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|June 26, 1999, 01:50 AM
Join Date: June 16, 1999
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I just can't find the best combination in this issue, maybe some of you would have comments or solutions..........
Starts from goggles, the Bolle makes the best tactical goggles out there, tried the X500 Attacker model and very happy with it, but the down side of them is you can't look through the iron sights (MP5 with A2 solid stock)due to the frame being so large.
However, they also make another model called T800 which is simply perfect.
Now comes to helmet, the traditional Kevlar PASGT helmet works perfectly with the T800 goggles, but the Kevlar helmet was not designed for bullet resistance. The winner of helmet would have to be RBR Level IIIa protection helmets (model Combat MK III being the best personal choice) They don't just offer bullet resistance protection, but are also extremely light weight (which is important for assault team).
Now RBR helmet and T800 goggles.......
If the goggles were worn under the helmet (strap on your head), there is not a problem, but most people wear their goggles over the helmet (so it's more flexible when you don't need them----just pull the goggles up on the helmet) in that case, the head hardness buckles from the helmet would get on the way of the T800's rubber type face seal and making it extremely uncomfortable.
I've tries tactial glasses like PO and Oakley, but I personally don't really like them, there are just too much gap between your face and the protection area, and not being solidly worn on you.
Would any tactical members or mil. CQB operators have suggestions on this one?
|June 26, 1999, 06:50 AM
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No sure what the different designations on the helmet are but I can tell you this. Having had to wear a helmet for many years I decided to test one for bullet resistance. Remember, the one I tested, like me, was a standard Government Issue Kevlar Helmet. All testing done was from 7 yards (pistol) and 100 yards (rifle).
Pistol bullets tested -
9 Minimum - Hollow Points (Black Tallon, Hydra-shok, Cor-bon, Triton)
45 ACP - Same plus Lead Wadcutter
Rifle bullets tested -
Results - Helmet stopped ALL pistol bullets... none penitrated through the helmet! NOW... while none of the bullets penitrated a few of them did make large "Dents" in the helmet. This may have been (and I believe) because of the structural intregrety of the helmet had been compromised by previous bullets. Still, I would think from the look of the inside of the helmet that if someone was wearing it when struck at best he would have a doosey of a headache; at worst a concusion.
Rifle Bullets? Don't ask! Some things are better left to the imagination.
FWIW I also tested the GI Flak-jacket. Summed up it will stop all EXPANDABLE handgun ammo and 12 gauge buck/slugs. It will not stop FMJ handgun ammo nor rifle ammo (soft point or FMJ)
Schmit, GySgt, USMC(Ret)
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|June 26, 1999, 11:26 AM
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> getting the tested helmet in hand was an interesting revelation. <
Ain't it. I've still got the one I tested and there is still some HPs stuck in it.
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|June 26, 1999, 08:22 PM
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I recently purchased a pair of Bolle T800, and I also plan on replacing my standard issue PASGT with a RBR combat MK3. However, after reading your post I'm having some reservation with respect to the combat mk3.
One thing you had mentioned is that when the T800 is worn from within the MK3 helment, there is no interference with the helmet's head harness buckel.
My quesiton to you is this: if there is no interferenc from the head harness while wearing your gogggle inside the helment, why should there be interference when the T800 is worn over the helmet - In therory the face gasket should still clear the helmet's buckel system (the only difference is having more slack in the goggle while wearing outside of the helmet}. Could you please elaborate?? I a bit confuse.
|June 26, 1999, 10:12 PM
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I hope you could understand what I'm trying to explain, it's a kind of hard for me to describe it.
When T800 is worn inside, the hardness buckles would actually still interfer with the goggles' "side frames" (both ends of T800) since the buckles have no pressure toward your face but downward to the chin cup, there is "not much" discomfort coming from the buckles.
When T800 is worn from the outside, the goggles'rubber type face gasket would give pressure directly toward the buckles then toward your face which makes it quite uncomfortable.
P.S. The one I tried on with my goggles was actually RBR Defender MkIII model, not Combat MkIII, but I assume they have the same hardness system according to Botach. I'm still waiting for my Combat MkIII from them.
|June 27, 1999, 04:00 AM
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Kiwi - A combo I have used with much success has been the G.I. Goggles, sun, wind and dust,(NSN 8465-01-004-2893 I believe) with the PASGT Kevlar helmet. I know you may think these goggles are crap, but they're cheap as hell and buggering them up doesn't hurt like it does when your Bolle's get hammered. Put some Fog-X on the inside of the lens and they work as well as the Bolle's. The frame won't (didn't for me) interfere with the HK's iron sights either.
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|June 27, 1999, 07:49 AM
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OK, Kiwi…now I understand your dilemma! Looks like I'm going to end up with the same problem if I buy the Combat MK3. Gee, I'm really happy with the T800's low profile design. Now I have to look for another goggle that will work with the MK3.
Have you ever heard of "JT Racing"? JT goggles are marketed for use in paintball. They are design to with stand paintball fire at 300 FPS. The lenses in JT spectra system are made from LEXAN. My JT have a Spectra thermal lens that's very comfortable + it will never fog. What's more, I even test shot my JT spectra from a distant of 15 yards with 12-gauge buckshot. Results: ABSOLUTELY NO DAMAGE TO LENS. However, The JT is a bit bulkier than the T800, but not quit as big as the "Bolle attacker"
Kiwi, would you consider sticking with the standard PASGT to accommodate you T800? Also RBR makes a PASGT with level IIIA protection; however, if it uses the same harness system you may still run into the same problem. How about giving RBR a call and hear what they have to say.
Good Luck,
|June 27, 1999, 11:21 AM
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I'll have to say I never even thought of the JT goggles before, from what you said they sound quite amazing for being paintball goggles! I'll definitely look into it now.
From what I see on RBR's catalogue, like you said all their helmets use the exact same hardness system, results from them would probability be very similar regarding what style of helmet they are. In this issue, I think the helmet is far more important than goggles, I'll stick to Combat MkIII and sort out the goggles later. PO and Oakley glasses might going to have to be my option when I got the helmet.
Yes, you're right! When I first read "G.I. goggles" I did think they were cheap, but who said they don't work? I don't think many officers/constables use Parker pen to write their reports instead of 99 cents ones from supermarket.
If I can recall right, I think I've seen some LAPD SWAT boys used them a few years back (before they made an order with Oakley goggles and glasses). I'll definitely look into that as well.
And for David Schmidbauer and Erick:
Thanks for your responds, it's interesting to hear about the ballistic tests, I wouldn't mind to hear more about it from others.
Thanks to all...
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|June 27, 1999, 04:31 PM
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I also tried testing on a GI flak vest and was wondering what you had the vest mounted on. My results were different.
It stopped:
22 solids and HP's
9mm FMJ
45acp 185gr Silvertips
230gr Golden Sabres
325gr JHP
12 Gauge 00 and 000 buck
Didn't stop:
12 gauge 3" HP slugs
The slug went right through the front and back panel like it wasn't there.
Curious about the difference and if when the vest is on an object with mass it will stop less then it does already.
Overall, for the price, I was very surprised what it did stop.
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|June 27, 1999, 06:47 PM
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Here are some specs for the Spectra goggles. I got it off from JT's home page - http://www.jtusa.com /
-Spectra Field of Vision.
The core of the Spectra System is the incredible Spectra Thermal Goggle. With 260 degrees of peripheral vision, this goggle provides the greatest range of vision both horizontally and vertically of any on the market. Lexan lenses offer state of the art quality in optical clarity, scratch resistance and impact strength with a thickness of 0.10" and a coating of super-tough, anti-scratch silicone.
**** Bolle's T800 is made from 2.2 mm polycarbonate lens.
**** JT Lens is made from 0.10"(inch)Lexan. If you were to covert 0.10" into metric, it would equal 2.5mm - essentially... a bit thicker than Bolle's T800.
Famous for its comfortable fit, all Spectra models include a special split nose piece that provides personal fit but does not restrict breathing. This feature and an anatomical face fit make the Spectra the most comfortable fitting goggle on the market with any choice of face foam.
-Controlled Ventilation.
As the performance winner, only the Spectra utilizes JT's exclusive Controlled Ventilation System. This system of air flow features strategically placed baffles that control inhaled and exhaled air that eliminate moisture condensation within the goggle.
Spectra leads the Paintball Industry as the most technically advanced goggle system ever designed. The Spectra System is used and endorsed by professional teams worldwide.
**** As an option for the Spectra, JT also offers a disposable clear tear off. The tear-off is placed in the front of the lens. You simple tear it away when your lens becomes dirty - similar to what they use in motocross racing.
Kiwi, Once I received (2 to three weeks) my Combat Mark3 I'll let you know how my spectra intergrate with it.
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|June 28, 1999, 07:43 AM
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Thanks for your valuable info. on JT goggles, they really sound whole lot more serious than paintball goggles. I'll see if I can find a pair down here to look at.
I'll also let you know how my T800 goes with Combat MkIII when the helmet arrived.
Keep in touch!
|June 28, 1999, 09:27 PM
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You mean birdshot, right? I know JTs are great goggles, but......
|June 29, 1999, 08:26 AM
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Thanks for correcting me - I dropped the ball on that one. You're right. What I really meant was "BIRDSHOT". Definitely NOT "BUCKSHOT".
|July 7, 1999, 06:19 PM
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Kiwi, what language are you speaking? It appears to be a dialect of English. I take it this is an LEO or military discussion. Or should we really be concerned about these types of defenses as hard-core civis? I suppose with Y2K and all... Are there really any non-LEO folks posting on this thread who get geared up with this stuff? I don't want to miss something I should think about for Y2K EOTWAWKI.
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|July 7, 1999, 07:52 PM
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Futo Inu:
Don't you think this topic is a bit too much for Y2K? Wearing a helmet on the street or at home......?
|July 8, 1999, 12:35 AM
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I saw a demonstration involving a US Army helmet and a lookalike civilian police helmet (it may have been RPB). From a distance of 7 yards, no handgun bullet (9mm, 40 S&W, .357 mag, 45 ACP) penetrated either helmet. The civilian police brain bucket proved itself superior in that the inside was not buckled from the impact of the bullet. On the Army helmet, that would have been a substantially ouchie if not a major concussion. I'll take the civie bucket.
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|July 8, 1999, 05:03 PM
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Good, I'll just have to put my rounds between the eyes, I like the challenge! Oh yeah, slugs will eat right through IIIA vest when "worn" by someone or something!
|August 10, 1999, 02:09 AM
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Just got my RBR helmet today, it works perfectly with T800, the buckles from hardness is actually position quite high up on the corner on the side which makes them to have no interference with the goggles.
What about your Spectra goggles, do they work fine with Combat MKIII?
|August 13, 1999, 03:31 PM
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Goggles outside helmet, no matter what kind.
I'm assuming your LEO so if your dealing with an entry, high risk warrant or hostage rescue, get rid of the goggles as soon as the breach is made. If you have to work in the goggles cant the MP5 to it's side when shouldered. You can use the sights then.
|August 13, 1999, 09:22 PM
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Thanks for your advice, I guess getting rid of them is another option, I just never thought of it.
|August 14, 1999, 01:17 AM
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The goggles are used for protection from flying splinters if you use a ram and possible flying dust and particles if a NFD (flashbang) is deployed. When your past that point they are an impediment. Just strip them off the helmet once inside and FIDO ("screw" it, drive on). You can come back and get them later.
The best vision possible is one of the most important elements of working safely. If they won't stop a bullet why mess with them once inside ??? Why you don't employ gas when you don't have to, working in a mask is a REAL pain.
|August 16, 1999, 11:11 AM
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Since my RBR is still on back order, I couldn't test it with my T-800 or the spectra. I'm glad you confirmed that the bolle works well with the RBR, because I really like the low profile design of the T-800.
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|August 18, 1999, 04:50 PM
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I will stick with my C-THiPS (Concrete Tactical Head Protection System) It is 8 inches of ballistic concrete reinforced with kevlar paneling. The face shield is 4 inch thick ballistic plasto-view. (Imagine an 85 pound motorcycle helmet)
My own testing of the helmet yeilded the following results:
Test environment: Subject (me) seated in chair at 15 yards from muzzle. 77 degrees, 3mph crosswind, DOW-JONES around 11,000.
The following rounds were completely repelled:
22LR handgun, .32, .380, .35 Nambu, .38 Special, .357 Magnum (125 JHP), .351 Laramie, 1" Musket Ball, 50AE, Aluminum Bat, Kung-Fu Star, Mace, Machette, 7mm Magnum (Thompson Contender)
The following chipped the helmet:
.257 Waylan, .35 Wheelan, .380 Wailin',.308 Winchester, .338 Win Mag,.416 Rigby, .417 Gumby, .458 Winchester, .460 Weatherby, .50 BMG, .800 Cleveland, .935 McGillicudy
The following left a .5" divot and caused my head to rock back a bit:
2" Hyper-Velocity Kinetic Energy Rocket (Huey-Launched)
70mm cannon
120mm Howitzer
Elephant Shoulder-launched cruise missle
(this actually knocked me over and broke six ribs before destroying a convenience store 400 miles away- helmet intact.)
Further testing to follow.
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|August 18, 1999, 05:02 PM
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Sheesh. Shoulda read the whole post... MM44, you really need to put some kind of disclaimer up there.
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As Phillip Phillips gears up for the upcoming American Idol Tour, he reveals details about his debut album and his special All-Star performance.
In a recent interview with Billboard, the latest Idol winner talked about working on his upcoming record, which he hopes will be out some time in November.
"We recorded a bunch of songs I wrote and I'd say we got some rough tracks coming along," he said. "We're going through them just to see — some parts may need to be fixed or we may need to switch a few things and I'll re-write."
The process of re-writing might take longer than planned with Phillip gearing up for the American Idol tour, which kicks off July 6 in Detroit, MI and keeps him on the road until the beginning of September.
Though the young singer isn't against working with professional songwriters who might speed up the recording process, he wants to make sure his voice always comes through.
"I'm hoping I'm going to be able to at least write on every song for the album, 'cause it's hard for me to connect with a song I had nothing to do with," he explains. "Hopefully I'll get to write half of a song with other writers."
He also teased fans about who's currently producing the record, saying he's working with "a certain person," who he declined to name. Phillips plans to continuing recording with this mystery person on days he has off from the tour.
Along with his busy Idol schedule, Phillips will perform his single "Home" at next week's MLB All-Star Game. The special on-field concert will feature a tribute that highlights the tornado recovery efforts in nearby Joplin, Mo., and Tuscaloosa, Ala, where Habitat for Humanity is building nine new homes for low-income families.
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Dave Wood's Book Report, Sept. 6, 2006
Let's start with a regional topic. Let's start with Orson Welles, who grew up in Kenosha and became a famous actor at 18, director at 20 and the brains behind and in what many folks call the greatest American movie, "Citizen Kane."
And then it was all downhill for the boy genius whose Mercury Theatre of the Air gave us actors like Agnes Moorhead (another Wisconsinite), Joseph Cotton, Ray Collins and Everett Sloane and scared the pants off half the radio audience when it broadcast H.G. Welles' "War of the Worlds" so realistically that people thought we had been attacked from another planet.
The critics loved "Citizen Kane," but it wasn't a box office success because William Randolph Hearst, a model for Charles Foster Kane, stonewalled the movie at his theatres and in his newspapers.
Welles went on to make "The Magnificent Amberson's," from Booth Tarkington's novel about the rise and fall of an Indiana family. That's where the second volume of a trilogy about Welles begins. It's "Orson Welles: Hello Americans," by Simon Callow (Viking, $32.95). Callow is the British actor who is best known for playing the bekilted guest at the popular movie, "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and the Anglican priest skinny dipper in "Room with a View." So you've seen his naked bottom, but probably not his biographies.
This one's a honey, as was the first volume, "Road to Xanadu," which will now be reprinted in paperback.
I was especially interested in the new volume because, despite its flaws, I have always loved "The Magnificent Ambersons," a somber account of upper crust life in small town Indiana at the turn of the century. The movie turns on a stiff and snotty young Amberson scion played perfectly by the wooden eye acting of Tim Holt. Surrounding him on gloomy sleighrides in the Indiana countryside are wonderful actors like Cotton, Moorhead, Ray Collins and a very young Anne Baxter, who also has Wisconsin connections, being the niece of Frank Lloyd Wright.
Years ago, I interviewed Cotton when he came out with his autobiography. He was a charming Virginian and smiled when he told me that Welles once said to him, "Jo, you've got a great voice. It's too bad you can't act worth a damn." Such was Welles' character.
But there has always been something wrong with this second movie. It ends shabbily and unrealistically, despite a grand beginning. (If you watch it sometime, don't miss the ballroom scene,)
Simon Callow tells us what happened in Volume II. The young Welles, full of himself and the critics acclaim took off to do a war documentary film for the U.S. Government and impatiently left the final editing of his masterpiece to the jackals in Hollywood. Admittedly it's a difficult and serious film without a great deal of excitement. But the jackals in league with the front office cut out one hour of the film and reshot the ending. What a shame.
But it has always been the same story in Hollywood. John Huston made a great movie from Stephen Crane's the "Red Badge of Courage," then ran off to Africa, only to come home to find the jackals led by Dore Schary had cut an hour from his film, that now lasts only one hour.
Callow takes Welles from that fiasco through other lesser movies like "The Stranger" and "The Lady from Shanghai," co-starring with his wife, Rita Hayworth. Some wag wrote that Welles was the only man in Hollywood who didn't want to sleep with Hayworth.
The second volume ends in 1947 and a third (and maybe fourth) volume is forthcoming.
Another interesting bio is "Modigliani: A Life," by Jeffrey Meyers (Harcourt, $27). Meyers is a writing machine, having published 45 books of literary criticism, including 19 biographies of everyone from Edgar Allen Poe to Erroll Flynn. In his new book, Meyers makes accessible the difficult Jewish-Italian who found no success in life, but has now become lionized by art critics around the world.
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The "Be the MVP in NYC" trading card sweepstakes, a season-long promotion coordinated by the players and the Topps and Upper Deck trading card companies, launched this week on www.bbcards.com.
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BELLOWS FALLS -- TransCanada Corp. recently gifted a six-figure grant to a local organization that prides itself on connecting people with life-changing services.
Parks Place Community Resource Center received a $20,000 general operating grant from TransCanada -- a North American energy company based in Calgary, Alberta -- in order to help provide comprehensive, coordinated and accessible human services to the individuals and families of the Greater Falls Region.
Parks Place exists as an outpost for roughly 35 providers from across state agencies and non-profit organizations that address issues such as substance abuse, housing, lead poisoning prevention and healthy homes, income assistance, parenting classes and adult learning. Development Director Margaret Grisczenkow said the grant money will be used on anything that helps keep the doors open, from supplies to payroll.
She said Parks Place serves as a "one-stop shop" for personal services.
Director Barbara Ternes said the grant is just a sampling of TransCanada's generosity toward Parks Place, as the corporation has provided $50,000 since 2007 for general operations and for the agency's Lead Safe and Healthy Homes program, which addresses indoor environmental and safety hazards.
"It's just a beautiful, beautiful donation," she said. "I'm amazed by the amount of this gift and grateful that TransCanada has put their trust in Parks Place."
The gift, Ternes said, ensures accessibility of services for families in Parks Place's entire service delivery area -- which consists of Rockingham (including the villages of Bellows Falls, Saxtons River, Bartonsville, Brockway Mills and Cambridgeport), Athens, Westminster and Grafton. The agency also serves a number of clients in and around the Brattleboro area to the south and Springfield area to the north, as well as some New Hampshire residents from Walpole, North Walpole and Alstead.
Grisczenko, who has been with Parks Place for almost two years, said she thinks TransCanada really believes in what Parks Place provides.
"It really lifted our spirits," she said, adding that the agency was initially seeking a smaller grant. "They've been a great partner."
Matthew Cole, a community relations representative for TransCanada, said giving back has been a part of the corporation's culture for more than 60 years.
"TransCanada stands committed to investing in worthwhile agencies that can achieve meaningful results," he said in a statement.
Parks Place embraces the "patch" model of community-based service delivery, meaning it attempts to increase access to services on a neighborhood level by housing numerous providers under one roof.
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"By coming to Parks Place, people make a better life for themselves," said Ternes, who has been there 18 years. "And TransCanda is helping to make that happen."
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"We can get in spurts where we're really gonna hit through this lineup, but pitching and defense wins baseball games and we've got a lot of it," said VBA head coach Rickie Diehl. "It's late in the week and everybody's getting tired, but we're gonna grind it out. That's all we can do is grind it out."
The team got off to a fast 5-0 start, outscoring its opponents 42-2 over that stretch while recording three shutouts. They dropped their first game Tuesday morning in walk-off fashion, but have come back to win their final pool play and move on to the playoffs.
"Early on, the pitchers were commanding their fastball, their offspeed was good, and then we just got into one of those mid-week funks, but we'll bounce back and go grind out another win if we can," Diehl said. "We've done a lot of this, so they should be used to the grind and that's what we teach. You have got to grind it out in baseball."
That's exactly what they've done so far. As a team, they are hitting .335 (56-for-167) with 12 extra-base hits, including two home runs. Five Viper hitters are hitting .400 or better through at least 10 at-bats, paced by Taylor Easterling, who is 10-for-21 (.476 avg.) with four extra-base hits, 10 RBI, and 10 runs.
The pitching has been just as impressive as the offense. Eight VBA players who have toed the rubber have combined for just a 0.97 earned run average (ERA) through 43.1 innings of work, with a 0.97 WHIP (walks/hits per innings pitched).
Easterling has been the workhorse for the pitching staff as well, recording a 0.66 earned run average through 10.2 innings of work and earning two wins in the process.
"We've had this team since they were 11-years-old, plus or minus a few guys," said Diehl. "They compete. Bottom line, as a coach, if you can get your players to run through a brick wall for you, then you've got something. That's what we have with this team. They respect me, I respect them, and they know how to play the game. When it comes down to crunch time, if they've gotta run through a wall, they're gonna run through it. Any coach would tell you that if you've got that, you've got a chance to win any ballgame you play."
Diehl started the North Alabama Vipers travel baseball team in 1998 with the intent of providing a more competitive atmosphere for kids in the Huntsville, Ala. area. After a few successful seasons with the team, Diehl expanded and established the Viper Baseball Academy, attracting players not only from north Alabama, but from all over the state and even kids from Tennessee.
"I've got a coach with me right now who was one of the first players on it in '98 and that team was the foundation for what I'm doing now, which is Viper Baseball Academy," Diehl said.
Over the past 15 years, Diehl has served as head coach to over 150 college baseball players and 30 drafted Major League Baseball players, according to the Viper Baseball Academy website.
"The academy has been there since 2003 and our biggest focus there is to instill in them the ability to play hard on every pitch and grind games out," said Diehl. "When we can get that instilled in them, then we know we have something."
Two players who have come through the organization have been taken in the first round of the MLB Draft. Jed Bradley was drafted 15th overall in 2011 by the Milwaukee Brewers and David Dahl was taken 10th overall in 2012 by the Colorado Rockies. That particular draft has been the most successful for Diehl's Viper Baseball Academy, as seven alumni were selected. The Vipers saw alumni Cody Reed taken in the second round of the most recent MLB Draft.
"We've got kids scattered everywhere," Diehl said. "They're at every SEC school. They've been taken in the MLB Draft. Every year we've got four or five kids that are drafted. We have kids going to Vanderbilt to pitch, and when you go to Vanderbilt to pitch, you can pitch."
Viper Baseball Academy has three travel ball teams as of now: two 14u teams and an 11u team. Diehl has brought his best team to the WWBA 14u National Championship this week, but he said VBA is more than just developing the players' tools.
"It's just a foundation of how to play the game, how to compete in the game, and we've got some really great instructors there," said Diehl. "We just try to put out a good product. If it's good, we're gonna tell you it's good. It it's bad, we're gonna tell you it's bad. We're gonna tell you what you need to do to be a better baseball player because the truth is a motivator."
The truth is, this Viper Baseball Academy 14u team is good. They're making a statement at the WWBA 14u National Championship with a 6-1 start and pool play title.
"There are some of the best 14u teams in the nation here," Diehl said. "We beat a very good baseball team Saturday night. That's probably the best baseball game we've played all year long."
Diehl hopes they can transfer that type of game to the playoff round. In the meantime, they wait to see who they will face Thursday morning.


text: I don't know if this has been discussed much, but I think the movie got one thing wrong right off the bat. Whether or not this is a true plot hole, it's not very consistent with Trek canon. Spock didn't like that they broke the Prime Directive when they saved him from the volcano. But the truth is, the crew broke the Prime Directive the moment they decided to screw around with the volcano at all. It's like in that TNG episode Pen Pals. Picard was firm that helping the planet would break the PD. He only allowed it when it became clear that Data's pal was asking for help. But in this movie, the natives weren't asking for anybody's help. To be consistent with the Prime Directive, Spock should've been pissed (not literally) that they were helping at all. He should've insisted that the Enterprise just sit in orbit and watch the volcano go kablooey.


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Thursday's MTV Video Music Awards nomination announcement didn't nix Katy Perry completely — she's nominated for her video for "Dark Horse" — but one snub has her roaring in frustration, or at least tweeting.
Perry jumped on Twitter today (July 18) to toss some shade in the general direction of the VMAs for the lack of nomination for "Roar," the first single off most recent Prism.
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"I'm good with my 569,000,000+ views on Roar," she tweeted simply, adding an emoji of a waving hand.
Interestingly, "Roar" was debuted at the VMAs in 2013, with Perry performing the song in the middle of a giant boxing ring.[tweet https://twitter.com/katyperry/statuses/490028364775034880]
"Roar" has indeed racked up over a half billion hits on YouTube since its release on Sept. 5, 2013.


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NOTICE FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Request for Civil Engineering Consultant Services The St. Johns County School District hereby announces its intention to obtain professional civil engineering services for several different projects (schools) in the following area of expertise: Capability to provide land surveying; environmental impact statements; design and preparation of permits for access roads, site drainage, water treatment plants and waste water treatment plants at new and existing school sites; assistance in the selection of school sites within St. Johns County; assistance in maintaining compliance with new and existing DEP, U.S. Corps of Engineers, and SJRWMD permits encompassing, but not limited to, storm water retention, mitigation areas, water treatment, and waste water treatment, and threshold inspections. The term "Engineering Consultant" shall mean an individual or firm of established reputation for professional qualifications as an "Engineerin g Consultant", which maintains a regular force of professionals and technicians skilled in performing analysis, design, evaluation and inspection services for school districts. Consultants interested in providing some or all of these services must have, as a minimum, the following qualifications: - Ten (10) years of professional expertise within the civil engineering field and associated sciences. - Completion of similar projects within the St. Johns County area. - Knowledge of the local, state and federal laws governing educational facilities and the use and approval of public lands. These services will be required immediately and will be provided on an as-needed basis. All services will be provided in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida Department of Education, and St. Johns County School District and will be required for a period of approximately eighteen (18) to thirty-six (36) months. All interested consultants should mail or deliver six (6) copies of a resume of the ir services, experience, information as to school projects that the firm has recently completed, Standard Form 254, and other pertinent information to St. Johns County School Board, c/o David Toner, Executive Director for Facilities & Operations, 40 Orange Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084. A copy of Professional Liability Insurance, or a binder which clearly indicates that a policy will be issued upon request, is required with your response to this RFP. The policy shall be kept in force during the entire progress of the work at limits of$500,000 per occurrence. Hourly rates should be furnished as part of this proposal including principal, senior engineer, designer, technician, clerical, draftsperson, and CAD with operator as listed on the required response sheet, which must be completed and returned with the proposal. A copy of the required response sheet may be obtained by contacting David Toner as listed below. This information should be received by the School Board no later than Tuesday, May 3, 2005. Engineers/firms responding to this proposal, their agents and/or associates shall refrain from contacting or soliciting any District official or School Board Member regarding this RFP during the selection process. Failure to comply with this provision may result in disqualification of the consultant/firm at the option of the District. David Toner, Executive Director For Facilities & Operations St. Johns County School District 40 Orange Street St. Augustine, FL 32084 (904) 819-7670 L857-5 Apr 11, 18, 25, 2005
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Beckett aggravates ailing thumb, exits early
LA righty diagnosed with contusion, suffered sprain after hand slammed by door
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
MESA, Ariz. -- Dodgers pitcher Josh Beckett left Friday's start against the Cubs after three innings with an aggravation of a right thumb contusion.
Beckett sprained the thumb of his pitching hand nearly two weeks ago when it was slammed by a clubhouse door, and he has been trying to pitch through it.
"It's not getting worse, but not getting better," Beckett said. "I'll probably see the doctor again. It's frustrating, but it could have happened at a worse time. Just dealing with it the best I can. If I need a couple days off, maybe I will. I don't want to fall too far behind."
The injury is on the inside of the base of the thumb near the joint. Beckett said it bothers him mostly throwing breaking balls, but in his final inning on Friday, he also was uncomfortable with fastballs. The original plan was to pitch four innings Friday, but trainer Stan Conte and manager Don Mattingly decided to cut it short.
Beckett becomes a prime candidate to open the season on the disabled list. He was not going to be needed in Australia anyway, and as the fifth starter, Beckett would not make a start until mid-April.
The righty took an extra day before throwing a bullpen session Tuesday after a game Saturday. In that bullpen session, Beckett threw only fastballs and changeups. He didn't throw a breaking ball until the second inning Friday.
Beckett is coming off thoracic outlet surgery, and he had not faced any setbacks. He held the Cubs scoreless on one hit with two walks and a strikeout, and said he was pleased at the ground balls he was inducing.
Improving Greinke could pitch in Minors game Monday
MESA, Ariz. -- Zack Greinke threw a scheduled bullpen session on Friday morning, signaling continued improvement in his mild calf strain.
Greinke pitched two innings on Wednesday and is not expected to make the club's trip to Australia. Instead, he can stay at Camelback Ranch and pitch in a Minor League game, probably on Monday.
If management believes he will be ready to pitch one of the regular-season games against San Diego after the Freeway Series with the Angels, Greinke could be one of the three "exempt" players who can be added to the 25-man roster. If not, he could start the season on the disabled list.
Also on Friday, reliever Brandon League pitched in a Minor League intrasquad game. He said he might also pitch in a game Saturday to show he is ready to pitch on back-to-back days, although manager Don Mattingly was reluctant to confirm that.
Mattingly said League has been working on mechanical tweaks to improve the location of his pitches, particularly offspeed ones. He has struggled this spring, but League said he is not concerned about being squeezed out of a roster spot. He has two years remaining on his contract.
"I have no worries about being ready for Australia with the short spring," League said. "I've pitched for 10 years, I know how to prepare. I haven't thought that way [about a roster spot] at all. Isn't everyone competing in Spring Training? Competing for a job, competing for a role. It's a good problem to have for the Dodgers, but I've never been worried about it since I've had options."
Mattingly announced that Sam Demel, who had already been reassigned to Minor League camp, would start the day game of Saturday's day/night doubleheader, with Clayton Kershaw starting the night game.
Chad Billingsley continues his on-schedule rehab from Tommy John surgery. He will have a bullpen session this weekend, then begin facing hitters, and he could start a Minor League rehab assignment in April.
Struggling Puig shows frustrations after hitless game
MESA, Ariz. -- After his fourth hitless at-bat against the Cubs on Friday, Yasiel Puig shattered his bat against the dugout railing.
Puig is hitting .152 this spring, compared to .517 last spring. On Thursday, he went 4-for-10 batting every inning in a Minor League intrasquad game, but the success didn't carry over.
He was also charged with his second throwing error of the spring, and manager Don Mattingly conceded Puig is playing frustrated.
"A little bit," Mattingly said. "Yesterday, he was good. For him, he's just got to be patient, get good pitches to hit. You are what you eat. It's a matter of him getting pitches in the strike zone."
Mattingly was asked if Puig's confidence was wavering. Puig is nothing if not confident.
"Not really," Mattingly said. "I think Yasiel is a confident kid. This is a totally different spring for him. He's established himself. I'm not really concerned, as long as he continues to work. He was in the cage after that game yesterday. As long as that happens, I'm not worried about it."
Puig is homerless this spring, with three doubles, a .242 slugging percentage and a .167 on-base percentage. Last spring, Puig hit three homers and had 10 extra-base hits with a .828 slugging percentage and a .500 on-base percentage.
Ken Gurnick 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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With Panther, I had sporadic problems with putting my 15" Aluminum PB to sleep after I added third-party memory (a 1 GB Kingston something or other). Sometimes it wouldn't come out of sleep when I closed the shell while sometimes it wouldn't go to sleep at all. (And sometimes it even worked.) Using 'Apple | Sleep' worked more often but every once it in a while it still put the machine into a permanent sleep.
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Apple releases HP Printer Drivers 2.12 update for Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, 10.8 operating systems
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Date: Friday, October 12th, 2012, 08:34
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Date: Friday, October 12th, 2012, 08:34
Category: News, Software
You can't knock a fairly large printer driver update.
On Thursday, Apple released its HP Printers Drivers 2.12 package. The update, a 473.3 megabyte download, adds updated drivers for assorted HP printers, scanners and multifunction devices.
The update requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.6 or later and can also be located, snagged and installed via Mac OS X's Software Update feature.
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Klei Entertainment, the studio responsible for Shank and Mark of the Ninja, is developing a new game called Don't Starve.
The browser-based game has entered closed early-access beta. You can try out a free, limited demo of the game, but most features are reserved for beta participants, many of whom helped with previous beta versions.
Of course, you can buy your way into the current beta for $6.99. By doing so, you'll also receive an extra key for a friend. Don't Starve will launch for $15, so this is the better deal if you're already interested.
Don't Starve is a survival-exploration game that follows Wilson, "an intrepid Gentleman Scientist who has been trapped by a demon and transported to a mysterious wilderness world."
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What GT Frat Would You Be In?
GT has a pretty big Greek presence on campus and this quiz will let you know if greek is great for you or not. (honestly this is all a joke please don't take offense; these descriptions are based on over perpetuated stereotypes and the people in these fraternities obviously do not all fit in one box; everyone is multidimensional).
Can You Create And Cast A Successful TV Show?
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"Surround Yourself With The Best" Words Of Wisdom With Cynthia Rager Partner, President And COO Of SmartGraft
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In Kazakhstan, 52 people were killed in a fire bus
On January 18, a bus caught fire on the Shymkent-Samara highway; 52 people were killed, only five survived. The Setra bus (initially the authorities informed that it was Ikarus) followed from the South Kazakhstan region bordering with Uzbekistan (the city is not specified) to Russian Samara (according to other sources, to Kazan). It was not a regular flight. Of 57 people (two drivers and 55 passengers), three are citizens of Kazakhstan, the rest are from Uzbekistan. The bus caught fire in the Irgiz region of the Aktyubinsk region; he did about half way. The fire began at 10:30 local time (7:30 Moscow time), the bus burned down in a few minutes. Only five, including both drivers, managed to get out. All the victims are citizens of Uzbekistan. According to preliminary data, the cause of the fire was a short circuit.
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Living in these days of uncertainty, for me it is good to have a faith and trust in God. I know not everyone agrees with me on that and I certainly understand. This is just my opinion, but for myself and my wife we would not want to be without God in our world today. We hear so many scary events going on in our world, threats of nuclear war, natural disasters and terrorism. Here in the US it seems that sometimes we over-react to certain groups of people and do things that not always seem so Christ-like. We do things and say things that I just do not think we would see Jesus doing or saying.
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Sam Stevens: Music Is Love
World 5 lead singer Sam Stevens is literally bridging oceans and linking continents, to change the face of contemporary jazz and techno music. as the leader of a band whose members are scattered far and wide, Sam is right in step with technology, which he uses to overcome the obstacles of time and distance. The results are magical!
How Cool Was Your O-Week?
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Which Sense & Sensibility Sister Are You?
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O feminismo explicado pelo filme "Meninas Malvadas"
"Porque essas são, tipo, as regras do feminismo."
As Sufragistas - Um Filme Atual!
Na direção de Sarah Gavron, estamos na cidade Londres em 1912, após anos se manifestando pacificamente, as mulheres recorrem à desobediência civil para lutar pela igualdade e pelo direito de voto. Talvez esse filme não chamou e nem chame a atenção do grande público, a trama narra a luta pela igualdade, pelo direito de voto, pelo direito de terem voz. Somos apresentados a história pela personagem principal Maud(Carey Mulligan), uma dona de casa que ajuda nas finanças da casa trabalhando passando roupa. O desenvolvimento do filme é muito bom, é crescente, a protagonista cresce junto com a história. O filme está recheado de ótimas atuações e fortes coadjuvantes(Meryl Streep, Helena Bonham, Anne-Marie Duff, Natalie Press) mulheres fortes que acreditam na militância a ponto de serem presas, abandonadas pelas famílias. A ambientação é excelente, dá pra sentir o cheiro de Londres. Não é um filme pra se divertir, é um filme pra pensar, pra nós encorajar a lutar contra essa onda de assédio contra mulheres. Assista e se posicione.!
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Luther returns to work to face a nightmarish case of a masked murderer.
Luther must save Ripley's life in time to stop Cameron's final set piece.
Luther's feelings for Jenny grow, but will he be able to protect her?
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Planning the Internet of Things' Supply Chain
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Sensor-filled wristbands feeding personal tracking and health data up to the cloud. Smartphone-connected toothbrushes. Bluetooth-enabled scales. Lighting systems controlled with apps on tablets. Garbage containers that relay messages to city planners who can optimize trash collection services. Cars that talk to other cars and sense ways to avoid accidents.
The face of mobile devices and machine-to-machine connectivity is changing the Internet of Things (IoT), and IoT is winning a lot of attention from the tech sector and adoration from Wall Street, investors, and venture capitalists.
In fact, the market is growing hand over fist. Global machine-to-machine (M2M) connections are expected to hit a quarter of a billion this year, according to a recent report by the GSMA. In 2013 that number reached 195 million M2M, showing a growth curve of nearly 40% per year between 2010 and 2013. Estimates from various sources for the number of IoT-enabled devices coming to market by 2020 reach well into the billions -- double-digit billions, like 20 billion to 50 billion.
"We are now living in a world where every device, machine or appliance can be wirelessly connected to the Internet, providing a wealth of real-time information that can transform how people live and work," said Hyunmi Yang, GSMA's chief strategy officer, in a statement.
The buzz is bubbling up, and it's time for supply chain professionals to start paying attention. The days of avoiding the IoT (remember when it used to be called embedded computing?) are gone. If consumer brands like Oral-B can get into the space with smart electric toothbrushes that interface with mobile apps, then who knows what other kinds of devices will be coming to market demanding new hardware form factors; a wide range of component parts; and high levels of software, hardware, and cloud integration.
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I'm running 3x 24" monitors with Nvidia Surround enabled. I'm mostly liking what I see with the new 301.24 driver release particularly as it pertains to gaming, however what's grating my balls is the way maximized fullscreen applications (like Firefox or Explorer) are now handled. This is most definitely an improvement over previous driver releases but what I'm seeing is that fullscreen apps don't really go fullscreen when you maximize them. Instead the apps maximize into fullscreen windowed mode, in other words it's the same effect as if you had manually dragged and adjusted each corner of a window to neatly 'dock' with the edges of the monitor.
See screenshot below. Behold, Nvidia's new 'faux fullscreen': (Click this for larger version)
In my opinion it just isn't done right. Nvidia, or Microsoft for that matter, need to figure out how to retain true maximized fullscreen mode when Nvidia Surround is enabled. This is a slight annoyance because I'm going to have to toggle between Surround mode for gaming and Non-surround mode for work. Nvidia can we please get this right sometime in my lifetime.


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The 90 students split their day between the two locations, with RHS students assisting. From 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., groups of students rotated through five science workshops led by RHS science teachers.
The students' lab activities focused on hydra, chemistry demonstrations, analyzing their own fingerprints, extracting DNA from strawberries and other projects.
In a lab focusing on adhesion and cohesion of water, Corey Adaire instructed the students to record how many drops of water could be placed on the surface of a penny before the water overflowed from the surface. He also demonstrated the effect static electricity has on water, bending a small stream of water from a faucet using a balloon, which was greeted with the oohs and ahhs of the young students.
Marine biology teacher Maggie Brock discussed hydra with the students and allowed them to analyze some under a microscope, identifying some of their body parts. Brock, whose son was one of the students participating, said the field trip to the high school was "brilliant."
"If we can get them excited about science when they're little and interested in squishy-wishy stuff and stuff that explodes in a safe environment, then they can come back in however many years and say 'Oh, I remember, you were that crazy lady,' or 'I remember going in there and Adaire did something exciting,'" Brock said.
Lindsey Drain, third-grade gifted and talented instructor, said the students expressed their amazement at every science demonstration.
"I've had some of the kids say, 'This is the most exciting thing I've ever seen.'" Drain said. "Then they say the same thing about the next place they go to. I'm really excited because some of the kids have older brothers and sisters, but even having older brothers and siblings, you don't always make it down to the science labs. I had a kid say, 'The walls are glass!' They've never seen a school that's so open. We took tours of the garden. It gave us some ideas for our garden. I've gotten some really cute comments and they have so many questions."
Science department chair Chuck Campbell said the visit was just as beneficial for the high school students. With literacy testing for junior being conducted Tuesday, he said the timing was perfect and he was pleased with the interaction between the younger and older students.
"Some of these high schoolers that are working with the kids are real knuckle heads, then you put them in here with these guys and they're amazing," Campbell said. "They get in here and they're so nice to the little guys. You don't really know something until you teach it. You have to know it more deeply to share it with someone else. All of these high schoolers are gaining understanding by teaching the little ones. It's a win-win for our students and the little guys."
Drain agreed that the high schoolers demonstrated a strong rapport with the younger students, which she said could develop into a career choice further down the line.
"The students here have jumped in and been such good one-on-one coaches and teachers with them," Drain said. "I talked with one of the teachers who said, 'We're really hoping that through this some of the students here become interested in education.' I could really recognize that with some of the kids giving demonstrations, you could really tell they would be an excellent teacher."
After a brief lunch break, the elementary students moved on to the black box theater for several performances from RHS students.
Students from the drama department performed three short productions — a puppet play, "Talk," a 10-minute short play, and "The Sound of Music in 10 minutes or Less" — and one lengthy production — "The Tiger, The Jackal and the Brahmin." Following the theatrical adaptation of the popular Indian fairy tale, students were divided into small groups to participate in theater games to build a small performance for presentation to the whole group.
Drain said the field trip was the first of its kind, but she hopes to make the trip an annual event.


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Years later, Bo knows power of Derby stage
All-Star events have grown since slugger blasted onto scene
By Mark Newman / MLB.com
Especially right here at Angel Stadium, where the State Farm Home Run Derby now takes center stage Monday night amid a fabulous All-Star Week in Anaheim.
"I'm a fan of the Home Run Derby, because I like to watch the new guys. Most of the guys who are playing now, they weren't even teenagers then," he said Sunday night.
"Then" was 21 years earlier, exactly to the night. That was the night the legend of Bo was cemented even more. Remember? He crushed a first-inning homer for the American League and then went on to win the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award in the AL victory.
This time, Jackson was wearing the same powder-blue Royals cleats and had just crushed a Jennie Finch pitch far over a fence as well, leading the AL to a big victory in the annual Legends & Celebrities Softball Game.
Oh, would Bo Jackson ever love to have this Home Run Derby transported back to his glory days. It had to grow on its own over time, built up by Ken Griffey Jr. and Mark McGwire and Bobby Abreu and Josh Hamilton. With everyone watching back in 1989, what a show it could have been. What you probably don't remember is that he actually participated in one Home Run Derby, the day before those heroics, collecting a single homer as Eric Davis and Ruben Sierra won with a whopping three apiece.
"Of course I would. Of course I would," he repeated when asked if he wished this had been his stage. "I think they had the Home Run Derby back then. They had it. But it wasn't as big as then."
This is big, nearly as big as the 81st All-Star Game itself. The 2010 State Farm Home Run Derby is a largely untested field featuring Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers, Corey Hart of the Brewers, Matt Holliday of the Cardinals, David Ortiz of the Red Sox, Hanley Ramirez of the Marlins, Nick Swisher of the Yankees, Vernon Wells of the Blue Jays and Chris Young of the D-backs.
The Midsummer Classic looms ahead at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, another chance for the NL to beat the AL for the first time since 1996, and in the meantime you immerse yourself in this All-Star Week and you can gradually feel the excitement level rising. That is the way it always is, a passion play that grows in intensity with every single act, until the big finish.
It starts with FanFest that runs for five days, and then comes the Sunday docket featuring the XM All-Star Futures Game (a 9-1 U.S. shellacking of the World team) followed by the adorable softball fun. Then comes the bombardment of home runs, evoking more disbelief each year, and then finally the All-Star Game with unpredictable storylines and every Major League fan base represented.
"I just want to see people hit 'em really, really far," said Marlins first-base prospect Logan Morrison. "I don't care who it is. I just want to see how far they go."
Morrison had just made a nice impression as the U.S. first baseman on Sunday, and he said he is going to stay behind and can't wait for the Home Run Derby just like everyone else.
"I'll be staying here -- I might give JJ [Josh Johnson] a call and see if he can't get me down on the field," Morrison said. "He's got his kids, but maybe he or Hanley or somebody can get me down there. If not, no big deal, I think I can get some tickets."
We love home runs, and now it is time to celebrate them.
"Yeah. It'll be pretty cool," said Sean Garvey.
He is 11 years old, and he will be one of those kids shagging flies during this Home Run Derby. As he talked, fireworks exploded in the night sky overhead, and his father, Steve Garvey, smiled as his son spoke, knowing what it means to pass on the All-Star tradition.
"Major League Baseball has done a fabulous job in expanding the context of the All-Star Game," the Dodgers legend said. "From the beginning of FanFest to the Futures Game to the Legends & Celebrities Game and of course the Home Run Derby that's so popular and then the game itself -- nobody does it better than Major League Baseball. It's a celebration of our national pastime, and for those of us who were blessed to play the game, it's a time to honor and to give tribute to the best game in the world, really."
Monday is Gatorade Workout Day, giving fans a chance their first glimpse of the stars gathered together and enjoying their official All-Star respite after a long day-to-day run. They were selected by fans, and some were selected by managers, coaches, players and MLB. Then the focus is on eight sluggers, as the other All-Stars kick back in front of the dugouts with their families and everyone prepares for the inevitable feeling of awe as titanic blasts take flight. They will ricochet around the rocky waterfall out in center, and maybe they will reach those Hit It Here signs for a big payoff.
"I think it's always fun," Garvey said. "No matter who's in it, it's gonna be a great evening. I'm so very fortunate I've got my son shagging. I finally have two boys after five girls, so now my second one's going to shag in this one. It's a great memory for them. Ryan did it at Yankee Stadium [in 2008], and now to have Sean do it here at Angel Stadium and being a Southern Californian, I think that's pretty neat. "That's what the game is all about. It's about families, it's about fun, it's about the national pastime."
It was about the national pastime back in 1989, about sluggers then as well. What does Bo Jackson remember about that famous home run to dead center?
"You can't compare the two eras, because you have different players from then and now," he said. "The most important thing is that we're here to entertain the fans. If you can entertain the fans and have fun in the process, then you have been successful. I think we gave the fans a pretty good show.
"Now we get to watch the Derby. It's nice to sit up and watch the -- I can say 'younger guys' now -- go out and do things that we used to do 20-something years ago."
Asked if he has a pick, Jackson shrugged. "No I don't," he said. "A bunch of new kids. I predict somebody from the American League to win it."
He spoke while walking through the same clubhouse tunnel he walked through that night now seemingly so long ago, a different time indeed.
He heard a familiar voice: "Bo knows. Hey, Bo."
"Mrs. Autry."
It was Jackie Autry, the honorary AL president. Back then, her husband, the late Gene Autry, was owner of those All-Star host Angels.
Then Carter, the Hall of Fame catcher whose long run of NL All-Star success was hampered by Jackson that night, came out and saw him again and said, "Bo knows! Bo knows! Yes he does."
Baseball is memories, like Bo Jackson going deep, like Garvey and Carter leading the way for the NL, like the ever-growing Home Run Derby and Prince Fielder's moonshots to win it a year ago. Now it is time to put eight power hitters together again now, and see who steals the show in 2010.
Mark Newman is enterprise editor of MLB.com. Follow @MLB on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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text: A girl named "Bob" ... for her bobcat-like look, this little girl has been at the shelter for a few weeks. This young cat has especially beautiful and unusual markings, including a golden mane with black stripes around her neck. She also has black-tipped tufted ears, and a broad black stripe down the center of her back. The resemblance to any wild animal ends there, however, because you'll find this small-sized girl as gentle and sweet as they come. She is a quiet, soft-spoken cat, and is very people-oriented. She loves affection and is also playful, if invited to be. Once you look into those amber eyes, you'll be smitten. She was found stray and dropped off at the shelter; sweet Bob deserves a good home for Christmas. The shelter also has irresistible kittens, a personable pair of brawny black and white adult cats found abandoned in an apartment, and dogs and puppies who are participating in downtown Cortez as the 12 Strays of Christmas in their quest for a forever home. The shelter is open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on alternate Fridays; they will be closed this Friday, and will close early at 11:30 a.m. on Christmas eve, Monday. The will also be closed on Tuesday, Christmas Day. The fee for adoption includes spaying or neutering, vaccination and microchipping. The shelter needs donations of non-clumping cat litter and cleaning supplies such as paper towels, Pine Sol and unscented bleach. For more information, call the shelter at 565-4910. To view more animals, visit www.petfinder.com or www.petango. com (enter 81321 zip code for each) or www.cityofcortez. com/government/animal_shelter.


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Sting to perform at Tony Awards
Sting and Neil Patrick Harris are among the all-star performers lined up for the Tony Awards.
They will be joined by Idina Menzel, Alan Cumming, Sutton Foster and the teaming up of Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight and Fantasia at the awards on June 8.
Sting will perform a song from his Broadway-bound musical, The Last Ship.
Producers announced a music-heavy line-up that includes all the best new musical nominees - Aladdin, After Midnight, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder - and some overlooked ones, including Bullets Over Broadway, Rocky and If/Then.
Three returning shows, Les Miserables, Violet and Cumming's Cabaret, will also be featured.
Neil, in the past a winning host, will return to sing a song from his Hedwig and the Angry Inch, in which he plays a German male transsexual rock singer.
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I started to play right now with SilverStripe, going thru the tutorials and looks very promissing.
Does possible manage several websites, different domain names, from the same set of code? The idea is keep as simple as possible to maintain many sites. Those sites would have different contents and use different templates, if possible also could have different admin and users.


text: Thank you for all those that participated and voted the previous contest, Here; http://www.trekbbs.com/showthread.php?t=144438 The new contest is "Amusement Parks" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amusement_park You may include your favorite amusement park/theme park and I will even allow carnival attractions, rides...etc. TrekBBS Avatar Rules Apply The maximum size of your custom image is 140 by 140 pixels or 140.0 KB (whichever is smaller). 4 days to enter, not counting today and 3 days of voting...Until Saturday to enter and poll up on Sunday. (?) I can't remember if this has been done before...sorry in advance.


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Said ASLRRA President Richard F. Timmons (pictured at right), "The short line rehabilitation tax credit has been tremendously successful in maximizing private investment in railroad infrastructure. It allows small businesses to invest more of what they earn in track improvements."
Timmons said the industry was deeply grateful to the tax credit legislation's chief Senate sponsor, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) and leading Republican co-sponsor Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho). "At a time when there is more partisan gridlock in Congress than ever before, these two Senators have put together a truly bipartisan effort on behalf of legislation that encourages private investment and creates jobs," he said.
ASLRRA said both the Senate and House tax writing committees are considering a so-called "extenders package" which includes a variety of tax provisions that have or will expire shortly. The 45G tax credit has been extended twice through inclusion in previous extender packages. Timmons said he believes that this strong co-sponsor showing will help keep 45G in the current package. The leading sponsors of the legislation in the House are Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-Kan.) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.).
Said Sen. Rockefeller, "This tax credit would mean better, safer railroad track and more reliable, competitively priced railroad service for companies to transport their products." He added, "It is particularly important for rural areas like West Virginia where short line service is often the only railroad service available for many companies trying to ship their products. By helping our businesses get the tools they need more efficiently, we're helping them grow, which also impacts the economies in local communities and states."


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Radio frequency (RF) signals run from about 3kHz to 300GHz. As a test and measurement designer, some of my data acquisition rates will get into the 100s of kHz, or perhaps up to 10s of MHz with a digital oscilloscope, but usually that's all. I also typically try to use existing protocols for as much of the communication as I can, typically USB, Serial, GPIB, SPI, I2C or occasionally Ethernet, Wi-Fi or radio.
My focus comes from a desire to use as many mature technologies as I can to get to my test results quickly and inexpensively. But, I must also confess that one of my first projects after college graduation was randomly swapping components on a 915MHz capacitive sensor that no one in the company understood in the slightest. That was not the best introduction to the RF world.
However, RF is amazingly powerful, ubiquitous in our world and a valuable tool for any engineer. Sadly, my rough introduction and the high barrier to entry has kept me from digging too deeply into RF thus far in my career.
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*scratches head* when did we end up talking of Leanne? And I'm 80% positive she was a Gryffindor in Katie's year. I think it was mentioned that Katie was sitting with her when she got back from St Mungos.
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If Katie had a daughter who LOVED colour and was a jokester with Fred II, do you think she'd be motherly, stricked motherly (not like the pranking), or like a best friend, having the daughter tell her everything and joke with her and stuff?
She's married to Lee Jordan if that helps.
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This is Medtronic's second big round of job cuts in recent memory. Last year the company announced the elimination of 900 positions.
The new job cuts will primarily come at the company's corporate headquarters, and in its cardiac rhythm disease management business.
In addition, spokeswoman Marybeth Thorsgaard says some manufacturing and research and development operations will be consolidated, reducing jobs.
But by next spring, Thorsgaard says the company will add more than 1,100 jobs, including some in the Twin Cities, where Medtronic now employs about 8,000 people.
"We are going to be adding resources and people where we have the greatest opportunities for growth," said Thorsgaard. "Our neuromodulation business is based here in the Twin Cities. And that's one business sector that we have that we see growing at this time."
Medtronic's neuromodulation products treat an array of maladies, by delivering electrical pulses and pharmaceuticals to specific sites in the nervous system.
In Medtronic's most recent quarter, sales in the neuromodulation business grew by 10 percent, while its cardiac rhythm revenue grew by only 3 percent.
Medtronic's heart rhythm business includes implantable pacemakers and defibrillators, and still accounts for most of the company's sales. But neurology products offer more opportunity for sales and profit growth.
"Medtronic is reallocating more of their resources from the heart and to the brain."Thom Gunderson, Piper Jaffray analyst
"Medtronic is reallocating more of their resources from the heart and to the brain," said Piper Jaffray medical device analyst Thom Gunderson. Gunderson says Medtronic is developing a strong portfolio of products for treating problems in the brain.
"They do have a product for Parkinson's disease, which is an implantable brain stem device. They also are working on epilepsy and depression, and probably some other areas they are not talking about as much," he said.
Gunderson says the reorganization is not only a good business move, but also an action that'll please Wall Street.
"From a Wall Street standpoint, it's all about growth. Medtronic is doing its best to get back on a growth ramp," said Gunderson. "They've done a good job over the last 50 years of building the cardiac side. And the new frontier is the brain. And there's much more growth on the brain side."
Medtronic says employees losing their jobs will be able to apply for other positions within the company.
Jan David Wald, a medical device analyst with the Stanford Group, expects many employees losing their current jobs will be able to apply their skills to new jobs within Medtronic.
"A lot of the skills you have in developing a pacemaker or even a defibrillator go over to the neurological or nureo-stem portion of the company," said Wald.


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Pro: Facebook law would protect students
Oct. 2, 2011 at 5:02 a.m.
Children need protection from people who push the boundaries on social media, a parents says.
"Sometimes you have to tell people what to do," said
Christopher Paz, a Victoria father of two. Paz said he would support a law prohibiting teachers from friending students through Facebook and other social networks.
He added it should be common sense for students and teachers not to have inappropriate online communication.
Paz said he will be vigilant to protect his children when they do reach school age.
Missouri State Sen. Jane Cunningham, a Missouri law maker who sponsored the Facebook law, said legislation would bring children one step closer to having protection from sexual predators in school.
"After five years of fighting, I'm proud to see this legislation finally sent to the governor's desk," said Cunningham in a news release.
The bill is named after a teacher who was charged with sexually assaulting a student. The teacher was employed by several school districts and won a Teacher of the Year award before retiring.
The Republican senator also said the bill would make it possible for school officials to be aware of sexual misconduct exhibited by potential hires and their employees when making staffing decisions.
Twyla Thomas, an elementary school principal in the Refugio School District, said her district prohibits employees from communicating with a student on personal social networking sites.
She said there should be laws providing guidelines and restrictions on student/teacher relationships in order to eliminate inappropriate conduct.
"It is acceptable only when the teacher has set up a professional educational page that is used as a tool to improve student achievement," she said.
Thomas said her school has online programs for students where the teachers are able to monitor and view their work.
The school's 394 students and 27 certified teachers are not allowed to communicate directly between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Diane Boyett, Victoria school district director of communications, said the general rule with social media is, "Don't do it, unless it's related to an instructional capacity."
Boyett said the school board approved a social networking clause on Sept. 7, 2010.
The school district's Employee Handbook, states:
"The educator shall refrain from inappropriate communication with a student or minor, including, but not limited to, electronic communication such as cell phone, text messaging, email, instant-messaging, blogging, or other social network communication."
Boyett said, "The rule provides another layer of protection for students."
She added the mandate applies to current or former students as long as they are enrolled in the school district.
If an instructor has inappropriate conduct, the district sends the report to the State Board for Educator Certification.
Suzanne Marchman, with the Texas Education Agency, said certain sanctions are made available to the public. The various levels range from dismissal to formal reprimand to suspension of certification to loss of certification.