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A Year After Snowden, Tech Companies Are More Transparent
Nearly one year after Edward Snowden leaked documents revealing the extent of U.S. government electronic surveillance, large tech and telecom firms are telling their users a lot more about the types of data collected by the government, according to a report by an advocacy group.
Verizon and AT&T now issue reports offering broad ranges of the number of national security records requests they receive, which are new for the nation's largest phone companies. This week, Sprint acknowledged for the first time that it once challenged the government on why the government needed so much information about the numbers dialed by its U.S. customers. The disclosure came Wednesday after Washington declassified new documents.
"Sprint believes that substantive legal grounding should be provided when the government requests customer information from carriers," Sprint spokesman John Taylor said in an email.
Apple says it will soon adopt a policy to inform users when a government agency seeks their data, unless barred by law.
A report released Thursday by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a San Francisco digital-privacy group, shows that many communications companies have taken new steps in the past year to shed light on government requests and lobby Washington to say more.
Many tech giants, including Facebook, Dropbox, Apple and Twitter, received 100% ratings from the group.
"This seems to be one of the legacies of the Snowden disclosures: The new transparency around mass surveillance has prompted significant policy reforms by major tech companies," the report says.
Big tech, of course, has said little about the information it collects on customers for commercial reasons — a discrepancy Obama administration officials increasingly highlight. (See here and here.)
Not all companies cleared the EFF's bar. The group docked Snapchat, the ephemeral messaging app that promised users that messages would disappear after they're read, for not releasing stats on the amount of data it provides to law enforcement. (Snapchat published a guide for police on what types of data they can request from the service, indicating such requests have been made.)
Snapchat last week agreed to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission that it misled consumers by telling them that messages would disappear, misrepresented its data-collection practices and didn't adequately protect users' personal data.
"Snapchat routinely requires a search warrant when law enforcement requests user data. Of course, the very nature of Snapchat means that we often don't have content to divulge," Snapchat spokeswoman Mary Ritti said.
2014 results from the EFF (click on table to view full report):


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San Jose, CA (NNCNOW.com) --- Former University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) All-American goaltender Alex Stalock will not start Game 7 tonight as the San Jose Sharks host the Los Angeles KIngs, the team announced this afternoon.
Instead, the Sharks will turn back to Antti Niemi, who had started the first five games of the series in goal before Stalock got the call in Game 6.
The South St. Paul, Minn. native made 26 saves in his first-ever postseason start, but San Jose lost 4-1 and allowed Los Angeles to force a Game 7 after falling behind 3-0 in the Western Conference quarterfinal series.
Tonight's game is scheduled to get underway at 9:00 p.m. CT at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.

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Nix activated, Phillips' feat
The Reds activated OF Laynce Nix from the disabled list on Tuesday. Nix had been out since Aug. 31 because of a bulging disc in his neck.
In 106 games entering the day, Nix was batting .251 with 13 homes, 25 doubles and 37 RBIs.
"I got a couple of epidural shots – some darts in my neck — and just some downtime so it could calm down," Nix said. "The shots dissipated the inflammation."
Nix didn't expect the neck issue to be a lingering one.
"I just have to maintain it. It will be fine," he said.
It's way late in the season and too late to contend, but Reds are slowly getting healthy. Jay Bruce returned from the DL on Monday. Both Nix and Bruce got the start against Reds destroyer Roy Oswalt on Tuesday
"Those guys both give us the best chance to beat Oswalt," manager Dusty Baker said. "You just hope there's not too much rust on them.
"I'm still going to have to watch them some. We still don't know what kind of baseball shape they're in. they've been working out but you just don't want them to get fatigued, especially late in the game. I might have to see how they do today and maybe give them tomorrow off. They probably won't like it."
Reds lineup:
Stubbs 8
Janish 6
Votto 3
Phillips 4
Rolen 5
Bruce 9
Nix 7
Miller 2
Wells 1
When 2B Brandon Phillips hit his 20th home run of the season in the eighth inning of Monday's win. He also has 26 doubles and 24 steals. Phillips and Florida's Hanley Ramirez are the only players in the Majors to produce at least 20 homers, 20 doubles and 20 steals in each of the last three seasons. (courtesy Elias Sports Bureau).
"One of my goals is to get 20-20 every year," Phillips said. "There aren't many players that do that at any other position, especially second base. You set your goals for yourself and you have things you can shoot for. I would have done it earlier if I was healthier. I'm just glad it finally happened and it's over with. I achieved one of my goals."
Phillips, who came in batting .276 with 88 RBIs is now shooting for 100 RBIs. Baker encouraged him to reach that goal earlier this season.
"I didn't have it as a goal at the beginning. I had to add it on there," Phillips said. "I'm close. It'd be a nice thing if it happens. It'd be a blessing to get 100 RBIs because I've never done it before. I already did the 30-30 thing. Junior pushed me to that because I didn't really think I could do that. I know I can do it again. Maybe one day I can do 40-40, you never know."
Phillips is the only Reds player to ever do 20 doubles, 20 homers and 20 steals in three consecutive seasons. Only four players in team history have done it over any three seasons — Vada Pinson, Joe Morgan, Eric Davis and Phillips.
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What else can be said about Joey Votto right now? Another homer while fighting the dizziness and inner ear infection. He was 0-for-3 vs. Roy Oswalt with two Ks but slugged a 1-0 fastball in the seventh from Tim Byrdak into the first row of left field seats for the game-winning two-run homer in a 6-4 Reds win.
"The coaching staff and the training staff probably has been the important part," Votto said of his ability to play through his issues. "All the doctors that they've used have been perfect for me. I definitely couldn't have done it without their help. Today was probably the first game that I felt pretty good. I have to do it again tomorrow."
Votto is batting .364 and came in leading the NL in hitting.
"It's amazing what he's doing and what he might do," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "I'm just glad we've got him."
Strange days at GABP
This has been one goofy home stand, for sure.
There was the 12-5 blowout vs. Philly on Thursday where the Reds narrowed a 6-0 deficit to 6-5 in before giving up seven more runs. There were Joey Votto's two homers on Saturday vs. Cleveland that were canceled out by Homer Bailey's wildness and that was a nearly four-hour game. There were extra innings on Sunday, with the weird obstruction call on Adam Rosales in the seventh that tied the game and put the kibosh on a potential victory for Johnny Cueto.
Then there was the two-hour, three minute rain delay with two outs in the Houston fourth inning on Monday. Starter Aaron Harang waited long enough to get one out to qualify for a victory.
Somehow through it all, the Reds have won three of their last four.
Roy Oswalt is on the mound for the Astros on Tuesday. In case you haven't seen this stat paraded around endlessly, Oswalt is 23-1 lifetime vs. them. He hasn't taken the loss vs. Cincinnati since April 28, 2006. Against them in 2009, he has two no-decisions but a 0.69 ERA. Strangely, Oswalt is only 1-2 through 10 games this season.
Votto is back in the lineup today. How long can the Reds go with Votto and Brandon Phillips either out or at less than 100 percent?
If Votto is still bothered by the dizziness and hit two homers like he did Saturday, what will he do when the inner ear infection is finally behind him for good?
Are you worried about Jay Bruce, who enters today in a 0-for-13 funk? I wrote about Bruce on May 20 and how he was trying to be more patient at the plate. But he still keeps swinging at bad pitches (36 Ks in 158 ABs).
Reds lineup:
Dickerson CF
Hairston 2B
Votto 1B
Hernandez C
Bruce RF
Nix LF
Gonzalez SS
Rosales 3B
Owings P
In a shameless plug for myself, check out this article about Micah Owings and other NL pitchers that are very good hitters.
Additional news from the clubhouse:
- Phillips hit some balls off the tee again today and also hit some underhand tosses. So far, so good. All signs are pointing to a return to the lineup on Friday at Milwaukee. There was a chance he could pinch-hit the next two games.
"He felt pretty good," manager Dusty Baker said. "He's having a little trouble throwing. He let it hang out pretty good they told me. He only felt it on a couple of swings."
If and when Phillips does come back, he won't be given any limitations.
"The doctor said he can't do any more damage to it unless something insane happens," Baker said. "Which is out of your control anyway."
"It feels the same but the pills are working," Phillips said. "I don't know what I'm taking but they're working."
- This is how Baker is handling the unpredictable nature of Votto's dizziness and inner ear infection:
"He's getting better but it's still a day-to-day thing," Baker said. "I check with him, check with the trainers. We're doing the honor system thing."
- Harang feels OK the day after his unusual five-inning win on Monday.
"I think there have been times I've been more sore after a regular start than that one."
- Edinson Volquez has another bullpen session scheduled for Wednesday. Volquez threw "nice and easy" in the bullpen Monday and played catch on the field Tuesday.
- RHP Nick Masset was activated from the 15-day DL as expected. To make room on the 25-man roster, C/IF Wilkin Castillo was optioned to Triple-A Louisville.
- CF Willy Taveras was just given the day off. Taveras has struggled some since his 14-game hitting streak ended in San Diego.
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No beating Oswalt, again
A great effort by Johnny Cueto was for naught as far as the Reds dropped a 4-1 game to the Astros. On the heels of his seven scoreless at Chicago last week, Cueto allowed one run and seven hits over seven innings. Last time, he had zero walks. This time, one walk. You have to be encouraged by his improved command and aggressiveness.
At least Cueto didn't get a losing decision but too bad for him that the Reds were predictably neutralized by Roy Oswalt much of the time. They also hurt themselves with three double plays induced by Oswalt, including one by Brandon Phillips for a 6-4-3 GIDP with two on and one out in the fourth.
A nice two-out rally came in the sixth. Laynce Nix hit his fourth double of the season. Joey Votto (who else?) was clutch with a RBI single that tied the game at 1-1. The bases were later left loaded when Edwin Encarnacion tapped a ball that spun in front of the plate and was tagged out.
Francisco Cordero was brought out in a non-save situation in the top of the ninth to hold the game so the Reds could rally in the bottom half. Cordero gave up three-straight hits to open the inning, including Hunter Pence's two-run double off the wall. Pence's hit came on a 0-2 pitch.
Chris Dickerson came out after the fifth inning. In the bottom of the fourth, he had a head-to-head collision with Miguel Tejada while trying to break up a double play at second base. Dickerson has concussion-like symptoms and will be tested again Tuesday before being cleared to return.
The Reds might have used up all the capital they gained from the 7-3 road trip. After three crowds near or more than 30,000 over the weekend vs. Atlanta, Monday's attendance was 12,365. It was 81 degrees at first pitch and a perfect night for baseball — so weather was no excuse.
Dickerson quotes:
"Everything was real spotty. It was like going from HD to regular television. Nothing is sharp and I was out there and couldn't see the hitter's face. The ball was splitting and coming apart almost. Looking out in the stands, everybody kind of meshed together. I knew that was definitely going in the wrong direction."
I'm doing alright. My vision is coming back a little bit. Right now, I feel a little drowsy. I just want to sleep. It's not as hard to focus, which is a good sign. I just had to answer simple questions like 'what happened yesterday?' It almost took me a while to answer but I got it."
Cordero quotes:
"You're going to have days like that. The thing I'm not happy about is because of the way Cueto pitched. He gave our team a chance to win a ballgame. That's why I'm a little upset with myself. I should have made better decisions and better pitches. Cueto was unbelievable."
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Turned on a dime
The Reds seemed headed to what would have been the most painful loss of the year — a 1-0 defeat to Roy Oswalt because of a bases-loaded walk from Johnny Cueto in the fifth. That all changed in the top of the ninth when Ramon Hernandez hit a 1-2 Jose Valverde fastball into the first row of right field seats for a 2-1 Reds win.
Some quotes:
Dusty Baker on Cueto — who was strong early but walked six in 4 2/3 innings. His walk to Oswalt with two outs and no one on started the Astros rally.
"Cueto was matching him and pitching better but lost it with some near strikes in the fourth and fifth innings."
"That was huge. That was real big. That's prime evidence how walks will hurt you. It hurt us with Cueto and it hit hurt them walking Edwin."
Baker again:
"That would have been a real tough loss, especially since they really didn't deserve to win it. But they were winning. Especially when you walk in the only run and it's 1-0 against a tough Roy Oswalt."
Ramon Hernandez:
"I was lucky that ball got out. I was just trying to have a good at-bat and trying to get a single so I could get the inning going."
"When I hit it, I just took off running just in case it hit the wall. We were losing 1-0 so I wasn't sure."
Mike Lincoln on the bullpen which pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings:
"Each guy came in and did his job. That's what we have to do down there. The bullpen is pretty tight. We have a really good group of guys down there and it feels like we could put any guy in any situation."
Taking on Oswalt
Roy Oswalt enters Friday 0-2 with a 6.23 ERA this season. He is 23-1 all time vs. the Reds. Here is the lineup Oswalt will be facing:
Taveras, cf
Dickerson, lf
Votto, 1b
Phillips, 2b
Bruce, rf
Encarnacion, 3b
Hernandez, c
Gonzalez, ss
Cueto, rhp
News you can use:
- Dusty Baker got a scouting report on IF Drew Sutton, who came over Thursday in the Jeff Keppinger trade.
"I talked to some guys over with the Astros," Baker said. "They told me they liked him. They said he was a good player. He can run. They said he can play second base, first base and they believe he can play the outfield too because of his speed and instincts."
- Keppinger wasn't in Friday's Astros lineup and is one of several Houston players bothered by a sore back. He came into the day hitting .467 with a six-game hitting streak. Knowing a little more about Sutton as the "player to be named later", how do you feel about the return from this deal?
- Baker was asked about the Reds facing Oswalt.
"We'll get him," Baker said. "The law of averages is definitely on our side…been on our side for a long time."
The last time the Reds beat Oswalt was April 28, 2006.
- After his last outing at Milwaukee on Wednesday where he gave up four sixth-inning runs, plus one charged to Micah Owings, reliever Jared Burton was pretty down and sounded like someone who had been struggling for a while despite some good numbers. On Friday, Burton clarified a little but said he hasn't felt like himself on the mound, yet.
"For some reason, my command has been suffering a little bit," Burton said. "I find myself feeling for my pitches. Me personally, I'm not a feel pitcher. I like to rely on my intensity and things like that. It's what gives me that good finish on my pitches, that late movement.
"My velocity isn't where it will be in another month."
- In the clubhouse, some players were watching the Cardinals-Cubs afternoon game. Reliever Chris Perez was pitching for St. Louis. Edinson Volquez remembered seeing Perez routinely throw 100-101 mph when they were in Double-A.
When asked, Volquez said his top speed in the Minors was 100 mph. I asked how he felt when he threw it.
"I got dizzy," Volquez said with a laugh. "Then I tried to throw 100 again, and it was 94 mph."
- Some Minor League news from Jamie Ramsey of the Reds:
In last night's Triple-A Louisville loss to Indianapolis, Adam Rosales was 2-for-4 and hit his third homer of the season. Jonny Gomes reached base three times with a single and two walks.
Rosales is batting .375 (9-for-24) through seven games. Gomes is batting .217 (5-for-23).
Off day musings
Greetings from downtown Houston where I'm getting my bearings after landing on my flight from Milwaukee. Since I'm supposed to be "off" today, I will pose a few questions to you and hope you respond. Go ahead and sign in so you can comment. I know it's an extra step but it really doesn't hurt, trust me.
The Reds are 4-4 after eight games. Are you happy with that?
What's your biggest surprise and disappointment?
Has anything you've seen encouraged or discouraged you about the bulk of the season ahead?
I know that's a lot to ask for when only eight games have been played.
Some early trends:
The Reds offense is ranked 16th out of 16 NL teams with a .222 team average.
The Reds are fourth in walks with 40 and eighth in team OBP with .333. They are 12th in runs scored.
Joey Votto is hitting very well (.387, 2 HR, 10 RBI, .457 OBP) and Willy Taveras has done a good job of getting on base (.462 OBP) and creating some havoc. Edwin Encarnacion (eight walks) and Brandon Phillips (seven walks) are getting on base a lot. Jay Bruce and Alex Gonzalez haven't looked good at the plate.
The focus of my off-day story is pitching, namely the rotation. Although counted on to be the biggest strength of the team, it has yet to get into a groove. There have been just two quality starts. It has pitched five innings or fewer four times and into the seventh twice. It came into Thursday ranked 10th out of 16 National League teams with a 4.82 ERA, eighth with 46 2/3 innings pitched and ninth in strikeouts with 37. The staff's overall ERA is 5.32, also ranked 10th.
Only Aaron Harang has had two decent outings and Bronson Arroyo has had one. Edinson Volquez hasn't looked good and Johnny Cueto and Micah Owings have had one uneven outing each.
Lastly, the Reds are facing Astros main nemesis Roy Oswalt on Friday. I would love to be a fly on the wall during the coaching staff's meeting with the advance scout about to handle Oswalt. In 28 games vs. the Reds, including 26 starts, Oswalt is 23-1 with a 2.47 ERA lifetime and was 4-0 last season. How do you like the Reds' chances with Cueto?
Discuss, please.


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President Barack Obama was right Wednesday when he told a joint session of Congress that the time for bickering about health care is over.
And now that the he has laid out a plan for health care reform in language we can all understand, it's time for a vigorous and thoughtful debate on his proposals.
And when that debate ends, it will be time for Congress to forge a bipartisan bill that will cover all Americans and tame the soaring health-care costs before those costs drive us all into bankruptcy.
The Republican will not back or oppose any health-care overhaul until Congress is handed a final bill. But as the number uninsured Americans climb to more than 46 million and health care costs skyrocket, we agree with the president that " the time for games has passed," and the nation needs to act.
Obama's speech - his second before a joint session of Congress - provided a jumping off point for the debate.
The president gave Americans a better picture of the plan, including a $900 billion price tag and a Massachusetts-like penalty for individuals and families who can afford health insurance but don't get it.
The tough tone he took also allowed the president to personally retake control of the process. For too long Obama let Congress handle what he considers his signature policy proposal, while his critics falsely defined the plan for the nation, and the debate spun out of control.
The president did reach out to Republicans in such areas as malpractice reform and singled out former opponent Sen. John McCain for praise. But there is still a good chance that the reforms will not have bipartisan support.
The president, for example, did not back down on the public insurance option, which is strongly opposed by Republicans, except to say it would only be a small part of the overall plan.
The health care ball is now back in Congress' court. Americans must demand that our representatives work out an affordable and responsible bill that will improve the nation's health and not break the bank.


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Scripture Focus
1 Corinthians 3:13; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Genesis 3, 6; John 3:17-21; Revelation 14:6, 7; Ecclesiastes 12:14
Both judgment and salvation reflect God's amazing grace. As Christians, we are fortunate that the One who says "That's wrong" is also the One who says "You're right."
Materials Needed
A wooden or metal cross that can be held, black permanent marker, paper, pencils
Connecting with the Scripture Topic
- Sit in a circle and take turns telling a story of when you deserved harsh judgment but received grace. Perhaps grace came from a parent, teacher, boss, policeman, etc. Does that experience help you better understand God's grace?
- The cross is a symbol of grace. Take turns holding the cross and describe to the group a time when you felt God's grace given to you. How did you feel? How did it change your life?
Sharing and Receiving Scripture
- Can a God who gives judgment also be a God of grace?
- Thought Questions
Read Genesis 3. How are the themes of judgment and grace revealed?
- God had a law set from the beginning—a means by which to judge humankind.
- The Lord came looking for Adam and Eve, calling out to them.
- Included in their judgment is the first prophecy of the coming Messiah.
- It was the Savior who personally made garments for Adam and Eve to cover their nakedness.
- There doesn't seem to be much grace here, just a lot of punishment for one sin.
- Other...
Read Genesis 6:5, 14-22. Can we find God's grace in the Flood account?
- It seems a bit harsh to wipe out the entire earth because of "great wickedness."
- God provided safety through the ark—a way to escape death.
- Everyone was invited to come into the ark and be saved—no one was excluded.
- God told Noah exactly how to build the ark so it would safely weather the flood.
- God provided for life after the flood by telling Noah to bring in male and female animals.
- Other...
Read John 3:17-21. How do these verses show how judgment and grace work together?
- Jesus wasn't sent by God to condemn us but to save us.
- Condemnation—judgment—comes only to those who choose not to believe.
- Sin brought the need for judgment, so God provided grace through Jesus.
- Some would rather live in darkness than have their deeds exposed by the light.
- True followers of God will want to come to the light so they can be forgiven of their sins.
- Other...
Read Matthew 10:26. Is this text meant to strike fear in our hearts?
- We should be afraid—the sins we thought were secret are going to be revealed.
- There is no way anyone can stand blameless before God.
- It's sometimes hard to trust that Jesus will stand between the Father and us.
- God already knows the sins we've committed and, if asked, has already forgiven them.
- This is where grace comes in!
- Other…
Applying the Message of Scripture
Gather in groups of two or three. Choose one of the following options and work on a solution. Then report back to your group when your facilitator says time is up.
- Option 1: Was it fair that Adam and Eve had to leave the Garden? Why couldn't they have just been forgiven and allowed to stay? Discuss.
- Option 2: Is it fair that the church sometimes calls for a member to be disfellowshipped? If God offers grace and a fresh start, shouldn't the church do the same? Discuss.
- Option 3: Do you know people who can't forgive themselves for sins they committed? Role-play a visit to one of these people. What would you say? Which Scriptural references would you use?
Valuing Scripture in Your Life
- Is God asking you, "Where are you?" Have you been hiding from God because you are ashamed? Come out of hiding today and begin talking with God. Believe that grace is being offered to you now.
- Make a list of sins that you can't forget you've committed. This list is only for you to see. Now take the black permanent marker and cover the words on your list. Do this as a symbol of the grace God shows you. Keep the paper handy for times when you forget.
Next Week's Scripture Focus
Matthew 11:10; Mark 1:2; Genesis 2:3; Job 42:5, 6; Luke 4:31-36; 5:1-11; Isaiah 6:1-3; Revelation 4:8, 9; Psalm 99:9
More Sabbath School Resources
- Sabbath School University: a weekly young adult discussion in English and Spanish
- International Adult Bible Study Guides
- Free Sabbath School iPhone, iPad, and Android App
- GraceLink Storytelling iPad app for the child in our family or the kid in us


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Chronic fatigue next in library health series
The Durango Public Library�s Health Lecture Series will discuss chronic fatigue syndrome from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the library, 1900 East Third Ave.
Julie Gwyther, certified acupuncturist from Durango Community Acupuncture, will explain the root causes of this condition from an Oriental medicine perspective. Participants will learn what changes people can make to diet and lifestyle to improve health and boost energy.
For more information, visit www.durangopubliclibrary.org.
Board of Health to meet in May, June
The Board of Health will meet at 2 p.m. May 24 and June 28 at San Juan Basin Health Department�s Columbine Conference Room, 281 Sawyer Drive.
The public is welcome. In general, the meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of each month and meet in Pagosa Springs every third month.
Presentation on sun protection Tuesday
Mercy Regional Medical Center will offer the free presentation, �SPF 101: All You Ever Wanted to Know About Sun Protection,� by dermatologist Heather Wickless from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.
Wickless will explain the damaging effects of the sun�s rays and effective ways to protect against them.
Women�s coalition to host health workshop
The Women�s Health Coalition will hold its third annual health workshop titled �Healthy Bodies � Powerful People!� from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at the Durango Elks Lodge, 902 East Second Ave.
Featured speakers include Dr. Greg Stilwell, Kristin Lum, Susie Young, Mary Kathrine and Christl Giggenbach. Participants will hear about healthy food and exercise choices, mental fitness, care of the kidneys and the value of acupuncture. A free healthy lunch will be provided.
To RSVP, call 799-1654. Walk-ins will be welcomed.
Youths with health issues to speak Friday
High school students with the San Juan Basin Health Department�s Peer Mentor Project will present an exhibit called �Youth Facing Health Challenges� Friday at the Durango Discovery Museum, 1333 Camino del Rio.
They will make a presentation to groups of fifth-graders in the morning and will be available for visits from 1 to 3 p.m. Young people with epilepsy, type 1 diabetes, an organ transplant, hearing loss, ADHD, Asperger�s and traumatic brain injury will speak.
For more information, call 749-9607.
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month, as first designated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2001 and observed annually by health officials nationwide.
Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C can become chronic, life-long infections that can lead to liver cancer. San Juan Basin Health Department offers free Hepatitis C tests for people who qualify. The health department also offers low cost Hepatitis B and Hepatitis A vaccinations for less than $15.
For more information and an appointment, call 335-2013.
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Dal gets best of Axemen, Axewomen
Kings County Advertiser
The Acadia basketball teams remained "0-for-2010" in conference play following losses Feb. 3 at Dalhousie, the Axewomen losing 72-64 and the Axemen dropping an 87-71 decision.
The losses were the ninth in a row for both Acadia teams, the Axewomen dropping to 3-11 and the Axemen to 4-9.
In the women's game, Acadia, playing without regular starter Sondra Medley, who hurt her shoulder the previous weekend against SMU; trailed 22-16 after one quarter and 44-37 at halftime. Dal also won the third quarter 19-11 and, though Acadia won the fourth 16-9, the Axewomen still trailed by eight at the final buzzer.
Alise Brown, continuing what would likely be an MVP season if she played for a team with a better record, finished with a game-high 30 points. Jasmine Parent also had a strong game for Acadia, scoring 10 points and hauling in a team-high eight rebounds. Belicia Bella-Ashe added nine points and five boards in 19 minutes of play.
Positively, Acadia finished with 23 offensive rebounds (five of them by Parent) and committed just 15 turnovers to Dal's 23. "Alise continues to play at an MVP level, but we just aren't strong enough right now to beat anyone," coach Bev Greenlaw said Feb. 4. "The kids continue to work hard" but, with Medley joining Keisha Brown on the sidelines, "we lack scoring. "Jasmine continues to perform effectively and efficiently, and Belicia is showing flashes of the promise she has, but we don't have much depth."
At the same time, "team spirit remains high despite our string of losses, most of which have been by single digits. We're taking care of the ball, but we're having trouble scoring and keeping other teams from scoring."
In the men's game, Acadia trailed 21-20 after one quarter and 39-23 at halftime, lost the third quarter 24-18 and the fourth 24-20.
Casey Fox finished with 25 for the Axemen, Anthony Sears had 15, Alex Traikov 12 and Owen Klassen chipped in eight points and nine rebounds.
Acadia narrowly won the rebounding battle 41-40, but also committed 22 turnovers to just 10 for the Tigers. "We're in a tough part of our schedule, and it's been challenging for sure but, at the same time, we feel we've played all these top teams tough," coach Steve Baur said Feb. 5. "In fact, playing the best teams, game after game, has been a positive experience for us."
Baur feels, in terms of making the playoffs with eight regular season games left, "our destiny is in our own hands. "Despite our recent schedule, the games we were able to win early were games we had to win."
The Axewomen hosted Memorial for two games this past weekend (the split in the schedules is a result of the women's schedule finishing sooner; the Axemen will still have four games left when the women finish).
Next action for the Axemen will be Feb. 13, when both Acadia teams host St. F.X. for the fourth and final time in the regular season.


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GLASSBORO — Rowan University students and Special Olympic New Jersey athletes will compete in the final home games of New Jersey's first Unified Sports basketball league tomorrow at 10 a.m.
The event will be held in Rowan's student recreation center gym.
Rowan University students have partnered with Special Olympics New Jersey to create a unified sports club where Special Olympics athletes play alongside Rowan students in a competitive, five-on-five basketball league.
This is the first program of this nature in New Jersey and the first officially in college club programs in the nation.
The morning will start with a brief presentation, including remarks from SONJ President Marc Edenzon; Rowan Interim President Ali Houshmand; TD Bank Executive Vice President and Head of Regional Commercial Banking and SONJ and Rowan Trustee Fred Graziano, and New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney. Two basketball games will start at 10:15 a.m. followed by the second two basketball games at 11:30 a.m.
More information can be found on the Rowan news site, http://www.rowan.edu/today/news/index/PR/3161, or the Rowan Unified Sports blog, http://rowanunified.blogspot.com/.
Contact Jessica Driscoll at 856-686-3682 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Adoremus, Society for the Renewal of the Sacred Liturgy
Online Edition - Vol. IV, No. 9: February 1999
Beyond Rubricism
Liturgical Question Box: Answers to Common Questions about the Modern Liturgy, by Peter J. Elliott. [1998. San Francisco: Ignatius Press. 189 pages, paper.]
reviewed by Father Paul Scalia
In reading Monsignor Peter Elliot's Ceremonies of the Modern Roman Rite, one gets the sense that the author has much more to say but limited himself for the time being. His latest book, Liturgical Question Box: Answers to Common Questions about the Modern Liturgy, confirms this suspicion. Whereas in Ceremonies he restricted himself to a simple (yet thorough) explanation of the rubrics, in Liturgical Question Box he deepens our understanding of the liturgy with practical advice, historical explanations, and theological insights.
Born from real questions submitted to his column in Christ to the World, Liturgical Question Box follows the question/answer format, enabling Monsignor Elliot to address common problems and to do so more thoroughly than a guide or manual to the liturgy would allow. As the title suggests, the book is not a systematic treatment of the liturgy but a collection of questions and answers organized according to category. Monsignor Elliot addresses queries about almost every aspect of the liturgy: from Mass ad orientem to liturgical dance, from concelebration to funerals.
As for the questions in Liturgical Question Box, the title refers to them as "common". Indeed, most of them are: Should we hold hands during the Our Father? Should the priest use "Good morning!" to begin Mass? Should the chalice veil be used? The reader may find himself nodding in agreement with many questions: Yeah, I wondered about that.
But only in our present situation could some of the questions be considered common: Can a priest omit the Creed during Sunday Mass? Should the Precious Blood be poured down the sink after Mass? What should we do when we find consecrated hosts in the hymnals and pews? That these and other such questions should even arise indicates how desolate is the liturgical landscape.
As for the answers, Monsignor Elliot provides instructions (always with citations), advice, warnings, and humor. To each question he gives a good, thoughtful reflection on and explanation of the issue at hand. His greatest contributions are the detailed answers he gives that rise above mere rubricism and deepen the reader's understanding of what is to be done and why. It should be noted also that Monsignor Elliot's responses are always according to the mind of the Church and cannot be pigeon-holed as "conservative" or "traditionalist". He does not discuss rubrics alone. He not only says what must be done; but also what is the best thing to be done.
Monsignor Elliot is at his best, however, when he addresses the hot-button issues: Is liturgical dance permitted? Must a pastor permit altar girls? Must a priest celebrate Mass facing toward the people, or may he celebrate ad orientem, facing with the people? May a priest celebrate Mass alone? Monsignor Elliot avoids both trendy and superficial answers. Realizing that one must not only know the correct answer but also know why it is correct, he takes the time to explain at length the historical, theological, and pastoral factors involved.
The appearance of first Ceremonies, and now Liturgical Question Box, indicates a growing desire for uniform and correct worship. Of course, one can immediately hear the objection that such efforts will lead to the dark days of "rubricism" (which once indicated a "slavish" adherence to rubrics, but now means any adherence at all).
Why all this attention to details? Shouldn't love be first and foremost? Of course. But love seeks to express itself in definite forms and manners. In our human relationships there is a proper and improper way to demonstrate and express love: although he loves them both, a man kisses his wife but not his secretary. So also, in our relationship with Christ and His Church, we must seek to express our love properly. Much as a nervous girl might ask how to conduct herself with the boy of her dreams, so we ask ourselves how we are to show our love for Christ in the liturgy.
As such, Monsignor Elliot's book serves three different groups in the Church. First of all, as a defense against those who deliberately distort the Church's greatest act of love, it is a powerful weapon in the hands of a laity tired of having the liturgy ridiculed by dissent, disobedience and general foolishness. Monsignor Elliot thoroughly documents his instructions and explains the limits of valid options. Anyone acquainted with the abuses addressed in Liturgical Question Box now has solid answers for fighting them.
But Liturgical Question Box is more than a defensive weapon: it is also an aid for the devout but ignorant, for those who often fall into the trap of sincere silliness. These may ask, "How can we be wrong when we're so sincere?" But we have seen too much well-intentioned silliness to think that the prayerful and pious are always liturgically proper. Monsignor Elliot recognizes that piety is no substitute for knowledge. In fact, parts of the book reveal a difficulty, not with disobedience or irreverence, but with true devotion and reverence improperly expressed. He thus provides good, clear instructions for those who desire to worship God in spirit and truth but do not know how to pray as they ought.
The third group served by Liturgical Question Box is perhaps the largest single group in the Church: liturgical minimalists. Here Monsignor Elliot proves his true love for the liturgy. He reveals the deep meaning and sacramentality of such things as books and veils, incense and vestments. He explains not only what ought to be done (and avoided), but also and more importantly why it ought to be done. On more than one occasion he warns against stingy efforts in the liturgy and encourages giving our best in worship. He in fact proves himself an enemy of rubricists, those who carry on in the liturgy without a thought as to what the gestures, words, or objects mean.
As did Ceremonies, Liturgical Question Box helps tremendously in the quest for liturgical sanity in the Church. The range of questions submitted to Monsignor Elliot reveals how broad the liturgical disaster is and how desperately needed is a corrective. His book supports both ambassadors to the liturgically challenged and soldiers of the Liturgical War.
The only problem with the book is that it does not answer all questions indeed, it stimulates many new ones. For the answers to those, it appears we must wait for Monsignor Elliot's next book Liturgical Question Box II?
Father Scalia is a priest of the diocese of Arlington,Virginia, and a frequent contributor to AB.
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Summer fades, but memorable baseball stories remain
You just hate to see some summers come to an end.
Hamburgers on the grill, early morning runs and baseball – well, baseball is the main topic here.
From March until August, baseball is played throughout the area and in every game there seems to be a different story.
Youth baseball was alive and well for the summer of 2013.
First came the high school season that kicked off the summer.
The Mifflin County High School team had a good showing in the Mid-Penn Conference, but couldn't get out of the first round in the District 6 Class AAAA playoffs. Meanwhile, in Middleburg, Midd-West had a great showing in the District 4 Class AAA playoffs, just missing the district title. It was a nice turnaround for the Mustangs as they have had some down years before reaching the finals this spring.
Of course, old reliable Mount Union went to the state tournament after finishing second to Blairsville in District 6 Class AA. The Trojans won their first game before dropping a 1-0 contest to eventual state runner-up Beaver.
In Little League, the Big Valley 9-10-year-olds won the District 5 tournament and advanced to the sectional. The team was managed by Gary Eichhorn. Not only did Big Valley win the District 5 tournament, but it got as far as the Section 4 final, losing to Red Land, 3-2.
The girls got into the action, too – the Mifflin County Little League 9-10 softball team won the district and the section, advancing to the state tournament in Thorndale, the furthest any non-Babe Ruth team went this summer.
Larry Wolfe's Mifflin County American Legion team had a great year, going 21-10 and missing the state tournament by a game. The team was very young, as it only had three 18-year-olds. Mifflin County was the regular-season champ in the Central Penn League and represented the league in the Region 7 tournament.
And then there was Seth Wagner. Anytime a local player gets drafted by a major league team, it's big news. Wagner, a Mifflin County graduate in June, was drafted later that month and signed in August with the the Minnesota Twins and is now in Florida.
Which brings us to the end of another summer. Aug. 6 marked 40 years since I had my first byline in The Sentinel.
In 1973, Mifflin County won its first 13-year-old Babe Ruth state title by beating Levittown, 9-1, in Phoenixville. It was only the second state championship for the league and the first one that I had a chance to report on. Since then there have been plenty of games and many more state titles, but that day in Phoenixville is one I'll always remember.
Members of that team included Randy Corbin, Ken Crum (Milroy), Ken Goss (Belltown), Brent Hartman, Steve Johnson (Yeagertown), Randy McLaughlin, Dale Reynolds, Dean Reynolds (Strodes Mills), Shane Rook, Kerry Rager (Reedsville), Darrell Kanagy, David Long, Chuck Osborne, Daryl Treaster and Doug Wyland (Belleville). Coaches were Carl Scheaffer, Walter Ciecierski and manager Gary Ciecierski of Strodes Mills.
And what a way to wrap up my 40th year writing for the Sentinel – with another state championship in Babe Ruth for Mifflin County.


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Been slow posting….but what has there been to post about? I mean, I can talk about the drought, but we here at ground zero are all but toast at this point and I am to the point I couldn't care less.
I have been on the road off and on for the last two weeks and will be doing so again starting next week and have made some notes while driving. I will try to do a meeting comment post in the next night or two, but for right now the driving part is what has my attention.
So here are some observations from last week or so on the road to meetings etc:
1) No one turns a corner anymore, they cut the corner. I have now started pulling all the way up to and on the white line to make people turn a corner.
2) Turn signals are optional except for old lady's with blue hair who keep them on for miles and miles and miles.
3) I have disconnected my Garmin and have gone back to paper maps and a compass. I have yet to get lost with it vs. the GPS.
4) White or yellow parking lines in parking lots seem to be optional for young girl/women drivers.
5) Speed limits are for sissy's and are only a suggestion and not followed.
There are more……..but these are the ones that are ever present when I am on anything but a country road the last few weeks.
Water math for a Southern Illinois corn crop.
Inches of rain we are behind in this drought: 14 inches for the year.
Gallons of water needed to produce 1 bushel of corn per acre: 4,000 US Gallons (some say more some say less but we will use this number)
Gallons of water needed per acre to raise 150 bushel corn: 600,000 US Gallons per acre
Gallons of water in a 1 inch rain fall per acre: 27,154 US Gallons
Gallons of water in 14 inches of rain: 380,156 US Gallons per acre
Inches of water needed to reach our current growth stage (~R1): 13 inches of water per acre or 353002 gallons of water per acre (University of Nebraska Irrigation Guide To Corn)
Inches of water needed to finish the crop out to maturity: 16 inches of rain per acre or 434,464 gallons of water per acre. (University of Nebraska Irrigation Guide to Corn)
Rainfall predicted in inches for the next 5 days: 0.25-0.5 inch of rain (NWS Hydrometeorological Prediction Center)
Gallons of water in a 0.5 inch rain: 13,577 US Gallons
A half inch rain is hardly a drop in the bucket when your dry like we are and a flood when you saturated.
But I would gladly take a half inch rain right now……………..gladly.
I have been hit recently by those in academia who believe that anything that comes from the university system that is called "research", "peer reviewed" and published is gospel.
Who's gospel is my question.
Having been through a MS program and having done research, thesis defense and abstract of other research papers as part of my MS program, I read all research with much skepticism.
First thing I want to know about any research is who funded it. Follow the money. One does not fund a research project with hopes that their desired result is not discovered. So who funded the research. If the money is tied to a company or individual who could benefit from such research, then the results are suspect to me. If the government funded any research it is suspect to me. If those who funded the research also are sponsoring the researcher, then they and their research are junk.
Call me paranoid.
Second I want to know who the researcher(s) are and what they have to gain from the research. Now don't get me wrong, a researcher who is looking for a cure to a disease is looking for RESULTS or POSITIVES in their research. That to me is not suspect. One who is getting sponsorships from the one who funds research and gets a positive result, then that is suspect. We have a bunch of those folks in the world of agriculture right now. There are several well known agriculture professors who are out on the rubber chicken and roast beef circuit who are pumping up the results of their research, who are also being sponsored by those who funded the research. The ever-present sales pitch is part of their "research". So I take their results with a grain of salt.
Call me skeptical.
Lastly there are those who use old research to justify their current research. In other words it's easier to get researcher A's paper and then go and duplicate the result on a small scale and get the desired result without doing real research. Again there seems to be a herd of those type university folks out there right now. I suspect its a lack of funding from the traditional sources but more likely its just to prove their bias or please their sponsor.
Call me hacked off.
What is research? I think I know real research when I see it. 1) It must be randomized and replicated in a way that removes the element of bias of a given result. (Side by sides are not research and multiple side by sides are not research) 2) It must be done in enough locations to show a true cause and effect relationship (for fertilizer, chemicals and additives) 3) The researcher should be free of bias. While they can get funding from the persons for whom the research is for, they should not be sponsored by them. 4) The research should last over several trials or several years to show it is not luck, happenstance or coincidence.
The sad fact is that a lot of peer reviewed scientific research that was showed at winter ag meetings this winter had little true research in them. Mostly it was either rehash of old research or it was so biased that it was meaningless. Worse yet the professors from the Land Grants should know better……..and are the worst offenders.
Yesterday I was listening to NPR or more correctly our local public radio station, WSIU, and heard a story about who in Illinois had contributed the most money to Illinois Politicians. The top contributor was a Chicago Law firm followed by a couple of businesses in Illinois. The amount they contributed was staggering. The amount they contributed would have employed several hundred people at wages well above minimum wage.
If your so inclined, get on the net and do a search of campaign contributors in Illinois for your county. It will surprise you who in your county contributes money and to whom. In my little search I found that some people contribute and equal amount of money to "both sides". As an example I saw one fellow locally who contributed to the local Democrat House member and to a Republican House member in another district. The shocking thing is the amount of money that goes outside of the area to other states where these folks do business as well. Even in a bad economy some people have a ton of money to use to buy a politician.
Make no mistake about what these folks are doing with their money: They are buying access and influence to elected people. When you donate a million dollars you just purchased a Senator, House Member, Judge or Governor. You might even get to own a President.
OK there is nothing new here is there?
Nope, nothing new at all.
So why are you bringing this up now?
I always thought the way to change America, Illinois and Franklin Co. was for good men and women to run for office and get elected. Folks with morals, conviction, Godly values and dedication to the working men and women of this nation.
That is a grand falsehood.
I have been living in the "Land of Make Believe" with Mr Rogers.
In reality all you need is enough money to buy one or more elected officials.
Its like going to the mall and looking in the window of the pet store. There are all the cute puppies playing and pooping and you pick out the one with the spots you like and pay at the counter and he is yours. If the dog acts up, you jerk his chain and get him back in line.
So with an elected official, you go to the State House, Senate, Governors Mansion and you look in the window and you pick the dirtiest, lying, cheating, immoral, valueless and brainless scumbag you can find who will sell his soul for money and you buy him. Then you jerk his chain, his wife/mistress/boyfriends chain or kids chain when they act up and he gets right back in line and does your work for you.
Simple isnt it.
All it takes is money.
So my new goal in life is to make enough money to buy my own elected official…..
And from the looks of the contributors list here locally the old saying holds true………you do get what you pay for!
Dont go cheap……….even if that money could be used to feed the homeless or employ hundreds of folks…………
Thanks NPR……..you enlightened me today.
I guess it all started when I went to the airport to pick up my mom and sister. I was shocked, more than usual, at the way a lot of people, 99% women, were attired for travel. Then it became apparent that it wasn't just the airport but also some of the stores I have been in since then. I wasn't going to write about this but after today's fashion distress I think there is a need for a Fashion Gestapo.
Here are a few tips from someone who has no fashion sense at all but knows better than to do some of these stupid things.
- Pajama bottoms are not for wear in public.
- Pants are not for wear when they are several sizes too big and you have to use one hand to hold them up as you walk through the airport.
- Pajama bottoms and sweat pants should not be worn with boots, esp. tucked into the boots.
- One belt is sufficient if its used to hold your pants up.
- We should not be able to see your underwear or lack there of when wearing any pants in public.
- Underwear is not optional.
- Your T shirt should fit appropriately.
- No one whats to see your fat roll.
- No one wants to see your fat roll and your belly button piercing. GET A SHIRT THAT FITS.
- There are just some things that old women should not wear. Spandex and Leather, together, are two.
- If your having trouble walking in your shoes your stupid for wearing them and look equally stupid trying to walk in them.
- If its cold enough outside that you feel its necessary to wear a coat, then its also cold enough to take off the shorts and flip-flops and put on pants and shoes. YOU LOOK STUPID ESPECIALLY WHITH A SOCK CAP ON.
- A scarf that drags the ground IS TOO LONG.
- If the plastic plants wilt as you walk by you have on to much perfume or cologne.
- Just because it looked good in the window does not mean it necessarily will look good on you.
- If your face looks like you feel into Bill Dances tackle box don't be surprised if people stare at you.
- Your hair should be one color, pick ONE. NEON is not one of those colors.
- Its a purse. If it is big enough and heavy enough that it drags the ground you have to much junk in it.
- Turn off the speaker phone. No one around you cares or wants to hear.
That's the short list. I could add more but you get the idea.
We have been doing a fair amount of shooting when the weather allows, with our .22 cal rifles. Targets at 25 meters for the most part. The result of four shooters shooting ten rounds at a time has proven a need for lots of ammo. Its not uncommon to shoot 500 – 1000 rounds in a day or afternoon.
This quest for ammo has taken me to search out "good cheap .22 ammo". That animal doesn't exist anymore. I have purchased several big box store bulk packs lately and while some are better than others, most of it is junk. You can tell this by two ways.
First is the inconsistent "crack" when the round goes off. Some are a loud crack while others are so weak that you wonder if they will make it to the target just 25 meters away. A couple of brands are worse than the others, but I have found that the Winchester bulk pack has the most consistent cracks it seems.
Second is the stove pipe jams or failure to feed. With the Ruger 10/22 rifles we are shooting, some of the bulk pack stuff, including the Winchester, produces lots of failure to eject or feed, resulting in a jammed gun. This is very annoying if not also an impediment to honing ones skills on a timed shoot.
Even after changing some springs, extractors and doing an action job on the rifles, they still will not shoot some of the bulk pack stuff. What is really sad is that I have some bulk pack Remington from back in early 1990's that was rat holed away that shoots EVERY TIME with consistent cracks and no failures to feed or eject whatsoever.
20 year old ammo is better than the new stuff.
The new bulk pack stuff also groups poorly in comparison to the old stuff. Another sign that is not manufactured to any great tolerance or specifications.
I have tried some of the higher priced "premium" .22 like CCI and it is much better but the cost per round is scientifically more. The cracks are consistent, the feeding problems go away and the groups are pretty tight so you are getting what you pay for.
Even better than the high priced hi velocity ammo is the sub sonic made by Winchester I picked up at the local gun shop just to try out. Just a bit higher in price than the bulk packs, lower noise signature and it shoots, feeds and ejects and groups as good as, if not better than the premium .22.
That being said, its not .223 or .308, so its not like I have to take out a loan to buy 500 rounds. It's still a very cheap day of shooting for all four of us. And if nothing else, all those failure-to-feed and eject problems are making for good training on how to quickly clear the gun and get back into action.
For .22 ammo as with everything else, you get what you pay for.
I have recently been amused by all the talk going on by those who identify themselves as baseball fans, particularly Cardinal fans, about one of their players signing a huge contract with another team and leaving St Louis.
"Where is his loyalty?"
"Its all about the money isn't it?"
"I am going to burn all my Albert Cardinals merchandise!"
And so on……… You get the picture don't you?
Anyway not being a fan of "games", and I view baseball along with football and basketball as games, not sports. I have found this whole things very amusing to say the least. Watching grown people, mostly in size only, wine and cry like a bunch of preschoolers who either messed their pants or who have had their toy taken away over a man making a business decision is humorous.
No one knows the team colors anymore. No one loves the team. Its all about the player and not the team.
When the manager of the Cardinals retired after the World Series win, where was all the bellyaching then?
Where is his loyalty?
Its all about the money isn't it?
Nope, you didnt hear that did you? You heard things like "Smart move Tony" and "He did a good job" and "He was a great manager" and so forth.
But Tony left just as Albert did. Only for different reasons.
One of the reasons I loathe the NBA is what Michael Jordan did. When the Bulls won it was all about MJ and his great score in the game. When the Bulls lost it was all about the rest of the team. It was never about MJ when they lost or the Bulls when they won. The media and the fans forgot that it takes a team to win or loose, not one player. When they won it was MJ and when they lost it was the team.
Was MJ a great player? Yes, I guess he was. But was he any better than anyone else? Nope, I don't think so because he had a team behind him. A team that was ignored by the media and the fans. Other great players who had such a supporting team behind them could have done some of the same great things.
Its all about the team.
So Red Bird fans your either a Cardianl fan or your not. If you know the team colors then you understand that its not all about Albert or Tony but about everyone who sits in the dugout as well as on the field. You will understand that Albert did what he did because he is a businessman and it wasn't personal. You will give him the same thank you and courtesy that you give Tony who is also a business man.
And you will put on your generic Cardinal shirt or hat and sit in your seat and support the team. THE WHOLE TEAM. You will know the team colors. And when the Cards trade the next great player away from whomever you wont gloat but understand it was a business decision and support your team.
Otherwise your no different than what your trying to make Albert out to be……..
Between things that have to get done I have been trying to get some things done here in the office and in the house that I have neglected or that got pushed to the back burner because of everything else that has gone on this year.
One of those projects that I got started over the weekend and am hoping to finish up today is installing the new kitchen counter and sink that has been laying in the family room for the better part of 10 months. So at an hour here and a hour there I am down to installing the sink and plumbing it up.
Which means a parts run this morning…………
So off to two (2) local businesses to get the stuff I need. Why not one (1)? Because no one in this economy will stock any inventory. Its not just hardware stores its farm equipment stores and tire shops and everyone with inventory. They are all happy to order, at an additional cost, but no one has any inventory. So it takes two stops to get what a fellow needs to do an odd job.
But I am wandering off topic………
I could get started on this inventory and parts thing esp. with equipment dealers who charge a premium for ordering stuff but I won't. I have learned to save gas on the farm side and just go online and order it that way. Its here in 24 hrs delivered to the door by the Brown Truck of Joy (UPS) and I don't have to leave the place, drive anywhere and find out they don't have it…….plus its always flat rate shipping that is cheaper than the gas to drive to the parts store anyway……….
But again I wander off topic……..a blog for another time.
I got home from my parts run and put the receipts down on my desk so that I could record them in the checkbook. You know a receipt, that strip of while thermal paper that comes running out of the cash register or computer printer once you complete your transaction and pay for your items. A receipt. A receipt is an evidence of purchase. A receipt is an acknowledgement that a transaction has taken place.
Well, I guess we are so stupid as a nation anymore that this morning when I put the receipt down on the desk, I noticed on top of the of the white thermal paper, in bold face type the following: THIS IS YOUR RECEIPT.
What? I mean what have people been thinking the paper they get was? THIS IS YOUR RECEIPT. KEEP THIS FOR YOUR RECORDS.
Is being able to identify what a receipt is at this particular business so difficult that they have to print THIS IS YOUR RECEIPT on the tickets? Is this some legal junk to keep them from being liable for returns or has there been a problem legally where they have to state to the customer that they have got their receipt?
If any of this is the case I don't want to shop there anymore. Why? Because that much stupid could rub off. Both in the business that has to tell its customers what a receipt is and in the customers that shop there.
Its no wonder our country and economy is in so much trouble……………
We got about half an inch of rain yesterday. Now it's cool and damp, which isnt going to allow the corn to dry much. But better weather is promised for the weekend and next week. I am ready to get the corn done and get on to soybeans.
The soybeans are just days away from cutting and this rain will help them a bit by knocking off the remaining leaves. Pioneer scouted their seed production and made an estimate yield of 35 bu/ac. I sure hope they make that and would be tickled to death if they do, but think their estimate is way high. We will see. They have a track record for being pretty close on their guess every year.
While waiting for the corn to dry and the beans to get ready, I have moved some dirt to get the site of our new shed ready. Still have work to do, but the rain interrupted that activity as well.
While moving the dirt that had been stockpiled at the other farm I found a hidden cache of copper wire , wire cutters and flashlight. I had just about ran over it with the dozer when I saw the black from the wire jacket under a pile of weeds. Luckily it had not come from our barns but wherever they got it, it was big stuff. After the LEO's left I felt compelled to have Mr. Glock ride with me the rest of the day on the dozer, in case someone showed up to collect their stash.
And last but not least was the excitement on Monday when my ATV caught fire. Was out in a corn field sampling and some leaves got up against the motor and caught fire. I always watch the exhaust but this time it was clean and it was on the motor. I got back to the truck in time to get my water jug and threw water on it to put it out. No damage was done and I didn't catch the field on fire……..
That's about all the news that's news around here right now……..
Well the combine sits idle as this band of rain moves through and it has allowed us to get a few things done that were not going to get done until the combine stopped.
The tracks are on the Cat and I am waiting on the pads for the master links. They shipped the wrong ones….so we put it together minus the pad and moved it outside so we could get other things inside the shed.
I spent a few hours yesterday trying to do the seemingly endless amount of paperwork that has to be done anymore. It was pretty painful but its done and now ready to move on to the next pile of papers.
Took a while to clean up and out some junk that had accumulated in the office as well. I now realize that I need to get some more junk moved out as it seems that every time I turn around I am finding yet another box of Dads stuff that hasn't been gone through.
When the wind calms down and the threat of rain is gone I have grain to haul and want to get that started soon as well. For now though I think I will just let the wind blow and think about it!
24 hrs in a day.
60 minutes in a hour.
60 seconds in a minute,
1440 minutes in 24 hours
3600 seconds in an hour.
86400 seconds in 24 hours.
365 days a year. (unless your Dir Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, then there is 364 see her comments here)
7 days a week
52 weeks a year (yea 7 X 52 is 364, who knew the DHS was so smart?)
There is never time to do it right but there is always time to do it over.
We waste time by burning daylight and try to make up time by burning the midnight oil.
Whos got time, I'll make time, you got the time, when I get time, what time is it, time for a change, tying to make up time, killing time, time and time again, is it time, time time time is on my side, if I had time, the time goes by, our time is gone, where did the time go, time has expired and I have run out of time.
Wow, that post just wasted 10 minutes I will never get back.
I seems that we are bombarded with experts at every turn anymore. If there is no one to serve as an expert, someone seems to always self appoint themselves. In some cases there are gatherings of experts walking all over each other trying to get to the top of the expert pile. Most of these folks while possibly well meaning or even good hearted generally have no clue what the heck they are talking about or they come across so absorbed in their own self promotion that they are not tolerable.
Case in point #1: I got a notice that a person to whom I have a very casual knowledge of had passed away. Upon following a link to read what happened I found a gaggle of experts on a discussion board that not only knew what happened to him and how it happened, but his life story in many details. The kicker is that the 4 or 5 pages of comments were dominated by three or four people who were telling all the other people they were wrong. The funniest post was were one person commented on the deceased's connection with Illinois, to whom the lead expert on this fellow admitted he didn't know he had any ties to Illinois then wanted proof that the commentator knew what he was talking about. Funny to me but I can just imagine how sad it might have been for any of the family members who might have happened upon this mess. I do know the "one" head expert mentioned above in this discussion, he is an expert on everything he talks about, just ask him. He is one of the skid-marks in the underwear of life that we, regrettably, cant dispatch in a burlap bag with a concrete block tied to it over a bridge into the river.
Case in point #2: While I was trying to find some ballistic information online I came across a discussion on how the .17HMR was not suitable as a coyote round and would not kill anything bigger than a prairie dog. Having dispatched coyotes, at range, with my .17HMR I thought that I must hurry out into the fields and tell these coyotes go get up and run along, despite the smell and decay, as they must be mistaken that I had killed them. The expert was using all kinds of "math" and "physics" to show that the .17 lacked the punch and power to take a dog down beyond 50 yards etc so forth at nausea. Despite testimonials and the comments of a real hunting expert (a person acknowledged as knowing what he was talking about), this fellow held to his guns that you needed a big gun to kill coyotes at range. Maybe coyotes in Ohio wear bullet proof vest or their fur is like Kevlar due to difference in their winters or something. Despite this expert, I still dispatch ole wile coyote with a .17HMR at every opportunity.
Case in point #3. I have been bombarded with propaganda to attend a farmer/consultant field day on growing corn and soybeans like a "high yield expert". I do attend field days, when there is something to learn or there is a topic of interest. Its just part of the learning and educational process that farmers must go through if they are going to compete and stay profitable. That being said this particular field day is a big JOKE. Its put on by a couple of self promoted and self proclaimed experts whom I wouldn't let on my farm. One half of this Abbot and Costello team I have know and been some what acquainted with for over 10 years through a friend. They are only about the sale and what they are selling today is better than what they sold yesterday. Did I say this was a joke already? What do they know? NOTHING. Most of what they are going to present is either stolen from universities, picked from other companies with similar products or services and other field days or is not proven with independent non biased research and is only being used to end up selling a couple of products that they get kick back for. Yet, with no industry certifications or qualifications, they have set themselves up as experts, and got the backing of people who should know better, on growing high yield crops and are fleecing attendees for big money when its all said and done.
Case in point #4. The University of Illinois Extension. A complete Chinese fire drill of experts who have never "been there or done that" trying to tell the world how much they know about the real world. Nuff said there.
Yes, I have had my fill of experts this year already. That is why I wont be going to any more field days, conferences or meetings other than a very select few for the remainder of the year. That is also why I have assigned junk and spam status to a lot of emails from experts and why I have erased several talk and discussion boards from my internet favorates.
The result of riding myself of so many experts is that my blood pressure is much lower lately.
Trust me, I know what I am talking about…………..
The last few weeks I have taken a bit of time to really watch and listen, as much as I can stomach, the morning news shows. Really most are more like tabloid talk shows than news shows, there seems to be little news and a lot of comment and mud slinging. The one thing that they all have in common, minus maybe one, is the soft sell of a political view or spinning of the news to their political view. For me it seems pretty obvious what they are selling, and I am not buying. So here are my reviews/overviews/comments on my watching of the morning news shows. Take it for what its worth.
In no particular order:
Morning Joe. Joe Scarborough is the "anchor" of this program along with his sidekick Mika Brzezinski. They have a panel of has been political hacks and has been media types as their choir to whom the seek comment on about every story they cover. The leather faced choir is dull and adds little value to the program as far as I can tell. All of these horses should have been let out to pasture a long time ago. Joe, while reported to be a Republican (and I have no idea why this is important) seems to not have any anchored values on any issue and is blown in the wind on what he believes or feels on any topic on any day by what the old horses say. A better show would be Morning Mika, where they just let Mika do the news and not have any old fart choir, comments or Joe to bring her down and mess up the program.
Fox and Friends. Steve, Brian and Gretchen (of who hasn't been on much the last two weeks I have tuned in) anchor a program that tries to offer news it appears along with to much stuff that isn't news. The non news seems to outnumber the news items about three to one. The news items are reported almost always with comment from the anchors or their panel of "fair and balanced" hacks. There is always disagreement in the panel (big surprise there) and while there is room for comment the anchors always have to comment on the comments. I find this to be very boring and not watchable. Worse yet the real news segments are very short and incomplete. Much like Morning Joe, Fox and Friends needs to loose the panels and just stick to the news. Brian's humor is much needed and appreciated on the show. Cut the junk out, cut the comments out and make the news segments longer. Then I could stand to watch the show longer than 10 min a morning.
Countdown. I assume that Keith Olbermann's Countdown show that is on in the morning is a rerun of the show on at night. It doesn't matter. Two things about this show or more important the shows host. I have never seen a person on TV look like they are in so much pain. Seriously, he looks like he is in a tremendous amount of pain (or severally constipated) while he is reading his lines. That and how one person can be full of so much hate. I tried to watch this several times and just couldn't. Get this man some professional help, he needs it.
American Morning on CNN. The only show that is maybe as bad as trying to watch Countdown. Its very shallow. OK shallow doesn't describe how "non" deep it is. Ditch the anchors, get some news anchors and just do the news. Better yet just pipe in the HLN feed during this time slot and save the production money CNN. It's the cellar dweller for a reason.
Imus in the Morning. Not much news. They do a news segment that covers the "top" stories, a business news segment (its on Fox Business News after all) that covers breaking business news of the morning and they have comment. Just enough comment and not too much. It's a radio show and Imus interviews his guest, does his commentary along with the shows cast following the script. It has the right amount of humor and interviews and depth on interviews. I don't know if its because its not a "news talk show" or if its because it's a "radio show" that's on TV that makes it different and entertaining. Other than the "Blond on Blond" segment which features Imus's wife, the show is watchable.
Overall after surfing the programs in the morning anymore I migrate back to Imus and end up spending most of my morning news show time on his program. I laugh, watch and listen while I am getting ready in the morning. What ever this show is doing works for me and makes me watch and listen (except for when he drags his wife on, then I go to the Weather Channel) for most of the morning.
To be truthful there isn't much news on the news programs or stations anymore. If you want news, you're not going to get it from any of these shows without the slant they want you to hear. Matter of fact your not going to get any news, just a headline with lots and lots of comment from people that don't have a clue what real people living in or going though in this country right now. .
Spent some time this afternoon on the Cat pushing trees that had fallen into the field edges from fence rows and woods during the last few weeks wind and rain storms.
A Cat is like a backhoe, you dont know how handy it is to have until you got one. Then you wonder how you ever got along without one.
Now, if it will just stay dry for a while…….maybe I can have some pictures of field work to post in a few days……..
Out of focus photos provided by my bride, Lori…………..


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BAY COUNTY, MI — From the Bay County Jail and McLaren Bay Region hospital to the Dow Bay Area Family Y and the Doubletree hotel and conference center, Bay County businesses and agencies are adapting in different ways in dealing with the current water emergency.
"We've got a lot of things in place, in case things go south," said Bay County Jail Administrator Capt. Troy A. Stewart, noting that as of the morning of Monday, Aug. 11, the jail has 227 inmates in beds, plus about 15 in intake.
Bay City is currently under a water-use emergency, banning water use other than for the maintenance of public health and safety, as crews continue to search for a broken water main that is draining the reserve tanks at the city's water plant. Bay County residents are being asked to limit the amount of necessary water use to sustain life through drinking, food preparation and personal hygiene.
Related: Bay County Water Emergency: Everything you need to know
"We've cut back on laundry to just undergarments for now, no blankets or uniforms," Stewart said. "We have 10 port-a-johns on standby in case we won't be able to flush. Hopefully it won't have to come to that. If it does, we'll put them in the sally port."
A sally port is a secure area at the jail where prisoners enter and exit.
Jail staff are also cutting back on inmates' shower hours, from 16 or 18 per day to a four-hour block, Stewart said.
Stewart said he has also contacted the Bay City Army National Guard and the Water Unit from the Marine Corps Reserve Center in Battle Creek, requesting one 500-gallon water bowl from each for cooking and drinking, in case things get dire.
As now, drinking water is still on, Stewart said.
In the private business realm, owners are responding to the emergency in different ways.
McLaren Bay Region hospital officials say no surgeries have been cancelled and patients are still being admitted into the hospital.
An email sent out to McLaren staff said the only impact for McLaren is no outside irrigation and no running water unnecessarily.
Even with the water emergency, there will be no changes in patient bathing or hygiene or changes in patient care, said Magen Samyn, vice president of marketing and public relations at McLaren.
"We kindly ask that you are mindful about water usage where feasible," the email reads. "We will continue to provide quality care to our patients and appreciate your attention."
Kim Haken, manager of Columbus Laundromat, 1000 Columbus Ave., said business is continuing as normal Monday until she hears that she needs to shut it down.
"Hopefully they get it solved because it could be devastating," Haken said.
She said the business is trying to limit the number of washes by hanging onto drop-off laundry for as long as possible.
"If it can wait, we'll hang onto it," she said.
Firehouse Soft Car Wash, by contrast, is opting to refrain from conducting business.
"In order to help conserve water, we've closed our locations in Bay County today," said Tim Hartwig, vice president of operations. "We voluntarily did it ourselves, to be good stewards of our community."
The three locations are at 3631 E. Wilder Road and 901 N. Euclid Ave. in Bangor Township and 2921 Center Ave. in Hampton Township.
Hartwig said he is not sure when the car washes might reopen.
"We're going to take it as it comes in," he said. "We're watching the news very closely and are monitoring the situation."
The Dow Bay Area Family Y, 225 Washington Ave., is also employing a number of tactics to help out.
"First of all, we've quit auto filling our pools as of yesterday morning," said Ralph Trepkowski, facilities director. "We've shut down all of our showers and we're not using any of our steam room facilities. We've shut off all our sprinkler systems around the building and we're conserving water to the best of our ability."
The Y's lap pool contains 62,000 gallons of water, the leisure pool holds 64,000 gallons and the 25-person hot tub has 10,000 gallons, Trepkowski said.
"The only showers we're using are for those going into pool," he said. "We have to do that for health purposes."
Asked if there is any chance the Y would close down if matters don't improve, Trepkowski said they'd cross that bridge when they come to it.
Thomas C. Kos, general manager of the Doubletree, 1 Wenonah Park Place, said the hotel is also implementing changes.
"We're still renting rooms as long as the water pressure holds," he said. "We're handing our guests a notice as they check in that has the MLive article in it on how to conserve water. We're hopeful our guests who are staying with us will cut down on their water use."
Kos said hotel staff are not changing sheets for guests staying multiple nights and they have asked guests to reuse towels. They're also not handing out water in the restaurant or conference center unless it's requested, he said.
"Hopefully they're going to find this thing soon," he said. "If we have to go to a boil system, our whole business plan would have to change at that point.
"We're kind of in limbo waiting to see what happens," he said.
— Bay City Times reporter Andrew Dodson contributed to this report.


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PIERRE, S.D. - A South Dakota group says old uranium mines across the state and U.S. are contaminating water and the air with radioactive chemicals. The group, Defenders of the Black Hills, is helping to lead an effort to educate people and clean up old uranium mines across the country with an Earth Day event Tuesday.
The event is part of a "Clean Up The Mines" project launched on Earth Day.
The state event will take place on the Highway 40 Cheyenne River Bridge near Hermosa. Charmaine White Face, founder and coordinator for Defenders of the Black Hills, said the river, among others, contains runoff from abandoned uranium mines in South Dakota and Wyoming. Most of the 10,000 abandoned uranium mines are in the western U.S., including more than 250 in South Dakota.
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This Sunday photo provided by Clean Up The Mines shows Dr. Margaret Flowers, left, and Helen Jaccard demonstrating for the national Clean Up The Mines effort at the Mouth Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, S.D. The state has over 250 abandoned uranium mines. The South Dakota group Defenders of the Black Hills is working with Clean Up The Mines to educate people about the number of mines and possible health risks of uranium exposure through water and air.
White Face, a former science teacher, said the issue came to her attention more than 10 years ago, but she didn't understand the extent of it.
"We've been hollering about this to the state and anybody that would listen," White Face said. "The state could do quite a bit if they would."
She said some of the mines in question are on private land and some on federal land, including a large percentage around Mount Rushmore.
"All those 2 million visitors (a year) to Mount Rushmore, they're breathing in radioactive dust and they don't even know it," White Face said.
Mike Cepak, an engineering manager with the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources, said the state doesn't have an abandoned mine program. He said the U.S. Forest Service has reclaimed some mines in the western part of the state, but the process is expensive. It involves rearranging drainage so water doesn't pass through the mine, filling it in and returning vegetation to the area.
"It's mainly a funding problem," Cepak said.
He said there hasn't been much uranium mining in the state for the past 40 years.
"All the rivers in western South Dakota contain uranium. It's pretty much, by-and-large natural," he said, adding that the uranium levels are low.
Cepak couldn't comment on the potential health risks of uranium exposure, but White Face attributes it to cases of cancer and brain tumors in the Northern Plains.
She's concerned that people don't realize the number of old mines in the state and their potential effects. White Face has given speeches on the East Coast to drum up support for federal legislation that her group is collaborating on.
Defenders of the Black Hills is working with a U.S. congressman to draft legislation mandating mine reclamation. White Face said they're on the fourth draft. She hopes it will be complete in a few weeks and sent to Washington, D.C., to be reviewed then presented as a bill for lawmakers' consideration.


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Renton landing patterns to change
Both Renton and Island residents file noise complaints about airport
The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to release its newly approved GPS-assisted approach to the Renton Airport next month, and airport officials expect it to decrease the number of noisy landings over the Island.
Once the FAA gives the go-ahead on the new approach, any pilot with the appropriate technology and equipment will be able to fly the route. The airport does not have to make any changes. The new landing will have a much steeper angle of descent, keeping planes higher above the Island for a longer time period. According to a newsletter published for the Renton Airport Advisory Committee, or RAAC, the new landing will have two benefits for Islanders.
"First, pilots flying the [new] approach won't have to add power and level out over Mercer Island [creating more noise] before descending again at the South end. Second, the steeper approach to the runway will mean that aircraft flying the approach will remain higher over the Island, thus increasing the separation between noise-sensitive areas and the aircraft."
This summer, there were 58 total noise complaints for the Renton Airport. Islanders called in or reported nearly half of those. During the third quarter, July through September, 48 percent of the complaints were from Islanders, with 38 percent coming from Renton residents.
The newsletter also states that there is currently one corporation with aircraft based in Renton that is planning an upgrade to use the new landing system. Airport officials said they believe that the new approach will be easier to fly than the two existing landings, which would encourage pilots and companies to convert. However, officials said that "single noise events will still occur over the Island."
"[It] will not be a silver bullet for all the citizens concerned with excess noise, but we hope that citizens will notice a positive difference," the newsletter states.
The design of the airport, which caused a stir among Islanders when it included a corporate jet center before the idea was abandoned late last year, is still under review by the FAA. The city of Renton hopes that the plans will be approved before the end of the year. Two major leases are included in the plan. After Boeing surprised both Island and Renton city leaders when it announced its intentions to lease more ground space for its 737 program, it became apparent that the idea of the jet center resulted from the lack of room to accommodate both. In addition to Boeing, the airport will lease a building to AcuWings for flight training, pilot supply sales and aircraft rentals and sales.
Next summer, the city of Renton plans to repave the runway using $39.5 million from a FAA grant. The project is expected to begin during the last week of July or early August of 2009. About 12 miles of asphalt will be laid in two days during 24 hour shifts.
For information, go to www.rentonwa.gov.
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June 8, 2009 - John D'Agostino
There has been plenty on national sports shows -- and there will likely be more in the future on a VH1 reality show -- regarding Buffalo Bills' star Terrell Owens' search for a home near Buffalo.
What officials here, however, should be doing is trying to get Owens to move to Chautauqua County. Think of the press this area would be getting?
Owens could purchase a location on Lake Erie — anywhere from Sunset Bay to Van Buren Bay — and enjoy the comforts of a quiet neighborhood. In the meantime, our area would be receiving plenty of national coverage.
Owens' contract with the Bills is only one year. But if he were to even look in this area for a home, the publicity would be priceless.
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An Oswego County grand jury in December 2012 found there was insufficient evidence to support the charges against Paul William Clarke Jr., of 55 Woodridge Lane, Fulton. The charges were dismissed on Dec. 21, 2012.
Here is our original article published on Aug. 3, 2012:
Fulton man accused of having sexual relations with child
Oswego, NY -- A Fulton man is accused of having sexual relations in 2009 with a child, Oswego County sheriff's deputies said today.
Paul William Clarke Jr., 44, of 55 Woodridge Lane, Fulton, was charged with two felony counts of criminal sex act.
The incidents occurred in 2009 in a Volney residence, deputies said.
Clarke was arraigned in Scriba Town Court and ordered held on $5,000 bail or $10,000 bail.


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A con artist pretending to be a waiter snagged $186 from customers at two Hoboken restaurants last week, according to a report in The Jersey Journal.
The report said the man approached restaurant patrons who recently received their check, asked them if the were ready to pay and then walked off with the cash. The robberies to place Thursday at Hobson's Choice, 77 Hudson St., and Margherita's Pizza and Cafe, at 740 Washington St.


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MANCHESTER - The next survey of the birds at Hildene: The Lincoln Family Home in Manchester will be Saturday, Oct. 13. The walk will start at the Visitors Center at 8 a.m., not 7 a.m., and will end at the meadowlands on River Road visiting the wetlands that border the Battenkill River.
The hummingbirds have left, the warblers are few and far between, but ducks, hawks, eagles and other raptors are still here waiting to migrate. While the number of birds that will be seen on the walk may be lower than the big warbler waves we encountered in September, there is always the unexpected.
The event is free and open to the public.
Binoculars are available to borrow. The bird data collected during the Hildene surveys is entered in the international database, ebird. Contact Randy at the Vermont Bird Place & Skywatch or call 362-2270 for more information.