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parc naturel situé entre Dénia, Oliva et Pego, il es constitué de rizières, d'une zone humide et de quelques reliefs
parque natural situado entre Dénia, Oliva y Pego, está formado por arrozales, un humedal y algunos relieves
natural park located between Dénia, Oliva and Pego, it is made up of rice fields, a wetland and some reliefs
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j'entends souvent qu'il faut se méfier du bio, qu'il y a des arnaques et que c'est trop cher... ce qui n'est jamais le cas des produits issus de l'agriculture intensive ou industrielle, on est bien d'accord...
alors peut être que la disparition de la biodiversité est une bonne nouvelle !
A menudo oigo que hay que desconfiar de los alimentos ecológicos, que hay estafas y que son demasiado caros... cosa que nunca ocurre con los productos de la agricultura intensiva o industrial, estamos de acuerdo...
así que quizá la desaparición de la biodiversidad sea una buena noticia
I often hear that we should be wary of organic food, that there are scams and that it's too expensive... which is never the case with products from intensive or industrial agriculture, we agree...
so maybe the disappearance of biodiversity is good news!
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...de la montagne à la plaine... le moment du repos aprés 3 heures de balades en mode sport
vu sa capacité à s'endormir vite, pareil là, elle est fait la sieste, c'est déjà arrivé !
18/02/2018 hélène and raîssa at rest after the transhumance...
...from the mountain to the plain... time to rest after 3 hours of walks in sport mode
considering her ability to fall asleep quickly, she's already had a nap!
18/02/2018 hélène y raîssa descansan tras la trashumancia...
...de la montaña a la llanura... hora de descansar después de 3 horas de marcha en modo deportivo
teniendo en cuenta su capacidad para dormirse rápidamente, ¡ya se ha echado una siesta!
Avant d'être dieu, il était vendeur d'arme.. mais ça marchait mal...
arnaque religion...
Before being a god, he was a gun salesman ... but it worked badly ...
religion scam ...
Antes de ser un dios, era un vendedor de armas ... pero funcionó mal ...
estafa religiosa ...
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:: Regreso a mi querido Infierno :: (Bogotá::junio::2010)*
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// un país es un invento / un país es una estafa / un país es algo para lo que nadie me ha pedido mi opinión / un país no es nada / nada lo justifica / ni sus putos muertos / ni sus putas medallas // www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXhAJn68z8M&feature=related
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En compañía de Don Xid - Saga (apc) * Deimos - Vekt (sbc) *
Palabras clave de la semana.
Toy.-
estafa.-
uta no puedo.-
ya estoi muerto?
que ganas de verte.
cuidate
lo olvidé
yo te doi la señal.
me avisai?
vamos?
los invito a que me digan sus palabras clave de la semana!
Hoboken SantaCon Crawl 2022
Make a note of December 17th on your calendars! It’s time for our annual Hoboken Santacon Crawl! This is an authentic and one-of-a-kind way to enjoy the holidays and Christmas! Everyone dresses up in Santa Claus costumes or puts on a Santa hat! The residents of Hoboken are out and about for Santa con, bar hopping with their friends in the streets! Join the craziness in our Hoboken Santacon Crawl 2022, pick up your wristband and map at one of our registration locations, and start bar crawling!
Hoboken SantaCon Crawl 2022
¡Anoten el 17 de diciembre en sus calendarios! ¡Es hora de nuestro Hoboken Santacon Crawl anual! ¡Esta es una forma auténtica y única de disfrutar las vacaciones y la Navidad! ¡Todos se disfrazan de Papá Noel o se ponen un gorro de Papá Noel! ¡Los residentes de Hoboken están fuera de casa para la estafa de Santa, saltando de bar en bar con sus amigos en las calles! ¡Únase a la locura en nuestro Hoboken Santacon Crawl 2022, recoja su pulsera y mapa en una de nuestras ubicaciones de registro y comience a recorrer los bares!
Hoboken, New Jersey, The Mile Square City: A Brief History
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Los gitanos somos los del Sur. Los corruptos Los PIG. Los que los civilizamos cuando eran hordas salvajes. Marco Aurelio, la frontera del Norte, los bárbaros.
Un engaño, un fraude, una estafa global, made in Germany.
¡Tome nota, Sra.Angela! ¡Y tomatazos!
También hay piratas en la Germania. Pero a lo gordo.
Y dicen..."La cagamos". Como Hitler en el bunker.
No nos den lecciones. ¿Sabía que el símbolo ése lleva ímpicita la cruz gamada? ¡Gírelo!
¡Sinvergüenzas empresarios estafadores! Oiga su glorioso himno y dígame que piensa. :
El edificio comenzó a construirse en el año 1191 y las obras finalizaron el año 1256.
Los suizos la llaman Zeitglockenturm o sea la Torre del Reloj. Y la llaman así desde que su construcción acabó, allá por 1120.
Al principio, su función fue meramente defensiva, ya que era la puerta de entrada a la ciudad, y formaba parte del sistema defensivo de Berna. Mucho tiempo después, es decir unos cinco siglos, alguien decidió que su función debía alterarse y por ello ser embellecida, por lo que llamaron a Kaspar Brunner, uno de los mejores relojeros de la Confederación Helvética para que rediseñara el aspecto de la torre.
Con carta blanca en cuanto a fondos y diseño, el hábil mecánico del tiempo construyó un precioso y único reloj astronómico que marcaría desde ese momento la hora, el día, el mes y la posición del Zodiaco en relación con la Tierra, que en ese momento era considerada como el centro del Universo. ¡Vaya con la teoría egocentrista!
El sol, la luna y las estrellas, orbitando alrededor de la tierra, sirven de adorno al objetivo del reloj, dar la hora. El mismo sol atraviesa los 12 signos del Zodiaco en el curso del año y una pequeña abertura en un lado, casi imperceptible nos da el día de la semana..en alemán antiguo.
Pero no es realmente todo ese complejo mecanismo y sistema del astrolabio lo que atrae diariamente a miles de turistas, sino que cada hora se pone en marcha una serie de autómatas para anunciar que una hora más de nuestras vidas acaba de terminar.
Aproximadamente 3 minutos antes de la hora, un gallo mecánico canta y anuncia el inminente cambio de las agujas. Inmediatamente después desfila un oso. Poco después desfila un oso que representa a la guardia y símbolo de la ciudad, luego canta el gallo por segunda vez. Suena una campana que da paso a Cronos, dios del tiempo, con su reloj de arena. Al desaparecer el dios, canta el gallo de nuevo y acaba el espectáculo de los autómatas.
Bajo la torre hay varios frescos que simbolizan la Creación y la expulsión del Paraíso de Adán y Eva y varias barras metálicas de colores, encastradas en la pared, que eran la medida oficial para la venta de telas y otros menesteres medievales que necesitaban ser rígidamente controlados para evitar la estafa de los mercaderes.
Una maravilla de la mecánica y de la historia de Berna. (Robertogonzalez197) De Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
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Me temo que esta fotografía os va a resultar una pequeña estafa... o grande, aún no lo he decidido.
Me hacía mucha ilusión poder compartir con vosotros alguna imagen de Castroviejo. Quería ser capaz de transmitir su impresionante belleza, la paz que se respira "caminando" entre, y sobre, sus formaciones rocosas (sería más adecuado decir brincando 😛).
Me hubiera encantado resumir Castroviejo en una única foto.
Imagino que no es una tarea imposible. Quiero pensar que quizás dentro de diez años habré aprendido lo suficiente como para acercarme, siquiera un poquito, a mis ingenuas pretensiones. Pero, si eso ocurriera, no será hasta dentro de mucho tiempo y únicamente en caso de que, para entonces, yo aún pueda corretear por las rocas como las cabras (Esto es una metáfora, evidentemente... En lugar de corretear lo más que hice fue caminar a ritmo de caracol salvo cuando me resbalaba agarrando lo primero que pillaba; todo ello aderezado con esos inagotables e inútiles grititos que me acompañan a cada rato desde que nací 😂)
Mientras tanto me tengo que conformar con enseñaros una de los cientos de fotos que hice del lugar. Para haceros una mínima idea de su inmensidad os recomiendo que ampliéis la imagen. Cuando lo hagáis podréis comprobar que la mancha, que se aprecia minúscula al fondo, es en realidad un árbol bastante grande. Puede que con este apaño alcancéis a intuir la sobrecogedora presencia de las rocas en Castroviejo... Una pena no poder hacerle justicia.
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Es tracta d'un ferrotip de format 13x18cm, realitzat amb una càmera Konrad G. Seitz fabricada cap al 1895; objectiu petzval Lerebours et Secretan, fabricat a Paris cap al 1848!!.
Les plaques de col·lodió es realitzen al moment, cobrint una placa de vidre o planxa metal·lica negra amb col·lodió i sals de cadmi i/o potassi, sensibilitzat amb nitrat de plata. Aleshores s'ha de fer la fotografia i revelar-la en uns 5 minuts, abans no s'assequi la emulsió. És un dels processos fotogràfics més antics del món, inventat el 1851, i que dominà fins el 1880. Però ara ha resorgit, ja que les imatges, molt treballades, que dona són úniques, màgiques i i irrepetibles.
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Col%C2%B7lodi%C3%B3_humit
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This is a 13x18cm tintype, made with a Konrad G. Seitz tailboard camera in Nuremberg c.1895; Lerebours et Secretan petzval lens, made in Paris c.1848!.
The collodion plates are made covering a glass plate or black metal plate with collodion and salts of cadmium and / or potassium, sensitized with silver nitrate. Then you have to take the photo and reveal it in about 5 minutes, before the emulsion dries. It is one of the oldest photographic processes in the World, invented in 1851, and which dominated photography until 1880. But now it has resurfaced, as the images, very elaborate to create, that it gives are unique, razor sharp, magical and unrepeatable.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collodion_process
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Tras 2 intentos fallidos en Valencia buscando una 335 de COMSA, viendo la mala racha que llevaba, dejé de buscarla. Ayer estube en Oporto con la ultima esperanza de verla, me encontre dos aficionados portugueses a los cuales agradezco su compañia y estubimos hablando un rato. Les pregunté por el tren de Madera Tuy - Ródão. Me dijierón que este siempre iba servido con una maquina de Takargo, pero que hacia como un año que no veían la de Comsa con este servicio. Con la intención de ver este servicio con alguna 6000 de Takargo me quedé, cuando justamente le estaba haciendo fotos a un interciudades un aficionado me empieza a gritar,por el fondo veo algo azul.acercandose. Cuando estaba un poco mas cerca vi que era una 335 de Comsa, Me costaba creerlo... La estaban metiendo en la misma vía que el interciudades al que le estaba haciendo fotos. Con la emoción del momento empezé a correr hacía el otro extremo del anden para hacerle alguna que otra foto. Finalmente la tubieron parada unos 5min detrás del interciudades y después 15min mas a la señal de salida de la estación. Aproveche como nunca la ocasión para retratarla, ya que vino limpia, por la vía perfecta y con la luz perfecta y encima me la paraban. ¿Que mas podía pedir? En fin, aquí os dejo una de las fotos de mi colección, que tiene mas valor para mí.
Després de 2 Intents fallits a València, buscant una 335 de COMSA . Veient la mala ratxa Que portava , Vaig deixar de buscar-la. Ahir vaig estar a Porto amb L' Última Esperança de Veure-la , em vaig trobar dos aficionats portuguesos als quals agraeixo la seva companyia. I vam estar parlant una estona. Els vaig preguntar per El fuster Tuy - Ródão . Em van dir que aquest servei sempre el servien amb una 6000 de Takargo. I que feia un any que no el veien amb una 335 de Comsa. estafa this Servei. Amb la Intenció de veure aquest servei amb alguna 6000 de Takargo, em vaig quedar, Quan justament li estàva fent fotos a interciutats un aficionat em va començar a cridar, pel Fons veig algo de color blau apropant-se.Quan va estar algo més a prop vaig veure que era una 335 de Comsa. Em costava creure-ho ... La Estaven posant a la Mateixa via que el interciutats al que li estava fent fotos. Amb l'emoció del moment vaig començar a córrer cap a l' altre extrem de l'andana per fer alguna altre foto. Finalment la van tenir parada uns 5min darrere del interciutats i després 15min més a la senyal de sortida de l'estació . Vaig aprofitar com mai l' Ocasió per fer-li fotos, ja que anava neta, la van posar a la via perfecta i la llum era de la millor del dia,i a sobre me la paraven . Que mes podia demanar? En fi, aquí us deixo una de les fotos del meva col·lecció, que té més valor per a mi.
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Ei, politics catalans, i molt especialment els que s'han rendit més servilment: ves a saber si hi ha taula o no, però el que segur que no hi haurà, es dialeg amb l'estat espanyol. Ja sabem que no sou tant idiotes com per no entendre-ho, però deixeu de prentendre enganyar-nos a nosaltres! Vergonya, cavallers, vergonya!
Ferrotip en format 4x5 polzades, realitzat amb una Graflex Pacemaker Speed Graphic fabricada cap al 1949; objectiu Kodak Anastigmat f4.5; col·lodió reutilitzat; revelador casolà i fixador tiosulfat de sodi (hypo).
Les plaques de col·lodió es realitzen al moment, cobrint una placa de vidre o planxa metal·lica negra amb col·lodió i sals de cadmi i/o potassi, sensibilitzat amb nitrat de plata. Aleshores s'ha de fer la fotografia i revelar-la en uns 5 minuts, abans no s'assequi la emulsió. És un dels processos fotogràfics més antics del món, inventat el 1851, i que dominà fins el 1880. Però ara ha resorgit, ja que les imatges, molt treballades, que dona són úniques, màgiques i i irrepetibles.
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Col%C2%B7lodi%C3%B3_humit
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Spanish government pretends to be negociating with the Catalan government about the issue of the political status of Catalonia, and it's independence. But it's a trick, and a trap. Spain would never negociate, nor even give just conditions to Catalonia. So there's no table, nor negotiation.
Tintype in 4x5 format, made with a Graflex Pacemaker Speed Graphic (from 1949); Kodak Anastigmat f4.5 lens; reused collodion; home made developer; hypo fixer.
The collodion plates are made covering a glass plate or black metal plate with collodion and salts of cadmium and / or potassium, sensitized with silver nitrate. Then you have to take the photo and reveal it in about 5 minutes, before the emulsion dries. It is one of the oldest photographic processes in the World, invented in 1851, and which dominated photography until 1880. But now it has resurfaced, as the images, very elaborate to create, that it gives are unique, razor sharp, magical and unrepeatable.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collodion_process
intrepidcamera.co.uk/blog/rikard-osterlund-guide-to-wet-p...
El monument megalític conegut com la Table des Marchand, situat a Locmariaquer (Lokmaria-Kaer en bretó), és un dolmen restaurat recentment. És interessant, a més, per estar just al costat del menhir més gran del món, malauradament tombat i trencat a trossos. Sembla que ja fou destruït fa milers d'anys, potser per un terratrèmol o més segurament, pels propis habitants de la zona.
La Table des Marchands està molt restaurat, ja que fins al segle passat estava a cel obert i, només fa unes dècades, es recobrí de pedres altra vegada, donant-li l'aspecte que devia tenir un cop acabat. Així i tot, l'interior és molt interessant, amb misteriosos gravats a les parets i el sostre.
Com podeu veure en aquesta imatge de l'interior, al sostre hi destaca un gravat d'una destral.
Sempre trobes exemples d'incultura, això sí: al llibre de visites de l'entrada del conjunt vàrem trobar una anotació en castellà i del dia anterior queixant-se d'haver-hi perdut el temps per "cuatro peñascos, vaya estafa". Sense comentaris...
Ah, fixeu-vos que el nom del monument és Marchand, no marchands, perquè no fa referència a cap mercader, sinó a la família que n'era propietaria fa uns anys.
Aquí teniu informació en francès:
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_des_Marchand
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The Table des Marchands is a rebuilt dolmen in Locmariaquer (Lokmaria-kaer), Brittany. It's about 4000 years old, but a century ago the stony cairn that protected it's chamber was lost. Twenty years ago it was rebuilt, and now looks as if just finished. Inside you could see beautiful stone carvings in the walls and roof.
My relationship with books was love at first sight. I was seven when I first entered my neighbourhood's public library, which was barely 60 sq meters. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be who I am today without that humble library. Sadly, that same library was closed down this last week, victim to this merciless "crisis".
La meva relació amb els llibres va ser amor a primera vista. Tenia 7 anys quan vaig entrar per primera vegada a la biblioteca del meu barri, la qual pràcticament no arribava als 60 metres quadrats. Estic convençuda que sense l'existència d'aquesta biblioteca avui no seria la mateixa persona. Tristament, aquesta setmana l'han tancada, una altra víctima d'aquesta "crisi" despiadada.
Mi relación con los libros fue un amor a primera vista. Tenía 7 años cuando entré por primera vez a la biblioteca de mi barrio, la cual apenas ocupaba 60 metros cuadrados. Estoy convenida de que sin esa biblioteca hoy no sería la misma persona. Tristemente, esta semana la cerraron, otra víctima de esta "crisis" despiadada.
nunca pudimos imaginar
por calenturientamente
que tuviéramos en la plenitud
de nuestra pequeña mente
y que llegáramos a esta situación,
donde prima la prevaricación
como dote de sabiduría
a la que haríamos pleitesía ,
que ahora dicen " hacer la ola "
a los que decían ser nuestros amigos.
descubriendo, que no son, más
que ......míseros especuladores.........
..¡ cuando no tristes LADRONES!
..de corbata azul y guante blanco !
Aquel...........sueño ya esfumado !!
..................de viejos y mayores ,
que sin entender nada ...............
...............de lo que les prometían
firmaban o con la huella del dedo
............su huella ponían..............
.....¡ al pié de aquel maldito escrito !
¡¡¡ SÍ APORTACIONES , FINANCIERAS !!
¡¡ NO !! !! PREFERENTES PERPETUAS !!
¡ E R O S K I eta F A G O R !
¡¡ ESTAFAS " LEGALES PERMITIDAS " !!
¿ dónde se encuentran mis ahorros ?
noiz izan dugu imajinatu
calenturientamente by
plenitud, izan dugu
gure txikiak kontuan
eta egoera hau lortu dugu,
batez ere-transgresio
jakituria dote
omenaldia egingo genuke,
gaur egun etiketatu "egin olatu"
dutenek erreklamatu gure lagunak.
aurkitzeko, eta horrek are gehiago
hori speculators miserable ...............
Sad .. ez lapurrak!
Tie .. zuri-urdina eta eskularruak!
Amets hori desagertu ...........!
.................. zaharrak eta zaharragoa
ezer ulertu gabe ...............
............... Zer dira agindu
sinatu edo hatz-aztarna
Jarri bere arrastoa ..........................
..... Madarikatua paper magalean!
EKARPENAK BAI, FINANTZA!
EZ! ! Perpetual nahiago!
E R O S K I F G O eta R!
Iruzurrak "LEGAL ONARTUA!"
Non daude nire aurrezki?
We could never imagine
by calenturientamente
we had in the fullness
our small mind
and we got to this situation,
transgression of primarily
dowry of wisdom
we would do homage to,
now labeled "do the wave"
those who claimed to be our friends.
discovering, which are more
that speculators miserable ...... .........
Sad .. when not THIEVES!
tie .. blue and white glove!
That dream has vanished ...........!
.................. old and older
without understanding anything ...............
............... what they promised
signed or finger footprint
put their imprint ............ ..............
..... At the foot of the damn paper!
CONTRIBUTIONS YES, FINANCIAL!
NO! ! Perpetual preferred!
E R O S K I F A G O eta R!
SCAMS "LEGAL ALLOWED"!
Where are my savings?
Espere que es resolga l'estafa social que ens estan fent, mal anomenada "crisi".
Una forta abraçada per a tots !!!
"Que el mundo fue y será una porquería, ya lo sé,
en el quinientos seis y en el dos mil también;
que siempre ha habido chorros,
maquiávelos y estafáos,
contentos y amargaos, valores y dublé.
Pero que el siglo veinte es un despliegue
de maldá...insolente ya no hay quien lo niegue,
vivimos revolcaos en un merengue
y en el mismo lodo todos manoseaos...
Igual que en la vidriera irrespetuosa
de los cambalaches se ha mezclao la vida....
Siglo veinte, cambalache, problemático y febril,
el que no llora no mama y el que no roba es un gil...."
Puede ser horrible esta letra de Gardel....pero el tango es bueno y francamente me mata de la risa su decoro, su asombro y su preplejidad.
(Por cierto, jeje, esto que se muestra es el "modesto" techo del Hotel México que esta en el DF)
Una colombiana es involucrada en la mayor estafa al Gobierno de EEUU t.co/wvq9LxzMHi #acn (via Twitter twitter.com/AgenciaCN/status/764929430254911488)
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Las dos torres que conforman la llamada Puerta de Europa, también conocidas como Torres KIO (debido a que fueron promovidas por la empresa kuwaití KIO, Kuwait Investments Office) son dos torres inclinadas la una hacia la otra, 15° respecto a la vertical, con una altura de 114 m y 26 plantas. La Puerta de Europa son las segundas torres gemelas más altas de España, tras las Torres de Santa Cruz en Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Están situadas en la Plaza de Castilla de Madrid (España), próximas al centro financiero de AZCA.
Su construcción dio lugar al caso de estafa de Urbanor que implicó a los Albertos y al Banco Central de España cuando los querellantes (el arquitecto Pedro Sentieri y el constructor Julio San Martín) denunciaron a sus ex socios Alberto Alcocer y Alberto Cortina alegando que obtuvieron más dinero en la operación a pesar de que éstos eran los socios mayoritarios, y que cobraron el pago de Kio en acciones del Banco Central, debido a que la operación había sido instrumentada para lograr el control de dicha entidad.
La torre de la izquierda en dirección salida de Madrid se conoce como Puerta de Europa I, en tanto que la otra se conoce como Puerta de Europa II. Para evitar su confusión la primera dispone de un helipuerto pintado en color azul y la segunda en rojo. La torre de la izquierda tiene el logotipo de Caja Madrid, mientras que la torre de la derecha tiene el logotipo de Realia, una empresa inmobiliaria. Este logo fue añadido posteriormente. Su estructura es masiva
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerta_de_Europa_de_Madrid
The Puerta de Europa towers (Gate of Europe or just Torres KIO) are twin office buildings in Madrid. The towers have a height of 114 m (374 ft) and have 26 floors. They were constructed from 1989 to 1996. The Puerta de Europa is the second tallest twin towers in Spain after the Torres de Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
They were designed by the American architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee, built by Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas[1] and commissioned by the Kuwait Investment Office (hence their initial name "Torres KIO" or "KIO Towers"). Leslie E. Robertson Associates, RLLP New York (LERA) provided structural engineering services. Each building is 115 m tall with an inclination of 15°, making them the first inclined skyscrapers in the world. They are located near the Chamartín railway station, on the sides of the Plaza Castilla bus station, north from the Paseo de la Castellana and near the Cuatro Torres Business Area.
After the receivership of Grupo Torras, KIO had to sell the buildings, which are now owned by Bankia and Realia.
The west tower has a rooftop helicopter pad outlined in blue; the east tower has a red one.
They played a key role in the 1995 movie The Day of the Beast, whose climax took place on one of the then nearly-completed towers. The towers were also shot in the song sequence "oru koodai sunlight" in the popular Tamil film Sivaji.
Concentración de 'pequeños accionistas' del Banco Popular ante las oficinas del Banco Santander en Zaragoza presionando para que la justicia arroje luz sobre las miles de personas que se han visto afectadas por este caso.
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Las dos torres que conforman la llamada Puerta de Europa, también conocidas como Torres KIO (debido a que fueron promovidas por la empresa kuwaití KIO, Kuwait Investments Office) son dos torres inclinadas la una hacia la otra, 15° respecto a la vertical, con una altura de 114 m y 26 plantas. La Puerta de Europa son las segundas torres gemelas más altas de España, tras las Torres de Santa Cruz en Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Están situadas en la Plaza de Castilla de Madrid (España), próximas al centro financiero de AZCA.
Su construcción dio lugar al caso de estafa de Urbanor que implicó a los Albertos y al Banco Central de España cuando los querellantes (el arquitecto Pedro Sentieri y el constructor Julio San Martín) denunciaron a sus ex socios Alberto Alcocer y Alberto Cortina alegando que obtuvieron más dinero en la operación a pesar de que éstos eran los socios mayoritarios, y que cobraron el pago de Kio en acciones del Banco Central, debido a que la operación había sido instrumentada para lograr el control de dicha entidad.
La torre de la izquierda en dirección salida de Madrid se conoce como Puerta de Europa I, en tanto que la otra se conoce como Puerta de Europa II. Para evitar su confusión la primera dispone de un helipuerto pintado en color azul y la segunda en rojo. La torre de la izquierda tiene el logotipo de Caja Madrid, mientras que la torre de la derecha tiene el logotipo de Realia, una empresa inmobiliaria. Este logo fue añadido posteriormente. Su estructura es masiva
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerta_de_Europa_de_Madrid
The Puerta de Europa towers (Gate of Europe or just Torres KIO) are twin office buildings in Madrid. The towers have a height of 114 m (374 ft) and have 26 floors. They were constructed from 1989 to 1996. The Puerta de Europa is the second tallest twin towers in Spain after the Torres de Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
They were designed by the American architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee, built by Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas[1] and commissioned by the Kuwait Investment Office (hence their initial name "Torres KIO" or "KIO Towers"). Leslie E. Robertson Associates, RLLP New York (LERA) provided structural engineering services. Each building is 115 m tall with an inclination of 15°, making them the first inclined skyscrapers in the world. They are located near the Chamartín railway station, on the sides of the Plaza Castilla bus station, north from the Paseo de la Castellana and near the Cuatro Torres Business Area.
After the receivership of Grupo Torras, KIO had to sell the buildings, which are now owned by Bankia and Realia.
The west tower has a rooftop helicopter pad outlined in blue; the east tower has a red one.
They played a key role in the 1995 movie The Day of the Beast, whose climax took place on one of the then nearly-completed towers. The towers were also shot in the song sequence "oru koodai sunlight" in the popular Tamil film Sivaji.
Quan vaig fer aquesta foto no tenia ni idea de què volia que em sortís, només sabia que volia que els ulls de la meva filla expresessin alguna emoció. De les que vaig fer, la idea de triar aquesta va sorgir espontàniament i inmediatament el títol sortia sol, no perqué haguéssim de suplicar res, però els seus ulls i la meva càmera , per un moment, varen clamar al cel alguna cosa que en aquell moment encara no sabiem, però que alguna telepatia ens va transmetre. La súplica, com gairabé sempre, no va ser escoltada, segurament perquè no hi ha ningú ni res per escoltar-la. El do de la fe no m'ha estat concedit. Espero estar equivocada i quan passem a l'altre dimensió, allà , hi hagi algú que ens pugui donar alguna explicació de tot plegat i d'aquesta sensació d'estafa general . Ara només "suplico" que a la familia afectada els hagi estat concedit el do de la fe.
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El monument megalític conegut com la Table des Marchand, situat a Locmariaquer (Lokmaria-Kaer en bretó), és un dolmen restaurat recentment. És interessant, a més, per estar just al costat del menhir més gran del món, malauradament tombat i trencat a trossos. Sembla que ja fou destruït fa milers d'anys, potser per un terratrèmol o més segurament, pels propis habitants de la zona.
La Table des Marchands està molt restaurat, ja que fins al segle passat estava a cel obert i, només fa unes decades, es recobrí de pedres altra vegada, donant-li l'aspecte que devia tenir un cop acabat. Així i tot, l'interior és molt interessant, amb misteriosos gravats a les parets i el sostre.
Sempre trobes exemples d'incultura, això sí: al llibre de visites de l'entrada del conjunt vàrem trobar una anotació en castellà i del dia anterior queixant-se d'haver-hi perdut el temps per "cuatro peñascos, vaya estafa". Sense comentaris...
Ah, fixeu-vos que el nom del monument és Marchand, no marchands, perquè no fa referència a cap mercader, sinó a la família que n'era propietaria fa uns anys.
Aquí teniu informació en francès:
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_des_Marchand
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The Table des Marchands is a rebuilt dolmen in Locmariaquer (Lokmaria-kaer), Brittany. It's about 4000 years old, but a century ago the stony cairn that protected it's chamber was lost. Twenty years ago it was rebuilt, and now looks as if just finished. Inside you could see beautiful stone carvings in the walls and roof.
En El País de Madrid se publicó hoy día una entrevista con el distinguido escritor venezolano Leonardo Padrón. Según El País, él es "el escritor más reconocido por el gran público en Venezuela. Poeta, escritor de telenovelas y películas, presentador de espectáculos teatrales, cronista y conductor de un exitoso ciclo de entrevistas radiales . . . "
Es sumamente importante nosotros los verdaderos patriotas leamos lo que dijo Padrón en su entrevista:
P. Hace poco citaba en un artículo una frase de Eduardo Galeano, figura tutelar del chavismo. “Qué sería del poder sin el miedo”. ¿Cuánto ha contribuido la difusión del miedo para que el Gobierno se mantenga en el poder?
Sabemos que el régimen desplegará todo su arsenal de estrategias ilícitas para torcer la voluntad del electorado
R. El miedo ha sido una de las herramientas políticas más eficaces de la revolución bolivariana. En el manual de procedimientos de los sistemas totalitarios el miedo es un clásico. Y aquí, en Venezuela, lo han conjugado en todas sus variantes. Los medios de comunicación que no logran comprar los hostigan a veces hasta la ruina. Los ciudadanos que ejercen el disenso son amenazados. Los tuiteros excesivamente irreverentes son encarcelados. Los líderes políticos son inhabilitados, arrinconados hacia la cárcel o el exilio. Los seguidores del chavismo, ante cualquier posibilidad de quitarse la camisa roja de su ideología, son alertados con ser execrados de los beneficios sociales que reciben. Los colectivos armados recorren las ciudades rugiendo violencia. El presidente Maduro se ha hecho experto ladrando amenazas en cada cadena nacional de una manera inaceptable. Es uno de los pocos argumentos que les queda. Y se les está devolviendo como un bumerán aliñado de justicia poética. Ahora el miedo habita en ellos.
P. ¿La difusión del miedo como política de Estado, la inseguridad personal y la escasez han cambiado el modo de ser de los venezolanos? ¿Es reversible ese cambio en el modo de relacionarse entre compatriotas?
R. Sin duda. El venezolano es ahora un ciudadano minado por la incertidumbre y la desazón. Hasta los actos más domésticos están signados por esos rasgos. Ahora somos más inseguros, más frágiles, más inconsistentes ante la noción del futuro como posibilidad. Revertir esa sensación es, no sólo posible, sino urgente. No hay país que avance con un clima tan abrumador de depresión. Pero es cuestión de reordenar las reglas de juego. Lo que le toca a la clase dirigente política y a los propios ciudadanos es un exigente ejercicio de lucidez. Para reconstruir a este país nos necesitamos todos, sin excepción.
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SIn embargo, en ciertos sectores de la izquierda estadounidense, todavía hay gente que defiende el oficialismo en Venezuela sin pensar en el enorme daño que este ha hecho en el país.
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The KOM League
Flash Report
August 3, 2021
After hours and hours of contemplating attempting to write another report the result is available at: www.flickr.com/photos/60428361@N07/51355466713 Try to read it. If it isn’t possible return the unused/unread portion for a complete refund.
It has been nearly two months since an attempt has been made to formulate, let alone transmit a Flash Report. A lot of time has been afforded the old batboy to sit and look at his I-pad and work the Intermet looking for clues of former KOM league who were; found, never located and deceased. That is basis for this effort.
Leading off is the first obituary that has ever been shared in Spanish. The reason its not in English is due to my lack of bilinguality. The deceased is Ernie Garcia who I saw play at the Carthage ballpark, in 1951. He was the shortstop for Ted Gullic’s Bartlesville Pirates. He formed a good doubleplay combination with the late E. C. Leslie of Kansas City, Missouri who spent his adult life coaching/teaching high school in Lubbock, Texas.
Following the Ernie Garcia obituary are tributes to Richard Pertzborn of the 1947 Independence Yankees , Ray Haley of that same franchise in 1948, Ernest Jordan Jr—1950 Ponca City Dodgers, Carroll Ethan Bryan and Edward Humphrey Hughes Jr.—1952 Blackwell Broncos, Merlin Leo Jorgensen—1951 Bartlesville Pirates and 1952 Pittsburg/Bartlesville Pirates, Robert Wesley James—1951 Pittsburg Browns and another shot of identifying a member of the 1950 Bartlesville Pirates who was either James Parker Williams or James Park Williams.
So, sit back and relax, This is going to be a very long report. Feel free to hit the delete key at anytime. However, before doing so you might consider saving it for future reading as there isn’t a promise of future reports. That is being said due to the fact that it isn’t possible to document there are more than 136 former KOM leaguers currently emitting carbon dioxide.
There are possibly another 25 former KOM leaguers still on this earthly plane but either the inability to locate them, on my part, or their ignoring letters, telephone calls and e-mails it is not possible to provide an exact count.
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Ernesto “Natas” Garcia
Bartlesville Pirates 2nd baseman 1951—Passed away April 2, 2017
(Jack Morris, Baseball Necrologist provided this information)
El amigo Luis Alarcón, presidente del Concejo Municipal del Salón de la Fama del Deportista Nogalense, nos da la triste noticia del sentido deceso de Ernesto “Natas” García, un excelentísimo segunda base que también marcó época en la Liga de la Costa del Pacífico, la Mexicana de Béisbol, la Invernal Sonora y Sonora-Sinaloa y la Norte de Sonora.
Su fallecimiento, por causas naturales de su edad, ocurrió a las 23:15 horas del sábado en la ciudad de Tucson.
“Natas”, nació el 7 de noviembre de 1932 en Nogales y desde el pasado 26 de enero de 2016 forma parte del Recinto Sagrado de esa frontera.
En la Costa del Pacífico fue parte del equipo Naranjeros de Hermosillo que se adjudicaron el bicampeonato en 1955-56 y 56-57 tripulados por Hub Kittle.
En la campaña del 55-56, Hermosillo tuvo a Joe Brovia, Earl “Búfalo” Averill, Bob Bowman, Leo Rodríguez, Ventura Morales, Pepe Bache, Ernesto “Natas” García y Ray Garza.
El pitcheo lo encabezaron Don Nichols y Jimmy Ochoa con 13 y 11 victorias. Los otros lanzadores fueron Pete Meza, “Ciclón” Echeverría, Arnulfo Manzo y Librado Ceceña.
Esa temporada le ganaron el play off por el título a Navojoa. A la siguiente repetirían en el trono, también dirigidos por Hub Kittle y donde el “Natas” fue el gran segunda base estelar.
Cuando la campaña 54-55, al “Natas lo encontramos luciendo en la primera serie en el Estadio de “La Casa del Pueblo” en el siguiente line up: Ernesto “Natas” García (2b), Leo Rodríguez (3b), Claudio Solano (lf), Joe Brovia (rf), Leon Kellman (ca), Dick Hogan (cf), Raymundo Garza (1b), Rubén Amaro (ss) y el pítcher Mel Queen.
Sin duda, otro notable equipo de esa época.
En 1956 fue parte de los campeones Diablos Rojos del México haciendo mancuerna con el “Chero” Mayers y estableciendo marcas en doble plays; también en 1961 ayudó al Águila de Veracruz a obtener el gallardete.
Sus estadísticas
En la Liga Mexicana de Béisbol logró los siguientes números después de 14 años de actividad donde concluyó con .278 de porcentaje de bateo.
Vio acción en 1,260 juegos, anotó 726 carreras, pegó 1,298 hits, 70 jonrones y produjo 485 carreras. Se estafó las bases en 36 ocasiones.
Se retiró en 1970.
En la Liga Invernal de Sonora y Sonora Sinaloa:
En cuatro años bateó .270, jugó 224 partidos, anotó 90 veces, pegó 230 hits, 9 jonrones e impulsó 94 carreras. Tuvo once estafas.
Su última temporada en el béisbol invernal fue en 1966. Descanse en paz. Nuestras condolencias a su señora esposa Alejandrina García, sus hijas Mayra y Diana Duarte, así como sus seis nietos.
Sólo once en MLB
Qué cosa: de los once peloteros mexicanos en la Gran Carpa, 10 son lanzadores!
Únicamente el “Titán” figura en un line up ligamayorista, ya sabe usted, como todo un estelar de los Dodgers de Los Ángeles.
La lista de pitchers, la compone: Jorge de la Rosa (Dbacks); Marco Estrada y Roberto Osuna (Toronto); Yovani Gallardo (Seattle); Óliver Pérez y Fernando Salas (Mets); Sergio Romo (Dodgers); Jaime García (Bravos); Joakim Soria (KC), y Miguel González (White Sox).
Tendré que volverme a poner los arreos y ponerme en forma para buscar una oportunidad en la Gran Carpa y acompañar a Adrián.
Claro, hay paisanos con probabilidad de ascender: Sebastián Elizalde (Rojos); Daniel Castro, de nuevo (Rockies); Xorge Carrillo (Mets); Christian Villanueva (Padres), y Alí Solís (Dodgers)).
Y como pitchers, Cesar Vargas (Padres), Luis Cessa y Giovanny Gallegos (NYY); Rafael Martín (Mets) y Julio Urías y Manny Bañuelos (Dodgers).
Ed comment:
It is possible to go through each paragraph of Garcia’s obituary and figure out how long he played, some of his statistics and some of the better known names of guys with whom he played. I believe he was also a scout and it appears that he signed a young man by the name of Gallegos, for the Yankees, who is now the property of the St. Louis Cardinals and threw an inning of relief as late as August 1, 2021.
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Ray Haley—1948 Independence Yankee catcher
RAYMOND HALEY Obituary (1928 - 2021) - ELGIN, IL - Daily Herald (legacy.com)
ELGIN - Raymond M. "Ray" Haley, 92, of Elgin,Illinois passed away on June 18, 2021 surrounded by his family. He was born on December 24, 1928, in Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, MO the son of John and Phyllis (Gwinn) Haley. Ray was a veteran and served in the US Army during the Korean War. He was a standout athlete in high school and college and at age 16, was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals. He played with both the Cardinal and Yankees organizations in their minor leagues.
Ray graduated from Southwest Missouri State University where he played football and was inducted into the schools' Hall of Fame in 1977, having his jersey retired 2010. After obtaining his Masters' Degree from LSU University, he was recruited to teach and coach football at East Aurora High School. While teaching in Aurora, he met and married the love of his life: Donna Ridge Haley. They were married on August 25, 1956 and raised 3 daughters. Ray became part of the team that opened Larkin High School in 1962 as their Head Football Coach, and eventually became Athletic Director, until his retirement in 1990. He was passionate for Larkin High School and the Royals Football program. Ray felt fortunate to work with outstanding administrators, teachers, coaches, staff, students and Booster families.
He will be deeply missed. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Elgin, a charter member of the Elgin Sports Hall of Fame, inducted in 1992; inducted into the Illinois Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1986 and member the Elgin Noon Kiwanis Club. Survivors include his three daughters, Jennifer (Carol) Haley, Jane (Paul) Duffy and Kris (Tom) Buda; 2 grandchildren, Jack Haley Duffy and Kevin Ridge Haley Duffy; along with many nieces, nephews, family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; his beloved wife, Donna in 1998; and a sister, Juanita Dawson. A celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, July 10, 2021, beginning with visitation from 9:00am-11:00am and a service immediately follow at the First United Methodist Church, Elgin. Burial will be private at the National Cemetery in Springfield, MO. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Elgin, IL or the Elgin Sports Hall of Fame. Laird Funeral Home, Elgin, is in care of arrangements. 847-741-8800 or www.lairdfamilyfuneralservices.com.
Ed comment
Ray Haley attended many KOM league events and even made a trip to my baseball dungeon to take a look at something he helped purchase for the Don Davis family at the close of the 1948 season. The item was a brass horse with a detachable saddle. The price of the steed was around $100 and also chipping in to purchase it were; Al Pilarcik, Jim Finigan, Billy Bagwell, Nick Ananias, Jim Davis and Charley Joe Fontana.
That horse came to graze in the KOM League Hall of Fame pasture in the 1990’s and if memory serves correctly it has been shared in story and image in previous reports. It must be said that over all those 73 years the animal looks as good as the day it was presented to the Davis family for their kindness and friendship to the Independence players. The horse made it way to Reno, Nevada, from Independence after the eldest of the Davis family passed away. The daughter went to Independence, from Reno, to settle the estate. After arriving in Reno she decided it needed to be around the KOM crowd and it has been given good care for going a a quarter century. Incidentally, it is looking over my shoulder as this is being written.
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Richard Pertzborn—Pitcher 1947 Independence Yankees
Richard J. Pertzborn, 93, of Ankeny, Iowa, died due to complications of Parkinson’s disease on December 30th, 2020. A funeral mass will be held on Thursday, January 7 at 12:00 pm, with visitation starting at 11:00 am at All Saints Catholic Church, Des Moines, Iowa.
A private burial will be at Glendale Cemetery. Richard was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa. He graduated from Dowling High School in 1945. While attending Dowling he enjoyed playing sports. He was a standout catcher on the baseball team which led to an invitation to tryout with the St. Louis Cardinals Farm Team.
He put his baseball career on hold to serve his country and joined the United States Marine Corps serving stateside in World War II and the Korean War. After serving his country he pursued his dream of playing baseball professionally and signed with the NY Yankees. He played with the KMO league (Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma). Unfortunately, a shoulder injury ended his baseball career. In 1948 he married the love of his life, Maryann Fehn. They built their home in Ankeny, Iowa, where they raised nine children.
Richard became a successful independent insurance agent, earning numerous professional achievements. It’s easy to see why he was so successful, he was a hardworking, dedicated, trustworthy, outgoing man who enjoyed talking with anyone. Richard was involved in several organizations and served on many boards. He was the first Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus at Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart Church in Ankeny, Iowa. He also served on boards with the Serra Club, Colfax Interfaith Spiritual Center and Dowling High School.
Richard was a loving husband, an amazing father, grandfather, and great grandfather. He coached many of his kid’s sports teams and was a very involved father in all their activities. Richard became an avid runner later in life. He could run for miles and miles which led to participating in many marathons around the world. He also enjoyed participating in the Iowa Senior Games for many years.
Richard is survived by four daughters Pam Pertzborn of Waukee, Sue Weed of Des Moines, Mindy Pertzborn of Urbandale and Cris (Jon) Pertzborn-Klatt of Ankeny, along with five sons Rick (Judy) of West Des Moines, Mike (Roxi) of Storm Lake, Tim (Barb) of Des Moines, Bob (Kathy) of Ankeny and Tom (Cindy) of Dallas, Texas; in addition to 25 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Maryann, a great grandson, son-in-law, two sisters, and parents. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to: All Saints Catholic Church, 650 NE 52nd Ave., Des Moines, Iowa 50313 Scottish Rite Park Attn: Health Care Center: 2909 Woodland Ave., Des Moines, Iowa 50312 Dowling Catholic High School for Scholarships: 1400 Buffalo Road, West Des Moines, Iowa 50265. The service will be live streamed at www.caldwellparissh.com
Ed comment:
In 1995 my job landed me in Des Moines, Iowa where I worked on a proposal writing team to elicit bids, from private companies, to process Medicaid claims. During my spare time contact was made with former KOM leaguers living in the Des Moines and surrounding area. Through that process a number of guys, filling that bill, were located and a number of meals were eaten in restaurants and even in their homes.
Richard Pertzborn was one of the fellows I broke bread bread with both in his home and restaurants. The most memorable event was visiting his home in Ankeny and sitting on the patio. From there was the greatest spectacle I had ever witnessed. There were more hummingbird feeders in his backyard than I had ever seen in my life. I marveled at the number of birds at the feeder and the effort and money it took to feed them. Being a busy executive with Northwest Mutual Life Insurance, Pertzborn gave all the credit to his wife for caring for the sugar drinkers.
After leaving Iowa, in late summer of 1995, there was contact with the deceased for many years through the newsletter. With the onset of his Alzheimer's that all came to an end.
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Edward Humphrey Hughes Jr. 1952 Blackwell Broncos and a one-day “look see” with the Ponca City Dodgers the same year
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Edward Hughes Jr.
January 26, 1934 - May 8, 2018
Obituary
Ed Hughes, also known as the Big Guy was born January 26, 1934 and passed May 8, 2018 at the age of 84. He was born in Bloomfield, Missouri but a resident of Cape Coral for 21 years. A beloved man who cared genuinely for his family and friends. Ed was the epitome of a gentleman and a gentle-man. Mr. Hughes experienced life as a former minor league baseball pitcher, a printing and advertising professional for 50 years, and a golf enthusiast. He leaves his surviving wife Marie Hughes and their six children: Cindy Hughes, Diane Zoechbauer, Bettina Bogdanoff (Ron), Ron Laduke (Kristy), Nicole Fable (Adam), Danielle Zimmerman (Brett). 13 Grandchildren: Gary, Lacey, Nicky, Alex, Cindy, Avery, Rebecca, Brianna, Brooke, Jessica, Brandon, Abigail, and Ethan. 4 Great Grandchildren: Jade, Decland, Violet, and Avery. He will be forever loved and remembered. In lieu of flowers, the family recommend donations in Ed's honor to Cape Royal Community Foundation 11963 Prince Charles Court Cape Coral, FL 33991.
Services held May 12th, 2018 11 AM our lady of the Miraculous Medal Church
Ed comment:
Several issues ago this forum mentioned the difficulty in locating Mr. Hughes. A great deal was known about him as both his mother and father were pastors in the Church of God denomination. They moved around quite a bit, as pastors are destined to do. Their service to the church saw them pastor mostly in Tennessee, Missouri and Illinois. Although a lot of effort was expended in searching for Edward Humphrey Hughes Jr. while he was alive it took an obituary to identify what became of him after baseball. If, in the afterlife, it is permissible to talk about baseball some time will be set aside to ask questions of “The Big Guy” and if Flash Reports are allowed, this story can be embellished and shared. (Be sure to send a forwarding address)
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Merlin Leo Jorgensen 1951-52 Bartlesville- Pittsburg Catcher
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Sioux Falls - Merlin L. Jorgensen, of Sioux Falls, SD, passed away March 13, 2021, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. He was 88.
A memorial service will be held Wednesday, March 17 at 1:00 PM at Miller Westside Chapel, 6200 W 41st St, Sioux Falls, SD.
Merlin is survived by his wife, Marlene, Sioux Falls; sons, Rod (Lynn) Jorgensen and Scott (Vicky) Jorgensen of Sioux Falls; daughter LeAnn (Alex) Van Amerongen of Lebanon, IL; brothers, Roger and Larry of Sioux Falls;brother in law Wally Collier of Garretson, SD; friend, Tamara Jorgensen of Sioux Falls and six grandchildren, Casey, Nick, Kyle, Christina, Thaniel and Alexa and 7 great grandchildren.
Merlin, son of Ervin and Florence (Overgaard) Jorgensen, was born on January 12, 1933 near Turkey Ridge, SD. After graduating Centerville high school in 1951, Merlin played pro baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1951, 1952, and 1955, played with the Yankton Terry’s from 1956-1958. He played Amateur Ball until 1972 and was involved with youth baseball for numerous years. Merlin graduated from SDSU in 1959. And also served in the Army from 1953 to 1955.
Merlin was united in marriage to Marlene Payson June 27, 1956 and had three children.
He enjoys baseball, golf, fishing, crossword puzzles and is an avid Minnesota Twins fan and Vikings fan. Merlin also enjoyed traveling to see family.
Merlin is survived by his wife, Marlene, Sioux Falls; sons, Rod (Lynn) Jorgensen and Scott (Vicky) Jorgensen of Sioux Falls; daughter LeAnn (Alex) Van Amerongen of Lebanon, IL; brothers, Roger and Larry of Sioux Falls; brother in law Wally Collier of Garretson, SD; friend, Tamara Jorgensen of Sioux Falls and six grandchildren, Casey, Nick, Kyle, Christina, Thaniel and Alexa; 7 great grandchildren; many cousins, nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents and brother Robert Jorgensen; sisters Alice Lanpher and Jeanette (Nettie) Collier.
In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to King of Glory Church in memory of Merlin.
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Ernest Jordan Jr. 1950 Ponca City Dodgers
www.laureloaksfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Ernest-Jordan?ob...
Mr. Ernest Jordan passed away Monday night, November 30, 2020 in Allen, Texas. He was born November 4, 1930 and just celebrated his 90th birthday. His parents were Ernest and Daisy Jordan. He leaves behind his dear wife, Wanda Jordan, devoted son, Al Jordan, and a number of other family and friends.
There will be a graveside service at 1 p.m. at Laurel Oaks Memorial Park with Rev. Ted Kiser officiating. Mr. Jordan will be laid to rest in the Garden of Hope near his son, James Ernest Jordan, who preceded him in death last year
This guy pitched for Ponca City in 1950. He won the final game of the 1950 championship and catcher, Don Keeter, kept the baseball that he gave me 45 years later.
I have tracked Jordan for over 25 years but could never make contact. I knew he was from San Mateo, California and suspected he was living in Texas.
To the best of my knowledge neither Jordan or his father had a middle name.
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Robert Wesley James-- Pittsburg Browns 1951.
Robert (Bob) Wesley James, born May 18, 1933 to George Elmer and Bertha James in Datto, Arkansas passed away on March 19, 2021.
Bob signed with the St Louis Browns baseball team after graduating from Corning High School and later signed with the Yankees being sent to their farm team in McAlester, Oklahoma. The Korean War interrupted his baseball career. After serving in the army he obtained a business degree from Arkansas State University. Building on the foundation established by their parents, he and his two brothers built a successful agricultural service business in Northeast Arkansas. After moving to Texas, he began anew by starting a successful builder’s service company which provided project site services to commercial builders as well as large single and multi-family homebuilders. Bob›s favorite pastimes were sports, including golf in his later years, and music of all genres.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Donald Ray and George Elmer (G.E.), Jr.
He is survived by his wife Sue, children Jamie (Steve) Zissis, Angela James, Brett James, and Julie (Dan) Cutforth. Grandchildren Nicholas and Alexander Zissis, Natalie, Ella, Josephine and Robenson Cutforth. Step-children Kim (Jay) LeForce, Kelley (Michael) Evans and step-grandchildren Cassidie and Maggie Cargill and Brendan Evans. A Memorial Service will be held at the First Baptist Church in Marble Falls, Texas on May 1, 2021 at 1:00 pm. A graveside service will be held at Nelson Clay Cemetery in Datto, Arkansas at a later date.
In lieu of flowers please consider St Jude›s Children›s Hospital in Memphis.
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Ed comment: This is another guy I knew about but couldn't trace. He pitched in the second game of a doubleheader on July 1, 1951, the night the Carthage Cubs went off and left me at the Pittsburg ball park. James was a little guy and made his first mound appearances that night and held Carthage in check for one inning, the 9th. Lloyd “Pat” Gosney started that game for Pittsburg and hurled eight inning in hot, muggy weather. He struck out 13 Carthage batsmen and walked 12. He most likely threw more pitches that night than current major league starters are allowed to throw in two or three games.
James later played in the Yankee chain for the McAlester Rockets and Joplin Miners. I was aware he had moved to Texas and was living in Plano at one time. With his funeral being at Marble Falls, Plano might well have been where he died. The Corning, Ark. newspaper was not explicit on the place of death.
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Carroll Ethan Bryan
In order to get an idea about who Mr. Bryan was the reader is going to have to click on some URL’s. Believe me, it isn’t that difficult. That is not has taxing as it has been searching for a fellow who showed up at Blackwell, Oklahoma just long enough to don a uniform and give it back in a couple of days.
For a number of years it was speculated the Bryan who showed up at Blackwell in 1952 was a Edwin Charles Bryan Jr. , from Belleville, Illinois with a rather extensive minor league career. However, following more detailed research it couldn’t have been him for he went into the Army in February of of that year.
Thanks to this site www.findagrave.com/memorial/26604258/carroll-ethan-bryan a better understanding developed regarding this short term Blackwell Bronco hurler who appeared in only one game.
As the link to his mortality indicates, he was born in 1927 and by the time he showed up for a shot at the KOM leaguer he was nearly 25 years of age. He had already served during WW II and with the younger men being drafted he obviously decided to try his hand in baseball. He was living in a rural area outside Wister, Oklahoma. Sixty five miles to the west is the town of McAlester which had a team called the Rockets that played in the Sooner State league. He signed with the Rockets on April 12, 1951 and he was released June 7 of that same year. However, in August he was re-singed for 1952 and after a couple of days in spring drills with the Rockets he was released and he made the 205 mile trek North to Blackwell where he fared no better. digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll3/id/11908/...
Bryan passed away May 11, 1994 in Poteau, Oklahoma and was buried at the Maxey Cemetery in his hometown of Wister. Not many people outside the Le Flore County town ever knew of Bryan’s love of baseball and most likely he never imagined someone would be writing about his “brush” with the bush leagues 69 years after he gave up his dream of “making it big.”
Had Bryan played longer there would most likely be information on him such as height and weight. He was 5’ 11” and weighed 145 pounds when entering the Army in 1945. Most likely he was in the 170 category by the time he tried his hand at professional baseball.
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A long standing puzzle
For over a decade the name of James Williams has been bandied back and forth with baseball necrologist, Jack Morris. It could never be ascertained if James Parker Williams shown on the Sporting News Index Card was the same person who died as James Parks Williams in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
In recent communication Morris said his group couldn’t verify it was the same person unless they saw a reference to him in a newspaper.
digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll3/id/162958... James Parker Williams
My case is that I saw his name in the Bartlesville Examiner from some time in April of 1950. He was listed as being a native of McRae, Arkansas. That fits with the town listed in his obituary.
www.findagrave.com/memorial/148343743/jimmie-parks-williams James Parks Williams.
With that issue still dangling in mid-air a decision was made to review the obituary and make an attempt to locate a surviving member of his family. His son was chosen and the attempt to locate him wound up finding that he also passed away in recent years. Thus, it may be like speaking with Mr. Hughes, mentioned in the previous story, it will have to wait until we all pass through the pearly gates to find out who the real Jimmy Williams, was.
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Do the editor of this Flash Report a favor or two.
In late 1948 my mother received a telephone call from a former friend who was moving back to Carthage, Missouri from Madill, Oklahoma. The caller said she had a son about my age and he didn’t know anyone and wondered if my mother would either send me to her house or if her son could come and play baseball at mine. Since we had the largest yard the young man and his mother came for a visit.
Over the coming months and years the young man from Madill became my close friend. Between us was one bicycle. We lived a mile apart and when he had the urge to play baseball he would dial 3808 and ask me to get on “Betsy” (my bicycle) and peddle toward his house where he would meet me and he would be the designated peddler to my house for he was the bigger one us. By the way when I called my friend it was 3676. Some things never leave your memory.
After the baseball games concluded, back down Valley Street I went as my new friend peddled toward his home on Orchard Street. This routine lasted for a couple of years. When spring training rolled around my friend would peddle “Betsy,” with me on the back and a couple of mile journey would ensue to one of three spring training sites of the Carthage Cubs, Topeka Owls, Janesville Cubs and Sioux Falls, Canaries. The primary reasons for the spring training jaunts were to collect the broken bats and “find” a few stray baseballs for the upcoming summer’s games played in my back yard.
Baseball was the summer activity, football in the fall and basketball whenever. My friend was on the opposing football team on Thanksgiving Day, 1951. As the quarterback on my two-man team made a fateful decision to dive for a loose ball and received a severely broken left arm. That most likely prevented my making it to the big leagues. Football was out of the question and my friend improvised when it came to basketball. He was the most gifted among us and he’d take the rim from a can of coffee, make a net out of an orange sack and place it on a stud in a little shed on the property of the second house in lived in after coming back to Carthage. The ball we used was of the tennis genre and we came across those at the tennis court across the street from the Carthage baseball stadium. My friend had that miniature basketball game down to a science and he skunked me every time.
Upon my becoming the batboy for the Carthage Cubs I talked my friend into showing up early so that he could be the batboy for the visiting team. As with everything else he was a step ahead of me. Standing by the Pittsburg dugout one evening he was admiring the timber of that club when manager, Bill Enos, strode our way. My friend was impressed by the bat that had the name “Enos” on it. He thought it was a model used by Enos Slaughter of the St. Louis Cardinals. Enos asked my buddy if he liked it and upon the affirmative he was handed it. Enos said “I can’t get any hits with it so you might as well have it.”
My buddy was a year older than me and that brought an eventual end of our many hours playing baseball and other games. What happened very shortly thereafter is that my friend discovered girls. He had to split his time between being with the guys and his newly found friend. At one time my friends oldest brother discovered my oldest sister and had it not been for the Korean War, and his brother serving in it, my buddy and I might have been “almost kin.”
During his latter years in high school my buddy moved “out west” to South Central Kansas. One day in high school my English teacher said that she had received a short story that won a national award. It was written by my friend. As she read the story, which was about sports, I kept awaiting to discover the mystery person he was leading up to for the finale. For some reason I thought it might say “Johnny Hall.” Of course, he didn’t. But, at that point I knew George Robert “Corky” Simpson was destined to be an outstanding writer. The attached URL will vindicate that as a high school junior my prognostication was on target.
tucson.com/sports/greghansen/hansens-hundred-no-75-corky-...
Did you click on the URL?
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Cousin of another friend comes home 70 years after end of Korean War.
A few editions ago there was a story shared about the remains being identified as a solder from WWII. That person was from Baxter Springs, Kansas and his brothers played for the Baxter Springs Whiz Kids before and during Mickey Mantle’s time there.
Late this spring another buddy from Carthage, (Gary W. Smith) sent me a note about his cousin who was killed in Korea and his remains were recently identified and returned for burial. I imagine the deceased had attended some KOM league prior to his entering the U. S. Army.
During my time as Carthage batboy I recall the consternation among some of the guys who knew what was on the horizon. It was a tough period for one Carthage pitcher who had been told he would finish the 1951 before being inducted. He left the team on July 20, 1951. Just one year, one month and one day later he was killed in North Korea. I have told this story a number of times but I never learned of the death of Walter Koehler until four decades later when the research on the KOM league began. Here is the link for Lloyd Alumbaugh.
obituaries.joplinglobe.com/obituary/lloyd-alumbaugh-10826...
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Coming to the end
Once in a while a question is sent from a reader of this reports and even less often there is an answer tucked away in the dark recesses of my mind. Follow along.
From a Tulsa reader
Hello, John, I've been reading "The Pine Tar Game" by Filip Bondy. ttps://www.amazon.com/Pine-Tar-Game-Entertaining-Controversy/dp/1476777187/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3RL94A5822LGO&dchild=1&keywords=the+pine+tar+game&qid=1627862188&sprefix=The+Pine+Tar+game%2Caps%2C183&sr=8-2
On page 167, in talking about Lee MacPhail, the author writes:
“In 1946, he became general manager of the Yankees' Triple-A team in Kansas City, while his father was still the Yanks' top executive in New York. He remembered being at a Blanton, Missouri, tryout camp where some teenager named Mickey Mantle showed up with his father, Mutt.”
I tried to find Blanton, Missouri, but with no luck. No reference could be found. Just curious where it was. You ever hear of it? Thanks.
Ed reply:
There is no such town. My guess he was talking about Branson. Make sense? Mantle never went to a tryout camp in Branson. He went there for about a week after being signed by the Yankees in 1949. He came to Independence for a couple of days and left with the team for Chanute, Kansas for a June 12th game that was rained out.
Then he was back to Branson in 1950 (for spring training) and came out as a member of the Joplin Miners.
Ed comment:
That brings up one more thing. A couple of weeks ago Jimmy Richardson, one of Mickey Mantle’s first cousins, on the maternal side, called regarding purchasing a few more of the “Mickey Mantle Before the Glory” books. At that time he mentioned that his younger brother, Tom, had passed away in recent months. Tom is the guy mentioned in the Mantle book who attempted to ride the family cow out of the barn and it turned out to be quite an experience. For those who have that book, look up the story. For those who don’t there a “few” unread copies in my secret stash that are either going bald or turning gray.