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Sneak Peek

“How about a sneak peek at A Fistful of Collars?” Spence says.

“Too soon,” says Admin.

“In that case, maybe we shouldn’t mention it at all.”

“Then I wouldn’t be me,” says Admin.

Welcome Zena.

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109 Responses to “Sneak Peek”

  1. OleyHowlers
    9:29 am on February 27th, 2012

    Welcome, Zena…what a beautiful dog!

    “Then I wouldn’t be me”…you’re a real laugh riot, Admin.

    Siber, can you please post a link to the Karen Ramstead video you told us about? We read about the moose attack on those poor sibers. How awful. Mom’s first Sibe was named Boris Badanov. He could have handled That Moose (and his squirrel friend).

  2. B.Stover
    9:39 am on February 27th, 2012

    It is not too early for a sneak peek.

    Good morning all.

  3. Wolfie Wigglebutt
    9:49 am on February 27th, 2012

    Well, Plunderers, I may or may not have some good news regarding my boy Chad.

    On Thursday, he called mom and told her that he was ready to go to Teen Challenge. TC is a faith based reovery center located about 2 1/2 hours away.
    It is an answer to prayer.

    He has committed to March 3, not coincidently the start of the Big Race.

    Mom and I are worried that he will be partying too much in the upcoming week and he will change his mind. We wanted to take him yesterday, but he wanted to say goodbye to all his ‘friends’.

    And so we ask a two folded prayer. One, that Chad will allow himself to take this opportunity, and two, that he will keep his heart open so that he can be healed.

    Oh, and three, that Cody will follow suit.

    Thank you.

  4. Tyb
    9:55 am on February 27th, 2012

    I’m happy that I’m here to help you out with your prayer request and I apologize for letting you down with the turkey breast recipe yesterday. I was “on duty” elsewhere.
    Reading the blog, I think you got good advice from Sam. Nothing but the turkey breast in the pot. I usually cook it on low because I start it before I go to work and when I get home it’s done. My sister has started it on high and gone to low after an hour or two.
    Actually, I don’t think you can go wrong on the temp. Whichever one you choose, you can tell when it’s cooked just by looking at it. I’ve been held up a couple of times and the turkey has cooked for 10 and 12 hours. It was falling off the bone when I got to it, but it stayed moist and tasty.

  5. Barb & Maggie
    9:56 am on February 27th, 2012

    Barb her, called into work today due to co-worker illness. Won’t be able to post much, but will be lurking.

    We will send up a special prayer for Chad and Cody. Let’s hope when he comes back home he finds some new friends as well!

    Good morning to everyone.

  6. Wolfie Wigglebutt
    10:05 am on February 27th, 2012

    The turkey was delish!

  7. Mollypop's Mom
    10:08 am on February 27th, 2012

    Wolfie – My prayers are always with your boys. This will be a tough week for Chad, but if he actually does this, it is a significant step. It can’t be easy to commit to giving up addictions. That alone takes courage.

  8. Mollypop's Mom
    10:10 am on February 27th, 2012

    About the sneak peek – let’s see what the book cover artist thinks Chet looks like this time. Maybe this time he looks like a Pug.

  9. Rose
    10:16 am on February 27th, 2012

    Wolfie: I always pray for your boys. I pray that Chad has the courage and strength to take the right path.

    Oh, and it’s never too early for a sneak peak…

    Oh, and bravo for “The Artist.”

  10. Kirby T. Penworthy
    10:35 am on February 27th, 2012

    Hey, y’all! I must say, Admin gave me my laugh of the morning. Good thing I wasn’t eating at the time — I would’ve sprayed food all over the monitor! Maybe that’s why Mom won’t let me eat at the computer, even though she does.

    Wolfie: Best thoughts and prayers for Chad and Cody.

  11. Wookie of Chevy Chase
    10:43 am on February 27th, 2012

    Wolfie — Extra strong prayers for your boys Chad and Cody coming your way from Chevy Chase. I know how much of a struggle this has been for your mom, but we believe that the love in her heart for both boys will ultimately light the way for them to find a better path in life. Wookie

  12. Kirby T. Penworthy
    10:46 am on February 27th, 2012

    Mom just printed out a photo Rebecca sent her — a picture of lead dog Twig sleeping after last year’s Iditarod finish. She’s going to take it with her to the store this morning so she can pick some coordinating paper for her storytime craft on Saturday. I think she’s looking forward to this year’s race almost — but not quite! — as much as AJ and Rebecca are!!!

  13. AbbietheKitty
    10:47 am on February 27th, 2012

    Alice, Staff and I will send up more prayers for Cody and Chad. Our prayers will go up for Wolfie also.

  14. C.Harris
    10:49 am on February 27th, 2012

    Prayers for Chad and to all who need healing.

    Another one for Siber-H: a miniature cache in my yard. This one is 6′ high. Students at my school made it, I bought it and two teachers brought it to my yard. A real one would be much bigger and much higher. (Used to keep meat safe from bears, wolves, etc.)

  15. Rose
    10:59 am on February 27th, 2012

    Wolfie: Extra prayers coming toward Cody from me. I believe your boys will come to realize that a life of being sober is a much more rewarding life.

    If it helps, I would like to share here. The Prof and I spent a good deal of our twenties and early thirties using the evil weed.
    There is nothing glamourous about it….only the false things we put in our heads…we were cool, creative, happy. The truth is that we were none of those things. We were depressed, paranoid, had no ambition of any kind, and fat. After a few health scares on each of our parts, we decided it had to stop, and it did. Now the Prof has been teaching for 10 years, something that never would have happened while under the influence. The Prof and I have good jobs, we are happy and comfortable, and if not for the annual tune-ups that getting older brings, we are mostly healthy.

    I pray for you, your family, and the boys.

  16. Mollypop's Mom
    10:59 am on February 27th, 2012

    C.Harris – Your pictures are great! Please keep posting them.

  17. Riö – The Evil Pug
    11:01 am on February 27th, 2012

    Winter!…Will this winter ever end?…grump!

  18. Siber-H
    11:07 am on February 27th, 2012

    Sneak Peek, Indeed

    Fellow Sibers, I do not know how to make a link. So, Google the Anchorage Daily News. At the top, click on Sports and choose Mushing in the drop down menu. On the mushing page you will see the links to the video and article about Karen.

    Thank for another great photo C.Harris Your students did a great job on the cache.

  19. Siber-H
    11:16 am on February 27th, 2012

    Wolfie, Our thoughts and prayers are with your family this week. Please know that all of us Plunderers are with you.

  20. Kirby T. Penworthy
    11:18 am on February 27th, 2012

    Rose: I’m glad you “cleaned up your act”! I only hope Chad and Cody will follow your fine example and become upstanding citizens so Wolfie and his family won’t have to worry about them so much. (I say “so much” because families worry no matter what!)

    Hey! Speaking of jobs, did I tell you my girl got one up in Nashville? (If I did, please forgive the repeat!) She got hired last week to teach a class of 2- and 3-year-olds at a Montessori-type preschool. She’s in love with the kids. I wish she could take me to school with her — I’m sure they’d give me good pats, and I’d actually be about their size!!!

  21. Kirby T. Penworthy
    11:19 am on February 27th, 2012

    Gotta go now — Mom’s off to get her paper! BBL!!!

  22. BearSpiritDog
    11:19 am on February 27th, 2012

    Hi Everyone!

    Another great photo from C.Harris.

    Good news from Wolfie (we are thinking positive here) Extra prayers added to our daily ones for Wolfie’s Boys and the mom who loves them so much.

    Hope SnowBella has dug out from under all that snow. Good thing it happened this weekend and not next!

    Kudos to Kirby’s mom for the extra love she puts into all her projects for the kids. I know they appreciate the attention she is giving them.

  23. Riö – The Evil Pug
    11:21 am on February 27th, 2012

    Awards!….sniff!…We did not get to see the end of the Academy Awards last night…grunt!…The show that only comes around once a year. No, we had to go upstairs and listen to her mother rant and rave about Beau. Seems she tried and tried to make him go outside, but when she wasn’t looking he performed his circus act along side of her bed instead….wheeze!…So the Award for really bad behavior goes to Beau.

    Gone. … Now Beau has 3 paws out the door of his good home….sniff!… Her mother won’t let him live with us anymore, so my friend has to find a home for him. She is terribly sad today, as she is the only one who likes him…sniffle!

  24. Tupper and Gilly
    11:42 am on February 27th, 2012

    Oh Rio – we are sad for your friend and for Beau. He has improved so much from when he first arrived. Is there any chance that your friend’s mother will relent and let him stay just a little longer and see if some of the last “kinks” can be worked out?
    When Gilly first came here, she was pretty crazy too. We will never know her history, beyond the neglect part, but we do know she had a tough time of it.
    She had some pretty bad habits when she got here – biting to get attention, not sleeping at night, etc. Ok, so she is still a little crazy – some things are just imbedded too deep – but she is a very good and now happy dog. She no longer bites, she sleeps well and she loves her family.
    Beau has made some progress, right? Maybe, just maybe he can continue.
    p.s. – there is a spray you can get at the pet stores that keeps dogs from marking indoors – just sayin’

    Wolfie – prayers indeed going up for everyone in your family. And we know just how important prayers are, don’t we?

  25. Siber-H
    11:51 am on February 27th, 2012

    Rio, I know your friend is sad about Beau and I’m sorry, too.
    I’m going to put my two-cents worth in and say I think Beau is peeing in the house because he was never housebroken to start with. That is usually the case with this problem. The dog shrinks say that dogs don’t do things out of spite. Beau doesn’t know any better.
    That said, The only way to fix this behavior is to start at the very beginning and housebreak him like you would a puppy. It takes a lot of time and attention and your friend works. Mom thinks it would be even more difficult to do with an adult dog. Your friend’s mom could not even begin to do this.

  26. Rose
    11:52 am on February 27th, 2012

    Kirby: The Prof and I are very happy we cleaned up our act too!

    Oh, Rio: Beau seems to have been trying so hard. Is your friend’s mom really going to kick him to the curb???
    (Whispering) I think you like Beau too, Rio.

  27. OleyHowlers
    11:56 am on February 27th, 2012

    Wolfie, you can count on Mom’s prayers and our Husky Hugs for Cody, Chad, you and your family. We hope Chad stays committed to the rehab program, and also that he finds new “real” friends.
    C.Harris, great photo.
    Siber, we did read the article about Karen Ramstead’s moose encounter but did not see a video. We will look again after lunch.

    FIVE SIBES on AJ’s sled! WOO HOO! Wonder if the Iditarod folks will realize that Snowhook is fielding Sibes this year? Heh heh

  28. B.Stover
    11:57 am on February 27th, 2012

    Rio: Has your friend tried walking you and Beau at the same time? You could teach him what he’s supposed to be doing outside. I think your friend’s mother is being unreasonable. Perhaps she doesn’t like dogs.

    Wolfie: My best thoughts to both of your boys.

  29. OleyHowlers
    11:58 am on February 27th, 2012

    Rio, we will also be sending up prayers for Beau. Hope your friend finds a good solution so that he can stay with youse.

  30. Siber-H
    12:02 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Rio, If you guys do decide to find a new home for Beau, I Googled it and there is a Pug Rescue in Denver. Should you go this route and contact them, you would need to give them a good story (the truth) about how your friend took Beau in because he was being dumped.
    Rescues are overburdened now, and I hate to say this, you would need to “lay it on thick” with them.

  31. Mollypop's Mom
    12:06 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Rio – A lot of behavior can be changed with food. For example, Beau didn’t want to go out last night. I bet if someone who had treats in her pocket went outside, he would want to come along. Then his behavior would be rewarded. Positive reinforcement works wonders.

  32. Siber-H
    12:09 pm on February 27th, 2012

    I will add to that and say the treat also needs to be put in the dog’s mouth right after the dog does his duty outside. The timing needs to be quick on this one.

  33. C.Harris
    12:12 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Link to Anchorage Daily News article on moose stomping dog team:
    There is also an embedded audio link in the article where Karen talks about the experience. A couple of other moose attack experiences are at the end of the article. Moose look big and slow but they aren’t.

    Karen’s blog account:

  34. Tupper and Gilly
    12:33 pm on February 27th, 2012

    MP’sMom – that is a great thought! We never met a treat that a Pug or a Corgi wouldn’t work for!

  35. BearSpiritDog
    12:33 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Rio! Oh, no! Not Beau! Can your friend call a Dog Whisperer/Animal Communicator-type like the Oley Howlers used? Could his favorite kat toy be used as an enticement? We can only imagine the frustration your Friend and her mother are going through, although it sounds like she is much more tolerant than her mother. Beau has learned so much in only a little over two months, it seems a shame for her mother to throw in the towel now. Having said that, the marking in the house is something few would have the patience to put up with.
    Whatever you decide, we wish you and your family the best. We know what a heartbreaking decision this is for them to make.

  36. B.Stover
    1:08 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Mollypop’s Mom’s advice is excellent.

  37. Jasper the Poodle
    1:10 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Prayers for Chad and Cody from the middle of the mitten.

  38. C.Harris
    1:26 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Ok. More photos. The first two are the left and right sides of my backyard. Beyond the strip of forest is a stream (I own to the stream). On the other side of the stream is another forest and then the flood plain that I walk the dogs on. I plan on letting people cut some firewood this spring so that I will have some viewpoints of the stream.

  39. C.Harris
    1:32 pm on February 27th, 2012

    DEDICATED TO SIBER-H: The town of North Pole does ice sculptures and last year they did a sled dog team wrapped around a traffic circle (who knew that North Pole has a traffic circle)? In fact, they have three on their main road but no traffic lights.

  40. BearSpiritDog
    1:34 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Jasper the Middle of the Mitten: Prayers right back at you.

  41. dawson
    1:38 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Admin: A big tease.
    OleyHowlers: Try this link for video of Karen’s Sibers(I think)

    Wolfie: Prayers going out for both your boys and you. It is a good sign that Chad himself asked for this…now if he can make it through the week without changing his mind.

    Kirby T: Your mom has passed on her caring and educating attitude on to your girl. The children are the winners.

    C.Harris: That is a neat little cache and the ice sculpture Huskies are really cool.

    Rio: Beau has made progress while living with you and your friend. I wonder if your mom will change her mind, maybe.

  42. BearSpiritDog
    1:39 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Jasper “in” the Middle of the Mitten: Prayers right back at you. sigh. (don’t you ever wish you could auto-correct before your post goes through? or edit it after the fact?)

    C.Harris: What an Amazing Husky Ice Sculpture!

  43. Rose
    1:45 pm on February 27th, 2012

    C. Harris: Neat photos. Love the siber ice sculptures.

  44. Wookie of Chevy Chase
    1:45 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Rio. I know you have some mixed feelings about Beau yourself, but I think your friend really cares about him and it sounds as though you have at least gotten use to having him around. I would also agree that Mollypop mom’s suggestion sounds like a good one, and hopefully he will be given one more chance to see if he can improve. Your pal, Wookie

  45. Siber-H
    1:47 pm on February 27th, 2012

    C.Harris, That is so neat. I am smiling. A lot of work went into that sculpture. Thank You!
    Oh Dog, Traffic circles have now reached the Last Frontier.

  46. B.Stover
    2:04 pm on February 27th, 2012

    That’s what I was thinking: round-abouts at the North Pole!!

  47. OleyHowlers
    2:08 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Thanks for posting the link, Dawson. We are glad to know that the Sibes don’t wear all that cold-weather gear. That would ruin the fun for us.

  48. Masquers
    2:13 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Prayers for Beau, also, to learn the house rules (quickly)
    Howlers: While Mom was going to checkout Zena at FOC she took a quick peak at Raksh, the Coydog (what piercing eyes you have), Chuck the Elephant Hunter and the little Hoosier Hot Shot (a cutie)
    Rose: Don’t feel like the Lone Ranger. Many of us have experimented back in the day. Holding regular jobs by day and partying at night. Sadly for some the “experiment” turned into an addiction similar to that of Wolfie’s boys. Those prone to such things, whose bodies cannot tolerate even the smallest amounts of alcohol/cannabis & the like, are soon sucked into the vortex. Same goes for cigarette/nicotine cravings.

    C.Harris: The icy roads may make those traffic circles/round-a-bouts involuntary. lol

  49. C.Harris
    2:19 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Even Fairbanks doesn’t have traffic circles. There is one main road in North Pole that has all the stores, etc. in a 4-block area and people were risking life, limb & car entering and exiting the businesses and dodging traffic. So traffic circles was the solution.

  50. Wolfie Wigglebutt
    2:20 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Tell your friend’s mom that neglect and abuse and abandonment take a long time to heal. When they were pups, my boys went through hell. They are still dealing with PTSD and all kinds of things, but I believe that they will come around. I hope her mom decides to give Beau another chance. He is a Plunderer now.
    Perhaps your friend’s mom’s bedroom (B? Can that be correct?) can be off limits to Beau? I think it would break your friend’s heart to send him off, and this has already been a year of loses for her. (Maybe you can play the sympathy card by reminding her that your friend was supposed to be in Alaska right now, and would be, if life had not interrupted.)

  51. Tupper and Gilly
    2:21 pm on February 27th, 2012

    CHarris – we live in a little itty bitty village too, and when there was a round-about proposed for a dangerous intersection, the people poo-ed it – said it would never work, that it wasn’t necessary, that a simple traffic light would be better, etc. Now that it is in place, we have to admit (and we hate to) but the thing really works. And now we are pushing for another one in another dangerous area right near our home. We currently just hold our breath when we go thru that intersection, and that probably isn’t the best long term solution.
    But we don’t have any way-cool ice sculptures on our round-about. Heck, this year, we don’t even have any ICE!

    And now – seeing as it is Monday – it is errand day. BBL, and hopefully Melanie will be home and reporting on the FOTAS shower.

  52. Tupper and Gilly
    2:23 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Wolfie – great idea to pull the “I coulda been in Alaska” sympathy card.
    OK Plunderers – all together now – one big prayer wish – LET BEAU STAY….(and let Beau behave!)

  53. B.Stover
    2:28 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Wolfie: Correct, unless you want to say, “The bedroom of your friend’s mom….”

  54. Tyb
    2:39 pm on February 27th, 2012

    C. Harris,
    Thanks for the picture of the ice husky. It’s not cool, it’s damn cold.
    And now for Post Office Absurdity #2. I just went to the PO to mail a small package that weighed less that 1/4 pound. I had my choice of ways to send it. To guarantee delivery by Wednesday I would have to pay $33.65, probable delivery by the end of the week would cost only $9 dollars and change, or I could get it there by next Monday for $2.67. I went for the $2.67 because the item is not perishable and , I think, worth waiting for. I’d be willing to bet that it gets there before next Monday.

  55. Rose
    2:40 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Masquers, you are always my voice of reason!

    Joining in with the Royals: LET BEAU STAY!
    (Please, please, please, please be a good pug, Beau)

  56. Masquers
    2:43 pm on February 27th, 2012

    T&G: Count us in on the prayer wish for Beau!
    Rio: Just a thought…perhaps your friend could be her own Dog Whisper in this case being as she has great affection for him. Try talking to him and explaining the situation…assuming she hasn’t done this already.
    The great thing about round-abouts is that, similar to speed bumps, the driver has no choice but to slow down.

  57. Rose
    2:44 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Tyb: I think you made the right choice.

    Belle Starr: I have not heard from you in some time. Are your four-legged momma, and two-legged momma and poppa okay?. I know you have a lot of snow up there. Hope you and the rest of the pack are safe.

  58. Riö – The Evil Pug
    2:51 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Mother!…. Well, all good suggestions and most of them have been tried and tried again…grunt!…One problem with her mother (and there are several, let me tell you) is that she is inconsistent….sniff!… She has NO CLUE how to make me and Beau behave or do what she wants…sniff! … The small act of closing her door at night eludes her. She says he will scratch at the door and “ruin it”. My friend has told her mom she would come up and put a pillow or blanket in front of the door after she goes to bed so Beau won’t scratch. This works well with the door to the basement when he is downstairs and wants to be upstairs….heh! ….The other problem is no one can pick Beau up….sniff!….He goes berserk if someone tries to lift him. So they can’t just grab him and through him outside. Or take him and show him what he’s done and reprimand him. He gets all aggressive and growls and lunges at anyone who reprimands him….gruffle! …The guy has issues. But my friend thinks he is getting better each day. Unfortunately, her mom is the one cleaning up the mess during the day or night (like last night) as the case may be…sniff! ….She’s fed up with it I guess…wuffle!

  59. Riö – The Evil Pug
    3:00 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Shelter!….The one no-kill shelter in town has turned my friend down saying they are relocating to a smaller building and they are transitioning to a more foster based rescue program and are not accepting any new dogs at this time…..grunt!…My friend countered with a proposal asking if they would post Beau’s photo on their webpage so that their adoption and screening procedures could be used in finding him a new home. Beau would stay with us until a new family could be found for him, just like any of their foster homes would be doing for him….snort!….She said she would pay any of the expenses that the shelter would have by doing this….sniffle! …No word back yet on that…grunt!….Pug Rescue of Denver has not replied at all…wuffle!

  60. BearSpiritDog
    3:06 pm on February 27th, 2012

    TYB: Hmm…that package description sounds familiar. Your dad definitely made the right choice (we are wondering however about the advice given by that postal employee) We here send a lot of things Media Mail. Many times the delivery time is the same as for Parcel Post which costs more. Another interesting discovery of late, is noticing the same delivery times for Priority Mail and First Class Mail going to Alaska. What’s up with that?

    Beau’s past issues continue to haunt him. We shudder to think of what he has gone through in the past. Too bad he can’t get a quick lesson from either The River Bears or The Snowhook Pack.

  61. Rose
    3:07 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Rio: I feel so sad for Beau.

  62. Rose
    3:13 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Rio: Will Beau still be able to be in the quilling?

    I was just looking at some interesting things on Cesar Milan’s site.

  63. Melanie
    3:15 pm on February 27th, 2012

    I’m back. I’m zonked. Will be back tomorrow.

  64. Riö – The Evil Pug
    3:17 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Rose!…My friend is very sad…sniffle!…She doesn’t want to see him go to another place where they might be mean to him. He can be a real jerk, but he seems to like her a lot and he rarely acts up around her anymore…wuffle!…But her mother and him have had terrible fights lately, all because of his marking…grunt!

  65. Rose
    3:31 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Oh, Rio, I feel sad too. I guess there is not way to separate your friend’s mom and Beau? Even though I have not met Beau personally he seems like a good dog…..I need a tissue.

  66. OleyHowlers
    3:33 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Rio, we are so afraid that Beau losing his home once again will set him back on his learning. And the next home may not be as careful as your friend to find him a home and not a shelter.
    It is difficult to take on any animal, let alone one with past issues, when you share a home with someone who is not as committed to the work involved. We were new to this blog when you and your friend were moving in with her mother. Did you make that move for the purpose of helping out her mother? If so, you have some leverage there. Just sayin’.

  67. BearSpiritDog
    3:36 pm on February 27th, 2012

    The Dog Whisperer has pointed out that it is not our kind, but the two-leggeds that need the training. However, in watching The Dog Whisper series on DVD, we have seen, that he too, has been bitten on occasion by a particularly unruly student. He says we sometimes assume the role of Pack Leader and tell our so called Masters how to behave instead of the other way around. Personally, I think it should be a matter of mutual respect on both sides, not dominance by one or the other.

  68. Siber-H
    3:43 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Rose, Mom says ditto on what Masquers said about not feeling like the Lone Ranger. She has been there, done that.

  69. OleyHowlers
    3:46 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Also, given Beau’s previous life, it is a safe bet that he was never properly “house-broken”. (we hate that term) It takes a very long time for us to understand that concept, no matter what age we are when our humans try to teach it to us.

  70. Rose
    3:56 pm on February 27th, 2012

    SiberH: Thank your mom for me. That was a tough story to get out, and neither the Prof or I are proud of those years of excess.

  71. Jasper the Poodle
    4:32 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Lesson learned this past week:

  72. Jasper the Poodle
    4:33 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Lesson learned this past week:

  73. BearSpiritDog
    4:37 pm on February 27th, 2012

  74. Snowhook Bella
    5:13 pm on February 27th, 2012

    I’m wondering how long it would take AJ to notice that one of our dogs was a black pug…

    I’m joining in the prayer for Wolfie’s boys and Beau. I’m also praying for patience, understanding and compassion for the mother of Rio’s friend (insert nod to B. Stover).

  75. Masquers
    5:36 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Bella: We are joining you in that special prayer.
    (whispering) no worries about that credit card purchase…mom will love the hoodie so much she won’t even notice. snicker.

    Rose: Lots of good information on Cesar Milan’s website. Thank you for the link.

  76. Tupper and Gilly
    5:37 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Rio – this one may be gong out on a limb, but here goes…
    is there any way that Beau can go to your friend’s busy place with her? Many employers are more understanding about 4 kegged family these days, and maybe, just maybe if it was explained that your friend was trying to save a life….

  77. Tupper and Gilly
    5:39 pm on February 27th, 2012

    geez louise – 4 LEGGED family

    thats what we get for trying to type while Mama is running around cooking

  78. Masquers
    6:00 pm on February 27th, 2012

    T&G: Well. We are aren’t we? Family. sniff.

  79. Barb & Maggie
    6:06 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Rio, We feel so bad for your friend and Beau. You are getting a lot of good advice today from everyone. We agree that he probably was never properly educated about house manners when he was a puppy. It is harder to do this training as an adult dog, but with proper guidance he could learn. Unfortunatley you have limited possibilities because of his bitting issues, thus no homes with kids.

    A good housebreaking idea is supposed to be to keep the dog tethered to the person at all times, and then take him out frequently. Doesn’t seem like something your mother could/would do, however.

    If he has to go, it seems like a foster thru Pug Rescue would be the best for him. Fingers and paws crossed here.

  80. Masquers
    6:18 pm on February 27th, 2012

    We forgot to say: Welcome Home Melanie!

    Rose: Forgot to say how happy we were to see The Artist winning Best Picture and Jean Dujardin…Best Actor. We have yet to see the film since the closest theater is on Whidbey Island. And, with only one showing…7:30 pm…too late for winter-time travel.

    Siber: I followed your instructions to find the adn link, and found the story, but didn’t see the video. That is some story Karen and her handler had to tell!
    Here’s a link to another tale of a moose encounter, which some of you may have already seen. It happened last month to a elderly husband and wife at the Willow Airport.

  81. Masquers
    6:23 pm on February 27th, 2012

    T&G: A big Ooops. You said kegged, not legged. But, I keep telling you guys…we always read it like you mean it, not how the iPAW types it.

  82. Rose
    6:39 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Masquers: I was skipping and twirling when I heard the Oscar results for “The Artist.” I think Berenice Bejo was cheated out of the Oscar. She played a very important role in the film, and is a beautiful and excellent actress. The Weinstein company will be opening the film this Friday on more screens. Hope you are able to see it.

    Rio: I am very sad for your friend. Stay close and take good care of her.

    Belle Starr: (whispering) Ask your momma to measure your collar.

  83. OleyHowlers
    6:43 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Masquers, Dawson posted a link to the video earlier today.

    Siber, Karen Ramstead does NOT have to scratch the one-eyed Irv who was hurt by the moose. She said that although she saw the ‘Anchorage Daily News this morning which read “Injury eliminates hard-luck Irving from team’, but it seems Irving didn’t.’
    The vet had her run him on a couple of shorter runs this week, and he did well, When she reexamined him, she said nothing remains that would exclude him from running Iditarod.

  84. Siber-H
    6:46 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Masquers, Dawson’s link on page one of this blog works for that video. Clink on her link and the video will be right there in your face.
    I see the problem now…No where in the title of the video does it mention Karen’s name. It says “Meet the Sled Dogs”

    Rose, I’m glad “The Artist” won even if I haven’t seen it yet.

  85. Siber-H
    6:50 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Fellow Sibers, Thanks for the good news about Karen’s dog.

  86. Rose
    6:58 pm on February 27th, 2012

    SiberH: It really was the Best Picture for 2011…It’s a classic!!!

  87. Masquers
    8:11 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Rose: We agree…not only will The Artist go down in film history, Berenice Bejo deserved the Best Supporting Actress award. The winner did a great job too. Sometimes we think awards should be given to more than one actor. Speaking of which…..waiting to hear from Melanie tomorrow.
    Sibers, Thanks for directing me back to page one and Dawson’s link. I loved seeing and hearing about Karen’s team. Irving named after the drummer in the fictitious rock band…the Mosquitoes…too funny!

  88. Jasper the Poodle
    8:16 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Rio, I imagine you like this, throne-like, wearing a royal purple cape and a crown, ruling your domain.

  89. Rose
    8:16 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Hear, hear, Masquers!!! I know George Clooney was the favorite, but Jean DuJardin (sp?) is fabulous in this film. It should have won every Oscar it was nominated for! (Stepping off the soap box now).

    I bet Melanie has SOMEstories to tell…

    Rio: Is everything okay at home. Worried about youse guys.

  90. C.Harris
    9:01 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Rio: can Beau be kenneled during the day with his favorite blanket, toys and treats? Then he can be leashed and taken outside when your friend gets home. Once he has done his business (and been extravagantly praised for it), he should be good to be indoors for a while. Remember my friend who consulted a pet psychic? What I didn’t tell you is that it was a phone consultation and my friend had just sent in a digital photo of the dog to the psychic. She wanted the dog near the phone and at the end wanted to talk just to the dog. I can’t remember if my friend put her phone on “speaker” or held the phone up to her dog. Anyway, you might try something like that. One of the plunderers just had a pet psychic experience and maybe could email you the information. I feel for all of you including your friend’s mom. A pet with peeing problems can drive you insane. Consulting a vet might be useful too.

  91. Riö – The Evil Pug
    9:15 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Home!…When my friend came home after the busy place and after working out there was no one in the house to greet her…sniff!….She thought her mother had hauled us off to the pound or sumthing…heh!heh!….We were outside telling those kids next door what is what. In return they were throwing pine cones at me and Beau…grunt!….Damned kids!…grrrrufff!

    SOL!….Beau is still very high on the SOL list, but at least no mention of him leaving for good was talked about tonight….sniff!….Until he had to go outside. Instead of going out in the yard he decided to piss on the patio door….grunt!….Tipped her mother right over the edge again. So we are all downstairs hiding and watching An Idiot Abroad in Africa….snort!

    Package!… A slender package arrived today in the mail for my friend….snort!… It really cheered her up when she opened it. She told me to thank the parties involved in this nice surprise. What great timing too!….chorkel! ….She will write a proper Thank You tomorrow because lately our computer here at home is having trouble when we open up Yahoo….grumble!

  92. Macy the Min-pin
    9:33 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Well, hellooooo blog. We had three days to catch up on and it took us awhile. So here goes…

    Dawson, ask our grandma what it is like when someone (ahemmom) puts their Mr. Potato Head potato in the back of the closet for safekeeping. A lot like when she put a “pot” of beans on to soak in her little metal oven and forgot about them. Ack And mom was glad to see that with 5 girls and 6 boys there were 11 dog teams, because mushing without dogs is not much fun, heh heh.

    Bear, we have a hand drawn calligraphy family tree that goes back to the 1400’s. Mom’s copy (which is not a copy, but one done specially for her) only goes back to the late 1600’s.

    We can hear Jasper in that picture thinking “I can’t feel my teef, and my wips are numb.”

    Staff, the bookstore where mom met Spence is called “Murder By the Book”. Quite cozy.

    The howlers get beer after a run? Moderation guys, moderation!
    And on a related note, the four-keggeds would be quite a tipsy bunch.

    CHarris–unbelievably beautiful. We are so jealous. We got 18 snowflakes last week. sigh

    K, thnx, think we are caught up now. Except Power of Positive Paws to Wolfie’s family.

  93. Riö – The Evil Pug
    9:40 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Rebecca!….While we are all down here we are going to attempt to watch the latest episode of Grimmm….shudder!wheeze!

  94. Riö – The Evil Pug
    9:42 pm on February 27th, 2012

    EEEEEEEEEE-IIIIIK!….grunt!…Well, this episode starts out with a bang!…snort!

  95. Alice M. Johnson
    9:44 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Dear Rio and friend. I am sending out some prayers for Beau also. I have no advice though, just prayers.

  96. Macy the Min-pin
    9:53 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Yikes,, the Daytona race track is on fire!!

  97. Masquers
    9:56 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Alice: That is the best advice of all…just prayers.

    Macy: The Power of Positive Paws should be the Plunderers new motto. I love it!

    Bella & Rio: Now you have me intrigued…I, too, am off to watch this latest episode of Grimm.

  98. Barb & Maggie
    9:56 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Rio, We were thinking about the crate idea too, just as a training tool, till he gets used to going outside. Then taking him outside, on leash, to a designated spot each time to do his business. Since most dogs will get into a routine, you probably would not have to do this ridgid schedule for very long.

    Hope to get some good updates from Melanie tomorrow, on all the parties and the Jersey girls.

    Barb’s coworker still has a sick kid, so Barb is working part of the day tomorrow. CL has called twice tonight, because she couldn’t figure out how to respond to an email.

    Barb has an appointment tomorrow with the accountant, and she told CL she would not cancel it. Lordy, the office will be closed for 2-3 hours, because CL won’t go in and answer the phones.

    Night all, see you some time tomorrow.

  99. Riö – The Evil Pug
    10:25 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Crate!… Beau came with a pile of stuff and one big cage type thing….sniff!… It is quite roomy, but there is no way her or her mother would lock him innit for the day….snort!… Just getting him to go in would be a miracle to begin with. I’m not sure even treats would work. The effort and work involved with taking Beau outside on a Leash (remember his harness issues) would be too much for her mother and if my friend only does this on weekends, there really is no point….grunt!….He wouldn ‘t understand what was going on…sniff!

  100. Tupper and Gilly
    10:28 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Hi Macy – we missed you!

    Daytona track is indeed on fire – huge fuel spill. Do you think someone is trying to tell them not to run that race?

  101. Riö – The Evil Pug
    10:30 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Spring!…My friend can’t wait till warmer weather and hoses hooked up to fawcetts…heh!…She says the minute she see’s Beau pee on anything on or near the patio he is going to get blasted good with some cold water….wooooooo!….I have a feeling that will spike his learning curve immensely….chorkel!

  102. Riö – The Evil Pug
    10:33 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Daytona!…Has the race been rescheduled? Does anybody know?..sniff!

  103. Snowhook Bella
    10:48 pm on February 27th, 2012

    My heart is hurting, but hopeful for Beau tonight.

  104. Riö – The Evil Pug
    10:55 pm on February 27th, 2012

    Goodnight!…Its been a dreadfully long day, but I knew it would end sometime…sniff!…Goodnight all!

  105. Macy the Min-pin
    11:58 pm on February 27th, 2012

    We are still sitting here, determined to see the end of the race. The cars are moving finally.

  106. Rose
    6:26 am on February 28th, 2012

    Good Morning!

    Fynn the bookstore dog is up top!

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Hospital lawyers fight claims of unnecessary stents

St. Joseph Medical Center has repeatedly said it wants to do right by its coronary stent patients.

After a complaint last year that star cardiologist Mark Midei was placing stents in the arteries of patients who didn't need them, the Towson hospital removed him from duty, reviewed thousands of medical records and sent letters to nearly 600 people whose stents appeared unnecessary, telling them to go see a doctor.

When asked if the hospital bore any legal liability, CEO Jeffrey K. Norman replied: "I suppose we do."

But now that the lawyers have arrived, bearing the threat of hundreds of lawsuits, some say the message has changed. Even as some St. Joseph employees continue to suggest wrongdoing — including its chief of cardiology, who has told at least two patients that his former colleague falsified their records — the hospital's attorneys appear to be girding for a fight.

In its legal filings, the hospital said it "generally denies all allegations of liability." And medical malpractice attorneys preparing cases against St. Joseph say hospital lawyers are gathering experts to argue that Midei did nothing improper, despite the hospital having revoked his practice privileges.

"While still acting under the guise of doing the 'right thing,' SJMC and its attorneys are not only categorically denying any wrongdoing by Dr. Midei (and fighting damages in every aspect), they are also employing tactics to delay and obstruct [evidence] discovery at every possible turn," declares a document filed last week in the state's health care arbitration office by Baltimore lawyer H. Briggs Bedigian, who represents more than a dozen of Midei's former patients.

"If they're going to [now] stand by [Midei's] care and say what he did is not negligent and what he did is justified," Bedigian said in an interview, Midei should "be looking for an employment lawyer."

In a statement to The Baltimore Sun, St. Joseph said that it is not "involved in the defense of Dr. Midei," who denies any impropriety. But it also is unwilling to concede that every patient who got a letter also had an unwarranted procedure that caused them harm, and is thus entitled to a payment for damages.

"The notification that SJMC sent to patients was not a definitive conclusion that the stent was unnecessary," St. Joseph said, adding that hospital officials did not conduct a full medical review before sending the letters.

After complaints about Midei were lodged by a patient early last year, reviewers for the hospital looked at X-ray images from the medical files of his stent patients to determine if their arteries had enough blockage — generally at least 70 percent — to justify the procedure. In many cases, they concluded that Midei had recorded significantly more blockage in written records than was revealed in the films, leading officials to send those patients letters.

The letters were not an admission of liability, hospital officials say. "Upon a full medical review by outside experts, it is possible that the stents may be deemed appropriate," St. Joseph said in the statement.

Hospital officials added that they are willing to "accept financial responsibility where the individual claim has been fully assessed and determined to have merits" and that their "door is open to productive, reasonable, and serious discussions" with attorneys and patients.

But medical malpractice lawyer Jay D. Miller, who represents 190 of Midei's former patients, said he's been in talks with the hospital for weeks, and that the offers have been far from what he considers fair.

"I was consistently told 'we know we're wrong, and we intend to be fair to your people, don't file suit, give us a chance to sit down with you," Miller said. "When I sat down with them, it was now defense lawyers and everything changed."

Miller wouldn't divulge the figures discussed during the confidential negotiations, though he described them as "barely" covering the $2,800 annual cost of the blood-thinning drugs that many patients with stents are required to take.

"They're forcing my hand," Miller said. "I'm going to file 190 lawsuits."

Sources familiar with the settlement discussions say the hospital is offering, on average, less than $100,000 per patient, while attorneys are sometimes asking for three times that amount or more.

For some of Midei's patients, even unnecessary stents might have improved their quality of life, at least for a time, by taking away heart pain caused by blockage that didn't meet the 70 percent threshold, cardiac specialists say. But those patients also must live with an increased risk of sudden clotting and other complications, the need to take drugs they otherwise wouldn't, and a general fear that something could go wrong at any point.

That makes each case hard to put a dollar figure on.

"Right now, it's a game of chicken, because everybody is, I think, afraid to commit and make that first step," said Baltimore lawyer Andrew G. Slutkin, who represents about a dozen Midei patients.

Slutkin says plaintiffs' attorneys are hesitant to settle, because to them, the amount becomes a psychological ceiling that defines what the cases are worth. And the hospital is likely to hold out, because they see the figure as a floor — the bare minimum that will have to be paid every time.

Slutkin has one case filed in Baltimore County Circuit Court, and the others are in earlier stages. He said his experience so far with the hospital has been good, however.

"I haven't had any problem with any of the defendants in the cases that I'm pursuing," he said.

One of Slutkin's clients has a note from Dr. Stephen H. Pollock, St. Joseph's chief of cardiology, in his medical file, saying Midei likely misrepresented the man's artery blockage. Midei, who earned $1.3 million in fiscal year 2009, said it was 80 percent blocked, while Pollock said the records show at most a 40 percent obstruction.

Pollock declined to be interviewed, but said in an e-mailed statement that he "felt an obligation to meet with" patients, discuss the issues and answer their questions.

Pollock and Midei were both founding members of MidAtlantic Cardiovascular Associates, the region's dominant cardiology practice. And both earned the group's ire when they jumped to St. Joseph in early 2008, with Pollock taking over there as head of cardiology and Midei running the cardiac catheterization suite.

Pollock frequently referred his own patients to Midei, a skilled interventional cardiologist, for more invasive assessment and treatment. And when the Midei allegations surfaced, Pollock began pulling patient records to do his own review.

He even reached out to one patient, Frank Ward, after reading about him in a Sun story about unnecessary stents.

Ward never got a letter from the hospital, which only contacted patients who received stents going back two years. But he had an outsider review his records, at the urging of his attorney, and concluded that two of his stents, placed in 2005 by Midei, were unwarranted.

Pollock reviewed the man's file, eventually writing a note dated June 28, 2010, saying he "agreed with the assessment of the experts of Mr. Ward's lawyer that in the second procedure two of the three stents were unnecessary."

Ward released the note, which will likely become part of his Baltimore County court case against Midei and the hospital, to The Sun.

Bedigian, Ward's lawyer, has so far filed the most stent cases in Baltimore County Circuit Court, though he has others being prepared or reviewed within the state's Health Care Alternative Dispute Resolution Office, the first stop for most medical claims.

Thomas Chaffee's case alleging unnecessary stents was filed there in January, and Bedigian argued in a legal document filed Tuesday that its progress is being stonewalled by the defendants' lawyers, who are not turning over required documents. Lawyers for St. Joseph did not respond to requests for comment.

Bedigian's legal filing asks the arbitration office to compel the hospital to produce a log documenting what information it wants to withhold, and why.

"If they're going to do the right thing," Bedigian said, "let's see what [they've] got."

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SSO to perform 'Holiday Melodies and Peanuts' Saturday

The Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra presents its popular holiday concert Saturday, Dec. 3. This year, it's "Holiday Melodies and Peanuts" — the Charles Schulz kind.

The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at Bel Air High School, 100 Heighe St. in Bel Air. Tickets, $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and $10 for students, are available at Preston's and Music Land in Bel Air or at the door. Or visit and click on Ticket Leap.

According to SSO founder and director Sheldon Bair, the concert will contain many surprises.

"The concert will start with local composer Theldon Myers' 'Music for a Special Season,' filled with holiday tunes such as Coventry Carol, My Dancing Day and Wassail," he said.

"The special guest soloist for this concert will be Harford Community College piano faculty member Joseph Satava. He will play movements from William Grant Still's 'Christmas in the Western World' in its instrumentation for strings and piano. It uses Christmas melodies from both North and South America and is sure to delight the audience with both well-known carols and carols that should be better known."

Satava, who holds a bachelor's degree and doctorate from the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University as well as a master's degree from the Julliard School, has been involved with music festivals in the U.S., Canada, France and Spain. He won second price in the 2008 Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition and was awarded a 2011 Maryland State Arts Council individual artist award in classical music and solo performance.

He is featured in "Peanuts Gallery" for piano and orchestra by American composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich.

"Zwilich became friends with Peanuts creator Charles Schulz in the 1990s and decided to write a piece based on his famous Peanuts characters," said Bair. "Each character has his or her own movement. It is a fun-filled work that the audience is sure to enjoy."

Included are Schroeder's Beethoven Fantasy, Lullaby for Linus, Snoopy Does the Samba, Charlie Brown's Lament, Lucy Freaks Out, and Peppermint Patty & Marcie Lead the Parade.

At intermission, a live auction will be held for items such as a package including season tickets, conducting lessons, and the opportunity to conduct at the June 2012 concert. After intermission, the orchestra will perform SSO trombonist Donald Raff's humorous arrangement of "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers," a standard of the Radio City Rockettes Christmas show. Sir Malcolm Arnold's 'The Holly and the Ivy,' which includes the title carol and The First Noel, follows.

The premiere of Ohio composer Jesse Ayers' "Fire of the Living God" gets prime treatment from the brass and percussion sections of the SSO. Bair describes it as "a powerful surround-sound work which includes several surprises."

The concert will end with the traditional SSO Christmas Sing-Along arranged by Sheldon Bair.

On sale in the lobby will be the SSO's 35th anniversary CD.

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Chimanimani Women’s Empowerment Project Still Going Strong

The Club convenes at Heaven Lodge - Instructor on far left

The Club convenes at Heaven Lodge – Instructor on far left

The Capricorn Mobile United Club (or CMU Club for short) convened on 14 April for the first of their two workshops in 2014. The women’s club, which is run approximately along the lines of the Women’s Institute, provides a variety of skills training and self-improvement projects for rural women . The Club was founded in 1968 by Lady Jennifer Plunkett, a well-known local resident and philanthropist. Participating members come from communities in Chimanimani and surrounding districts as far afield as Birchenough Bridge and Mutambara. There are currently thirteen district members.

Exhibition products on show

Exhibition products on show

Professional trainers, sponsored by Lady Plunkett, instruct the women in needlework, knitting, basketry, weaving and domestic science among other crafts. Each member community sends one or two representatives for the skills training workshops, and each woman then returns to her village to pass on the skills learned. In April and August each year, CMU Club representatives convene at Heaven Mountain Lodge in Chimanimani for a group workshop where training is given, progress is discussed and decisions made on future projects. There is also a competition where previous set-work pieces of craft work are exhibited for judging by a local panel. Competition is fierce for the prestige of winning one of the modest prizes, and afterwards, the items are proudly offered for sale.

Mrs Bornkie Muyambo, group Supervisor

Mrs Bornkie Muyambo, group Supervisor

The Club supervisor, Mrs B Muyambo, says the members have to cover the costs of all materials used. However the Club does own two hand-cranked Singer sewing machines which are shared amongst all members. The women are hoping one day to receive skills training in commercial poultry and goat keeping, but sponsorship funds are limited and start-up costs are too high. Any extra assistance would be very much appreciated by these determined and dedicated women. CMU workshop in progress

Basketwork was part of this year's workshop too

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Thursday, January 26, 2017

2017 China Baseball Updates!

Long time no see! First off, I've been very busy lazy because of work, but there are a lot of China baseball news I must share and update!

Tianjin Lions - 2016 CBL Champions

Let me get some old news out of the way. The Tianjin Lions won their 6th CBL Championship last year by sweeping the Beijing Tigers 3 games to 0. You can check out some of the celebration pictures here:

China Baseball League Will Resume in July to December

China Baseball Association recently posted the 2017 baseball tournament schedule. CBL will take place from July through December. December?! Well, that's all the information for now. I will update once more information comes out.

CBL was recently ranked 98th on sports sponsorship value in China. This means baseball in China is somewhat relevant and not just a niche sport. Here is the fill list of the ranking:

World Baseball Classic

If you haven't heard it by now China will be playing in Pool B against Japan, Cuba and Australia in the 2017 World Baseball Classic(Also known as the pool of death). Their chances of advancing out of the first round is slim to none. Their chances of qualifying for the next WBC is also slim unless they pull a miracle and maybe MAYBE beat Team Australia.

Raymond Chang has also announced his retirement this month. For those who don't know who he is, Chang is a career minor leaguer who reached Triple A, but never made it to the show. He was the hero for Team China in 2009 where they beat Taiwan and also in 2013 where they beat Brazil. He will play for Team China and then work with MLB China to promote the game there. I thought Chang would've at least been called up to the show for his defense, but that never happened. Best of luck to Chang! Here's his career stats:

As for the Team China's roster, it hasn't been officially released yet. The only player that has agreed to play so far is Joey Wong who announced it on his twitter account. There has been speculations that they are trying to recruit Bruce Chen and Vance Worley to play. Bruce Chen retired in 2015 and Vance Worley was non-tendered by the Orioles last year so they might not be interested in participating. Other eligible players are Kolten Wong and his brother Kean Wong. No words on Xu Gui Yuan as well. Austin Brice, a Marlin's prospect who made it to the show last year, was born in Hong Kong. Maybe Team China should give him a call!

Other News

  • I found this touching documentary about baseball in China called "Dream Chaser" directed by Yu Xiaofan. Players and coaches talk about their love of the game and and what baseball means to them. John McLaren makes an appearance. The video has English subtitles so everyone can enjoy it! Promote and share it!
  • Veteran Taiwanese pitcher Chien Ming Wang announced that he will retire if he does not get any offers to play in the Majors this year. He will rest for a year and return to Taiwan to coach children.
  • There will be a new Asian Baseball Championship tournament taking place in Tokyo from November 16-19. The only organizations in it so far are NPB, KBO and CPBL. No word on CBL,

Anyway, I want to wish everyone a Happy Lunar New Year 新年快樂! I hope for the best for China baseball and its development. Keep on fighting and 加油！Thanks for reading and have a fantastic day!

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  1. I have never seen any china baseball matches before as I am not that interested plus I don't have interest on it, but still thanks for the updates.


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An Introduction To The Spring Thing

Singer/songwriter Spring is the archetype of an independent musician. Working hard to develop her craft, as well as promote her career, she has earned recognition both for a tireless work ethic, as well as an angelic voice and the inspirational quality of her original music. Two albums, "the spring thing" and "my little artist," and consistent touring have gained the Keyport, New Jersey resident critical recognition, radio airplay and growing popularity among her fans.

While in the midst of recording for her new album, and recently back from a successful tour of Florida, Chorus and Verse caught up with Spring to ask about her approach to music, her style of performing and recording, creativity and the relationship with her fans.

Additional information can be found on her web site, at www.springmusic.net.

The reviews about your music and your shows often talk about the mood that you create, both with your music and your voice. Can you describe how you want fans to feel during your performances and how you want them to walk away talking about your performance?

Actually, the last thing on my mind is about making someone feel a certain way. Every person is a unique human being with their own life experiences. And it is based on these experiences that they will interpret my music. The same song that makes one person feel depressed, might make another feel comforted that they are not alone. I would go crazy trying to please everyone.

However, I do enjoy getting compliments on my voice and talents. That always feels nice for people to walk away from a show saying that they were moved or touched in some way that makes their life a little better. I guess that is what I would really want is for people to leave feeling like they got a gift for their soul. Perhaps a new way of looking at something.

The only expectation I have, is of myself, to put every bit of sincerity behind each note and lyric that I sing. I enter every performance with an offering of my experience for them to take and do with what is right for them. That focus and freedom is what probably creates the mood that has been described in reviews.

Many of your gigs take place in churches, and you promote your music to spiritual retreats, as well as more typical venues. It is fair to characterize your music as having a religious element, new age, spiritual, or something else?

One of the more difficult aspects for me as an artist is that labeling thing. If I had to choose a word, I would pick "spiritual". I wish I did not have to characterize myself as anything, because that leaves little room to grow and change. The songs all come from the same place - from a place of inner adjusting/human condition/soul searching, asking questions like, "what does this thing called life mean anyway?" I think that I ended up singing at churches and retreats because people who attend these places are asking similar questions.

Are there specific spiritual or religious topics you are trying to focus on in your songwriting?

I think that answer could change minute by minute. But, in this minute, I am enjoying the goal of spreading inspiration. I try to take the victim out of struggle and just embrace the feelings, letting them pass and moving on. I like to present a "problem" or "struggle" in the verses and then resolve them in the chorus. That is so rewarding for me. After years of writing and performing many sad, pensive songs it is fun to inspire and uplift people, as well as myself. They approach me saying, "I feel a bit brighter and less alone after hearing you sing." And, I am still being true to my artist's heart, which is everything right there! Who could ask for more?

You perform solo acoustic shows, as well as with a full band. Do you have a preference of one over the other?

I love them both. I need to do both. The biggest difference is in how I use the voice. Singing over a band of instruments is more difficult volume-wise. But, then again, especially if I am not playing another instrument, guitar/piano, I am totally freed up to do singing from a place free of any distraction. During my recent tour of Florida, I sat in with a three-piece jazz ensemble and crooned some old classics. The upright bass, nylon string guitar and laid-back drum sound was nice and mellow and I got the best of both worlds. I enjoyed being the singer and did not have to struggle with overpowering rock instruments, totally focusing on letting the voice go!

However, the solo acoustic thing is nice, because it is simple and organic. The voice sounds beautiful with just a guitar or piano and, in fact, the voice becomes much more the focus in a solo situation. And I am also in charge of the tempo and mood of the song in that case, which gives some more flexibility than when musicians are following or leading me.

Who are some of the musicians you perform with currently?

Drums, David Ross. Electric Guitar, The Legendary Alvis. Bass guitar and acoustic guitar, Frank Rafferty.

These guys are so awesome. David really knows how to breathe into a song and let me just dance around within it. Frank always knows what to do to make the song click and has a great ear for what is needed and not needed. He is the foundation that holds it all together. He also has the greatest sense of humor. Alvis is so modest for his talent. He is an excellent guitar player. He really loves my music and that passion rings in every note he plays.

Let's backtrack a little bit. Your web site briefly mentions your time in Greenwich Village, New York City. Can you talk about your time in New York, some of your venues you've played at, and how you enjoyed your time there?

Before moving to NYC, I had not spent too much time there. So, living in the Village was a great opportunity to learn the ropes of how to get around and just immerse myself in the energy of the place. I had a full-time video production job that supported me. On my off times I would walk by Washington Square Park and people watch; the street performers and regular people. I also volunteered time with Fast Folk Magazine - where I attended a weekly songwriting group. We had to write at least one new song each week and what a great exercise. They were very supportive, but I began to see that I was not really fitting into the "folk" genre officially. I performed at open mikes in small village venues. Can't really remember venue names, but really had some debilitating stage fright at that point, and so when I lost my apartment, I went back to NJ where I had support of friends and family, tackled stage fright and recorded my first album, "the spring thing". Now, the city is like a second home to me and I am very comfortable there.

How did you come to live in and become a New Jersey-based artist? What are some of your favorite places to play in the Garden State?

I was born and raised in NJ by the shore, so there you go!

I love singing in concert style settings where there is a piano, great acoustics, lots of audience silence so everyone can enjoy the music without distraction, no smoking and mood lighting. Churches and theatres have great acoustics and ambience. My favorite place to play up to this point was the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank. To hear my voice radiating in that huge room, was a privilege and honor!

You had an opportunity to perform at the Clearwater Festival. Can you tell us what that experience was like?

Monmouth County Friends of Clearwater is a great organization that fights for our rights to clean drinking water and swimming water, etc. They put on an annual Festival that I have sang at for the past five years or so. It is always a joy for me to contribute to their events. There is great community there. I feel very appreciated, personally and musically and from what I have seen, they treat all the musicians with utmost respect and consideration.

On your album, "the spring thing", you are credited with playing seven instruments, as well as the vocals. How did you handle this in the studio? Which instruments were laid down first, and how were the tracks put together?

This was the joy of my life. The making of this album was so much fun, because it was this amazing process of layering sounds and watching the songs, my babies, grow and grow to be larger than I could even imagine.

I always swear that angels were in the studio guiding me every step of the way. Whatever I needed at the time, seemed to appear. I did not even know how to play piano very well, but I taught myself the chords I needed, as I went along in the studio. The parts I played were very simple, actually, but once layered, you would not really notice. In fact, my mastering guy, Alan Douches, said that it was better that I did not have too much going on, on each track, because it would have sounded cluttered.

So, even my handicap proved to be an asset!

Often, I had no idea where the song was going to go, like "One Deep Breath" on "the spring thing" album. I sat down and said "What am I gonna do with this one?", and as I started playing the guitar and then singing, the mood began to form. I put background vocals on and then the breathing parts. The dynamics began to appear, including the percussive hits which were added last. That is unusual, to add percussion last like that. Usually, a recording begins with the drum beat, then guitars, bass piano/keys for atmosphere and vocals are always last, lead then backing.

Is playing so many instruments while recording something you intend to keep doing?

Originally, I played the instruments because it was faster and easier to experiment. In other words, I did not have to coordinate musician schedules and/or figure out what parts they should play. So much of my recording is sitting there in the moment and strumming or tapping the keys and saying "Mmmm. Do I like this?"

And I love watching the magic unfold that way. Being alone in the studio with me and my muse!

However, the joint creative process can be a pure joy as well. Over the years, I have been fortunate to connect with some amazing talents, the guys mentioned in this interview, my band, who really know how to jump in and add something special. I love that joint creative process. In the future, I will do a bit of both. There are some instruments like the bass guitar, that I can play if need be, but a real bass player would play so much better.

So, I am approaching it now from the point of view of: Who will lay down the best part in this case?

And more and more, as I see myself as the singer, I do like to reach out to other pianists and even guitarists for their specialties. We all have our own special talents and when we share them, the results are so unique. Like a moment that can only be created once.

I have never been totally an island unto myself. Even for "the spring thing", Frank Rafferty was an instrumental contributing creative force for me. He played guitar, bass and helped tremendously in the mixing. He has a great ear in terms of creating tasteful, moving productions of songs and he is a great writer himself. When I would get stuck on a song mix, I would bring him in, and he always had the perfect touch to make the song come alive.

How have you come to perform so many different instruments? Which came first, and how did you develop an interest in learning one new piece after another?

I first began playing guitar, when mom dug hers out of the closet and put it in my hand. An old, rusty stringed nylon acoustic. I could not put it down! I was really bad at first, but loved playing so much, I kept at it until I got good.

After I learned three chords, I was writing songs. I was primarily a guitar player and songwriter. I had stuff to say as a teenager and writing music was always a safe place to express feelings. The singing came, because I was writing songs. Then, while singing with my first rock band and having trouble projecting over the drums, etc. I decided to get vocal training and took lessons for several years. After that, I felt like my main niche and joy was as a singer. I had little interest in getting great on the guitar.

Learning the piano came after five years with the rock band, when I was recording "the spring thing". I needed to learn keyboard to lay down the tracks I needed! To this day, I view my guitar playing and piano playing as supports to my voice, which is my main instrument. I even began singing other people's songs as if they were my own, so the songwriting aspect of my musicianship also took second place to the singing. But, really, it all works together in the end. They are all connected, and I totally think that even if your primary thing is a singer, being able to play instruments is a huge plus. Stevie Nicks is an example of someone who plays everything a little - enough to write - but does not have to play on stage. Yet, she could if she needed to. Yet, we all think of her as a singer. Flexibility is key in this business of art!

Can you remember the first time you heard one of your songs on the radio?

Yes. A real thrill. Sort of surreal. I actually remember a related incident where on my day off, I was walking down the streets of Red Bank past a coffee house called No Ordinary Joe. And, apparently, they were playing my CD over the outdoor PA, so as I approached the Cafe I heard it and had the reaction like, "This sounds strangely familiar. Oh, wait, it's me!" It was kind of cool. I get a bit giddy and so happy that I put all the hard work into putting my art into a tangible form so that the world can, hopefully, enjoy it! It is like sending children out into the world. I think, "there's my baby out there." Recently I got airplay [with] Evan Toth on WFDU up [in the] north Jersey area and he chose a slow, moody track called "frustration" and no one else has chosen that song for airplay before. [T]hat kind of thrilled me, too, like "Oooooo, my quiet child had the spotlight for a brief moment in time."

A couple of the journal entries on your web site mention your paintings. Are you still painting, and how often do you get to do so?

Doing artwork is really cathartic for me. I like to get lost in color and process. It helps me commune with myself and my spirit. The best part is not worrying about great results. No worrying about an "acceptable product" which is a pressure that sometimes seeps into the music when I am recording. I paint or pastel, another medium I love working with, every week. The amount of time varies.

How would you compare the creative energy in painting, to writing lyrics or composing music?

I approach art and music from a place of feeling and expression. Not thinking. In art, I express through color and visual imagery, texture, etc. In music, there are lyrics; actual language and sound. But, even in the language of my lyrics, I try to create a sort of imagery, not always a direct hit. In the song "pieces" for example, I tried to sonically create a soft, dreamy cloudlike image. For example: a lyric that says "in peace I now look at the world with wonder, it's no longer your cloud i'm under", here is a person sort of floating back into their life and saying goodbye to an old love that is no longer serving them. If I were painting the song, I would use light colors and perhaps cloud imagery. In the recording of the song, I put some reverb on the voice, whispery vocal performance, and this slow melodic haunting-type lead guitar in the background. I like to match what I am saying and feeling with what I am hearing or seeing. I have always heard music in terms of texture and color. I approach recording from almost a visual place. The guitar and keyboards, have different textures to me. Just like painting, pasteling or watercolors have different textures to the artist. As it follows, I enjoy mixing mediums in art. I will do acrylic paint and then pastel over it in parts, and then add ink in places. I love breaking whatever rules there are in art and music. (Laughs.) I have never been much of a music theory person. Just go by what sounds good, and in art, I don't worry about getting the lines perfect either. Just go by what looks good to me and then, do I feel anything when looking at it, or listening to it?

Any interest in trying to sell or promote your paintings?

Not a one! My paintings and artwork is like my private *safe place*, not to be price-tagged or open to any opinions other than mine. Feels great even saying that. Although, I did print up t-shirts that have a design on the front pocket that I created. I will definitely do more of that in the future. And maybe if I do a painting that feels ok to put out there, I will make up some prints and post it on the website. But I don't see myself doing the art gallery thing. (Laughs.) Never say never, though!

What are your short-term plans with regards to touring? Any interest in performing outside of the New York and New Jersey area?

Having just come off of a very successful tour of Florida, churches and clubs, I am very excited to go back and do more of this. It is a great thing for a musician to go to other states and perform. This northern/city area is highly compressed with people and activities, which is stimulating, but at times exhausting! The south is more laid back, so it is a nice change of pace for me. My music goes over very well there. I used to read things from other musicians saying that their style of music went over better in certain areas and now I see firsthand what they mean by that. I feel supported wherever I go, but traveling is a way to expand and enjoy different audience energies.

Any plans for a new CD?

It is in the works right now. In fact, I am answering these questions on my break from recording! I have enough material for three more albums, but the most pressing one is of many of the recent inspirational songs I have been writing. It is, once again, a labor of love to record, just like my first album, "the spring thing" was. I am getting giddy with excitement while working on it.

Long-term plans? Are there goals you're working towards that you'll consider as milestones in your musical career?

Yes! My biggest goal is to stay fully present in the moment, focus on my joys in life and follow those moments into whatever surprises lay ahead - whether it be a new performance venue, new song, life experience, or whatever! Personally, I would like to continue creating musical works/albums that I am excited about and have them go as far as any set of legs can carry them. But also, to always see the triumphs through the innocent eyes of a child who is totally enamored with every little thing he or she discovers and who has no judgment.

Matt Mrowicki

Matt Mrowicki founded Chorus and Verse in 2001. He is a rock star designer and technologist, Internet professional, content creator, and entrepreneur specializing in web development, IT consulting, branding, social media and online marketing. www.imprtech.com

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From the house of Balmain, Olivier Rousteing produces yet another amazing collection for Pierre Balmain.  This collection gives a nod to the rockabilly era with its heavy distressing, zippers and leather, yet doesn’t become old-fashioned due to its modern fits and styling.

Pierre Balmain created a much more ready to wear and street inspired collection than the Balmain collection in Paris did.  While the latter was clean and polished, this show is definitely a little dirtier and rough around the edges.  What hasn’t changed between the shows is the undeniable construction of the garments and the attention to details.  Both shows also only used neutral colors.  This show is primarily black, white and grey with a few sprinkles of olive green and navy (which are still neutral colors). I highly recommend going over to digitalfashionshow.com and getting a closer look at some of the pieces as well as taking a look at the rest of the collection.

Overall I loved this collection.  Balmain always makes some of the best pants and the black leather pair above is everything I would expect from the fashion house.  I also love the distressing of the garments; it is not overdone but definitely makes a statement.

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Celebrated harp soloist Alice Giles AM has received her antique 18th century harp just in time for its Australian debut at the Canberra International Music Festival. The harp was made in Paris by Godefroi Holzman around 1785. Decorated with ebonised lacquer and guilt Chinoiserie and a painted soundboard after the style of Watteau, it has been lovingly restored to perfect playing condition by the London based antique harp expert Michael Parfett.

The acclaimed musician is delighted with the instrument restoration. “The harp sounds so beautiful I just want to sit and play it all day,” says Alice Giles. “It was a risk because I bought it at online auction in the UK with only Michael’s evaluation of it in an unrestored condition. It’s rare to find such an even sounding fullness of tone - it surpasses reproduction instruments in this way as you can hear the maturity of the centuries.

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“In general the French harps from this period have a very particular sound quality, which I just really love,” enthuses Giles.

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