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No matter who shows up for Tuesday's opener of the Western Conference semifinals at the AT&T Center, it will be a franchise owned by the Spurs in a historical sense. Team records for scoring and victory margin have been set against the Clippers and Grizzlies, the teams who battle today in Game 7 at Memphis.
The Spurs are 115-30 against the Buffalo Braves, San Diego and Los Angeles Clippers franchise. The Spurs have 10 winning streaks of at least five in the series, including stretches of 10, 15 and 18.
The best win streak the Clippers own in the series is six from 1995-96 to 1997-98, however they were one of five opposing teams to win at the AT&T Center this season.
As for the Grizzlies, either from Vancouver or Memphis, the Spurs own a 57-20 record against them, including the first 21 meetings of the Tim Duncan era.
However, four of the losses, one-fifth of them, happened when Memphis became the second No. 8 seed to knock off a top seed in a seven-game series.
Express-News staff writer Douglas Pils examines some of the big games the Spurs have played against the franchises.
Spurs 114, Braves 112: On Nov. 16, 1976, the franchises met for the first time and eight Spurs scored in double figures. Larry Kenon led the way with 25 and Allan Bristow had 19 before 6,945 at HemisFair Arena. Bob McAdoo led the Braves with 27 points.
This was the first of a NBA-record 14 straight seasons the Clippers franchise missed the playoffs.
Braves 123, Spurs 115 (OT): In the Spurs' last trip to Buffalo on March 14, 1978, Randy Smith poured in 38 points and former Spur Swen Nater had 30 as the Braves won their first against San Antonio.
George Gervin paced the Spurs with 33 points.
Spurs 163, Clippers 125: On Nov. 8, 1978, the Spurs set a team record for scoring that still stands. Gervin led the way with 38 points, Billy Paultz had 28 and four others had at least 15 — Bristow (17), Mark Olberding (16), Kenon (16) and James Silas (15).
They led 76-59 at half and kept going, winning the fourth quarter 48-36.
Clippers 97, Spurs 96: After 41 games of trying, the franchise finally held the Spurs to less than 100 points on Jan. 21, 1986. To be fair, it was only the fifth time the Spurs had kept the Clippers under 100.
Marques Johnson led the Clippers with 30 points, while Alvin Robertson had 24 points, 11 assists, eight rebounds and five steals for the Spurs.
Spurs 125, Clippers 124 (2OT): Robert Horry was Big Shot Bob and Big Block Bob in the waning moments of the second OT on April 9, 2005. His three with 22.2 seconds left gave the Spurs the lead, and he stopped Mikki Moore at the rim as time expired in Los Angeles.
Manu Ginobili scored 40 points in 53 minutes and Tony Parker had 27 in 53 minutes as Duncan missed his 10th straight game.
The next night, Ginobili and Duncan sat as Parker went for a then career-high 35 in a double-OT win at Golden State.
Spurs 103, Clippers 100 (OT): On Feb. 18, Gary Neal took a gift turnover from Chris Paul to sink a tying 3-pointer with five seconds left, and then he hit the game-winner with 25.4 seconds left in overtime. The win gave the Spurs the first of their three double-digit win streaks this season.
Spurs 111, Grizzlies 62: The Spurs set the team record for victory margin at 49 in the franchises' first meeting on Nov. 8, 1995. David Robinson led the way with 31 points, as four future NBA coaches played in the game — Byron Scott for Vancouver, Avery Johnson, Vinny Del Negro and Doc Rivers for the Spurs.
Grizzlies 96, Spurs 91: The Spurs were busy losing 15 of 17, so Vancouver scored its first win against San Antonio during the 20-62 season on Nov. 24, 1996.
Grizzlies 98, Spurs 93: Duncan went toe-to-toe with Pau Gasol and the second-year Grizzlies center gave Memphis its first win over the Spurs and Duncan. Gasol had 28 points and 17 rebounds to offset Duncan's 30 and 21.
Gasol had help from point guard Jason Williams, who had 18 points and 10 assists.
Spurs 80, Grizzlies 79: Ginobili made his first start in a month on Jan. 14, 2006, leading the Spurs with 20 points and the last of his seven assists was a lob to Duncan for the winning basket with 7.2 seconds left on Jan. 14, 2006.
That helped the Spurs overcome losing a 15-point lead in the second half.
Memphis fell to 23-12 during a season that ended with its third straight 0-4 performance in the first round of the playoffs.
Spurs 110, Grizzlies 103 (OT): Gary Neal saved the Spurs' season for a little while with a 3-pointer on an inbounds pass that started with 1.7 seconds left at the AT&T Center. That forced overtime and Game 6 of the first-round playoff series on April 27, 2011.
The elation only lasted a couple of days, as this was a far different Grizzlies team that was 0-16 in the playoffs when the series began.
Grizzlies 99, Spurs 91: Back in Memphis on April 29, the Grizzlies closed out their improbable victory as the No. 8 seed over the Spurs. Zach Randolph took over the fourth quarter and wound up with 31 points and 11 rebounds as the Grizzlies pushed the Spurs around.
Memphis won the rebound battle 43-32, as Marc Gasol added 13 boards. He and Randolph each had five on the offensive end.
Game 1: @Spurs, Tuesday, 8:30 p.m., TNT
Game 2: @Spurs, Thursday, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
Game 3: @Clippers or Grizzlies, Saturday, 2:30 pm., ABC
Game 4: @Clippers or Grizzlies, Sunday, 9:30 p.m. or 7 p.m., TNT
*Game 5: @Spurs, May 22 (Tuesday), TNT
*Game 6: @Clippers or Grizzlies, May 24 (Thursday), ESPN
*Game 7: @Spurs, May 27 (Sunday), TNT
* if necessary


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I'm going to count down the 12 days till Christmas by posting a picture of each of my FootJoys every day. I hope you will join in and show us some pictures of your FootJoys as well. Don't be shy, I know we have seen some of your shoes, but there are a lot more out there we have not seen. This is a good chance to show off your love for FootJoys. Sorry Hokies, we would have had to start two month ago for you to show all your FJ's. :-)
I will start with my "Silver Specials" as Randy called them.
Great Idea Don! Hope everyone participates!
OK, I'll start with my newest pair. It's a duplicate photo, so sorry.
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OK, I'll start with my newest pair. It's a duplicate photo, so sorry.
OK, I'll bite, but only have 7 pair right now (gave 2 old pair to charity last week. First up, the FJ Contours bought 5 years ago. Still in great shape and comfortable.
Good ole Classic stand-bys!!
On the 2nd day of FJmas - the Contour in Beige and black from 5 years ago - still going.
Quick note....
@TNT... Just gorgeous. I have a similar pair of Classics Premiers, but the have some red gator accents on them.
@fred... I know your shoes are 5 years old, and happy... but you need some shoe trees my friend! Those creases and lines across the forefoot area are signs that the shoes are curling from use and then drying without the benefit of the wooden tree maintaining their shape.
Trust me, your shoes will "love you" as much as you love them for putting trees in them after each use!
Golfer: what a great idea. I shall be participating in this tribute to Footjoy and Christmas, but only have two pairs as I'm new. I shall pick a suitable time to post within the next 12 days of this Footjoymas thread. The silver specials are a fitting start to the begin spreading the joy. I shall take some fresh shots as shoe trees now feature and they have had their first coat of leather conditioner already.
Nothing as fancy as you boys yet in my collection of four - (2) FootJoys, (1) Ecco & (1) Lady Fairway....
My Dirty Greenjoys !
On the second day of FJmas (I like that Fred) black smooth with cordovan gator saddle #50088 Classic Dry Premier. Bought in March of 2004, they have 41 rounds under their belt. This was my first pair of "special" golf shoes, and I was hooked after receiving them. Still love them today!
Ooooooo! Aaaahhhhhh! Like these Classics Don.
Fred, take a look at these and TNT's shoes. Note that there are no creases across the forefoot area like yours (which are lovely by the way). This is because Don and TNT use shoe trees. Visible proof of the benefits.
We need more shoes posted and I agree, if you spend hard earned money for shoes... You have to get the shoe trees! I love the smell---TMI!!!!
I like this idea. Wish I had enough pairs to post everyday until Christmas. I'll do my best, though. First up, the newest MyJoys DryJoys Tours, worn once (yesterday).

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Mountain Island Charter School officials hope they�ve seen their last setback trying to find a permanent place to build a charter school.
Mountain Island Charter School officials hope they�ve seen their last setback trying to find a permanent place to build a charter school.
School officials planned to build the school on 40 acres on Horseshoe Bend Beach Road north of Mount Holly on land owned by entities affiliated with Andreas Bechtler, the family known for creating the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art in downtown Charlotte.
Mountain Island Charter School needed to have direct access to a major road to fall in line with Gaston County zoning requirements. In June, the Gaston County Board of Adjustment turned down Mountain Island Charter School�s request to allow an exception to that zoning rule. Head of School Linda Bratcher said school officials hoped that the community surrounding the proposed site would view the school as an asset and embrace it.
�To our dismay, that was not the case,� Bratcher said.
Seven people spoke against allowing the school to move forward at the board of adjustment meeting. Three people spoke in favor of the school. Stonewater Bay residents also spoke out in opposition when the school sought to be annexed into Mount Holly city limits. Mount Holly City Council said no to the annexation.
When the zoning approval fell through, school officials could have appealed the decision and tried again. Bratcher said the school is growing so rapidly that delaying wouldn�t be in the school�s best interest.
Of the 817 students enrolled in the school, 76 percent come from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area, 21 percent come from Gaston County and 3 percent come from Lincoln County. The school also has students from Cabarrus County, Catawba County and the Iredell-Statesville area.
The school had already pushed back the date of its move by a year.
�The clock is ticking for us to move to our own site and alleviate our good friends here at New Covenant (United Methodist Church),� Bratcher said. �We needed to move on.�
School officials found a nearly 45-acre parcel of land owned by Crescent Resources along Lucia Riverbend Highway near N.C. 273 and N.C. 16. The site wasn�t on the market initially, but its owners would sell the property for a good use, Bratcher said.
School officials are in talks with Crescent Resources to purchase the land if it can get the required permits and check out the site to make sure it could work as a school campus.
Mountain Island Charter has a hearing with the Gaston County Board of Adjustment to again ask for leniency on zoning laws. If the school receives approval, it can move forward, Bratcher said.
The school received approval from Mount Holly City Council to extend water and sewer lines to the Lucia Riverbend site at the school�s expense. Mountain Island Charter will pay out-of-town rates for water and sewer service.
�I think the site is comparable and allows for our plans not to have to be trashed and start all over again,� Bratcher said. �We�re currently working to see what we need to do to make changes to original drawings.�
School officials hope to be in modular buildings on the new site in August 2013. The new site on Lucia Riverbend Highway is near the school�s current site on the New Covenant United Methodist Church campus. Bratcher is hopeful the school is on a path forward with its new plans and new place.
�It�s kind of like a marriage proposal,� Bratcher said. �You hope they�re going to say yes.�
You can reach reporter Amanda Memrick at 704-869-1839 or follow @AmandaMemrick on Twitter.


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Letter from THOMAS WILLIAM SILLOWAY to GEORGE PERKINS MARSH, dated April 7, 1858.
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Letter from THOMAS WILLIAM SILLOWAY to GEORGE PERKINS MARSH, dated April 7, 1858.
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Montpelier April 7..1858
Mr. Marsh. I returned to M. the morning after I left you. The doct remains the same, as he was,-- entirely confident that he is the all. I have entered my protest against his using the old and burnt stones that he has [...] up, and proposes to use also, the lower segm[...] of the columns. He does not reply, but I think he will not dare use them. They are poor things,--fit only for ballast, or for things to condemn. Those who know best of matters relating to the work invaribly unite in disapproving his course of operation. There is hardly a man with whom he has yet dealt that does not condemn his acts. I think I do not at all misstate the case when I say that every contractor without exception has had trouble with him. I have talked with nearly every one. The invariable story is, He does not know what he is doing. The common talk of the place is, that he ought not to be in the position he is. I write you -------------------------------- Page -------------------------------- this that you may know who and what we are dealing with, you will of course consider such reports as confidential, if however they are confirmed to you by others, you will act from time to time accordingly I have been to the shop with the men and as best I could posted them up for the future, all is liable to be reversed at any time, and confusion reign. I took such grounds against the circular plinths to the column bases, that they will in time get made square. He treated the matter lightly when I spoke of it but has since signified to the master carpenter a desire to have them amended. Other things that were bad I have taken steps to remedy. I am in hopes that in a short time I shall be in a proper situation to see that the work is done as it should be. How this is to be brought about I know not. He is entirely stubborn, and self opinionated, and having power he injudiciously uses it. I have had two good conversations with Mr. Merrill. He is with us. He says no man in the State would he confide in sooner than in you & -------------------------------- Page -------------------------------- as soon as the court is over, (next week) he will aid you as best he can. He does not hesitate to talk as unqualifiedly as do you, and is anxious to have you see to it that no botching is done at the Capitol. He will not think for a moment that the commissioners are without power. He says a report amp;c. is not a completion of service nor a surrender. He is pretty firm in his opinion. However that may be you must in the end decide. I have conversed freely with Mr. Jewett and Mr. Colamer. They are with us. They had a few weeks ago decided to pay into the treasury $10,000 Powers is after them for it. They partialy agreed to let him have it but fearing things to come refuse to pay it. He is anxious to get it. It may be he fears that gales of October it may be, and in time of calm, is preparing for storm. The troubles with workmen amp;c. have intimated to him that "sic transit gloria mundi" My place just now is anything but desirable. The universal advice is to hold on, and not be alarmed. That I shall try and do. Last night we had a long talk (the doct & myself) but his idea is that he is alone supreme. The Doct need not talk of a need of money and hence -------------------------------- Page -------------------------------- must delay the work. He can get credit for all his materials, copper, lead, amp;c. amp;c. for one year. He has in the shape of credit and funds what is as good as $50,000 now. Tomorrow I go to Woodstock and shall converse freely with Mr. Williams and Mr. Porter. The latter Mr. Collamer says can manage Tom better that any man in the state. I shall not hesitate to inform them of our real condition as I see it. Mr. C. says that the Gov. will not dare side with Tom, but as he wishes to again be in office considering how this thing will end, if he is but properly advised, will side with us. I hope to go to B. on Friday that I may enjoy a little quietness, for a week, the wretched state of affairs about the work has deprived me of anything like peace. Mr. Collamer will go to Burlington to confer with you tomorrow, Thursday. That is the idea now. In regard to the Statue I have not as yet dared to let him have the specification. He has intimated his intention of getting the carpenter to build it up of planks and sending it to B. to have it carved. As soon as I get to B. I will write out the document and send it to you. If that thing (the statue) gets into the hands of the philistines I tremble for its fate. We cannot amend it. I long for my proper position in this work I am architect and constructor. He the superintendent. He asks what I shall do if he employs another architect. I say "remain as I am, ready to work, and to protest against attempts at abortion" The shop is hired by him, and so are the men. The material is his and I only trespass if I direct, but still I am disposed to hold on and if possible see that no great harm is done. I can be about at the building in spite of him. All I want is to have my place which is superintendent of Construction. Then he may do the rest.
Please write me soon at Boston
Yours truly T. W. Silloway


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Air Charts Stops Atlas Production
Popular aviation charts vendor Air Chart Systems has sent a notice to its subscribers that it's ceasing publication of the spiral-bound paper atlases that were its signature product for more than 50 years. In a note attached to the March 7 electronic update of en route charts and approach plates, the company suggests it's out of the paper charts business. "Due to adverse business conditions and the increasing use of electronic charts, we will not be publishing our atlases or renewing next cycle," the note reads. The company says it will no longer mail hard copy updates either. The company has not responded to our repeated attempts to contact them for clarification of the note.
The Air Chart Systems website is still live. Air Charts Systems published its various VFR and IFR atlases every May and issued updates on the FAA schedule. Cumulative updates went in a pocket in the appropriate atlas and the FAA considered that sufficient for chart currency purposes. Air Charts was launched by Howie Keefe, who saw a business in repackaging government charts, including approach plates and en route and sectional charts. The charts were provided in spiral-bound atlases and Air Charts periodically sent paper revisions, but not entire new charts. Keefe sold Air Charts, but then started another similar system called Tri-Nav.


text: I am so glad you started up a new board. Maybe this time I will have the incentive to finish. I have a few squares made, but haven't made one in a while. I have checked in frequently, but haven't posted since the 1st year. Thanks for the e-mail. Maybe it will get me started. All of the blocks are beautiful and the finished quilts are also. Thanks again for the notification.


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Nokia X3 Touch and Type ReviewNokia X3 Touch and Type
You can compare the Nokia X3-02 with many other phones using our Size Visualization Tool.
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1. Eingild (unregistered)
I can't believe Samsung Wave got 7.5 compared to his phone even though wave beats X3 in every aspect of a cellular phone.
2. Quido (unregistered)
Samsung Wave costs ~twice as much as Nokia X3 T&T. I think the price factor is part of the overal score.
3. John Gray (unregistered)
Isn't wave pretending to be a smartphone? TBH at that price point with Wave, there are better phones than it.
This phone fall under the featurephone category, so it makes sense that it got an 8 for its kind.
4. ilk (unregistered)
I would like to use Ovi Maps / Nokia Maps on the X3-02 even if it doesn't have GPS. Does anyone know if Maps can be installed or if there will be a S40 Touch And Type version at all?
After having read several reviews it seems that this phone doesn't come with any sort of maps pre-installed, and as the GSMarena review revealed, Google Maps (at least in it's current, non-Touch & Type-optimized version) doesn't work with this device.
21. Fishyfashy (unregistered)
I would also like to know if it supports any maps? have you found it out yet?
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7. nurse-diver (unregistered)
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8. varunwgl (unregistered)
i got samsung wave no regrets
its display is just awesome
9. x3-02 (unregistered)
As i read the review, im impressed with the specs of nokia x3-02, although it is not a smartphone, still, it has all you need. Touch and type. Touch to experience the touch screen and type for rapid messaging like me. Great phone I gonna buy this for sure!! thanks phone arena.
10. James Felix (unregistered)
When is it releasing in India..? Im badly waiting to by Nokia X3 T&T..! Anyone Knows?
11. Robz (unregistered)
Pretty accurate review.
I wanted a slim and simple phone with few extra features(i.e. touch screen) and that's exactly what I got.
Great phone for the price.
12. Anita (unregistered)
Hi there
I am thinking of buying this phone for xmas, and most of the features are pretty cool....however was just hoping if someone could please tell me if text in messaging is able to be done on the touch screen....or just the keyboard?
13. Leo (unregistered)
just the keypad
14. Leo (unregistered)
I'm planning to buy this. Can anyone tell me which one is better: X3 Touch and Type or 5530 XpressMusic? I'll appreciate any response. I also wanna know if I can change the font size of the menus 'cause it's a bit larger for me.
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Nice phone but it's buggy. Turns it's self off. E mail program stops working. Java error messages. Communities stops working.
I love the phone but it does have lots of software problems. Be advised.
16. Maan Lavadia (unregistered)
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the x3-02 is much better than the samsung star wi-fi
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Very Bad Sound Clarity, you can't hear properly.
But overall Loudspeaker, touch, type, video clarity, size is really awesome!
20. KAMEL (unregistered)
i buyed a new phone nokia x3-02 but i discovered that the battery consumed rapidly and it need recharge every day it loses one bar every 24 hours the question is if i replaced this battery with a new original one it will run proberly ? or the problem will exist ? i mean the problem with the phone its self? is there any advise about this problem ?
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Travs Announce Opening Day Roster
Press release from the Arkansas Travelers.
Team Arrives Monday, Holds First Practice Tuesday
The Travs should feature one of the most dynamic offenses in the Texas League. Mark Trumbo returns to hold down first base for the Travs after leading all Angels minor league players with 32 home runs and 93 RBI in 2008. Trumbo also ranked in a tie for second in the minor leagues with 286 total bases. One of the top hitting prospects in baseball, Hank Conger is slated to be the everyday catcher. Conger recovered from a torn labrum to post a strong second half in 2008 (.303-13-75) at Rancho Cucamonga, then led the Travs in the playoffs with 13 RBI. Ben Johnson also returns to play the outfield as well as catcher and first base. Johnson had the best season of his career posting a .262 batting average and 20 homers plus 77 RBI in 106 games at Arkansas.
Second baseman Ryan Mount also put together a great second half after an injury at Rancho Cucamonga (.290-16-49). Hainley Statia begins the season with the Travs at shortstop for the second year in a row. The slick-fielding Statia was limited to 59 games in 2008 due to hamstring injuries. Wilberto Ortiz, one of the Travs 2008 playoff heroes, will take over at third base. Ortiz batted .266 between Arkansas and Rancho Cucamonga, then collected a team-high 10 hits during the postseason.
The outfield is anchored by centerfielder Peter Bourjos, who led the California League with 50 stolen bases while posting a .295 batting average, 9 home runs, 51 RBI and 83 runs scored. Patrick Breen will be at one of the corner outfield spots after signing with the Angels in October as a free agent. Breen was named the 2008 Most Valuable Player of the independent Golden Baseball League when he hit .396 with 28 homers and 94 RBI.
Also returning to the Travs are outfielder Coby Smith (.275-2-16 in 61 games), utilityman Nate Sutton (.276-7-44) and catcher Flint Wipke. Gary Patchett will be the infield utilityman after spending the last two seasons at Salt Lake.
On the mound the Travs feature two of the Angels' top starting pitching prospects with opening day starter RHP Sean O'Sullivan and RHP Jordan Walden. O'Sullivan led the California League in wins in 2008 (16-8, 4.73 ERA), whle Walden (9-8, 2.76 ERA between Rancho Cucamonga and Cedar Rapids) led all Angels farmhands with 141 strikeouts. Midwest League All-Star LHP Mike Anton (13-9, 3.87 ERA between Rancho and CR) is the only lefty in the rotation. RHP Amalio Diaz (10-8, 4.32 ERA at Arkansas and RC) returns while RHP Trevor Bell (7-8, 3.91), the Angels' 2005 first round draft choice, rounds out the rotation.
In the bullpen, the Travs find RHP David Herndon as the probable closer. After a switch to relief midway through the 2008 season Herndon saved 17 games, second most in the Angels' system. LHP Barret Browning returns to the Travs after a strong 2008 campaign where he struck out 73 batters in 65.1 innings. RHP Bobby Mosebach (9-12, 4.62 ERA) has made the switch to relief after leading the Texas League with 177.1 innings pitched. Mosebach was returned to the Angels in March after being selected by the Phillies in the Major League Rule draft.
RHP Jeremy Hill is the elder statesman (31) on the club after posting 23 saves in the Mexican League in 2008. Hill also is the only member of the opening day roster with experience in the Major Leagues pitching 11 games with the Royals in 2002 and 2003. RHP Marco Albano, RHP Chad Blackwell and RHP Bobby Cassevah round out the relief corps.
The Travs arrive at Little Rock National Airport Monday afternoon and will hold a public practice at Dickey-Stephens Park on Tuesday beginning at 5:00 p.m.
The regular season opens Thursday night against the Midland RockHounds with first pitch scheduled for 7:10 p.m.


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No 'sugar-coating' Rangers' dismay as rival Angels get Josh Hamilton
All-Star outfielder Josh Hamilton, an integral part of two World Series clubs, surprised and disappointed the Rangers on Thursday by agreeing to a deal with the American League West rival Los Angeles Angels.
The Rangers believed Hamilton would explore the free-agent market to determine his worth and get back to the club for negotiations before making a decision. The sides cut off talks in January after Hamilton had a relapse in his fight against drug and alcohol addiction for the second time in four years.
The Rangers had scheduled a meeting with Mike Moye, who represents Hamilton, on Thursday evening. Instead, Moye called general manager Jon Daniels during a luncheon to tell him that Hamilton had accepted a five-year deal worth a guaranteed $125 million.
Moye said the Rangers were never told they would be given the right to match offers received, and media reports of that arrangement were incorrect. Daniels did not indicate if the Rangers would have matched the Angels' offer had it been given the chance but stressed the club wanted him to return.
"Josh has done a lot for the organization,'' Daniels said. ``The organization has done a lot for Josh, a lot of things that aren't public and things of that nature. I'm a little disappointed in how it was handled, but he had a decision to make.''
Hamilton could not be reached for comment. The Angels will not acknowledge the deal until Hamilton passes a physical. He is expected to take the physical on Friday.
"There's no sugar-coating it," Daniels said. "We wanted the player back, and he signed with the Angels. They're better now.''
The Rangers began to sense Hamilton would leave the club during last week's session with him and Moye during the winter meetings in Nashville, Tenn. Hamilton said ``he felt it might be time for him to move on,'' according to Daniels, who declined to give the reasons behind that sentiment.
At that meeting, the Rangers made two proposals. One was a specific contract offer that Daniels said was for fewer years and less guaranteed money than Hamilton will receive from the Angels. According to two major-league officials, the offer was believed to be four years for a guaranteed $108 million.
Daniels said the club also raised a "concept … an idea of something we wanted to do." Daniels did not elaborate on the idea.
Hamilton's age (31) and durability were concerns for the Rangers. In five seasons with the club he appeared in 150-plus games only once. He tied for 80th in games played in the majors during that span with 647 out of a possible 810.
Hamilton is also enrolled in Major League Baseball's after-care program. He runs the risk of a suspension with another drug or alcohol relapse.
"We had reasons that we hesitated to go longer in term," Daniels said. "Whether we're right or not, that will play out."
The Rangers obtained Hamilton, 31, from Cincinnati for right-hander Edinson Volquez and left-hander Danny Herrera in December, 2007.
Hamilton led the Rangers to their first World Series appearance in 2010, when he won the American League Most Valuable Player award for hitting a league-high .359 with 32 homers and 100 RBIs. Hamilton made the AL All-Star team in each season with the Rangers and also led the league in RBIs with 130 in 2008. The club returned to the World Series in 2011.
On May 8, Hamilton had the single biggest offensive game in club history. He had four homers, eight RBIs and 18 total bases in a 10-3 win at Baltimore
That was the centerpiece of an explosive first two months, during which Hamilton hit .368 with 21 homers and 57 RBIs in 182 at-bats. He markedly declined after that, hitting .245 with 22 homers and 71 RBIs for 380- at-bats in the final four months.
In his final game with the Rangers, a wild-card loss to Baltimore, Hamilton made five outs and saw only eight pitches in a 0-for-4 performance.
"We still have a very good nucleus, " Daniels said. "But he's been a big part of the club, and now he's on the other side."
The move to the Angels puts Hamilton near Hollywood, where plans are underway for a biopic on his life. Hamilton travelled to California ahead of the team and received the full Hollywood treatment on Sept. 17. The next day, Hamilton came out during a game at the Angels because of a vision problem that forced him to miss five games.
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Discussion in 'Trek Tech' started by Crazy Eddie, Nov 20, 2013.
13 out of 23, no kidding that this was an unlucky class of starships.
^ Inspired by a reference from Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise, implying that a similar thing happened to the Constitutions in the primeline. According to that book, the reason we see so few Constitutions in the refit configuration is because by the 2270s only two of them were LEFT, and all the others were destroyed or lost on exploration missions.
A bit of background: most of these losses are fates occurred or almost occurred to the Enterprise herself:
Sutherland ran into Flint The Immortal, who then shrunk their ship and banished them as punishment for their science officer hitting on his latest android.
Hathaway was shut down and crashed when the crew went spore crazy
Exeter was destroyed by biological contaminants from the planet Omega
Bonaventure got stranded in Elysium
Intrepid was eaten by a baby space amoeba
Defiant interfaced into the Mirror Universe
Constellation made a Kamikaze run to take out the Planet Killer
Lexington, Enterprise, Yamato and Potemkin were zapped by the Organians
Excalibur is on a pilgrimage to find the Borg
Space exploration is dangerous business.
And M1 - not M5 - is the pilgrim.
Why the Borg?
Who knows? Those multitronic units are screwy.
Following this work with interest. Really enjoying this dangerous alternate history. Thanks for this!
Those poor people on U.S.S. Sutherland...
so what tactical system of the Constitution represents the blue ball torpedoes from star trek 2009?
will we see the d4 and warbirds as well?
I never post in this section but wow these are great. I love that someone is giving some needed attention to the AR/JJverse, especially with something that reminds me of a hybrid of the Ships of the Starfleet & a chronology type reference book.
I'd actually prefer to leave that open to interpretation since in-film they represent nothing more specific than "the weapons." My personal feeling, for a variety of reasons, is that it's probably the ship's main phaser cannon.
I hadn't really thought about doing the Klingon ships yet and I'm not sure that I could until more information actually comes out about them.
Understandable, given the lack of information on offer thus far.
Two more ship sheets before I start doing weapons and sensors. May add more ships later if I need to, but nothing comes to mind right this second.
"Second Romulan War"?
What of the assumption that the divergence began with the Kelvin Incident?
Also: I like the idea of Academy Annexes elsewhere in UFP space, which I think at least one TNG episode hinted at via several Okudagrams.
Just plain excellent work, Crazy Eddie.
The first one was so tasty, they came back for seconds.
In all seriousness, it's sort of a reference to Alan Dean Fosters' "Balance of Terror" novelization; that's the phrase he uses to refer to the Romulan incursion and Enterprise's interception. I include it here because (aside from the fact that I think it sounds cool) there are multiple descriptions of the Earth-Romulan War -- from the ENT/Novelverse, from TNG, from the TOS description, from other novels before ENT came out -- and they largely contradict each other. I realized that it can be explained nicely if Spock was actually referring to the Earth-Romulan Wars, as a series of conflicts of various size and intensity that began a century ago and never completely ended. Only the first was even a declared war, the others are "wars" that involved different Romulan sub-nations/colonies fighting with different Federation members/colonies at different times using different weapons and technology. This way you wouldn't have to reconcile contradictory depictions of the Romulan War; they're ALL accurate, they just don't always refer to the same event.
So when Spock refers to the "primitive atomic weapons and in primitive space vessels" of the era, he's mainly referring to the colonial militias and the Earth Cargo Service who wound up fighting the bulk of the Romulan force while Starfleet had its hands full defending Sol. That early debacle, more than anything else, explains Starfleet's longstanding policy of isolation against the Romulans: they've been known to come busting out from time to time and you never know when they're going to make trouble again.
It most likely did, but I make no assumptions. On the one hand, the current movie produces have ALOT of room to maneuver and could play that any way they like, even ways that will make most of us angry and confused. My goal in writing this was to leave "wiggle room" where new information could fit without too much editing.
Hmmm. Interesting point there. And we certainly have recent incidents of mutually conflicting accounts, as you say, re: the novels and the material published by 47North...
I think you meant "James Blish's 'Balance of Terror' novelization" there.
Yorktown and Lexington share a registry number. Is that intentional?
Is there a particular reason the ship names seem to be drawn from a very narrow pool of possible names? They mostly seem primarily drawn from London Treaty power navies.
Probably. It's been years since I read it.
USS Yorktown was originally just an engineering test article and refitted for fleet service when Lexington and Hornet were shot by the Romulans. I had been debating with myself whether or not to make the first ship in that series NX- or NCC and change the numbers accordingly. Come to think of it, I forgot to make a final decision on that.
Most of the Yorktowns built during the Romulan Wars were named after famous warships. These were followed by a "restart" of the production line which were named after famous generals or military leaders. Dallas, Chicago and Houston were built after the war's end.
The Poseidons were named after figures from greek mythology, which -- not entirely coincidentally -- also happen to be the names of asteroids and moons in the Sol system.
The first run of Proximas were named after major stars in the Earth astronomical catalog. The next five were named after famous warships.
The Eagle class ships were named after famous exploration vessels, except for Defiant and Farragut which are named after the first two manned spacecraft to explore the outer solar system.
The Solomon and Newton classes are named after well-known starships from the previous century, while the Constitution class are named after aircraft carriers.
I'm really enjoying this. It's a big twist on the traditional way of looking at Starfleet, and I really like the vibe that the fleet is doing its best to apply cutting-edge technology to both exploration and defense, rather than the way most timelines just portray earlier ships as more primitive versions of the Enterprise.
I just want to clarify: so the original, classic Constitution design would definitely have been non-transwarp capable, right? It would have been just a bigger and better version of the Bonaventure, filling the same role of exploring the vast stretches of nearby but uncharted space? So under this, in the classic TOS era there would have been transwarp-capable flagships, but due to their horrendous cost and defense priorities they weren't being used for exploration. Excelsior was supposed to be the game changer in that it was a smaller and presumably cheaper transwarp ship, and whether it succeeded or failed, by the time of TNG transwarp on smaller ships is commonplace (I assume, based on the Defiant and Voyager. The Ent-D certainly would have been big enough to support transwarp even in this time period). Does that sound about right?
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Aratina pointed out a guest post at Friendly Atheist March 14 last year – shortly before the Reason Rally. The guest poster is none other than Lee Moore, the guy who kept trying to push me to "discuss" things with the people who harass me, including his friend Reap Paden. Mr Diplomacy, Mr Peace, Mr Supergood at HR.
Oh really?
Here's how that guest post starts:
Our recent invitation to the Westboro Baptist church has sparked a bit of controversy. Kelley Freeman described our invitation as "[poking] a rattlesnake with a stick," but we just don't see it that way. Reactions from others have been a mixed bag. Some have patted us on the back and thanked us for sending the invitation. Others have been less than enthusiastic.
We have serious doubts that the invitation — sent three weeks prior to the event — had much of an effect on whether the WBC planned to attend. Likely, the WBC knew of the Reason Rally well in advance and had planned on attending for some time before the invitation was sent.
It would be an outright lie to claim that publicity was not the first idea that came to mind when writing this letter. The WBC has quite a following, and they command a great deal of "media credit." The publicity that they generate, if handled in the right fashion, will draw positive attention to the Reason Rally, the NAP, and the freethought movement in general.
How interesting. The only trouble is, they (the National Atheist Party) didn't bother asking the RR board, they just invited WBC on their own. This did not go down well. At all. The comments almost all express fury mixed with disdain. For example…
If I agree to help support an event that others have initiated, I bear a responsibility to make decisions that are in concert with the rest of the organizers. It would be very irresponsible and selfish of me to unilaterally invite someone who is very controversial and potentially disruptive to the event without consulting the rest of the organizers first.
The WBC would have shown up as uninvited party-crashers, and they could have been treated as such. Now thanks to you, we have to treat them as invited guests. If any unfortunate incidents or violence occurs, the WBC will be able to portray themselves as the victims who were invited and then abused, rather than as the provocateurs.
Your self-centeredness and insensitivity to the basic etiquette of working with the other event organizers, combined with your nonpology at the end of your rationalizing PR spin letter in this post have sealed the deal for me. Just as with Chris Leithiser who has made the second comment here, I had some doubts about the NAP, but no longer. I will avoid you and disassociate myself from you.
I fear that the NAP will become embarrassing to atheists in general in the same way that the WBC is embarrassing to Christians in general.
That's Lee Moore – that's the guy who set out to heal the deep rifts among atheists. He is!
It's funny but it's also disgusting. He never bothered to tell me any of this. He never evinced the slightest hint of uncertainty about his own communication and peacemaking skills. I had more than enough uncertainty of my own once I found out (also without his telling me) that he's friendly with various people who call themselves Asshole Atheist, Angry Atheist, Angry Loud Macho Atheist…ok I made that last one up – anyway the point is, he's not the right person to try to bridge any rifts.
Next point. Notice everybody was pissed off – and the NAP was an ally, not a constantly-sniping enemy. Notice everybody thought inviting WBC was a terrible idea. Now notice Karla Porter.


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WEP was the initial method of securing wireless networks and is the most common type available. It requires you to create a "Pass Phrase" that generates a key that must be installed in both the access point (the base unit) and the computer. This was the only method of security when Wi-Fi was first made available to the general public. But as with most security systems, it wasn't long before someone found out how to bypass the lock.
WPA (Wi-Fi protected access) is a more secure method of protecting your wireless network, and using it is strongly recommended. Since this is a newer security protocol, older wireless systems may not have this feature. If this is the case, contact the manufacturer to see if a firmware upgrade is available or invest in a new access point. The latter is probably more cost-efficient, as you will most likely be increasing your wireless speed (as I did) at the same time.
So if your data and computer activities are important to you, upgrade your wireless security to the more robust WPA protocol.A Brighter Shade of GreenEveryone is becoming more conscious of the environment for one reason or another, but being green is more than changing a couple of light bulbs or buying a hybrid car. It is a lifestyle. Sure, doing some things to reduce waste or conserve energy is better than doing nothing, but doing the job right requires some lifestyle changes. Bad habits are tough to break. We, as a whole, have become a throwaway society, which has in part created most of the problems that we are facing.
The funny part of the green trend is the skyrocketing price of energy and the tough economy. Going green has nothing to do with being responsible but rather with being greedy and trying to recoup the payouts of higher energy costs. Duh! Just imagine if we all had started conserving 2, 5, or 10 years ago. We could have thousands of dollars more in our pockets, our landfills would be far from full, and we probably would have a stronger economy (but that's another story).
I've surprised myself with just how much energy I've been able to save and the amount of money I've saved in the process. With all that I have done, my last month's electric bill was the lowest it has been in more than 10 years, and I've been able to reduce my carbon footprint as well.
For years, we've been told to replace our incandescent light bulbs with CFLs (compact fluorescent lights), caulk our leaky windows, and lower our thermostats (or raise them for you warm-weather folks). But most of us have never really paid attention to the advice.
Now we've seen gasoline hit $4-plus a gallon, home heating oil has hinted at $5 a gallon, and everyone is adding fuel surcharges to every form of transportation. All of a sudden we're interested in conserving energy and reducing our oil dependence. (And, as our president-elect said on 60 Minutes, the price of gas dropping back down to the $2 range in November is, if anything, cause for even greater energy vigilance, lest we slip back into our gas-guzzling "trance.")
I could provide you with a five-page list of everything that you could do to become green (and I will provide a much shorter list—restricted to stuff that applies to a business), but you can do that for yourself by simply looking at everything that you touch or do.
Recycle, reuse, conserve, plan, condense, and coordinate. These words are your "green" list.
Go-Green Suggestions By planning errands, you can not only reduce mileage and gas consumption, but you can also reduce your car insurance costs (less miles traveled equals lower rates). You'll also reduce wear and tear (and maintenance costs) on your vehicle.
Use your local association or other business group to bulk-purchase consumables. Not only will you probably get a quantity discount, but the delivery charge will also be significantly less going to a single location (saving fuel and packaging). This can include anything from videotapes and DVDs to office supplies.
Recycle instead of throwing away. Several ink cartridges are recyclable. HP, Lexmark, and others can be turned in for reuse. Some places will also give you store credit for every empty cartridge that you recycle. Another option is to take that empty cartridge to a refill facility. Walgreens (the drug store chain) will take your cartridge and refill it on-site for $10–$15—a fraction of the cost of a new cartridge. Or you can buy refilled cartridges from a long list of companies from coast to coast. One refill cartridge provider, Cartridge World, provides some handy tips on cartridge maintenance and reuse here. The company website also includes a helpful section called "Cartridge Education."
Enough talk—how about some hard facts? I spent a little time and took measurements of several pieces of equipment in my studio to see just how much electricity was being consumed during normal usage and how much I wasted when the same equipment was sitting idle.
The first things that I targeted were my wall warts, those little black lumps that seem to be attached to every electronic gadget. Generally, power consumption is a factor of the power output of the supply, but, surprisingly, the warts all continue to consume power when the attached device is shut off or disconnected (as with a cell phone).
Testing several power supplies, I found an average current draw of 0.01 amps at idle (no device attached or powered on), which equates to 1.2W. Over a 30-day month, that is 0.864 kilowatt hours (kWh). My local electrical provider charges me 17.39 cents per kWh, and that means that leaving that wall wart plugged in costs 15 cents per month.
Before you say "So what, that's only 15 cents," do the math: Ten wall warts means $1.50, and at the end of the year we are talking $18. The last time I looked, I had 16 devices that used external power supplies, which brings my total extra expenditure to $2.40 per month.
Now let's move to the devices that don't really turn off when you shut them off. Any device that can be powered on via a remote or that has a display that remains lit when off will continue to use electricity, much like the wall warts, at much the same rate. TVs, monitors, DVD decks, VCRs (yeah, some of us still use them)—the list goes on and on. Now we are talking easily $5 a month ($60 per year).
This is money that is simply going down the drain; this is electricity that is not being used to generate income but is still adding to your carbon footprint. And you are paying for it.
Now, on to the big bucks. Replacing regular incandescent bulbs with CFLs adds to the savings. Figuring 4 hours a day of use, a standard 100W incandescent bulb costs $1.95 per month to operate. A comparable CLF uses approximately 25% of the power for the same amount of light and uses a mere 50 cents worth of electricity per month, a savings of $1.40 per month per bulb. Ten bulbs means $14 in savings.
For all of you who have complained that CFLs cost too much, doing the numbers calculates the ROI at 4–6 months—plus they last 5 years or more, so, in effect, they pay you to buy them.
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1. Smart (Posts: 76; Member since: 20 Aug 2011)
Completely agree with the last line of the article......
Hope that technology shows the way and brings people close enough to be friends and let peace prevail......
4. clevername (Posts: 1436; Member since: 11 Jul 2008)
My skepticism comes from a different yet similar place. I'm not thinking of countries that can but don't build infrastructure, what about the countries whose people can't afford it. Does Mr. Schmidt assume that those that can't afford to feed all their children on the same day will be fed and have money for internet? Or that the governments that neglect to spend money on food for them, will give them free internet? Sorry Mr. Schmidt, but I think you're view is short sighted. For your prediction to be true, hunger must be eliminated. People who can't afford to eat will not put the internet before food. I can't help but think this is another instance of the rich forgetting about the poor.
10. speckledapple (Posts: 892; Member since: 29 Sep 2011)
I wish that was the case that people would embrace much more when everyone is connected. The issue though is that when it comes to countries, they tend to want to look out for their own interest, which in many ways is fine as its their right. Sadly, that also means that if they want to, they will try and restrict information as they like. The truth however is that eventually someone will get the idea that they no longer want that filter and will clash with those who wish to keep it. End game, the people would eventually win. I just hope it goes about much less problematic than i described.
11. FlushGordon (unregistered)
THANK YOU Google for making technology more affordable than ever. I'm not saying they're perfect but if I had to root for lesser evil...it's Google....
12. cameogt (Posts: 88; Member since: 18 Oct 2012)
i wish in the year 2020 i can see flying cars already.
18. BadAssAbe (Posts: 473; Member since: 22 Apr 2011)
I rather have auto driving cars, sleep during traffic or watch a show or eat breakfast or all three if I have a longer commute.
13. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
Hmm....year 2020? Smartphones (phablet) screen size will be increased to 10 inches, so we need jeans with HUGE pockets in that time! xD
14. Bluesky02 (Posts: 1439; Member since: 05 Dec 2011)
Google you change the game with Android, for that a big Thank You. This gave a real boost to the Linux community and development.
15. itreday (Posts: 68; Member since: 24 May 2012)
I think he probably meant everyone in the USA.
16. cornerofthemoon (Posts: 602; Member since: 20 Apr 2010)
The world will be one big Human Centipede.
17. downphoenix (Posts: 3165; Member since: 19 Jun 2010)
not true Eric. Some people refuse to be connected at all.
19. koloss (Posts: 14; Member since: 17 Nov 2012)
CtOS will come to life in 2020??


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Two doctors were among five people being held as terror suspects last night after the bomb plots in London and Glasgow.
One was one of two men who tried to drive a blazing Jeep packed with petrol, gas canisters and nails into Glasgow Airport on Saturday.
Read the article, see the photos. How would a physician, one sworn to defend and protect life, come to this? I don't want to know.
From my cursory glance, the surviving individual (from all accounts not worthy of being addressed as a physician) has third degree burns on at least 70% of the body. (In one picture he's wearing clothing that covers the back of the torso, so it's possibly less or un-burned). Still horribly disfiguring injuries, and hard to survive.


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Well-Springs of Belief: An undiscovered contemporary classic
As Holy Week began and I reviewed my slack observance of Lent—that is, as I reflected on "things done and left undone"—I found I had wasted my soul more than anything through needless distraction. Pascal pointed out how kings have their minstrels and courtiers and fools to ward off the possibility of self-reflection, as he diagnoses… READ MORE >
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Pope urges more spiritual exercises
"He affirmed that spiritual exercises are 'a strong experience of God, sustained by listening to his word, understood and welcomed in one's personal life under the action of the Holy Spirit, which in a climate of silence, prayer and by means of a spiritual guide, offer the capacity of discernment in order to purify the heart, convert one's life, follow Christ, and fulfill one's own mission in the Church and in the world...' The Pope contended that 'in an age in which there is an ever stronger influence of secularization, and, on the other hand, in which there is experienced a widespread need to encounter God, the possibility of offering spaces of intense listening to his Word in silence and prayer should not falter.'" READ MORE >
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Obama "Plagiarizes" About As Much As Adam Gopnik
For about 25 seconds in Wisconsin, Barack Obama spoke some lines pretty much identical to those spoken in 2006 by his friend Deval Patrick, governor of Massachusetts. The lines were about the power of words in speeches and documents, about how words have more power than they are often given credit for. Of course, now the Obama campaign is saying no one should care too much about these particular words, or whether Obama really wrote them, since everything is OK with Patrick. This is disingenuous, and some people are very worked up about it. But it's 25 seconds — a fraction of a fraction of a speech. Sounds a lot more like Adam Gopnik borrowing the concept of "verticality" from Mike Huckabee for one of his twee New Yorker pieces than, say, that one-day New York Press sex columnist who copied Dan Savage wholesale, or Kaavya Viswanathan at Harvard, repeatedly copying passages from real author Megan McCafferty for her debut novel. Compare the Obama and Patrick speeches for yourself, after the jump.


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Take Back the Heart
A.W. AUNER, SONG PUBLISHER & PRINTER, Tenth and Race Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.
Take Back The Heart
Take back the heart that thou gavest,
What is my anguish to thee?
Take back the freedom thou cravest,
Leaving the fetters to me.
Take back the vows thou hast spoken,
Fling them aside and be free;
Smile o'er each pitiful token,
Leaving the sorrow for me.
Drink deep of life's fond illusion,
Gaze on the storm-cloud and flee,
Swiftly through strife and confusion,
Leaving the burden to me.
Then, when at last overtaken,
Time flings its fetters o'er thee,
Come with a trust still unshaken,
Come back a captive to me;
Come back in sadness or sorrow,
Once more my darling to be.
Come as of old, love, to borrow
Glimpses of sunlight from me.
Love shall resume her dominion,
Striving no more to be free,
When, on her world-weary pinion,
Flies back my lost love to me.
A.W. AUNER'S CARD & JOB PRINTING ROOMS Tenth and Race Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.


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By Lori Tannis
Where do I begin?
Last night was the final show of Beyonce's six month Formation World Tour at MetLife Stadium, and I would not be able to fully describe the night if I didn't start from the beginning. The very beginning.
The Port Authority Bus Terminal, in mid-Manhattan.
As I'm waiting in line for my bus ticket, I couldn't help but feel the energy and intensity of the other patrons. It was electrifying. We weren't lining up to just attend a Beyoncé concert, we were lining up to be a part of a movement, an experience, a moment in history. There was an excited sense of urgency, and anxiousness within the line, but the message was clear, we must all be ready to show up, and show out, and most importantly: slay, Bitch.
And slay they all did.
From a cute 6 year old in all pink, to an 80 something year old woman with the most amazing orange bob, Beyonce's fans are a wide spectrum of men and women from all backgrounds, sexual preferences, and ages. They spared no expense to adorn themselves appropriately for an evening with the Queen, from thigh high boots, to grey lemonade sweatshirts, Beyoncé would eventually thank the crowd several times during the night, and one time specifically for "dressing up."
But the line for the bus was long, and nerve-wracking. Would I make it on time? In fear of missing even one second of the show I hopped out of the bus line and jumped into an Uber with two other ladies standing in front of me.
We arrived, and that excited, anxious, urgent feeling has intensified. It's like a thick layer of unspoken energy, and maybe even a bit of nervousness. It's 9 pm now, what if she's coming out soon? Everyone was scrambling to get into the stadium and to their seat. I bid the two ladies farewell and good luck. It felt like Star Wars, as if I was going on a serious mission and telling them "May The Force Be With You." I sprinted across the stadium parking lot, picked up my ticket, and quickly rushed into my section. As I walk in, I noticed the vibe was on fire!
The crowd was lit!
From the fashion, to the hair and makeup, everyone carefully put themselves together as if Mrs. Carter has personally chosen them to hang with her after the show. Not only that but there's a confidence and a certain swag that each of these concert goers had. They each were prepared to perform just as much as the Queen herself.
I was in my seat, and was lucky enough to manage to grab a beer before she went on. All of sudden a helicopter appears above and its flying quite low and close to stadium. Of course, the crowd went wild.
"OMG, that's some real Diana Ross s—!" says one excited onlooker.
Could it be her? At this point I didn't know what to expect, but was very eager to find out. Soon enough, the stadium went dark, the helicopter was out of sight, and a ginormous LED square box screen on the stage lights up.
The crowd went absolutely insane.
OMG. Here we go.
We were greeted with larger than life visuals with matching out of this world surround sound.
The music started. Her dancers came out on both sides of the stage, smoke was everywhere and the screams of excitement were at an all time high. It's show time! Suddenly, coming up from inside the bottom of the stage, there she was, in the flesh, in the perfect yellow pants suit and signature large brimmed black hat. She opens with "Formation," and my jaw hit the floor. I wasn't screaming, I wasn't jumping, I wasn't dancing. In fact I didn't move. I was in complete and utter shock. Mouth open, eyes peeled, body frozen, and the night had just begun.
The show would continue on, and Beyoncé would go into "Sorry" bringing out her friend, the uber talented Serena Williams, who is also featured dancing in the song's music video. Of course the crowd went crazy and loved the black glittery leotard that she was rockin'.
After that she went into "Run The World" and "Mine." The angelic visuals unfolded across the gigantic LED box screens, while it opened up to reveal a few dancers beautifully hanging from the top. It's surreal, every moment was wonderfully crafted to dazzle the eye. The sound design was insanely on point, and I was still frozen with my mouth on the ground.
Related: Beyoncé's 'B'Day' Turns 10: Album Planted Roots of Fierce Persona
Beyoncé continued mixing in classics like "Baby Boy" with her more recent hits. There's a story being told in her music: of growth, maturity, womanhood, black pride, curiosity, confidence, heartbreak, family, wisdom, and love. As she pointed out last night, she has been sharing her music and able to perform for "20 years now." Many of us met her when she was just 15, with Destiny's Child.
She gave a special message for every woman at MetLife last night. "There's no such thing as a weak woman," she told us. "You're born strong."
She did a small section of ballads, one of which she said is her favorite song off Lemonade, "All Night."
We'd rock out to a slew of consistent jams after the ballads. It was hit after hit after hit.
Her guitarist from her all female band came out and did a solo reminiscent of Jennifer Batten (the guitarist from Michael Jackson's '90s touring band) before rolling into "Don't Hurt Yourself." It's easy to see that Bey is influenced by only the greats: Michael, and Prince, who she later played tribute to by playing "Purple Rain," beneath a purple screen.
The crowd was in a trance of sorts the entire time. We were up when she's up! Down when she's down. Quiet when she's introspective, and crazy nuts when she's going HAM with her dancers.
So it was only right that the crowd had yet another reason to go insane when her husband, Jay Z, joined her on stage for his verse on "Drunk In Love." It's an instant crowd pleaser seeing these two in action, vibing off each other on stage. He was our second surprise guest, and at this point, I was even more excited to see who else she may have had waiting in the wings.
We were more than half way through, rocking to every beat, hanging on every word, wink, pose, and nod she threw at the crowd. For "Partition" and "6 Inch" she once again grabbed hold of the crowd with the use of this insanely large, LED screen that really became one the characters in this theatrical experience. Beyoncé and a few dancers came out in what looked like large shipping boxes, but blown up on the screen it was transformed into a modern day peep show experience, with boxes opening and closing, and lights shining into one box, and then another, each with a dancer inside. It was a unique and colorful way to play with light, and sound, two other major elements which played huge roles in last night's performance. Accompanied with fireworks, and large powerful bursts of upward shooting fire balls, her shows are undeniably the best in the game right now.
She also just so happened to be wearing a gold shiny Ivy Park dress bringing the brand that is Beyoncé, the huge empire that it is, full circle. And why not wear your own brand on the last day of what has been considered your best tour, ever?
She didn't stop there, when she performed Kanye-produced track "Party," it was exactly that. Confetti burst out of somewhere, I couldn't tell you were, and what looked like quick fire flames came bursting out of her eyes from the large image of her on the screen. It was a fun, everyone was dancing, and having a real party.
If it wasn't enough for Serena and Jay to hit the stage, B added one more celebrity to the list by bringing out Kendrick Lamar for their track "Freedom". He electrified the audience and brought the house down when they performed together, dancing in a shallow pool of water on stage. All I could think was, how did they get that there? Like pretty much everything I saw last night, how did she do that, how does she do that?
Besides the few short on stage modifications that would take place; hair getting fluffed, face being pat down, water given to keep her hydrated, I couldn't help but wonder… How does she do it? I think we all have looked at Beyoncé over the years and wondered… How in the world is she able to do it all? Truth is she's human like you, and me, bleeds the same, hurts the same, rejoices the same. But a key is her ability to keep working, keep moving, tackle whatever it is in her way, and get past it, then on top of all that, share her world with millions of people through the use of sound and image. What more can we ask for? Her energy, her passion, her soul, was out on that stage last night for all to experience and for all to remember.
Near the end she thanked everyone that had a hand in making the show come alive night after night. We even got to the see the production team and engineers up on the big screen waving hello as she thanked them. She kissed each dancer on stage, thanked them for their tireless nights, as well as her band, background singers, and "every camera operator and sound guy." As she ended the show with "Halo" and had a quick moment of fighting back tears as this was the last show in an incredible world tour, she told us all "until the next tour," and just like that, she was gone. The lights went up, and the same crowd that went from anxious and giddy at Port Authority, was now satisfied and on a complete high. I looked up at the stands, sad it was over. But like she told us, until the next tour, and I can't imagine what her next project will be, and what more of herself she's preparing to share with the world.
Until then, I'm patiently waiting, in "Formation," of course.


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Our government just gives away access to our resources to international interests with goal of short term jobs but no real wealth created in Canada by Canadian companies.
Most of the oil companies here are Canadian. Including some of the larger ones. At least 5 of the top ten in the list below are headquartered here. And this is just a list of the exploration companies. There are hundreds of service companies that support them.
One thing I find puzzling is that the east side of the country imports oil from Venezuela and the Middle East, wanted Alberta's oil in the 80s, but now no one seems to want to build new pipelines, or expand existing ones, to transport oil down east. There are a couple of proposals, but they don't seem to be gaining much traction. Canadian oil also sells at a discount in relation to world prices because of the distance to market, so it is cheaper, at least for the moment. As for Quebec, they have plenty of shale gas too (essentially an extension of the Marcellus in PA), but currently have a drilling moratorium.
Part of this is the outcry every time a new pipeline or drilling project is announced. Just look at the latest whining and crying (valid or not) about a new pipeline to Prince Rupert to feed tankers.
Environmentalists are the worst hypocrites (most of them)... they bitch about how the pipeline will wreak havoc on the fuzzy cuddly bears and rabbits ( ) and then go home and either A) use oil industry products to heat their house or B) complain about how much gas costs to fill their car.
1) Nature isn't cuddly. It'll rip out your guts and eat you without saying thanks. 'Red of fang and claw' isn't just some old fashioned pithy comment.
2) Pipelines should be under strict scrutiny. Eco-terrorists aren't helping by purposely damaging them, and then having the environmentalists point their fingers and shout 'SEE!'
I'm all for strict extraction rules and companies having to do it in the cleanest, most effective manner possible. Protecting the environment is important and necessary. I don't think anyone particularly wants to breathe and drink toxins. But just pointing fingers and saying "uh-nuh!" is refusing to realize that we are an energy-intensive species at the moment. Two choices: 1) Reduce our global energy expenditure (har, not gonna happen) or 2) Develop sustainable energy sources before "non-renewable" sources are exhausted.


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Thursday began with the Black & Gold assembling at Crew Stadium to board a bus for Port Columbus International Airport in the frigid cold of the Midwest, and ended with a late afternoon training session in the dwindling sunlight of Brandenton, Fla. after few hours between flights and rest at the team hotel. The first practice of the Crew's preseason trip to IMG Academy consisted of light conditioning and a few possession drills.
"It was good to get off the plane, get your legs stretched out and get all the aches out from the turf yesterday," defender Josh Williams said after the session. "I think today was a relaxed day to get everybody out to meet everybody and have a little bit of fun with possession drills."
Thursday's training in Bradenton was a welcome change from the indoor start to the preseason in Columbus.
"It was good just to get off the turf," Williams said. "To come out and feel the grass, just the way the ball moves is a lot different than turf. The game moves a lot faster."
While a few spring invitees joined the team today and are fighting for a spot on the roster, players already under contract like Williams are working to solidify their spot in the Crew lineup during the trip to Bradenton.
"It's all about getting comfortable with your teammates and figuring out who's playing where," Williams explained. "There's still some guys who can play in different positions, like myself, but I think right now you want to come in with the attitude to win a position. For guys like myself who have only been around a couple of years, spots aren't guaranteed."
The Crew will train twice tomorrow before kicking off its first friendly of the preseason Saturday at 11 a.m. against D.C. United.


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Beer and ballet. The combination is so Eugene it's a wonder this isn't already a decades-long tradition. It certainly isn't any more unusual than watching cyclists smoke cigarettes as they lumber down Willamette Street, for example, so an event which brings both of these things together should be something that will please and amuse many.
As part of the Hult Center's 30th birthday celebration, the Eugene Ballet Company (EBC) will be joining forces with Oakshire Brewing and local band the Floydian Slips to perform Toni Pimble's ballet, Dark Side of the Moon, Oct. 13 and 14. The Pink Floyd album-based ballet, which first premiered in Eugene in 2010, was well-received by audiences then, and there have been numerous requests for an encore performance in the two-plus years that have passed. Pimble has been humbled by the outpouring of support and remains in awe because of this.
"I cannot remember having such consistent requests to repeat a ballet, especially only two years after its premiere," she says.
The performance of this ballet has such a level of excitement attached to it that the night can only prove epic for those in the audience.
Add to this the fact that local band the Floydian Slips will play the entire legendary Pink Floyd album as the members of the EBC interpret the album's themes of conflict, greed, mental illness and the passage of time, and there is further cause for excitement. It is a bit like mixing traditional musical with rock music a la the long-standing Broadway hit Rent — at first glance you think it can't possibly work, but then you recognize this combination as being the absurd stroke of genius that it is, and you marvel that it took this long for someone to think of the idea.
Many of the dancers who will be performing this time around are new to the production, with the exception of Juan Carlos Amy-Cordero, who returns for another performance and will be the featured dancer for "Breathe" and "Time." "Us & Them" will be interpreted by Yoshie Oshima, Takeru Anzai, Mark Tucker and Heather Wallace. Suzanne Haag will be featured in "Great Gig in the Sky," "Brain Damage" and "On the Run," and this last track will also include performances by Anzai, Aoi Anraku and Betty Kondo (who will also be the principal dancer in "Money").
And of course, for some, there is the most exciting element of the performance to consider: the alcohol. Oakshire Brewing will be premiering an all-new brew, Pearl Red, as part of the opening night festivities, so attendees will have the chance to get their drink on, their rock on and their culture on, all in one fell swoop. You can't do that every night, that's for sure.
But there's more. Two additional ballets will also be performed that evening: Light Rain and Channel Surfing. Light Rain, which was choreographed by the late Gerald Arpino of the Joffrey Ballet Company until his death in 2008, will be set by Maia Wilkins, a former ballerina with the Joffrey Ballet Company. The ballet will be accompanied by the original East/West fusion-style score by Douglas Adamz and Russ Gauthier. Arpino envisioned this ballet as a love letter to talented young male and female performers.
"It is my gift to these talented youngsters who are the artists of the '80s," he once said. "I am inspired by their modes, their rituals, their passions."
It is worth noting that the EBC is one of the few dance companies in America that has permission to perform Light Rain, which remains one of the Joffrey Ballet Company's signature and most requested works.
And finally, Channel Surfing — a humorous piece that will also be choreographed by Pimble — will be performed by the male dancers in the EBC. The dancers will showcase their athleticism in a series of sports vignettes, and in addition, a Don Quixote pas de deux will be performed by the ballet's principal dancers, Amy-Cordero and Oshima.
This eclectic combination of elements promises to make for one heck of an entertaining evening for all who attend. Are you in?
Dark Side of the Moon performed by the Eugene Ballet Company and accompanied by Floydian Slips, 7:30pm Tuesday, Oct. 13th, Hult Center, $22-$48.


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The Bay Area tour of the International Pilgrim Statute of Our Lady of Fatima concludes this weekend with visits to parishes in Berkeley and Union City.
On Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the statute of Our Lady of Fatima will visit St. Joseph the Worker Church, 1640 Addison St. in Berkeley.
Later Saturday, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., the statute will visit Our Lady of the Rosary Church, 703 C Street, in Union City.
The International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima was sculpted in 1947 by Jose Thedim based on the description of Sister Lucia, one of the three young children who saw a vision of the Virgin Mary in 1917 in Fatima, Portugal.
The Bay Area tour began Sept. 3 in Oakland.


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Forget about Bobby Brown, forget about other broken old players, and definitely forget about Delonte West. If the Knicks can somehow pull off this sign out of there asses, it will be the biggest steal for the Knicks this off season. This guy could play, a great role player and is desperately needed for the Knicks. We are all seeing he Knicks almost not change at all this season which is okay except okay sucks. The Knicks need help and with Udrih we don't have to worry about the back court. The front court is an issue but at least we will look somewhat better. I'm sure you are aware of his game and what he can bring to the Knicks offense and he has a decent defensive game as well.


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Mike Curry has resigned as Gillette high school boys basketball coach.
Curry coached the Camels for 30 years and won 12 state titles.
WESTON JOHNSON BENEFIT - Sheridan Media will facilitate a fund raising on-line auction on our website sheridanmedia.com beginning April first for former Wyoming Cowboy football player and Sheridan high school assistant football coach Weston Johnson.
Johnson is battling melanoma and the "Never Flinch" group is putting on this auction to help Johnson is his battle.
Sheridan high school head football coach Don Julian is helping head the effort Julian says Weston's treatment for melanoma continues and he is showing great courage.
Five Cowboys scored in double figures and the University of Wyoming men's basketball team took Western Michigan to overtime, before falling 75-67 in the CBI quarterfinals on Monday night in the Arena-Auditorium.
The Broncos (22-12) sent the game to overtime on a last-second three and outscored the Pokes (20-14) 16-8 in the extra period to break UW's 23-game non-conference winning streak in the AA.
"The last game of the season is always tough," UW head coach Larry Shyatt said. "Yes this one was tough, but I thought our guys played the game the right way.
12 year old Jaxon Parker was in Casper on Saturday for the State Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championships.
Jaxon won the 12 year old division by making 21 out of 25 Free Throws he is a sixth grader at Holy Name Catholic School.His parents are Shane and Heidi Parker.
BRONC / LADY BRONC SOCCER - The Lady Bronc soccer team split their opening conference matches over the weekend. they beat Cheyenne South 1-0 Friday and dropped a 2-0 decision to Laramie Saturday.
The Broncs whipped South 7-1 and dropped a 3-0 match at Laramie Saturday.
Both teams play once this week as they play at Buffalo Thursday night girls at 4:00 and the boys at 6:00.
BRONC / LADY BRONC TRACK - The Bronc and Lady Bronc track teams had their meet at Cody canceled Saturday, this week they will travel to an invitational meet in Gillette Thursday events begin at 10:00 am.
What was scheduled to be a pretty busy sports weekend in Johnson County fizzled fairly quickly with the weather moving in late Friday and into early Saturday, postponing soccer and track and field events at BHS.
The Bison and Lady Bison were able to get their Friday matches in before the snow hit hard.
Lady Broncs 1
Cheyenne South 0
Lady Broncs 0
Laramie 2
Broncs 7
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Broncs 0
Laramie 2
This week Broncs / Lady Broncs at Buffalo Thursday night 4:00 and 6:00.
TROOPER BASEBALL - The Sheridan Troopers open their season at home Saturday, April 27th with a double header against Cody we will broadcast the home opener live on 87.7 FM ESPN radio.
One of the highlights of this year's Trooper schedule will be a trip to play in a tournament in Omaha. Nebraska.
The tournament will take place at the same time the college world series is going on an Trooper Head coach Ben Phillips says it will be a great experience for the players.


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Braun says he's in for Derby, if invited
Outfielder would like to swing for fences at Yankee Stadium
By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
PHOENIX -- Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun is looking forward to swinging for the fences at Yankee Stadium. First he has to shake a right hand injury, and then he has to formally make the National League All-Star team, of course. But assuming Braun does make the cut when rosters are unveiled on Sunday, he is looking forward to participating in the State Farm Home Run Derby on July 14, the day before the All-Star Game. "If I'm invited, I'll do it for sure," Braun said on Wednesday. "I think you owe it to the fans. If you're lucky enough to be invited, I think you should do it." Wednesday was the final day for fans to vote for the All-Star starters, and Braun and the Cubs' Kosuke Fukudome were in a heated battle for the third and final NL outfield spot. But Braun could not make a last-minute push on the field because he was out of the Brewers' starting lineup Wednesday night. He was sidelined because he was slumping and hurting, hitting .186 with no home runs and three RBIs in his past 10 games including a current 0-for-18 drought while nursing soreness in his right hand. Braun injured his hand on the Brewers' last homestand -- he doesn't know how -- and on Wednesday emerged from the trainer's room with a blue wrap around his wrist. Braun did not participate in batting practice. Brewers manager Ned Yost would not commit to whether Braun would be back in the lineup for Thursday's series and 10-game road trip finale. The Brewers were 4-4 on the trip entering play Wednesday night and were scheduled to face D-backs ace Brandon Webb on Thursday. "I think it makes sense to rest it now and make sure it doesn't become an injury that lingers later," Braun said. "We're trying to eliminate some of the pain and the swelling and the inflammation now so it doesn't become a nagging injury." Braun has started 81 of the Brewers' 84 games this season. He'll need healthy hands to make a run in the Derby, one of the signature events of All-Star Week. Entering Wednesday's games, Braun was third in the NL with 181 total bases, tied for fifth with 20 home runs and tied for eighth with 58 RBIs. Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder took part in last year's Derby and didn't make it past the first round, where he hit three homers. Brewers players sometimes play "home run derby" in batting practice, but Braun prefers to hit line drives. "I'm not really a home run guy during BP," Braun said. "But once I get out there, I'll give it everything and I think I'll be OK. It will be fun, that is for sure. Hopefully I'll get to find out."
Adam McCalvy 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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Heading into the summer, 2013 prospect Chevoski Collins was a bit of an unknown to recruiting fans around the Lone Star State. That changed in a big way after the Livingston athlete turned heads at a couple different summer camps.
The 5-11, 185-pound Collins kicked his summer tour off with a stellar showing at a Texas Longhorn mini-camp. At that event, he was grouped up with a number of the Longhorns' 2012 commitments and Collins more than held his own. In fact, several onlookers described him as one of the top receivers at the event. Collins later camped at TCU and Texas A&M where he also performed very well.
"I think people were talking about me (at the Texas camp) because I was beating a lot of DBs off the line, getting open, running my routes well," Collins said. "I made a lot of catches and even on the difficult balls, I was catching them too."
Things have been pretty quiet of late on the recruiting front with Collins choosing to focus on Livingston's pre-season practices, but the playmaking receiver does have a few schools standing out. After listing TCU, Texas and Texas A&M as his top three, in order, in a previous report, Collins has changed things up a little in recent weeks.
"TCU and Texas are my top two. Then it would be OU and then A&M. I'm kind of looking at Texas over TCU right now," Collins said. "I just like their program. They always have a good program and it's just a good school to go to."
With recruiting on the back burner for the time being, Collins is working hard with his teammates for what he hopes will be a highly successful 2011 season. Collins has been playing at quarterback, wide receiver and free safety.
"I haven't been looking at recruiting so much. I'm just focused on my workouts, the team and how we're going to do this season," Collins said. "We're looking really good. We have our first scrimmage this weekend."
A versatile athlete who can line up on either side of the ball, Collins does have a preference of where he'd like to play in college. After his showing on offense at this summer's camps, his choice should come as no surprise.
"I think I could project really well at slot wide receiver," Collins said. "I just like playing wide receiver. I like being on the side of the ball and scoring.
"I'm working on getting faster. I run about a 4.5 right now. I'm doing a lot of footwork drills, running with a parachute, running up the big hill at our school, things like that.
Collins is planning to hit some college games in the fall but has yet to set up any visits. He lists academics and playing time as the two factors that will carry the most weight in his recruitment. Collins ranks No. 21 on the 2013 Lone Star Recruiting Top 100.


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