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I will start from the beginning. 2000 VR6 GTI 150k miles. I had no prior codes/CEL until a couple of weeks ago after some maintenance. Two weeks ago, I replaced my chains, guides, clutch, and front bearings, wires, and plugs. Coil pack is in great shape (replaced a couple years back) While I was in there, I removed my upper intake (obviously to get to the chains) and I removed my Throttle body to give it a nice cleaning. I cleaned all connections while I was in there as well. I realized I needed to do a TBA before I started the car, so I bought my $100 license and used basic settings to perform a TBA once the car was put back together.
After about a week I started getting this code:17551 - Load Calculation Cross Check: Upper Limit Exceeded
I performed the TBA a few more times, bought a new filter for my short ram intakeI, I have had the intake for 8 years, with no problems. The code kept coming back, so I bought a brand new Bosch MAF. After about 4 fresh starts after clearing the code again..... ITS BACK.
One thing I thought was odd, but perhaps its normal is that when I wedge something onto the pedal, the rpms don't stay constant, they jump around a range of about 200 rpms, sometimes staying a bit more constant than others. I have sprayed hoses and intake area with carb cleaner looking for change in idle, nothin... So what could it possibly be?
Here are some values I ran, but I don't know if they are irregular, and what the fix would be if they are.
Group 060: TVS 1 (10.9%) TVS 2 (89.1%) Throttle adaptation steps counter (9) (ADP run OK)
Group 020 engine running: 680rpm Engine load (23.3%) Injection timing (3.69ms) MassAirFlow (4.83g/s)
Here is the full auto-scan. Thanks for any and all help.
VCDS-Lite Version: Release 1.1
Saturday, 07 July 2012, 18:13:21:16971
Chassis Type: 1J - VW Golf/Bora IV
Scan: 01,02,03,08,15,16,17,19,22,29,35,36,37,39,46,47,55 ,56,57,75,76
Address 01: Engine Labels: 021-906-018-AFP.LBL
Controller: 021 906 018 M
Component: MOTRONIC ME7.1 G V04
Coding: 00031
Shop #: WSC 01316
1 Fault Found:
17551 - Load Calculation Cross Check: Upper Limit Exceeded
Readiness: 0000 0000
Address 03: ABS Brakes Labels: 1J0-907-37x-ABS.LBL
Controller: 1J0 907 379 R
Component: ASR 20 IE CAN 0001
Coding: 13204
Shop #: WSC 01316
No fault code found.
Address 08: Auto HVAC Labels: 3Bx-907-044.LBL
Controller: 3B1 907 044 B
Component: CLIMATRONIC V 1.0.0
Coding: 01000
Shop #: WSC 01316
No fault code found.
Address 15: Airbags Labels: 6Q0-909-605-VW5.LBL
Controller: 6Q0 909 605 A
Component: 09 AIRBAG VW5 0003
Coding: 12345
Shop #: WSC 01316
No fault code found.
Address 17: Instruments Labels: 1J0-920-xx0-17.LBL
Controller: 1J0 920 920 D
Component: A4-KOMBIINSTR. VDO V16
Coding: 07262
Shop #: WSC 01316
No fault code found.
Address 19: CAN Gateway Labels: 6N0-909-901-19.LBL
Controller: 6N0 909 901
Component: Gateway KCAN 0001
Coding: 00006
Shop #: WSC 01316
No fault code found.
Address 46: Central Conv. Labels: 1J0-959-799.LBL
Controller: 1J0 959 799 AJ
Component: 62 Zentral-SG Komf. 0001
Coding: 00256
Shop #: WSC 01316
2 Faults Found:
01358 - Internal Central Locking Switch; Driver Side (E150)
27-10 - Implausible Signal - Intermittent
00913 - Window Regulator Switch; Front Right Driver (E81)
27-10 - Implausible Signal - Intermittent
End --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------VCDS-


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Rim Joist vapor barrier?
In the process of renovating my kitchen (second floor of slab on grade construction) I had to lift a portion of flooring to reroute a drain and water supply.
I was quite surprised to see that the rim joist cavity was packed with fiberglass insulation and no vapor barrier over it. I can see the edge of the vapor barrier of the lower floor wall and I know the upper floor is vapor barriered. I pulled out the insulation at the rim joist and as expected it is quite soiled on the exterior wall side.
The house is 24 yr old 2x6 exterior walls with building paper/vinyl siding over OSB sheathing.
I am leaning towards a DIY two part spray foam kit and replacing the glass batt insulation in the rim joist cavity only. This will be a slow progression around the entire house, as the remainder of the upper floor is destined for flooring upgrades over the next couple of years. Most of the lower floor is finished with textured ceilings that I would prefer not to disrupt, but will in a couple of areas where access from above is impossible.
The question I have is how to satisfactorily seal the existing vapor barriers where the edge is exposed?
Thanks, there is a very narrow edge of the vapor barrier exposed, if I run a bead between that and the framing, that will seal that edge. Should i also be trying to seal the exposed top plate/rim joist with poly or just feather out the foam to cover the surface of the top plate all the way to the existing poly edge?
To cover the boards on the edges or not, I would have to say it depends, and then admit that I am not an expert on that part. Here are some thoughts: I would be inclined to leave them exposed so they can dry, unless they can dry to the outside; then I'd foam over them. If the foam were outside, I'd surely cover the boards completely and with enough foam to keep them warm. However, exposed edges will be cooler and may condense, like in a crawl space, if you have high humidity inside. Juggle those variables, and perhaps someone will add others, into your decision equation and go.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 43 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
Price Champion
We are looking to create a fun and colorful website
This is targeted towards the Australian shopping market,
We need a new logo designed for our website called Price Champion, this will be a brand new shopping comparision website across multiple categories. We are looking for an orginal and clever logo to do with the keywords, Price, Champion, Shopping etc
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Re: st: 2SLS and Probit
"Austin Nichols" <email@example.com>
Re: st: 2SLS and Probit
Thu, 10 May 2007 12:57:13 -0400
Stephan Brunow --
Note that the FAQ you cite contains the "Warning: Instrumental
variables are commonly used to fit simultaneous systems models. What
follows is not appropriate for such models." However, -ivreg- (or
better, -ivreg2- avail via -ssc inst ivreg2, replace-) and -treatreg-
are both good options for estimating a regression of continuous Y on
endogenous indicator variable X using instruments Z, though they may
give quite different answers.
ssc inst ivreg2, replace
ssc inst esta, replace
use http://fmwww.bc.edu/ec-p/data/hayashi/griliches76.dta
reg lw80 lw s expr mrt
est sto ols
ivreg2 lw80 lw s expr (mrt=med iq age)
est sto iv
treatreg lw80 lw s expr, treat(mrt=med iq age lw s expr)
est sto treat
esta *, mti keep(mrt) lab se
On 5/10/07, Stephan Brunow wrote:
one of our students has the problem to run a simultaneous equation system
(SEM) where the endogenous variables are discrete (0/1-outcomes).
One suggested method to solve that problem is – as usual – 2SLS. To our
knowledge there is no command in STATA doing this so that we have to compute
it on our own. However, as in the continue variable case, the standard
errors have to be corrected.
Does the following procedure of standard error adjustment also applies to
2SLS-probit models?
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April 17th, 2013 saw another step forward in the evolution of the Houston Dutch Lions when they officially broke┬Āground┬Āon its new soccer complex located at FM 1488 and I-45 in Conroe, TX. ┬Ā
The USL-PDL side who are part of the Dutch Lions Group and official partner of Dutch club, FC Twente went ahead with the ceremony despite the cold, damp conditions underfoot and plenty of well wishers, club officials, local business leaders and supporters turned out to show their support of bringing this new soccer complex to the area.
The ceremony was opened by Robbert Kroeze (Vice President) and Dennis Kroeze (Director of Sales and Marketing) showing a TV piece that aired on Fox 26 this week.┬Ā
Following this, the staff was introduced and a presentation on the clubŌĆÖs vision of what it will bring the area continued to grow the excitement and awareness of what the Houston Dutch Lions will be developing in the area.┬Ā
Mike Mossel, President of the Dutch Lions Group B.V., spoke about the Dutch soccer philosophy and why he felt Montgomery County was an ideal location for their second U.S. club.┬Ā The presentation was then closed by the Consulate of the Netherlands, Geert Visser, who expressed his excitement and support for the Houston Dutch Lions FCŌĆÖs Youth Academies and Professional Teams.
Following the presentation a brief ceremonial breaking of the ground ensued and the photo opportunity (pictured above) took place with all the clubŌĆÖs executives and shareholders.┬Ā┬Ā
Dennis Kroeze, Robbert Kroeze, Mike Mossel, Geert Visser, Martin Kroeze (Club President), Ted Izatt (Shareholder), and Peter Hardsteen (Shareholder) all participated in the ground breaking.
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Grant recipients were selected with the invaluable assistance of the CURE Scientific Advisory Council and the CURE Research Review Board.
CURE grant recipients by year:
2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | Older
Challenge Awards
Two- to three-year grants up to $250,000 for established investigators
Peter Crino, MD, PhD
Temple University
"A Novel Transposon Causes Focal Cortical Dysplasia"
Focal malformations of cortical development (FMCD) are a common cause of intractable pediatric epilepsy. Some FMCD arise from gene mutations whereas others result from unknown causes. Many FMCD subtypes are associated with abnormalities in mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling. We have recently found that the human papilloma virus 16 (HPV16) oncoprotein E6, a known activator of mTOR, is expressed in focal cortical dysplasia, a type of FMCD. These results suggest an association between HPV16 E6 and FMCD and demonstrate HPV16 E6 for the first time in the human brain. We will investigate other forms of FMCD to determine whether HPV or related viral oncoproteins can be detected. If our data is correct, the future for patients with FMCD may include targeted therapy to cure HPV16 infection that could lead to truly new and successful treatment strategies with improved efficacy (no seizures) and diminished morbidity (no side effects). Indeed, defining the molecular pathogenesis of FMCD as an infectious agent would open a cascade of ideas, experiments, and approaches that may have direct patient benefit and alter how we design therapies for intractable epilepsy.
Robert Fujinami, PhD
University of Utah
"New Treatments for Epilepsy that Regulate Complement Activity"
Virus infections causing inflammation in the brain frequently induce seizures. We have developed a new model where virus infection of mice results in acute seizures. About a month after infection the virus is cleared from all tissues. Interestingly, after a variable period where no seizures are observed, animals develop recurrent spontaneous seizures (epilepsy). This is the first infection driven model of epilepsy. It is becoming clear that inflammation in the brain contributes to seizures. A participant in inflammation in the brain is the complement system. This system is enhanced in the brains of individuals with epilepsy. We propose to test the hypothesis that virus infection activates the complement system in the brain that in turn increases inflammation which ultimately contributes to the development of seizures. Novel therapies that inhibit complement activation will be tested to ascertain their ability to block the initiation of seizures and/or treat epilepsy once it has started.
Multidisciplinary Award
Two- year grants up to $350,000 in support of collaborative research
Steven Schiff, MD, PhD, Andrew Read, PhD, Bruce Gluckman, PhD, Patrick Drew, PhD, Jose Antonio Stoute, MD
Pennsylvania State University
"A Murine Model for Preventing Postmalarial Epilepsy"
The rates of childhood epilepsy in malaria prone regions of the developing world are substantially higher than in industrialized countries. Although epilepsy is well described as a consequence of cerebral malaria, we do not understand how to prevent these large numbers of people, mostly children, from developing epilepsy after cerebral malaria. This project represents a multidisciplinary effort of an epilepsy specialist, a malaria biologist, an experimental physicist, a malaria clinician, and an optical imaging expert towards exploring several likely mechanisms at preventing post-malarial epilepsy. Our translational approach focuses on fusing fundamental biology and clinical principles to help guide future human clinical trials.
Jingqiong Katty Kang, MD, PhD
Vanderbilt University
"Probing synaptic changes in a novel mouse model of severe epilepsy with nanoparticle-enabled 3D super-resolution imaging"
Normal brain function requires a precise balance between excitation and inhibition. Too much excitation or too little inhibition can result in seizures or epilepsy. A protein family called GABAA receptors (GABAAR) mediates brain inhibition. A single mutation in the genes of the protein family can cause different kinds of epilepsy. We have made a mouse model carrying a mutation in a gene that causes a severe form of epilepsy known as Dravet Syndrome. The mice carrying this mutation had seizures and other neurodevelopmental abnormalities. This provides us a very useful window to understand the pathophysiology of epilepsy. We propose to use photoluminescent nanoparticles called quantum dots to perform 3D super-resolution tracking of the dynamic behaviors of this protein family in live neurons in the mutation-carrying mice. In combination with multiple molecular, biochemical, electrophysiological and behavioral approaches, we will determine the changes of GABAAR membrane dynamics, synapse formation, connectivity, plasticity as well as synaptic transmission of inhibitory neuronal circuit. We hope this study will bring us a step closer to finding a cure for epilepsy.
Innovator Awards
One-year grants up to $50,000 in support of the exploration of a highly innovative new concept or untested theory that addresses an important problem relevant to epilepsy
Philip Haydon, PhD
Tufts University
"Astrocyte receptors as a therapeutic target for treating epilepsy"
While much of the past focus on the development of new therapies for epilepsy has concerned important roles played by nerve cells, it is also thought that glia, electrically silent cells that make up half of the brain, are likely to be involved in this brain disorder. However, their roles are unknown. Using recent technical innovations we will determine how a type of glial cell, called the astrocyte, regulates the development of epilepsy with the long term objective of targeting astrocytes to prevent epilepsy.
Stephen Jones, MD, PhD
Cleveland Clinic
Jorge Gonzalez-Martinez, MD, PhD
Cleveland Clinic
"Localizing epileptic foci by simultaneous intracranial stimulation and fMRI"
A major form of epilepsy focal epilepsy is highly curable by surgical removal, if the correct portion of the brain can be identified. We propose a novel method to better identify this portion of the brain by using a unique combination of two cutting edge technologies: intracranial electrode implantation with functional MRI, within the operative environment. Never performed before, we anticipate this method will better identify the regions of the brain responsible for causing focal epilepsy, add a new technique available to our doctors, and improve surgical outcomes and benefit thousands of patients.
Stephen Moss, PhD
Tufts University
"Restoring the function of the K+-Cl- cotransporter to limit pharmacoresistant seizures"
Drug resistant seizures are common in epilepsy, and these events directly contribute to premature death and reduce the quality of life for a significant proportion of patients. We believe these so-called pharmacoresistant seizures result from a failure in neuronal inhibition, due in part to abnormal intracellular accumulation of chloride. Here we will test the ability of recently identified pharmacological agents that are able to normalize intracellular chloride levels, to terminate pharmacoresistant seizures in rodents. Collectively these studies may lead to the development of novel therapies to treat drug resistant seizures, with minimal side effects.
David Hsu, MD, PhD
University of Wisconsin Madison
Gregory Worrell, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic
"Time-resolved wide-band analysis of EEG using the damped-oscillator oscillator detector (DOOD)"
Brief, high frequency EEG oscillations appear to mark areas of brain that are important in generating seizures. However, it is very time-consuming to identify these oscillations visually. Drs. Hsu and Worrell have developed a computer algorithm to detect these oscillations automatically. Their method is similar to how the human ear picks out sound tones, i.e. oscillations, with high time and frequency resolution. In a collaboration between the University of Wisconsin and Mayo Clinic, Drs. Hsu and Worrell will develop this algorithm for use in epilepsy surgery. If successful, people who undergo epilepsy surgery for refractory epilepsy will have a better chance of becoming seizure-free.
Taking Flight Awards
One-year grants up to $100,000 in support of young investigators
Pascale Quilichini, PhD
INSERM, France
"Local dynamics and dialog among hippocampo-entorhinal networks in a model of temporal lobe epilepsy in vivo"
Temporal lobe epilepsy is the most common form of epilepsy in adults and many remain resistant to drug treatment. Besides seizures, patients often have severe cognitive deficits, as well. Our assumption is that the deficient cognitive functions and seizure generation emerge from an alteration of the communication between temporal neuronal networks. In order to help CURE achieve the goal of "no seizures and no side effects", we seek to understand these complex mechanisms using an in vivo approach. Our project aims to decipher the communication between neuronal networks in an animal model of temporal lobe epilepsy. We will use high-density electrodes to read the activity of large neuronal networks in an effort to determine whether the alterations detected might contribute to seizures and/or to cognitive deficits.
Kuei-Cheng Lim, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
"Manipulation of mTOR signaling in focal cortical dysplasia related epilepsy"
A significant portion of patients with medically refractory epilepsy are found to have focal cortical dysplasia, an area of brain tissue with abnormally developed and oriented neurons and glial cells. Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a well-known inherited cause of epilepsy with cortical dysplasia due to a mutation in one of two genes, Tsc1 and Tsc2. TSC1 and TSC2 are regulators of the mTOR signaling pathway, which is a central cellular signaling pathway that regulates growth, cellular proliferation, and migration. Dr. Lim is studying the neuronal subtypes, cortical development, and electrographic seizures caused by excessive mTOR activity by disrupting Tsc1 or Tsc2 in mice during the prenatal period. Using this animal model, Dr. Lim will define cellular targets of the mTOR signaling pathway to aim to prevent the abnormal development of cortical dysplasia and thus seizures during the fetal period.
Huajun Feng, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School
"Role of Central 5-HT Transmission in Respiratory Arrest Induced by Seizures"
Seizure-induced suppression of breathing (apnea) causes sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). Post-seizure apnea in an animal model of SUDEP is reduced after injection of a drug that enhances the level of a nerve cell signaling molecule called serotonin (5-HT), suggesting that defective 5-HT signaling may contribute to SUDEP. However, there is no current information about where in the brain 5-HT supposedly acts to sustain breathing after seizures. The goal of this project is to use state-of-the-art neuroscience methods to explore which brain structure(s) are involved in seizure-evoked apnea and the role of several 5-HT receptors in this phenomenon. If successful, our findings may lead to new treatments that prolong the lives of epileptic patients.
Jonathan Viventi, PhD
Polytechnic Institute of New York University
"Suppressing Seizure Initiating Patterns with High-Resolution Active Electrode Arrays"
Dr. Viventi's research applies innovations in flexible electronics to create new technology for interfacing with the brain at over 400 times higher spatial resolution than todays clinical devices. With funding from CURE, his group will develop this technology to map abnormal brain activity over broad regions and to electrically stimulate these regions to abort seizures with exquisite precision. This technology opens an entirely new window into understanding brain function, and new methods for localizing and treating seizure generating brain regions in patients with epilepsy.
Yangzhong Huang, MD, PhD
Duke University Medical Center
"Targeting of Src Family Kinases for Treatment of Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy"
Temporal lobe epilepsy is a major public health problem because it is both common and frequently resistant to treatment. There is no effective prevention. Src family kinases (SFKs) are a family of signaling molecules that have been implicated in diverse physiological and pathological conditions. Experimental evidence has led to the hypothesis that SFKs promote epileptogenesis in vivo. In this project, I will use biochemistry and mouse genetics to investigate the role of SFKs in epileptogenesis. These findings will hopefully elucidate some of the molecular signaling mechanisms underlying epileptogenesis and identify novel molecular targets for prevention of temporal lobe epilepsy.
Joy Sebe, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
"Determining the role of GABA activity in interneuron development: toward developing a cell therapy for epilepsy"
Dr. Sebe has been working with a research team at the University of California, San Francisco to develop a cell therapy for epilepsy. Previously, they have demonstrated that inhibitory neural progenitor cells transplanted into newborn epileptic mice dramatically suppress seizures as the animals mature. To increase the speed at which these progenitor cells incorporate into the epileptic brain and to potentially boost their therapeutic efficacy, Dr. Sebe is looking for molecular cues and drugs that promote cell development. To test a large number of compounds in an intact developing animal, she is turning to transgenic zebrafish in which the inhibitory neural progenitor cells fluoresce and can be easily tracked. The Taking Flight Award will allow Dr. Sebe to begin what will become an independent research program in which she will examine the cues that guide neuron development and optimize new therapies for epilepsy.
SUDEP Awards
One-year grants up to $100,000 in support of SUDEP research
Edward Glasscock, PhD
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
"Pharmacological reversal of cardiorespiratory deficiency in the Kcna1-null model of SUDEP"
The two leading mechanisms for SUDEP are seizure-related cardiac and respiratory dysfunction. This research tests the ability of two clinically available drugs, flupirtine and fluoxetine, to prevent death in a well-characterized model of human SUDEP, the Kcna1 potassium channel knockout mouse, which exhibits severe seizures, brain-driven heart dysfunction, and premature death. Flupirtine belongs to a class of drugs called KCNQ openers, which we predict will protect against SUDEP by normalizing the interplay between brain and heart. Fluoxetine (better known as Prozac) prevents the brains reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin, which we predict will protect against seizure-associated respiratory arrest and SUDEP.
Chris Semsarian, PhD / Ingrid Scheffer, MD
University of Sydney/University of Melbourne
"Neuro-Cardiac Genetic Basis of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)"
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the most common epilepsy-related cause of death. SUDEP is characterised by a sudden, unexpected, and non-traumatic death in a patient with epilepsy, where the post-mortem does not reveal a cause of death. The underlying cause of SUDEP remains unknown. There is emerging evidence that changes in our DNA (genes) found in the heart and brain, may be a key underlying cause of SUDEP. The proposed genetic study will be of benefit to surviving family members, both in terms of earlier diagnosis, closer clinical surveillance and initiation of early therapies to prevent the occurrence of SUDEP.
Sanjay Sisodiya, PhD
University College London
Samden Lhatoo, MD
Case Western Reserve University
Maria Thom, MD
University College London
Jane Hanna
Epilepsy Bereaved
"The Brain in Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) - New Insights from Pathology"
Successful, rational, prevention strategies ultimately come from better understanding of the causes and mechanisms of disease. By definition, SUDEP is unexplained: we do not know why it happens, which currently makes prevention very difficult. SUDEP occurs when the brain is affected by epilepsy, and it may relate to individual seizures. We possess a unique archive of brain tissue from people who died of SUDEP and others who did not. We plan to examine and compare these brains in detail, and determine whether there are differences that can give us clues to the cause of SUDEP.
Geoffrey Pitt, MD, PhD
Duke University
"Development of a Mouse Model for SUDEP"
Causes for SUDEP are unknown. Although heart arrhythmias are suspected, this has not been definitively demonstrated. Progress on determining causes, and thereby developing means to identify at-risk patients or preventing occurrence, has been impeded by the lack of animal models. We propose a novel hypothesis that mutations in broadly expressed ion channel modulators could affect brain channels (causing seizures) and also alter cardiac channels, thereby increasing susceptibility to life-threatening arrhythmias. We propose to test this hypothesis with new animal models, leading to the rational discovery of SUDEP candidate genes and development of diagnostic tools for identifying susceptible individuals.
Grants marked with an asterisk are made possible by individuals, families, foundations, or corporations.
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Francisco Luis "Paco" Medina, 53, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2013, at the University of Miami in Miami, Fla.
Francisco was born in Havana, Cuba on June 21, 1959, and moved to Key West, Fla. in 1973.
Francisco was a lover of music and telling jokes. He loved his family dearly, he simply loved people. He loved teasing and wanted everyone to be happy. He also enjoyed going the extra mile to help anyone in need.
Francisco worked for the city of Key West for 13 years as a sign technician.
He leaves to cherish his memories, daughters Nichole Sayus and Jessica Estevez; son Francisco D. Medina; 10 grandchildren; mother Clementina Caridad Sosa; stepfather Rigoberto Sosa; aunts Guillermina Cordero of Key West and Cira Esther Cordero of Havana, Cuba; and also the love of his life for 15 years, Luisa Graciela Curbelo.
Visitation will be noon to 10 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2013. A funeral service will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Both services will be held in the funeral home chapel of Castillo & Thurston's, 328 Truman Ave., with whom arrangements are entrusted.


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As the Obama campaign continues to tout the GM bailout as an industrial policy success, the Treasury Department continues to revise upward the staggering losses inflicted on U.S. taxpayers.
On the day Government Motors, aka GM, announced it was recalling at least 38,000 of its vehicles — Impalas used by police nationwide and in Canada — due to a crash risk, a new Treasury report said it now expects to lose $25 billion on the bailout, $3.3 billion more than forecast earlier.
As the Detroit News reported, this loss was based on GM's stock price at the time of the report, which was 15% higher than the previous report. Because the stock price has fallen since then, the latest report likely understates taxpayers' real losses.
The monthly report sent to Congress last Friday covers predicted losses through May 31, when GM's stock price was $22.20 a share.
On Tuesday, GM fell $0.26, or 1.3%, to $20.21.
At that price, the government would lose another $995 million on its GM bailout. The report notes the government still has 500 million shares of GM and needs to sell those shares at $53 each for the government to break even on the bailout.
Worse yet, the entire financial loss suffered by taxpayers is the result of a massive and planned redistribution of wealth from them to the auto unions that form a key part of Obama's base and re-election drive.
In its analysis, the Heritage Foundation says all the taxpayer losses occurred because the administration manipulated bankruptcy law to shelter the United Auto Workers' compensation.
"We estimate that the administration redistributed $26.5 billion more to the UAW than it would have received had it been treated as it usually would in bankruptcy proceedings. ... Thus, the entire loss to the taxpayers from the auto bailout comes from the funds diverted to the UAW," Heritage reckons.
On the jobs front, the auto bailout did less than nothing. Neil Barofsky, special inspector general for the $787 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program, reported to Congress that the forced closure of auto dealers, which hurt parts suppliers, was unnecessary and political.
"Treasury made a series of decisions that may have substantially contributed to the accelerated shuttering of thousands of small businesses and thereby potentially adding tens of thousands of workers to the already lengthy unemployment rolls," Barofsky said in a 45-page report.
Deciding which dealers were closed was determined by political, not business, reasons, with race and gender a key factor, the Barofsky report said. Some GM "dealerships were retained because they were recently appointed, were key wholesale parts dealers or were minority- or woman-owned dealerships."
Not even the push to force consumers into heavily subsidized electric cars like the Chevy Volt has helped.
As political consultant Karl Rove noted, GM employed roughly 252,000 workers in 2008. Now it has 207,000, with 131,000 working in foreign plants. Yet GM has not been accused of outsourcing jobs.
GM takes its place next to the Obama administration's Solyndras, another rotten fruit of an industrial policy where wealth is redistributed, not created, and where government picks winners and losers in an economy in which we all ultimately lose.


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There are few creatures more remarkable than the lowly slime mold.
But is the slime mold really a creature? Or is it a fungus? If it's not a fungus, is it a single entity — or millions? Or both?
Hence its remarkability.
Slime molds start life as single, amoeba-like cells. Eventually they find mates and produce offspring that grow into so-called plasmodia — structures that are full of cell nuclei, but without any dividing cellular walls.
These are large enough to be seen, usually on rotting logs rich in bacterial food, and can spread for meters, rolling slowly across the ground. But when food runs out, they come together and form a stalk;in a "fruiting body" at the top of the stalk, cell walls form around new nuclei. These are released as spores, alighting elsewhere and starting the cycle over again.
So sometimes a slime mold is single. Somtimes it's plural. And somehow it/them coordinates this for itself/themselves.
How? That's the big question.
According to microbiology titan and evolution maverick Carl Woese, there's some sort of emergent property inherent to the communications networks of the individual cells, which are capable of sending molecular signals to each other.
He likes to cite slime molds as living examples of the concept of saltations — jumps in organismal and ecosystem complexity that can't be explained through the neo-Darwinian mechanisms of genetic mutation and natural selection.
So slime molds could hold the secret to how a few billion years turned single-celled organisms into you and me — and if that sounds academic, watch the video. You'll see that it's also pretty freaking cool.
Be forewarned, though: once you start seeing parallels between this and a macroscopic view of human civilization, it's hard to go back.
Note: To learn more about slime molds, look up the works of J.T.
Bonner — one of the most interesting scientists you've never heard of.
Also a very cool BBC video here.
Images: Purdue University, University of Winnipeg
See Also:
- Complexity Theory Takes Evolution to Another Level
- Evolution as Biological Thermodynamics
- Superorganism as Window Into Complexity and Evolution
- Honeybee Weapon in War on Cancer


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Style Spotlight: Hospitals Exhibit Art of Healing
- Robert Israel created 11 sculptures for the Bloomberg Children's Center, including this one, called "Ostrich."
Two of the newest venues for art aren't in museums. They're in hospitals.
As part of a $1.1 billion addition to the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md., a curator and more than 70 artists placed more than 500 pieces of art in public spaces and in patient rooms. Huge sculptured animals by artist and set designer Robert Israel, a 250,000-square-foot exterior curtain wall by Spencer Finch, and Jim Boyd's painted window shades that recall the painted screens of Baltimore tradition are among the works in the new Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center. There are also dioramas by Jennifer Strunge, along with sculptures and sculptural furniture.
The children's center, named for the mother of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, replaces a former facility. Hopkins Hospital says the art helps the new buildings "provide a welcoming and caring environment to advance the healing process."
More than 240 art works by such celebrated artists as Michele Oka Doner and Paul Villinski adorn the main lobby, 12-story inpatient tower and eight-story outpatient clinic at the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich., the result of a partnership with the University of Michigan's Museum of Art.
The art, from neon rainbows to helping-hand mosaics and nature-related figures on the floors, covers every public surface. The $1.8 million collection was funded through private donations.
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Kent M. Adams, president and chief executive officer of Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation and a vice president of Caterpillar Inc., has been appointed to the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's Nashville Branch. Kathleen Calligan, chief executive officer of the Better Business Bureau Middle Tennessee, and William (Billy) Young Carroll Jr., president and chief executive officer, SmartBank, have been reappointed to the Nashville Branch's board of directors. Adams is serving the remainder of an unexpired term, and his service began Dec. 12, 2013, and runs through Dec. 31, 2015. Calligan and Carroll's terms begin Jan. 1, 2014, and run through Dec. 31, 2016.
Adams joined Caterpillar in 1979 and has held various positions including assistant treasurer for Caterpillar Americas Co., region finance manager for North American Commercial Division, treasurer for Caterpillar Asia Pte. Ltd., and treasurer-controller for Caterpillar Brasil Ltda. In 1998, Adams was appointed vice president at Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation with responsibilities for operations in Europe and Marine divisions and, later, corporate support services, which included accounting, business excellence, human resources, information technology, risk management and corporate marketing, Caterpillar Redistribution Services Inc. and remarketing and treasury. He most recently served as executive vice president with responsibility for North American operations, including the U.S. Regions, Canada, FCC Equipment Financing Inc. and the Customer Business Center. On February 1, 2005, the Caterpillar Board of Directors named Adams a vice president, and on March 1, 2005, he was named president and chief executive officer of Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation.
Commencing January 2014, Adams will serve on the board of directors of the Financial Services Roundtable and the executive committee of the Financial Services Roundtable. Adams is the vice chair of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Nashville Agenda. He previously served as a trustee on the board of the United Way of the Middle Tennessee, the board of directors of the Adventure Science Center and the board of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association.
Adams holds a bachelor's degree and master's degree in finance from the University of Illinois and completed the Pennsylvania State University Executive Management Program.
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Carroll received his bachelor's degree in business administration with a major in accounting from the University of Tennessee in 1990.
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The Most Intimate Art
- Elsa Freund crafted "Space Pendant with Circlet" in the early 1960s out of silver wire and colored glass fused on dark-blue-glazed terracotta.
For centuries, jewelry has been fashioned from gold and precious gemstones to reflect the wearer's wealth and status. In 1939, Sam Kramer, a newspaper reporter-turned-jewelry-maker, changed that. The East Coast artist had just taken up residence in a Greenwich Village studio and, unwittingly, helped pioneer the contemporary American studio jewelry movement by simply emphasizing technique and design over the use of precious materials.
Kramer's studio became a hub where kindred spirits, largely jewelry artists and intellectuals, congregated to exchange ideas and technical insights. Official recognition of the movement came in 1946 when New York's Museum of Modern Art mounted one of the first national exhibitions of studio jewelry, also called art jewelry, showing 135 pieces.
American studio jewelry, consisting of one-of-a-kind or limited-edition pieces, was a revolutionary concept. The first generation of studio jewelers rejected ornaments made of costly materials for a favored few. They also rejected mass production, claiming it led to "crass commercialism." With clay, copper, feathers and other ordinary materials, they created unique jewelry that the masses could afford, democratizing custom jewelry.
"As I see it," said painter, weaver and jeweler Elsa Freund, "there are two ways to approach jewelry making. One is to give a precious stone a proper setting. The other is to give something of no particular value a worth by making it a thing of beauty. Of the two methods, I prefer the latter."
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|Westmoreland takes an important step in long journey back
|08.31.10 at 8:37 pm ET
LOWELL – Six months ago, Ryan Westmoreland literally needed to be held up by his belt to take swings with a whiffle ball bat in the hospital.
On Tuesday, the 20-year-old Red Sox prospect showed some encouraging signs as he participated in another round of baseball activities in his long road back from brain surgery.
Westmoreland, who underwent a procedure to remove a cavernous malformation from his brain stem in March, spent the early afternoon taking roughly 60 swings off a tee and in rounds of soft toss at LeLacheur Park with the Lowell Spinners, the site of his last minor league stint with the Red Sox organization.
'I hit the ball pretty well for being only six months out,' said Westmoreland, who plans on rehabbing in Lowell until Thursday before heading down to Greenville to work with the Single-A Drive for the remainder of its season. 'I'm not nearly in the shape that I used to be, but I feel great.'
The organization is taking it slow with Westmoreland in his recovery.
"It's all on him as far as how he feels and how he's going to progress," said Spinners' manager Bruce Crabbe. "What he's capable of and we are just going to ride the wave and see where it takes us."
His work in the batting cage took place well before the rest of the team went out for its regular work. Westmoreland said he has hit the ball off the tee on 10 different occasions during his rehab and stepped up to soft toss ' from the side and from in front ' only a couple of times.
But this small step can be seen as a major victory in the recovery process, both mentally and physically.
It was Westmoreland's father, Ron, who remembered watching his son go through some aggressive rehab just a week after the life-threatening surgery in Phoenix.
'It was actually Andre Ethier's brother who was one of the therapists. He put a whiffle ball bat in (Ryan's) hand and they had to hold (Ryan) up by his belt,' said Ron Westmoreland. 'They were pitching him balls and he was swinging and he was making contact. That was a pretty inspirational moment.'
Both father and son have said the doctors have been impressed where the prospect is in his recovery process, but one of the biggest hurdles that he has had to overcome is the ability to regain his eyesight.
Westmoreland said he was close to being legally blind after the surgery and in the first couple of months he had trouble watching television and movies. He slowly moved up to playing golf and worked on building muscle memory watching things that stood still.
Now he has 20/20 vision in his right eye and 20/25 in his left. His vision was a perfect 20/20 in both eyes before the surgery. His goal is to build up enough momentum with the soft toss from different angles where he can take regular batting practice, but he had no timetable on when that would happen.
'I saw a quick improvement,' said Westmoreland. 'My eyes have learned how to focus on things that are still, it's just now they are learning how to focus on things coming at me.'
For now Westmoreland will have to be a cheering teammate on the bench at whatever level he goes to work out. On this night, Westmoreland was introduced to a loud ovation before the Spinners game against the Tri-City Valley Cats ' an affiliate of the Houston Astros.
Some prospects would be disappointed returning to the same level for a second straight year, but Westmoreland plans on taking small victories one step at a time until one day he can put on the Red Sox uniform in Boston.
"It was amazing just because, at one point, there was a question about whether I was going to do anything again ' breath, walk," he said. "To be able to now do baseball activities ' and pretty advanced activity for baseball and rehab ' it's great. To be able to do the thing I love, play baseball, although it's second to being alive, which I've taken grips to, it's special just to be around the game."
"I'm alive," he added. "And now let's work back and let's try to get to Fenway."
|Terry Francona on D&H
|05.12.10 at 12:01 pm ET
In his third start of the season Daisuke Matsuzaka finally came through with an all around solid start, and Terry Francona was happy to see that out his starting pitcher.
"Hist tempo was much better. He got the ball and threw strikes. He used his fastball aggressively in the zone," Francona told Dale & Holley (featuring Rob Bradford) on Wednesday. "A lot of swings and misses. A lot of balls lofted in the air that weren't really squared up. He had no walks and nine strikeouts. It was a fun night to watch. When it comes together the glass certainly looks a lot more full."
Francona also touched on Josh Beckett's injury situation, Tim Wakefield's return to the starting rotation and Jason Varitek's hot bat to start the season.
To read the transcript look below, but to listen click here.
What did you see from Daisuke Matsuzaka that you hadn't seen in his first two starts?
Hist temp0 was much better. He got the ball and threw strikes. He used his fastball aggressively in the zone. A lot of swings and misses. A lot of balls lofted in the air that weren't really squared up. He had no walks and nine strikeouts. It was a fun night to watch. When it comes together the glass certainly looks a lot more full.
Did you see his fastball coming along like Matsuzaka said it was?
I think it's been there. You look at his first two starts. He's been good with the exception of two really tough innings. I know you can't take those out of the line score, but he's throwing the ball well. The one start, for whatever reason, he left the zone with his offspeed pitches. He tried to pick a little bit. I think he went into this start wanting to establish his fastball, and he did a great job of it.
|Gammons on The Big Show: Leave Buchholz in rotation
|05.09.10 at 9:49 am ET
Peter Gammons joined The Big Show on Friday to discuss the state of the Red Sox. He said that all three contending teams in the AL East ' the Sox, Yankees and Rays ' have issues they have to deal with, and the answers will be coming soon.
"All three teams have a lot of questions to be answered, between now and the July 1," he said. "I'm sure the Yankees will be saying, 'Should we get Roy Oswalt?' The Red Sox are going to be saying, 'Should we take a chance on Lance Berkman?' There's a lot that may be decided in the next eight weeks."
A transcript follows. To listen, visit The Big Show audio on demand page.
What do you do with Daisuke Matsuzaka, especially now that Tim Wakefield is just sitting in the bullpen?
They'll probably give Daisuke four or five starts. Victor Martinez was saying to me that he couldn't believe the difference in his fastball between the first and second inning. He said it picked up like four or five miles in velocity. Then he's having a little more confidence throwing a few sliders, where in the first inning he had no confidence in his fastball that he was overthrowing every slider. How long do you go? I appreciate that he had a lot of time off, that he was hurt and didn't pitch that much to get here. But there isn't a lot of time in a division with Tampa and the Yankees to sit around and say, "OK. We are going to give him 10 starts." But if he doesn't start, what are you going to do with him? I think it's one of the many questions that will be answered in the next month.
Wouldn't it make sense to put Clay Buchholz in the bullpen?
I don't think you take a 200-inning, second-year starter and put him in the bullpen. I don't see that as a viable alternative. I think you have to go find a veteran reliever somewhere. They're not going to challenge Tampa and New York if Buchholz isn't good enough to make 30 starts on the season. He's got the second best stuff on the staff. He's got to be one of your top starters. To me, you just can't take a guy out because the other guys can't do the role. You can't take him out. To me, you weaken yourself immeasurably if you take Buchholz out of the rotation.
If you go out and find somebody, what do you do with Wakefield and Matsuzaka?
That's the problem. Wakefield has pitched out of the bullpen. Now the question is, at his age is it too late to ask him to go back? Just as it may be too late to ask him to go back and make 20 starts if his back is going to go. I think they have more of a chance of figuring out the bullpen thing. Either Wake or Daisuke is going to end up being the fifth starter, and then you move on from there. It is good that [Manny] Delcarmen is starting to throw a lot better, that home run last night was a joke. They are going to have to go get one more veteran reliever, because they don't have minor leaguers that are going to come in and step up the way [Daniel] Bard did. Read the rest of this entry »
|Red Sox vs. Yankees matchups, 5/8
|05.08.10 at 10:28 am ET
The disappointment for Celtics and Bruins fans will be on their minds for a few days, but the beauty of baseball is that the bad vibes can turn into good ones in a 24-hour period. However, there hasn't been many good vibes when the Sox take on the Yankees lately.
Since dominating the Yankees in the first eight games last season, the Red Sox are 2-13 against their rivals. The Yankees have won the World Series, and now sit six games up on the Red Sox in the AL East standings this season. Needless to say, the Red Sox need that fortune turned around, and quickly.
The Red Sox send Clay Buchholz up against CC Sabathia, depending on how the weather cooperates in Boston on Saturday.
The two went head-to-head last season on Aug. 8, with Sabathia getting the better of Buchholz, but not by much. Sabathia gave up two hits and zero runs in 7.2 innings of work, but Buchholz 'despite six walks' didn't back down, tossing six innings of two run baseball.
That young right-hander went 6-2 the rest of the way after that loss to the Yankees, and maybe gave him the confidence to pitch at the big league level.
Buchholz hasn't had many ups-and-downs against major league hitters this season. He is 3-2 with a 2.97 ERA in five starts, and he will need to step up big to keep the Yankees 'and the Rays ' in sight.
The book on Sabathia ' like Jon Lester ' is to get him early in the season, because once he gets going, he's not going to be stopped. The Red Sox got to the burly left-hander on Opening Night, but unlike Lester, he righted the ship in the month of April.
Sabathia sports a 4-1 record with a 2.74 ERA in six starts this season, and is coming off a strong eight-inning performance against Baltimore.
David Ortiz was in the lineup on Opening Night against Sabathia, and with Mike Lowell only hitting .262 with seven strikeouts against the Yankees ace, one might wonder who gets the nod. Ortiz does have two homers against Sabathia in his career, and a long ball off possibly the Yankees best pitcher could silence a lot of critics.
A win on Saturday, weather permitting, will help ease the mind of Boston sports fans, but a loss could prolong the funk a little bit longer.
Robinson Cano (8 plate appearances): .375 average/ .375 OBP/ .400 slugging percentage, 1 strikeout
Alex Rodriguez (8): .250/ .250/ .625, 1 homer, 1 strikeout
Curtis Granderson: 0-for-5, 2 walks, 3 strikeouts
Derek Jeter: 2-for-7, 1 strikeout
Jorge Posada: 0-for-4, 1 walk
Nick Swisher: 0-for-2, 2 walks, SAC bunt
Mark Teixeira: 1-for-2, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
Never faced: Brett Gardner, Nick Johnson, Ramiro Pena, Randy Winn
David Ortiz (31 plate appearances): .241 average/ .290 OBP/ .483 slugging percentage, 2 homers, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts
Marco Scutaro (23): .368/ .478/ .368, 4 strikeouts, 1 walk
Kevin Youkilis (22): .350/ .409/ .550, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts
Mike Lowell (19): .263/ .263/ .316, 7 strikeouts
Dustin Pedroia (19): .059/ .158/ .059, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts
Jason Varitek (18): .125/ .222/ .375, 1 homer, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts
Adrian Beltre (16): .071/ .125/ .143, 1 walk, 6 strikeouts
Victor Martinez (16): .214/ .313/ .286, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts
J.D. Drew (12): .250/ .250/ .333, 6 strikeouts
Bill Hall: 1-for-6, 2 strikeouts
Never faced: Jeremy Hermida, Darnell McDonald
|Red Sox vs. Yankees matchups, 5/7
|05.07.10 at 10:56 am ET
Usually you don't see a "must win" series in early May, but the Red Sox can't lose any more ground to the Yankees. The Sox sit five games back of the Yankees ' 6½ back of the first-place Rays ' and will look to keep the recent good vibes going in Fenway Park vs. their longtime rivals.
The teams have gone in different directions since meeting in the infant stages of the 2010 season. The Yankees have been consistent and the Red Sox have not. Part of that inconsistency on the Red Sox starts with the rotations, namely Josh Beckett. At times, Beckett has looked like the ace of the staff, while other times it's looked like his name and "ace" don't belong in the same sentence.
Beckett will look to improve on his first outing against the Yankees, when he gave up five earned runs in 4-2/3 innings on Opening Night. After two mediocre starts against Texas and Tampa, Beckett bounced back with a quality start vs. Baltimore ' two runs over seven innings in a no-decision.
The right-hander will need to keep Robinson Cano in check, which this season has been easier said than done.
Cano is in this top-three in average (.362), slugging percentage (.695) and home runs (9) in the American League. He has been the spark plug behind the Yankees offense, and his numbers against Beckett are in line with his production this year.
The main reason why the Yankees are so steady this year is starting pitching. CC Sabathia, Andy Pettitte and A.J. Burnett are a combined 12-1, and Friday's starter, Phil Hughes, is a perfect 3-0. Hughes solidified the back end of the bullpen last year for the Yankees in their title run, and he seems to be doing the same to the end of the rotation.
He has only allowed four earned runs in his four starts this season, and the 23-year-old is coming off probably his best outing of the season ' zero runs in seven innings ' against the White Sox.
Both teams come in to the contest with four-game winning streaks in their back pockets, and Beckett will need to set the tone tonight to help the Red Sox climb their way back into the division race. Read the rest of this entry »
|Red Sox vs. Angels matchups, 5/6
|05.06.10 at 1:36 pm ET
The Red Sox haven't had a poor outing from a starter since, well, Daisuke Matsuzaka's last start. Matsuzaka will make his second appearance this year against the Angels, and his results will have to be much, much better to keep the streak of solid starting pitching flowing.
Matsuzaka threw 95 pitches and gave up seven runs, as he labored through a tough 4.2 innings against the Orioles. In his defense, it wasn't a pretty weekend for any of the Red Sox in Baltimore.
We've seen good Daisuke and bad Daisuke against the Angels in his career. In 2008, Matsuzaka gave up six earned runs in five innings, but he bounced back in 2009 with six shutout innings, while only surrendering three hits.
It will be interesting to see who catches Matsuzaka in this start. Matsuzaka has a 4.04 ERA when he is paired up with Jason Varitek, compare that with a 5.40 ERA when he throws to Victor Martinez.
Martinez clearly holds the offense advantage against Angels starter Scott Kazmir '.455 average for Marinez to .188 average for Varitek ' but getting Matsuzaka comfortable and back into a flow might come into play.
Even though David Ortiz went deep last night and has showed some power over the last week, expect to see Mike Lowell in this game. Lowell is a career .250 hitter vs. Kazmir, but he has four homers against the lefty. Ortiz has only mustered a .205 average against Kazmir, so expect to see Lowell in this matchup.
Kazmir is an all too familiar face to the Red Sox. In his 23 career starts, Kazmir has an 8-7 record with a 3.59 ERA, which was compiled mostly in a Tampa uniform. The 26-year-old was on the mound in Game 3 of the ALDS last year, which happened to be the last game of the Red Sox' season.
The Red Sox go for the sweep and a little payback for last year's ending.
Bobby Abreu (21 plate appearances): .125 average/ .333 OBP/ .250 slugging percentage, 5 walks, 7 strikeouts
Hideki Matsui (16): .250/ .438/ .500, 4 walks, 1 strikeout
Torii Hunter (10): .200/ .200/ .500, 1 homer, 2 strikeouts
Maicer Izturis: 1-for-6
Jeff Mathis: 0-for-4, 3 strikeouts
Juan Rivera: 0-for-3, 1 strikeout, 1 SAC fly
Kendry Morales: 1-for-2, 1 walk
Erick Aybar: 1-for-2
Howie Kendrick: 0-for-1, 1 walk
Never faced: Mike Napoli, Reggie Willits, Brandon Wood
David Ortiz (50 plate appearances): .205 average/ .300 OBP/ .364 slugging percentage, 2 homers, 6 walks, 11 strikeouts
Mike Lowell (45): .250/ .333/ .600, 4 homers, 4 walks, 10 strikeouts
Kevin Youkilis (45): .237, .333/ .316, 6 walks, 14 strikeouts
Jason Varitek (44): .188/ .386/ .313, 1 homer, 9 walks, 11 strikeouts
Dustin Pedroia (36): .517/ .600/ .793, 1 homer, 6 walks, 1 strikeout
Adrian Beltre (21): .111/ .238/ .111, 3 walks, 9 strikeouts
Marco Scutaro (20): .278/ .350/ .333, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts
Victor Martinez (11): .455/ .455/ .455, 1 strikeout
J.D. Drew (8): .143/ .250/ .429, 1 walk, 3 strikeout
Bill Hall: 2-for-6, 1 strikeout
Jeremy Hermida: 1-for-3, 2 strikeouts
|Francona on D&H: 'David needs to play tonight'
|05.05.10 at 1:45 pm ET
Terry Francona called in for his weekly talk with Dale & Holley on Wednesday, and still the No. 1 question is about the David Ortiz-Mike Lowell situation, especially with Lowell swinging a hot bat and Ortiz struggling.
Francona said Ortiz will be in the lineup Wednesday against the Angels, and he explained his decision.
"David needs to play tonight," said Francona. "We got to give David chances where we think he can succeed to put some good swings on the ball. It doesn't insure that it is going to happen. I certainly want it to happen. In a night like tonight, David is going to DH. I understand what you are asking. I understand what you are inferring. It's a long year and we got to try and put guys in a position to succeed."
Francona also talked about the health of Jacoby Ellsbury and Mike Cameron, the decision to send Jason Varitek in Baltimore and how it's OK not to have a "happy clubhouse."
To read the transcript look below, but to hear the interview click here.
Does it feel like you've managed 999 games in a Red Sox uniform?
It feels like I've managed 999 this week.
Number 1,000 is tonight for you.
I actually didn't know that. I think there is a lot of things I didn't know.
What does it mean to you?
My first thought is if it's a 1,000 here it's probably like dog years and it's 7,000 somewhere else.
What was your mindset of how long you wanted to stay in Boston when you first took the job?
I don't I've ever viewed it like that. I was obviously excited to come up here. When managers jobs change, not too often are the circumstances that they are here. This job was kind of built to try to win, so I caught a break and I knew that. Things went well and you get to stay and you do the best you can. I don't think I've ever really thought about stuff like that. I've got my hands full trying to spend my energy on what I can control. Those other things, I don't think it makes any sense to do that. Someday I won't be here, for whatever reason, and that's the way the game is. I can live with that. I just want us to play good baseball. That's kind of what I need to spend my energy on. Read the rest of this entry »
|Red Sox vs. Angels matchups, 5/5
|05.05.10 at 12:01 pm ET
John Lackey probably has had this date circled on his calendar for a long time. The new Red Sox right-hander will go up against the Angels, a team with which he spent eight seasons, serving as the face of LA's starting rotation for part of that time.
That all changed when he inked a five-year, $82.5 million deal with Boston over the winter. Lackey won 102 games in his career for the Angels, none bigger than his World Series clincher in 2002, but now he will be seen as the "enemy."
Lackey has only faced Torii Hunter, Bobby Abreu and former Yankee Hideki Matsui in his career, while the rest of his former teammates have only played behind him.
The new acquisition has been solid this year — minus the one hiccup against Tampa — and emotions probably will be high at Fenway when he meets his former team.
Angels starter Joel Pineiro also will be making a start against a former employer, although his stay in Boston wasn't nearly as long as Lackey's was in LA. Pineiro appeared in 31 games out of the bullpen in 2007 for the Sox before he was let got to make room for Jon Lester (seems like a smart move).
The righty hooked on with St. Louis, where he had three fairly successful seasons as a starter, and he signed a two-year deal with the Angels this past winter.
Pineiro is 3-5 with a 6.24 ERA in 10 starts vs. the Red Sox in his career, which are very similar to the numbers (2-3 5.76 ERA) he is posting with the Angels this season.
Torii Hunter (36 plate appearances): .265 average, .306 OBP, .500 slugging percentage, 2 homers, 1 walk, 8 strkeouts
Hideki Matsui (32): .286, .344/ .464, 1 homer, 3 walks, 3 strikeouts
Bobby Abreu (28): .200/ .259/ .360, 1 homer, 1 walk, 7 strikeouts
Never faced: The rest of the roster
David Ortiz (29 plate appearances): .391 average/ .483 OBP/ .783 slugging percentage, 2 homers, 5 walks, 3 strikeouts
Jason Varitek (20): .000/ .105/ .000, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts (1 sacrifice hit, 1 sacrifice bunt)
Marco Scutaro (18): .353/ .389/ .471, 1 walk
Victor Martinez (17): .250/ .294/ .313, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts
Kevin Youkilis (12): .250/ .250/ .583, 1 homer, 3 strikeouts
J.D. Drew (9): .222/ .222/ .222
Bill Hall (9): .333/ .333/ .778, 1 homer, 2 strikeouts
Jeremy Hermida: 0-for-3, 1 strikeout
Mike Lowell: 1-for-3
Dustin Pedroia: 2-for-3
Adrian Beltre: 0-for-1
|Red Sox vs. Angels matchups, 5/4
|05.04.10 at 1:45 pm ET
It was a long, strange month for Jon Lester. The beginning of April was a nightmare, just like it had been in the previous year. The talk and questions were mounting for the young Red Sox ace, but perhaps now he is pulling himself out of his early-season doldrums.
In his last two starts, his ERA has lowered from 8.44 to 4.71. He hasn't given up an earned run since he gave up seven against the Rays on Apr. 18. Those starts were still in April.
The May numbers still aren't what we have come to expect from Lester over his career in a Red Sox uniform. He is 5-4 with a 4.40 ERA in 12 starts in May, but things seem to be turning around.
His strikeouts have increased in every game, topping out at 11 against Toronto last time out, and his swings and misses have increased in every start this season.
For two teams that seem to be all too familiar with each other, Lester has only faced the Angels four times in his career in the regular season, sporting a 1-1 record with a 7.78 ERA.
Ervin Santana should be the ace of this Angels staff, but with his numbers and up and down performances, it's hard to label him the clear cut No. 1. Santana clearly has the stuff to be an ace, especially after 2008, when he won 16 games and struck out 217 batters.
But minor ailments have held him back, and this year he isn't off to an ace-like start. In five starts this season, he is 1-2 with a 4.59 ERA, and his only true ace-like performance came in a complete-game effort against Toronto on Apr. 18.
The Angels hurler has struggled against the Red Sox. He is 1-2 with a 5.29 ERA in six starts vs. Boston, with two losses coming at Fenway Park, where he sports a lofty 6.33 ERA.
Bobby Abreu (14 plate appearances): .308 average/ .351 OBP/ .462 slugging percentage, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
Maicer Izturis (9): .375/ .444/ .625, 1 walk
Juan Rivera: 2-for5, 1 walk
Howie Kendrick: 1-for-4, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts
Erick Aybar: 2-for-3, 1 walk
Jeff Mathis: 1-for-4, 1 strikeout
Torii Hunter: 2-for-3
Mike Napoli: 0-for-3, 1 strikeout
Reggie Willits: 2-for-2, 1 walk
Never faced: Kendry Morales, Brandon Wood
Adrian Beltre (41 plate appearances): .200 average/ .220 OBP/ .400 slugging percentage, 2 homers, 1 walk, 7 strikeouts
Marco Scutaro (21): .167/ .250/ .333, 2 walks, 1 strkeout
David Ortiz (17): .333/ .412/ .667, 1 homer, 2 walks, 7 strikeouts
Jason Varitek (15): .000/ .067/ .000, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts
J.D. Drew (13): .182, .308/ .273, 2 walks, 3 strikeouts
Mike Lowell (12): .273/ .333/ .545, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
Victor Martinez (12): .500/ .583/ .800, 1 homer, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts
Dustin Pedroia (9): .250/ .333/ .375, 1 walk
Kevin Youkilis: 1-for-2, 1 walk, 1 stikeout
Never faced: Bill Hall, Jeremy Hermida
|Red Sox vs. Angels matchups, 5/3
|05.03.10 at 8:21 pm ET
Clay Buchholz has been the most consistent starter this year for the Red Sox. This statement probably wasn't what people were expecting on a staff that runs out Jon Lester, Josh Beckett and John Lackey.
The young right-hander is 2-2 with a 2.19 ERA over his first four starts, and is coming off his best start of the year last week in Toronto.
The Red Sox would love to see another eight-inning performance and another win out of Buchholz, especially after the disappointing weekend in Baltimore. Buchholz is 1-2 with a 6.35 ERA in three starts vs. the Angels, but did pitch particularly well in Game 3 of the ALDS last season.
Angels' starter Joe Saunders has compiled 33 wins over the last two seasons – 17 and 16, respectively – but has been tagged with a loss in four out of his five outings this season.
Saunders is 4-1 with a 3.24 ERA in eight career starts vs. the Red Sox, with three of those wins coming at Fenway Park.
Jeff Mathis (8 plate appearances): .200 average/ .375 OBP/ .200 slugging, 2 walks, 1 strikeout
Hideki Matsui (8): .429/ .500/ .571, 1 walk
Torii Hunter: 1-for-5, 1 walk
Maizer Izturis: 1-for-4, 2 walks, 1 strikeout
Bobby Abreu: 1-for-5, 1 homer
Howie Kendrick: 1-for-5
Juan Rivera: 0-for-5, 2 strikeouts
Erick Aybar: 0-for-3
Reggie Willits: 0-for-3
Never faced: Ryan Budde, Kendry Morales, Mike Napoli, Brandon Wood
Dustin Pedroia (24 plate appearances): .333 average/ .333 OBP/ .417 slugging, 1 strikeout
Adrian Beltre (22): .318/ .318/ .455, 3 strikeouts
David Ortiz (22): .150/ .227/ .150, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts
Kevin Youkilis (22): .222/ .364/ .500, 1 homer, 4 walks, 5 strikeouts
Mike Lowell (21): .250/ .286/ .400, 1 homer, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts
Marco Scutaro (15): .231/ .323/ .308, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts
Jason Varitek (12): .222/ .417/ .333, 3 walks, 2 strikeouts
Victor Martinez (9): .333/ .333/ .333, 2 strikeouts
J.D. Drew: 1-for-5, 1 walk
Bill Hall: 0-for-2, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
Never faced: Jeremy Hermida, Darnell McDonald
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After Johnny had to reschedule once for not showing up after waiting over half an hour, he came out on a Saturday to refinish two tubs/walls and our kitchen countertops. He showed up on time and got straight to work, but after an hour or two, he decided it was time to rush through the bathrooms and said that it should be ok, that he would come out and fix the problems if there were any. His website claims that after 4 hours, they are ready to be used but when he was leaving, he told us we should wait at least 48 hours to make sure it is dry. This meant that we were without showers for 2 days and had to go else where, let alone the smell was awful and lingered in the house for three-four days.
He didn't have proper paperwork and left a receipt of payment on a legal sheet of paper handwritten with amount paid and to print the warranty on website. A week later, we noticed he missed a part of the kitchen, the wall in one of the tubs had horrible runs all around and the bottom was very scratchy. In the other bathroom, the material he used started peeling up exposing the old tub within a week.
We emailed him and asked him to please come out and repair these problems. He scheduled it for the following Thursday. After me and my husband took off work to meet him and show him, he did not show up. We sent another email asking and he said that he would come out the following week at 10am, I showed up at 10:15am and left a note on the door that he left at 10:15am and would be more than happy to reschedule to just let him know. We sent another email to him and he said that July 3rd would work great, and he was appreciative of us with being so patient. This was the last we heard from him and he wouldn't respond to any emails.
After a month went by, we sent another email asking him when he is coming out with no reply. Another month went by with a couple of other emails with no return. I finally sent another email asking him what is going on, and his reply was, well, I came out there and waiting for 45 minutes (which was false) and that covers my one time for free warranty.
His website makes him look great, but when you see the work he does and the lack of professionalism...it makes you wonder. If you google his company name, you will find very negative comments and that he doesn't even have a business name filed and insurance, which he claims he has.
If you are looking to have this done, please think twice about using him.
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Goldman Sachs removed Duke Energy (DUK ) from its recommended list, and now rates market perform.
Analyst Jonathan Raleigh says his downgrade was driven by his view that Duke has lost its premium position in the group in investors' eyes. He notes the company's stock is down 39% year to date (vs. a 20% decline in the S&P 500). Raleigh says Duke looks inexpensive at an average valuation vs. its peers. He notes the stock could have more downside until the company addresses several issues including: intensifying concerns of Duke's trading business; affirmation of a lower earnings per share outlook and growth rate; the expected $1 billion equity offering; and diminished investor confidence in management. Raleigh has a $2.50 2002 earnings per share estimate, and $2.65 for 2003.