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I squeezed my new husband's hand as the rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," sung by the late Hawaiian singer Israel "Iz" Kamakawiwoole, flooded the bulky earphones providing the soundtrack for our stunning helicopter ride through the Waimea Canyon of Kauai.
It was a moment of true wonder, a soaring feeling I experienced often during our 11-day Hawaiian honeymoon in August.
Exactly a week before, Bobby and I had listened to the song as we compiled our wedding playlist, somewhere around 2 a.m. I never heard it during the blur of the reception, but now I was fully present as I stared at the waterfall-dappled red cliffs known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific.
We shared our six-person helicopter tour, which included a stop at the powerful waterfall featured in "Jurassic Park," with a British couple celebrating their golden wedding anniversary and a military couple from Oregon who, like us, tied the knot five days earlier.
I hope we don't wait 50 years to come back here, I thought.
We planned our time in Kauai mostly away from the bustling resorts, and the payoff was that at times we felt like we were inhabiting our own deserted island.
We spent a week in sleepy Waimea on the western coast, where we stayed in the historic Waimea Plantation Cottages – restored sugar plantation-era cottages, dating from the early 1900s and clustered in a coconut grove.
When we arrived to check in at midnight, the lobby door was locked and no one answered our phone calls. With our batteries dying, Bobby finally pounded on the door. A light came on and a sleepy-eyed employee escorted us to our cottage.
That first evening, we walked about 200 feet to a beachside hammock tied between palm trees. As we swayed, we listened to waves pound the sand and watched in amazement as shooting stars streaked through the tar-colored sky.
Our ocean-view cottage with a kitchen and living room proved the ideal place to play house for the first time.
We slept late each day, despite our lack of earplugs to drown out the roosters, who seemed to outnumber guests.
Bobby cooked a different style of eggs every morning. We drank orange juice in wine glasses we found in the cupboard. I chopped a pineapple and we put wedges in the freezer, just as Bobby's grandmother used to do as a treat. We shooed squawking roosters away from our lanai while sipping drinks at sunset. We had written our own vows for the wedding and read them aloud to each other in each room of the cottage until we'd each memorized the other's promises.
Each afternoon, we roused ourselves for an excursion. The day before our helicopter ride, we explored Waimea Canyon from the ground. We stopped our rental car at lookout spots, kissed in the shade of a tree and climbed rocks. At another stop, we played around in a phone booth, a reminder that cellphone coverage is slow and spotty on the island.
Several hours later, we arrived at a staggering viewpoint for the Napali Coast's jungle mountains, blue and turquoise water that shimmered like stained glass and exquisite tropical flowers. Again, I felt a sense of blissful awe.
We drove several times to the Poipu beach area to snorkel and dine. Afterward, we always returned happily to our cozy cottage, where there was never a need for a Do Not Disturb sign.
Signs warn against swimming in the choppy water along the property. But we loved walking along the gold-flecked black sand beach, littered with driftwood long and sturdy enough for us to sit on.
We never saw another person, save a few locals with their fishing rods. At the end of a rickety pier, railless like a pirate's plank, we saw a sea turtle pop from the water. We chatted with a friendly local high school teacher about his visits to Southern California. I collected sea shells as black as the night.
As we prepared to leave for the northern resort of Princeville, I caught sight of my wedding bouquet of orange dahlias, baby artichokes and leafy kale, still soaking in a glass of water. It had traveled with us because I couldn't bear to throw it away the day after the wedding. So on our last night, we walked to a tiny cemetery on the property, behind a church. I left the bouquet on a grave belonging to a father who died in the 1800s, although the engraving was too faded to read the exact year.
The next morning we left the serenity of Waimea for a four-night splurge at the St. Regis resort, where the window to our room offered an unencumbered view of the infinity pool, ocean and a green mountain often shrouded by clouds.
The luxury hotel was the perfect place to break in my new last name. I was called Mrs. Farmer at every opportunity, from the valet who opened the car door for me to the hostess at the breakfast buffet. Bobby certainly wasn't used to being called Mr. Farmer either.
One evening we joined a group of children and roasted marshmallows over a resort fire pit to make messy s'mores. At midnight we found the hot tub empty and soaked in the steaming bath while watching a spectacular meteor shower.
We spent our days reading with a fruity cocktail in hand or snoozing by the pool. We visited the nearby Kilauea Lighthouse and stopped at a beach where we watched children expertly surf tall waves.
For our final night, we indulged in a spectacular dinner at the resort's Kauai Grill. Halfway through their entrees, diners dropped their white napkins and scurried out to the balcony to photograph the setting sun as it melted into the ocean.
Since returning to the real world, we've struggled with intense withdrawals. For our first evening at home, we watched "Jurassic Park" to relive our helicopter ride.
Through Facebook we've seen two sets of friends go on honeymoons to Kauai. We recognize all the familiar spots in their photos – the surreal sunset captured at the Beach House restaurant near Poipu and the cliff overlooking the lighthouse.
"They're copying us!" my husband insists.
We feel the happy memories wash over us and the surge of envy that while the honeymoon is lasting, we're no longer in Kauai.
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I need to know if this is possible.
Harry's invisibility cloak can't be summoned by the Death eaters in DH (when they land in Hogsmead it stays still) but does this mean that Harry can't summon it?
I'd rather like James to be able to summon the cloak and was hoping that as the true owner then only he could do so but if there's canon evidence to the contrary then I'll forget that idea.
Also thinking ahead:- Do you think Harry's children would all receive the same protection from the cloak (as heirs of Ignotius) or only the one Harry bequeaths it to?


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>Behind the Scenes>top 25 search phrases
Along for the Ride
Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.
Princess Cancer Pants
And hey *guys plug your ears* you do have a scar - but don't have to deal with urine leaking while running and organs sinking because you're all stretched out from giving birth
• Recover from 2017
• Surgery in March
• Continue showing Cancer that it's not welcome back. Ever.
• Rebuild to racing and big running & biking miles in 2019
Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.
~ Sarah Kay
And there is definitely good and bad OB's ... some are also not as "able" as in the old days.
I've heard of old midwives that were able to turn breech-babys in utero before labor!
We should probably have our own "women's issues tread"
I was breech...came out ass-first. Pretty much the way I've gone through life.
madness baby
I was breech...came out ass-first. Pretty much the way I've gone through life.
I've got a fever...
I think this thread wins the hijacking award.
On your deathbed, you won't wish that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will wish that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.
Yeah, gotta agree with you there. Zoomie's threadjacking prowess is formidable, but she really outdid herself here. This is like the shock and awe of threadjacks.
Marquess of Utopia
Just Be
Roads were made for journeys...
Eric - curious here as to how the top 25 are looking now...
The King of Beasts
Marathon Pee must have been looking for Ultima Replensher.
is that why it tasted funny ?
"As a dreamer of dreams and a travelin' man I have chalked up many a mile. Read dozens of books about heroes and crooks, And I've learned much from both of their styles." ~ Jimmy Buffett
"I don't see much sense in that," said Rabbit. "No," said Pooh humbly, "there isn't. But there was going to be when I began it. It's just that something happened to it along the way.""
Good one. I use the same tools on some websites but only very rarely look at what search terms people used (I'd probably be more concerned if I was selling something). 99% of them are obvious but, like Eric discovered, 1% are just downright weird (where on earth did I mention that, and wait, why would anyone even search on that?)
I use blogs when I teach. I post all sorts of stuff that is relevant, and sometime just barely relevant, to the class. Without googling my details (I'm not that hard to find) see if you can guess the subject of the class people found the blog for using these search terms (I think there's enough clues here).
Probably deserving of a separate thread is 'Dumb search terms you've personally used'. I sometimes teach introductory genetics and when you do that you kind of get very used to the word sex. It doesn't come with neon flashing lights and triple x's. It's just a word to describe gender and a means of reproduction. When I prepare lectures I try to anticpate questions students will ask. In one class I use an example of male-pattern baldness which, to cut a long story short, acts as dominant trait in men but a recessive trait in women. I realized I didn't actually know the mechanism behind this (it acts like a sex-linked trait but it isn't on the sex chromosomes) and wondered whether there was some quick general information on dominance traits and sex. So, yup, you guessed it, I googled sex and dominance. At least it wasn't an image search.....


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DUBLIN (Reuters) - U.S. investment firm Royalty Pharma has made a $6.6 billion approach to Irish drugmaker Elan, targeting royalty rights for multiple sclerosis treatment Tysabri worth hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
Elan said earlier this month it was to sell its 50 percent interest in Tysabri for $3.25 billion plus future royalty payments to U.S. partner Biogen Idec, and then reinvent itself with a series of acquisitions.
Those royalty payments on future Tysabri sales, which rose 8 percent to $1.63 billion in 2012, will be 12 percent for the first year and 18 percent thereafter.
Royalty Pharma, which buys royalty streams of patented drugs and whose was indicative approach was worth $11 per Elan share, said on Monday that after the Biogen Idec deal, Elan would have two material assets - cash and the Tysabri royalty payments.
"The risks and lack of earnings visibility associated with Elan's acquisition and in-licensing strategy (are) substantial," it said. Elan shares were up 6.5 percent at $11.29 by 11.30 a.m. ET.
Royalty Pharma said Elan shareholders would be able to invest cash paid for their Elan Stock in other drug companies without paying a premium to gain control, as would likely be the case were Elan itself to buy a controlling stake in a company.
Elan, in which U.S. group Johnson & Johnson is an 18 percent shareholder, said Royalty Pharma's proposed bid was highly opportunistic because shareholders had not had the opportunity to assess the full benefit of the Tysabri sale.
Deutsche Bank analyst Richard Parkes said the small premium suggested by Royalty Pharma might deter Elan's shareholders.
"But it is not totally unreasonable. Investors are now faced with a straight question of whether you lock in the value at a small discount to asset value or you have faith that management can deliver on its planned strategy of acquiring assets."
Royalty Pharma said it had not received a formal response from Elan and had been unsuccessful in efforts to engage with the company since making contact on February 18.
It also said it was surprised by Elan's February 22 announcement that it planned to return $1 billion to shareholders buying back shares, because it did not address the proposed offer.
Elan told Reuters last month it had spoken to several companies about potential deals.
Royalty Pharma said good assets in the industry were in short supply and Elan's senior management had little experience making acquisitions.
Royalty Pharma, whose portfolio includes rheumatoid arthritis drugs Humira and Remicade, last year paid $761 million for a stake in Biogen's MS treatment Tecfidera.
Royalty Pharma said it planned to finance any offer through a combination of available cash and debt, and was working with financial advisers led by J.P. Morgan and lenders led by BofA Merrill Lynch to put in place the necessary debt financing.
There was talk last year that Biogen might try to buy Elan outright, following the failure of the Irish company's Alzheimer's drug bapineuzumab, which it was working on with Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer.
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'Hall of Game' to be created for those who performed with passion, determination
By Justice B. Hill / Special to MLB.com
The Negro League Baseball Museum will begin honoring more modern players who exemplified the spirit and talent of the old Negro Leaguers with a shrine it plans to call the "Hall of Game."
"The focus of the Hall of Game, in its initial concept, is to recognize players whose careers began in the Majors after 1960, or after the completion of the integration process," said Bob Kendrick, president of the museum. "It will pay honor to players, regardless of race, who played the game with the same kind of passion, flair, dogged determination and skills that were exemplified by the greats of the Negro Leagues."
Kendrick has set no firm date for the first induction of Hall of Game honorees, but he sees the induction ceremony occurring around April 15, the day Major League Baseball honors Jackie Robinson's breaking of the color barrier in 1947.
Kendrick insisted, however, that the Hall of Game won't be a copy of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, a storied institution that keeps alive the on-field accomplishments of the game's greats.
But in some ways, the museum has always had a similar mission, Kendrick said. For it, too, recognizes greatness.
From the day the late Buck O'Neil and others met in midtown Kansas City and founded the museum in 1990, the place has told the story of black and Hispanic men who starred in "black baseball." Through film, photographs and narratives, it has chronicled their struggles to play the game in the face of racism and bigotry.
"It is important for people to understand that the Negro Leagues represented baseball being played at the absolute highest skill level," Kendrick said. "If you were talented enough to star in the Negro Leagues, then you would have been a star in any league."
Some of those Negro League stars now grace the walls in Cooperstown next to Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Ty Cobb and other legends from baseball's yesteryear.
Since the Negro Leagues disappeared in the late 1950s or early '60s -- baseball historians dispute exactly when it ended -- the museum has almost exhausted its list of players to honor. The best of the black players moved to the Major Leagues, a point of pride for black journalists like Sam Lacy, Doc Young and Wendell Smith, who campaigned tirelessly for the end of segregated baseball.
Yet the spirit of the Negro Leagues remained in many of the more recent talents, and Kendrick said the museum wants to salute those ballplayers who would have represented the league well.
The Hall of Game, which will be housed inside the museum in Kansas City and in the nearby Buck O'Neil Education Center, will feature an induction ceremony each year.
The criteria for induction will be high, and Kendrick said the first class will likely include marquee names from the 1960s, '70s, '80s and '90s -- men whose careers earned them spots in Cooperstown. But Kendrick also sees the Hall of Game inducting ballplayers whom baseball writers may have overlooked.
Yet Kendrick made clear he wasn't trying to second-guess the writers. He said two baseball fans can look at a set of statistics and come away with decidedly different conclusions about the talent behind the numbers. But in players like Tony Oliva and Frank White, he does see examples of slight, and he sought an alternative way to keep their legacies alive.
Kendrick's plan is to assemble a panel of baseball experts. They will sift through the statistical records of players who began their careers, or whose careers continued, after the Negro Leagues disappeared.
If a ballplayer -- black, white or Hispanic -- played like Satchel Paige, Double Duty Radcliffe, Bullet Rogan, Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston or Cool Papa Bell, he can expect consideration, if not necessarily induction, for the Hall of Game.
"This not only speaks to the talent of the Negro Leagues but the universal acceptance that the Negro Leagues had for players of all color," Kendrick said. "They really didn't care about color; all they cared about was 'Can you play?'"
The Hall of Game induction will replace the annual Legacy Awards, by which the museum saluted current players for their performances each season. The museum will continue to hand out Legacy trophies, just not at the gala it had held each January.
Justice B. Hill is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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CONCORD — A motorcyclist killed in a three-vehicle crash in Concord on Friday afternoon has been identified as Joshua Dancer, 38, according to the Contra Costa Coroner's Office.
Dancer, who lived in Concord, died after the 3:30 p.m. crash at the intersection of Marsh Drive and Solano Way, California Highway Patrol Officer Eric Anderson said.
Officers were dispatched there for a report of a wreck involving a motorcycle, a gold Acura and a white sedan.
Responding officers said the driver of the motorcycle suffered fatal injuries and the coroner was called to the scene.
No other injuries were reported, Anderson said.
Officers closed Marsh Drive for several hours after the fatal wreck.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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By Abbas , 05-07-2009
Where is that?? - I do not know where is that Chirere-El Bajo
i mean i know where chirere is but can not recognize this one
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venao - que te vas a estar dando durisimo, maldito pargo. mojoneao, guebon. por cierto, es verdad, esta playa es una mierda, para que caiga el bajo hace falta rolo de swell y chirere es una guatera de mierda. pantaleta también, una cosa no quita la otra. viva la piedra.
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I have been sent a few prototype putters to test for Vibram. These discs are made using the Vibram sole rubber and other polimers. The discs are soft, flat, and stable. I throw Kc aviars which are the exact opposite of the VP. The discs are awesome as driving putters. I am going to be at CSI in sea tac on the 4th and the 5th if any one would like to check them out. I am not a fan of soft plastic so I am unable to give these discs their proper due. If you throw softer putters and live or will be in the west side of washington send me a PM and I will meet you to try the discs.
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I have been putting almost exclusively with an Xlink VP for the last four months now.
The VP is a big bead, overstable putter.
I cant turn this disc over, so its great for anything from flat to hyzer putts for me.
I use a light XD only for turnover putts, and anything outside of 60 feet.
It feels very similar to a JK Pro Aviar in the hand. The JK Pro got kicked out of my bag when I started dinking fourty footers with the VP.
At first I thought it was that puppy love that you always get for a new disc, its happened to me many times before, but the VP just keeps banging chains, round after round, so I keep using it.
These discs are rubber, not plastic, and are pretty much indestructable.
Mine bounces like a b ball if I throw it straight down onto the pavement.
The material is quite grippy , even when wet and did soften slightly when the temps got above 90� recently, but its never lost its shape.
The VP doesnt glide much, requiring a alot of loft once you get beyond a certain distance, but for straight line putting, its rock solid.
Its a good performer into the wind,it rarely takes off on me, and rollaways are almost non existant.
Despite the newness, I was so impressed with mine, I went and bought a second one, for backup, two weeks after I bought the first one.
Mine is a limited run CHUNK VP.
Steven Dodge ran 97 of these discs and sent them out to his best dealers as a thank you gift, but I think the regular runs fly exactly the same.
I think these were Xlink Firm rubber.
The rim is tall which prevents me from getting a comfortable driver grip on it, but its my go to putter for anything under 60' and at this point, I have no reason to consider any other putter.
I am thinking about adding the slightly less stable Ridge to my bag now, as an upshot disc.
Vibram Five Fingers
On an un-related note:
I have been using the Vibram Five-Fingers KSO shoes for disc golfing lately.
It's like walking around bare-foot with no worries about broken glass or sharp objects on the course.
I had to try out a couple pairs at the same size to find a good fit.
I wouldn't attempt to buy these shoes online as a result.
Once you get a good fit these 'shoes' are wonderful though.When a ball dreams, it dreams it's a Frisbee.
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I have been using the Vibram Five-Fingers KSO shoes for disc golfing lately.
It's like walking around bare-foot with no worries about broken glass or sharp objects on the course..........................................
trapsing farther off subject...
"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." -- Jimi Hendrix
At the Jersey Jam, I got to throw the Vibram prototype driver. It feels very heavy in my hand but flies like a bullet. it was way overstable (not quite as much as a Max) and very tough to turn over IMO. The rubber is great for grip - especially in the high heat and humidity of the East.
On a somewhat related note, I got into the Vibram Open this weekend in Leicester, Massachssetts. I had been #7 on the wait list to get in to the Grandmaster's pool of 16 players and didn't think I had a shot!
My Friday tee time is at 3:08PM Eastern time.
I hope all of my NW buddies will be rooting for me to play well!"I love it when a plan comes together" -John 'Hannibal' Smith
Originally posted by Burge View PostSpeaking as a foot dragger (only on sidearm drives), NO shoe is good for foot draggers. I've killed the right toe on half a dozen pairs of good shoes (Vasque, Merrel, La Sportiva) and the only remedy is something called a (pichter's toe) which you can pick up at most big sorting goods stores. It's an ABS toe guard that you can put on whichever foot you like to grind. You can also use it to kick disc thieves in the biscuit!Untwist thine undergarments, 'tis but a Frisbee.
After playing almost 30 years, its easier and far more enjoyable just to shred through a couple of pairs of running shoes. It's only when I throw FH anyways, and only on concrete tees, so its a gradual process.
Vibram is aware of us foot draggers, and I think they are working on a reinforced version of the Five Fingers shoes , just for disc golf.
And, GO MIKEY !, kick all them East Coasters ass's !
*ps Mike, if you could possibly hide one of those proto drivers, or say you lost it so you could get another, I would like to try it.
I hear its an "overstable Teebird" which sounds interesting.
"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." -- Jimi Hendrix
Five Fingers
If anyone knows more about a disc golf version of the Five Fingers I would love to know.
I have been using the KSO as my disc golf shoe and LOVE it on our dirty, elevation happy, courses around Spokane. "we also have limited areas with concrete tees"
If anyone needs a tester I would work my ass off to put them through the disc golf ringer.
Take a couple trips, see how they hold up across the NW, sounds like another reason to play.When a ball dreams, it dreams it's a Frisbee.
Heh, I say that as a reformed foot dragger. After seeing Nate and Dion's FH drives (undeniably 2 of the best forehanders in the NW) and noticing that not only do their drives go FAR and accurately, but they don't drag their feet, I worked on not dragging my foot too.
My form still needs work, but I've learned to get my foot off the ground. It's refreshing to not have a shredded-to-hell right shoe while the left one looks almost new.Untwist thine undergarments, 'tis but a Frisbee.
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Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline, but that every word tell.


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OCEAN CITY — For parents and their children, aging presents a host of financial issues — on everything from managing finances to preparing for medical costs. The longer these issues are ignored, the greater the chances your parents' or grandparents' most important family wishes will not be honored.
Given the emotionally charged nature of the topic, adult children understandably shy away from the dialogue. "They feel they're invading their parents' space, and they're unsure of what language to use," says David Solie, author of How to Say It to Seniors: Closing the Communication Gap With Our Elders.
But the right and well-timed conversation between children and parents helps everyone think through their options. "It's a tough conversation, but it's an important conversation," notes Donald J. Levine, First Vice President, Wealth Structuring Group at Merrill Lynch. "Because ultimately, if a long-term health care challenge is not planned for, that burden is likely to fall on the next generation. That's typically not what parents want."
To that end, here are some questions you should consider asking your parents:
Are your documents up to date? Having documentation that will guide health and financial decisions is crucial. According to a 2012 survey by online legal service Rocket Lawyer, 41% of baby boomers don't have wills. But this checklist item is a must. A medical power of attorney names who will oversee health care and make medical decisions in the event of an incapacitating crisis, and a financial power of attorney appoints an agent — who can be the same person overseeing health care or another trusted person — to manage finances during that period.
Are you prepared for long-term-care costs? Whether a parent needs in-home care or a nursing home, Medicare likely will not cover these costs, so it's critical to have a plan for financing them. In most cases, those who don't expect to have the money to pay expenses out of pocket may want to consider purchasing a long-term-care (LTC) insurance policy. (Medicaid will fund coverage only after a parent has become "impoverished," and it offers only limited choices with respect to facilities and care.)
Consumers have a greater variety of LTC insurance options than they did in years past. Like auto insurance or term life, the basic LTC product is straightforward: In exchange for annual premiums, you'll get a payout if you need care. "But if you don't, that money is gone," Levine observes.
If you have a medical setback and need a rehabilitation facility for an extended period, how will you pay for it? Medicare typically covers a large portion of the tab for physical rehab, but it's important to determine how other out-of-pocket expenses will be covered.
How can I help? It's important to respect the wishes of your parents if they prefer to work on the solutions alone. If, on the other hand, your parents find the potential challenges overwhelming and are amenable to help, you and your siblings should review with them some of the important choices that need to be made. If the conversation is too emotionally fraught, consider scheduling a meeting with your financial advisor.
"The important thing is to communicate that you respect what your parents are going through and send out a clear signal that you get it," Solie says.
(The writer is a senior financial advisor and can be reached at 410-213-8520.)


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Swinging bunt sends Mets to tough loss
Rowand's dribbler bothers club more than walk-off homer
By Marty Noble / MLB.com
On this night when the unseen hand played a significant role, it nudged a critical swinging bunt fair and simultaneously slapped the Mets in the face. They eventually lost to the Phillies, 4-2, in 10 innings Tuesday night because of the power of Ryan Howard. But they had lost their lead two innings earlier because of the power of providence. And that troubled them more that Howard's final-pitch home run.
In the aftermath of the loss, the Mets pretty much dismissed the impact of the two-run home run Howard had hit off a friendly, misplaced changeup thrown by Guillermo Mota. Home runs happen in Citizens Bank Park. But the swinging bunt by Aaron Rowand -- the hit that tied the score and denied the Mets a nine-inning victory -- made them curse, lament and wonder.
They had played seven innings with that sense of baseball claustrophobia the Phillies home arena creates. And eventually, they fell victim to its home run tendencies. But to lose a lead on a 40-foot roller and in this place ... well, neither the irony nor the significance of the loss was lost on them.
"I don't always appreciate irony," Aaron Heilman said.
Heilman had thrown the pitch Rowand turned into a game turner with two out in the eighth inning and Shane Victorino on third base. Heilman, David Wright and Paul Lo Duca had unobstructed views of how it moved parallel to the foul line once its reached fair territory. Heilman, Wright and Lo Duca had shared an "Are you kiddin' me?" moment.
Heilman reached into his locker stall, touched a vacant hanger as if it were a prop and presented his view of the critical moment that had been touched with irony.
"Maybe I should have thrown my hanger," he said, as if the perilous pitch were part of his repertoire by design. "Then he might have hit it hard enough for someone to make a play on it."
"You couldn't put the ball in a better place," Wright said.
They all were aware such phenomenon occurs regularly in this game and seemingly more often when the stakes are raised. But they didn't need to be reminded of the fickle nature of the game -- not Tuesday night, not after they had lost Monday, not after Tom Glavine had put them on the threshold of a victory, not when a third straight loss would put their lead over the second-place Phillies at four games.
The Mets said all the right things afterward -- "Come back tomorrow" and "Turn the page" and "If we take the next two [games], we'll be better off than when the series started." But they knew they had let another victory get away.
"Just another giveaway game," manager Willie Randolph said, emphasizing his second word. "A team as good as we are shouldn't be doing this so often. I don't know how many games like this you can play [and still win], but not that many."
The manager didn't dismiss the impact of Rowand's hit but what bothered him most was his team's inability to score more than twice in "this place." He said, "We let teams stay close, and this is what happens. You set yourself up for heartbreak."
Carlos Delgado hit a two-run home run off starter Adam Eaton in the second inning. And the Mets' offense essentially stopped there. Including at-bats and runners left on base in the fist inning, the Mets left seven runners and were hitless in five at-bats with runners in scoring position.
The top of the order did next to nothing for the second straight night. Wright walked and stole second in the first inning Tuesday. Otherwise, he, Jose Reyes and limping Luis Castillo have one hit in 26 plate appearances.
"That's not gonna get it done," Randolph said.
It nearly did because Glavine was brilliant. For the second time in his 28 starts this season, he held an opponent scoreless. For the first time, he did so for seven innings. He allowed eight hits and walked no one. Twice he was saved by quick plays in right field by Endy Chavez, who was back on the field for the first time since his disabled list assignment began June 7.
The Mets' game fell apart after Glavine's departure. He faced 27 batters and none scored. Pedro Feliciano faced four and two scored, the first one, Jimmy Rollins, on a leadoff home rin in the eighth. Before Feliciano was replaced, he had walked Pat Burrell on four pitches and retired two batters, including Howard who flied out to deep left.
After Heilman replaced Feliciano, pinch-runner Victorino stole second base and continued to third on a weak and errant throw by Lo Duca that bounced through the legs of second baseman Castillo and into center field.
"That ball has to be kept on the infield," Randolph said. "If he just knocks it down [Victorino] is on third when that silly play happens.
Lo Duca said he slipped on the plate before he made the thrown.
"Not a good job," he said. "Everything that had to go wrong did."
And them Rowand swung.
"You don't want to lose late and lose on that type of hit," Glavine said.
He and other Mets searched for positives in the aftermath of this one and found there was this and little else: They had lost three games off their lead in three days. But the lead was four games on Aug. 18, too. So the Phillies have gained three games in three days, but lost 10 days since the last time they were this close.
There wasn't much else to say.
Marty Noble 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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Money Mondays- How will those schools spend their cash?! | News
Tampa, Florida-- We have a Money Monday update involving the cash rolling into our local schools!
Last November, I showed you how I found almost $100,000 in unclaimed cash for our local school system, just sitting in a state account.
We had so much fun surprising three local principals with money earmarked for their schools that they didn't even know about, so we had to reach back out and find out just how they plan to spend their cash!
East Lake High School in Palm Harbor says they will spend it on school improvement projects; Booker High School is going to spend the money on a recognition program for honors students, and ACT and SAT prep program.
As for Alonso High School in Tampa, Principal Louie Diaz says the $3,000 they received will also go toward several student incentive programs, including a big celebration bash to reward high achieving students and those who show great potential.
"You can't do enough to show our respect and our appreciation for kids that come to school and do everything they can to do better for themselves- and in turn make Alonso a stronger and better school," he says.
Don't forget, we found all of this money in the state's unclaimed cash and property account!
Click here for step-by-step instructions on how to search the database for free!


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Exotic lizard believed stolen from pet store in Lanesborough
LANESBOROUGH -- An exotic lizard valued at $170 has been stolen from its cage at a pet store, according to the store's owner.
The reptile, a male orange-eyed crocodile skink, was taken either late Tuesday or early Wednesday, said Tony Cormier, owner of Exotic Pet World on South Main Street.
Alicia Cormier, the co-owner, noticed the lizard -- one of two kept at the store -- was missing from its cage as she was cleaning and doing pet inventory, Cormier said.
"They're in a sliding cage that locks closed," he said, "and these guys are very docile, slow-moving lizards. It's not like he could slip by us."
"I didn't have a padlock on [the cage]," Cormier added. "That's the problem."
Skinks can grow as big as 10 inches, are captive-raised and becoming more popular as pets, Cormier said.
They like a cool, moist environment, he said, and they eat insects such as crickets and worms.
"If they couldn't afford the lizard," he said, "then I hope they at least can afford to take proper care of him."
Now, the owners are looking into installing security cameras at the store, something they hadn't thought necessary before.
"You like to think the best of people," Cormier said.
He hasn't contacted the authorities and has no plans to do so, because he doesn't "have any proof of who did it," although he said he does "have a couple of ideas."
Anyone with information on the missing lizard is asked to call Tony Cormier at (518) 764-8405.
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On Twitter: @BE_Poulisse
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Martinez to start Cards' first Grapefruit League game
By Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
JUPITER, Fla. -- The Cardinals will open Grapefruit League play Feb. 28 behind 22-year-old Carlos Martinez, whom manager Mike Matheny named his first spring starter Thursday. It will be the first Grapefruit League appearance for Martinez, who missed an opportunity to participate in exhibition games last season because of visa delays.
Martinez has come to camp trying to make his case for a home in the rotation. He is one of eight starters the Cardinals are considering for five spots. Also among those eight is Tyler Lyons, who will follow Martinez on the mound in that first game. Both pitchers are expected to throw two innings or about 45 pitches, whichever benchmark is reached first.
If the Cardinals don't make room in the rotation for Martinez, they'll consider his value in the bullpen, where Martinez showed himself to be a weapon last postseason. He was scored upon in just three of his 12 playoff appearances.
"He's a kid that has a lot of potential," Matheny said. "You see a kid with a lot of excitement and a lot of stuff. Now, that doesn't necessarily translate into someone who walks out there and instantly has success as a starter. We'll give him some opportunities and see how it plays out."
Interestingly, the Cardinals started Trevor Rosenthal in their first spring game a year ago before eventually sliding him into a setup role. Martinez could, conceivably, follow that same path.
Carpenter not feeling pressure to boost power
JUPITER, Fla. -- Coming off a season in which he was the National League's most productive second baseman, Matt Carpenter now finds himself at a position more often associated with power output. Consider that 19 players connected for at least a dozen home runs as third basemen last season.
Carpenter, however, is coming off a season in which he hit 11. Yet, he remains entirely unconcerned about whether that number ticks higher, regardless of whatever mold a third baseman was once expected to fit.
"That's something that people have always asked about my game, and I definitely think there is some power in my swing that I haven't tapped into yet," Carpenter said. "When and where that shows up, I don't know. But at the end of the day, I'm not going to change who I am and what I do at the plate. If one season, I happen to run into 20 home runs, so be it. But at the end of the day, I'm going to continue to be the same guy and take the same at-bats."
Carpenter did show plenty of power in 2013, but it manifested itself in the form of doubles. He led the Majors with 55 and tallied 73 extra-base hits in total. The Cardinals would welcome a repeat of such production, which came during a season in which Carpenter also topped the NL in hits (199) and runs scored (126).
Carpenter has never hit more than 13 home runs in a season at any level and reached that figure only once -- back in 2010, his final full Minor League season. He had also never tallied more than 31 doubles in a year (also in 2010) until his breakout season in 2013.
"I'm a firm believer that in this game, when you try to do stuff, you're not going to be at your best," Carpenter said. "You have to let it come to you. I'm just going to continue to do what I do. If that turns into 30 doubles and 25 home runs, so be it. But if that continues to be more doubles than homers, that is what it will be. I'm not going to change."
Matheny confirms Wainwright as Opening Day starter
JUPITER, Fla. -- Manager Mike Matheny said he wanted to avoid "any large announcement," but nevertheless let everyone in on the one piece of organizational planning that everyone already knew: Adam Wainwright will start for the club on Opening Day.
Matheny broached the topic as he talked about the reverse engineering that goes into determining when each starter will make his first Grapefruit League appearance. Wainwright plans to make five starts in March, and the Cardinals will order them so that he is set up for a season debut on March 31 in Cincinnati.
"We're trying to keep things on pace," Matheny said, "so that if things do play out that way throughout the spring that he's prepared to [start on Opening Day], has made enough starts and has had ample rest."
It was an anticlimactic revelation, for sure, as Wainwright was all along expected to be the first Cardinals pitcher to take the mound in 2014. The bona fide ace of the staff and a 19-game winner in 2013, Wainwright is also the only starting pitcher thus far ensured a place in the rotation.
This will mark Wainwright's second straight Opening Day assignment. He allowed four runs (three earned) on 11 hits in a six-inning loss to the Diamondbacks last season.
Worth noting
• Though Major League Baseball recently approved a padded cap for pitchers, no Cardinals have plans to wear the hat this season. The cap, which is manufactured by the 4Licensing Corporation subsidiary isoBlox, was designed to help protect pitchers from line drives. It is optional to wear the hat at both the Major League and Minor League levels.
• For the first time in five days, lefty Kevin Siegrist returned to the mound Thursday to throw a bullpen session. Siegrist took a few days off from throwing after feeling some left-arm soreness Saturday. The minor setback will not affect Siegrist's readiness for the season.
• MLB Network announced that it will televise five of the Cardinals' Grapefruit League games this spring. Those telecast dates include Feb. 28 (vs. Miami), March 9 (at Washington), March 11 (vs. New York Mets), March 14 (at Houston) and March 19 (vs. Minnesota). Several other spring games will be shown on MLB Network as replays.
• With the Orioles' signing of Ubaldo Jimenez, Major League Baseball's Draft order has been revised. The Cardinals, who will select last in the first round, currently own the 28th overall pick. They have the 33rd selection, as well, as compensation for losing Carlos Beltran. With a second-round pick and a competitive balance selection coming after that, the Cardinals have positioned themselves with four of the first 72 picks.
This Draft order, however, is not yet written in pen. Four players -- Kendrys Morales, Ervin Santana, Nelson Cruz and Stephen Drew -- who were made qualifying offers, remain unsigned. Once they do land with new teams, Draft selections will be added and subtracted.
• The Cardinals announced Thursday that they are offering fans the chance to see the team play on the road through a pair of vacation packages that coincide with the Cardinals' series in Los Angeles (June 26-29) and Chicago (July 25-27). For details on the offers, visit cardinals.com/vacations.
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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|"I am not a brand."
Maureen Johnson wrote a manifesto … well, she wrote a blog post, and titled it manifesto. If Manifestos have a minimum length, I don't think it qualifies. But it's still pretty awesome.
|When was the last time someone was sued for singing a famous song in school? The last time something more than a takedown notice was the legal consequence of the music on a YouTube video? Sure, YouTube itself is being sued, and individuals are suing in response to the takedown notices, but the answer is actually never.
The penalty faced by those many people who quite publicly acted out the Thriller video? Nothing.
These are just a few of the ways in which this much reblogged article regarding Glee and copyright fails to have its facts straight. Still, it is interesting stuff and the hyperbole does not entirely invalidate the article's conclusions.
|My Roomba is broke, and I need to order a part to fix it. So sad. In the meantime I am forced to stare sadly at its beautiful algorithms.
|Do not forget to password protect your Internet in Germany — you can be fined 100 Euros. In related news, German courts make it illegal for those who are not tech savvy to have wireless internet.
|Apple and Flash, part one:
Take what Steve Jobs says about Flash, and do a copy & paste.
|Apple and Flash, part two:
To demonstrate how HTML5 (as an open standard) is better than Flash, Apple created a little demo page to show you. Of course, if you are not using an Apple's Safari browser, Apple tells you that you need Safari. Even though Firefox, Chrome, and most other current browsers would work just fine.
|I'm sure you heard this, but the Big Bad Blog would be remiss not to repeat it:
Saudi clerics have issued a fatwa … advocating that women should share their breast milk with the men in their life.
|I love Clients From Hell. I'm not sure that most of it is not made up, and I particularly enjoy the rare posted exchange in which the designer is the asshole.
This particular entry goes above and beyond the norm, to the root of most customer problems.
One thought on "Links, featuring monsters, manifestos and radar ears"
Thriller Videos are always great, i love those dancing zombies '


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City of Palo Alto officials are looking into starting a year-round children's recreational swim league at Rinconada Pool. The idea comes after a number of parents requested the more-inclusive league during the school year.
The Palo Alto Swim Club currently leases the pool during after-school hours, but it has a stringent program for competitive swimmers, a group of parents said. That means some kids are being left out, they said.
The swim club uses the pool off Embarcadero Road from mid-afternoon to about 8 p.m., according to the city's pool schedule.
Lacee Kortsen, the city community services manager, said she supports having a recreational league.
"I was a year-round swimmer, so I understand. We feel there should be a program for novice swimmers," she said.
The city and the club, which is part of Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics (PASA), have had a contract for many years, she said. The club teaches children competitive swimming, and children participate in swim meets.
Rinconada Pool offers recreational swimming during the late summer and daily lap swimming year-round. The lap swim is open to all ages but does not involve instruction, Kortsen said.
Finding a recreational swim league is not easy, parents say.
"I've been trying to get my kids to be able to swim year-round for years," said Jessica Galbraith, who approached Kortsen about the issue Sept. 12.
"It is hard to find a place. The Jewish Community Center swim program is packed. They are booked for six months and are not taking anyone for the waiting list. My kids made it onto the recreational team at Stanford, but it was full. We went to put our name in at the Eichler Swim Club, but we were told there is a three-year waiting list," she said.
With seven children, ages 3 months to 11 years old, Galbraith said she is too stretched for time to drive her children to Menlo Park's Burgess Park Pool, which is the only other alternative. So her kids just don't swim during the school year. But having a swim program at Rinconada year-round would serve Palo Alto families well, and it would cut down on traffic, she said.
"Our kids could get on their bikes, and I could load up the stroller and walk there," she said.
Parent Rohini Chakravarthy has been gathering support for the year-round swim league, emailing her neighbors to ask if anyone else was in the same situation. Parents of 20 children responded, she said.
"Our 10-year-old loves to swim, swims three times a week, has compliant technique on all four strokes and has some experience with meets. I would imagine that with that level of commitment, we would have a local swim program that builds on his enthusiasm. But he tried out for PASA last year and this year and didn't get in either time because he was not fast enough.
"The key is that PASA is solely focused on training for competition, not competence. The weekend recreational hours are not enough for non-PASA kids to train and grow. The Mavericks team at Burgess has worked well for him has met him at his level and helped him grow."
But "it adds two hours of driving every week on city streets or over 200 car trips a year that could instead have been bike trips to Rinconada," she stated in an email to the Weekly.
Tony Batis, Palo Alto Swim Club head coach, said the club would accommodate recreational swimmers if the space were available. The club has more than 300 year-round members ages 5 to 18. They use 14 lanes each day, with as many as 10 kids in each lane, he said.
Demand increased after the 2012 Summer Olympics, when many kids were inspired to become the next Michael Phelps or Ryan Lochte, he said.
The club rents space at Jordan Middle School in the fall and at Palo Alto High School in the winter to meet the demand. Palo Alto residents make up 85 to 90 percent of the club.
"We're bursting at the seams and can't take in a lot of (additional) kids," he said.
Other swim clubs are facing the same challenges, he added.
Kortsen and Batis plan to meet to discuss adding a recreational league. If the club is not interested, the city might approach the Rinconada Masters Swim Club, Korsten said. The Masters is currently comprised of adult swimmers, but coach Carol Macpherson said she holds summer swim classes for kids in Redwood City and would be interested in teaching kids in a recreational league. She also knows of two other coaches, she said.
"But the most important thing is: Do they have the room?" she said.
Kortsen said she is committed to developing the program, but it could take some time to arrange for facility availability, staffing, budget, safety and other considerations.


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Discussion in 'Talk Tennis Europe - English' started by Babolast, Oct 2, 2012.
Will you be getting this shirt in Club Purple?
Thank you.
Hello Babolast,
we will check this for asap. But tomorrow we are having a bank holiday in Germany. So earliest possible will be Thursday.
Thank you sir.
Hello Babolast,
we will not carry the Nike holiday collection.
Will you be getting any more Nike products or have you recieved everything already?
There is definitely more to come the next couple of days/weeks.
Nice evening,
Can you please tell me whats coming as I wish to place an order soon.
Many thanks.
Please tell me what you are expecting to arrive since I would like to make an order.
Sorry Babolast, but this would contain way too many items to list them all here in a posting. If you are looking for something specific or in a specific color we would be happy to check the estimated day of arrival in our warehouse for you.
Are you expecting any more polos or crews to arrive in stock?
Also any seaweed wristbands?
Thank you.
Hello Babolast,
no for the seaweed wristbands, as also answered here:
I´ll check for Polos and Crews and update you here once I have information on those items.
Thank you. I dont know weather to wait and see what else you will stock or place my order now.
Please let me know what else you are expecting.
Please provide an update.
Thank you.
Hello Babolast,
here are the news from our buyers:
"The next delivery window for the MASTER FINALS colour ways will arrive starting on the 20th of October, most of those styles are purple (RF colours) and Khaki (Rafa). Almost everything is visible on the website, we are still expecting some warm pieces like longsleeves, hoodies, jackets and warm-ups."
Hope this helps!
Thanks and have a nice evening,
Ok thank you Stefan,
I will wait until the 20th so see the warm-ups. What colour will the jackets and warm-ups be?
But you will NOT be getting the khaki and purple bandana/wristbands correct?
Thank you.
Hello Stefan,
Please inform me what colour the warm-ups will be.
Hello Babolast,
the Nike Warm-ups will be coming in grey / black and royal.
Some more Nike Jackets in Anthracite/Lime and Black/Red.
And sorry, but you a right about the wristband colors. We will not have them in the colors you requested.
Does the Anthracite/Lime jacket feature Electric Green?
Hello again Babolast,
actually in this case we used "lime" in our system for electric green.
Otherwise we would have ran out of place for the product name.
Sorry for any possible confusion!
So, actually it is Anthracite/electric green.
Will this jacket be on the site on October 20?
Thank you for all of your help Stefan.
Hello Babolast,
yes, we expect this jacket to be online by then.
Maybe even a bit earlier.
Have a nice evening,
Thank you for everything! you have been great!
Hey Stefan,
Just wondering when the Anthracite/Electric Green kacket will be up?
Hello Babolast,
that jacket should be online sometime during next week.
Thanks a lot my friend.
Hello Babolast,
We will add the multiview images asap. Unfortunately it is more of a volt / yellow color than the electric green you were looking for.
Sorry for any possible confusion.
Thank you just saw this, yes it is a yellow and I was indeed hoping for a green.
What else will you be adding? Should I order now or wait?
Hello Babolast,
might make sense to wait until end of this week, beginning of next week. As mentioned earlier, we are planning to have it all done by the 20th of October.
Nice evening,
Are you expecting anymore polos or crews?
Hello Babolast,
for crews and polos only some more colors like mentioned above.
Ok thanks,
I will be placing order today as I need the products by next Friday.
Cheers for everything Stefan.
Thank you for your order!
Nice evening,
It's October 21 and still nothing has been updated?
Our imaging department does not work on Saturday and Sunday.
For updates it surely can take some more days until the items are updated color-wise.
Have a nice Sunday,
So it all should be completed sometimes this week?
It really depends on when we are receiving the delivery from Nike.
Cannot promise that, unfortunately. But I can offer to update you here once we have received them.
Is the red winter bandana in stock? I can't seem to add to cart.
Thanks for noticing, Babolast!
It is ok now.
No worries
Will you be adding anything more to the "Flame" collection?
No, Babolast.
We will not add any more items to the Nike Flame group.
No more sunburst bandana?
Hello Babolast,
they are in stock: http://www.tenniswarehouse-europe.com/descpage.html?PCODE=NNHOLBARDFM
What happened to the all sunburst bandana that was on the site a few days ago?
Sorry, but we never really had an all sunburst bandana. Early this week we had a image problem with this khaki/sunburst bandana and it showed only sunburst. But the description actually was saying khaki/sunburst. Correct?
Sorry for any possible confusion this may have created.
So you never had the sunburst bandana? It said sunburst in the description?
Possible to provide a link, Babolast?
It is no longer there and now the khaki bandana is there. Was hoping to buy the sunburst bandana.
Separate names with a comma.


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text: "Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up." –James 4:10 It's hard to believe that it is already mid-November. Ten and a half months into my year-long intimacy fast, and I have never felt so alive! If you are in-touch with pop-culture, I'm sure you're familiar with "No Shave November"–a month dedicated Read More


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The Phillies defeat the Mets in 13 innings after being put into a 7-0 hole, 8-7, as they regain first place.
The 13th inning becomes a nightmare inning for the Mets as the Phillies would finish coming from behind to defeat the Mets, 8-7. The ballgame would appear to fall into three acts. Act one would involves the Mets knocking out of the box Phillies' starter Jamie Moyer. The first sign of trouble would appear at the very start of the ballgame as the Mets' lead off man, Jose Reyes, would start the game off with a triple. Damion Easley would then follow by knocking him in with a RBI single, making the score 1-0 Mets. David Wright would then hit a single, putting Mets' runners on first and second. Three batters later, after Moyer loads up the bases by hitting Carlos Delgado, and with one out, Fernando Tatis would make it a 2-0 game with a RBI single, scoring Easley and leaving the bases loaded. Moyer would finally end the inning by getting Ryan Church to pop up to him under the Infield Fly Rule and Ramon Castro to ground out. The Phils would try to answer back in their half of the first, as Jimmy Rollins would get a double off of Mets' starter Pedro Martinez, who would then hit Chase Utley with the pitch, thus putting runners on first and second base with no one out. After Pat Burrell flies out to right, Rollins and Utley would steal third and second on a double steal, putting both men in scoring position. But, that would be where they would stay, as Martinez would get both Ryan Howard and Shane Victorino to strike out. The Mets would then add a run in the second, as, with two men out, Easley would hit his sixth home run of the year, a solo shot, that would make it 4-0 Mets. The Mets would then increase their lead in the third to 6-0, when, with one swing of the bat, Tatis would hit his eleventh home run of the year, a three-run shot that would score Carlos Beltran and Delgado, who have both gotten on base with singles. Moyer would finally get out of the inning as he gives up only one more hit, a single to Martinez, adding insult to his very bad night. Moyer would then be lifted for a pinch hitter in the bottom of the third, as Martinez would put the Phillies down for the second straight inning, although giving up another hit to Rollins. The fourth would bring up Clay Condrey in relief of Moyer, who would then give up the seventh and, what no one at the time knew, would be the final Mets' run, as, with a man on third, Wright would hit a ground out, second to first, scoring Easley, who has earlier tripled. After Condrey gets out the next two batters, that would bring down the curtain on the first act, with the Phillies trailing 7-0 and the game looking like a laugher for the Mets.
But, the curtain would then rise on the second act and the Phillies' would surprisingly come back. In the bottom of the fourth, the Phillies would score their first run, when, with one out, Pedro Feliz would knock in Victorino, who has reached base on a force out of Howard, who has walked, stole second and then went to third on Jayson Werth's single, on a sacrifice fly, making it 7-1 Mets. Then in the fifth, the Phillies would close the gap as, with a runner on second, and no outs, Rollins would hit a two-run home run, his ninth home run of the year, knocking in Condrey, who has earlier doubled, making it 7-3 Mets. Three batters later, with a man on first and one out, Howard would hit a two-run home run of his own, his thirty-fifth home run of the year, scoring Utley, who has earlier walked, to make it a 7-5 Mets' lead. The Mets would try to increase their lead in the sixth, as they load the bases via two singles (Reyes and Easley) and a hit batter (Beltran), with only one out. But Condrey would dig in his heels and end the threat by getting Delgado to hit into a 6-4-3 double play. The Phillies would have their own threat in the sixth, as, with two out, Rollins and Utley would both reach base on singles, with Rollins going to third on Utley's hit. But, sadly, the inning would end with Burrell, who would end up leaving eighteen men on base in two straight games, striking out. The Phillies would make it closer in the eighth, as, with two men on, and one out, Rollins would hit a RBI single, scoring Carlos Ruiz, who has earlier singled, and sending Chis Coste, who has also singled, to third. Utley would then strike out for the inning's second out. After Rollins steals second to put two men in scoring position, Burrell would end the inning by flying out to left. Then, in the ninth, after Brad Lidge puts down the Mets 1-2-3 in the top of the inning, the Phillies would go to work on Mets' reliever Luis Ayala, who the Mets were using as their closer in placed of the injured Billy Wagner. The inning would start off with Howard flying out to center field for out number one. Victorino would then ground out, short to first, for out number two. Werth would then get on base with a single. Pinch hitter Eric Bruntlett would then follow with a pinch hit double, scoring Werth, and tying the game up at 7 all, to the surprise of the Mets, who are probably now seeing the return of the nightmare of last September in their dreams. Ayala would finally end the inning by getting Ruiz to ground out, short to first, with a throw from Reyes that barely beat out Ruiz, which could've otherwise ended the game right there as Weth was running non-stop from second base with the potential winning run. The game would now go into its third act, extra-innings.
After Ryan Madson puts down the Mets in the top of the tenth, the Phillies would try to win the game in their half of the tenth. Coste would lead off the inning with a double. Instead of walking Rollins, who at this point has been five for five on the night, eight for his last eight, and been on base tenth straight times, Mets' reliever Aaron Heilman would get him to fly out to left for the inning's first out. Utley is then intentionally walked to put runners on first and second. Burrell would then come to the plate, and strike out looking for the inning's second out. Howard would then end the threat by grounding out to first. In the eleventh, the Phillies would threaten again on Heilman. With one out, Werth would work a walk. Bruntlett would then single, putting two men on base with still one out. Pinch hitter Cole Hamels would then strike out for the second out. Coste would then single, loading up the bases. But Heilman would end this threat by getting Rollins to pop up to third. Neither team would be able to do anything in the twelfth inning. Then, in the thirteenth, with the Phillies down to their last relief pitcher and with tonight's starter Kyle Kendrick warming up in the pen if needed, Rudy Seanez would put down the Mets' 1-2-3. Then they would go to work on the last Mets' reliever Scott Schoeneweis. Victorino would greet him with a triple to right. Schoeneweis would then intentionally walk both Werth and Bruntlett to load the bases, to face Seanez. Instead, pitcher Brett Myers would be sent out as a pinch hitter, with what turns out to be orders not to swing. Which he did, as he almost worked out a walk but would be instead called out on strikes on a 3-2 fastball on the inside corner. This would bring up Coste. After taking a ball, Coste, with both the infield and outfield in to try and prevent the winning run from scoring, would loft a fly ball deep to center, that would go past center fielder Beltran, who has already given up the chase, and drop in for a single in front of the warning track, scoring Victorino with the winning run, as the Phillies would finish the ballgame with a very dramatic, come from behind 8-7 win over a stunned New York ballclub, as they regain first place in the East.
Jamie Moyer would get a no-decision as his record of good outings end at fourteen straight, as he is only able to go three innings, giving up six earned runs on nine hits and a hit batter. Clay Condrey would pitch two and a third innings, giving up a run on three hits and a hit batter. Scott Eyre, Chad Durbin, Brad Lidge, Ryan Madson and J.C. Romero would all combine for six and two-thirds innings of scoreless ball, as they shut down the Mets' offense, giving up only two hits (Madson), three walks (Durbin (2), Romero (1)) and striking out four (Eyre (1), Lidge (2), Romero (1)). Rudy Seanez would get the win as he pitches a 1-2-3 inning. His record is now 5-3 with a 3.38 ERA. Pedro Martinez would also receive a no-decison as he goes five innings, giving up five earned runs on seven hits, two walks and a hit batter, while striking out eight. Brian Stokes would pitch two scoreless innings, giving up only two hits and striking out two. Duaner Sanchez would pitch a third of an inning, giving up an earned run on one hit. Pedro Feliciano would also pitch a third of an inning, giving up no runs on two hits, with a strike out. Joe Smith would also go a third of an inning, giving up no runs or hits. Luis Ayala would receive his fifth blown save of the year, as he gives up an earned run on two hits. Aaron Heilman would pitch three tough scoreless innings, giving up three hits and walking two while striking out four. Scott Schoeneweis would get the lost as he goes a third of an inning, giving up an earned run on two hits and two walks while striking out one. His record is now 2-3 with a ERA of 3.10.
The Phillies' offense, after being put in a deep 7-0 hole would come back, slow chipping away at the Mets' lead before finally winning it in the thirteenth, while the bullpen would combine to keep the Mets from scoring another run after David Wright's ground out RBI scoring Damion Easley in the fourth. The offense, in its comback, would get nineteen hits, with Jimmy Rollins leading the way with five hits, missing the cycle for the second straight night as he has three singles, a double and a home run, scoring a run and knocking in three. Chris Coste would be next, as he was 4 for 4 after coming off the bench, getting three singles, including the game winner, and a double, followed by Jason Werth, as he went 3 for 5, along with two walks, as he scored a run. All of the starters would contribute at least one hit, except for Pedro Feliz, who would go 0 for 2 with a sac fly before being replaced by Greg Dobbs in the sixth in a double switch, and Pat Burrell who went 0 for 7, leaving ten men on base and eighteen runners in two days. Of their nineteen hits, seven would be for extra-bases (2B (4), 3B (1), HR (2)), with one of them being a double by pitcher Clay Condrey, which would start off the rally in the fifth inning. The Phillies would also steal six bases, with Rollins leading the way there with three. The Phillies seems to have regain their swagger from last year, and it would seem that they have finally found their leader: Shane Victorino, based on his reaction to getting his triple at the start of the thirteenth inning.
The now first place Phillies (73-59), back in first place, and for the first time fourteen games over .500, will faced the now second place Mets (73-60), looking to see if they can sweep the now stunned New Yorkers and end the very successful home stand at 8-1. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and will start at 7:05 pm Eastern. The Phillies' starter will be Kyle Kendrick (11-7, 4.87), who is coming off a victory against the Dodgers on August 22, as he went five and two-thirds innings, giving up only one earned run on three hits, in the Phillies' 8-1 win. In his last start against the Mets on July 6, he received a no-decision, as he gave up only one earned run on eight scattered hits, in the Phillies' 4-2 lost. Careerwise, he is 1-1 with a 2.40 ERA in three starts against the Mets. His mission will be two fold, to get through as many innings as he can to give the bullpen a sorely needed rest after last night's game and to keep the Mets' offense as silent as possible so that the resurgent Phillies' offense can work over the Mets' pitching staff. The Mets will counter with their ace Johan Santana (12-7, 2.64), who is coming off a win over the Astros on August 22, where he went seven innings, giving up no runs on eight hits, in the Mets' 3-0 win. He has won his last three starts. In his last two starts against the Phillies, he has thrown two no-decisions, as the Mets' bullpen would lose both games, as he would go a combine sixteen innings, giving up only four earned runs on fourteen hits. Santana's mission will be trying to keep the Phillies' bats quiet while hoping the Mets' will score enough runs so that the bullpen won't be able to blow it this time.
The once again first place Phillies lead the presently shocked Mets by half a game, as they won their fifth game in a row, and the ninth in their last eleven games since being swept by the Dodgers. The Marlins trail the Phillies by six as they lost to the Braves. The Phillies will be trying to increase their lead over the Mets before they head off to Chicago to meet the Major League leading Cubs for four games.


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Catching Hoffy: Batterymates share best memories
Beyond specific games, backstops remember closer's composure, humility
By Corey Brock / MLB.com
SAN DIEGO -- Long before "Hells Bells" ever blared through the speakers at the Padres' ballpark, before he developed that nasty changeup grip and well before he had reason to give pitching a single thought, Trevor Hoffman was just a light-hitting 22-year-old shortstop in the Reds' Minor League system, trying to find his way -- and his next hit.
Neither was coming too quickly, so the Reds proposed the right-hander throw a few side sessions when he wasn't taking batting practice or ground balls in the infield while he was playing with Class A Charleston, W. Va., of the South Atlantic League during the summer of 1990.
"I remember he came out one day to throw, and I was like, 'What is he doing working with the pitchers?'" said Jon Fuller, a former teammate in Charleston. "Then I caught him a few times … and it wasn't like he was throwing them over the backstop. His command was really good. Everything looked so easy."
This wasn't what Fuller or the Reds were expecting.
Hoffman remained at shortstop for the rest of 1990, but he went to the instructional league that fall, where he continued to work on pitching. He started the '91 season as a pitcher with Fuller in Cedar Rapids, but Hoffman didn't stay long.
"[Hoffman] was gone right away," said Fuller, 45, who owns Gig Harbor Baseball Academy in Washington. "He left the rest of us behind in [Class A] ball."
Two years later, Hoffman was in the big leagues, where he amassed 601 saves in an 18-year career, with 552 of those coming in 16 seasons with San Diego.
Prior to Saturday's 5:40 p.m. PT game against the Dodgers, Hoffman will be inducted into the team's Hall of Fame, becoming the ninth member in the select club, joining Buzzie Bavasi, Nate Colbert, Jerry Coleman, Tony Gwynn, Randy Jones, Ray Kroc, Dick Williams and Dave Winfield.
Hoffman will certainly have a long list of people to thank for helping him get to this point. A few of them will no doubt be the players who caught him throughout his career.
Catching Hoffy
|Ben Davis
|Carlos Hernandez
|Josh Bard
|John Flaherty
|Brad Ausmus
|Ramon Hernandez
|Wiki Gonzalez
|Rob Bowen
|Brian Johnson
|Jason Kendall
A total of 41 Major League catchers handled Hoffman, some more recognizable -- Jason Kendall, Benito Santiago and Brad Ausmus -- than others, including Rob Natal, Colt Morton and Pete LaForest, who each caught Hoffman just once.
These are just a handful of their stories, experiences and favorite memories from catching Hoffy.
Kevin Higgins, San Diego Padres, 1993
The game: June 25, 1993, Qualcomm Stadium, one day after the team made the first of its fire-sale deals, sending Gary Sheffield to the Marlins. The return got them Hoffman, who had a lightning bolt for an arm but just 28 games of experience.
The Padres, who by this point were 20 1/2 games out of first place and on their way to a 101-loss season, were playing the Reds before a Friday crowd of 17,758 -- many of whom probably stuck around to see the new guy make his debut.
They didn't exactly give him a warm welcome, booing loudly.
"We were both public enemy No. 1," said then-San Diego general manager Randy Smith, who was on the job for three weeks when forced to move the team's superstars to shed payroll.
Hoffman allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits and one walk in the eighth inning. The first out of the inning came when he struck out Reds pitcher Tim Belcher, who was on his way to a complete-game win.
"He was a little amped up, and this was back when he was throwing 97, 98 mph, before that changeup came into play," Higgins said. "It's his first game, and he's replacing a legend [Sheffield], and I'm sure he wants to do well."
At one point, Higgins went to the mound to calm Hoffman.
"It was probably just, 'Hey, you're here. … Continue to pound the strike zone, don't try to overthrow,' or something like that," Higgins said. "Who knows? Maybe I put down the wrong finger. I was known to do that on occasion."
The man: "Trevor was always a pretty laid-back guy. He had that Southern California mentality, nothing ruffled him. I think that helped him [when he struggled]," Higgins said.
Today: Higgins, 47, just completed his fourth season as an assistant coach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He played in 71 games with the Padres in 1993, his only season in the big leagues.
Jonathan Lucroy, Milwaukee Brewers, 2010
The game: September 7, 2010, Miller Park in Milwaukee. In the final days of the 2010 season -- which was Hoffman's last in the big leagues -- he was chasing career save No. 600, which was no sure thing, especially after losing his job early in the season to John Axford.
With the Brewers out of the National League Central race, the team gave Hoffman a shot at reaching a milestone in September. Save No. 600 occurred against the Cardinals, as he got the last three outs in a 4-2 win. His teammates carried him off the field on their shoulders.
Hoffman's catcher that night was the rookie Lucroy, who got a bigger kick out of what happened after the final out, after Hoffman got Aaron Miles on a weak ground ball to shortstop to end the game.
It was something Hoffman said to him.
"After the game, I went out and thanked [Hoffman] for letting me be a part of this," Lucroy said. "He looked at me and said, 'No, thank you for catching me.' I was so honored to be a part of that game, but to Trevor … he acted like he was honored I caught him.
"I always reference Trevor Hoffman when I talk about the kind of guy I want to be."
The man: "Something else about that night -- afterwards, we all went in the clubhouse, and he was talking to the team and he accepted the blame for the season we were having, saying he didn't get us off on the right foot. He always took and accepted the blame when things went wrong," Lucroy said. "The humility he has … that's something we should all strive for."
Today: Lucroy, 28, was an All-Star for the first time this season and could be in the conversation for the NL Most Valuable Player Award.
Brad Ausmus, San Diego Padres, 1993-1996
The game: Not one game, specifically, but that first summer of 1993 after the Padres acquired Hoffman and were trying to figure out what they had or, better still, where he fit.
"I remember [GM] Smith asked me about him, because at the time we had a guy named Gene Harris closing. Randy asked me, 'Do you think Trevor could be a closer? And when do you think he could be a closer?' This was in the middle of the season," Ausmus said.
"I said, 'I would think by the start of next year, he could.' But I think he ended up closing before then."
Harris had 23 saves that year, but the team was more interested in showcasing him for others so it could potentially deal him, which it did the following season. Hoffman got a handful of chances to close, earning three saves from Aug. 6 on.
By the middle of 1994, the job belonged to Hoffman.
"He was a power pitcher. You talk about guys who had a high spin rate … Trevor was one of those guys," said Ausmus, who caught more of Hoffman's games (111) than anyone else. "People had trouble getting on top of his ball. Back then, Trevor was a power pitcher. He was just starting to throw his changeup."
The man: "I will say the one thing I remember about Trevor is that when he became the closer, anytime he had a save, whether he blew the save or got the save -- and obviously he got the save a lot more often -- he always sat in the dugout by himself for about five minutes after the game to kind of decompress. I guess he had to kind of let the adrenaline out," Ausmus said.
Today: Ausmus, 45, is the first-year manager of the Detroit Tigers after spending three seasons as a special assistant in baseball operations for San Diego.
Carlos Hernandez, San Diego Padres, 1997-98, 2000
The game: More like, the games -- the entire 1998 season, that magical season where the Padres ran off with the NL West title and through the Braves in the playoffs, before eventually losing to the Yankees in the World Series, their last appearance in the Fall Classic.
Of all of Hoffman's 18 seasons in the big leagues, this might have been his best, as he led baseball with 53 saves (in 54 opportunities, no less), had a 1.48 ERA and finished second to Tom Glavine in the NL Cy Young Award vote.
"He was the king of the mountain," Hernandez said.
Hernandez, who saw Hoffman from the other side as a member of the Dodgers for parts of seven seasons from 1990-96, preferred his vantage point behind the plate, instead of attempting to square up on the closer's changeup, a pitch Hoffman leaned on heavily after shoulder surgery in 1995.
"[Hoffman] was so easy to catch, but he was one of the most difficult pitchers to hit," Hernandez said. "That four-seamer, you couldn't hit it. And if the count got to 3-2, 2-2, 1-1, then that was changeup time. And if you got that, forget it."
The man: "That season [1998] was so unbelievable for me and everyone … going to the World Series. We put everything together. Trevor was so good for us. And he was always so positive. I'm so happy I got to play with him and be his teammate," Hernandez said.
Today: Hernandez, 47, calls Padres games with Eduardo Ortega on the Spanish broadcast for FOX Sports San Diego.
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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We never hear anything about the Greengrass family being involved with the Death Eaters. Where do you think the family stood during the war?
Hmm...I think they agree to the whole Pure-blood thing, but they're not Death-eaters. A bit like Sirius' parents.
Could Daphne have been one of those mysterious Slytherins who returned to fight in the Battle of Hogwarts?
No. I think she will be those kind of Daddy's Girls. She'll want to be protected.
What do you think her relationship was like with her little sister? With the other Slytherins?
I pictured her to be in Pansy's group of friends. She'd be nice to Astoria but sometimes they fight, like regular sisters.
What do you see her as being like personality-wise?
Rich, spoiled, but nice to her friends.
So, what does Daphne look like?
I pictured her a bit like what I pictured Astoria. Typical brown hair, greenish-bluish eyes, a bit fatter than Astoria...
Do you see her as the spoiled, rich-kid kind of girl, who was favoured by her parents?
A bit. But I think Astoria was favoured more.
Could Daphne be a perfect Slytherin, or one of the exceptional, nice, ones?
Both. I think she is more...neutral.
If Astoria was in a different house, say, Ravenclaw, what do you think her relationship with Daphne might be like?
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Special Olympics Rock Out Music Festival
On Saturday, Jan. 26, at 6 p.m., the Cortez Special Olympics basketball team will hold its first ever Rock Out for Special Olympics music festival. The event is hosted at the American Legion. Donations are currently being solicited in the form of cash, food and musical performers. This year, Cortez Special Olympics is not receiving funding from the state level. Funding goes toward regional and state tournament trips to Grand Junction and Denver. Money donated goes toward travel expenses, such as food, lodging, transportation and tourney entry fees. Ten athletes will be traveling to compete in these events.
All donations are tax deductible. Special Olympics Inc., is recognized as tax-exempt under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Special Olympics' Federal Tax ID number, or Employer Identification Number (EIN), is 52-0889518. After making a donation, in four to six weeks time, a person will receive an official document from Special Olympics' central office in Denver confirming the monetary value of the donation for tax record usage. If anyone is interested in donating, please send donations payable to Cortez Special Olympics to Special Olympics Coordinator Marcelino Aldaz, 13691 Road 28, Dolores, CO. 81323.
Any additional questions or concerns can be answered by basketball coach Brandon Eubanks at 749-5096 and by Aldaz at 565-3830.
Ute Mountain Rec. coed basketball
The Ute Mountain Recreation Center in Towaoc is taking registration for its 40-Older coed basketball league. Entry fee is $200 and it's a seven-game guarantee for an eight-player roster. League play starts Tuesday, Jan. 29. All games are played on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the Ute Mountain Rec. Center. For more information, please call Jonathan at 564-5360.
Ute Mountain Rec. men's basketball tourney
The Ute Mountain Recreation Center in Towaoc is taking registration for its men's Hotshot, double-elimination basketball tournament. Entry fee is $150. It's a 16-team, nine-man roster tourney on the weekend of Feb. 16-17. For more information, please call Jonathan at 564-5360.
Toss in the Tundra
The Toss in the Tundra disc golf tournament, benefiting WolfWood Refuge, will be on Saturday, Jan. 26, at Centennial Park in Cortez. Round 1 of 18 begins at 10 a.m. Sign up at the big gazebo from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. It's a $25 entry fee or a 20-pound bag of quality dog food, or volunteering for one hour at WolfWood, a state licensed non-profit refuge protecting wolves and wolf/dogs. Prizes are given to first, second and third-place. For more information, please call 946-9606.


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I say hire the guy. He didn't specify which government he wanted to issue the bonds, so send him bonds issued by the municipality of Newark, NJ, or Sealand.