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- The Tigers have gone 26-8 over their last 34 home games against the White Sox, while outscoring Chicago by 72 runs (190-118) over the stretch.
- Led by former White Sox starter, Hector Santiago, and 3.2 innings of hitless relief, the Angels held the Tigers to just three hits on Sunday. It was only the sixth time this season Detroit had fewer than five hits, tied for the second fewest in the majors (Orioles five)..
- The White Sox have punched out at least 11 hits in four of their last five road games, and at least eight hits in each of their last 10 road games.
- Jose Quintana has allowed fewer than two runs in four of his last six starts (1.55 ERA with 43 strikeouts in 40.2 innings over stretch).
- Max Scherzer has not allowed a single run over his last two starts against the White Sox, and has gone 8-1 with a 1.89 ERA over his last 10 starts against them.
- Austin Jackson leads the majors with 14 multi-hit games this month. He has three shots at becoming the first Tiger since 1977 (Ron LeFlore 16) with 15 such games during July.
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(AP) -- If the past six-plus weeks are any indication, the Detroit Tigers should have a good chance to string together some victories after ending another skid.
The Tigers can start Thursday in the decisive series finale against the visiting Chicago White Sox.
Detroit (58-46) totaled six runs during a four-game losing streak that ended Wednesday when it equaled that output in the first inning of a 7-2 victory. The AL Central-leading Tigers have managed to bounce back nicely from recent losing streaks.
They followed a three-game slide June 16-18 by winning seven straight and 12 of 14. After another three-game skid July 4-6, Detroit won five in a row. It followed that with four consecutive losses before winning four of five prior to its latest slide.
"You've got to learn from bumps in the roads and take it with you in the future to prepare yourself better for the next group," scheduled starter Drew Smyly told MLB's official website. "You lose a game, it's no big deal. We'll get 'em tomorrow."
Nick Castellanos hit a three-run homer and had four RBIs on Wednesday after being scratched a day earlier due to a finger injury suffered in batting practice. The rookie is batting .417 with five extra-base hits and seven RBIs in his last six home games.
Torii Hunter is batting .467 with 14 RBIs in his past 12 at Comerica Park after collecting three hits Wednesday.
Smyly (6-9, 3.77 ERA) is coming off solid outings against two of baseball's highest-scoring teams. After holding Cleveland to a run and four hits in seven innings of a 5-1 win July 20, the left-hander yielded two runs and struck out 11 in 5 2-3 innings of a 2-1 defeat to the Los Angeles Angels on Friday.
Smyly didn't get a decision in his lone matchup with the White Sox (52-56) this year, allowing only a two-run homer to Jose Abreu and striking out seven in six innings of a 6-4 loss April 23.
The Cuban rookie is batting .385 during a 19-game hitting streak and has hit safely in 37 of 38. He's batted .357 with five homers and five doubles in 11 games versus Detroit.
John Danks (9-6, 4.40) is scheduled to start for the White Sox, assuming he isn't shipped elsewhere amid rumors he could be traded before Thursday's deadline.
"I don't get caught up in any of that, I really don't," said Danks, who has spent his entire eight-year career with Chicago. "I have no control over that.
The left-hander is 3-0 with a 3.51 ERA in his last four road starts after winning at Minnesota on Friday, when he gave up four runs in seven innings of a 9-5 victory. That came five days after Houston ripped him for seven runs and 12 hits in 4 1-3 innings.
"It's certainly a humbling game," Danks said. "There was a day when I felt like if I didn't get to certain plateaus, it would be a bad season, and now I'm excited to get back to where I think I was."
He's won both of his starts against Detroit this year, yielding three runs in 13 1-3 innings, even though Castellanos is 3 for 5 against him. Danks had a 6.28 ERA during a five-start skid at Comerica Park that ended when he gave up a run in 6 1-3 innings of a 3-1 victory April 21.
Austin Jackson is batting .381 with two doubles and three home runs off Danks.
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Chaucer scholars have generally settled on April 17, 1387, as the date his pilgrims departed for Canterbury—an historic and storied journey that has been, for more than six centuries, the bane of every student's existence. A brief refresher: in the Canterbury Tales, twenty-nine pilgrims and a narrator vie to out-perorate one another on what must have been a tedious excursion to Saint Thomas Becket's shrine, in, yes, Canterbury. Their prize? A free meal at a hotel restaurant.
Thus ensued several thousand lines of fart jokes, prurient asides, murderous Jews, and dubious blancmange, all of it now forever inscribed in the annals of literature.
The Ellesmere manuscript—written shortly after Chaucer's death, in the early fifteenth century—is considered the definitive version of the Tales. It was produced on vellum, and it features involved, colorful illustrations of many of the pilgrims, pictured above. (None of their more scandalous exploits are depicted, alas, though it may not have been terribly edifying to see a drawing of a man being branded on the buttocks, anyway.)
I had an English teacher who made a shaky but memorable case for the Tales' contemporary relevance. There were, he avowed, new chapters being written every day. All you had to do was book a long trip on a Greyhound bus or board a transcontinental flight, and you'd find strangers from all walks of life foisting their stories upon you, daring you to one-up them, whether you drew them out or not. Indeed, he said, these stories would hinge on the same crimes of passion that Chaucer's pilgrims found so enthralling. It wasn't as if any of us had tired of hearing about adultery. And so we should appreciate Chaucer, he said, because almost nothing in storytelling had changed in the years since the Tales.
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By: Troy Fullbright
Today I had the pleasure of evaluating the new FN FNS "Shift Change" pistol. In my occupation, it is possible for me to acquire firearms for test and evaluation. When I heard that a certain big time USPSA guy may be shooting this pistol, I thought a review would be appropriate for Boomer Shooter. I used my connections in LE and got the pistol today.
Let me say this, I really like this pistol!
I brought the pistol out to SWAT training today and went out on a limb and used it as my teaching gun all day. Approximately 500 rounds were fired through the gun, with zero malfunctions experienced. The gun was fresh from the box, and still had factory oil on the pistol. I applied more lubrication at lunch.
The pistol with its 4" barrel seems to be in between the Glock 17 and 19 in size. Big enough for duty or competition, but small enough to conceal easily. A nice compromise of size. The trigger guard is large and rounded. There are rails, for attachment of lighting devices.
The polymer frame was checkered and came with both an arched and flat backstrap. Backstraps were changed by pushing a paperclip through a hole in the rear of the backstrap. This depresses a spring and allows the backstrap to slide off. Although the arched backstrap was comfortable, I really liked the flat. The checkering is sorta raised pyramid thing (similar to the Glock RTF) on the side panels, more traditional checkering on the backstraps, and horizontal lines on the front strap. The front strap seemed to these hands to be very extreme, almost uncomfortable. The gun definitely grips you back. There is a slight beavertail, reminiscent of the M&P, so no slide bite.
Sights were Trijicon 3 dots, fixed and adjustable by drift. They are dovetailed in place, so I suspect other manufacturers will soon be producing replacements. Ahem.......Dawson?
The Magazine release buttons are large. They are also ambidextrous. No need to flip the release around, it works from either side. I found that my shooting hand grip covered the magazine release, but this did not cause any problems during shooting.
The pistol has a nicely beveled magwell, more so than an other polymer framed pistol I've seen. The magazines are steel and have a small lip about halfway up the front of the mag body. This lip is what the mag catch latches onto. While making magazine changes, I didn't notice the lip. Hitting the mag release, the magazines shoot out of the grip like they are being chased! Magazine basepads have a large front lip, which reminds me of the stock M&P magazine basepads. I think if comp is to be shot with this gun, basepads that are a tad smaller would be in order. When snatching a mag from a mag carrier, you could dislodge the mag behind the target mag. But...nothing a Dremel or smaller replacement pads won't cure.
The slide release lever was positive and easy to manipulate. It is protected by the frame so as to not lock up during firing. This has been a problem for me in the past. I grip really high, and have had Glocks lock back prematurely, so I usually file off the outside of the Glock levers. This wasn't an issue today. Ambi, here too.
The gun sits low in the hand and points very well. I found that when tracking the sights, I got more of a back and forth track, as opposed to a vertical track. The gun wasn't as snappy as some other 40 caliber pistols. I attribute this to a low bore axis, aggressive grip texturing, and a proper firing grip.
Now to the trigger..... Take up was a bit gritty, but seemed to be smoothing out over the course of the day. Take up wasn't "airy" like a Glock, it felt positive the entire length of travel. Once the trigger is taken to the "wall", things got crisp! There was a slight hint of over-travel, but not much. Reset was very short and positive. I didn't measure trigger pull weight, to me those numbers don't mean anything. FN publishes the pull weight at 5.5lbs. Ok, whatever. All I know is the trigger felt better than any other factory striker fired pistol I've shot. The trigger is meant to go fast!
Accuracy was boring. Tiny groups were shot all day long. Pepper poppers at 100 yards fell all day.
Now for the important part, shoot-ability. The gun pointed well, recoiled mildly, and the trigger felt great. Mag changes were a breeze, mags flew out of the gun, and inserted with ease. When reloading from lock back, the slide release was easy to hit, and their a ample cocking serrations both front and rear if you are so inclined. I'm sure the Lefties will appreciate the ambi slide releases.
In my opinion, this is a viable gun from competition, carry, and duty. For comp, I would change the magazine basepads to something smaller and I would install some sights of the fiber optic variety. It comes with 3 magazines, so buy two more and you're ready to rock. I don't know of any competition holster options, but it can't be long before the major players tool up. For duty or carry, she's ready to go.
I think FN has a winner. I know of one major Oklahoma police department (the biggest one) that is taking a very hard look at this pistol.
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significant economic value, and they require additional generation capacity to compensate for them. The losses, as defined earlier, amounted to 379 billion kWh in 1999. This is equivalent to 43,000 MW of generating capacity, or five percent of the presently installed generation capacity in the United States.
Even small improvements to the efficiency of the transmission and distribution system will have an immediate impact on energy markets. With significant increases, however, energy traders will still be well advised to understand how losses are modeled in the markets in which they do business. The dollars associated with losses on any single deal might not raise many eyebrows, but the fact that these negative financial implications are avoidable is reason enough to incorporate accurate loss modeling into the trader's IT systems. As competitive markets evolve, margins get thinner and arbitrage opportunities grow scarcer, the ability to account for losses precisely will become increasingly important to the trader's bottom line.
- It is also important to distinguish between the losses that occur physically within the distribution system and the losses that are associated with inaccurate metering of energy, but this article will not focus on this distinction.
Wholesale electric power markets use a variety of methods to model transmission losses. Following is a summary of the major U.S. markets' methodologies. Market participants doing business in a given market should have the capacity in their IT systems to shadow the calculations performed by the ISO/RTO, to have a precise understanding of what losses are costing them.
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The California ISO uses Tie Meter Multipliers (TMM) data, along with the final hourly schedules to compute the dynamic loss factors that are applied for a particular bilateral transaction or import transaction into California. Once the TMM is identified, then the market participants, known as Scheduling Coordinators, are charged the incremental cost of energy at that location to cover the cost of losses. This means if the TMM is two percent and the import transaction into California is 100 MW, the cost of providing the two percent losses will be charged at the marginal cost of energy for two MW at the delivery location. The TMM for each hour in each location are posted on Cal ISO's OASIS site.
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West Connect plans to handle losses with concurrent energy payback. Concurrent energy payback is a scheme (more predominant in the Eastern Interconnection than the West) whereby the customer of the control area is required to provide for the loss megawatts at the same time the transaction is scheduled. The customer has the option of: a) providing for the loss megawatts themselves; b) buying the loss megawatts from a third party power marketer; or c) choosing to buy the loss megawatts from the transmission provider itself. However, financial compensation for losses is not allowed.
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Mayor Alvin Brown has appointed Jason R. Gabriel as acting general counsel to fill the position vacated by General Counsel Cindy Laquidara.
After more than 15 years with the city of Jacksonville, Laquidara announced her resignation on April 23 to join the Akerman LLP law firm, effective July 1.
The General Counsel represents the Mayor's Office, City Council, Duval County School Board, constitutional officers, and independent authorities.
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drdos256 (24th June 2013)
Can I ask if someone at a SWGfL connected school and confirm for me if Google Earth works okay for you. As in the title, none of the PCs on our site with it installed will connect back to Google's authentication servers. I will be contacting them (SWGfL) but wanted to see first if anyone else is experiencing the same fault.
Of course, I did suggest to our Geography department they could instead use Google Maps but they prefer Earth.
seems to "work" here i just suspect the video card on this pc sux its white n yellow then brakes up as you zoom in
with the SWGFL issues not only is out staffproxy failed but it's broken our website AND stopped google earth. I talked to service on the 13th about this!
oh yes they said to me explicitly that they have broken google earth.
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Well at least i know we're not the only ones now. They are close to useless. Our website wasn't working this morning - it was a known issue and they failed to let us know beforehand but to be fair, they did contact us when they fixed it.
Oh well.
Not on SWGFL but ours has randomly stopped working too, same error. Noticed if you download the latest version there is a new option in the tools, general menu which forces you to us a secure connection. If I tick this box it works.
Once i set it on the admin account, it was ticked for everyone else that logged in, if you want to push it across to all machines i guess you'd have to find the registry entry and apply through gpo. I've only done it on a couple manually.
Still a problem for us as we block all HTTPS traffic and so cant use the workaround mentioned. Hopefully SWGFL will resolve this sooner than later
Found the Registry located at: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Google Earth Plus is a String called 'useHTTPSForGoogle' set to false by default.
JAB1a (10th September 2013)
Has anyone got any swgfl updates on this? We are still having real trouble with it
For me it was county who'd messed things up not SWGFL.
Also, has anyone else had problems with mail?
We jumped ship from SWGfL in august, but we've been having problems sending and receiving mail to SWGfL schools. People get bouncebacks from SWGfL mailer daemon saying mail is delayed then they never get an NDR and we never get the message. We get no notification at all, our messages just disappear into the ether.
Also having this problem in SEGfl, Google Earth loads up and the view is just blank. Tried the https workaround and adding various addresses to our proxy exclusions, but no joy. Anyone have any luck with SWGfl?
Dont know if this will help anyone else but (having tried many other addresses via our proxy) - these were the addresses that resolved the issue for us:
ssl.google-analytics.com and maps.google.co.uk
We were also advised to pass through the following domains too (although these didnt resolve the issue until we added the two addresses above):
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my baby sitter is the first one who noticed my baby's lymph nodes and my baby is only 5 months i touched my baby's neck and found 2 pea size lymph nodes and the pedia said it's normal and i only need to monitor it and she said all people has lymph nodes but after a week when i touch again my baby's neck it increase the number of her lymph nodes it's now 4 nodes at the back of her neck the biggest one at the back of her ear and the 3 pea size at the side of her neck and back of neck so i went to other pedia and really worried because it's already 4 nodes before it's only 2. Then she said maybe because of my baby's hair she has a thick and long hair it maybe due to sweating, colds, and cough but she doesn't have cough maybe a mild colds and she said to wait until my baby turns 1 year old and we'll just need to monitor the lymph nodes. I think everything will be ok if you're baby is healthy lymph nodes is a filteration of disease in our body. Prayers would help to stay our baby healthy :)posted 01/23/2011 by Tiffanie's Mom
My 15 months old baby is also having 2 lumps on rear side of her neck. I am worried and i would like to consult specialist doctor in this regard. could you guide me which specialist I have to meet?(Neurologist or other). Guide me.posted 09/04/2011 by Tirumal
Yes, these are very common. They are likely lymph nodes. I just felt one the other day on the back of my baby's neck and the doctor confirmed that it was a lymph node. But of course if you want peace of mind, check with your doctor.posted 08/16/2011 by a BabyCenter Member
I can't get my baby to eat her food she will take like 2/3 bites and will not eat nomore what should i do?????posted 06/03/2011 by Alysia's Mother
My 3 month old baby girl has tthese same lumps... but she ALSO has them under her little baby bumps( her nipples). I noticed them when she was just a few days old. I have asked the doc about them and she litterally looked at me and said... uhhhh i'm not really sure why that is. REALLY really REALLY? sooo we are in the process of moving to another state. (hubby is military) and we are going to have to wait until next week to take her in. She is my FOURTH child and none of her older brothers or sister have ever had this. The lumps in the back of her head are about the same size as the ones on the back of her head. She has NEVER been sick. She does have a hard time pooping quite a bit, but she also had an umbillical hernia, so i attributed it to that.. She had baby achne, not so much anymore... her skin is a little drier than i would like. Anywho. i was just wondering if anyone else noticed the lumps in their babies breast, It feels like a chunk of breast tissue. I dont think that is itposted 02/08/2011 by crandallbabies
i have a 3 1/2 year old son and he has 3 bumps in the back of his head next to each other they did x rays but normal so on wed taking him to the doctor for 2nd opinion or cat scan hopefully they r nothingposted 07/01/2008 by a BabyCenter Member
Hi everyone.My son is almost 10 months old and has these same lumps...they scare me. I've researched on the net and I'm constantly being told not to worry as they are swollen lymph nodes. I'm also going to confirm with my doctor again, but I'm told it's nothing to be worried about.posted 01/20/2011 by cassyanne25
My 7 week old baby has it on both sides. Though still worried atleast this discussion helps to understand it might not be something to worry to core. I will definitely check with the doc in our next pediatric visit to be on safer side.posted 12/16/2010 by a BabyCenter Member
My 5 week old son has a hard bump on his head on the left side. It is kinda behind his ear and up a little bit.. And then there was a little bump but I could move that on around with my finger i figured that one was a limp note, but that one is kinda starting to go away. but I dont know what the hard one could be.......... ????????? I hope it is not harmful to him and that when I take him to the doctor they tell me that it is nothing... I am worried sick about it.posted 12/06/2010 by CheyenneNichole
My son has these strange bumps too. It sounds like it is a pretty common lymph node thing. I am going to ask about at his next Dr. Appt in a week any way. It is better to be safe than sorry.posted 01/26/2010 by Magik Momma
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Glutathione (a tripeptide of 3 amino acids - glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine) plays a great role in homeostasis, especially as a potent anti-oxidant.
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Welcome to Gillette Stadium, where the New England Patriots (5-2) will host the Miami Dolphins (3-3) in an AFC East matchup (CBS, 1 p.m. EST):
Weather conditions: Current temperatures are in the mid-40's, with an expected rise to 55 degrees by kickoff. There's hardly a cloud in the sky on this crisp New England fall morning, and rain doesn't look to be an issue for the day. Winds are expected to swirl at around 15 miles per hour from the southwest at kickoff, according to Accuweather.com.
Five more players to declare inactive: The Patriots have already ruled out defensive tackle Tommy Kelly (knee) and running back Leon Washington (ankle) for today's game, leaving five more players to deactivate. The two biggest injuries of note include Danny Amendola (concussion/groin), who is expected to play, and cornerback Aqib Talib (hip), who is questionable.
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Can people conceieve naturally with PCOS?
I am TTC for 2 yrs. Age is 28yrs. Doc told i have PCOS. I have taken 3 cycles of clomid but no success. Doc suggested laproscopy but i was not sure abt that. Meanwhile i started reducing wt i lost 7 kgs now i am 64 kgs height 165 cms. I am now taking ayurvedic medicines to treat pcos. But my periods are still irregular. I have severe acne and hair loss besides the fertility problem. I would like to know if PCOS can be tackled by taking herbal or ayuvedic medicines? Did anyone have success in conceiving without any fertility drugs ?What should i do to conceieve naturally and how much time does it take after a weight loss and lifestyle change to conceive?? Can anyone give reference of a good ayurvedic doctor who can treat PCOS?Please help me .........
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From my experience having PCOS you can conceive natuarally. I am 23 years old and have PCOS. I was able to conceive on my own while on 18 days of 1500mg of Metformin. Although I did have a miscarriage at 6.5 weeks with that cycle. But I went on after one cycle to get pregnant again with the help of one 50mg cycle of clomid and so far so good with the pregnancy. But to answer your question...the answer is yes...you can conceive naturally with PCOS. And as far as a doctor goes, I am under the care of a Reproductive Indocrinologist (fertility specialist) and he is excellent and have been able to get me pregnant twice in 5 monthsposted 02/26/2008 by tydesha2006
Hi there. I am also PCOS and am now 23 wks pregnant. I am 37 years-old. I took metformina (it didn't do much) for nearly 2 years, had a laparoscopy and took clomid. Finally, I stopped clomid and found a v. good homeopathy doctor, and after a month was pregnant (I had had 5 miscarriages previously). I'd say the best you can do is to lose weight (well done), watch your sugar intake (if you're not on metformina) and go for ayurveda, acupunture or homeopathy. As for clomid: buy a home ovulation test in the pharmacy and check if you are ovulating every month - I know I was, I took clomid because doctor insisted. KEEP trying, PCOS won't prevent you from having a baby! Good luck! Annaposted 05/02/2008 by awk36
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Babe Ruth's granddaughter, American Idol Robbie Rosen play in Celebrity Softball Game
Linda Ruth Tosetti understands firsthand the importance of cancer awareness.
The 58-year-old Durham, Conn., resident is a kidney cancer survivor who was diagnosed in 2004.
As Babe Ruth's granddaughter, Tosetti also knows a thing or two about baseball, which she proved as she threw the first pitch Sunday at the first celebrity softball game hosted by the Ronkonkoma Chamber of Commerce.
"I am very happy to be here. It's wonderful to raise money for breast cancer and to see so many people having a great time," Ruth Tosetti said. "I am like my grandfather. He loved to give back to the community. It's in my DNA."
The event, held at the Connetquot Youth Association Charles LaRosa Sports Complex, raised about $1,000 for the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.
With Montell Jordan's "This Is How We Do It" blaring in the background, the celebrity "Stars" played on a team against the "Lakers," made up of Ronkonkoma business owners. The celebrity lineup included former Montreal Expos pitcher Don DeMola, former Yankee Frank Tepedino, celebrity DJ and chef Marc Weiss from the Food Network, former American Idol contestant Robbie Rosen, and Howard Stern Show comedians Jerry Castaldo and Stacey Prussman.
The Lakers included World Gym Fitness president Tom Newman; Jim Cotgreave, of Cotgreave Insurance Agency; and politicians Suffolk County Legis. Tom Cilmi (R-Bay Shore) and former Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy.
The idea for the celebrity softball game originated from Ronkonkoma resident Mick Du Russel, 56. After visiting a celebrity game in the Hamptons, he suggested it to a Ronkonkoma Chamber of Commerce board member.
"I am an entertainment writer so I meet celebrities all the time," said Du Russel, who writes for spotonli.com. "Celebrities are great about supporting a worthy cause."
Ronkonkoma Chamber of Commerce President Denise Schwarz said she was enthusiastic to watch the celebrities play.
"We have celebrities from all walks of life here – singers, baseball players, comedians, authors. It's great," she said.
Ronkonkoma chamber member and past president Matt Miller, 52, played first base for the Lakers and said he loved every minute of it. After about 5 hours of playing time and nine innings, the Lakers beat the Stars, 14-13.
"This is a lot of fun," Miller said. "The best part is that we are raising money for such a great cause – breast cancer."
Former Pittsburgh Pirate Fred Cambria, 65, of Northport, said he was happy to serve as first baseman.
"I wanted to come out today and show my support," he said. "This is fun to come and play softball on such a beautiful day and raise money for breast cancer."
Dawn Tropeano, American Cancer Society director of special events and a Ronkonkoma resident, said she was thankful for the support from the celebrities and Ronkonkoma community.
"I am a breast cancer survivor," she said. "I was diagnosed at 38 years old. I am living proof that the American Cancer Society can make a huge difference in a person's life."
Tags: Ronkonkoma , Babe Ruth , Linda Ruth Tosetti , Montreal Expos , Don DeMola , Robbie Rosen , Frank Tepedino , Marc Weiss , Jerry Castaldo , Stacey Prussman