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Slaying Allen's Specters
Doggie guru Cesar Millan has taught me many a valuable life lesson. The first — and most important — is that I am the pack leader. In order to maintain pack leader status, I must emit a calm yet dominant energy. A brief scan of recent RSBS posts would be more than enough to convince every living being of my fulfillment of this necessary role. Second: happiness comes from excercise, discipline, then affection, in that order and in that order only. Food is optional. Just ask the Olsen twins. They seem to be doing fine. But sometimes, dear readers, these are not enough. Fear is an untouchable giant among short people and fear can cause myriad setbacks to one's personal success, satisfaction, serenity.
For this reason, I have decided not to argue with Mr. Krause on his most recent ramblings regarding MLB playoff restructuring. Despite his fixation on how greedy and seedy MLB front offices tend to be and besides his disconnect with the purism-is-passion campaign I so wholeheartedly support, he does make a few good points. In short, nothing is going to change right now, so I might as well get used to it and hope for the best.
Just for today, I'm content with that.
Fear, which has long been an issue my Tiger-lovin' friend has struggled with, must be addressed. If I were to walk away without confronting his deepest, underlying and now-in-the-open anxieties, I would be a poor voice for US Americans. In his last post, he let it be known that:
"…a specter came back to haunt me today…"
That specter's name is Jeff Samardzija — Notre Dame superstar and latest edition to the Chicago Cubs pitching staff. Admittedly, I share no love for the man just as I share no love for Notre Dame nor the Cubs; however, to me, he is a man. Unfortunately for Mr. Krause, Samardzija has taken on an entirely phantasmal nature capable of penetrating and destroying his entire being.
And Samardzija is not the only one…
Dear readers, this must stop. It must stop today. And as Cesar has so rightfully taught us, it will stop by confronting, defeating and slaying. Attention all specters inhabiting Allen Krause's mind: Be Gone!
Regis Philbin, Be Gone!
Famed Notre Dame alumnus known for entertaining housewives for over two decades now, this specter haunted Allen by asking "Who wants to be a millionaire?" to which Allen responded, "Who wants my foot in his ^ss?"
The Combination of Brad Lidge and Roger Clemens, Be Gone!
Lidge went to Notre Dame and became a fire-balling closer infamous for losing his mind under pressure. Clemens wore a Notre Dame jersey for a publicity stunt and pressured his body by juicing it until he lost his mind.
Hannah Storm, Be Gone!
This Notre Dame graduate (are you seeing a pattern develop?) became a female sports broadcasting star with NBC — the ultimate purveyor of all-things Fighting Irish. In specter form, she subliminally caused Allen's abhorrent distaste for white women.
Phil Donahue, Be Gone!
He's loud. He's obnoxious. He's much older than Allen yet has more hair. He supports Ralph Nader. And oh yeah, he went to Notre Dame.
Carl Yastrzemski, Be Gone!
With that name, it's hard to believe he went to Notre Dame but it's true. He did. And his nickname was "Yaz", which spelled backwards is "Zay", like the language spoken in Ethiopia. And you know what you can find in Ethiopia? Missionaries. Catholic missionaries. Catholic missionaries who have ties to Notre Dame. Yeah, Yaz's specter is one that runs circles around Mr. Krause's mind.
Antonin Scalia, Be Gone!
Not a Notre Dame grad, but he might as well be. A highly conservative supreme court justice who just happens to be Catholic (not a bad thing in my book — the Catholic part), Allen saw him wearing blue and gold once and jumped to conclusions… Scalia's been fear-mongering ever since.
Aaron Heilman, Be Gone!
You guessed it. A Notre Damer. Also pitches in New York, for the Mets. Famous for giving up the 9th inning dinger to Yadier Molina that put the Cardinals in the 2006 World Series against the Tigers (whom they eventually destroyed), Allen still holds a grudge against this specter. Also interesting is the fact that Heilman sounds a lot like Heisman, which is a prestigious college football award bestowed upon Tim Brown — also from Notre Dame — in 1987, which is a year that the Cardinals went to the World Series and the Tigers did not (though they were close).
ce Thomas, Be Gone!
(see Antonin Scalia)
Craig Counsell, Be Gone!
Notre Dame grad. Weird batting stance. Doesn't wear batting gloves. 'Nuff said.
…and finally, the biggest, most bothersome, most destructive specter of them all:
Nope. No affiliation with the Fighting Irish. But I do adore my beagle, come out of arguments on the right side and haunt Allen Krause to the utmost degree…
And I ain't goin' anywhere, Al, so you just better get used to it.
I know it's tough, but don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.


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Thane in Anglo-Saxon England is a lord holding lands from the king in his own jurisdiction, much like the thain of the Hobbits who kept the Shire instead of the King of Arnor. The title of thane was more or less equivalent to a baron.
Thane in Anglo-Saxon England is a lord holding lands from the king in his own jurisdiction, much like the thain of the Hobbits who kept the Shire instead of the King of Arnor. The title of thane was more or less equivalent to a baron.
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The thain was an office of great respect in the Shire.
For nearly four hundred years after its foundation, the Shire had been part of the lands of Arthedain, and under the rule of that land's King. Ultimately, Arthedain fell to the forces of Angmar, and its last King, Arvedui, was lost, leaving the Shire-hobbits without a ruler. They remedied this by choosing a new leader from among themselves, Bucca of the Marish, who was given the title thain, a word simply meaning "chief" in their dialect.
The Thain was chief of the Shire-moot and Hobbitry-at-arms.
Bucca and his descendants, a family known as the Oldbucks, served as Shire-thain for twelve generations. The twelfth Thain, one Gorhendad Oldbuck, left the Shire and crossed the River Brandywine to find Buckland. With his departure, the Thainship passed to a new line, the Tooks, and specifically to Isumbras Took I; thenceforth, the thain would be sometimes called simply "the Took".
From Isumbras I, the line of the Took Shire-thains continued unbroken to the time of the War of the Ring and beyond with Peregrin I when thainship became also a Councellor office of the North Kingdom.
The last recorded Thain was his son, Faramir Took I, the thirty-fourth to hold the title of Shire-thain. The fact that both he and his father Peregrin Took are recorded as the first of that name shows that there must have been more Thains after this time, and the office clearly lasted well into the Fourth Age.
Line of Thains
It is known that there were at least thirty-three Shire-thains, from Bucca, who became Thain in Third Age 1979, to Faramir I, who took on the title in Fourth Age 63, more than a thousand years later.
- I Bucca of the Marish (Thain from Third Age 1979) - The first Thain was given the title in 1979 (379 by the Shire-reckoning) in a time when the northern lands were recovering from a devastating war in which the old kingdom of Arthedain had come to an end. He was succeeded by Thains of the Oldbuck line.
- II-XI Ten Thains of the Oldbuck line (Thains for about 300 years to Third Age 2340) - Bucca was followed by Thains whose names are not recorded, but who took the surname Oldbuck in honour of their ancestor.
- XII Gorhendad Oldbuck (Thain to Third Age 2340) - The line of the Oldbucks came to an end with Gorhendad, who crossed the River Brandywine and founded Buckland, changing his name to Brandybuck. The Thainship passed from him to the Took family, and Gorhendad was succeeded by the first Thain of the Took line.
- XIII Isumbras I (Thain from Third Age 2340) - The thirteenth Thain in line from Bucca, and the first of the Took line. Isumbras' descendants would hold the Thainship for the rest of the recorded history of the Shire.
- XIV-XXI Eight Thains of the Took line (Thains for about two hundred years to Third Age 2683) - The eight Tooks to hold the Thainship after Isumbras I are nowhere named, but we can infer some of their identities from the names of later holders of the office. Among these eight must have been Isengrim I, Ferumbras I, Paladin I and Isumbras II, but no records of their Thainships are known.
- XXII Isengrim II (Thain for 39 years to Third Age 2722) - The twenty-second Thain, and tenth of the Took line. He began the excavation of Great Smials, which would become the seat of the Thains in the Tookland. He became Thain soon after the first pipe-weed was introduced into the Shire by Tobold Hornblower. He was succeeded by his son.
- XXIII Isumbras III (Thain for 32 years to Third Age 2759) - His younger son was Bandobras Took, the famous "Bullroarer". In Isumbras' time the Shire was greatly troubled by Orcs, and Bandobras defeated a band of them at the Battle of Greenfields during his Thainship. Bandobras, though, was Isumbras' younger son - the Thainship passed instead to his older brother.
- XXIV Ferumbras II (Thain for 42 years to Third Age 2801) - He was succeeded by his son.
- XXV Fortinbras I (Thain for 47 years to Third Age 2848) - At the beginning of his Thainship, the Shire would have seen much activity as Dwarves of Durin's Folk travelled westward to settle in the Blue Mountains. He was succeeded by his son.
- XXVI Gerontius (Thain for 72 years to Third Age 2920) - The famous Old Took, who held the office of Thain for a total of seventy-two of his one hundred and thirty years, and had a total of twelve children. During his Thainship, the Shire suffered the dreadful privations of the Fell Winter, and invasions of White Wolves. He was succeeded by the eldest of his many sons.
- XXVII Isengrim III (Thain for 10 years to Third Age 2930) - Due to the Old Took's many years in office, his eldest son Isengrim was no less than eighty-eight years old when he inherited the Thainship. He held it for just ten years and died without leaving an heir. He was succeeded by his younger brother.
- XXVIII Isumbras IV (Thain for 9 years to Third Age 2939) - Like his brother Isengrim, Isumbras came old to the Thainship, being ninety-two when he took office. After his short time as the Shire-thain, he was succeeded by his son.
- XXIX Fortinbras II (Thain for 41 years to Third Age 2980) - Early in his time as Thain there was a sensation in Hobbiton, due to the mysterious disappearance into the Wild - and later reappearance - of one Bilbo Baggins of Bag End. Fortinbras was succeeded by his son.
- XXX Ferumbras III (Thain for 35 years to Third Age 3015) - He was Thain at the time of Bilbo Baggins' famous farewell feast and Birthday Party, which indeed he attended. He never married, and so left no heir. The descent of the Thainship passed to the line of Gerontius' fourth son Hildigrim, and specifically to Hildigrim's grandson.
- XXXI Paladin II (Thain for 19 years to Fourth Age 13) - Born in the time that his great uncle Isumbras IV was Thain, Paladin took up a farming life at Whitwell in the Tookland. He was Thain during the War of the Ring, and held the Tookland against the ruffians who invaded the Shire at that time. He was succeeded by his fourth child, but eldest son.
- XXXII Peregrin I (Thain for 50 years to Fourth Age 63) - Peregrin Took of the Fellowship of the Ring inherited the Thainship some thirteen years after his return from adventuring in the south, and held the title into his old age, serving also as Counselor of the North Kingdom. At the age of ninety-four, he gave up the office and rode away once again into the countries of the south with his friend Meriadoc Brandybuck; they were never seen in the Shire again. He was succeeded by his son.
- XXXIII Faramir I (Thain from Fourth Age 63) - Named for Faramir the Prince of Ithilien, little is known of Thain Faramir, except that he married Samwise Gamgee's daughter Goldilocks. Doubtless he was succeeded by further generations of Shire-thains, but of them we have no record.
Thain is a Hobbitish, alternative (invented by Tolkien) spelling of the Early Modern English word thane. Both words derive from Old English þegn.
Thane in Anglo-Saxon England is a lord holding lands from the king in his own jurisdiction, much like the thain of the Hobbits who kept the Shire instead of the King of Arnor. The title of thane was more or less equivalent to a baron.

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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Interactive Interview with an Agent: Victoria Marini
KV: How often does a query intrigue you enough to look at the included pages? And how often do those pages intrigue you enough to request the manuscript?
VM: Barring any sort of aggression or total incoherence, I'll always read sample pages. I ask for them because every so often, someone will have an excellent manuscript sample, but a query letter that could still use a little work. As for how often does that turn into a manuscript request…it's hard to say. Lately, I feel like the quality of work I've been seeing has improved. I find I'm requesting more and more. Sometimes three or more manuscripts in a week!
KV: What are you looking for in a requested manuscript?
VM: I'm looking for a polished, spectacular, don't-want-it-to-end kind of book. My interests are fairly diverse, so the genre and plot matter less to me than the character and voice. I'm looking for authentic relationships and characters and compelling storytelling.
KV: What are some of the most common problems you see in the manuscripts you request?
VM: There's no pattern, really. Occasionally, I'll see manuscripts where the pacing is off; the book won't really get going until halfway through. I often see world-building that isn't quite there, dialogue or relationships that feel forced or stilted.
I've found manuscripts where I simply can't suspend my disbelief (often, this happens when the author wants to hint that something is amiss and does so by briefly highlighting a concern that the protagonist then dismisses as a trick of the light, an overactive imagination, too much caffeine, etc.).
I see too much telling rather than showing.
KV: When you come across a manuscript you really like/love, how do you decide whether to request revisions or offer representation?
VM: Confidence and time. If I have enough of both, I'll offer representation. If I feel like revisions are too extensive or require editorial skill that's beyond me, I'll offer as much advice and encouragement as I can, and hope the author queries me again.
KV: When you do make that Call, you're probably going to ask the writer if she has any questions. What sorts of questions should she ask?
VM: I'd encourage authors to first ask themselves what they are looking for out of a professional relationship with an agent and then try to get a sense of how that agent meets their criteria.
Generally speaking, I'd always encourage you to ask questions about communication with your agent, the submission process, the agency agreement, rights exploitation (does your agent work with co-agents for film, foreign rights, etc?). I'm a big question asker. Anything you feel you want to understand better: ask away!
KV: And now for a few quick questions from the normal interview. What client work do you have coming out soon? What drew you to those writers and/or projects?
VM: Coming out soon?! I wish! I've only been an associate agent for a little less than a year and it takes about two years for books to go from inception to publication. As soon as I get some more release dates, I'll let you know.
One of my clients, Hannah Sternberg, has a searingly beautiful novel called THE QUEENS OF ALL THE EARTH coming out from Bancroft Press in June. That book's a very lyrical, stunning retelling of E.M. Forster's A ROOM WITH A VIEW.
KV: Is there something you haven't been seeing lately in the slush pile that you wish you were? What are you tired of seeing at the moment?
VM: I haven't been seeing too many gothic novels and I've been longing for some suspenseful contemporary YA in the vein of Alfred Hitchcock. I'm tired of seeing sci-fi/fantasy/paranormal that relies so heavily on the basic supernatural conceit that the voice and world-building suffer.
KV: What's the best way to query you?
VM: I have an e-mail account at Gmail specifically set up for queries. It's email@example.com and I love a letter and a sample.
Thank you, Ms. Marini, for these helpful responses. I especially liked what you had to say about determining what we want out of an agent-author relationship, then asking our questions accordingly. We all know that not every writer is right for every agent, but we sometimes forget that not every agent is right for every writer. We're so focused on finding AN agent, any agent, that we stop looking for the best one, the right one.
And now for the interactive element of this interactive interview! If you have a question for Ms. Marini, feel free to leave it in the comments section below. Ms. Marini will pop in here a few times today and leave her answers down there as well. You have until 4:00 p.m. EDT (or 1:00 p.m. PDT), so you'd best get cracking!
31 comments:
First of all thanks for being here!
What are some of your favorite non-client books?
And is there any one book in particular that made you want to get into agenting or geared you toward wanting to work with books?
- March 31, 2011 at 7:05 AM
- funny in the 'hood said...
Thank you for participating in this interactive interview and thanks to Krista, too.
What would you like to see in commercial/contemporary women's fiction? What are you tired of?
I am going to start querying today, and I'd like to put you on my list, but I'm not sure if my manuscript would be a good match.
Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions. It is always appreciated.
- March 31, 2011 at 7:57 AM
- Anonymous said...
Hi Victoria,
Thank you for taking time to speak with us. I popped in the last time you did one of these sessions. I queried you in late January/early February with a fantasy I called Percy Jackson meets anime, but for adults. You noted on twitter that anyone who hasn't heard back should requery, which I did yesterday. FYI, I wrote the story as a tribute to the Japanese people and their quiet dignity in the face of unspeakable tragedy. I couldn't have foreseen the horrible events to come. A publisher recently asked for the full after reading the partial. I emailed them while they were evaluating the partial and dedicated the story to the quake victims. This story is now bittersweet for me. I hope you enjoy it.
Keith Yatsuhashi
- March 31, 2011 at 7:59 AM
- funny in the 'hood said...
One more quick question.
Submission guidelines on your website mention a synopsis. Should we send one in addition to the query letter and sample pages?
- March 31, 2011 at 8:19 AM
- Marybk said...
Victoria's been on my list for a while, and I'm so glad you had the chance to interview her here, Krista. I added her to my list after hearing another writer who had a great experience, getting some helpful feedback.
I like that she's looking for *authentic relationships.*
- March 31, 2011 at 8:50 AM
- Matthew MacNish said...
It's basically impossible to put into words how useful and informative these posts are. Thanks!
- March 31, 2011 at 9:03 AM
@rebekahlpurdy Ahhh there are so many! I loved BEFORE I FALL,and DELERIUM by Lauren Oliver. LOSING FAITH by Denise Jaden, SHIP BREAKER, HOLD ME CLOSER, NECROMANCER, TENDER MORSELS, 13 REASONS WHY, EVERMORE, SHIVER and then for adult books, I love the Night Huntress series, ALLISON HEWITT IS TRAPPED, and of course, there's all the Raymond Chandler novels, Neil Gaiman, Richard Kadrey... goodness, there are too many to name! I could go on forever.
- March 31, 2011 at 9:10 AM
@Funny in the hood
In terms of Contemporary Women's fiction- I'd really like to something engaging and serious that's NOT centered around cheating husbands. I'd love to see a novel about a medical examiner or an ATF agent; something where "family pressure" isn't the only driving force. I feel like I read so many queries for books about women who are disillusioned with their marriages or suffering from a loss of identity and while I respect and understand the themes, I've yet to see something that takes those concepts and turns them into something fresh and exciting. I really enjoyed works by Judy Singer, Kathryn Stockett, Sara Gruen, Mira Bartok, for example.
If you would like to query me, you needn't include an extra synopsis as long as the query letter is clear. :) Thank you!
- March 31, 2011 at 9:22 AM
- funny in the 'hood said...
Thanks for your answer Victoria. I have to laugh because my ms is definitely not about cheating husbands or a woman who is disillusioned with her marriage - she's still single. She is, however, grappling with some moral decisions.
My ms is different from what I'm seeing on the shelf in women's fiction. Hopefully it's unique. It's called On the Island and I'll send a query letter and the pages today.
Thanks again!
- March 31, 2011 at 9:38 AM
Oops. I didn't include the synopsis. I can send it easily, if you'd like.
Keith Yatsuhashi
- March 31, 2011 at 10:24 AM
Victoria, I must apologize. You did respond with a very nice rejection. Please disregard my posts and my query.
- March 31, 2011 at 11:09 AM
- Melanie said...
Great interview! Victoria sounds like such a wonderful agent to work with. I have her on my to-be-queried list and look forward to getting my query and sample pages to her soon!
- March 31, 2011 at 11:30 AM
- Alex said...
Thanks Krista, and thank you Victoria for doing this.
My question is how often do you send feedback along with a rejection when it is on a partial you have requested but then found wasn't right for you?
I recently received a form rejection on a requested partial that the agent expressed excitement in requesting. Possibly all agents sound excited when requesting a partial but it was frustrating to receive zero feedback on something that at one point clearly interested the agent.
What caught her interest in the first place? What then caused her excitement in the material to then subside?
These are very subjective questions but are your practices with turning down requested material?
- March 31, 2011 at 11:48 AM
- TracyBuchanan said...
Hi Victoria and thanks for taking the time to do this. You mentioned you'd love to see a strong gothic book. I know it's difficult to sum up in a couple of paragraphs but what makes a good gothic book in your opinion? I'm thinking YA...?
Thanks, Tracy
(I may have missed the allotted time for these questions, am in the UK so time difference confuddles me ;-)
- March 31, 2011 at 12:13 PM
No problem, Alex! If I've requested material, I always include feedback or at the very least, a personal response.
I can't speak for other agents, but personally, my interests are piqued by a great idea and a strong writing sample.
If I turn down a partial or a full it's usually because something about the story unravels. The world-building might fall apart, there's suddenly way too much deus-ex-machina, newer characters are less interesting, the plot becomes unfocused or the pacing gets too slow, etc...
I usually try to be as helpful as I can in turning down a manuscript for all the above mentioned reasons.
- March 31, 2011 at 12:49 PM
Hi Tracy,
Nope, you didn't miss the time-frame.
I would LOVE a good gothic story, and you're quite right: they are hard to define (and, I suppose, MUCH harder to write).
For me, a good Gothic tale is one that's steeped in horror with a very strong sense of place. When I say "horror," I don't mean bloody or thrilling & chilling. I mean creepy, unsettling.
I think the best example of a great contemporary Gothic tale is THE THIRTEENTH TALE by Diane Setterfield. Oh! And definitely Shirley Jackson's WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE. In fact, I highly recommend you read that one. It's quite quick and an astoundingly good example of what it means to feel tense and uneasy(which is what I love about the Gothic genre).
- March 31, 2011 at 1:02 PM
- Krista Van Dolzer said...
Great questions, great answers! (And just to allay your worries, Alex, I recently queried Victoria, and she gave me detailed and helpful feedback on my partial. Other writers on Absolute Write and QueryTracker have also mentioned that she gave them gobs of feedback. If you have a manuscript in a genre she represents, query away.)
One last question from the Krista gallery: How important do you think social media is for an up-and-coming writer? And what sort of online presence do you encourage your clients to have, if any?
- March 31, 2011 at 1:13 PM
- TracyBuchanan said...
Thanks Victoria, I'll do a search for those books. Then I may just have to query you with my gothic novel... ;-)
Thanks! Tracy
- March 31, 2011 at 1:22 PM
Hi Victoria: When sending a manuscript to publishers, do you submit to a few editors at a time or hit a wide target with as many publishing houses as possible, and what sort of preparation goes into submissions to editors? Does your agency have a general plan of attack when submitting, or do you and your clients create a strategy together? Thanks for your time! Michael
- March 31, 2011 at 1:48 PM
- Alex said...
Thanks for your thoughtful answer Victoria! I'll be querying soon with the hopes of getting partial rejected with lots of feedback!
Thanks for the encouragement Krista.
- March 31, 2011 at 1:48 PM
Thanks, Krista.
I think social media is extremely important. Current publishing trends demonstrate more disintermediation than we've seen in a very long time, and while that can be scary for some, it's an opportunity to engage directly with your readers, build a platform, meet your fans' demands and encourage more people to buy and read books! I might not insist an aspiring author have a web presence, but I think it's essential that published authors have web-sites and engage in digital branding. I fear that people who refuse are just committing to their own obsolescence. There are definitely some people who are wildly successful w/out any sort of online persona, but I think those individuals are exceptions - not rules. In addition, a web presence is a great resource for authors to educate themselves about the publishing process and the business. After all, here you all are, and more and more, agents and editors are looking for writers who take the initiative to understand this strange world they're writing in.
- March 31, 2011 at 2:26 PM
Hi Michael,
It often depends on the manuscript and the author. I try to find a balance between a good number of editors while still maintaining a curated list.
Every agent here operates differently. Personally, I like to to a strong lead while being very open to collaboration with my clients... I welcome their input.
And in terms of preparation: a lot goes into it. I spend A TON of time on research... phone calls, e-mails, meetings, letters, revising letters, more phone calls. It's not only about getting it in the hands' of the editor, it's about getting someone EXCITED to read something.
- March 31, 2011 at 2:34 PM
* I meant "I like to TAKE a strong lead." The only flaw I'll admit to is a tendency to type too quickly :/
- March 31, 2011 at 2:36 PM
- Krista Van Dolzer said...
And that's it, everybody! Ah, I love these interactive interviews. Always so much energy.
Thank you, everyone, for making another interactive interview a success, and thank you, Victoria, for taking the time to give us your thoughts.
- March 31, 2011 at 2:46 PM
Your perspective rocks, Victoria! I hope there's a spark with the full you requested ("Julia Milan"). Cheers, Michael
- March 31, 2011 at 4:39 PM
- Write Life said...
I'm always one step behind with these interactives thanks greatly to the time zone. However, reading the comments and questions, there is always something to gain, and so I thank you very much for providing the opportunity.
My best. LInda.
- April 1, 2011 at 5:54 AM
- Caryn Caldwell said...
This was fantastic! I enjoyed the interview very much, and the interactive part was especially helpful. Thanks, Krista and Victoria
- April 1, 2011 at 10:15 AM
- Myrna Foster said...
Thank you! Your interactive interviews are especially interesting.
- April 1, 2011 at 3:04 PM
- Krista Van Dolzer said...
Linda, so sorry you missed the interactive part! Time zones are so tricky, so I did some quick research. I usually report times in Eastern Time (just because that's New York's time zone), which is five hours behind the UK. I try to have the interviews up by 8:00 a.m. Eastern, so that would be 1:00 p.m. in the UK. The interactive part usually stops at 4:00 or 5:00 p.m. Eastern, which is 9:00 or 10:00 p.m. UK time.
You might live in Australia, which is even trickier. The east coast of Australia is fifteen hours ahead of New York, so the interview would post at around 11:00 p.m. on the east coast of Australia and finish at around 7:00 or 8:00 a.m. the morning after.
I hope that helps, Linda. If you live somewhere else, let me know - I always enjoy a challenge:)
Caryn and Myrna, you are so welcome. Thanks for stopping by!
- April 2, 2011 at 4:09 PM
- Write Life said...
Gee, I hope you get this! I was just re-reading the interview and saw your time zone comments. You make me laugh, and get dizzy trying to keep up with you. So funny. Thanks for posting the zones. You're so sweet to take the time and sorry I didn't post a comment of thanks earlier. I only just realized as I scrolled down and saw my name.
Hope all is going well with you. Always fun and interesting to pop by!
- September 14, 2011 at 10:11 PM
- Krista Van Dolzer said...
Linda, that's why I enabled comment moderation on old posts, so I don't miss these extra comments! And you're very welcome! Like I said, I always enjoy a challenge:)
- September 15, 2011 at 1:16 PM


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First of all, you'll need pizza dough. Well... Usually we buy it ready to cook in "pizzeria", but this time it was closed. So we went to our friends, and asked them to help us with the dough since they know how to make it, and actually they do this pretty well.
So you'll need:
2 kg (around 4 lb.) of flour
50 gr (1.76 oz ) of yeast
0.5 litr (16.9 fl.oz ) of water
2 teaspoon of salt
Thes ingredients are for 27 pizzas! So if you don't need so many, just take less ingredients.
Pour water in a pot, and put there salt. Warm it just a little, until salt is dissolved. Put flour on a table, and make hole in the middle. Melt the yeast in the warm water. Pour some water in the hole, and mix the flour with water. Add more water and continue to kneed. If the dough is sticky, it needs more flour. Add it! When the dough will become needed condition, knead it other 5-10 min. It should become smooth. When the dough is ready, divide it to small pieces. This photo shows you the size:Place all pieces on a tray powdered with flour. Cower it with a kitchen towel, and leave it to rest for 2-3 hours. After 3 hours:
While the dough is rising you need to prepare toppings.
If you have shredded mozzarella, you skip next step.
Cut mozzarella to the small pieces like on the photo:Leave it in the colander to drain. If you don't do, this mozzarella will contain too much liquid and pizza will be not good.
Pour 3-4 bottles (1-1.5 l - 30-50 fl. oz.) of "passata di pomodori" – tomato souse - in a bowl. Cut one onion and some basil.Put it into the pot and also some olio and salt. Switch on slow fire. When it begins to boil, let it boil for 5 min and switch off the fire. Remove the onion from the pot.
This video explain the process how to roll the piece of dough for pizza. It must be very thin:
We had a lot of ingredients for stuffing. Now you have to decide which stuffing you want.
* Grilled vegetables
* Raw ham - Prosciutto
* Boiled ham * Salami piccante – piquant salame
* Scamorza affumicata – cheese scamorza smocked * Olives
* Capers* Anchovy * Tunny* Cream (non liquid)
* Cutted tomatoes
* Cutted garlic
* Cutted onion
* Gorgonzola * Ruccola
* Origano dried
* basil
* Olio
* Salt
Traditional Italian pizza is Margherita. It's only with tomato souse, mozzarella, olio and salt. When it cooked you can put oregano or basil. Margherita is the base for most of other pizza. Thes photos explain how to prepare Margherita:For cook pizza we used stone oven, but you can cook it also at home oven.
1. Diavola
Put tomato souse, mozzarella, salame piccante, sale and olio.
2. Crudo e panna
Put tomato souse, mozzarella, cream, sale and olio. Cook pizza. Put raw ham.
3. Ortolana
Put tomato souse, mozzarella, grilled vegetables, sale and olio. Also you can put olives and capers.
4. Prosciutto cotto
Put tomato souse, mozzarella, boiled ham, sale and olio.
5. Napoli
Put tomato souse, mozzarella, anchovy, capers, sale and olio.
6. Tonno e cipolla
Put tomato souse, mozzarella, tunny, cutted onion, sale and olio.
7. Crudo
Put tomato souse, mozzarella, sale and olio. Cook pizza. Put raw ham.
8. Gorgonzola
Put tomato souse, mozzarella, gorgonzola, sale and olio.
9. Crudaiola
Put sale and olio. Cook pizza. Put cutted fresh tomatoes, mozzarella, ruccola, oregano.
10. Rustica
Put tomato souse, mozzarella, scamorza smocked, garlic, capers, sale and olio. You can find your own tipe of pizza! Only experiment!


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When Chimore Mack Glover recently turned 21, she aged out of the New York City foster child program and so needed a place to live.
"I usually plan things ahead of time, and my first step was to get a job and find a place to live," she recalled recently. She tried to stay with family members, but one turned her down, Her grandmother was sick and so could not help. "It was also very scary because I didn't know if my foster care agency was going to help me or not," said Glover.
Despite all that, Glover now says she is doing well -- living on her own and working part time. She dreams of being a journalist some day, saying, "My grandmother always told me to chase my dreams. I love to write. It's an outlet. If I am going through something, I will just write it down. Then I'm relieved and I'm not stressed. "
While things may have worked out well for Glover, every year hundreds of young adults must adapt to life after foster care-- and a number do not succeed. For many the transition presents a huge challenge, and though programs exist to help, they cannot aid all the young people who need it.
On Their Own
There are currently 16,000 children in the foster care system throughout New York City. Of them, about 1,100 leave the system each year, according to In Transition: A Better Future for Youth Leaving Foster Care, a report published in the New School's Child Welfare Watch.
The majority attempt the transition to independent living on their own. Most lack any type of a strong support network. Not surprisingly, for these young adults, the transition to the "real world" abounds with financial, physical and emotional hardship.
Child Welfare Watch and an internal city review have found that about 15 percent of young adults who age out of foster care end up in the homeless shelter system within two years of their initial discharge.
"In extraordinary numbers, children who age out of the foster care system end up homeless, incarcerated or both in a brief time period," said Topher Nichols, the communications manager at Children's Village, a New York-based organization devoted to professional and educational development for troubled youth. "When we really look hard at our own experiences as young adults, how many times we called home because we were a little short on rent or because we made a silly mistake and needed support, we have to recognize that most of us don't become successful on our own. We have a network of people who support us and take care of us. This is a critical piece missing from the lives of most youth aging out of the city."
The one-time foster children also do not have the same opportunities as many young adults, especially when it comes to education, employment and housing, which are all connected, said Kim VanBurch, coordinator of youth development at the Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection. "If they don't have an education, then they can't find employment, and if they can't find employment then they won't be able to secure housing," VanBurch said.
Preparing for the Big Change
The foster care agencies -- private organizations under contract with the city to place children in appropriate homes and monitor their care -- are supposed to prepare the children under their auspices for life after foster care, said Elysia Murphy, the deputy communications director at the city's Administration for Children's Services.
"Prior to leaving care, foster care caseworkers work with adolescents to develop plans in preparation for their discharge from foster care. Agencies are expected to set developmentally appropriate expectations that encourage youth to achieve their highest potential in their careers, educational and personal lives and to enable youth to plan responsibly for their own needs," Murphy said.
Advocates, though, say many agencies don't start this preparation until a few months before the youth is slated to leave the foster care program. This leave the young adults, some of whom suffer from mental illness and emotional instability, with few resources to turn to when trying to find a place to live and a source of income.
"In the vast majority of cases meaningful transition planning by the agencies responsible for a young person in foster care ... occurs, if at all, in a last minute scramble in the months before the adolescent is to leave foster care," said Glenn Metsch-Ampel, the deputy-executive director of Lawyers for Children. "More often than not, without the intervention of their advocates and the court, these young people are faced with the prospect of leaving foster care without truly stable housing, employment or a connection to a caring adult in their community."
To add to the difficulty, the Administration for Children's Services has suffered budget cuts over the past few years that affect its ability to handle issues confronting the city's low-income youth.
"ACS has just had budget cut after budget cut, and its internal operation services have really fallen apart. Without there being strong support inside the agency, it just means those services become vulnerable and haphazard. That means that foster care agencies do not deliver services with the same consistency," said Abigail Kramer, the associate editor of Child Welfare Watch. According to research published in Child Welfare Watch, the number of families participating in preventive service programs, which help children in foster care and neglectful or abusive homes, has dropped by 30 percent decline since 2009.
Murphy, though, denied budget cuts have had an effect on transition programs. "Despite the difficult decisions made in the past two years to reduce agency spending in response to the financial climate, the agency has been able to sustain funding to support services for youth in foster care as they make the transition into adulthood," Murphy said.
Bridging the Gap
Both New York City social workers and government officials have recognized that many young adults aging out of foster care are not adequately prepared to enter into independent living without any familial or professional support network.
In 2005, the city and the state created the New York/New York III program. According to Child Welfare Watch, it provides funding for about 400 young adults who have aged out of foster care. Many of the supportive housing programs receive New York/New York III funding and thus, are able to support their residents. However, there is still a huge population of young adults leaving foster care who are left with very few options.
In the past decade, government officials, philanthropists and non-profits have created transitional housing programs. These support programs not only house young adults who have aged out of the system (at 21 in New York though they can leave at 18), but also provide them with the life skills training, academic and professional advice, and counseling to help them achieve stability in their own lives.
In the past 10 years, eight non-profits have cooperated with city agencies to establish various supportive housing programs scattered throughout the five boroughs. Most of them receive funding from a combination of private donations, and city and state programs, such as the New York State Supportive Housing Program and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Sharp cutbacks to Section 8 housing vouchers and the elimination of the Advantage program, which provided rent subsides for homeless families, has severely limited the housing options for these young adults and homeless people alike. These cuts make transitional housing programs an even more important safety net for young adults coming out of foster care.
Inside Supportive Housing
In 2001, Schafer Hall became one of the first supportive housing programs established in New York City. Located in East Harlem, Schafer Hall is one of the many housing developments run by the Lantern Group, a non-profit committed to the construction and development of permanent, special needs housing.
Schafer Hall was created to help young adults acquire the independent living skills necessary to achieve a stable lifestyle. Each resident lives in one of 25 studio apartments where he or she learns how to prepare meals, maintain a clean living space, do laundry and budget their money along with other basic skills. The residents also meet regularly with on-site caseworkers and tutors who help them make decisions about their education -- obtaining a GED or working toward an associate's and bachelor's degree -- and employment.
"Our young adults are incredible bright, strong, and resilient individuals," said Jessica Katz, the executive director of the Lantern Group. "They just need to learn the necessary life skills."
The young adults living at Schafer Hall must have some source of income and use 30 percent of it to pay their monthly rent. This teaches them how to balance a budget and set aside a portion of their monthly income for their housing needs.
Many of the other supportive housing programs in the city-such as Chelsea Foyer and the Lee also charge their clients rent and encourage the residents to seek stable employment, as opposed to welfare, as their primary source of income.
The young people, many whom leave foster care without a college degree or even a high school diploma, have limited job prospects, particularly in this economy. Despite that, Schafer Hall currently has an 85 percent employment rate amongst its residents.
For many individuals living there, Schafer Hall offers an escape from the tumult of their foster homes.
"I enjoy my home being a stress-free environment now. I'm not really territorial, but I know in my head that this is my house and no one is stressing me out. I don't have to worry about that living here, and that is good enough for me," said Anthony Boyd, a 22-year-old resident, who attends Queensboro Community College and works at , a human services organization.
Joseph Branca, also 22, has been in foster care for 13 years. He now lives at Schafer Hall, works as a shift manager at Duane Reade and attends Medgar Evans College in Brooklyn. "I want to give back to the community," he said. "Since I grew up in foster care, I feel like I can."


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He founded Adnauseum, Inc in 2002, and Handselecta Type Foundry in 2003. Adnauseum is an NYC-based experimental design studio, whose work runs the gamut of Photographic to Typographic. He occasionally guest lectures typography and design classes at his Alma Mater, Parsons School of Design.
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Infertility is usually defined as the inability to become pregnant after one year of vaginal intercourse without birth control.
Infertility affects about 10% of couples in their reproductive age. Approximately one-third of infertility cases can be attributed to a fertility issue with the woman; one-third with the man; and one-third with either both partners or the cause of the infertility is never found.
People shouldn't assume that they or their partners are infertile until they've tried and failed to conceive for at least 6 months if the female partner is 35 years or older, or for at least one year if the female partner is less than 35 years of age. If you are still unable to get pregnant after this time, check with your doctor. Fortunately, it's not uncommon for couples to suddenly conceive a child after years of trying unsuccessfully without treatment.
Infertility in both women and men can be caused by a variety of medical conditions and problems.
Causes of infertility in women include:
Infertility may seem more common these days because more people are choosing to have children later in life. But because women are less fertile as they age, women in their late 30s and early 40s naturally have a harder time conceiving, even with treatment. Although 25% to 50% of women dealing with infertility are found to have at least some traces of endometriosis upon examination, it is not known in some cases if this is the cause of the infertility.
Some women suffer repeated miscarriages, which are often due to immune problems, genetic problems, hormonal problems, or occasionally, a uterus that is slightly misshapen. Occasionally, the man's sperm is unable to penetrate the woman's egg, but there is a treatment for this which requires in-vitro fertilization (IVF).
Hyperprolactinemia is another possible cause of infertility in women. This is an excess of the hormone prolactin, which normally stimulates breast milk production in women. High prolactin levels can interfere with ovulation and menstruation. Stress, marijuana, and hypothyroidism are among the factors believed to contribute to high prolactin levels. Certain prescription medications can also cause an elevated prolactin level. Rarely, it may be caused by a very small tumour in the pituitary gland of the brain that is easily treated with medication.
Women may also be concerned that having used birth control pills, vaginal rings, patches, and injections could possibly make them less fertile after they have stopped using them. There is no evidence that using birth control pills, vaginal rings, or patches increases the risk of infertility; however, you may want to delay trying to get pregnant for at least one menstrual cycle after stopping these medications. This is to help you get the cycle restarted even though your periods were regular when you were using these birth control methods. However, if you had irregular or infrequent periods before you began taking birth control pills or any one of these hormonal methods of birth control, your periods are likely to go back to the way they were. That is, if you were having periods every 1 to 2 months or so, the pattern will restart itself and return.
Using intrauterine devices (IUD) has also not been shown to increase the risk of infertility in women. Some women who use injection birth control methods (progesterone injections) may notice that it may take almost a year for their periods to restart and for fertility to return. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about whether infertility may result from your method of birth control and if so, how long this time may be.
Causes of infertility in men include:
Some men are more prone than others to infertility problems. These factors contribute to the risk of infertility:
The environment may also affect fertility. Sperm counts are going down in industrialized countries due to unknown environmental factors.
Types of male infertility include:
A young, reproductively healthy couple who isn't using contraception has roughly a 20% chance of conceiving in any given month. If someone is young and has no reason to think they might be infertile, they should try for up to a year before considering consulting a physician regarding some kind of infertility treatment. If the female partner is over 35, most fertility specialists recommend seeking treatment after 6 months, so that the chances can be improved while the woman is still young enough to be fairly confident of a problem-free pregnancy.
There are dozens of possible infertility tests for both men and women.Your doctor will start by getting a detailed history and asking you to record various information such as the woman's menstrual cycle, timing of intercourse, etc.
The basis of diagnosis for men is the physical examination and sperm count. To get the sperm count, the man will need to provide a sample of his ejaculate. The sperm sample is studied under the microscope and various chemical tests can be applied to see how many sperm look normal, are alive, and how many can swim. In some situations, the sperm will be examined to see if they can penetrate an egg wall. Hamster eggs are used for this last test.
In women, the first thing to check is the physical examination of the reproductive tract as well as the level of various hormones. These provide clues not only to the cause of infertility but also to the chances of successfully treating it. An ultrasound is often ordered to look for fibroids, the shape of the uterus, cysts on the ovary, or other abnormalities. An X-ray may also be done in which dye is inserted into the cervix to see if the fallopian tubes are open. Other tests include a laparoscopy or hysteroscopy, where a camera-bearing tube is used to look for endometriosis, blockage of the tubes, and other signs of abnormality.
While couples shouldn't rush to the nearest infertility clinic after failing to conceive for a month or two, there's no reason to be shy about asking a doctor for advice even before trying to get pregnant. A doctor may know things from a medical perspective that are relevant to your chances of having a healthy baby.
It's not uncommon for "infertile" couples to have their problems resolved after a 5-minute consultation. Some people, for example, use commercial lubricants and are unaware that they may kill sperm or reduce sperm motility (the ability to swim around). If you are using a lubricant, check with your doctor to see whether you should continue. Never starting or quitting the use of illicit drugs (e.g., cocaine, marijuana) can help prevent future infertility problems.
The most important way to prevent infertility is to practice safer sex. Because sexually transmitted infections such as chlamydia and gonorrhea can lead to infertility, it is important to protect yourself against them, and to have them quickly diagnosed and treated if they occur. Excessive amounts of exercise reduce fertility in both men and women. Also, if weight fluctuates a lot, hormones may be thrown out of balance. You should talk to your doctor if you think these factors might be playing a role.
Sometimes, infertility can be treated in the operating room. A laparoscopy can identify endometriosis, which may be treated at the same operation. Fibroids or scarring inside the uterus may also be treatable with a hysteroscope. In men, surgery may be used to repair varicose veins in the testes and mechanical problems of ejaculation in men.
Women dealing with infertility, and especially women who have suffered repeated miscarriages, may have an immune reaction to the pregnancy itself. There are many tests and treatments for these problems. Women who have tried in-vitro fertilization (IVF) but have found that apparently healthy embryos fail to implant in the uterine lining should also consider this possibility.
There are several hormone treatments that are sometimes used to treat infertility in women, and these treatments are available as pills and injections. Hormone treatments are typically less expensive than other fertility treatments. However, when you factor in the fees for procedures that enhance fertility, such as a sperm wash and IVF, the cost quickly adds up. Fertility medications may also increase the chance of a multiple pregnancy (twins, triplets, etc.). Careful monitoring will be required by your physician.
There are several techniques to increase the chance for a woman to become pregnant. In IVF, hormones are used to stimulate the production of many eggs, which are then removed from the body. In one technique, the eggs are placed in a dish to which sperm are added. Technicians determine which eggs have become fertilized (embryos), and the fertilized egg(s) are inserted into the uterus. Extra fertilized eggs can be frozen for insertion in a later cycle. This is called an embryo transfer. In another technique, called intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), the eggs are removed from a women's body and one sperm is injected into one egg. This is done for several eggs in cases of very low sperm counts, or when there has been failure of the sperm to fertilize the egg in IVF.
The costs and potential health coverage of these procedures vary by province in Canada. Some private insurance plans may also pay part of the cost. The chance of a successful pregnancy depends on the age of the woman and whether male causes of infertility are involved. Only the fertility specialist can estimate each individual's chances of success. While IVF has a high success rate, couples who are considering this procedure should realize that it is not 100% successful.
Over the years, 25% of IVF pregnancies produced twins, compared to only about 1% of unassisted pregnancies. Triplets, quadruplets, and quintuplets are also a likelihood with IVF. Multiple pregnancies tend to result in premature delivery, more miscarriages, and higher risk of birth defects. Therefore, fertility clinics and specialists are extremely careful to reduce this possibility by transplanting the minimum number of embryos necessary to give a reasonable chance of success. You will be involved in the decision-making of how many embryos are transferred. Eggs that are not transferred are often frozen and can be used in another cycle.
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What do we think. Could it be a number of PN's 82's are becoming ready for overhaul or is it time for newer, cleaner locomotives to make an appearance? These people should consider themselves lucky that the good old ALCOS aren't pulling the coalies anymore if they think that picture is smokey
This photo belongs to Chris Nelson. ^


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Not much is known about Jelly, a photo-sharing app that engages friends as a crowd-sourced search engine, except that it launched this week and has given us a photo of what looks like Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg texting while driving.
Created by Biz Stone (yes, the one that also created Twitter) and Ben Finkel, the app has been a bit mysterious, according to the New York Times, but not anymore. The photo by Jelly user @bensign, also known as Ben Schaechter, a mobile product manager at Yahoo, was shared with the message, "Mark Zuckerberg texting and driving. How do you respond?"
The photo has been gaining all sorts of visibility for both the app and Zuckerberg's less-than-optimal driving habits. After all, texting or reading texts/email/messages while driving in California is illegal and users are subject to a fine. (The Daily Mail was particularly interested in Zuckerberg, who is worth $20 billion, drives a $40,000 Volkswagen GTI.)
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The photo likely gives a boost to Jelly, and also satisfies that need for schadenfreude we seem to have in our society.


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Momence, IllinoisPhotos used with permission, thanks to Gary Hanna, my recently discovered 5th cousin. He and I share the Scramlin / Scrambling line and he is currently working on the Hanna line. If anybody has Hanna in their tree from Illinois, please let me know.
My blog has been changed to make it more appealing for those who have New England ancestors and want to see the area through photos. Things I'll include are typical white New England churches, libraries showing their genealogical collection, historical societies, cemeteries, war memorials, in general, anything to do with history.
For four years I've blogged mostly about my personal genealogy in New England (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire), New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada. I still will, can't forget my own roots.
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First Photos from Tempe
I don't care if it's a dry heat or not, it was damn hot today and scheduled to be hotter.
In the end, it was too hot for the Phoenix A's, who lost 5-4 to the Tempe Angels in 11 innings.
I always enjoy watching A's – Angels matchups in the summer league, because this is where the youngsters start to learn their organizations' styles of play. The A's batters almost always take the first pitch, while Angels players are always aggressive on the basepaths.
The A's Moneyball style seems to be going the way of the dodo, though, because I actually saw A's batters swing at first pitches today. Normally they never swing at a first pitch, so we might as well throw it down the middle for a strike and put the batter behind in the count. The A's also stole five bases; leadoff hitter Jose Crisotomo swiped two bags and repeatedly drew pickoff attempts to keep him close. In 14 games, Cristotomo has 7 SB in eight attempts.
We played our style of play, running the bases aggressively to force the defense to make perfect plays. We're certainly in their heads, if today's A's managerial strategy is any indication. In the bottom of the 9th, we had the winning run on 3rd with two outs; A's manager Ruben Escalera actually pitched out, thinking Kevin Ramos might try to steal home.
In the bottom of the 11th, leadoff batter Aaron Peel's speed caused A's shortstop Wilfredo Pena to commit a throwing error. Chris Garcia's single sent Peel to third. With runners on first and third and nobody out, Escalera intentionally walked Raddy Sierra to load the bases. Sure, Garcia's run is as meaningless at second as it is at first, except now Escalera has put reliever Juston Street in the position of having to throw strikes with no margin for error. Ramos hit a sacrifice fly to score Peel, and the Angels won.
I shot plenty of video, but won't have the time to post it for a couple days. Tomorrow we have a makeup doubleheader against the Peoria Padres starting at 9 AM. Each game is seven innings, as are all minor league twinbills. Gametime temperature is predicted to be 89 degrees but the humidity will make it feel like 94. By the time we're done somewhere around 2 PM, it'll be 101 but feel like 104. 2008 top draft pick Tyler Chatwood is scheduled to start Game #2.
My wife and I hit the road at 2 PM to drive home to California, so expect video to start showing up on FutureAngels.com sometime on Wednesday.
Tempe Angels manager Ty Boykin.
Today's starting pitcher Manaurys Correa.
Pitching coach Trevor Wilson consults with pitcher Manaurys Correa. John Rickard is the catcher.
Center fielder Matt Crawford chases down a fly ball to end the first inning.
Third baseman Ludwig Glaser is from Germany. He tripled and singled in the game.
Reliever Abe Gonzalez struck out two in his one inning of work.
Sidearmer Nick Pugliese's scoreless inning lowered his ERA to 1.32.
Adam Younger replaced the injured Alexi Amarista in the lineup and had two singles in three at-bats.
Catcher Ikko Sumi is from Yokohama, Japan.