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DIDCOT's charity ball raised £1,800 to be given to the Mayor's charities.
The Didcot Civic Ball saw 136 guests sit down to a five-course meal and dance to live music from Oxford covers band The Limitations at the Civic Hall in Britwell Road on February 28.
Money raised will go to the chosen charities of the Mayor of Didcot, Councillor Axel Macdonald, – bomb disposal charity the Felix Fund and parent and carer charity the Balsam Family Project.
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I have a Dell XPS M1210 laptop with a 100GB hard drive, which is getting very full. I bought a 500GB drive, and attempted to clone the 100GB drive onto the 500GB drive using Norton Ghost 15 and an external USB housing. Everything seemed to go all right, but the 500GB drive would not boot in the laptop. I got a blue screen of death. I decided that rather than waste any more time with trying to clone the drive, I would just do a clean, from-scratch installation. At that point I discovered that the new 500GB drive was showing a single partition of only 100GB.
I tried to restore the drive as 500GB using Ghost 15. I have restore points on an external USB drive. I booted the laptop using the Ghost 15 Recovery Disk. The restoration went just fine, but the drive still showed up as 100GB. I attempted to change the size in the resize dialog, but it would not accept a size larger than that displayed. I tried to type in a larger size, but to no avail. It reverted to the displayed size.
I tried to use BootIt NG, but received a message that it wouldn't work if Norton GoBack was active. I deactivated Norton GoBack, but still got the same message when I attempted to use the BootIt CD. I completely uninstalled Norton GoBack, and tried again. Same result. Evidently there is something lurking in the registry that tells BootIt that Norton GoBack is still active on my computer.
I downloaded and installed Partition Wizard Home Edition, but can not see anything therein that addresses my problem.
I have a PC into which I can install the Laptop drives, and work on them there, rather than have to use the external USB housing on the laptop, with continual swapping in and out of the laptop drives.
How do I get the 500GB drive capacity back? Any help or suggestions would be most appreciated.
Thanks, Dickie105
Does Partition Wizard show the full size of your drive?
Does any of the drive's total space show as unallocated?
Does the new HD show as 100 MB in the BIOS? If so you have the HPA (host protected area) truncation issue. Have a look through this and let us know.
Partition Wizard properties screen is below:
The BIOS shows the drive to be 98GB.
Will take a look at suggested HPA site and get back to you.
Many thanks for timely responses.
I used Roadkil's Sector Editor to zero LBA-3. Then booted from Seagate Tools CD, and clicked on Set Capacity to Max Native, then EXIT.
Booted from the hard drive. Drive still shows as 100BG.
Now what?
See if the BIOS now shows the correct size of the drive.
If it does you can now add another partition or expand the one you have with partition wizzard.
BIOS shows "Primary Hard Drive = 98 GB HDD"
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Stand by. I'm away from home and I'm trying to get my instructions on using HDAT2. I get the impression that HDAT2 is better for removing HPAs on large HDs.
Get the hdat2iso_48.rar and make a CD from the ISO.
The following instructions are confusing but I haven't had a chance to clean them up.
Q: Host Protected Area (HPA) vs. 28/48-bit LBA mode
A: There is a problem of incompatibility on some hard drives (e.g. Seagate) when you are using 48-bit command for removing Host Protected Area (HPA) created with 28-bit command.
48-bit command cannot remove HPA created with 28-bit command and vice-versa. Following solution is for disk supports 48-bit LBA mode only and if you have HPA greater than 127 GB.
1. Power-on PC, boot and start HDAT2.
2. In 'SET MAX (HPA) Menu' select 'Set Max Address'. Change 'LBA mode' from 48 to 28-bit LBA mode and press 'S' key to set maximal address for 28-bit LBA mode (127 GB).
3. Power-off PC (Important !), power-on PC, boot and start HDAT2.
4. In 'SET MAX (HPA) Menu' select 'Set Max Address'. Leave the selected 48-bit 'LBA mode' Change 'LBA mode' from 28 to 48-bit LBA mode and press 'S' key to set maximal address for 48-bit LBA mode.
5. After restart you should get the full (native) capacity of hard drive.
When I did this you have to choose 28 bit, press S then Enter and restart. Next time 48 was present and S didn't work because the HPA was gone. I had already tried WD, Seagate and Hitachi tools and these didn't work. HD was Seagate SATA 60 GB. HDAT2 worked.
Good luck.
Got the hdat2iso_48.rar file, and made the CD from the ISO. (Working with the RAR file was a bit of a bear. Had to download WinRAR, and install it in order to open the RAV file, but I finally got it done.)
Booted from the HDAT2 CD. Stumbled and bumbled my way along. Rebooted after changing to 28-bits. Using L key, switched back to 48-bits. There was then no S key to select; so I just back out of it using the Esc key as far as it would take me, and then did a Ctrl+Alt+Del reboot.
The BIOS then showed the drive as 500GB. Success! Be still, my beating heart!
Used Partition Wizard to resize the drive. Ended up with a 4.76GB partition and 7.84GB of unallocated space. Can't figure out how to use that unallocated space, but what the hell, I've now got a 500GB drive back.
Many thanks for your help and your patience.
Cheers, Dick Lannom
Corrections to my last:
line 2: RAV should read RAR
line 7: 4.76GB should read 476GB
just sloppy typos
Sorry about that!

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After last Sunday's protest of thousands of Turkish women against a proposed law that would restrict abortions, a group of Turkish men are set to join their cause this weekend. The proposed law would restrict abortions to the first 4 weeks of pregnancy, down from the 10 weeks established when Turkey legalized abortions in 1983. The group, Irritated Men, was formed in 2008 in response to violence against women. After comments by Ankara mayor Melih Gökçek — who said, "Why do babies die because of these so-called mothers? Let mothers kill themselves." — Irritated Men decided to take up the abortion issue. "It's not just women; men are also irritated by the government's anti-abortion campaign, but we also should show it," said the group's spokesman Orhan Cerav. The group will rally on Sunday in Istanbul.
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METHUEN — Mayor Stephen Zanni plans to highlight several accomplishments from the last two years and lay out his plans for this year, including another push to privatize the IT department and holding the line on spending.
Zanni will give his State of the City address tonight at 7 p.m. at the Methuen Senior Center, and the first since winning election to a second term in November. The speech will be broadcast live on MCTV.
The mayor said he plans to highlight education, including the progress on the $98 million high school renovation and expansion project, which is on budget and scheduled to be finished this summer.
He also wants to highlight development projects like the Interstate 93 rotary project, the Century Box expansion and the Emerald Pines community off Howe Street.
Looking forward, Zanni said he wants to make sure he has support lined up on the City Council for another move to privatize the city's IT department.
"Those people in the positions have done a good job, but times have changed," Zanni said yesterday.
He also plans to develop a budget that "holds the line" on spending and could make cuts in some areas.
City Council Chairman Jamie Atkinson said he wanted to hear about his efforts to work more closely with the council.
"He's going to touch on the positives going on in the city, including the high school project, which should be done in six months, as well as some of the new businesses coming to Methuen. I'd like to hear what he has planned moving forward," Atkinson said.
People will be admitted into the function room at the Senior Center on Lowell Street starting at 6:30 p.m., and Zanni plans to speak at 7.
Tonight's speech was rescheduled from Feb. 13 because of snow.
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Eric Enge : BingBook Is A Threat
For years and years, every time I turned around someone was talking aboutthe next Google killer. There are way too many of these instances of this happening
that I can't remember them all. One of the ones that stands out in my mind was
Cuil, the search engine involving former Google employees. Many articles were
written on how this could be a legitimate threat to Google. However, Cuil is no more, as its site was discovered to be down as of September 17,
Another big challenge to Google was going to be from
Wolfram Alpha the computational knowledge engine. There were lots of
people who got excited when Bing started
using Wolfram Alpha data. But when was the last time you heard about
Wolfram Alpha? I could go on, but the list is too long to recount all these
Now at last, there is a legitimate threat. Bing + Facebook ("BingBook") could in
fact be a potential Google killer. This is the first time I have felt that
someone was in fact mounting a serious threat to Google. Consider a few sample
queries on Bing, such as this one for "Seattle travel":
Notice how three of my Facebook friends are listed below the picture of the
Seattle skyline. Since Bing knows I may be interested in traveling to Seattle it
has immediately connected me with people I know who live in the area. Not only
that, but I can click on their name in the results and get taken straight to
their Facebook page and begin interacting with them right away. That is really
As a second example, check out this search result for "Boston garden":
Notice how hoopedia.nba.com shows up high in the search results. It shows that
three of my friends have Liked it. In the recent
interview I did with Bing's Stefan Weitz he confirmed that my friend
liking a page would cause it show up higher than it otherwise would for a
relevant search result.
The rational for using this as a ranking signal is a good one. My friends Liking
something may not guarantee that I will like it, but it does make it easier for
me to draw on someone's personal experience with it. For another example,
consider the situation where I want to check out a news site I have not visited
In this situation none of my friends have Liked it, but a bunch of other people
have. This gives me a quick sense of the most popular content on the site (the
"wisdom of the crowd"), even before I go visit it. That might just entice me to
go click on that link to check the article out.
These are just simple examples, and they also represent just the start of the
process. This can get so much more interesting as the integration gets deeper
and deeper. As I discussed in the Stefan Weitz interview, consider a query for
an "Italian restaurant in Boston".
Imagine that it tells me not only which of my friends liked a particular
restaurant, but whether or not any of my friends are there right now, or have a
reservation later that evening. On top of that, imagine that you could use a
service such as OpenTable to book a reservation right there in the search
results. Very slick. There are many such scenarios you can imagine, and BingBook
is uniquely positioned to implement this.
Google just does not have the pieces in place right now, but they do recognize
that they are behind the eight ball on this one. In fact, Larry Page recently
sent out a memo to all employees letting them know that
25 percent of their bonus will be tied to the success of their social
Of course, it would be foolish to count Google out. They will play to win, and
they have tremendous resources. But, whether Google mounts a successful
campaign, BingBook does, or both, the landscape of search and social media will
be fundamentally different before the end of 2012. Social and search are coming
together in a big way, and the pace of change will be fast and furious. Strap on
your seat belts and enjoy the ride!
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· I think I've found out what pop is.
Either I'm tired or this latest of mine has a 'pop' to it, a 3Dness that I've only encountered rarely.
It could be tiredness though....
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The lighting and B & W treatment are excellent pop. The ESB spike growing out of his shoulder does give it a sort of "alien walks among us" look.
Mar 01, 2012 at 02:29 AM
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· I think I've found out what pop is.
It's funny Aunti, as I posted it way early /last night this morning I noticed that and, briefly' thought about changing it there and then.
I'll deal with it now. Maybe that wisp of cloud from his cheek too.
Mar 01, 2012 at 11:09 AM
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· I think I've found out what pop is.
I need to learn lighting like this, thanks for giving me something to strive for.
Mar 01, 2012 at 11:23 AM
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· I think I've found out what pop is.
"Pop", "Hard, "Soft" are all words used to describe psychological /emotional reactions to contrast created by lighting gradients.
If you want to become proficient with lighting you need to get beyond the catchphrases and a understand the cause and effect of light, the surfaces it hits, the patterns it creates and how the brain reacts to them.
Start with understanding why we think we see 3D in a photo and what "normal" looks like. The baseline of "normal" is how we see objects modeled by light in nature. That varies with the angle sun. Here's my homage to the 2009 Winter solstice at high noon...
Knowing where the sun at noon would be in the sky from observation I aligned my creation facing south and tilted up the the sky so it would be lit with a "butterfly" pattern. The lighting at 10 AM and 2PM came more from the side and a lower 45° vertical angle.
What winds up happening on faces in natural light is that its dominant downward "key" light component puts highlights the upper surfaces of 3D objects. At 10AM in sunlight a ball facing south with the sun at 45° to right and 45° vertically would look like this:
You've seen an touched objects like that in person so upon seeing those illustrations your brain matches the contrast pattern where the highlights and shadows are placed and interprets the highlighted objects as being raised and the shaded areas lower
based on those memories.
Now consider this image....
Flipping the image 180° changes the direction of the lighting and the 3D shape clues. You brain still recognizes the shape is a sphere from the pattern of highlights / shadows, but it doesn't seem as natural. Why? The light isn't coming from the more natural downward direction. That doesn't make it bad lighting or good lighting, just unnatural because it doesn't match what you see in nature or indoor lighting based on its direction most of the time.
As a photographer you can control how people will react to faces and objects by varying the key light angle. If as with the snow heads you keep it about 45° above the eye line and either centered on the nose, or 45° to the side of the nose the face will wind up modeled in a way it's 3D shape will be recognized immediately as the brain as being "normal".
That's what is happening in the example you posted. Look at the catchlights in the eyes at 10 o'clock. That's an indication the key light was 45° to the side and 45° higher than the point between the eyes a classic textbook "short" lighting pattern. Why did that pattern, and butterfly become classic textbook patterns? Because our brains, seeing those patterns associate them with the natural 3D shape of human faces.
Key light position controls modeling, the illusion of 3D shape via highlight placement. Fill intensity and placement control shadow tone and than in turn influences how we interpret the environment the face or object is in and the time of day. For example compare the original with the same photo with lighter shadow on the subject...
Seeing the two side by side which appears more "normal"? Both. The one on the left is closer to how you'd normally see him during the day, the one on the left how you'd see him at night under a street light. Same lighting pattern but the difference in fill and shadow tone changes the emotional reaction. The darker shadows and lack of detail in the original evoke a more sinister reaction that the more normal lighting ratio on the left.
Now look and react to these examples....
The biggest difference between them is the specularity in the highlights. That's mostly a function of the skin texture. Oily skin, either naturally or due to make-up or lotions, will create a mirror-like (i.e. specular) reflection off the high points of the face similar to the sharply defined catchlights in the eyes. Specular reflections are mirror image of the light source.
In the boy / girl comparison I used my small speedlight diffuser for the boy then switched to my larger studio SB for the girl. The shadow clues on her face are lighter in tone than the boys, but the highlights are more specular. He washed his face before the photo, she wearing make-up didn't. The lighting in her shot could be said to "pop" more because there is more contrast in the highlights, but that's not particularly flattering on a conventional portrait like that.
The second was a "production" line head shot, one of 300 or so I took for a church directory by grabbing people as they arrived and shooting a single shot with my pair of speed lights. I spotted the glare on the skin likely due to skin lotion but couldn't prevent it when shooting. So in PP toned down the "hot" spots with cloning in darken mode. With both the girl and the woman the glare was the result of things they put on their skin not the skin itself. Normal skin doesn't cause specular hot spots, which is why hot spots in conventional portraits don't seem "normal". To the degree the lighting seems harsher on the darker skin its because the dark skin makes the highlights contrast more than on lighter tone skin. So more contrast is normal on darker complexions, but when the highlights get too specular the angle and pattern is normal but the glare isn't flattering. The clues are natural but the character of the source / skin combination isn't how we normally expect to see skin of any color. The solution to that problem? As the first boy / girl example shows increasing modifier size doesn't always work. The better solution is a freshly washed oil free face.
The take-away here is that everything we see in a photo gets compared to some mental impression of "normal". A photo taken with built in camera flash doesn't look normal. Why? Because the small source level with the lens causes the light to hit an unnaturally low angle creating small hot spots in the "wrong" places on the face, lower than seen in natural light. There are also no natural 45° downward shadow clues. The contrast pattern created by the light doesn't match the normal baseline for natural light we see faces in most of the time. Our reaction? "Gee that looks fake...." But take that same light source and move it 45° above the eye line and it will look more natural even when there are specular refections. Why? The specular reflections while harsh are in the same places they would be in natural lighting at a downward 45° angle.
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· I think I've found out what pop is.
For this image, I'd say the pop is largely a function of sharpness, good DOF and particularly the excellent snappy gray scale.
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· I think I've found out what pop is.
AuntiPode wrote
For this image, I'd say the pop is largely a function of sharpness, good DOF and particularly the excellent snappy gray scale.
Even without a mid-range bump? ;-)
I agree and would include excellent lighting, including a lighting ratio appropriate to the mood and subject.
To the OP, I do have a few nits. His shirt is poofing out some and looks a little unkempt. Notice his left hand. It is a similar size and brightness compared to his face and therefore competes with it. I think it would be better toned down. Finally, I wish his posture was a little straighter. All in all though, it's a powerful photo and I certainly see the "pop" as well.
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· I think I've found out what pop is.
What?! You're saying Paul didn't bump the mid-tones? I'm shocked! Shocked and appalled!
Mar 01, 2012 at 08:43 PM
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· I think I've found out what pop is.
The lighting I used for this shot was a single 15" dish, lower edge level with the hat brim, quite close in (edited out of the top left of the shot actually
) and feathered to get the right balance between subject and background. It's a typical one-light, no reflector set-up that I use a lot.
That's a lot of information you have at your disposal. Thanks for sharing it with us.
A tip you may find useful for dealing with dark skin with harsh specular highlights is to use a gel on your light, a warmer highlight will lower the contrast of the highlights and help them blend more naturally.
The edit you showed here has a certain element of 'lightly sanded' that is quite unappealing.
I agree and would include excellent lighting, including a lighting ratio appropriate to the mood and subject.
To the OP, I do have a few nits. His shirt is poofing out some and looks a little unkempt. Notice his left hand. It is a similar size and brightness compared to his face and therefore competes with it. I think it would be better toned down. Finally, I wish his posture was a little straighter. All in all though, it's a powerful photo and I certainly see the "pop" as well.
Thank you, I like to think my lighting is somewhat better than it once was!
What you called nits, we called character. I suspect he may be a competent fighter of some sort who has just 'ruffled' someone. Maybe he's a gumshoe or something like that. This guy is an actor and bodybuilder who is 10 years younger than he looks here. The project was all about character rather than a nice portrayal of him.
Same guy, different photographer!
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No way, dude!
I called them nits because I felt they were insignificant or a matter of preference. I noticed the pugilistic stance and should have mentioned it, since it negates a lot of what I mentioned.
Excellent job. Congrats.
Mar 01, 2012 at 10:51 PM
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· I think I've found out what pop is.
You know, you really should warn the women in the audience before you post something like the last one.............I may never be able to look at my husband the same way again
Seriously, now what where we talking about? Oh yea, pop, and yes, I do really like your original post, but agree that the left hand might be better if darkened just a bit so as not to complete with the face.
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· I think I've found out what pop is.
Sorry Jo. Shall I message you if I post the NSFW work shoot we did a while ago?
Mar 03, 2012 at 11:17 AM
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· I think I've found out what pop is.
dmacmillan wrote
Notice his left hand. It is a similar size and brightness compared to his face and therefore competes with it. I think it would be better toned down.
+1 @ where are you "drawing the eye" / "What's the point". If he were a boxer, and you wanted to highlight the power in his punch, or if he had a fist full of money and you wanted to draw attention to his 'power' ... then the point @ drawing / balancing the face & hand might shift more toward the hand. Personally, I like the hand, but I don't have any visual clues as to why I'm being drawn there ... just that I am (per Dmac's scale and tone) ... which leaves me a bit @ portrait. If that's the "point" then then hand could probably be toned down a bit, so as not to compete / pull away from the face.
Again, I like the hand ... just not able to figure out what it's significance / relative strength is for. I'm guessing you have a reason for drawing us to the hand (hard hitting, take no bull personality) as you have, and have toned, posed, lit it accordingly to do so. I get the feeling that he is staring your down, while rubbing his thumb and forefinger as an gesture of dominance / control ... and the other hand being clinched is waiting in the background if he needs to use it.
The frumpy shirt ... I'm diggin' it. Tells me that this guy isn't afraid to get a little 'roughed up", more likely, isn't afraid to "rough you up" ... despite his nice attire. I think the attention to details are pulling this together very well to create a "sense" of who he is. My biggest nit would be what looks like a blown "hotspot" under his eye.
Short version ... I'm diggin' it.
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· I think I've found out what pop is.
RustyBug wrote
Short version ... I'm diggin' it.
Kent had a different take on the photo than me and did a great job expressing it. His comments, along with Paul's (the OP), make me realize that I viewed the photo too much from the perspective of a traditional portrait and not enough from the perspective of an editorial portrait, which was its intent.
I appreciate both for helping me view the photo in a different light (no pun intended). I agree with them and now feel my nits were not relevent.
Again, congrats to Paul for a nifty photo!
Mar 03, 2012 at 04:25 PM
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· I think I've found out what pop is.
@ Kenneth, I'm happy to help, this is a simple one light set up, you can do it with the minimum of a flash and a cord.
@Dmac, Thanks. I'll often forget to post the theme, idea or title just to see what people make of it.
@Rusty, Thanks, glad you like it
It's a tricky balance between the hand and the face for sure.
Two things are at play that keep me from wanting to darken the hand further.
First, I want some prominence to it. It's very much a part of the character. I wouldn't want any doubt that those are powerful hands and that you are being sized up, and found lacking!
Secondly, darkening the hand will start to mess with the overall depth of the image. That would not be a good thing for me!
That said, with the consensus saying it's too bright, I'm going to go and try it and see if I can be convinced
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silvawispa wrote
the consensus saying it's too bright
Greatness often times stands out from the convention of the masses ... following the "consensus" sometimes only leads you toward mediocrity.
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People react differently to the same image, unless perhaps it's very deeply archetypal. My reaction to the image was a character study of a touch cookie with a dapper side, who's posture and sagging belly suggested a pugnacious fellow a little past his prime. The second image showed me how wrong I was. We interpret images with whatever expectations and perceptual baggage we bring to the game, often based upon small visual clues that can be interpreted in very different ways.
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My friends and I are a social bunch. We're all young, fun-loving professionals and we love water sports; in fact, we always debate about which of us is the best surfer. So when it came to choosing a holiday destination, there was no debate – one week in the Gold Coast. It's an amazing place to enjoy fun in the sun, to surf the waves and to really let loose after a long few months of working hard.
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The Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina is moving to a new location.
After spending 14 years in its original space near uptown Greenville, the food bank is now in a 17,500 square foot warehouse.
An organization spokesperson says the space will help them serve more people. "Agencies come in and select items that they need for their food pantry, soup kitchens and after school programs," Operations Supervisor Robert Speight said.
At first the Food Bank started as a disaster relief center. When Hurricane Floyd ripped through the East in 1999, thousands were left hungry and since then, the demand has only grown.
"Last year we did 8.8 million pounds of distribution from the Greenville and New Bern branches," Speight said.
Keeping up with those numbers is hard, they say. When food comes pouring in, volunteers and staff need extra space to inspect separate and store donations. So by moving into their new warehouse off Union Street in Greenville, their mission has become easier.
"I noticed that there's more here now. The last time I came there wasn't as much but now it has grown and there's more here and I'm happy. I am glad." Evelyn Bellamy said.
On Thursday, the Food Bank will welcome the Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of Commerce and several others for a ribbon cutting ceremony. The live ribbon cutting starts at 5.
9 On Your Side is partnering with the Food Bank this fall. We'll be holding our annual fall food drive event Saturday November 9th at Walmart in Greenville.
Last year's event was a big success. We hope you'll come out and help us fill the shelves.
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Welcome to the group - we will be having our first lunch this year in February - details will be posted
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Greetings Jhai always great to have more members who are great at paintball. Also don't forget to add your linkedin details to your profile.
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In the second installment of this series, I'd like to talk about a few players who can play both second and third base, and who would likely move to third if the Astros acquired them. I do think a move like this might actually be the most likely one for the Astros to make, especially if they wind up signing somebody to a multi-year deal; that way, whoever they acquire could potentially move to second base after Kazuo Matsui departs at the end of next season. The infield looks to remain a quandary for the Astros for multiple seasons, since most of the offensive depth in the organization is found in the outfield. That makes versatility an important commodity.
Another thing to consider is that there is a strong likelihood Tommy Manzella will be next season's starting shortstop. As I mentioned in comments last time around, I don't personally consider him penciled in for the role, but he does have the inside track. That means the infield will be taking a major offensive hit with the departure of Miguel Tejada. As such, I think it's important that whoever the Astros acquire for third base at least match Tejada's offensive performance. Tejada's slash line in 2009 was .313/.340/.455. According to FanGraphs, his wOBA (Weighted On-Base Average) was .344. Can the Astros really match that performance with a second-turned-third baseman?
1. Dan Uggla. Between strife with Hanley Ramirez and impending arbitration, there is a good chance that the small-market Marlins will be looking to trade Uggla this off-season. Uggla was a valuable player in 2009, batting .243/.354/.459. His low batting average was due to plain and simple bad luck. Uggla's line drive rate actually increased over last year, while his BABIP dropped by over 40 points. Expect his slugging and on-base percentage to go up next season, whoever he plays with. As a defender, he was fairly bad this season at second base according to UZR, but he was better the year before, and it's hard to say how he'd perform at third base. The biggest problem with acquiring Uggla is the cost; what will the Marlins want for him? His low batting average will drive down his trade value a little, but the Astros may still have a hard time finding any prospects they can afford to give up to get him, especially if they wind up in a bidding war with other clubs. Still, the 29-year old Uggla would be a great candidate for a multi-year extension if we did acquire him, with the potential to handle third base duties at a decent cost for some time to come.
2. Akinori Iwamura. With the dazzling emergence of Ben Zobrist, the Rays will almost certainly let Iwamura depart this off-season. His natural position is third base, and he knows how to take a walk, having batted .290/.355/.390/ in 2009. His wOBA was .338. These numbers are right in line with his career averages, and at the age of 30, he's not yet old enough that you would expect a decline in performance. According to UZR, his defense has been average at both second and third base, albeit in a fairly small sample size. Overall, "average" is about the right word for Iwamura. He doesn't hit for power, but he'd be a good on-base guy to bat after Bourn, and he has the versatility to remain a useful player throughout a multi-year contract. One downside is that he didn't split well against RHP in 2009, but the sample size was relatively small, and he split pretty evenly in 2008 (when he played full-time). Overall, he's not the kind of acquisition you'd get excited about, but he wouldn't be a bad pickup, either--for the right price.
3. Mark DeRosa. With his injury problems and coming off a down year, DeRosa is a little bit of a question mark. He only batted .250/.319/.433 in 2009, below his career average, but in 2008 he was far better, batting .285/.376/.481. The big questions about DeRosa are how much his health affected his play, and whether he can get healthy for next season. Picking him up would be a risk, but one with high potential rewards, because at his peak, he's actually a better hitter than Tejada. Still, he wouldn't be a good candidate for more than a one-year deal at around $5 million, and would be a stopgap, not a long-term piece.
As you can probably tell, I picked three players to look at with an eye for patience at the plate and (at least strong potential for) above average on-base percentage. The Astros tried an offense focused on free-swingers who put the ball in play, most notably with Miguel Tejada. It didn't work. Perhaps it's time for a 2-hole hitter who enables Michael Bourn's running game, then gets on base for Lance Berkman and Carlos Lee.
Any other suggestions for second-turned-third basemen? Fire away.
Next time, I'll look at a few off-the-wall suggestions which Ed Wade probably won't bring to pass, but which nevertheless might not be bad moves.


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Fedor Emelianenko: from world's greatest mixed martial artist to carnival attraction. While "The Last Emperor" is coming off back-to-back wins over Jeff Monson and Satoshi Ishii, the former PRIDE deity was chased out of Strikeforce with his tail between his legs, dropping consecutive losses to Fabricio Werdum, Antonio Silva and Dan Henderson.
The soft-spoken Russian is rumored to be returning to action later this year in Monaco, but until then will be joining Cristiane Santos, Ronda Rousey and Jon Jones on the International reality television tour. Anyone else feel a wee bit sad seeing him pushed around in an oversized diaper by Shinichi Suzukawa?


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Bloodbath in Columbus!
Mixed martial arts (MMA) fans wondering where the faucet was on Kazuo Misaki's face, after it started spewing blood during his three round slugfest opposite Paul Daley back on March 3 under the Strikeforce banner, may I direct your attention to the gaping hole above his left eye.
"The Hitman," who also had his nose pushed in thanks to a rock 'em-sock 'em three round unanimous decision win over "Semtex," earned himself a mandatory vacation following his welterweight brouhaha at the Nationwide Arena as part of the "Tate vs. Rousey" fight card.
Our own Brian Hemminger with the live play-by-play:
Misaki wades in but Daley changes levels and dumps him on his back but he's got to do something with it here. Daley is hanging out inside Misaki's guard and he throws a nice short elbow which cuts Misaki. Misaki is bleeding profusely here, this is bad. They might stop it but it's not directly above the eye so they let them go back at it.
To see how the entire fight played out, check out our complete post-fight recap and analysis right here. More on Misaki's medical suspension here and of course all the Strikeforce: "Tate vs. Rousey" news, notes and fallout here.


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As we all know, yesterday's win came with a heavy price tag. But I think we all have seen flashes of Thiggy performing very well including yesterday and his ability to scramble and extend plays is something that can really help this offense. Now arguably our two best players got hurt yesterday but don't for one second count them out. Both finished the game eventhough their injuries happened during the 3rd quarter I believe. Wake came out and said he's fine and Long is probably the toughest SOB we have. If we can somehow manage to get through this Thursday game we have 10 days off to heal everyone and have our new QB's learn the offense.
Now we all know what Cutler is able to do but he also is the master of turnovers whether it be INTs or Fumbles. Chicago's O-line is awful, and even without Wake, we would be able to get constant pressure but i'll bet my life that he starts Thursday night and on top of it gets a few sacks. Had it been so serious he wouldn't have played the entire 4th quarter. Clemons was simply getting banged up a tad but had a rediculous hit on Moss that caused him to fumble (ruled a drop) so I expect him or Reshad Jones to be fine but I'm still hoping this team is grooming Jones as Yerehmiah Bell's replacement instead of competing with Clemons bc Clemons has really come into his own and started to develop into a good safety.
Now we definitely need Long this game as we are going up against one of the best DE's in Julius Peppers but last year Long held Peppers quiet the entire game and I expect the same to happen if he's in there. From everythign I read separated Shoulders can heal pretty much fully in 2 days for the average person and Long is not an avg person. Ochocinco had his shoulder popped into place during yesterdays game and was fine to finish it. Long is the toughest guy we have, period!
If we can pull out this game with a W...we have some very winnable games coming up vs Oakland and Clev at home. We win those and believe it or not but we are 8-4. Can't look ahead of Thursday but all I'm saying is if we can pull out a team effort and get a W, things will only get easier. This team is very mentally tough and won yesterday's game as a team on both sides of the ball for the first time all season.


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UPDATED: Unbeknownst to me, Phantaskippy posted a FanShot that answer's Neals question: How many other players have had as much success, comparably speaking, as Wallace has in three years? I encourage you to check it out, because what it reveals should cause those ready to trade Wallace for draft picks to pause - do you really want to trade a player of this caliber for an unproven player? . It is linked, here: Mike Wallace's first three years: one of the top receivers since 1990
When Neal published his article: "Report: Mike Wallace to Leave Tender Contract Unsigned" about Adam Schefter's report that Mike Wallace, or his agent, stated that Wallace would not sign his RFA tender, a firestorm broke out on BTSC.
There was much consternation, and gnashing of teeth, as the implications of this report were debated: Was Wallace being greedy? Was he worth the "Fitz" money it has been reported he was seeking. Should the Steelers hold firm with whatever offer they had presented him, or was he worth a contract comparable to Vincent Jackson, or Desean Jackson?
There was much speculation as to whether Wallace would truly sit out, refusing to attend the OTAs, mini-camps, training camp, the regular season.
You can read the rest of the types of speculation that went on in the comments of that article, or in Neal's subsequent article comparing the Wallace scenario with the Santionio Holmes trade here.
In one of Neal's responses to the many comments, he posed the following questions:
How many other players have had as much success, comparably speaking, as Wallace has in three years? How many third-round draft picks nearly get franchised before they're even free agents? What's happening with Wallace wasn't exactly expected; his value is way higher than they drafted him. That just doesn't happen to wide receivers this quickly into their careers.
Being one of the early commenters, my position was that the Steelers should pay Wallace what they could, given their salary cap issues, downstream contract restructuring issues, and their history of not paying top dollar for wide receivers, as well as keeping in mind that whatever terms they agreed to with Wallace, the Steelers could expect to face very similar contract terms when it came time to re-sign Antonio Brown.
But Neal's question got me to thinking about exactly what do the Steelers have in Mike Wallace, and how special a player is he, really?
Mike Wallace was drafted in the 3rd round (pick #84) out of Ole Miss in the 2009 draft. There were a total of 34 wide receivers taken in the 2009 draft. Here's the complete list:
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Wallace quickly won the hearts and minds of Steeler Nation in his rookie year with his performance against Green Bay, where he made a spectacular game winning catch in the end zone, while falling out of bounds
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He ended his rookie year with 39 receptions for 746 yards, 6 TDs, and a League leading 19.4 yards per catch average, which helped him earn the Steelers "Joe Greene Great Performance Award" which is given out each season to the Steelers' outstanding rookie.
Wallace's 2010 season was even more productive: 60 receptions for 1,250 yards, 10 touchdowns, and 21 yards per catch average, which was the highest in the AFC.
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His 2011 season totals, 72 catches for 1,193 yards, 8 TDs and a 16.6 yard per catch average reflected a season where the common perception is that he tailed off in the second half, for widely debated reasons ranging from key injuries to his QB, the offensive line, the rise of Antonio Brown as a preferred target, or the idea that defenses had figured out that if they played him physically, they could diminish his effectiveness.
However, Wallace also showed in 2011 that he has more than just speed as a deep threat, as illustrated below:
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Third quarter, Steelers lead the Seahawks 24-0; its third and long, Ben throws deep to Wallace, who makes this fingertip catch, at full stride, for a 54 yard gain.
But again, exactly how good is Mike Wallace?
According to Pro-Football-Reference.com, (PFR) Wallace has a Career Average ranking of 17. Given that this metric is widely used by various other statistical sites (Cold Hard Football Facts considers Pro-Football Reference as "the Bible" of statistical ranking), here's how Wallace ranks with his 2009 wide receiver class:
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From this table, we can see that only Percy Harvin, a 1st round pick, ranks higher than Wallace from the 2009 WR draft group; the four other 1st rounders ranked below Wallace, as did 2nd rounder Massaquoi.
The CarAvg score is a weighted average of the player's Approximate Value, which PFR defines as:
"Essentially, AV is a substitute for --- and a significant improvement upon, in my opinion --- metrics like 'number of seasons as a starter' or 'number of times making the pro bowl' or the like. You should think of it as being essentially like those two metrics, but with interpolation in between. That is, 'number of seasons as a starter' is a reasonable starting point if you're trying to measure, say, how good a particular draft class is, or what kind of player you can expect to get with the #13 pick in the draft. But obviously some starters are better than others. Starters on good teams are, as a group, better than starters on bad teams. Starting WRs who had lots of receiving yards are, as a group, better than starting WRs who did not have many receiving yards. Starters who made the pro bowl are, as a group, better than starters who didn't, and so on. And non-starters aren't worthless, so they get some points too.
The CarAvg score is calculated by taking 100% of a player's best year, 95% of his second best year, etc and includes ratings for the player's individual effort as well as his team's performance.
One of Neal's questions was: How many other players have had as much success, comparably speaking, as Wallace has in three years? So, let's broaden our review of the 2009 draft class to include all players drafted for all positions.
Here we see the top 10 players of the entire 2009 Draft Class in terms of PFR's CarAvg rating:
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Wallace has the 5th highest CarAvg rating out of 256 players drafted in 2009 (excluding ties).
Not wanting to rely on just one source for measuring Wallace's true worth, and wanting to get a comparison of Wallace against all active wide receivers in the entire NFL, not just in his draft class, I dug around and found Football Outsider's (FO) Ranking of Wide Receivers in 2011.
Football Outsider has a series of metrics it uses to measure the effectiveness of an offensive player in game situations, not just total yards and number of catches. Here's how they explain their metrics:
For simplicity sake, here's the condensed version of how they define their metrics:
The simple version: DYAR means a wide receiver with more total value. DVOA means a wide receiver with more value per play.
Here's the ranking of the top active receivers in the entire League, regardless of when they were drafted, according to FO. I've condensed their rankings to just DVOA and DYAR to make it easier to assimilate:
DYAR (Defense-adjusted Yards Above Replacement):
Wide receivers are ranked according to DYAR, or Defense-adjusted Yards Above Replacement. This gives the value of the performance on plays where this WR caught the ball, compared to replacement level, adjusted for situation and opponent and then translated into yardage. DYAR (and its cousin, YAR, which isn't adjusted based on opponent) is further explained here.
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DVOA (Defense adjusted Value Over Average):
The other statistic given is DVOA, or Defense-adjusted Value Over Average. This number represents value, per play, over an average WR in the same game situations. The more positive the DVOA rating, the better the player's performance. DVOA (and its cousin, VOA, which isn't adjusted based on opponent) is further explained here.
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In only his third year, Wallace ranks 5th in terms of the value of his performance upon catching a pass (DYAR); compare this to Larry Fitzgerald's ranking of 11th, despite having played 5 more years, or Vincent Jackson's ranking of 14th, despite having played 4 more years. Only one player with equal or less time in the League ranked above Wallace; that was Victor Cruz.
Quite simply, based on these two independent sources of impartial and detailed quantitative statistics, Mike Wallace has every right to thinking big in terms of his next contract.
Wallace has clearly out-performed all wide receivers but Percy Harvin in his draft class by one means of measurement (CarAvg), and ranks 5th overall in comparison to his entire draft class of 256 players.
Wallace ranks higher in terms of measurable quality of his performance (DYAR and DVOA) than two of the receivers whose contracts have set the bar for what it will cost the Steelers, in all fairness, to keep Wallace (that being V. Jackson and L. Fitzgerald).
So what should the Steelers do, finding themselves in a position where their excellence in finding undervalued players in later rounds of the draft has created this situation?
This is a question best left to Kevin Colbert, Mike Tomlin, and Omar Khan. They have much more information than we on the outside do, and they have the track record of making the "right" decisions going for them as well (In the F.O. We Trust).
So then, what should we, Steeler Nation, do? All we can do is cross our fingers and hope that the Steelers are able to find a way, without mortgaging their future ability to compensate other players needed for that run to #7, of keeping Mike Wallace. If not, then 2012 will be Mike's swan song (possible pun intended) in a Steeler uniform. Unless of course, the Steelers find room to franchise him next year, but that is grist for another article.


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Poughkeepsie, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Adam Kemp registered a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds as the Marist Red Foxes slipped by the Saint Peter's Peacocks, 70-63, in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference action at the McCann Center.
Khallid Hart chipped in 15 points, Chavaughn Lewis 14 and T.J. Curry 10 points for the Red Foxes (6-12, 3-5 MAAC) as they snapped a three-game slide.
The Peacocks (7-10, 3-5) were paced by Marvin Dominique who posted game highs with 21 points and 12 rebounds, while Trevis Wyche logged 13 points and five assists as the team had a three-game win streak snapped. Chris Burke and Desi Washington contributed 12 and 11 points, respectively.
Marist got off to a very slow start, hitting a total of just eight field goals in the first half, a mere 1-of-9 behind the 3-point line, but it was lucky to be trailing by just six points at the break, 31-25.
In the second half the Red Foxes bounced back in a big way with not only 52.4 percent accuracy from the floor, but also 19-of-27 shooting at the free-throw line, en route to the seven-point home win.
While Saint Peter's was able to establish a 41-33 rebounding advantage, the visitors trailed at the charity stripe by a 27-12 margin.
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More than just proof of passing a test, a PMP certification means that you have the knowledge to solve most common project problems. But studying for a difficult four-hour exam on project management isn't easy, even for experienced project managers. Drawing on the latest research in neurobiology, cognitive science, and learning theory, Head First PMP offers you a multi-sensory experience that helps the material stick, not a text-heavy approach that puts you to sleep.
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Great Book!
By Ceefer
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Catches your attention
By Schwarzwald
from Germany
I have read this preparation book additionaly to a second preparation book. So I write it from this perspective:* This book caught my attention.* It gave me another performance boost in my preparation.* Big motivation because of many good examples.* It made fun reading.* Best learning book I have read in the last years.My rating: EXCELLENT!I hope a lot more books in this Head First style will be published for many more topics in the future!
Excellent resource for PMP
By Dan the manager
from New Orleans, LA
About Me Developer, Sys Admin
The principles of learning theory that went in to this series were exactly what I needed. Technical reading is typically boring, and uninspiring. But, Head First PMP provided the very detailed, technical information in ways that made it stick in my brain. I passed the exam on the first try. Thanks Head First!
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Head First PMP ROCKS!!!!!
By Sadira36
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I ordered three books and flash cards, the Head First PMP book is designed in the way I learn. I am piecing together things I didn't understand through the way this book is written, it is so helpful. I think it is great to start with Head First PMP and even finish with. I'm reading it now, doing the other books and flash cards next and I'm going to read this book one more time before the test! I love it! It holds my attention, I enjoy study time!
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Easy to understand
By Coco
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It was very helpful to achieve my PMP certification. It was not my only source, but one of the best to really understand the knowledge areas and how to use it in real life, not just to pass the exam.
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Buyer Beware
By Sean
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I am skeptical, so I wrote buyer beware. Nevertheless, I bought this book and read it cover to cover. I took written notes the entire way and did every problem in the book including the practice tests and PMP practice exam. I never took a single boot camp class and passed the PMP exam the first time. Yes, this could be my genetics or God in action, but I want to give this book its due credit. I passed the PMP exam after reading this book therefore, I recommend buying this book and throwing the rest away. Again, do not waste your time on other books for the PMP Prep. Buyer beware.Cons: I found some minor typos and bad page references to practice question answers. Nevertheless, the answers are at the end of each chapter, so the bad page references made no difference.
It's an excellent book.
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Recommended Book for PMP
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Head First "Third Edition" is one of the best book i have read in my life. While reading, you will definitely feel it as the most interesting book of your life. Thumbs up for Head First Team.
Really helpful
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Really helpful tool to study for the PMP Exam,Despite some typos, this book is awesome.To really get the best out of this book, read through the topics, print the exercise pages, and use your pencil though them.This was my primary source of study for taking the PMP exam.
A fun way to get me to read a PMP book
By Doron
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I thought I'd pick up Head First PMP, 3rd Edition by Jennifer Greene and @AndrewStellman just out of sadistic curiosity, but was pleasantly surprised. Whilst I have read a lot of 'Head First' books before, and have been a vocal critic of how cartoonish and counter-educational they have been, this book is completely the opposite. For a dry subject like PMP, Greene and Stellman have made the topic of Project Management and preparing for a PMP exam quite pellet-able. I haven't sat my PMP exam yet, for obvious reasons but many reviewers have pointed out that this book encompasses up to 90% of what was needed, so it's not just about being able to digest all the PMP stuff in a cheekish book-style, but it's practical and useful.
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Is Coach Brooks on the Mountain of Nebo?
This is a thoughtful piece by the Fake Gimel Martinez at Kentucky Sports Radio. He wonders if it would be better for Brooks to retire this year, or stay on, and makes some fair points pro or con. My feeling is that Brooks should stay just as long as he pleases. I assume that at some point, he will decide to call it a career, and I suppose that he is or intends to gradually let Phillips come more to the front, very much as Bobby Bowden did at FSU. But then again, who knows? Add to the speculation below.


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1) For the place known as Music City, the Titans have a god-awful in-stadium sound system. Mr Adams would be good to dismantle the south endzone audio assault weapon and replace it with a remote speaker in every section, but that would cost money so it won't happen.
2) Due to the facility sharing that takes place between the Titans and TSU, the field becomes a disaster area by mid-October every season. The obvious solution would be to replace the field with the nifty rubberized ball turf material, but another would be to refurbish/build a new football facility for TSU. As a TSU student I would prefer the latter, but it is a moot point anyway because both cost money.
3) This really isn't about LP Field but about the fans: despite the fact that we have a nice consecutive sellout streak the stadium appears at best 3/4 full most of the time. Regardless of how the game ends there may be only 2/3 of the fans that came to the game left by the it's over. This is a disgrace. For the "best fans in the NFL" we certainly have lackluster support actually at the game.
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Ecuadorian midfielder Miller Bolaños made his ninth consecutive start in tonight's 1-1 draw with FC Dallas. Throughout the first and beginning of second half, Bolaños created great scoring opportunities (two shots on goal) for the Goats, but was unable to get one into the back of the net. Then in the 79th minute, Bolaños stopped running and left the field. Why? According to Assistant Athletic Trainer Derek Lawrance, it was the cause of a minor ankle sprain. A minute later, Head Coach Robin Fraser replaced the injured midfielder with Frenchman Laurent Courtois.
The Goats have this weekend off and due to yellow card accumulation, Bolaños will miss Chivas USA's next match against Colorado Rapids, allowing the midfielder to have full recuperation ahead of the final match of the season at Dallas.
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Upon their return from Vancouver Thursday afternoon, Chivas USA returned to practice this morning ahead of this Sunday's match against FC Dallas in The Home Depot Center.
The starting eleven in last Wednesday's match at Vancouver reported directly to the facility's gym at 10 a.m. sharp. Strength and Conditioning Coach Jim Liston led a set of exercises that included stretching and weight training.
Meanwhile, the rest of the team reported to Field 6 for training with Head Coach Robin Fraser and Assistant Coach Greg Vanney. Three players that did not join practice were Tim Melia, Casey Townsend and Ryan Smith, who are all listed as injured. Melia is currently recovering from low back pain. As reported, rookie Townsend suffered a calf strain on Tuesday and was not able to make the trip to up to Vancouver. Last but not least, Smith is recovering from a concussion he suffered in the team's last home game against Real Salt Lake.
Team returns to training tomorrow morning to make the final adjustments for this Sunday's match. Click here to check out a few shots from both trainings this morning.
Chivas USA arrived early this morning at The Home Depot Center's Field 6 for a final training session before flying to Vancouver. With training at 7:40 a.m., the team began warming up and then proceeded to one-touch passing.
Forward Casey Townsend picked up an injury during a scrimmage but continued training with team staff in separate exercises. Goalkeeper Patrick McLain continues filling in for an injured Tim Melia.
The team will arrive in Vancouver this afternoon ahead of tomorrow's match against Whitecaps FC at BC Place in the third and final match of the season between the two clubs. The first two games were played at The Home Depot Center; the first encounter was a 1-0 victory for the Whitecaps on March 17. Vancouver returned to Carson on July 7 and played to a scoreless draw with Chivas. The Goats have an overall record of 0-1-3 (W-L-T) against the Whitecaps.
The nominees for MLS Save of the Week are up, and surprisingly, Dan Kennedy is not the Goat among the nominees, but rather, defender John Valencia!
Valencia's save in the 56th minute of the match proved that saves are not just for goalkeepers. If you missed last Saturday's game and didn't watch the highlights, Valencia made a sliding save to keep RSL's Javier Morales' shot from passing the goal line and taking the ball out for a corner kick. After the save, Valencia received praise not only from the fans but Dan Kennedy himself.
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After having Sunday off, Chivas USA returned to training this morning ahead of tomorrow's flight to Vancouver. Upon their arrival in Vancouver, the Goats will not be able to train; therefore, all final preparations for Wednesday's 7 pm match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC had to be set today. All players reported to today's training with the exception of Ryan Smith who was attending Chivas USA's first career panel of the year.
Training continued as usual, starting off with light warm-ups followed by short scrimmages. Players that went the full 90 minutes in last Saturday's match against Real Salt Lake had light training and were sidelined thereafter while the remaining group resumed training.
Goalkeeper Tim Melia was seen in full uniform, but did not train with the team. Melia has been out of training since mid-September for low back pain. Cdchivasusa.com asked Melia how his recovery was going and he responded, "I've been feeling good. There are days when I'm fine but then the next day, it's not. I'm just taking it day-by-day."
On another note, haircuts seem to be the trend in the Red-and-White locker room. Last week, it was defender Rauwshan McKenzie and Miller Bolaños, and now this week, Jorge Villafaña. Check out the photo:
We know, we know. Like every other week, Kennedy's heroics haven't gone unnoticed and are nominated for MLS Save of the Week. With two games played last week and seven saves, which one Kennedy's heroics was nominated for MLS Save of the Week? The save that received the nomination was from last Sunday's match at D.C. United in the 13th minute, when NickDeLeon struck a shot from outside the 18-yard box. Luckily for the Goats, Kennedy's cat-like reflexes were able to reach for the ball and take it out for a corner kick, avoiding D.C. to take an early lead.
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Chivas USA returned to George Mason University for its second practice this morning ahead of tomorrow's match against D.C. United at RFK Stadium to conclude their week-long road trip. With a record of 7-14-7 and 28 points, the Red-and-White's opportunities to gain points are running out. After Sunday's match there are five games remaining in the season, including a Wednesday, Oct. 3, match at Vancouver, which Chivas USA trails by nine points for the fifth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Chivas USA arrived in D.C. Thursday afternoon and held a morning practice today on the campus of George Mason University in preparation to face D.C. United, Sunday, at RFK Stadium. The Goats trail D.C. in the all-time series at 4-7-3, but in the last six meetings have a 4-2-2 record against United. The last time the two clubs met in September of 2011, the Goats rallied from two goals down thanks to two second half goals by Juan Pablo Angel.
In 14 head-to-head matches, the clubs have combined to average a little over three goals per match. The series, however, has not been just offensive, as seven clean-sheets have been recorded - four by D.C. and three by Chivas USA. Current D.C. forward Maicon Santos played with Chivas USA in 2009 and part of 2010, appearing in 19 games for the Red-and-White. No current player on Chivas USA's roster has played for United.
On conceding the late goal: Really, in the first half I thought we were very much in control of the game. We created some very good opportunities. In the second half, we didn't control the game as well. We didn't take care of the ball well enough in the second half like we did in the first half. Inevitably, that's going to lead to you being under pressure more. Then obviously, the goal --the way it came and the time it came-- it was devastating.
On coaching from the stands: It was difficult. Even on the bench, you feel like you don't have a ton of control anyway once the game starts. That's the great thing about soccer; it's a game of improvisation. Sitting up in the stands, it was difficult. I guess I really didn't appreciate how difficult it was going to be. Certainly from that high, you get a very good view and you can see little things that we stopped doing that we did very well in the first half that we didn't do as well in the second half. As a result, we put ourselves under a lot of pressure.
On pushing for a win to move out of last place in the Western Conference: It's all about momentum and building it. We could have gotten a win or a tie. That would've helped us get a little more confidence. Obviously, this isn't going to help that, but it's a better performance from us I think. We just need to get after on Sunday against D.C.
On Chivas USA's current direction: We've been going through a really rough stretch and I thought we played quite well throughout most of the game. I think we certainly dominated the first half and parts of the second half. This one hurt quite a bit.


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It was World Series title or bust for the Detroit Tigers, but the Tigers fell short of that goal, losing the ALCS to Boston in 6 games. Detroit lost Game 6 to the Red Sox, 5-2.
Detroit led 2-1 in the 7th inning when Jose Iglesias botched a ground ball that could have been turned into an inning-ending double play.
In came Jose Veras to face Shane Victorino, who fell to 0-2 in the count before hitting a grand slam that gave Boston a 5-2 lead and all but sealed the Tigers fate.
Trailing 1-0 in the 6th, Victor Martinez hit a 2-run single to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead.
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DENVER -- Phenom David Price is frustrated, and he hopes that feeling will end Wednesday night in the middle game of the Rays' three-game Interleague series against the Rockies in Interleague Play.
Price's problem is his penchant for walking batters, which has not allowed him to pitch past the sixth inning -- including his eight-start stint in the Minor Leagues -- in 2009."It's frustrating, it is," Price said. "I can't really pinpoint it. I never had problems throwing strikes in my entire life, and it's something I'm struggling with a little bit right now. "The more people you walk, the more pitches you are going to throw. A lot of times, you don't walk guys on four straight pitches. That means you're throwing six, seven pitches to a hitter, and it's like that at-bat didn't even matter." Price added that he'd rather the batter hit a single on the first pitch than run up his pitch count with at-bats ending in a walk. In four starts with the Rays, Price is 1-0 with a 2.37 ERA, but has given up 18 walks in 19 innings pitched. In the Minors, Price had 18 walks in 34 1/3 innings. Price said the uneven results could have easily zapped all of his confidence. It hasn't yet because of manager Joe Maddon. "I felt great in my last start and I walked six guys," Price said. "Joe came out there and he was like, 'Good job, you battled. You kept us in the game and you battled, which is essentially what we needed.' I didn't look at it that way. I look at it as letting myself and the team down." Maddon said he has to be patient with a young player like Price because the organization is counting on him long term. If Maddon isn't there for Price, as well as other young developing players, he said it may take longer for them to reach their potential. Maddon believes Price will snap out of his funk soon. "I understand his frustration. He's a very good self-evaluator and he told you where a lot of young pitchers would not have even said that. That's the part why I believe he is going to be good sooner rather than later." If Price doesn't pitch deep into Wednesday's game, he said he will be the best teammate he can be. "I cheer my teammates on," Price said. "I've got to leave [the frustration] out on the field. When I get off, I've got to become a teammate. That's something that I've got to do and I think I've handled it well, and it's something I want to continue to do. I love to be able to cheer for my team for an inning or two, but not three or four." Pitching matchup
TB: LHP David Price (1-0, 2.37 ERA)
It was another short outing for the rookie Price, who in four starts this season has yet to pitch into the seventh inning. The left-hander was erratic in 4 1/3 innings against Anaheim, walking six and throwing 105 pitches. But he was also dominant, striking out six and allowing only two hits and one run. It's that dichotomy that has been frustrating so far for Rays fans, who continue to wait for a breakthrough performance from Price and will hope the thin air in Colorado doesn't deter him. COL: RHP Aaron Cook (5-3, 4.26 ERA)
Cook ran the starters' winning streak to eight consecutive games with a solid outing Thursday in Milwaukee, allowing just one run despite seven hits in six-plus innings. He struck out a season-high seven batters and only ran into trouble when he loaded the bases on two singles and a walk in the seventh. After recording the first out of the game, Cook became the first pitcher to throw 1,000 career innings in a Rockies uniform. Tampa Bay has been unkind to Cook -- he has allowed 11 earned runs in 12 innings over two starts in his career against the Rays. Tidbits
Shortstop Jason Bartlett returned after missing 19 games because of a left ankle sprain and went 2-for-4 Tuesday. ... On Tuesday, Major League Baseball announced that third baseman Evan Longoria leads all American League players in the fan voting with 1,957,380 votes for the 80th All-Star Game in St. Louis on July 14. Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is second with 1,921,768 votes. ... Reliever Winston Abreu allowed a run in the ninth inning Tuesday to snap the bullpen's scoreless streak at 25 innings. It's the second longest streak by Rays relievers in club history, trailing only a 27 2/3 innings streak from May 18-26, 2004. Tickets
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Thursday: Rays (Matt Garza, 4-4, 3.63) at Rockies (Ubaldo Jimenez, 5-6, 3.92), 3:10 p.m. ET
Friday: Rays (Andy Sonnanstine, 5-6, 6.65) at Mets (Fernando Nieve, 1-0, 2.08), 7:10 p.m. ET
Saturday: Rays (James Shields, 5-5, 3.52) at Mets (Johan Santana, 8-4, 3.29), 4:10 p.m. ET
Cheng Sio is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.