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Gulf coast waits as oil begins lapping at offshore islands
Oil sheens began lapping the shores of Louisiana's barrier islands on Thursday as emergency crews moved a 78-ton dome into place in the Gulf of Mexico in hopes of lowering it over a runaway oil well 5,000 feet below the water's surface.
Top federal officials stopped in Mississippi and along the Florida Panhandle to tell people there's no need to panic. However, they also acknowledged the seriousness of the environmental threat. The well has spewed millions of gallons into the sea since it began leaking two weeks ago.
"We don't want to be Pollyanna-ish, but we don't want to predict Armageddon," Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said at Kessler Air Force Base here, flanked by Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, a Republican, and other top officials.
Napolitano described the spill, which now covers nearly 4,000 square miles of the gulf, as a "unique and still-evolving and potentially an unprecedented disaster," but cautioned that worst case scenarios might not come true.
Later, she traveled to Pensacola, Fla., where Gov. Charlie Crist said officials were caught off guard by the ferocity of the explosion that destroyed the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon two weeks ago and triggered the spill.
"Nobody anticipated that something like this would occur, but obviously it has," said Crist, who's running for the Senate as an independent and in the days since the spill has announced that he can no longer support offshore drilling.
Napolitano's multi-state swing came as the difficult work continued to capture the gushing oil beneath the 78-ton containment dome — really more of a box with a pyramid on top. Engineers hope that the dome will capture as much as 85 percent of the leaking oil. The oil will then be pumped into a ship, the Deepwater Enterprise, before being moved to a storage barge.
Napolitano repeated experts' warnings that the dome might not work _ the technique has never been used to contain a spill in such deep water _ and said the government was prepared for that.
"I hope it works," she said. "We are proceeding as if it won't."
That meant emergency crews continued to place anti-oil booms, or barriers, around marshes and shorelines, train volunteers to clean birds, and worry about weather forecasts that suggested the massive blob would move both north, toward Louisiana, and east, toward the Florida Panhandle.
In Washington, the Interior Department canceled three public hearings that had been scheduled for later this month in Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina in preparation for the eventual leasing of oil drilling rights along the Atlantic coast.
The move was hailed by environmentalists and some members of Congress as the first step by the Obama administration toward rescinding its previous approval of new offshore leases.
"The disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, like the disaster last year in Australia, has opened a lot of eyes to the fact that there is no such thing as a 'Too Safe to Spill' oil rig," Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., an opponent of offshore drilling, said in a statement. "I am certainly glad that the administration acknowledges this and has pressed the pause button. I hope that we can soon press the stop button."
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce lamented the action, however. "Today's decision runs contrary to the administration's commitment to refrain from snap judgments," the chamber said in a statement attributed to Karen Harbert, the head of the chamber's Institute for 21st Century Energy. "Now especially is not the time to be canceling a transparent process to assess the prospects for and potential environmental impacts of offshore exploration."
Authorities reported early Thursday that oil had hit the shoreline along Freemason Island, part of the Chandeleur Island chain in Louisiana, but U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Connie Terrell at the Joint Information Center in Mobile, Ala., said there'd been no other sightings of oil hitting land. She said an emergency crew had been deployed to the area and was "assessing the cleanup options."
Emergency crews that had set fire to the oil in five places on Wednesday were scheduled to undertake more controlled burns on Thursday, but Terrell couldn't confirm that they'd taken place. She said she didn't know how much oil had been consumed by Wednesday's fire. To date, emergency crews have recovered 1.9 million gallons of oil-water mix, she said.
Some local residents reported spotting what they thought to be remnants of the spill.
On Mississippi's Sand Island, one of the smallest of the state's barrier islands, near the eastern end of the chain, attorney Scott Taylor said what appeared to be tar balls were washing ashore in great numbers.
Taylor, who had let his 5- and 10-year old sons skip school for what he fears might be the last boat excursion for a while, said he was sickened by what he saw: black, oily balls, the consistency of clay and ranging in size from a quarter to a baseball washing in "everywhere" on Sand Island. He and his sons gathered a garbage bag full.
"I've been coming out here for 20 years, and I've never seen this," Taylor said. "I'm heartbroken."
Further along the coast, at Pensacola's beaches, the smell arrived _ although the oil hadn't.
"It's just terrible," said Benjamin "Steve" Stevens, a Public Service Commissioner who grew up in Pensacola. "You get hit by a hurricane and you can rebuild. But when that stuff washes up on the white sands of Pensacola Beach, you can't just go and get more white sand."
In Congress, meanwhile, support was building for raising the limits on what oil companies can be forced to pay in compensation for damages from oil spills.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she would back a plan to increase cleanup oil companies' liability, and Alaska's two senators, drawing on their experience with the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster, filed bipartisan legislation that would allow a separate liability fund to grow to up to $10 billion by raising a per-barrel tax on the oil industry.
Two House Democrats called for an independent "blue-ribbon" commission to examine the oil spill and make recommendations.
The political outcry from the spill continued in Florida, where Democrats held news conferences in St. Petersburg and Miami Beach to demand that Crist call a special legislative session to allow Floridians to vote on a constitutional amendment banning drilling off Florida's coast. Crist said he'd be willing to consider such a move.
The Republican attorneys general of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas sent a letter Thursday to President Barack Obama and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, proposing "a state-federal working group to coordinate preparation for any damage assessment initiatives, enforcement or litigation" in connection with the spill.
(Pender, of The Sun Herald, reported from Biloxi; Miss. Wyss and Lebovich, of the Miami Herald, reported from Miami. Contributing to this article were Joseph Goodman, Curtis Morgan, Sergio R. Bustos and Mary Ellen Klas of The Miami Herald. McClatchy correspondents Lesley Clark and Erika Bolstad from Washington, and Sara Kennedy, of the Bradenton Herald, from Bradenton, Fla., also contributed.)
Researchers worry about oil dispersants' impact, too
Despite disaster, U.S. has little choice but to drill offshore
Report adds to doubts about key oil rig safety equipment
McClatchy's complete oil spill coverage
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P.K. Subban, Dale Weise and Lars Eller each had a goal and an assist, Carey Price made 26 saves, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 4-2 on Tuesday night to take the lead in their NHL Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series.
The Canadiens are up 2-1 with Game 4 set for Thursday in Montreal.
Tomas Plekanec also scored for the Canadiens, who were outplayed for long stretches but made the most of quick-strike attacks.
Patrice Bergeron and Andrej Meszaros scored for the Bruins, who outshot Montreal 28-26.
For the third straight game, the Canadiens held a 3-1 lead in the third period. This time, they didn't let it completely slip away.
Tuukka Rask was pulled with 2:20 left to play, and only four seconds later, Meszaros beat Price with a high shot through traffic off a feed from Milan Lucic. But the Bruins failed to get the equalizer in the frantic final minute. Then Eller got loose to score into an empty net with three seconds to go.
The Bruins took control of the puck through the first 10 minutes of play. But Michael Bournival made a gritty play to get the puck around the boards to Subban, who left it for Thomas Vanek for a diagonal pass. That gave Plekanec a shot into an open side for his third of the playoffs at 10:57.
Subban was sent off for roughing after a high hit on Reilly Smith that also took out Vanek, sending the Austrian off the ice with an apparent right leg problem. He returned for the second period.
Eller sent Subban in on a breakaway when the Canadiens defenseman left the penalty box. He faked out Rask and scored on a low forehand shot at 14:44.
Mike Weaver blocked a shot that went to Daniel Briere, who sent Weise in on a breakaway with a pass up the middle. The fourth-line winger beat Rask between the pads at 13:52 of the second.
Bergeron won a face-off from Plekanec in the Montreal zone and reached across himself to deflect Torey Krug's point shot past Price with 2:12 left in the middle period.
Subban has had two points in each game of the series.
Montreal coach Michel Therrien tweaked his lines, moving Vanek to the second unit with Plekanec and putting Brendan Gallagher on the top line.
Wild 4, Blackhawks 0: Erik Haula and Mikael Granlund scored goals less than 3 minutes apart early in the third period, and Minnesota recovered from a sluggish start for a victory over Chicago in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinal series.
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Thursday, October 4, 2007
Real Talladega Danger Makes TV Networks Nervous
There are few tracks left on the NASCAR circuit that force the TV networks to review their policies about the replay of accidents during an event. Over the years, Talladega has been one of the biggest headaches for Producers in terms of keeping the broadcast, and the announcers, inside the "network policy" box.
This weekend, SPEED will host two races at the track, and ABC will televise just one. While the danger level during an open practice at Talladega is significant, the danger level during an actual race is absolutely on the top end of the scale.
The ARCA race on Friday will hold a special challenge, because instead of a field where maybe ten cars dominate the race, this time it will be different. There are several NASCAR teams that will be bringing their own drivers to the ARCA race for a wide variety of reasons. Mixed with the ARCA "regulars," these young R&D drivers and their celebrity open-wheel counterparts are about to meet the reality of Talladega.
How SPEED responds to accidents on the track Friday will be interesting to watch, and will probably set the tone for the weekend as a whole. This network has been very good at treating the ARCA competitors with respect, and keeping things in perspective. These are the same drivers that regularly run small pavement ovals and even some annual dirt track events. This race normally has viewers on the edge of their seats.
Fans want to be assured that drivers are OK before they take a "TV peek" in their cars. The David Reutimann incident earlier this year left fans with a creepy feeling. The network showed Reutimann in-car before establishing his injuries. Its the responsibility of the network to treat potential injuries to drivers with the same respect and dignity they would give to an injured New York Yankee or a Pittsburgh Steeler player.
The ARCA race is renowned for big and hard crashes that have resulted in injuries in the past. The NASCAR Truck Series is renowned for big crashes that have resulted in tempers boiling over and lots of action behind the pit wall. This anger management issue will be a big challenge for SPEED on Saturday when the trucks take to the Track.
Better equipped for safety than the ARCA cars, the big trucks put on quite a show, but have certainly have had moments where things after an accident took a while to sort out. With Ray Dunlap on the sidelines this weekend, Bob Dillner and Adam Alexander may well find themselves in the middle of some hot tempers as a result of the action on the track. This is the time of the year where things said and done in anger can result in an off-season of bad memories and hard feelings.
SPEED can either play the antagonist or simply the observer on Saturday, as the championship chase for the Trucks comes down to the time of the year where no quarter is given on the track, and very little patience exists off it.
ABC has perhaps the biggest challenge when it comes to the unknown with the NEXTEL Cup event. What happens when a COT car gets backwards at speed could be disastrous. Wind tunnels aside, until it happens on the track itself, there is no assurance that this first COT event might be more memorable for the incidents, and not the racing.
This past week, NHRA champion John Force blew a tire on his Top Fuel Funny Car during a run. His car broke in half, and his legs and arms flopped around as the remains of his roll cage tumbled down the track at three hundred miles per hour. He lived, and is still incredulous that he survived. NASCAR fans need to remember this moment. It can happen just that quickly at Talladega, and with very different results.
Sometimes, the fun of watching the sport we love is ruined by the reality of conflict, be it mechanical or man-made. At Martinsville, we shake our heads at the fender-benders. At Kansas, we look carefully at how just one bump with the wall can result in that much damage. This weekend at Talladega, we may be covering our eyes as the reality of what is unfolding on the track is beamed into our home.
What we all are counting on is that the networks providing the broadcasts are also fans of the sport. It is only under adverse circumstances that this is put to the test. Let us hope that everyone who walked into Talladega to race this weekend walks away to race again. We can also hope that the TV announcers and Producers have already planned their actions if this scenario does not happen. As those of us who have been around for a while know, excitement can turn to tragedy in the blink of an eye.
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- SophiaZ123 said...
While I love the Daytona and Dega races, I am VERY concerned over the lack of viewing thru the COT car.
I certainly hope all goes well and if it does not, that NASCAR wilL RETHINK major tweaking of this so called SAFER car.
The Reutimann incident disturbed me greatly as well and made me fell like a voyeur. I got tears in my eyes and a pit in my stomach at not just the not knowing how David was, but how VULNERABLE he looked and helpless I felt.
Then there was the too exciting ARCA Pocono race where there were wrecks and then the huge CLUSTER WRECK where about 4 or 5 cars crashed to block the track as a few cars came to a very ABRUPT HALT. THAT was a very disturbing wreck as well. I can't remember if it was that wreck or another one where the driver took forever to get out as he was backwards against the wall and could not get out easily. THEN once he did, he had to walk along the top of the outside wall. Only later to find out, he had a cracked vertabrae. I am sorry I do not remember his name but the visual is still there.
My thoughts are also for a safe race.
- October 4, 2007 at 10:57 PM
- Vince said...
John I'm disappointed that you included a picture of one of the "big ones" to lead off your column. I thought you'd be the last one to hype "the big one". That said, the hype machine over at ESPN is already in high gear if you watched NascarNow tonight. Already hyping "the big one" and showing several of them from years past. And I know you and some of the posters on here have wanted Ryan Burr to host this show full time, but I'm sorry, he's just as bad as Erik the Klueless. He had his hype meter in high gear tonight. He knows as much about Nascar as Erik does. He just presents his ignorance in a more pleasing manner. Give me John Kernan or Bob Jenkins any day.
Anybody want to start a pool on how many replays of a past "big one" we are going to be subjected to watching the next three days on ESPN/ABC and Speed?
- October 4, 2007 at 11:26 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Vince, read the column again. I am the last to hype the big one, which is what my column is all about.
The TV networks get to choose this week to treat the race and the drivers with respect as professional athletes, or just another minor sport to "hype" and promote as violent and sensational.
The best thing that could happen is a fast-paced safe weekend with very little "aero push." I am right there with you on your thoughts.
You should know that Bob Jenkins got great reviews for his work this season on ESPN2's taped open-wheel support series. My feeling is that he is back in play..shhh.
- October 4, 2007 at 11:31 PM
- darbar said...
John, watching Nascar Now on Tuesday October 4 might have been a bit of foreshadowing for this weekend's racing. I was amazed that Stacy Compton had the guts to make mention of the fact that so many open wheel drivers who are now coming into Nascar, don't deserve to be there. He also stated that he felt most of them aren't great talents that will lend itself to success in Nascar. I was absolutely shocked that Nascar Now actually allowed some real commentary about the state of the sport, and they allowed someone who wasn't spewing the Nascar official line. Seeing how he, and others feel, concerning the fact that these "invaders" are starting in races that challenging and one is a Chase race, it could prove to be a big story for both Speed and ABC/ESPN. IF there is a major incident during either the Arca or Cup race that's started by one of these experimental rookies, it could be a field day. And finally, that Nascar Now doesn't seem afraid to rock the boat, so to speak, and brings in controversial opinions, this could be the most interesting weekend of the entire Cup Chase.
- October 5, 2007 at 1:30 AM
- Anonymous said...
As a reporter, I felt that showing David Reutimann's in-car camera right after the wreck you mentioned established a reality that the "official line" denied. In typical "nothing-to-see-here" fashion, we were told that Reutimann "had the wind knocked out of him."
Based on the video, that statement appears to have been less than honest. Several observers with medical training believed it showed a brief loss of consciousness, which is certainly much more serious than what we were told.
I would prefer to know the reality of what happens to drivers than be spoon-fed the sanitized version later.
- October 5, 2007 at 7:08 AM
- Anonymous said...
Although I agree with the decision to not show in car views until the status of the driver is known, I think the networks have a responsibility to show the viewers how wrecks may have happened. Take the wreck that claimed the life of Dale Earnhardt, for example. To most viewers, that wreck seemed like nothing compared to many, much more "harsh" looking wrecks. I, personally, like the fact that the commentators take the time to show us what exactly happened to cause a wreck. And, in the pits, I think it is great to see the raw emotion of the drivers and crews. Why wait until the driver "cools down"? No, I want to see him in the heat of the moment. This is a sport, not a TV show. It shouldn't be staged.
- October 5, 2007 at 8:21 AM
- Anonymous said...
Explain to me again how restrictor plates are for safety?
- October 5, 2007 at 9:52 AM
- Anonymous said...
The problem with the whole Dega weekend is that ALL three races are the dreaded impound race ... Brian France likes to claim that impound races save the teams money (by not having to waste time & parts during extra practice sessions) ... But, the reality is that there are more accidents at impound races which in turn cost the teams more money in the long run ...
I hate impound races and always will ... They just don't work ... especially when you have so many cars still in qualifying trim because they had to get in the race on time & didn't have a guaranteed spot (another one of Brian's failures) ...
Blame the COT, the open-wheelers, the rookies, the impatient veterans, the restrictor plates, high-banking, fast speeds, top 35 guaranteed ... It all boils down to some cars being setup way too loose because they've had to get that one fast lap and then were unable to make necessary adjustments to tighten the car before the race started ...
John - You forgot the 2005 Brickyard 400 when Jimmie Johnson's car ricocheted off the outside wall and came flying onto pit road & on fire, with Jimmie not in a full state of consciousness and Chad Knaus had to dive off the pit box & pull Jimmie out ... We saw it all, including the in-car camera ...
- October 5, 2007 at 10:45 AM
- Anonymous said...
Restrictor plates are for safety. The safety of the fans. Ever seen Bobby Allison's blowover at Dega on film? Yes, slower cars help with possibly keeping the drivers safer too, but they're really there to keep race cars from flying through the fence and into the stands. And for insurance purposes too, NASCAR's insurance. They didn't like speeds over 200. Then over 190. Smaller carbs didn't work and we've been stuck with the plates ever since.
- October 5, 2007 at 10:52 AM
- Anonymous said...
One thing for sure is we'll see the Rusty "tumble down the graas" courtsey of Dale Sr from years back, and probably Davey Allison's roll down the Armco, Ricky Cravens car disection in the fence (John's story photo) and of course Dale Sr inverted and ignited cruise down the backstretch.
As for replays of "big ones", even if a driver's condition is unknown, you have to show a replay ONE time, then wait to see the condition of people.
Antone else ever wonder why the in-car from Dale's fatal Daytona wreck has never seen the light of day? I'm not advocating showing the impact that ended his life, but what about the view when he got out of shape and came down hard on the apron? The tape exists, but its never been shown on tv.
- October 5, 2007 at 11:27 AM
- Anonymous said...
I hope and pray nothing bad happens at Dega. The true fans only want good hard racing. It looks like now that all some people want is trashy hype. New generation? I don't know. Bill France Jr. kept a hard hand on what he thought was right and wrong and the "powers that are" knew that if they crossed the line there would be heck to pay. Now there is no one to reign them in and things appear to be going a muck for the almighty dollar and hype. TV broadcasters, please show some respect if there is trouble on the track. I do not want to see an unconscience driver on the in-car-camera until we atleast know he is ok.
Grandma J Fan for 45 years.
- October 5, 2007 at 2:02 PM
- Brittany said...
I have a feeling the sight of Davis slumped over his car will be etched my mind for a long time. It was so disturbing, I can't even imagine what it must've been like for his friends and family to see.
As a little kid I was a Rusty Wallace fan and I can remember crying when he had those really violent wrecks at Talladega & Daytona...very scary.
- October 5, 2007 at 2:40 PM
- Anonymous said...
Why all the doom and gloom? You're turning an exciting race into a ticking time bomb.
- October 5, 2007 at 3:35 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
We are talking about this topic because it is one that ESPN and SPEED have not dealt with a lot.
ESPN is in their first year back, with a whole new crew, and if they do the "NASCAR Now" thing when there is an accident and hype it there is going to be a backlash.
SPEED is covering a dangerous ARCA event with new people. This time, instead of an anonymous backmarker, it might be a Formula-1 star or Indy 500 winner involved in something big. We are discussing this topic because this site deals with the interesting TV issues that the NASCAR TV partners have to deal with.
Hopefully, things will be nice and smooth. Thanks.
- October 5, 2007 at 7:00 PM
- David said...
I miss the old Indycar days where we'd get replays galore, then after a doc has checked out the driver, we were told precicely what was wrong.
Any old school CART fans remember the Krosnoff incident? We had at least ten to twenty replays of that accident, then we heard of his condition. I think that's what started all this ruckuss about protecting integrity of the driver and whatnot.
Let us feel sick, too, if people don't want to be that involved with their favorite drivers, let them change the channel.
- October 5, 2007 at 7:31 PM
- Busch Series Fan said...
And how many times will we see the previous race of Elliot Sadler flipping his car! I think I must have seen that replay over a hundred times.
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Black Mountain College Bulletin/ Bulletin-Newsletter, Vol. II, No. 7 April 1944 - Page 1
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|BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA SUMMER SESSION 1944 WORK CAMP 1944 BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA SUMMER SESSION 1944 JULY 1 - SEPTEMEBER 16 WORK CAMP 1944 JUNE 25 - SEPTEMBER 16 Since Pearl Harbor Black Mountain College has been at work all year round, and the Summer Quarter which was an innovation has become an institution. In summer the normal life of the College continues, though with a partly changed personnel. Hence the summer is a time when students may try out Black Mountain College, and when Black Mountain College may try out students. After attending the Summer Session out of curiosity of more or less casual interest many students have remained as regular members of the College community. The chief items on the summer schedule this year are courses offered by Music and Art Institutes listed on separate folders. The faculty of the Music Institute includes Marcel Dick, Joanna Graudan, Nikolai Graudan, Rudolph Kolisch, Ernst Krenek, Lotte Leonard, Yella Pessl, Edward Steuermann, Frederic Cohen, Heinrich Jalowetz, Edward E. Lowinsky, Gertrude Straus, Elsa Kahl. Guest speakers at the Music Institute include Agnes de Mille, Virgil Thomson, Mark Brunswick, John Martin, Aaron Copland, Herbert Graf, Doris Humphrey, and Paul Green. The faculty of the Art Institute includes Anni Albers, Josef Albers, Victor D'Amico, Joseph Breitenbach, Jean Charlot, Jose de Creeft, Walter Gropius, Barbara Morgan, J. B. Neumann, Amedee Ozenfant, Bernard Rudofsky, J. L. Sert, and Howard Thomas. Students of the Black Mountain College Summer Session may enroll in any music and art classes for which they are qualified. They may also attend all lectures and extracurricular events. In addition to music and art courses the following curriculum is planned: Black Mountain College Bulletin Newsletter April, 1944 Volume II Number 7 Issued seven times a year, in August, September, November, December, January, February and April. Entered as secondclass matter November 4, 1942, at the Post Office at Black Mountain, North Carolina, under the Act of August 24, 1912. COURSES AMERICAN LITERATURE: KENNETH KURTZ American Life and Letters. BIOLOGY: position to be filled later. COMPOSITION AND INTRODUCTORY WRITING: W. ROBERT WUNSCH Writing for Beginners. CREATIVE WRITING: position to be filled later. CULTURAL HISTORY: ERIC RUSSEL BENTLEY Modern European Culture: The Drama. DRAMA: W. ROBERT WUNSCH Dramatic Production for Beginners. Dramatic Production for Advanced Students. FRENCH: FRANCISKA DE GRAAFF Beginning, Intermediate, or Advanced French according to demand. GERMAN: not yet certain Beginning, Intermediate, or Advanced German according to demand. HISTORY: ERIC RUSSELL BENTLEY Modern European History: exact topics to be determined later. LINGUISTICS: FRANCISKA DE GRAAFF General Introduction to Linguistics. PHILOSOPHY: THEODORE DREIER and ERWIN W. STRAUS Introduction to the Philosophy of Science. (TD) Philosophical Classics: Plato's Dialogues. (EWS) PSYCHOLOGY: ERWIN W. STRAUS Psychology of the Human World: Sound, Music, and Word. RUSSIAN: FRANCISKA DE GRAAFF Beginning, Intermediate, or Advanced Russian according to demand. SCIENCE: FRITZ HANSGIRG and THEODORE DREIER Courses in Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics will be arranged to meet the demand. SOCIOLOGY: HERBERT A. MILLER Races, Nations, and Classes (advanced). General Introduction to Sociology (elementary). The College reserves the right to cancel any of these courses without notice. 3 FACULTY ERIC RUSSELL BENTLEY Oxford University, B. A., B. Litt.; Yale University, Ph. D. Sometime History Scholar at University College, Oxford; Research Scholar at New College, Oxford; taught English Language and Literature at Magdalen College, Oxford, and at University of California at Los Angeles; Charles Oldham Scholarship for Shakespeare criticism at Oxford; John Addison Porter Prize at Yale for the year's best piece of scholarly writing of general human interest; graduate of the Guildhall School of Music; studied acting under John Gielgud and Esme Church. Currently writing for The Nation, Partisan Review, Books Abroad, New Mexico Quarterly Review, Rocky Mountain Review, Antioch Review, Accent. Black Mountain College since 1942. THEODORE DREIER Harvard College, A. B.; Harvard Engineering School, S. B. in E.E. Positions with General Electric Company, 1925 · 1930; Rollins College, 1930- 1933. Black Mountain College since 1933. FRANZISKA DE GRAAFF University of Leyden, Ph. D.; Sorbonne; Columbia University, Middlebury Language School, University of WisconSIn. Visiting Instructor of Languages, Reed College, 1940- 1941. Black Mountain College since 1941. FRITZ HANSGIRG University of Graz, Ph. D. Research Chemist with Fanto Oil Company, Austria; founder of Electrothermic Company, Switzerland; honorary lecturer of Applied Chemistry and Electrothermic Processes at University of Mining and Metallurgy, Austria; consulting engineer and Vice-President, American Magnesium Metals Corporation; Vice-President, Japanese Magnesium Company; Consulting Engineer for Permanente Corporation; designer of Henry J. Kaiser magnesium defense plant at Permanente, California. Inventor of many industrial processes, including carbothermic magnesium reduction process. Black Mountain College since 1942. KENNETH KURTZ Jamestown College, A. B.; Yale University; Oxford University, B. A., M. A. Rhodes Scholar for North Dakota, 1930- 1933. Positions at Western State College, Colorado, 1933-1936; California Institute of Technology, 1937; Deep Springs College, 1937- 1938; Colorado State College of Education, summer sessions, 1937, 1938. Black Mountain College since 1938. HERBERT A. MILLER Dartmouth, A. B., A. M.; Harvard, Ph. D. Positions as Professor of Sociology, Oberlin College; University of California; Ohio State University; gave courses at Yenching University, Peiping, China; lectured at uni- 4 versities of China, India, Syria; Professor of Social Economy, Bryn Mawr; survey of immigrant conditions and school facilities for immigrants, Cleveland, Ohio, for Russell Sage Foundation;. division chief, study of immigrant heritages, Carnegie Corporation; Visiting Professor, Temple University; Beloit College; Penn State College; Director of American Seminar for Refuge Scholars, summers 1940- 1943. Author of The School and the Immigrant; Old. World Traits Translated; Races, Nations and Classes; The Beginnings of Tomorrow. Black Mountain College since 1943. ERWIN WALTER STRAUS Universities of Berlin, Zurich, Munich, Grettingen, Dr. Med. Positions with Charite and Poliklinik Hospitals, Berlin, 1919-1933; University of Berlin, 1927-1936. Guest Lecturer at Universities of Amsterdam, Groningen, Leyden, Utrecht, 1933, Sorbonne, 1935. Practicing physician, 1923- 1936. Editor of Nervenarzt, 1928- 1935. Author of Wesen und Vorgang der Suggestion, Atlas aer Elektrodiagnostik, Geschehnis ltnd Erlebnis, Vom Sinn der Sinne. Black Mountain College since 1938. WILLIAM ROBERT WUNSCH University of North Carolina, A. B.; Teachers College of Columbia University; Rollins College, M. A. Positions at Monroe High School, Louisiana, 1920- 1922; Greensboro High School, North Carolina, 1924- 1926; Asheville High School, North Carolina, 1926-1931; Rollins College, 1931-1933; Louisville Male High School, Kentucky, 1933- 1935; Demonstration Summer School of Progressive Education Association at Alabama Woman's College, 1935, 1936, 1937; Progressive Education Workshop at Sarah Lawrence College, summer 1938; Colorado State College of Education, summer 1939. President of North Carolina Dramatic Association, 1926-1928, 1929-1930, 1932- 1933, 1938. Demonstration teacher of Creative Writing and Dramatics and staff member of the General Education Workshop and the Teacher Education Workshop at the University of Chicago, summer 1940. Black Mountain College since 1935. FEES The fee for the Summer Session, payable in advance, is $400, including board, room, and tuition. But a sliding. scale based on economic circumstances provides for necessary reductions. The minimum fee is $150. There is a contingency deposit of $25 payable upon notice of admission. For further particulars concerning fees and other matters, see the Black Mountain College Catalog. Address all applications and inquiries to the Registrar Black Mountain College, Black Mountain, North Carolina. 5 WORK CAMP JUNE 25 - SEPTEMBER 16 A summer Work Camp will be open to a limited number who wish to work on a farm or gain experience in other practical work. This Work Camp will be a part of the whole summer program of the College and members of the camp will be entitled to participate in college activities, such as lectures, concerts, choral singing and one course. Since the students and many members of the faculty devote fifteen hours a week to the farm, construction, and maintenance work of the College, campers will not be set apart, but will be sharing in the normal life of the College community. Campers live in the College dormitories. Work. The College owns and operates a one hundred acre farm. The livestock includes twelve dairy cows, thirty head of beef cattle, and thirty hogs. About forty acres in feed crops and five in vegetables. Work Campers help in the care and harvesting of these crops, fencing, cleaning and clearing land, and farm construction. Work on the farm is under the supervision of a resident professional farmer. Construction and maintenance work, though subject to wartime restrictions, will offer experience in carpentry, plumbing and electricity, road work, and trucking, grading, and stone work. A professional builder is employed by the College. The work of the community is organized by students who are in regular attendance at the College. Applicants for the Work Camp. Applicants should have completed their first two years of high school or be of college age. Since campers are members of the community, their ability to take responsibility and to contribute to the life of the community will be considered. The number of members in the Work Camp will be limited to twenty. A fee of $14.00 per week covers the cost of room, board, instruction, and use of the College tools and facilities. An extra tuition charge is made if a camper wishes to take academic work or a tutorial in more than one subject. Campers work five hours a day. A limited number of campers may work eight hours a day for room and board. But they can do this only after they have worked for the College for some time and have been proved competent. Work Campers may attend for the entire period or apply for any specific consecutive period of not less than one month. 6 BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE This is a unique educational experiment, where the students and faculty are not only building their own buildings but really are attempting to demonstrate democratic procedure in an educational institution. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (My Day, April 10, 1941). Black Mountain is a living example of democracy in action. JOHN DEWEY. I want to congratulate you upon the work you are doing. You are here as a little community to work with your hands and your brains, which is a good thing for you. What is done out of pleasure is much better done than what is done out of duty. If you had to climb mountains out of duty, you could not mount these high mountains. I think that is also true with the high mountains of the spirit. ALBERT EINSTEIN. Progressive education's most famous outpost. Time Magazine, Dec. 27, 1943. There should be at least one college such as this in every state, operated independently of the big universities, to provide custom-tailored education for those who want it and do the experimenting of which the big schools are almost incapable. P. M. Nowhere on American college campuses is there to be found a more democratic spirit. The Archive, Duke University, Durham, N. C. I had thought to stay an hour or so, then to go. 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- Many lenders say they are quite deal specific in terms of preferred jurisdictions. That being said, Ghana, Botswana, Mauritius, Tanzania, South Africa and Zambia seem to be where they are most active. Nigeria, Angola, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Mozambique are all regions with potential but unfortunately not on the top of the agenda due to their various adversities.
- Lending still predominantly takes place in USD or EUR, and in a few circumstances local currency. It is important to lend in the currency in which the underlying cash flows are denominated in.
- Due to the tempestuous nature of each submarket, it is difficult to clearly identify where the largest gap between the average cost of debt and average total return is present. It is very much on a case by case basis whereby the Alpha is found, rather than identifying clear Beta trends.
- While alternative lenders are becoming more of a talking point as they enter the hospitality sector, they have yet to make an impact due to noncompetitive terms and a lack of understanding of the sector.


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Here's How YOU Can Help the Victims of Superstorm Sandy
Devastating news about Sandy's destruction on the East Coast keeps pouring in, days after most of the flooding has already receded. And even though we want to help, finding effective uses for our time and money can be tough--especially amidst the chaos and crisis.
According to the pros (and by "pros" we mean FEMA, national disaster-relief organizations and the governments of the cities most impacted) monetary donations to trusted charities are the best ways we can help for now. But in hard-hit areas along the Eastern Seaboard, volunteers and supplies are needed, too. Here are a few ways you can help rebuild our cities, our coastline, and our communities, whether you're near or far.
If You're Local to the Northeast:
- VOLUNTEER: If there's a shelter in your area that's housing displaced victims of the storm, they may be looking for people to work all kinds of jobs--from making sandwiches and serving coffee to just keeping occupants company for a few hours. Areas hard hit by the storm (parks and beaches, for example) may also be looking for clean-up crews once they're cleared for safety. FEMA's website has links for organizations in each state that can connect you with volunteer organizations; you can also visit NYC.gov/service in New York City or call 1-800-JERSEY-7 in New Jersey.
- DONATE GOODS, BUT ASK FIRST: Shelters may also be seeking clothing, books and magazines, food, and other materials. Instead of overwhelming them with what they already have (or can't use anyway), find out exactly what donations are being requested. Some organizations are looking for prepared meals and perishables, while others will only accept unopened, store-bought products, for example.
- OFFER ANY EXTRA LIVING SPACE YOU MAY HAVE: Airbnb.com has waived its fees on many apartment listings in hard hit areas of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Rhode Island, and is encouraging members to list their apartments for a discounted rate (or even free!) during this time. Don't have a whole apartment to share? Offer your couch, a hot shower, a place to charge gadgets or a hot meal to a friend (or a friend of a friend of a friend) who's still without power.
If You Can't Reach the Northeast:
- TEXT A DONATION: It's never been easier to give money to a good cause: Text the word REDCROSS to 90999 or the word STORM to 80888 to donate $10 to the American Red Cross or Salvation Army, respectively. (It'll be charged to your phone bill. You won't even notice it's gone!)
- WATCH TONIGHT'S BENEFIT: Tune in to NBC tonight at 8 p.m. eastern time to NBC's benefit telethon, Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together. Long Island's own Billy Joel, Jersey Shore's Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi are just a few names confirmed to participate in the event, whose proceeds will benefit the American Red Cross relief efforts.
- GIVE BLOOD: Blood drives were cancelled in 14 states thanks to Sandy, and these areas are badly in need of replenishment to their blood banks. (Blood was also transported from other areas to fill the gaps, contributing to even more widespread shortages.) Although donations are needed most urgently in the areas hit hardest by the storm, this can serve as a reminder for something almost all of us can do, anywhere in the country, to help those less fortunate. Visit NYBloodCenter.org (in the New York area) GiveBloodNJ.org (in New Jersey), or RedCrossBlood.org (nationwide) to find out how you can schedule an appointment to donate or set up a blood drive near you.
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BERLIN- The under-17 River Soccer Club Rovers, a premiere-level soccer team made up of some of the top young players on the Eastern Shore, last week won the 2013 Virginia Beach Seaside Classic with a dramatic overtime win in the championship game.
Coached by Worcester Prep Head Coach Terry Underkoffler, the River Soccer Club Rovers features some of the best public and private school soccer players on the shore including many from the local area and the Bayside Conference. Last weekend, the Rovers traveled to the annual Virginia Beach Seaside Classic and topped some of the best teams in the mid-Atlantic area to win the title.
In its first game, the Rovers cruised past the Beach FC under-18 team, 4-0, on goals by Daniel Garza, Luis Cruz, Decatur's Nick White, and Parkside's Gabe Wenke. Sam Connor of Indian River record five saves to earn a shutout.
In the second game, the Rovers beat CASL of North Carolina, 1-0, on a goal by Greg Ray. Ross Bednar of Bennett recorded six saves in the contest to keep the Rovers' shutout in the tournament intact. In the third game, the Rovers tied Central Virginia, 0-0, as Connor recorded six games to keep the shutout string together.
The tie in the third game was enough to send the unbeaten Rovers into the championship to face Beach FC of host Virginia Beach. In a tough, physical game, Beach FC scored first on a penalty kick and made the 1-0 lead stand up for much of the contest. However, with under a minute left, the Rovers' Luis Cruz scored after a penalty in the box to tie the game at 1-1.
The two teams battled in two overtime periods without scoring, sending the contest into penalty kicks. Each team converted on three of the first four attempts to boil the entire tournament down to one shot for each. The Rovers' Robbie Budd of Delmar buried his shot in the lower left corner, putting the burden on goalkeeper Bednar, who dove to block the Beach FC shot and preserve the win, and the championship, for the Rovers.


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Woman hurt when car crashes into bedroom
Teen admits he stole car that crashed into building, FHP says
A woman was hurt when a car crashed into her bedroom at an Orange County apartment complex Tuesday night.
The car involved was stolen and the driver was a 16-year-old, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers said the incident began about 8 p.m. Tuesday when they attempted to pull the driver over for running a stop sign.
The driver took off, crashed into a power poll, caused a water main break and then crashed into an apartment complex on Dunwoodie Street.
Two of the apartments were closed off due to structural damage.
The woman was lying in bed when the car smashed into her home. She suffered minor injuries, according to troopers, and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
The 16-year-old driver is also being treated for injuries at Arnold Palmer Hospital.
Troopers said there was another person in the car, but they don't expect to charge him.
Troopers said the car was stolen from a dealership. They said the teen admitted he stole the car.


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It's been an eventful week for the Cubs. Dusty Baker returned. Alfonso Soriano left, hopping his way onto the 15-day DL with a calf strain he may or may not have tweaked while doing that little jump in left field. Carlos Zambrano responded to manager Lou Piniella taunts that he was just a "BP hitter" by getting three hits last night and, most importantly and surely most frightening, a freakin' mountain lion was shot dead just west of Wrigley Field.
I guess cougars have migrated west since they were forced out of their natural Viagra Triangle habitat with the closing of Melvin-B's.
Meow! Rim shot, please.
Baker's return has been a lot like his last two years as Cubs manager, lotta losing. Big losing. The Cubs have out-scored Dusty's Dudes 21-8 in two games.
Ted Lilly toes the slab today and his 0-2 record and 9.95 ERA don't tell the whole story. He's given up given 19 hits and 14 runs in 12 2/3 innings. In other words, not good. Good thing for him the wind has calmed from Hurricane Zambrano levels it reached the past two games.
Edison Volquez (1-0, 0.87) goes for the Nasty Natti.
reveal you won't have Corey Patterson to kick around today or his two siblings on the Cubs, Eric Patterson and Felix Pie. They all sit today.
First inning
Probably should've eaten lunch before this started. Lilly misses outside for ball one before Norris Hopper flies out to right. Ryan Freel flies out to right and I detect a trend. Junior sends one to left where Mark DeRosa circles the wagons before gloving it near the line. Good start for Lilly.
Volquez, a fastball-changeup righty, as Bob Brenly explains, gets ahead of Mike Fontenot 0-2. Fontenot grounds to the right side where first baseman Joey Votto makes a diving stop but then lobs it to Volquez, who just beats a sliding Fontenot to the bag. The sun peaks out as Ryan Theriot steps to the plate and bounces to third. Derrek Lee, who's hitting everything in sight and most of it out of the park, fouls off a few pitches. Volquez throws three straight balls and then gets Lee looking at something on the inside corner for strike three. Lee disagrees but doesn't have much say in the matter.
No score
Second inning
And, no, no Chinese food today. Rahula and I had Max Orient yesterday. Two items. The only sure thing for the Reds is Adam Dunn will hit a homer against the Cubs. It's a given. He hit one last night that landed on Sheffield before the big donkey could even get out of the batter's box. I believe that makes him the active home run leader against the Cubs with, correct me if I'm wrong, 34. Dunn pops it up. Ramirez drifts over near the stands, shields his eyes with his glove and nearly makes the grab reaching into the first row. It didn't help that he took a brick wall in the midsection. Lilly fans Dunn. That homer will have to wait. Jeff Keppinger singles. Edwin Encarnacion pops out to second. Lilly strikes out Votto swining on a full-count pitch.
Ramirez leads off the Cubs' half of the second with a broken-bat single to center. Kosuke Fukudome strikes out swinging at the change. Mark DeRosa gets ahead 3-0 and eventually walks, putting runners on first and second for Reed Johnson. Johnson pokes a single through the hole on the right side of the infield to load the bases. Both runners froze to see if that ball made it to the outfield, which is why Ramirez didn't score. Henry Blanco chases a ball low and away for strike three. So it's up to Lilly and he works it to 3-1. The bat should be glued to his shoulder for this pitch.
Umpire Ron Kulpa makes a move to call strike two but then decides not to. Meh. The ol' fake out. Ball four and the Cubs get on the board.
Volquez, all of a sudden all over the map and strike zone, goes full to Fontenot. The fans get up and then quickly sit down as Fontenot grounds out to first.
Cubs 1, Reds 0
Third inning
Former Cubs backstop Paul Bako lines out to center on the first pitch. Volquez hits the second pitch and grounds out to third and I see what you mean about his picture. They have the same one on MLB.com. Nice wings. Hopper walks. With Freel up, Hopper takes second without drawing a throw from Blanco. Lilly hit the dirt like he was taking enemy fire. Freel eventually fans to end the top half and Lilly strolls back to the dugout like a man with an ERA under 9.00, which it might be now. I'll have to get out my calculator.
While the wind was howling out the last two nights, today it's shifted and is coming off the lake. With that come colder temperatures but it's good for Lilly. Bad for the rest of us. Theriot leads things off with a single to center. Lee and Theriot are both erased on the strike 'em out, throw 'em out. Len and Bob are talking about WGN executive producer Bob Vorwald's new book, "Cubs Forever." I guess he doing a signing somewhere tonight. I have a copy here on my desk that I haven't really looked at. Anyway, Bob says, "Lotta great photos in that book." So I arbitrarily poke a finger in it and open it up, right to a page with a picture of Len and Bob. Weird. I apologize for sharing that story. Ramirez draws a two-out walk. Volquez is throwing a ton of pitches. Another full count, this one to Fukudome, who grounds out to short.
Cubs 1, Reds 0
Fourth inning
Here's to Craig Parshall, a Tribune Interactive designer, who just brought me lunch from the cafeteria after much begging from me over IM. Cheers. Strike one to Junior. Lilly gets him looking. Dunn walks. Regarding what I mentioned earlier about
Dunn, I guess, according to Brenly, it's 34 home runs
Wrigley Field, which is a lot. Keppinger singles to left. Encarnacion walks to load the bases. Someone wake up Larry Rothschild. There he is. He drops some knowledge on Lilly and scampers back to the shade of the dugout.
As always, Larry's full of sage advice. On the next pitch, Votto clears the bases with a double to the right-field gap.
Bako fans on a breaking ball out of the zone for the second out. Lilly goes full to the pitcher and he's really laboring now. Volquez flies out to shallow right to end this. And I didn't mean to call Adam Dunn "Dunny" at the top of this 'graph.
Reds 3, Cubs 1
So to the someone in the comments section who presciently quipped during the second inning, "We're halfway to Lilly's meltdown," I say well done. DeRosa draws a leadoff walk, his second of the day -- second walk of the day, not leadoff walk. Johnson singles to left, just in front of Dunny, who nearly made a shoestring catch and then nearly threw out DeRosa at second. Blanco's showing bunt all the way. He pulls the bat back and Bako throws down to second and almost gets DeRosa. Almost. Blanco pulls the bat back but takes strike two. He bunts with two strikes and bunts foul for the first out. Brenly is wondering why he was even bunting in the first place, let alone with two strikes. That whole episode was weird. Lou Piniella looks puzzled, more so than usual. Lilly shows Blanco how it's done with a nice bunt towards first that moves everyone along. Votto robs Fontenot of perhaps a double, certainly a single and definitely an RBI with a stabbing grab of a liner behind first.
Reds 3, Cubs 1
Fifth inning
Someone happened. Not sure. I believe Hopper flied out to Fukudome. WGN was showing a Mr. Clean commercial. Freel lines out to third. They showed a replay of third base coach Mike Quade and first base coach Matt "Fly Me to the Moon" Sinatro discussing just what was going on with that Blanco at-bat. I'd like to know. Theriot takes two steps to his right and can't get a glove on a Junior grounder. That's a play he has to make. Dunn flies out to shallow center.
Theriot chases a high fastball for strike three. Volquez goes full to Lee and Lee isn't happy about Ron Kulpa's strike zone. Couple of questionable calls on pitches pretty low in the zone. Lee kicked some dirt after the second one. On a full count pitch, he grounds out to second. Ramirez strikes out swining and nothing doing for the Cubs in the fifth.
Reds 3, Cubs 1
Sixth inning
Keppinger strikes out swinging. Encarnacion doubles off the base of the wall in left.
Votto golfs one out to right for a two-run homer.
Bako flies out to center. Volquez hits for himself and strikes out. Len says, "Let's see if Volquez heads back out there." That would be a new Dusty one, if he didn't. It's safe to say, if it comes to it, Lilly will not bat for himself in the bottom of the inning, nor will he be heading back out there.
Reds 5, Cubs 1
And Volquez doesn't, which shows you how much I know. Jared Burton, who's been warming for a while, is the new Reds' pitcher. Fukudome grounds to second. DeRosa bloops a broken-bat single to right. Johnson turns on a meatball and drives a double off the left-field wall. Here's Blanco, who bats with two on for the second straight time. He also batted with the bases loaded. Nothing has worked out. Let's hope they get the signs right this time.
Blanco grounds to third; Encarnacion throws wide of first; DeRosa scores; Johnson stays put; I'm all out of semicolons.
Daryle Ward hits in the nine hole with two on and one out. Ward skies one to center and the fans get all excited about a routine flyball out. Fontenot grounds to short. The Cubs get one back.
Reds 5, Cubs 2
Seventh inning
A reader writes in to ask how many pitches Volquez threw and qualifies it by saying it's not a shot at Dusty Baker. Volquez threw 112 pitches. Jon Lieber, who's just entered the game for the Cubs, has thrown three pitches, one ball and two strikes to Hopper. Hopper grounds to a charging Theriot, who boots it. A rather unsmooth play there. Freel bunts right back to Lieber, who turns to throw to first but has to eat it because no one is covering first. Mike Fontenot? Paging Mike Fontenot.
Junior pokes a three-run homer to center, No. 596 of his career and a three-run homer that should never have happened because of an error at short and the other half of the vaunted Cajun Connection MIA at first, but anyway...
Dunn flies out to center; Keppinger to right. Encarnacion doubles to the leftfield gap. Votto, who's killing 'em today, flies out to left. Here's Tom Arnold,
who's seen Roseanne Barr naked
, to sing TMOTTBG.
Reds 8, Cubs 2
Theriot grounds out. Arnold appears a bit over-served. He's hoping Griffey hits No. 600 today. Full count to Lee and he chases one away for strike three. And to be fair and I promise last word on this because I would like to have an appetite by dinner time, Roseanne has seen Tom Arnold naked, so there's that.. And further evidence that there is a God, Ramirez grounds out to end the quickest bottom of the seventh ever, thankfully interrupting the Tom Arnold interview about his latest straight-to-DVD project.
Reds 8, Cubs 2
Eighth inning
Bob Howry is aboard. Paul Bako triples to the right-field corner. You read that right. And that extends his hit streak to nine games. Again, you read that right. Fontenot's relay to third was on the money, but Bako slid right into Ramirez's glove and knocked the ball loose. Now we get word it's ruled an error no Ramirez, so no triple for Bako. Brenly says that's a tough error and he has a point. Corey Patterson pops out to Theriot. Hopper grounds back to Howry for the second out.
Freel knocks in Bako with a single to right.
Here comes Lou Piniella and there goes Bob Howry. Enter lefty Sean Marshall to pitch to Griffey. Junior grounds out to second.
Reds 9, Cubs 2
David Weathers is the Reds' new pitcher and he still looks like Tackleberry from the Police Academy canon. Fukudome grounds out. DeRosa is drilled right in the side. Brenly thinks it was intentional. Johnson singles to left and he's 4-for-4. Blanco flies out to right. Here's Eric Patterson to hit in the ninth spot. Oh, yeah, Corey remained in the game to play center. Patterson flies out to left and we move to the ninth with the Reds leading 9-2.
Reds 9, Cubs 2
Michael Wuertz, having a rough go lately, joins this one and gets Dunn to dribble one back to him. Keppinger flies out to center. Encarnacion flies out to left and the Cubs have some work to do in the bottom half.
The window open in here or what? I'm blowing on my hands to keep warm. Todd Coffey, yes have some, is the latest Reds hurler. Fontenot bounces out to second. Theriot grounds to Encarnacion. The ball eats him up, bounces up in air, but he recovers and makes a nice play, spinning and throwing a pea across the diamond to get Theriot, who now looks shaken up. Lee rolls one towards third. This time Encarnacion slips and falls on his butt. He still throws but can't get Lee. It's like he's bored and just making up games within the games for himself over there. So it's Ramirez's turn in the Adventures in Encarnacion. He back-hands it behind the bag and throws wild of second. Juan Castro, who's playing second now, didn't do his third baseman any favors with a bit of a spastic and poorly-timed stretch for the throw. Two on and two outs for Fukudome. He takes a called third to end it.
Final: Reds 9, Cubs 2
That's it, everyone. Thanks for reading. Not the best effort from the Cubs today, pitching, fielding and, oh, yeah, hitting with runners on. Watching this debacle was I would assume somewhere along the lines of gazing upon a naked Roseanne Barr. Maybe. I don't know. We'll be back for more tomorrow because it wouldn't be a week in April without the Cubs playing the Pirates. See you then.


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Hi everyone, I hope you are all well and doing lots of lovely stitching!
I have been stitching a Little House Needlework design called Daisy Lane Cottage, I am also working on my first piece of Hardanger and I have an exchange to show you that I made for Margaret from A Sampler of Stitches blog here
Daisy Lane Cottage from Little House Needleworks.
Here is the exchange I made for Margaret, it is not the exact photo of the one I sent to Margaret, it is the one I made for Yana but I forgot to take photographs, although they are more or less exactly the same except for the polymer clay thread holder.
Margaret made me an absolutely beautiful exchange that you can see in the previous post.
Here is my first piece of hardanger, it is a work in progress at the moment, however I am not too sure I like doing this type of stitching, I find it boring, I prefer to have some colour to work with and I found the stitches a bit repetitive.
Happy Stitching everyone, thanks for your visit!


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OPINION: Really, What The F#*@ Were They Thinking?
Manny Ramirez and his agent keep rejecting the Los Angeles Dodgers, A-Rod gets picked up at the ball park by his cousin (yes, THAT cousin), and a company in China thinks no one outside the Great Wall will notice they apparently did not get David Beckham's permission to sell a sex-enhancement pill. And if that wasn't enough to digest in the "what the f#*@ where they thinking?" department, the Boston Celtics signed point guard Stephon Marbury on Feb. 27 after he cleared waivers following his release by the New York Knicks and put him on the floor that night, despite the fact that he has not played in an NBA game since Jan. 11, 2008, soon after which he had season-ending ankle surgery. Not 2009. 2008. (To Marbury's credit, he scored eight points and had 2 assists - with 3 turnovers - in just over 12 1/2 minutes of play off the bench.) So it's difficult to figure out what goes on behind closed doors when it comes to athletes and teams, except that what these four athletes have in common is that they are all really good at what they do - or in Marbury's case. has been really good in spurts but now arrives in Boston with 13 months of post-surgery rust.
In Ramirez' case, the Dodgers made four offers of what reports said were varying versions of a two-year, $45 million deal. Ramirez and his agent, Scott Boras, kept looking for something else or something more. But as all the other teams that had been mentioned as possible suitors for Ramirez went on with other business, the something else continued to be the offers from the Dodgers. For A-Rod, the hot, bright lights of his post-steroids admission, and the confession that his cousin was also to blame, did not prevent him from getting a ride home from the ball park with that cousin, Yuri Sucart, in a burgundy SUV. When New York Yankees' execs found out about the situation, they confronted A-Rod and urged him to find another driver. "It has been handled," Brian Cashman, the Yankees' general manager, told reporters. The Beckham situation seems to be a case of some devious marketers in China not realizing that the Internet actually was worldwide and running an ad for USA Selikon capsules showing Beckham on a soccer field as a voiceover claims, "Want to know how I can keep strong and running on the football field? USA Selikon capsules help me a lot." He is then shown in a car with his arms around his wife, Victoria. Voiceover: "It's also the secret weapon with which I can satisfy Victoria." Beckham was none too happy and may have considered calling former James Bond Sean Connery or The Matrix's Keanu "Neo" Reeves for help, but their images also were used to sell USA Selikon.
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One of the Baltimore Police Department's top commanders has reversed his decision to retire after meeting with the new commissioner-designate Anthony Batts, officials say.
Col. Jesse Oden, a 33-year veteran who oversees criminal investigations, filed paperwork to retire last week. Along with the absence of Acting Commissioner Anthony Barksdale, who is out "indefinitely" on medical leave, Batts was facing a transition without two of the agency's top four commanders.
Officials now say Oden has rescinded his retirement. "Col. Oden met this morning with Commissioner Batts, who laid out his vision," said Anthony Guglielmi, the police department's chief spokesman. "Col. Oden was inspired and wanted to be part of Commissioner Batts' plan to make Baltimore safer."
It's not clear whether Oden will take on a more prominent role. Batts is still evaluating the command staff, after having required top officials to re-apply for their jobs and write essays.
City Councilman Brandon Scott said the arm-twisting went beyond Batts. Scott said he and others had been lobbying Oden to return. "We put this on full blast mode, especially after Tony [Barksdale] making his decision," Scott said.
A possible clue that Oden was returning - he visited an anti-police rally in East Baltimore on Tuesday afternoon, where protesters spoke out against the in-custody death of 46-year-old Anthony Anderson.
The "unretirement" of Oden follows Batts hiring a chief of staff, communications consultant Judy Pal, who has worked for police departments in the United States and Canada. The chief of staff position had been left vacant under the previous administration, and Pal could serve in a role similar to Sheryl Goldstein, who worked closely with police on budget, policy and grants out of the mayor's office.


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San Francisco Giants third base coach Tim Flannery is continuing his help for injured Giants fan Bryan Stow by giving all the proceeds from his new album to Stow's continued recovery from a brutal beating in 2011.
Flannery last month released his new album "Outside Lands" and wrote on his website that "every penny from the sales of the CD will go to help my friend Bryan Stow."
Stow, a paramedic and father of two, suffered a serious head injury when he was attacked outside of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles after the Giants' season opener in 2011.
Two men, Louie Sanchez and Marvin Norwood, are awaiting trial on charges related to the beating. They will return to court on Jan. 7, 2014, for a pre-trial hearing, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.
Flannery wrote that the sales from his album "will help the cause of healing, and shine the light of love on hate crimes."
The coach has previously held benefit concerts around the Bay Area and elsewhere to raise tens of thousands of dollars for Stow, whose family has had to bring him back home after his insurance company declined to continue paying for a live-in facility.
According to MLB.com, Giants pitcher Jeremy Affeldt has promised to contribute a matching $25,000 for Stow when Flannery's album sales reach that level.
Flannery's album includes the song "Twenty-One Days" about the Giants' run to the 2012 World Series title, the team's second championship in three years.
Flannery will be playing on Dec. 19 at The Independent in San Francisco, with other Bay Area tour dates scheduled in January.
More information about his album and the tour dates can be found online at www.timflannery.com.