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A Passion for Taste
In Costa Rica, Bill McAlpin Is Obsessed with Making Sure that La Minita Tarrazu Is the World's Greatest Coffee
Jim Daniels
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Linda Evangelista, Autumn 95
A nervous young man clutching a coffee pot quickly crosses the tiled patio floor and stoops to fill a cup. Stepping back, he waits off to one side, impatiently smoking his cigarette in a rapid, staccato motion. A large man in his mid-40s sits back in a chair and, holding the full cup, pauses briefly. A warm breeze rustles bougainvillea blossoms. In the distance, hawks soar lazily over an emerald green valley. Yet there's tension in the air.
William McAlpin, el patrón of La Minita Tarrazu coffee, is having his morning cup. He is an imposing man with steel blue eyes, known both for his dedication to perfection and his intolerance of failure. He is a man in love with good taste--in the coffee he grows and in the cigars he smokes.
He raises the cup of dark liquid, notes the color, and takes a full swallow. His eyes close momentarily. Far below in the valley, a dog barks. McAlpin puts down his cup and smiles, ever so slightly. The young man exhales a deep cloud of smoke, and suddenly the tension is a memory, gone like mountain fog under a rising sun. From where McAlpin sits, high in Costa Rica's Central Mountains, there is reason to smile. His La Minita Tarrazu coffee is regarded by many coffee experts to be the best estate coffee in the world; and this year the harvest looks very good.
For McAlpin, or "Don Bill" as he's known by the workers, drinking his morning cup of coffee is a moment of truth. It's a time for sensual data processing, when the success or failure of the year's labor becomes evident in the cup. In one sip, McAlpin can assess the cultivation, harvest, fermentation and milling (not to mention this morning's roasting and brewing) of his operation. It's the time to taste the rich volcanic soil, the winter rains, the plump berries, the beans drying in the tropical sun--to finally savor the coffee he grows.
McAlpin's passion for taste extends to his cigars as well. He prefers Romeo y Julieta Churchills with a good Port after dinner, describing the enjoyment of a good cigar as "a complimentary taste," meant to be savored along with other experiences such as stimulating conversation or good wine. "The best Cuban cigars are untouchable," he says confidently, "just like my coffee."
Estate coffee plantations control all aspects of the production of their beans--seed selection, cultivation, harvest and milling--rather than subcontracting any process to an outside business. This is especially true in La Minita's case, because Don Bill personally oversees every step. In addition, rather than expose its products to chemicals, La Minita grows its coffee without pesticides. By contrast, the huge grocery store brands, such as those in the "Juan Valdez" category, use a process dictated by enormous volume, and much of its coffee is made from high-yield, low-quality beans. The plants these beans come from are heavily dependent on chemicals, which, experts and connoisseurs contend, not only compromise the taste of the coffee, but ultimately destroy the soil.
The harvest, know as "fiesta de cafe," is an exciting time at the plantation. During the dry season of Costa Rica's "summer" (November to April), more than 500 workers spread out over La Minita's 700 acres to pick beans from more than a million coffee trees. Entire families, including children as young as five years old, work together in the fields filling their canastos, or woven baskets, with the bright red coffee fruit, called "cherries." With these baskets attached to their waists, workers move from plant to plant, gathering the fruit quickly while trying to minimize stress to the trees.
La Minita trains its pickers to pick only the best fruit and to treat the trees gently as they move along the steep slopes, and for this the workers are paid 30 percent more than the national average wage for coffee pickers. The farm employees also enjoy medical coverage for themselves and their families, including their grandparents. La Minita contributes to the local school and the farm workers association pension fund. Last January it opened a $100,000 medical/dental clinic on the plantation.
The harvesting is hard and sometimes dangerous work, and all of it is done by hand. The terraces where coffee trees are planted are steep, in places tilting as much as 60 degrees. Footing can be difficult. Stepping from plant to plant laden with a basket heavy with fruit requires strength and balance. Usually, only extremely fit pickers gather coffee fruit on the sheerest slopes; these young men are paid an additional fee. When you drive around the plantation's steep, meandering dirt roads that zigzag up the mountainsides, you often find it impossible to see the workers picking the fruit among the tall, shiny coffee trees. Only when you turn off the engine and stop to listen to the lilting Spanish rising up from the valley is it possible to realize that workers are picking coffee below.
At the end of each day, pickers haul their sacks of fruit, some as heavy as 80 pounds, up the mountain to a central location where they will wait for the foremen, the encargados, to pay cash on the spot for the volume of fruit picked. While waiting, the pickers clean the fruit of leaves and twigs and remove the unripe cherries. This is the harvest's social time. Everyone relaxes as pickers see their neighbors for the first time that day, catching up on news or just joking around. The foremen measure out the coffee using a 20-liter metal box, called a cajuela, which is a government standard of measurement. Later, a truck will load up the day's harvest and carry the fruit to a receiving station at another location on the farm. Here, the fruit is again measured and held in a bin for immediate transfer to the mill. Throughout the night, heavy trucks make the two-hour drive over the mountains to the mill. Even at midnight, it's common to meet 18-wheelers barreling down the precipitous mountain roads. It is of great importance that the fresh coffee be processed as soon as possible after it is picked.
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Thursday, April 24, 2014
By BERNIE REIM
Summer started in late June, so this will be the first full month in the northern hemisphere. Even though the days will be long and the nights will be short, this will be a great month to get out under the warm skies and continue to learn more about where we really are and to better appreciate the great celestial motions always going on all around us.
SKY GUIDE: This chart represents the sky as it appears over Maine during July. The stars are shown as they look at 10:30 p.m. early in the month, at 9:30 p.m. at midmonth and at 8:30 p.m. at month's end. Saturn and Venus are shown in their midmonth positions. To use the map, hold it vertically and turn it so that the direction you are facing is at the bottom.
Sky chart prepared by George Ayers
Hopefully some of you had a chance to discover the meaning of the summer solstice by keeping close track of exactly where the sun sets each evening for a period of time before and after the solstice. If not, you will have another chance in six months.
It's important to spend some more time outside around the seasonal changes to become more aware of what the sun is doing in relation to the earth. I encourage you to do this during any time of the year and you will discover many interesting new things about natural cycles and the relationship of the sun to the earth.
You will find that on one hand we do live in a perfect Newtonian mathematical, clockwork solar system, but on the other hand we also live in a much more open, dynamic and rapidly changing universe.
I experienced the dark skies of northern Maine for one night last month while at Roaring Brook campground at Mount Katahdin. I watched spellbound for hours as several moose, a deer and some mergansers worked their way across Sand Stream Pond toward sunset. With a great view and reflections of Mt. Katahdin and several other mountains around that pond, these creatures exemplified the essence of wilderness in that wonderful natural setting. Everything they could ever need was provided.
The night was crystal clear and the brook really was roaring. The next morning I watched the sun's rays cast across the top of the mountains, as they had for thousands of years since the glaciers retreated and carved out this dramatic landscape at the end or beginning of the Appalachian Trail. When you look for astronomical events, it is important to also tune in to many other things going on all around you in the natural world to greatly enrich your experience and make it more meaningful for you.
This month offers its usual share of nice planetary conjunctions and even a meteor shower. We don't have a super moon this month, but we do have a full moon that will rise far south of east and set far south of west and never get very high in the sky, essentially creating the opposite path the sun creates near its peak high in the sky near the summer solstice. It is also very interesting to watch how high in the sky the full moon gets near the winter solstice as the sun traces a very low arc through our sky at that time.
Saturn now rules the evening sky as Jupiter dropped below the horizon last month. The ringed planet will end its retrograde or westward motion against the fixed background of stars on July 9, so it will appear stationary near the boundary of Libra and Virgo all month. It is easy to recognize Saturn in our sky about 15 degrees to the left of Spica, the brightest star in the constellation of Virgo.
Look for the beautiful golden hue of Saturn and compare it to the bluish white color of Spica, the 15th-brightest star in our sky along with Antares in Scorpius. Spica is Latin for ear of wheat, and is named after the Greek goddess of the harvest, which is Ceres, also the name of the first and largest of all of our asteroids.
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Oracle's Newest 'Cloud' Strategy Isn't Cloud At All
Oracle's latest advancement of its cloud computing strategy is being called out as a "faux cloud" by a consultant and author, and as the latest example of cloud-washing, or the practice of vendors misusing the ubiquitous technology term.
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Network World — Oracle's latest advancement of its cloud computing strategy is being called out as a "faux cloud" by a consultant and author, and as the latest example of cloud-washing, or the practice of vendors misusing the ubiquitous technology term.
BACKGROUND: Oracle launches line of on-premise IaaS systemsA
MORE ORACLE CLOUD: Once a basher, now a believer, Oracle chief Larry Ellison has come full circle on cloud computingA
This week Oracle announced the availability of a service it previewed last year at Oracle OpenWorld that allows customers to rent Oracle hardware equipment and store it on their own sites for a monthly fee. David Linthicum, CTO and co-founder of cloud and SOA consultancy Blue Mountain Labs, says that's not cloud computing.
"Oracle labels (it) 'infrastructure as a service' but it is not actually a cloud IaaS offering -- it's the usual Oracle data center gear," Linthicum wrote in his blog at Network World sister-site InfoWorld. "Just as Oracle IaaS is not a true cloud offering, neither is Oracle's new 'Iaas On Demand' selection of rental application servers."
The service does not include self-provisioning, auto provisioning, multi-tenancy or the ability to measure service usage on a granular level, all of which are key components to a service being technically considered a "cloud," Linthicum says. "They seem to be just providing their products using other compensation models, in this case rent," Linthicum says.
Through a public relations official who works with Oracle, the company declined to respond to the claims.
PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION: There's an app for thatA
As part of the service announced this week, customers rent the Oracle hardware for a monthly fee, although it requires a three-year contract. Linthicum points out that the fee does not include licensing for peak-usage though. Standard cloud computing offerings include a single fee that incorporates the entire service's cost. Instead, Oracle is "renting its stuff and calling it a cloud."
Many companies considered as public cloud providers charge for additional costs beyond just the hourly rate though. Amazon Web Services, for example, in many cases charges customers for ingress and egress of data into its cloud storage system at a per-GB rate.
Oracle isn't alone in cloud-washing: Linthicum says it's "hugely rampant" in the industry, with virtualization providers calling their systems "private clouds." The National Institute for Standards in Technology defined cloud computing as having five characteristics: on demand self-service; broad network access; resource pooling; rapid elasticity or expansion and measured service. Linthicum says many virtualization vendors call their products cloud when virtualization is really just a piece of a private cloud.


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1. Anybody up for doing away with "foul outs" in college basketball? This writer is.
2. Ah-hah! Someone else out there picked up on the fact that Jim Delany's view of "the top four teams" might not mean the four highest-ranked teams.
3. This writer says another Alabama-LSU BCS title game is a possibility this season. (How many people outside the South would take up torches and pitchforks if that happened?)
4. AthlonSports.com ranks LSU as their preseason #2 team in the nation.
5. Arkansas and Texas A&M pushed a rule through the SEC Meetings in Destin last week allowing an SEC "home team" at a neutral site game to entertain recruits. But Florida and Georgia have agreed not to do so in their yearly contest at Jacksonville.
6. UF's Will Muschamp is more comfortable entering Year Two of his Gator tenure.
7. As newspaper continue to die away, two longtime Kentucky sports columnists are going from print to television.
8. Yet another writer believes "the SEC stumbled" in not going to a nine-game football schedule.
9. One of the assistants Johnny Jones brought with him from North Texas to LSU has stepped down over "personal matters" after just a couple of months on the job.
10. Hurting for depth at quarterback, Mississippi State has grabbed a last-minute, dual-threat walk-on from Memphis for the 2012 season.
11. Here's a tremendous, must-read Destin wrap — filled with great quotes — from Dave Matter of The Columbia (MO) Tribune.


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Grass Lake, Michigan
Comment: Got the rain suit. Haven't gotten to use it in the rain yet. Measure yourself and buy the size it says for your measurements and it will fit. It will fit OK over just your street clothes and it fits over your jacket and over pants too. Just measure and order the size that corresponds.
The suit is very nice, high quality and for the price you can't go wrong.
Comment: When I frist seen these I was very skeptical. I drive a HD road king as my primary vehicle. And I live in north Florida and we get heavy rains that pop up. Like so many of us rain gear is a must have on the bike. I watched the video and did a lot of research before I invest. Well rain gear like this was from 80.00 - 200.00 dollars. So I went and bought this for some 30 dollars. I have been pleased with this rain gear . It has kept me dry and the heat pads on the legs repel the heat from the exhaust. The only draw bacj is the zippers are hard to zip up. They almost feel like they are going to tear. But so far they are holding up. The other draw back there is now hood to go under your helmet. The Velcro is the best I have seen or used. It really stays together. I wear a 2x jacket with armour and got the 3x which fits great. The pants Has draw strings instead of suspenders . But for me I like the draw string. The pants fit fine and dont slide down. I would recommend these to other bikers and non-bikers.
William McKinney
Jacksonville Florida
Comment: Even after reading the reviews, I was still amazed at the quality of the suit for the price. Knowing the product ahead of time, it would still be a value at full price. The fit is perfect and although I haven't used it while on the bike, I'm certain that it will do the job perfectly. The fit in all the key places to keep me dry are well put together. I will continue to share this suit with bikers that I meet along the way.
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Dayton, Maine
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Meridian ID
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Daytona Beach
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SW Florida
Comment: I got 2 of these after getting soaked in my old rainsuits. these are very well made and I don't think you can find a better deal on them. would recommend them.
David Roar
Comment: Bought this to replace a set of Frog Toggs that got too close to the muffler. Very good quality for the money. Order 1 size larger than you think you wear.
Comment: very nice rain suit for the money -fits well--- well made and yes it keeps you dry -ive used it several times since receiving it -..very impressed --so impressed I ordered one for my son who was equaly impressed -very much worth the money definitly rate it a 10
richard Woomer
huntingdon Pa
Comment: Great quality and great fit to go over our existing jackets
Gary gouthro
Fort McMurray, Alberta
Comment: Awesome Rain Gear for the price. It shipped fast! Don't go over board on SIZE. If you are a large order large. I made the mistake of ordering 2XL and a L would have been fine.
Nassau, NY
Comment: I order this rain suit because of the reviews. Very well made and it fits perfect,.We got to try it out in the rain and it keep us nice and dry for forty miles in the rain. I showed my buddys at work and they are going to order some. they were very happy at how it was made. all I can say is thank you
Newport . NH
Comment: This suit was recommended to me by a friend, and it certainly delivered on his promise. I didn't have time to do a wet test prior to taking it along on my trip, and – lo and behold – we hit a big storm. I whipped the suit out, tore of the tags, threw it on, and it did its part. I threw it over heavy pants and a jacket, and it had plenty of room to spare. In fact, it was a bit baggier than I'd like, but that's simply in regards to "appearance." (You know– ya gotta look good when riding! Ha!). The extra looseness didn't cause in issues, like flapping in the wind or getting caught in/on things. It simply didn't fit tight, as a like things too, but I don't think you'll find an over-the-top rain suit that does that.
Everything seemed to seal fine. There were no quality issues. (I'll update this review if any evolve.) Everything fit snug at the seems due to the snug elastic bands. And, everything stayed dry.
Some "pros 'n cons" to consider– respectively: it's well-priced, it folds up to a very compact size, it seems to dry quickly, it has a front wallet pocket that seems to seal up well, and – most importantly – it keeps you dry. Downsides are that it's a bit "baggy," and it doesn't have shoulder straps (which didn't prove to be a problem, because the elastic bands held everything in place well).
Joshua Ebert
Cardington, OH
Comment: Very quick shipping, nice design. I certainly would recommend the two piece suit. I've only had the opertunity to use it once, but I remained completely dry. Excellent affordable product.
David B
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Comment: I am very pleased with the rainsuit I ordered. The fit was great (even for a Big/Tall). It is very comfortable and was a great price. I have already used it (got caught in the rain) and can confirm that it works as advertised.
Jim Hanna
Wadsworth, OH
Comment: The product shipped as stated, it seems to be a well made product for the price. Haven't had a chance to use it in the rain yet but it appears to be a product that will hold up well. Like the reinforcement locations on typical wear locations on the pants, wasn't expecting that.
Bill Hill
Grayson, GA
Comment: I bought this rain suit because I was taking a Safe Rider Course and I needed a good rain suit as part of list of gear I needed, ie,. helmet, groves. Well it hasn't rained since I bought it, but I use it as a wind breaker on these chilly Eastern shore mornings. It keeps me very warm and keeps the wind off me too! I would recommend this to everyone who needs protection from the rain and wind! by the way I passed the SAFE Rider course!
Easton, MD.
Comment: Bought this suit hoping to not use it.used it the other night. Great fit. kept dry. great suit
Groton, NY
Comment: Purchased these hoping to never need them. Got caught in some bad weather riding home yesterday. Had our rain suits on and the only thing to get wet were feet and hands...not covered by the suit. I am now looking for boot covers. I can't stress how great these are and how well they work for the money.
Kalen G.
Comment: I've been riding with my husband on his HD Ultra Classic for years and never owned any raingear. It's not fun getting caught in a downpour. So, I started searching for a two-piece rain suit to fit a petite woman that be within my budget. I came across Thunder Under while surfing the net. I was hesitant about buying it w/o trying it on first. I ordered it on a Friday evening and it arrived at my house on the following Tuesday. I couldn't wait to try it on! I put on my chaps and jacket so I could get the true feel of the rain suit on top. WHAT A SHOCKER...it fit me to a "T" and I was able to move around w/o any problems. I love the number of pockets and the zippers with the velcro cover closing. I almost bought a small size, after looking at the measurements I went with the XS size. I'm so glad I did! For all the Harley Lovers I got the black and orange rain suit. ; ) I can't wait to use it in the rain!
Sheri B.
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Comment: Nice rainsuit. I like the bright color so I showup better when I get caught out in the rain
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Comment: When we received this rainsuit the first time around we were thrilled with the fit of the pants. My husband is a very small guy. So we ordered the XS and the pants fit PERFECT! However, the jacket was a good fit but he is 6'1 and it was just a couple inches short in the arms and we opted to return it for the small to gain the two inched in the arms length for more coverage as he was worried about him riding and rain getting between his gloves.
Simple solution for tall guys who are skinny. We returned it, bought the size small 2 pc rainsuit and orderd the xs pants on the side and now I have a pair of small pants to fit me perfictly! I will also be ordering the jacket to go with them.
Shipping was amazingly fast and the customer service was excellent.
We received our refund in three days. That's service!!!
The suit is great for us riders here in Florida where the weather changes every five minutes. And it is a perfect fit. Hubby is 6'1, 140 pounds. So the chart is extremely helpful.
Thank you to all the staff at Jafrum they are superb. You certainly have a return customer..
Cheryl Herbstrith
Cocoa, Florida
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Jeffrey Locke
Hartland VT
Comment: Very fast shipping. Looks like a nice rain suit. Havent had to use it yet. Great value. Thx
alan kneir
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Comment: Love this suit. Got more than I expected. Fits perfect and really looks great
Eva Ivy
Tyler Texas
Comment: Bought 2 rainsuits for my son and myself. Didn't have to use them on a recent road trip. Not yet sure as to fit, but the suits appear to be of high quality. Looks as well made if not better than more expensive rain gear that I've in local shops.
L.A. (Lower AL)
Comment: Bought this 2 piece rain suit and a week later I got to try it out. The weather was very cool (about 40) and wet, I put hte rain suit over my jacket it keep me dry and confortable, no wind in my collar and my blue jeans were dry. I would recommend this product.
Comment: I already had this rain suit for myself and bought on for my wife. She loves it, keeps her dry and doesn't make alot of noise moving around. I would recommend to a friend.
Robert Everidge
Comment: I'm riding from Maryland to Key West this week. Rode all day yesterday in the rain and the suit kept me dry. Unfortunately it does have a whole in the leg from the exhaust pipes but I rode a solid 10 hrs so not so bad considering the reasonable cost of the suit.
S. Carolina
Comment: I got these for my husband for Christmas. They fit wonderfully, but are a tad long for him. I don't foresee that being a problem though. I'm sure he'll try them out in the spring time when it's not -10 outside.
Comment: I bought this rain suit for my son-in-law for his birthday. He said it fit very well and liked it very much. Points made for the mother-in-law..
Bonneau, SC
Comment: My brother appreciated this rain suit with its bright color & its fit & function. It appears well made and a bargan at the price.
Dan Kutt
Cranberry Twp., PA 16066
Comment: I bought the RS5031 rain suit in yellow. Have ridden in rain twice. No leaks, high visibility and a great fit over riding gear. Have also worn the jacket as a windbreaker in cool weather. I would recommend this suit to all.
Comment: so this raingear fits just about as you would expect. /We ordered the size needed and it fit perfectly.After I bought a set for the gf, I bought another for me. The taped seams feel like they will last, and the gear looks very waterproof
pueblo, co
Comment: Excellent quality,
Comment: Great rainsuit for the money, it had all the features I was looking for in a rainsuit. I have already have used it on several occasions & I have arrived at my destinations dry as a bone.
Ken Trease
Rainbow City, Alabama
Comment: Nice Quality rain gear...I'm sure it will do the job just fine when the time comes to ride in the rain..
Philadelphia Pa.
Comment: Fit and price was GREAT ! #
Albert Brinson
Orlando, Florida
The Thunder Under RS5001 two piece rainsuit is made from nylon. Nylon is a
good fabric for a rainsuit because it is lightweight, easy to pack, and somewhat
breathable. It can also be very reasonably priced. This complete suit with all
of the features I'm about to show you is on sale on
Jafrum.com for less than forty five dollars.
The only downsides to nylon as a rainsuit fabric are that it is not flexible,
most rainsuits aren't flexible, and it doesn't hold up to sunlight very well.
All that means to you the rider is that you don't want to lay it out in the sun
for extended periods of time to dry. If you take proper care of a nylon suit it
will provide you with protection from the elements for many years and miles.
This rainsuit has almost every feature available in this type of apparel, and It
is available in five color ways. The suits are primarily black with accent color
choices of blue, yellow, orange, red and gray. There are high viz strips across
the back and near the cuffs of the pants.
Let's take a closer look at the three quarter length jacket. This jacket has a
durable plastic zipper that is covered by these dual panels and secured with a
hook and loop system to ensure a waterproof closure. All the seams are tape
sealed as well to keep the water out. The dual pockets on the front of the
jacket have full width hook and loop closures making them nearly completely
waterproof and share the highlight color of the shoulders.
The fit on this jacket is very good. There is a stretchy band all the way around
the jacket to reduce buffeting at speed. The only adjustment features that are
missing on this jacket that would be nice are maybe some adjusters on the
sleeves and a draw cord system at the opening. They're nice to have to keep the
jacket quiet especially if you ride a bike with little or no wind screen. The
cuffs have stretchy material all the way around for a secure fit.
The interior of the jacket has been equipped with a mesh lining. This will help
wick moisture away from your skin and also keep the rain gear from sticking to
your skin when you start to sweat.
Now let's get a look at the pants. The waist of the pants is stretchy all the
way around and has a draw string for adjustability. The cuffs of the legs are
also adjustable. Open this high viz clad hook and loop closure to expose the
zippered expanders with waterproof gussets. The pocket on the pants has a hook
and loop closure system and is almost completely waterproof. There are
reinforced panels in high wear areas on the both the backside and also on the
legs where the fabric can come into high heat areas and rub on footpegs. The
legs also have removable stirups to help keep your pantlegs from riding up and
letting water into your boots.
This has been a closer look at the Thunder Under RS5001 Two Piece
Motorcycle Rainsuit.
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Chet Baker was a leading jazz musician in the 1950s, playing trumpet and providing vocals. Baker died in 1988, yet he is about to add a new claim to fame as the lead plaintiff in possibly the largest copyright infringement case in Canadian history. His estate, which still owns the copyright in more than 50 of his works, is part of a massive class-action lawsuit that has been underway for the past year.
As my weekly technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) notes, the infringer has effectively already admitted owing at least $50 million and the full claim could exceed $6 billion. If the dollars don't shock, the target of the lawsuit undoubtedly will: The defendants in the case are Warner Music Canada, Sony BMG Music Canada, EMI Music Canada, and Universal Music Canada, the four primary members of the Canadian Recording Industry Association.
The CRIA members were hit with the lawsuit [PDF] in October 2008, after artists decided to turn to the courts following decades of frustration with the rampant infringement (I am adviser to the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, which is co-counsel, but have had no involvement in the case). The claims arise from a longstanding practice of the recording industry in Canada, described in the lawsuit as "exploit now, pay later if at all." It involves the use of works that are often included in compilation CDs (ie. the top dance tracks of 2009) or live recordings. The record labels create, press, distribute, and sell the CDs, but do not obtain the necessary copyright licences.
Instead, the names of the songs on the CDs are placed on a "pending list", which signifies that approval and payment is pending. The pending list dates back to the late 1980s, when Canada changed its copyright law by replacing a compulsory licence with the need for specific authorization for each use. It is perhaps better characterized as a copyright infringement admission list, however, since for each use of the work, the record label openly admits that it has not obtained copyright permission and not paid any royalty or fee.
Over the years, the size of the pending list has grown dramatically, now containing over 300,000 songs. From Beyonce to Bruce Springsteen, the artists waiting for payment are far from obscure, as thousands of Canadian and foreign artists have seen their copyrights used without permission and payment.
Update: An earlier version of this post noted that record label liability could exceed $60 billion in this case. A reader helpfully noted the math gremlin - the correct number is $6 billion ($20,000 per infringement X 300,000 songs). Toronto Star correction is here.
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These thoughts are likely to be running through the minds of participants in Saturday's Woodstock 5K. Except for the supremely fit, running and/or walking 3.1 miles is no leisurely stroll through the park. Whether a competitor is trying to bring his or her time to a 7-minute-a-mile pace or just attempting to cross the finish line in one piece, it requires effort. There's bound to be sweat involved.
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The genius of SpongeBob SquarePants is that there are elements of it that appeal to adults as well as to children. This is a boon to parents that want to share some TV time with their kids, but don't want to be bored silly watching a big, purple dinosaur dance around singing smarmy songs. While a little bit goes a long way, SpongeBob and his strange, undersea world are just wacky enough to be funny for entertaining for everyone.
As with any moderately successful cartoon, there is a gigantic marketing blitz in toys, lunchboxes, kids shampoo, and any other item that has enough space to carry an image of Mr. SquarePants. When the show has been on long enough that the only people that don't recognize it are the cave dwellers of Elbonia, it's time for the inevitable feature length movie. And that movie, of course, will have a cross marketing blitz of its own, nearly always including fast food toys and a console-based video game.
These games don't have to be particularly good or fun as long as the movie does well. If the movie is a hit, the game sales will surely follow. Typically, these games sell for the characters, not for the exciting and unique game play. The best this genre can hope for is to be at least almost as entertaining as the show, but that is always an uphill battle because some of the novelty has worn off from repeated viewings of the show and/or movie. To compete with that, the game needs some original and new ideas, or it will end up being just another mediocre title, offering only transitory interest. As an example, consider the aforementioned SpongeBob lunch box. When you get right down to it, having a picture of SpongeBob on your lunchbox is not going to make your PB&J taste any better. It may give you something to look at while you chew, but the attraction of that will quickly wane. Once that happens, it's just another lunchbox, same as all the rest.
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I asked him what it was that he didn't like about it. There were a number of things, but first and foremost was that it was single player only. He had recently played the Shrek 2 game and enjoyed being able to include friends/siblings/cousins in the game. With SpongeBob, he could only play when he was the only kid that wanted the Xbox, a rare situation indeed.
Beyond that, he thought SpongeBob was too easy. I agree with that. There was nothing particularly challenging about finding your way through the levels, and other than a cut scene between levels, nothing to really involve you in the story.
What you're left with is pretty much another run-of-the-mill platformer. There are a few minor attractions such as driving around Bikini Bottom in a giant Krabby Patty and sliding around in a bathtub, but for the most part it's just collect tokens and jump around. The fighting is pretty straightforward, and once you get a few power-ups, even that becomes simply routine.
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The White House released its Fiscal Year 2011 budget proposal Feb. 1. The proposed budget makes investments critical to the economic future of women and families. According to White House spokeswoman Kate Bedingfield, "we're looking at a lot of significant funding increases for women's programs in a year when the president has ordered a three-year, non-security, discretionary spending freeze."
The Obama Administration's Federal Budget for 2011 proposes $3.834 trillion in spending for the year. The projected yearly deficit, at $1.267 trillion, would be lower than the $1.556 trillion deficit of 2010. The plan would result in a projected $1.2 trillion deficit reduction over the following 10 years, before accounting for savings from reduced war spending. The next 10 years would also include $300 billion in tax cuts for families, individuals, and businesses.
The President's budget seeks to support women and families with the tools for success in the 21st Century by outlining a "modest increase" for fifteen programs that impact women and girls. These include The Title X regional training organization's budget request for $327 million. Funding for sex education and teen pregnancy prevention also increases, with a $129 million initiative that targets grants to community-based and faith-based organizations using "evidence-based models that have been proven to work" and will "fund and rigorously evaluate programs that are promising but not yet proven."
Last year over a half-million non-fatal violent incidents were committed against women, according to Attorney General Eric Holder. To enhance responsiveness the FY 2011 budget requests for Family Violence Prevention and Services, battered women's shelters, and the Domestic Violence Hotline have all been increased. In addition, the domestic violence and sexual assault programs budget is increased by $117 million over current levels to $535 million, a 22 percent increase. Recognizing the downward spiral of low-income supports, the budget includes "$8.1 billion in food-aid for low-income children and pregnant women, infants and children up to 5 years old and $3.9 billion for childcare and Head Start meals."
The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) would receive funds amounting to a 20% total increase above 2009 levels. To minimize potential harm to veterans caused by budget delays, $50.6 billion would be set aside in advance appropriations for the VA medical care program and includes funding to meet the special needs of women veterans for health care, specialized counseling services, and also outreach and reintegration services for homeless women veterans. "The VA estimates about 10 percent of all homeless veterans are women."
The 2011 budget reflects the Administration's intent to "move the nation from recession to recovery by sparking job creation to get millions of Americans back to work and building a new foundation for the long term prosperity for all American families." To accomplish this, $100 billion is budgeted for job-creating investments. Of the $100 billion, $33 billion funds a new Small Business Jobs and Wages Tax Cut, to increase wages and hiring levels.
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The Making Work Pay Tax Credit, affecting 110 million families, would be extended for another year. The child-care tax break would increase. Capital gains taxes from new investments in small businesses would be eliminated.
The budget also sets up a competitive grants program for states to offer paid family leave for families that can't afford to use unpaid family leave under the Family Medical Leave Act. The grants, to be established at the discretion of each state, will be managed by the Department of Labor. Only a few states currently make such state-paid leave available.
The budget requests resources to promote affordable housing ownership and foreclosure assistance through a Department of Housing and Urban Development administered $88 million, housing counseling program, and $113 million for foreclosure prevention through the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation.
Education would receive notable spending increases. Programs of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) would receive $28 billion. This is a $3 billion increase, and an additional $1 billion is possible if Congress overhauls the Act. The President's Race to the Top challenge requested $1.4 billion, which will restructure elements of No Child Left Behind, and a $17 billion increase in Pell Grant funding is requested to start in 2010.
Defense spending requests remain significant, despite projections for long-term decreases. "Overseas contingency operations," which include strategic plans for Afghanistan and Pakistan, would get $33 billion of supplementary funding for 2010, and $159.3 billion for 2011. The Department of Defense would spend $8.8 billion on family support programs, a 3% increase over 2010. At $43.6 billion,
Department of Homeland Security funding would receive a 2 % increase, with $734 million being spent on Advanced Image Technology screening machines for airports and checkpoints.
A $52.8 billion budget request for the State Department represents an increase in development assistance. Secretary Clinton has noted that the empowerment of women stands at the core of these efforts. The $4.9 billion overall budget increase strengthens civilian-run democratic institutions and infrastructure in Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as global development, health, humanitarian and economic assistance programs all over the world.
While the non-security discretionary spending freeze would be in effect for three years, entitlement programs Medicaid, Medicare, and social security would be exempt. The freeze is projected to save $250 billion over ten years. Another $20 billion would be saved by terminating or reducing over 120 government programs.
To generate another $90 billion in savings over the next decade, the Administration proposes a Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee to be levied on the largest financial institutions. This would be seen as repayment for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), which used government money to buy assets and equity from these same large institutions to prevent collapse of the nation's financial sector. It is believed the fees could hinder dangerous future financial risk-taking.
Eliminating the beneficial tax status currently afforded to oil, coal, and gas companies would yield $40 billion and permitting expiration of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts to households with more than $250,000 in income would generate $678 billion.
President Obama signed "pay-as-you-go" legislation into law Feb. 12. The law addresses the escalating debt situation by raising the ceiling on federal debt to $14.3 trillion, and prohibiting spending from increasing the federal deficit. Increased spending or decreased revenue must be offset by spending cuts or increased revenue.
Women advocates see "promise in [the] budget blueprint," because "in the context of the freeze on overall domestic discretionary spending, President Obama has made programs serving women and children a priority."
Action: Watch the Budget Process
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June 10: The Appropriations bills are sent to the House and Senate floors for a vote.
June 30: After two versions of the Appropriations bills are passed, a conference is held between the House and Senate to formulate one version of the bills. Then the Conference agreement is sent to the House and Senate floor for a final vote.
October 1: Fiscal year begins.
Write or call your legislator to say you want a budget that supports women and families.
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Eastern Michigan 13, Western Michigan 9
Ball State 4, Miami 3
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Ohio 3, Northern Illinois 1
DeKALB, Ill. - It was a pitchers dual at Ralph McKinzie Field Saturday afternoon as Northern Illinois and Ohio combined for four runs with the Bobcats taking game two of the series, 3-1. Senior hurler Jake Hermsen threw 138 pitches with over seven innings in the contest, with seven strikeouts in the loss.
"Jake threw the ball well and pitched himself out of a couple of jams, including late in the seventh inning, and we'll take that from him every start," said Head Coach Ed Mathey. "When you're not hitting the ball well or producing runs, it magnifies all the small little things along the way. Our pitchers did a great job today but our hitters need to step up and figure out a way to get the job done. We've got to come back tomorrow and win a baseball game."
Ohio (15-15, 5-3 MAC) got on the board early in the first inning as Ethan Newton lead the inning with a single and advanced to second on a ground out. He stole third base and advanced home on a throwing error by the catcher to make the game 1-0. The Bobcats added another in the top of the fifth on an RBI single to increase their lead, 2-0.
In the bottom half of the fifth inning, the Huskies (8-22, 2-6 MAC) put their rally caps on as Troy White extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a single through the left side to break up pitcher Jason Moulton's no-hitter. After hitting a deep fly ball in the second inning that got caught in the wind to the warning track in right centerfield, Michael Kane singled down the right field line to advance White to third.
Alex Beckmann continued Northern Illinois' streak of hits with an RBI single through the right side and was promptly sent to second on a wild pitch that also advanced Kane to third, cutting the lead, 2-1. Brett Frantini made contact in the Huskies next at-bat that sent the ball on a rope to left field but was caught by Tyler Wells for the second out of the inning.
Moulton would load the bases on a walk when Jamison Wells stepped up to the plate and setup Alex Jones with the sacks juiced. Sean Kennedy entered as the Bobcats pitcher in an attempt to quell NIU's tying effort and did so when Jones grounded out to the shortstop to end the inning.
With pitch count well over 100, Hermsen continued to battle in the top of the seventh with one out. He loaded the bases and walked in an unearned run to lift Ohio 3-1, but got himself out of the jam by striking out the final two batters for his sixth and seventh punch outs of the game.
Hermsen finished the game with seven innings on the mound, eight hits allowed, seven strikeouts, four walks and two earned runs.
Alex Klonowski stepped onto the mound in the final two innings and picked up where Hemsen left off, by fanning two batters and not allowing a baserunner. He helped his own cause in the ninth with a leadoff single through the left side and went to second as Beckmann drew a walk. Neither Huskie would advance any further however as the Bobcats ended the NIU rally to take the ball game, 3-1.
Northern Illinois and Ohio will close their series tomorrow afternoon for an Easter Sunday showdown, beginning at 1:05 p.m. Tony Manville (1-4) will start on the bump for the Huskies.
Central Michigan 7, Toledo 3
MOUNT PLEASANT - Junior Pat Kaminska was impressive in his first career start Saturday, helping Central Michigan take game two of its series versus Toledo, 7-3.
Kaminska gave up three runs - one earned - on five hits and a walk in 7.1 innings en route to the Chippewas (14-17, 5-3 MAC) clinching the series over the Rockets (12-18, 3-5 MAC).
"Pat has to be congratulated," head coach Steve Jaksa said. "He did a great job throwing up those zeros for a long time. Our team played really well defensively again today, and 12 hits over eight innings gave us an opportunity to score. Both teams threw very well and it was just a well-played game that we were able to chip away to get the win."
The Chippewas struck early, scoring two runs in the bottom of the first. Redshirt freshman Nick Regnier led off with a single and scored on a wild pitch for the first run of the game, while senior Tyler Hall singled and scored on a groundout by senior Sam Russell for a 2-0 CMU lead.
Kaminska started his day in dominate fashion for the Maroon and Gold as the righty retired the first nine batters in order through the first three innings and didn't allow a hit until there was one out in the fourth.
The Rockets cut the deficit in half in the top of the fifth with a RBI single from Dan Zuchowski that plated Matt Delwski, but the Chippewas returned the favor with a single run in the bottom of the sixth for a 3-1 lead.
Three infield singles led to a RBI for junior Jordan Dean when Tom Lally scored in the bottom of the seventh and Russell was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, allowing the Chippewas to extend their lead to four, 5-1.
A walk, error and single loaded the bases for the Rockets and chased Kaminska from the game when Jaksa opted to bring in senior left-hander Ryan Longstreth. Senior Eric Wrozek then made his second error of the inning at third bases, allowing two runs to score, and Toledo pulled within two, 5-3.
The Chippewas bounced right back, however, getting a sacrifice fly from Regnier that scored junior Jordan Adams and a bases-loaded walk to senior Tyler Hall for the final run.
Longstreth stayed on in the ninth and retired the Rockets in order to earn his first save of the season.
Regnier finished the day 3-for-4 with two runs scored in the leadoff spot and each of CMU's two through four hitters - Dean, Hall and Arnold - finished the day with two hits.
CMU will go for the series sweep tomorrow afternoon with junior lefty Rick Dodridge on the mound. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05.
Akron 4, Bowling Green 3
AKRON, Ohio – Senior Sam Watkins ripped a two-out, two-run double down the left field line to complete a 4-3 Akron comeback win over Bowling Green on Saturday at Canal Park.
UA (12-17, 5-3 Mid-American Conference) trailed 3-1 heading into the ninth, before scoring three off of BGSU (11-19, 2-6) closer Nick Bruns (1-1). Sophomore Darius Washington was plunked to begin the inning and moved to second on a Samuel Trecaso groundout. Junior Jared Turocy then legged out an infield single to put runners on the corners with one out. Freshman Matt Rembielak made it a one run game with his double down the right field line, scoring Washington and putting the winning run at second. After a Devan Ahart flyout, Watkins pulled an 0-1 offering from Bruns over the head of third baseman Logan Walker to give UA its second win in the series.
Senior Scott Foster (2-3) collected the relief win, allowing just one hit in 2.2 innings of work. Freshman starter Pat Dyer allowed three runs in 6.1 innings. Rembielak and sophomore Tyler Begun both had two hits and an RBI for Akron. Turocy and redshirt freshman Joey Havrilak both tallied a pair of base knocks.
Bowling Green starter Ethan McKenney allowed one run in 7.2 innings to take a no-decision. Jeremy Shay and Jesse Rait led the Falcons at the plate with two hits each.
The Zips created early momentum by turning double plays in both the second and third innings. Watkins snagged Andrew Kuns's liner and doubled up Andrew Kubuski at first in the second. In the third, Washington gunned down Brian Bien as he tried to go from first to third on Rait's single to right. Rait was thrown out at second trying to advance on the throw.
Begun's double over third base drove in Rembielak in the bottom of the third to give UA a 1-0 lead. Rembielak had reached on an infield single and moved to third on an Ahart sacrifice bunt and a Watkins ground out.
Dyer induced another huge double play in the sixth to keep the Falcons off the board. Two hit batters and a sac bunt had runners on first and third with one out. TJ Losby then grounded into a 543 twin killings to end the threat.
Bowling Green would finally get on the board with four hits seventh inning. Kubuski and Kuns started the frame with back-to-back singles and moved up on a sacrifice bunt. Shay then put BGSU ahead with a pinch hit double to right center. Rait's single up the middle in the next at-bat forced Dyer from the game. Foster then struck out Jake Thomas with a pitch in the dirt that catcher Brady Stewart was unable to block down, allowing Shay to score from third.
Akron goes for the series sweep tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Canal Park. Senior Alex Loftin will take the mound for Akron, while BGSU will send out lefty Patrick Martin.
Kent State 6, Buffalo 3
KENT, Ohio – Another day, another game, another late-inning heart stopper for the Kent State baseball team.
Kent State recovered from a 3-0 deficit after six innings to tally three runs in the seventh and three more in the eighth before sweating out a top of the ninth that featured a bases-loaded, no-out nail-biting finish to complete a 6-3 come-from-behind victory over Mid-American Conference East Division foe Buffalo Saturday (April 7) at Olga A. Mural Field at Schoonover Stadium.
The Golden Flashes (17-13, 8-0 MAC) have won nine of their last 12 games and won their third straight MAC series courtesy of the victory over the Bulls (7-18, 1-6 MAC). Kent State pulled out a 5-4 walk-off thriller Friday (April 6) in the three-game weekend series opener against the Bulls. Eight of Kent State's last 10 games have been decided by three runs or less, with the Golden Flashes coming out victorious in five of those contests. The Flashes maintained their grip on first place in the race for the MAC East title.
"Maybe that's just the kind of team we're going to be," said eighth-year head coach Scott Stricklin. "Maybe we're just going to find ways to win, and that's fine with me, as long as we're winning. You'd like to get a little more comfortable with some more runs and hits early on in games but to start out 8-0 is huge."
Kent State right-handed junior starting pitcher Ryan Bores (Strongsville, Ohio) and Buffalo redshirt senior righty Jeff Thompson were locked in a scoreless duel through five innings, with Bores striking out eight of the first 23 batters he faced. Unfortunately for the Golden Flashes, things began unravel for Bores and his defense in the top of the sixth.
Junior second baseman Jon Mestas got things started for Buffalo with a leadoff single that rocketed off his bat and back to the mound and ricocheted off of Bores' leg. After being examined by Kent State's trainers and coaches, Bores remained on the hill and struck out junior catcher Tom Murphy for the first out of the inning, but senior right fielder Dan Scahill broke the scoreless deadlock by sending a double into left center to score Mestas. After Scahill moved up to second on a wild pitch, sophomore designated hitter Thomas Richards made it 2-0 with an RBI double to left. Bores got sophomore shortstop Michael Burke to lift a fly ball into center, but Kent State junior center fielder Evan Campbell (Beloit, Ohio) could not get a handle on it, allowing Richards to race home and give the Bulls a three-run advantage. Kent State called upon redshirt freshman righty Eric Dorsch (Gibsonia, Pa.) to get the final two outs of the frame, but the damage was done.
The Flashes could not capitalize on a two-out walk by senior shortstop Jimmy Rider (Venetia, Pa.) in the home half, but Dorsch kept it a three-run affair by retiring in the side in the top of the seventh.
Kent State tapped into its late inning magic in the bottom of the frame. Junior first baseman George Roberts (Summerhill, Pa.) sparked the rally with a leadoff double to right center. Sophomore right fielder T.J. Sutton (Uniontown, Ohio) followed with a single through the right side but was knocked off the bases on a fielder's choice that put junior designated hitter Jason Bagoly (Austintown, Ohio) on. Roberts tagged up and scored Kent State's first run when freshman third baseman Sawyer Polen (Wooster, Ohio) lifted a sacrifice fly to right. Stricklin called upon redshirt freshman pinch hitter Blake Bellman (Wooster, Ohio) to keep the inning alive, and Bellman delivered a single into center to put two on with no outs. After Bellman was replaced on the basepaths by freshman pinch runner Alex Miklos (Grove City, Pa.), Stricklin again opted to send a pinch hitter to the plate, inserting redshirt junior Nick Hamilton (Avon Lake, Ohio). Hamilton did not disappoint, ripping a triple to left center to score Bagoly and Miklos and tie the contest up at three-all.
Dorsch retired the side again in the top of the eighth to set the table for another dramatic victory for the Golden Flashes. Rider reached first on a fielding error by Mestas to get the home half started, and senior catcher David Lyon (Emporium, Pa.) followed by cracking a single through the right side. That set the stage for Roberts to crush a 2-0 pitch by Buffalo senior right-handed reliever Kevin Crumb over the wall in left-center for a three-run homer and a 6-3 Kent State lead.
"George has been very good, and I'm also very proud of the way he's come along defensively," said Stricklin. "His overall game has come around. He's hitting for some power. He's a gap-to-gap type hitter, and lately, he's really swung the bat well."
Stricklin asked senior righty Ryan Mace (Tallmadge, Ohio) to close out the win in the top of the ninth. It was rough going for Mace at first as he issued a walk to Burke, beaned sophomore third baseman Michael Scarcello with a pitch and handed out a free pass to redshirt sophomore first baseman Ryan Tulloch to load the bases with no outs. Mace dug deep, though, striking out junior center fielder Jason Kanzler and junior left fielder Matt Pollock and getting Mestas to fly out to right to cement the victory for the Flashes and earn his second save of the season.
"Ryan's a senior and we trust him," said Stricklin of Mace working out of the jam in the ninth. "We know he's going to get the job done. He's a strike thrower who rarely walks people, but he buckled down."
Dorsch earned the pitching victory to even his record at 1-1, striking out two in in 2.2 perfect frames of work.
"Eric is a guy who is really tough to hit because he's so tall and his release point is so far out front," said Stricklin. "He's throwing the ball close to 90 miles-per-hour, and it's really tough to hit. We've been encouraging him to be aggressive on the mound and throw strikes."
Roberts led the Flashes with two hits – including the game-winning round trippper – to match Campbell with a team-high 15 multi-hit games this season.
The Golden Flashes shoot for their third MAC series sweep in as many tries in 2012 as they battle Buffalo on Techno Sunday (April 8). First pitch is set for 1 p.m.
Eastern Michigan 13, Western Michigan 9
KALAMAZOO, Mich.- There was no shortage of offense for the second straight day as Western Michigan and Eastern Michigan combined for 22 runs and 30 hits. Eastern Michigan took the game by a 13-9 final, to go up 2-0 in the series.
Western Michigan led twice in the game, 3-1 after two innings and 5-4 after four. The Eagles scored four runs in the top of the fifth and stayed in front the rest of the game.
WMU committed four errors and Eastern Michigan had three.
The Broncos totaled 18 hits, Zach Thoma leading the team, going 4-for-5 with a double and two RBIs. Dan Shutes collected three hits and drove in three runs. Caleb Caton doubled twice and Ryan McMillin also had an extra-base hit in his final at bat, extending his current hitting streak to 21 games.
Starting pitcher Steve Laudicina (3-2) took the loss, going just 4.1 innings and allowing seven runs (five earned). The sophomore left-hander was touched for seven hits and walked four, while striking out four.
Brent Ohrman had a big day for the Eagles, batting 4-for-5 with a double and five runs scored. Former Bronco Jamie Simpson drove in three runs, scoring two on a triple in the fifth. EMU right-handed starter Steve Weber (3-3) went five innings to earn the win.
Western Michigan was without its everyday right fielder Jack Scanlon, who is still nursing a hamstring injury and senior first baseman Troy Forton, who tweeked a muscle in batting practice before the game.
Freshman Jared Kujawa was impressive in his first start in right field and Caton worked behind the plate. Kujawa gunned down a runner at home after making a catch in the top of the third. The Eastern Michigan player was tossed from the game after barreling over Caton, and Caton managed to hold onto the ball.
The Broncos (14-13, 5-2 MAC) and Eagles (12-18, 5-3 MAC) square off in the series finale tomorrow at 1 p.m.
Ball State 4, Miami 3
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State baseball team posted its first series victory of the season Saturday afternoon as the Cardinals recorded a 4-3 victory over Mid-American Conference rival Miami at Ball Diamond. Senior third baseman Tim Issler (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier) posted a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning scoring giving the Cardinals a 4-0 lead, scoring the eventual game-winning runs.
Sophomore right-hander T.J. Weir (Kokomo, Ind./Kokomo) picked up his first win of the season working 6.1 solid inning of shutout baseball. Weir allowed just seven hits while striking out seven on a career-high 116 pitches. He was one of four Cardinals' pitchers on the afternoon that held the RedHawks to three runs, all in the ninth inning.
Ball State (7-20, 3-5 MAC) opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning against right-hander Brooks Fiala. Senior Mitch Widau (Richmond, Ind./Richmond) and Weir posted back-to-back one out singles to get the Cardinals started. Sophomore Sean Godfrey (New Albany, Ind./New Albany) gave the Cardinals the early lead as he lined a two-strike pitch into center field to plate Widau for the 1-0 lead.
Ball State added another run in the bottom of the sixth inning as Godfrey led off with a single and quickly stole second base. Junior Blake Beemer (Dayton, Ohio/Northmont) put the Cardinals in front 2-0 as he doubled off the right field wall plating Godfrey.
Miami threatened in the top of the seventh inning as Dan Walsh singled and Scott Slappey lined a double off the wall in left field to put two in scoring position ending Weir's afternoon. Left-hander Jon Cisna (Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport Township) entered the game in a pressure-packed situation and worked his way out of the jam. Cisna recorded a strikeout of Ryan Brenner before getting a fly ball to right field stranding both runners in scoring position leaving the Cardinals with a 2-0 lead.
The RedHawks made some noise again in the eighth inning as Cisna walked two batters after getting the first out. He settled in and recorded a big strikeout before getting pinch hitter Jacob Wolf to fly out to left field stranding two more runners.
Ball State got a pair of crucial insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth inning after Fiala got two quick outs. Beemer kept the inning going as he was hit by the first pitch he saw. Issler hit the first pitch he saw high over the left field wall for his first home run of the season and third of his career giving the Cardinals a 4-0 lead.
Miami kept battling in the top of the ninth inning as Walsh led off with a single and Brennan drew a walk to put two aboard with one out. Bryce Redeker posted a run-scoring double to make it a 4-1 game before sophomore left-hander Devin Wilburn (Selma, Ind./Wapahani) came on in relief. Kevin Bower made it a 4-3 game with a two-run single into right field before Wilburn ended the threat with a ground ball to the shortstop to pick up his first save of the season and second of his career.
Fiala (2-4) was a hard-luck loser as he posted a complete game working 8.0 innings and allowing four runs on nine hits while striking out two batters.
Ball State and Miami will conclude its three-game MAC series Sunday afternoon. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. at Ball Diamond.
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Seattle >Pet Services > Cherie's Pet Styling Salon
3400 Belvidere Ave Sw, Seattle, WA | Directions 9812647.573014 -122.379132
Neighborhoods: North Admiral, West Seattle
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New Ownership -New Deals $25 bath &brush most breeds.Longhair/large breeds extra.Nails,ears,glands,sanitary trim
I have been taking my poodle exclusively to Cherie for 4 years now. This is because she always does a lovely and thoughtful job. Her work that she does is like art, with Blanche she always looks like a little doll when she comes back. She always does a lovely scissor cut, with soft elegant lines. And this is not only because of skill but because of her thoughtfulness and care that I believe she applies to her work. If your pups are like your kids to you, Cherie will treat them like family! Highly recommend!
Highly recommended – I have taken my poodles to Cherie for many years and my pom before that. She does a beautiful job and is gentle with the dogs, as they are happy when they are with her. She has also boarded my dogs and gives them the run of her house (and bed). She also called me while I was on vacation just to check in and say all was well - I thought that was a nice touch. She gives me tips on dog care as she is very experienced with care, breeding, showing, etc. True dog lover, nice person.
My Dog Looks Great! – I've taken my dog to Cherie's for four years and have had the best grooming. I tried a few other places when Cheri was not available, and the job Cheri does was by far superior by comparison. And the cost much more reasonable.
loyal customer – I have been bringing my 2 golden doodles to cheri for more than 5yrs. now.I'm not good at keeping them brushed so cheri offered to give a monthly bath,brush-out,nail trim,ears and glands for a big discounted price.this keeps the dogs looking and smelling great and she doesn't have to spend all day trying to groom just my dogs.I love the way her shop is decorated and it always smells fabulous!she is the most knowledgable dog person i know and has helped me avoid some very costly vet bills,too.she has always been very nice to us and our dogs.we love her!!
Thank you Brenda.I still love to groom even after 30 years! I feel so blessed to have so many great clients.It makes up for the haters .
DON'T GO HERE!!!!!! – I took my cat for a grooming and NEVER, NEVER will go there again. My cat smell so bad and the grooming is so bad, no brush, even wet. I should have walked out inmediately after arriving.
Good Groomer – I have taken my dog to Cherie's Pet Styling Salon since I have had him, three years now. I have only taken him one time to another groomer, which did not turn out well. I use Cherie's every other week, so I have had lots of experiences with her services. I trust Cherie to take care of all of my dog's grooming needs, which are done well and my dog like's Cherie. Cherie has alerted me to potential health issues, so her expertise with animals is valuable.
It really is great to see a well loved and cared for dog ,I know you really love him.He knows it too!
THE BEST GROOMER IN SEATTLE – I tried other groomers before, but when I went to Cherie's because of bad experiences at all the other grooming salons in West Seattle, I knew that this was the place I would keep coming back to. Cherie has many long standing customers who can't talk any better about her. I always enjoy taking my dog there and she does an outstanding job. I definitely recommend this place to anyone who wants a trustworthy groomer, a great experience, and a clean happy dog.
I saw where your review stated Cheri only takes cash_that must be a little inconvenient,but as a business owner it is understandable.Especially for such a small family owned business.After you get bad checks and returned debit charges sometimes it just becomes too expensive to take anything but cash~
DO NOT GO HERE! – Cherie is crazy and shady. I took my small dog in for a 10 a.m. appt. I should have walked out immediately after arriving when I saw how dirty/disorganized the place was. She told me my dog would be ready in a couple of hours and that she would call me when she was finished. 3 hours and 15 mins. later, I call and leave a msg. asking to please call me with an estimated time of completion. 45 mins. later - now 4 hours after I dropped off my dog - I call again and Cherie informs me that she has not BEGUN to cut my dog. I told her I was coming to pick my dog back up. She said, "Better bring cash" and hung up on me. When I arrived, I told her I would pay for the bath she'd given my dog, but not the cut that hadn't happened. She said she would not give me my dog back until I paid her $50 cash and if I didn't like that, I could call the police. I called the police, waited for nearly an hour and then another customer called out to me from the shop that my dog was "done." I went back in and paid the $50 and took my dog. She was still wet, smelled terribly and was barely cut...all Cherie did was chop around her ears (awkwardly...they look ridiculous) and around her paws. As I was leaving, she was taunting me w/, "Ha! You were too afraid to call the cops!" And yelling that I was crazy and that karma would get me...as I shut the door I heard her yell, "F#%@ you!"
isn't this the same review word for word as above but with a differant name?doesn't that raise a red flag ?How valid are these nasty,malicious and hateful reviews?Anyone who's actually been to Cherie's says EXACTLY the opposite as the haters.How can it be that opposite?Check it out yourself.
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Into the Woods
- Date:
- April 26, 2013
- Time:
- 7:30pm
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- The Leary Theatre within the Elizabeth Ann Clune Center for Theatre, Clet Hall, Niagara University
In April, Niagara University Theatre will present the Tony Award-winning Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine fairytale musical, Into the Woods. Associate professor Doug Zschiegner will direct the production, while associate professor Terri Filips Vaughan is choreographer and music adjunct Randy Andropolis will provide musical direction. The production premiered on Broadway in 1987, and most recently received critical acclaim at New York's Central Park last summer.
"Once upon a time?" "Happily ever after?" Not necessarily so in this Tony Award-winning musical with a moral about community responsibility and the stories we tell our children. When a baker and his wife learn that they've been cursed by the witch next door and are unable to have children, they set out on a journey to break the spell. While on their quest, they encounter familiar characters from Brothers Grimm fairy tales, including Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and Jack and the Beanstalk. And while Act One plays out as "happy" fairytales do, Act Two serves as a reality check, dealing with consequences traditional fairytales leave out.
For tickets and information contact the NU Theatre Box Office at 716.286.8685 or visit http://theatre.niagara.edu.


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ha-ha .. no way!
bleh! [:P]
Okay. My "author" photo is from some years back:
I'd like to think I still basically resemble the 2004 pix online (on right):
Coffee. No, not Pancho. Those are at a scifi Con, talking with Andrew Fox, a vampire writer from New Orleans. lol
Then there's Mario Acevedo, outta Denver...
These dudes are fun to drink with. lol
In the shop, right, with the poster behind you? Kewl.
Here I am!