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Jimmy Kielek
Class of 2009
Major/Minor: Majo: Biology; Premedical Track / Minor: Chemistry
Jimmy recently completed the Physician Assistant program at Towson University.
Doctor Lacrosse in the House
Washington College's national-caliber lacrosse program appealed to Jimmy Kielek '09. The modern science facilities and the intimate learning community cinched the deal.
Kielek, a premedical graduate who majored in biology and minored in chemistry, was an attackman on the men's lacrosse team; a Dean's List student, he also served as a Student-Athlete Mentor (SAM) for his teammates.
"I always knew I wanted to do medicine," he said, "but I wanted to go to a school where I could play lacrosse."
A graduate of Baltimore's Archbishop Curley High where he played soccer and lacrosse, Jimmy enjoyed the camaraderie of Shoremen lacrosse.
"The guys from the team were my best friends on campus, and there's a really strong bond between the current lacrosse program and the alumni," he said.
WC also helped promote the sport abroad when it sent 10 players and Coach J.B. Clarke to Europe as part of the "A-Team" representing the United States in the 2007 Prague Cup. The "A-Team" captured the cup, and Kielek scored the game-winning goal in the team's semi-final victory.
But for Jimmy, the win was just part of the experience.
"Playing in Europe was awesome. We were able to see the sights, and we had the opportunity to play lacrosse," he remembers.
"It was great just to see the difference between lacrosse here and lacrosse over there, and the influence and expansion of the game in Europe," Jimmy said.
His interest in lacrosse was a driving force behind his plans to enter the field of orthopedic medicine. Though Jimmy always planned on a medical career—both his parents work in the profession—he decided to focus on something that would help other athletes like himself.
"Growing up playing sports, I learned a lot about the physical motions of the body so I have a better understanding of orthopedics," he said.
"In high school, a friend on my soccer team had ACL surgery, and one of my college teammates underwent shoulder surgery," Jimmy explained. "I would love to work with athletes and help them return to normal levels of play as quickly as possible."
Jimmy first got a taste of orthopedic surgery during his internship with a local surgeon. He shadowed Dr. Frederick Lohr during surgeries and office visits.
"It was a good experience," he said. "I saw a ton of different injuries. I can see how my coursework applies to what I see in the surgeries."
After graduation, Jimmy worked as a clinical research associate at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He is currently enrolled in the Physician Assistant Program at Towson University.
"I see myself using the skills I developed on the lacrosse team in college—teamwork and discipline—to help me in my career," Jimmy said.


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Sometimes those are at odds with space limitations in a newspaper.
While I understand this headline for a "human interest" story, it still doesn't sound good.
A Blog detailing the insanity of my medical practice and the stupidity of everyday life.
Reminds me of a neighbor who was so very proud of his involvement in his son's high school sports program that he would repeatedly proclaim, "I'm a big athletic supporter!"
Copyeditors. A dying breed. You see their lack on the web. I don't know how many have saved me from thing like that. Kind of like nurses savind MDs bacon, my RN mom tells me ...
I recently saw one - "The average American eats more than 400 Africans." If I'm not eating any, that means some are eating ... Ack!
The judge said the prisoner is unfair.
The judge said, "The prisoner is unfair."
"The judge," said the prisoner, "is unfair."
English is a great language.
In the parlor with an ice pick...
Seen on a t-shirt:
"English doesn't borrow from other languages. English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them down, and goes through their pockets for loose grammar."
Love it! :-)
How about:
"Let's eat, Grandma!"
"Let's eat Grandma!"
Did anyone see the first published MSNBC.com story about the death of Neil Armstrong today? The original article title said "Astronaut Neil Young dies." Umm... no, MSNBC. Not quite.
I heard these types of headlines/sentences are called "crash blossoms". One of my favorite is "Handicapped Fish At Trout Farm" My sister said they were being mainstreamed but it could be the headline was just a hook.
If you look at how some of the trouts turn out at fish farms, (carp shaped instead of the normal healthy torpedo shape) they can easily be labeled handicapped.
Sorry to be a nit-picker, but the examples given here mostly concern the ambiguity that results from missing or inaccurate punctuation (which is why "Eats Shoots and Leaves" was such a popular book). The problem with your headline was different: blind can be both a verb and an adjective. Headline writers strive to use the fewest number of words, but really, "Woman Helps Parents of Blind Children" wouldn't have unduly increased the length.
BTW, LOVE the t-shirt message IBParker quoted!
I had to say it out-loud to get the joke.
Sorry, don't get it (English ist not my native language) - for me it says that a women is helping the parents of blind children. What am I overlooking? I don't get the joke, not even when saying it out loud... wait a moment is it verb instead of adjective?
don't feel bad Heterodyne,English is my native language and I didn't get it until I read Hildy's comment.Maybe I've read too many headlines ?
I saw the man on the hill with a telescope.
Who has the telescope? Me? The Man? The Hill?
And since when do telescopes have sawblades?
This makes certain "English" sense when taken in context of "English"following day's picture of school suppies ..... Perhaps those were the teacher -associated supplies?
And then there's intonation:
*I* never said he was a liar."
"I *never* said he was a liar."
"I never *said* he was a liar."
"I never said *he* was a liar."
"I never said he *was* a liar."
"I never said he was a *liar*.
[not sure emphasis on "a" would modulate the meaning]
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So the blurb for this straightener says that they are better than GHDs.
That is the ultimate right? I bought many many pairs of straighteners before spending £100 on GHDs and yes, so far they are the best.
The main thing I find with GHDs is that once my hair is straight it will STAY like that whereas with all other brands, my hair will kink as the day goes on.
In the US they have far more high end straighteners to choose from – a lot of ladies there have already moved onwards from GHDs.
Anyway, enough babble – here are the Nicky Clarke DesiRED (geddit) hair straighteners:
So what does the DesiRED have?
Adjustable temperature – the dial has choices for fine, medium and thick hair, then a high setting of 230 degrees (hotter than GHDs).
It has the rounded edge for curling, like GHDs.
It can be used worldwide and has a 360 degree swivel cord.
The RRP is £79.99 which is less than the average price of a GHD, £94.99 on the official GHD site.
The first impressions of the Nicky Clarke Hair Straightener is good, but its no good without a road test! So I dug out my beloved GHDs:
Length wise they are the same. The GHDs are heavier, perhaps sturdier. The Nicky Clarkes are plastic and feel lighter – with second thoughts, they are a little easier on the wrists especially if you are straightening a lot of hair.
Once again they look quite similar. The GHDs don't have adjustable heat though BUT – this is a small thing but I miss it on the Nicky Clarke straightener – it doesn't do the beep! I love the beep the GHDs do when its ready, cos then I don't have to pay attention to it, I just wait for the beep then wonder why the duvet is smoking.
Heat up times wise, they both heat ups within a minute. No problems there. The Nicky Clarke is ready when the red light stops flashing.
I choose MAX temperature with the NC, just because I can 😀
My hair before – it grows quick but I am in serious need of a chop chop. Its a recession ok! One must space out cuts 😉
Its wavy and very layered – hello hairdresser! I didn't realise you put so many layers in! Tut.
After (a so-so hair straightening job by me but you get the idea):
So my verdict…
Both of the hair straighteners are excellent. Both lasted – I didn't wash my hair for a day and both sides look great even after a sleep.
1 point each
The GHDs are heavier, the NC's are lighter. Overall I think I prefer the NC's for build because although the GHDs feel more sturdy, I get arm ache after holding it up for too long.
1 point to NC
There is the temperature variation on the NC's you don't have on GHDs- it depends if you feel that you need this. If you have fine hair you may not need super heat, so perhaps choosing a lower temp means you don't have to exert it to a very high temperature. I found the thick and max temps worked well on my hair.
1 point to NC
I love the beep feature on GHDs though!
1 point to GHD
Here's another thing I noticed – the NC was very glidey – like it went through my hair smoothly and quickly, and only needed one stroke per area (ahem). The GHDs I ran through each section once or twice to get it perfectly straight (so it took a bit longer in the end to do the GHD side).
1 point to NC
Price wise, the NC's are around £79.99 give or take a few pounds. You can get it from Boots and collect the points too. GHD's vary around £95 – £130, depends where you get them from. GHDs come in different patterns too, but I never got the point of collecting the same straightener in different colours unless you have 10 bedrooms and 10 heads or something.
Therefore….yeah I think I prefer the Nicky Clarke DesireRED's to GHDs. If you get the chance to try them out let me know what you think but for me, lazybones, the NC worked quickly and was light and effortless.
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Virgin Australia has won approval from Singapore's corporate regulator to take over regional airline Skywest as it makes a push into budget air travel.
Virgin surprised the market in late October when it announced a $98.7 million bid for Skywest and a 60 per cent buy-up of another budget carrier Tiger for $35 million.
Five weeks later, the Securities Industry Council of Singapore has given Virgin formal approval to take over Skywest.
Virgin is paying 22.5 cents for every Skywest share.
Skywest, which serves the West Australian market, is presently incorporated in Singapore.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the Foreign Investment Review Board, Singapore's High Court and Skywest shareholders still have to approve of the acquisition.
Virgin is hoping its Skywest takeover will give it a slice of the lucrative fly-in, fly-out market in mining-rich Western Australia.
Skywest also has flights to Darwin, Melbourne and Denpasar in Bali.
Virgin's shares were down one cent to 43 cents at 1.36pm AEDT.


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Mrs. Dorje Yuthok's frank and fascinating account of life in upper-class Lhasa before the Chinese occupation is also a quiet, dignified description of a noblewoman's status in the family and the community. She moved in the highest government circles—both her father and her husband were cabinet ministers, and her brother served as prime minister. Yet her outlook on life is grounded in the Buddhist practice she learned as a close disciple of well-known lamas and spiritual teachers.
"A superior book." —The Tibet Journal
"Dorje Yuthok's book is rich in vignettes of the quotidian life of Tibetan aristocrats, with detailed descriptions of the intimacies of family life deftly conveying the immediacy of her experience to readers." —Marcia Calkowski, The Journal of Asian Studies


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Move Aside, Kanye: Andrew Mason Debuts Album
What has the ousted founder of Groupon been up to since being pushed out by his board? You may be surprised. Greg Bensinger discusses on digits.
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Fear Not
The devil would certainly like it if we lived in fear. I shared this on the air this afternoon to help us see another option.
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10
Be encouraged. God will give you strength. Do not live in fear.
- Kevin Krueger, afternoons on PLR


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The beauty of the .gif file movement is the documentation of the moving image. This leads to explorations in effects, one of the most impressive being the zoom, which taken to it's logical conclusion can have stunning results. One .gif in particular, taken by James Tyrwhitt-Drake, utilizes a scanning electronic microscope from the University of Victoria's Advanced Microscopy Facility, and clipping each scanned image into a fantastically detailed, zooming .gif.
Tyrwhitt-Drake, who also runs the blog Infinity Imagined, begins the .gif with a view of an amphipod (a classification of shell-less crustacean), zooming in further to reveal a diatom (a class of algae notable for their silica shells) on top of the amphipod, and further revealing a microscopic bacterium. Proving once again (if proof was needed) how visually stunning science can be. (via smithsonian)


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November 29, 2006
A whole host of organizations banded together to present a panel on HIV and AIDSs Tuesday night. The panel was sponsored by the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies, the International Students Association, 'shOUT, and the Gender Issues Committee. According to college physician Dr. John Roberts '83, it was the first of its kind during his tenure at the college.
The five panelists assembled were Dr. John Roberts '83, Chris White, Christine Amidon, and Byron Reynolds and Marcus Sanders of Brothers United in Indianapolis. The panel spoke to a small group of students in Baxter Hall.
Dr. Roberts gave a presentation citing figures from UNAids and the Center for Disease Control. Among the startling statistics in 2005, there were over 2.8 million deaths worldwide due to AIDS. 2005 also saw over 24.5 million infected individuals in sub-Saharan Africa with only 1.4 million in North America. Behind Africa, Southeast Asia is becoming a source of concern for many health professionals as the number of infected individuals has been steadily increasing in recent years. Dr. Roberts reported there were over 7.6 million people with AIDS in that part of the world during the 2005 year.
New infections are also a source of concern for those actively engaged in the global fight. There were roughly 11,000 new HIV infection per day during 2005.
Chris Amidon spoke more about the problem locally as it relates to the state of Indiana and Montgomery specifically. She also took some time to reflect on more personal anecdotes of dealing with AIDS patients during her time as a health care professional.
Amidon said there have been 28 AIDS cases reported in Montgomery County since 1985.
Chris White, a family nurse practioner, spoke on accountability as it relates to this epidemic. She stressed the motto of the week, "know your status."
She advocated for people to take the time to be responsible and to make sure they got tested. White also suggested that perhaps Wabash should look into offering HIV testing on campus. During her time at South Bend, she had been involved in a program that provided that opportunity for local college students.
The panel ended by representatives from Brothers United talking about their organization. According to its website, Brothers United of Indianapolis "provides HIV/STD prevention, education and awareness to the African-American Gay / Bisexual, Same Gender Loving Men and Transgender communities of Marion County, Indianapolis." It is a source of education and resources for people with AIDS, providing information on the disease, counseling resources, contraceptives and other methods of protection and disease prevention.
Dr. Cheryl Hughes was a little disappointed that not more students attended the event. "It was informative and important," she said after the lecture.
Tuesday night's lecture was just the first lecture of Aids Awareness Week. 'shOUT and the Gender Issues Committee will co-sponsor the screening of Philadelphia Thursday evening at 8PM in the first floor classroom of the MXI.
In photo: Top left, Amina McIntyre, Assistant Director of MXI, introduces panel members Dr. John Roberts, Chris White and Chris Amidon. At right, Amidon talks about local and state AIDS statistics.
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TNA Wrestling's Robert Roode is primed and ready for this Sunday's huge Bound For Glory pay-per-view. Roode, along with Beer Money Inc. partner James Storm, will compete not only to recapture the TNA tag team straps, but also the prestigious IWGP tag titles from the New Japan promotion.
Roode sat down with SLAM! Wrestling and explained his feelings on Beer Money Inc.'s Full Metal Mayhem match and the chance to wear dual tag team gold. "We are very happy to be going for those belts and to be in there with such great teams like Angle/Booker and Team 3-D," he said. "The Japan championships have such a rich history and adds a lot of legitimacy to TNA."
Now in his fifth year with TNA Wrestling, how did the dream begin for this Peterborough, Ontario native? Growing up Roode was an exceptional hockey and football player, but also a big professional wrestling fan. "I grew up watching Hogan and Savage as a kid. As I looked to get into the business I focused more on the likes of Curt Hennig, Rick Rude, and Ric Flair," he reminisced. "I liked especially how Mr. Perfect combined psychology, athleticism, and charisma. That's what I wanted to develop."
His in-ring style has been compared to Hennig and Arn Anderson, a compliment Roode accepts with some hesitation. "It's great to be mentioned with the likes of those legends, but I try to stay as original as possible".
Roode had some prestigious assistance when breaking into the sports entertainment business. He is friends with fellow Canadian Sean Morley, better known to WWE followers as Val Venis, who trained Roode briefly in the basics before sending him off for further development with Shane Sewell. "Val gave me great guidance and then Shane taught me more of the core fundamentals. I trained for three months, picked things up real fast, then had my first match."
He made his first official appearance in the squared circle in 1998; however, it was not until 2000 when the six-footer really hit his stride. "For the summers of 2000-2003 I did tours of the East Coast where I was wrestling seven days a week and really got to learn the business," he explained. "The first tour was for Emile Dupre of Grand Prix Wrestling."
By the end of 2003 Roode was becoming frustrated with his lack of overall progression and actually considered moving on from professional wrestling. However, that all changed with a single phone call, "I was ready to hang up my boots, I was just spinning my wheels ... then the call came from TNA." Roode became a part of Scott D'Amore's Team Canada where he was dominant as the powerhouse Canadian Enforcer.
SLAM! Wrestling asked Roode how it felt to have legendary Booker T's first feud in TNA to be with him. "Booker actually asked to work with me so it was quite an honour. We worked with each other for six months, and he was a pro in and out of the ring."
He continued, "I learned and continue to learn a lot from Booker, he's easy to talk to and treats everyone in the dressing room professionally." Speaking of legends, Roode said that if it was possible to turn back the clock he would love the chance to go one-on-one with either Ric Flair or the late Curt Hennig. From the current TNA roster Roode is hoping to have the opportunity to lace up the boots in singles competition against Kurt Angle and world champion A.J. Styles. "Kurt and A.J. are such amazing talents, I think it would be fun to watch."
Robert Roode discussed his character progression within TNA and how the company has developed as a whole since his arrival. "We are the fastest rising wrestling promotion of all time. Ratings are steadily going up and I'm apart of the hottest tag team today in Beer Money Inc."
Looking ahead to Sunday's Bound For Glory event, available on Viewer's Choice Canada, Roode is extremely excited to be included in such a high profile tag match-up. "This is our Super Bowl, biggest night for the company, and every wrestler is psyched to get out there and perform," he said. "If there is one pay-per-view not to miss it is definitely Bound For Glory."
In closing, Roode stated that although singles championship gold is definitely a goal down the road, he is quite content where he is at. "I feel like I'm just hitting my prime now, and have a long career ahead of me."
EDITOR'S NOTE: Make sure to check out Robert Roode and all the TNA stars this Sunday night in Bound For Glory, available exclusively on Viewer's Choice Canada. The Fan Q&A with Roode, conducted as a contest in partnership with Viewer's Choice Canada, will run in the coming weeks. Thanks to all who entered!
Andy McNamara has been a SLAM! Wrestling writer since 2005 and missed Mike Mastrandrea's photographic genius while attempting in vain to take quality photos of Robert Roode. Andy is a Play-by-Play broadcaster for baseball, hockey, basketball, football, and volleyball for Rogers TV, Durham College, and TV Cogeco.


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All of these were VIN-identified as 1965 designs, but several changes were made at the standard opening of the new model year (start August 1964), consisting of the addition of back-up lights on some models, the introduction of generators to replace generators, and an upgrade of the V8 engine from 260 cu into 289 cu in. When it comes to a minimum of some six-cylinder Mustangs fitted with the 101 hp 170 cu in Falcon engine, the rush into production consisted of some unusual quirks, such as a horn ring bearing the 'Ford Falcon' logo underneath a trim ring emblazoned with 'Ford Mustang.' These qualities made enough distinction to require designation of the 121,538 earlier ones as "1964 1/2" model-year Mustangs, a distinction that has sustained with perfectionists. Mustangs For Sale in Hill Afb UT are easy to find now with online shopping.
The 1973 OPEC oil embargo brought with it more stringent contamination laws and the desire for fuel-efficiency. This was also the very first time in automobile history that the Huge 3 were having to take on imports. The new Mustang II was smaller sized than the very first variation however, due to the extra equipment needed to satisfy brand-new United States emission and safety regulations, was heavier than the first model. Efficiency was minimized and in the very first year just 385,993 cars were offered.
Second generation Mustangs for sale in Hill Afb UT were offered in between 1974 and 1978 and offered in a coupe and hatchback variation. 1979 the Mustang was revamped a third time. This time it was based upon the bigger Fox platform and the interior was truly huge enough for 4 individuals. The trunk was larger therefore was the engine bay. The body designs available consisted of a coupe, hatchback and in 1983 a convertible. In 1979 the 3rd generation Mustang functioned as an Indianapolis 500 speed vehicle and Ford constructed 10,478 commemorative reproductions. The third generation Mustangs were produced from 1979 to 1982.


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The following crimes are from the week of July 17 to July 23, 2011.
July 17. 300 block E. Willow Grove Avenue. Between 9:20 p.m. on July 15 and 1:30 p.m. on July 17, an unknown person stole 12 Xanax pills and two cases of Twisted Tea from apartment. Complainant had left keys for someone to care for her dog.
July 17. 100 block W. Meade Street. Complainant states that an unknown person stole a green mountain bike from front porch. Reported at 3 p.m.
July 20. 7 Valley Green Road. Complainant states that between 1 and 7 p.m., an unknown person pried open door to a 2006 Mitsubishi Galant and stole money, a GPS and a head radio.
July 21. 7600 Germantown Avenue. Complainant states that an unknown black male forced him to buy six Dutch Master cigars, two cartons of Newports, 16 ounces of cream soda and took his cell phone and credit card. Reported at 5:15 a.m.
July 21. 7700 block Stenton Avenue. Complainant states that at 9:30 a.m. a bullet came through his floor and struck wall. Police checked his apartment and the one below and found nothing to indicate who may have fired shot.
July 23. 300 block E. Willow Grove Ave. Complainant states that while she was swimming in pool, an unknown person entered her apartment and stole a striped bag containing an iPod, compact disc player and two pool passes. Reported at 5 p.m.
Summary — Six crimes for week: one robbery, one aggravated assault, one theft from vehicle and three thefts.
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OD Bridgeman, 81, of Grayville passed away at 8:54 a.m. Saturday, February 16, 2013 at Wabash General Hospital in Mt. Carmel.
OD Bridgeman, 81, of Grayville passed away at 8:54 a.m. Saturday, February 16, 2013 at Wabash General Hospital in Mt. Carmel. He was born May 9, 1931 in Monticello, Ky., the son of John W. and Josie Belle (Harmon) Bridgeman. OD married Dorothy Evelyn Wilson on June 9, 1956 and she survives. OD served in the U.S. Army and worked in the oilfield industry as well as did yard work all around Grayville. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Grayville.
Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Dorothy; a daughter, Ginger Wurtz and her companion John Hargrove of Mt. Vernon, Ind.; a son and daughter-in-law, Brad and Susan Bridgeman of Mt. Vernon, Ill.; two brothers and a sisters-in law, George and Sandra Bridgeman of Indianapolis, Ind. and J.R. and Joyce Bridgeman of Carmi; a sister and brother-in-law, Lois and Bruce Noland of Indianapolis, Ind.; three granddaughters, Trish Jourdan, Jessica Clark, and Chelsea Bridgeman; two great-grandsons, Mason Lee Clark and Brentley Lucas Jourdan; three step great-grandchildren, Megan Jourdan, Landon Clark, Blake Jourdan; and one step great-great-grandchild, Bailey Cox.
OD was preceded in death by two sisters, Hollis Webb and Artie Bridgeman and five brothers, Glen, Chester, Kelly, Robert and Johnnie Bridgeman.
Funeral services for OD Bridgeman, 81, of Grayville will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at Campbell Funeral Home in Carmi with Rev. Rodney Groff officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery in Grayville. Friends may call at Campbell Funeral Home from 5 until 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Memorial contributions may be made in OD's name to the American Heart Association and will be accepted at Campbell Funeral Home. For more information, visit campbellfuneralservices.com.


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Feb. 16: Is PrEP Prevention Justice? Join HIV PJA for Webinar on New Prevention Technology
January 27, 2011
Save the Date: Wednesday February 16:
For the first time, a multi-country trial has shown that the use of the oral anti-HIV drug Truvada, by HIV negative gay men, MSM and transgender women, decreased rates of HIV transmission. And CDC has now released an interim guidance on the use of PrEP in gay men and other men who have sex with men....
But these results and guides beg many questions about ethics, equity, access and human rights. Join us with trial investigators, community advocates, human rights activists and others for an informative and stimulating conversation.
Speakers have been asked to discuss:
What are the human rights and HIV prevention justice implications, possibilities, challenges of PrEP?
What are the questions of access and ethics around new prevention technology, and the level of community input and transparancy in decision-making processes
Vulnerable and Marginal populations -- thoughts on access and equity
Can interest in new prevention tech can bring new players in the fight for new resources? How can we leverage different strengths to FULLY fund the fight against AIDS?
We will also have plenty of time for discussion
Moderator: Dazon Dixon Diallo, MPH: SisterLove and the HIV Prevention Justice Alliance
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Dr. Robert Grant, Gladstone Institute, UCSF; iPrex Primary Investigator: Trial Overview
Dr. Jeff McConnell, Gladstone Institute, UCSF; iPrex Scientist: Living our prevention justice principles in trial design and implementation: lessons from iPrex
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PART 3: Guidances, and Who Is Guiding the Guides?
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One of the region's most distinctive musical ensembles will be paying Chestnut Hill a visit Sunday, Sept. 29. The Cathedral Choir School of Delaware will be singing at the 11:15 a.m. service of the Episcopal Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. According to the church's music director, Erik Meyer, the choir will sing Eleanor Daley's "Missa Brevis," the "In Paradisum" movement from Gabriel Faure's "Missa Requiem" and Farrant's "Lord, for Thy Tender Mercy's Sake."
Meyer recounted the Cathedral Choir's recent history: "The Episcopal Cathedral of St. John in Wilmington, Delaware, closed a couple of years ago because the attendance was so poor. The choir school, however — about 40 boys and girls plus professional and amateur adult choristers — was thriving, so the cathedral's endowment money was rolled into preserving the school. They now sing throughout the entire region." The choir will make a return visit to Chestnut Hill to sing at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Sunday, March 23, 2014, 10:30 a.m.
Established in 1883, the Cathedral Choir is a fine example of the Anglican tradition of choral singing in the U.S. The Episcopal Church is the principal American province of the worldwide Anglican Communion, founded upon the Church of England, which broke from the Roman Catholic Church in the middle of the 16th century. From the late Middle Ages onward, the cathedrals in England — Roman Catholic before the Reformation and Church of England afterward — have maintained musical establishments that are among the most acclaimed in the world.
The choir has toured extensively, both nationally and internationally. In 2003 it toured England, where it sang at services in Exeter Cathedral, Truro Cathedral and Buckfast Abbey. The choir has also performed in Puccini's opera, "Turandot," for OperaDelaware and has sung at a Phillies baseball game.
St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church will present its own first Choral Evensong of the season 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6. The music to be performed includes Henry Smart's "Magnificat" and "Nunc Dimittis" in B-flat and J.S. Bach's Motet, "Lobet den Hern."
The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia opened its 2013-14 season Sunday afternoon, Sept. 15, in the Kimmel Center's Perelman Theater. With Dirk Brosse on the podium, the region's premier chamber orchestra performed Mendelssohn's Overture to "A Midsummer Night's Dream," his "Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor" and Beethoven's "Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major."
The afternoon's finest playing was heard in the Beethoven. The Symphony No. 4 is a frequently overlooked work because it comes between the groundbreaking "Eroica" Symphony No. 3 and the overwhelmingly famous Symphony No. 5. And yet the Fourth Symphony, when taken on its own terms, is a concisely conceived and fully formed masterpiece.
The concert opened with an evocative and enchanting reading of Mendelssohn's Overture to "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Mendelssohn's orchestration, particularly his use of the clarinet, was a harbinger of the romantic movement, and Brosse elicited playing that captured the score's air of magic that inhabits Shakespeare's comedy of misdirected love.
H.J. Lim was the soloist in Mendelssohn's "Piano Concerto in G minor." Once a staple of the concerto repertoire, it nowadays sounds more like a dated, period piece of "sound and fury, signifying nothing," to borrow a phrase from Shakespeare. Lim's playing rendered the score no favors by offering up a shrill tone and rushed finger work.


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5 Recurring Movie Extras You Won't Believe You Never Noticed
#2. Futurama's Mysterious Number 9 Guy
Futurama is packed with clever Easter eggs and general awesomeness. It's almost like The Simpsons were never cance- ... what? Seriously? Huh. Anyway, we've told you before about the made-up alien alphabet and the real math formula created as throwaway gags for Futurama, but there was something else hidden in the show all along -- see if you can spot it in these stills from seasons 1, 2, 5, and 6 (1999-2011):
Trivia time: The Harlem Globetrotters existed before this series (they were created for Scooby-Doo).
Yep, either the "bald head, goatee, and Number 9 shirt" look is more popular in the future than we thought (perhaps it's the new attire for the Crips), or the same guy keeps showing up in many crowd scenes across the years. Here he is in the very first episode of the show, during the New Year's Eve 3000 celebration:
He even put on his one colored shirt this time, since he was gonna be on TV and all.
Naturally, the Number 9 Guy's mysterious appearances inspired several crazy theories among the show's devoted fans. According to one, he is a reference to John Lennon's disapproval of people who read too much into the Beatles' music -- the number 9 is supposed to come from the song "Revolution #9" from The White Album, the one that fueled the whole "Paul Is Dead" conspiracy theory. The idea is that Matt Groening is such a huge Beatles fan (three-fourths of the band has guest starred on The Simpsons so far) that he put that Easter egg in the show just to fuck with people.
Hence this blatantly inaccurate recreation of the Abbey Road cover.
However, the audio commentary from the Futurama DVDs revealed that the Number 9 Guy's actual origin is even crazier than the fans thought. Originally, he was part of an unexplained caste system and was actually a kind of slave -- the number 9 represented his rank in society, and presumably we would have seen other people being forced to walk around with big 9s on their clothing to show how unimportant they were.
"Stop that, you're not allowed to clap. Or smile."
The plot was abandoned, though, and the writers must have completely forgotten about it, because they eventually brought back the Number 9 Guy for a major part in a plot ... that involved him wearing a tin foil hat. OK, so maybe the whole "screwing with obsessive fans" theory wasn't so far from the truth. He has continued to show up in crowd scenes in the most recent seasons, now with the tin foil 'do permanently on.
Damn, we can never get the tin-sideburns to look that good.
#1. The Same Two Hipster Cops Show Up in Every Superhero Comic
In 2011, comic book writer Scott Snyder noticed something strange while he was going through some superhero kid books: the same two vaguely hipsterish cops, standing in the background of comics by different artists and different companies, with no explanation. They can be seen capturing Lex Luthor after a fight with Superman ...
"Damn, my $6 billion robot armor is no match for these handcuffs."
... before jumping to the Marvel universe and arresting Spider-Man:
"You have to start wearing underpants with those tights, Spider-Man. There are kids around."
Note that it's always a brown-haired dude with sideburns and a red-headed guy with glasses and a soul patch. Here they are again, being molested by Catwomen ...
... then going off to capture Doctor Octopus:
Strange how they're always more effective when facing middle-aged dudes.
The characters have unofficially become known as the Mystery Hipster Cops, the most prolific photobombing law enforcers in the comic book world (granted, there isn't a lot of competition there). They were even featured in the kid-friendly tie-in to The Dark Knight Rises (yes, that exists) supporting an injured Commissioner Gordon while seemingly dressed as Ghostbusters, which is infinitely better than anything in the actual film.
This does back up our suspicions that Bane was possessed by Vigo the whole time.
Their weirdest characteristic is that they show up in Marvel books as well as DC, showing no regard for the laws of continuity or copyright. Nobody seems to know who they really are or what they want. Sideburns and Soul Patch are usually policemen, but there doesn't seem to be a lot of job security for cops these days, because they sometimes show up as businessmen, park rangers, secret service agents, or even criminals:
"Oh, darn, tied up by a scantily clad supermodel again."
When it comes to stalking superheroes in their secret identities, they prefer to wear regular clothes -- Clark Kent appears to be on to them:
"Goddamned hipsters."
Here they've followed Peter Parker to an airport and are wondering why he's suddenly 13:
And why Jameson suddenly looks like he's off to a vacation in the wrong part of Thailand.
They then stopped by Gotham City again and successfully blended into Bruce Wayne's party by copying his tuxedo:
Perhaps they are superheroes with the mutant power to make cameos everywhere, like revamped Muppet Babies versions of Stan Lee. Some fans believe they could be dimension-hopping characters, hinting at a Marvel/DC crossover, but that wouldn't account for the fact that they've also shown up in Transformers books:
"Shit, this is the worst place yet."
Although these superheroes are owned by different companies and the books are written and drawn by different people, it turns out that all of them are published by HarperCollins, so the mastermind behind this conspiracy is most likely someone who works there. Whatever the case, the hipster cops have captured the imagination of fans everywhere and even have their own terrible rap -- let's see who wises up first and gives them their own comic/movie.
We don't have a comic movie yet, but we've got a new Star Wars mini-series and that's even better.
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LIVERMORE — Police have released the names of two East County men who were arrested last month allegedly with a Contra Costa Times newspaper hold list that has been tied to at least one home burglary.
Patrick Piazza, 27, of Bethel Island, and Morgan Scales, 21, of Antioch, were arrested Jan. 13 by Livermore police on charges of possessing burglary tools. Police said the pair tried to steal an idling car sitting in a driveway next to a Livermore home they intended to burglarize.
The men were driving a car reported stolen during a home burglary in Walnut Creek, police said. Police said they also found a Contra Costa Times vacation hold list in the back of the car; the list contained the addresses of subscribers who had requested the temporary suspension of newspaper service while they were away on vacation.
The Walnut Creek home was included on the list.
Walnut Creek police are investigating whether the list could have been used to burglarize other homes of Times' subscribers. The newspaper is also conducting an internal investigation into the matter and has put new measures in place to protect subscribers.
Neither man is a current or former employee of the newspaper, nor are they contractors, police and newspaper officials said.
Both men remain in Santa Rita Jail, and each is facing one count of possession of burglary tools. Scales is being held on $150,000 bail. No bail is set for Piazza, who is also accused of violating parole.
No one else has been arrested in connection with the incident.
Staff writer Erin Ivie contributed to this report. Contact Katie Nelson at 925-945-4780 or follow her at Twitter.com/katienelson210.


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Minnesota icon Paul Bunyan has announced that colossal changes are coming to Minnesota health care. Federal health care reform is here. Although Americans remain divided about the law, there's no debate that its effects are coming.
How will the changes impact you and your family? That depends. The truth is that upcoming changes will be as unique as your fingerprints and will depend on your current health insurance.
Federal reform will change the insurance situation for about 24 percent of Minnesotans in four categories: Those who are currently uninsured; those who buy coverage on their own; those who are covered by Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association (MCHA) or MinnesotaCare, or those who work for companies with 50 or fewer employees.
But it's equally important to remember that 76 percent of Minnesotans won't experience major differences in benefits or premiums due to federal reform. The most common change for these Minnesotans will be the additional cost of 1 to 3 percent in federal taxes added to premiums paid by large companies.
If you are in the four categories subject to changes, here's the basic information you should know:
• About 54 percent of Minnesotans who do not have insurance now qualify for low-cost or free coverage through MinnesotaCare or Medicaid. Another 35 percent of people without insurance will be eligible for help paying for coverage. This financial help will be paid for in part by a new federal premium tax.
• Many people will be buying more benefits than before, including coverage for mental health, substance abuse, maternity care, and dental care and eyeglasses for children. More benefits mean higher premiums.
• About 120,000 people will have lower deductibles than in the past, increasing their premiums.
• If you or your employer paid more for coverage because of a preexisting condition, that added charge goes away.
• If you or your employer received a discount because you're healthier than average, that discount is gone.
• MCHA enrollees will have a year to transition into the private market, where their preexisting conditions will no longer exclude them from coverage.
• MinnesotaCare rules will change, moving about 10,000 current enrollees into the private market, with help paying their premiums and medical care costs.
• Individuals will have many coverage options during open enrollment. No one will be denied coverage, even if they are already ill or injured. These costs will be shared among everyone who is insured, increasing premiums.
• Premiums paid by smaller companies and individuals could see up to 5 percent in added taxes, including two federal taxes and one state tax to fund MNsure, the state's new online marketplace for health insurance.
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Wondering where you fall? The website myhealthcarefuture.org can help you figure it out. The site asks a few questions and helps Minnesotans personalize changes coming through federal reform. Or, you call the number on the back of your insurance card for answers about how your current coverage will be affected.
Meanwhile, in just 30 days, the state will launch the MNsure website, an online marketplace giving Minnesotans another place to buy health insurance. The new marketing campaign featuring Paul Bunyan has introduced Minnesotans to the website.
A key component of federal health care reform, MNsure is designed to make it easier for people to comparison-shop across health plans.
MNsure will display plans for individuals and families who are buying their own coverage, as well as plans for companies with 50 or fewer employees. Similar plans will continue to be available directly from health plans or insurance brokers.
So MNsure is not for everyone — people who are covered by Medicare or are disabled, along with Minnesotans who have coverage through large companies, can continue to obtain coverage as they have in the past.
How it will work
Minnesotans who buy coverage on their own will see options in four categories: bronze, silver, gold and platinum. People under 30 will have a fifth option — catastrophic coverage. Whether you purchase coverage directly from health plans, brokers or through MNsure, you will make two key decisions when selecting your health care coverage: 1) Where will I go to receive my care? And 2) How do I want to pay for care?
• Where to receive care: At one end of the continuum, you will see coverage options that include doctors and their staff members who will help you navigate often-complex health care systems to ensure you get the care when and where you need it. (These high-value provider networks improve care for patients while reducing waste and inefficiencies in the system.) On the other end of the continuum, you may choose a broader list of doctors, hospitals and clinics. Of course, there also are options in-between. The price difference between the two ends of the spectrum can be as much as 10 percent or more.
• Paying for care: Another consideration if you purchase coverage on your own is how you prefer to pay for care. Do you want to have the lowest premium payment each month but pay more when you receive health care services? Or does it work better for you to pay more each month but less out-of-pocket when receiving medical care?
In addition to your monthly premium, the most you could pay out-of-pocket for health care services in one year is $6,350 per individual, or $12,700 per family. And there is no longer a dollar limit on how much care you can receive in a lifetime.
How much will coverage cost?
On MNsure, an individual could have dozens of coverage options from Minnesota's nonprofit health plans, depending on where he or she lives.
Hypothetically, a 40-year-old in the Twin Cities could choose coverage at a cost of about $300 a month and pay around $500 in medical bills before insurance kicks in. This 40-year-old could lower his monthly payment to around $160 by selecting coverage with $5,300 upfront payment for care.
A 60-year-old in the metro area could see monthly costs from around $360 to $440, with upfront payments for medical care between $1,300 and $2,500. Depending on where you live, the amount you pay each month could be slightly lower to more than 50 percent higher than in the Twin Cities.
That difference arises because federal health care reform requires health plans set base prices on two factors only: age and where you live. Some regions of Minnesota have higher health care costs than others.
Some people will receive help paying their premium when buying coverage on MNsure. If your yearly income is under about $45,960 as an individual ($94,200 family of four), MNsure offers financial help.
In addition, if you make $23,985 to $28,725 as an individual ($47,100 to $58,875 family of four) you not only will receive help paying the monthly premium, but also will pay less when you receive care. For example, a 50-year-old who makes $27,000 a year could pay $250 to $350 less upfront for care than would someone not receiving financial help and would receive as much as a 10 percent discount on services. The options vary by health plan.
One option you won't see on MNsure or directly from a health plan is "Obamacare." This is a nickname for the federal health care reform law, which is formally called the Affordable Care Act, or ACA.
If you are among the Minnesotans who work for companies with two to 50 employees, check with your employer. Many companies will continue to offer coverage in the same way they have in the past, while others may refer employees to MNsure.
When to act?
Minnesotans most affected by the coming changes may enroll beginning Oct. 1. This year you have until March 31, 2014, to purchase coverage through your agent or broker, or directly from a health plan, or through MNsure.
As our state launches MNsure, technical glitches can be expected. But remember that Minnesota's health plans execute millions of electronic transitions a day with thousands of doctor, clinic, hospital, employer and state and federal partners. They are prepared to do to the same for MNsure.
We live in the land of 10,000 lakes, and upcoming changes may bring 10,000 questions. Know that help is available to answer those questions so that you make the best choice for yourself and for your family.
A final note: Reform isn't over. Next year is a transition year, and changes will continue toward a new normal. While insurance reforms are implemented, tremendous challenges will remain around the underlying cost of health care services. How we tackle these costs as a community will determine the future of health care for all of us.
Julie Brunner lives in St. Paul and is the executive director of the Minnesota Council of Health Plans.


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Captain your own space ship and roam the galaxy in 3D in this tactical space simulator with tons of RPG depth! Space has never looked so inviting - but images can betray... It has been two years since the end of the second Gemini war, and the situation in the war-torn system is further from resolution than ever before. Starpoint Gemini 2 is available through Steam, Good Old Games and other distribution services as well as a DVD box edition in some countries of the EU.
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buckaroo wrote:Foxy Roxy wrote:Xanax is in the class of drugs called benzodiazepines. A very powerful and dangerous class of drugs that is way over prescribed and very abused. I personally believe that it should be outlawed, the medical benefits are out weighed by the consequences.
In the case of your dog, the jump in dosage was necessary. You can build a tolerance to xanax even after just one dose. The dog probably didn't have enough, or he was simply enjoying the high.
Bad bad bad drug.
That's insane. There are lots of benzos out there that are extremely therapeutic. You really want to take Ativan and Klonopin away from all epileptics? What do you suppose they should get instead?
I was clearly referring to Xanax...


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What are they building on the northwest corner of the Torrance airport where the cornfield was? There is a long pile of dirt that has been there for several weeks.
– William Cook
Measurement Analysis Corp., an engineering company based at Torrance Airport, is leasing a strip of land in the old cornfield 600 feet long and 3 feet wide for a nominal fee of $1,000.
The company has buried a cable in a 4-foot-deep trench to simulate recovering cable from the ocean floor.
The lease was not to exceed 90 days and the company should be finished by month's end, said Shant Megerdichian, airport manager.
The City Council approved the lease at a July meeting.
Incidentally, the city still plans to seek proposals for the use of the now-vacant farmland at the airport.
Members of the Ishibashi family quit farming and shut down their fruit and vegetable stand last fall after more than six decades.
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Sometimes the meals I make are inspired by my favorite restaurant foods. If you've ever been to a Cheddar's restaurant then this will be a familiar dish to you. They call it Spasagna* there (spaghetti plus lasagna.) If you've never heard of it, well, it's about time you do. Basically, it is cooked spaghetti noodles tossed with alfredo (cheese) sauce, baked in the oven, and then topped with a meaty red sauce. After I tasted this years ago, I knew I had to recreate a version of it at home.
Now, you will never hear me say that something tastes exactly like it does in a restaurant. Because the truth is, I can never get anything exactly like it is in the restaurant. But I can come close sometimes and I think the end result of this one turns out pretty darn good, even if it isn't an exact match.
Easy Baked Spaghetti
For this recipe, I've used some convenience foods to save time (and dishes!) But if you have the time and don't mind dirtying up a few more pots, you can definitely have fun with this recipe by making your own alfredo sauce and meat sauce from scratch.
1 (26 oz.) jar spaghetti sauce
1 (16 oz.) jar alfredo sauce (cheese sauce)
2 tsp. Italian seasoning
Preheat oven to 350f degrees. Spray 9×13 baking dish with nonstick spray. Cook spaghetti noodles according to package directions. Drain noodles very well.
While the spaghetti noodles are cooking, brown and crumble ground beef in a large sauce pan. Drain excess grease.
- 1 lb spaghetti noodles
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 (26 oz) jar spaghetti sauce
- 1 (16 oz) jar alfredo sauce
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella
- Preheat oven to 350f degrees.
- Spray 9 x 13 baking dish with nonstick spray.
- Cook spaghetti noodles according to package directions.
- Drain noodles very well.
- While the spaghetti noodles are cooking, brown and crumble ground beef in a large sauce pan.
- Drain excess grease.
- Put ground beef back in pan and add spaghetti sauce.
- Stir to combine well.
- Meanwhile, once the cooked noodles are drained, put them back into the pot.
- Stir in alfredo (cheese) sauce and Italian seasoning.
- Stir well to thoroughly coat noodles.
- Place spaghetti noodles into prepared baking dish.
- Cover with spaghetti sauce mixture.
- Top with shredded mozzarella cheese.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake for about 30 minutes (until cheese is melted and bubbly.)
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Allow to cool for about 10 minute then slice and serve with a salad and garlic bread.
Creamy Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti
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The Dallas Cowboys always have lofty expectations placed on their shoulders every September when the NFL season begins.
The Cowboys franchise is one of the most prominent in the league and Jerry Jones is the league's most visible and vocal owner. Championships are the expectation. Anything else is usually met with disappointment.
As such, the Cowboys have been incredibly disappointing for most of the last two decades. Dallas has just two playoff victories since winning Super Bowl XXX in January, 1996.
Safety Will Allen signed with the Cowboys this offseason and played the first five games of the season for Dallas before being released in October. The 10-year veteran of the Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Pittsburgh Steelers joined Alex Marvez and Bill Polian on Sirius XM NFL radio Tuesday and said he believes the atmosphere around the Cowboys makes winning incredibly difficult.
"It was a very micro-managed atmosphere. Everything was heightened. Everything was very hyped. I didn't feel the relationship and the bonding between players and coaches," Allen said. "…I think that's the rift that you get and everybody wonders why Dallas can't win; why Dallas isn't completing everything it needs to. The players are great. The players are tremendous. The coaches are some of the best in the business. You just need a cohesion there that allows players and coaches to really execute and do their jobs and it's not something hanging over their heads."
Allen said he felt like there was a constant weight on all the players and coaches in Dallas that making a mistake would get you benched or cut. He feels that pressure can have a negative impact on the team
"That's not fun for anybody," Allen said. "…We understand that it's a business but football is a business. Winning is our business. But if we're not a team, if we're not together in it all, then we have nothing."
Allen said the environment is different in Pittsburgh and he believes their approach is better suited to getting the most of their players. Allen re-signed with the Steelers after being released by Dallas and has 11 tackles, an interception and a forced fumble in six games for Pittsburgh.


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Minute Maid Makes 24* (5/27/2011)
* [Note: The number 24 has a special signficance to me. It is Ken Griffey, Jr.'s number. And it has been retired on this blog — I dare you to try to find a player wearing the number 24 on this blog. This is the story of Tim's 24th MLB stadium.]
I've wanted to get to Texas for some time now. More specifically, we just had to get to Minute Maid Park and Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. And that's just where we were heading for Memorial Day weekend this year.
We started off in Houston. My buddy, Jason, from high school lives in Houston and used his connections to get us ridiculously awesome tickets in the Diamond Club at Minute Maid Park. Jason and his daughter were going to join me and Tim for the game, but Jason had to leave unexpectedly. So Tim and I were on our own. Luckily, we know what to do when
we find ourselves in a new stadium.
After hitting up the awesome Children's Museum of Houston, we found ourselves outside of Minute Maid Park…
…about half an hour before gates opened. We walked around the stadium to get a lay of the land. And, boy, was Texas hot…I don't advise walking anywhere, for any distance, in the heat of Texas.
Behind left field, we found a cool little park where Tim took some fake hacks and ran some bases…
…but, beware, there is no third base in this park. Third base would be in the middle of the street. This wasn't a satisfying explanation for Tim; he's not accustomed to stopping at second base.
A little background before we head into the game. I knew that Willie Bloomquist played for the Diamondback and I have a Willie Bloomquist Mariners t-shirt jersey. So I decided to wear it just in case Willie might take notice.
When the ballpark opened, we headed into the Diamond Club, through the restaurant, down the tunnel, through the seats, down to the first row, and right out onto the warning track behind home plate:
For some reason, a doorway onto the field was open and a bunch of people were out there, so we just walked out there. We weren't actually supposed to be out there unless we had special passes (which we didn't) so a few seconds later, we were back in the seating area. But when we were out on the warning track, we noticed that Willie Bloomquist (under the yellow arrow above) was standing around getting ready to play catch.
I called out, "Hey, Willie" and when he looked over at us, I showed him the "Bloomquist" / "16" on my back. He gave me a big thumbs-up.
We looked around and quickly realized that the Diamond Club was the most pointless place in the world to be in during batting practice. So we headed back through the
Diamond Club and out toward left field.
Nothing was doing down the LF line.
So we headed back to the dugout to watch Willie Bloomquist hit.
After he finished hitting, he and his group of
hitters hung out on the dugout steps and signed autographs for a while. While Willie was signing, someone overthrew a
baseball to Matt Williams (who was hitting fungo to the right side of the
infield) and the baseball came to rest just behind Willie. I called out, "Hey, Willie!" and he looked at
me like "what do you want me to sign?" I
asked, "Hey, could we get that baseball right behind you?" He laughed, looked away and kept signing
autographs. About a minute later, he
walked out of the dugout, grabbed the baseball, autographed it and tossed it up
to me and Tim.
Willie! You da man!
With our shiny new Willie Bloomquist baseball in
hand, Tim and I posed for a picture before heading off to see the stadium:
Ah, I love checking out a new stadium. And this was a beautiful one. My only regret (well, semi-regret) was that
the roof was closed. It's a great
looking stadium when it is opened. But,
it was closed due to the stifling heat…and I have to admit I was happy to have
the air conditioning running on full blast.
Before heading on our way, we paused another second
to get our first panorama of Minute Maid Park…from section 116:
One screwy thing about having the roof closed was
that it made the lighting really crazy.
It looked fine to human eyes, but the sun streaming in through the
windows in LF really overpowered my camera on some shots…like the last one.
We walked toward CF via the 1B line and RF. We got this panorama of Minute Maid Park as
we passed through section 120:
When we reached the RF corner, I finally noticed the
train in LF. When I pointed it out to
Tim (he loves trains), we stopped to get his picture with the train in the
Here are panoramic views of Minute Maid Park from
section 134…
…section 152…
…and finally section 156:
The reason we were heading toward CF was so Tim
could check out the hill a/k/a "Tal's Hill").
Section 156 is the closest seating section to hill, but the Astros'
bullpen completely blocks your view of the hill.
The area right behind the CF wall (and the Hill) is
a restaurant and bar. I didn't know what
the story was with the restaurant. There
was a hostess out front so I asked her if Tim and I could go down into the
restaurant seating area so we could check out the Hill. She initially thought I meant that I wanted
to take a picture of Tim standing out on the hill. "No, no, no…we just want to go down into the
seating area so we can take some pictures of the hill." No problem.
So, here we go – Tim and Tal's Hill:
FYI, that flag pole is in play. The hostess wasn't paying attention to
us. So we just hung out down there for
a few minutes. Tim grabbed some railing
and took a big gander at Minute Maid Park:
I was hoping one of the batters would launch a ball
out toward the hill. Eventually, someone
did. And the only player who was wearing
a jersey with his name on the back, Zach Duke, ran over to grab it.
"Hey, Zach!"
And that's all it took; Mr. Duke hooked us up with
our second Minute Maid Park baseball.
Next, we continued on our way around the
stadium. The concourse down the LF side
of the stadium is just a narrow walkway…
..along the right side of the walkway was the glass
outside wall of the stadium, and to the left was a bunch of Astros history:
In an arch in deep LCF, there is an overhang where
fans can stand high above the warning track.
For some reason, there is a huge gas pump inside the arch:
From the overhang, I took our Minute Maid Park bonus
picture for the mygameballs.com photo scavenger hunt:
And I got this shot of Tim with the field behind him:
And finally, a panoramic view of Minute Maid Park
from the overhang:
The overhang is way above the field level. And our man, Willie Bloomquist, was down
below shagging fly balls.
A little further down the LF walkway, we wandered
into the "Crawford boxes" and got this panoramic view of the ballpark:
It was time to go up top. We took an escalator to the upper deck. From the upper deck concourse, fans can
access the 300 level (below) and the 400 level (above). Here is a picture of Tim from the walkway
just behind the 300 level:
And then we got this panoramic view from the cross
aisle behind section 307:
While we were walking toward home plate, I got this
shot of the big screen at Minute Maid Park:
That is one HUGE screen – it is three sections
wide! And its picture is crystal clear.
Finally, we got this panoramic view from behind
section 318…
…before heading downstairs and into the "Diamond
Here is a hot of the main entrance Diamond Club:
Here is a look at the buffet area and bar:
All food and non-alcoholic drinks were free for us
in the Diamond Club! And those people
served us about 10 little bottles of water.
My favorite part of the food area – the Nacho Bar:
In the photo two above, a big beam is shown right in
the middle of the bar. Well, here is a
shot of the other side of the beam – more bar area and several big screen TVs!
We grabbed some honey biscuits (delicious), a huge
soft pretzel (crazy delicious), and a huge pile of beefy-and-cheesy nachos (oh,
yeah!), a couple bottles of water (I think we drank about 12 bottles of water
during this game), a big glass of lemonade (I drank about 5 during the game!),
and headed out to our seats in the Diamond Club. Neither Tim nor I had ever sat in such big
and cushy seats for a game:
This panorama shows our ridiculously awesome view of
Minute Maid Park from Diamond Club section A, row 6, seats 1-2:
I was hoping that former President Bush (41, not 43)
would be in the house so we could ask him to autograph a baseball. But the usher assigned to our section (shown
in red pants and khaki pants in the last picture) explained that George and
Barbara had just left for Maine for the summer.
Too bad. A presidential autograph
would have been awesome.
Anyway, we headed to the first row right behind home
plate to get Tim's picture:
Tim's still got a bit of honey biscuits in his mouth
in that last picture. There was too
much to eat for him to stop eating long enough to take that picture.
When the game started, I decided the main picture
goal was to capture Justin Upton hitting one of his monster bombs. Unfortunately, Astros pitching and Upton's
bat wouldn't cooperate with my camera.
But here is one of my efforts from the first inning:
Sweet view, eh?
Yeah, we could get used to that.
Anyway, Upton was hit by a pitch in the top of the
first inning. Other than the HBP, the
D-Backs had nothing going in the first.
But the Astros would get off to a fast start. Lead-off man, Michael Bourn, led off the
bottom of the first with a single.
Bourn then scored with one out on a double…
…by Hunter Pence.
Pence then scored on a single by Carlos "El Caballo" Lee.
Another fun part of our Diamond Club experience was
that we were sitting about 20 feet from three MLB Authenticators:
They are the three guys sitting behind the little
yellow ramp (two bald guys in blue shirts and a bigger guy in dark grey). On the first pitch of the bottom of the first
inning, Michael Bourn broke his bat.
After grabbing the broken bat, the bat boy ran it over to wall by the
yellow ramp and one of these guys jumped up and grabbed it. The bigger guy with the dark grey shirt then
filled in a bunch of information on a form on his clipboard. This went on all game with balls fouled
straight back off of the screen and broken bats (I think there was only one
other broken bat).
A fourth MLB (or more likely Astros) employee would
come out of the tunnel (the Diamond Club tunnel) every once-in-a-while and
would take the newly authenticated items from the Authenticators. When he was standing around with the Bourn
bat between innings, we got this picture:
[Note: the Astros guy has a wicked Rollie Fingers
Between innings at one point early in the game, the
ball that made the final out of the inning ended up on the ground on the 1B
side of home plate. We home plate umpire
Ted Barrett moseyed over and grabbed it, Tim and I ran down to that little yellow
ramp and yelled, "Hey, Ted!" He was about
15 feet away, but completely ignored us.
He tossed the ball to the ball boy instead. After Barrett tossed the ball into the
dugout, the authenticator sitting closest to the dugout got out attention and
declared, "if you hold tight, we'll make sure you get one later in the
game." Sounded good to us.
During the game, we noticed there was an engineer
standing in the train out in deep LCF:
Although they look more like pumpkins, I think the
train's coal car is full of oversized (Minute Maid) oranges.
In the top of the fourth inning, I took another
panorama from out seats to show our view in "game" conditions:
The most action we got on any of our Justin Upton
homerun attempts was catching this foul in mid-air before it slammed into the
net in front of our section:
In the middle innings, and with the Astros leading
6-2, Tim said he wanted to go explore the stadium a little. So we headed toward the kids play area. On the way, we grabbed some ice cream products
(chipwich for Tim and Snickers ice cream bar for me) from a freezer full of
free goodies in the Diamond Club hallway and then we got this panoramic view
from the concourse just behind section 122:
The Kids Play Area at Minute Maid Park was amazing:
We have seen a lot of Kids Play Areas at MLB
stadiums (this was Tim's 24thstadium) and I think this one probably
ranks first on the list. It was
huge. And Tim had a blast. The Astros also were thoughtful enough to
put a large flat screen TV in the kids area (you hear that, Nationals) so
parents could still watch the game.
After Tim burned off about 500 calories running
around like a maniac in the play area, we headed to the second deck in RF (just
below the big screen). From the handicap
accessible seating area behind section 255, this was the view of Minute Maid
Next, we headed back toward the Diamond Club and got
this panorama from the big cross aisle behind Section 119:
Next, we headed back into the Diamond Club and got
some more waters. Just for kicks, we got
another picture of Tim behind home plate.
This time, Tim couldn't find the time to put down (or swallow) his water before this
When we got back from exploring, we found that the
Diamondbacks had taken the lead 7-6!
How'd that happen? Well,
baseball-reference.com explains that part of it happened via a pinch hit and
run scored by Willie Bloomquist. Nice
job, Willie.
Let's check out a couple random features of Minute
Maid Park:
Left: The out of
town scoreboard is a full 9-inning hand operated scoreboard. That must make for a lot of work for the
operators throughout the course of the game.
Right: I was
perplexed for a while because I couldn't find the visitors' bullpen. The Astros bullpen is in deep RCF (as
pictured above). But where were the
Diamondbacks' relievers? The answer: behind these bizarre garage-like doors. Odd.
Late in the game, a Diamondback broke his bat and
their batboy took the bat back to their dugout on the 3B side. I thought that was odd because he'd picked it
up pretty close to the MLB Authenticators' seats. I wondered if they only authenticated bats
from the home team or something. But
between innings, the middle authenticator walked out a half step onto the
warning track and called the bat boy over with the broken bat:
By the way, it was late in the game now and we still
had not gotten a ball from the MLB Authenticators. When the bat boy brought them a foul ball in
the 8th inning, the guy who had told us he'd get us a ball pointed us out to
the middle guy (the guy pictured above), but that guy gave the ball to a little
girl who can relocated to the front row when those seats were vacated.
Former-Mariner J.J. Putz came in and closed out the
game for the Diamondbacks in the bottom of the ninth:
Good job in this game, former-Mariners! The Diamondbacks won by the final score of
Immediately after the game, Tim and I were standing
around down by the on deck circle, just watching the post-game action. The ball boy ran out of the Astros dugout and
brought two more baseballs to the MLB Authenticators. The middle guy (pictured above) waved me down
and tossed one to us. Here is Tim with
his baseball from the MLB Authenticators:
A minute or two later, we went over and thanked him
for the baseball and asked if it had been a foul ball in the game. Yep, it was a foul ball in the ninth
inning…although the bat boy did not tell him who hit it – possibly because they
knew it was going to Tim. I should have
asked him to authenticate it first!
MLB Authenticators!
Soon, the Minute Maid Park roof started opening in
preparation for post-game fireworks:
Before they turned off the lights for fireworks, an
usher took this picture of us (with Tim celebrating a great day at Minute Maid
Park and me looking seriously because the guy didn't seem to understand how to
use my camera):
The fireworks weren't on par with the shows the
Indians put on at Progressive Field, but it was a good show and Tim really
enjoyed it:
A cool touch was that the Astros let about 15-20
players' kids down onto the field for fireworks. They all lined up laying on their bellies in
foul territory down the 1B line. Their
mothers sat about 10 feet behind the group of kids, and during the fireworks
show 2-3 Astros came out to watch the fireworks with their families. After the fireworks, the players' kids all
ran the bases.
It was time to head out. Before we could head to the car, Tim needed
to stop to get his picture with this cool…
…blue and green fire hydrant that he'd noticed
before the game. It is just outside of
the third base gate in case you want to get your picture with this amazing fire
So, the first day of our trip was awesome. Tim woke up at 6:00 a.m. eastern time, and
was wide awake until after 11:00 p.m. central time…after a drive to the
airpoint, 4 hour flight, 2.5 hours at the kids museum, and a great evening at
the ballpark. Tim is a trooper.
C&S Fan Stats
|9/1 Games (Tim/Kellan)
|11/2 Teams [Tim – Mariners,
Orioles, Rangers, Brewers, Nationals, Phillies, Mets, Rays, Braves,
Diamondbacks and Astros; Kellan – Mariners, Orioles]
|4 Ice Cream Helmet(s) (Orioles (2),
Nationals, Phillies)
|27 Baseballs (4 Mariners, 3
Rangers, 3 Orioles, 2 Umpire, 2 Nationals, 2 Brewers, 4 Phillies, 1 Mets, 1
Rays, 2 Braves, 2 Diamondbacks, 1 MLB Authenticator)
|4/1 Stadiums [Tim – Camden
Yards, Nationals Park, Citizens Bank Park, Minute Maid Park; Kellan – Camden
|11/7 Player Photos* [Tim – Felix
Hernandez, Adam Moore, Garrett Olson, Chris Seddon, David Aarsdma, Michael
Pineda, Miguel Olivo, Ryan Langerhans, Greg Zuan, Mark Lowe, Michael Saunders;
Kellan – Luke French, Milton Bradley, Franklin Gutierrez, Justin Smoak, Matt
Tuiasosopo, Ryan Langerhans, Michael Saunders]
|3/1 Management Photos* [Tim – Howard
Lincoln, Jack Zduriencik, Eric Wedge; Kellan – Jack Zduriencik]
|3 Autograph(s) (Michael
Pineda, Michael Saunders, Mark Lowe)
|1 Bat* (Milton
|3/2 Mascot Photos* [Tim –
Mariner Moose, Teddy Roosevelt, The O's Bird; Kellan – Mariner Moose, The O's
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