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ST. LOUIS - Awards season typically brings out the usual suspects, but among Julia and Jennifer is a lesser-known actress who grew up 69 miles northeast of St. Louis in Vandalia, Ill.
It's a short drive, but June Squibb's career has been quite long. Way before she starred opposite Bruce Dern in "Nebraska" or as Jack Nicholson's wife in "About Schmidt," she performed at The Muny.
"She's been here a few years," said Larry Pry, publicity manager at The Muny as he pulls out playbills.
According to her bio she began her career in musical theater in St. Louis.
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"We had children's choruses back then, but we don't have records of who was all in them," Pry explained.
She is, however, in several playbills starting in 1966.
"Each bound book is a season and so here we are with 1966 where she began," Pry said.
That year she played Gloria in "Bye Bye Birdie."
"So this very attractive, young girl trying to seduce Birdie away. She went from there to play the character old lady," Pry added.
In 1979 she starred in "Ballroom," and in '81 and '92 she was in "Show Boat." Add them up and you discover this big time actress has starred in ten Muny shows from 1966 to 1998.
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"And she did two shows for us she was Aunt Eller in "Oklahoma" and she was the mother in "Crazy for You."
So, at 84-years-old June Squibb might finally be getting the recognition she deserves, but St. Louisans saw it long ago even if they didn't realize it.

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Wide receiver Michael Harrison had been a candidate to earn a starting job on the Oklahoma State offense in 2012 but was suspended for the season in February. Now it seems that Harrison has decided since he can't play football in 2012, he doesn't want to play football in 2013 or any other year.
Harrison told head coach Mike Gundy he was leaving the Oklahoma State program last week.
"The NCAA suspended him," Gundy told The Oklahoman. "I never suspended him, and then he chose to not play football. He made that choice himself. My recommendation to him was to finish school, because that's what you have to do. You can't go anywhere at this particular time…and then if he chooses to (leave), that's his call.
"I don't know what he wants to do. I just know that he's decided he does not want to play football anymore."
Harrison caught 20 passes for 255 yards and 3 touchdowns for the Cowboys last season.
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Arkansas Razorback Football Coach Bret Bielema Comes to Texarkana [PHOTOS]
A robust crowd of hog fans filled the Elk's Lodge in Texarkana, Ark. to capacity at the annual Razorback meeting on Wednesday (4/17) to get a glimpse of what to expect from the Arkansas Razorbacks this fall. The man of the hour was of course new head football coach Bret Bielema and athletic director Jeff Long.


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Aris negotiating for select McGregor assetsAris Horticulture, the company whose brands include Blooms of Bressingham, Greenleaf Plants and Keepsake Plants, has announced it is "in the process of negotiating to acquire selected assets" of McGregor Plant Sales of Carlsbad, Calif. According to the company, all customer and vendor orders are transferring to Aris, along with key McGregor staff. A West Coast presence in the San Diego area will be maintained to support that sales territory, drive new business development and service industry relationships. All orders booked with McGregor for Jan. 1, 2012, and beyond will be managed and invoiced by Aris. Read more>
ASABE developing landscape irrigation standardThe American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has initiated a project to develop a new standard, S623, Standardized Procedure for Determining Available Water for Landscapes and Estimating Landscape Water Use. Those with interest and expertise in the subject matter are invited to participate in the project. As the demand on water resources and the importance of water use efficiency grows, water agencies, regulators, land owners, landscape managers, and others require a standardized process to determine landscape water supply and demands to address local, regional, and national objectives. The new document will standardize the ways in which both the available water resources and the irrigation requirements are quantified for landscape purposes. Read more>
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Auspicious Beginnings
This past Monday at 4:00 AM we stumbled out of bed and into a taxi to Tegel airport. After the computer system at the terminal in Berlin failed we were manually checked-in and finally boarded our connecting flight to Amsterdam. Approximately a half-day later we found ourselves in the ground floor of the Wieden + Kennedy building in Portland, Oregon at our new desk in the Portland Incubator Experiment. Needless to say it was all quite a rush. The first PIE "family dinner" – a weekly Monday-night check-in for all the companies in PIE – gave us a strong and welcoming feeling about our decision to join the incubator. Warm receptions from Renny Gleeson, Rick Turoczy and Kirsten Golden left us feeling positive, having flown from Berlin with relatively little information about what our new mentors at PIE would be like save a couple encounters with talks and interviews on YouTube.
Deconstructing the KS12 Brand
One of the hardest things to do as designers is to look objectively at our own brand identity. Yesterday we had some help doing just that from Nick Barham from W+K. He helped us shine a light on the most interesting aspects of our identity – our passion for creating innovative storytelling formats.
The conversation opened up numerous issues we'll be working through in the coming weeks, including questions as fundamental as whether the name KS12 is still serving us the best it can given the kind of company we are/want to become. Admittedly at the time KS12 was conceived we were in an entirely different position as a business, doing client web and graphic design projects. We thrashed this week on ways to define KS12 more concretely, cycling through variations including the words "creative studio", "story lab" and "prototype". We haven't settled the issue yet but we have a strong intuition that there's room to evolve our identity to reflect our desire to include others in our creative process. Over the course of this discussion we were reminded of the newfound freedoms the "Emergence Collective" had granted us and our collaborators working on The Future of Money and The Future of Art. The full import of this fact is still settling in for us but we'd like to apply this knowledge in whatever steps we take next. We have a followup meeting with Nick next week to revisit these issues.
What do you think? Does KS12 need a rebranding?
Process not Product
One of the experiences PIE is creating for the startups here is setting up meetings with investors. These meetings provide the companies critical feedback at various stages of product development as they refine their pitches leading up to Demo Day in October. Today we had our first meeting with such an investor, a somewhat notorious personality in the Portland scene named Merrick. Having founded a very successful creative agency before moving on to the world of venture capital, talking with Merrick helped us to see a very clear fork in the road before us at PIE between product and service. After our conversation with him, and despite what were surely his best intentions, it didn't take us long to decide (again) that we're not eager to jump on the product band-wagon. Our primary reasons being our disinterest in managing a team of programmers and the appeal of the lifestyle associated with travelling and producing our videos. This wasn't something we were shy about in our application to PIE, and so for the time being we'll remain in the "wild card" category alongside our new friends Michelle Rowley and Scott Deckelmann at the Portland Women's Software Academy, a non-profit focused on educating and encouraging would-be software developers.
Growing our Team
What has been clear for months and one of the biggest reasons we decided to apply to PIE in the first place is that we feel we've reached a limit as a team of two. We've been working together for as long as we've known one another (over nine years!) and what we've routinely observed is that our work gains additional momentum, meaningfulness and quality when we work with bigger teams. So the big takeaway for week one of PIE is:
starting next week our top priority will be reaching out to potential new partners
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William and Betty Fresch were last seen leaving their daughter's home in Mechanicsburg on Jan. 7.
Betty Fresch, 79, is described as 5 feet 1 inch tall, weighing 120 pounds, with salt and pepper hair. She was last seen wearing a pink sweat shirt, blue jeans and a gray pea coat.
William Fresch, 86, is described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 124 pounds, with white hair and glasses. He was last seen wearing a brown suede coat, tan shirt and a light blue ball cap with the words "Old Town Canoe" on the front.
Police said Betty Fresch could to be driving a bright red 2009 Honda Accord with Pennsylvania license plate EWS4841. The front bumper has a white license plate with the letters BLF.
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CRAVE: Cookbook Corner
Did you know that large birds have a greater proportion of meat to bone so therefore they are a more economical buy? This is just one of the many hints in the Presbyterian Potpourri Cookbook that I found at the Episcopal resale shop in Kerrville! It was published by the Women of the First Presbyterian Church of Houston in 1975 and is full of awesome recipes and kitchen hints! This one is inscribed to "Ann and Terry, Christmas 1975." I always wonder about the people who contributed the recipes to the cookbooks. Bob and I married in 1975 so some of them are my age by now! This book includes recipes from their original publication from 1883. "In those early days the ladies of the Church used projects such as a cookbook to secure funds to undergird the work of the Church." The first recipe is from the cook at the Manse. Don't you just love a recipe that calls for lard? I know you will enjoy these delights.
Kramer's Biscuits
2 cups flour
6 T. Crisco or lard
1 cup milk
3 t. baking powder
½ tsp salt
Sift flour. Add salt and baking powder and mix well. Work shortening in with fork a little at a time. Add milk gradually to make a soft dough. Flour board; roll out dough thin, and cut into biscuits. Brush tops with melted butter. Fold each biscuit over into a half moon. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and bake on top shelf until brown. (These delicious biscuits have been served at the Manse for many a church function.
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For a liquid equal to sour milk or buttermilk, put 1¼ tablespoon white vinegar in a standard measuring cup. Fill to the 1 cup mark with sweet milk or evaporated milk. 1½ tablespoons of lemon juice may be substituted for the vinegar.
Sour Cream Coffee Cake
2 sticks oleo
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
½ tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
1 t. baking powder
¼ t. salt
½ cup chopped pecans
¼ cup brown sugar
¼ tsp. cinnamon
Cream oleo and sugar. Add eggs. Fold in sour cream and vanilla. Sift together and add flour, baking powder, and salt. Grease and flour bundt pan. Spoon in ½ of batter. Mix together the brown sugar, cinnamon, and pecans. Sprinkle half this topping mixture onto cake batter. Add other half of batter, and sprinkle over it the rest of the topping. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes.
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Ham and Cheese Crepes
16 prepared crepes
16 slices thin luncheon ham
1 cup sour cream
½ lb. Swiss cheese, grated
¼ cup grated onion
Light cream
Make your favorite crepe recipe. Roll each crepe with one slice of ham. Arrange in greased casserole. Mix together sour cream, cheese and onions. Thin slightly with cream – no more than ¼ cup. Spread over crepes. Heat in 350 degree oven until bubbly. Crepes may be made and rolled ahead of time and may even be frozen. The sauce can be added after defrosting. This recipe never fails. Serves 8
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It is helpful to show other companies in your market, or similar companies in other markets, who have successfully exited, and how and why these companies were successful. For instance, were they successful since they acquired a large customer base? Or were they successful since they accomplished fast growth or high profit margins? It is also important to tie their success to their exit price. Was the exit price based on earnings or the number of customers the firm had at the time? The business plan should tie these metrics (e.g., exit price of $X per customer) to the business to determine its future price.
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Robert McDonald, the new Secretary of Veterans Affairs, is working to soften the image of VA employees. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)
The rebranding of Veterans Affairs Department employees has begun.
VA scandals in recent months have left its workforce labeled as uncaring and incompetent bureaucrats. But in recent comments, new VA Secretary Robert McDonald has worked to soften that image, refocusing attention on the successes of the system while fixes are put in place.
At the Disabled American Veterans convention in Las Vegas, McDonald called the recent discovery of widespread appointment scheduling problems and data manipulation both a story of failed leadership but also of some dedicated people who have had the moral courage to stand up and help us serve veterans better.
He praised department whistleblowers for bringing the problems to light to improve operations. He said VA is full of good people ... working hard to fix that system so they can provide superior service to veterans.
Congress passes VA bill making it easier to fire senior execs
Audit: VA manipulated vets' appointment records
In hearings over the last few months, lawmakers repeatedly have praised the hard work of those employees, but usually followed up those comments with calls for firings at facilities nationwide to ensure the public sees that failures at the VA will be punished.
McDonald has flipped that idea in his recent remarks, acknowledging the need for accountability but also insisting that good work has to be recognized and used as a model through the system.
Coming face to face with the reality some veterans have endured isnt a disaster, its opportunity, he told the DAV convention. And its an opportunity we cannot miss, nor underestimate.
Its an effort that points not just to reminding VA employees about their motivations but also to reminding a skeptical public that most of the 300,000-plus VA employees were not directly implicated in any scandals.
During his visit to the Phoenix VA Health Care system Aug. 8, McDonald announced a new outside audit of scheduling practices and several internal reviews to ensure employees are properly trained and focused.
McDonald visited regional medical centers in Phoenix and Nevada in recent weeks, the first two of what he has promised will be frequent trips across the country to gauge both veterans concerns and employee feedback. He said both will be critical to fixing the departments failings.■


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Apple Bans uTorrent Monitoring App
Apple has banned another App from entering its App Store. The App in question, uMonitor, allows users to check the status of their Torrent downloads on their computer. However, the App does not allow users to download Torrents on to their phone.
The App was denied after sitting in review limbo for well over four months which is far beyond the normal time frame Apps are usually approved but then again, this App touches a sensitive subject in the tech community: Torrenting. While using the protocol itself isn't considered illegal, the fact that it has become synonymous with downloading pirated media usually causes concerns. However, Apple assumes you will use the App to abuse a third party's rights while in reality, it just monitors your current downloads.
A quote from Apple reveals that the Cupertino based company believes that whoever downloads this App would automatically use it to download media that would otherwise require being bought and to infringe on third party rights:
"We've reviewed µMonitor and determined that we cannot post this version of your application to the App Store at this time because this category of applications is often used… more...
Nissan Developing Advanced Car Technology Thanks To iPhone
Nissan is working on an iPhone App that will allow users to check their car's battery levels remotely.
The technology made its debut at the company's research facility in Yokosuka, Japan. What's useful about this App is that it will allow users to check their car's battery level when it's recharging. Other information will be made available such as how long a charge will take and how much it will cost. The system,which is still in its prototype phase will also enable smarter use of electricity such as starting the AC while connected to a charging station.
A driver returning to their car on a hot or cold day will typically blast the air conditioning or heater as soon as they start the engine and keep it going until a comfortable temperature is reached. That doesn't pose too much of a problem on a gasoline-powered car but on an electric car it contributes to battery drain, reducing the car's range.
However if the car is connected to a charger then it makes more sense to start-up the air conditioner or heater while still connected, making use of the electricity from the charging… more...
Augmented Reality Apps Coming To iPhone 3.1
Augmented reality is the next new thing to hit the iPhone and Apps are starting to spring up taking advantage of the feature. However, full support won't come until Firmware 3.1 sometime this fall.
Augmented reality Apps take information from nearby monuments and locations based off of GPS coordinates and superimposes on a 3D render of your nearby location. Apple is holding off on giving developers the go ahead to publish Apps that utilize augmented reality due to the use of an unpublished camera API. The API will be included in the Firmware 3.1 update coming sometime this fall according to a developer who spoke with Apple:
Apple told Acrossair, developer of the Nearest Tube train finder, that the app will be approved for distribution after Apple releases version 3.1 of the iPhone software, which the developer expects will land in early September.
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Second Beta Of iPhone 3.1 Available Now
Apple has released its second Beta of Firmware 3.1 to iPhone Developers everywhere.
The Beta update recently brought some small improvements to the iPhone such as non-destructive video editing and voice control capabilities for Bluetooth headsets.
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iPhone To Receive More Powerful ARM CPU in 2010?
Tomorrow Apple is set to officially introduce the iPhone 3GS with an improved 600 MHz ARM CPU but there already talks that a much more powerful will be arriving. However, it won't arrive for some time.
James Bruce, ARM's wireless segment manager has confirmed that the company's follow up to the Cortex A8 (aptly called the A9) will be making waves in major smartphones next year. The obvious speculation is that Apple will incorporate the dual core A9 into it's next generation iPhone. It wouldn't be surprising as Apple is keen on accelerating the iPhone's underlying hardware. More on the CPU:
"What we've done on the A9 is actually make it more power efficient than the A8. The dual-core A9 will be coming out on 45-nanometer rather than the (current) 65-nanometer process," Bruce said. Generally, the smaller the geometries, the faster and more power-efficient the processor is.
Bruce continued. "With the dual-core running at maximum load there's probably going to be an increase of about 10 to 20 percent in power consumption but in general day to day use you're actually going to see better battery life."
Nike+, Voicover, Radio Tagging For next Generation iPhone Found In iTunes 8.2
iTunes 8.2 was recently made available for download and after some digging around by an AppleInsider reader, strings discovered in the media player's preference files indicate that Apple is planning something big for its next generation iPhone.
It's been rumored that Apple will incorporate an FM radio with tagging capabilities for some time but now, more concrete evidence is starting to pop up indicating the feature will be added. AppleInsider reader Will discovered mentions for Nike+, voice over controls and FM radio controls while digging around the newest iTunes build.
While Nike+ hasn't been supported on the iPhone and instead on its counterpart the iPod Touch, the same implementation could be applied to the next generation iPhone where the radio chip is directly integrated in to the underlying hardware. Voiceover support would directly imitate the iPod Nano and could provide audio controls for your workout routine.
Via: The iPhone Blogmore...
iTunes 8.2 Breaks Jailbreaking, Palm Pre Sync?
Apple just released iTunes 8.2 to the masses and as expected, Jailbreaking is currently disabled with the new update but this new version of iTunes could break the Palm Pre's ability to sync with your media library.
The iPhone Dev Team issued a warning to eager updaters:
This update is one of those that incidentally breaks QuickPwn and PwnageTool. It doesn't seem like an anti-jailbreak. But nonetheless, it will break your ability to re-run QuickPwn or PwnageTool's dfu-entry.
While a fix is planned, it won't be made available until Apple publicly releases Firmware 3.0 to avoid any last minutes hassles from iTunes before WWDC. Through the update of low-level USB protocols in iTunes, Jailbreaking and possibly Palm Pre compatibility may break preventing users from syncing their media housed in iTunes on to the device. The later is unconfirmed at this moment.
Via: The iPhone Blogmore...
Jobs Listing Furthers Hints At Future iPhone Specs
Apple is looking to hire new Hardware developers for its iPhone team and according to a new job listing,the company may have given more clues about the future architecture of future generation iPhones.
Apple is looking for a developer well experienced with the ARM line of micro processors, specifically someone knowledgeable about NEON, the successor to the ARMv6 processor used in the iPhone and iPod Touch.
The successful candidate will have excellent understanding and knowledge of processor architecture, specifically ARM and its vector unit NEON. Additional Intel SSE or PowerPC AltiVec is also very helpful. Being able to use processor micro-architecture to write and deliver fast routines is an essential attribute.
In addition, Apple is looking for someone who could potentially develop better video processing for the iPhone:
Experience developing embedded image and video processing solutions. Experience developing embedded image and video analysis solutions. Experience working on real-time media and networking applications (WiFi and cellular networks).
Via: The iPhone Blogmore...
Digital Compass Supplier For iPhone Found?
Specs have been piling in on what the next generation iPhone will pack, one of them being a digital compass that will of course give you the exact direction you were facing when taking a picture or which way to walk in Google Maps. While it's all up in the air at this point, Asahi Kasei may be the confirmed magnetometer supplier for the iPhone.
The hint was found in some header files for the newest Firmware 3.0 Beta. Apple Insider has more on the chip:
More specifically, the files identify Asahi Kasei's azimuth sensor No. AK8973, a 16-pin leadless IC package measuring 4mm square and 0.7mm thick, as the chip that will help future iPhone users determine their direction. It bundles a master clock oscillator.
While we'll have to wait for the official spec unveiling once Apple introduces the next generation iPhone, it wouldn't be surprising to see this make it's way in to the final hardware build. It's expected APple will unveil the next generation iPhone during it's annual World Wide Developers Conference just as it did last year with the iPhone 3G.
Via: Macrumors
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Background Processes Could Be Coming To iPhone 3.0 After All
The run around between background processing for select Apps and Push Notification emulating such functionality has been a favorite topic for the rumor mill and even when Apple vehemently denied allowing Apps to run once they're closed, the hope for having more than one App run at a time didn't diminish. This time around, Apple may allow background processing on the next generation iPhone thanks to improvements in the underlying Hardware.
It's rumored that the next generation iPhone will see a small bump to its Hardware specs, the most notable being the jump in RAM from 128 MB to 256 MB according to a Chinese tipster. Secondly, Apple may be considering a special set of designated Apps that can run in the background or continue separate processes (such as downloading or media playback) which could be selected by the user. As of now, the current Beta of Firmware 3.0 only supports Push Notification but once Apple's annual World Wide Developers Conference rolls around, we could see more additions to each Beta build.
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An estimated 3,200 tigers are left in the wild. That number has conservationists demanding that tigers be protected. One organization taking part is the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation, whose TigerTime campaign has launched a petition to end China's tiger trade.
According to Look to the Stars, the petition was started one year after China's Premier Wen Jiabao promised the country would "vigorously combat poaching, trade and smuggling of tiger products" at the International Tiger Conservation Forum in St. Petersburg in 2010. A loophole, the 2007 Skin Registration Scheme, allows "legal skins" to be registered and sold, including from cats bred in captivity. Jiabao and the government have been unclear as to how the skins are determined to be legal, and illegal poaching and trading continues.
The petition calls for a complete end to China's trade of tigers. It reads, "I appeal to Premier Wen Jiabao to send a clear message to his government, calling for an end to all tiger trade within China. This is to include a call for a zero tolerance policy applied to all trade of all parts and derivatives of tiger and other protected Asian big cats, from all sources." The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is backing the campaign. Debbie Banks, EIA's Lead Campaigner, says "EIA has often worked with the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation as a fellow member of the Species Survival Network and is pleased to wholeheartedly endorse its TigerTime petition. China has had more than enough time to begin putting its house in order along the lines of Wen Jiabao's promises in Russia, but instead of shutting down the tiger farms and embracing a zero-tolerance policy on the trade in tiger and big cat skins and derivatives, it instead seems dead set on heading in the wrong direction."
Along with the EIA, celebrities have joined in the TigerTime campaign. Stars supporting the petition include Susan Sarandon, Paul McCartney, Joanna Lumley, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Fry, Roger Moore, Joan Jett, Jeremy Irons, Anjelica Huston, Paula Abdul, and more.
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.... i dont even know what happened there
@ latios: who's trolly mctrollerson
(and i was ring to fix the quote pyrimid, you cuaght me right in the middle of it neo ) D=
[Edited by airhead, 7/23/2008 10:05:09 AM]
Not particularly important, as the topic's locked now.
And @ Neo in case he checks here- No one wanted to report his flaming because we actually were having a good discussion <_<
That and shibby was monitoring the topic anyway.
i belive it should be the chu theme song, lmaook the link's been fixed
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Hay Drugs didz j00 c teh machinima???!!!one
intresting video song type thing on mai blog
i belive it should be the chu theme song, lmao
ok the link's been fixed
Too many flashing lights *has seizure*.In other words, the theme of the song was epic, but everything else was terrible.
btw, My skill is 42 now
i know, it was increadbly corney, he has that mercades car symbol around his neck, and when i went to a hyper crush consert (the band) he has a tatto of it on his arm....
Who's up for Halo tomorrow?
Tomorrow in Canadialand? Or tomorrow in Britain?


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Any new tori news out there!?!?!
There's a new comic book out. Tori had a bunch of the top comic book artists illustrate her songs. I'm so excited! It's called "comic book tattoo." You can get it at comic book stores now, and it should be available everywhere the 29th of this month!
Tori is working on a musical right now. There have been whisperings of some new songs being composed at the same time. Comic Book Tattoo is a must have for any Tori fan. The perspectives in the stories provide a fresh take on the meaning behind Tori's music.
yeah i heard she was out promoting her new book in l.a. wish I could have been there to say hi!


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MARION - Turning Point, a local domestic violence shelter, received a $20,000 grant from The Mary Kay Foundation.
In observation of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, the foundation awards $20,000 grants to more than 150 domestic violence shelters across the country for a total of $3 million, according to a news release.
Turning Point will use the grant to provide crucial support for its shelter clients. Shelter stays have grown longer because of the economic downturn and increased barriers to reaching self-sufficiency. ...


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Biochemical markers of bone turnover and their association with bone marrow lesions
1 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Boston University School of Medicine, Albany Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
2 New England Baptist Hospital, Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02120, USA
3 University of California at San Francisco, Berry Street, San Francisco, California 94107, USA
4 TNO Quality of Life, Business Unit Biomedical Research, Zernikedreef 9, 2333 CK Leiden, The Netherlands
5 Joint Diseases Laboratory, McGill University, Cedar Avenue, Quebec, H3G 1A6, Canada
6 Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington, NE Pacific Street, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
7 Virtualscopics, Linden Oaks, Rochester, New York 14625, USA
Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 10:R102 doi:10.1186/ar2494Published: 29 August 2008
Our objective was to determine whether markers of bone resorption and formation could serve as markers for the presence of bone marrow lesions (BMLs).
We conducted an analysis of data from the Boston Osteoarthritis of the Knee Study (BOKS). Knee magnetic resonance images were scored for BMLs using a semiquantitative grading scheme. In addition, a subset of persons with BMLs underwent quantitative volume measurement of their BML, using a proprietary software method. Within the BOKS population, 80 people with BMLs and 80 without BMLs were selected for the purposes of this case-control study. Bone biomarkers assayed included type I collagen N-telopeptide (NTx) corrected for urinary creatinine, bone-specific alkaline phosphatase, and osteocalcin. The same methods were used and applied to a nested case-control sample from the Framingham study, in which BMD assessments allowed evaluation of this as a covariate. Logistic regression models were fit using BML as the outcome and biomarkers, age, sex, and body mass index as predictors. An receiver operating characteristic curve was generated for each model and the area under the curve assessed.
A total of 151 subjects from BOKS with knee OA were assessed. The mean (standard deviation) age was 67 (9) years and 60% were male. Sixty-nine per cent had maximum BML score above 0, and 48% had maximum BML score above 1. The only model that reached statistical significance used maximum score of BML above 0 as the outcome. Ln-NTx (Ln is the natural log) exhibited a significant association with BMLs, with the odds of a BML being present increasing by 1.4-fold (95% confidence interval = 1.0-fold to 2.0-fold) per 1 standard deviation increase in the LnNTx, and with a small partial R2 of 3.05. We also evaluated 144 participants in the Framingham Osteoarthritis Study, whose mean age was 68 years and body mass index was 29 kg/m2, and of whom 40% were male. Of these participants 55% had a maximum BML score above 0. The relationship between NTx and maximum score of BML above 0 revealed a significant association, with an odds ratio fo 1.7 (95% confidence interval = 1.1 to 2.7) after adjusting for age, sex, and body mass index.
Serum NTx was weakly associated with the presence of BMLs in both study samples. This relationship was not strong and we would not advocate the use of NTx as a marker of the presence of BMLs.


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Recap: The Simpsons S 18 E 19 Crook And Ladder
Maggie wreaking havoc over having her pacifier taken away leads Homer to sleepwalk thanks to some prescription medication, and later, Homer joins the town's fire-fighting force, where he, Apu, and Moe make a killing stealing items from burning buildings.
- Bland-Name Product: Nappien the prescription sleep medication is a send-up of Ambien.
- Card-Carrying Villain: Moe literally has a card describing him as a villain. His face appears in a Dastardly Whiplash style. He also had a hero card in the back of his villain card.
- Morality Chain: Seeing the sad faces of his children once they learned the truth is what made Homer regret stealing from those he was supposed to help.
- Secret Other Family: An ad for a medication has a list of stress sources with "secret other family" in it.
- Take That: Homer compares himself to 80% of America: "Whacked out on prescription drugs."
- Ungrateful Bastard: Mr. Burns. His ungratefulness towards the volunteer firefighters was what turned them into thieves.


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Expression profile of newly identified genes. PCR experiments were performed with a commercial panel of cDNAs from 16 human tissues (PBL, peripheral blood leukocytes) and with cDNAs prepared from the T4 fraction enriched in GKs. For each gene, PCR primers were chosen to amplify a cDNA fragment encompassing at least two exons. Note the highly specific expression pattern of FLG2, LIPK, M, N, and, to a lesser extent, SERPINA12 genes. The apparent size variation of the CLDN23 fragment results from an artifactual gel distortion. Expression of GAPDH, assessed with the primers provided by the manufacturer, was used as a control.
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With its rows of uncompromising columns, this enormous neoclassical edifice in the center of Place de la Madeleine was consecrated as a church in 1842, nearly 78 years after construction began. Initially planned as a Baroque building, it was later razed and begun anew by an architect who had the Roman Pantheon in mind. Interrupted by the Revolution, the site was razed yet again when Napoléon decided to make it into a Greek temple dedicated to the glory of his army. Those plans changed when the army was defeated and the emperor deposed. Other ideas for the building included making it into a train station, a market, and a library. Finally, Louis XVIII decided to make it a church, which it still is today. Classical concerts are held here regularly, some of them free.
Pl. de la Madeleine, Paris, 75008, France
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This sanctuary houses the revered relics of Saint Mary Magdalene, witness of the resurrection of Christ and announcer to the apostles. The first church dedicated to Mary Magdalene dates back to 1492. The reconstruction of the church was decided in 1757, and was completed in 1842. Its appearance is more reminiscent of an ancient Greek temple than a church. Indeed, during its construction Napoleon made it a mausoleum for the Grand Army. Very far from
the standards of the churches of the time, it has neither crosses nor outside bells but many Corinthian columns and two monumental gates. The construction of this monument was part of the vast global development plan of the west side of the capital, including the Place de la Concorde. The church houses a magnificent Cavaillé-Coll organ. Concerts at night.
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Qihoo 360 is a company that doesn't have many friends in China's tech space, and Tencent definitely falls into the company's 'enemy' category. That's one reason why Qihoo sued Tencent in a case that went to court last year, accusing the company of monopolistic practices (Qihoo CEO Zhou Hongyi even wrote an angry memo about it). But apparently the Guangdong High Court didn't agree, as it yesterday announced that it had found in favor of Tencent, and ordered Qihoo to pay the company 790,000 RMB ($125,000) in legal damages.
Qihoo's lawyers have stated that the legal team will consult with the company to determine whether or not it wishes to appeal the court's decision. If the company does appeal, the case would be elevated to China's Supreme Court.
Adding some sting to this loss to Tencent will be the fact that Qihoo has lost to Tencent in court before. Back in 2011, a Beijing court ordered Qihoo to apologize to Tencent and to compensate it to the tune of $62,530 for "slander and unfair competition." And amazingly, the two companies have yet another legal case still in the works, as Tencent sued Qihoo for unfair competition related to its software bundling, asking for 125 million RMB ($20 million) in damages. That case has yet to be decided.
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Gateway duo picked for Roundball teams
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Tommy Kromka was at Geneva College in 2010 to watch his older brother, Mike, take to the court at the annual Roundball Classic all-star basketball game.
"I kept thinking, 'These guys are really good. There's no way I could play in this game,'" he said.
But hard work and determination paid off for Kromka, and he finds himself a part of the very all-star event he thought he wouldn't be good enough to make.
Gateway again will be well represented at this year's Roundball Classic, set for April 12 at Geneva College.
Kromka and senior Jada Epps will carry on a Gators tradition at the Roundball as they follow recent Gateway participants such as Mike Kromka, Devon Cottrell, Tyler Scott, Anna Coutsoumbis and D.J. Boyce.
"It's great to know I made a lot of progress in my high school career," Kromka said.
There will be a quad- rupleheader of all-star basketball on April 12.
A girls game between WPIAL Class A/District 10 stars and stars from WPIAL AA and the City League will be at 2 p.m.
Epps will be a part of the WPIAL Quad-A squad that will face a group of stars from WPIAL AAA and District 10 at 4 p.m.
Section foes will be teammates, as Epps will be on the same side as Plum's Krista Pietropola and Fox Chapel's Erin Mathias.
The first boys all-star game will be at 6 p.m. and will pit WPIAL AAA/District 10 against stars from WPIAL AA.
A group of stars from WPIAL Class A, the City League and the Kiski School will take on Kromka and the WPIAL Quad-A squad at 8 p.m.
Kromka will team with section rivals Matt Renzi from Franklin Regional, William Gadson from McKeesport, Matt D'Amico and Brian Papich from Fox Chapel and Austin Dedert from Plum.
Others on the boys Quad-A team include Anthony Richards, Drew Allen and Malik Hooker from New Castle; Collin Luther from Hampton; Zach Bryan from Norwin; and David Haus from North Allegheny.
Roundball Classic activities get started on April 9 with showcase scrimmages and continue with a recognition dinner on April 10.
"The girls games promise to be the most competitive ever," said Allen Deep, director of the Roundball Classic.
"The girls games will feature no less than 10 committed Division I athletes. The boys squads are loaded with WPIAL talent, as there are no less than 10 Division I athletes.
Tickets for the Roundball Classic games are $8 each and will be available only at the door.
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Let the guy serve a couple of terms as governor and gain political experience. Just because he can talk tough and eat two dozen donuts at once doesn't make him presidential material. The state of NJ is not presently an economic model for the country. Let's see if Christie can produce results...
What we need is a very small government and an end to the nanny state.
Too bad that Barack Obama didn't serve a couple of terms as senator and gain political experience. Just because he can talk like a used car salesman and eat a lobster on Martha's Vineyard doesn't make him presidential material. Barack's state of the union is not presently a viable model for the country's economic recovery. We know now that Obama can't produce results...
CHRISTIE~CAIN 2012 ! Real guys not elitists! No mo career politicians! No Mo ZERO!
How's Christie's health? Seriously. Anyone know?
Saw the speech on C-Span. Great speech.
Cool pic of the President with the big guy.
Hey, Christie knows he cannot beat Barack Obama.
Laurel and Hardy 2011
I enlisted for four years during the Korean War.....I think the country is in such dire straits that it needs Governor Christie to enlist as President for four years....I feel that the country is up against the wall....
Christie for President!
I think we just heard from the person who will be able to lead us out of the deep hole we've dug. It won't be easy, and it may take 8 years. It will require us to face our demons head on and make sacrifices like we made during the world wars. But unlike those wars abroad, this is a battle we must fight and resolve and compromise among ourselves. This is a war of idealogy and economics and politics. It will require vision, compromise and leadership. I feel thankful and hopeful that seeing this speech Governor Christie is going to decide to run. Not because he wants to, but because there is a void and a crisis of leadership, that he uniquely can fill. He will serve because he is a patriot, and a second "American Century" is rapidly slipping our grasp and our imagination.
As Chris Christie continues to play Richard III, the GOP continues to search for a New Reagan who will unseat this usurper in the Oval Office. I thought about this and wondered why they don't just dig up old Ronnie, reanimate his corpse, and have HIM run. Then I realized The Onlon did a delightful satire on this very subject in 2009.
But that was before the rise of the Tea Party. And although Zombie Reagan Eat Brain, the Tea Party would have very little to worry about in that regard. But he DID raise taxes all those times.
Zombie Reagan just wouldn't be conservative or crazy ENOUGH for the Tea Party.
This also proves nobody does satire like "The Onion."
Give up. Fatman will not run. If he does he will self destroy like Perry.
A huge tree with shallow roots is brought down by its own weight.
Pride goeth before the fall. Easy does it, Chris. The worst you could do is believe the hype - because that's what it is.
Bottom line: would America elect such a fat president? Call it superficial, but it's an issue.
Christie tore into Obama in the speech. The speech if he had heard it was not that the GOP was to compromise but Obama. The thrust of his speech was about Executive actions and leadership not legislative infighting. Nice attempt at spin but when a Republican talks at the Reagan library he is saying this represents a great President and we don't have one now.
Also of all of the pictures they show this terrible photo of Christie and BO. Way to stay impartial and professional.
When this photo was taken Obama was not yet aware that Christie had consumed both of his children and half of his wife.
How many more candidates need to join the GOP field before they realize that the problem isn't the lack of suitable candidates, it's that the party has been taken over by whackjob lunatics.
The picture shows then walking like two good friends with their arms around each other,.
Is that an image we want to see? One of political miscegenation?
"The picture shows then walking like two good friends with their arms around each other, Is that an image we want to see?"
Yes, it is. Political leaders of different stripes, able to work together to solve common problems.
Christie is on tape critizing the tea party crazies. He doesn't stand a chance.
Christie ♡s Obama
What part of N O do you i-diots do not understand?
I'd hate to clean his bathroom
Listened to Christie READ his speech last night, I think he's possessed by John McCain.
Buurrpp! That was a great lunch, Barack.
Yeah, I kind of wish I'd gotten some. For a big man, you're quick, Chris.
Waste size Obama 34 Christie 46
weight Obama 190 Christie 325
This link shows another angle of the Obama-Christie picture.
The Governor has quite a belt overflow.
Seems to be a good man, but a little less of him would be healthier.
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Still time (and tickets) to get to Red Butte Garden before end of summer
Published August 22, 2012 3:56 pm
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If you are bummed that last night's Norah Jones concert and tomorrow's CSN concert were and are sold out, you can still get in on the Red Butte Garden action before the summer ends.
They still have tickets for: Huey Lewis â 500 tickets left for his Sunday, Aug 26 concertBonnie Raitt â 300 tickets left for Wed., Aug 29And Trombone Shorty â 1,200 tickets left for Sunday, Sept. 2You cna get tickets in person at the Garden (300 Wakara Way), online at http://www.redbuttegarden.org/concerts and over the phone at 801-585-0556.


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'Harold & Kumar' Star Becomes a Dad Again
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"Harold & Kumar" star John Cho has welcomed his second child with his wife, Kerri Higuchi, People reports.
PICS: Celebs and their cute kids
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The Lady Pioneers picked up yet another win on Monday when they traveled to take on the Lady Cats of the University of Pitt-Johnstown.
In the first half, Ashleigh Fossett hit the first bucket of the game, putting the Lady Pioneers ahead, 3-0. It wasn't long before UPJ went on a 7-0 run leaving the Pioneers behind, 12-5. The Pioneers continued to struggle regaining the lead as UPJ extended it by 12. The Pioneers had enough of trailing and made a late run in the first half tying the score at halftime, 48-48.
It was a bucket to bucket contest for most of the second half until one of the Lady Cats was given a technical foul for throwing the ball. Ginny Mills knocked down the foul shots putting the Lady Pioneers ahead, and that's where they stayed. The Lady Cats were not ready to give up without a fight, as they cut GSC's lead by four with only eight seconds left to play. The Lady Pioneers sealed their 13th straight win, defeating the Lady Cats of UPJ 93-87.
Ginny Mills led all scorers with 23 points, Aesha Peters scored a season high 19 points while pulling down nine rebounds. Ashleigh Fossett contributed 13 points while Jessica Parsons chipped in 11 points.
After marking down this win, the Lady Pioneers maintain their number one spot in the WVIAC with a record of 14-1 in conference and 19-2 overall. Also, the Lady Pioneers proudly move up in the NCAA Division II Rankings going from the 20th spot to 17th.
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Javier Armengau is set to appear before a Franklin County jury starting Feb. 10. Jill Del Greco, public inormation officer with the Ohio Attorney General's Office, said the trial has been scheduled to run through Feb. 14 at the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Courtroom 6F, 345 S. High St.
Armengau, who has offices and works in both Marion and Columbus, was arrested April 11 in Columbus on multiple sex-related charges. ...


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The music business has had its share of low-key stars - not everyone favors clothes made of meat or, say, stabs their girlfriend - but the Zac Brown Band might collectively take the prize for the most easygoing band in history.
Although the band has sold more than 5 million records, snared eight No. 1 singles on the country charts and regularly tours arenas, it works hard at maintaining its down-home, rootsy origins. There isn't a lot of star power being thrown around.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- There are new calls for an investigation in to the Public Defender's Office after serious allegations of misconduct.
"I think if you're elected to public office, you're elected to be that official, and you should not shirk your duties and not use taxpayer dollars and live like a playboy," said Private Investigator Mike Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick says he has known there were problems at the Public Defender's office for a year.
Working with attorneys inside Public Defender Matt Shirk's office in 2012, he collected evidence he says proves Shirk and his wife misused taxpayer dollars.
"He was definitely using his state car for personal use as well as campaign use. She took his car to go workout at the gym, and after the gym she took the car to the Town Center and went shopping," he said.
At the time, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the FBI declined to investigate.
But the new allegations against the Public Defender are more serious.
Former investigators hired by the office, Al Kelly and Greg Strickland, told First Coast News they stand by what they told the Florida Times-Union.
The woman and her friend were hired without going through the official process, according to Kelly and Strickland. Their investigation also revealed the women drank alcohol in Shirk's office.
"That doesn't surprise me," said Kilpatrick.
Strickland told the Times-Union that Shirk invited another young woman in the office to take a shower with him.
Three women were fired from the Public Defender's Office within weeks of each other and at least one of them has hired an attorney.
Kilpatrick said he's hopeful law enforcement will now take the allegations against the Public Defender's Office seriously.
"Where do you draw the line?" asked Kilpatrick.
In response to a request from First Coast News, Jackie Shultz with the Governor Rick Scott's Office said, "The allegations reported by the Florida Times-Union are troubling, and if true, would be inconsistent with the high standards of ethical behavior Governor Scott expects from public officials."
Public Defender Matt Shirk has declined numerous requests for comment from First Coast News over the past month.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Kentucky has announced that freshman forward Kyvin Goodin-Rogers will miss this season with a heart condition.
Wildcats coach Matthew Mitchell said in a statement Wednesday that the 6-foot-1 Goodin-Rogers went to the team trainer on Monday with sharp chest pains. Tests confirmed she has a pulmonary embolism, a blood clot condition that requires her to be on blood thinners for several months.
Mitchell says, "Kyvin's health in our main concern right now."
The 18-year-old Goodin-Rogers was expected to be a key contributor to a Kentucky team seeking its first Final Four berth. The forward averaged 12.1 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.1 steals and 2.4 blocks per game last season, teaming with fellow Wildcat freshman Makayla Epps to help Marion County (39-0) win its first Kentucky state high school championship.
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The one significant positive for this hotel: not being required to leave the Johannesburg airport. This is not a minor point. Johannesburg can be a mess, and for certain travelers, it can be dangerous. You don't need to collect your bags: just check them through to your final destination (and let the baggage handlers at JNB pilfer them) and kick back for the night at this hotel.
Another positive, albeit minor: the rooms are comfortable, and the beds are excellent after a multi-day trip.
However, overall, this hotel is awful. I can't stress that more. First, service is atrocious. It's almost like the hotel staff is trying to ignore their clients. Second, and very importantly: there **is no option for food but in the airport terminal**, which closes at 22:00. If your plane lands at 21:15, hopefully you ate on the plane. Protea, there is no room service at this hotel?! Of all hotels, anywhere in southern Africa, you don't provide international travelers with an option to get room service, at least until, say, 23:30?? This is illogical and represents utter laziness on the part of this hotel chain. Let me repeat, laziness.
Furthermore, the toilets don't flush properly (we've stayed in three different rooms with this same problem). The entertainment centers in the rooms sit directly... in... the... middle... of the room. I know it's hard to picture, but think of the craziest placement of a huge-screen tv in a hotel room, and this place has it. Finally, this hotel is not cheap: you'll pay US$300 for a room with all of the above wonderful characteristics.
In general, this hotel is convenient, but that's it. Skip it if you can.
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Most women recover with no complications; however, as with any surgery, risks are involved. The risks of any surgery include infection, bleeding, those risks associated with general anesthesia (for example, heart and lung problems), and reaction to medications.
Risks specifically related to the mastectomy itself are numbness of the breast skin and necrosis (tissue death) of the breast skin. The numbness requires no treatment. Necrosis of the skin may require a return to the operating room for revision of the scar.
Risks specifically related to mastectomy in which the lymph nodes in the armpit (axillary lymph nodes) are removed include swelling of the arm (called lymphedema) and possible injury to the nerves in the armpit area.
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PHOENIX (AP) -- Paul Goldschmidt had a pretty good idea that he'd just won the game for the Arizona Diamondbacks .
Goldschmidt hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Diamondbacks ended a four-game losing streak, beating the Miami Marlins 3-2 Tuesday night.
"I had a good feeling it was going out," Goldschmidt said. "If not, it wasn't going to be a triple. I wasn't running that hard. I'm glad it got out of here."
Goldschmidt's home run bounced high off the batter's backdrop in deep center field. His 17th homer of the season was his second in as many nights, and the second game-ending home run of his career.
"I just said to Penny (infielder Cliff Pennington ), `Let's have another Goldy party,' and then he hit it," Arizona manager Kirk Gibson said. "You always think that way."
Martin Prado also homered for the Diamondbacks, who snapped a season-high four-game losing streak.
David Hernandez (3-4) threw a perfect top of the ninth for the win. Chad Qualls (2-1) lost for the first time in 27 appearances, with Goldschmidt connecting on his second pitch.
"Any time it's a walkoff, whether it's you or one of the other guys, it's fun," Goldschmidt said.
Nathan Eovaldi , activated from the disabled list and making his first start since Sept. 30, scattered three hits over six innings for the Marlins, who had won two in a row.
"It felt good getting back on the mound," Eovaldi said. "This is the best my fastball has felt, locating it and everything. With my offspeed, it's still a little timing issue and I'm rushing it a little bit."
Miami has won three straight only twice this season.
"We really never got anything going and they got the big hit today," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said.
The Marlins took a 2-0 lead in the fourth against Randall Delgado . Derek Dietrich hit an RBI triple and scored on Adeiny Hechavarria 's single.
Eovaldi, who had missed the season's first two-plus months with inflammation in his right shoulder, walked Miguel Montero with two outs in the fourth and Prado followed with his first homer since April 29.
"I was just looking for a fastball and to put a good swing on it," Prado said. "He tried to come in and I knew I was ready for the fastball and it went out."
Delgado, recalled from Triple-A earlier Tuesday, gave up two runs on eight hits and struck out six in seven innings.
"When he came up and threw last time he wasn't as aggressive as he could be," Gibson said. "But you could see he shortened his motion and focused on locating the ball more. I think in spring training we were looking at a guy who was more of a thrower."
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - Los Angeles Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin has
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Muzzin, a 24-year-old Ontario native, completed the month with four goals and
seven assists and a plus-10 rating in 17 games.
His finest performance of the month came in a two-goal, one-assist effort to
help the Kings take a 6-4 decision against St. Louis on March 5. Muzzin added
one more multi-point effort and recorded at least one point in eight games.
A former fifth-round pick of the Penguins in 2007, Muzzin beat out Chicago
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