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There are a few considerations to keep in mind when creating a place for butterflies, whether it's adding a one-gallon container to the front porch or revamping the entire backyard.
First, make it eye catching. Butterflies are attracted to large bright flowers or showy clusters of smaller blooms. Mixtures of pink, yellow, and white work best. Mass them together to form a striking collection that will catch the eyes of passing insects. Avoid reds, though, since most insects can't see the color (which explains why hummingbirds tend to pollinate red flowers).
The reason butterflies visit flowers, of course, is to drink nectar, their fuel source. Their long tongues, which can be as long as their bodies when uncoiled, help butterflies reach deep into tubular flowers to tap nectar sources unavailable to most other insects. Thus the plants that attract butterflies usually have nectar rewards in deep tubes.
Butterflies also need big landing platforms, since most species of butterflies prefer to land while they drink nectar (a few are proficient at hovering during meals). Most members of the sunflower family are suited to butterflies; the showy outer petals surround the nectar-producing flowers in the center. Flower clusters work the same way -- the butterfly can stand on one or more flowers while probing adjacent tubes.
Besides flowers, there are other "props" that will attract butterflies. Many species will sip at the juices coming from rotting fruit. You can put a small amount of wine in a dish with a bit of smashed banana to achieve this effect. In addition, male butterflies are particularly attracted to mud puddles (they are looking for salts that precipitate out of minerals in the soil). A sunken wet saucer with horticultural sand works well to attract salt-seeking males. And finally, many species of butterflies like to perch on dark flat surfaces, where they can bask and watch for potential mates. A flat rock in a sunny spot will provide for this need.
One good way to become familiar with the common butterflies of your neighborhood and the plants that attract them is to take a walk on a sunny afternoon and look for gardens that are attracting butterflies. You may discover that your neighbors are already practicing the art of butterfly gardening, and most gardeners are happy to share helpful advice -- and cuttings, too.


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Sorry, i didn't quite know where to put this thread so if it offends any administrators feel free to delete it immediatley, Otherwise pm me or reply if you play and wanna team up.
Sorry, i didn't quite know where to put this thread so if it offends any administrators feel free to delete it immediatley, Otherwise pm me or reply if you play and wanna team up.
[color=dark-blue]You put it in the right place.
No, I'm not going to spend $60 on a game. It's getting ridiculous.[/color]
Oh well i payed $80 for the collectors edition and i thought it was well worth it.
I heard that Warcraft 3 is a combination of RPG and RTS !
How's the game like ?????
I have never tried a game that combines both RPG and RTS before and it like intrique me a lot !!!
I thought of getting one but never got around it yet !!!
What is the game like? What woukd you compare it to?
Be not afraid of any man, no matter what his size. When danger threatens call on me, and I will equalize.
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Be wary of the man who only has one gun...for he probley knows how to
use it.
I don't know ????
But they say it's a little bit of warcraft / starcraft mixed up with a little bit of Diablo in it !!!!!!
Doesn't it sound interesting ????
Well I hope somebody who has the game can tell me something about it before I run up to the store and get one myself .... sigh ....
it sure will save me a lot of heartache and money if it turns out not to my liking !!!!
I managed to pick this up on Sunday and have had a good time playing it. The grapics are well beyond both Warcraft 2 and Starcraft, the sound is amazing (except for the repetitive unit comments), and the gameplay is not to difficult. It does seem to be a hybrid of the RTS and RPG genres, but I have had quite a bit of enjoyment from it already. There are a couple of quirks that I don't care for (i.e. upkeep), but all in all it was worth the buy. Also for those not willing to shell out $60 for this game, give it a week or two and it will probably go on sale for around $45-50 range, this always seems to happen a couple of weeks after a games release.


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Insomnia sucks...
To add a menu item on-the-fly in bonobo-ui you apparently need to do something like
xml_item = g_strdup_printf ("<menuitem name=\"%u\" id=\"%s\" type=\"radio\" group=\"%s\"/>\n", index, command_name, VIEW_GROUP);
bonobo_ui_component_set (ui, VIEW_PATH, xml_item, NULL);
Did some GtkIconList hacking this weekend, it's really starting to come together now.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Today I received an amusing mail.
Yesterday I bought some cans of Guinness. Yummy, can't wait to open them.
Exams are coming up, sigh.
Continued working on getting Oregano working better. I hope this screenshot will get rhult motivated so that he'll help out :)
I have a cold, it really sucks.
Exam week is coming up and I really need to do some catching-up in some of the courses. Must finish the last data structures lab too.
Been doing some libgnomeui work lately. Sigh, why is everything so broken?
#gimps is no fun without xach.
I work for CodeFactory so I can write diary entries without meaning or contents.
Or maybe I can't
Fixed a bug in libgnomeui today.
I'm having a hard time trying to concentrate right now, for obvious reasons
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Alesis Andromeda A6
The Andromeda A6 is a true analog synthesizer using two analog oscillators per voice, sub-oscillators, hard and soft sync and more! It features 16-voice polyphony. With the Andromeda, you'll find a huge range of tonal possibilities: searing leads, warm pads, fat bass lines, extreme sound effects and more. And of course there are plenty of knobs (72) and buttons (144), even an assignable ribbon controller for addictive hands-on real-time control! The large high-resolution LCD display is excellent and shows you actual rather than relative values of parameters. Andromeda will integrate seamlessly into any studio with its total MIDI control and sync, individual voice outputs, stereo outputs and several audio inputs.
Andromeda is completely analog - no emulation! It features two analog filters per voice that sound great! They are a multimode 2-pole and a 4-pole lowpass. External audio can be routed through these filters too (three 1/4" jacks)! As for modulation, Andromeda has three LFOs, each with six waveforms and they can be synced to MIDI clock. And there are three 7-stage envelopes with very creative and flexible functions. Also onboard is an extensive mod matrix for enormous freedom in configuring Andromeda's sounds!
No analog synth would be complete without a set of classic effects and features. Andromeda also offers Portamento with nine slopes and legato functions. A built-in arpeggiator and analog-style sequencer are available, with MIDI sync! There are also some high quality digital effects such as reverbs, chorus, echo, distortion and more! Andromeda comes with 256 breathtaking preset patches plus 128 user. A PCMCIA-format memory card slot allows for additional programs and mixes. Andromeda is pure analog bliss, with all the features, stability and widgets of modern digital synths. It has been used by BT, Air, Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, DJ Tiesto, Klaus Schulze, Yes and the Pet Shop Boys.
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The link above will take you to an eBay search for this synth to see active listings with more images, specs and information. If you don't find it there, try looking in our forum marketplace. Our marketplace gets thousands of visits every week so make sure to check back often if you want to buy or sell a synth.
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Are you looking to buy or sell a Alesis Andromeda A6? Post an ad in Gear For Sale or a request in Gear Wanted. For spare parts and repair services check out Gear Services & Other Goods. Our forums also has a Buyer's Guide section where you can ask for advice on buying synthesizers.
- Demos & Media
Alesis A6 Andromeda - sound gallery
Audio Clip 1 - These are some samples of what the A6 sounds like! Hear more at the Alesis web site.
Audio Clip 2 - Another demo of the Andromeda, courtesy of Arthur Antoine.
Manual - Alesis have made manuals and program charts for many of their products available on-line, for free download as .PDF files.
- Specifications
- Polyphony - 16 voices
- Oscillators - 2 oscillators (with subs) per voice, 5 waveforms available (sine, triangle, square, up saw, down saw)
- Filter - 32 total - 2-pole multimode resonating filter per voice, 4-pole lowpass resonating filter per voice
- Effects - Digital reverb, chorus, echo, analog distortion, quad pitch-shifting, flange, and more
- Arpeg/Seq - Arpeggiator: Up, Down, Up/Down, Random; Sequencer: 16-step, analog style; both have MIDI sync
- Keyboard - 61 keys (velocity and aftertouch sensitive)
- Memory - Program Memory: 256 preset and 128 user-defined
Mix Memory: 128 user-defined
Memory Card Slot: PCMCIA-format
- Control - MIDI (16-parts)
- Date Produced - Late 2000 - 2001
- Websites of Interest
- Shop for Keyboards, MIDI & Gear
Guitar Center: Synths and MIDI
Sweetwater: Hot items in Keyboars section
The Musician's Friend: Keyboard gear
AMS: Brand synths and accessories
The Woodwind & Brasswind Store
music123.com: Synth Blow Out Deal Section
zZounds: Keyboards and MIDI equipment
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Congratulations Lei (Bride)!
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Blog My SG Store
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I use PSE 14.0 & Windows 10
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Congratulations Lei! I ceremoniously hand over the MOM crown to you;)
Cheri, I hope you added one more diamond to that crown before handing it over to Lei - she is so sparkly and sweet and fun and sooooooooooooo nice! :
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(I have been gone for quite sometime-so glad to be back on here!)
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I find it funny that Im such a journaling kind of person in that I can pour out what is in my heart, but I have a difficult time writing about myself. Isnt that strange? Anyway, here we go:
I was born and raised in Michigan, though as a kid our family moved around a fair bit because of Dads work. I am married to Mr. Wonderful, or as I affectionately dubbed him this past Christmas, Santa in Carharts (story journal is linked for those of you with inquiring minds!) We have raised 2 boys. CJ is 32 and has blessed us with our beautiful granddaughter, 11 year old Audrey. Kirk is 25. We have a close relationship with each. I have 2 Australian Shepherds that I have raised and trained myself since 8 weeks. I would like to someday do therapy with them either in nursing homes or sick childrens hospital. I am employed as a business manager for a local, historical, denominational church. My husband and I worship and are active in a non-denominational church. My hobbies include, but are not limited to, knitting, quilting digital scrapping and reading. One of my most favorite books was Seated In Heavenly Places by Richard Booker. I started digital scrapping just 2 years ago. I had a huge amount of digital photos I didnt know what to do with and was determined not to let them sit in files like the real photos I have sitting in milk crates in our storage closets. I googled how to make a digital collage and was directed to ScrapGirls and what a joy it has been ever since! Besides meeting all you wonderful gals, I think I have really enjoyed participating in the SG 52 Project last year. It was a struggle to keep up, but Im so glad I did. It allowed me to work on new skills while journaling my life in 2009. I think one of my favorite layouts in that 52 collection is Of Tonka Trucks & Cookie Jars which was created on a very reflective kind of day. A couple of bucket list goals are to see the remaining states I have not yet been in, to learn to make ice sculptures, to learn how to play the harmonica, and to learn how to use a chainsaw to carve something beautiful out of tree stumps. Ok, not sure what else to include here about me so I guess Ill open it up for questions! (LOL never been to a news conference but have always wanted to say that!)
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Just before Father's Day, as part of a sponsored post for Collective Bias®, my youngest and I decided to do a little dad-daughter bonding by checking out the @FuelRewards program from @MasterCard. (But sponsored or not, the views and opinions in this post are entirely my own.)
The first thing we did was get online and sign up for a Fuel Rewards Network card and then link it with my #MC MasterCard. You can also do this by downloading the FRN iPhone app. The way the FRN program works is that you earn discounts on Shell fuel for just about any purchases you make with your MasterCard. Given that fuel in California is consistently 10-20 cents/gallon more expensive than the rest of the country, I'm looking for all the help I can get.
The mobile app has some nice features, including a map function that shows eligible grocery stores and other participating businesses (like Home Depot) as well as nearby Shell stations.
Once all the downloading, linking, menu planning, and list making were done, we set out for a nearby Lucky Supermarket. We signed up for a new #Lucky Rewards card and got one on the spot.
If you're interested in the Fuel Rewards Network–and you really should be since it'll cost you exactly zero to join and you get discounts on fuel for buying stuff you're already buying anyway–I suggest that you watch the short instructional video below. You can also get more info on the FRN on the Network's Facebook page.
From a marketing point of view, one of the smartest things the FRN website does is show the lowest prices FRN members have paid for fuel within the previous 24 hours. There are tons of people who paid as little as one cent per gallon. That certainly motivated me to whip out my MasterCard just about everywhere (on our first grocery run I earned an 18 cents/gallon (for a max of 20 gallons) credit.
The way I figure it, if I can manage to fill up my tank three or four times for a penny a gallon, I'll have saved enough to take my roller-coaster addicted daughter to Disneyland.
I've always considered food shopping to be a highly underrated for fathers to spend time with their kids. You can check out our entire shopping adventure in our Google+ album.


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Flavorful roasted garlic mashed potatoes are hiding under this creamy chicken and vegetable sauce.
Lower fat and calories by using fat-free (skim) milk and reduced-fat condensed cream of chicken soup.
For extra flavor and color, sprinkle finely grated Parmesan cheese and chopped fresh basil or parsley over the chicken mixture.
Betty Crocker® Potato Buds® instant mashed potatoes (enough for 4 servings) can be substituted for the roasted garlic mashed potatoes.
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Dr. M. Bonner Denton of the University of Arizona will deliver this year's James and Jeanette Neckers Lecture in Chemistry at Hope College on Friday, April 11, at 4 p.m. in room 102 of VanderWerf Hall.
He will present "Advances in the Application of Array Detectors for Improved Chemical Analysis." The public is invited, and admission is free.
Denton is a professor in the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Geosciences at the University of Arizona, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1971. His work on array detection technologies has won honors including, most recently, the award in Spectrochemical Analysis from the American Chemical Society.
The James and Jeanette Neckers Lectureship and Student Assistance Fund through which he is speaking was established in 1984 by Dr. James W. and Jeanette Hoffman Neckers, members of the college's Class of 1923, to support annual lectureships in chemistry. Through additional gifts from Dr. Neckers, the fund has been expanded to include student summer research stipends and student scholarships.
Jeanette Neckers died on June 10, 1992. James Neckers, who lives in Carbondale, Ill., was chairman of the Department of Chemistry at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale for 37 of his 40 years at the university. Under his leadership, the department grew from a three-year offering in chemistry to granting the doctorate; the faculty grew from three to 23.


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Nestled on the beach, this Plymouth resort is within 1 mi (2 km) of Turtle Beach and Stonehaven Bay. Mount Irvine Bay and Fort Bennett are also within 3 mi (5 km).
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Turtle Beach by Rex Resorts - All Inclusive is an all-inclusive resort. Room rates include meals and beverages at onsite restaurants and bars. Other items and amenities, including taxes and gratuities, and access to recreational activities and entertainment may also be included. Additional charges may apply for meals at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, certain beverages, and other amenities.
Turtle Beach by Rex Resorts - All Inclusive features outdoor tennis courts and an outdoor pool. The resort offers a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the resort's bars, which include 2 bars/lounges and a swim-up bar. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
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Yeah, Doublespey, I actually got him, took close to an hour, but what a gorgeous fish--purple on the back, silver tail, and sea lice. 39"X24" Shaped like a football--in fact I still can't believe how big around it was. It was tougher than that big steelhead you saw the picture of, although it may be the rod that made it seem that way. All I can say is that it's better to be lucky than good. In any event, I don't recommend targeting kings with the old 7136--unless you're into S & M.
RE:Montana Report
Classic fishing report! Thoroughly enjoyed reading about your trip to trout mecca. Hope the 5wt gets better soon, hopefully the blank warranty will remedy your battle woes with the airborne monster.
I definitely agree that every good fishing trip is measured by the tangential things as well as the time on the water... like the interesting places that surround the water and the places we play and eat while on the road trip. As Brian mentions, our road trips always have that element to them and I hope our upcoming gatherings continue to do so too.
Even the ferry ride holds a special meaning when OP bound for an ocean coho and summer run combo road trip. Since moving 3,000 miles away from the ferry dock, it really brings back the sentiment to hear that horn. Where Starbucks coffee and Ivars chowder are hot and fresh on the ferry's diner, it can be hard to find a decent cup of coffee in entire districts in some parts of the country.
Sounds like a great roadtrip and the news of your success on summer fish gets me all the more pumped about a fall visit!
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Thanks Skookum,
Great report, and you can keep including those details on restaurants to go, spots to avoid, etc!! We all travel, and it's nice to know about those special spots to visit that can really add to the fun of a road trip. I'm amazed I never tried it - should have guessed it was great, as they were always booked when I wanted to eat there <g>. I'll pass one on as well - when heading to the OP and Forks, stop in at the Bakery in Port Angeles. On the left just after you make the hard left at the light following 101, they have fabulous Torrefazio espresso, great deli sandwiches and homemade soups. One of Juro's favorite stops when heading to/from Forks.
As for Ennis, it definitely is (along with West Yellowstone) one of the west's truely fun towns to explore. Our family used to have some property south of Ennis (near Two Dollar Bridge) that was a favorite family / summer destination. Pronghorn herds running beside your cars, folks talking about the renegade Grizzlie Joe Rancher had shot last weekend, and the amazing trout fishing are all great memories I have of Ennis. Stripping those white/olive lead-eyed bunny leeches (two strips glued to the hook) for big browns in the autumn was especially fun - they're super-aggressive and smash these little intruders really hard!
Skookum, you've given me nightmares with that story of a 25lb+ King on a 7136! You managed to land it??? That's one for the books!
Montana Report
Ah, the Big Sky country...Flew into Idaho Falls, and immediately set out for
the center of all trout fishing. Moments after arriving at our destination on the
banks of the famed Madison, the adventure began...
With a vicious strike and a shocking amount of power, it hit like a ton of
bricks. I pulled back, but could barely hang onto the rod as my valiant
adversary yanked and spun, nearly tearing the rod from my grasp. I shouted
in awe of it's power as the rod bucked in my hands, and I struggled to gain
control of the situation. Stacy, my girlfriend came running to see what the commotion
was about as I frantically battled the monster.
Then, in a split second, it was over. The American
Fan Company ceiling fan, model 327, in our room at the Riverside Motel in
Ennis, Montana, snapped the tip of my beloved,
custom-made five weight...Ah, such is life on the road. In spite of this
little mishap, we had an awesome time. The town of Ennis is the coolest--a
one street town with four restaurants, four saloons, a grocery/hardware
store and four fly shops. You can walk everywhere, and every conversation
you hear is about fishing, hunting and fishing and hunting. I don't think
I've ever been to a place where so much revolves around the stuff I love.
And it's gorgeous. Of course, there are drawbacks. For instance, Montana
must be the only place outside of Texas where a majority of the population
wears cowboy hats with no sense of irony. As far as actual fishing, I was
limited to a few hours here and there, but I did manage to get a couple of
nice mid-day, pre-hatch browns on the Madison with my favorite black Woolly Bugger and a couple of nice rainbows on Rock Creek with a #18 X-Caddis. We also saw a huge bull
moose, pronghorn antelope, whitetail and mule deer plus assorted small
vermin... All in all, pretty awesome for a "road trip" with the g-friend,
and a place that definitely requires further investigation--maybe an actual fishing trip with the drift boat and some time to explore. Also, if you're into eating, I highly
recommend the Continental Divide in Ennis--a surprising treat in the land of meat and
potatoes, with lovingly prepared gourmet cuisine that will blow you away. Had seared
Chilean sea bass with garlic mashed potatoes (okay, you can only get so far from Idaho
when you're in Western Montana), local caviar on toast points w/creme fraiche and a
creme brulee that was insane--all washed down with a seriously underpriced Sonoma
Cutrer chardonnay. Culture comes to the high desert, I guess, but it was a real treat
after all our truck stop food up to that point. Oh, yeah, I forgot this is a fishing
board, so I'll cut the b.s. here. Back to fishing: the good news is the whirling
disease thing seems to be under control, and I was happy to find a number of small
rainbows on the Madison. Although the only big fish I got were browns on this river,
it looks like the rainbows are on the come back. Alright, enough of this rambling
travelogue, just thought I'd pass on the info and recommend everyone make this trip
if possible. Now, if only they had steelhead...
P.S. Early summer run fishing was pretty good around here--got three nice chromers
in June, along with a 25-30 lb. ocean-bright king on my 7136. Now they seem to be
stacking up in the upper waters. Wouldn't it be cool if they had a trucking program
like they have on a number of other rivers? On the Santiam in Oregon, I have experienced
great fishing throughout the river all summer because of it.
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OXFORD – It wasn't fun while it was happening, but upon further review, Phillip Irwin can see the value of getting shelled.
Irwin frequently left non-conference games early at Ole Miss last season, and while that might be acceptable from the fan base, it isn't from the starting pitcher.
Fast forward now to the silver lining.
"I was throwing mid-week games and not making it out of the first or second inning," recalled Irwin, a fourth-year junior from Collierville, Tenn. "I think it was good for me to get hit around, because I had to figure things out and really work on my craft."
That self-evaluation has helped Irwin take his "craft" to heights not yet seen at this level. Irwin has been one of the pitching staff's early success stories, ranking in the SEC's top 10 in earned run average, walks allowed and runs allowed. He's one of only two SEC pitchers to throw meaningful innings without giving up a home run.
Irwin (4-1, 2.83, 35 IP) will start Game 2 of this weekend's SEC series when the Rebels (19-9, 5-4 SEC) host Kentucky (16-9, 4-5) at 4 p.m. Saturday.
The three-game series begins tonight.
The 6-foot-3 right-hander commands a fastball, curve and change-up and usually throws in the upper 80s to low 90s. He had a successful high school career, a two-time all-state selection who helped Memphis Christian Brothers to a state championship in 2005, his senior season.
Irwin blossomed as a senior and had a perfect game going deep into one high school outing, after which former Ole Miss assistant Dan McDonnell pulled him aside and made a scholarship offer.
The transition wasn't easy, especially after an arm injury roughly two weeks after he signed with Ole Miss in the late summer of 2005 required Tommy John surgery.
"I don't know that any of us as coaches can recognize who's going to do it immediately and who's going to need time to mature," Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco said. "There are guys that do it early, and for some guys it takes a few years."
Bianco compared Irwin with former Ole Miss pitchers Will Kline and Eric Fowler, who were at the top of their games late in their careers.
While his coaches hadn't given up on him, older guys in the program can occasionally feel the screws tighten as younger talent arrives.
"Last year was really disappointing," said Irwin.
Well, not all of last year. It was, in fact, a relief appearance against Bethune-Cookman in an elimination game in the NCAA tournament in Miami that seemed to be Irwin's turning point. He struck out nine and walked only one batter in a four-inning outing.
Pitching has been easier since that day, as Irwin followed through with strong summer work and was one of the Rebels' top performers in fall practice.
"He was always throwing strikes, but now he's making better pitches. Instead of the 0-2 curveball being left up, he's burying it now for guys to swing at," Ole Miss catcher Brett Basham said. "Now he's elevating the fastball with two strikes and not throwing too good of a pitch."
Irwin really sensed improvement in his game and rising confidence in the fall.
"I felt invincible out there. That might be bold, but that's how I felt, and it's how good pitchers should feel," he said.
He has at times appeared near invincible in his first swing through the SEC. The Alabama game was a statement game for Irwin, who held the hot-hitting Crimson Tide to two runs on five hits in seven innings. He walked one and struck out six and was quite nervous the night before. It's different getting ready to pitch against Alabama and getting ready to pitch against Northwestern State.
"I was probably as nervous as I've ever been, because I knew they were an offensive powerhouse," he said.
This time Irwin had some power of his own to fall back on.
Probable starters
n Tonight: Ole Miss LHP Drew Pomeranz (2-0, 3.55) vs. Kentucky RHP Alex Meyer (1-1, 4.30)
n Saturday: Ole Miss RHP Phillip Irwin (4-1, 2.83) vs. Kentucky LHP Chris Rusin (4-1, 3.21)
n Sunday: Ole Miss RHP Scott Bittle (1-2, 3.06) vs. Kentucky LHP James Paxton (4-1, 5.62)
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OXFORD – It's quite early in the college basketball season, but there's a lot of happiness at Ole Miss right now.
Marshall Henderson is happy to be in town, and Murphy Holloway is happy to have him.
"I love being here at Ole Miss," said Henderson, last year's junior college player of the year, after scoring 22 points in his Rebels debut, a 93-57 win over Mississippi Valley State on Friday. "It's a great support system here in the community of Oxford. It's great knowing that nationwide, anyone who has anything to do with Ole Miss is going to start getting involved with this basketball team."
While Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy ponders how to blend a diverse group of newcomers into roles around four returning starters Henderson is clearly the centerpiece.
Henderson and the Rebels are back in action tonight at 7 at Tad Smith Coliseum against Coastal Carolina.
Coastal returns two starters from a team that was 19-12, 12-6 in the Big South Conference. The Chanticleers opened with a 74-70 overtime home win against Akron.
Solid skills
Billed as a shooter, Henderson has demonstrated a variety of skills in a solid floor game. But most importantly, in an exhibition and a regular season game, he's been that shooter.
He was 5 for 12 from 3-point range against Division II Montevallo and 5 for 11 against Valley.
"That's why we brought him here. Obviously we were deficient in our shooting last year," Kennedy said. "We needed to remedy that. He's a good remedy."
Upon Henderson's arrival in the summer, Holloway didn't know what to make of his new teammate's hyperactive personality. Maybe Kennedy didn't either.
"Coach told us to keep an eye on him," Holloway said.
Holloway has done that and has been impressed.
"I probably told him three times, 'You're going to take us there. You're going to take us there,'" Holloway said.
"There" is the NCAA tournament, an event held without the Rebels on an annual basis since 2002.
The pursuit of the goal continues against Coastal Carolina as Kennedy ponders playing rotations, minutes and chemistry.
Anthony Perez, a 6-foot-9 small forward, and guards Martavious Newby and Derrick Millinghaus have all made a case for early playing time. Junior college transfer Jason Carter, 6-8 and described by Kennedy as a 3-point matchup problem for opponents, remains suspended.
"We've got seven returners. I've got a reasonable feel for those seven guys," Kennedy said. "I'm really trying to figure our where we can use these new guys."


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Greece offers travelers a full menu of options, from ancient cities to a smattering of some of the most beautiful islands on the planet. But if you're visiting the cradle of civilization, you need to start at the source: Athens, the country's capital city, and an invigorating mish-mash of historical wonder and contemporary energy painted blue and white. With so much to see and do—not to mention friendly Athenians beckoning from every cafe and store-front—it's hard to know where to start. The Acropolis, Parthenon, and ancient Agora marketplace put you in the heart of classical antiquity, while world-class shopping and never-ending nightlife prove that modern-day Athens is just as captivating.
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5.20: Volcano Characteristics
Is Earth the only planet to have volcanoes?
On Earth, active volcanoes are found on all continents except Australia. Volcanoes even erupt under the ice on Antarctica! Volcanoes are also common elsewhere in the solar system. In fact, the biggest volcano is on Mars. This image is of Olympus Mons, which is a shield volcano. Olympus Mons is three times the height of Mt. Everest. But its slopes are very gentle.
A volcano is a vent from which the material from a magma chamber escapes. This may include lava, rock fragments, ash, and gases. Volcanic eruptions can come from many types of structures. Most people think of volcanoes as large, peaky cones. But volcanoes can be large and broad, or tiny little cones. Volcanic eruptions can come from fractured domes, a vent in the ground, or from a giant hole in the ground.
Where They Are
Volcanoes are a vibrant manifestation of plate tectonics processes. Volcanoes are common along convergent and divergent plate boundaries. They are also found within lithospheric plates at hotspots. Wherever mantle is able to melt, volcanoes are likely to be the result.
The Pacific Ocean basin is a good place to look for different types of volcanoes. The light blue wavy line that goes up the right-center of the diagram is the East Pacific Rise. The rise is made of volcanoes at a divergent plate boundary. Trenches due to subduction are on the west and east sides of the basin. Subduction creates island arcs that are seen in the Western Pacific. Subduction also creates continental arcs seen along Central and South America. Hawaii is the line of volcanoes trending southeast-northwest near the center-top of the image (Figure below). The Hawaiian volcanoes are due to a hotspot.
Volcanoes at divergent plate boundaries are in the East Pacific Rise. Convergent plate boundaries, where there are trenches, have volcanoes. Hotspot volcanoes are in chains in the middle of the ocean basin.
Creating Magma
Volcanoes erupt because mantle rock melts. This is the first stage in creating a volcano. How can rock melt? One way is if the temperature rises. Another way is if the pressure on the rock decreases; this will lower the rock's melting temperature. The melting temperature of a rock also goes down if water is added. Every time there is a volcanic eruption, one or more of these things happens. For each type of volcano mentioned in these lessons, think about how and why melting occurs.
Volcanoes can be active, dormant, or extinct.
Of all the volcanoes in the world, very few are erupting at any given time. Scientists question whether a volcano that is not erupting will ever erupt again and then describe it as active, dormant, or extinct.
- Active: Currently erupting or showing signs of erupting soon.
- Dormant: No current activity, but has erupted recently.
- Extinct: No activity for some time; will probably not erupt again.
- active volcano: Volcano that is currently erupting or is just about to erupt.
- dormant volcano: Volcano that is not currently erupting but has erupted in the recent past.
- extinct volcano: Volcano that has not erupted in recorded history and is unlikely to erupt again.
- Volcanoes are located along convergent and divergent plate boundaries. They can be found in the middle of plates at hot spots.
- Magma can be created when temperature rises, pressure lowers, or water is added.
- Volcanoes may be active, dormant, or extinct. This depends on whether there is the possibility of magma in their magma chambers.
Use the resource below to answer the questions that follow.
- How are volcanoes formed?
- Where do volcanoes occur?
- What is the Ring of Fire? Where is it located?
- Where is Mount St. Helen's located?
- Where is Mount Pinatubo located?
- Where do most volcanoes occur? Why?
- What is needed for magma to form?
- If a volcano is dormant, can it become active? Can it become extinct?
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Aaron if I didn't own a grading and excavation company there would be none within at least a hr! I need some wealthy people to move here so we could have some more water!!! In my retirement years which will be a long time I hope to have a place in Boston, Ga and Mission Valley, MT.
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Were I going to live in WA I would probably find a lot by Conway WA, build a pole building where I could house our trailer & some basic living quarters & enjoy nature. We will move from here on the next uptick in housing. & then go where we want by trailer, avoid getting a campground membership, unless you're a slug they offer little value.
All training grounds are at a premium as there are less places & more folks wanting to use them. As for McCall, I would go there for the maximum campground stay on Payette Lake & then move on. McCall does have a couple of good restaurants, but that's about it.
But we have everything but good pheasant hunting here. & for the wildlife viewer my description elicited a response from Happy that said "why do I think I've just watched Wild America?" The elk are wary, which is good for them, the geese & ducks not so, we get a brood or so every year, though our 2 geese have not been able to get a brood to fruition, the ducks are generally successful . Our deer stand in the woods & look at us, a mom & her babies. & we have a river otter, neat critter.
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If its few people and traffic that you're looking for the Metro Atlanta area ain't it. A couple hours outside the city is a different story, however.
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Consider looking for a place in Southern Oregon. North, west, east of Medford will be cheaper to buy. There are hunt tests, field trials, and training grounds. No sales tax in Oregon, but property tax will get you. Not as much rain as in No. Oregon. Great duck hunting still at Tule Lake. Or consider the Klamath Falls area. Lots of open space, hunting, trialing, hunt testing, and a small training group of great guys.
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Have lived in the PNW & its beautiful country but not where I'd want to be full time. Hard to find that perfect full-time location but I like where my farm sits here about 45 mins south of the ATL airport. Just far enough from ATL to miss the traffic but close enough if I need some big city entertainment & great location to fly to anywhere in the world. Housing & taxes just about as low as anywhere in the country. And I just walk out my door & train my dogs, deer & turkey hunt. I go 6 hrs west to MS delta for the best duck hunting in the country for that 6 wk period when I don't do water work training with my dogs. Lots of HT & FT events within 4 hrs drive (about 24 per yr). During the hotest part of the summer, I head to WI for several wks of some cooler training & 2-3 FTs. Pretty nice......& BTW, I didn't grow up here but its home now.
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"The Sweatiest of the Liberal Arts: Athletics and Education" is the topic of a lecture set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, in McCosh 10.
Drew Hyland, a Trinity College professor and member of the Princeton class of 1961, will return to campus to deliver the next address in the Jake McCandless '51 Princeton Varsity Club Speaker Series.
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TUPELO – Tickets for the Salvation Army's 15th annual Empty Bowls event are now on sale for $15 each.
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Europe 2012: The travelog begins
So, here I am in Madrid, after about 30 hours in transit. I flew Emirates for the first time, and Emily was right — they're pretty good. Went via Changi where I didn't have time to do any of the fun stuff you can do there if you have a long layover, a brief pitstop at Colombo which is notable only because it afforded us a Sri Lankan curry for breakfast (yay! I would eat curry for breakfast all the time if I could), and Dubai, where I found myself thinking a lot about the dark side of Dubai and how much of their prosperity is built on slavery. Then I remembered that I lived in the US, and, hey, the former British Empire. So. I don't have any answers to that, but I will say that coming into Dubai around 5am, with the sun rising through a haze that made it impossible to see the horizon, I saw a lot of compounds on the edges of town, ringed with security fences and lights, before we got to the bits that are trying to look like Versaille and/or something out of science fiction.
We flew over Cairo and Alexandria before crossing the Mediterranean to Spain. After a lot of very dull desert, it was amazing to see the Nile and its fertile plains and the sprawl of civilisation that's grown up around it. Most of the fields under cultivation are all long and narrow, like English ones before enclosure, and a fairly uniform dark green. I realised I have no idea what they grow there. Most of my knowledge of Egypt stops somewhere around where year 8 ancient and classical history and "curse of the mummy" type pop culture left off. Also on the ignorance list: Tunisia and Algeria, or at least the coastal bits of them, are way greener than I expected.
Crossing Spain from the Mediterranean coast to Madrid, I saw what I think must be citrus plantations: regular specks of dark green against the yellow-brown land like the dots on a Roy Lichtenstein piece. Couldn't help thinking a lot about Stephen Maturin and about Sharpe. I suspect they will be my regular companions over the next couple of weeks.
After landing, there was a painful and frustrating episode at the airport involving trying to buy a SIM for my phone, which I'd rather leave behind me (albeit with a credit card chargeback against the assholes in question); the Internet, especially the Prepaid With Data Wiki, was entirely right and I subsequently went and got a working, non-phone-crashing SIM just like they said.
Finally Google Maps-enabled, I headed out for a few hours wandering round to keep myself awake and see a bit of the city. I didn't go much further than a few blocks from where I'm staying, but here's a picture of the Royal Palace:
That's one end, not the front view, which is even bigger. Apparently Philip V, who built it (or rather, who decreed that it should be built, and then had others do it for him… at least I presume so) died before it could be finished; it was meant to be 4 times larger. I read that there is a guided tour of the "50 most important rooms" and my feet hurt just thinking about it.
Tomorrow I'm planning on a little more wandering, before I get aboard the train to A Coruña for GUADEC. Here's hoping it goes through interesting countryside, and not just the back sides of industrial areas as all too often happens with passenger rail in Australia and the US.


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Jerash, October 3, 2009., Saturday
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"Hadrian Gate" hotel
I decided to stay in the "Hadrian Gate" hotel, across the street from the Hippodrome of the Roman City ruins. Maybe I could have searched for some cheaper option, but it would have entailed time, and also who could have given me any guarantees that I'd find free rooms elsewhere? Besides, I didn't plan to stay here forever. My time in Jordan was limited. And you could see that tourists were coming here in numbers. So I played it safe, booked my room and went out.
Jerash today is just a modest-sized town with a population of probably less than fifty thousand. But it's obviously rather vibrant and doing quite nicely, thank you, because whoever intends to visit Jordan and is interested in seeing even a bit more than just Petra, they first come here.
And all that on account of the fact that back then, during the Roman Empire era, it was one of supposedly ten great Roman cities of the Decapolis – but there may have been as many as eighteen, in spite of that name - a network of thriving commercial cities in what today are Jordan, Syria and Israel. Spectacularly well preserved, the Jerash Roman ruins are almost a Rome away from Rome, revealing a fine example of the grand, formal provincial Roman urbanism found obviously pretty often throughout the Middle East, complete with paved and colonnaded streets, soaring hilltop temples, handsome theatres, spacious public squares, elegant plazas, baths, fountains and so on and on.
Of course, as many other modern-day cities in the region, Jerash too – or whatever the name the settlement might have carried at first – came into existence several millennia earlier, during the Bronze Age. And continued on after the Roman Empire had declined and later fallen apart
I crossed the street. Which sharply divided the modern city from the ruins, carefully ensuring that the one doesn't encroach upon the other. They were probably as sharply aware in today's Jerash that the continued preservation of those ruins may well be the lifeline of the town's prosperity. And I got to the hippodrome.
They have live performances of the so-called Roman Army and Chariot Experience (RACE) twice daily there, at 11 a.m. and at 2 p.m., and I got right in time for the first one. In fact, when they realised the full potential of the place some thirty years ago, they launched a whole series of campaigns and innovations, all in order to attract tourists. So for example, they have been hosting, among other things, the so-called Jerash Festival, a three-week summer programme of dance, music, and theatrical performances. Seeing around a member or two of the royal family of Jordan during that festival is hardly unheard of. Also, roughly at the same time, they came up with an idea to set up this RACE thing. But whereas the Jerash festival is the main drawcard for those three weeks a year, RACE is held year-round, day in day out
The sun was by now pretty high in the sky and the day was becoming baking hot. So all of us tourists, and we were a sizeable crowd, looked for a shelter on the roofed terraces of the hippodrome. There were very few local faces among us and when a voice boomed from loudspeakers, it never bothered with Arabic. It went straight to English.
So we were informed that the year right now was "130 A.D." and that the Emperor Hadrian was "on a visit to the city of Gerasa". In his honour they were staging the games which we were just about to be witness of.
Right on the heels of that announcement, we saw a lone Roman soldier walking on top of the Hadrian arch to the left, above the gateway entrance. He was carrying what might have been some kind of an oversize, ancient Roman bugle. Having reached his position, right above the largest of the arches, he sounded his instrument. And on a cue, a unit of twenty four legionnaires, accompanied by two officers entered the hippodrome.
One officer, leading the unit, was carrying a standard which gave us to understand that the legionnaires belonged to the "sixth legion, unit F." All the soldiers' shields were decorated with the same symbol
For the next ten or fifteen minutes, we were offered a selection of military drills, formations and fighting routines as demonstrated by modern Jordanian legionnaires. When they had taken us through all they had to show, it was time for them to leave the centre stage, as it were, and retreat into the background. Instead, the scene was taken over by a band of eight gladiators.
While gladiators marched in a single-line formation to the spot in front of us, a number of tourists returning by way of hippodrome from the rest of the ruins tried to the advantage of the opportunity and stay on to watch the rest of the show. Well, the organisers didn't let loose any of the gladiators on them, but this was a paid show. And to the tune of twelve Jordanian dinars, not the cheapest one in town. Therefore two officials barked so fiercely at everyone who might have entertained an idea of staying on, stealing the show for a minute, that everyone understood the message well
When the hippodrome was clear again, we were treated to some of the fighting, choreographed to resemble what such fights might have looked like two millennia ago. There were gladiators slugging it out with swords, as well as those who wanted to settle their accounts with a trident and a cast net against a short dagger and a shield. There were those who won and those who lost, and every time before possibly dispatching the loser, they turned to the crowd on the stands and asked for the final verdict. They inevitably got a thumb-up.
And finally it was time for a chariot race. Three two-wheel chariots rolled in, and held a seven-lap race, stirring a lot of dust on this hot day in Jerash. I have no idea if they had known in advance the outcome of the race, but the way I saw it, it paid to win, if for nothing else, then in order not have to gulp the dust in the wake of the leading chariot.
The end of the race marked the end of the show. The Emperor Hadrian was obviously very happy with how it was all staged and we the tourists now got a chance to have a photo taken with any of the participants on the hippodrome of our choosing
I went up north along the paved road that clearly divided western, Roman section of Jerash from the eastern, modern part of the city. I reached the ruins, bought another ticket and entered the site through its South Gate.
The first thing you come to once inside the ruins from this side is probably the most impressive single item of all in the entire complex – the magnificent Forum, rather elliptical in plan view, but nevertheless breath-taking within an enclosure of numerous Ionic columns. As to how many columns there are, the sources I consulted widely disagree – from as few as 56 to as many as 160. I'm not entirely sure either number is correct even if it may depend on what you count. I didn't do any of the counting, so I can't throw in my two cents' worth. But however many there are, I can say the whole place looks fantastic. Centred on a large fountain with its own pillar in the heart of the plaza, which was recently erected to carry the Jerash Festival flame, paved with some extremely high-quality limestone, you didn't have to be a daydreamer to imagine the place bustling with vendors, buyers, political events, social gatherings and what have you
The Forum of Philadelphia in Amman, another one among the Decapolis, may have sunk into the ground over the centuries, but this one clearly told you what that one was supposed to be like.
The most obvious way from the Forum was up north, up the Cardo, the colonnaded street running the length of Gerasa as its main drag and promenade, once lined with the city's major buildings, shops and residences. That's at least where vast majority of tourists were headed.
As for me, I went in the exactly opposite direction, wishing to first explore the Temple of Zeus which lay right next to the Forum, on its southern side. I'm not entirely sure why exactly it is called the Temple of Zeus as this guy obviously never carried Roman passport. Some sources claim that what we know today as the Temple of Zeus is simply a new structure built on the mound of an already existing temple of Zeus from Hellenic times, which would make sense to me. Other sources claim that it was built after the reign of the Emperor Hadrian had already been over, on the "ruins of earlier sacred sites." Such sources are more numerous, but I don't know why the Romans would build it and consecrate to Zeus
Well, whatever the case, they say this particular temple is one of the most devastated pieces of history here in the ruins of Jerash. They erected it up on the summit of the hill to give it a prominent position, but in turn they exposed it to battering of winds and erosion, and put it on a very shaky ground which could hardly hold its own whenever there was an earthquake. Therefore, what you can see today, they say, is just a shadow of its former size and glory.
Next one in the row, next to the temple, was the older – and bigger - one of the two Roman Theatres, the South Theatre. A 3000-seater, it was somewhat smaller than the one I'd seen back in Amman, but so well preserved as it is, it was nevertheless an impressive sight to see. The locals seemed to share my view as this South Theatre is basically the primary venue for the Jerash Festival of Culture and Arts that I have already mentioned.
And they seemed to only continue the tradition as even in Roman times it had been designed purely for entertainment. And here, too, they had divided the stands in two sections, the lower rows of seats naturally reserved for the local bigwigs and dignitaries, and the upper section left to those without significant social clout
They say this theatre has such a remarkable acoustics that you can stand at the centre of the orchestra floor, which is down at the very bottom of the theatre, say a word and they'll hear you up there at the top row even if you never raise your voice.
Well, as I was seeing no performance, I couldn't attest to any of it. All I could see were two local guys, dressed what to me looked like Bedouins, and they stood in for an orchestra or at least a band with a short gig. One of them had a bass drum, mounted on a chair, and the other one the bagpipes. They stood on the stage, one level up from the orchestra floor, waiting for around thirty of us tourists to finish the tour of the theatre and get ready for their mini-concert. When we did, they started playing and of all the songs decided to deliver – "Amazing Grace."
When the rendition was over, the drummer slung the bass drum around his neck, then they climbed down to the orchestra floor and in the form of a two-piece marching brass band continued their performance with another song, circling the floor all along. And when the second song was over, those pipe-and-drum playing Arabs disappeared in one of the several passages leading out of the theatre interior, closely followed by the rest of the tourists, and I was left all alone
I had basically seen all there was to see here at the South Theatre, but it was nice to be left on your own a bit. So I just wouldn't hurry out myself yet, but rather stayed on to linger a while longer.
And then it was up a long dusty road past some ruins which probably mean a lot to archaeologists and "Lonely Planet" map listed them as the St. Theodore's Church, Fountain Courtyard and the Cathedral. But to an untrained eye like mine they didn't have a lot to show for. They fit into the whole with their contribution of stone blocks and columns, but an average ignorant like me didn't find them particularly attractive in their on right. And since it was obvious that whoever was inside the Roman ruins right now belonged to the same ignorant group as me, those I have just named were completely on their own. Not a single tourists. Not even a stray one.
The first next thing I could identify as more distinct was the Nymphaeum. Certainly much better preserved than the one in Amman, it automatically rendered a much clearer picture as to what this dwelling place of nymphs might have looked like back then
The next big one was the Temple of Artemis, the daughter of Zeus, who in her leisure time officiated as the goddess of hunting and fertility. Again I am a bit in the dark as to why exactly Artemis, all the more so as she was allegedly the patron goddess of Gerasa. I mean, she was a daughter of a Greek god and this was a Roman city, but then again, I fully own up to my ignorance and there must be an explanation which would put to rest even such an ignorant mind as mine.
All in all, they say this Temple of Artemis is seen as the most impressive temple in Jerash, even if an imperial edict from late 4th century A.D. permitted the dismantling of pagan temples in a bid to promote Christianity. In the process, a lot of material from the temple was taken away and used for construction elsewhere.
From the Temple of Artemis I descended down the Propylaeum, which was once a monumental gateway to the Temple, a stairway to a large extent of its length, flanked on both sides by two-storey shops, stretching all the way down to what is modern-day Jerash across the paved road.
The Propylaeum intersects the Cardo, the architectural spine and focal point of Gerasa
North up the Cardo, there was the Northern Tetrapylon, a structure loosely resembling in shape l'Arc de triomphe in Paris or The Arch of Triumph in Pyeongyang. Both of them are much larger, but this one is infinitely older. And of course, the final verdict on them should be passed only if it were possible to see the Northern Tetrapylon as it was back then in its heyday when it probably served as a monumental entrance to the North Theatre.
Because, yes, Gerasa had another theatre on its northern end. And hence the North Roman Theatre.
But before I went there, I resolved to go up the Cardo, its full length, all the way to the North Gate. However, past the Northern Tetrapylon there was not much more to see
In a way, when you've seen one or two, you have probably seen them all. Similar in form and layout, the only difference here was that this one was the smallest one of all I'd seen here in Jordan so far. And its purpose, according to experts, was more of political nature, like government meetings and city council gatherings, and less that of entertainment.
And that was it, as far as the Roman ruins went. I returned to Cardo for one final stroll, this time back in the direction of where I'd come from. Halfway down the Cardo, the Colonnade became larger and taller, marking the entrance to the Macellum or market place, a building to the right of the colonnaded street. When I passed it, I found myself at the Forum again. Tourists kept trickling in at a steady pace.
And I was going out.
And now it was time to cross the road, which stretched along what either looked like a very wide ditch or a very narrow valley between two hills. On the other side was the town, the other half of Jerash, that saw comparably few western visitors, but I wouldn't leave without seeing for myself what the modern-day downtown looked like. It was between two or three in the afternoon and I had, let's say, three hours left to go.
In order to cross on the other side, the easiest way was across a stone bridge with a mosque on its town end. You could see an odd person going either way, but you couldn't accuse the pedestrian traffic between the two halves of being very heavy. It was almost as if two sides kept apart on purpose.
Once on the other side, I went up the steep Bab Amman Street crowded with parked cars, and this was immediately an entirely different world. Here was a real life, with shops on either side, small and not so small, with people going about their own daily business, but also socialising in that manner that we westerners see as typical of Arab world. There were shops selling fruit, fabric, shoes, electronic goods, clothes. There were small workshops, too, where you could see tailors, cobblers, bakers and butchers at work
As opposed to the western side, I was the only westerner in sight here. And Jordanians were without exception very friendly, so I would say that if one wanted to start creating a good opinion of Arabs, then most certainly Jordan is the place to start with. I heard "welcome" from so many corners in Jerash that it probably beat all welcomes put together I heard elsewhere so far. Interestingly enough, even girls seemed to cast what they must have hoped were just secret glances at me. OK, I wouldn't go as far as to claim that they did it because of me personally, as I'm sure they do that to any western tourist, but my point is, they did seem interested, if they tried to pretend not to notice.
And then, there were those two young guys who approached me while I was walking along the Al-Malek Abdullah Street. It started with a usual "hello." I stopped, returned the greeting and we chatted. After they had asked me where I was from, I learned that one of them was training to become a pilot. He was dressed all in black, T-shirt, jeans and dark sun-glasses. Both were very friendly and at one point, the one all in black told me:
"You know, we are not terrorists here."
"I know," I said
Then we took some pictures together, chatted on a bit more and finally they made me promise to send them those photos. That was never a problem for me, so we decided to exchange e-mail addresses. The young guy in black gave me his yahoo with the "Metallica Star" nick, and it was obvious that he was not only a future pilot, but also a Jordanian heavy metal fan, dressed true to the form.
As I went on, hellos and welcomes kept pouring in from all sides, and I shook a tidy number of hands along the way. On more than one occasion people were interested to even know if I was married. That was absolutely unthinkable over there in Europe. I wasn't aware that this side of Jerash had any particular landmark to boast of, but the charm of Jerash was undeniable. So whatever it may have lacked in sightseeing attractions, this quintessentially middle-eastern town made up for with its authenticity.
The day was hot, and at one point I realised I'd have to buy myself some water. So the quest for a shop where I could buy it, and also maybe some basic provisions to boot, became my purpose for wandering the streets
And so, while I was walking like that, somewhere in the King Hussein Street, a middle-aged guy stepped out of a door and said hello. I said hello back and he invited me to come in. I paused for a moment, but then thought to myself "why not?" And so I followed him inside.
It turned out he was a tailor and the place he'd stepped out of was his own workshop. Inside, I saw two tables with sewing machines and a rather disorderly jumble of clothes, fabric being sewn and that still waiting to be used. At one sewing machine a pretty girl, probably in her late teens was working. She was dressed in traditional Arab fashion, in dark hijab and white headscarf, but she didn't look uncomfortable at all upon my entrance.
And on the floor, having crawled behind some curtains, a young guy curled and blissfully slept, oblivious to everything going on around him. I gawped at him and both the man and the girl laughed:
"That's my son," the man pointed at the boy
It turned out the man had arrived in the same van with me from Amman in the morning. He recognised me, which was never too difficult wherever I went, and decided on a spur of the moment to invite me to his shop. I was offered some tea and, of course, he asked me if I was married.
In my turn, I asked if I could take a picture or two of his workshop. He said I was welcome. I thanked him and asked if I could take pictures freely, which meant including his daughter.
"No problem," he said.
But there was a problem. The girl smiled, then laughed, but wouldn't let me take her picture. If her father hadn't been there, I might have tried to persuade her. But this way I just once said "please." However, if smiling, she shook her head and I left it at that.
On my departure the guy gave me his postal address of his Okla-Atoom store, and I promised to send him the pictures
Was this friendliness and hospitality due to the fact that perhaps not too many western tourists strayed to cross the bridge from the Roman City side of town to the town centre? I didn't know. Maybe. But even if it's the reason, then it's only a part of it. Because I'd seen the similar thing in Amman, too. So I would say that at least to an extent people were just like that. Plain friendly.
And then I found the shop. I got in, picked some water and some biscuits and went to the cash register to pay. The guy manning it smiled, charged me the due amount and asked me where I was from. I told him. But he marched on:
"Are you married?"
"No, I'm not."
He seemed to be almost horrified:
"Why not?!!"
"You know," I said "wife, too many problems."
When I said that, he stopped for a split second and then burst out laughing
"So you know what I'm talking about!"
He laughed more and said:
And so in an instant we had that male bond created. If I could come here the next day, the two of us would be friends. It was evident. This way, we just had a firm, friendly handshake and I left.
And then, around five I realised I was tired. So I crossed the bridge back to the Roman side and trudged back to the hotel. When I left my things in the room, the day was nearing its end and we were maybe half an hour away from the sundown. I came out onto the hotel terrace, and all alone sat on a chair, watched tourists across the road who were still visiting Roman ruins, and waited for the sunset.


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The 2010 International Softball Congress (ISC) men's world fastball tournament in Midland, Mich., featured star turns by many of the 13 Newfoundland natives who participated.
None shone brighter than Sean Cleary.
The Harbour Main native, playing for the Pennsylvania Power, was a perfect 4-0, with two no-hitters at the ISC tourney and was named the first team all-world pitcher.
Cleary, who plays locally for the Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs of the St. John's senior league, registered his no-nos in a 15-strikeout win over host Midland Mickey's Sleds and a 17-strikeout, 7-1 win over the Port Huron Shawn Chiropractic.
Overall, Cleary allowed seven hits, 14 walks and two earned runs over 31 innings, giving him a tournament-best 0.45 ERA while striking out 64. At the plate, he hit .313, scored three runs and had a pair of RBIs.
The Jarvis Travelers, whose roster includes St. John's natives Sean and Robbie O'Brien, won the ISC crown, defeating another Ontario-based team, the Kitchener Rivershark Twins, 4-1 in Sunday's championship game.
Sean O'Brien scored and drove in a run in the title match and was named the all-world second team catcher.
The O'Briens have lived in and played out of Ontario for a number of years, however Sean will play as an import for 3 Cheers Pub/Bud Light, one of two Newfoundland entries for the 2010 Canadian senior men's softball championship, which begins in Charlottetown, P.E.I., later this month.
Brothers Brad and Blair Ezekiel of Harbour Main played for Kitchener, as did Darrell Joy, yet another native of that Conception Bay Central community.
Blair Ezekiel was selected a first-team all-star after hitting .450 and driving in five runs. Also named a first team all-star selection was outfielder Stephen Mullaley of Freshwater, who scored four runs and drove in four more for New York/Chicago Fastpitch.
Other Newfoundlanders competing in Midland included Jason Hill (New York/Chicago Fastpitch), Ward Gosse (Albaugh Inc.), Geoff Evely (Saskatoon Diamondbacks Fastpitch Club), Mike Noftall (Quyon Combat Flyers), Sean Whitten (Taylor Farms California A's), and Ryan Boland (Minnesota Angels).
Hill, Brad Ezekiel, Evely, Gosse and Mullaley will also be playing for 3Cheers in Charlottetown, as will Whitten, who is considered an import as he now resides in Calgary.


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