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All things considered, the West Perry baseball team finally had a decent week.
On April 13, the Mustangs were scuttled by East Pennsboro 9-1. They followed that loss with a painful 13-3 drubbing by Northern, then had to scrape out a 3-1 win over Milton Hershey.
The quality of the week actually turned on a decision by the Panthers to send ace Zach Nye to the mound. Nye, who had thrown seven innings the previous Saturday, was, by PIAA rules, unavailable to pitch against West Perry. East Penn had to forfeit the game, providing salve for Mustang wounds, and a slight bounce for their postseason hopes.
"Given the alternative, it was a pretty good week," said Mustang skipper Jeff Sanno, whose team now faces what he called, "a monster week.'
West Perry has home dates with Waynesboro, Susquenita and Shippensburg. Three wins — a tough task — would get the season back on track.
Credit starter, junior Jarrid Willette — and Sanno's go-go offense — for salvaging the win over Milton Hershey.
The right-hander pitched five innings, getting credit for the team's first complete game, working with precision and calm.
Willette threw 63 pitches — 47 for strikes, including first-pitch strikes to 14 of 19 batters, and went to a three-ball count just once.
He finished up allowing three hits — none after the second inning, walked one and struck out seven Spartans.
"We needed somebody to go out there and pound the strike zone. Jarrid threw a whale of a ballgame," Sanno said. "He kept the ball down and located his fastball. It was pretty impressive.'
The Mustangs got a run in the first when Kenny Baum was hit by a pitch, stole second and third and scored on a passed ball.
In the bottom of the frame, Willette fanned the first two batters, but a single, a stolen base and another single tied the score. He then got the final out with a third K. Willette retired eight of the final nine batters he faced. The ninth was erased by catcher Mitch Binger, who threw out a base stealer in the fourth. With his performance, Willette lowered his team-best ERA to 4.06
West Perry had little luck with Spartan starter Mikael Pecot, a junk-baller with a sweeping 12-to-6 curveball that baffled the free-swinging Mustangs. Cody Richard reached on an infield hit in the first, Brian Wood beat out a bunt in the second and Baum grounded a single up the middle in the fourth, but all were stranded.
The balance of the Mustang scoring came with solo runs in the third and fourth innings.
First, Jade Wilson reached on an error, stole second, moved up on another error and hustled home on a passed ball. The Mustangs picked up the insurance run when Ryan McMillen, aboard on a fielder's choice, scored on an error.
In all, the Mustangs stole eight bases, four of which led to runs.
"We had a hard time staying back (on Pecot's curve balls)," Sanno said. "But, we ran the bases well and took advantage of our base running (skills). I thought that was our only opportunity to score runs.'
The anemic Mustang offense will need to perk up this week. They are hitting .284 as a team, but are recently relying too heavily on Charlie Dunkelberger, who had three hits against Northern to lift his batting average to a team-high .524, and Baum, hitting .476. Dunkelberger (eight runs and five RBI) and Baum (12, 3) account for over half of the team's run production.
Among players with more than 10 at-bats, only Jake Weber (.303 with eight RBI) and Richard (.250) are hitting better than .250.
The Blackhawks made extra short work of a short week.
On April 15, Bryon Wilson's ballclub, in its only action, played most ungracious hosts, stamping out Shippensburg 10-0 in just four at-bats.
The Blackhawks, now 7-1 overall, are, at 2-0, a half game behind Northern in the MPC-Colonial pennant race.
Wilson turned to a familiar formula to take out the Greyhounds.
'Hawk pitching ace Taylor Nace tossed a complete-game four-hitter with six strikeouts and no walks to lower his earned run average to 0.95 and raise his record to 4-0.
Nace got all the runs he needed in a three-run first, but the 'Hawks tacked on three more in the second and four in the third to ensure a mercy-rule-shortened contest.
The Blackhawk offensive barrage was keyed by leadoff hitter Josh Shearer, who banged a pair of doubles, scored three runs and knocked in a third.
Justin Malehorn, batting a team-high .577, ripped a triple, scored three runs and added four RBI.
Clean up hitter Bobby Kohl (.435) cracked a double, knocked in three runs and scored one.
Nace (.318), Mike Magaro (.478) and Zach Harvey (.318) also had hits in the game.
The Blackhawks will get down to serious business this week — and next.
They were scheduled for road trips to Big Spring and West Perry before going to Metro Bank Park for an April 23 tilt with East Pennsboro. A visit from Northern awaits Susquenita on April 26.


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Viacom today announced it has filed a lawsuit against Google in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Viacom filed the lawsuit claiming that
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Viacom believes that "YouTube and Google are continuing to take the fruit" of its efforts without permission while also "destroying enormous value in the process." Viacom also added a little sentiment by saying the value "rightfully belongs to the writers, directors and talent who create it and companies like Viacom that have invested to make possible this innovation and creativity." Despite the added emotion, however, there is no doubt that the lawsuit centers on money.
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I'm John Berry, a staff photographer for The Post-Standard. Growing up in the the Finger Lakes area, I was taught about local Native American nations in my childhood history classes. My classmates might be surprised to find out that the Onondaga are still here. Two years ago, the leadership of the Onondaga Nation gave me permission to photograph traditional life in their community. You can contact me at email@example.com
Leaders like Tadodaho Sidney Hill face the challenge of keeping Haudenosaunee history alive on the Onondaga Nation. These men and women are spiritually guided by the messages of the Creator, most notably the Great Law of Peace, delivered on the shores of Onondaga Lake long, long ago.
After bumping into Steve Jacobs over a period of time, he and his wife Amy felt comfortable enough to let me come to their home as they got themselves ready for the celebration of Children's Day during Midwinter Ceremonies held at the Longhouse early each year.
I was struck by Virginia Abrams telling her students at the Onondaga Nation School they had a responsibility to respect the life of this maple tree by being able to read the tree's buds and know when to stop taking sap. Elders passing knowledge onto the young is a big part of Onondaga life.
Twenty years ago, I would routinely see people using this popular swimming hole. Because of concerns about pollution from outside the nation, it is rarely used today. I made it a point to pass by here every day I visited the nation and yet, this was the only time in two years I saw someone in the water.
Anyone can plant a traditional Three Sisters garden in a relatively small space. The corn plant grows up tall, the beans climb up the corn, and the squash plant grows around the other two. Its large leaves keep the weeds down and retain ground moisture. The Onodagas credit the Three Sisters with keeping their people alive for centuries.


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THE BIG ANSWER: In response to Tuesday's Big Question about who will win the Superbowl.
IN REGARDS to the Big question, as I've said before, there is no doubt in my mind the New England Patriots will win the 2013 Super Bowl.
I EXPECT Baltimore and San Francisco to make it to the Super Bowl and Baltimore to win it. Because you will have two brothers coaching against each other and what a story line that would be. Then you have Ray Lewis winning the Super Bowl because he is retiring.
BALTIMORE RAVENS win it all, Flacco and Rice are playing at a higher level and the defense will support Ray Lewis in his retirement.
WELL YOU finally did it, you couldn't put one paragraph in on the Penn State - Michigan St dual meet. It's incredible, you're never going to have going to have another piece based on the dates Penn State wrestles.
AS A COMMUNITY rich in wrestling, I wonder why we don't get any coverage of the number 1 team in the nation, Penn State. I would like to see more, actually, I would like to see any articles.
ARE THE NFL Playoffs about number 52 and Ray Lewis or they about playing football. The NFL seems to only show him when a game is going on.
I JUST FINISHED reading the story on Jason Taylor, it's very sad. First you have the glory then you turn around and sue the football league for your injuries?
I'M SICK OF these articles about NFL players, who have the best of everything when they are playing. There are more high school and college players who never recieved the million dollars these NFL players make. Regarding injuries, what about the young men from Tulane and Rutgers that are paralyzed and never received the millions of dollars?
THE ALTOONA/State College area deserves an ECHL Hockey franchise at University Park. It would be a great franchise for the Central PA region.
I SEE THAT Chester is the No. 1 ranked high school boys team in the state. But could you please tell me who the three teams were that they lost too? Lone Peak High School (Highland, UT), Whitney Young High School (Chicago, IL) and Brookfield Central High School (Brookfield, WI).


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The term offseason really doesn't apply to most track and field athletes.
Despite the fact the track seasons are in the winter and spring, make no mistake about it, track and field is a year-round commitment that requires just as much hard work in the summer and the fall as it does during the seasons.
Take Vlad Castillo Jr. for example.
The rising senior at Montgomery has worked out just about every day this summer, motivated by the pursuit of trying to become the state's top shot putter.
Castillo threw a personal best of 56-1 3/4 in the shot put this past spring, which makes him the No. 3 returning thrower in the state behind Andrew Tummino of River Dell (59-3 1/2), and Sean Brennan of Union Catholic (56-4). Castillo's PR in the discus is 165-10.
Castillo's junior year also included victories in the shot and discus at the Somerset County and Skyland Conference Championships and a first-place finish in the shot at the Central Jersey, Group 4 meet.
But Castillo knows he has to get even stronger and faster to hit his senior year goals, so he has been a monster in the weight room this summer.
``I am just focusing more on gaining weight and developing more speed and explosion throughout the circle,'' said Castillo. ``At the Meet of Champions this year (June 6), I was 6-3, 182 pounds. Now I am 6-4 and 195. I'm shooting for 60+ feet in shot put and 185+ feet in discus. Those numbers might seem outrageous, but I know that with work and faith it can be achieved.''
Castillo also benefits from working out with Jon Kalnas, a great thrower during his days at Paulsboro High and Monmouth University.
`` I have been training with Jon since sophomore year,'' said Castillo. ``I train with him twice as week and it's always a pleasure working with him! On the other days I train with my training partner Nathan Schembor (Montgomery teammate) . I'm always throwing and lifting with him.''


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so.. who's up for the Elder Scrolls Online beta this weekend?
it starts Friday, February 28th at 12:00PM EST and ends Sunday, March 2nd at 11:59PM EST
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The last time I wrote here, I said Thaddeus Young needed to bring his "A" game for the Sixers to beat Charlotte tonight. Thaddeus brought it in spades, but the Sixers didn't use it enough. So they lost.
I'm not saying Thaddeus is the second coming of Larry Bird, but right now, he's the closest thing we have to a bona fide scorer, yet there seems to be a hesitance to give him a touch every time down. If I'm Tony DiLeo, I think it's time to run the offense through Thaddeus.
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CIT Group Inc. (CIT - Analyst Report) recently announced that its board of directors has approved of a $300 million share buyback program. The shares can be repurchased till Dec 31, 2014.
Additionally, CIT Group got an extension of the time period to repurchase shares worth $7 million left from its 2013 share buyback program. The company, after the termination of its agreement with FRBNY (which restrained it from deploying capital without prior approval) in May 2013, announced a $200 million share buyback program. At the end of 2013, the company was able to repurchase $193 million shares.
Besides the share buyback programs, CIT Group reinstated its quarterly dividend of 10 cents per share in Oct 2013. The dividend will be paid on Feb 28, 2014 to shareholders of record as of Feb 14, 2014. Given the company's stable capital position, we believe that it will continue to enhance shareholder value.
Apart from the capital deployment plans, we believe CIT Group's efforts to lower its debt burden by either eliminating or refinancing high-cost, long-term debt will work in favor of the company. This action will lower funding costs and will aid in margin growth. Also, a steadily improving global economy and an advancing domestic market will boost demand for financing of inventories and capital equipments, considered to be favorable for CIT Group.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for CIT Group currently stands at $3.57 for 2013 and $4.10 for 2014, reflecting year-over-year growth of 221.1% and 14.8%, respectively. The company is scheduled to release its 2013 financial results on Jan 28, 2014.
CIT Group currently has a $9.9 billion market capitalization. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). Other stocks to watch out for in the industry are American Express Co. (AXP - Analyst Report) , Financial Engines, Inc. (FNGN - Snapshot Report) and Portfolio Recovery Associates Inc. (PRAA - Analyst Report) . All these companies carry the same Zacks Rank as CIT Group.
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NEWARK — Four men arrested in connection with a shipment of 21 stolen handguns, assault rifles, and a shotgun were charged today with federal gun-trafficking charges, officials said.
Three South Carolina residents and a Newark resident were each charged with transporting stolen firearms across state lines, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said. They were among 15 people arrested in the raid on March 8.
If found guilty of the federal charges, the four each face up to 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000, he said.
Nearly all the firearms were stolen from a rural gun shop near Bristol, Tenn. March 1, as well as from a gun shop in Boone, North Carolina in February, according to an accompanying complaint in federal court in Newark.
The three out-of-state suspects are from Columbia, S.C., according to the court document.
But plans to deliver the guns to the apartment of a 22-year-old Newark man, Terrell James, were foiled by an anonymous tip, city police spokesman Det. Todd McClendon earlier this week.
Police spotted them as they arrived close to midnight at James's residence on S. 20th Street in the South Ward after driving that day from South Carolina, the document read.
The driver, Cedric Reddick, 19, got out of the car, surveyed the area and then opened the trunk, from which he grabbed a large, apparently heavy, duffel bag.
The two passengers, Bassir Baxter, 39, and Reddick's father, Bevan Holston, 40, got out of the car, and met James at the door and then carried the bag to a side door, the complaint read.
Two of them returned to remove a second duffel bag from the car and carried it together into the apartment, the document stated.
Minutes later police from the city's Fifth Precinct converged on the building, sending the men scattering, and surprising the 11 others, said McClendon.
While officers were arresting the other suspects, Reddick and Holston ducked out of a window of a third-floor apartment and tried to run across several adjacent buildings "jumping from roof to roof," the spokesman said.
Holston missed a landing and fell several yards to the ground suffering serious, but non-life threatening injuries. Reddick surrendered seconds later and had to be removed from a rooftop by Newark firefighters, McClendon said.
That night Newark police charged all 15 suspects with 50 weapons violations each, McClendon said.
Inside the apartment police seized 22 guns, of which 21 were stolen: 14 handguns, six assault rifles and a shotgun, according to the complaint. One gun was legally registered, according to authorities.
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It's time to start slicing that bread and loosening those belts - August is National Sandwich Month!
The first recorded sandwich was by the famous rabbi, Hillel the Elder, who lived during the 1st century B.C. He thought of the spectacular concept of putting bitter herbs between two pieces of matzah during a Passover feast. Lucky for us, sandwiches have become a little more tasty and creative since then.
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PHILADELPHIA – Most predictions throughout baseball have All-Star second baseman Chase Utley not being a part of the Phillies' upcoming fire sale.
For good reason, too: Utley is on record saying he wants to stay in Philadelphia - "I don't plan on going anywhere," he told Phillies.com last month - and he can veto any deal because he has 10-and-5 rights - 10 years of big-league service time, the last five with one club.
But …
Perhaps there is a scenario in which Utley would opt to accept a deal before baseball's July 31 trade deadline.
If the Phillies work out a deal to send Utley to one of the Bay Area clubs, he could be gone.
Utley's wife, Jennifer, is from San Francisco and that's where they live during off seasons. The couple has a two-year-old son and Jennifer is due to give birth to a second child this fall.
The Bay Area also offers two opportunities for Utley to leave the last-place Phillies for a powerhouse club, as the AL West-leading Oakland A's have baseball's best record while the NL West-contending San Francisco Giants are good enough to make a run at a third World Series championship in five seasons.
Also, the Boston Globe reported this week that the Giants and Toronto Blue Jays are hot for Utley.
Other contenders such as the Yankees and A's could get into the mix, as well.
The Giants are stacked, but badly need a second baseman upgrade, as they've been going with Brandon Hicks (.162, 8 HR, 22 RBIs), Joe Panik (.210, 0 HR, 4 RBIs) and Ehire Adrianza (.236, 0 HR, 4 RBIs).
They've getting a good look at Utley this week, as the Giants are in Philadelphia for a four-game series that began with a 7-4 victory on Monday and a 9-6 win in 14 innings on Tuesday. Utley has played well in the series, going 4-for-11 with an RBI.
The A's aren't strong at second base, either, as they've gotten by with Eric Sogard (.194, 0 HR, 10 RBIs) and Nick Punto (.208, 2 HR, 12 RBIs), the latter a Phillie at the start of his journeyman career.
At 35, Utley's not the offensive superstar that he was from 2005-09, but he's having a very solid season hitting .288 with 8 homers, 47 RBIs and 25 doubles in 96 games.
The Phillies' heart and soul for more than a decade, Utley definitely again is a wanted man because he's healthy and producing after three seasons of chronic knee issues threatened to prematurely end a career that for a time was on a Hall of Fame path.
Utley's contract could scare away the A's, who almost always have one of baseball's lowest payrolls.
He's in the first season of a two-year, $27-million contract that could turn into a five-year, $77 million deal if he stays healthy. His 2015 salary will jump from $10 million to $15 million if he doesn't spend two weeks from now until the remainder of the season on the disabled list with a knee injury. The contract also includes $15 million vesting options from 2016-18 plus a $2 million buyout for 2016.
Peter Gammons of the MLB Network said recently that Utley could be the difference maker for a contender this year.
"A general manager said to me that he thought the National League would be decided by whether the Dodgers or the Giants got Chase Utley," Gammons said during an appearance last month on Comcast SportNet's Philly Sports Talk. "A team like the Giants ... every scout I've talked to tells me they might have the best pitching in Double A of any team in baseball. If you get three pitchers for Chase Utley out of that Giants organization, you have a chance to be - two years from now - restore that pitching to where it should be."
The Dodgers probably won't pursue Utley because Dee Gordon (.295, 45 SB) is having a breakout season as their second baseman.
As for the Blue Jays, there's probably no way Utley goes to Toronto.
The Yankees?
Probably not, either.
San Francisco or Oakland?
Maybe Utley becomes the next professional sports star to pull a LeBron James and go home. Sure this is different, but the Bay Area now is home for Utley and his growing family.


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Few American innovations have changed the world more profoundly and positively than the Internet. Originally created as a government research project, the Internet was quickly expanded by private innovators, entrepreneurs, and businesses around the country and, eventually, around the world. Today more than 2.5 billion people are connected to the Internet and have access to information and opportunities that did not exist 20 years ago.
Innovations in broadband technology are not exclusively relegated to the wired world anymore. Today, mobile devices act as general-purpose computers, complete with nearly 1.5 million available apps. Massive amounts of data are necessary to operate these mobile devices, and carriers are struggling to deliver ever-increasing network coverage and speed to meet consumer demand. The future of lightning-fast, mobile communications depends on migrating America's communications networks away from outdated legacy phone line networks and toward Internet Protocol-based, or IP-based, infrastructure.
The vast majority of network upgrades and day-to-day operation of the Internet are overseen by private businesses, universities and organizations. Yet governments – domestic and international - continue to exert influence over the environment in which the Internet evolves. Over the years, government policy makers have sought to protect, promote and encourage expansion of Internet access and adoption. Many actions by the U.S. government have helped facilitate the build-out of America's broadband infrastructure. For example, decisions were made to make more government-controlled spectrum available for high-speed commercial broadband services, not to impose monopoly telephone regulations on competitive new IP-based services, and to encourage agencies to use the Internet to connect, serve and inform citizens.
We created this 2013 Broadband Guide for the 113th Congress to provide the next generation of policy makers and leaders with the information they need to make informed decisions about Internet policy. We attempt to provide critical information, define technical terms and answer basic questions about the Internet of today and the networked world of tomorrow. As a bipartisan organization with both for-profit and not-for-profit members, we are committed to offering an unbiased set of facts for consideration.


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A single vehicle crash on Combie Road in southern Nevada County has reportedly resulted in downed power lines and traffic being rerouted.
According to the California Highway Patrol, a green Honda CRV struck a power pole near the intersection of Armstrong and Combie roads, which has closed traffic. The report came in at approximately 2:30 p.m. Thursday, near the release time for schools in the area.
Nevada Joint Union High School District Superintendent Louise Johnson informed Bear River High School families that bus routes had been rerouted, which will result in an estimated 30-minute delay to normal drop-off times for some students.
CHP is requesting traffic control at Highway 49 and Combie Road.
PG&E has assigned a crew to assess the power outage in the area, resulting from the collision, but has already estimated restoration of power by 6 p.m.


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NEW ULM - The New Ulm Foundation celebrated the establishment of a new designated fund, the New Ulm Telecom Fund, with a reception on Thursday at the Grand Kabaret.
New Ulm Telecom, over the past seven years, has donated a total of $100,000 to the New Ulm Area Foundation's Community Fund, earning the designation for its funds.
The New Ulm Area Foundation's Community Fund is an endowment fund with more than $1 million in funds. Interest earned on the funds each year is given out in grants to fund community development, arts and education.
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Members of the New Ulm Area Foundation Board and New Ulm Telecom celebrated the creation of the New Ulm Telecom fund as part of the New Ulm Area Foundation's Community Fund. In front, from left, are Bob Wise, Mike Boyle, Denis Warta, Bill Otis, Barb Bornhoft, Perry Meyer and Jeff Gulden. In back are Pat Herzog, Steve Franta, Donna Lambrecht, Cheryl Meyer, Bruce Fenske and Deb Dove.
This is the third named fund for the Foundation. Henry Somsen originated the fund with a $100,000 donation in memory of his wife, Anne Somsen, and Mickelson Media established a fund in honor of former Journal editor Bill Macklin with a $100,000 donation.
Bill Otis, CEO of New Ulm Telecom, said at the event that the Telecom board had wanted to "give back to the community" when it decided to make the commitment to the foundation.
"The thought was that our company has done very well, and we have always been located in New Ulm. We have expanded over the years, but New Ulm has always been our headquarters. We wanted to give back to the community that made us successful."
Donna Lambrecht, speaking for the Foundation, thanked Telecom and said she hoped it would inspire other companies to make a similar commitment.


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Jamestown High School 2008 graduate Trazina Brewer's 22-month-old son Logan Adams was diagnosed with aplastic anemia in December of 2011.
The illness is a very serious condition that requires constant monitoring and frequent admissions into Buffalo Children's Hospital for Logan. However, every treatment thus far has been temporary, and he will eventually require a bone marrow transplant.
According to the Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation website, aplastic anemia is a disease of the bone marrow. It happens when the bone marrow stops making enough red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets for the body. People with severe or very severe aplastic anemia are at risk for life-threatening infections or bleeding.
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"Trazina had noticed this rash on his back, so she mentioned it to the doctor during a regular check-up," said Logan's great-grandmother Patricia Dake. "It turned out that it wasn't just a rash, it was petechiae, which is bleeding capillaries under the skin. They did some tests to find Logan had a low platelet count, so the doctor recommended bringing him to Buffalo Children's Hospital for two weeks. At first they thought it might be the autoimmune disease called ITP (Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura). Then they considered Evans syndrome. But, all they could do was try to get his platelet count up as high as they could so they could release him."
Until Logan receives the bone marrow transplant he will continue to experience the debilitating symptoms associated with the condition.
"When they finally made the diagnosis I knew that the disease was fatal, but I just realized that we're only temporarily treating him," said Dake. "We've had so many emergency trips to the hospital because his body is destroying the platelets. They tested for a donor for the transplant, but there wasn't anyone with enough similarities. So, they are trying to keep him alive until Trazina, who is expecting, has the baby. Then they can use the T-cells from the baby's umbilical cord. When they put those cells into Logan, the cells will regenerate production of bone marrow to save his life. But, in the meantime he has to go on chemotherapy to kill the antibodies that are killing his platelets."
However, Dake has hope. That's why she created the Logan's Run softball tournament and Logan's Dice Run benefit. Each event will raise funds to help give Logan a healthy future.
"Logan is handling all this better than we are, because he doesn't know he is sick," said Dake. "He is in all this pain, and he doesn't know why; he doesn't know that we have to do this to fix him. It's been horrible for us to have to stand by and listen to his screams. We know it's for the best, but it's still very hurtful. And, Trazina can't work while he is in this condition because he has to be watched every minute. I've given everything I have, and his mother can't even pay her electric bill because she has to pay for gas to get Logan to the doctor. But, we do have hope."
Logan's Run softball tournament is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15, at Bergman Park. The event will also feature children's activities and refreshments. Registration is currently open, and is $100 per team. Call Sean at 490-2750 for more information.
Logan's Dice Run registration begins at 8 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 30, at The Pad on Route 394 in Kennedy. Admission for single-riders is $15 and $25 for double-riders. Riders will leave from The Pad at 11 a.m. The benefit continues from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. and includes a $10 donation for a meal, a 50/50 raffle, Chinese auction, prizes and several live bands. The bands scheduled to play at the benefit include: Big Leg Emma, Total Chaos and Headbanger's Ball.
"Participating in benefits like this help people to become aware of the disease, and the ramifications of it," said Dake. "It's also heartwarming to see the caring of other people. That gives us hope, and it gives us strength. They can't make him better, but they can help us get to the point where we can get him better."


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - As part of the effort to fight hate crimes on Staten Island, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is sponsoring outreach services for crime victims at El Centro del Inmigrante in Port Richmond.
The first of three evening events was held last week, availing Public Advocate staff members to assist local residents in making police reports.
At upcoming events to be held next Thursday and again on Sept. 16, from 6 to 8 p.m., crime victims who have not reported a crime to police will receive reporting assistance. Victims who require follow-up for compensation or other services will also be served.
"This is an opportunity for anyone who has been intimidated or confused about approaching the authorities to come forward in a safe environment and seek justice. Together, we can fight hate crimes in our communities," said de Blasio in a statement released to the press.
The Thursday-night events will be held in El Centro's offices at 1546 Castleton Ave., Port Richmond.
For more information, call Paul Casali at 212-669-8140.
The service is being offered in collaboration with Project Hospitality's Robin Hood Single Stop Help Center, which provides access to benefits, free legal and immigration services, and tax filing services to eligible Staten Island families. To make an appointment for these services call 718-273-6737.


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Bloggers' Alliance of Nonfiction Devotees (BAND): December Discussion: Truth in Nonfiction
BAND is a monthly discussion group of book bloggers who love nonfiction! If you'd like to join us, check out our tumblr page.
This month Erin of Erin Reads asks us: How do you determine truth in nonfiction?
I feel like the quest for truth has been one of my primary activities since I was a very young child. I've never been the type to just believe something because someone in authority tells me it's so or because it's the widely accepted belief or….well, you get the picture.
Everything I've pursued in my career and education has gone to back up this aspect of my personality. My first chosen major in undergrad was History, which is largely focused on determining the truth and not just the accepted cultural myths. Lessons I learned from my wonderful, intelligent professors stick with me to this day in reading nonfiction:
- Are there multiple accounts or scientific studies that come to the same conclusion or provide the same information?
- Does the conclusion the document or observer draw make sense based on known facts about the world?
- Does the document address opposing viewpoints and provide valid, factual rebuttals to them? A piece of nonfiction that ignores opposing viewpoints is generally one that cannot be trusted.
So those are the basics I use when I investigate a belief system and proceed to draw my conclusions. It was this method that I learned in undergrad that led to me deconverting from the religion I was raised in. (I'm currently an agnostic). It was this same method that proved to me that eating meat is wrong, so I don't do it anymore.
Now that I'm older and have a few firm beliefs that I've vetted with research, the first question I ask when approaching a piece of nonfiction is: Does this go against what I know to be true? If it does, I may read it anyway just to help me understand where someone with a different viewpoint is coming from. But I take everything in it "with a grain of salt." These books usually take me a while to finish since anything I can't disprove immediately, I go out and do research on. Sometimes this leads to me adjusting my viewpoint, but generally not for things I've already researched.
If the nonfiction work I am reading is about something I just really haven't researched much before then I approach it differently. I look to see how well-documented and carefully researched the book is. Did the author cite primary sources in her bibliography? Are these primary sources from well-respected journals or archives or scientific studies? I am going to trust a book with 10 pages of bibliography much more than one with 2. If the author is saying something that doesn't make sense to me, then I hunt down what she's cited and read it for myself. I think through the facts, consider the author's possible biases (her own race, gender, economic group, educational background), and consider my own known biases before drawing conclusions from the material presented. If it's something I can try out for myself like a new recipe, a budgeting system, or an exercise move, I try it and see if it works!
I know that probably all sounds like a lot of work, and IT IS. Being an educated citizen of the world is really hard work. But that's our job. We're supposed to constantly be educating ourselves, questioning ourselves, seeking to understand the world and those around us. How can we ever expect to improve things if we just take everything at face value as handed down to us? And once you've studied something once you can't just stop studying it. Science has shown us that. New evidence comes into play, and we need to reevaluate. There's nothing wrong with saying I once thought this was so but now I know I was wrong. That's all a part of growing and learning, a part that is, unfortunately, not as encouraged in the American education system as it should be. It's part of why I became a librarian. I want everyone to do this throughout their life. Because it's not just truth in nonfiction that we need to question and determine for ourselves. It's truth about the world around us.
Check out the nonfiction books I've read and reviewed since the October discussion:
- The Sum of My Parts by Olga Trujillo, JD (review)
- From This Moment On by Shania Twain (review)
- Born Wild by Tony Fitzjohn (review)
- Out of the House of Bondage by Thavolia Glymph (review)
Bloggers' Alliance of Nonfiction Devotees (BAND): October Discussion: Favorite Anthologies
BAND is a monthly discussion group of book bloggers who love nonfiction! If you'd like to join us, check out our tumblr page.
This month Ash of English Major's Junk Food asks us: What are your favorite nonfiction anthologies?
It's funny; I haven't read a nonfiction anthology in a while, but I immediately thought of one book that sits proudly on one of my livingroom bookshelves at home that I return to relatively frequently to read bits and pieces from—Written by Herself: Autobiographies of American Women: An Anthology.
Time to toot my own horn a bit here, I was the recipient of the Smith College Book Award in high school, and this was the book they chose to send me. As a young feminist growing up in a rural, traditional area, this book rocked my world. So many strong, intelligent women of all races and ethnicities from many time periods overcoming obstacles to achieve amazing things. Any time I had a rough day in high school or college, I would turn to this book and read a section of it. Um, plus it has a Smith College Book Award bookplate with my name on it, which is just bad-ass. Alas, they were unable to convince me to go to a women's college. I wanted boys around. ;-) But hopefully the alumni association of Smith will still be pleased to know that this book helped one young girl become a stronger woman.
I'm glad Ash brought up this topic, because it made me think about one of my more unique favorite books, but also realize that it's been a while since I read a nonfiction anthology. I'll have to think on a topic that interests me and hunt one down at the library!
Check out the nonfiction books I've reviewed and discussed since the August discussion:
- The Last Manchu: The Autobiography of Henry Pu Yi, Last Emperor of China(review)
- A Stolen Life: A Memoir(review)
- Labor of Love, Labor of Sorrow: Black Women , Work, and the Family, from Slavery to the Present (review)
- Coming of Age in Mississippi (review)
- Lean, Long & Strong: The 6-Week Strength-Training, Fat-Burning Program for Women(review)
Bloggers' Alliance of Non-fiction Devotees (BAND): August Discussion: How Did You Get Into Non-fiction?
Hi guys! It's hard to believe a month has gone by already since our very first non-fiction discussion in July. This month Amy is hosting, and she asks us how did we get into non-fiction?
I actually found myself baffled by this question. Um, I don't remember not reading non-fiction? I was raised very religious, although I'm now agnostic, as most of you know. Anyway, because my parents were religious, I was encouraged (strongly) to read my Bible every day. That combined with the kid versions of the Bible were probably my earliest forays into what is technically considered non-fiction. *coughs, coughs*
My earliest memories of non-fiction reading that wasn't connected to religion is a toss-up between cats, airplanes, and westward expansion. I was fascinated with all three, although cats probably won. I had an ongoing campaign from when I could speak until the age of seven to get a cat when my parents finally caved. I used to wreak havoc in the non-fiction section of the library taking out every single book on whatever topic fascinated me at the moment.
My love of non-fiction definitely played into my first choice of major in undergrad–History with a focus on US History. These classes consisted almost entirely of reading primary documents, and I loved it. I was also finally surrounded by other people my age who felt the same excitement at reading non-fiction as I did. So you see, I never really "got into" non-fiction. I was born that way. Haha.
Check out the non-fiction books I've reviewed and discussed since the July discussion:
Bloggers' Alliance of Nonfiction Devotees (BAND): July Discussion: Favorite Type of Nonfiction
Hi guys! So the lovely Amy (of Amy Reads) let me know of a new organization of bloggers who love to read nonfiction–Bloggers' Alliance of Nonfiction Devotees. The group has a tumblr, and basically the various members will post links to their reviews of nonfiction books as well as participate in themed discussions once a month. You all know that I definitely partake in nonfiction periodically, so I couldn't pass up the opportunity to be involved!
This month's topic is our favorite type of nonfiction. I'd be hard-pressed to choose just one, so I'm going to cheat a bit and talk about, well, three of them.
First, the type of nonfiction that I continued to read even when working full-time and attending grad school at night was memoirs. Memoirs hold a special allure for me. Nothing connects me to people from different walks of life than mine quite like reading their first-hand account of their own life. I especially love memoirs by people who suffer from mental illnesses or have survived abusive situations. Memoirs simply never fail to touch me, even if I disagree with the author on a lot of points. It is truly astounding how different and yet the same we all are.
Second, I love books on health for the layman, particularly books on vegetarianism and veganism. I have a whole pile of tbr books just waiting for me about the health crisis in the US, such as Diet for a New America and Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health. Knowledge is power, and we Americans certainly need to take charge of our health.
Finally, I was a history major in undergrad, and history books still appeal to me. Currently I am reading a biography on Heinrich Himmler (the head of the Gestapo). I particularly love history books on Native Americans, westward expansion, the American Revolution, Australia, China, Japan, and WWII.
So that's the types of nonfiction I love! What about you, my lovely readers?


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On the next Ghost Hunters International the team takes a look behind the former Iron Curtain to track ghosts in Eastern Europe. At least that's how it is being billed on the Syfy.com website. What I want to know is not what is behind the Iron Curtain but instead, what is behind the door that Joe Chin finds in this sneak peek video. I have to say, there definitely is something moving between those slats of wood.
Take a look at the video below and tell me what you think it is. Cat? Rat? Rabid raccoon? Alien head? GHI team member? Scary entity that is about to rip Joe's head off, inhabit Britt's body and make him say stupid stuff? Heh, it's all plausible!
Anyway, check out the video, it is very interesting and I'll be back after the show with the review and hopefully the answer to what is behind door #1!
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Triple wins by Lauren and James Trigo, Frankie Salzone, Emily Puentes, Ricky Kilichowski, Liam Gates and Anna McDonald powered Petrides to a closing 222-121 S.I. Grammar School League victory over St. Teresa's.
Sara Ostensen, Jack Shashaty, Ryan Thatcher, Kasey Shashaty, John Ostensen, Aida Rikic and Emma Gasser were triple winners as Blessed Sacrament defeated OLQP 205-179.
St. Charles defeated Notre Dame Academy 184-180 behind triple winners Lauren Caruvana, Julia Caputo, Shannon Brewi, Thomas Malloy, and Charlie Cusumano. Notre Dame's triples were Mia and Olivia Flagiello, Katherine London, Katherine Fafian, and Sophia Virella.
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NORTH HEMPSTEAD, L.I. — The play of Andy Santana, Sean Gayle and Emmanuel Baker paced the S.I. Musketeers to the Long Island Jam 14-under title with a 42-37 decision over Team Underrated.
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Nicole Balzarini was the winner and Gianna Krozcynski and Adrianna Russo had RBI as Twisted Sister (SI) defeated Charley's Angels (ES) 10-4 in Interleague major play. YOUTH FOOTBALL
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Mike Politi rushed for three touchdowns in the Tigers' 26-7 S.I. Boys Football League Junior Midget win over the Wolfpack.
James Durkin threw two TDs as the NY Finest Lions defeated the Elizabeth Packers 22-0 in Heritage Spring League 13's playoff action.
Joe Montalvo's second touchdown lifted the Chiefs to a 42-34 double-overtime victory over the Hurricanes and the 9/11 North fifth/sixth-grade American Division title. Brian Meyers caught a TD to put the Chiefs into the extra session.
The play of quarterback Andrew Ropiak helped the Giants down the Lions 25-8 in a North third/fourth-grade game.
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Giants 25, Lions 8
Raides 20, Cowboys 0
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Erik VanFossen, Muskegon Catholic Central: The senior combines speed, athleticism and an accurate shot to be a dangerous scorer.
Kyle Zietlow, Spring Lake: The athletic senior midfielder controls the tempo in almost every game for the Lakers.
Derek & Isaac Braak, Grand Haven: The twins have both been a part of regional club championships and played in a national tournament and will be two of the best midfielders in the area.
Noah Hendricks, Fruitport: The junior forward will be the focal point of the Trojans attack. He scored 15 goals playing a secondary role in the attack last year.
Ben Mast, Western Michigan Christian: Mast's lanky frame and athleticism make him tough to keep away from the opposition's net.


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Minor League Postseason Preview
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by Kyle Brostowitz
On Wednesday, three of the Washington Nationals' minor league affiliates will kick off the 2014 postseason. Here's a brief preview of each series:
Syracuse Chiefs (81-62), Northern Division Champion
Pawtucket Red Sox (79-65), Wild Card
Season Series: 8-8
Series Scoring: 66-56 (Syracuse)
Looking Lively
Game Three starter, RHP Mitch Lively, stymied the Red Sox late in the season, going 2-0 with a 3.27 ERA (4 ER/11.0 IP) with 17 strikeouts and just four walks in his final two starts of 2014. In his final outing, on Aug. 30, Lively struck out a career-high 11 batters to propel the Chiefs to the division-clinching 6-2 victory over the Red Sox.
Familiar Face
Former Nationals outfielder Corey Brown will face off against his former teammates in this best-of-five series. Brown went 10-for-33 (.303) with two doubles, four homers, six RBI, three walks and 5 runs scored in nine games against Syracuse in 2014. Brown played 357 games for the Chiefs from 2011-2013.
Pitching Matchups
Game 1: Wednesday, Sept. 3 at Pawtucket, 7:05pm: RHP Taylor Hill vs. LHP Edwin Escobar
Game 2: Thursday, Sept. 4 at Pawtucket, 7:05pm: RHP Scott McGregor vs. RHP Matt Barnes
Game 3: Friday, Sept. 5 at Syracuse, 7:00pm: RHP Mitch Lively vs. LHP Henry Owens
Game 4: Saturday, Sept. 6 at Syracuse, 7:00pm: LHP Aaron Laffey vs. TBD **If necessary**
Game 5: Sunday, Sept. 7 at Syracuse, 1:00pm: RHP Paolo Espino vs. TBD **If necessary**
Carolina League
Potomac Nationals (78-58), Northern Division Champion
Lynchburg Hillcats (68-71), Wild Card
Season Series: 12-7 (Potomac)
Series Scoring: 96-90 (Potomac)
Hot Stretch
Potomac enters the postseason having won 14 of its last 19 games to finish out the season. Moreover, the Nationals have won four straight against Lynchburg, including a three-game sweep of the Hillcats, Aug. 19-20.
Batting Champion!
P-Nats second baseman Tony Renda claimed the Carolina League batting title, hitting .307 with 21 doubles, four triples, 47 RBI, 19 stolen bases and 75 runs scored. In 13 games against Lynchburg, Renda went 16-for-49 (.327) with a double, two RBI, three stole bases, four walks and 12 runs scored.
Pitching Matchups
Game 1: Wednesday, Sept. 3 at Potomac: LHP Hector Silvestre vs. TBD
Game 2: Thursday, Sept. 4 at Potomac: RHP Brian Rauh vs. TBD
Game 3: Friday, Sept. 5 at Potomac: RHP Ian Dickson vs. TBD
South Atlantic League
Hagerstown Suns (87-53), Second Half Northern Division Champion
Greensboro Grasshoppers (87-53), First Half Northern Division Champion
Season Series: 6-5 (Hagerstown)
Series Scoring: 69-66 (Hagerstown)
Hot Hand
RHP Reynaldo Lopez enters the postseason having allowed just one earned run in his last 39.2 South Atlantic League innings pitched, going 4-1 with a 0.23 ERA, with opponents batting just .115 against him. In his lone start against Greensboro on Aug. 19, Lopez fired 6.0 scoreless innings, allowing two hits while walking one and striking out four.
Grasshopper Exterminator
South Atlantic League MVP, INF Wilmer Difo, hit .460 (23-for-50) with a double, three triples, two homers, 10 RBI, two walks, three stolen bases and 13 runs scored in 11 games against Greensboro in 2014.
Pitching Matchups
Game 1: Wednesday, Sept. 3 at Hagerstown: RHP Wander Suero vs. Domingo German
Game 2: Friday, Sept. 5 at Greensboro: RHP Reynaldo Lopez vs. LHP Chris Sadberry
Game 3 Saturday, Sept. 6 at Greensboro: RHP Nick Pivetta vs. RHP Kyle Fischer
Wilmer Difo named South Atlantic League MVP; Lucas Giolito named Most Outstanding Pitcher & Top Prospect
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by Amanda Comak
Two more Washington Nationals prospects earned end-of-year accolades on Thursday with the South Atlantic League announcing Single-A Hagerstown infielder Wilmer Difo as the league's Most Valuable Player and right-hander Lucas Giolito the league's Most Outstanding Pitcher and Most Outstanding Major League Prospect. Additionally, Suns center fielder Rafael Bautista was named to the SAL post-season All-Star team and Single-A Potomac manager Tripp Keister was named the Carolina League Manager of the Year.
Difo, a mid-season SAL Northern Division All-Star and post-season All-Star second baseman, currently leads or is tied for the league lead in hits (174) and total bases (257). Hitting .321 this season, good for sixth in the league among qualifiers, Difo has worked to a .366 on-base percentage and a .474 slugging percentage for the Suns.
The 22-year-old native of the Dominican Republic is among the SAL leaders in RBI (88, third), stolen bases (49, second), runs scored (90, tied for second), extra-base hits (50, fourth) and most plate appearances per strikeout (9.55, fifth).
Giolito, ranked by Baseball America as the No. 11 prospect in all of baseball at mid-season, went 10-2 with a 2.20 ERA for the Suns in 20 games this season. Over 98.0 innings he allowed 28 runs (24 earned) on 70 hits, including seven homers. Giolito, the Nationals' first-round pick in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft, walked 28 and struck out 110.
The 20 year old was named the SAL Pitcher of the Week on two occasions this season and represented the Nationals at the Sirius/XM All-Star Futures Game, along with outfielder Michael A. Taylor, in Minneapolis in July.
Bautista, like Difo, was named to the mid-season Northern Division All-Star team as well. The 21-year-old currently leads the league in stolen bases (66), and is tied with Difo for second in runs scored. Bautista is hitting .283 this year with a .337 on-base percentage and .373 slugging percentage. His 66 stolen bases are a Suns single-season record since the team has been a member of the South Atlantic League.
Keister managed Potomac to the first- and second-half Northern Division titles, clinching the second-half crown on Wednesday night. With a 75-55 record this season, Potomac will host Game 1 of the Northern Division Championship Series on Sept. 3 at Pfitzner Stadium.
Nationals sending seven to Arizona Fall League
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by Kyle Brostowitz
The Arizona Fall League announced its rosters for the 2014 season on Tuesday and seven Washington Nationals farmhands, along with one manager and one trainer, will represent the organization as members of the Mesa Solar Sox during the 2014 season. The AFL, known as the "finishing school" for the game's top prospects, will begin its season, Tuesday, Oct. 7.
Matt Grace – LHP – 2010 First-Year Player Draft (8th round, UCLA)
Grace, 25, began the year at Double-A Harrisburg before getting promoted to Triple-A Syracuse in mid-June. In 47 combined appearances out of the bullpen, Grace went 5-1 with a 1.22 ERA (10 ER/74.0 IP) while striking out 60 batters and holding opponents to a .211 batting average. He experienced a remarkable run in which he allowed just one earned run over 39.1 IP (0.23 ERA), spanning 24 appearances for the Senators and the Chiefs. A ground-ball machine, Grace posted a ground-ball rate of 69 percent this season. For context, the Major League average is usually around 44-45 percent.
"He's had a terrific year at two levels," said Nationals Assistant General Manager and Vice President of Player Development Doug Harris. "The opportunity to go to the Arizona Fall League for him is a chance to work on and develop the breaking ball."
Neil Holland – RHP – 2010 First-Year Player Draft (11th round, Louisville)
Holland, an Eastern League mid-season All-Star, went a combined 7-4 with a 3.27 ERA (26 ER/71.2 IP) in 44 games/one start between Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Syracuse. He was promoted from Harrisburg to Syracuse on July 7 and returned to Harrisburg 10 days later. Over his last nine appearances, the 26 year old has pitched to a 0.59 ERA (one ER/15.1 IP) while allowing 10 hits and striking out 15 batters along the way.
"Neil got a taste of Triple-A this year and got a chance to play at two different levels," Harris said. "He's a sidearm guy and we're working with him on repeating his delivery, and repeating all three pitches from the same slot. The Arizona Fall League is a great venue for him to do that, against better hitters."
Felipe Rivero – LHP – Acquired from Tampa Bay along with C Jose Lobaton and OF Drew Vettleson in exchange for RHP Nathan Karns.
Rivero was limited during the 2014 regular season due to injury, but returned to the mound in late July. In his last two starts for Double-A Harrisburg, the hard-throwing lefty has tossed 11.0 scoreless innings, allowing just four hits and striking out 11. Rivero, 23, was originally singed by the Rays out of San Felipe, Venezuela, on July 8, 2008.
"We're just trying to continue to build his innings," Harris said of Rivero's AFL assignment. "Continue to build his volume. Since he's come back he's pitched arguably as well as we've seen him, and our hope is just to continue that process."
Derek Self – RHP – 2012 First-Year Player Draft (9th round, Louisville)
Self earned Carolina League mid-season All-Star honors after going 3-0 with three saves and a 1.69 ERA (5 ER/26.2 IP) with 30 strikeouts and just five walks in 17 appearances out of Potomac's bullpen. He was promoted to Double-A Harrisburg in early-June and tossed 37.2 innings of relief for the Senators.
"Derek had a strong year at Potomac and got a chance to touch Double-A, where he continued to learn at a higher level," Harris said. "The Arizona Fall League is an opportunity for him to face a more diverse offensive player. The AFL is a hitter's league and we want to continue to expose him to a better offensive player."
Spencer Kieboom – C – 2012 First-Year Player Draft (5th round, Clemson)
After his 2013 season was cut short due to injury, Kieboom hit .311 with 27 doubles, four triples, seven home runs, 58 RBI and 47 runs scored in just 83 games for Single-A Hagerstown in 2014. Keiboom, 23, was a South Atlantic League mid-season All-Star selection and will help anchor an all-Washington catching corps for the Mesa Solar Sox
"After missing the 2013 season following Tommy John surgery, Spencer had a terrific year in Hagerstown," Harris said. "The AFL will give him a chance to play with some older players and continue to advance his development."
Pedro Severino – C – Signed as a non-drafted free agent, December 13, 2010
Severino will join Kieboom behind the plate for the Solar Sox. Known mainly for his above-average defensive abilities, Severino hit .248 with 15 doubles, one triple, eight homers, 31 RBI and 39 runs scored in 89 games for Potomac. This season marked his first season in the Carolina League after earning All-Star honors with Hagerstown (South Atlantic League) in 2013.
"Severino really turned his season around offensively," Harris said. "Going to the AFL gives him a chance to continue that progression. He'll get to see a little different pitching and continue to develop offensively."
Tony Renda – INF – 2012 First-Year Player Draft (2nd round, University of California-Berkeley)
Renda, 23, led the Potomac Nationals and ranked among Carolina League hitters in batting average (3rd, 300) and runs scored (4th, 72). He also clubbed 21 doubles, four triples, 47 RBI and had 17 stolen bases in 100 games for Single-A Potomac. Known as a slick-fielding middle-infielder, Renda committed just eight errors in almost exclusive action at second base. In 2013, as a member of the Hagerstown Suns, Renda received the inaugural Washington Nationals "Bob Boone Award," given to farmhand who best exhibits professionalism, leadership, loyalty, passion, selflessness, durability, determination, and work ethic required to play the game the "Nationals Way."
"Tony has put himself in position to face the next challenge," Harris said. "We feel like this is a good step in his preparation for that. He's had a terrific year."
Patrick Anderson – Coach – Manager, Hagerstown Suns
In his second year in the Nationals' chain, Anderson has guided the Suns to a 84-50 record and a potential playoff berth in the South Atlantic League playoffs. Anderson led the 2013 Gulf Coast League Nationals to a 49-9 (.845) record and a GCL Championship in his first season as a member of the organization.
T.D. Swinford — Athletic Trainer, Potomac Nationals
Swinford just completed his fourth season in the Nationals' organization, but his first with the P-Nats. Swinford spent the 2013 season in Hagerstown, and served as the Athletic Trainer in Auburn for the 2011 and 2012 seasons.
Nationals Minor League Report
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Welcome back to the 2014 Minor League Report, a comprehensive collection of notes from the Washington Nationals PR staff that highlights the outstanding performers in the Nationals' Minor League system through the last few weeks.
Here are the top headlines:
TOP PERFORMER: LUCAS GIOLITO — In four starts dating to July 25, RHP Lucas Giolito is 4-0 with a 1.23 ERA (3 ER/22.0 IP). He has tallied 24 strikeouts while allowing just 12 hits and three walks, with opponents hitting just .160 against him over that stretch. Following his start on July 25 vs. Kannapolis (CWS), Giolito was named South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week, the second time he's earned the honor in 2014. Despite making just 19 starts this season, Giolito ranks second among Nationals farmhands and fourth in the SAL with 105 strikeouts. All told this season, the 2012 first-round pick is 9-2 with a 2.23 ERA in 19 starts, all for Single-A Hagerstown. He falls just short of qualifying to be among the SAL leaders in ERA, WHIP (0.98) and AVG (.188).
LAIRD LEADS — With the promotions of Steven Souza Jr., and Michael A. Taylor, 3B Brandon Laird has stepped up to lead the Triple-A Syracuse offensive attack. Laird is 14-for-34 (.412) with seven doubles, three home runs, 13 RBI and six runs scored over the last eight games. Syracuse has gone 6-2 over that stretch. On the season, the 26-year-old is hitting .316, second-best among Nationals farmhands and fifth-best in the International League. He also leads Syracuse's active roster with 29 doubles and 14 home runs.
Below is the full report. To view this report on your full screen, please click the icon in the bottom right corner of the notes.
Nationals well-represented in South Atlantic League & Carolina League MiLB All-Star Games
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The first half of the minor league season came to an end on Sunday for the Single-A Hagerstown Suns (South Atlantic League) and the Advanced-A Potomac Nationals (Carolina League).
Potomac claimed the Carolina League Northern Division first-half title with a 38-31 record, besting Lynchburg (ATL) by 4.5 games. Hagerstown finished in a tie with Greensboro (MIA) for their division crown, however Greensboro was granted the title via tiebreaker.
Team success often garners individual honors, and, as such, both Hagerstown and Carolina will be well-represented in each team's league All-Star Games.
A quick look at the players and coaches representing their clubs, as well as the Nationals organization, is below:
South Atlantic League
All-Star Game: June 17, 2014 at L.P. Frans Stadium in Hickory, North Carolina (Hickory Crawdads)
Patrick Anderson — Manager
- Led Hagerstown to a 44-26 first-half record.
Sam Narron — Pitching Coach
- Suns hurlers posted a 3.78 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP (5th in the SAL) through the season's first half.
Luis Ordaz — Hitting Coach
- Suns hitters rank in in the top four in the SAL in stolen bases (1st, 118), triples (T1st, 24), runs scored (3rd, 359), hitting (3rd, .272), and RBI (4th, 318).
Spencer Kieboom — C
- Hit .319 with 12 doubles, two triples, three home runs, 23 RBI and 24 runs scored in 37 games. At 2.2 plate appearances/team game, he falls just short of qualifying to be amongst the SAL leaders (2.7 PA/G).
Wilmer Difo — 2B
- Leads the Suns in batting average (.308), doubles (tied, 16), triples (4), home runs (7) and RBI (54). His 31 stolen bases lead the South Atlantic Leaguer and are tied for fifth-most in all of Minor League Baseball.
John Wooten — UTIL
- Hit .288 with 16 doubles, two triples, six home runs, 39 RBI and 36 runs scored in 60 games for the Suns.
Nick Pivetta — RHP
- Tied for the South Atlantic League lead with eight wins, he is 8-3 with a 3.95 ERA in 12 games/11 starts for the Suns.
Austin Voth — RHP
- Voth is second in the the SAL in WHIP (1.05) and ranks among SAL pitchers in ERA (6th, 2.45) and strikeouts (3rd, 74). He has posted a 4-3 record in 13 starts this season.
Jake Walsh — LHP
- Has posted a 1.80 ERA (5 ER/25.0 IP) and a 1.00 WHIP in 19 appearances out of the Suns' bullpen.
Carolina/California League
All-Star Game: June 17, 2014 at Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, Delaware (Wilmington Blue Rocks)
Stephen Perez — INF
- Leads the P-Nats in runs scored (42, 6th in Car. League) and stolen bases (18, 6th in Car. League) while ranking second on the club with 16 doubles. Perez is hitting .299 (7th in the Car. League) with one triple, one home run and 30 RBI in 64 games this season.
Shawn Pleffner — INF
- Leads qualified Potomac Nationals and ranks fifth in the Carolina League with a .312 batting average. Pleffner has clubbed 14 doubles and two home runs, while driving in 21 and scoring 23 runs for the Nationals this season.
Derek Self — RHP
- Is 3-0 with a 1.69 ERA (5 ER/26.2 IP) in 17 appearances out of the bullpen. Self has recorded 30 strikeouts and posted a 0.90 WHIP along the way. He was recently promoted to Double-A Harrisburg.


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Confession time: I'm a terrible poker player. In fact, I probably would have made a joke about my poker face already had Lady Gaga not already made the joke of the century by releasing that travesty of a song of hers (a platinum wig? Really?).
All one-hit wonder jokes aside, poker will be front and center tonight at Ned Devine's in Boston, as Tim Wakefield and Jason Varitek continue their so-what-we're-old 2009 brilliance by hosting the Pitching in for Kids Celebrity Poker Night.
Who will attend this event? There's Wakefield and Varitek, obviously, but their celebrity roster also includes Capt. Richard Phillips, Miss Massachusetts International 2009 Ashley Herron and Celtics cult hero Brian Scalabrine. The Inside Track says a "benchload" of other Red Sox players will also be there, but I guess we'll have to wait and see who that includes.
For the record, Varitek and Wakefield have worked together on a number of Pitching in for Kids events, including a number of golf tournaments that resulted in epic images like this one. And ladies, if you're interested in going tonight you can always contact this clown.


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Anheuser-Busch was named "A Best Diversity Company" by Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology magazine readers.
The brewer of the world's largest-selling beers, Budweiser and Bud Light, was ranked among the 100 organizations scoring highest with readers. Survey participants identified the diversity strengths of corporations, government agencies and other organizations that employ technical professionals in the United States.
Anheuser-Busch has a brewery in Lysander.
"Anheuser-Busch is proud to be recognized once again for our efforts to promote a culture of inclusion at our company," said Tim Farrell, vice president, Corporate Human Resource, Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc. "This award is especially gratifying because it recognizes the company's focused diversity efforts in typically male-dominated IT fields and it reflects the public's appreciation of those accomplishments."
Survey participants identified the companies they associate most strongly with a number of diversity attributes. The results identify companies that are doing the best job of supporting and communicating with the diverse technical community. The results show which organizations scored highest with readers for their support of minorities and women, attention to work/life balance and commitment to supplier diversity.


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In most causes rplayd will play sounds that are available on the local disk. However, rplayd can be sent sounds via the network and rplayd can also contact other rplayds to share sound files. The index of all the local sound files is stored in rplay.conf and remote rplayds are specified in rplay.servers. Sounds received from other rplayds will be stored in a cache directory normally located in /tmp/.rplay-cache. Cache entries are expired on an LRU basis.
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A systematic approach to therapeutic target selection in oesophago-gastric cancer
- Anna L Paterson1,
- Nicholas B Shannon1,
- Pierre Lao-Sirieix1,
- Chin-Ann J Ong1,
- Christopher J Peters1,
- Maria O'Donovan1,2,
- Rebecca C Fitzgerald1
- 1MRC Cancer Cell Unit, Hutchison-MRC Research Centre, Cambridge, UK
- 2Department of Pathology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK
- Correspondence to Dr Rebecca C Fitzgerald, MRC Cancer Cell Unit, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XZ, UK; rcf{at}hutchison-mrc.cam.ac.uk
Contributors ALP and NBS designed the study, performed experiments, analysed data and wrote the manuscript; PLS analysed data and wrote the manuscript; CAJO performed experiments; CJP performed experiments; MoD performed experiments; RCF designed the study and wrote the manuscript.
- Revised 7 June 2012
- Accepted 9 June 2012
- Published Online First 6 July 2012
Objective The success of personalised therapy depends on identification and inhibition of the oncogene(s) on which that tumour is dependent. We aimed to determine whether a receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) array could be used to select the most effective therapeutic strategies in molecularly heterogeneous oesophago-gastric adenocarcinomas.
Design Gene expression profiling from oesophago-gastric tumours (n=75) and preinvasive stages (n=57) identified the active signalling pathways, which was confirmed using immunohistochemistry (n=434). RTK arrays on a cell line panel (n=14) determined therapeutic targets for in vitro cytotoxic testing. Feasibility of this personalised approach was tested in tumour samples (n=46).
Results MAPK was the most frequently activated pathway (32/75 samples (42.7%)) with progressive enrichment in preinvasive disease stages (p<0.05) and ERK phosphorylation in 148/434 (34.3%) independent samples. Cell lines displayed a range of RTK activation profiles. When no RTKs were activated, tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) and a Mek inhibitor were not useful (MKN1). In lines with a dominant phosphorylated RTK (OE19, MKN45 and KATOIII), selection of this TKI or Mek in nM concentrations induced cytotoxicity and inhibited Erk and Akt phosphorylation. In cells lines with complex activation profiles (HSC39 and OE33), a combination of TKIs or Mek inhibition (in nM concentrations) was necessary for cytotoxicity and inhibition of Erk and Akt phosphorylation. Human tumours demonstrated diverse activation profiles and 65% of cases had two or more active RTKs.
Conclusions The MAPK pathway is commonly activated in oesophago-gastric cancer following activation of a variety of RTKs. Molecular phenotyping can inform a rational choice of targeted therapy.
- Oesophageal adenocarcinoma
- oncogene addiction
- small molecular inhibitors
- receptor tyrosine kinases
- MAPK pathways
- oesophageal cancer
- cell signalling
- Barrett's oesophagus
- biostatistics
- cancer genetics
- adenocarcinoma
- gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
Funding This work was supported by an MRC core grant, Cambridge Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre, NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre and a Coutts-Trotter studentship from Trinity College, Cambridge.
Competing interests None.
Ethics approval Ethics approval was provided by LREC Cambridgeshire.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.


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Irish Problems
Yesterday was a nightmare. I did not have time to post here or on Marians site. The reason is typical. When business comes, it comes in flurries and if a problem arises it happens at the exact same time.
It was the cutoff day to get my passport for our trip to Ireland. Go to Oxford, get a passport. Seems real simple.
The first time I went they said I had to have an appointment. Of course, they weren't doing anything, I just had to have an appointment. I made the appointment and went home. The next day amid business and the damn phone ringing off the hook I loaded up and went back. I got every thing done but damned if I did not forget my birth certificate. DAMN! I had to get it to them and finished by 3:30PM.
I was sure I had a birth certificate laying around and easy to find. Three hours later with my office torn to shreds and the clock ticking down I could not find it.
Denise calls and I tell her what is going on. She says "Oh, I have it here".
I rushed home, got the birth certificate and got every thing done with seconds to spare. Cost for a rush order $193.00. Yes $193.00.


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Apple shows that the melding of hardware and software makes for a very compelling computer. Sleek and cool-running, the latest Apple iMac is arguably the best one-stop PC you'll find, at home running Windows or its native Mac OS X.
Apple has updated its iMac line, keeping the metal-framed design from last year but upgrading internals such as processors and hard drives.
The first Apple iMac, launched in 1998, had a 233MHz processor which might seem risibly slow today — the current line-up starts at more than 10 times that speed. Or indeed twenty-times, if you figure the two processors of the Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, the latest 'Penryn' version of which runs cooler and faster than ever before.
We tested the 24in Apple iMac with 2.8GHz CPU, the second-to-top model, featuring a 24in expanse of glossy screen framed by a bezel of satin silver metal. All ports are discreetly hidden behind, and with the new low profile keyboard even the QWERTY interface seem to take up less space than ever.
Overall finish is staggeringly good. We could find no fault with the fit and finish of the entire Apple iMac package.
Already loaded is Apple's OS X, a mature and stable operating system based on Unix, now up to version 10.5 ('Leopard'). But for the sake of testing the Apple iMac, we used Apple's Boot Camp program to partition the drive and install Windows Vista as a second boot volume.
Benchmarked with WorldBench 6 Beta 2, the Apple iMac acheived a score of 101, respectable enough for a one-box PC that puts class and silent style above sheer number crunching. If you do put it in the living room you can rest easy that the whirr of cooling fans won't be disturbing your peace.
Top spec gaming options are somewhat limited by the choice of ATI graphics card, although we did manage to coax 16 frames per second when running the daunting Crysis test at High Quality, 1024x768. Switched to its lowest rendering settings, Crysis ran at a much more useful 70fps.
Back in Leopard, we have the iLife applications for website, photo and video editing, and iWork can be added for £55 to handle all MS-compatible word processing, spreadsheet and presentation needs. With Apple trading on high-quality systems extolling ease-of-use, an Apple iMac remains the discerning choice for anyone who needs a dependable desktop at work or
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First impression on unpacking the Q702 test unit was the solid feel and clean, minimalist styling.
For work use, Microsoft Word and Excel programs pre-installed on the device are adequate for preparing short documents.
The Fujitsu LifeBook UH574 allowed for great mobility without being obnoxiously heavy or clunky. Its twelve hours of battery life did not disappoint.
The screen was particularly good. It is bright and visible from most angles, however heat is an issue, particularly around the Windows button on the front, and on the back where the battery housing is located.
My first impression after unboxing the Q702 is that it is a nice looking unit. Styling is somewhat minimalist but very effective. The tablet part, once detached, has a nice weight, and no buttons or switches are located in awkward or intrusive positions.