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I may get a few bucks out of this - but my wife is probably looking at some serious money! Which probably just means she'll go on a book-buying spree...
So, basically, this money will end up going to Amazon.
a) You and your wife will have more book than you did before.
b) If you would have bought those books anyways, Amazon will have lost the money you would have spent on them.
a) You and your wife will have more book than you did before.
b) If you would have bought those books anyways, Amazon will have lost the money you would have spent on them.
Right on the first point. As to Amazon losing money though... no they won't, the money is coming from the publishers, not Amazon, so if you spend it on Amazon they at worst are getting the same money you might've spent on those books without the refund.
Unless you buy books authored by the Amazon, most of it will go to the authors (and publishers).
Unless you buy books authored by the Amazon, most of it will go to the authors (and publishers).
Since when?
I am only familiar with KDP, the royalty for which is 70% (unless for some reason you dont allow lending). I assume publishing houses agree on better deals, than KDP. So yeah, I would expect most money to go to authors (and publishers).
This. At some point there was a shift from providing good business to profiting by any means. I blame management schools or something because it is very widespread and endemic amongst managerial types. I get that people are trying to drive the numbers as high as possible, but at some point ethics was taken out of the equation of the 'cost to do business' and instead replaced by fines/fees/settlements/etc arising from things usually caused by ethics violations.
It's like if the cost of getting a driver's l
But there are a bunch of other considerations, like going to jail, having to take the time to pay out, and having the police find your drug trafficking operation, that aren't being figured in here. This is an analogy of what the business types are thinking.
So are you suggesting that the Amazon bosses *are* or *aren't* concerned about the police finding out about their secret drug trafficking operation?
Actually, they have a special "Drug Trafficking Department" page, but given the amount of time it takes to find *anything* on Amazon these days, I suspect that they're confident the police are unlikely to stumble across it
This money doesn't come from Amazon.
It's from the publishing houses that colluded on price issues following Apples demand.
Amazon is just delivering the settlement money to its customers as Amazon knows who bought what.
This. At some point there was a shift from providing good business to profiting by any means.
Nah. Profiting by any means is as old as business itself, up to and including literally ambushing and robbing customers. It isn't good business, however, if your idea of good business involves repeat customers and you don't hold a monopoly. Remember: give a man a fish, and he'll sponge off you for a day. Teach a man to fish and you can bleed him for the rest of his life, because you own the lake that you rent him access to, you bloody conniving bastard!
What did turn for the worse is the ascendence of the "b
Users may request checks for the amount of credit that has been applied to their accounts.
Users may also request that Amazon employees reimburse them with oral sex. But will they honor these requests?
Do the courts even make a real attempt to punish corporations any more? The cash really goes the lawyers and the customers get the bread crumbs.
I tell you what, if want just, let the lawyers get reimbursed in the same portions and methods as their customers. If Amazon rips you off $100 and you get a $0.10 coupon for it. The lawyer who asks to get paid $1 million dollars should get $10,000 in coupons for purchasing e-books.
I bet you would see some justice. If not, lawyers getting screwed like, well that
Wonder how they managed to make it so easy? Surely, you'd have to mail some kind of postcard in.... Which you would only receive if you registered your book with the publisher...
Making it so easy is clearly Anazon getting back at the lawyers so there are no "unclaimed funds".
Unlike physical retailers, amazon knows exactly who you are and which books you bought, so they can credit you back exactly instead of making you mail in receipts you would have probably thrown away years ago.
The publishers are stupid.
Amazon created a hostile environment for books in the $10-$19.99 range. At $0.99-$9.99, you get 70% of the sale price as royalties and Amazon keeps 30%; whereas at $10+ you get 35% and Amazon keeps 65%. That means that the profits at $20 are equal to the profits at $9.99, and the profits at $10 are equal to the profits at $5. The market effect of a price point of $20 instead of $9.99 is huge: the books cost twice as much, people can buy half as many, and if they're buying from
Perhaps read the story? Amazon isn't the defendant in the case, and Amazon isn't actually giving out any money. They're simply disbursing funds on behalf of the real defendants, Harper Collins, Hachette, and Simon and Schuster.
The real story though, is that they've finally destroyed the Agency Model that Apple introduced to force Amazon to charge whatever the publishers decided they wanted to charge, which means Amazon will finally be able to reduce the price of eBooks to historic levels.
The real story though, is that they've finally destroyed the Agency Model that Apple introduced to force Amazon to charge whatever the publishers decided they wanted to charge, which means Amazon will finally be able to reduce the price of eBooks to historic levels.
Yes, I too am looking forward to Amazon regaining their monopoly.
Are you saying that Apple can't compete with Amazon unless it forces Amazon to set a particular price?
So basically we're looking at a monopoly with lower prices, or at a duopoly with higher prices and price collusion. Gee, I wonder what I should prefer as a customer?..
Do the courts even make a real attempt to punish corporations any more? The cash really goes the lawyers and the customers get the bread crumbs.
Who is the system run by? THe lawyers.
Do the courts even make a real attempt to punish corporations any more? The cash really goes the lawyers and the customers get the bread crumbs.
Normally I'd agree with you - but, in this case, the suit was brought by a bunch of state Attorney's General. I could be wrong, but I don't think they'd be contracting with private firms.
the suit was brought by a bunch of state Attorney's General.
That State's Attorney has a General? I thought General was an Army rank?
Or are you not a native speaker and don't understand apostrophes?
Do the courts even make a real attempt to punish corporations any more?
Everything you said after this doesn't take away from the fact that the corporation that broke the law IS paying out. Are the lawyers 'representing' the class members making out with an excessively large share of it? Yes. But that doesn't make it any less of a punishment of the corporation.
If you really want to make them pay, force them to send you a check for that 30 cents. The cost of processing it will far outpace the measly 30 cent check.
Why stick it to someone who just won a lawsuit on your behalf? Looks like someone stuck it to you by short changing you on a reading comprehension education.
I know you are just an AC but try to keep up. The summary states "Users may request checks for the amount of credit that has been applied to their accounts." The article directs you to a website where you can request a check by the settlement attorneys. You do know that these attorneys charge the losing party for all costs associated with this don't you? If you've ever dealt with an attorney you would. They charge for every single call, sheet of paper, ink pen, staple, stamp and what have you. I bet y
This would only make sense if I were never going to buy another ebook again. Otherwise you are advocating me spending the time to demand a check, open a check, sign a check, driving to the bank and depositing it, and put the funds back into Amazon to buy books. My costs will far outweight the costs of them automatically processing a measly 30 cent check. (Not to mention the waste involved in that offends my sensibilities.)
Really. Just throw the check away. You'd be out 30 cents and there out a bunch of dollars involved in processing and mailing it to you. How simple does it get really? Now magnify by all the tens of thousands of checks they have to send out and you see where they start to really hurt.
"Amazon, in an email to Kindle owners, has a revealed
Has a revealed?
that following the settlement in the eBook price fixing lawsuit customers will be entitled to refunds between 30 cents and $1.32 on each book purchased.
Have you met the comma [wikipedia.org]?
the funds will be provided as credits to customers directly in their accounts. Users may request checks for the amount of credit that has been applied to their accounts.
Wow, that's a torturous couple of sentences. How about "the funds will be credited directly to customers' accounts, or by check if requested." Still, credit to the submitter for not just blindly copying and pasting straight from the article.
"'f the Court approves the settlements
What is this, missing initial letter day? Just had the exact same thing in another summary.
"'f the Court approves the settlements
What is this, missing initial letter day? Just had the exact same thing in another summary.
That is an error due to copy-and-paste oversignts: A sentence boundary like the "I" is easy to miss with the mouse, especially if it is a period or an I. On my smartphone's touch screen, selecting a block of text to copy is a huge pain. Must start over until the right start AND end are selected.
I hope that got resolved in newer versions of Android, but my provider won't update mine anyway. Gone out the window are "intuitive" desktop tricks like selection-pushing a page up and down when your "cursor" signals
Right, on the smartphones, the cursor when selecting is often just a vertical bar (Identical to I in Arial) and not even the I-beam shape which is slightly distinguished from the I, especially a non-serif I. When selecting on a smartphone you can't tell whether the cursor is before or after that initial I without a careful look.
It appears that Apple is also involved with this settlement. Here's the email I just got:
Benefits from an Attorney General E-books Settlement Fund
Para una notificación en Español, llamar o visitar nuestro website.
[Settlement ID Number]
Records indicate that you are eligible for a payment from Settlements reached by the State Attorneys General with electronic book publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster. The Settlements resolve an antitrust lawsuit about the price of electronic books. Apple Inc. ("Apple") has not been sued in this case. It is assisting in providing this notice as a service to its customers.
What the Settlements Provide
The Settlements create a $69 million fund for payments to consumers who purchased qualifying electronic books from April 1, 2010 through May 21, 2012. If the Court approves the Settlements, eligible consumers like you will receive credits to your iTunes account. The credit can be used on any purchases of electronic books. The amount of your payment has been determined based on the qualifying electronic book purchases identified by Apple in your iTunes account.
How to Receive your Benefit
Because you are pre-qualified, you do not need to do anything at this time to receive your credit. If the Court approves the Settlements, you will receive another email letting you know how to activate your credit. Once you activate the credit, it will be applied to your account by Apple. (If you bought electronic books from more than one retailer, you may receive notices with different instructions about whether you will receive a credit or need to file a Claim Form for that retailer. You will have a separate claim for each retailer and you should follow the specific instructions from each one.)
You also have the option to receive a check instead of your credit. You can request a check by calling 1-866-621-4153, or going to the Settlement website listed below, and clicking on the Check Request Option link. Be sure to reference the Settlement ID number found at the top of this email. The Settlement website is:
Your Other Rights
You can choose to exclude yourself from the Settlements and keep your right to sue on your own. If you exclude yourself, you can't receive any benefits from the Settlements. If you don't exclude yourself, you can submit objections about the Settlements.
Your written Exclusion Form or objections must be postmarked by December 12, 2012. Please visit the Settlement website for detailed information on how to submit a valid Exclusion Form or objection.
A separate lawsuit against two other publishers and Apple continues and is set for a trial in 2013. Apple denies the allegations in that lawsuit. Your rights in the separate suit are not affected by any action you take in regards to these Settlements.
The Court will hold a hearing on February 8, 2013 at 10 a.m. to consider whether to approve the Settlements. You or your own lawyer may ask to appear and speak at the hearing.
For more detailed information:
Call 1-866-621-4153 or Visit www.EBookAGSettlements.com
Lawyers get Billions to buy an island and have solid gold audi cars. the people ACTUALLY harmed get nothing at all.
Why don't class action lawsuits have a cap on what he lawyers can make? They should be capped at $300.00 an hour or $500,000.00 whichever is smaller, before taxes.
Lawyers get Billions to buy an island and have solid gold audi cars. The people ACTUALLY harmed get nothing at all.
Why don't class action lawsuits have a cap on what he lawyers can make? They should be capped at $300.00 an hour or $500,000.00 whichever is smaller, before taxes.
This has nothing to do with lawyers involved in a class action lawsuit. This is 100% to do with Apple and Five Book Publishers being a bunch of evil crooks...they formed a cartel to fix prices, hurting the free market and the consumer. Its about the "U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division" investigating Apple and the five publishers for two years, and getting them to reimburse money stolen by Apple from customers, and they have been told not to conspire for a further 5 years. Interestingly they do
Fine, cap it - hopefully that will result in the number of class action lawsuits going down (a win-win!).
Remember, the "class" don't hire the lawyers, the lawyers are committing to the risk all on their own, no ones going to cover their costs if the lawsuit fails. So why should it be capped? If you want a higher rate of return, you can always opt out of the class action and bring your own lawsuit, but you are going to have to cover the risk yourself as well...
But they aren't raised by the "class" - which is my point. People routinely bitch on here about the lawyers getting huge payouts while the class participants get next to nothing, when its pretty clear which one of those two is bearing all the risks. If you don't like the class action method, you are welcome to take the risk on yourself and take the matter to court privately...
Also, its unlikely that major overarching judgements that come out of class actions (such as this one - the death of a particular b
Bingo - and in a class action, the class never have to pay the lawyer fees because those are either absorbed by the other side, or absorbed by the lawyers themselves.
Hence why the bitching about the lawyers getting large amounts of money is pathetically ridiculous.
As a Canadian, I wonder how this will work out.
Currently, the price of many mainstream/popular eBooks exceed (sometimes greatly) the $CAD price of their paperback counterpart.
The paperback price is also $2-3+ higher than the US counterpart, despite the CAD being at par or higher than the USD. The (lame) argument for this has traditionally been the extra costs for shipping the books to Canada etc.
So if this reduces the overall eBook price to something reasonable, will I as a Canadian be able to buy an eBook
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) – An Assembly committee has scheduled a hearing on a bill that would impose mandatory minimum sentences on drunken drivers. Rep. Jim Ott, a Mequon Republican, and Sen. Alberta Darling, a River Hills Republican, have proposed a measure that would impose a minimum three-year prison sentence on seventh-, eighth- or ninth-time drunken drivers and a minimum four-year prison sentence on tenth offenses or beyond. Anyone who causes an injury while driving with a blood alcohol content between 0.04 percent and 0.08 percent would spend at least 30 days in jail. The Assembly Judiciary Committee is set to hold a public hearing on the measure Thursday at the state Capitol. The panel is not expected to vote on the proposal.
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Frank and Vicki Fertitta Tennis Complex
There's no place like home for Rebel tennis players.
That's because UNLV is home to one of the top collegiate tennis facilities in the world. Opened in 1993, the Frank and Vicki Fertitta Complex has helped lift a tennis program on the rise even higher.
With 12 lighted courts, seating for up to 2,000 fans and a sparkling stadium club, the $1.5 million Fertitta Complex has become the center of tennis for Las Vegas and a standard of excellence for college tennis programs.
"We have it all right here, � said Director of Tennis Larry Easley. �Our facilities are not outdone by any in the nation."
Aside from the championship courts, the complex houses spacious offices for the four UNLV coaches, a conference room, equipment area, stringing station and ticket office. Both Rebel and Lady Rebel players can hit the books in the study room, relax in the players lounge complete with big-screen television, or make use of the modern locker room areas.
The facility hosts junior, senior and open tournaments along with UNLV physical education classes. A tennis club was launched in 1993 with all proceeds benefiting Rebel tennis. In addition, the school successfully hosted the NCAA Men's Regional Championships from 1996-98 and in 1998 became the first school in the nation to host both the men's and women's regionals.
In 1997, record crowds were on hand to see two hometown heroes when the Luxor USTA Men's Challenger debuted at UNLV's Fertitta Tennis Complex, marking the return of pro tennis to the City of Lights. Las Vegas native and tennis legend Andre Agassi took the court along with former UNLV great and 1997 NCAA singles and doubles champion Luke Smith as part of the impressive field competing on the Rebels' home courts.


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COLUMBUS (AP) — The very last thing Urban Meyer wants from his second Ohio State team is for it to rest on the laurels of his first one.
"If they're not angry but complacent, this team is as average as dirt," Meyer said Monday when discussing what he wants from his 2013 team.
The Buckeyes ended their season prematurely on Saturday with a 26-21 victory over archrival Michigan, running the table in Meyer's first season back in his home state and back in coaching after a one-year hiatus.
Ohio State isn't going anywhere in the postseason due to NCAA sanctions stemming from the tattoo scandal which rocked the program of deposed coach Jim Tressel.
One thing Meyer will not abide in 2013 is a team that doesn't have an 'edge' to it. That's where this year's bowl ban might just enter the conversation.
"My concern here is complacency. We have to make sure that doesn't take place," he said. "We need an angry team next year. If we have to manufacture that, we will. Whether it's something was taken from them, we're going to use that. We're going to try to push the right buttons to get an angry team."
He added, "Just like any team, if you don't have a chip on your shoulder, you'll lose like that." For emphasis, he snapped his fingers twice.
Meyer has already met with his staff about how to light a fire under those returning from a surprising team that posted only the sixth perfect season in school history.
Incredibly, it followed a year in which the Buckeyes were only 6-7, the most losses at the school in a season since '97 — 1897.
Many of the players — those who have used up their eligibility and those with plenty of time left — look at the season just completed as a waystation more than a milestone.
"It sets the standard pretty high," departing wide receiver/tight end Jake Stoneburner said. "I don't think anyone thought coach Meyer would come in and turn it around like he did. It's crazy to think we went undefeated."
The Buckeyes lose at least six starters on defense and three on offense, plus punter Ben Buchanan.
The major losses on offense are right tackle Reid Fragel and Stoneburner. On defense, Ohio State must replace lineman John Simon and fullback/linebacker Zach Boren — whom Meyer has called "the heart and soul of the team" — along with fellow linemen Garrett Goebel and Nathan Williams, linebacker Storm Klein, safety Orhian Johnson and cornerback Travis Howard.
"We have almost the whole offense coming back," linebacker Ryan Shazier said. "We're looking at a lot of new guys on defense but we have a lot of guys who are rotating in so it's not like we're throwing in a new, fresh person in there."
Defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins and cornerback Bradley Roby will likely look into leaving a year early to go into the NFL draft. Meyer said he will counsel them if and when they come to him.
Star quarterback Braxton Miller will likely be one of the Heisman Trophy front-runners next year as a junior. But he will also be challenged.
"If he becomes the best (in fundamentals) in America I think he will be the best quarterback in America," Meyer said. "It'll be comical what he'll do. But he's not there yet."
With an exemplary crop of seniors leaving, that means it's up to the rest to follow their lead.
Adolphus Washington, a freshman who forced a key fumble in the Michigan game, will likely take over for Simon.
"That was the hardest group of workers I've ever seen in my life," he said of the seniors. "It's a foundation to keep the tradition going, to just keep working hard."
Meyer, meanwhile, is energized by what his players accomplished. He had twice stepped aside while the head coach at Florida, citing health and family issues. Some thought he was another Type A personality who burned out.
He said he learned a lot from the faith and trust his players had in the coaches.
Meyer also said he had changed from the workaholic coach who was obsessed with his team and all but forgot about his family during a season.
Before taking the Ohio State job, his two college-age daughters, Nicole and Gigi, his son in middle-school, Nate, and his wife, Shelley, made him sign a contract on a pink sheet of note paper that he wouldn't overdo it this time, that he would remember his personal life had precedence over his professional life.
"Every Sunday I busted out of here at noon and went and watched my son play football. That would have never happened (before)," he said.
He even has proof — two tickets he got for running stop lights to get to one of Nate's games.
"I was 15 minutes late and getting texts from my wife saying, 'You'd better get here.' So I went through a couple of red lights. That's 50 bucks or whatever it is," he said with a laugh. "Great story, isn't it?"
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In July 2004 Ashley began hormone treatment, through patches on the skin, that is expected to reduce her untreated height by 20% and weight by 40%.They call her a "pillow angel" because "she is so sweet and stays right where we place her — usually on a pillow."
Ashley's parents said the decision to remove their daughter's uterus and breast buds was for the girl's comfort and safety.
"Ashley has no need for her uterus since she will not be bearing children," they said, adding that the decision means she will not experience the menstrual cycle and the bleeding and discomfort commonly associated with it...
The couple emphasised their love for their daughter and said the amount of criticism their choice of treatment attracted had surprised them.
"If the concern has something to do with the girl's dignity being violated, then I have to protest by arguing that the girl lacks the cognitive capacity to experience any sense of indignity," they said.
"The oestrogen treatment is not what is grotesque here. Rather, it is the prospect of having a full-grown and fertile woman endowed with the mind of a baby."
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"This particular treatment, even if it's OK in this situation, and I think it probably is, is not a widespread solution and ignores the large social issues about caring for people with disabilities," Dr. Joel Frader, a medical ethicist at Chicago's Children's Memorial Hospital, said Thursday. "As a society, we do a pretty rotten job of helping caregivers provide what's necessary for these patients."
The case involves a girl identified only as Ashley on a blog her parents created after her doctors wrote about her treatment in October's Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.


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Rough, Physical Play Showing That LA Kings Are A Team, Perhaps Now More Than Ever Before
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To be sure, despite the fact that right wing Kevin Westgarth, the Kings' heavyweight enforcer, has not been in a fight yet this season, perhaps due to the fact that he broke Colorado Avalanche heavyweight David Koci's jaw in a pre-season scuffle back in September, teams seem to be going into games against the Kings with the intent of knocking them around, both with big hits and their fists.
"There were a few hits, a few confrontations," head coach Terry Murray said after his team's very physical 1-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on November 4. "A little old time hockey with the scrums that were going on. It was a very competitive game out there—two first place teams. The battle heats up." Read more of this post


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A recent Google acquisition of DoubleClick for a whopping USD 3.1 billion has turned many heads. The recent past certainly does not fit into Google's traditional non-aggressive attitude towards acquisitions for monopoly in the market. DoubleClick Inc., a spearhead in ad-serving, is only one of many companies acquired by Google. A comprehensive list can be seen here. Beside Google's acquisitions, this article will also explore some changes in Google's philosophy and potential threats to web community.
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Not "all over," no, but spyware scanners tend to overreact about them, yes (at worst they're a tracking privacy risk, not spyware; though they're indicative of adware activity in the same way they're indicative of any web activity).
Forgive me if somebody's already pointed this out, but this acquisition could mean a _less_ annoying DoubleClick than before.


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Santa Barbara Calif - Fresh off a shutout victory over No. 62 Troy at the NCAA National Indoor Championships, UC Santa Barbara men's tennis hopes to carry some momentum into Saturday's home opener against No. 47 University of San Diego.
USD is lead by Dean Jackson, a very talented lefty from Germany who is currently the #31 ranked singles player in the country.
"If past years are an indicator the match should be very competitive," said head coach Marty Davis.
The Gauchos defeated USD two years ago 4-3 at home, but dropped a heartbreaking 2-5 decision last season in which they held match points on two different courts that would have changed the outcome.
The match will begin at 1 p.m. at the Recreation Center courts on campus.


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Indianapolis – Tomorrow, Governor Mike Pence will attend the 2014 Pathfinder Awards Luncheon and will discuss the role of the Indiana Sports Corp. in central Indiana. Details below.
Tuesday, August 5:
12:30 p.m. ET – Governor to attend 2014 Pathfinder Awards Luncheon; Governor Pence will offer remarks
*Media are welcome to attend.
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New York has its first million dollar parking spot. The 12 by 23 foot space in lower Manhattan's East Village comes with its own deed and maintenance fees just like the luxury condo it's attached to. The New York Post calculates the investment this way: It's the same as paying $115 parking ticket every day for the next 24 years.
New York Reaches Real Estate Milestone
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I had a strong focus on making my kitchen more inviting and cozy so I came up with a couple of DIYs. The one I'd like to show you today is super simple and only takes a couple of minutes and two supplies: washi tape and scissors. I was in luck that the width of my shelves was just the same as the width of the tape. Therefore all I did was taping the edges of all shelves inside my kitchen cupboards with the dotted washi tape. It's a very simple DIY that you only discover once you open the cupboards.
Now, go tape your shelves!


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By Don Davis
Republicans call gay marriage a distraction from important duties legislators face, such as passing a state budget.
On Thursday, Republican legislators packed a stage during a rally supporting traditional marriage between a man and a woman.
About 1,000 people jammed the Minnesota Capitol holding signs with slogans such as "marriage should be reinforced, not redefined."
President Brian Brown of the National Organization of Marriage energized the crowd in the rally's keynote address.
"Children deserve the chance to have both a mother and a father," Brown said. "We will never stop fighting for the truth."
Brown's group was a major funder for the Minnesota for Marriage organization that spearheaded last fall's campaign to amend the state Constitution to ban gay marriages. Their effort failed, and now same-sex marriage supporters are backing a bill that would overturn existing state law that bans gay marriage.
The House Civil Law Committee debates the issue at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday and the Senate Judiciary Committee takes it up at noon that day.
Republican lawmakers said they have spent little time on the issue.
"There hasn't been a lot of chatter," Rep. Michael Beard, R-Shakopee, said.
Rep. Debra Kiel, R-Crookston, said she has heard that enough rural Democrats will vote with Republicans against the gay marriage bill to give it no chance. But discussing the issue should not be anyone's priority this legislative session, she said.
"It is a divisive conversation," she said. "We should be dealing with the budget."
Any committee time used to consider the marriage bill, Kiel added, is time taken away from talking about the budget.
The bill introduced by two openly gay Minneapolis Democratic lawmakers, Sen. Scott Dibble and Rep. Karen Clark, would allow any two people to marry, regardless of gender. It also includes a provision saying clergy may refuse to marry any two people for any reason.
Brown complained that during last fall's election campaign gay marriage supporters said that if the amendment failed nothing would change in Minnesota marriage.
"The voters of the state of Minnesota were sold a bill of goods," Brown said.


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The AFC East Division rival New York Jets should have a much improved defense by the time the weekend is over.
The Jets have already signed versatile inside linebacker Bart Scott for $48 million. They're completing a trade for Philly cornerback Lito Sheppard by sending the Eagles a fifth-round draft pick. They're trying to sign strong safety Jim Leonhard and cornerback Cory Ivy from the Ravens.
So what does this all mean? The Jets will likely be better on defense next season. And the Dolphins have to get better on offense to match the moves.
But does adding receiver Laveranues Coles do the trick? I don't think so. Not at his current price, anyway.
The local infatuation with Coles is good radio talk fodder. It's good blog escape. And it's one more thing: Ridiculous.
If this was 2004 instead of 2009, I would understand the longing for Coles. But it is, indeed, 2009 and I predict Coles is shortly about to find out he is very much over-estimating his worth on the open market. Coles is reportedly looking for a contract that pays him at least $6 million per season.
The problem for him is most NFL teams will not pay a No. 2 or No. 3 wide receiver that kind of money this offseason. I think Coles got the first taste of that reality Friday when the Bills let him walk from their facility without a contract.
Coles, 31, used to run consistent 4.3s and sometimes break into the stunning 4.2 range when he was young. But he no longer has that explosive speed and that has shown for a while. Look at the tape of him against San Francisco last season when he simply could not get open.
Coles averaged about 14 yards per catch early in his career. Now he's an 11-12 yards per catch guy. That's what Greg Camarillo averaged last season. Coles is a possession guy now ...
... and one that is not ascending.
Is he tough? Yes. Is he courageous on the field and in staying out of the training room? Yes. Does he have good balance and athletic ability? Yes. Is he a willing blocker? Yes.
But none of that makes him a No. 1 receiver. And that makes his asking price absurd.
The Dolphins know this -- I hope. And so they are staying away. Reports of Coles being in Miami Thursday were wrong. He has not visited the team and, in fact, could not do so as an unrestricted free agent until Friday. And again, he was in Buffalo Friday.
But the Dolphins are watching and waiting, believing the price for Coles will drop and drop and drop. When he's in the more modest $3 million per year range, Miami's interest may, and I stress it is only may, become legitimate, assuming another team doesn't commit to the crazy money first.
But as long as Coles continues to think he commands $6 million per season, the Dolphins should not touch him regardless of how tight he is with quarterback Chad Pennington and despite the fact he was drafted by Bill Parcells nine years ago.
Coles's former team, meanwhile, is making some interesting moves on D.
The signing of Bart Scott will pair him with David Harris on the inside. New coach Rex Ryan believes that is a recipe for confusing defenses because both players can play the SILB spot and both can play the WILB spot. (S denotes strong side and W denotes weak side.)
"I think the flexibility we have with David Harris and Bart Scott is just going to be difficult to identify who the mike is," Ryan said Friday night in a conference call with reporters. "It doesn't sound like that big of a deal, but, trust me, it is. The offense is setting protections against a mike linebacker. If they can't find him, that's going to give them some problems, and I think those two guys right there are going to be quite a pair.
"When you look at our linebacking corps overall, we probably have as good of a linebacking corps as there is in this league, probably right up there with Baltimore and really anybody else."
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March 11, 2012
Dr. Robert H. (Bob) Orner has been named the Dean of Students at Reformed Theological Seminary's Orlando campus and will take on those responsibilities on June 1, 2012, when the current Dean of Students, Scott Redd, becomes the president of RTS's Washington, D.C., campus.
"Bob Orner brings a wealth of fresh pastoral experience to our team," said RTS Orlando President Don Sweeting. "He knows firsthand almost every facet of pastoral ministry. He loves students and they love him. He has a strong interest in building community. On top of all that, he has a heart for the global church."
"I am overjoyed about Dr. Orner's appointment," commented Dean Redd. "Bob brings not only pastoral experience, but also academic insight and a relational enthusiasm to the Dean of Students position that I know will result in a more meaningful experience for the RTS student body. I am glad for the seminary, for our students, and for the ministries in which they will serve."
"What a gift Dr. Orner's experience, knowledge and skill will be to our students and faculty," noted Steve Brown, radio personality and RTS professor. "Great choice!"
Orner joined the staff of RTS Orlando in August 2010 as a guest lecturer in practical theology, associate director of the Doctor of Ministry program, and director of field education. He received his bachelor's degree from Columbia International University, and his master of divinity and doctorate of ministry degrees from RTS Orlando.
As an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America denomination, Orner has more than 25 years of experience in church mnistry. He has served as a youth pastor, senior pastor, church planter and director of training for Global Church Advancement. He has helped start several church planting networks and continues to serve as a part-time church planting coach, consultant and trainer.
Living in Nairobi, Kenya, though his teenage years built within Orner a love and appreciation for cultural, ethnic and socioeconomic diversity. God used these years to develop in him a passion to equip leaders for the global community who are biblically and theologically grounded, gospel motivated and culturally intelligent. Orner led a two-year Lilly Endowment-funded study in cooperation with Covenant Seminary Center for Ministry Leadership that focused on church planting in the African American and Hispanic contexts in North America. He continues to study, write and lecture on the topics of cultural intelligence.
Bob and his wife Chris have been married for 25 years, and have one son, Taylor, a senior at Winter Park High School.
Whether you're a prospective student, current student, alumnus, donor, or friend of RTS, we would love to hear from you.


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Why would any nurse with four school-aged children, a husband and a great job, spend her free time at school, doing homework and other countless hours to get a Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN)? That is exactly what Kim Orth is doing. She is currently spending 150 clinical hours with Eugene Anderson, clinical educator at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Eugene qualifies to be her preceptor because, he, too, has his MSN from DeSales University. As one of the first five male nurses to graduate from DeSales University with his MSN, Eugene is a pioneer in the profession of nursing.
Kim and Eugene spend their days reviewing policies and procedures, developing curriculum for mandatory and other educational programs, researching best practice guidelines, mentoring staff members, keeping track of and implementing the latest Joint Commission and Department of Health guidelines, and assisting with other performance improvement activities.
What are the benefits of having advanced practice nurses at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network?
- Advanced practice nurses enhance patient care through implementing evidence based practice guidelines.
- They are prepared to evaluate current research data and determine if the information is valid and reliable.
- They are able to apply current research to patient care and nursing practice.
- They apply critical thinking skills in every situation and foster a safe environment for learning and inquiry.
- Advanced practice nurses provide advanced assessment skills at the patient bedside.
- Advanced practice nurses are able to lead or direct performance improvement activities and change.
Day 1 (0645):
We receive our first call for assistance. A staff nurse has called Eugene and me to come to the bedside and evaluate an EKG. She wants to confirm her analysis of the patient heart rhythm. Wow- it has been a long time since I have read an EKG strip. I look at Eugene and he gives me that reassuring nod. We head off to the clinical unit. At the bedside, we discuss lead placement options and reasons for inverted p waves. Together, we analyze the rhythm strip and confirm her findings. She is confident in her asessment skills and thanks us for our help. I am confident that this is going to be a great day!


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The Chinese New Year is fast approaching and may this next year be as "strong as an ox!"
Perhaps our Chinese friends know how to welcome in any new year as it is the longest and most important celebration of the entire year for this ancient Asian culture.
Speaking of year, this will mark the beginning of the Chinese year 4707 on Monday, Jan. 26. This New Year celebration lasts for 15 days. It is at that time when the moon is the brightest.
According to Chinese legend, 2009 may be an obstinate year. It was Buddha who invited all in the animal kingdom to meet with him on Chinese New Year.
Only 12 arrived. In their honor Buddha glorified each by naming a year for them and noted any person born in each animal's year would have something of the animal's personality.
Anyone born in the year of the ox is stable, fearless, obstinate, hard-working and friendly. Some careers of persons born include painter, engineer and architect. The last time it was the Year of the Ox was in 1997.
Famous individuals born in the Year of the Ox include: President Barack Obama, actor George Clooney, boxer Oscar De La Hoya and soccer star Wayne Rooney.
The Chinese celebrate this time as a family affair, a time of reunion and thanksgiving.
Embrace the Year of the Ox with one or all of the following recipes.
New Year Meatballs
2 pounds ground pork butt
3 scallions, finely chopped
2 slices ginger root, finely chopped
2 tablespoons dry sherry
2 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons vegetable shortening
1 pound Chinese cabbage (bok choy), quartered lengthwise
1 cup chicken stock
Mix together the pork, scallions, ginger, sherry and cornstarch. Shape the mixture into 6 to 8 meatballs. Melt shortening in a deep pan. Add the cabbage and remaining salt and fry for 30 seconds. Place the meatballs on top of the cabbage and pour the stock over the top. Bring to the boil, then cover tightly and simmer gently for 30 to 45 minutes. Serve hot on top of the cabbage.
Pork Dinner
Boneless pork chops, three-eighths-inch thick
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons dry sherry
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoon brown sugar
One-fourth teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon cornstarch
Brown chops on one side in oil with garlic in nonstick pan over medium heat; turn. Combine sherry, soy sauce, brown sugar and red pepper; pour over chops. Cover and simmer gently for 12-15 minutes. Combine water and cornstarch; add to pan and cook until thickened. Serve with hot cooked noodles or rice, if desired.
New Year
Chicken Dish
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, about 1 pound
1 egg white
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon dry white wine or sherry
4 green onions
1 teaspoon minced ginger root
6 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons oil
Hot cooked rice
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 teaspoon chili powder
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon cornstarch
2 teaspoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon water
2 tablespoons dry white wine or sherry
2 tablespoons soy sauce
Place chicken breasts in freezer for 1 to 2 hours or until very firm but not frozen solid. Slice crosswise into thin shreds. In small bowl, lightly beat egg white, Mix in 1 tablespoon cornstarch and 1 tablespoon wine, stirring until cornstarch is dissolved. Add chicken and mix well to coat all pieces. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Meanwhile, slice green onions on the diagonal into very thin slices. Mince ginger root and garlic. Combine sauce ingredients, mixing well. Heat wok or frying pan, add oil and stir-fry chicken until no longer pink. Remove chicken with a slotted spoon. Add onions, ginger and garlic to wok and stir fry about 30 seconds, until ginger and garlic are fragrant but not brown. Return chicken to wok, continuing stirring sauce ingredients and add to wok. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is well combined, hot and bubbly and thickens slightly. Serve over hot rice.
Pepper Steak
1 1/2 pounds flank steak
5 teaspoons Chinese dry sherry
4 teaspoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons barbecue sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
2 small tomatoes
1 green bell pepper
1 orange bell pepper
2 cloves garlic
2 green onions
6 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed
Cut the beef across the grain into 1-inch cubes. Add sherry, soy sauce and cornstarch. Marinate the beef in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon oil and marinate for another 30 minutes. While the beef is marinating, prepare the sauce and vegetables. Combine sauce ingredients and set aside. Wash the vegetables as needed. Peel the tomatoes and cut into 6 equal wedges. Cut the peppers in half, remove the seeds and cut into cubes. Peel and finely chop the garlic. Cut the green onions on the diagonal into 1-inch pieces.
Heat the wok over medium-high to high heat. Add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add half the beef. Brown briefly, then stir-fry until the beef changes color and is nearly cooked through. Remove from the wok. Cook the remaining beef, adding 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and green onion. Stir-fry until aromatic (about 30 seconds). Add the green pepper. Stir-fry for 1 minute, and then add the orange bell pepper. Stir-fry for another minute, and add the tomato wedges. Stir-fry until the vegetables are softened. (Total cooking time is about 3 to 4 minutes). Push the vegetables up to the side of the pan. Add the sauce in the middle of the wok. Heat briefly then add all of the beef back into the pan. Mix everything together. Taste and add extra sugar or soy sauce if desired. Serve hot over rice.
Citrus Chicken
2 tablespoons dry sherry
4 green onions, chopped
1 piece of root ginger, shredded
1 pound boned chicken, cut into 1-inch strips
2 celery stalks, sliced
4 ounces button mushrooms, quartered
1 green pepper, cored, seeded, and sliced
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
Shredded rind of 2 lemons
A few lemon slices to garnish
2 tablespoons oil for stir-frying
Put the sherry, onions and ginger in a bowl. Add the chicken, toss well to coat, then leave to marinate in the bowl for 15 minutes. Heat the oil in a wok or frying pan. Add the celery, mushrooms and green pepper. Stir-fry for one minute. Add chicken and marinade. Cook for 3 minutes. Stir in the soy sauce and lemon rind then cook for one minute. Pile into a warmed serving dish and garnish with lemon slices.
New Year
Sponge Cake
4 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup milk
2 cups self-rising flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch of salt
2 tablespoons shortening
3 tablespoons oil
Beat the eggs in a bowl. Add the sugar and continue beating until the mixture is thick and pale in color. Stir in the milk. Sift the flour, soda and salt together and fold into the egg mixture. Melt the shortening and allow to cool. Mix with the oil. Gently stir into the egg mixture. Pour into a greased 8-inch round cake tin and steam for 20 minutes. Remove the cake from the tin while still hot. Cut into 6 to 8 wedges and serve hot or cold.


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The rescue's, twice annual spay/neuter programs 'fixed' more than 640 dogs and cats in 2012 alone. Second Chance Animal Rescue's foster-based program provides training, socialization and veterinary care to each animal.
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Dear Colleague Letter - Division of Materials Research (DMR), Directorate of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) Employment Opportunity
DATE: November 15, 2012
The Division of Materials Research (DMR) announces a nationwide search for senior-level researchers to serve as Program Directors. Formal consideration of interested applications will begin December 2, 2012 and will continue until selections are made. We are interested in a variety of experts that span the Division's multidisciplinary scope; we anticipate six specific areas of need within the next year timeframe:
- Biomaterials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computational and Data-Driven Materials Research
- Electronic and Photonic Materials
- Metals and Metallic Nanostructures
- Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)
All positions require an individual with broad expertise and demonstrated success in the subdisciplinary area of materials research indicated, or for the MRSEC position, interdisciplinary experience in materials. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent experience in the physical sciences or a closely-related field, plus six or more years of successful research, research administration and/or managerial experience pertinent to the position. For the DMR mission statement and additional information about the above programs, please see www.nsf.gov/materials.
Applicants must be familiar with a broad spectrum of the materials research community, as well as with the issues being addressed in the field. Applicants with accomplishments in the integration of research and education and with multidisciplinary experience and interest are desired. The position requires effective oral and written communication skills, and familiarity with NSF programs and activities is highly desirable. The incumbent is expected to work effectively both as individual within the specific NSF program and as a member of crosscutting and interactive teams. The incumbent must also demonstrate a capability to work across government agencies to promote NSF activities and to leverage program funds through interagency collaborations.
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Experts, Advocates Urge Continued Funding for Research Into HIV, TB Vaccines
May 23, 2012
"[P]articipants at a symposium held last week by the U.K. Consortium on AIDS and International Development warned that [progress on HIV and tuberculosis (TB) vaccines] could be jeopardized by the recent downturn in global health funding," BMJ reports. The journal summarizes comments made at the meeting by researchers and advocacy group representatives, who stressed that successful vaccines for HIV and TB would save millions in existing research investments and long-term treatment costs (Moszynski, 5/22).
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TRAINING: Every day is different for this fight, but I'm doing 2 workouts a day 4 days a week and 1 workout a day 2 days a week, with 1 day off. I'm mixing in a lot of everything for this one, sparring with really good pro boxers, working my Muay Thai and also my wrestling and BJJ along with S&C. I plan on being fully prepared for everything he has.
Thoughts on opponent, Sam Stout? I think Sam has proven to be a very tough guy. Anyone that can get dropped by Jeremy Stephens then stand up in front of him for 12 more minutes has got a chin. He's also always in good shape. With a good chin and good cardio - and his skills ain't too shabby either - I'm really looking forward to this fight.
When and why did you start training for fighting? I first started training some submission grappling and Muay Thai in '96 I think. I was just like everyone back then I wanted to learn the stuff that was working in UFC.
What ranks and titles have you held? I've held a few titles. I was the HnS Middleweight Champion for their Open rules. I also held their 170lbs title for their Shooto style rules. I've also held a few titles here in Texas the ISWF middle weight title and the PWR 170lbs belt.
Do you have any heroes? I have a few heroes, but most of them have superpowers, but of the ones without powers I'd have to say my wife and kids top that list. With Batman taking a respectable second place
What is your favorite technique? I don't have one particular favorite, but if you put a gun to my head and made me choose I would have to say "Please don't shoot me I don't want to die."
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? The UFC is a different beast now than it was just 7 years ago, so to be in the UFC means I have another shot at being the best in the world.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I did go to college but was unable to graduate because my fighting career was taking off and the training became very time consuming. My major was accounting at the time.
What was your job before you started fighting? I worked as a teller and in sales at a bank that shall remain nameless.
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I always find it astonishing how much people feel they have an obligation to insert themselves into the reproductive choices of others.My husband's family had all boys until recently. He has a brother with boys, his parents siblings are almost all boys. He has a few girl cousins, but by far, his side is overwhelmingly male. I got a LOT of pressure to have a girl. Now that LK is "old enough", I'm getting a lot of pressure to have a boy. Actually, I'm getting a lot of pressure to just get on and produce another child. After all "you don't want them too far apart!" and "LK must have a sibling!" But what really irks me are the comments that "you need a boy now and then you can be done."I find that last one to be incredibly presumptuous... as though they'd given me permission to have a girl, now are giving me permission to have a boy, and then permission to be done... as though they had anything at all to do with it.I answer with a shrug. Literally! I shrug my shoulders and change the subject and say nothing about it at all.I would recommend something along that lines. If you feel the need to say anything, you can say something like "why are we even talking about this?"Because it's not their business. And why are they bringing it up?
FTR, the perfect family is actually two girls three years apart.
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The Mariners' Seventeenth Straight Loss (7/26/11)
We were supposed to go to Bronx to see the Mariners on Monday, July 25, 2011. But then we had to cancel and reschedule for Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Finally, after a series of crazy and annoying circumstances, we ended up going to see the Mariners on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. This, of course, if the story of that game – Kellan's first in the Bronx
(his fourth stadium overall).
Usually, we always park in Manhattan and take the subway to either of the New York ballparks. But at this game, we decided to drive right to the stadium and pay a small fortune (almost as much as our game tickets) to park in an official team parking garage.
As a result, it was our first time ever entering the ballpark at Gate 8 (behind CF):
While we were in line, we met some nice Washington-based Mariners fans. Always good to meet some good guys at an opposition ballpark. While we waited the last couple minutes for the gates to open, I noticed that right next to our line there was an employee check point:
What do they think employees are going to bring into the ballpark?
When we entered the ballpark, the batting cages were set up, the home team with the white pin-striped pajama outfits was stretching in RF, and there were no Mariners in
sight. So we headed over to the Mariners dugout on the 3B side.
Moments after a guy who reads our blog (I'm embarrassed to say, I'm not 100% of his name anymore. I'm pretty sure it was Jonathan…but Andrew also seems right too. Hmmm….), Colleen snapped this picture of me and the boys:
Moments later, the first two Mariners of the day popped out of the dugout and headed toward the LF foul line:
This next picture is blurry but cute. As we watched Michael Pineda and Chris Ray head down the LF foul line…
…a few more Mariners joined them on the field.
We followed the Mariners a little bit down the line, but stayed behind the big protective nets that they put up during batting practice. There were two Mariners pitchers playing catch right in front of us (well, way down there in front of us…we were trapped behind the Legends Suite seats), but I had no clue at all who the closer of the two Mariners was. He was obviously a pitcher, but he did not look familiar at all from the distance.
Just then, the same two Mariners fans who we chatted with in line wandered by and took a family photo of us:
I asked the guy if he had any clue who the Mariners pitcher down below us on the foul line was. He guessed it was Josh Lueke.
Here is a panorama that I took a bit later, but it shows the scene:
We were hanging out in the empty aisle all the way to the right of that panorama. Lueke was standing on the foul line between the second and third protective netting poles.
We were just chilling and passing time in the shade…
…and then Lueke and his partner finished throwing and Lueke (holding the baseball) started to turn to walk away. I called out, "Hey, Josh!" He turned around (hey, the
Mariners fan was right, it was Lueke!) and I flashed my glove at him. He reared back and lobbed a high ball over the protective netting. With Kellan strapped to my chest…
…it was anything but a routine catch. I had to reach up and back as far as I could and I just barely got enough glove on the ball to reel it in. But I got it. The catch garnered some cheers by nearby fans.
Thanks, Josh!
I knew that the ushers would check tickets soon and start asking people to head to their own seating areas. So I asked Colleen if it was okay for her to keep the boys so I could run out to LF for a few minutes. She agreed. But there was absolutely no action out there. I wasn't there long, but in that time not a single homerun was hit into the LF seats.
Consequently, the only thing I got out there was this picture of my cute little family chilling in the seats in foul territory:
Nothing was going on out there, so I headed back to my peeps in foul territory. We watched the Mariners pitchers finish their throwing routines:
The timing of BP seemed totally wrong. The ushers still had not checked tickets when the home team cleared the field. But before the Mariners batters started warming up, the grounds crew removed the batting cages. WHAT!? We got cheated out of Mariners BP! No fun.
So, we decided to take a circuitous walk in the concourses in search of food. We ended up at a SRO counter in the LF corner on the second deck with nachos, hot dogs, and garlic knots. After chowing down, I decided to take Colleen to "Bronx Central Station" a/k/a the least baseball-stadiumesque concourse in all of Major League Baseball.
But on the way, we stopped off to take this picture that fairly well illustrates our feelings about the team that calls this ballpark home:
I suggested the thumbs down, but the priceless expression on his face is all Tim's doing.
And then we continued on our journey. At the top of the stairs down to the aforementioned train-station-looking outer concourse, I got this picture of Tim and Colleen:
When we reached the far end of the station, we posed for another picture and Kellan showed us his true feelings about this *magnificent* ballpark:
Two seconds after that picture, we ducked into the nearby team store for some much needed air conditioning. Ah, that felt good. But it was almost game time, so we had to
re-enter the heat and humidity and make our way to our seats in LCF. We had planned to get ice cream on our way, but we cut it too close and we would have missed the Mariners at bats in the top of the first, so we headed right to our seats.
We arrived just as someone-or-other sang the National Anthem:
This was our view from section 239, row 4, seats 1-4 (actually, it was my view from seat 1):
Note the police officer stationed at the bottom of the aisle just in front of us. There is an armed police officer in every section in the bleachers. You know, you gotta keep the people in the cheap seats in line, we can't be trusted to police ourselves.
As he always does, Ichiro led off for the Mariners, and he was facing the perennially dominant C.C. Sabbathia:
Unfortunately, Sabbathia (who is almost always on his game) was extra on his game tonight. It wasn't going to be pretty.
By the way, I think that Tim and Kellan could use Sabbathia's game pants as a sleeping back – one boy per pant leg. Those are some huge – seemingly flared at the thighs – pant legs.
As the bleacher creatures out in RF did the roll call, I go this picture of former-Athletic great (now mediocre) Eric Chavez acknowledging the fans:
After Sabbathia sat our Mariners down 1-2-3, we procured two twist ice cream helmets and one twist cone and headed back to our seats. I think this might be Kellan's first ever taste of ice cream:
He liked it. So did Tim.
Here is something odd. Between innings, instead of playing catch with Jason Phillips, Greg Halman played catch with the third base line ballboy:
Here's a random photo just for kicks:
Doug Fister (sadly, now a member of the Tigers) was on the mound for the Mariners and he was solid as usual. Through the first three innings, the score was 0-0. When Derek Jeter led off the bottom of the fourth, I figured I ought to get a picture of him hitting, you know, since he's in the 3,000 hit club now and all. And he didn't disappoint:
Boom! Weak ground out, scored 5-3.
Unfortunately, Curtis Granderson followed Jeter with a solo homerun. In the bottom of the fifth, the bad guys added two more runs on an RBI single by Eric Chavez and another ground out by Derek Jeter. That put the Mariners in a 3-0 hole. Even worse was the fact that Sabbathia was, through six innings, pitching a perfect game. Not good.
I sent a strategic text to twitter designed specifically to jinx Sabbathia's perfect game. Sure, it would be amazing to witness a perfect game, but not a perfect game *against* our Mariners. That would be terrible.
And guess what, I think the jinx text worked. No, the Mariners didn't start hitting, walking or reaching base on errors. Instead, it started raining!
We retreated to the upper deck where there was more room to hide from the rain. All throughout the ballpark, fans were finding shelter from the rain wherever they could:
Here is some more of the same:
And we also used the opportunity to get our Bronx NY bonus picture for the myGameBalls.com photo scavenger hunt:
Once the rain stopped and the grounds crew started pulling off the tarp, and I got this panorama:
The concourses were a packed, sticky hot mess:
We grabbed an open spot and passed the time with some snacks:
Before too long, it was time for baseball once again. The nice thing about a good rain delay is that a lot of the fans leave and a lot of seats open up. So, instead of going back
to row 4 of section 239, we headed to the first row of section 238.
As we waited for the tarp to be rolled up and carted off, Kellan reclined in my arms and just chilled out:
And then I got a panorama from section 238…
…the tarp still had not moved much.
Before the game started up again, I finally got a photo of something I noticed at the beginning of the game, a new elevated bench in the bullpen:
When the top of the seventh finally rolled around, Sabbathia was right back out there ready to go for his perfect game. Ichiro struck out for Sabbathia's nineteenth consecutive out. But that is as far was this sad little experiment in perfection would go. With the raining falling again our hero for the night, Brendan Ryan stepped to the plate and laced a line drive single into LF. Here is actually photographic evidence (albeit quite blurry) that the Mariners had a baserunner at this game:
That was a relief. Now it was time to try to win the game. We were only down 3-0. The game was still in our reach. Oh yeah, how did I forget to mention, the Mariners were trying to break a then-club record 16-game losing streak.
After the Ryan hit, the Mariner couldn't advance him past second base and we squandered our first scoring opportunity.
Fister was still solid in the bottom of the seventh. Then, in the top of the eighth, Sabbathia fell apart. He walked the first three batters of the inning and was pulled from the
game. Sadly, once David Robertson entered the game, the Mariners could only score one run in the eighth – on a Chone Figgins fielder's choice to third base.
I was longing for a grandslam. But it just wasn't in the cards. And the 3-1 score was as close as the M's could get it. In fact, in the bottom of the eighth, the Mariners gave that run back when Mark Teixeira solo homerun.
There was one more rain delay during the game, and we ended up spending a lot of time running up the section 237/238 stairs to high from the rain, and then running back down the stairs to watch more of the game once the rain would stop again.
While Tim worked on his water on cement art skills…
…Kellan spent a lot of time waving at the 20-something girls sitting about 2 rows and ten feet behind us. What can I say, the ladies love
Big special thanks to my lovely wife, Colleen, for letting us stick it out until the bitter end in hopes that we would finally see Kellan's first Mariners win. Sadly, his inaugural win will have to wait for another day…hopefully at Safeco Field later this season. For now, his lifetime Mariners record dropped to 0-4.
He fell asleep on my shoulder on the walk to the car:
After a sitting through a big traffic jam getting out of the immediate area of the ballpark, we had an easy drive home…plenty of time to sit and lament the Mariners historic
seventeenth straight loss.
Luckily, there would be no eighteenth loss.
|2011 C&S Fan Stats
|19/3 Games (Tim/Kellan)
|17/6 Teams [Tim – Mariners, Orioles, Rangers, Brewers, Nationals, Phillies, Mets, Rays, Braves, Diamondbacks, Astros, Royals, Cubs, Angels, Indians, Reds, Giants, Tigers Yankees; Kellan – Mariners, Orioles, Angels, Mets, Indians, Yankees]
|14 Ice Cream Helmet(s) (Orioles (2), Nationals, Phillies (2), Rangers (2), Mets (1), Reds (1), Tigers (1))
|55 Baseballs (7 Mariners, 7 Rangers, 4 Orioles, 3 Umpires, 2 Nationals, 2 Brewers, 5 Phillies, 2 Mets, 1 Rays, 2 Braves, 2 Diamondbacks, 1 MLB Authenticator, 1 Easter Egg, 1 Glove Trick, 2 Royals, 2 Cubs, 5 Angels, 4 Indians, 1 Giants, 1 Tigers)
|9/3 Stadiums [Tim – Camden Yards, Nationals Park, Citizens Bank Park, Minute Maid Park, Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Citi Field, Great American Ball Park, Comerica Park, Yankee Stadium; Kellan – Camden Yards, Citi Field, Yankee Stadium]
|13/9 Player Photos* [Tim – Felix Hernandez, Adam Moore, Garrett Olson, Chris Seddon, David Aarsdma, Michael Pineda, Miguel Olivo, Ryan Langerhans, Greg Zuan, Mark Lowe, Michael Saunders, Chad Durbin, Russell Branyan; Kellan – Luke French, Milton Bradley, Franklin Gutierrez, Justin Smoak, Matt Tuiasosopo, Ryan Langerhans, Michael Saunders, Tony Sipp, Chad Durbin]
|3/1 Management Photos* [Tim – Howard Lincoln, Jack Zduriencik, Eric Wedge; Kellan – Jack Zduriencik]
|5 Autograph(s) (Michael Pineda, Michael Saunders, Mark Lowe, Felipe Paulino, Aroldis Chapman)
|1 Bat* (Milton Bradley)
|6/2 Mascot Photos* [Tim – Mariner Moose, Teddy Roosevelt, The O's Bird, Mr. Redlegs, Gapper, Slider; Kellan – Mariner Moose, The O's Bird]
|1/0 Divisions Closed Out** [Tim – A.L. West (Safeco Field, Oakland Coliseum, Angel Stadium & Rangers Ballpark in Arlington); Kellan – N/A]
|2 Line-up Cards (Royals vs. Rangers; Indians vs. Orioles)
|*includes Spring Training**divisions where we have seen each team play a home game.


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These codes are different from the unique country calling code every country has which is used to dial in to that country.
When making a call between countries, the caller must first dial the international dialling prefix, then the destination country calling code, then (usually) an area code, then the local subscriber's phone number.
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) recommends 00 as the general standard for an international call prefix, and this has been implemented by a large number of countries, but not all of them International Telecommunication Union (ITU-T), E.164 - 12 (Page 22). This page only lists the exceptions, but rapid developments may make this list out of date. See External links for externally maintained lists which may be more up-to-date.
Plus (+) sign
When phone numbers are published for use abroad they typically include the country calling code, but show a plus sign (+) prefix in place of any international dialling prefix, to signify that the caller should use the prefix code appropriate for their country International Telecommunication Union (ITU-T), E.123 - 7.1 (Page 9).
Many phones, particularly mobile phones allow this "+" to be entered in their saved number lists, often by holding down the '0' key (most GSM mobile phones) or with two consecutive presses of the * key. When making a call the system then automatically converts the "+" to the correct international prefix, depending on where the phone is being used, which enables callers to use the same stored number from any country they find themselves in.
The disadvantage of the using the "+" sign is that there are some countries that have special international dialling prefixes that offer discounted overseas rates. The "+" sign will automatically be converted to the default dialling prefix which usually carries the regular overseas rates, hence you could forego the discounts.
Some Telecommunications service providers or Mobile network operators (wireless carriers) have different international call prefix codes which callers or subscribers can use to route calls through specific networks, sometimes with special pricing arrangements.
Many countries also provide alternative dialling arrangements for calls to neighbouring countries. [[1]]
Some of these variations from the generic codes are shown in the list below (but may be out of date).
Countries by International Prefix
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Forget traveling to Animal Kingdom in Orlando, the bear cub bill is headed to Governor Snyder's desk.
That means you could soon be able to hold and take pictures with bear cubs at certain facilities throughout the state.
The legislation would allow people to cozy up with bear cubs under 9 months old or weighing no more than 90 lbs. It applies only to about seven facilities that were already offering bear cub visits, so it's basically a bill to grandfather them in.
Some people love the idea, like Rae Bennett, a fourth grader in Lansing visiting Potter Park Zoo.
"I think they're cute, and they're really soft, and I think people could hold them," Bennett said.
It's the kid in all of us that drives business at Oswald's Bear Ranch in the Upper Peninsula, and it's the main motivation for getting the bear cub bill signed into law. The ranch was deemed illegal last summer after more than 15 years in the community.
"When you look at what this does for this business, it is a draw," the bill's sponsor Senator Tom Casperson (R - Marquette) said. "The fact that folks can come and pet young little cubs, it's a draw, and so we don't want to discourage that, we want to encourage it."
Michigan's Association of Zoos and Aquariums feels just the opposite.
"Bears can be very dangerous. These animals are wild animals," Potter Park Zoo Veterinarian Dr. Tara Harrison said. "They're not meant to sit on people's laps and to have their pictures taken. These animals can be unpredictable."
Harrison said bears also pose a health risk as they can carry rabies and potentially fatal parasites for humans. Plus, experts consider bears dangerous at three months, let alone nine.
"These bears are very capable of inflicting a lot of damage and a lot of harm," Harrison said. "No amount of training is going to take that away."
The owner of the ranch, Dean Oswald, said in all his years and thousand of visitors, the worst that's happened are a few scrapes. Oswald said this bill is vital to helping not just his business get back on track, but also all Michigan tourism.
"I think the whole state of Michigan benefits," Oswald said. "You have people from all over the world that come here because we have bears, and we have a nice place."
Not everyone wants to get their own paws on the cubs though.
"I'd rather play with dogs and cats," Potter Park Zoo visitor Stephanie Amadio said. "Not a bear cub, it's not for me."
Governor Snyder could be playing with a bear cub soon. Because he does support the bill and is expected to sign it, the Oswalds have offered to bring down a couple of cubs for the signing ceremony.
The Oswalds hope that happens in the next week or two so they can start strong during the spring and summer seasons.


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From an old book review I googled up after yesterday's encounter with a mountain lion on Hermosa Creek Trail. In the comments on my post about the incident, Michael McNeil said:
While actually encountering a mountain lion on a trail might certainly be expected to inspire concern, it is not sensible to be overly worried that "he was going to pounce on me."I searched the Instapundit archive for "mountain lion" and think Glenn is talking not about extermination but self-defense, the reduction of numbers through hunting, and preserving the animals' fear of people (which is presumably the reason why, in the past, there have been so few attacks). Glenn is also interested in something I'm fascinated by: human sentimentality about animals. And then there is the more general human problem of the way sentimentality interferes with the perception of danger:
Folks might like to peruse this page from the California Department of Fish and Game listing all verified mountain lion attacks in the state over the last almost 120 years — this in a state of (now) more than 35 million people, millions of whom live in relatively remote suburbs where tens of thousands of mountain lions roam in close proximity.
Notice the number: a grand total of 16, only six of which were fatal, while two of those were due to rabies.
Clearly, it takes a mountain lion that is extremely seriously deranged by their standards — such as sick with rabies (which obviously not very many are) — not just hungry or even starving — for it to attack a human. Thus, there's no reason for inordinate concern even if one does see a lion.
Glenn Reynolds posts every now and then about mountain lions, and while they're obviously capable of harming people, he talks as if in fact they're an extremely dangerous threat that should be exterminated from all human-occupied areas (i.e., nearly everywhere these days). Given the foregoing statistics, that's plain nuts.
Note that I live in a neighborhood in California where a lion was seen just a month or two ago, so I'm not just blithely talking from some locale remote from the "danger." Personally I find those statistics quite reassuring, as should we all.
One need only look at the treatment of such other topics as crime, terrorism, and warfare to see examples of the same sort of misplaced sentimentality and willful ignorance. Tolerance of criminality leads to more crime; tolerance of terrorism leads to more terrorism; efforts to appear defenseless lead to war....The challenge is to get into the zone of clear thinking. We need to be alert but not paranoid. Our ancestors survived — and we therefore exist — because they noticed things and acted. Maybe they overdid it and stamped out various animals and human beings who triggered their innate edginess. The mellowest humans lost out in the evolutionary struggle, and we have inherited a tendency to overreact to things that feel dangerous, like a big cat slipping across the trail 150 feet away. But we have the capacity to gather accurate information and to think about exactly how dangerous a cat at that distance is. We also have the ability to think about whether our love for beautiful animals means we can welcome them in our yard or our house. We have instincts and we have big brains, and we need to use them.
The effort to remake the world so that it is safe for predators seems rather odd to me. What sort of person would rather be prey? The sort who lives in upscale neighborhoods, and campaigns against hunting, apparently. I suspect that over the long term this isn't a viable evolutionary strategy in a world where predators abound.


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AHL Calder Cup Finals Game Night: 6-9-13 Griffins at Crunch
Grand Rapids Leads the Series 2-0
Cedrick Desjardins allowed 6 goals on 29 shots for the loss. I don't care how you spin that. That's an ugly stat line. Desjardins suffered tonight from going long stretches without seeing any shots and then suddenly having to face a 10 bell scoring chance, like Mursak's game sealing breakaway.
First Period
GR Tatar, (12) (Evans, Nyquist), 4:29
GR Grant, (1) (Ferraro), 11:31
SYR Sustr, (1) (Taormina, Paradis), 14:03
Second Period
GR Ferraro, (5) (Hoggan, Sheahan), 6:23
SYR Panik, (5) (Connolly, Johnson), 10:06 (PP)
GR Jurco, (8) (Sheahan), 12:09 (PP)
SYR Connolly, (4) (Johnson, Palat), 16:12 (PP)
SYR Brown, (4) (Wyman), 18:23
GR Pare, (3) (Ferraro, Paetsch), 18:49 (PP)
Third Period
GR Mursak, (9) (Hoggan, Paetsch), 14:56
Brett Connolly was the game's third star.
I think these past two games put an exclamation mark on the impact Radko Gudas being absent from the lineup hurts the Syracuse Crunch. They're not giving up huge amounts of zone time or shots, but the number of odd man rushes is out of control, and the team misses its best defenseman. Clearly.
The AHL's top officials should seriously consider whether they want the players or the referees to decide their champion. The degree to which the referees have had an impact so far in this serious has been stunning for a professional league.
Now these players have to decide how much their legacy means to them. A comeback victory against the odds with 3 in a row in Grand Rapids would only add to this group's legend as one of the best assemblages of players in AHL history. Going out with a whimper makes the team look more like a one year, Norfolk wonder. They've worked too hard, I think, to let it go down like that, though. Game Three is Wednesday.
Box score from TheAHL.com.
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I was wondering something.
I have a subclass thas has:
public void OpenReadFileOne() { // Open JFileChooser. chooser1.showOpenDialog(null); // Give the user a notification that the program is busy ready file1 in. label1.setText(" Reading in a file, plz wait."); label1.setForeground(Color.MAGENTA); // Get the selected file. java.io.File file1 = chooser1.getSelectedFile(); // Create a FileInputStream. FileInputStream fileInput1 = null; //Get the name of the selected file, and print it on the GUI screen. fileName1= file1.getName(); // Create a FileInputStream that will be used to read excel files. try {
Now I have a try catch inserted in there too.
As you can see where the try { starts.
Now the plan is to get the text " Reading in a file, plz wait." printed on the GUI.
And then the program is busy with reading in file1 and processing it.
And last he prints out: "File selected: "
finally { // Show the user the name of the selected file that was loaded in. label1.setText(" File selected: " + fileName1); label1.setForeground(Color.BLUE); }
But it doesn't print the " Reading in a file, plz wait." on the GUI.
But it does print the " File selected: ".
So I am thinking he is running the try first before he puts something on the GUI screen.
While that is not suppose to be happening...
Does anybody maybe know why?
Becasue I did put the text " Reading in a file, plz wait." above the try {


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- Jan 25:
- Driver in Louisville head-on collision that killed 2 sentenced to 1 year in jail
- Aug 2:
- Mother of children killed, injured in double-fatal Louisville wreck sues driver
- Jul 19:
- Boulder DA to file careless driving charges in double-fatal Louisville crash
- Jul 11:
- Boulder DA waiting on reports before deciding on charges in fatal Louisville crash
- Jun 28:
- Louisville police: Driver reaching for cell phone may have caused crash that killed 2
- Jun 27:
- One child dead, two people airlifted after head-on crash in Louisville
The Boulder County coroner has identified the two people who were killed in a head-on collision in Louisville on Wednesday morning as Octavio De La Torre-Reyes, 37, of Northglenn, and his daughter Leslie DeLaTorre, 14, of Westminster.
De La Torre-Reyes was driving a Toyota pickup with his daughter and his 6-year-old son in the 8900 block of Dillon Road when they collided with a Lexus SUV, according to officials.
Leslie was pronounced dead at the scene, and her father was airlifted to Denver Health, where he later died.
The 6-year-old boy was airlifted to Children's Hospital, where doctors said he is in good condition, according to Louisville Police Chief Bill Kingston.
Kingston said police believe none of the three people in the truck was wearing a seat belt. He said they are still looking into the accident.
The driver of the SUV, identified as Cassie Tafoya, 25, of Louisville, was transported to Exempla Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette. According to Louisville police, Tafoya told officers on the scene that she had been using or reaching for a cell phone when she drifted into the other lane and hit the pickup.
The hospital did not disclose Tafoya's condition, and she could not be reached.
Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett said his office will make a decision on possible charges once Louisville police finish their accident reconstruction report, which will most likely be sometime next week.
Garnett said depending on the accident report, his office could decide against charges, or charge her with careless driving resulting in death or vehicular homicide.
"These complex traffic cases with fatalities are ones we look at very closely," Garnett said. "There would be a number of factors we would have to review."


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The 26-year-old is still waiting for his Rovers debut after a summer move from Newcastle, and is not expected to return to first-team action under Henning Berg until next year. But Best is confident, with the attendances increasing following the replacement of Steve Kean, an immediate return to the Barclays Premier League is not beyond the Lancashire club. He said:
"I understand why some fans get upset and want to show their anger. Everyone just wants us to go up, we all want the same thing.
"The season I went up with Newcastle, when we played at home the fans were the 12th man. Sometimes that is what you need.
"We have been up and down. I have very high expectations of the team and I expect the highest. It is a very hard league but it is unbelievable seeing the fans coming back because I think that is vital."
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May 11, 2012 > Abode Services honors volunteers
A wide variety of guests started arriving at the Centerville Presbyterian Church gym at 5 p.m. sharp on Thursday, April 26. They came from work and school, representing churches, temples, Girl Scout troops and Rotary Clubs. Some had been present when Tri-City Homeless Coalition (now Abode Services) was founded in 1989 - others hadn't even been born yet. What brought all these people together was one common activity: they all volunteer at Abode Services. They were at the gym that evening as part of Abode's Volunteer Appreciation Reception, an event honoring these volunteers for all they do to help homeless individuals and families. In FY11, volunteers gave a total of over 16,000 hours of service at Abode Services programs.During the event, several volunteers gave accounts of the time they spent at Abode Services, saying that volunteering with Abode's participants had made them grateful for what they had, and for the chance to give back to their community.Two volunteers received special awards for exemplary service. Longtime volunteer George Vlastelica was presented with a Distinguished Service Award by Andrae Macapinlac, Senior Field Representative for Assemblymember Bob Wieckowski.Malia Vella, a Field Representative for Senator Ellen Corbett's office, presented the President's Volunteer Service Award to Gurubala Kotta. Gurubala, a junior at Mission San Jose High School, has completed over 200 hours of volunteering at Sunrise Village."It's always great to see our volunteers, and to have a chance to let them know how much we value all they do," said Community Outreach Director Jean Morgan, who oversees the volunteer program. "We know how busy everyone is these days, and to have these people who come to put their time and energy toward helping out really means a lot to us and everyone in our programs."The Volunteer Appreciation Reception was sponsored by Fremont Bank Foundation.


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Andover Central's girls bowling team edged Augusta 2243-2178 Thursday at The Alley in Wichita.
The Jaguars were led by Keri Ladigo, who finished with a 624 series and a game-high 257. She got good help from her teammates. Tristen Hall finished with a 570 series, Natalie Howater had a 522 series and Heather James had a 521 series.
Augusta had the top two bowlers of the match. Katy Nordman had her biggest performance of the young season with a 653 series to lead the Orioles. She had games of 214, 235 and 204.
Bethany Watson was right with her fellow senior teammate. Watson bowled a 628 with games of 232, 195 and 201.
Ashtyn Flower was third with a 446 series. Abby Emmitt was close behind that with a 441 series.
Mulvane took third place (1786).
On the boys side, Augusta had a strong finish to top Mulvane and Central for first place. The Orioles had a team score of 2293 to Mulvane's 2268 and the Jaguars' 2170.
Augusta's Chase Hallmark had the second-highest series of the triangular with a 569, which included a high game of 222. Elijah Owens was just one pin behind his teammate with a 568 with a high game of 224.
Quentin Araiza was third for the Orioles with a 562 series and bowled a team-high 232 that came in the final game. Andrew Orocio bowled a 558.
Austin Clark led the Jaguars with a 551 series. Pat Placzek was second with a 519 and had a team game-high 209. Denver Smith bowled a 508 series and Cord Whiteker bowled a 503 series.