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We find that sequential division of labor and deadlines help alleviate the free rider problem. Conversely,indivisibility of tasks, the number of partners, and asymmetries between agents are shown to increase the expected time to completion. The model may be applied to academic co-authorship, as well as to research and development joint ventures.
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Mystery surrounds the candidature of Mohammad Azharuddin who seems to have fallen between two stools in his desperate bid to find a safe Lok Sabha seat for a second innings in Parliament.
Political sources disclosed that the former Indian cricket captain has badly queered his pitch by talking simultaneously to the Congress Party and the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal. As a face-saver, the Congress may field him from Bihar or Jharkhand, it has emerged.
"I'm not going to announce which seat I'm contesting from. Candidates don't make these announcements. Political parties do," the ex-cricketer, who is evidently on the back-foot, reacted on Tuesday.
After Azharuddin's brief comment, a source close to him, added, "The picture is still quite hazy. That's why he [Azharuddin] has nothing much to say right away. But he is working on it. He hasn't given up."
After being "let down" by the Congress, Azharuddin met the Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, on Sunday. The cleric telephoned Mamata Banerjee and requested her to field Azharuddin from Basirhat. Mamata replied that the Basirhat seat had gone -- Trinamool Congress had already announced that Idris Ali would contest from there.
But after saying "no" to the cleric who is well disposed towards her, Mamata consulted her inner circle. They, however, backed her saying that nominating Azharuddin at Idris's expense didn't make much sense because his performance as Moradabad MP was hardly up to the mark.
Earlier, when Azharuddin was keen to contest on a Congress ticket, he had requested Mamata through an intermediary not to field a formidable candidate against him. He was banking on her fondness for sports stars. But Trinamool refused to give a walk-over, complicating adding to Azharuddin's situation.
Sources said that as Azharuddin knew he would lose if he contested this time from Moradabad, he approached West Bengal Congress president, Adhir Chowdhury -- who sits next to him in parliament – to nominate him from a safe seat.
West Bengal seats like Jangipur and Murshidabad Azharuddin was eyeing had sitting Congress MPs. Despite Adhir's efforts, sitting Congress MPs refused to budge. So the Congress offered Azharuddin the Krishnanagar seat. Azharuddin then unsuccessfully tried to extract an assurance from the Trinamool that it wouldn't field a strong candidate against him.
During the talks, Trinamool apparently told Azharuddin to resign from the Congress and fight as an independent or join the Trinamool which would then guarantee his victory. But the former cricketer was interested in Trinamool support on his terms.
A Congress leader said, "Azharuddin's dealings with the Trinamool would have resulted in his suspension if the Congress was not in such a disarray nationally. He should thank his stars if Congress now fields him from Bihar or Jharkhand."

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CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Housing Board has mooted a new land policy for housing with an attractive package to landowners.
The idea is to make landowners stakeholders in the Board's projects, says an official. By providing reasonable compensation to landowners, the Board intends to encourage them to part with their land. The Board has sent a proposal to the Government. It has been formulated in the wake of controversies over land acquisition at Singur and Nandigram, West Bengal. A few months ago, the State too witnessed strong opposition from the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's ally, the Pattali Makkal Katchi, to the move to establish a satellite town near Chennai.
Eventually, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi scrapped the project. The Chennai airport expansion project too is facing resistance from some residents of the areas that are likely to be affected.
The official says Rajasthan and Haryana have framed a new policy on land acquisition. The Board's proposal envisages allotment of prime property, residential or commercial, to landowners at concessional rates or mutually agreed terms as part of the compensation package.
At present, the acquisition is done under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Though time-tested, the Act needs to be revised to avoid delay in view of rapid urbanisation. The authorities are also keen that the process of acquisition be completed within a shorter timeframe. Another reason for the policy is that the Board is keen on creating a "land bank" for its projects that essentially target the middle class and weaker sections.
The high economic growth in the last three-four years has created a huge demand for land, as the corporate sector, especially information technology companies, wants to set up facilities in advantageous locations. A large number of private promoters have entered real estate. This has pushed up the land cost. Unlike in the past, landowners are not favourably inclined to give their land for government schemes. All these make the Board's schemes difficult to implement.
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Here is my "short" (I'm only 19 ) phone history:
1. Sagem MY-C5-2 (2006)
First phone, absolute piece of crap. Though it did come with a pre-installed Lord of the Rings game which was kind of cool.
2. Motorola RAZR V3 (2007)
Who didn't have this phone at some point? Loved it at the time.
My first introduction to internet on a phone, and my first 3G phone. I really only bought it for the $5/month unlimited access to MSN Messenger
4. iPhone 3G (2008)
This is where the smartphone addiction started. Fond memories playing Super Monkey Ball and messing around with Cydia.
5. iPhone 4 (2010)
Need I say more?
6. HTC One X (2011)
First introduction to Android. Absolutely loved it, but got sick of it and went back to iOS when the iPhone 5 came along.
7. iPhone 5 (2012)
First iPhone bought on launch day. Favourite (and perhaps last?) iPhone.
8. HTC One X (again)
Made a comeback after I decided I couldn't stand iOS anymore. This time running Cyanogenmod 10.1 for a much better stock Android experience.
Hopefully, my next phone will the the Galaxy Note 3, whenever that is announced.
MacBook Air - 2012, Thunderbolt Display, iPhone 6 Plus, 38mm SS Apple Watch with Milanese Loop
|Jun 7, 2013, 04:05 AM
Nokia 5110
Was a hand-me-down from my mum to use for emergencies at school. Snake? Snake?! SNAAAAAAAKE!
Nokia 3315
This phone. Legendary reliability. Interchange face plates. Amazing. It was MY first phone, remember paying $199 for it.
Sony Ericsson P900i
This thing was amazing. The first computer phone I had ever seen, and all my friends had seen. Astonishing 65k colours, amazing VGA camera that does recording as well! Ultra accurate resistive touch screen with pen. Polyphonic ringtones. All running the fantastic Symbian OS.
It was also my first eBay purchase. The phone had a RRP of about $1400 in Australia. I got it for $500. Was extremely nervous that I'd get a dud or something
It broke. The flip down keyboard ended up cracking the display.
Nokia Navigator 6110
The worst phone I have ever bought. Why? I had to get a phone because my other broke. The iPhone was just announced about a week after I got it. I was asking everywhere if we where to get the iPhone and we wern't, as the first iPhone was US only.
I always hated it. I envied the hell out of the iPhone.
iPhone 3G
Obviously, this phone changed phones for good. I honestly think it feels the best of all phones to hold. Its more comfortable than the 5.
Nokia... something.
So my new job gave me a new phone. What a POS. Swapped out the SIM straight away and put it in my Navigator.
iPhone 4
Great upgrade. The screen was fantastic and its main appeal.
iPhone 4
Work upgraded their fleet of phones. Yay.
Finally iPhone 5
Great phone. Just boring.
I'm hoping work will upgrade their phones again soon. I'll try to score a android then. For now, I wont move my phone to android, I prefer iOS big time.
I have some Apple products.
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|Jun 22, 2013, 02:31 AM
Wow, I never realized I've owned so many phones! I think I may have left one out but I'm amazed I can even remember so many.
So, here goes!
Started out with Cingular.
First phone, I believe it was in 1999 or 2000. Nokia 5165. Everyone had one back then, so nothing too exciting.
Forgot why but I went and got the Nokia 7190. I think my mom signed up for cell phone service and I gave her my phone and bought a new one. Neat phone, and before this phone I never realized I could possibly sync my phone with my computer's address book or calendar. I know was on the quest to find the best cell phone ever.
Next was Motorola V120. I think that's the model number, pics look similar. It was alright, nothing too exciting.
Upgrade time! Motorola V400. Top of the line back then. Blue color outer display. Pictures. Small and durable. (That's what she said).
Then I got fed up with Cingular's terrible service. I switched over to Sprint.
First phone with them was the Sanyo MM-8300. It was fun, but I always wanted more.
Finally, the Sprint Trēo 650 launched and I had to have it. Paid full price for it too, and dropped $100 on a 1GB SD card. I was finally satisfied. This was great for college. I was able to sync my calendar, address book, to do lists (class assignments) all together and easily keep track of things. I was in love!
The 650 broke and I was given a Trēo 700p as a warranty replacement. Bit sleeker, bit faster, but nothing too exciting.
After a few years with Palm I was starting to tire. Their next phones were the Centro or the 755p which were still running the same OS. I needed something new and Blackberry had the Curve 8330. Faster. Lighter. Streaming music. I was starting to like this.
During this time I moved to an area not fully covered by Sprint. I was hoping to move closer to town so in the mean time I purchased a T-Mobile prepaid phone to use.
The service sucked so I went with AT&T's GoPhone. Great service, but I use it to just stick around. Don't have a picture of that one, can't find the model on PhoneScoop, so this is all you get.
Until Palm launched the Palm Prē. Amazing phone and some say could be better than the iPhone. I think it had a lot of potential but unfortunately for Palm it was too little, too late. Two years later and all they had were the Pixi and the promise of the Prē 2. I sold it while there was still a market for it. I think I got $50 and a week later the bottom fell out. Looking back, I wish I had kept it.
I switched to a Sprint HTC Hero to use while I waited for the iPhone 4S to launch on Sprint. I couldn't stand it, but I put up with it for the month or so it took me to get an iPhone.
And I love this guy!!!
Oh, and I'm also using an iPhone 3G for AT&T's GoPhone right now. It's sluggish but it gets the job done and I get to sync it with my MacBook. I'm wanting to switch to AT&T and when I do that I'll get something newer to use with iCloud.
2010 MBP 13" 2.4 GHz 8 GB RAM 750 GB HDDPower Mac G5 DC2.3 GHz 4.5 GB RAM 2X40 GB HDD
iMac G4 20" 1.25 GHz 2 GB RAM 250 GB HDDiPhone 6 4.7" 64 GBApple TV 3rd gen
|Jun 22, 2013, 06:12 AM
here we go:
Nokia 3315
Motorola Razor v3
Nokia N95
Nokia N95 8GB
iPhone 3G
iPhone 3Gs
iPhone 4
iPhone 4S (Only white iPhone i have owned)
iPhone 5
Mac Pro 2014. iPhone 6 Plus 128Gb [Space]. iPad Air 64Gb [Space]. Apple TV [Black]. Airport Express [White ]
|Jun 24, 2013, 10:00 AM
Holy crap!!!!
Jesus can imagine what your phone bills must of been......lol
|Jun 24, 2013, 11:33 AM
Lets see, I had a lot and I'm probably going to miss some of them, these are in no particular order
Motorola Flip Phone (cxxx cant remember)
Kyocera Party Animal for Virgin Mobile
Kyocera Slider Sonic
UTStarcom Slice
iPhone 2G
iPhone 3G
iPhone 3GS
Motorola Droid
Motorola Droid X
Motorola Droid 2
Motorola Droid X2
HTC Desire
HTC Desire Z
HTC Sensation
HTC Inspire 4G
iPhone 4 Black
iPhone 4 White
iPhone 4S White
Dell Streak 7 (for about a week, the thing sucked)
Nokia Lumia 920
Currently have an iPhone 5
|Jun 25, 2013, 05:07 PM
1.Sanyo Katana
2.Palm Pre (Still my favorite phone)
3.Blackberry Torch
4.iPhone 4S
5.iPhone 5
MBP 13", iPhone 5 64GB, iPad 4 64GB
|Sep 21, 2014, 03:29 PM
iPhone 3G&3GS:
While using the 3G, i also had a Blackberry Curve 8520 that was for phone calls and messages; iPhone used as an iPod.
The Samsung Galaxy Ace I bought in December 2012 because my iPhone 3GS' battery was too weak.
Bought the iPT5 in silver in July 2013 after school finished. Hardly used the phone; was always tethered to my iPod
iPhone 4 in August 2013 (right at the end!) was my dad's birthday; he got the S4 and I got his old 4.
January and I got my mum's iPhone 4S, that was a really good upgrade from the 4!
My mum bought herself a OnePlus One ( ) but she's giving me her Nexus 5 hopefully tomorrow.
OnePlus One Sandstone Black 64GB, iPod Touch 5th Generation 32GB
I love Android and iOS, but if I had to choose, it would be iOS <3
|Sep 21, 2014, 08:40 PM
Nokia 2280
End: Killed it after using it in the shower for 2 years.
Nokia 6275i
Ended: Wanted to change carrier, was fixed to that carrier
Nokia 6121 Classic
Ended: Wanted iPhone
iPhone 4 (16gb, Black)
Ended: was bloody slow by the end of 2013
iPhone 5s (64gb, Space Grey)
I think everyone knows what the iPhones look like
Mac Pro 2x Xeon, 13gb ram, GT210
Custom PC 3.5ghz Phenom II x4, 8gb, GTS450, 2x500GB
15" MacBook Pro 2.2ghz i7, 16gb DDR3, 256gb SSD+ 500GB HDD
iPhone 5s, iPad Mini, Apple TV
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Feb 14, 2012
Stylist and designer Sophia Banks-Coloma has a dream client base that includes actresses Kirstie Alley, Kristin Chenoweth and Amber Heard. The 32-year-old, from Sydney's eastern suburbs, has been based in Los Angeles for the past eight years. Here are the LA shops that separate her from her dosh.
Satine (8134 West 3rd Street) carries amazing, of the moment designers like Yigal Azrouel; a super-cool, up-and-coming label out of New York, Hemistone (a new brand I am in love with), Nina Ricci, and cult labels Preen and Isabel Marant. Satine is a favourite shopping destination for many stars such as Katie Holmes, Rachel Bilson, Nicole Richie and Sienna Miller.
Curve (154 North Robertson Boulevard) is one of the original Roberston boulevard boutiques. I love the sophisticated atmosphere and gorgeous decor. Their roster of high-end brands such as Alexander McQueen, Burberry, Carven and Helmut Lang are sure to quicken your pulse. And the boutique is a celeb hot spot, so don't be surprised if you run into Jennifer Aniston or Kate Bosworth.
Confederacy (4661 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Feliz) in the neighbourhood of Los Feliz, owned by DJ Danny Masterson is my go-to boutique for great menswear. Featuring favourites such as Rag & Bone, Gant and Albert Hammond Jr, Confederacy is famous for keeping a collection of distinguished art covering the brick walls and their phone booth inspired dressing rooms (with actual phones to call a salesperson) give the space a very New York vibe.
Creatures of Comfort (7971 Melrose Avenue) keeps a really interesting and eclectic mix of brands stocked for men and women. Some favourites are Opening Ceremony, Patrik Ervell, Acne, Illesteva glasses and Volta Strada shoes. The shopping experience at Creatures of Comfort is made so memorable by the super sweet and helpful staff.
Beckley (8620 Melrose Avenue) carries so many favourite brands such as Pleasure Doing Business, Chris Benz, Erickson Beamon jewellery, Zac Posen and Sass & Bide. The customer service is amazing and the space is so bright and cheerful. You may even spot a celeb. Jaime King, Busy Philipps and Selma Blair are known to shop there regularly.
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Learning how to effectively leverage queries in Access is learning how to pull information out of large data sets, but in the end, queries are simply a middleman between raw data and your analysis. Throughout this course, we will be looking at a lot of little pieces that can go into your queries but the real power in Access comes when you combine flexible query with other objects such as forms and reports. Towards the end of this course, we will be doing just that by building a reporting system that leverages queries, forms, and reports and merges them into a single analysis tool. I wanted to preview that tool upfront, so we can have a better understanding of where this course is headed.
So, right now, I have got a form open that we will be building later in the course. I provided four dropdown menus, so that the end user can input some parameters that they're interested in reviewing a report for. I have got a parameter for Geographical Division. So for instance, I could say I am interested in finding information about our New England locations. And I have a dropdown menu for Year, so let's say I am interested in their 2009 reporting year. I can compare these two options with another location and year or the same location in a different year or a different location in the same year.
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Let me be honest: for long as I can remember, I found religious, devotional music to be totally blah. I grew up listening to Suprabhatam (a Tamil devotional song) every morning, but it left me cold. I couldn't wait for the record to be done, so that I could then play the latest Hindi film hits.
Ten years on, I was still the same. Every Friday, I would enthusiastically attend bhajans at a family friend's house, only because their children had the biggest treasure trove of comics I had ever seen, and I could spend the hours after the singing in pre-teen paradise. As the years passed my definition of music expanded to include pop, rock, heavy metal, jazz, musicals, soundtracks and what have you. But kirtans, bhajans, qawwalis and the ilk never ever made the cut.
And yet, here I am, composing a paean to an ex-rocker-turned-chanting-master/kirtan singer, feeling tremendously excited that in just about 24 hours, I will get to see him perform live in Mumbai. For the last couple of weeks, I have been madly exhorting anyone and everyone to come watch Krishna Das sing.
So who is Krishna Das, and why in the name of all that is holy am I making such a big deal out of him?
Listening to Krishna Das absolutely destroyed my parameters, or should I say removed my blinders, about what music was and wasn't. Thanks to him and my Reiki teacher, I discovered Deva Premal, Vikram Hazra, Snatam Kaur, JJ Heller, the Sabri Brothers… the list is endless. But most of all, I found that music could be healing, could bring me peace, could give me direction and clarity, could connect me with god and give me hope and strength.
I heard Krishna Das for the first time about seven years ago, at a Reiki Intensive Seminar. I had never even heard his name before, and if someone had suggested him to me I would have laughed in their face. But in those four days, when I had come seeking comfort, succour, direction – some way out of the complete mess my life seemed to be in – his voice soothed me and told me all would be fine.
What was it that made me feel that way? The music was simple, the words even more basic – the classic Hare Krishna, Hare Rama chant I had been hearing since I was a child. And yet it somehow touched me in the deepest corners of my heart, at times making me cry, at times making me want to just dance madly in abandon, always, always making me feel that I was loved and looked after by a divine power. For the first time in those four days, I learned and began to believe that music could take me close to god.
Picture - Kailas/www.krishnadas.com
In the years since, I have wondered many times what made Krishna Das' singing so divine. There are so many great singers, so much awesome music – what made his voice capable of transporting listeners from the earthly realm to the ethereal? I found my answer recently while watching One Track Heart, a truly heart-stirring documentary by Jeremy Frindel. And suddenly it all made sense, what was so incredibly unique about Krishna Das, and why his singing has and continues to transform millions of lives…
I cannot, in a couple of lines, encompass the entire journey of Jeffrey Kagel (a rocker coping with career, relationship and life issues), to Krishna Das, 'Yoga's Rock Star' and the 'Pavarotti of Kirtans'. So let me just focus on two moments from his life that shook me the most and also answered my question.
After travelling to India to find some kind of answer to his life's issues, Jeffrey met Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaj ji) and stayed on in his ashram. He learnt Bhakti Yoga, served Maharaj ji and was a part of the ashram's activities till the time came when his guru decided that Krishna Das needed to return to America and live the real purpose of his life. The conversation that followed is reprinted verbatim in Krishna Das' own words (in an interview with David Calicott, The New York Press):
"At what would turn out to be my last darshan of Maharaj ji's physical body, I was petrified with fear about returning to the US after so many years. I hadn't worn a pair of jeans or shoes for such a long time that I couldn't imagine what it would be like. I didn't want to ask Maharaj ji what I should do in America, but all of a sudden I blurted out in anguish, 'Maharaj ji! How can I serve you in America?'
"He looked at me with mock disgust and said, 'What is this? If you ask how you should serve then it is no longer service. Do what you want.' I couldn't believe my ears. How could doing what I wanted to do be of service to him? I didn't have that kind of faith. I just sat there, stunned. Then, after a minute or so he looked over at me, smiling sweetly, and asked, 'So, how will you serve me?'
"My mind was blank. It was time for me to leave for Delhi, to catch the plane back to the States. He was looking at me and laughing. I bent down and touched his feet for the last time and when I looked up, he was beaming at me, 'So, how will you serve me in America?' I felt like I was moving in a dream. I floated across the courtyard and bowed to him one more time from a distance. As I did, the words came to me, 'I will sing to you in America.'
"Soon afterwards, during the full moon in September, Neem Karoli Baba left his body. Now he had to be found within. The chanting, the meditation, the puja and all the wonderful time spent with Maharaj ji turned out to be seeds that he himself had planted in my heart... seeds that would keep growing and blossom by his Grace."
Picture courtesy Pilgrim Heart/www.krishnadas.com
People sing for money, for fame, to get cars and villas and yachts. Some sing out of joy of love, some for the sheer pleasure of singing. But Krishna Das' singing comes from devotion, to his guru, to the Divine. It is a direct conduit from a higher source that flows only for the service of humanity – to touch, to heal, to inspire…
As a child I heard of how Mirabai, Tansen, and so many others sang for god, how their very hearts became one with their words and music, as they united with the very divine presence they sang about. It was something I could never quite comprehend. Until I heard Krishna Das.
There is no vested interest in his singing, no greed, no lust, no vanity, no ego – it is pure love and devotion. And that's what makes it so soul stirring.
The second moment from Krishna Das' life (shown beautifully in the documentary) is testimony to this. After he went back to the US and started singing kirtans, he found incredible popularity, acceptance, success – of every kind – even performing at the Grammys and receiving a nomination in the New Age category. And yet he couldn't find peace, because, as he put it, he could feel the same old emotions – ego, lust, greed – rising within him. And he knew it would destroy his music and him.
This revelation stunned me. Most of us writers, singers, actors, directors, musicians, and artistes, crave for and spend our whole lives chasing fame, glory, wealth, and mainly success.
Now here was this man who had achieved it all, but all he craved was humility – to be rid of the ego and all these material cravings, to find the peace, contentment and love he had found with his beloved guru in an ashram in India.
Picture - John Phaneuf/www.krishnadas.com
No surprise then, that he did find it, he did manage to rise above all this rubbish that so many of us make the centre of our lives. And that's why his music is divine. Because it's pure.
I hope that one day I too can achieve that kind of purity in my expression, that I can be just be a conduit for a divine wellspring of thoughts and ideas and stories without any personal agendas or ego-gratifying stratagems.
And till then I guess I will just listen to Krishna Das and allow him to inspire me to the same. To transform and heal me as he has done so many others.
To end, here's an extract from Krishna Das' interview with Zoë Kors which once again reveals his humility, simplicity and purity:
"And why do you do what you do?"
"To save my ass. I chant to save my miserable ass. That's what I do. I chant to save my heart. Every day. This is what I do to keep my head screwed on semi-straight and keep my heart open. Whenever I sing, that's why I sing. Whether it's at the Grammys, whether it's in the bathroom, whether it's in front of 10,000 people or three people, by my guru's grace, my head stays in that place."
Krishna Das performs live in Mumbai on 3rd January.
Anand Sivakumaran is a storyteller residing in Mumbai. He writes movies, TV, books and short stories, teaches, travels and very often makes faces at other people's children. His first film as a director, Money Devo Bhava, is awaiting release, as are his two novels, The Woman on the Cliff and The C Word. He tweets @anandloki.


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BLOG — Ole Miss went through its second fall practice Sunday afternoon, working out in shells for approximately two and a half hours.
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Miami at Indiana
The Heat look to bounce back from their 107-96 loss in Game 1 as they face a Pacers team that is 3-18 ATS in its last 21 games after scoring 100 points or more in the previous game. Miami is the pick (-2 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Heat favored by 5. Dunkel Pick: Miami (-2 1/2)
Game 505-506: Miami at Indiana (8:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Miami 126.284; Indiana 121.360
Dunkel Line & Total: Miami by 5; 190
Vegas Line & Total: Miami by 2 1/2; 184
Dunkel Pick: Miami (-2 1/2); Over
Cincinnati at Washington
After taking the series opener in 15 innings (4-3) last night, Cincinnati comes into Game 2 with a 4-0 record in Johnny Cueto's last 4 starts against the Nationals. Cincinnati is the pick (-115) according to Dunkel, which has the Reds favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-115).
Game 901-902: Cincinnati at Washington (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Cueto) 15.742; Washington (Fister) 14.338
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-115); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-115); Under
Game 903-904: Philadelphia at Miami (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Burnett) 16.353; Miami (Desclalfani) 15.561
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Miami (-115); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-105); Over
Game 905-906: Milwaukee at Atlanta (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Gallardo) 15.759; Atlanta (Teheran) 14.622
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-145); 6 1/2
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Game 907-908: LA Dodgers at NY Mets (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Beckett) 16.512; NY Mets (Montero) 15.112
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-135); 7
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-135); Under
Game 909-910: Arizona at St. Louis (8:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Arroyo) 15.357; St. Louis (Wainwright) 14.228
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 8
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-200); 7
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+170); Over
Game 911-912: San Francisco at Colorado (8:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Bumgarner) 16.525; Colorado (Morales) 15.144
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-130); 10
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-130); Under
Game 913-914: Detroit at Cleveland (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Verlander) 16.412; Cleveland (Bauer) 14.468
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 2; 7
Vegas Line: Detroit (-155); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-155); Under
Game 915-916: Oakland at Tampa Bay (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Pomeranz) 14.263; Tampa Bay (Odorizzi) 15.307
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Oakland (-120); 8
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (+100); Over
Game 917-918: Toronto at Boston (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Happ) 14.626; Boston (Doubront) 15.980
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Boston (-145); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-145); Under
Game 919-920: Seattle at Texas (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Iwakuma) 14.245; Texas (Lewis) 15.140
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Seattle (-115); 9
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-105); Over
Game 921-922: Chicago White Sox at Kansas City (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Rienzo) 15.889; Kansas City (Ventura) 15.067
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Kansas City (-210); 8
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+185); Over
Game 923-924: Houston at LA Angels (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Feldman) 14.889; LA Angels (Skaggs) 16.403
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-170); 8
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-170); Under
Game 925-926: Baltimore at Pittsburgh (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Gonzalez) 16.000; Pittsburgh (Liriano) 14.956
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-140); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (+120); Over
Game 927-928: NY Yankees at Chicago Cubs (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Tanaka) 16.511; Cubs (Hammel) 15.011
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-165); No Run Total
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-165); N/A
Game 929-930: Minnesota at San Diego (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Correia) 15.249; San Diego (Kennedy) 14.311
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1; 8
Vegas Line: San Diego (-175); 7
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+155); Over
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Jesse Schule
Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh
Pick: Over
The Orioles are coming off an 8-6 loss at Kansas City, and they have just two wins in their last six games. The Pirates have also struggled, with just a pair of wins in their last seven overall.
We will see Miguel Gonzalez start opposite Francisco Liriano in the series opener in Pittsburgh tonight, and both pitchers have struggled this season.
Liriano (0-3, 4.25 ERA) is still in search of his first victory, despite pitching well in a Pirates victory at Milwaukee his last time out. He has not performed well at home, with a record of 0-1, 4.88 ERA in five starts so far.
PNC Park was considered to be a "pitcher's park", with only Safeco having a lower Park Factor in 2012. That ranking climbed from 29th to 17th last season, and so far this year the Pirates home park is ranked 3rd just behind Coors Field and Busch Stadium.
Pirates relievers lead the league in blown saves, and the starting rotation ranks near the bottom of the NL with a team ERA of 3.91.
Gonzalez (1-3, 4.76 ERA) will rejoin the rotation after being relegated to the bullpen. He's 0-2 with a 6.86 ERA in four starts on the road this season.
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Marc Lawrence
Cincinnati Reds at Washington Nationals
Prediction: Cincinnati Reds
Johnny Cueto and the Reds meets Doug Fister and the Nationals in DC in the 2nd game of this three-game series Tuesday evening with Cueto in terrific current form with 26 K's and 4 walks in his last three starts. Cueto is also 6-2 in his career team starts in this series, including 2-0 with a 1.26 ERA his last two here. With Fister just 5-14 in his May starts, look for Cueto to improve to 15-6 in his last twenty-one May starts here tonight. With that we recommend a 1-unit play on Cincinnati.
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Art Aronson
Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Indians
Play: Detroit Tigers -145
After a delayed plane ride to Cleveland, Detroit looked pretty flat footed in yesterday's series opening loss, but I think it can bounce back with a win tonight. Justin Verlander (5-2, 3.15) wasn't sharp in his last outing but was still able to get the win despite giving up five runs over six frames in his team's win over the Orioles. The Tigers have played well with their ace on the hill as the team has won six of its last seven games started by JV. Note that Verlander has a 2.70 ERA while winning three straight starts at Progressive Field. The Indians counter with Trevor Bauer (0-1, 1.50 ERA); Bauer was recalled from Triple A for this start. The third overall selection by Arizona in the 2011 draft, Bauer is 2-5 with a 5.03 ERA in nine career starts and has not looked comfortable at the big league level. A start opposite Justin Verlander is sure to make him nervous here. Bauer will also have to contend with a red hot Miguel Cabrera as the reigning two time AL MVP recorded his third straight three hit game yesterday and is batting .417 during a 14 game road hitting streak. It took a delayed plane ride and extra innings to snap the Tigers six game winning streak; meanwhile the Indians have a lot of problems across the board having lost four of five coming into Tuesday. Consider taking the Tigers at a fair price on the road.
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Nick Parsons
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Atlanta Braves
Play: Atlanta Braves -135
Coming off one of their best offensive performances of the year, I look for the Braves to carry that momentum over into Tuesday's game.
The Brewers meanwhile are trending in the opposite direction having lost three straight.
Milwaukee managed just seven hits in Monday's 9-3 series opening loss, a setback which dropped it to 2-7 on the road since late April. Note that the Brewers are batting a meager .191 and have been outscored by a whopping 46-22 in those games.
Atlanta can empathize with issues at the plate as it struggled to produce at the start of the season. The Braves looked much better in yesterday's win though, slugging out a season high 15 hits.
Milwaukee sends Yovani Gallardo (2-2, 3.07 ERA) to the hill; Gallardo is 0-2 with a 5.50 ERA in three start this month.
The home side counters with Julio Teheran (2-3, 2.20 ERA) who is coming off an outing to forget in which he gave up five runs and five walks along with seven hits over 3 1/3's innings in a 10-4 loss to the Giants on Wednesday. So is it time to hit the panic button if you're a Teheran fan?
Obviously not, note that Teheran posted a very respectable 1.71 ERA in his first eight starts previous to that dud.
The starters are likely a wash, but I think a pretty fair price on a suddenly hot hitting home side.
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Rob Vinciletti
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox
Play: Boston Red Sox -137
Boston qualifies in a simple yet effective league wide system that is cashing at 87% since 2004. we are playing on certain game 1 of a series home favorites off a home loss, if they scored 2 or less runs and are taking on a team that comes in off a road favored loss, also scoring 2 or less runs. Boston has lost 4 straight and 3 in a row here at home after a sweep by Detroit. Tonight they take on Toronto. Boston is 10-4 in games where the total is 9 to 9.5 and has won 10 of 14 vs left handers while averaging 5.3 runs. J. Happ for Toronto has a an era over 5 vs Boston and Doubront for the Sox has 2 solid home starts vs the jays allowing 4 runs in 13+ innings. Look for Boston to take the opener.
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Jim Feist
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox
Play: Toronto Blue Jays +122
Boston is a great hitter's park and into town comes Toronto, 4th in baseball in runs scored, second in slugging and 11th in on base percentage. Starter J.A. Happ (3.57 ERA) has turned a corner, with the team 2-1 his last three starts. Happ pitched well Thursday to earn the win, allowing just one run and six hits over six innings. He walked two and struck out four, tossing an even 100 pitches in a 4-2 win over Cleveland. Toronto has a winning road record while Boston has a losing home mark. The Blue Jays are 7-3 in their last 10 vs. a team with a losing record, 4-1 against a left-handed starter. Boston has unreliable lefty Felix Doubront (2-3, 4.54 ERA) going, who is 0-2 with a 5.40 ERA in Fenway this season. The problem is control, walking 11 batters in 23 innings in this park, along with 27 hits (38 base runners in 23 IP). The Red Sox are 2-5 in their last 7 vs. a team with a winning record, so grab the dog.
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River City Sharps
Milwaukee Brewers +125
Really good pitching match up tonight as the Brewers send their ace Yovani Gallardo (2-2, 3.07 ERA) to the mound against the Braves and Julio Teheran (2-3, 2.20 ERA) This is actually a rematch of a game on Opening Day, where the Brewers won a 2-0 decision. Gallardo has pitched pretty well throughout the early part of the season, but isn't getting much run support from his team. That may improve now with the return of Carlos Gomez to the Milwaukee lineup. Teheran has had similar tough luck with run support and the Braves have actually scored less than two runs in four of Teheran's starts. The Brewers have cooled off as they dropped two of three games in Chicago against the Cubs and then lost the series opener to the Braves on Monday night. We expect this one to be a tight game, but think the Brewers get themselves back to winning ways tonight with Gallardo throwing a gem.
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Bryan Leonard
Kansas City -1.5
The White Sox and Royals will continue their AL Central series when Andre Rienzo and Yordano Ventura face off on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium. This looks like a great matchup for the Royals, a team that the statistics suggest is ready for a major breakout. Left-handed batters are slugging .483 off of Rienzo so far this season through 71 plate appearances and that's a continuation of last season when lefties slugged .455 in 165 plate appearances. Lefties have posted a .347 wOBA against Rienzo in his career.
Rienzo will continue to struggle as a Major Leaguer because of below average whiff rates on all of his pitches. For a guy that pitches to contact, Rienzo has a Major League walk rate above 11 percent. Rienzo has also seen a major upswing in fly balls after posting an above average ground ball rate last season. The White Sox are also -14 defensive runs saved so far this season, which will definitely have an impact with guys like Rienzo that don't strike out many hitters.
Yordano Ventura gets a crack at a right-handed heavy lineup minus Jose Abreu and that's a great matchup for a guy like him. Ventura has posted a 1.13 WHIP with 53 K in 48.2 innings of work. He's also seen increases in both his ground ball rate and pop up rate, which is a big reason why his batting average against is just .213. He's pitching ahead in the count more with a first-pitch strike percentage increase of over seven percent.
So far this month nobody is striking out more than the White Sox, who are striking out in nearly 26 percent of their plate appearances. Speaking of monthly stats, the Royals have the third-lowest BABIP despite the lowest percentage of strikeouts. Progression to the mean should be coming for the Royals on balls in play and facing off against a pitch-to-contact guy with a bad defense should start that trend.
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Dave Essler
Chicago White Sox +1.5 -115
Cashed with the White Sox last night and plan on it again tonight. The Royals at -200? Again? Yes, it's all about Ventura and Rienzo. First of all, where are the Royals' heads at after scoring 5 in the first, at home, then losing the game? Probably not a good place, and conversely where are the White Sox at? Probably pretty confident. I know Ventura's stats, but he threw 100+ pitches again last week, has given up at least one bomb in three straight games, and the White Sox are one of the few teams that HAVE seen him. I also know Rienzo's stats, or I wouldn't be betting. His WHIP is a respectable 1.27 and the White Sox have won all six games he's pitched in. That's enough for me to take the White Sox, who are one of the streakiest teams in baseball, and perhaps we get them on the uptick here, after last night's home-run fest.
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Milwaukee @ Atlanta
Pick: Atlanta -121
No team surprised more than the upstart Milwaukee Brewers. The Brew Crew jumped out to a shocking 20-7 start on the season, but it appears the bloom is quickly coming off the rose as they have struggled to a 7-10 mark over their last 17 games. The Brewers lost two of three to the lowly Cubs, and struck out 39 times in the three games as the offense has found itself searching for answers. The Braves are 13-8 at home on the season, and Mike Minor has solid career numbers vs. Milwaukee posting a 2.96 career ERA against them. Peralta has had a strong start, but pitching on the road vs. a winning team has left the Brewers on the short end of a 2-7 record in their last nine. The Braves are 80-36 in their last 116 here, and Milwaukee has been a strong part of that as the Brewers are a woeful 2-9 here in their last 11. Play on Atlanta.
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Bryan Power
Cincinnati vs. Washington
Pick: Cincinnati
You can do a lot worse in betting MLB than by simply taking Johnny Cueto to win. The Reds ace has been downright filthy so far in 2014, allowing 2 ER or less in all nine of his starts. He's the first to do that while at the same time going at least seven innings to start a season since 1909. He is the MLB leader in ERA at 1.25 and not only that but opponents are batting just .135 against him, making Cueto just the third pitcher in the last 95 years to have an ERA below 1.50 and an opponents batting average under .150 through his first nine starts. His WHIP is 0.708 and he's already tossed three complete games, two of them shutouts. So yeah, this guy is pretty good and right now the clubhouse leader for the Cy Young in the National League.
Yet, somehow the Reds are only 5-4 w/ him on the mound, so maybe I should take back my earlier statement about you being able do to a lot worse than simply by taking Cueto. That said, here he'll be facing a Washington team that has to be somewhat crushed after losing in 15 innings last night (I won w/ the Over!). Cueto is 3-0 w/ a 2.67 ERA all-time vs. the Nats. The Reds own hitting is destined to improve after going a woeful 2 of 24 w/ RISP Monday in a game they probably should have put away long before the 15th inning. Cueto is the deciding factor here and the fact we can grab him at basically even money is fantastic.
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Will Rogers
Philadelphia vs. Miami
Pick: Miami
Tonight, the Marlins return home (where they are much stronger) and I like their chances against the Phillies.
Here are my keys to the game:
1. Homefield Advantage - Miami has the best home record in Major League Baseball. They are 17-5 in their home park, a far cry from their 6-17 road record. They have won 11 of their last 12 at home. The big difference between the Marlins at home on the road is on offense. They are averaging 5.7 runs/game in Miami, batting .296.
2. Phillies Not Very Good - Before recording two straight wins at home against Cincinnati where they scored 20 runs, the Phillies had been shutout in consecutive contests. They still have a very poor run differential at -21, which is easily the worst in the division. Miami is a NL East best +20 in terms of runs scored versus allowed.
3. X-Factor - Revenge. The Marlins were swept in Philadelphia earlier this year.
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Jimmy Boyd
Arizona Diamondbacks +170
The Diamondbacks are worth a look at this price, given how well starter Bronson Arroyo has been throwing. Arroyo is 3-0 and has a 0.39 ERA and 0.814 WHIP over his last 3 starts. He's also pitched extremely well on the road this season. Arroyo is 3-1 with a 2.92 ERA and 1.176 WHIP over 4 road starts.
It's also worth noting that the Diamondbacks have shown some life here of late. Arizona is 10-6 over their last 16 games after starting the season 8-22. Their offense has came alive, averaging 4.9 runs and hitting .272 with a solid .342 OBP over their last 7 games. St Louis will be sending out their ace Adam Wainwright. While he's got great numbers overall, he's posted a 4.26 ERA and 1.421 WHIP over his last 3 starts and in his most recent outing against Arizona (2013) he allowed 4 runs on 11 hits in defeat.
The Diamondbacks are 17-8 in their last 25 games against a NL starting pitcher with an ERA of 2.70 or better and 7-2 in their last 9 games as a road underdog. Take Arizona!
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Chase Diamond
Seattle Mariners vs. Texas Rangers
Play: Seattle Mariners -112
This Baseball game features the 21-22 Mariners at the 21-23 Rangers. This game really has two teams that have underachieved so far in MLB. Rangers struggles really focus around their starting pitchers who alot have been injured off and on all year. Huge advantage for Mariners today as Hisashi Iwakuma take the mound and he has been lights out 2-0 1.59 ERA in 3 starts he faces very pedestrian Colby Lewis who is 3-2 with a 4.99 ERA. Look for the Mariners to shut down the Rangers today and win 3-1.
New York Yankees vs. Chicago Cubs
Play: Chicago Cubs +153
This game has the 23-20 Yankees at the 15-27 Cubs. Cubs have won 2 straight and really no one is giving them a chance in this game even though they are at home and the Yankees are no super team. Yanks send Japenese phenom Masahiro Tanaka to the mound he has been brilliant 6-0 with a 2.17 ERA this record and being the Yankees has Vegas giving the Yanks far to much juice to lay on the road against a good young Cubs pitcher Jason Hammel he is 4-2 with a 3.06 ERA I expect him to be super motivated to get some respect.
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Steve Janus
Cincinnati Reds -102
I'm backing the Reds in this one. Cincinnati will send out Johnny Cueto, who leads the majors with a 1.25 ERA. Cueto is 4-0 with 3 complete games in his last 6 outings and I expect another dominant performance against a Nationals team that is playing without Bryce Harper, Ryan Zimmerman and Adam LaRoche. Cueto hasn't pitched on the road since late April, but there's no need to be concerned. He's got a 1.12 ERA and 0.833 WHIP over his 3 road starts in 2014.
The Reds offense will be without Joey Votto and Jay Bruce, but I like their chances of providing Cueto with enough run support to bring home the win. Cincinnati has 23 hits over their last 2 games and will be going up against Doug Fister, who is making just his 3rd start of the season.
Cueto has thrown at least 8 innings in each of his last 6 starts and that's important to note after yesterday's 15-inning affair.
System - Favorites with a money line of -110 or higher with a starting pitcher whose ERA is 3.70 or better on the season (NL), after a game where the bullpen threw 8 or more innings are 96-33 (74%) since 1997.
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Bruce Marshall
Arizona Diamondbacks at St. Louis Cardinals
Pick: Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona seems to have shaken its April doldrums and takes some momentum into St. Louis after winning the final two games of the three-game weekend set vs. the Dodgers. The D-backs have more than held their own ont he road this season, as their 12-10 mark away from Chase Field is the third best in the NL. Overcoming the Cards and their ace Adam Wainwright might not be easy, but the Redbird offense has often floundered, and rejuvenated Arizona starter Bronson Arroyo has gone 3-0 with a 0.91 ERA in four starts since after pitching a seven-hitter in last Tuesday's 3-1 victory over Washington.
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Sammy P
Milwaukee at Atlanta
Play: Atlanta -140
After back-to-back solid showings the Atlanta Braves offense appears ready to turn the corner after an anemic stretch of play that saw them produce 2.5 runs over a 24-game span. They plated six runs in a win at St. Louis and then last night exploded for 15 hits and 9 runs against the Brewers. The biggest positive though was seeing the normally free swinging Upton brothers and Evan Gattis combine for six walks. That type of production should continue tonight against Milwaukee's Yovani Gallardo who after a strong start to the season has been pounded around his last three outings. Atlanta's Julio Teheran has been sharp for much of the season with a 2.20 ERA. He ran into difficulty last time out – a rare warm day in San Francisco with the wind blowing out. Outside of the outing, Teheran has been a quality start machine (8 straight). In the late innings, the Braves will have the edge with MLB's best xFIP among relievers and closer Craig Kimbrel rested. Lay the moderate price with the home side.
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What a debut for Miami rookie Anthony DeSclafani. He broke into the bigs with a bang last week in a superb performance against the Dodgers. DeSclafani will now try and make it two straight as he takes on veteran AJ Burnett and the Phillies.
DeSclafani's stuff, and there's plenty of it, was impressively displayed in his debut and I can see him being a real handful for hitters not used too seeing him. DeSclafani is definitely not one of those out of nowhere kids. He's one of the best prospects in the Marlins organization, but he does appear to be ahead of schedule and has jumped a few previously higher rated guys in the process. I think the kid has a great chance to shut down this Phillies entry tonight.
AJ Burnett has scuffled some in his last couple of outings and it's possible that the hernia that will require off season surgery is impacting him to some extent. In any event, Burnett is more a go against at this point in time and as I beat him last time out, I have no problem trying to do so again tonight.
The Marlins win the team data as well. They're the better team here, Miami has a great record at home, yet the price here is really cheap. I made DeSclafani -125 and feel there's value because he's still mostly unknown. Add in Burnett perhaps getting shade overpriced because he's better know to most bettors and we're looking at a bargain of sorts with the home team. I like the idea of coming right back with a second play on DeSclafani and I'm playing the Marlins tonight.
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Kyle Hunter
Mariners at Rangers
Play: Mariners -105
The Seattle Mariners deserve to be a much bigger favorite than they are in this game. Hisashi Iwakuma is back from injury and he is healthy and pitching with tons of confidence. Iwakuma hasn't allowed a run in his last two starts, and his stuff is truly electric. Colby Lewis isn't getting the strikeouts he used to, and he is a guy who has to get strike outs or he can't be a quality pitcher. Lewis gives up too many long balls, and he has an ERA above 5 in his career at home in Texas. Seattle is 8-1 in their last 9 as a favorite of -110 to -150. They are 7-1 in their last 8 following an off day. Texas is 0-6 in their last 6 games vs. a starter with a WHIP of 1.15 or lower. Texas is 1-7 in their last 8 as a home underdog. A 28-3 angle.
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A walk among the riot of blossoms at Sikkim's Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary.
Sarikah Atreya
Picture this. You wake up in the morning to be greeted by the lively chirping of birds and sunlight piercing through the mist. You step outside the tent, take in a lungful of fresh mountain air and survey the surroundings. You are engulfed in cool mist and, even as you try adjusting your eyes to the enveloping fog, the clouds part suddenly and a burst of bright crimson catches your eye. As the mist clears, you are treated to a riot of colours. The rhododendrons are in full bloom and each tree is decked in beautiful red, pink or yellow blossoms. It is enough to fill one with exhilaration.
This is the promise of the Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary. The sanctuary is a popular yet offbeat trekking destination in Sikkim and offers an experience of a lifetime. And the best time to visit is when the rhododendrons bloom, around March-April.
Situated in western Sikkim in the Singalila Range, the 104 sq km sanctuary is also every botanist's dream come true. The place is dedicated to the protection of nearly 40 species of rhododendrons. Situated at an elevation ranging from 6,300 ft to 12,000 ft, the region's wet and cold climate favours the growth of rhododendrons. There are also many species of primulas, magnolias, oaks and pines. The place is also home to the Red Panda, Barking Deer and Black Bear.
Given the high altitude, it is not an easy trek. For the less adventurous, there is an alternative trekking route which can be done in a day. The most popular entry for visitors on a day's trip is from Hilley, a small settlement on the southwest. A motorable road from Soreng (38 km) or Sombaria (28 km) in West District leads right up to Hilley, from where the sanctuary is an easy 4-km trek passing through beautiful alpine forests decked with rhododendron trees. Visitors can also stay at small lodges at Hilley. From Barsey one can take a more adventurous trek route to Sandhukphu and Phalut in Darjeeling via Gorkhey.
The 12-km trekking route from Soreng (5,500 ft) is arduous but provides you with awe-inspiring landscapes, a magnificent view of the Khangchendzonga range and changing vegetation as you gain height.
The trek starts from the Soreng Bazar, a small town situated on the foot of the Singalila Range. It is a steep climb and best attempted early morning, after a night's halt at Soreng. A footpath leads right up to your destination, so the chances of getting lost are rare. But do remember to carry along enough drinking water.
The trail snakes through dense primitive forest, and a few settlements with paddy fields and vegetable gardens. About 3 km into the trek, you come across an old monastery located on a small hillock. From here, you pass through vast areas of paddy fields. An hour or so into the trek, you start the steady climb uphill, with the landscape changing at every bend and nook. As you gain height, you are greeted by a beautiful view of the surrounding hills of Darjeeling and the Khangchendzonga range. The only sounds are those of the birds chirping merrily in the thick foliage and your own heavy breathing. Resting sheds have been built at a number of places.
Halfway through the trail, you notice specks of crimson dotting the lush green hills. Soon you are walking under a thick canopy of undergrowth and rhododendron blossoms. The vast, unexplored forest is serene and enchanting. It can take about three to six hours to reach the trekker's hut at Barsey — your halt for the night.
The 'Gurash Kunj' or trekker's hut is perched on the hilltop, commanding a magnificent view of the lush-green Singalila Range against a backdrop of Mount Khangchendzonga. The double-storied hut, run by a private concern, provides food, rooms and dormitory facility for trekkers. If you bring your tents along, you can camp within the premises.
If weather permits, you can enjoy a glorious sunrise from Barsey Top, a small hilltop about half-an-hour away. During the peak season March-April, the entire hill is covered with rhododendron blossoms, turning whole hillsides red and pink.
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Getting there: Gangtok-Jorethang-Soreng (by road)
Trek from Soreng to Barsey (12 km)
Gangtok-Jorethang-Soreng-Sombaria-Hilley (by road)
Trek from Hilley to Barsey (4 km)
Travel gear: Heavy woollens, snow shoes, gloves, caps and sleeping bags during winter months; light woollens during the rhododendron blossom months — remember to carry raincoats and umbrellas.
Accommodation: For bookings at Trekker's Hut, contact a local travel agent or A. Paul (98320-05703, 97330-65937).
Best time: The upper ridges in the sanctuary receive regular snowfall during winter between December and February. The best time to visit is between March and April.
During October and November the skies remain clear, providing best mountain views.