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On March 10, Assistant Secretary Brimmer attended a luncheon hosted by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan to welcome UN Habitat Executive Director Joan Clos on the first day of his official visit to Washington DC. The luncheon kicked off an afternoon of events, including an interagency roundtable discussion on sustainable urban development issues sponsored by the Assistant Secretary. Pictured (left to right): Assistant Secretary Esther Brimmer, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan and UN Habitat Executive Director Joan Clos.
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dearest kym, you've got more class and beauty in your pinky toe than this guy can ever dream of. this over weight oaf was worn out within the first minute of shooting. where does he come off telling you to act sexy? weather under the lash or wielding it, you are by definition;"the epitome of sexy". you need a confident, mature, attractive, intelligent, athletic, sensitive, tuxedo clad gentleman to treat you to a session of multiple orgasms, on or off camera. !!! YOU DESERVE IT!!!! OFTEN!!! AND BY SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HOW!!!! p.s. if you can guess where that quote is from, i'm yours!!!!
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The Texas Rowing Center is a rowing and kayaking concession located at the best location on beautiful Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas. Since 1987, our simple learn-to-row program has successfully taught over 10,000 people how to row! We have several hundred active members, and many more visit our concession weekly to rent kayaks, canoes, and stand-up paddle boards.
Our mission is to provide the best rowing and kayaking programs anywhere. And because we operate on a volume basis, our prices are the lowest in town. Our friendly staff, affordable rates, convenient location and hours - open all day, every day - make Texas Rowing Center the most popular rowing school in Texas, and one of the most frequented in the nation. Texas Rowing Center is proud to be an Austin Parks and Recreation Department concession.
Matt Knifton - Owner
Matt, himself an avid sculler, purchased the Texas Rowing Center in 2002.
As a University of Texas rower in the late 1980's, Matt worked at the Texas Rowing Center giving lessons and enjoying the wonderful environment at the club.
"I have always dreamed of owning a rowing club in my hometown," Matt recalls, "so I jumped at the opportunity in 2002. I feel very fortunate to be able to contribute to making Austin a rowing center in this country."
Matt attributes the success of the Texas Rowing Center to the teamwork of the club employees.
"I am constantly complimented on the work of our staff, as well as the friendly and helpful way that they provide customer service. That makes me feel good about what we are doing."
Matt is also a practicing attorney, husband, and father of two beautiful little girls.
Alvin Cantu - General Manager
As the club General Manager, Alvin is responsible for developing all on-site and off-site programming, marketing, networking, and promotions.
He is also in charge of human resources and of managing the club staff.
Away from the club, Alvin has three great sons and is a successful actor.
Before becoming the manager at Texas Rowing Center, Alvin managed his own theater company, and performed in several Austin and off-Broadway productions.
He is also a man of the world, having traveled extensively throughout the United States, Britain, and continental Europe. One summer, he worked in Greece at a youth hostel as the manager of guest services where he became known as "The Ouzo-Master." You can just call him "Alvin."
Alvin's enthusiasm for the Texas Rowing Center is infectious: "My job is great fun and a tremendous challenge - I love my sons, my job, and my life."
Jane Shepherd — Office Manager
Jane discovered Texas Rowing Center while walking the trail and "fell in love with this special spot on the river." Jane not only brings high-school and college rowing experience, she also brings her passion for the outdoors having been raised on a farm in West Virginia. "The best part of my job is to provide people access to the river and to be a part of their enjoyment. There are so many things to enjoy about the river, the wildlife, plants and landscape, and there are so many ways to enjoy it! You can paddle with others, row by yourself, or just sit on the dock."
When she's not working, Jane enjoys her two daughters and she's very proud of their sentiment, "going to mommy's work is totally awesome!"
Pete Snider - Assistant Office Manager
Pete is the Assistant Office Manager in charge of team-boat development and customer recruiting. He came to the Texas Rowing Center in 2001 after retiring for the second time.
His dreams of a third retirement were soon shattered when he discovered the nonexistence of any TRC retirement plan.
Nevertheless, being an avid rower, Pete stayed on and has adopted a new dream of recruiting everyone on the Lady Bird Lake Hike and Bike Trail into the sport of rowing.
Pete has been winning on his quest by setting records among our staff for the number of lessons given to new rowers daily!
Texas Rowing Center and the Austin rowing community is very lucky to have him promoting the sport!
Somers Ritchie — Rowing Equipment Manager
Somers is Rowing Equipment Manager in charge of equipment maintenance. He started rowing in 2002, and distinguished himself early from other new members by rowing "dam-to-dam" (a twelve mile round-trip) on a daily basis!
His career at the Texas Rowing Center began in 2003 after the Pete noticed that Somers was paying us to spend about 90 hours a week rowing, hanging-out and helping-out at the club.
To rectify this inequity, management decided to add him to the payroll and the rest is Texas Rowing Center history.
When he is not giving sculling lessons to new members, Somers can always be found rowing on Lady Bird Lake. He holds a seat in every Texas Rowing Center team boat that races from our boathouse.
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Often a man of very few words, Somers sums up his job with the simple phrase "I love it."
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As the club Office Manager, Joe is responsible for bringing order to the business world of the Texas Rowing Center. This is a very difficult job since most rowers only want to worry about perfect technique and being on the water.
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Prime minister tells cabinet Israel is not planning an attack, and neither is Syria. However, he says, 'We must prepare for any scenario because someone might mistakenly think that there will be an offensive and a war no one is interested in'
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"But there is concern that someone might mistakenly think that there will be an offensive and a war which no one is interested in," he added. "Therefore, we must prepare for any scenario, so that Israel can be ready."
In order to calm the other side, Olmert noted that such meetings were being held "in order to prepare for any scenario, and nonetheless, Israel is trying to avoid drawing the wrong conclusions."
During the meeting the ministers were briefed on the current situation of the home front, mainly in the face of the missile threat from the north and the northeast.
The ministers also heard reports on the progress made in the different issues revealed in the state comptroller's report and the other scathing reports on the Second Lebanon War,
including defense of hazardous materials.
Over the past year, and particularly in the past few weeks, Syria has been conveying mixed messages
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Meanwhile, Israeli decision makers are also losing sleep over the possibility of a renewed escalation with Hizbullah.
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So I went for a 55 km ride with two friends on nice road bikes. One is a Colnago CX 2.0 (brand new), the other is a Cannondale Super Six (http://www.bikeworldnews.com/2008/08...009-road-line/).
Both of these are VERY nice road bikes and very light.
Me? I ride Mercier Kilo TT Stripper in Chrome geared at 81 inches. Just this week I mounted a rear rack and trunk bag. For the ride with the boys today, I even removed my helmet mirror to avoid looking too Fred.
I am happy to report the bike was able to more than keep up on the flats and the bike was the first up every hill and the first off every sprint.
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Threat: Demolition
Fondly known as "The White Queen of the Gulf," the rambling Belleview Biltmore is an ageless grand dame that has welcomed presidents, business tycoons, European royalty, and home-grown aristocrats since 1897. During World War II, the elegant Belleview was pressed into service to provide housing for the U.S. Army-but as soon as the war ended, the hotel resumed its familiar role as a favored vacation retreat for VIPs, movie stars and sports icons. Today, the Belleview Biltmore is still one of West Florida's most picturesque and beloved landmarks-and a thriving destination as well, attracting thousands of guests yearly. But as with many historic hotels, their prime locations are attractive to developers who wish to cash in on real estate values by converting the hotels into condominiums. In the case of the Belleview Biltmore, its location on 21 acres beside Clearwater Harbor has prompted the owners to apply for permits to demolish the hotel. They have entered into an agreement with a developer who plans to build houses and condominiums on the site. Protection under local law is very limited for the Belleview Biltmore, and unless someone comes to the White Queen's rescue soon, this icon of Victorian charm and Southern hospitality will be destroyed.


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It all started with a few runner beans in the back garden, more years ago than I care to remember. Now I've got a whole allotment to myself and the veg are still making a bid to take over the flower border (to say nothing of ousting the geraniums from my patio pots. And the greenhouse). My poor allotment-widower husband and my two little girls have grown used to the sight of me elbow-deep in home-grown courgettes as the kitchen fills with the scent of bubbling chutney. And my kids eat sprouts. Happily. (Though they still prefer the strawberries – actually, secretly, so do I.). That alone makes growing your own worthwhile in my book.
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Dislikes: Mice
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Even as the NDA government is believed to be contemplating an increase in the cap for foreign direct investment (FDI) in insurance to 49% from 26%, private sector life insurers are struggling to make ends meet. A higher FDI ceiling would allow for more capital infusion by foreign players and pave the way for many companies to raise funds from the capital market through initial public offerings (IPOs).
However, if the voting rights of promoters are frozen at 26%, as some reports suggest the government may be inclined to do, foreign players may be reluctant to invest further.
The last few years have been exceptionally difficult for the industry, with new business premiums for the life insurance space coming off by 25% from the highs of 2011 due to a very challenging regulatory environment as also a sluggish economy. While high inflation prompted households to park their savings in physical rather than financial assets, instability on the regulatory front made it difficult for insurers to sell products.
On the contrary, they were compelled to redesign products and incur additional costs to reintroduce and sell them. Due to the change in regulations in October 2010, the share of unit-linked products, which accounted for 80% of private sector players business five years back, has fallen drastically. However, the turnaround in the stock market, experts point out, could see these products becoming popular once again. Currently, however, traditional products are more in demand although the industry is grappling with the new norms put in place by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) in January 2014.
With the incentive structure for agents made less attractive as in case of mutual funds insurers have faced challenges on the distribution front, too. The existing commission structure for channels is one of the lowest in the world, making it less attractive for intermediaries to sell life insurance.
According to one estimate, for the top seven private sector players, agency sales account for less than 40% of total sales.
With agents disincentivised, insurers depended more on the bancassurance channel, but that too hasnt delivered the kind of growth it promised. As experts point out, insurance remains a push product for which intermediaries need to be encouraged. While there is a move to let banks become brokers, banks have been reluctant to play that role.
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This spring, we're celebrating a major milestone in our commitment to veterans: to-date, we've impacted more than 10,000 homes for veterans. We're thrilled to hit this mark, but we're not finished yet – there's still so much work to be done!
We've announced an additional $3.8 million in grants to organizations across the country that address veteran's housing needs.
That brings our financial contributions to this issue up to $65.7 million since we first launched our mission in 2011 to ensure every veteran has a safe place to call home.
Since 2011, we're proud to share that we've…
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[EDITOR'S NOTE: indieWIRE's monthly production report looks at independent films in various stages of production. If you'd like to tell us about a film in production for future columns, please contact us.]
In March's edition of indieWIRE's production column, Jason Guerrasio profiles five new films that are in various stages of production. This month's group includes Renji Philip's "Antique," Ricardo Scipio's "Finder of Lost Children," Johnny Asuncion's "Float," Tim Sternberg's "Salim Baba" and Helen Hunt's "Then She Found Me."
Set in L.A.'s Echo Park, nine different stories intersect around a young girl who after befriending a homeless man learns the only way to improve her life is to leave the people who have been holding her back.
Written and directed by Renji Philip, developing the story has been a long process with lots of personal reflection. Before moving to L.A. thirteen years ago, Philip lived in New York City and during that time had befriended a homeless man. The man, who liked to be called Homeless Man, has stayed in Philip's thoughts and within the last few years he built up the nerve to write a script around this relationship.
With the help of his agent at CAA, Philip's script got in the hands of fellow CAA clients William H. Macy and Kristen Bell ("Veronica Mars") who signed on to play the homeless man and the young girl, Claire, respectively. With name actors attached, Philip was able to build the ensemble that includes Claire's self-destructive best friend, Samantha (Rachael Leigh Cook); Claire's alcoholic mother (Lolita Davidovich); her drug dealing boyfriend, Danny (Kevin Zeegers, "Transamerica") and Danny's grieving mom (Anne Archer) to name a few.
"It's like a young version of 'Magnolia' or 'Crash,'" Philip says. "It's very translatable to everyday life where everyone wears certain disguises to cover up their vulnerabilities. They're all completely different on the outside but completely the same on the inside. They are all searching for love."
Currently in preproduction, shooting begins in Echo Park next month. Budgeted under $5 million, the film will be shot on 35mm by DP Matt Irving and will be edited by Matt Rundell. Philip shares producing duties with Elisabeth Fry.
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"Finder of Lost Children"
Loosely based on his own experience, writer-director Ricardo Scipio ("Watershed") examines the lives of two young girls (Angie da Costa, Maye Richardson) who learn they're half-sisters and embark on a road trip to find answers about their deceased father.
Scipio was inspired to tell the story after going through a similar situation. For most of his life Scipio has known that his father had children with women other than is mother--ten kids with five different women to be exact. So four years ago he went on his own road trip to track down his brothers and sisters. He also reconnected with his father, who he hadn't seen in 19 years. While living with him for two months Scipio decided to write a script. "That was my answer to it," Scipio says from Vancouver, B.C., where he will begin shooting later this month. "About being estranged from my half brothers and sisters, having an irresponsible father and wanting to find a family and sort of resurrect one out of the ashes."
The Trinidad-born director says the "lost children" phenomenon is something that's very common in third-world countries. "When you're poor and you're a man one of the only ways to demonstrate your machismo in the neighborhood is by how many children you have," he says. "My father grew up poor in Trinidad and was in the army and for bragging rights that's what he did." Since getting the project off the ground, Scipio has heard many stories similar to his own. So a companion book to the film is being created that will chronicle all their stories. "I want to encourage people to be finders of lost children, to not be afraid, to go out there and break out of that isolation," Scipio says.
After three years searching for financing, Scipio decided to self-finance the film. Budgeted at C$14,000 (US$11,900), Scipio has been rehearsing with his novice cast for the past five weeks in preparations for the film. DP Paul Ellington will be shooting on HD, editing will be done by William Shand.
[For more information, please visit www.finderoflostchildrenmovie.com]
In writer-director Johnny Asuncion's debut feature, a middle-aged man attempts to give two guys in their twenties some guidance while trying to work out the struggles in his own life.
Set in Glendale, CA, "Float" follows ice cream shop owner Ray (Gregory Itzin) who finds himself in a mid-life crisis when his wife of 30 years leaves him. Ray shacks up at the ice cream shop until two of his twentysomething employees (Hrach Titizian and Asuncion) find him sleeping there and invites him to live with them. But soon the bachelor lifestyle gets old and Ray realizes he must get his family back. At the same time his roommates come to the harsh reality that they can't be young and stupid forever.
Ascuncion came up with the story over a year ago and based the Ray character on a friend in an acting class who was going through a similar situation. "The guy was 60-years-old and his wife left him and he was in shock and went through this whole phase where he got a tattoo and an ear ring, I guess things he wasn't able to do because he got married so young, and I found that interesting," commented Asuncion. After convincing his acting teacher, Itzin, to play the lead, the project took a serendipitous turn when Itzin got an Emmy nomination for his performance in "24." Asuncion says this helped greatly in getting financing.
Shooting in Glendale was also an advantage as the heavily Armenian community supported the project by letting them shoot in their stores and came out in droves to play extras. In fact, the Armenian ties helped Ascuncion get Borat's sidekick, Ken Davitian, to come on for a small role. "Ken Davitian is a family friend of Titizian's and liked the script," Ascuncion says. "It was right before the Golden Globes [where Sacha Baron Cohen recalled an uncomfortable scene with Davitian that had the crowd in stitches] and we got really lucky because apparently since then he's been booked solid."
Currently in post, the film had a 20-day shoot in January. Shot on HD by Matt Egan, the editor is Aaron Toaso. The producer is Peter Paul Basler.
[For more information, please visit www.floatmovie.com]
"Salim Baba"
For most of his life Salim Muhammad has been a modern-day Pied Piper in Kolkata, India as he entertains his fellow townspeople with an antic projector, film scraps and a clever portable movie theater he calls "the cinema car." Director-editor-producer Tim Sternberg went to India to find Muhammad and document his fascinating job.
After reading about Muhammad, 55, on the BBC website a few years ago, Sternberg began cold calling people at the BBC until he found a way to contact Muhammad about filming him. Sternberg then flew with producer/editor/DP Francisco Bello to Kolkata and saw their subject's popularity the first night they got there. "We went to his house and he wasn't there but by word-of-mouth and the kids in the neighborhood they lead us to where he was--a half mile away on a street corner. Everyone knows who he is," Sternberg says.
The documentary highlights Muhammad and his four sons as they push the cinema car around their village. The portable theater consists of a 100-year-old projector that was handed down to Muhammad by his father, film (mostly scraps of Bollywood films) that they splice together to make trailers and a small push cart with a black curtain hanging over one side where the kids look under to see the film which is projected on a piece of white paper.
Sternberg is close to completing a 14-minute short that he plans to submit to festivals but he's not giving up on a feature-length version. "People are really being supportive," he says, "but right now we're just gauging the response. I think it's a film lover's movie but it's also a simple story of fathers and sons, about someone surviving."
Shot on HD in five days, the film's produced by Bello's Ropa Vieja Films.
[For more information, please visit www.rv-films.com]
"Then She Found Me"
Helen Hunt's decade-long struggle to get Elinor Lipman's novel to the screen is nearly complete. Marking her directorial debut, Hunt also wrote the screenplay and stars along with Bette Midler, Colin Firth and Matthew Broderick.
Currently in post, the story of a schoolteacher (Hunt) who is found by her obnoxious talk show host birth mother (Midler) has fascinated Hunt since she optioned the book soon after winning the Best Actress Oscar for "As Good As It Gets" in 1997. After bouncing from studio to studio with the project, Hunt brought it to Killer Films two years ago and the team of Pamela Koffler, Katie Roumel and Christine Vachon found financing and got the project rolling this past September in Brooklyn. "We were interested in making [Hunt's] first film but it's just a really interesting [project]," says Koffler. "It looks at the way one woman pursues happiness and fulfillment and what that means to her."
Koffler also adds that with Hunt's involvement people like Salman Rushdie and Lynn Cohen ("Sex and the City") jumped to the chance to have cameos. "Helen was a magnet to interesting talent," she says. "She was fantastic with them in the auditioning process and obviously as an actress is really sensitive to that dynamic so it was a fun casting process."
Shot in 28 days on 35mm by Peter Donahue ("Junebug"), the film is being edited by Pam Wise ("Transamerica"). Along with Killer Films, Connie Tavel is also producing. John Wells, Walter Josten and Blue Rider Pictures' Jeff Geoffray are executive producing.


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Windows Live Plugin "LiveUpload for YouTube" Updated
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The LiveUpload for YouTube plugin (which we first discovered last year along with LiveUpload for Facebook) is a piece of add-on software designed specifically for Windows Live software. With this plugin installed, you can upload your videos from the Windows Live Photo Gallery software (yes, it handles videos too!) or from Windows Live Movie Maker.
In Photo Gallery, the upload option appears under Publish –> More Services while in Movie Maker a new button called "Publish on Web" offers the option from its menu.
If you've been a fan of the YouTube plugin in the past, you'll now need to download this critical update in order to continue to use it. Due to a change in YouTube's hashing algorithm, you'll no longer be able to authenticate and login to YouTube with the older plugin. Instead, you'll need to download the updated release (1.1) from the CodePlex site here. There are no other features or updates in this new version besides the one bug fix.
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David Wright: Matt Harvey made a mistake not talking to the media
The day after Matt Harvey left the clubhouse without talking to the media following yet another bad start, Mets captain David Wright spoke to the press about the whole affair.
Despite column, after column, after column after column in which Harvey was portrayed as a prima donna, was called names and otherwise had his character impugned for not talking to the press, Wright, amazingly, found a different tone to strike. Specifically, he managed to note that (a) it would have been better form and would have shown some accountability for Harvey to talk to the media; while (b) simultaneously acknowledging that Harvey is going through a bad time like most players go through and that it's understandable that he'd make a mistake in this regard. Which Wright calls a "lapse" which he doesn't think will happen again and about which Wright will likely talk to Harvey.
Most amazingly, Wright does all of this without calling Harvey names, saying he's a phony or bringing up minor incidents from years ago in an effort to disingenuously cast Harvey not talking to the media as just the latest in a series of serious and escalating transgressions and/or failures of moral and ethical worth. How he did that I have no idea. Unlike the learned members of the sporting press, Wright didn't even go to college. Maybe he's mistaken to think this situation is somewhat complicated and emotional rather than one of stark right and wrong? Clearly, Wright must be mistaken. Life really is that simple, after all.
Or maybe Wright was simply able to appreciate that another person's struggles are not about him. And that the healthy first impulse when someone who is struggling makes a mistake is to have at least a modicum of empathy and understanding rather than enter into a competition with one's colleagues to see who can roast that struggling person the hardest.
But again, maybe that's just crazy talk from a person who didn't go to journalism school.
And That Happened: Wednesday's scores and highlights
The lite version today, as I mourn the last day of school for my kids. Really, kids should go to school until mid-June. And then start school again in late June. School all year with no breaks except for, maybe, when the parents want a vacation. It would make the world run way, way better.
The Giants continued to roll on yesterday, winning in walkoff fashion with a Brandon Crawford RBI single in the 10th. They've won 13 of 14 games and now would be a good time to remind y'all that I picked them to win the World Series. The Yankees' six-game winning streak was snapped thanks in part to a couple of homers from their old friend Russel Martin. A couple of streaks continued, hitting streaks that is, from Jackie Bradley Jr. and Xander Bogaerts with the former's standing at 29 games and the latter at 18. The Braves fell to the Brewers in 13 innings, causing one to wonder what on Earth would make someone watch a 13-inning Braves-Brewers game if they weren't being paid to.
Anyway, summer unofficially begins this weekend. If you're like me and your kids will be hanging around constantly now, claiming they have nothing to do, summer begins at about 3pm today.
Mets 2, Nationals 0
Phillies 8, Tigers 5
Twins 7, Royals 5
Cubs 9, Cardinals 8
Rangers 15, Angels 9
Indians 4, White Sox 3
Giants 4, Padres 3
Blue Jays 8, Yankees 4
Pirates 5, Diamondbacks 4
Red Sox 10, Rockies 3
Brewers 3, Braves 2
Marlins 4, Rays 3
Astros 4, Orioles 3
Mariners 13, Athletics 3
Dodgers 3, Reds 1
Video: Odubel Herrera's glorious bat flip
Phillies outfielder Odubel Herrera, playing in his second game since being benched for a lack of hustle, hit a three-run home run to extend his team's lead to 5-1 in the fourth inning on Wednesday afternoon. After putting a sweet swing on an Anibal Sanchez 2-1 slider, Herrera flipped his bat in grand fashion. It wasn't quite as emphatic as Jose Bautista's from last year's ALDS, but it was glorious nonetheless.
To the Tigers' credit, Herrera's bat flip didn't result in any shouting or fighting or throwing intentionally at hitters. So that's nice.
Herrera is now batting .327/.440/.461 with five home runs and 17 RBI on the year. The Phillies selected him in the Rule 5 draft from the Rangers ahead of the 2015 season and he's proven to be the lifeblood of the offense thus far.
30 years ago, Dave Kingman sent a live rat to a female reporter
Someone on Reddit's /r/baseball page linked to this New York Times article from June 1986.
Dave Kingman, then with the Athletics, was 37 years old and playing in what would be his final season. He was fined $3,500, which is a little over $7,600 in 2016 dollars, for sending a live rat in a pink box to a female reporter, Susan Fornoff of The Sacramento Bee. The rat wore a tag that said "my name is Sue."
Kingman refused to apologize, saying, "I've pulled practical jokes on other people and I didn't apologize to them."
According to Fornoff, Kingman had said to her that women don't belong in the clubhouse, and Kingman had been harassing her since she began covering the team in '85. The Athletics didn't keep Kingman around after the season, and he ended up hanging up the spikes.
Pete Dexter wrote in more detail about the incident at Deadspin a few years ago. It's a good read.
I wasn't familiar with this story as I was still more than two years from being born when it happened. Sports media has made strides towards being more inclusive of non-white cisgender straight men, especially compared to 30 years ago. But, of course, we're still a long ways away from an ideal world in which everyone is treated equally and everyone has equal access. Some of the best baseball reporting and analysis these days is being done by women and it's nice to see sites, especially FanGraphs recently, make a concerted effort towards diversification.


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Reflections on Montana
Sent by Shirley Underwood, CDR, USN (Ret.), Ft. Belvoir, Virginia
Ever since my childhood in Havre, Montana, I have always viewed the outline of my state map as the personification of an old man with a craggy side and a soft side, reflected in the topography of the state, i.e., the Rockies in the west and the prairies in the east. To share this interpretation with other Montanans, I have written a poem.
I was born in Helena, raised in Havre, and graduated from the University of Missoula in 1957. I am a former English teacher and after having spent 20 years in the U.S. Navy, I retired as a Commander in 1978. I now reside in Ft. Belvoir, Va., where I continue to write. My article, "Reconciling, A mother-and-child reunion", was published in the Montana Magazine in the May-June issue of 1988.
The photograph with the poem was made by Rachel J. Sarbaugh, while vacationing in Montana. The image was taken at sunrise at Lake McDonald in West Glacier National Park.


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May 24, 2016
Tallahassee FL- Hundreds of Confederate and Union Soldiers battled for Florida's capital today during this years Natural Bridge Battle Reenactment.
We caught up with one man who leads his troops every year and says this reenactment isn't just for entertainment. Buzz Gifford told us, it all started after General Newton tried to attack Tallahassee from Newton. After that attempt failed, Newton was looking for another crossing when he learned about Natural Bridge and then decided that was his point of attack.
Gifford explained, "They met on March the 6th, really early in the morning- right at dawn. There were probably a couple hundred Confederates here at the beginning and the first scouts of the Union Army clashed with them and were repulsed."
Saturday hundreds of men reenacted what historians believe happened that day. Showing just one of the many skirmishes the Union and the Confederates had that day.
"The Confederates repulsed them every time and eventually the Federals pulled away," one soldier explained to a crowd of spectators.
"This was a battle that kept Tallahassee the only state capital East of the Mississippi from running into union hands," said Gifford. Through this reenactment, hundreds are inspired to come every year to remember and learn more about the battle at Natural Bridge.
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The pre-season AP poll is great
by Ken Pomeroy on Monday, November 1, 2010
You might be surprised to hear this, but I'm a big fan of the pre-season AP poll. There is no doubt poll participants have their biases in the pre-season. They may tend to over-estimate the importance of the previous postseason, especially when a team needed more than its fair share of luck to advance. But otherwise, whatever biases are present are uniquely individual, and in the collection of 70 or so ballots, those biases are cancelled out, leaving a useful signal. The end result is that it provides a better picture of the state of college hoops before the season begins than any single person or algorithm could produce. It's informed groupthink at its finest.
While experts naturally try to declare which teams are too high or too low in the polls, I imagine their success is like financial experts trying to pick a winning mutual fund. Some people are…


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In Memory of
Margaret Ann Beaumont
October 13, 1928 - December 1, 2010
Margaret Ann Beaumont
(nee Pural) Born October 13, 1928; Died December 1, 2010. Preceded in death by her husband, Nick in 2008. Survived by her children: Alida Vander Heyden, Nick Beaumont Jr and Helen (Chris) Dooley; grandchildren: Steven and Scott Vander Heyden, Andrew Beaumont, Maria Flores, Dylan and Katelyn Dooley; great-grandchildren: Alex and Ryan Vander Heyden, other relatives and friends.
Visitation Monday 12:30-1:30PM at the funeral home with Funeral Service 1:30PM. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery.
Margaret was an active member and enjoyed volunteering at St John Ev Lutheran Church in Cudahy.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to St John's Ev Lutheran Church, the VNA or St Luke's South Shore appreciated.
Our deepest gratitude to the staff and doctors at St Luke's South Shore and the VNA for their tender care of Mom.


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Images: Brig. Gen. Kaffia Jones promoted
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Wiley
Maj. Gen. Stuart Dyer, the 335th Signal Command (Theater) commanding general, promotes Brig. Gen. Kaffia Jones, commander of the 335th Signal Command (Theater) (Provisional) and deputy chief of staff for Information Technology for Third Army/ARCENT Communications, during a ceremony in Atlanta, Sept. 10. The 335th Signal Command (Theater) is an operational reserve force of active and reserve soldiers who directly support Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn by providing the entire realm of information management services to soldiers and coalition partners throughout the U.S. Central Command area of operations.
This work, Brig. Gen. Kaffia Jones promoted, by SFC Jonathan Wiley, identified by DVIDS, is free of known copyright restrictions under U.S. copyright law.
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Third Army's chief information officer promoted to brigadier general