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An All Star Experience
The 2013 Major League Baseball All Star Game might have been the most boring game I've ever attended. Zero hitting. Minimal run scoring. Even the runs that were scored were on lame sac flies or fielder's choice plays. It was also one of the most amazing sports experiences I've ever seen.
This was my first All Star Game. I've watched every All Start for the last 28 years on television and when the opportunity came to see it first hand in my favorite team's stadium I had to do it. Price gouging aside, this is truly a once in a lifetime experience.
Not only was this my first All Star Game, it was the first All Star Game my son has been to. In fact, yesterday was the first baseball game he's ever been to in person. I will now accept my Father of the Year trophy. My son is 8 years old. He's not a huge baseball fan. He knows daddy loves the Mets. He knows David Wright and every so often asks where is Jose Reyes. I got him a Matt Harvey shirt and he thinks Kevin James on the jumbotron is fat, foolish and pretty hilarious. I didn't expect him to appreciate the significance of this game now, but I know he will down the road.
Explaining to my son what the All Star Game exactly is was interesting. He kept asking why aren't there more Mets players playing if it's in their stadium? He's starting to learn the game of baseball and a steady flow of junk food being passed his way helped him endure 9 innings of lackluster play from the game's top players.
But the sentimental father/son moments aside, the All Star Game being at Citi Field for a Mets Lifer was remarkable. Mets fans have lacked a packed house brimming with energy for quite a few years. What was interesting was just how few Yankees fans were in the building. This truly was a night for Mets fans.
The ovation for Wright and Harvey during the starting the lineups was raucous. David Wright may have worked harder the last two days than he will the remainder of the season. The guy did every interview. He was in almost every promo on the scoreboard. He was a PR machine for the Mets and after seeing him do all that I came to realize that it's really hard not to like David Wright. Is there a more clean cut, likeable, quality player in the majors than Wright? I'm not sure there is.
Then you have Harvey. The flashbacks to the hopes and dreams of Doc Gooden come flooding back every time I see Harvey take the mound. When he had 2 outs and 2 strikes in the first inning, the "Harvey! Harvey" chants started up organically as Citi Field just wanted to explode with a strikeout. I can't wait for more of those types of moments in regular season and hopefully postseason games in the future.
And Harvey plunking Cano was a bit entertaining as well.
Even as a Mets fan, I could appreciate the moment that was Mariano Rivera's final All Star Game. How could you not applaud this guy who might be the best pitcher we'll ever see. Rivera standing alone on the mound for a good 3 minutes amongst cheers and revelry was a moment I'll never forget.
So the National League lost and won't have home field advantage in the World Series. And yes the game was ridiculously boring for the most part. It didn't matter. This was an amazing experience, especially for Mets fans. If I liked the Dodgers or the Orioles or even the Reds, I probably would have walked away without that much of an impression. But for Mets fans, the All Star Game might very well have been the beginning of a new chapter. Changes are happening. An inkling of that was felt last night and I can't wait for what's to come.
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Why the Mets Sweeping the Yankees Means Nothing and Everything at the Same Time
The Mets swept the Subway Series from the Yankees this week. It's never happened before and who knows if it will happen again. The fact that the Mets were able to win every game in the series isn't as surprising as who they won it with. To call the Mets lineup fearsome is as laughable as calling Tom Green an actor.
In the grand scheme of things this series win means nothing in 2013. The Mets will most likely still finish the season under .500. They won't be going to the playoffs and there isn't an expectation of them winning any division titles. It was just a nice winning streak in the second month of the season that will just be a blip on the radar come the off season.
But then this series also means quite a bit.
The Mets were on the precipice of losing their entire fan base for the rest of the 2013 season. No one wanted to watch the product on the field, let alone go to the ballpark. This mini winning streak and the fact that it came against the cockiest fan base of them all, Yankees fans, makes it all that much more sweet.
The even bigger reason this sweep meant so much is because it switched the discussion from the litany of problems with the Mets to the positives. From Valdespin to Ike to Terry Collins, there have been enough of negative headlines and minutia discussed online and radio about the circus that is the 2013 Mets. Winning solves most problems and this was a huge one. While Ike Davis still deserves to be demoted to the minors, for one week Terry Collins hasn't had to deal with the same questions over and over and over.
You have to also give credit to what The 7 Line is doing for Mets fans. Sure it's a business, but honestly The 7 Line has done more to energize the fan base than the Mets organization has done in the last decade. The idea of bringing a contingency of Mets fans to Chicago and then to the Bronx to occupy the home team's ballpark is just genius. I wasn't able to go in person to either of those venues, but not only was I aware of it but was excited by it as well.
I guess The 7 Line is capitalism and free enterprise at its best and it's probably the best thing to happen to the Mets fan base in a long time. Darren Meenan deserves a lot of credit and our thanks even if you've never bought one of his t-shirts (but you probably should because they're pretty great).
So where do the Mets go from here? Who knows. Maybe they'll continue to win and surprise us. Maybe they'll quickly return to their irrelevant status, but whether you want to mock it or not this series has meant a lot for the Mets and especially for their fans.
Wining makes baseball so much more fun...especially at the expense of the Yankees.
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Trustless in Flushing
Some Mets fans and especially vocal ones on social media will try and call you out for criticizing this team. They may say you're not a "true fan" or spout how they love this team regardless of the record. They are well within their rights to do so.
But as a fan of this team for the better part of 30 years this is the most faithless I've been in a long time. While the last half decade has been anything but ideal, there have been injuries that prevented players from succeeding or stop-gap players were the core of the lineup that you knew was just a placeholder for the current season.
Look at the names in the current Mets lineup and in the starting rotation and what you'll see is that the majority of them are the homegrown players the organization has been hoping to build around. Names like Duda, Davis and Tejada. Pitchers like Gee, Niese and Hefner. These were pieces we did not trade because the Mets saw them as being more valuable in the future than what they could get for them right now.
So here the Mets sit. 10 games under .500 and it's not even June. Ike Davis is about to slump further into oblivion. Duda can only drive in runs with a solo homer. Tejada who made us forget Reyes last year is now reminding us of Rey Ordonez except without the SportsCenter highlights in the field. Jon Niese looks lost. Dillon Gee is on the John Maine path to success.
Fortunately Murphy and Wright are pulling their weight, and of course Matt Harvey is living up to expectations.
What is my point here? Besides just needing to vent, it's that how can anyone trust the idea that the Mets are planning for future success? The future of 2009 is on the field right now and looking like a Double A lineup. You want to give them more time? I say it only gives them more rope with which to hang themselves.
I can't point the finger at any one person because I honestly believe the entire culture of the organization is poisoned from the front office to the bullpen to the hitting coach.It has become a culture where losing is acceptable because our investment lies in the ever elusive "future."
I'm emotionally invested in this team. I have been for 3 decades, but that doesn't mean I'm blinded to the ineptitude and the false hope that's unraveling before our very eyes.
Trust is the most valuable commodity on the planet earth. It's invaluable when you have it and will make you broke if you don't. Once trust is loss it's a long and arduous road to get it back.
Why would anyone trust the Mets at this point? A culture change has to happen. Not in the future. Not at some point. It has to happen now before trust is gone for good.
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It's Time for Sandy Alderson to Be Held Accountable
Betting on futures can be a dangerous game. Futures can be used either to hedge or to speculate on the change in price of tan asset. For example, a producer of wheat could use futures to lock in a certain price and hedge their bets on risk. On the other hand, anybody could speculate on the price movement of wheat by going long or short using futures.
I'm not going to pretend I understand all the intricacies of futures trading, but I feel I have a reasonable grasp on the futures exchange that Sandy Alderson is trying to sell us. He's saying 2014 and beyond is where the Mets will compete.
Here's the thing about Alderson's futures plan. It can't be disproven in the present. In fact Alderson has had several years to prove his mettle, but we continue to be sold that 2014 is the year. Could he be right? Sure, but what if he's not? What if his master plan ends up falling apart? Then we've been left with continued years of being awful only to not get any better.
So then Alderson gets fired. Who cares? The Mets and their fans are the ones that will suffer. The moves Alderson has made has been about freeing up money and acquiring young talent. So far not much has been done to improve the team.
All of the assets Alderson has attained currently reside in our minor league system. Matt Harvey is the lone exception. Wheeler could be great. So far the Dickey trade for D'Arnaud & Buck looks genius, but none of Alderson's moves have translated into wins. Isn't that what really matters?
The two biggest flaws with the Mets over the last 3 years have been its bullpen and outfield. Nothing has been done to rectify that. Cowgill was being touted in spring training and now we're longing for Cowgill given that we have to endure Brown & Lagares & Byrd at the plate. Anyone with eyesight can see the Mets bullpen is atrocious. Sure you can say they're overworked, but honestly there are no room for excuses when you continually blow leads and opportunities year after year after year.
But don't worry Mets fans. Next year is 2014. It will all magically turnaround. How? I don't know. But there's a master plan right? Has to be.
But what if there's not. Instead of slowly filling holes the Mets still have gaping chasms that need to be addressed before they can compete in what is becoming the ridiculously talented NL East. From the bullpen to the entire outfield to the now absence of a reliable bat first base, the Mets are in need of more than just a few moves.
So while the Mets season quickly fades away even before summer arrives, someone should start holding Sandy Alderson accountable. Before you know it he'll be named the new commissioner of baseball and the Mets will be left trying to piece together this master plan of his.
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There Will Be No False Hope this Mets Season
The issue for Mets fans the past few years has been the tease of hope amidst the reality of low expectations. A fast start last year turned into a painful collapse after the All Star Game and the questions of woulda/coulda/shoulda abounded within Mets fandom.
There will be none of that this year.
This April is proving to be a sign of things to come. The Mets have zero balance in their game. They get great pitching from their bullpen, and then the Mets go 0 for 16 with runners in scoring position. The Mets average 6+ runs per game, but their pitching gives up over 6 runs regularly.
Duda gets hot, but Ike is abysmal. Harvey is awesome, but Gee can't find the strike zone. Buck surprises everyone with an MVP-esque April, but the team is 4 games under .500 and falling.
Welcome to your 2013 Mets or better known as the lame duck Mets. Like a president who has lost reelection, Terry Collins finds himself mired in purgatory until the lauded 2014 season can begin with its promises of hope and success. If this were any other year, Collins would be gone by May. But the Mets won't make that move, which would be the right one along with dismissing Dan Warthen, because they are waiting to fully clean house in the off season with the hope of ramping up for a run in 2014.
Not to mention the fact that they're hosting the All Star Game in July and probably want no drama circling the team ahead of that media whirlwind.
So here's what Mets fans have to realize: the Mets are mailing in 2013. The players aren't, but the organization is. Try and sugar coat it if you like. No one will ever admit to this, but that's the truth.
This is a lame duck year. Kinda reminds me of the scenario in the movie Major League. It's not fun for the fans. It's not going to be fun for the players. But that's the reality.
It's gonna be a long season so find joy where you can in every Harvey start.
I Know I'm a Broken Record But Mets Pitchers Are Acting Like Mental Misfits
In the past week I've already lauded the mental toughness of Matt Harvey and ridiculed Dan Warthen's ability to fortify the psyche of his pitchers, but here I am again talking about the total lack of any semblance of mental strength in the Mets pitching staff.
Yesterday's double dip in Colorado was all the proof you needed. Dillon Gee started off the day showing no idea how to get his pitches across. You could tell it was one of those days where he didn't have his stuff and who could blame him with the temperature looming around the freezing mark and snow having just been blown off the field.
But here's where you can blame Gee: he failed to realize he didn't have his stuff and proceeded to throw pitches as if he did. Gee didn't just give up runs. He gave up bombs. There are two guys in the entire Rockies lineup that you don't want to pitch to, Tulo & Gonzalez. Just don't pitch to them! But Gee proceeded to throw meatballs to CarGo and he paid the price.
Gee wasn't THINKING. He was completely unable to identify his situation and find a way to work through it. Gee is on his way to having a Steve Trachsel type of year. He'll lose 10 games in the first half of the year before finally getting his act together in the second half to win a couple games in a row and make you think he's still a reasonable asset.
Game number one was nothing compared to game number two. A 6 run lead should be enough to win, but in the second game the mental misfits extended from not just pitchers but also to fielders. Baxter misplayed a ball that led to two runs. Lyons couldn't pickup the easiest of balls played to him which opened the door to a big inning. Parnell couldn't hold a runner on. Tejada pulled a Chuck Knoblauch and can't seem to throw the ball to first base.
The blame will go to Tejada who could have closed the door on the Rockies had he not thrown that ball away which led to the game being tied up. But before that even happened the Mets BLOWpen did the team no favors. Josh Edgin couldn't throw a strike. Hawkins likes to be hit hard. Lyons has evidently never fielded a ball before. And the list could go on.
I'm telling you that physical talent wise this team has enough assets to make things interesting. I'm not foolish to think they're a title contender but if you look at Murphy, Buck, Wright and the potential of Davis you have enough assets to be a competitor. Marry that with Harvey every fifth day and a solid season from Niese and you're easily a .500 team.
It's the mental side of things that will be the Mets downfall. Stupid mistakes that make you lose games to teams you should easily beat.
It's become a part of the Mets culture. Look at how many different names have been in the Mets bullpen in the last 5 years, but yet the product is still relatively the same. Sure you can blame part of that on talent acquisition but when you see no growth or change regardless of personnel, you have to start wondering if it's the leaders who aren't guiding the ship in the right direction.
Mental toughness. I'm telling you that's what makes or breaks this Mets team.
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I Still Think Dan Warthen Needs to Go
Look at the Mets pitching under Dan Warthen. Go ahead and sift through the stats, the records and the personnel. Talent wise the Mets pitching isn't great. Starting pitching has been better than relief pitching which has to do with the starters having a bit better personnel than the bullpen.
But if you forget about the names on the back of the uniforms and just look at the innings breakdown of the majority of Mets losses the last few seasons, you'll find a glaring commonality. They mostly contain one majorly bad inning.
Last night was just another round of this sick cycle carousel that has plagued Mets pitching. It doesn't matter if it was Dickey, Santana, Gee, or Hefner out there. They've all fell victim to "the big inning."
Psychologically "the big inning" is a heart breaker for any team. In the first inning when you're down more runs than innings left in the game, whether you want to admit it or not you feel like the game is lost. Go ahead and sort through all the Mets losses last year. The majority of them contained at least one inning in which 3+ runs were given up.
So why am I blaming Dan Warthen? I know he doens't throw the pitches but he's the one who's tasked with getting his pitchers game ready. He's the one who has to know the psyche of each starter and where are the signs that trouble is about to break loose. He's the one who needs to make sure mentally each arm in his staff is able to get out of trouble.
When hitters don't hit, the hitting coach goes. When teams don't win, the manager is fired. When pitchers consistently find themselves giving up 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 runs in a single inning, I'd say the pitching coach needs to be questioned.
Mental toughness is lacking in seemingly every pitcher not named Matt Harvey. From where I sit Dan Warthen has done very little to change the culture of the Mets pitchers and give them the tutoring they desperately need to avoid "the big inning."
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Matt Harvey and the Killer Instinct
Over the last decade, the Mets have had their chances at becoming a winning ball club. They had talent. They had pitching. They even had opportunities. But the thing that was missing most was the mental fortitude to get the job done.
Blowpens and bad hitting aside, there was an aura surrounding this team that they didn't have what it takes mentally to get the job done. Is this a measurable metric? No, but its evidence is everywhere. The Mets have started several seasons in really great fashion, but only to falter late. Early leads in games have given way to blown saves and an inability to hit late in games.
Hits and RBI with 2 outs and runners in scoring position used to be something the Mets thrived on in '06, but has since faded. Is the ability to hit, throw and field different in the first three innings of a game than the last? No, but mentally it is. That's why you see career 90% free throw shooters brick back to back foul shots in the final minute. It's why Tony Romo puts up ridiculous fantasy football numbers, but can't win a playoff game.
It's a lack of a killer instinct. But that trait that has been missing for some time is pretty evident in Matt Harvey.
His moxy, his presence and even his words in interviews prove he mentally has what it takes to face whatever barrier appear in his way and overcome it. His sampling is still small, but when he gets into jams he doesn't implode. He fights through it. He'll give up runs, but he won't give up a ton.
Think about RA Dickey the last few years. Tremendous pitcher and an incredible year last year, but we all know when he didn't have his knuckleball going, he was going to give up not 2 or 3 runs but more like 6 or 7.
Matt Harvey may have a bad day in his future, but I don't think it will be like that. To be cliche he has the heart of a champion. You can see it on the mound and it's why Mets fans are so enamored with him.
We've seen pitchers who can throw as hard as he does and who've had the early success he has. But we've never been as excited about Parnell or Gee or any other young pitcher with talents similar to Harvey.
It's his killer instinct that we can sense will eventually lead us to some much needed wins.
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Closing the Book on Johan Santana
Johan Santana is injured...again. It's a recurring storyline that Mets fans have lived through for several years. This time, it's the final chapter in the Santana story with the Mets. With his contract expiring this year, there's zero to no chance we will ever see him pitch in a Mets uniform.
It's a horrible injury and Santana will have a long road back which is an awful thing for a fierce competitor like Santana. But here's why it's a good thing for the Mets.
It officially closes the book on the past.
Johan Santana has been the subject of "what ifs" for the last three years. What could have been or should have been with him as an ace never culminated the way Mets fans would have hoped. It's no fault of Santana's. He was without question the ultimate "gamer" in a big spot. He won pretty much every game that he absolutely had to. His body let him down, but Santana did not let Mets fans down.
We need to stop the second guessing of whether Santana should have thrown so many pitches in his no-hitter. No Mets fan would trade that for anything this past season. Why? Because that was the highlight of the Mets season. The Mets were not going to win anything whether Santana pitched a full season or not. What he gave us last June 1 was one of the most memorable moments in Mets lore. Santana has no regrets about it. Neither should we.
And that's where the story should end. That should be our lasting memory of this dominant force.
Now that Santana is no longer an option, Mets fans can't hold onto a fading thought that "maybe we could be better if Santana was healthy." He's officially gone. It's time for us to move on.
The team's future now rests in the hands, and arms, of youth. Harvey, Niese, Gee and Wheeler are what we need to look to. David Wright and Ike Davis are now the shoulders that must carry the weight of this team.
Santana's injury is a horrible thing, but the fact that he is no longer an option for the Mets makes our move towards the future hope and success of this club all that more clear.
Johan Santana is the ultimate competitor. He's a fighter and I expect he'll pitch again. I wish him the best, but I'm happy to close the book and look forward to what's next.
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Why the Retirement of Mariano Rivera Should Make the Mets Reflect on the Error of Their Ways
Every time I turned on the radio this weekend they were talking about Mariano Rivera retiring. WFAN, ESPN, and even WCBS couldn't shut up about Rivera retiring. He still has a whole season to play, we've got college basketball going on, spring training, the WBC and we're talking about a guy who's going to retire in 6 months.
Yes, we are. Why? Because he's been the most impactful player in baseball in my lifetime.
An overstatement? Perhaps, but I think it's true. The Yankees would not have won as many championships as they have over the last 20 years without Mariano Rivera. He has been the lock down, reliable closer for nearly two decades. Sure he has blown a game or two and some of them at the most inopportune moment, but his body of work is that of miracles.
He's a first ballot hall of famer and one of the greatest baseball players of all time. This should make the Mets reflect on what they've been doing for the last decade.
The current Mets outfield is awful. Sure, they need a right-handed power bat to help out Wright and Davis. But the biggest need the Mets have had for the better part of my lifetimes is...their bullpen.
Look back at the Mets stats over the last 8 years and you'll see that their bullpen has been their biggest demise. If you Google "BLOWpen" you'll instantly get a couple hundred articles about the Mets. The '07 and '08 seasons should have been playoff runs if it were not for the atrocity of the Mets bullpen. Season after season the question of "who will be the closer?" continues to rear its ugly head including this upcoming one.
The Mets should look at what Mariano Rivera has done and realize that no matter how good a lineup they have or how solid the starting pitching can be, the bullpen can ultimately decide the fate of a team in today's day and age.
And that's the area the Mets have not explored seriously. They've made small moves here and there, but a team serious about winning has to have a reliable bullpen.
Today, baseball is a 6 inning game for starters. Those last three innings are for the bullpen to handle and we know first hand how quickly things can implode.
We will probably never see another pitcher like Rivera. He's one of a kind so I'm not suggesting the Mets need to go get another guy like Mariano because he doesn't exist. What they do need is to stop this bullpen experimentation with Frank Frank, Parnell and (insert other name here).
Bullpens can win championships. Mariano Rivera is living proof.
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Forget Not Scott Kazmir
Spring training is underway. Pitchers and catchers across the country are stretching, squatting and dreaming about the season ahead.
So are baseball fans everywhere. Spring training is a fresh start for everyone. Expectations are high because we're still in the "what if" stage of our quasi-baseball reality. And Mets fans everywhere are enamored with one name: Zach Wheeler.
Is he or isn't he ready for the big leagues? Is he the most prized possession in the Mets franchise? Will he and Matt Harvey become our power pitching combo? Why can't he start in the big leagues this year? What's keeping the Mets from letting him loose?
All these questions and more will be bantered about over the next 45 days, but I am here to offer a simple warning. Like Jacob Marley I usher in the ghosts of seasons past to remind you to forget not Scott Kazmir.
If you ask a Mets fan what was the worst trade the Mets have made in the last 20 years, I guarantee you the Scott Kazmir for Victor Zambrano trade will be mentioned 99% of the time. It was an idiotic decision made with little statistical knowledge. The Mets gave up a potential franchise player for roll of the dice to make the playoffs which was pretty much already out of reach.
Idiotic. Insane. Juvenile. Many more adjectives can be used for that trade and that is why we can't possibly imagine the Mets being dumb enough to make this kind of mistake again with the likes of Zach Wheeler. Right?
Before we get all bent out of shape about Wheeler, let's remember who Scott Kazmir really turned out to be. He turned out to be a middle of the road pitcher. Sure he had double digit win seasons for 4 straight years. He even made an All Star Game or two. But his career numbers are not that of an anointed one.
Kazmir's lifetime ERA is 4.17. His winning percentage is .520. And after 2009 his stock has dropped significantly as he's struggled to regain his control. What was once a prized possession in the end turned out to be less valuable than originally thought. Such is the life of a pitcher. They're unpredictable and the smallest thing can cause them massive problems. Just ask Rick Ankiel.
So what is the point of this? Were the Mets dumb to trade Kazmir? Yes, they were dumb to trade him for Victor Zambrano. Had they traded him for someone younger and with as much promise? Then that might be a different story.
What I hope the Mets realize is that they have an extremely valuable commodity in Wheeler...for right now. Once he gets to the big leagues the talk about his velocity, control and potential will go out the window because people can actually see how he performs. The Mets had the same thing in Lastings Milledge and Fernando Martinez. Two guys with ridiculous upside, but their stock plummeted once they made it to the majors.
I can't say whether the same thing will happen with Wheeler or not. I hope he becomes the greatest Mets pitcher to ever take the mound, but let's not think that is what's actually going to happen.
The Mets have to consider his value at this point in time and what it can potentially get them in return. Baseball is a game full of risks, but I think we've seen enough minor league talent turn into busts that we should know better than anointing someone as being untouchable before they make their first start.
That being said, I'm pulling for you, Zach Wheeler.
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Doris Jensen
Doris Jensen, age 92, of York, died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017 at York.
She was born March 24, 1925 in Loup City to Melvin and Dolly Zigler Henderson. On Oct. 7, 1944, she was united in marriage to Hervey Jensen at Collingward, N.J.
Doris received her secondary education from Loup City High School and got an Associate degree from the University of Nebraska. She held several jobs in Ravenna and York including; the Community/Senior Center in Ravenna and York Jewelry in York. Doris was a member of the First United Methodist Church in York. She loved to socialize, and was an active PEO member, had been in Extension Club and Red Hats, was a member of Garden Club, attended Mary Circle of United Methodist Women, and played in several bridge clubs.
Doris and Hervey raised their three sons in Ravenna. One of Doris's favorite activities was going to their cabin at Johnson Lake and spending time with family and friends. In York, she was entertained by sitting on her front porch visiting with the neighbors and seeing her grandchildren and great-grandsons.
Doris is survived by her sons, Ken (Bev) Jensen of York, Ryan (Mary) Jensen of Lincoln and Jay Jensen of Seattle, Wash.; grandchildren, Angie (Chad) Allsbury of McPherson, Kan., Drew (Jane) Jensen of York and Lexi Jensen of Lincoln; great-grandsons, Holden and Gage Allsbury, Joel, Marley, Emmanuel and Elijah Jensen; sisters, Melva Hackbart of Lincoln and Gladys Carstens of Pueblo, Colo. and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband of 65 years, Hervey; brother, Darrel and sisters June and Della.
Memorial services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct.12, 2017 at First United Methodist Church in York with the Reverend Art Phillips officiating. Graveside services will be held 1:30 p.m. at Greenwood Cemetery, York. Cremation. No viewing or visitation. Memorials may be given to the First United Methodist Church, the York Senior Center, or to the family.
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In Europa ist die Nordamerikanische Rohrdommel ein seltener Irrgast. Die meisten Nachweise gibt es für die Britischen Inseln sowie Irland und Island.

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Die Nordamerikanische Rohrdommel ist ein großer, brauner Vogel, der der eurasischen Rohrdommel sehr ähnelt. Der Vogel erreicht eine Körperlänge von 59 bis 70 Zentimetern; die Flügelspannweite beträgt 95 bis 115 Zentimeter. Obwohl der Vogel in seinem Verbreitungsgebiet häufig ist, ist er selten zu sehen. Er lebt wohlversteckt in Sümpfen, Marschen und feuchten Wiesen. Er ist gewöhnlich ein Einzelgänger, der sich zwischen Sumpfpflanzen versteckt aufhält. Fühlt er sich entdeckt, verharrt er bewegungslos mit nach oben gestrecktem Schnabel, sodass er optisch mit den Riedpflanzen verschwimmt. Sein Aktivitätshöhepunkt ist während der Dämmerung. Seine Rufe sind häufig zu hören. Spötter vergleichen sie despektierlich mit dem Geräusch einer verrosteten Pumpe.

Wie andere Mitglieder der Reihervögel lebt die Nordamerikanische Rohrdommel von Amphibien, Fischen, Insekten und Reptilien.

Die Nordamerikanische Rohrdommel ist ein Zugvogel, der im Süden der USA und in der Karibik überwintert. Vereinzelt werden Exemplare dieser Art auf ihrem Langstreckenzug nach Europa verschlagen.

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Literatur
 James A. Kushlan & James A. Hancock: Herons. Oxford University Press, 2005, ISBN 0-19-854981-4

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This is a vegetarian version of my Cincinnati-Style Chili. (Vegan, actually, if you don't put cheese on top.) You can make it fat-free by omitting the olive oil, but you won't get the flavor benefits of the fat-soluble elements in the chili powder or cumin. This is the first time I have ever made it in a slow-cooker, and it was quite successful! The beef version of this chili really does need high heat in the beginning to brown the meat and develop a fond, but the veggies did quite well simply simmering on low for about 8 hours while I went about my day. The other change I made on this round was to use a can of crushed tomatoes instead of diced, which I think was a good change.
The baked beans are not quite done yet, but I do not think I like this recipe. For one, it's got four different sweeteners in it (maple syrup, molasses, honey, and sugar), and I like my savory foods *savory*. For another, I think I may have burned it. We'll see.
The Roasted Broccoli Medley is misnamed (broccoli medley implies several varieties of broccoli – this is a vegetable medley containing broccoli) but simple and good.
Toss everything together in a big bowl, then roast at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until veggies are slightly softened and well browned.
The veggies tonight are going onto open-faced sandwiches and topped with melted provolone. Mmmmm, cheese!
I have a confession: I did not griddle this. I do not own a griddle. I pan-seared it instead.
I didn't expect much of this one going in, but it turned out to be really tasty! I think next time I'll make the "batter" in the food processor. It won't be quite as pretty without the flecks of spinach in the crust, but it will adhere better to the cutlets.
This recipe comes from Cooking Pleasures magazine, and was almost there. It needed either a hint more richness (I certainly could have reduced the sauce more) or some spice (crushed red chiles, or maybe mustard?) or something. Maybe a little lemon juice at the end to brighten it up?


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Asia > Southeast Asia > Laos > Central Laos > Thakhek
4.1 The Loop
8 Cope
9.1 Domestic
9.2 International
Thakhek (ທ່າແຂກ) is the main town in Khammouane Province, in Central Laos.
Buddha cave
From the north: buses from Vientiane leave the Southern Bus station there every 1-2 hours in the morning, the journey takes around 7 hours, 60,000 kip standard or 80,000 kip for a very colourful VIP bus. See the section on the Vientiane Southern Bus station for the non-trivial instructions how to get there on your own. There are VIP hotel pick-up buses that can be booked from the centre of Vientiane but they make quite a mark-up charging around 130,000 kip per person.
There are three bus stations in Thakhek:
17.403932104.8352161 Interprovincial bus station - also known as the South Bus Station - about 5 km east of the city centre, so a tuk-tuk ride is almost unavoidable, for which local drivers seem to have fixed a steep price of 20,000 kip (July 2019) per (foreign) person.
17.390597104.8288542 Local bus station - next to the Souksomboun market, songthaews to nearby destinations.
17.40084104.822933 Morning market bus station - next to the morning market (maybe 100 m east of the round about in the backyard), e.g. minibus to Lak Sao.
Map of Thakhek
Thakhek town is small enough to walk around, but tuk-tuks will take you most places for 5,000-10,000 kip if you are feeling lazy. One-speed bicycles can be hired from the Travellers Lodge.
A tuk-tuk to/from the south bus station can be as low as 20,000 kip per person (2019) and takes about 15 minutes.
The market hidden behind the shops on the roundabout corner opposite the Lao Development Bank is well worth a visit. Narrow lanes wind between the shops leading to a large open market selling fresh produce and sometimes unusual meats such as snake, squirrel, frog, and bat.
Thakhek itself is a small town on the Mekong with good views of Thailand and a nearby border crossing to Thailand.
Bicycles and mopeds can be rented from the Thakhek Travellers Lodge, from Wang Wang (located at the central plaza across from Ithira Hotel, from a clothes shop on the south side of the main road leading to the Lao Development Bank, or from a few different places near the river.
An Internet cafe on the other side of the road is open until about 22:00 and charges 120 kip/minute (half the price of the dial up connection in the Travellers Lodge). There are also a couple of Internet cafes near the fountain square, charging around 5,000 kip/hour.
The Loop[edit]
The Loop is an almost 500-km-long round trip along Rte 12 to the east and then up north and around returning south to Thakhek on Rte 13. Most do it counter-clockwise and put the long, boring almost 2-hour drive (100 km) on Rte 13 to the end. It is normally done in 3-4 days on a hired moped or using your own transport. It can be done in 2 days but this involves a lot of driving and starting the day early to not have to drive in the dark.
The condition of the roads has improved greatly in the past and only rarely requires a specific skill level (mainly some bridge crossings which you could choose to push over if you really didn't dare driving). However, rain, animals (cows, water buffaloes, dogs!), and the driving standards can make driving challenging to say the least. Do not expect to be able to drive at high speeds. Do expect some heavy truck traffic on the connection roads to Vietnam. But once you have washed all of the thick orange dust out of your hair and clothing it is hard not to feel a great sense of achievement in having completed it.
Tham Nong Pafa Cave (often referred to as the Buddha Cave) is a hidden cave that is accessible via an elevated walkway which leads to a flight of concrete steps. No need for the previous canoe trips and the dangerous bamboo ladder is gone as well. Women must wear a sin (traditional Lao skirt), which can be borrowed from the huts located at the beginning of the walkway. The cave is open until 17:00. Photography is not allowed inside the cave.
Tha Falang a swimming spot in the river about 15 km east along Rte 12, is somewhat disappointing in the dry season, but the ride and friendly children still make this trip good fun. It is not signposted in English, so you will need to turn off to the north, down a sandy track after the bridge before the road bends around to the right between two cliffs. Immediately south after the bridge there is a shady spot to park and you can follow the river to Tham Xiengliab, a small cave with river flowing through it. Again a guide or pack of children will probably appear to guide you. Bring a torch and some gifts for the children if you want to go inside.
It's about another 4-5 km to the commercialized Aen Cave which is lit with a rainbow of neon strip lamps and has an amazing network of Escher-like staircases. It has a river running out of mouth and a big pool at the back and is worth a look for the staircases alone. 20,000 kip (2016) + 2,000 kip for the bike. As of Sep 2016, entrance fee to the cave is 20,000 kip. It is possible to take a two hour boat ride through the cave from the east to the west. Prepare for 1,000 meters boat ride and 300 meters walking to reach the west exit of the cave where you can enjoy a beautiful view. The trip costs 50,000 kip per person and officially 100,000 kip if you come alone (you can bargain it to 50,000 though). The boys hanging out next to the entrance of the cave do the tour. They will not approach you so ask.
Thalang is a small town on the loop, worth stopping at to rest for a couple hours taking a swim in the lake (Nam Theun 2, protected area), surrounded by tree trunks which makes it a unique experience; or even for a day, taking a tour with a local company to explore the area, with the lake but as well a jungle and a beach.
Konglor Cave to some is the highlight of this trip. It is a 7-km-long underground river that is navigated by motorized longboat with a powerful but very narrow headlamp (rental is included in ticket) and leads through gigantic caves sometimes higher than the powerful beam can lighten up. To fully appreciate it one would need a huge and wide spreading source of light. In the dry season you will have to get out while the boatmen drag (or drive!) the long boat over the shallows, so bring flip flops (or take those available for free just before you enter the boat).
The river emerges into a valley on the far side which used to be only accessible by foot. Expect 4 or 5 food stalls selling drinks and the usual. If you have plenty of time, you may be able to rent a bicycle and try to explore the valley. Be sure to talk it through with your boat man (who usually waits for you for up to two hours) if you decide to stay for an extended period. There isn't much to do otherwise and you will quickly find yourself riding down the river and back through the cave. The round trip takes about 2 hours (one-way is 1 hour).
The entrance fee for Kong Lor is 110,000 kip/person (November 2022) and includes round trip with the boat through the cave (three tourist plus guide maximum). You can take your motorbike with you on the boat for 250,000 kip (November 2022). Motorbike parking is 5,000 kip.
The road to Konglor leads through a valley with tobacco fields. Try to have some gas in your tank to avoid having to fill up in a very remote area.
Ban Nahin village at Rte 8, 42 km from Kong Lor, has many guest houses and motorbike rentals. There are various guest houses near Kong Lor as well and some good home stays in the village about 1 km from the cave itself (50,000 kip per person with breakfast and dinner, maximum of three people in the same house).
Check your bikes thoroughly before starting this trip, make sure the brakes and lights work and check the odometer as turnings are not necessarily signed and you want to measure the distance between junctions. If your helmet does not have a visor, sunglasses are essential as dust and insects will blind you.
Carrying a spare bottle of fuel gives a sense of security and might well make your day, as there are long stretches without gas stations, and ascents might spoil average consumption. Do also keep in mind that often gas is sold in bottles of 1 liter at the side of the road (the red stuff), expect to pay a few cents more (maybe 1000 kip) or get a little less, but maybe support a family instead of (rather: and) a big corporation. Filling up the tank once it gets below half is not necessary, but will give you a peace of mind when entering vast areas.
Road #1E, the section between Yommalat and Laksao (some 80 km), is very rewarding and among the most beautiful part of the loop. It no longer (August 2019) constitutes a mere dirt track with lots of deep potholes filled with mud, especially after the local heavy rains. It is a well driveable road. However, rain and dust can make for a very slippery track.
Reasonable places for overnights on a counterclockwise roundtrip could be the Sabaidee Guesthouse in Tha Lang (after 99 km without cave watching), and maybe a homestay/guesthouse near Konglor Cave (after another 145 km), before an early visit there and return to Thakhek (another 185 km), making it an enjoyable three-day trip.
There are a number of very informative scrapbooks filled with tips, maps and other experiences on The Loop at Travellers Lodge.
The Loop by bike: Don't attempt to do the whole loop on the bicycles you can rent, unless you are very determined. It is possible to reach the Tham Nong Pafa Cave and some of the southern leg this way if you don't mind the heat and are reasonably fit, but the lack of gears and suspension would make it very uncomfortable to go further. Allow a full day if going all the way to Aen Cave by bicycle and at least half for a visit to the signposted Buddha Cave (approximately 15 km from town, the last nine of which is a dusty dirt road that winds through some stunning limestone scenery).
The Loop by car: If riding a moped or bicycle isn't your style, you can still do the loop, or a portion of it, via a hired air conditioned minivan (with guide and driver) from the Thakhek tourist office. Through InterLao travel it is possible to book this tour beforehand, but they charge a premium for the service. The guide will bring water, assist in food purchases and show you the local sights including the waterfall above Ban Nahim. The tour can also include the Lao 'Baci' (welcome to village) ceremony. The minivan can drop you back at Thakhek, leave you at the intersection of Hwy 8 for a trip up to Vientiane via VIP bus or (perhaps) take you up to Vientiane (about 240 km and 1 million kip).
You should have a valid driver's licence, if not an international one.
Cafes line the riverfront road serving the usual types of basic food.
In the market good noodle soup can be eaten under the sheltered section towards the middle.
Pork rolls in hot baguettes can be bought as a takeaway lunch from stands near the new fountain square at the end of the main road. Towards the other end, night food stalls sell pancakes and pork buns by battery-powered lamps. It makes a good stop on the way back from Rendez-Vous and is good way to spend some money outside the monopolising Travellers Lodge.
If you do want to eat dinner, do so before 21:00. Trying to find something after 21:30 can be tough.
Kyoto Restaurant makes extremely good and authentic Japanese food. Bring some time and prepare for a peculiar experience. The owner has been living in Laos for 21 years and will likely have a drink with you. Open only M-Sa, 11:00-18:00.
Le Café Bleu opened 2015. Its a stylish and friendly place with excellent coffee and Lao, Thai and Western food coming from the shiniest kitchen in Thakhek. Prices are surprisingly low, compared to DD Café in the city center.
Boton d'Or is a hotel and has a riverside restaurant with excellent local food and a great view. They also serve pizza from a woodfire oven. It is decently priced.
789cool is a bar and restaurant. It is popular among young locals. It seems to be the only place selling food even after 22:00. However, the place turns into a bar at night. It does also offer splendid views on the Mekong. Food is decent, drinks are cold and plentiful.
Rendez-Vous (On the main road leading to the riverfront). A lively bar in the evenings. It's popular with locals and good fun in a group. Beerlao, 9,000 kip. Snooker table at the back.
Thakhek Travellers Lodge
17.395456104.8043881 Inthira Hotel, 79, Unit 4 - Anou Rd (in the city centre, close to the Mekong), ☏ +856 51 251237. The Inthira Hotel is part of a chain. Excellent restaurant with international and Lao cuisine. Good place to meet other travelers. Wi-Fi in public area. Bicycle and motorbike rental.
17.39604104.8068342 Khammouane Inter Guesthouse (on the main road, about 200 m southwest of the post office), ☏ +856 51 212171. Check-out: 11:00. With the charm of an administration building from another era, it is not going to win any style competition, but fairly priced basic rooms, a spacious lobby with free coffee and drinking water refill make it an important addition to the limited range of accommodation in town. Offers guidance for 'The Loop', in-house motorbikes for rent for 60,000 kip/day. If you only want to ride it to the rock climbing crag you can get it for 50,000 kip/day. Free luggage storage. Free Wi-Fi. Single fan, 50,000 kip; double fan, 60,000 kip; double air-con, 80,000 kip; triple fan, 70,000 kip.
17.399995104.8052553 Phonepadith Hotel, Nabo Village, Thakhek District (downtown, 0.5 km from the Mekong River and ferry boat to/from Nakhon Phanom), ☏ +856-51-214-111, phonepadithhotel2@gmail.com. Check-in: Anytime, check-out: 11:30. Free breakfast from 06:30 to 09:00. Wifi. 3 kinds of rooms. Parking lot available with a fee. Mini Mart (small shop) within the premises. Extra services possible such as transportation or day tour. standard for 120,000 kip, twin 170,000 kip, "VIP" 200,000 kip. (updated Apr 2018)
17.397565104.824954 Thakhek Travelers Lodge (1 km south of the roundabout, from the market about 400 m further east), ☏ +856 30 5300145. A popular place in an undeveloped part of town, but with a friendly campfire garden layout. The inside rooms are very basic and the beds hard. It could do with some renovation but the outside seating just about makes up for this. It's a good place to meet people and arrange trips but easy to let it become the (pricy) source of all your meals, as the centre of town, with more options, is about 2.5 km away. Stop by for some experienced reports on the Loop. Dorm 30,000 kip; fan double 60,000/90,000 kip without/with bathroom; deluxe 110,000 kip.
17.842844105.0534525 Phosy Thalang Guesthouse, ☏ +856-20-54-60-16-66, amphaimookchantai@gmail.com. Check-in: anytime, check-out: noon. Offers two bedding options (bungalows & dorms, both with mosquito nets) & locations (500 m from each other), one right on the lake, and the other one 100 m away. Features a restaurant as well (international food, more specialized in Asian food though). Friendly family business; the manager, Amphai, speaks an excellent English. Best sunrise location is at the restaurant, best sunset from the guesthouse. Day tours of the surrounding area, including the lake, local school, and jungle. Possibility to make it a 2 days 1 night tour, camping on a beach. Dorms starting at 20,000 kip, bungalows starting at 50,000 kip. (updated Apr 2018)
17.960606104.7540926 Kong Lo View Hotel & Resort, Ban Konglo, Khounkham District (Very last (and nearest) hotel before the cave, on the left side), ☏ +856-20-99-80-48-88, lattanakoyst@yahoo.com. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 12:00. Eco lodge owned & managed by a friendly Lao couple, with Bounlieng speaking a perfect English.
30 rooms (12 twin beds, 18 double beds). Free wifi in the main area. Possible to take tours for a day or two (camping if so), hiking to the other side of the cave, going on a boat along the river, or trekking in the jungle. On the same premises there's an organic farm where about 85% of the food served at the restaurant is coming from. Food is mainly Lao, some Western one as well. Continental breakfast. Free coffee/tea. Guests are welcome to walk around the area including to the farm, and the small private cave. Pétanque course for free. All in all, rural feeling (in the good way) and yet luxurious. Opened in 2016, still expanding (planned for 2019 is a tree house and cave house as well). US$55 for double bed, US$60 for twin bed. (updated Apr 2018)
Cope[edit]
There may be a police operation/scam in Thakhek in which police wait for motorcyclists at an intersection on the main road heading to and from the river. Simply obeying the road rules may not be enough: the police will invent some kind of transgression like stopping in the wrong part of the road or not stopping when the light is broken, and will take photographic 'evidence' to prove it. A valid (international) licence can help to get out without paying a 'fine'.
Domestic[edit]
Kong Lor Cave - From the main (south) bus station take a Vientiane or any northbound bus (30,000 kip, 1½ hr) and get off at Vieng Kham (the intersection of Rte 13 and Hwy 8) where buses and tuk-tuks are available to Ban Nahin. Take a bus (20,000 kip, 1 hr, departs at 14:00) or tuk-tuk (they asked 75,000 kip per person, but this is probably negotiable) to Ban Nahin where a minibus (25,000 kip, 1 hr departs at 15:00 for Kong Lor). Alternatively, for the return trip to Thakhek, the minibus returns to Ban Nahin at 10:30 although the same minibus will occasionally travel directly to Thakhek (75,000 kip, 5 hr).
Pakse: local bus, 60,000 kip (July 2019), 7 hr, regularly from 10:30; VIP 70,000 kip, 5 hr, 08:30 (Sep 2016: the 8.30 bus is not a VIP bus, just has A/C)
Savannakhet: local bus, 30,000 kip, 2-3 hr, regularly from 10:30
Vientiane: local bus, 60,000 kip, 7 hr, regularly from 05:30; VIP 80,000 kip, 5 hr, 09:15
International[edit]
Da Nang: 120,000 kip, 20:00
Hanoi: 160,000 kip, 01:00
Nakhon Phanom in Thailand
Vinh: 90,000 kip, 07:00, 20:00
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Q: allFit() function and lmer() function gives contrary results on convergence in r I ran the multilevel model, and it does not give any convergence warning message. so I thought it is converged.
Linear mixed model fit by REML ['lmerModLmerTest']
Formula: y ~ 1 + con + catbtw + (1 | pid)
   Data: ind_sim_data
REML criterion at convergence: 6939.903
Random effects:
 Groups   Name        Std.Dev.
 pid      (Intercept) 1.131
 Residual             7.152
Number of obs: 1020, groups:  pid, 510
Fixed Effects:
(Intercept)          con       catbtw
     0.1783       0.3036      13.3999

however, when I use the function allFit(), it says this model failed to converge.

bobyqa : [OK]
Nelder_Mead : [OK]
nlminbwrap : boundary (singular) fit: see ?isSingular
[OK]
nmkbw : [OK]
optimx.L-BFGS-B : [OK]
nloptwrap.NLOPT_LN_NELDERMEAD : boundary (singular) fit: see ?isSingular
[OK]
nloptwrap.NLOPT_LN_BOBYQA : [OK]
Warning messages:
1: Model failed to converge with 1 negative eigenvalue: -1.2e+02
2: Model failed to converge with 1 negative eigenvalue: -5.0e+01

but the optimizers say [OK] so I wonder what is going on, and how should I interpret this.

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Progress through reform: Diversifying the economy while conserving heritage and culture
The Report: Oman 2012 – Country Profile
The year 2010 marked the 40th anniversary of the accession of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said and the establishment of the Sultanate of Oman. As a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council, the Sultanate continues to play a fundamental role in promoting regional stability. It is also a country that strives to adopt economic reforms that are in line with global market expectations, while retaining and protecting all aspects of its traditional heritage and culture.
Today, the Sultanate is considered one of the top economic reformers in the world, and it is poised to continue on this path. As outlined in Vision 2020, Oman's 25-year development plan, the country seeks to achieve economic diversification and reduce its dependency on hydrocarbons. The country aims to stand out from its neighbours and strives to become one of the top regional and global destinations for foreign investment.
HISTORY: Since ancient times Oman has benefitted from contacts with many of the world's major civilisations, as it occupies a very advantageous position in the Gulf. Between the 6th century BC and the arrival of Islam in the 7th century AD, Oman was controlled by three dynasties: the Achaemenids, Parthians and Sassanids. In the 7th century AD, during the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad, Oman adopted Islam.
About a decade after explorer Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India in 1498, the Portuguese occupied Muscat. They fortified the city and held it until the Ottomans arrived in 1660. The Ottomans ruled intermittently for just over 100 years until a tribal leader, from whom the current line of Omani sultans is descended, took over in 1741. Oman's emergence as a seafaring economic power began in the 1600s. As the Omanis sailed down the coasts of Persia, India, Zanzibar and Kenya, they built a trading empire – one in which the East African coast became increasingly central as Oman's empire developed into an economic force.
FORMATION: When Sultan Said bin Sultan Al Busaidi died in 1856, his sons quarrelled over succession. The British government intervened and two principalities were formed, Zanzibar and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. Throughout the late 19th century and early 20th century, the Sultanate's territories and influence began to slip away as the country lost its trading competitiveness against the more technologically advanced European powers. The Omani interior started becoming alienated from the more secular coastal Muscat.
With the discovery of oil in the 1960s, the British, under pressure from European oil companies, helped the Sultanate to consolidate power. In 1970 Sultan Qaboos came to power and renamed the country the Sultanate of Oman. Under the reign of Sultan Qaboos, the internal disputes originating in the Dhofar region were quelled with the help of the British and peace has long since prevailed. The reign of Sultan Qaboos has widely been acknowledged as being characterised by social and economic progress.
GEOGRAPHY: Located in the south-east corner of the Arabian Peninsula, Oman occupies a total area of 309,500 sq km – roughly the same size as Italy – including coastal islands such as Masirah, Halanyat and Salama, and the exclaves of Musandam and Madha, which are completely surrounded by the UAE. The country has 1374 km of land borders, which it shares with the Republic of Yemen to the south-west, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the north-west and the UAE to the north. Oman has 2092 km of coastline on the Gulf, Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman. The interior is covered by a vast expanse of desert. The imposing Hajjar mountain range forms an arc extending from the north-west of the country to the south-east. The highest peak in Oman is Jabal Shams, at about 2980 metres. Approximately 82% of the land mass is occupied by deserts and valleys, with mountain ranges and coastal plains making up the remaining 15% and 3%, respectively.
CLIMATE: The country's climatic conditions are as varied as its geography. The coastal areas are hot and humid during the summer, while the interior generally remains hot and dry. The southern Dhofar region features unique weather conditions between May and September, called thekhareef, when it catches the Indian Ocean's monsoon season, and temperatures can be 10-15 degrees lower than the rest of the country. Precipitation falls almost exclusively in the winter months. Other than in the Dhofar region, it is rare to see any rain between May and November. The coastal areas and the interior plains average 20-100mm of rainfall annually, but this can increase to around 900 mm in the mountainous regions. In winter, it is not uncommon to see snow on the highest mountain peaks.
POLITICS: Since the accession of Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said in 1970, Oman has gone through a substantial political reform process. The sultan is the head of state and head of government and is advised by the Council of Ministers, which acts as a cabinet. Two bodies act in a consultative role for the government. The Consultative Council is an 83-seat body with popularly elected members serving three-year terms. In early 2011 Sultan Qaboos granted the council increased legislative and regulatory powers. The more senior State Council has 48 members who are appointed by the sultan. All Omanis over the age of 21 are eligible to vote. The last Consultative Council elections were held in 2007 and around 390,000 Omanis voted in them, an increase of around 100,000 voters from the previous elections, which were held in 2003.
ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS: Royal decree No. 114/2011, issued in late 2011, reorganised Oman's administrative division, streamlining governance. For administrative purposes the Sultanate is now divided into nine governorates: Muscat, Dhofar, Musandam, Al Buraimi, Al Batinah, Al Dakhiliyah, Al Sharqiyah, Al Dhahira and Al Wusta. Each governorate is further subdivided into wilayats, or provinces. There are 61 wilayats in total.
INFRASTRUCTURE: Oman has approximately 11,071 km of paved roads and 16,667 km of unpaved roads. The road network covers most parts of the country and paved roads are generally of high quality. With such a long seafaring history, it is no surprise that ports play an important economic role in Oman. There are currently five active ports in the country: Sultan Qaboos Port, the Port of Salalah, the Port of Sohar, the Port of Khasab and the Port of Shinas. Each port is located in a different part of the country and serves a different function. The Port of Duqm, which is currently under construction, will be one of the country's largest ports upon completion. There are currently two airports in the country, in Muscat and Salalah. Both are undergoing major upgrades to accommodate expected growth in domestic as well as international passengers and tourist traffic. Another four additional regional airports are also under construction in Duqm, Sohar, Ras Al Hadd and Adam. In terms of communication networks, the Sultanate is connected to the UAE, Yemen and Pakistan via fibre-optic cables. Work is ongoing to establish a fibre-optic connection with Saudi Arabia.
MINING: Archaeological evidence shows that copper was both extracted and smelted up to 4000 years ago in Oman. Much of these copper reserves have since been exhausted. However, new mineral finds continue to be made, including reserves of gold, silver and chromite. Non-metallic industrial minerals, such as limestone and silica sand, which are used in the steel and glass-manufacturing industries, respectively, are in abundance. Large, commercially viable deposits of other minerals, such as dolomite, gypsum, zinc and cobalt, are regularly being found as well, and new ventures are being formed to exploit this wealth of industrial minerals in a sustainable, economical way.
NATURAL RESOURCES: Unlike most of its neighbours, Oman does not have bountiful supplies of oil and its geography and geologic composition make extraction difficult. It is not an OPEC member country. For 2010, the government sustained oil production above 800,000 barrels per day (bpd). The government has a goal of increasing this to 1m bpd by 2012 with the aid of enhanced oil recovery techniques and further exploration. However, the increasingly complex methods required to extract the remaining reserves have resulted in a steadily rising cost per barrel. Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) made headlines in 2009 when it made several oil discoveries, including joint heavy oil in a PDO acreage called Al Ghubar South, which is believed to hold around 1bn barrels of oil. Oman also has a significant amount of natural gas, estimated at 795.2bn cu metres of reserves. To try and reduce its economic reliance on oil, Oman has invested heavily in liquefied natural gas facilities. The availability of cheap natural gas has also been the engine behind big industrial developments, mainly in the northern city of Sohar.
POPULATION: The Sultanate has a population of approximately 2.9m, according to the most recent government estimates, of which roughly 900,000 are expatriates who come mostly from the Indian subcontinent and other countries in the Middle East.
Oman is a very young country: 55% of the population is under 20 years of age, while 83% is under the age of 35. The gender ratio of males to females is 1.26:1 and life expectancy currently stands at approximately 73 years. Some 78% of the population lives in urban centres. The largest city – and the administrative and business capital – is Muscat, with a metropolitan area population of more than 1m. The other large population cluster is the Batinah coastline, which stretches between Muscat and the city of Sohar. Around half of the country's population is concentrated in this stretch of land. The second most populous city is Salalah, in the Dhofar region by the Yemeni border, which is home to around 210,000 people. A large proportion of the rural population still works in agriculture and fishing.
Many employers have in recent years come to depend on foreign workers from South Asia and the Philippines. The largest foreign community comes from the southern Indian states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, and represents more than half of Oman's labour. The government has developed a policy called Omanisation to encourage private sector companies to increase the numbers of nationals they employ.
LANGUAGE: Although Arabic is the official language, English is also widely spoken, and almost all signs and postings are written in both. Many nationals also speak local dialects of Arabic, such as Baluchi, derived from Old Persian. Semitic dialects are found in the Dhofar region and Kumzari, a sub-branch of Persian, is spoken in northern Musandam. Other languages spoken in the Sultanate include Hindi, due to the widespread influence of Indian immigrants, as well as French and Swahili, due to historical links with Zanzibar and East Africa.
RELIGION AND CULTURE: Oman is the only country in the world where the Ibadi strand of Islam is the dominant religion; it is practised by approximately 60% of the population. The Sultanate is religiously tolerant and is also home to sizeable Shia and Sunni populations, while the largest minority religion, accounting for around 13% of the population, is Hinduism, primarily due to the large proportion of the expatriate population coming from the Indian subcontinent. Due to Oman's location and its long seafaring heritage, the population is a unique product of various waves of immigration, while its culture is a compelling combination of diverse influences. African, Persian, Arabic, Zanzibari and even Baluchi elements all intermingle, resulting in very open-minded and hospitable people.
EDUCATION: In 2010, about 12% of the government's expenditure budget was allocated to education. There are more than 1000 public schools throughout the country and Omanis enjoy free public schooling through the secondary level. The government also funds scholarships at the tertiary level. The adult literacy rate is 86.7%. Higher education in Oman is still relatively young but developing steadily. Sultan Qaboos University, the first university in the country, was opened in 1986 and is now the premier tertiary institution and home to some 17,000 students in colleges covering agriculture, art, commerce and economics, education, engineering, law, Islamic studies, medicine, nursing and science. It also offers graduate studies, including a doctoral degree, for certain disciplines. The private sector has been increasingly involved in tertiary education. Indeed, there are now 24 private colleges and universities.
Many Omanis take advantage of government-funded scholarships to study both at home and abroad, regardless of their financial situation. Total tertiary enrolment stands at around 80,000 students, representing about 19% of the population between the ages of 18 and 24. The government aims to increase that figure to 50% by 2020. Due to Oman's young population, the demand for higher education is growing quickly and, as new private universities are accredited, there is a greater emphasis placed on improving quality.
ARCHITECTURE: Forts are probably the most visible and characteristic architectural features of Oman. Practically every city and every village has one, and of those you can find, Muscat's Mutrah or the city of Nizwa are probably the most famous examples.
Oman's capital has successfully resisted the regional trend of erecting high-rise buildings. However, the design of many buildings is often quite imaginative and makes up for the lack of skyscrapers. Even outside of the cities, the architectural diversity is quite large, with modern houses made of expensive materials and more modest dwellings constructed using less sophisticated mediums. Housing made of palm-wood is still common along the coast from Duqm to Shuwaymiyah. In the Sharqiya Sands, Bedu use goat-hair tents, and many people in the mountains live in caves with an improvised front door. Most interesting of all are the round houses made from constructed, interlocking sticks that cling to Dhofar's hills. They were once thatched but now are more likely to be covered in stronger material.
WILDLIFE: Oman has one of the richest wildlife habitats of the Arab world, and while the authorities encourage eco- and nature tourism the emphasis is very much on protection, with the animal welfare considered paramount. Indeed, the largest confirmed population of the rare Arabian leopard inhabits the Dhofar region.
Other endangered species that live in Oman include fox, wolf, hyena, hare and oryx. Avian fauna includes vulture, eagle, stork, falcon, sunbird, bustard and Arabian partridge. The Sultanate's warm waters are also home to an array of rich sea life, with dolphins, turtles and hundreds of varied fish species present in its waters.
Countries: Oman


Lightly oil an 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-by-2-inch loaf pan and line it as neatly as possible with plastic wrap, allowing enough to drape over the sides to later cover the top. (I lay two pieces of plastic wrap across the pan, overlapping in the middle.) Place the pan in the freezer.
Put the egg yolks (reserve 1/3 cup of the egg whites and discard or save the rest for another use), 1/4 cup of the sugar and the vanilla seeds in a medium heatproof bowl and beat with a handheld mixer fitted with the beater attachment for 2 minutes, until light yellow and thickened. Place the bowl over a pan of simmering water and beat the mixture continually for 3 minutes, until doubled in volume and warm to the touch. Off the heat, beat the mixture for 1 minute.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, add the reserved egg whites, the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar and the cream of tartar and beat on high speed until the whites form firm but not dry peaks. Fold the egg whites into the egg mixture with a rubber spatula.
Without washing the mixer or whisk, pour the heavy cream, vanilla liqueur (if using) and vanilla into the bowl and beat on high speed until it forms soft peaks. Fold the whipped cream carefully but thoroughly into the egg mixture. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan, cover with plastic wrap, and freeze for at least 4 hours.
Place the raspberries, sugar and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer for 4 minutes.
Pour the mixture and the preserves into the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and process until smooth. Stir in the framboise and chill.
To unmold, dip the pan in a bowl of hot tap water for 8 to 10 seconds and turn the semifreddo upside down onto a rectangular serving plate. Peel off the plastic wrap. (You can cover and refreeze the semifreddo for a few hours on the serving plate.) Pour several tablespoons of raspberry sauce on each dessert plate, cut 1-inch-thick slices of the semifreddo and place them in the center of the sauce. Sprinkle each serving with blueberries and serve immediately.


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Educational videos by younger Keysight employees that explains the very simple concepts of measurement sciences for beginners. The kind of stuff that if you'd figure if you play with electronics and test gears long enough. At least it's much less boring than reading application notes! It also happens to be the stuff that most students typically miss in their university's undergrad electronic lab sessions.


Today is the 43rd anniversary of Paul McCartney & Wings' Wings at the Speed of Sound album. It has a slew of great songs on it. Most people play this tune off as, well… "silly." I like it, maybe in spite of that fact. I don't know. But, here is a cover by a band called The Record Covers that do a pretty good rendition. The impressive part is this is the recording of their first rehearsal of the song. Enjoy!


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The Way We Weren't
Episode no. 333
Written by J. Stewart Burns
Production code FABF13
Directed by Mike B. Anderson
Showrunner(s) Al Jean
Original air date May 9, 2004
"The Way We Weren't" is the twentieth episode of The Simpsons' fifteenth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 9, 2004.
When Homer and Bart fight over the use of a beer bottle Milhouse wants to use, it lands them in the Simpson family court, which is held in the living room with Lisa presiding as judge. Bart dares Homer to tell if he ever kissed a girl as a ten-year-old, but when Marge says that Homer's first kiss was with her in high school, Homer confesses that it was not his first kiss. Homer recalls that when he was 10, he went to a camp for underprivileged boys, Camp See-A-Tree, where Homer met Lenny, Carl, and as a counselor, Moe (although in reality Moe's parents had just abandoned him at the camp). It turned out during the evenings the summer camp was more like a prison as they had to work as servants in the kitchen at a girls' camp Camp Land-A-Man across the lake, because due to parents' lawsuits, the girls' camp could not afford dishwashers. Homer found a retainer and returned it to the girl who lost it, though he could not see her (they were separated by the kitchen wall). She asked Homer to see her later that night. He did so, even though due to an accident with a switchblade he was wearing an eye patch. Homer tells Bart and Lisa that she was the prettiest girl he had ever met until he later met their mother. However, Marge surprises everyone by admitting that she was that girl Homer met and that if she had known that Homer was the boy she would have never married him. Marge gives her side of the story, saying that she was with Patty and Selma, Helen Lovejoy, Luann Van Houten and Cookie Kwan at their camp, "Camp Land-A-Man". She fell in love with the boy who returned her retainer, but the other girls joked at what his name could be, settling coincidentally with "Big Ugly Homer," prompting Homer to give her a false name "Elvis Jagger Abdul-Jabbar".
To prepare for the date, Marge ironed her hair to make it straight, but burned it brown by accident, which she explains was why Homer did not recognize her in high school. She met Homer, and after a long awkward moment of self-consciousness for both, they finally kissed, leading each to dream of being in an imaginary paradise (both equally colorful, though Marge's paradise is a high fantasy fairy tale while Homer's is a darkly comedic candy land where Homer devours all living things that he sees ahead). They agreed that the following night they would meet again, but Homer did not come for Marge, who waited the entire night and left in the morning deeply saddened. Marge mentions that because of boy Homer she could not trust another boy for years. Homer then gives his side of the story explaining why he did not show up. He claims that right after the date, during which he had given Marge a heart-shaped rock he had found, he was so dazed with bliss that he accidentally fell off a cliff into the lake and drifted to a fat camp, "Camp Flab-Away", which counted Mayor Quimby, Chief Wiggum and Comic Book Guy as its participants. He is caught by the Camp Instructor (who does not distinguish between boys who drift into the camp and actual participants).
While Homer was trapped at the camp, a devastated Marge decided to leave the camp and threw the rock that he had given her away, breaking it in two. Homer managed to escape the fat camp and make his way to Marge's camp, but Marge had left only seconds before he arrived, leaving Homer to be sexually harassed by Patty and Selma. Despite knowing the truth, Marge gets depressed over what happened thirty years ago and thinks that Homer did not care for her. However, Homer proves that he really did care about her for years after the date by showing her a piece of the broken rock that he had found. Pleasantly surprised, Marge reveals that she had kept the other piece (albeit for the very different reason of reminding her of the cruel things men can do) and forgets about the past. The two then put the rock together to form a heart and kiss until the light fades.
This episode was nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) selection.
This episode was watched by 6.2 million people in its original airing, making it the least-watched episode of the first 15 seasons.
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Update The Classics
Epiphany deRosier
Sense and Sensibility, The Taming of the Shrew, Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice. These are some examples of what is considered "classic" English Literature. Yet with their dated dialect and plotlines, how do these books fit into all female classes at a school designed to empower young women? How do they fit in the era of #MeToo? Just because they are "classics," shouldn't their message be considered as well?
My class has begun reading Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, and I have not been impressed. The text is hard to comprehend and the plot is very shallow. The novel takes place in the early 1800s, when women had few rights and could only hope to marry rich. There is no story of rebellion or a refusal to conform to norms, as one often reads in contemporary female authors' work. In Jane Austen's telling, all of the female characters in the story "save the day" by getting married to rich powerful men. What is the message for a class of educated young women reading this in 2019?
Last year, in 9th Grade, my class read Jane Eyre, by Anne Bronte. After reading several outstanding books that year, we were all confused as to why this book was chosen. Again, the text was excessively over worded and complex, as well as expounded on a more restrictive time period for women. Surprise. The main character also gets married to a rich man in the end.
I understand and respect the relevance of these novels at the time they were released, but both Austen and Bronte wrote of what was socially significant in that time period. My parents read these books when they were in high school, and their parents also. However, are they still relevant for today's students with their degrading portrayal of women, especially given the current social and political climate?
Of all the phenomenal contemporary literature available, why choose these particular pieces of classic literature? As a young woman receiving an education from such a notable school, I hope to read about defiant heroines, political satires, and novels that make current social commentaries. If we are to graduate prepared to make an impact on the world, then the literature we read should be part of that preparation.
We are living in a time of political upheaval that is making history. The last thing we should be reading about is women getting married. Literature is beautiful knowledge, and to keep our generation interested in books, we need to be reading literature that students like myself can identify with and feel passionate about.
We are young. We are women. We want to make a difference. Let's move beyond the role of marriage and the sexist 1800s. It's 2019 and time to move on. We've got a world to change.
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#include <aws/core/utils/StringUtils.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/memory/stl/AWSStringStream.h>

using namespace Aws::EC2::Model;
using namespace Aws::Utils;

GetPasswordDataRequest::GetPasswordDataRequest() :
    m_instanceIdHasBeenSet(false),
    m_dryRun(false),
    m_dryRunHasBeenSet(false)
{
}

Aws::String GetPasswordDataRequest::SerializePayload() const
{
  Aws::StringStream ss;
  ss << "Action=GetPasswordData&";
  if(m_instanceIdHasBeenSet)
  {
    ss << "InstanceId=" << StringUtils::URLEncode(m_instanceId.c_str()) << "&";
  }

  if(m_dryRunHasBeenSet)
  {
    ss << "DryRun=" << std::boolalpha << m_dryRun << "&";
  }

  ss << "Version=2016-11-15";
  return ss.str();
}

void  GetPasswordDataRequest::DumpBodyToUrl(Aws::Http::URI& uri ) const
{
  uri.SetQueryString(SerializePayload());
}

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Rampant Sexual Harassment at a Potato Company
By Ron Solow
Experiencing sexual harassment in the workplace is horrific enough, but then being fired for complaining about it is the worst possible outcome. A complaint filed by the EEOC last week against a Colorado company alleges just such a set of circumstances.
In the complaint, the EEOC claims that MountainKing Potatoes, also known as Smokin' Spuds Inc., and co-defendant Farming Technology Inc. knew or should have known about the allegedly sexually hostile work environment created by production supervisor Samuel Valdez at their Colorado site.
The agency alleges that Valdez, who has worked on and off for MountainKing since 1998, directed sexually inappropriate behavior toward women employed at the location, including former workers Rachel Cordova, Julie Cordova, Tina Reyes and Barbara Chaparro, all of whom filed charges with the agency alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Julie Cordova began reporting to her supervisor Samuel Valdez in December of 2009. Soon afterwards Valdez began making inappropriate sexual comments and gestures toward her, and at one point pulled her into his office, turned out the lights, and forced her onto his lap. The complaint alleges that Cordova also saw Valdez sexually harass other women employees, and told him repeatedly that she did not like his behavior and wanted it to stop. She was fired in June of 2010 in retaliation for her opposition to Valdez's sexual harassment of herself and other women employees.
According to the complaint, Valdez had a habit of licking his finger and putting it in the ears of at least two of the female plaintiffs. Valdez also allegedly sexually propositioned some of the women, touched female employees' buttocks while they clocked in for work.
After another employee, Rachel Cordova, opposed Valdez's sexual advances, he allegedly forced her to work at an "unpleasant sorting station" away from other employees, where he purportedly stared at her from a distance while "licking his lips".
Although Rachel Cordova reported the alleged harassment to MountainKing and FTI's management, they failed to stop it, and she was fired after becoming angry with a supervisor's unwillingness to remove her from the sorting station assignment, according the complaint.
Another employee, Tina Reyes, was assigned to the most unpleasant assignment in the plant after she rejected Valez's advances. She reported Valdez's inappropriate sexual conduct to her managers, but the inappropriate conduct did not stop. Because she wanted to avoid being groped by Valdez, she began to arrive at work late, when Valdez was not standing by the time clock.
After Reyes was disciplined for arriving late by her supervisors, she allegedly informed them of Valdez's purported sexual harassment at the time clock. Reyes was asked to write a statement about Valdez's conduct, and the following day, she was sent to lunch while her managers considered what to do about her report, according to the suit. But when Reyes returned 40 minutes later, she was purportedly told she was being fired for taking too long at lunch, the agency states.
The takeaway: Things can get pretty ugly at work, and management won't necessarily come to your defense. If you have been subject to sexual harassment in the workplace, seek the services of a qualified employment law attorney.
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Orange Is the New Black (sometimes abbreviated as OITNB) is an American television series developed by Jenji Kohan, Sara Hess and Tara Herrmann for Netflix, starring Taylor Schilling. It is based on Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison (2010), a memory created by Piper Kerman, about her experiences at FCI Danbury, a federal minimum security prison.
The series was made official in the first half of 2013, with an order of 13 episodes for the first season, which was released on July 11, 2013. On February 5, 2016, Netflix renewed the series for a fifth, sixth and seventh season . On October 17, 2018, it was confirmed that the seventh season would be the last of the series and was released on July 26, 2019.
In Brazil, it is on the Netflix Brasil catalog and is also shown on closed TV by Comedy Central Brasil and on open TV by Band.
The series develops around the story of Piper Chapman, who lives in New York, and is sentenced to serve 15 months in a federal women's prison for having participated in the transport of a bag of money from drug trafficking when younger at the request of the his ex-girlfriend, Alex Vause, who is an important part of an international drug cartel.
Orange is the New Black Lesbian Quotes:
"Hope is a dangerous thing"
"You can't show any weakness. That's what every book says."
"All I ever wanted was to eat a chicken that is smarter than other chickens and to absorb its power."
"No matter how strong you are, the world will bring you down. You will reap what you sow, no one will hurt you more than life."
"Before I met you the sun was a yellow grape. But now, it looks like fire in the sky. Why? Because you light the fire inside me."
OITNB Quotes about Life and Love:
"Do you know that some people have imaginary friends? I think you may have imaginary enemies."
"Life is often messed up. You need to learn that you can't always fix it."
"I made the wrong choices. I committed a crime. And being here is nobody's fault but mine."
"I know how easy it is to convince yourself of something you are not. And you can do it out there. You can move on. Just keep busy so you don't have to face who you are. Other people are not the worst. of the chain. The scariest part is facing who you really are. "
"Happily ever after was invented for history books for children to reach reproductive age without killing themselves! So love is a lie that we tell so we don't go extinct?"
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