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Deep In The Heart Of Texas (5/29/11)
On May 29, 2011, Tim and I were back for a second helping of baseball at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. After the blistering weather for the previous night's game, I was fearing this 2:10 p.m. afternoon start. Fortunately, the weather decided to have a little bit of mercy on us. It was hot, but not unbearably hot like the day before.
We reported to the ballpark about two hours early. As we approached the third base gate, I snapped this picture of Tim:
It is definitely a nice looking ballpark, inside and out.
When we entered the seating around in foul territory down the LF line, we found an almost empty field and no batting practice. It was not a shock, but it was a little sad.
The only players on the field were a bunch of Rangers pitchers playing catch down the RF line. The first 2-3 rows were packed all the way down the RF line behind the pitchers. There was no reason for us to join the crowd.
So, we wandered down to the first row along the LF line. There were no Royals warming up, but there was…
…four baseballs and a little cone (like a training cone to run around or something like that) laying on the ground. We had about two hours to explore the ballpark, so we figured we had a little time to relax. So we just grabbed some railing and looked out upon the field.
Our patience paid off, within a couple minutes a couple Royals pitchers and coaches exited the visitors bullpen and headed toward the 3B dugout. One of the coaches (strength and conditioning coach Tyrone Hill) veered off to his right, doubled back about 30-40 feet, grabbed one of the baseballs, walked over and handed it to Tim (as represented by the red arrow in the last picture).
Thanks, Ty!
Meanwhile, new Royals pitcher Felipe Paulino started signing autographs down the line near third base. Tim and I walked over and Felipe signed Tim's new baseball for him.
While we were waiting for Paulino, a lady (probably about 40-45 years old) ran up with a Rangers program. She was all giddy. Then, she cursed at herself for forgetting her pen. She asked if anyone had a pen, and I told her she could use ours. She was very thankful. Then, when I noticed she was going to get her program signed, I told her to hold on and I'd get her
a sharpie out of my backpack.
She was very excited. When she handed her program and my pen to Paulino, the following exchange ensued—
Lady: "I love to watch you pitch!"
Todd (thinking): "Whoa, why does this lady like a Royals pitcher so much!?"
Lady (accompanied by various giddy-squealing noises): "I LOVE MY RANGERS!!!"
Paulino (with a huge "ROYALS" emblazoned across his chest): "Thanks."
It was hilarious.
Enough with that lady, it was time to explore this ballpark. First, we headed over to the 3B dugout and got this excellent picture of Tim:
It was a day for panoramas. And this was our first, from half way up the seats looking out at Rangers Ballpark from Section 26:
A lady was sitting nearby, and she kindly agreed to take this photo of us:
Next, we headed to the outfield and got this shot of the visitors bullpen:
The Rangers bullpen is situated parallel to the outfield wall in RCF, and is almost always in the shade (or at least the chairs along the back wall of the Rangers bullpen are shaded). In contrast, the visitors' bullpen is situated perpendicular to the outfield wall and is almost always in the direct sun.
And lest the visiting relieves might forget who they are facing, the Rangers threw a big Texas "T" logo between the mound and home plate of the visitors' bullpen.
We walked behind the bullpen and circled around toward the seats in section 54. Just behind the seats, I got this fairly unique looking panorama from the concourse:
As that last picture shows, there is a shady bench in the visitors' bullpen. So, sure, the visiting relievers can sit in the shade…of course, from that bench they won't be able to see the game.
We headed down into the seats and got this panorama of Rangers Ballpark from the first row of section 54:
While we were down there, we noticed several stray baseballs lying on and around the bullpen mound (a couple of them can be seen in the picture above from the back of the bullpen). I figured those baseballs would eventually become souvenirs, but no one was around at this point. So we continued on our tour.
Here is a view from the concourse behind section 47 in RF:
And then we went way up high and got this panorama from section 345:
From the concourse above the first base gate, we could see the Dallas Cowboys' stadium out in the not-so-distant distance:
And this was the view from above the home plate gate:
Before heading to the top of the upper deck, we found an usher who was happy to take this shot of us in the upper deck behind home plate:
And from the back row Section 326, Rangers Ballpark looks a lot like this:
The inner workings of Rangers Ballpark are pretty interest too. Check out this weird little landing at the middle of a stairway down from the upper deck:
The usher who took this next photo back in the field level…
…, was quite nervous that I would trip and send Tim crashing to the ground. But she still took the photo and did not ask me to take Tim down.
We decided to head back to center field. There was a parade of dogs going on around the warning track and Tim loved watching it:
NOTE: In the bottom right picture above, the guy who is holding the big snow shovel (not full of snow on this day) is the same guy who pitched to Tim in Rangers (whiffleball) Park the day before.
When a couple Royals moseyed on out to the visitors' bullpen, Tim and I walked over to the railing at the bottom of the section. Royals' bullpen catcher Bill Duplissea walked over and tossed Tim one of the baseballs that we'd previously seen sitting on the bullpen mound.
Normally, players toss baseballs to me (because Tim usually is not wearing his glove) or they had them to Tim. But Duplissea just grabbed the ball and tossed it directly to Tim (unsolicited) and Tim reached up and made the barehanded grab – his first barehanded grab ever at the ballpark.
Thanks, Bill!
As Duplissea walked away, I got this shot of Tim and his new prize:
He was very excited about making the barehanded catch and demonstrated his technique for me numerous times – i.e., his technique was to put his hands together like a bowl.
In that last picture, you can see the official line-up card taped to the wall of the bullpen. Tim and I watched a coach (Foster) tape it up there few minutes before Duplissea tossed Tim the baseball. I've heard it is somewhat easy to get line-up cards from the Rangers Ballpark visitors' bullpen, so I asked Tim if he wanted to come back after the game to see if we could get it. He did.
And then we continued on our tour.
Here is a shot of Rangers Ballpark from section 42 as Alexi Ogando (I just made up that spelling, hopefully its correct) warmed up in RF:
And another view from Section 36:
We'd seen enough of the ballpark, so we decided to go grab out seats out in CF. On our way, we stopped by a little make-shift ice cream stand just inside the first base gate. Walking by earlier, I had seen that they had novelty ice creams for only $1.00. So Tim and I plunked two $2.00 and each enjoyed one of these:
As the umpires met prior to first pitch, we noticed the Rangers mascot (whose name I do not know) standing behind home plate with a little girl:
That's a good looking mascot. But I'm sure the Mariner Moose could take him in a battle of overall entertainment value.
Before we knew it, it was game time.
With two outs in the top of the first, Eric Hosmer strode to the plate. I don't follow the Royals closely, but it seemed like Hosmer is supposed to be some hot shot rookie or something, so I
figured I ought to take his photo.
Although my camera didn't focus properly, I captured a very blurry shot of Hosmer right after he snapped his bat off at the handle in the course of flying out:
From our seats, I continued our stadium tour. These windows, from what I understand, are the Rangers Diamond Club:
And just above the windows, are the Rangers retired numbers:
Note: both the Rangers and the Astros have retired Nolan Ryan's "34."
Early in the game, we dined on nachos and…
…placed a call to Colleen/mommy to check in. In the picture of Tim on the phone, he is in the process of asking Colleen the same question over-and-over-and-over-and-over. He was getting a little frustrated that she wasn't answering him. Noticing his frustration, I grabbed that phone and saw that he has unknowingly hung up on his mother. No wonder she wasn't answering his question!
This picture…
…shows the inning-by-inning scoreboard behind home plate. Most stadiums don't have a scoreboard like that behind home plate, but they should. It was very convenient.
One of my main observations about Rangers Ballpark at this game is that its construction seems to create a swirling wind in the centerfield grass. It must blow right out of the stands and into center. The result:
Massive amounts of garbage on the field. That is actually right fielder Nelson Cruz with and at least four pieces of garbage in his area.
Almost every half inning, a bunch of guys in blue shirts would run out into the outfield and collect the newly deposited garbage:
So, anywhere, in addition to our stadium observations, food and cellphone calls, there was a game going on too.
As shown above, it was 2-2 in the top of the fourth. The Rangers scored one run in the second on a Mike Napoli double that plated Michael Young. In the third, they went up 2-0 on a Ian Kinsler solo homerun. But the Royals wouldn't settle for just two runs in the fourth. Instead, they scored five on back-to-back doubles by Wilson Betemit and Mitch Maier, which was promptly followed by a homerun by Brayan Pena.
The Rangers got back one run in the bottom of the fifth on a Napoli homerun. But Ian Kinsler struck out to end the frame, and was then tossed out of the game:
Another somewhat unique feature of Rangers Ballpark is that the right fielders warm up between innings with the 1B line ball girl:
They do that same thing in Milwaukee – or at least they did when we visited Miller Park in 2009.
I got a cool action shot in the top of the sixth inning as Billy Butler grounded out to second base:
As should be evident from the angle of all of the above game photos, we were once again sitting in section 50 in centerfield. In fact, we were sitting in the exact same seats as the day before. Here is a shot of Tim as he stood and watched the action below in the bullpen:
To Tim's left in that picture the chain link fence ends at a point where the bullpen wall bends. At the end of the fence, there is a little open space where stuff can drop down inside the wall. Someone had crammed a plastic cup down into the open space and it was filled it all sorts of nasty looking junk. We figured we should join in on the fun, so Tim and I both contributed a few sunflower seed shells to the cup full of nasty junk. In that last picture, Tim has his left hand up to his mouth while he is working on cracking a seed open — he's still a seed-eating-rookie and needs to use his hand.
Just for kicks, I got this shot of Josh Hamilton at the plate — before he grounded into a double play:
Despite the pre-game dollar novelty ice cream, Tim still had plenty of room for a mint chocolate chip ice cream helmet:
At some point, former-Mariner Mark Lowe warmed up in the bullpen…
…, but he never came into the game.
In the eighth inning, we relocated to some aisle seats that had opened up along Greene's Hill. I as hoping for a chance to run out into the grass in chase of a homerun. This is what it looked like out there:
But no homeruns came our way. One did, however, land in the gap in right field:
It sailed into the gap around where the white shoe is sticking out over the gap in the above picture. It was a two run shot off the bat of Michael Young that tied the game at 5-5 heading into the ninth.
Everyone was excited about the new life the Young homerun brough to the Rangers. These gals (Rangers employees) showed their excitement in the form of in-unison flag waving on Greene's Hill:
I would guess that Rangers Ballpark has more Texas state flags that any other ballpark has of its respective state flag.
While we were out by Greene's Hill, Tim was making funny faces at this little kid…
…and it was cracking the kid up. In fact, Tim was exciting the kid so much that his dad handed him off to his mom — "you deal with this honey." I felt a little bad about it. But what was I supposed to do, tell Tim not to have fun and make other kids have fun at the ballpark? Nah, the ballpark is about having fun. So I let it continue.
The Royals quickly dampened the Rangers mood once again. In the top of the ninth, they scored an unearned run off of Rangers closer Neftali Feliz. The inning started off with Chris Getz hitting a double to RF. He got to third when Nelson Cruz bobbled the ball. Cruz's error is the reason Getz's run was unearned when he scored on a Alcides Escobar's sacrifice fly.
While everyone else in the stadium was upset with the situation, I was quite happy. A Rangers loss would be good for the Mariners. But the Rangers still had other plans. And they started with the would-be goat, Nelson Cruz. Fresh off of his costly error, Nelson led off the bottom of the ninth by blasting a homerun into the gap in LF. Tie game.
Tim and I decided to run over there to see if we could see the ball at the bottom of the gap. But the lady who jumped to the side to avoid being hit by Cruz's homerun ball told us that a guy (Rangers employee) had walked through the bottom of the gap and retrieved the ball.
Anyway, we ended the game with this view from section 6:
I would like to report that the Royals stormed back to take the lead again and win the game. But they did not. Instead, they lost the game on a ridiculous play. After the Cruz homer, the non-fleet-of-foot Mike Napoli hit a single. Joakim Soria (who blew the save when he gave up the Cruz homer) struck out Mitch Moreland and David Murphy.
That brought Elvis Andrus, who had replaced the booted Ian Kinsler, to the plate.
Elvis slapped a single by the first baseman and into right field. It was a nice little hit that should have advanced Napoli to third (and no more than third). But for some unknown reason, Napoli just kept running toward home plate. Right fielder Mitch Maier relayed the ball to first baseman Eric Hosmer. Hosmer turned and fired a strike to catcher Brayan Pena. Napoli was dead to rights. Napoli had not even made it to the dirt around home plate. He was a good five strides and a slide away from home plate! But instead of coming out in front of the plate to meet Napoli, Pena STEPPED BACK and opened up the plate for Napoli to slide in safe while Pena tagged him on the shoulder. It was, perhaps, the worst bit of *catchering* that I have ever witnessed.
And it led to this unwelcome sight:
Another Rangers win.
Oh, well. (The silver lining is that former-Mariner Arthur Rhodes got the win).
Anyway, there was still plenty of fun to be had at the ballpark.
Our post-game fun started off with a visit back to the visitors' bullpen. He went down to about the third row of section 54 and waved at a Rangers employee who was working in the bullpen. As she walked over to see what we wanted, I asked if we could get the line-up card that was still taped to the wall. As she went to retrieve it, I heard a voice from our right say, "Hey, I read your blog! You're Todd and Tim, right?"
Indeed, we were, I confirmed as I said hello to Frank. Although we'd never met, I recognized him from a cameo Frank had made the previous month on Zack Hample's blog. Tim and I have only been *recognized* a handful of times and it is always a funny experience. It was great to briefly meet Frank, and he very kindly offered to take this photo of us with our first ever line-up card:
Two show our appreciation (for the picture and for reading about our adventures), I *rewarded* Frank with two free taco certificates Tim and I had *won* at the previous nights game when someone-did-something (got a hit or an RBI or a homerun or something).
Hope them tacos were tasty, Frank!
After parting ways with Frank, it was time to go get in line for *FANS* run the bases day. Yes, FANS run the bases. Kids of all ages were invited to circle the bases, and I was quite happy about it.
As we walked toward the line circling up the ramps in the first base concourse, I turned back and got this shot of the RF concourse:
There are definitely a lot of interesting views of all types inside Rangers Ballpark. And here is another of them:
It's an extra-wide tunnel into the RF foul seats. And I got this shot of the stars in the steel framing up high above the walkway along the outer part of the 1B side concourse:
When we entered the seating area again, the game had been cover for a while. The CF trash collectors were off duty, but the wind was still working hard. This was the result:
Unluckily, the infield was trash free, and that was where we were running:
A couple more bonus Fans Run The Bases pictures:
It is always great to run Major League bases. I believe this is the 10th set of Major League bases that Tim has run, including (in no particular order) Progressive Field, Miller Park, Rogers Centre, PNC Park, Camden Yards, Nationals Park, Citi Field, Petco Park, Citizens Bank Park.
As we always do, we got the traditional post-run shot of the third base dugout…
…and the father-son on field shot:
Finally, it was time to leave Ranger Ballpark. It had been a lot of fun. On our way out, we got this shot (actually two shots put together) of the third base entrance and a big Rangers logo on the ground outside the entrance:
And just like in Houston, we ended it all with a fire hydrant shot, this time a nice shiny silver hydrant outside of the third base entrance:
|2011 C&S Fan Stats
|11/1 Games (Tim/Kellan)
|12/2 Teams [Tim – Mariners, Orioles, Rangers, Brewers, Nationals, Phillies, Mets, Rays, Braves, Diamondbacks, Astros and Royals; Kellan – Mariners, Orioles]
|6 Ice Cream Helmet(s) (Orioles (2), Nationals, Phillies, Rangers (2))
|35 Baseballs (4 Mariners, 7 Rangers, 3 Orioles, 2 Umpire, 2 Nationals, 2 Brewers, 4 Phillies, 1 Mets, 1 Rays, 2 Braves, 2 Diamondbacks, 1 MLB Authenticator, 1 Easter Egg, 1 Glove
Trick, 2 Royals)
|5/1 Stadiums [Tim – Camden Yards, Nationals Park, Citizens Bank Park, Minute Maid Park, Rangers Ballpark in Arlington; Kellan – Camden Yards]
|11/7 Player Photos* [Tim – Felix Hernandez, Adam Moore, Garrett Olson, Chris Seddon, David Aarsdma, Michael Pineda, Miguel Olivo, Ryan Langerhans, Greg Zuan, Mark Lowe, Michael Saunders; Kellan – Luke French, Milton Bradley, Franklin Gutierrez, Justin Smoak, Matt Tuiasosopo, Ryan Langerhans, Michael Saunders]
|3/1 Management Photos* [Tim – Howard Lincoln, Jack Zduriencik, Eric Wedge; Kellan – Jack Zduriencik]
|4 Autograph(s) (Michael Pineda, Michael Saunders, Mark Lowe, Felipe Paulino)
|1 Bat* (Milton Bradley)
|3/2 Mascot Photos* [Tim – Mariner Moose, Teddy Roosevelt, The O's Bird; Kellan – Mariner Moose, The O's Bird]
|1/0 Divisions Closed Out** [Tim – A.L. West (Safeco Field, Oakland Coliseum, Angel Stadium & Rangers Ballpark in Arlington); Kellan – N/A]
|1 Line-up Card (Royals vs. Rangers)
|*includes Spring Training**divisions where we have seen each team play a home game.


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WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, weeks after signing legislation to fix delays in veterans' healthcare, will unveil a series of executive actions on Tuesday aimed at improving access to mental health treatment for former service members.
Obama will outline the steps in a speech to the American Legion veterans' organization in Charlotte, North Carolina, the White House said. His appearance comes after he signed a $16.3 billion bill earlier this month to provide veterans with more timely medical care and fix problems in the scandal-plagued Veterans Affairs Department.
The VA was thrust into the spotlight earlier this year after allegations surfaced that it had covered up the months-long wait times some veterans had to endure before receiving medical care.
In addition to outlining steps the government is taking to ensure that "inexcusable delays" in care at some VA facilities do not happen again, Obama said some of his executive actions would focus on improving access to mental health treatment.
He said service members leaving the military who are being treated for mental health conditions would now be automatically enrolled in a program in which mental health professionals help them move to VA care.
Currently, service members must be specifically referred to the program by their Defense Department providers or seek out the program on their own.
"Additionally, VA will implement a new policy to ensure that recently discharged service members enrolling in the VA health care system maintain access to mental health medication prescribed by an authorized DoD provider regardless of whether the medication is currently on VA's formulary," the White House said.
It added that exceptions would occur where the healthcare provider identifies a safety or clinical reason to make a change in medication.
Among other steps are the launch of a $34.4 million suicide prevention study involving 1,800 veterans at 29 VA hospitals and expanding suicide prevention and mental health training for healthcare providers and chaplains who work with veterans.
The White House said Obama would also announce a new voluntary partnership with financial lenders to make it easier for veterans to get mortgage interest rate reductions and reduced monthly payments. (Reporting by Peter Cooney; Editing by Ken Wills)


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Freeze damage, fairy rings and millipedes
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Freeze damage: I
mentioned freeze damage in the column last week. Now that some time
has passed, it is somewhat easier to assess damage — and take
corrective action. Damage may still appear worse than it is today,
but it won't improve any. The reason I say it may get worse is the
simple fact that brown leaves on broadleaf evergreens are still
attached to stems that have some life in them. If damage was severe
enough, the stems will also continue to die back a little further.
If there is still green under the dead area, you could always
prune or shear just under the dead area. This would get rid of
the dead material for the sake of appearance and also help spur
new growth. An added benefit would be thickening the remaining
shrub or tree. Entirely dead branches should be removed. After
removing these, and giving the haircut, you can assess what is
left. Then you can determine if you want to keep that — or start
over. Pruning this early in the season may lead to some "rank"
growth. This could be pruned again at the proper time in late
Fairy rings
Dark green grass in rings that look like a target pattern is
a symptom of fairy rings. Fairy rings are visible now. Fairy
rings are caused by a fungus that is in the soil. Actually there
are about 50 fungi that can cause fairy rings. These fungi feed
on decaying organic matter such as large roots from trees that
were in the area or from buried lumber. The dark green circle
part of the equation comes from extra nitrogen that becomes
available as the organic matter is broken down by the fungus.
Some prevention will help keep the problem from occurring.
Simply removing stumps and large roots and not burying lumber
will help prevent this type of problem.
As for a cure, fungicide drenches have been successful on a
very limited basis. One option is to mask the symptoms of the
dark rings by fertilizing the surrounding grass with a
high-nitrogen fertilizer to make that grass green also.
What are millipedes? They belong to the arthropod class
Diplododa, which means double-footed. The reason is simple: They
have two legs per body segment. There are many different types
of millipedes — over 1,000 actually. They prefer to live in
moist places, such as under mulch, in flower beds, in
good-quality lawns and under wood. They feed on decaying organic
matter and occasionally on tender leaves or roots.
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Unlike centipedes, millipedes don't bite or sting. They do give off
a bad odor when disturbed or smashed. Be careful crushing them on
carpeting, as they can cause a stain.
If you're not sure whether you have millipedes or centipedes,
here are some differences: Centipedes have one leg per body segment,
while millipedes have two; centipedes normally have much longer legs
than millipedes; and centipedes move rapidly, while millipedes move
Nonchemical controls aim at removing the moist resting places.
Dethatch your lawn to reduce that damp thatch layer just above the
soil surface; closely mow and edge the lawn to allow it to dry
quickly; remove debris that provides hiding places; pull mulch away
from the house; water grass in the early morning; and keep leaves
from piling up along the foundation.
If millipedes get inside the house, the vacuum cleaner is
probably the best control. It is nonchemical and prevents stains
from smashed millipedes. Other controls in the home include sticky
boards such as are used for mouse control, aerosol sprays that are
used for flying insects, and baseboard sprays used for ants.
Outside the house, start with a foundation spray such as propoxur,
permethrin or Sevin. Spray the foundation and the adjacent foot or
so of soil and plants or lawn. Make sure you treat doorways and
other openings as well. Since millipedes aren't insects to begin
with, don't expect complete control with a chemical spray program.
University of Illinois
Extension director for Logan, Menard and Sangamon counties]
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Siar, C.H. and Mah, M.C. and Gill, P.P. (2011) Risk of the contralateral mucosa in patients with oral potentially malignant disorders. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 12 (3). pp. 631-635. ISSN 1513-7368
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Background: It is known that abnormal changes may occur in any part of the oral mucous membrane exposed to a carcinogen. Therefore patients with oral potentially malignant disorders (PMDs) are at risk of developing similar lesions at multiple sites. Objectives: To determine the risk of the contralateral mucosa in patients presenting with oral PMDs. Materials and methods: Sixty individuals with PMDs were selected for this study. These comprised 32 (53.3) Indians, 23 (38.3) Chinese, four (6.7) Malays and one (1.7) Nepalese. All selected cases had histopathological confirmation of their primary existing lesion as inclusion criteria. Cases that subsequently presented with a lesion in the corresponding anatomical site also underwent scalpel incisional biopsy on this second lesion to verify its diagnosis. The remaining cases that presented with unilateral PMDs at the time of study were subjected to a cytobrush biopsy on the normal looking contralateral mucosa. Results: A total of 70 primary PMDs were detected in 60 patients. The most common PMD found was oral lichen planus (n=40, 57.1). Of the 60 patients studied, 28 (46.6) exhibited bilateral lesions either synchronously (n=21, 35.0) or metachronously (n=7, 11.6). The remaining cases that had undergone cytobrush biopsy on the corresponding anatomical site yielded normal cytological results. Conclusions: Present findings demonstrated that patients presenting with PMDs in the upper aerodigestive tract are at a greater risk of developing a second lesion most probably in the contralateral anatomical site.
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By Malathi Nayak
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) — Japanese
online gaming firm Nexon Co Ltd will begin to aggressively explore
U.S. acquisitions to further a long-standing plan to expand in
Western markets, its CEO-elect Owen Mahoney said.
"We continue to believe that North America is a big, big opportunity
for us," Mahoney said in an interview with Reuters late on Wednesday
ahead of the company's announcement that he would succeed current
Chief Executive Officer Seungwoo Choi in March.
Mahoney, currently Nexon's chief financial officer, led mergers and
acquisitions and business development at Electronic Arts Inc for
about a decade before joining Nexon, which is known for free-to-play
PC games like combat title "Dungeon&Fighter" and "MapleStory."
He said Nexon would be open to using its cash balance to acquire
games that would help it build a strong footprint in the West.
"We want more access to IP and want to be more successful in the
West with the kinds of games that will resonate with Western
tastes," Mahoney said. "But we're also prudent about what we do, so
if we see a good opportunity we'll definitely go after it."
Nexon, which was founded in South Korea in 1994 and is headquartered
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success in the fast-growing European and U.S. markets.
The company, which said it generated $1.5 billion in revenue in
2013, has taken minority stakes in North American game studios in
North America like San Mateo, California-based Rumble Entertainment
and Miami-based Shiver Entertainment, to develop content for the
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partnerships with developers like Electronic Arts to publish its
"FIFA Online 3" game in Korea.
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company since 2008, will remain in an advisory role as honorary
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billion yen ($336.47 million), up 12 percent from a year ago. Nexon
also reported a fourth-quarter cash balance of 138.8 billion yen.
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impairment loss from lower-than-expected revenue from a game by its
subsidiary, NDOORS Corp. About 7 percent of its total fourth-quarter
income came from Europe and North America.
Shares in the company fell 5.2 percent to close at 837 yen on
Thursday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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Yesterday we made scarecrows for the garden. Several years ago I saw this idea in a magazine and thought it would be a fun addition to the garden, not to mention perhaps discouraging to a deer or two.
This project does require some set up time in the beginning because the body parts are pieces of wood cut and screwed together. It's really worth the extra effort though because the children love painting their faces, dressing themselves and it cheers up the garden.
Each spring when I go through the children's clothes I pull out an outfit that they can no longer wear. I try to use denim because it holds up the best in the elements.
Here's a shot of what the scarecrows look like naked!
We used paint specifically made for terra cotta. This year I got the paint pens for terra cotta as well and Grace definitely preferred them to the paint and paintbrushes. It can be difficult to paint on the rounded service!
I love that Grace added her freckles!
Harris went for a lot of color!
P.S. If anyone is interested in the specifics of how to make the scarecrow bodies just let me know and I can get them to you.


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Yesterday Jeff and I met up with my Twitter/facebook friend Annette and her hubby Jerry. They took us to a local taco restaurant and then to see some owlets.
Kapock Park
Boardwalk to the tall Oak trees where the Owlets were
Looking east toward the housing development..
A very nice park~built to help control flooding in the area.
I think this is some kind of Bird of paradise plant..
Close up of the purplish flower
Ahh..here we go
Great horned owlets
There were a few photographers already in the area.
The Owlets were given plenty of room.
I took these two photos with my canon SX1
The one on the left is younger
The next photos digiscoped by Jeff with his Canon powershot
We didn't take photos of mom and dad~they were nearby
Mom was in the same tree~dad in the next tree over.
Zoomed in with scope and camera
The owlet on the right has more developed feathers..
We had great fun watching these two fluff balls!
Annette and Jerry left ~Jeff and I continued to walk the park.
A group of White Ibis in the middle of this photo under the small trees.
Must be nice to live in one of the houses near this very pretty park.
Little Blue Heron working the weeds
Great Egret eating some sort of crustacean
It was a nice afternoon at this small neighborhood park.
Jeff and I are in the area until Saturday~we then head south toward Sanibel where we will be for another week.


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In the past, many companies tried to graft digital strategies onto existing offline campaigns. The results were uncoordinated campaigns that failed to make the most out of the opportunities that an integrated approach could bring. They were, in effect, two separate campaigns.
The same thing is happening today, but this time it's regarding mobile strategies. Here are four reasons why mobile marketing shouldn't be an afterthought.
Reason #1: It will cost you more
While it's possible to create a separate mobile marketing strategy around your existing marketing, it will cost you more in the long run.
Because the content and assets required for effective mobile marketing are not the same as for offline, or even digital marketing. Mobile content should be lightweight, adaptable and concise – creating a 200-page PDF whitepaper won't cut it on a three and a half inch screen.
While content marketing is the new king of the marketing hill, content is expensive and time consuming to create. By creating effective content that can be used across many communication channels and finding multiple applications for it, you'll use your budget more effectively.
Reason #2: Your campaigns won't be truly 'integrated'
Planning campaigns to be multichannel from the start allows the savvy marketer to make the best use of mobile as a communication channel. Marketing synergies can be created by linking offline and online channels through QR codes to drive consumer activity at the point of interaction – be it on packaging, posters, or any other touch point – rather than later on.
The immediacy of mobile marketing increases our ability to influence the customer. In fact, according to the Mobile Marketing Association, 70% of all mobile searches result in action within one hour! Whether that search is driven from offline or digital marketing activity, the opportunity that mobile marketing provides are too great to ignore. An integrated multi-channel approach to marketing will ensure that you capture the broadest possible audience into the sales funnel.
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Mobile marketing provides a new set of opportunities to marketers. The hardware capabilities of the mobile devices allow for new approaches to customer interaction.
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Geo-location is even more exciting. Marketers are now in a position to communicate with consumers at, or close to, the point of sale. Traditional approaches, such as discounts and coupons, can be delivered directly to the consumer as they approach a store, or during the purchasing process.
Reason #4: Purchasing behaviour is changing and mobile is becoming more important
The beauty of a mobile device is that it is with your consumer almost all the time and gives them access to information on the move. As a result, people are changing their browsing habits by accessing information away from the traditional desktop browser.
This change in browsing habits is having an impact on the way people behave offline; consumers are now much more likely to use a smartphone or similar mobile device to inform the purchasing decision. By allowing mobile marketing to be an afterthought, you're throwing away the opportunity to influence customer behavior at a time that matters most – in-store at the point of purchase.
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On 24 June 2013, Anibal Barrow, 58, a popular anchor on Globo TV, one of Honduras's largest broadcasters, was pulled out of his car by armed men in the city of San Pedro Sula. His charred, mutilated remains were found on 10 July. Mr Barrow joined the list of 29 journalists assassinated in Honduras since 2009, interrupting a period in which the list of deaths had stabilized.
Savagery in attacks like these has profound effect not only on media community but on Honduran society as a whole. They create a climate of terror where silence becomes part of people's survival strategy.
The journalist association of Honduras was planning to organize a round table to discuss the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity on 27 June but decided to cancel the activity to support the family of Mr Barrow in search efforts.
A prominent Honduran NGO "Comité por la Libre Expresión" (C-Libre) conducted debates on the UN Plan of Action as scheduled on 28 June in Tegucigalpa, even though C-Libre, too, has been following closely the investigation of Mr Barrow's murder.
C-Libre gathered 34 media professionals including a journalist from the Globo media group where Mr Barrow worked, media directors, professional associations as well as representatives of the Secretariat of Justice and Human Rights of Honduras, the UN and international community. The debates were focused on analysis of the situation; the rule of law; safety measures and coordination mechanisms.
The round table noted that many Honduran media workers underestimate threats and minimize warning signs, instead of flagging them. In this regard, the round table recommended to develop:
- a database of journalists and social communicators,
- an awareness-raising media campaign on risks that journalists are facing,
- protocols on security and media coverage, as well as mechanisms of self-protection and an "early warning system" for journalists,
- a national platform for dialogue on freedom of expression as well as capacity-building in the area of investigative journalism, professional ethics, etc.
Participants underlined that these actions need the support of the state, civil society, agencies of international cooperation and the United Nations.
Other recommendations referred to on-going legislative initiatives, media ownership and trade union issues that have been causing controversy across media and political spectrum in Honduras. Participants of the round table agreed that differences affected the unity among journalists as regards safety issues.
Polarization of Honduran media prevents it from speaking with one voice against the killings despite the fact that the problem affects professionals across the spectrum.
UNESCO is working with partners at national, regional and international levels to keep the consultation process going about developing a unified and effective national action plan on journalist safety in which all parts of media and society put their differences aside in order to prevent further journalist assassinations from happening.


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At least one man was hospitalized after he was shot by police during an early morning call on 10th Street.
According to a BPD press release, officers responded to a disturbance call at about 5:52 a.m. Friday, Jan. 11, to find a woman who told police she had been assaulted by at least one of three males who were still inside the home drinking.
Details of the shooting are unclear, and police say the investigation is ongoing, but soon after their arrival, police shot a man they later identified as 28-year-old John Michael Bledsoe, who they say drew a shotgun.
"She was outside and officers were talking to her when he came out with a shotgun," said Officer Carol Riley.
She went on to say the suspect has a criminal history.
"He has pending charges out of Hardin County," she said.
A search, however, revealed only a 2007 DWI charge, to which Bledsoe pleaded guilty and received one year of probation.
Bledsoe was transported to the hospital Friday and was reportedly in stable condition; he will be transported to the Jefferson County Jail upon his release, according to a BPD press release.
Riley said police have charged Bledsoe with aggravated assault on a public servant, and more charges are pending.
Bledsoe's bond is $150,000.


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Khost: Displaced families in need of assistance
Khost: Displaced families in need of assistance
KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Families displaced as a result of war from Paktia to Khost province demand immediate assistance from government and humanitarian organisations.
Logar Khan, a resident of Janikhel district, told Pajhwok Afghan News he moved to Khost along with his family a week ago due to conflict between Taliban and security forces.
He said they needed urgent assistance including food items. He is living in a rented house, having left behind all goods at home after fierce clashes erupted in the area.
Khan noted most of the families had been affected by a three weeks siege. Ultimately, he said, they managed to leave their homes with the clothes they were wearing.
Two months ago, the Janikhel district centre fell into the hands of Taliban two times and both security forces and militants claimed inflicting heavy casualties on each other.
According to local officials and resident, hundreds of families had also been forced to flee their homes due to war.
Hakim Faisal, an inhabitant of Janikhel, said most displaced families had moved to the capital of Paktia, Samkani district and Khost province. He lambasted the government and donor agencies for failing to provide them necessary assistance in time.
"What does the necessary help mean? If one is provided no aid in a fortnight, how can one claim distributing immediate assistance? I am very concerned about the conduct of the authorities; we have received no assistance yet".
Mohammad Hashim Halim, Khost director of refugees and repatriation, confirmed over 200 families had been displaced due to recent fighting in Janikhel district.
He claimed delivering immediate assistance to them after a survey, but the registrations process was still in progress. The remaining families would also receive aid, he promised.
The families without shelter would be given tents, toilets and food items. The war-affected households fear they will not see normality as the security forces' operation is ongoing in Janikhel.
A member of Paktia provincial council, Hafizullah Mubarez, told Pajhwok more areas of Janikel had been purged of militants and the situation had retired to normal.
"We call on the displaced people to return to their homes without any fear. The district centre was under the control of the government and war has ended," the public representative said.
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Google Tries Another Reality With Quest Visual Purchase
Google is buying an augmented reality startup to help beef up its translation technology.
The search giant has purchased Quest Visual, the company behind an app called Word Lens that automatically translates words seen through a smartphone video camera.
Quest disclosed the acquisition in a post on its website saying that its technology will be folded into team running Google Translate. A Google spokesman subsequently confirmed the deal.


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This piece showed up in the Guardian yesterday, co-authored by a colleague of mine:
Canada's First Nations: a scandal where the victims are blamed
The federal government's response to the crisis has been a combination of arrogance and bullying. The prime minister, Stephen Harper, stood up in parliament to argue that widespread corruption on the part of band leaders was to blame, stating: "This government has spent some $90m since coming to office just on Attawapiskat. That's over $50,000 for every man, woman and child in the community. Obviously we're not very happy that the results do not seem to have been achieved for that."
As the author of the apihtawikosisan blog points out, this figure not only conflates the amounts allocated for education, maintenance, healthcare and social services but ignores the cost difficulties brought about by Attawapiskat's remote location and the fact it is over a number of years. Full government-sponsored audits since 2005 are available on theofficial Attawapiskat website.
Then Harper placed Attawapiskat in third-party management. Last Monday, when the controller arrived, he was promptly asked to leave by the community – and did. Now, the aboriginal affairs minister, John Duncan, has given Attawapiskat two choices: either hand over control of their affairs directly to the federal government (at a cost of $180,000 to the community), or evacuate the needy families. As chief Theresa Spence states in a press release: "It is incredible that the Harper government's decision is that instead of offering aid and assistance to Canada's First Peoples, their solution is to blame the victim, and that the community is guilty, and deserving of their fate."
Between Durban COP17 and this, what a disgraced nation Canada is nowadays on the world stage.


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Outside of summer tentpole movies, it isn't always easy to predict which films will have a broad international appeal. Will it be the zany road trip comedy? The ensemble family drama? The foreign vampire flick? What about an adaptation of a well-received multi-cultural novel that centers on the culinary world?
Director Lasse Hallstrom (The Cider House Rules) has stepped into the kitchen to adapt Richard C. Morais' 2010 novel The Hundred Foot Journey for DreamWorks and its India-based financing partner Reliance, according to Deadline. The film has a few big names behind it, with Steven Spielberg, Juliet Blake and Oprah Winfrey on board as producers. The screenplay was written by Steven Knight, who was nominated for an Oscar for his Dirty Pretty Things script. Deadline's sources say Helen Mirren may be offered the lead female role, but DreamWorks isn't making anything official just yet.
Should she join the film, Mirren would play Madame Mallory, the owner of a three-Michelin-star restaurant in France. The Mumbai-born Hassan Haji and his family movie from India to France and open up a town-awakening Indian restaurant just 100 feet from Mallory's restaurant. A culinary war rages on, but Mallory relents and mentors Haji on his culinary trek, taking him to Paris.
The Swedish-born Hallstrom last directed Safe Haven, his second Nicholas Sparks adaptation, and his broad international appeal is an excellent fit. He also directed Chocolat and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.
Shooting on The Hundred-Foot Journey is set to begin this fall.


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Pronounced: Bronk-ee-oh-LIE-tus
by Julie J. Martin, MS
Bronchiolitis is a viral disease of the lungs most common in young children. The virus causes swelling airways in the small airways of the lungs, called bronchioles, and a buildup of mucus in the airways. This can make breathing more difficult and lead to coughing and wheezing.
Bronchiolitis is caused by one of several different types of viruses. These viruses are easily spread from person to person like the common cold. It is passed most easily through droplets of moisture that are released into the air with coughs or sneezing. These droplets may be inhaled by others or land on common surfaces like counters and doorknobs. A healthy person can pick up the virus by inhaling it in the air or coming in contact with the virus on surfaces then touching their face.
Risk Factors
Bronchiolitis can affect anyone, but is most common in children under the age of 2 years old. It is also most common during the winter season.
Factors that may increase a child's risk include:
Factors that increase a child's risk of bronchiolitis include:
At first bronchiolitis will have the same symptoms as a common cold. This may include stuffy or runny nose, cough, and mild fever. After a few days, the cough will worsen and breathing rate will increase.
Symptoms may include:
You will be asked about your child's symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. The doctor will most likely be able to diagnose bronchiolitis based on the history and physical exam.
Lab tests of the blood or mucus or chest x-ray may be done if there is a concern about a secondary infection.
The doctor may also assess the risk of a severe infection based on health history.
Viral infections cannot be cured with medication. The virus needs to run its course. Bronchiolitis will usually clear completely on its own by 2-3 weeks.
Treatment will help manage symptoms during more intense periods of the infection.
Management of less severe symptoms includes:
If breathing becomes difficult, hospitalization may be needed. Care may include:
There is no vaccine to prevent bronchiolitis itself. There are some medications that may lessen the risk of bronchiolitis by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV):
To help decrease the risk of bronchiolitis or any respiratory infection:
Family Doctor—American Academy of Family Physicians
Kids Health—Nemours Foundation
Caring for Kids—The Canadian Paediatric Society
The Lung Association
Bronchiolitis. Healthy Children—American Academy of Pediatrics website. Available at: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/chest-lungs/Pages/Bronchiolitis.aspx. Updated August 20, 2015. Accessed September 15, 2015.
Bronchiolitis. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at: http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T115760/Bronchiolitis . Updated November 21, 2015. Accessed September 21, 2017.
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Treating bronchiolitis in infants. Healthy Children—American Academy of Pediatrics website. Available at:
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Working Group of the Clinical Practice Guideline on Acute Bronchiolitis, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu. Clinical practice guideline on acute bronchiolitis. Barcelona (Spain): Catalan Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Research (CAHTA); 2010.
2/5/2009 DynaMed Plus Systematic Literature Surveillance http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T115760/Bronchiolitis : Panickar J, Lakhanpaul M, Lambert PC, et al. Oral prednisolone for preschool children with acute virus-induced wheezing. N Engl J Med. 2009;360:329-338.
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Epistemology is the philosophical study of knowledge, including its nature, origins, and limitations. To this end, it attempts to define and distinguish the notions of knowledge, truth and belief.
Epistemology as it pertains to religious belief deals mainly with the standards or criteria for justified religious belief. Key concepts include justification and warrant. Arguments for the justification of religious belief involve either internalism or externalism. The internalist criterion for justification states that we must have cognitive access to the grounds of any belief we hold. Externalism, on the other hand, does not require this access, but requires that one simply have some grounds for one's beliefs.
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Family-Support Program Expands; DoD, YMCA Strengthen Partnership
By John J. Kruzel
American Forces Press Service
ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 15, 2008 - In two Defense Department-led initiatives today, a military-family support program launched its nationwide expansion, and the Armed Services YMCA introduced a new offering to families whose loved one is deployed.
The Joint Family Support Assistance Program -- which helps families with financial and material support, coordinates counseling, and provides other key services -- expanded today from its pilot program to a nationwide network.
At a conference here this morning, participants from the pilot phase came together with about 400 representatives from 50 states and U.S. territories, where services will now be available to active-duty and reserve-component families.
Embracing the axiom that the military "enlists an individual, but re-enlists a family," the Defense Department has extended this support network, which focuses on assisting families who don't live near a military installation and therefore have difficulty accessing on-site services.
"Why are we undertaking this program?" David S.C. Chu, undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, rhetorically asked the audience. "The answer is rooted in the realities of the all-volunteer force."
Unlike the conscripted force -- which comprised mostly unmarried military members with a 10-percent re-enlistment rate -- the all-volunteer force established in 1973 is now composed of servicemembers that are as likely to re-enlist as not. Furthermore, about half the troops are married, and many of these families have a young child, Chu said.
"We have an obligation to those families," he said. "We ask our military personnel to do a lot of hard and difficult things, and we will continue to ask to do many hard and difficult things. That means if they're going to be comfortable in that role -- that they're going to be willing to continue -- then their family must be supportive of the endeavors they undertake."
Chu called military bases "classic platforms" for providing support to families, but he conceded that not all families live within a reasonable distance to such facilities. Often, spouses have careers that require families to live far from base, or other reasons preclude living near installations.
The fiscal 2007 National Defense Authorization Act required the Defense Department to implement a Joint Family Support Assistance Program for families in select parts of the country that are geographically isolated from installations. Since its inception, the program has provided services to more than 206,000 members and families at more than 4,900 events.
It has since evolved to include all 50 states, plus American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The program will connect families with one another and with supportive military and community resources, aiming to enhance families' ability to cope with deployment, reintegration, family separation and other issues related to a military lifestyle.
Chu said providing such support to families -- both near and far from military facilities -- is "crucial to our long-term military success."
Under the same rubric that pushed the Joint Family Support Assistance Program's nationwide expansion, the Defense Department today signed a new contract with the National YMCA that will provide free family YMCA memberships to families of National Guard or reserve members at the more than 2,000 participating centers in local communities.
Chu said the agreement is a way to "demonstrate the Department's strong commitment to the families of our National Guard and reserve families."
Beginning in October, free family memberships will be available for 18 months -- while the servicemember-spouse is deployed -- and for three months before and after the deployment. YMCAs offer fitness centers with free child-watch while the parent works out, as well as family and youth programs, swim lessons, personal development classes and more.
Detailed information is available at www.militaryonesource.com.
Family-Support Program Expands; DoD, YMCA Strengthen Partnership [ http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=51181 ]


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I am confused about the current and voltage. My intuitive example would be that of a pipe of say water. The diameter of the pipe determines the amount of water flowing per second but the pressure is comparable to voltage. Am I right?
And what is the difference between voltage source and current source? In what class our electric sockets on the wall do fall?


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I liked it. it was very easy to follow. I like that the cover is plastic, might last longer. Would have liked it to be more color friendly; hard cover to last longer.
I love my massage minder! It helps me keep track of my income and expenses for my tax year. When reporting my income in the massage minder book there isn't a place to report my (tip) income. Also it would be nice under the income break down to have a slot for (discount). There is a place to record the income for (massage) I have been writing in the dollar amount I receive per transaction; I think It would be more helpful to break that down a little more like (session Length) or (Massage Minutes).
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