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A Stroll Around PNC Park
I went to PNC Park yesterday with Amy and Olivia. Amy had an orientation for the 2012 season, and Olivia and I walked around the exterior of the stadium, and took note of what subtle changes we could see. In two days, this place is going to be packed, but today, it was a ghost town.
We began at the corner of Federal Street and General Robinson and walked towards the Clemente bridge. The Pirates main offices are located there on the right:
We stopped at the Center Field gate and peered in, but there wasn't much to see. It looked like it does on Sunday mornings when there is no BP.
The Clemente Bridge was a sight for sore eyes. Beside proposing to Amy on it on Valentine's Day, it's also the place of many pre-game throwing sessions with fellow ballhawks.
Did you notice all of the leaves on the trees? The tulips are in full bloom too.
By the way, while we're talking about trees… Check out the General Robinson side of PNC Park.
All of those trees, every one, is DEAD. I thought for sure they would be replaced after last year. Am I the only one that has noticed? They are decaying, moldy, and all obviously dead and dried out.
Anyhow, Olivia and I made our way to the left field gate and peered in.
It looks pretty much the same except for a large Rally Pass booth. In 2012, when you spin the prize wheel, you'll pick your prizes up right there. No more walking over to section 101 to get your prize. That area has been made into a bar. You'll really notice it when you walk up the stairs from the Clemente Wall area to the main concourse. The open air above your heads on the stairs is now covered by a floor which makes up most of the bar.
Also, the Pirates, replaced an old crappy bland scoreboard that announced upcoming games with a more classy looking 'Home of the Pirates' sign above the Center Field / Clemente statue gate:
It was time to go down to the Riverwalk.
Oh wait, it was closed.
Oh well, we went down anyhow.
But the riverwalk really was closed. Fences had been erected in the spot where PNC ballhawks usually do pre-BP ballhawking, waiting for balls to bounce out:
The fences were put in place because the riverwalk was being replaced. New cement slabs were being put in.
We walked back, took in the Clemente bridge from below:
And walked across the Clemente bridge to get a better view of the stadium:
One thing that you may not be able to tell in the picture above is that the tops of all of the trees in the picnic area and along the riverwalk for that matter had been cut off:
This was done undoubtedly to keep the city skyline unobstructed.
We walked back and around to the Mazeroski statue,
and passed the right field garages which were all opened and reeked of smoke.
There had been a fire in the laundry room. Cleaners had washed mop heads and dryer sheets and a fire broke out. There were charred uniforms in the garage. The uniforms were for workers, chefs and the like – I didn't see any player uniforms that were burned. I learned all of this from a boss who was on his cell phone talking about the insurance, and that they had a $100,000 deductible, and that they were having a fire restoration team come in, yadda yadda yadda.
It was nice to be back at the park after months away.
There's only 2 more days until Opening Day, and tomorrow there is an Opening Day 'preview' batting practice, so I should be snagging my first baseball of the 2012 season sometime tomorrow afternoon. Check back soon! And also, you have until Sunday to win a Justin Morneau shirt!


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YES -- a TF LoN Tourney. This is specifically to get a group of 8 TFers in a Holiday 8 man tourney - information posted here:
If I understand correctly - player made tourneys are 8 people. I "think" this tourney will cost 3-5 Event passes to join. I am not sure on their pricing as I have only done one for pay tourney but it was a special event.
Event passes cost $1 each.
This Tourney will participate in the Holiday bonus tourney series.
The winner will win a foil version of one of the following cards
My intent is to gather the TFers to play in the tourney room and when one opens up all immediatly join the same tourney and get a TF pure tourney. This will gurantee at least ONE TFer will win the foil promo card.
EVERY player will win at least one of the following and based on the wording - possibly more than just one:
- Santug Suit Promotional Card
- Santug's List Promotional Card
- Lump of Coal Promotional Card
- Forsworn Booster Pack
- Oathbound Booster Pack
- 1 Event Pass
- 3 Event Passes
- Oathbound Loot Card
- Forsworn Loot Card
- Loot Card of your Choice
- A random Legends of Norrath Physical Poster Art
- One of five framed and signed sets of the Jim Lee Oathbound cards, Firiona Vie, Guardian of Growth; Lucan D'lere, Ruthless Tactician; Mayong Mistmoore, Evasive Foe
I think the winner receives something else like 1 or 2 packs or something just like a regular player made tourney.
Q: is this just some plot of Serano's to rip me off?
A: Yes - as anyone that has delt with Serano will tell you - watch out
Q: Is Serano as bad as they say?
A: Ask anyone that has met Serano in RL and woke up the next morning with an empty bank account, a hangover, tatoo and missing a kidney.
There isn't any way we can 100% gurantee a non TF will not slip in. but we can try by having us hang out in chat / ventrillo and on a GO signal start a tourney together thus making sure that the winner will be TF and not some other bastard.
Q: This costs REAL money?
A Yes - in order to do this tourney we have to pay the man (Sony_) money
Q: what if I don't play LoN?
A: then this prolly ins't for you. HOWEVER - if you are interested I can build you a deck and loan you the cards for the tourney - however in order for that to work you will have needed to buy at least one booster pack I think to activate your account for playing. I can also loan someone Taniquels account which has a couple viable decks on it for the tourney.
Q: is this a scam?
A: Yes, this is a scam so that Zyzzerzazz, Ranjaling, Isenhart or I can win prizes.


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Secretary of State John Kerry will highlight the priority of protecting diplomats overseas during his ceremonial swearing-in on Wednesday.
The safety of America's diplomats has been scrutinized since Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed in a terror attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, last September.
"This will be front and center as we move forward," agency spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.
Kerry will take the ceremonial oath at the State Department. He was officially sworn in last Friday.
To underscore the focus, Kerry visited the State Department's Diplomatic Security Command Center in Rosslyn, Virginia, on his first full day in the job on Monday.
Touring the center that monitors security at America's 275 diplomatic missions, he was briefed on the operation and pledged to provide the resources necessary to ensure the highest level of security.
Earlier that morning, he was greeted by staff in the cavernous entrance to the State Department.
"I guarantee you that, beginning this morning when I report for duty upstairs, everything I do will be focused on the security and safety of our people," he said.
Administration critics question why there was not more protection at the diplomatic post in Benghazi when it came under armed assault, while supporters blame Congress for not providing enough money for security.
An independent review of the attack cited serious lapses in management and leadership by the State Department, but also called on Congress to provide more resources.
Kerry's predecessor, Hillary Clinton, made implementing the recommendations of the independent review one of her last official acts.
The Senate passed legislation on Monday allowing the State Department to use $1.1 billion in funds that had previously been approved for Iraq to boost security at U.S. embassies around the world. The bill now goes to the House.
Nuland told reporters on Tuesday that the agency is "gratified" by move. The money, she said, would be used to improve construction for diplomatic security, to support 35 more Marine security guard detachments, and to implement additional measures.
Last Friday's suicide bombing outside the U.S. Embassy in Turkey underscored the importance of tightening security broadly.
The State Department already was making security upgrades there and Nuland told reporters those improvements were key to minimizing casualties.
One security guard was killed in the attack and other guards standing behind a reinforced glass window were shaken up, she said.
Moreover, security measures prevented the suicide bomber from entering the grounds. He detonated his explosives at an exterior check point.
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I hadn't slept very well the night before. I was positively sick anticipating the outcome of the day. On my drive to the court building I considered what moral and ethical obligations I had and what actions I could take.
I could send a note out asking for the judge to re-clarify those things that we were to consider during deliberations with the hint that someone among us was bringing baggage into the jury room. I could do nothing and allow the process to just happen. I figured that when we re-convened that the judge would ask us if we were absolutely sure that we could not come to a unanimous decision. That could be an opportunity for me to express my desire for more deliberations.
I knew certain wheels were turning and I didn't have much time to change the course of this if it was going to get done. I still had the power of the foreman title, but I also had a room full of disheartened jurors who were tired from the long week, disappointed in the outcome, and ready to leave. I had a judge and set of attorneys that believed we were already hung and were no doubt taking the appropriate next steps.
When we all got situated in the jury room together Rachel Ray was again cooking on the television. iI turned her off. We continued our non-case related conversations for a while, but an awkward kind of tension was clearly hanging in the room. I was getting frustrated, so I asked the group "You guys want to keep deliberating this thing?" Everyone seemed relieved and positive answers came from all corners, save the holdout. I buzzed the bailiff and asked him if we could keep deliberating. He said he'd tell the judge, and we shut the door.
"OK, so is everyone still pretty much where they were last night?"
Nods all around, including the holdout.
The lawyer/juror spoke up.
"How about instead of listing the problems with the case we look at the things that are credible?"
I loved that.
"Alright, cool. What do we think is pretty much solid truth in this thing?"
I started collecting a large array of answers. Her ability to describe his penis in great detail. The consistency of her story from a year ago to this week. The fact that her body got excited (no one would make that up). The willingness of the family to act quickly on her behalf. Despite his sloppiness, the quick and firm decision of the cop meant that he was sure convinced. I argued that her inability to identify her stepfather was another one of those things that you would never make up. The man in the room was unquestionably her stepfather, and a coached or premeditated liar would do the opposite of misidentifying the man. A liar would point and say "that's him."
After a while I suggested a show of hands. Someone else wanted to do another secret ballot. I acquiesced, because I figured it would be easier for our holdout to change his position in secret than in public despite the fact that doing so with either method would be public regardless.
I had improved my paper tearing skills. I took four sheets of paper, folded them into thirds and tore them at the folds. We passed them around, wrote our votes and compiled them in front of me. I opened and read them privately as I had done before.
12 guiltys.
"Well, it looks like we're unanimous."
A sigh of relieve escaped the room, and all eyes went to the holdout.
"What changed your mind?"
"Well, I spend some time with my bible last night. I prayed and I talked to God."
Hey man, whatever works. I got the charge and filled it out while someone else pushed the button for the bailiff. All of the sudden we were all laughing and joking. It felt good to get it right, and we were all kind of basking in it. When the judge reconvened and we were lined up outside of the juror's entry I'm positive that we were laughing and joking loudly enough to be heard in the courtroom. The bailiff opened the door, said "all rise" and the twelve of us worked quickly to straighten out our faces and look somber as we walked into the room to deliver what was a heavy verdict.
Judge Adams asked me to stand. He asked if we'd come to a unanimous decision. I answered "We have."
The judge read the verdict and the charge from the paperwork that we had filled out. He advised us that we were going into the punishment phase, and the prosecution resubmitted its case and rested. The defendant slowed down a bit, and whispered to his lawyer. The lawyer whispered back. The defendant pulled his headphones down. He sighed, leaned back in his seat and looked at the ceiling. He closed his eyes. He re-composed himself, put his headphones back on, and resumed the stoic stance he'd maintained all week.
His lawyer called the girl's mother to the stand as a character witness. She was clearly intimidated by the setting, and did little to sway us.
Oliphant gave a still emotional but more logical closing. She noted that if we issued one year for each time he molested her he'd have surpassed the twenty year maximum before the girl had turned fifteen. She called him a monster. She reiterated his selfishness. She explicitly asked for the max and asked us to rule out probation.
The defendant's lawyer was more collected and reasoned as well. He noted that in voir dire we agreed that we could issue probation even if we convicted this man of that crime. He pointed out that this man was a model citizen outside of his transgressions with his daughters. No other convictions in his past. Great work history. He suggested that the defendant would never again be in a position of power that would allow him to abuse his other stepdaughter, and would pose no threat to anyone else. He then explicitly asked for the minimum sentence of probation. He noted that probation was no cake walk and that if the defendant screwed it up he'd go straight to prison.
We retired to deliberate sentencing.
Our options were a prison sentence of 2-20 years and a fine up to $10,000. If we sentenced less than ten years, we could recommend probation in lieu of immediate incarceration. We were hungry and decided to break for lunch before getting into heavy deliberations.
I did my usual routine of eating and then sitting and resting my brain while looking out over downtown from the seventh floor window. The building was beginning to grow on me.
Back in the jury room we took a blind poll to see approximately where we were at from a sentencing standpoint. It was pointed out that this man has already served a year and a half, and that would be counted against his sentence. He could also cut any sentence we hand down in half with good behavior. I passed out slips of paper and asked for three things: a number of years, a fine amount, and a yes or no on probation.
I wrote 8 years, $10k and no probation on my slip, then collected the rest. I cleaned the white board and started tallying the results on it.
20 x 2 votes
18 x 1 vote
15 x 1 vote
10 x 2 votes
9 x 1 vote8 x 1 vote
5 x 2 votes
2 x 2 votes
$10k x 2 votes
$0 x 10 votes
yes x 1 vote
no x 11 votes
We were all over the map and we had to come up with a unanimous decision on this as well.
The biggest hurdle was clearly going to be the amount of years. I wasn't dug in on a fine, and I figured the probation issue would resolve itself as well. I told the group where I was at and why.
"I put down eight years and ten K with no probation. My thought is that he always wanted her to cooperate. He never just grabbed her and violently raped her. If he had done that I think we'd come up with an easy twenty, but he did allow her to turn over and reject him. I figure that the max is reserved for the most violent version of this crime, and I thought a combination of years and the heavy fine would be the appropriate thing."
"But he would never be able to pay the fine. That family is poor, and good luck continuing to work at a liquor store with a felony conviction on your record. I mean, what's he going to do? What's his family going to do?" One of the Hispanic ladies.
The discussion had begun, and we took quite a while hashing it out. I gave in quickly on the issue of a fine given that we could increase the amount of years that we send him away for. I also pointed out that we needed to err on the high side because he could reduce a sentence that is too high with good behavior, but if we let him off too lightly we were just out of luck. I also pointed out that he was pretty likely to conduct himself in a way that would actually lead to a reduction in his sentence. It was cool hearing our holdout re-engage in the debate and make solid points about how and why we should come up with a number.
We had a scare at one point in the deliberations when it was pointed out that when he went to prison as a convicted child molester he was going to be toast. One of the ladies became very upset about this and started to dig her feet in about recommending probation because she didn't want to send him off to his death in prison. She was one of those who had initially recommended two years because she barely came down on the guilty side anyway, an wanted to err on the low side on sentencing. The room immediately became very conciliatory and it was stressed that this was an exaggeration. He'd be fine. We promised.
I started trying to broker a deal.
"OK, raise your hand if you'd be ok sentencing him to eight years."
Ten hands went up.
"Alright, what about twelve years?"
Ten different hands. Great. We continued debating. We were sure to leave out considerations about what would happen to the family. We talked about how this number was really a representation of what we, as members of the city of Dallas, felt that a crime like this was worth.
Eventually we settled on eleven years, no fine, no probation which happened to line up almost exactly with the averages of our initial gut feelings. We buzzed the bailiff, filled out the paperwork, and reconvened.
The verdict was read into the record, we were thanked for our service, and we again retired to the jury room. We were told that the lawyers were going to come back and talk with us a bit about how we felt the case was litigated, what mattered, and how we came to our decisions. I thought that was a little odd, but I welcomed the opportunity to express my perspective to all sides.
Back in the room all three lawyers arrived at once, and conducted themselves as friends. A few of the jurors had already left to catch up at work. I expressed my level of respect for the defense lawyer. I thought he generally did a great job punching holes in the prosecution's witnesses, and I offered my critique of his closing statements. He explained that the judge was moving things along very quickly, and he didn't have as much time to prepare as he had hoped. I told the prosecution that the cop nearly hung us. I said that the girl's ability to describe her stepfather's actions and his organ in such minute and consistent detail was what sealed the case for us. I said the emotional stuff during closing did nothing for me.
We asked them about the jury selection process, because we were curious about the makeup of the jury. One lawyer, one person who's sister had been molested, and a relatively diverse group. They explained that the people who expressed that they couldn't follow the law were struck first. The prosecution immediately struck all of the people who ranked rehab as the number one reason for imprisonment on their initial questionnaire. They all figured (correctly) that the lawyer/juror had worked both sides of the bench, as most lawyers do. They expressed surprise that he was not elected fore. He explained that he wanted to keep his professional life as far away from the actual jury deliberations as possible.
At the end of it, I came away very happy with the process. The girl reached out. The stepfather was arrested. A trial took place, and he got a very solid defense. He obviously did it, and we shipped him away. It was all very satisfying. The process dodged several bullets during the proceedings, and probably countless more in the months leading up to it, but with all of us pulling on the same rope as reasonable and intelligent individuals we made it work.
As I was walking out one of the prosecutors told me about the girl's reaction when she heard the news. She said she was so happy that someone believed her.


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Almost two-thirds of America's natural gas pipelines — including the 30-inch main that exploded last week in San Bruno, Calif. — are susceptible to potentially deadly faults because they can't use the industry's best technology for testing and cleaning them, federal records show.
The 2½-foot-wide gas main exploded Thursday night, killing at least four people, injuring dozens more and destroying scores of homes. The California Public Utilities Commission has ordered an inquiry and told Pacific Gas and Electric Co., the utility that owned and operated the pipe, to inspect all of the state's gas pipelines for potential problems.
PG&E says it's still too early to know why the pipe blew up. But disclosures since the blast make it clear that a trifecta of vulnerabilities meant the San Bruno main was prone to fail sooner rather than later:
- It was 54 years old, at the outer limit of its expected 50-year lifetime.
- It was made of steel. As msnbc.com reported last week that regulators have long regarded steel — which is used in about half of all gas pipelines and nearly two-thirds of the nation's larger gas mains — as a safety hazard because it's too rigid and easily corrodible.
- Because of the gas main's age and the twists and turns of the pipeline, PG&E couldn't use robots that would have been the best way to maintain and inspect it.
Those robots are known as "smart pigs," so-called either because of the squealing noise they make as they root through pipes or as an acronym for "pipeline intervention gadget," according to the Pigging Products & Services Association. The sensor-laden pigs are smart little critters that ride along on the flow of gas, cleaning interior surfaces, removing corrosive water, sending back data on possible structural flaws and even plugging some leaks themselves.
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But records filed with the Office of Pipeline Safety, a division of the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Safety Administration, show that about 63 percent of the nation's natural gas pipelines still aren't inspected by the pigs because they are too old or too twisty to be retrofitted to use them.
"These gas lines are definitely a ticking time bomb, and that is why people are concerned, and that's why federal and state regulators need to intervene," said Mark Toney, executive director of the Utility Reform Network, a nonprofit California watchdog group.
'This is a national safety issue'
Pigs are the most effective way to inspect and maintain pipelines, with the most advanced of them approaching 95 percent reliability in detecting problems, the Gas Research Institute reports. But PG&E President Chris Johns said at a news conference that the entire 51-mile segment of pipeline that included the faulty main in San Bruno couldn't be inspected with pigs because of its twisty configuration.
Federal law — specifically, the Pipeline Integrity Management Program — requires all newly constructed lines to be inspected by pigs. But much of the nation's natural gas infrastructure was installed in the 1950s and 1960s, and the law doesn't require retrofitting of those older lines.
Three factors are primarily responsible for the slowness to adopt pigging and other state-of-the-art technology, said the Southwest Research Institute, a nonprofit applied engineering foundation that studies pipeline safety for the National Energy Technology Laboratory:
- The "considerable cost" of installing and running pigs. There's no rule of thumb because each installation is unique, dependent on expenses for excavation and replacement of buildings and other infrastructure that must be demolished or moved. But just the initial survey for some published pigging projects has run up to $500,000.
- Service disruptions that occur when infrastructure has to be torn up to do the work.
- Unsuitability. While federal law calls for pigging whenever possible, "various geometrical and geographical constraints" — like the terrain through which the San Bruno pipe ran — can also make pigs unusable.
As the years have gone by without needed upgrades, "neighborhoods have grown and sprawled over these gas pipes," said Jim Hall, former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, which is in charge of the San Bruno investigation because the federal pipeline bureaucracy is part of the Transportation Department.
"This a national safety issue in many local communities because of a lack of local rules and regulation" to beef up standards where federal rules don't apply, he said.
Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., said utilities' foot-dragging on maintenance and emergency planning had opened her eyes, adding, "I think many questions must be answered by all of us whose job it is to protect our people."
Until those questions are answered, said Rep. Jackie Speier, a Democrat who represents part of an Francisco and San Mateo County in Congress, "the question that everyone's asking is: 'Is this going to happen in my community?'"


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CORRECTION- VQR story had errors
Last week's cover story, "Tale of Woe: The death of the VQR's Kevin Morrissey," gave the wrong date that editor Ted Genoways was summoned to the President's office regarding his treatment of employees. The meeting took place on Tuesday, July 27, not on Monday, July 26. Also, the story transposed the approximate compensation packages of Morrissey and employee Waldo Jaquith. It was Morrissey who was earning around $80,000 and Jaquith close to $70,000, not the other way around.


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2018 Quarter 1 Activity
All change %'s presented hereafter at constant exchange rates.
In the 1st quarter of 2018 Haulotte Group achieved consolidated sales of € 139.7 million, against € 133.3 million for the same period of the previous year, representing an increase of +9%.
The Group's good commercial activity in the first quarter continued to be driven by the dynamism of the European market, where sales grew by 9%, and by the strong performance achieved in Asia-Pacific, where sales grew by 20%, mainly due to China and the Middle East.
In line with previous quarters, sales in North America continued to grow in Aerial Work Platform sales (+5%), while scaffolding activity is still experiencing difficulties (-10%). Overall, sales in this zone were down slightly (-1%).
The recovery observed in Latin America was confirmed and enabled the Group to post sales growth of 5%.
Overall, equipment sales were up 10% compared with the first quarter of 2017. Services posted growth of 4%, while rental activities were down slightly (-1%).
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This first quarter of activity allows Haulotte Group to confirm at this stage its sales growth forecast of around 10% for the 2018 financial year.
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Thanks for the aditional info Baz.
He should have been knighted!
Originally Posted by EAF19_Baz
Thanks for the "heads up" Charlie. I just noticed this on the BBC website; very sad.
Not to spoil the video Charlie has linked to...(spoiler alert!)
Having read several of his books over the Christmas period, I to was wondering why he hadn't been knighted. Quite apart from the contribution he made to the war effort, defining the performance limits of many new allied aircraft,
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Good turn out yesterday, thanks gents.
The recording of our first Zero vs Hellact DF is uploaded to the EAF Wiki.
EAFwiki/Tracks/Apollo tracks.
It's a large file, but it shows some very good teamwork by the Hellcats using fluid four initially and then converting to gaggle doctrine with mutual support by presence
More to come on:
1. Anti shipping mission.
Observations:I recommend attacking fast ships from the Bow(front) aiming
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(Edit by Nepe: this series of posts have been edited and moved from the [Training Schedule] thread, so they are not forgotten.)
I would like to introduce "CORNER SPEED" into your skill set. perhaps all of you do this already, but I have done some testing with our aircraft and here are my findings.
F6F3/5: Vcorner 210-230 KIAS/Vsust 150-160 KIAS
F4F3/4: Vcor 200-230 KIAS/Vsus 160 KIAS
P51D: Vcor 270-290 MPH/Vsus 180 MPH
Originally Posted by Apollo_EAF331
Thanks for all the input mate. Very good value and common sense. Now I just have one request. Please download HSFX 6.0.16 and get into the battle! We could need your expertise, flying skills and marksmanship.
And most of all, it's FUN.
We seem to run in to 2 types of engagements.
1.Level altitude head on
2.Above the enemy with 2000+ meters advantage.
1. The first engagement is in my opinion just like a 2 v 2. We need
Yesterday I went the cellar to get the packing box for my Cougar. I have realized that my modified Cougar just doesn't cut it as reserve for my Warthog so it was time to put it away for long time storage in the safe enviroment of its original packing.
As I pulling the box out of my cellar room it felt a little heavy. It suddenly dawned on me that my old Thrustmaster Digital F22 and TQS was inside
In 1995 Thrustmaster
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Dear NORMA development team,
A nice feature would be; being able to 'ctrl+enter' when adding values to a value contstraint. Just like the option that is already included for notes. A value contstraint with for example 10 values is hard to position in a diagram because of the length.
Hello Karl,
The display of a value constraint is controlled by each individual constraint shape, not by the underlying constraint. New value constraint shapes are created when you copy (control-drag) the original value type or fact type with the quantified role.
To control the display, select the individual shape and set the MaxColumns and/or MaxValues properties on the shape. This should give you the look you want.
Wow thanks for the quick response, exactly what i was looking for!


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I visited the Catskill Village Cemetery yesterday in Catskill, Greene County, New York.
For years, I have been searching for the parentage of Nellie, wife of Abraham Brewer Duryea. Nellie died in Glen Ridge, Essex County, New Jersey at Mountainside Hospital on 5 December 1965. (The certificate was acquired in person from Glen Ridge- back when you could just walk in to town hall and do this. You can't do this now.) Her mother was listed as "unknown." Her father was listed as "? Commings." Her birthdate was 26 January 1879 in "Catskills, N.Y." She was cremated but not buried at Rosedale Cemetery in Orange, Essex County, New Jersey. The location of her ashes is unknown. The social security number on her death certificate is not listed in the social security death index. I wrote to the Social Security Administration for a copy of her application for a number and included a copy of the death certificate. I received a letter explaining that no such record could be found.
I was not sure if Nellie was born in the Catskills, which covers a vast region, or if she was born in Catksill, a town in Greene County, New York; or if she was born in a completely different location. I spoke with the town clerk in Catskill, New York, who advised me that birth certificates were sometimes issued in the 1870s and 1880s, but there was no birth certificate matching Nellie.
No matches for baby Nellie in the 1880 census have been found.
Next I obtained the marriage certificate for Nellie to Abraham Brewer Duryea. They were married in Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey on 9 October 1898. Nellie's parents on the marriage certificate appear to be Annie Hyser or Hysen and William Henry Cumming. This was great. I had names. Bride and groom were living in Jersey City. I found several families named Cumming or Cummings, and a few Hysers. But none seemed to connect with Nellie. By the 1900 census, Nellie and Abraham were living in Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey, with two babies and no extended relatives.
Following this couple into 1910, they were living in Jersey City with their two children and Beulah Miller, sister-in-law, and Ray Sprague, boarder. Bingo. Now following Raymond Sprague, he was in the 1920 census in Orangetown, Rockland County, New York with his wife, Beulah, two children, and the elusive mother of Beulah and Nellie: Anna B. Brower, age 59, widowed.
Beulah Miller provided more information than Nellie. Beulah's birth certificate gives a date of birth of 18 August 1889 at 21 Henry Street in Jersey City; her middle name was Barton; and her parents were James L. Miller and Annie B. Hyser.
Tracking back from Beulah's birth, I found a marriage certificate for Anna Bell Cumming, with Cumming crossed out and "Hyson" written above, to James Livingstone Miller in Jersey City on 18 June 1886. His parents were Christopher Miller and Agnes M. Barton. (Barton was probably the source of Beulah Miller's middle name at birth. On Beulah's marriage certificate, she uses a middle name of Katherine.) Anna's father was Luman and her mother was Catherine Eckler.
Going back to Catskill, in the 1870 census we find Louman Hyser, his wife Catharine E., and their children, Katie, Charles L, Robert D., Hannah, and Nellie M. I wanted to trace the Hysers back further. They look German, but keep listing New York as their birthplace. I also needed to trace Nellie's father, William Henry Cumming. I had a timeframe for William's death: he died after conceiving Nellie in 1878 but before Anna remarried in 1886.
I kept posting inquiries on message boards and was contacted by a Hyser cousin. He has the last name, but with a variant spelling. He sent me a compiled genealogy on the Hysers, The Transactions of the Rockefeller Family Association, by Henry Oscar Rockefeller. This book provides several generations of the Heiser family, starting in the 1780s, when John Heiser married Margaret Rockefeller. They were the great grandparents of Anna B. Hyser. According to this book, the elusive Anna B. Hyser married William H. Cummins on 22 November 1877 and then James L. Miller on 18 June 1886. No mention of another marriage to a man by the last name of Brower. This particular branch moved to Jersey City in the 1880s or 1890s, but was buried in Catskill.
Sylvia and Reinhard Hasenkopf have transcribed the stones in the Catskill Village Cemetery and posted this information, along with a map, online. I found potential matches for the Hysers and William Cumming. So to Catskill Village Cemetery I went. I don't know why, but for some very helpful reason, a lot of the women buried in this cemetery have their maiden names on the stones. I found the family stone for Louman Hyser, his wife Catherine Eckler, and their five children. The stone to the right is Peter J. Hyser, father of Louman. (Nellie Hyser, died 1875, is perhaps the source of the name for Nellie Cumming, born 1878.)
|Peter J. Hyser, 1796-1877
In a neighboring section, I found a stone for William H. Cumming, 1856-1882. A death date of 1882 would fit the timeframe for the death of Nellie Cumming's father. This stone is next to stones for the Grant family. The Cumming connection is Annie Cumming, wife of John A. Grant, 1793-1876. I can find the Grant family in Catskill, as well as possible Cummings families with William. Are they connected? Do I have the correct William H. Cumming? I don't know. I must keep researching.


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So the Alabama Education Association decided to be magnanimous and ask that its 10 percent raise be spread out over three years instead of two years. Will wonders never cease?
"Actually, because of revenues, we're looking at 10 percent over three years," said AEA Executive Director Henry Mabry. "We've been talking about two (years) but because of other revenue situations as well as other needs in education, we've got to be cognizant of needs and respectfully seek raises over three years."
Well that's big of them. Who would have ever thought the power brokers, who once played the tune that much of the Legislature danced to (it sounded a bit like that old ditty "We're in the Money"), would set aside their own interests for the good of the state? Taking their money in three installments instead of two certainly sounds like a sacrifice.
Just exactly what pleasure cruise to Lala Land AEA officials think they're on, we're not sure. If we're not mistaken, they're floating around the same leaky dinghy that the rest of the state shares. The other occupants appear to be bailing and pumping to keep the water out, rather than focusing on what resort they're sailing to.
Mabry gives lip service to the impact that the state's financial woes have had on education since the 2008 recession hit, noting that the state has lost 12,500 teachers and support personnel since then.
"We've got programs hurting, we've got teachers and lunchroom people and other support people who have had more put on them to do and there's money out of their pockets when (higher benefit costs) took effect last year," Mabry said.
And that's exactly why this isn't the time to start handing out raises. Increasing salaries right now will do nothing but exacerbate those problems.
We understand perfectly that teachers and support personnel haven't gotten any raises since 2008. Neither have other state workers. Neither have many private sector employees.
Money doesn't magically materialize. So where, exactly, AEA officials think it will come from at a time when there isn't enough to fund many other basic services is a mystery. A stagnant economy isn't likely to suddenly infuse the state with an unexpected gush of tax dollars. Good luck squeezing higher taxes out of wage earners who have also experienced stagnant salaries and rising benefit costs Mabry points to.
We understand that the AEA represents education employees and the rest of this isn't their business.
We also realize that if the state's economic fortunes improve, teachers and other state employees should receive the raises that they've had to forgo during the last four years.
But now is the time for the state and the people who work for it to hunker down and endure. It's not the time to ask for raises. If the AEA doesn't get that, the Legislature should provide them with a thorough explanation.
EDITORIAL: Now is not the time for AEA to ask for raises
So the Alabama Education Association decided to be magnanimous and ask that its 10 percent raise be spread out over three years instead of two years. Will wonders never cease?


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Truly one of my favorite rides anywhere in the US - especially the stretch of road between Cambridge, ID and Halfway, OR
BEAUTIFUL SWEEPING TURNS, without many cars on the road the Tuesday after Labor Day 2019
Lovely road, lovely curves ... and great food the Main Street restaurant in Halfway. Prob took 2.5 hours of riding from McCall to Baker City. Left at 9:15am with the sun at our back for most of the ride. Just terrific. No surprises. Honest road.
My hood
A beautiful day trip down the central coast and then into the coast range for a delightful ride thru forested twisties. Great pavement. One of my favorite 2-4 hour rides!
A lovely 10 mile (16km) ride through a stunning Redwood Forest. Lovely sweeping bends and lots of places to stop to see the trees. I have a video of my ride along the Parkway at https://youtu.be/a_V4WNSAesQ
day 5
Second leg
Thru Gifford-Pinchot forest
Avoiding Interstate 5 Southbound from Tacoma to Vancouver Nice peaceful windy curvy country road ...lovely views with a good stop Alder Lake Elbe has a nice Caboose restaurant with rooms in boxcars for overnighting. Food was surprisingly terrific with attentive service. Suggest the Elk burger...outstanding!
Really enjoyed this forest road. Lovely selection of curves.
Amazing, I love this part of California, massive forests, mountain scenery and fantastic curve combinations. Biking heaven
Running south from Grangeville, the US95 is a typical beautiful Idaho road with subtle elevation changes and some lovely corner combinations
lots of good straits soon narly curves and highway speeds. good place to eat in the middle.
Scenic country cruise through farm lands, then into Silver Falls which is dense Oregon forest. Lots of great twists in the park, but a fair amount of tourist traffic to watch out for. If you are willing to take a short hike to North Falls, it is simply stunning - you can walk in a cave behind the falls (see photo below).
Hells canyon is a very narrow extremely twisty road along the snake river. A boring country section in the middle then the final decent into Clarkston is spectacular.
A nice alternative route that's all paved instead of taking major highways. You'll go through some open country to start, then transition to an oak-scrub forest, then to deep woods. Hardly any traffic and some great views of Mt Hood. If you're on a GS bike there are lots of side road exploration opportunities. There's also some nice camping spots.
Good alternative route between Shaniko Junction and Maupin. Beats going on the highway with all the other traffic. When you start to drop down into Maupin there's some great corners. But be careful on some corners there can be gravel from the shoulder. The city park is a nice campsite too.
This is not an alpine mountain road, the kind I typically reserve for a \"very good\" rating but I'm giving it 4 stars to get your attention. If your headed to the coast anywhere near Corvalis you need to forget about Hwy 20 and take Hwy 34, the Alsea Highway road. Hwy 20 is the route preferred by tourists, RVs and trucks. Forget about it. Take the Alsea Hwy and you will be raving too. The road surface is excellent as it undulates while taking numerous turns through thickly forested terrain. Several times you'll find yourself in a tunnel of trees. There's nobody out there ... because they are all on 20! And when you get to the coast stop in for some chowder or fresh Dungeness crab! Enjoy!
Paved all the but for two miles on 140 but it is pack gravel. Nice all day trip
better than sitting in traffic
Just a nice twisty country road
This is one of my favorites loops. You start in the Columbia River Gorge and end in the Gorge. It is amazing how quickly the scenery changes, since you move quickly through the climatic shift from Western Washington to Eastern Washington. The Gorge makes this possible without actually crossing over the Cascade Mountain Range, since the Gorge simply cuts right through them. You also get some of the changes going from the near-sea-level Columbia River at the bottom of the Gorge up through the hills to a large plateau of farms and ranches that have a dead-on view of Mt. Adams. When you get up there, you feel like you're in a completely different part of the Country, maybe Montana. Then it's on to the dry side of the State down switch-backs into and back out of the beautiful Klickitat River Canyon. From there you ride across an arid plain, then wind back down to the Klickitat River following it all the way back to the Columbia River Gorge. This route has all the twists and turns you can ask for, nice long straights, and beautiful scenery. But the most amazing part is the variation; it's like you've travelled a full day in less than three hours.
This is a ride put together by a group--primarily--from the Vancouver, WA area. We wanted a bit of everything the Pacific Northwest has to offer: Pacific Coast, big rivers, little rivers, canyons, plenty of lakes, great twisting mountain roads, arrid plains with great vistas and long sweeping turns, and the beautiful Columbia River Gorge. We also wanted minimal freeway riding and no big cities. It is a four day trip, with a daily average of 350 miles, providing flexibility for side trips. It also takes you through areas allowing for, both, camping and lodging.
Very remote ride through high desert country of SE Oregon. Be sure to fill up in Burns because fuel availability is spotty. There's fuel in Frenchglen but don't take credit cards only cash. Access from Frenchglen to Steens Mt. Best in spring or fall, too hot in summer. Carry plenty of water.
Nice route through woods with some good scenery. Road is all paved with a few potholes. Very little traffic. Offers a lot of off-road exploration if interested. Can see lots of wildlife. Be careful of deer and livestock on road.
Once you leave Seneca and get on NF 16 until John Day Hwy it is very remote. We traveled it all day and never saw another vehicle. You can see lots of wildlife. Last 7 miles on NF 16 (E. Camp Creek Rd, near Unity) is good graded gravel, rest of route is all paved. Watch out for livestock and deer on roads. On US 26 you will experience more traffic. Lots of camping opportunities.


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That's a question Edge are asking today, and it follows on from a string of questions people have been asking for at least 10-15 years. What was once a company renowned for their PC adventure games, and later as the publisher of stuff like Half-Life and SWAT, are now facing oblivion, with Activision displaying zero interest in maintaining the brand following their merger with Vivendi. Me, I say put it to rest, and it's a sentiment shared by company founder Ken Williams:
I really don't know what Sierra even is these days...I suppose I should be disappointed anytime I hear that Sierra is being shut down, but it really doesn't bother me. The company was horribly mismanaged for a long time, and it depresses me more every time I hear about a dumb decision being made than it does when I hear that someone did the right thing, even when it includes killing off a brand or reducing staff size.
Oh Sierra. Don't worry. It'll all be over soon. And when it is, we'll remember you for Quest for Glory, not Magna Cum Laude. Why Sierra Must Die [Edge]


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Editor's note: Today, as we observe World Malaria Day, I am honored to again welcome Dr. Carolyn Y. Woo, the President & CEO of Catholic Relief Services, the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Please visit Catholic Relief Services today to find out how you can make a difference in our world. LMH
As anyone who has tried to hold a cookout in the summer knows, mosquitoes are inventive and resilient pests, requiring significant resourcefulness if you are going to keep them from spoiling the fun.
In many parts of the world, keeping mosquitoes at bay is not just a matter of comfort, it is a matter of life and death: these insects carry a variety of diseases, most notably malaria.
April 25 is World Malaria Day. It is a time to celebrate the progress made in the fight against this disease, but it also time to renew our commitment to eradicating the killer of at least 650,000 people worldwide in 2010 — though some researchers say the figure may be twice that, 1.2 million. Almost all, 92 percent, of these deaths were in Africa and nearly two-thirds were of children under the age of 5.
Despite these grim statistics, progress is being made: deaths linked to malaria have declined since 2004, a period that corresponds with the scale up of the global response.
The fight is multi-pronged. The headlines often go to the work in the laboratories of the most prestigious medical research facilities in the world as scientists look, ultimately, for a vaccine. Often overlooked are simple, inexpensive interventions that are making real strides against malaria today:
- A long lasting, insecticide treated mosquito net, when used properly, is very effective in reducing the transmission of malaria – and it only costs around $5.
- Medicines to treat uncomplicated malaria cost only about 75 cents per dose, and rapid diagnostic tests can be used by community volunteers to diagnose the disease early on when it is easier to treat.
Such programs are making progress against malaria in some of the poorest countries in the world, the countries where malaria is still endemic, the countries where Catholic Relief Services works. And CRS is employing the same kind of resourcefulness and resilience that all of those involved in this fight need to win it.
Bed nets work because mosquitoes are most active after dark and prey on people as they sleep. Bed net programs initially targeted pregnant women and children under the age of 5, some of the most vulnerable to malaria. Millions have been distributed. We know the importance of ensuring that everyone is sleeping under one of these nets; millions more need to be distributed.
But it is not just a matter of handing out the nets and hoping for the best. For one thing, just getting the bed nets to some of remote areas is a logistical challenge. But even more important, people must be educated in how to use the nets.
Throughout West Africa, CRS is using innovative practices to distribute bed nets and medicine and insure that they are used properly. In The Gambia, CRS is working through the traditional village social structure called Kabilo.
In this project funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, village leaders are first consulted and then asked to appoint representatives – male and female – who will lead the bed net program in their communities. The fact that these people come from the Kabilo structure gives them standing in their villages that adds a credibility to their message that would be lacking if it came from outside. The approach is proving effective in getting more people to use the nets correctly.
In Niger, where CRS has distributed 3 million bed nets, mobile caravans have been used to travel between remote communities and conduct multimedia events on the importance of proper mosquito net usage. Since these educational events have taken place, there has been a significant increase in the number of people using the nets.
People also need access to medications to treat malaria if they become infected. In Benin, the Global Fund is supporting CRS' Palu Alafia project—meaning "relief from malaria" in a local language—to distribute inexpensive anti-malaria medication to young children within 24 hours of the onset of symptoms. Working with the Ministry of Health, CRS has trained local and community health workers, getting medications to hundreds of thousands of children and reaching some of the most remote areas of the country.
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"Although the goals used are very similar to soccer goals, don't picture a bunch of dogs in jerseys running around in formation on a field. It's a fun image, but it leaves out the critical element of the human handlers.
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Sreesanth said, "Next ball he was beaten and I said, 'is this the King Charles Lara? Who is this impostor, moving around nervously? I should have kept my mouth shut for the next ball - mind you, it was a length ball - Lara just pulled it over the church beyond the boundary! He is a true legend."
thats alot to give the chop, agree with some but not others
Not sure that the Strauss-Cook partnership has been successful enough to call settled or anything close to it. I wouldn't mind seeing Cook at 3 again. But I also wouldn't want Trescothick in the team again until he scores big in County cricket.Trescothick - Cook and Strauss don't need disrupting at the top. It would be a bad move if he comes back.
Vaughan is such a good captain that I'd keep him as long as he's guiding England well. I'm not sold on Strauss as captain, and as far as I'm concerned, you don't make someone captain by default. A captain shouldn't be there simply because "he's in the team anyway."Vaughan - As much as he offers as captain. I believe that Strauss would be a better option. Vaughany just doesn't offer enough with the bat.
Solid wicketkeeping and a high20s average would be enough to get him through the World Cup IMO.Nixon - He'll get 2 ODI series. Unless he hits about 7-8 hundreds then I doubt he'll be considered again .
Panesar at 8? Extremely scary. Especially with an untried wicketkeeper-batsman at number 6. Hoggard > Harmison and Panesar. Tremlett is definitely the best batsman of the 5 listed there and Jones actually has some good potential.So the team for me next year -
1) Strauss (Captain)
2) Cook
3) Bell
4) Pietersen
5) Collingwood
6) Pothas
7) Flintoff (Or extra batsman if he isn't fit).
8) Panesar (He will be a number 8 in the future , why not now)
9) Harmison
10) Jones / Tremlett ( If Jones isn't fit move Tremlett to 8)
11) Hoggard
My XI:
*Strauss - does well on occasion
Cook - grit
Bell - has the technique, made some tough runs this tour
Joyce - hugely talented, has done nothing wrong so far
KP - only batsman in England who can end with a 50+ average
Collingwood - sticks in, does a job (mind, so does Key...)
+Davies - Plunkett, Cook and Mahmood have been picked on showing less (though I suppose it's +Nixon for the moment...)
Flintoff - can bat with more freedom at eight, needs to be relieved of responsibility
Tremlett - bowls quick, with bounce
Hoggard - only bowler to emerge with credit from the Ashes
Panesar - removes the need for the fifth bowler, since he's capable of bowling long spells
Not much genuine bowling threat, admittedly, but neither is an attack of Fred/Jimmy/Peaceo/Monty/Saj at present.
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Yeah I think Tremlett would be a much better option than Mahmood, and from what I've seen of him he seems much more accurate. Quite limited exposure to him though, so I might have just seen some good spells.
The reason people think Mahmood has potential is because he's fairly quick and moves the ball quite a lot through the air, and both ways, both conventional and reverse. As soon as people see a bowler with good pace who swings it, the automatic assumption is that he could be very good. Obviously Mahmood isn't very good, as you can see from his record, so he's given the "potential" label. People from outside of Australia might not have seen this, but Mahmood was talked up hugely here as a major threat for the Ashes, before the series began. In the Champions Trophy he took a couple of wickets against us, including bowling Gilchrist through the gate, and was thereafter talked up by Australian pundits and former players in the papers and on shows like Inside Cricket and so on. Obviously Harmison and Flintoff got attention too, but Panesar and Mahmood were considered England's big trump cards and surprise matchwinners right up until the PM's XI game.
I do think that Mahmood could be a good bowler if he managed to be consistent. He's certainly capable of bowling wicket taking deliveries, and that's part of the package, but I don't think it's likely that he'll ever be accurate enough, and he's never going to be anything special the way he is bowling at the moment. England would be better off picking someone different for now.
It's too bad as well, I really like watching him bowl.
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When I first saw Saj Mahmood, I thought this guy looks like cannon fodder, he hasn't done much to prove it. Haven't seen a great deal of Liam Plunkett to comment a great deal.
Listening to Ian Chappell and reckons James Anderson has the talent to be a very good bowler, and he needs to do just that, just bowl, bowl, bowl, and bowl in matches (not the nets) and he can improve a lot and increase his confidence. He also questioned whether or not England really need Steve Harmison in the team, and if he isn't going to take the new ball, what does he offer to the team?
Geriant Jones and Chris Read are the two English wicket keepers I have seen play in the last few years (aside from James Foster and when Marcus Trescothick had a spell as a 'keeper in ODIs), and Read looks a superior gloveman but he and Jones look pretty equal with the bat.
My 4 most doubtful after Ist innings in Sydney:
* Pannesar is a good bowler but a very cheap batsman. He is a deserved cult figure but must be good for 20+ runs an innings (persist)
* Anderson fielded particularly well (persist)
* Read is laughably #6 batsman but keeps well. When better players are available to England should bat #8 (persist)
* Mahmood has some sort of attitude problem (drop)
I suppose the only good thing about this series is that it's totally exploded a few myths, and, if English cricket can actually face up to reality then we might go forward.
1. The myth that we're spoilt for choice with top notch batters.
Actually we're spoilt for choice with batters who can do respectably against moderate attacks on easy wickets. Only KP has consistently shown the stomach for this particular battle. Cook will probably improve, but only if he's prepared to learn from his mistakes out here, and not assume everything's OK when he fills his boots against easier attacks. Strauss has been feeble, even allowing for the spate of duff decisions, and you have to wonder if he's mentally tough enough. Bell has improved and will probably continue to do so, but he's still underachieved given the number of starts that he's made. Collingwood's managed to reach 30 twice in 9 completed innings: nuff said.
2. The myth that we're spoilt for choice with top notch bowlers
We heard so much of this after 2005, when the reality was that Fred & Jones were world class, with the other only making occasional contributions. Even now, too many people seem to be in denial about what's happened over the last 6 weeks (or the last 2 years if we're talking about one particular waste of space). Actually, we have a worthy trier in Hoggard who will occasionally pick up more than a couple of wickets in an innings, and a genuine threat in Flintoff, although it's hard to see him lasting much longer. Harmison's continued to do what he's done since Dec 2004 and I genuinely have no idea why otherwise sensible contributors to CW still include him in their side. Mahmood is patently not ready. The jury's out on Anderson until he gets a decent run in the side. And we're all guessing about Tremlett, Pluknett, Broad et al.
3. The myth that Flintoff is a test number 6.
Not against anyone good, he isn't. Not consistently, anyway. Give the man a break, please.
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The scoring was all Colorado Saturday, with Dallas taking the early lead on a Rapids own goal off Julien Baudet in the 22nd minute. Colorado responded quickly, however, earning the equalizer on a penalty kick four minutes later.
Despite not dominating possession through the first half, Dallas struck first with a 22nd-minute goal on a pass from Jair Benitez from the left wing. His pass was headed for Atiba Harris in front of the net, but it glanced off Baudet and past 'keeper Matt Pickens to give Dallas the advantage.
The resilient Rapids responded by pressuring Dallas' back third, earning a penalty on a handball from Harris. With Conor Casey a late scratch, Mehdi Ballouchy took the penalty kick, blasting his shot into the upper left corner as goalkeeper Kevin Hartman guessed wrong and dove to the right.
Dallas adapted well in the second half, claiming increased possession, but they were unable to create any strong chances to threaten Pickens in the net. Former Rapid Ugo Ihemelu had one of Dallas' best chances in front of the net late in the second half, but was stopped by former Dallas defender Drew Moor.
The Rapids remained dangerous, however, with Marvell Wynne making a run down the right side on a feed from Jamie Smith, then chipping the ball into Omar Cummings, who just missed getting his head on the ball in front of the net.
Colin Clark followed with a one-on-one opportunity against Hartman, but he was unable to get a clean shot off. Clark later took a direct kick in the 78th minute, finding Moor, who headed the ball from close range. The FCD 'keeper, however, managed to tip the ball over the crossbar.
The draw extended a streak for each team, with Dallas pushing its unbeaten run to eight and Colorado completing its last seven matches without a win.
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DAL -- own goal (Julien Baudet) 22
COL -- Mehdi Ballouchy 3 (penalty kick) 26
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DAL -- Marvin Chavez (caution; Reckless Foul) 77
FC Dallas -- Kevin Hartman, Heath Pearce, Ugo Ihemelu, George John, Jair Benitez, Atiba Harris (Marvin Chavez 55), Daniel Hernandez, Eric Alexander (Bruno Guarda 79), Brek Shea, David Ferreira, Milton Rodriguez (Jeff Cunningham 65).
Colorado Rapids -- Matt Pickens, Marvell Wynne, Julien Baudet, Drew Moor, Kosuke Kimura, Wells Thompson (Jeff Larentowicz 63), Mehdi Ballouchy (Quincy Amarikwa 73), Pablo Mastroeni, Jamie Smith, Colin Clark (Claudio Lopez 84), Omar Cummings
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It was time for my return to Progressive Field in Cleveland. Of the ballparks that I've traveled to, I enjoy ballhawking most at Progressive Field.
I arrived at 3:30 and was second in line behind fellow Pittsburgh ballhawk Nick Pelescak.
When the gates opened, I was hoping to fill my pockets with Easter Eggs. Alas, I only found one ball, despite looking in virtually every row and seat. At the very least, I was on the board.
My second ball of the day was from Indians reliever Chris Perez. A ball rolled to the warning track and several of us asked for it.
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Game: 7 balls (3 hit, 1 thrown, 3 found)
Season: 24 balls (13 hit, 3 thrown, 5 device, 3 found)
Games: 5 games
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Career: 602 balls
Streak: 101 consecutive games attended with at least 1 ball snagged.
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