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Fister an option to pinch-run in late innings
By Jason Beck, Alden Gonzalez, T.R. Sullivan and Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com
BOSTON -- Tigers manager Jim Leyland knew he wasn't going to need extra pitchers in his bullpen for Game 5 of the American League Championship Series. So he had one ready to help on the basepaths.
If the Tigers and A's were locked in a close game in the late innings, Doug Fister was available as a pinch-runner. Leyland said he told Fister before the game to be ready just in case.
It would have taken quite a situation to put Fister on the bases. For one, the Tigers are carrying a pinch-running specialist on their bench in rookie infielder Hernan Perez. For another, most of the players the Tigers would pinch-run for are the same players they would keep in the game in extra innings for their bats.
Still, it's an idea worth stowing away for future reference, especially if the Tigers advance to the World Series and lose the designated hitter under National League rules.
Fister has never appeared in a game as a pinch-runner, but he's 4-for-15 as a hitter, so he knows his way around the bases.
Hunter confident he'll continue to play after 2014
BOSTON -- When Torii Hunter signed with the Tigers in mid-November, there was some thought in the 38-year-old outfielder's mind that this would be it. He'd play out the two years in his contract, which pays him $26 million, and then call it a career after 18 seasons.
Not anymore.
Asked Friday, prior to his team's American League Championship Series workout at Fenway Park, if he plans on retiring after the 2014 season, Hunter said: "Nope. I think I'm going to play five more years. I'm 28, man!"
The last part was a joke, and the media contingent laughed, but Hunter wants to stay with the Tigers a little longer and is certain that next season won't be his last in the big leagues.
"No, it won't be. It won't be," Hunter said. "I want to play past that contract."
And why not? In many ways, Hunter has defied the aging process. Over the last four years, he's averaged 148 games while transitioning into an above-average defensive right fielder. And over his last two years, he's had arguably his best offensive seasons while settling into the No. 2 spot for the Angels and Tigers, sporting a combined .308/.349/.459 slash line.
"Are you surprised?" Hunter playfully asked a reporter at Friday's media scrum. "I'm not surprised. You just look at family members. You look at my daddy -- 63, 64 years old, and he's point guard in city league basketball. That's pretty good."
Then he paused, brushed his fingers across his eyebrows and pretended to look in a mirror.
"I look good, I can't help it."
"I try to keep myself in shape," Hunter said. "I work out, I get myself prepared, I'm a lot smarter at the plate, I'm a lot smarter playing in the field. When you're younger, you just go out and you play, you go wild. But now I study, I look at percentages, I look at different things like that and prepare myself for the test so I won't fail. I eat right, I sprint, I still keep my fast-twitch muscles. I do everything I can to prepare myself for the game that day."
Scherzer, Verlander and Fister round out rotation
BOSTON -- Tigers manager Jim Leyland announced on Friday that right-hander Max Scherzer will get the start in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series against Boston.
Scherzer will be followed by former Cy Young winner Justin Verlander in Game 3, while sinkerballer Doug Fister gets the call in Game 4 at Comerica Park.
The decision ensures that Verlander will take the mound on normal rest Tuesday night and Scherzer also receives four days off following his relief appearance in Game 4 of the AL Division Series against Oakland.
"This is the Final Four," Leyland said of the upcoming matchup against Boston. "They're putting a real good team out there and we're putting a real good team out there. They're putting a real good pitcher out there and we're putting a real good pitcher out there. That's what the Final Four is supposed to be."
Detroit's starting pitching will be key to any potential success against the Red Sox. The Tigers possess two of the top pitchers in the game with Scherzer and Verlander, while Game 1 starter Anibal Sanchez is fresh off a season in which he led the league in ERA (2.57).
For Scherzer, it means he'll start on the road once more for Game 2, and would do so again if the series heads back to Boston for Game 6. Statistically, it plays to his strength.
Scherzer went 9-2 with a 2.28 ERA on the road in the regular season, including a .915 WHIP and an average of just under seven innings a start. Then he delivered seven innings of two-run ball in Oakland to take Game 1 of the ALDS, striking out 11 Athletics.
Boston appears to hold an advantage in the bullpen, which will make the performance of Detroit's staff even more crucial. That's nothing new for this organization, but the Tigers appear well equipped to handle the pressure, considering they led the AL in strikeouts (981) and innings pitched (1,023).
Despite leading the Red Sox by a decent margin in all of those categories, the Tigers aren't about to take anything for granted, considering their offense will also face tough at-bats against the likes of Jon Lester, Clay Buchholz, John Lackey and Jake Peavy.
"Both clubs have good rotations," Leyland said. "They both have four veteran pitchers. There are no breathers. You've got guys with good stuff and the ability to shut you down. You know these are going to be close games. It's not going to be like the regular season where you are hoping for a five-spot in the third inning and can cruise from there."
Coke added to roster to attack Red Sox lefties
BOSTON -- The Tigers went into the postseason hoping they could get Phil Coke and Bruce Rondon back from their injury woes if they advanced. They went 1-for-2 in that regard.
With the left-handed bats of the Red Sox looming in the American League Championship Series, the Tigers are hoping that Coke's return can make a difference in their bullpen. He hasn't pitched in a game in more than three weeks, but his numbers against Red Sox hitters made it worth the shot.
Coke hasn't pitched since Sept. 18, hindered by a forearm flexor injury that he said had been bothering him well before that. When he reported to the Tigers' Florida instructional league team in Lakeland to work out, his return seemed like a long shot. A combination of rest and treatment, however, freed up the tightness in his arm to that point that he could throw.
Less than two weeks later, he's good enough to give a shot. Thus, the Tigers added him to the ALCS roster, removing Luke Putkonen. That gives Detroit three lefty relievers in a seven-man bullpen, but Jose Alvarez is considered a long reliever, while Drew Smyly doesn't have the track record.
Coke went 0-5 with a 5.40 ERA in the regular season, allowing 43 hits over 38 1/3 innings. That includes a career-worst .299 (23-for-77) average allowed to left-handed hitters. However, nobody wearing the Old English D has held down Boston's lefty hitters like him.
David Ortiz is 2-for-18 with four strikeouts against Coke, though Ortiz got him for a go-ahead RBI single on June 20 at Comerica Park. Jacoby Ellsbury is 1-for-11 with four strikeouts, including 0-for-10 since 2009. By contrast, Ortiz and Ellsbury went 4-for-7 combined against Smyly, 2-for-5 this season in Smyly's current role.
A healthy Rondon with a 101-mph fastball would've given Leyland a chance to mix and match even more, but that's a long way off. Rondon is working out in instructional league, but he is not throwing. He's still working his way back from the elbow inflammation that sidelined him for most of September, save for a three-strikeout, 10-pitch inning Sept. 24 at Minnesota that briefly raised hopes he could be a huge part of the Tigers' playoff push.
Rondon's continued absence likely means more opportunities for Al Alburquerque, whose slider had helped him recapture his role as Detroit's strikeout specialist. He hasn't pitched since taking the walk-off loss in Game 2 of the Division Series in Oakland, where he gave up back-to-back singles in the ninth after racking up back-to-back strikeouts in the eighth.
Peralta ready for challenge of Green Monster
BOSTON -- Outfield novice Jhonny Peralta faces a big challenge in his new role. He is expecting to play left field for Game 1 on Saturday, and that means standing in the shadow of the Green Monster.
Handling Fenway Park's left-field wall -- 37 feet high and just over 300 feet from home plate down the line -- can be a daunting experience for experienced left fielders. For somebody who just switched to the position and is learning on the fly, it has the potential for a mishap at the wrong time.
"It's going to be different," said Peralta, who got his first exposure to Fenway Park during Friday's workout. "I need to practice on the fly balls and reading the ball off the wall. The big thing is I know it's close. I need to figure out how far I can go and when the ball goes off the wall, see how to react."
By using Peralta in left field, the Tigers get his bat in the lineup and are able to use defensive whiz Jose Iglesias at shortstop. Peralta lost his job at shortstop when he was suspended for 50 games for Major League Baseball's Drug Treatment and Prevention Policy. He was activated three games before the end of the season and the Tigers immediately put him in the outfield.
Peralta played shortstop in Game 5 of the American League Division Series against the Athletics, but manager Jim Leyland said Iglesias will start there on Saturday against Red Sox left-hander Jon Lester. Leyland has not said who will play left field, but Peralta is a right-handed hitter who is 7-for-25 with two home runs off Lester. Don Kelly and Andy Dirks, both left-handed hitters, are his other options.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason. Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez. T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A Cherryville couple will test its skills on a grill in a nationally acclaimed barbecue cook-off in Bentonville, Ark., today.
A Cherryville couple will test its skills on a grill in a nationally acclaimed barbecue cook-off in Bentonville, Ark., today.
Two Old Men and a Grill is the title of Bobby and Belinda Roberts� barbecue venture. Bobby says at one time, there were, indeed, two men on the team; but after his partner left the group, his wife filled the team�s gap. However, they decided to keep the name.
�We get a lot of response for our name,� Bobby said. �Plus, we really enjoy it.�
The Roberts have been in the barbecue business for about five years now. They are retired government employees who have �always loved to cook,� Bobby said.
The Sam�s Club National BBQ Tour Championship will be the Roberts� largest event this year. They average at least one event a week over the course of the year.
Making it to Bentonville, home of the Sam�s Club headquarters, for the Tour Championship is the event every barbecue crew wishes to attend.
The Roberts qualified in the local and regional preliminary rounds. Greensboro, hosted the local round, where the Roberts placed sixth overall. They advanced to Chesapeake, Va., to pit their barbecue against teams ranging from Virginia to Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York and North Carolina. They placed eighth overall.
�750 teams nationwide started the contest,� Bobby said. �Only 50 make it to Bentonville; it�s rather competitive.�
Only one other team from North Carolina made it to the national competition. Marsha and Roger Wise, who comprise the Pickin� Porkers team, will compete alongside the Roberts in Arkansas for a chance at a portion of the prize purse totaling $150,000.
Each competitor will be judged for their grilling efforts in four categories: brisket, chicken, ribs and pork. The judges score each team based on appearance, taste and texture.
�Taste is the most important,� Bobby said. �Texture follows and appearance is least important.�
Teams compete for the top rank in each category of meat to accrue the greatest overall score. The team with the highest overall score is labeled the grand champion and walks away with the top prize of $50,000.
�We�ve been the grand champion 4 times this year,� Bobby said. �We�re shooting for five by the end of the year.�
The Roberts� love for cooking is not the only reason they enter these events. Bobby spoke a great deal about the family atmosphere and the people he and his wife have met.
�We�ve met people from all over the world,� Bobby said. �Before the competitions, everyone comes together for a pot-luck and has a great time.�
Bobby attributes most of his cooking talent to his mother, who taught him how to cook and instilled in him the love for cooking.
In his working years, Bobby would make a point of cooking for his coworkers at least once a month. He has also catered to just about every church in the Cherryville area.
�I just love to cook,� Bobby said. �It�s a ball of fun.�

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I don't know the ins and outs of how trades work, but is there a slight possibility of using Peja to get a higer draft pick this year if we are positioned to be int he playoffs? Personally I wouldn't mind what we got back (as long as it isn't Patrick O'Bryant) and a higher first round pick.
The only problem I can see isthat it would have to be a bad team who would want the pick, but maybe they'd find the 14.5 million off the books good. I'm not sure.
Or are there any contenders out there who own a top 15 pick from past trades(just like Utah had last year)? Maybe they'd want Peja and would be willing to give it up.


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Michigan says Devin Gardner Facebook account that posted WR update isn't real
Backup quarterback Devin Gardner experimented at wide receiver for the Michigan football team this spring. This is known.
But the rumors he could make the move this fall -- or at least see part-time action there, while remaining Denard Robinson's No. 2 -- picked up steam Thursday afternoon when a Facebook account bearing Gardner's name posted: "Looks like imma catch them TD's this year. ... Just certain packages. Our wide out core is going to be really solid this year."
A Michigan spokesman, however, says the account is not run by Gardner.
"The Facebook account many have referred to as Devin Gardner's and the quote/post attributed to him (regarding) catching touchdowns is not his account," the spokesman said in an email, after the post circulated on Twitter and local sports radio.
Kyle Meinke covers Michigan football for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at 734-623-2588, by email at firstname.lastname@example.com and followed on Twitter @kmeinke.
Thu, May 3, 2012 : 7:48 p.m.
I really like the idea of having DG as a receiver. He looks like he as the build and athleticism to excel at that the position.
Terry Star21
Thu, May 3, 2012 : 7:28 p.m.
College football players are subject to so much of this nonsense, I don't think most people realize the pressures they experience on a daily basis. They have to watch where they go, how they act and what they say - as they are constantly targets. They have to resist the temptation of money, while watching others and their own university benefit. On the other hand, most receive scholarships (with the exception of spend money) and realize that they need to pay their dues with hard work and patience. I can guarantee you that those who wait, when it's all said and done are so grateful and proud of themselves. MgoBlueForTiM....proud of our football student athletes..
Steve McQueen
Thu, May 3, 2012 : 6:50 p.m.
Nice catch Kyle... thanks for not running with this fake-story. The internet has become a cesspool of fraud. Its laughable that some radio stations and other media outlets just run with these stories without checking the facts first.


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Alright, for my league, we are allowed to keep 2 position players, 2 pitchers, and 1 rookie.
It is a 12 team league, head to head.
Here's my roster (The important parts, anyways)
C Ivan Rodriguez
1B Mark Teixeira
2B Robinson Cano
SS Hanley Ramirez
3B Ryan Braun
OF Josh Hamilton
OF Carlos Quentin
OF Xavier Nady
Util Evan Longoria
Util Jay Bruce
SP Edinson Volquez
SP Josh Beckett
SP Aaron Harang
SP Erik Bedard
SP Clayton Kershaw
SP Matt Garza
For my position players, I am certain that I will be keeping Hanley Ramirez. However, after that, I am torn between Ryan Braun and Josh Hamilton. Ryan Braun is almost guaranteed to give me incredible power, but he will lose his 3B eligibility next year, I think. Josh Hamilton can give me triple crown numbers, but his durability is a concern. I am really torn over which one to keep.
As far as pitchers go, I'm most likely going to keep Volquez and Beckett, unless Volquez really falls off the map.
For rookies, do I keep Bruce or Longoria? If I keep Braun, Longoria could be a really good option at 3B. But Bruce's upside is tremendous, and really hard to resist.


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From the Irish Roots Cafe Broadcast Network.
Irish Families Worldwide History and Genealogy. week 84
Among Todays Topics:
1) Houston is the name of the day
2) County Dublin is the Book of the week.
3) Searching for Donahue, Holmes, Plunkett, Reaney and Brown.
4) Swords Historical Society
5) Half-Hanged McNaughten
6) 1871 census records released
7) Mad Dogs Motorcycle Club
I'm Mike O'Laughlin, your host.
Reach me on my web page at Irishroots.com
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Timeline for this weeks audio broadcast:
This Weeks Topics: :35
Notes from Mike: 2:10
Book of the Month: 6:35
The Magnificent Seven: 9:05
Irish Name of the Day: 11:40
Website of the Week: 14:25
Curious News and Notes:15:45
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Notes This Week
1) Reaney.
Hello Mike
I am enquiring whether you know anything of the Reaney
( Ree-Knee ) surname. We are Catholic based in Mayo. We
are told the name is from Leitrim, then Westmeath and have
found many Celtic tales of O Raighne our Irish name in books.
Are you aware of where the name comes from, is it Celtic, Norman
or Viking? Any help is greatly appreciated.
Kind Regards
Hello Ciaran,
Most of what I have is on my web page
at www.Irishroots.com
I think there are a couple of names that
can be confused with Reaney, such
as Rainey, which is most often considered
of English extraction. Most of my records
show that name in the north.
The O before the name would of course
seem to rule out Norman or Viking – but
sometimes the O was dropped or added
to names without reason, as I am sure you
are aware,
I'll see if I can put your question on one of
my podcasts….
All the best,
2) Tuam, County Galway.
I have been researching my ancestral background now for three years
and have finally traced my G.G.Grandfather back to Tuan, County Galway.
Could you please advise me which would be the best method to find
exactly where he would have lived .Or which ancestry site would be the
most suitable. We live in Sheffield, England.
Many thanks for your time
P.L.Gillespie ( nee Walsh)
3) 1871 Census
World Vital Records have released the 1871 UK census. This is in addition
to 1841, 1861, 1881 and 1891. I believe the 'world collection' requires
$100 or so to gain access to, but I have not confirmed that.
The Collection also has records from Ireland, Europe, Australia, New Zealand,
Canada and the US.
4) I just heard John McCain in the first presidential debate
say that Ireland has a much lower tax rate for business than the U.S.,
Barack OBama spoke back saying with all the loopholes in the U.S.
that U.S. businesses really paid less…….
Books of the Month
1) The Families of County Dublin, Ireland
Here is a sample extract from this book:
"Many of us doing research on Irish families in the Dublin area have
run into a brick wall while looking for births/ deaths/ marriages in the
mid 1700's to the 1850's…
I suggest you look into sources like the registers of the Rotunda
Maternity Hospital, a charity operation that was begun around 1756.
The rumors suggesting that all Irish children were born at home was
simply not true. The LDS (Latter Day Saints) Family Research Centers
have films available which recorded most of the Registers of Labour
Patients from 1797 to 1882. Each woman who checked into the hospital
gave her name, age, husbands name and occupation, parish they were
in , entry date, delivery date, sex of child, and in a few cases the
christening name of the child. "
2) County Dublin, Ireland, genealogy and family history notes.
County Dublin Families on the 4 Masters Map
What families were in the county in earlier days ? This
might provide a clue to the locations of your family today.
Here are some of the families given on the Map in the History
of Ireland by the 4 Masters: (Connellan translation. 2003, I.G.F.)
E. = Earl, L.=Lord, C. = chieftain:
de Courcy,
Fitzwilliam, V.
St. Laurence, B.
Mac Gi'lamocholmoge, L
O' Kelly, P.
Preston, V.
Sarsfield, E.
Talbot, B.
Tyrrell, B.
-end of extract from The Annals of Ireland by the Four Masters-
Coming Up Later in this episode
The Story of Half-Hanged McNaughten.
Time to raise our eyes skywards, give thanks, and ask for help !
Here are todays "Magnificent Seven" :
1) New gold member Karolyn Zois, of Kennebunk, ME
Researching family line of Capt. Francis Houston. b.- mid to late 1600's.
d.-. 1729. Married, Elizabeth (Margaret) Edwards, (nee. Gunning) 1710
in Dublin. Francis' father was George Houston. Trying to trace George
and who and where he was from. Would like to trace them back to Scotland.,
2) New member Steve Andrisevic of Kansas City, MO
Donahue of Kansas City and of Glenflesk, Ireland.
3) New member John Holmes of Wentworth Falls, New South Wales
I am a decendent of Holmes from ireland & am stuck on finding
any information.
4) New Member Moya Hawthorn of Wichester, Hampshire, United
Kingdom. Plunkett and Brown Family History.
5) Thanks to the Library of Congress,Washington DC
for ordering 'Missouri Irish'
6) Margaret Morgan of Bray Park, Australia, your two books on
County Limerick and the Book of Irish Families have shipped.
7) Cecilia Fabos-Becker of San Jose California.
Your Irish Families book, Clare genealogy book and 1659 census shipped.
Check out more of our online search list
Thanks to all of our members – without you these
podcasts would not be possible – !
Irish Family Name of the Day:
Todays family history in honor of member:
Karolyn Zois as given earlier in this show.
Searching for info on George Houston…
Related Spellings of the Name:
Variant spelling groups #921, #940
Huston, Hewson, Houstin, Howison, McHugh, M'Taghlan, M'Houstone
Taken from the Master Guide to Spellings of Irish Family Names
History of the Name
The Houston family of Orangefield, and of Roddens, Co. Down,
are given in the Irish Book of Arms. The birth index of 1890 finds
the family centered in Antrim, Londonderry, Armagh and Down.
copyright 2007, IGF, based in part upon
The Book of Irish Families, great and small
Irish Family Coats of Arms
Here is some of the information given in the Irish Book of Arms
1) Houston of Grangefield, County Down with illustrated arms
The Free Master Index Search of Irish Names
at Irishroots.com finds the family — times
including the following examples :
1) 1659 census
2) Birth index of Ireland
3) 'Houtson', M. found in Co. Donegal genealogy & family history book
4) 'Houstone' found in 'The Scottish Macs' book.
5) Two listings in County Derry genealogy book
6) Two listings in County Down genealogy book
7) Multiple listings in the Names of Irish Passengers to America book.
Websites of the Week:
1) Swords, Co. Dublin, Historical Society
Address: Carnegie Library, North St., Swords, Co. Dublin
Tel: 353 (1) 8400080 Fax: 353 (1) 8400080
e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Contact: Bernadette Marks
Opening Hours: All year round. 1pm-4.30pm Monday-Friday.
By appointment only outside opening hours.
Among other items, The above is a site for :
The following Roman Catholic Parishes are available there:
Donabate 1760-1899
(None from 24/12/1799 to 8/2/1800) 1761-1899
(None from 29/8/1801 to 9/1/1803 and from 21/6/1867 to 9/2/1869)
Garristown 1857-1899 1857-1899
Malahide 1856-1900 1856-1899
Naul/Ballyboughal 1832-1899 1833-1899
Rolestown/Oldtown 1857-1899 1857-1899
Skerries 1751-1899 1751-1899
Swords 1763-1899
(None from 27/12/1835 to 2/6/1802) 1763-1899
(None from 7/7/1777 to 2/6/1802)
Rush 1785-1899 1785-1899
Lusk 1701-1899
(None from 22/11/1834 to 1/1/1835) 1701-1899
(None from 12/1/1801 to 18/3/1802 and 10/11/1856 to 2/2/1857)
Finglas 1812-1899 1812-1899
(None from 19/5/1760 to 27/11/1784 and 22/8/1800 to 12/1/1801)
Baldoyle/Howth/Sutton 1784-1899
(None for Baldoyle from 26/12/1807 to 4/7/1824) 1784-1899
Clontarf/Coolock/Raheny 1771-1899 1771-1880
Arran Quay/Glasnevin 1731-1878 1732-1900
Blanchardstown 1771-1878 1771-1899
These Church of Ireland Parish Registers are available here:
Church of Ireland Parishes
Parish Baptisms Marriages Deaths
Swords 1750-1899 1793-1863 1750-1899
Balrothery 1782-1888 1845-1899 1782-1888
Holmpatrick (Skerries) 1779-1899 1779-1899 1770-1899
Balbriggan 1850-1889 1852-1899
Balscadden/Balrothery 1888-1898
Lusk 1809-1899 1809-1899 1822-1899
Donabate 1811-1899 1811-1899 1814-1899
Kilsallaghan/Clonmethan/Naul 1806-1899 1847-1899 1817-1884
2) The Houston Family
Notes on the family of General Sam Houston, whose
father was said to be born in Scotland but died in Ireland.
Curious News and Notes
1) The National Ploughing Championships were held recently
in County Kilkenny, with a record 208,000 attendance. It caused
such congestion that they set aside 400 acres for parking !
Next years contest will be in Athy, Co. Kildare.
2) Old Lucky,
"Half-Hanged McNaughten " it seems that John McNaughten
married one Mary Ann Knox of Prehen House in County Down.
Mr. McNaughten was found guilty of murdering his wife and was
hanged unsuccessfully 3 times. He could have set himself free by
law at that time, but chose to be hanged a fourth time, which was
successful. He has been known as 'half hanged McNaughten" ever
3) The Mad Dogs motorcycle club covered all 32 counties in Ireland
in under 18 hours of riding and raised some 5,800 pounds for a
childrens charity in the fight against cancer. The Mad Dogs are
found in Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh.
4) The Irish National Hot Air Ballooning championships are just
being held, and Joe Daly was set to command a 90,000 cubic feet
balloon with the 'Discover Waterford' Logo.
5) The biggest beer fest in Ireland will be held in Galway the weekend
of October 25. Perhaps the Mad Dogs motorcycle club will be there along
with a few hot air balloons, a few ploughmen, and "Half-hanged McNaughten".
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'contact' link on our web page at www.irishroots.com
or send by mail to our American address:
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you to all of our members !).
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About Your Host
A one of a kind resource, Mike is the most published author
his field including numerous hard bound books; guides;
newsletters; podcasts; videos and hundreds of articles.
Today, he hosts the first weekly broadcast on Irish Family
History at www.Irishroots.com
The founder of the Irish Roots Cafe, he also publishes
great works of history, including 'The Annals of Ireland by
the Four Masters'; and Keatings 'History of Ireland'.
He recently completed the Irish Families Project,
a 34 book set on Irish Family History, published by the Irish
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BERLIN- Berlin Town council member Ellen Lang was elected Vice President of the Council at the first town meeting since Mayor Tom Cardinale passed away unexpectedly on May 3.
The meeting convened with a prayer of remembrances for Mayor Tom, as the Town Council called him, before Interim Mayor Gee Williams read a statement.
"Although we recognize that we are a community family in mourning, we also have an obligation to each other to carry on with the business of our town, to address the needs and concerns of the thousands of beating hearts who remain, and to prepare for those who will join Berlin in the years ahead," Williams said. "I want to assure you that the responsibilities and services you expect of the town of Berlin will not suffer during this time of transition. The business of the town will not be slowed or stagnated by the untimely death of Mayor Cardinale."
With the mayoral spot up for election in the fall, Berlin will not hold a special election for Mayor. Town Council Vice President Gee Williams will serve as interim Mayor.
"That special election is not necessary if the next scheduled general election is within six months," said town attorney Dave Gaskill.
Instead, the town will transition with Williams at the helm. "This allows for an orderly transition," Williams said. "All business that can be completed and done will be done officially and as soon as possible."
Williams, the Director of Development and Marketing for the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, has adjusted his work schedule to handle Mayoral duties. "I've realigned my hours working there so I can be available for office hours here every Friday afternoon," Williams said.
With the interim Mayor working in Salisbury, the town needed a Council vice president available in Berlin during the work week for immediate decisions and signatures, he said.
"Given those parameters, I would nominate Ellen. She'd be easily available," said Councilmember Paula Lynch. Councilmember Ellen Lang works in Berlin.
However, the decision was not an easy one. "I nominate Dean Burrell," Councilmember Elroy Brittingham said.
The vote was split, with Lang receiving two votes, from herself and Lynch, and Burrell receiving two votes, from himself and Brittingham.
"We have a 2-2 vote," said Williams. "This is a very good example of how this arrangement would work in the next few months. I don't vote unless there is a tie."
The Town Council rarely has a tie vote because it has five members, but with Williams stepping into the Mayor's spot, the Council is reduced to four. The Town Council usually votes unanimously, however, so Williams may not be called on break many ties.
"I know that Dean works in Salisbury like I do, and Councilman Brittingham works in Bethany Beach in the summer months," Williams said. "They both have my full confidence and hopefully continued friendship. I therefore cast my vote for Councilwoman Ellen Lang."
Berlin Administrative Director Linda Bambary said there have been no problems during the changeover. "It seems like it's going to work out fine," said Bambary. "The transition is going along smoothly."
Lang will be easily accessible to execute documents, she said, and they have worked out communication channels to keep the information flowing between the town and interim Mayor despite his restricted presence at Berlin Town Hall.
The work of the town is getting done despite Mayor Cardinale's death because the staff has not changed, she said.
Several of the projects and initiatives that began or progressed during Cardinale's tenure came up before the Town Council Monday night, including the wastewater plant expansion, affordable housing, and stormwater flooding.


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I am writing an app that is responsible for shutting down and replacing all instances of another app. I was doing this with EnumWindows, searching for the right window class name and sending a message that will cause it to quit.
WindowXP however has the option of multiple users being logged in at once. EnumWindows doesn't give me those windows that are on another login. So I can't shut them down. This obviously prevents me from replacing the exe.
Is there a way of notification across logins that anyone's run across or can you come up with something clever?


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Where are you going in such a hurry? What you want you already have. Stop looking around yourself trying to find out what's missing. Nothing is missing. Lucky Numbers: 3, 18, 45.
Knowing and accepting your love nature is extremely important. Don't try to claim that it is as society says it should be. Acknowledge the fact that your love and friendship are often inseparable. You like to be in an adventure with your lover just as you would a partner or a friend. Lucky Numbers: 16, 24, 47.
Dive into it! Don't be intimated by the unknown. Your adventurous spirit can take you to a new place of celebration this week. If you can, bring someone along who can celebrate in the same manner with you. Lucky Numbers: 30, 31, 32.
This week would be good for getting your house in order so you can spend the extra time outdoors and enjoying the company of others. With an orderly habitat waiting for you, you'll have a head start for the task you have to accomplish. Lucky Numbers: 39, 49, 52.
Don't spread yourself too thin. But if you'll need to move around in many different circles this week, your spirit should be high and your vibes are strong for meeting new people. You will be receiving a piece or two of great news. Lucky Numbers: 4, 50, 55.
Strong vibrations make for a series of dramatic interactions with others this week. Practice your art with your heart, and let your energy carry you upwards to your best, highest self. Lucky Numbers: 32, 38, 43.


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Directions to the AiS Challenge Expo and Awards Ceremony in Los Alamos
Participants are encouraged to approach Los Alamos from the East via NM 502.
The directions below will guide you the rest of the way.
Participants Arriving Sunday Evening: To reach the Los Alamos Inn,
continue on NM 502 (towards Los Alamos) at the NM 502 / NM 4 junction.
As you enter Los Alamos, stay on NM 502 (which is Trinity Drive) and watch
for The Los Alamos Inn on the left-hand side (see map below).
Los Alamos Inn
Address: 2201
Trinity Drive
Phone: 662-7211 or 1-800-279-9279
Web: http://www.losalamosinn.com/
To reach the Expo Monday morning, leave the hotel and head West on Trinity
Drive (towards the mountains). Continue on Trinity, and take a left upon
reaching the intersection with Diamond Drive. Follow Diamond Drive over the
bridge, and take a right at the stoplight onto West Jemez Road. At the next
stoplight (just past the fire station), turn right and head into the parking
area immediately behind the fire station (see map below). Don't forget your
parking permit!
Participants arriving Monday Morning: To reach the Expo,
continue on NM 4 (towards White Rock) at the NM 502 / NM 4 junction. Continue
on NM 4 until the first stop light. Turn right here onto East Jemez Road
(the truck route). Continue on East Jemez Road through the Diamond Drive
intersection and turn right at the signal just past the fire station. Head
into the parking area immediately behind the fire station (see map above).
Don't forget your parking permit!
Activities will take place in rooms 203 of the Research Park
Building at the Los Alamos Research Park.
Visitors arriving Tuesday morning:
By 9:00 on Tuesday morning, parking will probably not be available in the
parking lot next to the PAC (Physics Analytical Center) Auditorium so park
at the Research Park parking lot, walk to the south east corner of
the Research Park and catch a ride on the LA Bus shuttle to the PAC Auditorium.
After the Awards Ceremony, a shuttle will take everyone back to the
Otowi Cafeteria for lunch and you can walk back to your vehicle after


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Hiring Someone to Help With Home Care
Finding an agency, costs, and questions to ask
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Most questions about family caregiving can't be answered with a simple yes or no. But the question of whether home care agencies are all alike is one of the few that can.
And the answer is a definite no.
Here's some information you'll need if you're considering using an agency to help you find in-home help.
First, you should know there are two basic kinds of home-care services that Medicare and other insurers cover: skilled care, which is provided by a health care professional, primarily a nurse, therapist (physical, occupational or speech) or social worker; and personal care, such as help with bathing, grooming or other such tasks, provided by home health aides, also called personal care workers or attendants.
Second, you should also be aware that Medicare only pays for a home care worker — skilled or personal — for a short period, typically following a hospital stay. To qualify a patient for Medicare coverage, a doctor will have to verify that the patient is homebound and needs part-time help. If the patient qualifies for skilled care, the Department of Health & Human Services booklet "Medicare and Home Health Care" (PDF) can help you determine whether he or she can also qualify for personal care. Medicare does not cover just personal care, if this is the only care the patient needs. Medicaid, the benefit for lower-income people, does cover some home care for longer periods of time, but coverage varies from state to state. Private insurance generally follows Medicare guidelines.
These are the various kinds of agencies you may encounter:
Medicare-Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA)
These agencies are certified to provide skilled services by Medicare and Medicaid and are licensed by the state. Medicare will only pay for those services provided through a Medicare-certified agency. These agencies may also provide personal care through their own home health aides or through another agency, usually a licensed agency, with which they have a contract.
Licensed Home Care Agency
This type of agency is licensed by the state and can provide nursing and personal care services. Some provide long-term personal care to patients through contracts with Medicaid. Most services, however, are paid for by the patient or the family.
Non-medical or Companion Agency
These agencies are not licensed, and their services are not covered by insurance. Companion or home helper services include keeping the person company and doing chores like picking up prescriptions from the pharmacy. Workers have varying levels of experience and training. Frequently these agencies are small, locally run businesses that are franchises of large, national companies.
Employment or Registry Agency
These agencies provide names of available nurses and aides. You contact and pay the person directly. Your state may also maintain a registry through its department of health. Or you can ask friends and neighbors for recommendations. Hiring on your own can work well but also carries additional responsibilities for financial management, supervision and arranging backup.
Many family caregivers do not investigate home care agencies until there is a crisis like a fall or an unexpectedly short hospital stay. Even in these situations, you should ask questions about the agency before you sign an agreement. "Medicare and Home Health Care" mentioned above includes a helpful checklist with questions you should ask when you are contacting various agencies. Be especially careful to find out how the agency screens, trains and supervises home care workers. Ask about the agency's rules for what aides can and cannot do.
Establishing a set of "house rules" that respect both your family member's privacy and your own, as well as the home care worker's needs, will help create a good working relationship.
You can find general quality comparisons of Medicare-certified agencies in your area at Medicare's Home Health Compare website. This site won't tell you about important aspects of care such as workers' reliability and communication skills, but it may help you to narrow down the choices.
For another source of information, visit United Hospital Fund's Next Step in Care website, particularly its For Family Caregivers page.
Bringing someone into your home or your family member's home can help to ease the burden on you. But in order to choose the right home care agency for your family member's needs, you will need to do the research to ensure you have reliable information on your options, including how to manage the type and duration of the services that will be provided, as well as the costs.
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I have been a Zone Alarm user for over a dozen years. IIRC, for about half of that time I have been using ZAISS (2 registered 3-license packs that I usually re-up for 2 years at a time).
I am beginning to believe that I am in the midst of another such crisis.
Within the past year, or so (possibly as short a time as 6 months, though), I started experiencing "issues" on my two Win7x64 systems (one, each, desktop & laptop). Online videos often will not run, Firefox invisibly hangs during load (necessitating a reboot), several times a week my BT mouse is not recognized (and sometimes the whole driver is tossed, requiring a reboot), the attempt to download some files results in a screenful of what I call ASCII-Hash, certain types of Windows Update files will not install ...
Very frustrating!
After unsuccessfully trying many different fixes for these myriad annoyances (and noticing that booting into Linux on the laptop resulted in none of these issues), I tumbled to the idea that ZAISS may be the culprit ... and found that if, upon running into one of these issues, I turn OFF ZAISS and then retry the Op, everything works as it should.
For a more extended trial, I uninstalled ZAISS from my Dell laptop and, in its place, installed Windows Firewall Control and -snip- another antivirus (for which I have been a registered user longer than I have been with ZA).
A week has passed since I made the changes on my laptop ... and, for a welcome change, everything on the laptop has worked as it should.
Funny thing was that during the tax season was the time that I discovered the file download issues. I could not download certain (but not all) .PDFs from the Virginia Tax site ... at least, not on either of my Win7x64 systems ... but I could on one of my Vistax86 systems that also sported ZAISS.
So the issues may be x64- and/or Win7-specific.
I will probably leave things as they are for a couple of months to see if one or more ZAISS Updates clear up the issues ... if not, I will probably have to walk away from quite a bit of paid-up service. <shrug>
Hopefully, I will soon see things will clear up on the desktop system. <fingers crossed!>


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The Art of Storytelling
Keene State College faculty Fred Sienkiewicz, trumpet, and guest artist Thomas Weaver, piano, will present a recital exploring the aspects of story and storytelling in music on Sunday, January 27th at 3:00 PM at the Redfern Arts Center. The concert will include dramatic and brilliant concerti by Alessandro Marcello and Henri Tomasi, Bohuslav Martinu's witty "Sonatina", "Paths", an ethereal work for trumpet alone by Toru Takamitsu, and Edvard Grieg's mystical and heartfelt song cycle "Haugtussa".
Recently appointed to the faculties of both Keene State College and Plymouth State University, Boston-based freelance trumpeter Fred Sienkiewicz enjoys a varied career performing solo, chamber, and orchestral music throughout New England. He has performed with the Nashua Symphony, Vermont Symphony, Cape Cod Symphony, North Country Chamber Players, Bala Brass, Majestic Brass, and Epic Brass. Mr. Sienkiewicz has also given recital performances at King's Chapel in Boston, Philips Recital Hall at Gordon College, and St. John the Evangelist in Hingham, MA, and has appeared as a guest soloist with the Gordon College Wind Ensemble and the Parkway Concert Orchestra.
The performance will take place in the Alumni Recital Hall of the RAC and tickets are $5 students/$10 general admission. Tickets and information are available at the Redfern Arts Center Box Office, 603-358-2168, or online at www.keene.edu/racbp.
To request accommodations for a disability, please contact the coordinator at least two weeks prior to the event.


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The University's Acceptable Use Policy requires that we keep our passwords to ourselves. While it's good to keep a password secret, most of us need to remember 2 or 4 or even more passwords for our variety of accounts. If you're like many of us, you can't remember what you had for breakfast, let alone the password you just had to change for that account you almost never use.
We have a few ideas that might help you with this. But let's cover some basic password rules first.
Okay, now that we've got the rules out of the way, here are a couple of simple solutions that might help you with passwords.
One way to get a nice long password is to use a passphrase. It can be a sentence that is easy to remember but pretty long. For example:
My dog has green spots is 22 characters long (including spaces), which is fairly difficult for a password cracking program to decode.
You can make your passphrase even stronger by throwing in a couple of special characters and at least one misspelling. For example:
mY daUg H@S green splots!
This passphrase is easy to remember, and is very strong. Nobody said that coming up with a new password couldn't be fun. But do not use your favorite quote or a line from a book. The black-hat types are getting smarter, and many use a dictionary of favorite lines from movies or book quotes to crack passphrases. It's better for you to use unique or nonsense phrases.
Use a random password generator to come up with a nice complex password of decent length (we recommend at least 12 characters). A good password generator can be found at https://identitysafe.norton.com/password-generator/.
You'll end up with a nice long string of characters that is very hard to remember, so you have to write it down. This isn't necessarily bad, but store it in a safe place (like your wallet or purse) and don't write down anything else on it to identify what account it goes with. Do not keep it on or in your desk. Remember to make one password for each account.
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It's a Windy City sweep: Sale, Rizzo win Final Vote
White Sox lefty, Cubs first baseman get the last roster spots for the All-Star Game
By Mark Newman / MLB.com
White Sox ace Chris Sale and Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo made Chicago proud on Thursday with a Windy City sweep, winning the 13th annual All-Star Game MLB.com Final Vote Sponsored by Experian after 92 hours of relentless fan balloting.
Both players have been added to the 34th and final roster spots for the 85th Midsummer Classic on Tuesday at Target Field. The game will be televised on FOX and MLB.TV Premium subscribers, for the first time, will be able to live stream it via MLB.TV through FOX's participating video providers.
Sale was one of five pitchers nominated on the American League ballot and led the whole way for his third All-Star selection. He beat out Garrett Richards of the Angels, Rick Porcello of the Tigers, Corey Kluber of the Indians and Dallas Keuchel of the Astros. Sale received 6.7 million votes.
"I thought that was pretty cool. I think that's something special for the city and for Chicago sports," Sale said. "Obviously, I have to show my appreciation to the friends and family and the fans that voted. This is because of them."
Rizzo overtook Rockies first baseman Justin Morneau on Wednesday night after homering for the third time in as many days, and held on in a tight National League race for his first trip to a Midsummer Classic. Those two finished ahead of Braves outfielder Justin Upton, Nationals infielder Anthony Rendon and Marlins third baseman Casey McGehee. Rizzo received 8.8 million votes.
"It's awesome," Rizzo said after the Cubs' 6-4 victory at Cincinnati in 12 innings. "It's great to get that win, too. I'm very, very happy."
Over the final six hours of voting, tweets using the designated hashtag of any candidate were counted as part of his final vote tally. Tens of millions of votes poured in on the final day of a competition that began on Sunday, when All-Star managers John Farrell of the AL and Mike Matheny of the NL presented fans with five choices per league.
The top two leading Twitter vote-getters were #VoteJUp and #VoteGRich, followed by #VoteKluber, #VoteMorneau and #VoteRizzo in the top five. All of the leading contenders had their hashtags trending in the U.S., worldwide and in their respective local markets, ultimately leading to 52.5 million votes cast.
Sale (8-1, 2.08 ERA, 0.84 WHIP), the winning pitcher of last year's All-Star Game with two innings of scoreless relief, joins White Sox teammates Jose Abreu and Alexei Ramirez as All-Stars. Sale becomes the fourth White Sox player to win the Final Vote, the most of any team. The #TargetSale campaign was the club's fourth successful bid within a 10-year span, following Scott Podsednik (2005), A.J. Pierzynski ('06) and Paul Konerko ('11).
Rizzo entered Thursday with 20 homers, one behind NL leader Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins, becoming the first Cub to win a Final Vote. Aramis Ramirez finished second to Bobby Abreu of the Phillies in 2004 and Carlos Zambrano finished second to Chris Young of the Padres in 2007. Rizzo will join shortstop Starlin Castro as the Cubs' representatives on Tuesday.
MLB.com is providing a unique analysis of how a specific region in the United States voted for the 10 candidates. Scroll over any county to see a color-coded display showing the online vote share for each player. Click here or visit MLB.com to access the data visualization map.
The final phase of All-Star Game voting will again allow you to help choose the Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet. During the Midsummer Classic, vote exclusively online at MLB.com and via Twitter in the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com MVP Vote Sponsored by Pepsi, and the fans' collective voice will represent 20 percent of the overall vote that determines the recipient of the Arch Ward Trophy.
MLB.TV Premium subscribers will be able to watch the game on any of the more than 400 platforms that support MLB.TV, including the award-winning MLB.com At Bat app. MLB.com will provide extensive online coverage of the All-Star Week Festivities.
The 85th All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS, and worldwide by partners in more than 200 countries via MLB International's independent feed. ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network and SiriusXM will also provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. More information is available at allstargame.com.
Mark Newman is enterprise editor of MLB.com. Read and join other baseball fans on his MLB.com community blog. Carrie Muskat and Scott Merkin contributed to this story. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Presidential Range > Mount Jefferson > Climber's Log
Mount Jefferson Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|Route Climbed : Gulfside Trail
Date Climbed: Oct 8, 2006
|Part of Northern Presi Traverse
|Posted Nov 28, 2006 5:43 am
|Picking up the pieces
Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2003
|After being ejected from this range last year I returned to pick up the pieces. I came up the Caps Trail and then hiked south on the AT. Lovely sunset, perfect conditions this time.
|Posted Oct 11, 2006 8:43 pm
|From Gray Knob Cabin
Date Climbed: Feb 3, 2002
|Stunnig day. Clear skies and sun. Absolutely non-Presidential like
|Posted Oct 1, 2006 11:14 pm
|Presi Traverse
Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2006
|Climbed it 3 times it was so much fun - actually got seperated from partner in 60 mph winds and 30' of visibility. Nasty weather and no views.
|Posted Sep 26, 2006 10:10 pm
|presi traverse
Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2006
|i think this was the most crowded summit of all the presidentials (except washington)
|Posted Sep 21, 2006 4:20 am
|Presi Traverse
|Beautiful Day!
|Posted Sep 15, 2006 5:06 pm
|Brian Jenkins
|Via Gulfside to Loop
Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2006
|Bagged it with Flanders as the seventh peak of our south to north Presidential Traverse. No visibility, in fact, we got separated on the summit and lost each other for the rest of the afternoon. We were about 25 feet from each other at the time. Winds and rain, fog and gloom.
|Posted Sep 12, 2006 6:01 pm
|Gulfside to Loop
Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2006
|120 miles of visibility...only the second day this year! In talking to locals they said that many of them had been up in the area multiple times and NEVER had a day like that. From Washington down across Clay and on to Jefferson. I think Jefferson was my favorite summit in the northern Presis, not sure why, just was. Great sun and weather, no complaints...after this it was on to Adams.
|Posted Aug 13, 2006 8:28 pm
|Great Day
Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2006
|Took the Caps Ridge Trail, which is FUN! I liked it. Just a great day weather wise. Though a bit nippy at the top. But great clear skies. One guy got me laughing when he comes over from Adams and goes "Gee, What lousy Weather!" We both got a good laugh out of that, as you couldn't have asked for a nicer day.
|Posted Aug 10, 2006 2:19 pm
|3's the magic number
Date Climbed: Oct 22, 2005
|had to turn back twice before because of bad weather, but made it the third. above treeline was like an ice palace.....beautiful
|Posted Aug 2, 2006 1:15 am
|Up Castle Ravine, down Lowes Path
Date Climbed: Oct 8, 1985
|Trail-bagging trip, at end of day I had completed 3/4 of the mileage in AMC White Mtn Guide. But I'd left too many of the worst-sounding ones, and never finished.
|Posted Jun 14, 2006 12:21 am
|Gulfside Trail
|Climbed during a backpacking trip back in 2002.
|Posted Jun 10, 2006 12:41 am
|Route Climbed: up castle ridge, down caps Date Climbed: June 2002
|Enjoyable and rough connector trail over to castle ridge from caps. Totally socked in on top. Went down caps ridge which had a couple of nice scrambling sections.
|Posted Jan 26, 2006 12:24 pm
|Route Climbed: caps ridge/six husbands/jeff loop/gulfside Date Climbed: many
|great mt!
|Posted Dec 30, 2005 1:44 pm
|Route Climbed: Caps Ridge Date Climbed: 11/19/05
|Nice Class2 winter hike. Fed a Canadian Jay at the Potholes on the way up. Sketchy footing on descent.
|Posted Nov 26, 2005 11:14 am
|Matt Worster
|Route Climbed: Caps Ridge Date Climbed: Summer 1995
|Hiked with a high school friend of mine. Nice day, partly cloudy, easy route.
|Posted Nov 10, 2005 11:32 am
|Cookie Addict
|Route Climbed: Presidential Traverse Date Climbed: June 3, 2005
|8 peaks - we missed the last one on accident - in 19.8 miles. I slept REALLY well that night!
|Posted Oct 14, 2005 5:18 am
|Route Climbed: gulfside (presi traverse) Date Climbed: 10 sept 2005
|Surprisingly, the summit was much more crowded than Madison or Adams.
Incredible views on a fantastically clear day.
|Posted Sep 13, 2005 11:08 pm
|Route Climbed: Caps Ridge Trail, then on to Adams Date Climbed: Sep 9 2005
|The Northern Presidential range is just a spectacular place. The Great Gulf Wilderness is one of the most beautiful places I know in ths country. And to combine all of the views and all of the hiking on a day without clouds or limits to visibility, and temps in the 40s and 50s, well, it really doesn't get any better than that!
We did Caps Ridge Trail in under two hours. Ample parking. By chance we ran into Andy, then expanded our route to Adams and down Lowe's Path (and with Andy's help and this dynamic car spotting got back to our wheels).
|Posted Sep 10, 2005 11:18 pm
|Route Climbed: Gulfside / Jefferson Loop Date Climbed: 1 September 2005
|Day 4 of Franconia to Pinkham. Beutiful clear and windy. I don't know which trail is nicer, gulfsides of crawford path. both are fantastic. Little sheltered plateau behind the summit. summit is probably 20ft above scarmbling. There is a tower of a cairn here.
|Posted Sep 5, 2005 10:56 am


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RB Bryan Driskell rushes for 333 yards, 7 TDs as McKinney Boyd rolls past McKinney, into playoffs
MCKINNEY — District 10-5A had eight scenarios of state playoff qualifying possibilities, but for McKinney Boyd, it was simple.
Boyd defeated McKinney, 56-21 at Ron Poe Stadium for clinch a playoff berth. Senior running back Bryan Driskell led the charge with 333 yards rushing and seven touchdowns.
Boyd (6-4, 3-2) will play Jesuit (8-2) at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Plano's John Clark Stadium.
"This was a huge week for us with the playoff implications and playing McKinney in a rivalry game for the seventh year," Boyd coach Don Drake said.
"We've come a long way from that first year. I couldn't be prouder of our seniors and the tradition they're setting for the younger players."
Boyd secured its third consecutive state playoff berth behind Driskell, who also went over 5,000 yards rushing in his career.
Driskell, who has 5,145 yards career rushing, ran for touchdowns of 4, 55, 50, 7 and 41 yards.
"The line was healthy, the holes were huge and that made my job easy," Driskell said.
McKinney (5-5, 1-4) had a chance at a playoff berth in its first year moving up to Class 5A. McKinney showed its high-octane potential with three touchdown passes, including a 65-yarder to speedy junior receiver TV Williams. Strong-armed senior quarterback Robert Somborn completed 28-of-42 for 318 yards.
McKinney senior Connor Fuentes caught two touchdown passes, but his ejection created a big point swing just at the end of the half.
Fuentes caught 4-yard touchdown pass to pull within 21-14 but took exception to a late tackle. He was ejected after two unsportsmanlike calls, and McKinney had to kick off from its 12-yard line.
Driskell quickly turned the good field position into a 7-yard touchdown run for a 28-14 lead with two minutes left in half. Boyd then scored on its first possession of the second half to take a 35-21 lead on Driskell's 41-yard scoring run.


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The paper looks and feels like regular printer paper that you'd use at home. It's not especially thick and has no gloss or coating at all. There is nothing to which you can affix photos--no adhesive backs, stickers, or sheets with protective sleeves. I guess you're supposed to use a glue stick?
The entire book (all 28 pages) is really just printer paper with a pretty font and blue borders, all 3-hole punched in a binder. It looks like something I could design on MS Word in an afternoon.
Even the choice of wording is odd and lacks a professional feel: there's a spot for "Mommy's food quirks" (more typically known as "pregnancy cravings").
But what I really can't get over are the blank pages meant for photos, with nothing but a heading (e.g., "First Family Photo" or just "Photos") printed at the top. I don't know how you're supposed to feel comfortable putting photos on these plain sheets of paper knowing that there is nothing to protect them or keep them in place. Save your money: if this is what you want, go to Walmart or any office supply store, buy a pack of pretty printer paper and a binder, and design your own for half the price.
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FEI Seeks to Improve Vaulting Horse Welfare
- Jul 8, 2014
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The FEI says back pads must be capable of supporting the impact of the vaulter's body on the horse.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
The vaulting discipline involves human acrobatic movement on a longed horse's back. As the sports gains popularity, and as vaulters' movements become more complex, the continued welfare of the vaulting horse is becoming an important issue for international governing body of equestrian sports. And recently, the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) proposed some rule changes to help ensure vaulting horse welfare.
In particular, back pads must be capable of supporting the impact of the vaulter's body on the horse, and other pieces of equipment particular to the discipline—surcingles and handles (or grips), for example—should evolve to ensure the welfare of the horse, an FEI representative said.
"The FEI constantly monitors horse welfare across the disciplines it governs," explained Bettina de Rham, FEI director of vaulting, driving, and reining. "As vaulting grows, the equipment is changing to allow for more technical performances. We are currently in discussions with our national federations on proposed updates to the current vaulting rules on equipment, to allow for its evolution while ensuring it is comfortable and safe for horses and vaulters."
At the FEI Sports Forum, held June 10 in Lausanne, Switzerland, attendees of the vaulting round table discussion agreed it was necessary to update the current guidelines for vaulting back pads. Currently, article 719.2 of the FEI vaulting guidelines states that a back pad is required, that it must be made of an "elastic/springy material," that it can be accompanied by a gel pad. The article also gives specific size requirements for length and width as well as placement on the horse's back, but not for thickness or construction. New rules would aim towards optimal protection of the horse's back and muscle protection, the attendees stated.
"We are working with vaulting specialists within our national federations and considering research into new technology and materials for these pads," de Rham said.
"It is the FEI's responsibility to ensure the disciplines it governs constantly evolves, while protecting horse welfare," she said. "We are therefore using this opportunity to fully assess the development of equipment used in vaulting, so that we can establish a more specific equipment rule for the sport that suits all of our equine and human athletes."
The vaulting round table members will also be evaluating how new back pad technology could allow vaulters to increase the difficulty of their acrobatic movements, she added. However, the horse's welfare will remain priority.
"It is essential that new technology used in back pads and vaulting grips evolves positively for the horse," said de Rham.
The vaulting round table members also included Erich Breiter of Austria, vice chair of the vaulting technical committee, and vaulting committee members Gaby Benz (Italy), Ulla Ramge (Germany), and John Eccles (United Kingdom).
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Christa Lesté-Lasserre is a freelance writer based in France. A native of Dallas, Texas, Lesté-Lasserre grew up riding Quarter Horses, Appaloosas, and Shetland Ponies. She holds a master's degree in English, specializing in creative writing, from the University of Mississippi in Oxford and earned a bachelor's in journalism and creative writing with a minor in sciences from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She currently keeps her two Trakehners at home near Paris. Follow Lesté-Lasserre on Twitter @christalestelas.
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text: Nah, he'd probably just make it good again, like he did with Trek. While I'd like an Abrams SW, I like him where he is now. Id say either Matt Reeves or Brad Bird would be two guys I could see doing it, in my head, and in reality. If we were just going wish list though, I'd LOVE to see a David Fincher SW film.


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Notes: Melvin goes with 11 pitchers
Hammock added to playoff roster; Montero set to pinch-hit
By Steve Gilbert / MLB.com
So with that in mind, the D-backs decided to keep right-handed reliever Dustin Nippert as the 11th pitcher and deactivate infielder Emilio Bonifacio.
"It's a low number, I think," Melvin said of carrying 10 pitchers. "So we'll just see how this one plays out and if we're lucky enough to get into another round, than we'll reconsider."
One of the factors is that the D-backs have had their share of blowout losses this year and the last thing Melvin wants to do is use one of his Big Three relievers -- Tony Pena, Brandon Lyon or Jose Valverde -- in a game that is out of hand.
Speaking of the roster: As expected, the versatile Robby Hammock was added to the roster. Hammock can catch as well as play both corners in the outfield and infield, making him a valuable player.
Hammock's story is also compelling. He became a fan favorite when he came up during the 2003 season as part of the club's "Baby Backs" youth movement. Expected to be the Opening Day catcher in 2004, he suffered a knee injury prior to Spring Training and spent the first part of the season on the DL and was never fully healthy.
He was released during the offseason and re-signed to a Minor League deal after the start of the regular season. Shoulder surgery kept him off the field for the entire season and after spending the 2005 season with Triple-A Tucson, he got a September call up and appeared in just one game.
This year, he made the team out of Spring Training, but in June was demoted to Tucson, where he remained until September.
Melvin was so excited to tell Hammock that he was on the roster that he gave him the news when the team was in Colorado to end the regular season.
"It is nice to be able to reward a guy like that, who has come so far back from injuries and being off the roster, making the team out of spring and then having to go down and spend the rest of the summer there," Melvin said. "It was a rewarding conversation."
"I'm just so thankful to be a part of this," Hammock said.
Good for Miggy: The presence of Hammock on the roster will allow Melvin to use backup catcher Miguel Montero as a pinch-hitter earlier in the game.
Montero hit .350 (7-for-20) off the bench with three home runs during the regular season.
"He's kind of my left-handed bat off the bench when and if I need him," Melvin said. "He had an nice year pinch-hitting."
Getting work in: Game 4 starter Micah Owings threw 35 pitches in a simulated game Wednesday afternoon in an attempt to stay sharp.
Owings' last regular-season start came on Sept. 27 in Pittsburgh, which means he'll have eight days off before his Sunday start at Wrigley Field.
It's not a new situation for Owings, who has had extra rest before his final two starts of the year and tossed 15 1/3 innings in those games without allowing a run.
"It's just all about getting a feel for your pitches and getting some work in," Owings said.
Hammock was one of the hitters who stepped in against Owings.
"Until you face a pitcher, you don't know how he gets people out," Hammock said. "And today I realized how his ball is just deceptive. The movement he has is late movement, and I understand why he gets people out now."
Speaking of Owings: Owings is a threat with the bat, having hit .333 with four home runs and 15 RBIs in 60 at-bats this year. Melvin has used him as a pinch-hitter four times during the season and could do so again during this series.
"I'll have my spikes on every day and be ready," Owings said.
First pitch: Two players from the 2001 world championship team, Jay Bell and Matt Williams, will throw out the first pitch for Game 2.
Bell scored the winning run in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series with Williams, the on-deck hitter, there to greet him.
Tickets: Game 1 was a sellout and as of early Wednesday evening, only 2,000 tickets remained for Game 2.
Roof: The roof was scheduled to be open for Game 1. With rain in the forecast for Thursday, D-backs team president Derrick Hall said a game-time decision will be made regarding the roof.
Grass is greener: Head groundskeeper Grant Trenbeath and his crew has been overseeding the field with rye grass for the past three-plus weeks and the result is a greener looking field.
There is a little disease in the infield rye grass, which makes for some dark spots, but other than that, Trenbeath is pleased with the condition of the field.
"We've come a long way from three or four weeks ago, when we had that rough stretch with 15 games in 21 days," Trenbeath said. "We've been growing rye grass pretty consistently over the past three and half weeks, so we've come a long way, cosmetically speaking."
Coming up: Left-hander Doug Davis will make the start in Game 2 of the NLDS against Cubs southpaw Ted Lilly. Game time is 7 p.m. MST on Thursday.
Steve Gilbert is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Janet Jackson has a bone to pick with Vanity Fair.
The singer recently sent a letter to the magazine's editor Graydon Carter over a story published in the November issue of the magazine that takes an excerpt from Randall Sullivan's upcoming book, Untouchable: The Strange Life and Tragic Death of Michael Jackson.
In the excerpt, Sullivan claims Janet postponed her brother Michael's funeral until her $40,000 deposit to secure a plot for him at Forest Lawn Memorial Park was repaid.
In the letter, which the singer posted on her website, Janet's lawyer, Blair Brown refutes the story's claims and asks the Editor-in-Chief to "retract the statements relating to Janet Jackson."
Brown writes that the article "makes statements about Ms. Jackson that have no basis in fact and are highly damaging to Ms. Jackson's reputation."
The lawyer also counters the claims that Janet postponed the burial.
"Ms. Jackson never delated the funeral in any way. In fact, she paid for the funeral and was reimbursed by some of those expenses by Michael Jackson's estate in the year after the services took place," she wrote.
Brown also asks the magazine to not only retract the statements, but demand Vanity Fair contact other media outlets that have re-published the false statement like the Huffington Post, The Daily Mail in the UK and The New York Daily News to "inform them of its retraction and its corrective statement."
The magazine has yet to respond to Janet's letter.
–Shannon Carlin, CBS Local


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Research by David C. Barker of the University of Pittsburgh and David H. Bearce of the University of Colorado found the following: Belief in the biblical end-times is a motivating factor behind right-wing resistance to curbing climate change.
"[T]he fact that such an overwhelming percentage of Republican citizens profess a belief in the Second Coming (76 percent in 2006, according to our sample) suggests that governmental attempts to curb greenhouse emissions have encountered stiff resistance, and will continue to encounter stiff resistance, even if every Democrat in the country wants to curb them," Barker and Bearce wrote in their study, which will be published in the June issue of Political Science Quarterly.
There's nothing terribly surprising or unusual about Second Coming believers thinking that the world will be ending any minute now, and on their watch. Doomsaying has been a staple of history. But, hey, what about all the Republican worry-warts who profess deep misgivings about the federal deficit affecting future generations? Well, that doesn't count, I guess. It's one thing to dump toxic poisons into the atmosphere; it's quite another to create deficit spending for meals on wheels, food stamp, and children's nuitrition programs.
And the logic? Well, see, WE don't have to take care of the earth because it's all going to end soon anyway. And, on the same 'reasoning', so we shouldn't be spending MY tax money on impoverished children either because, hey, it's going to end sooner than anyone believes anyway. So, let's spoil the landscape while living it up! And let the little children suffer, because theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven once the millenarian saints come down to slay the guy God/Christ/Whomever didn't have the competence to get along with in the first place.


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Lightweight OS Archive
Google is Launching Operating System!
July 8, 2009
Are you surprised to hear this title? I think yes, as I too become a bit surprised to hear this. Is Google heading towards Microsoft? Well as far as the search engine is concerned Google is the number one and Microsoft from last few years trying to compete them with the help of MSN, Live


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Call for Abstracts deadline: April 30, 2010
November 17–19, 2010, Washington, DC
The conference sponsored by a number of agencies including SAMHSA and CDC, will address the mental health of people, in both rich and poor countries, and its importance for overall well-being. It offers a unique opportunity for researchers, public health practitioners, activists, educators, law enforcement personnel and others to come together to share findings, ideas and innovations.
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Any one ever get a GPS repaired?
I have a newish Garmin Nuvi 500 with a cracked screen.
Any repair shops out there? Should i call Garmin?
Thanks for any advice, couldn't find any info in a forum search
Peter in OKC
Any one ever get a GPS repaired?
I have a newish Garmin Nuvi 500 with a cracked screen.
Any repair shops out there? Should i call Garmin?
Thanks for any advice, couldn't find any info in a forum search
Peter in OKC
although i have never had to have my GPS repaired i have read some good things about Garmins repair/support on the Zumo forums. give them a call, i'm sure they can help you get your problems sorted out quickly and reasonably.
+1 I've had 3 repaired under warranty, and not. Have always found them to be very accomodating, and have gone above and beyond my expectations in all 3 occasions.
Many companies could learn a lot from Garmins customer service!
IBA #44567 Pres. Springfield BMW Roadriders
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
-Albert Eienstein
Garmin customer service is second to none
Garmin website tells you all about the refurb cost etc.. It is kinda expensive...
Just call Garmin. Explain the problem. They will advise you what to do next. If the experience of many holds true you will wind up happy.
Paul Glaves - "Big Bend", Texas U.S.A
"The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution." - Bertrand Russell
+2 on Garmin customer service.
Riding across Wisconsin this summer I hit a brake in the pavement, my Navi IV popped out of it's mount and hit the pavement at 50 mph. Needless to say, it was toast. Called Garmin, told them what happened, they're response was "no problem, send it back, we'll send you a new one under warranty. The whole process took about two weeks.
Makes it hard to complain.
In my experience, Garmin customer service is good but their technical support not so much. I had an enduring problem with routes getting corrupted and their answer was basically, "That can't be happening."
I have also. Called Garmin to ask what I was supposed to do. Followed the instructions they gave me and about 10 days later I got my GPS back... Well not really... It was a identical new unit accompanied by a note saying that they were sorry they couldn't fix it, so they replaced it. And I was outside warranty by at least one year.
Excellent service!
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Bisset first Brit to win at Globes
Jacqueline Bisset is Britain's first actress to triumph at the Golden Globes in a night which is expected to be dominated by British success.
The 69-year-old won her gong for best supporting actress in a series, mini-series or movie in the BBC's Dancing On The Edge, beating fellow Brit and White Queen star Janet McTeer.
Bisset told the Associated Press: "I didn't think I was going to win. Sorry it took so long (to get on stage) I was in a daze."
Stars have flocked in their finest couture to the Los Angeles show, organised by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which are seen as a pointer for who will challenge for Oscars honours in March.
A host of British talent is tipped for recognition but it is actors Idris Elba and Chiwetel Ejiofor who really lead the charge with two nominations each.
Elba, who rose to fame as ruthless drug dealer Stringer Bell in US drama The Wire, is nominated for best actor in a motion picture for his performance as Nelson Mandela in Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom.
He is also recognised in the best actor in a mini-series or TV movie category for his role as the troubled detective in the BBC's Luther.
Ejiofor is nominated in the same category for another BBC drama - Dancing On The Edge - while his role in Steve McQueen's epic 12 Years A Slave gets him a nod for best actor in a motion picture.
The film, based on the true story of New Yorker Solomon Northup who was kidnapped and sold into slavery as an adult, is tied with crime caper American Hustle for the most nominations with seven each.
Ejiofor said: "It is such a huge honour to be nominated for two Golden Globes and I would like to thank the members of the HFPA for this incredible recognition. The response to 12 Years A Slave and Dancing On The Edge from the public and media alike has been overwhelming and I am so very grateful. To have been a part of these amazing projects was a gift in itself, that the HFPA have responded in this way, truly means so much."
Among its nominations are best motion picture drama, best original score, best motion picture screenplay and best supporting actor for Michael Fassbender - as well as a nod to British director McQueen for best director.
The nominees for best actress in a motion picture drama reads like a roll call of UK acting talent with nods for Emma Thompson in Saving Mr Banks, Kate Winslet in Labor Day and Dame Judi Dench for Philomena.
UK-based Cate Blanchett is also nominated for her performance in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine and Sandra Bullock is recognised for Gravity.
Winslet said she was "extremely surprised and absolutely thrilled" to be nominated.
The other nominees for best motion picture drama are Gravity, Captain Phillips, Rush and Philomena.
Alan Partridge star Steve Coogan also picked up a nomination with writing partner Jeff Pope for their work on Philomena - the true story of Philomena Lee's search for the son she was forced to give up for adoption in 1950s Ireland.
Michael Sheen's performance in Masters Of Sex is shortlisted for best actor in a TV series drama along with Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston, James Spader, Liev Schreiber and House Of Cards star Kevin Spacey.
Helena Bonham Carter's portrayal of Elizabeth Taylor in BBC4's Burton And Taylor sees her nominated for best actress in a mini-series or TV movie along with White Queen star Rebecca Ferguson.
Also nominated are Jessica Lange, Dame Helen Mirren and Elisabeth Moss for Top Of The Lake.
Three of the five nominees for best mini-series or movie were from the BBC with Dancing On The Edge, Top Of The Lake and White Queen all recognised.
BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson said: "BBC Drama's ten nominations in today's Golden Globes reinforces our international reputation and position as the very best producers of drama both at home and across the pond."
ITV's Downton Abbey received a nomination for best TV series drama along with Breaking Bad, The Good Wife, Masters Of Sex and the US remake of 1980s political thriller House Of Cards.
Coldplay are nominated for original song for Atlas, which featured in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, along with Ordinary Love by U2 from Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom.
Also nominated is Justin Timberlake for Please Mr Kennedy which he co-wrote with the Coen Brothers for their folk film Inside Llewyn Davis.
Blue Jasmine star Sally Hawkins lost out in the best supporting actress category to Jennifer Lawrence, who collected the award for her role in American Hustle.


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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - The Miami Norland High School girl's basketball team held its final pep rally Wednesday before it headed to Orlando to play in the Class 6A semifinals.
The Lady Vikings face Edgewater High School (Orlando) at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Lakeland Center in Lakeland.
"We've been tested," said Norland coach Carla Harris-Curry. "We've been to New York and played some of the top teams there. We've been to Georgia, played some of the top teams there. We've been tested for this opportunity to represent Norland in the state championship."
Harris-Curry has coached at Miami Norland since 1999. During her tenure, the Lady Vikings have won 13 straight district championships, six regional championships, and state championships in 2009 and 2010.
But the Lady Vikings also lost three times in the state championship..
"A lot of history with Orlando Edgewater. A couple of their state championships have been on our behalf, so we have to play hard and represent," said Harris-Curry. "Every time is special. We can't take anything for granted. There are a lot of teams that would love to be in this situation so we have to make the best of the situation.."
Click here to watch the game between Miami Norland and Edgewater.
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Beale: I prayed Halfpenny would suffer my fate
Having missed the kick that would have given Australia victory over the British and Irish Lions in Brisbane's first test, Kurtley Beale's heart was in his mouth when Leigh Halfpenny lined up from the halfway mark in Melbourne after full-time.
Beale, who slipped on Lang Park's churned-up turf during his ill-fated kick, could only watch helplessly as the laser-sharp Welshman strode in confidently to take the shot that would seal the tourists their first series victory in 16 years.
That it fell short from a player in red-hot form and well within his range was not lost on Beale, who thanked the heavens for forgoing the chance to dole out cruel irony.
"I was praying a little bit there," Beale told reporters on Sunday, the morning after the Wallabies' defiant 16-15 win over the tourists at Melbourne's Docklands Stadium.
"I just knew deep down - obviously I was in the position last week. It's a big kick, it's a massive kick and there's a lot of things going through you head.
"He was striking the ball pretty well. He struck the ball really well and it just fell short by a couple of metres there.
"We're just very lucky in the end."
Beale had two kicks in the final six minutes at Lang Park, either of which could have sealed the match for the Wallabies.
The appearance off the bench was the first senior rugby Beale had played for about six weeks, having been stood down by Super Rugby side Melbourne Rebels over alcohol-related problems.
Beale, who was also stood down for over a month earlier in the year for punching Rebels captain Gareth Delve and another team mate in a drunken incident on a team bus in South Africa, spent time in a private health clinic last month.
Still on an ongoing programme of rehabilitation, Beale tested his team's patience by being found at a fast food restaurant in the early hours of Wednesday morning with friend and accomplice James O'Connor.
With the series on the line, however, the Wallabies management decided it was better to have the pair on the park than off it, and Beale was promoted to fullback for the match at Docklands.
"I haven't really thought about it much," Beale said of his disappointment at Lang Park.
"I just, sort of, obviously had to keep moving on.
"I had to keep upbeat and keep my body language 'up' and I felt I did that.
"Obviously it did effect me a little bit, but in life you've got to go forward and it's the same like in rugby. You've got to bounce back and we got a great opportunity last night."
The Wallabies backline, which suffered a rash of injuries at Lang Park, remains a work in progress, and when the Wallabies controlled the match in the second half, a number of promising drives toward the Lions line were blown by handling errors and poor decision-making.
Beale paid tribute to his forwards, who held their own in the scrum late in the game to help set up the series-decider in Sydney next week.
"The front row had a great game. The piggies up front led us around the field very well and the direction of James (O'Connor) and Willy (Genia) was outstanding. So there was a good mood within the camp.
"That's our second game we played all year together and I feel the combinations are coming together really well."
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You could literally hear a pin drop Saturday night at the Ute Mountain Casino after the conclusion of King of the Cage Sandman.
The Towaoc crowd stood stunned silent when the cage official signaled to ring the bell.
One man laid on his back with a bloody, battered and bruised face. The other man climbed to the top of the cage screaming in celebration of his total knockout victory.
The man who laid down, while trainers and paramedics tended to him, was the hometown hero.
Isaque Sandman Martinez returned to the cage and made his 2012 debut. Unfortunately, the Sandman bit off more than he could chew.
One punch from 6-foot-6 Lamont Stafford was all it took. The long reach of the Hobart, Okla., native physically winded Martinez. Another huge blow and the Sandman was on the ground. The bigger, stronger Stafford went for the knockout. Using Martinezs head as a punching bag, just 1 minute, 31 seconds into the first-round of the professional main event, the fight was over.
The Sandman is now 11-3 as a pro and suffered his first loss by TKO.
He took me right out of my game plan, Martinez said. I think after a couple blows, I was kind of out of it. Thats where the game plan went out the door.
Stafford (4-3 pro, 2-1 amateur) drove 14 hours from the Oklahoma City area. But traveling long distance is nothing new for the quick striker Mixed Martial Artist.
Ive been watching his fights and seen he was going to try to take me to the ground. I was just trying to use my reach, Stafford said. Im 66 and hes only like 61, so I knew I had the reach and used that as much as I could. I kept him from going to the ground where he wanted to be.
For Martinez (Lifer MMA Cortez), its back to the drawing board. Ongoing health problems and fighting up a weight at 195 from 185 was a recipe for disaster.
I got to start training hard. I got a tough fight coming back, Martinez said. Its a big career move to be fighting bigger fighters like this. I need to stay at 185. I need to stay at my weight and not agree upon fights like this with huge guys. Hes huge!
Lifer MMA fighters went 3-2 on the day.
The other pro fight featured another local hero in Grant Hobbs. He sought retribution from losing his pro debut in April. When Robert Fielder refused to fist pump Hobbs before the 125-pound fight, the battle of former high school state champion wrestlers soon wasnt a battle. It was a massacre in favor of the former Colorado state wrestling champion.
One thing that Im all about is sportsmanship. The guy did not want to touch my glove. That set me off a little more, said Hobbs about Fielder, who is a former Oklahoma state high school wrestling champion.
Hobbs scored a huge takedown when he picked up Fielder and body slammed him. From there, the punching ensued, as the crowd cheered with exuberance.
Fielder tried to escape in his pro debut, but there was nowhere to go. Hobbs continued his punishment with right and left hooks.
It was time to end it.
The former Dove Creek High School wrestling star put Fielder in a rear naked chokehold and Fielder tapped out at the 1:25 mark of the first-round.
Hobbs earned his redemption and evened his pro mark at 1-1.
I just did what Ive been doing my whole career. I didnt change anything up, said Hobbs, a soon-to-be father. I went to the ground, stayed focus, calm. When I compete at my top level, Im out usually on this (winning) end. Im so proud and happy of Lifer MMA. Im 1-1. I feel like a new fighter.
Fielders trip back to Oklahoma City will indeed be a long one.
Perhaps the most entertaining fight of the night was the first one on the fight card.
Two evenly matched 170-pound amateurs went toe-to-toe. Both fighters were tall and long, and used their stand up boxing skills to see whod be the last one standing.
Both tired, bloodied up and wobbly, it was David Lyons final right hook that sent Quinn McConnell (Aztec, N.M.) to the ground at the 2:48 mark of Round 2.
McConnell didnt get up and an exhausted Lyons got out with the win.
I just kind of had to mentally dig in, said Lyons, whos 2-0 as an amateur. Every time I got hit in the face or got rocked back, I just kept thinking that I couldnt go down. I had to really focus on offensive. I couldnt keep defending. It was great to win.
At 168 pounds, Dominic Gurule returned to the cage. He came in 0-3 with each loss by unanimous judges decision.
His opponent, Joey Munoz, came in at 5-0. The fight would go to the judges yet again.
Could history repeat itself for Gurule? Yes. Did history repeat itself? On this night, a more conditioned Gurule outlasted Munoz. Judges unanimously scored Gurule a hard fought 30-27 victory.
Gurule is now a winning MMA fighter, while Munoz tasted his first defeat.
Its all about the training, man. You put the time in, youre going to come out on top, said Gurule, who recovered from a dislocated shoulder in his last fight. You got to always out-train your opponent. I tell you what, a win is what you train for. When you get it, its amazing. Its better than any rush you could ever feel.
Rounding out the Lifer MMA fighters is Joey Trevino at 130 pounds. Trevinos amateur fight went the distance with Chad Padilla, of Albuquerque.
However, Trevino (1-2) didnt garner the same result from the judges. Padilla won by unanimous decision.
The next King of the Cage fights are slated for Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Ute Mountain Casino in Towaoc.