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France risks becoming the next victim of the sovereign-debt crisis "in the coming weeks", Gordon Brown, the former prime minister, has warned.
Mr Brown's prediction came as the difference between French borrowing costs and those of Germany hit record levels.
EU leaders urged France to draw up further austerity measures to meet its deficit reduction targets, amid fears the eurozone's second biggest economy could crumble if Italy's debt crisis spirals out of control. Mr Brown, speaking in Moscow, said: "France is in danger of being picked off by the markets in the coming weeks and months."
He urged Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president and current G20 chairman, to draw up a "global growth agreement" with major powers such as China.
Such a deal could help to support the EU, whose bail-out mechanisms are not big enough to prop up a major nation.
Mr Brown's speech echoed Olli Rehn, the EU economics commissioner. more
Monday, November 14, 2011
'France will be the next to crumble', warns Gordon Brown
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With Spring Training upon us, I thought it would be a good time to look at some of the best young players in baseball. Last year's #1 ranked player, Felix Hernandez, along with Matt Weiters, Andrew McCutchen, Carlos Gonzalez, and others have exceeded the age limit and are no longer listed. The list sees many of the same names from last year, along with some new names. I was a little bullish on Madison Bumgarner, Dustin Ackley, and Eric Hosmer, but last year's list doesn't look bad a year later. On to the list.......
1. Mike Trout (21)- I might have been trying too hard to find a reason, but this ranking wasn't the slam dunk that it appears. In fact, I'm quite torn over this pick. For starters, Trout will likely play in LF, not CF, in 2013. Smallish sample size alert, but Trout's UZR/150 in LF is 5.3, much lower than the 12.2 rating he receives in CF. With the excellent defense of Bourjos roaming CF, Trout could very well see his OOZ plays dwindle, which would negatively affect his defensive value. Another knock on Trout is that he had the 3rd worst OF arm in all of baseball last year. We can't really say he does it all if he has a lame arm, can we? Lastly for Trout, it is highly unlikely he sees a 383 BABIP in 2013 like he did in 2012. If you regress his BABIP by 25 points, a 30 point drop in wOBA is likely to correspond. Even with these negatives I have grasped for, I can't ignore his 2012 season.
2. Bryce Harper (20)- With age and level so important for developing players, I can't say I'm 100% behind taking the best MLB season for a 20 year old position player ever over the best season for a 19 year old ever, but I'll roll with it. Did you know Harper had a better UZR/150 in CF than Trout did in 2012? How about Harper having the 5th highest rated arm in all of baseball instead of 3rd worst? While Trout was the better player in 2012, Harper showed enough secondary skills outside of hitting to make me believe his overall potential is higher than Trout. The only negative I could find with Harper in 2012 was his swinging strike rate. Among 143 qualified hitters, Harper had the 27th highest percentage of swing and misses. A pretty minor worry considering his BB and K rates overall.
3. Stephen Strasburg (24)- Yet another player with a strong case for #1 overall on this list. Getting a full season from Strasburg will be good for the Nationals and baseball fans everywhere. Of pitching seasons from SP 25 and under since 1970, Strasburg recorded the third best K% in 2012 for that grouping. The grouping has 809 seasons, so being third on that list places him in Dwight Gooden and Mark Prior territory. Hopefully the career of Strasburg works out better than those other wunderkind. The only stat wise hang up I can find is that he only throws 45% of his pitches in the zone. I see this as a result of Strasburg having faith in his stuff/movement causing batters to chase out of the zone instead of a control problem though.
4. Clayton Kershaw (25)- Much like the Harper/Trout debate, a good debate can be had between Kershaw and Strasburg. While it is true that Strasburg has the 3rd highest K% among SP 25 and under since 1970, it is also true that Kershaw recorded the 10th, 15th, 23rd and 28th highest totals on that same list. Kershaw has four seasons of All Star level production under his belt, and you could argue that his sustained success should push him to the top of the list. But, I feel that his overall ceiling is lower than the three above him, so I went with ceiling over length of production.
5. Jason Heyward (23)- After a not as disastrous as reported 2011, Heyward bounced back to record his second All Star level season in 2012. The power and baserunning skills have developed at the MLB level, but Heyward's regressions in plate discipline is somewhat alarming. Since posting a 14.6% BB rate as a rookie in 2010, that same rate has tumbled to 11.2% in 2011 and 8.9% in 2012. Heyward has also seen his swining strike and out of the zone swing % increase significantly, while his contact and zone contact % have dropped significantly. I think this is a case of a young hitter becoming more aggressive, but it is something to keep and eye on.
6. Giancarlo Stanton (23)- When a 23 year old with 93 career home runs to his name ranks sixth on a 25 and under list, young talent must be pretty ripe around the league. His career ISO of 282 puts him 6th all time among players through age 23 of their careers, and the home runs rank 24th among the same grouping. For some bad news, Stanton's K rate of 28.8% ranks 5th worst out of 230 players with at least 1000 ABs since 2010, but you can live with that from a power hitter. If Stanton is to truly reach his ceiling, it'd be wise to leave the batters box more than 71% of the time.
7. Madison Bumgarner (23)- Feels like this guy is older than 23, doesn't it? Alas, he is just 23, and has already accumulated 10.3 fWAR in his young career. 2012 got a little shaky for Bumgarner down the stretch, but he still posted a 3.4 fWAR season with solid peripherals. The biggest thing to like about Bumgarner is his above average K rate coupled with a below average BB rate. For his career, Bumgarner sports a 3.88 K:BB ratio. Something interesting to watch is that while Bumgarner is throwing less pitches in the zone, he is getting more swings on these pitches off the plate. Already possessing great control, if Bumgarner can continue improving his ability to get batters to chase, he should see great long term success.
8. Chris Sale (24)- Part of me says Sale's arm will fall off soon, part of me says he's the next Randy Johnson. Remember Johnson's slider? Well, Sale possesses a slider that should bring back memories of the Big Unit. Of 1298 sliders thrown in his career, Sale has seen batters swing and miss at the pitch 17.6% of the time. On sliders thrown out of the zone, Sale has gotten hitters to swing 38.5% of the time. Not bad for a guy who just began starting at the MLB level last season. With only one season of starting data on Sale it is hard to predict what might happen, but the potential for Cy Young seasons are there.
9. Elvis Andrus (24)- While some will knock this ranking due to Andrus at the plate, he was 7% above average among shortstops at the plate in 2012. Besides being above average at the plate for a SS, Andrus is also above average in the field and on the bases. It is hard to see where Andrus improves outside of hitting even more groundballs and making even more contact than he already does, but he's already a 4.2 fWAR SS, so improvement isn't neccessary.
10. Justin Upton (25)- This feels low for probably the most accomplished player on the list, but the up-down-up-down history of Upton's four year career makes him a tough read (and may have played a part in his leaving Arizona). When he's been very good, his ISO has been 232 and 240. When he's been merely good, his ISO has been 170 and 150. This trend could portend problems ahead for Upton in Atlanta as his ISO rate is his biggest varying statistic affecting his value. In Arizona, Upton played half his games in a stadium with a park factor of 112. In Atlanta, he'll be playing half his games in a stadium with a park factor of 97. Upton's career ISO at Arizona was 241, his career ISO everywhere else is 157. Don't be shocked if Upton is merely good in Atlanta.
11. Matt Moore (23)- The 10.7% BB rate is a little scary, but it can be somewhat ignored for a season. Moore's 23.1% K rate, and 11.8% swinging strike rate will do that. Tiny sample size alert, but Moore's BB rate went down from 11.5% in the first half of 2012 to 9.5% in the second half. It might not mean anything, but it is encouraging to see the improvement.
12. Mat Latos (25)- My main concern with Latos is that his K rate has dropped from 25.3% in 2010 to 23.2% in 2011 to 21.6% in 2012. Another interesting thing with Latos is how he seems to have settled in as a guy who can routinely produce a BABIP 285 and below. I think Latos has probably peaked around a 3 fWAR pitcher, but that isn't the end of the world.
13. Starlin Castro (23)- While his defense appears to have settled in at below average levels, Castro has hit 20-25% better than the average SS since his rookie year in 2010. Unfortunately, Castro's offensive value is largely dependent on sustaining a well above average BABIP, which is unlikely to consistently happen year in and year out. With his defense and baserunning for his position lacking, Castro might not move the needle much higher than his 3.5 and 3.3 fWAR the past two seasons, but once again for another player, that isn't the end of the world.
14. Aroldis Chapman (25)- Should the Reds even bother moving Chapman to the rotation? Only seven times in sixty eight appearances last season did the Reds let Chapman pitch more than one inning. Considering Chapman was worth 3.3 fWAR in relief, maybe the Reds should consider letting Chapman go two to three innings once a week. This plan would allow the Reds to keep Chapman in the bullpen, while stretching him to 120-140 IP in preparation for a move to the rotation in 2014. Oh yeah, Chapman's 44.2% K rate was the second highest of all time among pitchers to throw at least 70 innings in a season.
15. Paul Goldschmidt (25)- I'm fully on board the Goldschmidt bandwagon. Yes, his BABIP has been quite high during his time at the MLB level, but he does manage a lot of groundballs, so it might not regress too much. Goldschmidt walks 10.2% of the time, he hits for power, he steals bases and runs the bases well, plays good defense, and plays half his games in Arizona, what is there not to like about him? He wasn't on any Top 100 lists, but I expect him to continue to look like a guy all the scouts missed.

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Although forecasters are still determining the exact time Hurricane Irene will hit on Sunday, Canton will be getting today.
The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for several counties in Massachusetts, including Norfolk County, along with parts of Rhode Island and Connecticut for today.
"Isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening," the NWS stated.
"The main threat" is strong and damaging winds and a second concern is hail, according to the NWS.
A potential for a flood watch also exists for this afternoon and evening, according to the NWS.
Be sure to bring your raincoat and umbrella this afternoon!


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A Wayne County man continued his effort to walk out hunger Wednesday.
Tom Knopp will walk through each county in West Virginia in an effort to raise money for the state's two food banks.
Knopp stopped in Gilmer County to speak at the Gilmer County Senior Center about the importance of eliminating hunger.
Knopp said hunger is a big problem for children and families but that many West Virginia seniors deal with hunger every day.
"There's no excuse that a senior citizen would have to do without in this day and time in the richest country in the world. There's no reason for that at all," said Knopp.
Knopp met with senior citizen walkers on the steps of the Gilmer County Courthouse to set off on the next leg of his trip towards Lewis County just after noon.


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My older son went to NCCL for Kindergarten through 8th grade. He transitioned to Newark High School with no issues. He has been in honors classes all through high school. He is now a senior, taking 4 AP classes and is doing well in all of them. He has also been accepted at all of the colleges he applied to. I attribute much of this to NCCL, where he learned HOW to learn, and didn't just memorize rote facts. He also learned how to communicate well with other people, both adults and children. The local public schools are forced to teach toward the state testing; not so at NCCL, where kids can actually have fun learning. My younger son is now in 7th grade at NCCL and is becoming a well-rounded person. I am confident that he will be well prepared for high school, just as his brother was. NCCL might not be the right school for everyone, but my husband and I have both been very happy at how our sons have turned out as a result of attending NCCL.
Overall I would rate this school as fair. I would say that the majority of the faculty were good and had a mastery of the subjects they were teaching The early groups were weak academically. I am basing this decision on having taken our children out primarily because we had moved. Our younger kids were way behind in Math and close to gradel level in Reading. Our midddle schooler seemed to know some things but be completely lacking in other areas. The teachers at the new school said this can happen whenever you change schools. But when my younger children entered second and third grade the teachers felt they were very unprepared. We needed to get tutoring to get them up to speed. The written reports from NCCL and feedback from the teachers were glowing. So it was a surprise to find out that they were behind their peers in their new school. Again my middle schooler just had the usual adjustments to make going to a new school - somethings had been covered some things had not.
Great school is an understatement... this is the BEST. There is no other school like NCCL in the state of Delaware and I am delighted that we found it. My boys absolutely love it and it has truly fostered a "love of learning". If you can afford it, by all means do not deprive your child of this experience, as it will remain with them forever.
NCCL is an amazing school. They combine rigorous teaching/learning of the three Rs with in depth projects that foster a love of learning. Kids at NCCL love going to school and exhibit an enthusiasm for their school work that I just dont see in my friends kids that attend other schools. My second grader is currently studying ancient Rome and doing a report on the Hera/Juno right now. She now mentions when she sees Roman connections in architecture without any prompting and has noticed how various gods are used regularly in pictures and art. She has a great enthusiasm for books. Her weekend playdates with her friends from school often turn into book discussions (again spontaneously with no parental prompting). Her math/science skills are also developing strongly and she has been having fun learning about various geometric relationships recently. The school also has amazing music/art instruction. My seven year old is performing in a full production of the Mikado in May (as a school girl of course :), draws better than I do (she gets great formal art instruction) and is learning how to sing both in key and with harmony. NCCL also starts formal instruction in Spanish in kindergarten, when learning a new language should happen. If you are looking for a school that will foster a well rounded, enthusiastic learner, you can not make a better choice.
Tremendously fun & caring learning environment. Engaging, hands-on curriculum, topically based so kids are exploring the same themes in each subject area simultaneously. Emphasizes creative & clear writing, math concepts, scientific inquiry & experiment. My children are extremely happy there, and learning a ton.
this school and its staff are very professional,well educated,and caring. they are very detailed with the programs,but make learning for the children extremely enjoyable! we are very happy and proud of our sons school!!
My kids love going to school and it is unbeleivable what they have learned
NCCL is a parent-cooperative school that encourages involvement at all levels. NCCL offers a supportive, hands-on, student-centered education to all children. The philosophy of the school is one that should be emulated by more schools in this world! Their mission: Our primary goal is to inspire and encourage students to take responsibility for themselves and their own education. Our talented teachers create environments and relationships that capitalize on children's interest and curiosity. With guidance and direction, our students become fully immersed in their work, enjoying their pursuit of knowledge. NCCL believes in teaching the children that they are stewards of the earth, teaching them to be responsible for their environment through recycling and special projects. Also teaching them to be aware of the world outside their community through projects such as Pennies for Peace and The Big Give. I can't say enough good about this school!!! I wish it went through high school! Check them out at ncclschool.com
I love how their students learn to think outside the box!
My daughter went to NCCL and now her children are attending. They love school.The activities they do are interesting and meaningful to them. Children naturally love to learn and if they are presented with a stimulating environment instead of boring worksheets, they will continue to love learning. That's what NCCL does and it works!
Thi school is a wonderful place full of great teachers that inspire my children on a daily basis. I couldnt reccommend NCCL enough! It has been another family for my children and both of them as well as myself feel that they are always safe and comfortable there. A great choice in the scary world of education these days! Maria Sommer
After 12 years of having kids at NCCL, I can say confidently that my kids got a nurturing, encouraging environment and a decent all-round education with strong personal development. Most importantly, they enjoyed school and loved learning. This is priceless. However, NCCL can be a serious problem for some parents. The project-based curriculum often seems erratic and obscure. The demands on the child's organizational skills and diligence are minimal. 'Conventional' teaching by memory has merit of its own, but is largely rejected at NCCL except in the excellent music program. The foreign language program has little impact. And parents expecting strong sports and school spirit should look elsewhere. I have found the school much more receptive of criticism than the reviews say. Compared to with other 'alternative' schools (like The New School nearby) NCCL is far closer to the mainstream and deserves a serious look for a great liberal education.
If you really want to know what the school is like, try to talk with someone whose children have attended recently- Especially 7th and 8th grades. Talk to a family who has left the school and why. We found that after 8 years of attending the school and being very supportive, that they would not listen and were not interested in any criticism. This was not true for just our family, but several. Too many good and loyal families have pulled their kids out of the school because the Administration and Board (who are all the same people) will not listen to any suggestions or criticism. If you don't go their way then find another school. Their way or the highway. And find out who oversees NCCL for the State of Delaware. If you even think you might leave DO NOT PRE PAY YOUR TUITION and watch what you sign.
It is a great learning environment. There motto is Tell me I will forget, show me I will remember Involve me I will understand
I can't imagine a better school for any child! While NCCL is strong in all academic areas (Gym may be the only weak one), each child receives individuallized attention to reach his/her potential. I know that some of the parents who have left the school, and possibly are the ones who have left previous reviews, were extremely difficult, demanding and had unrealistic expectations. When their child had an issue, they were quick to turn things around on the school and teachers. You couldn't find a more nurturing and caring environment for your child. My suggestion to a prospective parent is to go and visit the school. You'll see why we fell in love with it.
This school has many of the strengths of home schooling in a more structured environment. The number of kids that get accepted into programs like Newark's Cambridge Program, Wilmington Charter etc speaks to the academic standard of the school. For the writing program, ask to see the Grades 5 & 6 newspaper project.
This school is not a great school. It may have been at one time, but it has gone down steadily in the last few years. Talk with someone who has attended recently before making your decision. And try to talk with a family who has left the school about there concerns. Chances are the administration at NCCL did not talk with them. We found that they did not tolerate any criticism of the school no matter how fair it was and how useful it may have been. Too many good and loyal families have pulled their kids out over the years as evidenced by the low enrollment in the lower grades. NCCL has a great philosophy on teaching, learning and living. They just seem to have lost site of that philosophy. They are problems academically as the school does not prepare its students in math or reading. And there are problems with how they run the school. After all, it is a business and these folks seem to have forgotten who the customer is.
My child got a fabulous education at NCCL. Not only did she learn content but more importantly she learned how to learn. Her teachers inspired her to work hard and through their guidance she developed a love of writing and reading. All along the way she was given construtive criticism and helped to reflect on and refine her work. She learned subject matter deeply, not just through memorization. She says she got the best education possible at NCCL.
My child started and graduated from NCCL. She was extremely well prepared for high school both academically and emotionally. NCCL provides a strong academic program while fostering a sense of community. It's a great school!
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High Wycombe RUFC v Oxford Harlequins RFC
During the half-time of our game against Exeter Chiefs on Saturday 28th January we welcomed 68 young Tag Rugby players for our Match Day Tag Rugby Challenge. Community Partner Clubs High Wycombe RUFC, Oxford Harlequins RFC and NSPCC Kick Bullying into Touch participating school Bure Park Primary School all provided players for our Tag Rugby demonstration. The teams were photographed on the pitch with London Wasps players James Cannon and Ross Filipo.
What is Tag Rugby?
Tag Rugby is a game played by teams of seven players. Each player wears a belt that has two velcro tags attached to it. The defenders have to pull one of the velcro tags from the ball-carrying attacking player, to force the player to pass the ball. The game is fast and exciting and develops the players' agility, balance & coordination while focusing on the FUNdamental core skills of non-contact rugby.
This weekend's Tag Challenge matches were refereed by London Wasps Community Partner referees Gordon Ferguson & Jim Baker (Marlow RUFC) and Paul Milham & Paul Shirley (Aylesbury RFC).
Bure Park School in Tag Rugby action
After the Tag Challenge, an Oxford Harlequins RFC U7s parent told told wasps.co.uk, "As a Wasps season ticket holder for many years can I just say that the Tag Rugby U7s match was easily the highlight so far for my little boy (and he has accompanied me to many home matches since about 3 years old!). Can I say a heartfelt thank you to all the organisers - I know how difficult it must be to organise and corral so many unruly excited children."
There are still a few spaces for the London Wasps Match Day Tag Rugby Challenge this season. For availability details, click here, or contact the London Wasps Community Team on 01494 531122.
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AAA: Fresno defeated Tucson 7-6
Fresno: CF Clay Timpner: 2 for 3, 2B, SO
Fresno: RF Nate Schierholtz: 3 for 5, HR, 2B, CS
Fresno: LF-CF Fred Lewis: 2 for 4, HR, 2 SO
Fresno: 2B Tomas De La Rosa: 2 for 4, HR, 2B, SO, SB
Tucson: 2B Alberto Callaspo: 3 for 5, 2B
Fresno: RHP Sun-Woo Kim 5.2 IP, 10 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 0 HR
Fresno: RHP Dan Giese: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR
Schierholtz, Lewis and De La Rosa connected for their 12th, 8th and 7th HRs (in the PCL), respectively, this year. Timpner had a nice game too before being ejected in the 5th inning after he was called out on strikes. The D'backs' Callaspo finished the series hitting 7 for 12 (after not playing in the first game of the series).
Kim has a 2.79 ERA over his last seven starts, a big improvement on his season ERA of 5.78. Giese faced the minimum five batters as he improved his ERA to 2.62.
AA: Connecticut had an off-day
(Their final scheduled off-day of the season, with 22 games remaining in the final 21 days of the season.)
Defenders on Eastern League leaderboards:
AVG: Velez 9th, Ruiz 12th, Bowker 13th
OBP: Ruiz 18th, Velez 30th, Bowker 31st
SLG: Ruiz 5th, Bowker 6th
OPS: Ruiz 8th, Bowker 13th
HR: Bowker 7th
3B: Velez 2nd, Bowker 5th
2B: Bowker 10th
H: Bowker 2nd
TB: Bowker 1st
BB: Sosa 25th
SO: Klink 15th, Bowker 16th
AB: Bowker 2nd (only Defender in top 50)
SB: Velez 1st
CS: Velez 1st
RBI: Bowker 7th
R: Bowker 20th
ERA: McNiven 2nd, Pereira 7th, Espineli 10th, Broshuis 16th
WHIP: McNiven 3rd, Espineli 7th, Broshuis 13th, Pereira 16th
K: Pereira 6th, Espineli 13th
IP: Broshuis 8th, Pereira 16th, Espineli 19th
BB: Pereira 5th
H: Broshuis 4th
HR: Broshuis 24th
HB: Broshuis 9th, Pereira 12th
R: Brohuis 8th
ER: Broshuis 16th
CG: Broshuis 2nd
W: Pereira 20th
L: Broshuis 1st, Pereira 7th
Sv: Anderson 1st
G: Anderson 11th
A+: San Jose lost to Stockton 3-2 (11 innings)
San Jose: DH Adam Witter: 1 for 3, BB, HBP, SO
San Jose: RHP Darren Sack: 4.0+ IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 0 HR
San Jose: LHP Jesse English: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 0 HR--1 HB
San Jose: RHP Taylor Wilding: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR
San Jose: RHP Sergio Romo: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 0 HR--1 IBB
Stockton: RHP Andrew Bailey: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 10 K, 0 HR
Witter was the only Giant to reach base more than twice. No one in the lineup had multiple hits or an extra base hit. Witter improved his OBP to .350. He continues to show a large home-road split, batting .318/.381/.647 on the road but just .225/.312/.341 at home.
Sack made an effective spot start for the Giants (as the team gives Paul Oseguera a few extra days rest in between starts), lowering his ERA to 4.15. English returned to full-season ball for the first time in four years. It was a successful return, including stranding both inherited baserunners. Wilding allowed a solo HR in the 8th inning. It gave him his 4th blown save with San Jose, despite a 1.85 ERA. Romo maintained his extraordinary strikeout rate. The A's Bailey continues to have good success against Giants affiliates, including a couple starts last year in the NWL and a start five days earlier against San Jose with seven shutout innings.
A-: Augusta defeated Delmarva 8-5
Augusta: 2B Marcus Sanders: 1 for 1, 3 BB, SF, SB
Augusta: CF Michael McBryde: 3 for 4, 2 HR
Augusta: LHP Benjamin Snyder: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 HR--1 HB, 1 WP
Augusta: RHP Juan Trinidad: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0 HR--1 HB
Delmarva: RHP Pedro Beato: 5.0 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, 1 HR--2 WP
McBryde connected for his 5th and 6th HRs of the year. Sanders reached base four times, improving his OBP to .364.
An uneven start for Snyder, including just two ground ball outs, but he improved his W-L record to 14-4. Trinidad improved his K/IP to nearly 1.00 and his ERA to 1.77. He has not allowed a hit or a walk in his last four appearances. The Orioles' Beato began the year ranked among the game's top 100 prospects, but the GreenJackets pushed his season ERA above 4.00.
ssA: Salem-Keizer defeated Everett 4-2
Salem-Keizer: 1B Matthew Downs: 4 for 4, HR, 3 2B, BB
Salem-Keizer: DH Chad Rothford: 0 for 5, 3 SO
Salem-Keizer: C Barry Gunther: 1 for 1, 3 BB
Salem-Keizer: SS Sharlon Schoop: 2 for 4, 3B, 2B
Salem-Keizer: RHP T.J. Brewer: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 HR--1 E
Salem-Keizer: RHP Timothy Egart: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR
Salem-Keizer: RHP Daniel Otero: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 HR
Downs now has 6 HRs and 28 doubles. His total of 34 XBH among 67 H and 209 AB is quite impressive. He raised his SLG from .502 to .541. Gunther reached base four times, Schoop's 4th triple and 5th double improved his AVG to .283. The hat trick raised Rothford's SO/AB ratio to 20%, but his AVG does remain above .300.
Brewer improved his W-L record to 7-0 and raised his K/BB ratio above 3.00. Egart and Otero combined for perfect relief. Egart stranded both of his inherited runners, and Otero had his first multi-strikeout line in nearly a month.
R: Giants defeated Brewers 11-6
Scottsdale: SS Charlie Culberson: 2 for 3, SB
Scottsdale: 3B Angel Villalona: 0 for 5, 2 SO
Scottsdale: 2B Ramon Corona: 3 for 4, 3 2B, BB
Scottsdale: LHP Roberto Martinez: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 0 HR--1 HB
Is Culberson or Corona the hottest bat in Scottsdale? Culberson is hitting .463 over his last ten games. He also has 7 SB in that time, giving him the team lead with 15 SB this year. In his last seven games (of eight games as a pro, when there were nearly two weeks between his first and second pro games), Corona is hitting .370/.469/.815. Villalana's oh-fer dropped his AVG to .257, and the the pair of strikeout edged his SO/AB ratio just above 20.0%.
The 21-year-old Martinez had perhaps his best start of the season. He has a high strikeout rate but has also allowed a lot of baserunners. His peripherals stats in nine starts are 34 H, 18 BB and 42 K in 32.2 IP.
DSL: Giants lost to Dodgers 7-6
(allowing two runs in top of 9th inning)
Giants: SS Ehire Adrianza: 3 for 5, SB
Giants: RHP Jose Casilla: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 0 HR--1 HB
Adrianza, a week away from his 18th birthday, has been hot recently, going 12 for 33 in his last eight games to raise his AVG to .239. The 18-year-old Casilla has a H/IP of 0.80, but 15 of the 50 hits he has allowed this year have come in his past two starts.


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If God made the universe, He didn't make it perfect.
I don't know what Smiley means when he says that the "ocean floor is at a depth that gives us oxygen." Does he think the oceans are at a constant depth? (They actually range from just a few hundred feet deep over the continental shelves to more than five miles deep in the great trenches.) Does he believe that oxygen is somehow produced on the ocean floors? It is actually produced by plants living in the epipelagic zone, where light can penetrate. Below 200 yards, oxygen-producing plants cannot live. So far as oxygen production is concerned, the oceans could be as shallow as mill ponds and do just as good a job.
There is abundant evidence, in fact, that life on Earth evolved in an atmosphere with very little oxygen. It is such a reactive element that it would have been literally deadly to early, simple life forms. As the proportion of oxygen in the atmosphere increased, as plants excreted it as a waste product, oxygen-breathing creatures--such as human beings--had to evolve complex mechanisms to avoid being poisoned by it. Another example of superb planning.
Smiley is right when he says that the atmosphere protects us from meteorites--so long as they are no larger than a walnut. Anything much larger will reach the ground--as hundreds do every year. Many have struck buildings, cars, and even people. The atmosphere does protect us from harmful radiation, but it could certainly do a better job of it. Otherwise, we wouldn't require sunblock when we go outdoors in the summer.
Smiley forgets (or is totally unaware of) the beneficial effects of the Earth's magnetic field, which screens us from all sorts of terrible emissions from the sun which get through anyway every time there is a solar storm.
What, he wonders, "keeps people upright on Earth while it turns on its axis?" The same thing that keeps Smiley upright when he walks down the aisle of an airliner traveling 500 miles an hour. (But, then, Smiley also wonders "what keeps the stars from falling out of the sky," so I guess lots of things would puzzle someone who apparently believes the stars are little lamps hanging from a domed ceiling.)
He seems to think that questions that puzzle him are unanswerable questions--in the same way that he seems to think that questions that puzzle science today are equally unanswerable.
A century and a half ago, a prominent astronomer stated that science would never be able to determine the composition of the stars--shortly before the invention of the spectroscope enabled scientists to do just that.
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Newark, NJ, United States
November 11th, 2011
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Students today are faced with numerous problems after college graduation. The biggest problem is finding a job. Why not start your own business and become your own boss?
TEDxNJIT is structured and designed to give the students of NJIT and surrounding universities a better understanding of how to turn an idea or a dream into reality.
Confirmed Speakers
Heath Ahrens
Chief Executive Officer - iSpeech Heath Ahrens is the founder and CEO of iSpeech, a cloud-based TTS and ASR provider. In 2009, Ahrens pioneered a new solution to distracted driving with the launch of DriveSafe.ly®, an award winning mobile app used by over 12 million. DriveSafe.ly® reads text messages and emails aloud in real time and allows voice response, hands-free. In addition to winning the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show app competition, DriveSafe.ly® won the 2010 Mashable Award for Best Mobile App. The leading distracted driving application has been written about in Consumer Reports, Wall Street Journal, major tech blogs such as TechCrunch and VentureBeat and featured on CNN, CNET, ABC, and FOX. To date, iSpeech apps have received over 25 million downloads. In 2010, Heath was named to NJBIZ's "40 under 40". Ahrens has spoken about speech technology and distracted driving at SpeechTEK 2011, CTIA 2010, Mobile Voice Conference 2010 and at several MBA seminars at New Jersey Institute of Technology to name a few. He looks forward to serving as Keynote Speaker at the 2011 Regional Commercialization Conference. Ahrens continues to grow iSpeech®, delivering human quality speech and recognition to developers and businesses through simple APIs and SDKs. The iSpeech Cloud has been used over a billion times. Bringing speech everywhere through partnerships with developers and Fortune companies, iSpeech's mission remains: "Speech-enable the Web and the world."
Joel Bloom
Interim President - New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Bloom was a teacher and a school administrator in New York City Public Schools. He was a director of research and instructor at Teacher's College, Columbia University. He has managed state and federally funded curriculum development and training centers, the Educational Improvement Center --Northeast and directed the Regional Curriculum Service Unit, RCSU --North. Since joining NJIT in July 1990, Dr. Bloom has been promoted to vice president for academic and student services. He is responsible for eight divisions of the university, including pre-college programs, enrollment management, continuing professional education, career development services, dean of students services, freshman studies, educational opportunity programs, physical education and athletics. In 1998, Dr. Bloom was appointed as the first dean of the Albert Dorman Honors College in addition to his vice president responsibilities. The Honors College currently enrolls over 500 students who come from 15 states and several foreign countries. The combined average SAT score is over 1300 and the majority of the freshman class are typically in the top 10 percent of their high school graduating class. The Honors College students maintain a grade point average higher than 3.5. Dr. Bloom is presently chair of the Greater Newark Consortium Board for Pre-College Education, and vice chair of the State Board for Communities and Schools. Dr. Bloom serves as a member of: the Board of the National Technical University, State College Bound Advisory Board, Board of the Philadelphia Alliance for Minority Participation, and the Board of the New Jersey Association of Partners in Education. Dr. Bloom has been the recipient of national and state education awards, as well as federal, foundation and corporate grant awards. He has published journal articles and presented papers on school improvement, curriculum development, college transition and student assessment.
Michael Ehrlich
Assistant Professor of Finance - New Jersey Institute of Technology Michael Ehrlich, PhD, had an international business career before joining NJIT's School of Management as assistant professor of finance. Ehrlich spent his last Wall Street years at Bear Stearns as senior managing director of the emerging markets fixed income business. Earlier stints included positions of increasing responsibility at Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb and Salomon Brothers, where he worked in the Government Arbitrage group with John Meriwether. Upon leaving Wall Street, Ehrlich started FineStar Imaging LLC, a small technology company that specialized in document production and management. He sold FineStar in 2007. Today, along with teaching, Ehrlich participates in NJIT's small business incubator program, the Enterprise Development Center (EDC). Ehrlich, who belongs to the New York Angels, works with start-up companies.
Matthew Bischoff
Lickability Bischoff is one of the three designers and developers of Quotebook, an iOS app for storing and sharing quotations. Along with Andrew Harrison and Brian Capps, the team created Lickability, a company that continues to work on Quotebook and other iOS projects. Matthew was also the world's first teen to start a podcast, helped cofound PodcastPeople.com, and currently works as a Mobile Software Engineer at The New York Times.
Donald Doane
Co-founder of ConnectYard Mr. Doane co-founded ConnectYard in 2007 and currently serves as the Company's CEO. He is directly responsible for overseeing ConnectYard's overall corporate strategy and vision. Mr. Doane has been developing business solutions for enterpriseWeb systems since the mid-90's and was one of the early visionaries to recognize the need for organizations to quickly adapt to the "open", or unlimited, demand of the Internet. In 2000, Mr. Doane founded OpenDemand Systems, Inc., which has helped many of the nation's largest universities successfully deploy large-scaleWeb systems to tens of thousands of student, faculty and administrative users. Prior to OpenDemand, Mr. Doane held various senior-level and key management positions in early stage technology ventures, including Icon CMT Corporation, Ovid Technologies and Interworld Technology Ventures, and has provided consulting services to large enterprise accounts such as UBS, CBS, Citigroup, Bear Stearns, US Clearing Corporation, and PR Newswire. Mr. Doane has been featured in a number of industry publications for his technology insights and innovations, even appearing on the cover of VARBusiness Magazine, and was selected by IBM to represent their nationwide marketing campaign after having received the highly prestigious IBM Beacon Award on four separate occasions. Mr. Doane currently serves on the IBM ParterWorld Industry Networks Advisory Council, where he helps to shape the channel programs IBM deploys for over 10,000 Business Partners.
Arve Hanstveit
Member at New York Angels, Inc Hanstveit has spent the last 23 years of his career on Wall street, first on the Buyside as analyst and PM for CREF and later switched to the Sellside and was a founding partner in ABG Sundal Collier,Inc, an investment banking boutique focusing on Nordic securities to US institutional investors. He retired in November 2010. Over the last 15 years Hanstveit has devoted an increasing amount of time and money to angel investing. For the most part he has tended to make concentrated investments, meaning limited numbers, but fairly large amounts and participating in numerous rounds of financing as the companies grow. He has also gotten actively involved with some of the companies as a board member. An example of which is Energy Recovery (ERII), where he put in his first seed investment in 1993 and they IPOed the company on NASDAQ in 2008. Hanstveit is still a board member of ERI. He currently has four investments in this category, where he's been invested for 5 – 12 years and some are approaching exits. MAZoil (a fuel additive), SynchroNet ( logistics solutions for the global container industry), Kezzler (track and trace solutions). The common tread here is efficiency. They all provide vastly smarter solutions at low cost, are global in scope and low capital intensity. Hanstveit joined the NY Angels a couple of years ago to get more exposure to the local angel environment. His investments with the NYA have been of a different nature, more of a portfolio approach. Smaller amounts, $ 30-60,000, and little active involvement with the companies. NYA investments tend to focus on new media, tech, software and internet and he has put money into four deals. The NYA is a great network for contacts, investment opportunities and professional development. Hanstveit's investment preference is the focused, long term involved approach, rather than the portfolio approach. To this end Hanstveit has been working on establishing a "super angel" fund with an old colleague. The focus would be clean tech, water, new energy and logistics. Over the years, he has built a substantial network of global contacts in these fields through the companies they've have been involved in and they hope to launch mid-year 2012.
Donald H. Sebastian
Senior Vice-President for Research & Development at New Jersey Institute of Technology Sebastian is responsible for the academic research enterprise as well as for developing partnerships with industry, for managing governmental affairs, intellectual property management, commercialization and contract projects across the technology spectrum. Under his leadership, the university sponsored research has grown to over $100M. He has created a number of statewide entities including the NJ Healthcare Information Technology Extension Center, NJ Homeland Security Technology Systems Center, NJ Nanotechnology Consortium and the NJ Manufacturing Extension Program. Prior to joining NJIT in 1995, Professor Sebastian was a member of the Chemical Engineering faculty at Stevens Institute of Technology where he also graduated as valedictorian of the class of 1974, followed by Masters of Engineering in 1975, and the Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering in 1977.
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CBS Praises Obama for Hurricane Sandy Visit, Attacked Bush for Katrina Visit
On November 16, CBS News aired a segment full of praise for President Obama's visit to Staten Island in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. But this positive spin is in stark contrast to the scolding the network gave President Bush when he visited the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005..
In the report on CBS This Morning, correspondent Elaine Quijano favorably included Obama in her report on Sandy storm damage showing the President shaking hands with big smiles all around, pledging government support for the victims, and hugging and meeting with individual storm survivors. Mr. Obama was shown as a sympathetic figure ready to help — quite despite that the business of setting the area aright has gone on for weeks without as much progress as residents have hoped.
But this favorable treatment for Obama stands in stark contrast to the attacks CBS leveled against President Bush when he went to visit storm ravaged areas after 2005′s Hurricane Katrina.
Matt Hardo reminds us that in 2005 CBS ravaged President Bush for having had a press conference in an air-conditioned tent as victims went without and pointedly said that residents wanted Bush to "wake up and smell the coffee."
CBS' Harry Smith even wondered if religious folks that came to help might become unbearable Bible thumpers forcing poor victims to "go to church."
CBS News's Harry Smith showed his silly concern over churches welcoming Katrina refugees. "Do I need to be concerned that I'm going to go live with a church family, are they going to proselytize me, are they going to say, 'You better come to church with me or else, I'm, you know, you're not going to get your breakfast this morning?'" he posed to Pastor Rick Warren.
CBS spent weeks attacking George W. Bush for his response to Katrina. You'll also recall that the storm was used as another excuse for race-baiting by the whole of the Old Media.
But this time, our President is presented as a hero. I wonder what has changed?
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It looks like good news for Arsenal's defence. The Gunner were in some need of a hulking centre half, and, well, now they've all but got one, with Werder Bremen confirming that an agreement has been reached with the Premier League club for their captain:
Werder Bremen's general manager Klaus Allofs confirmed that the club has reached an agreement about the Mertesacker transfer with Arsenal.
At six foot six inches, Martesacker stands at three Andrei Arshavins tall and will add a much-needed physical presence to what has recently been a worryingly frail Arsenal
back line team. It's unclear just how much he's been bought for or what sort of wages Arsenal will be paying the German international, but considering the club is swimming in money and desperately needed defensive help, this is probably a pretty good buy.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- NBC News is reporting that a new study from the Centers of Disease Control shows that salad greens make the most people sick, but contaminated poultry kills the most Americans.
Norovirus is commonly found in salad greens, but generally, the virus came from the hands of the person who prepared it.
The CDC estimates that 48 million Americans get a foodborne illness every year, 128,000 of them are sick enough to go to the hospital and 3,000 die.
The CDC says that usually the bacteria, virus or parasite responsible is never identified, and usually the particular food isn't as well.
The report says that cooking food will kill most diseases and that the reason that fruits and vegetables cause so many foodborne illnesses is because many are consumed raw.
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In my last post I had convinced Sydney to create Pumpkin-Orange Macarons for a step by step tutorial. We deliberately didn't add the filling to the macarons in order to show an immeasurable amount of detail with out overloading us and you.
A cream cheese filling would be the filling that would pair the best with pumpkin; however neither Sydney nor I are favor to cream cheese. Crème Frâiche seemed apropos, it's flavor is simple and clean but has a little tang. With the aid of a few more ingredients the pairing is incredible and unforgettable.
Crème Frâiche Cream Filling:
- 1- Pumpkin-Orange Macaron Recipe
- 170 gram/ 6-ounces crème frâiche, very cold
- 82 grams/6- Tablespoon heavy cream
- 23 grams/ 1/4-cup icing sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 drop orange essence
- 1-Tablespoon Amaretto
- 56 grams/ 2 egg whites
- Pinch of salt
- Smidge cream of tartar, if not using a copper bowl
- 10 grams/ 1-Tablespoon super fine sugar, optional
- 1/2 vanilla bean
Prepare your mise en place and place the bowl of a standing mixer along with the whisk attachment in the freezer ½ hour before preparing the filling (the crème frâiche and cream will whip-up faster).
In the very cold bowl place cold crème fraiche begin to whip to a very soft peaks and add the cream. Continue to whisk on medium high, slowly add powdered sugar, vanilla extract, Amaretto and vanilla beans till stiff peaks form, be careful to not go too far and break the filling.
In a copper bowl whip the egg whites (on medium low speed), a pinch of salt and cream of tartar (if you not using a copper bowl) till foam appears, and then increase the speed to medium. When medium peaks start to form slowly add sugar and increase the speed to medium high and whisk till firm peaks form.
Fold the egg whites into the crème fraiche cream.
Prepare a piping bag with tip of choice.
Pipe filling onto 1 macaron shell…
and than sandwich with another macaron shell.
Gently close.
Place the macarons in an airtight container, single layer (macarons are fragile) and allow to macerate the favors in the refrigerator overnight. Macarons are best the next day. Macarons will last 3 to 4 days in the refrigerator, if they are not eaten sooner.
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I never could really grasp the concept of the feet on macaroons until now. Showing how you fill them brought it all together for me. Amaretto is such a great flavor it works really well in your filling.
Congratulations on such a beautiful series of posts- you've made something that can look pretty intimidating look approachable- and delicious.
Exquisite! Love the colours, love the photos! Thanks for a little morning inspiration…
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What is your favorite Easter candy? Before you dive into those chocolate treats, write a creative story about the best Easter egg goodies. Your child will get to work on handwriting and sentence building with this fun prompt.
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Thursday, January 11, 2007
What Kate Did Next? None of our business
So I am a little bit bothered by all the attention on Kate Middleton. I mean is it really necessary! If she and Prince William decided to get engaged they will let us know, otherwise it's none of our business. If we take an interest in the love life of anyone we know, do we resort to such tactics as stalking or phone tapping etc... In a great many cases we don't, we don't know this couple at the end of the day and we should leave them alone.
Oh and BTW Have the media learnt nothing since the death of Princess Diana?
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Gordon Ramsay at Claridges, Brook St, W1K 4HR - Guest Entry from Laura Marshall
Gordon Ramsay at Claridges, Brook St, W1K 4HR - Guest Entry from Laura Marshall
The stakes were high – a 30th Birthday, inviting the in-laws and James' first guest restaurant blog. Big stakes = big name – Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's it was. Whether or not Art Deco is your choice, you cannot help but be impressed by the interior of the hotel – there is nothing understated on that front.
Whilst our 3 menus were presented to us, we quaffed champers, which for the rosé/pink drinkers had run out of bubbles. This was quickly exchanged by the sommelier without fuss – back on track. The 3 menus were Á La Carte, Menu Prestige (6 course tasting menu) and the Set Lunch Menu. We all opted for the Set Lunch Menu and whilst less than half the price of the other two, the quality was not compromised.
With our Starters being prepared, we were served with a complimentary small bowl of pumpkin, mushroom and parmesan soup to wet the appetite – it did not fail. Onto the Starters – our selections were Caesar Salad; Smoked chicken and foie gras terrine, spiced quince chutney with a ham hock brioche; and Cornish red mullet with a courgette and scallop fricassé, shallfish nage. All received positive comments with one non-Caesar Salad eater having opted for this, given Gordon Ramsay's (self-proclaimed) high quality for this dish. We now have a Caesar Salad convert!
Moving onto the Main Course, four of the six had chosen roasted rump of Oxfordshire lamb, glazed root vegetables, lentils with a thyme jus. Wonderful! The meat was cooked superbly and the portion size for this and the other Mains were just perfect with all the meat being cooked just as requested. The other two choices were for guinea fowl with gnocchi, veg and a startlingly green, parsley sauce; and beef served on a bed of fresh spinach with delicately roasted potato and Gordon's signature 'mystery' vegetable. If I was a betting gal, I would go for artichoke…..
It is worth mentioning the level of service received – there was a large number of staff, each with a job to do and all of which were done well. I have been lucky enough to eat in another of Gordon Ramsay's restaurants and the set up was the same here – very attentive but never overbearing. Our queries were dealt with in a quick and professional manner. The only downside being that this level of service highlights the lesser quality that we have all become used to.
Time for dessert – the selections were a hot chocolate fondant with milk ice cream; Braeburn apple crumble with cinnamon sorbet & crème Anglaise; baked egg custard tart with rhubarb; and a selection of French and English cheeses. Sensational! The textures and flavours just oozed out (particularly in the case of the hot chocolate!).
We all finished up happy, hunger satisfied but not uncomfortably overfed – just the right quantities for all courses.
Onto the essentials – would I go again? Absolutely. Would I recommend it to others? Definitely. The price? The Set Lunch Menu is a very reasonable £30 per person. Our bill was high but that was our choice (and quantity) of champagne and wine to accompany this very fine meal. For the wine buffs, you will be in Heaven here – the list is, at a guess, 40 pages long with descriptions of each wine and prices ranging from £20 to a staggering £10,000! To further emphasize that wine and food is a very serious business here, the food menus are left with us for a few minutes prior to the wine list arriving, which allows the opportunity for reflection as to what would compliment the food choices we are in the throws of making, rather than the more modern vice versa where you are asked to chose the wine before really getting to grips with the menu. My only negative comment would be to watch out for the price of those initial glasses of champers whilst you look at the menus……an expensive way to build up the appetite!
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RALEIGH — Wake County health officials have confirmed a case of rabies in a raccoon in southwest Raleigh.
State tests confirmed the virus on Monday, according to a press release from the county.
"We don't want to alarm residents in Raleigh, but they should be aware of these cases and of the potential for exposure to themselves, family members and their pets," said Sue Lynn Ledford, community health director for the county. "Do not approach an animal that you don't know."
The raccoon was found near Beehnon Way and Tryon Pines Drive, between Lake Wheeler Road and Interstate 40.
Anyone who sees an animal acting in an unusual manner should stay away from the animal and call their city or town's animal control office. In the county, call 919-212-7387. If a pet comes in contact with an animal that might be rabid, contact a veterinarian immediately. Pet owners should ensure their animals have current rabies vaccinations.
The next rabies vaccination clinic is Sept. 28, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the N.C. Department of Motor Vehicles, 1100 New Bern Ave. in Raleigh. Vaccines will be available for $5, and microchips for $10. For more information, go to wakegov.com/pets/health/rabies.


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Obviously with the collapse towards the end of the season and having Maryland finish at 16-14, this leaves the Terps at-large chances at 0. So in order for Maryland to go dancing this March, they will need to rekindle some 2004 magic in order to do so. Is this possible, I think yes consider the current cast of Terps. The key ingredient a team needs to make a run in a conference tournament is a scorer and Maryland has that in Stoglin, obviously. Stogs will be the player that everyone keys in on to stop Maryland, which I dont think Stogs is going to be the deciding factor if Maryland does make a run. I believe the three players that can push Maryland to a serious run at the Tourney Title are Padgett, Mosley and Faust.
Padgett, is key for one reason and one reason only, BALANCE. Maryland this year has not had good inside and outside balance. Padgett has come a long way from the beginning of the year and light years from last season. It is key that Padgett gets the ball down low and either converts layups or close range shots OR get the opponents post players in foul trouble. If the latter happens, Padgett will most definitely need to convert on the foul line.
Mosley, has come out of his shell the past couple of weeks and started to become the player everyone hoped he would be after his Freshman year. Mosley has become a scoring threat and has inherited the responsiblity to take and hit crucial and timely shots. Mosley does everything good and now that he has elevated his offensive game, he has become a weapon.
Now to Mr. Faust. The kid who couldnt hit the backboard from downtown earlier in the season is now shooting 50% in the last half of ACC play. Faust has freshman moments during games which is expected, especially considering he is playing a position at PG he has never played before in his life. If Faust continues to attack the defense and create shots and layups for himself and others, that is key for the Terps success.
To breakdown the road Maryland has to travel in Atlanta. Wake coming up first, is a should win game. Outside of two scorers Wake is pretty weak. Maryland should be able to win this one by double digits. Im not saying they will, but they should. Not going to far with this game. Then comes all mighty UNC. In my opinion the best team in the ACC by far and a Natty Title favorite. The key to this is limiting TYLER "I GO TO THE FOUL LINE MORE THEN ANYONE" ZELLER. If we force Henson, Barnes and Marshall to pick up the scoring this will allow MAryland to stay in the game. Not like its going to be easy, but Mike Scott pretty much beat us on Sunday by himself and Zeller did it last week. It's crucial to force others to score then Zeller. Not to mention Maryland must play there best game of the year. Then there is the rematch with Virginia, which in my opinion we match up well against. It's limiting Mike Scott will determine the outcome of that game. If everything plays out Duke would be the final opponent, which would be a tough feat given Duke will get every call known to man and then some in the finals. Just like UNC and UVA, its limiting the Plumlees and making Duke hit from outside.
Now, I know this is a lot of wishful thinking, but it can and has happened in the past. I would give Maryland a less then 5% chance on running the table. But Mark Turgeon has hit on something in the 2nd half of the UVA game. MT lit a fire under most players and had the best 2nd half of this year. Granted Stogs needs to be economic in his scoring meaning as close to 50% shooting as possible, Faust and Mosley need to limit the turnovers and the team as a whole must hit their FOUL SHOTS!!! I hope this weekend is special.


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Governor Bob McDonnell announced Virginia's latest budget surplus Monday. Thanks to savings and new revenues, the state ends fiscal year 2013 more than half a billion dollars in the black.
Virginia's surplus in fiscal year 2013 is $585 million - the largest single surplus since 2005.
In his speech before the General Assembly's money committees in Richmond, McDonnell said his administration helped create close to $2 billion in surpluses since 2010, the largest of any other governor.
A chunk of the surplus will go into the state's rainy day fund, bringing the balance close to $1 billion by 2016. McDonnell says that should help prepare Virginia for the delayed effects of federal sequestration and future budget challenges.
"Now, we've had our bumps a couple of these years. But the bottom line is unemployment is down, the rainy day fund is up, core functions of government are being well-funded, general fund spending is flat, and Virginia's economy is growing," McDonnell said.
McDonnell also touted low government spending during his tenure. Subtracting rainy day fund savings, general fund spending has only increased three-tenths of a percent since 2007, less than the rates of inflation and population growth.
McDonnell will make additional recommendations in December as to where the remaining surplus should be allocated. He mentioned funding for the Virginia Retirement System, funding for K-12 reforms, and - in the upcoming biennial budget - McDonnell says he remains focused on workforce development job creation and infrastructure.
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No harm in looking ahead. Not much will happen until training camp unless a trade happens or some other unforeseen happenings. It's just a waiting game now.
So I want to look ahead to the 2014 draft because, why not? In my estimation we'll be draftin between 20 and 30 so I am going to use the latest DX mock draft to evaluate a few prospects. http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-mock-draft/2014/
First I am going to limit this as I estimate that we're going to be looking for a point guard, or a power forward much the same as we allegedly were this year.
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Adriene Payne: 6'9" PF/C Senior - Michigan State - Mobile big man with a good nose for the ball. He has improved year over year in college and seems to play with a ferocity while limiting his fouls. Not a stand out in any one area other that physical characteristics and athleticism he could develop in our system improve his strengths and add to our tough mindset.
Alex Poythress: 6'8" SF/PF Sophomore - Kentucky - Once a highly touted high school prospect his freshman season was so disappointing that he went back to school to redeem himself. Clearly not the focal point at Kentucky last year while struggling to find ways to impact the game. He is a risk/reward prospect at this point. He's a great athlete searching for his game. Could become an athletic scorer and finisher, or a defensive nightmare...He could also wander into the wilderness and never again locate his game. A tweener is also what we just drafted, in a similar range.
Semaj Christon: 6'2" PG Sophomore- Xavier - Long arms 6'6" wingspan low ranked prospect but he is just ebbing with potential to prove to be better than his ranking suggests. Athletic, Long, Good Handles, but he doesn't shoot the ball all that well and could turn it over less.
Cory Jefferson - 6'9" PF Senior - Baylor - Long athletic PF with a good nose for rebounds and put backs. More athletic than skilled he is still working on finding his game. His shot doesn't sound great, and he doesn't sound assertive, but he seems to have the body to do the dirty work if he can gain the skills to do it well.
Khem Birch - 6'9" PF Junior - UNLV - 2.6 blocks a game, and great defensive tools; could be a defensive stud. Needs work to be productive on offense but if he could add something to his game of put backs and basket cuts he could have something.
Dwight Powell - 6'10" PF/C Senior - Stanford - Actually has a game. Is a productive NCAA big man working from the post, isolations, spot ups, and off basket cuts. He can dribble, and has the skills to make a move to compliment his spot up game. A good jump shooter but lacks the ideal efficiency you'd like for a big guy. Lacks focus at times on defense but has the speed and quickness to cover other stretch 4's. Could be a cheap 4 to work behind Chris Copeland for a year and then replace him.
Aaron Craft - 6'2" PG Senior - The Ohio State University - Being a tOSU fan I don't need DX to tell me about Aaron. He is a turrible shooter at this point in his career averaging 30% from range. He is efficient though shooting near 47% overall so there is that. He has nearly identical height to wingspan, but is a terrorizing man to man defender. He works hard even after being beat. and finds ways to be involved. He steals the ball 2.1 times per game. Not an elite athlete but he is a competitor and a defender. Can run the pick and roll effectively. Has good backup potential.
Vasilije Micic - 6'4" PG 19 years old - Mega Vizura??? - "A 6-4 pure point guard with as much creativity and flair as any player you'll find his age on either side of the ocean, Micic took over the game against Team USA. While, not a freakish athlete, he's one of those players who gets anywhere he wants on the floor thanks to a unique combination of terrific ball-handling skills, the ability to play at different speeds and excellent footwork." - DX Not a great defender or scorer it sounds like he can creatively run an offense and works hard despite not being the quickest kid ever. Did I mention he's 6'4"
Those guys are slotted in between 20 and 40 so they could move up and down a year out but could be availible to us.


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If you've had people who you care for and they don't care back - maybe do yourself a favor this year; don't let their actions or opinions drown your mind into thinking you aren't worthy of care and make yourself a priority. Peggy Philips KRVN am/fm
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During cross country season in college, once a month we had to run hills. I dreaded it because they were steep, tough and I was naturally a sprinter.. I wasn't the fastest on the team but I knew; a team is only as tough as its weakest link...all I could offer was my best and never give up. At the end of the season, one of my coaches credited me, in-part, for the national championship we took home. She said they needed my speed for short drills and my no quit attitude to drive the lead runners (who had more physical endurance) to dig for more.
Yep...I'm "that gal" who usually is the underdog in all I do, but I'm the underdog with no quit! I'm not the most talented, gifted etc. but I'm willing to go the distance to see what the journey offers and what the finish line feels like...I've found; win, lose or draw - its always worth it. If this coming year you have a goal, I would encourage you, that if in your power to finish...do it - I never met someone who regretted their finish.
Nashville, TN(http://sixmarketblvd.com/) - Nationally recognized Six Market Blvd. announced today that the band will take an indefinite hiatus in 2014after a long successful five year run. Fans will have a chance to see them off at their bon voyage performance at City Limits in their hometown of Stephenville, Texas on February 28th.
Six Market Blvd. formed at Tarleton University in Stephenville back in 2009 and went on to crest the upper echelon of the Texas music scene with their latest record SHAKE IT DOWN (May 2012) on Nashville-based Vision Entertainment with two Top 10 singles on the Texas Music Chart. Quickly attracting a national following, the record instantly debuted at #42 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart, #22 on the HeatseekersChart, #1 on the Heatseekers Regional South Central Chart and #5 on the iTunes Country Chart. Their eclectic mix of Americana roots combined with lead singer Clayton Landua's soaring vocals gained them rave reviews in premier outlets including the Huffington Post, Country Weekly Magazine, Billboard's The 615 Blog and Texas Music Magazine to name a few. The swelling attention caught the ears of Thirty Tigers via SONY RED Distribution who re-released the record nationally in November2012.
The shocking news of the hiatus is a great upset to the band's widespread fan base, but cannot be helped. Lead singer Clayton Landua feels that his calling in life is taking a new direction and that he needs to explore some new opportunities. "What an amazing run this has been for the past fiveyears. The will and determination from everyone that has been involved with Six Market Blvd. is unforgettable and will be remembered with thankfulness and gratitude. Everyone on our business team, and without a doubt the amazing fans and friends, all hold a tight connection to what has taken place for this music group from the start. THANK YOU ALL. I am simply wanting to go in a different direction in my life and it is certain that the good Lord above is playing a major role in this. Many opportunities come to mind as far as turning my music to the direction of ministry and whatever can come from it. I'm looking forward to the changes to come and seeing my family more often who have been so supportive of Six Market Blvd. over the years."
Ben Hussey, bass player, vocalist and one of the primary songwriters of the band is saddened by the sudden break, but is looking forward to a brand new year of brand new music from the remaining band members. "Iwould like to thank all of our friends, family and fans for the past five years of continuous support, and a very special 'thank you' to our manager Nick Hammond for dealing with our shit. We wouldn't have been able to do this without all of you. We have always agreed to do whatever is necessary to keep each other happy in our pursuits, and if that means exploring other opportunities, then out of respect for each other so be it. Red, Josh, and myself are going to move forward playing music togetherand working on a new project. Exciting things are coming for and from us. Much love to you all and please keep supporting live music." www.sixmarketblvd.com
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3. Brook Lopez(notes), New Jersey Nets (last year: seventh)
How can the best player on a 70-loss team be ranked in the top three at his position? Well, the team stunk. Last year's Nets were really, truly awful.
Lopez was not. He still remains really, truly underrated. He's not a stat hound, he doesn't do anything at the expense of winning and he just piles up the points and rebounds. He averaged 18.8 points and 8.6 rebounds last season with 1.7 blocks and 2.3 assists, and I'd really like the Nets to add 30 wins to last season's totals so people would stop looking at this 22-year-old with such a jaundiced eye.
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Since UCLA is approaching their spring game a little differently than a lot of schools, as they've opted to name it the "Spring Showcase" instead of dubbing it a "spring game". Once you take a look at all that they have planned, the name change makes some sense.
The showcase will have a Fan Zone open to kids, and include activities such as live music, food trucks, and even a station to get your UCLA temporary tattoo. Then, following the event, fans will get on the field access to the players for autographs and then get treated to a fireworks show.
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For more than 80 years, the House of Hanson has been a Dinkytown mainstay, but next week, the convenience store will close its doors for good.
Since 1932, the House of Hanson has evolved from a café, to a soda fountain to a grocery store, but now, the business Laurel Bauer bought from her father who bought it from his father is going out of business.
"Very mixed emotions. It's very difficult to give up something I've loved for 44 years," Bauer said.
Just a week after its own planning and zoning committee voted against it, the Minneapolis City Council approved a re-zoning that would allow Opus development group to build a six-story, 140-unit student apartment building where House of Hanson now sits.
Two other businesses next to the store have already moved, and the building will be demolished to make way for the new development.
"My question was, if we are not able to support density and projects like this near mass transit. If we can't support this one, when are we ever going to be able to support it?" Elizabeth Glidden of the Minneapolis City Council said.
Some neighbors and nearby business owners worry all the new development will rob Dinkytown of its eclectic charm.
"I think it's a disturbing precedent for Dinkytown and other small businesses districts that give Minneapolis its character and quality of life," the Book House owner Kristen Eide-Tollfeson said.
Students told FOX 9 that they'll miss that corner store.
"I am really bummed out. I have gone here for years when I was a student. It's been here for years and years," one U of M student recalled.
Bauer says business at her store dropped 50 percent when a drug store moved in a couple of blocks away, and with a 20,000-square-foot grocery store being built across the street, she says it's time for House of Hanson to move on.
"Things have to evolve and everyone has got to get with that program. It's great to keep something and call it historic but we're not a museum," Bauer said.
The owners say they'll start packing the shelves sometime Monday, and Opus will close on the building shortly thereafter.
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About a year ago, 92-year-old Vera Shiavone of Boardman, began to notice her energy level diminishing.
"During my husband's health, I was taking care of him and I realized there was something wrong with me because couldn't do what I normally could do for him and as each day went on I became more exhausted," said Vera Shiavone of Boardman.
Turns out, she was battling congestive heart failure, or CHF, a condition that occurs when the heart can't pump enough blood to meet the body's need. Her cardiologist referred her to the congestive heart failure clinic at St. Elizabeth's Health Center to help get things under control.
"Our number one goal is to keep the patient from getting re-admitted into the hospital or to keep them from an admission if we can," said St. Elizabeth's CHF Clinic's RN Coordinator, Kimberly Albrecht.
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