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At Camille's Closet
WILLMAR -- When Laura Becker opened the doors at Camille's Closet on a warm, sunny morning last week, three customers were already waiting outside.
When they left 15 minutes later, one of them was wearing the cotton tropical-print shirt she'd bought at a bargain-basement price, and the shirt's original owner had earned a percentage of the sale.
Everything old is new again at Camille's Closet, one of the region's few consignment stores specializing in women's clothing.
Becker, the owner, says she loves what she does.
"You are a retail store but you also are providing a service," she said.
You know all those clothes women buy and then leave hanging in the closet? Becker gives them a second life by accepting them on consignment, selling them at below-retail prices and sharing the proceeds with the consigner.
The market is substantial, for both consigners and shoppers.
Becker's database contains more than 5,200 consignment numbers. "I have had days where I take in almost 250 items a day," she said. "I have never had a shortage of incoming items."
The recession appears to have increased the consignment business even more.
There's money to be made from unloading gently used skirts, sweaters, jeans, handbags and jewelry, Becker said. "Now with the economy, I am seeing a lot more people looking at generating revenue. It definitely is a factor."
People are becoming more conscious as well of consumerism, she said. "There is a very big movement to go green... I think our society is taking that step back to realize a lot of our clothes are perfectly good and can still be worn."
Shoppers looking for deals also are turning to recycled and secondhand purchases to save money.
"Sales are good. I have a huge customer base," Becker said. When she sent out her annual customer appreciation postcards this past spring, she mailed more than 1,500 of them.
Some garments on the clearance rack at Camille's Closet sell for as little as $3. You might find a designer label, a leather jacket or even a fur coat.
"I have quite a few shoppers that never get past my clearance racks. They can get things very reasonably priced to add to or to start a wardrobe," Becker said.
Where do consignment items come from? Maybe it's an impulse buy that has never been worn, or perhaps someone lost or gained weight and needs to get rid of clothing that no longer fits, Becker said.
"I have lots of items that are brand-new with the tags still on. It never ceases to amaze me," she said. "I get very, very nice winter coats."
When an item sells, Camille's Closet splits the proceeds, with the original owner getting 40 percent of the selling price. To keep the merchandise moving, Becker lowers the selling price every month until the four-month consignment period expires. If the item didn't sell, the consigner can either pick it up and bring it home or donate it to the store.
Don't bring in your cast-offs or vintage clothing, though. Camille's Closet focuses on the almost-new and the still-fashionable, Becker said.
"It has to be current. It has to be what you see in the marketplace today," she said. "I am very selective. I go through things. I flip up the collar. If there's a ring around the collar, I don't take it. It has to be in ready-to-sell condition."
Occasionally, however, she'll accept a vintage item that's especially unique and in good condition -- and therein lies one of the appeals of shopping at a consignment store, she said.
"You never know what you're going to find. With the brand names you get a huge variety," she said. "Customers are across the board, from the teenagers all the way up to mature women in their 80s."
To help foster shopper loyalty, she offers extras such as a one-day hold for purchases and a shopping card that allows customers to accumulate points toward a discount.
"It's a benefit to them," she said.
Retail has been part of Becker's life since childhood. Her family owned a furniture store, and before moving to Willmar, she and her husband, Dave, ran a secondhand store in Little Falls. When she bought Camille's Closet three years ago, she became the latest owner of a business that has been in downtown Willmar for more than 20 years.
"It is fun and I love what I do," she said. "The people that I deal with are absolutely delightful."
Not long ago she helped a customer find a nice dress to wear to a wedding -- for $11.
"She was thrilled and it totally fit her needs," she said.


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- References cited
- Additional literature
(1) (Anderson, Hazel). Report on a book condition survey June 1985-March 1986. Edinburgh: National Library of Scotland, 1987.
(2) Atkinson, Ross, "Selection for Preservation: A materialistic Approach", Library Resources and Technical services 30:343, October/December 1946.
(3) Bansa, Dr. Helmut. Selecting for Conservation-Selecting for Conversion: Some Practical Recommendations for Policy. Munich: Bavarian State Library (1985?).
(4) Buchanan, Sally. "Conservation Needs, Priorities, and Options at Stanford University" in Merrill-Oldham The Library Preservation Program.
(5) ......... and S. Coleman. "Deterioration Survey of the Stanford University Libraries Green Library Stack Collection", Preservation Planning Resources Notebook Washington, D.C.: Association of Research Libraries, Office of Management Studies, 1982.
(6) Child, Margaret. "Deciding What to Save", Abbey Newsletter: Bookbinding and Conservation 6(4) 2 Supplement 1982
(7) ........ "Further Thoughts on Selection for Preservation: A Materialistic Approach," Library Resources and Technical Services
(8) Clements, David W.G. Preservation of Library Collections Paris: Unesco 1985
(9a) Cunha, George M., Howard P. Lowell and Robert E. Schnare, Jr. Conservation Survey Manual. New York: New York Library Association, Section on the Management of Information Resources and Technology, 1982.
(9b) Cunha, G.M. and D.G. Conservation of Library Materials. Metuchen, New Jersey: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1971.
(9c) ........ Library and Archives Conservation; 1980s and Beyond. The Scarecrow Press, 1983.
(10) Fortson-Jones, Judith. "Practicality Peaks for this Conservation Survey Method", The New Library Scene 1(2):1-8,1982.
(11) Hazen, Dan C. "Collections Development, Collections Management, and Preservation", Library Resources and Technical Services 26:10, January/March 1982.
(12) Hendricks, Klaus B. The Preservation and restoration of photographic materials in archives and libraries: A RAMP study with guidelines. Paris: Unesco, 1984.
(13) Kathpalia, Y.P. A Model Curriculum for the Training of Specialists in Document Preservation and Restoration: A RAMP Study with Guidelines. Paris: Unesco 1984.
(14) McCrady, Ellen. "Selection for Preservation: A Survey of Approaches", The Abbey Newsletter: Bookbinding and Conservation 6(4): Supplement, 1982.
(15) Merrill-Oldham, Jan and Merrily Smith (eds). The Library Preservation Program. Chicago: The American Library Association, 1985. This is the proceedings of the April 1983 conference "Library Preservation: The Administrative Challenge" at the Library of Congress for top level library managers.
(16) Milevski, Robert and Linda Nainis. "Implementing a Book Repair and Treatment Program", Library Resources & Technical Services 31(2):151-175. Chicago: American Library Association, 1987.
(17) ........ Book Repair Manual. Carbondale, Illinois: Illinois Cooperative Conservation Program, Southern Illinois University, 1984.
(18) Morrow, Carolyn Clark. Conservation Treatment Procedures: A Manual of Step-by-Step Procedures for the Maintenance and Repair of Library Materials. Littleton, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, 1982.
(19) Nainis, Linda and Laura A. Bedard. "Preservation Book Survey in an Academic Law Library", Law Library Journal 78:243-259, Spring 1986.
(20) Ogden, Barclay W. "Determining Conservation Options at the University of California at Berkeley", in Merrill-Oldham The Library Preservation Program.
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(22) Ratcliffe, F.W. and D. Patterson. Preservation and Conservation in British Libraries: Report of the Cambridge University Library Conservation Project. London: The British Library, 1984.
(23) Ritzenthaler, Mary Lynn. Implementing a Conservation Program. Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 1982.
(24) Rogers, Rutherford D. "Library preservation: Its Scope, History, and Importance", in Merrill-Oldham The Library Preservation Program.
(25) Schnare, Robert E. "How to Handle Your Deteriorating book Collections From an Administrative Point of View", The Library Scene 8(3):12-13,1979.
(26) Smith, Dr. Richard D. "Deacidifying Library Collections: Myths and Realities," Restaurator 14931/39 November 1987.
(27) Streit, Samuel A. (et al). "Guidelines on the selection of general collection materials for transfer to special collections", College & Research Library News September 1987 (pages 471-474).
(28) "Survey of Book Conditions at the Library of Congress", in the Library of Congress's National Preservation News 1:8-9, July, 1985. An unpublished Library of Congress discussion paper "Preservation Selection Decisions". Prepared by Rickey Erway, Office of Planning and Development, Library of Congress, September 1987.
(29) Walker, Gay (et al). "The Yale Survey: A large Scale Study of Book Deterioration in the Yale Library", College & Research Libraries 46:111-132, March 1985.
(30) Welsh, William J. "The Preservation Challenge", in Merrill Oldham The Library Preservation Program.
(31) Winkle, Becky. "Preservation on a Shoestring: Low and No-Budget Operations to Get a Preservation Program Off the Ground", American Libraries 16:778-79, December 1985.
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Daniel has been serving as the Soil Conservation Technician for Mobile County in a term position and John has been serving as the Soil Conservation Technician for Wilcox County in a term position. Both will be under a permanent appointment effective Sunday, August 25, 2013.
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Guthrie Gunfighters @ Chisholm Trail Festival 2016
The Guthrie Gunfighters will be performing this year at the Chisholm Trail Festival. Check out there website for more information at http://guthriegunfighters-inc.org/
Jack Wells, Western Artist @ Chisholm Trail Festival 2016
Jack J. Wells was born and raised in the horse and cattle country of Oklahoma. He received an education of his western subject matter on a first hand basis. Ranching, rodeoing and horse trading were the family business. Jack and his older brother, Justin, both began drawing about the same time they began riding and walking. This early sibling rivalry helped quicken the development of their artistic talents. They would often draw their own comic books just for fun.
Jack's formal training has since come mostly from the school of being there. From rodeos to horse shows to art shows, he has competed and shown his artwork all over the country. These travels include exhibitions at the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Artist's Association's "SHOWCASE", in Las Vegas, NV, during the National Finals Rodeo; the All American Quarter Horse Congress, in Columbus, Ohio; the ProRodeo Hall of Fame Museum in Colorado Springs, CO; the National Western Stock Show in Denver, CO; the PRCAA Cheyenne Showcase, during the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo, in Cheyenne, WY; the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; the Houston Stock Show and Rodeo in Houston, TX; the Dodge City RoundUp Rodeo in Dodge City,KS; and many more from Los Angeles to New York.
In 1985, Wells had the honor of co-founding the Professional Rodeo-Cowboy Artists Association, (PRCAA). Every member of this association is a current, active (or retired) member of a major professional rodeo organization, as well as being a qualified professional artist. Wells was inducted as a charter member and elected director the first year, a position he has held every year since then.
Wells has had more than 100 pieces of art published as limited edition prints, posters, magazine illustrations and program covers. From miniatures to murals, his works have been shown and collected world wide by museums, corporations and private individuals.Wells works with watercolors, oils, acrylics, gouache, tempera, pen and ink, pencils, pastels and charcoal. His style is realism and his subject matter is cowboy and western in nature. He is proud to say that most all of his paintings and drawings come from his very own experiences.
You can find out more about him at his website at http://jackwellsart.com/
Saltfork Craftsmen @ Chisholm Trail Festival 2016
The Saltfork Craftsmen are joining us for the festival this year, They are a group of Artisan Blacksmiths which will enlighten attendees about the art and skill of blacksmithing. Although earlier day Blacksmiths forged items out of necessity, today's blacksmiths are using those same skills to make everything from tools and decorative pieces to jewelry.
For more information about the Saltfork-Craftsmen-Artists Blacksmiths Association visit www.saltforkcraftsmen.org
Kent Shelton @ Chisholm Trail Festival 2016
Kent Shelton has been working in show business for over 30 years. He graduated from North Carolina School of the Arts with a BFA in Drama. He then went to New York City and for the next ten years drove a carriage in Central Park and wrangled animals for Saturday Night Live, Candid Camera and operas at The Met. He also worked as an actor and fight choreographer on and off Broadway. While in NYC he co-founded the Hanlon-Lees Action Theater, a troupe of thespians which perform jousting acts at Renaissance Festivals all over the country. After a decade in NYC the company moved to Chicago and added Wild West shows to their repertoire; where Kent started portraying Buffalo Bill. Between wrangling animals and working as a stunt performer for such movies as "The Babe", "Natural Born Killers", "A League of Their Own", "Rudy" and "Batman Begins"; Kent traveled to many states with the Hanlon-Lees performing in America's Favorite Wild West show perfecting the character of Buffalo Bill.
With their herd of horses, wagons, carriages, props and costumes increasing, Kent and the Hanlon-Lees left Chicago after 15 years for a 20-acre ranch in Oklahoma. There they continue to run their business from a central location of the United States, entertaining millions in out-door theater, TV and movies all over the country.
Snake Eyes and the Bug Band @ Chisholm Trail Festival 2016
Snake Eyes and the Bug Band will be playing at the festival this year. Snake Eyes specializes in their own brand of sound which they call "Bug Music". The best way to describe it might be Cajun/Zydeco music filtered through southeastern Arkansas redneck sensibilities. Bug music is perfect for couple dancing, and it's not unusual for band members to take individual breaks, even mid-song, to grab a partner from the crowd swing, twirl, and spin her for their own (and the crowd's) entertainment. Look below for some videos of the band.
For more information about Snake Eyes and the Bug Band you can visit there website at http://www.snakeeyesandthebugband.com/ .
Oklahoma Selfbow Society @ Chisholm Trail Festival 2016
The Oklahoma Selfbow Society will be attending the Annual Chisholm Trail Festival. OSS is committed to "Preserving The Heritage of Primitive Archery". Members will be present demonstrating the tools and steps in building a selfbow. Demonstrations will also include making primitive arrows. OSS is the host of OJAM which is an annual Jamboree dedicated to teaching attendees in the art of building bows, arrows and knapping flint arrowheads. For more information log onto www.okselfbow.com.


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Get an overview of this hotel3-star hotel with free breakfast and outdoor pool
Situated in a rural location, this hotel is within 3 mi (5 km) of Indian Mound and Museum, Shoals Community Theater, and W.C. Handy Home. Pope's Tavern Museum and Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts are also within 6 mi (10 km).
Hotel Features
An outdoor pool, a fitness center, and a bar/lounge are available at this hotel. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a spa tub, a 24-hour business center, and coffee/tea in a common area.
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Jameson Inn Sheffield4900 Hatch Blvd Sheffield AL 35660
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In addition to an outdoor pool, Jameson Inn Sheffield provides a spa tub and a fitness center. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 3-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 600 square feet (54 square meters) include conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers coffee/tea in a common area, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and laundry facilities. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Jameson Inn Sheffield has designated areas for smoking.
- Free breakfast
- Conference space size (meters) - 54
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
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- Conference space size (feet) - 600
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Room service (during limited hours) is available.
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Secretary of State Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez's scheduled visit to Brewerton and two other Central New York municipalities today has been delayed.
Cortes-Vazquez now is scheduled to arrive at 1 p.m. at the Brewerton Fire Station, 9625 Brewerton Road.
Sen. Dave Valesky is taking Cortes-Vazquez on a tour to see three local projects paid for with state grant money. Besides the Brewerton revitalization project, Cortes-Vazquez will see sewer upgrades in Sullivan and the Manlius Street corridor in East Syracuse. Valesky is hoping to show Cortes-Vazquez all the good the money has done in an effort to get more grant money.
Cicero already has been awarded $764,400 in federal money and $125,000 in state funding toward Brewerton revitalization. The town is awaiting more local waterfront revitalization program grants and has applied for an additional $1.5 million in state funding. The town also is awaiting $137,500 in funding from the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program that would help pay for restrooms, a police substation and other improvements at Riverfront Park.
The town is trying to acquire two properties near Riverfront Park, which eventually would expand the park, move the green space closer to the water and open up the view of the Oneida River from the street.
The overall plan for the hamlet calls for physical enhancements and programs that can improve the image of Brewerton and, hopefully, revitalize the community through design standards, a parking strategy, public art, facade improvements, streetscape improvements and ways to enhance views of the Oneida River from Route 11.


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These were the most read stories on MassLive.com yesterday. If you missed any of them, click on the links below to read them now.
1) Chicopee police charge Springfield man with assault, robbery outside Denny's restaurant on Memorial Drive [Conor Berry]
2) 1 person dead after tractor-trailer crashes into broken down car on Massachusetts Turnpike in Russell [Conor Berry]
3) Brittini Benton, convicted in Hadley motor vehicle homicide of UMass student Daniel Haley, sentenced to state prison [Conor Berry] Photo above.
4) Government shutdown shutters Springfield Armory, IRS and other city offices [The Republican Newsroom]
5) Body of 47-year-old Chicopee resident Jeffrey Coughlin found in Pacific Ocean off Solana Beach, Calif. [George Graham]


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Joe Flacco Has Roethlisberger-Type Win
The headline of this game was the performance by Baltimore Ravens QB Joe Flacco late in the 4th quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
With just 37 seconds left in the game and trailing by 4 points, Flacco led the Ravens final drive and capped it off with a beautiful 21-yard touchdown pass to T.J. Housmandzadeh. Ironically, this is the type of win that suspended Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger has had against the Ravens many times. The tides have now turned in this AFC North rivalry.
5 Great Things
- Derrick Mason had 4 receptions (1 of them being a spectacular catch) on just the opening drive. He showed that he's not ready to let 'Q' take the show. Mason led the day with 6 catches for 80 yards and had the best game of the season so far.
- Willis McGahee is still a touchdown machine. Did you see that juke!? He ran a crucial 10-yard touchdown to tie the game 7-7 in the 2nd quarter. While he may have fumbled the ball late in the 3rd quarter, it's easy to look past that since he was hit hard with a helmet-to-helmet collision. McGahee finished with 39 yards on 14 carries.
- Haloti Ngata shut down Rashard Mendenhall. Granted, Mendenhall had 2 touchdowns and 79 yards, but Ngata had 8 tackles, 3 assists, and 1 sack. I suspect every one of his tackles was against Mendenhall; he was all over that guy the entire game. Ngata was huge in containing the run and preventing big plays.
- Lardarius Webb is going to be a really good cornerback. Even though he didn't record any tackles, he had a solid game. He covered well and most importantly, he broke up a potential touchdown play by Mike Wallace in the endzone. He reminds me of a guy with the name of Nnamdi Asomugha.
- Ray Lewis, 15 years and running, is still a play-maker. Similarly to last year in week 2 against the San Diego Chargers, Lewis sealed the deal in a game-ending play. While he made a critical 4th down tackle last year, Lewis decided to go a different route and closed the game with an interception. That surely made him the defensive MVP of this game with 7 tackles, 2 assists, and 1 interception.
5 Not So Great Things
- Field goal accuracy. I don't know if any of you are noticing, but Billy Cundiff has missed quite a few field goals so far this year. If this was last season when the Ravens were losing games by 3 points or less, Cundiff would surely be on the hot seat. It's not acceptable for him to go 1 for 2 every game, he needs to get better. However, there is a positive side to him. Cundiff has a strong leg and is consistently able to place his kickoffs deep in the endzone.
- Turnovers. I'm talking about turnovers on both offense and defense. The Ravens need to stop turning the ball over on offense and force more turnovers on defense. 5 fumbles and 6 interceptions on offense, whereas just 2 forced fumbles and 1 interception on defense. That's a -8 turnover differential, a sure way to start losing games. Running backs need to work on ball security, while Flacco needs to make better decisions. On defense, the secondary has had plenty of opportunities to make plays, but they simply can't catch. I mean, how is Ray Lewis the first Raven to make an interception? C'mon man.
- 1st quarter play. Just like last season, the Ravens have been lacking offensively in the 1st quarters of games. I don't know exactly what the problem is, but it's hurting the team. If you combine all the 1st quarters of this season, the Ravens have only managed to score 3 points on a field goal. Head Coach John Harbaugh preaches the importance of starting fast and scoring first, but why is that not happening after 2 years?
- Injuries plague the 3-headed monster. Starting the year with 3 great backs, everyone thought the Ravens run game was invulnerable. Now all of a sudden, all 3 backs are heading into week 5 with injuries. Luckily, none of the injuries appear to be major. All 3 should play next week against the Broncos.
- Poor punt returns. I think it's time for someone else to start returning punts. Tom Zbikowski is an awesome safety, but a less-than-average punt returner. But it's not just him; the coverage unit does not block well enough to buy Zbikowski some time. There needs to be some personnel change because good punt returns are crucial in giving Flacco and the offense good field positioning.
Overall, this was a huge win for the Baltimore Ravens. With the Cincinnati Bengals (2-2) losing to the Cleveland Browns (1-3) during the weekend, the Ravens now sit atop the AFC North.
The Ravens will head back home to face a struggling Denver Broncos (2-2) team.


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The air across Central New York on Friday is expected to be thick with ozone, a major component of smog, and state officials are warning people to limit strenuous outside activity.
The state Health Department and Department of Environmental Conservation issued an air-quality health advisory that remains in effect until 10 p.m. Friday. The advisory covers a large part of the state, including Onondaga, Madison, Oneida, Oswego and Cayuga counties. Special caution should be taken for children and those with respiratory conditions.
For more information, visit here or call the state's air quality hot line at 800-535-1345.
For the latest conditions, see the Weather Center at syracuse.com.
Extreme heat can lead to the formation of ground-level ozone. Ozone levels are typically worst in the afternoon and evening hours. Levels can be minimized by cutting down automobile use, as exhaust and out-of-state pollution are the primary causes.
Here are some tips for reducing pollution today and every day:
Carpool or use mass transit if possible.
Turn off all lights and electrical appliances when not in use.
Use fans to circulate air. If you must use air conditioning, keep thermostat at 78 degrees.
Close blinds and curtains to limit heat build-up and preserve cooled air.
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Centennial Mural Project will beautify wall on Blair Avenue
Artists Chinmayo and Beth Spadafora are enlisting volunteers for the Centennial Tile Mural Project.
Participants will create a series of tiled panels painted with ceramic glazes in a pictorial design depicting the history of Friday Harbor and San Juan Island.
There will be 20 panels in total, each measuring 3 feet by 5 feet. They will be mounted on the long wall that is on Blair Avenue between the Post Office and Spring Street.
"The Town of Friday Harbor is having its centennial in 2009 and what better way to celebrate than by getting lots and lots of citizens together working on a creative art project that will beautify our town?," Chinmayo and Spadafora wrote in an e-mail.
"The project is being introduced to the community at the San Juan County Fair. The project will be ongoing for a year with the target date for completion being August 2009."
To participate, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or call Chinmayo at 378-2523, or Spadafora at 378-4368. You can also visit them at their fair booth next to the 4-H building.
Chinmayo and Spadafora have spearheaded three local tile murals projects: at Spring Street Landing, above the entryway to Friday Harbor Elementary School, and at the entrance to the San Juan County Fairgrounds.
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AUBURN, Alabama -- Auburn will play a doubleheader Saturday against Texas A&M due to the threat of rain Sunday.
The Tigers open a three-game series against the Aggies tonight at 6 o'clock.
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OK, consider this a plea.
Perhaps you remember the insanity after the Red Sox won the American League East last year.
That they stormed a bar after the game, bartending and carousing and even briefly taking the microphone. That the night left us with a certain image of one Dustin Pedroia that has appeared so often in the blogosphere, it may as well be on a baseball card (maybe one with the pieces of jersey in it?).
I may have said after the game Tuesday night that "it's hard to believe the team will top the ridiculous fun after they clinched the American League East last season," but it appears they came close. Consider this report in the Boston Herald's Inside Track this morning:
After clinching their fifth postseason berth in six years the other night, the Red Sox partied all over town.
Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Dustin Pedroia, Josh Beckett, Coco Crisp, Mike Timlin, Manny Delcarmen, Jon Lester, Alex Cora, Kevin Cash and David Ross didn't stray too far from Fenway, doing their celebrating at Game On!
The boys received a hero's welcome from fans - who were well into their own party when the Sox made the Game On! scene.
Coco and Cora commandeered the DJ booth to play Crisp's "walk-up" song "Lollipop" by Lil Wayne while the rest of the team worked the crowd, signing autographs, snapping photos and high-fiving fans.
There's more to the story, which notes that Theo Epstein and Co. had a skybox at the bar in the middle of the bedlam. But first, a few essential questions:
1) Where are the photographs and videos from people who were in Game On! on Tuesday night? Flickr and YouTube have come up dry thus far, and even Eck's mustache knows they're out there.
2) At what point does it become easier for the Herald to report which players didn't show up?
In all seriousness, get me those photos, friends. Please. Your nation and overly obsessed blogger need you.


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The Curry Hicks Cage was empty, save for the custodial crew and a few fast-typing journalists. The Northampton Blue Devils were filing out of the locker room and boarding the team bus after winning the western Massaschusetts Division I championship, 57-43, over Westfield.
Instead of leaving with his team, Coach Rey Harp walked back into the gym, followed by senior Jake Laga. The two stood next to the visitor's bench, looking out onto the court in silence.
A few moments later, Harp and Laga reluctantly turned around and joined the rest of the team. It was as if they were trying to soak up every second of the experience, etching each detail deep into their memory.
The Blue Devils had come so close in past years and been through enough heartache to understand the significance of their accomplishment. Northampton entered postseason play as the No.1 overall seed for the third consecutive year. In the past two seasons, it bowed out in the semifinals. Three seasons ago, Northampton was upset by Cathedral in the first round as a two-seed.
"No one is taking this for granted," senior forward Grant Cooper said. "Everyone is appreciating this moment right now."
Perhaps nobody appreciates a Western Massachusetts championship more than Cooper. Cooper has not only suffered through his own playoff losses but has seen his older brothers, Brennan and Ellis, fall short as well.
Brennan won a Western Mass. championship as a sophomore at Minnechaug, but lost in the first round of the playoffs in both his junior and senior seasons at Northampton, despite high seeds. Ellis led the Blue Devils to the No.1 seed in both his junior and senior seasons, but each season ended in defeat at AIC in the semifinals.
With his brothers looking on, Cooper played like a senior with some unfinished business to take care of, opening the floodgates with 11 third-quarter points on his way to a game-high 14. He played the passing lanes like a cornerback, rebounded like a center, and showed the court vision of a point guard.
While the Cooper family cheered on the Blue Devils from the stands, many more members of the Northampton basketball family supported the team from afar. In the week leading up to the finals, Coach Harp said he received multiple phone calls from former players he coached, and even a few calls from players before his tenure.
"There are a lot of people standing with us right now," Harp said. "A lot of people here that knocked on the door.
"This is their trophy, too."
In some ways, the Northampton players benefited from the losing experience --- the pain of coming up short. Cooper, Laga, and Jarrod Neumann became consumed by the championship chase. They re-dedicated themselves to playing intense, aggressive defense and encouraged their teammates to follow their lead.
In the championship game, Northampton held Westfield to just 43 points. Laga hounded Westfield senior and lethal scorer Alex Gartska on every screen, every cut, every play. The 1,000-point scorer managed just eight points. Cooper accepted the challenge of guarding speedy point guard Jordan Santiago.
"Did losing help us?" Harp said."Well, yeah, because we got hungry and wanted to get back in that position. We focused on making sure this season doesn't end the same way."
Northampton made sure of that with a relentless effort against Westfield, which upset the Blue Devils in the playoffs last season. These two teams have developed quite a rivalry in the Suburban League over the past few seasons, culminating in Saturday's championship clash.
A Western Mass. championship is just a little sweeter for Northampton when it also means avenging last season's playoff loss.
"We weren't happy with that," Laga said. "It was a big upset. It feels good to get them back."
Northampton, however, is far from content. The Blue Devils are proud of their accomplishment, but they want to keep playing as long they can. Northampton has learned the hard way that these kinds of opportunities are rare and they plan on finishing the season with no regrets.
"We're not done. We want a state championship," Neumann said. "The girls have one, and they've got a big banner in our gym. We want one right next to it."


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HERMANSVILLE - Elaine Preaseau, 65, of Hermansville, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013, from an apparent heart attack.
She was born on Aug. 14, 1948, in Detroit, the daughter of the late Herbert and Olive (Ayotte) Ivey. On July 31, 1971, she married Norman Preaseau.
Her family moved to her mother's home town of Hermansville in the summer of 1961, where she grew up and eventually met her husband. Together they raised their two sons, Bradley and Jason.
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Elaine was a very generous and kind person who always put others before herself. She loved her family beyond anything else, especially her grandchildren.
Elaine also loved to sew warm quilts for the kids, and many new moms in the family were very lucky to have one of her "Made With Love" quilts. She was happiest when with her family. Elaine will be deeply missed by everyone who was blessed to know her.
She is survived by her husband; two sons, Bradley (Tina) Preaseau and Jason (Jessica) Preaseau; two brothers, David (Cheri) Ivey and Roger Ivey; three sisters, Gail (Dave) Pavlat, Cheryl (Doug) Wendricks and Joanne (Michael) Pach; seven grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Elaine was preceded in death by her parents.
Elaine Preaseau's life will be celebrated during a private family service this week at the Allo Coolman Funeral Home in Spalding.
Please visit www.allofh.com to send online condolences to her family.


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Just because full pads were allowed today doesn't mean the Tigers had to use them. And head coach Gene Chizik opted not to do so.
He talked at length about the decision after practice. Read on...
"There's a real fine line there," he said. "It comes to the point of no return sometimes. You have to push them...Yet I don't want to look up four days from now and we're playing with guys that aren't going to play on Saturday, and then you get (the starters) back a week before the game and they've lost about 200 reps."
Can practices still be physical and challenging without full pads? You bet, Chizik said.
"Our goal every day at the end of practice is to make sure they push through a tough practice and make sure they're getting better and doing what we ask them to do, yet lining up the next day," he said. "Conventional wisdom would say today's the first day you're allowed to go in full pads. That doesn't mean you have to. We're going to do what's right for our team and practice smart and play it by ear. Certainly, our situation is probably different than a lot (of other teams) because of depth."
Auburn will practice twice on Monday, and Chizik said at least one of the sessions (probably the morning one) will be in full pads.
Couple more notes...
* I think coach Gene Chizik is warming a bit to the media. We've been seeing a lot of each other lately in our post-practice chats. To be clear, he's been very polite and professional with reporters from Day 1, but he just wasn't a guy that was going to fill notebooks with riveting material.
Today, one reporter asked if any player stood out in practice. Normally that's the type of question you wouldn't even bother to ask of Gene because you weren't going to get anything. So when Gene immediately answered it with a name (Zach Clayton) and proceeded to provide some solid quotes, there were jaws on the floor among the assembled hacks.
Chizik has given some great quotes recently about a variety of topics. As reporters, we appreciate that. I'm sure it's no fun to listen our questions every day, but it's not easy to churn out copy day after day, either. So a little understanding on both sides goes a long way, especially in the dog days of August.
* Freshman offensive lineman Aubrey Phillips, sidelined by an undisclosed medical "episode" earlier this week, made an appearance at practice to see teammates, Chizik said.
"We're just kind of working through some things there medically but he's fine," Chizik said.


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As well as using the opportunity to show off Crysis 2 in 3D, Crytek are hoping to show just how powerful CyrEngine 3 is in a bid to license it out like the Unreal Engine.
Crytek's Carl Jones told NowGamer: "Over the past few years, S[tereoscopic]-3D technology has emerged as one of the key trends both in movies and games. With CryENGINE 3, developers will have the ability to create their content in 3D on all platforms. There are basically no longer any limits to a designer's creativity."
"After the successful introduction of CryEngine 3 at last year's GDC," added Jones. "We are really excited to show the latest version of our all-in-one game development solution this year in stereoscopic 3D."
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From the collection of Iola (Sarah) Lester, born. Jan. 8, 1913, this photo was taken in the Woods Creek Valley in 1906.
The Walters family, from left to right: Roy, Annie, Mathilda, Julius, and Berthe Walters. Note the doll in the baby stroller.
The log is 65 feet long and is scaled at 26,000 feet.
Monroe Historical Society Photo 1049. If you know more about this picture, please contact the Monroe Historical Society at (360) 217-7223.


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As with OmniPage, you need to use OCR a lot -- particularly with such things as digital images -- to make the investment in ABBYY FineReader 9.0 worthwhile as an upgrade. However, accuracy in our tests was very good, even with distorted photographs. Serious users will probably find OmniPage better for features, but those handling a large number of documents will appreciate ABBYY FineReader 9.0.
Users needing an OCR program to handle a large number of documents will appreciate ABBYY FineReader 9.0.
In recent years, with faster processors and inexpensive memory, OCR (optical character recognition) software has matured to the extent that importing and recognising text from clean scanned documents is almost perfect in all the main applications available today. Indeed, basic OCR software has become so good for this that computer users need a good reason to upgrade from the free programs bundled with most scanners.
The core technology for ABBYY FineReader 9.0, what ABBYY calls adaptive document recognition technology, is one refinement. This means that, rather than scanning piece by piece, the software looks through the entire document first. This gives it a much better shot at working out what sort of document it is, how it's arranged, whether there're any footnotes and how they're done etc.
In fact, ABBYY FineReader 9.0 now does a good job of handling such things as headers and footers, footnotes and lists -- these appear as an appropriate part of a final Word document rather than simply being placed in a text frame on the main page.
ABBYY FineReader 9.0's tendency to try and strip text out of images, however, resulted in a number of errors in our tests, misrecognising graphics that would be better left as images.
Otherwise, accuracy for straightforward scanned documents was comparable with OmniPage Professional 16. Like its competitor, ABBYY FineReader 9.0 also works well with photos taken from digital cameras, providing tools that can automatically remove distortion caused by page curves or misaligned books. These were introduced in ABBYY FineReader 8.0, but now have been developed so that a photograph can be converted to a Word document with a single click.
Indeed, similar tweaks run throughout ABBYY FineReader 9.0's entire new interface -- going for what ABBYY calls its Results-Driven Interface: this includes a QuickTasks window for such things as converting images to Word or scanning to PDF, and these are also available from the Windows Start menu.
ABBYY FineReader 9.0 integrates well with the latest version of Office, and the QuickPreview is a welcome addition.
As with previous versions, ABBYY FineReader 9.0 handles PDFs both as items that can be converted to editable documents or as the end format for scanned items. As with all OCR packages on the market, this is now standard. However, the whole process is handled competently so that, for example, document metadata (title, author, key words) can also be extracted and saved with the final document.
One area where ABBYY FineReader 9.0 has always scored well is in terms of support for foreign languages, with 179 supported in a multitude of scripts, including Greek and Cyrillic, and with spell-checking for 36 languages.
A final enhancement of ABBYY FineReader 9.0 possibly worth considering is the ability to extract text from screenshots. While many users may not save screenshots on a regular basis (and the proposed use for Web pages ignores the obvious copy and paste function that works well with 99 per cent of sites), this could be extremely useful if you need to get data from a Flash presentation or a snapshot of a PDF.
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First impression on unpacking the Q702 test unit was the solid feel and clean, minimalist styling.
For work use, Microsoft Word and Excel programs pre-installed on the device are adequate for preparing short documents.
The Fujitsu LifeBook UH574 allowed for great mobility without being obnoxiously heavy or clunky. Its twelve hours of battery life did not disappoint.
The screen was particularly good. It is bright and visible from most angles, however heat is an issue, particularly around the Windows button on the front, and on the back where the battery housing is located.
My first impression after unboxing the Q702 is that it is a nice looking unit. Styling is somewhat minimalist but very effective. The tablet part, once detached, has a nice weight, and no buttons or switches are located in awkward or intrusive positions.


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Shank 2 cuts its way onto downloads
Klei Entertainment's stylish platform brawler makes an impressive return
Today is a good day for gamers whose weapon of choice is a roughly-sharpened shiv as the tortured former hitman, Shank is back.
Klei Entertainment have crammed the follow up to their hit XBLA and PSN title with more weapons, new tougher enemies and a much more precise and fluid control system.
The vast array of weapons and enemies as well as the game's new locales are also captured immaculately in Shank's unique and exquisitely hand-drawn artistic style.
Shank 2 is available on PSN for 7.99 GBP from today and XBLA for 800 MS Points from tomorrow. The PC version of Shank 2 will follow on Origin very soon.
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"The People of the Book" by Geraldine Brooks, published in 2007, is the selection for this year's "One Book, One Community" reading program sponsored by area libraries and businesses.
Why was this book chosen?
"It has broad appeal. People 50 years from now are still going to be reading this book," said Nan Cavenaugh of York County Library System, chairwoman of the selection committee. She said it has vivid characters, is very discussable, raises lots of issues and is relevant to the past, present and future.
What's unique, she said, is how the book was rescued throughout history by people of different faiths who risked their lives in doing so. "I guarantee you won't be disappointed," she said.
Selection criteria:
- A major author with a body of work or who has received literary recognition, who would be willing to engage discussion with readers at several events.
- A good discussible book, available in quantity at reasonable cost in various media formats.
- A book that is accessible to emerging adult readers, up to a high school reading level.
- Cavenaugh said a 24-member panel began with a list of 60 book suggestions, and whittled it to three or four, and unanimously voted in favor of Brooks book.
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This fictional novel traces the journey of a rare illuminated Hebrew manuscript from Spain to the ruins of Sarajevo. Inspired by the true story of a mysterious codex known as the Sarajevo Haggadah, it spans five centuries of history, surviving centuries of purges and wars thanks to people of all faiths who risked their lives to safeguard it.
Who is the author?
Geraldine Brooks is an Australian-born, award-winning author and journalist who grew up in the western suburbs of Sydney. She has two sons and is married to author Tony Horwitz. They live in Martha's Vineyard and Australia.
What else has she written?
Pulitzer-Prize winner March,-a story of how the absent father of the March family of Little Women went off to war leaving his wife and daughters; Year of Wonders, a historic novel set in plague-torn England; and Foreign Correspondence, an autobiographical account of how Brooks tracked her girlhood pen friends after she became an award-winning correspondent.
What is "One Book, One Community?"
A program organized by libraries in the seven-county midstate region to promote the value of reading by recommending a compelling book that links the community in a common conversation.
Residents of Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lancaster, Perry and York counties are encouraged to read the book in September and October and attend free programs and discussions.
Will the author be appearing?
She will speak at 7:30 p.m. April 27 at Beth Israel Synagogue in Lebanon in its annual lecture series, which is unrelated to "One Book." Tickes are $20 for adults and $10 for students.
Where can I found out what programs are scheduled?
Programs will range from book discussion groups to musical performances to workshops on Jewish food and culture. Visit the library or www.oboc.org. Most programs are free.
Who pays for this program?
About $12,500 was contributed by private businesses and foundations: WGAL TV 8, The Robert H. & Beverly U. Fowler Family Foundation, GIANT Food Stores, Isaac's Restaurant and Deli, ShowcasePA! Magazine, Lois Lehrman Grass Foundation, K & L Gates, Glatfelter, library trustees and friends groups. A grant from Pennsylvania Council on the Arts is also anticipated.
Where is the book available?
Libraries in the seven counties will have about 1,000 copies that can be borrowed free of charge. Books will also be available for purchase at local Giant Food Stores, Weis Markets and Wegmans stores as well as Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Borders Books and other local booksellers.
What does it cost?
About $15 in paperback.


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Money raised from the event will benefit a foundation that has been established in memory of Wise.
Organizers said the event is a great way to thank officers for what they do on a daily basis.
"I do it just out of willingness to keep people aware of what Mike sacrificed and what we as Police Officers do every day," said Bruce Monteiro, an organizer of the event.
The ride started at Reading Area Community College and ended up in Cleona, passing Wise's grave site along the way.


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I'm happy to report that my article about using wikis for technical documentation was published last week in the STC Intercom.
A PDF my article is available for anyone to download, STC member or STC non-members alike.
I'll be giving a presentation about wikis for technical documentnation to the STC Austin community on Tuesday November 6th at the Commons Center, which is located at 10100 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758, near the southwest corner of Burnet Road and Braker Lane on the University of Texas J. J. Pickle Research Campus. Map
If you'd like to see what else I've written about wikis, take a look at the articles in my wiki category, or check out this list from my talk.bmc.com blog.
So many people helped me with the Intercom article. Kelly Holcomb is an excellent editor and helped me with it in her small amounts of spare time. Emily Kaplan read an early copy and also helped me sort through my notes. Michael Cote has sent me interesting items about wikis that he has found and also constantly tags useful information in del.icio.us. Diane Fleming was investigating wikis on her own, asked me about them, and then gave me great feedback on an early copy of the article. Tom Johnson was extremely positive when he first read it as well. I spoke with Dee Elling who had two excellent experiences to talk about in her interview with me. Harry Miller had a podcast interview with Molly Bostic, the PM on the MSDN wiki team, that was very informative.
It takes a community to write about online communities. Thanks, everyone!


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With summer just around the corner, it's always nice to take the living outdoors, and IKEA has a new inspirational book that looks pretty interesting to help you get started! Step-Out, 29 Wild Places to Live Outdoors features fun tips and ideas for entertaining and socializing under the stars!
Set up kitchen outside with a sink, a hose with water, two hot plates, a few recycling bins, shelving and your set!
A long table and bench creates space for everyone!
Create a cosy spot for diners to lean on with a few custom cushions that can be sewn up easily.
Photos from Livet Hemma.
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July 2009
Another Wet Night
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Tonight's Lineup
Pods 7, Missile 6, JD 9, PK dh, Nix 4, Beckham 5, Castro 2, BA 8, Fields 3. Contreras pitching.
I congratulated both Mark Buehrle (All-Star) and Paul Konerko (three homers) this afternoon. Wish Paulie would have gotten that shot at No. 4 last night!
I always get shaky when I write it, but … Rogers says we should be fine weatherwise tonight.
Arrived and is wearing uniform No. 57 for your White Sox.
Blog Night IV
Time is running out. The deadline for Blog Night IV tickets is this Thursday at 5 p.m. CT.
If you haven't heard, Blog Night IV is Tuesday, July 21, White Sox vs. Tampa Bay. Tickets are $19 and of course there will be a special pregame session in the Interview Room (aka Conference & Learning Center) with special guests and special prizes.
Thanks to everyone who has already purchased tickets. Sign up today (or at least by Thursday) since tickets are limited.
Go to this link at whitesox.com and use the password: Blog
If you are a season ticket holder or already have tickets for that game, just shoot me an email and I'll see how we can make it work for you.
Double Duty Classic
And stop by the ballpark at 1 pm on Friday to watch some of the top inner-city talent in the country take part in the Double Duty Classic as players wear throwback uniforms from the Negro Leagues. It's a great option for young kids and a great way to sit close to a ballgame on a beautiful day (we hope) at USCF.
In The House
Roland Hemond is in the house today to join Jermaine Dye in presenting scholarships to the University of Phoenix. Roland has long seen the University of Phoenix as a way for professional baseball players to finish their degrees during the playing careers so that they have something to fall back on post career.
Postgame Wrap — WOW
Paulie Konerko set personal bests with three home runs, seven RBI and hit his eighth career grand slam in tonight's win. This was the 12th time a Sox player has hit three home runs in a game, first since Jose Valentin in 2003. This was the first time a Sox player hit three homers in a game at U.S. Cellular Field.
Postgame thoughts from Konerko:
"I'm glad we got Mark some runs tonight. He was begging in the dugout.
"It's starting to get fun. We're competing instead of playing the game worrying about stats. We always felt that if we were in it at the All-Star Break, our best baseball would be ahead of us."
From Manager Ozzie Guillen:
"I'm embarrassed. Earlier (before the game), I mentioned a couple of names of guys who should be going to the All-Star Game and didn't say Paul Konerko, our most consistent guy."
Trade News
Right before first pitch, the Sox acquired RHP Tony Pena from Arizona for minor-league first baseman Brandon Allen.
Guillen explained the trade in his usual manner, humor:
"I thought Tony Pena was a first base coach," Guillen joked. "There's three Tony Penas in baseball. We don't need a shortstop and our first base coach is pretty good .."
Guillen explained that Pena would provide another option in the bullpen, adding depth to protect from late-season injuries and wear and tear and allow him to limit workloads.
"That's one piece we've been missing all year in our bullpen. In the American League, if your bullpen responds well, you're going to win a lot of games because so many are decided late."
Following the game, the White Sox designated LHP Jimmy Gobble for assigment.
Home Runs
Man, don't you just hate how this team is soooo dependent on home runs?
Cleveland In For a Quick Three
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Tonight's Sox Lineup
Pods 7, Missile 6, JD 9, Thome dh, PK 3, AJ 2, Nix 4, Beckham 5, BA 8. Buehrle pitching.
Congratulations to All-Star Mark Buehrle on making his fourth All-Star team. It will be special for him to take the mound in St. Louis.
Blog Night IV
Time is running out. The deadline for Blog Night IV tickets is this Thursday at 5 p.m. CT.
If you haven't heard, Blog Night IV is Tuesday, July 21, White Sox vs. Tampa Bay. Tickets are $19 and of course there will be a special pregame session in the Interview Room (aka Conference & Learning Center) with special guests and special prizes.
Thanks to everyone who has already purchased tickets. Sign up today (or at least by Thursday) since tickets are limited.
Go to this link at whitesox.com and use the password: Blog
If you are a season ticket holder or already have tickets for that game, just shoot me an email and I'll see how we can make it work for you.
Volunteer Corps
Thanks to members of the White Sox Volunteer Corps who are headed to Rush University Medical Center tomorrow to donate blood. Gordon Beckham and John Danks will stop by to thank our fans and the Rush employees who are giving of their time and bodily fluids.
If you'd like to make an appointment for tomorrow to donate, go to www.givebloodgivelife.org, click on the State of Illinois on the map. The second paragraph includes info on tomorrow's event.
Double Duty Classic
Some of the very top amateur baseball players from across the country will be at U.S. Cellular Field on Friday for the second Double Duty Classic. Admission is free. Gates open at noon, game time is 1 p.m. and pregame entertainment will be provided by the King High School Marching Band and the South Shore Drill Team. The top minority high school players will make up the two teams and each team will wear replica jerseys from the Negro Leagues.
Michael Wilbon of ESPN, Ken Williams and former Negro Leaguers will join the youth players for a pregame forum. Jimmie Lee Solomon of Major League Baseball will attend the game, which is intended to celebrate and honor the Negro Leagues and the annual East-West All-Star Game played at old Comiskey Park.
Sox at KC
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Tonight's Missile-less Lineup
Pods 7, Nix 6, JD 9, Thome dh, PK 3, AJ 2, Beckham 5, Getz 4, BA 8. Buehrle pitching.
Winning Is Contagious
There is nothing like being around a baseball team that is playing well. The days seem to fly by. You can't wait for the next game. You arrive at the ballpark expecting to win. Everyone's happy. There's energy and enthusiasm. Nothing is better (at least professionally).
For those of you who purchased commemorative bricks as part of Phase 2 …
Installation is underway and should be done by Monday at the latest. The plaze really looks good and all of the bricks will be in place. If you recall, we hustled to install Phase 1 in time for Opening Day last year. The weather wasn't overly cooperative and we just got it done.
We continued to sell bricks all last summer as part of Phase 2 and the response was tremendous. Net proceeds of the sale go to Chicago White Sox Charities and we have raised well over half a million dollars through this Championship Plaza.
My point is that if you purchased a brick as part of Phase 2, you will be able to see it on the next homestand.
I spent my morning at Northwestern University watching our Amateur City Elite baseball team compete in a holiday tournament. While our team of young players lost to an older team, it was great to see the kids out competing wearing our White Sox uniforms.
The second annual Double Duty Classic is scheduled for July 10 at 1:05 pm at USCF. If you have a chance, or know some kids who might enjoy the experience, come on out. Admission is free. Gates open at noon and entertainment at Gate 5 will include the South Side Drill Team and the King High School Marching Band. Michael Wilbon of ESPN is moderating a private forum for the players and Ken Williams will take part.
The game will feature some of the very top minority baseball talent in the nation, with kids coming from NYC, St. Louis and other cities to compete on a Major League Field wearing replica Negro Leagues uniforms.
It really is a fun day to come out to the ballpark and celebrate the history and tradition of Negro League Baseball and the East-West All-Star Game.
Finale By The Lake
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Tonight's Lineup
Pods7, Missile 6, JD 9, Thome dh, PK 3, Castro 2, Nix 4, Beckham 5, BA 8. Contreras pitching.
Random Thoughts
How many of us were praying for that rain to hold off last night … at least through the fifth.
Great to see so many hard-hit balls last night.
And to beat Cliff Lee …
Sox go for the sweep tonight.
How lucky is the Chicago sports media to have Ozzie? Never a dull moment. Always a good quote regardless of the story. I was talking with one veteran columnist during the series at Wrigley and he listed Guillen and Mike Ditka as the two greatest Chicago sports voices of all-time.
Don't have a column for the day? Go talk to Ozzie.
Want a funny comment to close your story? See Ozzie.
"I love the media," Guillen often says, pointing out that the attention means money in his own pocket.


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Building a Weather-Ready Nation
Summary | Forecast | Monitoring & Reporting | Safety
Warm southwest flow brought unseasonably warm air to the state today. The result was near-record or record high temperatures for this time of year, some 15-20F above normal in most cases. The airmass that was across Wyoming was very anomalous with the afternoon balloon launch recording a 700MB temperature of 18 degrees, which was one degree above the forecast, and above the 99th percentile of what can be expected this time of year.
The above graph shows the Climatologically "normal" 700MB Temperature values at Riverton (red line). It also shows the record high (light green) a low (black) values recorded by the balloon launch at Riverton/Lander through the years. Once the expected value nears either 2 standard deviations above or below the mean value, we can anticipate temperature records at the surface to be threatened.
A very warm and dry airmass originating from the Southwest will continue to move east tomorrow. An upper level disturbance will bring a chance of showers and thunderstorms again tomorrow. It will likely remain too dry for storms across southern Wyoming. However, the wave will cool things off a bit east of the divide with temperatures only expected to be about 10 degrees above normal on Tuesday. Rock Springs Airport
The pattern for Monday brought a hot ridge into southern Wyoming and southwest flow ahead of an approaching upper level low pressure system over California.
This upper level low will move northeast to be over the state as an open trough / short wave on Tuesday. It will also bring cooler air with it and another chance for showers and thunderstorms across the north and west, with a slight chance for thunderstorms across central Wyoming.
This loop shows the 700 MB Temperature (shaded) and winds (blue arrows) in 6 hour time steps from the GFS model. The loop begins at 06Z Sunday (Midnight Saturday) and ends at 18z Tuesday (Noon on Tuesday).
Period of Record
Record High (year)
Actual High
Average High
1948 - Present
87 (1956)
Downtown Riverton
1907 - Present
95 (1973)
Riverton Airport
1996 - Present
93 (2001)
Casper Airport
1948 - Present
94 (1988)
Lander Area
1891 - Present
94 (1918)
94 (tied)
Buffalo Airport
1998 - Present
94 (1918)
Big Piney Airport
1976 - Present
86 (1996)
Greybull Airport
1998 - Present
97 (2001)
Worland Airport
1960 - Present
95 (1980)
Jackson Airport
1905 - Present
87 (1918)
Rock Springs Airport
Monitor our Severe Weather Summary Page for current Warnings, Watches, and Advisories. What's the difference?
Check the latest Weather Story graphic for an overview of the area forecast.
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Learn more about the National Weather Service's efforts to build a Weather-Ready Nation!


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Syracuse, NY - A town of Onondaga man was sentenced to 77 years in prison after being found guilty for a second time of sodomizing the elderly mother of an ex-girlfriend.
Vincent Torres, 47, was sentenced by Onondaga County Court Judge Thomas Miller to consecutive terms on a battery of charges including sodomy, attempted sodomy, sexual abuse and burglary.
Torres was sentenced to 97 years in prison after his first trial in 2011. His conviction was then overturned on appeal because his wife wasn't allowed in the courtroom during jury selection.
Some of the charges Torres faced at his first trial were lowered the second time around due to faded memories of his victim, who is now 86, according to prosecutor Jeremy Cali.
The victim testified during both trials about the incident, which occurred in 2003. She said a man broke into her home and forced her to perform oral sex on him, as well as performing oral sex on her. She was 76 at the time.
Torres was arrested for the crime in 2010 after a sample of DNA taken from him following a federal drug conviction was matched to samples taken from his victim following the sexual assault.
Torres was handcuffed and sent to jail following the sentencing.


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By: Dan Barkasi
Death Angel doing the apropos "shredding" in the live arena...
It was a rainy, slushy and overall dim drive to Cleveland on a Monday evening. However, it was done with purpose - to catch the almighty Death Angel. The Bay Area thrashers have always been one of the tightest and most energetic bands in metal, and recent performances have shown a band hungrier than ever. How did they fare on this show? We'll get there soon!
The first band that this writer caught was a local act on a side stage named Conceded. They seemed to be quite young, but were very solid, with a bit of a Sodom feel - both stylistically and in numbers, being a three-piece. Catching them was a nice, pleasant surprise of which it would be nice to hear more from.
Bonded by Blood followed, with their bombastic old school thrash attack in full swing. This being the second time catching them, they were just as fun as the first. There's a lot of throwback thrash that is just plain generic and bland - these guys are a definite exception. Sure, theyre not doing much that hasnt been done before, but they do so with conviction and fervor of which portray the spirit of thrash in its heyday. Nice to see Mauro Gonzales named as the permanent singer as well. He really brings a lot of energy in the live setting and fits like a glove. Good show!
Lazarus AD was in the main support slot, and just as on album, they were ever boring. These are the kind of new thrash bands that bug me listless riffs, lousy song writing, and their awful attempt at throwing in the worst and most misplaced breakdowns you can horrifically imagine. Theres nothing interesting about them both live and on album. All of the rave reviews theyve been getting make no sense to me (youre losing it, Gehlke). [I will stand by these guys 'till the end - ed.]
Thankfully, Death Angel quickly exacerbated the bad vibe left by the previous band with their usual gusto and fury. There is no band going that can surpass the energy they bring to every single performance. The twin axe attack of Rob Cavestany and Ted Aguilar always brings the house down, while charismatic front man Mark Oseguda whips around the stage like a kitten on a new toy. He's so energetic and sharp, and seems to get better with every performance. They played a well-crafted and intense set filled with classics both new and old. They played many personal favorites, including Evil Priest, Buried Alive, Mistress of Pain, and Thrashers. No sane fan could have found a thing wrong with their set.
As always, Death Angel played their ass off and showed why they're one of the best thrash bands ever conceived. Theyre the perfect example of just how it should be done with integrity and a mercilessly sharp sound that is unique to them. Their blend of pure speed and heaviness, along with their melodic tendencies, has not been matched in this genre, and likely wont be topped.
The show overall was a great time, despite the presence of one unfavorable band. The addition of a good local band was a great bonus, and Bonded by Blood did a great job beginning the program. Death Angel, as always, was brilliant. Seeing them many times now, they never get bland and always leave you satisfied and wanting to catch them again as soon as possible. Please, do yourself a favor and see Death Angel if the opportunity presents itself you won't be even slightly disappointed.
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The 2013 NFL draft is less than a week away, and it features a first round that appears to be one of the most unpredictable in recent memory—one that is destined to go down as one of the more memorable opening rounds in draft history.
Another first round that is ingrained in our consciousness is 2011's. Remember the NFL lockout? Well, I don't like to either, but it did happen, and it cast a palpable pall over that entire draft—specifically the first round, with fans booing Commissioner Goodell as the league and player's association hadn't yet come to an agreement.
That first round also contained a few shock picks, with teams taking quarterbacks well ahead of their projections (Jake Locker, Blaine Gabbert, Christian Ponder).
So, with two years of hindsight, how would a redraft of the 2011 first round look?
I'm glad you asked.


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Click on the link below to join Reuters for the three-week European soccer party.
Reuters Soccer Blog
Can Shakhtar Donetsk gatecrash western Europe's party?
Shakhtar Donetsk's impressive 3-2 win at AS Roma in their Champions League last 16, first leg match was perhaps overshadowed by Arsenal's unlikely comeback against Barcelona on the same night, but it will have nonetheless reverberated around Europe.
Euro 2012 qualifiers – live
We're following all tonight's Euro 2012 qualifiers live. Join us here for updates, comments and pix … and details of all the goals as they go in.
Euro 2012 qualifying draw throws up England v Wales
The Euro 2012 qualifying draw in Warsaw got off to a mixed start with a less than tuneful performance from a Polish boyband.
France break Irish hearts to seal World Cup slot
France ensured the likes of Franck Ribery, Karim Benzema and Thierry Henry will be at the World Cup in South Africa next year after winning through with a goal that has left Irish fans seething.
Lesser lights may yet shine at this World Cup
Depending on the results of the second legs of the UEFA World Cup playoffs on Wednesday, next year's tournament in South Africa could contain rather too many of football's lesser lights for some fans out there.
Usual suspects will be at the World Cup, but would we have missed them?
So now we know which European teams are in the World Cup playoffs and we have a pretty good idea of the seedings, though FIFA's updated rankings out at the end of the week will provide confirmation ahead of Monday's draw.
You can still watch Ukraine v England on TV … you just have to come to Croatia
A quick look around the blogosphere suggests that for many England fans the idea of watching the World Cup qualifier against Ukraine in front of a computer screen at the mercy of an ISP, or at a crammed cinema, sounds about as appealing as making the long trip to Dnipropetrovsk.


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Corine land cover technical documentation
The link address is: http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/COR0-landcover
For references, please go to www.eea.europa.eu/soer or scan the QR code.
This briefing is part of the EEA's report The European Environment - State and Outlook 2015. The EEA is an official agency of the EU, tasked with providing information on Europe's environment.
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July 14, 2005
Running the Gamut of Faith
"God on the Starting Line: The Triumph of a Catholic School Running Team and Its Jewish Coach" by Marc Bloom (Breakaway Books, 2004).
In the celebrated world of competitive high school athletics, cross-country barely makes the map. Or more like it rarely makes the map, and when it does, it's on the back side, below the fold. Cross-country runners don't get an all-school pre-meet pep rally, a mascot on the sideline or cheerleaders at the two-mile point. Racing fans don't fill out cross-country brackets at the office or lay down a C-note in Vegas on a marathon. But in his book, "God on the Starting Line: The Triumph of a Catholic School Running Team and Its Jewish Coach," Marc Bloom turns this discounted sport into a captivating tale and lures readers into its unexpected intensity.
Bloom, a contributing editor to Runner's World, former editor-in-chief of The Runner magazine and New York Times features writer, felt an insatiable void when his two daughters left for college. A lifelong runner, he knew coaching youngsters could fill the hole. He just didn't expect those hole-fillers to attend a private Catholic school in New Jersey.
A practicing Jew and member of Temple Shaari Emeth, Bloom was shocked when St. Rose High School, a 75-year-old Catholic high school with 637 students, hired him to coach the Running Roses. What did a regular at Friday night services know about leading kids who recite a Hail Mary before every meet? And would kids taught by sisters and clergymen respect a coach who missed a meet for a bar mitzvah?
Working in a crucifix-filled school, Bloom could have downplayed his Judaism; but instead, he wore his religion on his whistle. He pulled a Sandy Koufax and rescheduled a Yom Kippur meet. He said Misheberach on behalf of an injured runner, kissed the mezuzah around his neck for another and likened his relationship with track team parents to the "enriched understanding (of) congregants clasping hands at the end of Shabbat services."
While coaching at St. Rose, Bloom came to see that Jews and Catholics both put their jogging suits on one leg at a time. He used the religions' shared themes of sacrifice, hard work, and perseverance to encourage the boys' running and used running to support their spiritual lifestyle. Bloom looked "to fortify some touchstone that we, Jew and Catholic, share," he writes. "It's about realness, authenticity. It's about living an honest life. Running can teach that."
But this is not a book burdened by religious preaching. Bloom's spiritual musings are but one lap of the relay. It's Bloom's depiction of racing -- the technique, the training, the strategy -- that make this sports book a winner. I am a self-proclaimed sports fanatic: I live for March Madness, inhale SportsCenter, and suffer as only a Cubs fan can. But beyond the regular jogs I take around my 'hood, I've never given the sport of running much thought. A race seemed like little more than people running their fastest. And teamwork? Well there's no 'I' in team, and as far as I was concerned, no cross-country in team either. I was wrong.
As the Running Roses demonstrate, cross-country running is all about team bonding and group strategy. A team controls a race by setting the pace and blocking their opposition's path. A team's top-five finishers determine its place, so St. Rose wins when all its runners finish together, not when one of its runners finishes first. Bloom teaches his kids to "run for the team and individual success will follow."
An avid runner and veteran writer, Bloom goes beyond coaching the Running Roses and coaches the reader, too. He delves into the intricacies of cross-country running, details strength, speed and distance training, describes the biology behind oxygen consumption and lactic acid and explains how a smart runners can conserve 7 percent of their energy by drafting. On my morning runs, I now keep my elbows in, run tall and stay close to the weekend warrior in front of me.
At times, Bloom's book feels heavy-handed. He attempts to draw a connection between today's instant gratification society and a runner's refusal to pace himself. He tries to establish a causal relationship between celebrity culture and impaired health. He suggests that affluence weakens runners and that "a life of hardship is one reason Kenyans and Ethiopians dominate Olympic distance running."
The book's moving themes of teamwork, friendship, and hard-earned success are global enough. These other sweeping sociological theories are unnecessary.
Like H. G. Bissinger's "Friday Night Lights" and blockbuster films like "Hoosiers," "Rudy" and "Breaking Away," "God on the Starting Line" takes a close look at young athletes and how their lives away from the team influence their performance on it. Ryan Lavender struggles with his parent's divorce; Mike Dunn with a lack of confidence; Justin Gallagher is swayed by drugs and the wrong crowd; John Lennon by the glamour of basketball. Bloom conveys what he hopes to have taught these students and shares what he has learned from them. In his most notable achievement, Bloom is able to craft the story of a cross-country season that competes with the best of high school football and basketball tales. Tension, competition, stats, records, injuries, disappointments and breakthroughs -- it's in there. With "God on the Starting Line," Bloom transforms the laborious sport of long-distance running into a quick read.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (www.incnow.tv) -- If you're thinking about taking a vacation this summer, you'll need a place to stay. But the Better Business Bureau is warning of scams running amok on the Internet these days.
The BBB has just put out an alert for you to beware of scams involving vacation rentals.
Officials say you need to do your homework when you've found something online -- to make sure the offer is legitimate.
A credible owner will always accept a credit card, so never wire cash or write a check as a down payment or way to pay the rest of the balance.
And beware of anything you find on Craigslist, Facebook or other social media, where frauds work very well.
"A lot of the pictures they take, they're stealing from other websites, and we suggest you have multiple photos of the rental property. And you go on Google Maps and check it out, see if there's a rental agent or property management agent to look for," says Marjorie Stephens of the BBB.
You can always check with the local Better Business Bureau to see if the owner is accredited.
You can also do a Google maps search, or you can call the city the property is in to ask for a contact number for the owner and call the person directly.
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The Patriots let one get away, but reeled another one in.
Running back LeGarrette Blount turned his strong finish to the 2013 season into a two-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers worth $3.85 million, a source confirmed.
However, the Patriots used some of the extra money created by reworking Vince Wilfork's to re-sign center Ryan Wendell to a two-year deal worth $8.15 million, according to ESPN.
The Patriots remained interested in signing Blount, who rushed for 772 yards on 153 carries last season, but the two sides were unable to reach a deal.
Blount visited with the Steelers Friday. His contract continues a recent run on running backs that recently saw Knowshon Moreno sign with the Miami Dolphins and Maurice Jones-Drew with the Oakland Raiders.
Blount, who was acquired by the Patriots in a trade with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during last April's draft, helped his cause late in the season when he broke loose for 189 rushing yards in the season finale against the Buffalo Bills. He then ran for 166 yards in a playoff win over the Indianapolis Colts.
With his hot finish, Blount became one of four running backs with more than 150 carries to average five or more yards per attempt. The others were Dallas' DeMarco Murray, Philadelphia's LeSean McCoy and Kansas City's Jamaal Charles.
The Patriots currently have Stevan Ridley, Shane Vereen, Jonas Gray, and Brandon Bolden under contract at running back. With Ridley, Bolden and Vereen entering the final year of their contracts, the team may now look to acquire another running back in the draft.
Wendell started all 16 games for the Patriots last season and ranked as the 33rd-best center in the NFL last season, according to Pro Football Focus. The 24 quarterback hurries was the highest in the NFL behind Baltimore Gino Gradkowski's 26.
In 2012, however, Wendell ranked as the league's fourth-best center.
With an average annual value of $4.07 million, Wendell's contract places him just outside of the top 10 highest-paid centers in the NFL.
The Patriots have been busy retooling and reloading the last three weeks. After losing cornerback Aqib Talib to the Denver Broncos, New England quickly agreed to terms with cornerbacks Darrelle Revis and Brandon Browner. It then signed former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Brandon LaFell and brought back Julian Edelman.
On Thursday, the Patriots also agreed to a three-year contract extension with Vince Wilfork two weeks after the defensive tackle reportedly asked to be released.