Sunday, November 1, 2015
Nov 08, 2015
11:00 AM - 04:00 PMGarden Railroad at Fairplex
Location: Fairplex campusVisit the amazing Garden Railroad the second Sunday of each month
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The popular G-gauge outdoor miniature railroad is located near the Fairplex Grandstand.
The trains journey through various eras of California history from the mid-1800s through the years.
Up to 23 different trains can operate at the same time over 8,000 feet of track on nearly an acre of landscape.
This is the oldest and largest public operating garden railroad in the United States.
The exhibit is open free of charge to the general public
Located near Gate 1 on McKinley Ave.
For more information visit the website
Royals defeat Mets 5-3 in Game 4; KC leads World Series 3-1
NEW YORK --
The Kansas City Royals keep finding new ways to win this October. And now with one more victory in November, they will be World Series champions.Second baseman Daniel Murphy's error on Eric Hosmer's grounder in the eighth inning keyed yet another comeback for the tenacious Royals, and Kansas City startled the New York Mets 5-3 Saturday night to take 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven matchup.
Edinson Volquez returned Saturday from his father's funeral in the Dominican Republic and can pitch the Royals to their first crown in 30 years. He faces Matt Harvey in a rematch of Game 1, when Volquez went six innings just hours after his dad died.
"What they did tonight, is what they've been doing the whole playoffs," Royals manager Ned Yost said.
"It's a group of guys that have the utmost confidence in themselves. I don't think at any point these guys thought that they were going to lose tonight," he said.
Seemingly spooked by the raucous New York crowd early on Halloween, the Royals rallied for the seventh time in 10 postseason victories this year, this one from a 3-2 deficit.
Rookie Michael Conforto homered twice as the Mets built their lead, helped when right fielder Alex Rios lost track of the outs on a sacrifice fly.
But as the calendar was an hour from flipping to a new month, Murphy's charmed October slipped away. So did the Mets' best chance at evening the Series, done in by the Royals' latest late surge.
"We certainly talked about it before, they truly don't ever stop," Mets manager Terry Collins said.
With runners on first and second on a pair of one-out walks by Tyler Clippard, Jeurys Familia relieved. So steady in his new role as closer this year, Familia had allowed Alex Gordon's ninth-inning, tying homer in a Game 1 loss.
This time, he came on with a 3-2 lead and got Hosmer to hit a soft grounder toward Murphy as 44,815 fans stood, waving their orange towels in hopes of an inning-ending double play.
But the slow chopper sneaked under the glove of the NL Championship Series MVP as he charged in. Murphy, who would've only had a play at first, appeared to glance at the runner and failed to get his mitt down. The ball rolled and rolled toward right field, and Ben Zobrist raced home from second base as Familia crouched on the mound.
"In postseason, you can't give away outs. You've got to make outs. You can't give good teams opportunities to score extra runs, because they can do it," Collins said.
Surely no one in the silenced Citi Field stands expected this scary ending. It got worse for the Mets in a hurry, too.
Mike Moustakas and Salvador Perez followed with RBI singles to break away.
Ryan Madson pitched a perfect seventh for the win, and Wade Davis worked two scoreless innings for his first save. Clippard took the loss.
Not known for his defense, Murphy still made every play look easy in the NLCS and almost single-handedly slugged the Mets to their first World Series since 1986 with seven homers in nine playoff games. He has slumped in the Fall Classic but had a one-out infield single in the ninth.
Yoenis Cespedes followed with another single, but he was doubled off first base when Lucas Duda hit an easy liner to third base and Moustakas tossed it to first to finish off another incredible comeback for the Royals.
Kansas City looked as if it was under a spell in the first few innings, though, in falling behind 2-0 in the third.
Alcides Escobar started off this game much the same way he has all postseason - with a hit - albeit on the fourth pitch from Mets hometown rookie Steven Matz.
But Escobar was then ruled out on batter's interference when Zobrist was fooled by a sinker for strike three, his swing carrying him in front of catcher Travis d'Arnaud, who was trying to throw to second base as Escobar was attempting a steal.
The Mets had about as much success against former teammate Chris Young for the first couple of innings as they had in Game 1, when the 6-foot-10 Princeton grad held them hitless for the final three innings of the Royals' 14-inning win.
Conforto changed that with the first swing of the third inning, sending a drive the first pitch deep into the second deck in right field for his third hit in 23 at-bats this postseason.
Things got weird after that.
Wilmer Flores singled, advanced to second on Young's 55-foot pitch in the dirt and went to third on Matz's sacrifice. Curtis Granderson lifted a fly to shallow right and Rios caught the ball. But he took several steps toward the dugout - thinking three outs, maybe - before realizing Flores was tagging up. Rios' throw was late, the Mets led 2-0, and Rios stood frozen with a hand on his hip in right field.
The Royals challenged the run, saying Flores left early. Replay review umpire Bill Welke ruled the call stood.
Things took a turn for Kansas City - didn't it always seem to this October? - when Alex Gordon singled home Perez in the fifth to get a run back.
Conforto pushed the lead back to two runs in the bottom half with his second long ball, a drive off Danny Duffy into the Mets' bullpen. Conforto became the first rookie to connect twice in the World Series since Atlanta's Andruw Jones did it at Yankee Stadium in 1996.
In a curious move, Collins allowed Matz, making his first World Series start, to go bat in the fifth and come out for the sixth after struggling his previous inning.
Zobrist opened the inning with his record-tying eighth postseason double and scored on Lorenzo Cain's single. That chased Matz, who spent the night at his childhood home and then handed out some Halloween candy to neighborhood kids before making the 50-mile commute to work.
Jonathon Niese got two outs as Cain advanced to third. Bartolo Colon then set Citi Field into a frenzy by striking out Perez with a wicked slider to end a 10-pitch at-bat.
Searchers locate wreckage believed to be El Faro cargo ship
WASHINGTON --
Now that searchers have located wreckage in 15,000 feet of water east of the Bahamas, the next steps include confirming whether it's the cargo ship El Faro that vanished earlier this month.The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said in a statement from Washington that a remotely operated deep ocean vehicle will now be sent deep below the ocean surface in an operation that could begin as early as Sunday to attempt to confirm the identity of the vessel. The El Faro vanished Oct. 1 with 33 crewmembers on heaving seas during Hurricane Joaquin.
Authorities added in the statement late Saturday that they also are intent on surveying the wreckage and locating a voyage data recorder - or the ship's "black box" - that could yield clues as to what happened.
An NTSB statement said a specially equipped Navy vessel located wreckage Saturday afternoon in the area of the ship's last known position. It said the wreckage is "consistent with a 790-foot cargo ship, which from sonar images appears to be in an upright position and in one piece."
The 790-foot El Faro was reported missing east of the Bahamas, according to the Coast Guard.
Saturday's announcement by the NTSB, which is investigating the disappearance, came after a ship it contracted for the search from the Navy, the USNS Apache, had spent days combing those waters.
"To confirm the finding, specialists on Apache will use CURV 21, a deep ocean remotely operated vehicle to survey and confirm the identity of the wreckage. This survey could begin as early as November 1," said the statement emailed by Peter Knudson from the NTSB's public affairs office in Washington.
The El Faro's captain had called in before the vessel disappeared saying the ship had lost its engine power during its voyage from Jacksonville, Florida, to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The captain, Michael Davidson, said the ship was listing, and taking on water.
The Coast Guard had searched for the ship for days after El Faro disappeared in the storm, finding debris and one body in a survival suit.
The El Faro was scheduled for retirement from Caribbean duty and for new retrofitting for service between the West Coast and Alaska, company officials have said. Both the El Faro and its sister ship were slated to be replaced by two new ships. Aboard when it disappeared were five engineers from Poland, who were working on the retrofitting as the ship sailed to Puerto Rico.
NTSB investigators have said Davidson intended to pass 65 miles from the center of the storm. Independent maritime experts have said that such a decision would be risky.
The NTSB, an independent federal agency, said coming days will involve documenting the wreckage and debris field, and if possible, recovering the crucial voyage data recorder.
The statement said that if the wreckage is confirmed to be the missing cargo ship, attempts will be made to locate and recover the voyage data recorder. It added that the coming phase of operations is expected to take up to 15 days to complete in ideal conditions, longer depending weather or other conditions encountered.
The Navy search ship departed from Virginia on Oct. 19 after being equipped with state-of-the-art underwater detection equipment. The Apache arrived at the site on Oct. 23 and for three days towed a special device called a towed pinger locator in the water, hoping to pick up sounds of the pinger from El Faro's voyage data recorder.
The NTSB said that after three fruitless days trying to get a pinger signal, the pinger locator was withdrawn from use and searchers then deployed a special side-scanning sonar system called Orion. Authorities say that system detected the wreckage early Saturday afternoon.
The NTSB said the Orion's specialized technology creates sonar images as it sweeps the waters, seeking patterns that provide clues to the presence of a missing vessel.
November 1, 2015 – NATIONAL AUTHOR’S DAY – NATIONAL BRUSH DAY – NATIONAL DEEP FRIED CLAMS DAY – NATIONAL VINEGAR DAY
NATIONAL AUTHOR’S DAY
After her grandmother’s death in 1968, Sue Cole promoted the observance of National Authors Day. She urged people to write a note to their favorite author on November 1, to “brighten up the sometimes lonely business of being a writer”. She also suggested flying the American flag as another way of showing appreciation for the men and women who have created American literature.
For a list of American novelists, see:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_novelists
CELEBRATE
Purchase some books by your favorite author to support them. Use #NationalAuthorsDay to post on social media.
HISTORY
In 1928, Nellie Verne Burt McPherson, president of the Bement, Illinois Women’s Club had an idea of setting aside a day to celebrate American authors. McPherson was a teacher and throughout her life, an avid reader. While she was recuperating in the hospital during World War I, she wrote a fan letter to fiction writer Irving Bacheller, telling him how much she enjoyed reading his story “Eben Holden’s Last Day A’ Fishin”. Upon receiving her letter, Bacheller sent her an autographed copy of another story and it was then that McPherson realized that she would never be able to adequately thank him for his gift. McPerson decided to show her appreciation by submitting an idea for a National Author’s Day to the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. A resolution was passed declaring November 1 as a day to honor American writers. The United States Department of Commerce recognized this day in 1949.
National Brush Day November 1
NATIONAL BRUSH DAY
National Brush Day is observed annually on November 1st. Sometimes referred to as National Brush Your Teeth Day, National Brush Day is a reminder to all individuals to follow the American Dental Associations guidelines.The day follows Halloween, which traditionally is the single largest day of candy consumption in the USA. The simply act of brushing your teeth twice daily for two minutes can have a significant impact on cavity prevention as well as a myriad of oral diseases such as gingivitis.
OBSERVE
Spend some extra time explaining the importance of brushing your teeth to children. Replace your toothbrush. Use #NationalBrushDay when posting on social media.
HISTORY
National Brush Day began in 2013 as an extension of the Kids’ Healthy Mouths public service advertising (PSA) campaign by The Partnership for Healthy Mouths, Healthy Lives. The coalition of more than 35 leading oral health organizations and the Ad Council launched the campaign in August 2012. National Brush Day is designed to remind and encourage parents to get their kids brushing their teeth for just two minutes, twice a day.
National Deep Fried Clams Day – November 1
NATIONAL DEEP FRIED CLAMS DAY
In 1865 fried clams were found on the menu of the Parker House hotel restaurant in Boston, Massachusetts, so it is known that fried clams have been served and enjoyed for more than 140 years. Now, on November 1, we observe National Deep Fried Clams Day.According to legend, it was 300 years ago that the modern deep fried, breaded version of clams is credited to Lawrence Henry “Chubby” Woodman from Essex, Massachusetts. It is believed that his first batch was cooked on July 3, 1916 in his small roadside restaurant, now Woodman’s of Essex.
It was later on that Thomas Soffron of Soffron Brothers Clam Co., based in Ipswich, Massachusetts, created clam strips, which are made from the “foot” of hard-shelled sea clams. Soffron sold these to Howard Johnson’s in an exclusive deal and as the chain expanded, they became popular throughout the country.
In themselves, clams are low in cholesterol and fat, however, when fried they absorb cooking fat.
“Fried clams to New England are what barbecue is to the South.”
CELEBRATE
Enjoy this “tried and true” Battered Fried Clams recipe.
Use #DeepFriedClamsDay to post on social media.
HISTORY
Our research was unable to find the creator of National Fried Clam Day, an “unofficial” national holiday.
National Vinegar Day – November 1
NATIONAL VINEGAR DAY
A common household product that is mostly used for cooking and is found in most homes across America is observed each year on November 1 as it is National Vinegar Day.
Vinegar is produced either by a fast or a slow fermentation process. Slow methods are used generally with traditional vinegar and the fermentation proceeds slowly over the course of months or up to a year.
There are many varieties of vinegar:
* Apple cider * Balsamic * Beer * Cane * Coconut * Date * Distilled vinegar * East Asian black * Flavored vinegar * Fruit * Honey * Job’s tears * Kiwifruit * Kombucha * Malt * Palm * Raisin* Rice * Sinamak * Spirit vinegar * Sherry vinegar * White * Wine *
Vinegar is:
* Apple cider * Balsamic * Beer * Cane * Coconut * Date * Distilled vinegar * East Asian black * Flavored vinegar * Fruit * Honey * Job’s tears * Kiwifruit * Kombucha * Malt * Palm * Raisin* Rice * Sinamak * Spirit vinegar * Sherry vinegar * White * Wine *
Vinegar is:
- Most commonly used in food preparation such as pickling processes, vinaigrette and other salad dressings
- An important ingredient in mustard, ketchup, barbecue sauce and mayonnaise
- A popular condiment for fish and chips
- Used as a flavoring for potato chips
- Used as a dip for crab meat
- A substitute for fresh lemon juice
- Used as a sauce when roasting lamb
- Used in sushi rice
- Used as a flavoring
- Commonly put into mint sauce
- Used in making some beverages
- Used for medical remedies and treatments
- Used for cleaning
- Used in gardening and pest control
Some forms of vinegar are believed to have health benefits.To learn more about vinegar, see:http://www.versatilevinegar.org/vinegarlore.html
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