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I will be tracking young Reds slugger Jay Bruces progress up the ladder of baseballs most prolific home run hitters. Obviously he has a long way to go before he will start passing the same guys I wrote about in the Adam Dunn home run tracking thread. Like the Big Donkey, Jay Bruce arrived in the majors at a very young age and started hitting a lot of home runs while most of his classmates were still working their way through the minors. This gives him a nice head start on the home run charts and gives him a chance to rack up some impressive totals before he hangs up his cleats.
My goal is to fill this project with lots of forgotten feats, legendary lore, obscure trivia, biographical sketches, vintage pictures, fascinating statistics and anything else I can excavate from the vaults of history regarding home runs and the players that hit them over the last 141 years of baseball seasons come and gone.
I encourage each of you to contribute as well. If you know any anecdotes regarding the players and feats we will encounter it would be great if you could share them here. If you have any photos of Jay Bruce or the other players involved please send them to me or post them here. If you would like to do some research or develop your own interesting contributions then by all means feel free to join in the fun.
This project will be a lot of work for me and I will do my best to keep up with it throughout the season. It should be lots of fun too.
OK. Lets get started
Jay Bruce has hit 43 home runs so far in his brief career. He is tied for 1526th place on the all-time list with 18 other hitters past and present. The most famous of these players is fellow 2005 first round draftee Justin Upton. Upton, like Bruce, is one of the best young players in the game. Kelly Shoppach is the other active player with 43 home runs. He is a catcher that used to back up Victor Martinez for the Indians and now plays for the Rays.
Bruce has had 758 career at-bats (17.6 AB/HR), Upton has had 1022 at-bats (23.8 AB/HR) while Del Pratt took 6826 at-bats to hit 43 homers (158.7 AB/HR)! From 1912-1924 Pratt played for the Browns, Yankees, Red Sox and Tigers as a career .292 hitting second baseman who never hit more than 6 homers in a season. That sounds pretty pathetic until you realize he also had 117 career triples and led the AL in RBIs in 1916 with 103. After the 1920 season the Yankees traded Pratt to the Red Sox for future Hall of Fame pitcher and Reds broadcasting legend Waite Hoyt. Incidentally, Hoyt had 1419 plate appearances as a batter and had 255 base hits but never hit a single home run.
9 of the 18 players tied with Bruce at 43 homers actually hit more triples in their career than homers. These players played in the dead ball era of the 1800s and early 1900s when home runs were very rare feats. Their baseball cards came in packs of cigarettes rather than chewing gum. Presumably most of the home runs hit by these guys were of the inside-the-park variety.
17,121 men have played in the major leagues since 1869. Of those only 7087 have actually hit a home run. So Jay Bruce has already passed 15,595 players, 5561 of which have hit at least one home run. So if you look at it that way Bruce is a lot closer to the top of the list than he is to the bottom! Almost two thirds of the men that have played in the big leagues never hit a single home run in their entire careers. That is amazing even when you think that many of them were pitchers and may not have gotten very many at-bats in the designated hitter era.
Research Request #1 which player had the most at-bats without ever hitting a home run? It may have been Bill Holbert who had 2335 ABs in 1870s and 1880s. Or it might have been Tom Oliver who had 1931 ABs in the 1930s for the Red Sox. Who is the active leader?
Research Request #2 where does Jay Bruce rank on the list of career home runs hit before the players 23rd birthday? I think there have been about 50-60 players that have hit more home runs than Jay Bruce before their 23rd birthday. Most of them probably got the call to the big leagues at 19 or 20 years of age and hence had more plate appearances than Jay did.
Adam Dunn hit 45 homers in 779 ABs before his 23rd birthday for a 17.3 AB/HR ratio. Jay Bruce hit 43 homers in 758 ABs for a 17.6 AB/HR ratio. Very close indeed. Bruce has been just as prolific of a slugger as the Big Donkey was at the same stage.
Of Jay Bruces 43 homers, 8 of them came against the Brewers, including 3 off Jeff Suppan. He has taken four pitchers deep twice. Some of the better pitchers Bruce has victimized are Tim Hudson, Carlos Zambrano, Yovani Gallardo, Cole Hamels and Javier Vazquez.
26 of Bruces home runs were slammed at Great American Ballpark. His next highest stadiums are Wrigley Field and Nationals Park where he has hit only three apiece. 38 of Bruces dingers came off right-handed pitchers while only 5 have come off southpaws.
10 of Jays blasts have come with a full 3-2 count. He has not hit more than 5 on any other count. 27 homers have come with the bases empty, 13 with one runner on, 2 with two runners on, and one was a grand slam. Jay has hit one walk-off homer, and amazingly enough it was his first career home run as well. It came against Braves pitcher Manny Acosta in the bottom of the 10th inning of a 7-7 game. He hit his second career homer the next day off Tim Hudson of the Braves, then his third career homer the next day off Kyle Kendrick of the Phillies. 3 of Jays homers have tied the game, and 14 have put the Reds into the lead.
In 2009 Jays 22 homers traveled an average of 389.9 feet, which ranked him 52nd in the major leagues in what is called the Golden Sledgehammer rankings. Mark Reynolds was 1st with an average of 415.7 feet per homer. Bruces longest homer of 2009 was a 429 foot blast at Petco Park against the Padres Josh Geer. See it here (under May 16th).
In 2008 Jays 21 homers traveled an average of 396.7 feet, which ranked him 46th in the major leagues. Matt Holliday was first with a 418.1 average while Adam Dunn was 2nd with a 414.8 average and Joey Votto was 7th with a 410.5 average. Bruces longest homer of 2008 and his career was the 458 foot blast he detonated off Todd Wellemeyer of the Cardinals to straight away centerfield at GABP on September 17th.
The longest home run hit by any player in 2009 was cranked 489 feet by Wladimir Balentien of the Reds on October 2nd against Daniel McCutchen of the Pirates.
Adam Dunn actually had the two longest home runs of the 2008 season a 504 foot blast as a Diamondback and a 486 foot blast as a Red. You can see the video of Dunns epic moonshot here (under September 27th).
Other players with 43 career home runs:
John Morrill 1876-90 Boston. Played all 9 positions well. In 1883 he played 6 positions and led the Boston Beaneaters to the NL pennant as player-manager while batting .316. Career High: 12
Jamie Quirk 1975-92 Royals & Athletics. Catcher. Current Reds scout. Hit the 3rd most HRs for a player whose name starts with letter Q. Only Carlos Quentin (50) and Mark Quinn (45) have more. Bruce could catch them both this year even though Quentin is still an active slugger. Career High: 8
Billy Jurges 1931-47 Cubs, Giants. SS. His girlfriend shot him in a murder attempt. The incident inspired Bernard Malamuds novel The Natural, which was later made into a movie starring Robert Redford as Roy Hobbs. -- Career High: 8
Abner Dalrymple -- 1878-91, He was 5th on the career home run list at one time, but was down to 10th on the list when he retired (with 43 homers!). Dalrymple was the first player in baseball history to be intentionally walked with the bases loaded. He hit 22 homers in 1884 but didnt lead the league, but hit 11 homers in 1885 and did lead the league. Was a premier hitter in the league during his day. -- Career High: 22
Sandy Amoros 1950s Dodgers outfielder. Made a famous catch in the World Series off the bat of Yogi Berra. Victim of Fidel Castros wrath. -- Career High: 16
Ossie Bluege 1920s and 30s Senators -- Career High: 8
Ping Bodie 1911-21. Used a 52 ounce bat and was Babe Ruths first roommate. -- Career High: 8
Wes Chamberlain 1990-95 Phillies and Red Sox -- Career High: 13
Rich Dauer 1976-85 Orioles 2B. Won CWS as a USC Trojan. Current Rockies 3B coach. -- Career High: 9
Mule Haas 1925-38 Athletics & White Sox CF. Hit 2 crucial HRs in 1929 World Series. Career High: 16
Art Howe 1974-85 Astros 3B. Later managed Astros, Athletics and Mets. Career High: 10
Marty Keough 1956-66 Red Sox & Reds OF. Brother and son also MLB players. Career High: 9
Phil Roof 1961-77 many teams. Catcher. Played 16 years and nothing interesting ever happened to him. Career High: 13
Derrel Thomas 1971-85 eight teams. SS. Played every position except pitcher. Career High: 8
If you have more info about these players please feel free to share!


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A picnic with Bluegrass music is scheduled for next week to celebrate two important Union College events: the upcoming presidential inauguration and the launch of a student government-sponsored lake renovation project.
The picnic will be on Tuesday, April 23, at 5:00 p.m. at Lakeside on Union's campus. It will begin with a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by a heritage picnic featuring music by Flickertail Holler. The meal will include traditional southern food in honor of Appalachian heritage. The event is free and open to the public.
Keeping with the Appalachian heritage theme, Flickertail Holler, featuring Union alumnus Ben Jenkins on banjo, will perform throughout the evening. The band most recently performed at the Redbud Festival. According to their Facebook page, their mission is "to represent Bluegrass and Acoustic music to the best of our abilities, while maintaining the traditions and stretching the genre to create a youthful approach to a traditional art form."
The ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrates work already completed in the lake renovation project. That includes of all phase one, which brought to Lakeside an outdoor recreation area, a boat and fishing dock, a pavilion, gas grills and a fire pit. Most recently, parts of phase two were completed, which includes a fountain aeration system designed to protect the lake's ecosystem. Phase two is expected to end with a full-size outdoor basketball court. Plans for phase three include a walking track around the lake, a meditation area and an outdoor classroom area.
The evening's events are part of a weeklong celebration that will end with the inauguration of Marcia Hawkins, Ph.D. as Union College's 19th president. The inauguration ceremony will be Friday, April 26, at 1:30 p.m. in Robsion Arena on Union's campus. More events occurring the week of inauguration can be found online at unionky.edu/inauguration.
For more information on the heritage picnic or any other inauguration events, please contact the Union College Office of Communications at 546-1610.
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Mid-July: 30 miles from Lublijana, Slovenia
I hear an accordion in the distance, echoing the remembrance of a dream. I'm above treeline and people are scattered about, shouting at me in a language I do not understand. Behind me, the lush, green valley of gushing springs and gnarled trees falls off 3000 feet to the valley floor where the race had started only three miles earlier. I have to climb another 400 feet before I reach halfway.
For the first time in my life, I'm wishing for a louder accordion because, according to the Doppler effect, a louder accordion could only mean closer proximity. Three hundred vertical feet to go. Looking back down the rocky slope, I can see the Pole in second place, only a few hundred feet back. A jolt of adrenaline hits me and for a moment I forget the accordion. I forget the 30-percent incline. I forget about trying to understand what the spectators are yelling. I forget where I am, what month it is, what shoes I'm wearing and who I should be missing, so far away from home.
One hundred vertical feet to go. Coercing my body to lengthen the gap between me and the Pole, I call myself awful names. Names I wouldn't utter in a barroom fight ... if I were the fighting type. The accordion is getting louder. More spectators. "Bravo!" then, "Dajmo!" "Pojdi!" Upon reaching the halfway point I'm disappointed to find the accordion in the hands of a non-descript Slovenian man rather than the devilish jester I had conjured. We exchange looks of confusion, and I begin to suspect that he would be up here playing his polka with or without the other 600 runners who would pass by him.


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If the yeast rapidly consume nearly all the nutrients themselves like lordly masters, then dole out meager allocations of maltose to keep the lactobacillus alive, then I could see how having more lactobacillus around wouldn't appreciably change the lactic / acetic acid ratio because metabolic activity is being constrained by food provided by the yeast cells, not temperature nor number of bacteria.
My objection to there being less acetic acid (versus lactic) at a lower temperature stemmed from my knowledge that lactobacillus grow faster at higher temperatures, and an article I read that explicitly said you would get more lactic acid in your culture if you grow it at higher temperatures. These data points led me to believe there would be more acetic acid (versus lactic) at lower temperatures.
Novembercould you post the dough recipe you use with the Better than cream cheese and olive oil. And you recommend using the Caputo 00 for the dough? Thank you for your time and I have enjoyed reading your posts on all the aspects of pizza making.Mystie
From this, I would assume that if I want more sour bread, I should work to develop the acetic acid over the lactic.


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Ramblings from Bell BucklePosted Sunday, March 15, 2009, at 9:55 AM
Ever notice how we bloggers seem to blog in spurts? I am in the middle of one.
The lady bugs are driving me buggy!!! Or at least that is my story and I am sticking to it. This morning I went to rinse after brushing and since the LB's are all over, I checked my cup.
Sure enough, one was in there. I haven't swallowed one yet, but through my auto-pilot actions I had already put some water in the cup. NO problem except I did not pour the water out before I shook the cup to dislodge the lady bug.
Can you envision water all over the bathroom counter, mirror and floor? I don't have to imagine. I got to clean it up.
This flurry of blogging activity is coming from an overload of information I have cluttering my desk. It would be best to just put it away, but I have this terrible urge to share it. I need to get it off my workspace, so please forgive me.
I and you will get bored from too long a blog, so I must break it down. Hopefully just daily, but 2-or 3 a day could occur, so be forewarned.
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Bring the LB's over here.
We're having ants show up in coffee cups at our house.
(Maybe,the ladybugs could help us out.)
Jere and Barbara could confirm that Ladybugs and Chicks can be fun indoors as well as in the garden.
(Even when they don't wear Red Hats.)
BTW,anything you come up with is interesting and welcome reading.
-- Posted by quantumcat on Sun, Mar 15, 2009, at 11:41 AM
Thank you QC. I usually talk to myself in my head and lately it has been coming out. I know, there are other names for that.
I just wish I could learn how to type. I can usually spell, but you wouldn't know it by what comes off the keyboard. Good things you don't get to see most of my fat finger boo boos.
-- Posted by stevemills on Sun, Mar 15, 2009, at 2:13 PM
i need some lady bugs for my roses! ;)
when i used to live in flat creek they swarmed at that old house.
-- Posted by 4fabfelines on Sun, Mar 15, 2009, at 5:25 PM
I can't type,either.
Sometimes,I give it one more try but,sometimes,I get better results by dictating to the cats.
They would spend every waking hour (and some naptime) on the keyboard and I feel a lot safer having them come here than some other places.
(I think they were disappointed that "chat" rooms had nothing to do with French-speaking felines.)
-- Posted by quantumcat on Sun, Mar 15, 2009, at 7:19 PM
A US approved insect importation to aid US farmers in a green belt to help farmer rid plant eating insect pests by using an old predator-pray relationship insect eating insect to control a high pest population has backfired or gone wild. apparently the rushed researched prior to importation the species has been over-taking local species with a different migration and eating habits and nesting habits on www.YouTubes.com one can view the home movies of people's homes and choosing to call it's invasion because these imported
Insects invading or coming into people's homes becoming pest themselves. New blog on the Hx. of the Ladybug: http://historyoftheladybug.blogspot.com/
-- Posted by Laisseraller on Mon, Mar 16, 2009, at 9:07 AM
Ladybugs can become pesky, but we do not begrudge co-existing. If our house helps them stay in the area for our garden this spring, nooo problem.
I can certainly see where it is a problem to someone who does not garden and who has a distinct fear or dislike of insects. My mother-in-law is not a bog fan of bugs, but over the years, she has accepted our visitors graciously.
-- Posted by stevemills on Mon, Mar 16, 2009, at 9:39 AM
Well, we aren't having the ladybug problem....We are having a WASP problem. I hate to kill them because I know they are good for something, but I don't know what. They are waking up from under a big pile of sawdust. ick!
-- Posted by mmp84 on Mon, Mar 16, 2009, at 11:44 AM
The first year the new lady bug moved in, I tried to get rid of them because there were so many. Every year since there have been fewer and fewer in the house; they kind of hide until a really warm and sunny day. That day came last Monday so I opened windows and doors and somehow they find enough small openings and move out. They are a big help in my garden but I hope they don't kill out our original lady bug.
-- Posted by firstname.lastname@example.com on Mon, Mar 16, 2009, at 6:35 PM
Wasps also attack bad insects, but they also attack some good ones ( and people). I am concerned about how they are nesting. Be careful about that nest. It may be a permanent hive that can become quite aggressive when disturbed.
Regarding the new lady bug, do you know what kind they are? How many spots, What color?
-- Posted by stevemills on Mon, Mar 16, 2009, at 8:36 PM
The adult ladybug has 7 spots on each wing. Those on top and center are round and black but the lower ones are not so pretty and round. The color is burnt orange and I think they are called the Asian Ladybug by the Extension Office.
-- Posted by firstname.lastname@example.com on Tue, Mar 17, 2009, at 11:00 AM
Asian Lady Bug
Convergent Lady Bug
-- Posted by stevemills on Tue, Mar 17, 2009, at 12:07 PM
I've heard you can spray Pam or rub Vaseline on eaves,etc. to keep wasp nests away.
I remember a story from grade school about a boy who wrapped up in the equivalent of beekeeping gear and led the wasps away with jam-covered bread while the nest was knocked down and gotten rid of.
I'm not sure how true-to-life that story was.
(I'm so afraid of wasps,I'd get the heebie-jeebies reading about Giant Man's wife or running into Aryan only organizations.)
On one hand,any female wasp can become the leader of the hive.
On another,their survival depends on being parasites.
So,not only do their stings hurt,they aren't always the best role models.
-- Posted by quantumcat on Tue, Mar 17, 2009, at 7:56 PM
Thanks for the lady bug links---good information.
-- Posted by firstname.lastname@example.com on Wed, Mar 18, 2009, at 6:49 AM
On a good day you can fit about 78,000 lady bugs in a one gallon jar. I don't know if this was covered but the lady bug is the state insect for Tennessee! They do not taste good and tend to crunch more than I'm comfortable with for a food source.
Best control method is a vacuum cleaner, especially if you have a removable detail wand.
-- Posted by big daddy rabbit on Sun, Mar 29, 2009, at 8:36 PM
I have used hand-vacs. The force is usually not enough to injure the insect,and found it to be good for collecting as well as releasing.
78,000! I knew the firefly was a "State Insect" but thanks for the Ladybug being one as well. I did not know that.
Taste? They smell bad enough that taste never crossed my mind.
-- Posted by stevemills on Mon, Mar 30, 2009, at 9:26 AM
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Alternative spring/The Red Line
It appears we have a bit of a problem. As has been noted to me by nearly every person I've met in public in the last month, the snow is not going away.
Baseball season has started, taxes are paid, the daylight hours extend well past 8 p.m., but the snow remains.
In order to preserve what remains of the already-brief Copper Country 'spring' sports season, I have devised a few alternate plans in hopes they will be ratified by the Michigan High School Athletic Association in short order. That is, of course, if the MHSAA staff is not outside sunning itself because it's going to be in the low 70's down there today.
1. Track and field and snow and ice
The U.P. Finals are at Kingsford on June 1. If you're scoring at home, that's six weeks from Saturday. The most optimistic projection for a local outdoor track meet appears to be the first full week of May. Granted, there are no plays to run, but asking local athletes to go from park to high gear in a month may be too much to ask.
Therefore, I propose one of the following alternatives: First, we could just convert all of the running races to snowshoeing races. Well, except for the hurdles, that could get bad.
Since we already have an oval and the necessary temperatures, we could also flood the tracks and stage some long-track speed skating. What's the worst that could happen, other than a few wipeouts and skate blade cuts?
2. Two words: Varsity. Dodgeball.
This is a practical and cost-effective solution. Minimal uniforms and equipment are needed. Facilities are in place, since all one needs is a gym or a large room. Gender equity can be maintained, either through co-ed competition (groundbreaking!) or boys' and girls' competition.
I would gladly cover some high school dodgeball or even serve as Copper Country High School Dodgeball Chancellor. Television rights could be sold to ESPN8, the Ocho, as a fundraising vehicle.
Let me just check with Chuck Norris to see if we can get a schedule approved.
3. Gym Football
If liability or logistics concerns preclude our doing dodgeball as a varsity sport, may I suggest bringing the joy and grittiness of high school football to a more intimate setting? The ice is or will be out of our local arenas, which could serve as an excellent venue, but why not go 7-on-7 inside a gym?
Of course, this being the U.P., teams will still run the ball 80 percent of the time, thus lessening the chance of full-speed collisions with concrete walls and people to every other play.
4. Wii Golf
In what now must only be interpreted as a vindictive act on the part of Mother Nature, guess what course is scheduled to host the U.P. Division 1 finals May 29?
Portage Lake Golf Course.
I trust Mark Maroste and the staff at PLGC will do everything in their power to make the event happen, but it's probably good to have a backup plan in place.
We'll take the event to Houghton High School, provided we can scare up enough of the nunchuck controllers from the students. I doubt this will be an issue.
Besides, just think of how the participants can brag of contesting their prestigious season-ending championship at Augusta National.
I'll even add the tinkly piano music and hushed commentary and I promise to call all the parents in attendance 'patrons.'
For that matter, why don't we contest championships in stuff like Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Madden football?
Sure, video games aren't 'real' sports, but until I figure out a way to score snow shoveling, it might be all I get to see for a while.
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It wasn't the prettiest of pictures, but the Harrisburg High School girls' basketball team used a third quarter surge to pull past Cairo 70-55 Wednesday night at Davenport Gymnasium.
Aside from shooting 39 percent from the field and 25 percent from behind the arc, the Bulldogs ratcheted up the defense in the third period, forcing the Co-Pilots into 10 turnovers, outscoring them 21-10 to take a 47-38 lead going into the game's final eight minutes.
Harrisburg head coach Jake Stewart said his team made the necessary adjustment at halftime, despite trailing by two 28-26.
"We defended well, we rebounded well and we got back well. Cairo had 16 transition points in the first half. That killed us, not getting back against Cairo. That's a No-No. "We shot 5-of-23 for 3-pointers in the first half and every single one of them were wide open shots. All of my kids can shoot the ball, but that's a little hard to swallow. Every shooter who can shoot, believes that's a good shot. And sometimes it is, sometimes it's not. We talked about it at halftime. It wasn't so much missing the shots, it wasn't getting back on defense and that's something we're going to have to work on."
Ashley Ferrell, who was also critical in that third quarter push, led the Bulldogs in scoring with 29 points.
Ferrell banked home a 3-pointer with 3:35 to play in the third to tie the game at 34-all. Seconds later, the senior guard drained a pair of free throws to give Harrisburg a 36-34 lead and that was immediately followed with her getting a bucket off a steal as the Bulldogs built a 38-34 lead and never looked back.
Earlier in the game, Ferrell's second 3-pointer of the game, gave her the most career 3-pointers by any Harrisburg girl basketball player with 137. Ferrell finished the game with 139 as she shot 4-of-14 from beyond the arc and 9-of-21 from the field. She also handed out four assist, two rebounds, and one steal.
Stewart wasn't surprised how well Ferrell played, saying she showed why she is a senior and proved that with her leadership.
"She played really well," Stewart said. "She passed well and defended well, which is what we need her to do. Her and Lindsey (Murray), they are two guards that played really well tonight and we need that game in and game out."
Murray also finished in double figures, scoring 15 points as she knocked down 5-of-13 from the field and 3-of-8 from beyond the arc for 37 percent.
Harrisburg (1-0) struggled out of the gate, where five first quarter turnovers turned into six transition points for Cairo (0-1). The Bulldogs quickly rebounded to take a 15-13 lead after one quarter, but more problems, primarily Co-Pilot junior guard Koree Simelton, who had eight points in the second quarter to help Cairo take a 28-26 lead into the locker room.
Page 2 of 2 - Simelton finished with 26 points to lead Cairo as she grabbed five rebounds and shot 9-for-15 from the field and 4-of-4 from long range.
"We did some things tonight that we have to get better at," Stewart said. "At the same time, we also did some pretty good things. Playing Cairo, it's just different, they do some things that make it so hard to guard them."
Kelsey Hobbs scored seven points for Harrisburg and the sophomore also handed out four assists, grabbed five rebounds and came up with four steals.
Hanna Jones grabbed a team-high six rebounds and scored six points, as did, Alexa Burtis.
Whitey Younger finished with four points and Devan Jones tacked on three points.
Harrisburg returns to action Monday when they host Carmi-White County at 7:30 p.m. in the first game of the Harrisburg Invite at Davenport Gymnasium.
The Harrisburg junior varsity team was victorious over Cairo, winning 41-11.
Alysia McGuire put in a team-high 21 points, while Hannah Bartok also finished in double figures with 10 points. Lilee Robinson had six points, while Toni Crisp and Miranda Foster had two points.
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Cairo 13 15 10 17 - 55
Harrisburg 15 11 21 23 - 70
CAIRO (0-1): Simelton 9-15 4-4 26, Taylor 5-18 4-6 15, Nelson 3-7 1-2 7, Sang 3-6 1-3 7, Posey 0-2 0-0 0, Holder 0-1 0-0 0, Woods 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 20-49 10-15 55.
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- The U.S. economy was almost there, almost ready to spring higher, Jim Cramer told his "Mad Money" TV show viewers Thursday. But then Washington got involved, and all was lost. We're now facing the first congressionally mandated bear market we've ever seen, said Cramer, all because 536 people couldn't agree.
Cramer said it's downright infuriating, just when the housing market was beginning to recover, just when autos were getting stronger, when retail sales were growing and when the banks looked like they were finally finding their footing, Congress has been able to undo it all and send our markets sharply lower. For the year, U.S. stocks are now up just half of their counterparts in Europe, and Europe is in a recession.
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S3 Graphics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Via Technologies, on Thursday formally unveiled a new-generation low-cost graphics processing unit (GPU) that has up-to-date functionality as well as built-in graphics core that is needed for easy installation during high-definition video playback. The new core is unlikely to bring new performance heights, though.
"S3 Graphics has built upon the success of the Chrome 400 Series with another GPU line that fulfills user demand of a superior visual experience and product that extends beyond just graphics. Our latest Chrome 500 supports features that surpass those found in higher-end products, like high quality HD video support. This truly is a power-efficient multimedia/multi-application processor that delivers," said Dr. Ken Weng, general manager of S3 Graphics.
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Skip to comments.Dozens of bodies found buried in Texas (major Ouija Board fail)
Posted on 06/07/2011 3:11:26 PM PDT by Minus_The_Bear
LIBERTY COUNTY, Texas -- Dozens of bodies have been found in a mass grave in Liberty County, officials said Tuesday.
The Liberty County Sheriff's Office said 25 to 30 bodies were buried at the intersection of County Roads 2049 and 2048 between Hardin and Daisetta.
The bodies are those of children, according to preliminary reports.
The FBI was called in to assist the investigation.
My first thought was the possibility of old graves or even indian graves but the report of blood being found on the scene pretty much erases that hope.
"The first thing which came to mind was child pornography ring..."
I actually thought (first thing) of missing/abducted children but over a long period of time involving other states nearby as well. Either way, serial killer, child porn, illegals etc... just awful.
It wasn't drug gangs because they are all children. It is a cult burial ground. I wouldn't want to be the person who broke the story because he is dead, and dead in a very bad way.
Don't take me wrong...I think this is a horrible situation for our morals and those precious children...I mean that from all sides of my heart!
But to show the intelligence of the MSM I want to point out...25 to 30 bodies of babies make the headlines in all of the MSM but they don't count the ones being dumped out of the Planned Parenthood facilities or the private baby killing facilities ...just my opinion ...
Sadly, I would imagine most large cities have that number - combined over the last few years I imagine. Some runaways, some to be hookers, homeless druggies, and also the abducted.
Just heard on our local (AR) radio station, that a child pathology team from Little Rock is heading to this scene. They also said that dozens of childrens remains are on the scene, 20-30. I'm trying to reach my buddy I went through OCS with that is with the Little Rock FBI office. I'll let you know if I hear anything that isn't OSINT.
Acting on a macabre tip in regard to a possible mass grave or dismembered bodies, perhaps belonging to children, the Liberty County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, June 7, closed down CR 2048 at CR 2049 in Hardin.
The department received the tip on Tuesday afternoon, which immediately led deputies to a home on CR 2048, said department Public Information Officer Capt. Rex Evans.
A 16-year-old girl, who was a neighbor to the house on CR 2048, said an occupant of the house is her friend and that she apparently moved out of the home a week ago. The girl's friend had lived at the home with her fiance and part of the time with her parents who were long-haul truck drivers.
Authorities are seeking a search warrant in order to search the home, where some of the individuals involved have been "uncooperative" so far, Evans said.
Meanwhile, a cadaver dog has been deployed to search the property.
Cult, sexual exploitation or comparable needs-to-die-ASAP headcase or headcases. This may have been going on for a while.
Yep..it doesn't sound like old burials of long gone missing children to me..not at this point. If may be a child porn ring of some kind like someone else said and most of those in these parts involve illegals. It could also be an illegal drug kidnap ring and the parents have not reported their kids missing because of the drugs,etc.
This is just horrific.
"long-haul truck drivers"
exactly, my thought. Kidnapped kids and brought them there from everywhere.
What is happening to our country? God help us!
I recall a FR thread a year or more ago about the family vacation. A truck driver grabbed a little girl taking her back to his truck. Grandma (IIRC) ran screaming and yelling after them and was shot and killed. The dad called 911 and followed the trucker and they caught him.
Maybe some really heart-broken parents can at least find out what happened to their child. Sad. It sounds terrible. God help us all.
"to avoid the sound of gunshots drawing attention."
Thought one just used a pillow to muffle the sound,,,,,,,,,........
The cult I am talking about is the multigenerational satan worshipers that control a lot of this country. The FBI is thick with them. They are there to control the information as usual. And you can expect the 'special team' from Arkansas to be a cult controlled group that will help with the rearranging of facts.
Update says "nothing" was found.
Secure borders and deporting ALL illegals is an absolutely necessary. Both must happen NOW!
LIBERTY COUNTY, Texas — Liberty County officials said they have no evidence of "deceased persons" despite earlier reports of dozens of bodies found in a rural area.
The Liberty County Sheriff's Office initially said 25 to 30 bodies were discovered outside a home at the intersection of County Roads 2049 and 2048 between Hardin and Daisetta
What the heck???
30 dismembered children? Yikes!
Yes it is.
It's about 20 miles north of me as the crow flies.
Enough to turn a born again Christian into an atheist.
I wish you were wrong. You are not.
Drudge pulled the headline.
It's a "breaking news story"...I'm sure we'll have more details than we could have possibly wanted when this is fully examined by authorities.
I just can't imagine the horror......
Source: Psychic tips to mass grave
BS hoax?
Why? The Bible states people have free will, even to do evil. God did not let these kids get murdered if that is the case.
No more? What the hell do they do with all the kids? They have to be somewhere before they get adopted. You just made me feel 100 years old.
There are so many "illegals" in and around Houston, how the heck would you know where a path could be?
There are literally thousands of children missing in the United States. I don't buy milk in stores anymore, but photos if missing kids used to be on milk cartons.
Houston Chronicle says the tipster source was a "psychic."
Looks like this case is a psychic initiated hoax.
1) A state law enforcement source later Tuesday afternoon said deputies had been directed to the site by a psychic.
2) Shortly before 6 p.m., Liberty County sheriff's spokesman Rex Evans said officers had not exhumed any bodies.
Just, damn.
Sounds less like illegal immigrants and more like a sicko.
Those boys must be chewing something other then Red Man. How does 25-30 bodies turn into no bodies found?
Good Lord. SOMEBODY STOLE MEXICO!
Good grief.
It's been quite some time since I've seen Drudge post and pull something that quickly.
It is starting to sound like a sick hoax by some 'psychic' according to reports.
"Enough to turn a born again Christian into an atheist."
No, enough to convince an atheist of the reality of evil.
As sick as a hoax like this would be, I hope it is that
rather than the reality of that many dead children!
One of my thoughts was maybe a "dumping ground" for
abortions. Grisly thought...but it would explain the
"dismembered" element.
FWIW, that's not denying that they found any.
did the Mexican army ever execute mass numbers of civilians during the Texas Independence war.
Yeah, go visit Goliad sometime.
Enough to turn a born again Christian into an atheist.
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What are you talking about?? All Christians know there is evil in the world and why there is evil in the world.
Your comment makes zero sense.
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The question of elite facilitation of social movements
The question of elite facilitation of social movements has been debated for decades. Sociologists who participated in student, civil rights, feminist and antiwar movements help contribute to the demise of a collective behavior tradition of social movements, which saw movements as a response to some sort of systemic "strain," and emphasized the irrationality of participants. The resource mobilization perspective that emerged focused on elite facilitation of social movements. An organization like Greenpeace, with a large subscriber membership supporting a handful of high profile activists fits the resource mobilization model best. Somewhat later, but nearly alongside this perspective, a "political process" view emerged which looked at the way in which indigenous organization seized moments of "expanding political opportunities." Both Aldon Morris and Doug McAdam hold that the civil rights movement is actually the poster child for a view of social movements as emerging from indigenous organization, based as they were on the triad of black churches, black colleges and Southern chapters of the NAACP.
Do elites sponsor social movements? Absolutely. Do they emerge from indigenous organization? Clearly. Is light a wave or a particle? Neils Bohr said that the opposite of a profound truth is often another profound truth.
The degree to which the local food movement is elite-sponsored is an empirical question. Perhaps, as with the Farm Worker's movement, we will find simultaneous roles for elite sponsorship (support for boycotts), indigenous organization (UFW), and expanding political opportunities (decline of the bracero program).
Does Dan Barber need to apologize for highlighting the role of elites and ideas in furthering local food? I don't think so. Do social scientists need to explore empirically the sources of "the food revolution," and the possibility that there are multiple antecedents? Absolutely.

Dan Barber was obviously, indirectly, speaking about
Dan Barber was obviously, indirectly, speaking about himself and his Stone Barns situation. If that isn't elite, and over the top expensive, then I'll eat my hat.

eh. Customers, maybe. Depends what you mean by "elites"
eh. Customers, maybe. Depends what you mean by "elites". Most of us worker bees try to shop frugally. With good reason. But that's what led to the problem. 60 years ago I was told it was cheaper for Boston to get milk from Wisconsin than from Vermont. I think transportation-enabled trade is good, but it has down-sides. If some folks take the time, resources, and effort to try to encourage local production, I'd call that civic-minded. But not everyone has the resources. Don't see a need to get uptight about labeling those who do and use it for something worthwhile.

Locavores are born when there is no money..and we have to
Locavores are born when there is no money..and we have to grow our own food, make our own clothes,bargain. When there is too much money and dislocation over a generation or two silly people (I don't think they are elite -implying superior) like to think they invented what is ancient.
Anyone with memories of a post WW11 childhood remembers vegetable gardens and the taste of simply prepared food. Anyone for that matter can poke a stick in the earth and grow a lettuce. Neighbours share. The Earth is bountiful. Many of us have lived this way for as long as we've had a bit of a backyard, and remember our parents and grandparents doing the same.
Eating what we can grow around us should not be costly That is an outrageous model to establish. I hope these elites "who can afford to pay" establish and serve in a Locavore Peace Corps in let's say, Afghanistan,Haiti, Somalia. And put Humble Pie on the menu at the Farm. And encourage neighbourhood potlucks. Then we can call it a Movement.....suffrage,civil rights...how could you compare yourselves....
but keep at it ...there's a world to feed out there.

Where do your photo's come from on your Facebook blurbs.
Where do your photo's come from on your Facebook blurbs. Is the one up right now from the University of Mary ? The part that used to be a convent? Designed by Marcel Breuer/

What a good eye you have! Yes, this is an Instagram photo
What a good eye you have! Yes, this is an Instagram photo I recently took while attending a jubilee celebration of one of the nuns. I took hundreds while out there. I absolutely love the architecture and setting of the university, and become more enamored each time I visit after having attended college there. Breuer is a genius, a respectful one, and the Benedictine sisters were so avant-garde in their vision!
With regard to its connection with the post, there's absolutely no correlation; Facebook defaulted to the image and I forgot to uncheck the box.

I relate some of the locavore movement to elite
I relate some of the locavore movement to elite consumption patterns in much the same way other "speciality" retail markets have grown. The more specialized we can get the better, right? Think about what "a cup of coffee" means to many upper middle / upper class folks these days. It reminds me very much of the PBS documentary, "People Like Us," in which a couple of segments highlight how consumptions patterns symbolize one's social class position.

Both are needed for any sort of "movement". You need
Both are needed for any sort of "movement". You need massive amounts of funds and smart PR to enact major changes in any culture these days. None of the movements Dan Barber mentioned were born with elites. However elites must support the idea and then act as major catalysts before movements can grasp the attention of those uninterested or unable to participate. First Lady Obama's focus on the "food issue" is as important of an endorsement as any, but the idea of buying local did not start recently with elites. We are not shifting consciousness into a new domain, we are merely returning to the actions and philosophies we had before interstate and global transportation changed the food game. We are learning from and correcting our own errors.

40 years ago the local organic food movement was started
40 years ago the local organic food movement was started by hippies who were learning how to farm, and live off the land. You can call them elite if you want too


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TG Stays Majkhali
Majkhali, Ranikhet
Majkhali, Ranikhet
|2.2 km from Shri Ram Gufa
Rs. 8,399
Per Room Per Night
Hotel Ranikhet Grand
Sadar Bazar, Ranikhet
Sadar Bazar, Ranikhet
|3.0 km from Shri Ram Gufa
Rs. 2,750
Per Room Per Night
Queen's Meadow Hotel
Sadar Bazar, Ranikhet
Sadar Bazar, Ranikhet
|3.1 km from Shri Ram Gufa
Rs. 1,500
Per Room Per Night
Shri Ram Gufa, RanikhetA visit to Shri Ram Gufa can also be combined with other tourist attractions across the city. With its delectable cuisines, and opportunities to explore the surrounding areas, Ranikhet is perfectly poised to offer an experience that is both, authentic as well as unique! There are many ideal locations to visit in and around this wonderful city, with prominent local landmarks and favourable restaurants being just a few examples. Make a trip to Ranikhet and its exciting places of interest to enjoy a memorable vacation. A visit to Shri Ram Gufa will give you a greater insight into the various cultures and traditions of Ranikhet .
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Areas in Ranikhet:
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