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Zeroes and Ones
Hall of Fame. Made you look!
One of the many things that makes baseball great is that it isn't politics. Well, usually. But voting always brings out the best in people. It's when they're at their most logical, exercising reason while avoiding rhetoric and personal attacks.
The color of the sky in my world? Why do you ask?
Bickering is all well and good, but today we'll do something more constructive, albeit imbued with less Great Meaning™. Today we'll consider players who were on only one Hall of Fame ballot and received either zero votes or one vote.
We'll focus on elections dating no earlier than 1978, the first time there's a clear record of players on the ballot that received zero votes in a given year. This date is somewhat arbitrary, but it's easier than using a cutoff based on the Hall of Fame's "dynamic" voting rules.
Zeroes against ones. It's like shirts against blouses, but different. Also, Team Zero is filled with the best (as measured by WAR and JAWS for purposes of this exercise) players to appear on a ballot and receive zero votes, while Team One is filled with the worst players to appear on a ballot and receive one vote. Fair? Hardly, but you already know that about the Hall of Fame. Jesus Alou received a vote in 1985, Roy White didn't. Fairness is irrelevant.
I know, I know. We must strive to overcome our meritocratic bias.
While we're trying to do that, and before we get to the teams, here's some big-picture data:
*Baseball-Reference's version of WAR since that's what Jay Jaffe's JAWS uses
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Very well, let's have the names:
Team Zero
Pitcher: Frank Tanana
Honorable mentions: Mark Langston (2005, 47.1 WAR, 42.6 JAWS), Steve Rogers (1991, 42.1 WAR, 38.7 JAWS)
Catcher: Darrell Porter
Porter led the American League with 121 walks in 1979, made four All-Star teams, and started for three World Series teams. The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract ranks him as the 18th-best catcher in history.
Honorable mentions: Mickey Tettleton (2003, 26.6 WAR, 24.7 JAWS); Charles Johnson (2011, 21.0 WAR, 19.6 JAWS) if you want a full-time catcher
First Base: Cecil Cooper
Honorable mentions: Wally Joyner (2007, 32.2 WAR, 27.1 JAWS), George Scott (1985, 32.0 WAR, 29.9 JAWS), Ron Fairly (1984, 31.7 WAR, 26.9 JAWS)
Second Base: Dick McAuliffe
Honorable mentions: Robby Thompson (2002, 31.7 WAR, 30.3 JAWS), Ron Hunt (1980, 30.6 WAR, 27.5 JAWS
Third Base: Jeff Cirillo
His offense disappeared at age 32. From that point to the end of his career, Cirillo hit .256/.320/.350 in more than 1,600 plate appearances.
Honorable mentions: Ken McMullen (1983, 30.8 WAR, 29.1 JAWS)
Shortstop: Denis Menke
Menke is kind of like Mark Ellis, on the other side of the bag. Name rhymes with Henke, if you ever find yourself stuck for one.
In '66, when Fergie Jenkins faced the Braves,
He did serve up a two-run blast to Denis Menke,
Who later played with one Ed Sprague,
Whose son once played with one Tom Henke.
You probably won't need it, but it's best to err on the side of caution.
Honorable mentions: Gene Alley (1979, 22.7 WAR, 22.8 JAWS)
Left Field: Roy White
White hit .268/.352/.394 in nearly 3,900 plate appearances from age 29 to his final season at age 35. TNBJHBA has him at No. 25 among left fielders and spends 2 ½ columns explaining why he was better than Jim Rice.
Honorable mentions: Ron Gant (2009, 31.2 WAR, 28.1 JAWS)
Center Field: Jimmy Wynn
Honorable mentions: Devon White (2007, 44.2 WAR, 39.0 JAWS), Amos Otis (1990, 39.2 WAR, 34.9 JAWS), Andy Van Slyke (2001, 38.6 WAR, 34.9 JAWS)
Right Field: Ken Singleton
Singleton led the NL in OBP and assists by a right fielder in 1973, was named to three All-Star teams, and won a World Series ring with Baltimore in 1983. He ranks 47th in history with 1,263 walks.
Honorable mentions: Reggie Sanders (2013, 36.7 WAR, 30.9 JAWS), Brian Jordan (2012, 30.8 WAR, 29.8 JAWS)
Team One
Pitcher: Jack Billingham
Best at position: Chuck Finley (2008, 53.7 WAR, 45.6 JAWS) or Kevin Appier (2010, 51.5 WAR, 46.4 JAWS)
Catcher: Terry Kennedy
Best at position: Gene Tenace (1989, 44.3 WAR, 38.7 JAWS); Jim Sundberg (1995, 37.3 WAR, 32.2 JAWS), if you want a full-time catcher
First Base: David Segul
Like Kennedy, Seguí is a second-generation big-leaguer. Diego Seguí pitched from 1962 to 1977, leading the AL in ERA in 1970. Dad received zero votes in his only year on the ballot, 1983.
Best at position: Mike Hargrove (1991, 27.4 WAR, 25.2 JAWS)
Second Base: Tommy Helms
Best at position: Tony Phillips (2005, 48.2 WAR, 40.6 JAWS); Chuck Knoblauch (2008, 42.0 WAR, 39.5 JAWS) if you want a (mostly) full-time second baseman
Third Base: Ray Knight
Knight twice led his league in an offensive category. In 1980 and 1981, he paced the NL with 24 and 18 double plays, respectively.
Best at position: Toby Harrah (1992, 47.6 WAR, 40.5 JAWS); Tim Wallach (2002, 34.8 WAR, 31.7 JAWS), if you want a full-time third baseman
Shortstop: Hal Lanier
Best at position: Chris Speier (1995, 27.9 WAR, 24.5 JAWS)
Left Field: John Lowenstein
Best at position: Lonnie Smith (2000, 36.3 WAR, 32.3 JAWS)
Center Field: Jose Cardenal
Best at position: Chet Lemon (1996, 52.0 WAR, 43.8 JAWS)
Right Field: Jesus Alou
Best at position: Johnny Callison (1979, 35.4 WAR, 34.1 JAWS) or David Justice (2008, 37.6 WAR, 31.8 JAWS)
And a quick tale of the tape, showing averages for each team:
What can we learn from this? Well, for one thing, it's time to let go of the outrage we might feel at the fact that Jim Deshaies received a vote in 2001. Save that for the folks who wasted a vote on Hal Lanier or Jesus Alou (not the players themselves; it isn't their fault).
Perhaps more importantly, we can appreciate some very good players who were in no way ever deemed worthy of Hall of Fame consideration by voters:
*2013 totals only
This might not be the exact lesson, but you get the idea.
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*Ken McMullen
Jan 15, 2013 06:20 AM
Nicely done Geoff.
Jan 15, 2013 07:02 AM
That Tanana/Morris comparison should be shown to all BBWAA voters in the next year. Great stuff.
Jan 15, 2013 07:17 AM
I'd like to see the all-time team of players who got "Whitakered" - i.e. one-and-dones who fell short of 5% on the first ballot. I'm thinking Lofton and Bernie Williams would make that team.
Jan 15, 2013 07:53 AM
I *think* I still have my spreadsheet with all the vote results in it, let me see if I can pull something together.
Jan 15, 2013 08:44 AM
I'm kind of surprised that Tanana never got more consideration than he did as he was a pretty dominant pitcher before he got hurt, and afterward he was a league average inning eater or a long time. I guess the voters remember the later phase but not the first 5 years of his career.
Jan 15, 2013 09:05 AM
I think what tells us even more about the lack of true difference between the two groups is the number of positions (roughly half) where the best-0 is equivalent or better than the best-1.
Jan 15, 2013 13:01 PM
You didn't list Tanana's Opening Day starts? That's obviously why Morris has more votes...
Jan 15, 2013 17:50 PM
Just one of those weird coincidences but Cecil Cooper was traded for from the Red Sox to the Brew Crew for George Scott and Bernie Carbo.
Jan 16, 2013 10:50 AM
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President Obama today released a written statement calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to resign. In his statement, President Obama condemned, quote, "the disgraceful attacks on Syrian civilians." Secretary of State Hillary Clinton echoed that call in an announcement from the State Department.
Secretary HILLARY CLINTON (State Department): Assad is standing in their way. For the sake of the Syrian people, the time has come for him to step aside and leave this transition to the Syrians themselves.
President Obama also issued an executive order imposing new sanctions on the Syrian government.
To sort this all out, we're joined by NPR's Michele Kelemen.
Good morning, Michele.
MICHELE KELEMEN: Good morning, David.
GREENE: So what effect is this statement likely to have on the Syrian government?
KELEMEN: Well, it's not clear yet. And Secretary Clinton herself, just this week, was saying, you know, it's not going to be news if the U.S. says this. It'll be news if, you know, Saudi's King Abdullah says it, or if the Turkish president says it - Turkish prime minister says this.
So she says those are calls that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad can't ignore, unlike what the, you know, U.S. has been saying.
GREENE: Well, the Obama administration postponed calling for Assad's resignation, with Secretary Clinton saying that there needed to be this global consensus, as you're suggesting. Is that consensus forming? I mean, is this likely to start creating, you know, the space for other countries to start chiming in?
KELEMEN: Well, already, Britain, France and Germany have joined Secretary Clinton's call today. And she clearly feels that they've made some progress. The U.N.'s human rights officials have been calling for an investigation, and they want to have the Security Council refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court. And that's going to be something likely to be discussed this afternoon at the U.N.
You've also had Ban Ki-moon, the U.N.'s secretary general, calling Assad and talking to him about this, calling for an end to the violence. Interestingly enough, a statement from the U.N. said that Assad has promised that the military action is ending. So it's very interesting timing, here.
GREENE: Fluid. The sanctions that President Obama has now imposed, how extensive are they?
KELEMEN: Much more so than what we've seen to date. I mean, previously, they've had travel bans and asset freezes of specific officials in Assad's government. Today, the U.S. blocked the property and interests of the government of Syria in the U.S. They've imposing sanctions on any import of petroleum products that originate in Syria. And the other part is the Americans can no longer invest in Syria.
GREENE: President Obama, and also Secretary Clinton, they made it very clear that the Syrian people need to determine their own future. Why was it so important for them to put that language in?
KELEMEN: Well, just remember what they said when they called for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to step down, when they said he must go. That eventually led to international action, military action.
As Clinton pointed out today, what they feel they're hearing from Syrian activists on the ground is that they don't want international action like this. They want pressure. They want any, you know, economic sanctions on Assad's government, but not military, not boots on the ground. And no one's really considering that.
And she said specifically today that Syrians don't want international involvement, and that the U.S. government is going to respect that.
GREENE: And just to restate the news, President Obama has released a written statement calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to resign. And this is a story that we will be covering.
NPR's Michele Kelemen, thanks for joining us.
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Here in Big D, Texsom is underway in its 5th year. One of the traditions is for all the Master Sommeliers, Masters of Wine and conference sponsors to get together on the Saturday night before and enjoy some leisure time. In otherwords, music, beer, BBQ and party!
Yesterday the Texsom magic bus took all the partygoers to the Southfork Ranch far north of the Dallas City Limits. This is where the 1980's hit show "Dallas" was filmed (the outside scenes, that is). It is a working ranch and the family that owned it before were much like the Ewing family, except their patriarch (and yes he was also a J.R) lost the property hedging the ranch against a big oil deal.
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Live music was performed by the Austin band Max Stallings, a country band with a progressive bent to it. Nice, mellow, music that wasn't too loud and you could dance to it. Plenty of good wine, beer, and BBQ along with a killer strawberry shortcake. But the group was raring to party and party they did!
The house has been furnished with all sorts of "Dallas" paraphernalia, complete with the J'R and Sue Ellen bedroom suite. The sunken bathtub was supplied with the rarest of all wines the 1984 Ch Mouton Rothschild Blanc. Master of Wine Charles Curtis, who now heads up the Wine Department for Christie's in North America, pointed out the extremely "rare" wine. And he should know.
When I would travel to Italy in the 1980's and 1990's, when the Italian winemakers found out I lived in Dallas, their mom or aunt would always ask me how Sue Ellen was or if I knew J.R. So real was that show to them, especially in Sicily and Calabria, that I didn't have the heart to tell them that I never met them. But I told the aunts and the moms that the Ewings were doing just fine. "Well, you tell J.R. to treat Sue Ellen better," one would say, or another would comment, "Sue Ellen, she needs to drink less whiskey and more wine, we worry about her." I kid you not.
Funny that the longhorn steer share the environment with the urban sprawl, not unlike Chateau Haut Brion must with their growing urbanization. One ranch grows cows, the other grapes, but city life pushes the plants and animals further out.
Before the night was finished, the photographer herded all the masters together for one happy group shot. Of course with beer, BBQ and country music playing a few of them got frisky and cut up for the camera. The somms rarely get together in these numbers when there isn't a test or some task involved and to just share the pleasure of each other's company is as rare as that white Mouton. So, good for them, they all seemed to enjoy cutting up with each other and kicking back on a warm Ferragosto night deep in the heart of Texas..
Master Sommeliers Joe Spellman, Laura DePasquale, James Tidwell, Drew Hendricks, Keith Goldston and Fred Dame
By the way J.R. wanted to tell all the Italians who read this mamma mia blog, "Happy Ferragosto y'all!"
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Stubbs exits early after injuring left foot
DENVER -- Rockies outfielder Drew Stubbs, who homered in the fourth inning of Saturday night's 8-1 win against the Pirates at Coors Field, was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the fifth because of a left foot injury. After the game, Stubbs said he injured the foot when he hit his homer.
"My spikes got caught in the dirt and my foot rolled over a little bit," Stubbs said. "I had to grit my teeth a little bit going around the bases. And as soon as I tried to run, it lit me up a little bit."
Corey Dickerson replaced Stubbs in the fifth. Dickerson drove in a run with a fielder's choice grounder to give the Rockies a 4-0 lead. He later hit a solo homer of his own in the victory.
In the top of the sixth Dickerson took over in left, Brandon Barnes moved to right field and Charlie Blackmon moved to center.
Stubbs' homer, off Pirates starter Jeff Locke, was his 11th of the season. He is hitting .302 with 29 RBIs this season.
Stubbs said he will determine Sunday morning if he will be available for Sunday afternoon's game.
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Topic: Remembering JeffG
It doesn't seem a year has gone by since Jeff left us. I think of him often. I remember when I first came to this site, completely in distress because my dad had just received this diagnosis. I was a lurker for most of the time, reading everyone's entries as though they knew my story, my pain, my dread and my hope. I remembering Jeff's entries vividly, because they were full of such experience, and helpful suggestions. I felt as though at last, I knew what my family and I were up against. And I remember the kindness with which he offered his sympathies when my dad died 21 months ago.
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In this time since my dad, and Jeff, have gone on, I have noticed so many new patients and caregivers on this site. I hear the angst in their stories, and remember, too well, that feeling. I'm glad for all on this panel who answer their distress~and can only think that Jeff is smiling down on each and everyone of you.
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Just a fast note.
After reading the above, I started doing some more research, and started to see more info about the potential speed problem. So I went into my BIOS with the intention to reset my speed back to 1333Mhz.
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So, I went ahead and upgraded from v2001 to v2105, and after doing so, I made sure the memory speed was set to 1333Mhz.
At which point, I booted into XP and Win7 just to double check they were still working (they were), and then tried again to install Ubuntu 9.04 (x64)
This time it went PERFECTLY!
Not one single glitch or weirdness. I've been running 9.04 for a few mins, and done a full update of all packages. So far, it feels rock solid. Not even the smallest hint of instability. In addition, I've just now added Xunbuntu-Desktop with Synaptic, and still no hint of weirdness.
So, I'm sorry to admit that I've been lying all along. I *THOUGHT* I'd upgraded to the latest BIOS, but I had not.
At this moment I don't know if the solution was upgrading the BIOS, or dropping back to 1333Mhz. But one way or the other, my system appears to be 100% stable and working great with Ubuntu 9.04 (x64)
Thanks for all the help and comments posted by everyone. And I truly hope this thread will be useful to the next person with the same problems on an ASUS M4A78T-E mobo.


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York-based Unilife Corporation accused of misleading investors
York-based Unilife Corporation is facing a federal securities fraud class action after a shareholder-rights law firm helped an investor file a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
According to a news release from the firm, Robbins Arroyo LLP, shares of Unilife fell $0.52 per share, or more than 14 percent, on Sept. 4 after publication of a Forbes article discussing Unilife's fiscal year loss of $63.2 million on revenue of just $2.7 million. The report also disclosed that customer demand for Unilife's products was such that the company's primary manufacturing facility was operating at 3 percent of capacity, or approximately 2 million syringes per year.
On Sept. 9, Robbins said, Forbes published an article detailing allegations in a lawsuit filed by a former Unilife employee concerning various regulatory violations at the company and the suppression of internal reports detailing Unilife's inability to produce the company's syringes below cost.
"According to the complaint," Robbins said, "defendants made false and/or misleading statements and failed to disclose that: (i) the company's Unifill syringes failed to comply with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ("FDA") validation processes; (ii) the company's Quality Management System failed to comply with FDA's regulations; and (iii) Unilife intentionally increased purchases of Unifill component parts to create the appearance that it was producing at increased volumes despite low customer demand and lack of capacity to support those purchases."
Unilife CEO Alan Shortall today issued the following letter to stockholders about the lawsuit.
"Dear Unilife Shareholders:
"I am writing to you today regarding a lawsuit brought in the US against Unilife Corporation (Unilife), myself, and other officers of the company, which we believe is entirely meritless. This lawsuit has been brought under US securities law by a shareholder holding a very small parcel of shares and mostly repeats the allegations of a lawsuit filed by a former employee, which we are in the process of defending and which we believe to be groundless. The former employee claims that he was terminated in retaliation for reporting alleged regulatory violations by Unilife. However, the former employee was in fact terminated due to poor performance and we believe filed the lawsuit in retaliation after Unilife refused to comply with his demand for severance payments (which he was not entitled to due to the reasons for his termination).
"We are being advised by lawyers in the US with respect to both of these claims and they have informed us that, in the US, securities law claims of this nature are not uncommon as a means of opportunistic lawyers trying to attract clients.
"I am confident that Unilife will prevail with regards to both of these claims and can assure you that Unilife will vigorously defend itself against these actions.
"With respect to the allegations made in these claims, I can assure all of you that Unilife is in full compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements. In 2013 two regulatory compliance audits of Unilife's quality system were performed. Both audits resulted in zero observations, i.e., no deviations from applicable quality standards were noted. In February 2013, the Notified Body NSAI (National Standards Authority of Ireland) performed an audit of our quality system, which is equivalent to an FDA audit for European countries. This audit resulted in zero observations, i.e., no deviations from the applicable standards were found. The auditors' conclusion was that Unilife was in compliance with the applicable standards. In March, the FDA performed an audit of Unilife's quality system and facility. The FDA closed out the audit with no FDA 483 Inspectional Observation issued, i.e., no deviations from the applicable standards were noted.
"Finally, Unilife is in full compliance with all applicable securities laws. As a public company in the US we are subject to a legal system in which employees can sue companies for undeserved compensation while making unfounded allegations with impunity, and plaintiffs lawyers can first advertise for clients and then bring a lawsuit for the mere cost of the court filing fee in the hope that the company will settle with them.
"Thank you for your continued support of Unilife."
Unilife is traded on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol UNIS.


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UFOs Sighted in SD? Probably Not
Friday night on Twitter I saw this:
Scanner reports that caller saw "strange lights in the sky" over Prairie Green Golf Course.
— ArgusLeader911 (@Argus911) January 5, 2013
Shortly after that I saw this:
MT @tillamooky @argus911 saw those lights south of i229, at 6:45. At least a dozen. Red, blinking. Looked like they were moving. Very odd.
— ArgusLeader911 (@Argus911) January 5, 2013
Then I saw last night on Examiner.com that a guy in Yankton was reporting police-like lights in the sky every night from January 3 – 6. The report read:
January 3, 2013, 10:30 p.m., Yankton, Yankton County, SD – for 4 consecutive nights, becomes visible on east horizon after dark, then between 8 pm and 6am move across sky going west. Case 45060.
Moving from East to West? What else in the sky moves East to West? The sun. What moves East to West at night? Stars. Even a satellite perhaps?
In case you hadn't heard, folks, there's also a New Years fireworks season. My guess is people saw fireworks over Prairie Green. That would look a lot stranger in January than July. I'm not saying these people didn't see what they saw, I'm sure it was a U.F.O. An unidentified flying object that was previously on the ground on Earth. But I do appreciate the entertainment.


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Pregnant woman, 21, armed herself with kitchen knife during fued
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11:50am Friday 30th May 2014
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A 21-YEAR-OLD pregnant Stonehouse woman who armed herself with a kitchen knife and burst into a neighbour's home when a feud got out of hand has walked free from court.
Melanie Bromwich of Juniper Way, Stonehouse, who admitted possessing an offensive weapon and causing criminal damage, was given a six-month prison sentence suspended for 12 months plus six months' supervision when she appeared at Gloucester Crown Court on Friday.
Prosecuting barrister Julian Kesner said: "There was an argument between the neighbours on March 11, 2013, and Mr Kevin Hill produced a metal pole, hit out with it and then ran back to his house.
"The defendant and 20-year-old Benjamin Stoodley, also of Juniper Way, who had produced an axe, struck out at Mr Hill's front door.
"The defendant joined in, kicking and punching the door, smashing windows, and then she ran back home, picked up a kitchen knife and got into Mr Hill's house.
"There was a struggle between the defendant and Mr Hill by the stairs and Mr Hill tried to fend off the defendant.
"When the defendant left she threw the knife at Mr Hill but fortunately it missed him."
The court heard that Bromwich had several previous convictions for criminal damage, public order and assault.
Judge William Hart said: "This was deplorable behaviour and custody has to be considered, but as your co-accused Benjamin Stoodley received a suspended jail sentence for his part in the incident, in the interests of parity you will receive a similar disposal.
"And considering your condition you must behave yourself during the next 12 months or you will find yourself in prison for the birth of your child, which is not a place you would want to be."
Bromwich was given a six-month prison sentence suspended for 12 months with supervision.
Earlier this month, Benjamin Stoodley, aged 21, also of Juniper Way, Stonehouse, was sentenced to a four-month jail term suspended for a year and ordered to complete 60 hours of unpaid work with £200 costs plus an £80 surcharge for his part in the incident.
He pleaded guilty to possessing an offensive weapon, an axe, during the incident and also admitted damaging Mr Hill's front door.
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I lived with my mom for 7 month and they were smokers they smoked one right after. Before i moved in all my life a have never been around smoke that much so when i moved in with her it didnt really seem to affect me but when i left a got these really bad sores in my nose it just started in the right one and it was on like on the inside part in the middle where the bone is. It was really bad and hurt also. Then like a week later i got it in the left side of my nose but this time still in the iside but on the outside part. My boss told me it was from cigs but what can i do it has been there for over a month and it just gets bigger and it hurts really bad. Thanks
I don't know that the sores are related at all to being around smoke. See your doctor to have them checked. It could be a bacterial or viral infection.
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Ramos, wife welcome first child, a baby girl
WASHINGTON -- Wilson Ramos' wife, Yeli, gave birth to the couple's first child, a baby girl, on Tuesday morning in Washington, manager Matt Williams said. Ramos began his three-day paternity leave on Tuesday and was with his wife at the hospital.
"He's anxious about it. He's got a number of family members in town. So he's excited and nervous and I'm sure he didn't get any sleep last night. But everybody seems to be fine," Williams said. "Everybody's recovering. So we'll see how it goes from here. But I'm sure he's very proud today."
Williams wouldn't confirm whether Ramos would take the full three days before returning to the Nationals. For now, the team will take it day by day.
In the meantime, catcher Sandy Leon was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse and took Ramos' spot on the 25-man roster. Leon is well acclimated with the Major League team, considering he served as the backup catcher during Ramos' two stints on the disabled list this season -- one for 32 games in April because of a left hamate fracture and the other for 14 games in June with a right hamstring strain.
Leon said it's difficult to transition from playing every day in the Minors to taking on a bench role in the big leagues, but he spends a lot of time in the batting cage to maintain his timing and stay sharp.
"It's kind of hard," Leon said. "But you've just got to keep working, do your routine and just be ready."
Daniel Popper is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A Chippenham tradition will see pancake-wielding runners taking to the High Street for flippin' good fun on Shrove Tuesday, March 4.
There is a new trophy to be won in this year's pancake races in an event just for businesses sponsored by John Williams Heating Services Ltd.
Boss John Williams, 45, will be competing for the first time. He said: "I've not seen the races before as we're on Bumpers Farm so we can't just nip out to watch.
"It should be a good laugh. We've got as good a chance of winning as anyone else. We'll have to get training."
Sainsbury's staff are also taking part, encouraged by the sportsmanship last year of customer service assistant Li Ann Wright in the adult race.
She said: "I really enjoyed taking part last year, even though I came last."
Mayor Sylvia Gibson will start the races from outside the town hall at 11am, with separate races for adults and children.
Entry is free but participants need to provide their own pancake and frying pan.
Emma King, tourism manager for Chippenham Town Council, said: "The pancake races have been going on for a long time, more than 15 years, and are always popular and good fun."
Competitors on the day could receive a much-coveted engraved frying pan, with those in second place getting a jar of maple syrup. All entrants receive a lemon donated by SK Fruits from The Bridge.
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Which weighs more: a gallon of liquid water or a gallon of ice?
(With "weight" meaning, weight on the same planet, at the same location -- so literally, "which has more mass?")
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Many people might be thinking of an actual gallon jug of water, weighed at liquid, and weighed frozen (in which case they would be equal, if you remove any condensation or frost). But the question does not refer to a jug; it refers to a gallon. A gallon is a precise measurement of liquid capacity. Ice is less dense than liquid water, so a precise gallon of ice weighs slightly less than a precise gallon of water.
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POLICE want to speak to this man after a woman was distressed by his behaviour.
Officers in Southend are investigating the complaint of a woman who was on a bus in Leigh.
They have issued a photograph of the man and has anyone who knows him to get in touch with police.
The disruption happened on June 13 at about 10.30am. The man is described as white with a dark complexion, short black hair and stubble on his face, wearing a blue Puma top, black jogging bottoms and he had head phones on.
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A MASQUERADE ball will mark the end of an era for Gloucestershire's ambulance service conrrol room, which is relocating.
South Western Ambulance Service (SWAS) and Great Western Ambulance Service (GWAS) merged last year to create a single service for the South West.
GWAS had three control rooms, one in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and another near Bristol.
The Wiltshire office relocated to Bristol last March and now Gloucestershire's office follows.
To mark the "end of an era" relocation, Gloucestershire staff Sarah Owston and Kath Walters are organising a masquerade ball today in aid of Stroud-based Meningitis Now.
About 200 staff will enjoy a champagne reception, three-course meal, disco, collection and raffle, at Hatherley Manor Hotel, Gloucester.
Duty manager Ms Owston said they wanted to do "something special to go out with a bang".
"The closure and relocation is an extremely sad occasion," she said. "We decided to organise the staff ball as an 'end of an era' celebration of our time in Gloucestershire.
"At the same time, we also thought it would be a great chance to fundraise for a local charity."
The merger, to create a single foundation trust covering from the Cotswolds to Cornwall – the largest area in England – took place in February last year after Health Secretary-approval.
Critics claim it is too vast, but the chief executive said it will improve efficiency, with the workforce and budget being easier to control in the face of Government cuts.


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text: Live Life Fully: Thanks for helping my dreams come true -- and keep reading! By Linda Arnold May 4, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- May 6 marks an important occasion for me -- my anniversary. Not my wedding anniversary though. It's the commemoration of my first "Live Life Fully" column -- six years ago!Reflecting back, I realize we've covered everything from defining moments in life to having our buttons pushed. And from breaking bad habits to living our lives on purpose. Obsessions, addictions and the vastly different ways men and women communicate have popped up in this space. And we've run the gamut from emotional fitness to tough love.I couldn't do it without you. So, I want to thank you (and I do mean you) from the bottom of my heart for your continued interest.When I started on this mission, my intention was to create a dialogue on "Life 101" issues we all experience. And to get feedback from you. Because I believe we all learn from each other.It's actually worked out pretty much that way. Writing this column is one of my favorite things to do, and I feel it's part of my life's work. It's not something I have to do. It's something I get to do. And your feedback keeps me on my toes and helps me walk my talk.In some ways, six years seems like a long time. In other ways, I feel I've just begun. It's a good time to take stock of things. Many of you have asked for additional information and have requested collections of my columns. More on that later.For now, I want to acknowledge three people from the Sunday Gazette-Mail who believed in me six years ago and took a chance on me: Rosalie Earle, Patty Vandergrift Tompkins and Trip Shumate. To this day, Rosalie remains my editor. And, from the operational helm, Trip is still overseeing the effort, while Patty cheers me on from the sidelines.Several unsung heroes, though, make me look good week after week. Like my copy editor, Rob Stiles, who makes sure I don't embarrass myself with some inappropriate structure or reference. Rob also makes sure the column gets out electronically. I can't forget Melinda Hill and Kathy Mobley from the administrative side -- or professor Mary Jo Brick, who got me started on my psychology path in graduate school, and still weighs in often with her opinions on what I've written. My hat's off to all of you, as well as the other folks who provide press proofs, enforce the deadlines and make sure all the trains run on time to get this information in your hands or on your screen.And a quick nod to my husband, John, who tolerates my getting up in the middle of the night because I have an idea to explore -- and respects the quiet time I need to dive into a topic, no matter what else is going on in our lives. (Unlike our furry children who like to pick the times I'm at my computer to insist on going for a walk or getting a treat. That's OK, though, because they're my muses.)On a current note, I want to acknowledge all of you who are facing your first Mother's Day next week without your mom. This is the fourth year for me, and my writing -- and your responses -- have helped tremendously with my own healing. As a recap, here are a few nuggets you've shared with me:You'll never forget. You'll always know you honor her every day in how you live and by who you are.Be gentle with yourself. Act like you've just had open-heart surgery. This is a significant life event. I inhale my mother daily -- her thoughts, her strength, her attitude, her convictions.Rest in the knowledge that your mother's love for you will never, never, never die.As I've taken time to reflect on all this, I enter my seventh year of column writing with a renewed sense of purpose and zeal. I'm redoubling my efforts to bring you the most current (or classic) information as we navigate this "living laboratory" of life. It doesn't do any good to know the theories of dealing with conflict, setting boundaries or handling stress -- to name a few topics -- if we don't put them into practice in real life.And I like to think we keep one another accountable. I've had the pleasure of running into many of you around the region and state, and I always enjoy your comments. To hear that you've cut my columns out of the paper to keep -- or that you've forwarded them to a relative or friend -- means the world to me. Sometimes I'll read one of your emails and think to myself, "That's exactly why I write." Few things are more rewarding than knowing I've been a catalyst or made a small difference in someone's life (while also learning from their experience).So, I'd like to ask for your help as we move forward. If you're a regular reader and can take a minute to send me an email (or jot a quick note) about the column, I'd really appreciate it. My contact information is at the end. I'm always looking to provide information or insights that will strike a chord, and I realize some weeks I come closer to hitting that mark than others.I'll also update you on other information that will be available soon. I'm finally getting around to complying with your requests -- the ones about compiling a collection of columns, that is. The encouragement from many of you to write a book is quite humbling, although I'm not quite sure about that. What this says to me, though, is that you value what I have to say. And that's what keeps me going.You make me want to be a better person.Linda Arnold, M.A., MBA, is a certified wellness instructor, counselor and chairwoman/CEO of The Arnold Agency, a marketing communications firm with offices in West Virginia, Montana and Washington, D.C. Reader comments are welcome and may be directed to Linda Arnold, The Arnold Agency, 117 Summers St., Charleston, WV 25301 or emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com. 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Cleveland — Two prominent Ohio politicians have been subpoenaed to possibly testify in a trial that began June 2 for a Northeast Ohio businessman accused of funneling illegal campaign contributions to their campaigns in the hope they would help him with an expensive California lawsuit, The Associated Press has learned.
Millionaire businessman Benjamin Suarez, president of North Canton-based Suarez Corp. Industries, is accused of using employees and others as conduits to illegally contribute about $100,000 each to the 2012 re-election campaign of Republican U.S. Rep. James Renacci and to the unsuccessful U.S. Senate campaign of Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel, also a Republican.
Sources with direct knowledge of the case say Suarez's defense attorneys have issued subpoenas to Mandel and Renacci. They spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information.
Neither politician has been accused of wrongdoing. The issuance of subpoenas does not mean they will be called to testify at the trial in federal court. The subpoenas were first reported by The Columbus Dispatch.
Spokeswomen said both continue to cooperate with authorities. The campaigns returned the contributions after learning of the allegations against Suarez and his company.
A jury was seated in the trial June 2, with opening arguments scheduled for June 4.
Suarez, 72, could face as many as 12 years if convicted of all counts, which include conspiracy to violate campaign finance laws, contributions in others' names, corporate contributions, causing false statements and conspiracy to obstruct justice. Defense attorney Mark Schamel has said Suarez is innocent and that his client looks forward to being vindicated at trial.
One of the charges in the indictment accuses Suarez of covering up his request for Mandel and Renacci's help by failing to give investigators and a grand jury correspondence sent to and from the politicians' offices in 2011.
Suarez Corp. was engaged in a legal battle with 10 district attorneys in California who alleged the company was engaged in deceptive business practices. The telemarketing company settled the complaint in January.
A letter sent to Mandel's counterpart in California, Treasurer Bill Lockyer, around the time the donations were made said the litigation had become so expensive for the company that it could cost Ohio 561 jobs. The letter also said that if a resolution could not be reached, Mandel would urge the Ohio attorney general to sue the California prosecutors.
A Mandel campaign official, Rebecca Wasserstein, said Mandel did nothing improper. She said there was no connection between the letters Mandel sent and the contributions to his Senate campaign. She said Mandel had not been notified that he would be called to testify.
"Our cooperation with the authorities is ongoing and leads us to believe that if Treasurer Mandel testified, it would be damaging to the defense," Wasserstein said.
Mandel also wrote Renacci asking him to craft a bill that would limit how states can enforce laws on advertising and product labeling for goods sold nationally, the letter shows. Renacci spokeswoman Megan Taylor has said the congressman never wrote such a bill or asked any of his colleagues to do so.
Renacci did sign a letter sent to Ohio Gov. John Kasich and forwarded to the governor one signed by Suarez that detailed the California case, according to the letter. The letter acknowledged that consumer protection laws are a state matter but urged Kasich to work with California Gov. Jerry Brown to find "a commonsense solution" that protects businesses everywhere. Kasich spokesman Rob Nichols said the governor did not contact Brown.
Copies of the letters were obtained by the AP.
Suarez's co-defendant, Michael Giorgio, the company's chief financial officer, pleaded guilty last month and is expected to testify against Suarez in exchange for a reduced sentence.
Sources say Ohio politicians subpoenaed in illegal campaign contribution case
Cleveland — Two prominent Ohio politicians have been subpoenaed to possibly testify in a trial that began June 2 for a Northeast Ohio businessman accused of funneling illegal campaign contributions to their campaigns in the hope they would help him with an expensive California lawsuit, The Associated Press has learned.


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Ralph Graves is one of Crutchfield's blog editors, and part of the company's social media team. He writes about home audio/video gear, specializing in Apple-related and wireless technologies. Ralph holds a master's degree in music composition, and his works have been released on various labels. He's served as product manager for an independent classical and world music label, produced several recordings, and worked extensively in public broadcasting. Since 1984 he's hosted a weekly classical music program on WTJU, and is also active as a blogger and podcaster.
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We've published a lot of articles and reviews this year, many of them offering some great gift ideas. Here's a roundup of some of what we consider the most helpful this holiday season. Some of these posts discuss the selection process the writer went through to pick a particular item, while others run down all the necessary gear you'll need to enjoy an activity. Either way, they can be a great source for ideas if you know someone with similar interests.
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New love in "And The Free Money" S3 E23
When Caroline and Max join Sophie at the racetrack as guests of Sophie's new bookie boyfriend, Caroline's reignited love for horse racing gets out of hand, on 2 BROKE GIRLS, Monday, April 28 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Nicky (Peter Onorati) from left, Sophie (Jennifer Coolidge), Caroline Channing (Beth Behrs) and Max Black (Kat Dennings), shown. Photo: Michael Ansell/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. © 2014 WBEI. All rights reserved.


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Election season back for Claremont, La Verne, San Dimas and Chino Hills
By Wes Woods II Staff Writer
Election season returns soon for four local cities.
The filing period for the March 5 election closes at 5 p.m. Dec. 7 in San Dimas and Chino Hills, at 6 p.m. Dec. 10 in Claremont and 5 p.m. Dec. 10 in La Verne.
The period will be extended to three days if no incumbent files.
Eight council seats are up for grabs in the Los Angeles County cities.
One vacant seat in Chino Hills will be filled in an all-mail election because on Sept. 4 Councilman Bill Kruger retired.
Those interested in the positions should contact their respective city clerks for nomination papers.
In Claremont and La Verne, the incumbents have already returned nomination papers.
In San Dimas, three seats will be available. All of the incumbents have pulled nomination papers, but none have been returned, Deputy City Clerk Debra Black said Wednesday.
Mayor Curt Morris and Councilmen Denis Bertone and Jeff Templeman now hold the seats.
Black added that Gil Gonzalez, a retired engineer associate, and Cloud Rainbow Walker RiverClan have pulled nomination papers but had not returned them as of Wednesday.
In La Verne, there are also three seats up.
The current seat holders are Mayor Don Kendrick and Councilwomen Donna Redman and Robin Carder.
La Verne City Clerk Evelyn Leach said Wednesday that all the incumbents have returned their nomination papers, but no other candidates had picked up papers.
In Claremont, there are two seats available.
Larry Schroeder, the appointed mayor, and Councilman Corey Calaycay are the seat holders.
City Clerk Lynne Fryman said Schroeder and Calaycay had returned nomination forms, but no other candidates had picked up papers.
Five individuals had indicated interest in running for a seat on the Chino Hills City Council as of Thursday.
The five who have pulled papers: Mike Kreeger, Ray Marquez, Rossana Mitchell, William Shannon and Jesse Singh.
A special election will be held March 5 to fill Kruger's seat.


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Quiltmaker's Scrap Squad is a select group of eight QM readers. They take one pattern from each regular issue and make scrappy versions to inspire you.
The featured Scrap Squad quilt in Quiltmaker's May/June issue is Mandarin Express, below.
It was designed by Robin Waggoner from Spokane Valley, Washington. Robin and Sandy Odeen pieced it, and Robin quilted it. The batiks are from Hoffman California Fabrics.
Today's featured quilt is by Anne Wiens from Shelby, Montana. Anne is the force behind Sweetgrass Creative Designs and The Thrifty Quilter. You'll hear from Anne in her own words below.
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In my Thrifty Quilters Facebook group, we often post photos that have interesting color combinations. They inspire us to play with our fabric scraps and explore color choices outside our comfort zones. One photo I posted a while back was this collection of handmade huckleberry chocolate candies from The Montana Chocolate Company.
I love the combination of browns, purples and touches of green, and I thought it would be a good color choice for Robin's Mandarin Express pattern. (Huckleberries and chocolate are not a bad flavor combination, either!)
Choosing the colors was easy; picking the fabrics, not so much. Remember when I told you that I only allow myself one purchased fabric for a scrap quilt? I must confess that I broke my rule for this quilt. After digging through all of my Thrifty Quilter bins and begging a couple of friends for their scraps, I didn't have nearly enough browns, purples and greens, so I went on a fat quarter-buying bender. (I also led one of my fellow Scrap Squad members into temptation.)
In the end, I had enough fabric for two quilts, which is why I instituted the one-fabric rule in the first place. I cannot be trusted around fat quarters, especially if they're on sale!
When I looked at the photo of Mandarin Express, I saw two competing grids—one vertical/horizontal and the other diagonal. I decided to eliminate the first grid and keep the diagonal grid.
I went to my QuiltPro program, made a line drawing of Robin's pattern, and started playing with colors. I tried two layouts…one with the Snowball block in the corners and the other with a star block in the corners. First I colored in the sketches, just alternating the two blocks (center top and center bottom). They were okay, but nothing special. Then I began designing—for me that means playing with the colors until I have something I like.
In the top right sketch, I decided that any cream/brown half-square triangle or cream/purple Four Patch that touched the outside edge would become a solid brown square. At this point I didn't have titles, so this is Huckleberries I. In the bottom right sketch, I eliminated some of the cream to make an argyle or "barn raising" pattern. This is Huckleberries II.
I honestly could not decide between the two designs, and since I now had plenty of fabric, I made both! For the record, my two quilts together are still smaller than Nicole's quilt.
The next step is the math. I broke the quilt down into the individual blocks.
You can see I still have the stars and the snowballs, only the placement of the colors has changed. I counted the number of each block I would need, then broke the blocks down and calculated how many of each unit I needed. The chart shows the number of pieces I would cut to make each quilt.
If you're like me and really dislike paper piecing, you'll be happy to know there are three very good tools on the market for making the "triangle in a square" units. I used the Triangle-in-a-Square tool from Quilt In A Day for this one, but the EZ Tri Recs and Studio 180 Design's V-Blocks tools will work just as well. You can also use Jodi Barrows' Square-in-a-Square or Deb Tucker's Square2 tools to make the diamond square units, and for half-square triangles, I love my Tucker Trimmer. I'm not affiliated with any of these companies, but 23 years of teaching quiltmaking has made me a gadget geek. (I do design around and teach several of Deb's tools.)
It took me a couple of weeks to make all the units I needed, and another week to construct the blocks (the photo is one quilt's worth). It took a weekend to sew the blocks into rows and two more evenings to sew the rows into tops. Then off they went to my friend Tiffany Barcus at Unique Quilting. I tell you, a longarmer who will "work you in" when you're against a deadline is an absolute treasure, especially when she happens to be an artist with that machine.
And finally….drumroll, please….here are the finished quilts!
And they now have proper titles: "Huckleberry Trails" is on the left, and "Huckleberry Patch" is on the right. Each is 45″ x 63″.
I have enough fabric to make at least one more quilt, and I'm really tempted to do one that's truer to Robin's original Mandarin Express. Stay tuned!
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Aren't these quilts wonderful?! Just goes to show that color inspiration can be found in the most unexpected places. Beautiful job, Anne—and double the inspiration! Wow.


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just like it says, im ordering two pairs of keens for myself . im getting aome delaveagas and was looking for suggestions on the 2nd pair. no milos for me since i heard those were junk. any good recommendations,lmk. price isnt an issue.
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High School Poet of the Year Reading & Reception
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Where and When
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: Orangery
Contact: email@example.com
Event Information
Celebrate the winners of the 26th annual competition that attracts more than 200 young writers from across the county. Contest judges and past Bucks County Poet Laureates Lara Adams Gaydos (2012) and Corie Feiner (2011) read from their works. The Bucks County Poet Laureate Program is administered by the College's Department of Language and Literature.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra broke off negotiations with the musicians union Saturday afternoon without a new deal in place.
The performers rejected the last and final offer from the symphony after hours of deliberating. The musicians say they plan to play at their first practice Wednesday and at the season's first scheduled performance on Friday.
"We pay $4 million in salaries. We've cut everywhere else. We now need to cut there," said Martin Connor, co-chairman of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra.
Saturday was the final meeting between the symphony and the musicians union for their new contract. The musicians rejected the symphony's final offer, which included a nearly 20 percent pay cut. They said it would not only undermine the quality of the symphony and its musicians, but their livelihood as well.
"We want a liveable wage. We want to be paid for the quality we are," said Peter Wright, president of the musicians' union.
The contract with Local 444 of the American Federation of Musicians expired Sept. 2, and the symphony's board of directors on Tuesday declared an impasse and said it would implement its last offer to the orchestra's 53 core players.
On the union's website, the Jacksonville Symphony Players' Association Negotiating Committee wrote that the musician took a minimum of $10,000 pay cut seven years ago, then worked four years without any increase and only had a small increase the last two years.
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What Utah Residents Need to Know About Obamacare
On this website, you'll find clear and accurate information about getting health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including:
- whether or not you must get health insurance
- what the available plans cover
- how much coverage will cost
- how to sign up for a plan, and
- how to get help if you need it.
To begin, keep in mind these key points about health insurance in Utah:
1. Obamacare, officially known as the Affordable Care Act, has not been repealed.
The Affordable Care Act is still U.S. law. On May 4, 2017, House Republicans passed a bill to repeal and replace the ACA, called the American Health Care Act. That bill will become law only if the Senate also approves it. Unless and until that happens, the Affordable Care Act is the law of the land.


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Sophie shows off in "And The Kickstarter" Episode 2 of Season 3
Caroline tries to raise money for an expensive pair of new pants through an online fundraising site. Meanwhile, Max's new smartphone comes between her and Caroline, on 2 Broke Girls, Monday, Sept. 30 (9:00 – 9:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Caroline Channing (Beth Behrs), from left, Max Black (Kat Dennings), Sophie (Jennifer Coolidge) and Oleg (Jonathan Kite), shown. Photo: Darren Michaels/Warner Bros. ©2013 Warner Bros. Television. All Rights Reserved


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Bumgarner matches Cain with solid outing
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Giants are providing hints that their starting pitching can remain as formidable as it has been for the past few seasons.
Madison Bumgarner lasted five innings in Saturday's 7-6 Cactus League loss to the Cincinnati Reds, matching the length of Matt Cain's performance Friday against Texas. Bumgarner allowed one run and two hits to the Reds, nearly duplicating the two hits Cain yielded while blanking Texas.
"[Bumgarner] and Matt have gone back-to-back days where they've been hitting spots and their secondary pitches have looked good," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said of his top two starters. "Madison's not quite there, but what a great outing for him."
Bumgarner, who whittled his Cactus League ERA to 1.84, agreed with the "not quite" part of Bochy's remark.
"Right now, I feel like I'll be ready at about the time I need to be," Bumgarner said. "Everything felt in rhythm more."
The lone run Bumgarner allowed was recorded by Billy Hamilton, who showcased his breathtaking speed with a leadoff first-inning triple. Hamilton's accelerated trip around the bases prompted Bumgarner to say, "I was thinking of backing up home" in anticipation of an attempt at an inside-the-park home run.
Typically one of the Giants' most proficient pitchers with a bat, Bumgarner doubled with two outs in the fifth inning off Reds reliever Logan Ondrusek.
"I got lucky and slapped one down the line," Bumgarner said modestly.
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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When Israel's basketball league recently required that each local team have a cheerleading squad, ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel objected; they didn't want to watch any pre-game bumping and grinding. Jerusalem's Hapoel team has a compromise: modestly-attired cheerleaders with less-suggestive moves.
Though one might envision cheerleaders swaddled in shapeless shifts and headcoverings, these sleeveless red vinyl getups are pretty edgy under the circumstances.
A religious lawmaker appealed to the feminist-leaning Sports and Culture Minister on the following grounds:
"In my eyes, it is chauvinistic that a crowd of mostly men needs to pass the time-outs watching young girls dancing and shaking. That seems pretty repulsive to me," he said.
The Hapoel Jerusalem cheerleading choreographer told the AFP that they had found a middle ground:
"They do lots of acrobatics and create energy, not through feminine movements, but more through strength."
The appeal succeeded in convincing the Sports and Culture Minister to get the league to drop the fines for teams without cheerleaders — her spokesperson said that "she did it from the feminist side of things. She told them it was unacceptable to have fines and girls under the age of 16 performing." But Hapoel appears to be keeping its team, possibly because now you get a bonus for having one.
Here's another modest suggestion they appeared not to consider: Why not have guys up there too? They wouldn't have to touch the girl cheerleaders, which would violate another religious custom. Hey, it worked for George W. Bush.


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So as I mentioned in a previous post I have a tour coming up in Europe next month. Since I will be stationed in Berlin I decide to throw my own event on Wednesday, September 17th. It will take place at 1820 Club (Rosa-Luxemburg-Strasse 39-41). The event is called EBM BLITZLICHT and it will be five EBM, New Beat, Industrial, Synthpunk DJ Sets. If you're in Berlin you must come and hang out! Booked to spin: Petra Flurr, Denard Henry aka Sonic Architect, DJ Death B, DJ Andi and yours truly (The Horrorist).
"A Night Of Old School Ebm, New Beat, Industrial & Synthpunk!!"
For more info: facebook.com/events/764871263569278


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did anyone see NBA fastbreak? They analyzed the top 3 teams in the east, and chose who would make it to the finals. Steven A. Smith chose, suprisingly, the Pistons. While Greg Anthony chose the Pacers. Anyways, Steven said he chose the pistons because it was R. Wallace and and B. Wallace against J.O. and the rest of the talk went like this:
what about Foster?-Greg A.
I'm still sleepin on him, no I'm snoring on him right now!-Steven A. Smith
Well, then you better start drinkin some lattes for Foster!-Greg A.


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Trees for sports
The MVLA High School Christmas Tree Lot is back in business, scheduled to be open 4-7 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekends at the former location of Blockbuster, 1035 El Monte Ave., Mountain View. The lot is a major fundraiser for the sports programs at Los Altos and Mountain View highs. For more information, visit mvlatrees.com.
Baseball tryouts
The Los Altos-Mountain View PONY Baseball Mavericks, a Cooperstown Club Team for players 12-and-under, has scheduled tryouts 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Covington School, 201 Covington Road, Los Altos. Registration is required prior to trying out. To register or for more information, visit www.lamvpb.org.
Soccer tryouts
The Mountain View Los Altos Soccer Club has scheduled spring-season tryouts for players ages 7-11 Saturday and Sunday. For more information, visit www.mvlasc.org.
Holiday hoops camp
Spartans Sports Camp's inaugural Holiday Basketball Camp is scheduled 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 26-29 in the Mountain View High gym. It is open to boys and girls in grades 5-8. Led by Mountain View coaches and alumni, the fast-paced camp will focus on shooting, ball handling and defense. Cost is $175. To register or for more information, visit www.spartanssportscamp.com.
Los Altos seeks coach
PONY registration
Los Altos Mountain View PONY Baseball registration has opened for the spring season. The league is for boys and girls ages 5-19. Practice begins in March and the season runs through May or June. To register or for more information, visit www.lamvpb.org.
Softball sign-ups
Mountain View-Los Altos Girls Softball sign-ups are under way. The league, open to girls 5-16, stresses skill development, teamwork, sportsmanship and fun. To register or for more information, visit www.mvlags.org.
LL welcomes players
Los Altos & Los Altos Hills Little League registration is now open for the spring season. The league welcomes new and returning players ages 5-16 in baseball and girls softball and T-ball. Registration runs through February. To register or for more information, visit www.losaltoslittleleague.com.


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Think of physical evidence or eyewitness testimony in a court trial.
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Think of a lawyer's final summation or jury discussion in a court trial.


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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- A gaming company says it plans to start laying the foundation for a new horse racing track in southwest Ohio in April, if weather permits demolition and environmental remediation work remains on schedule.
Penn National Gaming Inc. plans to open Hollywood Slots at Dayton Raceway on the site of a shuttered auto plant. But the track still faces some obstacles.
The Dayton Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/TV25eA) that the gaming company's applications to state commissions to relocate Raceway Park from Toledo to Dayton and to become a video lottery sales agent are pending.
A hearing is also planned for an appeal of a court ruling in a lawsuit filed by gambling opponents. They are challenging whether the state can allow video slots at the horse tracks without going before the voters.
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Bo Thomas is the head of our Engineering and Maintenance department; he also heads up our comic relief team. An Oregon native, Bo has worked for Bob's Red Mill for over 18 years and has been keeping everyone in stitches since day one. When asked what he loved about his job, Bo enthusiastically replied "Number 1, I really feel like our company is providing something that is good for people. Number 2, we have good people! Number 3, it's just so interesting! Working with machinery and observing the physics of the different grains. Wheat acts differently than corn. Teff acts differently than soy beans.â€
Bo's first job was picking strawberries, "I really didn't enjoy it because most of the other kids just wanted to goof-off. It was very sobering to observe the migrant workers and their reaction to us kids. We were out there for fun and a little money. They were there with their families, working very hard to maintain a level of subsistence that I never had to experience.â€
Bo is a hard worker with a big heart. When asked to describe his ideal day off in three words, he said, "My lovely wife.†You can find Bo gardening, watching NASCAR and reading in his free time. He enjoys playing the piano both at home and, to the enjoyment of our employees, on one of our pianos here at the mill. He would pick invisibility, if given a superpower and has a penchant for oatmeal cookies.
Bo can bring a smile to the face of almost anyone and is always thinking up new ways to improve production and solve challenges around the mill. Bob's Red Mill just wouldn't be the same without him.


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Gibson unfazed in Williams' work as third-base coach
PHOENIX -- D-backs third-base coach Matt Williams has had a rough couple of days directing runners rounding third for home, so after seeing him get down on himself a bit, manager Kirk Gibson decided to offer a few words of encouragement.
"I just told him to let it go," Gibson said. "He beats himself up, just like I would and all the players do. He's been great though. Those things are going to happen."
In the second inning on Thursday with one out and Martin Prado on first, Gerardo Parra smacked a ball down the left-field line and Williams initially signaled for Prado to try to score, but as he rounded third, Williams changed his mind and threw up the stop sign. Prado hit the brakes, but at that point, he was too far off the bag and the Phillies tagged him out before he could retreat to third.
A similar situation played a day later in the first inning on Friday, but it had a better ending for the D-backs. With two down and Paul Goldschmidt on first base, Eric Chavez doubled down the right-field line and Williams motioned his arm in the air for Goldschmidt to score, but he again switched the sign to stop once he saw the relay throw coming.
This time though, Goldschmidt ran through the belated stop sign and beat the throw home.
Even with the couple of miscommunications, Gibson's confidence in Williams hasn't wavered.
"He's unreal, he's very talented at what he does in every respect," Gibson said. "He's going to make mistakes but ... you can't even imagine what he does for us."
Tyler Emerick is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Until recently, space activity in the U.S. was exclusively the stuff of federal agencies—namely, NASA and the Department of Defense—and a few commercial space-based communications providers. Not surprisingly, therefore, the legal practice area serving the space sector has traditionally involved such staple "space law" specialties as government contracting, satellite insurance and Federal Communications Commission compliance.
That is all changing. Thanks to the emergence of well-capitalized enterprises like Virgin Galactic (founded by Virgin Group's Sir Richard Branson), SpaceX (headed by PayPal's Elon Musk), Blue Origin (started by Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos), Armadillo Aerospace (spawned by computer game programmer John Carmack), and Bigelow Aerospace (run by hotelier Robert Bigelow), rocket engineers in remote places like Mojave, Calif. and Caddo Mills, Texas are building hardware to take fare-paying passengers—or, as the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) new spaceflight regulations refer to them, space flight participants (SFPs)—into the black of space. And things are well beyond the drawing table.
The Spaceship Company, which will be providing the ride for Virgin Galactic's customers, is currently putting its spacecraft through glide testing. In May 2012 SpaceX famously berthed an uncrewed version of its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station. Bigelow Aerospace actually has prototype modules of its planned human space habitat orbiting the Earth. It won't be long before these companies and others will be conducting the business of transporting persons to suborbital space, Earth orbit, and perhaps even the moon. A few of these customers will be wealthy space tourists, but the sustainable market for most companies will likely be domestic and foreign government agencies wanting to conduct science, and corporations pursuing commercial interests in space.
The significance of all this to what it means to be a space lawyer has not been lost on either the technical or legal communities. The American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics now regularly includes one or more programs on the law of this new aspect of the space industry at its conferences, as does the American Bar Association's (ABA) Forum on Air & Space Law. And the ABA's Section of Science & Technology Law recently added an entirely new space law committee devoted exclusively to this "new era in spaceflight." That committee has also published an excellent book for interested practitioners entitled "The Laws of Spaceflight: A Guidebook for New Space Lawyers."
Aviation lawyers will perhaps benefit the most. The addition of this new, SFP-focused portion of the space industry creates an offshoot of the space law field that leads straight into the wheelhouse of the aviation lawyer, particularly the aviation accident litigator. Those engaged in the building of spacecraft, and the service of hurling humans into space aboard them, will do so within essentially the same legal and risk management environment that aviation lawyers work in every day. When accidents occur, liabilities will be established and allocated according to the same kinds of state statutes and common law doctrines that have historically governed aviation accidents—albeit with a few spaceflight-specific state statutes sprinkled in (for example, Texas's recently enacted Act Relating to Limiting the Liability of Spaceflight Entities). Attorneys will likely defend and indemnify companies under liability insurance policies written by the same insurers who have historically issued aviation policies.
Space-related FAA regulatory processes and compliance, and their interplay with accident litigation, will be familiar territory for practitioners in the heavily-regulated aviation industry. The reality is that although spacecraft and aircraft take people into different physical atmospheres, the legal atmospheres will be much the same. The space context does uniquely call upon knowledge of export control laws, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, and orbital and interplanetary operations can implicate international laws such as the Outer Space Treaty. These areas, like the other traditional space lawyer bailiwicks mentioned above, will continue to fall within the space lawyers' realm, but the aviation lawyer wanting to take full advantage of this new age will want to add them to his or her legal flight bag.
The rapidly emerging commercial human spaceflight sector is poised to put a new face on the practice of space law, and to add an exciting set of new hardware and flight regimes to the practice of aviation law. Both the space lawyer and aviation lawyer can look forward to applying their specialized expertise to helping this fledgling commercial sector thrive and sustain. Ad astra!


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Topic: Pain Control
I don't see many of the current regulars have posted about pain issues. I've had pain on and off (mostly on) since my diagnosis in August/September of 2009. Recently it has become worse, probably due to the fact that I had a recent ERCP and they dilated the duct and the metalic stent really caused a lot of pain for awhile after that procedure. The pain could also be from the tumor growth, I'm not really sure. I wish that there was a formula or logic to point to the reason for my pain, but there is not - so we just treat it.
I have been using a Fentynal patch since my diagnosis and gradually increased the dose on that. The most recent dose is now up to 125 mic per hour - although I find I'm usually only putting on 75-100. For breakthrough pain I was originally put on oxycodone immediate release (up to 10mg per 4 hours), but after the recent pain issues have moved up to morphine immediate release up to 45mg per 4 hours. This seems like a lot of opiod pain meds, but I really don't even notice that I'm taking it as I have built up such a tolerance to it. I do get concerned that if my pain continues to get worse whether or not it will be effectively controlled because I am building up such a tolerance to it now.
On another note, I'm wondering how to properly dispose of the pain meds I am no longer using. I have a fair amount of this around as I have moved on to different types or doses of medicines. Some of it I can see maybe using at some point down the road such as the smaller doses of fentynal, but some of them probably not.
I'm also wondering if anyone else out there is needing to take this much pain relieving medications and how far advanced your cancer is? Is thee a correlation to location, size, etc. of the cancer and associated pain?


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