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Regina 47, Queen of Peace 39: Hannah Lipman netted 13 points and Kaitlyn McCarthy scored 11 to pace Queen of Peace (9-17) in the consolation bracket at St. Joseph.
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Seton 57, St. Francis de Sales 52: Ebony Bailey contributed 27 points, 11 assists and six rebounds as host Seton (19-8) earned a berth in the championship.
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St. Xavier 69, Judson 37: Morgan Stuut (12 rebounds) and Suzie Broski each scored 15 points for visiting St. Xavier (21-3, 15-3) in the CCAC. Chrissy Heine added 12 points and six rebounds for the Cougars.
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Pad Thai Kitchen is a small little place off Belmont in SE. Our Service was prompt and friendly, I would defiantly recommend this place to anyone on a budget who wants great portions.
Inside was visibly clean ( ya never know these days) and was filled with unique odds and ends for decor which left an eclectic non-cheesy feel.
For appetizer we started off with an order of tofu salad rolls (a must staple if you are visiting a Thai place). Salad rolls are similar to spring rolls but served cold; usually fresh basil, cucumber carrot, bean sprouts, and other large leafed herbs rolled into a rice paper wrap served with a creamy peanut sauce for dipping. I liked the salad rolls the best, I could eat a few plates of those things.
I had heard their portions were on the larger side so the boyfriend and I decided to share one order of their Chicken Pad Thai which was enough to feed and fill us both. We did order a side of white rice on the side to mix in which is how I like to eat my Pad Thai.
The sauce that coated the noodles of the Pad Thai was a little more on the tomato-y side which was ok. We were able to choose the strength of our "spice" ( we chose mild) which had nice flavor mixed with green onion and chicken breast which was just as we ordered. I have been to other places and ordered "mild" which came out too spicy for me to eat and enjoy, so I'm glad they honed our request.
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BY MARK POTASH Staff Reporter February 16, 2014 6:02PM
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a news conference before the skills competition at the NBA All Star basketball weekend, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)
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Updated: February 16, 2014 6:24PM
NEW ORLEANS — About those sleeved jerseys, Adam Silver ...
''From a fan standpoint, the greatest indicator is how are they selling? And ... we're having trouble keeping them in the stores,'' Silver said prior to All-Star Saturday Night at the Smoothie King Center. ''There's enormous demand for those jerseys. Fans like them. And I happen to like them, too.''
Judging by the less-than-urgent subject matter tossed Silver's way in his first press conference as the NBA's new commissioner — broadcast television coverage, tanking, replay, sleeved jerseys, international expansion and the draft lottery — Silver's mandate as David Stern's successor is pretty clear: Just don't screw it up.
When Stern took over for Larry O'Brien in 1984, the 23-team NBA still was dealing with the perception, if not the reality, that it had a drug problem. Conference finals games still were being shown on tape delay. The Bulls (6,365) were one of eight teams averaging fewer than 10,000 fans a game. League revenues were $118 million. The Celtics — the greatest franchise in the history of the NBA, had just been sold for $17 million.
Silver inherits a 30-team league that had revenues of $4.6 billion last season, that is two years into a 10-year collective bargaining agreement (that he helped broker, and can be re-opened by either side in 2017) with revenue sharing that all but assures the stability of small market franchises. With three national broadcast partners in ABC, TNT and ESPN in addition to its own NBA TV, television coverage is global, ubiquitous and insatiable. Even the NBA draft is a prime-time event. Today's lottery-bound teams, like the Milwaukee Bucks (13,451 average, lowest in the league) are almost out-drawing the 1983-84 Celtics with Larry Bird (14,801).
Silver has worked for the NBA for 22 years, much of it as Stern's right-hand man and commissioner-in-waiting. So after the smoothest of transitions, he takes over a sport that has world-wide popularity and is determined to get bigger.
''This is a game that can truly impact the world and change lives. That's part of our responsibility here,'' Silver said. ''This is a fabulous league that has its best years ahead of it.''
There is one arguably problematic issue facing the NBA that Silver intends to address as a major theme of his stewardship: the impact of so many young, talented players who enter the league as products of AAU programs more than high school and college programs.
It's not a minor issue. ''I'm embarrassed at the level of basketball that's going on in the NBA today,'' Hall of Famer Charles Barkley said on the Dan Patrick Show in December. ''I'm embarrassed for the fans having to watch this trash in the NBA today.''
''My priority right now is the game ... from the youth level through college to the pros,'' Silver said. ''I know everywhere I go, people dislike so-called 'one-and-ones' [players who enter the NBA after one year of college]. It's important to the NBA and important to basketball generally that there be strong college basketball. It's important to college basketball that there be strong youth basketball and strong AAU basketball.
''We feel we have a responsibility at the NBA as stewards of the game to ensure that the game is played the right way and those values of the game that people like [Hall of Famer] Bill Bradley talk about [in his book, 'Values of the Game'] are executed properly and that we at the league office are thinking about those things every day.''
One proposed solution is a 20-year-old minimum age to play in the NBA that would keep at least American players in college for two years. That's something Silver bargained for in the most recent CBA negotiations, but gave up as part of the compromise in the deal to end the 2011-12 lockout.
''It's my belief that if players have an opportunity to mature as players and as people for a longer amount of time before they come into the league, it will lead to a better league,'' Silver said.
Other issues addressed at Silver's press conference:
— Silver said he does not believe ''tanking'' is a problem in the NBA, though his literal definition of it — ''losing games on purpose'' — is not really what tanking is all about. Silver seemed to endorse the reality that some teams are better off playing for the lottery than the NBA championship.
''What you're referring to I think is 'rebuilding,' he said. ''There's no question that several teams are building towards the future. And I think their fans understand that as well.''
— The NBA is considering a ''mid-season break'' over All-Star weekend to address the rigors of playing 82 games over 167 days. But he also is concerned with extending the regular season past mid-April. ''I'm not sure we want to go much longer. But we'll look at it,'' Silver said.
— Silver said he does not have ''an agenda'' to expand replay for disputed referees' calls. ''It's something the competition committee will look at,'' Silver said. ''I don't know if there's ways to expand replay and shorten the game at the same time.''
— With digital recording of NBA games muting the impact of commercials, NBA jerseys with sponsors logos — like European soccer teams — appears inevitable. ''I believe it ultimately will happen in the NBA,'' Silver said. ''I think it makes good business sense. It's something we're looking at.
''I think it makes sense for the league as a global league, increasingly, the value of that inventory is growing, as people are TiVoing and taping all forms of entertainment programming. Those live images are critically important to our marketing partners. So we're going to keep studying it.''
— As for the Proviso East-style sleeved jerseys ... they were used in Christmas Day games and will be used in the All-Star Game. The NBA is interested enough in them that they have studied the impact on actual play on the court. ''We know that shooting percentages are virtually exactly the same for games in which we have sleeved jerseys and ... conventional jerseys,'' Silver said.
That's just part of the innovation Silver hopes to employ as NBA commissioner.
''It's something we're trying. We're having some fun with it,'' Silver said. ''But it was never our intention or adidas' intention to change the core uniform that our players wear.''


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Roberto Di Matteo today declared "any manager" would want Radamel Falcao in their team as he admitted Chelsea may need reinforcements up front in January.
Speculation that the European champions are set to move for Atletico Madrid sensation Falcao has reached fever pitch, with reports claiming they could even launch a £48million bid when the transfer window reopens.
Blues boss Di Matteo stuck to his policy of not discussing the club's transfer plans when quizzed on Falcao this afternoon but also said: "If you ask any manager, he would have him in his team."
He added: "He is one of the best strikers, probably, in European and world football.
"His ratio of goals per game is quite impressive, not just this season but over the last three seasons, at Porto and Atletico Madrid."
Chelsea are set to lose Nigeria star Victor Moses in January for the 2013 African Nations Cup, leaving them short of back-up for Fernando Torres and Daniel Sturridge.
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An astable circuit is one that oscillates continuously between two states, it cannot settle into just one state. The period of oscillation is determined by the timing components used. The output is high for some period of time (mark) and low for some period of time (space) - the mark-space ratio is determined by the choice of timing components and the design of the circuit.
For a square wave, a mark-space ratio of 1:1 is required
The period (T) of oscillation is the time for one complete cycle - this is related to the frequency.
Frequency (Hz) = 1 / Time period (s)
f = 1 / T
The following circuit uses the 555 chip as an astable oscillator.
In operation the output Q is low whilst the capacitor discharges - as this happens pin 7 is held low by the internal circuitry of the 555 IC and so the capacitor discharges through Rb only. The time for this discharge is 0.7RbC (the voltage across the capacitor halves). When the capacitor is sufficiently discharged the output goes high and pin 7 is allowed to float. The capacitor now charges through Ra and Rb and so the time to charge is 0.7 ( Ra + Rb ) C. The mark-space ratio obviously cannot be 1:1. The total time period is given by:
The 555 astable is quick and easy to build, the following points should be noted:
The circuit shown is a NOR gate astable. The astable produces a clean square wave (mark-space ration = 1:1). The calculation of the time period depends on the types of logic gates used as different families of logic gate have different threshold voltages.
For CMOS gates T = 1.6 R C although this is just an approximation. It is best to make R variable so that the required time period can be achieved!
In operation, Q will be permanently high when the Enable is held high. When Enable falls low, the astable will oscillate.
1. Calculate the values required for a 555 based astable to oscillate at 100Hz.
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I think Im thinking of the hfs plus catalog file to allow for faster file / folder searching and still looking but not sure if os x ( hfs + ) writes data in a chronological order ( due to disk optimisation software being available such as Drive Genius )
I did find an article advising against disk optimisation( from what I understood although could be wrong ) as it would conflict with OS X 10.2 or laters routines that are in place to auto defrag etc as per below
Only way on windows to try and auto defrag / optimise is on windows 7 to schedule to do it daily or at set dates or times which isn't ideal as I prefer to defrag when
I have got no applications in use aside from the os and bacground services ie Anti-Virus etc
That ive also cleared temp files and the likes / disk cleanup etc
The better way on windows that ive found is an opensource util called ultra defrag which you can set to defrag / optimise on bootup which with rebooting quite often as I shut down at the end of each day I know it will do what it needs to do before I can use the pc so I personally prefer ultradefrag over the windows one
There is only one fundamental reason for a school to buy a mac rather than a PC, and that is if you are planning to run mac only software. It's a big reason, it's a good reason, It's one I wouldnt argue with.
If you are just using PC based software, then a MAC is a pointless waste of taxpayers money IMHO. Get a PC, save yourself 50%, and ease your support workload.
If your HOD wants mac's just "because" then he can fund the extra cost compared to a same spec PC from his capitation. See how much he "needs" a mac then.
For the record (as this is a bit of a necro now): I emailed off the PO this morning for all the machines going into the new Art & Drama block, with nary a Mac amongst them. The room in question is getting 27" 1440p IPS monitors attached to i5-4440 machines with 8GB RAM and Samsung 840 EVO SSDs for a combined cost of £635 (including five year warranty). Equivalent iMac would have been over £1300 - more than twice as much.
We actually had an opposite situation at our school where we are 1-1 Mac. A coworker said we needed 15 Windows desktop computers to run our engineering academy software (Autodesk Inventor) as well as a switch and cables to outfit the room. This would have cost in the neighborhood of $15K. I simply suggested charging the students $100 a year over three years and bought them MacBook Pro's with 8GB of RAM and a BootCamp partition. Problem solved for no extra money (we already had licenses for Windows 7 installations). The co-worker wanted to go fisticuffs, LOL. I told him he could talk to my boss, and that was the end of it.


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A Birthday Tea
On April 3rd, Rebekah turned thirteen years old–then on May 26th, we celebrated with a birthday tea.
Chicken Salad Sandwiches
Fruity Salad
Shortbread Cookies
Iced Tea
Mocha "Mud" Pie
It was a very warm day, so lemonade was the favorite drink during the party
Preparations were fun! We girls gladly take the 'job' of making the mocha mud pie…the reason being that whoever makes it, gets to eat pieces of it as they go along
{Loaves of fresh bread, made for the sandwiches}
Leah, Anna, Rebekah and Charissa were very busy for the few days before the party, making these lovely paper flowers from an old encyclopedia you can find the patterns for them :here:
Susannah painted all of the tags that we used at the place settings and on the teapots…you'll get to see some up-close shots of her work in a little bit.
All of the tea lined up and ready to go…we did have a 'hot tea station' for anybody who wanted hot tea–not many did as hot as the day was!
Getting ready to set the tables–all of the china is washed and ready to go
Getting the tables ready…
{the fruity salad}
Stringing the tags…
Leah did a lovely job of setting the tables, don't you think?
One of Susannah's tags she painted–she used a leftover one for Bekah's present
One very adorable little boy Both boys kept asking, "Will we be able to eat some of the food?" They did. Only they got to hang out with Daddy
{Chicken salad sandwiches}
Putting the sandwiches together on the day of the party
For once, we actually were on time for our own party. Usually we are scurrying around, finishing up last minute details. This time we were ready when the first guest arrived
Alaina, Holly, Charissa and Esther
{The Birthday Girl}
Cassia made some shortbread cookies that looked like tea bags (an idea from Pinterest ) Then they threaded the tags Susannah painted through the hole in the cookie to mark the girls' places.
{Mocha Mud Pie}
All of the girls signed their names on a piece of paper (also painted by Susannah) for Bekah to keep.
We played a couple of games, one of them being a tea smelling contest We had five different plastic bags numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 and the girls took turns smelling the tea bags before writing down on a piece of paper what flavors they thought each of them were
Another 'encyclopedia' flower…it was fun to see the girls trying to 'read' their flowers
Writing down the tea flavors that they guessed…
There were a lot of giggles during this game
Alaina, Holly, Charissa, Esther and Susannah K.
Laurel, Kristen, Natalie, Makayla and Rebekah F.
We also always like to do a quiz on how well you know the birthday girl Want to do Rebekah's?! hint: some have more than one answer
What is her favorite food?
- Fish eyeballs
- Pizza
- Ice cream
- Lasagna
- Shrimp dipped in chocolate
What is her favorite color?
- purple
- yellow
- pink
- raging neon orange
What is her favorite animal?
- Dik-dik (a type of deer that lives in Africa)
- Cow
- Kitten
- Dog
What instrument does she play?
- Tambourine
- Cello
- Harp
- Piano
What instrument(s) does she want to learn?
- Guitar
- Piano
- Violin
- All of the above
What is her baby goat's name?
- Mr. Fredrickson
- Guhow
- Brownie
What is her favorite flower?
- Rose
- Pansy
- Dandelion
- Daisy
When Rebekah has free time, what does she like to do best?
- Go swimming
- Play outside
- Play with the baby goats
- Read dictionaries
- Dig holes in the garden
- Catch bumblebees to feed to the chickens
If Rebekah could do anything in the world, what would she want to do?
- Visit every country in the world
- Live on a huge farm
- Adopt lots of kids from India, China, Philippines, Africa…etc.
- Skydive over the ocean
- Go on an elephant chase with Prince William and Kate
What is Rebekah's nickname?
- Bekah
- Becky
- Rebeck
- None of the above
- All of the above
What is Rebekah's favorite car?
- Mini Cooper
- Smart Car
- Red convertible
- Mr. Incredible's car
Mommy always likes to get us gifts that represent parts of Proverbs 31…here Rebekah got a ruby necklace for "Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies!" Proverbs 31:10
And a gardening set for verse 16, "She considereth a field and buyeth it, and with the fruit of her hands she planted a vineyard."
Susannah crocheted a doily that our Grandma was going to make for Rebekah, but never got to as she passed away 2 years ago. As you can imagine, this was a very special present The doily Rebekah is holding here is another one she received from a friend, Anna S.
Last Christmas Rebekah gave Daddy a box with a key a little note in it, asking him to protect her heart. In return, Daddy got her a promise ring…
…with a promise that he will keep and protect her heart. This is a very special gift that each of us girls have received from Daddy…
She got many other lovely gifts from all of her friends…here the girls are passing the gifts around, taking turns looking at them.
The honeysuckle was in bloom and made the perfect little elegant bouquets to put on each of the tables
After the gifts were opened, the girls ran outside to play a game or two of Red Rover before it was time for everyone to go home…
…and so ended a lovely day and a lovely party for one very special and lovely young lady
Happy birthday Rebekah!!!
Answers to the quiz above:
Food: ice cream
Color: purple
Animal: dogs and cows
Instrument: Harp
Instrument to learn: all of the above
Baby goat's name: Guhow (Chinese for 'cow'…want to guess what he reminds us of?! :D)
Flower: Pansy
When she has free time: answers 1, 2, 3
If she could do anything in the world: answers 1, 2, 3
Nickname: Bekah
Car: Mini Cooper
How did you do?
14 Comments For This Post
Lia Says:
July 21st, 2012 at 10:28 am
abigail Says:
July 21st, 2012 at 12:05 pm
Happy 13th Birthday Rebecca! That party was gorgeous!!!!Did you have alot of fun? I had a surprise b-day party this year. It was great!
Hope K Says:
July 21st, 2012 at 12:32 pm
That party was so fun! Plus it was very pretty! Happy Birthday again!
abigail celeste Says:
July 21st, 2012 at 12:57 pm
mary Says:
July 21st, 2012 at 1:04 pm
that looks like it was lots of fun! I wish I couldv'e been there.
the picture of the rose and her ring is really pretty!
Rachel Irene Says:
July 21st, 2012 at 1:29 pm
That looks like a lot of fun Happy 13th birthday Bekah!
Emily Says:
July 21st, 2012 at 3:49 pm
Chantelle Says:
July 21st, 2012 at 5:42 pm
Happy Birthday for the 3rd of April! :)That looked like such a lovely party!
Love ~*Chantelle*~
Karen Forster Says:
July 22nd, 2012 at 7:22 pm
What a special party! All the decorations and china were beautiful! It looks like every one had a great time of food, fellowship and fun! I really liked the "How well do you know Rebecca" quiz. (We had a quiz like that at my graduation party. It was a lot of fun to read people's answers. :-)) I enjoyed seeing all the great pictures.
Happy birthday Rebecca!
Kaylee Rebekah Fowler Says:
July 22nd, 2012 at 7:55 pm
I turned 12 this May and I had a TEA PARTY too
Jessie Says:
July 23rd, 2012 at 9:25 am
Kelley A Says:
July 23rd, 2012 at 11:00 pm
Oh, what a beautiful party!!!! I so wish I could have come!
Miss you all!
Cheryl @Treasures from a Shoebox Says:
July 25th, 2012 at 12:26 pm
What a beautiful birthday tea party! Very elegant and memorable, I am sure. Love the way Dad presented her with the ring in response to the note and her giving the "key" to her heart to her daddy. Precious! We just had a covenant ceremony for our daughter this past weekend. You can see pictures of the evening here: http://treasuresfromashoebox.blogspot.com/2012/07/haleys-covenant-ceremony.html
Thank you for sharing this! I look forward to showing this to my daughters this evening.
farmgirls Reply:
July 25th, 2012 at 2:06 pm
I just went over and visited your post…that is so sweet, and such an encouraging and memorable day for Haley as well, I'm sure! Thanks for sharing your link
Katie Hamilton Says:
July 25th, 2012 at 11:04 pm
SO ELEGANT AND LOVELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I want a birthday like THAT! lololol! Beautiful!! <3


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Tim and Marie are in second place and amicably resigned to it. "I've never done this, and I'm not looking -- so I'm just gonna hurl myself in this glacier hole and see what happens." Beautifully said, Tim. And this is definitely a metaphor for his continued association with Marie. It works for them, I guess.
Is anyone else compelled to book an outdoor adventure in Alaska? Minus the supply-dropping part, I'd be so into all of this stuff. Especially just sitting around and gaping at the beautiful blue tones of the landscape. The treacherous ice bridge part I could give or take (my own life). It's just gorgeous up there!
But back to misery: Travis is going on and on about how Nicole has "struggled so mightily" in her last four Road Blocks. "Sometimes not being successful is a hard pill to swallow," Travis says gravely -- and again, he's a doctor, so you can trust him. After Nicole finally hits the target, the two share the most glacier-like eye contact in Amazing Race history as they helicopter to the actual glacier. It's almost as terrifying as Nicole losing one of her picks as she climbs up the icy incline. Travis sees an opportunity to melt a little, and takes it. "Wow," he concedes. "I know it's tough if you have one pick." WOW.
Jason asks a taxi driver in the United States if he speaks English, and they're on their way to victory! But first they must do some more dreaded building: a set of totem poles which will spell out the names of all the currencies the teams have encountered in their travels. Amy has written down everything -- things they've smelled, people they've met, smelly people they've met -- except for the currency. D'oh! They sail through the challenge anyway. We're made to think Jason's poles are falling apahhhhht constantly and that Tim and Marie might catch up, but there's not enough time. If it was Amy vs. Marie again, this would be a much different story. Eventually the RoboDocs show up and their interactions are so painful I can't even. I won't.
"You lost it already, Nicole," he says. "Golly!" Nope, I can't. Shouldn't have tried.
And that's it! Boston finishes Strong at North Douglas Island. It was always about teamwork, not the finish line, says Jason as he luxuriously wraps his limbs with strands of the finish line. Just kidding, he was just standing there. "This is definitely the beginning of my happy ending," Amy gushes. Well, congrats to them. They were consistent throughout, and quickest when it counted. They deserve it.
I have had a blast recapping this show -- I'm still not too clear on all those foreign currencies myself, but I do know how to assemble an angklung, which is one thing money can't buy. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go finish my dinner, which is a cobra.
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In span of about two-and-a-half years, Arizona's highway speed camera program, run by Australian company Redflex, mailed 1,105,935 tickets, or close to 1,125 tickets every day. In 2009, a group called CameraFraud went to work to get the cameras taken down, and after a year of effort they've been successful: Redflex shut the 78 fixed and mobile cameras down at midnight, July 16.
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As we sit a week before the All-Star break, the unofficial midway point of the baseball season is about to come to pass.
So far, the first three months have been exciting and it's only about to get better with the temperatures about to rise as we enter July.
So, let's look at some trendy, hot and intriguing names to watch for the week.
Cole Hamels: Philadelphia Phillies
With the Phillies falling out of contention quickly, there is talk that Philadelphia will shop Hamels (and maybe Shane Victorino) to the highest bidder before the trading deadline.
With each passing start, Hamels will want to improve his already high stock.
This week Hamels has one start against Atlanta at home, a team he has a solid history against.
Roy Oswalt: Texas Rangers
It has been so far so good for Oswalt.
Oswalt has won his first two decisions but has a less-than-impressive ERA (4.26) and WHIP (1.97). With two starts (@Chicago and vs. Minnesota), this may be a week to roll with Oswalt-especially with the matchup against the Twins at home.
Andrew Cashner: San Diego Padres
Cashner made a splash in his debut as a starter this year, as he went into the seventh inning not allowing a hit in his start at Houston on Thursday.
Cashner wound up with a no-decision, but he did amass nine strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. As a result, many people are jumping all over him on the waiver wire.
Cashner has a word of potential and should be worthy of a waiver claim. Cashner is also in line for two starts this week. Cashner's first matchup is on Tuesday at Arizona and he'll be opposed by another young pitching prodigy in Trevor Bauer. Cashner will end his week with a matchup against the Reds at home.
Chris Sale: Chicago White Sox
Sale has been phenomenal this year and on Sunday he was rewarded for his efforts by being named to the AL All-Star roster.
Sale will head into the All-Star break with two starts at home this week. Although, the matchups are tough (vs. Texas, vs. Toronto), Sale has proven that he is a must-start ace.
A.J. Burnett: Pittsburgh Pirates
It has been a reclamation year for Burnett, who was basically traded away by the Yankees for a bag of baseballs.
While that may not be true, Burnett was left for dead this year. Credit Burnett for finding his groove in a market more suitable for his talents. With a 9-2 record, 3.31 ERA and 1.24 WHIP, Burnett could challenge for Most Improved Player this year.
Burnett will end his first half with two great starts at home this week (vs. Houston, vs. San Francisco).
Jarrod Parker: Oakland A's
Parker is quietly having himself an excellent rookie campaign.
While he doesn't strike out a ton of batters (58 in 73.2 innings pitched), Parker has posted an impressive 2.56 ERA and 1.20 WHIP in 12 starts so far.
With two starts this week at home (vs. Boston, vs. Seattle), Parker is a pitcher you can trust.
Anthony Rizzo: Chicago Cubs
Last week the Cubs finally did the inevitable and called up the hyped-first baseman prospect in Anthony Rizzo.
Rizzo didn't disappoint, going 5-20, while also hitting his first home run of the season on Thursday and driving in four runs in five games.
This week, Rizzo will like to keep it rolling with matchups at Atlanta (Tommy Hanson, Jair Jurrjens, Randall Delgado and Mike Minor) and New York (Johan Santana, Dillon Gee and Jonathon Niese).
Aaron Hill: Arizona Diamondbacks
Hill accomplished something this week that hasn't been done in over 80 years and that was hit for the cycle twice in the same year. And Hill did it in less than two weeks!
Hill has been on an absolute tear in June and has raised his average from .257 on June 1st to his current mark of .301. Hill also blasted six home runs while also driving in 20 runs in the month of June.
Hill and the Diamondbacks will get set for a seven-game homestand with games against divisional foes in the Padres (Clayton Richard, Andrew Cashner and Jason Marquis) and the Dodgers (Nate Eovaldi, Clayton Kershaw, Chad Billingsley and Chris Capuano).
Ike Davis: New York Mets
While hovering way south of the interstate for most of the season (batting as low as .158 on June 8), Davis has done yeomen's work to get out of hole he dug for himself with a very productive June.
While his current batting average of .203 is still nothing to get excited about, he did raise his average more than 40 points while also hitting six home runs, eight doubles and driving in 24 runs in the last month.
After this torrid stretch, Davis is starting to regain trust in fantasy circles and has been either scooped up or activated in the last week or so.
Davis and the Mets will face off against the Phillies (Vance Worley, Kyle Kendrick and Cliff Lee) and the Cubs (Travis Wood, Jeff Samardzija and Chris Volstad) at home this week.
Stephen Drew: Arizona Diamondbacks
Also making his debut this year was the oft-injured Drew.
Drew has done nothing to restore much faith in him, as he is just a measly 2-15 with two walks in four games thus far.
While he has shown in the past he can be a reliable shortstop, you should take a wait-and-see approach before showing trust in Drew.
With seven games at home(same matchups as Hill), this should be a good week to gauge the value of Drew.
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