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Once strong, Halos' system now needs restocking
This is the first of a two-part series looking at an Angels farm system that has gone from first to last in eight years, per Baseball America's organizational talent rankings. Part 1 investigates the cause of that slippage. Part 2, which runs Friday, looks at how the system can be turned around.
ANAHEIM -- On a Major League club with a high payroll and World Series expectations, it's only natural for a farm system's ranking to descend over time.
But you don't expect a flat-out free fall.
That, essentially, is what has happened to the Angels over the last eight years. In 2005, Baseball America awarded the Halos' Minor League talent with the No. 1 ranking in all of baseball. Now, thanks partly to that, the club's Major League roster is once again a championship contender -- but the organization's farm system is expected to finish dead last when the publication releases its 2013 list this March.
Second-year general manager Jerry Dipoto, who mostly inherited the downtrodden farm system he now strives to turn around, quickly points to the subjectivity of those rankings. But he admits the Angels' organization has "a lot of room to improve," even though he doesn't really have to -- the lack of trade chips at his disposal and the relative absence of top-tier Minor League talent says it for him.
"Even if you're always going to be a team that's going to use your farm system more for trading chips than not, you still need to have those chips, so you do have to replenish the stock, even for those purposes," said MLB.com Draft and prospect expert Jonathan Mayo, whose top 100 prospects will be unveiled on MLB Network on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. PT.
"Some of it is cyclical, in general," said Mayo. "A lot of teams, outside of the ones who just really are good at continually replenishing their system, there's going to be ups and downs."
Attrition through graduation
As one executive said, "Six to eight years is basically the lifespan of a prospect, from getting drafted to coming up through the system, hitting the Major Leagues and playing in his pre-arbitration years."
And for the Angels, the upward movement of those prospects is the most glaring reason why their organization is currently thin.
Baseball America's 2005 list had Major Leaguers Casey Kotchman, Erick Aybar, Jeff Mathis, Kendrys Morales, Ervin Santana, Howie Kendrick and Alberto Callaspo all in the top 10. Mark Trumbo ranked 11th; Joe Saunders was 13th; Sean Rodriguez, Dustin Moseley and Maicer Izturis were 14th through 16th, respectively; the late Nick Adenhart was 20th; and Mike Napoli came in at 29th.
They also graduated 21-year-old Mike Trout, the reigning American League Rookie of the Year Award winner and a once-in-a-generation talent. The Angels ranked 19th in 2011 and, as Baseball America editor-in-chief John Manuel said, "Trout was responsible for last year's ranking mostly by himself."
This April, the Angels could have up to 12 homegrown players on their Opening Day roster: Callaspo, Aybar, Trumbo, Trout, Kendrick, Peter Bourjos, Jered Weaver, Kevin Jepsen, Garrett Richards, Hank Conger, Andrew Romine and Kole Calhoun. Five of them (Trout, Bourjos, Richards, Conger and Calhoun) are 25 or younger, even though only one of those (Calhoun) meets the service-time requirement to still be tabbed a "prospect."
That can only be looked at as a scouting-and-development success by the Angels, regardless of where their organization may currently rank.
"If you look at a system as just the 26-and-under players and think about that as your core," the executive said, "I think [the Angels] are in much better shape."
The price for contention
It's not just money you spend on big-name players; sometimes it's prospects and picks in the First-Year Player Draft, too.
For the Angels, who will have a payroll of about $160 million in 2013, that has especially been the case these last few years.
They dealt Sean O'Sullivan and Will Smith to the Royals to get Callaspo on July 22, 2010. Three days later, top prospects Patrick Corbin and Tyler Skaggs were sent to the D-backs to help nab Dan Haren, with Dipoto serving as Arizona's interim GM at the time.
Then Dipoto orchestrated some trades of his own. He sent Tyler Chatwood to the Rockies for Chris Iannetta in November 2011, Alexi Amarista and Donn Roach for Ernesto Frieri in May 2012, and three solid prospects -- Jean Segura, John Hellweg and Ariel Pena -- for two months of Zack Greinke this past July.
Add that, and the loss of early Draft picks due to compensation tied to several high-profile free agents, and that's reason enough for a farm system to erode.
The Angels didn't have a pick in the second round in 2006 (due to the signing of Jeff Weaver), either of the first two rounds in '07 (Gary Matthews Jr. and Justin Speier), the first round of '08 (Torii Hunter), the second round in '11 (Scott Downs) and the first two rounds of '12 (Albert Pujols and C.J. Wilson). Then there was the December signing of Josh Hamilton, which eliminated their first-round choice in this June's Draft.
Those were the trade-offs.
But there were also slipups.
The 2010 Draft
The loss of franchise favorites John Lackey and Chone Figgins presented the Angels with a rare opportunity heading into the 2010 Draft.
They had three picks in the first round and two compensation choices right after that, totaling five selections among the top 40. This was their chance -- yet another one, after a nice haul in '09 -- to restock a thinning farm system and make up for an absence in Latin America.
Problem: "They picked a wrong time to have all those picks," one executive said. "It was just a weird Draft class."
The pool wasn't rich on high school talent with great upside, a preferred target under scouting director Eddie Bane, and even the usually safer college arms -- guys like Chris Sale, Drew Pomeranz, Matt Harvey and Barret Loux -- perceivably had their individual warts.
The Angels, thusly, flopped.
They took Kaleb Cowart, Cam Bedrosian, Chevy Clarke, Taylor Lindsey and Ryan Bolden, respectively, with their first five selections. Of the 55 players they chose in that Draft, only Cowart (ranked first in the Angels' system by MLB.com), Lindsey (third) and Calhoun (fifth) are what you'd call "on schedule."
Bedrosian struggled mightily in his return from Tommy John surgery in Class A last year, Clarke was still playing rookie ball midway through and Bolden has hit below .200 in three seasons with the Arizona League team.
"The 2010 Draft," one writer said, "could wind up as a disaster."
Latin American non-existence
For a while, under former international supervisor of scouting Clay Daniel, the Angels were a force in Latin America, an avenue which brought in the likes of Aybar, Santana and Morales.
But in June 2009, Daniel was dismissed by former GM Tony Reagins over reported concerns that his scouts were skimming bonuses. And with that, the Angels essentially went dark in Latin America for a couple of years, until Marc Russo was able to start rebuilding in November 2010.
"You don't have to hand out seven-figure bonuses to find quality prospects in Latin America, but you need to have a strong scouting presence there and a budget that at least allows you to be competitive, and the Angels had neither for a couple of years," Baseball America national writer Ben Badler wrote in an email. "That's why you see a lack of quality international players on their teams in the lower levels of the system, like the Pioneer League and the Midwest League."
When Dipoto arrived in November 2011, the Angels had just two full-time scouts in Latin America -- one each in the two most critical nations, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic -- with a few part-time area scouts scattered throughout. Some teams have up to five full-time evaluators in each of the two nations.
As a result, they ranked 28th in estimated international amateur spending in 2010 ($617,000) and 24th in 2011 ($1.35 million), then allocated about the same in 2012.
"Getting the scouts in place, giving those guys the proper direction and the resources to go sign players -- that's what it's going to take," said Angels assistant GM Scott Servais, who was brought in by Dipoto to oversee scouting and player development. "We've made a few changes. We're not at the level that we need to be, but I think we're headed in the right direction."


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Kevin Grandia | July 21, 2006
By Kevin Grandia • Friday, July 21, 2006 - 16:03
Dr. Cooper is a very well-known member of the so-called "Calgary School," a group of U of C professors attributed with the rise of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the ruling Conservative Party of Canada.
Cooper is also Stephen Harper's fishing buddy. With Harper and his Conservatives scrapping climate change programs and moving away from the Kyoto Accord, the Friends of Science seem to be a well-timed, well-aligned third-party endorser that can create the public doubt Harper needs. And it's all orchestrated by one of Harper's closest allies.
George Roman replied on Permalink
Barry Cooper & PM's fishing buddy
About a year ago I tried to have an intellectual email converstation with Barry Cooper after reading an editorial of his about his distrust of climate change science. It started off quite civil, with him providing me with some interesting political theories and me providing him with a list of all the scientific knowns as well as scientific unknowns. However, as soon as I had explained that some of his positions were unsupportable, he stopped discussing things civilly and shifted the conversation to unsupported conspiracy theories about socialist propaganda, abstract philosophies suggesting to me that atmospheric science is mostly fantasy, and even a couple of personal insults on me and me 'gullibility'. It's a real shame that the PM seems to actually take what he has to say seriously.
Professor Cooper, Morten Paulsen and the "Friends of Science"
Like so many blogs you add two and two and get five. Your comments on Kyoto sceptics are long on vituperation and short on facts. In fact, they are dead wrong. First, not-for-profit FoS was formed by retired earth and atmospheric scientists (of which I am one) over four years ago. Barry Cooper had nothing to do with it. In fact he is not on the Board. He is not even a member. He has assisted us in one of our more recent projects (the video on our website), but had nothing to do with the design or the opinions expressed in it. The fact that he may or may not be a friend of Stephen Harper does nothing for us. In fact, you should know, that while Harper's Minister Rona Ambrose has met with Suzuki and with the Sierra Club, we have had no access to her or her department. So much for the political connection. We are about government abuse of science, not about politics. In fact, we would have liked politicians to stay out of it and not corrupt its method and its principles for its own purposes. youo owe the hard-working volunteers a correction and an apology.The same goes for Paulsen. He is a PR consultant who has done some work for us. He is neither a member nor an employee. He works for anyone who paays his fee. I am perplexed by your conspiracy theories. Do you realise that we advocate that the wastful Kyoyo billions (wasted by vainly fighting CO2 and to "stop cliomate change") be applied to fighting pollution of air, water and soil? Read our website and try to understand. And stop spreading all that muck. You may drown in it.
RougePierre replied on Permalink
A Friend of Science has finally gotten back to us!
Thanks for replying Rocky, we have one big question about the Friends of Science that I am hoping you can clear up for us and all the journalists who have phoned us inquiring about you.
We here at the DeSmogBlog have been dying to know who funds the Friends of Science and it would be great, Rocky, if you could let us know.
For a group that pleads so much innocence you sure have been quiet about who pays your bills. Of course, your most outspoken member and travelling show, Dr. Tim Ball, is very adament that he has "… never been paid a nickle by oil and gas," so we are very interested then in who does.
We have tried to read your website, and find it quite confusing that you claim to be "Friends" of Science, yet most of your scientific references are not peer-reviewed science, but news articles, congressional testimony etc… We are trying to understand your viewpoint, but there is very little actual science behind many of the claims you make.
As I am sure you and the "Friends" of Science know, the world's top scientist in the field of climatology all agree, as do the National Science Academies of the G8 nations, and finally the Academies of almost every developed country. If you are so "friendly," why would you not agree with the mass consensus your "friends" have come to?
Finally, is it just mere coincidence that two very well-known and politically high-ranking Alberta reformers have played large roles in your organization? Sorry, their strong ties to you, as well as the Kyoto-bashing Conservative Party are fair game.
Look forward to hearing from you Rocky, look forward to hearing from you on that funding question.
the Friends of Science Society
You should not act as if our funding has been kept a secret. You only had to ask; there is no secret. "Friends of Science" is a not-for-profit membership Society, registered under the Alberta Societies Act. It has a few hundred members, drawing heavily on Calgary's earth science community, which is the largest in Canada. Our daily expenses are paid out of membership fees and some donations from individuals. Larger projects are financed through a Trust Fund set up at the University of Calgary which is dedicated to investigating debate on the science of climate channge. This way we funded our video, as well as our website and some other outreach. Funds are contributed to the Trust Fund through the Calgary Foundation, a large Calgary charitable trust. The names of donors are not disclosed to us and no ties of any kind exist between the donors and the society's Board. - Dr Tim Ball is not a member, but serves on our distinguished Scientific Advisory Board. For free, I may add. - To discuss the declining merit of "peer review" in climate science would take more than an answer to your blog. Suffice it to say, that surveys taken (like the one commissioned by SCIENCE editor Kennedy for U of California social sciences researcher Naomi Oreskes to carry out) have been laughed off the table, as she used incomplete keywords, did not not read the articles and looked only at the few main science periodicals in a field with at least a dozen subdisciplines (and their specialised publications) feeding information into the pot. Add to that the fear of funding loss that any scientist fears who tries to oppose the "consensus" and you should get the picture. -There is lots and lots of science published which disagrees with the UN's political line and you would only have to go to Dr Peiser's CCNet, Prof. Singer's TWTW, or the Idso's CO2Science websites to get a reading of new articles coming out all over the world. - As to all the Academies and Royal Societies that "agreed", you should investigate the manipulations of Lord May, who pressured the G8 academies etc in signing on before Gleneagles, after which both Russia and the US withdrew their signatures in disgust. There was no "progress" at Gleneagles. And read the House of Lords report. -Finally, you should not be surprised that in a province where the PC have been King for decades, and which sends Conservaties to Ottawa that there are actually conservatives living here. I, for one, despise politics and am not a member of any party. — This concludes my contrribution to your blog. I have better ways to spend my time in retirement than to take part in your mudslinging practices. -
RougePierre replied on Permalink
Stay tuned....
We will have much more to say on the Friends of Science in the weeks to come….
John Lefebvre replied on Permalink
Can you say: "plausible deniability"?
Hey Rocky, hate to be a cynic, but your funding process looks like it was designed specifically to allow you to deny knowledge of your benefactors. I don't understand otherwise why, if someone wanted to give you money, they would direct it through two intermediaries. Neither do I understand the laundering function apparently being performed by the University of Calgary. Can you help us out here?
Anonymous replied on Permalink
Oreskes is not a 'social science researcher'
The Friends of Science dude's attempt to label Naomi Oreskes as a 'social science researcher' hasn't done his own homework about the author. If you browse her CV, you can see that Oreskes has a very good scientific background in geology. Actually, she was an assistant geology professor at Dartmouth College which is an 'Ivy League' university, and she has what appears to be an interdisciplinary Ph.D in 'Geological Research and the History of Science' from Stanford University.
In any case, I don't look too kindly on smug engineers and scientists who seem to sneer at 'social science research'. Academics who can bridge natural science and social science disciplines are invaluable for communicating with society and solving actual problems. Many engineers and geologists are ignorant about what social science actually is and how useful it can be in some instances.

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With a bipartisan group of senators expected to unveil immigration-reform legislation in the next few days, a brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that nearly two-thirds of Americans – including eight-in-10 Latinos – support giving undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship.
A slight majority of Republican respondents oppose this path, possibly foreshadowing the resistance which any comprehensive immigration reform bill might receive, especially in the GOP-controlled House of Representatives.
But when Republicans hear that a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants includes paying fines and back taxes, almost three-quarters of them support the idea.
What's more, a majority of the public – for the first time in the poll – agrees with the statement that immigration strengthens the nation, reflecting a shift in attitude on this issue.
Republican pollster Bill McInturff, who conducted this survey with the Democratic firm Hart Research Associates, says that this change in sentiment on immigration "speaks to something potent," particularly given the economic struggles of the past five years.
"These more positive attitudes provide more leeway for lawmakers to build support for change on this issue," McInturff adds.
On other matters, the poll shows a majority of the public favors stricter gun laws, President Barack Obama's approval rating falling below 50 percent for the first time since Oct. 2012, and fewer than two-in-10 Americans saying the automatic budget cuts known as "the sequester" have significantly affected them.
Immigration – a strength or weakness?
A majority (54 percent) agrees with the statement that immigration adds to the nation's character and strengthens it by bringing diversity and talent to the country.
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Tens of thousands of immigration reform supporters march in the "Rally for Citizenship" on the West Lawn of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on April 10, 2013.
In a 2010 NBC/WSJ survey, fewer than half of respondents agreed with that statement, and in 2005, a plurality said that immigration weakened the nation.
Additionally, the Democratic Party holds a 7-point advantage over the Republican Party on the question of which party does a better job in dealing with immigration.
Among an oversample of Latino respondents, the Democratic edge increases to 26 points.
Regarding the current legislative debate over immigration, 64 percent of respondents say they favor allowing undocumented immigrants to have the opportunity to become legal American citizens.
That includes 82 percent of Latinos, 80 percent of Democrats and 54 percent of political independents supporting a path to citizenship.
But 51 percent of Republicans oppose it, versus 47 percent who back it.
Yet when told that the pathway to citizenship would require paying fines and back taxes, as well as passing a security-background check, support grows – with 76 percent of total respondents, and 73 percent of Republicans backing the path.
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., a member of the Gang of Eight immigration reform group, joins The Daily Rundown to talk about immigration reform talks, the budget battle taking place on The Hill, North Korea and touches on the investigation regarding Dr. Salomon Melgen.
That pathway to citizenship is the heart of a comprehensive immigration reform proposal that the so-called "Gang of Eight" senators – including Democrats Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin and Republicans John McCain and Marco Rubio – are drafting and plan to introduce in the next few days.
The proposal also calls for strengthening the U.S.-Mexico border, tying that security to establishing the path to citizenship and expanding legal immigration.
A majority of all respondents (51 percent) believe undocumented immigrants should be eligible for citizenship five years after application. Just 12 percent say the eligibility should occur after 10 years, and only 18 percent believe citizenship should be immediate.
On border security, nearly two-thirds of Americans (63 percent) think the U.S.-Mexico border is "mostly" or "totally" not secure, compared with a smaller percentage of Latino respondents (49 percent) who believe that.
55 percent favor stricter gun laws
In addition to immigration, Congress is grappling with the issue of gun control, with the Senate expected to vote on Thursday whether to begin debate on a Democratic-backed measure requiring background checks for most gun sales.
NBC's Luke Russert breaks down the key components of the bipartisan gun control bill.
According to the poll, 55 percent favor stricter laws covering the sale of firearms.
That's down 6 points from the Feb. 2013 NBC/WSJ poll – conducted after Obama's State of the Union address that contained a call to action on gun control – but it's essentially unchanged from the Jan. 2013 poll.
Yet there's a wide political divide to these numbers: 82 percent of Democrats favor stricter gun laws, while just 27 percent of Republicans do.
Obama's approval rating drops to 47 percent
Despite majorities backing the broad outlines of his legislative priorities on immigration and guns, President Obama confronts a pessimistic public and declining poll numbers.
Only 31 percent of Americans believe the country is headed in the right direction – a decline of 10 points since Dec. 2012.
His overall job-approval rating stands at 47 percent, which is down 3 points since February and which represents the first time he's been below 50 percent since just before the 2012 election.
In addition, 47 percent approve of the president's economic handling (up three points from February), and 46 percent approve of his handling of foreign policy (down six from Dec. 2012).
Democratic pollster Fred Yang of Hart Research says that the public's sour attitude, particularly on the economy, has "dragged down" Obama's numbers.
Sequester's limited impact (so far)
Lastly, the NBC/WSJ poll finds that only a combined 16 percent of Americans say the automatic across-the-board budget cuts that went into effect earlier in the year have impacted them either "a great deal" or "quite a bit."
By comparison, a whopping 75 percent say the cuts to military and non-military programs have affected them "just some" or "not much."
But a plurality of respondents – 47 percent – believe the cuts will mostly harm the economy, versus 30 percent who say they won't have an impact.
The NBC/WSJ poll was conducted of 1,000 adults (including 300 cell phone-only respondents) from April 5-8, and it has an overall margin of error of plus-minus 3.1 percentage points.


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CBS4 wins top Murrow regional honors
Denver's CBS4 won three top Edward R. Murrow regional honors — for overall excellence, best breaking news and best newscast — the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) announced Tuesday.
The station's work on the Colorado floods and the depth of coverage were cited in the overall excellence honor. The KCNC entry can be viewed here.
The first day flood coverage won for breaking news. See that entry here. And the CBS4 news at 10 p.m. from the first day of the flood was honored for best newscast. See it here.
The Murrow Awards recognize the best in broadcast journalism. The national awards will be announced in June. Last year, the Denver Post won three national Murrow awards and KUSA won best newscast nationally for coverage of the Aurora theater shootings and KXRM in Colorado Springs won for continuing coverage of the Waldo Canyon fire. The region covers Colorado, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico.
In this year's regional round, Denver's 9News KUSA picked up four honors: for feature reporting, investigative reporting, hard news reporting and use of sound/video. 7News KMGH won for continuing coverage of the "Failing Parole System" and for its website.
Additionally, KOA Radio won the regional honor for overall excellence. Colorado Public Radio won for a documentary, "Remembering John Denver," and for hard news reporting on how the flooding affected immigrants. Greeley's KUNC won three: for smaller market radio feature, investigative reporting and hard news reporting.
Among smaller market stations, KKTV in Colorado Springs won for overall excellence, KXRM won for continuing coverage of the Black Forest fire, KRCC won for breaking coverage of the Manitou Springs flooding,


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BPL Auction: 5 Afghan players to play this season
BPL Auction: 5 Afghan players to play this season
KABUL (Pajhwok): Five Afghan national cricket team players to take part in the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), media reports said on Saturday.
Earlier, Shapor Zadran and Mohammad Nabi Esakhel appeared in the BPL last year games.
The players drafting process was held in Bangladesh capital Dhaka today in which five Afghan players also become part of the upcoming season of PBL.
Rangpur Riders bought two Afghan spinners Samiullah Shinwari and Zahir Khan, Comilla Victorians picked Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi while Chittagong Vikings grabbed Najibullah Zadran for this season.
Nazem Jar Abdul Rahimzai, the founder of Afghan domestic cricket and expert, said the presence of five Afghan players in the upcoming BPL was a huge achievement for the Afghan cricket.
He said great players of the limited over games would be playing in the BPL and it was a huge chance for the Afghan players to learn from their experiences.
He was unhappy over the inclusion of Nabi and Rashid Khan in the same team because according to him one of them would not get more chances to play as they were part of the same team in Indian Primer League (IPL)
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A legal dispute between Apple and IBM over a former IBM employee hired to serve as Apple's new senior vice president of Devices Hardware Engineering has been resolved, Apple announced Tuesday.
Mark Papermaster will start work on April 24, reporting to CEO Steve Jobs, who is currently on a six-month health-related hiatus.
IBM sued Papermaster in October, alleging that Papermaster is "in possession of significant and highly confidential IBM trade secrets and know-how, as well as highly sensitive information regarding business strategy and long-term opportunities."
IBM pointed to non-compete agreement signed by Papermaster in 2006 in which he agreed not to work for an IBM competitor for at least a year if he ever left IBM. In November, a U.S. District court ordered Papermaster to immediately stop work amidst fears that he might disclose IBM trade secrets.
"The litigation between IBM and Mark Papermaster has been resolved," Apple said in a Tuesday statement.
According to court documents, the injunction against Papermaster is lifted and all claim and counterclaims are dismissed. Papermaster is also prohibited from disclosing IBM trade secrets to Apple employees. In July 2009 and again in October 2009, Papermaster must send a document to IBM that says under the penalty of perjury that he has not revealed any of those secrets.
If Papermaster has any question as to what constitutes secret information, he must contact IBM before revealing that data, according to court filings.
Papermaster replaces iPod innovator Tony Fadell. Papermaster is a 26-year veteran of IBM, where he most recently served as vice president of IBM's blade development unit, which designs IBM's blade-model servers.


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Key Lime Popsicle Recipe
Freeze Your Way to Key Lime Pie Pops
This month, skip baking a key lime pie for these key lime pie popsicles. Trust me: not only will your house be cooler, but these ice pops are just as delicious as a piece of pie. This particular recipe is relatively easy; all you do is stir everything in a bowl and get your molds ready to freeze. I made mine extra-zesty, but feel free to alter the amount of lime juice and rind to suit your taste. Once your pops have frozen solid, give them a quick dip in crumbled graham crackers to complete the pie flavor. Enjoy each bite of these crunchy and creamy pops by reading more for the recipe.
Key Lime Popsicles
Adapted from Paletas: Authentic Recipes for Mexican Ice Pops, Shaved Ice & Aguas Frescas
- 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup heavy whipping cream
3/4 cup fresh lime juice
5 teaspoons finely grated lime zest (from about 3-4 large limes)
Pinch of salt
3 cups coarsely crushed graham crackers
- In a large bowl, whisk together the sweetened condensed milk, cream, lime juice, lime zest and salt until well combined.
- If you're using a conventional ice-pop mold, divide the mixture among the compartments, snap on the lid and freeze until solid, about 5 hours. If you're using drinking glasses or other unconventional molds, divide the mixture evenly among the molds, freeze until the pops are beginning to set (1-1/2 to 2 hours), then insert sticks in them and freeze until solid, about 4 to 5 hours. If you're using an instant ice-pop maker, follow the manufacturer's instructions.
- Spread the graham-cracker pieces on a large plate, unmold the paletas and press each side into the graham crackers to coat completely. Serve immediately.
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Feature request - multi-interlocutor private chat
This could be implemented visually by an "invite" button in an existing private chat window or in some other fashion.
So far the only way to get a private chat room for more than two players is a game window, however, only on condition that no unnecessary player/spectator remains.
Think of it, we could start a revolution here!


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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Julian Nelson scored a season high 31 points, hitting six of nine from 3-point range to lead the Coker Cobras to a 91-78 win over the Tusculum Pioneers on Saturday (Jan. 25) in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action. The win moves the Cobras to 9-7 on the year and 6-6 in SAC play.
In addition to Nelson's 31 points, Errick Bethel scored 22 points and hit six of 10 from long range. Trey Marshall added 17 points, nine of which came from beyond the arc and Teon Beckett had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
As a team the Cobras tied a single game record for made 3-pointers, hitting 16 of 29 from long range for 55.2 percent. They shot 44.4 percent from the field, out rebounded the Pioneers 36-34, converted 12 turnovers into 11 points and they scored 41 points off the bench.
The game started very slow as both teams were unable to record a basket until four minutes into the game. Tusculum took the early lead 5-1, but then the 3-point barrage by the Cobras began. They went on a 20-9 run to take a 21-14 lead. The 3-point onslaught continued into halftime with Coker knocking down 10 from beyond the arc, taking a 47-35 lead at the break.
Coker continued to dominate in the second half, but Tusculum battled back cutting the Cobra lead to just three points, 67-64 with nine minutes remaining in the game. The Cobras answered with a 15-5 run over the next five minutes, putting the game out of Tusculum's reach. Coker closed out the game with an 11-9 run to take home the 91-78 win.
The Cobras will be back in action on Wednesday (Jan. 29) at Wingate University. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. following the women's game at 6 p.m.
McDonald's Player of the Game- Julian Nelson


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Barry Kornhauser & CTCIn part one of our interview with Barry Kornhauser, he discussed the development of 2018's production of Corduroy as well as told stories of his experiences at CTC. In this continuation, we focus on his preschool production of Balloonacy returning to the Cargill stage Fall 2017, as well as digging deeper into his process and partnership with CTC.
What's your favorite thing about Balloonacy?Probably my favorite thing about this little play is its welcoming inclusiveness. Some years back Peter and Elissa kindly invited me to join a series of CTC "convenings" funded by the Bush Foundation. We met to explore approaches to early child development and their application to theater.
One of many things made abundantly clear in that process was that early learners come into contact with reality less on a linguistic-discourse basis than on a bodily-sensory one. Therefore, it made some sense to utilize stage languages other than the spoken word to tell a story to kids of this age group. However, there was another advantage to that. Without dialogue, the play becomes accessible to children who, for one reason or another, might be facing language barriers beyond those of the developmental sort. These would include refugee or immigrant youngsters with limited English skills or even kids who are deaf. Back in 2012, an early CTC workshop production of Balloonacy was invited to the International Quest Fest of Visual Theater in Washington, DC. Seeing the piece performed for an audience of incredibly receptive preschoolers from the Maryland School for the Deaf was both heartwarming and deeply gratifying.
I was similarly touched - and also rather surprised - by the comments of a father who took his son to see the Dallas Children's Theater (DCT) production of the play. Daniel is a child on the autism spectrum. Noting that "one of the main attributes of autism is a high orientation toward objects," this father (who holds a Ph.D.) remarked how Daniel identified with the balloon "right off the bat," but that the feelings the boy had for the balloon were shifted to the old man. "This was major for Daniel," said the Dad. He concluded, "Balloonacy is a fantastic play for children on the spectrum precisely because of how Daniel reacted. There was an object that autistic children could relate to and a person on whom they could transfer their feelings toward the object. This is empathy development, and people on the spectrum – people everywhere – need to experience more of this." (Watch DCT's animated synopsis of the show through Daniel's experience here.) I am very happy that this little play can have such a big reach, that Balloonacy might be enjoyed by children from so many walks of life.
What was the biggest challenge or most interesting aspect of creating Balloonacy?This very much relates to my response above. A challenge that was both big and interesting was to try to tell a clear, comprehensible, engaging and meaningful story without words. CTC helped me a great deal with that in several ways. Firstly, I had previously been given the opportunity to create a play for CTC without spoken dialogue – Reeling. That was an invaluable experience in teaching me to fashion a wordless plot and to write stage directions precise enough to convey its elements. (However, even in Reeling we "cheated" a bit, relying now and again on silent movie-style captioning.)
The greater gift of CTC is the unparalleled development process it offers playwrights for all of its commissioned projects. Balloonacy, was workshopped extensively, and even with preschoolers as young as three years old serving as essential partners in the creative process. We tried a variety of formats for the piece—presenting it over the course of five days, or all in one sitting, and with and without active participation, the former requiring a bit of spoken set-up, though the piece was otherwise entirely non-verbal. Many of the youngsters we worked with had limited English speaking ability. Among them were recent Hmong and Somali refugee preschoolers and others enrolled in an Ojibwe language immersion program on the only urban Native American reservation in the U.S., which just happens to be located in Minneapolis. All of these very young children were true collaborators in the writing of this piece, demonstrating from their responses what they understood and what confused them, what made them laugh, what moved them, in short what worked and what did not.
They were also far easier to work with than our balloons, which we learned can be more temperamental than any "Terrible Two." I would guess that our human performer might argue that working on-stage with a balloon as an acting partner is a far bigger, more interesting challenge than any that I faced. And one last note has to do with that actor and that balloon. Balloonacy is a one-man show. (Or rather, a one-man/one-balloon show.) Because the character played by that one man lives alone, it made some sense not to have him speak. After all, there was no one for him to talk to but himself. But this quiet man is also supposed to be old. For me, an interesting aspect to explore was whether preschoolers could relate to a character at the other end of life's continuum rather than a more typical protagonist such as an animated toy bear cub or a child, like Lisa in Corduroy. They seem to do so, to even root for the old guy. Maybe this is because there are significant elders in many of their own lives – grandparents and such. Or maybe it's because the old man in Balloonacy comes around to embracing a notion that they champion intrinsically, and with a certain mantle of expertise - that play matters.
Corduroy is an adaptation of an existing story. Balloonacy is an original story. Do you prefer working from an existing story or writing an original one.I can't say that I have a clear preference. Regardless of its birthplace, each play I write comes with its own pleasures and perplexities, especially, for me, the latter. Far greater playwrights have said this better. Moss Hart once remarked, "You never really learn how to write a play, you only learn how to write this play." And another Pulitzer Prize-winner, Suzan Lori-Parks, has taken this a step farther, noting "Every day when I sit down to write, I can't remember how it's done." No matter the basis of the work, I share those sentiments wholeheartedly! All I can count on each time I set about to write is the expectation of lengthy periods of "incubation" and the hope for moments of "illumination." (Yet also in the case of a CTC commission, of highly productive deeply appreciated workshop opportunities with incredible collaborators who will help me find my way.)
When it comes to original work, I turn back to the words of Lori-Parks. About beginning work on new play, she writes, "I'm frightened of encountering the wilderness of my own spirit which is always, no matter how many plays I write, a new and uncharted place." On such an adventure, you face the risk of stepping into quicksand or falling over a cliff, but there also lies the possibility of discovering a wonderful terra nova that you can't wait to share with the rest of the world - or at least a few audiences.
With a dramatic adaptation, you're taking a piece written for the page and striving to make it work on the stage, a very different medium, while remaining true to the core values of the original. It cannot be a literal conversion, nor should it be. You want to invite audiences to experience stories and characters they may know and love in a whole new way. (Think, for example, of CTC's Bert & Ernie, Goodnight! As Elissa Adams observed: "On Sesame Street, Ernie and Bert are puppets and the world that they're in is real. In the stage version of it, Ernie & Bert are real and the world that they inhabit is puppeted.) The risk here, of course, is that audiences may be disappointed or displeased with your interpretation of familiar and beloved content. The hope is that perhaps you have helped to broaden their perspectives.
So it seems, despite the inherent risks, both paths are well worth exploring. From the very beginning of my playwriting years, I have been penning both sorts of plays, and I am truly appreciative of the opportunities I've been given to do so. It seems to me that mixing it up like that, getting to exercise the different creative muscles required, may be artistically healthy, hopefully helping me to grow as a dramatist.
Do you remember your first impression of CTC?My first impression has been a lasting impression. Here is a theater company comprised of some of the most brilliant, passionate, talented, committed and caring people I've ever run across, who also happen to be the NICEST!
Even before CTC became the first and only children's theater to win the regional Tony Award, the company earned the well-deserved reputation as the flagship theater for young audiences company in the nation. As a long-time TYA practitioner I was certainly well aware of that, but until I arrived at the door, I had no idea of what a warm and joyful joint it was – as "heart full" as it was artful. Nor indeed just how much the joint was jumping, with its matchless zeal for developing and producing new plays (and pedagogies) for young people of all ages.
That said, I've often wondered about CTC's initial impression of me. I say that because the first time I actually met the fabled Peter Brosius was when we both had projects at the Kennedy Center. After seeing a piece I had worked on, he came up to me and said "Kornhauser, you're a mad man." And that was it. I didn't know if that was good or bad, and I was afraid to ask. But a few years later, we found ourselves back at the Kennedy with new projects, and this time Peter asked me if I'd be interested in working with him on something at CTC. (Who's the mad man now I thought.) I was thrilled by the opportunity, but also a bit terrified of screwing it up. Still, with the help of Peter, Elissa, Dean and the rest of an extraordinary creative team, Reeling was born.
One thing that really stood out for me during its rehearsals was how generous Peter was with his time and attention, showing genuine kindness and respect to the entire cast and crew, no matter their status. He welcomed the input of everyone in the room, whether a young high school intern or an intellectually challenged performer who would be playing one of the Keystone Cops. That truly touched my heart. And the stream of ideas and energy that flowed out of this atmosphere of openness and collaboration made my head spin. Here, I realized, was a theater that honored heart, mind and spirit alike!
The first time I entered the halls of 2400 3rd Avenue South in Minneapolis I did so with a feeling of immense gratitude and a little bit of awe. I still feel that way today.


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In honor of the 350th anniversary of the arrival of Jews to North America, the Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville has organized this exhibit highlighting the life, culture, and achievements of Jews in Tennessee. The items exhibited are almost entirely drawn from the extensive holdings of the State Library and Archives, and include photographs, architectural drawings, family papers, a trademark book, scrapbook, petition, broadside, school book, and other records that shed light on the life and culture of Jews in Tennessee.
The first wave of Jewish immigration into Tennessee took place in the nineteenth century before the Civil War. Some of these Jews were merchants and craftsmen from Central Europe. In the late nineteenth century, around 1880, when Jews fled the pogroms of Eastern Europe, many came to Tennessee, and were assisted in Americanization by the more established earlier settlers. Later waves of Jewish immigration to Tennessee include Holocaust survivors and Russian Jews fleeing anti-Semitism. Today, more than 20,000 Jews live in Tennessee. Vibrant Jewish communities exist throughout the state, and items on display in this exhibit attest to the diverse ways in which Jews have contributed to their communities, the state of Tennessee, and the country.
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TSLA has consulted with the archives of the Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee while organizing this exhibit. The Jewish Federation Archives, located at the Gordon Jewish Community Center on 801 Percy Warner Boulevard in Nashville, is a rich resource for those individuals interested in pursuing more research in local Jewish history. For further information call (615) 356-3242, ext. 1655.
Goldstar WW I records
The Gold Star Records contain information on Tennessee soldiers who died of wounds or disease during World War I. They include information about the soldier such as date of birth, occupation, parents, branch of service, and date of death. These records were compiled during the 1920s from information given by the soldier's families.
(Record Group 53, Gold Star Records, TSLA)
The Vine Street Temple
The Vine Street Temple was established in 1876 as a Reform temple. It differed from other, more traditional congregations in that men and women worshipped together and organ music was included in their services. The Vine Street Temple was demolished in 1954, after lightning struck the Byzantine dome. The congregation moved to The Temple, located on Harding Road, which was dedicated in 1955. A historical marker on Commerce Street opposite the Renaissance Hotel commemorates the original Vine Street Temple.
Introduced in 1851, stereographs were a popular form of photography in the United States from 1858 to 1905. The photograph would have been examined through a stereoscope, which gave a three-dimensional view of the photograph. They were a source of popular entertainment for middle and upper-class families before the era of television and film. Beginning in the late 1860s, they were frequently published in series; these two views of the Vine Street Temple were a part of a set of images of Nashville, Tennessee, and its vicinities.
(James Emerick Nagy Nashville Public Schools Collection, Addition, TSLA)
Buddy was America's first service dog trained specifically for guiding the blind. A female German Shepherd, Buddy came to Nashville in 1927 as a "seeing eye" for Morris Frank. Both had undergone rigorous training in Switzerland. As a team, Morris and Buddy created new opportunities for people heretofore limited by blindness. Frank, a member of the Vine Street Temple, soon founded "The Seeing Eye" in 1929, a non-profit organization that still trains service dogs. For more information about the foundation, visit www.seeingeye.org
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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Reds long reliever Alfredo Simon got to be part of the Dominican Republic's undefeated championship run in this year's World Baseball Classic. But it very well may cost him a roster spot in Cincinnati's bullpen.
Simon made only one three-inning appearance for the Dominicans during the tournament and allowed one run on three hits. Before departing Reds camp, he made two appearances with the last one coming on Feb. 28 when he gave up three runs and six hits vs. the D-backs. Simon needs to make up for some lost time and innings.
"He's only pitched once in the last 10-12 days," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "We can't bump all of these guys for Alfredo to pitch. We want to get him innings. You can't force those innings because you'll end up hurting the guy. We're going to try and get him in some Minor League games."
"You can say he's basically starting over," Reds general manager Walt Jocketty added.
Simon, who has a guaranteed contract worth $890,000 for 2013, is out of Minor League options. But bullpen spots got even scarcer with Friday's news that Aroldis Chapman is returning to the bullpen as the closer. Plus, young reliever J.J. Hoover has come on strong all spring with 14 strikeouts to only one walk in his seven outings, making it tough to send him down. Jose Arredondo has also pitched well and is out of options.
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Heather LaClare '11 was diagnosed with a rare heart disease at age three. She spent her childhood testing medications and visiting the doctor every time she caught a cold. "Because of my condition, I was involved with organizations like Make- A-Wish Foundation, Camp Odayin, and Children's Hospital," she says. "It led meto my career path—to work with kids with chronic illnesses. I want to be what those organizations were for me."
LaClare wasn't sure where to start until she connected with Molly Lamon '02, a volunteer coordinator at Children's Hospital. Lamon described an internship that would allow LaClare to make rounds on inpatient floors and meet with hospital staff members. LaClare secured the internship last January and also volunteers at the hospital, holding babies and playing games with kids. "It's neat to work at the hospital I'd been in and out of my whole life," she says.
Hamline alumni are an integral part of the university's Career Development Center (CDC). Alumni volunteer to perform mock interviews, explain how majors adapt to professional life, and help students find internships. The CDC has a professional network of more than 270 contacts, most of them Hamline alumni, who have greed to talk about their careers to interested students. "[Alumni] have inside information on companies and can explain how they got from Hamline to where they are now," says Terry Middendorf, CDC director. "It's a natural connection for students, and it's another way for alumni to give back."
Sue Kotila '76, the Guthrie Theater's director of visitor services, is grateful to Hamline for giving her an education. Kotila grew up in South America without running water or electricity, and came to Hamline on university-funded grants.
"Hamline didn't tell me no, so I never tell myself no," she says.
To show her appreciation, Kotila talks with students at on-campus career panels and job fairs.
"When I look at my career stepping stones, I see that it was mostly who I knew, not what I knew," she says.
Matthew Reuter '10 capitalized on connections he made while interning at Greeman Toomey law firm (partners James Greeman '88 JD '93 and Patrick Toomey '98 JD '02 are Hamline graduates) to land a full-time job upon graduation. Reuter is now a paralegal manager and oversees the firm's growing internship program. "I see opportunity for the company and for Hamline students," he says. "We train students and see what their capabilities are, and, if they prove themselves, we take them on. They then help us grow."
These connections continue to play an important role in the job market. "As the market gets tighter, networking is where it's at," Middendorf says. "It's even more important than in the past."
To help students gain professional skills, Hamline typically brings in 75–100 alumni volunteers per year to conduct mock interviews for the Practice Interview Program (PIP). The program, now in its seventh year, started as a response to several employers who said Hamline students weren't interviewing as effectively as other graduates. "The students had talent," says Middendorf. "But they weren't telling their stories well. We wanted to teach them how to articulate and sell the value of a liberal arts education."
Maryan Saad '04, a volunteer interviewer who works at the Minnesota Department of Public Safety helps students develop this art. "Its a tough market," she says. "You have to be a shining star in an interview."
PIP is proven to work. Student evaluations consistently indicate that they benefit from the training, and their connections with interviewers have led to internships and jobs. They also gain the confidence to approach other professionals.
The CDC's newest program, the Career Advisors Network, is a growing database of alumni from myriad career fields. The system is searchable by major and employer, and all of the sources listed are willing to answer student questions. Middendorf hopes to encourage more alumni participation. "We're pushing thishard," he says.
Also new is the Major Decisions Fair—a one-stop-shop for students declaring majors. This year's fair drew nearly 200 students who met with faculty members, alumni, and current majors to learn how various disciplines can evolve into careers. Artika Tyner '03 sat with the English department and described her work as a practicing attorney. "It's a great opportunity for students to practice their networking skills and learn about various careers," she says.
First-year Carissa Wallerich attended this year's fair with a big agenda: double major in biology and psychology. At the fair, she met Joel Oberstar '97, a doctor at the University of Minnesota, who offered her an opportunity to shadow a child psychiatrist.
The experience opened Wallerich's eyes to the challenges doctors face. She observed inpatient rounds and appointments with children battling serious medical conditions, including bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorders. She saw the doctor buried in paperwork and continuing education classes. "I didn'trealize doctors have so much outside work," she says. "They work a ton of hours. I could still have a family, but I probably wouldn't have as much time as I would with other jobs." Still, the experience confirmed her desire to work in the medical field.
LaClare agrees that the professional connections she's made through the CDC have cemented her career goals. "It began with a passion to make a difference in the lives of kids with chronic illnesses," she says. "This confirmed it."
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AURORA, Colo., Jan. 18 (UPI) -- The Colorado movie theater where 12 people were killed and 58 were wounded in a mass shooting reopened in a night billed as an evening of remembrance.
Among the attendees at the Century theater in Aurora, near Denver, was Tom Sullivan, whose son was killed in the July 20, 2012, shooting during a midnight screening of the film "The Dark Knight Rises."
"This isn't only the place we lost Alex," Sullivan told The Denver Post with his wife and daughter. "This is the place we also live. We love to come to the movies."
Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan told the audience the evening showed Aurora's resilience.
"Today, we take another step forward," he told the audience of families, police and local politicians. "We must put aside our differences for a greater good and avoid the use of violence to solve problems."
Gov. John Hickenlooper said, "We certainly recognize all the different paths that people take to mourn, the different paths that people take to recover from unimaginable, incomprehensible loss.
"Some wanted the theater reopened, some didn't," he said. "For many here tonight, though, this is a part of healing."
Since the event was announced, several families of victims said they would boycott the reopening ceremony.
The Post did not report on any boycott Thursday night.
Tom Jenkins, who works in the nearby mall, told the newspaper he wanted the theater torn down.
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The audience saw "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" after the 40-minute ceremony.
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Earlier this month, Ariana Grande caused some buzz when UK magazine Attitude implied she said her ex-boyfriend cheated on her. Last night (Aug. 21), the 'Break Free' singer set the record straight.
"People took my quote and made a headline about it. I know what y'all do," Ariana told ET. "They twisted it though … [It's happened] in the past, I never said my ex."
When the interviewer clarified it wasn't her most recent boyfriend (who is likely Jai Brooks), the singer responded, "It wasn't even an ex really, we were sort of dating for a minute. It wasn't a big deal."
For those who aren't familiar, Attitude quoted Ariana talking about 'Break Your Heart Right Back,' a song off of 'My Everything,' saying: "It's about a boy who cheats on a girl with another boy. Thats's a very fun concept. Well, originally it was going to be about a boy who cheats with a girl, but then I was like, 'No, I want it to be about a boy who cheats on a girl with another boy' … It's one of my favourites on the album and it's really funny because I believe it has happened to me. I'm not 100 percent positive, but I'm 99.9 per cent positive."
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AAA Executive Director, Dr. Ed Liebow, signs collaborative letter to U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, in support of restoring funding to the Title VIII program. Most research on Eastern Europe and Eurasia in the last 30 years was funded by Title VIII, which supported programs through SSRC, ACLS, IREX, Woodrow Wilson Center, the National Council for Eurasian and East European Research, and some universities.
For the region of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia, the Department of State has for thirty years trained future leaders and scholars through the Research and Training for Eastern Europe and the New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union Act (PL 90-164, Title VIII). Title VIII has played a significant part in the education of many prominent American policymakers and specialists in the region, including former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and Condoleezza Rice, and US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul. We are writing to you today to urge you to restore funding for the Title VIII program and to include funding for the Title VIII program as part of your fiscal year 2015 budget request.
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You've already heard about the awesomeness that was our trip out to San Francisco. That was on a Saturday. Before we checked into our hotel, it seemed to be good form to coax Alex out of his nightmarish plane ride-induced bad mood, so we hit one of his favorite places.
It worked. Alex was sated, luggage was unloaded at our hotel, and because we had landed in the Bay Area before noon, we were left with many, many hours to hit as many tourist traps in the City as we could.
Quinn was in charge of the map.
We started by meeting my friend S, who I will refer to here as an old college chum because we spent a lot of time together back when we both went to school at Berkeley. She knows many of my secrets.
We figured the little dudes would enjoy Fisherman's Wharf, so we forced S to meet us there. Weirdly, even though she's lived in the Bay Area for many, many years, she had never been there. So we did it Team Stimey style.
After a false start wherein I nearly attacked a stranger on a bike calling her S, we met up and started wandering down the waterfront. Even though we had flown all the way across the country and were in an exciting new city, the little dudes were most excited to find a tiny playground on the waterfront.
This is where Jack started his cult.
I had forgotten that most of what you do at Fisherman's Wharf is spend money. And look at sea lions. We didn't do much of the first, but we did a lot of the latter.
After watching these sea lions intently for about five minutes, Jack turned around, looked at me, and in the most sincere tone of voice asked, "Can we have a sea lion for a pet?"
Then I died of cuteness and was only resurrected when S suggested we walk down to the little stretch of beach at the end of the road. Forgetting about little legs and their effect on distance, we all agreed that this sounded like a fabulous idea. We also forgot about the effect of water on children, but more on that later.
So we walked and we walked and we assured the kids that it was just past these buildings up ahead, and, hmmmmm, I guess it's farther than that, but it's gotta be just up here somewhere, and fuck if I'm going to even think about the walk back to the car, which we parked approximately 28 miles in the other direction.
long it would take him to disassemble the bike?
We finally made it down to the beach. As I rolled their pants up, I extracted promises from all of my children to only go in as far as they could without getting their clothes wet.
They all agreed and then Quinn ran directly into the Bay, resulting in his complete soaking, as well as S's complete soaking when she ran in after him to save his life.
We eventually had to make our way back. We had to forcibly remove a shivering Quinn from the beach. He was practically blue, but had enjoyed his walk down the beach with S so much that he fought us tooth and nail when we tried to extract him from the sand.
I had brought enough spare clothes for Quinn to be warm, but Sam, who had disregarded my Wet Pants Warning, had to walk back to the car in soaking wet jeans.
It was a long walk, I tells ya.
But we did get to see an R2D2 mailbox. I embarrassed everybody in my group by squealing, jumping up and down, and making my children pose in front of it. And then Alex proved himself to be a true member of Team Stimey by making Jack hug it.
We adjourned back to our hotel, where we had an adjoining room with my mom. This was totally the best because all three children prefer to sleep with her. Alex and I each got our very own double bed.
The next day we got to see a lot of old friends, some of whom introduced Quinn to trail mix...
...and some of whom were women I met in my very first moms group mere weeks after Sam was born. Although I keep in touch with them now and then via email, I had not seen any of them for more than five years. Somehow their children, who were mere toddlers when I last saw them, had turned into Sam-sized kids who played with iPhones and were excited to see High School Musical 3. I'm still not sure how that happened.
Monday we met some friends for dinner, but we had the full day before then to take Team Stimey (and my mom) on a quick tour of the Bay Area. We did this by eating our way through the Bay Area. Over the course of our trip, we went to Fentons, Zachary's, Genova, Cole Coffee (nee Royal Coffee) and more, all of our old haunts, except we didn't get to hit Bongo Burger, which is one of my favorite places in the entire world.
My mom and I had some shopping to do, so we traveled to Emeryville, where there is one small circle of
It's funny how a little circle of Astroturf can make kids happy. They would have played for hours and hours.
But we dragged them away to feed them ice cream and to take them to an actual park, where Alex did a little bit of stalking.
Then we headed off to Lake Merritt to feed the birds. I used to run around Lake Merritt almost every day when I last lived in Oakland. I miss it a lot. Lake Merritt is also home to Oakland's urban goose population. The last time I had taken a child to feed birds there, Sam was one and half years old and pigeons tried to land on him to get to his bread.
The birds were even more unruly this time. One goose bit Jack on his butt, causing him to protect it by leaning against trees and benches. But he, and the rest of Team Stimey, loved it. We (and by "we," I mean "I") did a lot of jumping up and down and squealing.
I don't think we should overlook the possibility that the goose bit Jack because Jack was a threat to their food source:
At least my mother kept her dignity that day.
The next day (and this will wrap up soon, if you're still with me) was Tuesday, the day my sister got married. I covered that before, so I'll just show you photos of the trip Alex, the little dudes, and I took to the Golden Gate bridge between picking my sister and her family up at the airport, and going to City Hall
I'd like to pose a question here. Why do otherwise normal people (I'm not calling us normal, there were other people there too) insist on taking photos around statues? I don't know what the hell this statue represents or whom it portrays, but here we are, standing next to it.
I attempted to get some photos worthy of holiday cards with all three of my kids in it and the bridge in the background. FAIL.
Hey, wait, all three of them are here! But wait, it's the backs of their heads.
From here we went to the wedding, and a delicious dinner in the city. My mom transfered over to my sister's hotel that night to watch her kids, so we had to share our beds with our (oversize) children. Bummer.
But it wasn't that big of a deal because we had to get up at 4 a.m. anyway to put them on a plane and cross our fingers that no one would projectile vomit. And guess what? No one did. In fact, our first flight (the long one) had little TV screens in front of every seat. You were supposed to have to pay to use it, but for some reason, the movies, games, and TV were free.
Honestly, I was more relaxed during those five hours than I normally am.
Thanks to those of you (Mom? Ann? S?) who read all the way to the end here. I'm trying to come to terms with the fact that I don't have to document every. single. thing. I do here on my blog, but for some reason, I really wanted to get this down.
And now, I swear I'm done talking about Team Stimey's epic trip to California.


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Congrats on winning BOTM October Garry.....
Hi Garry,
Don't have a story on the ZRX as such.
But can say they are a great all-round bike with heaps of grunt.
Any REX owner will tell you the same...a very much loved piece of equipment.
They only thing to do is ride one and find out for yourselves.
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I will be leaving Grafton at around 11.30 am for lunch at the Golden Dog. A nice leisurely cruise down. It should be a nice day but I can't stay for too long and will have to head home around 2.30. I will be out the front. Just look for the V2K.
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Video stills capture the fan interference but it wasn't called initially
Nobody can argue that Umpire crew chief, Joe West, didn't get the call right. In the end, this is where I think this protest will be denied. The Phillies did indeed protest the final game of a three game series in Florida today after a Hunter Pence long fly ball to right field wasn't caught by the Florida Marlins fielder, Bryan Peterson. Could have Peterson even caught that ball? Joe West said, yes.
There were two fans just with the hands where you aren't supposed to put them when a ball is in play. It all happens so fast though, and within a split second these two fans interfered with a baseball in play and it caused them to be ejected from the stadium and some embarrassment for sure. Hunter Pence had stood on second base for the better part of 15 minutes before Joe West and his umpiring crew emerged from the Sun Life Stadium review area just inside the Marlins dugout area.
Should this play have even been reviewed? A signal of homerun wasn't called by any umpire, in fact they were fine with awarding Hunter Pence second base. Joe West made the decision to review the play. He didn't have the proper reason to do so, but perhaps he did us all a favor. Should instant replay be used in baseball? Why not use instant replay on a close play at first base for instance?
You could see the look on Joe West's face. He had opened a can or worms, but now it is up to Major League Baseball to determine if the Phillies claim of protest is warranted. Part of me says they should say to replay the portion of the game from where this occurred, but the other half of me is reassured that the MLB will probably do nothing about this, because the right call was made on the field. The catch is only after the play was looked at on instant replay, and that isn't allowed by rule. So I think the MLB will just sweep this tidy little mess under the carpet like it does with most controversies.
Oh yes, the Phillies did lose this game. It took 14 innings, and this game took it's place as the 2nd most innings in a game that the Phillies have had to play this season. The other of course being the May 25th game with the Reds in which Wilson Valdez picked up his first and only win as a pitcher so far this season.
This game today will take it's place in Phillies game history as perhaps "The Instant Replay Game". Another game that we will remember for some time to come. The outcome of the decision by the MLB will be another interesting part of how all of this game finally played out as well.
Phillies are no stranger to Instant Replay reviews, here is one from 10/10/10 last year, when Chase Utley hit a home run in the playoffs: