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Course Architect: Roger G. Rulewich (1998)
Year Opened: June 1998
Location: Hamburg, N.J.
Slope: 131. Rating: 73.6
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,094
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 378 Yds 10 - Par 5 513 Yds
2 - Par 4 342 Yds 11 - Par 3 195 Yds
3 - Par 5 567 Yds 12 - Par 4 350 Yds
4 - Par 3 196 Yds 13 - Par 4 395 Yds
5 - Par 5 560 Yds 14 - Par 4 480 Yds
6 - Par 3 203 Yds 15 - Par 3 212 Yds
7 - Par 4 473 Yds 16 - Par 4 451 Yds
8 - Par 4 420 Yds 17 - Par 5 520 Yds
9 - Par 4 423 Yds 18 - Par 4 416 Yds
Par 36 3,562 Yds Par 36 3,532 Yds
Awards Won: Top 50 Public Courses in the United States - Golf World,
#1 Public Golf Course in New Jersey - Golfweek,
#1 Public Golf Course in New Jersey - The Jersey Golfer,
#1 Public Golf Course in New Jersey - PubLinks Zagat,
#1 Public Golf Course in New Jersey - New Jersey Monthly,
One of the Best Resort Courses - Golfweek (2012),
Top 50 Most Popular Courses in the United States - Zagat,
Ranked #2 Best Courses you can Play (NJ) - Golfweek (2011),
Ranked #3 Best Courses Near Your - Golf Magazine (2008),
Rated 4 1/2 stars by Golf Digest - Best Places to Play.
Website: www.crystalgolfresort.com.
HISTORY: Ballyowen became the fifth of seven courses designed under the Crystal
Springs Resort umbrella when it opened in 1998.
By the time the first tee shot was struck at Ballyowen, it had already received
plenty of accolades, including the No. 1 public course in New Jersey by several
golf publications.
Now in its second decade, the course still maintains a high standing in the
state, boasting a No. 2 spot by Golfweek and 4 1/2 stars by Golf Digest.
Course architect Roger Rulewich was given the task of designing a course that
would stand out amongst the hills of the north Jersey landscape, using the
native grasses and an old abandoned sand and gravel quarry to carve his
"We wanted a course with some real challenge, but one that everyone could
handle and enjoy," Rulewich said. "The building of the course was labor and
equipment intensive. We had to move a lot of earth and rearrange the terrain,
excavate the lakes and create the contours for golf. The previous mining of the
site left few trees, so we started by moving earth."
After many years working under the tutelage of the great Robert Trent Jones,
Sr., Rulewich formed his own design group and over the years has designed and
renovated over 125 courses around the world.
"Obviously, 34 years with Jones was more than a learning experience," continued
Rulewich. "The one thing that enabled Jones to do so much work and do it well
was having his own shapers, supervisors and construction crews on all his
projects. His focus was on the design of the greens, the heart of any course."
Some of Rulewich's most revered work includes some of the wonderful layouts in
the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Alabama, along with Saratoga National in
New York, Fox Hopyard in Connecticut, Crumpin-Fox in Massachusetts and, of
course, Ballyowen. "The greatest time of my career was the work on the 24
courses of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Alabama," Rulewich said. "I'm
proud of them all."
Often called the crown jewel of the resort, Ballyowen was Rulewich's first
independent design.
"When I saw the site, I knew we had a winner," Rulewich said. "A partially
restored sand and gravel pit, great views, no housing and all the materials on
site to work with. Here was our chance to shine! I couldn't have asked for a
better opportunity and we put our best effort into making Ballyowen a special
Gene Mulvihill, a pioneer in the mutual fund arena and visionary financier, and
who recently passed away in October, was the driving force of Crystal Springs
and his edict for Ballyowen was simple: give him "wide fairways."
Rulewich and his team were ready to comply. "We agreed on the clubhouse
location which worked beautifully for the routing and overview of the course,"
Rulewich said. "His mantra, which he repeated over and over again, was for
'wide fairways.' Once we established the ground rules, Gene let us go and
stayed out of the details. I realize now that his constant presence was to make
sure that he was getting our best effort. Nothing less would be accepted."
To say that Mulvihill was pleased was an understatement. "He gave us wide
fairways and a hell of a lot more," Mulvihill said of Rulewich. "After less
than five months of construction, what is now Ballyowen Golf Club opened in
1998 as the flagship of our collection of courses."
The passing of Mulvihill will be difficult for the region. New Jersey Gov.
Chris Christie might have said it best. "Gene Mulvihill's contributions to the
economic development of Sussex County are unquestionable. His unique vision and
entrepreneurial spirit will be greatly missed."
Hearing about Mulvihill's death came as quite a surprise to Rulewich. "It was a
shock, to say the least. Gene was sometimes tough, outspoken and a bully at
times, but sometimes a pussycat. We've had an interesting time working with him
and he was always a great fan and promoter of our work. We will miss him."
Ballyowen is situated on 250 acres that overlooks the Walkill River. Although
virtually devoid of trees, the vegetation and visual display is stunning. The
links-style layout features Bentgrass throughout, wispy native fescue in the
rough, bold bunkers and, yes, wide fairways.
In addition to Ballyowen, Rulewich added Wild Turkey and the nine-hole Cascades
course to the Crystal Springs resort.
"I wasn't surprised, but was certainly pleased with the results," Rulewich
said. "I think we did what was demanded of us and we created a great course.
Gene and his people did their part, gave us everything we asked for and went
first class with the clubhouse, the grow-in and maintenance of the course and
all the little touches that make Ballyowen special. Then they promoted the
course well, always naming me as the architect.
"What more could I ask for from a 'first design'?"
HOLE-BY-HOLE REVIEW: From an elevated tee, the opening hole at Ballyowen is a
sweeping hole that bends from right to left toward the green. Just 378 yards
in length, this par-4 requires a fairway metal off the tee, so to avoid the
bunker down the left. In addition, this club choice will enable the player to
reach the widest part of the landing area. Take one less club for your
approach, as you're still situated well above the green. The putting surface is
45 paces in length with several ridges and humps throughout, so make sure you
pick the correct stick, otherwise you'll leave yourself with a lengthy first
The second is a great, risk-reward par-4. Only 342 yards from the black
markers, this dogleg left can provide plenty of angst off the tee. Two fairway
bunkers on the opposite side of the landing area are wonderful targets to shoot
at. Cut off as much as you can to leave the shortest of approaches, or go for
the green if you dare. The bigger hitters can certainly have a go, but it will
be hit or miss, as fescue and a dismal abyss await for the errant play. The
minuscule putting surface has a ridge in the center, running from top to
bottom, so play to the correct side for your best shot at birdie.
From the shortest par-4 to the longest par-5, the next hole is a 567-yard
monster that serpentines around several fairway bunkers on either side on its
way to the green. A generous landing area off the tee awaits, but beware of the
right fairway bunkers. Your layup will be played down into a valley of sorts,
as the putting surface is elevated some 30 feet from the fairway. Going for the
green in two is a risky choice, as it's protected by a 60-yard long bunker in
front. The approach shot will require an extra club for the elevation change.
What makes this play so difficult, is that you can only see the top of the
flag, which makes judging the distance very tough. A ridge again dissects this
green, which is just 32 paces long. A front-right pin position will bring the
bunker into play, so make sure you have enough club.
The first par-3 comes in the way of the fourth hole, a 196-yarder, usually
played into the wind. This hole will set the stage for the three remaining one-
shotters, as they all play to roughly the same length. Although the green is
very shallow (29 paces), it's quite wide with plenty of undulations. One trap
guards the front-center portion and will make life quite difficult if the pin
is placed in the back-left corner.
Hole No. 5 is a fairly robust par-5, reaching 560 yards. The key here is the
tee shot, which must avoid the lake down the right, some 269 yards from the
tips. Although the water runs through the second shot, the landing area is
quite generous, despite the bunkers left and right. Your approach will be with
a short iron or wedge to a slightly elevated putting surface that runs from
back to front. The green is quite wide, but only 29 yards in depth. A back-
right flag is fun and treacherous at the same time, so play to the center and
take your par.
The next tee box is situated in the center of the lake that runs along the
fifth and seventh holes. Roughly the same length as the previous par-3, No. 6
is all carry over the water to the putting surface. The green features
multiple pin placements and can be stretched to 40 yards from top to bottom and
almost twice that from left to right. The putting surface runs from back to
front and left to right, so try to stay below the hole. A three-putt is not
The seventh is the most difficult hole on the course. An awesome par-4 of
473 yards, that generally plays directly into the elements. And by the way,
water covers the entire right side from tee to green. Despite the absence of
sand off the tee, you'll be hard-pressed to find the fairway and even when
successful, you'll have a long iron or fairway metal to the green. Speaking of
which, the putting surface is quite long and narrow with several tiers and
quadrants. A greenside bunker, short and right, might save your off-line
approach, but that will leave a difficult play to a safe par. All shots run
toward the water, so be careful.
With the wind at your back, the eighth is not as difficult as the 415 yards
might indicate. Sand on either side of the landing area does come into play,
but the fairway is generous to a fault. Your approach to the green will play
downhill to the longest putting surface on the front side, a whopping 44 yards
in length. Sand, which sits well below the promised land, guards the right side
of the green and should be avoided at all costs. Thick fescue runs the entire
right side from tee to green, so steer clear, otherwise your scorecard will
The closing hole on the front side is one of six par-4s over 400 yards in
length at Ballyowen. From an elevated tee, this 423-yarder swings hard to the
right. Although the fairway is charitable, landing area bunkers on the left are
certainly in play and receive plenty of action, as the fairway angles to that
side. A medium iron will be required to reach the elevated putting green that
features three distinct sections divided by ridges. With sand left, it's easy
to bail out right, but be careful, there is a severe drop off and you'll be
hard-pressed to get up and down.
An exciting hole for sure, the 10th is as good a risk-reward hole as it gets.
Doglegging sharply to the left, the key is the tee shot, which must cut the
immediate corner to have any shot at getting home in two on this average-
length par-5. Just 266 yards to clear the left fairway bunker. Sounds like a
lot, but it's downhill from tee to green, so definitely doable. A decision will
be made for your next play, as you decide to either go or lay back. The landing
area tightens as you get closer to the green, so laying up at the 100-yard mark
makes sense. If you're going for the green in two, you'll need to clear the
front bunker that covers most of the entrance to the putting surface. The green
is a whopping 47 paces in depth and quite narrow. The bottom line: it's a real
test. Word of caution, do not miss long, as the green falls off sharply.
Another one of the stellar holes at Ballyowen is the par-3 11th. Reaching as
much as 195 yards, the entire hole is played over water to the green, as it
shares a lake with the 15th. The real trick here is the putting surface because
it features three distinct sections. The green is quite wide, especially on the
right side. However, it's just 16 paces in depth on the left, making this the
most difficult pin to get at. Toss in a back pot bunker and the enormous ridge
that runs through the center and you'll be guessing as to where to hit your tee
shot. Although it's rated as the easiest on the course, it's not. Trust me.
The 12th is an enjoyable par-4 that plays from an elevated tee. One of several
holes that require thought, not brawn. The fairway is quite generous and
necessitates just a fairway metal off the tee, as a large, gaping bunker
looms left and a rock formation and bunker are right. From the landing area,
your approach will be uphill to the putting surface, which is just 29 paces in
depth and quite undulating from back to front. Sand covers the left portion of
the green and sits well below the pin. A birdie hole, but you must be below the
Despite its length of just 395 yards, the 13th is quite difficult with its
snake-like fairway and its incredibly long putting surface. A mishit off the
tee, either short or right will cause issues, as sand stands guard on the right
and your approach is to an elevated green. To make matters worse, the putting
surface is a whopping 43 paces in depth, features a ridge in the center and
bends hard to the right. By the way, from the fairway, you won't be able to see
the bottom of the flagstick, so depth perception is out the window.
In contrast, the 14th is a very long par-4, doglegging to the left and it
requires every bit of your strength. No fairway bunkers come into play off the
tee, but you'll need to bust one to have any chance of getting on in
regulation. In addition, any drive down the left side of the fairway will have
your approach blocked by massive mounding. If that wasn't hard enough, the
green is quite wide and shallow with a bunker fronting 80 percent of the
surface. Another ridge in the left quadrant of the green will make for a
difficult two-putt. Play this as a par-5 and you'll leave happy.
The final par-3 on the course is another all-carry over water. Reaching 212
yards from the black buttons, you'll have the wind to contend with as you stand
on the tee. With water covering the entire left side, be careful not to miss
even just a smidgen left, as your shot will carom down the hill and into the
lake. The putting surface is quite long and features subtle undulations
throughout. Bailing out right is not a crime, but you'll have to contend with a
pair of bunkers.
Hole No. 16 is the hardest hole on the back nine, without a doubt. Reaching a
robust 451 yards, this par-4 bends hard to the right and generally plays
directly into a stiff wind. Two fairway bunkers guard the corner of the fairway
and need to be avoided at all costs. From the landing area, it plays slightly
uphill to one of the longer greens on the course, a whopping 43 paces. The key
here is making sure you take the right approach club, otherwise you're facing a
three-putt ... or worse.
Although rated the 10th-most difficult hole on the course, the 17th is a real
birdie opportunity. The final par-5 is just 520 yards in length as it swings
down and to the left from the tee box. Another generous fairway awaits, but be
aware of the two landing area traps on the left and the aiming bunker straight
ahead, where the short grass tightens at the 300-yard mark. With a successful
tee ball, a fairway metal might just get you home in two, but you'll have to
bypass the fronting bunker that guards the slightly elevated putting surface.
The upside-down Mickey Mouse-shaped green has plenty of movement, especially
when going from one quadrant to the next.
The closing hole is a wonderful, dogleg par-4 that winds to the right and
finishes uphill toward the green. Plenty of fairway awaits, but trouble lurks
right with sand, so play out to the left. It will leave a longer approach, but
a lot safer. A medium iron should enable you to climb the elevation to the
longest green on the course. Three distinct levels and 53 yards in length can
be tough to negotiate, so let's add in a narrow and slick surface running from
back to front. To top it off, any play short of the green will roll back down
the fairway. A classic hole to finish a classic round of golf.
FINAL WORD: The seven courses at the Crystal Springs Resort, all within a five-
mile radius, are rock solid, but there is no doubt that Ballyowen Golf Club is
on the top of the list.
Several factors are key to this observation.
First off, the conditioning of the course is top notch. Smooth, silky fairways
are always a pleasure to play on. Green speeds that run around 10-11 on the
stimp, dense sand traps and rough that's not a back-breaker certainly help.
It never hurts that you have five sets of tees, so now all levels can play this
track. Ranging from 4,900 yards to as much as 7,094 yards, Ballyowen will most
definitely challenge the best player and the novice will not feel overwhelmed.
In addition, Crystal Springs is home to the David Leadbetter Golf Academy in
the Northeast. Known as the world's No. 1 golf instructor and coach, Leadbetter
has taught some of the most famous players in the game of golf from around the
The commitment and quality of the staff, along with the services provided are
an added bonus to your stay.
The bottom line for me is the layout itself.
"With my design and all the same construction crews that I had worked with for
Jones, I had a new freedom to get what I wanted," Rulewich said. "At first it
was deja vu, but I gradually became aware that this would become my first sole
design and had to showcase our talents."
Not often will you find a links-style course situated in the northwest corner
of New Jersey. Plenty of elevation changes and carved into the rugged
landscape, Rulewich decidedly made his mark in his first solo effort.
To say that Rulewich was happy with what he crafted is an understatement. "I
wasn't surprised but was certainly pleased with the results. I think we did
what was demanded of us and we created a great course."
"The transition from working for Jones will always be a milestone in my life,
and Ballyowen as the first of the courses with my own name attached will always
have a special place in my heart," Rulewich added. "I was lucky to have that
site and a client who wanted the best."
Some owners are quite picky and dictate the architect to return over and over
again, but that was not the case with Ballyowen. "We have not had to return for
any significant refinement of the course," Rulewich said. "I guess we got it
right the first time!"
Visit for a day or for a week, but either way you'll be more than satisfied, so
make sure Ballyowen is on top of your list.


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Serves 2
2 fillets of white fish
olive oil
2 tomatoes (sliced)
shallots or red onion (finely sliced)
celery leaves (finely sliced)
1 lemon (sliced)
salt and pepper
Preheat oven to 190°C
Drizzle olive oil on foil (1 piece of foil for each fish).
Slice fennel bulb in half and lay one half on each foil.
Place fish on top.
Place tomatoes, shallots, celery and lemon slices on the fish.
Season with salt and pepper.
Add a knob of butter on top of each fish.
Wrap the foil into a tight parcel.
Bake 15-20 mins (add another 10 mins for large fish fillets).
Remove from oven and rest for 5 mins.
This is the first time we've cooked with fennel and it was a great accompaniment to the fish. We'll be having it again.
We served our dish with a colourful Russian Salad. It's also delicious with boiled new potatoes and a fresh green salad.
Here's the linky, you know what to do.
KB and Whitesnake
More Simply Delish recipes listed here
This recipe has been shared with Tuesday's Tasty Tidbits

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A friend of mine, musician Chris Foster started a Facebook group called "Seasons of Gratitude." He describes the focus of the group as follows:
"Christmas has started to overrun the Thanksgiving holiday and now is even threatening Halloween. I want to reclaim November as the Season of Gratitude to encourage all to be grateful for the great things in life. Let's allow November to be a month we focus on giving thanks and gratitude for all that we're given in life."
Most of us reflect on what's wonderful in our life on Thanksgiving Day, but I like the idea of stretching it into a whole season. And, with the weather sliding into full fall (as I write, we're at the tail end of peak foliage season) and things quieting down, I feel like I actually have some time to reflect and appreciate all that I have.
I am so grateful to love what I do for a living. One of the quotes set out on our breakfast table, by H. Jackson Browne, the author of "Life's Little Instruction Book," says Find something you love to do and add five days to your work week. I am grateful that we can make a living "having company" -- something that was a rare treat for me, growing up in California, half a continent away from most of our relatives.
I feel blessed by our wonderful guests, many of whom come back time and again and have become friends.
I am grateful to live in this beautiful area. I appreciate the beautiful beaches and the climate that makes it such a draw in summer…and I appreciate the quietude and peace of the offseason, when I can spend time creating, whether it be food in the kitchen or characters in a book.
Most importantly, I'm really, really blessed to have Chris in my life, and that we make such a good team, at home and at work.
Okay, enough mush.
It rained this past weekend, two days in a row. We had some Australian guests from the Sydney area staying with us who have never seen the change of seasons. Rain is not the optimal weather in which to explore the villages, but a great time to explore the wineries and do some wine tasting, which they did. I tried to make up for the drizzle outside by ensuring that when they came "home," it was especially cozy and warm. A rainy day in late autumn is a perfect time to begin the holiday baking…lots of cookies with cinnamon and pumpkin and cranberries and other things that made wonderful holiday-like aromas. The fire was crackling all day, and tea was on, and when they returned from their explorations, I had them sample the results of my baking. (As if Chris hadn't already volunteered.)
Another nice thing about the quieter season is being able to go out to dinner more. Those five-star, $$$$ restaurants that you can't get a reservation at in season? Now you can not only get a table, you can get a prix fixe three-course menu. We had a wonderful dinner last week at Della Femina, and at Stone Creek Inn the week before. Tonight, I'm taking a cooking class at Muse Restaurant on alternatives to the traditional Thanksgiving side dishes. Chef Matt is such fun and so talented, I look forward to a great time and some wonderful ideas!
The past few days have been incredibly beautiful -- I took the picture above on my walk early this morning at Gin Lane Beach. The early morning sky and the light on the waves was incredible. Not a soul on the sand for probably a mile in either direction.
Life is good...and I'm especially grateful for that.
Quote of the Day: Happiness is the result of making a bouquet of those flowers within reach. --Proverb


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Windows XP, Microsoft's longest-running OS, will officially be put out to pasture on April 8, 2014, according to Computerworld. On that date, Microsoft will end support for the system after 12 years and five months. The time has clearly come for XP now that Microsoft is pushing harder than ever to get Windows 8 to take off.
However, Windows XP is still a popular system. Data from Net Applications shows that the OS powered 40.7 percent of desktop and notebook personal computers that went online worldwide last month. In fact, Net Applications has projected that by the XP end date, the OS will be powering between 27 percent and 29 percent of the world's computers. That popularity means that some user confusion is inevitable as people make the switch or if they miss the memo about the company support ending. Microsoft has released a countdown clock that marks the days until the transition, but it only runs on Windows 7, which seems to be adding insult to injury.
Microsoft has actually been pushing to kill the OS for years. It first ordered manufacturers to stop pre-installing XP on new computers back in October 2010. The company then launched another campaign in 2011 to encourage both enterprise businesses and home users to upgrade from XP. Despite all that, Windows 7 didn't overtake Windows XP in popularity until just a few months ago. With the highly mixed response Microsoft has had to Windows 8, it's tough to say how long-time users will respond to the approaching deadline.
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Since inception we've distributed diapers to a number of organizations in California and elsewhere in the U.S. Between January, 2011 and January, 2012 we served families through the following agencies. Thank you to everyone who contributed to making this happen! Special thanks go to our friends at Huggies Every Little Bottom and St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County.
Southern California
- Ascencia (LA County)
- Building a Generation (Inland Empire)
- LA Diaper Drive (LA County)
- Salvation Army,East Los Angeles Community Center (LA County)
- Bayside Community Center (San Diego County)
Northern California
Alameda & Contra Costa Counties
- Brighter Beginnings
- Center for the Vulnerable Child (Children's Hospital of Oakland)
- Oakland Early Head Start
- St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County (West Oakland Women's Center)
- Operation Shower
- Prenatal Care Guidance (PCG), a program of the Contra Costa Public Health Dept.
- Women's Daytime Drop-in Center (WDDC)
Monterey County
- Monterey County Association of Families Caring for Children
San Francisco County
- Homeless Prenatal Program (HPP)
- Bayview Mission
- APA Family Support Services (APA)
San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties
- Baby Basics of the Peninsula
- Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford (Social Services)
- Star Vista (formerly YFES)
- Creation Home Ministries
- West Valley Community Services
- City Team Ministries, San Jose
- EHC Lifebuilders


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New Year's is here and I'm looking for simple ways to green my life. Do you have some ideas?
Hi Ron,
Happy almost New Year! I'm glad to hear about the changes you want to make for 2013. Simple steps add up, especially if we all take them. One easy way to go green is via the food you buy, cook, and eat. In my book The Conscious Kitchen, I have ten food commandments I suggest. Perhaps you will find resolution ideas in them.
1. Eat less meat. When eating beef, seek out and choose grass-fed. Other meat and poultry should be carefully sourced.
2. Just say no to bottled water. Drink (filtered) tap instead. This will save money, too.
3. Buy local organic or sustainably farmed fruits and vegetables. Don't forget that coffee and tea come from plants, and wine is made from grapes; choose sustainable versions.
4. Eat only the least contaminated sustainably harvested wild or well-sourced farmed seafood.
5. Always consider packaging when shopping. Choose items packed in materials you can reuse or that can be recycled in your municipality. Buy bulk items instead of overpackaged goods. Always shop with reusable bags.
6. Cook at home. Often. And serve on reusable dishware, not disposable. Clean with eco-friendly products.
7. Avoid plastic as often as you can.
8. Try composting, even if you live in a city, or a house without a yard.
9. Whenever possible, reduce energy use in the kitchen by choosing efficient appliances, cooking methods, and dishwashing practices; don't leave appliances plugged in when not in use; ask your electric company for alternative energy sources like wind power.
10. Spread the word. Educate everyone you know. Green your office kitchen, your kids' school kitchen, your friends and relatives' kitchens. Make noise; together we can make a huge difference.
Happy 2013!


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Mountain biking in sand is a skill that flusters a lot of riders. On my first trip to Moab in 1990 I really struggled with it and it wasn't until MTB Legend Missy "the Missile" Giove gave me some tips on mountain biking in sand that I figured it out. It is especially hard on flat ground when you have to maintain your momentum or worse yet on an uphill. If you struggle with riding in sand check out this video tutorial for some help:
An important thing I left out of the video, when riding in sand don't try to be absolutely precise with your line. As long as you are basically going where you want to go you are doing fine! I call this "fuzzy navigation", just keep looking where you want to go and making the smallest corrections possible! Any sudden attempt to change direction will end up with your tire crabbing and you stalling out. This includes trying to turn in sand which is nearly impossible. Ideally make you turn (or at least part of it) before the sand and after the sand. If you do have to turn in sand make the biggest, most gradual arc you can.
Mountain Biking in sand, coasting
Going downhill and/or coasting in sand is a little easier. When transitioning from a hard surface like rock or hard packed trail to sand there are few concerns, mainly making sure your bike doesn't stop while you keep going! Here is a second mountain biking in sand video on how to transition to sand at speed:
Of course, these are two minor skills compared with mastering the fundamentals of mountain biking which sadly few mountain bikers have. Until you are always in the right body position and always looking at least 3-5 seconds ahead (100% of the time, even on the gnarliest trail) most skills and tips like this have little value. Remember knowledge is worthless without action!


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Reebook Reunites NFL QB Siblings Peyton, Eli Manning For ZigLite Campaign
By Barry Janoff
July 25, 2012: Peyton Manning and younger brother Eli are together again for a marketing campaign, this time to support Reebok's ZigTech and, specifically, the ZigLite shoe line used for Cross-Fit training.
The spot shows the brothers in a friendly competition in which both are ultimately beaten by a group of other runners wearing the ZigLite shoe.
Peyton, entering his first season as quarterback for the Denver Broncos, has been with Reebok since 2002. Eli, who was named MVP of Super Bowl XLVI when he quarterbacked the New York Giants to victory, has been a Reebok endorser since 2004.
Both were re-signed in May by the division of adidas.
In addition to previous Reebok spots, the two have appeared together in such campaigns as ESPN's This is SportsCenter, Oreo's Double Stuf Racing League, DirecTV and various NFL efforts.
The ZigLite campaign will also have print and Internet, with social media activation including Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Lead agency is McGarry Bowen, Canton, Mass.
The Reebok-sponsored CrossFit Games were held earlier this month in California in alliance with Men's Health magazine. In September, Reebok will be a main sponsor of the "Closer to My Dreams" national tour starring Tyga and other hip-hop up-and-coming performers.
The ZigLite spot is reminiscent of Eli's appearance on Saturday Night Live this past May, during which he did a faux PSA for "Little Brothers." The sketch saw him help kids get revenge on their nasty older siblings, including one that Eli referred to as Peyton.
In the ZigLite commercial, the brothers are seen in a gym. "Nice shoes," Peyton says to Eli regarding his ZigLites. "They look better on me," Eli replies, which sets off a series of events in which they each try to outdo the other.
At the start of a race, the pair fight for position, with Peyton declaring, "I was here first." They then bump and shove each other during the race. Ultimately, they get winded and stop, but are quickly passed by other runners wearing ZigLites. They again jockey for position as their battle resumes.
The spot ends with the text, "ZigLite: Light weight for heavy competition," and the umbrella tag, "The sport of fitness has arrived." (See the full spot here.)
The campaign with the two NFL quarterbacks comes as Nike replaces Reebok as the official jersey provider for the NFL.
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I've written before on how Bevan stood on his hind legs in the Commons and praised Stalin's Russia to the rafters long after the facts of the Holodomor were known. As millions died in agonising starvation, Bevan feasted with tales of Stalin's munificence.
Now Hywell Williams in the Guardian demolishes the reputation of the Old-Labour saint even further. Bevan switched from disarmament to developing the UK's nuclear arsenal only because his Soviet masters told him to. For this treason alone, Bevan's rotten corpse should be dragged from the grave, burnt to ash and scattered in the sewers. And Bevan lied to both the nation and his cabinet colleagues in setting up the NHS on Stalinist central command lines; it was only the basic human decency of others within Labour that prevented him implementing the murder of the chronically sick and disabled so strongly advocated within sections of the Labour Party at that time. *
Reading the comments to the Guardian piece is to realise the hardline Stalinist left is alive and well, and out in force to preserve Bevan in the socialist hagiography. But this loathsome and treasonous man deserves nothing but universal opprobrium and the contempt of history.
*In 1933, in a preface to On The Rocks, Bernard Shaw derided the principle of the sanctity of human life as an absurdity to any good Socialist, calling for extermination to be put 'on a scientific basis'. Shortly after, in the Listener, Shaw wrote;
Appeal to the chemists to discover a humane gas that will kill instantly and painlessly: in short a gentlemanly gas - deadly by all means, but humane, not cruel. It might be useful in war, but if another war does not come, we shall find a use for it at home.
Shaw reasoned that to kill off the acquisitive classes is "quite reasonable and very necessary" since 'no punishment will ever cure them of their capitalistic instincts'.
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We ought to tackle the Jewish question by admitting the right of States to make eugenic experiments by weeding out any strains they think undesirable, but insisting they do it as humanely as they can afford to
With a 'humane lethal gas' no doubt.
Along with Shaw, the Webbs and HG Wells, even Virginia Woolf was a supporter of State murder; after passing a line of the profoundly mentally ill, she wrote "Imbeciles - every one of them a miserable, ineffective, shuffling, idiotic creature. It was perfectly horrible. They should certainly be killed."


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PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — In the latest blow from a dayslong chain of severe weather across the South and Midwest, the Florida Panhandle and Alabama Gulf Coast were hit with widespread flooding early Wednesday, with people stranded in cars and homes waiting for rescuers to find a way around impassable roads and others abandoning vehicles to walk to safety.
Crews weren't able to respond to some calls for help because of flooding in and around Pensacola, and one woman died when she drove her car into high water, officials said. Boats and jet skis were moved from the beaches to the streets, authorities planned aerial rescues, and the National Guard sent high-wheeled vehicles.
Officials received about 300 calls for evacuation in the Pensacola area and had completed about 210, Gov. Rick Scott said at a news conference in Tallahassee. About 30,000 were without power.
Some people left their flooded cars and walked to find help on their own. "We have people at the police department," Officer Justin Cooper said in Pensacola. "They walked up here and are hanging out until things get better."
About 22 inches of rain had fallen by midmorning in Pensacola, with 4 more expected Wednesday. Average annual rainfall for Pensacola is 65 inches, meaning much of that area was seeing about a third of that amount in just one day.
In some neighborhood, streets flowed like rivers as water reached mailboxes. Cars were submerged in driveways, and residents paddled by on kayaks.
"We've seen pictures that people are posting with water halfway up their doors, front doors," Grigsby said. "It's going to be a big cleanup, looks like."
The widespread flooding is the latest wallop of a storm system that still packed considerable punch days after the violent outbreak began in Arkansas and Oklahoma. More than 30 people have been killed, including the 67-year-old driver in Pensacola.
In Pensacola Beach, people woke to violent storms, heavy rain and lightning. Standing water could be seen on many parts of the beach, and a military vehicle made its way through one heavily flooded neighborhood. Pensacola Naval Air Station's hospital was closed, as was the Air Force Special Operations center at Hurlburt Field.
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Ron Hruska's neighborhood was flooded, but his home, more elevated than others nearby, was safe. Hruska said there were flash flooding warnings on television throughout the night but that the water came up faster than expected.
"I've never seen it this bad in 12 years here," he said. "It wasn't even this bad after hurricanes."
In Gulf Shores, Ala., where nearly 21 inches of rain fell in a day's time, the scene resembled the aftermath of a hurricane early Wednesday. The intracoastal waterway rose, reaching the canal road linking the town with neighboring Orange Beach.
There, at Sportsman Marina, employee J.J. Andrews couldn't believe what she saw out the window.
"We've got water up in our parking lots," she said. "Our docks are under water. It's worse than during Hurricane Ivan, is what they're saying. It's crazy."
Shelters opened for evacuees, but some people had difficulty traversing roads. Water covered parts of Alabama 59, the main road for beach-bound tourists.
In Mobile, a few dozen rescues were conducted, mostly on roads, the emergency management agency estimated.
"We do have a lot of roads that are still underwater," the agency's Glen Brannan said but noted improvements, with the worst weather to the east.
That included Baldwin County, where crews started rescues before midnight, said Mitchell Sims, emergency management director.
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Over the past four days, storms hit especially hard in places such as Arkansas' northern Little Rock suburbs and the Mississippi cities of Louisville and Tupelo. Arkansas, with 15 deaths after a tornado blasted through Sunday, and Mississippi, with 12 deaths from Monday's storms, accounted for the brunt of the death toll.
Authorities in Louisville searched until dark Tuesday for an 8-year-old boy missing since Monday's large tornado that killed his parents and destroyed the home where they lived. Though searchers didn't rule out finding the boy alive, officials were describing the process as one of recovery.
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...all you need now is $30 for gas and an appetite and boom, SONIC!
And it's about time, since Chicago TVs have been playing those funny Sonic commercials for the past year just to tease me.
So as the Pointer Sisters would say, I'm so excited and I just can't hide it. I haven't been this giddy since I rode the KU bus with Paul Pierce my freshman year. Yes,
Now to more pressing matters...
The White Sox remembered to bring their big bats to this series against the Pirates, tallying a season-high in hits and runs during Tuesday's 16-5 thumping. No slacking off last night either (eight runs), with Carlos Quentin, Brian Anderson and Toby Hall cranking out homers. So...let's see, 16 on Monday to 8 on Tuesday...gotta be 4 runs today. I may not able to write in cursive, but math...nailed it!
Paul Konerko is on the DL and Jerry Owens won't be appearing to save the day. The Sox called up DeWayne Wise, whom Ozzie claims is faster than Konerko (faster than Konerko? Lies, all lies!). So Anderson should get more playing time in the outfield, with Nick Swisher sliding over to first. And I'm assuming Jim Thome can pick up Konerko's trotting duties.
Pretty normal looking
with the exception of Pablo Ozuna at third instead of Joe "Rahula's sweetie" Crede.
Gavin Floyd is on the bump today, he brings with him a 7-3 record and 3.30 ERA. He'll face Phil Dumatrait,
and has a 3.84 ERA.
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First pitch from Gavin Floyd is a strike to Nate McLouth. Second pitch is a pop-up to second, and Alexei Ramirez is there to make the first out. Freddy Sanchez then grounds out to Ramirez is well (must have magnets in his glove) for the second out. Hawk and DJ discuss the merits of the weather on June 18 -- Hawk liked it last night but it was too cool for DJ's liking. I thought it was quite lovely. Third batter for the Pirates is Jason Bay and Floyd gets his to strike out swinging. Eight pitches, three outs.
No score.
Joseph J. Finn: This gonna sound odd, but Sonic has the best ice around. I know, weird...but it really makes the limeade pop! Orlando Cabrera (O-Cab from now on) is up first. He hits Dumatrait's second pitch (a changeup) into shallow CF and a sliding McLouth is there for the grab. Here's AJ Pierzynski now. He hits the second pitch to the shortstop Jack Wilson for the easy groundout. Two gone. And then Quentin strikes out looking to end the inning. That's eight pitches for Dumatrait too. Oh, it's like a pitching contest!
No score.
I'm having difficulties focusing, as there is loud chatter in the cubicle behind me. I need a plastic bat to bop her on the head. Adam LaRoche is your leadoff batter this inning. Floyd uses six pitches on LaRoche, total upping his pitch count, and then draws the dreaded leadoff walk. Jason Michaels hits the first pitch he sees into deep SS/shallow LF...O-Cab runs back, back and makes the catch. Where was Quentin on that? Doug Mientkiewicz now hits a breaking ball to RF for a single. The chatter has stopped, and now I feel bad. Sorry person in the cubicle behind me. Mientkiewicz -- now that's an annoying name to type. Isn't he the dude who stole the World Series ball from the Red Sox? Jose Bautista lines out to third and Ozuna. Two outs. Jack Wilson rips a single to Brian Anderson in CF, who charges the ball and thus holds the runner at third. The Pirates fear the arm of Brian Anderson.
Still, bases are now loaded for Raul Chavez. He hits a routine grounder to third, and Ozuna makes a high throw for the force out at second. That will score LaRoche, Pirates 1-0.
Bases still loaded. Ozuna's throw is ruled an error.
McLouth rips on down the RF line for a double, that will score THREE runs. Pirates 4-0.
All those runs are unearned, but I don't think that makes Floyd feel better.
Sanchez lifts a HR over Quentin's head, that will score McLouth too (duh) and it's Pirates 6-0.
Oh boy, that Ozuna error is really coming back to bite the Sox. Hawk calls it an "errr-a." Bay hits a single, make that a double, down the LF line. And that will make the Sox pitching coach Don Cooper pick up the phone. All this too with two outs. Here's LaRoche...and Floyd gets him to strike out. Not a pretty inning.
Pirates 6-0.
That Ozuna "errr-a" kinda changed the game, huh? Jim Thome is up first this inning. Hawk: "We have 24 outs and you gonna tell me we can't get more than six?" Thome hits one deep to LF for a leadoff double. That's a good start.
JD hits a double to RCF, and that will score Thome. Pirates 6-1.
Too bad they aren't playing by MTV's
scoring, those two doubles would have been worth way more. Although I guess the Pirates would have had more than six then, so my thinking is kinda dumb, huh? I just type what's on my mind, it doesn't usually make any sense. My apologies. Nick Swisher now...he falls behind 1-2 in the count. Fouls off a few balls...then hits one off the end of the bat...it's trouble for Bay in LF who was playing quite deep...and that will drop in for a single. JD moves to third. Runners at the corner, no outs for Alexei Ramirez.
He bounces the 3-1 pitch right through the 3B and SS for a single, that will score JD. Pirates 6-2.
Swisher moves to second. The Sox are like the Hulk, you wouldn't like them when they're mad. Or give up six unearned runs. Brian Anderson skies one to CF for the first out, but Swisher tags and moves to third. Here's Ozuna, the most unpopular guy in the dugout right now. Ozuna shows bunt but pulls back, and the catcher fires down to first but Ramirez gets back in time. That was close. 1-1 count on Ozuna, fans cheer loudly. And all that is in my head is,
Ozuna takes the cheers and singles to LF, Swisher scores and it's 6-3.
Then O-Cab comes up and ties this ballgame up with a three-run HR to left field. Tied 6-6.
Um, MERCY! That was sure quick. Only one out still. Here's Pierzynski. He hits it hard to RF, but Michaels makes an over-the-shoulder catch for the second out. Guess my math was off, Sox scored more than four runs. So no cursive and no math skills, I'm such a failure. Quentin grounds out to Wilson at SS to end the mundane inning.
Tied 6-6.
Amanda's Fairy Princess: Yeah, this year is pretty fantastic. And the
released a new single, I mean, wow. Could things get better? Gavin Floyd is at 39 pitches and he'll face Michaels first. Uh oh, he walks Michaels for another dreaded leadoff walk. I think I've watched this movie before. Bay all over: Oops, I meant Michaels in RF. I get right and left confused...seriously, I'm a work in progress. Here's Mientkiewicz (copy and paste) and he runs the count full. Mientkiewicz (copy and paste) hits a bullet to Swisher at first who fields and tags the base for the out. One out. Bautista now, whom Hawk calls a "good mistake hitter." Floyd gets ahead 0-2 in the count, before throwing two (questionable) balls to even things up. Couple more foul balls and then Bautista grounds out to SS for the second out. The runner Michaels moves to third. And that brings up Jack Wilson. First pitch strike. Second pitch goes foul just out of JD's reach in RF (hey, I got one right!). Third pitch is a pretty curve ball that strikes out Wilson looking.
Tied 6-6.
For all you Euro 2008 fans, here's a live
that Adam found. Enjoy. First up for the Sox is Thome, who also led things off last inning. Fancy. 2-0 count...foul ball...breaking ball for strike...and it's a 2-2 count. And then Thome whiffs at a curveball for strike three.
Here's JD. 1-2 pitch hit far...stretch, stretch, it will...and that's a homer for JD. White Sox 7-6.
That's HR No. 13 for Dye. The wind is swirling out there, at 9 mph from the NNE, according to MLB.com. Here's Swish. He hits a chopper two-hopper to third for the second out. Ramirez also grounds it to third, and Bautista make a nice grab/throw to a split-doing Mientkiewicz (copy and paste) for the last out. Nice stretch. And ouch.
White Sox 7-6.
Our White Sox-Cubs cubicle schedule: Adam on Friday, the Amanda (me) on Saturday and Rahula is on duty for Sunday's night game. It will be the same schedule to the series next week too. So mark your calendars! Floyd is at 59 pitches. First up is Chavez. High pop fly on the right side, Swisher moves out of the way for Ramirez to make the catch. Floyd nails McLouth in the foot so he gets a free base. Sanchez now. McLouth is running on the 2-2 pitch and he steals second on the late throw. Guess his foot is OK. 3-2 count now on Sanchez.
He slices it to RF for a single, but that will score McLouth. Tied again, 7-7.
JD made a quick throw back and hold Sanchez at first. Floyd gets Bay to strike out for the second time today; that's Floyd's 4th K today. Here's LaRoche. The 1-2 pitch gets away from AJ, and it kinda sits on the ump's lap/feet for a bit. So Sanchez will take second base. But Floyd gets LaRoche to strike out, so who cares about the runner!
Tied 7-7.
But does he love Sonic...now that's the real question. Brian Anderson is first up. 2-1 count, Anderson wanted/tried to call time out but no call...so he just stands and takes the strike. That looked odd. He grounds out on the next pitch. That was a weird at-bat. Ozuna pops out to the third baseman for the second out. O-Cab now, fresh off his sixth HR of the year. He grounds out to the third baseman and that's a 1-2-3 inning.
Tied 7-7.
To Most Guys: Yeah, I don't like my picture either. But my boss wouldn't let me go with a stick figure drawing. Jason Michaels up first. Floyd is at 83 pitches. 2-2 count before Michaels makes contact and flies out to Anderson in center. Mientkiewicz (copy and paste) lines to to O-Cab at shortstop for the second out. Bautista strikes out swinging to end the inning. 1-2-3 for Floyd. Take that Dumatrait!
Tied 7-7.
To Question for Amanda: I am a Sox fan, as I grew up in the South burbs. And I'm cool with the Saturday FTC assignment as I usually work Saturday nights so that means...party! And here's a fun fact: Hawk loves
. You don't say! AJ starts things off with a single up the middle. That extends his hitting streak to something. I forgot what Hawk said. Southpaw now sitting behind the plate. Quentin up to bat. Quentin rips a line drive down the LF line, and AJ is running hard all the way and makes his way to third. So runners on the corners and no outs. Thome now. He too tries to call timeout and he too is rebuffed, but the pitcher doesn't notice so it's all good. Weird. What's going on here?
Full count on Thome now. He hits a slider to RF for a single, that scores AJ and the Sox take the lead 8-7.
Runners at first and second for JD. He lifts the 2-2 count to shallow RF for the out; and Quentin will tag from second and run to third. Throw from Michaels was a bit off. Swisher grounds into a double play to end the inning.
White Sox 8-7.
Dudes: My old picture has been deleted; but it was just a sideview. I had longer hair then too. And I wasn't holding my 2008 championship SI in my hand (like a ransom photo, as Adam says). Floyd is still in there; he's at 94 pitches to start the inning. Matt Thornton is warming in the bullpen. Jack Wilson at the plate. Foul pop fly but AJ runs out of room behind the plate. Wilson bloops the 2-2 pitch to a leaping Swisher at first for the out. Chavez pops out shallowly (hehe) to Ozuna who makes the out. No error! Huzzah. And that will be it for Floyd, who leaves with a one-run lead. To Bob: El Famous! Yes, that place is kick-ass. Also, Swish grounded into a DP to end the last inning (I forgot the DP part. All better now). Thornton is the new pitcher; two outs and he'll face McLouth first. Thornton strikes him out swinging on three pitches to end the inning.
White Sox 8-7.
OMG, it's a tiny, tiny picture of me. Why all the hubbub? Ramirez is up first. Dumatrait is still pitching (he's at 96 pitches). Octavio Dotel is warming up for the White Sox. Ramirez hits a single to LF, the 11th hit for the Sox today. And that's it for Dumatrait. New pitcher is John Grabow. And Grabow's first pitch today is...a balk on a botched pickoff attempt. That happens all the time, I'm sure. So Ramirez goes to second. 2-0 count on Anderson. 3-0 now. Grabow comes back and it's now a full count. Anderson then grounds out to SS for the out; Ramirez doesn't move off his base at second. Here's Ozuna. Grabow falls behind 3-0 again. Dude, whatcha thinking about? Ozuna rips the 3-1 pitch to CF; third base coach Jeff Cox will hold Ramirez at third. Yeah, McLouth fired that ball to home...that would have been an out. Corners, one out.
O-Cab. 2-2 pitch hit to McLouth deep in CF; Ramirez tags and it's White Sox 9-7.
Ozuna stays at first. Pierzynski now; Ozuna is running and stealing on the first pitch but he's out and that will end the inning.
White Sox 9-7.
Thornton is gone after striking out the only dude he faced. It's O-Dotel now. He gets Sanchez first. And Sanchez goes down looking. One out. Gas. O-Dotel also gets Bay to strike out, this time swinging. Gas. LaRoche singles to ends the strikeout-fest. Jason Michaels now. 1-2 count, that last pitch...Gas. And then...more gas...Michaels strikes out swinging.
White Sox 9-7.
Stretch time...here's who will be singing at
: Kenny Chesney, Pete Wentz (Mr. Ashlee Simpson) and Fall Out Boy, and then Rob Reiner. I know you are pumped. And the whole Ozuna stealing...he tried to steal second and was thrown out by the catcher. So there ya go. Sorry for the confusion. Grabow still on the mound for the Pirates. AJ first, since his last at-bat was cut short by the whole Ozuna-not-stealing-thingy. AJ rips it to CF, short swing and punch. Here's the dreamy Carlos Quentin. To deadhead68: yeah, sorry. 1-2-single-3. Grabow walks Quentin and the manager comes to the mound for a chit-chat. Thome now; Grabow still. Thome walks too to load up the bases. That's his 1,500th walk of his career. I almost typed season, that would have been amusing.
JD up with no outs. 2-0 count. Oh boy...JD hits the *bleep* out of the ball and that's a grand slam. For reals. White Sox 13-7.
Geeeeez. Another dull game at the ballpark. That's JD's 7th career grand slam. And I assume that will be it for Grabow. Damaso Marte is the next Pirates pitcher. Ah, Damaso. I remember you! No outs for Nick Swisher. Swisher hits the 2-2 pitch to Michaels in RF for the first out. Ramirez is 2-for-3 today. Let's see, according to my box score...Anderson is the only hitless White Sox person. Ramirez falls behind 0-2...fouls it off down the RF line but out of reach of the OFs. And then he chases the high pitch for the strikeout. Here's hitless Anderson. He pops it up in foul ground and Mientkiewicz (copy and paste) has just enough room to make the catch. Anderson sucks! Just teasing, Brian. Yeah, I just called him Brian.
White Sox 13-7.
And he even noticed and commented on Michelle Tafoya's outfit. Awwww. That cracked me up when I watched in on Tuesday night. New Sox pitcher is Scott Linebrink. First pitch strike to Mientkiewicz (copy and paste). He flies out to DeWayne Wise, who just took over Quentin's spot in LF. Juan Uribe is at second now, and Ramirez slides over to SS. I think. Hawk: "This is the most amped up I've been for the Crosstown Classic." Linebrink strikes out Bautista looking. Here's Jack Wilson. Linebrink falls behind 2-0, but comes back with a fastball for a strike. Foul ball. Ball. In play...hit to Anderson in CF who can't get there to make the catch in time. So it's a single. Chavez grounds it right behind second base, and the new SS Alexei Ramirez runs over and makes the throw to first for the out. Nice play. Three outs.
White Sox 13-7.
Lincoln Park Sox Fan: Pat Sajak is a Sox fan? Sweet. New Pirates pitcher: Sean Burnett. Ozuna is up first. Hit hard into CF, it's off the "fence" and Ozuna has himself a double. It would have been a standup double, but Ozuna decided to slide. Guess he wanted a dirty uniform. Juan Uribe now, batting in O-Cab's spot. Royals just beat the Cardinals again. He runs the count to 3-2. And then Uribe strikes out on a foul tip. Boo. AJ now. He strikes out swinging (bad, bad swings) and looks like he wants to throw his bat. But wisely, does not. DeWayne Wise is up now. He's batting .319 at AAA-Charlotte. But he grounds out to second to end the inning. Poor Ozuna is stranded.
White Sox 13-7.
HL: The Oliver/Naismith bus up the hill. The old green buses. The very tall Adam Russell gets to pitch the ninth. He starts things off by allowing a leadoff double to Nate McClouth. Oops, one pitch-one hit. Sanchez now. He grounds out to Uribe at second for the first out. McLouth goes to third.
Bay grounds it to Ramirez who kinda stumbles but regroups and fires to first. And fires...low and away from Swisher. But it's ruled an infield single. McLouth scores, White Sox 13-8.
LaRoche then lines out to JD in RF. JD is your Comcast player of the game. Not for that last play, but for his grand slam in the seventh. Michaels up now. 0-2 count from Russell before a high ball. Another high ball. Then strikes out Michaels looking on a wicked slider. Wicked! And that's the ballgame.
White Sox 13-8.
Final thoughts:
How many of you thought it was over when the Sox trailed 6-0? C'mon, raise those hands. But the mighty, mighty White Sox bats came alive and (with this win) sweep the Pirates. 16 runs on Tuesday, 8 runs on Wednesday, 13 runs today...that's 47 runs this series! I am awesome at math (joking, I know it's 37). Seriously, joking. Come back this weekend for the Sox-Cubs games. Read early and often! Thanks dudes!


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT's Peter Gilliland earned a place on the 15th Annual USA Football News Division III Pre-Season Top 100 All-America list. The junior linebacker was one of three players from the New England Football Conference (NEFC) to be named to the list and was the lone pick from the Boyd Division.
Gilliland, a Boyd Division First-Team honoree last season, paced the NEFC in tackles per game and ranked fourth in the country with 13. He racked up a season-high 17 tackles against Framingham State College and reached the 16-tackle mark versus Endicott College and UMass Dartmouth. Gilliland amassed 10 solo tackles in a 13-tackle outing at Plymouth State University.
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Start Your Own Summer Camp
by Michelle Crouch
7 steps to create a fun summer program for kids at home
Want all the benefits of camp—like having your kids entertained and out of your hair—without the wallet—draining cost? Get a few parents together and organize your own.
When I first started looking into morning day camps as a way to break up the summer for my daughter, I nearly gagged at the cost. So my friend Alicia and I came up with a better idea: We'd recruit other parents and create our own. Our plan was for each parent to host for one day. Then our kids would spend the rest of the week rotating to the other parents' homes. The best part? It would be practically free.
Three years and six "Mom Camps" later, my daughter still loves our creation better than any of the traditional camps she's attended. At sessions hosted by fellow moms (and one dad!), she got a tour of a real fire truck, went on a backyard insect hunt and learned about different countries on a pretend trip around the world. The camp has helped build community and saved us hundreds of dollars. What's more, planning each year's version has become a highlight of my summers, allowing me to tap my creativity in ways I haven't since my own long-ago days at camp. Sound fun? Here's how to do it.
1. Decide on a structure.
The more campers you recruit, the more free days you'll have, but you also need to consider how many kids you can handle. So take a tip from the experts: The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends a ratio of one adult to no more than ten 6- to 8-year-olds.
Our camp ran for a week, with five parents taking one day each. You could also do it, say, every Monday for five weeks. Or eight working parents could agree to host for a week each in the summer, creating a camp that's two months long. That's more ambitious, but think of savings on childcare!
2. Choose the right campers—and parents
Figuring that the ideal camp would be made up of kids close in age who already knew each other, Alicia and I started by asking neighborhood kids. It worked for us, but there are other options: A friend of mine created a wonderful camp with parents from her daughter's kindergarten class.
One thing we didn't consider (Mistake #1) was the dependability of the parent. You don't want one of those laissez-faire types who's not going to take the responsibility seriously. One year we had a parent who sent her child to camp all four days and then bailed on her day to host. Obviously, we didn't invite her back the next year.
On the other hand, we learned not to assume working parents wouldn't be interested. Plenty of them turned out to be willing to take a day or a week off in exchange for free childcare the other days.
3. Set ground rules
This tip comes from hard experience: We didn't really establish any that first year, except that every parent needed to have a theme with related activities (Mistake #2). As far as I know, no one plopped the kids in front of the TV or let them play with matches. But Alicia's daughter got dozens of bug bites one day because we never talked about who was responsible for applying bug spray and sunscreen. Now we remind parents to put it on their kids before they come. It's also a good idea to talk through what will happen if the host has to cancel for some reason. We now make her reschedule on a day that works for everyone. Another important topic: discipline. We decided on time-outs and a phone call to the parent, though luckily that's never been an issue. (It all goes back to choosing the right campers, ones who get along and mostly know to follow the rules.)
Parents should write down important information, such as how to be reached in an emergency and their kids' allergies. (We had everything on one sheet of paper.) At our camp, the children bring their own lunches, but the host provides a snack. It's actually kind of fun coming up with one that goes with the theme. In fire-safety camp, for instance, my campers sprayed whipped cream all over yellow, orange and red Jell-O cubes. (Get it? They were putting out the fire!)
4. Pick a Theme
The hardest part for me that first year was thinking of a theme. A week before camp, when I was still drawing a blank, Alicia mentioned that her sister had once done a pirate theme. So I went right out and spent $100 at a crafts store on supplies, including costumes, wooden treasure chests the kids could paint and favor bags for each camper (Mistake #3).
Now I shop at the dollar store and borrow supplies—plus get great theme ideas—from my kids' teachers. I've also figured out that this is a camp, not a birthday party, so you don't need things like goody bags and costumes. I typically spend about $30 on supplies for my host day, including the snack.
You can get theme and activity ideas from practically anywhere, including dozens of teacher websites like Teacherplanet.com, Lessonplanspage.com or Atozkidsstuff.com. Or think about upcoming holidays. I did a patriotic theme near the Fourth of July one year: We had a parade, sang "Yankee Doodle" and made gorgeous fireworks by dipping plastic kitchen scrubbers in gold and silver paint and then stamping them on black paper.
One of my favorite themes of all time was Alicia's Father's Day camp. The kids filled out a questionnaire about their fathers, made cards and mixed up a batch of sweet and salty nuts with a note that said "I'm nuts about you, Dad!"
5. Create a schedule
After you've picked a theme and figured out your activities, create a timeline for the day. I started my pirate camp reading pirate books aloud. Afterward, the kids went off into the dining room to paint their treasure chests, an activity I had estimated would take 20 minutes (Mistake #4). Imagine my surprise when two of them finished in, like, two minutes! Next thing I knew, they were tearing toys off the shelves and chasing each other. The lesson? Kids do things at different speeds, so always have some trusty coloring sheets on hand or another quiet activity set up in another room. It's also a good idea to put away as many toys as possible, to help keep the kids focused and your house from getting trashed.
6. Ditch the schedule
The rest of the morning went fairly smoothly. We went on a scavenger hunt (an activity that works with almost any theme), pretended to walk the plank and had sword fights with supermarket baguettes. When the children got really into something, I tried to go with it, even if it meant skipping something else. Still, about 45 minutes before the kids were scheduled to be picked up, I noticed they were having trouble paying attention. That's when it dawned on me. Duh, I hadn't scheduled any free play (Mistake #5). So I put aside my itinerary, opened the back door and let them run free.
7. Get that pedicure
As I watched the kids cavort outside, I daydreamed about what I would do for the rest of the week while other parents took their turns at running the camp. Hit the nail salon? Go to lunch? Maybe even lie by the pool? (Ahhh?) No matter how I spent my newfound free time, I knew my daughter would be in good hands and having terrific fun with friends. And lucky for me, I would be saving a bundle, too.


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Sports Marketing Vet Named CMO For Chicago Cubs
November 23, 2009: The Chicago Cubs have named marketing executive Wally Hayward to the newly created position of evp and chief sales and CMO. Hayward will report to team president Crane Kenney.
Hayward, a native of Chicago, will not have to relocate far for the new position. He previously was a senior adviser for Chicago 2016, which had been working with the U.S. Olympic Committee to bring the 2016 Summer Games to Chicago. The bid ultimately went to Rio de Janeiro.
"Wally Hayward is widely respected throughout the industry as a dynamic leader and innovator," Kenney said in a statement. "He is a Chicagoan, he understands the fabric of our wonderful city and he has a keen appreciation for the passion and devotion of our fans given he is a lifelong Cubs fan himself. We have a talented sales and marketing staff in place and know Wally will lead this group to continued success as we look to redefine sports marketing for our business partners."
Prior to working with Chicago 2016, Hayward, 41, was the chairman and CEO for Relay Worldwide, Chicago, a sports marketing and sponsorship consulting firm he founded in 2001. His resume also includes Bcom3, Starcom MediaVest Group and Leo Burnett, and Lazin Sports Group working directly with the NFL Players Association.
The Ricketts Family acquired the Chicago Cubs in October for $845 million.
"As a lifelong Cubs fan, I'm proud to be a part of the Chicago Cubs family under the new ownership of the Ricketts family," Hayward said in a statement. "I'm looking forward to partnering with Tom and Crane to change the game for the Chicago Cubs on and off the field. By offering innovative ideas, we will create an exceptional experience for Cubs fans and our corporate partners."


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