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post #4621 of 4983
5/31/09 at 4:03pm

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Good heavens: Dizzy and Neville all in one post.

What, no Clement Attley - "a modest man, with much to be modest about".
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post #4622 of 4983
5/31/09 at 4:41pm
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Hey! That's Atlee to you!

I was thisclose to including him the murderer's row!

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post #4623 of 4983
6/2/09 at 1:49am

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And in local intellectual property news.....

Idaho Potato Commission puts squeeze on Idaho Fry Co. | News Updates | Idaho Statesman
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post #4624 of 4983
6/2/09 at 2:00am

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I'm still trying to decide whether this panoramic shot of the Sawtooths is what's shown on the standard Idaho license plate.


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post #4625 of 4983
6/2/09 at 2:29am

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I hadn't realized the history of the A's before. I just presumed they were an expansion club.

Why is MLB so dead set against expansion clubs?

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post #4626 of 4983
6/2/09 at 12:31pm
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Originally Posted by Dennis Nicholls
I hadn't realized the history of the A's before. I just presumed they were an expansion club.

Why is MLB so dead set against expansion clubs?


To many teams actually dilutes the talent pool and their business model seems to indicate dilutes the fan $$$ (not enough fans to support the teams). Baseball, in fact, is strongly considering a contraction of teams. The Montreal Expos were thisclose to being eliminated. Instead they were moved to Washington, DC. The teams in Florida are having a tough go, etc.

The Athletics of Philadelphia (who stopped-over in Kansas City a few years before moving further west to Oakland) were actually managed by the same man from 1900 to 1950 (beautiful symmetry, isn;t it?). His name: Connie Mack, the great-grandfather of the Republican Congressman from Florida. Mack first took his Athletics to Fort Myers for spring training in 1925.

Congressman Connie Mack's father was U.S. Senator Connie Mack (who was, in turn, the baseball man's grandson). The cool thing about Connie Mack (of the Athletics) was that he was the last manager who wore sttreet clothes in the dugout during games. All the rest have worn the same uniform as the players. He also used to use his scorecard to position his players on the field.

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post #4627 of 4983
6/3/09 at 2:54am

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Here's food for thought in yet another interesting map.

Which states will be early risers? - The Elkhart Project- msnbc.com

It's interactive so I won't post it here.

WA, OR, ID, CO, and TX to lead nation out of recession.
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post #4628 of 4983
6/4/09 at 7:16am
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I'm certainly not surprised that Moody's predicts NY to be among the last states to come out of the recession.

I guess I'm just surprised that they didn't create a fifth or sixth category to assure its position as one of the very last to recover.

As Idaho goes..so goes the rest of the nation.

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"The King and O"



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post #4629 of 4983
6/4/09 at 9:18am
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There will be many a celebration this summer marking the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's historic sail up our local river.

Although I don't believe his first name was really "Henry." He doesn't strike me as a "Hank."
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post #4630 of 4983
6/4/09 at 9:30am

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Shouldn't this be "Acme Brand"?

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post #4631 of 4983
6/5/09 at 11:48am
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CE GT 2008

KN & JL TNL 1962

JH W 1970

CO & NW TI 2009

FU 2009
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post #4632 of 4983
6/5/09 at 12:14pm

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Originally Posted by Mike Frezon
There will be many a celebration this summer marking the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's historic sail up our local river.
That's why we're planning a visit to Manhattan later this year. Probably in September.
I'm a member of the "Friends of the New Netherlands" (now called: the New Netherlands Institute).

Currently I'm studying the events calendar, to determine which of the interesting events I would like to participate in. Hopefully it would be a sailing on the Hudson River.

Holy shit, I might like this:

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Doing Research at the Rensselaer County Historical Society

The historical society founded in 1927 has the largest collection of Rensselaer County History contained in its three 19th-century buildings located in the historic district of downtown Troy. Kathryn Sheehan, Registrar and Rensselaer County Historian, will present highlights of the collection including historic photographs, probate records, maps, and business, fraternal and religious organizations records. Bring your lunch.

Mmm. Need a lunch.


Cees
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post #4633 of 4983
6/5/09 at 12:23pm

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Too bad I'm already about to miss this:



It's from June 5 - June 13. You'll find some details here:
Half Moon, Onrust and other ships on River Day



(Notice the Dutch flag, and the Climbing Lion?)


Cees
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post #4634 of 4983
6/5/09 at 12:46pm

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Originally Posted by Dennis Nicholls
I'm still trying to decide whether this panoramic shot of the Sawtooths is what's shown on the standard Idaho license plate.

Dennis - I photoshopped the photo you had, cut out the mountains and overlayed it on the actual plate - lines up pretty good with the Sawtooth image on the license plate itself..what do you think?


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post #4635 of 4983
6/5/09 at 12:54pm

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That's extremely funny, I have been doing almost exactly the same:



I agree with your conclusion!


Cees
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post #4636 of 4983
6/5/09 at 1:34pm
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Hey Neil!

Happy Birthday!
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post #4637 of 4983
6/5/09 at 2:24pm

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Thanks Mike
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post #4638 of 4983
6/5/09 at 2:26pm

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Originally Posted by Cees Alons
That's extremely funny, I have been doing almost exactly the same:

I agree with your conclusion!

Cees


Great minds (and foreigners) think alike
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post #4639 of 4983
6/5/09 at 2:59pm

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Mt. McGowan (at far right in the panorama above) has two peaks and a small pseudo-glacier between them so it's pretty recognizable. I'm guessing the artist who created the license plate used a photo from somewhere near where I stood and then used artistic license to draw up the scene. That shot above is taken facing roughly south-southeast. Quite a few miles to the east it looks like this facing roughly west-northwest. Shot taken at Galena Pass in the White Cloud mountains at approximately 8,900 feet elevation.

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post #4640 of 4983
6/5/09 at 3:25pm

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I take it that's the "Halve Maen" painted on the stern of the replica Hudson ship. Although it looks more like a crescent moon to me.
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post #4641 of 4983
6/7/09 at 4:09am

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Well, at least it's a smiling moon!


BTW, that photograph of yours had an apparent error in serious need of a correction!





Cees
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post #4642 of 4983
6/7/09 at 5:56am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cees Alons
BTW, that photograph of yours had an apparent error in serious need of a correction!

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post #4643 of 4983
6/7/09 at 8:02am

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The problem is that the crescent moon has another cultural significance in the US.



Oh dear, I wonder whether this might be construed to offend Muslims.
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post #4644 of 4983
6/7/09 at 11:54am
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You guys are killin' me!
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post #4645 of 4983
6/7/09 at 1:43pm

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The problem is that the crescent moon has another cultural significance in the US.
A place to perform hidden mooning?


Cees
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post #4646 of 4983
6/7/09 at 9:44pm
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When the moon comes over the mountain
Every beam brings a dream, dear, of you
Once again we'll stroll 'neath the mountain
Through that rose-covered valley we knew

Each day is grey and dreary
But the night is bright and cheery
When the moon comes over the mountain
I'll be alone with my memories of you
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post #4647 of 4983
6/8/09 at 2:53pm
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The craziness returns to Albany.
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post #4648 of 4983
6/8/09 at 3:46pm

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So these are known as the Famous Potatoes:





Cees
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post #4649 of 4983
6/8/09 at 3:49pm

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Mike,

Did you attend Kathryn Sheehan's lecture (while bringing your lunch)?


Cees
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post #4650 of 4983
6/8/09 at 4:05pm

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When the moon is in the Private House
and Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars

This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius
The age of Aquarius
Aquarius! Aquarius!


Cees
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