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Hentgen brings credibility as bullpen coach
Relationship with Walker, Gibbons made it easy for Cy Young winner to return
By Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Pat Hentgen has always maintained close ties with the Blue Jays organization, but when he stepped aside as their bullpen coach two years ago, there was some debate about whether he'd ever be back.
The former American League Cy Young Award winner resigned from his position because of a desire to spend more time with his family. The everyday duties at the Major League level were gone, but his standing within the organization never changed.
Hentgen opted for a return to his coaching roots as a roving instructor and special assistant to the organization. The desire to be back in the big leagues seemed to disappear, but all of that changed this offseason when Toronto hired John Gibbons as manager and former teammate Pete Walker as pitching coach.
"You guys know I'm a baseball junkie," Hentgen said. "I was involved last year in a small roving role. I was up in Toronto for some of the homestands, so I still had my foot in the door.
"But at that time, when Gibby got announced as the manager, quickly after that Pete was named the pitching coach and I got a call from Pete. Until that point, I have to say I was not thinking about it."
Once the possibility of a return as bullpen coach was presented to Hentgen, it didn't take a lot of convincing to close the deal. If anything, it would have been incredibly hard for him to say no to Walker -- who had become one of his good friends -- and a manager he always had a good rapport with.
Hentgen and Walker first crossed paths in 2004 when they were teammates in Toronto. Their working relationship was then built over a period of time while Hentgen was a roving Minor League instructor and Walker served as a rehab coordinator and eventually the pitching coach for Double-A New Hampshire.
It was Walker who took over for Hentgen when he decided to step aside after just one year as bullpen coach, but now they have been reunited. On some teams, the bullpen coach doesn't play that active of a role, but that won't be the case in Toronto. In many ways, the two are a team.
"Our philosophy is very similar," Hentgen said. "Pete's probably a bit more mechanical than I am, I'm probably more mental. I think we're a good fit, I think we make a good combo."
The coaching staff that Hentgen is now a part of bears little resemblance to the one he left following the 2011 season. Former manager John Farrell is in Boston and his leadership style has been replaced by the vastly different approach used by Gibbons.
Farrell, who is a former Major League pitcher, liked to have his say in virtually every aspect of the organization. He paid close attention to the roster and wanted to be involved in the work being done by Hentgen and then pitching coach Bruce Walton.
Gibbons, on the other hand, leaves the bulk of the work to his coaches. The atmosphere seems to provide Walker and Hentgen with plenty of freedom to go about their roles without any type of interference.
"I think that the atmosphere that he has created has been one that's loose, not in a bad way because I think you have to be that way to play this game," Hentgen said. "He lets his coaches do their jobs. Pete, down to me, I'm kind of like an assistant for him, and I think it has been going really well so far."
The decision to bring Hentgen back into the fold was described as a "no-brainer" by Gibbons. Walker was consulted throughout the process, but ultimately the final say went to Gibbons, and from the day he was hired, there was very little doubt about which candidate he wanted.
Hentgen not only brings his coaching resume into the mix but also the experience he gained throughout the course of a very successful career in the Major Leagues.
The native of Michigan enjoyed a 14-year career -- including 10 in Toronto -- while appearing in three All-Star Games. The highlight from his career came in 1996, when he went 20-10 with a 3.22 ERA en route to the AL Cy Young Award.
He brings instant credibility to the position and can act as a sounding board whenever pitchers go through their typical ups and downs of the 162-game grind.
"Pat's a natural pick, he's an ex-Blue Jay, he has been very successful and everyone in the game loves him," Gibbons said. "He's one of those guys that makes you feel good when he's around.
"There's something different about him. There are guys you want to be around. He'll sit down, and when he talks baseball with you, he can really pick it apart. The success he's had, that's instant credibility to the guys that he's going to be dealing with out there."
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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At exactly 4:19 p.m. on Friday, June fourth a flight left Seattle, Washington en route to Madison, Wisconsin. Not direct of course, nor with out hassle (my snowboard bag was over the airline?s new 50 pound weight limit), but it was headed in the correct direction with steady ascension to my nap spot in the skies. Once there with eyes closed, I thought about my Midwest destination and good times gone bad, then turned good again, at that very spot. Tyrol Basin, home of legendary pipe jams, timeless teenage revelry, and the annual anomaly known as the Midwest's only summer snowboarding event.
The last time I visited my old stomping grounds, the industry attendees turned good times into great ones with fireworks and beer bongs; the experience was seasoned by hibachi grills, packed tailgates, and the distorted bass of rental car stereos blaring on the chalet lawn. This year was to be no different, and we were hyped to get into the action. After some ups and downs of rural roads, we arrived in the Tyrol Basin parking lot and witnessed a contradiction in existence.
There before us was an art piece on display, an enormous white sculpture of snow standing triumphantly atop of 400 feet of green grass. Inspired by the hand of Tyrol Basin General Manager (and long time supporter of Midwest snowboarding) Don McKay, the work in progress was being enhanced by Tyrol's dedicated park staff. The original 25 feet of snow covered in April had melted down to 12 feet due to a rainy and warm May, so unfortunately there was no halfpipe this time around. Instead, multiple metal rails were erected on one side, digitally programmed amplification devices plugged in at the top, and two appropriately named "cheese wedge" jumps on the looker's left side kept the kids happy.
Riding began and continued without an end in sight. Reknown pros Gretchen Bleiler and CAPiTA's TJ Schneider were on hand, riding, high-fiving, and signing posters, but this time around the event was all about the locals. "We do this event to prove there can be snow on the slopes when there's none in your back yard." Said Don McKay "This is really so the local people can come and have fun. I don't really care about the people from California. We do it for the people from Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota."
The kids came from all of those states, but the kids from Minnesota came in hot. Real hot. There was one crew from Highland Hills, one crew claiming Trollhaugen, and between the two, they set the standard for all to follow during the open sessions. For all the snowboarding that was going down, it?s important to note that this was not your average "contemporary" snowboarding event. There was no second stage with bands you've never heard of?there wasn't even a first stage, just a band from Milwaukee playing bad covers right on the patio. This was the Midwest, and people were doing it in the beautiful Midwest fashion. Beers were cracked in the morning hours, kegs were flowing all day, and there was more than one Packer fan wearing blaze orange and camouflage. No egos, no bad vibes, and the only complaints were that it was 80 degrees and 80 percent humidity at the same time.
On the first weekend of June, just outside Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin there was, is, and hopefully will continue to be an amazing summer snowboarding event far from the race lanes of Mt. Hood and T-bars of Blackcomb. The Tyrol Basin summer jam has experienced growth, yet remains a grass roots event respected by the local and nationwide snowboarding community. Nowhere to be found was the infiltration of mainstream corporate America attempt to latch on to the youth market, and I don't believe the word "extreme" was in print anywhere on the premises. The event coordinators were helpful, happy, and without ridiculous rules for the sake of having ridiculous rules. It is in fact the snowboarder's field of dreams, and as long as they build it, we'll come.
Big Air Mens:
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2. Chris Crosslan
3. Jonathan Martens
Big Air Womens:
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Perception and Memory Experiments Using Drug Names [2010, Canada] (ICPSR 34122)
Principal Investigator(s): Lambert, Bruce L., BLL Consulting, Inc.; Jelincic, Valentina, Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada; U, David, Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada
Drug names that look and sound alike are a leading cause of medication errors (e.g., diazepam and diltiazem, hydroxyzine and hydralazine, Paxil and Taxol, fomepizole and omeprazole, Foradil and Toradol). Observational studies of dispensing in outpatient pharmacies suggest that the rate of wrong drug errors -- the type most likely to be the result of name confusion -- is roughly 0.13 percent. With 3.9 billion prescriptions dispensed in 2009, that translates to 5 million wrong drug errors per year in the United States. The purpose of this overall project was to develop, demonstrate, and disseminate a standard protocol for pre-approval testing of drug names, including a standard battery of psycholinguistic tests and data analytic methods, all with comparison to control names and to refine and demonstrate analytic methods by conducting a series of visual perception, auditory perception, and short term memory experiments using drug names as stimuli. The achievement of this aim will provide both regulators and pharmaceutical manufacturers with a scientifically validated, step-by-step method for testing new drug names for confusability. The data for this collection come from four experiments. In each experiment, participants are tested on their ability to correctly identify drug names under four conditions (see study design). Variables include participant reaction time to identify drug names and the percent participants correctly or incorrectly identified drug names. Study participants include medical doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians. Other variables include participant gender, education degree held, primary language spoken, and employment location.
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Lambert, Bruce L., Valentina Jelincic, and David U. Perception and Memory Experiments Using Drug Names [2010, Canada]. ICPSR34122-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2013-04-30. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR34122.v1
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Subject Terms: brand names, cognition, cognitive processes, drug dispensing, drug education, drug industry, drug names, medications, prescription drugs
Geographic Coverage: Canada, Global, Ontario
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Unit of Observation: individual
Universe: Hospital-based clinicians (physicians, pharmacists, nurses) in Ontario, Canada.
Study Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to refine and demonstrate analytic methods by conducting a series of visual perception, audutory perception, and short term memory experiments using drug names as stimuli.
Study Design: There were four experiments in this study. For experiment one, Progressive Demasking Experiment (Part 1), the principal investigators used a cross-sectional, observational design to study clinicians' ability to correctly identify drug names presented visually on a laptop computer screen. The task that subjects engaged in is known as progressive demasking because it involves identifying a visual stimulus as it is progressively revealed from behind an obscuring mask of numbers. For experiment two, Visual Perception ("Pick from Pair") Experiment (Part 2), the principal investigators used a cross-sectional, observational design to study participants' ability to correctly select a target drug name from a pair of similar drug names after a brief visual presentation of the target on a computer monitor. For experiment three, Auditory Perception Experiment (Part 3), the principal investigators used a cross-sectional, observational design to study clinicians' ability to correctly identify a spoken drug name played back over headphones against a background of multi-speaker babble. This task is known as auditory perceptual identification. For experiment four, Recognition Memory Experiment (Part 4), the principal investigators used a cross-sectional, observational design to study clinicians' ability to correctly remember a drug name after it is briefly displayed on a computer screen. This task is known as recognition memory.
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"What is success? You cannot succeed without the presence of failure. If you have the absence of failure, what is there to determine what success truly stands for? It is the great battles of life to discover our weaknesses and strengths. It is what makes us stronger, this is why we fail, and you must see it as a path to success, as we are liberating ourselves to a better outcome. Failing, is simply succeeding in a unique form"
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Sax to return to Dodger Stadium for first time as coach
By Steve Gilbert / MLB.com
SAN DIEGO -- D-backs first-base coach Steve Sax was willing to talk about the good memories he has of his time with the Dodgers and how he is looking forward to going to Dodger Stadium on Monday.
However, he wanted to make one thing clear first.
"I'm looking forward to us hopefully beating those guys," Sax said.
Sax was drafted by the Dodgers, and he spent the first eight years of his 14-year career with them. From 1981-88, he was a part of two World Championship teams, won the National League Rookie of the Year Award and appeared in three All-Star Games.
Monday will mark the first time he has returned to Los Angeles as a coach, and from other times he has been there over the years, he knows there will be plenty of familiar faces.
"It's amazing how many guys stay intact," Sax said. "Last time we went to LA, the same guys are doing the escalators, the same guys are doing the elevators, the same people work in the food area. It's funny how that stays the same. I think it's a great park still, and I think it's better now that the amenities have been fixed up and it's been brought up to date. I think it's a great place to watch a game and I have a lot of good memories there."
After he retired following the 1994 season, Sax focused on business endeavors, including doing motivational speaking.
Sax's former teammate with the Dodgers, Kirk Gibson, hired him this winter to replace Eric Young as first-base coach.
Montero studious to improve approach to batters
SAN DIEGO -- During the club's last road trip to San Francisco, catcher Miguel Montero sat by himself in front of the D-backs dugout and watched the Giants take batting practice.
The exercise was not just to kill time or to get some sun. There was a purpose behind it.
"I like to get a look at guys' swings," Montero said. "It might help during the game."
Montero takes the responsibility of calling a game very seriously, so any extra information he can glean about an opposing hitter is welcome.
"It's more for guys I haven't seen much before," Montero said. "The guys we've seen for a long time, we've got a plan for. The other guys, I just like to see what their swing looks like and get a feel for them and how we can maybe get them out."
Steve Gilbert is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Inside the D-backs, and follow him on Twitter @SteveGilbertMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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In the latest Players Talk show, Oakland A's center fielder Mark Kotsay discusses his experience in extended Spring Training in Arizona as he attempts to return from off-season back surgery.
Kotsay, whose all-out style of play has sometimes landed him on the disabled list, believes the surgery and ensuing rehabilitation will help him reemerge as a permanent fixture in the Oakland outfield, as the team attempts to build off of last season's playoff run.
"Hopefully this gives me the opportunity to come back and play healthy every day," Kotsay said. "I'm itching at getting back into Oakland -- playing under the lights with my teammates where I feel comfortable."
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Almond oil is a favorite of many massage practitioners, as it lubricates the skin without clogging pores or causing reactions. As a skincare ingredient, it's thought to be a mild yet potent moisturizer.
Chamomile is well-known for its calming properties when used in teas. Manufacturers add them to products as the essential oils and flavonoids contained in chamomile are thought to exert anti-inflammatory effects when used topically.
Ginger is added to skincare products for a number of different benefits. It contains anti-inflammatory and antiseptic components, as well as gingerol, a powerful antioxidant. Lastly, ginger's stimulating properties are thought by manufacturers to help increase circulation.
Jojoba oil closely resembles our skin's own sebum, and therefore is a very effective moisturizing agent in skincare products.
Lavender oil is recognizable by its calming scent, but its benefits also stem from antifungal and antibacterial properties. In skincare products, it is thought by manufacturers to reduce inflammation and promote healing.
Peppermint in the form of tea and other preparations is used internally to calm the body and mind. Peppermint oil contains menthol, which can have a cooling and nourishing affect on the skin when applied externally.
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What is the deal with the row of stars that sometimes appear next to a topic? And why are some of them yellow and some white?
Also, what are the tiers to become the next level of bunny (how many posts?)
Just curious about those two things!
The ranking for members goes like this:
As far as the stars next to the posts go... Ya know what, I'm embarrassed to say... but I don't know! But it does have something to do with the amount of responses combined with the amount of views. And I am determined to find out exactly how that works. Unlike the member rank which we created and modified, the post ranking does it on it's own (came with the forum software), and I need to research it to figure it out.
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Big, bold, and sometimes boisterous, dahlias make my summer garden sing.
Dynamic, Dependable Dahlias
Now that soil and air temperatures have warmed, it's time to plant dahlias. I never met a dahlia I didn't like. They come in all sizes, from dwarf plants that can be tucked away in a border to almost bush-like giants. They have a variety of bloom shapes and colors that range from white to multicolored.
Dahlias grow from storage organs called tubers. A single tuber planted in spring will develop many new ones, radiating out like the spokes of a wheel or clustered densely around the base of the stem.
Plant for Production
Dahlias thrive in sunny beds amended with lots of organic matter. I grow the larger bush-type dahlias by digging a 12-inch-deep hole for each tuber and mixing a handful of bonemeal into the hole. Then I lay the tuber in the hole with the bud facing up, drive a 6-foot-tall stake into the hole for future support, backfill with soil, and water well. The bonemeal will provide initial nutrients for the young tubers and plants. Just before the first blossoms open I side-dress plants with a granular 6-10-10 fertilizer to ensure continual flowering. Plants are spaced 3 feet apart to give each enough room and to encourage air circulation around the plants and reduce disease problems.
Pinching Dahlias
Some gardeners pinch off side buds to direct growth to one flower bud per stem, which results in fewer but larger flowers. If I were growing for show, I might be tempted to pinch off buds, too, but I prefer to leave my plants alone and enjoy the multitude of slightly smaller flowers they produce all summer long.
Dahlia Care
Other than regular, deep watering and occasional deadheading, I've found dahlias to be relatively carefree plants and I like using the flowers for indoor arrangements. I have discovered that earwigs like to hide between the flower petals. I once had several crawl out in the middle of a dinner party -- a most inopportune moment! So now, when I cut dahlias to bring indoors, I immerse the entire flower in a bucket of water to dislodge any hitchhiking pests.
Storing Tubers in Winter
I dig tubers in October or November, even though they're hardy here, because they tend to rot if left over the winter in our wet soil. I leave 6 inches of stem to serve as a handle, brush off excess soil, and store tubers in plastic mesh bags in my unheated garage. An alternative storage method I've had good luck with is simply burying the tubers in a bucket filled with vermiculite and storing in a room protected from freezing temperatures.
Making More Tubers
Tubers can be divided immediately after digging, but I prefer to store them in one big clump, dividing them in spring after the eyes (new growth points) begin to swell. By waiting until spring, I'm assured of cutting them apart in the right place, without injuring the dormant eyes. It's also easier to know which side faces up. Some of the stored tubers look plump and some look dehydrated. The plump ones will be planted first, in the choicest garden spots, followed by their wrinkled relatives, placed in an out-of-the-way garden plot, just in case they don't survive and need to be replaced midseason.
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It's clear you are pretending you didn't say something because it is written for all of us to see. LOL...you a clown. I'll post it for all just to hammer home what a disingenuous D-bag you are:I can pretend....? WTF? Thanks for letting me in on your mind-set. It's another one of your weaknesses; you actually let people in on what you're doing, by attempting to accuse them of it. Good Looks! BTW... this is at least the 10th x you've tried this.
What do these teams have in common: Steelers, Yankees, Knicks?They're historic franchises with an IDENTITY. From way back PIT has always been a smash mouth, hard-nosed, defensive team.
The Yanks have always been a top spending, home-run hitting team. Hence the Bronx Bomber moniker.Can you guess where I'm going with this?
The Knicks like mostly all sucessful eastern teams were a defensive minded, tough team.
The funny thing is... this is your identity. No matter what coach or managers brought in...
the identity was still the same.Our Knicks (and most suc. east franchises) are a Defensive Identity team.It's clear you are saying franchises and conferences or the history set decades ago defines a teams identity not the current players or system. You're a RED nosed clown...did I really have to quote **** from just a page ago? I mean honestly do you like being exposed? Are you the internet equivalent of a dirty old man, naked in a trench coat flashing his small penis at people proud as they laugh at you?You can't argue that we as an Eastern Conf. team have always and will always demand defense as our IDENTITY
Read slowly: This is a spill over debate and I brought this fact up when the article you referenced was first posted. I was clear then and directed my points directly at you that they are still a weak defensive team and Aamre averages less blocks now. Who can he blame for those irrefutable facts now that D'ant is no longer the coach? Get it? Doubt it! Sad...Ignore stats... I would assume you're refering to Amare's BPG. Read slowly, a point is being made: were you not inferring D'Ant was responsible for Amare's blocks and now that he's gone- they are down by posting this?
Your Back to Future references are so cutting edge...why don't you make like a tree and....get out of here.No back-tracking now!Yeah... is it possible the coach they now have isn't that good of a defensive coach? Hello! And you thought you could manipulate the "argument". You can't McFly.
I have posted several vidz directly showing D'ant coaching and emphasizing defense in huddles. You can go back and look them all up but one quickly for you to see:Amare stated D'ant didn't emphasize D. YOU actually think you can refute what a player w/ experience said... wake up!
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Let's see what another player has to say since taking players at their word is the end all:
--Jared JeffriesI think that Mike's a realist,'' Jeffries said. "Defending, like anything else in the NBA, is a talent level. And you can't have people that are not great defenders and expect them to be great defenders. Just like you can't have people that aren't great scorers and expect them to be great scorers. He put me out there to be a defender and he puts guys out there to be scorers. He does focus on defense, but if you don't have defensive players, then you're not going to be a great defensive team.'' He added, "It's not like he tells the guys, 'Don't go out there and guard anybody, just try to score.' That's not the case at all.''
So yes, Amare is biased because he does not want to own up to his deficiencies at the defensive end. If it was all D'ant's fault then explain why they still suck at defense....I'll wait!Steve Nash. Amar'e Stoudemire. Boris Diaw. David Lee. Nate Robinson. Al Harrington. So many of the heavy-hitters on D'Antoni's teams have been poor to average defenders. He also had Shawn Marion, Joe Johnson, and the aforementioned Jeffries, but asking a single (or even a couple) perimeter defenders to run a defense without help is a bit much. One bad defending apple can spoil the whole bunch, but an apple that's good at defense can't very well save the barrel now can he?
I post facts and stats and you post opinions and emotional rants yet you have the nerve to accuse me of that? Didn't you just post yesterday that stats are to be ignored? You too silly!Anyone who doesn't see your poor arguing attempts and lack of admission and, while valid, your opinion is CONTRARY to ACTUAL FACT is dumb. If posters support this obvious garbage based on ego and fantasy- f*ck them too.
You are obviously hurt and mad that I embarrassed you in multiple threads and you have built this hatred and characture about me. I could give a fuk...I'm not mad. You are the one all emotional about the Knicks crying in each thread...creating threads dedicated to me and race baiting. You talk about poor arguing yet you play the race card for no reason and run from debates after being pinned down like a rape victim. Please dude...you are a clown and too stupid to see how you come across. I am argumentative... and I could give a fuk about that too. Clowns need someone to put them in their place and I happen to be that someone and you happen to be that clown...deal with it.


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So this barmaid recently discovered that her copy of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has been so well read that it is pretty much falling apart. She has now ordered a new copy and is so excited about getting it that she cannot resist setting you a challenge based upon it!
This challenge is based around the second task of the Triwizard Tournament. As I hope most of you know, during this second task a prized possession is taken from each champion and their task is to retrieve the item (in the books it's people, but that's not compulsory here).
Your challenge this week is to write a drabble of between 200-500 words about any character, set in any era that describes your chosen characters most prized possession going missing and their search to recover the item. The item can be anything you want, but it must be something more important than anything else for your character.
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Location: National Clonal Germplasm Repository for CitrusTitle: Mild strain cross protection of tristeza: A review of research to protect against decline on sour orange in Florida and a look at the future Author
|Lee, Richard
|Keremane, Manjunath
Submitted to: Frontiers in Virology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 8/14/2013
Publication Date: 9/6/2013
Citation: Lee, R.F., Keremane, M.L. 2013. Mild strain cross protection of tristeza: A review of research to protect against decline on sour orange in Florida and a look at the future. Frontiers in Virology. 4:259. DOI: 10.3389/frmicb.2013.00259. Interpretive Summary: Florida has been the only location where Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) isolates have been selected for use to cross protect against the CTV decline occurring on sour orange rootstock. This article reviews the history of CTV in Florida, the value of sour orange rootstock, and summarizes the research directed towards selection of mild strains to slow or prevent loss of existing trees due to CTV induced decline on sour orange rootstock. The recent development of new technologies offers possibilities for better and quicker selection of desirable mild isolates of CTV for cross protection in the future, and this will be discussed.
Technical Abstract: Tristeza, caused by Citrus tristeza virus (CTV), has long been present in Florida, but outbreaks of decline on sour orange rootstock were occasional events until the late 1970s. Sour orange rootstock was valued for the high quality of fruit produced. Research was directed towards the selection and screening mild strains of CTV which could protect against sour orange decline strains. Following the introduction of Toxoptera citricida (also known as the brown citrus aphid [BrCA] in 1995, there was a greater concern for maintaining production of existing blocks of citrus on sour orange rootstock. Availability of the CTV genome sequence around the same time as well as molecular characterization of in planta CTV populations led to the selection of mild CTV isolates which, when inoculated into existing field trees, extended the productive life of the groves and enabled a more gradual replanting of trees on CTV-tolerant rootstocks. The history of CTV in Florida and the methods developed to select mild isolates for use for mild strain cross protection will be reviewed.


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Advocate editorial board opinion: Event shaping up to be visual treasure
By the Advocate Editorial Board
March 1, 2012 at 6:01 p.m.
Updated Feb. 29, 2012 at 9:01 p.m.
The person behind the first Victoria Texas Independent Film Festival said he is positive the festival will become a yearly event. Anthony Pedone, festival founder and Victoria native, said he is pumped up about the response he is getting for the film extravaganza.
Why? He already has had to extend the festival one day. Now, the festival runs March 22-25 because of so many film submissions.
And many in the Crossroads have come forward with help.
"There's been a lot of support. It's awesome - incredible," Pedone said.
Some of that support comes in the form of free lodging for filmmakers, directors, actors and crews, additional venues for films and more.
But Pedone said he is especially appreciative of the city's support -- $43,150 in hotel occupancy tax funds. Those funds covered a big portion of the total $99,000 Pedone needed to stage the festival.
Now, Pedone - through his nonprofit, Texas Artists' Cultural Alliance, is raising the rest of the funds for the festival.
He has sponsorship mailers to go out that range from $500 to $10,000. He said the $7,500 was taken, two of the four $5,000 level contributions were taken, and all three of the $3,000 donations were taken.
So far, he has about $26,000 in cash donated and $20,000 in in-kind services donated. That leaves about $10,000 he needs for the festival.
"I think once Victoria sees how incredible this is, it will support it for years to come," he said.
Pedone said the festival includes outdoor screenings for seven films from Germany and two Serbian films - both with subtitles. The outdoor screenings will happen between the Junior League building (O'Connor-Proctor Building) and Children's Discovery Museum and will be included in the cost of that day's general admission ticket.
Pedone also mentioned a film that was nominated for two indie Spirit Awards - the Oscars of independent filmmaking. The film, "The Dynamiter," is lined up for the festival March 24, along with all its actors and director to be present.
Awards also will be presented March 24, and the Reuben Frels Visionary Award will be awarded to honor Frels "and his rich history of film in Victoria," said Pedone, who worked for Frels in earlier years. Other awards will be given for best documentary, feature, short film, actor, director and more.
"Two jury awards will be give for films that have something different in them," he said.
"This is supporting independent artists. You will see something you've never seen before," he said.
Pedone celebrates film artists for providing something entirely different from Hollywood-type films, as well as forging new frontiers in film.
"How much of your soul can you carve out and put into these characters?" he mused about how filmmakers think.
We urge residents of the Crossroads to help make this festival a success.
We also think downtown businesses can help the festival immensely by synchronizing their hours with festival times. We think by doing so, those businesses will benefit, as well. The festival promises to be a great treat for the Crossroads. We can't wait.
This editorial reflects the views of the Victoria Advocate's editorial board.


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Fuel stolen from Chevening pipeline
Police have launched an investigation after thieves siphoned fuel from a pipeline running under Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's official country residence.
Police said initial indications were that it had been "a well organised crime".
A gang drilled their way into the pipeline, which passes through Chevening House estate, shared by the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary.
The fuel was funnelled along a 1,600 foot pipe to an area just outside the 3,500 acre estate near Sevenoaks, Kent, and pumped into huge plastic containers aboard lorries, according to The Sun.
About 30,000 litres of fuel a day was stolen over seven months, with a value of £8.3 million at pumps.
The theft was discovered on Wednesday after new security measures were introduced on Esso's South East Pipeline, the newspaper said.
The line, 120 miles long, carries fuel from Fawley Refinery in Hampshire to Purfleet Fuel Terminal and Gatwick.
A Kent Police spokesman said: "Kent Police was notified of some tampering to a fuel pipeline in the Sevenoaks area on August 6.
"Initial indications are that this was a well organised crime, employing highly specialist techniques to siphon fuel from pipelines which operate at very high pressure."
A spokesman for the Cabinet Office said: "We are aware of an ongoing police investigation. For more details talk to Kent Police."
Esso was not immediately available for comment.
An Esso spokesman said later: "We recently strengthened our pipeline security and monitoring procedures, and on Wednesday detected criminal damage at Chevening on the South East Pipeline, which transports fuel from the Fawley Refinery, Hampshire to Purfleet Fuel Terminal and Gatwick Airport.
"The section of pipeline was temporarily shut down to make repairs, which have now been completed.
"There has been no impact on supplies to customers.
"We strongly condemn the highly dangerous criminal action by those involved and are working closely with the police in their criminal investigations."
A spokeswoman for the National Crime Agency said: "We are aware there has been a report of some tampering to a fuel line in Kent and investigations are ongoing.
"If members of the public have any concerns about suspicious activity, such as excavation taking place at an unusual time or at an odd location, our advice is to contact the police, or contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111."


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Palmeiro off Hall ballot after earning 4.4 percent
Slugger misses 5-percent cutoff in fourth year eligible for Cooperstown
By Tom Singer / MLB.com
Results of 2014 voting for the Hall of Fame confirmed Rafael Palmeiro's worst fears: The architect of one of the top batting resumes in baseball history fell off future ballots.
The fourth-time candidate received only 4.4 percent of the 571 votes cast, missing the 5-percent cutoff for sustaining his candidacy. Palmeiro's support steadily declined after a slight jump from 64 votes in his first year of eligibility in 2011 to 72 in 2012. He earned 50 votes last year and 25 in this most recent balloting.
Palmeiro built an unassailable Hall of Fame platform during a 20-year career through 2005, but it was leveled by a 2005 suspension for a violation of Major League Baseball's Drug Policy.
That cast a pervasive shadow over his 569 home runs and 3,020 hits, and now has evicted him from even Cooperstown purgatory.
The only three other men in history to reach those batting milestones -- Willie Mays, Hank Aaron and Eddie Murray -- were first-ballot choices for the Hall of Fame.
Palmeiro has long had a premonition about his fate, only reinforced by his dwindling votes totals and the arrival on the ballot of persuasive new candidates.
"I am concerned that now ... with the guys coming up, some of my votes will be taken off and given to other guys," Palmeiro said a year ago, upon announcement of the 2013 results. "I don't think there is anything I can do."
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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- A Master of Arts degree, a Master of Divinity degree, or equivalent
Applicants must have a 3.5 grade point average (GPA) for all previous theological coursework.
Degree Requirements:
- A total of 24 graduate credits.
- 15 credits from coursework, of the student's choosing, from his or her area of research interest and need.
- THY 465 ThM Research Seminar (3 credits)
- THY 580 Thesis (3 credits)
A grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.5 (B+ average) on a 4.0 scale.
- Reading proficiency in one foreign language (modern or classical, any language with substantial theological literature) must be demonstrated by the end of the program.
- Generally, language coursework does not count in the Th.M. degree credits. Exceptions may be made for SSNT 401/401 NT Greek, SSOT 401 Biblical Hebrew, and other "reading theological languages" courses offered by the School of Theology·Seminary.
Foreign language sources and quotations from at least one foreign language must be used in the thesis.


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Angels shuffle rotation in wake of title
Kazmir, Weaver pulled back in preparation for ALDS
By Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
ANAHEIM -- As he prepares to reset his rotation for the American League Division Series, giving no hints about the identity of his starters or the order in which they'll work, manager Mike Scioscia of the AL West champion Angels pulled a surprise on Tuesday evening. Removing scheduled starter Scott Kazmir, Scioscia nominated rookie right-hander Sean O'Sullivan to take the mound against Rangers 17-game winner Scott Feldman at Angel Stadium. O'Sullivan, who won his Major League debut with a superb effort in San Francisco on June 16, pitched a no-hitter for Triple-A Salt Lake this season. The native of El Cajon, outside San Diego, entered the game 3-2 with a 6.45 ERA in 10 appearances, nine as a starter, having worked 44 2/3 innings. Scioscia, rather than going with Jered Weaver as planned, said there will be another surprise starter on Wednesday night, with speculation centering on another rookie right-hander Trevor Bell or Matt Palmer, who has flourished both as a starter and middle reliever in going 10-2 with a 4.17 ERA in 38 games. Palmer has made 12 starts, working a total of 114 1/3 innings. Bell is 1-1 with a 9.50 ERA in seven games, four as a starter. Scioscia and pitching coach Mike Butcher have tossed around a variety of options and possibilities with respect to the rotation and whether to go with a staff of 10 or 11 pitchers. In a five-game series with travel days, a 10-man rotation is more likely, providing the opportunity for Scioscia to expand his bench with another position player. "We're making some adjustments to our rotation -- there are a lot of things we're considering," Scioscia said when asked about his prospective starters in the ALDS, which will start either Wednesday, Oct. 7, or Thursday, Oct. 8. The Yankees, with the best record in the league, are allowed to choose which series they prefer and are expected to take the longer one, with the Oct. 7 start. "As things start to clarify by the end of this weekend," Scioscia said, "we'll have everything announced." An educated guess would have Scioscia going with John Lackey and Weaver in Games 1 and 2 at home, with Kazmir and Joe Saunders -- lefties with histories of success in Boston -- going in Games 3 and 4. That would send Ervin Santana, who shut out Texas in the division clincher on Monday night, to the bullpen, where he has excelled in the past. Weaver also had a positive bullpen experience, getting the Angels' only win against the Red Sox in last year's ALDS with two innings of scoreless relief in Game 3 at Fenway Park.
Lyle Spencer is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: What's going on RR family? Sorry about the last minute notice, but I have a couple of seats for this Friday's game versus VC and the Dallas Mavericks that I can't use because My baby girl is sick and I don't want to stray too far from home. The tickets are in the platinum level, section 106, row 15 and facing the Mavs bench. I'm looking at getting 110 bucks for the pair, so it's more than half off. If you're interested, shoot me a pm.


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Burroughs, Durrance, Kamp and Zoltner field questions ahead of runoff
Some questions posed to the four candidates in Denton's runoff election by LULAC's local chapter may have been anticipated by the candidates, given the quality of their answers Saturday night at City Hall.
But other answers showed there is more city leaders can learn about the fast-growing segment of Denton's population.
The black and Hispanic population doubled in Denton County between 2000 and 2010, according to census data. In the city itself, Latinos account for 21 percent of Denton's 113,383 residents.
Candidates in the June 23 runoff participated in a forum organized by local League of United Latin American Citizens members. Both Place 5 City Council and the Denton mayoral races had three candidates in the May 12 election, but no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote. Therefore, Pete Kamp and David Zoltner are in a runoff for Place 5; Mark Burroughs and Neil Durrance continue their race for mayor.
Early voting runs from June 11 through June 19 at the Joseph Carroll Court Building.
Roberto Calderon, president of Denton LULAC Council No. 4366 and a professor at the University of North Texas, moderated the event, which consisted of five questions drafted by the members. The candidates also made opening and closing statements.
The candidates offered similar answers when asked what each would do to encourage greater Latino participation in local government.
Both incumbents took credit for encouraging former council member Rudy Moreno to run in 2008. He filed to replace Pete Kamp, who resigned Place 2 midterm to run at-large.
Moreno did not file for re-election in 2009, citing health reasons.
Burroughs underscored that greater participation in the upcoming $20 million bond election for street reconstruction, through the bond committee, was another example.
"Without it, the money is not going to be allocated in a fair and proper way," Burroughs said.
Durrance said he would cultivate his personal and political relationships to help bring more diversity to the city's governance, but he also called for a renewed emphasis in teaching civics.
"Even in our education programs, civics has taken a back seat," Durrance said.
Kamp denounced the claim that city leaders aren't listening to constituents as "ludicrous," and encouraged young people to not be shy and tell city leaders where their interests are.
"And LULAC members, please step forward," Kamp said.
Zoltner pointed out that volunteering takes time.
"After family and business responsibilities are taken care of, it's hard to find time to get involved," Zoltner said, although he agreed with other candidates that mentoring newcomers mattered.
Candidates were the most varied on their responses to LULAC's second question, which asked what they could do, even as City Council members, to restore state cuts to public education.
Zoltner said the main part of the problem — the lawsuit — was the school board's. But the city needed to focus on what it could do to raise family income in the city, since that impacts educational success, he said. Kamp told the crowd that the Denton school board and the City Council met quarterly to discuss mutual interests, such as safe routes to school. During Denton County Days, they band together to visit legislators in Austin, she said.
Because the Texas Legislature has been cutting funding for education for many years, lobbying in Austin was a waste of time, Durrance said, adding that he marched against the cuts. Instead, direct, local efforts were more important, he said. But Burroughs disagreed, saying that building bridges and partnerships, not marching, was important. New city rules helped the district save money in building new schools, and the partnership with the natatorium benefitted both, Burroughs said.
Candidates agreed the city should follow the United Way's community assessment by forming a city task force to look deeper into unmet community needs and how to address them.
The challengers, Zoltner and Durrance, cautioned that the city not just collect data and then shelve the plans, as has happened in the past. But the incumbents defended the city's record, with Burroughs pointing to Serve Denton, a new food bank, and Kamp to downtown redevelopment, as recent examples of follow-through.
The Latino community has trouble at City Hall when home and business owners want to renovate property, Calderon told the candidates. All candidates agreed change was needed, but had different ideas on how to achieve it.
Kamp has heard both major and minor complaints and pointed to a new hire at assistant city manager as an opportunity for change, she said. Zoltner has heard complaints, too, but said the accountability lies with the city manager. Durrance said he was the first to call out need for a culture change in the first forums, saying that developers don't want a free ride, they just want to know the rules. But some parts of the city are 150 years old, Burroughs said, calling for a special unit in the planning department just for renovation.
For the final question, Calderon reminded the candidates that neighborhoods of color, or those that are predominately poor, often suffer environmental injustices. He asked how the city could make sure that vulnerable communities would be protected equally with the city's new ordinance for natural gas drilling and production.
All the candidates favored the current moratorium, a temporary suspension of new drilling and production permits while the city rewrites its natural gas development ordinance.
They also favored the strongest rules possible to protect the health, safety and welfare of the community, while balancing property rights of mineral owners.
But no candidate shed light on whether myriad proposed new regulations might still create a greater burden for some neighborhoods over others.
A recent University of North Texas study found that neighborhoods between the inner-city and the outlying areas were the most likely to have a gas well somewhere between about 500 feet and 1,000 feet from their elementary schools.
In Denton, Guyer High School has a well site within 500 feet and McNair Elementary School, within 1,000 feet.
A February 2011 report by the Fort Worth League of Neighborhoods calls for one-mile buffers between gas wells and schools to protect students from air pollution, although industry supporters disputed the basis for the recommendation.
PEGGY HEINKEL-WOLFE can be reached at 940-566-6881. Her email address is firstname.lastname@example.com .


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Name: Harper Seven Beckham
Date of Birth: July 10, 2011
Parents: David & Victoria Beckham
Siblings: Big brothers Brooklyn, 13, Romeo, 9, and 7-year-old Cruz
♥ Harper was born at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, Calif.
♥ She weighed 7lb & 10oz at birth
♥ She was born by elective C-section
♥ Her godmother is Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria
♥ In 2011, Harper won the category of Favorite Baby Name in Celebrity Baby Scoop's 4th Annual Reader's Choice Awards and placed second in the Favorite New Celebrity Baby category
♥ Following in her mother's footsteps, Harper has definitely been named as one of the best dressed celebrity tots of Tinseltown
♥ "I am so proud and excited to announce the birth of our daughter Harper Seven Beckham. She weighed a healthy 7lbs 10oz and arrived at 7.55 this morning, here in LA. Victoria is doing really well and her brothers are delighted to have a baby sister xx." – proud papa David on the birth of his first daughter.
♥ "They're all so incredible. They are the best big brothers ever. They are so good with a baby." – Victoria on her family.
♥ "It's great. I love to bite her legs, or shoulders. It's how a baby should be. She's so beautiful. There's no more love for a daughter than there is a son, but it's just different. When they [boys] are kids you can roll them around and they fall to the sides and they pick themselves up and they're fine. Whereas Harper, now, she hits herself just slightly and she cries…. I still think 'Oh God, I can't believe this, I've got a girl.' And to see the boys with her it's incredible. When they walk into the room, her little face lights up." – David on his little girl.
♥ "She has so many little dresses! I didn't realize how excited I would get over buying hair bows." – David on his well dressed tot.


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Lets see how long this last
Lets see how long this last
Great start, but just a start. One game at a time fellas, Spurs & Grizz will be a real test.
The target on our backs just got that much bigger. Good thing we have Camby coming back and Shump soon to come.
It's a long season, lads. We're not gonna go 82-0, we're going to lose a game eventually. But the start is really encouraging and a 50 win season seems very achievable. Ball movement and defensive fundamentals. Who knew?*
*Oh what's that? Everyone knew?..... Fair enough then.
I was thinking that the Heat might win 65+ games and never score less than 100ppg with all that fire power they have.
But now I'm thinking the Knicks might win 65+ and never let the other team score more than 90ppg. Heaven forbid if Stat comes back and beasts.
i'd feel a lot better about it if we played and beat the nets too and was 4-0 and then followed it up by beatin dallas tomorrow who are 4-1 now.
Nobody can stop us
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to much photoshoped in network on that girl
look @ Kelly Hu she is over 40 but still hottie for youngers.
Wei Tang dont need to wear make up to be hottie
stop talkin bout undefeated most deafeats are coming from west coast game for east coast teams due time zones and 2 games in 2 nights with oponnents such as Spurs Thunder.
Wow this thread was made a week ago
Knicks would be 12-0 with Lin though.
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Discussion in 'Odds & Ends' started by zapvor, Apr 24, 2007.
I will be in MD tomorrow to drop off the racquets and to feed our faces.
tfm - Have not hit a ball in 5 weeks, and its killing me. Especially w/ all the tennis that's been on TV. And if you think the super heavy/stiff racket is bad, I used to use Kevlar / Synthetic strung in the mid 60s. However, the only arm problems I had came from bad technique on the serve (which is why my take back is more like Rafter's). Since I fixed that 8 years ago, I've had no problems whatsoever.
Sup - I have no problem paying a few $ to get a racket measured, but I would like it to be somewhat accurate as I'm going to use those numbers in my next racket purchase (if I go w/ Vantage).
Mclovin -- that's harsh. i would imagine you have also not been wakeboarding in 5 weeks either. let us know when you are off injured reserve. i want a rematch with you and the Toe Pez. i think i took you guys too lightly because of the reflection off your dome and because one of you was wearing a skirt. i won't be fooled again.
This rain is nuts... Looks like the curse I put on the DC metro area worked.
If I can't play tennis, then nobody will, mwuhahaha! :twisted:
Right now I'm having carrot cake for breakfast!
1,290 calories per serving!!! I've eaten about 3/4 of the cake already... my wife just wants it out of the house.
The arm has been feeling better lately, which is nice. I can almost brush my teeth with my right hand without too much pain. June 9th is the day the doctor told me I can start hitting (lightly) again. Yippee, I can't wait.
blue moon with orange. must try next time. is there a little meet the wkd of 24th? that's memorial day wkd.
let me know if you guys want to stuff your face for lunch again. i'm okay with bbq..heck anything* is good
*- excludes all tfm's exotic food recommendations/fantasies. must not be killed or captured in anyone's family basement.
Maybe, but you gotta agree...I look hot in a skirt...
Sapient did u get the crabs this weekend? I ate some saturday night. I dont check this stuff much when Im not at work so i noticed your post way late bro.
Hopefully the drive was worth it.
Also no USTA this week fo me (Bye week) so I am free any day to hit if ne 1 wants too.
mclovin -- i don't wanna get in trouble with a certain someone but i think you look better in a skirt. there i said it. i can't lie.
any of you geeks play with the Asus EEE PC yet? i picked one up at microcenter this weekend and i like it but i'm not completely sold on it yet. really hard to type on the tiny keyboard and i have tiny - i mean regular human sized hands. but it sure beats lugging around a 6 pound laptop and a 1 pound power supply brick and another couple pounds of laptop bag.
was there sat. no worries. i've done my share in destroying world crab population over the wkd.
btw, i can see why you like that tar-ish seasoning b/c it's just a big ol' pile of salt and pepper. i was trying to scrape most that crap off since it started eat away my skin but imagined that you would of licked the back of every crab clean with another side of JO.
bttw.. i asked for JO and they looked at me with confusion. you may need to find a new crab place.
oh tfm.. why... get one now. price is about to drop like a rock on the older models. the new EEE 900 series has a bigger LCD screen making it actually usable as a laptop. it's should get released in the US soon.
sapient -- i know the 9 inch version is coming out but it's still gonna have the crappy celeron processor in there. the 9 inch with the intel atom processors will be the one to get. plus i wanted to see just how useful it is. so far - it does 90% of what any other laptop can do.
we tested these out for work but at the end most of the users' feedback was that the screen resolution was a little too low to surf web, program or write documents.
are you going to dump XP on it?
I'm down for the rematch too.
McLovin - 71 stiffness in a thin beam? Interesting. What does that hit like? I know my PDR is either 71 or 70 in stiffness, but I imagine my racket is much thicker than what you play with.
TFm - What's for lunch? Probably about a gallon of coffee, finished off my term project at 3am this morning and dragged my self into work.
Anyone go to Qdoba? They have this ancho chile/ pork burrito that rocks!
yeps. i'm gonna put a lite version of XP on there as my final test. the wife said it was a bit too small for her because some webpages you have to scroll sideways to see everything. i think one of the best uses though is for kids. my 8 year old niece loves it and the keyboard fits her fingers perfectly.
wife is eyeing a thinkpad x61 or those 13.3 inch dell XPS laptops. i told her to put her apron back on and make me a sammich.
J.O is not well known in Harford county or much of anywhere. But it is the best IMO. We had some corn sat with our crabs. The corn was probably from florida. And my buddy dad said that the corn wasnt bad. Which I replied, thats cuz of the J.O. he started laughing and said yep thats probably 90%
i ended up getting a x61s over the asus eee. i know there's a huge price gap but i wasn't able to use the EEE in it's current state especially when looking over code.
p.s have you seen the lenovo x300?? it's actually smaller than the mac air overall but it's $$$$.. a lot of panty drop effect... <-- no not yours
aight no more thread jacking back on the lunch topic. i'm thinking diet today.. but will prob end up sobbing and pacing in the halls ~1pm looking for a strong shoulder to cry on
I got to QDoba but always end up getting chicken queso burrito and chips and queso. When i was in Southdakot would eat chiken mole chicken queso and chips and queso for dinner. I cant eat like I used to
Yeah, the chicken queso and the mole burritos are money.
Think I'm going back over for a pork burrito today.
JR - The PC+ "swirl", as it is known, hits very similar to the Pro Staff 6.1 Hyper Carbon, if you've ever hit w/ that.
IMO, its very stable & solid, has great "plow through" (my favorite shot is my "Pete Sampras" running forehand cross court), and practically no feel...which is just how I like it. Volleys are crisp, but you had better not swing on them, or you can pretty much forget it, as it weights 12.6 oz strung. I don't serve hard, so I can't speak to its power, but I know I have no problems hitting kick, slice or flat, with tons of control.
I've realized at this point that I do NOT like flexible rackets. I've tried many (new Pure Storm, Volkl V10, Head Prestige FP), and I've wanted to like them, but that flex at impact just bothers me.
You're welcome to hit w/ them if we ever get out (didn't we talk about hitting in the morning?).
Thanks for the info - McLovin.
Yeah we did - I just haven't been able to drag my lazy behind out of bed recently. Grad school work has been keeping me up late. Give me about a week to knock off finals, then let's try to connect now that you are about healed up.
holy cow thats a lot of calories. awesome. i love carrot cake.
and damn you for the curse. every day i am off it freaking rains. when its ncie and sunny, i have work
Yes, the curse will expire on June 8th, the day before I make my triumphant return to the tennis courts... at least that's the plan. ;-)
That carrot cake is the best cake on the planet that $75 bucks can buy... I'm certain of it. I guarantee anyone who tries that cake will come to the same conclusion. You will also come to the conclusion that you have gained 20lbs in 15 minutes after eating the cake.
...unless you are a mutant like myself who seems to be immune to weight gain.
Where did you buy the cake from? Cake Love maybe?
June 8 return? Sounds good. We have to get our Dubs on for the tennis team. I'm set to play tomorrow. I hope I he'll line me up for singles.
I posted the link to the place on the previous page... it's called Sweet Street Desserts, they're located in Philly. The cake comes to you packed in dry ice.
Good luck in singles. Hopefully I'll be back in form for the last 3 matches or so. And hopefully the captain allows me to play, I wouldn't blame him if he outright kicked me off the team though.
The good news is all our ACTA matches have been cancelled due to rain so it looks like the season will have to be extended until December in order to have all the make-up matches.
tfm. tx for the instructions on how to fix the butt cap. i found a nail gun and jacked up enough staples in there to kill a horse but it moves/squeaks no longer
Where are we meeting for lunch on Tues?
As for your racquets.. I have great news.. and good news.
Good news:
All have been done and stencils are dry. Customization complete.
Great News (bad news):
I took the 306g original and strung it up with maxim touch. As I do with all the racquets before and after I string.. I inspected the frame. I am not happy how the grommets looked. It looked as worn as .. (let your imagination wander)..
So what did i do? I cut the strings out.. and I ordered you a new set of grommets. Its for your own good TFM, don't argue with me darn it. Should be here on the 14th, so you can have your 5th racquet on Thursday.
P.S. Don't get spoiled with this kind of service. I tend to be a perfectionist. Once the rain stops, the service stops.
urban bbq.
Sweet - I'm singles one for the USTA match Tuesday!
Sup, lets see If I can put your tips to work. Hopefully I can represent the TW MAC to the fullest!
wow. this rain is really making you stir crazy huh? but your loss is apparantly my gain. sweetness!
i'm surprised the grommets were so worn on that 306gram original racquet. thought it was in fairly good shape. but then again the fool i had stringing the racquets before was not exactly a professional. i think he just played one on tv. thanks for ordering the new grommets. i guess if i have to wait til thursday i'll manage somehow.
oh as for lunch -- any chance you wanna meet up for an early dinner instead? say 5:00 in Va.? i have some things i gotta take care of at work today but i have to rush over to Falls Church in the afternoon so i'll be in the area.
sapient / sup / anyone who likes food --
that link for urbanbbq in rockville sounds pretty good. just throwing it out there but maybe tennis and bbq this afternoon? anyone? bueller? voodoo economics?
have class later so tennis is prob out. however i can always be hungry.
I love to see how the other half lives. An early dinner is 5? I call 5 a late dinner as I'm getting ready for bed ~ 6...
is this married life? :cry:
i don't usually sleep till 12-1am and rolls out ~6:30am. sleeping at 6 is just unimaginable.
you get ready for bed around 6?! what are you a farmer? only the extremely elderly, farmers and possibly robots that require sunlight to fuel their power cells go to bed when the sun sets.
i'm married with a baby and i regularly go to bed at 9 or 10 just from sheer exhaustion. pre-baby i'd go to bed at 1 or 2 am and get up at 6 or 7.
I'm being slightly facetious, but my bed time is usually ~ 9. I get up ~5 so I can make it to work by 6.
I try to get to bed around 930 to wake up at 414 and make it to work by 6
The sun is out! The sun is out! .. de plane.. de plane... wait. I lost my train of thought...
Oh yeah.. I can't do an early dinner. Sorry TFM.
I do however want to drive up today to get you the racquets (4) today. What time is good to swing by.
We'll have lunch Thursday perhaps.
sup -- let's do lunch thursday. i can wait for the racquets. no tennis today and wife and i are babysitting our nieces and nephews tomorrow. so i won't be needing the racquets til thursday anyway.
so who would like to hit on THURSDAY?
i'll hit a pitcher of beer on thursday
TFM, that's a good idea. Maybe we can do it next week>
Maybe a Sup clinic in MD then some BBQ???
I can hit some thursday. Can even stay late cuz im off friday
sounds good hollywood. let's plan on thursday afternoon hitting session. we'll see if anyone else wants to join us.
Sounds good sir. thurs afternoon. you handle the details on location. Gimmie address and let GPS handle the rest.
Man, I go to bed around 2am... get up at 0830, turn my alarm off... wake up at 1000 and get into work around 1045. I cannot do the morning thing, although breakfast is my favorite meal... I always miss it though.
That's why I do brinner - breakfast for dinner. Nothing like pancakes at 9pm!
Work at 10:45? Man, sometimes I wish. Up till 2am last night trying to study, but mostly falling asleep.
Studying is overrated...
Yeah - tell me about it.
tues/thurs is out with my schedule. however i'm prob going to "try" to hit @ howard wed.
speaking of howard, sup you should just go and hit with the team. they loose every match but should have a similar schedule to yours in addition to being actually pretty good players.
I may try to hit at howard wednesday too. Although I will probably for go the meal after and get my butt back up to harford county
Never been to the howard tennis courts.. is there a place to park?
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iAventino and iTestaccio: two new mobile applications now available on the Apple Store
iAventino and iTestaccio are two new mobile applications (available on iPhone, iPad, and Android platforms) developed by the Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Roma in cooperation with the Fondazione Bordoni. These apps showcase a collection of multimedia itineraries through major archaeological and socio-cultural sites in Rome's historical district Aventine and Testaccio.
Content is organized in a thematic menu by location, itinerary, or multimedia, and can also be accessed directly from a satellite/street map of the area. While scrolling through the photographic gallery, the user has the option of listening to a narrator or reading information in text form. Further, the iAventino and iTestaccio applications implement innovative functions that enhance the visiting experience, such as CodeScan to access information on specific monuments by using iPhone's QR code reader, or iCard to send electronic postcards of sites visited.
iAventino presents three thematic itineraries for the Aventine hill, pertaining to archaeological sites of differing levels of accessibility:
The Aventine between visible and invisible
Roman domus
Churches and gardens
iTestaccio is organized in three chronological sections, in order to guide the user through the evolution of the Testaccio neighborhood over time, between rural and urban landscapes:
Ancient Roman times
Medieval through modern times
Contemporary times
The series of multimedia itineraries of Rome's archaeological and historical sites will soon be augmented by another interactive application: "Between the Esquiline and Viminal: stories from an urban context".
To access material complementary to the mobile applications – including further information, news, and multimedia content – click on their dedicated websites here below.


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Kurt Busch was suspended for one race Monday for threatening a reporter following Saturday's Nationwide Series race at Dover International Speedway.
NASCAR suspended Busch until June 13 and extended his probation until Dec. 31. Busch, the 2004 NASCAR Cup champion, already was on probation for a confrontation with Ryan Newman and his crew following the May 12 Sprint Cup race at Darlington and for driving recklessly through Newman's pit stall.
Busch will miss this weekend's Cup race at Pocono Raceway and be eligible to return for the June 17 race at Michigan.
VIDEO: Watch the comments that got Kurt Busch suspended
According to a NASCAR news release, Busch was suspended for violating Section 12-1 of the NASCAR rulebook, which covers "actions detrimental to stock car racing; violation of probation; verbal abuse to a media member."
Busch was being interviewed on pit road Saturday after a run-in with driver Justin Allgaier in the Nationwide race when he lashed out at Sporting News reporter Bob Pockrass.
When asked if his current probation impacted the way Busch raced Allgaier, Busch said, "It refrains me from not beating the (expletive) out of you right now because you ask me stupid questions. But since I'm on probation, I suppose that's improper to say as well.
"If you could talk about racing things, Bob, we can talk about racing things."
Moments earlier, Busch told a TV reporter that, "I'm on probation so I can't even pick my nose the right way."
Busch's comments were captured on video.
Learn more
— Busch's confrontation with Pockrass at Dover caught on video
— Pockrass gives background and his side of the story
— Dover winners/losers: Big L for Busch
— SN's David Whitley: NASCAR needs a villain; Busch fills the bill
Busch issued a statement through his Phoenix Racing team apologizing for the incident.
"I accept NASCAR's decision," he said in the statement. "I put them in a box, they had to take action and it's my fault for putting them in this position. I apologize for the comments I made to Bob Pockrass."
Phoenix Racing team owner James Finch told reporters his team would race at Pocono this weekend with another driver.
The incident marked the third time in less than a year that Busch has clashed with members of the media. He had confrontations with reporters from NASCAR.com and the Associated Press following the September race at Richmond last year.
Then, during the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Busch cursed at ESPN reporter Dr. Jerry Punch, who was trying to interview him after he had fallen out of the race.
After the Homestead incident and a series of emotional outbursts last year, Busch was released from Penske Racing following last season.
He now drives for Phoenix Racing. He is 26th in the Sprint Cup standings with just one top-10 finish this season.
Busch, who has 24 career Cup wins, finished fifth in the Nationwide Series race at Dover, but wound up 24th in the Cup race the following day after two speeding penalties and a blown engine.
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Cheyney University Concert Choir Presents A Tribute to Black Composers on February 22
January 12, 2012
In celebration of the 175th anniversary of Cheyney University's founding, A Tribute to Black Composers is planned for Wednesday February 22 at the Marian Anderson Music Center.
The concert will feature music by Black composers from the early twentieth century to the present. The concert is free and open to the public.
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A Vital Dose of Redemption and Realization
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My Yanks played sloppy ball last night. Just glad they did on the same night as your guys. This division really is too stressful.
It is a bit of a wondersome thing this year as to why the Rays and Yankees seem to like losing on the same days. The worst thing about it is that currently, it is giving the Red Sox Nation hope.
But hopefully this is something that will not become ahabit for either one of us, or we might be left out in the October cold air.
Rays Renegade
Even with all their injuries I never counted the Red Sox out – not with that pitching staff. They'll fight to the bitter end. Gulp.
The real reality here is no team is ever really out of it until the end. The heck with those "clinch" numbering systems to show you are in the playoffs.
The Red Sox right now have to provide a level of faith and optimisim right now to fulfill any remnants of their pre-concieved destiny. The three of us will fight this to the last out, then when the dust settles…we will know who is left standing.
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Tagged: all star game 2009
Dodgers vs Cardinals
Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
The Dodgers begin a 3 game series Today vs the St. Louis Cardinals. It should be fun. We need to start a winning streak and get back on top of the standings. Chad Billingsley will start today. Who quickly is becoming the Ace of the pitching staff.
Before the game the Cardinals had a press conference to show off the 2009 All-Star game logo. St. Louis will host the game. Any tips on how to get tickets for the game ? I heard All-Star game tickets are hard to buy. It's mostly for season-ticket holders and sponsors. I guess Ebay is the only option.
Notes on Manny
Wow, Dodgers fans have purchased over $ 125,000 worth of # 99 T-shirts and jerseys since the slugger was acquired from the Red Sox. Sports Illustrated has a article on how the Manny trade went down. Chris Casavant of the Connecticut Post writes that Manny's recent behavior with the Red Sox is unforgivable.
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The other day, I was # 10 in the MLBlogs Stats. Now I'm # 7 ! Thanks 🙂
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Manny arrives at Dodger Stadium (Last Friday)


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Federation Aiming Squarely at New Low-Income CUs
"We expect to be able to explain to them both the value and opportunities found in working with lower income members and with the low-income credit union designation," said Cathie Mahon, the National Federation's newly hired CEO.
Mahon takes the position of former federation CEO Clifford Rosenthal who left in May to take a position with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Credit unions that are designated as low income have the ability to accept nonmember deposits, offer secondary capital accounts, receive exceptions from the aggregate loan limit for member business loans and participate in the Community Development Revolving Loan Program.
Over 1,000 federally chartered credit unions, which the NCUA identified as qualified for low-income designation based on their membership, were offered a streamlined path to the designation in August and efforts have commenced to offer the same procedure to state-chartered credit unions that might qualify. Of that original 1,000, over 623 accepted, according to the most recent agency numbers released in September.
But the low-income designation does not bring experience working with lower income members or expertise in reaching out to those members. Nor the techniques for discovering the opportunities those members represent. The National Federation has experience in both those areas, Mahon said.
"One of the things I have most admired about the federation is its ability to call out best practices from its members and from credit unions at large," Mahon said, "and then help translate those best practices for other credit unions to use."
The federation and Mahon also have experience working with credit unions to solicit nonmember deposits and establishing secondary capital accounts, which also might be unfamiliar to credit unions which had not had those powers until recently.
Mahon, a former executive and board member at several different credit unions as well as former director of policy and program development for the National Federation, acknowledged that she stepped into a position that Rosenthal had made instrumental in the credit union industry. But expressed confidence that she would help the National Federation continue to build on the progress it had already made.
"I think this is a very exciting time for the federation members and for credit unions generally," Mahon remarked. "The challenges are more intense but so are the opportunities."
Mahon came to her new position most recently from a term as the deputy commissioner for financial empowerment for New York City's Department of Consumer affairs, a position that she said gave her an even stronger appreciation for the role credit unions can play in the lives of lower income people. While in the deputy commissioner position, Mahon helped the Office of Financial Empowerment, the first such effort in the country, to develop programs to help lower income New Yorkers build savings and improve their financial futures.
For example, under the Opportunity NYC program, lower income people were able to open transaction accounts at 10 New York financial institutions, five of them were credit unions. The accounts carried a $50 opening deposit as an incentive to opening them, as well no fees or minimum balances. Other ideas for similar accounts included special matching accounts that could be created with all or part of the funds from the federal earned income tax credit, which members access through their federal tax returns.
Mahon also has extensive experience in both the public and private grant-making world and served a key role with the federation when the organization was helping to establish the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund at the U.S. Treasury Department.
This experience helped her more deeply appreciate the way lower interest government loans as well as corporate deposits can help credit unions ensure their financial stability so they can more effectively launch products and services which benefit lower income members and help them succeed financially, she explained.


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He was presented with a plaque commemorating the honor at the Dover school board meeting on Thursday.
The plaque certified Forehand's completion of the Arkansas Leadership Academy's Master Principal Program, a course designed to better educate public school principals in the fields of leadership and academic quality.
Created in 2003, the Master Principal Program consists of a three-year leadership development program through which principals will learn to increase their capacity to improve school learning. Since the program's creation, hundreds of principals have participated.
Forehand completed the program and proceeded to apply for the master principal status, which is entailed of a rigorous three-phase assessment. According to Blaine Alexander, the master principal facilitator for the Arkansas Leadership Academy, the assessment is "the most comprehensive and rigorous assessment of a principal's leadership in the entire country".
Alexander, traveled from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville on Thursday to present the plaque to Forehand during the school board meeting, signifying Forehand's completion of the program and assessment.
"He's the epitome of a collaborative leader who gets everyone on board for a common purpose," said Alexander. "The school's test scores reflect that."
Forehand has served as a Dover public school principal for 18 years. Fourteen years were served at the Dover Primary School.
He has been the elementary school principal for the past four years.
Beginning in August, Forehand will begin work as principal of Dover's Middle School.
"I am ecstatic about the fact that I'm leaving the elementary school in the form that it is," said Forehand.
"We are one of the top elementary schools in the state of Arkansas. That's what I wanted for the school. And now that I'm moving up to middle school, we can strive to do the same thing there."
Dover School District Superintendant Jerry Owens praised Forehand's work at the elementary school.
"Based on math and literacy test scores, our elementary school is ranked among the top 15 elementary schools in the state of Arkansas," said Owens. "The credit goes to Donny and his team."
Prior to the board meeting, school board president Michael Robbins commented on Forehand's contribution to the school district.
"Donny is an excellent and very experienced principal," said Robbins.
"He's goal-oriented and driven. That's why I think he's receiving this master principal status. I'm proud to see him getting this award."