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|April 7, 2018
|Bravos de Leon placed 1B Dan Johnson on the reserve list.
|July 2, 2017
|Bravos de Leon activated 1B Dan Johnson.
|July 1, 2017
|Pericos de Puebla released 1B Dan Johnson.
|July 1, 2017
|1B Dan Johnson assigned to Bravos de Leon.
|July 1, 2017
|1B Dan Johnson assigned to Bravos de Leon.
|May 15, 2017
|Pericos de Puebla signed free agent 1B Dan Johnson.
|November 7, 2016
|RHP Dan Johnson elected free agency.
|August 23, 2016
|Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Dan Johnson to a minor league contract.
|August 23, 2016
|RHP Dan Johnson assigned to Tulsa Drillers.
|March 30, 2016
|Durham Bulls released 1B Dan Johnson.
|March 14, 2016
|1B Dan Johnson assigned to Durham Bulls.
|March 5, 2016
|Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent 1B Dan Johnson to a minor league contract.
|October 14, 2015
|1B Dan Johnson elected free agency.
|August 2, 2015
|St. Louis Cardinals sent 1B Dan Johnson outright to Memphis Redbirds.
|July 30, 2015
|St. Louis Cardinals designated 1B Dan Johnson for assignment.
|July 8, 2015
|St. Louis Cardinals selected the contract of 1B Dan Johnson from Memphis Redbirds.
|May 4, 2015
|St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent 1B Dan Johnson to a minor league contract.
|May 4, 2015
|1B Dan Johnson assigned to Memphis Redbirds.
|April 23, 2015
|Louisville Bats released 1B Dan Johnson.
|March 26, 2015
|Houston Astros traded 1B Dan Johnson to Cincinnati Reds for Player To Be Named Later.
|March 26, 2015
|1B Dan Johnson assigned to Louisville Bats.
|January 13, 2015
|Houston Astros invited non-roster 1B Dan Johnson to spring training.
|December 29, 2014
|1B Dan Johnson assigned to Fresno Grizzlies.
|December 16, 2014
|Houston Astros signed free agent 1B Dan Johnson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|October 2, 2014
|1B Dan Johnson elected free agency.
|October 1, 2014
|Toronto Blue Jays sent 1B Dan Johnson outright to Buffalo Bisons.
|September 2, 2014
|Toronto Blue Jays activated 1B Dan Johnson from the 15-day disabled list.
|August 16, 2014
|Toronto Blue Jays sent 1B Dan Johnson on a rehab assignment to Buffalo Bisons.
|July 31, 2014
|Toronto Blue Jays placed 1B Dan Johnson on the 15-day disabled list. Left hamstring strain
|July 11, 2014
|Toronto Blue Jays selected the contract of 1B Dan Johnson from Buffalo Bisons.
|March 31, 2014
|1B Dan Johnson assigned to Buffalo Bisons.
|November 15, 2013
|Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent 1B Dan Johnson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|November 1, 2013
|1B Dan Johnson elected free agency.
|October 31, 2013
|Baltimore Orioles sent 1B Dan Johnson outright to Norfolk Tides.
|September 13, 2013
|Baltimore Orioles selected the contract of Dan Johnson from Norfolk Tides.
|August 30, 2013
|Baltimore Orioles signed free agent 1B Dan Johnson to a minor league contract.
|August 30, 2013
|Dan Johnson assigned to Norfolk Tides.
|August 29, 2013
|Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders released 1B Dan Johnson.
|August 23, 2013
|1B Dan Johnson assigned to Norfolk Tides.
|January 31, 2013
|New York Yankees signed free agent 1B Dan Johnson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|January 31, 2013
|1B Dan Johnson assigned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
|November 30, 2012
|1B Dan Johnson elected free agency.
|September 1, 2012
|Chicago White Sox selected the contract of 1B Dan Johnson from Charlotte Knights.
|April 5, 2012
|Dan Johnson assigned to Charlotte Knights.
|February 3, 2012
|Chicago White Sox signed free agent 1B Dan Johnson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|November 3, 2011
|Tampa Bay Rays sent Dan Johnson outright to Durham Bulls.
|September 30, 2011
|Dan Johnson roster status changed by Tampa Bay Rays.
|September 14, 2011
|Tampa Bay Rays selected the contract of Dan Johnson from Durham Bulls.
|May 26, 2011
|Dan Johnson roster status changed by Durham Bulls.
|May 24, 2011
|Tampa Bay Rays sent 1B Dan Johnson outright to Durham Bulls.
|May 20, 2011
|Tampa Bay Rays designated Dan Johnson for assignment.
|August 3, 2010
|Tampa Bay Rays selected the contract of 1B Dan Johnson from Durham Bulls.
|March 25, 2010
|Tampa Bay Rays sent Dan Johnson outright to Durham Bulls.
|January 11, 2010
|Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent Dan Johnson.
|April 25, 2007
|Dan Johnson roster status changed by Oakland Athletics.
|March 27, 2007
|Oakland Athletics placed 1B Dan Johnson on the 15-day disabled list.
|August 31, 2006
|Oakland Athletics activated 1B Dan Johnson.
|May 27, 2005
|Dan Johnson roster status changed by Oakland Athletics.
|September 18, 2004
|Dan Johnson roster status changed by Oakland Athletics.
Daniel Ryan Johnson... Married with three children... Attended the University of Nebraska... Was an All-Big 12 selection his junior year after hitting .368 with a league-leading 21 home runs... Was a Baseball America Second Team All-America as a senior after batting .361 with 25 homers and 86 RBI... Is a 1997 graduate of Blaine (Minn.) High School.2013
Spent the majority of the year with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre before making appearances for the Norfolk Tides and the Baltimore Orioles...Had a season-high 10-game hit streak from June 29-July 8 with the RailRiders batting .368 (14-38) over that stretch...Ranked 1st with 26 doubles on the RailRiders despite being released in late August...Appeared in three games with BAL in September.2011 Appeared in 31 games (22 starts) over two stints with Tampa Bay, hitting .119 (10-84) with two home runs and four RBI...made his third career Opening Day roster...hit .115 (9-78) during his first stint with the Rays before being designated for assignment on 5/20 and being released...re-signed with Tampa Bay on 5/24 and was assigned to class AAA Durham...was recalled from Durham on 9/14 and finished the season with the Rays...connected on a game-winning, three-run home run on 4/8 at the White Sox, giving the Rays their first lead and win of the season...hit a game-tying, pinch-hit home run in the ninth inning on 9/28 vs. New York-AL...Rays went on to win the game and clinch the American League Wild Card...batted .273 (91-333) with 23 doubles, 13 home runs, 52 RBI and 52 runs scored in 93 games with Durham...hit .307 (54-176) with 10 homers in the second half...reached base safely in 44 consecutive road games from 5/26-9/5, the longest streak in the International League...also compiled a 23-game on-base streak overall from 6/26-7/21 (.352, 31-88)...went 5-6 with a home run and four RBI on 7/21 vs. Rochester...Sox acquisition recommended by Bill Young. 2010 Totaled 37 HR, 118 RBI and 100 walks in 138 games between the Rays and Triple-A Durham...earned a number of minor league honors, including International League Most Valuable Player, IL midseason and postseason All-Star and Rays Minor League Player of the Year ... has hit 159 minor league home runs. ... Was selected from Durham on Aug 3 and appeared in 40 games down the stretch for the Rays, including 33 starts (17-DH, 11-1B, 5-3B)...also appeared in 3 games in left field. ... Hit 7 home runs with 23 RBI in only 40 games for the Rays, averaging one homer every 15.9 at-bats and one RBI every 4.8 at-bats...also walked 25 times in 140 plate appearances ... his rate of one walk per 5.60 plate appearances ranked 4th among major leaguers with 100 or more plate apps. ... Walked 12 times in his first 40 plate apps with the Rays including a 4-walk game on Aug 10 at DET, tying the club record (8th time). ... Had more RBI (23) than hits (22) ... 10 of his 23 RBI either tied the game or gave the Rays the lead. ... Started 3 games at 3B with Evan Longoria sidelined in late September ... had never started at 3B in the majors prior to this, but appeared in 36 games there for Durham earlier in the year. ... Has had two tours with the Rays, each coming during the pennant races of 2008 and 2010 ... has hit a total of 9 home runs for the Rays during that time and 7 have come against Boston (4) or New York (3)...5 have produced gametying or go-ahead RBI. ... On Sep 15 vs. NYY tagged Phil Hughes for a pair of two-run, go-ahead home runs in the 5th and 7th innings, each with the Rays trailing by a run ... Rays won 4-3 and moved past the Yankees and into first place. ... Drove in the game-winning runs in back-toback games, Aug 28-29 vs. BOS...on Aug 28 hit a walk-off solo homer in the 10th inning off Scott Atchison for a 3-2 win ... it was his first career walk-off home run and his first career homer in extra innings...the next night, Aug 29, his RBI single in the 6th off John Lackey broke a 3-3 tie en route to the 5-3 victory. ... Was named IL MVP despite his Aug 3 callup... it was his second MVP award at the Triple-A level (also 2004 in the Pacific Coast League). ... Led the IL with 30 HR, 95 RBI, 75 walks, .430 OBP and .624 SLG...at the time of his call-up, led all minor leaguers in RBI ... was a mid- and postseason IL All-Star, and won the Triple-A Home Run Derby at Coca-Cola Park, home of Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs. ... Led all Rays farmhands in home runs and RBI...ranked 4th in batting (.303) ... averaged one homer every 11.33 AB for Durham. ... Played in 98 games for the Bulls (33-3B, 30- DH, 22-LF, 13-1B). ... Hit 7 HR in his first 12 games for the Bulls ... went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 8 RBI in an 18-1 win May 23 vs. Pawtucket (Red Sox). 2009 Spent the season with the Yokohama Bay Stars of the Japanese Central League, where he hit .215 (70-for-325) with 24 HR and 57 RBI...Played mostly first base and filled in at third base...DH'd during interleague games...Start of the season was interrupted by a separated shoulder and bruised toe he suffered in spring training. 2008 In 2008 played 113 games for Triple-A Durham at DH, 1B, 3B and LF and hit primarily cleanup...was named Durham's Player of the Year and earned a Sep 9 call-up with the Rays...made 5 starts (4-1B, LF) after the recall and appeared in 10 of 20 games thereafter...On Sep 9, the day he was selected from Triple- A Durham, arrived at Fenway Park at game time after flight delays...in his first at-bat, hit a game-tying pinch-hit home run in the 9th off Jonathan Papelbon as the Rays went on to win 5-4...was the first successful pinch-hit of his career (entered 0-15)...Johnson was the first player in the last 50 years to hit a September home run in the 9th inning (or later) in his first at-bat for a first-place team. ...Homered Sep 15 vs. BOS off Chris Smith, a 2-run shot in the 7th...was the 9th HR by the two clubs, setting a record for most HR in a game at Tropicana Field...matched the record for most HR by both clubs in any Rays game. ...Was claimed off waivers from Oakland on April 18...added to 25-man roster April 21 and was in uniform for one game vs. TOR at Disney in Orlando...designated for assignment April 23, as the Rays acquired Gabe Gross from Milwaukee...on April 25 was outrighted to Durham, where he remained until September. ...With Durham, batted a team-high .307 (5th in IL, 3rd in Rays organization and 1st among Rays full-season players) with 25 HR (6th in IL, 2nd in org.), 83 RBI (7th in IL, 5th in org.) and 23 2B...his .424 OBP led the IL and ranked 4th among Triple-A players, and his .556 SLG led the team and ranked 3rd in the IL...85 runs placed 3rd in the IL and 84 BB were 2nd most among Triple-A players. ...Started at DH and hit cleanup in all 4 of Durham's games vs. Louisville (Reds) in the first round of the IL playoffs, as the Bulls advanced to the Governor's Cup finals...in Game 1, a 3-0 road victory, he and Chris Richard homered back-to-back to lead off the 7th... was called up to the majors between the semis and finals. ...After the All-Star break hit .346 (55-159) with 11 HR, 14 2B, 36 RBI, .453 OBP, .642 SLG...hit .281 (66-235), 11 HR, .498 SLG in the 1st half. ...Pinch-hit for the A's on April 2 vs. BOS in his only appearance for Oakland in 2008...was designated for assignment on April 9. 2007 Batted .236 with 18 home runs and 62 RBI in 117 games in his third season with the A's...added 72 walks for a .349 on-base percentage...had career highs in games, at bats (416), home runs, RBI, walks and strikeouts (77) and matched his best in triples (1)...hit .237 (62 for 262) against righthanded pitchers and .234 (36 for 154) against left-handers...now has a .249 (194 for 778) career average against right-handers and .247 (74 for 299) against lefties...his average dropped to .200 with runners in scoring position, which ranked seventh lowest in the American League...has a .219 (64 for 292) career average with RISP...was 1 for 14 (.071) with the bases loaded, which was the lowest mark in the AL...is a .188 (6 for 32) career hitter with the bases full, but three of the six hits are grand slams...hit .217 in Oakland after batting .284 in the Coliseum over the first two years of his career...batted .260 before the All-Star Break and .204 after the break...hit .267 during the day compared to .218 at night...now has a .293 (119 for 406) career average during the day and .222 (149 for 671) at night...ranked second in the AL in highest percent of pitches taken (64.5%)...hit .190 in interleague play...went 14 for 33 (.424) against Cleveland and batted .357 with four home runs and eight RBI in eight games against Kansas City...has a .333 (22 for 66) career average against the Royals with seven home runs and 13 RBI in 19 games...started games at every spot in the order from third through seventh and made a team leading 40 starts in the five spot...was 4 for 26 (.154) in eight games hitting third...committed four errors over his first 58 games at first base and then finished the season with a 39-game errorless streak for a career best .996 fielding percentage...started a team leading 96 games at first base, but all of those came over a 124-game stretch from April 25, when he was reinstated from the disabled list, to September 9, the day before Daric Barton was promoted from Sacramento...started 12 of the A's final 18 games at designated hitter and made 17 starts at DH for the season...batted .263 with four home runs and 15 RBI as a DH and was 0 for 3 as a pinch hitter...is now 0 for 14 with two walks and two RBI in his career in the pinch...began the season on the 15-day disabled list with a torn labrum in his left hip but missed just 20 games...went 3 for 5 (.600) with a home run and three RBI in two games with Triple-A Sacramento on a rehab assignment on April 23 and 24 and was reinstated from the DL on April 25...got off to a fast start as he hit .327 (34 for 104) over his first 29 games through May 27...then hit .205 (64 for 312) over his final 88 games...had a career and A's season high 15-game hitting streak from April 28 to May 15...hit .411 (23 for 56) with five doubles, four home runs, 13 RBI, 14 runs scored and 13 walks during the streak...matched his career highs on May 10 at Kansas City with four hits, two home runs, four RBI and four runs scored...had the first 4-4-4-4 box score line in Oakland history...also walked twice, marking the 15th time in Oakland history a player reached base six times in one game...it was the first time since August 28, 1998 at Cleveland when both Jason Giambi and Rickey Henderson did it...is the first player in Oakland history with at least four runs, four hits, four RBI, two home runs and two walks in one game...was named American League Co-Player of the Week for the week of May 7 to 13, an honor he shared with teammate Jack Cust...hit .545 (12 for 22) with three doubles, three home runs, six RBI and 10 runs scored...had the game-ending sacrifice fly on May 15 against Kansas City, his first career walk-off plate appearance... went 2 for 3 with three walks on May 18 against San Francisco, the second time in May he reached base safely at least five times in a game...scored a career high tying four runs on May 18 against San Francisco for the second time in 2007 and the third time in his career...is just the fourth player in Oakland history with three career games of four or more runs scored (Giambi, Henderson, Tejada)...finished May with a .323 (32 for 99) batting average along with five home runs and 19 RBI in 27 games...then hit .204 in June...snapped a career long 24-game, 93-at bat homerless streak on June 15 against St. Louis...matched his career high with four hits on June 28 at Cleveland...hit .156 in July, the lowest single month batting average of his career...followed that up with a .214 mark in August...singled in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning on August 31 against Detroit for his second "walk-off" plate appearance of the season... hit his third career grand slam in the top of the ninth inning on September 10 at Seattle and matched his career high with four RBI...had his second twohomer game of the season on September 15 against Texas...it was the third of his career...also matched his career high with four RBI in that game. 2006 Johnson had a very productive rookie season when he batted .275 with 15 homers and 58 RBIs, but he started 2006 in a huge slump and didn't hit over .200 until June 4. He didn't get his first hit until April 14 and was sent down to Triple-A on July 14, when he was batting .237. Johnson did hit .321 in June with four homers and 16 RBIs, but in 22 at-bats in July, he hit .182. In Sacramento, Johnson hit .314 with seven homers and 44 RBIs in 46 games. He returned to the A's for the September callups and hit .238 that month in 42 at-bats. In his first start back from Sacramento, Johnson hit a grand slam against Baltimore on Sept. 3. Johnson had a two-homer game on July 11 against the Yankees. 2005 Was one of four rookies to make significant contributions to the A's in 2005...batted .275 with 15 home runs and 58 RBIs in 109 games...added 50 walks for a .355 on-base percentage...despite spending nearly two months of the season in the Minors, he ranked second among American League rookies in on-base percentage, tied for second in walks, third in slugging (.451), tied for third in home runs and fifth in batting and RBIs...hit .283 (28-for-99) against left-handed pitching and .272 (75-for-276) against right-handers, but hit 13 of his 15 home runs against righties...hit 13 of his 15 home runs on the road, but batted .247 (47-for-190) on the road compared to .303 (56-for-185) in Oakland...the A's were 13-2 in games in which he homered...eleven of his 15 home runs were solo shots...hit .303 (76-for-251) with 12 home runs and 46 RBIs over the first six innings of a game and .218 (27-for-124) with three home runs and 12 RBIs from the seventh inning on...batted .247 (56-for-227) with six home runs and 31 RBIs against a pitcher the first time he saw him in a game, and .318 (47-for-148) with nine home runs and 27 RBIs after that...hit in every spot in the order from four through nine...had his best success and most starts hitting seventh, where he made 34 starts and hit .303 (37-for-122) with seven home runs and 21 RBIs...three of his first eight Major League starts came at designated hitter, but he would make only five starts at DH for the season, batting .368 (7-for-19) in those games...made a team-leading 98 starts at first base, including 62 of the A's final 64 games...was 0-for-5 with a walk as a pinch-hitter...got off to a slow start, batting .228 (13-for-57) with no home runs and four RBIs over his first 19 games...then hit .332 (70-for-211) with 12 home runs and 40 RBIs over a 59-game stretch from June 19 to Aug. 30...finished the year by hitting .187 (20-for-107) with three home runs and 14 RBIs over his final 31 games...was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on May 27 and made his Major League debut with a start at first base that night at Cleveland (0-for-3, one walk)...recorded his first ML hit on May 29 at Cleveland with a sixth-inning single off Jake Westbrook...his first RBI came June 1 against Tampa Bay on a run-scoring single in the sixth inning...went homerless over his first 21 games and 66 at-bats before hitting his first ML home run at Seattle off Joel Pineiro on June 21 to lead off the third inning...had a career-high four hits on July 27 against Cleveland and went 2-for-2 with two walks in his next game on July 29 against Detroit, giving him six consecutive hits and eight consecutive plate appearances in which he reached base safely...finished July with a .364 (28-for-77) batting average, his best for any month...had his most home runs and RBIs in August, when he had six home runs and 19 RBIs in 28 games...homered in four straight games from August 3-6, falling one short of the Oakland record of five...that was part of a season-best 10-game hitting streak from July 27 to Aug. 6, during which he hit .486 (17-for-35) with four home runs, seven RBIs and 12 runs scored...the streak lifted his average to a season-high .330...scored a career- and A's season-high four runs on Aug. 6 at Kansas City...drove in at least one run in nine consecutive games from August 21-30 (13 RBIs total), falling one short of the Oakland record for consecutive games with an RBI...hit his first career grand slam on Sept. 10 at Texas off Kameron Loe and had a career-high four RBI...began the season at Sacramento and batted .327 with eight home runs and 41 RBIs in 47 games with the River Cats...added 32 walks for a .424 on-base percentage...was leading the Pacific Coast League in RBIs and was tied for third in doubles (17) at the time of his promotion to Oakland...batted .371 (49-for-132) with seven of his eight home runs against right-handed pitchers, compared to .200 (10-for-50) against left-handers...hit .339 (19-for-56) with runners in scoring position and was 3-for-7 (.429) with a grand slam with the bases loaded...hit .375 (36-for-96) on the road and .267 (23-for-86) at home, where he hit six of his eight home runs...hit .210 (17-for-81) over his first 22 games and .416 (42-for-101) over his final 25 games...saw most of his action hitting fourth, where he made 42 starts...appeared in 45 games at first base, two in left field and was 1-for-6 (.167) in two games at designated hitter...had back-to-back four-hit games on May 8 and 9 at Las Vegas, and had three four-hit games total...had back-to-back four-RBI games on May 9 at Las Vegas and May 10 against Oklahoma...went 20-for-39 (.513) with 12 RBIs over a nine-game span from May 2-10. 2004 Was named Most Valuable Player of the Pacific Coast League after batting .299 with 29 home runs and 111 RBI in 142 games at Triple-A Sacramento...followed that up by earning MVP honors in the postseason after hitting .458 (11 for 24) with two home runs, six RBI and seven walks in seven games...was recalled by Oakland on September 18 after the River Cats won the PCL Championship but did not appear in a game with the A's...finished second in the PCL in RBI and was fourth in hits (160)...led the A's farm system in RBI and tied Nick Swisher for the lead in home runs...led Sacramento in games (142), hits, triples (5) and RBI and tied for the lead in home runs...had career highs in batting, games, runs (95), hits, doubles (29), triples, home runs, walks (89), on-base percentage (.403) and slugging percentage (.535)...now has 88 home runs and 351 RBI in 477 career minor league games...batted .302 (48 for 159) against left handed pitchers and .298 (112 for 376) against righthanders...hit 28 of his 29 home runs and had 96 of his 111 RBI against right handed pitching...batted .304 (51 for 168) with runners in scoring position...hit just .231 (6 for 26) with the bases loaded but had three grand slams and 26 RBI...appeared in 98 games at first base and 15 in left field...also hit .266 (33 for 124) with a home run and 13 RBI in 33 games at designated hitter...his starts were distributed fairly evenly from the three through six spots in the order and he had his best success hitting sixth (49 for 140, .350) and fourth (65 for 198, .328)...hit 14 of his 29 home runs while batting clean-up...batted .300 or better in three of the first four months of the season as he hit .314 in April, .293 in May, .314 in June and .343 in July...then hit .242 in August and .294 in September, going 0 for 5 on the final day of the season to finish the year at .299...struck out just 53 times in 107 games over the first four months of the season but then fanned 40 times in 35 games in August and September...had 47 multiple hit games, 48 games with one hit and 47 games with no hits...his longest hitting streak of the season was six games on four separate occasions...went 9 for 19 (.474) with two doubles, a triple, three home runs and 12 RBI in the season opening four-game series against Edmonton in Yuma, Arizona from April 8-11...had his first of six four-hit games in the season opener on April 8...also had four RBI in that game, his first of six games of four or more RBI...had his first of three two-homer games on April 11 against the Trappers and also had a season high eight RBI in that game...had his second two homer game on April 27 at Las Vegas and added four RBI...homered in three straight games on June 13 at Salt Lake and June 14 and 15 against Fresno...had five RBI on June 21 against Tacoma to start a 10-game stretch where he had 20 RBI...finished June with seven home runs and 31 RBI in 28 games...went 4 for 5 with a double, a home run and five RBI on July 23 at Las Vegas to start a nine-game stretch where he had five home runs and 15 RBI...then hit .242 with three home runs and 10 RBI in 30 games in August and struck out 33 times...had his third two-homer game of the season on September 1 at Tacoma which put his average at .303...then went 2 for 13 over the final four games to finish at .299...went 4 for 5 in Game 3 of the PCL Championship at Iowa on September 17 to help the River Cats complete the sweep of the best of five series...played for Hermosillo in the Mexican Pacific Winter League and hit .248 (36 for 145) with 12 home runs and 35 RBI in 47 games...added 39 walks for a .411 on-base percentage. 2003 Was named to the Texas League Post Season All-Star team after batting .290 with 27 home runs and 114 RBI in 139 games at Double-A Midland...led the league in home runs and RBI and ranked second in runs scored (90), third in extra base hits (57) and fourth in hits (156) and slugging (.504)...was third in all of minor league baseball in RBI, fourth in total bases (273) and tied for 10th in home runs...was promoted to Sacramento following the conclusion of Midland's season and went 1 for 4 in one game, giving him an overall batting average of .290 which was ninth best in the A's farm system...finished second in the A's farm system to Graham Koonce in home runs and RBI...established career highs in games (140), at bats (542), runs (90), hits (157), doubles (27), triples (4), home runs (27), RBI (114), walks (68), stolen bases (7) and slugging (.504)...led Midland in games, at bats (538), runs, hits, total bases (271), home runs, RBI, sacrifice flies (11), walks (68), intentional walks (16) and slugging (.504)...batted .332 (89 for 268) at home compared to .248 (67 for 270) on the road but hit 17 of his 27 home runs on the road...hit .232 in April but then batted .297 in May, .296 in June, .320 in July and .297 in August...had 18 RBI over his first 13 games and drove in at least one run in 12 of those games...including a season high five on April 10 at San Antonio...had his first of two two-homer games on April 23 at Arkansas...had seven home runs and 27 RBI in 25 games in April and seven home runs and 28 RBI in 30 games in May...started May with an 11-game hitting streak (20 for 46, .435) from May 1 to 11...had his second twohomer game on May 7 against Frisco...homered in consecutive games at Round Rock, May 26 and 27, driving in three runs in each contest...hit the game winning home run in the top of the ninth inning on June 3 in a 5-4 win over Wichita...combined for just seven home runs and 30 RBI in 55 games in June and July...however, had a seven-game hitting streak from July 17 to 23 and hit .621 (18 for 29) with six multiple hit games...capped the streak by going 8 for 8 with two walks on July 22 and 23 against El Paso...was 5 for 5 on the 22nd...had four hits on July 25 against El Paso to boost his average to a season high .297...had a season best 12-game hitting streak from July 29 to August 11 (15 for 42, .357)...homered in consecutive games on August 14 at Frisco and August 15 at Arkansas, driving in seven runs over the two-game stretch...finished August with six home runs and 29 RBI in 29 games...also walked 22 times in the month after drawing just 46 free passes over his first 110 games...was promoted to Sacramento on September 1 and in addition to his one regular season game, he also appeared in one post-season game and walked in his only plate appearance...then played for the Mesa Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League and hit .382 with four home runs and 30 RBI in 30 games...added 25 walks for a .496 on-base percentage and slugged .609...led the AFL in RBI and on-base percentage, ranked second in batting and hits (42), third in doubles (11), tied for fourth in runs (21) and fifth in slugging and extra base hits(16) 2002 Hit a career high .293 at Single-A Modesto...also had a career high .371 on-base percentage but struck out a career high 87 times...added 21 home runs and 85 RBI in 126 games...finished third in the A's farm system in home runs, fourth in RBI and eighth in batting...was fifth in the California League in home runs and RBI...topped Modesto in home runs, RBI and slugging (.500)...batted .256 (51 for 199) at home and .326 (74 for 227) on the road...appeared in 89 games at first base but also hit .264 (29 for 110) with eight home runs and 24 RBI as the designated hitter and was 5 for 8 (.625) with two RBI and four walks as a pinch hitter...hit in every spot in the order except first and second and saw most of his action batting clean-up (61 for 177, .345)...hit .195 (25 for 128) with four home runs and 22 RBI over his first 44 games and .336 (100 for 298) with 17 home runs and 63 RBI over his last 82 games...had five RBI on April 28 against Bakersfield...had two home runs and six RBI on June 13 at Rancho Cucamonga...his best month of the season was August when he hit .368 (39 for 106) with 10 home runs and 29 RBI in 29 games...the home runs tied for second most in all of minor league baseball in the month...homered twice on August 11 at Visalia and August 15 against Bakersfield...earned California League Player of the Week honors for the week of August 19 to 25 after hitting .583 (14 for 24) with two home runs and 12 RBI in six games...went 3 for 16 (.188) with two home runs, six RBI and five walks in five post season games for Modesto. 2001 Made his professional debut with Vancouver of the Northwest League and batted .283 with 11 home runs and 41 RBI in 69 games...tied for third in the league in home runs...led Vancouver in hits (70), RBI (41) and slugging (.494) and tied for the team lead in runs scored (36), triples (2) and home runs (11)...batted .195 (16 for 82) with one home run and six RBI over his first 25 games and .327 (54 for 165) with 10 home runs and 35 RBI over his final 44 games...earned consecutive player of the week awards for the weeks of July 23 to 29 and July 30 to August 5 as he hit .440 (22 for 50) with four home runs and 18 RBI in 12 games over that two week span...drove in 12 runs over a three-game span from August 2-4 against Spokane, including a grand slam and five RBI on the 4th...homered twice on 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John O'Bryant blasts the Boston School Committee for "short-changing the children of Boston" and being "more concerned with their political careers than setting sound educational policy." "The majority of white voters in the city of Boston has time and again demonstrated that they vote on the basis of their racial emotions and not on educational issues."
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O.k. You have read the title and I am here to tell you that I have found something out about Ubuntu and Linux in general after 1 month of scientific/practical research and implementation.
1-- EXT3 is the absolute slowest part of Ubuntu.
2-- XFS is the fastest file system. Period. This is uncontestable.
3-- Preload and Prelink do help when using EXT3, but very much so when using XFS.
I hope this thread will help the many of you that thought Ubuntu was slow and sluggish. It is in EXT3 but not XFS.
Here are my findings---
1. Formatting 500GB in ext3 takes around 10-15 mins. Formatting the same drive in XFS takes (no kidding) 7 seconds (if you don't believe me try it).
2. Network traffic was slow. My network is setup perfect (as it is what I do for a living) and I could not achieve any greater than 5Mb/s no matter what I did in ext3, and it would eventually simmer down to around 2-3 after around 1 hour of transfer. XFS....no less than 11.1Mb/s at all times, no matter what I am doing, and no degregation of signal at all. (10/100 switch).
3. Packet loss. After monitoring 20 250GB transfers from one machine to the next, I achieved a 13-15% rate of packet loss using ext3. Absolutely none with XFS and the tranfer took 1/8 of the time (no kidding).
4. Using vmware-server like I do everyday for everything, including real world projects/servers, I wondered why it was so slow. The problem...ext3. I installed vmware-server on XFS and the machines are at least, and I mean at the very least, twice as fast for boot and operations.
5. I was wondering why no matter how I niced my transfer process I could gain no more speed than if the transfer (ftp, ssh, smb, etc) would not go any faster or use anymore cpu. The answer. XFS. It took full advantage of the multithreading capability of my cpu (as it uses raw i/o access) and my cpu (amd 32bit/64) is now being used correctly, whether for transfer or normal i/o operations (copy, create, delete, etc.)
6. Multitasking. I can honestly say, I am on a complete different level with XFS. It will make use of your processor and filesystem like you never thought possible. Nothing seems to slow down no my Seagate 7200 rpm 250Gb sata (8mb cache). It is like new I tell you.
7. Gaming. Again, not even close with ext3. XFS makes doom3 and anything else run at least 75-100% better.
8. XFS gave me 6 gig back on my harddrive (98.02% usage).
9. Stability. Well, I hate to say it, but XFS is more stable than ext3. I did approximately 15 cold shutdowns while in the middle of processing for both filesystems. Had to do 3 checks with ext3. Zero with XFS
10. Swap. Let's just say now, with XFS it actually does feel like I have 4 GB of RAM. Swap slowdown, seems to have dissapeared.
11. Multimedia editing (something I do everyday with video and audio). Simply put, if you do either, make the switch to XFS. It's a totally different experience.
I conducted all of these tests by using fresh install of both filesystems, including reiserfs, at least 20 times over the last month. I read over 30 articles relating to both filesystems and comparisons to JFS,REISERFS,etc. And yes, I tweaked out ext3 everytime with indexing, writeback, noatime, etc. Still, no comparison, at all. I can also say this with confidence. Try to transfer 200Gb of data over a network with ext3 and you will lose something in the transfer. That was 20/20 times. XFS, again, 0% loss of any kind.
You can ignore this thread, but you would be doing yourself a great diservice. XFS is the only "real" next generation filesystem and the only one I will use from now on. Just when I was going to leave Ubuntu after buying new switches and switching cables, (8 times) for another distro because of the sluggishness, technology found me. Your hardware is fine. Switch filesystem and you will see the light, and if networking is your job or passion, or is just a necessity to have working at full speed. XFS is a 100% sure bet to achieve maximum throughput on your LAN.
My partitioning scheme is as follows.
100MB /BOOT --ext3
250 / --xfs
For my 2 raids I use the following
100MB /BOOT --ext3 (raid 1 partition)
4GB SWAP (raid0 partition)
800MB / -- xfs (raid0 partition)
all same disks x2
100MB /BOOT --ext3 (raid 1 partion)
8GB SWAP (raid0 partition)
1.25TB / -- xfs (raid1 parition) (20 second format)
all same disks x2
Use prelink and preload from this thread --
Along with the above partitioning scheme, and you will be in Linux heaven.
Some articles:
Use gkrellm or iptraf to measure your lan speed.
apt-get install iptraf gkrellm
This is my contribution to Ubuntu, for helping to create a business I couldn't have had without it. Hats off to all of you here at the forum and everyone else who has helped me get here. Thanks!
I am writing this article on my Ubuntu desktop while transfering 93 GB worth of vmware files to my renewed server with the scp processed niced to level 19....transferring (according to gkrellm) at 12.5MB/s on my 10/100 lan (that has never seen that speed since Ubuntu's implementation)......all without a hitch. Machine is 2 years old, 2GB RAM, AMD 1.8. Simply a joy to use now....


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Kevin Rose rumored a newer, trip'ier, more galactic iTunes visualizer, and now according to MacRumors, he's confirmed where it comes from:
Magnetosphere had been available as a free download from the developer's site until a few months ago. The author has since responded to an inquiry by Allan White that the plug-in had been "sold to a third party".
Since CoverFlow was acquired by Apple and integrated into iTunes (before progressing into Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard's Finder file browser -- and the iPhone!), this certainly has precedence.
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Over on the newly facelifted hypebeast.com is a slightly gushing but none the less interesting interview with Tommy O'Gara of Dita. Dita sit happily in the high end of the eyewear market making their name over the years for excellent craftsmanship rarely matched by other brands. Concentrating most of their efforts on the ever stylish Californian and Japanese consumers O'Gara describes the brand as having a "retro modern edge" which fits nicely into the current climate of retro style- definitely one to look out for.
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Berardius arnuxii
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Berardius arnuxii Duvernoy, 1851
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|Taxonomic Notes:
|Some researchers have suggested that Baird's and Arnoux's Beaked Whales are members of the same species (see Kasuya 2002), but the lack of known morphological differences may simply be due to the small number of measured specimens (especially for Arnoux's Beaked Whale). Analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear intron sequence data has however revealed multiple fixed genetic differences, confirming that these species are reproductively isolated and valid taxonomic entities (Dalebout 2002). The species name has frequently been misspelled arnouxi or arnuxi.
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Data Deficient ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Taylor, B.L., Baird, R., Barlow, J., Dawson, S.M., Ford, J., Mead, J.G., Notarbartolo di Sciara, G., Wade, P. & Pitman, R.L.
|Hammond, P.S. & Perrin, W.F. (Cetacean Red List Authority)
There is little information on abundance other than suggestions of natural rarity and no information on trends in abundance for this species. It is not believed to be uncommon but it is potentially vulnerable to low-level threats and a 30% global reduction over three generations cannot be ruled out (criterion A).
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|Arnoux's beaked whales are found in a circumpolar pattern in the southern Hemisphere from the Antarctic continent and ice edges (ca. 78°S) north to about 34°S in the South Pacific (Kasuya 2002). They may even reach as far north as 24°N in the South Atlantic off South America. Nowhere within this range are they very well known or considered common. Most of the reported sightings are from the Tasman Sea and around the Albatross Cordillera in the South Pacific. The overwhelming majority of strandings have been from around New Zealand (Balcomb 1989, Jefferson et al. 1993). The northernmost records are strandings from Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, and Australia (Paterson and Parker 1994, Culik 2004).
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Antarctica; Argentina; Australia (South Australia, Tasmania); Brazil (São Paulo); Chile; Falkland Islands (Malvinas); French Southern Territories (Crozet Is., Kerguelen); Heard Island and McDonald Islands; New Zealand (Chatham Is.); South Africa (Eastern Cape Province, Western Cape); South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; Uruguay
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|There are no abundance estimates available for this species (Kasuya 2002), but in comparison with the sympatric southern bottlenose whale, Arnoux's beaked whale is considered uncommon. In general, the species may be naturally rare. However, Arnoux's beaked whales seem to be relatively abundant in Cook Strait, at least during summer, and are also concentrated south of New Zealand and South America.
There is no information on trends in the global abundance of this species.
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|This species generally occurs in deep, cold temperate and subpolar waters, especially in areas with steep-bottomed slopes beyond the continental shelf edge (Kasuya 2002). However, some sightings have been associated with shallower regions, coastal waters, continental slopes or seamounts (Jefferson et al. 1993). Hobson and Martin (1996) observed groups of Arnoux's beaked whales near the Antarctic Peninsula and found that their breath-holding capabilities make this species one of the most accomplished mammalian divers, capable of swimming up to an estimated 7 km between breathing sites in sea ice. The species seems well-adapted to life in ice-covered waters and may be able to exploit food resources inaccessible to other predators in the region (Ponganis et al. 1995).
Little is known of the feeding habits of Arnoux's beaked whales but they are assumed to be similar to those of their Northern Hemisphere relatives, Baird's beaked whales, consisting of benthic and pelagic fishes and cephalopods (Jefferson et al. 1993, Culik 2004). Squids are probably the main dietary items.
|Major Threat(s):
Arnoux's beaked whale has never been hunted to any significant degree, and direct anthropogenic threats are not known. However, a few whales have been taken for scientific study (see Jefferson et al. 1993). Considering that some beaked whale species are known to be vulnerable to large-mesh pelagic driftnets (e.g. Californian drift-netting for swordfish and sharks (Barlow and Cameron 2003)), it is highly likely that Arnoux's beaked whales were caught in the large-scale drift-netting in the Tasman sea. Although current levels of bycatch are unknown, they are likely to be low due to adoption in 1989 of resolution 44/225 of the UN General Assembly, which called for effective conservation and management measures of living marine resources in areas of high seas drift-netting. Developing high-latitude fisheries, such as that for Antarctic toothfish, a significant proportion of which is illegal and unregulated, have the potential to reduce food available for large predators.
Arnoux's beaked whales have been reported trapped in sea ice, which may contribute to natural mortality. In recent years, there has been increasing concern that loud underwater sounds, such as active sonar and seismic operations, may be harmful to beaked whales (Malakoff 2002). The use of active sonar from military vessels has been implicated in mass strandings of a number of beaked whales including several Mesoplodon species and Indopacetus pacificus (Balcomb and Claridge 2001, Jepson et al. 2003, Cox et al. 2006, Wang and Yang 2006). Sound impacts may be important for all ziphiid species. However, this species' range probably puts it largely outside the major areas of such impacts.
Predicted impacts of global climate change on the marine environment may affect this species of whale, given its cool-temperate to sub-Antarctic habitat, although the nature of impacts is unclear (Learmonth et al. 2006).
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|The species is listed on Appendix I of CITES.
|Taylor, B.L., Baird, R., Barlow, J., Dawson, S.M., Ford, J., Mead, J.G., Notarbartolo di Sciara, G., Wade, P. & Pitman, R.L. 2008. Berardius arnuxii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T2762A9478212. . Downloaded on 24 September 2018.
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The Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas 2007 wheat harvests are essentially complete. For producers in southern and western Oklahoma, the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles and western Kansas, this was a good harvest with relatively high prices.
For producers from south-central Oklahoma into central Kansas, the harvest was mostly a disaster. Wheat yields varied from zero to well below average and much of it was of relatively low quality. Some producers that did not have crop insurance are still trying to harvest.
Nearly all producers in the hard red winter (HRW) wheat area will feel the effects of the disaster when they buy wheat seed. The seed will cost more than last year and many producers will have to search long and hard to find seed. Some producers may have to plant wheat seed with lower than normal germination rates.
The advice of one seed dealer is to locate seed as soon as possible and get it bought. Some seed dealers are putting producers on lists on a "first come, first serve" basis or "subject to availability and price."
If producers contract seed, they need to make sure that they have guaranteed delivery or the option to accept seed from the first dealer that can provide seed at a reasonable price. High quality seed is essential to high yields and good quality.
At this writing, cash wheat prices in Oklahoma range from $5.47 to $5.80. Texas Panhandle prices range from $5.31 to $5.56. Prices have been down 26 cents and back up 20 cents in the last four days.
The KCBT September wheat contract price is $6.07 and the December wheat contract price is $6.22. The market is willing to pay about 15 cents per bushel more for wheat in November than in August ($6.22 - $6.07). Storage and interest costs are about 5.5 cents per bushel per month or about 16.5 cents from August to November. There is about a 50/50 chance that storing wheat until November will produce a profit above storage and interest costs.
At this writing, the KCBT July '08 wheat contract price is $5.61. The central Oklahoma average June 2007 cash price minus the average July futures contract price was a minus 47 cents. Using a minus 47 cents for the June/July 2008 basis, the projected cash price would be $5.14 ($5.61 - $0.47).
The actual average June 2008 cash price will depend on 2007/08 marketing year world wheat ending stocks and U.S. 2008 winter wheat production. The July, 2007, USDA wheat supply and demand estimates projected U.S. 2007/08 wheat ending stocks to be 418 million bushels and world 2007/08 wheat ending stocks to be 4.3 billion bushels. These are the lowest U.S. ending stocks since 1973/74 and the lowest world ending stocks since 1981/82.
A review of the mid-May, 2007, wheat price and supply and demand situation may be used to project how low wheat prices could be in June 2008.
In March 2007, U.S. wheat ending stocks were projected to be 472 million bushels and world wheat ending stocks were projected to be 4.5 billion bushels. United States winter wheat production was projected to 1.6 billion bushels compared to a 5-year average of 1.4 billion bushels.
In March, 2007, wheat could have been forward contracted for harvest delivery for about $4.35 per bushel (KCBT July contract price minus 40 cents). The odds of 2007/08 U.S. and world wheat ending stocks being above last years' levels are relatively low and U.S. winter wheat production will probably be less than 1.6 billion bushels.
Above-average 2008 U.S. winter production could result in June 2008 wheat prices being as low as $4.35. A below-average 2008 winter wheat crop could result in June 2008 wheat prices being $6.20 or higher.
With an expected floor price of $4.35 for June 2008 wheat, the market is expected to reimburse producers for buying relatively high priced seed.


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Even the biggest Arctic Monkeys fans (and I'm a pretty big one) have to admit that each new record from the English rockers requires an adjustment from the listener. None of the group's albums is a repeat of the last, and each takes a little time to settle.
This was not the case, of course, with the Monkeys' 2006 debut "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not," whose jagged, adrenaline-fueled hooks and tart lyricism jumped out immediately and have aged terrifically.
On "AM," singer/guitarist Alex Turner and company blend some of the sexy, psychedelic strut of "Humbug" with the soulfulness of "Suck It and See," occasionally winding the fuzz around early-career punchiness (like on the echoing "R U Mine?" and relentless groove of "I Want It All"). "Arabella" attacks with Jack White-esque guitars and John Bonham drums, and "Snap Out Of It" uses piano to achieve an irresistibly fun bounce.
Depending on your mood, the album may sound like a refinement of the band's previous, very successful avenues, focusing strengths into pure consistency. Or, perhaps in the drifting retro vibe of "I Wanna Be Yours" or quieter, ooh-la-la-enhanced "Mad Sounds," like the group becoming so good at so many things means that restraint can border on sounding half-hearted, and lines like "I want to be your vacuum cleaner, breathing in your dust" only recall better lines from older songs (like pretty much everything from "Cornerstone" and the back half of "Suck It and See").
Yet over seven years and five albums—take a moment to think how much you grew and changed from age 20-27, by the way—Arctic Monkeys have continued to adapt their approach and increase the depth of feeling. They're confident and capable and still showcasing a sense of humor, only more softly. After all, who but these guys would name a longing ballad, returning to Turner's favored subjects of moments passing quickly and the folly of forcing something, "No. 1 Party Anthem"?
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Colvilles settle government claims for $193 million
The Colville Business Council has approved an agreement to settle the Colville Tribes' claims against the United States for an accounting of trust funds and mismanagement of tribal trust assets, CBC Chairman Michael O. Finley announced Friday.
The settlement will pay the Colville Tribes $193 million, making it one of the largest Indian trust mismanagement settlements in U.S. history, Finley stated.
Some of the settlement funds will be used to restore tribal forests, rangeland, and other natural resources.
The agreement approved by the CBC also will set aside for distribution to the Colville membership a certain amount of the settlement.
Finley stated that the CBC and a group of tribal members and employees have been meeting for "the past several weeks to develop a comprehensive, long-term plan for use of the funds."
Finley continued, "Our intent is to provide sustained funding for per capita payments over a period of time. Although there is no formal plan in place yet, we're hoping to receive constructive feedback and input from the membership on our most critical needs."
The tribes are waiting for formal approval by the Department of Justice. "We have every reason to expect this will happen within the next two weeks," Finley reported.
Finley said the settlement is "contingent upon final approval by the Department of Justice and entry of the joint stipulation in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, where the Tribes' accounting claims were filed in 2005. The funds will likely be disbursed to the Colville Tribes soon after that."
Brian Gunn, a member of the Colville Tribes and attorney with the law firm of Drinker Biddle & Reath, L.L.P. in Washington, D.C., served as lead counsel on the case and said that the settlement was a fair resolution of the tribes' claims.
"Thanks to the extremely detailed and comprehensive analyses of a number of highly-qualified experts, the Colville Tribes had a thorough understanding of where past mismanagement had occured," Finley said. "We were able to get to the final settlement amount by demonstrating how mismanagement of Colville Tribes' natural resources resulted in significant monetary damages."
Finley continued, "It is gratifying to know that the federal government, specifically this administration, is willing to repay Tribes, at least in part, for the damages we've suffered to resolve these longstanding claims."
Finley was traveling Tuesday and couldn't be reached for further comment.


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Putting Levi the Poet on a stage is like trying to put a rock concert inside a confessional. Fortunately, Revolutions International Theater Festival is hosting Levi the Poet in a movie theater. Which is fitting for this one night only performance, because watching Levi is also akin to watching moving pictures. A current inhabitant of 'Burque, Levi has evangelized the word of poetry across the country. With infectious energy, skillful writing, and an intimidating amount of vulnerability, Levi embarks on a mission to remind his audience that they are alive, one poem at a time. With pieces fresh off of his new album, Seasons, Levi will showcase his work at the Guild Theater during the zenith of the 13th Annual Revolutions International Theater Festival. With Tricklock Company bringing in world class acts from Denmark, Poland, Italy, and beyond, it is significant that Levi gets to represent "ye old red 'n green." Think you've seen the likes of Levi the Poet at your neighborhood poetry reading? I suggest you check out his latest "cine-poem" Resentment at his website … and then go promptly reserve your tickets before this one sells out. Guild Cinema • Wed Jan 30 • 8 pm • $10 • ALL-AGES! • View on Alibi calendar


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Check out this introductory guide to ultrarunning and a beginner's training plan to tackling a 50K.
Crossing the finishing line of a marathon is the completion of a journey well beyond the 26.2 miles of the race.
The successful completion of the marathon brings with it a heady mix of exhilaration, exhaustion and relief. Not to mention trashed hamstrings, quads and calves. Yet inevitably in the wake of the personal victory and after the pain has receded into a distorted memory it's time to figure out what's next.
For some, the next goal will be to go faster—to break a time goal or to qualify for Boston. For others the goal will just be to package the love for running with a love for traveling and do that next marathon in Dublin or on the Great Wall of China. For some, one is enough.
But for others, a special breed, the next challenge is about going farther. It's time to take the journey into what is not just the next distance, but also the next world: ultrarunning. The 50K (roughly 31 miles) is the "shortest" standard distance you'll find when you push beyond the limits of the marathon. This guide is aimed at training you to go the distance and, perhaps, give you a taste of, one day, going even farther and training for a 50- or 100-mile race.
Getting Started
We asked veteran ultrarunning coach Sean Meissner for the essential advice he would give to a runner wanting to take on the challenge of a first 50K. Meissner, who is based in Spokane, Wash., knows what he's talking about. Not only does he have more than 100 ultra-distance race finishes to his name—including consecutive victories (2010 and 2011) at the Desert RATS 148-mile stage race between Fruita, Colo., and Moab, Utah—he has also been coaching beginning ultrarunners for more than a decade.
The following plan assumes you have a solid marathon or two (or more) under your belt and the critical experience and base-building that comes with it.
"I think a 16-week build-up would be about perfect for the marathoner looking to complete their first 50K," Meissner says.
TRAINING PLAN: 16 Weeks To Your First 50K!
But he's quick to point out there is no one-size-fits-all approach to a foray into ultrarunning. Adapting to increased mileage, developing the ability to run while fatigued and experimenting with different nutrition and hydration needs are all very individual endeavors. "Ask others for advice, but try things for yourself because everyone is so different in what works best for them," he says.
Meissner generally believes long runs—which vary between 10 and 26 miles in this plan—should be spaced between six and 10 days apart. He also suggests seeking out hilly trails to bolster strength and refine trail running skills. Since most 50K races are trail races, he says it's important to recalibrate your expectations of speed (you're going to go slower than on the roads) and understand that the key goal of the long run is to develop your aerobic capacity and strength to handle the goal race distance.
VIDEO: Essential Skills For Ultrarunning
To prepare his runners for the rigors of the final miles of the 50K, Meissner schedules a tempo-like run the day following the key long runs in the program.
"This will help simulate the fatigue you'll be dealing with in the latter stages of the race." Additionally, Meissner is a big believer in incorporating hill running and hill repeats into the overall program to build strength.
"I'm a big fan of hill work," Meissner says. "For newer ultrarunners, I advocate adding hills into long runs and one other day each week on a shorter run. For a bit more experienced runners, one day every week or two of hill repeats are great, along with a hilly long run. The strength gained from running hills not only makes a runner stronger, but that strength then also turns into speed on the flats without the added pounding of actual speed work."
Included in the schedule are opportunities to include races to sharpen strength.
MORE VIDEO: Drills For Trail Running
"Tune-up races are great," Meissner says. "They're fun to run, great for checking to see where you're at fitness-wise, and are a great chance to test your gear and nutrition for the upcoming ultra. When doing tune-up races, it's best to keep the eye on the goal and not go too all out." In other words, be on the cautious side with your pacing.


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Priced at less than $5,000, Sony's new FDR-AX1 4K Handycam will appeal to indie filmmakers and videographers on a budget who want to move into 4K video without breaking the bank. Built around a BSI 1/2.3-type Exmor R CMOS sensor, the FDR-AX1 can record 4K as well as HD video.
Movies are recorded in the XAVC S format using MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Long GOP for extended recording time of almost two hours of 4K/60p or 3 hours of full HD when storing footage on a 64GB XQD card. The camcorder features dual, hot-swappable XQD card slots so you can continue to record while replacing a full card.
Equipped with a 20x, image-stabilized G lens, the AX1 has an optical zoom range of 31.5-630mm (35mm-equivalent). The camcorder also features dual XLR connectors and an HDMI out. The latter will be upgradeable to the new HDMI 2.0 standard via a firmware update. Since 4K TVs are expensive and haven't become as ubiquitous as HDTVs, the AX1 can easily output full HD by changing the camera's output settings.
Although there are a few 4K cameras that are both smaller than the FDR-AX1 (which measures 7 7/16 x 7 19/32 x 14 ¼ inches, and weighs 86.1 ounces) and less expensive (see Greg Scoblete's roundup of a half-dozen 4K cameras on PDNOnline), at first glance, the FDR-AX1 seems to provide entrée to 4K video without too much compromise in terms of pro features and functionality. It's likely that the competition for prosumer-type 4K video cameras will increase in the coming year. We'll have to wait and see what happens but our money's on a very interesting NAB show in April 2014.
The FDR-AX1 ships in October and comes with Vegas Pro 12 Edit software and a 32GB XQD memory card.
Price: $4,500
Related article:
6 Cameras to Ease Your Way into 4K Video


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Downtown milestone
Tonight's game will be the 1,500th regular season game played at Dunn Tire Park. Since opening in 1988, the Bisons are 890-609 in front of the fans of Buffalo (.593 winning percentage). In the first 1,499 games, the Bisons have scored 7,038 runs on 13,042 hits. The team has slugged 1,271 home runs at Dunn Tire Park with Hall of Famer Jeff Manto leading all players with 47 (14 more than any other Bison).
Other cool stuff to cheer about… Victor Martinez is in the lineup tonight and is likely to be his final night in the field. The two-time All Star is slated to DH Wednesday night for the Herd. Travis Hafner will have anther two days of rest before coming back to bat for Buffalo Thursday afternoon. Josh Barfield is on schedule for his off day. Jeff Stevens returned back to the states and to the Bisons clubhouse early this afternoon toting his bronze medal. He will be part of the pre-game festivities prior to Fan Appreciation Night on Wednesday.
Tonight's News & Notes
TODAY'S GAME: Tonight, the Buffalo Bisons take on the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees at Dunn Tire Park in the back end of a five-game home-and-home series (7:05 p.m.). The Bisons are 0-2 so far in the five-game series, losing both games played at PNC Field. On the mound tonight for Buffalo will be LHP John Halama. The southpaw has pitched six innings or more in each of his last eight outings with the team. The Yankees will counter with LHP Kei Igawa.
TONIGHT'S STARTER: John Halama
-Last Game: 8/21 vLHV: (L, 6.0IP, 13H, 7R, 7ER, BB, 2K), Bisons' 7-3 Loss.
-2008 w/ Bisons: (8-5, 4.42)(14GS, 2CG, 93.2IP, 106H, 50R, 46ER, 14BB, 39K).
-2008 w/ So. Maryland (IND): (4-1, 1.88)(8GS, 56.2IP, 47H, 13R, 12ER, 8BB, 48K).
-2007 w/ Long Island (IND): (8-10, 4.14)(26GS, 167.1IP, 201H, 94R, 77ER, 44BB, 93K).
-Career 56-48 with a 4.65ERA in 262 Major League Games (911.0IP, 492K).
-Originally a 23rd round pick (640th overall) of Houston in 1994 amateur draft.
-Signed as a free agent on June 7, 2008.
RIDING HALAMA: LHP John Halama continues to pace the Bisons pitching staff with eight wins on the season. The southpaw has worked five or more innings in all 14 of his starts while working seven innings or more in seven of those efforts. In his 6 starts at Dunn Tire Park, Halama has gone 4-1 with a 3.40ERA and two complete games.
HOME FINALE: Tonight, the Herd opens up the final homestand of the season as they welcome the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees to town. The home team has won 11 of the 13 games in the season series with the Yankees. If Buffalo can hold court, they will earn an 8-8 split of the series with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
EVERYDAY ANDY: Since joining the Herd on August 4, INF Andy Cannizaro has hit in 15 of 19 games with the Herd and has failed to reach base in a game just twice. The infielder has collected four doubles and a pair of home runs to go along with a .306 batting average. Cannizaro hit .258 (60-233) in 70 games with Durham to begin the 2008 season.
BISONS BITS: INF Tony Graffanino has a five-game hit streak where he has averaged .562 (9-16)… OF Todd Linden has reached base safely in 15 of his last 16 games. Linden has added 10 walks to a .333 (19-57) average during that span…RHP Bubbie Buzachero has converted his last seven save opportunities.


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Talk about the novels, new and used books that Cragg has written!
Author Cragg's Book Reviews
Star Wars: Jedi Trial
A Clone Wars Novel Del Rey, Nov 2004, 25.95, 352 pp. ISBN: 0345461142 Separatist Admiral Pors Tonith leads an army of combat droids on an assault of the planet Praesitlyn. Though ably defended by commander Capt. Zozridor Slayke, the surprise attack works so that the Separatists control a key communications center. The Republic leadership worries who to send as there are not any acceptable Jedi Knights available to lead the counterinsurgency. ...
Starfist: A World of Hurt
Del Rey, Nov 2004, 19.95, 312 pp. ISBN: 0345460529 The 34th Fist of the Confederation encountered intelligent and hostile space faring Skinks on two planets and defeated them in battle, but the war continues. The human populace remains unaware that the 34th Fist is under quarantine on Thorsfinni's World until humanity learns about the Skinks and other species. Just after gunnery sergeant Charles Bass is promoted, the 34th Fist goes to Maugham...


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Kathy Whyte
Kathy joins Morning Show Host Roger Neel beginning at 5:30am with the latest local news, weather, and travel information. A graduate of Elmira College, Kathy worked in broadcasting in the Elmira market before heading east to our community. A long-time News Director with WAAL she also is part of that station's Morning Team. Kathy and her husband Randy are the proud owners of two Greyhounds that keep them quite busy.


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Khloé Kardashian may have officially filed for divorce from her husband of more than four years, Lamar Odom, but he still has her back—against his 15-year-old daughter, Destiny!
Earlier this week, the teenager took to Ask.fm—a social-networking site in which users ask and answers questions (some of which have been submitted anonymously)—to express her feelings about her father's divorce from the reality star. Destiny took the opportunity to blast Khloé and articulate her excitement about the marriage ending.
And now In Touch has exclusively learned that Lamar demanded that his firstborn apologize to Khloé.
Has Khloé Kardashian Found Love Again?
"When Destiny put that Ask.fm thing up, he was furious," a source close to the NBA forward revealed to In Touch. "He was screaming, 'What the f---, what does Destiny think she is doing?' "
The insider added that Lamar said he asked Liza Morales, his former partner and Destiny's mother, to get the teen to apologize, but to no avail. Liza defended her daughter and refused to make Destiny apologize for speaking her mind.
PHOTOS: Khlomar's Divorce and More Shocking Moments From 2013!
On the site, Destiny was asked if she was upset or surprised by the divorce, to which Destiny replied, "no one thought they were going to last so honestly who cur [sic]."
Another user asked Destiny if she thought Khloé and her father would get back together; not only did she say no, but she added that she was hoping they wouldn't because now she has her father all to herself.
EXCLUSIVE: Scott Disick Moves Into Montage Beverly Hills Hotel
The source offered insight into why Destiny, who lives in New York, may desperately be craving her father's attention, telling In Touch, "He has not seen his kids since February!"
According to the insider, Lamar has no intentions on returning to the East Coast to spend Christmas with his children.
"As of right now, he is probably going to spend it alone in LA," the source added. "He might get an invite from his kids and Liza, but it hasn't happened yet."


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BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say the remaining 42 residents of an Iranian dissident camp that was the scene of a disputed outbreak of violence last week have left the compound to join their comrades at a camp near Baghdad airport.
Camp Ashraf has been used by the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq dissident group since the 1980s, when Saddam Hussein granted its members asylum. Iraq's postwar leaders have wanted the move the MEK out for years.
The camp is located in Iraq's Diyala province, about 95 kilometers (60 miles) northeast of the Iraqi capital. Maj. Gen. Jamil al-Shimmari, the police chief of Diyala province, and the mayor of the nearby town of Khalis, Oday al-Khadran, told The Associated Press that the residents departed Wednesday evening.
Representatives for the MEK couldn't immediately be reached for comment.


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Frostbike is Quality Bicycle Products annual in-house tradeshow. If you're not familiar with Quality Bicycle Products—known as QBP by bicycle shop employees the world over—you've certainly had dealings with them via your local bike shop. QBP bills itself as "the shop behind America's shops" they supply small parts, service items, and even complete bicycles to over 5,000 shops in North America. Frostbike is a chance to get the scoop on what you'll be seeing in your local bike shop in the year to come. Check out the Frostbike gallery for a recap of what we saw:
Plus, check out this interview we did with Steve Flagg, co-owner of QBP.


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Joseph R. Fagan, Jr.
Joseph R. Fagan, Jr., age 66, of Rose Street, Warwick, died unexpectedly on December 30, 2012. He was the husband of Paula J. "Jackie" (Parmentier) Fagan.
Born in Providence, a son of the late Joseph R. and Diana E. (Parmentier) Fagan, he lived in Powder Springs, Georgia before moving to Warwick 14 years ago. He was a United States Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, and a member of Memorial Post # 272 Veterans of Foreign Wars in Warwick. Mr. Fagan was employed as a custodian at North Kingstown High School for 13 years, retiring 6 months ago. He was the # 1 fan of North Kingstown High School Athletics. He was also an avid Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots fan.
Besides his wife; he is survived by a daughter, Jerri Rose Tassan and her husband, Christophe of Las Vegas, Nevada; a brother, Robert H. Fagan of Williamsburg, Virginia, a sister, Eleanor F. Luce of Warwick, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law; and loving nieces and nephews.
His funeral service and burial in the Rhode Island Veterans' Cemetery, Exeter, will be private.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the North Kingstown High School Athletic Department, 150 Fairway Drive, North Kingstown, RI 02852. www.barrettandcotter.com
Dearest Jackie and Jerry Rose, please know that Joey and I are so sorry for your loss. We wish you calm and peace in your hearts and minds. May Joey Rest in Gods arms till we are all together again. Love and kisses, Joey and Joanne
Jackie and Jerri Rose, so sorry for your loss. You are in our prayers and thoughts. Larry and Anne DiCenzo


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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Last Grilled Salmon for a While
Now I'll have to find a new omega-3 rich fleshy fish with no bones (for my Honey) that doesn't cost a fortune...I'd love to hear your ideas.
This dish is so full of fresh herbs, it's perfect for Weekend Herb Blogging, hosted this week by Kalyn herself (masterful creator of the event all those weeks ago).
Related links: Food & Drink Easy Cooking Food Blogging Events Recipes salmon Weekend Herb Blogging
8 comments:
- Kalyn said...
I think that salmon looks just delicious. I'm with you on this, I don't know if I could ever get tired of it. Now to see the recipe to find out just how you did it.
I guess my favorite omega3 rich fish is tuna, but it's definitely not very budget friendly here.
Like the new photo of you! I'm looking forward to meeting you in Chicago too!
- June 27, 2007 12:46 PM
- katiez said...
I'm with you on the salmon... Unfortunately, mon mari is with your Honey about the bones. So, when you find reasonable, boneless fish suitable for grilling... please let me know?
In the meantime, I'll be fixing salmon - on the grill - with herbs
- June 27, 2007 1:16 PM
Hey, I never said YOU couldn't eat salmon. Eat fish and let eat fish, as they say. Or do they?
- June 27, 2007 1:30 PM
- Christine said...
I love salmon and I'm always looking for new ways to make it. This will defintely be added to my repetoire.
- June 27, 2007 1:33 PM
- Ruth Daniels said...
Kalyn, thanks and as for tuna...it's a treat around here too. Glad you like the new photo, my Princess, Sharron took it. Counting the days to Chicago & Blogher!
Katiez, I'll keep you posted
Sharron - not a difficult daughter at all. We'll explore new fish options together.
- June 27, 2007 1:33 PM
- Trish said...
This recipe looks wonderful - I just got back from Whole Foods with a lovely salmon fillet and all the ingredients to make it. In reading the recipe I noticed that you said "remove the salmon from the pan leaving the skin behind. Do you put this in a pan on your grill?
Trish in Omaha
- July 01, 2007 7:41 PM
- Ruth Daniels said...
OOPS! Trish, thanks for catching that boo--boo. The salmon is placed directly on the grill - NO pan!
Thanks for dropping by
- July 01, 2007 10:20 PM
- MeltingWok said...
More for you, Ruth, and less for your daughter then..hehe :) I can't do without salmon either, but I only love them raw, in sashimis. I gotta learn to grill salmon like you *kudos* :)
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Learn facts about Lyme
Chronic Lyme disease is real: Watch Kate Couric this Wednesday at 2 p.m., KGW Channel 8.
Oregon still remains in the dark about Lyme disease – its prevalence
in the state (how many of us have it already), early symptoms and diagnosis (could you have just gotten it), and chronic Lyme (what happens if you fail to recognize its early symptoms, and fail to get treated promptly).
Conventional wisdom in Oregon is that Lyme disease is not prevalent in the state — the ticks are not infected, there is no significant risk of infection, and there are only a few infected individuals. This is based on false criteria and old data.
The CDC recently announced that the prevalence of Lyme disease could be 10 times higher than previously thought. The situation in Oregon is unclear because there is no recent data from well-documented and rigorous tick sweeps or human epidemiological studies. However, data from our best friends (dogs) sheds some light on this situation:
Between 1½-2 percent of all dogs tested in the state are positive for Lyme (http://bit.ly/1crAImA). This is a scary percentage for a disease that can cause crippling and chronic illness in humans, and demonstrates that the conventional wisdom regarding Lyme disease in Oregon is just plain wrong (the same organism and vector cause Lyme disease in both dogs and humans).
If you live in the Columbia River Gorge, your risk is higher than for the state as a whole, because this area's mild temperatures, wooded environments and humid micro-climates are particularly conducive to tick survival.
If you want to learn more, please watch the Kate Couric show this Wednesday on Channel 8 at 2 p.m.!
Mary Jane Heppe
Mid-Columbia Lyme Group
Hood River
Grateful riders
I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all of the drivers, bikers and walkers who have shown consideration to me when I ride my horse on Country Club and Post Canyon roads, as well as the trails. The vast majority of drivers and riders slow down and move over. It is so important for safety reasons and just takes a few moments of your time.
Horses can be unpredictable so by giving us space helps out for the "just in case" scenario. There are about 15 of us that ride frequently in this area, especially in the summer, and I think I can speak for each: We super-appreciate safe drivers and bike riders! We share the trails/roads and want to have a fun and safe ride each and every time.
Thank you also to the landowners who have given us permission to access the Hood River Saddle Club and Post Canyon Trail system so we can stay off roads as much as possible.
Happy Trails, Mary Davidson and her pony Tess.
Mary Davidson
Hood River
Work to improve ACA
An open letter to Greg Walden:
Dear Congressman Walden: This madness has gone on long enough! Please support a clean funding bill, and then work to improve the Affordable Care Act, not gut it.
I am grateful for the ACA. It has saved me several thousand dollars in prescription drug costs. Before the law, I was paying about $4,700 because of the coverage gap ("doughnut hole") in Medicare Part D. That came out of precious savings. I also know firsthand the crushing feeling of being denied health insurance because of a pre-existing condition.
I think your most important duty now is to get the government back to work. It's hurting too many people in all walks of life. You must know that holding out for default — driving our great nation over a cliff — will be the biggest and most profound mistake in your political life.
One more thing: Please do what you can to restore the sequester cuts. I believe that the majority in Congress know deep down that continuation of sequester cuts is bad policy, pure and simple. For example, it's insane to stop funding vitally important scientific projects involving medical care.
Darryl Lloyd
Hood River
Wake up
I keep hearing who's to blame, Republicans or Democrats? Duh, its "We the People," who keep electing self-serving politicians. Wake up!
Jim Burdick
Paying forward
After reading the (Sept. 28) article by Donovan Doroski (19), who is fighting cancer, we are hoping Donovan and family will receive the loving support we did when our son was fighting cancer.
Our son, Craig Edwards, Hood River City Police, was diagnosed with cancer in 1996. At this time, Craig and our family received such loving support with prayers, visits and financial help.
We have been forever grateful to this community and the support we received at this difficult time.
Craig lost his battle with cancer in 1996 but the wonderful memories have helped us since then.
Craig's daughter was just 3 when he passed but she is now in college and using the trust fund that was set up for her.
Thank you again for the help given us and we plan to pay it forward for Donovan.
Jim and Gladys Edwards
Hood River
Who's crazy?
Recently, due to the government shutdown, President Obama and his partners in the U.S. Senate have prevented World War II veterans from visiting their memorial, as if they needed help from the government to walk around an open-air memorial.
He has prevented people from viewing the Grand Canyon, as if you need government help to look at a giant hole in the ground.
He has put barricades along the highway to prevent anyone from taking a photo of Mount Rushmore, as if you need government help to look at a mountain.
He has escorted people from Yellowstone, as if you need government help to see a steam explosion.
He has closed a parking lot so people cannot visit Mount Vernon, as if you need government help to see the privately owned home of our first president, a part of our history.
He has put camping areas off-limits, as if you need government help to set up a tent next to a stream.
The president is acting like a schoolboy who doesn't like how the game of dodgeball is going so he's going to take his ball and go home. And still, people write to the Hood River News editor and say that the Republicans are crazy! Go figure.
Mike Farmer
Hood River
Here's the hot potato
Seeing local politics in action is enlightening (and entertaining if you have a sense of humor). At last night's Barrett Park meeting the Planning Commission had two decisions to make: Will Barrett Park force a significant change in accepted farm practices on surrounding lands?; and Will Barrett Park significantly increase the cost of accepted farm practices on surrounding lands?
LUBA had rejected the County Board of Commissioners' definition of "surrounding" being the entire valley. Last night "surrounding" was defined as being within a .25 mile radius of Barrett Park.
Each land owner in the impact area was asked how the proposed park might impact their operations and costs of doing business. The majority said it would have no impact, including the land owners north and east of the park. The rest said it might have some impact they couldn't quantify.
A study by professional traffic engineers contracted to estimate the effects on road traffic revealed the impact to be minimal.
One orchardist outside the impact zone expressed concern over increased traffic on Indian Creek Road negatively impacting his ability to drive equipment on county roads. Testimony that Indian Creek road is not a primary feeder route to Barrett Park did not ease his concerns. His lawyer said the traffic engineer's data was invalid because they are "not farmers."
Another large orchardist in the vicinity countered Barrett Park would have "no impact on farming operations and expenses whatsoever."
The seven-person planning commission has a rule that a motion needs at least four in favor to pass (57 percent). Two commissioners "recused" themselves because of bias. Now they had five people, but continued to use the "rule of four" (now 80 percent).
The motion was made that Barrett Park would not "force significant change" in farming practices or significantly increase costs.
Another voted no on the basis that impact to traffic on any possible access road should be considered "well beyond" the impact zone. With 2 no and 3 yes, the motion failed, not having the required four yes votes.
Another motion was made that the park would "force significant change." With 3 no, and 2 yes, this motion also failed.
Solution: Toss the hot potato back to the Board of Commissioners. Gotta love it! Would make a great episode on "Mayberry RFD."
Roy Pettit
Hood River
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Adriana Lima Wants to Meet the Dalai Lama, Lose Her Accent
Adriana Lima shows off her gorgeous gams in a short white dress at the IWC Schaffhausen Top Gun Gala at the Palexpo Exhibition Hall on Tuesday (January 17) in Geneva, Switzerland.
The 30-year-old Brazilian supermodel joined CEO George Kern at the bash, where she later changed into a blue dress.
Adriana recently revealed some of her ambitious New Year's resolutions.
On the Victoria's Secret model's list: learn how to play piano, do some more boxing, get a driver's license, meet the Dalai Lama, and take speech classes to help her get rid of her accent!
FYI: Adriana is wearing Rene Caovilla shoes with both outfits.
20+ pictures inside of Adriana Lima at the IWC Schaffhausen Top Gun Gala…