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Rob Hoffman: In the studio with Michael Jackson
early in my career. He was an incredible artist. Talented beyond your
wildest dreams. Extremely generous, and a hard worker. I actually went
from a staff assistant at the Hit Factory in NYC to freelance engineer
under Swedien and MJ. They were due to start in Los Angeles when the
Northridge earthquake hit so they moved to New York. One room was all
Bruce, the second room was the writing room. I started assisting
Bruce's writing partner Rene Moore. I would track stuff with Rene, and
Bruce would come in and tell me what I did wrong, sit in for a few
hours and set us straight.
After a couple months MJ arrived and the
entire tour rig was moved in along with Brad Buxer, Andrew Scheps, and
Eddie Delena. I continued to assist them until the whole crew moved to
L.A., they decided to take me with them. I would assist Bruce during
the day, and help out every where else at night – assisting,
engineering, programming, and on one song playing guitar. We had two
rooms at Record One, and two rooms at Larrabee where I met John. At one
point in NYC we had just about every room at the Hit Factory. The crew
was great, and I learned so much from all of them. I learned to
engineer from Bruce Swedien, John, and Eddie, and got to sit in with
producers like MJ, Jam And Lewis, Babyface, David Foster, Teddy Riley,
and Dallas Austin.
I was actually asked to leave the project early on because there were
too many people around and MJ didn't know me. Luckily, I was rehired
about 10 days later. At the wrap party MJ apologized profusely, and
expressed his gratitude. Truly the most sincere man you will ever meet.
Some random memories:
One morning MJ came in with a new song he had written overnight. We
called in a guitar player, and Michael sang every note of every chord
to him. "here's the first chord first note, second note, third note.
Here's the second chord first note, second note, third note", etc.,
etc. We then witnessed him giving the most heartfelt and profound vocal
performance, live in the control room through an SM57.
He would sing us an entire string arrangement, every part. Steve
Porcaro once told me he witnessed MJ doing that with the string section
in the room. Had it all in his head, harmony and everything. Not just
little eight bar loop ideas. he would actually sing the entire
arrangement into a micro-cassette recorder complete with stops and
At one point Michael was angry at one of the producers on the project
because he was treating everyone terribly. Rather than create a scene
or fire the guy, Michael called him to his office/lounge and one of the
security guys threw a pie in his face. No further action was needed . .
. . .
During the recording of "Smile" on HIStory, Bruce thought it would be
great if Michael would sing live with the orchestra. But of course, we
didn't tell the players that. We set him up in a vocal booth off to the
side. They rehearsed a bit without vocals in, then during the first
take Michael sang, just about knocked them out of their chairs.
His beatboxing was without parallel, and his time was ridiculous.
His sense of harmony was incredible. Never a bad note, no tuning, even his breathing was perfectly in time.
Once, while we were taking a break, I think we were actually watching
the OJ chase on TV, there was a news program talking about him being in
Europe with some little boy. I was sitting next to the guy while the
news is making this crap up. He just looked at me and said this is what
I have to deal with.
I spent close to 3 years working with him, and not once did I question
his morals, or ever believe any of the allegations. I wasn't even a fan
then. I saw him interact with his brothers kids, other people's
children, and at one point my own girlfriend's kids. I got to spend a
day at Neverland with them. A completely incredible human being, always
looking for a way to make all children's lives better. Every weekend at
Neverland was donated to a different children's group – children with
AIDS, children cancer, etc., and most of the time he wasn't there.
He was simply living the childhood he never had. In many ways he never grew up.
I was assisting Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis while they recorded the
background vocals for "Scream" with MJ and Janet. The two of them
singing together was amazing. Super tight, no bad notes. One part after
another. When they took a break they sang the showtunes they used to
sing as kids. Again, perfect harmony. Mj refused to sing the "stop
f*ckin' with me part" because he would NOT curse.
I was the tape op for the recording of the background vocals on
"Stranger in Moscow". Scared the hell out me. Michael was dropping in
and out on syllables, rearranging the notes and timing as he put it
down. No Pro Tools at the time, just 2" tape, and my punches.
I erased a live keyboard overdub that he played one night. He came in
the next morning, replaced it, and never uttered another word about it.
I was there when Lisa Marie was around. They acted like two kids in
love. Held hands all the time, and she hung out at the studio for quite
a while. I never questioned their love for each other.
We recorded a Christmas song during the summer of '94 that needed a
children's choir. Michael insisted that the entire studio be decorated
with Christmas lights, tree, fake snow and a sled for their recording. And
he bought presents for everyone.
The last weekend of recording on HIStory he came to me and Eddie
Delena, and said "I'm sorry, but I don't think any of us are going to
sleep this weekend. There's a lot to get done, and we have to go to
Bernie on Monday morning". He stayed at the studio the entire time,
singing, and mixing. I got to spend a couple quiet moments with him
during that time. We talked about John Lennon one night as he was
gearing up to sing the last vocal of the record – the huge ad libs at
the end of "earth song". I told him the story of John singing "twist
and shout" while being sick, and though most people think he was
screaming for effect, it was actually his voice giving out. He loved
it, and then went in to sing his heart out. . . .
Later that night, while mixing, everyone left the room so MJ could turn
it up. This was a common occurrence during the mixes, and I was left in
the room with ear plugs, and hands over my ears, in case he needed
something. This particular night, all the lights were out and we
noticed some blue flashes intermittently lighting up the room during
playback. After a few moments we could see that one of the speakers
(custom quad augspuergers) was shooting blue flames. Mj liked this and
proceeded to push all the faders up . . . .
MJ liked hot water while he was singing. I mean really hot !!!!! It got
to the point that I would melt plastic spoons to test it.
Bruce and I were talking about walking to the studio everyday in NYC,
and what routes we took. Michael looked at us and said we were so lucky
to be able to do that. He couldn't walk down the street without being
harassed. It was a sad moment for all of us.
The studio crew got free tickets to the Janet show so we all went right
from work one night. About halfway through the show we see this dude
with a long beard, dressed in robes dancing in the aisle behind. I mean
really dancing . . . it was Mj in disguise. Kind of like the costume
Chevy Chase wears in Fletch while roller skating.
He got one of the first playstations from sony in his lounge . . . we
snuck in late at night to play the games that hadn't been released yet.
A couple people on the session hadn't seen Jurassic Park while it was out, so MJ arranged a private screening for us at Sony.
He was a huge fan of Nine Inch Nails Downward Spiral . . . .
I was lucky enough over the course of 3 years to have access to the
multitrack masters for tour prep, videos, and archive purposes. To be
able to pull these tracks apart was a huge lesson in production, and
songwriting. A chance to look into the minds of geniuses.
Of all the records I've worked on, MJJ was the only company to give platinum award records.
One day we just all sat in the studio listening to his catalog with him
for inspiration. He loved the process, he loved the work.
Rob Hoffman


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The practice of anointing with perfumed oil was common among the Hebrews. (1.) The act of anointing was significant of consecration to a holy or sacred use; hence the anointing of the high priest (Ex. 29:29; Lev. 4:3) and of the sacred vessels (Ex. 30:26). The high priest and the king are thus called "the anointed" (Lev. 4:3, 5, 16; 6:20; Ps. 132:10). Anointing a king was equivalent to crowning him (1 Sam. 16:13; 2 Sam. 2:4, etc.). Prophets were also anointed (1 Kings 19:16; 1 Chr. 16:22; Ps. 105:15). The expression, "anoint the shield" (Isa. 21:5), refers to the custom of rubbing oil on the leather of the shield so as to make it supple and fit for use in war.
(2.) Anointing was also an act of hospitality (Luke 7:38, 46). It was the custom of the Jews in like manner to anoint themselves with oil, as a means of refreshing or invigorating their bodies (Deut. 28:40; Ruth 3:3; 2 Sam. 14:2; Ps. 104:15, etc.). This custom is continued among the Arabians to the present day.
(3.) Oil was used also for medicinal purposes. It was applied to the sick, and also to wounds (Ps. 109:18; Isa. 1:6; Mark 6:13; James 5:14).
(4.) The bodies of the dead were sometimes anointed (Mark 14:8; Luke 23:56).
(5.) The promised Deliverer is twice called the "Anointed" or Messiah (Ps. 2:2; Dan. 9:25, 26), because he was anointed with the Holy Ghost (Isa. 61:1), figuratively styled the "oil of gladness" (Ps. 45:7; Heb. 1:9). Jesus of Nazareth is this anointed One (John 1:41; Acts 9:22; 17:2, 3; 18:5, 28), the Messiah of the Old Testament.

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Lewis is a town in Essex county, Vermont. It was formed in 1762 in N.H. from Orange county. The probate and court district for Lewis is Essex. For more information, contact the town at . On the attached map, Lewis is shown as 7 in Essex county.
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I spend a lot of time traveling with my family. Sometimes it's a work gig they get to tag along for. Other times it's a getaway. We've stayed in many a budget bungalow where the only stars you could find were on the free HBO. Most of the time the destination determined the digs. More often than not though, the biggest factor in choosing where we stayed was budget.
Don't get me wrong, I love a fancy hotel. When you're used to having to tuck everyone else in the joint in, read them a story, fetch endless glasses of water and chase off monsters from closets and corners, turn-down service is a welcome novelty. But as much as I like the luxury hotel experience it didn't really fit into my family travel plans. Until, Omni.
My philosophy is, if you're going to splurge on a topnotch hotel -with your family in tow- the hotel should be just as much of a destination as your actual destination is. Omni hotels have a knack for doing just that. From their Kid's Fantasy suites, to Camp Omni, their Sensational Kids program to Teen Connect Omni makes your family a part of their family, ensuring that fun is had by ALL.
Being that my kids range in age from 18 to 6, making sure everyone has a blast is a tall order. Omni Hotels go out of their way to make sure that job is easier for me. My 13 year old daughter got to interview some of the staff at the Omni Berkshire this past Fall and put in her two cents about what tween/teens like at a hotel, as part of her participation in the Family Travel Conference. I was privileged to be hosted at the Berkshire during BlogHer 2012 last weekend. I got to see, first hand, some of the things she was excited about. With their new Teen Ambassador, David Strebel, on board to help take the program over the top, my family can't wait to go back again, and again. Omni adds so much more to your family's trip, it's like destination in itself. An added luxury that is priceless.
Disclosure: Omni Berkshire New York hosted two of the three nights I stayed in conjunction with my trip to BlogHer 2012. AS ALWAYS, all opinions are my own. I have stayed at several Omni properties, own my own dime, and highly recommend them for families who travel.


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Ning Gets Glammed Up With Sitewide Update
Ning, the social network network, announced its largest new release since being acquired by Glam Media last year, the next version of Ning targeted primarily at businesses and professional customers.
The new product, Ning VIP, is a subscription-based service starting at $1,000 monthly, offering a suite of tools for larger-scale social networks. It's appropriate for a site with a larger customer base like an MTV or a Food Network, rather than a smaller niche community. Some of the new tools combine attributes found on other social networks, like activity feeds, badging and other game-like features.
"Call it Facebook in a box," said Samir Arora, Glam Media CEO and Chairman. Only Ning's networks give more granular control over community management features, Arora argues.
The fruits of the Glam acquisition seem to be found in the other half of Wednesday's announcement, dubbed Glam Social. It's essentially an entire ad tech platform wrapped up in a bow for the network owner, complete with a social analytics dashboard that tracks engagement inside Ning as well as social metrics on other integrated networks, like Facebook and Twitter. Glam can build ads for users inside of their own network, making it simpler on the network owner.
The other claim Arora trumpets: A full mobile Web autocreation package set up for network owners. So, for new Ning customers, an HTML5-optimized version of their network is set up for them, as well.
Since the acquisition, Arora says, Ning has been growing well, with more than 50 million monthly active users across Ning networks, adding more than 2,000 new networks per month to the nearly 80,000 that already exist.
Will the new, glammed-up version of Ning bolster those ranks? Perhaps, especially for those who don't want to look to an outside ad tech platform to monitor community engagement.


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Q: I was scouring Google and the web for my favorite banana bread recipe that I think my husband accidentally threw in the trash. I won't make another banana bread without it!
The recipe made one loaf and the pan was coated in sugar and cinnamon — the top of the bread also had a cinnamon sugar coating. Please help me replace my family favorite banana bread recipe!
—Faith Mantooth, Westmont
A. I wish I could help! As you surely discovered by now, there are a lot of banana bread recipes out there — and I have no idea which one is your family favorite. What would be useful here is some sort of idea of where the recipe came from: Cookbook, magazine, family member or friend. Then, I could try to narrow it down for you.
Still, I don't want to leave you empty-handed.
While you say you won't make another banana bread without that recipe, maybe I can tempt you with this one for "Banana Banana Bread" from Allrecipes.com.
The recipe website is marking its 15th anniversary with its "Top Recipes of All Time" — "all time" meaning from 1997 to 2012 in this case. At No. 2, with 13.5 million pageviews, is this banana bread recipe from one Shelley Albeluhn.
"Why compromise the banana flavor?'' she is quoted as saying on the Allrecipes.com recipe page. "This banana bread is moist and delicious with loads of banana flavor! Friends and family love my recipe and say it's by far the best! It's wonderful toasted! Enjoy!"
Try this recipe. You might be pleasantly surprised. It holds a 4.5-star rating on Allrecipes.com and has been reviewed 6,975 times by readers.
Once you've made this banana bread, analyze it carefully. Smell it. Taste it. Hold it in your hand. Then think — how does Albeluhn's recipes differ from yours — and how is it the same? And, then start tweaking the recipe to make it "yours," maybe even adding your own dusting of sugar and cinnamon. That's the fun of baking — experiment!
(P.S. Curious to know which recipe is the No. 1 recipe from Allrecipes.com? "World's Best Lasagna" with 14 million pageviews.
Banana banana bread
Prep: 15 minutes. Cook: 1 hour, 5 minutes Makes: 12 servings
An Allrecipes.com recipe from Shelley Albeluhn.
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
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2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas
1.Lightly grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan. Combine flour, baking soda, salt in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
2.Bake in a 350-degree oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.
Do you have a question about food or drink? E-mail Bill Daley at: firstname.lastname@example.com. Snail mail inquiries should be sent to: Bill Daley, Chicago Tribune, 435 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago 60611. Twitter @billdaley.


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Digital Comics
Assassin's Creed: The Fall digital comic out now for iPad
Ubisoft has released a new Assassin's Creed digital comic via the App Store titled, The Fall. The story follows "master assassin" Nikolai Orelov and offers further insight into the Assassin's Creed universe. There's the choice to view the panels in colour or black and white; a handful of screens are available through the break.Assassin's Creed: […]
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Sony to stop updating Digital Comics for PSP
Sony announced last night in its traditional blog post on the US PS Blog that it would stop updating Digital Comics for PSP.
DC Comics arrive on the PSP Digital Comics Store
Sony has announced that DC Comics are now available through the PSN Digital Comics Store for PSP and MediaGo on PC.
PSP Comic Reader upgraded with new features
Sony has updated the PSP Comic Reader, adding in a whole host of new features and improvements.
PSP Digital Comics store update, Feb 4 - Groom Lake, Wolverine
Sony has updated the PSP digital Comics Store with a load of nice offerings, including Groom Lake and 12 issues of Wolverine.Hit the jump for the list.
PSP Digital Comics store update, January 28: Origin 1-6
While you are patiently awaiting the UK release date for God of War III, the EU and US PS Blogs updated the PSP Comics Store – and it's a damn good update.Read on to see what you get.
PSP Digital Comics Store update, January 21
The European and US comics store update on PSN are pretty much identical this week, with the exception of G.I. Joe being made available for American audiences only.
PSP Digital Comics Store update - Civil War, The Avengers
Both the EU and US PS Blogs posted updates to the PSP Comics Store today, which like PSN, will be updated every week.
PSP comic store to host 500 comics upon launch
Sony has said that more than 500 comics will be made available at launch when the PSP Comic Store goes live in December.Big names like Marvel, 2000AD and IDW have signed on so far along with Insomnia, iVerse and Titan.At least with digital comics, you don't have to worry about keeping them safe in mylar […]
PSP Firmware 6.20 out now, nearly adds comics [Update]
Update: Full details on the PS Blog.PSP Firmware 6.20 is now live.The comic system detailed at GamesCom is included in the software, but won't be available until December.The machine does now supports playlists for video and photos, and you can transfer existing ones over from your PC or PS3 to your handheld.Thanks, Kotaku.
PSP Store may soon offer digital comic service
The PSP Store may soon be getting a new service allowing downloads of digital comics and graphic novels.According to a movie you can watch below, SCEE sent a survey out to PSP users asking if they would prefer a subscription-based service or a la carte prices for digital comics. Take a look.
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Google's informal corporate motto is "Don't be evil" but the search engine provider isn't viewed as particularly nice by a growing list of companies that claim Google is misusing their trademarks and, in so doing, hurting their businesses.
Search engines such as Google deliver users both a list of Web sites and a list of ads triggered by the users' query terms, also known as keywords. For example, a seller of art supplies may pay Google to run its ad whenever a user enters a query containing keywords such as "easel" or "stencil." The dispute at hand arises when advertisers sell keywords that are trademarks without authorization from the trademark owner.
Rescuecom is one company challenging Google's practice in court. The Syracuse, New York, computer services franchising business says Google is seriously hurting it by serving up competitors' ads when users search for "Rescuecom" in Google's search engine.
Google and the Rescuecom competitors buying the ads are profiting without authorization from the Rescuecom trademark, which the company spends significant amounts of money promoting and protecting, Rescuecom claims in a lawsuit filed against Google in September in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. The practice can also confuse potential customers and franchisees, leading them to incorrectly assume that Rescuecom is associated with a competitor, which results in lost business for Rescuecom, the lawsuit claims.
"Defendant Google is promoting, encouraging, enabling and profiting from Rescuecom's competitors 'free-riding' on (Rescuecom's) goodwill and the name recognition it enjoys in its marketplace," the lawsuit reads, and adds further down: "Rescuecom would have realized additional sales, franchisees, customers and revenue from such diverted Internet users were it not for Google's intentional and improper sale of (Rescuecom's) protected trademark 'Rescuecom' as a keyword."
Rescuecom, which had 67 franchisees when the lawsuit was filed, asks the court, among other things, to forbid Google from using "Rescuecom" as a keyword for ads in its search engine and to have Google pay damages.
Google has said the lawsuit is without merit.
So who will prevail? With U.S. law unclear on the legality of using trademarks without authorisation to trigger online ads, search engines and trademark owners will spend a lot of time and money in coming years battling the issue in court, experts say.
Search engines such as Google and Ask Jeeves Inc. are fighting over the issue with trademark owners in several ongoing cases at the federal district court level. Although Google won a partial victory last week against Government Employees Insurance (Geico) in one of those cases, experts say a solid legal precedent is likely to be years away.
"There have to be more cases and the cases need to get appealed," said Sheldon Klein, an attorney specializing in intellectual property matters and a partner at Arent Fox in Washington, D.C. "When you have one of the circuit courts of appeals ruling on something, it carries more weight (than at the district court level) and it's a binding precedent within that entire circuit. We may end up having two or three or more circuits ruling different ways and that's how cases get to the Supreme Court."
In May, insurance company Geico sued Google for trademark infringement over its advertising practice. However, last week Leonie M. Brinkema, a district court judge for Virginia's Eastern District, citing lack of evidence, dismissed Geico's allegation that the practice will cause confusion among customers. The judge also ruled that advertisers who use Geico trademarks without authorization in the text of their ads are infringing on Geico's trademarks. The judge still has to rule on whether Google is liable when such an infringement occurs.
Until a legal consensus is reached, search engines are expected to strongly defend this advertising practice because it is an important part of their advertising model.
In the second quarter ended June 30, total U.S. Internet ad spending was about US$2.37 billion, a 42.7 percent increase over the same period in 2003, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Search-related ads -- triggered both by generic and trademarked terms -- were the largest category with $947 million.
Search engine ads that are triggered using trademarks tend to yield better results for advertisers than those using generic terms, said Kevin Lee, chief executive officer of Did It.com, a search engine marketing company based in New York. "Trademarks are very popular as search terms, so this is a huge issue," he said.
The effect of banning the sale of ads using unauthorized trademarks on search engine advertising revenue would be significant, said Niki Scevak, a Jupiter Research analyst. "A sizable amount of queries monetized by Google have some trademark name within them," he said. "The ability to bid on trademark terms is a fairly significant component of any search engine business."
Moreover, a precedent limiting the use of trademarks as keywords in search engine ads may force search engines to devote time and resources to checking every keyword for trademark violations, Did It.com's Lee said. "That verification process would be very burdensome," he said.
Google has never had to undertake this process. The company's trademark policy on ads puts the onus on trademark owners to complain to Google about potential violations, not on Google to proactively screen its ads for possible infringement. Google's current policy, revised in April 2004, allows trademark keywords, and pledges to investigate complaints only when trademarks are used in the ad text itself.
To succeed in court, trademark owners need to convince the judge that the trademark keywords practice is likely to confuse customers, even if the confusion were to be brief and last only a few seconds, Arent Fox's Sheldon said. In addition to Geico and Rescuecom, other businesses that have filed lawsuits against search engine companies in the U.S. over this practice include Pets Warehouse, American Blind & Wallpaper Factory Inc. and 800-JRCigar Inc. All of these lawsuits are ongoing.
Companies that have been sued in U.S. district courts over the past several years for this advertising practice include, in addition to Google, Yahoo Inc.'s Overture ad network subsidiary and AltaVista search site, Ask Jeeves and its Excite search site, and America Online and its Netscape and CompuServe units. The advertising practice has also landed Google in court in several European countries.
Playboy Enterprises lost an initial lawsuit against Netscape and Excite but won on appeal, and the defendants chose to settle. The Geico lawsuit against Google originally included Overture as a defendant, but Overture settled.
"Geico will continue to aggressively enforce its trademark rights against purchasers of its trademark on search engines and against search engines that continue to sell its trademarks," said Charles Davies, Geico's general counsel, in a statement.
For now, last week's decision is a small victory that Google is happy to have won. "It confirms that our policy complies with the law, particularly the use of trademarks as keywords," said David Drummond, Google's vice president and general counsel, in a statement.
Calling the ruling "a victory for consumers," Drummond also sought to extend its significance beyond the scope of the Geico litigation. "This is a clear signal to other litigants that our keyword policy is lawful," he said.
Google is a defendant in the Pets Warehouse, American Blind & Wallpaper and Rescuecom lawsuits, and the plaintiff in its own lawsuit against American Blind & Wallpaper, in which it seeks a declaratory judgement that its search engine ads based on trademark keywords don't violate the defendant's trademarks.
Although last week's ruling doesn't establish any precedent beyond that case, Google will try to get as much mileage out of the ruling as possible, Arent Fox's Sheldon said.


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Pettibone gets treatment on sore right shoulder
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Phillies right-hander Jonathan Pettibone received a cortisone injection into his right shoulder Monday.
He said he has felt soreness in the shoulder his past couple of bullpen sessions.
The Phillies said Pettibone will stop throwing for five days before attempting to throw again Saturday. No MRI has been scheduled.
"We'll see how he bounces back," Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said.
Pettibone finished last season on the disabled list because of shoulder inflammation, so this is worth following. It could become an issue because Cole Hamels said he expects to miss the beginning of the season following discomfort in his left shoulder. Hamels' absence would leave Cliff Lee, A.J. Burnett, Kyle Kendrick and Roberto Hernandez in the top four spots of the rotation. The fifth spot would be a competition among Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez, Ethan Martin, Sean O'Sullivan, Jeff Manship and others, if Pettibone cannot compete.
"I look at this as a setback, so odds are he can be a little bit behind," Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said.
Sandberg also mentioned right-hander B.J. Rosenberg could be stretched out to start, if needed. He has started in the past.


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About Ann Taylor
Known for creating clothing that's chic and ready for work or play, Ann Taylor has been a fashion force for over 60 years. Her ability to connect with women of all ages has allowed her to become one of the go-to brands when ladies are looking for something that's as savvy and smart as they are. Now, she's developed eyewear that's designed to impress.
Frames in the Ann Taylor collection are sophisticated without being pretentious, as they are crafted for the woman who can recognize good taste a mile away. Whether you need a smaller size or something that's incredibly comfortable, Ann Taylor offers petites, titanium, and more to meet all needs.
Colors in this eyewear collection are fun yet are easy to integrate into every wardrobe. Whether you need a fun new look or something polished for the office, the Ann Taylor collection has your spirit in mind.
CoolFrames Designer Eyewear Boutique is an authorized Ann Taylor online retailer. All frames are guaranteed to be defect-free and authentic. We will replace any defective or damaged items to ensure 100% satisfaction. Our in-house optical lab can install custom prescription lenses into any eyeglass frame and many sunglass styles. We specialize in Essilor presciption lenses including Varilux Progressives, Transitions as well as Crizal Alize and Sapphire (Forte) Anti-Reflective coatings.


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Hit the court or the streets in signature style in the Men's Nike Air Max LeBron X Low Basketball Shoes. Designed to handle the action on the court, yet stylish enough to wear everywhere, these sneakers combine fashion and functionality for plenty of versatility.
Featuring a low-top silhouette, these kicks offer you room to move as you make quick cuts on the hardwood. The synthetic and mesh upper lets your feet breathe when competition starts to heat up, while the full-length Max Air unit running along the bottom offers stellar, responsive support right where you need it.
If fresh style is what you're after, these kicks also feature plenty of swag. From the bright colorways to the speckle midsole, these hoops superstars are sure to get you noticed.
UPPER: Mesh and synthetic
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The Box Office is located in the lobby of The Center for the Arts, 2209 South Knoxville, Ave., Russellville, AR 72802. The Box Office is open Monday - Friday from 8:30 am - 4:00 pm and one hour prior to show time on the day of the event.
Cash, check or MC/Visa/Discover accepted at this time. Additional card fees may apply to all purchases made on credit/debit cards.
You can reach the Box Office for ticket information by calling 479-498-6600
Will call is available for pickup beginning 1 hour prior to show time at the Box Office. Tickets will only be released if you have a valid photo ID.
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Angelina Jolie will begin filming a love story this fall about two lovers who met at the brink of the Bosnian War during the 1992-1995 conflict.
The movie announcement came after Jolie's visit to Sarajevo this weekend, reported Reuters.
Jolie, a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, met with top officials to discuss plans for helping thousands of refugees return to their homes they left during the war 15 years ago.
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"This film is a love story, not a political statement," said Jolie in a statement released by the UN.
The actress first drew attention to the war torn past of the region when she and beau Brad Pitt visited in April and promised to return.
Jolie added that she wanted to included local cast members and actors from the former Yugoslavia in the film.
"I would like to involve as many local people as possible and learn as much as I can," said Jolie.
No information has been released whether Jolie's family, including Pitt and their six children will join her in Sarajevo during filming.


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Vail Resorts stock soars after earnings release
Vail, CO Colorado
VAIL, Colorado – Despite a 12.1 percent drop in skier visitation during the 2011-12 ski season, Vail Resorts reported that mountain revenues rose by 1.9 percent during the 2012 fiscal year. The company's net income, however, was $16.5 million for fiscal 2012 – still profitable, yes, but down more than 50 percent from the $34.5 million reported in fiscal 2011.
The company held its fourth quarter earnings call for investors Tuesday morning, and while the quarter saw its typical losses, CEO Rob Katz said he was "pleased" with the company's overall performance both in the fourth quarter and in the fiscal year as a whole.
Investors seemed pleased, too, as stocks soared following the company's earnings release, posting a new 52-week high of $59.46 during Tuesday trading. The stock closed at $57.07, up 8.23 percent.
The 2012 fourth quarter, despite overall losses, saw gains compared to the fourth quarter of 2011, which Katz attributes to more summer guests across the company's resorts.
"For the full fiscal year, I am very proud of our results given that the 2011-12 ski season was the most challenging winter in the history of the United States ski industry and our performance demonstrated the resiliency of our business model," Katz said during the conference call, reading from a statement released earlier Tuesday morning. "In particular, the strength of our growing season pass business and the comprehensive and differentiated experience we provide at our resorts stabilized our revenues, in the face of very challenging weather."
The company's balance sheet remains in "great shape," according to investor notes released Tuesday by JMP Securities Managing Director William Marks, a Vail Resorts analyst. Marks noted the company's guidance for 2013 of $260 million to $270 million – a 27 to 32 percent increase over fiscal 2012 – is "much higher than we expected," with JMP Securities' model at $250 million.
Resort reported EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) was $205.3 million, down $16.7 million, or 7.5 percent, compared to the same period last year. The decline was 3.8 percent when adjusted for so-called one time items, which include the timing of the Northstar, Kirkwood and Skiinfo acquisitions and a litigation settlement.
The $205.3 million was actually slightly better than the company's guidance for the fiscal year, which was below $205 million.
"We feel this modest decline is particularly noteworthy when considering that Fiscal 2011 was an all-time record snowfall year and Fiscal 2012 was the lowest snowfall season in our history," Katz said.
Optimism for 2012-13
The optimism can be seen in season pass sales for 2012-13, which as of Sept. 23 the company had sold about 178,000 passes – an increase of about 17 percent in units and 21 percent in sales dollars, Katz said. The company typically has about 60 percent of its season passes sold by this time, he said.
Katz attributes a lot of the gains to growth in the Lake Tahoe market – a market that now has three resorts on the company's popular Epic Pass. With Vail Resorts purchase of Kirkwood earlier this year, the growth potential for pass sales in the Bay Area continues, particularly with the Tahoe Local Pass, a new pass product, he said.
Growth also continues from international markets, Katz said.
"We anticipate seeing continued strength in the Tahoe market and from Europe, particularly with the recently announced addition of three days of skiing at Verbier (Switzerland) to our Epic Pass," Katz said. "While we believe that a portion of the significant increase in sales to date is due to some timing shifts, we hope to maintain the vast majority of these absolute gains through the rest of the selling period, with a resulting moderation of the ultimate percentage increase in the program."
At the Ritz-Carlton Residences in Vail, three units are under contract, which is reason enough to think positively about the upcoming year in terms of real estate sales, Jones said. The company closed on four Ritz units in the fourth quarter, and 13 total units for fiscal 2012, with an average selling price per unit of $2.6 million.
In 2013, Vail Resorts estimates real estate EBITDA to be at negative $9 million to negative $17 million.
Jones reiterated that the company's real estate sales at its major projects – the Ritz-Carlton in Vail and One Ski Hill Place in Breckenridge – is a "multi-year process." He said the three units under contract at the Ritz during a typically low selling period gives the company some confidence.
"Our guidance for fiscal 2013 anticipates a return to more normal weather conditions and the continuation of a challenging, but stable economic environment," Katz said.
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Baskin, Robert W. History of Blackman community. Murfreesboro, the author, 1986. 132 pp.
Baumstark, Michael P. Recreational demand study for Rutherford County. MTSU thesis, 1971. pp.
Biographical directory, TN General Assembly, 1796-1969 (Rutherford County, Preliminary #6). Nashville, TSLA, 1968. 63 pp.
Borden, Elizabeth. "Blacksmith lore: Joe Hansberry, master blacksmith. " TN Folklore Soc. Bull. 50 (1985), pp. 10-21.
Davis, Charlene J. The geology of the LaVergne quadrangle, TN. Vanderbilt U. thesis, 1959. 32 pp.
Dowden, M.L. Seasonal costs of producing & marketing cream in Rutherford County, TN, 1947-48. Knoxville, TN Ag. Exp. Sta., 1949. 35 pp. (its Rural research series monograph #250)
Dowden, M.L. Seasonal costs of producing & marketing fluid milk in Rutherford County, TN, 1947-48. Knoxville, TN Ag. Exp. Sta., 1949. 35 pp. (its Rural research series monograph #242).
Downen, M.L. Seasonal costs of producing & marketing milk for manufacturing purposes in Rutherford County, TN, 1947-48. Knoxville, TN Ag. Exp. Station, 1949. 38 pp. (its Rural research series monograph #246)
Flood insurance study: Rutherford County, TN, unincorporated areas. Washington, D.C., FEMA, 1983. 40 pp.
Flood insurance study: Rutherford County, TN, unincorporated areas (rev. Oct. 17, 1989). Washington, D.C., FEMA, 1989. 42 pp.
Frow Chips. Vol. 1, Sept. 1971-. (monthly) Rutherford County Hist. Soc.
Galloway, Jesse J. Geology & natural resources of Rutherford County, TN. Nashville, TN Div. Geol., 1919. 81 pp. (its Bulletin #22)
George Peabody College for Teachers. Division of Surveys & Field Services. Public schools of Rutherford County, TN; a survey report. Nashville, 1958. 223 pp.
Glass, P.T. "Sketch of Henry Rutherford. " AHM 5 (1900), pp. 225-229.
Goodspeed's history of TN (Rutherford County, pp. 810-940, 1019-1076). Goodspeed, 1886.
Goodwin, Sarah J., et al., comps. Westbrooks, Williams & related Smothermans of Rutherford County TN, with histories of Midland Community, Oak Grove School, Old Leb Church. Murfreesboro, Rutherford County Hist. Soc., 1984. 306 pp.
Greene, Samuel. Availability of education to Negroes in Rutherford County, TN. Fisk U. thesis, 1940. pp.
Hankins, Caneta S. Hearthstones: the story of Rutherford County homes. Murfreesboro, Oaklands Association, Inc. in cooperation with the Center for Historic Preservation at MTSU, 1993. 107 pp.
A history of Rutherford County schools to 1972. Murfreesboro, Rutherford County Retired Teachers Assn., 1986. 2 vols.
Hoffschwelle, Mary S. "Organizing rural communities for change: the Commonwealth Fund Child Health Demonstration in Rutherford County, 1923-1927. " THQ (Fall, 1994), pp. 154-164.
Houston, Gary B. A survey of the legal needs of the poor in Rutherford & Cannon counties, TN. N.p., 1967. 29 pp.
Hughes, Mary B. Hearthstones: the story of Rutherford County homes. Murfreesboro, Mid-south, 1942. 68 pp. (reprinted, 1960, 69 pp.; fifteen additional homes are added in the second edition)
Hughes, Travis H. The geology of the Gladeville quadrangle, TN. Vanderbilt U. thesis, 1960. 35 pp.
Intercultural contact: the Japanese in Rutherford County, TN [videocassette]. Knoxville, UT, 1986. (1 videocassette, 29 min.)
Ivey, John B. Geology of Cedars of Lebanon State Park & vicinity, Wilson & Rutherford counties, TN. Vanderbilt U. thesis, 1950. 52 pp.
Jacobs, Lucile F. Duck River Valley in TN & its pioneers. N.p., 1968. 124 pp.
Jarman, Brenda S. "Ailin' animals: folk treatments collected in Rutherford County, TN. " TN Folklore Soc. Bull. 44 (1978), pp. 55-65.
Jarmon, Laura C. Arbors to bricks: a hundred years of African-American education in Rutherford County, TN, 1865 to 1965. Murfreesboro, MTSU Div. Cont. Studies & Pub. Ser., 1994. 144 pp.
Kirkeminde, Patricia B. "The confessions of Willis Mayberry. " TN Folklore Soc. Bull. 30 (1964), pp. 7-21.
Laniers, Doris, ed. "Mary Noailles Murfree: an interview. " THQ 31 (1972), pp. 276-278.
Lokey, James L. History of dairying in Rutherford County, TN. George Peabody College thesis, 1937. pp.
Lowe, Maggie J. "The murder of Manroe Bynum. " TN Folklore Soc. Bull. 20 (1954), pp. 9-13.
Lowe, Maggie J. "An old ballad composer of the nineties. " TN Folklore Soc. Bull. 19 (1953), pp. 83-94.
Luebke, B.H. Farm real estate situation in five areas of TN, 1941-1944. Knoxville, TN Ag. Exp. Sta., 1945. 52 pp. (its Rural research series monograph #185)
Middle TN State College. History of Rutherford County. Murfreesboro, MTSC, 1939. 52 pp.
Miller, Clarice. Central Christian Church early history. Murfreesboro, Rutherford County Hist. Soc., 1986. 111 pp. (Rutherford County Hist. Soc. Pub. #27)
Miller, Julia C. The status of women in industry in Rutherford County. MTSU thesis, 1969. pp.
Mooers, Charles A. The soils of Rutherford County. Knoxville, TN Ag. Exp. Sta., 1924. 27 pp. (its Bulletin # 130)
Muse, Lucia S. Salem Methodist Church, Rutherford County, TN, 1812-1975. Nashville, TN Society, NSDAR, 1976. 51 pp.
Mustard, Harry S. Cross sections of rural health progress: report of the Commonwealth Fund Child Health Demonstration in Rutherford County, TN, 1924-1928. NY, Commonwealth Fund, 1930. 23 pp.
Nashville MSA, 1980-1987: an economic analysis. Nashville, TN Dept. Emp. Sec., 1988. 55 pp.
Ordanbadian, Reza. Rutherford County: a study in onomastics. Auburn U. dissertation, 1968. 250 pp. (place names)
Pittard, Homer P. Legends & stories of Civil War Rutherford County. George Peabody College thesis, 1940. 132 pp.
Pittard, Mabel, comp. A history of Rutherford County in pictures. Murfreesboro, Rutherford County Hist. Soc., 1990. 128 pp.
Pittard, Mabel. Rutherford County. Memphis, MSU Press, 1985. 137 pp.
Puckett, Liz. "Stories from the tack room. " TN Folklore Soc. Bull. 46 (1980), pp. 45-83.
Ransom, Robert G. The history of medicine in Rutherford County, TN. Murfreesboro, Rutherford County Historical Society, 1985. 5 vols. (Vol. 1: Introduction & overview of the history of medicine in the county; Vol. 2: Biographies of nineteenth century physicians; Vol. 3: Biographies of twentieth century physicians; Vol. 4: History of Rutherford Hospital (now the Middle TN Medical Center);Vol. 5: History of Rutherford County Health Dept.)
Ross, Robert M. Grade A milk producers in Rutherford County, TN. Problem A: Characteristics of Rutherford County Grade A milk producers & their farms; problem B: Management practices of Rutherford County Grade A milk producers; problem C: Factors influencing dairy management practice adoption by Rutherford County Grade A milk producers. (three related problems in lieu of thesis. UT, 1966. 155 pp.)
Rutherford County Historical Publication. Vol. 1, 1973-. (quarterly) Rutherford County Hist. Soc.
Rutherford County home demonstration: plan of work, 1940. Murfreesboro, Home Demonstration Clubs, 1940. 39 pp.
Salmon, Lourene. "The tale of the mysterious barrel & other 'haint' tales collected in Big Springs." TN Folklore Soc. Bull. 37 (1971), pp. 59-72.
Sims, Carlton C., ed. A history of Rutherford County. Murfreesboro, n.p., 1947. 236 pp. (reprinted, 1981)
Soil survey, Rutherford County, TN. Washington, D.C., US GPO, 1977. 95 pp.
Southern Assoc. of Colleges & Schools. Visiting Comm. Evaluative study made in Rutherford County Central High School, Murfreesboro, TN. Murfreesboro, 1951. 106 pp.
Spence, John C. The annals of Rutherford County. Murfreesboro, Rutherford County Hist. Soc. (vol. 1, 1799-1828 (1991), 265 pp.; vol. 2, 1829-1870 (1991), 306 pp.)
Spence, John C. A diary of the Civil War. Murfreesboro, Rutherford County Hist. Soc., 1993. 164 pp.
Stanfield, Elizabeth P. "Selected social correspondence of Miss Eleanor Hardin Jackson of Rutherford County, 1861-1865. " TN Folklore Soc. Bull. 41 (1975), pp. 9-18.
TN Dept. Transportation [county maps ] issued periodically.
US Geol. Survey [topographic maps ] issued periodically. Quadrangles: Lavergne, Gladeville, Vine, Smyrna, Walterhill, Lascassas, College Grove, Rockvale, Murfreesboro, Dalton, Readyville, Chapel Hill, Rover, Fosterville, Webbs Jungle, Beech Grove, Deason.
US Soil Conservation Service. Soils interpretations, Rutherford County, TN. Nashville, Mid-Cumberland Council of Governments, 1977. 37 pp.
Walker, Watson F. Ten years of rural health work, Rutherford County, TN, 1924-1933. NY, Commonwealth Fund, 1935. 82 pp.
Walker, Watson F. & Caroline R. Randolph. Influences of a public health program: fifteen years in Rutherford County, TN, 1924-1938. NY, Commonwealth Fund, 1940. 106 pp.
Weeks, Terry. Heart of TN: the story & images of historic Rutherford County. Murfreesboro, Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce, 1992. 205 pp.
West, Carroll V. "The money our fathers were accustomed to": banks & political culture in Rutherford County, TN, 1800-1850." Wm. & Mary College dissertation, 1982. 245 pp.
Dyer, Minnie F. The history of Eagleville. Eagleville, n.p., 1972. 158 pp.
Rutherford County Bicentennial Comm. Griffith: a bicentennial publication. N.p., the commission, 1976. 60 pp.
Flood insurance study: city of LaVergne, TN, Cheatham County. Washington, D.C., FEMA, 1983. 19 pp.
Middle Tennessee State University
MTSU. Bulletin. Vol. 1-12, June 1911-1923; New Ser., Vol. 1-2, Aug. 1923- Apr. 1925; [3rd ser.] Vol. 1-, June 1925-. Frequency varies. (volumes for 1911-25 issued by the university under its earlier name: Middle TN State Normal School; 1925-30, Middle TN State Teachers College; 1930- 43, State Teachers College; 1943-65, Middle TN State College; 1965- , Middle TN State University)
MTSU magazine. Vol. 1, no. 1, Mar. 1993-. (monthly). MTSU.
Nunley, Joe E. The Raider forties. NY, Vantage Press, 1977. 115 pp.
Pittard, Homer. The first fifty years. Photography by Dr. Bealer Smotherman. Murfreesboro, Middle TN State College, 1961. 273 pp.
Pittard, Homer P. Middle TN State College: its historical aspects & its relation to significant teacher education movement. George Peabody College dissertation, 1957. 471 pp.
Woodmore, Thomas B. Up the winding stairs. Murfreesboro, the author, 1984. 168 pp.
Arnette, Charles B. From Mink Slide to Main Street. Murfreesboro, the author, 1991. 244 pp.
Arnette, Charles B. The history of the East Main Church of Christ. Murfreesboro, the author, 1988. 436 pp.
Bell, Ed. The lonely people & their strange ways. Selections compiled & edited by Robert Lasseter. Murfreesboro, n.p., 1951. 166 pp.
Donaldson, John G. Murfreesboro annexation study. Knoxville, MTAS, 1958. 42 pp.
Edwards, Charles D. & Linzy D. Albert. Master plan for recreation, Murfreesboro, TN. Nashville, n.p., 1952. 56 pp.
Flood insurance study: city of Murfreesboro, TN, Rutherford County. Washington, D.C., FEMA, 1983. 18 pp.
Flood insurance study: city of Murfreesboro, TN, Rutherford County. ( rev. June 2, 1994). Washington, D.C., FEMA, 1994. 1 v.
Henderson, C.C. The story of Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro, News-Banner, 1929. 145 pp.
Howse, Elisabeth O. Flowers for Grace. N.p., Mrs. Granville S. Ridley, Jr., 1972. 152 pp.
Llewellyn, Ralph M. "Others have labored" : a sesquicentennial address on the early history of the First Presbyterian Church, Murfreesboro, TN, Sunday, Apr. 29, 1962. Murfreesboro, n.p., 1962. 25 pp.
Murfreesboro Regional Plan. Comm. School survey & plans for city of Murfreesboro, TN. Murfreesboro, n.p., 1948. 31 pp.
Mutual Realty & Loan Company. Handbook of Murfreesboro & Rutherford County, TN. Murfreesboro,Home Journal Print., 1923. 128 pp.
Pittard, Homer. Pillar & ground. Photography by Archie King, et al. Murfreesboro, First Baptist Church, 1968. 166 pp.
US Army Corps of Engineers. Flood plain information study, Murfreesboro, TN, West Fork Stones River, Lytle & Sinking Creeks. Main report. Prepared for the city of Murfreesboro & Rutherford County Plan. Comm. by the US Army Engineer District, Nashville, Corps of Engineers. N.d., 1965. 32 pp.
Weatherford, Sally E. "Profile of a Murfreesboro quilt maker & her craft. " TN Folklore Soc. Bull. 44 (1978), pp. 108-114.
White, Robert H. "TN's four capitols. " ETHSP 6 (1934), pp. 29-43. (reprinted in TN old & new , vol. 1, pp. 319-332.)
Herndon, Joseph L. & Mary L. Oehrlein. Historic structures report, Oaklands Mansion, Murfreesboro, TN, for the Oaklands Assoc., Inc. Washington, D.C., Building Conservation Technology, 1978. 57 pp.
McBride, Robert M. "Oaklands: a venerable host, a renewed welcome. " THQ 22 (1963), pp. 303-322.
McConnell, Virginia, et al. Oaklands, a look at its past. N.p., 1987. 33 pp. (in partial fulfillment for the requirements for Historic Preservation 433, TSU)
Baird, Mary R., comp. Home of Sam Davis, Smyrna, TN: a state shrine of a southern scout, under management of the Sam Davis Memorial Association, Smyrna, TN. Smyrna, the compiler, n.d. 48 pp.
Meredith, Owen N. "The Sam Davis home. " THQ 24 (1965), pp. 303-320.
Baird, Mary, comp. A history of the First Baptist Church of Smyrna. N.p., 1954. 22 pp.
Coleman, Nell E., comp. A history of the Smyrna Methodist Church, 1872- 1955. N.p., 1955. 88 pp.
Flood insurance study: town of Smyrna, TN, Rutherford County. Washington, D.C., FEMA, 1982. 17 pp.
Floods in Stewart Creek & Harts Branch, Smyrna, TN. Nashville, US Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, 1976. 32 pp.
Hoover, Walter K. A history of the town of Smyrna, TN. Nashville, McQuiddy, 1968. 559 pp.
Egerton, Jolin. Nissan in TN. Smyrna, Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corp., USA, 1983. 127 pp.
Hammer, Joshua. "Stretching their productivity as well as their limbs, auto- workers in TN go Japanese. (Nissan truck assembly plant in Smyrna.) " People Weekly 66 (Oct. 24, 1983), pp. 38-41.
Springs, Ricardo. Pilot case study: the decision by Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corp. USA to build a light truck assembly plant in Smyrna, TN. Washington, D.C., US Dept. Transp., 1981. 78 pp.
Tokyo in TN. [videocassette]. NY, Carousel Films, 1983. 1 videocassette, 16 min. (a segment from the television program 60 Minutes)
Woods, Mike. "A look at Smyrna: the Nissan impact. " Pub. Man. 66 (June 1984), pp. 3-5.
Battle of Stones River/Stones River National Battlefield
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The Battle of Stones River. Jamestown, VA, Eastern Acorn Press, 1991. 55 pp.
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Bickham, William D. Rosecrans' campaign with the fourteenth army corps, or the Army of the Cumberlands: a narrative of personal observations with official reports of the Battle of Stone River. Cincinnati, OH, Moore, Wilstach, Keys & Co., 1863. 467 pp.
Byrne, Stephen C. An archeological survey of the visitor center addition & parking lot expansion, Stones River National Battlefield, Rutherford County, TN. Tallahassee, FL, National Park Service, Southeast Archaeological Battlefield, 1990. 12 pp.
Comstock, Rock L. Museum prospectus for Stones River National Military Park. N.p., 1959. 119 pp.
Cozzens, Peter. No better place to die: the battle of Stones River. Chicago, U. IL Press, 1990. 281 pp.
Fitch, John. Annals of the Army of the Cumberland: comprising biographies, descriptions of departments, accounts of expeditions, skirmishes, & battles; also its police record of spies, smugglers, & prominent rebel emissaries. Together with anecdotes, incidents, poetry, reminiscences, etc. & official reports of the battle of Stone River. By an officer. Illustrated with steel portraits, word engravings, & maps. Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1863. 671 pp. (various editions)
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McDonough, James L. "The last days at Stones River: experiences of a Yank & a Reb. " THQ 40 (1981), pp. 3-12.
McDonough, James L. Stones River: bloody winter in TN. Knoxville, UT Press, 1980. 271 pp.
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Phisterer, Frederick. The regular brigade of the Fourteenth army corps, the Army of the Cumberland, in the battle of Stone River, or Murfreesboro, TN, from Dec. 31st, 1862, to Jan. 30, 1863, both dates inclusive. N.p., 1883. 30 pp.
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Last weekend was my "mid-term break" – much needed after the first half of interminable Term 1 and a week of Parent-Teacher interviews that felt like what I imagine speed dating must be like. Different faces every 10 minutes – it's overwhelming! This term has been a crazy busy one – all good stuff but […]
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A long weekend in the Finger Lakes
By Mardi Michels on November 17, 2011 in Finger Lakes (New York State), Ithaca, Seneca Falls, travel, wine


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Morgues in Canada and the U.S. are bursting with the corpses of people killed by fentanyl.
Both countries are dealing with an epidemic of drug overdoses that has ripped families apart and killed thousands.
Now, even the bad guys are concerned.
On the infamous dark web, all manner of narcotics — from heroin to hash — can be purchased by anonymous peddlers.
But now, there's fentanyl and many on the dark web are giving it a pass because of its deadly nature.
According to The Guardian, online pushers are saying the drug is too dangerous to trade.
The National Crime Agency in the U.K., is reporting that dealers on the dark web are "delisting" the drug, classifying it among items that are too high-risk to trade.
One of the reasons is practical: a fentanyl death could serve up a murder charge.
"If they've got people selling very high-risk commodities, then it's going to increase the risk to them," the agency's Vince O'Brien told The Guardian.
"There are marketplaces that will not accept listings for weapons and explosives — those are the ones that will not accept listings for fentanyl. Clearly, law enforcement would prioritize the supply of weapons, explosives and fentanyl over, for example, class C drugs — and that might well be why they do this."
He added: "There are also drug users on the dark web who say on forums that they don't think it's right that people are selling fentanyl because it is dangerous and kills a lot of people."
Fentanyl was created in the 1950s by a Belgian chemist and is commonly used to treat people with cancer and chronic pain.
But the drug is reportedly 30 to 50 times stronger than heroin, and up to 100 times more potent than morphine.
It is commonly referred to as a "zombie drug."
Many of its victims are unaware they are ingesting fentanyl because many dealers are cutting other drugs with the cheap medication.
"The high would not be dissimilar to heroin or morphine — they get a euphoric feeling," David Scott of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists told News.com last year .
"You must remember some people aren't actively choosing to take it — they are buying heroin for the heroin euphoric feeling, and then are overdosing because someone at some point has cut in fentanyl as well.
"And if you get a big dose, especially one mixed illicitly where there's no quality control — it's even more deadly."
More than 72,000 Americans died from overdoses in 2017, up from 20,000 in 2001, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The number of deaths related to synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, doubled in 2016 and is now 30,000.


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It's not all that long until Andrew Bird releases his new record, Break It Yourself. In fact that comes out on March 5 through Bella Union. By my rough calculations that is less than two months' time. Now we've been told about the tracklist and artwork, details of both can be seen below. Investigate.
- Desperation Breeds…
- Polynation
- Danse Caribe
- Give it Away
- Eyeoneye
- Lazy Projector
- Near Death Experience Experience
- Behind the Barn
- Lusitania
- Orpheo Looks Back
- Sifters
- Fatal Shore
- Hole in the Ocean Floor
- Belles
As you can see the artwork is actually not that great. But I've never been one for artwork. Never judge an album by it's artwork, that's what they say, isn't it? Below you will also find some European tour dates. Unfortunately the first London show is sold out.
5 - London, The Barbican
6 - Paris, La Cigale
8 - Brussels, Cirque Royale
9 - Amsterdam, Paradiso
2 - London, Field Day Festival
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Outdoor activities are free and access to all indoor events is obtained with the purchase of the First Night Button, which is available in advance online or at numerous locations around Sandwich. The buttons are $10 each for adults and $6 for children 12 and under. Kids under 3 attend for free. Indoor activities for the kids include mask making and puppeteers.
The very special Bioluminescence Parade begins at the Wing School at 6:00 pm and will proceed down Main Street. There will be numerous musical and dance performances at various locations throughout the village. All of the festivities lead up to the "Grand Countdown" that will be held by the Dexter Grist Mill on Shawme Pond. The countdown features one of the fabulous Michael Magyar "Giants" which will be lighted at 9:00 pm to celebrate the beginning of 2014.
Sandwich's 375 Anniversary. Although the village was founded in 1637, it was not incorporated until 1639. From January through December, 2014, special celebratory events will be going on almost every month to commemorate the founding of the oldest town on Cape Cod.
Here at the Inn the tree will still be up and we are welcoming guests. See our packages that include Buttons to First Night to help you celebrate the arrival of the New Year. We hope you will join us for some of the many special 375th events throughout 2014. The Sandwich 375th website has a listing of these events and the details. Our 375th Special will be posted on our website.


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Below is a link to a very entertaining, creative, and educational movie about the money system in Canada. Yes, it's almost all applicable to the USA and to the entire debt-backed money world. There are some editorials you may not agree with, but I think it's worth your time overall. This is a good one to share with those who may not be familiar with the way money works – in other words nearly everyone!
I posted the entire series of Youtube videos at my Swarm Blog so that the videos don't slow down this site: Oh Canada – The Movie.
Total running length is 1 hour and 36 minutes.
Here's part 2 as a sample...
Oh Canada – Part 2 (6 minutes):
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Barry Rich born 1962 in Tacoma Washington didn't stay to long moved to Scottsdale and been here since. Graduated Scottsdale high then off to ASU. Working as a personnel trainer and PE teacher but know I'm a stay at home dad with three little girls:
Always loved the outdoors backpacking mountain biking and my new addiction flyfishing which i've done for about 8 years Don't get out much usually a day trip up on the rim hence the name long ago Keep those post coming
Name is Dave King born in Glendale, AZ in '84. Been fishing since I was three but have only used a fly rod for a couple of years. Bass fishing is still my first love but do enjoy getting out and catching trout on flies that I tie. Usually spend 4th of July weekend fishing the reservation lakes with my brother-in-law and his family and have a great time. Currently am a student at NAU working on becoming a bio teacher but once these lakes ice out I'll be out there with my fly rod. Definately expecting some good things from LLM this year!
My name is Jeff Caganich ans was born in 73 and raised here in Phx, AZ. My parents divorced when I was two and my Dad went to Washington and my Mom stayed here in AZ. I used to spend the summers in WA State with my Dad and went to school here. I became a fisherman in WA and in 83 became a resident of Washington till 86 when my Dad moved back to AZ. I started fly fishing in 97 and Bassed fish from about 89 till 96. Trout soon became my new target species and after a while I soon started fishing for Bass again with the long rod and pretty much everything else including salt water fish.
Terry Arrington -born 1960 in New Mexico. Grew up fishing the small mountain streams around Ruidoso and the lakes of the Mescalero Apache Reservation. Traveled eastward to Texas Tech for college (thus the name DBLTEA) and stayed in West Texas for some reason (jobs were plentiful during the oil boom of the late 70's).
Married to a wonderful gal for 24 years ...two teenagers ...16 yr old daughter and an 18 yr old son who is headed to Univ of Texas (that took some adjusting but he is a runner and a cyclist so Austin will be perfect)
Introduced to the White Mtns by my brother-in-law who grew up in Wilcox and have been taking an annual trip every year since my high school days. I usually come out in late Sept\early Oct when the crowds are gone, the air is crisp and the elk are bugling. You guys have a piece of heaven and I read your adventures almost daily and anxiously await the upcoming day of moving back to NM or even out to your stomping grounds.
Jay B born in Iowa in 1957. Grew up in a small town hunting, fishing, camping all my life. Lived in Texas several years before moving to AZ about 8 years ago. Married 23 years, 2 kids, both grown and out of the house (finally).
Started flyfishing when I moved to AZ. Still have all the other gear but rarely use it. Just love to do the camping/fishing thing. My daughter bought me a fly tying kit from AZ FF over a year ago. Never used it but want to learn some day. Right now I am back in school and working so my time is very limited.
The man's name was "I'm a Freak".
Michael F
Born in lakeside-pinetop 1971. Lived in WA for 2 years...
2 kids 6 and 7 years old. Wife of 11 years.
Brought up outdoors, 4th gen arizonan, great grands homesteaded in showlow linden area. Now i can never get up there and when i do i'm off on water....
Work in the semiconductor industry....have for a LONG time....
Love to fish, love even more to see my kids fish!
Flyfishing since 1987ish......
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My name is Brian W.
Born in Tempe, AZ in 1982, 4th generation AZ, my father is from a family of 19 brothers and sisters all born and raised in AZ as well. I grew up in Tempe, then we moved to Appleton, WI for a couple years (cold!!!) then we moved back to AZ (talk about a climate change) and lived in Carefree. Graduated from UA last year.
My father got me into fly fishing when I was about 13, I started out float tubing lakes with him all over AZ, mainly the reservation. As I grew older, I really became interested in stream fishing alot more, especially backcountry fishing. I've traveled all over the western US fly fishing streams and rivers with one of my cousins and lived just outside of Ennis, MT for a short period of time. My freetime is generally spent in the remote mountains of AZ; 4wheeling/rock crawling or flyfishing. I figure I better take advantage of being young and single while I can...especially after reading this thread
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Kelly Clark ....born & raised in Oakley, Idaho (pop.613 including jackrabbits)
....married 28 years and have two teen-agers at home (started
the kid gig late and don't know if I'll see the finish)
....affiliated with the military for 27 years (5 active Air Force; 22
Air & Army Nat'l Guard aviation)
....own & operate a pest control business with a partner (damn
good thing he doesn't fish)
Reading these posts doesn't just make me feel old; it makes me realize that I am old. Where are all the more mature gentlemen (old farts)? Must all be lurkers. At least Mr. Green Weenie is close to my generation.
Grew up fishing small cricks in south Idaho for native trout. At the age of 8, my son decided we would become flyfishers. My thanks to the Desert Flycasters for their assistance in making that happen. Cut my teeth at the walk-in at the Ferry; hence ScudChucker.
Truly enjoy fishing out of a tube (no lazy boy comments, please) and have been know to pursue warm & cold water species. At times, alas, conventional gear will be used on Mr. Bucket-mouth.
I, too, am a native Idahoan who dislikes the valley but loves Arizona.
Tony Desruisseau, Been in AZ since I was three, been fishing ever since. Seldom and I have been fishing together all over AZ for about 15yrs or so. My mentor was my dad who was a major fisherman, Our summer trips took all over the western States and up to Washington and Canada Fishing all over along the way.. Since he passed I've been to Alaska ,Hawaii and Belize, And Iam planning to add to that list. I ve been using a long rod on and off for about 10yrs but I really appreciate it now. But I guess I just love to fish no matter what I am using or trying to catch..
Hi my name is Jake Rush im 22 born in april of '83. Was born right here in mesa and have lived here 20 of my 22 years. Currently planning a wedding to take place in November so the fiance' has put a hold on my spending. I started spin fishing in march of last year and then on a trip to chevelon in july my whole world changed. I bought my first rod and reel set up in september and since that time have purchased 4 other rods, i love it! I can't wait until spring to go hit the spawning bass with a fly rod and the slurping carp with a fly rod. Im not what you would call a "purist" of the sport i don't go and buy sage's because i can't afford them and i've herad that theres alot of cheaper rods that will perform just as good. Im still learning every time i hit the water and i hope this web page will help learn new tying techniques and maybe a few secrets from the veterans of the sport.
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Celebrity Social Media Pictures | Week of Jan. 24, 2012
Cute Candids Celebrities Shared This Week
Cute Candids Celebrities Shared This Week
Between the presidential inauguration and the Sundance Film Festival, there were lots of opportunities for celebrities to share snaps of their personal lives through social media. This week, we caught up with Alessandra Ambrosio as she hit the slopes in Park City, UT, while LeBron James visited the dentist. Julianne Hough and Josh Duhamel got ready together before heading to the Toronto premiere of their latest film, Safe Haven, and Jessica Alba and her hairstylist enjoyed their weekend in Paris for Couture Fashion Week.
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Hello everyone!
Well I have some exciting news! I have joined a Design Team. Are you shocked? LOL! I'm pretty excited to get back on track with regular blogging and being a part of a design team really helps with that. I have joined the DT on Festive Friday Challenges which is hosted by the lovely Nicole Derendorf. The idea behind Festive Friday Challenge is to do Christmas cards all year unless a different season comes about like Easter or Mother's Day. So just when I joined the next challenge was about Easter. Just lately I have seen the cutest little Easter project ideas and I saw a little sunnyboy container or sour cream container if you live in America that resembled a carrot. I just had to have a play
Aren't they the cutest?!
I decided I didn't want people to have to tear them apart to get into them and decided to use a scallop circle over the top to close it. Here are some close-ups
One half was attached securely with sticky strip on one side and then for the back I added a velcro dot.
So simple and easy. I added cute little mini Lindt bunny and carrot inside. For this year they were my children's Teacher's gifts. They loved them.
Anyway be sure to jump on in and have a play with the Festive Friday Challenges and you could be in the running for a random prize! Woohoo!


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Farmingdale State - 3, Mount Saint Mary - 2 (25-12, 25-23, 15-25, 13-25, 15-13)
Farmingdale State - 3, Mount Saint Vincent - 1 (25-22, 25-16, 19-25, 26-24)
Newburgh, N.Y. - With wins over both Mount Saint Mary and Mount Saint Vincent at the MSMC play date, the Rams improved to 6-0 in the Skyline Conference this season and have extended their winning streak to eight games.
In the match versus Mount Saint Mary (8-15, 3-2), Farmingdale State (10-16) won the first two sets before the Blue Knights responded with a pair of victories to force a deciding game five. Tied 13-13 in the fifth set, a kill by junior outside Sarah Palladino (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) and a service ace by sophomore setter Megan Pisciotta (Lindenhurst, N.Y) sealed the victory for the Rams.
Palladino had a game-high 23 kills and added nine digs, while Pisciotta tallied 35 assists. Freshman middle blocker Maia Cadle-Hinton (Huntington, N.Y.) had eight kills and freshman defensive specialist Samantha Morra (West Babylon, N.Y.) and sophomore libero Francesca Calderon (Wheatley Heights, N.Y.) recorded 13 and 11 digs, respectively.
Leading 2-1 against Mount Saint Vincent (4-14, 3-2), Farmingdale State captured the fourth set, 26-24, to earn the victory.
Palladino led the way with 19 kills and five digs, while sophomore outside Karen Ulysse (West Hempstead, N.Y.) had five kills and a game-high five service aces. Pisciotta recorded 36 assists and Calderon had 11 digs in the win.
The Rams next will face Wilkes (4:00 p.m.) and Manhattanville (6:00 p.m.) at the St. Joseph's Invite on Friday, October 18th.


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Fifty-one Tales, by Lord Dunsany, [1915], at sacred-texts.com
They saw a little ship that was far at sea and that went by the name of the Petite Espérance. And because of its uncouth rig and its lonely air and the look that it had of coming from strangers' lands they said: "It is neither a ship to greet nor desire, nor yet to succor when in the hands of the sea."
And the sea rose up as is the wont of the sea and the little ship from afar was in his hands, and frailer than ever seemed its feeble masts with their sails of fantastic cut and their alien flags. And the sea made a great and very triumphing voice, as the sea doth. And then there arose a wave that was very strong, even the ninth-born son of the hurricane and the tide, and hid the little ship and hid the whole of the far parts of the sea. Thereat said those who stood on the good dry land:
"'Twas but a little, worthless alien ship and it is sunk at sea, and it is good and right that the storm have spoil." And they turned and watched the course of the merchant-men, laden with silver and appeasing spice; year after year they cheered them into port and praised their goods and their familiar sails. And many years went by.
And at last with decks and bulwarks covered with cloth of gold; with age-old parrots that had known the troubadours, singing illustrious songs and preening their feathers of gold; with a hold full of emeralds and rubies; all silken with Indian loot; furling as it came in its way-worn alien sails, a galleon glided into port, shutting the sunlight from the merchantmen: and lo! it loomed the equal of the cliffs.
"Who are you?" they asked, "far-travelled wonderful ship?"
And they said: "The Petite Espérance."
"O," said the people on shore. "We thought you were sunk at sea."
"Sunk at sea?" sang the sailors. "We could not be sunk at sea—we had the gods on board."


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Recently at work we needed a way to log successful and failed hits to automatically disable web services for a failover system. There are many ways to implement this but for our application's needs and available tools, only two ideas made sense.
- MySQL: store these values on a memory table with delayed insertions.
- Memcached: implement Zend_Cache_Backend_Memcached ::increment function
I have seen the mysql solution working great for a couple thousands hits every minute but with our application hitting sometimes 10.000 web service calls every minute we became skeptical really fast. The memcached solution has two major problems: first it's memcaheD you don't know if the value you put in cache will actually make it back and secondly the Zend Memcached adapter needs a patch to implement the increment and a custom method to retrieve the counters. The reason increment has never been officially implemented before in ZF1 is because Zend stores values to cache in a custom way alongside the cache date and lifetime.
$result = @$this->_memcache->set($id, array($data, time(), $lifetime), $flag, $lifetime);
Memcached::increment needs the values to be numerical. I can only speculate why ZF1 dev team decided to save all values as array but anyway. I added the following two methods in
* Memcached::increment
* @param string $id cache id
* @param numerical $offset to increase counter
* @param numerical $initial value to set counter
* @param int $extraLifetime
* @return numerical new items value on success or FALSE on failure.
public function increment($id, $offset = 1, $initial = 0, $specificLifetime = false)
$result = $this->_memcache->increment($id, $offset);
if (!$result) {
$lifetime = $this->getLifetime($specificLifetime);
$this->_memcache->add($id, $initial, false, $lifetime);
$result = $this->_memcache->increment($id, $offset);
return $result;
* Custom get to retrieve incremental items
* @param string $id cache id
* @return numerical|false cached item
public function getCounterKey($id)
$tmp = $this->_memcache->get($id);
return is_numeric($tmp) ? $tmp : false;
getCounterKey is pretty straight forward, we wanted to bypass the default load method that tries to access the data from a custom array. The
increment is a little more complex because we wanted a thread safe solution. The
memcached::increment and
memcached::add used like this, is thread safe.
Unfortunately you can't use these methods directly from the Zend_Cache_Core instance, you need a new patch for that to modify the Core class and all the adapters to add this new capability. It's doable but we were satisfied with just using the following snippet to access the Memcached adapter and the two new methods directly.
$cache = Zend_Registry::get('cache')->getBackend();
$cache->increment($key, 1, 0, 0);
The solution works like a charm when memcached is working properly but i would love someday to also test the MySQL idea. I would love to hear what solution other people used in similar problems.


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These clippers were originally designed by Wahl to give African American men a tool that could give them the close fades and all-over shaves they were looking for. The Wahl Balding is thus brilliant on afro hair and, since that's the toughest to clip, will make short work (no pun intended!) of all other hair types too.
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Hey guys new in the bike scene here, just finished too cool motorcycle school and i have my road test booked for next wednesday. May 23rd.
Too cool did help out A LOT, and they are really great guys, but thy didnt really touch on what to expect from the road test (probably because they offer another course for 130.00 to explain the road test better.)
But im just wondering if any of you can give me some helpful tips on what to expect and watch out for on the road test that i have next wednesday.
I know some tips already from fellow rider friends like make sure to not put your right foot down when stopped, make sure to cancell your signals. Anything to watch out for when parking the bike? and also if you are required to use hand signals like they teach you in the too cool school, or is this a completley optional tecnique?
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The Best Coffee I Had in Venice, Italy
This picture-perfect city might have canals and gondolas aplenty, but it doesn't seem to be teeming with great coffee. Look hard enough, though, and you might find a decent espresso shot just about anywhere...
Though I passed by the alley it's on about four times before noticing the sign, Caffe del Doge is a can't-miss coffee oasis in a town packed with tourist traps. Not that Doge is immune—the brand has been multiplied and franchised in more than 25 countries—but it remains one of the only places in town where I encountered single origin espressos and clean steam wands.
My espresso—a single-origin 100% Arabica Colombian that cost a whopping-by-Italian-standards 2.5 EUR (about $3, though the vast majority of espresso in the country is 1 EUR or less)—was acidic and light, and the barista who pulled it gave me a shy smile when I thanked her for it. Just as Caffe del Doge was a safe space away from the overpriced Robusta-heavy coffees on every corner and in every piazza, it was a refreshing departure to be served by an Italian whose English isn't better than mine, and to be transported at long last to the "different world" I had come here in search of.
Grazie, Caffe del Doge. Turns out you're the only coffee merchant of Venice I needed.
Caffe del Doge
609 S. Polo, Venice, Italy 30125 (map); 011-041-241-7301, caffedeldoge.com
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As many of you know, I've been working with Fascinations for the last few months, and in February, presented my first workshop for the Let's Talk Sex series called What's in Your Toybox. Because many people don't live near our stores, or couldn't make it out for a variety of reasons, we're going to try and post many of these workshop recordings online so that they are visible to everyone. Please enjoy!
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Giants' unlikely All-Stars thrilled for opportunity
Romo proud of overcoming odds; Scutaro impresses with passion for game
NEW YORK -- There have been a few moments over Marco Scutaro's career when he figured he would never see an All-Star Game in person. More than a few, actually.
"All the time," Scutaro said Monday.
But there were Scutaro and Romo on Monday, sitting alongside Buster Posey and Madison Bumgarner in the Jackie Robinson Rotunda at Citi Field as the Giants' representatives on the National League All-Star team. San Francisco's unlikely first-time All-Stars will take the field at some point Tuesday night for manager Bruce Bochy, but neither needed to be under the lights in order to appreciate the experience.
"Everything about the road that I've taken to get where I'm at, I'm very proud of myself," Romo said. "I came out of left field. Everything that has happened in my life -- the bumps, the ups and downs -- it's all been a learning curve for me.
"I appreciate everything to the max because I understand how blessed and privileged I really am. I've worked very hard to get to this point, but at the same time, I've had to have some luck on my side. I've had to have some faith on my side."
Romo, 30, made it to New York with his father, Francisco, and son, Rilen. He only made it on this year's roster because two initially selected pitchers, Jeff Locke and Jordan Zimmermann, were ruled inactive for the Midsummer Classic. Yet Romo had a hard time believing it when Bochy called him into the manager's office to share the news.
"He closed the door behind me, and I'm like, 'Man, did I just get traded?'" Romo said.
Romo said he broke into an ear-to-ear grin that "really hasn't gone away since then." Even Monday, he couldn't hide his excitement about the possibility of getting to pitch in his first All-Star Game.
"I definitely hope [Bochy] gives me the ball, no matter what situation. I'll pitch the first. I'll start the thing if he asks me to," Romo said. "Just to be here is a huge honor."
If you ask his fellow Giants All-Stars, it's an honor Romo has earned. They'll praise his incredible work in the 2012 postseason, including three scoreless innings and three saves in San Francisco's World Series sweep over Detroit. They'll say what he's meant to the Giants this year, with 21 saves in 24 chances and a 2.86 ERA.
But more than anything, they'll talk about everything he's overcome to get to this point.
"He's a guy that's constantly proved people wrong his whole career," Posey said. "I think he's used that to propel himself upward."
"We were actually talking about it earlier today, what he's able to do. It's pretty unbelievable," added Bumgarner. "He goes out there, he's tough and he competes. There's no secret what he's going to do, and he just continues to get guys out. It's pretty special."
The same could be said for Scutaro, the 37-year-old veteran who has impressed the Giants with his passion for the game -- and, obviously, his penchant for coming through in the clutch -- since coming to San Francisco from Colorado last July.
Scutaro hit .362 and drove in 44 runs in 61 games for the Giants last year. He was named the NL Championship Series MVP after batting .500 against the Cardinals. This season has been more difficult, mostly due to various nagging injuries, but he's still batting .316. And thanks to Bochy, Scutaro is an All-Star.
"I'm really happy for him," Bumgarner said. "I hope he's excited. I'm sure he is, to get to be here. He deserves it, definitely."
As grateful as Scutaro was to finally reach the Midsummer Classic, his fellow Giants were even more happy for him. Posey called Scutaro "one of my favorite teammates that I've ever played with." After spending nearly 20 years in professional baseball, Posey said, Scutaro still hasn't lost his love for the game -- something that's rubbed off on the younger players.
"I'm just very blessed to have this opportunity at this point in my life and my career," Scutaro said. "And very, very thankful."
If anyone could understand the emotions Scutaro was feeling Monday, and what Tuesday will mean to him, it was the man sitting two tables away, the Giants' other unlikely All-Star.
"You look at everything he's done, it's amazing. For him to get his due respect, it's huge," Romo said. "You never know. This could be my only All-Star Game. So for him to be able to come in here and watch how he's already enjoying it and he's just soaking it in, I'm kind of like the little kid in a candy store right next to him."
The final phase of All-Star Game voting will again have fans participating in the official voting for the Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet. During the Midsummer Classic, fans will vote exclusively online at MLB.com via the 2013 All-Star Game MLB.com MVP Vote, and their voice will represent 20 percent of the official vote determining the recipient of the Arch Ward Trophy.
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