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May 2. Snowing. All sporting events have been cancelled. I can either go outside and build a snowman, or I can write a column analyzing the performance of the Kansas City Royals so far this season. What to do… what to do….
Well…Sorry, readers. Much as I know you'd prefer to look at a picture of a snowman I built in MAY, I'm afraid you're going to have to look at my assessment of how the Royals have done so far, approximately one month into the season.
May 2. Snowing. All sporting events have been cancelled. I can either go outside and build a snowman, or I can write a column analyzing the performance of the Kansas City Royals so far this season. What to do… what to do….
Well…Sorry, readers. Much as I know you'd prefer to look at a picture of a snowman I built in MAY, I'm afraid you're going to have to look at my assessment of how the Royals have done so far, approximately one month into the season.
Now, keep in mind here that my report card is based on what the Royals need to do if they are going to be a championship caliber team, or at least contend to be one. If I were assigning grades simply on the basis of improvement or entertainment value, they'd have a shot at the honor roll. But my intention is to determine how well they are doing at fulfilling the expectations of long-suffering fans who are dying to "see the Royals play meaningful games in September."
Therefore, a grade of "A" means "championship caliber", not simply "a heckuva lot better than they were." "C" indicates they are on pace to finish about where I expect, in the middle of the pack. And "F" means they are destined for another season as a cellar-dweller.
PITCHING: The pitching has been as good as advertised. The Royals top 3 starters, James Shields, Ervin Santana and Jeremy Guthrie have been stellar. Effective, tenacious and durable are good descriptions of the Royals' top of the rotation so far. There have been hiccups from the #4 and #5 starters, Wade Davis and Luis Mendoza, but the top 3 have been outstanding. The bullpen has ironed out some early issues and has become pretty reliable, 3rd in the AL in both saves (9) and holds (17). Overall, the staff is tied for 2nd place in the American League with a 3.49 ERA. GRADE: A
DEFENSE: Ryan and Hud (the Royals TV announcers) need to quit touting the Royals defense, because the Royals defense has been nothing to brag about to date. They have committed 17 errors on the season, 5th worst in the AL. In contrast, Detroit has only 6 boots so far. Of course, with stationary objects (Cabrera, Fielder, Peralta) manning most of their infield positions, Detroit doesn't get to many balls. Hard to boot a ball you don't get to.
A stat called Defensive Efficiency Ratio basically measures how many balls a defense gets to. Detroit is 12th in the AL in DER. They only have 6 errors because unless a ball is hit right at them, they don't get a glove on it. The Royals DER is not much better, however. They rank 10th in the AL. In other words, they're not getting to as many balls as a lot of teams, and when they do get there, they're booting it at an alarming rate. Their defense has been a disappointment to this point. The only reason their grade isn't worse is because defense hasn't glaringly cost them numerous defeats to this point. GRADE: C-
OFFENSE: The good news: The Royals are currently 3rd in the AL with a .271 batting average. The bad news: They rank 10th in the league in runs scored with 113. Leading the AL with 162 runs is Oakland. "Oakland?" you say. Yes, Oakland. Although not laden with a plethora of big-name bashers, the A's do far-and-away lead the league in bases-on-balls with 138, more than twice the number of walks the Royals have drawn to date (67). The Royals do rank #1 in batting average with runners in scoring position (RISP), but unless they become more patient and stop swinging at pitchers' pitches, their runs-scored stats are not likely to improve, because without some more walks, they won't be getting as many runners INTO scoring position as teams do who walk a lot.
Another huge area of concern is the Royals lack of punch, especially from the middle of the order. They are currently tied for last place in the AL with a mere 16 round-trippers on the season. This is another stat that has to improve for the Royals to be able to contend. Yes, they play half their games in spacious Kauffman Stadium, but they play half their games away from the friendly confines as well. And the opposition has somehow managed to swat balls out of Kauffman—13 big flies against KC's 7.
Individually, LF Alex Gordon (.321), CF Lorenzo Cain (.329) and SS Alcides Escobar (.291) are hitting well. DH Billy Butler (.278) seems to be coming around recently and Salvador Perez (.278) is hitting well enough for a catcher, whose main job is to manage the pitchers.
However, RFJeff Francoeur (.264) seems to still be mired in mediocrity— for a corner outfielder who is expected to provide some pop. He also whiffs way too often, making too many unproductive outs. 1B Eric Hosmer (.250, no HR) has not been dangerous enough at clean-up to provide any protection for Butler in the 3 hole. And the biggest disappointment has been the Moose, 3B Mike Moustakas—who as of a few weeks ago wasn't even hitting room temperature. A recent surge has brought Moose up to .203, and there are signs he may finally be breaking out of his month-long funk.
One systemic issue seems to be the Royals' batting order. There is a problem when your lead-off hitter is leading the team in RBIs. Either your lead-off hitter should be hitting somewhere else in the line-up, or the middle of your order has been catastrophically unproductive. In the Royals case, it's both.
Manager Ned Yost is hamstrung by the lack of a true lead-off hitter. He is forced to put Gordon in that role, even though Gordon would be a perfect #3 hitter. Then Butler could bat clean-up, for which he seems well-suited. Teams have been pitching around Butler to get to Hosmer. They are not going to pitch around Gordon to get to Butler, and if Moose or Hosmer or Frenchy or SOMEone would get hot behind Butler, they could have a Murderers Row. A lot of the Royals offensive woes would evaporate if someone, like 4th outfielder Jarrod Dyson, would develop into a bona fide leadoff hitter. GRADE: C-
INTANGIBLES: The Royals seem to have a lot of chemistry and positive energy surrounding the team this season. Currently at 15-10 (as of this writing), the Royals are on top of the AL Central, ½ game ahead of Detroit. It's hard to argue with being in first place in your division. They must be doing SOMETHING right. However, they are playing in what is commonly acknowledged to be the weakest division in the AL. There are 5 teams in the AL with more wins than the Royals. If the Royals don't win their division, it's unlikely they will be able to secure a wild-card slot at this rate. Manager Ned Yost has played his cards right most of the time this season. Sometimes I think he leaves pitchers in a little too long. But he has been putting his bench to fairly good use and his batting orders are ok for who he has. GRADE: B.
In summary, The Royals pitching gets an A; their defense and offense C-; and their intangibles a B. Averages out to about a B-or a C+. In other words, they have done fairly well, but improvement is needed in some areas before they are ready to challenge for an AL title.


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Red Sox - 000 100 110 - 3 8 0Lester had control troubles (4-3-1-5-4, 83), but managed to Houdini his way out of trouble for the most part.
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Manny Delcarmen allowed three hits, two walks and two runs in the fifth and Marcus McBeth threw 38 pitches in the sixth, walking three and allowing a run. Hideki Okajima struck out the side in the seventh and Jonathan Papelbon handled the eighth, but the Sox bats came up short.
The game was delayed by rain for 67 minutes in the top of the sixth and when things started up again, both managers went to their benches.
Chris Carter singled to start the seventh against J.J. Putz, went to third on Gil Velazquez's double and scored on Dusty Brown's groundout to score Boston's second run. In the eighth, Lars Anderson lined a single to center, took second and then third on right-side groundouts, and then scored on Angel Chavez's double down the right field line. Carter struck out to end the threat.
In the ninth, Frod had no trouble with Velazquez, Brown and Josh Reddick.
Earlier in the game, the following batters hit doubles: Pedroia in the first, Drew and Carter in the fourth, and Ellsbury in the fifth. Six of Boston's eight hits were "Baltimore dongs".
Amalie Benjamin has tonight's lineup, along with the news that
Kevin Youkilis began the day hitting fourth behind David Ortiz and in front of J.D. Drew, but he was scratched due to an illness. He was replaced by Chris Carter at first base.
Jacoby Ellsbury, CF***
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
David Ortiz, DH
J.D. Drew, RF
Jason Bay, LF
Mike Lowell, 3B
Chris Carter, 1B
Jed Lowrie, SS
Jason Varitek, C
Jacoby Ellsbury:
Even though we have two exhibition games, we look at [Thursday] being the last day of Spring Training. We'll be in New York and traveling. Everyone is excited to get the season going.Dustin Pedroia:
I think everyone is ready to get out of [Florida] and start the year. We'll go play in New York, kind of get used to travel and stuff like that, and get back to Boston and start it up.MLB.com will showcase its updated media player with a
free public beta test stream of all four games in the exhibition series that bring the first Major League Baseball action to New York's two newest architectural wonders.Tonight
Red Sox (Lester) at Mets (Hernandez), 6 PMSaturday
Cubs (Lilly) at Yankees (Wang), 7 PM
Cubs (Harden) at Yankees (Burnett), 1 PMI remember a previous free trial being a disaster because MLB was unable to handle the traffic of viewers wanting to check out the bells and whistles. That was with a series of games throughout the day; these games will be running at the same time. I hope MLB is better prepared.
Red Sox (Matsuzaka) at Mets (Perez), 1 PM
While talking about the latest improvements to Fenway Park, Larry Lucchino said:
We are told by our engineers and architects that we will be able to play baseball in Fenway Park for the next 40 to 50 years.I'd rather not ever see the Red Sox play in a different home park. If Lucchino is right, I won't.
John Tomase asked Terry Francona if he ever did anything memorable in Shea Stadium.
"I played my only game at third base there. It was the last day of the (1985) season. Hubie (Brooks) didn't want to get an at-bat or something like that. Then they brought Jeff Reardon in and he had a bunch of money riding on a save. I was like, '(Expletive) this.' I didn't want to throw a ball away and cost him $150,000.Francona and Tomase get some stuff right and some stuff wrong. (Note: It's easy to check this stuff.)
Francona had to make one play, cutting across the mound to grab a swinging bunt by Larry Bowa before throwing him out.
Sunday, October 6, 1985. Last game of the season. Francona took over at third base after Brooks was pinch-run for in the 4th. Tito made three plays from third (not one), all grounders: Larry Bowa to end the fourth, John Christensen to end the fifth, and Ray Knight for the second out in the sixth.
He's right: it was his only game at third base. But when Reardon came into the game in the bottom of the eighth to save Montreal's 2-1 lead, Expos manager Buck Rodgers had Vance Law replace Francona at third. Tito never played behind Reardon in this game. Reardon picked up his 41st save (which led all MLB relievers). No idea about incentives, but with Reardon earning only $850,000 that year, does a $150,000 bonus (for most saves in MLB, maybe?) seem high? It does give him an even million, though.
In his one at-bat, Tito grounded back to the pitcher and was out 1-3.


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More information about Ubisoft's technically-unannounced Assassin's Creed 4 continues to leak today. Marketing materials revealed the pirate-themed "Black Flag," set to arrive some time before April 2014. A map from the game has been leaked by the same source to Kotaku, and it reveals some critical details about Ubisoft's next open-world game.
According to the map, the game will take place in 1715 across the Caribbean islands, a time that is referred to as the "Golden Age of Piracy." Although players did sail to the Caribbean in Assassin's Creed 3, those adventures didn't happen until the 1770s. The ship you commandeer in AC3--the Aquila--wasn't even built until 1749, meaning the upcoming AC4 predates Connor's journey by a number of decades.
A major raid on the Spanish by English pirates in 1715 could be one of the game's earlier moments, as it sets the stage for the events to follow. We wouldn't be surprised if Black Flag featured some of history's most famous pirates, namely Edward Teach--better known as Blackbeard.


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Saturday, 7 January 2017 from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm (AEST)
Whether you are a local or a tourist to Brisbane, a guided tour provides an opportunity to learn something about the art, architecture and history of City Hall – the building lovingly known in Brisbane as "the People's Place".
Built between 1920 and 1930, the heritage-listed Brisbane City Hall is seen as the heart of Brisbane and has been the backdrop to many cultural, social and civic events. City Hall is the civic seat of the city and is home to the Lord Mayor and Deputy Mayor. It also plays host to community and corporate events each day. Unlike a heritage home, it is a busy and active working building, so you may find that some of the rooms and features are not open to the public on certain days.
Accompanied by a professional guide, these tours provide further access to as many different parts of the building as possible.
Museum of Brisbane is part of the living history of the city, examining how Brisbane and its people continue to change over time and revealing how each of our individual and collective stories are the milestones of the city's evolution.
The Museum explores the seemingly ordinary people and places of Brisbane to uncover unexpected and fascinating stories and delivers a changing program of exhibitions that provoke discussion and thought about the city and its communities.
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ROCKFORD - This latest blast of arctic weather has put a stop to Rockford Public Schools for the sixth time in about six weeks.
Wind chill could make temperatures feel as cold as minus 36 degrees Tuesday, according to National Weather Service forecasts. School officials decided it's too dangerous for students to be out waiting for buses or otherwise traveling to school. Rockford previously called off school for either snow or cold on Dec. 20, Jan. 6, 7, 23 and Monday.
The cancellations can have working parents scrambling for child care alternatives. That leaves places like Northwest Community Center, which typically holds programs for kids before and after school, bustling with activity all day long. Gerry Ford, director of the center's after school programs, said his phone will often ring once school closures are announced as parents look for assurance that their child will have a place to go. Northwest, 1325 N. Johnston Ave., gives parents a low-cost child care option. It also gives children an alternative to being stuck indoors, Ford said.
"If they were at home, all they could do is watch TV or play video games," Ford said. "Here, they can actually get out, run around and play games with more of their peers."
The standard fee is $5 per child per day for those who aren't already enrolled in before or after school programs, but costs are on a sliding scale based on income. Call the center at 815-964-6885 for more information.
For most in the Rock River Valley, it's business as usual despite the extreme cold.
Chrysler spokeswoman Jodi Tinson said the Belvidere assembly plant operated as normal Monday.
"We know if there is extreme weather, it will affect how many employees are able to work, and we just plan accordingly," she said.
For those who can't work, they'll work a short work week. For those who do work, Tinson said they will receive "a little bit of a bonus." The bonus is written into the contract and is based on a formula that includes the employee's seniority and pay rate.
Wester Wuori, spokesman with Rockford Health System said the hospital system hasn't seen problems with staffing levels because of the severe weather. He thinks employees with children were able to make contingency plans for daycare knowing that the schools might be closed.
"We've had patients cancel procedures," he said, "but we haven't seen any unusual absence rates among employees."
Karl Johnson, Woodward, Inc., director of business communications, said the company pro-actively put out guidelines last week in anticipation of the extreme cold Monday and Tuesday.
"Employees should assume the business is open unless there is some type of state of emergency declaration by the government," he said. "If the member has a family emergency, a busted water heater, (or even unable to find a child care provider), the time off policy allows them to take care of that."
Dorothy Schneider contributed to this report.
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IUCN is supporting the PharmaSea project which will bring European researchers to some of the deepest, coldest and hottest places on the planet.
Scientists from the UK, Belgium, Norway, Spain, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Denmark will work together to collect and screen samples of mud and sediment from huge, previously untapped, oceanic trenches.
The large-scale, four-year project is backed by more than €9.5 million of EU funding and brings together 24 partners from 14 countries from industry, academia and non-profit organisations.
The PharmaSea project focuses on biodiscovery research and the development and commercialisation of new bioactive compounds from marine organisms, including deep-sea sponges and bacteria, to evaluate their potential as novel drug leads or ingredients for nutrition or cosmetic applications.
The international team of scientists is led by Professor Marcel Jaspars of the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, and coordinated by Dr Camila Esguerra of the University of Leuven in Belgium.
One of the aims of PharmaSea is to discover new marine bacteria that can produce novel antibiotics: "There's a real lack of good antibiotics in development at the moment. There hasn't been a completely new antibiotic registered since 2003. If nothing is done to combat this problem we're going to be back to a 'pre-antibiotic-era' in around 10 or 20 years, where bugs and infections that are currently quite simple to treat could be fatal", says Marcel Jaspars, who is Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Marine Biodiscovery Centre at the University of Aberdeen. PharmaSea will also focus on drug discovery for neurological, inflammatory, and other infectious diseases.
Only a handful of samples have ever been taken from deep trenches and investigated, so the project is breaking new ground. "PharmaSea will not only be exploring new territory at the bottom of the oceans, but also new areas in 'chemical space'. With our broad platform of cutting-edge bioassays to detect drug-like activity, we'll be testing many unique chemical compounds from these marine samples that have literally never seen the light of day. We're quite hopeful that we'll find a number of exciting new drug leads", says Dr Camila Esguerra, Industrial Research Fellow and Lecturer with the Laboratory for Molecular Biodiscovery at the University of Leuven.
Marine organisms that live at depths of more than 2,000 metres are considered to be an interesting source of novel bioactive compounds as they survive under extreme conditions.
"Trenches are separated from each other and represent islands of diversity. They are not connected to each other and life has evolved differently in each one," explains Marcel Jaspars.
IUCN, through its Environmental Law Centre, will support the project by participating in an advisory panel of policy and legal experts who will identify and analyse policy and legal barriers to access and sustainable use of marine genetic resources. IUCN will also contribute to case studies and best practices on access and benefit-sharing (ABS) and intellectual property rights (IPR), and organize one of the project's two multi-stakeholder workshops. It will also help develop an information toolkit.
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Because, up until a couple years ago, Joe worked like 80 hours a week, I'm used to doing everything myself and I'm used to going with little help. However, juggling work in addition to taking care of everything, including six kids, by myself is a challenge. Joe is having a difficult time dealing with the divorce (duh, who doesn't, right?) and has chosen to stay away from the kids. Unfortunately, he hasn't spent time with them since Christmas eve, other than when he runs into three of them at school (he sometimes works at their school). He hasn't called them and in fact, has changed his phone number so the kids and I can't call him either. I think my biggest challenge right now is trying to convince the kids that their dad really does love them, but is having a hard time showing it. The more time that passes, the more difficult it is for them to believe it. It breaks my heart when my kids come home from school crying because "Dad won't come to my book meet at the library again."
I've had some writing deadlines recently and have been focusing a lot of time and energy on that. I have a little break right now, so I need to go back to focusing on the kids. I've slacked off terribly in reading to them. And when I do read, I forget to record it in their journals. I've been staying up until 2:00 or 3:00 to get everything done and I'm a useless zombie come morning. So, if things slow down around here a bit, it's just because I can't juggle it all and I'd rather drop the "blog" ball than the "kids" ball.
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In one of the items I looked at today, I ran across the location of a burial. Since I contribute to Find-A-Grave, I thought I would check out this cemetery. Also, I have visited a number of cemeteries in Baltimore County and surrounding counties in Maryland.
Low and behold, there was my 'Revolutionary' War person. Still working on a firm connection between David Ridgely Howard and General John Eager Howard I think this may be the link between the two pieces of this branch of my tree.
General John Eager Howard (1752 – 1827). Former Governor of Maryland. Even ran for Vice President of the United States.
Will probably post more information about this gentleman if I am able to prove that there is a connection between him and David Ridgely Howard.
Find-A-Grave has been or is a good resource of information. I was certainly not disappointed when I looked at Find-A-Grave. There was a lot of text on the page for the general. Right there was a hint for other places to look.
One of the nice things about Find-A-Grave, especially if a genealogist has posted information with the memorial, is to provide links to other family members. Looking at this one page, gave me hints for 3 generations.
More names to put into the puzzle, more common surnames with some of the females, all early Maryland surnames.
I am hoping for another visit to Baltimore to visit the cemetery and probably another visit to the Maryland Historical Society and Library. Really would like to translate the Census locations to the real, current, world locations.
It was a good reminder to look at websites like Find-A-Grave for information. Some times, like this one, had dates and relationships in the data that might be on a headstone. I know that as a contributor to Find-A-Grave, I have helped others and this time someone really helped me.


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LATROBE — The girlfriend of a man who shot a state trooper during a standoff last week has been arrested for allegedly providing him with two guns, police say.
Authorities allege in court documents filed Monday that Julian Faye Upholster, 25, of Latrobe helped Scott Murphy, 46, in the pharmacy robbery that led to the standoff. Murphy died in the Friday shootout with police in Latrobe, about 40 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.
Trooper Brian King, 44, is recovering from an eye injury he suffered after he was shot during the standoff. Police said his bulletproof facial shield and helmet likely saved King's life.
The .380-caliber handgun and an AR-15 assault rifle found in Murphy's home were stolen by Upholster, the court documents say. State police said Upholster stole the two guns from her roommate on Wednesday and took them to Murphy's home.
The following day, she allegedly drove Murphy to a pharmacy where police say he stole several hundred OxyContin pills at gunpoint, using the .380-caliber handgun.
State police said Upholster drove the getaway car after the robbery and the pair returned to Murphy's house and took some of the Oxycontin.
Upholster has been charged with illegal possession of a firearm, theft, firearms not to be carried without a license, robbery, and two counts each of receiving stolen property and conspiracy to commit robbery. She was being held in the Westmoreland County Jail. No attorney for her was listed on court papers.
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North Smyrna Elementary School is still closed today, Friday, Feb. 1.
North Smyrna Elementary students were evacuated this morning due to a gas leak caused by a heater malfunction. Students and staff were bused to Smyrna Middle School where they will complete the day.
Citizens' Hose Company No. 1 responded to North Smyrna Elementary on North Main Street at roughly 8:30 a.m. Thursday for a gas leak.
Citizens' Hose Company Public Information Officer Eugene Tucker said when the fire department arrived, school officials had already evacuated the school and called Chesapeake Utilities.
"Firefighters narrowed down the source of the leak to the area of the boiler room and checked the classrooms with gas detectors to assure there were no additional hazards present," Tucker said.
Clayton Fire Company, American Legion Ambulance 64, and Kent County Paramedics were also on the scene. Approximately 10 units with 50 personnel, under the direction of First Assistant Chief Jay Pappas, took 32 minutes to bring the incident under control.
Tucker said there were no injuries or damage to the structure as a result of the leak and the scene was cleared at 8:56 a.m. and turned back over to school officials and Chesapeake Utilities representatives.
A message on the Smyrna School District website said students who are walkers at North Smyrna Elementary will be shuttled back to the building for dismissal at their regular time. Parents that normally pick up students can do so at Smyrna Middle School, located on Duck Creek Parkway.
For more information, contact North Smyrna Elementary at 653-8580.
Additional information will come tonight at 8 p.m. regarding heater repairs and plans for tomorrow.


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A reproduction of the early 1900s French bakery table common to the country's famed patisseries and boulangeries, we repurposed decades-old wood reclaimed from scaffolding in Europe to capture its time-worn appeal. Like the original antique, our table has simple, subtly tapered legs and a long, ample frame. An extension offers additional seating via a butterfly leaf.


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WASHINGTON — States — not the federal government — should lead in regulating natural gas production, Gov. John Hickenlooper told a Senate committee Tuesday, angering environmentalists and drawing applause from energy groups who are fighting the Environmental Protection Agency.
Hickenlooper, a Democrat, told the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources that Colorado is a "national model" in how it regulates natural gas extraction.
He said he swigged fracking fluid once, noting to the senators that it wasn't "tasty" but, "I'm still alive."
"I come back to the notion of appropriate regulation," Hickenlooper said. "States are the laboratory of democracy, and we are focusing on how we create a rigorous set of regulations."
Hickenlooper, often at odds with environmentalists on energy production, was an invited guest of Sen. Mark Udall, a Democrat and member of the committee.
Colorado state officials are suing one of its own cities, Longmont, because the city passed extra rules around drilling regulations that Hickenlooper's administration say are too stringent.
"We have seen a big economic boost from the current oil and gas boom," Udall said. "But ... we have seen additional drilling and concern from our citizenry, and I think the governor and I both believe there is a great economic opportunity here, but the No. 1 priority is to protect the health and well-being of our citizens."
Hickenlooper thanked Udall for his "balanced approach."
Mike McKenna, a D.C.-based lobbyist for oil and gas companies and who watched the hearing, called Hickenlooper "a stud."
"I agree with all of it," said McKenna, who was also an adviser for the campaign of former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney. "It's very rare, but he gets it. He has a reputation for being honest. It's not being drawn from anything but his experience and sentiment."
Hickenlooper noted the thousands of Colorado jobs created by embracing gas and extracting; he said the most important aspect of development is getting energy companies, the public and other stakeholders at the same table.
Environmentalists disagreed Tuesday.
"There are cities and states around the country with stronger regulations than Colorado," said Jason Bane of Western Resource Advocates. "We have oil and gas wells literally across the street from elementary schools and in the middle of residential areas. Why are we even discussing whether this is OK? Whether it is at the state or federal level, we need to be doing more to keep families safe."
Hickenlooper, a former geologist, talked about "fugitive methane" — poisonous gas escaping during gas production. He said Colorado officials are working with Colorado State University on a study to measure air quality in different seasons in oil-producing parts of the state to "understand the consequences."
Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, asked Hickenlooper to describe the "sweet spot" of energy development, creating jobs and doing it responsibly for the environment.
"I think the federal government ... could partner with us in terms of trying to push us further and find out where the sweet spots are," Hickenlooper said. "But I think that's going to take a certain amount of time. ... Colorado is doing it now."
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You have a history of heart problems, and been having crushing chest pain for the last week whenever you exert yourself, so you:
A. Go to the ER, like your cardiologist told you to.
B. Go to the ER, like your internist told you to.
C. Go to the ER, like your wife told you to.
D. Listen to some guy (who owns a furniture store) that you met at a cocktail party, who told you it's just a pinched nerve and you should go see a neurologist.
If you answered (D), it was a pleasure meeting you yesterday, sir. I'm sorry it was so brief, but if you hadn't run up the stairs to get to my office we likely wouldn't have had to call 911 as soon as you hit the lobby.


text: This past weekend, Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida, hosted the "Championship Weekend" for all three NASCAR premier series. On Friday night, the Camping World Truck Series featured the Ford EcoBoost 200. Saturday night, the Nationwide Series Ford EcoBoost 300 was run. The Sprint Cup Series wrapped up the 2012 season with its Ford EcoBoost 400.NASCAR Sprint Cup SeriesTime Trials: Joey Logano won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Ford EcoBoost 400 with a lap of 176.056 mph. This is the No. 20 Toyota driver's fifth pole in 147 NSCS races. It is his second pole and 16th top-10 start in 2012. This is his first pole in four races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Logano wrecked in practice, had to go to the backup car and started at the rear at the green flag. He never led a lap and finished the race in 14th place. He finished the season 17th in the points.Did Not Qualify: No. 79 Reed Sorenson, No. 33 Stephen Leicht, No. 91 Jason Leffler and No. 87 Joe Nemechek.Race Winner: Jeff Gordon won the Ford EcoBoost 400, his 87th victory in 689 NSCS races. This is the No. 24 Chevrolet driver's second victory and 18th top-10 finish in 2012. This is his first victory and 11th top-10 finish in 14 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Gordon now has at least one win at every active track except Kentucky Speedway.Contingency Awards:- Kyle Busch won the $5,400 3M Lap Leader Award for leading the most laps (191 of 267). The No. 18 Toyota driver started eighth in the lineup and finished fourth. He is 13th in the point standings.- Toyota Racing Development won the $5,000 Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race award. They supplied the engine in Busch's Toyota.- Kyle Busch won the $5,000 American Ethanol Green Flag Restart award for recording the fastest average speed on restarts and finishing the race on the lead lap.- Clint Bowyer's crew chief, Brian Pattie, won the DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race award. The $5,000 cash award is presented to the crew chief of the driver who demonstrates the best qualifying and race finish for each event. Bowyer started the No. 15 Toyota sixth in the lineup and finish in second place.- Matt Puccia, crew chief on the No. 16 Ford driven by Greg Biffle, won the Moog Problem Solver of the Race award. The $5,500 award goes to the crew chief that improves the most (0.226 seconds) from first half of the race to the second half utilizing the 40 best lap times. Biffle started the race in 13th place and finished in fifth. - Tony Stewart won the $5,000 USG Improving the Finish Award which goes to the driver who improves the most from start to finish. The No. 14 Chevrolet driver improved 18 places from 35th in the lineup to a 16th place finish.- Ryan Newman won the $5,000 Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race award given to the winner of the race or the next-highest finishing driver displaying the Mobil 1 decal. He earned the award for his third place finish. The driver of the No. 39 Chevrolet finished the season 14th in the 2012 Sprint Cup point standings.2012 ChampionBrad Keselowski, driver of the Penske Racing No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge, won his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. His previous best series points finish was fifth, last season. He is the second driver to win the NSCS and the NASCAR Nationwide Series championships (Bobby Labonte). Keselowski won the Nationwide title in 2010. Keselowski posted two wins, three top fives and eight top 10s in the Chase for the Sprint Cup this season. He finished the 2012 season with five wins, 13 top fives and 23 top 10s. This is Penske Racing's first NSCS championship. This is Dodge's fifth NSCS championship, and first since 1975.Final NSCS Top 12:1. Brad Keselowski2. Clint Bowyer3. Jimmie Johnson4. Kasey Kahne5. Greg Biffle6. Denny Hamlin7. Matt Kenseth8. Kevin Harvick9. Tony Stewart10. Jeff Gordon11. Martin Truex Jr.2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.Next NSCS Race: Daytona 500, Sunday, February 24, 2013 at Daytona International Speedway.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NASCAR Nationwide SeriesTime Trials: Sprint Cup driver Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Ford EcoBoost 300 with a lap of 167.984 mph. This is the No. 54 Toyota driver's 26th pole in 244 NNS races. He is fourth on the all-time series poles list. This is his third pole and 15th top-10 start in 2012. This is Busch's first pole in six NNS races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He led 89 laps (the most) and finished second.Did Not Qualify: No. 15 Timmy Hill, No. 75 Scott Riggs, No. 47 J.J. Yeley and No. 89 Morgan Shepherd.Race Winner: Regan Smith won the Ford EcoBoost 300, his first victory in 103 NNS races. This is the No. 5 Chevrolet driver's first NNS start of 2012. His last start was July 7, 2007. Smith will run a full schedule with JR Motorsports in 2013. His previous best finish was fifth, three times. This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in three NNS races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.Rookie of the Race: Austin Dillon started third and finished fifth. This was ahead of the rest of the 2012 Rookie of the Year contenders and earned the No. 3 Chevrolet driver the Sunoco Rookie of the Race award.2012 Rookie of the Year: Austin Dillon won the 2012 Sunoco Rookie of the Year title in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. This season, the Richard Childress Racing driver had two wins, three poles, 16 top fives and 27 top ten finishes. Dillon joins Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle as the only drivers to win the rookie of the year in both the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series.Contingency Awards:- Brendan Gaughan makes the most improvement in the series since his third place finish was 23 places better than his last NNS finish. This earned the No. 33 Chevrolet driver a $2,600 check and the Featherlite Most Improved Driver award. Gaughan is ineligible for points in this series.- Brendan Gaughan won the $2,000 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race award given to the winner of the race or the next-highest finishing driver displaying the Mobil 1 decal. - Kyle Busch won the $2,200 3M Lap Leader award as the eligible driver leading the most laps (89 of 200).- Toyota Racing Development (TRD) won the $2,100 Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race award. They built the engine in Busch's No. 54 Toyota. 2012 ChampionRicky Stenhouse Jr. becomes the sixth driver in NNS history to win the championship in consecutive seasons, joining Sam Ard (1983-84), Larry Pearson (1986-87), Randy Lajoie (1996-97), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1998-99) and Martin Truex Jr. (2004-05). The No. 6 Cargill Ford driver finished the 2012 season with a series-high six wins, along with 19 top fives and 26 top 10s. This is Roush Fenway Racing's fourth NNS driver championship.Final NNS Top 10:1. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.2. Elliott Sadler3. Austin Dillon4. Sam Hornish Jr.5. Michael Annett6. Justin Allgaier7. Cole Whitt8. Mike Bliss9. Brian Scott10. Danica PatrickNext NNS Race: DRIVE4COPD 300, Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Daytona International Speedway.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -NASCAR Camping World Truck Series:Time Trials: Parker Kligerman won the Keystone Light Pole Award for the Ford EcoBoost 200 with a lap of 168.824 mph. This is the No. 7 Toyota Tundra driver's second pole in 48 NCWTS races. It is his second pole and 11th top-10 start in 2012. This is Kligerman's first pole in two races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He led five laps and finished the race in seventh place.Did Not Qualify: No. 74 Mike Harmon and No. 82 Sean Corr.Race Winner: Cale Gale won the Ford EcoBoost 200, his first victory in 32 NCWTS races. This is the No. 33 Chevrolet Silverado driver's eighth top-10 finish in 2012. Gale is the record-extending 16th different winner in 2012. He is also the ninth different first-time winner this season, also a series record. This was also his first time racing in any series at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.Rookie of the Race: Cale Gale won the Sunoco Rookie of the Race award. Gale ends the season 12th in the 2012 NCWTS point standings.2012 Rookie of the Year: Ty Dillon won the Sunoco Rookie of the Year title. This season, the Richard Childress Racing No. 3 Chevrolet Silverado driver had one win, three poles, seven top fives and 17 top ten finishes.Contingency Awards: - Ross Chastain started the No. 08 Toyota Tundra 18th in the line-up and his 10th place finish was 23 places better than his last NCWTS finish. This earned him $2,200 and the Featherlite Most Improved Driver award. Chastain ends the season 17th in the point standings.- Cale Gale won the $1,500 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race award. It is given to the winner of the race or the next-highest finishing driver displaying the Mobil 1 decal.- Earnhardt Childress Racing Engines won the $1,900 Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race award. The award is determined by qualifying and finishing position of the truck (Gale's race-winning No. 33 Chevrolet Silverado).2012 ChampionJames Buescher, driver of the No. 31 Great Clips Chevrolet Silverado, won his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship. His previous best championship points finish was third in 2011. Buescher is the 12th different driver to win the NCWTS championship. He finished six points ahead of second-place Timothy Peters. Buescher finished the 2012 season with a series-high four wins. He also had 10 top fives and 14 top 10s. This is Turner Motorsports first NCWTS championship.Final NCWTS Top 10:1. James Buescher2. Timothy Peters3. Joey Coulter4. Ty Dillon5. Parker Kligerman6. Matt Crafton7. Nelson Piquet Jr.8. Justin Lofton9. Johnny Sauter10. Miguel PaludoNext NCWTS Race: Nextera Energy 250, Friday, February 22, 2013 at Daytona International Speedway.


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My favorite razors now, with moisture strips, are Shick Hydro. I do also like Tend Skin and EOS shaving cream.
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I like the razors with moisture strips, no need to buy shaving cream, but they don't last very long
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I think I'll try some of these.
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This is a great soap! I use it all the time. It did wounders for my dry and sensitive skin.
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My favorite (EOS) is on this list! I'm also not surprised about the Aveeno products who made the list, since they make such great products.
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very helpful article! I'm going to try some of these. I'm always having problems with bumps and irritation after shaving.
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Borrowing your man's razor is definitely not smart; all it does is expose your body to germs and bacteria, no matter how clean he is. Gross. However many of these shaving creams and razors are awesome. Best one for the bikini area is the Noxema razors. I have not been able to find them in stores in years but they are the best EVER.
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Right now I use the Gillette Venus Razor and EOS Shave Cream and I am pretty happy with both of them. The EOS shave cream can kind of clog the razor blades though sometimes.
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I think laser is sooooo much better .. i used to wax, shave and tweeze and i would see the hair grow back the next day but since ive been lasering i dont see any for months i love it
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Allegations of hit list by alleged shooter dominate parent concerns. New security steps outlined by superintendent
Taft High School administrators came under fire Tuesday night from parents who said the school didn't act appropriately to deal with the student accused of shooting and critically injuring another student on campus Jan. 10.
The criticism came during a nearly two-hour meeting between parents, school officials and law enforcement in response to the shooting of Bowe Cleveland in a science classroom.
About 175 people packed the IRC lecture hall on the TUHS campus for the meeting.
Some repeated the allegations made repeatedly since the shooting that the suspect, whose name was not mentioned at the meeting, had been the subject of an investigation in the 2011-12 school year over allegations of a "hit list."
The alleged shooter has been identified by numerous sources as Bryan Oliver, 16. He is a Taft Union High School junior, as is Cleveland.
Oliver is charged with two counts of attempted murder and three counts of assault on a person with a firearm.
"My son was No. 7 on the hit list last year," a parent said. "Unfortunately, Bowe Cleveland got to be No. 1 this year."
"If you get F's, you get sent to Buena Vista. If you have a hit list, you get to come back after two days of suspension," said another.
Steve Gee said his son was in the classroom when Cleveland was shot. Shotgun pellets "whizzed by his head." He questioned whether school officials who allowed the alleged shooter back to school after he was deemed not to be a threat would be disciplined.
Interim Supt. William McDermott spoke on the district's behalf and said privacy rules and laws sharply limited what campus officials could say about the shooting.
He said he understood the pain and concern parents are feeling.
"My heart goes out to them," he said.
He outlined new security procedures at the school, including limiting access points to the campus before school and at lunch, locking gates during class and allowing entry only through the administration building.
More security also is coming, McDermott said.
Law enforcement was praised, as was some school staff, but most of the criticism was directed at what many parents saw as a lack of concern by administrators to threats allegedly made by Oliver last year and again this year.
See the weekend edition of the Taft Midway Driller for a complete report on the meeting.


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University (Blue) Gym
The home of Columbia Wrestling and Fencing, the Blue Gym (or University Gym) is located within the Dodge Physical Fitness Center on the Columbia campus.
The Dodge Physical Fitness Center is located at Broadway and West 119th Street. However, the building cannot be entered from 119th Street; it can only be entered from the campus level, accessible through the 116th Street gates.
The Blue Gym is accessible via the New York City MTA #1 train, which stops at 116th and Broadway, just outside the main gates of the University.
From West: Take the West Side Highway (Henry Hudson Parkway) to the 125th Street exit. Turn east onto 125th Street, and proceed to Broadway (first light). Turn right on Broadway, and continue south to campus at West 116th Street and Broadway.
From East: Take the FDR Drive to 125th Street. Follow directions below.
From Queens and Long Island: Take the Triborough Bridge to 125th Street. In both cases, take 125th Street west to Broadway, turn left, and continue to the campus.
Parking is available on local streets and in two private garages on West 122nd Street, just east of Broadway, and on Broadway between 113th and 114th Streets.


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SOUTH FORK — Wildfires spread to an estimated 66,200 acres Saturday in spruce-beetle-ravaged forests, continuing to imperil tourist towns on the west edge of Colorado's San Luis Valley.
The West Fork fire complex, which now includes the fast-growing Papoose wildfire west of Creede, was fed by chaotic and often-intense winds and was the largest of more than a dozen wildfires around the state .
The ravaging by spruce beetles of thousands of acres of Rio Grande National Forest over the past decade "made it just inevitable that something would set it afire," Mineral County Commissioner Scott Lamb said.
"This is probably far from over, if the weather doesn't change," he said. "Wind is the most important factor in firefighters' ability to contain the fire."
Forest Service-contracted firefighting crews from Montana to the Dakotas approached in equipment-laden vans as shifting winds gusted at speeds up to 40 mph, fanning flames northward toward Creede.
Orange-gray plumes of pine-scented smoke filled the San Luis Valley, and a smaller blaze broke out in the northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains about 7 miles south of the Poncha Pass summit.
The edge of the fire was about 1 ½ miles southwest of South Fork, but has spared the town and nearby Masonic Village along Colorado 149.
Federal air tankers and bucket-tugging helicopters targeted flames as best they could, constrained by wind and competition from other wildfires.
Rocky Mountain Incident Command spokeswoman Laura McConnell said it wouldn't make sense to hold grounded air tankers here if they are needed to douse other wildfires.
"Hopefully we can do things" and slow these wildfires' movement, U.S. Forest Service information officer Anne Jeffry said in South Fork. However, the ability to attack big walls of flames directly was limited due to heavy fuel, wind and long-term drought conditions, Jeffry said.
"There's really nothing we can do when it is roaring and growing in the beetle kill," she said.
Mayor Kenneth Brooke said at least 1,000 people were evacuated from South Fork, a former timber-mill town where the population around 600 increases with summer visitors. "Right now," he said, "everything is safe."
About two dozen residents of Creede fled, escorted by state highway workers, although the northern reaches of the wildfires around Trout Mountain and Metroz Lake were not immediately threatening Creede and no evacuation orders had been given.
The West Fork complex is made up of three fires: West Fork, Windy Pass and Papoose.
The evacuees from South Fork, after initial stops at a Red Cross post in Del Norte, mostly went to homes of relatives and friends. Rio Grande County sheriff's deputies escorted those with pressing needs for medications and other concerns in and out of town.
"We know that protecting homes is firefighters' greatest concern. As long as they stay on that, I'm not too worried about it," said Colorado State Patrol Trooper Jesse Bartunek, who evacuated his home in South Fork with his wife and children and now was helping coordinate vehicle access into burn zones.
"This fire has been a long time coming with the beetle kill," Bartunek said. "Forests didn't used to grow to the point where you have these catastrophic fires. We would have a lot of little fires all the time.
"We've got to stop trying to preserve forests. I think we should work the forest. If we've got a 40,000-acre area burning because we have had a lot of beetle-killed trees over a decade, maybe should have done something during those years?"
Residents in homes just east of South Fork continued to brace for the possibility of evacuation.
Retiree Harold Utegg mowed weeds along his fence line, just north of the Rio Grande River, as wind surged Saturday morning and the haze thickened.
"I'm taking it down. If there's any spotting in here, it won't do anything," Utegg said. "We've trimmed down our trees. And we've got a metal roof."
He and others said they are well aware of wildfire risks and the potential of fuel-laden forests to explode into flames.
"They've got a lot of beetle-kill up there and heavy fuel," Utegg said. "So it's going to burn hot. We're used to this."
But some local leaders are pressing the case for more aggressive Forest Service efforts to allow selective thinning of forests. That's expensive when done manually, but it can help mimic the natural destructive cycles that are disrupted when more people and development move into the forests.
"We need to thin this dead stuff out," state Sen. Larry Crowder said, monitoring the situation near the Red Cross station in Del Norte.
"A timber industry can help keep the forest healthy," he said. Super-intense wildfires such as these may hurt agriculture, which traditionally has been the anchor of the San Luis Valley's economy, he said.
"Our key concern is our watershed," he said. "Burned forests can lead to a quicker snowmelt."
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Batkid is getting his own film.
Makes sense. If Ben Affleck gets to wear the suit in a movie, why not Batkid?
Batkid is, of course, leukemia survivor Miles Scott, who as a 5-year-old last year "saved Gotham" (i.e., San Francisco) as part of his Make-a-Wish Foundation dream wish.
According to Mashable.com, filmmaker Dana Nachman is making a documentary about Scott's big day that brought thousands out to the streets of San Francisco to watch him thwart the evil intentions of various villains (insert Board of Supervisors joke here) and save the city.
Titled "Batkid Begins," the documentary still needs money, although a trailer has aired at Comic-Con. Producers are trying to raise $100,000 to pay for aerial footage of San Francisco, a soundtrack, music licensing, editing and special effects, Mashable reports. So far, people have donated more than $47,000 on Indiegogo, with 23 days left in the campaign.
They should promise to not let George Clooney reprise the role of Batman. That would get it done in about a half-hour.
As you may recall, Batkid got praise from all over the nation. Even President Obama sent him a message.
"One thing that struck me was how many people were holding up signs saying, 'Save Us, Batkid,' and I looked at those signs and I thought, 'You mean that literally,'" Mashable's deputy editor Chris Taylor says in the trailer. "In helping him to live this dream, we were saving ourselves. We wonder why we're not happy a lot of the time, and it's because we forget this sort of thing. But here was an event that forced us to remember."
Tony Hicks provides celebrity commentary for the Bay Area News Group. Contact him at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks or Twitter.com/thicks67.


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I finally made an username here after lurking for sometime. Last summer, I got my old Legos out and rebuilt my sets I got in 1988 and 1989 along with my Black Sea's Barracuda and Forbidden Island. I began to strongly desire to finish my Castle Collection. I remember Battering Ram being the elusive set I could never get because they disconnected it so I got it for my Birthday on ebay. Later on, I got King's Castle for Christmas because I was tired of the Lion Knights never having a castle. After that, they became the most powerful faction in my collection after Black Monarch's reigned supreme for 20+ years so I bought Knight's Stronghold to give the Black Falcon's a catapult and buffer up the Black Knights a bit more to balance things out. After getting a second job and getting tax returns, I've become a lego maniac and have began to collect all the original sets. I have all the connectivity relevant sets now (Guarded Inn is in transit and King's Mountain Fortress doesn't count since it doesn't really connect well). I recently got Knight's Castle, the Catapult, Siege Tower, the Armor Shop, and the Blacksmith. And out of scrap pieces in my collection I produced the Lion Knight wagon from 1984.
So, we get to what I wanted to talk about. I am very impressed with the work that went into the original set up of the theme in 1984 and the years that followed. There was a grand plan and it took about until 1990 to lose steam (and 1992 is the year I consider the last true year of classic lego, though the ultimate end wasn't until the Fright Knights). Let's look at what 1984 started with. We have two factions and there really wasn't any clear good guys or bad guys. The theme included castles, connectivity, wagons, and siege.
First, there was King's Castle. An awesome castle set that set the standard for castles to come. It would be the focal point of the theme. It had 4 horse men, 2 spearmen, 2 axemen, and 4 archers. It had the gate, the drawbridge, the towers, the dungeon and could open up. The only draw back is that just the castle alone had limited playability. You needed the other parts to have it reach it's full potential.
Then we had Knight's Castle, which was basically a smaller version of King's Castle without the gate house. I always thought that set was kinda lame but now that I own it, I really like it. It actually came with many falcon shields. I also love the fact it had green and white flags. The Lion Knights had red and yellow and in the very beginning there was vision to give the falcons their own color theme too that was quickly lost in the years to come. Knight's castle had 2 horsemen, 2 spearmen, and 2 archers and also had a dungeon and two towers and a drawbridge. As a closed castle, Knight's Castle is kinda lame but when combined with other sets I will mention later, it's a great set.
Then we had Siege Tower. It's clear that the best siege weapons came from 1984. The siege tower made a realistic castle invasion possible with both the tower and the ladder. It also came with a wall that was hinged which would serve a highly critical role in connectivity. On the inside there is a strange black object that appears to be what you tied that black horse from the Blacksmith to. The set came with only one faction. Granted, they mostly have the cross axes on their shirts and the ones in the tower might be seen as neutral with the round shield and such. Notice how the lion crest only appears on guys in King's Castle, suggesting that the cross axe guys might have originally been intended to be more neutral. I simply removed the two cross axe guys from the siege tower and stuck them in King's Castle and put the two falcons from the Sea Serpent set on their instead.
Then we have the Blacksmith. This set of course is something every medieval setting needs. The Blacksmith fits within either of the aforementioned castle's if the siege tower wall is also there to close the gap. I gave the rake to my peasant from castle mini figures 1988 that lost his original rake about 23 years ago.
Next is the Catapult. This set bolsters the Black Falcons with two men with shields and a catapult, which is highly critical in castle siege, since it allows you to kill off all the archer towers so you can later approach the tower with a much lesser threat of arrows. I think it came from technic wheels for the sake of alternate builts. But this catapult is the best lego catapult I have seen yet.
As for the rest, there is the Horse Cart with two cross axe men on it. This to me appears it could be used like a chariot with an archer on the back while the guy steering the horses can stick a sword or polearm to the side and do some damage. I don't have the supply wagon yet but it appears it's a just a peasant to round out your kingdom. And the jousting knights add more horsemen and round shields to your collection.
I don't have any of the 85 sets but those are mostly just wagons and units.
1986 is more or less phase 2. Three more sets are added to connectivity. The armor shop replaced the Blacksmith and served a similar role. But it did come with two interesting pieces in the form of the Lion flag and the black sword (which so far, for me, just sits on the hook in the back). I put the falcon shield to use.
I don't have siege cart but I assume it's supposed to be like a ballista? Maiden cart I don't have either but it appears it adds some royalty to the castle theme.
Black Falcon's Fortress was my first set in 1988 and is awesome. But it's full potential wasn't unlocked until now. I figured out that the combined units of both it and Knight's Castle basically equals King's Castle, giving us 4 archers, 4 horsemen, and 4 pikemen. The castles can combine and one more key set that comes up the following year leaves us with a nice Falcon Castle I might link a picture of later. Essentially, two small Castles equal King's Castle while King's castle gets a bunch of smaller add ons to match the size of the large Black Falcon Castle.
Guarded Inn is in the mail at present but it gives us another Falcon horseman and will make King's Castle bigger when I add it on. It's a very nice looking semi civilian set though that I had to wheel and deal on ebay to get it! I might edit more info later after I get it within a week.
Then in 1987, Lego rounded stuff out. Battering Ram added in another siege weapon and an important wall to complete the Black Falcon's Castle. They gave the lions two boats (I have the blue one). I also have Castle Guard coming in the mail too, but that set seems to serve as an armor bolster to me and it has that nice tent. Knight's Arsenal is another wagon set I think replaces Horse Cart.
Then the forestmen are introduced and while I don't use them much anymore (due to having all this other nice stuff now), they have a lot of playability and can rob any castle set (which is why we continued to see forestmen in the years to come).
1988 and 1989 comes (this is the year I was introduced) and it was a good year and is where lego has already got their original vision complete so they start trying new things. We get our replacement for King's Castle in the form of Black Monarch's Castle. I always thought this was a well designed Castle. It has the same unit set up as King's Castle but it has that black color. I think they did this because they wanted to do something different and new. Also, I am sure there was a demand for a dragon themed faction every since the inception of lego castle. This is where they began to drop the ball on connectivity with the walls not lining up properly. Now that I have a much larger collection, Black Monarch's often sits on the dresser while the Black Falcons and Lion Knights play.
More forestmen sets are added in these years and we also got Knight's Challenge, a good jousting set that easily fits into whatever else you have going on. The castle mini figs had two falcons to make up for the lack of new Falcon's otherwise in that time frame. Then the catapult was replaced by twin arm launcher and the Lions now finally have a catapult.
1990 is where Black Monarch's gets it's add ons (that do not line up or match well at all). We also get King's Mountain Fortress which I do not have but I have kinda built with the pieces I have and I thought the set was fairly lame. I may eventually get it and it'll serve more as a keep inside the walls of other castles. In the end, the Black Knights have the smallest castle in terms of connectivity and they have no siege, making them very underpowered. But as I said earlier, lego did it's original vision in the beginning and started trying new things later on.
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BOSTON -- Gov. Deval Patrick's decision to grant in-state tuition to illegal immigrants was met with stiff resistance from lawmakers Monday, with several vowing to seek to end the benefit as soon as possible.
House Republican leader Bradley Jones, an opponent of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants, criticized Patrick for implementing the program without legislative approval.
"Instead of engaging elected officials from both political parties in constructive conversation and debate, he has put his interests both politically and personally, above those of Massachusetts' residents," Jones said in a statement.
In a letter sent Monday to the Board of Higher Education, Patrick said immigrants who obtain a work permit through a new federal program instituted by President Barack Obama would be eligible to pay the lower rates. Those rates cut in half the annual tuition to attend the University of Massachusetts.
While some legislators expressed concern that extending in-state tuition to illegal immigrants will take enrollment openings away from students who are in the country legally, two college presidents said they do not expect this to be a problem.
"The public university is set up to handle all students. I don't see that as an issue," said Robert Antonucci, president of Fitchburg State University. "We have room in our public universities."
Still, Antonucci said it remains unclear how many students will seek to take advantage of the subsidized tuition rates in the wake of Patrick's order.
"This would provide opportunity for those folks," Antonucci said. "I don't know how much we would grow. Maybe 200 students, but I really don't know."
Daniel Asquino, president of Mount Wachusett Community College, said not allowing illegal immigrants who have been educated in the state's public-school system to pay in-state tuition rates poses "a huge obstacle" to their prospects of getting a good job.
"These individuals will now have access to higher education," he said. "Many of them will reside in our communities and own businesses."
At UMass Lowell, spokeswoman Christine Gillette said it is unclear what impact this new policy will have on the campus.
"We do not know how many people who are undocumented immigrants will decide to attend UMass Lowell under the new plan," Gillette wrote in an email.
Obama in June launched the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, granting immigrants 30 and younger two-year reprieves from deportation if they arrived before age 16, had a clean record and met other requirements. The president left it up to individual states to decide whether immigrants should get benefits such as resident tuition.
"It's a step in the right direction but it's not a substitute for comprehensive immigration reform, we still need that," Patrick told reporters on Monday, adding that his directive would impact a "relatively small number" of students.
At UMass Lowell, it costs $24,896 this year for nonresidents, compared with $11,847 for in-state residents. Middlesex Community College costs $176 per credit this year for in-state residents, compared with $382 per credit for nonresidents.
At Fitchburg State University it costs $14,790 this year for nonresidents, compared with $8,710 for in-state residents. Mount Wachusett Community College costs $190 per credit this year for in-state residents, compared with $395 per credit for nonresidents.
Granting in-state tuition to illegal immigrants has generated little legislative support in recent years, with the House soundly rejecting it in a 97-57 vote in 2006. Current House Speaker Robert DeLeo, who opposed the bill at the time, did not respond to a request for comment through a spokesman.
State Rep. Kevin Murphy, D-Lowell, anticipates the Legislature will take up the issue again in the wake of Patrick's directive.
"In order to be entitled to benefits in the United States, I think you should be here legally," said Murphy. "What's amazing to me is how many immigrants I've talked to who believe the same thing. They say everybody should to do it the way they did it. Legally."
State Rep. Jim Miceli, D-Wilmington, also expects legislative action.
"I don't know what it is yet, but there's enough opposition to this decision that I think we're going to be stepping up to the plate on this," he said.
Last year, Patrick made an unexpected appearance before the Education Committee in favor of a bill that would extend in-state tuition rates to any public college or university in Massachusetts, with the exception of the UMass Medical School and the UMass School of Law, to anyone who has attended high school in Massachusetts for at least three years and has earned a diploma or GED.
By refusing in-state tuition to illegal immigrants, Patrick said the state is "enabling a permanent underclass" and robbing students of opportunity. Although Patrick had long supported in-state tuition for illegal immigrants, many saw his surprise testimony as a sign he would be taking a bolder approach on the issue in his second term.
Material from the Associated Press was used in this report.
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I have Questions For You Again. As I go through your donations, I am sometimes struck with the difference between expectation and reality, leading me to ponder aloud the milieu from which such a collection arose. I find in the cardboard boxes which appear on the back stoop, even when there are barricades and an immense crane in the way, items which bring unbidden to mind a philosophical dilemma which, though unresolvable, nonetheless calls for the intellectual investigation which sometimes wakes me at 3 A.M. to cry out to the unresponsive darkness, "What kinda weirdo was THAT?"
We've spoken before about inscriptions, and how you can't please Uncle Blogsy. I mock you if you leave an embarrassing inscription in, and I snarl at you if you rip it out or go over it with lampblack and India ink. But this week I had a book which included a gift inscription which you modified, but just a little. My question is: what, exactly, did it do for you to scribble out just the last names of the people who gave you the book? Perhaps you were afraid they'd find it, and wanted them to think this was somebody else's copy, given to them by some other Jeremiah and Ida Belle. Perhaps you thought I could not track them down to do them unspecified evil if I didn't know their last names. Perhaps you just got a new pen and were trying it out.
I've mentioned this other thing before, too, but I hinted at it above and I might as well ask again. What unspecified evils are going to be wreaked on you if you leave your address on a magazine? You missed a few issues, by the way, so I know you were cutting the address label out for your address in Tucson. What can someone in Chicago do to you in Tucson if your address is left on an issue of Snuffbox Collectors Quarterly? And do you realize that if you cut off a third of the last page of a six page magazine, I can hardly charge more than a quarter?
A small record collection I priced this week brought up several questions. How did these records get to Chicago? Were you swapping with someone? Did you inherit them? How many albums did Julio Yglesias record in Italian? Did the Italian branch of Reader's Digest produce as many record sets as the US original? And is there another customer in all of the metropolitan area who needs an album of pop songs in Italian autographed by the Israeli performer? (Include photo. I won't believe it unless I see a face.)
I understand, by the way, about the children's books with the puppets. I've never seen them before this, but I am sure the puppets were so cute you couldn't part with them, and sent me just the books, complete with little plastic housings for four absent puppets each. But all those books with the electronic keys to make sounds to go with the story: did the keyboards all fall off, or did you save them to play in the evenings without having to hold the book on your lap? (By the way, I sympathize there as well: those keyboards are addictive. There are three or four books every year that I'd never get priced and packed if the battery didn't run down.)
My last question of the day is more somber. Would you please nod once in the direction of the nearest television and once in the direction of Hollywood in honor of the late Roger Ebert? I can't say I agreed with him often on movies, but a reviewer you consistently disagree with is a dependable reviewer. And he was a literate soul who sent books to the Newberry. In fact, when his last book came out, he insisted on signing copies at the Newberry. He had two chairs: one for himself and the other, I assumed, for a bookstore employee who would hand him the book to sign so the line could keep moving.
I was wrong. He had asked for the second chair so the person buying the book could sit down and talk to him. I always admire heights to which I cannot aspire. When I sign copies of "The Best of Blogsy", I'll be asking for a bulletproof booth.


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MUSCATINE - McKenzie Evans' goal in the fifth and final shot of a shootout lifted the Glenwood girls soccer team a to 1-1 (5-4) victory in the Class 2A quarterfinals at the Iowa State Girls Soccer Tournament on Thursday.
The Rams will face North Scott in today's semifinals at 4:45 p.m. North Scott (11-9) handed Glenwood its lone loss, by a shootout, in May.
In Thursday's quarterfinals, Union came out as the aggressors, winning nearly every scramble and holding a decided advantage in possessions and shots in the first half. Union had 10 shots on goal to the Rams' one in the first 40 minutes.
But the score was knotted at 0-0 at intermission.
Glenwood needed just 1:04 of the second half to change that.
The Rams' Emily Wickham collected the ball 35 yards from the goal, beat one defender and raced towards the goal with a step on a second Union defender. Her strike looped over the Union keeper's out-stretched hands for the game's first goal.
The score would remain 1-0 for the next 38 minutes.
With the Rams looking like they had a first round win wrapped up, Union used a throw-in from the right side to penetrate the Glenwood defense where Dayton Powell scooted a ball just passed the dive of Ram goalkeeper Sierra Edwards to tie the score with just :39.5 remaining in the game.
After two 10-minute "sudden victory" periods, the teams were still deadlocked leading to the shootout.
Each team's first four shots found the back of the net before Edwards deflected Union's fifth shot from Powell leading to Evans' game-winner.
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Yeah i said it!! I remember when it happened and thought it was a bad idea then and still do to this day. He had a solid foundation being built and just about everyone on here was whining and calling for his head. years removed whats your opinion now?
I hate the 3-4 defense, we've been drafting for the 3-4 for how many years now? And still cant get it right!
Imo he drafted better than haley and was a better coach and motivator.
He was another year away from this team doing special things. He was left with Nothing thanks to crybaby vermeil.
Blast away people but you got what you asked for with this change and this team!


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ELGIN - Boylan never looked comfortable against much-taller Geneva and the Vikings' 2-3 zone defense.
"They put a lot of pressure on our guards and the posts. It was hard to get a shot off," Boylan guard Jensen Blassage said. "We tried to work the ball around as best we could, but they had long arms and got the steals."
Yet, somehow, Boylan made a run and had a chance to tie when it missed a 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer. But Geneva pulled away again in the first two minutes of the third quarter and beat Boylan 60-41 in a Class 4A girls basketball supersectional Monday at Judson University.
"It felt good" at halftime," Blassage said. "We knew we could play with them when we got on a little bit of a run, but their crowd was really on our back. They were getting their intensity up and ours was going down. We tried to keep our intensity up, but their defense was stopping us."
Geneva (26-5) jumped to a quick 9-2 lead. Just when it looked impossible for Boylan to score inside, the smallest player on the court, 5-foot-3 Casey Pettit, turned an offensive rebound into a three-point play and added a second basket in the lane a few minutes later.
But those were five rare inside points for Boylan. The 5-foot-7 Jensen scored 19 points for the Titans (27-5). Pettit was next for the Titans with five. Geneva, on the other hand, got 18 points from 6-2 freshman Grace Loberg, 16 from 6-foot Abby Novak, 11 from 5-11 Morgan Seberger and seven from 6-1 Sidney Santos.
Geneva, after seeing an 11-point lead cut to 25-22 at the half, scored the first eight points of the second half and 18 of their 20 third-quarter points by going inside.
"We thought we were right there, but they got some good looks down low with their posts and hit some big shots," Blassage said.
Geneva shot 46 percent (24-for-52), while Boylan was at 34 percent (17-for-45).
"They played really tough defense, but I also think the nerves got to us," center Halle Stull said.
"It was tough for us to penetrate their zone because of their length and they beat us to the boards," Perrone said of Geneva's 18-8 edge on the offense boards. "They outrebounded us something else. We stood around and watched for the ball and they were flying by."
While Geneva moves on to the state semifinals, Boylan reached the supersectionals for only the second time in 11 seasons.
"Getting to the supersectionals is a great season," Blassage said.
Perrone was "disappointed, of course, that we lost the supersectional, but there are no regrets. The kids had a fantastic season."
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Sturgis' Melchi takes 10th in state
Sturgis' gymnastics team battled injuries all season.
But in the end, three Lady Trojans qualified for the state meet held Saturday in Plymouth.
Qualifying in all-around was Sheyenne Melchi.
"This was her first year going to state as an all-around competitor and she did an excellent job," coach Stacey Keim said of Melchi. "To be able to place 10th as an individual is a good way for her to end her senior year."
She competed in all four events and placed 10th individually at the state finals in Division 2. She had a combined score of 35.075 at the event.
Melchi took 24th on the vault with a score of 8.85, 20th on the bars with a score of 8.375, 14th on the balance beam with a score of 8.85 and 20th on the floor exercise with a score of 9.0.
Also competing at the finals were Alexis Janes, a sophomore, and exchange student Serena Carotenuto.
Janes placed 35th on the balance beam with a score of 8.0 in the event.
"For Alexis to be there for the first time as a sophomore was great," Janes said. "To get that kind of experience can build a lot of confidence. She's a good gymnast and this experience will help her lead the team next year."
Carotenuto qualified on the floor exercise. She had a score of 8.775 in the event and placed 33rd individually in that event.
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Lady Tigers heading into district tournament in midst of record-setting season.
KIRKSVILLE – Coming off the most successful season in the short history of the program the Lady Tigers are entering the Class 2 District 8 Soccer Tournament as the second seed.
Kirksville enters the postseason with 14 wins and a school record nine NCMC wins.
"Our goal is to get as far as we can. Our goal is to un-blank the banner, we want to put up the first championship on that girls soccer banner that hangs in the gym. It will be tough, but I feel like at this point it is something we are capable of doing," said Kirksville head coach Shawn Meintz.
The Lady Tigers start play on Tuesday when they face rival Moberly (7-9-2) at 7 p.m. in Moberly. KHS went 1-1 against the Lady Spartans this season with both teams winning on the other teams home field. The district tournament takes place at Moberly.
"Moberly is a good team and they bring a lot to the table. This is one of those teams where historically we haven't done very well against them, but this season has been about re-writing our history. We have done that in a lot of ways, and I think we have a pretty good chance against them," said Meintz.
Moberly and Kirksville swapped home dates this season due to field conditions in Moberly. The Lady Spartans visited Kirksville on March 24 and the two teams played in horrible conditions that saw MHS win on a somewhat controversial goal.
"I think we have learned a lot since then and I'm pretty sure we know what it takes to beat them and I am confident in this team to go out and play our game and give them a good run," said Meintz.
If the ladies can get by MHS they will more than likely get a re-match with their other big rival, Hannibal (15-5).
The Pirates will face the winner of the play-in game between Mexico (5-12) and Marshall (0-13) prior to the Moberly and Kirksville game.
"We really haven't faced Hannibal with our full team yet. The first game we had six players out, including two starters. The second game it was a very similar situation. It will be good to face them with a full-strength squad," said Meintz.
Kirksville has as much talent as Hannibal or any team in the tournament with players like Kallie Holte, Jordyn Allen, and Emily Schwend, but it takes more than superstars to win a championship.
"There are 11 players on the field and we don't think we have a weak spot that can be exploited. Yes, we have girls that are having outstanding seasons, but without the other players around them we wouldn't be having as much success as we are," said Meintz.
One of the players who doesn't get a lot of attention and was out for both of the previous games against the Pirates is Cassie Novinger. She missed all but nine games this season due to a foot injury, and the Lady Tigers are allowing a goal a game less with her on the field.
"Having her in the lineup is a huge benefit for us because she is calm on the ball and can move it around," said Meintz.
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