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Overbay to miss some spring games
A hat tip to Jeff Blair of the Globe today for unearthing a newsy bit of information at the Mattick. Blue Jays first baseman Lyle Overbay is expected to miss the first week of Grapefruit League games due to a pair of hernia surgeries he had over the winter.
Overbay has been in camp all week taking part in fielding drills and batting practice, so he's not completely hindered here. Sounds like holding him out is more precautionary than anything, especially since Spring Training is longer than usual this year. Might as well be careful.
Anyways, that's it for now. Later.
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I guess the 7 million dollars question is why did Overbay wait until New Years Eve to go under the knife, why not back in November?
That's a good question but the articles don't say when they were diagnosed.
The Globe article mentions his 0 for 23 stint in September, but given how little the Jays were playing for at that time I have to believe he wouldn't bother hiding an injury at that stage of the season.
Jordan – do you know when the hernias were diagnosed?

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MILTON/MIDDLETON — There are two seats up in the general election for the newly redistricted Strafford County State Rep. District 1, comprising the towns of Milton and Middleton. Two Republican and two Democratic candidates seek to fill those slots. Profiles are listed below, alphabetically.
Larry Brown
Larry Brown (D), 70, of White Mountain Highway, in Milton, has been an active player in area and state politics since moving to town in 1995 from upstate New York.
Brown recapped his three terms in Concord when "the House raised the minimum wage, voted in new R&D tax credits and job training funds for business and strengthened workers' comp.; added full-time kindergarten, expanded high school diploma options and raised funding for tech. colleges and the UNH system."
Brown said he "voted to sunset the disability services wait list, expand children's health insurance, keep full civil access to health services for women, and add adult children and the children of divorce to health insurance plans."
"And what is different now?" he asked. "Every program here – legislation to protect real people in the hopes and struggles of their lives — is either voted down or dead. That is the legacy of the (Speaker William) O'Brien house. Do you still want it?"
Brown served three terms as a state representative. Most recently, he has been on the budget committee for eight years, serving many of those years as vice-chairman and this year as chairman. He also has served on the cemetery board of trustees for 10 years and left the Farm Museum board this year. Bylaws allow members to serve no longer than six years on the Farm Museum board and Brown said he has plans to return next year.
The Legislature should spend more time on children's health than it does on who should get married, Brown says.
Brown is married to his wife of 46 years, Susann Foster Brown, with two grown children and two granddaughters.
Dr. Candace Cole-McCrea
Dr. Candace Cole-McCrea (D), 64, of Ford Farm Road in Milton, says if elected, she would first ask when presented new legislation, "How will this proposed bill affect Milton and Middleton?"
Cole-McCrea believes civil discourse is needed in Concord, that conservatives and liberals share some common goals and they need to find commonly agreeable answers to problems.
She notes the high numbers of foreclosures and mortgages in lien will put everybody's well-being in jeopardy. Cole-McCrea believes property taxes do play a viable role in funding schools, but that other avenues need to be researched as well.
"I hear from some Tea Party people that if we got rid of government taxes we'd be fine," she said. "Well, we wouldn't. We still need to support our community. I do believe the Tea Party are right that there are too many laws…. I agree government has gotten too big, but are there important laws? I think there are," she said, noting her friends call her a "frugal Democrat."
Cole-McCrea says the term "family values" has become a way to allow for the discrimination against some people. She calls federal and state workers, "employees of the citizens," noting that they should work as efficiently as possible.
A former school board member, Cole-McCrea has been an alternate on the local zoning board for a few months and has been nominated to the governor's state council on aging. She teaches and develops curriculum at Strafford County House of Corrections.
Cole-McCrea received a PhD 10 years ago from Kennedy Western University in California, spent a year at Boston University as part of that degree, and received a master's at UNH, Durham, in sociology. Cole-McCrea is a retired professor and department chair of social sciences, education, human services and early childhood education at Great Bay Community College. She was most recently honored in October 2011 by the Parent Information Center for her involvement in education and advocacy as a parent.
She is a widow, with an adopted son.
John Mullen
John Mullen, 68, of Shore Drive in Middleton is a former town selectman.
He believes the state has "made a good start in the last couple years, but we need to do more, look at efficiencies," he said, adding he did not want a sales or income tax.
Mullen said if elected, he'd like to look at every line item on the state budget, every program and ask if it is working. He notes that he is open minded and is not stuck in any particular mindset.
While serving as a Middleton selectman, Mullen says he helped the town improve their budget process, adding that he helped to keep the town's tax rate "pretty level… without diminishing services."
Mullen says he formed a committee to rehabilitate the Middleton Fire Department, which "got it up to speed."
Mullen cites three points to help the state attract and keep businesses: lower taxes, less regulation and improved infrastructure north of the more developed southern areas, he said.
Mullen added he would be a presence in the Milton and Middleton community if elected, adding many state representatives "disappear" after they're elected. He said if granted the position, he promises to meet with business owners to ask how the state can help.
Mullen is a Right to Work advocate and believes we should "let the parents decide where they want to send their kids to school."
He is a Vietnam veteran, serving from 1966-69 as a company clerk in the U.S. Army. He married his wife Jill in 1966 and was transferred from upstate New York to New England in 1999, by his then-employer Tyco. He was a salesman for the corporate side of the company for 29 years, where he learned about setting and achieving goals and working on budgets. The couple moved from Bedford to Middleton in 2002.
He retired in 2007 and started his political career, hoping to make an impact on how Middleton was managed and run. He was elected to the board of selectmen in 2008.
Mullen has a 1971 bachelor's degree in business administration from Tri-State University in Indiana. He and his wife have two grown children and four grandchildren.
Robbie Parsons
Robbie Parsons, 68, of Old Wakefield Road in Milton, is running as an incumbent candidate, having been elected in 2010 as a state representative.
"The present legislature… have started to reduce the size of government, cut the costs and make it realistic to our budgets and these are all realistic numbers," he said. "The number one goal is keeping costs down and doing more with less."
During his time as a state representative, Parsons introduced a bill to cut back administration costs for UNH. The bill passed the House, but not the Senate. If reelected, he said he will re-introduce it.
Parsons says he has been collaborating to work with and educate New Hampshire's students to help attract good businesses to the state.
Noting that even similar bills can have different outcomes, Parsons says he looks at each one individually before deciding how to vote. Sometimes, he says, you don't know the effects of a bill for years. He adds that nothing accomplished in Concord is done by an individual.
Parsons is not a member of the 9-12 Group, the Tea Party nor is he a 'free stater,' but claims his values are very close to theirs.
"Less government, less spending and less government intrusion," he said.
Parsons sits on the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. He earned an associates degree in 2002 from Granite State College, is a member of the Milton Business and Industry Alliance and the Rochester Chamber of Commerce. He has served on the Milton Planning Board and served two years on the Rochester School Board. Born in Connecticut, he has lived in Milton for 10 years.
Parsons owns a family business, All Land Enterprises, and is married to his wife of 23 years, Lynnda. They have two grown daughters.
He notes that he is proud that New Hampshire hears every bill that comes forth.
"The frivolous ones gets killed, but we hear every one," he said.
Four vie for two seats in Strafford County Dist. 1 race
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A while back I added an entry to my /etc/hosts file for the "evil hyphen site":
127.0.0.1 experts-exchange.com www.experts-exchange.com
It always annoyed me to do a Google search, open a bunch of tabs, and discover I had accidentally opened an experts-exchange page. Redirecting to localhost was my little act of vengeance and lessened the annoyance.
Jeff, why not configure StackOverflow to listen for requests for experts-exchange.com? Then I'll point experts-exchange.com to your IP address in my hosts file.
In addition, you could extract the query string in the REFERER and automatically perform that search on StackOverflow.
1. Search Google for "Ruby upgrade to 1.8.6 on CentOS"
2. (Accidentally) click on the experts-exchange.com link.
3. Request goes to StackOverflow servers because of hosts file entry.
4. StackOverflow sees "Host: www.experts-exchange.com" in the headers, and finds the search query in the REFERER (&q=Ruby+upgrade+to+1.8.6+on+CentOS)
5. StackOverflow runs the search query.
6. Where can I get a Ruby 1.8.6 for Centos OS
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European Court Of Justice Hands Down Big Win For Transparency in Europe
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After a five-year battle by Access Info Europe, Europe's highest court has made an important ruling that will help boost transparency in the European Union:
the European Court of Justice today rejected arguments by the Council of the European Union that it should be able to keep secret the identities of Member States making proposals in the context of negotiations on future EU legislation.
The Council of the European Union had fought to defend its policy of releasing legislative drafting documents with the names of Member States tabling amendments blacked out.
Access Info Europe won access to the document it requested before the General Court in March 2011 but the Council appealed, joined by the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Spain and the UK.
The Council of the European Union is one of three bodies that jointly run the European Union, along with the European Parliament and European Commission. Some countries wanted their names blacked out from official Council of the European Union documents because it would have revealed which of them had blocked or tried to water down proposals they were hostile to. Now that it will be possible to name and shame Member States that act in this way, they will probably be less willing to be seen objecting to important and popular measures.
As Access Info Europe explains:
This ruling means that members of the public at the national level will find it easier to know what is going on in Brussels, and will make it easier for national parliaments to follow and scrutinise the EU legislative process, and in particular the positions taken by delegations of Member States.
Helen Darbishire, Executive Director of Access Info Europe, is quoted as saying:
"We call on the Council to respect this ruling and to go a step further by henceforth proactively publishing documents containing legislative drafting positions of Member States on the Council's public register as soon as they are created, as this will allow the public to follow the decision making process."
Given the Council's dogged resistance to even minimal transparency, that's unlikely to happen, but at least things have started moving in the right direction.
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A common feature of the Fender Telecaster is its solidbody construction, and the body of the American Elite is made entirely of alder. The Telecaster is often seen as a real workhorse of a guitar and Fender have kept with this custom in ensuring that the American Elite has a sturdy construction while retaining a classy appearance. The American Elite Telecaster keeps the single cutaway body design but now also incorporates a deeper contour in the back, allowing for an ultimately comfortable playing feel.
The body is given a protective gloss polyurethane layer to safeguard the lustrous finish of the guitar for the future.
A maple neck is resolutely joined to the body of the American Elite Telecaster and given a satin urethane finish which feels incredibly smooth in your hand. The lighter colour of the maple looks alluring alongside the body. To further improve the playing feel, Fender have chosen a modern "C" to "D" profile combined with a compound back shape, which promotes a faster playing style. An improved component of the American Elite series is the neck heel which, with the single cutaway body, allows for easy access to the upper frets.
For this model, Fender have employed maple to construct the fingerboard and it has been allotted with 22 medium jumbo frets for you to relish. Large black pearloid dots embellish the fingerboard and guide you up and down the frets with confidence. Should you choose to adjust the neck relief to suit your playing needs, this is easily done thanks to the truss rod heel-mounted spoke wheel found at the bottom of the fretboard where the neck meets the body.
The American Elite series of guitars are equipped with new 4th Generation Noiseless pickups, featured at the neck and bridge positions. A primary advantage of these pickups is that, due to their intricate design, they effectively cut out any unwanted humming or noise which often occurs during a live performance, thus giving you a coherent, seamless output.
A 3-position blade switch allows you to switch between pickups, while the Master Volume, and Master No-Load Tone and S-1 push switch controls enable you to reshape your sound.
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I am sure my thoughts of spring are much different than yours. For starters, those milder temperatures and longer daylight hours do not call me to spread my lunch blanket on Buckley Parks lawn. What calls me is the desk phone, smartphone and email mailbox that includes those annoying automated meeting reminders. I have two baskets on my desk marked IN and IN DEEPER, and they are both overflowing.
While the Colorado Rockies begin their season-long 162 baseball games, Durango organizers are busy preparing for at least that same number of events and new attractions.
Durangos downtown business office has been reviewing the details of dozens of our most favorite annual downtown events such as the Wine Experience, Taste of Durango, Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, Durango Farmers Market and numerous others. All the events, named and unnamed, require hundreds of hours of year-round planning and preparation.
Last years most popular newbie event, Beer Week, will return. Also, the Double Double marathon returns, as does and the priceless car collection of the Colorado Grand. Also in the works is the construction of a large concert area located at the new Youth Baseball field above the Animas River pumping plant.
In the last month, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Durango Area Tourism Office and Durango Business Improvement District introduced the well-attended Southwest Tourism Summit 2012, and we hosted successful festivals of film, chocolate and bluegrass, as well as the prognosticating Tug of Weather.
But if size matters, Durango will blow the doors off this year with three really big projects, namely hosting the start of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, the incredible Durango Connects human chain and the opening of the Durango Welcome Center.
The week before the Aug. 20 cycling race, the community will host large crowds, international media and world-class athletes complete with bike expo, dedications, celebrations, entertainment and plenty of high-energy buzz.
Of completely different vibe, the Durango Connects event Sept. 26 will attempt to celebrate the completion of Durangos seven-mile long river trail with 8,000 people joining hands from end to end.
Finally, the power of Durango-style collaboration brought together Fort Lewis College, DATO, BID and the city of Durango to open a full-time, year-round, full-service welcome center in the heart of downtown.
The Welcome Center is scheduled to open by Memorial Day and will become the one-stop location for visitor information, local business promotion, event ticket sales, FLC information and public services.
So, when my family reminded me that in June our son will graduate from culinary school, and this fall, our daughter will get married in England and later graduates from graduate school, I said, Is that all? And I added three more events to the list.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Early momentum has been the surefire way to win modern presidential primaries: Emerge as the front-runner in Iowa, New Hampshire or South Carolina, then steamroll through later states to become the nominee.
Most of the Republican candidates are betting on this approach for 2008, but Rudy Giuliani is counting on something simpler: delegate math.
His plan is based on the fact that Florida and several other big states, trying to loosen the grip of the traditional early contests, are voting earlier than usual to compete for influence and attention from the candidates.
The shake-up might help Giuliani capture the nomination, even without the "must-win" early states.
"There's never been an election like this before, where you have so many delegate-rich states coming on the heels of the early primary states, like California, like Illinois," says Giuliani campaign manager Mike DuHaime, in an interview with The Associated Press. "It is clearly a huge amount of delegates that are available Feb. 5 in states where the mayor is leading."
Giuliani dominates in national polls— he leads former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson 29 percent to 19 percent in Associated Press-Ipsos polling released last week. He has big leads, too, in California, New York and Florida.
Video: Giuliani talks about his run for the White House He trails in polling in Iowa and New Hampshire — although he's gained ground in New Hampshire — and Thompson has been challenging his lead in South Carolina surveys. That's in part because conservatives who hold sway over those GOP primaries are uncomfortable with Giuliani's more liberal record on cultural issues like abortion and gay rights.
Which states matter most, earlier ones or later, bigger ones?
In Orlando, Fla., retired Army Col. Terry Fiest says he doesn't take marching orders from the early states.
"I think Iowa is a myth," Fiest says. "Iowa is like the starting gate of a marathon. I don't even gauge Iowa."
His friend Craig Hartwig, who lives in Mount Doro, Fla., adds: "We're not bandwagon people."
Other political news of note
Animated Boehner: 'There's nothing complex about the Keystone Pipeline!'
House Speaker John Boehner became animated Tuesday over the proposed Keystone Pipeline, castigating the Obama administration for not having approved the project yet.
- Budget deficits shrinking but set to grow after 2015
- Senate readies another volley on unemployment aid
- Obama faces Syria standstill
- Fluke files to run in California
- Animated Boehner: 'There's nothing complex about the Keystone Pipeline!'
This sentiment led Florida to move its primary from March to Jan. 29, four weeks after Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses.
Leapfrogging states drew punishment last week, with party officials slashing their convention delegates by half, for violating rules against holding primaries before Feb. 5. The penalties apply to New Hampshire, Florida, South Carolina, Michigan and Wyoming. Iowa will not be penalized because its Jan. 3 caucuses technically are nonbinding, and the same is true of Nevada on Jan. 19.
To win the GOP nomination, a candidate must amass a majority of the 2,380 national convention delegates, most of whom are pledged to support the winner of their states or districts.
After nearly half the states hold nominating contests on Feb. 5, Giuliani, the former New York mayor, could hold a commanding lead in the delegate count.
Here's how.
—Giuliani has wide leads in bigger states with more delegates, such as Florida (57 delegates), California (173), New York (101), New Jersey (52) and Illinois (70). He's expected to capture Connecticut (30) and Delaware (18), too. He campaigned Monday in Missouri (58), another big prize whose senior senator, four-term Republican Kit Bond, recently endorsed Giuliani.
—Even where he doesn't win on Feb. 5, Giuliani could still come in second and win delegates. Big states in this category might include Georgia (72), Alabama (48) or Tennessee (55). Only a few — New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware and Missouri among them — award delegates on a winner-take-all basis. Other winner-take-all states, Arizona (53) and Utah (36), are expected to go for John McCain and Mitt Romney, respectively.
—States voting after Feb. 5, including Maryland (37), Ohio (88) and Pennsylvania (74), also hold potential for Giuliani to roll up most or some of the delegates.
Giuliani has a good shot at winning an early state or two as well. He has gained ground on former Massachusetts Gov. Romney in New Hampshire (12 delegates), where Giuliani ranks second in polls, and has battled Thompson for the lead in South Carolina (24).
He is spending more time in New Hampshire and in recent weeks has been mailing fliers to voters in Iowa and New Hampshire. He's also run radio ads there.
Whoever wins Iowa—and Romney has a double-digit lead there — will be viewed as the leader going into the next few contests, officials in other campaigns insist.
"People want to vote for a winner," says Carl Forti, political director of Romney's campaign. "And the winner is determined by who is on the front page of the papers and who is perceived as the front-runner after those early primaries."
History backs up this claim: Democrats John Kerry, Bill Clinton and Michael Dukakis all came from behind to win Iowa, then gathered steam to eventually win their party's nomination; Republican George W. Bush, after winning Iowa but losing New Hampshire to Arizona Sen. McCain, managed to win South Carolina and become the 2000 nominee.
McCain's advisers suggest the earlier primaries could make the first states more influential, not less. Florida is so expensive to run television advertisements in that media coverage of the early leader will have a big impact, McCain campaign manager Rick Davis says.
"If you don't have momentum going into Feb. 5, forget about it. And I think that's equally true in Florida," Davis says.
Al Cardenas, a former Florida Republican Party chairman who is supporting Romney, agrees: "The winner of the early primaries will carry an enormous slingshot effect into later races," he says.
Using either strategy —momentum or simple math — Giuliani's campaign wagers it can win.
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Halloween is coming up fast, and if you haven't already set up your decor you'll want to get started soon! At times, Halloween decorations can tend to be a bit kitschy — inflatable ghosts on front lawns, plastic Jack-o'-lanterns, and cardboard tombstones. If that's the look you're going for this year, then more power to you. However, if you're looking for a more tasteful look this year we've rounded up a few ideas to help inspire. We hope you enjoy!
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These are the daily lives of Inle Lake ladies, taking sampan from their houses on the lake to town in mainland to work.
Caught this group of Burmese ladies rowing in a cheerful mood. Guess living in rural area, though its plainly average life but with happy mood most of the time as I can see the look of their faces compared those in urban.
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Michigan's own guide to great gardening and landscaping. A State-by-State Gardening Publication
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by Bob Westerfield
With the Christmas season upon us, many folks have already spent $50 to $100 dollars for a dead, cut Christmas tree, or perhaps dragged their plastic version out of storage. While there is something to be said about having a traditional cut tree such as a blue spruce or Douglas fir, it is hard for me to fathom spending that much money on a dead tree you will only enjoy a few weeks. If you are one of those folks that have procrastinated and not gotten the tree up yet, you might want to think about some alternatives that will work for Christmas morning, but also give you lasting enjoyment in your landscape for years to come. >> read article
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Pressing botanicals is just one more way for plant lovers to get their fix while feeding the artist within. Just pick a basketful of your favorite flowers, herbs, leaves, seedpods, or whatnot to place between papers in a press and forget about it until the process is finished. >> read article
Warming Up With a Fire Feature
by Debbie Clark
Imagine yourself sitting around a warm fire. Can you hear the snapping and crackling of the wood? Do you feel the warmth of the fire on your hands and face? Can you hear and see your family and friends talking and laughing as they sit around the fire, toasting marshmallows? That could be your backyard, if you had a fire feature. >> read article
Sculpture in the Garden
by Taimi Anderson
On a spring morning while visiting Magnolia Plantation and Gardens near Charleston, SC, I left the main pathways and walked onto a narrow trail that led among Spanish-moss draped magnolias and bald cypresses. The trail went past an open glade, wild in its tangle of wisteria vines and solitary azalea and camellia blossoms. It had an eerie and deserted look about it, and I was startled by a white figure standing in the far distance like a mirage. When I looked closer, I realized that it was a white marble statue of a woman. Suddenly this abandoned space came alive. It was inhabited by this lovely sculpture, and my eyes focused on the glistening figure standing evocatively among the tangled vegetation. >> read article
Creative Containers
by Rebecca Stoner Kirts
Repurposing all types of objects into creative and sometimes wacky planters is a major gardening trend so hop aboard and I will give you some of my ideas. I have long been a fan of this idea – whether antiques or something you discover in the attic or barn – repurposing provides a vessel with non-traditional flair. Nothing is out of bounds, often the quirkier it is the more impact it will have. So let your imagination run wild. Pursue the flea markets, rummage through grandma's attic or go picking in farm outbuildings, any object is fair game. >> read article
Homegrown Holiday Wreaths
by Sandi Crabtree
In a world surrounded by mass- produced goods, there is a special kind of joy that comes from receiving gifts that are hand-crafted or homegrown. Join in the trendy, handmade movement that's sweeping the country by creating one-of-a-kind wreaths from garden materials. >> read article
Building a Scarier Scarecrow
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If you have a garden, it's more than likely that you also have a pest or three. It should be no surprise that pests and critters like our yards and gardens as much, or more, than we do. We are encouraged to invite wildlife into our yards and gardens because we love seeing them, and, in theory, they help balance our desire for our garden and nature to coexist. But what happens when they go rogue and start eating, digging and destroying all of our hard work?
Scaring them away, or we could say gently discouraging, wild and sometimes not-so-wild critters to "Step away from the garden," is always a first and sometimes successful option. >> read article
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Invitation, End-of-Season Banquet
The UMBC men's soccer program will celebrate the many great things happening in the program by holding its first ever End of Season Banquet on Friday, Feb. 28th from 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. The event will be held in the Skylight Room of The Commons on campus. The banquet is open to parents, alumni, supporters, friends and Lot 17. The cost is $25.00, which includes dinner and the attire is business casual.
The attached invitation can be mailed, e-mailed or faxed to Associate Head Coach Anthony Adams.
Contact info:
UMBC Men's Soccer Office
Attn: Associate Head Coach Anthony Adams
RAC - Suite 307
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Fax: 410-455-1536


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What is the first thing young players do when they arrive at soccer practice? If there is a goal on the field, no matter what size it is, how far away it is and how many people are using it, they will inevitably be seduced by that open net and be magnetized towards it. The attraction of 'belting' a ball into an open net is something that almost all young players cannot resist. And why should they? Kicking a ball in the open field is the very nature of the game of soccer and it results in the sidelines erupting into screams of joy when a player kicks the ball as hard as they possibly can.
However, if you are expecting to see this at 2:45pm tomorrow when Spain meet Italy in the Euro 2012 Final, you will be left hugely disappointed. Sorry!
Spain do not, and will not kick the soccer ball. From an early age the Spanish players have been taught to stroke the ball around the field with care, love and affection. They are gentle with it. They treat it as if it is made of glass and could shatter at any moment if it is mistreated. "Leathering" the ball as hard as they possibly can is not a sign of strength to the Spanish. Instead, it is a sign of weakness as it demonstrates that you are not comfortable with the ball at your feet. But having seen the Spanish play for many years using their "Tiki-Taka" style of pushing the ball over every blade of grass on the field we have come to expect this every time they take the field.
Tomorrow will be no different. If they go 1-0 down, it will be no different. If they go 2-0, it will be no different. To love the game of Football, you must learn to love the ball, because without it you cannot win. And if by keeping the ball, being patient and stroking ball all over the field a chance is created, it must be taken. So as Spain enter tomorrow's final trying to win their third consecutive major tournament, the thought of a 1-0 win is not boring, but mouthwatering for those looking for a Master Class in loving the ball!
Waiting for Spain in the deafening atmosphere within the Olympic Stadium, Kyiv tomorrow will be a team lead by a 33 year old has-been. A player who, "Should call it a day by now". That, at least, was the view of AC Milan 12 months ago when they allowed Andrea Pirlo to leave their star studded squad and move to Juventus for free last year. Whoever allowed that to happen is surely collecting their P45 around about now.
Andrea Pirlo has been nothing short of magisterial over the past 2 weeks. He has put on a 14 day Master Class, with the emphasis being on the word 'Class'. At 33 he knows he cannot compete physically with the younger players in the tournament. However, he has dominated every team Italy have played almost single handedly. But how has a 33 year old standing at only 5'10 and weighing no more then 130 pounds soaking wet through dominated the best players in the world? Simple! He too has developed a love for the ball. He too caresses and strokes the ball around the field. He has developed every technique required to play the game and knows exactly when, where and how to use them. He doesn't rely on his speed, nor his strength, nor his power because quite simply, he doesn't posses these traits. Instead, he beats teams with his ball mastery and decision making...
And that is why "The Final" is going to be so intriguing to watch...for me at least. Yes, it may be a slow paced game to start with. Yes, Spain will inevitably dominate possession and be patient in their build up play. Yes, Ballotelli will inevitably have a ridiculous hair cut. But when Spain do lose the ball, will they be able to stop Andrea Pirlo? Will they be able to shackle him, as no other team have managed to do? Will they be able to spot the passes that seemingly only Pirlo can see?
One thing is for sure, those same people calling Spain's performances 'boring' and 'dull' throughout the tournament will be the same people screaming at the top of their lungs the next time they see a ball kicked from one end of the field to the other. Or a ball 'punted' so far in the air it comes down with snow on it. They will not enjoy tomorrow's master class.
The rest of us who appreciate the unbelievable difficulty and class it takes to 'stroke' the ball' around the field and treat it with care and affection, for those people...watch, learn, smile, laugh, applaud and simply ENJOY!
Andrea Pirlo
Current European & World Champions Spain
Tom Butler is Youth Elite Soccer's Regional Manager for New England, and an avid fan of football and football fashion. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Dr. Greene's Answer:
If only we could bottle kids' marvelous energy. It's better than solar power! Still, their energetic exploration of life often results in "bonks" or head injuries. Fortunately, most of these are not serious. Nevertheless, when we hear the awful thud of a child's head, our breath catches and for a moment…
A prompt cry after the injury is reassuring. It is normal for a child to feel sleepy after hitting his head, and is even O.K. for him to vomit once or twice. The following is a list of signals that tell you that you need to talk with your pediatrician.
If your child is (or has):
- Under six months of age
- Unconscious, even briefly
- Crying for longer than 10 minutes
- Vomiting repeatedly
- Bleeding or discharge from the ears or nose
- Rapid swelling just above the ear
- Unable to walk or talk normally
- Unequal pupil size or pupils that do not constrict to light
- Severe, worsening headache
- Neck pain
- Seizures
- Skull indentation or large bump
- Great force of injury (car accident, long fall, baseball bat, etc.)
- Visual changes
- Numbness or weakness
If any of these symptoms or situations are present, call your physician right away. Your son may be fine, but you should be in touch with an expert. If your son is unable to get up by himself immediately after the head injury, don't move him. Call 911 and wait for emergency help to arrive.
If none of these symptoms are present, it is fine to let your son sleep, as long as you wake him every half hour for the first six hours after the fall. After this, awaken your son at your bedtime and again four hours later to check on his status. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends waking a child every 2-3 hours for the first 24 hours after a head injury. If at any time your child seems to develop a suspicious symptom, call your doctor.
After reading a list like this, it is tempting to try to protect your son from every situation that might result in an injury. It is appropriate to use good judgment in deciding which activities are safe for your child, but it is also important to allow him the opportunity to express himself through physical activity. Sometimes growth means taking risks, and appropriate risks are worth taking!
N.B. Stair gates and window guards for infants and toddlers, car seats, seat belts, and helmets for riding a bicycle, scooter, or roller-blades prevent many serious head injuries. Make sure your child is properly equipped for his activities.


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Eyelet Heart Card
Eyelet Heart Card
Designer: Alisa Bangerter
SUPPLIES: Cardstock: (white, pink, red) Clear stamp: (love from Brushed Designs set) Fancy Pants Designs Chalk ink: (Rouge) Clearsnap Color medium: (red chalk) Craf-T Products Accents: (assorted red eyelets) Making Memories Fibers: (red/white striped ribbon) May Arts Adhesive: (foam tape) Making Memories Finished size: 5" x 7"
1. Make card from cardstock.
2. Trim cardstock to 4 1/2" x 6 1/2". Lightly draw a large heart with pencil.
3. Set eyelets around traced heart; erase line if needed. Chalk and straight-stitch around edges.
4. Wrap ribbon around piece; knot. Mat with cardstock. Adhere to card.
5. Stamp sentiment on cardstock; trim, chalk edges, and adhere with foam tape.
Valentine Projects
If you love this card, you'll find more great Valentine projects in the January/February 2009 issue of Paper Crafts magazine.
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One Wagon Of A Kind
If Chuck Williams was trying to follow the crowd, he built the wrong custom. When I ran across his '53 Dodge Meadowbrook Suburban at the Nashville Nationals last June, it was situated far away from the high-profile parking area. The wagon caught my attention partly because I couldn't remember ever seeing one before, and partly because a friend had just led me all the way across the Titan Stadium grounds to show it to me.
Later on, a Google image search turned up only about half a dozen different '53 Dodge station wagons. Not all of them were finished and only one of them, this one, was modified.
Chuck has owned a few Ford and Chevy rods and customs, but he told us that his father always had Dodge pickups when Chuck was growing up, and that he himself owns three Dodge trucks now, so there's definitely something in the family tree that is rooted in Dodges. In the summer of 2003, he was hunting around on eBay and happened to run across this one. The fact that it was located fairly nearby, was a two-door wagon, and was a Dodge got him interested enough to call the seller. The condition of the car, low mileage, local history, ability to move under its own power, and the $1,500 price tag got him interested enough to haul it home.
One of the first things he did was contact Art Morrison Enterprises to order a custom chassis built around their Air Spring frame which uses an adjustable Air Ride Technologies system. When the chassis got to Chuck in Arkansas, he added temporary body mounts, dropped the wagon body on the 'rails, and hauled the car all the way back to Washington.
"You might be wondering why I traveled from Arkansas to Washington to have the work done," Chuck said. "I had lived in Washington from the late Seventies until I retired in 2000. My first street rod, a '34 Ford three-window coupe, was built in Seattle. A few years later, I got into drag racing. That's when I met Tim Levin from Marysville, who built and fabricated my 2000 Dodge Dakota Pro Stock race truck, which also has an Art Morrison chassis. So, when I started this project, Tim and Art were the first two people I contacted."
In Marysville, Tim located the body on the new chassis and replaced the temporary body mounts with permanent parts-and built a new firewall, floor, and wheel tubs. The tubs and massive rear tires reflect a drag racing influence that continues under the hood; the Mopar Performance Hemi was machined and assembled by Matt Hensley in Knoxville, Tennessee. Chuck balanced that influence with the overall contemporary custom flavor of the wagon. Neither of those two styles prevents the Dodge from being what Chuck always intended it to be: a driver. In addition to local shows, he's taken it to regional and national events. Wherever he shows it, it's gotta be the only '53 Dodge wagon around. And wherever he drives it, he's sure not following the crowd.
Rod & Custom Feature Car
Chuck Williamson
McCrory, Arkansas
1953 Dodge Meadowbrook Suburban
Owner contact info: email@example.com
The chassis is mostly Washington state grown, starting with the Art Morrison Air Spring Plus front and rear suspension to drop the Dodge. The front framerails were modified to make way for the Ron Davis aluminum radiator and beefed up with a Panhard bar and anti-roll bar-with additional frame mods and mounts completed at Tim Levin Fabrications in Marysville, Washington. The rear includes an Art Morrison four-bar setup, along with a 9-inch Ford housing with 3.55:1 gears and limited slip, with a Strange S-series center section and 31-spline axles, and a Panhard bar. The Air Spring system is set up with an Air Ride Technologies springs and compressor system. Gabriel gas shocks and Wilwood Pro Series brakes are all around. Brakes feature a Hydratech Hydroboost booster. The power steering rack is from AGR Performance.
Even better than a Chevy in a Chevy or a Ford in a Ford is a Hemi in something actually produced by Chrysler. Dodge introduced the Hemi in 1953, but this one is a new 426 from Mopar Performance, bored, stroked, blueprinted, and balanced by Matt Hensley at Hensley Performance. It's packed with Ross pistons and Manley aluminum rods, plus a Crane Cams PowerMax hydraulic camshaft. The heads, crinkle-finish valve covers, and intake manifold are from Mopar Performance; a pair of Edelbrock Performance Series 600-cfm carbs is topped by a Billet Specialties air cleaner. Tim Levin built the headers, connecting to a custom exhaust system fabricated by Danny Liles at Mid-South Parts and Service in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and running into Flowmaster Outlaw round-case race mufflers. The Chrysler 727 transmission, assembled by Roger Williamson in McCrory, Arkansas, is equipped with Kevlar bands and a trans cooler, plus a PTI 2600-stall converter. The ididit column shifter runs a Lokar cable shift. Hughey Machine Shop in Jonesboro built the custom driveshaft.
Body & Paint
To enhance the stance of the low-sitting wagon, Chuck elongated the looks of the body by eliminating the vent windows and side-window pillars, along with every piece of hardware and trim from the hood, rear, and sides, and filling seams wherever possible, including the tailgate. The new side glass was cut and installed by Raburn's Mobile Glass in Jonesboro. The bumpers and grille were kept chromed, redone by Dan's Polishing in Adamsville, Tennessee. Chuck looked all over for that stock grille, finally finding what he needed at Collectors Auto Supply in Oroville, Washington. Autonik headlights incorporate LED turn signals; taillights are LED '39 Ford-style lights from Technostalgia. Final bodywork was completed at Roger's Rod & Custom in Jonesboro, where John Sutton shot the Rudder Red paint from DuPont Hot Hues.
Wheels & Tires
The big 'n' little tire and wheel combination adds to the street/strip character of the wagon, with 29×15.5×15 Hoosier Pro-Street Radials rolling on 15×15 Weld Pro Star rims with 4.5-inch backspacing. Riken Raptors, measuring 235/45ZR17, are mounted on 17×7 Crown Jewel five-spokes from Boyd Coddington Wheels.
The interior was finished with a lot of contemporary elements. Anthony and Angela Fry at Fry's Upholstery in Swifton, Arkansas, dressed up the Jeep Grand Cherokee power seats, custom center console, and door panels in buckskin-colored vinyl with ostrich-print inserts. The console holds the controls for the Air Ride system, power windows and doors, and Vintage Air air conditioning. The A/C vents are from Phipps, as are the front and rear dome lights. The dash was modified for a set of Odyssey Series I gauges from Dakota Digital. The Flaming River steering wheel is mounted on an ididit tilt column. Fry's installed the JVC DVD-CD-MP3 system and the Juliano's seat belts. Behind the seats, wheel tubs were built to accommodate the rear tires.


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Bi Chay (Shredded Tofu and Crispy Mock Pork)
Bì chay is probably one of my favorite Vietnamese vegetarian street foods. Not only is it a popular everyday eat, but it is also very common at temples. It's a mix of fried Asian ingredients such as tofu, taro, potatoes, jicama and fine vermicelli noodles. The whole mix is topped with dry toasted jasmine rice mill. It gives a nice aroma and chewy texture to the blend.
Whenever I pack sandwiches for a picnic, I either make the good ol' cheese and vegetable sandwich or an Asian-style sandwich, which is called bánh mì chay. It is a Vietnamese-style baguette sandwich stuffed with bì chay, pickled daikon and carrots, and green sliced chiles.
You can also simply eat bì chay with bún (bún chay), the vegetarian equivalent of bún cá chiên (fried fish with vermicelli rice noodles).
If you want to serve this as a appetizer (bì cuốn chay) for a vegetarian crowd, just wrap the bì chay in rice paper and create little spring rolls.
Yields: 6 servings1 (12-ounce) package firm tofu
1 jicama
1 (2-ounce) package dried bean thread noodles
1 lb taro root, shredded
1 yellow onion, chopped, fried
6 Yukon potatoes
½ cup canola oil, as needed
½ cup jasmine rice or thinh (check tip section)
1-1/2 teaspoon mushroom seasoning salt
4 tablespoons lemon juice
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar
½ teaspoon black peppercorns
For the dry roasted rice powder: Dry roast the jasmine rice in a pan over the stove. Stir the rice using chopsticks until the grains turn a rich brown color (for about 5-7 minutes over high heat). Let cool. Grind the grains into a fine powder using a food processor or spice grinder. I use the VitaMix Dry Blade Container. The result should be a fine mill.
For the tofu: Drain any liquid from the tofu. Pat dry with a paper towel. Slice the tofu into 1/2-inch thick pieces. In a large pan, heat about 2 tablespoons of oil; fry the tofu slices and transfer to a plate. Once the tofu is cool enough to handle, cut the pieces into very thin strips. Set aside.
For the dried bean thread noodles: Place the whole package of dried bean thread noodles in a bowl. Don't forget to cut the little threads and discard them! Soak the noodles in cold water for 30-40 minutes (up to 1 hour, depending on the bean thread noodle brand), then drain. Chop into 1 inch threads. Set aside.
For the jicama: Peel and slice horizontally into 1/2-inch thick pieces. In the same large pan, add about 1 tablespoon of oil and fry all the jicama slices until golden brown. Once they are cool enough to handle, cut the pieces into very thin strips. Set aside.
For the taro and potatoes: Peel and shred the taro. Place in a large bowl. Fill the bowl with water and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. Let sit for about 15 minutes, then drain all the liquid. Pat dry.
Repeat the same procedure with the potatoes.
In the same large pan, add about 2 more tablespoons of oil. Sprinkle about 4-5 tablespoons of taro evenly into the pan. Do not stir. Wait for at least 2 minutes until one side is nicely fried, crisp and golden. Flip the taro using chopsticks. Continue until all the taro is fried and repeat the same procedure with the potatoes. Add more oil if necessary.
When the taro and potatoes are nicely fried and golden, transfer to a platter lined with paper towels. As soon as all the oil is drained, transfer to a large bowl.
Assembly time: In the same large bowl with the fried taro and potatoes, add the jicama, tofu, vermicelli and fried onions. Season with mushroom powder, salt and pepper. Toss well, then sprinkle with dry roasted rice powder.
Place on a serving platter. On one plate, place thick rice vermicelli noodles (called bún). On another plate, add fresh vegetables like lettuce, cucumber, bean sprouts, fresh coriander and Vietnamese mint, and pickled vegetables like carrots, baby shallots and daikon. Fill a bowl with nước tương (vegetarian dipping sauce) and another with crushed, salted peanuts. It's family style - everyone helps themselves to their own bowl, starting with the veggies, the noodles, and then finally the bì chay. Pour on the nước tương sauce, add the coriander and mint and sprinkle some peanuts to garnish. Lastly add sliced red bird chili if you like it spicy. To be eaten with chopsticks of course!
Dry roasted rice powder is called thinh in Vietnamese. If you want a finer mill for the roasted rice powder, you can use the Nutrimill brand mill if you have one. I got one several months ago, and it's very useful for making any kind of flour. It's a great complement for gluten allergies as well. I make my own flour with buckwheat, oat, sorghum and spelt. You can also buy ready-made thinh in Asian stores, but I prefer grinding my own for a more fragrant toasty scent. You can use it for bì (shredded meat with thinh) or grilled lemongrass beef with thinh and served with cơm tấm (jasmine broken rice). You can also toss the rice powder in salad; it absorbs all the moisture and helps keep the salad dry.
Taro root is a firm, hairy vegetable as starchy as a potato and used very often in Asian cuisine.
I absolutely love the Thanh Son tofu brand. If you live in the Bay Area, you have to try it. They sell it in almost all the Asian markets in downtown San Jose and their main shop is on 2857 Senter Road, San Jose. It's a very little shop but everything is very good. Their factory makes the best tofu texture. They make fresh tofu daily.
Jicama is a large, sweet, firm turnip that is used in vegetarian Vietnamese cuisine to imitate the juicy pork fat and pork skin (when fried). It's crunchy like an apple and filling like a potato. You can find it in any Vietnamese store; it's called củ sắn.
Frying onions is easy. Chop the onion. Heat about 1 inch of canola oil in a skillet. Fry the onion in the oil, stirring frequently to prevent them from burning until the color is evenly golden brown. Drain the oil on paper towels. I always make extra so that I can vacuum-seal and store them in the freezer for future use. I place about one cup per bag. You can store them up to 3 months. I think it's the best way to keep the same flavor without getting freezer burn. I keep them exactly the same way I would with extra pesto or the (papaya) meat tenderizer for poultry.
You can add black fungus mushrooms that you re-hydrated to the bì chay mixture. I don't because my father-in-law is allergic to mushrooms.
Serve the bì chay with a soy sauce dipping sauce; I'll post the recipe tomorrow. You can find the fish sauce version, here.
Published By: on July 27, 2009.