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Sunday Rewind: "My Favorite Baseball Movie"
With so many MLB bloggers posting their favorite baseball movies the past few days, I thought I might have to include my personal favorite baseball movie that I watch almost institutionally before Spring Training. It is a movie that almost everyone knows, but might not put at the top of their prospective "All-Time" lists. I put the German versions DVD cover on the top of the blog to show you that this movie has made the move to the International audience, and is not just a US baseball classic movie.
So far this off season, I have watched this movie only about 6 times, but the movie never seems to become dull to me. Maybe it is the fact that I try and find something new within the film that I have not seen in other viewings. But beyond all of that, "For the Love of the Game " is by far my "go-to" movie when it comes to baseball.
I actually see this classic as two movies in one: A Baseball movie and a romance. The sporting sequences featuring the "live action" in the film are definitely worth the price of admission. A Little known fact here, Kevin Costner actually threw every pitch you see in the movie. He did not use a "stunt" pitcher, but wanted a realism that only the actor actually throwing his pitches could provide to the audience. Every pitch came from his shoulder and there is not a single frame of CGI magic or differentail photographic magic to render his image over another pitcher's body. It was all Costner….All the time.
That to me spells out the love that Costner truly has for the game of baseball. I know you might think that this is a fantasy for him (and it is), but it is also the type of role that he seems to have been born to play. He is that type of actor that you can believe in this role. You could believe that he was the character, and not just someone propped up on the mound for publicity shots. And he is the kind of guy you would root for if he actually had a chance at a perfect game.
As for that second part of the sequence, the romantic angle. I can also see him in a relationship with a woman as complex and beautiful as Kelly Preston in real life.
Most of the solid relationships with women who are attracted to baseball players that seem to succeed in baseball are by women who are attracted to the way you play the game and not just by the way you look in your uniform on the field.
That is why the romantic scenes make sense to me in the film. I know of a few ball players on the Rays that sit in the Bullpen area and check out the stands every game. A few phone numbers have trickled down to the bench, even if they are not wanted by the players. That is a part of life playing a professional sport. Romance is on your own time, and sometimes you have to juggle a lot to get beyond that first "hello"..
It seems on the personal level that aging pitcher Billy Chapel (Costner) is having a completely rotten day. He finds out that the only team he has ever played for, his beloved Detroit Tigers are being sold and that the new ownership group wants to trade him to the San Francisco Giants at the end of that season. And if that might not derail a normal person for one day, he also learns that his love interest girlfriend Jane (Preston) is moving to England to begin her career dream job. But the third strike in all of this is that Chapel is scheduled to pitch his final start of a losing season for the Tigers against the hated Yankees and his mind is not in the game.
I actually took it as life reflective moments that we all have had at some point in our lives. You get a better sense of Chapel because of the flashback sequences where you see his past career highlights (Tigers World Series appearance), his remorse and regrets, plus his accident in the off season at his winter lodge that could have derailed his baseball career.
Costner plays Billy as melancholy and regretful, the very things that cause him so much trouble in his love life. Unfortunately (and as usual ) Costner never loosens up at all; he's always stoic and mellow. Kevin Costner suffers from "Movie Star Syndrome". When he plays a real character, like in the film "Tin Cup', he shines brightly. While she's no Oscar threat here, Kelly Preston easily holds her own as Jane, although her character is a bit underwritten for the female lead a romantic film.
What matters most in a movie like this is whether or not you care if these characters have a happy ending or not. There are several things that can ruin this for you: poor performances, a cliched and lazy script, or just an air of what I can only call 'fakeness'. ( See "Fools Rush In" or Costner's own "Message in a Bottle" for examples of such romantic 'fakeness'). "For Love of the Game" avoids these romantic maladies (for the most part ). If Costner and Preston don't always click as a couple, that's OK because she's really beautiful (I hate John Travolta for getting to her first ).
If the baseball sequences seem a tad forced or convenient, that's OK because it's a damn well-made baseball movie. The scenes are pretty fresh. My favorite is still the one where a rookie is playing in the outfield in Fenway Park, and a ball ends up bouncing off his head ala Jose Canseco and the Boston crowd just laugh as he looks up at them. Now I know for a fact that if that happened, it would have to be in right field at Fenway, and they would more than just laugh at the guy the rest of the series.
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cool blog the movie it self was great. keep up the good work as always hope u read mine when ever u get a chance might give u an idea 4 ur next blog.
Thanks for that.
I will check it out. I had a long night last night and forgot to check it out.
It is on my "To Do" list today.
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Danke Her' RaysRenegades. Gutten tag!
This is a very good movie. I forget what I may have been watching whenever I stumble upon it flicking channels. I judge a show using the Remote Effect. If I'm watching something with the remote in my hand, odds are it's getting changed. If a show gets you to put the remote down, now you've got something. Field of Dreams is my tops though because of that whole father/son/baseball and ghosts of the past thing. It broke my heart when "DOC" couldn't play anymore. At least he got to wink at the pitcher, once.
Be well.
Es ist eine ausgezeichnet Montag.
Furwahr est ist kalte heute.
I looked that part too, but my favorite was Ray Liotta as "Shoeless" Joe Jackson since I am a big fan of his.
I am glad I am not on that show, because the remote is always within reach if I am watching anythnig but baseball.
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It is about your Tigers, plus there did all the baseball scenes in the old Tiger Stadium that they finally finished demolishing this season I believe.
It has some amzing dialogue from master broadcaster Vin Scully, and some amzing baseball scenes.
I might have to watch it again on Weds night.
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Thanks for commenting on a couple of my posts! I am going to have to see For the Love of the Game, its about my Tigers!
i know i caught some heat for living it off my favorite list. i do enjoy it, a gripping story but maybe just a little two over my head. i enjoy the childhood tales of baseball. i've only seen this sophisticated movie once. maybe it is time to give it another go
I think your summary of this movie is what I was hoping for in "Field of Dreams", and perhaps that is why I was disappointed in that movie. "Field" went on too many tangents, and was not as centered on his family as I would have wished. I'll have to check out "For Love of the Game". Thanks, Cliff!! I hope 2010 is a good year for you! Take care.
Funny you mention "Tin Cup" also. A syndicated sports program called "The Sports Machine" is featured in that movie, and its host, George Michael (not the singer), was our local NBC sportscaster growing up. Partly due to him, I grew up to love sports. I just learned that Michael died (of cancer) just before Christmas. I'll miss him!
It is fine to leave some off your list.
Believe me, there are so many great baseball movies from "Eight Men Out" to even "The Sandlot" for us to remember all of them.
Even a movie like "The Natural" has so many baseball references and landmarks hidden within the text and film you might not figure them all out if you watched it 24/7.
I liked your list…..just have a few of my own too.
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"Field of DReams" was going in so many different directions that even some of the subtle things were missed by people.
Ray Liotta threw the ball right-handed and batted right-handed in the film. "Shoeless" Joe was totally left-handed.
From the perplexities of "Moonlight" Graham, to seeing the message at Fenway Park during a game, it is a film that you also can not see 10 times, but have to see at least 50 before you get some of the references and the subtle homages to the game.
Perfectly fine not to see them. We do not see every nuance during a game either…….
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Yes we lost another great sportscaster in George Michaels over the holidays.
I hate it near the end of the year when we see the sports channels run the "In Remembrance" gambit and we see just what kind of talent and history we lose every season to age, cancer, or even unnautral causes like the death of Steve McNair and Charles Henry.
Makes you sad for the family, but treasure your own breathing even more..
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well have 2 new blogs well sort tat rays renagade i u havent read 4 awhile the other is brand new
rays renagade thanks 4 comment on my blog as well as my blogger friend TTTF (the braves Insider) yep well i'll only do blog response on stuff like that but otherwise thanks
Sorry but I only have limited time on some day due to the WIFI connection that is near my car.
I try and get to everyone, but you were on the list for the AM, but got you taken care of tonight.
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Again T,
Not a problem.
I try and get to people blogs ASAP, but sometimes the connecyion is not great and I lose the comments after they are posted on my end.
That is what happens when you do not have a cable/landline internet link.
I work only off of the nearest Panera bread WIFI signal.
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This is awesome. I love For Love of the Game! Great movie!
ok raysrenagade hope u get better connection
PS new blog in a day or 2
I know you are a bit young, but there was also a movie centered around the Atlanta Braves years ago called " The Slugger's Wife."
It was a pretty good quirky comedy that you might be able to find online or at Netflix to check out some day.
Not near the top of the list, but it had some great moments in it too.
I still have a picture of that baconator in my mind…………
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It's so heartening to know that you're a guy who likes a good romance, Renegade. So sensitive AND manly. LOL! After reading your recap of the movie, I need to go back and watch it again. It's never been on my favorites list, but maybe it should be.
Do you remember a baseaball movie involving William Petersen, Dermot Mulroney and Virginia Madsen? I believe it was called Long Gone, set in the minor leagues with Petersen as the team's player-manager and Mulroney as its newest second baseman. Nice little movie, I remember staying up late one night to watch it in its entirety. Never could find it at the local video store, though.
For someone like you who has written to both sudiences, baseball and romance, you might get a kick out of the movie.
I honestly think it would be a perfect movie for the "She-Fans" of the world to rall behind.
I do not know about romantic at heart and all, but it does have baseball, so it keeps my interest.
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"Long Gone" was actually a made for television movie back in 1987 starring William Peterson as cecil "Stud" Cantrell.
And the only reason I know that is that he was a star for the Tampico Stogies and was set in the 1950's when baseball ruled the Florida region. The team's name was actually a baseball homage to the old TampaBay area semi-pro teams that traveled around the state and played local teams.
I had forgotten about that small gem of a film.
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I've never been big on fictional sports movies, or even non-fiction to be truthful. The game just never seems all that real to me, and even it does, I know I it is not. Although, I did enjoy the Blind Side a lot…
I can totally see that point of view. Certain sports can look so foreign to some people that it is totally fictional at best.
I personally can not ride a skateboard and find the tricks and antics of Tony Hawk beyond belief.
It is one of the reason that human belings have their different personalities and different outlooks and opinions on so many things.
I respect the different view and also the difference that give all of us our individuality.
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I am actually ashamed that I haven't seen "For the Love of the Game." It is the type of movie I love, and I think I need to go out and get it right now. I've been a huge fan of baseball movies for a while now, and I love the fact that my favorite sport can relate to heartwarming, sad, or adventure-filled stories. Thanks for the reccomendation.
That is fine you have not seen it. I will not take your Baseball card collection away fron you.
I enjoy bringing some new information to the masses, and some people like the stuff I talk about, others could care less.
That is life.
Hope you enjoy the film, and submit a 250-word essay on your findings (I am kidding).
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"For The Love Of The Game" is indeed a great baseball film. Personally, I rank Field of Dreams and The Natural ahead of it, but those baseball scenes with Vin Scully will give you goosebumps! If you want to check out another great baseball flick, try "Little Big League". It is actually more of a kids/family movie, but really nails the concept of "baseball humor" and will have you on the floor laughing on a few occasions. It is about a teenager who inherits the Minnesota Twins from his Grandpa and becomes the manager, with hilarity ensuing!
I have seen that movie and I kind of put it in the same category as "Angels in the Outfield".
A great flick to watch with younger fans, but I am an old dog, so besides liking old flicks like " Pride of the Yankees" and "Fear Strikes Out", my taste run through Costner-ville right now.
It is actually a bit funny that he did three movies that are considered some of the best "baseball movies". Maybe it is the way he protrays the game on screen that makes him to desireable for such roles…..
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I came over here after seeing the link on the She Fan site. Being a baseball AND movie lover and always appreciating your comments on that web site, I wanted to see what you recommended. I haven't seen this movie (when it came out, I think Kevin Costner was suffering from over exposure, so I didn't watch it) but now I will make a point of seeing it.
I also love "The Sandlot" and I also really love "Rookie of the Year." The plot is silly, but it really captures the childhood love and excitement with baseball. I just loved the kid playing in the majors and sort of bringing the seasoned professionals back to the "Pitcher has a big butt" level of kids.
There is a scene in the movie that was repeated in real life this year. When Henry is running towards home, his team mate is right behind him. That happened with Andy Pettite and Derek Jeter this season.
And as a mom, I just loved the scene with Henry's final pitch.
I enjoy commenting on Jane's blog, and also consider her a great influence for both writers' on this blog and aspiring authors' who only see roadblocks instead of bookcovers.
Seriously, she is one of those people you can respect by her writing, but to meet her in person and chat with her….. You understand why she is the best!
I loved "The Sandlot", but was a bit disappointed in "The Sandlot 2", but most sequels do not gather the same karma as the originals.
"Rookie of the Year" is a great kid's movie like the Charlie Brown small cartoons we saw as kids where he always got blasted off the mound by a ball hit back up the middle.
Seriously, Kevin Costner has done three baseball movies as of right now, but I am also a fan of John Cusack (Buck Weaver) and D B Sweeney (Shoeless Joe Jackson) as member of the 1917 Chicago White Sox in "Eight Men Out".
Thanks for commenting, and hope you are not a stranger to my post, or Lady Jane's in the future.
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Jane Goff, representing the 7th Congressional District, was first elected to the Board in 2008, and was re-elected for a second term in 2014.
Jane is a Colorado native and both a graduate and retired employee of Jefferson County Public Schools, where she enjoyed a 34-year career as a classroom French and Spanish teacher and as the director of the district's World Languages and International Student Exchange programs. Jane served as president of the Jefferson County Education Association (JCEA) from 1998-2000 and as vice-president of the Colorado Education Association (CEA) from 2000-2006. Prior to joining the State Board, Jane worked as a legislative aide for the Colorado House of Representatives.
During her years as a Jeffco teacher and leader, Jane coordinated the district's first Teacher Performance Pay pilots and helped to design the Links for Learning program, a teacher-employer partnership between the Jeffco Schools and the West Chamber of Commerce. She was the first teacher graduate of Leadership Jefferson County, and she served four years as Vice President for Education on the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors. Jane remains regularly involved in the Jeffco community; experience that proved extremely valuable following the Columbine High School tragedy in 1999. She was often consulted on matters related to school safety and crisis response, presenting the teacher perspective to a variety of local, state, and national audiences.
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The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Thursday pulled out of the televised debate on the cross-strait service trade agreement scheduled for tomorrow, citing the controversy swirling around Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平), which it said threatens a constitutional crisis.
It was the one piece of good news in a week of political turmoil.
The two-hour debate, which was agreed upon on Aug. 28, would have seen President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and DPP Chairman Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) each ask and respond to four questions as well as give four more rebuttals. It was designed along the lines of Ma's stage-managed debate on the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) in April 2010 with then-DPP chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文). It would have provided Ma with another chance to show the international community that a second major trade accord with China was given a "full airing" under Taiwan's democratic system.
However, there is nothing democratic or open about the way the Ma administration has handled cross-strait negotiations. They continue to be conducted by a small cadre of officials and KMT members, who then present the results as a fait accompli.
The likelihood that the debate would have actually provided rational answers to the many questions Taiwanese have about the accord and its potential impact on their businesses and livelihoods was minimal from the outset. Ma and Su would have likely repeated their previous statements and policy positions. It is unlikely that anything Su would have said would have led to Ma altering his stance; it would have simply provided him with the cover of having "listened" to what critics of the pact are saying.
Despite the press releases and speeches rolled out by Ma, Cabinet ministers and the KMT since the agreement was signed on June 21, polls have shown that a majority of people know little about what the accord covers and how it will affect the economy. Instead of analyzing what they are doing wrong in their efforts to "inform" the public, Ma's team continues to rule by diktat instead of democratically.
Just how little regard Ma's administration has for the democratic process was made appallingly evident by Control Yuan President Wang Chien-shien on Thursday in his comments about Ma's handling of the "Wang Jin-pyng scandal."
Wang Chien-shien blamed the speaker's "tact in dealing with people, his preference for negotiation" as the reason that KMT lawmakers have not been able to use their legislative majority to steamroll bills through the legislature since Ma took office in 2008.
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However, he had no problems with the pan-blue camp's "choke-hold" on the legislature during the eight years the DPP was in power.
For the head of the government watchdog to think that tact and negotiation are not essential to the legislative process is dumbfounding. It is no less astounding that he thinks Wang Jin-pyng first owes an apology to the KMT for failing to allow it to run roughshod over the legislature before the speaker apologizes to the nation for the legislative morass.


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The amount, use and return of security deposits is regulated by state law, under Civil Code Section 1950.5. All money collected in advance by the landlord from the tenant for protection against default or damage, whether it is called "last month's rent", "security", "cleaning", etc., is held to be a form of security deposit subject to these regulations.
The total amount allowed, in addition to that paid for the first month's rent, cannot be more than the amount of two month's rent for an unfurnished rental unit or three month's rent for a furnished unit.
All security deposits must be refundable. This means that the tenant must have the opportunity to satisfy the conditions which will permit him to recover his deposit. A landlord cannot require, in advance or routinely, that all tenants pay such expenses as professional cleaning or painting or replacement of carpets or drapes. However, such deductions could be allowed if they can be justified in terms of the condition when the tenant moved in and the degree of care given during the tenancy.
Within three weeks after the tenant moves out, the landlord must either send a full refund of the security deposit or an itemized statement that lists reasons and amounts of any deductions from the deposit, with a refund of any amounts not deducted. The landlord can withhold from the security deposit only those amounts that are reasonably necessary for unpaid rent, repair of damages other than normal wear and tear caused by the tenant or the tenant's guests, and for cleaning the rental unit if the unit was not left as clean as when it was rented. If the security deposit includes an amount designated as "last month's rent", that portion of the deposit must be applied to the rent for the last month before the tenant leaves and will NOT be available for other purposes.
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Disputes commonly arise over what is meant by normal wear and tear or necessary cleaning. The landlord must be able to prove the necessity and reasonableness of the amounts claimed. He should be prepared to produce receipts, estimates, witnesses, photos, etc., to support his deductions. A walk-through before the tenant moves in and one after the move-out is recommended for the protection of both parties. A rental agreement that clearly spells out the conditions which the tenant must meet can also be helpful.
If after three weeks, the tenant has not received his/her deposit or an itemized statement of deductions, of if he/she believes the deductions are improper, he/she should write to the landlord and keep a copy of the letter. If the disagreement is not resolved, he/she can file a suit in Small Claims Court for the deposit plus punitive damages of up to twice the amount of the security, in addition to actual damages. The damages can be awarded if the judge feels that the landlord acted in bad faith and not because of an honest dispute. Civil Code section 1950.5(l).
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Monday, 15 March 2010
Nike Test Run 15k Race Report
1. Structured training with speed works.
2. Weight is NOT the most important factor in speed.
3. Know your exact pace before you run the race.
4. Tie your shoes in quadruple knots.
Now to the story.
What a weekend! Started out with SR and I eating the best food I have had since we moved to Denmark: extra spicy thai curry with shrimp and vegetables at a new retaurant in Næstved, Ban Chang. Pure bliss. If I ate exclusively Asian food from this moment on, I would be thrilled. Let me put in bluntly: Eurpean food is bland and not that good(way too much meat, cream, cheese and bread) unless it's strong French cheese (the kind that tastes like old, dirty socks) or the kind of French mustard that makes you cry.
Saturday was SR's turn to race, or should I say, he offered to race Saturday and watch the kids for my race on Sunday. It is not a surprise he was voted the most under tøflen "under the slipper" in his marriage by a bunch of his guy friends on Saturday night (this is of course what Americans call "whipped"). Sorry, ladies, he's taken.
He ran an extremely technical, hilly 8k race on icy trails. Here he is coming in second to the finish line.
And in first place for the women, came Mette. Remember this girl, as I predict she will be in the top 5 in The Copenhagen Marathon this year. She is an amazing runner and only 24.
Concensus after the race was it was an experience, though no one dared say it was a good or enjoyable one.
Sunday was the 15k Nike Test Race in downtown Copenhagen. This was a "target" race for me and I was nervous. With over 4000 registered runners, this was by far the largest race I had participated in. My goal was under 63 minutes and perhaps in the top 5 females.
The Lorax and I woke up at 6:30 to take the train from Næstved to Copenhagen (just over an hour). I had a shining moment as a mother, as you can see in the picture, when I packed a that breakfast box for the Lorax.
The sun was shining and I knew it was going to be a great day. Partly because we were going to the Copenhagen Planetarium with the kids after the race. I always feel kind of guilty about Natali having to come to all of our races.
We met SR and Natali at Østerport train station. I ran to the start and they walked.
I felt great and literally squeezed my way through thousands of people to get up to the men with the 4:15 balloons. I had to do some rapid math to figure out where to stand as I still think in terms of min per mile. But 4:15 min/km would put me at about 6:45 min/mile. Seemed reasonable and about right for 63 minutes. The women near me were eyeing me up. I am sure they were thinking I was standing in the wrong place, judging by my clothing, posture, pseudo potbelly.
The start gun went off and I started my music and garmin, not expecting to wait 10-20 seconds before I crossed the start line. But we were a huge herd. Happily it was chip-timed, so no one lost those valuable seconds.
In the first 5k, I just passed and passed and passed people. I felt amazing. I actually had to hold back to keep my time for the 5k around 20 minutes. I usually hate running in big cities, but when the sidewalks are cleared and there is no waiting, it is wonderful. I actually passed my friend Tanni, who had beaten me by over a minute in a 10k last year. 20:20 for the first 5k.
Here I am cruising (completely off the gound, nonetheless) just after the 5k. One thing about living so far north is that sunny days are almost blindingly bright. The rest of the photos after this one had to be doctored.
SR let me know from the sideline I was in 6th place for the women.
At around 7k, I could sense Tanni gaining on me. Was I slowing down? Garmin check: no, not really. We started running side by side. And then something was wrong with my right foot. What was happening? Ahhhhhhh!!! Shoelace. Untied. For a few milliseconds I wondered if I could run the remaining 8k with an untied shoe. "Shit!" I cried out above my blaring music. 2 more milliseconds and I was bending over tying my shoe. I knew Tanni was smiling on the inside. Hard to judge the amount of time lost. 10 senconds?
What happened next is a perfect example of why I will never be an elite runner. I was so mad about the stupid shoelace and could not fight this overwhelming urge to "get revenge" (on the shoelace? God? Thor?). I saw Tanni, now far ahead, and told myself to think of nothing but catching up to her again. At one point my garmin said I was running a 5:11 pace. Real smart. Well, I caught up to her alright. And we ran next to each other for a while, battling, exchanging glances. At 10k I looked at my garmin, and minus the 10 seconds lost before the start, the 10k time was 41:08. A huge 10k PR for me. My previous PR was 41:48.
We kept battling for a km or so and then Tanni pulled ahead. When this happened, I entered a severe midrace depression. My legs were in pain from that stupid sprint. Another woman who I was sure I could beat passed me.
But then, I saw the 4:15 balloon men: the pacers I had started with. They passed me. "Just stick with them no matter what" I told myself. And I did. Good Morning by Rogue Wave came on my iPod and I felt better. Just the right tempo and a good melody. I saw SR and Natali and The Lorax. They looked happy.
I kept going at the 4:15/km pace, shutting out the thought of sore legs.
Here I am nearing the end. And the pacer behind me appears to be nearing my end, with his eyes.
I wouldn't make it under 63 minutes, but close: 63:22. And I wouldn't make top 5 for women either, but again, close. No reason to be down. I had a huge 10k PR and a very respectable time. My goals were a bit ambitious, but I'm no worse off for it. And I am a much faster runner than last year.
Tanni had to laugh when she saw me at the finish. She had a good point in saying I wasted a lost of energy with my erratic racing style. I must have caught up to her and passed her only to be passed again 10 times. She's 23 and learned this a long time ago. I'm 30 and may never learn.
The rest of the day was fantastic. And I'm looking foward to a fast 10k next weekend, where I'm hoping to get near 40 minutes. So yes, the training is working, gosh darn it!
Running Song of the Day: Good Morning by Rogue Wave.
7 comments:
- Olga said...
Have to point out, the smile never wore off your face. Congrats!
- 15 March 2010 at 20:03
- PiccolaPineCone said...
You ROCK! Congratulations!
I find when the unexpected happens (shoelace untied, person I expect to beat goes out way too fast) it helps to have a mantra... I like using "run smart run smart run smart" which I repeat over and over in my head to curb the urge to over react.
p.s. After you are done quadruple tie-ing your shoelaces, take the ends and tuck them under the criss crosses of the laces so that no other runner can step on them!
- 15 March 2010 at 20:19
- cherelli said...
Nice race report! Golly The Lorax seems to have your eyes in that photo of you both...and well done on being caught smiling a lot in your photos - that would be an accomplishment for me!
- 15 March 2010 at 22:05
- Diana said...
I cringed and felt so terrible for you as I read about the shoelace, but you recovered so well from the unexpected. Congrats on the PR 10K and with an untied shoelace, no less! Sounds like you had a great finish to the race and a wonderful time. So happy for you.
Also, that breakfast for the Lorax looks really good.
- 15 March 2010 at 23:24
- SteveQ said...
In picture #3, the Bois looks like Alfred Hitchcock and in #6, like Winston Churchill - but he manages to be adorable anyway.
- 16 March 2010 at 16:20
- sea legs girl said...
Olga, I'd like think you are right, but it is more like when a baby has gas and everyone is like "oh, she's smiling!"
Steve, I definitely see the Churchill. But let's just hope the adorable is what prevails into adulthood.
- 17 March 2010 at 15:59
- Helen said...
Awesome job girl! You're speed and interval work is definitely paying off. Great way to push through it after the shoelace and losing Tammi. Best of Luck in the 10K - anything close to 40 is a super time.
- 18 March 2010 at 16:43


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Some people can't see the forest for the trees. But Antiques Roadshow stars Leigh and Leslie Keno can't see the trees for the burl, which they first began collecting when they were teenagers in upstate New York.
"There's an amazing burl, bigger than a watermelon, growing on the side of a tree in Central Park, and whenever I pass by, I think about the beautiful bowl it could become," says Leigh, sitting in his Manhattan townhouse one rainy afternoon. Resting on his lap is his most recent catch—a Native American burl bowl with its original, 200-plus-year-old surface intact. He caresses the baby-bath-size hunk of wood like a purring cat and admits, "I can't keep my hands off it."
The vessel's sensuous shape also seduces brother Leslie, who stops by on a break from his senior vice presidential duties at Sotheby's. The special, rapid-fire rap of twins makes it impossible to tell who said what, but both agree that the "organic modern form" conjures up visions of "fecundity." The burl itself, however, is actually an irregular growth, "like a wart on a tree," Leslie explains. But in the hands of able craftsmen, the wart turns into a beauty mark.
The duo value this bowl for its outstanding design—swooping lines, raised, beveled handles that curve in, and an earthy red surface that shows its age. Besides, the bowl smells as good as it looks. "It's a buttery-doughy-spicy scent," says Leslie, who shuts his eyes and sniffs. Add to this some killer provenance: It was once owned by artist Andy Warhol protégé Baby Jane Holzer and displayed in her Southampton home, Chestertown, built by Winterthur founder Henry Francis du Pont. "It's a keeper," says Leigh, who nailed it at Christie's for $180,000, a record price for American burl at auction.
As boys growing up in New York's Mohawk Valley, the twins hacked, gouged, and scraped without much success. "Dad sawed a burl off the side of a tree, and we hollowed it out with a chisel and hammer," recalls Leslie, who, together with brother Leigh, filled the cavity with charcoal briquettes and fired it up. To keep the coals red hot, "We fanned them with a hair dryer," he recalls, while cradling the creation scarred by fire, rugged chain-saw marks, and an old bullet hole. It's the kind of bowl only a father could love (and to his credit, Ronald Keno did).
"We spent so many hours on that bowl," says Leslie, who is shown here holding a better example as Leigh displays the bowl that the boys made—and turns thumbs-down on their creation. "Burl is harder to cut than marble. It's tough, knotty, locked-together grain. It's so tight that it can actually hold water. But that experience really made us appreciate burl at an early age."
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"Raised open handles are the best," says Leigh. "These are beveled and curve inward. The strong outline has a powerful impact."
Leigh and Leslie still vividly recall the day almost 35 years ago when the late collector DeVere Card ushered them into his inner sanctum—an attic in Hamilton, New York, stuffed to the rafters with the country's best burl. "Les and I sat upstairs for hours examining every single piece," recalls Leigh, who now owns one of Card's prized covered bowls (shown here).
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What's the biggest mistake when dating burl bowls? "To attribute the more primitive, rough-hewn pieces to Native Americans," says burl dealer Steven Scott Powers, author of North American Burl Treen (burlsnuff.com). "American Indians were highly skilled woodworkers, and their bowls are well-proportioned and more refined than those of European colonists," says Powers, who has examined hundreds of early ladles and bowls. "European settlers in America didn't have a tradition of hewing their own burl bowls. They didn't know how to work with burl."
In Europe, burl was usually reserved for decorative veneer and then only for the finest furniture. To see for yourself, Powers suggests a visit to Winterthur (winterthur.com), where Henry Francis du Pont's burl bowls are currently displayed in the house museum's courtyard. But the mother lode resides at Old Sturbridge Village, where an appointment is necessary to view the burl. Or view the collection online (osv.org).
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Now, it is time for the promised post on Ruston's Roses and the Renmark Rose Festival! David Ruston is a big name in the rose world! He has been President of the World Federation of Rose Societies and has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for services to floriculture (1984) and England's highest rose award, the Dean Hole Medal, given to him by the Royal National Rose Society in 1994. He is held in such high regard that there is even a statue of him in Renmark! Having heard about him for years, it was wonderful to finally visit his garden in Renmark, South Australia, in the 3rd week of October, 2014, during the Renmark Rose Festival, as part of our Old Rose holiday.Ruston's Roses
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Just 5 km from the centre of town and covering 27 acres (11 ha), Ruston's Roses is Australia's largest rose garden with 50, 000 bushes of 4000 different rose varieties, including Species Roses; Rugosas; Old European Roses – the Gallicas, Damasks, Centifolias and Mosses; Bourbons; Teas; Noisettes; Hybrid Musks; Hybrid Perpetuals; Hybrid Teas; Floribundas; Miniatures and Ground Covers; and David Austin and Delbard Roses. Since October 2005, it has been home to the National Rose Collection and also has a large collection of Tea Roses, perfectly suited to the warm dry climate of the Riverland region. The first two photos below show the native vegetation along the Murray River in this area and the 3rd photo was taken adjacent to Ruston's Roses. Renmark is situated on the Murray River and while much of the Mallee vegetation is scrubby and dry (see above photos), the abundance of irrigation from the Murray allows lush productive gardens, not just for roses, but also citrus, grapes and almonds. Here is a map of the location of Ruston's Roses taken from their official brochure:David's father, Cuthbert Sowersby Ruston, was a soldier-settler from England, who bought 30 acres of land in the Riverland with a friend in 1919 and proceeded to develop a commercial fruit orchard, which supported the two families. In 1924, he planted roses around the family home, as well as Lombardy Poplars, Melias, a Norfolk Island Pine and a Lemon-Scented Gum, all of which still shade the house. In the late 1920s, he planted more roses: Mme Jules Bouché, Lady Hillingdon (photo below), Rosa laevigata and Hybrid Tea, Constance, for David's grandmother, Constance. In all, his father grew 300 rose bushes, including many Teas: Devoniensis; General Gallieni; Hugo Roller; Lorraine Lee; Mrs B Cant; Mrs Herbert Stevens (photo below) and White Maman Cochet. David was born in 1930. He worked on the family property and started to plant roses along the open irrigation channels, in fact anywhere he could find a spare bit of land! Gradually, he removed vines, established trees as backdrops and windbreaks for the roses and planted more roses for the cut flower trade. He started Ruston's Roses in 1968. By the mid 1970s, the entire 11 ha had been converted to roses within a garden setting with large trees and shrubs and hundreds of iris (700 varieties from Bearded Iris to Louisiana Iris and the largest collection of Spuria irises in Australia), as well as daylilies, watsonias, criniums, agapanthus and clivias. The 1990s were a particularly busy time with the cut flower trade, but the drought and increased competition from West Africa and South America greatly affected the business at the time. Looking to retire, David sold the business to his niece and daughter of his twin brother, Anne Ruston, and her husband, Richard Fewster in 2003. They instigated a modernization program of the horticultural practices and in 2004, introduced a 'No-Till' regime, along with state-of-the-art computerised irrigation and fertigation systems to replace the prior flood irrigation. All pruning is now done by machine. In 2005, the Ruston's Roses Visitor Centre was opened and now caters for over 10 000 visitors from around the world each year! It includes: A fully licensed café for morning and afternoon teas, lunches and dinners, and functions for up to 200 people, including weddings and conferences; An information desk; a wonderful gift shop with lots of rose-related merchandise from books, beauty products and gifts (photo of the beautiful rose cake plate and cake fork set we bought from there) to local gourmet produce and arts and crafts like Dudley Siviour's corrugated iron sculptures (last photo below of a kangaroo and sheep); Floristry and cut flowers for sale; and for the men:
A Classic Car display of vintage and historic racing cars, including MGs (4th photo, yellow), a Citroen (3rd photo, yellow), an Amilcar (a rare grand Sport Surbaisse, seen in 2nd photo below, red), a Ford, a Zeta (one of only 28 ever made), a Bradfield, a Scootamota (the first motor scooter), a Lotus Mk VI 1955, a Lotus Eleven 1958 and a Lotus Elite 1961. See: http://www.the-lowdown.com/ruston-roses-private-collection/ and http://www.rustonsroses.com/images/BarossaVisitsRustons.pdf.Outside is a brightly painted Massey tractor (the first vehicle my husband ever drove at 8 years old, though his tractor certainly wasn't as pretty!!!);
A rusty old horse-drawn lucerne mower for making hay; And some delightful rose-coloured glasses, through which to view the garden! This delightful artwork was made by Helen Burgemeister and is titled 'Looking at the World Through Rose Coloured Glasses'. I loved the Climbing Graham Thomas (1st photo below on the left of the walk) and Troilus (2nd photo below) in the David Austin Walk, a tribute to the many David Austin Roses planted for their cut flower trade. In fact, Ruston's was the largest cut flower grower of David Austin Roses in Australia! Each year, the property supplies 50 000 dozen roses (600 000 stems) to florists in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane, as well as 400 000 buds of grafting wood to Australia's nursery industry.We had a wonderful day exploring all seven rose patches of the garden, as seen in the map above from the official brochure. We started at the old homestead, where David still lived when we visited in October 2014. I loved the entrance path! Here, the garden is delightfully informal, blowsy and overgrown, with lots of colour and areas of sunshine and dappled shade. I love the way he grew annuals in pots to provide instant mobile colour in bare patches. The old packing shed beside the house was covered with a native frangipani in full bloom on the left and rampant honeysuckle on the right of the photo below. We were able to get an excellent overview of the property by climbing the lookout tower. There are six flushes of blooms each year, with a nine-month flowering season from early September to the following Winter. This lovely golden rose is the Polyantha Rose, Lavinia Evans. It would be a beautiful venue for a wedding (1st photo below)! The beautiful metal sculpture near the wedding lawn in the 2nd photo below is titled 'Lifeless Planets Surround Us. Let's Not Make Earth Another One' and was made by Tony Hanes. I particularly loved the National Tea-Noisette-China Collection with lots of old favourites (like Noisette rose, Alister Stella Grey in the photo below) as well as many different types of Tea Roses, which were new to me. Here is a list of the roses held in this section: http://www.heritage.rose.org.au/hriai-tea-noisette-china-collection and http://heritage.rose.org.au/sites/default/files/Renmark%20Tea%20bed.pdf and http://www.heritage.rose.org.au/sites/default/files/Renmark_Plant_List_by_Class_.pdf. You can read more about this wonderful rosarian and his garden in his book: 'A Life with Roses' by David Ruston 2011. See: http://www.heritage.rose.org.au/publication/life-roses.
Renmark Rose Festival
Renmark is known as Australia's rose capital! There is even a Renmark Rose, which can be found in front of the fountain and is featured on the Rose Drive pamphlett. The Renmark-Paringa Council has compiled a list of its 53 public rose gardens, which form the Renmark Rose Drive and Walk. Each bed is mainly planted with a single variety of rose, the name of which is noted, along with its family, in the brochure. The council maintains over 3500 rose bushes at a watering cost of $100 000, though recycled water is used for the majority of beds. The Renmark Rose Festival was the brainchild of Eithne Sidhu, who collaborated with David Ruston, to run the first Rose Week in 1994 to attract tourists to the region. They were certainly successful! Now in its 23rd year, it has become a major regional event in South Australia and the largest festival of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, attracting thousands of visitors and contributing significantly to the region's economy. Held over 10 days in the 3rd week of October each year, it includes numerous activities in both Renmark and surrounding areas like Loxton. It is a very interesting area. Founded in 1887, Renmark is Australia's first and oldest irrigation settlement, had the first houseboats on the Murray and the first community hotel in the British Commonwealth (The Renmark Hotel 1897), still operating as a community hotel today. Festival activities include: tours of the historic Olivewood Homestead; river cruises on the Murray on the steamer PS Industry 1911 (photos below); a fair, market stalls and a ball; champagne breakfasts, suppers and high teas; visits to wineries and breweries; a scarecrow competition; a mystery bus tour; art trails, displays and workshops by local quilters, woodworkers and egg shell carvers; floral displays and flower arranging workshops and a lantern festival on Nardoo Lagoon at the end. There are also a large number of private gardens, open to the public over the festival. We visited three wonderful gardens, all totally different! The first was owned by Donna and Danny Hoffman, who had a vast horticultural knowledge and a superb one acre formal garden over 20 years old. He grew Hybrid Teas, Floribundas, Miniatures, David Austins and other old-fashioned roses, along with a wide variety of salvias, succulents, established trees and conifers. I loved the driveway edged with mature climbing roses. The next garden belonged to Alan and Fleur Carthew, who developed a one acre informal garden on a sand ridge bound by citrus and avocado trees (background of 1st photo). The garden is 55 years old and has only had 2 gardeners. The Sprekelia (Jacobean Lilies) and Alstroemeria (Peruvian Lilies) at the front entrance were a picture (photo 1). I also loved the exuberant display of modern Shrub Rose, Sally Holmes, beside the white statue of the reflective girl. It contains large established trees, an orchard, chooks, exotics and natives, including Kangaroo Paw (photo 1), Leucospermum (photo 2), Grevilleas (photo 4), Callistemon (also known as bottlebrush, surrounding the metal goat sculptures in the 3rd photo), Banksias, and many roses. I have already discussed our final garden, Bed Rock, developed by Chris and Raelene Schultz on the site of the old drive-in in Loxton. See: https://candeloblooms.com/2016/11/08/favourite-private-specialty-gardens-part-2-dry-climate-sustainable-and-small-gardens/.
Loxton and Surrounds
We thoroughly enjoyed exploring this area! Here are some of the places we visited en route to Bed Rock.
Bella Lavender Estate
19 Dalziel Rd Glossop
Open Monday 10 am to 4 pm; Wednesday to Sunday 10 am to 8 pm; Cloed Good Friday; Christmas Day and Riverland Fire Ban days
A wonderful spot for lavender-lovers! 2500 plants of twenty different varieties are grown on the property, their essential oil distilled and incorporated in a range of their own beauty products: soap, hand and body lotion, shower gel, shampoo and conditioner, floral water, massage oil, arthritis cream, insect repellent and lip balm, which are sold in the shop along with wheat-bags, sachets and other gifts like lavender mugs and china. They have a fully licensed café, where we ate wood-fired pizza for lunch overlooking the farm. There is also mini-golf and a playground.We drove down to the river, where Daisy Bates camped for four years from 1936 to 1940; And we visited Wilabalangaloo, a lovely old property donated to National Trust as a Flora and Fauna Reserve by Janet A Reiners (1895 – 1990). Here is a map of its location from the official brochure and photos of the entrance and the old sandstone house with Aleppo Pines (Pinus halepensis) and Lemon-Scented Gums (Corymbia citriodora).Wilabalangaloo Nature Reserve
Old Sturt Highway, 4 km NE Berri
Open Dawn to Dusk. Closed on Riverland Fire Ban Days. Free.
Situated on the western bank of the Murray River and covering 92 ha of mallee country, it's a fascinating landscape with a 1 km stretch of 30 metre high sandstone cliffs 3 to 6 Million year old, known as the Loxton-Parilla Sands.Oxidation of iron over the centuries has produced the red, yellow and brown ochres, which give the property its aboriginal name Wilabalangaloo, meaning 'Place of Red, Yellow and Brown Stones'. Its a perfect home for Welcome Swallows.There is a self-guided interpretive nature trail and a clifftop viewing platform. See: https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Wilabalangaloo-Nature-Trail.pdf. There are over 80 indigenous plant species and a huge variety of wildlife, especially birds. We took lots of photos, including:
Sacred Kingfishers surveying their kingdom; Zebra Finches, who were diving in and out of their huge nest; Whistling Kites, soaring overhead, the air filled with their plaintive cry; Rainbow Bee-Eaters, looking for insects; Shelducks dabbling;Pelicans cruising;And Stumpy-Tails (also known as Shinglebacks or Two-Headed Lizards) sunbaking! I just loved the colours of the vegetation and landscape: the reds and ochres; the blue-leafed mallee and old River Red Gums; the silvers of the saltbush and bluebush; and all the coloured lichens. It is well worth a visit if you are in the area. Next week, we return to the last of the posts about garden books: Garden Books: Inspirational Gardens and Stories Part Three, after which the book posts will start exploring our natural history library.


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Setting aside all the drama of Cam Newton and his possible, or alleged, violations of NCAA rules, the stage has been set for quite a while for an excellent championship game. Two nights ago, that game unfolded in almost every great way it could have. After a scoreless first quarter, the action finally got started with Oregon chipping in a field goal. Replays quickly after those three points showed that Oregon's quarterback, Darron Thomas, missed LaMichael James for what could have been a touchdown. By the end of the game, Oregon would regret missing out on those four points.
Things continued as Auburn marched quickly down the field and scored a touchdown to put the Tigers up on the Ducks seven to three.
Oregon threw a gutsy play from their own five-yard line and ultimately netted a touchdown from the resulting plays and then made it even better with Oregon coach Chip Kelly calling for a two-point conversion and sealing it.
Auburn, again, came down the field with Newton doing the lion's share of the work. However, this time Auburn was the team that should have settled for the field goal. Newton threw the ball just a bit low, missed his target, and turned the ball over, and Oregon took over on their own two yard line.
The Auburn defense saw their chance, though, and forced a safety, the craziest play in football. (Seriously, it is the craziest play. You score and then you get the ball back? That doesn't happen with any other play in any other sport, right?) Auburn tacked on two points and got the ball back. The Tigers continued down the field and Newton threw for an easy touchdown.
On the ensuing Auburn kick, there was a penalty for 15 yards and Oregon capitalized to begin their drive. (Replays later showed it was a particularly dirty play by Eric Smith and it was good to see Auburn coach GeneChizik get all over Smith in reaction to the play.) Oregon, however, couldn't get the job done and settled for the punt on fourth and 10, giving the ball back to Auburn for the final couple plays of the first half, where the Tigers had a chance to set up for a field goal and ultimately settled for a Hail Mary just to see if they could grab some points. The game broke for halftime with Auburn up 16-11. (Another weird aspect for this game, that score seems suspiciously un-football-like.)
Auburn started the second half with the ball and quickly got down to business. After making it to the 11-yard line, Auburn came up short on third and five and settled for a field goal.
When Oregon received the ball, another Auburn personal foul (or dirty play, depending on your read of the situation) resulted in a 15-yard penalty and the Ducks moving quickly onto the other side of the field. Oregon stalled out midfield, though, and punted from the 41 yard line.
After Auburn had a four and out, Oregon took control of the ball and had a poor series followed by a faked punt for a first down. The next play was a long pass, setting up a goal line stand where Oregon simply could not force its way into the end zone. Auburn's defensive line held strong and received the ball on their own one yard line.
After a series of back and forths between the two teams, the fourth quarter was riddled with subpar offense from both teams, until Oregon forced a turnover around the five-minute mark. They advanced the ball, finally converting in the red zone and securing a two-point conversion on a risky play.
After Auburn was conspicuously not tackled on the biggest play of the game, Michael Dyer broke free for what could have (and, perhaps on Oregon's part, should have) been a touchdown. However, Wes Byrum got the opportunity to kick the game-winning field goal. With two seconds left, the ball was snapped, set, held and kicked good.
Oregon had their chance, and the game was a great one, but, ultimately, Cam Newton and the Auburn Tigers rolled to the SEC's fifth-consecutive championship games.


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Killing of Pownal Dog Under Investigation
|Vermont State Police are investigating the shooting of Cassie, a 2-year-old Corgi/shepherd mix.
POWNAL, Vt. — State police are investigating the killing of a dog in the Burdick Trailer Park.
Troopers were called Wednesday, July 1, at 11 p.m. to the park after a neighbor walking along the railroad tracks discovered the remains of the dog and alerted its owner.
Cassie, a 2-year-old Corgi/shepherd mix, had been reported missing the week before. She sustained what appeared to be a single gunshot wound to the head.
State police say they do have some leads in the shooting. The charge would be aggravated cruelty to an animal.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Trooper Thomas Stange of the Vermont State Police at 802-442-5421. Information can also be submitted anonymously online at www.vtips.info or text "CRIMES" (274637) to Keyword: VTIPS.
Missing Pownal Woman Found in New York
|Rita Sweet
Update: Rita Sweet was found at about 7 p.m. walking out of a wooded area on Route 346, about 200 feet over the state line in New York, by state police.
Sweet verified her identity with state police and told troopers that she left her home after a money-related argument with family members. She said she had intended to walk to Petersburg, N.Y., to meet unspecified friends and family.
She further said she purposely lay down in the shade near the Hoosic River and slept during the day and chose to start walking when it cooled off.
Sweet was showing signs of dehydration and had several blisters on her feet but was in otherwise good health. She was brought to Southern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington for medical evaluation and there she was reunited with family members.
POWNAL, Vt. — A 71-year-old local woman has been reported missing since Monday morning.
Rita J. Sweet reportedly walked away from a residence on VT Route 346 near US Route 7 on Monday at about 11 a.m. after a verbal argument with family members.
State police were notified Monday night at 10 p.m. she had not located.
She may have been walking north on VT 346 toward North Pownal. She was last seen wearing blue floral-print shorts, blue tank top and blue sandals.
She has gray hair, blue eyes, stands 5-foot-4, weighs 170 to 180 pounds, wears glasses and has a distinct mole under her left eye.
Officials continue to have concern for Sweet because of her age, minor medical issues and that she is unprepared for inclement weather or for staying out overnight.
Troopers from Shaftsbury were joined by members with the Bureau of Criminal Investigation; Pownal Fire Department; Rennsselaer (N.Y.) County sheriff deputies; Vermont State Police Search and Rescue Team; and a fixed-wing aircraft from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Air and Marine for both ground and air searches.
After following up on several tips, all indications are that Rita is in New York; with the last possible sighting in Hoosick, N.Y., at approximately 11 a.m. Rensselaer County deputies continue their search efforts and any leads in that area can be referred to their dispatch at 518-270-5252.
Vermont State Police Investigating Dog Abuse
Update at 10:54 p.m., April 29: The Vermont State Police were able to identify the owner of the deceased dog located in Alta Gardens MHP in the Town of Pownal. After an extensive investigation police found the circumstances of the case not criminal.
No charges will be filed.
POWNAL, Vt. — Vermont State Police are investigating a case of animal cruelty after finding the body of an emaciated dog.
Troopers were at Alta Gardens Mobile Home Park at about 3 p.m. on Monday for an unrelated incident when a park resident approached them about finding the dog.
The resident told the troopers that a dog's body had been dumped behind one of the trailers. It had been placed in a trash bag and appeared to be hidden in a culvert.
Upon further investigation, the dog was found to be extremely emaciated and showed significant signs of neglect. The dog was a 3- to 5-year-old male pitbull, cream in color. He was found wearing a distinguishable collar and missing his right eye.
State police are pursuing leads and anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Shaftsbury Barracks at 802-442-5421. Information can also be submitted anonymously at www.vtips.info or by texting "CRIMES" (274637) to keyword "VTIPS."
North Berkshire Men Injured in Vermont Rollover
POWNAL, Vt. — A Williamstown, Mass., man may face charges of driving under the influence after a rollover accident early Sunday morning injured himself and a passenger.
Allen Whitney, 23, was operating a 2006 GMC Sierra on Route 346 in North Pownal, near the New York State line, at about 3:27 a.m. when the vehicle left the roadway and rolled over multiple times.
According to the report by State Trooper Justin Walker, "The truck was nearly unrecognizable as it had rolled approximately 500 feet after leaving the roadway."
Whitney was able to exit the pickup truck but his passenger, Brady Kuzia, 25, of Clarksburg, Mass., had to be extricated from the vehicle. Both men were transported to Southwest Vermont Medical Center in Bennington.
Walker said Whitney told him that they were driving home from Hoosick Falls, N.Y., at the time of the crash. The conditions were cold and clear and the road was wet.
Whitney, who was not wearing a seat belt, suffered multiple lacerations to his body, face and head. Kuzia, who was wearing a seat belt, also had multiple lacerations an a possible fractured leg.
During the investigation, Walker suspected that Whitney was under the influence of alcohol and he was processed for suspicion of driving under the influence. Blood results are pending as well as other charges in this case. Investigation is ongoing, but the police report stated "speed was also clearly a factor in this crash."
Slick Roads Cause Pownal Rollover
POWNAL, Vt. — A Pownal woman escaped serious injury on Tuesday afternoon after losing control of her sport utility vehicle and landing in a ditch.
State Police Trooper Justin Walker said snow and icy conditions on Madison Road contributed the accident, which occurred at about 3:55 p.m.
Sarah Waters, 20, was driving her 2003 Toyota Highlander along Madison Road near the Hidden Valley Road intersection when she lost traction, slid into a ditch and rolled the vehicle.
Waters, who was wearing a seat belt, was taken to Southern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington for precautionary reasons. The Highlander incurred scratches and dents to the front fender. The Pownal Fire Department also responded to the scene.
The Vermont State Police are reminding drivers to use caution and to use proper winter tires as the winter weather sets in. The investigation remains active


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February 26, 2009
Chairman Akaka, Senator Voinovich, and Members of the Subcommittee:
I appreciate the opportunity to speak with you today about the Federal Government's veterinarian workforce and what the Office of Personnel Management is doing to alleviate shortages within this critical occupation.
Most Americans probably do not realize that veterinarians are a vital part of the Federal workforce. But we know that veterinarians are critically important to ensuring the safety of our Nation's food supply by preventing the spread of disease among animals, and, ultimately, to humans. So the fact that we are experiencing a shortage of veterinarians in some agencies is a real concern to OPM, as well as to the agencies that employ veterinarians.
I assure you we have been working on this problem for some time. OPM continuously reviews workforce data from Federal agencies and engages with them to identify challenges and develop strategies to meet them. We continuously scan a wide variety of data sources for indicators of potential problems affecting mission-critical occupations. These data sources include media reports, information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and agency requests for staffing flexibilities like direct-hire authority and waivers of salary offset for reemployed annuitants, among many other sources.
One important source of data we monitor is the human capital metrics gathered under OPM's intensive program of oversight and assistance to agencies on workforce planning. OPM regulations require each agency to undertake strategic workforce planning in a specific, documented manner. Agency workforce plans are used to make decisions about structuring and deploying the workforce. Under our regulations, agencies also must identify and document "mission-critical" occupations and competencies and provide a baseline of information to develop strategies to recruit, develop, and retain talent needed for program performance. Agencies must demonstrate that they are meeting these standards for workforce planning and other elements of strategic human capital management. OPM annually reviews the results of agencies' human capital management programs and assesses agencies' workforce planning systems against these standards. We use agency workforce plans to identify issues and determine what guidance is needed or what policy changes may need to be considered.
We recognize, however, that solving a problem like the veterinarian shortage is necessarily a shared responsibility, because those who work at the sites where services are delivered are most often in the best position to identify effective remedies. In this spirit, we have worked extensively with the Department of Agriculture (USDA), beginning several years ago, to understand their needs concerning the staffing of veterinarian positions. Our efforts included convening focus groups of veterinarians and visiting numerous slaughterhouses where most of the veterinarians employed by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) work. This collaboration led to OPM's issuing updated qualifications and classification standards for veterinarians, in April 2006 and February 2007, respectively. The new standards incorporate the agency's current veterinarian responsibilities and include specialty titles to assist in precisely identifying workforce needs. In revising these standards, we raised the entry-level grade to GS-11.
We have also worked with USDA over the last several years on direct-hire authorities for veterinarians and food safety inspectors. "Direct hire" is an authority agencies can use to quickly hire individuals into competitive civil service jobs when there is a severe shortage of candidates or a critical hiring need. It allows agencies to offer immediate employment to qualified candidates, as long as public notice requirements are met.
There are two types of direct-hire authority: Governmentwide and agency-specific. OPM can grant a Governmentwide direct-hire authority when we decide, either on our own initiative or in response to requests from agencies, that a severe shortage of candidates or a critical hiring need exists for certain occupations throughout the Government. Agency-specific direct-hire authority is granted when OPM makes this same determination with respect to one or more specific positions in a particular agency. The agency must provide evidence to support a request for direct-hire authority. Once direct-hire authority is granted, managers can use it to appoint qualified candidates directly to jobs covered by the authority, without following traditional competitive procedures.
OPM has approved requests for direct-hire authority involving veterinarians. One of the earliest uses of this authority, after Congress made it available at the end of 2002, was our approval, very shortly after our implementing regulations took effect in 2003, of a direct-hire authority to help USDA deal with animal illnesses and their impact on the food supply. OPM also approved an agency-specific direct-hire authority for FSIS last November for 150 Veterinary Medical Officer positions at the GS-11 and 12 grade levels.
On February 12, we issued a Governmentwide direct-hire authority for veterinarians. Because this authority is Governmentwide, it will allow any of the agencies employing veterinarians to appoint them in the civil service without following competitive appointing procedures.
Another tool we have used to assist the FSIS is delegated authority to reemploy Federal retirees without offsetting their pay by the amount of their retirement annuity, as otherwise required by law. Last May, for example, OPM granted a request from USDA to reemploy 15 retirees as Veterinary Medical Officers to assist with the protection of the public health and food supply.
On a Governmentwide basis, OPM has taken steps to streamline the entire Federal hiring process in ways that should help improve veterinarian staffing. For example, we worked intensively with agency Chief Human Capital Officers to improve hiring through the use of better vacancy announcements and the End-to-End Hiring Roadmap. The Roadmap was a joint project of OPM and the CHCO Council aimed at providing both Federal agencies and Federal job applicants with a more effective and positive experience. The Roadmap provides agencies with comprehensive, step-by-step implementation instructions of the five strategically-integrated components of the hiring process, which are workforce planning, recruitment, hiring, security and suitability, and finally, orientation. The End-to-End Hiring Roadmap establishes key measures that will guide agencies in making sure they are actually implementing more effective hiring processes.
OPM will provide training on workforce planning to all agencies next week to support their implementation of the End-to-End Roadmap. OPM's Human Capital Officers will continue to provide technical assistance to agencies as they fully implement the workforce planning component of the Roadmap.
OPM has been actively engaged on issues concerning veterinarian staffing for several years, but we are not finished. We plan to convene a forum of agencies that employ veterinarians to review their needs and explore additional options. We have approached USDA about making veterinarians a featured position on the USAJOBS website. We will produce a streamlined job announcement for veterinarians, as part of our broader effort to streamline, standardize, and simplify Federal vacancy announcements to attract a broader pool of quality applicants. We have already issued templates for these simplified announcements for entry-level positions in a number of occupations, including secretary, accountant, accounting technician, contract specialist, criminal investigator, law enforcement officer, management program analyst, and human resources specialist.
The limited number of veterinarians graduating each year makes the recruitment of these personnel an ongoing challenge. We note that USDA has made effective use of other recruitment and retention tools that are available to agencies Governmentwide, in order to attract candidates from the limited available pool. We are available to assist USDA with a review of alternative ways to structure some of the jobs that have the most serious recruitment and retention challenges. We remain committed to working with USDA and other agencies to make sure their needs are fully met.
Thank you again for inviting me here today. I would be happy to respond to any questions you may have.
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How rapidly is Ozzie Guillen's situation deteriorating with the White Sox?
Two weeks ago, a source with knowledge of Guillen's thinking estimated that the manager was 95 percent certain to return to the White Sox next season.
Over the weekend, the source dropped the odds to 50-50. And on Thursday, he reduced them further, to 10 percent.
The White Sox have not acted on Guillen's desire for a contract extension. Guillen, meanwhile, was sharply critical of his players after a 6-5 loss to the Tigers in 10 innings on Wednesday night, saying he hasn't seen "fight." …
Rosenthal thinks the 'trade to the Marlins' would be the obvious solution.


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