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The day after the All-Star break is a popular one to make roster moves, and the White Sox certainly threw in their share of promotions, demotions and activations. Six moves from today's flurry of activity affect the Dash, while another one happened two days ago. Without further ado, here are the tweaks to the Dash's roster.
- LHP Spencer Arroyo (5-3, 4.33 ERA in 14 starts with the Dash) promoted to Double-A Birmingham
- INF Daniel Wagner (.253, 1 HR, 18 RBI in 51 games with the Dash) promoted to Double-A Birmingham
- INF Kyle Shelton (.368, 1 HR, 5 RBI in 5 games with the Dash) rejoins Winston-Salem from Triple-A Charlotte
- LHP Blair Walters (3-3, 2.88 ERA in 13 starts with the Intimidators) promoted to Winston-Salem from Low-A Kannapolis
- INF Marcus Semien (.249, 5 HR, 25 RBI in 45 games with the Dash) activated off the disabled list (right hamstring strain)
- RHP Taylor Thompson (0-1, 7.71 ERA in 11 relief appearances with the Dash) activated off the disabled list (right triceps strain)
- (Note: this was made official Tuesday) RHP Ryan Buch 4-5, 5.98 ERA in 13 appearances with the Dash) assigned to Low-A Kannapolis
To make a long story short, the Dash's roster looks much different than it did during the first half finale in Wilmington Sunday. Congrats to Arroyo, Wagner and Walters, all of whom have been promoted to a level for the first time in their minor league careers. Plus, it is great to have Semien, Shelton and Thompson back with the squad.
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The fundamental idea of geometry is that of symmetry. With that principle as the starting point, Barker and Howe begin an insightful and rewarding study of Euclidean geometry.
The primary focus of the book is on transformations of the plane. The transformational point of view provides both a path for deeper understanding of traditional synthetic geometry and tools for providing proofs that spring from a consistent point of view. As a result, proofs become more comprehensible, as techniques can be used and reused in similar settings.
The approach to the material is very concrete, with complete explanations of all the important ideas, including foundational background. The discussions of the nine-point circle and wallpaper groups are particular examples of how the strength of the transformational point of view and the care of the authors' exposition combine to give a remarkable presentation of topics in geometry.
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"This is a book about plane Euclidean geometry with special emphasis on the group of isometries. It includes the classification of plane isometries into reflections, translations, rotations, and glide reflections, and also the classification of frieze groups and the seventeen wallpaper groups with complete proofs. It offers unusual proofs of some standard theorems of plane geometry, making systematic use of the group of isometries. ... All in all, this is a substantial book with a lot of good material in it, well worth studying. The authors promise a volume 2, which should contain solid geometry and non-Euclidean geometry in the context of projective geometry."
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MARQUETTE - For lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered college students, one of the greatest comforts is to know they aren't alone. Two student-run organizations at Northern Michigan University aim to show that to students, be nonjudgmental and give them a safe place to be with other LGBT students an allies.
OUTLook is a long-standing organization at NMU, with the goal of creating a safe space for LGBT students, faculty, staff and community members, according to president Meredith Gasco. They also strive to be visible on campus and in the greater Marquette area on LGBT issues.
OUTLook has a number of events that they participate in or organize every year: National Coming Out Day, Transgender Day of Remembrance, National Day of Silence and the Drag Show, now in its fourteenth year.
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Above, OUTLook president Meredith Gasco participates in a silent protest for National Day of Silence last spring on the Northern Michigan University academic mall. The day, which takes place nationwide, represents all of the LGBT people across the country. (Photo courtesy of Meredith Gasco)
At left, members of Q & A — Queers and Allies — at NMU pose during a meeting last semester. The group formed in the winter semester of 2010 and strive to create to a welcoming, social place for LGBT students to go and hang out. (Photo courtesy of Victoria Hornbostel)
A place for LGBT students is something that NMU really needs to have, according to Gasco.
"I think (without it) it would be really lacking for LGBT students," she said. "I think having support is really tantamount to your mental health. Especially if you are LGBT, you come under attack from so many levels."
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"A lot of other people I talked too felt the same and they wanted another group on campus that was a little bit more social," she said. " We are more of a social group and there is no pressure of getting stuff done."
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I had intended to see the movie "Act of Valor" at the 10:30 showing tonight. I was excited at the prospect, thinking that a movie made outside the Hollywood machine about the military would be a michaya. How wrong I was. Jew-hatred, the new chic. Ugh.
How these SEALs could sanction this is above my pay grade.
"Act of Valor" shoots self in foot with bullet packaged in a "Protocols of the Elders of Zion" label *UPDATED* Bookworm
Let me begin by saying some nice things about the Navy SEAL movie Act of Valor. The SEALS who star in it aren't good actors, but they aren't bad actors either. None will win an Academy Award, but all managed to appear relaxed on-screen and seem like real people, not like real people struggling with a script.
The action scenes are every bit as good as advertised: watching the SEALS glide through the jungles of Costa Rica, emerge like alligators from dark tropical waters, fire their guns from trucks while dozens of bad guys are shooting right back, jumping from planes — it's all there, and it's a total adrenalin rush to watch them. It's even more exciting knowing that the SEALS have actually done all this stuff for real. They're not a combination of pretty Hollywood actors and stunt doubles. These guys have handled real guns, crawled through bug-infested jungles, and tangled with bad guys.
Throughout the movie, my kids kept leaning over to me and whispering "This is so cool" and "This is awesome." As the movie unfolded, I was already planning a review that incorporated their enraptured comments. About halfway through the movie, though, cool and awesome came to a grinding halt, and I watched the rest of the movie stunned and confused.
Here's the deal. There are two chief baddies in the movie: A crazed Islamic Chechen (who is actually Russian convert) and another guy who is introduced to us as Christo, a drug smuggling billionaire, presumably Slavic, who kills a CIA agent, orders the brutal torture of another (female) CIA agent, and uses his money to fund, and his smarts to facilitate, a massive terror attack on the United States. The actor who plays him, Alex Veadov, looks like this in his IMDB photo:
He has sort of a hippie, geek, scholar look, right? You'd see him in Starbucks, sipping a Chai Latte.
Interestingly, Veadov/Christo, despite being the chief bad guy in the movie, is absent from the trailers, something that's rather peculiar. Usually, part of the trailer's allure is to show the bad guy, so that you know precisely who the good guys are going after. It's part of the audience's anticipation. Maybe the movie-makers thought that Veadov's character was too ugly to show in a trailer. I can't find any pictures of him in the role but, with his beard, greasy hair, shiny face, and hook nose, I can help you out by telling you that the character looks like this:
Or like this:
Or like this:
For those who have missed my point, all of the above images come from Nazi antisemitic propaganda.
From the moment he appeared on-screen, I was struck by Veadov's similarity to the propaganda images. I assumed that the film-makers were trying to make him look like this, a familiar face to all of you, one that is both Semitic and one that is attached to one of America's greatest enemies:
I was wrong in that assumption. Halfway through the movie, in a very exciting action scene, the SEALS capture Christo and the Team's senior commander interviews him. Christo is oozing greasy sweat and even more greasy arrogance. At any moment, one expects him to call his interrogator "infidel" or say "Allah is Great," two things we hear with great frequency from those fighting against Americans in Afghanistan, those who fought against Americans in Iraq, and those who blow up Americans on 9/11. Instead, though, what we hear the is the Senior say "But you're Jewish!"
Here's the deal: Our "brave" SEALS flinched. Tasked with making a movie that could have shown Americans who the real heroes and the real enemies are, they chose, instead, to tear a page out of the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion," and promote, very heavily (and especially heavily to Israel's political friends), a movie that makes its greasy, ugly, rich, manipulative, American-hating bad guy . . . a Jew.
The other day, I saw a Newsweak headline calling the Navy SEALS "Obama's Secret Army." At the time, I was incensed. My thought was that the Newsweek team was annointing Obama king, with his own special force, answerable only to him. The SEALS, I said to any who would listen, are America's secret army or, at the very least, the military's secret army.
Having seen this movie, though, my feeling is that Obama can have his SEALS. They deserve each other, since both of them apparently feel very comfortable wallowing in the world of antisemitism. I'm really, really disgusted.
Do not waste your money on this movie. Hollywood movies are almost as good at portraying action and adventure and they, at least, are more subtle in their antisemitic tropes. Or, even better, don't see anything at all. Take the money you would have spent on the movie and donate it to the Israeli Defense Forces — real warriors, fighting real bad guys.


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The bell is supposed to be a good thing.
When the Tulane men's basketball team wins, the victors get to ring the historic bell outside Fogelman Arena. But the Green Wave's best outside shooter hasn't had much luck with the apparatus.
"When I ring it, it never rings, so I just don't do it," senior guard Kris Richard said. "I don't do it no more; I just let the other guys do it. It's kind of frustrating, so I just don't touch it anymore."
The irony is cutting: Richard has delivered many wins for Tulane with his outside touch, but he's the anti-Midas when it comes to the school's bell. But Coach Ed Conroy couldn't care less about that sound as long as Richard is ringing in points from the perimeter.
"His work ethic on his own fundamentals (is key), and because Kris is such a threat if he can work really hard on spacing the floor and cutting for his teammates, he'll open things up for other guys without even touching the ball," Conroy said.
Richard is ninth in school history in 3-pointers (101), and is tied with Kim Lewis for the eighth-most-attempted (315). Richard can be streaky from the outside.
But when he has his shooting touch, it makes everyone's job easier. A game after going 0-for-2 from beyond the arc and his team going 0-for-9, Richard hit on four of nine Tuesday and scored 16 points. His efforts helped Tulane make a school record 15 3-pointers, breaking the record of 13 set last season.
Richard has a standard answer for the quick Saturday-to-Tuesday turnaround: practice. Conroy will set a number of made shots his shooters must hit before practice is over. That benchmark has been high lately.
"Sometimes it will be at least 75 3's," Richard said. "We've got a two-minute drill that we do at practice, and we get at least 10 times a player, just that we have to make. My arms are sore."
In the past few days, Richard and his teammates have gone overboard. Richard said he has taken "a couple thousand" shots, and "I always come back after practice and shoot, too, so that's an extra 1,000 on top of that, so we've gone up a lot lately. It's paying off though."
Conroy is hoping his team improves its free-throw shooting. The squad made just over half Tuesday.
But after watching Richard make the extra effort after practices and seeing Kendall Timmons take 400 free throws in a practice, Conroy thinks that number will increase.
"That tells me these guys really want it, and they want to be coached and they want to get better, but as I've said all year, nothing is going to come easy for this team," Conroy said. "We just are resigned to that fact. It won't come easy, but as long as they have that kind of want-to, we'll make progress."
Tulane (7-3) will see how far it has progressed today when it travels to Southern (1-9) for a 2 p.m. game in the Mini Dome. The Green Wave's focus will be self-improvement, Conroy said.
"Now with the short turnaround, it can't be much about them," he said. "It's got to be the things we need to do to improve tonight. But (Tuesday) and Monday, we came in and did the second practice last night and just running through all our stuff with all the different lineups we have now, it's a real challenge."
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Om Pandya, Columnist
Ideology: Libertarian Conservative | Writing from: Florida
As I pointed out in my last column, vicious Republican primary battles are hurting our chances to capitalize on the mood of the moment. A quick update: Bill McCollum has refused to endorse Rick Scott, and apparently the two cannot even stand to look at the other. With McCollum being a well-known and generally popular politician, this lack of endorsement is a powerful blow against Scott. Also, Alex Sink is gaining popularity even among Republicans. In fact, the only thing that prevents me from supporting her instead of Scott is the fact that whoever controls the governor's mansion controls redistricting.
But Republicans failure to prepare for the giant swing of momentum goes beyond bickering candidates and lies with the voters and donors themselves. In every state voters are also picking candidates that cannot win.
A classic example is the Senate race in Nevada, where in July, any generic Republican was beating Harry Reid in a head-to-head. Now, with the selection of Sharron Angle as the Republican nominee, many who would have voted Republican will stay home. Unlike the norm, in this race and many others, low turnout will actually hurt the Republicans, and they are susceptible to the same enthusiasm gap that Democrats face.
The problem, unlike Democrats claim, is not that the candidates are too conservative. In fact, despite a few positions, most of the candidates are in line with the American people who support an Arizona-type immigration law and disprove of the health care bill. But most of the blame must lie with the Tea Party. An organization that is supposed to be solidly conservative, they endorse the candidate that is more vocal in his conservatism at the expense of the candidate that actually is more conservative. Rejecting career conservatives in favor of the brash nouveau conservatives turns of the center and moves them to the left.
Not only was this shown in the Scott-McCollum debacle, where a competent Reagan Republican had the base stolen by an outsider who simply declared himself to be more conservative, this scenario is repeated in other races. In the New York gubernatorial race, the Tea Party is supporting fringe candidate Carl Paladino, despite solidly conservative Republican candidate Rick Lazio. In most cases when the Tea Party candidate is not the establishment candidates, there is very little difference between the two.
In gaining public support, unfortunately sometimes a fiery tongue is more important than a strong conservative , and outsider status is treasured. We don't need ranting demagogues like Carl Paladino in office. We need real conservatives with real solutions to take the helm. While the Tea Party has invigorated the election season like no other, I only ask that they take a look at the candidate they wish to endorse. While I am not asking that they support liberal Republicans as a compromise, they should at least look at the candidates' political accomplishments rather than just their rhetoric.


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Unlike the previous constitution of 1964, when the king who then ruled Afghanistan had to be a follower of the Hanafi Sunni school of Islam, a Shia Muslim can now become leader of the country.
The qualifications for the president under the new constitution only require a candidate to be a Muslim.
It recognises in Article 131 that Shia who represent perhaps 15 per cent of the population can use their own school of law in court cases involving personal matters.
Sulaiman Muradi, a Shia from Bamian province, said, This new constitution is very different compared with the last one. We Shias are very happy. In the last constitution we couldnt become leader of Afghanistan, and in school we had to study the Sunni school of Islam. Now I truly consider myself a real Afghan.
Most Afghans are Sunni, and use the Hanafi branch of Islamic jurisprudence. The Shia have their own school of law, Jafari. Differences between the two often amount to minor variations relating to the conduct of prayers and funeral and marriage rituals.
While the Shia welcome the constitutional changes, some have pointed out that the community has always followed their own rituals irrespective of the countrys laws.
Nobody has prevented the performance of our religious rituals
even during the communist period, said Shia scholar Ali Ahmad Fakoor.
A member of the constitution commission, Fatema Gailani, said article 131 was passed without debate. There is no emphasis on the Hanafi school in the new Afghan constitution. So the followers of the Jafari school do not need to raise the issue and threaten national unity, she said.
Gailani highlighted the political rift between Shia and Sunni factions which came to a head during the war against communist rule, increasing distrust between the two groups.
During the jihad period
whereas Saudi Arabia and United States tended to assist Sunni jihadi parties
the Shia parties sought help from Iran, she said.
The Afghan deputy minister of Hajj, Sayed Mohammad Mubarez, who is a Shia, denied suggestions that his community is a source of tension.
We have taken part in jihad and in the reconstruction of the country. Those who say that Jafaris are stirred up by Iran are wrong. We are Jafaris, not Iranians, he said.
Hasina Sulaiman, Shahabuddin Tarakhel and Hafizullah Gardesh
Hasina Sulaiman and Shahabuddin Tarakhel are independent journalists in Kabul participating in IWPRs Loya Jirga reporting project. Hafizullah Gardesh is an IWPR editor/reporter in Kabul.
This article was first published on 6 January 2004 (ARR No. 100) by the Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR), London. Posted on Religioscope with permission.
Articles published by the IWPR on Afghanistan, Central Asia, the Balkans, the Caucasus, Iraq as well as other topics can be accessed on its website:www.iwpr.net
IWPR supports recovery and development in crisis zones by providing professional training, financial assistance and an international platform to independent media, human rights activists and other local democratic voices. IWPR's primary beneficiaries are local journalists who participate in its reporting, research and training programmes.


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BIG things poppin' this Sunday evening when the Hills cast hits the VMA red carpet and hosts an all-new episode of the show (special air time: 7:30pm EST). Check out our party timeline so you can plan bathroom breaks accordingly:
6pm: Episode 1 of The Hills airs.
6:30pm: Episode 2 of The Hills airs. MTV host Kim Stolz cozies up to Lauren and Audrina on the red carpet, talking fashion, friendship and overall fabulosity.
7pm: Episode 3 of The Hills airs. Kim, Audrina and LC keep the conversation going while more and more stars arrive -- and strike a pose for paparazzi.
7:30pm: Episode 4 of The Hills (New! Shocking! Amahzing!) airs at its special time with LIVE commentary from the ladies.
8pm: VMA opening act begins.
8:30pm: ABDC's Fanny Pak/Kaba Modern dance battle!
9pm: VMAs kick off with a highly anticipated appearance by Britney, b*tches!
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Hardwood accents in your home can be a tricky thing, yes? If your hardwoods haven't been meticulously maintained, they can become quite the eyesore. And sometimes a grand refinishing just isn't in the budget.
But have you ever considered paint?
Controversial, yes, but such an impact! And so much fun! Painted hardwoods is one of my favorite design tricks. I've collected some of my favorite painted hardwood inspiration images. Click on through, you might just find the courage you need to go and buy some paint already!
Painted Green 1 of 23It should be noted, this amazing green looks NOTHING like grass. (Bonus points: there are fully eight different colors of painted wood in this photo.)
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Pale White 2 of 23I'm always drawn to pale rooms in photos. Would it be hard to live with? This image has me tempted to try it!
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Glossy White 3 of 23When painting floor boards white, it almost seems the sloppier the job the better. In this room, the added texture really elevates the look.
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Stripes! 4 of 23Whitewashed stripes, how amazing does that look?
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A Little Romantic 5 of 23This room is evidence that clashing patterns can sometimes be a really, really great thing.
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High Gloss 6 of 23Pro-tip: High gloss floors will show every last foot print, but wipe up so easily it's stupid.
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Green And White Stripe 7 of 23I can't tell if it's just a trick of the light, but it appears those green stripes ombre to blue, yes? Now THAT would be rad.
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Count The Colors! 8 of 23Purple. Turquoise. Periwinkle. Natural! I dare you.
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Chevron 9 of 23I love the varying widths of this pale blue chevron.
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Black and Pink 10 of 23The only thing more daring than that striking black floor is the pop of pink from the hallway. Lovely!
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Large Pattern 11 of 23Don't you love this? A big repeating pattern is a nice way to camouflage beat-up flooring that you hate to cover all the way.
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Nordic White 12 of 23Something about those Scandinavian countries, man. They sure do know how to paint a room white!
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Checkered Hallway 13 of 23Grab some painter's tape and a ruler and knock yourself out!
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White Space 14 of 23Painting a cramped room white is the best way to impart a feeling of airiness. Add in painted floors? When did this room get so big!?
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Too Good For Words 15 of 23No words!
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Winter White 16 of 23Stark and cozy all at once, yes?
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White On Natural On Plastic 17 of 23This is one of my favorite inspiration images of all time.
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Pink Stairs 18 of 23Do you know what is so rad about this room? NONE of the wood matches!
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Black In The Kitchen 19 of 23Even with that painted black floor, this eat-in kitchen still feels light and airy.
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In Defense Of White Washing 20 of 23If this room doesn't inspire you to whitewash those hardwoods then nothing will.
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Checkers 21 of 23Tres country.
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Stencils! 22 of 23When you use stencils, your options are limitless!
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Blue! 23 of 23The matching chairs are what make this eat-in kitchen especially amazing!
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That cam might be a little on the big side if you are planing on driving the pickup on long trips. Download this free desktop dyno to help you choose a cam:
I HIGHLY recomend a roller cam though. I have been through 2 big blocks in my pickup due to the hydrolic flat tappet cam going flat. Total miles between both of them is under 7000. Both motors were built by pros. Oil companies quit putting zinc in oil, without it flat tappet cams don't last as long.


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As a parent, sleep can be elusive and fleeting, but it's still so important to try to get some quality shut-eye each night. Everyone needs to be well rested, but it's probably even more important when you're a parent. You need to be well rested to keep up with your littles and be a patient, nice, non-grouchy parent. Honestly, I'm really bad about making sure I get enough sleep on a regular basis. I choose to stay awake and savor some kid-free alone time and then wish I hadn't the next morning. So, here are some tips for me, and you, to get the best night's sleep possible.
- Don't have kids who'll wake you up eleven billion times a night. Oh, you already have kids? Okay, just kidding, keep the kids. Instead, my first tip is to establish a regular bedtime for yourself and stick to it. Allow yourself some alone time, but make sure to crawl into bed at a decent hour so you can still get 6-8 hours of sleep.
- Make sure you have a great mattress. If you don't have somewhere comfortable and supportive to sleep, even if you prep yourself for bed well, you aren't going to get a good night's sleep. Find a mattress that reduces pressure points so you aren't tossing and turning. Make a wish list for what you want out of your mattress and do a little research to find which mattress will work best for you – expensive doesn't mean it's the best for everyone.
- Spend some time winding down without technology. It's proven that using technology that produces light from an electronic display suppresses melatonin, the hormone your body produces to promote sleep and wake cycles. So, turn off the TV, step away from the computer, and leave your smartphone in another room, and pick up a book or listen to some calming music instead.
- Pay attention to what you eat and when. When it's close to bedtime, steer clear of heavy, spicy, or acidic foods that will keep your body busy digesting, and you awake. Avoid alcohol; even though it might make you sleepy, it won't allow you to get quality sleep. Only drink caffeine in the morning; it can still affect you up to 12 hours later, and it's a diuretic which can have you waking up to make trips to the bathroom in the middle of the night.
- Exercise regularly. Really, just get your body moving for at least a half hour a day, and it doesn't even have to be all at once. A new study shows that if you don't regularly exercise, it can take around 4 months to notice a difference, but after that people were regularly getting about 45 minutes more sleep. Plus, it's good for you anyway.
Hopefully these changes are easy enough to put into action so we can all get some quality sleep and be more well-rested pleasant people. I know personally, we've been doing some research on a new mattress. Our bed has been through multiple moves, in storage, in use, and is about 8 years old… we're ready for a new one (like yesterday.) If you're longing for a new mattress too, be sure to check out Havertys and enter the Havertys Mattress Expert Sweepstakes for a chance to win a Tempur-Pedic pillow to go along with your new bed. I was just telling Nick we should go check them out this weekend. Hopefully a good night's sleep is in both of our near futures!
Did you know Havertys carries top brands like; Sealy, Tempur-Pedic, Stearns & Foster and Serta? Visit havertys.com to find a store near you!
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I'm selling 2 Band of Outsiders patch pocket oxford cloth shirts, both size XS. One is a burgundy/maroon color and the other is a dark forest green. Both shirts are in excellent condition and have only been worn a few times, hand washed, and neither has seen the inside of a dryer. Forgive the wrinkles as these were folded in a drawer prior to photographing. These retailed for $260 and were only made one season so they are pretty hard to find these days, especially in this size. Looking for a quick sale on these so I'm asking $115 shipped for each. Measurement for both shirts are: s2s: 17" p2p: 18"
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- For four seniors on the UNC Asheville women's basketball team Monday evening's Big South Conference match up with Coastal Carolina will be their final appearance at home in the Justice Center, as Lindsey Montgomery, Chioma Okoli, Kendall Shepard and Dana Wagner will bid farewell to the Bulldog faithful.
Asheville (10-15, 3-9 BSC) honor all four before the game with the Chanticleers, who enter the contest with an overall record of 9-15 and a mark of 3-9 in conference play. The Bulldogs defeated Coastal, 65-53, on Jan. 15 at Kimbel Arena on the campus of the Chanticleers.
Four Bulldogs scored in double figures in that contest, with Montgomery and sophomore Kelli Riles earning double-doubles.
The Bulldogs are coming off of a 98-79 defeat at the hands of Charleston Southern on Saturday afternoon. The Buccaneers set a new Big South record for three-pointers in the game, connecting on 18-of-36 attempts from behind the arc.
Montgomery scored 20 points in the contest to lead the Bulldogs with Lindsey Thompson scoring 17 and Shepard scoring 12. The 12 points by Shepard leaves her three points shy of hitting 1,000 for her career. Montgomery is also close to getting reaching that milestone, as she stands at 962 points.
Coastal Carolina fell to conference opponent Gardner-Webb 58-36 on Saturday in Boiling Springs, N.C. The Chanticleers shot 25.5 percent in the game and were out-rebounded 40-27 by the Runnin' Bulldogs. The 36 points in the game by Coastal tied a season-low point output by the Chanticleers.
Tip off is set for 7 p.m. between the two teams, as the countdown to the final regular season game in the Justice Center will go from three to two.


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Space Bust-a-Move (Square Enix) is a simple game with various levels of difficulty. It doesn't reinvent the wheel, instead relying on the structure of an old bubble game.
It's sort of like "Break Out," but instead of blocks taking up the top portion of the game screen, there are bubbles. At the bottom of the screen, you control a cannon. You must shoot bubbles of particular colors to make the matching bubbles above disappear. The game, released July 28, retails for $20 for DS. It's rated "E" for comic mischief.
Doug Elfman is an award-winning entertainment columnist who lives in Las Vegas. He blogs at www.lvrj.com/columnists/Doug_Elfman.html.


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Margarette Guinevere Powell
Margarette Guinevere Powell, 76, died Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, surrounded by her loving family, after a lengthy illness.
She was born May 17, 1937, in Harold, Ky., to John and Laura (Roberts) Martin. She married John Leigh Powell Dec. 19, 1953, at First Missionary Church, Clyde.
She is survived by her husband, John; daughter, Vera "Lynne" (Bill) Meyer of Clyde; son, William "Bill" (Glenna) Powell of Bellevue; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Bonnie Rice of Berea, Ky.; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; six siblings, William L. Martin, Dewey Martin, Bobby Joe Martin, Hallard Martin, Gilva Reynolds and Edna Newsome; and in-laws, J. Corvell Powell, Lyman Powell, Howard Powell, Thelma Chasteen, Lona Woodall and Nancy Rice.
Visitation will be 2-6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, at Mitchell-Auxter Funeral Home, 218 S. Main St., Clyde.
Her funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev. Rodney Shaull officiating. Burial will be at McPherson Cemetery, Clyde.
Memorials may be made to Memorial Hospice.


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Libya officially announced today that they will be instituting Islamic law, exactly as I said would happen. This is the very thing I was discussing with Sean Hannity in my appearance on his show on Friday. I predicted the rise of an Islamic state in Libya as far back as March.
- Al-Qaeda had a significant role in the toppling of Gaddafi
- The province that led the rebellion against Gaddafi sent the largest number of al-Qaeda fighters to Iraq to wage jihad against Americans of any place in the world
- The leader of the Transitional National Council, Moustafa Abdul-Jalil, says Sharia will be the basis for the new government
- Sharia institutionalizes discrimination against women and non-Muslims and denies the freedom of speech and the freedom of conscience
- Libya, like Tunisia and Egypt, is heading toward becoming an Islamic state
Debating Michael Ghouse is like shooting kuffar in a barrel. Ghouse gave me a ginormous quran courtesy of the Muslim Brotherhood-tied Council on American-Islamic Relations. Giving out these giant door stoppers is further proof of their limitless resources (more on the KKKAIR koran in another post).
Here is a religion of peacenik's take on Libya over at you tube:
Oh Cry me a river u Zionists Crusaders May the anger of Allah be upon u, Who are u to discuss Lybia's or Egypt's Future Systems ? ur arrogance knows no bonds but it's soon to be silenced .Lybians are Muslims and Believers and the Sharia Law the Islamic Law but why r u barking about us implementing it if it was so bad ? it's becasue u kuffars know History .I know CIA will try to cause civil war in Lybia like u did in Iraq since they chose islam but u will fail this time. ALLAHU AKBAR !!!!!!!!
"Libya's transitional leader declares liberation," from AP, October 23 (thanks to Jihadwatch):
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Libya's transitional leader declared his country's liberation on Sunday, three days after the hated dictator Moammar Gadhafi was captured and killed.
He called on Libyans to show "patience, honesty and tolerance" and eschew hatred as they embark on rebuilding the country at the end of an 8-month civil war.
The transitional government leader Mustafa Abdul-Jalil set out a vision for the post-Gadhafi future with an Islamist tint, saying that Islamic Sharia law would be the "basic source" of legislation in the country and that existing laws that contradict the teachings of Islam would be nullified. In a gesture that showed his own piety, he urged Libyans not to express their joy by firing in the air, but rather to chant "Allahu Akbar," or God is Great. He then stepped aside and knelt to offer a brief prayer of thanks.
"This revolution was looked after by God to achieve victory," he told the crowd at the declaration ceremony in the eastern city of Benghazi, the birthplace of the uprising against Gadhafi began. He thanked those who fell in the fight against Gadhafi's forces. "This revolution began peacefully to demand the minimum of legitimate rights, but it was met by excessive violence."
Abdul-Jalil said new banks would be set up to follow the Islamic banking system, which bans charging interest. For the time being, he said interest would be canceled from any personal loans already taken out less than 10,000 Libyan dinars (about $7,500)....
Previously at Atlas:
Missing Libya Missiles Turn Up in Gaza
"New" Libya Releases 600 Jihadists From Prison
Jihadists in Gaza Get Anti-aircraft and anti-tank Rockets from New Al Qaeda Leadership in Libya
Pro-Al Qaeda brigades Control Qaddafi Tripoli Strongholds Seized by Rebels
Al-Qaeda Part of New Libyan Government Recognized by Obama Running Weapons to Hamas/Muslim Brotherhood in Gaza
Contacts between insurgents and al Qaeda for the announcement of jihad in Libya
US Aids Islamic Jihad in Libya


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Pompey Town Board member John Voninski resigned at a board meeting this month and then rest of the board immediately appointed him to fill a vacant town judge seat.
The board then appointed Sharon Voninski, his wife, to fill the vacancy on the board. Her term will expire at the end of December. Her pay will be $2,652 for that period.
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Some say Pennsylvania's transportation funding plan is good because it will repair roads and bridges, but it alsowill impact prices at the pump and the amount of money you pay to PennDOT.
"This bill is about re-paving roads. It is about maintaining bridges, in some cases replacing bridges," said Berks County Commissioner Christian Leinbach.
Berks County has a number of bridges in need of repair, Leinbach said. The weight restrictions were just lowered this summer.
"Many of those bridges, if they are lowered again because we are unable to take care of those bridges, they will be closed," said Leinbach.
Leinbach said there is also good news for drivers who travel Route 222 near Maidencreek Township. With the funding in the bill, Route 222 will be widened to a four lane highway, with possibly an additional lane for left hand turns over the next five to 10 years.
But the transportation bill will impact gas prices. The bill removes the 12 cent-a-gallon liquid fuels tax that drivers pay, but over the next five years, taxes will increase for gas stations by an estimate of 28 cents per gallon. Those opposing the bill said that can trickle down to the consumer. Drivers have mixed reviews.
"It is outrageous. I am going to have to get me a horse," said Jeffery Bell, of Sinking Spring.
"I think higher gas prices mean people are going to drive less. They are going to stay in the area more and spend more money here instead of driving a distance to go spend money. So as a local merchant I do not think it is a bad thing," said Philip Davis, of West Reading.
With the new transportation bill, you will have to pay another dollar when you need to renew your license, and if you run a red light, the fine goes up by $125.


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Learn how to connect your Windows 8.1 machine to a domain and how to troubleshoot and fix common join domain problems.
There are a couple of ways to connect your Windows 8.1 machine to a domain, plus a few things you need to know before you do so. Let's examine how to join a domain, as well as common connection problems and how to troubleshoot and fix them.
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If you're at the workplace or have created a network of computers at home, you may need to connect your Windows 8.1 computer to a domain. Windows 8.1 either connects to the domain automatically, or requires configuration changes to the network settings. In this article, we'll go through the steps to successfully join a Windows 8.1 computer to a domain.
- Plan A. Create a computer account ahead of time in your Active Directory.
- Plan B. Create the computer's account 'on-the-fly' as you connect to the domain.
- Your Windows 8.1 machine needs an Active Directory computer account.
- Your Windows 8.1 machine must be able to connect to a domain controller.
- Your Windows 8.1 edition needs to be Professional or Enterprise (Basic edition cannot join a domain).
- You need to be able to log on to Windows 8.1 as a local Administrator.
- For Plan B you need the name and password of a domain administrator.
Connecting Windows 8.1 to a Domain
1. In the upper right corner of the screen, click on the magnifying glass icon; enter "System" in the search box, and click the "System" icon.Click on the Magnifying Glass
System Search and Icon
2. Beneath the Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings header, click "Change settings." An admin password may be required, or you may be asked to confirm your choice.
Change Settings
3. Click "Network ID" and follow the Join a Domain or Workgroup steps on your screen.
Connect Windows 8.1 to a DomainRestart to Connect to the DomainIn our example you'll see "TOMSITPRO," if this did not join my Windows 8.1 machine to the domain, I would have typed the fully qualified domain name (i.e. "tomsitpro.com"). Incidentally, you could use the same technique to join a Workgroup.
|Helpful Tip:
Windows 8.1 home users -- you're probably aware of the integration of Windows 8.1 with Windows Live accounts. The Microsoft FAQ for Windows 8.1 has the following advice:
Can I use my Microsoft account if I log onto my computer by using a domain account?
Yes. To associate your Microsoft account with your domain account on the local computer, press Windows key + I, click PC Settings, click Accounts, and then click Connect your Microsoft account.
Problems Connecting Windows 8.1 to a Domain
- Full Computer Name - System Icon
One way of launching the System dialog is to hold down the Windows key + Pause key (some keyboards: Windows key + Fn key if "Pause" is a sub-function of a key).
My first suggestion is to align the client's computer name with the domain name.
Click on "More..." and append the full DNS name to the simple computer name, and append the full DNS name, for example "windows81.tomsitpro.com." After the reboot, try again to join Windows 8.1 to the domain.
- Check DNS with Ipconfig
Despite your best efforts to make your Windows 8.1 machine part of an Active Directory domain, you still get error messages such as: "The following error occurred attempting to join the domain. An attempt to resolve the DNS of a DC failed."
It is vital that the Windows 8.1 computer can resolve the domain name of the Active Directory that you are trying to join. Open up your command shell (cmd) prompt for the following.
The "ipconfig /all" command always reveals interesting information, particularly the DNS configuration.
Follow up by testing with ping. Type "ping <your server>.<yourdomain>.com" at the command line.
Plain "ping <your server>," yields useful clues as to whether it's a firewall problem or a faulty DNS configuration at the Windows 8.1 client. The situation may be that ping or ICMP packets are allowed through the firewall, but the ports needed to join the domain are blocked.
The "nslookup" command may also help troubleshoot DNS problems.
- TCP/IP Adapter Settings
Visit the Network and Sharing Center (in the Control Panel), select the adapter then click "Change adapter settings." Does it have the correct DNS server in the TCP/IPv4 property sheet?
If it already receives an IP Address and a DNS server address via DHCP, then this is less likely to be the root problem, nevertheless you could manually edit the DNS IP address: "Use the following DNS server addresses: Preferred DNS server"
- You May Have to Update DNS
Another idea is to specifically set the DNS address to the Windows Server; normally this is one and the same machine, but if DNS has its own server, this may enable you to join Windows 8.1 to the domain. If you experiment with different values for the IP address you don't need to reboot.
Some people prefer to disable IPv6. After doing so, try again to change from a member of a Workgroup to member of a Domain.
|Helpful Tip:
|The "ipconfig /flushdns" clears the cache if you are trying to ping different TCP/IP addresses.
- Client for Microsoft Networks
On rare occasions the Client for Microsoft is missing; as this is required for joining a Windows domain make sure its box is ticked.
Also there are occasional problems with a disabled Netlogon service being the root cause of a Windows 8.1 machine failing to join a domain. Check this and dependent services by launching services.msc.
|Helpful Tip:
|It's always worth comparing the settings on a second machine, preferably one which has successfully joined the domain.
- Bridged Ethernet for Virtual Machines
Under virtual machine applications like VMware or VirtualBox, some documentation suggests that changing the networking setting under the Virtual Machine to Bridged Ethernet allows Windows 8.1 to connect to a domain.
|Helpful Tip:
|Review the system Event Log and try searching for log key words in the log under Microsoft's TechNet: technet.microsoft.com


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We want answers. We demand absolutes. They do not exist.
The Boston Red Sox Opening Day lineup has been a source of discussion ever since Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford came aboard. The choices are so tantalizing, it's fun to talk about - especially with a baseball rarity, two absolute speedsters in the same lineup (in Boston, no less!).
Sunday's lineup was pretty close to the final product, but there could be some tweaking by Opening Day. For that matter, there might be some tweaking of the Opening Day lineup in Game 2.
WEEI.com's Mike Petraglia gave an accurate portrayal of Terry Francona's morning meeting with the media. The talk started out with who hit where, but delved more into how to utilize the speed of Ellsbury and Crawford.
The Boston Globe has even run a fan-interactive poll. Don't expect Francona to take the results literally if he doesn't agree.
The Globe's Nick Cafardo looked at the top two spots of the order. There, it looked as if Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia would settle in.
When Ellsbury came to camp, the leadoff job was his to lose. He didn't. He is hitting more than .400, leading the team in many categories and as fleet and healthy as anyone could have hoped.
Texas starts a lefty, C.J. Wilson, on Opening Day. Were this not the opener, it might be tempting to hit Ellsbury toward the bottom (with Marco Scutaro likely the leadoff man), but there is something very special about Opening Day.
Besides, Ellsbury has earned it. But he won't hit .400 all season, and the option of dropping him down against some lefties will always be there.
Pedroia is so good at No. 2 that it's hard to see a better option. He has the bat control and speed necessary to serve as a "tweener'' between the fast guys, Ellsbury and Crawford.
Gonzalez hit fourth against St. Louis Sunday? He had been fifth against the Yankees Monday, the first time Gonzalez and Crawford were in the same lineup.
A No. 3 hitter for most of his carrer, Gonzalez could do either fourth or fifth. Isn't fifth a little low?
The Sporting News, citing the Globe, addressed that point, via Francona.
"I don't think it matters,'' Francona said. "I think it matters who is hitting around him, and he was between Youk (Kevin Youkilis) and David Ortiz. There could be worse guys.''
Sunday's lineup made a lot of sense, based on that very issue. Youkilis will certainly provide protection for Gonzalez, even more so than Ortiz will against left-handers.
If Ortiz hits like he did for most of last season, after a poor start, he'll protect Youkilis. Plus, it would keep the Red Sox from hitting three lefties in a row - Gonza, Ortiz and No. 7 hitter J.D. Drew.
Unadressed, by the way, is whether Drew will be the Opening Day starter against Wilson, the lefty. That's been the assumption, but Mike Cameron's strong spring has created a platoon option in right.
I know you are waiting for my opinion. (You are, right?) At first, I actually liked Crawford at No. 5.
This was mostly because Gonzalez is such a perfect combination of power and average at the No. 3 spot. Youkilis has certainly been suitable at No. 4, Pedroia is the consummate No. 2 man and I agreed that Ellsbury should have first dibs at leadoff.
Besides, leadoff is not Crawford's preference. Upon review, though, No. 5 does seem low for Crawford, and it's also an odd place to put a world-class speedster. How Crawford's running would affect Ortiz' hitting, were they placed back-to-back, is also a fair question.
So, I'd go with Sunday's lineup (replacing Jason Varitek with Jarrod Saltalamacchia, of course). The two issues with this lineup involve how to maximize your speed guys and how not to bunch the lefties any more than is necessary.
Other than that, to paraphrase Francona, does it really matter?


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To the Editor;
Along with Syracuse University's move from the Big East to the ACC, there seems to have been another slightly less apparent change in the university image, the orange. While attending a recent basketball game, I took time to take in the alterations to the court. It was then that it began to wonder about the shade of orange that had been applied to the floor. Thinking I might be mistaken, I questioned another fan who agreed that the color looked off. The big question now is, What happened?
The color seems less vibrant and more in line with the burnt orange of the University of Texas. I'm left wondering if our traditional color has been usurped because of the color scheme of another, long time, member of the ACC, Clemson.
During the football season, when Clemson was here, it looked like both teams had picked similar, if not the same, orange color. Please tell me I'm color blind and SU has not bent to the dictates of the ACC on this matter.
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Traditionally, the Lenten season is a time of prayer and fasting. Jesus' 40 days in the desert and his temptations by the Devil form a mosaic for Christians to meditate on. The temptations in the modern world defy enumeration.
However, the message that Jesus delivered after those 40 days is clear and unequivocal: Follow the will of God and care for the poorest, neediest and most hurting in our midst; "Whatever you do for the least of my brothers (sisters) you do for me."
As a guide for our Lenten prayers and practices, I offer the following facts and observations about our community.
Ö There are 6,000 children and 4,000 adults in Onondaga County receiving public assistance and food stamps. These people live more than 30 percent below the federal poverty level. Adults receiving public assistance must work 35 hours of community service a week or lose their benefits.
Ö The poverty level for a family of three is $17,600. A family of three on public assistance receives $11,040 in food stamps and public assistance.
Ö A family of three on public assistance receives $594 and $326 in food stamps. The public assistance benefits will not even cover the typical rent and utility bills for an average two-bedroom apartment. The food stamp payments come out to $3.60 a day per person for food.
Ö The public assistance grant levels have not increased in 18 years.
Ö The Syracuse City School District struggles with students moving multiple times during the school year. The district estimates that 30-40 percent of their 20,000 students move more than one time during the school year.
Ö Forty per cent of Syracuse's children live below the poverty line, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 American Community Survey.
Suggested Lenten Responses:
Ö Fast during Lent, using the food stamp amount of $3.60 per day for food and drink. Give the savings to a local pantry (call the Interreligious Food Consortium at 474-8855 for referrals) or a Third World project like Catholic Relief Services' Rice Bowl.
Ö Pray/meditate.
Ö Petition Gov. Eliot Spitzer and our legislative leaders to raise public assistance levels closer to the poverty level. Ask them their position on other budget items affecting the poorest children and adults in our community.
Ö Help someone in need.
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While AT&T had some pretty good coverage for the three new Windows Phone 7s that will be available on their network in November, T-Mobile and HTC had a little something to show off at a room in The Standard down the road a few blocks. The HTC HD7 is very similar to the previous HD2 in many ways including screen size, shape, build quality, and specs. However, the HD7 will have an upgraded 5 megapixel CMOS sensor which we've found to be quite a bit better than the HD2's camera. It's also got 16Gb of built in storage, as well as stereo speakers and an interesting kickstand that props out from the rim around the camera and flash. Another difference is the capacitive buttons on the front. We really miss hardware buttons that you can feel with your fingers, but apparently smooth non-tactile buttons are all the rage these days.
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Results tagged ' Rusty Staub '
Flashback Friday preview: climbing mountains with Astros legends.
During an Astros road trip to Montreal in 1999, I tagged along with Larry Dierker and Bill Brown for a hike up the locally famous tourist attraction called Mount Royal.
Mount Royal is a mountain, yes, but it has a convenient hiking trail that provides a simple pathway from the bottom to the top that allows you to either jog or walk, depending on your level of fitness.
What you probably can't tell from your television screen is that Brownie, in his mid-60s, is in the physical shape of a 30-year-old. He's the model of fitness, a workout fanatic with tree trunks for legs who can hang with men half his age. So Mount Royal, for the then 50-ish Brownie, was a cinch.
I was, at the time, in my mid-20s and still somewhat spry, but I had pretty much decided this trek up the mountain would be done as a walker, not a runner.
And then there was Dierker. He was always an athletic type — tall, lanky, fit — but at this time, only about two months had passed since he had the scary grand mal seizure in the dugout that eventually necessitated complicated brain surgery. Dierker was cleared to go back to work a month after surgery, but the notion of him climbing Mount Royal, this soon after his ordeal, had me a little worried.
Our trio looked something like this: Brownie, happily galloping, semi-full speed, up the steps. Me, walking rigorously, looking behind me every 4.5 seconds to make sure Dierk hadn't face-planted. And Dierk, carefree as always, keeping up pace, showing no hint of the health episode that thankfully didn't end catastrophically.
There was a little deli store at the top of the mountain, and after our climb, the three of us stopped for a tuna sandwich. Dierk grinned as he recalled a time, during his broadcasting years decades earlier, when he ran into a former teammate on his way up the mountain. I recently asked Dierk to recount that meeting, because it has to do with a former Astro who will soon be in town to celebrate another Flashback Friday at Minute Maid Park.
"I saw this odd-looking big guy coming down the hill, wearing an orange sweatshirt, blue sweat pants and knee-high yellow socks pulled up over his pants," Dierk said. "He had a towel around his neck and was holding both ends as he ran."
It was Rusty Staub, then an outfielder for the Montreal Expos.
"Rusty," Dierk said. "What the heck are you doing. You might be playing tonight. How can you run up and down this hill and still play?"
"Oh, I didn't run up." Staub said. "I just like to loosen up by running down. I took a taxi to the top. I do it all the time."
That was Staub in a nutshell: eccentric, a little odd, entirely his own man. Dierker remembers Staub as different from the get-go, interested in things other ballplayers didn't care about, like making business connections and cooking. Dierker also remembers Staub as a stickler for detail, which translated into greatness as a hitter.
"The hitting stats speak for themselves, but they don't tell you that he had an outfield arm that was just short of Roberto Clemente," Dierker recalled. "The only thing he couldn't do was steal bases. He was a barely fast enough to play the outfield."
The red-headed Staub, nicknamed "Le Grand Orange" in French-speaking Montreal, debuted for the Colt .45s in 1963 at the age of 19. He played six years for the Houston franchise and, like Dierker, was a part of the first team to play for the newly-named Astros in the Astrodome when it opened in 1965. Staub went on to play for the Expos, Mets, Tigers and Rangers and was a six-time All-Star during his 23-year career. He's considered to be the Expos first bona fide superstar, but for folks around here, he'll always be remembered for where he started — Houston.
Staub will throw out the ceremonial first pitch on Friday, May 4, the same day the Astros roll out their second throwback uniform. In April, they wore the Colt .45s garb. In May, they'll don the 1960s shooting star jerseys. Two dates are targeted: May 4 and May 18.
Staub transitioned into philanthropy following his playing career. Today, the Rusty Staub Foundation raises money for the Emergency Food Pantries, which serves families facing a shortage of food in each of the five boroughs of New York City. The pantries distribute more than a million nutritious meals every year.
Staub's pending appearance at Minute Maid Park should provide another fantastic trip down memory lane as the Astros continue their year-long celebration of 50 years of baseball in Houston. The remaining ceremonial first pitches are as follows:
May 18 vs. TEX: Nolan Ryan
June 1 vs. CIN: J.R. Richard
June 22 vs. CLE: Joe Morgan
July 6 vs. MIL: Jose Cruz
July 27 vs. PIT: Mike Scott
Aug. 10 vs. MIL: Jeff Bagwell
Aug. 17 vs. ARI: Brad Ausmus
Aug. 31 vs. CIN: Shane Reynolds
Sept. 14 vs. PHI: Jeff Kent
Sept. 21 vs. PIT: Craig Biggio
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Ausmus, Bagwell, Biggio, Kent among A-listers headed back to Minute Maid Park in '12.
The Astros' 18-inning win over the Braves in Game 4 of the NLDS in 2005 still comes up in conversation from time to time, and what people remember best about that game, of course, is the Chris Burke home run that won it almost six hours after the affair started.
Fans might also remember Roger Clemens pitching three brilliant innings of relief. Or that Lance Berkman was lifted for a pinch-runner eight innings earlier. Or that Brandon Backe started the game and wasn't terribly effective.
But the one key moment that sometimes gets pushed to the side, considering how significant Burke's home run was, is that the Astros were minutes away from losing that game, if not for one improbable swing of the bat. The two teams were pretty much headed back to Atlanta for a decisive Game 5 — until they weren't, thanks to Brad Ausmus.
The game only continued because Ausmus picked a really, really good time to be very un-Ausmus-like and hit a home run with two outs in the ninth inning to tie the game at 6.
The umpires also picked a really good time to show a complete understanding about the ground rules and the zig-zaggy yellow lines in the outfield that indicated what was a home run and what wasn't. This was before instant replay, but when the ball smacked against the left-center wall, just above the zig and to the right of the zag, the umpire immediately started twirling his index finger in the air, indicating a home run.
Ausmus will be one of 13 former players who will visit Minute Maid Park this season as a ceremonial first-pitch honoree. His Game 4 heroics are not the reason why, of course. "Officer Brad" was a mainstay behind the plate for 10 of 12 seasons from 1997-2008, missing only two years when he was traded to the Tigers (and subsequently traded back after it became apparent the Mitch Meluskey experiment was a disaster).
Ausmus was Steady Eddie behind the plate, wearing several hats in addition to the one with the Astros star on it. He was a security blanket for the pitchers, an encyclopedia of knowledge while dissecting the tendencies and habits of every hitter in the league, and a no-nonsense field operator who was in complete control at all times. His pitchers knew that, as did whoever was running things from the dugout. His batting average was, well, average, but his value to the team was immeasurable.
On Tuesday, the Astros released complete list of first-pitch pitchers who will appear on "Flashback Fridays." The team will wear throwback uniforms and celebrate Houston's fabulous 50-year history every Friday home game in 2012, and the return of former players will only add to the nostalgia that is sure to take over Minute Maid Park throughout the season.
The first ceremonial pitch is on April 10, the actual anniversary of the first Major League game played in Houston. Bob Aspromonte, arguably the most well-known of the original Colt .45s, will have the first pitch honors that day. The rest of the best:
April 10 vs. ATL Bob Aspromonte; 1960s- Colt .45s
April 20 vs. STL Larry Dierker; 1960s-Astros
May 4 vs. LAD Rusty Staub; 1960s-Colt .45s
May 18 vs. TEX Nolan Ryan; 1980s
June 1 vs. CIN J.R. Richard; 1970s
June 22 vs. CLE Joe Morgan; 1960s-Astros
July 6 vs. MIL Jose Cruz; 1970s
July 27 vs. PIT Mike Scott; 1980s
Aug. 10 vs. MIL Jeff Bagwell; 1990s
Aug. 17 vs. ARI Brad Ausmus; 1990s
Aug. 31 vs. CIN Shane Reynolds; 1990s
Sept. 14 vs. PHI Jeff Kent; 2000s
Sept. 21 vs. PIT Craig Biggio; 2000s
Each player will throw a customized Rawlings baseball that features a 24-karat gold leather cover with the Astros 50th anniversary logo.
This group of players combined for 49 All-Star Game appearances, 15 Silver Slugger Awards, 12 Gold Glove Awards, four MVP Awards, two Hall of Fame inductions, one Rookie of the Year Award and one Cy Young Award. The 13 combined for over 18,000 hits and nearly 2,000 home runs. The five pitchers – Dierker, Reynolds, Richard, Ryan and Scott – have over 800 wins and more than 11,000 strikeouts.
The first pitch participants are scheduled to appear at Minute Maid Park in the month during which their playing days are being honored. The appearances of Staub, Ryan and Morgan are scheduled out of order to accommodate their individual travel schedule.
"Flashback Fridays" highlights the rich tradition of the Astros' former uniforms, some of the most recognizable and iconic in baseball history. In April, the Astros will celebrate the 1960s by wearing the original Colt .45s jersey. The 1960s shooting star jersey, the first Astros jersey ever worn, will be donned in May. The club will celebrate the 1970s and wear the rainbow jerseys in June, the 1980s shoulder rainbow jerseys in July and the 1990s blue and gold star uniforms in August.
Fans can purchase a special Flashback Friday 14-game flex plan, presented by Papa John's, that guarantees a seat for Opening Day and each Flashback Friday night. This special ticket package also includes a free ticket for a 15th game of their choice. Plans are available by calling 1-800-ASTROS2 or visiting Astros.com.
In addition to uniforms, "Flashback Fridays" will also feature special ballpark entertainment and fireworks shows themed to each particular decade. Several additional promotions recognizing the 50th anniversary are scheduled throughout the 2012 season, with a complete listing available at www.astros.com.
Meanwhile, enjoy some nostalgic photos of several first pitch honorees:
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Howl – Howl
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This is the music you would create if you got High On Fire ripping bingers from a Bongzilla and satiated the munchies with Soilent Green. Dredging dirge after dirge from a swampy black mire somewhere in the nether regions of Rhode Island(?!), they scrape off the crusty decomposition from their found artifacts and forge something fine enough for a Baroness, yet filthy enough for a Goatwhore. With a full length on the horizon and so much promise already, the ravenous masses will undoubtably be baying until the release. Until then, enjoy the first drops of their Lifesblood. The best minds of a generation may not be destroyed by madness if they know how to channel it.
FCC: 1, 2 (both good songs). Try 3.
1. And The Gnawing
2. Oma
3. Kings That Steal
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