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I honestly wanna know why everyone is blaming Melo....is it because he's our best player like if we won tonight would it be because of him or what I'm confused
Why am I even surprised?
He's a fool. Made another foolish decision to force Walsh to make the trade.
This is definition of selfish.
Stop chucking 3s and get to FT line.
Gallo OWNED him tonight. 19 shots and 35 points.
Carmelo came alive b/c, in his desperation in the 4th, he took it to the rim. Then, he got cute. Carmelo is a LAZY player. Doesn't want to work for his points.
Refs missed the ball going out of bounds before Miller's 3 dagger
Bullsh*t charging call against fields, should of been and-1
Leaving the corner 3 open all game every game
No plays for Stat
Drawn up Iso's to Melo after every timeout
Jared Jeffries
Jared Jeffries
Jeffries getting 25+ minutes
Douglas getting 25+ minutes
Jared Jeffries
Knicks not running in 2nd half
D'Antoni not even knowing who's in foul trouble
D'Antoni not knowing stats about game after game
Jared Jeffries?
Drawing plays up to shoot a 3 when we only need 1.
Did I mention Jared Jeffries?


text: Pedigree Analysis of 2011 National Show Winners Now Available from Holstein Association USA Holstein Association USA has updated the Pedigree Analysis of National Holstein Show winners to reflect the 2011 show season. This section, which debuted last year, is provided for showing enthusiasts and contains various lists that provide a closer look at the genetics behind some of the most elite cattle in the Holstein breed. To view the list, visit www.holsteinusa.com and scroll to the Popular Lists section towards the bottom of the homepage. Holstein females used in the compilation of the data were those that placed in the top three in their respective age class at the 11 National Holstein Shows held in 2011. This year, that included 217 heifers and 279 cows. The lists will be updated annually, following the last National Show of the year. Three main areas will be featured: Leading Sires of 2011 National Holstein Show Winners, Leading Maternal Grandsires of 2011 National Holstein Show Winners and Most Common Sire Stacks of 2011 National Holstein Show Winners. Each area features separate lists for heifers and cows, along with an overall ranked list of bulls for the category. In addition, viewers will find other information that may be of interest, such as average classification scores for each class. 2011 Results For the second year running, Braedale Goldwyn receives the honor of being the 2011 Overall Leading Sire of National Holstein Show Winners, siring 31 heifers in the top three in their classes and 50 cows, making him the top sire in both of those categories. Also repeating in the 2011 Overall Leading Maternal Grandsire of National Holstein Show Winners is Regancrest Elton Durham-ET. Durham was found on the bottom side of the pedigree of 20 heifers and 26 cows, making him the number one maternal grandsire of cows. In the heifer category, he was bypassed by his son, Regancrest Dundee-ET, who was the maternal grandsire of 33 heifers, and ranks second in the overall list. Not surprising, the most common sire stack of show winning animals in 2011 was a combination of the number one sires in the two previous categories, Braedale Goldwyn x Regancrest Elton Durham-ET, with 16 animals resulting from that mating. View the complete Leading Sire lists under the Popular Lists section on the Holstein Association USA homepage, or go directly to www.holsteinusa.com/shows/pedanalysis_show_winners.html 11.16.2011

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Probably the best ribeye i have ever had. My wife said her filet was equally as good. This place is a hidden gem. Some friends suggested we give this place a try and we are so glad we did. I am putting this restaurant in my all time top five. Somehow I found room for dessert and the chocolate mousse was killer.
Hard place to fine, but lot's of fun!
For my money, this is THE best steakhouse in Tucson for those who want to get ALOT of great food at an extremely affordable price!
Love this place. I have been coming here since I was a kid ( 30 + years sgo) Always great steak and beans. Pit beef is also excellent. My kids love the wild west show, train, and general store. My first choice for a steak dinner.
M. Bright
Same great place and food, just the name has changed. They are Colt's Taste of Texas. Still locally owned and operated.
Fred's is a long drive from Tucson, off Sierrita Mountain Rd. and not so easy to find, but worth the effort. It's nothing fancy - just an old-school steakhouse with good food and a great, out-in-the-country atmosphere. The beef is the best thing to order on the menu. Fred's has a roping arena and also stores a lot of the rolling stock used in the Rodeo Parade. We have been going to Fred's for over 30 years, even though we no longer live in Tucson. It's a taste of what Tucson was like before the population explosion.
Great Americana food. Awesome breakfasts, burgers and dinners. Dont let the stakehouse name fool you, this is more of a diner. Great food at a reasonable price. No frills, good service. Owners George and Dina always greet you with a smile.
Great place for a steak!!! Fabulous food & atmosphere with live music on the weekends.
Love their steak and beans, and salads...never have enough room for dessert. Servers have been friendly. We enjoy walking around the trail dust town, and shop a bit...don't visit much anymore since moving to a rural area SE of Tucson...have to drive to Sonoita for a decent steak now :D
Very good food and service, but bring your wallet!! Fleming's is chain but don't let that turn you off. While their Tucson location isn't their best it's still real good! Serious food for those who don't mind spending the bucks. This place is a notch or two above both Sullivan's and Mc Mahon's. For sure, Fleming's is a snob's paradise.
Grandpa likes it. It's cheap. Safe place to take the cousins from Indiana.
I agree- the prices aren't real high. The steaks are all right- but the sides are so basic and in desperate need of updating.
The atmosphere is good and for old movie fans, there's enough memorabilia on the walls to enjoy.
What I do like about El Corral- it's what I consider to be a Safe For Grandma restaurant. We have older out of town guests and the meat/potato/veg/roll routine reduces mealtime anxiety ("Is it SPICY? Because I forgot my Prilosec!").
We were in for dinner tonight, which we visit about once a month. I always order the King size Prime Rib. Tonight I have to tell you, I am not sure we will be back! I made the mistake of answering yes when the waitress ask if I cared to have it seered on the grill! The cook BUTTERFLIED MY 21.00 PIECE OF PRIME AND COOKED IT LIKE A STEAK! Why would someone EVER do that WITHOUT ASKING THE GUEST IF THAT'S OKAY! seriously, it took all the juice out of the meat, the bottom piece of butterfield meat was about an 1/8 of inch thick, and if I wanted a steak I would've ordered a t-bone! they were gracious enough to take the dinner off our bill, but it kinda ruined the dinner of which I have maybe one to two nights a month that I that I am not too busy to go out to eat! We use to visit the Outback on Ina, but it has seriously went down hill also! Not sure where we will go now? The poor server was shocked when I handed her the 20.00 tip, and said she could accept it, but I quickly told her it was NOT her fault, IT WAS THE COOK!
Inconsistent is the word that best describes Little Mexico. Some days the food is decent. Not great, but decent. Other times when we went the food was pretty bad.
Its the atmosphere which makes this place a destination. The food is average at best. The open grille area is fun to watch and be sure you are not a soft talker or your dining companions will not be able to hear you.
Food has taken quite a decline. Very disappointing.
Food is no longer fresh and steaks are not longer premium grade.
Some friends recommended this restaurant and we gave it a try. Best steaks we have had in the last 10 years and at a very reasonable price. My wife said best filet she has ever eaten. We will definately be back.
Still the best steaks and ribs in Tucson. We go here every time we are in town
The food is hideous
Rather crappy tasting food. Sorry but this place isn't good these days. Soggy tacos, mushy undercooked tamales, rice and beans served at room temperature, and the beef tastes like 5 day old leftovers. Maybe they used to be good? I notice more and more graffiti on this side of town to. Is everything going downhill around here?


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by Dan Mayer, Legal Fellow at Public Citizen's Democracy Is For People Campaign, which is working towards a constitutional amendment overturning Citizens United v. FEC and limiting the influence of corporations and money in elections.
Six billion dollars. That's just the reported amount spent to elect or defeat the entire slate of federal candidates in the 2012 cycle.
To be sure, some of the biggest players in the super PAC game weren't very efficient about how they used the unlimited contributions they took from their ultra-wealthy individual and corporate patrons. Court rulings in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania put some of the most egregious voter suppression efforts on hold while invigorated civil rights groups worked to turn out every eligible voter they could find. Several prominent candidates suffered "legitimate" humiliation and defeat. And apparently, 47 percent of America wasn't going to vote for Mitt Romney anyway (or so we hear).
Does any of that mean that money doesn't matter, that the Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission era is over as quickly as it began? Don't bet your democracy on it.
The Obama campaign outspent the Romney campaign, $549 million to $336 million. The national party committees were close in fundraising (a mere $50 million GOP advantage), but Democrats actually outspent Republicans $814 to $776 million. Outside groups, some disclosing their donors, some not, favored conservatives by $855 million to $406 million in "independent" spending. For all that, in the first full-scale conflagration since Citizen United, the great powers basically fought to a draw, barely moving the lines in Congress.


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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution (6-11-5, 23 pts.) remains home this week and welcomes the inaugural visit from the Montreal Impact (9-13-3, 30 pts.) at 7 p.m., on Sunday, August 12, at Gillette Stadium followed by the stadium's first-ever boxing match. Framingham, Mass. native "Irish" Danny O'Connor will headline a live professional boxing card in an on-field ring against Pawtucket, Rhode Island's Eddie Soto following the Revolution-Montreal game at approximately 9 p.m.
The Revolution match will be televised regionally on Comcast SportsNet and will also be carried locally on the radio by 98.5 The Sports Hub.
Sunday's match against Montreal will mark the second-ever meeting between the two teams, with a third match scheduled for October 27 at Saputo Stadium. The Impact defeated the Revs, 2-1, in the inaugural meeting on July 18, in Montreal.
Matt Reis Bobblehead Night Sunday
Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis has been in net here in New England since 2003 and on Sunday, fans can take home a small version of Reis at the New England-Montreal match … fans can pick up their commemorative Reis bobblehead, while supplies last, when the gates open at 6 p.m. ... for more info, click HERE.
First-Ever Boxing Match at Gillette Stadium to Follow Revs on Sunday Night
Following the Revs-Impact match on Sunday night, the New England Revolution, in association with by Warrior Boxing and DiBella Entertainment, will present Gillette Stadium's first-ever boxing match … Framingham, Mass. native "Irish" Danny O'Connor will headline a live professional boxing card at the stadium against Pawtucket, Rhode Island's Eddie Soto … the boxing event will commence after the final whistle of the Revolution match at approximately 9 p.m … for ticketing information: click HERE.
Expansion Teams Are Welcomed Guests
The Montreal Impact will make their first-ever trip to Gillette Stadium on Sunday – a place that has lacked hospitality for expansion teams in inaugural visits … since 2006, the Revs are 4-1-2 against expansion or relocated teams in the first meeting at Gillette Stadium … last season, the Revs tied Portland, 1-1 (April 4), and defeated Vancouver, 1-0 (May 14), in each team's first visit to Foxborough.
Handful of Winless Games
Saturday's 1-0 loss extended the Revs' winless streak to five games (0-4-1) dating back to July 14 against Toronto … the winless streak is the team's longest of the season and is the first string of five-winless since a six-game winless streak (0-5-1) in the final six matches of the 2011 season.
Attacking Shutout Costs Revs Points
The Revs recorded 10 shots – including three on frame -- against Kansas City, but were unable to convert shots into goals … Saturday's attacking shutout was the team's eighth of the season and second in three games dating back to the 0-0 finish at KC on July 21 … last season, the Revs were held scoreless 10 times in the 34-game season.
Goal-Scoring Scarce in Recent Stretch
After beginning the summer months on a scorching, scoring surge, the team has cooled off and has struggled to find goals … in five games from June 2 to July 8, the Revs averaged 1.6 goals per game after four multiple-goal contests and just one attacking shutout … in the last five matches dating back to July 14 against Toronto, the team has scored two goals – averaging 0.40 goals per game – and have been shut out three times.
Two Straight One-Goal Contests
More than one half of the Revolution's matches this season have finished in a one-goal game following Saturday's second consecutive one-goal game … the Revs have played 12 one-goal games through 22 matches this year … the Revs are 2-10-0 in those games as the team's .167 winning percentage in one-goal contests is a league-low … since defeating Colorado, 2-1, on May 2, the team has dropped its last seven one-goal games.
Stingy Second-Half Defense…
For the second time in three games, the Revs have held their opponent scoreless in the second half … the Revs lead MLS for fewest goals allowed (10) in the final forty five minutes and have conceded an average of just 0.45 goals per game after the halftime whistle … the Revs have posted 12 second-half shutouts this season.
…But Revs Need Second-Half Scoring
After conceding an early goal on Saturday, the Revs were held scoreless in the second half en route to a 1-0 defeat … with the loss, the Revs remain winless (0-6-2) this season when trailing at halftime … additionally, the Revs have not scored a second-half goal in five straight games … when the Revs score early and lead at halftime, the team has much improved marks (5-1-0).
Return of the Two-Striker System?
After using Ryan Guy as the lone striker for three straight games dating back to July 18 at Montreal, Jay Heaps used two forwards on Saturday against KC … Saer Sene was joined up top by Dimitry Imbongo while Guy made the start at right wing … Jay Heaps has used the two-forward formation 17 times through 22 games.
Jose Moreno Waived
The Revs waived Colombian forward Jose Moreno on Monday … Moreno, 30, made seven appearances and scored one goal for the Revolution after joining the team in March from Colombia's Once Caldas … his lone goal came on April 14 against D.C. United … Moreno's last appearance came on June 16, when he played 45 minutes before coming off with an ankle sprain.


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Extracts from the Feb 2014 Journal
A tale from the November Pogrom
In June 1987, AJR Information published a letter from David Fisher, who, with Anthony Read, was writing a book on the 'Crystal Night' pogrom of 9-10 November 1938. In line with the growing trend among historians to supplement archival material and written documents with eye-witness testimony, Read and Fisher wished to include first-hand accounts of the events of that night in their book. Fisher's letter requested AJR members who 'have stories to tell which have never found a wider audience than their immediate family circle' to contact him. The book appeared, first under the title Kristallnacht: The Nazi Night of Terror, then as Kristallnacht: The Unleashing of the Holocaust (1990), and has since disappeared from view.
Fisher's letter elicited at least one response, from Mrs C. K. Rosenstiel, née Meumann, of Putney, London SW15, a Jewish refugee from Berlin, who had a very unusual story to tell. I am indebted to her son, Mr Colin Rosenstiel of Cambridge, for sending me her reply and other documents that provided the inspiration for this article. Mrs Rosenstiel's letter recounted the remarkable story of the offer by a high-ranking German army officer to help his Jewish neighbours escape arrest during the pogrom:
In the afternoon of 9th November 1938 our neighbour, the wife of Colonel, later General Hans Oster, called to offer the shelter of their home to my father who was a lawyer aged 58. The news of the arrest of Jewish men had spread to both our families. The Osters and our family lived on the same floor of a Berlin apartment block. There were two staircases, one for tradesmen. Mrs Oster proposed that if the Gestapo called at the front door, my father could easily slip across to their flat by the back door. [more...]
'Yes, I remember Vienna'
And I remember that line spoken by Max Adrian, the actor and comedian, in drag, gently mocking the Viennese refugees with their nostalgia for the coffee houses and elegant lifestyle! That must have been during the war, when bitter-sweet revues were still acceptable and before we knew the full story.
I have always remembered Vienna. I was ten years old when we left, just six weeks before the war, my parents and I together - the luckiest day of my life. Very few in our large family were as lucky. My childish memories of Vienna, coloured by my parents' stories of cultural and intellectual pursuits, by their appreciation of beauty and their love of the city, were somewhat clouded by my experience of exclusion from school and every activity I enjoyed, of bewilderment and fear and humiliation.
Like many of us, I have been invited several times to visit Vienna as a guest of the Jewish Welcome Service (JWS). Twice I made an excuse, the third time - last October - my family persuaded me to go and I did. Other Viennese refugees have written about the kindness and dedication of the largely non-Jewish organisers, the generosity and efficiency of the JWS, the appropriately sensitive programme. And all that is true. There was much talk of reconciliation, restoration, recompense, resilience and restitution. But in a fabled coffee house, I heard an older couple talk about Austria's need for a 'strong leader'.
The gracious grandeur of the city moved me but I couldn't feel comfortable. Then something happened that transformed my visit. The Vienna Philharmonic had issued an invitation to the descendants of exiled and murdered Jewish players to coincide with our stay. We joined together for some events but we were not programmed to attend concerts. It just happened that on a free afternoon a few of us were offered the opportunity to listen to a rehearsal of Anton Bruckner's Fifth Symphony. That was all we expected: the privilege of hearing music in the gorgeous, gilded Musikverein (all performances were sold out). We were seated in a box next to the stage; the orchestra was already on stage. Enter Dr Hellsberg, the Vorstand of the Vienna Phiharmonic. There is no exact translation of Vorstand - it is a mixture of head, chief, principal, chief executive, director, chairman - but Dr Hellsberg is none of these. He plays the violin as a member of the orchestra; he is not the leader, he is the elected representative and speaks for the musicians.
Dr Hellsberg welcomed the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the musicians who 'disappeared'. Then came the moment: he asked the players sitting at the desks of the victims to leave the stage and the family members of the victims to take their places. Then he addressed the musicians and the ghosts of musicians and their descendants:
Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends of the Vienna Philharmonic:*
This is a very special day which is unique in the annals of our Orchestra's rich history. It is very significant for us all to have with us today a group of people who are the descendants of members of our Orchestra who were exiled or murdered during the era of National Socialism. On behalf of the Vienna Philharmonic, I extend to them the warmest of welcomes.
Three of these people are Charlotte Slodki, her daughter Linda, and her nephew Roger Salander - the daughter and two grandchildren of our exiled second violinist Berthold Salander. Despite her 93 years, Charlotte has come all the way from New York with her daughter. Roger Salander lives in Breitenfurt and is known to many of us as a clarinetist and teacher at the Conservatory.
We welcome Lilly Drukker, the daughter of our exiled first violinist Josef Geringer, who has come from Philadelphia with her husband. She is 86 years old and a stellar witness to history. We greatly admired her appearance in the documentary Schatten der Vergangenheit (Shadows of the Past).
We are also pleased that Eva Perigo and her son, Peter Lancaster, are here today. They live in England and are the granddaughter and great-grandson of our former oboist, Armin Tyroler, who was murdered in 1944 in Auschwitz. At the time of her escape from Austria, Eva Perigo was just two and a half years old.
Two other relatives of persecuted Vienna Philharmonic musicians now residing in Austria whom we also welcome are Mag. Helen Rupertsberger-Kopp, the niece of our second violinist Leopold Föderl, who returned to Vienna after the war and taught here at the Academy. We also welcome Mr Kurt Schmid, the nephew of Rudolf Jettel, our principal clarinetist for many years and a prominent teacher.
I am very happy that all these honoured guests were able to accept our invitation and spend a week in Vienna, where, in addition to today's rehearsal, they will visit our museum and archives and hear the concert on Sunday. At this time, I would like to thank Mag. Bernadette Mayrhofer, who not only compiled the detailed and well-researched biographies of the exiled and murdered Philharmonic members for our website but also personally established contact with their relatives. It is she who paved the way for the presence of our guests here today and it was she who, together with Simone Iberer, dealt with the logistical aspects of flights and assistance.
We owe additional gratitude to the Jewish Welcome Service as well as to Mag. Susanne Trauneck and Mag. Milli Segal. It is fitting that our guests have been integrated into the Jewish Welcome Service's programme. This has special meaning for me because it reminds me so vividly of our collaboration with Leon Zelman, who was so closely involved with us, and with me personally, regarding the Memorial Concert in Mauthausen in 2000. I believe he would have been very pleased with today's events.
Leon Zelman, whose family was eradicated and who himself survived several concentration camps, always endeavoured to present the Vienna of today to exiles and survivors of the National Socialist dictatorship. In his spirit, ladies and gentleman, we introduce to you the Vienna Philharmonic of today. We are well aware that we live not only for the here and now but, as we look towards the future, we have the responsibility of dealing with the Orchestra's past. With this in mind we see ourselves as an association that has existed for 171 years and of which every musician holds permanent membership. This is especially true of our exiled and murdered colleagues. Twenty-five years ago we paid tribute to them in our concert programmes, the same as we have done this year on our website. This Saturday we will unveil a commemorative plaque in the Vienna Philharmonic Museum.
But the most important fact is that the memory of the victims from among our ranks is of special concern to us - that their memory remains vivid. That is why we wish to welcome you here, on the stage of the world's most beautiful concert hall, where your fathers and grandfathers performed and where they made their contributions to the Vienna Philharmonic. We do this neither out of a sense of duty nor as Vergangenheitsbewältigung - coming to terms with the past. I regard this expression as problematical as it implies the concept of making amends. But there is no way to make amends for a murder and there is no way to make amends for the damage to a soul caused by persecution and expulsion. There is nothing which can repair one's own mistakes and omissions: what happened or didn't happen is now a part of history.
But in the awareness of our own history and our own responsibility we can establish new parameters. We hope that through our invitation and your time spent with the Vienna Philharmonic, you will be assured that the sufferings and sacrifices of your fathers, grandfathers and relatives have sharpened our senses to the ethical and moral responsibilities which our orchestra must exercise. Your ancestors have the unique place which they deserve, in our consciousness and in our hearts.
The conductor rose to his feet and the musicians silently exchanged places again with the descendants. The emotional rehearsal of stirring music composed by a devout Christian seemed fitting. It finally gave us permission to weep.
Art Notes
After a closure of ten months, it is worth paying a visit to the refurbished Kenwood House, home to great paintings by Gainsborough, Vermeer, Rembrandt and Van Dyck, among 63 from the Earl of Iveagh's Collection.
The change is imperceptible. The elegant Georgian house has been repainted and its flagship Great Library, established by its first owner, William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, has a repainted ceiling in pastels of pink, green and blue, inset with miniatures by Antonio Zucchi, the gold leaf detail hidden by removable paint. It has been refurbished for the first time in over two centuries in accordance with its original design.
The exterior details, created by the 18th-century Scottish architect John Adam, look cleaner now, but in a strange way more synthetic than before the Heritage Lottery Fund, ArtFund and Wolfson Foundation poured £5.95 million into it.
This essentially pretty - almost chocolate-box ¬¬- house with its pediment sand-painted to look like stone and its Doric and Corinthian pillars, is set in the rolling grounds of Hampstead's Kenwood, beautiful in all weathers, even on the muddy, windswept day I saw it. A portrait of Lord Mansfield stares down in disapproval at the muddy feet on the Persian carpet.
The sculptures include a Socratic bust with a carefully sculpted curly beard. Some are original marble and some, like the statue of Mercury, are plaster copies. A cast of Flora and a Muse is taken from Syon House in west London.
The Orangery is now peopled by children with ipads sitting on the floor. Each room has a linen-bound guide. Some renewed pieces have been added to reflect the wishes of Kenwood's last owner, the 1st Earl of Iveagh, who donated the house to the nation in the 1920s.
The paintings always surprise, even though bad lighting can make viewing a struggle. Some early Turners beneath a high atrium were almost invisible because the frame lights were off and others are hung too high. In a room full of pallid, limpid beauties, you can find Sir Joshua Reynolds's cloudy skies and prayerful ladies, Gainsborough's Lady Briscoe and Her Dog, and even a small Constable.
A must-see is Rembrandt's marvellous self-portrait as an older man: his calm and wise eyes, his bulky body, simple white cap, and the sense of just having wiped his palette clean to surprise us with his fresh candour. Also Van Dyck's Princess Henrietta with her little black page boy and Vermeer's Guitar Player, showing a rosy-cheeked woman seen off-centre and glancing sharply over her right shoulder. Franz Hals's arresting portrait of Pieter van den Broecke, in a lace collar, almost as familiar as the Laughing Cavalier, grins beneath his untidy brown hair.
Ferdinand Bol, a pupil of Rembrandt, painted his Portrait of a Lady with a detailed white ruff setting off her pellucid skin. Reynold's Miss Cox and Her Niece seems a charming indulgence in a house full of formal, wistful ladies. And then comes Landseer's Hawking in Olden Times, in which a hawk is flung at a heron, whose death throes in a flurry of wings fill the sky.
Angelica Kauffman's cameo self-portrait shows her as the Muse of Design with Poetry. Other famous works include George Romney's Spinstress, featuring the beautiful Lady Hamilton, his lover, in a long white shawl.
The right climate
I thought I was past the age for epiphanies but one cannot choose the time for a revelation: the revelation decides when its time has come. Mine came one evening, a short while ago, after watching a television programme on the American musical theatre. The message was loud and clear: this particular art form and, to an almost equal extent, the movie business, was created by Jews - a massive contribution to the cultural life of the nation and its hold on the international imagination.
The lesson? When Jews act as messengers of the Muses or operate in the territory where art and commerce overlap, they leave their mark. Wherever they are allowed to do so, they season the native pie. Only in America are they not just seasoning - they are pie.
This has explained - too late to act upon it - a recurring experience that has puzzled and pleased me. Whenever I arrived at JFK on my frequent trips to New York I had my adrenaline rush, a sense of heightened anticipation that owed nothing to free champagne on Concorde. Elation turned my head. Great things might happen at any moment. Suddenly sharper, cleverer, I felt twice the man I was in England. Others have reported similar experiences.
England is where I live my double life: publicly, at work among English colleagues whom I would call acquaintances rather than friends; privately, among family and an ever diminishing circle of survivors, in an almost exclusively German-Jewish refugee milieu, cosy and shrinking. (At a recent milestone birthday party, the carefully drawn-up guest list consisted of fellow refugees and their descendants with or without gentile partners, with not one bona fide Englishman - Jewish or otherwise - in sight.)
It's time to come clean: I am a snob, and generalisations are the snob's oxygen. I do not feel truly at home among the English, and ill at ease in the company of English Jews. I consider the typical Germanophone refugee (i.e. me) better educated, more refined, than his English peer, who did not make the detour via Germany, Austria, Switzerland (the Marx-Freud-Einstein triangle) but took the short cut from Poland, Russia, etc to London's East End and thence to Stamford Hill and The Bishop's Avenue, bypassing the gas chambers and much else besides.
There are inconsistencies in this analysis which I recognise. The majority of creators of American popular entertainment are the very people with whom I don't mix in England. I don't know what makes them more palatable in Hollywood; it could be the rough environment against which they don't stand out; it could be the leavening of refugees such as Lang, Lubitsch, Loewe, Lamar, Lenya (confining myself to one initial letter keeps the list within bounds).
Why the relative paucity of the Jewish contribution to English culture? Of course, there have been, and are, prominent Jews in every walk of life, as ever with a disproportionate share coming from Hitler's cast-offs, but no one can claim that they have significantly helped to shape the England we know today. Without them the scene would be much the same. They lack critical mass; they are without a power base. There are just enough of them to stir up routine anti-Semitism without the compensation of political clout.
Of course there is anti-Semitism in the United States - quite enough not to have to go looking for it - but who cares when there is a powerful political lobby that can make Congress quake. As for a Jewish lobby in this country, forget it. Years ago, I was part of an attempt to get one going and the fiercest resistance to our efforts, to the point of downright hostility, came from certain sections of the Anglo-Jewish establishment.
I understood none of this when I arrived in this country, lucky to be let in, lucky to be alive, thankful and anxious to show my gratitude. But I have never felt that I belonged here, that I was other than a guest, respectful of my hosts and generously tolerated by most of them.
The revelation was about the difference that being part of the pie makes: that in America you belonged from the day you arrived, however outlandish your name, however crude your accent. You are, from your first day, what you can never hope to become even after the 80 years I have lived here.
Historians have put more grandly what they have defined as American exceptionalism - a fundamental egalitarianism that has nothing to do with equality of outcome and everything to do with equality of human dignity. Just the right climate for a Jew.
Letter from Israel: Reuth - one of the best-kept secrets in Israel
Possibly one of the best-kept secrets in Israel is the existence of the formidable charitable association of Reuth. Reuth is the Hebrew word for friendship and that certainly sums up the philosophy of the organisation.
I've been living in Israel for almost 50 years and didn't know of the organisation's existence, though I was acquainted with Beit Bart, a home providing sheltered accommodation for the elderly that Reuth has established in Jerusalem. But Beit Bart is just the tip of the iceberg, as I found out recently when I visited Reuth's impressive Medical Center in Tel Aviv. In addition to this well-equipped hospital, which provides a wide variety of medical services and care using state-of-the-art equipment, the organisation has sheltered accommodation in Tel Aviv (Beit Shalom) as well as providing subsidised housing in the form of purpose-built studio apartments (Beit Bracha, Beit Achva), also in Tel Aviv.
The origins of the organisation lie in the early 1930s with the arrival in pre-State Israel of the first immigrants from Central Europe, Germany in particular. Some of those who came at that time were able to bring financial and material resources with them, enabling many of the women to give their time and energy to charitable causes. This, after all, had constituted an important aspect of community life in Germany and the ethos of helping those less fortunate and serving the community continued to play an important part in the lives of many of those immigrants. Thus, a group of ladies organised themselves as 'Women's Social Service', setting themselves the aim of serving the elderly, the needy and the chronically ill.
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Reuth enjoys the support and fund-raising activities of its friends all over the world, especially in England, the Netherlands and the USA. Many of those who are active in these associations have family or other connections with the original founders, continuing the tradition of aid for the less fortunate. [link]


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Discussion in 'General Pro Player Discussion' started by 3fees, Oct 9, 2012.
He's number 3 in Aces on the ATP Tour this year.
hm interesting, I wouldn't expect him to be even top 5/10 in that category.
Not really surprising. The man can hit a ball.
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Yes i remember in 2008 i think Almagro served 24 ace in 2 sets on clay against some Serbian players, probably Tipsarevic...
Funny that most of his matches are on clay...and he got that many aces.
He brings it plus he has a relatively low ball toss (think Tanner or Curren) that's harder to react to. That and seventy-one matches will get you a lot of aces.
Nothing unexpected here.
He wasn´t 3rd, 3rd was Querrey before Shanghai -590 aces, Almagro had 577, Almagro hit 18vs Haas, Querrey 11 and played sooner, so Almagro was 4th. but how i said nothing new
Almagro has great 1st serve-low toss, quick motion, pretty fast about 210-215kph are his fastest serves normally, really good serve, but he is not even top 10 ace-per match or better would be ace-per 1st serve in play ratio.
Almagro played a lot on clay, so he has a lot of matches this season that makes him high on the list, just like Tipsarevic is just behind him on 5th place-they just play to many matches, but now he is out of Shanghai and don´t think he will do better indoors than some other guys so i expect some guys behind him to hit more aces indoors and surpass him - behind him are guys like Roger, Tipsy, Tsonga, Berdych,Anderson... so he won´t be top 5 at the end of the year.
you don't expect that from a clay courter
I wonder why this guy is not better. he has nice strokes and is a very big hitter. Of course he cannot compete with the big 4 but compared to ferrer I think he has more weapons (especially that huge BH).
So why is ferrer so much better than him?
Indeed, he hits very big on all sides. I think he dont have the mental Ferrer does have, Ferrer never gives up, keeps running and believe in himself...
I liked the match VS Dimitrov at the AO this year, nice shots overall from both players!
But not a lot more than ace aces like Federer & Berdych
1. Milos Raonic 921 60
2. John Isner 917 61
3. Sam Querrey 590 53
4. Nicolas Almagro 577 71
5. Janko Tipsarevic 575 73
6. Roger Federer 559 69
7. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 547 66
8. Tomas Berdych 545 68
1. Milos Raonic 921 60
2. John Isner 917 61
3. Sam Querrey 590 53
4. Nicolas Almagro 577 71
5. Janko Tipsarevic 575 73
6. Roger Federer 559 69
7. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 547 66
8. Tomas Berdych 545 68
Almagro has a very under rated serve, he holds a hell of a lot on clay in particular but does not have the kind of fight needed to be in the top five.
Don´t understand what are you saying.
Yes he played a lot on clay - my point was he played alredy a lot of matches - among guys with most matches at this point so logically he is in top 5 aces on th etour, but how i said now with indoor season and he is out of Shanghai already, some guys will surpass him and he will end probably around 8th place in aces for 2012.
^ Don't be facetious. The point is that Almagro is playing more or less equal amount of total matches so far this year (which is what's relevant here) and that in doing so he's achieving similar serve stats as big guns and serve-bots who're much more reliant on aces and the like to bring home the bacon
I think the difference is mainly in their heads...
Yah my favorite player! finally a thread about him
Almagro is a class act all around, good serve, great backhand, forehand is a weapon, but can break down under pressure. If he could control his temper more readily when under pressure i'm sure his results would be even better!
Yes, I really note that low toss.
The whole point of almagro's serve motion is the use of the feet. He tends to commit a lot of foot faults because of that.
Almagro gets testy even in practice it seems: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T3xK6pvucY
I really like that video... it's fun to see a pro rallying at high intensity.
Why isnt Almagro ranked higher? I am going to say fitness. Fitness is probably the most important factor separating the top players.
No 11 in the world, and I'm pretty sure he was top 10 earlier in the year. Really surprised me how well he has played on hard courts this year. I think it was earlier in the year at IW where he completely dismantled Berdych. Only problem is movement and defense in comparison to the top 4.
you know who is the other guy in the video hitting?
Almagro is hombre intenso.
His game is not that effective against the top players on hard court. He's mostly a clay court player. Love watching his game though, he always gives you a good show. Combines classic form with a fiery attitude.
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Players watching on sidelines as Trade Deadline nears
By Justin Albers / MLB.com
The Indians, meanwhile, have remained pretty much the same in the American League Central. They haven't yet fallen out of the race -- they were three and a half games behind Detroit for first place entering Sunday -- but they haven't shown they will remain in it, either.
"Everyone knows what's going on, but [trades are] something that players can't control," Indians pitcher Zach McAllister said. "That's something that the front office is in control of, and we have no say."
The White Sox improved its team by adding pitcher Brett Myers from the Astros on Saturday, and they've already traded for hitter Kevin Youkilis. The Tigers, who added free agent prize Prince Fielder in the offseason, have started to play up to their potential.
Indians general manger Chris Antonetti maintains that the team is actively pursing trades, but Cleveland has yet to make a move. The Non-Waiver Trade Deadline is July 31.
"The front office is looking for the right pieces, not just any pieces," said Indians reliever Vinnie Pestano. "I'm sure there's a bunch of guys we could have gone out and just acquired, but until the 31st comes and goes, I think it's unfair to start looking around at what other team's are doing. We don't know really what's going on up there. We've heard that they are aggressively pursuing stuff."
Pestano, though, isn't sure whether the Indians should be buyers at the Deadline. They entered Sunday's game against the Orioles losers of six of their last eight, and they were on the verge of falling below .500 for the first time since April 14.
"We keep leaning back on the 'We haven't played our best baseball yet' line, and we haven't," Pestano said. "But we've been very inconsistent this year, and I don't know if adding a piece is going to bring that consistency or not. It's gotta be the right piece."
Despite up-and-down role, McAllister having success
CLEVELAND -- Zach McAllister wasn't discouraged when the Indians sent him back to Triple-A Columbus in May. Even though he had pitched well during his time in the starting rotation, he knew he had to stay positive if he was ever going to find his way back to Cleveland.
"It wasn't surprising," the 24-year-old McAllister said. "I knew it was coming, [it was] just a matter of time. I kind of took it as I was happy with the way I performed for that first time. I knew I needed to continue to pitch well at Triple-A or somebody else would come up and take my spot.
"When you're one of those guys that's up and down, it's a matter of being mentally strong and trying to compete against yourself. I knew I had the stuff to get guys out in the big leagues. I also knew if I didn't do my job down there, I wouldn't get that opportunity again."
He continued to pitch well with Columbus and, when Jeanmar Gomez began to struggle with the Indians, McAllister got another opportunity in the big leagues. He's become Cleveland's most consistent starter since being recalled on June 28, and he figures to remain in the rotation for a while.
McAllister is 4-2 with a 3.21 ERA in nine starts this season. Even though he was called up to be the Indians' No. 5 starter, McAllister is the only Cleveland starter with an ERA under four.
The right-hander's success can be attributed, in part, to his ability to settle in on the mound early. In five starts since rejoining the rotation, McAllister has allowed one run before the fifth inning.
"He's been great since he's been up here," said Indians setup man Vinnie Pestano. "He's been on the unfortunate side of a couple starts or else his numbers would probably look even better than they are."
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"I was very impressed with his physical shape. When he walked into my office, I was very happy to see that. I know he was antsy, and probably at times discouraged, but he never stopped working, and it showed."
--Indians manager Manny Acta on pitcher Roberto Hernandez -- formerly Fausto Carmona -- who returned to Cleveland on Sunday.
Smoke signals
Designated hitter Travis Hafner was out of the lineup against left-hander Zach Britton on Sunday. Indians manager Manny Acta said he is still trying to give Hafner an occasional off-day to rest his surgically repaired knee. Hafner came off the disabled list on July 4.
"The knee's taken into account," Acta said. "If you're gonna rest him, might as well do it against left-handed pitching. That way, you can balance things better."
Acta isn't sure whether left-handed reliever JC Romero will pitch at the big-league level again this season. The Indians signed Romero to a Minor League contract on Saturday and sent him to Triple-A Columbus. Romero, who had a 10.13 ERA in 11 appearances with the Cardinals, hasn't pitched since May 12.
"We're not gonna be jumping the gun," Acta said. "I'm not going to sit here and say he's gonna help us over here. He needs to prove that he's still capable of pitching and getting left-handed hitters out. If we have to make the move, then we'll make it."
Injured third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall (wrist), who is currently on the disabled list, was in the clubhouse on Sunday without a cast on his wrist. Chisenhall had surgery on June 30 and was expected to miss 10-12 weeks.
Entering Sunday's game, the Indians bullpen had posted a 2.30 ERA since June 30, recording scoreless efforts in 10 of the last 18 games.
Justin Albers is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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2) My web hosting site (hostgator.com)
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I like Walking Dead but no way is it anywhere near as good as Dexter and Homeland yet it gets more than triple the ratings. I know it's basic cable versus premium but Homeland might not even be renewed for a 3rd season if this keeps up and they just swept the Emmys.
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HARRISON, N.J.—New York Red Bulls midfielder Tim Cahill deftly manned the Xbox controls in the Red Bull Arena players' lounge Monday and struck a small but perhaps symbolic blow on behalf of his underperforming club.
His FIFA 13 opponent, D.C. United counterpart Chris Pontius, was the one celebrating three months ago here in Harrison, where the talented but perennially flawed Big Apple bridesmaids sustained one of the most agonizing losses in their tortured 17-year history.
Visiting D.C. eliminated New York from the MLS Cup quarterfinals with a stunning 1-0 victory, hastening yet another Red Bulls' housecleaning that followed the anticipated script: A new European GM (Jerome de Bontin) already was in place and a European sporting director with a big name but no MLS experience (Andy Roxburgh) was hired to oversee the on-field product.
But the appointment of a new coach was delayed.
"I just kept hearing names about European coaches," Cahill said Monday. "It's hard to bring in European coaches that understand the league and the structure … what's going to be best to build a team."
Ultimately, Roxburgh and the Red Bulls surprised nearly everybody at the end of January when the club named longtime defender and assistant coach Mike Petke, a Long Island native, as New York's 12th full-time manager. Based on the evidence available Monday as MLS staged a media day at Red Bull Arena, Petke's appointment has energized an organization that has lacked local roots and a consistent direction since its 1996 launch.
Petke, 37, never has been a head coach and lacks the playing pedigree of foreign New York stars like Cahill, Thierry Henry and Juninho Pernambucano. But he has the players buzzing; they're excited to be Red Bulls and ready to turn the page on a frustrating and fruitless era.
As about a dozen people gathered to watch Cahill's Red Bulls dismantle Pontius' United, 3-0, in that game of FIFA, it was easy to wonder whether MLS's beleaguered New York franchise finally has found a winning formula.
"I've only been at two clubs (Millwall and Everton), where I've had great relationship with my managers, especially David Moyes (at Everton). That's the reason why were successful," Cahill said. "For Petke to be manager is unbelievable. For the club, the league, the Red Bulls, it's really important that we make inroads."
Far from believing he's above listening to a first-time coach who doesn't boast a similar resume, Cahill said he sees in Petke a sense of devotion, competitiveness and attention to detail to which he and Henry could relate.
"He loves the club and that's what this club needs, somebody who will actually take it home with him," Cahill said. "Like what we do, me and Thierry, every time we train and play, losing in a training session or a game, we take it home with us. ... (The Red Bulls) needed that person."
This was a team that, for years, lacked the chemistry and 90-minute commitment needed to win. As coaches and players came and went, a sort of transitory and mercenary pall descended over the club.
Former Red Bulls playmaker Dwayne De Rosario, who won the MLS MVP award after he was traded to D.C. United in 2011, said Monday that "it was like every man for himself" under Petke's predecessor, Hans Backe.
"It was a team where you couldn't go wrong. (Backe) had all the tools. (He) just didn't know how to use the tools," De Rosario said. "They lacked the organization because of the lack of information they were getting."
New York couldn't close out games, couldn't stay disciplined when faced with adversity and couldn't keep the ball out of its own net. The Red Bulls yielded 46 goals in 2012, the second-most among the 10 MLS Cup playoff qualifiers, and got worse defensively in each of Backe's three seasons.
"It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see what happened last season," Cahill said. "It seemed very open and messy. There was no stability, whereas now there's stability. There's Petke."
He was a workmanlike defender who willed himself to three MLS All-Star nods and two appearances with the U.S. national team. An inspirational figure who was among the few fan favorites in New York, the untested Petke already has credibility with his players.
"On the most simple of levels, Mike is a motivator," said Red Bulls defender Heath Pearce, who also has played in Denmark and Germany and earned 35 caps with the U.S. national team. "He made his career as a player who was hard-nosed, kind of a hard-ass guy on the field, and to have a guy like that, you know we're going to get up every game and have that pressure and motivation from a guy you know helped for a long time to build this league up."
Perhaps referencing the way it used to be, Pearce continued, "If guys can jog around training and get away with it, then what's going to happen in the games where you need guys in the 90th minute to make plays? From the ground level up, accountability is going to be a major factor for us. Them enabling us to hold each other to that level, with (the coaching staff's) support, is going to be a big thing for us."
Speculation circulated throughout the tenures of Backe and former GM Erik Soler that the coach was somewhat detached or aloof, that the GM was difficult to work with, that there were favorites in the locker room and that Henry really ran the show.
Pearce said Monday that the culture already has changed. The new front office has made a more consistent and concerted effort to help players arrange personal affairs, thus eliminating distractions and excuses. Small touches like flying wives, kids and girlfriends down to Florida during preseason training also helps create a "family atmosphere," something this club of transients hasn't experienced in the past.
And that starts with Petke, whose players already are buying into a no-nonsense, New York approach that this wayward club has needed for so long.
"When I first came here (last year), Petke was in the changing room constantly with me, talking about players, giving me input on the youngsters, about the league, the other teams—he knows everything," Cahill said. "You build teams from discipline and defense and work your way forward and I think this is probably what our team has needed for a while. … It's brought massive credibility to the Red Bulls."


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A NOTE TO READERS OF "DRACO'S REFLECTION": There will be no other chapters and/or sequels. The story was meant to be an exploration of Draco's character, nothing more. It was meant to leave you hanging.
I first got hooked on fanfiction through a Lord of the Rings related site. Funnily enough, my own first attempt was a crossover between Tolkien's Middle-earth and Rowling's Harry Potter world. The reason? I couldn't help but notice several (most likely unintended) similarities between the two fandoms. For instance, you have the Ringwraiths and the dementors...Not that there's much one can do to make tall beings in black, hooded robes look all that different, mind you; those sorts of figures appear quite menacing.
Anyway, I digress, but I promise that my stories won't do that. I love writing, and hope to one day publish my own works. Please read and review the story I have posted. Thanks!


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Sea otter return providing lifeline for dwindling seagrass in California
A significant improvement in the health of seagrass in a central Californian estuary is due to the return of sea otters, according to recent research.
Seagrass decline
Seagrass has been suffering drastic declines worldwide, and coastal California is no exception. Urbanisation has led to a massive increase in nutrient pollution along the state's coast, with run-off from fields treated with nitrogen-rich fertilisers being blamed for the reduction in seagrass beds in the region. However, new research has revealed that the return of sea otter populations to the area may be enabling seagrass levels to recover.
Sea otters were hunted to near extinction in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, mainly for their dense pelt which was extremely sought-after for the fur trade. This latest research, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), suggests that the drastic reduction in sea otter numbers may have exacerbated the decline of seagrass in the region.
Sea otters are now returning to the area, and, despite the continued pollution of the ocean, the water-dwelling plants are now doing much better. It is thought that the return of sea otters has triggered a complex ecological chain reaction which favours the survival of seagrass.
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Scientists assessed seagrass levels in part of Monterey Bay, California, over the past 50 years, mapping increases and declines. A whole host of factors which could potentially affect seagrass levels were studied, but the only one which matched the recorded changes was sea otter numbers. The health of the marine ecosystem relies upon a delicate balance of predator and prey species, and scientists have theorised that it is a readjustment in this balance that is now enabling seagrass to thrive.
Increased nutrients in the ocean due to fertiliser run-off have favoured the growth of a particular type of algae which grows on seagrass, shading the leaves and causing them to die off. Ordinarily, this algae is kept in check by small invertebrates which feed upon it, but with the reduction in sea otters came an increase in one of its main food sources – crabs. Crabs feed on marine invertebrates, so higher numbers of crabs meant fewer invertebrates to keep algae levels down, therefore contributing to the drastic reduction in seagrass.
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Crazy video for a crazy fun group. Love the M&M's commercial from the "Big Game That Happens On A Sunday in February" that features this song. LMFAO at #5 with "Sexy & I Know It."
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This guy dominates the countdown every night, not usually dropping below #3 or #4. Tonight, Adam Lambert comes in at #2 with "Better Than I Know Myself."
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Three ATU players were selected to the all-GAC teams. Sardak was joined by Maria Aleman on the first team, while Laura Sanchez earned a second-team nod.
Sardak posted a 7-1 record against GAC opponents in the No. 1 singles position, including a 5-1 mark in league play. She finished the regular season 13-4 at the top singles spot, and posted a 4-2 mark in GAC play at the top doubles position. Sardak is 8-2 in her last 10 singles matches, and is ranked fourth in the most recent ITA region poll.
Aleman posted a 6-0 mark in GAC play at No. 3 singles, posting an 12-5 overall record during the regular season. She posted a 5-1 record in league play at No. 2 doubles for the Golden Suns, and was 11-7 overall in doubles play.
Sanchez earned her second team honor after posting a perfect 6-0 mark in GAC play at No. 4 singles, and teaming with Sardak to go 4-2 at No. 1 doubles. Sanchez was 10-2 overall in singles matches this season while going 10-8 in doubles play.
Davis earned her second consecutive GAC coach of the year nod after leading the Golden Suns into the GAC tournament as the top overall seed and regular season co-champions. Arkansas Tech posted an 11-5 mark during the regular season and a 5-1 mark in league play.
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Shoulder fatigue continues to bother Marshall
By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
ST. LOUIS -- During the Reds' 13-4 win over the Cardinals on Monday, manager Dusty Baker was able to avoid using setup man Jonathan Broxton and closer Aroldis Chapman. But his bullpen still isn't at full strength as left-hander Sean Marshall continues to be bothered by shoulder fatigue.
"We're still a little worried about Marshall. He's not right yet," Baker said on Tuesday.
Marshall didn't make his season debut until Sunday against the Nationals, but he threw a 1-2-3 seventh inning with one strikeout. A scout noticed that his velocity seemed to be down, however. Before Sunday, Marshall hadn't pitched in a big league game since March 22 during Spring Training.
Because Marshall pitched Sunday, the Reds wouldn't be able to back date a disabled-list stint very long.
"We waited as long as we could with an 11-man pitching staff," Baker said.
Phillips credits Classic to scorching start
ST. LOUIS -- Brandon Phillips entered Tuesday's action with hits in each of the previous six games. The stretch coincided with the Reds second baseman's switch to the cleanup spot in the lineup.
Phillips batted second on Opening Day and went 0-for-5. He was moved to fourth after Ryan Ludwick tore the labrum in his right shoulder. In the six games that followed, he was 11-for-27 (.407) with two home runs, four doubles, seven RBIs and eight runs scored.
"I was looking forward to doing my job in the two-hole. That didn't last too long," Phillips said. "My job right now is to focus and try to get 100 RBIs. When I found out I was hitting fourth, I set a goal for myself. I don't care about my batting average. I don't care about anything else. My job is to get to 100 RBIs. I've never done it. I came close once when I hit fourth, even though I didn't hit there the whole year."
In 2007, while often batting fourth between Ken Griffey Jr. and Adam Dunn, Phillips had 30 homers and 94 RBIs -- both career highs.
What's helped Phillips get so hot early? He credits his six-game experience in the World Baseball Classic last month while playing for Team USA.
"I learned a lot in the WBC and some of the approaches the other guys had," Phillips said. "I think it got me ready in a certain kind of way. I found out really the type of player I could be."
Phillips went 0-for-3 in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Cardinals and drove in the club's lone run with a sacrifice fly.
Robinson makes first big league start
ST. LOUIS -- Rookie Derrick Robinson was in the Reds' lineup playing left field against the Cardinals on Tuesday, which meant he was getting his first start in the Majors. Reds manager Dusty Baker wanted to give left fielder Chris Heisey a break against right-handed starter Lance Lynn.
"I've got Heisey slated to play every game in Pittsburgh. That would mean Robinson would go two weeks without a start," Baker said. "Plus, Lynn can be tough with that breaking ball-fastball [combo]. Plus, Heisey will get the majority of starts in left field. The other guys will need at-bats so they will be sharp we when need them."
Robinson, who notched his first hit as a pinch-hitter on Sunday and scored the go-ahead run against the Nationals, wasn't given advanced warning he would start.
"I didn't know for sure, but I knew it was a possibility. I come in every day ready, just in case," Robinson said. "You just have to make sure you're ready mentally. That's the main focus coming off of the bench."
Robinson's parents were in Cincinnati for his debut but have since returned home to Archer, Fla.
"I let them know I was getting my first start today," Robinson said. "They're excited to watch it on the tube."
Robinson finished 1-for-3 in the Reds' 5-1 loss.
Heisey explains hard slide into Cardinals' Molina
ST. LOUIS -- Lost in the shuffle during Monday's 13-4 Reds win over the Cardinals was a strange play at the plate.
In the fourth inning with the Reds trailing, 2-0, and runners on first and third, Brandon Phillips hit a grounder to third base. Chris Heisey tried to score as the throw from David Freese came to the plate. During his wide slide on the inside of the dish, Heisey missed the plate completely and barreled into catcher Yadier Molina.
There was a chance Heisey would have been safe had he slid straight for the plate. Heisey, who was instead tagged for the first out of the inning, explained what happened on Tuesday.
"As soon as he tagged me, 'I was like what the heck was he doing?' Then I had to check myself," Heisey said. "To be honest with you, I guess for a split-second, I was thinking I needed to take him out so he couldn't throw Brandon out. It was a brain [cramp], that's all. I went up to Yadi the next at-bat and said, 'I just had a brain [cramp], I wasn't going after you or anything. I forgot you had to tag me and not just step on the plate.'"
According to Heisey, there were no hard feelings from Molina.
"He was actually really nice to me and was like, 'Hey dude, don't worry about it. It happens,'" Heisey said.
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Durangos hourly parking meter rates would almost double to an average of 82 cents per hour by 2014 to provide funding for a downtown parking garage, according to a consultants recommendation given Tuesday to the City Council.
The new rate would still be well below the regional average of $1.17 an hour, according to a survey by Bill Timmer, principal with Bluewater Project Management Services based in Seattle.
For comparison, Aspen charges $2.75 an hour. Park City, Utah, and Salt Lake City charge $1.50. Colorado Springs, Reno, Nev., and Tucson, Ariz., all charge a dollar an hour. Grand Junction is closest to Durangos current average of 42 cents an hour with an average rate of 50 cents an hour.
You are at the low end of what comparable cities would charge, Timmer said, noting that big cities such as Chicago and Los Angeles charge as much as $4 to $5 an hour at their meters.
Durangos revenue from its parking meters would almost double from $590,000 to nearly a million dollars in 2014, providing a financing stream for a long-desired parking garage to be built next to the downtown Transit Center.
A four-story garage would provide more than 400 additional parking spaces. Four hundred is also the number of parking spaces a study from 2000 estimated downtown needed.
Timmer said the demand for parking has only grown over time. He observed that parking spaces along Main Avenue were at an excess of 88 percent occupancy at lunch time.
You had many blocks that were solidly parked, at 100 percent, Timmer said.
So a higher parking fee would encourage more turnover, creating more business for downtown. It also would encourage alternative means of transportation, such as walking and bicycling.
If Durango is to encourage more people living downtown, it has to solve the parking problem, City Manager Ron LeBlanc said.
To generate more income, Durango also is planning to transition to new parking meters that would take credit and debit cards and possibly accept payments from an app or application on a smart phone.
Councilors said they will need more financial analysis before they make any decisions about parking fees.


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Warren Peak Climber's Log
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|Black rock C G
Date Climbed: Jan 23, 2009
|Good Views!
|Posted Dec 7, 2015 4:52 pm
|Sunset hike
Date Climbed: Mar 22, 2015
|Fun and easy hike with an awesome sunset over the desert.
|Posted Jul 20, 2015 10:52 pm
|From Black Rock
Date Climbed: Nov 29, 2015
|Nice hike through an easy wash and shallow canyons.
|Posted Jan 19, 2015 1:51 pm
|Vic Hanson
|2 fivers
Date Climbed: Apr 25, 2012
|Hiked up Eureka from Black Rock Canyon Campground via the California Riding and Hiking Trail, Fault Trail and the Eureka Peak Trail. Returned via the Burnt Hill Trail to the Black Rock Canyon Trail and then hiked up Warren on the same trip. It took me about 5 1/2 hr. for both from the Back country board at the Campgrounds.
|Posted Apr 29, 2012 11:53 pm
|Black Rock Campground
Date Climbed: Dec 17, 2011
|Went cross country on the way up, then down the trail back to the campground. After Chaparossa in the morning, then continued on to Meeks & Bighorn.
|Posted Dec 19, 2011 5:47 pm
|Great view
Date Climbed: Nov 28, 2010
|Perfect weather
|Posted Apr 17, 2011 12:24 am
|Nephews First Summit
Date Climbed: Apr 10, 2011
|Easy Hike....Nice Views....Perfect Trail For A Moonlit Night
|Posted Apr 12, 2011 12:19 pm
|standard route
Date Climbed: Mar 13, 2011
|Made it to the top for a spectacular sunset
|Posted Mar 18, 2011 4:32 pm
|With Eureka
Date Climbed: Dec 7, 2010
|Fun little hike/run.
|Posted Dec 7, 2010 10:08 pm
|David Rosenberg
|Family Hike through snow and wind
Date Climbed: Jan 28, 2010
|Lots of snow up there from 4,500 feet and up. The family and I presevered with the wind gusts and cold to the top. For the five year old it was her first HPS peak.
|Posted Jan 28, 2010 5:39 pm
|Bob Burd
|From South Park Peak
Date Climbed: Dec 1, 2008
|With a few other HPS peaks in Joshua Tree NP on a beautiful day. Trip Report
|Posted Jan 13, 2009 2:57 pm
|From Black Rock
Date Climbed: Feb 11, 2007
|Warren Point was one of 3 peaks with a fairly large HPS group. There was a nice sunset view from the top.
|Posted Apr 23, 2008 9:56 pm
Date Climbed: May 27, 2007
|Hiked up this peak after a great night at Black Rock Campground. Also hiked up South Park Peak at 11 PM the previous night. Fun cool area to hike in.
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What too many people forget is the injuries the team had this past year, which was the bigger reason Sanchez struggled, and the QB play regressed.
As you said, even some of those HOF coaches had down seasons when they lost key players, or they started to dim. That very sentiment can be applied to players like Scott, Pace, and Thomas, amongst others.


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==B Farmers Market:==
I went to the San Ramon Farmers Market in its new Bishop Ranch location for the first time this past Saturday. There weren't as many vendors as at the old farm location but, moving quickly in the drizzly rain, I found some nice goodies: sweet strawberries, 2 types of kale, fresh peas, squash blossoms, and a huge bag of salad greens, complete with colorful nasturtiums. We found a vendor selling fresh fish and brought home a 2+ pound whole red snapper. I even got to taste fava leaves, which are all the rage right now.
I wanted to do something special with the fresh-shelled peas. A sale on wild sea scallops at Whole Foods helped me create this simple, quick and tasty recipe:
==B Sweet Peas & Sea Scallops (serves 4)==
1 Tbsp dried basil
2 cups shelled English peas (3 pounds unshelled) or frozen peas
1-½ pounds large dry sea scallops (about 12), tough muscle removed
½ tsp salt, divided
½ tsp freshly ground pepper, divided
3 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 tsp freshly grated lemon zest
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1. Working over a small bowl, rub basil between your palms until finely powdered. Place a large steamer basket in a Dutch oven; add water to just below the steamer bottom. Add peas to the steamer; top with scallops in a single layer, touching each other as little as possible. Sprinkle with the basil, 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper.
2. Cover the pot and place over high heat. When steam begins to escape, start timing. Steam for 3 min. Continue steaming until the scallops are just cooked through, 2-3 min. more. Remove from heat.
3. While the steaming continues, whisk oil, lemon zest, lemon juice and the remaining salt and pepper in a small bowl until combined. Spoon the scallops and peas onto a serving platter. Drizzle with the dressing and serve immediately.
==B Kale:==
I found 3 types of kale at the market. The bunches were so bright green, I could feel the healthiness oozing from them. Surprisingly, kale, collards and broccoli are members of the cabbage family, although their leaves do not form a head. Kale shows up in every article on power nutrition foods these days. Kale is rich in carotenoids, free radical-fighting antioxidants. Kale is rich in vitamins K & C, calcium, beta carotene and suphoraphane, which is believed to have anti-cancer properties; it is also anti-inflammatory. Such vegetables aid in fighting disease; they also support overall health and glowing skin. I grew up eating lots of collards, turnip and mustard greens but my mother did not cook kale often. (Maybe it doesn't grow well in hot climates like Miami.) One woman ate kale for 365 days and lived to blog about it. Check out her kale recipes on www.365daysofkale.com.
==B Eating More Fish:==
As I mentioned, I've been trying to eat more fish. Consequently, I've been trying some new recipes to broaden my cooking repertoire with different kinds of fish. Since I got that beautiful whole red snapper at the farmers market on Saturday, I found this recipe and made it. It was mildly delicious (not truly fiery) so, next time, I'd make it again with more jalapeno to make it really fiery.
==B Tanzania Fiery Whole Red Snapper (serves 4)==
2 pounds red snapper or halibut
2 large tomatoes, sliced
1 red bell pepper, sliced in rings
1 large jalapeno chili, seeds and stems removed, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 cup water
Juice and peel of ½ lemon
½ Tbsp salt
½ Tbsp pepper
¼ cup vegetable oil
2 bay leaves
Salt and pepper to taste
½ cup flour
2 cups cooked rice
1. Cook the tomatoes, bell pepper, jalapeno, onions, lemon juice, lemon peel, salt, pepper, water, oil and bay leaves in a large saucepan over moderate heat for 25 min.
2. Cut the snapper into 4 pieces and rub with salt and pepper. Dip in the flour to coat. Fry the snapper pieces in ½" hot oil until brown and tender.
3. To serve, place the cooked rice on a platter. Place the dried red snapper on top of the rice and pour the sauce over everything. Serve hot.
==B Venice:==
Now that it's only 3 months away, I'm getting really excited about my upcoming trip to Venice in September. I've been reading the book, "Italy Dish by Dish" to find out more about the local dishes among Venetians. I'll talk more about the trip and my Venice research next time. The good news: they eat a lot of fish!