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Based on Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1960 novel, the play was adapted by Christopher Sergel in 1988. Conveying themes of racial injustice, the show is set in Alabama during the Great Depression.
Auditions and callbacks will be in Historic Richmond Town's 3rd County Courthouse, 441 Clarke Ave.
Try-outs are Jan. 18, 7-10 p.m.; Jan. 20 7-10 p.m., and Jan. 23, 3-6 p.m. If necessary, callbacks will be Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Auditions will consist of reading from the script. The role of Atticus Finch will be played by Joseph Daly. All other roles are open and will be cast based on character descriptions.
The Shakespearean Theatre, a 24-year-old Actors Equity showcase, will open "Mockingbird" this spring at Richmond Town.
The company is casting the following characters, as described by the playwright:
Jean Louise Finch (SCOUT): A young girl about to experience the events that will shape the rest of her life. She should, ideally, be able to play as young as age 9. Scout is courageous and forthright. If a question occurs to her, she'll ask it.
Jeremy Finch (JEM): He is a few years older than his sister Scout, and like his sister — perhaps even more than his sister — he's reaching out to understand their unusual and thus not conventionally admirable father. Perhaps the strongest undercurrent in Jem is the desire to communicate with his father.
CALPURNIA: Black, proud and capable, she has raised the motherless Scout and Jem. She's a self educated woman and she's made quite a good job of it. Her standards are high and her discipline as applied to Scout and Jem is uncompromising.
DILL: Small, blond and wise beyond his years, he is about the same age as Jem. Dill is neater and better dressed than his friends. There is an undercurrent of sophistication to him, but his laugh is sudden and happy. Obviously, there is a lack in his own home life, and he senses something in Atticus that's missing from his own family relationship.
MAUDIE ATKINSON: Younger than Atticus, but of his generation, she's a lovely sensitive woman. Though belonging to the time and place of this play, she has a wisdom and compassion that suggests the best instincts of the South of that period.
WALTER CUNNINGHAM: Cunningham is a hard-up farmer who shares the prejudices of this time and place, but nevertheless a man who can be reached as a human being. He also has seeds of leadership, for when his attitude is changed during the confrontation with Atticus, he takes the others with him.
REVEREND SYKES: Rev. Sykes is the black minister of the First Purchase Church, called that because it was paid for with the first money earned by the freed slaves. He is an imposing man with a strong stage presence. He should have a strong "minister's" voice.
HECK TATE: Heck is the town sheriff and a complex man. He does his duty as he sees it, and enforces the law without favor. The key to this man's actual feelings is revealed in his final speeches to Atticus, and this attitude should be an undercurrent to his earlier actions.
STEPHANIE CRAWFORD: She's a neighborhood gossip, and enjoys it to the hilt. There's an enthusiasm in her talking over the people of he town that makes it almost humorous. Sometimes she says things that are petty, but partly it's because she can't keep herself from stirring things up.
BOO RADLEY: Arthur Radley is a pale recluse who hasn't been outside his house in fifteen years. It takes an extraordinary emergency to bring him out, and once out he's uncertain about how to deal with people, and with his mission accomplished, he's eager to return to his sanctuary.
MRS. DUBOSE: She is an old woman – ill, walking with difficulty, her pain making her biting, bitter, and angry. However, she's fighting a secret battle within herself, a battle about which few people are aware, and her existence has in it a point of importance for Jem and Scout.
TOM ROBINSON: Robinson is black, handsome and vital, but with a left hand crippled by a childhood accident and held against his chest. He is married to Helen and they have young children. He faces up to a false charge with quiet dignity. There is an undercurrent in him of kindness, sensitivity and consideration.
JUDGE TAYLOR: The judge is a wintry man of the South, who does what he can within the context of his time to see justice done in his court. While he tries to run his court impartially, his sympathy is with Tom.
MR. GILMER: He is a public prosecutor who is doing his job in trying to convict Tom. In many ways his manner is cruel and hurtful. And yet under all this, he too has unexpressed doubts as to Tom's guilt, and his heart isn't really in the conviction. Still- he goes after it, and it's a hard thing.
BOB EWELL: Ewell is a little bantam-cock of a man who lives with his family by the town dump. As Harper Lee describes their situation – "The town gave them Christmas baskets, welfare money, and the back of their hand." Bob thinks this trial will make him an important man, and when Atticus destroys his credibility, Bob's rage and frustration border on paranoia.
MAYELLA: The daughter of Bob Ewell, she's a desperately lonely and overworked young woman whose need for companionship — any companionship — has overwhelmed every other emotion. However, when her effort to reach out explodes in her face, she fights just as desperately for what she thinks is survival.


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Animal Species:Yellow Admiral
The Yellow Admiral is a striking butterfly with black and orange colourings and a large yellow patch on its wings.
Standard Common Name
Yellow Admiral
Alternative Name/s
Australian Admiral
Each forewing has a blue eyespot underneath.
Size range
5 cm
The Yellow Admiral lives in urban areas, forests and woodlands.
Other behaviours and adaptations
The Yellow Admiral butterfly has a habit of resting vertically on walls, fences and tree trunks and is commonly seen in urban gardens feeding on flowers.
Life cycle
The female Yellow Admirals search for plants in the nettle family, including stinging nettles, on which to lay their eggs. When the brown, spiky larvae emerge, they feed on the nettles.
- Species:
- itea
- Genus:
- Vanessa
- Subfamily:
- Nymphalinae
- Family:
- Nymphalidae
- Superfamily:
- Papilionoidea
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Class:
- Insecta
- Subphylum:
- Uniramia
- Phylum:
- Arthopoda
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
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LUDLOW – The Ludlow High School boys soccer team will be at full strength when it takes the field for the Division I state final.
Ludlow coach Greg Kolodziey said none of his players have been suspended following the altercation at the conclusion of the team's 1-0 state semifinal win over Worcester North Tuesday night at Westfield State University.
"There are no suspensions from the game. We're good to go," Kolodziey said.
Ludlow will take on Masconomet Friday at Worcester State University at 7:30 for the Division I title.
The post-game melee Tuesday resulted from a play in the closing seconds. A Worcester North player ran into Ludlow goalie Nick Zucco, and multiple Worcester North players began arguing with an official, who then issued a red card.
The final horn then sounded. Based on a video, the Ludlow players started to run toward their bench, and moments later players from both teams began shoving each other.
The biggest problem, however, came when dozens of Worcester North fans stormed the field and went after the Ludlow players.
According to Kolodziey, two Ludlow players threw punches at Worcester North fans and were originally given red cards by an official. However, after the three game officials met, the red cards were taken away from the two Ludlow players.
"Our principal was there, and our athletic director, and we had staff there," Kolodziey explained. "They got a view for what was happening in the game and they're going to go with the referees' decision, so we're good to go. They (the Ludlow administration) were supportive."
Kolodziey said the two Ludlow players who threw punches acted in self-defense.
"Once the fight broke out and their fans stormed the field, our kids were protecting themselves," Kolodziey said.
Western Massachusetts tournament director Jonathan Carvallo, who was serving as site director, referred to the post-game situation as "chaos." He also said a Ludlow parent was arrested.
"When the referee blew the whistle and called the game, people stormed the field," Cavallo said.


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The next phase of the Bayonne Bridge Navigational Clearance Project requires the closure of the Richmond Terrace/Trantor Place ramps that connect the Bayonne Bridge to local Staten Island streets.
These ramp closures will begin today and will remain in place through the duration of construction, the Port Authority announced Friday.
Motorists who normally use the Richmond Terrace/Trantor Place on-ramp to access the Bayonne Bridge will now take Port Richmond Avenue south to Trantor Place to access the Forest Avenue on-ramp, which leads to the bridge.
Motorists traveling north on Route 440 who normally exit Route 440 using Exit 13-Richmond Terrace/Trantor Place will now use Exit 12-Forest Ave and Willow Road east to Trantor Place. Exit 12-Forest Avenue is the last exit in Staten Island before the bridge.
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There's one critically important bill the bankrupt Jefferson County sewer system should pay as soon as possible: to Jefferson County itself.
Last week, officials for the financially distressed county government said they would delay for a month further deep cuts in county services and personnel as they try to recover $10.5 million they say the county is owed by its sewer system. The County Commission had been expected to move ahead on Dec. 1 with another round of budget cuts as it tries to close a $40 million deficit.
It might seem strange for the county to turn to the sewer system for help. Just weeks ago, the county filed the largest government bankruptcy in U.S. history, with the $3.14 billion in debt owed by the sewer system being the main driver. But county officials say the money is owed for services provided by the county, and the court-appointed receiver now running the sewer system agrees it owes the county money and should pay.
The holdup, for now at least, seems to be over how much is owed.
"I do owe them a substantial amount of money once we decide what the number is," sewer receiver John S. Young said last week. "What I want to do is agree on a number quickly and write them a check for that number."
Obviously, the quicker the better.
Already, the county government is operating at below bare-bones level. About $92 million has been cut from the budget since courts earlier this year struck down the county's occupational tax, which accounted for one-quarter of the county's general fund. More than 500 county workers have been laid off and satellite courthouses have been closed, resulting in three- to four-hour waits in long lines just to get car tags.
In addition, the county's Birmingham jail is overcrowded because the sheriff doesn't have the money to reopen an expanded Bessemer jail. He also faces having to lay off more than 100 deputies.
And that's all before the new round of budget cuts. To get to $40 million, the county will have to look at further layoffs and salary cuts.
The hope is the $10.5 million can keep the county going short term without decimating county services. "But realize that only solves a quarter of the problem," County Commission President David Carrington said. "We still have to have a general fund fix."
Actually, it doesn't even solve a quarter of the county's general fund problem. The $40 million will only maintain current, inadequate services. The satellite courthouses and the Bessemer jail would remain closed, the long lines would continue, and Sheriff Mike Hale would still have to lay off deputies.
A real general fund fix would restore the $66 million lost as a result of the occupational tax being struck down. Unfortunately, only the Alabama Legislature can restore the lost money by reinstituting a new occupational tax or other replacement taxes.
Even more unfortunately, lawmakers have been unresponsive to the county's needs, even though the Legislature is directly responsible for the occupational tax being contested and thrown out in court.
Ideally, the $10.5 million from the sewer system should be a bridge giving the Legislature time to finally fix the problem it created. Lawmakers must agree on a tax plan for the county. Otherwise, the $10.5 million would amount to a bridge to nowhere.


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Many app developers have been focusing their efforts on reaching the global community by translating their apps, and this move is certainly appropriate considering that 70% of Facebook's recent growth has been occurring internationally. But it's not just that users around the world are joining social networks. It's that they're becoming active members of social network ecosystems by purchasing virtual goods and virtual currency. Users in East Asia are particularly keen on participating in virtual economies—South Korea's Cyworld first created the virtual currency model by allowing users to purchase virtual "acorns" which are used to buy wall decorations, gifts, and other virtual items. As of 2006, Cyworld reported a daily revenue of $300K solely through the sale of acorns.
After looking at the following facts, it is clear why East Asia is a natural target for app developers.
- At 338 million, China's online population is larger than the US total population.
- 43% of the world's online population will reside in Asia by 2013.
- The virtual goods market in East Asia is estimated at $5 billion USD.
- China's online game industry is estimated to grow 25% annually and reach revenues of $8.3 billion in the next four years.
- China's online population is younger (74% is under age 35) and entertainment-focused.
- TenCent (a very popular Chinese social network) recently reported annual revenues of over $1 billion, 88% of which came from virtual goods sales.
So what should developers do to penetrate the East Asian market?
The first step is to localize applications as fully as possible. Sure, language translation needs to happen before anything else can follow. Even this seemingly simple task proves problematic because of various linguistic conventions that only native speakers understand. But as Playfish COO Sebastien de Halleux stated in a recent interview, "Localization goes beyond language; there are also cultural aspects to respect and adapt to." For instance, East Asia is very status-conscious, which means that users in East Asia will be more likely to buy virtual goods that display status.
Next, developers should gauge and respond to user preferences. This element is absolutely crucial to an application's success in unfamiliar territory, as shown by the example of Cyworld US. Cyworld recently attributed the disappointing results of its 2006 US launch to a failure to gauge the unique needs and preferences of the American audience.
If there is anything we can be sure about, it's that East Asian users care about aesthetics. According to Dyne Lee, Assistant Manager of Cyworld, "Western sites are often perceived to be too function-orientated and somewhat crass to Korean users who are accustomed to a 'cute' and 'decorative' user interface." Developers have a lot of control in this arena, and they must use this control to their advantage. Alan Hshieh, human-computer interaction expert from Harvard University, agrees. "Developers are versatile; Facebook moves slowly as it is a huge platform, but developers have applications that they can create according to exactly what users want."
Finally, developers must create an appropriate monetization strategy. The good news here is that East users are very familiar with virtual goods/virtual currency sales and micro-transactions. Revenue from East Asian social networks usually comes from these streams instead of from advertising. Therefore, applications must accept a variety of convenient global payment methods, including mobile payments. Creating a user-friendly and frictionless payment experience is key. Furthermore, in offering alternative payment methods, developers must provide relevant, localized offers. This makes it all the more important to choose alternative payment platforms that have direct relationships with international advertisers who will provide offers with clear value to relevant communities.
Users are always looking for novelty and innovation—this is particularly true for online populations in tech savvy countries like South Korea and Japan. It is the job of the developer to keep up with such demands and to create clear and meaningful value for their users.


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Turns out, that was quite an interesting day
Let's back it up to Friday night. Pineault played in the game at Rochester, then traveled back with the team to Syracuse. At 8 a.m., he got a ring from Chris MacFarland, assistant GM of Columbus, telling him he'd been traded to the Blackhawks organization.
"Right when he said it was Chris MacFarland on the other line, I knew something was up,'' Pineault said.
Pineault wasn't entirely taken aback - he said he and his agent had been talking for awhile about the general possibility of a trade.
Anyways, Pineault had an 11 a.m. flight to Chicago, which is about 90 minutes from Rockford. The plan for him was to play in Rockford against Toronto that night. That contest had a 7 p.m. faceoff.
But travel delays caused him to arrive in Chicago at about 6:45 p.m. The IceHogs had a limo waiting for him at the airport, and he thought there was no way he'd play that night.
But when he arrived at the rink at about 8:45, he found out differently. The IceHogs had listed him on the lineup card, and wanted him to play. Pineault said sure. He took a very quick physical, got some sticks and new pants and jumped out to start the third period.
"It was a fun way to meet the guys,'' Pineault said. "The guys on the team said they'd never seen anything like that. I felt like I had concrete taped to my legs. I think I had six or seven shifts. I kept my shifts pretty short.''
One plus of the trade is that his best friend, Jimmy Sharrow, plays for the IceHogs. But Pineault expressed disappointment that he was leaving his friends on Syracuse.
"I had a ton of close friends on the team,'' he said. "That was the first thing that went through my mind. Obviously, things have to change (with the Crunch). Things weren't working out too well. You have to accept it and go on.''
Pineault posted five goals and seven assists in 29 games for the Crunch this season, after going 21-27 last season. But Pineault wasn't buying the notion that his game had slipped.
"I don't think I dropped off. I worked out in Columbus this summer, and became a better player,'' he said. "As a team, I think we were having struggles.''
FYI: Rockford visits the Crunch on April 3.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- NEW BRIGHTON -- Rosalind Welsh-Joseph is a wife, mother of two sons and a home-based entrepreneur with a very unusual business: The Roz Joseph Group.
Traveling abroad to wine-producing countries, Rosalind works with vineyard owners and others in the international wine industry.
"I facilitate knowledge-based tours and behind-the-scenes access to some of the top estates in the region being visited," explained Rosalind, whose own home is in the St. George Historic District.
In the wine world, Rosalind maintains close relationships with several chateaux and private estates in Bordeaux, France and in the Douro Valley, Portugal. Her connections provide travelers with in-depth knowledge of a region's wines, in addition to an education on its architecture and culture.
A communications and marketing specialist, Rosalind has developed an additional part of her company -- and it has nothing to do with grapes.
"The second side of my business is in global public relations and marketing," she said.
One of her largest clients in this category is AXA Art Insurance Corp., she said. As a consultant for the insurer, Rosalind travels worldwide assisting with the company's public relations and marketing.
Prior to launching her business in 2006, she had worked in financial services for the Equitable Life Insurance Co., and later for AXA.
In her role as a marketing expert, the Staten Islander traveled to La Baule, France earlier in the month, where she moderated a panel discussion, "Branding the City," during the annual World Investment Conference. The theme of this year's three-day event was "Investing in Global Cities."
Back on the Island, she donates her time as an executive board member of the Council for the Arts and Humanities of Staten Island (COAHSI). Her husband, Vincent Joseph, is an MTA bus driver and a local artist.
The Roz Joseph Group may be reached at 718-710-5181.
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Williams leads 3 Tornadoes to state
BOWLING GREEN – It's safe to say that Seth Williams had a good time at last year's state wrestling meet. As the lone Columbian representative, Williams went in as a district runner-up, and wrestled his way to a third-place finish.
So far, this year's trip has the makings of being even better.
Williams will be heading to Columbus as a district champion, and two teammates are making the trip with him.
Williams claimed the 152-pound title at the Division II district tournament at BGSU's Stroh Center. Derik Kopp finished second at 132-pounds and Mason Correll took third at 138-pounds.
"Its going to be a whole lot better," Williams said. "I'm not going to be the only one down there, warming up by myself. I'm going to have two other kids down there sharing the experience. We're going to push each other."
Williams opened his day with a 13-3 major decision in his semifinal match against Oak Harbor's Jared Chambers, then scored a 5-1 decision over Clyde's Blake Miller to take the title.
"I'm starting to get into that peak shape I wanted to," Williams said. "I'm wrestling smart. I'm feeling confident going into state."
Kopp made it to the finals after a 14-2 decision over Nate Boggs of Sandusky Perkins. After edging out a 7-5 decision in Friday's quarterfinal match, Kopp said he felt the day was starting off on an easier note.
"Honestly, today wasn't as hard of a day as I thought yesterday was," he said. "I had a really tough quarterfinal match. I knew my semifinal match wasn't going to be as tough, but I still went out with the same mentality, get it over with and win."
Kopp fell short of a district title, falling to Nick Pauff of Elida by a 5-1 decision. The result was a repeat of last week's sectional championship.
Kopp though said he's excited to have three Tornadoes representing the school at Columbus.
"I think its awesome," he said. "I thought for sure we were definitely going to get two. I think it's awesome Mason Correll made it out. He pulled out a lot of big wins. That's great for him."
Correll called Saturday the best day of his wrestling career. Looking at his day, it's hard to argue. After falling in Friday's first round match, Correll had to come back up through the consolation round. He won five matches on the day, including a 3-1 decision over Tippecanoe's Jake Peura to qualify for state, then scored a revenge win over Sandusky's Gene Porter, who he lost to Friday.
"I had my coaches behind me and my teammates as well," he said. "They backed me up. I wouldn't be this far without them and my family as well. They support me every match. They come out here and just watch me and it's great."
Correll said making it to state completes a childhood dream.
"Ever since I was a kid I had imagined being on the red and green mat and it's just an amazing sight. I can't wait," he said.
Columbian isn't the only school sending representation to state. The Stroh Center also housed the Division III district, which saw a number of area athletes punch their tickets to Columbus.
Fostoria's Tony Reynolds dropped a 170-pound quarterfinal match to eventual champion Jimmy Spieth of Liberty Center Friday. His response: come out and take care of business Saturday.
"Excellent day. He wrestled really, really well today," Fostoria coach Nick Davis said. "He came out on fire after his loss yesterday. That was a tough loss, 4-2 to Speith. I think that's a winnable match; I'm kinda hoping we might see him down in Columbus. I think we could give him a match. … But Tony did wrestle back and wrestled really, really well today."
Reynolds began his day with two technical fall victories, then almost picked up a third. In the go-to-state match, he blanked Ryan Green of Margaretta, 13-0. Reynolds then picked up a 13-6 victory over Tate Oswalt of Ayersville to win third place.
Reynolds said the loss Friday gave him motivation to come back strong.
"That just gave me more motivation to push myself all the way through to prove that OK, I got beat in the quarters, but to prove that I still deserve to be at the state level," he said.
To make the day even more special, his victory over Green was his 100th career victory.
"That's really exciting, my 100th win," he said. "I honestly didn't know until last week that I was almost to 100. I knew that the second win in the (consolations) would've been my 100th so I had to push not just for the 100th win but for making it to state as well."
Carey's Brayden Leist took third place at 132-pounds. Leist started the day with a loss in the championship semifinal match, but responded with a pinfall victory over Max Reeder of Genoa, then a 6-4 decision over Kenny Price of Archbold to win third. Leist scored the winning points with a takedown with under 30 seconds to go in the match.
"At the beginning of the year I really wanted to start training hard because this is what my end goal was, to make it to state. So far its paid off," Leist said.
"Reeder's a pretty good kid, but it was really emotional. I'm a senior, so this was my last chance and I made it."
For Carey coach Ryan Pratt, the day was emotional not only because he saw Leist make it to state, but also because of the closing of the career of Lincoln Stansberry, who finished sixth. Stansberry, though, picked up his 100th win on the day. Trailing Devon Bergeon of Ayersville with 15 seconds left, Stansberry scored five quick points for the win.
"Both those kids they've been the program for a long time," Pratt said. "I would've loved to see both of them make it, but as far as Brayden goes, he's my little buzzsaw; definitely well deserving."
Grant Price of Mohawk finished second at 170-pounds. Price is making a return trip to state, and is anxious to keep moving up the podium.
"It's a good feeling to get back down to Columbus," he said. "Obviously there's some more stuff to improve on before next week. Just got to keep working hard."
Buckeye Central's Shawn Kissell was runner-up at 285-pounds. Kissell topped Hopewell-Loudon's Coltan Hossler by a 9-5 decision in his semifinal.
BC coach Chris Smith said Kissell surprised a lot of people with his performance.
"I think we surprised a lot," he said. "I know a lot of people didn't have him getting out, so getting second is pretty impressive. Last match didn't go the way we wanted, but I think we're ready for Columbus and I think he's going to do pretty well down there."
Hossler was the top finisher for Hopewell-Loudon finishing sixth.
The Chieftains brought five kids to the tournament with Hossler being the only senior. Coach Travis Traxler said he thinks the program's future is bright.
"We came here with four underclassmen and a senior, and of our five guys, everybody won a match," he said. "Everybody was competitive. Certainly not the results we wanted but there's nothing to be upset about. We have kids that are winning matches because their in better shape, they're working hard and the future is looking bright."


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where is nessie? I think she is now the midpoint of the family!
I agree Sandra, she should be on here. I think they must be keeping her a secret until the movie? But they have her on a poster so it seems really weird to me.
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They don't think about who needs to be on witch month given the info and facts
Renesmee? Breaking Dawn revolves around Renesmee and her situation, why isn't she on the calendar?
Finally, a picture of me.
its good but no nessie? not cool
And the month pics are not right! The have to look after birthdays and other dates like the wedding day and so on...


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Rogers returns to Comerica Park
The last time Kenny Rogers was at Comerica Park, he was still pitching. The last time he was here for a postseason game, he was supposedly throwing 95 mph.
He guaranteed people he wouldn't be doing that for his ceremonial first pitch. But he still had some power on his fastball in the dirt. He spent some time beforehand in the batting cage, trying to see how hard he could still throw. It worked.
It was catching practice for Brandon Inge, one of four Tigers players left from that 2006 team Rogers led to the World Series. It was a long-awaited return for Rogers, who made a clean break from the game once he retired in 2008 and went home to Texas.
"I would say the first year I missed it a little bit," he said. "But when it came down to it, I knew my body was just ready to be done. I hurt all over a lot of times. After the first year, the itch went away, and I knew it was the right decision. I'm not much for not being able to, I guess, carry my weight. I didn't feel like I did that the last year. I was hurt too much and not able to get out there. That's one thing I didn't want to do."
He went from being a full-time pitcher to a full-time father and coach, no transition needed. Part of it, he said, was the wear and tear on a 40-something year-old body, a good share of which he believes came from those fastballs in 2006.
"I think I physically paid for those few games," he reflected, "because I tried to throw the ball so much harder than normal. Then the next Spring Training, I'm getting an artery taken out of my leg. But it was by far worth it for me."
The rest was just a desire to take a step back. He wouldn't rule out the idea of coaching again once his kids go off to college, but that's for another time. Even in his limited baseball watching, though, he's getting a glimpse of the Tigers.
"I got away from the game a lot," Rogers said. "I haven't watched a full game since I left. But I have watched a few innings of Justin [Verlander] and Rick [Porcello] once in a while just to watch, just to see what's going on."
What he has seen from Verlander has impressed him, enough so that he supposedly let him know at some point this season he had become a pitcher, not a thrower. After Monday's win was over, Rogers in the clubhouse talking with Verlander.
"Without a doubt, he's had the best stuff I've ever seen from a pitcher," Rogers said, "as good a curveball, change-up, excellent fastball, and he can dominate any lineup they put out there. But over the years that I was here, he was by far more of a thrower and trying to throw to a vicinity, and not locating very well.
"This year I have no doubt — I watched a lot of games where I saw a pitcher evolving, locating a lot more than he used to. And basically the trajectory of his pitches were crisper, more of a downward angle and not flat, which I like. It shows he was as dominant as any pitcher in baseball this year. It's a credit to his work."
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I love Kenny, it was great to see him last night!
I missed seeing him, he brings back fond memories, loved watching that guy pitch.


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The Washington Nationals are grateful to work with partners that are seeking new ways to make a positive impact on youth in our communities. Our friends at DC Public Schools (DCPS) are dedicated to furthering the education of area students – both in and out of the classroom.
Last May, Major League Baseball and the Washington Nationals hosted two private screenings of the movie "42" for 400 D.C. Public School students. Recognizing the social value of educating future generations about Jackie Robinson's impact beyond the baseball diamond, DCPS jumped at the unique opportunity.
The high school students were able to view the movie free of charge and share their experiences online via Iam42.com. In addition, a panel discussion with Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager, Mike Rizzo, centerfielder Denard Span and First Base Coach Tony Tarasco followed each screening, where students asked questions about the challenges of being a professional athlete, the impact of Jackie Robinson, and battling racial prejudice, both on and off the field.
We are thanking DCPS as part of our Week of Thanks. For more on #NatsWeekOfThanks, click here.
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The Dream at 50
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Sports bring people together in a way nothing else can, as evidenced by one of baseball's proudest moments when Jackie Robinson made his debut in 1947, breaking the color barrier.
However, many people may not realize that this momentous occasion occurred seven years before the Supreme Court's landmark Brown vs. Board of Education decision and 16 years before Martin Luther King Jr.'s Great March on Washington, which took place on August 28, 1963.
Fifty years ago today, King delivered his most seminal speech, proclaiming his dream; a message that resonated through the National Mall to the quarter million people in attendance. And while the process of realizing that dream endures, great strides have been made in the last half century. This is especially true in sports, where players of all races and ethnicities stand as teammates and competitors, side-by-side.
Sports can often serve as a catalyst for social change, and baseball is proud to have such a great leader as Robinson as a role model for equality in our game. In his spirit the Washington Nationals are dedicated to continuing to make a positive social impact here in D.C. As part of this commitment, the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation invests money and resources to our local community, and will open the doors to the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy in Ward 7 this fall.
Major League Baseball also carries on the ideals of the Civil Rights Movement through programs such as Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities. Likewise, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig's mandate to encourage minority hiring for the top positions in the game was the first of its kind in professional sports in 1999, predating the NFL's Rooney Rule by several years.
So as we pay tribute today to Dr. King and his dream of equality, let us also celebrate the role baseball has played toward equal civil rights in America.
A Piece of Living History
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There are few living legends in the game whose presence looms as large as Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully. The now 85-year-old has been the voice of the Dodgers for 64 years, dating back to their days in Brooklyn. He is a walking encyclopedia of baseball and cultural knowledge and always makes for a tremendously entertaining interview.
Scully sat down with Nationals radio man Charlie Slowes prior to Tuesday night's game in Los Angeles. He told stories of Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey, his start in broadcasting in Washington D.C., and discussed Bryce Harper's collision Monday night.
"The only good thing about it is it knocked his beard off," Scully mused, as Harper had to shave in order to receive his stitches.
Scully went to the clubhouse before the game Tuesday to see Harper, who seemed caught off guard to see him in Davey Johnson's office. As Harper shook Scully's and offered a customary pleasantry, Scully retorted with, "Well, how are you young man?" in reference to the play the night before. The two went on to chat for several minutes as Johnson made his away around the clubhouse.
"He's such a fine young man and an outstanding player," said Scully of Harper. "It's none of my business, but I hope he stays clean shaven."
Listen to the full interview below. The Nationals wrap their three-game set in Los Angeles tonight.
Remembering Jackie
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After seeing the film "42," Commissioner Bud Selig felt that it was very important for everyone, especially young people, to see the movie. So over the past few weeks, Major League Baseball and its 30 clubs teamed up to offer high school students a private screening and panel discussion with members of the baseball community about the impact of Jackie Robinson's legacy on American history.
Last Friday, nearly 400 D.C. public high school students were treated to a special showing, followed by an open question and answer session with Nationals broadcaster Dave Jageler, EVP of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo, center fielder Denard Span, first base coach Tony Tarasco and Kendra Gaither from the Jackie Robinson Foundation. Given the ability to ask nearly anything and everything, the students asked questions about the challenges of being a professional athlete, the impact of Jackie Robinson, and battling racial prejudice, both on and off the field.
In one of the best questions of the day, Rizzo was asked if he thought he could have made a move as bold as Brooklyn Dodgers General Manager Branch Rickey's in signing Robinson as the first African American player in the Major League Baseball.
"It's difficult to put yourself in his shoes," Rizzo admitted. "Not only was that a baseball decision, it was a social decision that sent ripples throughout the world."
All the panel participants stressed the importance of remembering just how big of a story Robinson's ascent to the Major Leagues was, and how his influence extended far beyond the playing field. After all, he made his debut in 1947, more than 16 full years prior to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream Speech," often thought of as the centerpiece of the American Civil Rights Movement.
"With the passage of time, there's an opportunity for amnesia," explained Gaither, whose work with the Jackie Robinson Foundation is an ongoing effort to fight such an occurrence. "A movie like this reminds us of what life was really like back then."
For his part, Span expressed not only gratitude for the doors the previous generations opened that allowed him to do what he does, but also pride in the opportunity to so publicly celebrate Robinson's legacy every April 15.
"It's a day that I look forward to every year," he said of MLB's league-wide day of recognition, on which all players wear the number 42. "We get a chance to honor a special individual."
When asked if they thought they would have had the bravery to do what Robinson did, Span and Tarasco had slightly different takes. While the current player expressed hope that he could have done the same, Tarasco was more forthcoming.
"Honestly, I don't think I could have," he said.
Ultimately, though, Robinson's success signified something greater to Tarasco. His biggest takeaway from the film was that the spirit of the team won out over individual prejudice, a sentiment that will never be forgotten and will never go out of style.
"It's not about who's right, it's about what's right."
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A Story About Dave and Jack
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Last Friday, Nationals radio broadcasters Charlie Slowes and Dave Jageler attended an event at the Library of Congress which featured a great number of baseball artifacts on display. Many of the items were donated by Bob Wolff, the legendary Washington broadcaster who was part of the class inducted into the Washington DC Sports Hall of Fame prior to Sunday's game on the field at Nationals Park.
"There were a lot of articles related to Jackie Robinson, including a handwritten letter from Robinson to Branch Rickey," explained Jageler of the collection.
Among the pieces of history was a single, typewritten sheet written by one legendary baseball man about another one who, unbeknownst to either at the time, would ascend to legendary status himself.
The page was a scouting report written by a then-adviser for the St. Louis Cardinals about a young, Minor League second baseman. It read as follows:
September 14 & 15, 1964
Rochester, N.Y.
Rochester vs. Jacksonville
JOHNSON, DAVE (Rochester Infielder)
Tall, slim right hander now playing second base. 21 years old. First year player. Good looking fielder. Good batting form. A major league possibility. Try to include him in any possible deal with Baltimore.
Yes, that's the same Branch Rickey, the one depicted by Harrison Ford in the recently released "42" about the life of Jackie Robinson, sharing his thoughts on the Nationals very own Davey Johnson.
Johnson, at age 21 in his first professional season, swatted 19 home runs while compiling a .264/.345/.458 line that season, also helping turn 62 double plays as a second baseman. Three years later, he would begin the 13-year Major League career that included four All-Star appearances, three Gold Gloves and a pair of World Championships.
"I knew Davey would be very flattered to know that Branch Rickey thought he was a tradable commodity," said Jageler, who shared the story with Washington's manager last weekend.
Needless to say, Rickey had a good eye for young talent.
Remembering 42
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Every year on April 15, at ballparks across the country, young baseball fans will look down at the field and notice something different. Each and every member of both teams wearing the same number on the backs of their jerseys. Inevitably, those who do not know the reason will ask, 'Why is every player wearing the number 42?"
Perhaps this year, the question will have already been answered.
With the feature film "42" opening in theaters nationwide last weekend, the story of Jackie Robinson has taken center stage. His stellar, 10-year, Hall-of-Fame career transcended the field of play, impacting society in a way that no other athlete has in recent memory. Deservedly, Jackie Robinson's iconic number 42 jersey is the only one retired across the game of baseball.
"I see him as transformative, the way that he continued to advocate outside of baseball," said Kendra Gaither, a volunteer and chair of the Mid-Atlantic Scholar Advisory Committee of the Jackie Robinson Foundation. "The integration of baseball and the transformation that Jackie Robinson helped to bring about in baseball was really a larger measurement of what was happening in our own society. That's why I think the story of Jackie Robinson continues to grow."
Gaither brought a group of scholars to the Nationals-Braves game on Saturday, after which they departed for a screening of the film. While the Nationals unfortunately do not play at home on Monday, they honored Robinson Saturday and will do so again on the road in Miami, as the entire sport dons Robinson's 42 for tonight's games.
The Nationals own Bryce Harper, a proud student of the game's history, has listed Robinson as one of his personal heroes. Harper, of course, took home the Jackie Robinson Award as the top rookie in the National League last season. The award was named after Robinson, who won it himself in 1947, overcoming immense social and cultural pressures to help lead the Brooklyn Dodgers all the way to the World Series in his very first season.
"It's incredibly moving to see all the players wearing 42," said Gaither, who has taken part in Jackie Robinson Day at Nationals Park for the past two seasons. "To be able to come to Nationals Park and see how much it also means to the players and the fans that are here, it's incredibly inspiring."
The Jackie Robinson Foundation was founded by Rachel Robinson, Jackie's widow, and has thrived for over 40 years, helping more than 1,400 students with a better than 99 percent graduation rate. To learn more about the Jackie Robinson foundation, please visit www.jackierobinson.org.
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#6: Bryce Harper – What's Next?
So far, so good. Bryce Harper entered the league as perhaps the most heralded young prospect in baseball history, and lived up to the nearly overwhelming expectations levied upon him by capturing the National League Rookie of the Year Award. Aptly named after one of Harper's idols, Jackie Robinson, the award seemed almost predestined to be Harper's after his signature moment of the 2012 campaign – the teenager's steal of home off of Phillies hurler Cole Hamels. It's a move so connected with Robinson with that the image of him doing so is emblazoned upon the trophy itself.
Harper swiped 18 bags while swatting 22 home runs, all in just 139 games. He electrified crowds with his hustle, his raw power and his cannon arm in the outfield. More importantly, he solidified a Nationals lineup as it came into its own, and was instrumental in the run to the club's first-ever postseason appearance.
So, what's next? Only time will tell. Make sure to pick up a copy of Nationals Magazine – available at the ballpark starting this Friday, March 29 – in which we talk to Harper about how he hopes to build off his stellar inaugural year.


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High-velocity celebration: Tripoli after Gaddafi
It's all about cohesion really, which you can't buy, measure or pump from a tank, but if a city has it then, well, you feel you can do anything.
And that is Tripoli just now. Imagine: The Colonel turfed out right in the final days of Ramadan leading to the feast and dancing of the Eid festival, which under the old regime you couldn't even celebrate on the streets let alone in Green Square, now Martyrs' Square.
It's the equivalent of winning the war and still, just, having a day or so to finish Christmas shopping in time for the big day.
No wonder the revolutionaries feel they've God on their side – some timing!
And so to life here in this atmosphere. For now, a street party must have those peculiar ingredients of no alcohol (obviously); as many large drums as you can lay hands on, and guns, lots of guns.
High-velocity celebration
Deafening Kalashnikovs last night with 10,000 gathered for Eid in Martyrs' Square. Show-offs set the catch to auto and fire blasts. Big show-offs bring their Toyota pick-ups with anti-aircraft guns welded to the flatbeds. It's friendly beyond belief and as with any good party, only a few people get shot. And even then only accidentally.
One lad, standing near us last night took a stray round in the back; no hard feelings it seemed, as he lost consciousness, and they do bring along plenty of ambulances to deal with the by-product of high-velocity celebration. Already enough shops are open to make sure that you've got that new set of outfits in time for Eid, for all the family. Or that the lads on the roadblocks can have silver trays of cakes to offer drivers they flag down, these days more for a chat than a search.
Most roadblocks have gone anyhow, there being little perceived threat to check for. In any case the NTC's putting it out over the mobile phone network, that if you hand in your AK 47 you get a wadge of cash – they've more than $5m set aside for just this.
There's even water – of sorts. They tanker it in to various districts which means most of us have it for 3 or 4 hours each day. Given you run a bath to store some up for flushing the loo etc, it's all pretty manageable. It's a tad brown. But, caught more than once without bottle water, I've drunk it with no discernible illness.
There's even a little bread appearing here and there, though as with petrol stations you need to set aside the morning, bring a good book, and settle in for a long, long wait. At some forecourts long lines of cars snake off down the road simply left by the owners until word gets out that the pumps are running.
Life is not so easy at the banks where I've seen lots of fed-up punters beseiging the banks for cash. ATMs won't work and plastic? Well that scarcely works these days in some EU countries like Greece. So Libya? Forget the idea.
Of course there's war profiteering and those who run the Radisson and Corinthia Hotels must be laughing all the way to the bank. A stay at the Radisson, with no food or water for much of last week, will set you back hundreds of dollars per night. You get a room that may or may not lock; will rarely be cleaned and for a while was in direct line of fire.
At the Corinthia they do have food but will charge you at least $60 for a plate of rice and a bit of meat. Ask for a bottle of water or can of Pepsi and you're at $70+ a head. Talk about incentivising doing a runner.
Although if you did, you might, just possibly, run into a policeman. A what? Yes I know- weird idea but someone out in uniform to enforce what they call, the law. We saw a couple yesterday in a patrol car, for the first time in Tripoli. In fact for me it was for the first time in Libya. How far their writ runs isn't clear. But they are coming out and the gunmen are going indoors it seems. Britain recently cleared over a billion Libyan dinars to pay such public employees.
Learning lessons from Iraq
Rebels are already directly paying squadrons of Malian foreign workers to get the battered airport up and running as soon as…
The smart money says Qatar's airline will want to be first in, that state having bankrolled so much of the revolutionary war. Word is, Libya's airline simply gave its pilots leave of absence to fight, but it must be expecting them back in the cockpits in the coming weeks. Sure, there are a few burned out Airbuses out on the tarmac but the runway, they tell me, is good to go.
And as the National Transitional Council announcements have said on the mobile phone network only those with blood on their hands need face justice.
The average cop, civil servant and so forth from the Gaddafi regime is welcome back at their desks. True, the desk might well have been pulverised by a Nato 1000lb bomb along with the entire department building – but the point is that the NTC says it is learning from the mistakes of Iraq; sweep away the entire system and you further destroy the country.
Welcome the bureaucrats back (when the bureau's rebuilt) and you've got the know-how. Plus a bunch of public employees appreciative of the fact they still have jobs, rather than being strung up from the nearest lamp-post. Public-service political impartiality gearing up for action in Tripoli, of all places. Well, insha'Allah.
Of course the hard bit's yet to come in this city, perhaps inadvertently summed up in my favourite piece of second-language grafitti here:
"Libya! Freedoom!"
But, for now it is the Eid holiday. A pause. A time to try and drink in what has happened across this city, where another simple grafitti slogan captures the mood, the practicality, the possibility of the new reality:
"I love this year – 2011"
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Hello all,
This is my sad but true story.
Remember the recent rape cases in India? Or that little girl from Yemen (see link to video below)? Well, modern-day France is no better! When it is about street harassment and womens's rights, we're a third-world country in Prehistoric times (leave the Middle Ages alone, please, those were enlightened, underrated times). remember French women got the right to vote only AFTER the end of WWII. Sheesh… sad, but true.
Maybe i'm just like Alexander, the little boy who is having a "Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day"? I'm referring to the children's book by Judith Viorst here. But I think not. It's not about me, it's about what has been done TO me for so many years now.
By the end of September 2013, the multiple assaults, by criminal or so-called "legal" ways, as well as every day street harassments, stalking and repeated rapes I have experienced as a single female living on her own in a French inner city (Montélimar, Drôme, France) will reach the point of 10 years.
I thereby wish this day, to end ALL of this once and for all before it really turns 10 years old. I've had more than enough! Last night I was stalked, harrassed and verbally assaulted three times by the same group of people, my poor and under-priviledged neighbors – they live in the building next to mine.
Included is a video I managed to record during the third assault. It is now online for the whole world to see on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/teabutterfly/9369559276/
Please note: My harassers have been of all races and classes and colors and shapes these past 10 years believe me, they really do come from all parts of society, whether high or low, White and non-White, literate or not, strangers or close members of my family.
I *do* plan to (or already have done it) file official complaints against people who repeatly assaulted, harrassed, stalked and raped me in the past. The worst rapist? I filed a complaint against him on June 25th 2013 (he raped me repeatedly during a whole year, back in 2009, i was 37 at the time, very vulnerable and depressed – when I filed the complaint last June, the (female) police officer, a "capitaine de police" supposedly specially trained for this, immediately asked me "why did it take you so long to come over the police station and tell us about it?" Well… What kind of a question is that, anyway???! Most victims of rape never, EVER file a complaint or even mention it to the people closest to them because of fear/shame/guilt, so why did it take me oh-so-long to file an official complaint, I really wonder, plus at the time the repeated rape was taking place, I called the police at least 2 times, but they never showed up, brushing the whole thing off, thinking it was a matter of lovers quarrelling, not a rape going on, of course i never made that 4th call to the police, what was the point?).
I may file one or two other complaints some time soon, including to ask that the police officers involved get punished by their hierarchy for their very bad job protecting me and other women in the area, but not before I have moved to some other (much bigger) city far, far away from here (I think I might even move to another continent by 2015, that's my plan anyway, I've always dreamed to visit the Asias and the Americas, anyway).
My survival plan right now is: get a big, nasty-looking dog (might calm some people down and will help me go back to exercising and feel confident in the streets again), get a pepper spray just-in-case AND learn how to use it, never leave home without loaded mobile phone set on a video camera, talk to friends and family a lot, testify on my personal blog, social media and hollaback. And remember, always: I have the right to be alive and be who i am. I also take time to enjoy life, read and laugh a lot, spend times with loved ones, take good care of myself, body and soul, time to reflect, to think, to marvel at the wonders of the world and to simply relax – as the song goes: "they can't take that away from me".
In closing: don't shut ever up, record it all, testify, and watch this bold 11 yrs old online: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J7_TKgw1To
The included photo is a selfie I took today, right after writing this – i still look beautiful and happy despite it all, don't I? It drives my harassers crazy, to see me smling! So here am I on this picture gazing back at you unapologetically, with my tranquil smile… enjoy, my friends, wherever you are.
I am visiting Santa Fe for a wedding. While my boyfriend and his friends were out at the bachelor party, I decided to take a walk to stretch my legs and explore the town square. I'm wearing a track jacket, unflattering shorts and dirty hair. I got some ice cream and picked up the local alt weekly. On the walk home, a car full of dudes pulled up beside me. It was very dark and I couldn't see them. One yelled, "Yo, you have some sexy legs, what time do they open?" It startled me and made me mad, so I flipped them off. One yelled something about me sticking my middle finger in my ass. They rounded the corner of the block I was walking on, and one yelled, "When can I hit it?" as they disappeared.
I flashed back to a time when I was a young teenager and a harasser had circled the block while I was taking a walk. It really scared me, so I ran as far as I could, hoping I could beat them before they circled the block. They didn't come back, but I went home alone and freaked out.
I was getting gas in St. Louis. A guy started yelling at me from inside his car. I just went inside and paid. He waited outside for me to come out and yelled at me some more. I told him no thanks and walked to my car. I got in and locked my doors. He pulled his car around to block me from leaving. He kept asking me to roll down my window and kept asking for my number. I told him no many times and finally said I have a bf hoping he'd go away. Finally I yelled and he sped away angrily.
I just was about to walk down into the sky train station with a group of my girlfriends when a man on a bike went past us whistled and yelled damn girl and kept biking away.
I stopped at Walgreens before a dressy event, and I was in a short dress and high heels. Before I crossed half of the parking lot, someone leaned out of his parked car, honked the horn, and yelled "hey baby!" I glared at him and said "NO." A few seconds later he repeated himself and I said "that is not okay" and continued in.
When I came out, he was still there, and yelled something like "how you doin?" At this point, I stopped and walked toward him (I know, I know–I was livid but shouldn't have approached). I said "Don't do that. It is not flattering for you to yell at me from across a parking lot when I'm walking by myself. It's creepy." Of course he had some lame excuse about thinking I was someone he knew, and said I was overreacting anyway.
Amazing short film from supporter Amy West! Thanks Amy! You rock!!
I was walking to work and a man shouted, "hey, beautiful!" from across the street. I said "NO" without making eye contact. He tried again, this time with gorgeous. I said no again. "I'm just trying to say hi," he said. "That's not how you say hi," I sternly replied. Thankfully, he kept walking.
After returning a car I used for work, I was walking home at 10pm through my usually safe urban-residential neighborhood. A car came speeding around the corner, and the guy driving (about 19 years old, with a bunch of other guys in the car) looks at me and yells out the window, "Fuck you, you fucking bitch!" I was just walking down the sidewalk in a running jacket and a long skirt. I don't take this personally but hate that attacking women on their own on the sidewalk at night is his way to show off to his friends how high or callous he is.
A young man harassed my partner and I outside her office. He said, "I wish I was like you" to which I asked him to just go away and stop talking. I should have said I wish you were like me too so you would know why what you are doing is harassment and offensive.
I don't have a car, so I ride my bike home from work everyday. On my way home I was stopped by a red light in the left hand turn lane, and some guy in a truck pulled up next to me in the straight lane. He looked over at me and says, "Hey, you're pretty. What's your name?"
I had NO idea who this guy was, so I waited a few seconds, eyes still on the light to see if it would turn green, and then hes says, "Hey-"
I look over at him, push my sunglasses down far enough so he can see my eyes, glare at him for a half second, then replace my sunglasses and resume looking at the light. He didn't say another word. 🙂


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Instead of focusing on superficial New Year's resolutions, in 2014 we're resolving to focus more on our INNER BEAUTY. Besides, it's what really counts—a more beautiful you starts from the inside out. So we've partnered with the Love is Louder movement to host a 7-day challenge from January 13-19 that's all about celebrating what it means to be more fulfilled & empowered in your heart. And to help spread the message, we've joined forces with your fave celebs & beauty vloggers! Check out the video, gorgeous:
What is Love is Louder, you ask!?
The Love is Louder movement works online and in communities to make us all feel more connected, empowered, supported and prepared to help friends who may be struggling emotionally. Love is Louder is a project of The Jed Foundation, co-founded by Brittany Snow, and is amplifying the message that love and support are louder than any internal or external voice that brings us down.
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Simple, positive actions make a huge difference in how we see ourselves & deal with the ups and downs of life. So we've partnered with Love is Louder, beauty vloggers & your favorite celebs to create a 7-day challenge full of laughter, love and living out loud… and we want YOU to participate. Get involved & let your inner beauty shine for a good cause and for a chance to win Benefit Cosmetics prizes! We'll select one participant at random each day to win a fabulous goodie bag.
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"Inner beauty is all about being confident, kind and playful. A woman who has confidence is unstoppable—for me confidence allows me to brush off the things that may get me down and to embrace compliments that are given to me. Kindness is a huge part of inner beauty, when we are able to think outside of ourselves and help others when they are in need, it's a beautiful thing. Lastly, women who can play are always the most beautiful, they don't take themselves too seriously and have fun with life!
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Municipal Court Judge Joseph O'Neill admitted today he lied to the Federal Bureau of Investigation during an investigation into wrongdoing in the courts. He pleaded guilty to making false statements during the federal corruption investigation.
O'Neill, 65, admitted that he lied to the FBI on two occasions when they investigated former Judge Joseph C. Waters Jr. earlier this decade. Waters abruptly resigned his position and pleaded guilty to fraud in September 2014.
During that investigation, investigators twice asked O'Neill if Waters communicated with him about a case involving Donegal Investment Properties. The owner of Donegal was Sam Kuttab, an ally of Waters, and the FBI had intercepted a conversation where Waters asks O'Neill to "take a hard look at it." Kuttab pleaded guilty last year. Read more »


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The Portland Winterhawks, showing no fatigue in playing their third game in three nights, came away with a 4-2 win over the Tri-City Americans on Sunday in Kennewick, Wash.
Portland's Nic Petan continued his hot start to the Western Hockey League season when he opened the scoring at 13:34 of the first period.
Chase De Leo gave the Hawks a 2-0 lead with a power-play goal at 16:21, but 45 seconds later the Americans made it 2-1.
Petan regained a two-goal lead for Portland (2-1), scoring on a power play at 9:24 of the second period.
De Leo increased the lead to 4-1 with his second goal of the game less than two minutes later.
Tri-City (0-2) scored again later in the second period on a power play.
The Hawks outshot the Americans 39-26.
Brendan Burke picked up the win in net for Portland, turning away 24 shots. Tri-City's Eric Comrie made 35 saves.
Petan has four goals and four assists for eight points in three games, tops in the WHL.
Portland's Troy Rutkowski had three assists Sunday and has six points in three games, leading all WHL defensemen.
Next up: Kelowna at Portland (Rose Garden), 7 p.m. Friday (radio on KPAM 860)
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Ham, Green Beans and Potatoes (Crock Pot)
Total Time
Prep 10 mins
Cook 6 hrs
This recipe I believe is Pennsylvania Dutch. It has been passed down in my family for generations and they have all absolutely loved it and still do!! Try it for yourself. The ham flavors the potatoes and green beans and gives them a wonderful flavor! Its quick and easy and complete meal for your family!
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1133.98 g canned ham, cubed or 3 (850.48 g) packagediced ham
- 3 (1275.72 g) can canned green beans (not french style)
- 4 (1700.97 g) canof whole new potatoes
- salt & pepper
- very simple and easy complete meal!
- Add your ham cubed to your preference, canned green beans add juice from at least one can, add canned whole potatoes add juice from at least one can.
- add to crock pot cook on slow for at least 6 hours and you have a quick and complete meal.
- this recipe should serve 4-6 people.
- I add a little vinegar to my own bowl myself, try it you may love it I DO!
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My Penn Dutch family in Bethlehem, PA, would disown me if they knew I used canned green beans to try to copy their dish! None of them own crock pots and, for sure, none of them us ANYTHING from a can! But I did have some canned green beans and some deli ham and thought, "what the heck" and threw them in a crock pot with some quartered potatoes, salt & pepper. After 6 hours I checked on them. What I got was mushy green beans, tasteless ham and bland potatoes. Not good at all! Dumping stuff in a crock pot from a can is for college students on a budget. This was just gross and can't believe I wasted my time & electricity. It can be done just as easily but with so much flavor using fresh beans, potatoes and a ham hock. The ham hock is what imparts it's flavor in green beans & potatoes.
Thank you so much for this from a super pregnant mama dying in the Texas heat! I have not felt like cooking and my picky DH and 3-year-old have been snubbing everything I make lately anyway. This was SO easy and we all loved it. I bought packaged Hormel diced ham (two 12 oz. packages). I added some apple cider vinegar to taste. Then when I served it, I doused my plate with more apple cider vinegar. A pregnant woman can't resist vinegar! This one is a keeper. I'm still amazed at how simple it was.
I made this the other day for Sunday dinner . I added 2 heaping tbsp of minced garlic , must say it was delicious . Not to much different than cooking a ham hock in green beans. I know this will be something I make more often. Next time nothing canned .... all fresh.