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The tax audit and controversy landscape in Australia continues to shift and evolve due to a number of key trends and emerging issues. Many of them correlate with more macro, broader trends occurring on the global stage, which is apparent from the recent release of the report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) addressing base erosion and profit shifting. Not surprising given that the Australian government and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) hold active and influential roles with respect to global tax developments affecting multinational enterprises.
Key trends in Australia include the ATO's sharpened focus on information gathering and expanded use of risk assessment as a method of choosing which taxpayers to audit. The ATO is also commencing compliance reviews before a return is lodged, consistent with their desire to have real-time dialogue with taxpayers. At that same time, there are various 'hotspot' issues for multi-national enterprises -- those issues of keen interest to the ATO that are arising more frequently during audits. Examples include the transfer pricing methods used by taxpayers and the pursuit of cross-border arrangements for treaty shopping purposes.
The Australian legislature is also shaping the environment. Just yesterday, amendments were introduced to potentially expand the scope of the anti-avoidance rules as well as strengthen Australia's transfer pricing rules in order to help mitigate base erosion and profit shifting. These developments along with the increasing introduction of retrospective legislation, sets the stage for enhanced enforcement and revenue gathering. The Australian government, with advice from business representatives, tax professionals (such as PwC) and other stakeholders, is also now examining whether new criteria should be the driving factors for corporate taxation -- a development that has the potential to alter the legal cornerstones of taxation upon which businesses rely.
This alert highlights some of these key trends and issues and suggests ways for multinational enterprises to navigate through this period of uncertainty and potential change.


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The battle was precipitated by a U.S. amphibious assault on the central Philippine island of Leyte on October 20. The Japanese responded with Sho-Go (Victory Operation), a plan to decoy the U.S. 3rd Fleet north, away from the San Bernardino Strait, while converging three forces on Leyte Gulf to attack the landing; the 1st Attack Force was to move from the north across the Sibuyen Sea through the San Bernardino Strait, with the 2nd Attack Force and C Force moving from the south across the Mindanao Sea through the Surigao Strait.
As the Japanese forces moved into position southwest of Leyte, submarines of the U.S. 7th Fleet discovered the 1st Attack Force and sank two heavy cruisers west of Palawan on October 23. A series of almost continuous surface and air clashes followed, especially in the Sibuyen Sea, while the U.S. 3rd Fleet chased the Japanese decoy. Finally, on October 25, the three major engagements of the battle were fought, almost simultaneously. At the Surigao Strait, battleships and cruisers from the 7th Fleet destroyed C Force and forced the 2nd Attack Force to withdraw. Meanwhile, the 1st Attack Force passed through the unguarded San Bernardino Strait and inflicted heavy damage on the 7th Fleet escort carriers off Samar but withdrew unexpectedly just as they seemed ready to attack the landing operations. In the north, off Cape Engaño, part of the 3rd Fleet sank the Japanese decoy carriers while another part moved south, attacking and pursuing the 1st Attack Force.

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Just the thought of hunting for a job might put some on edge. Four experts were asked for their best advice, and their answers are summarized below, with a few specific responses highlighted.
How much time can it take to find a job?
Much will depend on a variety of factors. Are your skills in demand? Do you have a resume at the ready?
Joseph Genest, an employment service facilitator for Michigan Works, a workforce-development agency, said it can take a month to prepare a solid resume and other paperwork. He wants to see more people attend free workshops at state labor office nationwide, such as a social media seminar and a job fair boot camp.
What's the biggest mistake people make with a job hunt?
Emailing the same resume to 10 or 20 employers.
Customize what your resume says for each job, said Chad Austin, job placement officer at Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn, Mich. A resume must mention your exact qualifications and certifications for specific openings, he said.
Some employers hire third parties to sift through resumes, and they may be looking for six or so key words, Genest said. If the words don't show up, your resume hits the trash. Job experts recommend researching wording for qualifications at http:/// www.onetonline.org.
What are some things to consider about creating an image online?
Make sure to be active on LinkedIn. Many companies that are hiring salaried workers are expanding use of social media to recruit tech-savvy workers.
LinkedIn is viewed as a standard tool. "If you're not there, it's like I can't find you," said Liran Kotzer, founder and CEO of DoNanza.com, which aggregates freelance jobs for graphic designers, writers, those with experience in social media and video, and others. Kotzer said individuals also may want to write a blog about their own expertise.
Many know they should be careful about their images on Facebook and Twitter. But what's one key tip?
"Don't tell anything bad on your past bosses," Kotzer said. A company isn't going to want to hire you if they see you said something negative about a past employer even if it's true.
What about the interview? Any tricks to know?
Some interviewers start out by asking: "Tell me a little about yourself."
Genest warns this can be a trick question for you to open up about troubles. It's not the time to answer: "I'm a single mother with two children in school," or, "I've been sick and out of work for one year."Instead, Genest said, talk immediately about your skills for that specific job.
Where do you look for work?
Too often people might put all their luck on one strategy, say, asking families and friends to let them know about job openings, the experts say. Be diverse. File applications online. Go to job fairs. Consider how your skills can transfer to other businesses.
Austin said career fairs are more about making a connection with someone in the company. Take the manager's business card, jot down details about the conversation, send a letter to the person. It's OK to apply for the job online, but mention meeting a representative for that company.
What's a pitfall of looking online for work?
"The biggest pitfall we have found is unsuspecting or desperate job seekers who are charged a fee for a list of jobs that they could have found free," said Pamela Moore, president and CEO of Detroit Employment Solutions. Another pitfall is job sites that require you to subscribe to something or have you sign up to take classes you don't need.
Does the employment picture seem a little easier than a year or two ago?
Definitely, experts said. "It's not the Wild West of hiring right now," Austin said. "But it's definitely showing growth."
Resume help online
http:/// www.onetonline.org
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LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles World Airports has failed to address a court settlement that requires the agency to redistribute air traffic throughout the region, according to a top Los Angeles County official.
LAWA has not taken substantive steps to fulfill its commitments to reduce environmental impacts near Los Angeles International Airport by encouraging passenger and cargo expansion at L.A./Ontario International and L.A./Palmdale Regional airports.
The requirement was part of a 2006 court settlement over expansion plans at LAX.
The blame for this oversight falls at the feet of Los Angeles, which has failed to act in the best interests of travelers, a spokesman for Supervisor Mike Antonovich said.
"LAWA has done nothing to regionalize air traffic. Not only have they done nothing to regionalize traffic, they have been detrimental to Ontario and Palmdale airports," said Lori Glasgow, airport deputy for Antonovich's office.
"They are choking it off by not investing to make it commercially successful."
LAWA is the airport oversight and operations department for Los Angeles.
William Fujioka, the county's chief executive officer, outlined his concerns over the lack of the redistribution of air traffic in a letter sent to LAWA in October in response to an environmental report for the airport's specific plan.
Fujioka said the agency failed to form a working group made up of local government agencies to work on redistribution plans. The group only met in 2006 and was disbanded.
Minimal efforts were also made to implement the Regional Strategic Planning Initiative, which aimed to improve cargo and air traffic at ONT and Palmdale airports.
"Despite the significant mitigation potential associated with regionalization, LAWA has made only token efforts to fulfill the regionalization efforts required in the settlement," Fujioka wrote in his comments to the airports' environmental impact report.
The airport's specific plan amendment study will be the subject of a contentious vote expected today by the agency's governing body.
The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners will vote on whether to move forward on a series of ambitious modernization projects for Los Angeles International Airport.
The biggest issue involves a plan, favored by airport executives, to increase the distance between two runways on the airport's north side by 260 feet. Airport officials said the change is vital for safety and efficiency reasons, but many nearby residents said it is unnecessary and will lead to more noise and pollution in their neighborhoods. If approved, the plan would move to the Los Angeles City Council for a vote.
LAWA officials have defended their effort to regionalize the air traffic.
"LAWA is committed to regionalization. LAX's current modernization plans do take regionalization into account," LAWA spokeswoman Nancy Castles said.
"All of the options included in the specific plan amendment study apply the practical capacity of 78.9 million annual passengers (at LAX). But we aren't there yet; we aren't even close."
In 2012, LAX served 63.7 million passengers.
None of the specific plan amendment study proposals being considered, including movement of the north airfield, should be considered as an expansion, Castles said. The movement takes place within the boundary of the airport and does not require the removal of homes or businesses, she said.
"We continue to work toward regionalization, but we can't force passengers and airlines to choose one airport over another," Castles said.
LAWA has made "extraordinary" efforts to reduce operating costs at ONT, she said. It froze the landing fee rate, used reserve funds to reduce the terminal rental rate by more than $12 per square foot, reduced utility uses, and consolidated and redeployed its staff, she said.
The downturn at ONT started after 2007 when travel peaked at 7.2million annual passenger traffic.
The decline, which was seen at many airports across the nation, was a result of the recession. Airlines started to shift the way they did business, which included reducing flights at airports on ONT's size.
Ontario International suffered a double-digit drop in passenger traffic and the exodus of several low-cost carriers. In 2012, 4.3 million passengers traveled in and out of the airport.
"We have done what we can to incentivize increased use of L.A./Ontario International and Palmdale Regional airports. As an example, LAWA attends key airline industry events annually to meet with carriers one-on-one and understand growth plans and how ONT fits into those plans," Castles said.
Since 2007, LAWA has had nearly 170 meetings with U.S. and international carriers to discuss opportunities for ONT, she said.
But, Glasgow said, LAWA is "only focused on expanding their existing runway and really neglecting the airports."
Antonovich has long supported efforts to redistribute air traffic in the region as well as a multimodal transportation system that connects light rail as well as Metrolink to Palmdale and Ontario airports, said Tony Bell, assistant chief deputy for Antonovich.
"None of this is happening and one big part of that is LAWA has not made it a reality," Bell said.
For example, rather than connect the Metro Green Line to LAX, it stops short, a move Bell said was motivated by LAWA's desire not to affect its parking revenue.
Redistributing air traffic to other regional airports takes the pressure off an overburdened LAX and it gives neighboring communities more options for travel, Bell said.
LAWA needs to show it supports a regional program to reduce congestion by using all five of the region's airports, he said.
Antonovich's plan to redistribute air traffic also included taking cargo out of LAX and moving it solely to Palmdale. The move would take truck trailers out of an already congested Southern California freeways.
But, Castles said, in 2007, LAWA worked with the U.S. Department of Transportation and the city of Palmdale to subsidize United Express air service from Palmdale to San Francisco.
The commercial service was hardly used, and the subsidy ended up costing $238 per passenger.
Despite the subsidy, United canceled the flight after 18 months.
On Monday, the board of the Ontario International Airport Authority - which would oversee the airport if control was transferred - discussed how lopsided air traffic has disrupted service at ONT.
As airports began to see a recovery in 2008, ONT continued to decline, but rather than providing incentives to bring back traffic to the airport, Ontario Councilman Alan Wapner said LAWA did the opposite.
"Once the recession hit, and they realized they need to grow internally, there was a huge philosophical shift for L.A. They stopped supporting Ontario," Wapner said.
"They did all they could to pull traffic from Ontario."
Reach Liset via email, call her at 909-483-8556, or find her on Twitter @DBOntarioNow.


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Kefir is a very popular probiotic-rich beverage and one that is particularly easy to make at home. With more and more people looking to save money by making their own kefir, we are seeing an increasing number of questions about the differences between the various starter cultures we offer.
There are two types of starter cultures that can be used to make kefir: Kefir Grains and Powdered Kefir Starter Culture (several brands available). Here are the primary differences:
Origin: Powdered kefir starter is created in a laboratory and is similar to a direct-set style yogurt starter. Kefir grains are a naturally occurring culture that has existed for thousands of years and is self-perpetuating (note: kefir grains do not contain any actual grain such as wheat, spelt, rye, etc. but rather are referred to as grains due to their appearance).
Reusability: Powdered kefir starter can generally be recultured a handful of time (taking a little from the batch to inoculate the next batch). With proper care, kefir grains don't have a set lifespan–most people will have theirs for several years. Kefir grains are placed in milk or sugar water, juice, etc. and after the liquid has cultured (18-48 hours), they are removed and placed in new milk, sugar water, etc. to make the next batch. This process is repeated indefinitely.
Number of Strains of Beneficial Yeast and Bacteria: The powdered kefir starters generally contain 7-9 strains; kefir grains contain close to 30 strains.
Care: Kefir grains require care the powdered starter does not. They're kind of like a pet (a highly productive one though!). They need to be switched to fresh liquid every 18-48 hours and if you go out of town, you'll need to put them in fresh liquid in the fridge. But if you care for them well, they will generally return the favor.
Cost: Powdered kefir starter is less expensive initially but kefir grains are a far more economical option in the long run.
Summary: Kefir Grains vs. Powdered Kefir Starter Culture
If you are looking to make kefir long-term, want the highest number of beneficial yeast and bacteria strains and desire the most cost effective method, kefir grains are the best option.
If you are looking for more of a short-term solution (such as when you're out of town) or want to make kefir infrequently, powdered kefir starter may be a better option.
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Electric Kiln Firing
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Posted 27 July 2010 - 08:45 PM
Are your shelves solid? It sometimes helps internal circulation to have 1/2 shelves and keeping a slot open in the center.
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Posted 31 July 2010 - 02:55 PM
I have an L&L Liberty Bell kiln with Vent Sure attachment. I have been struggling for months trying to find the right program so my pieces will fire to maturity. We fire to 06, 05, 04, and 6. I have called L&L throughout this time and they keep telling me to adjust temp. I have 3 shelves and try to fill them evenly. Two usually over fire and one under fires or comes close to firing the correct temperature according to the free standing Orton cones. I keep adjusting the temperature, but can't get glazes that do not have a range of firing temperatures to work out. Since the thermocouple is at the top, I have decided that all three shelves will never fire to the same temperature. I am beginning to think that I have to use Stroke and Coats or Underglazes that have a wide temperature range. Does anyone have any suggestions or are experiencing the same problem? Thank you.
This is not outside the window that electric kilns normally fire to, the one & two cone difference. "Soak, hold, and ramp down" is what the best advice is. That and find glazes with broader ranges, or ones that will still be nice slightly over-fired. You don't want under-fired. Try going a cone higher, say cone 7. Usually electric kilns because they fire so fast and have no thermal mass to speak of, as gas kilns with all those pots & shelving & soaps, etc. get a lot more maturing time for the glazes. Your approach is correct, just hang in there!! This happens to everybody
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Stone House Studio, Alexandria, Virginia
Posted 01 August 2010 - 09:32 PM
Posted 01 August 2010 - 10:18 PM
USE cone packs to monitor the heat. Try rearranging the ware. Dense here, sparse there. Stagger shelves arrangements.
Fire slow, soak at glazes temp. and soak again at 1800 F. or so. Make it work.
Posted 02 August 2010 - 02:02 PM
All the suggestions given so far are good ones.
The 8-sided, 18 inch tall, L&L Liberty Belle kiln is very simple in that it just has one thermocouple and all the elements are turned on and off at the same time.
With just one thermocouple there is no attempt by the digital controller to keep the temperature even from top to bottom in this kiln.
With that in mind, there remains only a couple variables that can have anything to do with the evenness in temperature top to bottom in this kiln. They are: Loading, Speed of Firing, Convection, and Heat Loss.
Loading and Speed of Firing go hand in hand. It is ok to load a lot of ware into a kiln, it will just need to be fired more slowly to keep the heat-work reasonably the same throughout the kiln . Always center your shelves and never load anything past the edge of the shelf. Loading ware too close to the elements will overheat them.
Convection, or air movement, is important. Most of the heat in the kiln is radiant heat not heated air, but pulling the heated air downward with the downdraft vent system helps to even out heat-work. If most of the air coming into the kiln is coming in around the lid it is possible to see the top shelf a little cooler, especially if it is close to the top of the kiln. The suggestion earlier of using a top shelf like a cap on top of the load is a good one. Also be sure the hinge is adjusted high enough so that the lid will sit flat when it gets hot.
Heat Loss through the firebrick is happening all over the kiln. More and more heat is lost the hotter the kiln gets. The sides of the kiln have elements producing heat, but the top and bottom have no elements. Ware on the very bottom and very top of the kiln will be cooler, compared to the center of the kiln because of the extra heat that is being lost through the top and bottom. The effects of heat loss on this little kiln are best combated by a lighter load, a slower firing, and the air movement.
Suby, feel free to call/ email me directly to discuss more.
Best Regards,
Robert Battey
Technical Sales and Support
L&L Kiln Mfg Inc.
Posted 02 August 2010 - 03:02 PM
Are you certain that all the banks of elements are working?
Did you change some of the elements, but some other sets are older?
And a more general question.........
How long are you taking overall (I realize it is not linear climb) to get to cone 04 or to cone 6 in hours of total climb time?
That additional information could serve to help everyone debug this stuff for you. But Rob is "on target".
John Baymore
Adjunct Professor of Ceramics; New Hampshire Insitute of Art
Former Guest Professor, Wuxi Institute of Arts and Science, Yixing, China
Former President and Past President; Potters Council
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Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'
Forest Pansy Redbud
Form and Growth Characteristics: Plant Type - TreeGrowth Rate - 12-24" per yearMature Height - 20-30'Mature Width - 25-35'Longevity - 100 years or less
Ornamental Characteristics: Flower - Rose-purple and opens later; mid March-early May. Are effective for 2-3 weeks; borne 4-8 together.Fruit - True pod (legume), brown-brownish black, 2-3" long, 0.5" wide, October; reddish to green before maturity; fruits persist through winter.Leaf - Fall Color - Yellow-green but can be an excellent yellow.Bark - Older bark brownish black with orange inner bark peaking through; develops scaly condition with age.Other Features - Effective as a single specimen, in groupings and in the shrub border. A very handsome purple tree. The new foliage emerges a bright purple and changes to a more subdued color as the season progresses.Possible Use - Season Of Interest -
Culture and Care: Care Requirements - Transplant as a young tree in spring or fall into moist, well-drained, deep soils, but does well in many soil types except wet ones. Adaptable to acid or alkaline soils. Full sun or light shade.Native Habitat - Eastern U.S. and TexasDiseases and Insects - Canker is the most destructive disease of redbud and can cause many stems to die. Leaf spots and Verticillium wilt are other disease problems; Tree hoppers, caterpillars, scales and leaf hoppers can also cause damage.Strength - Weakness -Plants of this taxon:
Find Related Plants:- Other plants with the common name Redbud.- Other plants of the family Fabaceae.- Other plants of the genus Cercis.- Other plants of the species Cercis canadensis.


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May 1, 2010
The first of two days of record rains—nearly 14 inches—flooded the Nashville area. Twenty-one people were killed. Many were found trapped in their homes and cars. Numerous Nashville schools were closed for more than a week. When the Cumberland River overflowed, a parking garage stood 40 feet under water. Not even the historic Grand Ole Opry was spared. It would be silenced for nearly four months due to flooding damage.


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Like many others here, I have been jailbreaking my phone and following the jailbreak scene for years. I am no expert, but over the years I have learned a lot about the jailbreaking process. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong... but isn't the hardest part of the whole process finding a injection method? And they haven't made any progress in this area since the iPhone 5 was released correct? The fact that they found 2 new vulnerabilities is excellent news, but without a injection method, these vulnerabilities cannot be utilized...correct?
Anthony...Do you know something we don't...? Or is finding a injection method not as hard as I thought it was? I ask because you seem quite confident in saying that we will be getting a jailbreak fairly soon...The people want to know!! 😄
The problem is they have no injection vector. That's what people need to realize, the injection vector is one of the hardest parts to find. And with the ATV3 having such a "small" set of code to work with, compared to other iDevices. Their has not been an injection vector found yet for it.
Voice Activator: Siri can now launch apps.
Navigate from Maps: Maps has navigation now.
Anyway, I bought pod2g's DJ app to show my support. For those who don't know, I was jail broken on 5.1.1 but chose to lose my jailbreak as the DJ app is only supported on iOS 6. And I know I could've bought the app on iTunes but I wanted to try the app plus I really don't miss the jailbreak since I've had the 5. And yes I'll be the first one to jailbreak my 5 when the jailbreak comes out.
Anthony, thank you for the constant updates
I lost my jailbreak when I upgraded to the I5 thinking a jb would be released soon after. I then hung on to my ipad 2 jb and that is what is getting me by As much as the apple products are on top of their line, I must say that I am going to hang on to my I5, my ipad 2, my ipod 4 and my imac for a while. There is just too much going on, too fast. I purchased a samsung galaxy note 2 and took it back within 10 days. Yes there are alot of this and that out the box but it only came in 16 gbs and yes you can add an sd card but can only store pictures, music and videos. Verizon could not explain to me why the phone used up almost 6 gbs in 'additional files' when not even a pc uses that many gbs for an operating system. Sooooo, I walked away that evening telling myself, the jb will be released and all will be just fine So glad I did not sell my I5 as my friend wanted me to when I purchased the Note.
Have an awesome week xo
Maps: I suppose if you needed to reach the center of that Australian desert or the Berlin that's in Antarctica, then you could directly use Apple maps for driving directions. I'd still prefer 'Navigate From Maps', so that I had the choice of Google Maps, Waze, Navigon, etc.
It's so sad, how jailbreaking has died out...... It use to be the number one thing on this site & now you try & cloud our visions w/ all this irrelevant news about stocks, lawsuits, and buyouts. Maybe I'm wrong but I thought this was MAINLY a hacker/modification site. I appreciate the other news, but the way y'all are trying to take away from the site is pathetic.
Hey... Im an iphone user, i've been ever since the first iphone came out... The thing is im thinking about switch to android ( note 2 ) i now have an iphone 4 jailbroken... Recently apple hasnt been innovating there products so im thinking about changing to android... Can anyone convince me not to or at least tell me whats wrong whit android ( beside that the apps are released on the apple store before the android )


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Cleveland murder victims identified
(Cleveland) — An Ohio coroner has concluded that the man and woman whose bodies were found at a Cleveland apartment complex died of gunshot wounds and other injuries.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office on Tuesday released the manner and causes of death of the two Cleveland people.
The coroner determined that 54-year-old Earl Norman died of gunshot wounds to the head and chest with brain, skeletal and visceral injuries. The coroner said 39-year-old Monica Curry died of gunshot wounds to the head and left upper extremity with skull and brain injuries.
Both deaths were ruled homicides.
A postal worker on Monday spotted Norman's body outside the apartment building just east of downtown Cleveland. Officers called to the scene found Curry's body inside.
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On Wednesday, the Oakland A's completed one of the most improbable regular season runs in recent memory, winning 94 games and erasing a five game deficit in the AL West standings over the final nine games of the season. The feat has earned them an AL West title – the 15th division title in franchise history – and a trip to the American League Divisional Series. The ALDS begins on Saturday in chilly Detroit with two games at Comerica Park before the A's return home to the Coliseum for Game Three (and Games Four and Five, if necessary).
How did a team that finished 74-88 and 22 games out of first place last season wind up a division winner? We take a look at how the Oakland A's were built.
During the A's post-game celebration on Wednesday, Oakland General Manager Billy Beane spoke of how the 2012 A's were almost built from scratch and that there was very little carryover from the A's 2011 regular 25-man roster. Of the position players who appeared in at least 60 games this season, only Cliff Pennington, Coco Crisp, Jemile Weeks and Kurt Suzuki appeared in more than 60 games for the A's last season. Suzuki isn't even with the team anymore, having been traded to the Washington Nationals in August, and Weeks finished the season as a September call-up, having been demoted to Triple-A in August.
On the pitching-side, there was also significant turnover. With Brett Anderson missing much of the year and Dallas Braden missing the entire season, Brandon McCarthy and Tyson Ross were the only 2011 A's starting pitchers to make more than 10 starts for the team in 2012, and neither reached the 20-start plateau.
In the bullpen, there were a few familiar faces. Grant Balfour made 75 appearances to lead the team after appearing in 62 games for the A's in 2011. Jerry Blevins, another returning member of the 2011 squad, made 63 appearances this year, the third most on the team. It was a strong comeback season for Blevins, who yo-yoed between Triple-A and the big leagues last season and appeared in only 26 games for Oakland in 2011. The only other member of the A's bullpen who appeared in a significant amount of games for the A's last season – Brian Fuentes – pitched in 26 games for the A's this season before being released midseason.
The A's front office was busy from the start of the last off-season. The first key contributor to the A's 2012 division title run was acquired on October 25 when the A's claimed reliever Evan Scribner off waivers from the San Diego Padres. Scribner was actually one of two players acquired off waivers by the A's that day (Cedric Hunter being the other). Both Scribner and Hunter would be removed from the A's 40-man roster later in the off-season, but both were invited to spring training as non-roster invitees. Hunter would eventually be traded to the St. Louis Cardinals, but Scribner wound-up playing a key role in the A's bullpen. Despite spending half of the season with Triple-A Sacramento, Scribner still made 30 appearances for the A's, posting a 2.55 ERA with 30 strike-outs in 35.1 innings. He earned the win in relief in the A's division-clinching victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday.
Oakland's next "major" acquisition hardly generated any headlines. On November 11, the A's signed reliever Jim Miller to a minor league contract. The hard-throwing right-hander spent some time in Triple-A, but was with the A's long enough to make 33 relief appearances. He struck-out 44 in 48.2 innings and posted a 2.59 ERA. Coming into the season, Miller had 14 games worth of major league experience.
Brandon Moss was another unheralded minor league free agent signing by Oakland this off-season. The former Red Sox prospect inked with Oakland on December 1. Before the season, he was best known to A's fans for hitting a game-tying homer off Huston Street in the ninth inning of the A's Opening Day loss to the Boston Red Sox in Japan in 2008. He would go on to be one of the A's most valuable hitters in 2012 despite not being called up from Triple-A Sacramento until the first week of June. In 84 games with the A's, he hit 21 homers and posted a 954 OPS. Between Triple-A and the big leagues, Moss homered 36 times in 471 at-bats this year.
The first big headline move of the A's off-season came just two days after the Winter Meetings on December 9, when Oakland traded starter Trevor Cahill and reliever Craig Breslow to the Arizona Diamondbacks for three young players with minimal major league experience. This trade was seen at the time as a sign that the A's were punting the 2012 season. Instead, the A's received their 2012 All-Star representative (Ryan Cook) and their playoff game one starter (Jarrod Parker). The third player in the deal, Collin Cowgill, was the A's fourth outfielder until he sustained an injury in late June.
The Oakland front office was quiet for two more weeks before making headlines again with a big pre-Christmas trade. Gio Gonzalez, an All-Star in 2011, was traded along with minor league right-hander Robert Gilliam to the Washington Nationals for a bushel of young talent. While many analysts praised the A's front office for the amount of talent they received from Washington, few believed that talent would impact the 2012 team. Two of those four players acquired from Washington played big roles for the A's – left-hander Tom Milone and catcher Derek Norris. Milone, a member of the A's Opening Day rotation, made a team-high 31 starts and won 13 games while posting a 3.74 ERA. Norris' numbers weren't all that impressive at the major league level (.201/.279/.349) but his work with the A's pitching staff was solid and he had two of the biggest homeruns of the season for Oakland.
The trade has worked out swimmingly for the Nationals, as well, as Gonzalez won 21 games for the NL East division-winning club and is a NL Cy Young candidate. A true assessment of that trade won't be made for a few more years, as the two players from the trade who didn't make their debuts with Oakland yet (Brad Peacock and A.J. Cole) project to be contributors in the A's rotation in the coming years.
Five days after the A's dealt Gonzalez, Oakland traded yet another All-Star, this time closer Andrew Bailey, as well as a former starting outfielder (Ryan Sweeney) for Josh Reddick, Miles Head and Raul Alcantara. Unlike with the Gonzalez deal, the Bailey deal was met with muted enthusiasm from analysts, many of whom thought the A's could have gotten more for Bailey. Those assessments proved to be faulty, as Reddick wound-up leading the A's in WAR, homers and RBIs and played outstanding defense in right-field. Head (.333/.391/.577 in 124 games in High-A and Double-A) was the A's best minor league hitter in 2012. Alcantara was inconsistent in his first crack at full-season ball, but he has a promising right arm and is only 19 years old.
Up until January 5, the A's off-season had a distinct "sell for the future" feel to it. Then the A's surprised everyone when they re-signed free agent Coco Crisp to a two-year deal. That signing was only the beginning for the A's, who would spend the rest of the month trading for or signing veteran players. During the month of January, the A's acquired Crisp, Seth Smith, Bartolo Colon and Jonny Gomes. All four of those players would play huge roles for the A's in 2012, although Colon's role would be both as a contributor and as a source of adversity when he was suspended late in the season for violating baseball's performance-enhancing drug policy.
Smith was acquired from Colorado on January 16 for two pitchers who, up until that point in the off-season, were expected be a part of the A's 2012 starting rotation: Guillermo Moscoso and Josh Outman. Both Moscoso and Outman struggled with the Rockies, while Smith posted a 754 OPS with 14 homers in 383 at-bats for the A's.
Colon signed with the A's eight days later (January 24). He was brought in to anchor the Oakland rotation and eat innings. Colon did both things well for the A's until he was popped for the drug violation. In 152.1 innings, Colon went 10-9 with a 3.43 ERA. He walked only 23. His suspension left a big void in the A's rotation, but also opened a permanent spot for rookie A.J. Griffin, who went 7-1 with a 3.06 ERA in 15 starts for the A's.
Gomes joined the A's two days later on January 26. He would assume the role of the defacto captain of the A's clubhouse while also providing a solid right-handed platoon option. In only 279 at-bats, Gomes homered 18 times and posted an 868 OPS. His grip-and-rip style of hitting seemed to rub off on the A's, who set an AL record for strike-outs but also finished among the league leaders in homeruns. Gomes had a 974 OPS versus left-handed pitching.
Many assumed the A's were done with their biggest off-season moves once February rolled around. However, only days before pitchers and catchers reported to Papago Field in Phoenix for the start of spring training, Oakland made its biggest signing of the off-season. On February 13, the A's surprised everyone by inking heralded Cuban free agent Yoenis Cespedes to a four-year contract. Cespedes was considered a raw talent when the A's signed him, but he proved to be much more than that. In any year that didn't include Mike Trout or Yu Darvish, Cespedes would be the front-runner for the AL Rookie of the Year. He hit .292/.356/.505 with 23 homers and 16 stolen bases and he posted a 3.4 WAR.
The A's added another high-profile player exactly one week later, but he proved to be only a footnote in the A's storybook 2012 regular season. Future Hall of Famer Manny Ramirez signed with Oakland to a minor league deal on February 20. Ramirez began the year serving a 50-game suspension for a second violation of the performance-enhancing drug policy the previous season. He was eligible to return on May 30 and spent a few weeks in May and June "rehabbing" with the Sacramento River Cats, but the A's decided not to recall Ramirez on May 30 and Ramirez eventually asked and was granted his release. The A's decision to let Ramirez go cleared the way for the A's to cycle a number of key contributors through the DH/LF position the rest of the way, including Gomes, Smith, Moss and Chris Carter, all of whom finished the season with double-digits in homeruns.
The A's would make one more move before the start of the regular season, acquiring shortstop Brandon Hicks off of waivers from the Atlanta Braves on March 13. Hicks didn't play much with the A's, despite spending nearly half the season on the roster, but he did hit one walk-off homerun and made several key defensive plays.
During spring training, one of the biggest position battles in camp was at the first base position. The A's had four first basemen on their 40-man roster and all of them had some major league experience – Brandon Allen, Kila Ka'aihue, Daric Barton and Chris Carter. Barton began the year on the DL as he continued his recovery from off-season surgery and Carter wasn't given much of a chance to make the team out of camp. Allen and Ka'aihue – both out of options – landed on The Opening Day roster.
First base figured to be a position that would be in flux throughout the season for the A's and that held true. On April 9th, the A's made their first move involving the position, designating Allen for assignment and activating Barton off the DL. Barton was also demoted early in the season, sent back to Triple-A on June 2. On June 6th, the A's would designate Ka'aihue for assignment and promote the hot-hitting Moss from Triple-A. Although Moss' experience at first base was limited, the A's threw him into the fire defensively, hoping to take advantage of his hot start with Sacramento. That turned out to be one of the key decisions made by the Oakland front office this season.
Third base was also a position in flux for the A's during spring training after incumbent starter Scott Sizemore tore his ACL on the first day of camp. Converted catcher Josh Donaldson won the job out of camp, but he struggled badly at the plate in April and was sent back to Sacramento on April 23rd. The A's claimed infielder Luke Hughes off of waivers from the Minnesota Twins on April 22nd, but he would only be with the big league team for a few days. On April 30th, the A's signed veteran third baseman Brandon Inge, who had been granted his release by his longtime team, the Detroit Tigers.
Inge made an impact almost immediately, hitting several dramatic late-inning homeruns. While his overall offensive numbers weren't great, Inge provided stability at the third base spot and some key hits in tight situations. In 74 games with the A's, he hit 11 homeruns and drove-in 52 runs. Inge would finish the year on the DL and it was his shoulder injury that opened the door for Donaldson to return to the big leagues (more on that later).
The A's pitching staff would see its first major change on April 21, when Graham Godfrey was sent back to Triple-A and reliever Pedro Figueroa was recalled from Sacramento. Godfrey's rotation spot would be filled on April 25 by rookie Jarrod Parker, who would put together a standout debut season. In 181.1 big league innings, Parker posted a 3.47 ERA and struck-out 140 while winning 13 games. April 25 was also the date that the A's added Miller to the 40-man roster and recalled him to Oakland for the first time.
On May 15th, the A's made another under-the-radar waiver wire pick-up that would have a major impact on the team's fortunes. Oakland claimed left-hander Travis Blackley from the San Francisco Giants. Blackley would split his season between the A's bullpen and the rotation, pitching several important innings for Oakland. In 102.2 innings for Oakland, he had a 3.86 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP. Blackley's ability to fill several roles on the A's pitching staff helped Oakland deal with the injuries to several starters and relievers throughout the year.
June 4th would be the next date of arrival for a major contributor to the A's 2012 run. Left-handed reliever Jordan Norberto was placed on the DL with shoulder fatigue on that date and rookie Sean Doolittle was recalled from the minor leagues to make his debut. Doolittle's rise to the big leagues has been well-documented, but it is still worth remembering that he spent only two months in the minor leagues as a pitcher before making his major league debut (Doolittle began his career as a first baseman/outfielder before injuries forced him to switch to be a pitcher, a position he last played in college in 2007).
Doolittle finished the year as one of the best set-up men in the major leagues. He struck-out 60 and walked only 11 in 47.1 big league innings and he posted a 3.04 ERA. Including his time in the minors, Doolittle struck-out 110 and walked only 19 in 75.1 innings in his first season as a professional pitcher.
The A's made a surprising move on June 21st, recalling catcher Derek Norris from Triple-A. Although he was ostensibly replacing Donaldson as the back-up catcher at the time of his recall, Norris' promotion was really a major sea change for the A's behind the plate. Before Norris' arrival, incumbent starter Kurt Suzuki played nearly every day, but once Norris was on the roster, he began to share time with Suzuki on a regular basis. Suzuki would eventually be traded to Washington on August 3rd for minor league catcher David Freitas.
On June 24, the A's suddenly found themselves down two starting pitchers as Brandon McCarthy landed on the DL with a shoulder issue and Colon was placed on the DL one day earlier with an oblique strain. To fill one of those gaps in the rotation, the A's recalled rookie A.J. Griffin from Triple-A. Griffin's rise to the big leagues was a quick one, as the 2010 13th round pick spent less than two seasons in the minor leagues before his debut. Griffin was expected to be with the team only while McCarthy and/or Colon were out, but he pitched well enough to remain in the rotation for the rest of the season (save his own DL stint in August). The rookie went 7-1 with a 3.06 ERA and a 64:19 K:BB ratio.
Five days after Griffin's arrival (June 29), Carter would make his 2012 debut for the A's. The perennial top A's prospect had struggled during his first two shots in the big leagues in 2010 and 2011. This time, Carter took full advantage of the opportunities he was given. Although he didn't have regular playing time with Oakland, Carter still managed 16 homeruns in only 218 at-bats (864 OPS). He struggled in September but still managed four homeruns in the month. For the season, he posted OPSs above 830 against both right-handers and left-handers.
On July 4, Colon would return to the rotation and he would take the active roster spot of veteran reliever Brian Fuentes, who never go on-track this season. Fuentes would be released seven days later. At this point, Doolittle started to see many of the important innings that had previously gone to Fuentes.
The A's were relatively quiet around the trade deadline. Their only move came on July 28, when they acquired catcher George Kottaras from the Milwaukee Brewers for reliever Fautino De Los Santos. Kottaras would initially take Norris' back-up catcher spot, but the A's would deal Suzuki on August 3, opening the door for Norris and Kottaras to share time behind the plate for the rest of the season. Kottaras provided a nice offensive boost at a spot where the A's struggled to find offense all season. In 27 games with the A's, he posted a .471 SLG and homered six times in 85 at-bats.
August would be a busy month for the A's on the transaction front. On August 2, Adam Rosales was recalled from Triple-A, taking Brandon Hicks' spot on the roster. Rosales' role with the A's would gradually increase the remainder of the season and by September he was playing regularly at second base against left-handed pitchers.
On August 3, the A's acquired reliever Pat Neshek from the Baltimore Orioles for cash considerations. Although Neshek is a major league veteran, he had been with the O's Triple-A affiliate for the entire year up until that point. Used mostly against tough right-handed hitters late in games, Neshek was dominating at times for the A's. He posted a 1.37 ERA and an 0.81 WHIP in 19.2 innings spread over 24 appearances.
August 3rd also marked the arrival of rookie Dan Straily. Straily went from a relatively unknown prospect to being one of the top pitching prospects in baseball in one season's time. He struck-out 190 in 152 innings for Double-A Midland and Triple-A Sacramento while posting a 2.78 ERA. Straily made seven big league starts in August and September. He alternated good and bad outings and finished with a 3.89 ERA and a 32:16 K:BB ratio in 39.2 innings. Norris also returned from Sacramento on August 3rd to take Suzuki's spot.
The A's would play a 15-inning game on August 3 and then their pitching staff took another hit on August 4 when Griffin would leave his start early with shoulder pain. On August 5, the A's placed Griffin on the DL and brought back Scribner and Figueroa to bolster the bullpen. Figueroa would split the rest of the season between the big leagues and Triple-A, but Scribner would be a key performer for the A's for the rest of the season.
McCarthy returned to the rotation on August 10 after a stint on the DL, but the A's would lose Brandon Inge to a shoulder injury five days later. On August 15, the A's placed Inge on the DL and brought Donaldson back to fill the third base spot. At the time, this seemed like a significant blow to the A's chances given Donaldson's struggles early in the year. Instead, it proved to be a key moment in the A's season. Donaldson posted an 845 OPS after being called up, hitting eight homeruns in 176 at-bats while also playing excellent defense.
On August 20, Brett Anderson was reinstated from the A's 60-day disabled list. He had missed the entire season up until that point recovering from Tommy John surgery. His arrival was a big boost for the A's, who would lose Colon and McCarthy for the season only a few days later. Anderson missed the final two weeks of the season with an oblique strain, but when he was healthy, he was dominant. In six starts, he had a 2.57 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP.
August 20 was also the day the A's acquired shortstop Stephen Drew from the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor league shortstop Sean Jamieson. The A's were linked to Drew in trade rumors before the non-waiver trade deadline, but the A's and Diamondbacks didn't pull the trigger at that point. Drew became the A's everyday shortstop after the trade. He got off to a slow start at the plate but finished with a 793 OPS and five homeruns in September.
Drew's arrival had a big impact on the A's roster, as he displaced Jemile Weeks off of the roster. Weeks was the A's best infielder last season but he struggled during his sophomore season. Despite those struggles, he played every day until the A's acquired Drew. Weeks would spend the rest of the regular season in Sacramento and re-joined the A's in September, although his playing time has been very limited since coming back to the team.
On August 22, the A's rotation took a big hit when MLB announced that Colon would be suspended for 50 games for violating baseball's performance enhancing drug policy. He was replaced for one start by Ross, but his spot eventually was filled by Griffin, who returned on September 1.
On September 5, the A's had to absorb yet another tough blow to their rotation when staff ace McCarthy was struck in the head with a line-drive. He suffered a skull fracture and required emergency surgery. McCarthy was lost for the rest of the regular season, although there is a chance he will be available at some point in the post-season. McCarthy's injury led to the recall of Straily on September 7 and Straily would fill McCarthy's spot for the rest of the season.
On September 19th, the A's rotation would absorb yet one more blow when Anderson went down with a strained right oblique. Blackley would fill Anderson's spot in the rotation for the rest of the season, struggling in his first two starts in that spot, but excelling in his final start of the season versus Texas.
The A's roadmap for the division title wasn't a simple one and isn't likely to be repeated by any other team any time soon.


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WATCH: Katy Perry Makes Rabbi Joke In Video Teaser
Katy Perry is already managing to ruffle feathers with her music video for "Birthday" -- and it hasn't even been released as yet.
The star gave fans a teaser video on Tuesday titled, "World's Worst Birthday Party Entertainers." It shows Katy dressed incognito as a number of colorful characters. One is a bar mitzvah entertainer she calls "Yosef Shulem."
A blogger on Salon.com is calling Katy's character a "hackneyed ethnic stereotype," blasting the singer for donning facial prosthetics, a curly wig and yarmulke. Katy also plays an oversexed elderly Las Vegas dancer, a hillbilly animal trainer and a Valley Girl princess children's face painter.
The singer tweeted that the video for "Birthday" is "the most insane one [she's] ever done." It drops in full on Thursday.
Meet my INSANE friends - Goldie, Yosef, Kriss, Ace, and Mandee! http://t.co/x74qfbcJZh #MakeItLikeYourBirthday this THURSDAY!
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LONG BEACH - Two men were shot and suffered non-life-threatening wounds Tuesday night in Long Beach.
The shooting in the 400 block of East 56th Street was reported shortly before 10:30 p.m., said Lisa Massacani of the Long Beach Police Department. | POLICE NEWS
One man was hit in the torso area and the other in the lower body, she said.
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o i c... hard to tell by text...
M+S is a troll.. Meaning he does it for shits and giggles, homie. He's KIDDING.
No More Weekly Toy Battles.
word, just look at his "location" near his screen name. i lol'd IRL and said "OOOOOOH, now i get it"
hey ms if ur joking and just havin fun by being a dick why would u take me off ur friends list? i didnt remove u from my list...... sounds like ur the one thats takin this shit too serious man... and even if u WERE joking itd be impossible for anyone to see ur sarcasm, just sayin... if ur really jokin cant we be fweeeeeeendzzzz?!?!?! lol
shit got too real for ya huh? its gonna work out ok buddy, just sit tight. time heals all
we require more minerals
oh yes ms... im so what u would call butthurt... thats why im here right now, i couldnt sleep cuz i was like 'i miss my fwend ms, he hooted my feewings!' lol
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we require more minerals
Phat2, do not post your own battles in this thread, post the call out in the battle chat thread, then the results in the beef battle thread.
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+1 for plankton, nice simple
voted for wgone
and fube, it's not a beef battle, I'll post it here on saturday, tis all good
this is for weekly battles. beef is for all other ones that you organise yourself. beef or not.
atleast thats what i think is happening
if so, then the one we're voting on now should be in the beef thread innit ?
and let's make mine a regular weekly battle then if that's the case, fine by me. and its a legit word and rules
if not, still cool, I'll post it in the beef thread :>
well youve to win weekly battle to announce new word..
dam i am fuckin lost with all this other chit chat and shit in here. thought it was gonna be piece battle chat and postin your pics of your entries but it's all good. Thanks for postin those entries up Fube , i couldn't find the dam multi-qoute on tha last battle but now i'll look for it if i make another one , but i think maybe lord p has got this one , he gmv
plankton gmv
haha atesk you funny
we require more minerals
ur style still sucks cock even if u put every single existing color a human mind can invision in ur shit
*goes back to ignore*


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Homers Power No. 21 Softball to Sweep of Mississippi State
March 23, 2013
Game One: UK-MSU Box Score | UK-MSU Box Score (PDF)
Game Two: UK-MSU Box Score | UK-MSU Box Score (PDF)
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The No. 21 University of Kentucky softball hit five home r uns Saturday, including a two-homer game from true freshman Maisie Steed in game two, to claim both games of the doubleheader and clinch the Southeastern Conference series sweep over Mississippi State at the UK Softball Complex in Lexington, Ky. UK won game one 3-2 before the offense exploded for a 7-0 victory in the final game of the day.
Due to the threat of inclement weather moving into the Lexington area Sunday morning, the two teams agreed to play a doubleheader Saturday to ensure the series would be completed. Sunday's schedule has been canceled.
The series win over Mississippi State (20-9, 1-5 SEC) is the sixth for Kentucky in the all-time series, marking the fourth time in the last five years that UK has won the series against its SEC foe. The Bulldogs still lead the all-time series 27-19, while Kentucky leads the all-time series 13-11 in games played in Lexington. UK is 11-6 against Mississippi State under sixth-year head coach Rachel Lawson, including a 9-0 mark in Lexington.
Saturday's wins give Kentucky a winning record in conference action at 5-4, while the Wildcats sit 23-8 overall this season. Entering the series, Mississippi State had won 14 of its last 16 games - good for the third best start in school history - including a school-record 12 consecutive road wins. The Bulldogs are currently receiving votes in both the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 and USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Top 25. UK started conference play by taking two of three games from Ole Miss.
The Wildcat offense was the difference in the weekend series, scoring 15 runs on 24 hits with two doubles and seven home runs against a MSU pitching staff that entered the weekend ranked 22nd nationally in earned-run average. Senior Alice O'Brien paced the Wildcats with a .500 (5-for-10) average with one double, two home runs and three runs batted in. Freshman Nikki Sagermann also hit .500 (4-for-8) in the series with a home run and two runs scored. The other four home runs came from sophomore catcher Griffin Joiner, who had a homer and two RBI, junior outfielder Emily Jolly, who nailed her first roundtripper of the year in the series finale, and the two-homer game from Steed.
True freshman pitcher Kelsey Nunley was impressive in the series, going 2-0 and not allowing a run the entire weekend. Nunley pitched nine innings in relief Friday night to get the win before throwing a complete-game shutout in game two Saturday, allowing only two hits with seven strikeouts. Junior pitcher Lauren Cumbess went 1-0 on the weekend with a 2.62 ERA after earning a no-decision Friday night and a win in game one Saturday, allowing two runs on five hits over seven innings.
Joiner was key for the Wildcats behind the plate against MSU, posting a perfect fielding percentage while throwing out all five base runners that tried to steal. The talented backstop caught three batters stealing Friday night and two more Saturday in game one. For the season, Joiner has a .991 fielding percentage with 194 putouts, 18 assists and catching nearly 70 percent of base runners stealing.
The Wildcats took early leads in both games Saturday, jumping out to a 2-0 lead in game one behind the seventh home run of the season from Joiner. After two popups to start the inning, O'Brien ripped a single up the middle to extend the inning for Joiner, who took the first pitch she saw over the wall in leftfield to give UK the early lead.
The Bulldogs answered with a run in the top of the second inning, getting an RBI double from Briana Bell. The inning started with Logan Foulks singling up the middle before getting thrown out at second base trying to steal. Cumbess then hit Jessica Cooley with a pitch, who would come around and score when Bell filled a gap in right-centerfield. MSU could have score more in the inning had it not been for junior outfielder Kara Howard, who made an amazing diving catch on the track in leftfield. With a runner at second and one out, Erin Nesbit sent a deep line drive all the way to the track in leftfield with Howard making the catch right where the track meets the foul line. Howard then quickly got back on her feet and threw into second base to complete the double play.
The Wildcats added a much-needed insurance run in the fourth inning, getting the second home run of the season from Sagermann, who laced a two-out blast to left-centerfield. Mississippi State started a small rally in the top of the seventh, getting a leadoff double by Foulks, who came home to score on the single to leftifled by Nesbit. But Cumbess got a groundout to seal the win.
Steed single handedly put the Wildcats out in front in game two, launching a leadoff bomb to rightfield in the bottom of the first inning. The native of Powder Springs, Ga., then gave Kentucky a 3-0 lead in the third inning with a mammoth two-run homer just fair down the leftfield line after freshman Sylver Samuel reached on an error. After Steed's homer, O'Brien singled to leftfield, extending her hitting streak to a career-best five games.
UK tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Sagermann started the rally with a one-out single up the middle before being out at second on a fielder's choice that allowed junior Krystal Smith to reach. Jolly then delivered her first home run of the season, hitting a laser over the wall in left-centerfield.
The Wildcats added two more insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth, getting an RBI single from Cumbess and a bases-loaded walk to junior pinch hitter Emily Gaines.
Kentucky will return to action with a pair of midweek road games next week. The Wildcats will travel to Western Kentucky University on Tuesday for an 8 p.m. ET first pitch before playing at Lipscomb on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET. UK will return home for its SEC bye weekend, however, the Wildcats will face highly ranked Tennessee on Friday, March 29 at 5 p.m. ET in a non-conference home game. The game was scheduled after both teams had games canceled earlier in the season due to inclement weather.
Kentucky will play host to the SEC Tournament this season for the first time in school history. The event, which is considered one of the most prestigious softball tournaments in the nation, will be May 8-11 in Lexington. The championship game will be featured on ESPN2, while all other games will be shown on ESPNU. Ticket information is available at UKathletics.com.
Highlights for 3-2 Win
Highlights for 7-0 Win
Kara Howard's Amazing Catch
Kentucky 23-8, 5-4 SEC
Mississippi State 20-9, 1-5 SEC
Friday, March 22 - Kentucky def. Mississippi State 5-4 (10)
Saturday, March 23 - Kentucky def. Mississippi State 3-2
Saturday, March 23 - Kentucky def. Mississippi State 7-0
Upcoming Schedule:
Tuesday, March 26 - Kentucky at WKU - 8 p.m. ET
Wednesday, March 27 - Kentucky at Lipscomb - 7 p.m. ET
Friday, March 29 - Tennessee at Kentucky - 5 p.m. ET


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Obama pitches tourism at Cooperstown
(Cooperstown, NY) -- President Obama is pitching tourism, calling it a boon to economic growth. At the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, the President unveiled new federal efforts to reduce wait times at international airports. He said, the faster foreign travelers can get through U.S. airports the faster they can get to big American tourist spots. The Baseball Hall of Fame attracts nearly 300-thousand visitors every year. The President said the Baseball Hall of Fame reflects the best of American values -- grit, determination, hard work and community.


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Cobb liked his distinctive voice and Cornelius was soon hired as an announcer on WVON.
Cobb ultimately met and married Scrubs star Donald Faison, and now finds herself walking red carpets as his Mrs.
Cobb County, a suburban area that sits adjacent to the city and shares some its infrastructure, is 66 percent white.
And this video went so viral that Ellen DeGeneres invited Cobb for a special visit to The Ellen Show.
Wondering if he would ever rebuild his practice, Cobb said yes on impulse.
I shall be obliged for any clue to the arms, residence, &c. of this Mr. Cobb.
Mules are practically the same, hence Cobb and Co. using them.
He did come, and many evenings after, and it was from this old man that Cobb first learned the art of making ozone in quantities.
Toombs, Stephens, and Cobb were the most prominent figures in the Georgia delegation.
A few moments later, the President and Cobb were sitting before a glowing, cheerful fire, engaged in earnest conversation.


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LYNNWOOD — Police are asking for help identifying the suspect or suspects in two recent robberies and a potentially related incident at Lynnwood banks.
The man in all three cases is described as white, in his late 20s and about 6 feet tall with a medium build, Lynnwood police spokeswoman Shannon Sessions said Monday.
The first incident was reported about 2 p.m. Dec. 19. A man walked into the Prime Pacific Bank at 2502 196th St. SW and asked bank employees weird questions, Sessions said.
The man wore a black or dark gray coat and drove an older blue, four-door Toyota Corolla.
On Dec. 21, a man entered the same bank armed with a stun gun. He passed a note to the teller and ran away with cash.
The robber wore a dark hooded sweatshirt with the word "RAGE" printed on front. He also wore a ski mask, sunglasses, black gloves, blue jeans and tennis shoes.
The most recent robbery happened about 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Chase Bank at 4001 Alderwood Mall Blvd.
The robber passed a note to the teller claiming that he had a weapon, Sessions said. He ran away with the money.
That robber had black hair. He wore a black shirt and jacket with a fedora-style hat.
No injuries were reported in any of the incidents.
Anyone with information should call 425-670-5617.


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By Julie Muhlstein Herald Columnist
An old piano, a new friendship, Julie Batson tells quite a story about her mission to raise money to help cancer patients.
More than year ago, she and her husband, oncologist Dr. Oliver Batson, had moved from Bothell to a house in north Everett. "An old antique piano had been left in our home. We didn't know what to do, so we put it on Craigslist," she said.
Jessica Reynolds, a young mom, called to say she would love the piano to teach her children to play. When Reynolds' husband David came with a friend to haul the piano away, he saw a familiar face. "Lo and behold, he sees my husband and says 'Hi, Dr. Batson," Julie Batson said.
David Reynolds, it turned out, was a patient at Providence Regional Cancer Partnership, where Dr. Batson works.
On Nov. 11, Providence General Foundation, the fund provides money and gift cards for everyday expenses, including utility bills, groceries and gas.
On Saturday, the fund will get a boost from a first-ever event called Rummage for Relief, a sale of household goods, artwork, clothing and other items. The sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., will be in the turnaround area outside the Providence Regional Cancer Partnership on 13th Street, across from Providence Regional Medical Center Everett.
Rummage for Relief is being organized by Julie Batson, who said she and her husband have talked about ways to help people struggling with cancer. Not only is Dr. Batson an oncologist, he lost his first wife to the disease. Dr. Jennie Batson, a specialist in obstetrics and gynecology at The Everett Clinic, died in 1997.
Jen DeLong, event manager for the Providence General Foundation, said the Patient Assistance Fund has been helping for more than 30 years. It's not meant to pay medical bills. "It's there to provide a safety net for patients," DeLong said. "Maybe they aren't able to work as much while they're going through cancer treatment, or they need help with transportation or a hotel if they live far away."
In 2012, DeLong said, the fund distributed $36,000. "From 2009 to 2012, it doubled, from $18,000 to $36,000. The needs have skyrocketed," she said.
Saturday's sale outside the cancer center will coincide with the Northwest Neighborhood Association's Mother of All Garage Sales. That annual event draws hundreds of yard-sale shoppers to the Everett neighborhood north of 19th Street and west of Broadway. Garage sale shoppers who make their way to Rummage for Relief will find a mobile espresso stand and snacks, as well as donated sale items.
Julie Batson said when she told Jessica Reynolds about Rummage for Relief, the young mother asked how she could help. Batson said her answer was, "How about if you write a little testimonial?"
From her new home in Eastern Washington, Reynolds wrote about her family's experience when her husband was a cancer patient:
"I remember vividly how he came home one time from treatment and there were big tears in his eyes as he explained how the clinic reached out and wanted to help us financially," she wrote. "Numerous times we received grocery cards, Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. The Patient Assistance Fund also made a way for us to do a wonderful Christmas for our children."
Julie Batson said her husband has talked about being fortunate enough to pay the bills when his first wife was battling cancer.
"Think of all the people who don't have the resources," Julie Batson said. "Cancer has touched our lives. This is a way to give back."
Julie Muhlstein: 425-339-3460; email@example.com.
Rummage for Relief
Rummage for Relief, a sale to benefit the Providence Cancer Patient Assistance Fund, will be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday in the turnaround area outside the Providence Regional Cancer Partnership, 1717 13th St. next to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett.
The event coincides with the Mother of All Garage Sales, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at homes in Everett's Northwest Neighborhood north of 19th Street and west of Broadway. Information: http://northwesteverett.org/pages/moags.html


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SEVERN Trent Water has been fined more than £92,000 after admitting to supplying contaminated water to homes in Broadway.
The water company apologised to all the homes when they appeared in court on Tuesday.
The case goes back to November 2012 when a supply of discoloured water was discovered in Broadway.
Despite initially assuring customers the water was safe to drink but investigations found bacteria in the water.
On Friday, November 23, they advised customers not to drink the water without boiling it first, and provided bottled supplies. Supplies were restored to normal on December 3.
The contamination was caused after pipework fractured and had been permitting surface water run off from the surrounding area, including slurry from a nearby cattle holding area.
No one reported to have been ill as a result of the contamination.
In total the company was fined £6,000 on each of eleven counts, paid £25,950 costs and a £120 victim surcharge.
Professor Jeni Colbourne, chief inspector of drinking water, said: "The inspectorate brought this case because the company didn't listen to consumers and put their health at risk as a consequence of systemic failings in its approach to safeguarding tap water quality."
Broadway business man Nigel Robinson said he was surprised the company were fined.
"I felt Severn Trent handled it very well," he said. "I am surprised there's a court case even. They provided us with bottled water and we were given a discount on our bills."
A spokesman for Severn Trent said: "The event was caused by groundwater intermittently entering the clean water network via a failure in disused pipe.
"We'd like to say sorry once again to those customers who were affected and for the inconvenience caused.
"We take water quality incidents extremely seriously and based on what we have learnt from this event we have reprioritised our activity to identify and reduce the risk from abandoned assets across our network."


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Crooked Numbers: Know your rules
Walk-off intentional walk, automatic strikes highlight August
By Benjamin Hill / MiLB.com | September 4, 2013 8:25 AM ET
In August, much to their chagrin, a pair of Eastern League hurlers helped to familiarize us with one of the rarest terms in the baseball lexicon: the walk-off intentional walk.
This rare happenstance, which can also be referred to as the more pithy but less accurate "intentional walk-off," occurred twice in a 16-day span within the venerable Double-A circuit. On Aug. 16, in game two of a doubleheader between the New Britain Rock Cats and New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Rock Cats came to bat in the bottom of the seventh inning facing a 5-3 deficit. That changed in a hurry, however, as three doubles and a sacrifice bunt knotted the score at 5-5 and chased New Hampshire hurler Randy Boone from the game. Reliever Alan Farina then came on with Eddie Rosario on second and one out, and his first order of business was to intentionally walk fearsome New Britain slugger Miguel Sano.
So far, so good.
However, with Alan Bigley at the plate, Farina uncorked a wild pitch that allowed Rosario to move to third. Sano then stole second base as Bigley went down on strikes for the inning's second out. Designated hitter Reynaldo Rodriguez quickly worked the count to 3-0, at which point the Rock Cats decided to go ahead and intentionally walk him and then try their luck facing the less powerful Nate Hanson. But Hanson ended the game standing in the on-deck circle, as a funny thing happened on the way to walking Rodriguez:
Farina's unfortunate meltdown resulted in the Eastern League's first "walk-off intentional walk" of the season, but it wouldn't be the last.
On Aug. 29, the Reading Fightin Phils came to bat in the bottom of the ninth inning locked in an 8-8 tie with the Richmond Flying Squirrels. Cody Hall, who wriggled out of a two-on and one-out jam in the eighth, remained on the mound for Richmond. The ninth didn't go as well for Mr. Hall, however, as two singles and a sac bunt put runners on second and third with one out. Richmond then opted to intentionally walk Matt Tolbert to load the bases but -- as you might have guessed -- that bases-loaded situation never quite came to pass. Hall airmailed a wild pitch to the backstop whilst in the process of walking Tolbert, allowing Makiel Franco to scamper home with the game's winning run.
And that, folks, is why teams can't simply declare an intentional walk and then move on to the next batter. You truly never know what might happen along the way.
Know your rulebook: Previous 2013 editions of this column have cited Rules 6.07 and 10.06 as a means to explain seemingly incomprehensible on-field events, and this month it has become necessary to direct your attention to Rule 6.02 (c):
If the batter refuses to take his position in the batter's box during his time at bat, the umpire shall call a strike on the batter. The ball is dead, and no runners may advance. After the penalty, the batter may take his proper position and the regular ball and strike count shall continue. If the batter does not take his proper position before three strikes have been called, the batter shall be declared out.
Rule 6.02 (c) did indeed come into play during Aug. 1's game between Midland and Corpus Christi, as Midland's Vinnie Catricala managed to strike out on one pitch while leading off the top of the sixth. That pitch was delivered by Nick Tropeano, a slider on the outside corner that umpire Ron Teague called a strike. Catricala, clearly not in accord with this call, stepped out of the box and ignored Teague's instruction to return. Teague then called an automatic strike two and, after Catricala again failed to return to his "proper position," called strike three and sent an incredulous and no doubt incensed Catricala back to the dugout.
One pitch, three strikes, one out. Just another day in Minor League Baseball:
A delay that makes scents: During the 2013 season, Minor League Baseball games were delayed by cats, dogs and, yes, even a wayward "Rally Pig." But no animal wreaked as much on-field havoc as the skunk, as these malodorous mammals struck two more times during the month of August. On Aug. 2, Salem Red Sox left-hander Robby Scott was one out away from securing an 11th-inning victory against the Lynchburg Hillcats when a skunk, no doubt desirous of cheering on the home team, scurried onto the left-field warning track. The last time a skunk ambled on to the field in Lynchburg, a bold member of the visiting bullpen chased the critter away, but this time a member of the Hillcats grounds crew was up to the task, and soon thereafter, Scott closed out the ballgame.
Minor League Baseball's next skunk strike occurred on Aug. 9 in Kane County during the bottom of the eighth inning of a game between the Cougars and visiting Burlington Bees. The skunk entered the playing field from the first-base side, sending the Bees fielders scurrying for cover as members of the grounds crew chased it off of the field.
And speaking of delays: 2013's award for "shortest rain delay" goes to the Connecticut Tigers, as Aug. 3's game against Mahoning Valley was delayed for a mere 13 minutes. The team reports that the tarp was on the field for just five of those minutes.
All in a day's work: Bradenton Marauders closer Robert Kilcrease entered Aug. 11's game against the Charlotte Stone Crabs in a tight spot: runners on first and second and no outs, with his team clinging to a 5-3 lead. Kilcrease, no strategic neophyte, followed standard operating procedure and promptly uncorked a wild pitch to move the runners to second and third so that he could set up a standard issue game-ending 9-6-5-9-6 triple play. Here's how it went down, per my MiLB.com colleague Jake Seiner:
"[Jeff] Malm poked a fly ball into shallow right field. … [R]ight fielder Willy Garcia came up with a sliding catch to rob Malm of a base hit.
[Hector] Guevara had taken off from second and was doubled up when Garcia tossed the ball to shortstop Gift Ngoepe. After a moment's hesitation, Ngoepe threw the ball to third at the insistence of catcher Jacob Stallings and [Ashley] Ponce at third base -- both thought [Richie] Shaffer had left the bag early.
Home plate umpire James Rackley and field umpire Clay Park briefly convened to discuss the play, and then Rackley signaled that Shaffer was out at third to end the game."
No fuss, no muss.
Position players pitching! Regular readers of this column know that a month cannot pass without a thorough and enthusiastic roundup of the most notable instances in which position players were, for one reason or another, compelled to take the mound. This month's Position Players Pitching! Award winners are as follows:
Third runner-up: On Aug. 9, Rochester outfielders Jermaine Mitchell and Brian Dinkelman combined to toss three hitless innings during a blowout loss against Norfolk. Mitchell faced the minimum over his two innings of work and then swapped places with right fielder Brian Dinkelman, who promptly tossed a 1-2-3 ninth.
Second runner-up: Infielder Vladimir Frias made his Salem Red Sox debut in a game against the Wilmington Blue Rocks on Aug. 13 and ended up with the ultra-rare box score line of PR-3B-P. The 26-year-old entered as a pinch-runner in the top of the 13th, stayed in the game at third base, and then came on to pitch in the 17th. He hurled a 1-2-3 frame but took the loss after allowing a run with two outs in the 18th.
First runner-up: Trenton Thunder catcher Jose Gil was pressed into pitching duties twice this month, and it was on consecutive nights! The moonlighting backstop pitched a scoreless 14th inning against New Hampshire on Aug. 16 before allowing a two-out RBI single in the 15th and taking the loss. He was back at it again on Aug. 17, this time in a blowout situation: with the Thunder on the short end of a 14-4 deficit, Gil took the mound in the eighth inning and went on to toss a scoreless frame to lower his ERA to an eminently respectable 3.38.
Grand champion: On Aug. 29, in the second game of a doubleheader against the Carolina Mudcats, Lynchburg Hillcats outfielder Matt Weaver hit a solo home run in the third inning, and this proved to be a key run as the two teams were tied at 2-2 after seven innings (doubleheaders in the Minor Leagues only go seven innings, as you well know). Four innings then passed without incident until, with the Hillcats' bullpen depleted, Weaver was called upon to pitch the 12th. He summarily tossed a 1-2-3 frame and the Hillcats plated a run in the bottom of the inning to make Weaver the game's winning pitcher. This marked the fourth time since 2005 in which a position player earned a win in a game in which he had also homered, with the last instance being Northwest Arkansas' Matt Fields on May 11 of this season. That momentous happenstance was, of course, covered in the May edition of this very column.
Dishonorable mention: Matt Hague was a veritable jack of all trades for the Indianapolis Indians this season, but there is a limit to what he can do. Sept. 2's game between the Bats and the Indianapolis Indians had no postseason implications, so -- why not? -- Hague came on to pitch in the bottom of the ninth, tasked with protecting a 5-2 lead. His afternoon on the mound went as follows: single, single, wild pitch, strike out, strike out, RBI walk, walk-off grand slam (by Denis Phipps). As a result, Hague ended the season with a 0-1 record and 67.50 ERA as an ignominious complement to his International League-leading 153 hits.
Bet you've never seen that before: Play-by-play logs and box scores are able to convey startling amounts of information within compact spaces, but once in a while they come up far short in their descriptive abilities. Take Aug. 11's game between the Brooklyn Cyclones and State College Spikes, for example: the Spikes scored a run in the top of third inning on a single and two throwing errors. But, as Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork explained, these weren't any old throwing errors:
"Steven Ramos bunted down the first-base line. Starting pitcher Carlos Valdez threw to first and Ramos was called safe. Alex Sanchez thought Ramos was out and went to throw the ball around the infield. His throw went into left field, and Ramos broke for second. Left fielder Jonathan Clark retrieved the ball but overthrew Mazzilli covering second. As the ball headed toward the Cyclones dugout, Ramos started toward third. He then noticed nobody was covering home and headed for the plate. Eddie Rohan came up with the ball after it caromed off the front of the dugout and raced home, but Ramos narrowly beat him, giving the Spikes a 1-0 lead."
Want even more Crooked Numbers content? Then visit Ben's Biz Blog on Wednesday for a jam-packed post featuring the low-down on a dozen more anomalous August and early September occurrences.
Benjamin Hill is a reporter for MiLB.com and writes Ben's Biz Blog. Follow Ben on Twitter @bensbiz. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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Hi guy's,
We made a very nice interview with one of the best MMA journalists; Lee Whitehead.
Go have a look at www.mat-magazine.com
Hi guy's,
We made a very nice interview with one of the best MMA journalists; Lee Whitehead.
Go have a look at www.mat-magazine.com
good to see Lee getting his profile raised. He's a good guy and does more than his fair bit to cover the UK side of things
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Top interview, I would like to thank Lee for the positive comments he has made about UWC. he is truly a man who shares the same passion as me for MMA and the safety of surrounded with keeping this sport alive.
10TH November 2007, Southend On Sea, Essex, DON'T MISS IT...
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SATURDAY 8th October 2011= UWC 17= another night of MMA action in Southend On Sea.
Good bloke, excellent team mate, and has so much enthusiasm for the sport.
We're working him hard in the gym every single session, so I have no doubt he'll handle his buisiness when he fights.
Top man Lee, keep it up.
agreed met lee a couple of times and hes a sound guy always workin for uk mma and his pics are always mint
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Nice interview.
Best of luck in your preparation,lee.
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Top bloke,top photographer.
Good luck in your debut mate.
lee is a top man, great company always. needs more sambo!
interesting stuff!
I think that we should make up a good NICKNAME for this 'gladiator'!!!
The Fight Reporter or so...


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WATCH: Demi Lovato & Ed Sheeran perform 'Give Me Love' for first time ever
Listen to Ed Sheeran on iHeartRadio | Listen to Demi Lovato on iHeartRadio
Magic was conjured at last night's (June 16) 104.3 MY FM's My Big Night Out concert in Los Angeles. When Ed Sheeran invited Demi Lovato out on stage, the two powerhouse singers laid into "Give Me Love" for the first time ever.
"We've never done this before," Sheeran introduced the electric performance. Lovato has been known to add the tune to her setlist on numerous occasions (including at her iHeartRadio gigs), but joining forces was a once-in-a-lifetime venture. There's a certain awe-inspiring quality when two talented singer-songwriters perform a song for the first time onstage, and this was on exception.
Other performers at the event were Colbie Caillat, Andy Grammer and Nico & Vinz.
Sang give me love onstage tonight with @ddlovato and it was super awesome. What a champ
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Mascaro named to the Regional Advisory CommitteeAugust 25, 2010
Will represent the SAC in the Southeast
Brevard, N.C. - Brevard College men's soccer coach Juan Mascaro has recently been selected to serve as a member of the 2010-2011 Southeast regional advisory committee for NCAA Division II men's soccer. This appointment is a great honor and Mascaro will function actively during the playing season and throughout the academic school year.
"Being named to this regional committee is a great honor and I look forward to actively working on my duties with the regional advisory committee," said Mascaro.
Some of the committee's responsibilities include a) the gathering and sharing of results for teams within their conference or geographical area; b) the ranking of the top teams in the region; c) the provision of input in the selection of officials for the championship; d) the provision of input in the selection of sites for championship competition; and e) the service as a sounding board for the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Committee.
Members of this advisory board are appointed by conferences and generally serve for three years.


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Dolly Beaugard was a pillar of the community and a tower of strength for her eccentric family. When her body washed ashore on the Maine coast, the police ruled it a homicide. Who would murder dear Dolly, and what connection is there, if any, between her murder and the deaths of two of the most disreputable members of the community whose bodies washed ashore at the same spot a few days before? At the request of Dolly's family, college professor and amateu...
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J .S. Borthwick St. Martin's, Feb 2004, 24.95, 384 pp. ISBN 03123249401 After a dizzy spell when she almost loses consciousness Julia Clancy is forced by her employee to go to the emergency room where she notices a man sitting quietly in the waiting room looking like he wants to go ten rounds with Lennox Lewis. While she is being examined, she sees the same man in the cubicle next to hers. The man turns out to be the former CEO of the hospital...
Murder In The Rough
St. Martin's, Mar 2002, 24.95, 366 pp. ISBN: 0312288298 Dr. Sarah Deane is between assignments. She just completed a substitute teaching job at a Massachusetts girls' boarding school and has not yet started her English classes at Maine's Bowmouth College. Her mother-in-law Elspeth has invited Sarah to come to their Maine home for several family celebrations. However, instead of an idyllic respite, Sarah arrives in time for father-son...
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This is the ninth book in the "Sarah Deane" series by this author and by far this is the most disappointing of all the books in the series. It involves an ocean crossing during the maiden voyage of an ocean liner and a silly revenge plot by descendants of victims of the Titanic disaster in 1912. People whose ancestors were in steerage class on the Titanic and not able to get in to life boats reserved for first class passengers are on the current s...
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This is a quite interesting mystery that continues the growth of Sarah Deane. The plot moves slowly but consistently with new actions introduced along the way that all tie together at the end. Sarah becomes a more "stand on her own" woman and shows her gumption to get involved and take action. Excellent eigth book in this series....


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