text: Share: Comments Print February 19, 2013 at 1:52 PM Bungie's Destiny: a glimpse of gaming's future Posted by Brier Dudley If you'd like a glimpse of what digital entertainment may look like in a decade or two, finagle your way into the Bellevue offices of acclaimed game studio Bungie. Bungie's army of programmers, artists, musicians, architects, testers and others have spent more than four years creating a massive new entertainment franchise that's expected to go on sale later this year. Called "Destiny," it could create a new genre of video game, blending solo and multiplayer action. It uses new server and rendering technology to slip other players into the action as you're playing, and it adjusts its lush, vivid virtual world on the fly. Based on a limited preview shown to the media last week, "Destiny" appears to be truly next-generation game software, with advances in design almost as intriguing as the elaborate sci-fi story on which the game is based. "Destiny" will debut alongside the next generation of game hardware from Microsoft and Sony, including the PlayStation 4, expected to be unveiled Wednesday. It will also run on today's consoles as long as they're connected with broadband. Bungie became a household name among gamers with the "Halo" franchise it created for Microsoft, generating $3 billion in sales since 2001. Now it's trying to make an entirely new action game that's more fun, dynamic and accessible to a broader range of players. It's also trying to advance the state of the art, similar to the way it did with "Halo," according to Bungie co-founder Jason Jones, who made a rare media appearance to explain "Destiny" last week. Jones said they set out to "take this genre we love so much — the first-person shooter — and turn it on its head again." Bungie took lessons from Facebook games, massively multiplayer online games and other console titles to develop a game that's adaptable to a player's preferences and mood. "We've been really deliberate in 'Destiny' about creating a broad range of activities, from cooperative to competitive, from solo to group, from casual to intense, so 'Destiny' will meet you with something fun no matter what your mood is," Jones said. "We think this is incredibly important — not all players are the same, and the same player doesn't feel the same way all the time." Bungie's also among a handful of Eastside game developers that are exploring ways to broaden interactive entertainment over the next decade. They're turning their big franchises into extended features that draw players back week after week, month after month, like TV shows and book series, hoping they'll become staples of our entertainment diets. Microsoft is doing this with "Halo 4" by producing a series of live-action, TV-like shows based on the game's sci-fi story. These are released on a regular schedule, along with new episodes of the game. A block away from Bungie, Valve Software is in discussion with movie directors on films and games that draw from each genre. Few details Bungie has not provided details about whether "Destiny" will also get movie or TV treatment. But studio boss Harold Ryan confirmed that it's building a franchise to compete not just with other games but other forms of entertainment. "We're competing to be your entertainment — whether that's sports or movies or TV or other games or interactive games on your phone," he said. That led Bungie to design the game to be "compatible with real life," Ryan said, so that it appeals to gamers immersed in the game or casual players who drop in now and then. Bungie, owned by Microsoft from 2000 to 2007, also designed the fictional world of "Destiny" to have enough breadth and flexibility to expand on the franchise for perhaps a decade with new games and adventures. Activision deal In 2010, Bungie signed a 10-year deal with Activision to fund and distribute "Destiny." Activision, the Santa Monica, Calif.-based publisher of the blockbusters "Call of Duty" and "World of Warcraft," has told investors that "Destiny" is among its largest and highest-margin opportunities. That suggests it could be another $1 billion franchise, at least. Is Activision hoping "Destiny" becomes its version of "Star Wars"? "I certainly think we're striving for something of that level of merit," said Eric Hirshberg, chief executive of its publishing business. Hirshberg called out "the level of creativity and level of depth of the world that 'Destiny' is striving to provide to people — the mythologies, the multiple different characters and species and classes." Business goals may not be obvious to players. They'll see "Destiny" as an expansive shooting adventure, with new social and multiplayer features. Players start out defending the last human colony on a post-apocalyptic Earth and go on missions outside of its perimeter and on other planets. Instead of assuming the role of a fixed hero, players are themselves, with customizable gear and weapons that evolve through the game. This suggests the game will be licensed to individual players, with options to pay for special outfits, equipment or vehicles, including space planes reminiscent of the X-Wings in "Star Wars." Bungie isn't discussing how the game will be sold, aside from saying that it will sell a packaged version of the game — on disc or downloadable — and won't require a monthly subscription fee. The company is likely to offer scheduled activities in the game, such as challenges or cooperative adventures, that will encourage players to jump back in by themselves or with friends. A copy of the Activision contract that surfaced in a 2012 lawsuit said downloadable expansion packs will be released every other year starting in 2014. To keep interest up between releases, Bungie plans to operate a system that delivers updates via the Web and smartphones. It will also enable players to send instant messages to friends, to chat about the game or invite them to a play session. Several other local studios sputtered out after pursuing ambitious, multiplayer online games. A Sony studio in Bellevue spent seven years developing a multiplatform spy game called the "The Agency" with customizable characters and updates delivered via phone, but pulled the plug in 2011 before it launched. Another Sony studio, Redmond's Zipper Interactive, was closed in 2012, two years after releasing a multiplayer, story-driven shooting game called "MAG" that let 256 people play together at once. Harold Ryan, photo by Steve Ringman of The Seattle Times Ryan said Bungie has a different focus and goals, plus a creative team that's still guided by co-founder Jones. "So far we've been lucky enough to succeed," he said. Ryan, a 41-year-old Spokane native, joined Microsoft as a contract tester and worked his way up to lead Bungie before it split, to regain its independence. He's now running a big tech company, with about 280 permanent employees and more than 100 additional full-time staffers working under extended contracts modeled on those movie productions offer, with full benefits. Vast game lab Using computer-design tools, Ryan helped design Bungie's futuristic headquarters in Bellevue. Fittingly, it's in a former multiplex theater that's been opened up and upgraded into a vast game laboratory and playground. The dramatically lit space includes test labs, video labs and an audio production facility for Bungie's star composer Marty O'Donnell, but for "Destiny" he recorded some of the music at Abbey Road Studios in London and composed with help from Paul McCartney. Outside Bungie's offices are balconies overlooking a pedestrian plaza through the ring of skyscrapers in downtown Bellevue. The setting will be familiar to "Destiny" players. A central feature is a tower with a broad terrace where players will congregate. In renderings shown last week, it looked a lot like Bungie's aerie. In the game, Ryan said, it's "the happy, bright safe place to exist." Comments


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Game #59: Rays at Jays on Draft Day
Tampa Bay (25-32) at Toronto (28-30)
at 12:37 p.m. ET at the Rogers Centre
Today's lineups:
B.J. Upton, 2B
Elijah Dukes, CF
Carl Crawford, DH
Greg Norton, LF
Carlos Pena, 1B
Ty Wigginton, 3B
Delmon Young, RF
Dioner Navarro, C
Brendan Harris, SS
PITCHING: RHP Edwin Jackson
Alex Rios, RF
Vernon Wells, CF
Matt Stairs, 1B
Frank Thomas, DH
Troy Glaus, 3B
Aaron Hill, 2B
Adam Lind, LF
Royce Clayton, SS
Jason Phillips, C
PITCHING: RHP A.J. Burnett
NOTES: Before the game, Toronto designated RHP Tomo Ohka for assignment, meaning the club has 10 days to either trade, release or reassign the pitcher. RHP Josh Towers is now slated to start on Monday in San Francisco. … For now, Toronto is carrying 39 players on its 40-man roster. … C Gregg Zaun is scheduled to be activated from the 15-day DL in L.A. on Friday. He won't be able to catch yet, but will be available as a pinch hitter. With that being the case, Toronto will temporarily have four catchers: Zaun, Phillips, Sal Fasano and Curtis Thigpen. … 1B Lyle Overbay was back with the Jays after undergoing surgery on his broken right hand. Overbay had four pins inserted into his hand and he hopes to be able to return in four weeks. … The First-Year Player Draft begins at 2 p.m. ET and will be shown/updated live on MLB.com. Toronto has 10 picks in the first five rounds, including the 16th and 21st picks in the first round, three picks in the sandwich round, two in the second round, and one each in round Nos. 3-5. I'll be handling draft coverage today, while associate reporter Gregor Chisholm reports on the game.
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I am Slowly coming to the conclusion that the "big (Squib)hurt" was a waste of good canadian dollars, getting tired of watching them lose because the offense is hitting like little girls!!!
This team couldn't hit Tomo Ohka. thats how bad they are. Another thing every time the big hurt comes to bat the announcers talk about him like he is a god. When are they going to wake up and smell the coffee. Mabey they should give him a RAISE. We will not finish better than 4th this year.Alex Rios is back with a bang this year thank God.What happend to Wells are his bats bent or what.Mabey he'll play better for the big bucks next year.
I'm disappointed with the lack of run support for A.J. What, does the guy need an ERA below 3 before he gets a win?
What is up with the jays making so many errors? During the series with the rays, the jays made 7-8 errors.
hey no problem with wins. We now have Towers back as a starter Wow what a joke !!!!!!!!


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Report by Clay Graham / Eastern Washington Adventures
Photos by Clay Graham / Eastern Washington Adventures and Sid Hagemeier / Shindig Wheelers
On Friday September 16th, 2011 many PNW4WDA members headed to Jim Sprick Park to set up camp for the Annual Region 4 "Pick Up A Mountain" event. I pulled in around 1:30 PM. Guido was already there and had a good camp spot for our group, the Yakima/Kittitas Forest Watch Association.
On Friday night there was a lot going on. Check in, raffle ticket sells, Divorce Course, movie for the kids and a campfire.
On Saturday morning there was a Driver's Meeting and then a group picture with the rigs going out on the clean-up.
The Yakima/Kittitas Forest Watch Association across the road from Jim Sprick Park and headed up FS1701. We took the same route as we did the three year before. We cleaned up the FS1701/FS530 camp, Trails 4W644, 4W695 and 4W675. The areas we cleaned up were not bad at all.
Saturday evening there was a corn shucking contest for the kids and one for the adults. The corn was provided by Yakima/Kittitas Forest Watch Association via Calvert Corn. After that they cooked the corn for the potluck dinner. While the corn was cooking more people tried the Divorce Course.
After dinner everyone headed over to the stage. People came up and old there stories about the strange things they found. The crowd voted on the best story and the best story won.
Next they gave out the "Region 4 Most Inspirational" trophy. For some reason they gave it to me this year. It was nice of the Region 4 members to vote for me. I still don't know what to say about it other than, "Thank You Region 4".
Up next was the thing everyone was waiting for all day, the raffle drawing. There were a lot of sponsors this year and a lot of nice prizes.
We want to thank the following for being a sponsor at this year's "Pick Up A Mountain":
Master Pull, Region 4, Frank Remley, Shindig Wheelers, Liberty Off Road, Olympic 4x4 Supply, Trail Jamboree, Insanity Fab, Joey & Cindy Waterman, George The Jeep, Yakima RidgeRunners, Build It Off Road, Pollock Gears & Repair, Oak Creek Ace Hardware, 4WheelingPlus, Tacoma Screw Products, Tom Woods, Moos Fab, 241 Photography, Gold Creek Station, Round Table Pizza, HiWay Espresso - Naches and Mike & Alicia Polachuk.
After the drawing the DJ played music and people danced. The DJ was provided by Build It Off Road & 241 Photography. There was a big campfire too.
On Sunday morning some of the Yakima/Kittitas Forest Watch Association members cooked breakfast for the volunteers. We want to thank everyone for the help and donations that made the breakfast happen.
After breakfast everyone packed up and headed home. "Pick Up A Mountain" was a lot of fun. We cannot wait for the next one.
Here are some pictures of our weekend at the "Pick Up A Mountain" event:
Friday evening Divorce Course.
Checking in with Pam.
Saturday Morning Driver's Meeting.
A group picture before heading out to Pick Up A Mountain.
Next the Yakima/Kittitas Forest Watch Association across the road from Jim Sprick Park and headed up FS1701
Heading up FS1701 we find the ORV Ranger making his rider work. LOL
We stopped to pick up the FS1701/FS530 camp.
The next stop was at the 4W694 Trail Head to regroup and take a break.
TJ40 has a funny looking chock block. LOL
Waycrazy's boy wanting to hit the trail.
Hunter's first wheeling trip and we have him picking up trash.
Hunter and Doc working together.
We stopped at the 4W694 Manastash Lake Viewpoint for lunch.
On down the trail we past the Ridgerunners heading the other way.
Here we are passing through Funny Rocks.
On 4W695 heading to Moon Rocks.
Our group crossing Moon Rocks.
Monster running for trash.
One we dropped down 4W695 we stopped to regroup on FS1701.
Once again the Ridgerunners past us.
We headed down FS1701 and then up FS530. We dropped down 4W675 and stopped at a hunting camp that we had found a lot of trash in the past.
We did not find much trash but we did find a lot of small frogs.
Moving down 4W675 we found just a few cans. here is Odo getting one.
Monster climbing the rocks for a can.
Odo finds another can.
We ran 4W675 onto FS1702 and ran it to FS1720 to get back to FS1701 since FS1702 is closed at SR410.
We pulled into Jim Sprick Park and dropped of the trash in the dumpster that Region 4 had supplied for Pick Up A Mountain.
The Desert Rats came it right after us with some interesting trash.
Need a used toilet?
How about a table?
That is a lot of cans.
Earl hunting with a 12 Gauge! LOL
The corn shucking contest, "Kids".
She got hungry doing all that work. No need to cook it.
Pam gave the kids a prize for there good work.
Avalanche one first place and Monster won second.
The corn shucking contest, "Adult".
Josh presents the award to the winner.
Divorce Course "Kids".
Divorce Course "Adults".
Sid and Sande.
Time for the potluck dinner.
Stories of the day's find.
Region 4 Director Earl Nettnin presented me the "Region 4 Most Inspirational" trophy. "Thank You Region 4".
Photo by Sid Hagemeier / Shindig Wheelers
The raffle drawing was next.
TJ Dave showing his winning ticket.
The crowd checking their numers.
After the raffle there was a dance.
And a big campfire.
Happy couples enjoying the campfire.
Disco is still alive!
On Sunday morning some of the Yakima/Kittitas Forest Watch Association members cooked breakfast for the volunteers.
We want to thank everyone for the help and donations that made the breakfast happen.
This is a sign that our public lands are staying cleaner.
"Pick Up A Mountain" was a lot of fun. We cannot wait for the next one.
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Thanks Clay, the pictures and article was great.
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Here's something that will surely come as a complete and total surprise to regular Ars readers: only about three percent of all bulk commercial email is in compliance with a new federal antispam law, according to a recent study. In fact, since the law in question went into effect on January 1st, the percentage of spam compared to regular email went up two percent.
"We're seeing more spam than ever," said Ken Schneider, chief technology officer at Brightmail, which fields between 3 billion and 4 billion e-mail messages a day.
The law itself has come under fire from a variety of organizations who feel it would actually weaken already tough state laws, and from enforcement organizations who fear its complexity. However, there are signs that it is starting to have a positive effect and that spammers are beginning to comply with its requirements, according to the article. More email now includes the "ADLT" tag, for example, to mark it as sexually explicit. As companies become more familiar with the ins and outs of the new law, spam traffic may begin to slow to a mere deluge from its current runaway-firehose levels.
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Russ Adams: Red Sox Killer
I can't say I was all that surprised to see ol' Russell come out on top in the eighth inning against Jonathan Papelbon here tonight. If you take a little stroll down memory lane, you'll recall that it was Adams who ended the scoreless streak Pap carried into May last season.
The only downer on Wednesday night was the fact that John McDonald didn't enter the game. He won't be able to qualify for the fielding percentage title this year now, and he would've been tied for the MLB lead had he appeared in the final 11 games. I thought for sure he'd come in in the ninth with Toronto up, 6-1.
Even so, what a series for the Blue Jays, huh? A little late, but still quite the effort by the pitching staff over the past three days to sweep Boston. Dustin McGowan's slider was unbelievable on Monday, A.J. Burnett's curve was just plain sick on Tuesday and on Wednesday Litsch found that changeup he's been missing. Combined, that trio went 3-0 with a 1.45 ERA.
I gotta say, I like the way Toronto's rotation is stacking up. With Roy Halladay at the top, Burnett and McGowan both being solid No. 2 guys and Shaun Marcum a sound option behind them, that's a tough group to match up against. I'm sure Toronto would take its chances with a Halladay-Burnett-McGowan lineup in a playoff series. Of course, there's that whole reaching the playoffs thing…
The pitching should be fine next year, but maybe having us scribes write that is the kiss of death. Along with the team, it was us who — hey, understandably at the time — were pumping up the Jays offense going into this year. I'm not completely sold that this O can return to its 2006 form. I'll believe it when I see it. Injuries certainly played a role, so I guess we'll just have to wait and see if the wounded can all rebound in '08.
To finish above .500, the Jays need to go just 5-5 down the stretch. The Yankees are rolling right now, so heading to the Bronx for a four-game set will be tough. Honestly, escaping with a split would be a success. Toronto should take two of three in Baltimore, and you would hope two of three against the Rays, so that'd be a 6-4 finish.
Would 83 wins make this season a success under the circumstances?
I'll be flying out to New York tomorrow and I'll be in Baltimore after that. I may even be bringing some postseason coverage to the blog come October. Stay tuned…
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Hi Jordan.
I agree with your opinion of the Jays pitching staff.It's refreshing to know that in this off season the Jays won't have to overspend for a .500 pitcher to fill a hole.They might want to make a few minor pickups for insurance against injury.A healthy Wells,Overbay and Glaus would make a big improvement over this years offence.Even with those guys clicking,I think this club is missing A true leader who makes things happen when the offense is lacking.Every champion has always had that one guy who other teams feared when the game was close.He dosen't have to be the best on the team.However he needs to be hardnosed,a sparkplug and a type of player who will not accept being mediocre.A guy who the veterans respect and the young guys look up to.This guy may already be here and just needs to step up,or they may need to go find him.I remember back in '92 a Jays club,loaded with potential and talent but couldn't get to the next level.Enter Dave Winfield, a guy whose presence in the clubhouse as well as onthe field gave this team the confidence to realize that potential.
Actually Marcum has been more than acceptable. His current record is 12-6 and frankly he had 5-6 no decisions in games he gave up less than 2 runs. If he had received any run support in those games he could be sitting at 15-6 an tied with Halliday for the team lead in wins.
Clearly, in his last few outings, he has shown fatigue, and I do not expect the same issue next year, when he's more prepared to start.
In the 5th position we have a bit of a toss up between Chacin, Litsch, Janssen and or Wolfe. This competition for the 5th starter position shows how deep we are in starting pitching and either one would be a good option.
Combine the starters with an improvement in the pen with Ryan and Romero coming back and League being 100% and I think we should have the best pitching in the AL.
We have the best era in baseball since the break at 3.41, with Boston being the closest Al team at 4.02. I expect this will continue in 2008.
In addition going into 2008, we are set at ss and the utility player (Adams), which we weren't this year. It looks like Wells, Overbea, Johnson and Zaun will likley end up 2007 as career worst BA's; which will improve in 2008. I expect we'll see a significant year from Wells, Glaus and Overbea next year and a bounce back to form from Johnson and Zaun.
I expect both Hill and Rios to continue as they are this year, and I expect we'll see a similar number year from Thomas. On the downside, I do not expect Stairs to have the same year next year as in 2007, but we do have Lind as backup.
That should be enough to get us competing for the wild card. Whether we win it or not is (like every other year) going to be dependent on injuries and team management.
However we enter 2008 with significantly more depth than we had in entering 2007, so we should be able to withstand the injuries.
My concern for this team is the management and coaches, which is our achielles heel. I see a stand pat approach taken by Riccardi and Godfrey, who do not seem prepared to make the changes that need to be made.
That being the case, I do not see us making the playoffs next year.
This has been bugging me for weeks. Its OverBAY not overbea.
tomgaston: I'm glad I'm not the only ****-retentive one who was bugged by that….
My apologies for bugging you. Nice to see you post here, ope you come back soon and often.
Woops-that should be hope, not ope.
From reports on SI today, it appears Tony LaRussa is thinking of leaving St. Louis. The rumor is he's talking to Seattle. Too bad he's not talking to us.
He is exactly the medicine this team needs to get over the top.
I've decided that Russ Adams and gsumner have a lot in common: they're both PUPPET-MASTERS!
Russ Adams is the puppet-master of delivering wins against the Red Sox, while gsumner is the puppet-master of enticing and directing conversation on this blog, i.e. winning this blog!
What do you folks think? Fair comparison, or am I just crazier than a wildcat?
And in other news: that's all she wrote for Mr. Vernon Wells this season….
well I for know for sure you're crazy. lol. I must admit, I do try to start things here to entice others to post, I don't think that's a bad thing and I certainly wouldn't call it "winning this blog". I do not try to "direct conversation at all, I just try to get folks to post.
I just think if we don't post here, we will likely lose the opportunity. You are, I'm sure aware that not all clubs have their beat writter managing a blog like Jordon does here.
Thank you for the Vernon link-that is good news.
I will stick up for gsumner. Not that he needs me to.
He is on here every night rooting for his team. If there was more of you on here it would be great!!! He has his opinions just like we all do. He gives his observations and posts them on here. You might not agree all the time ( you shouldn't of course ) but at least he has opinions.
I certainly don't agree with him all the time and he doesn't with me, that is the beauty of this here.
I hope the Jays come more alive this weekend vs N.Y.
Sox are taken on water and lots of it. They still have time to get the ship afloat but they better do it fast if not they'll be watching the playoffs like a fan.
Only a ******* will point out spelling mistakes,what the h– does it matter we know what that person is trying to say.
Some nights 20 people will post only once why not keep up the chatter It doesn't matter what you do or don't know your opinion matters to us,so why don't you people post more please.
gsumner is a great poster wrong or right he never quits,If you slam this team look out he will get on your case lol.
bosoxbrian is ok to but remember he is a Boston fan with no friends and I can't tell if he is in love with indigo or hemgold lol.
Last night was a lot of fun indigo was on the sauce and we had a lot of fun ROFL.
Garry/Bosox-Thank you for the support. I just wish both of these guys would post more often.
Garry-you're right about Bosox, I'm not sure if he's after hemgold or Indigo either. Ya never know, he might be after both.
I know Indigo can take care of herself, but I don't know about hemgold. lol
Hmmm. Once again, it seems as if I've been misunderstood. I, for one, would love to be called a puppet-master. Puppets are awesome. Masters are awesome. Puppet + Master = TOTALLY AWESOME.
More than anything, I just wanted to point out that Russ Adams is my new personal hero. I'd like to mold a life-size, chocolate version of him. Then I would eat that chocolate Russ Adams so I could say I have a little bit of Russ Adams inside of me. And then I would shed a tear.
I have nothing against gsumner. He tickles me pink. I think he's cuter than a button. If he continues in his blogginess, I'll make a chocolate version of him as well.
sauce??? I hope you meant bbq sauce ..lol… I had to work today so no drinking allowed . I can see you boys are at it again .You guys need to get along so I don't have to come here and straighten you out
I for one , am glad they finally shut Wells down . He grimaced everytime he moved his left shoulder . I know he claims he can't do anymore damage but he isn't doing himself or this team any good by abusing his shoulder. Thank you for the info Hem
ok hem , now that is just twisted……lol
Sumner completely agree with most of what you said in response to Jordan. About the only thing i'd dispute is whether Marcum will be as good next year. Can you really expect the same type of numbers ? I'm confident that Burnett, Halladay (probably improves his win total next year) and Dustin can perform well, but i'm not sold that Marcum can sustain the same success next season. Hope he proves me wrong though.
I think with conditioning to be a starter , Marcum will do well . He has said he is going to work with Doc in the off season so he atleast is on the right track
I agree with Indigo, man is that twisted. Just remember, we do get kids on here.
I agree with Indigo on the conditioning with Marcum. My real concern is, it doesn't appear to be part of the Jays mandate-to set up specific conditioning programs for each player.
That became quite clear in Arnsberg's interview regarding Marcum. I find it difficult to believe we are probably the only team in baseball and maybe professional sport that DOES NOT DO THAT.
I do think you have to be on here very night and referee what goes on.
Right Garry!
I am going to hit the "sauce" right now . I think it will be pasta sauce tonight . Take care , maybe see you later
Marcum will come back stronger next year you have to remember he never new how good he was himself until he was forced into a starters role,I don't think he had a very good work ethic but now that will change.
It's good to see more posters on a night off for the jays.
I feel better about this team now that they are shutting down players that need to go to the repair shop.
To bad about j mac missed one game he had to play in no gold glove shot,
Sorry indigo about the sauce lol.
Indigo-comeback soon and bring some sauce. lol
gsumner: You silly goose — that's nothing compared to some of the language I've seen you use in some of your posts earlier in the summer. You're a regular sailor sometimes! I wouldn't let my son anywhere near this blog in July and August….
But in other news: Marcum is definitely a question mark. He's a corner nibbler who relies heavily on control and those kind of pitchers can often get smoked, especially in the A.L.
I dunno — I wish him all the best and I hope he comes out strong next year….
If you read the Jays PR on the issue, JM said he could likely go yesterday but it made sense to rest until tommorrow. I'm surprised he didn't come in for the 9th-that's all he needed-a 1 inning appearance.
hem.gold- that is an outright lie. I do not and never have used language of color here-ever. So I'd appreciate a retraction of your statement.
Way to go hemi.
I meant that sarcastically by the way lol.
Oh, gsumner, no need to get your knickers in a knot. Once again I'm exaggerating — although there was a point when you were using certain acronyms that I had to explain to my son. It really wasn't a big deal — if anything, it was pretty funny.
But, no, of course you're not some foul-mouthed sailor. You are a prince among men!
You're stil lying and that is not a retraction-I still expect one.
Why don't you bring your son and and explain the post you made here tonight concerning Adams. Now that needs an explanation.
This is a site to talk about baseball and The Toronto Blue Jays. If you want to make posts like the one you made on Adams go find a web site for sexual deviates or Gays.
Like bugs bunny says.
can you believe this guy?
Examples: 9:05PM, 9:07PM, 11:58PM, 12:01AM.
But once again, not a big deal — I'm just joking around and my son was just curious. And the chocolate thing? Come on, my friend, I meant nothing "sexual" by that….
Please do not call me your friend. You're hilarious, I make no apologies for the posts of those day, I defended the Jays.
It appears to me, you're more focused on attacking me, versus posting anything on the Jays. So be it.
Oh-your post wasn't sexual, lol, I have asked someone else to review that and make that decision.
hemgold we know your not *** okay.
I went through that blog what did gsumner say that was so bad????.
If he's not then he shouldn't be posting as if he is. He can take that **** somewhere else
What do you think of adams pretty cool huh.
Do you think we have a chance against the yanks.
As for Stairs he will not be back to many teams will want him.
hem ,
I was teasing about your "chocolate" Adams being twisted , I did find it kind of funny . Maybe I better checkout Adams stats….lol
Stop arguing you guys , life is way too short
I'm impressed with Adams, he certainly is a better altrenative than some of the other utility guys we've tried recently. I hope he makes it.
Our starters are set as good as can be done for The Yank series, and we have a fully rested bullpen. But, I just don't know who's going to drive in the runs. I'm hoping we can split the series.
If we do bring Stairs back, it should be on our terms, not his-money aside. I'd be concerned if we committed a large number of bats to him. I think he's had a career year and it goes down form here.
I'm also concerned about what it does to Lind, who I think needs to be up here to improve. With Travis Snider likely two years away, if we don't keep Lind up here, he might get lost in the shuffle.
I don't enjoy arguing, but I will always respond to a personal attack, if it's uncalled for. EOM
I don't know if any of you have seen this but I thought you might find it interesting
Unfortunately we don't get the inflection of a voice with typed words so things get misunderstood . I think we are all here for the same reason , to support the Jays .
gs…here is your "sauce"…its marinara….lol
I've been on that site a lot but never saw the msuic before-thank you. Have you visited Greg Zaun's web site-he has some cool music there. its at http://www.greggzaun.com/
hey that's one of my favorite sauces. Did you make it?
yes I make it and no I am not Italian incase you are wondering. I haven't been to Zaun's site for awhile , thanks for reminding me
I don't believe the Mets. They score 4 in the top of the 9th to go ahead 7 to 4 and then let Florida score 3 in the bottom of the 9th to tie it.
The Phillies won today so if they lose they will be 1.5 back.
Well, you don't have to be Italian to make great Italian dishes-no offence to anyone Italian.
Florida score in the bottom of the 10th and The Mets lose again. I'm not sure who is on a bigger slide-Boston or the Mets.
bummer……they have been bad lately
yes, they have and the Phillies are charging, just like the Yanks are charging at Boston
gsumner and indigo sounds good to me.
I don't like arguing. I'm a lover, not a fighter. And, no, that doesn't make me a "sexual deviant".
Jokes? Gags? Giggles?
gsumner drop dead g.is old you have to say hottie.
hem-then lay off the personal attacks and we're all fine
I am off to bed . Take care and see you later..night
Calling a lady a hottie is an insult-unless it's done in private. lol
Take care Indigo
Done deal, daddy-o! I'll leave the personal attacks to sharks, bears, and other natural predators. I sure hate it when we bicker like schoolgirls….
Boston is lucky we are playing well look out new york.
Garry-ya but we need run's. As good as our pitching is, NY's lineup is really strong and they will score runs.
hemgolds into the vodka again lol.
I think all Boston fans are still in shock about how we swept them.
They had no clue how good our pitching is. Well except maybe Bosox.
every time we talk about indigo she takes off must be shy.
Vodka is not a bad thing. lol
I think we have the bats to do the job.
Well what do you expect when you call her a hottie, she can see your slobering Saskatchewan mouth all the way in Toronto.
More seriously it's likely because its 11.16 here
I hope you're right-if the bats perform we should split or maybe take 3. If they don't we'll struggle to win 1.
What's your prediciton Hem?
I'd love to see the Jays take the series against the Yankees. They've shown Toronto up too many times this year. The season might be over, but they could at least go out with a bang.
I agree. I tell you what, next year when Boston comes in here, they will have a bit more respect for us than they did this year.
It'd be nice to send that same message to the Yanks, and wack them.
Thats okay my wife is wiping my slobering mouth for me ouch let go of my ear lol.
All right you crazy blogging cats, I've gots to get going.
Enjoy your evenings. I hope we never fight again. It twists my stomach up inside!
some players who are filling in for the walking wounded have something to prove so I think we will do okay.
hem what brand of vodka are you drinking.
Well, the good news is we go against Wang tommorrow night. Last time we hammered him, scored 8 times in the first 2.2 innings. If we do that tommorrow night with Doc pitching, I like our chances.
Hem-good night.
see you later hem and indigo.
Ya, I'm outta here as well. See you tommorrow night.
I like our chances to.
so long gsumner.
Goodnight — I will pray for both of your good healths tonight.
Looks like JP Riccardi is not Larry Dobrow's favorite person.
This comes as a surprise to you ?…..lol…. I read the article and I am sure he left out many other teams/players, he can only use up so much space. I think if you look hard enough you can find fault with every team. I have to agree with him , I think Riccardi needs to be "updated"
indigo What a beautiful turn of phrase ,If JP got updated we could update Abner also.Both need to be removed from the blue jays system.
Clearly, Riccardi has blown his credibility with the press and numerous fans over the BJ Ryan issue.


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`Raising Resistance' - telling, exposing and thought provoking (FILM REVIEW)
(Raising Resistance, trailer)
By Grace Philip
Synapsis: RAISING RESISTANCE is about the fight of the small farmers of Paraguay, South America against the aggressively expanding production of genetic soy in their country. It describes the global impact that the use of most modern genetic engineering in the 21st century has on people, on nature and on our worldwide food supply - a parable about the suppression of life, about the diversity of plants and cultures, and about how resistance arises both in people and in nature.
Over the last ten years, Paraguay has changed dramatically due to the world's increasing demand for soya. Approximately 80 per cent of the world's animal feed is made of the crop, while our food is rich in it. The market for soya is set to grow further still with the implementation of bio fuel policies.
The land in Paraguay offers the perfect environment for opportunists wanting to make money from this aggressive, growing industry – cheap property, fertile soil and legislation means there is little to stop soya farmers forever expanding. This is why Paraguay has become the fourth largest exporter of soya, meaning that the world has become dependent on Paraguay to supply the demand for soya, while the economy of the Republic relies on continued investment in the industry. The major problem is that the local communities are resisting, and as `Raising Resistance' shows, they are not prepared to give up.
By weaving us through panoramic views of Paraguay's soya growing zone and including interviews and scenes of the soya production process, `Raising Resistance' provides a balanced profile of the soya industry and how the small-scale farmers (campesinos) are horribly disadvantaged. The aggressive growth in the soya industry affects every aspect of life – their human rights, environment and society are all damaged and, as `Raising Resistance' shows, they are under-prioritized, sidelined and dismissed.
As part of the farming process, the soya producers spray herbicide on their land once a year (and sometimes more) and shockingly, they are not required to dispose of the agrochemical containers carefully. Instead, they are left in streams where the campesinos bathe. One child interviewed in `Raising Resistance' provides us with his account of how the poison in his bathing water has left him blind - Silvio Peralta has been left scarred by the soya industry, and `Raising Resistance' shows that he is not the only one.
The campesinos are not accepting the costs imposed on them and are standing up against their subordination. 'Raising Resistance' shows how they protest by setting up camps in the soya fields to stall production. The campesinos are committed and prepared to face trouble with the police – a determination that becomes clear at the end of the film. One of the final scenes shows the broadcast of a march in Asuncion, the capital, in which militant-looking police beat protesters to the sound of gunfire, whistles and chaos.
While the desperation of the campesinos is represented, we are also left appreciating a note of irony. The soya producers spray an indiscriminate herbicide on their land to protect their crop from strangling weeds - the soya being safe because it has been genetically modified to become transgenic soya, and is therefore immune to the herbicide. The wind carries these herbicides onto neighboring farms - these crops are not genetically modified to be resistant, leaving farmer, Juana Gonzales, with 'rotten peanuts' for her crop.
Ironically, the weeds in the soya fields are adapting and growing resistant to the herbicides that are designed to kill them. The evolved weeds spread across the field in the wind, strangling the transgenic soya plant.
`Raising Resistance' is telling, exposing and thought provoking – the creators, Bettina Borgfeld and David Bernet, force us to appreciate the effect such a powerful industry can have, while portraying the ironic parallels between the resistance growing among the campsinos and the weeds that are becoming resistant to the soya farmer's herbicides. The film portrays this resistance against the injustice brought on by unchecked growth, both in the fields and in an industrial sense, making the title apt and the message strong.
`Raising Resistance' has been shown at film festivals in various locations around the world - the UK premiere being at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival of March this year – and is available online.
-- This review originally appeared at the ECOLOGIST


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The come-and-go event will take place on the 24th floor of the Guinn Hall residence tower and will feature desserts, panoramic views and the chance to see the sun set over Denton and North Texas at approximately 8:15 p.m. The event is free, and donations to the TWU University Housing Leadership Scholarship Fund will be accepted.
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Working as an InTeGrate Team
Developing Curricular Materials as a Team through InTeGrate
You may have worked as part of a team to develop curricula before, or perhaps this is a new experience for you. As part of InTeGrate, we are asking you to work as part of a very specific kind of team, with members from three or more different institutions - often very different kinds of institutions. We believe that, by developing materials as part of a diverse team, you will create materials that can be widely adopted and adapted. We know that this is challenging! Teamwork requires strong communication as well as compromise to design materials that address your collective goals. Materials development teams who have been working together have found the following suggestions to be quite helpful in their work together:
- Spend time reaching consensus on the goals of your materials before you start developing them.
- Remain open to learning from and getting feedback from your teammates - remember that you are all in different institutions with different characteristics.
- Be prepared for your work to change in order to support the goals of InTeGrate generally and your team specifically.
- Be realistic about your timeline for completing work, and be open with your teammates about your other professional and personal obligations.
- A shared web space for you to work collaboratively with your team,
- An email list that you can use to communicate with your team so that communication is archived,
- A reporting page for you to keep track of your progress and feedback on your materials,
- A support system for teams which includes a team leader, an assessment consultant, and a webteam liaison.
- Suggestions and support for meeting synchronously despite your different physical locations.
The rest of this page describes these components of the support system.
Using Your Team's Webspace Effectively
Please use the webspace provided for your materials to 'do' your work. Drafts of goals, outlines of course schedules, and ideas for activities should all be recorded in the web space as soon as you have them. Evolve and refine your curriculum within the webspace. Having the webspace for your course/module serve as the repository for your ongoing work will not only ensure that all the developers are on the same page, but also allows your assessment consultant to view your progress and provide feedback in a timely manner. If you find your team emailing drafts back and forth, you can be sure you're not making appropriate use of the tools. Write it on a web page rather than in Word (if possible), and if that's not possible for a given document (e.g. a spreadsheet or figure) use the webspace as the common repository for exchanging your documents. From your first sketchy thinking about the structure of your materials--the brainstorming and useful link collecting--through the production of polished final web pages, do as much of your work as possible right in the pages set up for your module or course. Here are some of the key reasons:
- Your work will be appropriately visible and available across the project. It's important that not only your team members and assessment consultant are 'in the loop' with your ongoing work but that project leaders outside your group be able to see what you're working on. Project leaders will be working hard to make sure that the strong potential synergies that exist across the project are realized. They expect to be able to see your ongoing work by looking at your web space in order to share key information that they may be learning from other elements of InTeGrate.
- Information in your teams' space serves as the definitive copy of your ongoing work. This means everyone always has access to the most recent version of all work (no tracking down old attachments) and that your work is always securely backed up.
- The final product will be a website, so doing work in any other format means a potentially painful translation step later. The formatting and page layout are important parts of the process and this is best done when it's an inherent part of your design. This applies not only to the details of formatting each page, but also to the larger structure of information across a series of pages. Past authors have found it difficult to create satisfying page layouts from content written purely in Word. Ideally, 'developing the curricular materials' and 'building the website' are just a single integrated task rather than two separate ones.
- Your work will be easily accessible for editing help. Doing your work 'in place' means your webteam support person will be able to offer guidance, troubleshooting, and formatting help. They can apply fixes directly to your pages when needed.
Keep in mind that your work will need to meet the copyright requirements for distribution to the community. Read about Copyright and InTeGrate Authoring to be sure you're addressing these requirements throughout the materials development process.
Keep all ancillary materials (datasets, images, handouts) in the team space on the CMS. In general, all of the material you create should be a web page unless there's a strong reason not to. The obvious exceptions are materials that the student (or faculty member) will need to work with locally on their computer: a spreadsheet to manipulate, a lab hand-out that will need to be customized for the local institution. The ongoing drafts of these materials should still be stored directly on the site. Upload new versions as they are created and link to them from the appropriate location (near their imagined resting place in the final site). The CMS will allow to save old versions alongside the new ones for posterity.
Using Google Docs?
If one of your final products will be a Word document (because the information can't be presented on the web or the faculty member will need to adjust it locally) then doing your interim work in a Google Docs document may be simpler than working directly in Word and posting the changed file to the CMS as you go. However, always embed a direct link to the Google doc in the 'right place' in the CMS (e.g. a lab handout in the ActivitySheet that describes the lab). Set the security on your document to "Anyone with the link" by hitting the blue Share button in the upper right and selecting that option. That way other people involved with the project can see what you're doing without having to bug you about adding their email address to the Google Docs access list. Security is already in place for the project and will ensure that only the 'right' people can see your team space and get to the link. And of course in the end you'll need to save the document in a format others can download (.rtf or .doc format) for posting in the finalized site.
Using Your Team Email List Effectively
Your team's email list includes all of your module/course co-authors, plus your assessment consultant, web team member, and team leader. Please use this email list for all team communication. This will ensure everyone stays in the loop and that project leaders can check in on progress via your list archive. If some of the email ends up being peripheral to some of the recipients, they should rely on their email program's rules/smart folders/filtering tools to shunt list messages to a separate inbox, so they can stay in the loop without having their inbox overflow. Not familiar with how the these tools work? Now's the time to spend a few moments experimenting. If you receive lots of email (and who doesn't) then it will be time well spent.
Keeping Your Reporting Page Updated
Materials Description and Timeline form. As your work progresses, you'll respond to prompts on your reporting page to summarize the ongoing status of your work. Though it's in the same space as your teaching materials, this page will never be made public.
Getting Support as Your Team Works
Working with Your Team Leader
The role of the team leader is to serve as the executive editor of the materials developed. The team leader helps review materials for overall flow, specifics of content that is presented, sequencing and timing. Additionally, the team leader guides the team through the data collection process during implementation of materials and designing a plan for revision of materials. Team leaders are Tim Bralower, Anne Egger, David Gosselin, David McConnell, and John Taber.
Working with Your Assessment Consultant
Your assessment consultant is an essential part of your team. They are trained to be an expert in using the Materials Development and Refinement Rubric, which is used to ensure that the materials that the team creates are within the goals and scope of the InTeGrate project. Consider them a partner in the materials development process so that you don't receive any surprises when your materials go up for review by the assessment team. They can help you with any questions you have about the design rubric, writing learning outcomes for your materials, etc. They are included in your email list. (Learn more about working with your assessment consultant.)
Working with Your Webteam Liaison
Not only can your webteam contact help you with the mechanics of using the CMS (from formatting hints to help on deciding on whether particular content should be a web page or available as a downloadable file), they can also offer suggestions for effective ways to collaborate and can direct questions you may have to the relevant people. The webteam liaison also assists the team with getting started with the data collection process that occurs while team members implement their materials. They are your conduit for passing along any challenges and suggestions you have in using the tools to support your team. Keep them in the loop so that we all know what's working well and where we can improve.
Meeting Synchronously
When you meet synchronously, have one person authoring in the CMS and others watching via screen sharing (to prevent the danger of overwriting each other). There are a number of tools that offer free screen sharing and a number of ways do to synchronous discussion (phone, Skype, chat, etc...). Have a discussion with your teammates early on about what will work best for all of you. Some options:
- Adobe Connect: group video, screen sharing, chat, whiteboard, audio. This is a commercial product for which SERC has several licenses. Talk with your webteam person about getting access.
- Google Hangouts: group video chat and screensharing. You will need a Google+ account and all the extra bonus social 'stuff' that gets larded on with that.
- Join.me: free screen sharing. quick to set up (no account needed) so especially good for ad hoc meetings.
Know of other good options? Let us know.


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By Laura Snyder
A parent's highest priority is to raise independent, contributing, law-abiding members of society. We are motivated to do so because anything less could cost us a lot of money.
During this process, we are obligated to keep them safe from harm, no matter how often they try to kill themselves.
It's a tough task. They make us feel brilliant and stupid at the same time. They ask unanswerable questions. They take unbelievable risks. They have unlimited energy until they are asked to rake, sweep, mop, or vacuum. And they are so darn cute!... which is why we have allowed them to live through their childhood. I'm certain that if there were such a thing as ugly children, there would be a fair percentage of them who wouldn't make it.
Every child is different as well. Well-meaning psychologists and others have tried to capture the essence of a child and write books to help parents understand them. Although they may successfully help one parent with one child, there is no single book that can help a parent with all of her children.
They don't come with a manual and, unfortunately, they are not equipped with an "OFF" switch. An "OFF" switch could provide parents with a break for a few hours. or months. If there was a switch hidden somewhere, I'm pretty sure it would be stuck in the "ON" position.
Because all kids are different, you cannot predict what will happen when you give them a small privilege. Of course, you always hope for the best.
For example, a can of spray paint. No parent in their right mind would simply hand this item to a child and tell them to "go have fun." However, if they came to you and asked permission to spray their Hot Wheels car a different color, you might weigh the facts age of the child, condition of the Hot Wheels, and the child's flight factor - and decide that it's okay to give it a try.
My fifteen-year old would turn down his shot at the spray paint activity. Creativity is not his cup of tea unless he could do it virtually, on his computer.
My daughter would lay down newspaper, read the instructions on the can, follow them to the letter and clean up the mess when she is done.
My youngest, at ten-years old, has a flight factor of 350 (out of 351). He needs some guidance.
"Don't do it in the driveway, in the garage, or on the front lawn," I said.
I told him to take his car to the far side of the house where we clean our paint brushes. That would limit the fallout.
The privilege of being able to use the spray paint without supervision was something in which I knew he would take pride. This was one of those loosening of the apron strings moments.
Thirty minutes later, when I went to check on his masterpiece, I found the products of his labors. First, I saw a large lump of red paint that used to be his Hot Wheels car. He apparently thought that if one or two coats looked so good, then a bazillion would be even better.
I looked around and saw that, when he had finished, or perhaps between coats, he decided that the car looked so cool, the rest of his world should match.
I should have seen this coming.
He polka-dotted the trees, striped the fences, and put several X marks on my vinyl siding. Even my trumpet vine did not escape his artistry.
Obviously, I had misjudged the timing of this particular privilege. I hate it when I do that!
It's a very good thing that he is so darn cute.
Laura Snyder is a nationally syndicated columnist, author & speaker. You can reach Laura at HYPERLINK "mailto:email@example.com" firstname.lastname@example.com Or visit her website HYPERLINK "www.lauraonlife.com" www.lauraonlife.com for more info.


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Throughout all of this, I have occasionally pushed aside the dust and power tools and cooked a real meal, but mostly we have eaten junk. My quick and easy recipes from my beginner cooking days have resurfaced. Convenience foods rule. Of course, Ramen Noodles have a staring role and are purchased by the case at Sam's Club.
Many years ago, a good friend shared with me the idea of combining the prep method of boxed mac and cheese with the ingredients of Ramen. Creamy Ramen was born. It can be a meal on its own, a snack, a side dish, or dress it up with chunks of meat or veggies. Ramen was made for kitchen disaster times. The Grinch might have stolen Christmas, but I still have Creamy Ramen On My Plate.
Creamy Ramen
1 (3 ounce) package Ramen noodles, any flavor, with seasoning packet
2 cups water
2 tablespoons butter
¼ cup milk
2 cups water
2 tablespoons butter
¼ cup milk
Bring water to boil in a small sauce pan.
Add dried noodles and cook 3 minutes, or until noodles are tender. Stir occasionally.
Drain away water. Return noodles to sauce pan.
Add butter, milk and contents of seasoning packet.
If your tastes desire, you may not use all of the seasoning packet.
Heat on low heat and stir until butter is melted and noodles are coated with creamy sauce. (Serves 2)


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Simple Baked Mahi Mahi Recipes
Lemon Crusted Fish (Baked Mahi Mahi Recipe)
This lemon crusted fish recipe is my attempt to create a savory dish using the Walkers shortbread cookies I recently received. Instead of using bread crumbs, I finely ground shortbread cookies that I blended with sun-dried tomatoes, parsley, candied kumquats, lemon zest and a few other spices.
I used mahi mahi because it's a great way to introduce fish to children, as the flesh is more subtle in flavor than any other fish. When properly cooked, mahi mahi is flaky with bright, firm flesh. To make the dish, I very briefly seared the fish, covered the fillets with the lemon crust and bakes them for a few minutes. It was as simple as that!
The shortbread crust has a buttery flavor and mild sweetness that really accentuates the fish. I set some aside and the girls were eating the crust by itself. It was such a hit that I'm thinking of recreating the dish with fried tofu instead of fish. Stay tuned.
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Duke Snider, a Hall of Fame outfielder who helped the Brooklyn Dodgers capture their only World Series title, has died. He was 84.
He passed away at the Valle Vista Convalescent Hospital in Escondido, Calif. and his death was announced by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on behalf of the family. The former slugger had been ill for months and died of natural causes.
Though Snider, who was also known as "The Duke of Flatbush" and "The Silver Fox," played for three teams across his major league career, he's most identified for his time with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers.
A .295 career hitter with 407 home runs and eight All-Star game appearances in 17 seasons, Snider roamed the outfield at Ebbets Field at the same time Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle were also headlining in New York for the Giants and Yankees respectively, giving the city an almost unparalleled trio of star center fielders.
"Duke was a fine man, a terrific hitter and a great friend, even though he was a Dodger," Mays said in a statement. "It was great playing centerfield in New York in the 1950s, along with Mickey and Duke."
Snider's former teammate, Don Zimmer, also praised his friend's abilities.
"Willie, Duke and Mickey. They were great players in one city, one town. Duke never got the credit of being the outfielder that Mays and Mantle were," Zimmer said. "But Duke was a great outfielder. He was a great player."
Commissioner Bud Selig called Snider an "integral part of Dodger history" and part of an "unparalleled triumvirate of center fielders" in New York.
"Then the Los Angeles native went home and helped usher in a new part of baseball history with great class," Selig said in a statement.
Said Giants manager Bruce Bochy: "There was even a song with Duke in it."
"I remember the first time I met him. It's almost like you're meeting a god, a baseball hero for all of us," he said.
Snider hit at least 40 homers in five straight seasons and led the NL in total bases three times. He never won an MVP award, although a voting error may have cost him the prize in 1955. He lost to Campanella by a very narrow margin — it later turned out an ill voter left Snider off the ballot, supposedly by mistake.
Snider is the Dodgers' franchise leader in home runs (389) and RBIs (1,271). He led all major leaguers in the 1950s with 326 homers and 1,031 RBIs.
Carl Erskine was Snider's roommate for 10 years and the two shared a house at spring training in Vero Beach, Fla., with their families.
"Duke played so great when I pitched," he recalled. "He just made so many plays in the World Series for me, and he seemed to play his best when I pitched."
Snider hit .309 with 42 homers and a career-high 136 RBIs in 1955. That October, he hit four homers, drove in seven runs and hit .320 as the Dodgers beat the Yankees in a seven-game Series.
For a team that kept preaching "Wait till next year" after World Series losses to the Yankees in 1953, '52, '49, '47 and '41, it was indeed next year. A generation later, long after they'd all grown old, those Dodgers were lauded as the "Boys of Summer" in Roger Kahn's book.
"He was the true Dodger and represented the Dodgers to the highest degree of class, dignity and character," Hall of Fame Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda said.
Orlando Cepeda, a Hall of Famer with the Giants, said Snider provided one of his biggest thrills when he broke into the majors in 1958.
"When I came to first base, the opening game, he said to me, 'Orlando, good luck, good luck,'" Cepeda said. "He was one of my idols. I almost fainted."
Born Edwin Donald Snider, he got his nickname at an early age. Noticing his son return home from a game with somewhat of a strut, Snider's dad said, "Here comes the Duke."
Even though his mom preferred Ed, the name stuck. So did Snider, once he played his first game in the majors in 1947, two days after Jackie Robinson's historic debut.
A durable slugger with a strong arm, good instincts on the bases and a regal style, Snider hit the last home run at Ebbets Field in 1957.
Snider's swing gave the Dodgers a lefty presence on a team of mostly righties. He often launched shots over the short right-field wall at the Brooklyn bandbox, rewarding a waiting throng that gathered on Bedford Avenue. "The Duke's up," fans in the upper deck would shout to those on the street.
Snider had a wild swing that was harnessed by Branch Rickey, who made him practice standing at home plate with a bat on his shoulder calling balls and strikes but forbidden to swing.
Snider stayed with the Dodgers when they moved to Los Angeles in 1958 and won another World Series ring the next year. Prematurely gray, "The Silver Fox" returned to New York with the bumbling Mets in 1963 and finished his career in 1964 with the Giants, where he and Mays were teammates.
"Above it all, he was a fan favorite for his style of play, personality, accessibility, and fondness for playing stickball with kids in the streets of Brooklyn," Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson said.
Snider was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1980 on his 11th try. He was a broadcaster for the Montreal Expos for several seasons — he played in the city as a minor leaguer in the Brooklyn farm system — and later was an announcer with the Dodgers.
"He had the grace and the abilities of DiMaggio and Mays and, of course, he was a World Series hero that will forever be remembered in the borough of Brooklyn," Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully said. "Although it's ironic to say it, we have lost a giant."
In 1995, Snider pleaded guilty to federal tax charges and was sentenced to two years' probation and fined $5,000. He admitted not reporting more than $97,000 in cash from autograph signings, card shows and memorabilia sales.
Snider was sentenced at the Brooklyn federal courthouse, a few miles from where he had starred. The judge said Snider had been "publicly disgraced and humiliated ... here in Brooklyn, where you were idolized by a generation ... of which I was one."
Snider apologized. He said he began making autograph appearances because he had little in savings and had made several bad business decisions. The judge said Snider paid nearly $30,000 in back taxes and noted he had diabetes, hypertension and other illnesses.
A native Californian, Snider became part of Brooklyn's fabric during his playing days.
"I was born in Los Angeles," he once said. "Baseballwise, I was born in Brooklyn. We lived with Brooklyn. We died with Brooklyn."
The Duke, however, had some early problems with the boisterous Brooklyn fans.
Once, in the early 1950s, he was quoted as calling them the worst in the game. He came to the park after the quote was published and was greeted with a chorus of boos. But he enjoyed one of his better nights, and silenced the fans for good.
"The fans were something." Snider said. "They were so close to you. You got to know them, some of them by name."
During his playing career, Snider became an avocado farmer and lived many years in Fallbrook, Calif.
He is survived by his wife, Beverly, whom he married in 1947.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
Zimmer lamented another Dodger gone.
"They're all passing away," he said. "There's not many left."
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Waiting for a chassis LOL. I'll probably get mine before you and you ordered it a month ago lol.
R4lly GT8 | Backsl4sh | Sl4sh MT | Sl4sh | P4de
^^^finally got your chassis and putting it together? red
NOOOOOOO!!! I called TRAXXAS, they said, well, we got some in the other day, you should get yours soon......
If I dont see it monday from the LHS, I'm ordering straight from TRAXXAS - GRRRRRRRRR
Nice, that's a good motor and esc. You see the waterproof Mamba Monster 2 is now out? Same with the waterproof Sidewinder 3 (just like the flux vapor). I am ordering up the Sidewinder 3, and a mamba monster 2. Now the question I have, anyone know of any MMP waterproof in the works? I looked at the site and don't seem to find any info. If they are coming out with them, looks like I will have about 6 mamba max pro's for sale here and replace them all with waterproof versions.
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Peter, I assume you're not married.....if you are....how have you convinced her to let you spend all your money on RC????
I really need to know the secret! My "Honey hole" has dried up!
i'm married with 2 kids (4yrs & 2yrs) lost our house alittle over a year ago so big bills are out of our shoulders, so i have few $$ to spend and with my overtime from work that helps alot.
I installed the Slash Ultimate GTR shocks & Traxxas aluminum bearing carriers and c-blocks. Fixing to head out and run the Rally, EMBE, and the little guy is going to drive his MERV.
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Those are the stock a-arms. I'm fixing to go run the car. When I installed the carriers I pulled the cvd out on the passenger side back and the spline was pretty long. Just figuratively speaking at least ½" or more. I can get you a hard measurement later if you'd like. If these stock a-arms ever break i'll prolly put RPM on there. I'm thinking these are going to last me a little while. LOL
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Here is a pic of the spline laying on top of the half shaft, close to being where it would insert inside.
Hope this helps ya my friend.
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recieved my rc-solutions extended aluminum arms, needs two more.
The little guy and I went out bashing at the school after lunch today. I took the Rally & ERBE for me and him his MERV. About 20 minutes into the run he was WOT and ran smack dab into a hurricane fence post. It split his car in half. He was so upset. I had to calm him down and tell him daddy will get it fixed. About $20 worth of parts and he'll be back on the road again. He needs a New Front Builk & Chassis.
I ran 4 packs through the ERBE and a 3S pack in the Rally. Fun times. Came home cleaned all the cars up put them back in their spots.
I just now located the optional 19t pinion and installed it on the Rally. I thought I had a 20t but cant seem to find it. 19 will do me just fine. LOL This is a bump up from the 17t I had in there. I may also have a 52t & 50t spur, this won't really do much on speed but will give me room for if I bump the pinion more.
I was thinking about possibly bashing the car tomorrow but the weather is supposed to be funky so think they will stay at home where its nice and warm. LOL
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I soldered up my Novak HV 7.5 turn 550 motor to use it with an HPI branded mamba max pro and realized I suck at soldering. Regardless I got the job done. Then I realized I have the esc wired for two batteries so ill have to desolder and resolder or hunt for an adapter.
Just make a jumper plug out of an old battery plug. Wire both tab's together and slid tab's in plug.
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Installed the aluminum bearing carrier. Receiver is due tomorrow, then just need to order some lipos and the Rally will get run for the first time
So far it is the aluminum bearing carrier, aluminum shock caps (I have some D8 shocks I may put on) and Traxxas 17mm hub adapters. Castle sct v3 esc and Castle 3800kv motor. Control is from a Futaba 3pks.
I was building a 1/8 track in my backyard, but the surface isn't really cooperating lol. So, I think I am just going to build a multi surface rally course.
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Cheap, Fast, Reliable. Pick 2.
nice badaml, i also received some parts off the mail today.
Proline shocks, esc fan love this new car and the power slides
Shocks handle a treat
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Rally 4x4
Got some new street and off road tires, I should have ran it but I am too much of a whimp to go out in 50 degree weather.
Rustler,Slash 4X4, 1/10 Rally
Installed new spring's, RPM shock guard's, installed new traxxas cvd's, Made plate to hold MMP esc, installed new street tire's and 2400 castle motor. Oh the extended battery box as well. More to come sunday and monday.
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aluminum bearing adapter for the slipper the plastic one was melted like a pancake looked like a washer where it meets the bearing, and yes i changed out bearing. RPM body savers to front. also got some street fighter tires as the OME one are about gone. Looked for a Ford focus body but will have to order from the states
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The Turkey has arrived. Now I still have a few surprise's and other part's to add but I figured What the heck, show it off.
I still need to wait and see how the spring's settle as it sit's really high. I run it a few time's and see if it soften's up a bit. Dampening feel's real good F/R. I do need tp cut just a few MM's from the front of the rear wheel well and a tiny bit off the rear of the front wheel well.
Castle 2400/mmp
Revo spec slipper
18/52 gearing
Traxxas cvd's
SupraSale's Street slick's
Gravedigger spring's
green wheel nut's
battery expansion kit
RPM led light pod
Traxxs aluminium bearing adapter with Boca yellow ceramic bearing
a few more item's will be added when they arrive. And the wire's will be cleaned up. Let me know what you'll think.
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Installed the following:
-TRX aluminum castors
-TRX aluminum front carriers
-TRX aluminum rear carriers
-Big bores
-Centre diff (filled with ofna diff lock fluid)
-Sway bars
-Integy 17mm adatpers
-GRP Belted radials
Im placing my order for a "dusty motors" chassis cover. If you guys havent seen these, they are like the outerwears but BETTER. They actually HAVE the cut out for the nerf bars pre-sewn into them AND they include a zipper the whole way along the top so you can leave the cover on while changing packs and turning the car on/off. Theyre about $35 shipped... ive got one coming for the rally (slash 4X4) and my ERBE.
I have heard of them, but did not know they had one out for the rally yet. Interesting.....
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Pave the dusty motors looks good order one as well
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recieved my rally chassis and tall battery hold down. chassis is for my spare or maybe build another rally stock spec.... i dont know yet hahaha..
Here are the pics.....
....Hope this helps with anyone that is curious.....
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Got tired of waiting so I dismantled what I had built and started to set up my Stampede build on the slash chassis. Called TRAXXAS this morning and found all the parts and chassis instock and order through them direct.
SOOOOO, now that I have my chassis on the way....again....I guess I'll have to go back to that project.
I'm so confused right now
Got my birthday present last week,. Added big bores, vlx system, and spec lipo all off my flm pede. Sorry pede. Added some anaconads off my rusty and I'm almost ready to test it out once it stops raining.
JConcepts over tray ordered
Jconcepts Rulux wheels with Proline Knuckles installed
Cheap, Fast, Reliable. Pick 2.
its late and i just order the tekno cvd's set F/R. could'nt sleep thinking about it LOL.
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As an example of already existing Suunto Apps, there's an app that lets you see your estimated finish time on a marathon; or another one that lets you know the real incline of the hill you're heading up.
Getting started with the Apps is easy: simply find an App you like and save it. Then add it to a desired sport mode and sync it to your Ambit.
In this step-by-step tutorial you will see how to take a Suunto App in use.
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1. The last status update included a reference to a 2/16/12 Department of Energy webinar entitled Rooftop Solar Challenge Kickoff Event. This has been rescheduled to 2/29/12 from 1:00 – 3:00 P.M.
Click here to register for the Rooftop Solar Challenge Kickoff Event
2. Responses to Questions from 2-3-12 Broward SunShot Webinar are listed below:
1. Q: Can cities outside of Broward participate in the permitting process?A: Eventually. We want to emphasize that the whole idea behind this solution is replicability and the ease in which others can use it. If other cities outside of Broward are interested in joining we encourage them to participate in the process now. A successful Phase 1 Sunshot implementation (which focuses on implementing the permitting process for Broward and participating partner cities) may lead to a Phase 2 rollout of the permitting solution that will include other counties. If you are interested in attending meetings, you can email your contact information to email@example.com and you will be put on the distribution list.
2. Q: Are the contractors going to be required to register before applying for a permit? If not, who will verify their license, insurances, etc.? Also, what is going to be the procedure for the contractors to register? State Statute requires them to show proof of licenses, insurance, worker comp. etc. I don't see a way of registering on line without having to show that proof when you are not providing the ability to submit any scanned documents on line.A: Currently, the plan is for applicants to register in the system and complete an electronic form with the required information. Information provided during registration (license, insurance, etc.) will be reviewed by Broward staff. Once approved, a password will be provided to the applicant that will allow them access and use of the system.
3. Q: What about other fees required to be paid, such as the surcharges fee that goes to the State? When are those fees added to the permit fee to be paid?A: The intent was a $500 flat fee; however this issue will be revisited with the building officials at a future stakeholder meeting.
4. Q: Is the applicant going to be required to upload a location plan of the specific site?A: No, there will be no documents uploaded during the application process.
5. Q: Is there an area of the website where the systems can be viewed without being in the application screens?A: Yes. On the welcome page under the help they will be able to see all of the systems that are available.
6. Q: There are six types of inspections. Can the contractor ask for more than one inspection at a time? And, part of the early discussion of streamlining the permitting and inspection process was that one inspector could perform more than one aspect of the inspection per visit. The system does not seem to allow for a multipurpose inspection.A: We are reconfiguring the system to allow multiple inspections to be requested.
7. Q: How does the plan review process work? How will Planning & Zoning approval be obtained?A: The concept is that all of the design plans that will be available in the system will be preapproved. In other words, the plan review will have already been completed before the applicant ever applies for the permit – there will be no need to review an applicant's plans a second time.
8. Q: A report on the total kilowatts installed to date or a kW counter on the site would be an interesting outreach feature and would help support performance measures for the site.A: All of the information that is going into the system can be pulled out later so we are able to run reports and run queries. However, such a report is not part of the initial scope of the project.
9. Q: How will each of the cities receive permit payment? Electronically or by check?A: Check.
10. Q: Can the notification emails to the city be sent to various email addresses?A: Recommendation is to set up an email distribution group in your email box and put in the name of the distribution group and not the name of the individual – in this fashion, cities can easily control who receives emails.
11. Q: Will we be able to assign more than one agency representative email at a time?A: Yes. You will be able to have multiple people who have permission to change the agency information about the city, but there will be one email address for each of those automated emails.
12. Q: How will re-inspection fees be handled?A: The current system does not incorporate re-inspection fees. The flat fee of $500 is intended to cover all re-inspection fees.
13. Q: As new solar panel technologies come along, does the system allow for expansion of the potential new designs?A: Yes. The administrator will be able to upload new designs and templates for the PV systems, electrical panels, and for the roofs.
14. Q: Suggest moving the Not Required button for the NOC as all PV systems will require an NOC.A: The button will be removed.
15. Q: It was mentioned in the webinar that for now the ability to apply for permit on line will be available only for contractors, yet there is legislature being approved in Tallahassee that will allow homeowners also to apply on line for PV system. What is the purpose of allowing a homeowner to obtain a permit for a PV system when in the end, the work has to be done by a licensed contractor.A: Broward is seeking to remove any impediments to full implementation of electronic permitting, including the homeowner exemption "personally appear" requirement.Questions and Answers from RFI Teleconference.
6. A RFI teleconference occurred on 2-7-12. Questions asked and answered are below.
Q- J-bolt requirement. Is Broward not going to allow conventional bolt mounting?A-The consensus among some design engineers in the industry is that when you introduce a lag bolt into a 1 5/8 top chord, you may reduce the structural integrity of that top chord. As an alternate design, some professional engineers have suggested a j-bolt that would go through the top ½ inch or 5/8 inch portion of the plywood directly to the attachment of the cord. However, any mounting attachment system meeting all applicable codes designed, signed and sealed by a State of Florida registered structural engineer is acceptable.
Q-Once the person chooses a racking company on your website, would the manufacturer ever have communication with the client as to what the manufacture would be providing?A-Yes. Having selected a system preapproved by the local authority having jurisdiction and received a permit through the SunShot solution, the applicant will be required to obtain and use that manufacturer's mounting solution to have a legally permitted solar energy system.
Q-The template seems to be oriented towards the racking system and not the attachment to the roof? Describe how a company that designs mounts might deal with this challenge. A- The racking system and the attachment of that racking system to the roof structure would have to be designed to meet all applicable codes, including required high velocity wind zone criteria for Broward County. If there is a design that would be a one-size-fits-all racking system that would be great, and under this RFI, Broward would welcome suggestions on such a solution. However, the intent of the RFI was to ask racking manufactures to design an attachment of their systems to the most common roof types here in South Florida, which will be used to produce preapproved designed plans for permitting. The design drawings would need to include design criteria, i.e., structural roof type, roof pitch, panel angle and mounting distance from edge of roof, etc.
Thank you.
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As spring gives way to summer, our thoughts naturally turn to outdoor summertime activities such as recreational boating. "But, waterways are second only to highways when it comes to accidental deaths, and a major contributing factor in recreational boating casualties is alcohol," says Sheriff Mike Tregre.
He added, "Boaters need to remember that alcohol and boating do not mix. Alcohol affects your balance, vision, judgment and coordination. It is ten times more likely that a boat operator with a blood alcohol content of .10 will be killed in a boating accident than a boater with zero blood alcohol content."
Research has shown that alcohol, combined with boating stressors, such as sun, wind, noise, vibration and motion, can impair a person much faster than alcohol consumed on land. It impairs your ability to operate a vessel safely in the same way that it impairs your ability to drive a car safely.
The Sheriff says, "Balance is one of the first things you lose when you consume alcohol, and when you combine this with the rocking of the boat, the chance of falling overboard increases."
Dehydration is also a factor. The sun causes you to perspire, which removes the water from your body but leaves the alcohol in. This can cause impairment to occur even faster.
Sheriff Tregre said there are several myths that boaters should know:
Beer is NOT less intoxicating than any other alcoholic beverage.
Only time will sober a person, NOT black coffee or a cold shower.
It is NOT easy to tell if someone is impaired. Many experienced drinkers can hide
their impairment.
You are NOT the best person to judge if you are fit to drive. Your judgment is one of
the first things you lose when you drink.
To promote safe boating in St. John the Baptist Parish, the Sheriff offers recreational boating enthusiasts tips to help keep them safe on the water:
DO file a float plan; tell people when you are leaving, where you are going and when you are returning.
DO check the weather forecast before you go and bring a radio to regularly check weather reports.
DO wear a life jacket. Life jackets float, you don't.
DO observe the nautical rules-of-the-road.
DO keep a good lookout.
DON'T mix alcohol and boating.
DON'T stand in a small boat.
DON'T overload your boat.
The Sheriff concluded, "We are blessed with some of the most beautiful waterways, and boating is very much a part of our lives. Remember to chart a safe course by boating safe and sober."
SOURCES: U.S. Coast Guard
National Safe Boating Council
USA Today; "Drunken Boating Targeted," July 2, 1998.
Date: May 30, 2013


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B) Show your counselor any two groups from your collection. Explain how you organized your collection and why you chose that method. (Note: if your collection is too large to transport and your counselor is unable to view your collection directly, photographs should be available to share.)
C) Explain how your collection is valued by other collectors and display to your counselor any price guides that may be available.
D) Explain how your collection is graded for value, physical defects, size and age. Show the various grading classifications or ratings used in your collection.
E) List the national, state, or local association for collectors in your field of interest.
6) Show the location of and explain to your counselor the following:
A) Identification number (if applicable)
B) Series
C) Brand name (if any)
D) Any other special identification marks
7) Discuss with your counselor the plans you have to continue with the collection in the future.
8) Discuss with your counselor the career opportunities that may be available involving your collection.
9) Discuss with your counselor why and how collecting has changed and how this applies to your collection.
Source: Boy Scout Requirements, 33215, revised 2004