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Fernando Nation
Tonight at the Stadium Club, we're hosting a private premiere of the ESPN 30 for 30 series "Fernando Nation" which debuts on ESPN Deportes this Sunday night at 6 p.m. PT and on ESPN on Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 5 p.m. PT.
Here's a recap of the film:
"'The Natural' is supposed to be a blue-eyed boy who teethed on a 36-ounce Louisville Slugger. He should run like the wind and throw boysenberries through brick. He should come from California." – Steve Wulf, Sports Illustrated, 1981. So how was it that a pudgy 20-year-old, Mexican, left-handed pitcher from a remote village in the Sonoran desert, unable to speak a word of English, could sell out stadiums across America and become a rock star overnight? In Fernando Nation, Mexican-born and Los Angeles-raised director Cruz Angeles traces the history of a community that was torn apart when Dodger Stadium was built in Chavez Ravine and then revitalized by one of the most captivating pitching phenoms baseball has ever seen. Nicknamed "El Toro" by his fans, Fernando Valenzuela ignited a fire that spread from LA to New York–and beyond. He vaulted himself onto the prime time stage and proved with his signature look to the heavens and killer screwball that the American dream was not reserved for those born on U.S. soil. In this layered look at the myth and the man, Cruz Angeles recalls the euphoria around Fernando's arrival and probes a phenomenon that transcended baseball for many Mexican-Americans. Fernando Valenzuela himself opens up to share his perspective on this very special time. Three decades later, "Fernandomania" lives.
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Whew!!!! The red finds a way to spare some of us from an orange and black nightmare………at least for a few more days anyway.
Josh – that will be a great special on Fernando.
Way to go, Phillies!
Not exactly weeping that Bowa will be gone. Chemistry between coaches and players this past season was dog feces, to say the least. So if Hillman becomes bench coach, does that mean McGuinn and Crosby will be coming? Nancy Bea can play "Eight Miles High" between innings… Come to think of it, maybe that's the key to enjoying this team next season
Each year Andre comes back with a little more intensity than the year before, and I expect him to come back this next season with even more. I would think he is not only going to be out to prove he belongs on this Dodger team, he will be out to prove he can be one of the best ball players in the league who deserves a nice, healthy contract (with the Dodgers or not) as he hits Free Agency after the 2011 season.
Hey Josh! I will be looking forward to watching ?Fernando Nation? come Tuesday! Oh, I remember Fernandomania and how it swept LA! That was an exciting time for sure!
And Kahli, I won?t be weeping much either if Bowa is, indeed, gone. I still don?t think that coaches should talk about his players in the media. Talk to them in person ? man to man. Not when a microphone is pointing at your pie hole.
And Nelly, I?m certainly with you when you say, ?Whew!? Now that the NLCS is going back to Philly, I?m hoping that this?ll be the trick for the Phillies to beat the gnats! That article on Andre, IMHO, is true to form. I too expect big things from both Andre and Matty. They will both be in their contract years. To this day, I still remember how tremendous Beltre was in his contract year ? it was his best season as a Dodger.
From USA Today………………….
In addition to Frank selling the team, Ned really needs his walking papers.
Hey CP!!! I agree about Matt too.
Nelly ? Very telling article indeed. I still have NO idea why Ned says that the McCourt saga didn?t distract the team. Ned?s an idiot.
But one more thing I?m REALLY looking forward to next year is to see how much better Kershaw gets! This year he was phenomenal!!!
Yeah Nelly! Matty said in that article that he?s going to have a 40/40 year in 2011!!! I sure hope so!!! If Andre and Matty have the kind of years they are both capable of, 2011 is going to be very exciting indeed!!!
So Nelly, how are things up north? Is your family behaving?
My family is behaving for the most part. Tonight they were pretty quiet :)). Everything else is going well. How about you?
I am looking forward to watching Kershaw and Billz. Billz had a pretty good 2nd half so it would be great to see him have a good, solid, complete year.
I would imagine that they?re quiet tonight. I saw the last half of the game. As for me, same old same old. Still marketing my bookkeeping services and looking for jobs. How?s school for you? I forget; does your school district have fall breaks? Have you had yours yet?
My class is wonderful!!! We have Veteran's Day off in November, and then the entire Thanksgiving week off.
Keep the faith that something will come up for you. It will happen when or is meant to be.
Thx Nelly. Speaking of prayer, pray for my mother-in-law. She?s currently in an assisted-living center in Ames, IA and come Monday, she?ll be moving to a facility that has full-fledge nursing facilities which she will eventually need. This facility is in Rockford, IL. Rockford is about an hour NW of Chicago.
And Nelly, I?m glad that you have a wonderful class! I seem to remember that last year was kinda tough. Do you have any budding Ethieraholics in your class this year?
Well, I'm getting tired Nelly. I'll catch up ya later…
I hope that is the last time I see PAC bell park on TV this post season.
Congrats to the Rangers. They're a likable team, as much as I loathe the Gnats and the Phils. Hope Texas buries the National League team.
And it looks like Logan White is staying. Hallelujah, brothers and sisters.
Hi Hot Stove Leaguers,
It's a nice coincidence that Josh's comments at the top of this thread mention an old Sports Illustrated Story, because I came on tonight to post one of those.
My grandparents gave me an SI subscription for several years in the '70s, and I ate it up.
My all-time favorite cover and article were publishe on May 27, 1974. The cover features Jimmy "The Toy Cannon" Wynn under the Headline "Those Rampaging Dodgers" and the story by Ron Fimrite is titled "No Mirrors Now, Sir". Such a great read that 36 years later I sometimes knew what the next words were before my eyes reached them. For example Don Sutton saying "This is the culmination of something that's been coming for a long time …"
The article is available at: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1088598/3/index.htm
It is also worth mentioning that SI has made EVERY story they ever published available online at: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/
Really, it's hard for me to imagine that there was ever a better time and place to be kid than in Southern California in the 1970s.
kahli-too bad the two Clark boys aren't available, then they could sing "I'll feel a whole lot better" for the owner.
Interesting comments on Bowa in the Times Dodger Blog.
Yeah, knouffbrock, I have to admit I researched to see who was still living and was sad to see Clark and Clarke as having passed. Somehow, the Byrds and the Buffalo Springfield played our high school gym in 1966/67, though I was only in junior high and didn't see the show. Can you imagine ANY band playing a nowhere high school gymnasium these days???????? Ahhhhh, the 60s.
Read where Ned and Logan have experienced friction throughout their tenures. How could anyone with baseball knowledge have disagreements with Ned?
Fernando Valenzuela made this Dodger fan way out here on the East Coast one proud Dodger Fan.
Hi ya everybody.
Shows you what I know. I picked the Yankees and the Phillies, with the Phillies winning it all. Plus my football team, Oklahoma, just got out played and out coached in BIG way.
I'm assuming the majority on here will definitely want Texas to beat SF, so here's my kiss of death: The giants will win in four. They're screwed for sure now.
Thanks Frank and Ned, the Giants just won the pennant.
Who needs enemies when Dodgers fans have FranK McCourt and effen Ned!
Ef U frank & jamie & ned!
This is a nightmare that the hated Jints are going to the W.S.
AGHHH! I am so sick!!
My condolences to June and Tru that they have to put with Giant fans. I have to put up with one at work and he is enough for two.
If it were any other team representing the National League, I would be all for that team, but I just can't cheer on the Giants. The main reason is if the tables were reversed, they would be cheering on my team.
Red pen – would NOT be cheering on my team 🙂
Collie, Northstateblues, Dodge16 and I believe Koufax, are in the heart of gnat country as well 🙂
Hi Lny4Loney, Thanks for the links. I did not know that you could read all those SI articles! That should be fun.
As I mentioned before I became a big Dodger fanatic during the last three games of the season in 1980. Fernando came from the bullpen that day. I saw him pitch at Dodger Stadium every game in 1981. What a year that was!
Hi Carol! Don't lose the faith! EGBOK (Everything is gonna be OK).
Congratulations to Cody Ross for winning the Division Series MVP. It's good to see a former Dodger who was treated so badly here go on to succeed big time for another team. And it's probably sweeter still for him that the team was the Giants! And congratulations to Ned, too, as he played a big role in the Giants success. His leaving was a plus for them, then he signed several of their players to the determent of the Dodgers, wasted millions of dollars on ridiculous free agent signings, squandered Dodger farm talent in stupid, one-sided trades, all the time depleting the Dodgers and giving the Giants the chance they needed to forge ahead. So it's appropriate that Cody Ross, an unappreciated Dodger, was the icing on the cake for the Giant's success. Way to go, Ned!
Very well said Redfox!!!!
Thanks again Lny4Loney!
I am reading some old articles by Roger Kahn! Reading all these articles is a real treat for me!
The Bandwagoneering is alive and well here in Northern California.
Silent since the Angels smacked 'em down, now they all come out of the woodwork.
Redfox, other teams take our castoffs and turn them to gold.
We take the Giants, Red Sox and Yankees garbage, and let it compost til it's all frothy and wormy.
I bet Frank McCourt couldn't be bothered one way or another that those [expletive]s are in the Series, doing what he wouldn't.
I bet he even congratulated Ned. And Ned probably thanked him while shinning off his stupid Cracker Jack sister-kissing ring.
Go Texas Texases. And wear blue when you thump 'em.
The giants will win.
I want the Ranger to win also but, I have this sick feeling in the pit of my stomach that the Giants are going to do it. If that happens, I don't think I will recover until Spring Training starts. It will be interesting to see what kind of "big" moves ol' Neddy will make…..perhaps, I may be ill all season!
Nelly, yes I am deep in gnat country, thanks for thinking of me. Got the abuse first thing this AM, all I could say to these halloween fans is "I wouldn't want to be you during the bottom of the 7th, 8th and 9th innings" referring to the phils being one hit, pehap a fly ball away from tying that game. GO Texas, if the gnats win the WS, Ill have nothing left to say.
My congratulations to the Giants for a job well done. While Ned was out acquiring the Ortizi, Carroll, Anderson, Dotel, Theriot and Pathednik, the Giants built a solid foundation based on pitching, then went out during the last offseason and at the trade deadline and filled holes with CAPABLE players, led buy a manager that was able to draw out a sum total greater than the individual components that went in.
In contrast NedCo, including its JoJo The Clown Division, adheres to the FORD (found on road dead) philosophy where it relies on worn out parts lifted off old junkyard Edsels. Hence it runs like a pieceofshit, gets no milage, and emits more pollutants than a hippo at the L.A. Zoo.
Philly Phans are crying in their cheese steak in their own blog land. Welcome to the Dodgers, circa 2008/2009. As for our beloved Blue, it's on the players in 2011. They can nut up, come together, and play with fire, or they can roll over because ownership is a couple donkeys' a**es and their GM is an ignoramus. If the Gnats can do it (ouch), then they can.
A reluctant congratulations to the Giants. A less reluctant congrats to NLCS MVP Cody Ross.
From the point of view of a pure baseball fan, last night's game was superb.
Jonathon Sanchez's early troubles and obvious anxiety on the mound immediately reminded me of Burt Hooton's meltdown in "The City of Brotherly Love" 33 years ago in Game 3 of the NLCS. I don't know what, if any, motive Chase Utley had in tossing the ball back to Sanchez after the HBP, but the mini-melee added to the drama. It also allowed Jeremy Affeldt to get fully warmed up. And so Sanchez's mental instability actually helped the Giants. I despise Utley, but I would probably love him if he were a Dodger.
The Giants flukey third inning rally was good viewing too. Victorino's near great catch and Sanchez's horrible baserunning on the same play led to two Giants runs. It also led to the poor decision by Andres Torres/3B coach to try to score on a shallow single right at Victorino. Just to add a little more spice to the inning, the Giants scored another crucial run when Posey got aboard on what was ultimately ruled a Placido Polanco error, but which should have been the third out based on Posey's interference with the throw; he was running inside the baseline. I guarantee Bochy would have been out there arguing, but Charlie Manuel didn't say a word
Manuel did contribute to the game with some crappy managing decisions like letting players swing away early in the count against pitchers who couldn't find the strike zone, using pitchers for two innings who had never gone that long all season, and not running guys when they should — especially Rollins in the eighth against Lincecum who is terrible at holding runners.
Although it was arguably "by the book" for Manuel to have Ruiz bunt after Ibanez opened the Philly sixth with a double, I didn't like the move. I didn't think the Phils pen is lights-out enough to rely on a one-run lead. Ruiz executed beautifully, but the Phils nevertheless failed to score Ibanez.
Then Juan Uribe lived up to the Dominican creed that
"you don't walk off the island" by nudging a first-pitch homer over the right field wall, thus setting off euphoria in Frisco and fear in Philly.
Bochy mostly managed great, but going to Lincecum in the eighth was a mistake that nearly cost him dearly. You gotta dance with the girl you brought. The Giants bullpen was great all year and great in this game six; Bochy should have stuck with it. Fortunately for Bochy, after he brought in Brian Wilson, Carlos Ruiz smoked a line shot right at Aubrey Huff who threw out the straying/unfortunate (you pick) Victorino.
Then the top of the ninth brough a nice little managerial chess match when Manuel's failure to use the double-switch put Wilson in on deck with two men on and Buster Posey at the plate. Bochy sent Fat Panda out to the on-deck circle to see if Manuel would then pitch to Posey, but he didn't, and Bochy let Wilson hit for the sixth time this year. Wilson actually had a decent AB, but grounded out to end the inning.
Bottom of the ninth. One out walk to Rollins. Impatient AB by Polanco leads to Rollins out on fielder's choice. Utley walks. It finally occurs to Manuel that Polanco represents the season?s lifeline, and he sends in Wilson Valdez to run for him. The freak show that is Brian Wilson battles the struggling and much-maligned (by Philly fans with very short memories) Ryan Howard to a 3-2 count. Wilson throws a gem of a pitch that may or may not have caught the bottom of the strike zone, but was way to close for Ryan to take. Tom Hallion rings up the stunned Howard as Buster Posey sprints to the pile-up on the mound.
Now that, my friends, is a great baseball game. Even if I hate both teams.
BTW, apparently I signed in on my primary account. The long post above is by lny4lny aka martinloneykemp. Actually, the only thing I use my "martinloneykemp" account for is this blog.
Wow…MatinLoneyKemp and Jhall are back! Good to see you both 🙂
Hey Jhall!!!! How ya doing?
Philly Phans are crying in their cheese steak in their own blog land. Welcome to the Dodgers, circa 2008/2009. As for our beloved Blue, it's on the players in 2011. They can nut up, come together, and play with fire, or they can roll over because ownership is a couple donkeys' a**es and their GM is an ignoramus. If the Gnats can do it (ouch), then they can.
By kahliforni on October 24, 2010 3:47 PM
Yep, it is time for our young core to "Nut Up". They are out of excuses. Management (I use that term loosely), spend the money on pitching!!! No mystery, Pitching and Defense win championships!!!!
My congratulations to the Giants for a job well done. While Ned was out acquiring the Ortizi, Carroll, Anderson, Dotel, Theriot and Pathednik, the Giants built a solid foundation based on pitching, then went out during the last offseason and at the trade deadline and filled holes with CAPABLE players, led buy a manager that was able to draw out a sum total greater than the individual components that went in.
In contrast NedCo, including its JoJo The Clown Division, adheres to the FORD (found on road dead) philosophy where it relies on worn out parts lifted off old junkyard Edsels. Hence it runs like a pieceofshit, gets no milage, and emits more pollutants than a hippo at the L.A. Zoo.
By enchantedsunset on October 24, 2010 2:16 PM
Well said my brother!!! I totally agree!!!
Great to see you MartinLoneyKemp!!! Nice post!!!
GO Texas Rangers!!!!!!
I see Nellyjune and I are in a time warp.
lny4loney – wonderful post!
enchanted and Kahli – well said 🙂
Koufax – you are most welcome!
Like I said, it's really not the true Giants fans are the bothersome ones. They have either always been jerks or they have always been respectful of us Dodgers fans living up here. Like Northstateblues said, it's the bandwagoners that think they have the right to flaunt the orange and black and pretend they know what they are talking about. I bet if you asked them when was the last time they Giants won a championship, or even how their MVP even became part of their team?
I am out too!!!!!
Oh……………and Messagebear ~ It wouldn't be ITD without you 🙂 We have a wonderfully unique group, with varying perspectives on every issue, and THAT is what makes ITD so much fun to read.
Hey guys,
I think I might become more active on this site as I was a couple of years ago.
Unfortunately, the powers-that-be for reasons beyond my comprehension at some point changed everybody's names (eg. I went from "martinloneykemp" to "lny4lny" which was a very good choice if you insist on changing my name). I never quite figured out who was who after that.
If somebody could give me a translation of who is who, I would appreciate it.
The reason Philly lost was because they were missing an important piece, a player that was responsible for their past playoff victories, Broxton!
Good Day everyone……….
Back when the Padres looked to be running away with things and everyone said that we were out of it ( which proved to be true. ) The Giants manned up and overcame the deficit. They went into the post season as a hot team with adequate pitching.
My position is and alway's will be that the Giants are our biggest rivalry. So in saying this, I trust that everyone that laced them up in Dodger Blue last season and plans on lacing them up in Dodger Blue this season is having a difficult time digesting the fact, that our rival bested us. Plain and Simple!!!!
If your not, don't bother showing up at Camelback in the spring!!!
I would like to all the blame on Frank……along with a falling piano!!!……I'd settle for the falling piano!!!
Enjoy your Monday 🙂
Good Day everyone……….
Back when the Padres looked to be running away with things and everyone said that we were out of it ( which proved to be true. ) The Giants manned up and overcame the deficit. They went into the post season as a hot team with adequate pitching.
My position is and alway's will be that the Giants are our biggest rivalry. So in saying this, I trust that everyone that laced them up in Dodger Blue last season and plans on lacing them up in Dodger Blue this season is having a difficult time digesting the fact, that our rival bested us. Plain and Simple!!!!
If your not, don't bother showing up at Camelback in the spring!!!
I would like to all the blame on Frank……along with a falling piano!!!……I'd settle for the falling piano!!!
Enjoy your Monday 🙂
To Fernando……I Love Ya!!
As much as the 88 championship meant to me…..
81 was my favorite!!!!
The one benefit I have seen with the Giants being in the playoffs is it has made my class much more aware of baseball, the playoffs and now the World Series. They came in this morning after Saturday's game not only talking about how the Giants won, but how the Phillies played as well to the point they were talking about all the things that went wrong for them. You know what this means though?…………………….alot of Dodger Blue brainwashing during the hotstove league and throughout spring training.
On top of all the Giants/Phillies talk this morning, one of my little girls comes in all decked out in Cowboys colors from head to toe, including hair ties that had Cowboys written all over them, cheering Cowboys are going to win tonight. She looked adorable, but she was definitely wearing the wrong colors. I won't try to change her mind. She said her dad hates the Redskins so I will leave it at that – LOL!!!
lny4loney – I believe the only writer that has a changed name right now is Messagebear (mostpissedoffbear). I believe all the other names you are seeing are new to you. I am sure if I am mistaken, they will let you know 🙂
It's great to see you Dodger4life!!
Thanks Nelly 🙂
Thanks for the response about the names. Where.Who is dodgereric?
I hate to tell you this, but I am a Cowboys fan. I hope you'll understand. My best friend of 30 years is a CRAZED (and not in a good way) Cowboys fan, and needless to say I and everybody else he knows have been annoyed by his outlandish act for decades. But he is a GREAT friend. So for his Christmas present a few years ago, I donned a Cowboys t-shirt and hat and (a bit painfully) gave him the gift of my lifetime fandom. To many people, that may soound like a lame gift. But to the sort of loyal and enthusiastic Dodgers fans here, I think they understand what an awesome gift it was.
It's okay lny4loney. Kahli and Boblee are Cowboys fans too. Actually, I kind of want the Cowboys to win tonight since it will help us in the division 🙂
As for Dodgereric, he is still Dodgereric at night and weekends, but he has a different name during the day (when he is at work), and I believe it is blueteapartymember1. He actually hasn't been on in some time. However, I know for a fact that he and his wife, Chris are doing well. At least that is what my daughter and his son are telling me – lol!!!! I just saw the kids this weekend. If you have missed this part our ITD history, my daughter, Mariya, and his son, Matthew, have been dating for over a year and a half now (they will tell you almost 21 months – lol!!). A truly crazy story that will make a great Dodger fan story someday I am sure. I am pretty sure he reads ITD most everyday/night, so I am sure he will be back when his home schedule allows the time again. He will be happy to know you are back 🙂
Kahli – great post over on ZoZone the other day. In reading some of their comments, they sounded so reminiscent of what we were saying a year ago………….and then the year before that as well. The big difference between us and them, is they got to the Championship round those two years (and one it one of those two years) and were a series away from going again this year. We can't even say we did that.
With that said……………..
110 days until pitchers and catchers report (Who that will be is to be determined)
123 days until spring training games begin.
red pen – (and "won" it one of those two years)
For all of you Dodger historians………….
Jon Weisman's, Dodger Thoughts from ESPN Los Angeles, asks the question…………….Should the Dodgers retire more numbers?
I went to Dodgerthoughts and voted for non non-Hall of Famers. But I would be in favor of putting up a "V" for Vin Scully.
Correction: "no non-Hall of Famers"


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It seems an utter shame that so many restaurants continue to utilize table salt as the means by which we diners salt our food. Maybe their hope is that the food is perfectly seasoned when it lands in front of you. And quite often it is. There are times, however, when I find myself in need of a light dusting of salt but table salt will not do. It's harsh and unrelenting saltiness hides the subtle flavors the chef worked so hard to create. It's like covering "Water Lillies" in gauze. It's beauty is still seen but only through an obtrusive mask that hides the bold bush strokes and brilliant colors that reveal Monet's genius. It's like a slap in the face when all you want is a hug.
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Usually, this works out well. "Thriller" is Izzie's favorite Michael Jackson number, and by this point in the show she's usually pretty cranky and exhausted, so it's nice to close out with something she enjoys. Plus, the zombie makeup is pretty sweet. It's possible that, at twenty-eight years old, Izzie should not find zombie makeup quite so exciting, especially after eleven years of doing the same routine. But at twenty-eight years old, Izzie has better things to worry about. Things like patellar-femoral syndrome, resulting in iliotibial band tightness and weakness along the medial quadriceps.
Izzie's thigh seizes up on a jump early in the routine. It's been sore the whole night (the past three weeks), but the landing cinches it, and the brutal stinging behind her knee nearly takes her down. Through gritted teeth and sheer force of will she stays upright, but the rest of the routine is a stilted, limping mess.
The dance number ends with Izzie at center stage, feet planted wide apart and arms flung out to the sides. The signature evil laugh plays at the end of the track, and Izzie throws her head back in an expression of lip-synced merriment that's more than half involuntary grimace. Pyrotechnics flare, and she escapes the stage, hiding her limp amid smoke and showers of sparkles.
George Menson, who plays the second Michael Jackson of the evening, "Bad"-era and onwards, is waiting in the wings for his cue as Izzie stumbles offstage. He eyes her as she fumbles for a bottle of water.
"You okay?" George asks.
Izzie knows that George is a good guy, that he's asking out of concern. But he's also a strong-bodied kid in the prime of his career and right now, she just can't deal with him. She gurgles a response through a swallow of water and doesn't make eye contact, tries not to show how much she's favoring her left leg.
The heavy bass line of "Bad" starts and George rushes on stage to join the backup dancers, who melt in unison out of their staggered freeze-frame. Izzie hovers in the wings, sucking down the water, feeling rivulets of sweat cut deep crevasses in her pancake makeup.
One of the stagehand robots floats up to her, blinks its spherical eye-body in consternation. "Come on, honey," it says. The timbre of its pre-recorded voice and mismatched intonation always makes her think of sucking on pennies. "The backup dancers will be coming through here any minute."
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weaving delight and gratitude in equal measure.
These words did precisely that for me this morning.
Smiles all around!
I followed the link and read her post, and can see why you are smiling.ReplyDelete
LOVED Cait's words. I plan to open my copy as the new year begins.ReplyDelete
How wonderful .. you can't ask for more than that :)ReplyDelete
Those words are a reminder to me to cherish memories and also to journal more! Beautiful!
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I'm not surprised that so many find comfort and joy in reading your beautiful words. I hope to receive your book for Christmas, if not, I will be ordering as a gift to myself.
Wonderful. I'm smiling also. :DReplyDelete
....and soon I'll have my very own copy to enjoy - I just ordered it this evening Pamela. I'll be watching for the mailman!
Tell Edward he'll be getting a quiet spot to rest in my little cottage as I read your lovely essays.
Thanks for stopping by and leaving comments whilst I was traveling dear.
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Well I have just discovered your blog and what a treat. Such beautiful writing, a wonderful way with words, painting pictures. And what can I say about Edward, such a handsome, cuddlesome chap he is.
I look forward to reading more, and often!
Congratulations on being her book of the year! My copy just arrived in the mail and I loved the packaging, binding and illustrations. Nicely done! My aunt and uncle will be delighted when they open their Christmas gift.ReplyDelete
Honeysuckle, columbine, silvery clouds - I could go on finding words which weave delight Pamela.ReplyDelete
I discovered your blog through Tish at A Femme d'Un Certain Age.
It's beautiful, and I look forward to reading more~ anyone whose journey includes a wonderful friend such as Edward, must be a good soul.
I discovered your blog through Tish at A Femme d'Un Certain Age.
It's beautiful, and I look forward to reading more~ anyone whose journey includes a wonderful friend such as Edward, must be a good soul.
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Due to the prevailing situation in the Kingdom of Bahrain and following consultations with Bahraini authorities, the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has decided to change the venue of the forthcoming 35th session of the World Heritage Committee from its initially planned location in Bahrain's capital Manama, to UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
This decision was reached following the declaration of a state of emergency in the country, and the UN Security constraints. The Committee will be held in June as initially scheduled. Its dates will be announced at least 60 days before the session, as required by the Convention.


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Spectral Oil and Gas is the first of a new generation of technology-based energy companies that apply modern exploration and development advancements to the older oil fields discovered before World War II.
Spectral's core technology is based upon nuclear research into the use of radioactive sources and advanced spectroscopy detectors that can identify the presence of hydrocarbons behind the pipe of cased and shut in wells. This advanced cased-hole logging was created over a decade of research and development and has achieved successful results on over fifty wells, producing over one million barrels of oil and six billion cubic feet of gas from dead wells.
Spectral's area of interest is the onshore Texas - Louisiana - Gulf of Mexico coast where hundreds of the nation's largest oil and gas fields were discovered from 1900-1950. These fields were primarily drained to fuel nation through a period of heavy economic growth along with two world wars. By the second half of this century, most of these huge fields had declining production with resulting thousands of shut-in wells.
Spectral's expertise is in logging these existing wells to find overlooked oil and gas sands, allowing for an inexpensive recompletion to reestablish oil and gas production.


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Katie Holmes Style Poll: Red Pants Or Pink Dress Outfit
An Epic Style Battle of Katie vs. Katie — Which Outfit Wins?
Here's one thing we learned about Katie Holmes's Late Show With David Letterman appearance (without even watching her interview): she certainly knows how to make an entrance and an exit. Now, the hardest part is determining which take on outerwear proportions, pops of colour, and gorgeous footwear we prefer most. First, the brunette beauty headed into the Ed Sullivan Theater in an unexpectedly cool olive green, pink, and nude combo, via her sexy Narciso Rodriguez LPD, military-inspired Balenciaga coat, and Isabel Marant pumps. The hues complemented each other perfectly. Post-interview, Katie slipped into something more casual, but altogether chic and covet-worthy. Her navy blue peacoat and red ankle-cut trousers provided the cool Americana vibe, but it was her embellished boots that caught our attention, and ultimately, made the ensemble stand out. We'd say this is an epic battle of Katie vs. Katie, and we're curious to know which version of the starlet you love best?


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"Revitalize rural America" has been a mantra uttered by the Obama administration almost since its inception. On Thursday morning, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack revealed the centerpiece of that effort to be biofuels.
"The approach at the heart of the President's vision - which combines new technologies, new markets, and better use of our natural resources - is our nation's capacity to reduce its dependence on imported oil and fossil fuels through the increased production and use of biofuels and renewable energy," said Vilsack at the Press Club in Washington, D.C.
The reward for investing in renewable fuels "outweighs the risk associated with the investment. The reward includes less reliance on foreign oil. We won't have to necessarily spend as much in countries that don't agree with us or like us."
Estimates are that by 2035 the United States' energy consumption will increase by another 50 percent. Further, without changes, statistics show the nation's appetite for imported oil will remain ravenous. "Thirty years ago, 28 percent of the oil consumed in the United States was imported. Today, that figure is closer to 60 percent."
Daily, the United States spends $1 billion dollars on oil from "outside our shores helping other countries' economies to grow while our economy recovers from a deep recession.
"We can do better. We have to do better. Rural America is where we will do better."
Renewable Fuel Standard
Pushing the biofuels plan is the fact that the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) calls for 36 billion gallons of biofuels (including 21 billion gallons of advanced biofuels) be produced by 2022. Currently, the country produces some 12 billion gallons of ethanol and 800 million gallons of biodiesel.
The treasure being spent by the United States on imported oil is needed desperately in rural America. Vilsack said the majority of rural counties lost population in the last census. He expects to see the trend continue when the just-completed census figures are released.
And with lost population, "political representation is lost. As we see an aging population in rural America, as we see as many high school dropouts as college graduates, it gets more and more difficult for (parents) to look at their children and suggest there really is an opportunity" in rural areas.
"I think it's extraordinary that there may be as many as one million jobs, based on industry projections that could be created in rural America. That's the kind of activity that will allow us to offer a chance to our kids who do want to stay in small towns, who have an affinity and connection to rural areas."
The recent EPA announcement authorizing an E15 blend for 2007, or newer, vehicles "will help boost demand, and EPA will make a decision later this year regarding 2001-2006 model vehicles."
For more, see EPA E15
Even so, said Vilsack, it's time to pick up the pace. He pointed to discontinued incentives as a reason for the recent loss of some 12,000 jobs in the biofuel industry.
"Incentives helped build the biofuel industry and incentives need to continue. Congress should start by reinstating the Biodiesel Production Tax Credit and providing a fiscally responsible short-term extension of the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit. At the same time, we need to begin to think about reforms to the ethanol credit program to make it more efficient and effective at addressing the full range of challenges we face in meeting our goals for traditional and next generation biofuels."
However, "incentives, by themselves, are not enough. Our effort must include identifying additional feed stocks available throughout the country and discovering more efficient production processes. Research and development must intensify."
Towards that goal, five USDA regional Biomass Research Centers will be established for the development of non food biomass feed stocks. Besides ramped up research, the centers "will also assist rural development officials in the development and construction of biorefineries. The lead personnel at the centers will draw on the expertise of the entire USDA team."
- The Northeast center will be located in Madison, Wisconsin, led by the Forest Service.
- The Central East Center will be located in Lincoln, Nebraska, led by ARS.
- The Southeast center – "a little more complicated because so much is going on there" -- will be located both by ARS in Boonesville, Arkansas; and Tifton, Georgia, and in Auburn, Alabama, led by the Forest Service.
- The Western Center will be located in Maricopa, Arizona.
- The Northwestern Center will be located in Pullman, Washington, led by ARS, and Corvallis, Oregon, led by the Forest Service.
The 2008 farm bill authorized investments to assist in the construction of new biorefineries. Vilsack said within 60 days the USDA would "announce funding under the current Biorefinery Assistance Program for the construction (to commence in 2011) of a biorefinery or bioenergy plant in each of the regions serviced by the regional centers."
Vilsack acknowledged one biorefinery per region will hardly be enough. "We need a substantial number of biorefineries over the next 12 years." Studies show the need ranging "anywhere from a couple hundred to as many as 500."
Even at the low end, "that's a substantial capital investment in rural communities, a lot of construction jobs, a lot of jobs making component parts for the facilities, a lot of jobs maintaining the facilities, a lot of opportunities for community colleges to develop courses to understand the (fuel-making) process."
Programs and feedstocks
Since feedstocks will be needed to produce the fuel, the Biomass Crop Assistance Program will provide producers with assistance "to defray the cost of production, storage and transportation. The assistance could be as much as 75 percent of the cost of establishing the new crop as well as annual rental payments to help cover the costs of transitioning from current cash crops."
A variety of feedstocks will be needed in order to meet the 36 billion gallon threshold. "It may be woody biomass in one area, perennial grasses in another, crop residue in another, algae in another. We want a whole host (of feedstocks) and diversification. With diversification, you strengthen the capacity of the industry to provide" needed fuel.
Vilsack addressed another common complaint about the reluctance of gas stations to incur the costs of supplying biofuels. To help remedy that, the USDA will provide "financial assistance … to help install 10,000 blender pumps and storage systems over the next five years. Work will commence immediately on putting that program together."
Why tackle everything en masse? Because there is no choice, said Vilsack.
"It's a situation where everything has to happen not in a particular sequence but all at once. In other words, you can't just do additional research on feedstocks and come up with a variety of alternatives to corn-based ethanol and say 'the problem is solved.' Because then you have to actually produce it – you have to have biorefineries.
"Well, those biorefineries have to have markets. That means you must be capable of distributing (the fuel) in areas where the biorefinery is located. That means you have to have demand at the gas station for the product."
Once biorefineries are built, Vilsack is confident, "we'll see technology being unleashed. I talked to someone yesterday who is very excited about taking woody biomass … and turning it into crude oil. There's nothing the American innovative spirit can't do. We just have to unleash and encourage it."


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What June 30 Standings Tell Us About Postseason Odds, A Look Back at 1997, 2003 and 2008
As we awake this morning on June 30, we are now in terms of the calendar at the midpoint on the baseball schedule or very close to that point for all teams. So for fun, let's look at the standings on this very calendar day of Monday June 30 from the three prior seasons that also were at this same point on the schedule for this very date and examine how predictive those standings were in identifying those teams that would go to postseason. The three seasons which are identical in terms of the baseball schedule and yes to the calendar are 1997, 2003, and 2008. Interestingly, the Marlins had success in all three of those seasons and they have been a mild surprise this season as they were in 2008 and 2003. It is not so likely though that a Florida team will be in a World Series this season unlike the Marlins of 1997 and 2003 and the 2008 Rays.
In 1997, the Orioles, Indians, Mariners, Braves, Astros and Giants claimed the division titles, while the Yankees and marlins were the Wild Card teams. Had a second Wild Card been added in '97, the 84-78 Angels would have played at New York against the 96-66 Yankees, while the 86-75 Indians rested as AL Central champs. The NL would have been even wilder as the Mets and Dodgers were both 88-74 and they would have had to play a game to decide who would then play another elimination game at the 92-70 Marlins, all teams with better marks than the 84-78 Astros that claimed the NL Central crown.
As for the standings on the morning of June 30, the Orioles lead the Yankees by 5.5 in the AL East, they ultimately would go wire-to-wire but only win the division by 2 games over New York. The Indians held a 1 game lead on the White Sox in the AL Central and the Brewers were 3 back at 37-39. It would be September before Cleveland had enough separation and they ultimately won the division by 6. The Mariners lead the angels by 5.5 in the Al West and they ultimately won the division by 6. The NL East was very competitive, the Braves lead the Marlins by 4.5, the Mets by 6.5 and the Expos by 7.5. Montreal would fall back after the All Star break and though the Mets and Marlins would eventually lose ground with Atlanta winning by 9 games over Florida, those teams along with the Dodgers would contend for a Wild Card into September before the marlins pulled far enough away. The NL Central was the joke of the league, Houston at 40-41 had a 1 game lead on the Cardinals and 3 on the Pirates. Houston's struggles and Pittsburgh hanging near .500 most of the season would ultimately make the Pirates the largest threat to the Astros who would finally claim a weak division the season's final Thursday. Meanwhile, the Giants had a 4.5 game lead on the Rockies in the NL West and the Dodgers trailed by 7. Ultimately Los Angeles would get to within 2 by seasons end, the Rockies would finish 7 back. As for the Wild Card races, the Yankees had a 4.5 game lead on the Angels which would end up at 12 by seasons end while the Marlins had a lead of 2 over the Mets and 3 over Montreal, ultimately they would finish 4 ahead of the Mets and Dodgers, the Expos would slip 11 games further behind the Marlins over the second half. IN 1997 as it would turn out, the 8 teams in the lead all would end the season that way and in fact, the only change would have been for the second Wild Card berth in the NL if it existed, as the Dodgers would have pulled even with the Mets, overcoming the Expos by a wide margin.
Moving forward six years to 2003, the ultimate division winners that season were the Yankees, Twins, Athletics, Braves, Cubs and Giants. The Red Sox and Marlins would claim wild Card births. Had second Wild Card teams existed in '03, the Red Sox heart break in game 7 against the Yankees may have not even occurred because they would have hosted the Mariners at Fenway, Seattle was 93-69 and just a pair of games behind Boston. Meanwhile in the NL, the Marlins at 91-71 would have hosted the 87-75 Astros and the Phillies at 86-76 would have missed that second spot by a single game in their final season at the Vet.
As for the standings on the morning of June 30, the Yankees held a 3.5 game lead over the Red Sox that would end up at 6 in the AL East. IN the Al Central, the Twins and Royals were in a tie six games over .500, Minnesota had two more games played and thus on percentage points they were listed as the first place team. The White sox were 4.5 back and ultimately Minnesota would edge Chicago by 4 and KC which stayed in the race would finished 7 games out. The AL West was a different story as the Mariners held a 6 game lead on the Athletics on this date. Seattle was 52-28, they would play exactly .500 the rest of the way and ultimately finish 3 behind Oakland in the division and 2 behind Boston in the Wild Card. Seattle in fact on this date had the best record in baseball, though the Yankees, Red Sox, Athletics, Braves and Giants would all end up better than Seattle three months later. The Braves would hold a 6.5 game lead over the Phillies in the NL East, the Expos were 7 back and the marlins were 12 back and a game under .500. Ultimately Atlanta won the division by 10 over the Marlins, the team with the second best second half in baseball. The Cardinals would hold the NL Central lead at 43-37, they would end up finishing in third 3 behind the Cubs. The Cubs on June 30 were a game behind St. Louis and the Houston Astros trailed by 1.5, all would hold the division lead at various points into September before the Cubs won out. The Giants held a 3 game lead on the Dodgers in the NL West, San Francisco would ultimately get on a second half roll and cruise to a 15.5 game lead.
The Wild Card races would look completely different from June 30 to the end of the season. The Red Sox lead the Athletics by a game and the Blue Jays by 2 on June 30, Toronto would finish 9 games behind Boston and Oakland would actually finish a game ahead of the Red Sox and take a division title, Boston would get in because of the Seattle clubs going cold. The Phillies would have the NL Wild Card lead on June 30 which they shared with the Dodgers and the surprising Expos in their second to last season in Montreal were only a half game off the pace. The Marlins of course would ultimately come from nowhere to claim that spot, they were in the bottom half of the race among all NL teams on June 30 5.5 games out, but went 50-29 the rest of the way and ultimately took the World Series as they had six years before.
Unlike in 1997, 2003 would not be as predictive as on June 30, teams leading the AL West and NL Central would miss postseason all together, the AL Central which was tied would see the Twins outperform the Royals in the second half and the NL Wild Card race would look completely different when the '03 season had concluded.
We now move forward another five years to 2008, a season that saw a lot of change from what had been the norm. The Rays came out of nowhere to claim the first franchises division title, joining the white Sox who won in a division playoff game with the Twins, as well as the Angels, Phillies, Cubs and Dodgers as division champions. The Red Sox and Brewers would be wild card teams and it would mark Milwaukee's first postseason visit since 1982. The Brewers would hold off the Mets who had a legendary fall the final two weeks of the season and it marked a great collapse the final weeks of the season for a second straight year in New York. If a second Wild Card existed, the Mets would have claimed it in the NL and yes the Yankees would have done so in the AL and in Yankee Stadium II's final season, the Wild Card game would have been Yankees at Red Sox, while the Mets would have played the Brewers and the Twins and White Sox had that AL Central playoff as both finished game 162 a single game behind New York.
As for those June 30 standings in 2008, the Rays held a half game lead on the Red Sox in the AL East. Tampa would win by 2 though they had the lead as high as 7 games and they would clinch the division with 8 days to go in the 2008 season. The Yankees who were 5.5 out would close to within 3 but ultimately they would finish 8 back. Baltimore which was 42-39 and just 7 out on June 30 would have a horrible second half and not even win 70 games while Toronto at just 40-43 would have a good second half and if additional wild card births existed, the Jays would have been in a battle with the Yankees as the season concluded along with the Twins and White Sox for that slot. IN the AL Central, the White Sox lead the Twins by a game and unlike in 2003, the very tight standings would in deed hold true to the very end. The Tigers were just 4.5 back but they had a rough second half and finished 14 back and in last place. The Angels lead the AL West by 4.5 over Oakland, the Athletics would have a horrible second half and the Angels would cruise to a 21 game lead over second place Texas when it was all said and done. The Rangers were already sliding and 7.5 out on June 30.
For all the struggles of the Mets in 2008 in closing out the season on a good note, they were just a very average team on June 30. The Phillies in fact had the division lead at 44-39 and a game back at 42-39 were the surprising Marlins. The Mets at 40-41 were in third 3 off the lead and the Braves were only 4 games out. The Cubs were showing they were one of the best teams in baseball as they were 49-33 and well on their way in the NL Central. The Cardinals and Brewers were in the race, St. Louis second 2.5 back and Milwaukee third 4.5 out. The Brewers would stay hot the second half, but the Cardinals would slide and the Astros would come from nowhere to make a very interesting contender for the wild Card. Houston was just 39-43, they would get very hot in August and early September before things came apart when hurricane Ike arrived. The Diamondbacks at just 41-41 lead the NL West, the Dodgers 2.5 back were the only contender, though the Rockies who were just 32-50 would play better in the second half and begin to make some wonder if an even more amazing repeat of 2007 was in order.
The Wild Card races on June 30 saw the Red Sox leading the Twins by 4, Athletics by 4.5 and Yankees by 5 games in the AL, while in the NL the Cardinals lead the way, Milwaukee at 2 and Philadelphia at 3 out were next, while the Marlins at 4 back, Mets 6 and Astros 8.5 would all become second half factors.
Ultimately, the teams that had division leads on June 30 accept the Diamondbacks would end up advancing to post season, though for the White Sox and Phillies, a lot of doubt existed along the second half route. Boston would get the Wild Card which it lead, but the Cardinals would be the team ultimately let down in the NL. The Dodgers played well enough in the second half to overtake Arizona by two, though the NL Wild Card contenders all had better records. Just how different was the NL in the second half you ask? The Cardinals were just 39-40 and the Brewers at 45-36 were good enough to get the wild Card berth, though the 49-32 Mets and 47-32 Astros certainly made things very interesting.
So overall during those three previous seasons, 15 of 18 division leaders would get to post season, the '03 Mariners, '03 Cardinals and '08 Diamondbacks would not. Among the six Wild Cards, the AL leader advanced to post season each time, but in the NL, only the Marlins of 1997 were so fortunate as the '03 Phillies and '08 Cardinals were overtaken. Philadelphia would have been the second Wild Card team in 2003, St. Louis would still have missed all together in 2008.
On this morning of June 30 in 2014, the blue Jays lead the Orioles by 1.5 in the AL East, though both are not playing as well of late. Do the Yankees at 2 back or Red Sox at 6 back come through in the second half? All teams that won division titles on this date in the seasons reviewed were no worse than second in the division, though Oakland was in terms of games played 6 off the pace where the Red Sox are now when they came back in 2003. Amazingly, the Rays are 10 back and they have played a bit better of late. But the odds of a team that is 14 under .500 going 24 to 30 over in the second half and finishing 10 to 16 over are very long. Interestingly, this is the first time since 1993 that the Yankees and Red Sox would both be out of the playoffs on this date. The Tigers lead the Royals by 3.5 in the AL Central. KC has played much better since May 28 and Detroit has been a streaky team in both directions this season. The AL Central has provided several dramatic finishes when teams are 10 or fewer games over .500 at this point, so are we looking at another 2008? If anything is likely a guarantee at this point, it is that the Athletics at 51-30 will win the AL West or at least get into postseason play. The Angels show signs of cooling off a bit and they now trail by 5.5, the mariners continue to hang in at 7.5 off the pace. Does Seattle's offensive troubles come back to pass in the second half, how about the Angels pitching? The wild Card race in the AL is rather remarkable, the Angels are leading and they are followed by a bunch of teams in play for that second birth that now exists. The Mariners currently claim that position, while the Royals and Orioles are 1.5 back, the Yankees are just 2 out and teams under .500 are very much alive, the Indians the closest at 5.5 out.
Over in the NL, the Braves and Nationals appear to be in place for a great NL East race as the 44-38 Braves and 43-38 Nationals are a half game apart. The Marlins though now under .500 are still just 5 out but they are showing signs of fading. The Brewers just keep on winning in the NL Central and they are now 6.5 games ahead of everyone else and out in the NL West, the Giants and Dodgers are now in a dog fight but the rest of the division is so bad that while these two rivals are just 10 over .500, the closest teams are 10 under .500 and 10 games off the lead. The drama may very well be held in the NL's second wild Card slot this season. If the Giants and Dodgers keep playing well, one of them will almost for sure get a wild Card and the same could be said of the Braves and nationals, though both are not appearing to be as solid as their western counterparts. This morning, the Nationals, Reds and Cardinals are all tied for that second wild Card slot 5 games over .500, while the Pirates are 1.5 out. The closest team under .500 is the Marlins at 4.5 games off the pace. If this holds, six teams are in play for this slot, three each from the NL Central and NL East.
When we awake September 29 and the season is at its likely conclusion, will these standings look similar to today? Which team stumbles and gives away its position on top? Does a team that is struggling get red hot and become the second half surprise? Stay tuned for what is coming over the next 13 weeks of the season.


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Zach Germain Energized for His Sophomore Season in No. 24 Germain.com Camry Earned Six Top-10's at New Smyrna in Off-Season
Mooresville, N.C.(03-04-2011) – Germain Racing's NASCAR K&N Pro Series driver, Zach Germain, did all the off-season things racers normally do. He tested with his team, he vacationed with family and made plans for his 2011 racing season. In February, he and his crew, led by Jamie Jones, headed to New Smyrna Speedway to shake the cobwebs off at the Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing. The experience exceeded the expectations of Germain and his crew. The Columbus , OH , native competed in NKNPSE as a rookie in 2010. He is confident the seven days of racing in Florida were a great precursor to the 2011 season which kicks off March 26th at Greenville-Pickens Speedway.
"The best word to describe my mindset, and that of my team's, after our World Series experience is 'excited.' We are all ready to go back to the race track with our No. 24 Germain.com Camry. New Smyrna showed how much I've grown since my rookie season. I can't wait to get to Greenville-Pickens to see if we can improve on last year's season opener," said Germain, who finished tenth in his NKNPSE debut at Greenville last March.
Germain and his crew of three had a simple goal for their New Smyrna trip this year. The plan was to shake the dust off after the two months of the off-season. The results, however, far exceeded the goal.
"The World Series was seven races over ten days. Our team worked great together. The car was awesome. We had two second-place finishes and six top-ten finishes in seven races. We had one night where we had carburetor issues and had to take some green flag laps to fix the problem. But, other than that problem, we raced competitively every night. It turned into a real confidence-builder for this Germain Racing team," said Germain.
Continuity has played a part in the huge strides Germain feels he has made coming into his second year in NASCAR. He is starting this season with the same crew from last year. Another part of the equation has been the opportunity to learn key lessons from NASCAR champion driver David Green. Green stood in on the spotter stand for five of the seven New Smyrna races and Germain says the champion's coaching has given him a complete sense of preparation for the 2011 racing season.
"Running all seven races gave me the opportunity to put the lessons I was learning from David to use. He really worked with me to improve my confidence in passing cars. In the crate late models, it's similar to restrictor plate racing. It's all about momentum and car control. The World Series schedule gave me the unique opportunity to get the lessons, apply them, then discuss the results and go back and apply them again night after night," said Germain, who also worked with long-time spotter and coach BJ McLeod throughout the New Smyrna experience.
Looking ahead to the NKNPSE season opener in South Carolina , Germain says his perspective has changed and his goals have been altered.
" Greenville was a great way for our team to kick off our rookie year. We completed all 156 laps. I'm looking for that again, but, I want those laps to come from me racing in the top-five all night. I see 2011 as a great opportunity for the Germain.com Camry team to improve our results. We have been to many of the tracks on the schedule at least once. I've even raced at Columbus – it was my home track," said Germain. "When we get to each race track, we'll immediately be working on making our Toyota faster instead of spending time on me learning the race tracks. We're looking at the season differently. We know we can finish races, now we want to run competitively each week."
Of the tracks new on the NKNPSE schedule for 2011, Germain and his crew are particularly curious about how the Bowman Gray weekend will go.
"A couple of our guys have been there to watch weekly racing. I just can't believe it's 150 laps of racing and only 37.5 miles! It'll be a crazy race. I've heard the Bowman Gray fans are awesome. I'm looking forward to that race, and, of course, I can't wait to return to my home track fans at Columbus ," said Germain. In addition to watching race broadcasts on SPEED this season and following updates at NASCARHomeTracks.com, NASCAR.com's official home for touring and weekly series news and results, the NKNPSE will have several live radio broadcasts provided by the team from Speed 51 Radio, which is led by SPEED announcer Bob Dillner. The broadcasts will feature flag-to-flag coverage of many of the top events in NASCAR's touring series, including the NKNPSE season opener at Greenville , championship season finales in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and West, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour.
Zach Germain is on Twitter @ZachGermain and Facebook (facebook.com/pages/Zach-Germain-Racing/117537741607395). Follow Germain Racing on Twitter @GermainRacing or on the web at Germainracing.com or become a fan on Facebook: Facebook.com/pages/Germain-Racing/198863890135.
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A controversial pact between the state and a private firm hired to manage and collect tolls along U.S. 36 between Denver and Boulder was released to a skeptical public Friday afternoon.
One provision says that if the state governing board overseeing the contract's provisions is involved in a legal dispute, the contract cannot be signed.
That opens the door for the legislature to review all of the details of the pact, said Ken Beitel, a leading critic of the agreement and advisory board chair of the Drive SunShine Institute. He is calling for a 60-day review by lawmakers.
"Any lawmaker who will allow the governing board to sign the contract without lawmakers even having the time to review it does so at the risk of not being elected in the fall," he said.
Many financial details of the 600-page contract between the Colorado Department of Transportation and Plenary Roads Denver were kept secret during negotiations. But many of those sticking points have been worked out, and they are now open for public review, CDOT spokeswoman Amy Ford said.
The document contains the contract provisions, standards of service and other agreements to which each agency will be held, said Ford. It also includes 27 schedules which describe agreements ranging from maintenance to construction requirements.
The contract includes stiff penalties for Plenary if it misses construction deadlines — $3,000 per day, up to $1.1 million, in damages; and $15,000 per day, up to $5.5 million, in shared toll revenues.
But it also allows Plenary to be compensated for lost toll revenue if the managed lanes are closed by law enforcement for more than 12 hours a year for reasons other than an accident, weather or other safety issues.
The contract specifies that the state will pay monthly for the cost of snow and ice removal, but will be reimbursed annually.
Four of the schedules are summarized at the request of Plenary Roads Denver because they contain proprietary information, Ford said.
"Those include how the company procures a project internally," she said.
The pact, the first public-private partnership in Colorado history, will be reviewed by the High-Performance Transportation Enterprise governing board, which may approve it as soon as Wednesday, Ford said.
The contract has been the focus of loud objections by residents along the U.S. 36 corridor and some lawmakers who claim it gives away too much authority to Plenary. Many take issue with the fact that HOV lanes will be free only to vehicles carrying at least three people. They also are unnerved by the contract's worst-case toll scenario, which would put the cost of a round trip between Denver and Boulder at $28, although Ford has said the price would be closer to $8 to $12.
The firm was chosen last spring by CDOT to complete the second phase of the $425 million U.S. 36 Managed Lanes project and maintain the entire corridor — as well as Interstate 25 from U.S. 36 to downtown Denver — until 2063.
The deal also calls for Plenary to collect all revenues from the toll lanes now being built in each direction of the turnpike. Two general-purpose lanes will be widened for use by all motorists.
Critics of the agreement said they will take the weekend to review it.
"The thing most will ask is, 'Is this a good deal for the public?' " said Danny Katz, director of CoPIRG, a public-interest advocacy group.
State Sen. Matt Jones, D-Louisville, said much of the rancor surrounding the contract could have been avoided if it had been produced sooner.
"I think if they (CDOT) would have just let us know about the positives and negatives of this sooner, I think we would be at a lot better place," Jones said.
Monte Whaley: 720-929-0907, email@example.com or twitter.com/montewhaley


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The Best Fish and Chips on the Northern Oregon Coast
Driving up and down Highway 101 in Oregon, we made many detours for fish and chips. Oftentimes the fish was just caught "in their own backyard," AKA the crisp blue waters of the Pacific Ocean, which made this quest even tastier.
What kind of fish? The better question is what kind of fish didn't they fry. Since this is the Pacific Northwest, there was obviously salmon as well as albacore tuna, Pacific cod, halibut, scallops, clams, and oysters. Ask first to see which fish is the freshest—in our case it was usually the wild chinook salmon.
Salmon and chips, eh? You'd think this might ruin a beautiful piece of salmon but frying it actually locks in all of its natural oils (and salmon is particularly oily). What you end up with is a ridiculously moist, flaky piece of fish underneath a golden fried exterior.
Many seaside shacks devoted an entire section of the menu just to fish and chips. Or, in the case of Bowpicker, it was the only thing on the menu and the fish (in this case, albacore) was fried in an actual fishing boat.
See all of our favorites, with fish bite shots, in the slideshow!
Where to Get Fish and Chips on the Oregon Coast
Bell Buoy (Seaside, OR)
Bowpicker Fish & Chips (Astoria, OR)
Ecola Seafood (Cannon Beach, OR)
Gracie's Sea Hag (Depoe Bay, OR)
Fort George Brewery (Astoria, OR) *honorable mention for tartar sauce*
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