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Ceridian Stockholders Approve Merger with Thomas H. Lee Partners and Fidelity National Financial.
Ceridian stockholders also reelected all seven of the directors nominated by the Ceridian Board. Pursuant to the previously announced settlement with Pershing Square Capital Management, after the Annual Meeting, the Ceridian Board increased its size to eleven and appointed four Pershing Square designees.
"We are pleased with the outcome of today's vote and that Ceridian stockholders agree with us that the merger with an affiliate of THL Partners and Fidelity National Financial is the best outcome for our stockholders, our employees and the future of Ceridian," said Kathryn V. Marinello, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ceridian. "On behalf of the Ceridian Board and management team, I want to thank our stockholders, customers and dedicated employees for their support throughout this process. We look forward to completing this transaction as quickly as possible and we anticipate a smooth transition."
As previously announced, on May 30, 2007, Ceridian and affiliates of THL Partners and FNF entered into a definitive merger agreement, pursuant to which THL Partners and FNF would acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Ceridian for $36 per share in cash, subject to certain conditions, valuing the total transaction at approximately $5.3 billion.
At the meeting, all proxy cards and ballots were turned over to the independent inspector of elections, IVS Associates, Inc., for final tabulation and certification.
Ceridian Corporation (www.ceridian.com) is a business services company that helps its customers maximize the power of their people, lower their costs and focus on what they do best. The Company serves businesses and employees in the United States, Canada and Europe. Ceridian is one of the top human resources outsourcing companies in each of its markets, and offers a broad range of human resource services, including payroll, benefits administration, tax compliance, HR information systems and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and work-life solutions. Through its Comdata subsidiary, Ceridian is a major payment processor and issuer of credit cards, debit cards and stored value cards, primarily for the trucking and retail industries in the United States.
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Rusty Garrett here with the weekend outlook: Bright, blue skies and breezy winds out of the south will keep Saturday and Sunday pleasantly warm in the 70s!
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what is IPE?
I see many references to IPE on this forum. What does it mean. Sorry, I'm a newbie. :-)
I'm a newbie too, but found what might be a good explanation. Maybe someone here will add further explanation.
Here is a link that might be useful: IPE Hardwood Floors
Ipe (ironwood) is a tropical hardwood that has become popular for exterior decks. It is extremely weather-resistant, tough, strong and ungodly heavy/dense.
It requires special installation procedures; most people when spending $4.00+ per lineal foot do not want to see nails in the face of the deck, so it is universally installed with concealed fasteners, which essentially triples the amount of labor vs. a PT deck that's nailed with a nail gun.
The concealed fastening systems are also costly. There are a variety of clips, brackets or simply screws that have matching wood plugs filling the holes.
I did my first Ipe deck job in 06, and have witnessed the quality of the material go down while the price has continued to rise. Maybe others can still source premium stock at a good price.
Did I mention how heavy it is? One person can carry a 16' 4/4x6" plank without injury. 2 planks is a serious muscle-man. 3 planks would be a hernia.
Oh, yes; when sold as interior flooring, it goes by the name of "Brazilian walnut".


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The Statoil project will tap a heavy oil field called Mariner that was discovered in the 1980s, but until now couldn't be brought to production because of unresolved technical challenges.
Statoil expects to pump 250 million boepd of oil in total from Mariner, said the company's Chief Executive Officer Helge Lund. First production is planned for 2017 and it will maintain plateau production of 55,000 boepd of oil until 2020, he said.
The investment in the field was hailed by the U.K. government as good news for an economy that remains in the doldrums. North Sea oil and gas have become a crucial driver of growth after many other parts of the economy, such as banking, were severely weakened by the economic downturn.
"We've been trying to get the Mariner project going for 30 years. It's taken Norwegian ingenuity to deal with the complexity of the oil and gas in that field," said Ed Davey, the U.K. government's Energy and Climate Change Secretary.
The investment could benefit many oil and gas supply chain companies, he said. "There are lots of jobs in the fabrication and other sectors that support such investments. I want to see as many [as possible] U.K. and Norwegian citizens being engaged in the investments that flow from the North Sea."
The shutdown of the U.K.'s largest oil field, Buzzard, was a major reason for the 0.3% contraction the U.K. gross domestic product between October and December, according to the Office for National Statistics. The timing of the restart of Total SA's Elgin-Franklin gas field this quarter could be an important factor in determining whether the country's economy enters its third recession in five years.
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"It's a major investment, and I think it will create significant ripple effects, also in the U.K. economy," Mr. Lund said. "We estimate that in Aberdeen only, there will be the operational organization with around 600 to 700 permanent employees, and a significant part of the acquisition and the project will be also covered by suppliers in the U.K."
Statoil is already planning its next U.K. heavy oil field, Bressay, expecting to make an investment decision later this year.
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Hello trying to figure out a name for this plant. Think its pretty common. Thanks in advance
Cat? Why do I not see a cat? lol.
I'm pretty sure your plant is Dracaena, 'Janet Craig.'
Janet Craig is a cultivar of D. fragrens, and often goes by the synonym, D. deremensis.
JC's are fast-growing plants. If not cut back, trunks grow tall. Single trunks are BORING.
I cut my solo trunk down, now it's a smaller, solo trunk. lol
Rooting the top is simple; water or soil. I should have rooted the top then place with mom.
Your Dracaena was probably cut back when young..A lot prettier than a solo trunk.
I like the way your plant branches out. Toni
thank you all for the help.
toni - the cat is why there is tin foil in the plant and also why most of the leaves are about half the length they want to be. also there are two trunks in the pot. when I repotted it this year it came out saggy so I staked both trunks up to the vacuum extension. they are very easy to propagate, my mother hacked hers up by accident left just the trunk which is sprouting new shoots and looks quite interesting and the top is growing fine after just placing it down in the soil as well.
Morning & Happy 4th,
Purple...Yep, there are green Cordy's, 'which I've grown in and outdoors, containers and in-ground.' The trunk differs from Cordy.
Sradleye...Ah, so there's no kitty-cat in the photo? I spent 5-minutes looking for a cat.
Thought I was playing the puzzle, looking for different objects in a drawing. lol.
Does the foil dissuade your cat from your plant?
Our 17-yr-old cat, RIP, loved my old D. Corn Plant. He, 'Halloween' would kneed the cane. I ended up cutting a piece of board in two sections, made U-cuts to fit around cane.. Halloween didn't like the board, or was afraid....lol. He never bothered my Corn Plant again.
Also, although some disagree, I'd sprinkle Cayenne Pepper powder around edges, nearest pot rims. Halloween wouldn't approach peppered plants either..lol.
Oh, I wondered why you placed pipe-fitting in the soil...Assumed you watered via the pipe.
How much light is your plant getting?
My Dracaena Janet Craig is in an east window, but there's an awning which obstructs sun, so exporsure is more like north.
Because it's in low light, the trunk is fairly thin and requires staking too. It grew tall, so it ended up decapitated.
Maybe you can set your plant in brighter light?
StewartsJon...I disagree..It's not Yucca. :) Toni
Hi Toni!
The reason some disagree about using the red pepper approach is that there's a good chance that they will get it in their eyes while grooming. Not too sure if you've ever had it in your eye before but let me tell ya...OUCH!
Anyway you've probably read enough cat related threads around here over the years that I'm really not telling you anything you didn't know already from seeing it a dozen times.
Happy 4th to ya! :)
Hey Asleep, Happy 4th to you, too.
Yep, people have said they fear hot pepper will get in their cats eyes.
But, imo, cats detect the scent, which they dislike, a pretty good distance away from a peppered plant.
Asleep, I love cats, dogs, birds, fish, etc. I'd never do anything to harm a pet. In fact, when I hear about abused pets, I feel like kicking the person in his/her xxxxx or xxxxx. Not joking.
Coco, our dog was abused as a puppy. I don't like thinking about it, let alone admitting it. Abuse was done by people close to me.
Did I ever get hot pepper in my eyes..Oh yes.
Can't recall the name of the dish..breaded Jalepeno. If I'd read the entire recipie before starting, this wouldn't have happened.
Not knowing one hot pepper from the next, I bought several Jalepenos for breading and frying.
I had no idea, when preparing hot peppers, it's recommended to wear gloves. I didn't.
Minutes later, my hands were as red as the ripest tomato. My eyes wept, so I brushed them with my hands..
Asleep, I thought I'd have to go to ER. One of the worse experiences in my life..First and last time I ever tried making Mexican dishes. lol.
Also got Ben Gay, Vick's, and Sea Breeze in my eyes. As strong as the last three items, nothing topped Jalepeno peppers.
BTW, medium to large parrots dote on hot peppers.
Hmmmm...perhaps I was a medium to large parrot in a past life because Toni,...I love hot peppers and omg jalaps are a favorite! They have what I like to call a "sneaky" heat. Takes about for or five good bites of my chili before you realize that your forehead is breaking a sweat. Not burning the mouth so much as clearing the sinuses...chili is medicine!! :)
I've seen a pic of coco an off topic thread and yep he looks a bit haunted alright but it makes me feel better knowing that he's safe with his mommy who loves him and treats him with kindness as apposed to the monsters who took his eye. Thank you for adopting him Toni. You're a wonderful person!!! :)
Anyhoo,..speaking of off topic,I think we are straying a bit here,but I just wanted to say Thanks on coco's behalf. :)
hi guys, really appreciate the help. I had thought yucca from my previous google and book thumbing. just looked at edges they are definitely rough, almost like a serrated knife or something. I will get the plant a little more light, its currently offset from the window to stop the cats from jumping to the hanging spider plant lol. I had moved it to better light and forgot why I had it there in the first place. so now I have a much less impressive looking spider plant.
This foil has been the best thing I've found for keeping the cats from digging. tried pepper, citrus even some spray stuffs. they don't knead any of the trunks but they regularly nibble the leaves of this "yucca?" and the one is a spider plant junkie, ive heard they have a catnip effect and I agree with this. I give the one cat leaves I trim as treats now. anyway so this and the spider plant are the only ones I haven't found away to prevent cat munching on, any ideas would be appreciated. thanks again
Asleep. I'm the opposite. I cannot eat hot meals. All spicey foods do is burn my mouth, and second, tasteless..'except a burning sensation.' lol.
Dh loves spicy dishes..the hotter the better. When I make chili, after I prepare his bowl, he adds all types of hot peppers.
The few times I ate semi-spicy foods, my mouth broke out, little red bumps.
Oh my dear, sweet Coco...thank you, Asleep.
Jon...Which species are you thinking?
Sradleye. If your plant is a Yucca, it definately needs more light.
I've seen a zillion plants in my life, but can honestly say I'd never seen a yucca with leaves that droop. :)
Yucca's usually stand erect. And the trunk resembles Dracaena.
Jon, okay, okay you won..No boasting or 'told you so' needed. :) Toni
yea wow I was just looking through some yucca pics and I guess this plant is not at all doing great. this is something my mother always had around my entire life and will stay alive under pretty much any conditions. ive never seen it without the droopy look. but I guess its not exactly thriving is it :/ moved it to directly in front of a south facing window, maybe it will help some. this is the very first plant I started this new found obsession with, who new ive been torturing it for a couple years?! well other than the cats, I definitely knew the cats have been torturing it.
Srad.. You didn't torture your plant. Please don't take blame. You're a new gardener, right?
Educating oneself on plant care and names takes time and experience. :)
Here's a pic of my variegated Yucca. Leaves droop to a degree. Green Yuccas, 'at least those I've seen,' have stiff foliage.
Also, notice the trunk. It differs from your plant.
yep pretty new. started about 2.5 years ago with this yucca and two umbrella tree cuttings received as house warming gifts when I moved into this apartment that has more windows in it than most houses. now up to around 30 different species and somewhere around 60 plants. lots of cuttings, leaf starts etc. pretty excited about this plant exchange stuff. just sent out my first two shipments today :)


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Margie Weaver didn't know what to expect Friday night as she stepped through the door at the American Legion.
An informational open house set for April 15 will show the public plans for improvements to Dawson County's busiest intersection.
The Corps of Engineers at Lake Lanier recently announced that day use fees will now be collected for recreational season 2010 in various parks where fees have not been charged in the past.
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American Legion Post 247 plans to donate proceeds from its weekly Bingo event to raise funds for an elevator at the local senior citizens center.
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It's not your imagination. This winter was colder and wetter than usual, and your power bill is probably proof of it.
A local group would like you to start spring cleaning early this year and donate your spring and summer clothing to the earthquake victims in Haiti.
When the Dawson County facilities staff planted a Willow Oak Tree at Rock Creek Park for the annual Arbor Day celebration last Friday, they had no idea the tree they planted would be dedicated in their honor.
Dawson County residents enjoyed a brief break from winter on Feb. 19 and 20, as temperatures flirted with 60 degrees under sunny skies.
Rupert Cartwright wanted to do something extra special for his wife of 57 years - so he married her again.
Emergency officials braced for the worst Friday, when as much as 4 inches of snow fell across some areas of Dawson County.
Students are finally back in school following the past few weeks of wintry weather that left 75 percent of the county without power and nearly 1,000 trees down in the area for several days.
Just barely a week after ice and freezing rain downed an estimated 1,000 trees and left nearly a half inch of ice on surfaces across the county, Dawson County is once again bracing for a new wintry mix that is predicted to dump an estimated four inches of snow on the region.
As cold as it has been recently, you'd think the community would be running toward warmer locales.
Areas of light snow will slowly increase across extreme northwest Georgia between 10 a.m. and noon on Friday, and then become widespread across far north Georgia Friday afternoon and evening, according to the National Weather Service in Peachtree City.
Snow flurries are falling in Northeast Georgia this afternoon, but the real weather threat to come is the bone-chilling cold settling in tonight.
The community is invited to a celebration of trees Friday afternoon at War Hill Park on Lake Lanier.
The Dawson County Tree Preservation Committee, in conjunction with Keep Dawson County Beautiful and the local extension agency, will meet at 2 p.m. in honor of Arbor Day, held in Georgia on the third week of February each year.
Crews were still moving downed trees from roadways and responding to weather-related incidents Tuesday afternoon, more than 12 hours after Mother Nature dumped at least a an estimated half inch of ice across Dawson County.
"Stay at home and off the roads unless it's an emergency," was the common request among first responders as early as noon Monday.
After an icy winter in 2014, North Georgia's relatively mild 2015 is about to take a turn for the worse.
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Restrictor-plate races give NASCAR's little guys a shot at the Chase under new scoring format
NASCAR drivers are in constant search for "clean air," which basically means relative solitude on a race track.
That's true everywhere but in Daytona and Talladega, where restrictor-plate racing means cars must run in packs. Where packs go, crashes follow.
That's always been true for restrictor-plate races. Now it's true as well in qualifying in the group format Sprint Cup adopted this season. So just trying to start near the front for Sunday's Aaron's 499 becomes a new gamble.
"I think there will be a wreck within (Saturday's) qualifying session just because of the closing rate you're going to be catching up to some of these guys," said Ford driver Joey Logano. "Oh, shoot, you're going to get in a crash. So you've got to be on your toes throughout the whole session."
If just qualifying becomes a game of risk/reward, then imagine how that will multiply during the race. Talladega often makes for unlikely winners – Front Row Racing's David Ragan won here a year ago – because the frequent crashes don't play favorites with the sport's stars. Since everyone must run in packs to effectively draft, the first two-thirds of any race are as much about survival as competition.
The new wrinkle is the change in Sprint Cup's scoring system, which puts greater weight on winning individual races this season than in the past. Win a race and a driver is virtually assured of qualifying for the Chase, the sport's season-ending playoff, regardless of what might otherwise be a spotty season.
So drivers like Ragan, who don't have resources comparable to Hendrick or Roush teams, have extra incentive to go for it at a restrictor-plate race or a road coursein order to slip into a Chase slot.
"It's a unique race," Ragan said Friday. "I wouldn't enjoy running this type of race 36 weeks a year, but (restrictor-plate weekends) fit our style.
"One win and you're in the Chase. You don't want to be overwhelmed by that, but we do (think about it) and every other team that hasn't won thinks it, too."
Since drafting is obligatory to compete at Talladega, drivers have to cooperate with opponents. That creates the "freight train" effect; long lines of cars pulling each other along to go faster. Eventually one driver makes a bold move from the pack that could win the race, drop him 10 spots back or wreck 20 competitors.
"It's very much a crap shoot, a roulette wheel, because you're dependent on other drivers" to pull you along, Ragan said. "You're looking to be in the tire tracks of someone who is fast and that's the very opposite of what we do other weekends.
"What you're not able to do is predict what 42 other drivers will do. How aggressive will they be?"
Restrictor-plate weekends tend to favor a go-with-the-flow mentality, as described by Matt Kenseth Friday.
"Restrictor-plate racing is obviously unique," he said. "Basically you don't know what's going to happen. Obviously you can't really get away from anybody with the restrictor plate and you can't make a lot of moves by yourself.
"A lot is dependent on what everybody else does. It's just a totally different mindset, I think, when it comes to these races. It's a totally different driving style, strategy, the way you go about things."
For drivers like Ragan, that difference is a game changer.
"Really, we are not a Chase contender" under the previous scoring system, Ragan acknowledged. "We are not consistent enough to win several races and click off five or six top-10s in a row. We realize that.
"We're certainly not gonna be a threat to win the championship if we can get into the Chasebut you're in the show and you never know what can happen. You've got to start somewhere."
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'Transformers 2' Director Michael Bay Says Film 'Was Crap'
The filmmaker revives claim that writers strike sunk sequel, "It was just terrible to do a movie where you've got to have a story in three weeks."
Director Michael Bay has slammed his own movie, calling Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen "crap" and blaming its shortcomings on the writers' strike.
In an interview with Empire magazine, Bay admits that they "made some mistakes" while filming the critically panned sequel.
"The real fault with [Transformers 2] is that it ran into a mystical world," he explains. "When I look back at it, that was crap. The writers' strike was coming hard and fast. It was just terrible to do a movie where you've got to have a story in three weeks."
He adds, "I was prepping a movie for months where I only had 14 pages of some idea of what the movie was. It's a BS way to make a movie, do you know what I'm saying?"
This isn't the first time Bay has blamed the writers' strike for the blockbuster's faults. In July 2010, he told USA Today, "I'll take some of the criticism. It was very hard to put [the sequel] together that quickly after the writers' strike."
Actor Shia LaBeouf had similar complaints earlier that year at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, when he said he was unhappy with the finished product.
"When I saw the second movie, I wasn't impressed with what we did," he said. "There were some really wild stunts in it, but the heart was gone."
However, both Bay and LaBeouf promised that the franchise's third installment, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, would rejuvenate the series, a sentiment Bay stands by in the Empire interview when he discusses shooting the film in 3D. He claims he made the decision in part because Avatar director James Cameron asked him to save the technology.
"Cameron was like, 'Mike, directors like you have to do 3D or it is going to die,' " he says.
Rather than going the widely criticized route of 3D conversion, Bay enlisted Cameron's tech and team to help him add an extra dimension during filming, a move he thinks paid off.
"I love it when you see these things: 'The 3D event of the year!' You see it every movie," he says. "There was a recent movie where you go in and before it starts they put up a little plate: 'These scenes were not shot in 3D.' Are you kidding? I think our 3D works really well with the robots, the size, the girth, the weight of it ... it's spectacular."
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Tim Lincecum offers mixed bag Thursday
Tim Lincecum struck out seven but permitted four runs -- three earned -- over five innings of work Thursday against the Athletics.
: He allowed four hits and walked a pair in what really was a pretty typical Lincecum performance. The right-hander has recorded 14 strikeouts over 13 Cactus League innings but also holds a 6.92 ERA. Lincecum has pitched better than Yusmeiro Petit and Ryan Vogelsong, which means he'll likely begin the season in the rotation. His leash will be short, though.
Yesterday, 8:51 pm
New Player Note
Tim Lincecum
Nick Martinez dominates over six innings
Nick Martinez recorded four strikeouts while spinning six scoreless frames Thursday against the Rockies.
: He yielded five hits (four of them were singles) while walking one. It's a performance that just might be enough to wrap up the fifth spot in the rotation for Martinez, who now boasts a microscopic 0.84 ERA this spring. He's competing primarily with Nick Tepesch for the job.
Yesterday, 8:43 pm
New Player Note
Nick Martínez
Tex - SP,RP
Ross Ohlendorf exits with groin injury
Ross Ohlendorf had to leave an appearance Thursday after aggravating his right groin injury.
: He's been battling the ailment for over a week. Ohlendorf has struck out 11 over five scoreless frames this spring, which should be good enough to earn an Opening Day roster spot if the groin ailment isn't a major setback.
Yesterday, 8:38 pm
New Player Note
Ross Ohlendorf
Tex - SP,RP
Not Active
Kershaw twirls six solid innings vs White Sox
Clayton Kershaw yielded just one run over six innings in Thursday's start versus the White Sox.
: The White Sox scored early on Kershaw thanks to an Adam LaRoche RBI double, but the lefty was able to settle down from there. Overall, he gave up four hits and a walk while striking out eight. His spring results have been about what you'd expect: a 1.86 ERA over 19 1/3 innings with a 20/5 K/BB ratio. Kershaw will attempt to win his third consecutive Cy Young award with a strong 2015 season.
Yesterday, 4:57 pm
New Player Note
Clayton Kershaw
Chad Gaudin (neck) to be examined
Chad Gaudin will be examined after feeling tingling in his fingers due to the ongoing nerve issues in his neck.
: Gaudin had surgery a couple years ago but has never been able to totally shake the nerve problems, as this is the second time in the last week he's had issues. He's been shut down and will be sent for an exam before the next course of action is determined.
Yesterday, 4:41 pm
New Player Note
Chad Gaudin
Not Active
Despaigne effective over five frames vs. ARI
Odrisamer Despaigne held the Diamondbacks to one run over five innings in Thursday's Cactus League start.
: Despaigne allowed seven hits and two walks, but was able to dance out of trouble for the most part. He racked up four strikeouts in the effort. The right-hander is battling Brandon Morrow for the No. 5 spot in the Padres' starting rotation. He owns a 2.12 ERA with an 11/6 K/BB ratio over 17 innings this spring, out-pitching Morrow thus far.
Yesterday, 4:40 pm
New Player Note
Odrisamer Despaigne
Anderson tosses six strong innings vs. Padres
Chase Anderson pitched well in Thursday's start versus the Diamondbacks, allowing one run over six innings.
: The right-hander yielded six hits and walked two while striking out four, lowering his Cactus League ERA to 1.84 in the process. With how well he has pitched this spring, it's difficult to envision a scenario in which Anderson hasn't already earned a spot in the Diamondbacks' rotation, but nothing has been made official yet. Trevor Cahill and Daniel Hudson are Anderson's remaining competitors, according to MLB.com's Steve Gilbert.
Yesterday, 4:37 pm
New Player Note
Chase Anderson
Ari - SP
Teams interested in Wandy Rodriguez
MLB.com's Mark Bowman reports that the Braves have "continued to talk to other clubs" about their interest in Wandy Rodriguez.
: Manager Fredi Gonzalez said last week that Rodriguez had secured a spot in the club's rotation, but it's possible they'll deal him if they find an offer to their liking. Ultimately, they seem likely to gamble that the left-hander stays healthy and pitches well, upping his trade value before the deadline.
Yesterday, 4:35 pm
New Player Note
Wandy Rodríguez
Atl - SP
Not Active
Fiers limits Mariners to a run over 3 2/3 IP
Mike Fiers limited the Mariners to one run over 3 2/3 innings in Thursday's Cactus League start.
: Fiers had missed his previously-scheduled start due to weakness in his throwing shoulder, but looked fine facing the Mariners. He held them to three hits and a walk, though he didn't register a strikeout. The shoulder problem is a little concerning heading into the season and is worth keeping an eye on. Fiers is hoping to pick up where he left off last season, with a 2.13 ERA and a 76/17 K/BB ratio over 71 2/3 innings.
Yesterday, 4:23 pm
New Player Note
Mike Fiers
Mil - SP
Elias falters in latest bid for rotation spot
Roenis Elias struggled in Thursday's start against the Brewers, yielding six runs in three innings.
: Elias may have lost his shot at a spot in the Mariners' rotation with the flimsy performance. He was taken for eight hits while walking three and striking out one on the afternoon. Taijuan Walker has been lights out this spring and has all but wrapped up the No. 5 spot in the rotation. Elias is likely headed to Triple-A Tacoma to begin the season.
Yesterday, 4:21 pm
New Player Note
Roenis Elías
Sea - SP
Guthrie outduels King Felix in a Royals win
Jeremy Guthrie held the Mariners scoreless over 5 2/3 innings in Thursday's Cactus League start.
: Guthrie outdueled Felix Hernandez, holding the Mariners to just two hits while walking none and striking out two on the afternoon. It was only Guthrie's second start of the spring, but he's expected to be ready to go when the regular season begins.
Yesterday, 3:37 pm
New Player Note
Jeremy Guthrie
Hernandez effective over 6 innings vs. Royals
Felix Hernandez tossed six effective innings, holding the Royals to one run on Thursday.
: It was the first time this spring Hernandez had completed even the third inning, let alone six frames. No matter, though, as the Mariners have been carefully managing the right-hander's workload. Hernandez, soon to be 29 years old, has logged 200-plus innings in each of the last seven seasons.
Yesterday, 3:33 pm
New Player Note
Félix Hernández
Sea - SP
Nick Martinez leading for No. 5 spot
Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News believes that Nick Martinez leads the competition for the Rangers' No. 5 starter job.
: He cautions that "nothing is decided" but thinks that Martinez is the "front runner." Martinez's main competitors for the gig are Nick Tepesch, Anthony Ranaudo and Lisalverto Bonilla. The 24-year-old made 24 starts for Texas last season, posting a 4.55 ERA with just 77 strikeouts over 140 1/3 innings overall.
Yesterday, 3:15 pm
New Player Note
Nick Martínez
Tex - SP,RP
Holland (shoulder) expected for home opener
Derek Holland (shoulder) is expected to start the Rangers' home opener on April 10 versus the Astros.
: Holland is over the minor bout of shoulder soreness he dealt with earlier in camp, but the Rangers will play it safe with him and hold him back until the fifth game of the season. "There are two opening days," manager Jeff Banister said. Yovani Gallardo will get the ball on April 6.
Yesterday, 3:11 pm
New Player Note
Derek Holland
Tex - SP
Gallardo named Rangers' Opening Day starter
Yovani Gallardo will start Opening Day against the Athletics on April 6.
: He'll square off against Oakland's Sonny Gray. Yu Darvish would have gotten the assignment if he was healthy, but Gallardo gets the call after coming over from the Brewers over the winter. The veteran right-hander posted a 3.51 ERA across 32 starts last season.
Yesterday, 2:53 pm
New Player Note
Yovani Gallardo
Tex - SP
Henderson Alvarez gives up two runs
Henderson Alvarez allowed two runs and four hits over three innings before rain cut short his outing Thursday against the Cardinals.
: Alvarez finished his day in the bullpen while the game was delayed, so he still got all of his work in. He has a 5.54 ERA in 13 innings this spring.
Yesterday, 2:44 pm
New Player Note
Henderson Álvarez
Mia - SP
Adam Wainwright gives up four runs to Marlins
Adam Wainwright gave up four runs and six hits in 3 2/3 innings Thursday against the Marlins.
: Wainwright wasn't sharp today, but the stuff looked fine, and it didn't appear that his abdominal strain was any sort of factor while he was taking a couple of big cuts at the plate. He's still expected to be the Cardinals' Opening Night starter.
Yesterday, 2:43 pm
New Player Note
Adam Wainwright
StL - SP
Cole Hamels goes five scoreless
Cole Hamels finally had a strong outing Thursday, going five scoreless against the Blue Jays.
: Hamels entered with a 7.59 ERA in four starts, but we didn't think it was anything to worry about at all. What we are concerned about is the Phillies' ability to provide him with any run support at all.
Yesterday, 2:32 pm
New Player Note
Cole Hamels
Phi - SP
Lester (arm) throws in minor league game
Jon Lester (arm) threw 54 pitches Thursday in a minor league game.
: Lester struck out three of the 12 batters he faced while giving up one hit and one walk. The southpaw was scratched from Saturday's scheduled start due to a tired arm, but he said that Thursday was "good" and a "normal day." He will make another minor league start next week, likely stretching out to 75-80 pitches, which should put him track to start Opening Night against the Cardinals on April.
Yesterday, 1:51 pm
New Player Note
Jon Lester
ChC - SP
Tommy Milone gives up three runs
Tommy Milone surrendered three runs in five innings Thursday in a no-decision versus the Red Sox.
: It sounds as though the Twins are far from committed to Mike Pelfrey in the rotation, which could lead to Milone getting the gig. He has a 4.50 ERA and an 8/4 K/BB ratio in 14 innings this spring, so he's not exactly running away with the gig.
Yesterday, 1:48 pm
New Player Note
Tommy Milone
Min - SP
Wandy Rodriguez gives up two homers
Wandy Rodriguez was tagged for four runs and eight hits in five innings by the Pirates on Thursday.
: Rodriguez still has a nice 2.50 ERA this spring following his poor outing today. He's locked into the fourth spot in Atlanta's rotation, but we're not expecting much at all from him. It's hard to see him holding up and pitching 180 innings this year.
Yesterday, 1:32 pm
New Player Note
Wandy Rodríguez
Atl - SP
Not Active
David Price strikes out seven Orioles
David Price yielded three runs in 6 2/3 innings Thursday against the Orioles.
: Price struck out seven and walked none. He allowed three hits, but they were bunched together, resulting in three runs in the fourth inning.
Yesterday, 12:56 pm
New Player Note
David Price
Det - SP
Tillman won't discuss extension during season
Chris Tillman said Thursday that he doesn't want to discuss his contract with the Orioles beyond Opening Day.
: So that's the deadline for the current negotiations between the O's and Tillman's agent. Tillman can't become a free agent until 2018, but the Orioles are interested in buying out his arbitration years (at the very least). The 26-year-old right-hander boasts a 3.42 ERA and 1.195 WHIP in 499 2/3 innings over the last three seasons.
Yesterday, 12:11 pm
New Player Note
Chris Tillman
Bal - SP
Billingsley (elbow) goes two minors innings
Chad Billingsley (elbow) allowed two hits over two scoreless innings Thursday in a minor league game.
: Billingsley tossed a total of 32 pitches in the outing. He's on his way back from flexor tendon surgery and probably won't be an option for the Phillies until sometime in late April. The 30-year-old right-hander signed a one-year, $1.5 million deal with Philly in January.
Yesterday, 10:39 am
New Player Note
Chad Billingsley
Phi - SP
Cueto returned to Reds camp Thursday
Johnny Cueto returned to Reds camp Thursday.
: Cueto flew home to the Dominican Republic late last week to handle a private family matter. The absence will not affect his status for Opening Day. He'll get the Pirates at home in his first regular-season start.
Yesterday, 10:34 am
New Player Note
Johnny Cueto
Cin - SP
Chris Archer named Rays' Opening Day SP
Chris Archer has been named the Rays' Opening Day starter.
: Alex Cobb would have been given the nod, but he's been slowed by some forearm tightness and probably won't be ready until mid-to-late April. Archer, 26, posted a 3.33 ERA, 1.279 WHIP, and 173 strikeouts in 194 2/3 innings last season for the Rays. Tampa Bay opens the 2015 campaign at home against the Orioles on April 6.
Yesterday, 9:25 am
New Player Note
Chris Archer
Deduno to open season as long reliever
Samuel Deduno will open the season in long relief.
: So the battle for the final rotation spot is down to Roberto Hernandez and Asher Wojciechowski. Deduno obviously carries no fantasy value in the Houston bullpen.
Yesterday, 9:11 am
New Player Note
Samuel Deduno
Hou - SP,RP
Cueto expected back in Reds camp Thursday
Reds manager Bryan Price said he expects Johnny Cueto to be back in Reds camp by Thursday.
: Cueto was expected to be arriving in Arizona late Wednesday after leaving to address a family issue in the Dominican Republic. Cueto still has time to make two starts in advance of Opening Day, so he's not a risk to miss a regular season start due to the absence.
Wednesday, 4:06 pm
New Player Note
Johnny Cueto
Cin - SP
Tigers, Price had preliminary extension talks
David Price said Wednesday that his agent and the Tigers have had preliminary extension talks.
: Price met with his agent on Tuesday night to discuss the situation and it doesn't appear as though anything is imminent, as the southpaw said that he "wouldn't even call it groundwork" on an extension. He's owed $19.75 million this season before hitting free agency.
Wednesday, 7:02 am
New Player Note
David Price
Det - SP
Lester to pitch in minors game Thursday
Jon Lester (arm) is expected to throw 60 pitches Thursday in either a minor league game or a B-game.
: Lester was scratched from Saturday's scheduled start due to a dead arm, but all involved have downplayed the significance and he made it through a bullpen session Monday without incident. Assuming all goes well Thursday, he'll make another start next week (likely in another minor league game) as his final tuneup for Opening Night on April 5. It's worth noting that keeping him on the minor league side would allow the Cubs to backdate him on the disabled list if there's an unexpected setback.
Tuesday, 12:35 pm
New Player Note
Jon Lester
ChC - SP
Billingsley (elbow) set for next start
Chad Billingsley (elbow) will pitch in his second minor league game on Thursday.
: Billingsley, who is coming back from flexor tendon surgery, threw one inning in a minor league game on Saturday without any issues. He's scheduled to get stretched out to about 30 or 35 pitches on Thursday and simulate two innings. Billingsley signed with the Phillies for $1.5 million and could be an option for the rotation by late April if he can avoid setbacks.
Tuesday, 7:42 am
New Player Note
Chad Billingsley
Phi - SP
Fiers (shoulder) to make Cactus start Thurs.
Mike Fiers (shoulder) is expected to pitch in a Cactus League game on Thursday.
: Fiers had to be scratched from his last turn in the Brewers' spring rotation due to some shoulder weakness, but he felt fine after pitching three innings in a minor league game on Sunday. He's likely to start the Brewers' fourth game of the regular season on April 10 against the Pirates. Fiers posted a remarkable 2.13 ERA and 76/17 K/BB ratio in 71 2/3 innings last year.
Monday, 11:36 am
New Player Note
Mike Fiers
Mil - SP
Gallardo hammered for eight runs vs. Mariners
Yovani Gallardo was hammered for eight runs over 4 2/3 innings in Sunday's start facing the Mariners.
: Gallardo allowed two three-run home runs: to Kyle Seager in the first inning and to Nelson Cruz in the third. He also allowed two runs on back-to-back two-out doubles in the fifth before departing with two outs in the frame. Overall, he allowed seven hits, walked four, and struck out two. So far, he's had one good outing and two disastrous outings. The Rangers hope to see some improvement his next time out.
Sunday, 4:11 pm
New Player Note
Yovani Gallardo
Tex - SP
Tillman, Orioles discussing long-term deal
The Orioles and Chris Tillman's representatives are discussing a long-term contract extension, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
: The two sides likely won't negotiate after the season starts, Sherman said. The right-hander has been very good for the O's since 2012, winning 38 games and posting a 3.42 ERA in 82 starts. Tillman won't be a free agent until 2018, so there's no great urgency to get something done quickly.
Sunday, 6:20 am
New Player Note
Chris Tillman
Bal - SP
Lincecum tosses four effective innings vs LAA
Tim Lincecum was effective over four innings, allowing one run, Saturday versus the Angels.
: Lincecum had missed his last scheduled start due to a stiff neck, but appeared fine on Saturday. The right-hander limited the Angels to two hits and a walk but didn't record a strikeout. Lincecum will slot into the back of the Giants' rotation, but given his past results, expect the Giants to have a shorter-than-average leash on him.
Saturday, 5:00 pm
New Player Note
Tim Lincecum
King Felix crushed by the Cubs' bat in a loss
Felix Hernandez was hit hard by the Cubs in Saturday's start, as he was on the hook for six runs over 2 2/3 innings.
: Hernandez served up home runs to Kris Bryant and Addison Russell, two of the Cubs' best prospects, so there's certainly no shame there. On the afternoon, the right-hander allowed six hits and a walk while striking out two. The Mariners had Hernandez, who has only logged 4 2/3 innings so far, make a late start to the spring just to manage his workload. He led the league with a 2.14 ERA in 236 innings last season and should be counted on to be among the elite again in 2015.
Saturday, 4:50 pm
New Player Note
Félix Hernández
Sea - SP
Gaudin alright after 'a little tweak' in arm
Chad Gaudin said he's alright after feeling "a little tweak" in his upper right arm Saturday.
: Gaudin was removed from his Saturday start in the third inning due to the injury, but it appears to be a false alarm. The right-hander has been given a window of opportunity to win a starting job with the Dodgers with Hyun-Jin Ryu set to begin the season on the disabled list. He's likely to take his next turn.
Saturday, 2:45 pm
New Player Note
Chad Gaudin
Not Active
David Price gives up two runs to Mets
David Price allowed two runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings Saturday against the Mets.
: Kind of like his starts with the Tigers last year, Price racked up the strikeouts -- seven in all -- but still gave up a bunch of hits in the process. He has a 4.38 ERA this spring, even though he's struck out 17 in 12 1/3 innings. Of course, he didn't have Jose Iglesias behind him at shortstop today.
Saturday, 2:30 pm
New Player Note
David Price
Det - SP
Cole Hamels gives up two homers to Jays
Cole Hamels allowed two runs in 3 2/3 innings and struck out five against the Blue Jays on Saturday.
: Hamels gave up homers to Jose Reyes and Jose Bautista in the first inning, but he improved after that and he ended up lowering his spring ERA to 7.59. We still have no concerns at all about his poor showing this month.
Saturday, 2:16 pm
New Player Note
Cole Hamels
Phi - SP
Gaudin leaves start with undisclosed injury
Chad Gaudin left his Cactus League start Sunday with an undisclosed injury.
: Gaudin had dealt for two innings before getting hit hard in the third. Ultimately, catcher A.J. Ellis came out and called for the trainer. Dodgers manager Don Mattingly opted to remove Gaudin, and the Dodgers should provide an update on his injury shortly.
Saturday, 2:06 pm
New Player Note
Chad Gaudin
Not Active
Tommy Milone gives up four runs to Orioles
Tommy Milone surrendered four runs through four innings in his start Saturday against the Orioles.
: Milone had pitched five scoreless innings this spring before his odd day today. The guess right now is that Milone will make the Twins as a middle reliever, with Mike Pelfrey claiming the fifth spot in the rotation. It's not set in stone, though. Neither Milone nor Pelfrey is very interesting for fantasy purposes. Especially not Pelfrey.
Saturday, 1:21 pm
New Player Note
Tommy Milone
Min - SP
Adam Wainwright goes four innings in debut
Making his spring debut, Adam Wainwright (abdomen) pitched four scoreless innings against a Braves split-squad in the Cardinals' 1-0 win Saturday.
: We might be more impressed by four scoreless innings in a minor league game. Wainwright passed the big test, though, and by throwing four innings and 64 pitches (41 strikes) his first time out, he made it clear that, barring a setback, he'll be ready for Opening Night.
Saturday, 1:01 pm
New Player Note
Adam Wainwright
StL - SP
Clayton Kershaw avoids injury scare on Friday
Clayton Kershaw looked to be in mid-season form in Friday's Cactus League start against the Athletics, allowing one run on three hits while striking out four over his five innings of work.
: The reigning Cy Young Award winner also suffered a scary moment in the third inning when was hit in the jaw by a broken bat liner off the bat of Andy Parrino. Kershaw lost a tooth and part of another, and required hours of dental work afterwards, but the issue will not impact his availability for the start of the regular season. He remains the top starting pitcher in all of baseball and should be one for the first names called in all fantasy drafts this spring.
Saturday, 11:19 am
New Player Note
Clayton Kershaw
Derek Holland fires three scoreless innings
Derek Holland fired three scoreless innings on Friday against the Mariners in Cactus League action.
: The veteran southpaw scattered two hits and a walk while failing to record a strikeout on the day. He appears to be over the shoulder discomfort that he experienced early in spring camp and should be ready to take his first turn in the rotation once the regular season begins.
Saturday, 10:49 am
New Player Note
Derek Holland
Tex - SP
Jon Lester to throw side session on Monday
Jon Lester (arm) is scheduled to throw a side session on Monday.
: The veteran left-hander told the media Saturday that he feels fine and that there is no pain at all in his arm, just normal fatigue. There's no reason to believe at this point that he won't be ready to take the mound when the Cubs kick off the regular season on April 5.
Saturday, 8:41 am
New Player Note
Jon Lester
ChC - SP
Wandy Rodriguez secures spot in rotation
Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said Friday that Wandy Rodriguez has secured a spot in the team's Opening Day rotation.
: With Mike Minor slated to begin the season on the disabled list, there are two openings that were up for grabs this spring. The veteran southpaw will have to pitch well early on if he wants to keep his spot though, and after posting a 6.75 ERA and 1.69 WHIP over 26 2/3 innings a season ago, it's difficult to be optimistic.
Friday, 4:33 pm
New Player Note
Wandy Rodríguez
Atl - SP
Not Active
Rangers still talking to Phils about Hamels
CBS Sports' Jon Heyman reports that the Rangers and Phillies "continue to remain in contact" regarding Cole Hamels.
: Heyman cautions that the two sides are "said to be still far apart" and "weren't necessarily expressing great optimism the gap could be closed," but they also "aren't closing the door, either." The report adds that the Phillies "have been said to be seeking three good prospects, with one top-flight one" in a deal involving Hamels. The Rangers have a big need for pitching and the prospects to get something done if they want, but thus far they've balked at taking on Hamels' contract and also giving up a bevy of prospects.
Friday, 2:28 pm
New Player Note
Cole Hamels
Phi - SP
Johnny Cueto heads home for family issue
Johnny Cueto has gone home to his native Dominican Republic to deal with a family issue.
: It's not clear how long Cueto will be away, but he'll be able to work out at the Reds' complex there and manager Bryan Price said the righty's status for Opening Day shouldn't be affected. The veteran right-hander has allowed three runs over nine innings this spring.
Friday, 12:33 pm
New Player Note
Johnny Cueto
Cin - SP
Lester pushed back due to 'dead arm' phase
Jon Lester's scheduled start on Saturday has been pushed back due to a "dead arm" period.
: While far from ideal, it's something pitchers often go through in spring training and it doesn't appear that any exams are currently scheduled. Cubs manager Joe Maddon doesn't think Lester starting on Opening Night on April 5 will be affected. The left-hander was knocked around for six runs over 3 1/3 innings on Monday in his last outing.
Friday, 12:29 pm
New Player Note
Jon Lester
ChC - SP
Fiers (shoulder) not expected to need DL time
Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said Friday that he doesn't expect Mike Fiers (shoulder) to need a stint on the disabled list.
: The skipper said it's possible Fiers could be moved back or skipped if need be, but he doesn't think the righty will be sidelined long. Fiers is dealing with some weakness in his pitching shoulder but will appear either in a Cactus League game or minor league game this weekend.
Friday, 11:03 am
New Player Note
Mike Fiers
Mil - SP
Tigers name David Price Opening Day starter
Tigers manager Brad Ausmus on Friday named David Price the team's Opening Day starter.
: Justin Verlander would have been the sentimental choice given that he's started seven straight Opening Days for Detroit, but Price is the right guy. The left-hander is coming off a season where he held a 3.26 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 271/38 K/BB ratio in 248 1/3 innings between the Rays and Tigers. He's slated for free agency next winter after earning $19.75 million in 2015.
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Tim Lincecum (neck) cleared for Sat. start
Tim Lincecum (neck) has been cleared to start on Saturday after getting through a bullpen session Thursday with no issues.
: Lincecum has battled a stiff neck for the past week and had his last outing scratched. It appears he's making nice progress now, though, and should have plenty of time to get ready for Opening Day as long as he doesn't have a setback. Lincecum will be the Giants' No. 5 starter.
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Chris Tillman strikes out five Pirates
Chris Tillman held the Pirates to one run in four innings and struck out five in the Orioles' 6-4 win Thursday.
: Tillman was making just his second official start of the spring after pitching two scoreless innings 10 days ago. He's in line to serve as Baltimore's Opening Day starter.
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Billingsley (elbow) to throw in minors game
Chad Billingsley (elbow) will throw in a minor league game Saturday.
: It's the biggest test yet for Billingsley, who underwent season-ending surgery last June to repair a torn flexor tendon in his right elbow. The Phillies signed the veteran right-hander to a $1.5 million deal over the winter and he could be an option for the team's rotation by the end of April if all goes well.
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Mike Fiers experiencing 'shoulder weakness'
Brewers manager Ron Roenicke acknowledged that Mike Fiers is experiencing "shoulder weakness."
: Fiers had to be scratched from his scheduled Cactus League start on Thursday and "shoulder weakness" sounds ominous for a pitcher, but Roenicke doesn't think it's a big deal. Fiers is aiming to return to Cactus League action on Saturday. He will throw a side session Thursday to test his right shoulder.
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Fiers (fatigue) scratched from start Thursday
Mike Fiers was scratched from his scheduled Cactus League start on Thursday.
: Tyler Thornburg pitched instead. Fiers said he didn't feel right in his last bullpen session, though he thinks it's routine spring training fatigue. "Just kind of tired," Fiers said. "I couldn't get a good feel in my bullpen." The right-hander is aiming to pitch Saturday, but this is a situation to watch. Fiers had a a 2.13 ERA and 76/17 K/BB ratio in 71 2/3 innings last season.
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Chris Archer holds Blue Jays scoreless
Chris Archer allowed one hit over four scoreless innings as the Rays topped the Blue Jays 9-3 on Wednesday.
: No pressure, Chris. It's just that you're the Rays' only hope right now. With Alex Cobb, Drew Smyly and Alex Colome all potentially beginning the year on the DL, Archer and Jake Odorizzi are the Rays' projected starters currently healthy.
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Gallardo strong in start against Dodgers
Yovani Gallardo pitched well in Tuesday's start against the Dodgers, allowing just one run on four hits over his four innings of work.
: The veteran right-hander walked two and struck out four. It was a nice bounceback showing for Gallardo after he was hit hard by the Royals in his last outing. He will be counted on to provide a stabilizing veteran presence atop the Rangers rotation this season.
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Tex - SP
Wainwright to make spring debut Saturday
Adam Wainwright (abdomen) will make his Grapefruit League debut Saturday against the Braves.
: The Cardinals have taken things slow with Wainwright this spring after he suffered an abdominal strain in late-February, but he was cleared for game action after making it through a 50-pitch simulated game on Monday. He should have enough time to make three starts before Opening Night against the Cubs.
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Gophers Sweep Tennessee on the Road
March 24, 2013
The University of Minnesota women's rowing team swept Tennessee in all four of its events Sunday morning in a non-conference dual on Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
The First Varsity Eight won its fourth-straight race of the season with its time of 6:23.0, defeating Tennessee by 13.5 seconds.
With a time of 6:31.7, the Second Varsity Eight came in 8.2 seconds ahead of the Vols, who finished in 6:40.8.
In the First Varsity Four race, both the First Varsity Four and Second Varsity Four boats defeated Tennessee's 1V4 by a large margin. The 1V4 came in at 7:18.4, which was 18 seconds ahead of the Vols' boat, while Minnesota's 2V4 clocked in almost 10 seconds ahead of the host in 7:26.9.
The Gophers' Third Varsity Four crossed the finish line in a time of 7:18.8, while Tennessee's Second Varsity Four followed in 7:39.8.
Minnesota's varsity squad will be back in action April 13 when it opens the Big Ten season at Iowa, while the Gophers' novice squad travels to San Diego Calif., for the San Diego Crew Classic April 6-7.
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I haven't tried it yet, but as a support main, seeing the rise of Zyra support really got me thinking about what other extremely unorthodox supports could actually become mainstream if played right. One of my first thoughts was Orianna. Think about it:
- She has a pretty good shield that also has the potential to do some damage
- Her shield ALSO give bonus armor/magic resistance to the player it's on
- She has an damaging AoE slow (Command: Dissonance)
- Her AoE slow is ALSO an AoE speed boost for allies
- She has the potential for extreme zoning early game (Command: Attack paired with Clockwork Windup)
- Very safe and reliable scouting tool for checking for ganks when out of wards or checking the brush in lane
- When she hits 6, her utility ramps up extremely high (Command: Shockwave displacement)
- The combination of Dissonance and Shockwave would make for a potent setup for a potential gank or kill
- Late game utility is enormous, allowing for great initiates the same ways AP Mid Orianna does, but allowing room for a character that has a bit more damage and less utility (e.g. Karthus, Katarina, etc)
- High early game mana costs (but then again, you wouldn't be spamming skills extremely often)
- Lack of items causes no scaling in damage (which is why her utility is so important)
- Lack of items might cause extreme squishiness, resulting in lots of dying (but then again, this is the same problem Sona and Zyra have - positioning would be the key to not dying)
- No reliable way to escape/prevent chasing at early levels (at later levels, Command: Dissonance would have a strong enough slow to stop ganks or get out of sticky situations)
My thought here is that if she were to get hit by a Blitzcrank pull or a Taric stun, other squishy supports like Zyra and Soraka have ways to soak up tons of damage/stop the enemy from dealing tons of damage, where Orianna might not have that ability until Dissonance is a higher level
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I've actually played her support a few games and she does excellent. Her ball is like a free ward, plus easy harass. I actually forced a darius away from turret farm because she can harass like a baws. With such a short CD on Q... I didn't even have to shield the jax I was playing with. I just harassed darius out of lane all by myself. When he stuck around at 300 hp a little later, jax jumped on him and ignite, + my Q and he was finished.
Just one example. =3
Edit: I would show you a lolreplay but for some reason the game won't upload
also a pro tip=> put shield on tank as he goes in and shard of true ice, then Ult, and watch them all get thrown into your team. So hilarious to watch.
I had the exact same build except without crucible, I went for shruila instead. It's a pretty big boost when team is chasing. or escaping(plus it lets you have two Gp5 items in inventory.)
I keep getting 'bad gateway' when ever I visit the replay site, I bet that has something to do with it
Why no philo stone? It will solve mana problems, builds into support goodies, and is a gp10.
It's working now I think... uploading, but incredibly slow.
also The item build between shur and crucible is purely preference. I prefer to moving fast than giving someone a little health and a cleanse because it doesn't cure DOTs or anything like that. (Like the old cleanse used to. Once cleanse lost that effect.. it wasn't worth getting anymore.) They both have benefits, but I just like the extra gold and movement speed.
Here is the link to it... I think. It says internal server error for me. Oo
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Grecian Pattern Plant Out of Control
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My Grecian Pattern Plant has started sprouting up everywhere. Can someone tell me the best way to terminate the plant and keep it from sprouting up everywhere? Thanks!
Acanthus mollis is it's botanical name, and it is classified as a weed.
To get rid of this plant, you have to dig up the entire area it's growing in, down about 1-1.5 feet, and either just toss out the soil, or carefully sift through it, removing all the tubers and plant bits.
If you miss just one bit of root, it'll be back soon. Round up is a waste of time.


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When it comes to memorable moments, the Corvette definitely had its fair share in 2014, even a few most Corvette fans would probably like to forget. Bad or good, here's ten things that stood out most in 2014 that should make their way into the Corvette history books.
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Consider the following two ways of writing a loop in Java to see if a list contains a given value:
Style 1
boolean found = false;
for(int i = 0; i < list.length && !found; i++)
if(list[i] == testVal)
found = true;
Style 2
boolean found = false;
for(int i = 0; i < list.length && !found; i++)
found = (list[i] == testVal);
The two are equivalent, but I always use style 1 because 1) I find it more readable, and 2) I am assuming that reassigning
found to
false hundreds of times feels like it would take more time. I am wondering: is this second assumption true?
Nitpicker's corner
- I am well aware that this is a case of premature optimization. That doesn't mean that it isn't something that is useful to know.
- I don't care which style you think is more readable. I am only interested in whether one has a performance penalty compared to the other.
- I know that style 1 has the advantage of allowing you to also put a
break;statement in the
ifblock, but I don't care. Again, this question is about performance, not style.


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Wasted spending should be voted out - opinion
I speak for a large numbers of county residents when I point to nauseating amounts of wasteful spending and the wanton abuse of power that we see from our county's elected "leadership."
• The costs of the Nutting/Dellinger persecution have been estimated to be as high at $1.5 million. Can our elected officials comment on what this amount of spending has accomplished other than to destroy the public's trust in leadership? And remember, Nutting was found not guilty on the major part of the case. What a waste of time and money.
• The county has approved almost $400,000 in spending to address what anyone can see from the outside as a hostile work environment. Why has this been allowed to develop? Why has this been allowed to continue?
• The county fought the return of excess Mello-Roos fees to the taxpayers in Serrano. This unsuccessful effort came at the price of $500,000 in legal fees. Why do lawyers get rich from public funds used to chase wild geese?
In each of these cases, I will loudly state that the whomever made these decisions (Auditor-Controller's Office, District Attorney's Offfice) do not deserve to be in office. It's time we see things as they are.
In three short points, I've detailed over $2.4 million in completely wasteful spending. Wake up Board of Supes. Wake up neighbors. This money would pay for a lot of senior services, a lot of pothole fixes and maybe even support some additional fire resources that are sorely needed in our community.
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Phil Karlton once said, "There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things." This article is about the harder of these two: cache invalidation. It's directed at readers who already work with Varnish Cache. To learn more about it, you'll find background information in "Speed Up Your Mobile Website With Varnish."
10 microseconds (or 250 milliseconds): That's the difference between delivering a cache hit and delivering a cache miss. How often you get the latter will depend on the efficiency of the cache — this is known as the "hit rate." A cache miss depends on two factors: the volume of traffic and the average time to live (TTL), which is a number indicating how long the cache is allowed to keep an object. As system administrators and developers, we can't do much about the traffic, but we can influence the TTL.Read more...
Responsive images have been, and are, one of the hardest problems in responsive Web design right now. Until browser vendors have a native solution, we have to think on the fly and come up with our own solutions. "Retina" images are especially a challenge because if you have sized your layout with ems or percentages (as you should!), then you cannot be sure of the exact pixel dimensions of each image being displayed.
In this article, we'll look at one solution to the problem that we implemented on our portfolio website at Etch, where you can see an early working version in the wild.Read more...
Imagine that you have just written a post on your blog, tweeted about it and watched it get retweeted by some popular Twitter users, sending hundreds of people to your blog at once. Your excitement at seeing so many visitors talk about your post turns to dismay as they start to tweet that your website is down — a database connection error is shown.
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In this article, we will share our responsive image technique, the "padding-bottom" technique, which we researched and implemented on the mobile version of the Swedish news website Aftonbladet.Read more...
In Part 1 of this series, we had a look at how the underlying protocols of the Web work, and how we can use JavaScript to estimate their performance characteristics. In this second part, we'll look at DNS, IPv6 and the new W3C specification for the NavigationTiming API.
Every device attached to the Internet is identified by a numeric address known as an IP address. The two forms of IP addresses seen on the open Internet are IPv4, which is a 32-bit number often represented as a series of four decimal numbers separated by dots, e.g.
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Despite improvements in broadband and wireless Internet, load is in many ways more of an issue now than it was five years ago. The proliferation of mobile devices, increased user expectations, and the very real risks of losing customers and dropping in search result rankings have laid a heavy burden on developers to optimize loading time at all costs.
In building websites primarily for the desktop environment, the Web development community previously didn't spend much time concerning itself with load issues. Selecting the proper image formats and saving our JPEGs for the Web was about as far as many of us would go. On the whole, our hardware and software tools are forgiving enough to accommodate sloppy code. Our production environments can handle thousands of visitors per day, and our clients tend to have predictably manageable traffic.Read more...
Editor's Note: This article features just one of the many solutions for creating high-performance mobile websites. We suggest that you review different approaches such as Building A Responsive Web App, Improving Mobile Support and Making Your Websites Faster before choosing a particular solution.
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Vinosia Greco Di Tufo 2008
Vinosia - Campania - Italy - Greco Di Tufo
2008 saw very high yields across wineries in much of the southern hemisphere, as a result of highly favorable climatic conditions. Although in many areas, these high yields brought with them something of a drop in overall quality, this could not be said for South Australia's wines, which were reportedly excellent. Indeed, the 2008 Shiraz harvest in South Australia is said to be one of the most successful in recent decades, and western Australia's Chardonnays are set to be ones to watch out for. New Zealand's Pinot Noir harvest was also very good, with wineries in Martinborough reportedly very excited about this particular grape and the characteristics it revealed this year. Pinot Noir also grew very well in the United States, and was probably the most successful grape varietal to come out of California in 2008, with Sonoma Coast and Anderson Valley delivering fantastic results from this grape. Elsewhere in United States, Washington State and Oregon had highly successful harvests in 2008 despite some early worries about frost. However, it was France who had the best of the weather and growing conditions in 2008, and this year was one of the great vintages for Champagne, the Médoc in Bordeaux, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence, with Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay grapes leading the way. Italy, too, shared many of these ideal conditions, with the wineries in Tuscany claiming that their Chianti Classicos of 2008 will be ones to collect, and Piedmont's Barberesco and Barolo wines will be recognized as amongst the finest of the past decade.
Campania is a stunning coastal wine region of Italy, home to over a hundred native grape varietals and some of the finest soils and climatic conditions for viticulture on earth. The fine Mediterranean climate crossed with the mineral rich volcanic terroirs produces grapes of exceptional quality and flavor, and as such, Campania has been an important center for wine production for over three thousand years. As one might expect from such an ancient and esteemed wine region, tradition is highly important to the wineries which operate there. Careful attention is paid in order to bring the most representative flavors and aromas out of the grapes, and traditional, time honored techniques are still employed across the region when producing their many highly regarded wines.
There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' the land of wines so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.


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Luke Bryan brought the heat to Greensboro, N.C. on Monday night (Feb. 17), and he partied so hard that he actually fell onstage, bringing a whole new meaning to his song 'Crash My Party.'
Luke Bryan brought the heat to Greensboro, N.C. on Monday night (Feb. 17), and he partied so hard that he actually fell onstage, bringing a whole new meaning to his song 'Crash My Party.'
It's no secret that some of country music's favorite men love to don a pair of fitted blue jeans for performances, awards shows and everyday appearances -- but who takes the cake for tightest pants? Charles Kelley (of Lady Antebellum) thinks there's no question who wears the snuggest-fitting pants in all of the genre.
Florida Georgia Line stick to familiar themes, but deliver their most original lyric yet on 'This Is How We Roll,' a collaboration with Luke Bryan. The rhymes that flow from Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley's lips are like sugar from a shaker. An especially clever second verse will be what everyone is talking about.
Luke Bryan has been selected to kick off the Great American Race at the Daytona International Speedway in 2014. The ACM Entertainer of the Year will perform during the Daytona 500 Budweiser Pre-Race Show on Feb. 23.
A stage accident following Luke Bryan's Thursday night (Jan. 16) concert in Columbus, Ohio has left four crew members injured and the 'Drink a Beer' singer a bit shaken up.
A stage collapse following Luke Bryan's Thursday night show in Columbus, Ohio injured four members of his crew, and is responsible for Friday's (Jan. 17) postponed show in Lexington, Ky.
Luke Bryan made a big announcement Tuesday morning (Jan. 14), and it involves his tour bus, fans, great opening acts and stadiums!
2013 was full of tragedy, surprises and celebration -- it seemed a new jaw-dropping news event took place just about every month in country music. Five events make the final cut as nominees for the Headline of the Year Award at the 2014 Taste of Country Awards. Which do you think should win?
2013 was a really good year for country music videos, with more than one turning into mini-movies. The plot was thick during Carrie Underwood's Two Black Cadillacs' and Tim McGraw's 'Highway Don't Care,' two of the 10 nominees in the Best Video category. Take a look at all nominees and decide who should win this Taste of Country award.
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ASIA/SYRIA - Mass graves in Sadad: 45 Christian civilians killed by Islamist militias
Sadad (Agenzia Fides) - The bodies of thirty Christian civilians have been found in two separate mass graves, including women and children, killed by Islamist militias in the city of Sadad. And, altogether, the Christian civilians killed in a small town halfway between Homs and Damascus are 45. This is what the Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate in Damascus reported to Fides. The city of Sadad, a Christian settlement, was invaded and occupied by Islamist militias on October 21 and was recaptured in recent days by the Syrian regular army. When the representatives of the Patriarchate and the families of the victims returned to town they found to their horror two mass graves, where they found the bodies of their relatives and friends. In an atmosphere of grief, outrage and emotion, the funerals of the thirty Christians were celebrated by Archbishop Selwanos Boutros Alnemeh, Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan of Homs and Hama, who provided Fides the list of victims.
According to eyewitnesses, many of the civilians were killed by militia gangs of "Al- Nusra Front" and "Daash". The city is now completely destroyed and looted. Some of the militants who invaded the city were holed up in the Syriac Orthodox Church of St. Theodore, which was profaned. Sadad is an ancient Syriac village which dates back to 2000 B.C. located in the region of Qalamoon, north of Damascus, with its churches, temples, historic landmarks and archaeological sites. (PA) (Agenzia Fides 31/10/2013)
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