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Hurricane Sandy Response
Student Applicants:
Clarkson University will work with students individually who need extra time to submit their application due to Hurricane Sandy. If students or counselors believe they will be unable to meet our deadlines due to circumstances caused by the storm, they are encouraged to contact our Admissions office for assistance at (800) 527-6577.
November 1, 2012 Message to our Campus & Alumni Community:
Clarkson Values of diligence and teamwork were clearly evident this past week as the campus community came together in its preparations for Hurricane Sandy. Thank you for your cooperation and support. We are grateful that the storm had marginal impact on the North Country.
While Clarkson's campus in Potsdam was not subject to undue hardship, we are mindful that our community of students, faculty and staff have family members and friends who have been significantly impacted, as well as our alumni who live along the eastern seaboard and in areas where the aftermath of the storm has disrupted lives. We are thinking of all of them.
Clarkson values of service, caring and growth call upon us to lead by example and will guide the personal and professional decisions we each make in our support of those who were not spared from the storm.
Clarkson is an exceptional place to learn, live and work together. Our values define us during times of crisis and service to humanity. Thank you to each and every one of you for making the commitment to the foundation for lifelong connections to the University.


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Scarlett Johansson crowned 'Sexiest Woman Alive' By 'Esquire' ... again!
(Yahoo!) - Scarlett Johansson has been named Esquire's Sexiest Woman Alive — again!
"I'm the only woman to win twice right?" the "Don Jon" star asks the magazine, which gave her the same honor back in 2006. "You know, I gotta hustle. I'm a 28-year-old woman in the movie business, right? Pretty soon the roles you're offered all become mothers. Then they just sort of stop. I have to hedge against that with work-theater, producing; this thing with Esquire."
The actress has definitely been keeping herself busy. In between films, Johansson got engaged to French journalist Romain Dauriac over the summer.
"I didn't think I was a jealous person until I started dating my current, my one-and-only," the sexy star reveals. "I think maybe in the past I didn't have the same kind of investment. Not that I liked my partner less, I just wasn't capable of it or caring that much."
Scarlett has been in several high-profile relationships, romancing the likes of Sean Penn and Jared Leto. She was also married to Ryan Reynolds before calling it quits in 2010. But being in a relationship with the Sexiest Woman Alive can't be easy.
"Look, I'm with a Frenchman. I think jealousy comes with the territory," she tells Esquire. "But I'd rather be with someone who's a little jealous than someone who's never jealous. There's something a little dead fish about them. A little depressing. It may not make sense, but you need to feel a little. I know, irrational, right?"
All jealousy aside, Scarlett is excited to take the plunge again, and it sounds like she's going to have plenty of time to do a little wedding planning.
"I'm taking a month-long vacation," she reveals. " But I'm not going anywhere, which just makes it more of a staycation. There's luxury in being near home. When you spend a lot of time, like I do, just standing around and waiting, or being moved from place to place, every minute gets consumed by something someone else has set up for you.

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08/24/07: Rare Northern California Jello Show!
Jello lands in Grass Valley, 40 miles north of Sacramento, CA, this Saturday! This rare northern California show is happening at the diverse venue Center For The Arts in downtown Grass Valley. Here's the ticket link.
05/30/07: Jello guest DJs on KUSF 90.3FM
Jello Biafra will play some records from his massive record collection on Friday, June 8 between 3-4pm PDT on KUSF 90.3FM San Francisco. Alternative Tentacles is working with KUSF to set up some listener giveaways during Jello's guest DJ set, so mark your calendars! If you don't live in the SF Bay Area, you can listen online at www.kusf.org, just click on the "listen now" icon in the upper left corner.
05/21/07: Rare Jello Biafra hometown gig!
Jello is doing a very rare, full-length spoken word show this Thursday evening at the beautiful Great American Music Hall in San Francisco! Click here for more information!
05/10/07: Jello to MC Dirkfest!
Jello will be the MC for the 2nd day of Dirk Fest, a 2-day festival June 7th and 8th in San Francisco! It's in honor of Dirk Dirksen, the Pope of Punk, who passed away in November of 2006. Also playing are The Avengers, SF Mutant All Stars (with Naomi Ruth Eisenberg, The Contractions, The White Trash Debutantes (with Billy Gould from Faith No More & the fabulous Jon Gries "Uncle Rico" from Napoleon Dynamite), No Alternative (with Chip Kinman from The Dils and Rank and File), Fab Mab Films by Karl Hinz, and more! It's all June 8th at the Great American Music Hall. The June 7th show is at Slim's and features the original lineup of Pearl Harbor and the Explosions, Toiling Midgets, The Lewd, The Rubber City Rebels, The Symptoms, The Sea Hags, and more!
03/15/07: Greedy ex-DKs okay song for rape scene in new Tarantino Movie
From Jello Biafra:East Bay Ray and Co. have gone ahead and cleared a cover version of Dead Kennedys' "Too Drunk to Fuck" for a brutal scene in Grindhouse, a 'double-feature' directed by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. This is their lowest point since Levi's. I Like some of Tarnatino's work, another place in the film might have been fine. But this goes against everything the Dead Kennedys stands for in spades. The scene is actually in the "Planet Terror" film directed by Rodriguez. Tarantino himself is pointing a gun at a disabled amputee woman's head yelling "Dance, Bitch!" as the Nouvelle Vague cover of "Too Drunk to Fuck" plays from a boombox. The terrified woman later "wins" by killing Tarantino, but that excuse does not rescue this at all. I wrote every note of that song and this is not what it was meant for.
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By Gale Fiege Herald Writer
WASHINGTON, D.C. — When more than 1,500 service members salute President Barack Obama on Jan. 21 along the parade route for his second inaugural, Army Sgt. 1st Class Meghan Malloy will have had a hand in making sure all the other white-gloved hands snap at the right time.
Malloy, who grew up on Camano Island and graduated from Stanwood High School in 1998 as Meghan Slater, is a member of an elite team from the Department of Defense preparing for the inauguration.
She belongs to a 176-member joint task force charged with coordinating all ceremonial military support for the 57th U.S. Presidential Inauguration. The task force includes members from all branches of the armed forces, including reserves and National Guard. The total number of military personnel participating in the inauguration is about 5,000.
Malloy, 32, is active on a sub-committee of 11 people in charge of the 1,541 service members who will line the inaugural parade route through Washington, D.C.
"Malloy is an asset to the cordon team. She is an outstanding performer, consistently executing tasks well above her pay grade," said U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Michelle Watson, deputy commander for the military street cordon line for the parade. "Her hard work, dedication and leadership is vital to the ceremonial support that we provide to the commander in chief."
"I'm excited to be here supporting the inauguration," Malloy said. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and an amazing honor. It is something that very few people have a chance to participate in."
Malloy said her family back home is cheering her on and teasing her, begging for tickets to some of the inaugural balls.
Malloy is married to Transportation Security Administration health physicist and Army veteran Shannon Malloy. She is the daughter of Richard Slater, of Whidbey Island, and Barb Slater, of California, and sister to Brad McDonald of Camano Island. She and her husband, a New York native, have four dogs and live in the Maryland suburbs of Washington.
Malloy was 20 when she joined the Army Reserve in Olympia. After Sept. 11, 2001, she switched to active duty and served three deployments as a medic in Iraq. Since then she has served with the Army in Germany, Texas, Washington state, Colorado and Missouri. About a year ago, she was transferred to an Army research facility in Silver Spring, Md.
"I miss Washington state, and it's been a few years since I've been home. I miss skiing at Mount Baker and so much more," Malloy said. "The restaurants in D.C. are phenomenal, but no one does salmon like the people back home."
Malloy, a big Seahawks fan, has tickets to the NFC playoff game today between Seattle and the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field.
"A friend from Mount Vernon and I have pretty good seats. My family told me to yell really loud," she said.
Malloy was asked to join the inauguration team in September and has been working full time on the project since.
"It's been interesting to work with the Secret Service, the capital police, the park service and the metro police as well as all the property owners we have to contact to get the parade set up," she said. "It's all about making sure it runs smoothly."
A rehearsal is planned next Sunday morning, Jan. 13.
"We'll start at about 3 a.m. and shut down the streets of the capital until about noon," Malloy said. "There is a lot to rehearse. For one thing, getting 1,500 people to salute at once takes some practice."
After Inauguration Day, the committee will take another month to archive their work for the military crew who gets the same job in four years.
"I've watched the inauguration on TV since I was little and I am absolutely looking forward to it," said Malloy, who also will be on the parade route. "I've had a lot of fun explaining the process, because most people really don't understand how much work goes into the inauguration. It's a wonderful celebration of the nation's democratic process and a chance to show our commander-in-chief our appreciation and support."
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Does always result in ö then or are there exceptions?
Depends on suffix. O in འཁོར་sounds like "core"; o in ཡོངས་sounds more like so; འོད་ or བོད་sounds more like ö.
kirtu wrote:
Does always result in ö then or are there exceptions?
kirtu wrote:Are there any indications of phrase beginnings and endings or is this a matter of inducing a phrase maybe from embedded verbs or particles? Tibetan clearly doesn't use comma function symbols.
But I have to study grammar some to even figure out what I'm reading (and of course this is a very advanced text). I am beginning to work on sight reading. After prayers what texts should I work on? I was looking at Sonam and Ruth Rinchen's version of Atisha's Lamp for the Path last night and it has the Tibetan as well and thought that might be something to work through.
Are there verb lists? I thought Preston had a book or paper on this (or perhaps he had done some computational linguistics work related to verbs)?
tantular wrote:Of course you need a foundation in grammar. It's important to memorize the forms and basic functions of the 15 sets of particles covered in the Sumchupa.
MrDistracted wrote:Padma Karpo Translation Committee provide a translation and translations of commentaries within Tony Duffs 800 page volume built on the sum chu pa.
You can get this as an e book/pdf http://www.tibet.dk/pktc/grammar.htm#St ... irtyVerses
Within this is a translation and commentary of two commentaries on the Sum chu pa by Yangchen Drubpey Dorje. These follw Situ Panchen's tradition. You can get these separately.
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Azealia Banks cancels Lollapalooza performance
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Azealia Banks is pulling out of her scheduled performances at a pair of music festivals this weekend. The rapper was set to take the stage at Lollapalooza in Chicago, Illinois on Saturday, but had to drop out due to a throat infection.
The illness has also led to her to cancel her Friday performance at Montreal's Osheaga music festival.
Meantime, Osheaga organizers have also announced that Miguel will fill in for singer Frank Ocean after he pulled out of the concert due to a vocal cord injury.
Azealia Banks is gearing up to release her debut album Broke With Expensive Taste this fall.
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During the fall 2013 ready-to-wear presentations, we heard from quite a few designers what was inspiring them for the season. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Top Hat, anyone? (Courtesy of Dries Van Noten.) Now we've cast a wider net to see what else from the past is exciting style influencers now. From Beverly Hills 90210 to Scarface, the mix reads like a best moments in fashion history—though the jury is still out on the '80s!
"I'm embracing the resurgence of Saint Laurent at Barneys, and it has made me think back to Helmut Newton's iconic photograph of Vibeke Knudsen (above left) in a Yves Saint Laurent suit. The image epitomizes the suit as something both sharp and feminine."
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We recognize the inherent interdisciplinarity of intercultural learning and its importance to the liberal arts. Paideia makes these kinds of opportunities both more intentional and more available to our students.
Southwestern currently requires all students to achieve proficiency in a foreign language and to take at least one "intercultural perspectives" (IP) course as part of their general education; many students also engage in intercultural learning through their coursework in both departments and existing interdisciplinary programs (such as International Studies). Paideia will provide student scholarships of up to $2500 for intercultural learning experiences. Scholarships are competitive and need-based.
After completing their experiences, all students will have the opportunity to reflect in a public setting at an annual event that showcases student research and other projects From Every Voice: A Student Works Symposium and a seminar conducted by the Office of Intercultural Learning.


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Nuckles saw action in 22 of the Lions 34 matches…In her 35 sets this season she compiled 28 kills (.80 k/s) and a .103 attack percentage… Nuckles was seventh on the team in assists with 15 (.43 a/s) and was also seventh on the team in aces with 2… She closed out the season with 17 digs (.46 d/s) and 14 total blocks, 13 of which were block assists…She had a season-high five kills against SSC opponent Nova Southeastern (10/10/09)…The junior accumulated three total blocks against Tampa (11/04/09) and had a pair of three-dig games.
Nuckols had a solid sophomore season for the Lions, playing in 36 matches…She stared 23 of the matches and played in 107 total games…In total, the outside hitter had 119 kills (1.11 k/g), 30 assists, 33 service aces and a career high 196 digs (1.83 d/g)…She had a season-high 11 kill against Arkansas Tech (10/11/08) and set a career mark with 18 digs against Carson-Newman (9/12/08) and had four service aces in their match with Valdosta State (9/6/08)…She also posted one double-double on the season, also against Arkansas Tech.
Had a big start to her collegiate career before being sidelined by injury midway through the season...In the end, Nuckols finished with 165 kills (1.96 kills/game) and also totaled 132 digs (1.57 digs/game)...Her top offensive performance came with 26 kills versus Francis Marion (8/25/07), and she added a career-high 16 digs in the match for her first career double-double.
Had a very successful four-year career at Notre Dame Academy where she played for Coach Shelly Franco...Named the 2005 Virginia Independent High School Division II Player of the Year...Named to the Virginia Independent High School All-Tournament Team during each of her four years at Notre Dame Academy...Named the MVP of her high school team in 2005 and 2006.
Born May 24 in Fairfax, Va...Business/marketing major...Chose Saint Leo because she loved the warm weather, liked the school and the volleyball program...Wants to be successful in life...Lists her hobbies as camping, traveling and boating...Says that her hard work and always striving to be a better athlete are her best assets to the team...Names Karch Kiraly as her favorite athlete and lists the Duke basketball team as her favorite team...Daughter of Donald and Virginia Nuckols...Has one brother, Christopher and one sister, Ashlynn...Her sister, Ashlynn, plays volleyball at Davis and Elkins College.


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description: January 23, 2013—A National Geographic explorer tries to understand the delicate mechanisms that make lying a wild success among plants. (Video courtesy Jacky Poon, www.jackypoon.org , Tim Laman and Ed Scholes.)

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How far would you go to reproduce? Would you disguise yourself as someone else?
I'm Lucie McNeil, and this is National Geographic On Assignment—your link to thousands of Nat Geo expeditions around the globe.
Today, we're off to the cloud forests of Northeastern Ecuador where National Geographic's Bitty Roy studies orchid species that look and smell like nearby mushrooms.
Nature has its imposters—like the milk snake posing as the deadly coral snake—and
even plants are known to mimic other species.
Bitty thinks the mimicking orchids are trying to attract a particular fly, which helps the plants pollinate. These flies—usually attracted to the mushrooms—help spread
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Orchids are plentiful here, so the fakery is paying off.
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PHILADELPHIA - For the second time this season, the University of Pennsylvania women's track and field team will travel to one of track and field's most historic venues. The Quakers will compete at College Night at the Armory with 15 other teams on Friday night, including three other Ivy schools.
The meet is slated to get underway at 7 p.m., with the 60 meters. The shot put, pole vault and long jump will begin at the same time to kick start the field events. Friday night's meet is then set to conclude at 10:30 p.m., with the 4x400-meter relay.
Penn was at the Armory in New York City two weeks ago and finished second as a team among 13 schools. Freshman Theresa Picciallo set the school record in the shot put at 14.11 meters (46 feet, 3 1/2 inches) to break a 15-year-old Penn record. In addition, the 4x800-meter relay team and freshman Elyssa Gensib also posted victories for the Quakers, and Nony Onyeador matched a personal best in the 60 meters.
Last Saturday, Penn finished as the runner-up at Lehigh with 170 points behind Monmouth's 175.5. Senior Davielle Brown moved into second-place all-time at Penn in the indoor pole vault, while senior Nony Onyeador won the 60 meters, Jenny Thompson was victorious in the triple jump and junior Kersie Jhabvala was tops in the 3,000 meters.
Just three meets into the season, the Quakers have already qualified four individuals in four different events for the ECAC Championships. Gabrielle Piper (60-meter hurdles), Annie Holland (high jump), Brown and Picciallo have reached the qualifying marks.
A full recap will be available at PennAthletics.com shortly after the conclusion of the meet.


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EL notes: McFarland keeps on winning
Soft-throwing Aeros southpaw has age, victories on his side
By David Driver / Special to MLB.com | May 1, 2012 7:00 AM ET
"I feel like I've been competing well, and my age definitely helps me out big time," said McFarland, drafted in the fourth round in 2007 out of Amos Alonzo Stagg High School in suburban Chicago. "The Indians organization has been great with me and with everything they have taught me. I'm not sure where it will end up. We'll see how the rest of the year goes."
McFarland posted his fourth win Sunday, allowing seven hits and two earned runs in seven innings against Altoona in a 3-2 victory in the second game of a doubleheader. He allowed one walk with one strikeout and saved the Akron bullpen, which was needed in the 13-inning, 4-3 win in the opener.
In 28 1/3 innings this year, he has not allowed a homer while striking out 16 and walking nine.
"I don't throw the ball very hard," he said. "I focus on control and having hitters make contact and relying on the defense most of the game. I try to get ahead on the count and throw a changeup, slider and sinker for strikes in any count."
McFarland is 4-1 with an ERA of 2.22 in five starts and is tied with Reading's Trevor May (4-0) for the league lead in wins.
"He is a little bit better every year," said Ross Atkins, the Indians' vice president of player development. "That does not [always] translate into becoming a Major League pitcher, but with T.J. the fact he has been so competitive, always playing with players older than him, is certainly something we can and he can get excited about.
"He attacks the strike zone," added Atkins. "He puts the ball on the ground. He has an above-average ability to sink the ball, and he has a developing slider and developing changeup. The separator for him will be how aggressive he is with that changeup."
McFarland made two starts with Class A Advanced Kinston of the Carolina League in 2011 but spent most of the season with Akron, where he was 9-9 with an ERA of 3.87 in 25 starts. He began this year with a lifetime mark of 32-23, 3.75 in 456 innings and had allowed 477 hits and 150 walks with 335 strikeouts.
He was not discouraged to begin this year back with the Aeros.
"You know most of the hitters, since many of the hitters are repeating as well," he said.
McFarland grew up a White Sox fan and remembers seeing Chicago in a playoff game when he was younger. Perhaps one day he will be pitching in Chicago with the Indians.
"He got a lot better as the year went on last year," said Chris Tremie, the Akron manager. "He has a good sink on his fastball and sits at about 91. He has to continue to refine his pitches, and he has been pretty successful so far this year."
Center of attention: Prior to this season, Bowie's L.J. Hoes had played second, third and left field in the Minor Leagues. Now the Orioles have been using Hoes in center field on a daily basis with the Baysox. "He's been doing well, making the right decisions," said Gary Kendall, the Bowie manager. Hoes turned down a baseball scholarship at North Carolina to sign with the Orioles in 2008 after he was drafted in the third round. Hoes was hitting .287 in games through Sunday.
A solid bat: Chun-Hsiu Chen, a catcher last season for Akron, was signed out of Taiwan in 2007 by the Indians. He hit .262 with 16 homers last year with the Aeros and is back in Akron to start this season as a first baseman/designated hitter. "He is a right-handed bat with some power potential," said Ross Atkins, the Indians' vice president of player development. "We have not eliminated the catching position. We want to give him a break from the daily grind of catching." Chen hit .293 in his first 75 at bats.
Waiting for his turn: Trenton infielder David Adams was invited to his first big league Spring Training this year with the Yankees and had two hits in 11 at-bats. "It was definitely a great experience to hang out with veterans, especially Yankee veterans," said Adams. But after playing in three games with Trenton in early April, he went on the disabled list with a sore neck. "I am taking it day-by-day," said Adams, who hit .309 with Trenton in 2010.
David Driver is a contributor to MLB.com. 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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The California Highway Patrol issued a Sig Alert this morning after a tractor trailer struck the center divider and a vehicle on the 215 Freeway in Devore.
The crash was reported at 5:44 a.m. on the southbound 215 south of Devore Road, according to dispatch logs.
The semi truck driver struck a bundle of carpet on the freeway, swerved and struck the center divider and a motorist in a Honda. Two lanes were blocked.
A Sig Alert was issued at 6:06 a.m. Shortly after 7 a.m., officers said the closure would last about two hours. Lanes were reopened at 9:10 a.m.
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Multiple rumors have it that the Akron Aeros season-long sale to a new owner has been completed.
The last hurdle to the deal - the approval by Major League Baseball - appears to have happened, signaling the end of the ownership of Mike and his son, Greg, Aggainis.To read more or comment...
After falling behind two games to none in the first round of the playoffs last week and having to fight their way back with three consecutive wins to advance, the Aeros took a different tact against Trenton in the Championship series that began Tuesday.
Led by the solid starting pitching of right-hander Paolo Espino, the Aeros cruised to a Game One win in the Eastern League Championship Series at Canal Park to keep their winning ways going.To read more or comment...
Aeros RHP Brett Brach was named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week, for the period August 27th through September 3rd.
Brach, 24, enjoyed two strong outings during the final week of the regular season. Last Tuesday he tossed seven shutout innings in a 3-1 Akron victory at Altoona. The on Labor Day, Brach led the Aeros to their 82nd win of the season with his scoreless six-inning effort at Richmond. Brach limited the Flying Squirells to just two hits and one walk in Akron's 6-1 regular-season finale victory.
Combined on the week, Brach went 2-0 with 13 shutout innings. He limited the opposition to just four hits and four walks while striking out six.
Getting some run support from his teamates had been a rare occurance for Brach, as the Aeros were shutoiut in three of his prior consecutive starts from Aug. 12th through the 23rd. Brach was on the losing end in each of those games, despite giving up no more than two runs in the games.
On the season, the Indians 10th-round draft pick in 2009 out of Monmouth University, is 5-7 with a 3.65 ERA in 19 games (18 starts). He is scheduled to start Game Five of the Eastern League Western Division Series against Bowie that begins Wednesday in Bowie, Md.


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One of the sponsors of a proposed $3 billion bond to repair city streets said he will be having meetings this weekend to determine whether to postpone the proposed May 21 ballot measure in order to build more public support.
"Everywhere I go people tell me it is needed and a good idea, but it is so massive they need more time to deal with it," Councilman Mitch Englander said Friday.
Englander said he and Councilman Joe Buscaino, who joined in proposing the bond issue, will be discussing their strategy this weekend, as they also prepare a report to the City Council on explaining the proposal to voters.
Two neighborhood council organizations have asked the proposal be delayed 60 days to allow the 95 neighborhood councils to weigh in on the bond measure, which officials estimate could cost the owner of a $350,000 home about $119 a year.
Jack Humphreville of the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council said the additional time is needed to analyze the fiscal impact of the proposal.
"That is why the charter-authorized neighborhood councils have called for a 60-day cooling off period," Humphreville said.
Jay Handal of the Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates committee, said there was concern that the council was attempting to bypass the neighborhood councils in advancing such a far-reaching plan.
Englander said he had believed there would be adequate time to address concerns over the course of a campaign.
"We have a lot of time between now and May 21 to explain and deal with the proposal," Englander said. "But, also, it was pointed out to me that it would be too late to make changes because the measure would be in the form of an ordinance and would be difficult to change."
Englander said his concern is the cost of repairs keeps growing.
"Twenty years ago, the cost was $750 million," Englander said. "Ten years later, in 2002, it was $1.5 billion and, today, it has doubled to $3 billion. What will the cost be 10 years from now?
"I think this is something we need to deal with as soon as possible."


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The SNL Scandal
I love Kerry Washington. She is probably one of my all time favorite actresses. Her character on Scandal is smart, intelligent and well written, a rarity for black actresses today. When I found out Washington was going to be on Saturday Night Live, I was beyond stoked and couldn't wait to see the episode when it aired on November 3rd.
The week before the episode, there was a large amount of news coverage about the lack of diversity in the SNL cast. Specifically, since the show premiered in 1975, there have been only four black female cast members. SNL cast member Kenan Thompson told TV Guide Magazine that the reason SNL isn't hiring black female comedians is because they "just aren't ready and the talent pool is limited." …


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The first 3 events end the guardianship automatically. The last 1 requires a court order.
Any of these people can ask the court to end a guardianship:
A guardian can resign. But first, there must be a court hearing. And you must give notice of the hearing to all relatives who were notified of your appointment as guardian.
You must show the court that it would be in the child's best interest for you to resign. If the judge agrees, he or she will appoint a guardian to replace you. If no replacement is available, the child will probably be made a dependent in juvenile court.
Before ending a guardianship, the judge considers the following:
Fill out:
If your court's family law facilitator or self-help center helps people with guardianship cases, ask them to review your paperwork. They can make sure you filled it out properly before you move ahead with your case.
The original is for the court (sometimes, the court will also keep 1 of the copies). One copy will be for you. The others will be for the people who will have to get notice (see step 5). You may need to make more copies after you file your forms.
Take your original plus copies to the clerk's office in your courthouse. They will keep the original and return the copies to you, stamped "Filed." You may have to pay a filing fee. If you cannot afford the fee, you can ask for a fee waiver.
Give notice by mail to all the people that got notice when the case started (when the guardianship was filed).
Go to court on the date of your hearing
You must file a final report and accounting with the court and ask to be discharged as guardian. If the child is now an adult, he or she can decide not to ask for an accounting. But you, as guardian, must still give a report to the court with a statement from the child (now adult) that he or she does not want an accounting.


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WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Gregory McCarthy, a New Castle teen who went missing on Monday morning , has been found.
McCarthy's discovery was confirmed by New Castle Police Sgt. Heather Rudisill.
Several alerts were issued for the 15-year-old McCarthy, including from the Ossining School District where he is a student, from Ossining village police and from Westchester County Police.
The boy, who is 15, is also autistic, according to alerts.


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REDLANDS - The San Bernardino County Children and Family Services and Probation departments will lead nearly 200 current and former foster youths exiting foster care through real-life scenarios focusing on independence Saturday at the University of Redlands.
For several years, both departments have partnered to host the event, titled Independent City, to teach youths money management skills and concepts related to financial independence.
The event started out as a small effort, but has grown to include more resources available in a bigger venue, said DeAnna Avey-Motikeit, director of the Children and Family Services department.
At the event, each participant is handed an envelope that contains information about their "new life."
Inside, they'll discover what their "life" has in store for them, from what job they will carry during the exercise and how much they will make.
At various booths set up inside the conference room at the university, participants will learn about how to balance their budget for food, housing and any surprises that might pop up.
All services must be paid by "cash," "check" or "debit card," said organizers.
In addition, a person doubling as a mailman will be on hand to deliver either good or bad news to each participant.
Others might bump into the "town sheriff," a "judge" or an "IRS Agent" along the way.
"They will include real-life (scenarios), meaning, he may hand them a bill... or a parking ticket. And they have to learn how to budget around that. This is a very interactive, real-life experiment about how life can be," said Avey-Motikeit.
Aside from financial advice, event topics will include information on how one could register to vote, purchase insurance, pay taxes, establish utility services, find a job, obtain transportation, licenses and insurance, manage healthcare, further their education and learn how to take care of a young child.
Several youths, some now adults, have participated in the exercise and have given their approval on the experiment.
"(One) young lady understood the importance of this event, and saved her money to get a car so she can get to and from work and school," said Hugo Castellanos, supervisor for the Independent Living Program for the county.
"Events like these really inspire youth to get out there and try things on their own. Independent City is what they like to call a `practice round' before it's time to be out on their own and making important decisions."
Along with the San Bernardino County Children and Family Services and Probation departments, the effort is made possible through a collaboration with the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, the University of Redlands, California Youth Connection, ILP, Valley Star, EMQ Families First, Aspiranet, REACH OUT, Walden Family Services and others.
"The folks that are participating, (are) all volunteers," said Avey-Motikeit.
Because the event is held at the university, which has been the venue for the program for about seven or eight years, participants will also see a real-life college campus in addition to the event, she added.
"It's a great opportunity for the kids to envision themselves on a college campus. It takes away that fear and tells them, `Hey, I can do this.' They can man through different buildings, and it gives them a chance to see themselves in the future," she said. "This is an opportunity for our kids to see their future in a positive way, and the kids enjoy it."
Each participant who attends the event will receive a complimentary gift card.
To learn more, visit www.sbcounty.gov
Contact Kristina via email, by phone at 909-259-9321, or on Twitter @TheFactsKris.


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'Biron hung his head in despair, probably wishing he could hang up his uniform for the day as well, and the Bruins rode this Halley's comet to an equally unlikely 3-2 victory on Mike Knuble's goal with 3.9 seconds left in overtime yesterday. "One bench gets down," said Boynton. "The other gets up. It definitely switched things up."'
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Fallen Dragon
This is a multi-faceted story exploring the advancement of human society several hundred years in the future. It is a techno-heavy story. It has an ostensible framework based on war, and has several rather interesting concepts. But it is truly an exploration of society and how we may develop. There is an underlying humanitarian edge to the main character as well. Overall a really really enjoyable story....
Pandora's Star
Del Rey, March 2004, 26.95 768 pp. ISBN 0345461622 It is the golden age of humanity thanks to Nigel Sheldon and Ozzie Isaac, the two scientists who developed the math that made wormhole technology possible. Mankind travels between the six hundred colonized worlds by using wormhole generated vessels. Rejuvenation is available to all so everyone can live as long as they want. If they are killed, a clone is created of that person and their stored...
The Nano Flower
This is a cyberpunk story set in a near future earth that has been radically changed by global warming. This book and its prequels explore the cultral and social changes experinced by the inhabitants of England due to raising water levels and the rapid expansion of technological advances. In this, the last in the triology, rich and spoiled Julia Evans (CEO of the most powerful company in Europe) has grown to a thoughtful and well considered maturity and ...
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In a distant future, when humanity has expanded over the Galaxy, in a primitive world only recently colonized,Lalonde, the attempt of contact by an alien energy being frees the lost souls of the beyond, who begin possessing humans. Joshua Calvert, a pilot-trader on the Space Station Tranquillity recovers a computer database who will solve the mistery of what happened to a vanished xenoc race. He will later go to various planets, unknowingly allowing th...


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Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation (IASR)
In 2011, the AODA Integrated Accessibility Standards became law, enacting standards in the areas of Employment, Information and Communication, and Transportation.
- Employment: requirements for businesses and organizations make accessibility a regular part of finding, hiring and supporting employees with disabilities. The Accessibility Hub has information regarding employment accessibility for faculty and staff of the university;
- Information and Communication: regulates how organizations will be required to provide, create, and receive information and communications that are accessible to persons with disabilities. There are several sections of Information and Communications Standards of the IASR that are relevant to Queen's University community. The Accessibility Hub has many "How-to" guides available to ensure teaching methods, documents, and communications are accessible and comply with AODA regulations;
- Transportation: regulations that apply to modes of transportation under the jurisdiction of municipal and provincial governments. However, if/when Queen's provides transportation services, it is required to provide accessible vehicles or equivalent services upon request.


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Best bets for the 2013 Sundance Film Festival for Friday, Jan. 18:
"Kill Your Darlings"
3:30 p.m. • Eccles Theatre, 1750 Kearns Blvd., Park City
The early meeting of the leading lights of the Beat Generation (Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs and so on) involves a murder mystery in this drama. But what really matters is that the actor portraying Ginsberg is Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter himself and he's scheduled to be there.
"The Crash Reel"
6:30 and 9:30 p.m. • Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 W. 300 South, Salt Lake City
The Salt Lake City Gala features Lucy Walker's documentary about pro snowboarder Kevin Pearce, whose accident on the Park City halfpipe derailed his Olympic dreams.
"Two Mothers"
9:30 p.m. • Eccles Theatre, 1750 Kearns Blvd., Park City
Don't know whether this drama, starring Robin Wright and Naomi Watts as friends who begin affairs with each other's sons, is any good. But the mere synopsis was enough to set the right-wing Sutherland Institute into a tizzy. So there's that.
Sean P. Means
Need a ticket?
At 8 a.m., hit a Sundance box office (Trolley Square, 700 E. 600 South, Salt Lake City; Gateway Center, 138 Heber Ave., Park City; or Peery's Egyptian Theater, 2415 Washington Blvd., Ogden) to see if any tickets have been released to today's screenings. Or get in the wait-list line at the theater two hours before the screening.
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Topic: Mom with CC
I'm sorry but someone posted a new introduction on top of mine and I still have a few questions.
synopsis: Mom is 71 - diagnosed two weeks ago with CC - diagnosed at Stage 4 - 6/26 she started chemo - Avastin and Gemzar and possibily in combo with 5fluorouracil.
Also, at the CT scan that revealed the "liver spots" (which by biopsy and histopath confirmed CC) there were no other lesions seen in chest or abdomen. However the oncologist has said she is at Stage 4 which to me denotes distant metastasis - Could she be at Stage 4 if both lobes have lesions but nowhere else?
Is there someone else out there that has experience with CC at Stage 4, at time of diagnosis? Most postings indicate that they have caught this at an earlier stage so I am just wondering if anyone can help with information with this at this stage.
Is it too late for a second opinion since she started chemo? The oncologist will not see mom until the fourth week of chemo is completed and this seems like a long time lag with this aggressive form of cancer. This has me a little angry that she won't be more intimately involved in moms treatment. I am led to believe by this that the Dr. is not completely familiar with what CC is and how aggressive it is. Either that or she knows how serious and this and this is the fourth quarter Hail Mary pass.
At this stage of the cancer has anyone seen any benefits from nutrition changes and/or supplements to (1) help with the cancer fight (2) to keep moms weight and strength up so she can fight the fight.


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Kangarilla Road is a fairly new brand on the Australian wine scene, but the grapes come from vines planted in the 1970's. For several years prior to 1997, Kevin and Helen O'Brien had been seeking a high quality McLaren Vale vineyard to purchase. When they were lucky enough to find the old-vine Cambrai vineyard, they jumped at the chance to purchase it. The winery's first complete vintage as Kangarilla Road was in 1998. View all Kangarilla Road Vineyard & Winery Wines
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Johnson Says Telework, Sustainability, Performance Go Hand-in-Hand
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October 7, 2010
GSA, a government leader in telework, is using its expertise to create a more sustainable and efficient federal government. That's the message GSA Administrator Martha Johnson sent to hundreds of federal employees and industry professionals during a telework townhall meeting held Oct. 7 in Washington, DC.
"Work is what you do, not where you are," said GSA Administrator Martha Johnson. "GSA is about workplaces: your geographic and your electronic address. We're experts in this and we have been for years."
Johnson said GSA is aligned around a bold vision to achieve a zero environmental footprint, and telework will help the agency achieve that goal. In addition, GSA is leading an effort to help agencies save space, facility dollars, and increase sustainability, in which telework will also play a role.
"The president has asked GSA to lead federal agencies in a government-wide cut of at least $3 billion worth of unneeded space from real estate inventories by 2012," Johnson said. "Telework will be an important tool in achieving this cost reduction and in pursuing this aggressive consolidation strategy."
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Poster on my previous Mock came up with the idea so I'll try and formualte it as realistic as possible. Obviously six teams from each division AFC and NFC have to make the playoffs and their must be two teams from each division in the following pick range, 21-24, 25-28, 29-32. Teams with the same odds I will flip a coin for. The Vegas odds don't take these into account but I will do my best based off of the odds presented at this point in time. I do not agree with the odds however.
1. Raiders- Jadeveon Clowney DE USCE
Comments- Would the Raiders pass on Bridgewater here? I am not sure. Maybe they believe in Tyler Wilson. Could go either way.
2. Jaguars- Teddy Bridgewater QB UL
Comments- If the Jags are picking this high they have to go QB, especially with Clowney gone anyways.
3. Bills- Jake Matthews OT Texas A&M
Comments- Considered Roby here, but they can move Glenn to RT and have Matthews be the LT to protect EJ.
4. Cardinals- David Fales QB SJSU
Comments- If they are picking here than Palmer was not the answer, and it is time to find the replacement. Give these thirsty fans what they want.
5. Titans- Luis Nix DT ND
Comments- Titans trade for Phillip Rivers grab Nix here.
6. Browns- Tajh Boyd QB Clemson
Comments- The run on QB's continues as the Browns get the talented Boyd
7. Jets- Marquise Lee WR USC
Comments- Lee gives Smith a reliable playmaker.
8. Panthers- Bradley Roby CB OSU
Comments- Panther get a much needed CB who should be a top five prospect.
9. Chiefs- Stephon Tuitt DE ND
Comments- Tuitt will be better than anything the Chiefs currently have on their D-line.
10. Rams- Taylor Lewan OT UM
Comments- Rams get a LT to add to their offense.
11. Lions- Sammy Watkins WR Clemson
Comments- Bit of a surprise pick but keeps Broyles in the slot.
12. Eagles- Anthony Barr OLB UCLA
Comments- Kelly didn't get Jordan so he gets Barr to play that Joker type role here.
13. Vikings- Andrew Jackson MLB WKU
Comments- Still need a MLB. Jackson is a stud.
14. Chargers- Marcus Mariotta QB Oregon
Comments- Giving up on Old man Rivers, shipping him to Titans.
15. Bucs- Austin Sefarian-Jenkins TE UW
Comments- Bucs add a weapon in ASJ.
16. Dolphins- Cyrus K OT Bama
Comments- Add a much needed tackle, can decide who plays RT or LT between Cyrus and Martin.
17. Colts- Loucheiz Purifoy CB UF
Comments- They need more at the position. Bring in Purifoy to start right away.
18. Rams (from Redskins)- Will Sutton DT ASU
Comments- Quick penetrating inside player, who should pair nicely with Brockers. Undersized however, but can't deny the talent.
19. Bears- Aaron Colvin CB OU
Comments- Need to add youth to the CB position.
20. Cowboys- Anthony Johnson DT LSU
Comments- Johnson has a lot of untapped potential and should rise up boards.
21. Bengals- Haha Clinton-Dix S Bama
Comments- Bengals add a safety here to patrol the deep half.
22. Ravens-David Yankey OT Stanford
Comments- Need to keep Oher on the RT, heir apparent for McKinne
23. Giants- Trey DePriest LB Bama
Comments- Grab some LBer help with DePriest.
24. Saints- Kyle Van Noy OLB BYU
Comments- Rob Ryan gets his Pass rusher here.
25. Steelers- Colt Lyerla TE OU
Comments- Athletic Pass catcher helps out Big Ben.
26. Texans- Daniel McCullers DT UTENN
Comments- Massive man to play the middle of the D.
27. Falcons- Jackson Jeffcoat DE UT
Comments- Hopefully will rebound after his injury.
28. Packers- Tiny Richardson OT UTENN
Comments- Gives the Packers a Huge Tackle.
29. Seahawks- Scott Crichton DE OREST
Comments- Helps Bruce Irvin with the Pass rush.
30. Patriots- Brandon Coleman WR Rutgers
Comments- He's a Rutgers guy!
31. Broncos- Ed Reynolds S Stanford
Comments- Great need.
32. 49ers- Ifo Ekpre-Olomu CB Oregon
Comments- Could use an upgrade here.
33. Jaguars- Timmy Jernigan DT FSU
34. Raiders- CJ Mosley LB Bama
35. Bills- DeShazor Everett CB TAMU
36. Chargers (from Titans)- Adrian Hubbard OLB Bama
37. Cardinals- Ryan Shazier OLB OSU
38. Browns- DAT Oregon RB/WR
39. Jets- Leche Seastrunk RB Baylor
40. Panthers- Jordan Matthews WR Vandy
41. Rams- Derron Smith S FresST
42. Chiefs- AJ Johnson MLB UTENN
43. Eagles- Marcus Roberson CB UF
44. Lions- CJ Mosley LB Bama
45. Chargers-
46. Vikings-
an Francisco 49ers 6/1
Denver Broncos 7/1
New England Patriots 8/1
Seattle Seahawks 9/1
Green Bay Packers 12/1
Atlanta Falcons 17/1
Houston Texans 18/1
New Orleans Saints 18/1
New York Giants 20/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 25/1
Baltimore Ravens 28/1
Dallas Cowboys 33/1
Cincinnati Bengals 35/1
Chicago Bears 38/1
Washington Redskins 40/1
Indianapolis Colts 40/1
Miami Dolphins 40/1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 45/1
Minnesota Vikings 50/1
San Diego Chargers 50/1
Philadelphia Eagles 55/1
Detroit Lions 55/1
Kansas City Chiefs 60/1
St. Louis Rams 60/1
Carolina Panthers 65/1
New York Jets 120/1
Cleveland Browns 125/1
Arizona Cardinals 140/1
Tennessee Titans 140/1
Buffalo Bills 150/1
Oakland Raiders 200/1
Jacksonville Jaguars 200/1
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I like Sammy Watkins, but Anthony Barr would be better.
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I'm not a fan of Rivers but getting him without giving up a 1st and still getting a beast like Nix would be amazing but pretty unrealistic.
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Jake Matthews works for us.. Might start at RT early on
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32. 49ers- Ifo Ekpre-Olomu CB Oregon
A 5'10, 190 CB might be on the light side for the 9ers scheme, position however is spot on...
Missing out on Ed Reynolds by one sucks...
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If the Vikings pick that high, I think that they'd probably look to replace Ponder, Peterson can get them the 6 or so wins that it would take to pick at 13, so lack of winning anymore is likely on the QB.
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Glad to see someone used Vegas to cast the order.
It just stops so much wasted chatter.
(That was me.)
Solid draft.
I don't know that Minnesota will be in the market for a MLB, though.
Nor do I think they draft for position at #13.
I think the run on the secondary begins there.
I am also of the opinion that Van Noy will be coveted by 4-3 and 3-4 teams alike.
He has all of the skill sets.
He could go earlier.
Neither of those a set in stone.
The only major criticism is the Rivers trade.
It is way too early to forecast something like that.
You have to over-think it to a point where it makes sense to get there.
It would be a lot stronger if you pulled that.
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Prefer Mosley. Hopefully Williams means safety won't be a need.
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Falcons probably don't need any DE's after taking so many in the past 2 years (4). However, DT is definitely going to be a need with just Travian Robertson under contract. Louis Nix makes much more sense.
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While Johnson would be a good pick, we do have some young talent there and I'd have to imagine Jeffcoat would be a good possibility with Spencer likely gone and Ware aging.
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TE is a possibility in the first but I rather have WR Coleman if he's available.
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I like Watkins a little bit better to the Panthers than Roby, but not a bad pick though.
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It took a "perfect" effort for the Oakland A's to take home their first post-season victory in six years. Powered by a standout performance from starter Brett Anderson and the return of their reliable defense and bullpen, the A's earned a 2-0 win over the Detroit Tigers, extending their season for at least one more night.
Anderson, who hadn't pitched since September 19 in Detroit when he exited the game with a strained oblique, wasn't always sharp, but he used his defense and some timely strike-outs to toss six shut-out innings in his first post-season start. He struck-out six, walked two and allowed only two hits. Despite fighting his command at times (out of 80 total pitches, Anderson threw only 45 strikes), Anderson was in control of the game throughout his start. He allowed Detroit just two runners past first base and only one flyball out, inducing 10 groundouts.
The single flyout was a memorable one, however. Anderson fired up the raucous sell-out crowd at the Coliseum with an eight-pitch, two strike-out performance in the top of the first inning. The A's offense continued that momentum in the bottom of the inning when the first three batters reached against Tigers' starter Anibal Sanchez, with Yoenis Cespedes singling home Coco Crisp for the game's first run.
Sanchez would settle down after those first three batters and escaped the first down only 1-0. Prince Fielder led-off the top of the second and it appeared briefly that he had evened up the game with a homerun to center. But Crisp, whose two-out, two-run error in the seventh inning of Game Two of the series was a big factor in the A's loss, had other ideas. The A's centerfielder made a running, leaping catch over the wall in right-center, robbing Fielder of a homerun.
The catch kept the momentum firmly in the A's corner and although Oakland would never run away with the game, it set the tone for the A's victory.
''You see him hit it and you just kind of put your head down a little bit because you think you just gave up a homer,'' Anderson said of Crisp's catch.
''Then you see him fly through there and catch the ball. It kind of kick starts you to go out there and make pitches.''
The A's allowed three crucial unearned runs in the first two games of the series, but Oakland defenders made several outstanding plays in the game to back the A's pitching staff. In the top of the third, Anderson faced Omar Infante with a runner on first and one-out and Miguel Cabrera looming on deck. Anderson fell behind in the count and Infante hit a hard groundball to third that Josh Donaldson corralled and turned into an around-the-horn double-play. Then in the top of the fourth, shortstop Stephen Drew robbed Fielder of yet another hit when he ranged up the middle on a groundball, throwing out Fielder at first.
Anderson said that the A's defense gave him the confidence to try to pitch to contact, which helped him get through the middle innings of the game when his command wasn't as sharp as it was in his first and final innings. Four of Anderson's six strike-outs came in his first and final innings of work.
Anderson wasn't the only beneficiary of the A's great defense. In the seventh, Ryan Cook took over for Anderson and Fielder was again the victim of the A's outstanding glove-work. The Tigers' first-baseman hit a sinking line-drive to left that looked destined to be a lead-off single. Yoenis Cespedes had other ideas and he made a diving, tumbling catch to keep Fielder off the bases. That proved to be an important play, as the Tigers would add a single off Cook with two-outs in the inning.
"They played a perfect game," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "You have to tip your hat."
Sanchez and the Tigers were also close to perfect. The Tigers' right-hander settled into a groove after his rocky first inning, retiring nine in a row from the second inning until the fifth, when he allowed a deep homerun to straight-away centerfield to A's designated hitter Seth Smith. Smith struggled in September and during the first two games of the series. However, he had good career numbers against Sanchez coming into the game and, as he has all season, A's manager Bob Melvin pulled the right strings in leaving Smith in the line-up. The homerun was Smith's third in 15 career at-bats against Sanchez.
Smith isn't sure why he has swung the bat so well against Sanchez in his career.
"He's right-handed, so I guess that's good," Smith joked after the game. "There's no secret against him. Some guys in the major leagues you see [the ball] better than others."
Smith also cracked that his homerun wasn't that important because the A's would shutout the Tigers, but Anderson said that the extra run allowed him to be even more aggressive about pitching to contact because a solo homerun wouldn't tie the game.
The A's bullpen, which blew two leads late in Game Two, also rebounded in front of the home crowd. Cook worked around a two-out single for a scoreless seventh. Sean Doolittle came out in the eighth and was over-powering, striking out Avisail Garcia, Gerald Laird and Austin Jackson all swinging. Then Grant Balfour would earn the save, striking out Infante and getting Fielder to hit into a game-ending double-play after Cabrera singled to right.
Anderson was the biggest question-mark on the A's roster coming into the series because of the time that he missed at the end of September with the oblique injury. He tested the injury with a bullpen session on Friday and Melvin was confident that Anderson would be ready for this start based on that session, which Melvin term as "aggressive."
Leyland, who was impressed with Anderson's curveball, also wasn't surprised that Anderson was able to pitch so effectively despite the long layoff.
"Melvin is very smart," Leyland said. "He wouldn't go with [Anderson] if he didn't have confidence that he was ready."
Despite retiring his final six batters – three via the strike-out – Anderson was pulled after six innings and only 80 pitches. Unbeknownst to Anderson, the A's had planned for him to throw only 80 pitches. Melvin said there was a long conversation between him and his starting pitcher at the end of the sixth when Melvin made the call to the bullpen.
The crowd, a better-than-capacity 37,090 fans, also played a big role in the A's win. The fans were on their feet for much of the game, often waving the yellow rally towels that were given out before the game. Tigers' Game Four starting pitcher Max Scherzer praised the atmosphere, calling the crowd the "rowdiest" he had seen at any park all season. The A's are expecting another sellout crowd on Wednesday for Game Four and, if the A's win, for Game Five.
Melvin, as he has all season, is keeping the A's focused solely on their next game and isn't looking at any potential match-ups beyond Game 4's scheduled starters of A.J. Griffin and Scherzer.
"[The win] gets us to tomorrow," Melvin said. "We have to go at it in the same fashion as we did tonight."
NOTES: The A's got some bad news down-on-the-farm earlier in the day. Infielder Miles Head left the Phoenix Desert Dogs' Opening Day Arizona Fall League game early with a shoulder injury that he sustained trying to check his swing. He is expected to have an MRI this week to determine the extent of the injury…Other A's prospects had more positive AFL Opening Days. Second baseman Grant Green reached three times with two hits and a walk and he drove-in two. Starter Shawn Haviland tossed three scoreless innings and he struck-out four. Catcher Max Stassi went 1-2 with a double…Before the game, Leyland said that he believed Melvin and Orioles' manager Buck Showlater should be the co-Managers of the Year for the American League…The A's win broke a six-game post-season losing streak for the franchise and a five-game losing streak in playoff elimination games…The A's crowd was the largest since the team installed tarps on the third deck at the start of the 2006 season…Oakland pitchers allowed only two flyball outs (both were off the bat of Fielder) and struck-out 11 batters…Josh Donaldson was the only A's player with two hits…Jhonny Peralta had two hits and a walk in three plate appearances…Game time was a relatively brisk (for the post-season) two hours and 33 minutes.


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Hello, local readers! Hot off the press is this week's edition of our weekend guide, filled with the best things to do in and around Atlanta this Thursday through Sunday. As always, be sure to add anything we missed in the comments section. Enjoy your weekend!!
Keep reading for more information about the Cupcake Wars, Sandy Springs Artsapalooza, Splash and Bash and other exciting weekend events!