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Notice: All courts will be closed on Monday, January 21, 2019 in observance of MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY, except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court, Bail Acceptance and the filing of Emergency Protection from Abuse Petitions at the Stout Center for Criminal Justice, 1301 Filbert St.
Notice: As part of our ongoing effort to provide our visitors with the best experience possible, we're preparing to launch the next generation of our website. Please note this site (http://www.philacourts.us) is a Beta version of the new Philadelphia Courts website that is still undergoing final testing before its official release.
The Traffic Division of the Municipal Court adjudicates violations of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code arising in the City of Philadelphia. The Traffic Division of Municipal Court was established by Act 17 of 2013 of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, which abolished the former Philadelphia Traffic Court and transferred its jurisdiction to the Municipal Court.
The Traffic Division continues to be overseen by Common Pleas Judge Gary S. Glazer as the Supreme Court's Administrative Judge for reforming the operations of the former Traffic Court, a position to which he was appointed in December 2011.
The Traffic Division is located at 800 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19123-2690. The court is open to the public from 8:30 A.M. until 6:30 P.M., Monday through Friday.
The Traffic Division's mailing address is: 800 Spring Garden Street, P.O. Box 56301, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130-6301. The main telephone number is (855)868-1675.
The Traffic Division is committed to providing efficient and convenient service through extended evening hours and affordable payment plans.
Please note that the Traffic Division does not handle parking violations. All inquiries concerning parking violations should be directed to the Parking Authority at (215) 561-3636.
For more specific information, please click on the following links:
DISCLAIMER: The Traffic Division Docket Search provided by the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania through this Internet service has been reproduced from the Official Xerox Database. The data provided here will lag behind the entry of the official data by a period of (7)Seven Days.
All information provided by the First Judicial District through this Internet service is provided "as is", with no warranties, express or implied, including the implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall the First Judicial District be liable for any damages, of any nature whatsoever, arising out of the use of, or the inability to use this Internet service.
This site provides links to servers maintained by other organizations for which the First Judicial District provides no warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy or source of any information found on any such server or the content of any file or data which the user might choose to download from such third-party site.
Unless expressly provided to the contrary, communications through the Internet site by E-mail or otherwise shall in no event constitute filing with, or legal notice to the First Judicial District or to any of its agencies, officers, employees, agents or representatives.
Any commercial use of data obtained through the use of this site is strictly prohibited.
For questions regarding this application e-mail: email@example.com
If you would like to establish or re-establish a payment plan by pleading Guilty or have been found guilty by a Judge you must appear before a Traffic Division Motion Court Judge or hearing officer between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M., Monday through Friday.
If your license is suspended, you must contact the Department of Transportation to request a letter listing all the requirements for restoration of your license. Click here for additional information. You may contact the Department of Transportation, toll free within Pennsylvania, at 1-800-932-4600. Outside of Pennsylvania, at 1-717-412-5300.
Upon receipt of the letter, you must appear personally at the Traffic Division of Municipal Court with a copy of the letter and the information identified in the letter as well as payment for outstanding fees, fines and costs. No information can be released by the Traffic Division over the telephone or through this Website.
(a) All continuance requests shall be in writing on a court-approved form; reference the citation number and the defendant's driver license number; identify the date, time, and, if applicable, the courtroom it is listed for; and specifically state the reasons for the request.
Documentation substantiating the request for the continuance (i.e. proof of necessary hospitalization, pre-paid vacation, military service, etc.) must be submitted.
(b) Timing of request. All requests for continuance must be received by the Traffic Division at least 48 hours before the date set for the trial or hearing. A later request shall only be granted if the defendant or defendant's attorney of record establishes that the cause for the continuance request did not previously exist, or that the defendant was not aware of the grounds for the request, or the interests of justice require it.
(c) Address Where Continuance Requests are to Be Mailed or Delivered. All requests for continuances are to be mailed or delivered to the Philadelphia Municipal Court - Traffic Division, 800 Spring Garden, Post Office Box 56301, Philadelphia, PA 19130-6301. All requests for continuances shall be assigned to the Administrative Judge or his/her designee who shall rule on the request, in writing, and shall state the reasons for the granting or denial of the continuance.
(d) Requests For Continuance on the Trial Date. All requests for continuances on the day of the summary trial or hearing shall be in writing, on the court-approved form, and shall be presented to the presiding judge. All such requests shall be denied unless the defendant or the defendant's attorney of record establishes that the cause for the continuance request did not previously exist, or that the defendant was not aware of the grounds for the request, or the interests of justice require it. The presiding judge shall rule on the request, in writing, and shall state the reasons for the granting or denial of the continuance.
|COMMENT: Continuance requests must be made timely to enable the Court to review and properly rule on them. The Court may entertain written requests from unrepresented parties if not made on the court-approved form as long as the required information is provided. Documentation ought to be provided as necessary. Continuance requests may be disposed administratively.
Please Note: Unless you receive confirmation that the trial has been continued, the request is deemed denied and the trial will proceed as scheduled. In the event you fail to appear, the trial will proceed in your absence, and you will be notified of the outcome.
(a) Entry of Appearance. (1) Counsel for defendant shall file with the Attorney Filing Unit an entry of appearance identifying the citations for which counsel has been retained. The entry of appearance shall include the attorney's office address, electronic mail address, phone number, and the Supreme Court attorney identification number. An entry of appearance seeking to limit representation to a specific hearing shall not be accepted. (2) When counsel is appointed pursuant to Pa.R.Crim. P. 1035, Appointment of Counsel, the filing of the appointment order shall enter the appearance of appointed counsel. (3) Counsel shall not be provided any defendant information unless an Entry of Appearance is filed with the Attorney Filing Unit.(4) An attorney who has been retained by a defendant and entered an appearance as provided in this rule shall continue such representation in the Traffic Division of Municipal Court until granted leave to withdraw by the court pursuant to paragraph (b). An attorney who has been appointed by the court pursuant to Pa.R.Crim. P. 1035 shall continue representation as provided in Local Rule 1035.
(b) Withdrawal of Appearance. Counsel for a defendant may not withdraw his or her appearance except by leave of court. The request shall be in writing or may be made orally in open court in the presence of the defendant. The Court may grant the request to withdraw when new counsel enters an appearance, when new counsel is appointed to represent the defendant, or when the defendant intelligently waives the right to counsel.
|COMMENT: The entry of appearance process has been problematic in Traffic Division proceedings. This Local Rule is designed to advise all parties that counsel must enter an appearance as a precondition to representation of defendants in the Traffic Division of Municipal Court. The Traffic Division will not provide defendant information to counsel until an entry of appearance is filed. Counsel is not permitted to enter an appearance for a limited purpose -i.e. representation for a warrant hearing, or impoundment hearing and the like. Rather, counsel must enter an appearance in connection with all proceedings in the Traffic Division and must officially withdraw from the case to be relieved of further legal obligations at the Traffic Division level.
Certain citations can be administratively canceled (or withdrawn) by the Police if proof of documentation is presented personally at the Police Liaison Unit of the Traffic Division within the time limits set forth below. (This information is printed on the reverse side of the Defendant's copy of the citation).
To request cancellation, you must appear personally at Police Liaison
Unit of the Traffic Division, 800 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA
19123 between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 2:30 P.M., Monday through
Please Note: After the time periods set forth above, the citations CANNOT be administratively canceled (or withdrawn). You must then plead guilty and pay the fine or if you plan to contest the citation, you must plead not guilty.
ALL Notices of Appeal and Petitions to Appeal Nunc Pro Tunc must be filed at:
The Philadelphia Municipal - Traffic Division:
800 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
2. APPEAL HOURS - Appeals may be filed between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 6:00 P.M., Monday through Friday.
3. APPEAL PERIOD - A citation must be appealed within thirty (30) days from the date that a Defendant plead guilty or was convicted by a Traffic Division judge or hearing officer. A Petition To Appeal Nunc Pro Tunc must be filed to appeal a citation more than thirty (30) days after the entry of a guilty plea or conviction. If a Petition To Appeal Nunc Pro Tunc is granted, a Notice of Appeal from Summary Conviction (Traffic) Nunc Pro Tunc must be filed.
4. APPEAL FORMS - Forms are available at the Traffic Division and may be downloaded here:
Assistance with completion of the forms will be provided at the Traffic Division, and it is thus preferable that a Defendant come to the Traffic Division to complete and file the forms (although the appeal forms can be mailed).
5. FILING FEE - The filing fee to file a Notice of Appeal is
$35, and the filing fee to file a Petition To Appeal Nunc Pro Tunc is $12.50. Filing fees may be paid by
Credit Card, Cash, Check or Money Order (made payable to "Philadelphia Municipal Court - Traffic Division"). The filing fee will not be waived, and must be paid
at the time the Notice of Appeal, Petition To Appeal Nunc Pro Tunc are filed. An Appellant who alleges that
he/she is indigent and financially unable to pay the filing fee will
be permitted to file the appeal without the payment of fees if a
Petition to Proceed In Forma Pauperis listing Appellant's income and
assets is filed contemporaneously with the appeal. The Petition to
Proceed In Forma Pauperis will be assigned to the Judge hearing the
appeal who, upon determining that Appellant is not indigent, may order
Appellant to pay the filing fee before hearing the merits of the
NOTE: The applicable filing fees are imposed for each Notice of Appeal or Petition To Appeal Nunc Pro Tunc filed (regardless of the number of citations listed on each form); however, only those citations issued during the same stop may be listed on the same form. A separate Notice of Appeal, Petition To Appeal Nunc Pro Tunc must be completed for citations issued at different stops.
NOTE: The Owner of a motor vehicle impounded pursuant to Sections 6309, 6309.1 and 6309.2 of the Motor Vehicle Code, while the motor vehicle was being driven by someone other than the owner, may appeal the Traffic Division denial of the owner's request to return the motor vehicle by filing a Notice of Appeal and paying a filing fee of $25.
6. COURT HEARING - A hearing date will be scheduled at the time of filing of the Notice of Appeal, Petition To Appeal Nunc Pro Tunc. NO OTHER NOTICE OF THE HEARING DATE WILL BE GIVEN. If an Appellant fails to appear on the hearing date, the appeal will be dismissed by the Court of Common Pleas AND WILL NOT BE RELISTED.
7. IMPORTANT INFORMATION Appeal Options for Untimely Appeals An Appellant who seeks to file an appeal more than thirty (30) days after a guilty plea or conviction must file a Petition To Appeal Nunc Pro Tunc, and must allege and prove that: (1) the delay in filing the appeal was caused by extraordinary circumstances involving fraud or wrongful or negligent act of a court official; and (2) Appellant acted promptly in filing the Appeal after learning of the existence of the fraud or wrongful or negligent act of a court official.
Payment Plan - An Appellant must continue making their scheduled payments after the filing of a Notice of Appeal UNLESS ALL citations which are part of the Payment Plan have been timely appealed. An Appellant must continue to make scheduled payments after the filing of a Petition to Appeal Nunc Pro Tunc. The Payment Plan may be modified after the Petition is disposed by the Court of Common Pleas.
A citation can only be appealed once. If an appeal has been dismissed or denied by the Court of Common Pleas, you cannot appeal the citation again.
A Notice of Disposition will be sent to the Appellant at the address listed on the petition or Notice of Appeal no later than thirty (30) days after the Appeal Hearing. A DL-21 will be sent to PennDOT within ten (10) days of the disposition date. Upon receipt of the DL-21 it may take PennDOT (or other Department of Transportation if Appellant is licensed by a state other than Pennsylvania) thirty (30) days or more to update the Appellant's "operator history." Accordingly, please do not contact the Traffic Division or Court of Common Pleas to inquire about the status of the update of your operator history for approximately 45 days after you have received the Notice of Disposition. You may contact PennDOT directly at (800) 932-4600.
Unless Appealed as provided above, Traffic Division adjudications are final, and are not subject to reconsideration. If the fines assessed are not timely paid, further proceedings can ensue to collect the outstanding fines, including suspension of your driving privileges and issuance of a warrant for your arrest.
If your vehicle has been impounded, you must appear before a Judge to show proof of compliance, pay all outstanding fines and costs, and receive a Certificate of Release.
In addition to the Certificate of Release, you must show the Impoundment Officer proof of a valid license, registration, and insurance or financial responsibility to obtain the release of the impounded vehicle.
Please report to the Traffic Division's Boot & Tow Window in the Customer Service area. You will need to bring your driver's license or photo ID, the Live Stop Towing report, citations (if issued any) and registration. You will be processed to the assigned Judge.
To inquire about the status of a family member who was incarcerated by
a Traffic Division Judge or who is currently being detained in our
holding room, please call our Information Officer at 215 686-1687.
If appropriate, you may be referred to the Enforcement Unit.
1. Within TEN (10) days of the issuance of a Traffic Division Citation the Defendant must:
a. PLEAD NOT GUILTY by notifying the Traffic Division in writing, signing the appropriate plea on the Citation, and by forwarding for collateral an amount equal to the Total Due as indicated on the reverse side, plus $8.00 if the offense charged is under the Vehicle Code; or if the Total Due is not specified, by forwarding the sum of $50.00 as collateral for Defendant's appearance at trial; or
b. PLEAD NOT GUILTY by appearing before a Traffic Division Judge or hearing officer and posting such collateral for Defendant's appearance as the judge will require; or
c. Appear before a Traffic Division Judge or hearing officer to enter a plea if the Defendant cannot afford to pay the Total Due as specified on the traffic summons, or the $50.00 collateral.
d. PLEAD GUILTY by notifying Traffic Division in writing, signing the appropriate plea on the Citation, and by forwarding an amount equal to the Total Due as specified on the citation.
e. PLEAD GUILTY by appearing before a Traffic Division Judge or hearing officer if the Total Due is not specified.
2. If the Defendant fails to respond to the Citation as specified above within TEN (10) days, an administrative fee of $25.00 will be imposed.
3. If the Defendant fails to appear for trial, the trial may be held in the Defendant's absence.
4. If the defendant is found guilty by a Traffic Division Judge or hearing officer, or pleads guilty, and wishes to appeal, the defendant has Thirty (30) days to file an appeal for a trial. All appeals can be filed at the Traffic Division
5. All checks or money orders must be made payable to the Philadelphia Municipal Court - Traffic Division.
6. If the Defendant has been charged with a summary offense under the Vehicle Code, failure to respond within the time specified above will result in the suspension of the Defendant's driver's license and the issuance of a warrant for Defendant's arrest.
7. If the Defendant is disabled and requires assistance to attend court, contact Traffic Division at (215) 686-1667.
If a Defendant intends to respond by mail:
1. The lower portion of the citation must be signed, detached and completed on the appropriate plea line (a. or b.).
2. If Defendant pleads NOT GUILTY, a check or money order for collateral must be enclosed in the amount reported as Total Due as indicated on the reverse side, plus $8.00 costs. If the Total Due is not specified, the check or money order for collateral must be in the amount of $50.00. Defendant will be notified by mail of the trial date.
3. If Defendant pleads GUILTY, a check or money order in the amount reported as Total Due in item 28 as specified on the citation must be enclosed. Failure to remit the full amount may result in the issuance of a warrant for Defendant's arrest.
4. Defendant's check or money order must be made payable to: Philadelphia Municipal Court - Traffic Division.
5. Place lower portion of citation along with a check or money order and mail to:
Philadelphia Municipal Court
Traffic Division
800 Spring Garden Street, PO Box 56301,
Philadelphia, PA 19130-6301.
Please Note
The amount indicated as TOTAL DUE on the Citation includes the applicable fine and court costs as well as the following required fees or costs:
Impoundment Court operates between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M., Monday through Friday.
Motion Court operates between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M., Monday through Friday.
DA Court is held on Fridays at Traffic Division. Defendants who have been arrested for warrants issued by Traffic Division or could be subject to incarceration are scheduled to appear for trial prosecuted by the District Attorney of Philadelphia. The defendant has the right to an attorney or to represent himself. A public defender may be assigned to a defendant as long as they meet the proper requirements in this special court proceeding. Defendants in this court procedure are subject to further incarceration and fines as directed by the presiding judge.
Vehicle Overweight Court operates two times each month. Citations issued to drivers receiving violation citations under Chapter 49 of the Vehicle code will be scheduled to appear for trial in Overweight Court. These violations are directed primarily to truck drivers and trucking companies. Fines and penalties are based on the severity of the violation as described by the issuing officer.


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All top traders seem to have their own trading business plan. It allows them to trade in a business-like and professional manner. I am convinced that it is the only way to make consistent and significant money in this industry.
As I am planning to get back into trading in the next couple of weeks, I have created a new business plan for it.
Having a business plan is all well and good, but it would be of no use if I don't have the discipline to execute it. I have been burnt a few times from trading in the past, but I realise now it was because I didn't have the discipline to stick to what worked for me. So hopefully I have learnt from past mistakes!
1. Objective
a. To make consistent and significant money trading in the Share market in a professional and business-like manner.
a. Effective Date: 01/06/2008.
b. Starting Capital: $10,000 cash (to be transferred from cash savings account).
3. Trading Platform
a. Leverage using Contracts For Difference (CFD).
4. Return Objective
a. To make at least 52% return on capital per annum (or 1% per week, on average).
5. Risk Management
a. Maximum Risk per Trade (RT) = 5% of position.
b. Maximum Risk on Capital per trade (RC) = 2% of capital.
c. Position Size (PS) = Risk on Capital per trade (RC) / risk per trade (RT)
E.g. PS = (2% x $10,000) / 5% = $4,000 per trade.
d. Stop loss must be placed at time of trade based on RT (5%).
e. Trailing stop loss should be set at RT (5%) with 2.5% increments.
That is, stop loss should be moved up at every 2.5% gain in price.
f. Stop loss must only be moved up with share price, never down.
g. Do not add to a losing position, unless intentionally scaling in to fill a predetermined order.
h. At least 50% of trading capital must be maintained as spare equity.
i. Maximum number of open position (OP) at any one time is given by:
OP = (50% x capital) / (Average Margin* x position size).
E.g. OP = (50% x $10,000) / (10% x $4,000) = 12.5
*Average Margin is assumed to be 10%, that is, 90% Loan-to-Value Ratio (LVR).
6. Trade Duration and Direction
a. Trade duration can range from a several days to several weeks.
b. Trade position can be either in the "long" or "short" direction.
7. Share Selection
a. Shares from the ASX200 index only, with CFD margin of 5% or 10%.
8. Trade Strategies
a. Dividend Yield Play (DYP) - in a bull market.
b. Trend following, using multiple moving averages (MMA) and Renko chart patterns.
c. Candlestick chart patterns.
d. 50% Retracement patterns.
9. Time of Business
a. Research, analysis, and order placements should be conducted after normal working hours, e.g. around 7-10 pm during the night.
b. Avoid trading or monitoring market prices during business hours, unless not at work.
10. Monitoring & Record Keeping
a. Records of trades shall be kept in a separate spreadsheet (e.g. shares, position size, open date, exit date, brokerage, interest, dividends, etc.).
b. All expenses relating to trading business should be kept for tax purposes.
11. Tools And Resources
a. BullChart charting software, plus end-of-day data subscription.
b. IG Markets CFD trading website.
c. Ex-dividend watchlist email service.


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Btrapp22 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 86 diseños de 25 diseñadores freelance.
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Hello! I work for a leadership development company in Atlanta that is launching an internship this fall. However we pride ourselves on being innovative and we'd like to abandon typical corporate BS jargon. So instead of calling it an internship, we are calling it THE FORGE. It is a year-long apprenticeship focused on helping young men grow into better leaders both in the for-profit and non-profit sector. They will work in our business for a year gaining practical experience and valuable leadership training.
The name, THE FORGE, comes from 2 different sources:
1. A blacksmith forges iron into something of use--a sword, a knife, etc. That's the process these men will go through. For one year, we will forge them into leaders.
2. Valley Forge - Valley Forge is the place where the Continental Army spent the winter of 1777. It was a torturous winter with men dying in the elements. But the men who survived were eventually the ones who went on to win the war. Their time in Valley Forge "forged" them into leaders and warriors.
This logo should have a design element that represents either of the two above scenarios, but not both.
The only people who will be involved with this internship are young (22-26 yrs old) men who are highly motivated and have a passion for business and making a difference in the world. Our guys are outgoing and adventurous but also professional and business-minded.
The overall feel of this logo should be "gritty professionalism." Other words include...
-- Manly
-- Strong
-- Clean
-- Lightly reminiscent of corporate America but not boring corporate
-- The words "THE FORGE" as the main attraction with one other design/icon element incorporated
-- A typeface that is modern and clean, not gothic or LOTR-esque
BE CREATIVE, HAVE FUN AND KICK ASS! Can't wait to see your designs!
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Species of Concern
Rangewide Status Assessment of Hill's Thistle
Cirsium hillii (Canby) Fern., commonly known as Hill's thistle or occasionally called pasture or prairie thistle, is a relatively wide-ranging species principally of the Upper Midwest. This native thistle, currently ranked G3 by The Nature Conservancy, occurs in variety of open, fire-prone habitats, including such natural communities as gravel hill or bluff prairies, dry mesic to mesic sand prairies, oak savannas, oak barrens, pine barrens, and alvar grasslands, the latter frequently referred to as limestone barrens. The distribution ranges from southern Ontario, Canada, through Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana. If the treatments of several manuals are followed, especially the Ohio Asteraceae treatment by Fisher (1988), as well as standard regional manuals (Gleason and Cronquist 1991, Fernald 1950), the range includes Ohio, although in a recent state status assessment by Cusick (1995), this has been determined to be in error. The loss of habitat, primarily through fragmentation and outright destruction, but particularly through widespread fire suppression, has resulted in the elimination or severe diminishment of populations over most of the range of this species.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) classified Hill's thistle as a C2 candidate species until this listing category was formally eliminated (Federal Register 1996). This rangewide assessment, initiated during the moratorium for consideration of C2 species, and prior to the formal loss of the category, was completed nonetheless to determine if there was any further merit in considering Cirsium hillii as a candidate under the formal definition of this term or category.
Table 1 presents a summary of the occurrences known for all states and the sole Canadian province (Ontario) within the range of Cirsium hillii. For purposes of evaluation and discussion, an "occurrence" of C. hillii, as tracked by heritage programs, is defined as a geographic locality containing individuals of this species [1]. Rangewide, a total of 356 occurrences were identified through examination of heritage program records from 1996 to 1997. Of the 356 records, 221, or 62%, have been observed within the last 25 years, with 8% observed from 1950-1971, 13% observed from 1900-1949, and 5% observed before 1900. The percentages do not total to 100%, as the number of Ontario occurrences was estimated, and a few records had unknown observation dates. Scrutiny of the occurrence record data by each state and province indicated that approximately 141 occurrences are viable, at least over the short term, based on the criterion of a C-rank or higher for an occurrence. In a few cases, a rank was estimated for purposes of this analysis, if sufficient data were available to make a tentative assessment. Potentially viable occurrences, such as those ranked CD or CD?, were not counted, and thus the total is likely somewhat conservative. Little additional time could be allocated to corroborating further the number of occurrences protected within preserves (whether public or private) or identifying those actively managed or otherwise protected on state or federal lands. However, study of occurrence record data indicates that approximately 50 occurrences are protected and/or managed for their perpetuation; which is probably a conservative accounting. Internet and literature searches revealed virtually no information or citations concerning research or monitoring of this species, resulting only in articles and lists in which Cirsium hillii is cited as a plant associate or noted as a state listed or former federal candidate species. These searches, though conducted several times, cannot be considered definitive, but do highlight the paucity of information on this Midwestern taxon.
The primary threats to Hill's thistle are clearly those related to the fragmentation of its once considerably more extensive habitat. The principal threat at present appears to be the continued decline of remaining habitat through plant succession, canopy closure, and shading, largely through the loss of ecological factors within landscapes, such as wildfires, that formerly functioned to maintain patches of suitable habitat. This has led to the highly increased vulnerability of colonies to stochastic (random) events as well as numerous human pressures, the latter including such activities as encroachment through development, herbiciding, grazing, impacts from recreational land use and development, certain agricultural and forest management practices, and maintenance activities related to the upkeep of railroad, pipeline, and road rights-of-way.
The following discussion provides a status summary by state and provincial distribution, with commentary regarding habitat, characteristic plant associates, population size and viability, management programs, and threats to populations.
Although Cirsium hillii is an endemic Midwestern taxon far from being demonstrably secure, it is not sufficiently rare nor endangered throughout its range such as to merit consideration for federal listing at this time. Despite its extreme rarity in Iowa, Indiana, and to some extent Illinois, there are numerous records of viable populations within the remainder of its range, including Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Within states such as Michigan, the stronghold for Hill's thistle rangewide, this species persists well even though as a special concern or "watch-list" plant it has no legal protection, and can be expected to persist well into the future. Moreover, there are likely additional large to moderately large populations that will discovered through ongoing inventory in Michigan and elsewhere. Overall, the current G3 rank assigned by The Nature Conservancy is well justified, based on the current data. Even though there is insufficient merit for recommending federal listing, Hill's thistle remains vulnerable to continued decline in many portions of its range without determining the most appropriate management strategies. It is clear that the biology and ecology of this species is rather poorly known. Thus, management attempts will need to be coupled with long-term biological monitoring programs to ascertain which type and regime of management is best. Some monitoring programs have been initiated within the context of large-scale pine and oak-pine barrens management in Michigan, and should occur elsewhere within the range where possible, particularly in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, where occurrence records have indicated that habitat closure threatens many populations. Without intervention through active management and a better understanding of the natural history of this species and its habitat, it is very possible that Hill's thistle could significantly decline over the next several decades
Lastly, though not emphasized nor fully explored for this rangewide status assessment, the taxonomic standing of Cirsium hillii remains of some question, and may require further investigation to clarify if this species is truly distinct from Cirsium pumilum.
1. Cirsium hillii is not sufficiently rare, vulnerable, or in decline throughout its range to merit consideration for federal listing at this time.
2. Active management and long-term biological monitoring programs are recommended to prevent further decline and determine the most appropriate management strategies to perpetuate populations and sustain suitable habitat.
3. Natural history studies of virtually any aspect of the biology and ecology of the species are recommended to augment and guide experimental management programs.
4. Investigation of the systematic relationship of C. hillii, C. pumilum, and other related taxa are suggested to clarify the most appropriate taxonomic treatment of this group.
5. Continued inventory within the known range of C. hillii is recommended, and is likely to result in the identification of additional populations. In several areas within the known range, there is continued merit in attempting to ascertain the status of historical populations. In addition, the proximity of historical populations in southern Lower Michigan to Ohio suggests that inventory could be appropriate in the northern portion of the latter state, if potential habitat is present, for the possible future discovery of Hill's thistle there.
This status assessment was completed through funding provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Region 3), via the East Lansing Field Office (ELFO). First and foremost, I owe special thanks to Mike DeCapita, ELFO endangered species coordinator, for his usual blend of abundant patience, encouragement, knowledge, and guidance. I am especially indebted to several heritage botanists and information managers, who kindly took the time to promptly respond to my request for status data and other relevant information on Hill's thistle within their state or province. For sending element occurrence information and additional data, I would like to tender special thanks to Terry Campos (Illinois Natural Heritage Program), June Dobberpuhl (Wisconsin Natural Heritage Program), Cloyce Hedge (Indiana Natural Heritage Program), Mike Oldham (Ontario Natural Heritage Program), John Pearson (Iowa Natural Areas Inventory), and Nancy Sather (Minnesota Natural Heritage Program). The Ohio status report was provided by Allison Cusick (Div. of Natural Areas and Preserves, ODNR). I would also like to thank Dr. Tony Reznicek, Curator of Vascular Plants at the University of Michigan Herbarium, for reviewing specimens with me and providing comments, opinions, and as always, the astute botanical instruction that so few are able to give or find the time to do! Lastly, and by no means least, I would like to thank Sue Ridge, MNFI Director of Administration, for assisting me in keeping a small budget on track and helping as usual in a myriad of small but deceptively important ways.
Table 1. Summary of Cirsium hillii occurrences by state and province, with a breakdown by last observation date. (#=footnotes)
* Historical occurrences documented through several collection records include this category but were not provided in the state status report and thus cannot be detailed here. The number of occurrences recorded for Iowa only reference confirmed extant populations .
3 The sub-global rank for Hill's thistle within the states and province in its range.
4 Reported falsely within the state.
5 Because the number of Ontario sites are estimated from numerous collection records, a breakdown by collection period cannot be provided.
1) Heritage programs track must track species (i.e. "elements") on an arbitrarily determined locality basis for their databases. Thus, an occurrence may not necessarily constitute what one might consider a population, and in many cases may represent a series of colonies or patches that can be collectively be described as metapopulations.
2) Appendix A provides an explanation of Nature Conservancy element occurrence ranks.
Argus, G.W. and K.M. Pryer. 1990. Rare vascular plants in Canada, our Natural Heritage. Botany Division, Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Ontario. 191 pp. + maps.
Coffin, B. and L. Pfannmuller, eds. 1988. Page 175 in: Minnesota's endangered flora and fauna. Univ. of Minn. Press, Minneapolis. 473 pp.
Cusick, A.W. 1995. Report on the status of Cirsium hillii (Hill's pasture thistle) in Ohio. Status report submitted to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 3, Minneapolis. Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources, Div. of Natural Areas and Preserves, Columbus, OH. 6 pp.
Federal Register. 1996. Review of plant and animal taxa that are candidates for listing as endangered or threatened. February 28, Vol. 61. No. 40: 7596-7613.
Fernald, M. L. 1950. Gray's Manual of Botany; eighth edition, illustrated. D. Van Nostrand Company. lxiv + 1632 pp.
Fisher, T.R. 1988. The Dicotyledoneae of Ohio. Part 3. Asteraceae. Ohio State Univ. Press, Columbus. x + 280 pp.
Gleason, H. A., and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. Second edition. The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, New York. lxxv + 910 pp.
Hedge, C. M. Homoya, & C. Baker. Report on the status of Cirsium hillii (prairie thistle) in Indiana. Department of Natural Resources, Division of Nature Preserves. Indianapolis, IN. 13 pp.
Illinois Natural Heritage Program. 1997. Element Occurrence Records for Cirsium hillii. Springfield, IL.
Michigan Natural Features Inventory. 1997. Element Occurrence Records for Cirsium hillii. Lansing, MI.
Minnesota Natural Heritage Program. 1996. Element Occurrence Records for Cirsium hillii.
Moore, R.J. and C. Frankton. 1966. An evaluation of the status of Cirsium pumilum and C. hillii. Can. J. Bot. 44:581-595.
Natural Heritage Information Centre. 1996. Collection records for Cirsium hillii. Ontario Heritage Program. Peterborough, Ontario.
Swink, F. & G. Wilhelm. 1994. Plants of the Chicago Region, 4th ed. Indiana Acad. Sci., Indianapolis. 921 pp.
Watson, W.C. 1993. Inventory of selected counties in northeastern Iowa for Cirsium hillii (Canby) Fern. The Nature Conservancy, Iowa Field Office. Status report submitted to Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources, Des Moines, IA. 14 pp.
Wisconsin Natural Heritage Program. 1996. Element Occurrence Records for Cirsium hillii. Bureau of Endangered Resources, Dept. of Natural Resources. Madison, WI.
A Excellent Occurrence. Protection of A-ranked occurrences is essential to conservation of the maximum diversity and viability of an element in the state. A-ranked communities are essentially undisturbed by humans or have nearly recovered from early human disturbance. Species composition shows little departure from original structure and composition (except in seral or disturbancedependent communities). A-ranked populations of a sensitive species are large in number of individuals, stable or growing, show good reproduction, and exist in a natural, sustainable habitat.
B Good Occurrence. Protection of these occurrences is important to the survival of an element in the state, especially if very few or no A-ranked occurrences exist or in natural regions of the state where there are few or no A-ranked occurrences. A B-ranked community is still recovering from early disturbance or recent light disturbance but eventually will reach a B-rank. Presence of exotic species (if only localized and/or a minor component of the flora), a recoverable departure from original structure and composition for the site (except in seral and disturbance-dependent communities), result in a B-rank. B-ranked populations of a sensitive species are at least stable, occur in minimally disturbed habitat, and are of moderate population size.
C Fair Occurrence. Protection of these occurrences helps conserve the biotic diversity on a regional or local level and is important to statewide conservation only if no higher-ranked occurrences exist. A C-ranked community is in an early stage of recovery from disturbance or its structure and composition have been altered such that the original vegetation of the site will never rejuvenate, yet with management and time, partial restoration of the community is possible. C-ranked populations of sensitive species are in clearly disturbed habitats, small in size and/or number, and possibly declining.
D Poor Occurrence. Protection of these occurrences is seldom worthwhile except for historical reasons or only if no better occurrences exist. D-ranked communities are severely disturbed, their structure and composition have been greatly altered, and recovery to original conditions, despite management and time, essentially will not take place. D-ranked populations of sensitive species are very small with a high likelihood of dying out or being destroyed and exist in highly disturbed and vulnerable habitats.
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I decided to venture over to Myspace the other day to check my
mail and maybe tweak my profile a bit when I noticed that I had a message. I
clicked on it and lo and behold had an email from the Cowbell Kid. Now anyone
who knows me will tell you I had a few small run ins with him, but nothing
serious about respect for the game and some behavior I heard about in the past.
But I do have to throw this compliment out there to him, he has made efforts to
clean and polish his act up a bit since late last year, and for that I sit back
and say thank you.
who has ever taken in a game at the Trop will know that he was famous, or
infamous for yelling at players during Batting Practice about certain
inconsistent behaviors in their past or in their playing styles. It is no secret
that he got more than one player a bit upset. I personally know of one incident
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by the yelling and screaming go to and from the
But that
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relievers or right fielder in the league. Now there have been a few moments
where personal stuff might have popped down between himself and another player
that were not above board, but that is in the past, and that play is no longer
on the New York Yankees, so it is in the vault with the rest of the deeds. But
since that has been one of his focal points over the year, he emailed me with a
problem he is just now starting to develop because of some recent trades or
actions by the Rays to change their
I am
going to take the quote directly from his email so you can see that I am not
making this up, or trying to embarrass him. He said, "Here's where it gets
tricky I have grown fond of some of the players that will no longer be a part of
our team, usually I will abuse any opposing players just because they are not on
the Rays team! But because of the respect some of these guys have gained in my
eyes I am going to have to be selective about my targets. ( never thought that
would ever be a problem for me ) oh well ."
And I
know that will be a problem for him in 2009 and the season that will go on for
the Rays. I know he has a fond friendship and a game day type of bond with
former Rays players like Jonny Gomes, who is now with the Cincinnati Reds, and
Rocco Baldelli, who is now a dreaded Boston Red Sox. Because he is one of the
most vocal fans about the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, it is going to be
interesting what will happen during B P in 2009. But then again, he will also
see Gomes during Spring Training games, and it might be a tense moment for him
to see Jonny in red and white for the first
I know I
have had the same situation since the Rays began play. I would begin to talk
with a player and develop a bit of dialogue and when they were in the Bullpen or
out in right field I used to chat it up with them a bit, but when they left, I
did not stop trying to chat with them. My reasoning for this is that we are both
in love with the same thing………Baseball, and that common ground has a huge
amount of conversational pieces. A great example is former Rays right fielder
Jose Guillen. I used to yell out to him every game and even try and tell him if
a player was taking a wild turn at this if the ball came into the corner near
my seat.
It was
not to confuse or to even play coach, but to be his eyes when he had his back to
the field. I got to know him better and every time he comes back into the Trop.,
he comes over and say hello. Other players like Shawn Camp, who is now with the
Toronto Blue Jays have come over and shook hands and then got to their business.
But the best at keeping his old Tampa Bay baseball friendships up was former
Rays catcher Toby Hall. Every time the Chicago White Sox came into town, he would
stroll down to the corner and we would talk about his time in Chi-town and how
his kids were growing. Hall and I never went out fishing or even for more than
beers at Ferg's, but we always seemed to have time to talk even during games
when he was in the Bullpen.
It is a
fine line and a personal choice if you want to remain friends or just change it
to a buddy who plays for the enemy. I was talking with former Rays player Joey
Gathright about that last year after a game and he said that it was tough
sometimes to come back here and see the people who cheered for him now booing
some of his actions. But he also knows that he can not pull punches or even
slack off a moment in front of his former home crowd or it would give them
another reason to boo louder to him. And there lies the problem. Can we as fans
of our team separate the player from the team, or are they a whole not matter
takes that problem and decides for themselves. I stood up and cheered for Texas
Ranger outfielder and former Rays Josh Hamilton the first time he came up to bat
at the Trop., and I am not ashamed of it at all. Some things happen in life that
you need to celebrate or show your appreciation to a player. The first time
Rocco Baldelli comes to bat I will also stand and clap. It is my way to salute a
great player that we will miss not only in the lineup, but talking with
field-side before the games. But then again, I have also mourned the loss of
two great former Rays players who I think were stand up guys and died way before
their times.
I am
speaking of former Rays pitchers Joe Kennedy and Cory Lidle. I am not going to
go into the moments or the reason for their deaths, but they were moments that
made me question baseball and life in general for a moment in time. I was not a
close friend of either guy, but we did have conversations and used to talk down
in the Checkers Bullpen area any time they came into the Trop. It was a baseball
buddy kind of bonding that you just wanted them to be successful and have a
great life. I have written blogs about each of them, and my blog to Lidle was my
first sports entry in years on my old Myspace page. I have since removed the
posting and it is sitting in my blog scrapbook where only I can read it
So it is
now my place to celebrate baseball, and when it comes to our former players, I
try and keep in touch with them when they come into the Trop. Be is chatting
with Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Jesse Litsch, who last year told me about his new
home purchase in a great area west of Pinellas Park, Florida, or Brandon Backe
standing there talking with a group of Rays fans talking about nothing in
general, but loving every minute of it. So do we as fans, try and keep these
small friendships or baseball buddy situation alive and well, or do we let them
die because they are playing for another
I choose
to decide on a individual basis. There are players who I do not chat with that I
used to laugh at jokes with and see outside the stadium all the time. Even if
the player did not leave here without throwing insults or comments at the team's
management, I do not hold them accountable because they spoke their minds and
the issue is closed. But it is hard to gain some face time with a player and get
to know them and then they get traded or sign as a free agent somewhere else.
But my
best example might be Rays relievers Dan Wheeler and Trever Miller. I was not
close to either of these guys the last time they were here. We would exchange
comments and glances as they passed my seat, but it was not until they came back
to Tampa Bay after stints with the Houston Astros that the respect and the bond
grew. Every day they would pass my seat area and we would chat with them for a
few moments, and during the year, if I missed a game , they noticed and asked me
where I was, like friends sometimes do. And that meant a lot to me. But it was
the day after the Rays clinched their first playoff berth that really set the
tone for me with my Bullpen guys.
I was
given one of the champagne bottles used in the celebration by a member of the team, and I asked Wheeler
if he would mind signing it for me. He took the bottle back in its bag and it
stayed back there for about 4 innings. He ended up having everyone in the Rays
Bullpen sign that bottle and then brought it back to me. I stood there and just
stared at the bottle for a bit then remembered why I like to talk to these guys.
They are good people, and even the short times we chat with them are remembered.
Guess sometimes there can be bonds outside the foul lines in baseball. So with
that, here is a question for you. Do you maintain your friendships and
conversation with your ex-players, even if they are playing for a division
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I love that Dan Wheeler gave you the signed champagne bottle. As I think I've mentioned (forgive me if I'm repeating myself!), I sat with his family during one of the Yanks-Rays series, and they were such nice people. I think it's only natural that there are some players you connect with, even if they move on to opposing teams. They're human beings. There will be some we like and some we don't, regardless of their uniform.
Nice post. I take it on a person by person basis. I was lucky enough to meet a lot of the Rockies youngsters in Triple A and if some of them left the team I'm sure I would still talk with them. One such guy is Clint Barmes. He was always the nicest guy to talk to and even in the show he still has that same demeanor. I could not imagine not talking to that guy if he went to another team. Sometimes it's tough though especially if a lot of mudslinging goes on while the player is leaving and the fan base gets in the middle. Mostly the way I see it, if they were a good guy with us then they'll be a good guy with them.
Great post today. As you know, we Red Sox fans can be tough on former players. If you've gone over to the "evil empire" then there is very little love for you when you return. But when players like Millar came back to play, the fans were always kind and welcoming. I think the reason for a playing leaving can play into the fans reaction also. If a player got traded and really had no say in the matter, then fans seem to be friendlier when they return. But if the reason they left was purely for more money, then they really won't find a "candle burning in the window" for them at Fenway. I can't speak from any personal experience with individual players. We don't go to all that many games at Fenway each season. It's just too expense and too hard to get tickets.
I agree totally Jane.
But there are fans out there who curse and spit and even find personal information on the player and throw it in their faces during games and B P. I personally do not care to know the reason or the circumstances around the players personal life thrown out there for the world to see sometimes.
If they deserve the information out there because of B S or harm to another…they have to reap what they sow, but a majority of the MLB players are just doing a job that they take a lot of respect and pleasure in, and if they take a moment to make a kids day by saying hello or slapping their hands… they gain bonus points in my book.
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Did you ever meet Cory Slavik, he was a guy a few years back fighting for a spot as a utility guy in Triple-A and they put him everywhere on the field, even catcher. He was with the Rockies until he decided to just give up baseball and get married to his lovely girlfriend Erin.
I got to know him through Erin, who worked with me at Pepsi and they introduced me to Joey Gathright . He was a guy that could of been up there in 2007 if he stuck around, but decided it was time to get a real job. Great guy tho, and a awesome old Rockies prospect.
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It will be interesting to see how the Boston fans either cheer to jeer Gabe Kapler when he takes the field the first time for the Tampa Bay Rays.
I know I used to give him a bad time, but I am putting his Boston and Japanese days behind him and know he will be a great player for us this year. But will the Boston faithful remember him, or just flash him out of their minds to even forget he ever wore their colors. Should be a fun first series in 2009.
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Yes, I think we all should cheer on ex-players of our team. When the Mets played the Padresor A's in interleague I always cheered for Mike Piazza. It's one thing to boo a rival, like Chipper Jones or Derek Jeter, but to boo someone you used to like, it doesn't make sense.
Good point,
So many times people think the player is a traitor because he is with another team. A good example the Rays had Eric Hinske on their squad last year. Every time he went o bat in Toronto, they boo'ed him.
Hr did not leave the team on his terms, they let him go, and he signed with Boston, then Tampa Bay. It is not like he held out a contract or wanted out of town. Hr got disrespected and did not want to resign after that . But he got boo'ed during every single at bat………..now that is crazy.
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I still cheer for Johan Santana. Of course, he is in the other league so that makes it a lot easier.
I guess it depends on the situation, who it is, why he left, and who he plays for now (not going to cheer for division rivals, no way). I would love to cheer for David Ortiz, but it makes me sick that the Twins released him in favor of Matthew LeCroy. Everytime he steps up to the plate I am only reminded of the worst decision Terry Ryan ever made.
I can see that one.
Santana is one of those pitcher I would cheer for just because he could bring out a gem of a performance in a heartbeat.
But David Ortiz, I still will not cheer for him no matter what. If he was like an Edgar Martinez type DH, maybe. But the guy is in one of the worst shaped in the league, more Ruthian in body shape than ability.
And I would guess both would get boo'ed by people who are not true fans of their past efforts for their team.
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I take it on a player-by-player basis. If he leaves on good terms, then I more than likely cheer for him. Like Aaron Rowand for example. I will ALWAYS cheer for him. Well, unless he becomes a Twin. I can't cheer for them ever. Other division rivals, I'd have to see how I feel about it. The players who leave and badmouth the organization, I don't cheer for them. Magglio Ordonez, for example. Then there are the players that badmouth DURING the season. Orlando Cabrera. I will NEVER cheer for him. Most of the players who have left the Sox or have been traded are still worthy of my cheers (hahaha). And until such time as they do something to change my opinion of them, I'll still cheer for them. I have no experience in talking to players at games since I've only been to, like, six Sox games. But being able to talk to them at SoxFest was great. We've got a wonderful group of guys here in Chicago.
Hey Rays Renegade – I think the Red Sox fans will be pretty accepting of Gabe Kapler. He is the reigning champion of the Red Sox Cookie-bake off! (And they had him back even after he was traded!) Also, you should check out gotmilb.mlblogs.com. Lisa has an interview there with Reid Brignac of the Rays.
Have a great day!
Rays Renegade,
I've only been to the Trop once, and I don't remember seeing the guy but I think that I know who you're talking about. Is he old? That is such a cool story about Guillen! Anyway, I always clap for former players, unless they are on the Yankees. I am still debating whether or not I will clap for Manny Ramirez because of the way he left the Red Sox. If it had merely been a trade, I would definitely clap, but he left in such a derogatory way that I don't know. I can't hide the fact that I still love him though. I clap whenever Trot comes to the plate, and I will clap when Coco comes to the plate. I will never EVER clap for Johnny Demon again.
Too true Jenn,
You know, during the ALDS, when Cabrera was jawing with Grant Balfour that first game, I was hoping he took a step to the mound. Balfour is a triathlete, and he would have knocked him out with the first punch.
But, that is so true, player by player basis is about the best way to do it. The fortunate thing for most of the ex-Rays player I have known , they left on good terms and did not trash the team too much. Aubrey Huff did a bit, but he also had a good reason to at the time.
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I really do miss players who leave…OMG, I miss Aaron Rowand so bad it HURTS. Still. I literally cried the day he signed with the Giants. All day…my husband thought I was NUTS. I followed him with the Giants all year and will again this year. I seriously have NO life. :O)
You are the second person to mention Aaron Rowland. Guess he was a lady choice when he was with the Phillies, and now with the Giants. Women take a different approach to the players that most guys do, well straight guys.
I know some women try to get close to them to hope a bond happens that is stronger than standing by the field side, but the reality is most of these guys have gotten that kind of attention since lower-A ball, and by the time they get up to the majors, they have their game down..or should.
But being polite to the fans is priority one. I remember when one player played for the Rays he never saigned autographs, even in the Spring. I got a bit close to a friend of his and he said he would sign on a Sunday. Well of course he went to stretch out and again said give him a few minutes, then he sprinted right back into the clubhouse. I caught up to him after he left the team in Louisville a few years ago and he finally signed it…But he did laugh it took me an additional 3 years to get the bat signed.if you are wondering.it was Gerald Williams.
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That is the cool thing about sports. We can pick our friendlies and our enemies and stick to it. Unlike some other spots, if you jeer at a player in football we never really hear it unless you do it before or after the game.
But in baseball because of the amount of time the player is within ear distance of hearing the fans and the crowd, it can be effective sometimes in their game. It is rare, but players have missed balls and taken their eyes off pitchers by comments. It is a part of the home field advantage, but it is also rare to get that done.
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I'm guessing the Cowbell Kid is not the same as the Happy Heckler? When we first got the MLB Extra Innings package, we could hear him loud and clear during the games (the H.H., that is), but it seems we don't hear him much any more.
The champagne bottle is really cool, by the way.
As for cheering or booing former players, as some others have stated, I think it depends on how they left the team, and also on the kind of relationship they had with the fans while they were here. I personally would not boo Jim Thome, Aaron Rowand, Randy Wolf, or Mike Lieberthal. They were all fan favorites while here. Scott Rolen is a different matter – he always seemed a bit aloof, and said some less than nice things about the team. Him I might boo, under my breath at least so as not to set a bad example for my kids. And then there's J.D. Drew. I think he will be booed in Philly till the end of his playing days even though he never even played for us, but because of the way he tried so hard not to play for us after he was first drafted. We don't like to be spurned!
Since the Rays don't play the Phillies in Philly this year, we won't get to see how Pat Burrell would have been greeted. Maybe we'll meet in the WS again!
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The Cowbell Kid is actually the guy who stations himself under the Jumbotron in Right Field and is always hitting his cowbell no matter what during the game. The Heckler has been a bit quieter in the last few years, but he does get in his spots when the big boys come into town.
I have a surprise for you. You might have forgotten, but the Philadelphia Phillies will play the Rays in Citizen Bank Ballpark in 2009, not just during the Inter-League series at Tropicana Field. The Phillies play their last two games on April 3rd ( 7:05 pm) and 4th ( 1:05 pm ) in Philly against the Rays.
I do not know if it will be season pricing, or spring training pricing. You might want to consult a Phillie Ticket Rep to check out if their are still tickets available for the events.
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This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act — and it's worth celebrating.
Twenty years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. For at least one person who attended the signing, that Act was something much greater than just one more law coming out of D.C. It was a demonstration of what Christian worldview can look like in practice.
Joni Eareckson Tada, a Christian author, artist, and activist, was in the audience that day. As you probably know, a diving accident back in 1967 tragically left Joni a quadriplegic. Since then she's been a tireless advocate for disabled people around the world.
Joni's ministry, Joni and Friends, has provided everything from gift baskets to wheelchairs for the disabled. But perhaps the single most important thing that Joni does is, as her website puts it, "aggressively promoting life, human dignity and the value of all individuals—despite their disabling condition—from a biblical perspective."
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Well, as you can see, for Joni, helping create better access and equal opportunities for the disabled was never about political correctness or government expansion. It was about something that goes much deeper than that: shaping a society that reflects and embraces the God-given value of each human being. It's about demonstrating in practical terms what it means to honor, respect, and care for the ones Jesus might have called "the least of these my brethren"—the ones who need a little assistance from the rest of us.
It's about helping them live full, productive lives. Isn't that what a biblical worldview is all about?
Joni wrote in her article, "I pray everyone will join with me in honoring this 20th anniversary by renewing our own personal commitment to check our attitudes, get over our own fear and discomfort, and befriend the person behind the disability in our own community, church, workplace, school or neighborhood."
That's my prayer as well, and I hope it will be the prayer of all of you. Honoring and advocating the God-given sanctity of human life begins with honoring the life of the person right next to us, including the disabled.
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Pope Benedict: Theologian Buffeted by Controversy
Pope Benedict is considered a leading theologian and praised for his extensive writing but has also been controversial. WSJ's Stacy Meictry assesses the pontiff's eight-year papacy. Photo: Reuters
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A day after being shot in the stomach, 4-year-old Khalise Weatherspoon was taking a few steps from her hospital bed and asking to speak with her 3-year-old brother who was with her when she was hit, according to her family.
"She's in good spirits, she wants to see her partner in crime, which is her little brother," her grandfather Richard Spires said Tuesday.
Khalise is the fourth child 7 or younger to be shot and wounded in Chicago this month.
She was on a scooter, playing with her brother and two older sisters near their grandmother's home near 71st and Rockwell streets in Marquette Park, when two gunmen stepped out of an alley and opened fire about 4:55 p.m. Monday, according to Spires and police. Khalise was struck in the abdomen and a 31-year-old man was also hit.
The girl was taken by a neighbor to Holy Cross Hospital, then transferred to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she was listed in good condition. The man suffered a gunshot wound to the buttocks and was taken to Holy Cross Hospital.
Police said no one was in custody and they had no description of the shooters.
Spires and other family members were at Mount Sinai today and said the girl's condition is improving.
"She walked a little bit down the corridor of the hospital, " Spires said. "She's in a little pain, she's hungry. The doctors don't want her to have anything in her stomach just in case there's fragments there."
Spires said the man who was also shot was walking out of a home toward his car when the shooting began. "They just opened, started shooting. It was a coward, senseless act. It's just crazy, man, it don't make no sense. It's real bad, man.
"My grandbaby doesn't even know what a gun is," he added. "I mean, it's crazy. We celebrated her fourth birthday just this past weekend."
The girl's aunt, Theda Smith, called the shooting "devastating."
"Innocent children are getting shot by guys that want to come in different areas or territories and shoot other guys," Smith said. "It's crazy."
For Bamani Obadele, whose children are friends with Khalise, the shooting left many questions.
"What do you say to this 4-year-old, a child that just turned 4, that's got a bullet hole in her stomach?" he asked. "What do I say to my four children and cousins, who play with this young girl and had to watch her laying in an alley by their house?"
He paused, and shook his head.
Three other young children have been shot and wounded this month:
• A 7-year-old boy was shot in the neck in Cole Park in the Chatham neighborhood on July 3.
• Jaden Donald, 5, was shot in the chest at Cooper Park in the West Pullman neighborhood early on July 4.
• Quianna Tomplins, 6, was shot while riding a scooter in the Roseland neighborhood July 20. She was at a memorial for a man shot to death on the same street five years ago.
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Michigan Tech Graduate Student Wins a Spot in International Satellite Imaging Competition
By Jennifer Donovan | Published
There is trouble in paradise. Across what used to be home to half a million people making a living farming, raising livestock or fishing, the land is becoming inhospitable to vegetation. The flocks of migratory birds that used to fill the skies are rarely seen.
The region used to be called the Garden of Eden. It's located in a region of Iraq known as Mesopotamia, a formerly fertile valley between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers that is becoming increasingly arid due to rising salinity of the soil. Now a graduate student at Michigan Technological University, originally from Iraq himself, has developed a plan to use high-resolution satellite imagery to analyze the salinity of the ground and—hopefully—find ways to make the Garden of Eden fertile again.
DigitalGlobe, a company that manufactures a high-resolution, 8-band sensor for satellite imaging, found the project so innovative and promising that they have invited Sinan Abood, an interdisciplinary PhD student in environmental engineering at Michigan Tech, to participate in a worldwide competition called the 8-Band Challenge. More than 500 proposals were submitted; Abood's is one of 10 that were accepted. The competition, open to graduate students and postdoctoral research fellows, is slated to be judged this spring.
Abood is analyzing 100 square kilometers of Mesopotamian marshlands, with DigitalGlobe's 8-Band Challenge footing the bill. The new, 8-band satellite imagery of that area normally would cost $2,500, and what he learns could benefit the entire 5,000 square kilometer marshes.
Satellite imagery is commonly used to analyze the properties of land surfaces, but until DigitalGlobe released its latest satellite, Worldview 2, the highest resolution researchers could use came from a 4-band sensor. The new 8-band sensor produces images that focus in to two meters per pixel of detail.
"The 8-band sensor gives us a larger range and much more detailed, high-resolution information," says Abood. Each spectral band is narrowly focused on a particular range of the electromagnetic spectrum that is sensitive to a particular feature on the ground.
He is comparing 4-band satellite images from 2003 and 8-band images from 2010 to identify the damaged areas of the Mesopotamian marshes and determine the changes in water supply and salinity. Then he will try to find a relationship between the soil salinity and the arid marshlands.
"Soil salinity is a major environmental hazard," he explains. "It has a severe negative impact on water quality and crop production. There are extensive areas of salt-damaged soils on all continents, but their extent and distribution has not been well studied in the Iraqi marshes."
Abood's advisors at Michigan Tech say his research could make an important difference.
"Research on soil salinization and land degeneration is based on a mixture of pedology (a study of soils in their natural environment), geography and environment science," says Ann Maclean, professor in the School of Forestry and Environmental Sciences (SFRES) and Abood's PhD advisor. "The interpretation of this type of imagery is the most important means of making both qualitative and quantitative analyses, particularly in areas like this where ground monitoring is almost impossible."
Mike Falkowski, assistant professor in SFRES and co-advisor on the research, added: "Sinan's 8-Band Challenge project is focused on using cutting-edge technology to detect and characterize saline soils in Iraq, which are a major environmental hazard that negatively impacts water quality and crop production. Using remote sensing to detect saline soils could serve as an early warning system to help mitigate the associated negative impacts."
Abood says his research could be significant worldwide. "Approximately 10 million hectares (nearly 25 million acres) of irrigated land are abandoned each year due to an increase in soil salinity and a decrease in the water supply," he points out.
Michigan Technological University is a public research university, home to more than 7,000 students from 54 countries. Founded in 1885, the University offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, and social sciences. Our campus in Michigan's Upper Peninsula overlooks the Keweenaw Waterway and is just a few miles from Lake Superior.