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2014: TOUCHDOWN CLUB OF RICHMOND OFFENSIVE BACK OF THE YEAR ... Conference USA Honorable Mention ... Played in the East-West Shrine Game ... Played in all 12 games, starting 11 at quarterback, missed one start when ODU lined up in "Wildcat" formation for one play ... Completed 289-of-257 passes for 3,476 yards and 30 touchdowns ... Added 139 rushing yards and two touchdowns ... Ranks third all-time in FBS history with 16,279 yards of total offense ... Fourth in FBS history with 132 career touchdown passes ... 14,959 passing yards is sixth most in FBS history ... For his career, completed 1338-of-1829 career passes and rushed for 1320 yards and 22 career touchdowns ... Had five games of 300 or more yards passing, including a pair of 400-yard games ... In the season opening win over Hampton, was 29-of-40 for 281 yards and three touchdowns ... Completed 35-of-49 passes for 274 yards and two scores at NC State ... Added 22 yards rushing against the Wolfpack ... On a rainy day against EMU, was 17-of-30 for 187 yards in ODU's 17-3 win over the Eagles ... It was just the fourth game in his career that he did not throw at touchdown pass ... ODU was 3-1 in those game ... Passed for 430 yards on 27-of-43 and five touchdowns in ODU's inaugural game in Conference USA at Rice ... Also rushed for 36 yards and a touchdowns ... Was named C-USA Offensive Player of the Week ... Tossed four touchdown passes and was 29-of-44 for 362 yards against Middle Tennessee ... Was 10-of-25 for 85 yards and a touchdown versus Marshall ... Completed 13-of-25 for 196 yards and three touchdowns at UTEP ... Also rushed for 22 yards ... Passed for a season-high 471 yards on 27-of-40 and three touchdowns at WKU ... Completed 21-of-36 passes for 291 yards and two touchdowns at Vanderbilt ... Completed 20-of-35 for 315 yards and two touchdowns in the 38-35 come-from-behind win over FIU ... Carried 13 times for 52 yards and a touchdown ... Was 29-of-40 for 302 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winning eight yard score to David Washington in overtime to lift ODU over LA Tech ... Was 32-of-50 for 282 yards and three touchdowns in the season finale win at FAU.
2013: TOUCHDOWN CLUB OF RICHMOND OFFENSIVE BACK OF THE YEAR ... Started all 12 games at quarterback and has started 33-consecutive games at the position ... Became just the 18th quarterback from Division I to pass for 10,000 yards and rush for 1,000 ... Completed 340-of-486 passes for 4,022 yards and 33 touchdowns ... Rushed 93 times for 348 yards and five touchdowns ... Finished in the top-10 among FBS quarterbacks in passing yards, passing yards per game and touchdown passes ... Opened the year going 38-of-51 for 338 yards and three touchdowns at East Carolina .. Rushed 11 times for 52 yards and a score at ECU ... Was 18-of-34 for 166 yards and rushed for 51 yards at Maryland ... Passed for 406 yards on 20-of-27 passes and tossed four TD's in the 76-19 win over Howard ... Carried four times for 18 yards and a touchdown versus Howard ... Was 35-of-42 in the comeback win over The Citadel ... Passed for 363 yards and three touchdowns as well as running for 52 yards and a TD ... Hit 28-of-33 passing for 365 yards and two scores in the win over Albany ... Also carried six times for 30 yards and score in the victory over the Great Danes ... Connected on 39-of-52 passes for 450 yards and two touchdowns in the come-from-behind win over Liberty while also rushing for 32 yards ... Passed for 312 yards in ODU's near upset at Pittsburgh, going 31-of-52 and two TD passes ... He also carried five times for 23 yards ... Became the first Division I quarterback in Virginia to pass for 10,000 career yards, a feat that he accomplished on a second quarter touchdown to Larry Pinkard in the win at Norfolk State ... He finished the day 26-of-44 for 325 yards and three touchdowns as well as running for 37 yards ... He completed 28-of-35 passing for 293 yards and a season-high six TD passes in the win over URI ... He also carried six times fo 33 yards ... Led ODU to their first ever win over an FBS team at Idaho, completing 40-of-56 passes for 533 yards and four touchdowns, as well as running for 20 yards and a touchdown .. His 533 yards were the fourth most by an FBS quarterback on the year ... In the home finale win over Campbell was 23-of-29 for 341 yards and three touchdowns ... Was 14-of-31 for 130 yards and a TD in the season finale at UNC ... For his career, he is 949-of-1,372 for 11,483 yards and 102 touchdown passes ... He is one of just 18 Division quarterbacks to have thrown more than 100 career touchdown passes ... His 11,483 yards currently puts him 29th on the all-time FBS career yardage list.
2012: WALTER PAYTON AWARD WINNER (Best Player in the FCS) ... Associated Press First-Team All-America, The Sports Network First-Team All-American, Walter Camp All-American, Phil Steele First-Team All-American, Touchdown Club of Columbus Player of the Year ... Dudley Award Winner (Best Division I Player in Virginia) ... CAA Offensive Player of the Year and first-team All-CAA quarterback ... Broke Steve McNair's 18 year old passing yardage record with 5,076 ... Set FCS record with 398 completions ... Led the country in passing yards, passing yards per game, completions, passing touchdowns, total touchdowns, points responsible for and total offense ... Was 398-of-579 for 5,076 yards and 44 TD passes and 55 total scores ... Threw for 492 yards and four touchdowns in season-opening 57-23 victory over Duquesne ... Named CAA Player of the Week and The Sports Network National Player of the Week ... Was 20-of-32 in the air for 213 yards and three TD passes in rain-shortened 45-7 win at Hampton ... Led team with 55 rushing yards as well ... Tossed school record seven touchdown passes and threw for 486 yards in 70-14 thrashing of Campbell while also rushing for 41 yards and a TD ... Named CAA Player of the week for a second time ... Named College Sporting News All-Star and College Football Performance Awards Quarterback of the Week ... Set Division I records for passing yards in a game with 730 and in total offense with 791 yards in ODU's dramatic come-from-behind 64-61 triumph over No. 18/19 New Hampshire ... Went 55-of-79 on the day with five passing touchdowns and ran for 61 yards and a score ... Named CAA Player of the Week and The Sports Network National Player of the Week ... Completed 32-of-42 passes for 360 yards and two scores and ran for 42 yards and a TD in ODU's 45-37 win at Richmond ... Was 16-of-32 for 239 yards and a TD in loss to Villanova ... Ran for a team-high 71 yards and two touchdowns to go along with 26-of-39 passing and a TD pass in the Monarchs' 31-20 victory at No. 18/19 Towson ... Was 36-of-45 through the air for 375 yards and ran for a career-high three touchdowns in 31-26 win over No. 20/16 Delaware ... Passed for 351 yards and three touchdowns in ODU's 53-27 win at Georgia State ... 28-of-43 for 291 yards and four TD's in the win over William and Mary ... Carried 11 times for 43 yards in the win over the Tribe ... Completed 32-of-45 passes for 357 yards and four TD's to lead comeback win at James Madison ... Passed for 497 yards on 32-of-44 passing and tied FCS single-game playoff record with six touchdown passes in the win over Coastal Carolina ... Set single-game playoff record with 542 yards of total offense in the win over Coastal ... Rushed for 45 yards and two TD's against CCU ... Completed 30 or more passes for the third-straight game, going 31-of-44 for 421 yards and three scores against Georgia Southern ... Rushed eight times for 48 yards and a touchdown against Georgia Southern ... Passed for 300 or more yards nine times and tossed three or more touchdown passes nine times ... Threw for 400 or more yards in a game five times ... Finished second on the team in rushing with 470 yards and led the squad with 11 scores on the ground ... ODU's all-time leader in passing yards, attempts, completions, completion percentage and touchdown passes ... Earned CAA Academic All-Conference.
2011: College Football Performance Awards National Performer of the Year...CFPA Freshman Performer of the Year and winner of the CFPA Quarterback Award ... Runner-up for the Jerry Rice Award by The Sports Network, awarded to the National Freshman of the Year ... Named to the Sports Journal All-Freshman Team ... Third Team All-CAA honoree ... Two-time National Freshman of the Week by The Sports Network ... Three-time CAA Rookie of the Week ... Took over quarterback duties for the Monarchs in the second half of ODU's Oct. 1st contest with No. 20 UMass ... Finished out the 2011 campaign completing 211 of his 307 passes with just one interception, a hail mary pass at the end of ODU's contest with Towson, and 25 touchdowns ... In playoff action, the true freshman signal caller set school records with five touchdown passes in games against both Norfolk State and No.3 Georgia Southern ... Averaged 307.5 yards passing in the post-season ... Name does not appear in the conference or national stats having not played in the minimum 75% of games played to qualify ... However, if his name did appear, his 265 passing yards per game would have ranked 18th nationally, his 160.2 pass efficiency rating would place him fifth nationally, and his 305.3 yards of total offense per contest would put his name 10th nationally ... Also averaged 40.3 yards rushing per game, running the ball into the end zone four times ... Averaged 42.5 yards in his four punts.
HIGH SCHOOL: Old Spice Player of the Year in the state of Georgia ... The Old Spice Player of the Year Award is presented annually to 50 high school varsity football athletes ... Gwinnett Daily Post Offensive Player of the Year ... Set Gwinnett County single-season records for passing yards (4,218 yards) and touchdowns (44) ... His 4,218 passing yards ranks second in Georgia state history, while his 44 touchdowns ranks third in state history ... Completed 67% of his passes (284-of-426) ... Threw over 300 yards in nine games ... Also ran for 354 yards on 77 carries along with a pair of touchdowns ... Helped Collins to the Class AAAAA semifinals ... Collected 254 yards and three touchdowns en-route to MVP honors at the North/South All-Star Football Classic ... Helped the North to a 22-0 victory over the South ... Appeared on the reality TV show "The Ride" featuring high school quarterbacks competing for a spot in the U.S. Army All-American game ... Played for Collins Hill High School head coach Kevin Reach.
PERSONAL: Born March 15, 1993 ... Son of Diane Dodsworth and the late Brett Heinicke ... Has one sister, Lauren ... Majoring in engineering.


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Commenting on internet publications is, at first blush, a trivial—perhaps even silly—undertaking.
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Gawker and its sister publications have never been free from trolls and shit-stirring. This is the nature of the beast. In the past, though, we possessed tools to keep the worst of it at bay: stars, promotion, grays, recommendations, followers. The management stood at our backs, ready to swing the banhammer and publicly expel the worst offenders. Yet one by one, all of these tools have been shorn from us. The banhammer has been retired, and we stand now defenseless.
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Wikipedia is one of the busiest sites in the world, and it allows anyone to edit almost everything. This naturally draws trolls, but the administration has evolved a remarkably simple means of responding to them. Every act of vandalism gets the same boilerplate response. It doesn't matter how witty and clever the troll is, or how much thought went into it. The most brilliant act of satire gets the same response as ten-year-old replacing an entire article with "POOP!!!"
Trolls do not like this. Trolls believe they are unique. Trolls almost always see themselves as smarter, wittier, better informed, more reasonable, ad nauseum, than everyone else. This approach refuses to acknowledge that—it denies them the uniqueness they crave.
So how do we port this method to Gawker? After all, none of us have admin powers. None of us can do anything to remove offending comments. But we can deliver these generic replies—not to silence the trolls, for we cannot do this, but to derail their threads.
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This approach is far from perfect, but it has shown some early promise. One thread we bombed repeatedly was ultimately dismissed, while others were effectively shut down.
The explosions are not the important element. Kittens, car wrecks, or dancing hamsters would likely work as well; the key is again that the gifs be complete non sequiturs: nothing the least bit responsive or relevant to the discussion.
For the only thing that truly kills trolls is boredom. We intend to bore them to death by killing their threads, bombarding them with the same irrelevant gifs over and over, and otherwise ignoring anything else they say or do.
We plan to continue this campaign as best we can. And we hope you will join us.
We take hope in our belief that it is in fact a small number of individuals who are responsible for the worst of the trolling; indeed, it is clear there is one commenter in particular who is doing much of the damage by constantly shifting Burner accounts. We are not beset by an army, though it may appear so. We are faced with a finite number of foes.
Too, we are not targeting commenters based on their political beliefs but rather their behavior: deliberate shit-stirring, false-flag accounts, and intentionally trying to offend and upset people. We do not seek to shout down those whom we disagree with but drive off those who do violence to our community.
If you wish to join us, we encourage you to follow the @nuKLF twitter account and employ the #freekinja hashtag. If you share our aims, we hope you will share this post to other sub-blogs.
We encourage the liberal use of burners like ours. The trolls have leveraged these accounts to their advantage, and so should we.
We may fail. Perhaps we are too few. Perhaps our will to effect real change is as ephemeral as our comments.
We may find all this shut down in short order by the management (which will tell us which direction they truly desire). But we may also beat back the onslaught of trolls and regain some of what has been lost.
And maybe, just maybe, we may ignite such a conflagration in the comments that the powers that be will be forced to solve this problem once and for all.
Comrade Che tells us that revolution is not an apple that falls from the tree when it is ripe—it must be made to fall.
Kinja is our apple.
It falls today.
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Mr Gilmore, 50, who grew up in Belfast and spent most of his career there, is one of several officers facing claims including bribery, misconduct in public office and procuring misconduct in public office.
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The statement bluntly dismisses the reports.
"The article in today's Sueddeutscher (sic) Zeitung, 'The Secret War: Germany and the Role of America,' is full of half-truths, speculation and innuendo," the statement begins.
It goes on to note: "For many decades there have indeed been military facilities in Germany for our mutual security under Status of Forces Agreements, but the fact that they are closed to the public in no way implies that illegal activities are being organized there."
And the statement goes after several of the stronger allegations in the series.
"Although we do not comment on specifics, as a matter of policy the United States does not engage in kidnapping and torture, and does not condone or support the resort to such illegal activities by any nation. Germany is one of the closest allies and partners of the United States, cooperating in areas ranging from counterterrorism to international economic sustainability. Outrageous claims like those raised in this article are not helpful to the German-American relationship and to our shared global agenda."
The newspaper was unchastened: "The American Embassy also comments and rejects the reports as innuendo. They are stating the United States 'are not kidnapping and torturing on principle.' This is a daring claim. Only seven months ago a commission made up of Democrats and Republicans called it 'undeniable' that the United States tortured inmates following the terror attacks of 2001. Even President Barack Obama said in 2009 that the American practice of waterboarding was torture."
The newspaper said almost 20 journalists had worked on the series, and that it was more than a year in the making.
The English-language version of the series begins:
"Tapping Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel's phone would seem like an outrageous breach of trust – except that there have been so many other, deadlier and lesser-known, breaches of trust wrought by the U.S. in Germany in recent years.
"Where to begin? There's the worldwide secret drone war – a massive break with international law. Then there's the large and growing shadow army of private spies. And, finally, the asylum seekers, whose knowledge is unwittingly used to drop bombs in their home countries.
"The worst part? Germany doesn't even seem to mind."
The series says, for instance, that the $3 billion a year the United States spends in Germany pays for everything from bases for the 43,000 U.S. soldiers stationed here to the American drone campaign in Africa. According to the newspaper's English-language version, the program works like this:
"First they practice with their 57 drones getting ready for the real thing. When they receive intelligence on potential targets and suspected terrorists, they deliver that information to U.S. intelligence officers, also based in Germany. And these soldiers are responsible when innocent civilians in Africa die as a result. Moral issues aside, the fact remains: without these bases in Germany, the U.S.'s 'war on terror' would not be the well-oiled machine it is now. Germany acts as the headquarters for secret wars in Africa, the European hub for CIA operations and the training ground for drone attacks worldwide. And Germany's location is indispensable."
Thilo Marauhn, an international law expert at Giessen University, in an interview on ARD, said the series exposes some potential problems for Germany.
"If the U.S. forces launch such operations from German soil, Germany could become complicit in a violation of international law if they don't do anything against it," he said.
The series uses the example of Khaled al Masri, a German-Lebanese whom the CIA in 2003 confused for a terrorist and kidnapped while he was on vacation in Macedonia. Masri would later testify that he was tortured while being interrogated in Afghanistan, and eventually dropped in a forest at night. Years later, Macedonia paid him restitution for not preventing his kidnapping. The series notes that this operation was run by a private American security company called CSC that has an office in Germany.
The series also reported that in 2007, the United States decided to base Africom – the military command overseeing operations in Africa – in Germany after being rejected by 18 African countries. The reports note that at the time, the news was full of stories about the U.S. mistreatment of prisoners at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison and the CIA's waterboarding of suspected terrorists who'd been held in secret CIA jails. African nations deemed the command too hot to touch, but German officials asked only "where and when" the new command would be opened.
In the years since, the stories allege, the command, which is based in Stuttgart, has been used to run a drone campaign in Africa that many say violates both German and international law. Conducting any form of execution from German soil violates the German constitution.
McClatchy special correspondent Claudia Himmelreich contributed to this report.


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Restaurant Associate - Line Cook A fresh approach to work. Line Cook When you join Panera LLC as a Restaurant Associate Line Cook, you join in our belief that food should not only taste good, but also be good for you. You will be a part of something special where you will have the opportunity to connect with our amazing customers, impact our growing business, and most importantly serve local communities across the country. Come make a difference with Panera as a Line Cook today! This is an opportunity to provide unparalleled customer service to each of our guests, and to explore potential career paths with Panera LLC. Part-time and full-time positions available. Line Cook About the Restaurant Associate Line Cook position: As a line cook, you will prepare customer orders with accuracy and efficiency Provide quality service, taking pride in working behind the scenes to prepare quality products for our customers Contribute to an overall positive and collaborative environment What were looking for: Food service or retail experience preferred, not required Basic food safety understanding and practice Minimum age 16 years of age Panera Perks Enjoy the good stuff: Competitive compensation with opportunity for tips Food discounts Health benefits 401(k) with company match Paid vacation Development opportunities Nationwide discount program for merchandise and services Education discount Equal Opportunity Employer 606046 Washington DC - 21st Street NW Company Description: With over 1,800 bakery-cafes in the Panera Bread family, and more opening all the time, it s no wonder that our company has been an excellent source of career and personal growth opportunities for more than 25 years. In neighborhoods across the U.S. and Canada, our customers enjoy flavorful, handcrafted meals with a focus on our always freshly baked artisan bread. We re committed to creating great-tasting, quality food you can trust, served in an atmosphere of warmth and welcome in each of our bakery-cafes. It s this warmth that you ll find when you join Panera Bread. From our competitive compensation and benefits packages to our unique cultural values (No Jerks!), we re confident you ll find us a rewarding and even fun place to work. Associated topics: baker, cocinera de la parrilla, cocinero de la parrilla, cocinero de la preparacion, cutter, diner, grill, kitchen prep, maker, sandwich


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I've had a Toyota Corolla for 8 years and have a 2 and 5 year old. It's not exactly a family car because it's small. It works though so that's why I haven't had to get a larger vehicle. However, it's gotten to the point that I am little embarrassed when I go places because it's older and most moms have a mini-van or SUV.
My husband has always done what he wants with vehicles. He has a lifted off-roading dream Jeep, he's had a Infiniti, a pickup truck, and two motorcycles. I'm not one for vehicles so he's picked up the slack on that.
Anyway, we've been talking about getting me a family car for well over a year. Even while he was having the affair. But once I caught him and almost divorced, we definitely put those plans to rest for a while.
The past few months we've started talking about it and saving again for something for me. This week I got the itch to finally buy something. We went to see a Ford Flex but the guy would not budge on the price and it was just ridiculous. Then we stopped at another dealership and there is a Lincoln Navigator (used) for sale. My husband, of course, falls in love. It does have everything we were looking for in a SUV...but it's not exactly a mom-mobile. I think more Ghetto-mobile (no offense to those offended by the word ghetto)...All I can think of is "BIG PIMPIN" Not little white girl...
But the price is really good and it's condition is really good. It really is a smart purchase EXCEPT... when it comes time to buy...MANY thoughts run through my mind... what if he decides to be stupid again? Can I afford this vehicle? Will he run off with it? Why am I entering into this agreement to buy a car when it hasn't been a year since he had a slut as a girlfriend? Is this really a smart move?
When I told my cheater husband that I didn't think I wanted to get it ...he became so upset. Oh I am so sorry honey...you cheated on me, now I can't trust you, and I won't do everything you want anymore. You sure did screw shit up huh? Ugh... He was ranting and raving about how good he has been and how he has shown how much he loves me...and he would do anything for me...and he is so sorry...and he wants to give up because he doesn't know what else to do blah blah blah... You know what I say to that? SHUT UP! You cheating bastard... I am scared to death you will leave me in ruins because you'll decide it's a good idea to have some slut as a "friend" again. And by the way, who is this vehicle for? Me or YOU?
I told him that he is unsupportive and he said I was hateful...ummm....how is that being hateful? Being supportive would have been putting an arm around me and saying, "I know... I really messed up...we will wait until you feel more comfortable getting a car with me." NOT..."WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU GOING TO DO - NOT GET A NEW CAR? AND WHEN IN THE WORLD WILL I EVER GET A NEW VEHICLE". Oh so that's what it is...you know you can't get a new vehicle, until I do... LOL... I guess that's just more motivation to put things off.
One year ago, my husband was telling me he was sick to his stomach and sent me and the kids to play mini-golf while we were vacationing in Myrtle Beach. While I was playing with the kids, he was meeting his slut for a car quickie.... Yeah, I think I will keep my paid off vehicle for a little while longer. JERK.
What would you do?
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Buying a Car with a Cheater
I've had a Toyota Corolla for 8 years and have a 2 and 5 year old. It's not exactly a family car because it's small. It works though so that's why I haven't had to get a larger vehicle. However, it's gotten to the point that I am little embarrassed when I go places because it's older and most moms have a mini-van or SUV.
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Stick to your guns. If you both have been planning on getting YOU a car, get a car you are comfortable with and want. Don't settle - on this or any of your desires/wants etc.ReplyDelete
(Btw I've been lurking for a while, I like your viewpoints too)
Hi Michelle! Thanks for poking your head in. :-) You are so right and I have stuck to my guns. Except I found a car that I really want now...but there's that tinge of fear of what happens if he decides to be stupid again...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 5, 2011 at 5:06 AM
I'd be tempted to wait just because that makes him wait to get something new for himself. It's usually fun to go car shopping! Doesn't sound like much fun with him though.ReplyDelete
Now that you've found one you like, I say go for it! Treat yourself and don't play the what-if game. if he does it again, he can continue helping to pay for it.
As for him, his next vehicle should be one of those ridiculously small cars in which sex would be nearly impossible.
Buckeye Wife - LOL...you have the right idea. Waiting would make him wait but it also makes me wait - ugh. But today we'll go and see what kind of deal we can get. You are right about the what if game...I really do deserve this...after all I have been through.ReplyDelete
Oh and that is hilarious about the small car...too bad they did it in her car. :-\


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ST. LOUIS, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- St. Louis Cardinals great and Hall of Famer Stan "the Man" Musial died Saturday at age 92, the team announced.
Cardinals Chairman William DeWitt Jr. said in a statement that Musial died at his home in Ladue, Mo.
"We have lost the most beloved member of the Cardinals family," DeWitt said. "Stan Musial was the greatest player in Cardinals history and one of the best players in the history of baseball."
Musial is survived by his children Richard, Gerry, Janet and Jean, 11 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
Musial, known for his power, speed and class, was one of Major League Baseball's greatest hitters, shattering more records than anyone ever had in a 22-year career (1941-63), all with the St. Louis Cardinals, that resulted with his election to the Hall of Fame on his first ballot in 1969.
He batted at least .300 in each of his first 17 seasons and finished with a career average of .331 and a .418 on-base percentage. He was the first man in history to hit five home runs in a doubleheader. When he retired in 1963, he held 17 major league, 29 National League and nine all-star records and won seven batting titles. He was named the National League's MVP three times.
"I could always hit," Musial told The Sporting News. "I guess I was a natural hitter."
A 10-foot-high bronze statue of "The Man" was erected in 1968 outside Busch Stadium with an inscription taken from a quote by then Commissioner Ford Frick: "Here stands baseball's perfect warrior."
Musial was a 5-10, 175-pound left-handed hitter who batted in an unusual corkscrew-like crouch with his No. 6 turned almost squarely to the pitcher, his left leg bent to support his weight, his half-hidden bat cocked and ready as he uncoiled and strode into the pitch. He said he adopted the stance so he could guard the plate better.
"I consciously memorized the speed at which every pitcher in the league threw his fastball, curve and slider," he said. "Then, I'd pick up the speed of the ball in the first 30 feet of its flight and knew how it would move once it had crossed the plate."
"He'd kill you," Boston Braves pitcher Johnny Sain once said. "But, he was a gentleman."
Asked how he would pitch to Musial, the Brooklyn Dodgers' Preacher Roe responded, "I throw him four wide ones then try to pick him off first base."
It was in Brooklyn where Musial reportedly got his nickname. As the story goes, as he strode to the plate one day a Dodger fan lamented, "Uh oh. Here comes the man again, here comes the man."
Musial started out as a minor league pitcher while playing the outfield when not on the mound but a shoulder injury ended his pitching career at 19. Later, in the majors, dividing his time between left field and first base, Musial was the first to play in more than 1,000 games at two positions. When he retired, he held the then-National League records for games (3,026), at-bats (10,972) and hits (3,630).
His 1,277 extra-base hits were second only to Henry Aaron. He led the NL eight times in doubles, hit 177 triples, smacked 475 homers, drove in 1,951 runs and scored 1,949 times. He led the National League in slugging percentage and total bases six times each. His .376 batting average in 1948 was not bettered for over 40 years, until Tony Gwinn, another natural hitter, hit .394 in 1994.
Stanley Frank Musial was born Nov. 21, 1920, in Donora, Pa., first son and second youngest of six children of a Czech mother and a Polish immigrant father who worked in a zinc mine.
Stan's father wanted him to attend college and avoid the mines but by then the youngster had shown enough athletic ability in high school that he was offered a minor league baseball contract by the Cardinals in 1937.
Musial arrived in the majors in 1941 as a late-season call-up by the Cards and hit .426 in 47 at bats. The next year, at age 21, he was the regular Cardinal left fielder, hitting .317 to help lead St. Louis to the first of three consecutive pennants and a World Series victory over the New York Yankees. He hit his stride in 1943, leading the league in batting, slugging percentage, hits, doubles and triples and won his first MVP.
Musial missed the 1945 season while serving in the Navy but came back the following season for another banner year at the plate, leading the league in several hitting categories and propelling the Cards to their fourth pennant in his first four full seasons with the club and downed the Boston Red Sox in the World Series.
Musial led the league in 10 batting categories in 1948 and won his third MVP, but over the next 17 seasons he never played in another World Series. However, the Cards did win another world championship in 1967 during Musial's brief stint as general manager.
Musial remained active in several business ventures, including a St. Louis restaurant and a bank. He also fondly recalled, in an interview on NPR, about his "second career."
After he retired he attended a number of charity golf tournaments and one day at such an event in Amana, Iowa, he borrowed entertainer Roy Clark's harmonica and "played a couple of songs." That led to an appearance on "Hee Haw," a syndicated TV country music and comedy show. "That got me started," he told an NPR interviewer, as he joined a St. Louis harmonica club and soon was tootling away at a number of appearances.
"They asked me to play at a nursing home one Sunday afternoon. At this nursing home there must have been about 100 people around and I started my song and halfway through the song I opened my eyes. Half the people were sleeping. So I played louder and woke them up." After all, they were being serenaded by Stan The Man.


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Hello, my name is ...
With the recent launch of my pattern shop and impending book release, I've had a few raised eyebrows about my last name and how to pronounce it. Believe me, I tried really hard to convince my husband to take MY last name. But my grandfather was Albanian and my maiden name was only slightly less ... er ... problematic ... for (most) North Americans. So for those of you who are curious I'm re-publishing my first blog post from Feburary 14th, 2011 where I address the matter of how to say my name without hurting yourself.
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Before your head explodes, here's how you pronounce it:
... kinda sorta. At least that's how I say it.
Lemme 'splain.
First Name – no, I didn't go through a rebellious phase where I had my name legally changed just to be obnoxious. It's always been this way. (Even Margaret Atwood questioned me about that at a book signing in 1993.)
For years I wished I had a name that people would automatically know how to spell - like Jane or Barb or Lisa.
I'd say "Kristyne with a K" but they'd have CH written before I got to "with a K". So they'd change the C to a K, making my name start Kh.
And then it went down hill from there.
Over the years I learned to just start spelling. To all erasers out there, "You're welcome."
Last Name – (can I buy a vowel please, Pat Sajak?) I love my husband. Very much. He's from Poland. I'm not. He can say our last name properly. I can't. Even after 16 years of marriage. And I'm fully aware that when I do try to pronounce it correctly, I look like a baboon doing kegels while lip-syncing to the Beatles "Hey Jude".
So I don't.
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by Alaina Mabaso
Most of us know what it's like to open a kitchen cupboard and narrowly avoid a cascade of old Tupperware containers. But Mt. Airy chef Marva Haye can't relate.
Because her Caribbean cuisine leftovers are in such high demand, "I cannot keep Tupperware in the house," said this native of Savanna La Mar, Jamaica. The shortage is due to her culinary skills: friends and family pack the house every time she cooks, and since Haye can't bear to send their portions home in tin foil, it means that any plastic containers she buys have walked away by the end of the week, bearing the coveted leftovers far and wide.
Haye, who is 50-ish, has lived in the U.S. since her parents came to West Philadelphia when she was a teenager. She's called Mt. Airy home for over 20 years, but her speech still has the beguiling lilt of the islands. An alumna of St. Joseph's University, she faced a major choice while working as a paralegal; would she go on to law school, or would she pursue cooking, her true lifelong passion?
Though she didn't cook at home as a child, Marva became fascinated with her childhood neighbor's large oven, which produced a parade of delectable treats. Now, while she still works as a paralegal, she has been pursuing her own Caribbean catering business for over 15 years.
"If you're curious about our food, you have to eat it as it is," she says, looking askance at Caribbean establishments that would compromise their true taste for the relatively timid American palate.
Ask her how she makes her famous Calypso Shrimp, one of her most popular appetizers, and she'll raise a graceful eyebrow. Rosemary is involved, but the rest of the recipe is a closely guarded secret.
As for the spice she brings to some of her dishes, she plucks a small, rosy Scotch Bonnet pepper from her fridge and holds it reverently by the slender stem. The Scotch Bonnet, renowned for the sweet heat it brings to traditional Caribbean dishes, is much spicier than the jalapeno. Be sure to remove the seeds before cooking it if you value your tongue.
To research a possible audience for her food in the Philadelphia area, Haye began teaching Caribbean cooking courses at the Mt. Airy Learning Tree in 1991 and at Temple University the following year. Good attendance and excellent reviews from her students convinced her that there was a home for her cuisine in the neighborhood.
In the fall of 1995 Haye debuted Negril Caribbean Cuisine in the Manayunk Farmers Market with much support from her beloved mother. But personal and professional challenges loomed. Sales in Manayunk were not what she had expected, and Haye made the difficult decision to close the following year. Meanwhile, her parents returned to Jamaica when it became apparent that her mother, who has always been a pillar of love and support for Haye, was suffering from Alzheimer's.
But despite these setbacks, Marva continued to get calls from people looking for more of her food. With the help of her sister Sandra and her brothers Landie and Fred, Negril Caribbean Cuisine was re-born as Mt. Airy's only Caribbean catering and event service.
Now, "transforming" weddings and other special events into "island flings" is a specialty of Haye's business, as she provides not only traditional fare but warm and wild Caribbean-flavored music, flowers and décor.
Her ample menu has grown to include many dishes whose recipes and names she's devised herself over the years, including the Calypso Shrimp, spicy Kaya Wings, Reggae Ribs, Marley's Rasta Pasta, and in other nods to the Jamaican legend, Stir It Up Rice and the Caribbean pumpkin-infused Simmer Down Rice.
"When I can't sleep, I come up with these names," Haye said. Other menu favorites include authentic oxtail and beans, grilled salmon, jerk chicken and pork, and conch fritters. She has recently begun offering homemade ready-to-heat dinners, tailored to family size, from the full range of her menu.
Haye is also dedicated to helping others through her work. "For a small business, we do a lot of community service," she said. This includes New Year's Eve and Easter dinners for the Ronald McDonald House each year; years of advocacy on behalf of the homeless, and providing food and event help at little or no cost for local churches' fundraisers. Her latest is coming up on May 19 at the Church of Saint Asaph in Bala Cynwyd, where she has provided the food for their spring fundraiser for the past seven years.
While she loves the Mt. Airy community for its welcoming diversity, she travels to Jamaica six times a year to be with her parents and walk the long white sands of Negril Beach, where she sketched her logo of an orange sun settling into the deep blue sea. "I feel like I belong there," she said of the beach, where she goes to reflect on every major decision of her life.
Her advice to other aspiring entrepreneurs is simple: "Be authentic." She has watched countless businesses come and go after founders stop focusing on authenticity and quality once they've built up their clientele.
"The stuff I sell is the stuff I eat," she said. "Quality is non-negotiable." Repeat customers have proven the allure of her cuisine: "Once people taste it, they come back for more."
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ARAPAHOE � A single-car crash on Kershaw Road Sunday afternoon sent the driver of a 2003 Mustang and three passengers to area medical centers, two by helicopter.
ARAPAHOE � A single-car crash on Kershaw Road Sunday afternoon sent the driver of a 2003 Mustang and three passengers to area medical centers, two by helicopter.
Driver Tevin Meda, 21, of Cherry Point, and two passengers were reportedly not wearing seat belts and were ejected from the car, which was traveling west on the two-lane road off N.C. 306 between here and Oriental.
The car apparently braked suddenly for an unknown reason, sending it to the left, where it hit a ditch, spun around and came back onto the roadway.
State Highway Patrol Trooper S. Casner investigated the accident and filed a preliminary report, but it was unavailable Monday.
Pamlico Rescue Squad in Bayboro responded to the accident report call. About 4 p.m., a helicopter transported Meda directly to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Chief Monnie Golden of Grantsboro-Silverhill Volunteer Fire Department said his department arranged for the chopper landing at the Moose Lodge on N.C. 306, but that Pamlico Rescue Squad based in Bayboro handled the rescue operation.
He said they determined that a second victim � which turned out to be Mijaha Thompson, 17, of New Bern � needed air transport. Turnaround time to wait for the helicopter was longer than transporting her to CarolinaEast in New Bern by ambulance and making the transfer there.
CarolinaEast Public Affairs Director Megan McGarvey said that transfer was made and that passengers Tauheed Hameed and Tahara Dixon were treated at CarolinaEast.
Hameed was treated and released to home, McGarvey said, but Dixon was taken later in the night to Vidant Medical Center for additional treatment.
Vidant officials said late Monday that Dixonis in �fair condition.�
They offered no information on Meda and Thompson, but Meda is a patient.
In a brief telephone interview Monday, he said he is �O.K. and making progress� but has not seen or talked with fellow patient Thompson.
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD soundtrack listing detailed
The complete 16 song set list for Tony Hawk HD has been revealed.
Activision has said on numerous occasions that the upcoming HD revamp of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater wouldn't be able to feature the original soundtrack due to licensing issues. About half of the songs of the original have been retained for the upcoming PSN/XBLA game, with the other half featuring brand new songs.
Activision revealed the entire 16 song set list to Sound and Vision, where lead designer Patrick Dwyer talked about the difficulties of finding appropriate new selections. "There are some songs that have an awesome intro and an awesome chorus, but the verse is really slow. Those don't work for this game," he said. "We wanted songs that sounded like they could have been in the old game, but had come out after that game released."
Returning from the original games:
- Bring the Noise - Anthrax featuring Chuck D
- Superman - Goldfinger
- When Worlds Collide - Powerman 5000
- Heavy Metal Winner - Consumed
- May 16 - Lagwagon
- No Cigar - Millencolin
- You - Bad Religion
New songs:
- The Bomb - Pigeon John
- We the People - Lateef the Truthspeaker
- Marathon Mansion! - Pegasuses-XL
- Teenage Blood - Apex Manor
- Please Ask for Help - Telekinesis
- Flyentology (Cassettes Won't Listen Remix) - El-P featuring Trent Reznor
- USA - Middle Class Rut
Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD soundtrack listing detailed.
The complete 16 song set list for Tony Hawk HD has been revealed.


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Quote from: Lord Jim on February 26, 2010Here's what Lucifer said again, Dave:QuoteI will be like the most High.
That's exactly what Armstrong, and now you preach. That people can become "like the most High"….
John 10:33-36
33The Jews [the "Jims" of that day who suffered from serious spiritual issues] answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
34Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are Gods? [our incredible human potential]
35If he called them Gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
36Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
Yahshua was born again by a resurrection from the dead:
Romans 1:4
4And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead
Romans 8:29
29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the FIRSTBORN [by a resurrection] among MANY Brethren [not lesser beings, not angels, not dogs or cats or any other confused beliefs the Jims of this world blather who reject the plain truth of the Scriptures for their vague notions, their idolatrous ideas).
Colossians 1
27 To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Philippians 3:21
21 who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.
1 John 3:2
2 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
Despite the faithless Jims of this world, the plain truth of the Bible remains: God is a Kingdom-Family that we may literally be born again into – which is why some of us legitimately call Him FATHER. Those who hatefully resist and reject this truth for idolatrous traditions, who would deny the glory, are of their father Satan the devil who is insanely jealous of our incredible human potential to become greater than him or any of the angels, to become literal God-Beings, literal members of the Kingdom-Family of God.
Ephesian 3
15 from whom the whole FAMILY in heaven and earth is named
Despite the faithless Jims of this world who are like the unbelieving Jews of Yahshua's day, who self-righteously considered it blasphemy to believe mankind is created after the Godkind and can be born again into the Kingdom-Family of God, who self-righteously consider it blasphemy that we can become literal God-Beings (even though the Scriptures are clear about it), whom Satan has blinded to this brilliant truth, this glorious truth continues to shine in the hearts and minds of those who love God and His Word.
2 Corinthians 3
14 But their minds were blinded. For until this day the same veil remains unlifted in the reading of the Old Testament, because the veil is taken away in Christ. 15 But even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart. 16 Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
2 Corinthians 4:3-4
3 But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, 4 whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.
Born Again: The Kingdom of God!
How Adam and Eve Reflect the Kingdom of God
Kingdom of God-Beings to Rule Earth from Jerusalem!
I hope and pray the unbelieving Jims of this world repent so they can also become divine. Otherwise, they will become dust! (Revelation 21:8, Malachi 4:3).


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Auburn Mayor Linda Blechinger wasn't going to officially announce running for re-election until next week when she qualifies, but questions led to her seeping the news a little early.
The 51-year-old Republican who hailed from New York said Wednesday by email that she would like to continue being Auburn's mayor for another term because she absolutely loves what her administration is accomplishing in the city. "To see the plan coming to fruition is exciting," she wrote.
But, the humble mayor added: "Don't forget this vision started six years ago, a year before I served on Council, it was then confirmed by two more vision processes which were driven by citizens. Once we knew the vision we moved quickly in hiring consultants to develop an implementation plan. That is what we have been working on, one step at a time, well maybe two steps at a time!"
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The Journal of Marketing has accepted an economic analysis of the impact of simultaneous movie releases. An international team of researchers used data from nearly 1,800 consumers in Germany, Japan, and the US, which collectively account for over half of the global film market. They tested how changes in distribution of film through four major channels—theater, DVD rental, DVD retail, and video on-demand—changed the financial equation for films. The conclusion? The studios could potentially maximize their profits by changing the current structure, but not without triggering changes that could produce unexpected consequences.
The analysis suggests that studios could maximize revenue in the US by simultaneously releasing films to theaters and in both rental channels, while delaying DVD sales by three months. Such a path would given them a 16 percent increase in revenue. But the change would apparently cripple the theater industry: the data suggests that its revenues would drop by 40 percent, leading to a dramatic scaling back of theater operations.
But social factors also play a role in shaping expectations of movie viewing. This becomes especially apparent when Germany and Japan are considered. In those countries, studios could maximize profits via a completely different structure, in which theatrical release preceded sales by three months, and rental distribution by a full year. Studio revenues would increase by over 10 percent in both countries, while theaters would also see a net increase in revenue.
The study won't be published until October, which leaves a number of questions regarding its methods unanswered at this point. For example, it's unclear whether the analysis considered the extent to which things like antipiracy measures and regional restrictions allow different national markets to be managed separately.
Despite the questions, this report appears to provide the studios with some further ammunition for their ongoing skirmishes with theater chains regarding the window between theatrical and retail/rental releases. Still, it raises possibility that significant changes to this window could radically alter the distribution of cinema in a way that breaks the current system.
That's less radical than it sounds, as there are a number of indications that the system is broken anyway. Both theater attendance and DVD sales are down, and theaters are already facing intense competition from increasingly sophisticated home versions. If the industry maintains its slow, evolutionary approach to new technology and the distribution it enables, the system may break on its own before engaging in any significant change.


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Our methods for reproducing images are in a state of tremendous upheaval. Today, an overwhelming amount of pictures are reproduced using digital techniques, leading to what has been called both "the digital revolution" and "the end of film." This change has been taking place over the course of at least the last two decades, and by now it is nearly complete. But this is not the first radical change in the method for reproducing images: There have been many such revolutionary periods, including the change from hand-replication of images, such as woodcuts and engraving; through photomechanical methods, which include letterpress, offset and various intaglio technologies; to non-analog systems for interpreting and replicating images. While we may feel that today's digital revolution is the most dramatic of all changes, it could certainly be argued that the introduction of photomechanical reproduction methods was even more revolutionary.
Each of these new technologies has several subsets, such as daguerreotype and tintype for early photographs; collotype and gravure under the general heading of intaglio; and Iris, laser and inkjet in the category of digital technologies. It can all be rather daunting, and, with the rapid conversion to newer methods, there is the possibility that knowledge of the earlier techniques might be lost. Since many of the technologies for printing images—from salted-paper platinum prints to duotone offset to digital laser prints—have been practiced for the last half century or so, there are some people around today who have themselves actually worked in a wide assortment of these techniques. Perhaps no one has more experience in the various methods of reproducing images than Richard Benson. Benson is a fine-art photographer, who has created prints on hand-coated paper, as well as from various film media and images generated digitally on state-of-the-art equipment.
In the 1960s Benson was a cameraman at the world-famous Meriden Gravure Company, producing camera halftone film for duotones, tritones and color reproduction. As an extension of this technology Benson spent years printing reproductions on his own offset press of the Gilman Paper Company's collection of fine art photography, resulting in a monumental volume that is probably one of the finest examples of the printer's art since Gutenberg first worked on practical methods for replication of texts. While at Meriden Benson was able to see the final days of high-quality collotype printing, a now-obsolete gelatin plate intaglio printing process, which wound down at Meriden in 1967. Afterwards he went on to work on the Gilman Paper Photography Collection book and various other printing projects, as well as teaching and becoming the dean of the Yale School of Art. His teaching experience has helped greatly in making The Printed Picture an interesting, informative and understandable account of a very complex topic.
The book is divided into 13 sections, arranged in mostly chronological order, from relief (and earlier) to digital, with each category itself divided into several sub-categories. The sections are logically identified by a simple decimal numbering system, ranging from 1.1 to 13.8, which helps to organize the subjects in an easily accessible and referenced way. Almost every segment consists of a single double-page spread, with explanatory text on the left and a large representative image showing the method in use on the right. Smaller reference figures are printed in the ample left margin, or sometimes on the right-hand page. A few sections are allotted a second spread, if the topic requires further explanation or is particularly pertinent. There is a brief glossary at the end, but the text is so complete and well organized that I found myself not needing the definitions supplied there. (Still, it is a useful tool for quick reference.)
Through almost three hundred pages of such examples and their accompanying explanations one can gain knowledge of all the methods ever developed for reproducing images. This sounds like an extremely large and complex subject, and indeed it is, but surprisingly Benson has made an imminently readable—and I dare say even enjoyable—book of it. Due to his personal experience in printing images by many of the methods he describes, Benson can give first-hand accounts and occasional anecdotes about many of the techniques used. His years of teaching show in the methodic and easily understood language used for the descriptions. In addition, there is a good bit of "color" and even humor in the writing: Who can resist a book in which dye-transfer color prints are compared to a screen siren's allure? "Dye transfer prints were expensive and rare, and could be as bad as anything else. When they did their job well they were, like Marilyn Monroe, better than anything else around." He also tells of his memories of his "grade school's first Xerox—we took great pleasure in scanning unmentionable body parts." Then there is Benson's relating of his own personal experience at a shop in the waning days of collotype printing: "On my first visit to the company I was given a tour of the shop, and my guide, the ancient owner of the plant, let me know that it had long since been accepted that collotype could only be practiced by workers of Teutonic extraction. (I'm not kidding about this belief—the three pressmen were named Allendorf, Zande, and Brecklin)."
Unlike many modern authors, Benson is not shy about expressing his opinions, and due to his vast knowledge and experience such subjectivity would be difficult to dispute. He also does not shy away from the occasional personal story, which can illuminate a particular point while adding some flavor to what is essentially a rather technical subject. He shows pictures of his wife on their wedding day, staged at the elegant Bacharach Studios, in two versions: a stern one, as Benson tells us is her true nature, along with a joyful smiling shot, which we are told is not the real Mrs. Benson. On the facing page is a picture taken in the same studio decades earlier, showing Mrs. Benson's mother with a similar stern expression.
I have often felt as Benson does about color printing: "It's a wonder that it works at all." He also reveals that, due to the fact that press proofs for duotones or tritones were often too expensive, printers had to proceed without them ("most two- or three-color printing was done with a nerve-racking mixture of terror and faith that the whole thing would turn out right in the end"). Such candid statements give a lively flavor to The Printed Picture, while helping to inform the novice or uninitiated designer about the travails of the printer. All of this makes for a book that is useful to both the novice and the professional.
One can quibble with a few inaccurate statements made by Benson, especially in regard to the earlier processes such as letterpress printing, which would be less familiar to him. Surely, it is an overstatement to say that "the system [of combining metal type in the same form as woodblock cuts] could never work once the presses ran at any sort of speed." Indeed, two spreads in The Printed Picture show woodblocks locked up with type for printing on fast rotary presses in the late 19th century. However, no letterpress printer hesitated too much in locking up type metal with woodblocks, especially on horizontal handpresses or flatbed cylinder presses, which did not require as tight a lockup as later vertical platen presses. Even more questionable is the inclusion of a calligraphic manuscript page in the relief printing section—surely there is nothing "relief" about pen writing with ink on vellum. Yet the inclusion of a calligraphic manuscript, as well as cave paintings, sets the stage in an intriguing way for the reproductive processes to come.
In the first page on letterpress printing Benson substitutes the word 'mold' for 'matrix'; they are two different items to a type caster ("punches struck the type mold"—actually, they struck matrices which were then placed in a mold). The use of counterpunches was not as prevalent as he implies ("the stems and curves for different letters were often made with the same punch, " which would be a counterpunch, and they were seldom used in manufacturing a complete font; sometimes not at all). I also disagree with Benson's assertion regarding accurate letterpress register: "Even at its best, however, letterpress never achieved the accuracy of photo offset lithography." I would contend that, at its best, letterpress registration was almost perfect. I know of two letterpress printers who told me of having a small piece of metal type break during a press run, and then running the sheet through again, overprinting the defective letter. The register throughout the run was so perfect that no one ever noticed. Of course such accuracy was less common in letterpress than with today's highly accurate offset machines, but at its best the registration of a well-run Heidelberg letterpress could be as near perfect as possible. The description of the Monotype casting machine "rapidly creating molds for individual letters that could be cast" is misleading; the molds were not created; a reusable set of matrices was positioned over an adjustable mold to cast, or create, new individual letters. No Monotype caster created molds, or even matrices.
And one could not say in truth that offset "would completely kill letterpress within a couple of decades . . . following World War II." "Completely" is an absolute word, and yet today—more than 60 years after the end of World War II—letterpress shops such as the Arion Press, Digital Letterpress and The Press of the Bixlers, all in the United States, as well as the Whittington, Old Stile and Incline presses in England, among dozens (if not hundreds) of others, are alive and well.
An interesting subtext to the book is the involvement of the Benson family in the handwork-arts for at least three generations. Richard Benson's father was John Howard Benson, an important calligrapher and letter-cutter, who created, among numerous other works, the lettering cut in stone over the entrance to the Grace Rainey Rogers auditorium at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York. Though not credited, one of the earliest illustrations in The Printed Picture is of the elder Benson's calligraphic rendering from the 1950s of his translation of Ludovico Arrighi's 1522 writing manual, L'Operina. Richard Benson's brother and nephew, John E. Benson and Nicholas Benson, have continued the work of their father's shop. Christopher and Daniel Benson appear in the book through various artworks. Richard Benson's wife and daughters are the subject of several pictures used to illustrate photographic techniques, which brings an immediacy to the material, with Benson showing us family snapshots to make a point, lending a "you are there" feeling.
Benson was awarded a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant," in recognition of his contribution to the art of the printed picture. His photographic artwork is in the collection of many museums, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Books for which he has worked on reproductions grace virtually every good art library.
There has not been such a comprehensive, informed, yet enjoyable book on the graphic arts for decades. Anyone with the slightest connection to the subject—and who has not taken a "snapshot" or printed an image on their desktop device?—would benefit from the greater understanding this book will give them of the development of the processes they use, perhaps without any thought of the complex and extremely variable process they are taking part in. This thorough and accessible text is destined to become the standard work on the subject for some time.
All images courtesy Richard Benson © 2008 The Museum of Modern Art