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Welcome to another post full of books that would make great gifts.. If you are an author in the bookstore and your books have not appeared as yet… fear not… they will be in the next few weeks. My mission is to promote everyone. Today I am featuring some of the historical fiction in the bookstore, and in particular a selection of books set in World War II.
The first author is Mary Adler – Shadowed by Death: An Oliver Wright WW II Mystery Book 2. A young Polish freedom fighter is in danger and Oliver Wright must try to protect her..
About Shadowed by Death
San Francisco, 1944. Sophia Nirenska, a Polish resistance fighter who survived the Warsaw ghetto uprising, finds safety in California until someone tries to kill her. She insists political enemies want to silence her, but homicide detective Oliver Wright, on medical leave from the Marines, believes the motive is more personal. He and his German shepherd, Harley, try to protect Sophia, but she insists on doing things her own way—a dangerous decision.
Oliver guards Sophia as they travel from an Italian cafe in Richmond to communist chicken farmers in Petaluma where her impetuous actions put them both in mortal danger.
When Oliver rescues a girl and her dog who are running for their lives, he discovers the dark secret at the heart of the threat to Sophia, a secret with its roots in Poland. When he does, he is forced to choose between enforcing the law as he knows it and jeopardizing Sophia or accepting a rougher kind of justice.
Shadowed by Death accurately portrays the fears and troubles of the communities of northern California as they bear the burdens of World War II and celebrate the gift of finding family among strangers.
One of the recent reviews for the book.
Mary Adler's well-crafted book grabbed from the cover image of the black car and red blood, to the first page describing an unconscious, unidentified person. Detective Oliver Stone, an injured/retired World War II soldier, follows clues to find the identify of the missing person, while providing the reader with factual information about the war. Adler's characters are well developed and the plot twists kept me turning pages. This book is a two-for-one purchase, a riveting mystery and reliable facts. I didn't want In the Shadow of Blood to end and eagerly await Adler's next Oliver Stone book.
Read the reviews and buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F2V369K
And on Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shadowed-Death-Oliver-Wright-Mystery-ebook/dp/B07F2V369K
Also by Mary Adler
Buy both books from Mary's author page US: https://www.amazon.com/Mary-Adler/e/B00JAM3VVE/
And Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mary-Adler/e/B00JAM3VVE/
Read more reviews and follow Mary on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7829648.M_A_Adler
Connect to Mary via her website: https://maryadlerwrites.com/
During these devastating years there were a number of mysteries that have still to be solved and one such event took place in 1939. The next book today, The Bridge of Deaths, is by M.C.V. Egan (Catalina Egan) and has a very personal connection to her family.
On August 15th, 1939, an English passenger plane from British Airways Ltd. crashed in Danish waters between the towns of Nykobing Falster and Vordingborg. There were five casualties reported and one survivor. Just two weeks before, Hitler invaded Poland. With the world at the brink of war, the manner in which this incident was investigated left much open to doubt.
The jurisdiction battle between the two towns and the newly formed Danish secret police created an atmosphere of intrigue and distrust. The Bridge of Deaths is a love story and a mystery. Fictional characters travel through the world of past life regressions and information acquired from psychics as well as archives and historical sources to solve "one of those mysteries that never get solved."
Based on true events and real people, The Bridge of Deaths is the culmination of 18 years of sifting through conventional and unconventional sources in Denmark, England, Mexico and the United States. The story finds a way to help the reader feel that s/he is also sifting through data and forming their own conclusions. Cross The Bridge of Deaths into 1939, and dive into cold Danish waters to uncover the secrets of the G-AESY.
One of the reviews for the book
Bridge of Deaths a compelling account of WW2 mystery This is a well-documented, detailed and compelling account of the deaths of five men on the eve of World War 2 and of the individuals driven by personal relationships and past-life regression to find the truth behind their passing. What makes the story especially fascinating is the suggestion that the men, one of whom was a British member of parliament on his way to a mysterious meeting focused on averting war, were deliberately murdered to prevent the MP from attending that meeting. The remaining men, one of whom was a Mexican businessmen and the author's grandfather, were simply collateral damage. Although I don't buy into past life regression or the validity of psychics, this book provided convincing arguments for the evidence presented by practitioners of these arts. Egan has done an impressive job of combining extensive archival research and psychic and past-life regression findings to create a fascinating book about the period predating World War 2.
Read the reviews and buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MR8OY1O
and on Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bridge-Deaths-Revised-Story-Mystery-ebook/dp/B00MR8OY1O
Also by M.C.V.Egan
Read all the reviews and BUY the books: https://www.amazon.com/M.C.V.-Egan/e/B0069W9NY2
And on Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/M.C.V.-Egan/e/B0069W9NY2
Read more reviews and follow M.C.V Egan on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5004249.M_C_V_Egan
Connect to M.C.V. Egan via her website: http://thebridgeofdeaths.com/
The next book that is set in World War II, and tells the story of a young woman who lives through the hell of a death camp, is The Seven Year Dress by Paulette Mahurin
One of the darkest times in human history was the insane design and execution to rid the world of Jews and "undesirables." At the hands of the powerful evil madman Adolf Hitler, families were ripped apart and millions were slaughtered. Persecution, torture, devastation, and enduring the unthinkable remained for those who lived.
This is the story of one woman who lived to tell her story. This is a narrative of how a young beautiful teenager, Helen Stein, and her family were torn asunder, ultimately bringing her to Auschwitz. It was there she suffered heinous indignity at the hands of the SS. It was also there, in that death camp, she encountered compassion, selfless acts of kindness, and friendship.
One of the many reviews for the book
There are many eras in history where one stops and thinks: Could I have survived in those days? Had I been born Jewish, lived in Berlin during the rise of Hitler and ended up in Auschwitz is something I have always wondered about. Paulette Mahurin has pretty much convinced me that I would not have. Fortunately, Helen Stein, the book's main character, did.
Based on a true person, Helen tells her story to a young student nurse to whom she rents a room and who has noticed the damning tattoo on her forearm.
Prior to the war, Helen leads a comfortable enough life, until her father, who works for the German Government, is dismissed, simply for being Jewish. Life becomes more and more difficult. Helen has a friend, though, in the Nazi Youth, Max, who only joins because he is homosexual and feels that this course of action is the best way to hide his 'frailties'.
When the hatred escalates, Max aids Helen and her brother Ben to escape at great danger to himself and hides them in a derelict farm belonging to his family. For four years they live there in fear that one day they will be discovered. That day arrives and they are transported to Auschwitz.
This a most powerful and compelling novel; the violence is never graphic, but the horror and threat of it as well as the implied violence will remain with the reader long after the last page has been reached. The author has not held back in any way and deals sensitively yet matter-of-factly with the atrocities and the sheer spirit of those who had the will and the almost inhuman strength to survive.
I thoroughly recommend this book, despite its harrowing nature, to anyone interested in this shameful period of human history and are curious to know what it was really like.
Read the reviews and buy: https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Year-Dress-Novel/dp/0988846861/
and on Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seven-Year-Dress-Novel/dp/0988846861/
Also by Paulette Mahurin
Read all the reviews and BUY the books: https://www.amazon.com/Paulette-Mahurin/e/B008MMDUGO/
And Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Paulette-Mahurin/e/B008MMDUGO/
Read more reviews and follow Paulette on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5895757.Paulette_Mahurin
Profits from Paulette's books go to help rescue dogs from kill shelters.
Connect to Paulette:https://thepersecutionofmildreddunlap.wordpress.com/
About The Cruel Romance
October 1941. A small village outside Moscow. Serafima bids farewell to Vitya, a Soviet officer going to the front. With only moments left together, she places a cross around her beloved's neck and reluctantly releases him into a cruel world where nothing is certain, especially whether she will ever see him again. Days later Germans invade her village and take over her tiny house. Serafima and her mother must comply with orders, endure abuse, and stay put or their village will be annihilated.
As World War II intertwines Serafima's and Vitya's life with that of a young German violinist and a Russian intellectual, their destinies are irrevocably altered. Can they rise to the challenge of agonizing moral choices and learn to forgive and love again? Praise The Cruel Romance is a tale of love, violence, and acceptance as Serafima is forced to live with what the Germans left behind.
This compelling story makes for a thrilling read in a setting and time that comes to life, pulling the reader into the vividly drawn, rarely seen world. Elisabeth Amaral, author of When Any Kind of Love Will Do and Czar Nicholas, The Toad, and Duck Soup
One of the recent reviews for the book
Have you ever read a book that was so good that you wished there was a movie about it? This is exactly what happened to me after I finished "The Cruel Romance." The setting was so authentic, the characters so vivid and real, and the atmosphere so haunting and emotionally-charged that I couldn't help but moan, "I wish I saw this on the big screen" from time to time! The story is set in the Eastern front, where too few historical fiction authors dare to go, unfortunately. Just this fact makes this excellent novel stand out among many of its WW2 peers.
But to me, it was the characters that made me fall in love with the plot – real, authentic, multi-dimensional, with all of their doubts, hopes, sufferings, and their will to go on despite it all. The ending was perfect and left me with a warm, fuzzy feeling after all the devastation that the characters had to go through. Meticulously researched and beautifully presented, "The Cruel Romance" will keep you captivated till the very last page is turned. Highly recommended to all fans of the genre!
Read all the reviews and buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/Cruel-Romance-Novel-Love-War-ebook/dp/B0794VPFRW
And Amazon UK:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cruel-Romance-Novel-Love-War-ebook/dp/B0794VPFRW
Read other reviews on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29457862-the-cruel-romance
Connect to Marina via her website: http://www.marina-osipova.com/
Thank you for visiting today and I hope that you have found some great gift ideas for books this Christmas.. Thanks Sally


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Honda CB750F Super Sport '81-'82 Billet Triple
Bullit Custom Cycles new beautifully designed 6061 billet aluminum upper triple machined your '81-'82 Honda CB750F Super Sport with 37mm forks! The billet triples have 2- 6mm mounting bosses 50mm apart on the underside of the top triple to accommodate various aftermarket and Bullit designed instrument mounts for 1.9" and 2.25" aftermarket gauges. The new overall design has a rounded top edge with a stylish inset and make an excellent replacement for the stock cast item when using clip-on bars! The piece was designed to make it very easy for the average Cafe racer builder to modify his or her motorcycle.
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August 7, 2013
Engineering Summer Institute wins award
Kansas State University's Engineering Summer Institute has received the University Professional and Continuing Education Association Central Region's 2013 Innovative Noncredit Program Award. The award will be presented at the University Professional and Continuing Education Association Central Region Conference, Sept. 25-27 in Minneapolis, Minn.
The Engineering Summer Institute began in 2012 as a collaborative effort between the state of Gujarat, India, and Kansas State University. Students from Gujarat Technological University came to the Manhattan campus and completed two eight-week courses in electrical engineering taught by K-State faculty.
The program continued in summer 2013 when 63 students from Gujarat Technological University came to campus to study two eight-week courses in the electrical and mechanical engineering departments.
Program coordinator is Mohammad Hosni, professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering. Campus partners include the Kansas State University office of international programs, College of Engineering and Division of Continuing Education.


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BMRCL Assistant Engineer Recruitment 2019
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Washington gives thanks, politically
In Washington, even Thanksgiving thoughts can't escape politics. Especially after the election.
( Also on POLITICO: Obama spotlights Sandy victims)
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POLITICO reached out to leading lawmakers, prominent members of the press corps, well-known consultants, and others to find out what's on their minds as they and their families, along with those around the country, sit down for a day of turkey and football.
Some responses were stuffed with humor, others spiced with seriousness, and a few, well, they were as delicious as your favorite gravy.
( PHOTOS: Washington gives thanks)
The main course: Politics.
"I am so grateful for my family and friends and thankful that the results of this election showed that a majority of the country finally affirms our right to be a family," said Democratic consultant Hilary Rosen, who is openly gay and was referring to President Barack Obama's public support for same-sex marriage months ahead of his reelection.
"From Mitt Romney's warm personality to inept Republican leaders and awful super PAC consultants for the 1 percent — we have four more years and a thousand things to be thankful for," said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.
Mother Jones's David Corn, whose publication broke one of the biggest stories of the campaign — the secretly recorded video of Mitt Romney's now infamous "47 percent" comment — said, cheekily, that he's "especially thankful that the Republicans nominated Mitt Romney and he spoke candidly at a particular fundraiser in Boca Raton."
This might not be very appetizing on Thanksgiving, but Alaska Sen. Mark Begich's thoughts ran to oil and gas.
"I'm thankful to see more moderate Democrats joining me in the Senate for the 113 th Congress, especially as it relates to oil and gas development," he told POLITICO.
It probably won't come as a surprise that Arianna Huffington mixed current events, politics and a couple of shots at Republicans — with a little humor on the side.
"I'm thankful that Paula Broadwell doesn't have my personal email address, that Marco Rubio wasn't my science teacher, and that neither Todd Akin nor Richard Mourdock is my ob-gyn," she said.
"I am especially thankful for Priorities USA Action," said Democratic strategist Paul Begala, referring to the pro-Obama super PAC "which Sean Sweeney and Bill Burton built from a two-man operation. … Our staff, donors and consultants made us the David who toppled the Koch-Rove-Romney Goliath."
Whatever happened to the notion that politics shouldn't be discussed at the dinner table? Not in Alan Colmes' house.
"I am thankful that the election of 2012 is finally behind us, and that we didn't elect a candidate who had more positions than the Kama Sutra," said Colmes, author of "Thank the Liberals." "I'm thankful that the more extreme elements of the Republican Party, such as those that believe some categories of rape are more benign than others, or that forced sex dictates likelihood of pregnancy, won't be in positions to make public policy. And I'm thankful that the next two Supreme Court nominees are likely to come from the president who brought us Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor, and not from a man advised by Robert Bork."
Radio show host Michael Smerconish found a down-the-middle way to give thanks — and deliver a serious message — for this year's election cycle.
"I am thankful that a long overdue conversation about incivility in the polarized press and the affect it has on Washington is finally coming to the forefront," he said. "We've learned the hard way that the nation loses when conversation about serious issues is led by carnival barkers."
Win or lose, left or right (turkey?) wing, plenty are just glad that the election is simply over.
"I'm grateful that we don't have to spend THIS holiday season in Iowa & New Hampshire," C-SPAN's Steve Scully wrote in an email. "Not that we don't like it there, but there's no place like home."


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Game #32: Red Sox at Blue Jays pregame
After a handful of days off, I'm back at the ballpark here in Toronto. I got to spend the last few days absorbing hours of The Sopranos. I'm wrapping up Season 1 and also taking in some of Season 4 (which is how far my wife is into the series). I've never had much time to really sit down and watch the show, but I gotta say I'm getting addicted. Now, if only the Jays can avoid getting whacked for the seventh game in a row. Here's today's pregame blog:
Boston (20-10) at Toronto (13-18)
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
Jason Varitek, C
Coco Crisp, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
PITCHING: RHP Josh Beckett
Alex Rios, RF
Adam Lind, LF
Vernon Wells, CF
Frank Thomas, DH
Troy Glaus, 3B
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Aaron Hill, 2B
Jason Phillips, C
Royce Clayton, SS
PITCHING: RHP Victor Zambrano
NOTES: RHP Dustin McGowan is scheduled to make his next start on Saturday and Zambrano is slated for Sunday. RHP A.J. Burnett is scheduled to go on Friday. … After experimenting with Hill in the leadoff spot, Toronto manager John Gibbons opted to put Rios back at the top of the order. … Gibbons was hesitant to name who his go-to pitcher was for the ninth inning.
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One the one hand, Hill was getting wailed on in the leadoff spot (0 for 13, I think). On the other hand, I don't remember Rios doing great there either. I'm assuming Accardo is the 9th inning guy, but with Zambrano on the mound we may be more worried about who the 5th-8th inning guys are. (Maybe 4th too.)
I wish I hadn't predicted that so well. For some reason I have my doubts that Zambrano is still scheduled to start again. Towers got cut off with an ERA under 5. Zambrano's is somwhere around 11. It's probably Janssen's turn; the question is who gets the remaining spot if McGowan continues to pitch like he always has. Will Thompson be healthy yet, or will Marcum get it by default? Also, will Zambrano stay in the 'pen, where he has also been terrible, or will he get sent down?
Quite frankly, if the jays get swept by the red sox which they probably will, they will be 10.5 game behind first place. And there is noway the jays are going to be 10 games better than the sox down the stretch, the jays would have to be really hot and the sox have to be worse than the jays. So if the jays get swept this series, please can Gibbons finally get fired. I know he probably wont because Ricciardi loves him so then I say to Godfrey to step in and fire both of them. This is getting out of hand and embarrassing to watch and I know i'm not the only one who thinks that. You have to start somewhere, so Fire Gibbons first. For the love of God please fire him. The players dont want to play for a ***** like Gibbons, and it shows.


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Vegetarian Soup Recipes
Spicy Udon Noodle Soup Recipe
The spicy paste in this coconut udon soup provides not only the kick, but also most of the flavor. It's made of miso paste, a lot of red Thai chiles, Thai basil, sesame and garlic. The rest of the preparation is very basic. A mix of Asian vegetables such as straw mushrooms, sweet baby corn and bok choy are boiled in vegetable broth. At the last minute, fried tofu, pre-cooked fresh udon noodles and coconut milk are added to complete the tasty soup.
The temperature is finally dropping in the Bay Area, which makes hot soup so soothing!
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Gazpacho Soup (Chilled Tomato Soup Recipe)
Gazpacho is a refreshing first course I just had to make before the summer ended. The preparation is very easy. Cucumber, roasted red bell peppers, onions and fresh tomatoes are blended together. I flavored the cold soup with garlic, lemon, tarragon, a bit of agave nectar and extra-virgin olive oil. To provide a touch of saltiness, I topped the soup with oil-cured olives.
I served it chilled with "oeuf à la coque"-style quail eggs ("soft-boiled eggs" in English). Accompany it with lightly toasted noor thin bread from the folks at California Lavash and you'll have a truly fun summer dish!
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Cucumber Soup Recipe
My husband Lulu gathered so many Marketmore cucumbers from our vegetable box over the weekend that our family's had to work hard to keep up. I made the family's favorite cucumber sandwiches and once we had our fill of those, I made a big bowl of cold cucumber soup. I realized that cucumbers can taste pretty mild, so I added smoked blue cheese and plenty of fresh herbs to ampup the flavor.
Planting your own vegetables can be so rewarding, plus I've noticed that homegrown cucumbers are so much more fragrant than the one from the market. I could actually smell the soup in the kitchen from my front door!
I still have a few cucumbers left from this batch, so I'll probably make some raita (Indian yogurt sauce) for tomorrow. Do you have any suggestions?
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Cold Cucumber and Arugula Soup Recipe
This weekend we had gorgeous weather. It was our first chance to enjoy the sun and eat outside, so I prepared a wonderful Sunday brunch for the family. The centerpiece of the meal was a chilled soup flavored with arugula and cucumber.
Arugula gives both an attractive color and a wonderful taste to the soup. If you've never had it, it tastes like a cross between mustard and hazelnut. I served the refreshing soup with little puff pastry appetizers. Easy, healthy and delicious.
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Gluten Free Tofu Ravioli Soup Recipe
Tofu ravioli soup is a great first course. The soup is very light and as a bonus, it's gluten free. The twist is that thin slices of tofu are used as the wrapper for the ravioli. I filled the gluten-free raviolis with pre-cooked mushrooms, mung bean paste and jicama. I served them phở-style, meaning that I brought the ravioli to the table in bowls and then covered them with boiling-hot broth just before serving.
I learned the recipe from the lovely Chef Theresa Lin while attending the top 100 Chinese Restaurant Show in January in San Francisco. She's a hostess of several Chinese-language TV and radio programs around the world. She also was the executive food designer of the hit film "Eat Drink Man Woman," which garnered an Oscar nomination as Best Foreign Film. I got the opportunity to spend some time and have lunch with her, and in a very brief amount of time I learned quite a bit about Chinese cuisine. She is such a sweet lady and let Lulu and me taste her delicious food. This was one of the dishes she featured, and we loved it. You will too!
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Visual Studio 2005 SP1 Beta and Visual Studio support for Vista
Today, I'm pleased to announce the availability of the beta of Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1.
Based on your feedback, Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 addresses issues that were found through a combination of customer reports, MSDN Product Feedback Center and internal testing. I know that this Service Pack is a little late in coming. While I regret that it took longer, we wanted to be as thorough as possible about taking your feedback and decided to take the extra time. You can find a technical description of some of the fixes included in this service pack and download the beta by registering on the Microsoft Connect Site. We'll have the complete list of fixes posted when the service pack releases. Pending feedback from you on this beta, our plan is to ship the final version in the next 3-4 months.
The second thing that I'd like to discuss is our support for Windows Vista, which is due to release in the coming months. Ensuring that VS2005 works well on Windows Vista is a core goal of ours. Visual Studio 2005 SP1 will run on Vista but will likely have a few compatibility issues. We are working with the Vista team to understand those, to provide workarounds where possible and also work on providing you with a set of fixes beyond SP1. We had a choice to make internally – hold up VS 2005 SP1 till we get the fixes in or decouple and ship VS 2005 SP1 as soon as possible knowing that we have to provide fixes for some of those Vista compatibility issues later. Based on your feedback of having SP1 for VS 2005 soon, we decided to separate the two. Visual Studio 2005, with its support for the .NET Framework 2.0 and add-ins to support the .NET Framework 3.0, Windows Vista, and the 2007 Microsoft Office system, provides a first-class development experience for developers.
As I've mentioned previously, Windows Vista will ship with the .NET Framework 3.0 pre-installed. We're also testing to ensure that your .NET Framework 1.1 and 2.0 applications will work on Windows Vista so that your existing applications will continue to run as expected. However, we will not support Visual Studio .NET 2002 or Visual Studio .NET 2003 as development environments on Windows Vista. You can continue to use Visual Studio .NET 2002 or 2003 on Windows XP to develop applications that can run on Windows Vista. Given the customer feedback that we've received since the launch of Visual Studio 2005 indicating the manageability of upgrading from Visual Studio .NET 2003 to Visual Studio 2005, we are focusing our efforts on ensuring VS 2005 is a great development platform for Vista.
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Game 1: The Sage Colleges - 11, Farmingdale State - 7
Game 2: Farmingdale State - 6, The Sage Colleges - 0
Troy, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State softball team split with Skyline opponent The Sage Colleges today at Robison Field in Troy, N.Y. The Rams fell in game one, 11-7, and then notched a 6-0 win in game two to improve to 13-11, 6-4 in conference play. The Gators now stand at 14-10 overall, 3-3 in the Skyline.
Trailing 8-2 after five innings in game two, Farmingdale State scored five runs off five hits and two errors in the top of the sixth to cut the Sage lead to 8-7. In the bottom of the inning with one out and two runners on, Gators sophomore pitcher/dh Katie Kovage (Hoosick Falls, N.Y.) homered to left field to give her team the 11-7 advantage and eventual win.
Sophomore catcher Meagan Anderson (Patchogue, N.Y.) was 3-for-4 with a run and RBI, while sophomore designated hitter Meghan Acton (Levittown, N.Y.) finished 1-for-3 with a run scored and 2 RBI's.
In game two, Farmingdale State led 3-0 after two innings, before five hits in the sixth pushed the lead to 6-0. Junior pitcher Taylor Tedeschi (Levittown, N.Y.) allowed just four hits and struck out two, while tossing her first shutout of the season. Junior centerfielder Michelle Mongiello (Elmont, N.Y.) was 2-for-4 with a run scored and 2 RBI's.
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District 27 board president
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Thursday, October 14, 2010
the three witches snack bento
- 3 witches (green grapes & witch hat picks)
- broomsticks (pretzel sticks & fruit roll-up)
- deli rolls in a silicone spider cup
The little broomsticks are really fun and super easy to make! Just take a fruit roll-up (I use Simply Fruit - no HFCS or other nasties), cut into strips about 2" wide, "fringe" one side of each strip, then roll the strip around an end of a pretzel stick. :)
I found the witch hat picks at a local birthday party supply store and the spider silicone cups at the same place I found the pumpkin silicone cups...I thought that place was JoAnn's, but a few peeps have found them at Hobby Lobby - it's entirely possible that's where mine are from too. My memory is awfully moldy these days.
18 comments:
- Sarah said... [Reply to comment]
Super cute!! What did you draw the faces with?
- October 14, 2010 at 2:06 PM
- Shayne said... [Reply to comment]
very cute ! where did you find the spider cup? is it wiltons?
- October 14, 2010 at 2:13 PM
- Ani Meador said... [Reply to comment]
This is by far my most favoritist Halloween bento so far...SUPER cute!!
- October 14, 2010 at 2:16 PM
I have the same question Sarah had. Your blog is just too cute!!
- October 14, 2010 at 2:21 PM
- tiredbuthappy said... [Reply to comment]
I LOVE this!!! So stealing your ideas for lunchbox next week!
- October 14, 2010 at 2:33 PM
- Ashley said... [Reply to comment]
The broomsticks are way too cool!
- October 14, 2010 at 2:38 PM
- Christina said... [Reply to comment]
Those grape witches are too cute! The whole thing is awesome, though. :)
- October 14, 2010 at 3:08 PM
- Jocelyn said... [Reply to comment]
That is SO cute! I love the brooms.
- October 14, 2010 at 3:17 PM
- Just a MOM (Lina) said... [Reply to comment]
OMG!! super cute halloween bento!! what did you use to make a facial detail? ... love it!
- October 14, 2010 at 3:24 PM
- Kim said... [Reply to comment]
THIS is so super cute!! Super super cute!
- October 14, 2010 at 3:44 PM
- shannonwheeler1974 said... [Reply to comment]
im another one wondering how you did the faces? super cute snack!! kids would love it!!
- October 14, 2010 at 3:48 PM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
I used a Wilton food safe marker for the faces - it works much better and easier on the smooth grape skin than it ever has on cheese! :)
- October 14, 2010 at 4:09 PM
- Kristie Clower said... [Reply to comment]
super cute! I'm totally making broomsticks for snack time.
- October 14, 2010 at 5:06 PM
- Nicole and Robert said... [Reply to comment]
I've been following your blog for a few months now and can I please be your kid. Do you want to adopt a 38yrold?
Love your creativity.
- October 14, 2010 at 9:09 PM
- Susan Yuen said... [Reply to comment]
Heehee, the witches make me smile! :)
- October 15, 2010 at 2:20 AM
- sherimiya said... [Reply to comment]
Cool spidey-cups! Such a funny lunch!
- October 21, 2010 at 9:33 PM
- Ali B. said... [Reply to comment]
I made my first bento box lunch for my 3 boys. All three were thrilled with it, even my 8th grader. I loved the theme and found the same hat picks at a local party store. My only issue was the marker on the witch faces kind of melted from the moisture on the cool grapes. Any ideas? Love your site and look forward to making many more bento's. My boys are already asking what Monday's lunch is going to me.
- October 21, 2010 at 11:09 PM
- Jocelyn said... [Reply to comment]
I love this!!! We are going to feature your idea on our blog Friday. We would love for you to stop by a visit. :)
Jocelyn @ caramelpotatoes.com
- October 13, 2011 at 9:08 AM


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Invictus Games Competition Kicks Off in Orlando
Invictus Games Competition Kicks Off in Orlando
By Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Charlotte Oliver Defense Media Activity
ORLANDO, Fla., May 9, 2016 Under sunny, clear-blue skies, more than 500 wounded, ill and injured athletes from 14 nations gathered for the opening ceremonies of the 2016 Invictus Games here yesterday.
The Invictus Games are an international Paralympic-style, multisport event created by Great Britains Prince Harry in 2014 after he saw the Warrior Games in the United States. He wanted to demonstrate the power of sports to inspire recovery, support service members rehabilitation and to demonstrate that there is life beyond their disability.
This year, 113 athletes across the services are representing the United States at the Invictus Games.
As the national anthem filled the stadium, spectators rose to their feet, some with their hand over their heart, and veterans, both young and old, could be seen throughout the crowd standing at attention and saluting.
Ken Fisher, chairman of Invictus Games Orlando 2016, welcomed the athletes and spectators.
*Celebrating Recovery Through Sports*
I am thrilled you are all here, Fisher said. These Games will celebrate the military family as never before. We will celebrate their role in recovery, and witness the role sports has played in that long and difficult rehabilitation process.
Athletes will compete in 10 sports: archery, indoor rowing, powerlifting, road cycling, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and field, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby and wheelchair tennis. The athletes will be cheered on by thousands of spectators and family members.
Over the next four days, you will hear stories of courage and fortitude told by men and women who refused to use the term I cant," Fisher said. You 500 seated in front of me are truly unconquerable, as are the 1,000 family and friends seated next to you.
After the Marine Corps Silent Drill Team wowed the crowd with its performance, Prince Harry took the stage.
I cannot tell you how proud and excited I am to open the second Invictus Games here in America," Harry said. You are role models that any parent would be proud to have their children follow. So lets put on a hell of a show in memory of all of our fallen comrades who didnt make it back. We are Invictus!"
The games will run throughout the week, and will climax with closing ceremonies May 12.
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Mercenary Shrine
During the Great War the border town now known as Spear Malice was hit hard. Caught within the blast radius of a nuke, most buildings came toppling down. Of course, the century and a half since that time has not helped either, and today Malice is a truly ramshackle place where the Divine Spear Tribe holds sway, and their Warlock King, John One-Eye, is the undisputed master of the nearby wastes.
It is in this town, on the intersection between Wolf Path and the Path of the Ancients, that the Mercenary Shrine stands; a circular building, like a silo on four pillars, apparently unharmed by the blast that tore down the rest of the town.
There was something solemn about the only building that still stood unharmed, a certain virtue or innocence. A square logo with a dot inside was painted on both north and south side of the edifice. It seemed the tribals used it for throwing contests, for the southern side logo was dotted with splashes, dents and marks. For a moment it seemed like someone was moving on the top of the huge tower, but it must have been a trick of the eye, for no rungs or ladders were visible. Brushing the dust and sand from the beige flak jacket he had found in an abandoned military depot, Kendall Bruise-Bone ran crouched towards the rusted wreckage of trucks he spotted beneath the edifice. It would not do to be spotted by the natives, for they were hostile and their preferred meat was that of men.
Room #1: The Entrance
The silo shaped edifice has been placed on four massive pillars of steel and concrete, so the entrance is actually in the open air below the building. Bricks from the collapsed neighboring buildings seems to have blasted into this region, and several ancient trucks that are parked here have fist sized holes in them, and are partially covered in earth and bricks. Gangs of tribal savages often walk the streets near this area, so PCs must either keep quiet, have considerable diplomatic skills or be ready to fight.
An elevator is visible inside one of the steel support pillars, and its doors are wide open. Inside they will find cracked mirrors on the walls and the ceiling. The control panel has been destroyed, the remains bent and broken on the floor, and now a wide array of wires emerge where it was once placed. The wires still carry an electric current, which will be clear from the jolts they will get if they touch two wires at once. Also there is a hatch in the ceiling, but it is locked. Marks suggest that someone has tried to break open the lock, but obviously they failed.
To get up the PCs must either use their electrical skills and send the elevator up, or they must pick the difficult lock and climb up to the floors above. Note that a certain code has to be entered to access the upper levels, and at the moment the PCs have neither the codes nor the interface required to enter the codes. Therefore the elevator doors will only open on the first room inside the facility (the second "room" of the dungeon).
- There are three digits on the panel: 0, 1 and 2.
- 0 would be the entrance, i.e. here. 1 is the control room and 2 is the Mercenary shrine.
Setting the mood for the remainder of the "dungeon":
- The nuclear power supply of the Mercenary Shrine is fully operational, and a hatch down to it can be found under one of the collapsed trucks, but the wires carrying the power to the building above was slightly damaged during the nuclear blast. This means that the power is almost stable, but on random intervals the power goes down, stopping the elevator and covering the rooms in a blanket of utter darkness. Only the implants of Luc - the cybernetic ghost, the space craft and the sentry drone will remain powered on during these short periods of no electricity.
Room #2: The Control Room
Projections are shown on the walls of this rotund chamber. Several projections show the devastated areas of the surrounding town, while one shows some sort of armoured bipedal robot pacing back and forth in another rotund chamber, where red banners hang on black walls, a huge, oval table dominate the room and skeletons litter the floor. If the PCs change active cameras with the control panel (described below), more rooms can be seen:
1) A circular hangar with black walls and a brown military space craft (if they open the hangar roof while watching the camera feed from the room, they will notice tribals entering the hangar from above, prodding the space craft with their spears and screaming jubilant).
2) The entrance, now overrun by tribals pointing at the elevator and screaming.
3) The room the PCs currently occupy.
In a large chair, its leather black and comfortable in spite of the years, a skeleton is seated. Its spine has been reinforced with black metal alloys from the neck and up, and the unmistakable soft whirring of awaking machinery can be heard from within its skull. On a closer look the PCs realize that the skeleton had cybernetic implants in life and the left side of the skull is covered by the same black metallic alloys as the neck; light emitting diodes bathe the inside of the skull in nuances of green and red. The back of the skull, and the chair behind it, has been blown away, a shotgun still in the hands of the skeleton. The skeleton will move its neck and seem to follow the PCs, its vision enhancement implant pinpointed on the face of the closest PC. The rest of the skeleton is quite dead and unmoving. In front of the skeleton is a huge control panel, briefly described above, and the locks barring the elevator doors from opening at the upper levels can be opened with it (successful computer skill use).
Any PC with devices that can communicate via short wave radio, or has a wire with the RJ2001 jack needed to connect to the machinery, may converse with the deceased mercenary, or what remains of it. It seems the mercenary had invested in major optical enhancements, targeting systems as well as memory storage implants. This means the dead cyborg remembers who it was and what has happened. Unfortunately there is a small malfunction in the hardware, caused by the suicide, and this makes the cybernetic ghost (as beings such as this are called) quite difficult to communicate with. Any eloquent and diplomatic PC can persuade the cyborg to provide much info however:
1) The cyborg knows how to unlock the lock on the upper levels.
2) The cyborg knows that the sentry drone upstairs can be hacked, and that it is vulnerable in the rear of its neck.
3) The cybernetic ghost remembers how to power up the space craft on the uppermost level.
4) The ghost also remembers how to open the retractable roof panels, to make the space craft's take off a little more convenient.
The PCs can also choose to rob the skeleton of its implants. The skull can also be separated from the rest of the skeleton and, if so, it might turn out a reluctant and difficult, but valuable, ally. The cybernetic ghost still refers to itself as Luc, a 44 year old mercenary. (Its correct age would be 195 years, given the time it has been trapped here, but that is something it will not acknowledge).
- Luc committed suicide after he realized what had happened. Half of his skull has been blown away and the shotgun is still in his skeletal grip.
Room #3: Mercenary Shrine
This room is the mercenary shrine, or the contract room, in which potential employers discussed with the leaders of the mercenary clan. The room is basically a meeting room, with a huge, black oval table at the center and many luxurious chairs surrounding it. At the far end of the chamber is an altar of sorts, the altar of contracts, in which agreements are kept. The rule is to honour the contract, religiously, or break the contract at your peril. Nowadays the PCs might find that the old, rotting contracts disintegrate at touch. A dog tag on a chain with two teeth lies discarded among the contracts. "Cole 'Durmenthir' Anderson" is the name printed on it.
Of note in this chamber are the number of skeletons strewn on the floor, the assault rifles hung on the walls or scattered amongs the fallen and the fully operational sentry bot that stands astride the meeting table, in battle position, waiting for the PCs to exit the elevator. The robot is well armoured and well powered. It has kept vigil for the last century and a half, never failing and never pausing. When the nuke hit, the electromagnetic pulse did not penetrate the solid walls of the shrine, but the sentry bot assumed an attack was underway and in the resulting chaos it started killing the potential employers that had attended a meeting. As the shocked and dazed mercenaries tried to stop the sentry bot, it categorized them as enemies too and ultimately killed the twenty people attending the meeting. This compelled Luc, the former mercenary with cybernetic implants, to shut down the elevator from the control room.
The exact details of the robot is left up to the GM in question, but Luc, the cybernetic ghost, will inform the PCs that its frontal armour is formidable, requiring heavy guns to breach, but some essential neck cables are vulnerable to attack. This information can also be gleaned by PCs using the surveillance cameras to their full advantage. Also, if possible, the sentry bot will not use projectiles (it has been programmed to keep the facility as intact as the situation allows).
The elevator stops on this level. A ladder leads up to a hatch in the ceiling, and the hangar above.
- Extremely skilled hacker PCs can connect wirelessly to the bot and hack it, preferably from behind shelter. Its firewalls and passwords are rather good, but not impossible.
Room #4: Hangar
The hangar has walls and floor painted black, with a thick, yellow H painted on the floor, a circle surrounding the H. On this letter, H, a flat, broad spacecraft stands. Its hull has been painted military brown. Its gangplank has been lowered and entrance is possible. For the space shuttle to take off, the roof doors should be opened, but it is possible to crash through them if they put the thrusters on full. (It is likely that this will damage the rudder and hull).
If the roof doors have been opened, the room will be occupied by eight tribals wielding spears and knives and crossbows. They will squat atop the space vessel, some even having gone inside to study this ancient piece of wonder. The tribals have no skill at electronics and computers, so they are limited to poking and punching random buttons. If the GM thinks a military space shuttle is too great a reward, he should have them push the wrong buttons and crash the shuttle half way through the wall. It will still contain much desired spare parts and can eventually be repaired by the stalwart PCs.
Additionally the tribals, already having found the tracks of the PCs, have realized the elevator is now functional and will be approaching from behind too. The PCs should find some choke points, and quick, for this battle is about to become hot.
Combat Set Up:
If the roof panel has been opened: The two sentinels atop the tower were quite surprised when the roof began to slide beneath their feet. To their wonder they discovered the hangar beneath and whistled to six fellow tribals on the ground, who promptly climbed the tower using the ropes that were dropped from above. These eight are exploring the hangar even as the PCs emerge from the hatch. They will remain in hiding, but the two ropes hanging from above should warn the PCs that they are not alone.
Regardless whether any tribals are in the hangar: The PCs did not ascend the elevator shaft unnoticed, regardless whether they ascended by using the elevator or by climbing. Several tribals followed their footsteps and, unless the PCs were cunning and sealed the elevator doors programmatically, they will assault the PCs from behind. Any assault rifles left in the Mercenary Shrine will be picked up. Though of little or no technical skill, there are tribals who know how to operate these. There seems to be no end to the savages, and the PCs must stem the flow themselves, either by sealing off the hatch, sealing the elevator or leaving (using the shuttle). If the shuttle is disabled it should prove quite a task to escape, but diplomacy, stealth or brute force might win the day.
If the PCs hacked the sentry bot: The sentry bot is online and will defend the PCs to the best of its abilities. It uses its hands to choke, punch and disable and, just to invoke fear, it sometimes rips throats and hearts out of the bodies of its opponents. It will employ firearms if the going gets too tough.
About the tribals:
The tribals attack like hunters would, using cover then throwing, or shooting, spears and bolts at the PCs. Some tribals have molotov cocktails and will not hesitate to throw these. In melee they will use spears and knives.
John One-Eye, the Warlock King of Spear Malice:
A huge individual, one eye torn from its socket, will eventually come into view, pushing his minions forward. This is John One-Eye, the Warlock King. To these tribals, John's advanced tech is nothing short of magic and they fear and dread the veteran soldier, handing him their daughters and part of their loot. John is a tough nut to crack, wearing full body armour and wielding two Beretta 9mm handguns. John also has three hand grenades that he does not hesitate to use, even should one of the tribals be caught in the blast. At the end of the day he prefers watching from a distance, but if enough of his men are slain he will come, for he has sought the contents of the tower for a long time and is not about to let the PCs get away with it all. (John's status as Warlock King hails from his guns, his grenades, his body armour and the laptop in his backpack). Note that John has no skill with pick locks and electricity, but should he gain access to the control panel he will be able to open and close doors as he see fit.
Room #5: Spacecraft
The space craft, or space shuttle, has room for ten passengers and their gear. Its cockpit has room for one pilot, but it can be flown fully automated. Its currently plotted course is to the earth orbit space station, Tellus 1, but that space station was blown up in the initial days of the Great War. The three other destinations also seem to be dead ends, though the PCs must travel there to discover this. In the end the shuttle is fast, has enough fuel to fly for two days, but is limited in matters of available space. If the PCs have other vehicles or animals, or a great deal of cargo, it will not be able to transport it.
For the GM that is not ready to just hand out a fully functional space craft, the tribals could disable it (as explained above), or it could be in a state of disrepair. In any case: It will fetch a decent price anywhere, and most potential buyers will not be able to cash out even a fraction of its worth, though the PCs will still prosper. The truly devious GM will let the space craft have a serious malfunction, but this will not be revealed until after take off, when the systems begin to report one critical malfunction after another. Centuries of no service and maintenance just can't be healthy…


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Flowers always make a home seem more welcoming. Adorn your entrance with assorted annuals and perrenials to keep color year long. Petunia, Snapdragon, Lily-of-the-Nile, and 'Gertrude Jekyl' roses are great additions.
If you have a small space between your house and the street, try putting a low fence in front. It gives the illusion that your house is farther from the street than it really is, and it also makes for a great space for planting flowers and vines.
Clematis is one of the showiest vines we have. It offers blossoms of blue, purple, red, pink, or white. Grow them on a fence, on a trellis, or in a container. Or let them scramble over shrubs and perennials.
By carefully sculpting the landscape and choosing the right plants and materials, you can hide your unattractive driveway. Start by creating a slightly raised island of lawn in the center of the drive. Then, add a low boxwood hedge toward the back of the island with roses, annuals, and perennials rising above the hedge in the front. Blend a variety of colors, textures, and heights for a great look. Try 'Crystal Fairy' rose for height, lamb's ears for texture, and 'Butterfly Deep Rose' pentas for color.
Crinums laugh at drought, don't need fertilizer, and welcome hot, humid summers with lily-like flowers that perfume the air. Growing into huge bulbs over time, they're practically indestructible.
To keep your flowers from being gobbled up by deer, choose flowers that people find glorious and deer find disgusting. Choose perennials like butterfly weed, globe thistle, 'royal red' butterfly bush, or purple cornflower. Find these at garden centers, and plant them in well-drained soil.
Add dimension to your yard with elevated planters and hanging baskets. It creates a sea of beautiful color. Plants love the good drainage and aeration that raised planters provide.
Chinese snowball is one of spring's showiest shrubs. White flower clusters 6 to 8 inches across festoon its branches in late spring. The plant gets big-12 to 20 feet tall and wide. Though it looks like a hydrangea, it's actually a viburnum.
Sheds, garages, and outdoor workspaces are not always the most attractive in your yard. Use these spaces as a setting for a beautiful display of plants and flowers. Try adding brackets and a wooden plank to create a shelf on the exterior of the structure above the entrance or windows. Then, set lightweight fiberglass planters filled with flowers atop it to hide the structure. Potted ferns are great additions for the base of the structure.
Need landscape ideas to add variety to your garden or add color year-round? We've got you covered. Try some or all of these landscaping ideas to spruce up your yard.


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Since the day the Red Sox obtained Rubby De La Rosa from the Dodgers in 2012, there has been debate within the organization about how best to use the hard-throwing righthander.
The Dodgers developed De La Rosa as a starter but some evaluators believe he profiles more as a late-inning reliever. The Red Sox seemed split, using De La Rosa as a starter for Triple A Pawtucket last season but exclusively out of the bullpen in 11 appearances in the majors.
The decision was made in spring training to give De La Rosa another chance to start and he made it work. The 25-year-old will be added to the roster on Saturday to start against the Rays.
It will be his first start in the majors since July 31, 2011, with the Dodgers. De La Rosa is 3-5 with a 3.88 earned run average in 10 major league starts.
Red Sox manager John Farrell said De La Rosa's ability to command his breaking ball kept him starting. That pitch along with his fastball and slider was enough of a mix.
"More than anything, it's the definition of three pitches. So when you grade him out, he profiles as a starter," Farrell said. "Long term, he'll answer that question with his performance."
De La Rosa was 2-3 with a 3.04 ERA in 10 starts for Pawtucket this season. He gave up two earned runs over 11 innings in his last two starts and struck out 13 with three walks.
The Red Sox also considered Anthony Ranaudo and Allen Webster but elected to go with De La Rosa after talking to the Pawtucket staff.
De La Rosa, 25, had a 5.56 ERA in 11 relief appearances for the Red Sox last season.
Pedroia banged up
Dustin Pedroia left Friday's 3-2, 10-inning victory against the Rays after batting in the ninth inning because of a bruised right hand.
Pedroia was injured when he landed on his hand while diving to catch a ball thrown by catcher A.J. Pierzynski on a stolen base in the second inning. X-rays were negative and he will have more tests on Saturday.
Lavarnway surgery
Ryan Lavarnway, whose career has taken a statistical downturn in recent seasons, is now facing another obstacle. The 26-year-old catcher/first baseman has a fractured hamate bone in his left wrist that will require surgery.
Lavarnway was injured taking a swing in the second inning of Thursday's game against the Atlanta Braves. He left the game in the fifth inning before his next at-bat and had tests done Friday.
Lavarnway will need surgery and is expected to miss at least six weeks.
Farrell said surgery has not yet been scheduled. Lavarnway was called up from Pawtucket Monday and appeared in four games.
Lavarnway was one of the organization's top prospects in 2011 after hitting .290 with 32 home runs and 93 RBIs over 116 minor league games. He was promoted to the majors twice that season and homered twice in 17 games.
But Lavarnway has not hit for power since and been passed on the depth chart at catcher. The Sox had him start playing first base in spring training.
Drew on the way
Stephen Drew accompanied Pawtucket to its weekend series at Norfolk.
He is scheduled to play full games at shortstop on Saturday and Sunday. Farrell made it clear that Drew would then join the Red Sox in Cleveland on Monday and be added to the roster.
Drew was signed to a $10.2 million deal earlier this month and was optioned to the minors to get some at-bats.
He is 4 of 15 in five games with one walk and seven strikeouts. Drew has two doubles and two RBIs.
Musical mischief
The Red Sox and Rays have been engaging in musical one-upmanship over the last few seasons and it continued on Friday with the Sox taking their best shots.
As the Tampa Bay infielders took ground balls before the game, the public address system at Fenway Park played a selection of children's songs including the theme from "Barney" and "She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain." There was even a snippet of "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt."
This silliness stems from the Rays refusing to play music when the Red Sox take batting practice at Tropicana Field. Earlier this month, when Tampa Bay swept a three-game series from the Sox, the Rays played "Sweet Caroline" after the final game. They also played "Revolution No. 9" by the Beatles when the Red Sox lost their ninth straight game the day before.
The Red Sox went for funny instead of crass and some of the Rays were laughing on the field.
"I wasn't out there. At least they were playing something. Normally, they go crickets on us a lot," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "Then they bring out the organ music to really entertain us at some point. If they actually did play the Barney music that's kind of an upgrade for them, actually."
The Sox play at the Trop again in August. That should give the Rays plenty of time to come up with something.
Remy returns
NESN analyst Jerry Remy was back in the booth after missing four games. His absence was related to his son, Jared, pleading guilty to murder on Tuesday in Middlesex Superior Court. Jared Remy, 35, killed his girlfriend, Jennifer Martel, last August . . . The Rays will start Erik Bedard on Sunday in the series finale and not Alex Cobb. Bedard is 2-3 with a 4.10 ERA. He allowed one run over five innings against the Sox at Fenway on April 29. Cobb, who returned from the disabled list on May 22, is being given an extra day of rest . . . The Red Sox bullpen threw 4⅔ scoreless innings and has not allowed a run over 17⅓ innings in the team's five-game win streak . . . Xander Bogaerts (3 for 5) is 9 of 15 in the last three games and 23 of 53 (.434) in the last 12 with nine extra-base hits and eight RBIs.


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Brewers pay homage to past with Wall of Honor
MILWAUKEE -- In its best days, the Milwaukee Major League Baseball operation has been the little franchise that could. Friday was like a collection of the Milwaukee Brewers' best days.
The Brewers unveiled a Wall of Honor on Friday, as the 44-year-old franchise honored 58 of its members with plaques on the Wall, located outside Miller Park on the third-base side. Thirty-eight former players attended the ceremonies.
MILWAUKEE -- In its best days, the Milwaukee Major League Baseball operation has been the little franchise that could. Friday was like a collection of the Milwaukee Brewers' best days.
The Brewers unveiled a Wall of Honor on Friday, as the 44-year-old franchise honored 58 of its members with plaques on the Wall, located outside Miller Park on the third-base side. Thirty-eight former players attended the ceremonies.
The honorees included Hall of Famers who had played for Milwaukee, such as Henry Aaron, Robin Yount, Paul Molitor, Rollie Fingers and Don Sutton. But also honored were core players who were not the biggest stars of the game, but who were significant contributors to the history of the franchise.
The Wall also honored Commissioner Bud Selig, the former owner of the Brewers and the man who led the battle to get big league baseball back to Milwaukee after the Braves left in 1965. Iconic radio voice Bob Uecker, enshrined as a Hall of Fame broadcaster, also is on the Wall.
This may be the smallest media market in the Majors, but the franchise has drawn more than 3 million people in three of the last six seasons. It won a division title in 2011, advanced to the National League Championship Series, and currently leads the NL Central with the league's second best record. With Miller Park's retractable roof offering protection against a sometimes harsh Wisconsin climate, this is a long, long way from the little operation that took over from the bankrupt Seattle Pilots in 1970.
"In the '60s some people were a little cynical about Milwaukee's ability to support a team," Selig said Friday. "But, over 45 years, the people of this city proved me right. This is an incredible baseball town."
The honorees gathered at a pregame reception, followed by the unveiling of the Wall. All of the participants were later introduced at a ceremony inside Miller Park prior to the game against the Cincinnati Reds.
The Wall is the brainchild of Craig Counsell, who is cast perfectly for this role. Counsell was born in 1970, he's from Milwaukee and he played in the infield for the Brewers. He also played on two World Series championship teams, one with the Marlins, one with the Diamondbacks. Counsell is now a special assistant to Brewers general manager Doug Melvin.
"It's been my opinion since the day I walked into the big leagues that, I would go to parks, and I would think that history wasn't recognized enough," Counsell said.
"I think that baseball is the greatest sport in the world to celebrate its history. You should celebrate it. You should acknowledge it and you should keep it alive. I think this is the kind of thing that strengthens a franchise, that gives the fans a link to the past and allow generations to connect."
Counsell's concept went up the chain of command, gained the whole-hearted support of Brewers chairman and principal owner Mark Attanasio and the Brewers were on their way to the Wall of Honor.
The players involved had some uniformly positive, but still unique Milwaukee baseball memories.
"Milwaukee was a very special place for me and I didn't realize how good this place was until I left," said Dan Plesac, a highly successful closer with Milwaukee for seven seasons and now a commentator on MLB Network.
"The ride started in '86 and I thought like every guy that you're going to play with the same team forever. My baseball life went from Milwaukee to Chicago to Pittsburgh to Arizona to Toronto to Philadelphia. And I never realized how good Milwaukee was until I played in the other places.
"With my work now, we have to root for all 30 teams. I root for one more than I do the other 29, but I do a pretty good job hiding it."
Plesac said that looking back, one of the highlights of his career was having the chance to play with Yount and Molitor. But he also had a recurrent memory regarding Selig.
"He made me nervous," Plesac said with a smile. "He would walk on the catwalk [on the mezzanine level at County Stadium]. I would come in and I would walk the first hitter in the ninth, and I could see Bud pacing back and forth. I'm like, 'Gee, even the owner's nervous. He's making me nervous.' "
Darryl Hamilton, also a commentator for MLB Network, occasionally fills in for Uecker on the Brewers radio network. He was an outfielder with the Brewers over seven seasons. When he landed at the Milwaukee airport with his two sons, there were people seeking his autograph.
"My kids, it's their first time coming to Milwaukee," Hamilton said. "At the airport there were a number of people waiting for autographs and my kids are like, 'Why do you want my Dad's autograph? I don't understand that.'
"So what I've been preaching all these years," Hamilton said with a smile, "they're starting to figure it out. 'Hey, my Dad did play.' "
Aaron, who came up with the Braves in 1954 and finished his career with the Brewers in 1976, referred to Milwaukee as "a great city" and said that he and the Milwaukee fans "grew up together" in baseball.
"I never, never, never in my life have been booed by these fans," Aaron said.
Yount, a Hall of Famer, has had numerous honors, but he appreciated the chance to be reunited with teammates from his 20-year Milwaukee career. "I think I was fortunate enough to play with 90 percent of these guys, maybe more," Yount said. "So it was old home week.
"If this really was your idea," Yount said to Counsell, "thank you from me. You thought about the history of the Brewers organization. Let's face it, we've been around a while now. To recognize people that have had an impact on the history of this franchise is really cool."
The former players had a genuine sense of gratitude about the Wall of Honor.
"This is a tremendous honor for me to be part of the history here," said Fernando Vina, who developed into an All-Star second baseman with the Brewers. "I'm honored and it's a tremendous blessing for me.
"I got a chance to play every day with [manager] Phil Garner here in '95. It's something you never forget. The fans, the way they support you here, they're just real good people. This place is deep in my heart."
Mike Bauman is a national columnist for MLB.com.