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Shameika McField was named the head coach for the UMKC track and field/cross country programs on March 4, 2008. Before her appointment, McField served as the interim head coach for the Kangaroos from January to March 2008. McField joined the athletics department in September 2007 as an academic advisor.
She enters her ninth season at the helm after the most successful year in her tenure in 2014-15, earning WAC Outdoor Women's Coach of the Year. The outdoor women's squad scored 199 points, winning its third ever outdoor crown, and first since 2000, while the men had their highest finish since that same season outdoors (3rd) with 138 points. Junior Dahlia Dyson won the Outstanding Field Performer and the High Point Award, picking up 26 points in the meet. Junior Courtney Frerichs was the Outstanding Track Performer as well, winning two events. Indoors, the women took a controversial second place finish, while the men were third.
UMKC also had four All-American performances during the year, including three from Frerichs (steeplechase, indoor 5K, and cross country) and one from Bryce Miller (steeplechase). Frerichs had the highest finish in school history at the NCAA Championships, taking runner-up honors. The finish also placed UMKC 28th in the final national women's standings with eight points, ahead of many local teams, including both Kansas and Missouri.
The 2013-14 season saw UMKC post a second place finish on the women's side indoors, with the men taking fourth. That was followed by a fourth place finish on the men's side outdoors, while finishing sixth on the women's side, with several key performers redshirting. Shanelle Williams (100 meter hurdles) and Bryce Miller (steeplechase) each qualified for regionals outdoors as well.
During the 2012-13 version of the Kansas City track & field program turned in one of its best seasons under McField, as the the men took third (118 points), while the women placed fourth (86 points) at the Summit League Indoor Championships. With these performances, it was highest point total for both sides since 2001.
In the outdoor season, D.C. Okonta shined for the Kangaroos by claiming The Summit League Championships Track MVP, along with winning The Summit League's Men Field Athlete of the Year. Team wise at the league championships, the men came in fourth (121 points), whereas the women took fifth (94 points), led by Frerichs' two gold medals.
Frerichs continued her stellar sophomore campaign at the NCAA Championships by placing sixth in the 3,000 meter steeplechase with a school record time of 9:55.02. With this outing, she became the 'Roos first All-American and garnered the 'Roos three team points, placing them 44th in the standings.
During the cross country season, meanwhile, the men were able to place sixth (128 points) at the league championships, whereas the women took ninth (214 points). Leading the way for UMKC were Cosmas Ayabei's fourth place finish (25:25.2), earning his fourth consecutive First Team All-Summit League selection. In addition, Kolton Sheldon placed 13th with a time of 26:11.1 to earn Second Team All-Summit League honors.
In the 2011-12 season, McField guided the Kangaroos to a fifth place finish by the women and a sixth place finish by the men at the 2012 Summit League Indoor Championships, while guidng each squad to a seventh place finish at the outdoor championships. In all, 22 'Roos were named to the All-Summit League Team, while Cosmas Ayabei, Kimoya Harriott, Courtney Frerichs and Dontay Taylor each qualified for the NCAA West Regionals during the outdoor season.
Cross country wise, the program made strides as the men placed fourth in The Summit League Championships, their best finish since 1999. Also, Cosmas Ayabei became the first UMKC runner to compete in the NCAA Championships. On the women's side, they finished third in the league championships and 19th in the NCAA Midwest Regionals, both the highest in school history.
In 2011, McField led the 'Roos to a fifth place finish on the men's side in both indoor and outdoor, while guiing the women to a sixth place finish during the indoor season and a fifth place finish during the outdoor campaign. At the 2011 Summit League Indoor Championships, Cosmas Ayabei was named teh Track MVP after winning gold in the 5,000 meter and 3,000 meter and silver as part of the distance medley relay team. During the outdoor season, McField helped D.C. Okonta, Ayabei, Oscar Emegano and Kimoya Harriott each reach the NCAA West Regionals.
McField coached 11 all-Summit League selections during the 2010 indoor season, with Anthony Boyer claiming the gold medal in the 110-meter hurdles. Boyer was also recognized as The Summit League Championship Track MVP, the February Athlete of the Month and the Co-Track Athlete of the Year. McField had five athletes earn medals at the League Indoor Championships and coached the men to a fourth place finish. She had 10 athletes record first place finishes during the indoor season and watched Larry Hill break UMKC school records in the 600-yard run and 800-meter run, and Cosmas Ayabei break the 3,000-meter run. McField had 22 student-athletes land on the UMKC top-five performance list.
Following the 2010 outdoor season, McField coached Boyer to a NCAA Preliminary Round appearance the 400-meter hurdles, while also qualifying for the 110-meter hurdles. Boyer was The Summit League Outdoor Champion in the 110-meter and 400-meter hurdles and was named the League Championship MVP. The Kangaroos finished with seven medals at the League Outdoor Championships and the men finished fifth, scoring 94 points. McField had six student-athletes receive all-league recognition and had four school records broken during the outdoor season. Boyer broke the 400-meter hurdle record, Max Carroll broke the record in the javelin, Aubrey Frederking posted a new record in the 1,500-meter run and Susan Brueggemann broke the UMKC school record in the shot put. The Kangaroos had nine first place finishes during the outdoor season and had 13 student-athletes land on the UMKC all-time top-five performance list.
In the 2009 cross country season, McField saw Cosmas Ayabei run his way to a third place finish at the Summit League Cross Country Championship. Ayabei earned first team all-league honors and was named the Newcomer of the Championship, a honor that has not been bestowed to a Kangaroo since the 1999 season. Since taking over the UMKC running program, McField has had four student-athletes land on the UMKC all-time top performance and top performer lists.
Mcfield coached three all-Summit League selections during the 2009 indoor season, with Marcus Lee claiming the gold medal in the long jump and triple jump and Alex Lopez taking silver in the 800 meters at The Summit League Indoor Championships. She had two UMKC school records broken under her watch and had five student-athletes land in the UMKC all-time top-five performance list. Lee set the new school record in the triple jump at the Mule Relays with a mark of 51-01.50 and Lopez ran 1:54.23 at the Iowa State Classic to break the 800 meters school record.
During the indoor season, she had one student-athlete post an NCAA provisional mark and saw 10 meet champions.
Following the 2009 Summit League Outdoor Championships, McField had four student-athletes and one relay team receive gold medals and all-league honors. Lee was again crowned the long and triple jump champion and the men's 4x100-meter relay team ran their way to a first place finish. Kimoya Harriott earned a gold medal in the javelin and broke the Eccles Coliseum record at Southern Utah University. Keenan Simmons finished first in the men's 200-meter run, where he became the first male student-athlete in UMKC school history to be crowned the league champion in the event. McField also coached Anthony Boyer to a silver medal in the men's 110 meters at the League Championships. The five gold medals earned at The Summit League Outdoor Championships were the most for the program since the 2002 season.
McField also had student-athletes compete in four events at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships, with Lee placing fourth in the triple jump and earning a trip to the NCAA Outdoor Championships. She had two outdoor records broken under her watch and had nine student-athletes land in the UMKC record books. The 'Roos had nine meet champions and 46 top-five finishers at the conclusion of the outdoor season.
In the classroom, McField had 17 student-athletes named to The Summit League Winter/Spring Academic all-League team and 10 named to the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence. Sara Hiller was recognized again as an ESPN The Magazine Third Team Academic all-American.
During the 2008 indoor season, McField coached a pair of student-athletes to all-league honors at The Summit League Indoor Championships. Anthony Boyer claimed the league title in the men's 60-meter hurdles, while Courtney Huber earned an all-league accolade after finishing third in the women's high jump. At The Summit League Outdoor Championships, McField also had two of her student-athletes receive second and third team all-league honors. Charlie Larson recorded a second place finish in the triple jump, while Boyer placed third in the men's 200-meter dash.
McField's previous role as the academic advisor paid off for the Kangaroos in the 2008 season, as both the men's and women's teams were recognized by the USTFCCCA as all-Academic teams. UMKC's Sara Hiller was also recognized as an ESPN The Magazine Second Team Academic all-American. McField also had 18 student-athletes land on The Summit League's Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence and a 27 student-athletes earn Winter/Spring Academic all-League honors.
Before moving to Kansas City, McField served in an graduate assistant role at Kansas and helped the staff coach three all-Americans, four NCAA qualifiers and one national champion during her time with the Jayhawks.
In 2005-06, McField served as an assistant coach at the University of Tulsa, where she coached six student-athletes to personal bests during the indoor season, as the Golden Hurricanes finished fourth in the first year competing in Conference USA.
Once the action turned to the outdoor season, McField coached three all-conference selections, which included leading Rickey Wilson Jr. to a gold medal performances in both the 110 and 400-meter hurdles. She also coached four competitors to NCAA Regional qualifying marks, and three TU school records were broken under her watch. As a team, Tulsa finished tied for fifth on the women's side and sixth in the men's competition at the C-USA Outdoor Championships.
During her time as a student-athlete, McField was a member of the Kansas track and field program from 1998-03. In 2003, she was a member of the 4x400-meter relay that qualified for the NCAA Championships. Academically, she was a Second Team Academic all-Big 12 selection in 2002 and 2003.
Additionally, McField was twice a Jayhawk Scholar-Athlete, and she was a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). She also was a member of the Student Relays Committee and the Kansas Black Student Union.
McField, who is a Level I Certified coach, earned her bachelor's degree in psychology and human development and family life from the University of Kansas in May 2003. McField is an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.


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WTVR news wrote:RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) — VCU Police are investigating an attempted abduction in the 300 block of Hancock Street reported Sunday at about 6:20 p.m.
The victim described the incident and said the suspect approached her asking if everything was okay. The suspect then grabbed her arm and tried to pull her into a dark colored SUV. The victim managed to break free from the suspect's grip before pepper spraying him and getting away on her bike.
The suspect is described as being a white male, 25-30 years old, and wearing jeans.
Police have increased patrols in the area and sent out alerts to students via the VCU Alert system.
- This demonstrates why you cannot and should not abdicate responsibility for your personal safety to 911. And yes... that includes owning and practicing with a firearm if appropriate
- Pepper spray will not stop a determined attacker. I proved this with a personal demonstration where I performed a number of tasks after being pepper-sprayed in the face. But it worked here, and so obviously it works in some cases. Good...
- Remember that the data show it's usually a very, very bad idea to go to "the second crime scene." Make your stand early - if at all possible.
- The most important thing here is that the woman escaped immediate harm. There *can* be psychological consequences in the aftermath (I've witnessed it), but so far so good.
That said,
wouldn't it have been nice if... This man's actions made him eligible for a "special" response from his would-be victim. If it was me, I'd have followed the pepper spray with some practice on my ball-kicking skills. He earned that response; it might have prevented him from following her in a rage. That kind of fluid, "complete the thought" improv must be practiced in the dojo. And it also must be practiced with the long-term legal consequences in mind. Step on his head when he drops? Maybe legal trouble unless there are other attackers around (a preponderance of force). Send his testicles up into his ears if he's standing? Fair game. You aren't entitled to deliver harm for harm's sake. But you are entitled to "stop the threat", and you are entitled to meet *potential* deadly force (I was in fear of my life...) with deadly force. These nuances are important if you want to preserve treasure and freedom in the aftermath of a violent encounter.
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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Once students have a genuine, rich, researchable question, investigating is the logical next step. As with each phase of the inquiry process, the way in which the teacher structures the investigation will depend on the scope of the inquiry and the needs of the students. Regardless of the structure, however, teachers should focus on two important processes during this phase: researching information, and discussing and refining that information.
Research: Many teachers begin the research phase of an inquiry by taking their students to a library or Internet computer lab. Here, students immerse themselves in the topics they have chosen, gathering information to sift through later. At first, the research may be rather unfocused. Soon, however, students begin excitedly pulling up information of all kinds that is pertinent to their topic. The more they learn, the more deeply they engage with the topic. At this point, a great deal of refining of the original questions should take place. As students learn about their topics, they see that their questions are perhaps too broad, too narrow, too simple, or too complex.
During this phase, students learn concrete research skills. For both library and Internet searches, teachers might choose to take time out for mini-lessons on such issues as determining the reliability of a source, citing the use of information from a source, and using research tools more effectively.
While students are investigating, the teacher should inform them that research does not have to be limited to libraries, written texts, and the Internet. As mentioned above, Jorge Arredondo's students begin their inquiry into a book by looking at a mural and making observations and predictions. Teachers can also introduce students to the idea of "multiple literacies," the use of many kinds of texts to make meaning of a culture or topic. For example, Bo Wu shows her students how important music was to James Baldwin, who was born during the Harlem Renaissance, and suggests they search for similar affinities among the actual artists of the Harlem Renaissance, such as Jacob Lawrence. As Harste comments: "One of the big breakthroughs in literacy education is our understanding that there's not just one literacy, there are multiple literacies. Different cultures have different ways of knowing, and while we might all use art, music, dance, drama, [and] language [to convey meaning], that configuration is different in different cultures." Students might find connections to their topic in newspapers, artwork, music, video games, movies, advertising, the Internet, television shows, sports, dance, or almost any other form of expression.
Similarly, in their book Inquiry-Based English Instruction, educators Richard Beach and Jamie Myers describe a type of inquiry wherein students look at different "social worlds." The authors, lamenting the fact that so much classroom instruction focuses only on written material, make the point that social worlds are "constructed through a range of multiple literacies, including signs, images, icons, music, and oral discourse." When the curriculum is broadened in this inquiry, "the variety of texts and symbolic activity experienced in the classroom broadens as students and teachers inquire into how worlds are constructed through the whole range of different literacies."
Discussing and Refining Information: Once students have gathered a great deal of information, the teacher can do a number of things to further the inquiry. Educator Jerome Harste recommends the "schema dump": Students come back from their research and give as many facts as they can about a topic while the teacher lists them on the board. The students then ask themselves as a class where else they can go with this information. This is to disabuse students of the common notion that an inquiry is "just about collecting a whole bunch of facts and putting them together in some sort of innovative way," as Harste puts it. Facts are just the starting point.
Throughout the inquiry, but especially during this phase, students need to be given time for sharing what they have found. They need to reflect with one another on what they've learned, and share ideas and approaches. This is a community-building experience, and it helps the investigation take on greater relevance because everyone becomes involved, comparing notes, discussing conclusions, and refining questions together. When students are doing an inquiry using a common text (as they are in all of the videos), the teacher must encourage students to "linger" with the text longer than they might on their own. This can be done by giving structured response exercises to peer discussion groups in order to encourage them to explore more deeply the patterns, questions, and ideas they see in the text.
The investigation stage is where an inquiry begins to cohere. It can also, however, be the messiest phase, as students go in multiple directions and use various tools and texts at once. But because the process is grounded in the practices good readers, writers, and researchers use to gather information and make sense of it, it helps students hone their abilities and teaches them to use these tools in the "real world" outside of school, and in future school settings. It is a challenging phase for teachers because students pursuing individual questions might be at very different points in their work. One solution for managing this phase is to establish daily structures, similar to the way a reading or writing workshop might operate. For example, teachers might hold daily mini-lessons on the use of research tools, or they might institute a daily roundtable discussion with the class about how the work is progressing. Another solution is to have students keep a daily log or journal on their progress to which the teacher can respond. Teachers must also, of course, circulate around the room, checking in with students and small groups each day as the work proceeds.
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But no fear. Dr. B's is here.
I've discovered, as many others surely have, that Dr. Bronner's bar soap does a fine job at getting the grime off my plates and flatware.
Here's how I wash dishes:
- For a large batch, I fill up the sink part way with hot water and swoosh my lemon-scented bar of soap around in it when it's done filling. Then I proceed as normal.
- For a smaller batch, I just dab the sponge on the soap now and again and wash like I normally would
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In a phone interview with The New American, the traumatized 103-pound woman, Lenore Zimmerman, warned that America was in "deep trouble" if manhandling frail grandmothers was what "security" had come to. But she plans to seek justice and has already contacted an attorney.
"They stopped me to pat me down and I said 'I can't go through the machine because I have a defibrillator'," Zimmerman explained, clearly distraught at the recollection. "So they patted me down and then they escorted me to a private room and strip-searched me."
Zimmerman, utterly humiliated, demanded to know why she was being molested, asking the screeners for an explanation. "They're off their rocker," she said of the people running TSA, noting that there was no justification for conducting a strip search. "They're nuts!"
But instead of getting an answer to her question, the abuse intensified, culminating with an agitated Zimmerman banging her leg on a metal walker she had with her. Blood began to flow down her shin and she was bleeding "like a pig," she said.
The whole ordeal forced Zimmerman to miss her flight to her winter home in Florida after she sought medical attention to deal with the injury in New York. And when she finally arrived, a doctor was forced to give her a tetanus vaccine to prevent further complications. Her next medical appointment related to the wound, she explained, is scheduled for December 5.
"In my wildest dreams I couldn't have imagined such a thing," Zimmerman told The New American. "I'm going to be 85. I was in a wheelchair with a walker on my lap. If this is what the security is in this country, we're in big trouble."
The TSA responded by deploying tax-funded pubic relations experts to counter the barrage of negative publicity generated by the abuse. A spokesperson for the embattled screening agency essentially told CBS that Zimmerman asked for it. "Private screening was requested by the passenger, and was granted," said TSA public-affairs person Kristin Lee, denying that Zimmerman was strip searched.
But according to Zimmerman, a retired receptionist, her pants and even her underwear were pulled down during the ordeal. Outraged at official denials, she suspects the TSA is publicly denying the full extent of the abuse owing to concerns over the looming lawsuit.
Spokespeople for Homeland Security's transportation apparatus insist there is nothing wrong with the screening process. "TSA screening procedures are conducted in a manner designed to treat all passengers with dignity, respect and courtesy, and that occurred in this instance," said Lee, presumably reading from the same prepared remarks as other spokesmen who were quoted saying virtually the same thing in separate reports.
News of the scandal quickly went "viral," grabbing headlines across the globe following a report in the New York Daily News. After the incident, Zimmerman said, her relative's son-in-law who lives in England had even learned of the abuse she suffered from a television segment.
But her story is only the most recent allegation of TSA brutality and abuse to be picked up by media outlets worldwide. New reports of abuse, molestation, theft, and other improprieties are reported so frequently that they have almost become routine.
In another brewing scandal, airport screeners in Florida are under fire for detaining a pregnant teenage woman over a purse with an embroidered gun image on the outside. Apparently TSA told her possession of the purse was a "federal offense."
But even as the supposed security screeners are under increasing fire from the press for harassing grandmothers and pregnant women, Congress has jumped on the bandwagon as well. Big changes could be on the way soon.
The new uproar comes just weeks after a stinging congressional investigation revealed TSA screening was based on "theatrics" and had failed to catch one single terrorist so far. And despite close to $60 billion spent on the apparatus since the attacks of September 11, air travel is no safer, according to the report.
The probe described the TSA as "an enormous, inflexible and distracted bureaucracy, more concerned with human resource management and consolidating power" than actual security. And the final report concluded that most of the agency's functions would be better handled by private companies.
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I searched for a thread, but could only find one with a question about the Alt text, one about the page numbering, and one pointing out an error, all 3 are less than a page long, and died in October '09. Also none of the current topics are really discussing the book itself, and all were in General, whereas it would probably be easier to find in Comics/GNs, I kind of wanted to set a poll as well, because I'm interesting in how popuilar the book actually is,
Anyway, i've had the book for a while, and it's nice to be able to flick through the older xkcd strips, it's also a great way to introduce people to xkcd without having a computer at hand, especially since it is such a nicely published book.
does anyone know if Randall is ever going to make a second Volume? i guess if he did it would be the best from 601-1200 so quite a way off yet right?
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For such a cheap price on Amazon for such easy access and to have in-hand and to give some to a comic I like? I'm already sold on this. Getting it in a few days for my birthday.
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consider this thread "dug up." should we wait until 1200 or start petitioning now?
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Saturday, March 15, 2008
Bullpen?? Troubles???
4 comments:
- Todd Drew said...
I think the bullpen will be very strong this year. I'm confident in the talent and the depth. There is no need to worry about Spring Training results. This is going to be a very good year.
- March 15, 2008 at 3:09 AM
- Jessica Lee said...
I know, I know, I don't care the result of spring training, but is there bad sign when they keep blowing lead? I also know we have a lot of arms down the farm, but I think it takes some experience for relievers, doesn't it? Maybe not, just talent?? I don't know. Anyway, I always support Yankees.
- March 15, 2008 at 3:18 AM
- yanks26 said...
The bullpen is scaring me also, but don't forget that we're not using Joba in the BP role.
There's lots of reinforcements for later in the year. Some will need more experience, but some have that gunslinger mentality and have prior closing experience in college. Their learning curve will be quick, especialy Melancon, Cox and Robertson.
- March 15, 2008 at 10:33 PM
- Jessica Lee said...
I agree with you. I am kind of getting sense the ones will really help us in the bullpen are not here yet.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
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Let me give you the back story… my husband received, as a gift, for Christmas a bottle of Disaronno. Disaronno is typically too sweet of a drink for me, but I thought it would make an interesting modification on a Manhattan. I was right. I am not sure what possessed me but I thought I would e-mail them and share my idea. I sent an e-mail simply requesting information on how I could send a recipe idea I had using their product. Silly, I know, but I guess I was (pardon the pun) full of the spirit.
Here is the response I got back:
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I am leaving the customer service representatives name off, because she was just doing her job and should not be included in my disgust. So follow me on my ride of logic.
Here is basically what she said, if anyone ever wants to contact our company via mail, they are required to write and ask for permission to write to us, once and only once that permission is granted, they may then write. Furthermore, lets say I purchased their product and had a problem with it, and I wrote them to address my grievance. Lets also assume, I didn't know I had to write and ask permission to write (ughhh…duhhh), they would just send my letter back unread and unopened. Really. Really???
It seems to me the proper response to my question was:
Dear Vanessa,
Please don't bother, we really don't care at all about our customers. Your satisfaction, is really and totally irrelevant to us Really. I mean seriously, we are not joking about this. If you have a problem with it, please write us and ask for permission to complain. If permission (oh, and this is such a LONG shot!) is granted, you must twirl around twice prior to licking the stamp or we will not be able to give consideration to your complaint.
Stuff it sucker,
Grrrr. Look let me make it clear that if they simply responded, that they don't accept recipes, I would have no issue. I get it, they probably get thousands of recipes from silly girls like me that think they stumbled on to some great new drink. What I have an issue with is that this is their policy for ANY UNSOLICATED mail. Really. Really? Wow. It is sad to me. Maybe I am just sick of companies that seem to have forgotten that they need customers to make money, and that possibly it would behoove them to treat their customers decently. However, I can't blame them because, we seem to have forgotten the ultimate power we have as consumers, not to purchase their product.
So on that note, I will in no way be a consumer of Bacardi products. The list includes:
Bacardi Rum (that was a surprise huh!)
Martini and Rossi
Bombay Saphire (the most overrated martini gin in this girls humble opinion)
Grey Goose
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Havana Club Drambuie
Eristoff Vodka
B&B and Benedictine Liquores
Maybe I should send them a letter letting them know I am not a customer any longer.
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- Donna-FFW said...
That is obscenely horrendous customer sevice. I am shocked at their lack of graciousness toward a consumer, especially one who has taken the time to contact them. Shame on them.Honetly, what idiots! I wish there was a way you could let their bigwigs see this post. Horrible customer relations!!
- January 20, 2010 at 12:01 PM
- Lauren said...
As a lover of Manhattans though I'm interested in your recipe. You don't even have to ask my permission to submit it to me =)
- January 20, 2010 at 2:36 PM
- Mommy Gourmet said...
Lauren, you are my kind of girl! It was a no brainer really. I just used the amaretto as opposed the the sweet vermouth, nothing crazy, but it was good... wow now is it sad I am craving a cocktail at 3 in the afternoon!!
- January 20, 2010 at 3:05 PM
Wow. And they are still in business...what a surprise!!! What sort of legal mumbo jumbo is that?!?!?!!?
Your time is obviously not as Important as their time...I too am no longer participating to this ridiculousness of Bacardi...I boycott as well!
Seriously...get back to basics with human contact and communication, Bacardi!
- January 20, 2010 at 4:22 PM
- Rebecca said...
I'm not a lawyer, but it seems like the issue is with unsolicited ideas. The problem is, if you submit a recipe to them and they use it and it's so good that it creates a huge surge in sales, the company fears that you will come back to them and ask to be compensated. So, this is their way of protecting themselves from being sued. I bet you have to sign a waiver saying you won't seek compensation before you submit your idea to them. Just guessing, but the whole intellectual property law thing is pretty nuts, so it wouldn't surprise me if it has something to do with that.
- January 20, 2010 at 4:39 PM
- Mommy Gourmet said...
No Rebecca, clearly you are not a lawyer, because what you said actually makes sense! (just joking, my fathers a lawyer and i have very lovely friends that are lawyers, I just couldn't resist the opening.) I hear you, I do, but most sites flat out say something along the lines, of "you are welcome to submit a recipe, but we not only will not compensate you, we will give you no credit." And that approach I get. Really. I also would get if they just said, no, we don't take recipes, it is the convoluted way they handle what they deem as "information" (cuz you KNOW you have to watch out for that nasty INFORMATION) that just irks me. I don't know, I just believe people that want my money, should be a bit more...I dunno, friendly. Maybe its cuz I am old?? dunno! but I hear you.
- January 20, 2010 at 5:18 PM
- Chris said...
Wait, did you ask their permission to post this? lol
- January 20, 2010 at 9:18 PM
- Swestie said...
I read Rebecca's response, and I think she's right. We have to do the same thing with people who call The Martin Agency with ideas for commercials. If we ever end up using something like they say, they could take legal action. So, for instance, if you had a Gecko idea for us, you would get me on the phone b/c I work on that account. Now, I couldn't actually listen to your idea, and I would have to transfer your call. Seems silly, but true. But you're right, they don't have to be rude about it.
- January 21, 2010 at 2:24 PM
- Swestie said...
But I'm glad you're posting again!
- January 21, 2010 at 2:24 PM
- vanessa said...
Chris, I sent them a letter to ask!
- January 21, 2010 at 5:25 PM
- Cortana Lain said...
My goodness, they really suck. I guess that Bacardi believes that they have plenty of customers and they really don't care about the few/many that do write in w"without" their permission! I think this would be good to add to their web site. Wow!!
- January 23, 2010 at 5:41 PM


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Posted by David Hurd on August 08, 2003
This must have been discussed before. I am slightly disatisfied with some answers, largely becaus if vagueness in the definition of "devil". Also on another board the nautical origin was rejected because citations in print exist containing "pay the devil" which considerably antedate any nautical references. As an engineer and vessel constructor I am satisfied with only one definition of "devil", which is "the seam between the deck planking and the sheer strake of the ship". The reason is simple, from an engineering stand point. The ship's hull is in effect a beam which is bent(flexed) by waves, and when a beam bends the highest strains (displacements) take place at the top and bottom, so the deck attempts to stretch when the vessel is "hogged" by a wave peak in the middle and shortens when the vessel is "sagged" by wave peaks at the ends. The worst conditions occur when the wave length equals the length of the ship on the water line. Now in the center of the vessel, there is relatively little motion between adjacent longitudinal planks, because they can take the stress and yield almost exactly the same amount. The situation at the side is different, since the side planking is relatively stiffer and must accomodate it self to the deck planks by buckling or bowing out if the ship is to maintain its overall geometry. This buckling makes this seam the leakiest in the vessel. The sides would fail due to instability if the internal framing was not set up to resist this. The seam is known as the "devil" because of the difficulty in keeping it "payed", in consequence of which it leaks all the time. We are speaking of wood hulls here, in a welded steel vessel the situation is somewhat different.
So in my view other seams which are mentioned in the archives are probably not the "devil" in question. I don't for example understand the reference to a beam under the deck supporting the great guns. Why would anyone have tried to pay(caulk)this? Also reference is made to "garboard strake" and the deck. I think the garboard strake is the planking in contact with the keel at the botom of the vessel.
With this definition of "devil" in mind, the phrase "between the devil and the deep blue sea" becomes the vertical distance between the sheer line and the water line, an area of especially high vulnerability in wooden ships, hence by extension something which is at high risk.
One thing I am curious about is the use of "pay" for caulking. Can anyone cite how this came about?


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One of the biggest advantages of Android over iPhone is widgets. Here are 15 of the best widgets available for Android, updated for 2012 and selected by TechRepublic Editor in Chief Jason Hiner.
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Earlier this year I was invited to spend some time with the giant anteaters at our National Zoo in Washington D.C. I'd been to the zoo many times before; in fact, my earliest encounter with a giant anteater took place there when I was seven years old! So I didn't need convincing when I was offered a behind-the-scenes look at the zoo's anteater barn.
I met Marie Magnuson and Leigh Pitsko, staff animal keepers, outside the great cats exhibit area, where they were attending to an errant sock that had somehow made its way over a sizable moat and into the resident tiger's front yard. Before we went to catch up with the zoo's anteaters, I got a chance to say hello to seven young lions, who were hanging out deep inside the bowels of the great cats holding area. Let me tell you right now: lion cubs, though they might weigh as much as a large dog just a few months after birth, are all pussycat when it comes to behavior! But I digress...
After briefly visiting the keepers' office opposite the cubs, we wandered over to the anteater barn, where the zoo's three giant anteaters overnight and overwinter. I was especially excited to be meeting the zoo's newest anteater, a young male pup born a couple of months prior. As you can read in a previous post, this guy had quite a scare in his first week of life, but he'd recovered just fine and had grown to be only a little larger than your average house cat.
I was introduced first to Dante, the pup's father, who was curled up in his straw-lined crate. I'd known that giant anteaters' long fluffy tails are used as a blanket in the wild (Marie added that they work as umbrellas, too), but I'd never seen an anteater actually sleeping before. If Marie hadn't woken him up, I would have sworn he was a miniature Cousin It—all hair and no discernible features. But he finally poked his snout out to see what all the commotion was. Dante was born in the wild, so he's a more cautious anteater, and zookeepers need to be extra careful around him lest he lash out unexpectedly with his formidable front claws. Giant anteaters are mostly gentle giants, but they've got some serious protective weapons, so humans have to respect that and exercise great care around them, especially if they haven't been reared around people.
Next we turned to Maripi, the female, and her as-yet-unnamed pup! Marie lovingly swept the little guy into her arms and brought him out into the hall for a meet-and-greet. This is Maripi's third pup, and I was told that aside from his initial scare, he's been a very easy-going baby. He's apparently comfortable being away from his mom more than other pups, who might yelp if they fall off their mother's back. He seemed quite at home being held by a human, and he certainly didn't shy away from the attention! Marie made a point of showing me his growing claws, which were already approaching two inches long. Next, she prepared a peanut butter treat for Maripi inside something that resembled a hollowed out rubber dog toy. While Maripi noshed, her pup climbed onto her fur and put on a little show for his visitors. As you can see in the short video up top, he actually sat side-saddle on Maripi's back for a few minutes, which is apparently quite rare for anteater babies!
Soon after the snack, it was time to take leave of my long-snouted friends. I asked Marie when the pup would finally be named, and she mentioned that the zoo was planning a naming contest in which the public could participate. Online voting between five contending names—Pablo, Termito, Demetrio, Fausto, and Valerio—ended this past week, but the decision still awaits a certain anteater's input! The zoo has decided that mom Maripi will have the final say in the name of her baby. She'll choose next week, on April 7th, between the three top vote-getters based on "enrichment objects" placed in the anteater yard!
I want to thank the National Zoo for allowing me a "backstage tour," and in particular Marie Magnuson for showing me around. Whether you live in the DC area or are just passing through, the National Zoo is definitely worth a visit, especially in the warmer spring and summer months, when the anteaters are more likely to be on display. And I highly recommend heading down there while the current pup is young and adorable! •>~
Update: Maripi has made her call: Pablo it is!


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Ludwig Wins Final Start; Becker K's Ivy Season-High 16 Batters in Sweep of Brown
WEST HAVEN, Conn. — The Yale University baseball team could not have dreamed of a better sendoff for its five seniors. Senior pitcher Pat Ludwig won his final start and junior pitcher Nolan Becker struck out 16 batters, a season-high for the Ivy League, to help Yale sweep a doubleheader from Brown at Yale Field on Saturday in the final day of the season.
Ludwig, 0-5 heading into his final weekend in a Yale uniform despite leading the Ivy League in strikeouts and finishing among the top five leaders in ERA, earned his first win of the season, striking out eight batters and allowing just three earned runs to lead Yale to a 5-4 win over Brown in the opening game.
Becker's brilliance and the Bulldogs' patience at the plate led to a 13-7 victory in Game 2. Yale scored five runs in the first inning without the benefit of a hit and added seven more runs in the sixth inning behind several Brown miscues.
With the wins, Yale won its final three games of the season to finish 13-31-1, 5-15 in the Ivy League. Brown fell to 9-33 overall, 6-14 in the Ivy League.
Ludwig can thank freshman David Toups for the victory. Toups belted his first career home run, a solo shot that put Yale on top 5-3 and proved to be the game-winning hit.
The Bulldogs made their mark in the second and third innings, scoring a pair of runs in each inning. Sophomore first baseman Kevin Fortunato led off the second inning with his fourth home run of the season. Cam Squires later drove in Toups with an RBI bunt single to put Yale on top 2-0. In the third inning, Toups and Joe Lubanski each had RBI singles that gave Yale a 4-0 lead.
Brown battled back with a run in the fourth inning on an RBI groundout by John Sheridan. The Bears scored two more in the fifth inning when Will Marcal drove in the first with an RBI single and later scored on a wild pitch, cutting Yale's lead to 4-3.
After Toups' home run made it 5-3, Brown responded with a run in the top of the sixth on an RBI single by Cody Slaughter, but Ludwig held on from there.
In the top of the seventh inning, Yale head coach John Stuper removed Ludwig after the first out of the inning, allowing Ludwig to receive a standing ovation as he walked of the mound for the final time in his career. In his place, senior reliever Eric Shultz came on to earn his third save of the season in what was his 24th appearance of the season, breaking Yale's record for most appearances by a pitcher in a single season.
Game 2 was almost solely about Becker. The junior left-hander struck out the side twice and had at least two strikeouts in in six of his seven innings. Of his 16 strikeouts, 10 were swinging strikeouts and six caught the batters looking.
In the first inning, Yale sent all nine batters to the plate, using six walks, a hit batter and an RBI fielder's choice to score its five runs. After the first six batters came to the plate, bringing two runs in on bases-loaded walks by Toups and senior Charlie Neil, starting pitcher Mark Gormley and Brown head coach Marek Drabinski were both ejected for arguing with the home plate umpire. However, by the time Gormley departed from the game, the damage had been done. All five runs were charged to the senior lefty.
Yale added a run in the third inning on an RBI single by Squires and then blew the game open in the sixth inning. The Bulldogs sent 11 batters to the plate and benefited from an error, three walks, three passed balls, a wild pitch and three hits to plate seven runs and open up a 13-1 lead. Chris Piwinski had an RBI double and senior captain Ryan Brenner and Cale Hanson each had RBI singles in the rally.
Brown scored one more run off of Becker in his final inning of work. The Bears then made it interesting with three more runs in the eighth inning and two in the ninth to pull to within 13-7, but Shultz, who made his second appearance of the day and 25th of the season, settled down after early struggles in the ninth inning to close the door on the victory.
Brenner went 3-for-8 with an RBI in the final game of his Yale career, while Neil closed his Yale career with two hits, an RBI and a run scored. Senior reliever Greg Lyons pitched two-thirds of an inning, allowing no hits and no runs in his final appearance in a Yale uniform.
Squires had four hits, including three hits and two RBIs in Game 2. Toups went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs scored on the day, including 3-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored in Game 1.
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HAVELOCK � The Havelock Youth Soccer Association got an approving nod from the Havelock Board of Commissioners to begin raising money for the construction of an enclosed outdoor turf soccer stadium Monday night.
HAVELOCK � The Havelock Youth Soccer Association got an approving nod from the Havelock Board of Commissioners to begin raising money for the construction of an enclosed outdoor turf soccer stadium Monday night.
�This is a very unique facility that we want to build,� Bob Hardin, soccer association treasurer, told commissioners. �There will be nothing else like it east of Raleigh. This is a smaller field. It�s extremely fast-paced.�
The association proposes to pay for all expenses to develop the facility that will be built where tennis courts currently exist at the Havelock Recreation Complex on Fontana Boulevard.
Recreation officials say the tennis courts get very little if any use.
The estimated cost of the stadium is between $20,000 and $25,000, with the artificial turf costing the lion�s share at about $12,000. The stadium would be 135 feet long and 80 feet wide and constructed out of high-quality concrete and cinder block, Hardin said. It would have bleachers, a concession stand and a high-tech scoreboard. It will not have a roof.
The arrangement calls for the Havelock Parks and Recreation Department to operate the facility.
Hardin said the association plans to fund the construction through sponsorships and donations. Construction won�t begin until all funding can be secured.
While commissioners supported the idea of the facility, they balked at the league�s proposal to pay 10 percent of net profits from tournaments to the city as opposed to a flat $100 per team fee charged to other leagues that use the complex.
�We just want it to be the same across the board for all teams,� Commissioner Will Lewis said.
The soccer league pointed out that indoor soccer has fewer players per team, and thus would have more teams.
�I�m 100 percent in support of what you want to do, but I am also 100 percent in support of treating you like we treat everybody
else,� Mayor Jimmy Sanders said.
The board decided to allow acting city manager G. Wayne Cyrus to consult with the city�s attorney to craft a contract between the
city and soccer league that would be satisfactory to both parties.
Commissioner George Liner said that the new facility would probably grow the organization, which is already a lynchpin of youth athletics in the Havelock area. The league is in its 30th year and has an average of 300 players each spring and fall season.
The facility would allow the league to host �indoor� soccer leagues and tournaments. Indoor soccer is considered a much faster-paced game than outdoor soccer, with the speed of the game compared to that of hockey or indoor lacrosse, with end-to-end action.
�Honestly, I�d rather watch indoor soccer than outdoor soccer. It�s a lot more exciting,� said Sanders. �If you want to become a soccer fan, go look at indoor soccer. You will become a fan.�


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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
How my Greenhouse Grows!
17 comments:
- Collected Treasures said...
lucky you....looks wonderful! the squirrels absolutely LOVE the fact I planted THEM a garden.....glad you are getting to reap the "fruits of your labor"...xo jana
ps.....your boys are precious.
- July 23, 2009 at 5:50 AM
- Marguerite said...
Hi Marlene. Just discovered your blog and think that it's delightful! You certainly have a green thumb and an eye for landscaping and decor. And your boys are adorable.
- July 23, 2009 at 8:44 AM
- Sharon said...
Drop by my latest post Marlene. I think my zucchini is related to some og your greenhouse plants. I had not visited my veggie garden for 2 days and look what I found. Yikes! Sharon
- July 23, 2009 at 10:13 AM
- gypsywoman said...
well, you know, your squash might just very well BE looking at you, watching you!!! and perhaps talking to you - remember the book the secret life of plants? well......
anyway, your garden grows so well, i'm quite jealous! can't wait for the tomatoes to come in! i love fresh tomato sandwiches - hellman's mayo and fresh whole wheat bread!!!
- July 23, 2009 at 2:57 PM
- Gemel said...
It is looking at you with love, for nurturing and loving its essence into life...
Enjoy and create a tasty supper with the offerings of the purest kind of love, a gift from mother nature herself...
- July 23, 2009 at 3:37 PM
Thank you for paying me a visit. I am drooling over your tomatoes and chuckling over pics of the pups...so much personality! Have a wonderful weekend.
- July 23, 2009 at 9:50 PM
- The Good Cook said...
the tomatoes and squash look great! Don't say eat in front of them though. You will scare them. ;-D
- July 24, 2009 at 5:11 PM
- kiyoteekisser said...
Watch those squash, they sneak up on you and take over.
- July 26, 2009 at 8:17 AM
- bobbie said...
LOVE your blog!! I used to live in Los Osos, and I miss it like crazy! We spent a lot of time in Cayucos, too ~
- July 26, 2009 at 4:24 PM
- Lori at Jarvis House said...
Butternut squash is my favorite and worth the trouble. You can make them so many ways, and they are a wonderful side dish for Fall dinners. http://pennypincherspantry.wordpress.com/category/nigella read Nigella Lawson's recipe for butternut squash, pecans, and blue cheese. I have made this and it is wonderful!
- July 27, 2009 at 3:17 PM
- The Cottage Shopgirl said...
Hi Marlene, I promise you that those "little" squashes wont't be so little very long!! I had to smile when I read your post, my first thought when I saw the pictures of your grenhouse, oh that movie brings back the memories!
- July 27, 2009 at 11:18 PM
- annie said...
Just as long as it doesn't say Feed me Seymour when you pass by you will be okay!
I envy the greenhouse, it's great.
- July 28, 2009 at 11:52 PM
- Marisa said...
Just popped over to have a peek at your blog. It's so nice to see people who share the same interest, so I will be back when I have more time to check out your wonderful "finds". I love what you've got going with your house.
And by the way, welcome to the blogging world...I'm new at it too...5 months blogging!
...warning - it can be additive!
- August 5, 2009 at 3:29 AM
- YAYA GYPSYWOMAN said...
hey lady - just coming round to see what's up with you - i've not been around for a while with my daughter and her group here from louisiana - plus they brought my new little great granddaughter whom i'd never seen [now 5 mos old] so you know what i was doing all the time! anyway, drop over to one of my places when you're so inclined and let's play "catch up" on things at your place - jenean
- August 5, 2009 at 9:05 AM
- GYPSYWOMAN said...
hi marlene - just dropping by to see how you are - sorry i've been out of sight for a while - my daughter was here with her group - anyway, please drop a line when you are so inclined - hope to hear soon! jenean
- August 5, 2009 at 12:40 PM
- Marisa said...
It all looks good and it feels great to be able to grow your own food.
I'm awarding you with the MeMe Blog Award if you would like to pop over and pick it up.
- August 7, 2009 at 1:52 PM
- Nancy said...
I absolutely love your greenhouse. It is the model for the one I want someday. I've even been eyeing old window frames whenever I come across them.
- August 12, 2009 at 6:30 PM
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