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Sports News of Tuesday, 27 November 2012
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Manchester City football club midfielder Yaya Toure said he has convinced his Manchester City team mate, Mario Balotelli to visit Accra, Ghana next summer.
Mario Barwuah Balotelli was born in Palermo to Christian Ghanaian parents Thomas and Rose Barwuah. Balotelli had life-threatening complications with intestines as a child which led to a series of operations. Due to Mario's health problems and his family's poor living conditions, they decided to ask for the help of social services who recommended that he be fostered.
In 1993, Mario's parents agreed to entrust their 3-year-old son to an Italian family, the Balotellis. He stayed with the Balotellis during the weekdays and return home to his parents for the weekend at first, but later it was arranged for him to be permanently fostered by the Balotellis.
When Mario Balotelli became famous through football, his biological parents asked for his return. He was infuriated and accused them of 'glory-hunting', stating that they only wanted him back because of the prominence he had gained.
When Balotelli was 18, he officially gained Italian citizenship after which he released the following statement; "I am Italian, I feel Italian, I will forever play with the Italian National Team."
Mario has three biological siblings: Abigail, Enoch and Angel Barwuah. 20-year-old Enoch just signed for Salford City on November 16, 2012 after trials at Stoke City and Sunderland.
Mario Balotelli has always resented his parents for giving him up. He probably holds same against his country as he has never readily accepted any connection with Ghana. He seems to prefer his birth country in everything.
On August 7, 2007, five days before Mario Balotelli's birthday, Ghanaian National Team Coach Claude Le Roy gave him his first senior international call-up for Ghana, but he declined, preferring to wait till he turned 18 and gained Italian citizenship so he could play for Italy.
His character on and off the pitch has been questionable with so many regarding him as a bad example for kids.
"I told him, if you played with me 10 years ago I would give you every day maybe one punch in your head. There are different ways to help a guy like Mario. I don't speak with him every day, otherwise I would need a psychologist, but I speak with him because I don't want him to lose his quality. If Mario is not one of the best players in the world it will be his fault, because he has everything. Mario can be one of the top players in Europe. I don't want him to lose his talent," Mancini said about Balotelli in April, 2012.
Balotelli has also been given a reputation by the media for being a difficult character and taking part in questionable and often amusing activities. He was once described by Jose Mourinho as "unmanageable."
In June 2010, Balotelli and a group of friends fired air pistols in the open in Milan's Piazza della Repubblica. Although denying that he is "crazy" as his mentor Roberto Mancini frequently claims, Balotelli has admitted that he "sometimes does strange things". In 2010, he was photographed in the company of two noted Mafia mobsters.
Since joining Manchester City, he has a gained a cult following, particularly with Manchester City supporters regularly sing a song with lyrics which make reference to his activities. Musician Tinchy Stryder recorded a song in Balotelli's honour.
In July 2012, Balotelli's former girlfriend Raffaella Fico claimed that she was pregnant with his child. Balotelli issued a statement that he has no intention of shirking his paternal responsibilities (like his father did) if he has proof he is the father.
Despite talks about his character, there is no doubt about his ability as a footballer and this has ensured his success hitherto.
Ivorian midfielder and Manchester teammate Yaya Toure thinks it's time he visited his country, Ghana. Toure said he had already spoken with Balotelli and "now we've agreed."
Football pundits believe his journey to Ghana will achieve a lot more than he could ever imagine as his story would serve as inspiration to many Ghanaian and African youths.


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November 18, 2012
Lake Dillon Preschool would like to extend a huge thank you to Copper Mountain, Grand Lodge on Peak 7, Alpine Bank and the rest of our sponsors for Ready for Spaghetti. We would like to also thank the Summit School of Dance, Scott McCray (amazing balloon artist) and Maria Spotts (face painter extraordinaire) for their contributions to the event; and all community members and Lake Dillon Preschool families and friends who attended the event. You all helped to make this our best Ready for Spaghetti dinner ever!

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Acne has its roots in hormones. So, although there is no way to prevent acne completely, there are ways to fend off extreme breakouts. Here are a few quick tips to help you prevent acne breakouts:
The best way to prevent breakouts from happening is to wash your face frequently and thoroughly. At least twice a day (AM and PM), use a gentle, but thorough cleanser. Many experts recommend a mild soap. Using a bacterial soap may reduce breakouts even further.
To prevent acne breakouts, it's important to reduce the oil on your face as much as possible. Avoid using makeup, skin care products, and moisturizers that contain oil or that can clog pores. Look for products that say they are noncomedogenic or nonacnegenic; these terms mean they don't clog pores.
Hair products can also cause acne breakouts. Hair sprays and styling gels may contain oils that can clog pores and cause breakouts. Avoid products as much as possible and keep hair clean - wash daily. If you can't avoid using hair products, keep them, and your hair, away from your face.
Just about anything on your face may clog pores, cause acne, or irritate acne. Whenever you workout, you sweat. That sweat can cause or irritate breakouts. Wash your face after exercising. You know that you should avoid oily products on your face, but the oils from your hands and from other sources can also cause breakouts or irritate acne. Keep your hands clean, and if you work in an environment where oil is used, make sure you wash your face thoroughly.
Eating right is also a great defense against acne. Make sure that you eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables and that you take a multivitamin if you're not getting proper nutrition from your diet.
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Last revised: Sunday, 18 July 2010
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ONE year on from its darkest hour, an iconic entertainment retailer is going from strength to strength on Worcester's High Street.
HMV fell into administration on January 15 last year but the city centre store seems to have battled back from the point of no return by using the threat of closure to improve their offering.
The retail chain was saved in April by restructuring firm Hilco, who bought 141 stores and secured about 2,500 jobs.
Store supervisor, Emma Laidler, said: "The uncertainty and threat of closure from last year has inspired us to make the store the best we can and a large part of doing this was to listen to what our customers want.
"And it appears they want us to focus on going back to our original purpose - being a music and film specialist.
"Since being bought out we have acted on this and our range has now improved massively, we're stocking more underground bands and obscure films and also a really deep catalogue from classic artists."
Miss Laidler added: "Things are looking up now, staffing levels are good and there's money going through the tills. We're focused on creating a buzz in store with staff recommendations and reviews and also getting involved with the local music scene.
"We had in store performers last year as part of the Worcester music festival and this is something we are excited to build on this. The bad patch of last year, as awful as it was at the time, I think has really helped change the company for the better. "
One shopper, Jeremy Kenny, of Malvern, said: "It's not quite the same doing it online. It is one of the shops where you can browse without worrying too much and there's a lot to see."
With the store currently holding its January sale, David Harris, of Alcester, said he uses it to take advantage of the special offers and deals.
The first ever HMV store in London's Oxford Street was opened by Worcestershire's favourite son Edward Elgar in 1921, while the Worcester branch has been at its present location since 1996 after moving from a different part of the High Street.
It was opened by Page 3 girl and pop star Samantha Fox.
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A few years ago, designers in the women's division at O'Neill noticed something that gave them pause. They had an easy time finding clothes for themselves in the company's line for surfing, swimming or hanging out with friends.
But when it came to clothes for a Pilates class or gym workout, they realized they had few options among O'Neill's offerings.
"We saw a need for a swim- and surf-inspired line with activewear properties," said Kari Johnson, general manager of O'Neill women's division.
That gap is the reason that O'Neill and other Orange County surf brands have jumped into the fitness apparel business this spring.
O'Neill 365 Activewear, Hurley Beach Active and Roxy Outdoor Fitness are leading the charge in new ocean lifestyle-inspired exercise clothing for women to bridge the worlds of outdoor and gym workouts. They also are competing head-on with popular fitness brands, such as Lululemon Athletica, Athleta and Nike, which cater to the same active, affluent shoppers.
Nicole Stratton, women's buyer for Jack's Surfboards, a Huntington Beach-based specialty chain, said she was initially hesitant to buy the workout apparel lines for Jack's because "the idea is new to our industry."
But after a few more companies introduced fitness collections, Stratton decided to give the clothing a try at Jack's. "It's a pleasant surprise that it's doing so well," Stratton said. "We can barely keep (the items) in and continuously have to do reorders."
These new lines are attempting to carve out a surfwear niche in the fitness clothing market that's lucrative but highly competitive. The prices start at about $23 and go up to more than $100 an item – the middle to high end of the fitness apparel price range.
Fitness and sports apparel worldwide is forecast to reach $138.4 billion in 2017, a 21 percent increase from an estimated $114 billion last year, according to Global Industry Analysts.
During the same period, revenue from online sales alone in this clothing segment is estimated to grow at an annual average rate of 6.4 percent to $6.7 billion, an IBISWorld industry report showed.
The fitness lines from O'Neill, Hurley and Roxy target a specific segment: young women 16 to 30 who buy surf- and beach-lifestyle clothing and participate in physical activity indoors and outdoors – from yoga to beach volleyball.
Attractive design – bold colors and fun prints – is a big draw for them.
"If you are between the ages of 18 to 28, there are not a lot of choices for performance products that are also fashionable," said Susan Branch, general manager for Roxy. "With (Outdoor Fitness) we have both."
Customers like the performance technology, such as breathable fabrics and the Nike DriFIT feature of Hurley Beach Active line, said Meredith Peterson, women's buyer for Surfside Sports, a specialty shop in Costa Mesa.
With Nike as its parent company, Hurley had an advantage when it entered the fitness arena this spring and targeted a narrow demographic. The new line leverages the fitness giant's successful DriFIT technology, said Christina Koutras, vice president of young contemporary merchandising and design. Hurley markets the products with tags and signs to emphasize the connection.
Quiksilver's Roxy also released its first fitness line this spring.
"Since the Roxy girl's workout is outdoors there is a big emphasis on products with UV protection to protect from the sun as well as quick-drying fabrics to allow you to stand-up paddle in a pair of shorts and then go for a run in the same pair afterwards," Branch said. "We used soft micro nylon in our swim pieces to ensure the product stands up to the sun and saltwater."
It's too early to tell whether the new fitness lines will make a dent in the broader fitness apparel industry.
But the response to O'Neill 365 during its first year has been so positive, Johnson said, the company is expanding from two collections this year – spring/summer and fall/winter – to four next year – spring, summer, fall and winter.
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Czechs lean left for ZemanJan Flemr Prague
Published: January 28 2013 - 3:00AM
A TOUGH, outspoken chain smoker who loves a glass of wine, Europe-friendly leftist Milos Zeman replaces ardent eurosceptic Vaclav Klaus as president of the Czech Republic.
Beating conservative Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg, ex-prime minister Zeman garnered 54.8 per cent of the vote, against 45.19 per cent for the aristocrat, in round two of the central European nation's first direct presidential election.
''As a president elected in a direct vote by citizens, I will do my best to be the voice of all citizens,'' the burly, silver-haired 68-year-old Mr Zeman said in his victory speech, as overjoyed supporters chanted ''Long live Zeman'' at a Prague hotel.
An economist, Mr Zeman won fame in the former Czechoslovakia just before the fall of communism in 1989, for decrying the utter failure of the communist command economy.
His rise soon saw him sharing the political stage with late Velvet Revolution hero Vaclav Havel, the first post-communist Czechoslovak president, and euro-sceptic successor Klaus.
As prime minister, from 1998-2002, he caused uproar on several occasions, once for likening Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to Adolf Hitler.
He is also known for a strong aversion to journalists, whom he has dubbed ''manure'' and ''superficial''.
His campaign strategy was to seek the middle ground to woo votes on both the left and right, particularly among those bitter over recession and painful austerity cuts by the country's centre-right government.
''I'm a left-wing politician, but I'm seeking votes from left to right. A left-wing idiot is as dangerous as a right-wing idiot,'' he said.
Once seen with beer and the Czech herbal liqueur called Becherovka, Mr Zeman recently said he has switched to wine and plum brandy, confessing that his daily diet includes six glasses of the former and three shots of the latter.
''One must be consistent in these matters,'' he said.
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It's an assertion supported by a state representative who has filed legislation intended to prevent a similar budgetary "switcheroo" in the future.
With negotiations on new police and fire contracts well underway, it's hardly unusual for union leaders to seek more money for their members, and both the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association (which about 360 rank-and-file officers) and Fort Wayne Firefighters Local 124 are doing just that. The city is offering most of its employees raises of about 2 percent, but the PBA is seeking a raise of 2 percent in the first year and 4 percent in the second and third years. In addition to the 2 percent, firefighters want staffing increased from 95 per day to 99.
My purpose is not to take sides in the contract talks but to point out that the unions believe that they – and the public – have not received the tax increase's promised benefits.
"It appears that the city took money out of our budget when they added the income tax increase, so that we're no bigger than we were before," said PBA President Sofia Rosales-Scatena, who noted that the police was reduced by about $3.47 million this year and replaced with the Local Option Income Tax (LOIT).
"This begs the question if this fund was really necessary in light of no real additional staffing costs to the city. The mayor's administration stated that this funding was due to budget shortfalls due to decreased property values. They have also maintained that road and street budgets are in a negative ledger, but there is a sizable increase in the street budget for 2014, she said.
No one suggests the alleged budgetary sleight-of-hand is illegal, and City Councilman Marty Bender, R-at large, who is also a deputy police chief, said Council members were told from the start that the increase in income taxes could make more cash available for other uses. "Money is fungible," he said.
"There has not been any misuse of LOIT funds," city spokesman John Perlich said. "The state has approved the city's 2014 budget, and we have followed the rules completely." He declined to elaborate.
But State Rep. Bob Morris wants to change those rules.
Morris, R-Fort Wayne, has filed legislation that would prevent governments from transferring money from one line item in order to replenish it with LOIT. "It was never intended to do what is happening in Fort Wayne," Morris said.
"It's like being double-taxed, a maneuver around the law."
The promised police and fire training classes made possible by LOIT are underway, but Rosales-Scatena said the failure to keep Fort Wayne Police salaries competitive may already be having an impact, as four of 22 cadets have already dropped out and will not be replaced – with one being unable to meet physical requirements. Fort Wayne's base police salary of about $49,095 ranks 34 in Indiana, she said, noting that reversing the city's near-record homicide rate in 2013 will require effective policing.
"We don't want to seem ungrateful (to taxpayers), but we are falling behind," she added. To attract top recruits in the future, she said, that must change.
Again, I take no position on either union's contract proposal. But they do raise a legitimate concern about the use of LOIT, especially since City
Council has recently had to take a total of $800,000 from the Board of Works and Parks Department to correct a "miscalculation" in the fire budget.
The issue is not whether the money is being well spent, but how and where it is being spent, and whether the reality matches the expectations that were encouraged in order to win the tax increase in the first place.
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The Hesston Record's Hoops basketball picks contest begins with this week's slate of games.
For 2014, pickers will have 10 games where they must forecast the correct winner. There is a mix of high school and college games and entries are due to The Record office by 5 p.m. each Friday or can be emailed to email@example.com.
The person with the most correct picks wins $25 in Hoops Bucks weekly that can be spent at El Cerrito, True Value in Hesston, Waters Edge, Kropf Lumber, Hesston Pharmacy, Hesston Decorating Center and Hesston Food Market.
The Record keeps track of the weekly winners and a grand prize winner will get $75 in Hoops Bucks.
"This is a fun contest and we have a lot of basketball fans in this area," said Record Publisher Robb Reeves. "Winners must spend the bucks at Hesston stores so we are keeping things local."
The Record's football contest in the fall, Pigskin Picks, had strong participation and ended in a tie this year. An extra week of games was played to break the tie.
"Pigskin Picks had a great finish and I hope we end up with an exciting finish for Hoops," Reeves said.
The Hoops entry grid can be found on Page 8.


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My man Dave Stubbs probably knows this, but for me it's a puzzler:
How often has the First Star been a player who didn't get on the ice until the game was almost seven minutes old?
Take a bow, Alex Galchenyuk.
You may have made Canadiens history.
And the best is yet to come for the 19-year-old rookie.
Fearless prediction: Galchenyuk will be chosen First Star of many games during the 2014-'15 season. And he won't often have to wait seven minutes to get into the action.
What took him so long to get off the bench in the 2-1 win over Boston?
During a conversation over pre-game dinner in the media lounge, my man Arpon Basu, who covers the Canadiens for NHL.com, was saying Michel Therrien does not try to match lines during games. The Canadiens' coach focuses on situations when he makes his line changes. As an example, Basu pointed out that David Desharnais would not be sent out to take a faceoff in the defensive zone.
(And guess who lost the D-zone faceoff that led to Boston's only goal?)
In his postgame press conference, Therrien said Galchenyuk spent the beginning of the game on the bench because of situations, including two minutes of four-on-four when Andrew Ference and Francis Bouillon took roughing minors a couple minutes into the game.
Galchenyuk made the most of his belated opportunity. He scored on his first shift – a fluke goal, like the other two scored in the game – and spent the rest of the game making positive plays with linemates Lars Eller and Brandon Prust.
Man, this kid is going to be good. Likewise Eller. And Brendan Gallagher.
The future is very bright for your Montreal Canadiens.
And the present isn't bad, either. The team is three points off the Eastern Conference lead, with a game in hand on the Crosby-less Penguins. The teams meet April 17 in Pittsburgh, and the Canadiens will be looking for their first win in the season series, after two one-goal losses.
Thin margins have been the story of the season in games between the Canadiens and their main conference rivals. The win over Boston was the third in four meetings, and every game has been decided by a goal.
Won't it be fun if they meet in the playoffs?
And won't Carey Price be ready for it?
That, for me, was the big takeaway from Saturday night's game. Price, who lost to the Bruins Feb. 6 at the Bell Centre and was yanked after 40 minutes in the March 27 game in Boston, got the Boston bear off his back with a stellar 26-save performance.
Price got a lot of help from his supporting cast, notably a depleted defence corps that blocked 23 shots. An first-period injury to Alexei Emelin forced Therrien and D coach Jean-Jacques Daigneault to deploy five players in various combinations, and the Dmen rose splendidly to the challenge.
Josh Gorges had the most ice time, 26:18, and blocked six shots. P.K. Subban was customarily brilliant in 25:03 and picked up another pair of assists to boost his point total to 32. In the defenceman scoring race, P.K. has opened up a four-point lead over Ryan Suter and Kris Letang.
The defenceman who really stepped up, however, was Davis Drewiske. Acquired from L.A. for a fifth-round draft choice, Drewiske played 23:50 against the Bruins, blocked four shots, had a couple hits, made excellent first passes and was unflustered by the Boston thumpers who tried to forecheck him into errors.
If Emelin is out for a while – and the injury looked bad – Jarred Tinordi probably will be recalled from Hamilton – unless Raphael Diaz is ready to return. But in three games with the Canadiens, Drewiske has looked like a really good addition.
Of course, it helsp a man-down defence corps if they don't have to kill many penalties. The Canadiens played a superbly disciplined game and were not shorthanded until the final minute, when Zdeno Chara embellished Eller's tug on his size XXXXL jersey. Then with Tuukka Rask on the bench for a sixth attacker, the Boston power play couldn't even attempt a shot on goal.
Of the Bruins' 27 shots, Chara had four and Dennis Seidenberg had five – 33 per cent of their SoG from two defencemen, plus another three from Johnny Boychuk. Top-shooting Boston forward was Gregory Campbell, with three.
Tyler Seguin and Brad Marchand had no shots. Milan Lucic and Jaromir Jagr had one each, Nathan Horton had two.
Contrast the impotence of the Boston forwards to the Canadiens: Michael Ryder and Max Pacioretty had four shots each. Ryan White was the only forward blanked on the shot sheet.
The Canadiens have a well deserved day off on Sunday. A year ago, they played their final game of a miserable season.
In the lineup on April 7, 2012: Chris Campoli, Brad Staubitz, Blake Geoffrion, Aaron Palushaj, Frédeeric St. Denis and Louis Leblanc.
They won't be playing April 9, 2013, when the Washington Capitals come to town.
• My friend Chris O'Brien forced himself to watch Hockey Night in Canada and offered this observation:
Here on Leafs Corner on your local community cable network, let's discuss the trade deadline, especially the impact on the Leafs.
Luongo or Kiprusoff, let's talk about what they didn't do anyways. In Coachs Corner, let's replay last week's where we brought in 3 Leafs players postgame to kiss and cuddle, in case you missed it last week. Please TSN take over the rights next year.


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Brent crude rose above $112 per barrel on Tuesday after solid German and French growth data but worries over the outlook for euro zone deepened as debt yields rose and austerity measures threatened to tip the bloc into recession.
Fuel consumption closely reflects economic activity and slowing growth in Europe is likely to keep a firm lid on demand for oil in the region over the next year, economists say.
The German economy grew 0.5 percent in July-September and second quarter growth was revised up to 0.3 percent from 0.1. France expanded by 0.4 percent, after contracting 0.1 percent in the previous three months.
But the euro zone debt crisis is likely to make matters worse with countries such as Italy, Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain forced to adopt tough austerity measures in order to stop the bond market driving them towards default.
Yields on Italian 10-year bonds climbed above 7 percent, a level considered unsustainable and not far off 14-year highs around 7.5 percent hit last week before Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi stepped down.
The euro stayed close to the bottom of its range for the month, helping depress stock markets. {MKTS/GLOB]
Brent futures for December rose $1.25 to a high of $113.14 before slipping back to trade around $112.20 by 1310 GMT. The benchmark contract fell $2.27 on Monday after closing at a 15-week high on Friday. December Brent was due to expire later on Tuesday. U.S. crude oil fell 30 cents to $97.84.
"There was a short burst of enthusiasm in the market after indicators from France and Germany, but people are looking at more immediate matters and the short-term outlook, and that is not positive," said Christophe Barret, global head of oil research at French bank Credit Agricole.
The premium for Brent futures over the U.S. crude benchmark narrowed to around $14 after hitting almost a five-month low of $13.80 on Monday, with analysts saying uncertainty over the euro zone was having a bigger impact on the European benchmark than its U.S. counterpart.
Brent's premium to the Middle East marker Dubai also fell to its lowest level in nearly five months.
The Brent/Dubai Exchange of Futures for Swaps (EFS) for December notionally fell $1.09 from Monday's close to $3.30 a barrel, brokers and traders said.
Crude supply is on the rise in Europe as North Sea production stabilises while Libya ramps up output after the end of the country's civil war.
The higher supply is facing weak demand in Europe as refiners struggle with poor refining margins. By contrast, strong demand for Middle East crude in Asia has underpinned Dubai quotes, traders say.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries will watch market developments closely, Iran's OPEC governor Mohammad Ali Khatibi said on Tuesday.
OPEC failed to reach consensus on a production deal to contain crude oil prices at its last meeting in June. The group is scheduled to meet again in early December but is not at this stage expected to agree a deal on output levels.
Traders in Europe were most focused on the euro zone debt crisis and its implications for growth and demand.
The 17-nation euro zone economy grew a modest 0.2 percent in the third quarter from the second, the EU said on Tuesday, lifted by France and Germany, but economists say the bloc is almost certainly heading for a recession.
A nasty mix of inflation, slowing exports and rising unemployment in the euro zone bode poorly.
"We're not in recession, but we are not far from recession," Marc Touati, chief economist at French trading firm Assya Compagnie Financiere, said of Tuesday's data from France.
Expectations are that inventories in the world's top oil consumer the United States fell for the second straight time on lower imports and higher refinery runs.
On average, U.S. crude stockpiles were forecast down 1.1 million barrels for the week ended Nov. 11, a preliminary Reuters poll of analysts showed. In the week to Nov. 4, crude stocks fell 1.37 million barrels to 338.09 million.
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its now available on the air update... downloading mine... let's see the improvements
I honestly don't see any difference, still feels about as stable as beta 3 tbh. Running on iPad mini and the brightness switcher (on the little settings slide up panel) still doesn't work. Really want the folders to show more than 9 applications when open, wastes too much screen.
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By Anonymous Coward
Nov 10, 2001
|For easy moderate trad stuff, go onto turret dome just about anywhere and have fun. The Staircase (5.5) on Arch Rock is listed everywhere as a classic, and I heartedly agree - numerous, "bomber" nut placements throughout the climb.
By Sean O'Dell
Mar 6, 2002
|Turret dome is a phenomenal rock. The "Guide's Route" follows an obvious wide crack system up the south face and is a great moderate trad route. The first 2 pitches are real clean with plenty of good placement opportunities. Pitch 3 (or sometimes pitches 3 and 4, depending on how much rope drag you can deal with) is where the crack system runs out and the route to the summit goes either over or beteen a row of funky boulders. I don't really know what the "actual" route is on this pitch, but it doesn't really matter. Pick a line that's protectable and do it. The only downer for this rock is the downclimb off the back - 5.4 ish in places; don't take the ol' rock shoes off at the top. For the sport-minded, to the left (west-ish) of the start of Guides are 4 excellent bolted lines in the 5.7-5.9 category. The approach from Guides on around is a bit of a scramble, but totally worth the effort as these routes are each solid and one of the best places I know to hone your slab technique.
By Scott Edwards
Nov 29, 2002
|Looking for any information on new route development in Elevenmile Canyon. I've noticed and climbed some bolted routes near Pine Cone Dome that I can't find any information about. Also, looking for a "long-time local" partner for Colorado Springs areas.
By John McNamee
From: Littleton, CO
Mar 16, 2003
|Climbed in Elevenmile Canyon yesterday for the first time. It's a great area with a wealth of good climbing and only an easy two hours from Denver. Conditions are good in the sun, especially south-facing and west-facing aspects. Some of the cracks and dihedrals have snow and ice in them, so it's best to give them another week or so. Bring a pad and a rope bag for the bottom of the routes to keep your shoes and gear clean.
By Anonymous Coward
Apr 12, 2003
|Warning! Tick Season is here. There has been at least one case of Lyme disease reported this spring from Elevenmile Canyon ( a dog ). My daughter who is 2 1/2 got a bit by a tick a few weeks ago. I am pretty sure she picked it up the day we climbed in the Canyon. Inspect yourself, kids, dogs etc. If you get one, Web MD has some good info on how to remove them and how to identify which type of tick it is. Be Careful.Scott Dooley
By Russ Holcomb
May 19, 2003
|Climbed in Elevenmile for the first time this weekend. Good quality moderates abound. Great place to take a novice or beginning leader. The camping is very limited and quickly fills up with fisherman on the weekend. A mid week trip would be great. The fishing is world class as well.
By Kyle Martin
May 30, 2003
If you go to 11 mile I would definitely recomend a 60 or 70 meter rope if you plan to do either 11mile Dome or Turret Dome. Also, if you are using the book "Classic Rock Climbs: Mueller State Park and Elevenmile Canyon" take the rating with a grain of salt.
Finally, if you are looking for climbs in the 5.8-5.10 range, there are some great sport routes on 11mile Dome and Arch Rock.
By Jim Gloeckler
From: Denver, Colo.
Jun 5, 2005
|Anyone know what the climbs are about 3 miles in right next to the river are called or rated? We did the two on the left, and both seemed about 5.7 or something like that. I think there are 2 more just to the right, but I saw no anchors on these. They look to be about 5.8, any info??
By Larry Shaw
Jul 28, 2005
|Is there a tentative date for release of the new guide book? I'm interested in purchasing a copy.
By coop Best
From: Glenwood Springs, CO
Sep 17, 2006
|Any news on a new guidebook for Eleven Mile Canyon?
By Mike Ben
From: silverthorne/denver
Oct 17, 2006
|Anyone know anything about a bunch of anchors on top of the rock ridge 1-2 miles up Wagon Tongue Road? I was scrambling around back there and found them. They weren't there a few years ago. There were about five sets, and one had another bolt below but looked useless. They were way back from the edge and above blank overhanging walls above the cave in the middle. My guess is that they are either for teaching people to rappel or hard ass toprope climbs (probably not).
By Buff Johnson
Oct 17, 2006
The anchors have got to be for rap practice. I'd pay good money to see someone go and free that wall, no freakin' way.
Although, there looks to be a dihedral slot more toward the camping area that looked doable ending in an OW; but I always seemed to be drunk looking at it during the sunset, and I just decided: beer/climb? beer/climb?? beer/climb??? ah - beer.
You know there also looked to be a fair sized slab on the back end side that might be cool; but then again, I was always drinking when I walk up there.
By Stewart M. Green
Jul 15, 2008
|Finally...after four years of collecting info on new routes and putting up lots of new routes, Bob D'Antonio and I will be publishing a new guidebook to Elevenmile Canyon. New routes. New cliffs. New fun. Hopefully it will be ready for sale by early September. I'll keep everyone who has been waiting for this new book aware of the publication date as it gets closer!
By JK1
From: Lakewood, CO
Jul 25, 2008
|I will be in the Elevenmile Canyon area on July 29th and 30th. I would love to do some routes with someone. I lead up to 5.9 bolted and dabbling in the 5.7 trad lead. I am a safe and competent belayer and climber. The staircase is a route I would love to do as it has been a couple of years since I last did this route. Thank you for the new guidebook as this is one of my favorite areas to climb and have noticed the rapid growth of new routes.
By Olivia
From: Colorado Springs
Sep 22, 2008
|I am new to Colorado and I am probably going to be in 11 mile canyon Thur or Fri. I was wondering if there was any bouldering there, also if anyone would be interested in a climbing partner.
By Stich
From: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jun 29, 2010
|Elevenmile Canyon is no longer listed on Reserve America. Any beta on how one might now make camping reservations there?
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Jun 29, 2010
By Donna M.
Aug 29, 2010
|I'm planning a trip to Elevenmile and don't have a guidebook. Can someone suggest some good routes in the 5.8-5.9 range (sport) or 5.6-5.8 range (trad)?
By Buff Johnson
Aug 30, 2010
Elevenmile Dome, Arch Rock, & Pine Cone have good slab climbing sport and fun trad with great protection opportunities. I list these three as it's what I usually hit on a weekender of moderates. Turret Dome and others have gems as well. It's difficult to actually go wrong in this canyon.
A 70m is good to have, though not everything needs this. Personal favorite trad is Roof Bypass on Pine Cone, good continuous technical hands; Jolly Jugular is fun, Staircase is also; Moby Grape, Arch Rock Route, etc etc etc (take a #5 on the Overleaf, just my opinion though).
I think Stewart's new Colorado book is really good to have also.
By Ben Schmitt
May 28, 2011
Attention all Elevenmile Climbers! The new Elevenmile guidebook is done! It will be available on amazon.com in about six weeks for $20.00, or you can contact me and I will get you a copy. I am currently waiting on a shipment that will be here in about two weeks, so P.M. then and I'll hook you up!
By Devin Quince
From: Longmont
Jun 28, 2011
Does anyone know if you can still drive up FS 393 from the canyon to camp? It looks like you can, but I am looking for first hand knowledge.
By Ben Schmitt
Jul 25, 2011
Check out Darryl's shout out to Eleven-mile canyon, as well as a magnitude of other interesting articles and videos of climbing! Eleven mile is one of the best summer areas, so take a look!
By Garrido
Jul 23, 2015
I just called the Canyon and they are open.
Here's the number just in case: 1-719-748-3619.
By mehlissa
Sep 27, 2015
|My partner and I got stuck after dark on a route in Elevenmile Canyon. When we went to retrieve our packs, since it was dark, we accidentally left behind a sling of a few pieces of trad gear that we hadn't used on the route. Unfortunately, since this was our last stop on our Colorado trip, we didn't realize our mistake until we arrived back home to Texas and sorted our gear. If anyone has picked these up, please contact me. I'll identify the gear and where it was left and pay for shipping plus a reward if anyone is so kind to return my gear to me! Also, if anyone lives nearby or has plans to visit Elevenmile Canyon in the near future and is willing to check for my gear, I would be super grateful and also the previous reward/pay for shipping applies...contact me for location. Thanks!
By Doug Redosh
From: Golden, CO
Aug 1, 2016
There are 4 campgrounds in the canyon. Can anyone comment on which are the best for 1. convenience to 11 Mile Dome, Arch Rock, Pine Conem, and Turret?
2. Shade for our non-climbing wives? 3. privacy? Doug Redosh
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What began as a lifestyle choice for Earl Herrick gradually has turned into a career.
Herrick, now 64, said he was a "child of the '60s" who was born in a small town just outside Cleveland and never had been west of the Mississippi before he took to the road in the early 1970s with the goal of ending up in California.
His admitted "hippie" way of life included a healthful diet, which was appropriate for jobs he held in a vegetarian restaurant, a fruit stand on the edge of Golden Gate Park and at Living Foods, a "small but successful" natural food store in Mill Valley.
While working at the store, Herrick nurtured relationships with growers, asked a lot of questions and visited their farms.
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He started with the equivalent of a half stall, which quickly expanded into a full stall.
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This year, as Earl's Organic Produce celebrates its 25th anniversary, Herrick plans to move into a 34,000-square-foot facility next to his present location. The move is expected early next year.
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The cold chain remains unbroken even as the company delivers product in its two tractor trailers and six bobtail trucks.
Earl's Organic Produce offers a full range of organic fruits and vegetables, but Herrick said he's especially proud of the items he sources exclusively from area growers, including satsuma mandarins, heirloom tomatoes, peaches and blueberries.
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Despite logging several decades in the business, Herrick figures he'll keep working for at least 10 more years.
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Did some revamps on a few of my guitars and have these left over:
1 x Fender Deluxe Locking Tremolo Assembly. Includes original Trem arm, mounting studs, spring claw + screws, 3 springs, and an extra string locking block. I just replaced the locking bolts with newer ones and will include the 6 old ones as well (a couple of them were starting to strip at the heads).
This is the same style trem that was found on the American Deluxe Locking Strats from the 2000's as well as the American Deluxe Plus Strats from the mid 1990's. This is one of the older ones that I purchased in 1995 and has the Fender and Floyd Rose logos on it. It's also significantly heavier duty (the plate, saddles, and block) than the version of this trem from the 2000's.
This fits directly in an American Standard Strat cavity and mounting studs or something with equivalent measurements.
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The cons of this trem: changing the intonation can be a pain and there is slightly less sustain.
These have been discontinued by Fender and they last had a selling price of $229. (edit: a used one of these with in worse condition than mine sold for $199 on ebay in the past week).
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Dead Cat Bounce's are a comedy group whose unique blend of sketch comedy and blistering musical performance have won them legions of fans and critical acclaim. Their pilot Work is based on a day in the life of a bizarre corporate office and is produced by Red Jam Productions and directed by innovative video director duo D.A.D.D.Y.
Dublin Stories is written and performed by another comedy group, Diet of Worms, who have had much success both on the live and on the internet. Dublin Stories is a continuation of their cult internet series of the same name. The mock-documentary explores the lives of two very unusual 'couples' as they face the prospect of becoming first-time parents. It's produced by Accomplice Television (Dan & Becs).
Savage Eye is written by and stars comic David McSavage, and is directed by Kieron J. Walsh (Raw, When Brendan Met Trudy) the show examines, through vox pops, satirical documentary and sketches, the reasons the Irish give for being the biggest nation of drinkers on the planet.
Finally, Touching People, is a mock-documentary about Irish do-gooders who give up their time for free (plus expenses) to help a good cause (and raise their own profile).
Comedian Bernard O'Shea plays the spoof TV host and the show features appearances by comedians such as Colum McDonnell Carol Tobin and John Colleary. It's produced by Green Inc Productions who recently produced the acclaimed comedies, Headwreckers, and Ape for Channel 4's Comedy Lab.
With each project, we have attempted to foster new talent both in front of and behind the scenes, with producers such as Blinder Films, Red Jam Productions, D.A.D.D.Y, Accomplice Productions and Green Inc Productions, working alongside these exciting comedians with the aim of producing fresh new Irish Television comedy.


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Johnny Manziel and Manti Te'o are in position to make Heisman Trophy history.
Manziel, the redshirt freshman quarterback from Texas A&M, and Te'o, Notre Dame's star linebacker, along with Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein, were invited Monday to attend the Heisman presentation ceremony.
Manziel is the favorite to win college football's most famous player of the year award on Saturday night in Manhattan. He would be the first freshman to win the Heisman and the first Texas A&M player since halfback John David Crow won the school's only Heisman in 1957.
Te'o is trying to become the first defense-only player to win the Heisman.
In the final Q-school where players could go straight to the PGA Tour, D.H. Lee of South Korea birdied his last three holes for a 67 to win Q-school, giving him the highest priority ranking for next year and a $50,000 check.
The top 25 and ties earned their tour cards. The next 50 and ties earn Web.com Tour cards.
Former Stanford player Joseph Bramlett shot a final-round 68 and finished tied for 64th, winning $5,000. Fellow ex-Cardinal Zack Miller also shot a 68 and finished tied for 110th, and ex-Cal player Peter Tomasulo shot a 70 and tied for 125th.
The NHL labor talks are set to resume Tuesday in New York with six owners and six players scheduled to meet without a couple of the key figures from each side. The meeting will include the small group of owners and players, staff members and counsel on each side, but Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr will not be present.
Real Salt Lake has traded top veterans Fabian Espindola and Jamison Olave to the New York Red Bulls and midfielder Will Johnson to Portland in exchange for an undisclosed amount of allocation money.
Espindola was an MLS All-Star in 2012. He started 104 games for Real Salt Lake and registered 35 goals and 17 assists. Olave appeared in 119 games and was 2010 MLS Defender of the Year.


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I grew up in the 1960s in California, so you might expect that I had participated in dozens of protests and marches in support of or against a variety of issues and events – wasn't that part of the era? Actually, no. In the politically liberal-leaning crowd I ran with as a student, there was no surer conversation-stopper than mention of my uniformed brother serving in Vietnam. I kept a low profile. My idealism might have inflamed my activism, but the fear of peer ostracism kept me silent.
The first and only cause I have ever supported with my feet is the annual Step Out for Choice march in Los Altos, sponsored by the local branch of the American Association of University Women. This year the event marked the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the United States.
I am not pro-abortion. Abortion is a bad choice, one that no one should have to make. But sometimes all the available choices are bad, and this most personal choice should be made with consideration between a woman and her doctor, not legislated by government. In China, abortions are mandated; in the U.S., there are those who would forbid them. Either extreme is equally tyrannical.
Nearly 100 men, women and children met at the Los Altos Youth Center to mark the anniversary. The program started with a songfest led by the Raging Grannies from Planned Parenthood, and continued with presentations by two women physicians who discussed reproductive choice as a basic requirement for women's health care. Organizers then distributed signs, several groups of women unfurled banners, and we walked together across San Antonio Road, up State Street, across First Street and down Main Street.
There were many people sitting at sidewalk cafes or on the benches along our route. Some of them applauded as we went by; some gave us a thumbs-up; some looked away, embarrassed. Shop owners came to the door to see what the march was about. We got some supportive honks from passing cars, and a few catcalls.
As I walked, I felt happy and proud to be able to express my feelings with my feet, without fear of retribution later. I feel sure that the photographers who took pictures of our march from the sidelines were from local news organizations, not from the FBI. I knew that many who watched our march did not agree with what our signs said, but I had no fear that someone might pull out a club and strike me down.
The sun poured down on us after a week of bone-chilling cold. I was walking between a white-coated doctor and her 5-year-old daughter. It was a beautiful day in Los Altos.
Allyson Johnson is a Los Altos resident. To comment or for more information, visit her website at www.allysonjohnson.com.


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Vallejo's John F. Kennedy Library will be consolidating all services on one floor, and this major project will begin Monday.
Patrons will find most services on the first floor, with the second floor blocked off for renovations.
The plan involves moving the children's section and the rest rooms -- now on the first floor -- to the second floor, and offering everything in one general area.
When the consolidation is completed, children's books and DVDs will be relocated to the main floor, now the second floor.
This area will continue to operate a computer center, group study rooms, teen reading area, a customer service section and reference/information desks. An expanded story time room, an additional study room, new bathrooms including one for families, and a Friends of the Library bookstore will be added.
Work is scheduled to be completed this summer.
During construction all operations will occur on the ground floor of the building where the children's section is currently located.
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I've been wanting a LHTrucker.
I like my stuff ultra-personalized and I've got the skill set/knowledge base so I'll probably braze up my own.
I'll get some pics of my other bikes soon. I have way waaaay too many.
EDIT: Dig the Schwalbes! Where'd you get them? How many miles do you have on them?
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — After taking some much needed time off during the bye week, the University of Kentucky football team returned to the practice fields Sunday afternoon to begin its preparation for Samford and continued practice Tuesday morning at the Nutter Field House.
After practice, offensive coordinator Randy Sanders and defensive coordinator Rick Minter talked about the team's bye week and its preparation for Samford. Sanders said he felt true freshmen quarterbacks Jalen Whitlow and Patrick Towles did some good things in UK's last game against Vanderbilt, but admitted there are still improvements that need to be made.
"I thought the last two games have been Jalen's best by far," Sanders said. "The Missouri game he did a lot of good things but there are some things we need to shore up and get better. The Vandy game was easily the best he has played to this point. Patrick did some good things last week but there are a whole lot of things he has to make a lot of improvements on in a hurry."
Sanders said he believes UK will use the same rotation for Whitlow and Towles as they have in past weeks, but did not rule out a change in the plan based on how the game is going.
"I anticipate them both playing, obviously that depends on the game and how that is going," Sanders said. "Still our No. 1 priority is to win the game and we will do whatever we have to do to win the game. If things go as we like, I would expect both of them to play."
Sanders said since the announcement that head coach Joker Phillips would not be retained for the 2013 season not much has changed for the Wildcats, with the team still giving strong energy and attitude.
"It hasn't been easy, but the one thing I will say is that the kids have worked hard and they have a good attitude out here," Sanders said. "Obviously, they have a lot of respect and admiration for Coach Phillips and they want to send him out the right way. The way they have gone about their business on the practice field and in the meeting rooms is not much different than how we approach the season. They are trying to get better and improve and want to win as much as we do."
Saturday will serve as Senior Night for the Wildcats and both Sanders and Minter said they will remember the memories with the players and thank them for their hard work for the program.
"There are a million memories that you have whether it be on the practice field, game field, in the meeting room or at dinner some night or at lunch," Sanders said about the senior class. "There are a lot of good memories to have. We are going to miss those guys and hopefully we finish this thing out right and can send those guys out with two wins."
"It was a small group entering the season," Minter said about the defensive seniors. "We only had five guys that really were into their last hurrah. They have been great leaders for us and we have gotten great production out of them down through the years. UK can be proud of the five that are going to be leaving. Collins Ukwu, Taylor Wyndham have been big up front and stalwarts for us and playing all year on almost every play. Then you have the three guys on the back end in Cartier Rice, Martavius Neloms and Mikie Benton and they have all had their ups and downs with the injuries unfortunately. Nonetheless, they have been great mentors and leaders for the young kids that have come along through the program and have very bright futures here."
On the football field, Minter said that Neloms, who has been limited recently due to injury, "is a work in progress." Minter said they are limiting Neloms in practice this week to make sure he is ready to go Saturday.
Minter said he has preached to his defense to finish the season strong for the senior class and make sure to give them the best possible effort in the last two games.
"We talked to our guys and rallied our forces after the day we were informed and said, 'To our seniors we owe everything to play our best football the last couple of weeks of the season and send them out on a high note,'" Minter said. "This is their memories and photographs for life and also try to send Coach Phillips out on that note. Other than that it is business as usual and they are getting our best effort as a staff and we haven't changed anything."
As for Samford, Minter said they have a balanced offensive attack with a veteran quarterback and a talented running back.
"They do a good job of balancing their attack of running and passing," Minter said. "They are in that high-20 scoring average and high threes (376.6 yards per game) in their offense. They have a 1,000-yard rusher that is doing a nice job and a transfer quarterback that is ably running the system that Pat Sullivan has put together. I have gone against Pat before and he is a well diverse offensive football coach and a Heisman Trophy winner. He kind of leans on the pass but knows the value of the running game. They run up-tempo and a variety of personnel groupings in there to try to find the right match. It's kind of business as usual, us trying to do our schemes against their schemes, but it still gets down to a game of toughness and we hope to stop the running game and have a chance to force them into a passing situation."


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BERKELEY — LightSail Energy, a developer of new technologies for energy storage, has landed $37.3 million in Series D venture capital financing.
Investors Bill Gates, Peter Thiel. Khosla Ventures, and Innovacorp were among the notable financiers that participated in the venture funding round.
Founded in 2009, LightSail Energy has developed technologies to make renewable energy such as solar and wind power available at times when the power is needed, rather than only when they are available.
Berkeley-based LightSail's storage system enables solar farms to store energy cheaply, then deliver the power when it's needed.
LightSail has developed a technology to store energy that's based on thermodynamics, the science of heat transfer and usage. By compressing air, the LightSail energy storage system captures heat energy and releases it when needed.
"This investment round will enable LightSail to bring its first grid-scale energy storage products to market," LightSail CEO Steve Crane said in a prepared release. Crane co-founded LightSail with Princeton University PhD student Danielle Fong, who invented the technology.
Inside an Oakland warehouse that once was a firehouse in 1909, LightSail built and tested a system that stores and releases energy by compressing and expanding air.
When deployed, LightSail's technology would reduce the need for transmission line investment, peaker power plants, and make renewable energy practical and mainstream for the first time," said Vinod Khosla, founding partner of Khosla Ventures.
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Miller's patience paying off at plate in June
SEATTLE -- Mariners shortstop Brad Miller is an aggressive hitter, which helped him rise quickly through the Minors and have a strong rookie season last year. But opposing pitchers took advantage of that aggressive approach early this year and kept feeding him pitches out of the strike zone, as the youngster struggled to find his groove.
But in the past 23 games, Miller has drawn 10 walks, compared to seven in his first 36 games. And not coincidentally, as he has started to make pitchers come to him a little more, Miller has begun hitting better, as he's batted .260 with two home runs and six RBIs since May 29 to slowly raise his average from .151 to .179.
"Not getting off to the start I wanted and chasing ... people are smart," Miller said. "Pitchers are smart. They know, 'OK, I can nibble a little and this guy will get himself out.' Now I'm taking some of the borderline pitches and pitches out of the zone and getting better pitches to hit, and [I'm] willing to take that walk, for sure."
Manager Lloyd McClendon worked with Miller to narrow down his strike zone, and he said the results are beginning to show as "he needs to change the scouting report a little" on how opponents pitch to him.
"I think it's a part of seeing the ball a little better, relaxing a little more, trusting what you're doing," McClendon said. "He's starting to get better."
Miller doesn't want to overhaul his approach, just make it work to his advantage instead of against him.
"You don't turn down the aggression, but it's aggressive on a certain something in the zone," said the 24-year-old Miller. "That's better for everything. I've found lately, I find myself hitting in better hitter's counts, and if I happen to miss it and they don't come back in there, that's fine. Take the walk instead of missing it and expanding and chasing a little. It's not necessarily me saying I want to walk, but I do want to swing at better pitches, and I want to be conscious of that."
With Miller's recent success, his confidence has begun to return as well. Baseball can be a humbling game, but the youngster from Clemson feels he'll be better for his struggles in the long run.
"I felt like the beginning was an aberration, and this is more along the lines of how I think I am," Miller said. "It's hard, because when you have a tough game in the midst of it, you're like, 'Shoot, I had a tough game and everything was going so well.' But that's going to happen.
"You have to embrace it, because it'll get overwhelming. And that's how it was for a little bit. It was a little overwhelming, just because I wanted to do so well right now. But I feel a lot better."
Greg Johns is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregJohnsMLB as well as his Mariners Musings blog. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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MIAMI - A judge denied a motion to dismiss charges against a former Coral Springs Police officer who is accused of driving drunk when he hit and killed a woman in a 2011 crash.
An attorney for Peter Munoz argued that he was changing lanes when he hit Jennifer Gutierrez, 23, on LeJeune Road in Coral Gables on July 16, 2011.
But the judge denied the motion, and set a trial date for May 6.
Photos of the aftermath of the crash were released six months later.
Munoz, an off-duty Coral Springs officer at the time, was behind the wheel of the other car. He gave his story to investigators in audio recordings.
"She just -- the vehicle jumped into my lane and I had no chance to react. All I remember is making impact and the aftermath after," Munoz said.
Investigators would later find out that Munoz had been drinking and had a blood alcohol level of nearly three times the legal limit.
"I don't think I had a chance to hit my brakes because it was that sudden, out of nowhere," Munoz said on the tape.
Drugs were also found in Gutierrez's system. But detectives blamed the off-duty officer's drinking and speeding.
"He should pay for what he did," Gutierrez's mother said.
A status hearing for Munoz was scheduled for April 26.
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Topic: Herbs and supplements interfere with Chemotherapy/Radiation?
Dear all,
I am researching lots of different alternative healing methods, including herbs, supplements, etc. John's cancer is localized to the liver. From the doctor who will perform John's (jur777) chemoembolization Tuesday of next week, we really got no definitive answers about what supplements may complicate the work the chemo does. We heard only to stay away from things that are toxic to the liver. He did tell us to be aggressive and try what we could.
Do any of you have any information about Vitamin C supplements in particular? I have read that they can both help and detract from the efficacy of chemo. Dr. Geschwind at Johns Hopkins didn't have an opinion on the subject.
I have heard that others of you are taking beet root extract, maitake mushroom extract, Flor-essence (Essiac Tea), IP-6 with Inositol, Milk Thistle, Selenium, CoQ10, and Fish Oils-- among other things. Do you have any knowledge about how these supplements react with chemo in the body? Do they simply go about their business, or in fact make the chemo less effective?
John is taking maitake, beet root extract, milk thistle, and fish oils... and we are really wanting to take advantage of all potential natural helpers out there, but certainly don't want to do any harm as he begins treatment.
I know these are probably questions I should pose to a professional, but I don't really know who I should be in touch with... an alternative medicine doctor, a nutritionist? It is frustrating that the world of western medicine often times debunks and/or cannot understand another world of medicine.
Well anyway, thanks for any responses or knowledge passed along,