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Yesterday, the California State Senate rejected a bill that would have put a moratorium on fracking until a state-commissioned study determined that it was safe. The bill, Senate Bill 1132, would have prohibited all "well stimulation treatments"—including fracking and acid well stimulation—while requiring the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to commission an "independent scientific study" no later than June 30, 2016. According to the bill, the study would have evaluated "the hazards and risks and potential hazards and risks that well stimulation treatments and well stimulation treatment-related activities pose to natural resources and public, occupational, and environmental health and safety."
Once the study was completed, the bill would have required the Governor to determine whether there were sufficient measures in place to address any adverse impacts identified in the study. If the Governor determined that sufficient measures were not in place, the moratorium would have remained in place. If the Governor determined that there were sufficient measures in place to address concerns, the moratorium would have terminated 90 days later.
The bill's sponsor, Senator Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) argued that the bill would hit the "pause" button on fracking because "the safety of oil drilling is an environmental justice issue" that she believes should be reviewed with "great scrutiny." Opponents argued that the bill was unnecessary because California passed a law last year to regulate hydraulic fracking. Opponents also argued that the bill would have led to a "heavy reduction of jobs." The bill failed with an 18-16 vote, but the Senate left open the possibility that the bill could be reconsidered.
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MANILA, Philippines – Members of the Philippine Baking Industry Group Inc. (PhilBaking) are rolling back prices of "Pinoy Tasty" in June as the new school year opens.
In a statement, PhilBaking has announced that prices of the popular Pinoy Tasty will decrease by P0.50 per loaf, from P37.50 to P37 per loaf, effective on June 11.
The Department of Trade and Industry's suggested retail prices for bread are as follows: Pinoy Tasty at P37.50 per 450-gram loaf and Pinoy Pandesal at P22.50 per 250-gram pack of 10 pieces.
"This price rollback of Pinoy Tasty is part of our social effort to help students as well as their parents, especially now that start of new school year is fast approaching," PhilBaking president Walter Co. said.
Co urged local flour millers to respond positively to bakers' appeal for cheaper flour prices to reflect the softening of wheat prices in the world market.
Global wheat prices have dropped 13 percent to $347 per metric ton from its July 2012 price of $398 percent. However, local premium hard flour prices remain at a high level of P890 to 930 per 25-kilogram sack.
Pinoy Tasty will be offered at P37 per (450-gram) loaf while the price of Pinoy Pandesal will remain unchanged at P22.50 per 10-piece pack weighing 250 grams.
To make the price of Pinoy Tasty lower, PhilBaking said, member-bakers have been using imported flour with the lower price than that of locally milled flour. Imported flour price ranges from P840 to 860.
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Mike Smith credits the Falcons' success on the West Coast to the performance of his players, not his travel schedule.
Even so, Smith isn't about to mess with a winning formula.
That means Friday was a travel day for the Falcons. Smith led a light practice, packed up his team and headed to the Atlanta airport for an afternoon flight to San Diego - two days before Sunday's game against the Chargers.
The extra travel day has paid off for the Falcons, who are 5-0 on the west coast in Smith's five seasons.
Smith's Falcons, 2-0 in Seattle, also have won at San Francisco, Oakland and San Diego.
Smith says he copied the travel plan used by former Ravens coach Brian Billick. Smith worked on Billick's staff from 1999-2002.
''That's the way we did it when I first got in the NFL,'' Smith said after Friday's practice. ''We basically had success when we did it that way in Baltimore and I just copied it. It's been very successful for us.''
Falcons defensive coordinator Mike Nolan, the former 49ers coach, said Friday departures for Sunday games are more common for West Coast teams who lose three hours while making cross-country trips to the east.
''The beauty in going from east to west is you actually gain some time,'' Nolan said Friday. ''When you go from west to east you always leave on a Friday because you're losing three hours. It's harder on those guys than the other way.''
Even with the hours gained, Smith said he likes giving his players the extra day to acclimate to the west coast.
The Falcons will have a walkthrough practice at the Padres' Petco Park on Saturday. The Padres are playing at San Francisco.
The team's clocks and schedule remain set on Georgia time as Smith attempts to keep players' routines feeling as normal as possible.
''I think Mike does an outstanding job scheduling and I think he does take a lot of things into consideration when we go on the road,'' said Nolan, who was Billick's defensive coordinator from 2004-04.
''He tries to keep the body clock, so to speak, in check. Coach Billick did it the same way. I think it's a very good way to go.
Smith said he sets up the travel schedules long before the season so there are no surprises for players and their families.
''We let our players know once the schedule comes out when we're playing and where we're playing and how the week will go,'' he said. ''Those guys have known forever this is what we're doing and why we're doing it and what we need to get accomplished.''
Smith isn't crediting the 5-0 west coast record to Friday departures.
''I think the reason we've been successful out there is we've played good,'' he said. ''I don't know that it's always about the travel, but we've played well and made plays out there.''
Nolan said careful travel planning ''has some play'' in road success.
Added Nolan: ''The biggest thing is having the better team.''
NOTES: CB Christopher Owens (concussion) and running back Antone Smith (hamstring) have been ruled out for this week. The loss of Owens hurts an Atlanta secondary that lost CB Brent Grimes with a season-ending Achilles injury in Week 1. Dominique Franks moves up as the nickel back. OT Tyson Clabo (hip) and OLB Sean Weatherspoon (thigh) were limited in Friday's practice and are listed as questionable. Each were listed as questionable and played in Monday night's win over Denver.
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"Ill kind of have a foot on the back of my own butt. Thats just how I do things. -- Bryan Price, 10/22/2013
It sucks that the Reds waited this freaking long to start rebuilding. They should have started this five years ago, now they wait until they finally have some young talent on the roster and begin tearing it down.
I miss Adam Dunn.
like the Griffey deal, I think that Walt got lucky again--
a team that actually wanted Dunn, and that had a lot of good young talent, made a claim
I'm liking Walt so far. he seems to have been empowered to go for big things instead of having to play things two ways at once.
Brown and Parra are just guesses!! but they are in Arizona's top 10 prospects.
I think my reaction is the worst of all:
I. Don't. Care.
Totally apathetic. I have NO faith that the guys we're getting will be any good, and I had NO faith that had we re-upped Dunn that we'd build a winning team around him.
Dunn is, and has been, our best player for years-- however, the team has been awful over those years. I mean, we're 15 games under .500 WITH him, it really won't bother me much to fall 20 games under WITHOUT him.
It just doesn't matter.
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Miami at St. Louis
The Marlins look to bounce back from yesterday's 5-4 loss and take advantage of a St. Louis team that is 1-6 in Lance Lynn's last 7 starts after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game. Miami is the pick (+150) according to Dunkel, which has the Marlins favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Miami (+150)
Game 951-952: Atlanta at Philadelphia (1:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Medlen) 16.591; Philadelphia (Pettibone) 15.080
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-130); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-130); Over
Game 953-954: San Diego at Washington (1:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Erlin) 14.525; Washington (Strasburg) 14.038
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Washington (-240); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (+200); Under
Game 955-956: NY Mets at Milwaukee (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Hefner) 14.885; Milwaukee (Gorzelanny) 14.123
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-115); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (-105); Over
Game 957-958: Miami at St. Louis (2:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Miami (Fernandez) 16.710; St. Louis (Lynn) 15.629
Dunkel Line: Miami by 1; 6
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-170); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Miami (+150); Under
Game 959-960: Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs (2:20 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Burnett) 16.926; Cubs (Villanueva) 15.420
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-150); No Run Total
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-150); N/A
Game 961-962: LA Dodgers at San Francisco (4:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Kershaw) 15.483; San Francisco (Gaudin) 16.358
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 8
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-175); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+155); Over
Game 963-964: Colorado at Arizona (4:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Oswalt) 14.963; Arizona (Corbin) 14.428
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Arizona (-210); 9
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+180); Over
Game 965-966: Baltimore at NY Yankees (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Hammel) 15.519; NY Yankees (Kuroda) 16.975
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-135); 9
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-135); Under
Game 967-968: Minnesota at Toronto (1:07 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Diamond) 14.224; Toronto (Redmond) 15.402
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1; 11
Vegas Line: Toronto (-165); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-165); Over
Game 969-970: Detroit at Cleveland (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Fister) 17.390; Cleveland (Kluber) 14.618
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 2 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Detroit (-140); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-140); Under
Game 971-972: Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay (1:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Danks) 15.406; Tampa Bay (Price) 14.733
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-220); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+185); Under
Game 973-974: Oakland at Kansas City (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Griffin) 16.927; Kansas City (Mendoza) 15.550
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Oakland (-140); 9
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-140); Over
Game 975-976: Houston at Texas (3:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Bedard) 13.858; Texas (Grimm) 14.915
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Texas (-200); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-200); Over
Game 977-978: Boston at LA Angels (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Lackey) 16.350; LA Angels (Weaver) 15.332
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1; 7
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-135); 8
Dunkel Pick: Boston (+115); Under
Game 979-980: Seattle at Cincinnati (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Saunders) 14.639; Cincinnati (Arroyo) 15.963
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-200); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-200); Over
Phoenix at Minnesota
The Lynx look to build on their 5-1 ATS record in their last 6 home games. Minnesota is the pick (-7 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Lynx favored by 14. Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-7 1/2)
Game 601-602: Chicago at New York (3:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Chicago 111.373; New York 114.995
Dunkel Line & Total: New York by 3 1/2; 157
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago by 1 1/2; 152 1/2
Dunkel Pick: New York (+1 1/2); Over
Game 603-604: Phoenix at Minnesota (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Phoenix 106.579; Minnesota 120.540
Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 14; 170
Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota by 7 1/2; 175 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-7 1/2); Under
Edmonton at Hamilton
The Eskimos look to take advantage of a Hamilton team that is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games against a team with a losing record. Edmonton is the pick (+7) according to Dunkel, which has the Eskimos favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Edmonton (+7)
Game 427-428: Edmonton at Hamilton (5:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Edmonton 112.462; Hamilton 111.921
Dunkel Line: Edmonton by 1; 60
Vegas Line: Hamilton by 7; 55
Dunkel Pick: Edmonton (+7); Over
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Sunday, July 7
Edmonton +7½ -over HAMILTONFOR FREE SERVICE PLAYS VISIT THESPREAD.COM
Everyone loves offense, at least most bettors prefer to bet on a team that can score and often shy away from teams that cannot. In the first week of the CFL, every team went off for some serious offensive stats with the exception of the Eskimos. The 12 points that the Eskies threw up in the fourth quarter last week against the Riders was all "garbage time" points. That lack of offense by Edmonton combined with the Tigercats strong offensive showing has the dog undervalued here. What should not go ignored is that the Eskimos fell behind by a big margin early and were forced to play catch-up in the first game of the year. That's difficult to do in the middle of the year, let alone in the season opener. It also occurred against Saskatchewan, a team that looks primed to make a serious Grey Cup run after a 2-0 start in which the Riders outscored the opposition 75-39. The Eskies, although they have an unproven QB in Mike Reilly, still have plenty of talent, a decent defense and very good special teams. They will have a better game today and despite what the numbers say, we actually liked what we saw in Reilly. It was his first CFL start in real time and he'll be much better today against the awful defense of the Tigercats.
Hamilton lost last week to Toronto but probably deserved a better fate. That said, the Ti-Cats defense is a mess. Missed coverage, big play after big play and 490 yards of Argos offense was too much to overcome for the Tabbies. When your defense can't stop the marching band, spotting more than a converted TD is risky business. Hamilton's offense is scary good. They have so many weapons and they could easily go off for another crooked number today. However, the TiCats have proven over the years that they cannot be trusted to win by a margin when asked to do so. They have a long track record of underperforming when they're supposed to win and that applies here. The Eskimos were embarrassed last week and it's usually not a good idea to spot this many points to a team that was blown out the previous week. That, too, applies here.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Sunday, July 7
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Oakland vs. Kansas City
Pick: Oakland -1.5
Tough loss for the A's on Saturday, but we still think Oakland is a go-with proposition at the moment as it looks for its 8th win in the last 11 games. The A's will gladly take their chances against Royals starter Luis Mendoza, who didn't make it past the fourth inning for only the second start this season Tuesday against Cleveland, and has definitely cooled lately as his 5.74 ERA over his last three starts would attest. Remember, the A's had won five straight in this series prior to Saturday's 4-3 loss, and starter A.J. Griffin is only two starts removed from his first career shutout and complete game (a two-hitter to boot) on June 26 against Cincinnati.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Sunday, July 7
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Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians
Prediction: Cleveland Indians
The Indians and Tigers put the wraps on this three-game division duel Sunday afternoon at Progressive Field where Cory Kluber matches serves with Doug Fister. Kluber takes the mound with a home ERA (2.93) that is nearly 2.5 runs per game better than his road ERA (5.40) this season. On the flip side, Fister has struggled both in this park (1-5) and during the month of July (6-12) in his MLB career team starts. Back the live home dog here today. We recommend a 1-unit play on Cleveland.
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Jesse Schule
Miami vs. St. Louis
Pick: Miami +1.5
The Marlins will be looking to avoid the sweep this afternoon in St. Louis, as they lost 4-1 in the series opener, and blew a 4-2 lead in the seventh inning yesterday. While they are tied for the fewest wins in the Major Leagues (32), they have been playing much better lately. In fact they have a winning record since June 10, when Giancarlo Stanton returned to the lineup.
Another reason for the Marlins success, would be 20 year old right-hander Jose Fernandez. The rookie has given the Fish six straight excellent outings, and Miami has won five of those six games. He tossed eight scoreless innings, allowing just two hits in a 4-0 win over the Padres his last time out (I had a parlay with MIA+UNDER in that game).
Fernandez (5-4, 2.72 ERA) allowed three runs (one unearned) on six hits over seven innings in a win over the Cardinals in Miami just a few weeks ago.
Lance Lynn will toe the rubber for the home team, and he's lost consecutive starts. Lynn (10-3, 3.75 ERA) allowed five runs on nine hits over six innings in a loss to the Angels in L.A. his last time out. Prior to that he surrendered four runs on five hits over 7 2/3 innings in a 4-3 loss to the Astros. Both those losses came on the road though, and he's been a lot sharper at home. He's 6-0 with a 2.42 ERA at Busch Stadium this year.
The Fish tagged him for seven runs on nine hits over just five innings in the only previous meeting this season.
This has all the makings of a pitcher's duel, and with Lynn looking less than invincible in recent starts, I'm giving the edge to the underdog Marlins.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Sunday, July 7
Jimmy Boyd
St Louis Cardinals -170
It is no secret that Miami is one of the worst teams in baseball. They are 21 games below .500 and have a .231 team batting average on the road this season. They are up against a Cardinals team that is batting .276 at home and scoring 4.5 runs per game.
Lance Lynn has been pitching lights out at home this season. In his eight home starts he has a 6-0 record and a 2.42 ERA. The Cardinals as a team are 7-1 in those eight starts. Jose Fernandez will get the start for Miami and his numbers on the road come nowhere close to comparing to Lynn's. Fernandez has a 2-4 record in eight road starts with a 4.12 ERA. The Marlins are simply outmatched from every angle in this game.
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Jeff Alexander
Arizona Diamondbacks -1½ +100
Colorado's Oswalt has been atrocious in 3 starts (7.87 ERA), losing each by at least 2 runs. Arizona's Pat Corbin has been lights out all season (2.49 ERA). Arizona has won 15 of his 17 starts with the wins coming by an average of 2.9 runs. The D-backs have won each of Corbin's last 4 starts versus Colorado with the last 3 wins coming by 2 runs or more.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Sunday, July 7
Dave Price
Los Angeles Dodgers -173
I took the Giants yesterday (and cashed) as I liked the advantage they had on the mound with Bumgarner. However, the advantage clearly lies with Kershaw and the Dodgers today. The Giants have dropped 10 of 12 while the Dodgers have won 11 of 14, and San Francisco has its hands full as it goes up against the best lefty in baseball. Kershaw has a 1.93 ERA on the season, and he's 10-4 with an ERA of 1.34 in 19 starts versus the Giants. The Dodgers have won 3 of his last 4 starts overall versus the Giants and 5 of his last 7 starts in San Francisco. The Giants have dropped each of Chad Gaudin's last 2 starts, and he's 0-2 with an ERA of 10.12 in 2 career starts versus the Dodgers. Take Los Angeles.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Sunday, July 7
Rob Vinciletti
New York Yankees -131
We are playing against Baltimore and any road dog that is off a 1 run road dog loss that scored 4 or less runs and managed 10 or more hits if they played error free ball and are playing a home team off a 1 run home favored win and scored 5 or more runs on 10 or more hits with no more that one error. These road dogs are on a 1-10 slide since 2007. Baltimore has lost 3 straight on the road off a 1 run road loss and 4 of 5 in July. The Yankees are off a nice come from behind win on Saturday and have won all 6 in July so far. They have H Kuroda going and he pitched a gem in his last home game vs the Orioles going 9 shut out innings. He has a solid 2.16 home era this season which is better than Baltimore starter J. Hammel who has a 4.45 road era and a 4.59 era vs the Yankees. Look for New York to win this one.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Sunday, July 7
New York Yankees -123
The Yankees go for the sweep today as they look for revenge against the O's after being swept last week against them. Kuroda goes for the Yankees and he has been their best pitcher over the last two years. He has had a few extra days rest after the Yankees took some per-cautionary measures with an injury. Kuroda is 38-34 in his career when working on extra rest. A ton of those losses were when he did not get run support.
The Yankees face Jason Hammel who has a 4.59 ERA in his career against the Yankees. Kuroda has a 3.54 ERA in six career starts against the O's. Kuroda pitches great at Yankee stadium as he is 16-8 in career with a 2.57 ERA.
O's are 0-6 in Hammel's last 6 starts Yankees are 6-1 in Kurodas last 7 home starts. Take the Yankees today.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Sunday, July 7
Art Aronson
Red Sox vs. Angels
Play: Under 8
John Lackey (6-5, 2.81 ERA) gets the call for the visitors; Lackey gave up one earned run off six hits with one walk over eight frames in a win over the soft-hitting Friars on Tuesday. The veteran has won back-to-back starts, giving up just three runs vs. 18 K's in that span. Lackey will be opposed by Jered Weaver (2-4, 3.79 ERA) who gave up one run off six hits while striking out five over seven innings in his team's eventual 5-1 victory over the Cardinals on Tuesday. Over his last 14 innings of work the big right-hander has struck out 11 while permitting just two runs (note that in five starts at home this year, Weaver sports a very respectable 3.48 ERA home record). With these two red-hot and experienced hurlers facing off in the finale of this three-game set, everything points to runs being at a premium; consider a second look at the "under" in this one.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Sunday, July 7
Jeffrey Brandes
Cincinnati Reds -1½ +110
JOE SAUNDERS 0-2 with a 6.04 ERA vs. the Reds in four career starts.
BRONSON ARROYO went all six innings in an 8-1 win over the Giants that was called because of rain on Monday. He allowed just two hits and one run. Bronson Arroyo is 1-1 with a 1.50 ERA in four career games against the Mariners, including one in which he pitched three innings for his only career save.
Cincinnati will head on the road for the remainder of the first half of the season, visiting Milwaukee for three games starting Monday and then Atlanta for four leading into the All-Star break. Look for them to take the measure of the pesky Mariners before they hit the road. The difference in ERA's between today's starting pitchers against their foe makes this a run line play.
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Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Sunday, July 7
Jim Feist
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants
Pick: Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco is home this weekend after a brutal trip, a 10-game road trip and they ended with a losing record. The Dodgers have been on a tear, led by their dynamic rookie, and have ace Clayton Kershaw (2.08 ERA) going. He is 10-4 with a 1.33 ERA in his career against the rival Giants! And the Dodgers are 43-20 in Kershaws last 63 starts as a favorite. Play the LA Dodgers.
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Phoenix Mercury at Minnesota Lynx
Pick: Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota Lynx are coming of a terrible loss in LA for the second time in a row in less than a week. Today they face a mercury team that won their last 5 games. WNBA is a different way to see basketball, runs don´t come very often and today we have a run of 5 games that after Lynx terrible loss, the Mercury girls will pay the price of this big loss.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Sunday, July 7
Dave Essler
SF Giants +1.5 +100
This one is a pretty obvious bet for me. I do indeed know that Kershaw's numbers against the Giants individually are very good, and that he'll generally pitch deep, and that he's a great hitting pitcher. However, the other argument can be made that the Giants know the book on him as well as anyone, and in a game that should (according to the posted total) stay low scoring, I simply can't pass up the automatic last at bat with a free run. Gaudin's a RP that may not pitch deep, but in limited games at home he's been solid. And he's done well in a few road starts, so we can assume that because the Dodgers couldn't get that extra run FOR us yesterday that perhaps they're going into a hitting funk again. Even the runs they DID get were for the most part unearned. I just see too much value in taking this at -110, figuring the Giants should take this series, and that Gaudin being rested may well be a good thing here. If he's been on the DL for a month, I might think differently, and surely trust SF's pen better, should it come to that.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Sunday, July 7
Craig Davis
My free plays are doing much better than my paid releases, including last night's 10-1 Arizona win over the Rockies as a run line play... easy money.
So today I'm not only going to win my free play but I'm going to nail my 75-dime selection as we head to a new week in July.
Today's free play is a totals play on the Yankees and Orioles to go over the posted total.
Don't like either pitcher today and expect a lot of runs in the Bronx. Not surprising, the total is 9 at the time of this writing.
Baltimore now trails the Yankees by a 1/2 game for second place in the AL East after sweeping the Yankees less than a week ago in Baltimore.
Since then the O's have dropped four of five including dropping the first two of this series with the Yankees. Chris Davis continues, however, to stay hot against the Bronx Bombers, nailing a two-run homer in the first inning Saturday... and now has six dingers while batting .342 in 11 games with the Yanks so far this year.
Hiroki Kuroda will go for New York, and his last start came on June 30th, when he hurt his hip and allowed 4 runs to the same Orioles he is facing today.
Jason Hammel (7-5, 5.19 ERA) is 0-3 with a 5.55 ERA over his last six starts - all losses by the Orioles - and ranks near the bottom of baseball with 18 home runs allowed.
In fact, Baltimore is known for the long ball from both sides. They lead the league with 119 homers hit... but also lead the league in most allowed at 117.
This game is going OVER the posted total.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Sunday, July 7
Jeff Benton
Sunday freebie is the Braves over the Phillies.
Atlanta clubbed their way to a 13-4 win last night, as the Phils not only lost big, but they also lost their big man Ryan Howard with inflammation in his left knee for the next 15 days.
The Braves continue to lead the way in the N.L. East, and they have won 6 of the past 9 series meetings against the Phillies.
Jonathan Pettibone has pitched well in his first season with Philly, but Atlanta starter Kris Medlen has been even better, as Medlen is on a 5-1 run his last 6 starts with a 2.50 ERA along the way.
Philadelphia just cannot seem to put together a string of wins, and they are just 3-4 their last 7 games overall.
Pettibone is making his first start against Atlanta, and while he may keep his team in this one for a while, I do not see the Phillies breaking through against Medlen.
Braves to take the rubber game of this three game set today.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Sunday, July 7
Brad Wilton
Your Sunday comp play is the Diamondbacks on the Run Line over the Rockies.
This play is all about going against Roy Oswalt, and going with the Snakes in their home ball park.
Oswalt is off to an 0-3 start in his Colorado tenure, and all 3 of the losses have come by 2 runs or more, as Oswalt's ERA is a rather unimposing 7.88.
Arizona is a phenomenal 15-2 when Patrick Corbin starts, and now that he is finally off a loss, it is time to jump back on his bandwagon. Corbin has not lost at Chase Field this season, going 5-0 with a 1.63 ERA.
The Diamondbacks have won the first two of this three game set, outscoring the Rockies 16-1 along the way, strong chance that the D-Backs not only win, but win big in this one again.
Let's ride with a Run Line play on Arizona in this one.
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Sunday, July 7
Brett Atkins
My freebie for tonight is on the Tampa Bay Rays, who should have no trouble cruising to an easy win - their fourth straight overall - over the Chicago White Sox.
I love the way Rays veteran David Price Price returned from the disabled list in Cy Young-like fashion, striking out 10 Houston Astros in seven innings of three-hit ball. He was overpowering to say the least, as he did not allow a baserunner past first base in the 8-0 rout, his first win since April 28.
Today he faces John Danks, who, yes, showed durability by pitching into the eighth inning on Tuesday, against the Orioles, and helped end Chicago's five-game losing streak. But the left-hander is 2-5 with a 4.38 ERA on th year, and has struggled to find consistency throught the campaign.
Take the Rays in this one, and make sure it's on the Run Line and it's Price vs. Danks on automated ticket
Re: Free Picks: Service Plays for Sunday, July 7
Chris Jordan
My free winner for today will be the team that let me down yesterday on the Run Line, as this will be the day the Nationals win by huge margins - mark my words - over the San Diego Padres.
And with the Nationals today, I don't care who the automatically listed pitchers are for this game. Of course, all Run Line plays automatically list pitchers with the starters who are scheduled to go at the time of the wager, but with this game, it's not imperative as to who goes, I just want action. In the even one of the pitchers is scratched, your book will deem your ticket a no-play. It's your responsibility to re-wager the game.
I simply like my chances on the Run Line with my preseason choice to win the World Series, as they the Nationals have now won three in a row, while the reeling Padres have dropped eight straight and will undoubtedly struggle to manage in this one, especially with how they lost yesterday.
The pitchers you will end up with are San Diego's Robbie Erlin and Washington's Stephen Strasburg. And while I do see a complete mismatch with these two on the hill today, I wouldn't be too worried about a pitcher scratch since the Friars can't get out of their own way lately.
Strasburg has to be aching for a dominant win, as he steps to the hill after another tough-luck no-decision just this past Tuesday, when he fired seven scoreless innings against the Brewers and lowered his ERA to 2.24. The bad things is: no run support... again. He struck out eight batters - shockingly, all on curveballs and not his heater. He'll be up for this one.
Erlin, meanwhile struggled with command and the grasp of his secondary pitches in his last start, against the Red Sox, and could only muster 3-2/3 innings. This is a tough chore for him today.
Take the Nats on the run line, and remember to double check your wager and be sure you have action at all times.
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It is 13th edition of Mandepanda Cup
Only members of Kodava families can take part in matches
'Identify three venues in the three taluks to hold sports festivals'
AMMATHI (KODAGU DT.): The 13th edition of the Kodava hockey festival — Mandepanda Cup-2009 began here on Monday. Only members of Kodava families take part in the festival that heralds the annual season of sports festivals in Kodagu district.
The festival flag was unfurled by the president of the Mandepanda family, M.B. Appaiah and M.C. Nanaiah, MLC, in the presence of Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, K.G. Bopaiah, Madikeri MLA, Mandepanda P. Appachu Ranjan, and several guests.
Hockey national players from the Mandepanda family, Monnappa (Monni) and Prakash, and national basketball player, Pushpa Kuttanna, brought the 'festival flame', resembling the Olympic flame, into the grounds much to the cheer of the guests and spectators. Mr. Prakash lit the flame.
Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Mr. Bopaiah said Kodava hockey festivals were in continuation of the sports tradition of the district. Hockey festivals had helped identify and nurture rural talent in Kodagu since its inception.
For the first time, the State Government had chipped in with its contribution for encouraging the Kodava hockey festivals, he added.
Mr. Nanaiahcalled upon the Kodava Hockey Academy president, Kuttani, to identify three venues in each of the taluks in the district for organising Kodava family hockey festivals in the district in future.
Mr. Kuttani said the Kodava hockey festival was already in the Limca Book of Records for its sheer magnitude, and efforts were on to make an entry into the Guinness Book of World Records, for it was reputed to be the largest hockey event in the world.
The festival had helped over 1,000 players from the Kodava families secure employment in the country. The events had brought together Kodava families and fostered matrimonial alliances among Kodava clans.
He later inaugurated an exhibition match between Coorg XI and the Sports Authority of India, Bangalore.
The president of the Mandepanda family, M.B. Appaiah, called upon the players to show exemplary discipline and respect the decisions of the umpires.
Mr. Appachu Ranjan thanked the main sponsors, Café Coffee Day, who had provided Rs. 10 lakh, the State Government and other donors.
He sought the cooperation of the Kodava families to ensure the smooth conduct of the festival.
The bagpiper band from the MEG put on a good show, apart from Kodava volaga.
Kodava cultural dances were displayed later.


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ClassicsOnline Home » DICKENS, C.: Great Expectations (Unabridged)
Narrated in the first person, Great Expectations tells the story of Philip Pirrip (known as Pip) from his disadvantaged start as an orphan in the Kent marshes to the improvement in his position following an anonymous allowance. Pip moves to London where, only after many trials, does he learn humility and the value of loyalty. Key Dickens characters abound—the convict Magwitch, the eccentric Miss Havisham and the pompous Pumblechook.
Anton Lesser's abridged recording of this text won awards, and his new unabridged recording also deserves similar praise for its remarkably vivid characterisations.
Charles Dickens
Great Expectations
Although he originally conceived Great
Expectations in 1860 as one of a series of
essays, Charles Dickens confided to his
close friend, John Forster, that he had
begun to '…see the whole of a serial
revolving on it, in a most singular and
comic manner'. This was fortuitous as his
magazine, All The Year Round, had
become less popular and Great
Expectations was therefore intended to be
the work which would restore healthy
reader numbers. Dickens having three
decades of writing experience behind him
by this time, could take public opinion
into account and tailor his writing
accordingly, with a story which began
with great excitement and suspense,
these elements continuing through each
episode, and with a dramatic high point
at the end of each. The result was a work
which many believe to be Dickens's finest.
The second child of the Dickens
family, Charles was born on 7 February 1812 in Portsmouth. An intelligent young
man, Charles Dickens particularly enjoyed
reading works such as Smollett's Roderick
Random and Fielding's Tom Jones.
However, although clever, young Dickens
had rather a disrupted education due to
the family's fluctuating finances. His own
great expectations, like Pip's, disintegrated
when his father's debts resulted in the
twelve-year-old Charles having to leave
school and work in a shoe-blacking
factory, and only later was he able to
return to education for a further two-anda-
half years. The humiliation of his factory
experience undoubtedly remained with
Dickens into adult life and left him with
feelings of isolation and insecurity, as well
as leading him to identify with the poor,
the lonely and the outcast. However,
although as an adult he himself avoided
any such places, Dickens did include a
reference to a 'Blacking Ware'us' in Great
Expectations, with Joe Gargery examining the architecture of one whilst visiting Pip
in London. In addition, Dickens's father's
incarceration in a debtors' prison also left
its mark on his son, with convicts, jails
and crime figuring large in Great
Expectations as in many other of his
Like David Copperfield which
preceded Great Expectations by some
ten years, the latter was written as a first
person narrative. The narrator, the older
Pip, is looking back on his early years to
events surrounding his younger self—the
protagonist. The work itself, after weekly
serialisation between December 1860
and June 1861, was published as a
complete novel in October 1861 and falls
into three main parts of roughly equal
length: Pip's childhood (Chapters 1–19);
his London life (Chapters 20–39) and his
attempt to save Magwitch (Chapters
40–58), the three parts corresponding
to the three stages of Pip's own moral
development. The final chapter Dickens
rewrote after persuasion by the novelist
Edward Bulwer. The original version, with
a chance meeting and then separation of Estella and Pip, was seen as too
pessimistic for readers and Dickens's
revised version, although somewhat
ambiguous, gave them some hope of a
possible union between the two. The
complex plot may actually be viewed as
three interwoven stories, the main
character in each harbouring his or her
own 'great expectations'. Pip's story
concerns his expectations of acquiring a
fortune and becoming a gentleman. In
Miss Havisham's story her expectation is
to avenge herself on all males through
her adopted daughter, Estella. Magwitch
in the third story has expectations of
making Pip a gentleman since the law is
kinder to gentlemen than it is to those of
the lower class such as himself.
As a young man Charles Dickens
spent eighteen months working in a
solicitors' office where he acquired the
knowledge of the law which he used to
such great effect in Great Expectations.
This was followed by many years of work
as a reporter during which time he
travelled widely, keenly observing both
people and places, as well as refining his journalistic skills. These skills, such as his
ability to use language effectively and his
attention to detail, are evident in Great
Expectations. In a style which is both
fluent and varied, he at times describes at
length and in depth, at others he conveys
vivid meaning through judicious choice of
a single word or a short phrase. His use of
imagery is very effective, with graphic
images of both people and places, whilst
contrasts also frequently feature, the most
vivid contrast probably being that
between the dream of wealth and its
actual reality. Symbolism, such as the
flowing River Thames representing the
flow of life, is also much in evidence in
Great Expectations, as are mystery and
suspense, and over all Dickens adopted a
style which is often highly melodramatic.
The need to retain his magazine's readers
and also his other great interest of giving
highly theatrical public readings of his own
works were no doubt instrumental in this.
Dickens portrays his many characters
in Great Expectations by their obvious
external characteristics, since in real life
this is how we see people. He ensures information about his characters is
retained by his readers through repeated
reference to individuals' distinctive
features or gestures, for example
Matthew Pocket's habit of attempting to
lift himself by his hair or Mr Wemmick's
'post-office of a mouth'. Dickens usually
based his characters on real life individuals
and his own grandfather, after whom he
was named and who escaped conviction
for theft of money by fleeing to the
Continent, provided a pattern for
Magwich. He probably also had his own
tortuous love affair with the actress Ellen
Ternan in mind when he wrote of Estella,
and Pip's declaration of love for her. It is
notable, too, that among his large cast of
characters, some, such as Pip and
Magwich, are seen to develop in terms of
their moral awareness, some are gradually
revealed to us, Joe and Biddy being
examples, whilst others such as Wopsle
are immediately obvious. Dickens's use of
contrasts is evident also, between the
pleasant and the unpleasant characters,
although the key character, the villain,
Compeyson, is actually seldom seen.
Although Dickens wrote of the
comedy he foresaw within Great
Expectations, it is not a comic novel. In
general the information given us by the
narrator is sober, sad and ironic, although
the style is far less gloomy than many of
Dickens's other works such as A Tale of
Two Cities. Humour is present however,
not least in episodes relating to characters
such as Wopsle, and his many years of
writing experience enabled Dickens to
interweave comedy and pathos so skilfully
that the comedy intensifies the serious
rather than detracting from it. He is able
to do so even within a single character,
that of Joe Gargery, who although a
figure of fun, also presents an example of
high morality.
Without specifically stating it, Dickens
leads us to believe that the time in which
he sets Great Expectations is the early
nineteenth century. A reference to Pip at
nearly twenty-one, in a street illuminated
by gas-lamps which were not introduced
until 1827, tells us that Pip's birth, in
approximately 1807 was five years before
that of the writer himself. Dickens likewise sets some of the story in his own
home area, the marshes between the
Medway and the Thames being one of his
favourite walking places, and his model
for Satis House still stands in the Vines in
Dickens's concern for social reform
was always evident in his writing,
sometimes dominating it, as he tried to
expose injustices. In Great Expectations,
although the lessons are less obvious, he
did wish to highlight the effect of a class
society on the law: justice only applying to
the rich. He also illustrated the effect of
class divisions on friendship, as
exemplified by that of Pip and Joe.
Dickens wished readers to appreciate the
pointlessness of false gentility and to
acknowledge that the qualities which
make a true gentleman are not wealth
and social position but honesty and moral
The theatre played a prominent part
in Charles Dickens's life. He enjoyed
amateur dramatics and also became
romantically linked with an actress, Ellen
Ternan. In 1858 this resulted in separation from his wife Kate, to whom he had been
married for twenty-two years and with
whom he had ten children. Giving public
readings of his novels was another way in
which Dickens enjoyed performing, and
many people have suggested that he
actually wore himself out doing so. He
died on 9 June 1870 and was buried in
Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.
During his lifetime Dickens was a
prolific novelist. Following the publication
of The Pickwick Papers in 1836–7, Oliver
Twist in 1837 and then Nicholas Nickleby,
he produced The Old Curiosity Shop in 1840–41, Barnaby Rudge in 1841, A
Christmas Carol in 1843, Martin
Chuzzlewit in 1843–44, Dombey and Son
in 1846-48, and David Copperfield in
1849–50. Bleak House followed in
1852–53, Hard Times in 1854, Little Dorrit
in 1855–57, A Tale of Two Cities in 1859,
Great Expectations in 1860–61 and Our
Mutual Friend in 1864–65, whilst at the
time of his death Dickens was working on
The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
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Wellington - New Zealand coach John Wright will step down from the national side in August after rejecting an offer to extend his contract, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) chief executive David White said on Tuesday.
In a move White described as "disappointing", he said Wright will leave the Black Caps after the upcoming tour of the West Indies.
"John has been an outstanding servant for cricket in New Zealand over a long time and it is disappointing to lose someone of his calibre," White said in a statement.
"We were keen to see him continue his head coach role, however understand and respect his decision to look for another challenge."
A gritty former opening batsman and one-time India coach, Wright took over a Black Caps outfit in disarray and guided them to the semi-finals of last year's World Cup, as well as a rare Test win over Australia in Hobart.
The statement gave no reason for Wright's departure, although he has reportedly had a tense relationship with Australian John Buchanan, who was appointed NZC's director of cricket in April last year.
"I appreciate the offer to extend my contract but after much consideration I feel it's the right time to move on and look at other opportunities," Wright said in the statement.
No immediate replacement was announced.
"We are keen to fill this critical role as soon as possible but are conscious that we need to take the time to find the right candidate who can take us through to the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup," White said.
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Seattle Oasis Vacation Rentals purchased this condo in 2008
This building is centrally located; close to the Pike Place Market, flagship Nordstrom, Space Needle and Seattle Center, and Seattle waterfront. We are surrounded by an eclectic urban neighborhood, full of shops, restaurants, and nightlife.
You will love our property! You can pack light. We provide everything you will need to make you comfortable during your stay. Besides towels and linens, we provide shampoo, conditioner, body wash, a starter supply of toilet paper and paper towels. A high chair and pack n play are available for a flat rental.
Great location, clean space, and excellent customer service. Would book again!
I would recommend staying at this property. The property managers are super organized and they even have a app!
We were helping my son move to Seattle and decided to go the condo route rather than the hotel route since we were going to be there for a week. The unit was very clean and in a great location to take in all the events of Seattle. It was a little smaller than I imagined and no air conditioning (it unfortunately was a very hot summer that week). Since we had to have the windows open, we were woken up each morning by the bus stop right below our room. We got used to the city noise though and enjoyed the rooftop lounging and barbequing. It was great to have the parking included as well. The kitchen was well appointed and we used the refrigerator quite a bit. It could use an actual door on the bathroom (it had only a sliding door). I would go back again but try and get a unit on the other side of the building. Getting in and checking out was very easy and all of our questions were answered very promptly.
Depending on who you listen to the MoDa bldg is not a good place to stay. I beg to differ!! We had a wonderful unit, albeit quite warm and noisy. It was perfect. We were staying in the city, what would you expect. To live like city dwellers nd be so close to literally everything we wanted to do was an amazing adventure I won't soon forget. It was perfect, we felt safe and secure in this part of belltown which is another thing we were "warned" about. Thank you for having it all in our price range for a city stay. Would recommend it (and have) again and again!
We used Seattle Oasis on a little girls get away to Seattle... Much less expensive than most of the hotels and VERY nice. Comfortable beds... awesome location and the parking is GREAT. Thank you for making my first Seattle experience as good as it was!
The whole experience with Seattle Oasis Vacation Rentals was perfect. The staff was very helpful and the apartment was beautiful and had everything we needed for our 3 day stay.
Our beautiful property is centrally located in downtown Seattle. From it, you are an easy walk from the waterfront, Pike Place Market, flagship Nordstrom and the retail core, and Seattle Center. 100's of restaurants are in this neighborhood, along with unique shops and nightlife.
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I've covered winning teams and losing teams over 15 years of covering professional sports, and the 2010 Dynamo are one of the classiest teams I've ever dealt with.
This bunch of players and coaches truly appreciates their fans, understanding that the only way to build soccer in this country is through the passion that is shown by Dynamo fans.
A pat on the back for the Dynamo for the way they said thanks to their fans. Also, they should be proud of showing a fighting spirit and refusing to give up even though they've known the season was a lost cause for over a month now.
"Just looking around the room, everybody put their effort in this year," Geoff Cameron said. "We had our ups and downs. It's just really unfortunate that we didn't make it to the postseason but the team came together.
"Some teams can just throw in the bag and just take it for what it is and go out and not play hard or anything like that. I thought we showed today that we gave it all we had on the field and we tried to put a good show for our fans. I thought we did that today."
The Dynamo sure did, beating a solid Seattle Sounders squad 2-1.
Credit goes to Dominic Kinnear for keeping his team focused until the very last minute of the 2010 season.
"Anytime you get a chance to play in front of a good crowd like that it's important to entertain them," Kinnear said. "I thought we had some good attacking play and we looked dangerous on set pieces. Our two goals were good goals for people who don't know much about soccer and great goals for people that know a lot about soccer."
Whether you know much soccer or not, you have to appreciate class when you see it. And Kinnear and his players showed plenty of class during a difficult season.