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Beat the Streak Report: Wednesday, June 16
Streakers successfully went back to the well once again yesterday,
as Ichiro Suzuki (10.5 percent) and Albert Pujols (7.3 percent) were
Tuesday's most popular selections for the second consecutive day.
After a couple tumultuous months, we're really starting to look like a family once again.
Anyway, Justin Morneau was the day's biggest Debbie Downer,
uppercutting 3.9 percent of our users' streaks and watching them make
fatalistic plunges onto a bed of spikes with an 0-for-4 night.
And with that said, I'd like to officially announce that I am fully on
board with whatever Kevin Kouzmanoff has got going on right now.
Kouz is currently rocking a 15-game streak, is batting a cool
.500 (21-for-42) over his last 10 games, is 4-for-8 lifetime vs.
tonight's opposing pitcher Ryan Dempster, and arguably has the coolest
nickname (Krushin' Russian) over any athlete not named Siphiwe
Tshabalala (ya know, the guy who scored for South Africa last week vs.
I know it may be reckless, but I'm putting my one-game streak on the line with the Kouz. Please don't try to stop me.
Who's with me?
Time for Wednesday's picks
Oh, hello there …
? Kevin Kouzmanoff: 15-game hitting streak, .500 AVG (4-for-8) lifetime vs. Cubs starter Ryan Dempster
? Placido Polanco: .500 AVG (4-for-8) since '05 vs. Yankees starter A.J. Burnett
? Casey McGehee: .429 AVG (3-for-7) lifetime vs. Angels starter Joel Pineiro
? Miguel Cabrera: .344 AVG (11-for-32) since '05 vs. Nationals starter Livan Hernandez
Feeling kinda spicy?
? Jason Kendall:
.308 AVG (4-for-13) since '05 vs. Astros starter Roy Oswalt. I'd
potentially touch this one but for the fact I took a lifetime oath to
never select Jason Kendall in BTS upon taking this job. Whoops.
You'll thank me later …
? Jayson Werth: .143 AVG (1-for-7) lifetime vs. Yankees starter A.J. Burnett
? Adrian Beltre: .222 AVG (4-for-18) since '05 vs. Diamondbacks starter Rodrigo Lopez
? Prince Fielder: .235 AVG (4-for-17) lifetime vs. Angels starter Joel Pineiro
Leaderboard time!
A rare Michael Young 0-fer dashed the hopes and dreams of "Raysball8455", whose 32-game streak was vaporized.
This means that "fromomma" stands alone atop the leaderboard
with a swanky 33-game streak, tying "olifante" with the longest streak
of the season behind BTS heartthrob "cruj" (36).
As predicted yesterday, "brentandcam" picked the Red Sox to defeat the
D-backs in Survivor. After an Ian Kennedy AL East meltdown (where have
we seen that one before?), our leader now stands strong with a 28-game
Nine more successful consecutive picks and
"brentandcam" will become eligible to win $10,000 and a trip to the 2011
All-Star Game (assuming no one else passes them).
That doesn't sound too awful.
Top MLB streakers
? Kevin Kouzmanoff: 15 games
? Sean Rodriguez: 15 games
? Vladimir Guerrero: 12 games
? Josh Hamilton: 11 games
? Delmon Young: 11 games
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Dan (Blog Guy): Regarding Survivor: "Nine more successful consecutive picks and "brentandcam" get $10,000 and a trip to the 2011 All-Star Game. "
This is not so is it? Isn't the game the best record after the entire season vs. first to 37?
… Updated your comments. I thought those were the rules and started 2nd guessing myself. Glad you cleared it up. Cheers.
And sorry DAVE, won't call you Dan again. Old age plays tricks with names & memory 😉
Demoralized yet again by Michael Young. So why not – I'll jump on the Kouzmanoff train with our illustrious Mr. Feldman and take a ride. 🙂 Good luck everyone!
Good Morning to everyone (good afternoon to those of you on the east coast)! I was having a difficult time trying to make my pick today and I just can't buy into Kouzmanoff right now and with a 15 game streak he is due for an 0-fer. I was thinking of Cabrera or a Cardinal again today. Finally I settled on Matt Holliday who got me a hit two days ago so I'm hoping he will get me to 9 tonight. He is hitting 4-5 against Vargas and Mariner pitching in general is not very good. I'm hoping this will be a good pick. GL to everyone today.
Be wary of the Crushin' Russian Kuzmanoff tonight v. The Canadian Dempster of Cubs – aye! Dempster is tough at Wrigley Field. Check out his effectiveness v. lefties.
Lavolpe – What section were you sitting in when the Cubs won the world series back-to-back in 1907-1908. My mom wouldn't let me skip school to go to the game. lol
I remember my dad talking about a old time Cub player named Lou Novikoff that they called the Mad Russian (pre Iron Curtain Days) lol
How about Loney today v. Reds?
@dragbunt: What section? Wasn't Wrigley though, it would've been the The Second West Side Park, if memory serves 🙂 BTW, also leaning towards a Dodger to up my streak tonight.
Kuzmanoff bats Right should be a good matchup v. Dempster. Mano e Mano.
!907-08 – West Side Grounds I think around where UIC campus is today.
Survivor – RSox or Giants?
@00liber: I always pick against Moyer & have never been reset doing so. I avoided that game cause weather.com pretty much indicated 70%+ chance of rain. Checking again just now, it dropped to 10% during 1st half of game & 50% towards end of game…. Decisions, decisions
If you?re going to poke fun at us Polar Bear Tamers from the great white North, at least get the lingo right. Its ?EH? not ?AYE? LOL
Anyways I?m looking at leaning back onto the Bronx Bombers tonight, Moyer got rocked last game, haven?t yet decided who, but liking Cano.
Jeters got good numbers too. HMMMM Decisions, decisions.
Survivor, at a season high of three( yippee) going with LIncecum to continue his dominant pitching this month.
I went with Cano today.
All the hot hands seem to be going against extremely stingy pitchers, so I figured going with a warm hand against a somewhat stingy pitcher would be a good compromise.
Wow, the time is even more screwed up than usual now.
U want to talk about guts. Top 2 both chose Rios and last tome that happened Rios failed to come through. It may happen again. I chose DeJesus as I have nothing to lose and he hits Oswalt good and had 3 hits last night. Sleeper today is Josh Hamilton as he is red hot.
Today's Top Picks of the current Top2500. All games included, 141 different batters picked overall
Player, Times Picked, Percentage
Robinson Cano, 442, 17.68%
Derek Jeter, 382, 15.28
Alex Rios, 215, 8.6
Miguel Cabrera, 122, 4.88
Kevin Youkilis, 88, 3.52
Martin Prado, 71, 2.84
Matt Holliday, 71, 2.84
Adrian Beltre, 62, 2.48
Justin Morneau, 55, 2.2
Albert Pujols, 53, 2.12
Erick Aybar, 51, 2.04 (safe no-pick?)
Joe Mauer, 48, 1.92
Ichiro Suzuki, 48, 1.92
Michael Young, 46, 1.84
Victor Martinez, 44, 1.76
… No Selection, 29, 1.16
Highest "No Selection": Page #11 with a streak of 15 now at zero.
Another typical day yesterday with 22.5% Top2500 being reset.
bts- alexei ramirez
hr josh hamilton
survivor- white sox
any comments?
damn it just realized anibal sanchez has only given up 2 hrs this yr… oh well my streaks at zero anyways
noone on here going with a white sock? dukes opponents are batting .330 this year and rios is a righty batting over .300 and then alexi and beckham are capable right handers as well
I went with The Captain. Don't feel that confidant about it though. I think Moyer finds ways to turn back from an awful start like the one he had against Boston. My prediction is either me or Cano pickers will come up empty tonight. Just don't see both of them getting by. We'll see.
I think Rios pickers saw Duke's #s. My experience with Rios and Duke is they look great on stats until you go for or against them. Both of them burned me twice each this year.
Rios is good, and Robinson just homered so on to a stress free night of just score watching. GL to all.
4 O-fers in the last 6 days yuk.
Also the Yankee game is ruining my 5 game survivor streak. The Yankees can beat up Halladay but not touch Moyer?
I guess time for me to reset to zero. Don't look good for The Captain against the youngster.
Loney or Ethier v. Reds Arroyo
Cano v. Kendricks
Jiminez pitching for Rox – How long can we ride his streak in Survivor?
HR BTS – Help me…………….
Canadian Dempster puts the 0-fer collar on the Crushin' Russian Kuzmanoff's 15 game hit streak. As a Cub fan, I see this enough to tell you to put this info in your memory bank. Don't go against Dempster when he pitches at Wrigley Field.
Wow. I am getting so good with my predictions. My demise predicted down to the bone. No regrets not picking Cano but not having the balls to go outside the box & pick Konerko. My gut said Konerko but the I took the comfortable pick and lost. Good luck to everyone for tomorrow. Pick Jeter. Everytime my streak broke, the very next day the hitter comes through. This one is one me!
I think I'll stay with Dodgers for the series. Just got 3 in the HR BTS with Youk, tying my all time high; who to pick now? Rhetorical ony, I'll settle on someone by tomorrow.
picture perfect day today!
BTS: Cano: 2 for 4
HR BTS: Howard: 1 for 4, 1 HR
Survivor: Giants: 6-3 Win
I'm very happy with DeJesus. 4 for 4 tonight and now begins my run. Prado tomorrow in BTS. Josh Hamilton even had 4 hits tonight as well. Rockies in Survivor tomorrow and let u know about HR BTS. I know I will have a good run after tonight.
I am just worried about DeJesus flaming out. I did not check this stat specifically, but I feel like he is 10 for his last 13.
You cannot just keep going at a .700 batting average forever.
Buehrle pitching for WSOX today not Peavy. Will his 82mph fastball beat the Pirates?


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Happy New Year
As much as I enjoy the relentless snowfall and sub-zero temperatures here in Milwaukee, my job requires me to start preparing for the rigors of Spring Training baseball and the harsh reality of Arizona's sunny, seventy degree days.
We're less than a month away from my favorite declaration of the year, "pitchers and catchers report for duty." Actually, voluntary camp opens February 9th and pitchers and catchers are due to arrive in Maryvale February 13th. The entire roster is required to report February 17th and the first official Spring Training game is scheduled for February 25th versus Oakland. Every Spring Training will be broadcast live either on the Brewers Radio Network/WTMJ or via the webcast at Brewers.com. Stay tuned for the official on-air schedule. Fox Sports Wisconsin will also televise three Spring Training games.
As for me, I've enjoyed just being a husband and a dad this off-season. I don't take many free-lance broadcasting gigs in the winter so I can get involved in my daughter's activities and do projects around the house. You can imagine my 'honey-do" list after seven months on the road with the Brew Crew. I played a lot of golf in October and spent some time in Texas in December. Once the deep freeze arrived, I was able to catch some football at Lambeau and Camp Randall, some hoops at the Bradley Center and the Kohl Center, and a number of great live concerts at the Pabst and Riverside Theaters. The Marcus Center and Discovery World have been family hot spots this winter as well.
This month, I've been lurching around the office trying to catch up on what's new at Miller Park. Ticket sales are strong and the big offseason projects are on schedule. The new Club Suites are sweet! The major renovation project is almost complete and they look great, very hi-tech, not that I'll ever be in one for a game. The Fan Zone got a nice makeover. More stuff, more room, cool fixtures and ladies, you'll be happy to know you now have your own "womens only" section. There is a new Harley-Davidson area in the outfield that should really add to the character of the ballpark. Also, joining the '57 and '82 Party Suites, there is a new '08 Brewers room available to the public this season. You'll notice a number of tributes to the '08 Wild Card champs around Miller Park in '09.
I've also done a few public appearances with General Manager Doug Melvin this January. Since he's stuck with me for 3-4 hours during these outings, I get the chance to pummel him with questions about the ballclub. He always offers great insight and a ton of information. My notebook is full so in the coming weeks, I'll report his breakdown of the organization piece by piece. But, until then, here's a quick overview of current state of Brewers baseball:
-Trevor Hoffman was a huge sign. He's excited about Milwaukee and the Brewers are excited to have him. He fills a big hole at the back end of the bullpen and is an influential personality. Every time he saves a game, you get to witness a record setting day at the ballpark. The Brewers have visions of a pennant race and Hoffman's 600th save coinciding this season (He's 46 away – why not?).
-While Yovanni Gallardo and Manny Parra will be asked to blossom into big league stars (they're certainly capable), landing another starting pitcher is key. It adds depth to the rotation and strengthens the bullpen. Braden Looper is the name that continues to show up but there are a number of others on the wish list as well. Free agent Ben Sheets appears to be headed in a different direction but the door is never closed until he is signed. Reports on Chris Capuano (elbow ligament replacement surgery) are positive. He could see action this spring and a late-April return to the Majors is not out of the question. Any success he has would be a nice bonus.
-The lineup is pretty much intact. Still right-handed heavy but full of All-Stars now boasting post season experience. Competition at third base could offer some left-handed balance.
-The day has come for the young nucleus of talent to cash in during arbitration. Long term deals have been offered to all of the young stars, only Ryan Braun has accepted. That means a shift in payroll is required. Basically, the bench goes from high priced veterans to low-priced youth and second chancers. Left handed options are the goal. Free agent Craig Counsell, a lefty, is a versatile backup and is still unsigned. He's highly regarded and has an open door if he chooses to stay in Milwaukee.
-The minor league system is thin in starting pitching but strong in every other area, especially catching. As evidenced by the CC Sabathia trade last July, there are two kinds of currency in Major League Baseball; the Yankees kind, old fashioned $…and the Brewers kind, blue-chip prospects. The Crew is loaded with minor league talent that other clubs would love to acquire so a mid-season impact trade is always a possibility.
The bottom line, the Brewers are in very good shape and there is good reason for optimism for the upcoming season. I'll be able to chat with new Manager Ken Macha, his coaches, and a number of players at Bob Uecker's Winter Warm Up and Brewers On-Deck events so I should have plenty of interviews and new information here on the House of Blogs soon. Please feel free to send any questions by clicking on the "comments" icon below and I'll take them directly to the target.
Until then, I hope the hot stove keeps you warm!
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Thanks for the update Brian. I have been going to spring training for 25 years now and look forward to this year.
Was Ben upset the Brewers did not offer him a contract extension before last year? Is that the main reason he wants to move on?
What are the chances Counsell comes back? I think he is very valuable coming off the bench.
So Sheets is totally done in Milwaukee? The news you heard – did it sound like he had something else lined up?
Has Sheets sown any interest in coming back to Milwaukee? For anyone saying he is injury-prone is somewhat true but his numbers are surely ridiculous when healthy! I have been a Sheets fan since day 1 and it sure would hurt to see him in another uniform next year! BRING BACK SHEETS!!!!
What do you think the odds are Melvin can actually go after a good solid pitcher to help this team? I read a quote of Melvin's not too long ago stating that "the team has a rotation that it can go play with". I've always been a firm believer throughout my h.s. and college sports days and even today that talent to play is one thing, but talent to win is a whole different ball game! Sheets is the best pitcher still out there by far! But if not Sheets, what about Garland (32GS, 14W, 196.2 IP, 1CG, 59BB, 90K, 4.90 ERA) or even Wolf (33GS, 12W, 190.1 IP, 1SHO, 71BB, 162K, 4.16 ERA)? Even taking a chance on P. Martinez or C. Cordero? There can only be upside to any of them!


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It seems to be a reality, a truth, an inevitability. If I wear mascara, and while applying it occurs to me that if I cry it'll be a pain, and then reassure myself that I won't cry.... I WILL cry.
Nothing, absolutely nothing legitimate caused my tears today- including PMS. No reason. I mean, yes, it looks like Frank and Vinney are going under the knife (translation: thyroid cyst to be removed at tbd date in next year-or-so). But that is not exactly new, not exactly shocking, and actually what I do want... oh, and not prompted by a cancerous biopsy or anything like that, so really ALL positive.
I went to a "reintegration" briefing today and learned all about the homecoming ceremonies and details which was, as you might expect, absolutely fabulous!
And yet, because of the mascara, I cried. Like a maniac. Hehe. Oy.
Anyway, that was my day. Plagued by the doom of mascara, I suppose :) The great part of the day, on top of chatting with my husband, drinking great coffee, learning about the homecoming of my beloved, and having a great class, I am happy to report I received an A on my first graduate level paper and also received the support of my professor for submitting it to a state-wide literary conference! I am thrilled!
And so, there you have it. But ladies, is it not true? Not every time you wear mascara, no. Am I the only one that this happens to? No foreseeable reason to cry, and yet as you apply it occurs to you that "of course I won't cry" and then you inevitably do?
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Don't Wear Mascara If You Don't Wanna Cry.
It seems to be a reality, a truth, an inevitability. If I wear mascara, and while applying it occurs to me that if I cry it'll be a pain, and then reassure myself that I won't cry.... I WILL cry.
Posted by Claire at 8:07 PM 4 comments
It Has Been A While.
So Melissa tagged me in a little thinger, and since I haven't done one in... a year or more, here I am, doing it!
The Rules:
1. Link to the person who tagged you and post the rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 random and / or weird facts about yourself.
3. Tag 7 random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.
4. Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
My 7 Thingies:
1. I prefer eating with small forks and spoons-- ie: not the entree fork and spoon, but the salad fork and coffee/dessert spoon.
2. I love burning my Pumpkin Spice candle at night, but during the day it actually makes me feel a little sick if I smell it when it's not burning. Something about the wick burning must help the nausiation factor.
3. I make a list of at least 13 things to do every night before I go to bed. My to-do list paper size has grown since college, so now I can write larger. OCD much, you're thinking? Well, it's not so much that I have to have 13 things, but that my little pad of paper I use has 13 lines. In the end, it is an amazing day that gets all those things crossed off.
4. Lately I have been watching a lot of TV series, and in at least two cases, I have finished them but thoroughly disliked a large portion of them. The two thoroughly disliked are, so far, Gilmore Girls, and Felicity. In both cases I find myself repelled by the main characters at a certain point, and that never quite goes away....but I still watch.
5. I have a small addiction to cooking magazines. I love them. They are wonderful. And beautiful. And delicious.
6. I carry a book everywhere I go, just in case I have a moment to read. This, lately, is a symptom of grad school, but has pretty much always been the case.
7. I used to hate blue cheese, but happily have grown into the taste, at least to some degree. My current favorite salad is iceberg lettuce, tomato, red onion, cucumber, and crumbled blue cheese with kosher salt, fresh black pepper, and italian dressing! MMMmmmm.
And there you have it folks. Probably not very interesting, but ya know. The victims of my tag are: Kimmy, Julie, Whitney, Leslie,Megan S, Josh Z, Laura Z
Best of luck friends!
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Sunday, October 26, 2008
Me and Kimmy!
My delicious fennel and roasted red pepper haddock sandwich. Kim had an AMAZING caprese blt -- take a blt, add fresh mozzarella slices and basil... and then sink into the oblivion of satiety that the flavor provides. Sigh.
So that afternoon we wandered around the 16th street mall and hung out, then that evening we got some cocktails, and then headed over to the venue for Ian's concert. The concert was fun- the venue was cool and the fans were cool too. They sounded great-- this was the first time I'd seen them since they got the two new dudes on drums and piano and they were great!
After that, Gav and Kelley stayed at the concert to see the Kings of Leon, and the rest of us (Ian, Elizabeth, Dashiell, Ma, Da, Kim, Jay, and Jayson-- who, may I say, is getting cooler by the second) went to Maggiano's for dinner. It was pretty late and we were all kind of worn out, but we did a family style meal and it was yummy.
The finishing touch was... ICE CREAM! And Dash, not surprisingly, loved it!
Good times. Here are these two, stretching. I love this picture. I think it perfectly demonstrates the quirky and loving strangeness of my parents' relationship.
This is the fabulous game "beep boop" where Dash gets to push the room key through the grates of the door, and then it is returned to him by the person on the other side of the door (which was, for a while, yours truly).
This is back at dinner... sorry these are out of order but since ther are so many I'm not goign to worry about it. HEre are Kim and Jay (who was not actually miserable, even though he looks it here) at Maggiano's.
Anyway, here is Gavin's GORGEOUS kitchen!
I love love love the exposed brick. I love love love the marble counters, the color of the appliances, the color of the fixtures, the wood cabinets!
This is their living room. They didn't choose the paint colors here, and you'd think "huh, purple in the living room, eh?" but it is SO beautiful! I love the built in thing on the left, and notice the cool buffet over on the right side (you can kind of see it)-- my big brother made that! I know! And yes, it is gorgeous! Also EVERY room on the main floor (and perhaps upper too) has awesome detailed crown molding.
Here is Kimmy modeling on the stairs. Notice the gold detail on the staircase, and if you catch that window on the left above the stair landing- that is an awesome stained glass piece that is repeated in the glass above the master bedroom entrance (sadly, I don't think I got a picture of that).
Here are Jay, Jayson, and Elizabeth. Jay was helping Gav out doing some wiring for the chendelier light in the entryway- he got it to work and you'll see that in a later picture. check out the pretty front door!
Here is the room between the dining room and where they have their living room with the couch and tv. I love the fireplace, the paint color, the window covers, beautiful!
This is a fabulous feature- this is the cieling in the kitchen, it is just gorgeous! Stamped copper, SO GORGEOUS! (can you see my little head spinning around?)
There's that great window. And there is the poof of Kitty, the cat, also a beasty, but not nearly as actually fat as Lucy, though her fur makes up for it.
Endless fun!
This game was "boing"-- I tell you, you add a funny noise and it makes ANYTHING better. Ian got worn out, then Gavin took over.
This is Cookie, the little mutty dog, on Gavin's shoulders. Gavin loves holding and cuddling all his animals, including his dogs. Jerico loves when gavin is around cause he gets cradled like a baby. Gav is a good little daddy!
So delicious!
On Sunday we got up, all had breakfast, and then the Utah folk (Ma, Da, Kim, Jay, Jayson) piled back in the car and drove home while Gav took me to the airport. My trip home was good (even if I was in the very last seat in the middle, thank you Southwest) and Heather and Adam very kindly picked me up from the airport. I got a surprise call from Matthew as I was getting my bag, and it was so great!
It was a fun time. I really enjoyed the mountain air, seeing Denver (our potential future home), and getting time with family. It was a nice break from Clarksville, and I had a very welcoming little kitty awaiting me :) Good to be back in the routine, and in the home stretch before Matthew gets here!
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During these tough times, Elizabeth and Howard gave me right advice and information to help land me my dream role.
They were both very easy to approach and were are happy to answer any questions I had. I can honestly say I owe my new job to these two fine people.
Howard, I wanted to again compliment you on continuing to take the time to keep me in mind and stay in touch. In my recent experience this is rare among recruiters I am sorry to say; my return rate, I reckon, is running at about 60% and this is quite disappointing for an industry that works in a close HR relationship environment. Alas, the industry has become all too transactional and like any industry the most successful operators always keep customer service top of mind and at the fore. In the recruitment industry case, many recruiters seem to forget they have two levels of customer and both are required in order for existence. In my mind at least, you are clearly in the highest CS percentile…so well done to you and as representative for Agricultural Appointments. Keep doing what you are doing!
We were new to farming and the farm required stock, equipment and pasture management, we needed an experienced dedicated manager. I am delighted to say that the search process and appointment exceeded our expectations as our manager has developed the property faster than planned and set us up to expand already.
I've found the agricultural recruitment industry fairly underwhelming in the past and its a very welcome surprise to find someone who knows what they're doing and goes about it in such a timely manner. Keep up the good work!
I am living "the dream" in the Cayman Islands with many thanks to you good folks! The Cayman Brac Goat Farm T/A Bluff Farms has exceeded my expectations. Finally, a capstone on a long and arduous journey….some folks call it a "career".
We found Agricultural Appointments to be very professional in all aspects of the recruitment process. They kept us up to date with the process, the candidate reports were informative and comprehensive, and they managed the interview day in a very professional manner.
We would have no hesitation in using Agricultural Appointments again, it was a very positive and enjoyable experience and we are delighted with the outcome.
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Report cards for Georgia schools released | Schools
ATLANTA (AP) - State education officials say Georgia's elementary and middle schools improved overall during the last two years. But high schools on average are struggling to boost their students' performance.
That's according to new data released on Monday. The state is releasing two years of scores for school districts, including an update to previously released 2012 numbers.
The original 2012 numbers were the result of a similar system, rating schools on a scale of 100.
But some educators argued the original 2012 measurements didn't give enough credit for improving student performance.
The updated system changed that.
State officials say the scores are tool for parents and will help school leaders make needed improvements. The results are available on the state Department of Education's website.
The CCRPI measures on a scale from 1-100 how schools are performing. It adds another 10 points to schools with students enrolled in high-level academic courses or with high performing students in certain areas, including special education, those learning English and in high poverty areas.
To make sure there is an "apples to apples" comparison of the scores, the state has revised last year's numbers to make them more in-line with this year's calculations.
The state first released the CCRPI in 2012 as a new statewide accountability system. The release of the scores in May 2013 was considered a "study year." The DOE received feedback from school district and this year revised the CCPRI.
Among other things, the updated calculations have increased the rigor for the index, according to the state. Prior to the changes, school district officials complained the scores relied too heavily on Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) and high school end-of-course tests (EOCT).
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Find out how long the special batteries being tried in space would last if you could use them in your Gameboy. Enter your age now, the number of hours you play each day, then hit the calculate button to find out how old you will be before you would have to put in new batteries.
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Learn about the super "hearing" of the huge antennas used to receive the tiny signals from far away spacecraft. Get a sense of tiny fractions and decimals, such as 1 thousandth and 1 millionth.
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See how a "skyscraper's worth" of information can be shrunk to a tiny handful without losing the important stuff. Interactive multimedia demonstration shows three different ways (algorithms) to compress data gathered by a spacecraft before sending it back to Earth.
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Playground demonstration (using a merry-go-round) of angular momentum and why rockets are launched in a certain direction and at a certain time to take advantage of Earth's rotational velocity. Includes explanation, with animated graphics.
How Far Can a spacecraft Fly in One School Year?
(Sidebar of this page). How big a ball of yarn would you need in order to reach from right here to the Deep Space 1 spacecraft 188 million kilometers from Earth?
By entering the required coordinates of a grid to achieve a particular route (one vector at a time), players drive their little car as fast as they can to arrive in time to see the launch of a new spacecraft. Easy, medium, and hard levels to choose from. Players learn to add and subtract vectors without even knowing that is what they are doing.


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The concert was apparently scheduled to start at 9 p.m. Saturday, officials said. It was not immediately clear how many tickets, if any, had been sold, or if the event will be rescheduled. Word of the cancellation began to spread Friday — in part through efforts by police to spread the word.
Ellen Kobler, a Baltimore County spokeswoman, said a group representing the artist had tried to request a concert permit Friday morning. County law requires a permit request be submitted 45 days in advance.
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Hi, my name is Denise and I am sitting with my hubby Scott. We have three beautiful daughters and a big dog named Baloo. I live in Northern Maine and there is still snow on my front lawn, waiting for spring around here is a lonnnnggg wait.
Hello! I've been lurking around the forum and website for a few months, and I find myself trying to stay mentally active while out on a medical leave from my teaching job. I decided to try to finish the story of my great grandmother's life, which I began digitally scrapbooking for her 90th birthday last fall. Digital seemed to be the only way to go, as I knew all the family would want copies. It's almost done now.
I have been married 18 years and have 3 kids --2 teens and a 10 year old. I love doing anything creative, whether it's making cards for family and friends, or sculpting, or digital scrapbooking.
oh, my username - birthwarrior - comes from having been a childbirth assistant (doula) once upon a time. Had I better health and enough hours in the day, I would love to be a midwife!
Welcome! Thanks for saying hello!
Hi, my name is sherri and I have been running an eCommerce graphic design/short run printing company for about 7 years now. I started the company, Designer Label Gal, due to losing my corporate job right when the economy took a dive. I turned a hobby into a company. Its a miracle.
I am a self taught designer, so dont laugh at my work - LOL. I have a large following so I must be doing something right.
I am 50 years young and LOVE what I do. I live in So. California in the mountains. Its peaceful, beautiful, quiet. Perfect for working from home. I have two dogs: Simba, Borzoi/Greyhound, and Coty, retired greyhound. If it wasnt for them......well, lets not go there
I am so excited to have found this site. I have my own die cutter so I can offer unlimited shapes/sizes on all the products I offer. The more ideas and tools I can gather, the more excited I get.
THANK YOU for creating/offering this AWESOME site.
Hi, my name is Erin. I live in a suburb of Dallas, Texas. I am new to crafting, sewing and all of my other new hobbies. I have always worked and have 4 children all of which are grown but 1. My son is 13 and my only child home still. I also have 3 grandchildren. April, 2009 I had to finally stop working. I have Systemic Lupus and it had advanced to a point where working was no longer possible. So there I was, and sooo completely lost. I had never been one to craft or anything like that. So it was really odd when I decided I was going to make some window treatments for my home. I didn't know the first thing about sewing or even have a sewing machine. But I was not going to let a little problem like that get in the way! I watched youtube videos and read tutorial after tutorial. I purchased a pre-owned sewing machine and went to sewing. I then decided to make a set of roman shades that were pieced and had a stained glass window effect to them. That led me to quilting. So now here I am 2 years later. I got rid of the original machine that was really a bad machine and did not meet my needs at all. I now have a quilting frame with a mid-arm quilting machine, another sewing machine that I LOVE and use to make all kinds of home dec items and quilts.
I also got into crafting, decoupage, and many other things. I use scrapbooking papers and embellishments to make home dec items and use the digital scrapbooking items to embellish them and create all kinds of things. I love crafting and sewing. Who would have guessed there was a closet crafter hiding inside an over worked mother of 4?
Six months ago I again attempted to work. Not full time but 20 hours a week. I am doing it from home but still struggling. I had to cut it back even more recently. The part time work is what I use to pay for my hobbies. I am thankful for all of the new things that have found there way into my life as well as for the part time work I am doing. Life can definitely throw you some major curve balls! There are days when I have to stop and cannot gather the energy to even walk to my craft/sewing room but on the days that I can, I am not ready to leave the room until it is time for bed. I really enjoy this creative side if myself. It definitely helps to make me forget the part of myself that has changed my life so profoundly. It also helps so much with the days that are very painful. It allows me to keep my mind busy on happier things and to give my family things that I have made out of love.
Thank you for providing this site and all of the things you do. I am so new to this hobby. I am still trying to get the necessary tools to make the things I want to make. Hopefully I will be able to figure out how to use them all properly soon!
Again, thank you for all the work you have put into this. I really appreciate it and I am sure others do as well!
New to Scrapbooking,
Hi I am Alex. I am from Tempe, Arizona where I currently also live. I have an 8 year old daughter and I recently graduated from Arizona State University where I majored in Research Methods and Statistical Analysis (yea not the most exciting or creative area to study). My plan was to teach at the university level once I was done, but i don't think that the time was right for me. I currently work at a company here in Arizona that does photo to canvas printing. We print anything you want onto canvas - and I love my job!! It allows me to utilize my creative side! I started with traditional scrapbooking when I was 15 years old. I too was snobbish about digital scrapbooking and I think a major part of it was that i did not want to part ways with all my papers, embellishments, etc that i had spent so much time and money on. When i finally saw how much better digital was i made the change. I had always dabbled in Photoshop because I do photography on my spare time. Over the past five years I would say that I have compiled over 30,000 different fonts alone, and I also have a library of PS Presets that is equally as large. The thing I love about digital is that you don't have to spend a fortune on really nice papers or embellishments, and you don't need to break the bank either with software. I personally use the Adobe Creative Suites collection and that is because I do a lot of graphic design and vector work, but for the average person all you really need is to invest $100 for PS Elements and the sky is the limit. I came across Pixel Scrapper when I was doing a search for someone with helping them do some branding, and i absolutely love it!
Hi. I'm Maia. I'm originally from the Philippines, but have lived in Thailand for the last 10 years. I used to teach, but I quit work when my second son arrived. I discovered digital scrapbooking while I was trying to pretty up worksheets for my classes. Since then, I am an addict. I have facebook primarily for digiscrapbooking reasons
Pixelscrapper is such a neat idea. I like that the founders support each others' creativity outlet. So, viva la pixelscrapper!
Welcome everyone! Thanks for saying hello!
Hello, Nice to be here
Hi, my name is December and I used to be an avid scrapper. Somehow I lost the passion but my neighbour has started hybrid scrapping and I sense my creativity is beginning to raise its head once more!
Hi My name is Denise. I get very busy and ignore my scrapbooking, so I'm joining here to help 'tie a string on my finger' and remember I hope it works!
I am learning so much here, and I can't believe how many talented scrappers and designers that are here. I am here to learn, to obtain scrap stuff (haha) and to meet new friends and scrappers!
hello everybody
I'm Nathalie from Paris in france. I discovered digitalscrap in 2011 and love to create some little things as papers and word art, beginning to try some little freebie kits for 2 months... I have a job and cannot scrap as much as I'd like to
I discovered this place throught Trine's blog 'NothingButFreebies' which I follow for several months also thanks to her!
I have to take a tour in the forum now
Welcome everybody! Thanks for saying hello
Hi. I just found your site tonight and am excited to look around.
Welcome everyone! Thanks for saying hello.
Hi everyone, I am a beginner at scrapbooking. Before this I generally use the free kits for work, for powerpoint presentations or certificates to my pupils. I find looking at the kits and wonderful works of others very inspiring. I hope one day I can create some nice works too! I am still navigating this site and realise there is a place for me to upload my layouts. Just when I was thinking of practicing by creating layouts about the 2 darlings of my life!
Hi. My name is Kim. I am a 41 year old stay at home mom of 2 kids, Bryson,14, & Cassi, 3. I have a wonderful husband that says I am going to drive him nuts with all of my crafting endeavors, lol. I live in Huntley, MT. I am jus beginning to digital scraping and I am also interested in making cards also. I love your sight Marisa & Jordon. Thank you for allowing us the wonderful opportunity to enjoy your creativity.
I'm Morgan, I'm a stay at home mom and avid crafter. I'm new to the digital scrapbooking and have a ton of questions, but I'm excited to experiment!
Welcome We are very excited to have you all with us. Hope you will fall in love for digiscrapping.
@Morgan: What a nice tattoo
Tina, that is fantastic ~ a driver's license for a horse drawn buggy for a great-great-uncle ~ what a conversation piece and great item for one of those scrapped vintage pages!
Welcome everyone! Thanks for saying hello!
Hello I'm Vicky and live in Montreal, Canada. I was introduced to this wonderful site via Lisa Decosse!!! Now I'm in exploration mode
I hope you will like it here as much as I do
Hi All! I'm a beginner digital scrapper and it's fun to have an online community and resource, so thank you Pixel Scrapper! I made my first scrapbook in elementary school - and continued to document the major life happenings through school-years. However the busyness of my 20s, and with digital pictures hiding away in my computer instead of stacking up in my closet, I got out of the habit! (Plus, I started blogging...and that's a little like scrapbooking too!)
Now recently married, it's time for a new scrapbook, and digital options have piqued my interest! I'm planning on doing some hybrid digi-scrapping and mixing them in with "old-fashioned" pages. With plenty of other adventures to document...I may be long-term
Here's a couple of my first pages:
Hi my name is Heather. I have a 6 year ld daughter & a 16 month old boy. I love my family & crafting dearly. I found this site about a month ago & LOVE it! The generousity is wonderful. Its hard to find people that share these days. I dont create much yet but I am learning! I live in the United States in a country town in Pennsylvaina. I am also a fairly new Pro photographer.Me & my husband work non stop & when I get a brake I love to digi scrap. Thanks Marisa!!!! Your site is wonderful!
I am Lisa and I live in Oregon. I found Pixel Scrapper a few days ago when someone in a group I am in on Facebook had mentioned it. I absolutely love Pixel Scrapper to death. It is fun and easy to use. I do not know how to make my own Scrapbook kits just yet but I am in the process of learning I pretty new to all kinds of scrapbooking unless you consider smash booking to be some sort of Scrapbook.
Hello I am Laura. Married for 11 years to the love of my life and a mother of 3 boys. I love to sit and scrapbook with the boys and just recently switched to digital, I switched for a couples of reasons, my boys tend to want to do something else leaving me to finish everything, and I find it easier to have another company print the book out and send it out for those who are getting them as gifts. Having family and friends all over the world is not easier and I cant stand waiting in the lines at the post office, Fedex and UPS.
A warm welcome everybody . Thanks for telling a bit about yourselves! I hope you enjoy this community!


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MONDAY, Nov. 14Heart attack patients are more likely to take needed medications if they're free, U.S. researchers find.
Less than half of patients discharged after a heart attack take their prescribed medications, which increases hospitalizations, deaths and costs to the health care system. This study was designed to see if eliminating the co-pay fee might entice more patients to take their meds.
"We found that medication adherence went up by about 4 to 6 percent," said lead researcher Dr. Niteesh K. Choudhry, an associate professor in Harvard Medical School's division of pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacoeconomics.
Although the gain in adherence was modest, patients saved about $500 on average and benefited health-wise.
"This resulted in fewer major vascular events and lowered patient out-of-pocket spending for drugs and other health care services," Choudhry said. "And it didn't really change insurer spending."
"Adherence is a very complex problem," Choudhry said. "And, it's a bit of a rarity in health care to find an intervention that improves quality and is economically neutral."
The report was published in the Nov. 14 online edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, to coincide with its presentation at the American Heart Association annual meeting in Orlando, Fla.
For the study, Choudhry's team used the claims processing system of the health insurer Aetna, which helped fund the study. The study included almost 6,000 patients who were treated and discharged from the hospital after a heart attack.
The researchers randomly assigned about half the patients to get their prescriptions for free and the remaining patients to continue with their usual co-pay.
The medications were those usually prescribed after a heart attack, including cholesterol and blood pressure-lowering drugs.
Choudhry's group tracked medication adherence and the number of major cardiovascular events, including readmission for fatal or nonfatal heart attack, unstable angina, heart failure or stroke and procedures to open a blocked artery (revascularization).
They also looked at the patients' out-of-pocket costs plus their overall health care expenses.
Overall, the patients' adherence rate ranged from 36 percent to 49 percent in the usual coverage group. Eliminating co-pays improved adherence, but did not reduce the number of cardiovascular events or revascularization procedures, the researchers found.
However, when they took into account all events, not only first events, rates were cut by 11 percent in the patients with no co-pays.
And when revascularizations were discounted, rates of events dropped 14 percent.
Moreover, the rates of rehospitalization for another heart attack, angina, heart failure and stroke also went down, they said.
Total health care spending was not increased, and patients saw a relative reduction in out-of-pocket costs of 26 percent, the researchers noted.
The reasons why patients don't take their drugs vary, Choudhry said. These include cost, side effects, the burden of taking a lot of pills, forgetfulness and knowledge about the drugs, he said.
"Ultimately, we need to tackle each of these," said Choudhry.
Patients with chronic disease who do not take their medications cost the heath care system hundreds of billions of dollars each year, Choudhry said. "Non-adherence is a public health problem," he added.
Dr. Gregg C. Fonarow, a professor of cardiology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a spokesman for the American Heart Association, said that after discharge many patients fail to fill their prescriptions or discontinue taking needed drugs, and the consequences can be fatal.
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Another expert, Dr. Judith Hochman, director of the Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center at New York University Langone Medical Center in New York City, said the study results are noteworthy. "What is impressive is that a small increase in the rates of adherence resulted in reduced events," she said. "Can you imagine if we increased adherence even more?"
Other ways to improve adherence might include having pills contain more than one drug, patient education and electronic reminders, she said.
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Walt Whitman
(1819 – 1892) American poet
Whitman was born on a Long Island (New York) farm to a typically heterosexual family. His father drank too much; his mother suffered; and his eight siblings did poorly except for two brothers. The poet idolised his mother, Louisa Van Velsor Whitman, and credited her with inspiring his poetry. From first to last, his writings applaud sexual love. 'Song of Myself', published in 1855, contains Section V, which celebrates the soul through the trope of fellatio: 'Loafe with me on the grass, loose the stop from your throat, / … Only the lull I like, the hum of your valved voice'. Leaves of Grass, the title Whitman gave his collected poems, pivots upon this dalliance with a young man in the grass. In 1889, the poet told an interviewer, 'Sex, sex, sex: sex is the root of it all.'
During the Civil War, Whitman worked in Washington. An outraged Methodist fired him from the Interior Department after discovering a copy of Leaves of Grass in Whitman's desk, but Attorney-General James Speed quickly found him another position. Speed's brother Joshua had spent four years sleeping with Abraham Lincoln in Illinois. Lincoln himself had read and admired the second edition of Leaves of Grass. One of the soldiers, Alonzo Bush, wrote Whitman about a friend who 'went down on your BK, both so often with me. I wished that I could … have some fun for he is a gay boy' (22 December 1863); 'BK' might mean 'buck' or 'book', but one writer suggests 'Big Cock'. The death of President Lincoln devastated Whitman. He wrote his last great poem, 'When lilacs last in the dooryard bloomed', for Lincoln. The poet himself suffered a stroke in 1873 and he moved to Camden, New Jersey, with his brother. The later poems became more abstract and less homoerotic, although Whitman's health recovered after he swam in Timber Creek with his lover Harry Stafford, Carpenter and other young men.
Whitman may now be the premier United States poet, but his work had to overcome much resistance. Leaves of Grass first appeared in a self-published edition in 1855 with few readers; it underwent multiple transformations before the so-called 'death-bed' edition in 1892. Leaves of Grass certainly marked the boldest departure from standard English prosody. Of the five reviews to the first edition, Whitman wrote three anonymous favourable ones. Another reviewer was lukewarm, but the other denounced 'that horrible crime not to be mentioned among Christians'. The fervently homoerotic 1860 edition with the Calamus cluster attracted little attention and the publisher quickly went bankrupt; the 1882 edition was banned in Boston.
During the 1950s, biographer Gay Wilson Allen established Whitman as the philopietistic poet for what Henry Luce (head of the Time-Life conglomerate) called the 'American Century'. When the Roman Catholic authorities in New Jersey protested against naming a bridge from Camden to Philadelphia after the poet, Allen certified that Whitman was no queer. New Jersey later added a Whitman rest stop on their turnpike. Gay interpretations outraged traditional Whitman scholars; they excoriated Robert K. Martin, whose Homosexual Tradition in American Poetry (1979, 1998) declared, 'Whitman intended his work to communicate his homosexuality to his readers.'
Good evidence supports the view that Whitman was an urban sophisticate. He followed theatre and opera and during the 1850s was associated with musical, dramatic and literary critics in New York City; 'my darlings my gossips', he called them. Whitman wrote in 1863, recalling these 'dear boys' company & their gayety & electricity, their precious friendship'. The poet claimed that contral to Marietta Alboni inspired his work; he attended her every performance in New York City. He encouraged his lover Peter Doyle to attend the theatre regularly; in Ford's Theater on 14 April 1865, Doyle saw actor John Wilkes Booth assassinate President Lincoln. Whitman was then visiting his mother in Brooklyn, where he wrote his extraordinary memorial to Lincoln, which follows the outline of an opera.
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If you know my husband at all, you know how the rest of that sentence goes....
"Did I ever tell you about the time Jamie Lee Curtis chased me through the LA airport to get my address?"
And I must admit, she did. I was there and I saw it. I laugh when he tries to leave the story at just that line.
It was 6 years ago, and we were on our way home from China with Miss Livi. We got into LA the night before and had decided not to take the red eye back home. So our flight the next morning left at some ridiculous time in the morning. And we were tired. Livi decided to stay on China time and was up most of the night.
We were standing in the line to board the plane. Off to the side the security people were doing the 'extra' search on a random passenger. As she was taking off her shoes, I turned to Kevin and said, "She looks like Jamie Lee Curtis." (I probably shouldn't mention that she was one of Kevin's objects of lust as a middle school/high school kid, so I won't mention it.) He says he said, "That IS Jamie Lee Curtis." I have no recollection of that at all.
As they were making this woman empty all of her pockets, she noticed Olivia. And started talking to her and us. "Oh, look at the baby! What a cute baby! At the same time, she was brushing off apologies from the security guards. They were just doing their jobs and shouldn't feel badly about it. And then she'd turn back and talk more to Olivia.
I turned to Kevin at one point and said, "You know, she even sounds like Jamie Lee Curtis."
Now, he swears said, "When you are someone, you usually sound like them." Sure, like I'd miss 2 comments like this?? Remember, we were exhausted!!
So we were walking down the hallway and this crazy lady runs up to Kevin going on and on about Olivia and how beautiful she was and how wonderful adoption is..... I was so tired by this point that I just walked on ahead of them and got on the plane and found my seat.
A few minutes later, Kevin came back to our (coach) seats and said, "Jamie Lee Curtis wants us to give her our address. She wants to send something to Olivia."
I am sure I looked completely shocked. I just remember saying, "That really was her!!"
A little while later, a flight attendant came back with a piece of paper to write our address on. She gushed on and on about Miss Curtis and how great she is to have on board. Now I really glad that only Kevin heard my ignorant remarks.
A few weeks later, a package arrived for Olivia with two of Jamie's books in it. Both autographed. They are adoption related as Jamie has adopted children, too.
Let's just say that I am now a fan, too. A bit ignorant maybe, but a fan nonetheless.
*****I forgot to mention that Olivia and Jamie Lee Curtis share the same birthday. So far, our dreams of JLC paying for Olivia's college hasn't come to fruition. Jamie, if you're reading this (yes, I am that delusional) thank you for the books! We didn't know how to get in touch with you!*******
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Did I Ever Tell You About the Time....
If you know my husband at all, you know how the rest of that sentence goes....
7 comments:
- Andrea said...
I remember you telling me this. Everytime I read a book of her's to the boys, I think of that story.
- February 13, 2009 at 9:37 AM
- a Tonggu Momma said...
PRICELESS!!!! That is hysterically funny... and very, very sweet, too. This is a story you can remind Olivia of when she's a teen or young adult, snickering at truly bad movies from the eighties. Oh, and True Lies. And A Fish Called Wanda. Because those movies were EXCELLENT.
- February 13, 2009 at 9:55 AM
- Unknown said...
wow, that's a great story!
I've always liked Jamie Lee Curtis.
I think she's pretty cool and unaffected for being a celebrity.
- February 13, 2009 at 12:14 PM
- erin richardson said...
:-) That's pretty funny.
- February 13, 2009 at 1:19 PM
- Dawn said...
Oh how funny!! What a great story!
- February 13, 2009 at 4:48 PM
- Mommakitten said...
I have never heard this story! How awesome is that for her to send her that!
- February 13, 2009 at 5:09 PM
- Our 7 Blessings from God said...
I remember you telling the story on our yahoo group right after coming home!! It's just as good hearing it 6 years later and I'm sure will be a treasured story for Olivia. Great to hear a positive celeb story:)
- February 15, 2009 at 5:33 PM


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Ricardo Clark's 59th-minute goal effectively put an end to too lengthy streaks that have plagued the Houston Dynamo for more than a month.
Houston's midfielder quickly put a missed opportunity behind him from a minute prior, heading home the game's lone goal ending a scoreless streak of 388 minutes, dating back to June 1, propelling the Dynamo to a 1-0 win over the Philadelphia Union Saturday night at BBVA Compass Stadium.
Not only did Clark's goal snap a lengthy scoreless streak, it helped his club win for the first time in league play since a 4-0 win at D.C. United on May 8. In all competitions, Houston's win Saturday night was its first since beating FC Tuscon 2-0 in the US Open Cup on May 29.
The Union had its unbeaten streak snapped at five games, suffering its first setback since a 5-3 loss at Montreal on May 25.
Philadelphia had several chances late to tie with Conor Casey and second half sub Matt Kassel both having shots go wide and high in the final minutes.
Houston (7-6-5) had multiple chances in the first half to try to break its scoring drought including two by Andrew Driver that went high and wide, and shots by Omar Cummings -- in the eighth minute -- and Warren Creavalle -- in the 16th minute -- that Zac MacMath saved.
Philadelphia's best chances in the first half came in the third minute and right before halftime. Aaron Wheeler had a header saved by Tally Hall in the third minute. Wheeler then charged in from the left box in the 43rd minute and had his shot batted out by Hall before Casey's shot from the penalty area sailed over the crossbar.
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Houston's goal started with Giles Barnes, who had the ball at the edge of the box. He sent it wide to Jermaine Taylor who then send a driven cross into the center of the box where Clark elevated to head it inside the far post.
A minute prior to his goal, Clark received a pass from Eric Brunner but headed it over the bar from six yards out.
Both clubs were playing without key cogs in their respective lineups. Houston were without Will Bruin and Corey Ashe who were with the US men's national team at the Gold Cup, and Brad Davis out due to injury. Philadelphia were without Keon Daniel and Jack McInerney on national team duties in the Gold Cup, and Michael Farfan, Fabinho and Jose Kleberson due to injury.
Houston next travels to New England to face the Revolution on July 13, while Philadelphia (7-6-6) host Chivas USA on July 12.
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Houston: Ricardo Clark 2 (Jermaine Taylor 1, Giles Barnes 3) 59
Houston Dynamo: Tally Hall, Warren Creavalle, Bobby Boswell, Eric Brunner, Jermaine Taylor; Boniek Garcia, Ricardo Clark, Adam Moffat, Andrew Driver (Alex Dixon 83); Omar Cummings (Cam Weaver 69), Giles Barnes (Jason Johnson 76)
Substitutes not used: Tyler Deric, Mike Chabala, Brian Ownby, Bryan Salazar
Philadelphia Union: Zac MacMath; Sheanon Williams, Jeff Parke, Amobi Okugo, Raymon Gaddis (Matt Kassel 84); Sebastian Le Toux, Brian Carroll, Leonardo Fernandes (Roger Torres 71), Antoine Hoppenot; Aaron Wheeler (Don Anding 60), Conor Casey
Substitutes not used: Chris Konopka, Jimmy McLaughlin, Chris Albright, Christian Hernandez
Misconduct Summary:
HOU: Boniek Garcia (caution) 45
Referee: Matthew Foerster
Referee's Assistants: Chris Strickland, Jonathan Johnson
4th Official: Armando Villarreal