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While the Chicago Fire first team went north of the border this weekend, the club's Academy sides took a trip to St. Louis, meeting up with Scott Gallagher Metro and Missouri on Saturday and Sunday.
Boosted after earning a combined 10 points last weekend against the Michigan contingent of Derby County Wolves and Vardar, the Academy again earned more than half of possible points this weekend, going a combined 2-1-1 on the road.
The Fire U16's didn't get the weekend off to the best start, falling 2-0 to Scott Gallagher-Missouri on Saturday afternoon. SG-Missouri received two first goals in quick succession with attackers Justin Bilyeu (10th minute) and Nick Rizzo (14th minute) putting the home team in the first half.
The Fire's efforts to climb back into the game late was thwarted by SG-Missouri goalkeeper Jean-Luc Panchot, who made three key saves late to preserve the win and shutout in the early game.
Later in the day, the Fire U18's avenged the younger team's loss, with the Fire's first half oddly similar to that of SG-Missouri's U16's.
Two first half goals by Connor Holloway (5th minute) and Chris Prince (16th minute) set the tempo and allowed the Fire to sit back and control possession on their way to a 2-0 victory. For Prince it would be a sign of things to come for the following day.
Additionally Charlie Lyon earned his third shutout of the season in the win.
The U16s bounced back from the previous day's defeat with a much needed 1-0 result against Scott Gallagher-Metro on Sunday afternoon.
Midfielder Patrick Ruta's 49th minute tally was enough while goalkeeper Zak Allen earned his first shutout of the season as the U16's gained a valuable three points towards the USSF DA's Frontier Division standings.
The Fire U18's returned to Toyota Park with a share of the spoils from Sunday afternoon's game, conceding a late goal that resulted in a 2-2 draw with Scott Gallagher-Metro.
Striker Chris Prince tallied on both sides of halftime, with his second coming off the restart following Metro's equalizer in the 50th minute. Catching the keeper off his line, Prince struck a 60-yard effort towards goal that almost instantaneously put the Fire back on top 2-1.
The goal wasn't enough as Metro found the equalizer four minutes from time, ending 2-2.
An MLS/Academy tripleheader is scheduled for Kansas City this weekend with the Fire and Wizards complete clubs clashing in the Sunflower State. The U18 sides will open the day with their match at 1pm, followed by the U16's matchup at Community America Ballpark at 4pm, before the first teams finish the day at 7:30pm.


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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
The Amazing Sniderman
And you, sir, would be a little weasel prat. Why you gotta be so negative? And what are you doing still paying attention to batting average? What are you - a Juan Pierre fan? Do you still use payphones? Are you going to send your witty repartee back to me via the teletype?
Sure, an extended slump, some desperate flailing at bad pitches and pulling his head off the ball resulted in Snider's average tumbling down to .125. But five good games in less than a week, and Young Travis has added 70 odd points to that number that we don't care about anyhow. Moreover, he's rocking a 1.450 OPS over the past five games, and we don't even give a flying fudgesicle how small a sample size that is.
Have you not seen the majestic opposite-field, extra-base hits our dreamboat has swatted about the yard last weekend and this week? Eight hits in his last five games, and seven of them are for extra bases. Five doubles! Two dingers! Awesome power! Good Job!
It's easy to get wrapped up in the day-to-day drama of the game in the same way that the chicks in the typing pool enjoy immersing themselves in their soap operas every day in the lunch room. So maybe we shouldn't get all fainty and sweaty over the hunky rakishness of our fresh faced matinee idol. But when we see Travis Snider looking poised and confident at the plate, we start to get weak in the knees, just pondering the possibilities.
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Agreed, Snidey is the "Amazing Sniderman." Here's hoping he keeps it up!
- May 5, 2010 at 2:49 PM
I think you should also reference the wicked quote by The Ack:
"Snider's HR tonight terrified me. Holy fuck. He belted the piss out of that ball."
People might remember that HR in the way that I remember the McGriff Yankee Stadium RF shot.
- May 5, 2010 at 3:16 PM
Agreed, Snider gives me a boner too.
- May 5, 2010 at 3:48 PM
Yea Scrappy that was a good one. But my favourite Snider homer is still the upper decker at Yankee Stadium from last year where he knocked straight down the hallway into the concourse area.
- May 5, 2010 at 3:50 PM
- May 5, 2010 at 4:29 PM
- Mattt said...
I second that^^
- May 5, 2010 at 4:49 PM
- Mylegacy said...
Those of us lucky enough to be watching his every at bat with strained attention - are going to be able to tell our great, great, great grandchildren (I've very bullish on health care breakthroughs) that we were there when Travis came off the snide and became "Sniderman - Defender of the Faith, Lord of the Rift" ( I also really liked Sean Connery in 'The Wind and the Lion' - don't ask.)
The red-faced kid is - before our eyes - becoming a monster.
- May 5, 2010 at 4:56 PM
Little-known fact about Snider. He, like Tim Tebow, is saving himself for marriage.
- May 5, 2010 at 6:02 PM
I enjoyed watching lunchbox Mash those two homers against the twins last year. Oh the sense of hope that was in the air back in those halcyon days...
- May 5, 2010 at 6:33 PM
...er, I mean sniderman.
- May 5, 2010 at 6:35 PM
Sorry to take us (somewhat) off-topic, but did anyone see the nugget on MLB.com that suggests Fred Lewis will sit when E5 comes off the DL.
Please, please tell me that even the Manager ain't that frickin' obtuse - is he? I mean, he has been watching the games recently? Does he have something against winning? No more rhetorical questions - I'm out.
E5 must stay glued to the bench.
- May 5, 2010 at 9:39 PM
@Mylegacy: Haven't seen any comments of yours around lately. Methinks, I get what your saying: Here comes a Sniderman. Without a doubt, the Sniderman will blossom this year! Here comes the Sniderman ... in the spring of Snidey. BTW, Snidey is not going to become a monster, insomuch as a superhereo. N'fuff said.
- May 5, 2010 at 9:44 PM
- William J. Tasker said...
I'm really dating myself with this one, but my recommended name is, "Snidely Whiplash." The Whiplash is the pitcher's head and neck after a belted pitch is sent into the clouds.
- May 5, 2010 at 11:22 PM
- Unknown said...
I thought that awesome Snider dinger was in Minnesota last year. It went to the upper deck then straight down the hall. I dunno if it would have the same effect at a place like Yankee Stadium...
Anyways, I just remember because I was in an argument but after that HR I didn't care enough to do anything but gawk at Sniderman's mad skills. Now I'm single.
- May 6, 2010 at 9:34 AM
- Unknown said...
- May 6, 2010 at 12:16 PM
- Aquamelli said...
Its fun watching Sniders development with each and every at-bat. You can just tell that his swing seems better and a lot faster than it was last season. I sure hope he continues this against the Sox
- May 6, 2010 at 1:28 PM
i haven't "heard" a ball come off the bat like Sniderman since George Bell in BP when he was 19....am I dating myself?..When they hit it that hard never mind how fast it goes out of the yard, it SOUNDS different.
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ESSAY- Lady Gaga: And the Pornification of America
With a record-breaking 17 million fans on Facebook, a chart-topping 5 million followers and the most popular hashtext on twitter (#becauseofgaga), the most watched YouTube video, and more than $34 million in ticket sales from her Monster Ball Tour, Lady Gaga, a.k.a. the artist formerly known as Stefani Germanotta, is undeniably a musical force to be reckoned with. At least for the moment.
Nominated for 13 MTV Music Video Awards, including four for "Bad Romance" (which has been viewed over 276 million times on YouTube and enough traffic to ground Gaga's website to a halt), Gaga knows how to fill seats, sell albums, and incite a frenzied devotion among her followers, whom she affectionately refers to as "Little Monsters."
The emphasis is on the "little." With a fan base dominated by the under-20 set (her Facebook fans mainly range from 10-21), the driving force behind Gaga's popularity and success comes from kid power. Yet the content of Gaga's music and videos is far from kid-friendly, and the impact on young female fans is particularly troublesome.
Indeed, Gaga admits that "the last thing a young woman needs is another picture of a sexy pop star writhing in sand, covered in grease, touching herself." However, if one replaces "sand" with "brothel floor" and "grease" with "diamonds," Gaga is precisely "another sexy pop star," albeit one whose hyper-sexualized façade has sped the pornification of American culture.
As theatre historian and University of Illinois professor Mardia Bishop explains, "pop culture and porn culture have become part of the same seamless continuum." Given the youth of Gaga's fanbase, however, the increasing acceptability and pervasiveness of sexualized imagery in mainstream media— "normalization" Bishop calls it–- is where the Gaga phenomenon takes a dark turn.
"Visual images and narratives of music videos clearly have more potential to form attitudes, values, or perceptions of social reality than does the music alone," notes author Douglas A. Gentile in Media Violence and Children, "because they add additional information and rely less on imagination."
For example, Gaga's "Bad Romance" video packs a lot of messages into a five-minute musical. The singer is kidnapped, drugged, and forced to sell herself as a prostitute to the highest bidder; and the video ends with a scantily clad, post-coitally-posed Gaga lying on a bed beside the smoldering skeleton of her "customer" as her bra emits flames.
That said, Gaga is far from the only mainstream artist contributing to the pornification of young children. Children between the ages of 8 and 18 spend approximately 30-120 minutes a day watching music videos— 75 percent of which contain sexually suggestive materials. And with the advent of portable technology, children's television and music are often unmonitored by parents or guardians. Not only does this accelerate adolescent sexual behavior (as 12- to 14-year-old girls are two times more likely to engage in sexual activity after being exposed to sexual imagery), but it increases the likelihood of more sexual partners.
Nancy Bauer, a Tufts University professor, note that celebrity adoration is a normal part of identity development for young girls, but such adoration can manifest itself from something as simple as putting up posters to more destructive behaviors, such as starving oneself to mimic a celebrity's body shape.
Thus, to younger children, Lady Gaga crawling around on the floor in diamonds and giving a lap dance to an emotionally distant male stranger becomes the embodiment of Gaga behavior— to be studied and emulated.
The image of Gaga with overly large, computer-generated eyes in "Bad Romance" has given rise to a whole new craze in eyewear: circle lenses. After the video premiered, a professional make-up artist and spokesperson for Lancome, Michelle Phan, uploaded a "How To" video teaching girls how to achieve a similar look.
The video, which calls for five layers of false lashes, two eyeliners, brow gel, three different eye shadows, a brow pencil, circle contact lenses, and an anti-inflammatory "not meant for daily use," received over 12 million hits. "Nice," commented one user. "I want to do this look but I'am just 11 years old!!!" While the American Optometric Association cautioned that the lenses provide the potential for irreversible sight loss, a 16-year-old admits to owning 22 pairs.
Anything they see– whether it's Gaga caged up with vertebrate sticking out of her back or seducing and then murdering a male counterpart in "Bad Romance"– can be accepted as fact. "I don't even drink water onstage in front of anybody," Gaga admits, "because I want them to focus on the fantasy of the music."
But as professor Bauer notes, too many of Gaga's fans see her as such a real role model "that they could be her." This relationship that veers too close to personal projection, and Gaga reinforces the perception through carefully choreographed behavior, appearing to show genuine love and an almost motherly concern for her fans.
"What I'm really trying to say," she tells one interviewer, "is I want the deepest, darkest, sickest parts of you that you are afraid to share with anyone because I love you that much."
Gaga also manages to create a sense of intimacy and reciprocity in what is traditionally a non-reciprocal relationship, constantly attributing her success and happiness to her fans. For example, Gaga tattooed "Little Monsters" on her forearm, tweeting, "Look what I did last night. Little monsters forever, on the arm that holds my mic." In response, one fan gushed, "If I ever meet YOU, I'm going to get your signature tattooed on me too!!" Another states, "I wish we could sit down together and talk about all this stuff together. You would love the stories I have! And I know you'd believe me."
This pseudo-reciprocal relationship, then, is foundational to Gaga's pervasive impact. After all, when fans are imbued with a sense of importance, they become ravenous consumers of associated commercial products. Yet, in an ironic take on "Bad Romance," in the end, it's Gaga's young fans who are getting sold to the highest bidder.
Gaga's once obscure fashion has come to inspire Prada, Armani, and Alexander Wang. Nude corsets, lace, bodysuits, feathers, and "the pantsless look" have all been featured on the runways. Particular materials— corsets, high-heels, leather, rubber, fur, and underwear as outerwear are all commonly used in the porn industry, and all appear in Gaga's "Bad Romance."
These fashions, like fashions of the past, trickle down to reach young girls— which explains how sexually provocative slogans like "Feeling Lucky" find themselves stamped on the backs of underwear marketed to 7-year-olds.
The author is the founder and director of the Albemarle-based Rutherford Institute, a non-profit legal clinic advancing civil and religious rights.


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Jeff Regan, Investigator is a fine, hardboiled detective/radio noir series from the 1940s. Today it's perhaps best-remembered as Jack Webb's last role before Dragnet. After his departure, it continued with Frank Graham filling Webb's formidable (gum)shoes until his untimely death.
Jeff Regan, Investigator debuted on CBS with the title Joe Canto, Private Eye on 10 July, 1948 with Barton Yarborough starring as Canto. The first episode, "Doctor, Lawyer and Indian Chief" was rerun a week after its initial airing with the new title of Jeff Regan, Private Eye. During its short run it would variously be referred to in print as Jeff Regan, Jeff Regan Det., and Jeff Regan Detective in addition to its proper title. Webb took over the role of Regan in the second episode, "The Prodigal Daughter" after which Yarborough continued to occasionally appear as Canto.
Webb and his roommate/creative partner, Richard L. Breen, had made names for themselves on the west coast and within radio circles with Pat Novak...for Hire (1946) produced by San Francisco's KGO. After quitting that show and relocating to Los Angeles, the two created its near clone, Johnny Madero, Pier 23 (1947) which aired nationally, on the Mutual Network. However, Johnny Madero was a summer replacement series and did not continue after its short season. After freelancing for a spell, Webb was approached by CBS about creating a new series, which led to the creation of Jeff Regan.


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A North Carolina agency's report says nearly $400,000 was misappropriated from a program designed to improve housing in poor communities.
The state Commerce Department on Tuesday issued a report saying that a Lexington man working for Hobbs, Upchurch, and Associates to administer Community Development Block Grant money submitted bills from a side company he owned for lead paint abatement and other work.
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Our whole life is a stress, if you are working you have to get the kids ready for school, do not be late to work, work like crazy because otherwise they can fire you for being chronically late, don't be late to pick up kids because you will have to pay the fine (again), feed the kids, put them to bed, try to relax watching TV while packing lunches for tomorrow. If you are home, it is even more stressful, you never leave your workplace, trying to clean up and cook and keep family on budget while your kids seem to break anything and everything, try to look good and feel good on budget. Both of these scenarios usually run with the humming sound of guilt feelings of being an inadequate mother, wife and woman.
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Then you are stressed. Meanwhile, your husband is playing computer games, watches TV, out with his friends and that really annoys you even more.
You are stressed because you started to do things for your husband and forgot that the main function of woman is to keep and give the energy and love. You obviously took on too many functions, both male and female, robbed your husband of that wonderful and happy wife he deserves and made yourself miserable.
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Kasheia, thank you :) Married or not married, we (women) always try to be heroes and do everything ourselves, but it feels so much better when someone helps us. Hope you are as unstressed as possible these days :)
Love this! Not married *yet*, but I can use a few of these pointers!


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CINCINNATI: Authorities have arrested an Ohio woman in the 2009 poisoning death of her husband and say they believe she did it by slipping antifreeze into a drink.
The Ashtabula County Sheriff�s Office in northeastern Ohio arrested 53-year-old Teresa Kotomski on a murder charge Friday morning at a home in Conneaut where she was living with family.
A message left at the home seeking comment was not returned Friday. It�s unclear whether Kotomski has an attorney.
Investigators declined to discuss a possible motive or say what led them to Kotomski.
Her husband of five years, 65-year-old Raymond Kotomski, died at a hospital three days after he was found unconscious in his Pierpont home on Aug. 13, 2009. He had three grown children with his former wife of 36 years.


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... why sacrifice in ways that plump federal coffers or reduce federal obligations when Washington can't be trusted to make anything better or get anything right?I think Bruni disturbed himself when he coughed up that argument for the other side. He had to distance himself with this introductory phrase:
And cynicism about the intentions of politicians and the effectiveness of government has become an easy out: ...Oh, so only cynics and intellectually lazy characters go with that question? All right then. I'll ignore it and move on to your other musings about "[your] own trust issues," which could be "lessened considerably" if only some candidate would say that "pain is a precursor to healing; and that it's time to take our medicine."
No, I won't! It was a great question, and I have my own trust issues that would be lessened considerably if you wouldn't put a sign in front of us saying only lazy/cynical people ask it. I could just as well say that it's the cynical, easy way out to say that it's the cynical, easy way out to ask that question. That is the question!


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Serial burglars targeting travelers have stolen luggage and valuables from parked cars five times in the last two months at a popular Dania Beach restaurant, authorities said Friday.
The unidentified suspects have repeatedly struck outside of the Rustic Inn Crabhouse at 4331 Ravenswood Road, the Broward Sheriff's Office said. It's a hot spot among tourists coming from the airport, cruise ships and area hotels.
Surveillance video taken Dec. 9 shows a pair of thieves with an appetite for stolen property breaking into a minivan outside of the restaurant. The duo is seen pulling up in an older model, light-colored, four-door sedan. The passenger gets off, breaks into a tourist's minivan and takes three backpacks, a camera, laptop and cash before wiping the vehicle down to remove his fingerprints and fleeing.
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Dave Erwin of Philadelphia is one tourist that likes to dine at the Rustic Inn. He said he hopes the thieves are caught because "that's the sort of stuff that deters tourism."
On Friday night, the restaurant was buzzing with patrons like Marco Rojas, who was visiting from Costa Rica. He urged vigilance.
"If we're a little bit more aware and conscious than none of that would happen," Rojas said.
As one of their deputies keeps an eye on the place, the BSO released the surveillance video in hopes that someone will recognize the thieves and turn them in. They are also asking tourists and residents to be on alert.
Barry Drescher from Atlanta said he hides all of his valuables.
"We put it in the trunk before we get to the stop where we're going because we don't want to stop and then open up the trunk and if somebody's watching us, see everything in the trunk," he said.
"Like we say, out of sight out if mind," Drescher explained.
The BSO is asking anyone with information on the thieves to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $3,000 for information that leads to an arrest.


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3 Reasons Why You Should Add a Maryland Distillery Visit to Your Wine Travels
I am a self-professed wino. I am not alone. There are hundreds probably millions of people who are equally passionate about wine if not more. Another beverage would not compare. When offered a beer or whiskey, we politely turn up our nose.
So why am I writing about adding a Maryland distillery to your wine travels? No, I have not been sitting in the sun too long. Spirits tasting is very similar to wine tasting. Adding a whiskey or rum tasting along your wine travels will be a pleasant surprise.
Here are three reasons why you should try to visit a Maryland distillery.
- Spirits and wine are more alike than you think
Wines share the same characteristics as spirits. For example, Nebbiolo or Barolo are full-bodied Italian reds that have a wide range of aromas and flavors. You will find those similar aromas and flavors in many whiskeys. Compare for yourself at Cassinelli Winery and Distillery (Chestertown, MD). Sample Cassinelli's 2010 Barbera Reserve and its Corn Whiskey and see if you detect the same flavor notes. Sauvignon Blanc has similar botanical notes like gin. Tell the tasting room host what characteristics you enjoy in wine, this will help them serve you a rum, whiskey or gin with those similar notes.
- Spirits can be sweet or dry
Just like wine…spirits can be produced to be sweet or dry. Gin, specifically, has this versatility. Adding flavor agents can achieve complexity, and entirely unique flavor profile. Springfield Winery & Distillery (Thurmont, MD) uses these techniques to enhance the tasting experience. Springfield's vodka and gin are infused with lavender. The lavender is subtle distraction from gin's traditional juniper flavor.
- Spirits tasting is available at your traditional wine tasting
If you do not want to choose between wine or spirits, you do not have to. You can do both at Fiore Winery & Distillery (Pylesville, MD). Fiore is the quintessential Italian winery (in Maryland). Mike and Rose Fiore, owners and winemakers, have been making wine for over 30 years. Visiting Fiore Winery and Distillery is like taking a trip to a Tuscan countryside. After your wine tasting you are treated to Limoncello or Grappa. Both are liqueurs served as an after dinner drink. You experience traditions of Italy along your entire visit to this Maryland distillery.
Give it a try and visit a Maryland distillery. Email me or post your comments and let me know about your experience. Will you add local spirits to your wine travels?


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Monday, 4 May 2009
Good Company
Henry Wriothesley, third
Earl of Southampton, friend
and patron to Shakespeare,
imprisoned for his role in
the Essex rebellion, was
in his time of great need
kept company by his cat
Trixie, and a happier man
by far for it he was at that.
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southhampton: John de Critz the Elder, c. 1601-03 (Boughton House)
4 comments:
- Zephirine said...
And Trixie was clearly a puss of some personality, if the portrait is to be believed.
- 6 May 2009 at 17:11
- TC/BTP said...
Yes, the furious fixity of her gaze almost makes up for the apparent mild self satisfaction, despite injury and incarceration, in that of her human companion.
- 6 May 2009 at 17:29
- Anonymous said...
I wonder whether Willy liked cats too...
- 18 July 2009 at 09:51
- TC said...
Well, in The Merchant of Venice, Shylock, explaining why he wishes to have a pound of flesh taken from Antonio's heart, and that he has no good reason for wanting it, points out there are many irrational human feelings, for example the irrational dislike of felines. What good reason could there be, he asks rhetorically, for disliking "A harmless necessary cat..."? (IV, i, 55) "So can I give no reason, nor will I not,/More than a lodged hate and a certain loathing..."
Shakespeare would seem to be saying that cats are useful and necessary animals, so that even if one lacks a sentimental attachment to them, there are practical reasons why they should be tolerated. But humans are deeply irrational creatures, whose fears and phobias have no practical basis. To hate cats or want a pound of Antonio's heart--that's just the way some people are.
- 18 July 2009 at 16:32


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The Distripress Congress 2012 takes place October 1 – 4 at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow, Scotland. Kodak can be found at Booth 9, Expo Hall..
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Hardee's Makes a Breakfast Classic Portable with New Country Fried Steak 'N' Gravy Biscuit
Aug 26, 2010
Because everything is better with gravy
ST. LOUIS, Mo. − August 25, 2010 − Hardee's has proven again and again that everything is better with gravy, beginning decades ago with its now classic Biscuit 'N' Gravy menu item. Another breakfast classic, chicken- or country-fried steak and gravy, is a delicious morning entrée but it's never before been something that could be eaten on-the-go. So, to remedy the situation, Hardee's created the Country Fried Steak 'N' Gravy Biscuit, which features a seasoned, breaded steak covered with a generous ladle of sausage gravy and served between a buttery Made from Scratch®buttermilk biscuit.
"Many people love to eat country-fried steak and gravy for breakfast but it's always been a sit-down affair requiring a knife and fork," said Brad Haley, executive vice president of marketing at CKE Restaurants. "Hardee's new Country Fried Steak 'N' Gravy Biscuit makes the whole thing portable by putting a great-tasting, crispy steak, covered with our famous sausage gravy, inside one of our Made From Scratch Biscuits. It doesn't get any better than that."
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Tracy Arm: a Jewel in the Golden Chain that is Southeast Alaska
Published: 06/13/2013 14:00:00
Tracy Arm is located about 45 miles south of Juneau, down Stephens Passage and off of Holkham Bay. It's named after Civil War General Benjamin Franklin Tracy, who was the Secretary of the Navy in the late 1800's, and it's the part of the Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness, which was designated as such by Congress in 1980.
VIDEO: We take a trip south to Tracy Arm aboard the Adventure Bound and share a few of the sights. (Image: Rik Pruett)
We took a trip up into Tracy Arm aboard the Adventure Bound, a 56 foot tour vessel whose experienced Captain is intimately familiar with the area. Over 30 miles long, Tracy Arm is a world class marvel of a Glacial Fjord, some of the surrounding mountains soar straight up to over 7,000 feet and the waterfalls that cascade down from these dizzying heights are truly breathtaking.
The waterway can be quite hazardous, often filled from shore to shore with floating icebergs calved from the twin Sawyer Glaciers, both of which are highly active tidewater glaciers; so while we floated quietly along at a safe distance, the ice was in constant motion around us.
Tracy Arm abounds with wildlife of all sorts commonly found in Southeast Alaska and we were fortunate enough to spot a few bears taking their leisure along the shoreline. Harbor Seals have their pups on these ice floes, safe from any prowling whales whose sonar is confused by the ice. And Arctic Terns use the icebergs as floating perches to take a rest from riding the winds.
With all of this astounding beauty, it isn't surprising that Kayakers treasure Tracy Arm as a refuge of quiet splendor and often count on the Adventure Bound to get them in and out of the area, saving them the long paddle back to town so that they can enjoy more time with the wilderness and the sea.
As residents of Southeast Alaska, we are blessed to be surrounded by all of the majesty of creation, and everywhere we look there lays beauty unsurpassed. But if you ever get the chance, take the time for a trip down to Tracy Arm; it's a jewel along the golden chain that is Southeast Alaska, and an awe inspiring place that you won't soon forget.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chris Johnson arrived in Minnesota on Friday night just hoping to provide a little bit of energy and make a solid impression in his latest effort to catch on with an NBA team.
About 24 hours later, he was hearing chants of "M-V-P! M-V-P!" and teaming with another new face to carry the Timberwolves to a much-needed victory.
Johnson and Mickael Gelabale signed 10-day contracts on Saturday morning, then scored the first 23 points of the fourth quarter to lift the Timberwolves to a 92-79 victory over the slumping Houston Rockets on Saturday night.
Johnson, signed from Santa Cruz of the NBA Development League, scored 13 of his 15 points in the fourth. Gelabale, a forward who arrived from France on Thursday, had 10 of his 11 points in the final 12 minutes to help the injury-plagued Wolves snap a five-game skid.
"I don't think I drew it up that way," Johnson said with a big smile.
Neither did the Rockets, who were caught totally flat-footed by a pair of unknown players who showed more heart and hustle in 12 minutes than the entire Houston team has in about two weeks.
James Harden scored 18 points on 5-of-18 shooting for the Rockets, who have lost seven straight games. Houston shot 32 percent and committed 20 turnovers in another lethargic effort that had coach Kevin McHale scrambling to find anybody who could give them some energy.
The Rockets starters shot 25.5 percent for the game and Harden is shooting 28 percent (23 for 80) over the last three games.
"We're so out of character right now," McHale said. "We have turnovers, when guys are open we're not hitting them and we take the extra dribble. Right now, we're really in a funk and we've got to get ourselves out of it. That's the bottom line. And we will."
Andrei Kirilenko had 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Luke Ridnour scored 16 points for the Timberwolves, who had lost each of their previous five by double digits and were playing with just nine healthy bodies.
They appeared to be running out of gas again when the Rockets closed the third quarter with a 10-2 run to cut Minnesota's lead to 63-59, but that's when Johnson and Gelabale improbably took over.
The super-athletic Johnson scored Minnesota's first eight points of period. He threw down a huge alley-oop from Ridnour and was serenaded with the MVP chants when he knocked down two free throws for a 71-62 lead.
"I heard it," Johnson said sheepishly of the chants. "I don't agree with it at all. It's just a great fan base. They showed great support tonight."
Gelabale picked up from there, the French Olympian converting a three-point play during an 11-point scoring binge of his own to hold off the Rockets. Kirilenko's putback with 1:35 to play was the first bucket by someone other than the 10-day duo in the fourth.
Getting outworked by two players who weren't in the league on Friday may have been rock bottom for the Rockets.
They haven't had near the injury issues that the Timberwolves have, but they looked to be hitting a pretty big wall themselves over the last two weeks. They've been sloppy on offense, turning the ball over far too many times and falling behind by at least 10 points in eight of the last nine games.
"I'm not playing to the best of my ability," Harden said. "I'm not making shots, I'm not making plays. I think we're kind of in a fog right now. We've got to find a way to get out of this fog."
Looking for some juice, McHale started backup Patrick Beverley at point guard over Jeremy Lin, who was just 1 for 5 in the first half, to begin the third quarter along with reserves Carlos Delfino and Marcus Morris. But Beverley picked up two quick fouls and had to go to the bench and the Rockets went 0 for 7 and committed five turnovers in the first four minutes of the period.
"I honestly have no answer," said forward Chandler Parsons, who was 2 for 10. "We're not playing well, we're not playing good defense, we're not playing good offense. I don't think we're playing hard enough. I don't feel we're leaving it all out there."
Wolves owner Glen Taylor waited for coach Terry Porter, who is filling in for Rick Adelman while he tends to his hospitalized wife, to finish his postgame press conference and approached him with an outstretched hand.
"I wanted to come in here and see how you did this," Taylor said.
"Smoke and mirrors," Porter replied. "Smoke and mirrors."
NOTES: The Wolves were missing C Nikola Pekovic (bruised right quad), F Dante Cunningham (illness), G Alexey Shved (ankle), F Kevin Love (hand), F Chase Budinger (knee), G Brandon Roy (knee), F Josh Howard (knee) and G Malcolm Lee (hip). … Lin scored 12 points on 3-for-12 shooting. … Timberwolves F Derrick Williams had 11 points and five rebounds, and Ricky Rubio had seven points and six assists.
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Williamsburg Handmade Oil Paint - Canton Rose, 37 ml tube
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- Color:
- Canton Rose
- Size:
- 37 ml
- Format:
- Tube
- No.
- 744
- Mfg #:
- 6000744-9
Pigment Information
This color contains the following pigments:
PY42-Mars Orange
PW6-Titanium White
PR112-Naphthol Red AS-D
PR101-Red Iron Oxide
PW4-Zinc White
Pigment Name
PY42-Mars Orange
Pigment Type
inorganic, earth
Chemical Name
iron oxide
Chemical Formula
Fe2O2 or Fe2O3 • H2O
Mars Orange is a bright, extremely light red and appears almost pinkish in contrast with darker colors. It has incredible tinting strength and opacity. The synthetic form of Mars Orange is made from iron oxides and is cleaner, brighter, and denser than its ochre-based counterparts.
Mars Orange has excellent permanence and lightfastness.
Mars Orange has no significant hazards.
The word Mars refers to the Roman god of iron and war. Mars Orange has been manufactured as a pigment since the 17th century.
Pigment Name
PW6-Titanium White
Pigment Type
Chemical Name
titanium dioxide
Chemical Formula
Titanium White is the most brilliant of the white pigments. It is considered an all purpose oil color useful in all techniques and the best all around white. Its masstone is neither warm nor cool, placing it somewhere between Lead White and Zinc White. It is less prone to cracking and yellowing than Lead White, but it still yellows easily. Titanium White dries slowly in oil form, more slowly than Lead White but more quickly than Zinc White. It is opaque in oil and acrylic forms and semi-opaque in watercolor form. This pigment has good chemical stability, and its tinting strength is superior to both Lead White and Zinc White.
Titanium White has excellent permanence and lightfastness.
Titanium dioxide is highly stable and is regarded as completely non-toxic. Animal studies give no indiciation that it is absorbed biologically, even after long periods of exposure. The primary safety concern is with inhalation of fine pigment dust particl
Titanium is the ninth most abundant element in the Earth's crust, however mineral deposits that are economical to mine are less common. Titanium dioxide was first discovered in 1821, although it could not be mass produced until 1919. Widespread use of the pigment began in the 1940s. Since that time, it has become the most commonly used white pigment. The name comes from the Latin word Titan, the name for the elder brother of Kronos and ancestor of the Titans, and from the Greek word tito, meaning day or sun.
Pigment Name
PR112-Naphthol Red AS-D
Pigment Type
organic, monoazo
Chemical Formula
This Naphthol Red is an intense scarlet red pigment that is heavily staining. It has an average drying time. It is semi-transparent and has relatively poor covering power.
This Naphthol Red has been rated as having excellent lightfastness under ASTM testing, but other testing methods have demonstrated some tendancy for the color to fade with exposure to strong ultraviolet light. It has been considered a replacement for less lightfast naphthol reds such as PR3. Not suitable for exterior use.
Naphthol Reds are not considered toxic. Naphthol Red AS-D may cause eye, skin, or respiratory irritation. Contact with dry pigment should be avoided.
Pigment Name
PR101-Red Iron Oxide
Pigment Type
earth, synthetic
Chemical Name
iron oxides (synthetic), iron oxide, silica, alumina, lime, and magnesia or hydrated iron oxide
Chemical Formula
Fe2O2 or Fe2O3 • H2O
Red iron oxide varies in hue and transparency, depending on hydration and slight impurities. Indian Red is a slightly duller, deep brick hue with a bluish undertone. It is very dense and opaque, with excellent tinting strength and covering power. It is dependable when mixing with all other permanent pigments and yields good flesh tints when mixed with Zinc White. It is the synthetic version of PR102, which is a pigment made from earth reds, or natural red iron oxides, and the names applied to PR101 and PR102 often overlap. The synthetic red iron oxides have mostly replaced natural red iron oxides and are brighter, stronger, finer, and more permanent. Indian Red is the highest grade bluish shade. Light Red, English Red, and Venetian Red are yellowish shades. Mars Violet is a dull and subdued bluish or purplish oxide.
Red iron oxide is very lightfast with excellent permanence.
Red iron oxide has no significant hazards.
Natural red iron oxide comes from the mineral ore hematite, called bloodstone by the ancient Greeks from the word hema, meaning blood. It is one of the oldest pigments, has been used by every major civilization, and was an important mineral for medieval alchemists. It was not widely used in artists' materials until the 17th century and was not produced in large quantities until the 18th century.
Pigment Name
PW4-Zinc White
Pigment Type
Chemical Name
Chemical Formula
Zinc White is the coolest white, and it has a cold, clean masstone and a slightly bluish tint. It has less hiding power and is more transparent than other whites. It dries slowly and is good for painting wet into wet and for glazing and scumbling. Zinc White is neither as opaque nor as heavy as Lead White, its covering power is not as good, and it takes much longer to dry. However, it does not blacken when exposed to sulfur in the air as Lead White does. It is very valuable for making tints with other colors. Unmixed Zinc White dries to a brittle and dry paint film that may crack over the years, so it is not good for frescoing. It is more transparent in acrylic form than Titanium White and is the most commonly used white with gouache. Chinese White is a version of Zinc White appropriate for opaque watercolor techniques.
Zinc White has great permanence and lightfastness.
Zinc White is moderately toxic if ingested and slightly toxic if inhaled.
Though historians are divided on who first isolated the element zinc, they agree that it was first suggested as a white pigment in 1782. Zinc White was accepted as a watercolor in 1834 and was called Chinese White due to the popularity of oriental porcelain in Europe at the time. Ten years later, a suitable oil form was produced. By the early 20th century, it had improved to the point where it was an acceptable alternative to Flake White.
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Yeah, I know I haven't posted much. I have been riding, just not as regularly, so I guess this blog is a reflection of that. Anyway, this was too funny not to share.
It seems that a Pensacola, FL man rode his $450 bicycle to an estate sale, and happened to leave it in the wrong place. While he was in another part of the sale looking for bargains his bicycle was mistakenly sold for $5. Doh!
Funny and sad all at the same time. He's hoping that the buyer will see the news and bring back his bike.
Thanks to Commute Orlando for this tidbit.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: bicycle, bike, choices, commuting, ride, traffic, urban, work
I had a choice this week… Ride or Drive.
I chose to ride, and it was great. 🙂
I managed to ride to work two days this week, which is quite a jump from the no days schedule in recent months.
Wednesday night I planned ahead to ride Thursday morning, and it was confirmed when my wife asked if she could take my car to drop a friend off at the airport. The weather is getting warmer, and I was concerned that Thursday morning would be a bit chilly, but instead it turned out to be quite nice. I wore a jacket, but started unzipping about halfway to the office. The ride home after work was a good workout, and I was feeling pretty good about myself and my one day of bike commuting for the week.
Thursday night came and I thought about riding again on Friday, but I talked myself out of it. "Don't want to do too much in a single week yet", I told myself. Yeah right.
So Friday morning comes, I'm getting ready for work, and I'm conflicted. I'm feeling conservative and thinking I shouldn't ride again, but there's a little voice inside that tells me I'm being ridiculous, that I used to do this all the time, and that it is only five miles to the office, so no big deal. I caved, and changed into my riding gear.
It was about the most gorgeous morning for riding that I could imagine. The temperature was perfect, just cool enough for comfort. There was a gentle breeze, but not enough that it was a fight to ride against. Blue skies. Close to perfection. Great ride!
So it's a long day at work on Friday and the end of the day finally comes about 7:30, and I'm still at the office. My daughter has a softball game on the other side of town in 30 minutes, at 8:00. She's already at the ballpark with my wife and other daughter. I can ride five miles home and then drive to the ballpark… or I can go into unknown territory and ride to the ballpark. I'd driven there plenty of times, but had never ridden out that way, and I estimated the distance to be about ten miles.
Once again, I chose to ride… and it was a fun adventure. It was about ten miles of urban riding, the last five of which were on a major road with no shoulder (Redwood Road for you locals), so I had to "take the lane" and hold my own in traffic. The traffic wasn't too heavy, and I only had one person pass me really close. All in all it was a good ride, and the start of the game was delayed a few minutes, so I even made it there in time for the first pitch.
This morning I'm a little stiff and can tell that I rode more this week than I have in a long time, but it was worth it.
Choose to ride.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: bicycle, bike, carbon, Road Bike, stunts, trials, video
Check out this crazy cool video of an amazingly talented fellow taking a carbon road bike where it isn't supposed to go…
Mad Skills!
That's about all I can think of to say about that. (Actually, I do wonder if they were able to pull off that video with the same frame, same set of rims, and no flats. Either way, an amazing bit of riding!)
Thanks to 100KM for this bit of coolness.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: bicycle, Bike Commuting, bikes, career, change
Well, it has been seven months since I've posted anything here. What's up with that? Actually, I've been wondering the same thing…
What can I say? I didn't plan to take a seven month break. It just kind of… happened.
The best answer I can come up with is that this has been a year of dramatic changes. The biggest of which has been a major career shift. For over 20 years I've been doing some kind of software development, and this year I decided to make a shift. I'm still working in the technology space, but now I'm on the sales and marketing side of things.
Wait… what? Yeah, I crossed over to "the dark side", and now I'm a sales guy. 🙂 (And now I don't think of it as the dark side either)
It's been quite a ride. An all encompassing change that has rocked my world, but has been a wonderful adventure at the same time.
So what does this have to do with bicycles?
Well, when my life turned upside down it put a real crimp in my riding. Between the winter cold, the crazy new schedule, more than a few business trips, and the need to have intense focus in other areas of my life… riding just kind of went by the wayside. Yes, I got a few rides in during the winter. I rode to the office a couple of times, and I shivered on a couple of rides "just for fun", but my riding was nothing like last year. In fact, I even got to the point where I didn't want to ride. To be honest, that really bothered me. Riding my bike had become such a cool thing in my life, for all kinds of great reasons, and all of a sudden that desire was gone. I'd drive to work each morning and see people riding along my old route, some of which I knew by name from meeting on the road last year, and it just reinforced the fact that I was different now. With that in mind, posting something here seemed kind of hypocritical. I mean, I'm the guy who would always rather ride his bike, right? Well, apparently not.
So… that brings me to today. I'm happy to say that I'm back in the saddle… literally, and I'd like to think I've found a better balance and a healthier perspective.
Have I been riding like I did last year? No. But I have been riding. The weather has been nice lately, and I've had a few good rides. I've been trying to find a good rhythm when it comes to riding to work. So far just one day a week has been the goal, and we'll see if I can bump that up a bit over the coming months. I would like to ride my first century this year, but I realize that will take a significant training commitment, so I'll have to see how things go.
The important thing to me is that I'm riding again, and I'm enjoying it. I've remembered what I had forgotten.
I'm still figuring things out and trying to regain the balance in my life. I'm not there yet, but… do we ever get all the way there?
Probably not in this lifetime, but I think that's part of the adventure.
P.S. For those of you that have continued to follow this blog, thanks for sticking around. I won't make any promises right now, but I'm going to try to be a little more consistent. 🙂 See ya on the road.
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Here's something you don't see every day… a peloton of sumo wrestlers!
My daughter and I were driving around on Halloween day and came upon one of the funniest things I've ever seen when it comes to cyclists. There was a whole group of riders dressed in funny sumo suits. We were actually going the other way when we passed them the first time, but it was so cool that I had to get pictures, so we turned around and passed them again, grabbing some pictures out the window as we went by.
There were probably at least twenty riders, and they were creating quite a stir. Folks were honking and cheering, but they seemed oblivious. I have no idea who the group was, and if the traffic hadn't been so crazy around them I probably would have tried to make conversation out the window to find out.
It made our day!
In other news… We've had some unseasonably cold temperatures the last few days, which means it was 16-18 degrees (F) when I left the house in the morning, making for a brisk commute! The temperature has climbed to the mid 30s for the ride home in the evening, and that has felt almost tropical compared to the morning.
The bike commuting herd gets pretty thin when it gets this cold, but I've seen more riders still out than I saw last year, which is pretty cool. (No pun intended)
I've got my cold weather commuting wear figured out pretty well these days, so I was comfortable. Layering and coverage is everything. Maybe I'll do a post in the near future to review my current outfit choices.
Thanks for stopping by. Ride Safe!
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Wow, I haven't posted anything for over a month! Where have I been?
I'm still here.
Still riding my bikes.
The weather is cold now, so I'm wearing more layers these days.
Some ugly weather days, so less road bike, and more mountain bike.
Less riding for fun, and more riding to get somewhere… but it is still riding.
I've been very busy lately, and maybe a little less inspired to post things here.
But… I've always got ideas… so I'll try to do a better job of sharing them with you.
In the meantime…
Keep Riding… and stay warm.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: backpack, bicycle, bike, Camper Bike, cargo, cold, commute, commuting, Kevin Cyr, pannier, Rack, Summer, Trek Antelope 830, winter
Does it always seem like you need just a little more cargo space on your commute? Well maybe something like this is the answer…
A friend sent me this link to Kevin Cyr's site, and at first I laughed, but then I realized how serious he is. Go to his site and take a look around. This guy has some interesting ideas on mobility and habitats. He's also got some nice paintings.
This summer I've been using a backpack for my cargo since I've been riding Jake's speedy road bike. The temperatures are starting to drop though, and that means packing a lot more clothing to stay warm, so soon I'll be going back to my trusty Trek with a rack and panniers.
Yes, the Trek is a lot heavier than Jake's road bike, and the fully loaded panniers make it even heavier… but I bet it is a lot lighter than Kevin's camper bike! 🙂


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UCF seeks motive in planned campus attack
Campus police say they're focusing on James Seevakumaran's computer trail
ORLANDO, Fla. – Authorities are still searching for a motive in the planned attack at the University of Central Florida, hours after video was released that shows officers storming the former student's dormitory room where he was found dead.
UCF police told WKMG-TV they're focusing on the computer trail left behind by the would-be gunman, 30-year-old James Oliver Seevakumaran, a UCF business major who wasn't enrolled in the spring semester. UCF was in the process of evicting Seevakumaran when the campus attack was plotted.
"Trying to come up with a motive would be absolute speculation and we want to make sure we talk on a factual basis," said UCF Police Chief Richard Beary. "We just want to make sure that there's nobody else involved, that there's no active threat somewhere else. So we're doing a computer analysis to make sure that everything we have shows he was by himself and this was the location."
Also on Wednesday, officials released a picture of the rifle found in Seevakumaran's dorm room, as well as the a floorplan of his dorm room.
Beary said officers are looking to the Internet to see if they can learn anything else about Seevakumaran's plot, which was found scribbled on notebook paper in a timeline format. Police released the note on Tuesday, in which Seevakumaran crossed off each item on the list as it was completed, with the last thing on the list being "give them hell."
The last thing Seevakumaran crossed off before killing himself was set off fire alarm along with going to a bar and drinking, Beary said. Beary says authorities confirmed he went to the bar and drank.
Another item on the list not crossed off was "posting to YouTube." Beary says that was a "red flag" and officers are searching the networks to see what Seevakumaran was wanting to post to YouTube.
Seevakumaran's roommate, Arabo Babakhani, gave his insight into possibly why Seeveakumaran plotted the attack on campus.
"I knew he was having money problems because of the whole process of him getting evicted from the apartment," Babakhani said. "And he was having trouble at work too I guess his hours got cut recently."
Seevakumaran was found in a third-floor dorm room at Tower 1 on the Orlando campus on Monday just after midnight after authorities say he pulled a fire alarm to get students to evacuate in one area, then pointing a gun at Babakhani, who then called 911. Police said they speculate Babakhani's call sped up law enforcement's response, botching Seevakumaran's plan and prompting him to instead turn the gun on himself.
Students have been forthcoming with gratitude for the UCF Police Department, along with calling Babakhani a "hero" for foiling Seevakumaran's attack.
Meanwhile, UCF is offering counseling for students after the attack, along with therapy dogs, one named Bohdi. 29 counselors have been meeting with numerous studeints dealing with anxiety.
"The anxiety can become chronic. So it's not just about this event anymore, it's about a chronic anxiety that someone is dealing with," said Director Karen Hofman. "It can turn into depression."
There will also be a police presence in Tower 1 until further notice, according to UCF officials.
Concerned students have also started questioning who is living in their dorms after the attack.
"My parents and my family would just like have a heart attack if they figured out that there's a 30-year-old man living in the same building as me," said Estefania Cruz-Alvarez, a UCF freshman.
Cruz-Alvarez feels there should be an age limit on who can live in the dorms on campus.
However UCF spokesperson, Grant Heston, says age is not a factor when it comes to housing students.
"You can't discriminate based on any class- be it age, be it race, be it national origin," he said.
There are 7,000 students living in dorms on campus at UCF, and 40 of those students are over the age of 25.
"What we try to do with these types of students, is you group like students together, so you might see students who are a little bit older, grouped together," he said.
Rollins College and the University of Florida both have policies that don't discriminate against age in their dorms for undergraduates.
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Maryland Watermen's Association founder celebrates 40 years of service
Governor Martin O'Malley has designated Larry Simns Admiral of the Chesapeake for his work as the chief advocate for Maryland's watermen and their communities, and for his role in promoting changes to better ensure the sustainability of commercial fishing in the State. Maryland Department of Natural Resources Secretary John Griffin presented the award to Simns' family, on January 18 at the 39th East Coast Commercial Fishermen's and Aquaculture Trade Exposition in Ocean City.
"I want to congratulate Larry for his outstanding leadership and the Maryland Watermen's Association on their 40-year anniversary," said Governor O'Malley. "Larry has served as the voice of the men and women who work tirelessly to ensure that our local restaurants, markets and citizens have consistent and quality local seafood. He has been vital to the livelihood of our State's watermen and we congratulate him for helping to promote responsible fishing practices and understanding the need for a balanced fishery that supports both the industry and our natural world."
Simns, president and founder of the Maryland Watermen's Association, has worked as a commercial waterman and charter boat operator for more than 60 years. He founded the Association in 1973, serving as president and laboring on behalf of Maryland watermen who make their living by their catch. A fourth generation waterman from Rock Hall, Simns' lifelong love of the Chesapeake and working on the water began at the age of six, when he became employed by his great-grandfather, Captain Willy Stevens, to row the boat while Captain Willy ran his trot line.
"The Chesapeake Bay is part of who we are as Marylanders. It is part of our heritage, our culture and is our greatest natural resource. For forty years, Larry Simns has stood sentry for the watermen of the Chesapeake and has courageously championed their well-being and the health of the Bay's fisheries," said Senator Barbara Mikulski. "He has fought to preserve watermen's traditions and their opportunity to work on the water, while also helping them to face the realities of the global economy and the myriad of environmental factors facing our beloved Bay. His work has not been easy and gratitude is not always forthcoming. That's why I'm pleased to see him recognized for his extraordinary efforts to ensure watermen have been, and will continue to be, partners in preserving the Bay for us and future generations."
Simns has provided watermen and their communities with critical leadership during the most difficult times and transitions including the striped bass population collapse and five-year harvest moratorium between 1985 and 1989, the decline and ongoing restoration of Maryland's oyster fishery and resource and the near collapse of the blue crab fishery prior to 2008. He showed all Marylanders the essence of what watermen do and how their work impacts the people of Maryland, and he helped to establish Chesapeake Bay restoration measures. He has served on the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Maryland Tidal Fish Advisory Committee and numerous other committees, councils and boards.
He also helped create the Commercial Fishermen of America and serves on its Board of Directors, and, along with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, he helped initiate the Maryland Blue Crab Industry Management Design Team for the sustainability and future management of crabs in the Bay.
With the Chesapeake Conservancy, he helped establish the Capt. John Smith National Historic Water Trail and the Watermen Heritage Tourism Training Program. He was also instrumental in the formation of the Oyster Recovery Partnership and serves on its Board of Directors.
Simns has received numerous awards, citations, and proclamations from local and State agencies and organizations as well as civic clubs and the Maryland General Assembly. He was recognized by National Fishermen magazine with the coveted and highly competitive Highliner Award which is given to the nation's best commercial fishermen who are also industry and community leaders.
Now, in his seventies, Simns remains active in the Kent County Watermen's Association, continues to serve as president of the Maryland Watermen's Association and works as a crabber and charter boat captain. He also recently penned The Best of Times on the Chesapeake Bay – An Account of a Rock Hall Waterman, a collection of memories from his life on the water.
The Admiral of the Chesapeake is awarded by Maryland's Governor to those who have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to the conservation and restoration of the Chesapeake Bay, its surrounding landscapes, and the life that inhabits them. This lifetime achievement award is the highest honor the Governor can bestow on an individual for environmental contributions, and is given on an as-merited basis.
"This recognition for working on behalf of watermen, the seafood industry and the Chesapeake Bay for 40 years represents, for me, the whole reason I stepped into the Maryland Watermen's Association in the first place. And, I wouldn't have traded it all for anything in the world," said Simns.


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Last month, Rihanna tweeted her followers a photo of an IV stuck into her arm. Drugs? Nope! Apparently, the IV was delivering a high dose of vitamins, which she was reportedly using to treat the flu. Other celebs, like Simon Cowell, Cindy Crawford and Madonna, have also reportedly gotten themselves hooked up to vitamin IV drips. So are these stars onto something healthy -- or something dangerous?
Photo of Rihanna via Twitter
"It's a little bit shocking to me that people would pursue this kind of treatment, which is very on the fringe of medicine," says research scientist Kathleen Fairfield, M.D., Associate Chief of Medicine at Maine Medical Center. "There's no reason to think that it's beneficial to take vitamins through an IV."
Not only does Dr. Fairfield say there's "no science" to back up beneficial claims behind the drips, but she says they can be outright dangerous -- from infections and blood clots caused by the IV itself, to a potential anaphylactic reaction to the contents of the drip. According to Dr. Fairfield, even someone who would do fine with a vitamin pill could have an allergic reaction to what she calls a "cocktail" of different vitamins and minerals. Additionally, says Dr. Fairfield, there's also the potential for toxicity.
General practitioner Adriane Fugh-Berman, M.D., associate professor in the department of pharmacology at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, agrees there is "no proven benefit" to using a vitamin IV drip in this fashion, though she says they are are "relatively safe" -- as long as the solutions are sterile and they're being administered by a qualified pharmacy. As far as their intended effect, Dr. Fugh-Berman says, "People do report more energy, but energy is very placebo-responsive!"
According to Dr. Fairfield, if people do feel better after a vitamin IV, it could simply be due to the hydrating effect. "Some of what's making people feel better is the fluids," she says, "because when you get dehydrated, it makes you feel poorly."
Dr. Fairfield says it's true that an IV can deliver a high does of vitamins to your bloodstream, but that's NOT a good thing. In fact, it's potentially very dangerous. "The body regulates on purpose the amount of vitamins we absorb, and excretes on purpose what we don't need," she says.
Plus, most people are vitamin replete, meaning they have enough vitamins circulating in their bodies, Dr. Fairfield says. "They get that through their food, which is the safest way to get vitamins," she explains, adding that "most people don't even need a vitamin supplement."
As for using a vitamin IV to fix your hangover, which is said to be gaining popularity in the U.K.? "Water is the best!" says Dr. Fugh-Berman. "And obviously, prevention beats cure," she adds. Dr. Fairfield agrees: "Drinking to excess is dangerous and bad for you," she says. "No vitamin is going to fix that."
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ATF and U.S. Chemical Board will probe incident that killed at least a dozen.
The cause of Wednesday's fatal explosion at a fertilizer facility near Waco, Texas -- be it an industrial accident or criminal act -- will be investigated by two federal agencies along with state authorities.
On Wednesday the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives sent members of its National Response Team along with special agents from its Houston field office to the rural town of West, south of Dallas.
On Friday, authorities announced that 12 bodies had been recovered, with some 200 residents of nearby homes and farms injured. The explosion occurred in storage tanks containing high-pressure liquid ammonia.
On Thursday night, a team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Investigative Board, an independent, nonregulatory investigative agency, arrived in West, a board spokeswoman confirmed. The dozen, including experts in fire and explosives modeling, make up the largest team the Chemical Board has ever deployed, according to agency general counsel Richard Loeb.
The ATF teams, according to an agency statement, are each composed of veteran special agents who have post-blast and fire origin-and-cause expertise; forensic chemists; explosives enforcement officers; fire protection engineers; accelerant detection canines; explosives detection canines; intelligence support, computer forensic support and audit support. They work with state and local officers in reconstructing the scene, "identifying the seat of the blast or origin of the fire, conducting interviews, and sifting through debris to obtain evidence related to the bombing/arson."
The Texas mission marks the sixth activation of the national response teams this year, and the 742nd since 1978.
ATF this week also sent investigators up to Boston to work on the marathon bombing case.
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Getting a jump on a national movement to expand early childhood education, California Democrats on Tuesday proposed creating universal preschool for 4-year-olds.
The program would be voluntary, just as kindergarten is in California. Over a 5-year phase-in beginning in 2015-16 school year, it is estimated to cost about $1 billion.
But proponents argue that those costs would be offset by savings down the road. They point to studies showing that better preparation for academics would result in fewer children enrolled in costly special-education classes, and fewer students failing in school and ended up in prison.
The state already funds preschool for certain 4-year-olds — those just missing the cutoff date to start kindergarten because they have birthdays toward the end of the year.
SB 837 would make that class, known as transitional kindergarten, available to all 4-year-olds.
"It's impossible to overstate how important these early years are to a child's future success in school," said state superintendent of schools Tom Torlakson, a co-sponsor of the legislation. "Transitional kindergarten — particularly a full-year, full-day program — can make all the difference, especially for families who may be struggling to give their young children these valuable learning opportunities."
Check back later for updates to this story.
Contact Sharon Noguchi at 408-271-3775. Follow her at Twitter.com/NoguchiOnK12.


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A little history about the founder of modern Wicca. The site has a full archive on his works. I'm not a big Wicca follower, but I thought this might be useful to some in the Wicca discussions.
Source: http://www.geraldgardner.com/Introduction
geraldgardner.com is an online resource for information on Gerald Brosseau Gardner (1884-1964) and his influence on modern Wicca.
Since I started my research in 1997 and opened this site in 2001, historians and practitioners have explored Gerald Gardner's life in depth. The most exhaustive research has been preformed by Philip Heselton whose books, Wiccan Roots: Gerald Gardner and the Modern Witchcraft Revival and Gerald Gardner and The Cauldron of Inspiration, are widely available. Also, former publishers of Gardner's two nonfiction books have brought them back into print. I feel that, with the help of researchers and advocates like Philip Heselton, awareness of the historical influence of Britain's earliest Gardnerian covens and their significance to the entirety of Wicca has been increased.
The mission of this site is to provide biographical information and resources on Gerald Gardner and to continue to serve to raise awareness of Wicca's modern history in general and Gardner's historical influence in specific.