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In it to win it: Victory drives Piniella
Cubs manager second in history to total 90 wins with four clubs
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
CHICAGO -- Imagine starting a new job and all you know about your boss is what you've seen on video highlights, and the images show him screaming, flailing his arms and kicking dirt.
That was all Kosuke Fukudome knew about his new manager, Lou Piniella.
And now, after spending nearly eight months with Piniella, what does the Japanese outfielder think of the Cubs' 65-year-old manager?
"He seems more patient than what I've seen on TV in the past," Fukudome said.
Rookie Jeff Samardzija had seen the same video clips but he's had experience with powerful, successful bosses, having been tutored by Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis.
"[Piniella] is not out for anything but to win," Samardzija said. "He doesn't need to prove himself. The only thing he's concerned about is winning."
So, forget about his occasional gyrations and gestures. Winning is what matters to Piniella, who will lead the National League Central champs into the postseason for the second straight year. He's the first Cubs manager to do that since Frank Chance, who also is the last Cubs manager to win a World Series. Piniella is more patient. Sometimes. It often depends on the question being asked.
This season, Piniella's Cubs totaled 97 wins, the second-highest total for one of his teams, trailing only the 2001 Seattle Mariners, who won 116 games.
He is the second manager in Major League history to total 90 wins with four different clubs, doing so with the New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, Mariners and now the Cubs. Dick Williams, recently inducted into the Hall of Fame, also has accomplished the feat.
This will be Piniella's 12th trip to the postseason, and seventh as a manager. He has championship rings with the Yankees in 1977 and '78 as a player and as a skipper with the 1990 Reds. But if he can lead the Cubs to the World Series and end the 100-year drought since the franchise last won the championship, the city of Chicago will likely re-name Michigan Avenue as "Piniella Parkway."
"It's not fair to put all the expectations of all the past failures here and all the past successes here on the 2008 team," Piniella said. "You let this team stand on its own merit, and you let them do what they can do as well as they can do and let them go as far as they can.
"This team has played hard all year, they've treated the people of Chicago to a [darn] good season of baseball and, believe me, they all want to win as much as I do, but the problem is there's only one team that can win. For people to say that this team is built for the World Series and if it doesn't win the World Series, it's not a successful year, I just don't buy that."
One of the main reasons the Cubs signed Piniella to a three-year deal in October 2006 was to end the 100 years of frustration.
|"You let this team stand on its own merit, and you let them do what they can do as well as they can do and let them go as far as they can."
|-- Lou Piniella
Perhaps the 100-year anniversary of the last Cubs championship is fueling the high expectations?
"One hundred years from now," Piniella said, "they won't know I managed here, so what's the difference?"
Oh, yes they will. Piniella has left an imprint unlike any other manager in the history of the franchise. This Cubs team has developed a swagger. A close friend had called Piniella and told him that.
"I got choked up when he told me that," Piniella said in mid-August. "That's what you want. 'Your team has a little swagger.' I didn't bring it up -- [his friend] just noticed it by watching our games."
Whether that's enough to get the Cubs further into the postseason remains to be seen. Last year, they rallied to win the Central and were swept in the NLDS by Arizona. This year, the Cubs have been in first place most of the season and have the largest run differential in the Major Leagues.
Samardzija, who has tested Piniella's patience with his longish hair, spends most of the game in the bullpen, so he doesn't have a front-row seat during games.
"I've heard stories here and there," Samardzija said of the Cubs manager. "When you've been in the game for as long as he has, stories get out. Nothing negative."
Anything he can repeat?
"Probably not," Samardzija said.
There is one part of Piniella's nature that outsiders may not know.
"He's portrayed a lot as a rock and not having too much emotion -- although, obviously, there's the emotion on the field if he's angry at players or the umpires," Samardzija said. "It's the same as at Notre Dame. There's a side that people don't get to see and that the players get to see. [Piniella] is someone who cares and cares not only about winning but cares about the players as people.
"I don't think it sells things for people to write about that," Samardzija said. "The other part is more exciting, they want to see him going."
Behind the scenes, Piniella is a crossword puzzle devotee, although he does occasionally mangle a word or two -- he has called the ivy at Wrigley Field the "ivory." He likes a 15-minute power nap before games and a cold beer after.
Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly often talks to Piniella in the dugout both during his start and on days when he's not pitching. The Cubs manager tends to think out loud, and Lilly said he's learned about the game that way.
"[Being a big league manager] is a life," Lilly said. "Lou's pretty much committed his life to it."
Carrie Muskat 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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Zacuto is excited to announce the 27 new products ready to be displayed at this year's NAB show in Las Vegas. See them all in our new video at http://vimeo.com/4076895.
Starting April 20, nine members of our Zacuto team will be present at booth number C6348. This year, Zacuto's booth has grown along with our variety of products. We are especially eager to unveil our DSLR Gunstock Shooters, which will revolutionize the way shooters use DSLR cameras from this point forward.
We will also have some special guests present at our booth. On April 20, come meet members from FilmFellas Cast 1: Peter Hawley (1-3pm) and Philip Bloom (2-4pm). On April 21, meet Cinemek rep Jonathan Houser (11am-1pm) and Zeiss rep Rick Schleuning.
Here's a sneak peek at each of our new products:
B4 Zacuto kits - puts depth of field adapters onto larger cameras, such as the Letus35. http://store.zacuto.com/2/3-B4-Mount-Kits/
ZRED Zwivel - Building upon the ZRED, this new RED EVF adapter is one of the hottest on the market. It offers three stable axes of movement and unparalleled adjustability. http://store.zacuto.com/Zred-Zwivel.html
Zephyr 300 - lightweight support plate made especially for the new JVC 700 series camera (the only LWS plate on the market to date that will work with this redesigned camera). http://store.zacuto.com/Zephyr300.html
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No, not an iPad — a menstrual pad.
We were reading that article the other day about the big biz of vaginal products — how marketing and advertising industries aren't shying away from female genitalia anymore, now that their target market has a million and one shameless blogs about the comings and goings of their vulvas. We mean, power to the punani and all! But that still doesn't mean any vaginas out there need douching, no matter how hip the packaging or presentation.
Now, pads and tampons on the other hand — whole 'nother story. Unless you've got a moon cup (and you should, for many reasons, not the least of which is environmental impact), pads and tampons are a pretty standard and handy product for the average menstruating gal. And — call us suckers — we kinda fell for the U by Kotex brands's new artsy fartsy patterns and colors of their pads and tampons. Why should your utilitarian feminine products be all sterile white and, well, utilitarian? Of course, you may not want dyes in your sanitary napkin but the white ones are bleached anyway. (Again, go diva cup!)
But for those of you who aren't gonna give up your pads or tampons, at least there's now an option for your inner teen artist to express herself once a month. The U by Kotex site allows girls who like to draw on their book covers the chance to design their own pads (for display, not ordering) and has a "declaration of real talk" they can sign that encourages young women to reject body shaming and own what they've got. For every design and every signature they get, one dollar (up to $150,000) will be donated to support over 3,000 hours of social change training (which sounds like it goes right back into the marketing campaign, if you ask us). But hey, how can we poo-poo the promises of this declaration?:
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How Hot Was It Long Ago
The question seems simple enough: What happens to the Earth's temperature when atmospheric carbon dioxide levels increase? It has happened in the past. The answer is elusive. However, clues are hidden in the fossil record. A new study by researchers from Syracuse and Yale universities provides a much clearer picture of the Earth's temperature approximately 50 million years ago when CO2 concentrations were higher than today. The results may shed light on what to expect in the future if CO2 levels keep rising. The study which for the first time compared multiple geochemical and temperature proxies to determine mean annual and seasonal temperatures, is published online in the journal Geology, the premier publication of the Geological Society of America, and will be published in print on August 1.
SU Alumnus Caitlin Keating-Bitonti is the corresponding author of the study. She conducted the research as an undergraduate student under the guidance of Linda Ivany, associate professor of earth sciences, and Scott Samson, professor of earth sciences, both in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences. Early results led the team to bring in Hagit Affek, assistant professor of geology and geophysics at Yale University, and Yale Ph.D. candidate Peter Douglas for collaborative study.
The Eocene epoch, lasting from about 56 to 34 million years ago, is a major division of the geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the Cenozoic Era. The Eocene spans the time from the end of the Palaeocene Epoch to the beginning of the Oligocene Epoch. The start of the Eocene is marked by the emergence of the first modern mammals. The end is set at a major extinction event called Grande Coupure (the "Great Break" ), which may be related to the impact of one or more large bolides in Siberia and in what is now Chesapeake Bay.
The temperature gradient from equator to pole was only half that of today's, and deep ocean currents were exceptionally warm. The polar regions were much warmer than today, perhaps as mild as the modern-day Pacific Northwest; temperate forests extended right to the poles, while rainy tropical climates extended as far north as 45°. The difference was greatest in the temperate latitudes; the climate in the tropics however, was probably similar to today's. The recent discovery of a giant snake in Colombia that may have lived during the Eocene suggests, on the contrary, that the tropics were much warmer than today, a conclusion in accord with numerical simulations of the climate during the Eocene.
Earth's surface temperatures generally rose from the late Palaeocene through the Early Eocene, reaching maximum Cenozoic temperatures during the Early Eocene Climatic Optimum. Superimposed on this warming were a series of "hyperthermals". These are best described as geologically brief (<200 kiloyears) events characterized by rapid warming global warming and massive carbon input to the ocean and atmosphere. The most prominent of these events was the Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum or Initial Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), which began at the Palaeocene-Eocene Boundary. During this episode. Earth surface temperatures rose by 5-7 °C. The PETM coincided with a major mammalian turnover on, and an extinction of many species in the deep sea.
Previous studies have suggested that the polar regions (high-latitude areas) during the Eocene were very hot—greater than 30 degrees centigrade (86 degrees Fahrenheit). However, because the sun's rays are strongest at the Earth's equator, tropical and subtropical areas (lower latitude) will always be at least as warm as polar areas, if not hotter. Until now, temperature data for subtropical regions were limited.
The SU and Yale research team found that average Eocene water temperature along the subtropical U.S. Gulf Coast hovered around 27 degrees centigrade (80 degrees Fahrenheit), slightly cooler than earlier studies predicted. Modern temperatures in the study area average 75 degrees Fahrenheit. Additionally, the scientists discovered that, during the Eocene, temperatures in the study area did not change more than 3 to 5 degrees centigrade across seasons, whereas today, the area's seasonal temperatures fluctuate by 12 degrees centigrade. The new results indicate that the polar and sub-polar regions, while still very warm, could not have been quite as hot as previously suggested.
The findings are based on a chemical analysis of the growth rings of the shells of fossilized bivalve mollusks and on the organic materials trapped in the sediment packed inside the shells, which was conducted by Keating-Bitonti and her colleagues. Ivany collected the fossils from sediment layers exposed along the Tombigbee River in Alabama. The mollusks lived in a near-shore marine environment during a time when the sea level was higher and the ocean flooded much of southern Alabama. The sediments that accumulated there contain one of the richest and best-preserved fossil records in the country.
"Our study shows that previous estimates of temperatures during the early Eocene were likely overestimated, especially at higher latitudes near the poles," Keating-Bitonti says. "The study does not mean elevated atmospheric CO2 levels did not produce a greenhouse effect; the Earth was clearly hotter during the early Eocene. Our results support predictions that increasing levels of atmospheric CO2 will result in a warmer climate with less seasonality across the globe."
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Are you kidding me? Carlos Marmol has become the goat for the 2012 Chicago Cubs, and Cubs fans aren't about to let their voices go unheard, I'm one of them. The latest episode of failure was this afternoon where the Cubs were sailing along to a victory and a two game sweep.
Ryan Dempster was dominant going 8 innings, throwing 101 pitches. Let's stop right there for a second. I don't want to start piling on Dale Sveum yet, I'm really going to try hard not to. Why is Ryan Dempster not starting the 9th inning? I'm sorry, I don't understand why your #1 starter can't throw more than 101 pitches. He's coming back from an injury, I get that, but this is beyond ridiculous that he has to sit on the bench and watch his awesome effort go to crap because another guy on the team has the "role" of finishing games. Give me a break, nothing, nothing Carlos Marmol has done this year or last year warrants him getting opportunities to carry a Dora the Explorer backpack let alone close out major league baseball games.
I see the other side of it, trust me, Dempster did enough, he should be able to sit on the bench after 101 pitches and watch a competent pitcher get the final three outs. The Cubs have some of those too, none of which are named Marmol. James Russell starts the 9th the Cubs win, Rafael Dolis starts the 9th the Cubs probably win. Henry Rowengartner starts the 9th the Cubs definitely win. Another issue I have is why is Marmol allowed to get out of jams he creates, he hasn't gotten out of one yet this year. If Marmol is coming in then there better be someone warming up in the pen just in case the typical happens. What, you don't want to disrespect the mighty Marmol by having a pitcher warming up? Too bad, does it show a lack of confidence in Marmol, sure does, because that's exactly the case, no one has confidence in Marmol, not even Marmol. Without Marmol's "efforts" the Cubs would be at or just above the .500 mark and full of confidence, yet they sit at 9-16, dead last in the Central. But hey, at least Marmol's getting his work in, you know, building his confidence in easy save situations.
Enough, Marmol is done, consider the closer position an open one. That's what Sveum and Company should do, enough rewarding the contract, and what he is supposed to be, and start rewarding guys who are performing. Sorry, totally fed up with Marmol and the Cubs enabling him, back to your regularly scheduled programming, recaps and such coming up.
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Cold Comfort features 13 original songs by John Lilly, recorded with a virtual "who's who" of amazing guest artists, including Bill Kirchen, Sonny Landreth, Tim O'Brien, Bobby Flores, Floyd Domino, Kayton Roberts, Johnny Staats, Brennen Leigh, Tom Lewis, Ric Ramirez, Skip Edwards, and Tommy Detamore. From the solid Texas shuffle of the title track, to the swinging acoustic picking of "Short and Sweet" and the Allmann Brothers-inspired "Come and Go," this surprising collection adds a full-band sound to John's great vocals and creative songwriting.
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This 14-song CD includes 10 brilliantly written songs by Lilly. These songs, and Lillys traditional approach, are what is missing in country music today. You can feel the passion in Lillys voice as he plays his acoustic guitar... This is a fun country CD, provided by someone who understands what country music is all about. Lilly delivers in every possible way, keeping alive the dream that country music still lives.
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In the 1990s, singer and guitarist John Lilly and fiddler Ralph Blizard toured throughout America with their absolutely unique version of old-time music. John was 36 at that time and Ralph 72. In 1991, they brought out the collection Blue Highway on cassette tape. Now John Lilly has brought out these recordings along with a number of live recordings on CD. John Lilly is singing with an easy facility and playing guitar excellently, and Ralph Blizard is a phenomenally fine fiddler. Blue Highway delivers more than an hour of timeless, old-time music. A beautiful disk.
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John Lilly ranges from cowboy ballads to Primitive Baptist hymns to Tin Pan Alley and back, all with spare but pristine accompaniment on guitar, mandolin and fiddle, and with harmonies on some cuts by the remarkable Ginny Hawker. The careful arrangement of songs on the disc produces a song cycle which is a musical and spiritual journey from heartbreak and disappointment to solace and redemption -- with a dash of humor and yodeling for good measure. If there is any justice in the universe, the folks whose ears have been opened by the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack will have a chance to enjoy another example of acoustic music from the first half of the 20th century, embodied in a contemporary voice. Very highly recommended!
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Novelist Sujata Massey will give a reading and discuss her new novel, "The Sleeping Dictionary," at noon Wednesday, Nov. 13, at Penn State York. The program, in the Community Room of the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center, is free and open to the public. A question-and-answer session with the author will follow the presentation.
Massey, born in England to parents from India and Germany, has an undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University and worked as a journalist with the "The Evening Sun," in Baltimore, Md. She moved to Japan, where her husband was stationed, and there studied Japanese, taught English, and began writing detective fiction. Eventually, she wrote 10 detective novels featuring a Japanese-American heroine, Rei Shimura, who uses her knowledge of Japanese culture to solve cross-cultural mysteries. Massey's novels have won Agatha and Macavity awards and were nominated for the Edgar, Anthony, and Mary Higgins Clark awards.
Since completing the Rei Shimura series, Massey has turned to historical fiction. Her August 2013 release, "The Sleeping Dictionary," is a sweeping tale about a girl orphaned by a tidal wave who must make her way in pre-independence India. The novel was published in Simon & Schuster's Gallery line, and also in an audiobook published by Dreamscape. It's the first in a series of historical suspense novels featuring Bengali women, who each play a role in making modern India.
Massey's books have been published in more than 18 countries. She is based near Washington, D.C. and more information about her is available by visiting sujatamassey.com.
Massey's appearance is part of Teaching International, a curriculum and campus globalization initiative at the Penn State York campus. Each year, the campus selects a country or region and a theme as a focus for instructional and co-curricular events. For the inaugural year of the program, Penn State York is focusing on the Indian Subcontinent and Global Health. The 2014-15 region and theme will be announced in April 2014.


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Halos to focus on deal to shore up bullpen
By Alden Gonzalez and Matthew DeFranks / MLB.com
ANAHEIM -- David Price of the Rays, Cliff Lee of the Phillies and Jeff Samardzija of the Cubs are the sexy names reportedly being shopped now that the non-waiver Trade Deadline is almost five weeks away. But the Angels' focus isn't necessarily on trading for a top-of-the-rotation starter, which would cripple an already-thin farm system and eat away at their payroll flexibility.
It's on the bullpen, specifically the back end -- and ideally someone who can solidify the ninth inning.
"Our primary need is to make sure we address the bullpen," Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto said, "and a left-hander in the 'pen would be huge."
Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reported Wednesday that the Angels are among the teams interested in Price, but a source familiar with Dipoto's thinking said that's highly unlikely, saying that the Angels' focus is primarily on acquiring a couple of bullpen arms that can team up with Joe Smith and bolster the last nine outs of the game.
The Angels love Price, but aren't in love with giving up another bevy of prospects -- perhaps more than they gave up for Zack Greinke in July 2012, since Price is also signed through 2015 -- or acquiring someone who would leave them with little to no flexibility to address the bullpen.
Closer Huston Street and setup man Joaquin Benoit of the Padres, closer Jonathan Papelbon and lefty Antonio Bastardo of the Phillies and former closer Jim Johnson of the A's are among the names the Angels have or will look into. They'd prefer to acquire a lefty specialist from the outside in order to maintain flexibility with southpaw Hector Santiago, who can help out of the bullpen and in the rotation.
"This is by far the most talent we've had in the bullpen since I've been here, the most depth -- we just haven't been able to figure out how to get it on a consistent roll yet," said Dipoto, who wouldn't comment on specific targets. "There are pieces here that are very functional in getting to a good bullpen, and I believe that we'll get there. But we are going to have to address some of that in July and help this group out."
The Angels rank ninth in the Majors with a 3.61 ERA from their rotation, which boasts three quality arms at the top in Jered Weaver, C.J. Wilson and Garrett Richards, a promising 22-year-old in Tyler Skaggs, Matt Shoemaker, who's 5-0 with a 3.00 ERA in seven starts, and Santiago.
Their bullpen, however, sports a 4.41 ERA (25th in the Majors), a 1.38 WHIP (23rd) and 12 blown saves (tied for second-most). And Ernesto Frieri, who has been demoted from the closer's role twice, is nursing a 5.64 ERA.
"You can't win without a good bullpen, there's no doubt about that," said Smith, who will handle the ninth inning for now. "I think we have some pieces that are coming along. We're getting there, definitely. I just think collectively, as a whole group, we need to get on a run somehow."
Dipoto's goal is to facilitate that.
Richards putting himself in All-Star conversation
ANAHEIM -- As the calendar flipped to June, so did Garrett Richards' season.
Richards has been nearly untouchable this month, posting a 4-0 record to go along with a 1.05 ERA while holding opponents to a .178 batting average. Richards (8-2, 2.76) puzzled the Twins on Wednesday night, holding them to two runs on five hits in 7 1/3 innings while picking up the win.
Richards' dominant month of June has him in the conversation for the American League All-Star team. After Wednesday's performance, Richards now ranks in the top 10 in the AL in ERA (eighth, 2.76), WHIP (seventh, 1.12), strikeouts (eighth, 99) and opponents' batting average (second, .203).
Only six AL pitchers have more wins that Richards' eight.
"He's been pitching really well," catcher Chris Iannetta said. "He has a sub-three ERA, got some wins under his belt. His stuff speaks for itself. He has some of the best stuff in the game. Yeah, I think he meets the criteria."
He has only given up three home runs all year, including one Wednesday. By comparison, the Yankees' Masahiro Tanaka, a favorite to start the All-Star Game, has served up 11 homers.
Even the Sabermetrics seem to love Richards. He is eighth in the AL in wins above replacement (2.4) and seventh in defense-independent ERA (2.92).
Manager Mike Scioscia said Richards deserves to be in the All-Star conversation but that he should not focus on it.
"I think he's going to get it, he deserves it but I think that's the last thing that Garrett is going to focus on or think about," Scioscia said. "I think a goal for the All-Star team is always good for a player, it gives you something to shoot for and it's nice to be recognized for your performance but you need to focus on the process. That's where Garrett needs to keep his attention."
Pitchers will be determined through a combination of "Player Ballot" choices and American League manager John Farrell's picks.
Fans can cast their votes for starters at MLB.com and all 30 club sites -- online or on a mobile device -- using the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot Sponsored by Experian until Thursday, July 3, at 8:59 p.m. PT. The 2014 All-Star Game will be played at Target Field on Tuesday, July 15.
Fans may submit up to 25 online ballots, but they can also earn a one-time bonus of 10 additional online ballots. To access these additional online ballots, you must be logged into your MLB.com account when you submit any online ballot. If you do not have an MLB.com account, register on the site in accordance with the enrollment instructions for a free MLB.com account.
Fans this year once again can participate in the Home Run Derby Fan Poll. Fans will have the opportunity to select three players in each league who they would most like to see participate in the Home Run Derby. The 2014 Home Run Derby will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Radio in the United States beginning at 5 p.m. PT on Monday, July 14.
The 2014 AL and National League All-Star teams will be unveiled on the 2014 MLB All-Star Game Selection Show on July 6, with further details to follow on MLB.com. Immediately following the announcement of the AL and NL All-Star rosters, fans can begin voting to select the final player for each league's 34-man roster via the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com Final Vote Sponsored by Experian. Fans will cast their votes from a list of five players from each league over the balloting period.
And the voting doesn't end there. The final phase of All-Star Game voting will again have fans participating in the voting for the Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet. During the Midsummer Classic, fans will vote exclusively online at MLB.com via the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com MVP Vote Sponsored by Pepsi, and their voice will represent 20 percent of the overall vote that determines the recipient of the Arch Ward Trophy.
MLB.com will provide extensive online coverage of the All-Star Week festivities.
The 85th All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS, and worldwide by partners in more than 200 countries via MLB International's independent feed. ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network and SiriusXM will also provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information, please visit allstargame.com.
Green not supplanting Freese at third base
ANAHEIM -- Grant Green made his first Major League start at third base on Wednesday, but that wasn't an indication he has supplanted David Freese as the everyday guy at the hot corner, or even that he'll cut into his playing time.
Green started simply because Freese's left elbow is "a little sore" after a hit by pitch in Tuesday's eighth inning, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said, adding that Freese will "still get the lion's share of the third-base starts."
"He's hit the ball much better than some of his numbers show," Scioscia said of Freese. "He's hit a lot of hard outs. Really what David does is give you that great at-bat with guys in scoring position. We're starting to see a little bit more of that.
"That being said, I don't think he's hit stride, or there's a comfort level of what he did a couple years ago. That just hasn't materialized. But he's giving us good at-bats, and if he can get close to where we project him to be, he's going to be a huge boost to the depth of our lineup."
So far, that hasn't happened.
Freese sports a .226/.305/.282 slash line overall and a .170/.270/.170 mark with runners in scoring position, and he's basically been treading water recently, with a .256 average, 14 strikeouts and one walk in his last 11 games.
Green, meanwhile, enters hitting .333/.347/.435 in an interrupted 25-game stint in the big leagues, but is still getting acclimated to third base -- one of five positions he currently plays.
The 26-year-old -- a natural shortstop who's most comfortable at second base, received the majority of his starts in left field earlier this season and has most recently been experimenting with first base -- hadn't spent much time at third base when the Angels acquired him from the A's for Alberto Callaspo last July. But Green got some time there in the Minors down the stretch last year, spent a lot of time at the hot corner during Spring Training and played third in four of his last six Triple-A games.
"I felt good there when I first came up [to the Angels on May 2]," Green said. "When I first came up, I played a lot of third. When I went back down, I didn't feel rusty. It was just getting back into it, getting back into taking grounders game speed."
Angels confident they'll sign first-round pick
ANAHEIM -- The Angels have yet to reach an agreement with their first-round Draft pick, left-handed starter Sean Newcomb, but are confident they'll get it done before the July 18 deadline to sign amateur players.
"We're not close to anything," Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto said. "We're continuing to talk. There's been normal rhetoric and we're confident that Sean wants to be an Angel and that we'll get this done."
Newcomb, 21, was plucked out of the University of Hartford by the Angels with the 15th overall selection, representing the organization's first first-round pick in three years.
Newcomb is listed at 6-foot-5 and 240 pounds, with an electric fastball that sits in the mid-90s, an above-average curveball and a developing slider and changeup that could make him an effective four-pitch starter in the Majors someday. He went 8-2 with a 1.25 ERA in 14 starts for the Hartford Hawks during his junior season, striking out 106 batters and walking 38 in 93 1/3 innings, and has been compared to Red Sox ace Jon Lester.
Major League Baseball has recommended a $2,475,600 signing bonus for the 15th overall pick.
"He's a college kid, but he's just starting to find out who he is," Angels scouting director Ric Wilson said recently. "We'll monitor him moving forward, and at his pace, there's no telling what he can do."
Worth noting
• Right-hander Fernando Salas, on the disabled list with inflammation in his throwing shoulder, played catch for a second straight day on Wednesday and didn't feel any soreness. There's no timetable for when the 29-year-old reliever can get off the mound again, but Salas believes he can be ready to do so "in maybe a couple days."
• Smith is the closer du jour, but Scioscia gave his support for the demoted Frieri, once again saying that "our bullpen right now, with this group, works better if Ernie can get back to being the closer that we know he can be."
Frieri closing means Scioscia has more flexibility in how he uses Smith.
• The Angels set a Guinness World Record on Wednesday, when 35,671 people donned Santa Claus hats at Angel Stadium as the club celebrated the midway point to Christmas. It's the Angels' fifth record, after setting marks for the most people wearing fleece blankets (2010), wrestling masks (2011), cowboy hats (2012) and wigs (2013).
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez. Matthew DeFranks is an associate reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @MDeFranks. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Washington's First Weed Shops Will Open Tomorrow, Sell Out in Hours
Though the two states voted to legalize recreational cannabis at the same time in 2012, Washington has been much slower to get businesses off the ground than Colorado, which started selling weed in January. This week, the wait is finally over.
Washington will issue the first of its recreational selling licenses today, and shops are expected to open their doors tomorrow. Sellers — like James Lathrop, owner of Cannabis City, Seattle's lone pot shop — are already preparing for a shortage. From Reuters:
"What do you do when your shelves are empty? Do I just send everybody home? Do we try and stay open? I can't pay people if we aren't selling anything," said Lathrop, who expects to become one of Washington state's first legal marijuana retailers this week as the state issues licenses.
The state only began issuing licenses to grow weed for recreational use in March, meaning growers haven't had time to harvest enough product to fill shelves. The shortage also means Washington weed will be expensive: the New York Times reports that an ounce of store-bought pot will initially cost about $400 — about what you'd pay on the street in New York City.
Only 20 of the 334 businesses granted a license will receive it today, according to the Times, and none will be able to sell edibles — big, controversial business in Colorado — because no kitchens have met Washington's regulations.
One grower believes the bud drought will last weeks after the initial supply sells out tomorrow:
[Sea of Green owner Bob Leeds] said he charges stores about $3,000 to $4,500 per pound, or $7 to $10 per gram before local, state and excise taxes, and any retail mark-up. He predicts stores will sell out within hours of opening on Tuesday.
"There won't be any more until weeks from now," he said. "We'll have our second crop in July."
Leeds told Reuters he believes it will take growers up to five years to catch up with consumer demand. If you're a Washington weed-smoker looking to make history tomorrow, be ready to wake up early and stand in long lines.
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Are Plants Alive?
by John D. Morris, Ph.D.
One of the errors most frequently made today, even by Bible-believing Christians, is to try to understand the creation period and processes in terms of today's processes and our own experiences. The same could be said for the periods between the end of creation and the curse, between the curse and the flood, and the flood episode itself. These miraculous times were so very different from today that any effort to understand them by today's standards is doomed to failure.
Today's secular way of thinking includes the concept that there never have been any episodes in earth history dramatically different from things occurring or possible today. The Bible identifies this false way of thinking by the creed of the latter-day scoffers that "all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation" (II Peter 3:4), i.e., that only present processes, operating within the parameters of processes operating today, are responsible for the shaping of the earth's crust and the evolution of all life from non-living chemicals. This concept, of course, denies the truth, for it excludes the creation, the fall, and the flood. The very concept is anti-Biblical, ascribing the creative works of God to "nature" and limiting God's perfect creation to our current understanding of our present world.
Unfortunately, all too many Christians, trained in the secular way of thinking, fall into this trap. While giving lip service to God and creation, they adopt a naturalistic worldview, claiming that God did it naturalistically! This leads to innumerable difficulties and contradictions, scientific, Biblical, and theological.
One such problem relates to the nature of plants and the "lower" animals. The Bible teaches that in the original creation, there was to be no death. Yet God also instructed Adam and Eve, as well as the animals (Genesis 1:29-30) to be plant eaters. Would not the eating of plants constitute death?
The answer to this seeming problem lies in a Biblical understanding of "life," or "living." Note that the Bible makes a sharp distinction between plants and animals. During Day Three of Creation Week, God commanded the inanimate earth to "bring forth plants" (Genesis 1:11,12), while on Day Five, He "created...every living creature that moveth" (v. 21). At this point, and on Day Six to follow, He instituted the concept of giving "life" (Hebrew nephesh) to non-living matter—something He did not do for plants. This required supernatural creation, and the resultant living animal kingdom was something new and different from all that had gone on before.
The Bible never refers to plants as living. They may "grow," or "flourish," but they do not "live." Neither do they "die." The Bible teaches that they may "wither," or "fade," but not "die," since they are not "alive," having neither "life" (nephesh), nor breath of life" (ruach), nor "blood" (i.e. "the life of the flesh is in the blood" [Leviticus 17:11]). This state may be analogous to lack of consciousness, so that, while biologically alive, plants are therefore not Biblically "living." A similar argument can be made for some of the "lower" animals (perhaps some types of worms, sponges, etc.), and certainly for protozoans and viruses. Their "death" would not constitute death of truly living organisms.
* Dr. John Morris is the President of ICR.
Cite this article: Morris, J. 1991. Are Plants Alive? Acts & Facts. 20: (9).
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That was just a hell of play by Watt
If that wasn't SOJ then I don't know what is.
Would trade the entire team for a guy like Watt.
jesus they cant catch a ****in break
Should have gotten to the half either tied or down 4. Now its gonna be a 10 point deficit.
Rex is pissed ...
We all saw that coming. We knew Sanchez, no matter what, couldn't punch it in. Couldn't get it done. 10 point difference. Jesus.
not really
We could have had so much momentum.
Am I the only one that actually LIKES both Sanchez and TEbow out there like Tebow did with the Gators?
I don't think Rex has the usage down yet, but I think it could work. I saw potential tonight. Tebow just needs more action especially to help set up 2nd and 7, 3rd and short situations.
We play a good half and as tough as we have in weeks and down 10 at half. Just not our season
The Jets.
Took the momentum and took a big fat turd on it.
well at least they held them to 3


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"Aren't you writing about politics anymore?" a newspaper editor asked me the other day.
I stuttered because I have been writing more about books than politics lately.
The editor continued, "Are you a little gun-shy from that controversy about the column you wrote bringing Joseph Goebbels's voice into North Carolina politics?"
Maybe he has a point. Counting today, I have written five consecutive columns about books. One of them, however, Brandt Ayers's "In Love with Defeat," was about politics in Alabama and North Carolina. The others Marissa Pessl's "Night Film," Jason Mott's "The Returned," Alan Gurganus's "Local Souls," and in today's column, Wilton Barnhardt's "Look Away, Look Away," are fiction. So is Lee Smith's "Guests on Earth," which will be the subject of a forthcoming column.
All these books and authors are important, so important that every informed North Carolinian should know about them: Ayers because he puts 50 years of Southern politics and civil rights struggles in perspective; Gurganus and Smith, who are among our state's most important and beloved authors, are giving their fans new books for the first time in years.
Meanwhile on Sunday, September 22, Pessl, Mott, and Barnhardt made the Top 25 on The New York Times's hardcover fiction bestseller list, showing the country that North Carolina is still producing writers worthy of national attention.
So this will be another column about a book. Barnhardt's "Lookaway, Lookaway," a Dickens-like novel, follows the decline of a contemporary, socially prominent Charlotte family. Barnhardt takes his readers to country clubs, museums, mansions, college fraternity and sorority rush parties and aftermaths, debutante balls, retirement homes, real estate developments, gay pickup sites, homes for unwed mothers, abortion sites, Civil War reenactments, and, note this, political campaigns.
The family's titular leader, Joseph B. ("Duke") Johnston, has a connection to the Confederate general best known for his surrender to Sherman at the end of the Civil War. Duke Johnston gained his nickname as a football hero and student leader at Duke University. After college he became a Charlotte lawyer and Republican city councilman. He had prospects of being governor someday, until a minor sex scandal brought those dreams to an end in the mid 1980s.
The real leader of the family is Duke's wife, Jerene Jarvis Johnston, whose every action is calculated to enhance or protect the family's social position. Her family's art collection, housed at Charlotte's Mint Museum and displayed in the Jarvis Room, gives her leverage with the city's social elite.
But the family is running out of money. Jerene's brother is a wealthy author of a series of Civil War era romances. Sometimes he shares his wealth with his sister's family, but his assistance is usually undependable and is always demeaning.
Meanwhile, none of the four Johnston children show potential or interest in leading the family to social prominence and wealth again. The rebellious, liberal Annie runs through three marriages. Bo, who might have been a lawyer or businessman, is instead a troubled Presbyterian minister. Josh is a mostly closeted gay man with a secret active sex life thanks to resources he finds on the internet and the devoted help of his best friend and companion, a super smart African American lesbian. The youngest child, Jerilyn, shows early social promise until she shoots her way out of a marriage to a socially acceptable Charlotte boy.
Does Barnhardt accurately portray the social, civic, and political scene in Charlotte? I think he stretches things to make a good story. But when I challenged him, he promised he could produce facts to show the situations in the book are close to what Charlotte and North Carolina are really like.
One fact is indisputable. Barnhardt is a gifted storyteller and a welcome addition to North Carolina's literary pantheon.


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Before shooting his weekly Fox News Sunday broadcast, anchor Chris Wallace and his wife Lorraine have a tradition: chicken dinner. Over the course of the nine years that Lorraine Wallace has been married to Chris, she's come to terms with the fact that he's not a big fan of change, so keeping their weekly chicken dinners interesting was quite the challenge.
Instead of going with the same old roasted bird, Wallace created a whole roster of chicken recipes, familiar enough to please her husband and family yet exciting enough to stave off any poultry-related ennui.
If you're the sort of cook who always has a few thighs or breasts in the fridge, Mr. Sunday's Saturday Night Chicken is one of those cookbooks that will serve you well, expanding your chicken cooking repertoire with simple, seasonal recipes. Wallace has included everything from the usual chicken suspects —think Piccata and Coq Au Vin—to the fresh and new like Spring Chicken with Fennel and Artichokes. And since one can't live off chicken alone, Wallace has also included a whole roaster of chicken chicken serve alongs like Sweet and Sour Spring Carrots and Lemon Orzo.
This week we'll make every night a Saturday night chicken dinner with the help of Mr. Sunday's Saturday Night Chicken. Lorraine Wallace gave us a list of her top chicken recipe and we're going to be sharing them with you. Get ready for cool Chicken and Cashews in Lettuce Cups and barbecue perfect Skewers of Sage Chicken with Sweet Italian Sausage.
Win 'Mr. Sunday's Saturday Night Chicken'
Thanks to the generous folks over at Wiley, we are giving away five (5) copies of Mr. Sunday's Saturday Night Chicken this week.
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Southern Sixers > Sam Knob > Climber's Log
Sam Knob Climber's Log
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|Nice little hike
Date Climbed: May 24, 2014
|I bagged both peaks. First the north, then the south. Not nearly as many people on this trail as on the Art Loeb.
|Posted May 24, 2014 6:17 pm
|Joel Hopper
|5 pack
Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2013
|Via Art Loeb Trail nice outing included in a grab of Black Balsam, Tennent Mountain, Grassy Cove Top, Shining Rock & Sam Knob. Last peak of the day. Quick & easy with great views.
|Posted Jun 16, 2013 8:29 pm
|Which Peak Is Higher?
Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2004
|Did this via an unusual route (from the Devil's Courthouse)
|Posted Jan 6, 2011 6:41 pm
|One of the best sixers
Date Climbed: Nov 1, 1997
|Have probably camped on top about 10 times and hike it from 3 different trails. Also bushwacked 800 ft up from flat laurel creek. One of my favorite mountains and areas, so scenic. The craggy gneissic outcrops on top are a blast to boulder on. Magnificent views, especially at sunset.
|Posted Oct 7, 2009 12:30 pm
|Route Climbed: Flat Laurel Creek> SN Summit Trail
Date Climbed: May 14, 2004
|One of our 1st Sixers.
|Posted Oct 5, 2009 2:23 pm
|Best in Great Balsam Range
Date Climbed: May 10, 2009
|This is the best peak in the Great Balsam Range. Excellent views from the top and a beatiful peak, with the two summits. This reminded me of a peak in the northeast. And there wasn't a single person on it the morning I climbed it.
|Posted May 12, 2009 2:02 pm
|Great Short Hike
Date Climbed: May 18, 2007
|A nice easy hike with excellent views from the summit.
|Posted Jul 12, 2008 9:42 am
|Trail Route - Class 1
Date Climbed: Apr 16, 2008
|A fun & quick route to the summit via the trail. No one else on the mountain this date. Superb summit view. My first trip to climb in the Blue Ridge & Great Smokies - gained a whole new perspective on the region.
|Posted Apr 21, 2008 6:46 pm
|Route: From 215
|The parkway was closed so we hiked out from 215 which was a really nice trail. Great weather and we had the summit to ourselves. I wish the peak was more isolated so the hike would be more rewarding.
|Posted Mar 4, 2008 9:18 pm
|Black Balsam Trailhead
Date Climbed: May 15, 2002
|For my money, one of the most beautiful places on earth.
|Posted Oct 15, 2007 1:12 am
|Great 360 views!
|Have hiked this one in all seasons from different trailheads.
|Posted Aug 9, 2007 7:59 pm
|Sam knob summit trail
Date Climbed: Apr 22, 2007
|Great Weather in brevard 79 F and 60's with chilly wind on sam knob, too bad it could have been the same up at 6000 ft.
|Posted Apr 23, 2007 10:55 am
|Great hike!!!
Date Climbed: Mar 17, 2007
|Great page Bob! Made the summit on a cold day. Had great weather. Awesome view!!!
|Posted Mar 19, 2007 3:32 am
|Dottie Little Tent
|New Years Day 07
Date Climbed: Jan 1, 2007
|Came from Flat Laurel tr, water was high therefore waterfalls were roaring. Relatively warm (36F) and calm ( slight breeze ) for winter. Great views.
|Posted Jan 2, 2007 1:22 am
|A Nice Easy Climb...
Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2006
|With really spectacular views. I could see the whole 8+ mile trek along the ridge from Black Balsam Knob to Cold Mountain.
|Posted Jun 15, 2006 1:22 am
|Flat Laurel Creek Route
Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2005
|I've climbed Sam Knob a number of times but my favorite route is via the Flat Laurel Creek Trail. An added bonus is exploring the waterfalls along the creek.
|Posted Apr 28, 2006 1:28 pm
|Route Climbed: From parking area Date Climbed: Many
|One of my favorite campsites is right near Sam Knob...look for it and you might get lucky
|Posted Sep 2, 2005 12:57 pm
|Bill Jirousek
|Route Climbed: From end of Road Date Climbed: May 29, 2005
|We climbed in full pack; it was kinda hard. Nice views going up and the trail was well-maintained. We set up camp on the South summit overlooking a breathtaking valley. The sunset was fantastic and the morning mists were as well.
|Posted Jun 15, 2005 10:21 pm
|Route Climbed: Little Sam Trail to Sam Knob Summit Trail Date Climbed: 04-10-2005
|An amazing peak! I'm glad I finally got to summit this one. Had the peak all to myself for about an hour, despite the fact that the gap below was full of people.
|Posted Apr 11, 2005 11:34 pm


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Ive been running Version 8 something for several years with no problem. Then I finally decided to try the latest after all the "update" ~Snip~ and now it tells me it is a trial only and asks for a license code.
Since I no longer have 8 installed how do I get back to it without having to purchase it all over again?


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Two men are in custody for their alleged connection in the defacing of Seattle's Jimi Hendrix statue on Capitol Hill. The vandalism comes on the 43rd anniversary of his death.
The men, who were reportedly drunk at the time , strolled into an art supply store that shares the sidewalk with the statue and purchased spray paint. They then tagged the the statue before moving on to nearby construction equipment and neighborhood buildings, according to Seattle Police.
The suspects made their way downtown and were stopped by transit police who had been notified of the disturbance. Responding Seattle Police officers were able to positively identify the men based off witness statements and surveillance footage from the art supply store. Both suspects also had blue paint on their hands and clothes.
Thanks to the help of the statue's owners and Hunters Capital, developers working on a nearby construction project, a cleanup initiative is planned Thursday with a team to remove the paint.
— Chris Coyle, KZOK


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37.1111 Definitions.Cite as [A.S.C.A. § 37.1111]
(a) "Federal mortgage insurer" means any agency or instrumentality of the Government of the United States of America, which insures or guarantees mortgages or other loans for residential housing.
(b) "Individually owned land" means land registered as individual property of a person or determined to be individual property of a person by a final decision of the Court of American Samoa.History: 1988 PL 20-73; and 1989 PL 21-23.


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In an era where almost everybody owns a mobile device, probably two in fact, and people can do online searches on-the-go, it's no wonder that mobile digital marketing is all the rage. There has simply been a significant increase in the use of mobile technology worldwide, with estimates of over 6 billion handsets currently in use. The fastest growing area is the Smartphone market, with Smartphone , and recent estimates predicting that that more people will connect to the Internet via their mobile phone than their PC within 5 years.
For businesses, the simple fact is connecting to their customers via mobile is more appealing now than ever before. Mobile devices offer a chance to engage more personally with consumers than other traditional methods. For example, Acision's own research shows that the average mobile user has their phone close to hand all the time and generally reads 95 per cent of text messages within three minutes of receipt. Compare this to the average of 20% for traditional emails and it's easy to see why this a great way of reaching people.
The strength of SMS lies in the fact that it is widely regarded as one of the only modes of communication that can reach any mobile devices regardless of location, network and device. Businesses, large and small recognise this and have been using SMS to great effect, but with the advance of smartphones, OTT applications and the thirst by consumers for more 'rich content' has meant that there is greater need to find other ways of reaching these consumers with the same reach and reliability of SMS, but with the addition of richer media and content. The question now is whether to push the envelope with MMS as well as the more popular channels such as OTT, Mobile web and email?
What is needed is the ubiquity and simplicity of SMS but with the ability to deliver more sophisticated content. What is needed is SMS's younger sibling, MMS (Multimedia Message Service). MMS is just as common and pervasive as SMS AND provides the rich content environment that consumers are now demanding.
Created way back in 2003 by a consortium of carriers and mobile service providers, MMS quickly became a standard feature on virtually all the cellular phones sold around the world. MMS traffic worldwide will reach 223 billion messages by the end of 2013, sent by slightly more than 3 billion users 1.
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It is clear that messaging habits worldwide are changing as consumer are sending more messages than ever before across multiple messaging platforms to fulfil their communication needs, but despite this, SMS and MMS continue to play an important role and are seen as the universal messaging platform across all segments. One thing is certain; MMS is a great way to engage with mobile customers, sending them the images and video they crave while giving those users a channel to communicate back to the these businesses with text, images, video and audio. MMS fits perfectly into the life of today's mobile users, who are creating and sharing their own content and will continue to play a major role in our mobile digital lifestyle.
1. Portio Research's new 'Mobile Messaging Futures 2012-2016' report.


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Art Historians Jolly and O'Connell present research
Art History faculty presented their research at two recent conferences.
Jennifer Jolly, Associate Professor of Art History, recently presented her research on the political, cultural, and visual reconfiguration of Lake Patzcuaro in Michoacan, Mexico. Her April 19 presentation and discussion, "Seeing Lake Patzcuaro," streamed to members of the University of Arizona's Water Seminar, and was attended virtually by interdisciplinary scholars and graduate students in Arizona and Mexico City.
Lauren O'Connell, Professor of Art History, shared her sabbatical work at the annual meeting of the Society of Architectural Historians, held in Buffalo, NY this April. O'Connell's paper, "'This Will Save That': André Durand and the Battle for Patrimony in Provincial France," looks at tensions between modernization and memory in post-revolutionary France, focusing on threatened late Gothic heritage in the city of Rouen.
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Steve Poapst enters his third as an assistant coach with the Rockford IceHogs. Poapst comes to Rockford after serving as general manager and head coach of the Chicago Steel (USHL).
With Rockford, Poapst oversees the team's defensemen and has been instrumental in the development of Blackhawks prospects on the blueline including Dylan Olsen, Ryan Stanton and Joe Lavin.
The Cornwall, Ontario native spent nearly four years with the Steel before joining the Blackhawks organization and was named the USHL's Coach of The Year in 2008 after guiding the club to a 20-win improvement from the previous campaign.
The former defenseman played 220 games with Chicago from 2000-2004, including a career high 75 during the 2002-03 season.
Poapst made his NHL debut with the Washington Capitals in 1995-96, playing in three games, but spent most of his first seven seasons of professional hockey playing in the minor leagues before getting extended time with the Capitals in 1998-99.
As a player, Poapst totaled 307 NHL games, notching 8 goals and 28 assists from the point. Poapst was a teammate of current Blackhawks General Manager of Minor League Affiliations Mark Bernard and Blackhawks Vice President and Assistant to the President Al MacIsaac with the Hampton Roads Admirals in 1991-92 during his rookie season.
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I was trying to think of a good rare-pair that I could write a one-shot on, and I came up with this. But it's too angsty for me, so I decided to give it up for adoption.
Characters involved: Colin Creevy, Cho Chang, DA members, Hogwarts staff/students
Mood of plot bunny: Dark, angsty, hopeless, needy...
Plot line: So, how do you think Colin and Cho could ever end up together? This is my idea. It's 1997/1998, the Trio are off looking for Horcruxes, and the Carrows are making life at Hogwarts miserable. The DA members have made a home for themselves in the Room of Requirement, where they resist and defend other students as as well as they can, under the leadership of Neville. Colin and Cho are both there, through whatever catalyst. Everyone is somber and depressed because, well, the whole war with Voldemort, students being tortured and what not (see - I'm terrible at angst). So, Cho is naturally upset a lot of the time, and through whatever set of circumstances (up to you), nice guy Colin comforts her. They grow closer, and Cho initiates the romance/physical side of things because she's so needy, and I can't see Colin refusing. She knows she's just using him, and that makes her even more depressed, so they keep it a secret. I imagine she breaks it off before the Battle of Hogwarts, but then Colin dies, so that'll probably have to be adressed. I suppose you can end it however you want.
Other details: So, you can see that I never thought Colin or Cho would really fall in love with each other. It's just something that would happen when everyone is so depressed and are desperate for a little bit of hapiness. If you wanted to, you could even substitute some other guy in for Colin - like Seamus or Ernie MacMillan. I think most of it would be from Cho's POV, but it's really up to you. There should probably be some stuff going on in the background with the other DA members and Hogwarts student, too. The length is also up to the author. If you can see this happening at all, feel free to adopt this bunny. I'm willing to allow a very free rein with this one to take it wherever you want.


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Hikers and nature enthusiasts were invited to kick off the new year Tuesday with an afternoon trek in Palo Duro Canyon State Park.
Park interpreter Bernice Blasingame led 11 hikers down the mile-long Paseo Del Rio Trail about 2 p.m. Tuesday.
This is the second first-of-the-year hike in the canyon, and Blasingame wants it to continue.
"We will do this every New Year's Day, weather permitting," she said. "These hikes are gaining popularity. For some reason, people like to be outside when it's cold."
Tuesday's group included local people as well as some from Lubbock, Dallas and a couple from Indiana, Blasingame said.
The New Year's Day canyon treks promote a fit life for the new year, Blasingame said.
"Everyone has fitness resolutions for the new year," she said. "Why not start out the new year with a hike in the Palo Duro Canyon? What better place to start than right here?"
But this is not a forced march down the trail, she said.
"I look at my audience to see if they want to do the whole mile," she said. "It's a two-mile round trip and we let them determine how far they want to go."
Blasingame has been with the park for eight years. As the park interpreter, her job is to educate and inform the public about Palo Duro Canyon.
"Most people think of me as a teacher, an educator, a storyteller, a naturalist," she said.
"All those things are wrapped up in being a park interpreter."
She guides hikers down the trail while discussing the wildlife, geography and history of the park, she said.
Blasingame tells hikers about the days of Charles Goodnight founding JA Ranch. She shows them the cowboy dugout on the trail that was cut into the side of the rock to house cowboys who worked on the ranch.
It was recently restored and furnished this past spring, she said.
She also shows hikers the stone culverts that the Civilian Conservation Corps built in the 1930s. She credits the park's existence to this day on the Corps.
"They came in and did the roads and the trails and the buildings so that this could be a state park," she said.


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1. What are Billy and Jacob's feelings towards Bella?
Billy is scared because of her involvement with the Cullens and he doesn't know that she knows. Jacob is jealous because he likes her alot.
2. Charlie says he's aware that he leaves Bella alone too often, and Bella responds that she doesn't mind beign alone. She further adds that she's a lot like Charlie. In what ways do you see them as being alike?
Their eyes. Their both stubborn and hot tempered. They both stick to their decisions.
3. Edward's questions continue and today he asks Bella about people: family and boyfriends. Why did he save those questions for the second day of questioning?
Because they are more personal. The more he learned about her the more he wanted to know.
4. Why do yo think Edward wrote the words "Be Safe".
1)He hates it when she is hurt. 2) He wants her to make a safe decision by telling someone about their plans.


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Workshops aim to find solutions to reduce fossil fuel consumption
PITTSFIELD -- Regional planners are hoping Berkshire residents' board game skills can lead to a viable county-wide energy plan.
This week the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission will host a pair of public meetings titled "Energy and Climate: An Interactive Community Workshop."
Tuesday's gathering is at Lenox Town Hall. Wednesday's is at MCLA's Center Social Hall in North Adams.
Both workshops run from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
BRPC officials say workshop participants will break up into small groups, each with a Berkshire map and game pieces representing solar arrays, wind turbines and energy efficiency.
The groups must determine where best to place on the map as many game pieces as possible to indicate where the county can reduce its dependency on fossil fuels.
The public input is intended to shape a long-range energy proposal from the BRPC and Center for Eco-Technology (CET) based in Pittsfield.
The collaborative effort, expected to produce a final plan in May, is part of the BRPC's development of an overall "Sustainable Berkshires" master plan.
The document due in early 2014 also will look at enhancing economic development, housing, recreation and other quality-of-life areas.
The energy workshops serve a dual purpose, according to Melissa Provencher, a BRPC senior planner.
"The exercise partly benefits us, partly benefits the participants as it gets them to stretch their brains about sustainable energy," she said.
Nancy Nylen, CET's associate director, believes the game play can lead to some hard data for long-range energy planning in the Berkshires.
"This is an opportunity to produce real numbers and show how much savings we can achieve from these solutions," Nylen said.
The BRPC and CET also hope workshop attendees approach solar, wind and other alternative energy resources with an open mind.
While household and commercial solar projects are becoming more commonplace in the Berkshires, regional and environmental planners say local controversy keeps swirling around wind turbines.
Earlier this month, town of Florida residents living near the Hoosac Wind Project filed formal complaints claiming the commercial turbines exceeded state noise limits.
In addition, potential municipal wind projects in Lee and Lenox have met some turbulence from townspeople.
Given Massachusetts needs to meet a 20 percent reduction of all carbon emissions by 2020, energy efficiency alone won't help the state meet its goal, according Amy Kacala, a BRPC senior planner.
"We could weatherize every house in the Berkshires and still not reach 20 percent," Kacala said.
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or (413) 496-6233.
If you go ...
What: Berkshire Regional Planning Commission's "Energy and Climate: An Interactive Community Workshop"
When/Where: Tuesday at Lenox Town Hall, 6 Walker St. and Wednesday at the MCLA Center Social Hall, 375 Church St., North Adams. Both workshops run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Registration/Information: email email@example.com or visit www.sustainableberkshires.org
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Price Range: $328 - $701 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
Hotel Class:5 star — Mandarin Oriental, Miami 5*
Number of rooms: 326
- Official Description (provided by the hotel):
- Contemporary in design and with a prominent waterfront location, the luxurious Mandarin Oriental, Miami features 326 elegant guest rooms and suites - offering dramatic views of the bay and the Miami skyline. Amenities include signature restaurants Azul and La Mar by Gaston Acurio,YAKU by La Mar, MO Bar + Lounge - a dynamic cocktail lounge, an award-winning tri-level spa, the luxury boutique Shanghai Tang and extensive meeting and business facilities. ... more less
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- Also Known As:
- Mandarin Oriental, Miami Hotel Miami
- Mandarin Oriental Hotel Miami
- Mandarin Miami
- Miami Mandarin Oriental