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The Apponaug Pride Red softball team had the feeling of winning a state championship two years ago in the U10 division.
Now, thanks to some Hollywood-type drama, the program knows what it feels like to win one in the U12 division as well.
On June 27, Apponaug outlasted seven other teams to capture the Rhode Island ASA State championship, capping its tournament with a 7-6 victory over Darlington in a winner-take-all championship game.
"This is the second one we've won with a lot of these girls," manager Rich Hough said. "We won the 10's in our second year a couple years ago, and now in our second year with the 12's we won too."
The game, which was played at Cranston's Brayton Field, featured a go-ahead two-run home run in the sixth inning and a game-ending double play, making the whole experience all the more exciting.
"They were screaming, the players were jumping up and down," Hough said. "The fans, there must have been 200 people. My whole side, they were going crazy."
Apponaug started the tournament with five consecutive wins to give it a spot in the championship against Darlington. It had to lose twice to be eliminated, while it only had to beat Darlington once.
But Darlington won 9-8 on Tuesday to set up the final game on Wednesday, with the state title on the line.
And it looked like Apponaug might wind up on the short end of the stick when it went into the bottom of the sixth inning – in a seven-inning game – down 6-5.
That stage the stage for the fireworks.
Mackenzie Hough reached first base and stole second, bringing Mackenzie Beyer to the plate. Beyer ripped a shot into the outfield that rolled past everybody, and she rounded the bases for a two-run inside-the-park home run, putting Apponaug up 7-6.
"After the home run, everyone went absolutely nuts," Rich Hough said.
Apponaug still needed three outs to secure the victory in the seventh. Courtney Iadevaia struck out the first batter she faced, but the next batter singled, putting the tying run on base.
The next batter hit a line drive to right field, where Jordan Weeks was waiting. She made the catch and fired back to first to double off the runner and end the game in dramatic fashion.
"We got a double play to tend the game," Hough said. "Everyone went bananas."
That brought an end to a wild tournament in which Apponaug played perhaps its best softball of the summer. It got contributions from just about everybody.
Iadevaia pitched well on the mound, and Morgan Almon also contributed in the circle during the tournament.
Shorstop Keara Pedroso was a big factor, as were left fielder Isabella Broccoli and center fielder Hannah McNulty.
Caitlyn Ong came through with some key hits at the plate, as did Natasha Savage.
Braelyn Casacalenda and Kaelah Casey also had key roles.
"We're playing softball, we're having fun and it's our time of the year right now," Hough said.
After winning the state championship, Apponaug continued its hot play with a first-place finish in the Smithfield Firecracker Tournament that ended on July 1.
The following weekend, Apponaug lost in the championship game to Somerset at the Coventry Girls' Softball Scholarship Tournament.
Prior to states, Apponaug played in one other tournament and finished in third. Two firsts, a second and a third isn't too bad for one summer.
"We're on a roll," Hough said. "We've got a good team."
And it could still get better. By virtue of winning states, Apponaug is headed to regionals this weekend in Lowell, Mass. The team will play one game on Friday and then play two on Saturday. Those three games will determine seedings, and elimination games will take place on Sunday.
With how well the team is playing, anything could happen. A win at regionals would send the team to August's national tournament in Connecticut.
"I think we definitely have a shot to win the regionals," Hough said. "The way we've been playing now, we're just cooking right now. Hopefully we just take it straight through to regionals and we'll see what happens."


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Prog !! is it a one man effort , or a Teamwork !
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Nothing to add , my Question is above !!
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Just to be clear & honest in this . Is Ian Anderson ( Jethro Tull ) ? is he the only man behind the Beauty of Aqualung , TAAB or APP ? is Roger Waters or David Gilmour behind the 5 masterpieces of the Floyds !? is Robert Fripp the only Genius to create 4 masterpieces & 6 excellent albums !!? my Question is Flat & Clear , Kindly be short & accurate , i 'm not into bullsh*tting anyone in here , but , i would like to hear your answers !
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It's always a band effort in my opinion.
No question.
It's ridiculous to say that Gilmour is the reason PF produced their albums solely. Same with Fripp and the others that could be considered for this list.
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Some would have us think it is a one-man effort (think of Bruford calling Anderson "Little Napoleon"!) but, as a musician and band mate of some great musicians, I can tell you that it is a band effort.
Some members contribute more than others, and if you think of their solo releases, you can get an idea of their contributions as composers vs. players. For example, Chris Squire's solo catalog is rather sparse compared to Anderson's.
When it clicks, it really clicks! I can't tell you the joy & power that happens onstage when a band is truly connecting on a very high level. It's nearly indescribable.
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The ideas may well eminate from one person but unless he or she plays everything on the album surely the end product is a melding of the idea and the execution.
To use a 'current' example, Steven Wilson's 'Raven' is very much a solo project but you can't take away the contributions from the wonderful musicians on the album.
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There's Prog of all kinds, one-man efforts and team-efforts.
Even in the case of one-man efforts (unless it's a one-man band), the other band's members performance is extremely important, they need to understand the idea from the creator and create and play accordingly, Queen's March Of The Black Queen may have been Freddy Mercury's composition but I can guess that the other band members had an important role in how the song sounds.
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It always makes for better music when the personalities are fused. And even better when every single person is 100% behind every part. I usually keep going until that happens.
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The only One-Man-Effort that really works for me is Mike Oldfield. It might be because he has always been a lone bard. People like IanAnderson, who may have thought they were the only or most important ingredient in a stew, weren't. He may have been the meat, but beef stew without the rest of it it's just soggy meat.
Sorry, I love Ian. But he wasn't Jethro Tull.
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|Posted: July 09 2013 at 23:07
Since it seems we're picking on Ian Anderson, he may have written TAAB but he certainly did not tell Barriemore Barlow how to play the drum solo that opens side 2...and in Aqualung, he may have written the song but he assuredly did not tell Martin Barre what notes to play in the guitar solo. One person may bring the chords and lyrics but the individual quirks, style, and personalities of the other band members are what makes the finished song. I've always believed that if the songwriter tells the other band members exactly what notes to play and how to play them, then the songwriter should get the sole credit (and royalties), otherwise, it should be credited as a band composition.
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Very well said. You took the thought out of my mind. Even though there might be a main or sole composer, the music comes from the band effort.
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Obviously there are many solo projects out there that were the product of a single artist, but as the member of a (prog-ish) band I can testify to the fact that the contribution of every band member is vital to the success of a musical project. I write the majority of my band's songs, but they would never be nearly as good without the input of my band members. I do most of the basic composing (and when someone else has a basic idea I usually arrange it) but the other guys typically work their own parts out along the basic harmonic structure - and I know nothing about drums so my drummer writes all his own parts. Many of my songs would have been unbearably annoying had the rest of the band not had vital input in their composition (like "do you really need that third guitar solo and does this song really need to be 8 minutes long?) and often a part added to an already composed song completely changes it's character and makes it better; for example, we just got a second guitar player who has added so much to our sound - I had written a singer-songwriter type thing that the band was working on, and Jim (the other guitar player) came in and started playing this dark, slightly dissonant arpeggio over the chords that completely changed the character of the song and more poignantly illustrated the theme of the piece.
So yeah, it's a band effort.
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Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours
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It's always a band effort if it's a band. Robert Fripp chose people who could complete his vision to an extent, but if King Crimson had been a one-man thing he wouldn't have had a band to begin with. You play with other people because the result is better (or just different and interesting) compared to playing alone. I don't think good music ever works in the way that someone writes a masterpiece, then hires some people and tells them exactly what to play. Perhaps some of my favorite albums are made that way, but I highly doubt it.
That said, I don't doubt that great albums like "Story of I", "Olias of Sunhillow" etc are one-man efforts, but those were never labeled as a band effort either.
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You will find just as many of one person, as you will bands ... !!!
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I know a lot of people who seem to think that a band consists of a vocalist with nameless people playing instruments.
Definitely a band effort in my opinion though, even if a song were written by one person, I don't believe that if they had someone else play a small sax part (lets say) that it would sound the same if someone else had played it (not applicable if the one person wrote all the music and played all the instruments).
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Another great answer from a fellow musician!
And I agree, I'm a much better bassist/guitarist than drummer! On keys, I just plain suck (unless it is a Mellotron patch, in which case I can grab a handful of keys, make a major/minor chord and just hold it for a while!!).
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There would seem to be a rather simple answer to this question. Unless one plays every instrument, sings, writes lyrics, and produces (including mixing), it is all but impossible for any "progressive" project to be "one-man." Having said that, there are probably a handful of people who could pull this off, but none of them have done so (at least that I am aware of).
So...even if it is just a multi-instrumental, lyric-writing singer, it would still have to be a "collaborative" effort if a separate producer and/or engineer was involved.
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Ring of Honor booker Gabe Sapolsky is one of the most respected minds in the business. Sapolsky makes a very rare appearance in front of the camera for Kayfabe Commentaries to answer the question "How would you book the new ECW?" The result is fascinating.
One of five DVDs in the Guest Booker series, Sapolsky sits down with Sean Oliver, and is "given" the chance to take over ECW for Vince McMahon in June 2006 and book the remainder of the year, up to and including the December to Dismember pay-per-view.
And seeing how Sapolsky was employed by the "old" ECW for a time under Paul Heyman, his ideas aren't out of left field.
He starts by building a roster of 29 wrestlers. He drops Kurt Angle and Big Show, which were part of the actual version, and instead chooses Randy Orton and Ric Flair as his "top names" from Raw and Smackdown. ECW originals Rob Van Dam, Sabu, The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer remain with the company as well as Elijah Burke, and C.M. Punk. However he also pulls people like Paul London & Brian Kendrick, Harry Smith, Matt Hardy, Jamie Noble, and others.
The actual ECW December to Dismember was universally panned as one of the worst pay-per-views ever. Headlined by Bobby Lashley winning the ECW title in an Elimination Chamber match, the show also featured Shawn Davari beating Tommy Dreamer and Sylvester Terkay and Elijah Burke squashing The FBI. Compare that to Sapolsky's vision: ECW Champion Randy Orton defending against Ric Flair; An ECW Tag Team titles two-out-of-three falls match between champions MNM and challengers London & Kendrick; ECW TV champion Matt Hardy facing Shelton Benjamin; Sabu vs. Brent Albright in an Extreme Rules match; C.M. Punk vs. Rob Van Dam in an ECW staple, the Stairway to Hell. Sapolsky rounds out the undercard with William Regal vs. Harry Smith, Tommy Dreamer & Sandman vs. Val Venis & Stevie Richards, and another ECW original match, the three way dance between Jamie Noble, Little Guido, and Elijah Burke.
It sounds good on paper, and even if the casual fan doesn't see people like Noble, Venis and Guido as stars, the way Gabe builds up the storylines over six months makes me believe that the fans would actually care about these characters. He takes a look at each match and explains how he gets there, including all of the angles and feuds, how he builds up each wrestler, and gives us the results of the PPV as well. It's actually quite frustrating to be a wrestling fan and see someone else's vision of WWE's third brand being booked better than WWE creative have done with RAW and Smackdown. Underused talents like Harry Smith, Jamie Noble and Little Guido would probably watch this DVD and wish Sapolsky had the book, simply because they would have a role.
It is easy for fans to put out their own ideas of how they would book certain shows and angles, but Gabe Sapolsky has been successful at it with Ring of Honor and Full Impact Pro. If you have any interest in taking a look at booking, grab yourself a copy of this DVD. It's worth a viewing.


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Midnight in Paris (Movie Review)
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Just being in Paris at midnight is a memorable experience that true romantics will appreciate, and most likely, never forget. In the case of Woody Allen, he decided to make a movie about it. Its title is self explanatory – 'Midnight in Paris,' and it is without question, his best work since 'Matchpoint', a powerful drama that echoes the writings of Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It is also, through May, one of my top 10 films of 2011.
'Midnight in Paris' is a simple romantic comedy set in Paris that bursts with engrossment. As the story begins, Gil (played by Owen Wilson) and his fiancée Inez (Rachel McAdams) are tagging along on a trip to Paris with her father, John (Kurt Fuller), and mother, Helen (Mimi Kennedy). These two young people, who are engaged to be married in the fall, have Woody-Allen-like experiences there that change their lives forever.
In true Allen fashion, our New York legend need not be on screen to be felt. His words and direction are immediately recognizable from the onset as we hear the protagonist's dialogue off-camera while the opening credits are still on screen. Allen, who is filming in Paris for the second time in his career (his first was Everyone Says I Love You), finds his imaginative form again here as his star Owen Wilson meets legendary historical figures of the literary, art and film world, including Spaniard/Mexican Luis Buñuel. It's this type of inventiveness humor that has been sorely missed from his work. Somehow he has found it in 'Paris'. Throughout the years, Woody has had a very consistent track record of making very good to very bad movies. His last two films 'Whatever Works' and 'You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger' didn't impress the way 'Matchpoint' or 'Midnight' do. In 'Whatever Works' comedian Larry David didn't even managed to crack a smile on my face. The script wasn't interesting enough nor was the payoff. In "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger ', Woody improved the story and even threw in Antonio Banderas for kicks, but it ended up being a rehash of previous average films and had nothing original. Then suddenly he comes out with a gem like this that is simple and honest, true to the Woody of old. To say it titillates the mind's eye is more than effective.
On the acting front, Owen Wilson, fresh off being a part of one of the worst films of 2010 – How Do You Know – and the overhyped and awkward comedy 'Hall Pass', is obliviously innocent and likable as Gil, a hack Hollywood screenwriter that is penning his first novel which he can't seem to get passionate about. He's an uncouth and distracted person that finds it difficult to please his fiance or her family. Wilson plays the role with a wonderful, natural comic instinct and charm that we as the public have come to grow fond of. As is typical for a Woody Allen film, the rest of the superlative supporting cast is top notch. They range from stars like Adrien Brody and Kathy Bates, Carla Bruni to talented newcomers like Corey Stoll, Nina Arianda, Tom Hiddleston, Alison Pill, and Léa Seydoux.
But no matter what actor steps in as the 'star', the real star will always be Woody Allen's essence which he leaves on the screen so richly. The script is tight, it always moves forward and there are no frills to be had. The performances are quirky, funny, sexy and astute. 'Midnight in Paris' is Woody Allen's valentine to the City of Lights, and I hope he comes back to New York yearning to recapture his love for the city like he has in Paris.


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Five people including a 7-year-old child died after a fire broke out at an apartment building in southwest Missouri, authorities said.
Bob Lombard, chief of the Wheaton Fire Department, told The Associated Press the fire was reported about 3:20 a.m. Thursday. Fire crews arrived at the apartment within minutes of getting the call and found the victims in two separate units at the building. The fire was fully involved when firefighters arrived from the fire station located a few blocks away, Lombard said.
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"We lost five people," Lombard said. Two adults and the child were found in one apartment and the two other adults were found in a nearby apartment in the building, which is one of two eight-unit buildings in the apartment complex, he said.
The second building wasn't affected, but residents were evacuated as a precaution, Lombard said.
The victims' identities hadn't been released, and the cause of the fire was under investigation, he said.
Wheaton is located about 70 miles southwest of Springfield and has about 700 residents.
The Red Cross of Southern Missouri said it was providing 16 people with emergency lodging, food and clothing. It has opened five cases for financial assistance.
Red Cross spokesman Nigel Holderby told the Joplin Globe that volunteers had helped place the families.
"We had volunteers on the scene this morning to find a place for each of them," Holderby said. "All 16 people are in hotels with monetary assistance in addition to food and clothing. Today, of all days, the community wrapped their arms around these families."


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April 29, 2011
Wabash opened the 2011 North Coast Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Tournament with a 5-0 sweep of host school Oberlin Friday morning before falling 5-0 to nationally-ranked Kenyon in the afternoon.
The Little Giants swept the three doubles' matches against Oberlin in the first round. Daniel Delgado and Wade Miller won 8-2 at number one doubles, while Peter Gunderman and Ricky Ritter scored an 8-5 victory at number two doubles. Ian Leonard combined for an 8-5 win in the third doubles flight.
Miller won 6-3, 6-1 at number one singles. Delgado picked up a 6-3, 6-3 win at number four singles.
Ritter and Gunderman battled Kenyon's Kevin Ye and Jake Matthews before falling 9-7 at number two doubles of the semifinal round.
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America magazine, the Jesuit journal, published an essay yesterday by Jesuit Father John A. Coleman on Msgr. George G. Higgins, the "labor priest" who had been an adviser to the U.S. bishops on domestic policy matters — and the principal drafter of more than a half-century of annual Labor Day statements.
"People often mused, in Higgins' later years, whether our church would ever again produce such a scholarly, thoughtful and insightful labor priest," Father Coleman wrote. "It does not seem that we have."
So Father Coleman took the occasion to dust off one of those Labor Day statements, from 1990, which referenced the U.S. bishops' 1986 pastoral letter "Economic Justice for All," for which Msgr. Higgins was also an adviser. (This year marks the silver anniversary of the pastoral letter, and also, as Father Coleman noted, the 10th anniversary of Msgr. Higgins' last contribution to a Labor Day statement, the 30th anniversary of Blessed John Paul II's encyclical "Laborem Exercens" and the 120th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII's "Rerum Novarum.")
That 1990 statement noted that "Economic Justice for All" "explicitly states that workers have obligations to their employers and that trade unions and their management counterparts jointly 'have duties to society as a whole,'" calling for labor and management to join with government "in developing new forms of bona fide partnership for the public good" in light of the increased competition wrought by globalization.
Msgr. Higgins "never missed an opportunity to pray a benediction at a union gathering. He also, almost single-handedly, kept the AFL-CIO from endorsing a pro-abortion policy stance," Father Coleman wrote. Further, Msgr. Higgins "marched with Cesar Chavez and documented the unfair wages and working conditions of the braceros" and "also took on Catholic hospitals who tried to break unions."
Father Coleman also acknowledged two of Msgr. Higgins' compatriots: Msgr. John A. Ryan, dubbed "The Right Reverend New Dealer" for his economic stands in the throes of the Great Depression, and former Labor Secretary Ray Marshall, who saw unions as vital to economic democracy. But the priest also wondered what Msgr. Higgins would have thought of the recent Institute for Policy Studies report that showed that the CEOs of 25 U.S. companies made more money than their companies paid in taxes. "A generation ago, CEOs earned roughtly 25 times what an average worker earned. Today it is 325 times!" said Father Coleman, who concluded, "No bona fide Catholic, on Labor Day, can ever, in good conscience, nurture, in principle, anti-union sentiments."
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Ottawa physician Dr. Yoni Freedhoff fired a salvo at a corporate Goliath a few weeks ago and won.
The bariatric surgeon wrote a critical blog post about a new Disney exhibit called Habit Heroes, aimed at tackling childhood obesity.
The 4,700-square foot interactive exhibit had a recent "soft launch" at Epcot in Florida. Sponsored by the insurance companies Blue Cross and Blue Shield, the attraction allows children to follow two slim and fit cartoon characters, Will Power and Callie Stenics. Visitors could shoot virtual hotdogs with broccoli and enter a dance contest against one of the Bad Habits, a bulbous character called Lead Bottom who evidently got that way from lack of exercise.
Freedhoff, the founder of Ottawa's Bariatric Medical Institute, maintains a blog called Weighty Matters that attracts about 60,000 visitors a month. And he was appalled.
"Because after all, the kids with obesity are obviously just gluttonous and lazy and they probably lie around and eat junk food all day, right? That's what Disney thinks." Freedhoff wrote, adding Dance, Dance Revolution and broccoli was a simplistic answer to a complex issue.
Freedhoff's brief blog post attracted 97 comments. It snowballed from there, touching off a firestorm of debate about Disney's approach to changing eating behaviour.
"I was an obese kid and if that type of exhibit had been around when I was growing up, it wouldn't have stopped me from eating. More likely it would have made me feel so bad about myself that I would have shovelled food in to make myself feel better," said one Weighty Matters reader.
Others disagreed. One urged Freedhoff to "get off your politically correct soap box. Obesity is a real problem in this country. The majority of obese kids in America are in this shape due to poor eating habits and lack of exercise."
Meanwhile, other organizations presented Disney with petitions, including the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders and the National Association for Fat Acceptance.
Two days later, the Bad Habits attraction had been shuttered and Disney said it was being retooled. Spokeswoman Kathleen Prihoda told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel: "That's why we have a soft opening. So we can open it up to others and listen. We've heard the feedback."
In an interview this week, Freedhoff said the most disturbing things about Habit Heroes was that both vilified obesity and dumbed down the issue. Weight bias and bullying are part of the problem and "tough love" interventions have not been proven to be successful.
"We're not going to exercise our way out of this. It's an intake problem," said Freedhoff, who blames a food environment that promoted chocolate milk as a health food.
"If anyone thinks a 10-minute walk-through attraction at Disney will have an impact on childhood obesity, they're wrong," he said.
"I doubt there's a kid in North America who doesn't know that you need to exercise and eat good food. I don't think that kids have had a big loss of willpower in the last few decades."
And he feels its disingenuous for Disney to say that it wants to help prevent obesity. Last year, he blogged about a weeklong trip to Disney and noted that his party of seven, which included a baby, was served a breakfast that included 26 strips of bacon, a bunch of sausages and a potato dish made with cream and cheese.
"I don't buy that Disney cares about childhood obesity. If they did, they wouldn't licence their products for Happy Meals."
Freedhoff was interviewed by journalists from a dozen media organizations about the Bad Habits flap, including the Los Angeles Times and the Reuters news service.
He combs news services for his subject matter to find material for his blog — the Bad Habits blog post originated with an article from the Orlando Sentinel. The blog post got 553 Facebook shares, was re-tweeted 179 times and started other people blogging about it. But Freedhoff said he doesn't think his blog shut down the Bad Habits.
"Maybe it's coincidental timing, but the world we live in has become so interconnected," says Freedhoff, who bills himself in Weighty Matters as a "certifiably cynical realist." In 2010, he gave a speech to the student meeting of the Canadian Obesity Network in 2010 called "Adventures of a Loudmouth."
Doctors have to advocate for their patients. This is just another kind of advocacy, said Freedhoff, who has written 1,700 posts since he started the blog in 2005, writing more than a million words.
"The MD behind our names helps us to be heard. If there is an injustice, I think there's an obligation to speak up."


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by Wesley Ratko
Near neighbors of Chestnut Hill's Engine Co. 37 told members of the Chestnut Hill Community Association's Development Review Committee at its Oct. 16 meeting that they were fearful that work at the fire station refitting it for newer fire trucks might affect their neighborhood should renovations require the Philadelphia Fire Department to temporarily relocate the station to another neighborhood.
The neighbors were adamant, however, that they wanted the fire department to stay, in large part because they feared a re-purposed building would have an incompatible use with the neighborhood.
Joyce Lenhardt, vice-president of the CHCA's Physical Division, reiterated the problem of increasing fire truck size and the limitations of the historic fire station building to accommodate them to the committee and the public in attendance.
"The Philadelphia Fire Department came to us in a proactive way," Lenhardt said. "They want to work with us to come up with a solution."
Three solutions to this problem are a potential modification of the station building to accommodate wider trucks, relocating the fire house to another nearby (but as yet unchosen) location, or the purchase of custom-built trucks narrow enough to fit into the station building.
There are budget considerations when it comes to buying custom trucks and, according to representatives from the Chestnut Hill Historical Society, any modifications to the station facade would despoil its distinctive architectural style.
"It's one of the most significant examples of Franco-Romanesque architecture," said DRC member Patricia Cove, who together with the historical society's president Frank Niepold, said any modification made to the building would ruin a prime example of historically significant architecture. The historical society wants to work with the Fire Department to save the building's facade.
Another building in the same style stood next door and was used as a police station, but was demolished in 1967.
DRC member Cynthia Brey asked about a cost-factor in the decision and whether available funding would play a role in the final decision. Philadelphia 8th District City Councilwoman Cindy Bass, on hand for the meeting, said that while there is a shortage of funds everywhere, solutions can be found.
"If there is a city council person that's interested, and is willing to put capital dollars in and get support from the Mayor, anything can happen," Bass said. "We should be open to seeing what's possible."
"I don't think it's too much for Chestnut Hill to ask for a new fire house every 120 years," said Richard Snowden, who was attending the meeting.
In addition to whether or not the fire department moves its trucks out of 101 West Highland Ave, committee co-chair John Landis suggested that the community association also weigh in on the reuse of the building.
Neighbor preference is to keep the fire station as a fire station or, failing that, to re-purpose the building for a public use that would benefit the community. One such owner, it was suggested, could be the community association itself.
Lenhardt said that the CHCA already owns property.
"This is not a pie in the sky idea," she said.
Lenhardt also suggested a fourth option in which the fire department simply houses its trucks elsewhere but continues to occupy at least a part of the building and share some of its space.
"The building is quite big," she said.
"The use question is still an open one," said Landis.
Ned Mitinger, co-chair of the CHA's Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee who was in attendance, suggested changing the zoning in order to further dictate future use of the property, something Lenhardt did not oppose.
Ultimately the fate of the building itself can only be decided by Philadelphia Public Property, the owner of the building.
"The fire department knows this will take time and they want to be prepared," Lenhardt said. No decisions were made and no plans were committed to.


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Warriors rue the one that got away
Warriors coach Don Nelson had no complaints after his team dropped a 124-120 thriller to the Nuggets on Friday, but that didn't stop his players - and Stephen Jackson in particular - from believing that Golden State let one slip away.
"It was a big game, playoff atmosphere, two great scores, great team, great coach. Everything was set," Jackson said. "If I play better, we win. Point blank. I shot the ball poorly today. My team relied on me to win tonight and I didn't play well."
Jackson had a chance to hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 11.9 seconds to go, but his shot, like most on the night, was off the mark and hit the side of the rim. Nuggets center Marcus Camby hit two free throws on the other end to seal the win.
Jackson led the Warriors with 32 points, but made 9 of 27 shots, and Baron Davis added 29 points and 13 assists. But Golden State simply could not stop Denver's superstar tandem of Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson, who combined for 69 points while Camby added 15 points and 16 rebounds.
"They have a roster full of really good players, big in size and talent and everything else," Nelson said. "It's how can we compete and find a way to win."
The Warriors found a way to stay close, but no matter how spirited their rallies where, they just couldn't get on the right side of the scoreboard in the second half.
After trailing for most of the night, Davis blocked a shot by Anthony and Monta Ellis finished off a Warriors' fast break with a layup to make it 118-116. The Warriors then forced the Nuggets into a shot clock violation and Davis hit a baby jumper to tie the game at 118-118 with 1:12 left.
But Iverson, as he'd done all night, banked in a runner from 9 feet out with 56 seconds left, and the Warriors got no closer than two points the rest of the way. With a chance to take the lead, Davis drove inside and kicked it out to Kelenna Azubuike, who passed up an open three and swung it to Jackson, who missed his ninth three of the night.
For the longest time, it seemed as if the Warriors would not catch up. They closed within 78-75 behind three-pointers by Davis, Jackson and Barnes early in the third quarter. Then, after Andris Biedrins blocked a shot, Davis hit an 18-footer to make it a one-point game.
But long step-back jumpers by Anthony (30 points) and Iverson (39) had the Nuggets back up by eight. The score was 97-94 with 2:43 to go in the third when Jackson's three-point attempt went halfway into the basket before rimming back out again late in the third quarter. A few minutes later, the Nuggets were again up by eight.
Jackson ended the third quarter with a buzzer-beating three-pointer and Davis started the fourth with another three to cut the deficit to 102-100.
The Warriors finally tied the game at 104-104 on a driving layup by Azubuike with 9:18 to go.
Hudson to have surgery: Injured guard Troy Hudson said he will undergo surgery after Jan. 1 to repair a torn labrum in his hip - a procedure that will likely end his season with rehabilitation expected to take three to four months. "But it's not a career-threatening procedure like we though it might have been," said Hudson, 31.
Briefly: With his starting lineup accounting for nearly all the minutes and production recently, Nelson says he'll need his bench to produce during this tough stretch against Western Conference contenders. "As you play against the good teams, you can't expect to keep your starters on the floor as much," Nelson said. "They have to expel more energy, whether it's playing against better players, bigger teams, the whole thing. You need more support from your bench. ... You can say, 'Well, they're not playing well because I haven't given them an opportunity.' That's not going to be the case over the next six games. They're going to get the opportunity and they need to perform." The reserves had combined for just seven, five and 13 points in the three games prior to Friday's 23-point output. ... The crowd of 20,001 was the Warriors' 11th sellout in 14 home games.


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When I agreed to be a Blogger of Honor (and I am honored to have been invited to be part of this), it never occurred to me that, to properly address all about the Mesa, AZ Family History Expo that makes me excited about it, I really needed to begin in, well, January of 2009. But I didn't and so now I am sitting here with just a few days remaining until the EVENT and I am not done with telling you about all the people I am looking forward to seeing (some again, some for the first time). Good thing, though, I will be continuing next week with the Countdown to St. George Family History Expo. Even though there will be some different speakers, topics, and exhibits, many will be the folks I love seeing at these events.
But the Mesa Expo will have a newcomer to the Expo participants, but hardly new to the genealogy world: Super blogger, and fellow Blogger of Honor, Thomas MacEntee. You may already know Thomas from his fame as the GeneaBlogger. Now, you simply must click on his name link to see his photo. Thomas, a fellow Chicagoan (though he still lives in that cold & snow while I escaped over 35 years ago) personifies that photo: the man has an amazing sense of humor and is always getting people to interact. His people skills are simply fabulous! He is the man who convinced me that I really wanted to be a blogger (before we connected, I had a blog, but didn't post more than one or two things a month . . . Thomas inspired me to make my blog something that I would be proud of, but also something that would have a positive effect on the genealogy community).
The subjects of his Expo presentations will be blogging and tweeting (no surprise there), but I am sure he will be at the blogger banquet, sharing his jokes and making sure no one feels like a stranger. I met Thomas at the SCGS Jamboree in Burbank, CA last June and he organized the blogger banquet there and before long the room full of blogging strangers became more like a family reunion. People couldn't stay in their seats . . . everyone was connecting with the folks we'd seen only on the blogging "pages" . . . and all because of Thomas (who, by the way, was also handing out strands of beads . . . I passed on that as I really hate things around my neck . . . but it was fun to be able to recognize the beaded bloggers).
To read more about the GeneaBloggers, click the icon on this blog (over on the left) or the link here:
Now, I need to tell you that, when you visit the GeneaBloggers website, you will find huge amounts of information that I know will warrant further exploration (GeneaBloggers is the originator of Madness Monday, Tombstone Tuesday, Wordless Wednesday, Treasure Chest Thursday, and some others), but please first read the "Terms of Service" on the right hand side (scroll down a bit and you'll see the terms there). I find that to be one of the most brilliant pieces of writing on the Internet . . . and I don't think I have laughed so hard since, well, the GeneaBlogger dinner in Burbank last June.
I know Thomas is coming west to escape the snow & cold of the windy city, but even though Mesa is already warm in comparison, I am certain the thermometer will go up a few more degrees when Thomas arrives with his own personal warmth. So come to Mesa, visit me at the Circlemending Booth (#11), and laugh some with Thomas MacEntee . . . I promise you won't regret it!
Friday, January 15, 2010
Countdown to Mesa, AZ Family History Expo - Thomas MacEntee bringing warmth to Mesa
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Thanks so much for the profile! People say I am a funny guy - I just wish they'd leave my looks out of this!
It was great to meet you at #scgs09 Jamboree last June and I can't wait to see you next week at Mesa. Guess what? I'll have beads again!
What a wonderful tribute to a great guy! I will be one of many who will be wishing they were with you all in Mesa and will be hanging on every tweet and blog post. Maybe you can get Thomas to switch to earrings?
Can't wait to see you there! John and I are both off work to go!!!ReplyDelete
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This is the Springiest I've looked all Spring: flowers, mint green, the whole she-bang. I love that my bangs match this dress perfectly! I should be wearing it every day.
On this evening I attended an art show with my family near Bryant Park and had dinner afterwards. I love going to that area. Everything is extra big and moves extra fast and all the buildings are well over 100 years old. It feels classy just to walk down these streets, especially if you are clad in your finest vintage. A crossing guard complimented my outfit as I ran past Grand Central Station holding my hat on in the wind.
Earlier on this day my friend Jill called me from Seattle. She said she had visited a psychic out of state recently and during the reading the psychic brought me up! She pulled my name out of nowhere! The psychic described me as a hoot! She said that I am a person that will do whatever I want to do. She said I am a good person with a kind heart, that I possess a deep level of personal spirituality, and that I love to gather interesting people in my life. Ha! So amazing.
I hope you are all having a lovely spring time!
Hat, dress, and belt are vintage. Jacket is vintage Imagnin. Clutch is handmade. Heels are Marc by Marc Jacobs.


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Mike Krzyzewski became Division I's all-time winningest coach when No. 6 Duke beat Michigan State 74-69 on Tuesday night in the State Farm Champions Classic.
The Blue Devils (3-0) gave Coach K his 903rd win, breaking the tie with Bob Knight, Krzyzewski's college coach at Army and his mentor throughout his professional career.
Junior guard Andre Dawkins had 26 points for Duke, which took control with a 20-1 run that gave the Blue Devils a 61-41 lead with 9:17 to play and then it was just a matter of counting down the minutes until the celebration could get under way.


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Bluegrass Blue Crab has a nice post on essential features of a good map.
posters by annoyed designers. If you can use a little reverse psychology. Hat tip to Duarte.
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What you actually "love" is photography, not science.
The algorithms at Facebook privilege photographs because they are what people are most likely to interact with. And users love a picture that's worth a thousand words, four thousand Facebook likes, 900 retweets, a bunch of hearts, and some reblogs: everyone likes being an important node. The whole system tilts towards the consumption of visual content, of pictures and infographics and image macros.
More chairs throughout the convention center, including the poster floor, but also the hallways. When you see people sitting on the ground all over the place, it's a sign that there's something missing. That thing is chairs.
ESA wouldn't give her a chair for her poster session this year (really, wtf)
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Financial Markets…Global stock markets fluctuated between gains and losses, following three consecutive days of losses last week, as strong Chinese exports data in October offset worries over a prospect of the so-called U.S. fiscal cliff and Greek woes. The benchmark MSCI global equity index just slipped 0.04% in afternoon trading.
Spanish government bonds declined on Monday, pushing the benchmark 10-year yield to 1-month high of 5.88%, as European finance ministers prepared to discuss Greek aid amid growing concerns that the region's debt crisis remains unsolved. The country's 2-year borrowing costs also rose, climbing 9 basis points to 3.21%.
The Greek government announced on Monday that the nation's banks will recapitalize by issuing stocks and convertible bonds and must meet a core Tier-1 capital adequacy ratio of minimum 6%. According to the recapitalization terms, the shares will be sold at a discount and the bond will carry a 7% annual coupon rate with a 0.5% increase per year.
China will further expand its quota for Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (RQFII) to US$80 billion from US$30 billion. This will allow the qualified foreign investors to use offshore yuan funds for investing in the country's capital market.
High-income Economies…Japan's GDP contracted 0.9% (q/q) and fell at an annualized 3.5% (q/q) pace in the third quarter of 2012, the first such decline in three quarters. Slowing global growth and a territorial dispute with China (Japan's largest trade partner) resulted in a 5.0% (q/q) drop in Japan's exports in Q3, accounting for 0.7 percentage points of the 0.9% output drop.
The OECD's composite leading indicators suggest signs of stabilization in the US, Canada, and China in September, with the index for the US rising to 100.9 from 100.8 in August, and Canada's and China's unchanged at 99.7 and 99.4 respectively. However, the Euro Area faces weaker growth prospects as leading indicators for the two largest Eurozone economies, Germany and France, fell, while prospects for Italy improved.
Germany's wholesale price inflation rose to 4.6% (y/y) in October from 4.2% in September, mostly due to base effects. On a monthly basis, however, the index fell 0.6% (m/m), as a fall in fuel and mineral oil prices (driven by a drop in crude oil prices) offset a monthly increase in food prices.
Estonia's GDP rose by 1.7% (q/q) in the third quarter of 2012, with year-on-year growth accelerating to 3.4% (y/y) from 2.2% in the second quarter. Construction, information and communication activities contributed the most to the GDP expansion.
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The earliest version of Salloon was what has become Salloon-Wide. It was designed a year or two before 1990 and originally called Salloon. The narrower version, which is now the regular version of the face, was constructed a few years later. There never was or has been a true lower-case set of letters for these fonts, but the narrower version introduced a second set of caps by removing the side bumps from the letters. Although Salloon may look like an old font, it is not and no historic font closely resembles it. Fonts with bold, thick stems such as Salloon invite interior decoration. The five striped versions and the shattered version of the font were produced a year or two after the construction of the narrower Salloon when the arrival of a font distortion program made it easy to cracked and stripe fonts.
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Thursday, December 25, 2008
My Snowmen @ Christmas
36 comments:
Wow!! so me!!!ReplyDelete
webale nnyo!ReplyDelete
OMGawd! Darned cute. You must hv spent a lot of time on it.ReplyDelete
Really nice, looks like a huge family album.
Lets now wait to receive 2009 together, probably with less money and certainly more love and goodwill. ^_^
- AnonymousDecember 26, 2008 at 2:07 AM
Thanks for putting a snowman under my blog's name but sorry to say that you left out one alphabet. Hehehe...ReplyDelete
thanks for the snowman!!
happy christmas to u!! =)
wow, that is so sweet of you!! vanakam vanakam~~ReplyDelete
how come so many shits around me?? but luckily shared one with K|E|E|N|Y|E|E, muahahaha!! and the scarf covering my mouth means??
heyyyy...i'm one of ur snowmen too? lol. thanks a lot. btw, why do i look so similar to ah bong geh?ReplyDelete
tough!!! it should be more round cos i keep gain weight !!! die one lah!!! but it's cute !! TQ! haha merry x'mas and happy new coming year 2009!!! ho hoh oho!!ReplyDelete
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That's very nice of you...ReplyDelete
Thanks for your effort.
Merry Xmas and wishing you a fruitful New Year ahead!
Oh, me with headband? Nice.... Thanks man. I love it.ReplyDelete
hahaha....thank you very much!!! i need to comment why my face did not look happy geh? .....hahahaha next time make all happy face ok? well done!!!ReplyDelete
Wow I made it as one of the snowman! How Cool this is by far the best and creative Christmas greeting I got so far!!!ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas
thats so cute!!ReplyDelete
ahahaha.. but i prefer my snowman to be dressed in rainbow colours and cover up kukujiao :)
Merry Christmas to you and family.ReplyDelete
that's so lovely snowmen^^ReplyDelete
Merry X'mas ^^
& a Happy New Year
Thank you for the snowman for me!!ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas to you and family!
Cheers ;)
Hi T.Z. just stopping by to tell u how much i love the snowmen you made and i used it as the photo of my profile..ReplyDelete
Hey, that's so cool! Thanks a bunch!ReplyDelete
why i am a flip flops snowman? becos of the creeey flip flop encounter?? hahhaReplyDelete
anyway, thanks and is so cute! i love it!
happy new year to u!!
That's so cool!! Thanks Twilight Zone!! I like my snowman so much!! Damn cute and cool.. Lols.. Thanks!!ReplyDelete
I didnt know I will look this good in a snowman suit!
Thats commendable effort!
Merry Christmas And Happy 2009!!
Whoa whoa whoa!ReplyDelete
- fable frogDecember 29, 2008 at 12:33 PM
OMG! the tyre rim! :P thanks Twilight~ Merry Christmas~ Happy new year~ happy holiday~ ;)ReplyDelete
omg , i didnt notice this...so sweet of you!! Merry Xmas and have a blessed new year of 2009 thnks for the thought ;)ReplyDelete
Kreatifnya! I look so cheerful. Hope you had a great holiday season.ReplyDelete
Oh Yar, I thought I must share this with all the bloggers over here.ReplyDelete
Its a minigame : www.pddesignstudio.com/xmas08
Have a Happy and Partyful Holiday!
Soooo sorry to have not noticed this wonderful caricatures of snowmen as tribute and wishes, very sweet & kind of you. Thank you.ReplyDelete
Wishing you a happy new year!
yerr....y mine have to cover up 1 eyes?ReplyDelete
Lifebook - Well, you're the top shopping queen I ever know. Be proud of it!ReplyDelete
TZ - Webale Nnyo! Back to Uganda?
Anton - I spent more hours trying to upload the snowmen than drawing them. I had to resize all and spilt into sections. So mah-fan wor....
Calvin - I was probably drunk trying to type your name. Soli leh... So you are going for the No Undies New Year bash??
AJ - Thanks for your wishes! Look out for my New Year posting!
SK - I will always remember you for the dump mess you created in your classroom. So your snowman is you lah!
Joe Tan - You & Ah Bong will become doctors, so looks gotta be same.
Jazone - I will make you bigger for the coming New Year icon.
Louis - Happy New Year to you too!
KEENYEE - Your headband thing etched into my head forever. You've been funny dude!
Lionking - I tried to make the Lion Snowman but didn't work out. You are so happy in real life, that is most important.
Sgboy - Many loved your snowman & thought it was damn funny!
Takashi - I will remember to dress you up in rainbow colours for New Year.
Tikno - Happy New Year dude & thanks for coming by.
Jammy - Look out for New Year greetings and the panda.
Homely Guy - Happy New Year to you!
Daniel Ng - I am glad you liked it till you made it your icon.
Alex - I wanted to strip the snowman and let him sit on the WC like you but he melted away.
ET - Hope your flip flop will fly again this coming 2009 New Year!
Victor - you seem so happy and I am glad to know that! Hppy New Year!
A Common S'porean - Happy New Year dude!
Legolas - Whoa Whoa Whoa! happy New Year to you & Paul.
Fable Frog - You got to many poses that I remember but the tyre rim is latest. What is for New Year??
Kenny - I tried so hard to make a handsome snowman like Kenny but didn't work out. Happy New Year!
William - I had a great time, thanks! I hope you will have a bashing New Year!
Nase - Happy New Year doctor!
LeuMas - Don't be sad dude, your face is thin and the hat just covered one eye. Very Sexy kan?
i discovered this so late. wow. thanks!!!! Happy new year to you.ReplyDelete
since when TZ becomes an aborigine? LOL
gosh the snowmen are so cute lar. :P
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Paras Khadka (captain), M Alam, Bikram Sob, NB Budayair, MK Chhetri (wicket-keeper), SP Gauchan, Irshad Ahmed, Karan KC, SP Khakurel, G Malla, AK Mandal, B Regmi, Sagar Pun, Sompal Kami, S Vesawkar.
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Nepal vs Pakistan ODI Preview (NEP vs PAK ODI)
The Nepal cricket team, gaining mileage with each passing day, are all set to face one of their biggest tests when they face the Pakistanis in a one-day match at Abu Dhabi in UAE. The sport, which has a major fan-following back home much like their South Asian neighbours, has suffered severe setbacks following the devastating earthquake in the country. The natural calamity, however, has clearly not stopped the Nepal team from striving hard in its endeavour to rise.
ICC had organized Nepal vs Pakistan one-off ODI match as an opportunity for associate nations to gain experience playing with strong teams. Pakistan is currently in United Arab Emirates (UAE) for their home series against England.
Meanwhile, Nepal cricket team arrived in Abu Dhabi for the WCL Championship matches against Papua New Guinea slated for November 16 and 18.
Nepali cricket team's coach Pubudu Dassanayake told that facing Pakistan as a big opportunity for Nepal before leaving for UAE. CAN announced the squad a day before leaving for UAE as Paras Khadka continued as Captain.
While Former Pakistan team's captain and coach of Pakistan Cricket team Waqar Younis is excited to face Nepal.
It is clear to see the great strides that are being made among the emerging teams in world cricket," the Pakistan coach said. "We are excited to face Nepal and Hong Kong as they are relatively new opponents, but we know that they have a lot of quality individually and collectively. Both games will also present us with opportunities to adapt to the shorter formats of the game coming off the back of a challenging Test series against England.
In an exclusive interview ahead of Nepal's historic match against Pakistan, Bhawana Ghimire, CEO of Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) expresses her excitement.
This is probably one of the best chances for Nepal to showcase our brand of cricket, more specifically as an emerging associate nation; it will also warm up everyone. I obviously am pretty excited and hyped, as are the players and fans.
Nepal vs Pakistan ODI match will start at 05:30 GMT/11:15am NST/10:30am PST/11:00am IST/ 11:30am BST at Abu Dhabi.
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Although there are movements ever being made in aerial locomotion, it would be premature to suppose that they came from the moon.
And about China, Churchill in 1962 doubted that Communism would stick:
I am by no means sure that China will remain for generations in the Communist grip. The Chinese said of themselves several thousand years ago: 'China is a sea that salts all the waters that flow into it.' There is another Chinese saying about their country which dates only from the fourth century: 'The tail of China is large and will not be wagged.' I like that one. The British democracy approves the principle of movable party heads and unwaggable tails.


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Milwaukee, WI – Milwaukee Brewers closer Jim Henderson will miss at least two weeks after being placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a strained hamstring.
Henderson sustained the injury during the ninth inning of Friday's game against Pittsburgh and was forced to exit with two outs, with Francisco Rodriguez coming on to retire the final batter and preserve the Brewers' 2-1 win.
The 30-year-old Henderson has converted all nine of his save opportunities since replacing John Axford as Milwaukee's closer in early April, and owns a 0.92 earned run average along with a 2-1 record in 20 appearances this season.
Milwaukee does have a pair of relievers with extensive experience working the ninth inning in Rodriguez, who has compiled 295 saves over a 12-year career, and Axford, who tied for the National League lead with 46 saves in 2011.
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Freddie Hubbard's first recording as a leader, Open Sesame features the 22-year-old trumpeter in a quintet with tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks, the up-and-coming pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Sam Jones and drummer Clifford Jarvis. This set shows that even at this early stage, Hubbard had the potential to be one of the greats. On the ballad "But Beautiful" he shows maturity; other highlights include "Open Sesame," a driving "All or Nothing at All" and "One Mint Julep." It's an impressive start to what would be a very interesting career. ~ Scott Yanow


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This weekend we invited friends over for dinner. The house was cleaned, wood laid in the fireplace in anticipation of chilly weather, table was set with Italian linens and dishes. The house smelled of fresh baked bread. Wine sat chilling, ready to be served. Meatballs and sausage were simmering in the big pot. Olives, cheese, and a big platter of antipasto were served to hold us over until the pasta finished on the stove.
Our friends share a love of Itri with us that goes beyond simple explanations. I am not sure it is even possible to explain to anyone what it is about this town that instills the love and pride it does. A simple dinner can last for hours as we sit and chat about Itri – how it was and how it is now. Even as it catches up with the world today, Itri retains a part of its roots and beauty that makes it a special place. It is still a town where everyone walks every day. Folks sit on the benches to chat or sip espresso outside the bars at tables set on the sidewalks. It seems everyone knows everyone else by name – or at least knows who the other person is. And newcomers are welcomed after a day or two as one of their own! After all, you were seen yesterday and you are still here. They know that Itri is now part of your heart so they welcome you knowing you will always return here as if returning to your own home!
There is an enclave of transplanted Itranians in Cranston, Rhode Island who feel the same way. Every year in July they gather to pay homage to their patron saint Madonna della Civita. Friends and family all return to Cranston to celebrate the festival that lasts over several days. Everyone meets for huge picnics, family dinners, or to listen to music at the neighborhood gazebo. And the old-timers share tales of the festas held in Itri and laugh and cry as they remember and dream of returning at least once more to their home. The younger generation listen and they too dream of Itri. Even though they might never have visited Itri, they dream of the day they too finally go to Itri – some with their older generation – and others go in honor of those who dreamt but could not go themselves. So it is with those of us who now feel as if Itri is our home too – even if only in our hearts. We sit and talk of common events, places, people — and we dream for the opportunity of another trip there. And we dream of someday calling Itri home for real. So we talk, we plan, we dream. And nothing is sweeter than to share that dream with good friends!
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Christian Ponder, QB, Florida State
Ponder's success in 2009 led to higher expectations in 2010. While the numbers are not anything mind boggling, through nine games Florida State is 6-3 and eyeing a trip Atlantic Coast Conference Championship game and Ponder's efficient and consistent play has certainly led the way.
Ponder will not have the strongest arm or quickest feet of any quarterback in this class, but he has decent size at 6-3 and 227 pounds and may be the most complete quarterback in this class if Andrew Luck opts to remain at Stanford. If that is the case and Ponder continues to win while Jake Locker continues to have a bad season and Ryan Mallett remains inconsistent, Ponder could find his stock shooting through the roof.
3/22 Update: Ponder had a superb showing at the Senior Bowl and backed it up with another great showing at the NFL combine. His stock is soaring right now and he could be a first round selection. The biggest concern is his arm strength following a couple of injuries that limited his production over the last year or so. His deep balls at the NFL combine were nothing special, but he did improve on that during Florida State's pro day.
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his stock isnt as high as andy dalton's but in my opinion he is in the same boat with pretty much every other qb in this draft with the exception of Cam Newton
vaughnbros 02/28/11 10:34 PM
just have a feeling he may end up being a great QB. Want the bikes vikes to choose mallet@ 12 but Ponder@ #43 migjt be way to go. Then ay 1 vikes could take OT soldet or maybe WR jones
SolidMN 03/04/11 07:14 PM
clipboard holder for at least 2 years
creeks21 03/13/11 07:39 PM
to the miami dolphins
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Viking kicker Blair Walsh was named the NFC special teams player of the week this week. He was 5-5 on field goals including 3 field goals of 50 yards or more. He had 18 points in the Viking 36-22 win at St. Louis Sunday. Walsh is 8-8 on field goals of 50 yards or more this season.
Viking quarterback Christian Ponder confirmed he married ESPN reporter Samantha Steele Monday at a Wisconsin courthouse. Ponder said they had reasons for their decision and acknowledged that his recent marriage won't be a distraction this week. Ponder says Sunday's game at Houston is the biggest of his career. The Vikings play at Houston Sunday at noon, pregame on WJON at 11am. Hear more about the Vikings tonight on Vikings Live at Winter Park from 6-7pm on AM 1390-the Fan.


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The Blade Runners
Flash & Rock
join the Tag Teams Hall of Shame. They would later on go on to fame and fortune as singles grapplers known by then under the names
The Ultimate Warrior
but early on in their careers, they were in this early tag team where they were very raw and inexperienced performers who had a more futuritsic take on a Road Warriors style gimmick, more of a New Wave approach with make-up actually based on that worn by Daryl Hannah in the 1982 sci-fi classic
Blade Runner
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joins the Singles Hall of Shame. The One Man Gang was a huge man who relied mainly on his huge size (height- 6 foot 9 inches, weight over 450 pounds) to gain in-ring success. Early on competing on the independent circuit, he competed under the names Crusher Gray (his real name was George Gray) and Crusher Bloomfield. He first started making waves as Bloomfield competing in Angelo Poffo's ICW where he became a part of an angle where Randy "Macho Man" Savage controlled his contract and Ron Garvin battled Savage to gain Bloomfield his freedom. Later he'd change his name to the more recognizable One Man Gang, billed as guy from the streets of Chicago who could take out numerous opposition all on his lonesome, he'd go on to work in NWA affiliates Mid-South Wrestling and World Class. He'd have many managers in the different territories in which he worked and became the cornerstone of sorts of some stables. These managers included the likes of Kevin Sullivan, Theodore Long, Sir Jim Holiday and Sir Oliver Humperdink. He'd perhaps have his most memorable allegiance as Gang with General Skandor Akbar as one of the star members of Akbar's "Devastation Inc." under whom he'd make his mark in World Class and Mid-South/UWF. By 1986, he'd become one of the UWF's top villains feuding with the popular "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan. In late 1986, Gang won the UWF Heavyweight Championship winning the title via forfeit from Terry Gordy who had been attacked and taken out of action by "Dr. Death" Steve Williams. Gang would hold the title for 6 months battling the likes of Duggan, Williams and Ted DiBiase over the championship. By May 1987, Gang would sign with the WWF but would return to the UWF to drop the title to Big Bubba Rogers.
He'd go on to debut in WWF as a monster heel in the stable of Slick, the Doctor of Style. Gang easily defeated opponents on the lower end of the card but had a lot more trouble against headliners like Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage. Gang would be involved in the angle that led to the early retirement of "Superstar" Billy Graham. Gang would be part of the successful winning team captained by Andre the Giant at Survivor Series 1987 defeating Hulk Hogan's team with Gang and Bundy significantly involved in Hogan getting counted out and Gang later wearing down Bigelow for Andre who would be the match's sole survivor. Gang would be part of the Wrestlemania IV WWF Title Tournament defeating Bam Bam Bigelow by countout in the opening round but later getting disqualified against Randy Savage in the semifinals after getting caught hitting Savage with his manager's cane. Following this, he'd fall further down the card and would feud with the likes of Bam Bam Bigelow, Koko B. Ware and Don "The Rock" Muraco usually coming out on top in said matches. In September 1988, Gang decided to undergone a transformation and became Akeem, the African Dream, a silly parody gimmick of sorts of "American Dream" Dusty Rhodes where Akeem claimed to be of African descent and he started talking with an extremely stereotypical black accent. The gimmick was bad but was so over the top in execution it was laughable and no doubt hilarious to many wrestling fans although no doubt many found it offensive as well. He'd go on to form a powerful tag team with the Big Bossman known as The Twin Towers and they would go on to feud with the MegaPowers tandem of Hulk Hogan and Randy "Macho Man" Savage before later targeting WWF World Tag Team Champions Demolition although they never did defeat Demolition for the belts although they did feud with them for quite some time. They were also heavily involved the MegaPowers split-up between Hogan and Savage at the Main Event being the MegaPowers opponents the night they started arguing over manager Elizabeth. They'd go on to defeat the Rockers at Wrestlemania V. They'd eventually split with Big Bossman turning on Slick and Akeem after refusing to take a pay-off from Ted DiBiase. Bossman would defeat Akeem at Wrestlemania VI in Akeem's last notable WWF match and feud.
Akeem would move to WCW in 1991 resuming his old One Man Gang gimmick where he'd go on to feud with El Gigante and would be managed by Kevin Sullivan but wouldn't do much of note otherwise and plans were for him to job for others apparently his refusal to due which led to him being fired. He'd return in 1995 and would become a member of Kevin Sullivan's Dungeon of Doom stable at one point defeating Kensuke Sasaki for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, a title he'd shortly thereafter lose to Konnan. Gang made brief appearances for ECW and WWF in the late 90s, early 2000s but nothing long term. Following an heart attack in 2000, Gang lost a lot of weight and went on to work as a prison guard at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. In the late 2000s, he actually made sporadic in-ring appearances on the independent circuit including with Chikara and IWC.
One Man Gang/Akeem's Title Accomplishments: BBOW Heavyweight Championship, NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Florida version), NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (w/ Ron Bass), DSW Hardcore Championship, i-Generation Wrestling Australasian Championship (2 times), NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (w/ Kelly Kiniski), WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, UWF World Heavyweight Championship, NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (Texas version) (w/ Killer Tim Brooks and Mark Lewin), WWC Hardcore Championship (2 times)
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Chris Jericho
joins the Hosts/Announcers Hall of Fame. Although one might not know it lately, Jericho is undoubtably one of wrestling's greatest talkers known for his frequently entertaining verbal sparring with opponents over the years the likes of the Rock, Christian, Shawn Michaels, Triple H and many more. His interview show "The Highlight Reel" has been consistently entertaining with many memorable moments over the years especially his criticism laced interviews with Shawn Michaels leading to an eventual attack and all out feud. Jericho, believe it or not, has long been an entertaining loudmouth.
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Quote from: JaseSF on February 05, 2012, 08:33:15 PM
Chris Jericho
joins the Hosts/Announcers Hall of Fame. Although one might not know it lately, Jericho is undoubtably one of wrestling's greatest talkers known for his frequently entertaining verbal sparring with opponents over the years the likes of the Rock, Christian, Shawn Michaels, Triple H and many more. His interview show "The Highlight Reel" has been consistently entertaining with many memorable moments over the years especially his criticism laced interviews with Shawn Michaels leading to an eventual attack and all out feud. Jericho, believe it or not, has long been an entertaining loudmouth.
What's he said in the last month? Like, two sentences? Heh.
Different approach for him.
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Some of Apple's more interesting recent patent applications and grants for iPad and iPhone include spiraling, radial menus, an actual radio app, 3D displays without the need for annoying glasses. As always, just because Apple patents something doesn't mean we'll ever see it in production hardware or software, so just take these for what they're worth -- glimpses into Apple's thinking about the future.
Radial menus would be use in lieu of drop downs and possible in place of popovers:
"…The novel radial menu techniques of some embodiments include (i) non-uniform spacing of menu items, (ii) the use of shading or highlighting within a region associated with an item to indicate the present selectability of the item, and (iii) the use of radial gestures for opening sub-menus and the subsequent display of the sub-menu." [unwired view]
The Radio app is just another hint that Apple might one day activate the FM radio built into the iPhone's chipset, but this time with handy location-based station mapping:
In Apple's patent FIG. 6 noted below, we see that an FM radio receiver (104) is associated with a future version of the iPhone. The iPhone's smart radio program is capable of presenting you with an FM radio list or a unique map with icons of the primary FM stations (e.g., 204a, 204b, and 204c, collectively referenced as 204) in the neighborhood. [Patently Apple]
Manufacturers and content producers are desperately trying to make us excited about 3D but the need for special glasses might keep it from being mainstream. Apple specializes in mainstream so is it any surprise they're looking into 3D sans goggles?
Apple's invention provides a three-dimensional display system having a projection screen having a predetermined angularly-responsive reflective surface function. Three-dimensional images are respectively modulated in coordination with the predetermined angularly-responsive reflective surface function to define a programmable mirror with a programmable deflection angle. [Patently Apple]
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Specification link: 10.4 The 'text' element
The purpose of this test is to validate the interaction of x/y glyph positioning an ligatures.
The first line shows an example where there is a ligature (fi) which should be accounted for before breaking into text chunks (see specification section 10.5, additional x/y/dx/dy processing rules, bullet discussing ligatures). In this first line, the ligatures cause the x position 180 (shown in red), to be ignored. As a result, a glyph should be shown over each pale blue square markers. The glyphs are black squares of increasing sizes except for the initial ligature which has the form of two small black triangles joined at their tops. The ligature should show on the first pale blue marker position.
The second line shows the same test but using multiple y positions.
The third line shows the same test but using multiple x and y positions.


text:
Thank You for Contacting Acti-Kare of Southwest Knoxville, TN!
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One of our experienced in-home care representatives in the will be touch with you as soon as possible to discuss your options. If you have immediate questions or concerns, please call us at (865)-518-2076.
Thanks again and we look forward to speaking with you!
Acti-Kare Responsive In-Home Care of Southwest Knoxville, TN