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Published: May 15th 2009
Stephanie and Andras
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One yellow tulip stands above a sea of red petals during the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival.
Did you ever watch the
Wizard of Oz
and in that scene where Dorothy et al are running through the endless red poppy fields trying to reach the Emerald City think "I wish I could do that!" Same here! Well we finally made it to the tulip festival (fittingly, a few hours north of Seattle, our own "Emerald City"). I've been wanting to visit the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival with Andras for years. Not only does the area transform into a photographers dream, but acres upon acres of wildly colored flower fields cannot manifest any feelings other than happiness. Last year the rare April snow delayed the bloom and our work schedules prevented us from leaving the city and this year the weather almost threatened to do the same thing, but during the last few days the sun appeared, the flowers went into full bloom and it worked out perfectly.
The promise of tulips prompted an early morning start in Seattle and we hit the road before the weekend traffic could delay us further. I'd been the tulip festival years ago but never as an adult so as we exited off the interstate into Mount Vernon driving behind a small
Yellow Tulips
One of my favorite photos of the day. I love the way the sunlight causes the petals to glow nearly translucently.
but steady line of cars towards a yet unseen destination, I was partially worried that my recollection of the area had been obscured by my childhood imagination (the world always seems so much larger when you're so small) but thankfully that was not the case.
On the outskirts of town lie the flat, agricultural fields of RoozenGaarde and the Washington Bulb Co. What amazes me more than anything about this month long celebration of tulips, daffodils and irises is that the main spectacle, the flowers themselves, are nothing more than a by-product of the real profit maker, that is, the bulbs which are eventually dug and sold throughout the world. It's win-win-win for the landowners. Charge parking fees to view the flower fields, sell the fresh-cut flowers on site, and then dig the fields up and sell the bulbs. Normally I would be put off by such an obviously money-making scheme, but I'll make an exception for something so pretty.
In typical spend-thrift fashion, I didn't feel this way when we first arrived. We saw our first glimpse of the fields off the main road - acres of red and yellow stretching towards the horizon and a half-dozen
Purple Barn
Another one of my favorite photographs. These purple tulips spread for acres in all directions with only this old barn breaking up the monotony.
or so vehicles parked in a dirt pull-off along side the fields. Resisting the temptation to stop at the first flowers we saw (like everyone else) we drove past only then to see a orange-vested attendant charging $4 to park in the make-shift lot. I commented how we certainly wouldn't be so stupid to pay a parking fee to attend a FREE event. The nerve of those people trying to capitalize off this public treasure and so on and so forth. Instead, we headed toward the haze of pink and purple we saw off the instance.
Of course, once we got closer we realized there were people charging the same the park there as well. The original plan had been to bring our bicycles so that we could park in town somewhere and ride between the fields at our leisure, but the cool weather, combined with the fact that our bicycles were stored away left us in the predicament we now faced. After driving around the valley for a half-hour now trying to see some tulips, I relented to the fact that we would have to pay parking. Besides, Andras' really needed to use the restroom. Still I was
Tulips in Skagit Valley
Facing east, with the North Cascade mountain range in the background.
self-congratulatory in knowing that at least this field was much larger than the first, so we were getting a better value for the buck, at the very least. And this area had Port-a-Potties, which Andras made a bee-line for the moment the car stopped. I don't know why we carry so much water with us on road-trips - adequate hydration really makes for hassle later on.
It was all I had hoped for and then some. Still early in the day, the crowds hadn't yet arrived and we strolled casually between the designated paths among rows and rows of blooming petals. The singing of the birds and the rustle of tulip leaves in the breeze was punctuated only by the yells of a flag-bearing field attendant trying to chase some trampling children out from between the flower rows or the sound of other visitors, like us, commenting in glee whenever an errant tulip was spotted amongst the hundreds of identical clones. The perfect morning.
As the sun rose and clouds lifted, the peaks of the Cascade mountains made an appearance in the distance to the west and on the edges of the fields old barns and tool sheds
This tulip shade reminds me of a watercolor painting, or maybe of dreaming...either way it's lovely.
made for opportunistic backdrops to my many landscape photos. We took turns sneaking in-between the rows of bulbs, trying to capture an image of each other surrounded by thousands of colorful petals without getting caught by the aforementioned flag-bearing guards. At one point we even threw caution to the wind and run half-way down a row to take a photo of a unique green and red-striped tulip with feathered edges - the only flower to bloom in a field of green. I ran back to the marked path with adrenaline coursing through my veins - what an outlaw I am, trespassing through the rows to steal a photo of a unique flower! What a rush.
As it turned out, the $4 parking fee was good for
the fields in the area, a fact that definitely not announced but that I'm happened across by accident. So of course we headed back to the red and yellow field and even put up with a unreasonable amount of traffic congestion as the largest field behind the display gardens. Why pay admission to see a display garden when there are hundreds and thousands of tulips are in sight, I have no idea.
Pink Tulips in a Row
Love how they just keep going into the distance.
By noon we'd had our fill, the lighting was no longer good and the crowds were arriving en masse. Our peaceful, idyllic flower fields had succumbed to the ills of popularity. So instead we headed out to the islands for a little beach-combing and eventually made our way home. The main event here though is certainly not our travelogue, but most definitely the photos we took, so be sure to give them a look. There's more on the next page and that still doesn't account for the half of them. Did I take over 300 photos in about two hours? Sure did! But we tried to narrow it down to the best of the bunch.
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Old Tulip Barn
Arriving early, we're able to take some photographs of the landscape completely free of people.
Rows of Pink Tulips
I actually took this photo upside down while I was lying in the dirt gazing skyward. But it looks pretty good this-side-up too.
Another skyward shot from the rows of yellow tulips. The petals look so delicate when back-lit by the sun.
Court Jester
I don't know why this lone tulip makes me think of a joker, but it does. Among thousands of identical siblings we find this tulip dressed half in red and half in yellow.
Standing Tall
Another awesome shot, if I do say so myself (and I do). Can't figure out if I like angle better, or the first.
Barn and Pink Tulips
Okay, running out of creative ways to describe these photos....
Tulip Rows
Stretching out into the distance, acres and acres of flowers in bloom.
Red and Yellow
Split right down the middle.
Purple and White
One of my favorite tulip varieties we saw today.
Giant Andras Among the Tulips
The rows in-between the tulip beds are surprisingly comfortable to lay in, and they give you some great angles.
Stop and Smell the Roses. Er...Tulips.
Tulips don't have much of a scent on their own, but given the acres of them combined every time the wind blew you could pick up a hint of sweetness.
Stolen Tulip Photo!
Theif! That's right, this is the shot. A very unique frilly green, yellow and red tulip blooming all alone half-way down a row.
Self-Portrait Time!
Standing in a field of flowers.
Field of Red
Purple Velvet
The petals look so soft and luxurious.
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15th May 2009
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Truly a bunch of happiness !
Love the purple tulips !...cheers ! Jo:)
15th May 2009
Anna Louise
Beautiful, beautiful photographs! I love the one of the sunlight through the yellow tulips - and the close up of the purple one. Really gorgeous - thanks for sharing.
16th May 2009
Wonderful entry
Hi Stefh and Andreas! This is an amazing blog entry. I thought this only existed in Holland, and I never went, but I love your pics, your comments (even the water one...). Thanks for all the beauty. Peter.
18th May 2009
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amazzzing colours
hi.... I like the word 'tulip mania'... too many colours and unbelievable beauty ! The flowers are really mesmerising and ure pics made them lok so special... Superb pics !! :)
25th May 2009
Jub and Anna
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Beautiful pictures!
Hi there! Great blog entry. I grew up right up the road from Skagit Valley, and it's always awesome to see the tulips! Say hi to the NW for me. Cheers. Anna
2nd July 2009
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amy & jeff
Love, love, love the photos! They are absolutely beautiful! I never knew this existed. Thanks! I have another "must see" place to add to my list:) amy
17th July 2010
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its nice to be here.. its good to have a romantic date.. how sweet!!!
8th August 2010
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Tulips Photo
Hello Stephanie and Andras, My fiancée loves purple tulips! So, when it came time this weekend to make the wedding invitations, I wanted that theme in the invitation. I love your photo here, and assuming you don't mind, will incorporate it into our invitations. If it were my photo, I'd love to know that someone thought it was that good, so - here I am. Telling you I think it's that good! Nathan.
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Chris and Nikki
This is a really cool picture!
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Chris and Nikki
Wow, amazing picture!
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Great photo of the roses, err, tulips
I actually came by your website because of the great picture at the top, mainly because I have been trying to take some photos my child smelling roses (http://www.dailyvowelmovements.blogspot.com/2011/12/stop-and-smell-roses.html). Anyway, great photo.
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These were awesome! We used all ground beef because we didn't have ground pork, but they were delicious. My husband grew up in Greece and said they taste just like his Grandmother's! Thank you for the recipe!
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My Greek grandmother used to make these for me all the time when I was a child. I adored them. Given my grandmother's cooking style (no measuring tools needed), I never did get the recipe. This recipe is spot on just like she used to make, absolutely perfect. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Now, if only I could persuade you to put up a paxamadia recipe, we'd be all set. Thanks again!
Oh my, I forgot to add the salt. That said, and salted after cooking, these came out really good. Ouzo is a must, I made half with and half without and you could tell something was missing. I used fresh herbs since I didn't have any dried. I made the tatziki but didn't feel they needed it. Served with a nice tomato and cuke salad with a side of greek rice.
With respect to the poster, this turned out beyond horrid. I followed the recipe to the letter. The meat mixture was too moist to hold together into meatballs, so I attempted to stirfry it loosely to serve over rice. The taste was terribly bland & the appearance was completely unappetizing.
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Does anyone even know when T.D. Mischke is on the air anymore? The geniuses running KSTP-AM (1500) have twice shifted his time slot in the last three years, first to late nights and now to drive time. The 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. shift is an odd fit for Mischke's strange, hilarious, truth-bending monologues. After all, during the evening commute, most people are looking for accurate information about weather, traffic, and the day's news headlines. Plus, the drunken callers who've always been a staple of Mischke's show aren't nearly as entertaining in the daylight hours: They're just kind of sad. But Mischke's such a peculiar genius that we're willing to adjust. His rambling tirades against modern technology, encounters with regular callers such as Undertaker Fred, and bastardized news reports are superbly entertaining at any time of day. Plus now we get the added bonus of listening to Mischke antagonize traffic reporter Kenny Olsen on a daily basis.
Her work can run the gamut from manic to imperious and from opaque to exposed—often in the same scene—and her name on a playbill in 2005 usually guaranteed the prospect of a fresh and unique performance. Early in the year, she played Dionyza in the weird Pericles at the Guthrie Lab, at times striking with regal beauty, at other times with absurdity. She didn't manage to single-handedly salvage His Girl Friday at the Guthrie later in the year, but her Mollie Molloy was a standout in a meandering show. In David Mann's Godfather-meets-Shakespeare Fringe epic Corleone, she brought her tragicomedy chops to the character of WASPy Kay. Finally she starred in the title role of Antigone for Ten Thousand Things, and, stripped of her comedic powers, came through with a moving and deep take on Antigone's tragic pig-headedness. We think she should land a role on SNL—while still doing serious stuff on the side, of course.
No one stalked the indie stage with more éclat in 2005 than Bob Malos, who utilized his imposing frame and sonorous voice to provide characters who were tortured by their own greatness and dogged by the Reaper's impending embrace. In May he starred as Capt. Larsen in Hardcover Theater's adaptation of Jack London's The Sea Wolf, and captured a scary sense of nihilistic menace and intellectual savagery that shivered numerous timbers in the audience. Come July he stalked the stage in Girl Friday Productions' excellent An Empty Plate at the Café du Grand Boeuf, mixing humor and despair in his portrayal of a wealthy, death-obsessed cynic. Then a month later, he appeared in the Fringe as doomed James Garfield in The President, Once Removed. In all three performances, Malos radiated a sense of bittersweet awareness combined with a thoughtful recognition of his characters' power and the different ways it could be applied. At times humanitarian and at others downright Nietzschean (not that there's an inherent dichotomy), Malos delivers dark clouds interspersed with dingy sunlight.
Mixed Blood's production of Richard Greenberg's baseball drama Take Me Out saw Darren Lemming (Lindsay Smiling), a rich, arrogant, and handsome young baseball pro, declare his homosexuality to the world. Amid the controversy, his team sank in the standings; then backwoods pitcher Shane Mungitt (Zach Curtis) turned the tide—or would have, were it not for a John Rocker moment on live TV that revealed his extensive knowledge of disparaging epithets and his casual willingness to use them. Smiling played the pro athlete as icily uninterested in the affairs of mortals and indifferent to their perception of him—until a semi-friendship with his accountant Mason (Edward Williams Jr.) compels him to break out a convincingly limited degree of warmth. Under Stan Wojewodski's direction, Take Me Out depicted sports and modern life with depth and cynicism, teasing out the humdrum truths and diffused sense of hollowness throughout the world it portrayed.
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Not everyone who shows at Outsiders and Others is completely self-taught. Perennial fave Grant Hart, for one, dropped several grand on his formal education before leaving MCAD's hallowed halls for a life in punk rock. What he shares with the 200-plus other artists whose paintings, drawings, collages, prints, and objects have graced the converted funeral home's walls, floors, and vitrines since it opened as a gallery in 2003 is a status that's marginal even by "alternative" art world standards—and a body of work worthy of attention. Children, seniors, tattoo artists, musicians, and artists living with mental illness—even writers—have been the focus of past themed group exhibitions, often curated by co-founders Beth Parkhill and Yuri Arajs, who also handle most of the facility's day-to-day tasks. The duo's efforts paid handsome visibility dividends in November, when "Homeless Awareness" opened at the Mall of America. Co-curated by Arajs and Robyne Robinson (another veteran O&O artist), the juried exhibition, featuring the work of 10 Minnesota artists who have experienced homelessness, enjoyed a seven-week run, the full benefit of MoA holiday traffic, and sales that made a mockery of conventional expectations. It's not hard to see why. As with most of the gallery's shows, the work displayed was extremely affordable, with few items priced over $500 and many under $100. (Prices in the onsite Outsider Shop run even lower.) Sure, some is a little rough around the edges; that's why they call it "naive," "folk," and "primitive." But outsider's art's popularity has grown enormously over the past 20 years, and even when sloppy, it's as engaging and fun as the openings the gallery holds every six weeks or so, where art is hardly the only draw. A couple of glasses of wine on the terrace at dusk, and Elliot Park might as well be Paris.


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AbstractORBITEC proposes to develop an Advanced Vortex Hybrid Propulsion System (AVHPS) to meet the demands of highly-reliable, low-cost propulsion systems for small launch vehicles. The benefits of the AVHPS result from the combination of ORBITEC's patentedvortex injection technique and high-regression rate solid fuels. The AVHPS will provide for high volumetric loading and energy density, high combustion efficiency, reliable system performance, safe storage and deployment, and low cost. The Phase I workincludes launch vehicle conceptual designs and trade studies, modifications to an existing thrust chamber assembly, fuel burning characterization under the vortex combustion scheme, throttling and mixture ratio control tests, empirical regression rate andcombustion efficiency correlation development, technical risk identification and management, and Phase II thrust chamber design and test plan. This technology aims to improve propulsion system performance, reliability, and reduce costs associated withsmall launch vehicle propulsion systems. The end product of the overall research and development program will also have application to sounding rockets, reusable and expendable launch vehicles, and upper stage propulsion systems for orbit-insertion.Near-term military applications include: boost-phase interceptors, high-speed and/or high altitude target drones, cruise missile propulsion, and forward observation craft propulsion. Military orbit transfer propulsion systems and satellite maneuveringpropulsion systems can also benefit from this technology. This technology is closely related to ORBITEC's vortex combustion cold-wall (VCCW) chamber technology for liquid bi-propellant applications, and has the potential to dramatically improve liquidrocket and RBCC lifetime, reusability, and thrust-to-weight ratio. Future generation launch vehicles can benefit from these technologies. In addition to these applications, this new type of vortex combustion may have significant industrial benefits. Forexample, many classes of air-fired combustors can use the vortex combustion technology for improved combustion efficiency and potentially reduced emissions.
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Redskins safety Sean Taylor died this morning, unable to recover from the gunshot wound he sustained yesterday. Our condolences to his family and friends, the Redskins, and their fans.
Eric Rowe explains 'hiccups,' ready for fresh start in pads
Eric Rowe explains 'hiccups,' ready for fresh start in pads
Earlier this week, Doug Pederson admitted cornerback Eric Rowe had some "hiccups" during the spring, and seemed to indicate they stemmed from learning a new defense.
Rowe says that wasn't the problem at all.
"It wasn't the new defense that was giving me whatever hiccups [Pederson] was talking about," Rowe said on Wednesday as he reported for his second training camp (see Day 3 observations). "It was just, I was having trouble breaking on top of the routes, specifically the curl routes. But fade ball, deep post, digs, I didn't have any trouble there. It was just curl routes. I just knew I had to work on it after the OTAs."
Rowe, 23, said the problem was technical; he just needed to get his feet down quicker.
Whatever the problem, whatever the hiccups, it seems as though Rowe's standing within the organization and on the depth chart isn't what it once was.
Many thought he would be a starter in 2016, like he was at the end of 2015, but that wasn't the way things were in the spring. Instead, Leodis McKelvin and Ron Brooks took those positions, and it looks like Nolan Carroll, returning from an injury, and rookie Jalen Mills, who hasn't yet practiced in pads, are vying for playing time, too.
In back-to-back days earlier this week, Pederson and defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz failed to mention Rowe's name while listing players at the cornerback spot. Coincidental omissions or a vocalized unofficial depth chart?
Rowe could possibly go from starter to deep bench player, but that's not what he's planning on.
"I know I had a little ups and downs in OTAs, but now the pads are coming on," Rowe said. "I feel like it's a fresh start for me and I'm just ready to get out here."
Pads go on Saturday.
"Right now, I think I still stand in a good position (with the team)," Rowe said. "Football is about the game with pads on. Now we're really about to see in a couple days when we put the pads on."
Small in stature, Wendell Smallwood likes to play big
Small in stature, Wendell Smallwood likes to play big
He looks like a small back. He's built like a small back. He wants to play like a big back.
Wendell Smallwood, trying to make the Eagles as a reserve tailback, stands 5-foot-10, 208 pounds, but he said he's got a surprise for defenders that think he's one of those itty-bitty backs that dances around looking pretty … until they get hit.
"I think that's what most people expect," he said Tuesday. "But when I actually put my head down and fight for those extra yards and get under guys, guys start to say, 'Hey!' They start to feel me a little bit.
"So I definitely think that started to show my last year in college, and I started becoming more of an inside zone type of runner instead of an outside runner."
None of this should be a surprise considering Smallwood's position coach is Duce Staley, who during his 10-year NFL career was much more interested in running over people than around them.
Smallwood is nowhere near as big as Staley, who played at about 235 to 240. But that's the kind of back he wants to be.
"It's definitely important to me and it's definitely what Duce wants me to do," Smallwood said. "He wants me to hit the holes and hit 'em hard and that's the reason he got me here.
"Duce, he doesn't like small backs. He doesn't. I don't think he believes in those guys. He was a big boy. Running dudes over left and right. That's what he wants."
Smallwood played sparingly as a freshman at West Virginia, shared time with Rushel Shell as a sophomore, then took over last year when he led the Big 12 with 1,519 rushing yards and added nine touchdowns, 26 catches and a 6.4 rushing average.
The Eagles plucked him out of Morgantown in the fifth round, and in an uncertain running back picture, he's got a realistic chance to not just make the team but also play a role.
Just don't expect him to play like a typical guy his size.
"I don't consider myself a small back anymore," he said. "People have always said that and I kind of started to agree, but then I looked at some of the guys who are around and I'm not a small back at all.
"I'm not little and the running style I like to do is suited for a big back, and my catching kind of throws people off. I definitely think I'm a mixture of both."
Smallwood ranked 13th in Division I in rushing yards last year, and his 6.4 average was tied for ninth among backs with at least 200 carries.
He said a lot of defenders expect him to be a finesse back, a guy who likes to juke safeties and linebackers instead of bowling them over.
"Get me going downhill and I'll get you what I can get you," he said. "A lot of [defenders] kind of take the easy route and think it's going to be easy and then the rest of the game they're going low and trying to take my legs out."
Look at the Eagles' running back picture.
The starter is Ryan Mathews, who is talented but injury-prone. The backup right now probably is Kenjon Barner, who has 34 career carries. Then there's Darren Sproles, whose 3.8 average last year was his lowest since 2009 and second lowest of his 11-year career.
With a strong camp, there's no reason Smallwood can't work himself into that picture.
The last frontier for the Northern Delaware native is blitz pickup. Something he was never asked to do at WVU.
"I don't think I did basically any in college," he said. "They didn't ask me to block at all. I was mainly running routes.
"But as soon as I got here, Duce emphasized, 'If you want to get on the field, you're going to block. If you're not going to block, you're not going to play.'"
Staley's No. 22 wasn't available, but Smallwood is happy to wear the jersey number of another one of his favorite backs growing up, Correll Buckhalter's No. 28, who he seems quite similar to.
It's not fair to compare Smallwood to Staley, Buckhalter, Brian Westbrook or any other former Eagles back until the pads go on and we see what he's really made of.
But Smallwood said he's thrilled Staley is his coach and said there's nobody he'd rather be playing for.
"I think he's a great fit for me as a coach," Smallwood said. "I need a kind of guy who drives me, tough guy, who's not going to let up, who's going to keep his foot on my back. I definitely need that kind of coaching.
"Just being around him growing up and seeing what he did when he was here and how he runs and him being one of my favorite backs, I was kind of star-struck to be around him, and now he's my coach. It's definitely a great situation for me."
Patience being tested after Phillies' embarrassing 10-run loss to Marlins
Patience being tested after Phillies' embarrassing 10-run loss to Marlins
MIAMI — Wednesday was a miserable day for the Phillies, but there was one winner among the group.
Bench coach Larry Bowa was ejected from the game in the fourth inning, sparing him from having to watch a full dose of the carnage that befell the team in an embarrassing 11-1 loss to the Miami Marlins (see Instant Replay).
Manager Pete Mackanin wasn't as fortunate as Bowa. He had to stick around for all nine innings as Zach Eflin struggled through a poor start and the weak-hitting Phillies came within an out of being shut out for the second straight game.
"He was mad at the umpire," Mackanin said of Bowa. "He couldn't control himself. He had to let it out.
"In this game, when you win, you get giddy. When you lose, you want to hang yourself. You have to stay even keeled. You have to stay consistent. At least I have to. I have to try to stay consistent emotionally.
"I used to be more emotional when I was younger. Over time, I just learned that it doesn't do you any good. My fate is left in the hands of the players."
The players have not performed all that well since coming back from the All-Star break. Wednesday's loss dropped the club to 4-9 since the break, dropping it to 11 games under .500. The Phils are averaging just 2.6 runs per game over that span and the pitching has been spotty. The baserunning, particularly by Cesar Hernandez, has been poor, as well.
"This game is all about consistency," Mackanin said. "Repeating your delivery. Showing plate discipline. Not getting yourself out. Making the plays. Doing the little things on a consistent basis. Over the course of 162 games, the teams that do these things the best are the best teams."
Wednesday's loss dropped the Phillies to 2-4 on the first two legs of this 10-game trip. But all is not lost. The Phils play the Braves in Atlanta the next four days. The Braves have the worst record in the majors.
"We're going to Atlanta," said Mackanin, not realizing he was about to damn his club with faint praise. "I think we have a good chance to compete against Atlanta to end the month on a positive note."
The Phils came up short offensively and on the mound Wednesday. Actually, they had 10 hits, but only one was for extra bases, and they left 10 men on base while getting just one hit in eight chances with a runner in scoring position. (The Phils were 2 for 21 in those situations in the series.) Marlins lefty Adam Conley pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings and pitched out of bases-loaded trouble twice.
Eflin was hit hard early. The Marlins scored three runs in the first inning, two on a scorching two-run homer to left by Giancarlo Stanton. The bruising line drive left Stanton's bat at 112 mph.
In all, Eflin was tagged for nine hits, including the homer and a pair of triples, and seven runs in five innings. Mackanin said Eflin "was not the same guy" that pitched a three-hit shutout in his previous start at Pittsburgh.
"I didn't like the mix of pitches he used," Mackanin said. "We were hoping he'd use his curveball a little bit more. I thought he made some good pitches that the umpire missed. But that wasn't the reason. He just wasn't the same guy. We stranded 10 runners — had some chances to get something going but couldn't capitalize."
Eflin was grazed on his pitching hand by a pitch during batting practice Tuesday, but said that did not affect him at all.
"I was just up with everything," he said. "I wasn't executing. That's what it came down to. I was leaving all my pitches up in the zone and didn't give my team the best chance to win the ballgame. I didn't do my job. I've got to work on being consistent and staying down in the zone."
Eflin is just 22. He had a 1.80 ERA in four previous starts in the month of July. He will be right back out there when his turn in the rotation comes up again next week.
But Mackanin seems to be losing patience with others. He laughed when a reporter asked him if it was time for a lineup shakeup.
"What do you think?" Mackanin said with some exasperation. "We've faced some tough pitching lately. It's an up-and-down season. That's the type of team we have. We don't have consistency in the lineup. Let's put it that way. That doesn't bode that well."
Riding out a rebuild means Mackanin doesn't have a whole lot of options at his disposal. He probably will have a new face to put in the lineup Thursday night in Atlanta, though. It appears as if Peter Bourjos will go on the disabled list and Aaron Altherr will be activated (see story). Altherr was projected to start in the outfield until blowing out his wrist in spring training. He is healthy now (see story). Maybe he can bring a spark to a lineup that has been mostly lifeless since the All-Star break.


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Actress Dakota Johnson and model boyfriend Matthew Hitt have parted ways.
- Chhetri, Johnson, Anto win awards
Defender Rino Anto was named the Fan's Player of the Year, under 22 midfielder Malsawmzuala picked up the Young Player award and Eugeneson Lyngdoh bagged the 'Goal of the Season' accolade for his spectacular header against East Bengal FC.
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Mumbai, May 28 () Bengaluru FC defender John Johnson was named the Players' Player of the Season while skipper Sunil Chhetri finished as the highest scorer for the third year running as the I-League champions recognised top performers at the annual awards ceremony in Bengaluru last night.
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How to Find The Castle Hotel, Taunton
The Castle Hotel is conveniently located in Taunton town centre. We are a brief 5 minute walk from Taunton coach station and a 10 minute stroll from Taunton train station.
By SatNav, please enter postcode TA1 4AF
From the M5 South Bound
- Exit the M5 at Junction 25.
- Take the Taunton exit off the roundabout (4th exit)
- Straight across the next roundabout.
- Following the road through the traffic lights past Creech Castle along the dual carriageway, keeping to the inside lane.
- At the next roundabout take the filter lane to the left, follow the road and take the right hand lane towards the centre of Taunton.
- Stay on this road, going through 4 sets of traffic lights keep in the far right hand lane, at the top of the hill go through the traffic lights, BLISS will be on your left.
- Continue through 2 sets of traffic lights to the war memorial roundabout in the town centre.
- Taking the first exit you will go immediately through a set of lights, keep on this road passing the Mecca Bingo Hall on your right until you reach a mini roundabout.
- Turn right and drive past the bus station, the Castle Hotel is straight in front of you.
- Drive across the cobblestones into hotel·s private car park on your left.
From the M5 North Bound
- Exit the M5 at Junction 26.
- Take the 1st exit off the roundabout signposted Taunton.
- After ½ mile take the Taunton exit off the 1st roundabout.
- Continue straight on, through Rumwell, along Wellington Road.
- At the next roundabout take the 2nd exit and continue on, past Somerset College of Arts and Technology (left hand side).
- At the next set of traffic lights turn left onto Castle Street.
- Follow this road until you come to the T junction. Here you will need to turn left.
- We are straight ahead, past the Bus Station and the Winchester Arms Public House which are on your left.
- Drive across the cobblestones into the hotel's private car park on your left.
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n Richard W. Cammon joined the Army under the Delayed Entry Program. He qualifies for a $6,000 enlistment bonus. Cammon reported to Fort Knox, Ky., for basic training. He is the son of Richard and Elaine Cammon of Fosters.
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Alzheimer's Disease Health Center
The Basics of Advance Directives
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How Do I Make an Advance Directive?
Anyone over 18 who's of sound mind can make one. You can get a form from your doctor or simply write down your wishes. If you'd like help from a lawyer, that's an option, too. For a directive to be legal, you need to have two adult witnesses or get it notarized.
You can cancel an advance directive at any time. Ways to do that include:
- Tear up the document.
- Say aloud to witnesses that you want to cancel it.
- Put your wishes in writing.
Many hospitals and clinics will ask you or your family if you have an advance directive when you're admitted for treatment. It's also noted in your medical chart. At the same time, doctors or nurses who witness you canceling a directive will also note it in your chart.
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Orders
Advance directives aren't "do not resuscitate orders." Doctors write these orders to reflect a person's wishes not to have CPR if he's not breathing or if his heart stops, or because the person wouldn't benefit from these life-saving measures. Even if you have an advance directive, you may want treatment that can save you from a sudden, treatable problem, like a heart attack.
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A capacitance meter (also called a capacitance tester, capacitor meter, or capacitor tester) is an electrical testing device that measures a capacitor's ability to store and deliver an electrical charge. A capacitor is a component designed to store and release electric charges in a circuit and is used in many types of electronic circuitry and electrical equipment. Over time, a capacitor can lose its ability to store a charge, causing equipment to malfunction or fail. A capacitance meter can verify which capacitors need to be replaced in order to repair the equipment or system. Capacitance meters can help diagnose electrical issues in equipment such as televisions, HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) systems, and power supplies. They are also commonly used in production and manufacturing to quickly test and sort electronic components.
To test a capacitor, the meter applies current, charging and discharging the capacitor. The tester determines the capacitance by measuring the rate at which the resultant voltage rises. Available as handheld or benchtop devices, capacitance meters come with test leads to attach to the capacitor under test. Meters typically have a screen to display measurement results and may also have audible and visible indicators for use in sorting applications. Some meters output data to a computer for storage or analysis. A meter may provide data logging functionality and record the minimum, maximum, or average reading. For handheld models, a low battery indicator and auto-off feature are also common. Some meters may measure parameters in addition to capacitance, such as continuity, resistance, or inductance.
Considerations when choosing a capacitance meter include the capacitance range to be tested. Capacitance meters measure capacitance within a specified range, such as 0.01 to 10,000 microfarads or 200 picofarads to 20 millifarads. They measure electrical energy in millifarad (mF), microfarad (μF), nanofarad (nF), picofarad (pF), and femtofarad (fF) units.


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UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. (AP) — Investigators are searching for a suspect in the deaths of two people killed while sitting inside a car in the St. Louis suburb of University City.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/KHQiYu ) reports that 34-year-old Damon Moore and 40-year-old Marvin Alexander were killed about 2:15 a.m. Sunday after coming to University City to visit friends. A third man in the car was shot in the leg but is expected to survive.
Police say the gunman was a man wearing dark clothing who ran away. The motive for the killings was not known.
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Sound of My Voice
|R (for language including some sexual references, and brief drug use)
|Drama, Suspense/Thriller
|Release Date:
|April 27, 2012
|Running time:
|85 minutes
|Christopher Denham, Nicole Vicius, Brit Marling, Avery Pohl, Richard Wharton
|Zal Batmanglij
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|20th Century Fox
Web Site: http://www.soundofmyvoicemovie.com/
Description: Peter and Lorna, a young Silver Lake couple, delve into the underworld of a cult that meets in the San Fernando valley. At the center of the group is an enigmatic young woman named Maggie who never leaves her basement chamber. The members follow Maggie blindly-growing her food, obsessively sanitizing the house, giving her their own blood for transfusions. But why? We follow Peter and Lorna as they smuggle hidden cameras into Maggie's basement bent on exposing her as a charlatan and freeing the members from her spell. But when they themselves fall prey to Maggie's mind games all bets are off.
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This bundle faciliates using a database to spool messages to with SwiftMailer and Symfony2.
At present, it only works with the Doctrine EntityManager and entities managed with this.
First of all, get the bundle into your project.
Via Composer:
Add the following line to your composer.json require section:
{ "require": { "whiteoctober/swiftmailerdbbundle": "1.0.1" } }
Download the bundle via Composer:
$ php composer.phar update whiteoctober/swiftmailerdbbundle
Via the deps files:
Add the following lines in your
[WhiteOctoberSwiftMailerDBBundle] git=git://github.com/whiteoctober/WhiteOctoberSwiftMailerDBBundle.git target=/bundles/WhiteOctober/SwiftMailerDBBundle
Run the vendors script:
./bin/vendors install
Add the WhiteOctober namespace to your autoloader:
// app/autoload.php $loader->registerNamespaces(array( 'WhiteOctober' => __DIR__.'/../vendor/bundles', ));
Once you've got the bundle downloaded in your Symfony project, you'll need to add it to the kernel, and add some configuration parameters, so that it knows which entity you want to use.
Add the bundle to your application's kernel:
// app/AppKernel.php public function registerBundles() { return array( // ... new WhiteOctober\SwiftMailerDBBundle\WhiteOctoberSwiftMailerDBBundle(), // ... ); }
Configure the
white_october_swift_mailer_dbservice in your config.yml:
white_october_swift_mailer_db: entity_class: Full\Path\To\Mail\Entity
Read below about how to construct this entity.
Tell SwiftMailer to use the database spooler:
swiftmailer: spool: type: db
That's it for bundle installation and configuration.
Mail entity
You will need to create an entity that can be persisted and that extends from the
EmailInterface interface in the bundle. At the moment, the bundle expects a
property to be available on your entity called 'status', since this field is queried.
Once you have your entity all set up, use the full namespaced path in your
configuration as detailed above.
Optional: keeping sent messages in the database
By default, messages which were succesfully sent will be deleted from the database. It is possible to configure the bundle to keep those messages in your config.yml:
keep_sent_messages: true


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Definición de twiddle one's thumbs en inglés:
twiddle one's thumbs
1Rotate one's thumbs round each other with the fingers linked together.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- 'Well, you followed me,' Trent pointed out with a smile, twiddling his thumbs together as he made himself more comfortable on the ground.
- 'He says some b-b-bad things to me sometimes,' Jamie said twiddling his thumbs together nervously.
- She began twiddling her thumbs together and staring at the wall ahead of her.
1.1Be bored or idle because one has nothing to do: I have been sitting here for goodness knows how long twiddling my thumbs
Más ejemplos en oraciones
- Everyone sat around looking embarrassed and twiddling their thumbs as usual.
- If I didn't come here in the night, I'd be sitting around at home, twiddling my thumbs and thinking about going to a real bar.
- All that sitting around twiddling my thumbs, and pretty soon even the dishes seemed like an interesting option.
have nothing to do, kick one's heels, do nothing, be idle, be unoccupied, sit around, kill time, waste time
informal hang around/round
British informal hang about
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Earlier this morning Right to Work legislation was introduced in Michigan (via Washington Examiner):
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Sources told MIRS they will be announcing details about the RTW plan. Republican legislators will then see the bill language.
Freedom Works and the Michigan Chamber of Commerce have been on the ground preparing for this legislative fight for weeks. Michigan Republicans are confident they have the votes to pass the Right to Work bill.
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Michael Moon, a supporter of the legislation is on the ground there:
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Mike Riding, Pi's Managing Director referred to the recruitment process, "Finding the right people for the right role is probably the most important job that I do here at Pi and I am particularly pleased that we have been able to attract a candidate of Chantelle's calibre. Not only am I confident that she will do an extremely good job for Pi, looking after and developing the internal systems that we rely on, but I think she will bring a new dimension to the team, providing a new outlook and new ideas to challenge the status quo. I am looking forward to working closely with Chantelle."
Pi continues to expand and is currently recruiting for extra applications and engineering talent to join the sales team, and also another scientist to work in the Development department.
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BROOKFIELD, Wis. - The family of a female soldier killed in Iraq last week expressed thanks Tuesday for the outpouring of sympathy and said no decision has been made on whether her two sisters, also stationed in Iraq, will return there.
Spec. Michelle Witmer, 20, of the 32nd Military Police Company died Friday when her Humvee was attacked in Baghdad.
Her 24-year-old sister, Rachel, serves in the same military police unit, while Charity, Michelle's twin sister, is in a medical battalion. They returned home Monday.
"Rachel and Charity would like to express to their fellow soldiers ... our thoughts and prayers are with you," the statement read by family friend Joan Apt said.
"We are conflicted because we have two families and we can't be with both at the same time," the statement said.
Under Defense Department policy, if a soldier dies while serving in a hostile area, other soldiers of the same family may ask to be exempted from service there. That request must come from the soldiers themselves.
The surviving sisters, their two brothers and their parents, John and Lori Witmer of New Berlin, stood by as the statement was read at Elmbrook Church, but did not answer questions.
"We would like to extend our profound gratitude for the outpouring of support we've received from both home and abroad," the statement said.
Lt. Col. Tim Donovan, a spokesman for the Wisconsin National Guard, said the sisters will decide whether to return to Iraq when they are comfortable.
"We've given them no timetable," he said. "They're on 15-day leave that ... could be extended a day or two. I'm sure it's a tough decision for them. We all stand behind them whatever the decision will be."
John Witmer had said he hoped his daughters would opt not to return to Iraq, though he understood it was their decision.
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Frog Spawn; Part the Second
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When they took the fourth amendment, I was silent because I don't deal drugs. When they took the sixth amendment, I kept quiet because I know I'm innocent. When they took the second amendment, I said nothing because I don't own a gun. Now they've come for the first amendment, and I can't say anything at all.
Tim Freeman
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In many cases, mathematics is an escape from reality. The mathematician finds his own monastic niche and happiness in pursuits that are disconnected from external affairs. Some practice it as if using a drug. Chess sometimes plays a similar role. In their unhappiness over the events of this world, some immerse themselves in a kind of self-sufficiency in mathematics. (Some have engaged in it for this reason alone.)
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Source: Adventures of a Mathematician, Scribner's, New York, 1976.
You thought you knew what pain was. You thought that whatever happened, you could handle it. You thought that you were in control. You thought wrong. Now you've lost it all. She's gone. All that's left is the numbing pain. You have to let go to stop the pain, but you can't. It's like a drug to you now. You don't want to need it, but it has become a part of you, and it won't loosen its grip on you. The control you once fought for, is gone. You have no control. And you just don't care
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Russel M. Nelson (1924 -)
Source: Friend December, 1988, "They Spoke to Us" © by Intellectual Reserve, Inc.Used by permission.
Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.
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.The last time somebody said, 'I find I can write much better with a word processor.', I replied, 'They used to say the same thing about drugs.'
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Book lovers are thought by unbookish people to be gentle and unworldly, and perhaps a few of them are so. But there are others who will lie and scheme and steal to get books as wildly and unconscionably as the dope-taker in pursuit of his drug. They may not want the books to read immediately, or at all; they want them to possess, to range on their shelves, to have at command. They want books as a Turk is thought to want concubines - not to be hastily deflowered, but to be kept at their master's call, and enjoyed more often in thought than in reality.
Robertson Davies (1913 - 1995)
We cannot build the new culture for learning to which we aspire in an environment which is depressed and dampened every day by the impact of alcohol and drug abuse, and we should not, and we cannot, hide from that reality any longer. More and more of our students are demanding that they not be imposed upon by others whose judgment and behavior are impaired by substance abuse. It is time to take a stand . . .
Robert L. Carothers
Work is the best wonder drug ever devised by God. Work is as necessary to man as eating and sleeping. Pleasure derived from labor is the sweetest of all pleasures.
Richard L. Evans (1906 - 1971)
Source: Albert W. Daw Collection
Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs; we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed, and love of power.
P.J. O'Rourke (1947 -)
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Remember when the Backstreet Boys went to China this past May and took this adorable photo with a panda?
Nick Carter, Brian Littrell, Howie Dorough, A.J. McLean and returning member Kevin Richardson also went on a tour overseas, hitting six cities in China.
One of my absolute favorite things in life is seeing an attractive dad being adorable with his kids. Whether it be at the grocery store or on the beach, there's nothing better than seeing a manly-man break down and embrace his inner adorableness.
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The Birthing Stone exhibited at Dawn Traina Gallery, Hanapepe
Original oil by Dawn Traina
Day One on Kekaha Beach
Waimea Canyon is 3,600 feet deep
Kalalau Lookout where rainbows find you
Ubiquitous. Kauai's equivalent to Australia's rabbits
Poipu sunsets rarely disappoint
"Grand Canyon" of Hawaii
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Resurrected treasure trove. Entrance just west of Hwy 530 on Hwy 50
Shinto shrines (the treasure trove)
Evening light at Guava Strawberry B&B, Kua Road, Kalaheo
Sightseers tossed by Na Pali coast winter waters
Arius Hopman Photography captures Kauai in gliche artform
Seashore anybody?
Amaaaazing hospitality, delightful hosts. Our favorite open air eatery
Catamaran wake. Na Pali coast near Kalalau Valley
Flip flop Crocs
Shades of grey on Na Pali Coast
Captain Andy's - Napali.com
Ha'ea Beach, north coast
Grand Hyatt Kauai reflections
Famous Na Pali silouette
Front & center at Beach House Restaurant, Poipu
Fabulous art... looks more real than real
Jurassic neighbor
Golden rays are daily sunset attraction
Kauai flora at its best
My One and Only Squeeze
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No more tender tips to nibble on
Brennecke Beach buggie boarder
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Kauai's Na Pali wonderous coastline
Wai'oli Mission Church, Hanalei
Catamaran enthusiast
Evening breezes seen from Beach House Restaurant
Irridescent colors may not be Kauaian in origin but they sure fit in. Dolphin Restaurant, Hanalei
Hindu temple marvel. Orfice contains a mouthfull
In from the incoming ocean And over the island floor The tide rises in slow motion Covering more and more Reef and lagoon and shore
Woman, what a workout!
Cardinal in the rain
I'm taking the day off
Like my adornment?
They were having a jolly ole time! Humpback whales cavorting
Such rectitude!
Sweet oblivious dreams
How do you like it, hun? A moment worth capturing
Don't mess up my hunt, mister!
Shiva radiates her power
Lasting impression on Brennecke's Beach sands
My favorite white granite image... the travelling mendicant steps along near Kuamo'o Road, Wailua
Tamil stone carver from Chennai works on labor of love
Plumeria. Sweet scent, sweeter on my desktop
Gilded in gold at day's end
Blessed rest for the weary. Monk seal on Poipu Beach
Finally reaching its fullest What is its logic then? To cling to the heights at its tallest And curse fate, as would men, That it must come down again? The tide fulfilled I am learning is in its forever returning. Here is its bond with the beach. Here is the truth beyond speach.
Morning in glory at Brennecke Beach Bungalow
In prayer for my long-departed sugarcane workers


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|GAME FACE: Not really a killer instinct look here. More like a "I can't believe my manager forgot to TiVo TRL! Enrique is going to kill me!"
|GAME FACE: Maria knows everyone thinks she's just another pretty face. That's why she doesn't just want to win -- she wants you to retire. That's a game face.