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Clearbrook Treatment Centers
For 45 years, Clearbrook Treatment Centers has been helping people throughout the tri-state area come to terms with their drug and alcohol addictions. Located in the beautiful mountains of Northeast Pennsylvania and only a short drive from New York and New Jersey, the quiet and serene atmosphere offered at our drug treatment center is just what you need to get on the road to recovery.
Leading Inpatient Drug Rehab For More Than 45 Years...
Since 1972, Clearbrook Treatment Centers, located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, has been providing effective treatment programs for adults who suffer from alcoholism and/or chemical dependency. Clearbrook's drug rehabilitation program is based on the belief that alcoholism and chemical dependency is a disease that needs to be handled with the utmost care and attention.
Residential Inpatient Treatment Program at Clearbrook Rehab
Our residential inpatient treatment program, along with a 22-patient detox unit, is focused on helping the addict reach sobriety. By utilizing the 12-step programs of Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous, in conjunction with our customized program, the addict will soon begin a new lifestyle that is chemical free. The steps of these programs become an integral part of the patient community's daily activities and efforts.
Clearbrook's approach to understanding, assessing, and treating the disease of addiction is based largely upon the Minnesota Model. Clearbrook Treatment Centers specializes in treating addictions with such substances such as alcohol, heroin, cocaine, and prescription drugs (crack, crystal meth/amphetamines, hallucinogens, ketamine, marijuana/cannabis, MDMA/ecstasy, opiates, solvents/inhalants, bath salts, spices, K2, salvia).
Our residential and detox facility in Pennsylvania provides a comfortable and peaceful atmosphere for those beginning their long-term journey of recovery. The 26,000 square-foot facility provides quality care to those afflicted by the disease of addiction.
Clearbrook Patients & Their Families
Our patients and their families are our most valuable resource. We are dedicated to act on their behalf, and to always advocate for their best interests. We must therefore adhere to the position of never compromising patient care for staff convenience or corporate profit.
We believe in always putting patients first. We believe that an unyielding commitment to excellence and to cost effective healthcare will eventually ensure the success of all our patient-focused programs. Our second most valuable resource is our staff. We highly value our long-term commitment to continued staff growth and development.
Clearbrook believes that by continuously emphasizing staff training, we enhance what we provide to our patients, what they desire, and what they deserve – quality of services, life, and sobriety. The entire team at our drug and alcohol treatment center is committed to patient success.
The Future of Our Pennsylvania Drug Rehab
Clearbrook's conception of its future can be stated quite simply: to continue to be a recognized leader and state-of-the-art drug and alcohol rehab facility in Pennsylvania in Pennsylvania for individuals suffering from alcoholism and chemical dependency.
We are committed to excellence in the delivery of patient care, and to the therapeutic attractiveness and physical safety of our facilities. Our leaders will be constantly vigilant in their responsiveness to the needs of the community, county, state and nation.
We hold ourselves as a model of corporate citizenry in our relationships with our neighbors, with the community at large, and with those that regulate our industry.
Treatment Team Dedicated to You
At Clearbrook and Clearbrook Manor, we are dedicated to your recovery. We offer effective treatment for many challenging addictions, including drug addiction and alcoholism. Our alcohol treatment center and drug treatment programs are designed for patient success.
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The COP invited Parties and Governments and relevant organizations to use the Action Plan when designing and implementing national, regional and subregional plans and strategies to build capacities for access and benefit-sharing of genetic resources and related traditional knowledge.
It also urged Parties and relevant organizations to provide financial and technical assistance to support developing countries, in particular, least developed countries, small island developing States, as well as countries with economies in transition, in implementing the Action Plan and the resulting national, regional and subregional plans and strategies.
The text of the Action Plan, which is reproduced below, set outs its objective and addresses key areas requiring capacity building, as well as mechanisms for the implementation and the coordination of capacity building activities. Possible approaches for implementing identified capacity-building activities are also included in the appendix to the Action Plan, in order to assist countries to establish national priorities and to facilitate regional and subregional activities, based on experience and past practice.
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A. Objective of the Action Plan
1. The objective of the Action Plan is to facilitate and support the development and strengthening of capacities of individuals, institutions and communities for the effective implementation of the provisions of the Convention relating to access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing, and in particular the Bonn Guidelines on Access to Genetic Resources and Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising Out of their Utilization, taking into account their voluntary nature. The implementation of the Action Plan at the local, national, subregional, regional and international levels should involve indigenous and local communities and all relevant stakeholders.
2. Capacity-building for access and benefit-sharing constitutes an integral part of efforts to build the capacities of Parties to manage and develop their genetic resources and should contribute to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity.
3. To achieve the objective, the Action Plan will provide a framework for identifying country, indigenous and local community and all relevant stakeholder needs, priorities, mechanisms of implementation and sources of funding.
B. Key areas requiring capacity-building
4. Key areas that require capacity-building initiatives should be considered in a flexible and transparent manner, based on a country-driven approach. This approach will take into account the different situations, needs, capabilities and stages of development of each country, as well as the different types of genetic resources and their respective characteristics, and will promote synergies between different initiatives related to capacity-building.
5. Capacities should be strengthened at the systemic, institutional and individual levels in the following key areas:
(a) Institutional capacity-building:
(i) Policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks;
(ii) Administrative framework;
(iii) Funding and resource management;
(iv) Mechanisms for follow-up, monitoring and assessment;
(b) Assessment, inventory and monitoring of genetic resources, and traditional knowledge including taxonomic capacity, inter alia, within the context of the Global Taxonomy Initiative, and of in situ and ex situ conservation activities;
(c) The capacity of indigenous and local communities to assess, inventory and monitor genetic resources and related traditional knowledge, with their approval and consent, using the Global Taxonomy Initiative and other relevant initiatives;
(d) Bioprospecting, screening, DNA sequencing, characterization, product development and marketing;
(e) Environmental, cultural, social and economic valuation of genetic resources, and associated traditional knowledge, innovations and practices, and market information, including sector-relevant production and marketing strategies;
(f) Development by Contracting Parties with users of genetic resources under their jurisdiction of appropriate legal, administrative, or policy measures, as appropriate, to support compliance with prior informed consent of the Contracting Party providing such genetic resources and mutually agreed terms on which access was granted;
(g) Inventory and case-studies of existing policy and legislative measures, and the development of appropriate policies and legislation;
(h) Development of legislative, administrative and policy mechanisms for the protection of genetic resources and related traditional knowledge including, inter alia, the development of sui generis systems, the promotion of existing forms of protection of intellectual property rights and the support for community-based approaches of indigenous and local communities;
(i) Development of national, regional, subregional and international information systems, and national, regional, subregional and international information management and exchange, linked with the clearing-house mechanism of the Convention;
(j) Development and strengthening of the capacities of indigenous and local communities for participation in decision-making, policy formulation and implementation and for conservation, management and product development with regard to genetic resources and to enable them to benefit from the use of their traditional knowledge and practices related to genetic resources;
(k) Public education and awareness focusing on indigenous and local communities and all relevant stakeholders at local, national and regional levels;
(l) Human-resources development at all levels, including: legal drafting skills for development of access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing measures; contract-negotiation skills for indigenous and local communities and other relevant stakeholders; modalities for benefit-sharing; dispute resolution mechanisms;
(m) Development of awareness with respect to conventions, norms and policies relating to intellectual property rights and trade and their interrelationship with genetic resources and traditional knowledge;
(n) Strengthening inter-institutional linkages and processes with a view to ensuring more effective coordination;
(o) Evaluation of how the access activity may impact on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, to determine the relative costs and benefits of granting access;
(p) Clarification and/or recognition, as appropriate, of established rights and claims of indigenous and local communities over genetic resources and related traditional knowledge, innovations and practices, subject to collecting for scientific or potential commercial purposes and subject to national legal and policy frameworks;
(q) Mechanisms to provide information to potential users, regulators and the public, international and national, on their obligations regarding access to genetic resources;
C. Mechanisms for the implementation of capacity-building in key areas
6. The following processes, measures and mechanisms could be used for the implementation of capacity-building activities for access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing; noting that measures directed towards the capacity-building needs of users and of providers should be mutually supportive.
7. Actions at multiple levels:
(a) Awareness-raising for the issues at stake and identification of capacity needs at the local, national, subregional, and regional levels, taking into account, as appropriate, the work of the Global Environment Facility on national capacity self-assessment;
(b) Prioritization at the local, national, and regional levels of the key areas, drawing upon a range of existing expertise in academic, industrial and Government sectors and indigenous and local communities;
(c) Identification of existing and planned capacity-building initiatives, including capacity-building gaps, at the local, national, subregional, regional and international levels, both public and private, and their coverage, including by:
(i) National sources;
(ii) Bilateral sources;
(iii) Regional sources;
(iv) Multilateral agencies;
(v) Other international sources;
(vi) Indigenous and local communities;
(vii) Private sector, non-Governmental organizations and other stakeholders;
(d) Developing and enhancing synergies and coordination of capacity-building initiatives;
(e) Establishment of indicators for monitoring capacity-building implementation;
(f) Funding through the Global Environment Facility and other donors;
(g) The participation of the private sector, academic institutions, relevant institutions and organizations of indigenous and local communities, and non-Governmental organizations, as providers of capacity-building in specific areas, for example through collaborative research, transfer of technology and funding;
(h) Training workshops, train the trainers, exchange programmes and study trips;
(i) Full and effective involvement and participation of relevant stakeholders and indigenous and local communities, taking into account the tasks defined within the programme of work on the implementation of Article 8(j) and related provisions of the Convention;
(j) Development of audiovisual, multi-media and educational material.
8. Actions at the national level:
(a) Designation of national focal points and establishment of competent national authorities;
(b) Development of appropriate national access and benefit-sharing strategies, policies, legislation and regulatory frameworks;
(c) Integration of capacity-building for access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing within the framework of national biodiversity strategies and other related initiatives and strategies;
(d) Approaches for action, including timelines for the operation of capacity-building for access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing, as provided for in the appendix to this Action Plan;
(e) Scientific and technical areas, including research production and technology transfer relevant to access to and use of genetic resources and benefit-sharing;
(f) Development of instruments and tools, including indicators to monitor and assess the implementation of capacity-building for access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing at all stages, and the effectiveness of policy and legislative measures.
9. Actions at the regional and subregional levels and at the international levels:
(a) Regional and subregional collaborative arrangements;
(b) Assessment of resource requirements and development of a funding strategy;
(c) Scientific and technical cooperation and partnerships among Parties, and between Parties and relevant multilateral agencies and other organizations through, inter alia, the clearing-house mechanism of the Convention, and other relevant networks, including those of relevant indigenous and local communities and relevant stakeholders;
(d) Information exchange, through the clearing-house mechanism of the Convention, the use of the Internet, databases, CD-ROMs, hard copies and workshops;
(e) Identification and dissemination of case-studies and best practices;
(f) Coordination between multilateral and bilateral donors and other organizations;
(g) Development of model agreements and codes of conduct for specific uses, users and sectors, where possible making use of work done in other forums;
(h) The Global Taxonomy Initiative;
(i) The roster of experts on access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing established under the Convention.
D. Coordination
10. In view of the multiplicity of actors undertaking capacity-building initiatives for access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing, mutual information- sharing and coordination at all levels should be promoted to encourage synergies and to identify existing gaps in coverage. At the international level, coordination is required with other relevant international regimes, in particular with capacity-building programmes under the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, and with the World Intellectual Property Organization to ensure synergies and complementarities.
11. While recognizing the country-driven nature of the Action Plan, regional and subregional approaches should be encouraged and facilitated to implement the Action Plan, noting in particular the special needs of small island developing States (SIDS). Such facilitation could include appropriate advice to the Global Environment Facility (GEF), including promotion of regional coordination among implementing agencies of capacity-building activities supported by GEF, the submission of relevant case-studies and the broader use of the clearing-house mechanism as a means, assisted by the Executive Secretary, of identifying opportunities for regional and subregional collaboration.
12. Parties, Governments and relevant international organizations should be encouraged to provide information to the Secretariat on steps taken, including by donors, towards the implementation of capacity-building measures, to be made available through the clearing-house mechanism of the Convention.
13. Parties may consider including in their national reports, websites and any other form of reporting, information on the implementation of capacity-building measures on access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing.
14. Coordination between the Ad Hoc Open-ended Inter-Sessional Working Group on Access and Benefit sharing and the Ad Hoc Open-ended Inter-Sessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity in the continuing development of their programmes of work with respect to capacity-building for indigenous and local communities should be encouraged.
Possible approaches for action
Recognizing that the status of policy development related to access and benefit-sharing differs among countries, the approaches for action necessary to implement the Action Plan on access and benefit-sharing are to be decided by countries according to their national needs and priorities,
Cognizant of the urgent need to build capacities in developing countries, in particular the least developed and small island developing States among them, as well as countries with economies in transition,
Building on the identified elements in the Action Plan and without prejudice to the timeframes indicated therein,
As a tool to assist countries to establish national priorities and to facilitate regional and subregional activities the following approaches for action, based on experience and past practice, are proposed for consideration.
Possible approaches for implementation of activities identified in the Action Plan
A. National level
Inventory of genetic resources and traditional knowledge and evaluation of their potential markets, as well as assessment of existing measures and practices relating to access and benefit-sharing.
Assessment of the effectiveness and adequacy of existing capacity.
Development of national access and benefit-sharing strategy or policy (determination of ownership or rights to provide resources, including rights of indigenous and local communities; traditional knowledge; private sector partnership; prior informed consent; implementation; conflict resolution).
Enhancing awareness and participation of indigenous and local communities and all relevant stakeholders.
Development of timelines, including short- and long-term requirements for internal and external funding.
Development and/or strengthening of institutional, administrative, financial and technical capacities, including designation of national focal points and competent authorities and development of national legislative measures.
Mechanism for handling access and benefit-sharing requests, including decision-making, as well as public information and participation.
Mechanisms for monitoring and compliance for access and benefit-sharing arrangements.
Appropriate information mechanisms.
B. Subregional and regional levels
Assessment of national, bilateral and multilateral funding.
Mechanisms for regional and subregional coordination and harmonization of access and benefit-sharing strategies, policies, and legislative measures, where appropriate. This may also include regional and subregional websites, databases, collaborative arrangements, advisory mechanisms, and centres of excellence and training.
C. International level
Effective functioning of the clearing-house mechanism, including the establishment of a database on capacity-building activities.
Effective functioning of the clearing-house mechanism, including the establishment of a database on capacity-building activities.
Enhancing the effectiveness and adequacy and coordination of financial resources to be provided by multilateral and bilateral donors and other donors to developing countries, in particular the least developed and small island developing States among them, as well as countries with economies in transition.
Development and effective use of the roster of experts.
Enhancing synergies and coordination with capacity-building initiatives carried out by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and other relevant organizations.
Strengthening South-South cooperation.
Regular review and provision of further guidance by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention.
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Babylon: When you have the second stage of the wonder that allows you to buy your last 2 cards in the age instead of discarding, does this count as 1 turn or as 2 separate turns? Here's why I ask... I needed to buy glass from my neighbor. Each card needed me to buy a glass, and he only had 1 glass. If the cards count as 1 turn, I could only buy 1, and would have to discard the other card to collect 3 coins. If the cards were 2 turns, then I would buy the glass twice in 2 separate transactions. After 15 minutes debate, our group voted that it was 2 turns. But we would like to know what other people think.


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Charlotte bids to host future NBA All-Star game
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Hornets owner Michael Jordan, a 14-time NBA All-Star, is pushing to bring the big game back to Charlotte.
The Hornets, in conjunction with the Charlotte Sports Foundation, announced plans Tuesday to submit a bid to host the NBA All-Star Weekend in 2017 or 2018.
A contingent of Hornets employees and city officials flew to New York Tuesday to deliver the bid to NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum and other league executives following a morning press conference in Charlotte.
"This is a great time to be a Charlotte Hornets fan and a fan of NBA basketball here in the Carolinas," Hornets COO Fred Whitfield said Tuesday. "... This is a chance for us to host the greatest basketball players in the world on not a national, but a global stage."
Whitfield estimates eight to 10 other cities will apply to host the game.
Charlotte hosted the NBA All-Star Game in 1991 at the suburban Charlotte Coliseum, which has since been demolished.
The Hornets now play in a downtown arena.
Whitfield estimated Tuesday the arena, which opened in 2005, would need between $42 million and $43 million in upgrades.
"The City Council at some point will receive the presentation on the results of the discussions that we have had," Whitfield said. "It has yet to be determined and it will be soon. Again, we want to make sure that our arena is very competitive with and against the rest of the region with high quality and high fan experience."
Whitfield said those improvements to the arena will most likely be funded with hospitality tax revenues.
The team has openly discussed in the past its desire to have the game return to Charlotte for quite some time.
In April of 2013, NBA commissioner Adam Silver addressed the possibility of Charlotte hosting a future All-Star game, saying "I can't speak as to the year, but I'm very excited about the prospect of the All-Star game returning to Charlotte. It's a terrific arena and one of our best basketball markets in terms of passion."
Silver said this past March that no dramatic changes were needed to the arena.
He said the scoreboard, suites and lighting were some of the things that needed to be upgraded to host the All-Star Weekend, which regularly features the game's biggest stars and a host of celebrities.
He estimates landing the All-Star game will have $100 million economic impact on Charlotte area based off the numbers from last year's game in New Orleans.
Jordan's Charlotte Bobcats went 43-39 last season and reached the playoffs for the first time since 2010, but were swept in the first round by the Miami Heat. Charlotte changed its name to the Hornets earlier this year.


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TWO-HOUR SEASON FINALE - Baze (Kristoffer Polaha) considers buying a house and planning a future with Emma (guest star Emma Caulfield), not realizing the devastating secret she is hiding about her romantic past with his father. Sensing that Eric (guest star Shaun Sipos) is once again pulling away from their relationship, Lux (Britt Robertson) plans a romantic dinner for the two of them, but is surprised when Baze and Cate (Shiri Appleby) show up at the door. Kerr Smith and Austin Basis also star. Howie Duetch directed the episode written by Liz Tigelaar & Taylor Hamra (#212). Rick Bota directed the episode written by Michael Kramer (#213).


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Los Flippers-Pronto Viviremos Un Mundo Mucho Mejor
This is a comp of the Colombian rock group Los Flippers, mostly from the late sixties going into the early 70's. Gone are their mod looks and their Beatles covers in Spanish. Their hair is now long and the songs are even longer. But before you dismiss them as South American hippies, check out the funkiness of "Vivamos Siempre Juntos," a song that is a mixture of Buddy Miles' "Them Changes" and the Otis Redding/Carla Thomas duet "Tramp." During this era of the band, Los Flippers were influenced by groups such as The Chambers Brothers, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin. The power trio added a horn section, making their music both funky fresh and bien pesado! Make your sixty-year old South American rocker uncle proud and blast this at your next family gathering -- sit back and let him tell you how it was back in the day. Maybe he'll break out his original Grupo Genesis vinyl for you!
Joyce-Vision Of Dawn
This is a lost album of Joyce that dates back to 1976; it is a recording session that she did in Paris with fellow Brazilians Nana Vasconcelos and Maurio Maestro. They took their cue from their participation in the Clube Da Esquina songwriter movement, which included Milton Nacimento, Lo Borges and Nelson Angelo, who made a brilliant album with Joyce back in 1972. Vision Of Dawn flows much in the same vein as those classic Clube Da Esquina albums, with psychedelic folk, bossa nova and jazz leanings. At times, Visions Of Dawn sounds like what was coming out of California during the same time, but there is a melancholy that Brazilian music captures that no other music in the world has. It's not gloom and doom, but it's an instant grey cloud that covers you like a warm blanket. So slip this disc in player, lay on the couch and cover yourself with a cozy blanket and let the music take over your head. Highly recommended.


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Sunday, 25 November 2012
Chanel Holiday: Harmonie du Soir
Harmonie du Soir (£43) contains a gold, taupe, light pink (slightly frosty) and a cranberry/plum. All the shades are shimmery.
The formula of the shadows is easy to work with as they are very blendable, have great pigment and last well. They feel soft and smooth and the colours apply true to pan.
It terms of the overall look from the palette, I don't find the red tones of the cranberry/plum flattering so I only use a touch of this and whilst I like using the other three colours independently, used together I feel it looks overly shimmery (the shimmer is not the subtle shimmer I would expect from Chanel).
I do really like this formula and do hope they use it for other releases, but for me the colours used together are just too shimmery and I know I won't get a lot of use from the red toned shade.
I bought this from Boots.
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Beautiful Replica! I successfully avoided buying this quad in favour of the Burberry and Giorgio Armani ones. Every time I look at swatches of it makes me wonder if I made the right choice to skip it. It looks really great on your eyes.ReplyDelete
This is so beautiful. The plummy gold tones are so appealing to me and you are wearing this palette beautifully!ReplyDelete
I'm pretty certain this is another winter palette that I will happily skip. It looks like the top two colours are identical to two eyeshadows from the Topkapi palette and the pink and cranberry are eyeshadows I would naturally avoid. Thank you very much for sharing your swatches, very helpful :) xxReplyDeleteReplies
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I think I just felt the Topkapi jealousy so had to get this ;) I do think I would have much preferred Topkapi. I think other than the taupe you would not like the other shades, so safe for you to skip...and get one of the new Edward Bess shadow palettes instead...... ;) xx
Thank you for killing the itch for this! It does look beautiful on you (everything does!) but it would be too shimmery for me.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Grace, thats very kind of you to say, everytime I post an eye look pic I think how terrible they look and have been tempted to take them down!Delete
I agree that you would probably not like the shimmer finish, I really think they should have calmed it a bit on this x
I love the look you created! Very pretty :)ReplyDelete
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You have such a beautiful eyelid *envy* :p
I love the formula of this eyeshadow, I wish Chanel could have the same formula in both USA and Europe/Asia.
I love the colors, but at least 2 of them would not look good on me :( Otherwise I would definitely get them! But I like how they look on you :)ReplyDelete
Thanks J :) I don't think its the best combination of shades to wear together, though I do really like the taupe of course :)ReplyDelete


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Questcor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR) was jumping nearly 10% after hours, following its upbeat second-quarter earnings report.
The drug maker said it earned $1.12 per share, well ahead of the 96 cents the Street was expecting. (Non-GAAP EPS of $1.35 a share also beat the $1.04 consensus.)
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The Stanley Cup playoffs between Los Angeles and the New York Rangers were the second-most watched NHL postseason since NBC and NBCSN began exclusive coverage in 2006.
NBC, NBCSN and CNBC combined to average 1.44 million viewers. There were 1.47 million viewers in 2013, when the Chicago Blackhawks won the title.
Nielsen said Monday the Stanley Cup Final, won in five games by the Kings, was just the fifth final in 20 years to average more than 5.0 million viewers.
The Kings won 3-2 in double overtime on Friday night, averaging 6 million viewers and a 3.7 rating on NBC. The game featured the nation's two largest media markets.


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International organization honors longtime Kansas hunter education and shooting instructor.
PRATT, KS ––(Ammoland.com)- Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) Pass It On shooting instructor Jim Kellenberger has been named to the International Hunter Education Association (IHEA) Professional Hall of Fame.
The award will be presented at the IHEA National Convention on May 30 in Kansas City.
With 39 years as a regional Law Enforcement Division supervisor and natural resource officer for KDWPT, Kellenberger has been involved with the agency's Hunter Education Program since its inception — as an class instructor, class coordinator, shooting instructor, and coach. His contributions have been numerous.
"Jim has been influential in the promotion and incorporation of live-fire activities into Kansas Hunter Education classes for almost 40 years," noted KDWPT statewide Hunter Education Program coordinator Kent Barrett in his nomination of Kellenberger. "Although not a required class component, live fire is now included in 63 percent of Kansas classes. Much of the credit must go to Jim and those pioneering instructors who saw the value in that specific training. Jim's involvement with Pass It On hunter recruitment events, along with promotion of hunter education class live fire activities, displays long-term support for Kansas hunter education."
Kellenberger also helped develop hunter education curricula that is consistent with IHEA standards. As a game warden, he helped develop standards that made Kansas hunter education certification reciprocal with other states while maintaining the most relevant and instructive coursework possible.
Kellenberger also influenced the direction of the Hunter Education Program through the recruitment and training of many instructors still active today, and he stays involved by promoting live fire through the Hunter Education in the Schools program in Kansas. He also works with Becoming an Outdoors Woman and Women On Target programs to get women more involved with the shooting sports.
"Jim chose a career that would allow him to be intimately involved in an activity that he thoroughly enjoyed," Barrett added. "When hunter education was mandated and the Kansas Safe Hunter program began in 1973, Jim was immediately pressed into service. His instructor number is 66; through the years, there have been more than 18,000 Kansas hunter education instructors."
As one of the original "go to" guys in the program, Kellenberger looked for recruits. He was the coordinator for his assigned area. He organized and taught classes, found and recruited new instructors, and trained them to teach. He saw the students come to class, pass the course, become hunters, and come full circle as instructors themselves, so they could pass the hunting tradition on to a new generation. He hasn't stopped yet.
"After 39 years of teaching hunter education, Jim remains an active and very positive teacher of core IHEA standards that remain the framework on which Kansas Hunter Education is built," Barrett said. "For 20 years as a regional law enforcement supervisor, Jim was the training officer and guiding force moving his officers to increased involvement in hunter education. Following his example, Jim's officers were required to recruit and train new instructors while organizing and conducting hunter education classes within their assigned areas. This kept them active and provided opportunities to get to know local hunters, and for the hunters to get to know them."
Kellenberger began working with Pass It On before retiring. Pass It On funds have purchased and equipped shooting trailers in the different Kansas regions to provide opportunities for more individuals to experience safe, positive live-fire events. Kellenberger went through the first required training and became completely involved as a custodian of one of the first trailers. Already an excellent wingshot, he became a superb teacher and coach, and after retirement, he still has his calendar full of hunter education classes and shooting events.
"He is always in demand. Event coordinators repeatedly request Jim for events," Barrett noted. "And before retirement, Jim was invited to be a member of the Kansas Hunter Education Advisory Committee. His service in that capacity has been exceptional. He is quiet and thoughtful when considering questions posed to the committee. When he speaks, everyone listens because his experience and wisdom are immediately apparent."
The International Hunter Education Association (IHEA) is the professional association for 67 state and Canadian provincial wildlife conservation agencies and the 70,000 volunteer instructors who teach hunter education in North America.


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The train "Astronomiejahr2009"
12 June 2008
In honour of IYA2009, the Austrian Federal Railways renamed a fast train "Astronomiejahr2009". This train connects the Austrian towns of Bregenz in the west and Graz in the south-east. Leaflets available at seats in most fast trains now inform passengers not only about the train schedule but also the organization the train is named after. In this particular case, the leaflets discuss astronomy in Austria and direct readers to the national node webpage www.astronomie2009.at . The leaflets seem to have inspired more than 1,000 passengers to visit the webpage. Two Austrian astronomers, Dr. R. Seeberger and Dr. R. Weinberger, encouraged the Austrian Federal Railways to sponsor the naming.
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French Recipes
Polenta Crouton Salad Recipe
This polenta crouton salad was my dear friend Carole's idea. Carole is the editor of PhamFatale.com, and someone recently gave her the title of "Literary Swiffer," which I completely approve of. She always comments on the meals I feature on the website. When I posted polenta fries, Carole suggested another version I hadn't considered. She used to eat at a Mexican restaurant in San Francisco that served polenta croutons in their salad and she told me she could have made a meal on the croutons alone!
To make the dish, cubes of polenta are deep-fried until crisp and tossed with mixed alfalfa sprouts, home-grown Sugar Sweet cherry tomatoes, fresh cubed mango and a bit of cheese. Thanks for the inspiration, Carole!
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Berry Baklava Recipe
My husband's youngest sister loves sweets, but she often finds desserts to be too sweet for her palate. Baklava, for instance, is overwhelming for her. I found a remedy to this situation by adding berries. The fruits help balance the sweetness of the dessert by adding natural acidity.
I started by preparing a traditional baklava. Once it had cooled, I filled the dessert with a thin layer of freshly crushed berries, topped with a layer of mascarpone cheese to again reduce the sweetness (and for extra decadence) and garnished the finished product with fresh berries.
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Moroccan-inspired Chicken Recipe
I'm spending some family time in France this month. At the end of this week, I'm going to be cooking for my sister's family while Aria gets to spend some time with her cousins. This is the chicken recipe I'm planning to prepare for our dinner meal. The chicken is flavored with preserved lemons, dried apricots, fennel and harissa. The process is much the same as for my tandoori chicken recipe, but with North African flavors. There is a large North African community in France, and as a child I enjoyed many similar wonderful dishes. I've learned a lot about the flavors from the region and have savored many spectacular dishes from its culture.
The dish incorporates lots of sweet flavors, as is common in North African cuisine. I'll serve this on a bed of semolina with a fennel salad. I hope they'll like it!
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King Mushroom Soup Recipe
My husband Lulu craved a hot soup, so I prepared this king mushroom soup. It's very soothing and comforting on a rainy day, which seems to be every day we've been in Paris. The broth traditionally consists of beef consommé made with beef bone marrow bones. You could use any clear, thin broth, of course (I used vegetable stock for my husband Lulu, who's a vegetarian).
King mushrooms are perfect for this dish. Their texture varies depending on the manner in which you prepare them. I tore the mushrooms into long strips instead of cutting them, to impart a very meaty feel. The mushrooms and hot consommé make a wonderful first course in cold weather.
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Lobster Orzo Pasta Salad Recipe
This is one of my favorite salads. I pan-seared halved lobsters and garnished them with fennel, lemon and celery orzo salad. To add a luxurious touch to an already luxurious dish, I drizzled the salad with truffle oil.
To ensure that my husband Lulu was able to share the same meal with me, I prepared the orzo salad separately from the lobster so both of us could enjoy it to our liking; Lulu loved his flavorful vegetarian meal and I absolutely adored the addition of seafood. Feeding a vegetarian has never been this easy!
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let me intruduce first: My name is Oxana. I am 26 years old and moved to Bosten three years ago from Kiew, Ukrain. A few weeks after this I noticed some changes in my clitoris. But I was new here, had no insurance and just started my new job so I had neither time nor money to see a doctor. So my clitoris grew. I than meet a very nice girl who always asked me to go swimming with her because I told her I was a very good swimmer. But of course, with my swollen clitoris, I did not want to go. I had problems hiding it in my normal life so it would be impossible to hide it in the swimming bath. I finally gave up and told her that I do not want to go because of my englarged clitoris. She than asked me everytime to see a doctor and than, some day, put me in her car and drove me to her doctor. She was shocked when she saw my clitoris. It was as big as an small apple and full of ulcerations and there were about 20 smaller ulcerated tumors around it. She said is looks pretty much like vulvar cancer and as the tumor is very big she predicts a lot of metastases inside my body. She did an ultrasound and told me that the cancer is not only in my clitoris, the same tumor has already infiltrated my vagina, uterus, bladder and rectum. She said she does not mean metastases, she means that there is one large monster tumor eating all these organgs. It looks like an octupus who tries to get his tentakels everywhere inside my body.
Further tests showed that there are already dozens of mets in my lymph system, bones, intestines and lung. All together, more than hundreds of tumors of all sizes, from pinhead to cherry. I was told to have a clitoris cancer in the final stage. I have to wait for the pathology results for the exact classification but there is no doubt that i have vulvar cancer. I was scheduled for a complete computer tomography the next morning to find out all place the cancer has settled down. My doctor told me that my prognosis is very poor. She saw no one live longer than 2 years with an affection like I have. For a complete diagnosis, we have to wait for the ct and pathology results but they will not change the outcome.
One week later, I got my final diagnosis results. My doctor told me that they are much worse than she thought. I have a clitoris sarcoma. It is very rare and in my case malignant an extremly fast growing and the growths in my life important organs are more serious than on her ultra sounds. I should prepare that my cancer could become fatal in a few months. There is nothing they can do for me anymore because the damage to my life important organs is already much too worse and can not be reparaired. I shall go home and enjoy my last weeks.
Thats two and a half month ago now. I am still alive but I feel much worse. I know that my end is coming. But as long as I am alive, I am looking for contacts. I do not want to be alone. But thats what I became in the last weeks. Very few people still talk to me.


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Perhaps this should be called the lazy cook's chicken dinner. I love the convenience of one pot dinners. I could happily eat soup or chili every night, just to avoid washing extra dishes. However, my kids prefer meals with a main course and separate side dishes. This recipe has the convenience of being prepared in one pot while allowing my kids to feel like they are eating a proper Sunday dinner.
One Pot Chicken Dinner
Yield – 4 servings
Preparation Time – 10 minutes
Cooking Time – 60 minutes
- splash of olive oil
- 1 – 1 1/2 pounds chicken, cut into 3 – 4 ounce pieces
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound red potatoes, halved or quartered if large
- 1 pound carrots, cut into 1 inch long pieces
- 4 stalks celery, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 teaspoons thyme
- 2 teaspoons oregano
- 1 teaspoon basil
- 1 tablespoon parsley
- dash of salt and pepper
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- Brush the bottom of a large pot with olive oil. Add chicken and cook over a medium-high heat until both sides are golden brown about 8 – 10 minutes. Remove chicken from the pot ( I put the chicken pieces on the lid because it means 1 less dish to wash later).
- While the meat is browning, I roughly chop the vegetables. Once the meat is removed from the pot, put the onion, garlic, potatoes, carrots, and celery in the pot. Cook over a medium-high heat, stirring often, until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Add the broth and spices to the vegetables. Cook over medium-high heat until it reaches a boil. Place chicken on top of the veggies, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place lid on pot and reduce heat to low. Simmer until veggies are fork tender and meat is cooked through, about 30 minutes.
- Use a slotted spoon to transfer the veggies to a platter, top with chicken pieces, cover and place in oven to keep warm.
- Add cornstarch to leftover broth and cook over high heat, stirring constantly until thickened. Spoon gravy into a gravy boat or pour directly over the top of the chicken and vegetables if you really don't like doing dishes! 😉
What tricks do you have for reducing dishes? Eating out and paper plates don't count! 🙂


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In lieu of actual posting, which is often the case when I am away, I have some other writings any readers of this blog should be interested in. The first is an article from the excellent Streetsblog LA. They often cover bicycle topics and their most recent post, How to Make LA Bike-friendly gives good discussion and links to some of LA's movers and shakers.
I have been fighting the incredible urge to post about this since I first heard, but Oprah Going Vegan is too huge. I hope my high school girlfriend has heard the news. She use to make sit through episodes after school AND use to fight with me about not eating meat. What's up now girl!!! That's what I thought.


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Every industry has them! People who seem to be larger than life and who always reach out to others and help them solve problems, no matter how large or how small. We call them many things — leader, legend, icon and usually friend.
The North Carolina vegetable industry recently lost such a leader with the recent death of Doug Sanders. With his quick wit, his ever present smile and trademark straw hat, Sanders seemed to rise above the crises that seemed to always plague the vegetable industry and always find a way to make things work better.
He was a professor of horticulture at North Carolina State University, joining the faculty in 1970, shortly after finishing his Ph.D at the University of Minnesota. During his tenure there, Sanders set an example for teaching both students and grizzled, independent vegetable growers.
When Sanders came to North Carolina State, the vegetable industry was floundering at best. As Sanders once quipped, "They were losing money just fine, they didn't need some semi-educated Yankee to come down here and tell them how to do it better."
The North Carolina vegetable industry has come a long way since Sanders came south. And, in his own soft-spoken way he made a difference and leaves a legacy of excellence that will be difficult to maintain.
Among the many things Doug Sanders introduced to North Carolina vegetable production are drip irrigation, plasticulture and precision seeding. Sanders expertise stretched well beyond North Carolina, and he brought expertise that convinced growers to try new crops like asparagus, broccoli, sweet onions and leaf lettuce.
Perhaps the best thing Sanders did for North Carolina was to play a vital role in establishment, and survival of the North Carolina Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association. The recent 21st annual meeting of the organization included a tribute to Sanders.
At the recent meeting, Brent Jackson, a vegetable grower from Autryville, N.C., and president of the National Watermelon Growers Association made an emotional, heart-felt tribute to Sanders. "Doug was always the teacher. He always found a way, no matter what, to get things done and usually left you smiling when he was gone," Jackson recalls.
"He taught us a lot about vegetable production, but he taught us a lot more about how to conduct ourselves and our business," Jackson noted. "When members of the association had differences of opinion on how things should be done, our solution too often would have been to take it outside and fight it out, but Doug was always there to show us a better way," Jackson recalled, fighting back tears.
Among his many virtues, Sanders had a great sense of humor, often poking fun at himself. In a national television interview, he was asked, "why did you get into the vegetable business"? He said he started growing melons when was 16 years old to have enough money to put gas in his family's car so he could chase girls.
Early on he caught one of those girls. He and his wife Ellen were married 42 years at the time of his death.
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When aircraft crashed into the World Trade Center's twin towers, it was New York City's Bravest that did what they did best - head directly in to danger, in order to save lives. Firefighters, paramedics, and EMTs - side by side - as was the case so many times before.
Together with members of that city's Finest, they made their way to the heart of the tragedy. Grabbing their gear, the firefighters began rushing into the gigantic structures to assist with their safe evacuation, while the paramedics and EMTs began tending to the injured below.
It was while doing those jobs - in the kind of rescue that they had performed so well, so many times - that their lives were taken from us. (Taken from here)
Sean Patrick "Charger" Tallon was one of those such men. At 26, he had only a month or so left of being a "probie" (a probationary firefighter). Sean was one of the first responders, along with the other members of Ten House. Their station was right across the street from the World Trade Center. On the way up the stairs of Tower One, Sean helped a fellow firefighter that was having a heart attack, then he continued up with two more of his fellow firemen. They were trapped when Tower One collapsed.
Sean led an active and varied life. He was a Marine Corps Reservist. He also loved Irish music and playing the button accordion. He would practice for an hour or more on many evenings. The steady, easy flow of sweet hornpipes, tasty reels, and lively jigs would fill the house.
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"Up the stairs boys, running to the top
Without a thought to slow or stop
Upstairs boys on 9/11 and they kept on going
to the gates of Heaven.
With the men of Ten House was Sean Tallon...
Although he wasn't the first, he wasn't the last...
With love of God and Country he never thought he could
see such acts of hate...
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Although we didn't know them all,
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Sean left behind his parents, grandparents, sister and brother-in-law, and extended family in the United States, England, and Ireland, along with many friends. He is greatly missed by all.
May you rest in peace Sean Patrick Tallon. I would like to offer up this blessing:
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May the wind always be at your back,
The sun shine warm upon your face,
The rain fall soft upon your fields,
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of His hand.
Thank you for all that you and your brothers do and have sacrificed for all of us! You and yours will be in my prayers. ~Rebecca Buchenot
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Game #34: Red Sox at Blue Jays
Getting interactive again: It never fails in the life of a journalist. You go to bed one night, expecting it to be a normal day the next time you head to the park, and then you're bombarded with news. Today, we learned Toronto closer B.J. Ryan will be out for the year. I'll be writing something on it before tonight's game, but I still plan on fielding some questions from Blue Jays Nation throughout the contest. Again, these can be about the game in progress or general inquiries about the club. So join me in the comment field after the first pitch. Talk to you soon…
Boston (22-10) at Toronto (13-20)
at 7:07 p.m. ET at the Rogers Centre
Today's lineups:
Julio Lugo, SS
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
David Ortiz, DH
Manny Ramirez, LF
J.D. Drew, RF
Mike Lowell, 3B
Coco Crisp, CF
Doug Mirabelli, C
Alex Cora, 2B
PITCHING: RHP Tim Wakefield
Alex Rios, RF
Adam Lind, LF
Vernon Wells, CF
Troy Glaus, 3B
Frank Thomas, DH
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Aaron Hill, 2B
Sal Fasano, C
John McDonald, SS
PITCHING: RHP Roy Halladay
NOTES: Ryan is out for the year after undergoing Tommy John surgery on his left elbow. Best-case scenario, he's ready by Spring Training 2008. … RHP Victor Zambrano was placed on the 15-day DL with a strained right forearm. … Toronto recalled RHP Jamie Vermilyea and added him to the bullpen. … RHP Shaun Marcum will start Sunday against the Devil Rays. … Thomas was moved into the No. 5 spot for the second time this season. He has made 28 starts as the cleanup hitter. … With Ryan out for the year, Toronto will "play the hot hand" for the closer role, according to GM J.P. Ricciardi. RHP Jeremy Accardo was the first pitcher named as a potential candidate by both Ricciardi and manager John Gibbons, but neither wanted to commit to one player for that job.
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Were you surprised that the Jays decided to put Marcum into the rotation instead of Casey?
Casey so far has looked like the more consistant of the 2 so why aren't that jays going with the hotter hand in this case?
Why is Marcum getting the start instead of Casey 'Tek' Janssen? Is it because Janssen has been more effective out of the pen and may be needed to setup or close, while Marcum has been less effective from the pen but is known to be reasonably effective as a starter from his stint last year?
Also, anyone who goes to a Jays game with a poster with Casey Janssen's head on the animated Tek Jansen's body will be my hero, especially if it gets shown on TV.
ENIGMA: The answer to your question was hinted at by the next post by TORGEN. Basically, with Ryan out and Frasor struggling some in the bullpen right now, the Jays feel the bullpen benefits more from having Janssen remain in the group. But, yes, a lot of us assumed Janssen would be the guy named as the replacement, so in that sense, I was surprised.
Have you noticed how the Blue Jays always have bad seasons whenever the year ends with a 7?
'77, '87, '97, '07
I'm not saying it's an omen, but it's an ugly coincedence.
why were the media and the fans only alerted to the BJ Ryan surgery after it occured ?
As a baseball fan not a reporter who do you think should be fired the pitchen coach the hitting coach the manager the G.M. my choice the G.M. Bad move by Troy
What ever the Jays are doing with runners in scoring position at the plate has got to change! Isn't this Mickeys job?
So Marcum to the rotation… Who takes his spot in the pen? How has Taubenheim looked this year? I also thought they would put Jansen in the rotation, but Gibby is right the pen needs someone who is throwing well. My feelings are they should fill the rotation with true starters… Doc, Burnett, Jansen, Marcum and Taubenheim/ohka to round it off. Chacin goes to the pen once healthy (apparently he isn't durable enough to be a starter)
oops forgot about Mcgowan… He takes the 5th spot. Ohka to the pen. Let's face it… They will not be a playoff team so let's get the "future" starters some starts
MJBROHMAN: Good question. We asked Toronto GM J.P. Ricciardi if there was any updates on Ryan on Tuesday, when he met with Dr. Kremchek in Cincinnati, and we were told "No." Now, maybe that meant at that time there was no update, but we weren't given a hint that surgery was on the horizon. What can you do?
THEGARRYGUY: It's hard to lay blame on any one person when there's so many players injured right now. All the players will tell you that they're to blame for the woes. Ricciardi said today, "We're in last place and I'm responsible." And as far as ridding of any coaches, Toronto manager John Gibbons said yesterday, "I'm the one responsible for the team — not them." And as far as my persepctive as a baseball fan and not as a reporter, well, I'm a reporter.
RYANM: I believe McGowan is in the rotation to stay. Once Chacin returns, Marcum may return to the bullpen. Or, perhaps Ohka goes on the bubble if he continues to be inconsistent. For now, the Jays called up righty Jamie Vermilyea to fill a spot in the 'pen.
The difference between a 1st place and last place team is no more apparent then the first 2 1/2″ innings. What did the jays do with the bases loaded (no clutch hitting)? What did Youkilis do with 2 outs (got a hit).
Click (the sound of me changing channels). Wish there was something positive to talk about but it's going from bad to worse.
Is Zambrano's "injury" legit or a way to defect some blame? Not sure why i'm asking you since J.P would probably just lie to you anyways.
RYANM: Well, all I can say is what JP relayed to us today, which is that Zambrano has a sore forearm. As JP said the other day: "Either you believe me or you dont." So that's up to you. Putting him on the DL is definitely one way to avoid having to pass him through waivers in order to send him to the Minors. But he's going to Dunedin, Fla., to begin rehabbing and to continue to build up his arm strength. I'm sure it will be some time before he's back in Toronto.
Zambrano wasn't a major league pitcher in his condition anyways. Jays management mishandled him from the start.
In two to three weeks, if Jays don't improve, it's time to call it a season.
ROYHALLADAY32: How can you be online when you're on the mound? Crazy. As far as Zambrano, maybe the Jays would've been better off keeping him in the Minors to build up more strength before calling him up. This is true. Then again, how can you NOT bring the guy north with the team after the spring he had? What kind of message does that send to the team when it's supposed to be a competition. He earned a spot on the club — whether you agree with him being up with the Jays this early or not.
Do you think the Doc is tipping his pitches also why not give Towers another chance
Alan and Jerry were just hinting that Roy is not throwing as hard as usual. From you vantage point do you think there is a problem with Halladay or is it that the whole team's confidence is shot? Oop another base hit to Drew… Can anyone stop this slide????
EARLTIFS: I actually just leand to the reporter next to me and said, "Halladay hasn't topped 91 all night. I wonder if something's up." I'm sure it'll get brought up postgame. That would be an unreal blow to this team right now if he were hurt.
Alan is speculating that Halladay may have tired arm. I hope that is all that is wrong. This team cannot afford another blow like that especially with the news of Ryan today. Do you know if the Jays have had any players only meetings during the streak? Great play by Jamie to get Lugo at 3rd!
Do you think the flu-like symptoms Vernon was suffering from have spread the rest of the team? Considering everyone pretty much started slumping at the same time, it would make some sense, but I can see that the team making a big deal of it would seem like whining.
JORDAN: I'm not on the mound. That's Josh Towers in disguise. *zing*
I understand why they brought Zambrano up with them. That I'm okay with. But to bury him in the bullpen for a whole month, then ask him to be the fifth start after losing any stamina built? 15-day DL is no surprise.
JORDAN: I'm listening on Fan590 instead of TV because I wanted to multitask so I didn't waste any time following this game. Allan Ashby and Jerry had mentioned Halladay's velocity has been down. Jerry has said it might be injury, Allan mentioned the possibility of a "tired arm".
If you can ask Roy in post-game, is it just a "tired arm" or is there something wrong? And if there is something wrong, can you ask him to keep it quiet for a few days? Fans need more time to recover from the Ryan news.
EARLTIFS: The Jays held a players-only meeting on Tuesday — the same day the front office called the entire coaching staff, in uniform before the game, up to the third floor at the Rogers Centre for a meeting of their own.
ROYHALLADAY: I agree, putting Zambrano in the bullpen wasn't the wisest move. Putting him in the rotation, where they see him long term, might've been a better way to reward him. Then again, they had the same issue with Towers — the need to reward him for the strides he made this spring. I think no matter what decision they made, we'd be questioning it right now.
Us writers need more time to recover from the thousands of words we've typed about injuries this season. I think I feel something "barking" in my fingers.
I think Towers hasn't pitch so bad to be pulled so soon. Yes, he was on short leash but he has been as good (bad) as Chacin and Ohka. Towers not being awarded the rotation spot until two days before Opening Day meant they were looking for the first opportunity to pull him.
If they viewed Zambrano as a starter, they should made it known he was a special case to keep him down south to build stamina.
Jordan, the next article you write might be putting yourself on the DL with "carpal tunnel syndrome".
Unfortunately, there's no DL for us scribes.
We're in the bottom of the eighth inning here at the Dome. Any final Q's before I head to the clubhouse? I'll be back up postgame to field any late-night inquiries, too.
Is it safe to say that if Halladay has to "rest" for an extended period (i.e. 2 starts), should they call-up the youngsters, trade the surplus and call it a season? Any thoughts?
JJB19: Hard to call it a season when there's 128 games to go. Let's find out if Halladay needs any rest first before we start thinking about Toronto jumping ship on the entire year.
Should there be any blame placed on the conditioning coach, like the Yankees lamely did, for all these injuries?
ROY: That's a reach as far as a scapegoat goes. The guys on the field aren't producing right now. I think they're willing to shoulder the blame.
It's in the books: Boston 8, Toronto 0. It marks the Jays' ninth loss in a row, which is three short of the longest slide in club history (12 straight losses in 1981).
I'm off to the clubhouse. I'll be back up to the pressbox to answer any more Q's you fans might have after the game.
so Vermilleya(sp) is 0-1 with a 7.63ERA and gets promoted to the pen. Banks is 4-0 with a 3.57ERA two complete games and doesn't get a call. Why not keep the pen the way it is and let Banks have a crack at a start? Is it because he is 24 and they don't want to rush him? I think this is a great time… zero pressure since they can't win right now anyways
Vermilyea's looking good pretty far at the major league level, going 3 innings in each of his appearances and giving up no runs.
On April 22, Vermilyea turned in three scoreless with the Jays down by six runs. Tonight, he turned in three scorless with the Jays down eight runs. True, that's still six shutout frames, but let's give him some more time before passing too much judgement. As far as Banks, Toronto believes he needs more time to develop and they already have some younger pitchers (Marcum, Janssen, McGowan) at the Major League level to contend for starts.
Also, a note to the masses: Roy Halladay and Toronto manager John Gibbons each denied that Halladay's health was in any way to blame for his last two outings. Halladay simply cited poor control and some faulty mechanics.
Even if the Red Sox weren't trying their hardest at that point, it's still nice to have someone in the bullpen who can mop up for a few innings when the starter gets lit up early. Many of the other pitchers we've sent out for that purpose lately got mopped up themselves.
Looks like there's no more questions tonight. That being the case, I'm going to call it an evening. Thanks for a successful QA tonight. Hopefully I can do it again some time in the future. I'll give prior notice before doing another one of these. Have a good night.
Do you think there was a faulty sense of "hope" going in to this year? I can not recall a spring that started with so much hype only to unravel in such a hurry. I admit I was one who was pumping up the Jays lineup, saying they match up with any major league lineup. Now that I have had some time to look at it, I see a team that got a lot worse from last year… We lost our #3 starter our setup man (men if you include League) a starting catcher in Bengie a backup corner man/DH in Hillenbrand (I know he wanted out i'm just talking about the team on paper from last year), a bench guy/utility in Hinske and one heck of a clutch guy/utility/DH/Clubhouse guy in the Cat. And what did we pickup? an aging DH and 3 injury plagued pitchers that haven't amounted to anything so far.
I know this is just my frustration coming out being a huge Jays fan… but I feel mislead.
RYANM: You have almost exactly repeated my sentiments in my blog under "BJ Ryan out for the year". I didn't have any sense of hope for the year however.
I believe JP and Gibbons have lost the respect of the league managers and players over the ridiculous situations towards the end of last year (ie. Hillenbrand and Lilly) and during the off season catcher signing debacle. I would be curious to know if the players still support Gibbons. It seems that a whole lot of the team is underproducing, check that, the entire team in underproducing (except Jeremy Accardo and John MacDonald).
It is a miracle we kept Vernon Wells – but it meant JP had to grossly overspend to keep him and sign our other "major" off-season acquistion (currently hitting .238 with 4 homers – hey, he might hit 20 this year if he keeps pace!)
As I life long Jays fan, I have suffered for thirteen long years – the current management has taken this team as far as it can (ie nowhere and heading down). Time for new management.