2013.
Sandra Rolon picked up the loss in goal for Nova Southeastern (4-4) behind a five save effort.
The Lions will now look towards a week of rest before welcoming Lynn University into University Field next Wednesday. The Lions and Fighting Knights will kick off at 7:00 p.m. in the first Sunshine State Conference contest of 2013.
For the latest news, updates, and information on Saint Leo Women's Soccer, be sure to visit SaintLeoLions.com. Fans can also stay up-to-date on the latest Lions' news by following Saint Leo Athletics on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube.


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Seventy-five years ago, on Sept. 1, 1939, Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King was awakened early in the morning with news that the German Wehrmacht had crossed the border into Poland.
For the British and French this was the final straw in the frustrating negotiations with Adolf Hitler that had been ongoing for several years. The two western European powers declared war on Germany on Sept. 3.
Within a week Canada had also issued its own declaration of war; for unlike in August 1914 the country -- as a result of the Statute of Westminster of 1931 -- was not automatically at war with the British declaration. Nonetheless, despite Canada's new autonomous status within the empire, there really was never a doubt that Canada would stand by Britain's side in 1939, just as the country had during the First World War.
Ever since his celebrated meeting with Hitler in Berlin in June 1937, King believed war with Nazi Germany could be averted. Like many other world leaders who came into contact with the Hitler in the late '30s, King regarded him as a charismatic visionary, though unpredictable and possibly dangerous. As the situation worsened in the spring of 1938, King wrote in his diary that he was confident the world "will yet come to see a very great man ... in Hitler."
A few months later, King and almost everyone else in Canada (with the notable exception of Free Press editor John W. Dafoe) was delighted with the Munich Agreement negotiated with Hitler by Britain and France. Yet appeasing Hitler, who was intent on expanding German territory, proved impossible -- as Hitler's actions in September 1939 showed.
A special session of Parliament was convened on Sept. 7. In the House of Commons the next day, King somewhat uncharacteristically gave an impassioned speech.
"We stand for the defence of Canada; we stand for the co-operation of this country at the side of Great Britain; and if this house will not support us in that policy, it will have to find some other government to assume the responsibilities of the present." Press reports about King's performance the next day were positive; even the Globe and Mail, no fan of the prime minister, applauded his "strong, ringing voice."
The cabinet had gathered a night earlier. There was talk and fear of conscription -- that had torn apart the country during the First World War -- by some ministers, which King quickly quelled. He later spelled out his position on this explosive issue in his diary: "There would be no conscription under the present Government, which means I would send the resignation of my colleagues and myself before allowing the measure of conscription of men for overseas to be introduced. It may conceivably come to conscription for our own defence; nothing has been said against that."
In the House, King suggested a Nazi attack on Canada was likely since no other territory was as coveted. "There is no other portion of the earth's surface that contains such wealth as lies buried here," he said. "No, Mr. Speaker, the ambition of this dictator is not Poland ... Where is he creeping to? Into those communities in the north, some of which today are going to remain neutral."
Quebec was most wary of another conflict and the possibility of conscription. Yet when it was the turn of Ernest Lapointe, King's most influential Quebec cabinet minister, to speak, he said what he knew had to be stated for the record. "I hate war with all my heart and conscience," he declared, "but devotion to peace does not mean ignorance or blindness. ... I say to every member of this House that by doing nothing, by being neutral, we actually would be taking the side of Adolf Hitler." That did not mean conscription, he said, which he and other French-Canadian ministers would never accept, but it did mean sending a voluntary expeditionary force to Europe.
With a near unanimous voice of support -- only the CCF leader J.S. Woodsworth, a pacifist who resigned the leadership of his party over the issue, as well as a few Quebec Liberal MPs spoke against participation -- Canada declared war on Germany on Sept. 10 and voted $100 million for the defence budget.
The War Measures Act had been proclaimed on Sept. 1 and although few could have predicted at the time, this meant government by order-in-council for the next five years, censorship of the press and radio, and detention of enemy aliens. Other than the French Montreal newspaper, Le Devoir, which insisted that Canada was headed towards adopting conscription, every other English and French language newspaper in the country stood behind the government.
In a long cabinet meeting on Sept. 12, King maintained that despite the fact he had been "persecuted" for his cautious approach to a declaration of war, such a strategy had in the end paid off. The country, he stated, "had come into war with a quietude and peace almost comparable to that of a vessel sailing over a smooth and sunlit lake."
King innately understood that when the call came, Canada stood by Britain, as was her duty. And that was the only reason. No matter how the decision has been spun since, the declaration had nothing to do with any other greater or idealistic purpose. It was "not for democracy ... not to stop Hitler.. (and) not to save Poland," as historians Jack Granatstein and Desmond Morton argue. "Canada went to war only because Neville Chamberlain felt unable to break the pledges he had made to Poland in March 1939. Had he slipped free, as he tried to do, Canada would have sat by and watched the Reich devour Poland without feeling compelled to fight.
Now & Then is a column in which historian Allan Levine puts the events of today in a historical context. This article is partly adapted from Levine's book, King: William Lyon Mackenzie King: A Life Guided by the Hand of Destiny (2011).


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Kiki Cuyler
Kiki (rhymes with eye-eye) Cuyler started his major league career at the Pittsburgh Pirates after being purchased from the Bay City organization in September 1921. He only played in one game and did not reach base in three plate appearances. The following year, he also played in only one game, but did not bat. In 1923, he played in 11 games and got to bat 45 times with 10 hits and 5 walks.
In 1924, Kiki replaced Carson Bigbee starting in the out field and took advantage of the opportunity. In 117 games, Kiki batted .357 with 165 hits and 30 bases on balls. He had 27 doubles, 16 triples, 9 home runs and 32 stolen bases. The Pirates had an excellent year with a 90 and 63 record but finished 3 games behind first place NY Giants. Cuyler's production did not go unnoticed. Manager Bill McKechnie gave Kiki more playing time in 1925. Kiki played in 153 games with 700 plate appearances. He had 220 hits, 43 doubles, 26 triples, 18 home runs, 58 walks, was hit by the pitcher 13 times and scored 144 runs. He led the league in plate appearances, triples, and runs. He was second in MVP balloting behind triple crown winner, Roger Hornsby, who batted .403. The Pirates won the National League Pennant with a 95 wins against 58 losses and 8 1/2 games in front of the NY Giants. The Pirates faced the Washington Senators in the World Series.
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In the first game of the series, the MVP pitcher Walter Johnson held the Pirates to 1 run on 5 hits and the Senators won 4 to 1. In the second game, the Senators scored first in the second inning. The Pirates tied the score in the fourth inning. The score did not change until the eight inning. With a runner on base and one out, Kiki hit a home run deep over the right field fence to make the score 3 to 1. The Senators added one run in the ninth but came up short. The pirates lost game three, 3-4 and game four, 4-0. In order to win the series, the pirates needed to sweep the last three games.
Game five in Washington, and the Pirates won by a score of 6 to 3. Kiki had 2 hits and a walk, score one run and had one RBI. The final two games took place in Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. The Senators scored one run in the first and one in the second before the Pirates answered with 2 runs in the third inning with the help of a sacrifice bunt by Kiki. Eddie Moore hit a home run in the fifth inning and the series was tied, 3-3.
Walter Johnson, who already had two wins in the series pitched for the Senators and Ray Kramer took the mound for the Pirates. The Senators started strong with 4 runs in the first inning. The Pirates battled back with 3 in the third but the Senators added 2 more in the fourth inning. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Max Carey led off with double, followed by a double by Kiki scoring Max. But the next three batters were unable to bring Kiki home and the inning ended with the Pirates trailing 6-4. In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Eddie Moore reached second base on a pop fly error. Max Carey brought him home with a double. Kiki bunted Max to third and he scored when Pie Traynor hit a triple but was thrown out at home plate.
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With the score tied, 6-6, the Senators scored one run on a home run in the top of the eight inning. In the bottom of the inning, the Pirates began with with two fly ball outs. Then two doubles tying the score once again. Eddie Moore walks and Max Carey reaches on an error. With the bases loaded, and two outs, Kiki hit a tremendous drive to the right centerfield wall, clearing the bases with an apparent inside-the-park home run. However, the umpires ruled the ball had become entangled in a tarpaulin rolled up against the wall. Cuyler was given a ground rule double but the score was now 9-7 and the demoralized Senators were blanked in the top of the ninth.
The following year, Kiki again had very solid numbers. He batted .321 with 197 hits, 113 runs and 92 RBIs. But he also had 66 strike outs which was second in the league. The Pirates ended up in third place and in 1927 Donie Bush took over as manager. Bush and Cuyler had did not get along and Kiki numbers dropped. He played in only 85 games and batter .309. He did not play in that year's World Series against the New York Yankees. Following the season, he was traded to the Chicago Cubs for Sparky Adams and Pete Scott.
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In his first season in Chicago, Kiki batted .285 in 133 games. He was second on the team with 17 home runs and led the team and league with 37 stolen bases. The Cubs ended up in third place in 1928, 4 games behind St. Louis. In 1929, after acquiring Roger Hornsby from St. Louis the Cubs won the pennant. Cuyler had his best year batting .360 with 183 hits, 29 doubles, 7 triples and 15 home runs. He also had 66 walks, 43 stolen bases (league leading), and 102 RBIs. In the World Series against the powerful Philadelphia Athletics, Kiki batted .300, and scored 4 runs but the A's won the series in 5 games.
In 1930 and 1931, Cuyler again was very good at the plate batting .355 and .330. In 1930, Kiki was an intregal part of the Hack Wilson's record 191 RBIs (still stands today) with 228 hits and 155 runs. Kiki, himself had 134 RBIs, third in the league and again led the league with 37 stolen bases. And even after the ball was changed in 1931 to reduce the offense, he had 202 hits and scored 110 runs, second on the team to Woody English. But the Cubs failed to make the World Series represented by the Cardinals both years.
The Cubs won the National League Pennant in 1932 but a broken foot reduecd Kiki's playing time slipped to 110 games. His batted average also slipped to below .300 to .291. He had a solid World Series getting 5 hits in 18 at bats including a double, a triple and a home run. But the powerful NY Yankees swept the Cubs 4-0.
Injuries reduced Kiki's playing time even more in 1933 to only 70 games. He still managed to bat .317. Healthy again in 1934, he raised this batting average to .338 with 189 hits, 42 doubles, and 69 RBIs in 142 games. But again the following year, his numbers slipped and he was released in July 1935 by the Cubs. The Cubs won the pennant, but could have used Kiki in the World Series lossing to the Detroit Tigers.
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Kiki was picked up 2 days after being dropped by the Cubs as a free agent by the Cincinnati Reds, he played in 62 games with a .251 batting average. In 1936, his batting average improved to .326, playing in 144 games with 185 hits and 74 RBIs. In 1937, he batted .271 playing in 117 games. The last place Reds released Kiki at the end of the season but 38 year old Kiki gave it one more try with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1938 reuniting him once again with Woody who had been sent to Brooklyn the year before. His last year in baseball, he played in 82 games and batted .273. At age 39, he was still able to steal 6 bases.
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Kiki's life time batting average was .321 in 18 seasons. He led the league twice in runs scored, (1925, 1926), doubles leader in 1934, triples leader in 1925, stolen base leader in 1926, 1928, 1929, and 1930. Kiki played in the 1934 All-star Game and was inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame in 1968.
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After his illustrious career as a player, Cuyler managed in the minor leagues, winning the Southern Association Championship in 1939 under Joe Engel and the Chattanooga Lookouts. Cuyler was a Cubs coach from 1941 to 1943 and a member of the Boston Red Sox staff in 1949. He died in 1950 of a heart attack at the young age of 51 and was buried in Harrisville, Michigan, his birthplace.


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Allen Cop Collier, Jr.
3 June 1942 — Dutch Harbor, Alaska
After World War I, the 206th Field Artillery Regiment was organized on 24 November 1923 in the Arkansas National Guard as the 206th Artillery, Coast Artillery Corps, with Headquarters at Marianna, Arkansas.
Inducted into Federal service 6 January 1941 at home stations as a part of a 1-year mobilization of the National Guard in preparation for World War II. The Regiment conducted initial training at Fort Bliss, Texas.
The Regiment was deployed to Dutch Harbor, in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska and had been on station there for approximately 4 months when the Japanese Navy attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. The Regiment participated in the Battle of Dutch Harbor Alaska, a part of the Midway Island Campaign, on 2 June 1942, sustaining 7 killed.
PVT Allen Cop Collier, Jr., HQ Battery, 2nd Battalion, Dutch Harbor, Alaska, KIA 3 June 1942.


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An oxygen recycler, also referred to as a atmospheric recycler, atmosphere recycler or atmosphere processor, was a component of a life support system that was responsible for recycling old atmosphere into breathable oxygen.
Oxygen recyclers were standard equipment aboard 22nd century Earth shuttlepod. (ENT: "Exile") They were also used aboard stasis pods maintained by the Retellians during the 22nd century. (ENT: "Precious Cargo")
NX-class starships were equipped with several atmosphere processors. When Enterprise NX-01 was thrown back in time, the crew made several improvements to the vessel over the next century, including the doubling of the efficiency of the ship's atmosphere processors. (ENT: "E²")
Upon inspection of the automated Romulan drone ship, boarded by Charles Tucker III and Malcolm Reed, Tucker was unable to find anything that resembled an atmosphere recycler on board the ship. (ENT: "Babel One")
Atmospheric recyclers were one of the components used in Starfleet EV suits. (VOY: "Prey")


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A preview of the Hippodrome's 41st season
Published: Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, May 10, 2013 at 3:34 p.m.
This August, the Hippodrome Theatre will begin its 41st season with a crop of plays arriving straight from Broadway and London's West End.
Hippodrome Theatre 2013-14 mainstage season
Aug. 30-Sep. 22: "Don't Dress for Dinner" by Marc Camoletti, adapted by Robin Hawdon
A major hit on Broadway and in London, this wildly funny sequel to "Boeing-Boeing" is an affair to remember.
Oct. 11-Nov. 3: "Zombie Town: A Documentary Play" by Tim Bauer
Join the walking dead of Harwood, Texas, as a theater troupe attempts to interview the survivors of its zombie apocalypse.
Nov. 23-Dec. 22: "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, adapted by Mary Hausch
A timeless message of redemption in this heartwarming tale now in its 37th consecutive year at the Hippodrome.
Nov. 22-Dec. 22:"A Tuna Christmas" by Ed Howard, Joe Sears and Jaston Williams
Seasons greetings from Tuna, Texas, where the Lion's Club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies. Now in its 11th year at the Hipp.
Jan. 10-Feb. 2, 2014: "Good People" by David Lindsay-Abaire
Welcome to Southie, where a night on the town means a few rounds of bingo, where this month's paycheck covers last month's bills, and where Margie Walsh has just been let go from yet another job.
Feb. 21-March 16, 2014: "Leveling Up" by Deborah Zoe Laufer
Award-winning playwright Deborah Zoe Laufer is back. This time she explores the addictive world of online gaming.
April 11-May 4, 2014: "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare's adventure features a raging storm, shipwrecked royalty, a magician and an island of spirits.
May 30, 2014: Summer musical, to be announced
General admission: $30-$33
Senior citizens: $25
Students: $15
Subscription packages
These packages include tickets for six shows.
Season Ticket Package: $150-$175 depending on the day of the week, $125 senior citizens/teachers, $75 students
Preview Showing Package: $90 general admission and senior citizens/teachers, $75 students
Sunday Talkback Series: $175 for general admission, $125 for senior citizens/teachers, $75 for students
Opening Night Series: $245
Artistic director Lauren Caldwell said audiences can expect the same diversity and quality of plays they have come to expect over the last few decades.
"The Hippodrome is known throughout the country for always having one of the most exciting seasons of any regional theater in the country," she said. "We remain very proud of this accomplishment."
The season begins Aug. 30 with "Don't Dress for Dinner," the comedic sequel to "Boeing Boeing," which was part of the Hippodrome's 2010 season.
Mary Hausch, Hippodrome co-founder and producing director, said, "The characters from 'Boeing Boeing' are back, and this time they are creating even more intense and hilarious confusion than the last as they try to improvise their way through a collision course of assumed identities and outrageous infidelities."
She said other highlights from this season include the Halloween mockumentary "Zombie Town," the wildly popular "A Tuna Christmas," and Shakespeare's "The Tempest" in April.
She said the Hippodrome staff begins choosing plays for the upcoming season about a year in advance.
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Anonymous? Usually they have direction in DDoS attacks, not really just at random.
Edit: Maybe I read this wrong... It's controlled by the people in the IRC client once it hooks up with them?
i guess a future security update should take care of this problem right?
Finally Mac users can stop saying "I don't need anti virus like windows does"
With Macs increasing in popularity it's only a matter of time till macs have as much viruses as windows.
Then a business of anti virus for Mac will come about and hopefully increase jobs. :/
Actually we still can say that, we don't have to have one at all. Unless you're dumb enough to download and install this yourself (in which case you deserve to have it on your computer) you're fine without any anti-virus program...
I wonder if the creators of this knew that their IRC server can also be DDoSed, due to the number of infected computers connecting to it?
There has never been a virus on a mac, no need for anti-virus software, this is a trojan, something completely diff than a virus, plus you have to be stupid enough to install it yourself, u windows users are too envious, save up a little extra money and protect yourself with a mac
If I am going to spend 1 grand on a "High end Mac laptop" I would rather spend that money on a Sony windows laptop (customized) and get my money's worth.
$1000 windows laptop = last up to 4 years
V.s. the latest Mac and get outdated again in a few months...you spend more on the name than u spend on a on the hardware it's self.
FYI windows takes 10 secs to load and log in my account with ssd.
Let's talk about your boot time now. Windows boots up quickly, but when you log in everything needs to start booting up (your startup programs). So in reality it takes longer than 10 seconds before you can start fluidly using your computer. Mac OS brings up startup programs while you're on the login screen but suspends them until you log on (the boot process still happens on a Mac but it is much more efficient on timing). This method of booting up means Mac OS can boot up more quickly after you log on. I.E. the boot process. A Mac operating on an SSD can be faster.
And second I hate hearing/ reading dumb remarks like this. I had a dell xps studio when it came out and 6 months later I had a blue screen of death. That computer was more than a grand do you really think a sony will last 4 years? If you do you need a reality check. Here it is windows and pc are ****. My first Mac mini lasted for 3 years and I just sold it in perfect condition. Now I'm on my second Mac product and it's still amazing. The software might get out dated nd then what? Update it. The hardware maybe but does it still work? it'll work for years if you take care of it. FYI I never have to turn my Mac off so i don't need to login. get an apple and then say you love windows
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A FAMILY-of-12 and their dog were dramatically rescued after being stranded in a Worcestershire holiday cottage for a week surrounded by rising flood water.
Three-generations of the Hughes family, had come from as far as Yorkshire and Gatwick to enjoy a family Christmas in a holiday cottage in Uckinghall, near Upton, last Sunday.
But when the cottage, in Ferry Lane, quickly became surrounded by up to eight feet of water following the heavy rain, the voluntary West Midlands Search and Rescue Service (WMSAR) were called.
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Crew member Anne Sturman said the family became stranded after the flood barriers went up.
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Paul Matthews, landlord of the Railway Inn in Ripple, chauffeured the family and their luggage to the pub in his car so they could call other family members to collect them and gave them hot drinks.
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A retired University of Florida professor has donated $1 million to support UF's Machen Florida Opportunity Scholars program so students from low-income backgrounds can follow his path to higher education.
The gift from Paul Nicoletti, D.V.M., will create graduate-level scholarships in UF's College of Veterinary Medicine, a part of UF Health. He made the gift during a four-month fundraising drive that collected $15 million for the Machen Florida Opportunity Scholars program.
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So Dog Pants and I just played our Div E game which ended in a pretty unconvincing 2-1 victory to the Boyz despite this...
I'm going to put this down to a combination of a fantastic TTM 1 turner form Dog Pants and the fact that I ran out of time selecting which player to give the ball in the second half, resulting in a painfully slow black orc drive and a turn 16 TD.
The second TTM attempt of the game resulted in gobbo on toast and the third almost leveled the score in the dying seconds, sadly it wasn't to be, but it was a thoroughly enjoyable match all the same.
Oh and my finesse Blitzer picked up MotM woop!
It's in the sheet so if a friendly admin could validate when they get the chance it would be much appreciated as I think I have some levels to take care of!
Div D: Read in Tooth and Claw (Necro, me) vs. These Elves Go To Eleven (HElf, WebCole)
Claw picked up a bribe and won the FAME roll, but the HElves won the toss. Choosing to kick they were rewarded by rain, a short kick to the open right flank and a blitz. Doing what elfs do best the high-borns swarmed over to the ball, successfully making the catch when the kick finally came down: turn 1 on Claw's drive and the ball was already caged part way into their half. A succession of attacks didn't manage to dent the elf offense, and when a one dice hit on the carrier flat out killed the wrackle ghoul any hope of stopping the elfs died with him: 1-0 to Eleven on turn 4.
With the rain still pouring down it was critical for Claw to score on this drive: if they didn't go in level at half time it was very unlikely they could pull a win out the bag with the HElfs receiving in the second half. An aggressive setup saw inroads made into the HElf line, but with the ghoul flubbing the pickup deep in Claw's half on two consecutive turns (taking the last two re-rolls with him) the tables were turned: as elfs started hanging around the ball like a bad smell it seemed much more likely the score would be 2-0 rather than 1-1. A turn of substandard blocking let the elfs down though, given Claw a chance to throw a few punches of their own. A sidestepping elf scattered the ball out of the little cluster of players around it while being laid out by a wolf, allowing the remaining ghoul to run round, finally pick it up and run into relative safety. The safety proved to be dangerously relative though, as a HElf blitzer dodged his marker and managed to injure the ghoul on a one dice block, though no other elfs were near enough to pick up the ball. An avenging wolf quickly downed the HElf, but an unlikely pass to the only player who could score (an even more unlikely flesh golem) was fumbled. With the HElf turn ending quickly on a failed dodge the score was left at 1-0, leaving Claw a mountain to climb in the second half.
Receiving the ball the HElfs basked in Nuffle's favour, enjoying a switch to nice weather, securing the deeply kicked ball on their accurate/strong arm thrower, killing a zombie on the scrimmage and injuring another one on the following turn (with both regen's failing). Outnumbered 9 to 11 Claw at least showed willing on the defense, but with a screen protecting a cage the ball was completely out of their reach. The St4 blitzer was injured by the wolf he was supposedly marking allowing a wight to blitz off a corner of the cage, but when only pushes were rolled the carrier breathed a sigh of relief and remained completely safe. With the dead pressing in the HElfs went for the score, and the MA9 catcher safely made the two GFI needed to cross the line: 2-0 to the HElfs on turn 12.
With the game out of their reach Claw were now playing for pride but being outnumbered by elfs is never a good place to be. Finally remembering how to handle the ball the dead managed to recover the deep kick and move it upfield, but with an ever shifting screen of elfs in front of them progress was slow. Piling into the action Claw chose to mark up base to base, forcing as many dodges on the HElfs as possible. Irritatingly they passed every single one and managed to column screen 3 deep most the way across the field, denying any possible breakouts, before finally turning the tables on the dead at turn 15 and bashing back.
With most of their screen flattened but the carrier himself safe a small chance opened up for Claw. Carefully blocking open a route the dead managed to create a screen of guard players across the elf line, giving the wolf with the ball two one dice frenzy blocks to break through. The first ate the re-roll for the turn but gave the push needed, while the second downed the elf and opened a clear path to the endzone. The wolf still needed a GFI to make the touchdown, but with the re-roll gone the result was inevitable: choosing to go out with a splash the wolf face-planted into the end zone so hard he knocked himself out. The elfs pulled back and secured the ball, giving Claw just one more turn of bashing (which did give a smashed hip to one of the HElfs, though by this time it was pretty cold comfort): 2-0 to These Elves Go to Eleven at full time.
A horrible, horrible match for me, made worse not just by the two deaths (the level 3 ghoul will be especially hard to replace) but also by the fact it was basically my fault. While my dice were pretty awful and exploded at the worst possible times (-15 overall according to BBManager) ultimately the ghoul died on a one dice block that had been safe the first time but that I had re-rolled, the 5SPP zombie died when he was needlessly set up on the scrimmage and the second drive fizzled out when I over committed to an attack in the rain, leaving myself vulnerable to counter-attack and forcing me to pull back so many players that by the time I did get the ball a touchdown was pretty much impossible. Hard lessons are the ones that stick in the mind, but given I've made these mistakes before it seems Claw will have to go on suffering the occasional brain fade from their coach. Hopefully next time regen will work a little better.
Div E: Jclofz Boyz (Orc, Jcloth) 2 - 1 Thunderbox Scramblers (Gob, Dog Pants)
The game begins with Jclofz Boyz kicking the ball off the end of the pitch, and the Thunderbox Scramblers start their drive with one of the trolls punching himself. The Boyz advance slowly in line as the goblins fall back, and then move to surround the loitering ball carrier. With much of the orc team in the their half, the goblins break through the line to rush forward, but as the ball carrier reaches the centre line for a hand-off he falls. The ball lands near a couple of orcs, who quickly cage it without picking up, and the goblins only succeed in hurting themselves as they try to recover it. The ball is taken up by the Boyz and shuffled towards the line, unfazed by the futile goblin attempts at harassing them, and score not long before the end of the half.
The orc kick lands the ball next to the rearward pogoer, but the opportunity for a quick recovery is wasted as he bungles the pickup. The orcs hit the goblin line, but the ball is swept up and hurried to a waiting troll-handler. The troll launches the gobbo halfway down the pitch, who lands on his feet and just about sprints over the line before the orcs can respond.
The third kick of the half sees the orcs pushing forward while their thrower recovers the ball and shelters behind a hulking black orc. The Scrambers' fanatic, along with a troll, manage to clear a path to the thrower, and he finds himself surrounded by goblins. Meanwhile the pair of burly blitzers waiting to receive a throw are hit by a lobbed bomb and then marked too. The thrower tries to break loose for a long-shot throw, but can't clear the crowd of goblins and the half ends with him in the injury box and the ball on the grass.
The Scramblers start the second half by punting the ball off the side of the pitch, and the ball is passed to a black orc on the right wing. The Boyz push forward steadily, herding the depleted goblins whose loony manages to kill himself on his own chainsaw while running (important safety tip there). The Boyz cause further casualties as they slowly grind onwards, and one goblin tries to get himself thrown into the cage in desperation. The plan backfires as the troll eats him, and the rest of the Scramblers simply bounce off the orcs for most of the remaining half until the black orc eventually ambles over the line.
The goblins take the dying seconds of the game to try for a thrown gobbo equaliser, but the projectile lands flat on his face and the ref ends the game.
The Thunderbox Scramblers make the short journey home, a slightly less celebratory atmosphere for the two fallen teammates they carry with them. However, when the village welcome them things soon pick up as everyone gets a few freshly chainsawed cuts of meat. The fat chief looks knowingly at Coach Dog Pants. "A draw! Good game, good season. You win next, yes?"
"One step at a time" assures the coach. "First things first, have you any more players?"
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Over in Div A, Chad's attempts to roll only ones and twos continued as Rejected RPG Stats managed a 2-0 win over his Magnificently bearded Chaos Dwarves. In truth, neither team played very well, my team mostly pushed people, whilst Chad's team were more dangerous to themselves than I ever was, with a lot of injuries suffered through failing dodges and the like.
Chad's block dice were good throughout, but he couldn't do much else, and having timed out before spending all his inducements, he was always going to struggle against a team with a 700TV odd advantage.
GG Chad.
This means that if McPhatty wins, we're tied on 7 points, and it'll come down to Cas/TD difference to see who goes back to tier 1.
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Did I read the spreadsheet right? Jolima beat Wink?
Oh it's on, it's on now. A victory vs the evil chaos mans of PWeasel and the Army gets promoted to the Champs for the first time ever.
I am going to withdraw for a season and retire my Dark Elf team for good. What team I come back with I do not know, and it may even be another Dark Elf team, I just cannot continue the Division with the Revellers always thinking what may have been had I not screwed up with the apothecary re-rolls. I have amended the spreadsheet to show this.
That's understandable, but have you considered instead not viewing them as accidental deaths, but as sacrifices to Nuffle, and using the power thus granted to take the Revellers all the way to the top?
Da Nobz are back from Tranzylvania vampire bashing and are ready to take on half-mans with hats.
Your Mother's Nightmares have turned around a poor season by winning 2 - 0 against Graever's necropervic Unlimited Continues. The amaz got the best of the luck, as there was some good play by both teams, but only mine got the lucky rolls when it counted. Lots of bouncing and shoving around the ball, a couple of short passes and handoffs, and Rachel got injured, as usual.
Still, the girls are starting to come into their own now that they have some levelled players who aren't liners, and a couple of liners to spare for LOS duty (despite cyanide misplacing one of them for a drive). The guard paid off, too, as when combined with the handful of experienced wrestlers, the necro had a bit of trouble making the most of their golems and wights. That plus the terrible weather put them on the back foot a little, especially when the rain cleared up just in time for the amazons to start showing off. It was Blitzer Day for the most part, though the +agi players and mid-level catchers were handy too, and a third TD was on the cards until thrower Andromeda Neves fluffed a long pass.
No serious injuries for anyone, but a smattering of SPP. Well played Graever - better luck next time (unless it's against me, obv). Hurrah for gang fouls! Hurrah for always forgetting about frenzy when setting up!
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A really (really) close game in the Champs finished 2-1 to my Lizards over 20Phoenix's Skaven, meaning that depending on the result of the Screwie - AgP game, any one of us may yet be relegated or win the Divisions!
Excellent, I'm still in with a chance!
Speaking of AgP, does anyone know if he's away? He's not replied to my message in the groups...
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Sorry Screwie, I've replied to your message in the groups. Wow, things are certainly tight in the Champs! Thanks to the result between Boots and 20Phoenix it's come down to a winner takes all, loser gets relegated match-up. A draw would also result in my relegation, but more importantly a 3-way tie for the title! Guess one of us had better win or the calculators will be working overtime.
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I do love it when it comes down to the final game.
Oh please do be a draw, 3 players on 4 points, each having beaten the other.. i.e. Someone's getting relegated despite having the same number of points as the Champion!
Any chance we can get a quick bit of maths from an Admin to find out how many Cas difference Screwie will need?
Oh, also, I seem to be unable to be on Steam at the same time as 2lab. If anyone sees them online, can they send them my way?
I've not been able to get hold of McPhatty this week, and I won't be about for much of the bank holiday weekend - We may need a minor extension if he turns up. Been offline on Steam since last Saturday.Possible bloggery occurs at www.gothwizards.com with dubious regularity.


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