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Los Alamos National Laboratory
Amy Bauer—Problem-solving fuels passion
Problem-solving fuels passion
Always seeking challenges, Los Alamos researcher Amy Bauer faces her fears with aplomb. The Chicago native loves mountaineering, rock climbing, ski patrolling, scuba diving, skydiving and formula auto racing.
Curious and courageous, even a bit stubborn, Bauer overcame significant health and emotional issues and worked her way through college. She changed majors from finance to math (in fact, Bauer taught calculus for math majors without having taken the course!) and lost funding partway through grad school due to politics, but she refused to give up.
Mathematical model leads to potential drug and vaccine therapies
After receiving her doctorate in math, she joined Los Alamos as a graduate student focused on biology.
Bauer developed a mathematical model to study how cancer cells grow and spread (tumor angiogenesis). Her research suggested a way to combat cancer by starving a tumor of its blood flow and rendering it harmless.
She studied tuberculosis and HIV, creating a mathematical model to help researchers design drug and vaccine therapies.
Nuclear weapons systems, like biological systems, are highly complex at the molecular and smaller scales. Understanding the behavior of these systems requires mathematical modeling at those levels.
Innovative strategies for a smaller stockpile
So in 2010 Bauer was recruited by the Laboratory's Improvised and Foreign Designs Group to perform physics research in nuclear weapons materials and to support the development of better weapon-simulation tools.
A dedicated explorer, Bauer views the shift from biology to physics as an opportunity to learn new fields. She now works on a broad range of nuclear counterterrorism projects, including post-detonation nuclear forensics, in which samples of radioactive debris from detonated nuclear weapons are gathered and studied.
Along with her colleagues, Bauer has contributed to better ways of modeling certain foreign nuclear weapons, and she's helping refine our understanding of foreign nuclear weapon technology.
She says as our nation moves toward a smaller stockpile, the necessity for the types of alternative strategies (established through the global security programs she's involved with) becomes an increasing piece of a credible deterrent, supporting national security and promoting peace worldwide.
Balancing prolific career and motherhood
Bauer is inspired by Nobel-laureate Marie Curie's passion for her groundbreaking work and her commitment to finding truth. Now a mother of two young daughters, Bauer also strongly admires her mother, who raised her as a single parent.
At the Lab, Bauer is guided by HIV researcher Bette Korber and weapons physicist Mary Hockaday, both of whom she admires for their integrity and leadership — their inspirational balance of motherhood and prolific scientific careers.
Career advice: Don't wait for opportunities!
Bauer's career advice? "Do something that you are passionate about. Don't wait for opportunities—position yourself right and create them!"
"Adhere to a strong work ethic and always find a way to do what's right, even if it is unpopular. Think for yourself and be heard, yet listen."An active volunteer outside of the Lab, Bauer is creator of the K2 Women's Weekend at Pajarito Mountain, a charity event.


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DENSO Student Design Center Expands Horizons of Michigan Tech Engineering Students
By Jennifer Donovan | Published
When Dallas Smolarek started working in the DENSO Design Center at the Keweenaw Research Center, she was afraid to use a wrench.
Sixteen months later, the mechanical engineering major is comfortable not only holding, but using just about any tool. "I can even fix my own snowmobile," she reports.
Smolarek is one of 10 undergraduates who are benefitting from a grant to Michigan Technological University from the DENSO North America Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the well-known automotive electronics supplier. In addition to supporting Michigan Tech's Enterprise Program, the DENSO North America Foundation's $50,000, 3-year grant outfitted and supports a bright, spacious student design center with a computer work station for each student and state-of-the-art 3D modeling software. The center is located in the recently opened new Keweenaw Research Center (KRC) building.
There was a student design center before DENSO, but it was a windowless cubbyhole in one of the old military barracks that used to house the KRC.
Smolarek's role in the student design center is unique. Her fellow students design and analyze parts—mostly automotive—but Smolarek's job is to test parts for clients such as General Motors and the US Department of Defense, to make sure they do what they are supposed to do.
She tests all kinds of things—the resilience of hard rubber engine mounts, the ability of shafts to stand torque or twisting pressure. She makes 3-D computer models of tank parts, to see if a new tool designed to raise the tank's wheel when the track runs under it actually will do its job.
She does her share of designing too, since measuring the mechanical properties of one part often requires designing other parts to properly hold the test part in place.
Smolarek has been working 20 hours a week in the student design center during the school year and full-time during summer and academic breaks.
She can't speak highly enough of her design center experience and particularly of one of her mentors, KRC Associate Research Scientist Eric James. "He's taught me so much," she exclaims. "It 's so different, actually doing it myself. There are so many things you never think about until you see how and why things fail. That makes what I learn in my classes make sense."
Smolarek, who grew up in Chesterfield, Mich.., north of Detroit, didn't come from a family of engineers, but she was always good in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in school, and she was always attracted to automotive technology.
Although she won't graduate until May 2012, the mechanical engineering student already has a job offer in southeast Michigan, and other KRC clients are considering offers to hire her.
Smolarek has big plans for the future. She wants to help make internal combustion engines more fuel efficient while producing lower emissions. She knows she will be a minority – a woman in automotive engineering – but it doesn't worry her a bit. "It's a professional atmosphere," she says. "It's all about being competent to do the job. Most of the time I forget that I'm a woman engineer. I'm an engineer."
Melissa Smith, secretary of the DENSO North America Foundation, says Smolarek is exactly the type of innovative future engineer that the foundation is dedicated to supporting. "We believe our support of Michigan Tech and the design center benefits both of us, as it offers students an opportunity to be creative, to learn hands-on and to succeed as young professionals," she explains.
Michigan Technological University is a public research university, home to more than 7,000 students from 54 countries. Founded in 1885, the University offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, and social sciences. Our campus in Michigan's Upper Peninsula overlooks the Keweenaw Waterway and is just a few miles from Lake Superior.


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A unique control arrangement attached the ailerons to foot pedals, deflecting one or the other aileron downward to turn. Movement of the control stick operated the aircraft's elevators, and the control wheel turned the rudder. Twin pusher, 90-horsepower Curtiss OX engines were fitted between the wings. A third engine was briefly added to the America's upper wing to help generate the power needed for the transatlantic attempt. However, the fuel consumption of the third engine would probably have been counterproductive to a transatlantic crossing. The two pilots and a mechanic sat in an enclosed cockpit (although the later H variants and F-series designs had open cockpits). 2
Aviation historians Gordon Swanborough and Peter M. Bowers wrote: "The original America was a daring design concept at the time, and left a permanent mark on subsequent large-flying boat development. Its effects could be seen on biplane designs that remained in production right up to World War II." 3
As preparations were made for the transatlantic flight—which would have several stops en route for refueling—it was decided that Porte would pilot the aircraft with Curtiss as copilot and George Hallett as mechanic. The America was christened at Hammondsport on 22 June 1914, and began taxi and flight trials.
The America's transatlantic flight, scheduled to begin on 5 August 1914, was cancelled because of the outbreak of war in Europe. Porte returned to Britain and persuaded the Admiralty to purchase the two Model H aircraft for long-range patrol duties, a remarkable concept at a time when most of the world's air forces were principally using small artillery spotters developed from prewar sport planes. Many reports have claimed that no U.S.-designed aircraft saw combat in World War I, but the "America boats"—as the type was dubbed—served with distinction in the war.
Curtiss produced 56 H-boats-called H. 4 "Small Americas" in Britain-for the Royal Naval Air Service, armed with machine guns and bomb racks. These crossed the Atlantic aboard ship, leaving the Daily Mail's prize to be claimed by a British-built Vickers Vimy shortly after the war. Another eight were built in Britain.
The Small Americas' pioneering antisubmarine patrols made significant contributions to the British war effort. Several H.4s were assigned to Commander Porte at the naval air station at Felixstowe. Larger Curtiss-built aircraft based on the America design served the British and American navies as H-12s and H-16s (known in Britain as "Large Americas"). These heavy flying boats claimed four U-boats sunk and two Zeppelins destroyed in aerial combat.
Porte would also create a new hull fitted with the Curtiss-designed wings and tail assembly that became known as Felixstowe flying boats. Among these, the F.2A and F.3 saw extensive wartime use with British forces; the Porte-designed F.5, based in several respects on the America design, arrived too late for wartime service but was produced at British and American factories and served both nations' services into the mid-1920s. Coming full circle, Curtiss built many of the F-5Ls, and after the war some were converted for civilian transport—the original purpose for which the Model H was designed.
The U.S. Navy built 150 H-16s at the Naval Aircraft Factory in Philadelphia, while the Curtiss factory at Hammondsport produced another 124. These were the first aircraft produced at the Naval Aircraft Factory. 5 The H-16s remained in U.S. Navy service for a decade, the last being retired in 1930.
The Curtiss Model H-16 was rated at a maximum speed of 95 miles per hour with a range of almost 400 miles. That aircraft, powered by two Liberty 400-horsepower engines, could lift a crew of four men. It was armed with five .30-caliber Lewis machine guns and could carry four 230-pound bombs. In his continuing efforts to improve performance while developing new designs, Curtiss built one H-16 with the engines turned around to drive pusher propellers. Because this meant moving the two engines farther aft to get the propellers behind the wing, it became necessary to sweep the wings back slightly to relocate the center of lift to correspond to the new center of gravity.
During the war Curtiss also developed the HS-series (H-Small) of single-engine flying boats, essentially a scaled-down version of his large H-series aircraft. The U.S. Navy ordered this aircraft into large-scale production as a coastal flying boat. Curtiss built 678 of these while the Naval Aircraft Factory and several other firms pushed the total production of HS-series aircraft to the then-phenomenal total of 1,095 aircraft-more than any previous U.S. naval aircraft. 6 A further improved variant, the HS-3, had revised hull lines. Curtiss and the Navy built only seven of these as production halted at the end of the war.
While the Curtiss America was not the first aircraft to fly across the Atlantic, another Curtiss-designed flying boat was: The NC-4—commanded by Lieutenant Commander Albert C. Read. It did so in May 1919, two weeks before the Vimy's flight. The NC-4 did not win the Daily Mail's prize because its flight exceeded the prize's time requirement.
1. Curtiss designated his flying boats with letters in sequential order.
2. A useful but surprisingly brief description of the America and its descendants is found in Peter M. Bowers, Curtiss Aircraft 1907?1947 (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1979).
3. Gordon Swanborough and Peter M. Bowers, United States Navy Aircraft since 1911 (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1968), p. 106.
4. The aircraft would depart North America from St. John's, Newfoundland, with refueling stops at Fayal and San Miguel in the Azores, and terminate at Lisbon, Portugal.
5. The first H-16 built at the Naval Aircraft Factory made its first flight on 27 March 1918.
6. These aircraft were designated HS-1, HS-1L, and HS-2L. The letter "L" indicated aircraft fitted with Liberty engines.
The Second America
In 2007 the staff of the Glenn L. Curtiss museum at Hammondsport, New York, completed the fabrication of a full-scale replica of the America. The workers were handicapped by the lack of a complete set of blueprints for the aircraft, although photos helped considerably. The flying boat was launched onto Keuka Lake from Hammondsport's Depot Dock on 15 September 2007. Taxi tests demonstrated that adjustments were needed, and although seemingly a faithful copy of the original America, it lacked something—the Curtiss touch. It would not fly. The aircraft is today on display at the museum.


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Tuesday, February 08, 2011
old yarns, new F.O's
What is good though? This scarf:
free pattern: Bertie scarf by Kate Blackburn
yarn: 3 balls of Rowan Tapestry (70% wool/30% soy) in "antique" (I think it's discontinued now)
needles: 4.5mm
mods: no beads, knit to about 70 inches
I'm kind of obsessed with this F.O right now. I think it's one of the nicest things I've knit in a while, and it's been so long since I've made anything with a bit of colour (muted colour, granted) let alone "varigated" for myself.
The yarn's been in my stash for a long time, in fact it was one of the first decent yarns I bought when I first started knitting so I'm sure it's been in my stash for at least 5 or 6 years now. It is actually somewhat of a relief to have finally used it up. (Though full disclosure: I still have another 5 balls of it in a different colour that I also need to find something to do with!)
Years ago I made a half-clapotis out of it, but found it too small so I never really wore it and subsequently gifted it shortly thereafter.
The Bertie scarf has kind of a similar aesthetic to the Clapotis (but no dropped stitches) and I was hell-bent on using up every ounce of it which brought this bad boy to a whopping 70 inches.
I tried to block it out as wide as possible, othewise it might have been a lot longer still. It really did block out gorgeously, and I now have a real sense of stash-busting satisfaction!
In other knit-news, I know that I repeatedly seem to be saying "I am not a toy knitter", but for some reason one always manages to squeak it's way out.
(Though this one was actually for a grown-ass 40-something Scottish dude, so I'm not sure what possessed me...)
pattern: Loch Ness Monster by Hansi Singh
yarn: more stash-busted patons classic in "Dark Olive" and some other kind of green for her tummy
needles: 4.5mm?
(I think I may have over-stuffed her a bit!)
The Scottish dude in question is my co-worker Roddy who had a big Inventory project coming up that I decided he needed a wee mascot for. Hence, Inventory-Nessie was born! She lives comfortably at his desk now so I can still visit her whenever I want to.
I am chomping at the bit right now to start on a few smaller projects but am holding off until this monkey is off my back (or owlie is off my back I guess..)
It is probably not immediately obvious in these pictures, but there is actually a giant booboo I've made that I didn't notice until I was about halfway done mitt #2. But no matter, it is an excuse for me to re-knit mitt #1 about two sizes down, and I know I will be much much happier with the end result when all is said and done.
For whatever reason I feel grudgingly devoted to it (even though I appear to be only averaging about three rows a day) and incapable of starting anything new while this one is still on the go.
But, I do have MORE cowls to talk about later.
Cowls are always the exception.
5 comments:
- littlebirdbigcity said...
I adore the little monster! I wish I wasn't too grown up for toys (aside from the teddy bear I sleep with every night, the only exception). I guess I need more children in my life to knit for. I love the mitts, too. Absolutely beautiful.
- 1funkyknitwit said...
Your scarf looks lovely and my little man would LOVE your Nessi. Your owl mitts are gorgeous I love that pattern too but the knitting part overwhelms so I'll live vicariously through you..ahhah
Cowls are the best, don't even get me started on how I could talk about them ;D
- e said...
those mittens are so adorable!!!
- kgirl said...
ha, you and me both on the once-a-month-blogpost!! time, where are thee, I ask???!
love that scarf with the diagonal and horizontal striping - very nice ;)
- kgirl said...
ha, you and me both on the once-a-month-blogpost!! time, where are thee, I ask???!
love that scarf with the diagonal and horizontal striping - very nice ;)


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yunamegre necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 253 diseños de 79 diseñadores freelance.
друг человека (a mans best friend)
We are a new start up. We are opening a grooming salon for dogs in Moscow, Russia. We love dogs and we want to create a very homely and cosy salon where both the animals and their owners would feel great about coming. The salon itself is going to be designed by an experienced interior designer, and have a slight english influence in the interior, it will not look like a normal grooming salon but more like a cosy salon for people. It will have lots of fun and cute details for our customers. There will also be a small shop in the salon where our customers can buy products for their dogs.
our main customers are owners of small and medium sized dogs that require grooming attention.
Our main aim is to have a logo that is memorable, cute but not too sweet and cheesy, we want it to have some integrity. It has to be easily visible and recognizable as on the street as in print. Please do not offer clip art collages, as they do not answer the design brief. Interesting and creative graphic approach is welcome. But please keep it cute (again not cheesy) as its not a corporation.It would be useful if the customer could guess from the logo that its something to do with dogs. The name of the salon is друг человека - which in russian means a man's best friend. We hope that you find the challenge of designing in another language interesting! Incase the russian letters dont show up properly - please let me know by email firstname.lastname@example.com and i will send to you again. If you need any further clarifications to the brief, i will be happy to answer!
Thank you very much.
We look forward to receiving your ideas!
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The Hershey Bears continued their record-setting ways on home ice on Friday night at Giant Center, racing by the Albany River Rats with six unanswered goals to cruise to their 24th consecutive home ice victory by a score of 8-2.
The Bears displayed their offensive balance with seven different players finding the back of the net, and by scoring eight goals in the game, which was the 9th time this season they have accomplished that feat.
The first 13 minutes of the game were relatively quiet because of neither team generating much offense, with only a subplot being newsworthy. The sideshow involved former Bear, Oskar Osala, taking a run at new Bears' defenseman, Grant Lewis, and then being pursued and checked by Andrew Gordon.
"My first reaction was one of the guys on our team got hit, and it's one of the new guys, so I wanted to let him know that we were going to back him up," said Gordon. "I know he's only been here a couple days, but at the same time, he's on the team, and we're going to stick up for him like anybody else. When I saw it was Oskar, I wasn't going to do anything crazy. I know he's not out there trying to hurt guys."
The Bears lit the lamp for the first time of many when Chris Bourque buzzed a running wrist shot by the glove of Albany netminder, Mike Morrison, at 13:18.
Former Bears defenseman, Jonathan Paiement, authored Albany's first goal of the game and tied the contest at one when he beat starting Bears netminder, Michal Neuvirth, with a blueline blast at 15:01.
Andrew Gordon, the Bears workaholic winger who is having a career year in the goal scoring department, added his 32nd goal of the season with only 42 seconds remaining in the first period.
"I was trying to slide it doing to Aucoin and do a little give and go, but I sort of fanned on it and the puck bobbled," said Gordon, who has scored in five of the last six home outings. "Once I bobbled it, the D bit down towards Aucoin which opened me up. It was an accidental bobble that turned out in my favor. Hard work pays off, I guess."
Neuvirth, the second year pro from the Czech Republic who was pulled in his last start in Worcester on Sunday after allowing five goals on twenty-one shots before being replaced, was replaced once again by Braden Holtby when the teams returned to the ice to start the second period, departing the contest with a lower body injury.
"I actually found out I was going in with about a minute left in the first," Holtby said. "I had no idea what was going on. Alzner nudged me and told me that I was going in. I was wondering why because he had only given up one goal, but I think it was his knee again. It's unfortunate for him, but as a backup, I had to be prepared for that. I was lucky the guys played an outstanding game after I came in."
Paiement again dialed long distance and found another connection early in the second period at 4:42, beating Holtby for at 4:42 with Albany on the power play. With the two goals on the evening, Paiement now counts four goals to his credit this campaign, with three of those being struck at Giant Center against the Bears.
"It went through so many legs, and I have no idea how it got through. It's just one of those seeing-eye shots you can't do anything about," said Holtby of the only goal he allowed on the evening.
Hershey regained the lead for good less than a minute after Paiement's game-tying goal when Keith Aucoin batted an airborne Alexandre Giroux pass behind Morrison at 5:30.
"I knew Giroux was going to pass it to me, and it kind of rolled on him," Aucoin said. "I got lucky because the puck was wobbling, and I was able to get my stick on it and it went in."
Exactly one minute after Gordon's goal that was disallowed because of the puck being kicked into the net, Michael Dubuc's fifth goal of the season, and second in his last three games, finished off the scoring in the second period and gave the home team a 4-2 lead entering the third period.
Boyd Kane and Alexandre Giroux each added a goal to the Bears' total in the third period before fisticuffs became the story and the focal point of the festivities. The first bout of the third period fight card began when Francois Bouchard and Drayson Bowman squared off in a middle-weight tilt.
"It goes back to the last game when we played them and he jabbed me, so I just wanted to go back and show him if he did that kind of stuff, we would have a good fight," said Bouchard. "I won it clean with him and I was really pumped. It was the first fight in my career. I just got caught up in the moment at the end."
Less than a minute later when Nicolas Blanchard hit Kyle Wilson from behind, chaos ensued when a pair of secondary fights broke out. When the dust has settled, both the Bears involved in those battles, Boyd Kane and Patrick Wellar, along with their River Rat counterparts, were issued game misconducts.
When play finally resumed, Keith Aucoin and newcomer, Ashton Rome, put the exclamation points on the Bears' goal total.
"I got a few shots, some good shots, and I think I was just due," said Rome who rang a shot off the post in the first period. "It felt pretty good. I kind of fanned on it, but I put it on the side I wanted to."
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2011-03-09 LunchBunch Wednesday
Start: 12:01:02
AYWalton: hi 3rd
3rdthawkins: hey AY, early bird today, huh
AYWalton: yes for a change. hey hey hey, it's honoray!!!!!!
3rdthawkins: hey jhonora
AYWalton: Hope you did not party too hard, last night, jhonora!
jhonora: Hey AYWalton! Hey 3rdthawkins Last night was spent watching the Rex Ball & Meeting of Courts on tv lol
AYWalton: BTW I was watching some New Orleans webcams and I got to see St. Augustine's marching band in one of the parades! Impressive! so you had a sane evening, then. I can understand.
jhonora: Yes, we've gotten a lot of attention from Carnival and from the corporal pun. issue, even CNN.
AYWalton: lol howdy daviss!
3rdthawkins: hey daviss
jhonora: Hello daviss
AYWalton: so is there a different Rex every year? or is one designated as Rex till he dies?
jhonora: A different King every year in every krewe and a different queen.
AYWalton: I also saw the Zulu queen on one of the web cams as well. how are you doing, daviss?
daviss: sorry how is everyone!
AYWalton: fighting a cold, but otherwise ok.
jhonora: I recently received another surname on my paternal side, Evans.
AYWalton: oh that's nice---how did you come upon the new name, jhonora?
3rdthawkins: really? wow, cool jhonora
AYWalton: is it a new maiden name of one of the female ancestors?
3rdthawkins: doing good daviss
daviss: thats good jhonora ! great looking out
jhonora: Yep, a maiden name for my gr-gr-grandmother Louisa Evans Nelson.
3rdthawkins: that's cool, now what time period are your great greats?
AYWalton: where did she live, jhonora? Around those villes like Donaldsonville, etc?
jhonora: I had to call a whole chain of relatives until I reached an "aunt" with the heaviest MS accent, from Shubuta.
AYWalton: Isn't Shubuta in Noxubbe county MS?
jhonora: Louisa's parents were Ceasar and Mariah Evans, both born ca. 1850.
AYWalton: howdy alt!!!
jhonora: It's in Clarke County, but it seems we have a Wayne Co. history too.
3rdthawkins: ok, jhonora...........hey alt
AYWalton: ahhh ok.
jhonora: Hey alt
alt: hello AYWalton & y'all 3rdthawkins, daviss & jhonora
AYWalton: that's neat. When did they get to Louisiana? howdy SoulChile?
3rdthawkins: hello Seventies
Seventies Soulchild: Good morning/afternoon all
jhonora: In the late 1950s
alt: hello Seventies Soulchild
Seventies Soulchild: hi alt, daviss, AYWalton, jhonora, 3rd
AYWalton: have you gotten your ashes, jhonora?
jhonora: No, I'm going for 12 with my grandma, and great-aunt from Seatlle.
Seventies Soulchild: enjoy.
AYWalton: your great aunt is visiting from Washington State?
jhonora: Yes, been here all through Carn.
AYWalton: oh that's nice. your grandmother's sister, or grandfather's sister?
jhonora: My grandmother's last sister of 10 siblings, grandfather & his siblings all dead.
AYWalton: oh my. how old is this great aunt?
jhonora: Grandma is 74, gr-aunt is 70.
3rdthawkins: hey vkn
AYWalton: howdy vkn!!!!!!!!
alt: hello vkn
Seventies Soulchild: hey vkn
jhonora: Hello vkn!
AYWalton: you are lucky to have them still around. Most of the elders are gone and my brother and I are becoming the elders. Good gracious!!
daviss: hello to all I have not spoken to
vkn: Hey hey hey 3rd alt ayw daviss jhonora seventies from a rain soaked WetLanta
AYWalton: a bit soggy, huh vkn? supposed to rain here later in the day.
Seventies Soulchild: Oh its still raining down there? geez
3rdthawkins: must have came your way during teh nite vkn after it hit us yesterday
vkn: squish squish lol ayw
AYWalton: lol
alt: same here vkn... one of those cold wet nasty rains
Seventies Soulchild: There should be LOTS of spring flowers... lol
3rdthawkins: so jhonora, you still have some of your grandparents' cousins still alive also, huh?
AYWalton: flooding is expected in the Carolinas I saw on the weather channel.
vkn: well we are holding at 60 degrees alt but windy
jhonora: Oh beaucoup de coo-zans, dozens.
3rdthawkins: ok
vkn: fshowers bring flowers seventies
3rdthawkins: same here
AYWalton: I have tons of 2nd and 3rd cousins and no first cousins. (Unless I could my dad's first cousins who would be 1st cousin once removed)
vkn: yup sprung a spring leak 3rd
Seventies Soulchild: You know I think all I have are cousins. :}
3rdthawkins: lots of cousins still alive, I talk to the oldest on my grandfather's maternal side. There's a cousin on his paternal side I talk to, wouldn't be the oldest though
vkn: I saw those SC flood pics also ayw
jhonora: I come from several lines of "old people's chirren" so the cousins are generally old enough to be aunts, uncles, parents.
Seventies Soulchild: Me too jhonora
3rdthawkins: right, I think I see what you're saying
AYWalton: ah yes, those chirren.
Seventies Soulchild: I'm the baby of the grandchildren of my paternal grandmother...
vkn: Discovery shuttle is being retired today and is on way to the Smithsonian
Seventies Soulchild: Well the bunch of babies and we're all now in our 30's
AYWalton: God Bless the chile that knows his own! (now who was that?) so jhonora were you in any of the parades?
3rdthawkins: hey Selma
AYWalton: howdy Ms. Selma!!
Seventies Soulchild: Speaking of the Smithsonian, I see Lonnie Bunch has been making his rounds on TV regarding the AA History museum
Selma: Good Wednesday afternoon everyone..
vkn: thousand of sardines dead in Redondo Beach Calif
AYWalton: I had not noticed, but that's good that he is making the rounds. that was strange.
alt: hello Selma
Seventies Soulchild: He was on C-Span, awarded on BET Honors and some other show that slips my mind. Hi Selma
AYWalton: they said that they used up all of the oxygen in the water. hmm.
Seventies Soulchild: I saw that AYWalton... it probably smells like Naples, IT now }
alt: hello yatah
3rdthawkins: hey yata, how's it going?
Seventies Soulchild: :}
AYWalton: or Venice.
yatah: hello all
AYWalton: amazing.
vkn: Howdy Selma and Yatah
3rdthawkins: yatah
AYWalton: hello yatah
yatah: 3rd, doing good as far
3rdthawkins: that's good
vkn: Hope yall got the Quintard Taylor attachment
Seventies Soulchild: hi yatah
yatah: my family history look alike work out good and i just puzzle why two name differnt 1900 and 1910 werid
alt: sure di vkn thanks.. I missed him when he was in Indianapolis.
3rdthawkins: that's cool yatah........you mean Josephine and Ophelia?
AYWalton: I got it, thanks vkn.
yatah: yea
AYWalton: Met him at AAHGS in Salt Lake City in 2006.
3rdthawkins: I know, me too, that is interesting, seem like a nickname
AYWalton: plus I have contributed to his ste.
alt: I was going to see him, but the flu bug got me.
AYWalton: I did a couple of posts on folks from the Territory. I hear ya alt----I have some kind of bug as well.
alt: wanted to ask him about AA's and wagon trains going west in the 1850-1860's
yatah: yea 3rd , two differnt alike black and mullo in 1900 and 1910
3rdthawkins: so no other records for Josephine that also show Ophelia as her name yatah?
yatah: no record death as josephine
vkn: Great AYW I see where Toni Carrier will be presenting on knocking down African American Brick Walls at NGS in Charleston. She is replacing Dr. Rose who continues in poor health
yatah: i keep look up
3rdthawkins: in 1900, mainly they were listed as black no matter what, in 1910 and 1920 they were listed as mulatto however the enumerator saw them, and in 1930 also Neg/Negro in 1930 always listed as Neg(ro)
AYWalton: oh she's taking his place? Sorry to hear his health is still a challenge. Where is he based?
3rdthawkins: you found her in 1930, right yatah?
yatah: josephine on list 1930 with two son
3rdthawkins: ok
vkn: He is now in Tampa AYW
yatah: yes but yrs differnt too
AYWalton: oh ok.
yatah: 1895
3rdthawkins: yeah, that happens also
alt: Selma, read the news about the VHS project on Early slave period for VA.. sounds great!!!
Selma: Yes..I thought I sent that to you earlier in the week...
alt: you may have and I overlooked it.
AYWalton: I mentioned it last week's podcast as well.
Selma: their guide to AA Manuscipts is already on line...
yatah: so maybe i have follow that record 1910 bec have jospehine on list 1930 i have keep 1900 3 rd what you think ?
Selma: Although I don't agree with Lauranett that the VHS is where you start
alt: I'll go almost anywhere... back to ca 1735 & stuck LOL LOL
3rdthawkins: I would say they are the same person yatah, Mary only had 4 children who passed, all before 1900, nothing else seem to change
Selma: You can go there alt..but not folks who are just starting...
vkn: So who here is going to NGS? AfriGeneas will exhibit and hospitality with ProQuest
yatah: ok i got josephine is nickname maybe
3rdthawkins: the only thing that changed is how many children she had since she had one more after 1900
alt: not me, can't make SC vkn
Selma: Can't do it this year vkn..
AYWalton: would love to go, but don't think I will make it. You need bodies for the booth? Charleston is a great town, though.
Selma: Angela..just got letter from Baltimore AAHGS about trip to Allen countty
yatah: mean i have find all of children death record
AYWalton: yes, they are planning to do a bus again.
alt: for Ft. Wayne in Oct?
AYWalton: but I would make sure they get a good bus.
3rdthawkins: probably no death records available for Orangeburg County yatah during that time, you can check
AYWalton: don't know what that means for Little Rock in September.
yatah: ok i will try
Selma: That would be too out of the way for me AY...driving to B'more then taking a bus.
vkn: Yes AYW Sadonya and Audrey are somewhat comitted and then there is Ft Wayne, Gwinett, FGS and ???
Seventies Soulchild: Ok bye.. have a good day all. :}
AYWalton: I am thinking of flying. How did you go last time?
3rdthawkins: any guess on when Josephine would have died yatah?
Selma: I flew...
AYWalton: into what city?
Selma: Are you going to Fort Wayne?
AYWalton: Ft. Wayne has an airport? yes, I plan to speak---though they have not released a call for papers yet. Neither has AAHGS.
yatah: 3rd, my aunt said josephine died after my aunt born 1949 i guess if in pa she died
Selma: Yes, dru and i flew..went from here to Atlanta..then Ft. Wayne, or at least I think so.. LOL
AYWalton: did you have real planes or did you have to fly those commuter planes?
3rdthawkins: ok, yeah, not sure if there are records available from PA during that time.....was it Philadelphia?
yatah: my grandpa died in pa too norristown
3rdthawkins: norristown, what county is that?
Selma: All I remember is we got there safe..and returned home safe...LOL
AYWalton: but that does not answer the question---lol
vkn: AYW are you coming to Gwinett
yatah: called mong how spelling
3rdthawkins: montgomery?
yatah: yea
Selma: I think one plane was big..and one small...is that better
3rdthawkins: ok
AYWalton: when, vkn? you mean next November?
Selma: What is Gwinett?
vkn: November 2011 AYW
AYWalton: a commuter job, huh? My car is wider than those communter planes. They are too tiny and scary to me. oh yes, in November I will be there for the FHExpo, vkn
vkn: GRRRRRRRRRRRREAT
yatah: i do know my grandpa died what yrs is 3rd ,
3rdthawkins: here's a website that might help yatah http://rwoc.montcopa.org/rwoc/cwp/view.asp?a=1498&q=44983
AYWalton: I would love to do Charleston, though. Such a great city.
yatah: bec i there on funtral
vkn: Let us talk about that later ayw
AYWalton: sure thing. so daviss, do the west coast folks still have the summit in the non-Ft. Wayne years?
3rdthawkins: go to this site yatah, tells you all of the libraries for each county in PA, scroll down till you get to Montgomery County, will show all libraries in that county, go to each and see if they have obits/death records for the time period and see if you can request a look up. Probably will need to know at least the year she died.........wonder if she is in the SSDI, have you checked there? hello ProfDru
AYWalton: ProfDru is in da house!!
ProfDru: howdy gang
Selma: Afternoon dru
3rdthawkins: oops, forgot to add site yatah http://www.publiclibraries.com/pennsylvania.htm
alt: hello ProfDru
vkn: howdy dru
ProfDru: Angela in da house!!! How you feeling?
AYWalton: still kind of lousy. Going to get more meds shortly.
yatah: thanks it first time i enter website
3rdthawkins: you welcome
alt: vkn, any idea of what I could have done to stop my copy & paste from working in the Chat room?
Selma: YOu didn't pay your dues.. LOL
3rdthawkins: oh, wait yatah, here's a site for the library in Norristown http://www.librarytechnology.org/lwc-displaylibrary.pl?RC=9971
alt: Oops . Selma LOL
vkn: hmmmmm not sure alt send me the specifics and I will post to the developer
yatah: ok
alt: specifics, I don't know any specifics, ti just won't work LOL
ProfDru: hope you continue to feel better, Angela
vkn: what browser alt
yatah: how work enter name on library? 3 rd
alt: IE & Firefox.. neithr one works... I think it may be sumpin' I did 'wid my dumb self'
AYWalton: thanks ProfDru. Ears are hurting as well as throat when I swallow. And alt has the flu. (I calling mine only a cold---but it might be a sinus infection.)
3rdthawkins: yatah, there's a link on that page that says Connect to then a link that says Library Web Site, click on that
AYWalton: well I had better run, folks. have a good day everyone. take care.
yatah: ok i got it
vkn: sooooo many updates to FF alt it will not allow me to cut and past in chat BUT I must first make the text plain text and then it works
alt: okay vkn... please don't fret.we'll find the problem thanks vkn
vkn: ja velcom
3rdthawkins: hello free
ProfDru: gotta run
freeaainnc: hi all
vkn: howdy free
alt: hello freeaainnc
Selma: Hi free..bye free
yatah: what i need go there after i click libray web sdite
Selma: Have to run folks..have a great day.
3rdthawkins: find their genealogy section yatah
freeaainnc: which library?
3rdthawkins: if you can't find it, you can always call in PA free
freeaainnc: oh, ok
daviss: sorry I am in and out. The mechanic is outside fixing on my car
vkn: free any feedback on the Duplin county attachments
alt: keep your eye on him daviss LOL
daviss: shade tree mechanic alt lol
freeaainnc: not really! lol great info though
alt: okay daviss
vkn: alley mack huh daviss
daviss: lol so this one good eye I have is zeroing in on him
freeaainnc: lol why only 1 good eye?
daviss: born that way free undeveloped pupil
freeaainnc: didn't realize that. me too! blind in my left eye from a scratch on the retina
alt: that sounds like me daviss 'undeveloped pupil' LOL
daviss: but I see what I want to see with this good eye lol
freeaainnc: it's like the 1 medical problem not related to my brain tumors! lol
daviss: lol @ alt
3rdthawkins: you have that too daviss?
freeaainnc: lol alt
3rdthawkins: though not sure if mine is underdeveloped you are blind also in your left eye free?
freeaainnc: yes
3rdthawkins: that is interesting, I am also
freeaainnc: and deaf to boot! lol
3rdthawkins: funny thing, I have slight hearing lost also
daviss: left eye for me
freeaainnc: me too daviss
3rdthawkins: is your whole left side weak daviss and free?
daviss: oh alt I just got through with another blof for a uscc
freeaainnc: not for me. actually its my right side that is, but it's from the brain tumors and sugary
daviss: blog
3rdthawkins: hmm, yeah, my left side is weak really
daviss: Milton Holland
freeaainnc: lol at my typo "sugary"
daviss: I will post shortly
vkn: hmmmm I had wondered where your blogging was daviss
3rdthawkins: at first I thought that was everyone, but I realize I'm not able to use my left side real good like people are though they are right handed
yatah: cool free you deaf ?
daviss: I have been lazy vkn
freeaainnc: yes yatah. we talked about that 1st time you came here long time ago. I was not born deaf
daviss: This guy was actually born in Texas vkn lol
freeaainnc: I went deaf age 18
vkn: ahhhhhhh daviss will still like your help with Palm Jones and his mother Roda
yatah: oh i see i born deaf , free no unknow why
daviss: I have actually still been looking vkn
freeaainnc: yatah - I been trying to learn ASL for past 16 years and not able to find help. Finally found group deaf coffee chat meet right across street from where I live and learning fast
yatah: oh i see i know esl and asl but i know almost asl
vkn: That sounds great free no pun intended
freeaainnc: yatah - some people just have birth defects like my blind eye, and for you, something did not develop right in your ear
3rdthawkins: that's why family history is so important, how parents definitely tell us who we are and why we are, why we are the way we are, why we have the problems we do, when bioological parents are not there, it's hard to understand ourselves. Also knowing aunts, uncles, grandma grandpa, cousins, etc., they also provide emotional support and support in other ways also
yatah: oh i see
3rdthawkins: how-our parents
freeaainnc: V: I love the group! we meet monthly and I look forward to it all month long!
vkn: Maybe you can refer yatah free
yatah: lol
3rdthawkins: free, are you totally blind or just blurry? you can see but not clearly
freeaainnc: If yatah can come to Raleigh, NC this saturday, we are meeting then!
daviss: gotta run folks
3rdthawkins: bye daviss
yatah: i live in utah that from nc lol
daviss: have a good day and I will post soon vkn
alt: me too, time to scoot, laters ya'll
freeaainnc: lol yatah - there may be groups where u are
vkn: daviss I will be posting Palm to drickwall
freeaainnc: go to meetup.com and find out
yatah: my hubby hard of hearing
3rdthawkins: ain't that all of us men yatah, lol
freeaainnc: 3rd I do have some sight, but no central vision in that eye lol 3rd!!
3rdthawkins: right, free, ok I see
vkn: yatah you are near Salt Lake?
freeaainnc: I have great peripheral vision in that eye which is good b/c I have non in the "good eye"
3rdthawkins: wow
yatah: hey 3 rd , i look up 19 10 there anyting deaf in family vkn, i am 45 min away to slc'
3rdthawkins: would be a good idea to check yatah, but you should start with those closer to you. Like siblings, aunts uncles (maternal/paternal side), grandparents, any of them still living?
vkn: Yall be good ok Yatah that is what I remembered.
3rdthawkins: ok vkn, c ya
freeaainnc: bye V
yatah: i look up on smith darby might be deaf i dont know bec i look up record said dumb or mutt on 1910
freeaainnc: dumb/mute means they can't talk
3rdthawkins: I didn't know where my condition came from until I after talking with my paternal aunt and my dad, a few siblings have it, especially one uncle who went totally blind, believe it comes from my grandparents being 1st cousins
yatah: ohhh i see
freeaainnc: but might mean they didn't learn because deaf hi Dru
yatah: i got i learn something
freeaainnc: some deaf considered "dumb" or mute because they never learned to talk
3rdthawkins: but yatah, different conditions and diseases can effect different people in different wayus ways...........also What Free just said
yatah: i need find who might pass to mine i am born deaf
3rdthawkins: probably because they never learned to talk, you should look at those closer to you yatah
yatah: ok my family all is hearing
freeaainnc: yatah - some born deaf did not inherit from ancestors. can be a genetic mutation
3rdthawkins: agree free
yatah: oh ok can be my mom side or my dad side family ?
3rdthawkins: yep yatah
freeaainnc: yep, it could be either side
3rdthawkins: so none of your parents' siblings were affect in way one?..........were there any diagnoses when you were born? affeced affected
freeaainnc: I have a genetic mutation
3rdthawkins: same here free
yatah: none only one me born deaf none family
freeaainnc: I have genetic disease neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2 for short) and no one else in family has that my brain tumors are from NF2 and I'm deaf from brain tumors
3rdthawkins: hmm, interesting, but no not everyone is going to be diagnosed with the same thing
yatah: but my niece has lost hearing one ear one deaf and one hearing
3rdthawkins: on my dad's side, sons affected worse than the daughters
freeaainnc: also, could inherit a recessive gene so others in family don't show the problem because they don't have 2 recessive genes, but if both mom and dad have the gene and pass onto a child, the child could have the disease (like sickle cell anemia)
3rdthawkins: my uncle has Retinitis Pigmentosa he went totally blind in his adult life
yatah: what about sickle cell ?
freeaainnc: yatah I'm saying sickle cell is a recessive gene. If both parents have the gene and pass onto a child, the child will have sickle cell anemia. but the parents don't have it, they are just a carrier. Same can be true for deafness see 3rd, I'm afraid I may go blind because of NF2
yatah: ok i have sickle cell that i found out on record
freeaainnc: oh, ok
yatah: nothing serious so
freeaainnc: do you actually have sickle cell anemia or just a carrier of the gene?
yatah: just a carrier
freeaainnc: ok yeah so one of your parents is a carrier and passed on to you
yatah: i have last two has carrier maybe my mom or my father
freeaainnc: do you have sisters?
yatah: an young children has carrier too yea i have one real sis and two half sister my father has 5 children
freeaainnc: ok. your real sister. does she have the sickle cell gene?
3rdthawkins: I was diagnosed with Aarskog-scott syndrome, but the carrier is the mother who gives it to her sons, but no one on my mother's side has that
yatah: i have no idea
3rdthawkins: none of my brothers have it, I am the only one, so wonder if both my parents had something
yatah: my sisters hearing one in my family i am deaf
freeaainnc: 3rd - no. men only have 1 x and 1 y chromosome. if they have a son, they pass on y chromosome only which is same for each child.
3rdthawkins: so free, if you are a carrier, that means you give it to your children, but if you are affected, your children may not be affected? ok free so I got it from my mother inherited
freeaainnc: 3rd if you are a carrier of a recessive gene, and your partner is also, your child can have the disease, but if only you have the gene, then your child will only be a carrier does that answer your question?
3rdthawkins: I think
freeaainnc: I love genetics, I considered being a genetic scientist as one point - it's the ONLY science I understand lol
3rdthawkins: my father has nightblindess as does his siblings, some are just blind like in their left eye and have droopy eyes like I do and weak on their left side..........my mother doesn't appear to have any medical history that she knows of
yatah: i am deaf and it chance my kids will lost hearing later in future ?
3rdthawkins: it appears I got a lot from my dad's side, none of my siblings are/ have been affected. Even a doctor mentioned that it may have come from dad's side
freeaainnc: 3rd - there are also dominant recessive genes which means the child only needs 1 gene yatah always possible. you said your husband is HOH? was he born that way?
yatah: yea
3rdthawkins: ok free
yatah: my hubby's brother hoh and his sister deaf last brother hearing
3rdthawkins: well, I had to have gotten something from my dad, like blindness, A-S-S doesn't cause blindness
freeaainnc: 3rd - but there are also genes that are recessive and get stronger each generation they are passed to, like my NF2 does. a first generation carrier of the gene may not have any symptoms and next generation worse and so on. could be your mom is carrier, but she is first generation from a genetic mutation
3rdthawkins: probably free she never had a diagnoses or anything
freeaainnc: well yatah, he if is HOH from a genetics, then it is possible to pass that on to kids, hereditary deafness is hard to predict outcome had she been tested?
yatah: yes it from genetics on his side family
3rdthawkins: so, do you not think it came from dad's side free?
yatah: mine i dont know
freeaainnc: then it is possible yatah. I don't know 3rd. although I love genetics, I'm not a dr. or scientist so don't know enough to answer that There are a lot of "if..thens" in genetics
yatah: ok mean i need look on my mom;s side family and dad's side who inherit deaf from?
3rdthawkins: ok free thx
freeaainnc: brb yatah - this might help answer your question - http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090209144255AAvb3Ce
yatah: ok
freeaainnc: not the best source - best source is to talk to your ear dr. or audiologist yatah - article that you might be interested in -http://deafmomworld.com/discovering-the-deaf-gene-in-my-family/ http://deafmomworld.com/discovering-the-deaf-gene-in-my-family/
yatah: both my hear deafstone ok thanks hope help me understand
freeaainnc: no problem yatah here is a bit more information - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article1945864.ece
yatah: profound hearing loss that i have
freeaainnc: me too I need to go. lunch break is over. Bye!
yatah: ok take car
freeaainnc: you too! bye 3rd
yatah: 3rd , i have check up history side of my family too
3rdthawkins: ok yatah gonna go, have a good day
yatah: ok good day


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BMW located the battery in the trunk between the rear wheels, which cuts cargo capacity by 30%, but still leaves enough space for all but the largest luggage.
An impressive hardware list is nothing without an extensive software package, and the ActiveHybrid 5 shines in this department. Along with gas-saving options like the auto stop/start feature that kills the engine at stoplights, the Five also features selectable driving modes like Sport, Comfort and Eco Pro, allowing the motor to decouple from the transmission and shut off at speeds up to 100mph (up from 50mph in all other settings). We can attest it's an eerie feeling to be cruising at 100mph with the engine off... technology is a wondrous thing.
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All of the hardware and software adds up to a 300 lb weight penalty over a standard 535i, but the extra bulk is offset by a more efficient drivetrain that boosts mileage roughly 13% over the non-hybrid model.
Greater efficiency is only half the story, because the real tale is told from the driver's seat. The N55 engine has never been short of torque, but drive the ActiveHybrid 5 back-to-back with a standard 535i and the non-assisted variant feels weak until the upper reaches of the tacho. Thanks to 100% of the electric motor's 154 lbft available at will; the ActiveHybrid 5 has instantaneous throttle response that makes it feel like a torque-rich diesel off the bottom, backed by the top-end you'd expect from a boosted gas motor.
If there's one thing the ActiveHybrid 5 does well, it's eat miles. We conducted two 500-mile trips without a hitch, recording 32mpg at a steady 80mph on the highway, giving us a range of more than 500 miles. Trust us, you'll stop for a potty break long before running out of gas. Oh yeah, the cruise control sets at over 100mph - it's the little things that make European cars so special.
From the cockpit, the $8000 premium over a standard 535i, pushing the base MSRP to $61845, is justifiable thanks to the flexible powerplant(s) continually inducing a grin. But when potential buyers crunch numbers, questions may arise: How long will the 13% improvement take to pay for itself? Why didn't BMW mate the electric motor to a diesel? Do I really need a hybrid? All are valid questions and only a prospective owner can answer. Sure, BMW could have designed it to get even better gas mileage, but that might have compromised the driving experience, and that's not what BMW does. Instead, the company has proven that even a Hybrid can be exciting and, more importantly, even a Hybrid can be a performance vehicle. If this is a sign of things to come, we eagerly await what lies ahead.


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October firsts: Postseason droughts could end soon
The date happens to be the start of the postseason this year, and there's really only one such date on the calendar every year. But there is the potential for a lot of October firsts this year.
As of Oct. 1, when the 2013 postseason begins, several teams and players could be ending long postseason droughts, reaching October for the first time in a long time, or ever.
The date happens to be the start of the postseason this year, and there's really only one such date on the calendar every year. But there is the potential for a lot of October firsts this year.
As of Oct. 1, when the 2013 postseason begins, several teams and players could be ending long postseason droughts, reaching October for the first time in a long time, or ever.
Especially in the Wild Card II era, opportunity beckons for teams that haven't experienced the thrill of the postseason for a long time, and for players who have yet to set foot in the playoffs to earn a first taste of celebratory champagne. In 2013, that opportunity abounds as the races head down the stretch run.
Here's a look at the longest current stretches without reaching the postseason, many of which are in play heading down the stretch in 2013, represented in seasons for teams and games for players:
1. Royals, 27 seasons
2. Pirates, 20
3. Blue Jays, 19
4. Mariners, 11
5. Marlins, 9
Just last year, the longest team drought came to an end, with the Nationals reaching the postseason after 30 years (dating back to when they were the Expos) and bringing playoff baseball to the nation's capital for the first time since 1933.
Before the 2013 season began, there were thoughts in Kansas City and in Pittsburgh that this would be the year their decades of waiting might end, too. And it still very well could be, with the Pirates well on their way and the Royals fighting for a spot deep into the season.
The Bucs, who last played in the postseason when their bid to reach the World Series ended when the Braves' Sid Bream beat Barry Bonds' throw home in Game 7 of the 1992 National League Championship Series, lead the NL Central and have built an 8 1/2-game cushion on a postseason spot as they head down the stretch. They're hoping to end their two decades of missing out on October with a strong finish, something that was missing from their last two bids.
The Royals, meanwhile, had their struggles in May but were one of the game's hottest teams out of the All-Star break. Now they've got their hands full with a 6 1/2-game deficit for the second Wild Card spot and a bit of a cold streak going. But with their rotation staying on pace for the stated goal of 1,000 innings and their offense finding some life in the summer, Kansas City is still in it.
"They've got a lot of intangibles, these guys have a heart to play this game," Royals general manager Dayton Moore said of the club recently. "Every single player on this team has a heart to play. So they come out and give a great effort and pull for one another and play all nine innings."
The Blue Jays had similar high hopes heading into 2013, but injuries and other struggles have mounted in the tough AL East. The Mariners also hoped for a more powerful presence in the AL West, and while they still have a chance to improve on last year's showing with a strong finish, it's apparent their postseason drought will continue into a second decade.
The top 10 active players as of 2013 in number of games played without appearing in a postseason game through Wednesday, according to baseball-reference.com:
1. Adam Dunn, CWS, 1,840 games
2. Vernon Wells, NYY, 1,708
3. Alex Rios, TEX, 1,419
4. Ty Wigginton, FA, 1,362
5. Brian Roberts, BAL, 1,293
6. David DeJesus, WAS, 1,241
7. Corey Patterson, NYY, (MiLB) 1,230
8. Marlon Byrd, NYM, 1,216
9. Reed Johnson, ATL, 1,182
10. Nick Markakis, BAL, 1,174
One of the rationales as to why the White Sox might trade Dunn this summer -- and why he might want to move on -- was his place in the top spot on that chart. For the moment, Dunn appears to be staying put on both fronts.
But you don't have to look much deeper down the list to see there are plenty more possibilities for players to break a career-long streak of missing out on the postseason.
Assuming Dunn stays in Chicago, Wells of the Yankees and Rios of the Rangers are in position, to different degrees, to end their October-less runs. Wells was acquired by the Yanks from the Angels just prior to the season, and helped keep the Bronx Bombers afloat. Rios was with the last-place White Sox like Dunn until the waiver deal for him earlier this month, and he steps right into the spot vacated by Nelson Cruz's suspension.
Rios said as soon as he put on his Rangers uniform for the first time that a chance to play in October was foremost in his mind as he joined a team that has three straight trips to the postseason, the first two to the World Series.
"Obviously, we didn't have a contending team in Chicago. Now I am on one, so hopefully we can achieve what we want to do," Rios said. "That's something I'm looking forward to, getting deep into the playoffs and winning the ring. I believe we have that chance."
Two of the more ironic examples on the current list are Roberts and Markakis, who had been stalwarts of the Orioles for years before both missed out on last year's run into the postseason because of injuries. They're both healthy and hoping to help get the O's back to the postseason a second straight year.
Wigginton was released after spending half the season with the contending Cardinals, but DeJesus and Johnson -- who was with the Braves last October but didn't play in the Wild Card Game -- remain hopeful of a postseason appearance this year.
Only then will a bit of trivia they'd rather not lug around the rest of their career become history.
"It's something you don't want to be proud of," Rios said. "You want to be a player in the playoffs and win in the playoffs."
John Schlegel is a national reporter for MLB.com.


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Seraphim (Tikas) of Athens
His Beatitude Seraphim (Tikas), Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, was the head of the Church of Greece from 1974-1998. While he was conservative and anti-intellectual, he was extremely popular due to his down-to-earth nature. His tenure was during the transition between Greece's military dictatorship and democratic government.
Early Life
Archbishop Seraphim was born in Artesianon, Greece, on the 15th of August, 1913. He was to go on to the University of Athens, graduating with a degree in theology in 1941.
After his 1942 ordination to the priesthood, Fr Seraphim was active in the Greek resistance to Nazi occupation, fighting with the Greek Democratic National Army resistance group. He also established soup kitchens and orphanages.
Fr Seraphim, in 1949, was consecrated a bishop with the see of Arta; later, in 1958, he was moved to the see of Ioannina. As Bishop of Ioannina, he was to respond to the governmental suppression of the Greek minority's religious practices in southern Albania, taking up their cause. Aside from this, he supported guerrilla warfare for the union of Cyprus with Greece in the 1950s.
Bishop Seraphim, in the final months of the military dictatorship in Greece, 1974, was elected and elevated to Archbishop of Athens and all Greece. He was able to keep his post when the dictatorship ended and democratic government was restored.
Archbishop Seraphim would go on to clash with government leaders in resisting societal changes due to a lessening of the church's influence. While these protests were generally unsuccessful, in the mid-1980s he was victorious in preventing the government from expropriating church landholdings.
In the last years of his archepiscopacy, Abp Seraphim's service was notable for his opposition to Roman Catholic missionary activities in Eastern Europe and even to other Orthodox leaders, and also by resisting his bishops' requests for resignation.
Abp Seraphim reposed in Athens, Greece, on the 10th of April, 1998.
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That saying is a favorite of ETSU women's soccer head coach Adam Sayers and one that he has passed on to his team and top-goal scorer Ramey Kerns (Kings Mountain, N.C.), who leads the nation with 15 goals.
Kerns has a mantle full of awards and records from her lone striker position thus far in the season. The Kings Mountain, N.C. native owns the program single-season record for goals (15) and points (33) to go along with three Atlantic Sun Player of the Week awards in 2012.
But if you talked with Kerns you won't find a flashy forward, but rather a humble team player who has switched positions three times in her career and is quick to point out her recent accomplishments are the products of not only her efforts but also her teammates.
"I never thought I could accomplish those feats. I'm just here to help the team out wherever possible and I've been lucky enough to get those records and it's just a mark for this team and shows the hard work we put in and effort we give on the field."
In 2011, Kerns switched positions from forward, where she played as a freshman, to an outside midfielder as Sayers took over the women's soccer program and brought a new system with him. The changes saw immediate results as the Buccaneers earned a share of the A-Sun Regular-Season title with FGCU and Jacksonville for the first time in program history.
That team set program records for goals and points, while tying the ETSU marks for wins (12) and conference wins (7) as Genna Petersen, the 2011 A-Sun Player of the Year, and Jenna Caudle, the 2011 A-Sun Freshman of the Year, served as the offensive workhorses by combining for 21 goals and six assists.
However, Kerns made her contributions to the team known as two of her three goals were game-winners in conference play.
"With the role we asked her to play last year she didn't score as many goals, but the ones that she did score were some of the most important ones for us," Sayers stated of Kern's contributions in 2011.
Tied at 1-1 with Belmont on the road, Kerns found the back of the net in the 87th minute to give the Lady Bucs the win after trailing 1-0 in the match. In the final match of the regular season vs. Mercer and ETSU needing a win for a share of the A-Sun title, Kerns once again struck late with a goal in the 81st minute to give ETSU the 2-1 win.
With four conference matches remaining in the 2012 season, ETSU sits in sixth place in the A-Sun with nine points and can still capture the program's second-ever A-Sun title. Kerns, a sophomore on last year's A-Sun Regular-Season title team, knows winning a conference crown takes more than one player to accomplish.
"I've always kind of thought that I've been lucky to lead the team in scoring, but I just go out there and play my hardest and work my hardest and so does everyone else on the team. I want to be there for the team and help us win and I think everyone on the team has that same mentality about them."
With Kerns flourishing in her new role as a striker, Coach Sayers sides with Kerns that her teammates deserve a lot of credit for her goal total, but also concedes that one piece doesn't work without the other.
"The team is creating these chances for her very well, but the system still needs someone with very sharp quick movement inside the 18-yard box and has the instinctive ability to finish accurately with a first-time shot and she is pretty good at that."
As long as Ramey continues scoring and ETSU continues to accomplish more on the pitch, Kerns and Sayers don't care who gets the credit.


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McMINNVILLE, ORE. - A 38-yard game-tying field-goal attempt by CLU sophomore kicker Peter Keks was blocked with 33 seconds remaining as No. 8 CLU's comeback attempt fell short in a 30-27 road loss to No. 5 Linfield on Saturday afternoon.
Box Score: LIN 30, CLU 27 - F
The Cal Lutheran Kingsmen never stopped believing - even though history was against them, even though they trailed big, even though Linfield fans were already discussing future opponents before the kickoff.
But it still ended up being just more of the same for CLU, only this time in more dramatic fashion.
For the third consecutive year, CLU lost to Linfield in the first round of the NCAA Division III football playoffs.
The Kingsmen (8-2) rallied from a 17-point first-half deficit for a chance to send the game into overtime, but Linfield's Tyler Steele extended CLU's Maxwell Field misery by extending his hand to block the kick by Keks.
"Everybody on this team always feels like we have a shot. It doesn't matter how many points are on the other scoreboard. We always know we are going to keep playing our game," CLU senior running back Daniel Mosier said. "We never felt out of it and never hung our heads and we are not going to hang our heads now."
The loss was CLU's fourth straight at Linfield in the last three seasons, including a season-opening setback in September.
CLU's major emphasis in the rematch was avoiding turnovers, but senior quarterback Jake Laudenslayer threw back-to-back interceptions on CLU's first two offensive possessions of the game.
However, CLU's defense limited the damage by holding Linfield (10-0) to only two field goals.
Linfield quarterback Mickey Inns increased Linfield's advantage to 20-3 with touchdown passes to Buddy Saxon and Deidre Wiersma in the second quarter.
But CLU carried some momentum into halftime when Laudenslayer connected with 6-foot-4 junior wide receiver Eric Rogers on a 38-yard Hail Mary pass in the end zone with no time remaining on the clock to cut CLU's deficit to 20-10.
Cal Lutheran senior safety Dennis Clay makes a tackle in the first half of CLU's playoff game against Linfield.
"In my opinion, college football is based a lot of times on momentum and we had the momentum in the second half," said Mosier, who rushed for 112 yards on 18 carries and caught six passes for 44 yards. "That was a big momentum play and that is what kept us involved for the rest of the game."
The Kingsmen pulled to within 23-20 on a 5-yard touchdown run by Laudenslayer two plays after he connected with Frankie Jones on a 47-yard pass.
But Linfield answered when Josh Hill caught a screen pass for a 14-yard touchdown to restore Linfield's lead to 30-20.
CLU senior defensive back Justin Haulcy-Bateman returned an interception 14 yards to draw CLU to within 30-27 in the fourth quarter and set the stage for the final kicking drama.
Keks watched his 49-yard field goal attempt to tie fall short with 6:22 remaining in the game, and his chance at redemption from 38 yards was knocked down in the waning seconds to set off a wild celebration among the Linfield fans.
"From where I was standing it looked like the trajectory was a little bit low and they got a little bit of push on the interior," CLU head coach Ben McEnroe said. "But it was nothing we shouldn't have been able to handle."
Laudenslayer finished 23 of 40 for 249 yards and one touchdown. He also rushed 15 times for 83 yards and a touchdown.
Rogers caught eight passes for 82 yards and a touchdown, but was severely hobbled in the second half with injuries to his ankle and knee.
Just like he did in the season opener, Linfield's Josh Hill tormented the CLU defense. The junior running back had 146 yards rushing and made a key catch on fourth-and-1 that led to a Linfield touchdown in the first half.
"We put ourselves in a position a couple of times to play for the tie or play for the win, but I think a lot of credit goes to Linfield's defense, especially in the first half," McEnroe said. "They did a nice job forcing turnovers and they defended well. We weren't able to get any momentum until the second half on both sides of the ball."
The loss left CLU still searching for the program's first NCAA playoff victory.
Although the margin was closer than in the previous meetings at Maxwell Field, it didn't make the Kingsmen feel any better or worse.
"It doesn't matter if we lose by 100 or lose by one, it still stings," McEnroe said. "There is not a good way to lose, so we will sit on this in the offseason and go back to recruiting on Monday. We have already started, and our goal is to play these guys in the playoffs again."
Cal Lutheran Suffers Dramatic First Round Loss to Linfield
|No. 8 Cal Lutheran (8-2)
|No. 5 Linfield (10-0)
McMINNVILLE, ORE. - A 38-yard game-tying field-goal attempt by CLU sophomore kicker Peter Keks was blocked with 33 seconds remaining as No. 8 CLU's comeback attempt fell short in a 30-27 road loss to No. 5 Linfield on Saturday afternoon.


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Thanks for the Memories; Bangor Civic Center Will Soon Be a Parking Lot [VIDEO]
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It was almost surreal watching the heavy machinery tear away pieces of the brick and steel today of what once was the Bangor Civic Center.
All of my memories of time spent in the building came flooding back as I watched Cianbro construction employees, garbed up in protective gear, as they removed portions of the Auditorium walls.
"We're taking a lot of the exterior envelope apart on this building. This exterior envelope is hazardous material so we very carefully have to take it off and very carefully have to dispose of it," states Jon DiCentes, Cianbro Project Manager.
Primarily, the hazardous materials referred to is asbestos.
Once that is dealt with, and the Civic Center side is knocked down completely, DiCentes anticipates starting the actual demolition of the auditorium side of the structure by June 24th.
That work will entail "surgical demolition" due to the close proximity of the Auditorium to its replacement, the new Cross Insurance Center.


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Hi, Rose. It looks like the glass fairy was good to you this Christmas. I've always though this type of glass was very pretty. There are bowls and ashtrays made with this type of filigrana. All are pretty. I've never been able to figure out who made them. It is a great present to receive.Happy new year!
I have the same piece in pink with that "Genuine Venetian Glass" on it. I'd be very surprised if it were AVeM. It's also got the importer's label on it "I.& E. D." I'd forgotten about that label. Anybody have any idea of who "I" is? Rose, is your piece fairly light, as mine is? My thought is that the piece is 60's, perhaps 70's.David
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