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Rokita: Thatcher Was 'A Champion for Free Markets and Individual Liberty'
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita today issued the following statement on the passing of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher:
"Margaret Thatcher was a courageous leader, a champion for free markets and individual liberty, and a true ally of the United States. I and many other conservatives were inspired by her partnership with President Reagan to confront and defeat the greatest evil of their time – communism – and we mourn her passing. Lady Thatcher's life is a reminder that knowing what you believe and staying true to those convictions can transform a society, and indeed, the entire world," said Rokita.

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Justin Hilliard of Cincinnati St. Xavier is the 11th verbal commitment for Ohio State's 2015 recruiting class and the second linebacker, joining Nick Connor of Dublin Scioto.
He is the seventh recruit from southwestern Ohio in Urban Meyer's three-plus years as head coach of the Buckeyes and the third from Cincinnati, joining Adolphus Washington (Taft) and Sam Hubbard (Moeller). That makes a pair of Greater Catholic League pickups for Meyer in as many years with Hubbard having been the top-rated player in the state last year.
Hilliard is only the second St. X recruit for Ohio State since John Cooper was hired in 1988, joining quarterback Robby Schoenhoft, who signed in 2005 and later transferred after losing a QB battle to Todd Boeckman.
Meyer said he wanted to put a dent in the perception OSU struggles to recruit in Cincinnati, but so far the results are mixed. The sample size is admittedly small for Meyer, but Jim Tressel averaged 0.64 Cincinnati players in his 11 recruiting classes while Cooper checked in at 0.85. Expand it to the metro area and the numbers grow to 1.2 for Tressel and 1.38 for Cooper. So far, Meyer is at .75 for Cincinnati and 1.0 for the metro.
As I've written previously, part of the reason for a dearth of Ohio State recruits from Cincinnati under Tressel was a lack of actual offers. Those were easier to define then as the term "committable offer" has muddied the waters now, but I haven't gone back to do a similar comparison with Meyer yet. (Here's the feature I wrote in BSB about Ohio State recruiting the area.) While Ohio State has done well searching far and wide — within the state and beyond — for talent, having a strong presence in Southwest Ohio is important with Southern schools coming north more often and the population continuing to shift.
READ MORE: Ryan Ginn of BuckeyeSports.com was on the scene for Hilliard's commitment: Buckeyes Land Hilliard – ohiostate – Scout.


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I started this blog 4 years ago and made my first post on September 22, 2010.
I celebrated my first blogiversary with a photo collage, and belatedly recognized my second blogoversary/200th post with a retrospective look at some of my favourite posts.
It's been a while and I didn't have a better idea to recognize all that this blog has meant to me over the years, so I thought I'd do it again.
My life has changed so much since I started this blog, and since 2012 when I last did a round up of my favourite posts.
Here is the last one I did if you missed it.
Since then I have settled into my new town; built a home and a life here; taught for two years (currently on my third); started a new job; travelled to Europe; had friends move away, move back, grow apart, grow closer to me; read, listened to, and watched many things; and I'm sure a few more things. It doesn't seem like much but I am a different person than I was two years ago.
With that in mind, here are my favourite things I've done on this blog since Autumn 2012.
1. My New Favourite Place
A virtual tour of my home office - the room we call "the library." A year and a bit after S bought this house and a few months after I moved in, we could finally afford to finish the basement by installing carpet and baseboards. After we did that things kind of shifted around in the house. The music studio moved downstairs, the spare bedroom moved to the old music studio and this room became the library. It represented working hard for something, putting down roots, and having a place to call your own. This tour allowed me to show off some things I am proud of: my postcards and my books. While the room has changed a bit (I've added more postcards and more books) it is still a place where I work, relax, get inspired, and feel at home.
2. Book Recommendations
This was a fun little graphic I made because I missed recommending books to people when I worked at a bookstore in high school. It became insanely popular on Pinterest, leading lots of new people to my blog; and helping them find new, great books to read! I actually snuck in a book my mom wrote (Never Leave Your Wingman), so maybe I introduced a few new readers to her book, too.
3. 13 Utterly Uplifting Facts About Reading
I am proud of this one. I did some research and put a lot of thought into my response to some dumb BuzzFeed article. Reading is my number 1 hobby and I really needed to defend it. I shared this post on my personal Facebook page and got a lot of nice comments from fellow book lovers. Looking back at all the statistics about reading and people loving books still makes me really happy.
4. The Europe Chronicles
Our trip to Europe in the summer of 2013 was the trip of a lifetime for me. I am so happy I kept journals and took all the photos I did because I cherish those memories. The blog posts I made combine the journal entries and photos to help me chronicle our trip, and they also helped me share our experiences with people we know, and strangers searching the internet trying to plan their own trip. I don't want to link to all of them so I just linked to the Packing Tutorial I made, which links to the rest of the posts at the bottom. I am proud of the packing tutorial, too, because I know it has helped other people planning a similar trip, trying to pack light to backpack around the world.
5. a door marked Adult
a bit of an epiphany re:growing up (one of many on this blog). I like going back to this one because I wrote advice to my teenage self and sometimes I can still benefit from reminding myself of those things even now.
6. My Christmas Song
I wrote, recorded, and shared an original song about the Christmas season. Stephen helped, of course. I am proud of the song because I think it's good and I am proud of myself for sharing it because I am not always brave or confident with stuff like that. I also shared this one on my personal Facebook, which meant a lot more people saw it than just my usual blog audience.
7.On Jobs and Identity
major epiphany re:growing up/careers that I posted last June after spending about a month unsure of whether I would be able to continue teaching. I learned a lot about myself during that time and tried to articulate my thoughts in this post. Funny story: a friend of mine who lives far away left a note on my Facebook wall after reading this post, congratulating me on my new job, and unintentionally "let the cat out of the bag" because I had told my family and close friends, but hadn't yet announced it to everyone. My aunt (who also lives in another province) commented "What? New job??????," prompting me to make an official announcement, haha.
8. Feminist Fridays
I really enjoyed the series I did in July, Feminist Fridays, but I am especially proud of this combination album review/person review of everyone's idol, Beyoncé.
9. On the Run Tour Review
And in related news, I am adding to this list my concert review of the On The Run Tour. I have enjoyed writing concert reviews on this blog, and sharing concert photos since the first time we went to Sasquatch, in 2011. This concert was one of the highlights of the summer of 2014, and was an amazing concert, so I wanted to share my thoughts and photos.
That brings us almost up to now. I can't believe I've been doing this for four years.
I may go through phases of not having anything to say, and wanting to spend time off the internet and away from everyone, but when something big happens in my life, or I read a great book, or hear a great album, or take a pretty photo of a flower, it's nice to have somewhere to share it, a little space on the big ol' internet that's just mine.
Thank you to all of you - whether you have been reading this blog since the beginning, stumbled over here from Pinterest or a random google search and stuck around, or however else you landed here. Thank you for supporting me with your comments and page views, and giving me a reason to keep this creative outlet public.
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I have 4 arrays that I sort with:
array_multisort($arrays["first"],$arrays["second"],$arrays["third"], $arrays["'last"]);
The first array has empty elements and I want to put them at the end of the list. Multisort puts them at the beginning, is there a simple way to do that?
Can you post some example data which demonstrates your point?
Before and after samples would be nice...
The first container array in the result is the one that has to be sorted.The second one is the sorted one.But, as you can see, in $arrays[0][0], there's the empty value that I want last with the other values associated with it ("two" and "option2");


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A clampdown's poised to deter young people from using stations as impromptu youth clubs.
Southern are working with British Transport Police to mount an operation and promise to target Plumpton where the shelter is a known haunt of local youths engaged in anti-social
Meanwhile, we are encouraged to email reports to their Eyewitness team. Don't always expect instant action, but help Southern to gather intelligence and build-up a picture of areas where they need to take action to clean up the railways.
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Creating a colourful winter display in the garden is hard enough, but to attempt it in the confines of wooden planters situated in almost total shade is a challenge for even the best horticulturalist.
Odd, then, that the newly-installed planters at Burgess Hill have been situated so that they get virtually no sunlight, never mind that they are also in the busiest thoroughfares and have become an added obstacle for stressed passengers.
Advance warning that a train will be late, or even cancelled, can be a boon – but not when the information proves totally inaccurate.
The computer system which feeds station screens and the online 'Live Departures' service is apt to catch us commuters out. How often it says a train is delayed and we mentally re-schedule our plans but, somehow, at the last minute, the service manages to arrive on time and we end up missing it. Infuriating.
Ticketless-ticketing (if that isn't an oxymoron) is moving closer.
Many commuters already have their green plastic Key but they seem to severely hold up on-train ticket checks as each card has to be inserted into a machine to see whether it's valid for the journey as frustrated conductors are left battling with the machinery.


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Even though they are relatively small in number, users of the Twitter online service are a powerful group. And companies looking to make quick contact with customers have taken notice. Jennifer Collins reports.
The United Nations General Assembly has quietly convened its annual session. Commentator Amity Shlaes says the explanation for who's friendly with the U.S. at the United Nations -- and who's not -- is often economic.
There's been a theory that the rest of the world's economies would keep growing even if the U.S. didn't. After a year of subprime mortgage mess, that theory doesn't appear valid. Kai Ryssdal gets the views of economics professor Robert Dunn.
Since the mortgage crisis has hit Wall Street, President Bush has said little and offered little involvement. But what difference can a president really make in economic times like these? Jeremy Hobson reports.
With the nation's biggest investment banks taking body blows and the world's biggest insurer on the ropes, it's not surprising people in the financial markets are a bit hysterical. But what about Main Street and regular people's livelihoods? Mitchell Hartman reports.
Shares in the insurance conglomerate AIG took another dive amid rumors that the Fed's working on some kind of loan package. Meanwhile, mighty Goldman Sachs reported its biggest quarterly drop since it went public. Amy Scott has the roundup.
The Federal Reserve stumped experts today when it kept interest rates at their current level. After all that's been happening, the safe money was on an interest rate cut. Marketplace's John Dimsdale talks with Kai Ryssdal about the surprising decision.


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Good morning from Girdner. I have missed a couple weeks writing so I hope I can keep my items under a page. The Tuesday 3 p.m. deadline seems to come and go before I am ready for it!
We have had so many great messages and things going on at our church and community.
We have had some still facing some health issues, some have made it out of the hospitals, and home and we give God the thanks for this. We have some who have lost loved ones, and we ask you remember them all in prayer. Prayer does make a difference!
We had just a great Bible school. Sis. Jennifer had another great week lined up for us. The kids had a great time, and so did us adults. Bro. Gary, Bro. Jack and Bro. Dallas cooked supper for us every night with some of the ladies bringing dishes also. We ask them to continue doing this for us, but they didn't have much comment on that. We ended the Bible school with a pool and pizza party, that was well attended. We are so blessed and happy to have some new children and their parents coming to our church. We so appreciate all of them.
This last Sunday evening was our monthly singing. The guys grilled again for us all before services and we had a real good fellowship time together. We had such a great singing! I know I say this everytime, but it just keeps getting better and better. Every 2nd Sunday night at 6 is our singing and all are invited to come and praise the Lord in song and testimonies with us.
This Sunday, Aug 17, The Cross, from the Ava Full Gospel will be coming to share with us their talents. Christians, representing, on, signing, sticks, is what the CROSS stands for. They are a a group of young people who do skits to gospel music using signing sticks. If you haven't seen this group before, I'd recommend them. We welcome you come and enjoy this with us. The younger generation will for sure enjoy it, as well as, us older folks.
Sis. Maxine's message this last Sunday was from Colossians 3. Setting your heart on things above.
In the 1st verse it says if we, be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, (2) and not of the things of this earth. I was thinking just this last week, we can certainly get ourselves in a mess thinking on things going on in this old world. Seems like every time you turn around it's just more turmoil, grief, sadness, and things we can't do a thing about. We can get ourselves pretty burdened down sometimes, even depressed. Or maybe this is just me that has these problems. However, when Sis. Maxine began to preach Sunday, I knew it was just for me. I knew I was looking and thinking in the wrong places. All my thoughts and seeking needed to be on things above where my Jesus sits on the right hand of my Father, making intercession for me. I find it so peacful to know, that when I don't have the words to know, or say, the Holy Spirit knows! Sometimes we just gotta drop all the things that get cluttered up in our minds and thoughts, and let God, the one who knows all things take these heavy burdens we carry, and He will give us rest. One of our young ladies that comes, gave a testimony, and she mentioned how God takes our burdens, when we ask him to, we don't have to carry them. We sure need to ask and trust, He will do that very thing. I just love it when you see these younger ones start really living for God. They sure give us a boost. I believe this is a very important reason for assembling together. We wouldn't hear these great testimonies and see the love of God on these faces if we didn't get together and share our blessings and give praises to God from week to week.
A few things Sis. Maxine shared with us was on what being raised with Christ would give us. Death no longer has power over us. The penality of sin, has been removed. We now have a place awaiting us in Heaven, hell is not our eternal home. The power of sin has been broken if we want it to be. Satan will always be here in this world to bring before us things we need to stay away from. However, through Christ and looking on things above, we can win! Satan has no power over us when we have Jesus living in us and through us. He has to flee at the name of Jesus, and for this I am so very thankful. Sis. Maxine mentioned Romans 8 in her message. I was just reading over it and there is so many good things in this chapter. I'd sure recommend for you all to take a few minutes and read this chapter. Maybe it too, was just for me, but I sure have enjoyed it this morning.
Something Sis. Maxine said in closing also made me think. She has a way of doing that. She said, would we be taking what consumes our life when we go to Heaven, when we stand before God. A lot of things consume my life, but very few of them are about God, about Jesus, the one who died for me. They are not on things that will help to bring some lost soul in, not sharing His word with someone who may very well desperately need to feel His touch.
This week, I ask you all to join me, as we think on things above and not of this earth.
When we pray God hears more than we say; He answers more than we ask; He gives more than we imagine; but…In His own way according to His wisdom.


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Effect of Information Revelation Policies under Cost uncertainty
Electronic reverse-markets such as those hosted by Freemarkets involve geographically dispersed sellers. By the very nature of the market, sellers in any given market-session are uncertain both about the number of opponents they face and their cost-structure. Over the course of several market sessions, sellers can learn about the competitive structure of the market. Their ability to learn i.e., their ability to reduce the level of uncertainty is dependent on the revelation policy adopted. The extent to which competitive information is revealed under each revelation policy determines what sellers learn, how they bid in future and thus, the consumer surplus generated. This paper compares a set of revelation policies commonly used in electronic reverse marketplaces, using consumer surplus as our metric. Game-theoretic models are employed to focus on the effect of revelation policies when firms are uncertain about their opponent's cost. Based on the analysis, this paper provide intuitions as to why under certain conditions, one setting is better than the other.
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'Rich and Famous' explains drive for acclaimOct. 27, 2000
By NAT NEALEIGH
Waco Civic Theater will present Rich and Famous, a play by John Guare, at 7:30 p.m. today. Rich and Famous is the theater's second show of the season following last month's You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.
The play is about Bing Ringling, played by Plano senior Michael Turner, a playwright who is about to have his first play produced off-Broadway.
Unfortunately, Ringling's producer, having had a string of successes, has only chosen to produce his play because she is looking for a flop so she can savor the sweet taste of failure and then make a comeback.
The plot follows Ringling as he vainly attempts to make his play successful, eventually striving to become rich and famous.
Throughout the course of events, however, Ringling is forced to confront different aspects of his own personality and come to terms with what will truly bring him happiness.
Although Ringling encounters a range of characters throughout the show, the play is performed with only a three-person cast. Chris Borland and Teresa Cook portray all of the male and female characters that come into contact with him.
'Basically the show is about [Ringling's] struggle,' Turner said. 'It's about him trying to find himself, and along the way, he's trying to deal with this idea he has of being rich and famous and the pressures put on him by those dreams.'
Scott Hargrove, executive director for Waco Civic Theater, said Rich and Famous is unlike anything the theater has done in the past.
'It's something completely new and different for Waco and Baylor. You would definitely not see a play like this in Baylor theater, and this type of play hasn't really been a part of Waco Civic until now,' Hargrove said.
'It's definitely an abstract show, not realism,' Turner said. 'It's definitely a thinking man's show. If you're in the mood to go see one of those shows where you just clock off and zone out for an hour, this isn't your show. I think college students will really like it because it invites people to think about things and challenges them.'
After five-and-a-half weeks of rehearsal, Turner said he identifies with his character in several ways.
'At first I really had to struggle because a lot of who he is isn't on the surface. As an actor, I've always had these dreams of being rich and famous, too. I can relate to his struggles and his desires to be rich and famous and to fulfill everyone else's dreams for them,' Turner said.
In fact, Turner said, he believes Ringling's situation has something for everyone.
'It sort of relates to everybody; [it's] how everybody has these great ideas of being rich and famous and ... the pressure we put on ourselves to fill this big dream we have,' Turner said. 'I think everyone can relate to that feeling of things just not turning out exactly the way you wanted them to.'
Waco Civic Theater is located at 1517 Lake Air Drive and will run Rich and Famous on Oct. 27, 28 and 29 and on Nov. 2, 3 and 4.
Tickets are $12 and can be reserved at the theater box office by calling 776-1591.
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The 84-year-old is stepping down as presenter of the The View, the show she created 17 years ago, and bidding farewell to a remarkable on-camera career.
She has interviewed every US president since Richard Nixon and sat down with interviewees including everyone from Fidel Castro to Monica Lewinsky and Vladimir Putin.
Even as she prepared to retire, she landed blockbuster interviews with the wife and girlfriend of shamed Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling.
Walters will remain as executive producer of The View and could make appearances on ABC News, the channel she has called home for 38 years, on stories that appeal to her.
She admits the decision to step down has been bittersweet - but that she was helped by another retiring TV legend.
"It seemed right when I made the decision," she said. "I was talking to David Letterman and he's leaving too and we both said, 'we don't want to', but you know what? It's going to be fine."
At a party in New York to mark her departure, Bob Iger, head of ABC's owner The Walt Disney Company, told guests: "Barbara's retiring but I think we all know there's absolutely no quit in Barbara."
The tributes have come from some of American entertainment's biggest names.
Director Woody Allen said: "She's intelligent. She's got a knack for ingratiating herself, so you warm up to her very quickly. She draws you in and you feel very comfortable with her."
Actor Michael Douglas added: "She's a combination of great organisational skill and chutzpah. Yet, being a Libra, she's someone who is very, very sympathetic."
Walters, who was born in Boston, is often credited with creating 'personality journalism' and was once listed as one of America's 50 greatest television figures.
She says the greatest pride she feels is for the women she has inspired to enter journalism.
She said: "When women tell me that they entered the field of journalism or went to school to study it because of me that's my legacy.
"That makes me very proud. That's lasting. There weren't these women when I began and I'm so glad if I could inspire anyone."
Retirement offers something different, she says: "The good news is, I'll have time to get Botox. The bad news is, now that I won't be on the air, I won't NEED Botox."


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A few months back we heard of Project Sputnik from Dell, which for those who missed it, that was a test period in which the company was going to trial selling Ubuntu based ultrabooks. And well, it looks like the project was a success and a limited amount of Ubuntu running ultrabooks will be available from Dell.
"Originally a six-month exploratory pilot to create an Ubuntu®-based developer laptop, Dell is taking Project Sputnik from pilot to product this fall."
The first model that will be available is the XPS 13 and the notebook will come with Ubuntu 12.04LTS. This Ubuntu running XPS 13 will be available in "select" (and still unspecified) geographies. Simply put, this appears to be a way of saying the Dell will not be selling these notebooks on a global basis. Still, it would will be nice to learn where they will be coming available. Of course, we suspect that most users that want Linux are able to do so on their own. Then again, we can only hope that these Ubuntu running XPS 13 notebooks are going to be selling for a bit less as compared to their Windows counterparts. After all, they should not have the Windows tax.
Otherwise, the XPS 13 feature set includes options for an Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 processor and up to 256GB of SSD storage along with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB 3.0, USB 2.0, a mini DisplayPort and a 47Whr battery. Lastly, the XPS 13 measures in at 12.4 x 8.1 x 0.71 inches and weighs in at right around 3 pounds.
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DH, DD almost 8 and I spent a week on mainland Ecuador and a week on a Galapagos cruise in March 2012. This is one of 2 posts about our trip report for our Galapagos cruise on the Eric. Part 1 is about the boat itself so you know what to expect. Part 2 will be about the itinerary/islands and our personal experience.
IT WAS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL!!!!! DH, DD and I all loved the trip and of our world adventures this is probably #1 for all of us - African safaris is probably a tie). I booked directly with Ecoventura for the cruise. That's the way to go in my book but I did not need a travel agent for our mailnland travels. THe ladies on the phone were always helpful. I liked being able to pay by CC given all the frequent flyer miles I earned. Besides the cruise Ecoventura took care of collecting all the park fees and getting the air to the Islands. They use AeroGal which we loved. The AIrbus 320 was new and way better than the American plane we flew down on.
Ecoventura was been around a while and is a very established company. Its guides and cruises seem to get consistently high marks and I know why. They have 4 boats - the Eric, Letty, Flamingo (which are all the same configuration except the Eric has some solar & wind energy on it) and the Galapagos Sky which usually is their dive boat. The Sky has a different configuration somewhat so my review will really focus on what you can expect on the Eric, Letty and Flamingo (referred to as ELF).
Layout: The ELF boats have 4 decks (3 with cabins). At the top is the sun deck. Part of the deck is covered and part is not. There are comfortable chairs and longers up there and of course great views. This is where most folks hang out after lunch before the afternoon excursion and before sunset. The next deck down is the Dolphin Deck. This deck has a sitting area in front of the bridge (my favorite place to sit), the bridge, double cabins (I think 4) and then at the back is where the wetsuits, rinse tanks, life jackets and snorkel gear storage (plus where Hugo serves snacks) are. The next deck down is the Booby deck. It is where the dining room and lounge area are, 2 cabins, the bar, the kitchen, and the back area where you load the pangas. The last deck down and it is the only "lower" deck is the Iguana Deck. This is where we stayed because it is the deck which was the 2 triple cabins on the boat plus 2 more double cabins. I believe the total passenger capacity is 22, but it may be 20. Our cruise given it was spring break...had 19 on board but it never felt crowded.
Staff: We had two excellent naturalist guides Ivan Lopez and "Pepe" (I think his real name is Jose). Besides the captain and first mate, the other staff included 2 cooks, Hugo our server, the guys who drove the pangas, and an engineer and electrician (who we never saw). I may have forgotten someone. The entire staff was friendly and excellent at their job.
Cabins: I did not look at others so I can just speak to ours. We had Iguana #10 - a triple. The cabins are not fancy but well organized and designed and comfortable. In the cabin there were 3 twins. On one side essentially bunk beds and on the other side a single lower bed. The lower beds had reading lights. The bunk beds had little side tables. There were a number of hooks to hang things on which were great to have. There were several outlets to charge our electronics. Same voltage and plug confguration as in teh US so no adapters or converters needed. There was a closet which had enough room to store our 3 rollaboard suitcases, and backpacks with a little room left to hang a few things. Under each lower bed there were 2 large storage drawers for clothes. Above the single lower beds was a shelf with life jackets but still space to storage some other things. Each cabin has its own bathroom. It was actually fairly spacious - Sink, shower and toilet. THe shower always had hot water and GREAT water pressure. There was a bar you could hang swimsuits on and a retractable clothesline. They supply liquid soap, shampoo and conditioner. There was a towel rack and some towel hooks in the bathroom and some areas like shelves to store toiletries. The vanity was large enough too. Toilet paper must not go in the toilet but in the trash can. The cabin man was great about emptying it several times a day and straightening up the cabin when we were off doing activities. The beds were pretty comfortable. I have a bad back as does my DH but I only had a couple of mornings of stiffness that quickly went away. Bottled water is provided and there is a water dispenser in the dining area to refill bottles but we also were given fresh new ones often. Other than sleeping, reading or showering we did not spend much time in our cabin. The cabin doors only lock from the inside. Feels odd at first but works great. I just locked the passports in our suitcase. No need to worry. The cabins were air-conditioned and could be adjusted. Our Iguana cabin was a bit noise engine and anchor chain wise. But after the first night I did not even notice the noise (except the anchor chain - boy that is loud). One person on Iguana deck used ear plugs and that worked for her.
Dining room/Meals: Meal were delicious - more of this in a minute. There were 4 tables on one side that sat 4 and the captain's table on the other side that sat 6 (including the captain who joined us only for dinner). Breakfast and Lunch was served buffet style. At lunch Hugo would show you a dinner menu and have you make your selection of 1 of 2 entrees. The kitchen made special things for the kids (special order). There was a large variety of foods during the week. Fruits, cereals, meat/cheese and breads were always offered at breakfast. THe 2-3 hot items varied across the week and there was a fesh different juice each morning. Lunch offered several hot items and salad selections. Again lots of variety over the week. Dinner was a tad more formal. White linen cloths and napkins, served soup or salad, the entree and dessert. I think there was dessert at lunch too. I loved the soups!!! Red or white wine with dinner is included as well as all soft drinks, coffee and tea. Sodas, tea and coffee are available all day. My whole family enjoyed the food on board and ate way more than enough. The cooks do an excellent job. For beer or mixed dinners, if HUgo wasn't around you could serve yourself at the bar and just write it on your tab. Beers were $2. They also had a few jars of little assorted sweets - a jar of toffees, a jar of chocolates and a jar of marshmellows, plus a bowl of oreos and granola bars sitting out. I don't know if this is standard or one of the things they do for family week. We also we served snacks every day after returnig from shore on the Dolphin deck. Hugo would have another wonderful fruit juice, water and 2 different finger foods some savory and some sweet. You never go hungry on this boat!! Folks were invoted each night to join the captain and so everyone had an opportunity to dine with him. He was super nice and great conversation. My DH celebrated his b-day on our cruise and I ordered a cake. It was good and really fun.
Guides: They were FANTASTIC. Both are from the Galapagos themselves and have many guding for many years. Ivan was just named as the president of the Naturalist Guides association. They were caring, personable and very knowledge. Ivan's a hoot and some of his classic sayings will live with me forever. Each evening before dinner the guides (they alternated presentations) would brief the passengers about the next days' activities. They would some slides, tells us about the islands and whether wet or dry landing and what to bring. Each shore or snorkel excursion we would be with one of them. You are not assigned to a specific guide all week so we were able to experience both Ivan and Pepe style and draw on their cumulative vast knowledge. Ivan is a divemaster too so he is great to snorkel with. There were plenty of wetsuits (DH and DD used one but I didn't) and lots of snorkel gear. We brought our on mask and snorkel. They provided mesh snorkel bags to to keep your gear in and hang up after rinsing along the storage hooks on the Dolphin Deck which was handy and kept from dragging the stuff back into the cabin.
Basic day for us: Up usually at 7 with Ivan's music or song. Breakfast at 7:30, go ashore for a hike at 8:30, lunch varied but on average aroud 12:30, afteroon hike around 4pm. Plus there was always at least 1 and sometimes 2 snorkel opportunities per day so those could be either after the hikes in the mornig and/or the afternoon. Evenig briefing at 7:30 then dinner and usually the boat was quiet by 9:30pm.
The ELF have two week-long itineraries - A and B - given the new regulations. We were on a "family week" cruise and did Itinerary B. Three Ecoventure boats sailed together but the going ashore was staggered so the schedule for the other boats differed slightly. I specifically wanted a motor yacht and with no more than 20 guests. We were SO happy with the small group. That's is the way to go. I personally would NOT go on a larger boat. My DH who had no part of the planning of this trip was also sold on the small boat/small group I choose. Plus with 2 excellent naturalist that means nver more than 10 in your shore excursion. It makes the whole trip seem very personal.
Ok- I think I've covered lots of the general nuts and bolts of a cruise on ELF. Please excuse any typos...I'm a lazy proof-reader.. Hope this helps some of you to decide which boat and those booked on ELF to know what to expect.
We would go on ELF again in a heart beat. Absolutely nothing about the cruise/staff/boat we would change. It exceeded our expectations and for me that is rare given all the travel we've done and given that I spend a year planning and fine-tuning our adventures so usually by the time we do them they meet my expectations - but the ELF was great and the Galapagos is a MUST DO for any animal/outdoor or sea lover. Stay tuned for part 2.
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Alicia Hansen did not hold back on the hyperbole in the afterglow of the Liverpool softball team's 2-1, nine-inning victory over Cicero-North Syracuse in Monday's Section III Class AA final at the Gillette Road complex that ended the Northstars' four-year reign as sectional champions and gave the Warriors its first crown since 2009.
"This is the greatest feeling of my whole life," said Hansen. "All we wanted was to win this game, and we did."
Then again, Hansen could hardly be faulted for some happiness. She had, after all, raced home with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth to end another classic duel between the two neighbors, rivals and reigning AA softball superpowers.
For much of the game, the two pitchers – Liverpool's Dana Nicoletti and C-NS's Megan Tully – had kept the opposition quiet, sometimes with easy innings, other times escaping big trouble thanks to terrific defense.
By the time they reached the ninth, though, Nicoletti was enjoying her strongest stretch, having retired the last 10 batters she faced. She said the key to her success in this game was getting ahead of hitters and throwing early strikes, which she managed to accomplish.
It was only a question of whether the Warriors would reward her with a victory before the international rule of a runner at second base in the 10th inning took hold.
Leading off the bottom of the ninth, Hansen, who had stayed patient all game long at the plate, was rewarded with a walk. Following her, Peyton Bellrose also walked. Then Jenna Wike managed an infield single that loaded the bases and brought Katie Yudin to the plate.
Yudin hit a short fly ball to right field, and C-NS's Breanna Melfi caught it. Since it was too shallow to try and go to the plate, Hansen tagged up, but only moved a few steps. Still, it was enough to draw a throw from Melfi that sailed over the head of catcher Morgan Phillips.
Now Hansen took off, and before Phillips could get the ball to Tully covering home plate, Hansen scored, and Liverpool had won a sectional title.
The game had exquisite tension from start to finish. Neither team got a hit until the top of the fourth, when Katie Scott singled, only to get thrown off first on a double play when a bunt attempt turned into a popout. Unfazed, Beth Bonin doubled, and Melfi singled her home to give C-NS a 1-0 lead.
It stayed that way until the bottom of the sixth. Nicoletti singled, moved to second on a wild pitch and went to third on Ericka Sadowski's single. Hansen popped out, and then Bellrose hit it to the wall in right-center field, but Lauren Floyd chased it down for a brilliant catch.
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It was brutally cold, winds in excess of 30mph(48kph), several shots ruined by car headlights illuminating the island, but it was worth it! Just the right exposure to avoid excessive star trails, I couldn't ask for more.
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A box of emeralds, rubies and sapphires were discovered inside the wreckage of a plane that crashed into the mountain half a century ago.
French police praised the climber's honesty after he immediately reported the haul.
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French authorities are in the process of contacting their Indian counterparts to determine the jewels' rightful owners.
If unclaimed, the climber could inherit the jewellery in accordance with French law.
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It would be slightly unfair to say that Brock Ralph is happy to be back in Edmonton.
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Ralph's path home to the Esks will be cleared when he officially clears NFL waivers at 4 p.m. today. When that happens, Ralph will slide right into bolstering one of the best receiving corps in the CFL.
"If he clears, I want him back at practice the first day back," said Esks head coach Danny Maciocia. "Until he clears, I have to control my excitement.
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Ralph, who bulked up while preparing for Jets' camp, appeared in one exhibition game with the Jets and made one catch for six yards against the Minnesota Vikings.
He was offered the opportunity to stay in New York and stick around on the practice roster, but was quick to make his way back to the Edmonton with a full-time spot waiting.
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"It feels like it's been a while for me, so I'm excited to get a chance to see if the things I learned down there are going to make me the receiver that I plan to come up here and be."
Ralph's reappearance with the Esks will suit his family well.
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Wales named an unchanged starting line-up for the third Test against Australia in Sydney this weekend, where they will again be looking to beat their hosts on home soil for the first time since 1969.
The Wallabies beat the Six Nations champions 27-19 in the first Test in Brisbane before squeaking home 25-23 with a late Mike Harris penalty kick last Saturday in Melbourne to clinch the series.
Wales are determined to leave Australia with a victory to show for their efforts and caretaker coach Rob Howley has kept faith with the team that came so close to providing it last weekend.
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Not so wonderful USA healthcare! Expensive healthcare doesn't make americans immune to medical horrors, errors and botched surgeries! An estimated 98,000 to 120,000 people die each year due to medical errors and botched surgeries in the USA! An 18 month old child was rush to a nearest hospital emergency in California and was refused because she was insured with Kaiser, her mother was told to go to Kaiser hospital and by the time she arrived to Kaiser hospital, the child went into cardiac arrest and died! How many could have been saved had they received proper treatments or denied. Serious medical errors such as objects left inside patients, operating the wrong side, removing healthy organs etc...
How about this horror! Instead of titanium rod for a back surgery, Doctor use a screwdriver. 3 corrective surgeries later, patient was left a bedridden paraplegic!!! How many americans are left disabled or are mentally and physically scarred for the rest of their lives after botched surgeries.
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PEARL — The Rankin County Chamber of Commerce and the Pearl Chamber of Commerce recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for Mac and Bones Golf and Grill. Mac and Bones is expected to open in Oct. 2009, and will be located in Pearl across from Ryan's Family Steak House.
The partners in the business include former Ole Miss and New Orleans Saints star Deuce McAlister, Houston Rockets star Tracy McGrady and Overtime Sports founder Tim Bennett.
The sports-themed restaurant will feature televisions at each table and wall-sized projector screen televisions, as well as autographed sports memorabilia. The miniature golf course will have water hazards, and the driving range will feature a lake.


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A recent book tries to explain why some groups succeed in the United States. The authors of a recent article in The New York Times propose "that for all their diversity, the strikingly successful groups in America today share three traits that, together, propel success. The first is a superiority complex — a deep-seated belief in their exceptionality. The second appears to be the opposite — insecurity, a feeling that you or what you've done is not good enough. The third is impulse control." The impulse control, or delayed gratification (or lack thereof) argument is one that keeps appearing while attempting to explain our success or failure to address societal problems.
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Hip Grip/Mexican Carry Trigger Holster
Do you ever get an idea in your head that keeps you up at night? That's what happened to me last night. It's an idea that I'm surprised noone's ever thought of before.
Here's some background before I get into the actual idea. A few weeks ago I became friends with Michael, the husband of one of my wife's friends. We were visiting at their house when the conversation turned towards guns. Turns out Michael's an enthusiast like myself, though more old school than new school. By old school I mean revolvers, 45's & leather vs. plastic guns & kydex holsters. He was fascinated by my Crossbreed Holster since his leather IWB for his Springer 1911 isn't the most comfortable and doesn't conceal well. Anyways back to the idea. Michael also carries a hammerless 357 snubbie tucked into his pants using the tried and true Barami Hip Grip. Now I've owned a Charter Arms 38 snubbie I'd gotten for my wife since last summer, but never really tried to carry it and using a hip grip intrigued me. So I went out and got one. It works as advertised, but it's a little disconcerting that there's nothing covering the trigger guard like in an actual holster. I know people have carried like this for decades. It's been termed "Mexican Carry" which is basically carrying a handgun tucked behind a belt sans a holster. There are lots of different carry clips available to help with this very useful way to carry. That's when it hit me.
I'd read about a knife holster several weeks back when I was researching neck knives. The holster could also be used with the knife in the pocket. When the knife is put into play and pulled out of the pocket a chain or cord tied to the holster and attached to a belt loop would catch the holster and uncover the knife blade so that it can do it's work while safely clearing the pocket. Why can't a similar "trigger holster" be made for those of us who decide to mexican carry.
Here's what I've come up with:
This prototype was created with a scrap of kydex that I had laying around along with a chicago screw and an extra shoe string.
These are the features of my trigger holster:
- Safely covers the trigger guard while the gun is inside the pants
- Adds no bulk to the width of the gun
- Weighs very little
- Pops off once the gun clears the pants allowing access to the trigger
- Adjustable length string (allows for a longer or shorter length depending on if the gun is worn appendix or behind the hip)
- Tension screw allows adjustable tightness
- Can simply stay attached to the gun during storage
Here is a video showing how the trigger holster is worn and used (this is only the first day that I've worn a revolver using a hip grip so my draw definitely needs some improvement) :
I have only made one for a J-frame sized 38, but this idea can easily carry over to any number of handguns that can be stuffed inside the waistband.
Let me know what all of you think.
A copy of this writeup is on my blog - http://hiddendefense.blogspot.com.
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|November 29, 2009, 12:31 AM
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Wow, no replies for this clever idea. Maybe bringing it back from the dead will get it some notice. You should contact Barami about it. It's the perfect accessory to their grip.
|November 29, 2009, 01:54 AM
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I am impressed by your ingenuity and ability to fabricate a solution, but the thought of putting my 642 (or any other firearm) inside my wasteband without a holster sends shivers down my spine, makeshift trigger guard or not. Maybe I am just old fashioned.
Nifty idea though.
|November 29, 2009, 03:48 AM
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Better apply for a patent right away...lol I'd bet your going to see something real similar from a major holster maker. It's that good of an Idea.
|November 29, 2009, 06:18 AM
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Ive seen something like that for sale already
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Volleyball: three-time letterman; two-time all-conference first team; one-time all-conference honorable mention
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Hey Monday is an American rock band from West Palm Beach, Florida, formed in 2008 and are currently on a hiatus as of December 2011. They released their debut album Hold on Tight in 2008 which produced singles "Homecoming" and "How You Love Me Now". The album was followed up with their 2010 EP Beneath It All, which achieved moderate commercial success, and Candles EP in 2011. The Christmas EP came on December 6 later that year. The group has toured extensively both as supporting acts and headliners, and have appeared on Warped Tour. Hey Monday has toured with bands such as Fall Out Boy, All Time Low, Yellowcard and We The Kings. Hey Monday is currently on hiatus and claims to not be "broken up". Lead singer Cassadee Pope pursued a solo career and subsequently won season three of The Voice.
Formation and Hold on Tight
Hey Monday was formed in March 2008 after Cassadee Pope and Mike Gentile's former band Blake broke up. Pope and Gentile wanted to continue playing music and began holding auditions for a new band around their local Florida music scene. Pope and Gentile quickly joined forces with drummer Elliot James who then recruited rhythm guitarist Alex Lipshaw. Soon afterward they enlisted bassist Michael "Jersey" Moriarty and Hey Monday was formed. They were discovered when Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz heard one of their demos while he was in the Crush Management office. Wentz wanted to sign them to his label, Decaydance, but Columbia Records was also interested so the band ended up signing a joint deal with both labels. They recorded their debut album, Hold On Tight, throughout the summer of 2008 and it released later that fall on October 7 to very minor commercial success; it charted on Billboard Heatseekers albums. Soon after their debut album dropped, Hey Monday began extensive touring with the likes of The Academy Is..., We The Kings, The Cab, This Providence, A Rocket To The Moon, VersaEmerge, and Cash Cash. That following year they supported Fall Out Boy on both their major U.S. and international tours. Their popularity grew and the band went on their first headlining tour with This Providence, The Friday Night Boys, Stereo Skyline, and The Bigger Lights as support. They also headlined a few dates in Europe. In the fall of 2009 they supported All Time Low on the Glamour Kills Tour.
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Following the band's first headlining tour overseas in the UK, Elliot announced that he would be leaving the band. Elliot went on to tour with the group The Scene Aesthetic and founded a new group .
Beneath It All (2010)
Hey Monday spent the beginning of 2010 finishing the writing and recording of Beneath It All, which was originally going to be their second full-length studio album. After the writing and recording process, they went on the 2010 Alternative Press Tour with The Summer Set, Every Avenue, The Cab and NeverShoutNever. The band also played Bamboozle's Main Stage on Sunday, May 2. On June 24, the group officially announced Beneath It All on their website with a release date of August 17. On July 23, Cassadee Pope announced that Beneath It All would be released as a 6 song EP rather than a full-length album. She also said that a full-length album will be out very early next year and they will be touring for a longer period of time. Hey Monday then played the entire Warped Tour 2010 on the Altec Lancing stage. The band performed two songs from Beneath It All on Jimmy Kimmel live on September 22, 2010, the lead single "I Don't Wanna Dance" and "Wish You Were Here". Although Cassadee Pope and Mike Gentile were the only official members of the band at the performance the fill-in musicians wore shirts with the absent band member's pictures on them. Hey Monday appeared in the fourth episode of the TV series Hellcats, called "Nobody Loves Me But My Mother".
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Following the band's performance at Warped Tour, the group announced that Jersey would be leaving the band. Chris Gentile has since then been filling in on bass. Jersey is now doing a solo project and has released an EP named Oh Boy Here We Go.
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On February 8, 2011, Hey Monday re-released their second EP, Candles, digitally and a music video for "Candles" on March 9. "Candles" was used for a duet on Glee's episode Original Song done by Kurt Hummel and Blaine Anderson for a Regionals performance. In the spring of 2011, Hey Monday toured with All Time Low, Yellowcard, and The Summer Set on The Dirty Work Tour. In May 2011, Hey Monday played in Indonesia and went on a South American tour with Nevershoutnever that following August. In the fall of 2011, Hey Monday departed from the record labels Decaydance and Columbia. The band self-released The Christmas EP digitally on December 6, 2011 to iTunes and other digital outlets; it peaked in the top 10 of iTunes's Albums. On December 16, vocalist Cassadee Pope and guitarist Mike Gentile announced the band are on a hiatus, via their personal profiles on the social networking sites Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr. Pope also announced a solo acoustic tour of the United States that would be in January and February of 2012 in hopes of jumpstarting her solo career. Pope went on to win the third season of NBC's The Voice.
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|The Why So Serious? Tour
|The Cab, This Providence, Hey Monday, A Rocket To The Moon
|United States
|September 11–28, 2008
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|The Academy Is..., We The Kings, Carolina Liar, Hey Monday
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|All Time Low, The Audition, Hey Monday, The Friday Night Boys, Sparks The Rescue
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|We The Kings, Hey Monday, Cash Cash
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|January 12–28, 2009
|The Believers Never Die World Tour
|Fall Out Boy, The All-American Rejects, Hey Monday, Kids In Glass Houses (Europe)
|Australia, Europe, Japan
|February - March 2009
|The Believers Never Die Tour Part Deux
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|United States
|April 3 - May 17, 2009
|We The Kings UK 2009 Tour
|We The Kings, Hey Monday, Out of Sight
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|The Let's Make A Mess Tour
|Hey Monday, This Providence, The Friday Night Boys, Stereo Skyline, The Bigger Lights
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|June 10, 2009 - July 27, 2009
|Hello, My Name Is... Acoustic Tour
|Hey Monday, Stereo Skyline
|United States
|Fall UK 2009 Tour
|Hey Monday, Every Avenue, Out Of Sight, Stereo Skyline
|United Kingdom
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|The Glamour Kills Tour
|All Time Low, We The Kings, Hey Monday, The Friday Night Boys
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|Alternative Press Spring 2010 Tour
|Never Shout Never, Hey Monday, The Cab, Every Avenue, The Summer Set
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|Fall US 2010 Tour
|Hey Monday, Cartel, The Ready Set, This Century, We Are the In Crowd
|United States
|October 17 - November 27, 2010
|The Dirty Work Tour
|All Time Low, Yellowcard, Hey Monday, The Summer Set
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|A Rocket to the Moon, Hey Monday, The Downtown Fiction
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|Nevershoutnever, Hey Monday
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|Alternative Press
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|Hey Monday
Current members
- Cassadee Pope - lead vocals, guitar (2008–2011)
- Mike Gentile - lead guitar (2008–2011)
- Alex Lipshaw - rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2008–2011)
- Chris Gentile - bass guitar (2010–2011)
- Patrick McKenzie - drums, percussion (2010–2011)
Former members
- Elliot James - drums, percussion (2008–2009)
- Michael "Jersey" Moriarty - bass guitar, backing vocals (2008–2010)
Studio albums
- Hold on Tight (2008)
- Beneath It All (2010)
- Candles (2011)
- The Christmas EP (2011)


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Beckett appeals six-game suspension
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The incident occurred in the bottom of the first inning. With the speedy Chone Figgins on second base, Beckett was holding the runner and, as he was about to deliver his pitch to Abreu, realized that the batter had asked for time. Beckett went through with his pitch anyway, and it sailed in high and tight on Abreu.
Though Scioscia termed the incident "flagrant" after the game, Beckett -- just as he was on Sunday -- remained emphatic that the wildness of the pitch was a result of being caught off-guard in the middle of his windup.
"Every pitcher does that," Beckett said. "I've seen guys that I've played with, they throw balls to the backstop. It's just, it's what we're taught to do. We have to kind of protect ourselves in those situations. Stopping is not a good way to do that. It can end your career. One bad slip or something like that.
"Like I said the other day, that ball could have wound up anywhere. It's unfortunate where it ended up. That's the only reason I'm standing here dealing with all this stuff. We'll just see where it goes from here. Obviously we don't agree. I respect the job that everybody has to do but I don't agree."
Scioscia also said Sunday that he was put off by the fact Beckett showed no remorse for the pitch that got away.
"I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do," Beckett said. "Am I supposed to go give him a hug? I wasn't really in a hugging mood right then. I don't really know what he wanted me to do."
This is the first time Beckett has been suspended in his career, and he has never hit a batter in the head.
Beckett said he has not spoken with Abreu since the incident.
"I've known him for a long time," Beckett said. "Bobby and I have known each other for such a long time, he knows I'm not throwing at his head. It's just an unfortunate deal."
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Apple has finally heard complaints about the legacy features it removed in the latest iWork update. The features are going to be added back over the next six months.
Some two weeks ago Apple released the updated iWork suite for both OS X and iOS. The apps, Pages, Numbers and Keynote, have been written from the ground up. The apps have been written to bring 64-bit support and increase interoperability between iWork on OS X and iOS. Several new features have been added as well, but Apple also removed a number of features that were previously present in iWork '09.
In a support article on its website, Apple confirms that it has heard the complaints and is going to add the features back over the next six months. One particular feature that was present in all three apps before was the ability to customize toolbars, when this feature was taken away in the latest update, users weren't too happy. Nevertheless, the company confirms that ability to customize toolbars is going to be offered again. Meanwhile, users who had updated from the previous version of iWork can continue to use the legacy apps by launching iWork '09 from the Applications menu.
Apple also says that it will continue to add brand new features to Pages, Numbers and Keynote on an ongoing basis. It hasn't provided a timeframe as yet in which we can expect that first update for iWork to drop.
Source: Apple