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Hear that groaning sound? It's your bank figuring out how much new capital it has to raise under new rules approved this week by the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Those rules, part of a broader international effort known as Basel III, will require banks to increase the amount of equity capital they have on their balance sheet relative to the amount of debt they have.
As with any company, lowering the amount of debt a bank is carrying ultimately lowers its chance of bankruptcy because smaller debt payments are easier for a bank to cover in times of trouble. Also, if a bank does go bankrupt, there will be more of an equity cushion to bear the brunt and make sure debt holders are made whole.
"This framework requires banking organizations to hold more and higher quality capital, which acts as a financial cushion to absorb losses, while reducing the incentive for firms to take excessive risks," Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said in a statement. "With these revisions to our capital rules, banking organizations will be better able to withstand periods of financial stress, thus contributing to the overall health of the U.S. economy."
Considering that the financial crisis blasted a $19.2 trillion hole in Americans' household wealth, according to the Treasury, trying to prevent another one is a pretty big deal.
But that additional security comes at a substantial cost to banks and their shareholders. The higher capital requirements will reduce banks' ability to increase their earnings through leverage, a mainstay of the banking business, says Don Hutson, the national industry partner overseeing financial services for BKD, a national business accounting and advisory firm.
"They will not be able to leverage their balance sheet up as high," Hutson says. "Even if you earn the same amount of money, your return on investment is lower because you've got more at risk, and you've got more invested there."
Requiring banks to hold less debt relative to equity also will increase their tax burden because interest paid to debt holders is tax deductible, and that will be a big drag on the mostly larger banks that Basel III rules apply to, says Bert Ely, a banking consultant based in Alexandria, Va.
"The hidden, or not-so-hidden, agenda is to look upon capital as a tax, which it is because it's more costly due to corporate federal income tax, and basically use higher capital standards as a way to force the big guys to downsize by incenting them to drop those lines of business that cease to generate an adequate return on equity," Ely says.
While it's unlikely any bank customers will shed a tear for banks' diminished ability to earn profits, the new rules will likely make banks even more single-minded in their push to boost profits.
For customers of large banks, that's likely to show up in higher rates for consumer loans, higher fees and more aggressive cost-cutting through branch closures and staff cutbacks, Ely says.
"To the extent that banks are going to carry a higher capital level, they're going to have to generate the profits to earn a market rate of return on that equity in some fashion," Ely says.
Hudson says that if you bank at a community bank, you may be safe. Community banks got off a little easier than the bigs.
"The regulators came out early on and indicated that it was going to apply not only to the largest banks, which was the original attention of Basel III, it was also going to apply to all the other banks," Hutson says. "Some of those things that were creating such problems with the community banks are to be taken out, so the community banks ultimately got some relief with the final rules."
Hutson still expects the rules to affect community banks but to a lesser degree than with large banks.
"Ultimately, it will come down to how the regulators apply it to community banks, but I think everybody believes that it will ultimately require banks to retain more capital than they currently have," Hutson says.
Follow me on Twitter: @ClaesBell.
Senior banking reporter Claes Bell is a co-author of "Future Millionaires' Guidebook," an e-book written by Bankrate editors and reporters. It's available at all the major e-book retailers.


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'Covering' Hu Jintao's 18th Party Congress Speech
As China's outgoing party chief delivered his speech at the opening of the 18th Communist Party Congress on Thursday morning, some journalists tried to make the most out of the historic moment… by snapping pictures of one another.
With security extra tight at the event that marks the beginning of a once-in-a-decade leadership transition, all accredited journalists, foreign and domestic, were shoved up to a sitting area on the third floor. From there, the journalists got a panoramic view of seven rows of Chinese leaders — past, present and future — sitting motionless on the podium.
Mr. Hu's speech, delivered in a relatively concise one hour and 40 minutes from a lectern adorned with flowers, was peppered with repeated references to "socialism with Chinese characteristics," "scientific development" and "the pride and honor of the Chinese people." Occasional rounds of applause emanated from the thousands of Communist Party delegates sitting in the cavernous Great Hall of the People, especially when Mr. Hu raised his voice while touching on important issues like the fight against corruption and China's sovereignty.
Attentive at first, some of the journalists became restless as the speech went on. While some fiddled with their smartphones or stared forlornly at their notebooks, others decided to kill time by taking pictures of one another against the backdrop of the entire Politburo.
"Look okay?" one Chinese female reporter asked another after a quick pose and click. "This is historic," she exclaimed, trying but barely succeeding at lowering her voice.
– Lingling Wei. Follow her on Twitter @Lingling_Wei

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Appendix B—Elements of a State Plan of Operation
The following is the information and assurances that must be included in a SASP's plan of operation:
The plan must…
(a) Designation of a SASP.
(1) Name the State agency that will be responsible for administering the plan.
(2) Describe the responsibilities vested in the agency which must include the authorities to acquire, warehouse and distribute surplus property to eligible donees, carry out other requirements of the State plan, and provide details concerning the organization of the agency, including supervision, staffing, structure, and physical facilities.
(3) Indicate the organizational status of the agency within the State governmental structure and the title of the State official who directly supervises the State agent.
(b) Operational authority.
Include copies of existing State statutes and/or executive orders relative to the operational authority of the SASP. Where express statutory authority does not exist or is ambiguous, or where authority exists by virtue of executive order, the plan must include also the opinion of the State's Attorney General regarding the existence of such authority.
(c) Inventory control and accounting systems.
(1) Require the SASP to use a management control and accounting system that effectively governs the utilization, inventory control, accountability, and disposal of property.
(2) Provide a detailed explanation of the inventory control and accounting system that the SASP will use.
(3) Provide that property retained by the SASP to perform its functions be maintained on separate records from those of donable property.
(d) Return of donated property.
(1) Require the SASP to provide for the return of donated property from the donee, at the donee's expense, if the property is still usable as determined by the SASP; and
(i) The donee has not placed the property into use for the purpose for which it was donated within 1 year of donation; or
(ii) The donee ceases to use the property within 1 year after placing it in use.
(2) Specify that return of property can be accomplished by:
(i) Physical return to the SASP facility, if required by the SASP.
(ii) Retransfer directly to another donee, SASP, or Federal agency, as required by the SASP.
(iii) Disposal (by sale or other means) as directed by the SASP.
(3) Set forth procedures to accomplish property returns to the SASP, retransfers to other organizations, or disposition by sale, abandonment, or destruction.
(e) Financing and service charges.
(1) Set forth the means and methods for financing the SASP. When the State authorizes the SASP to assess and collect service charges from participating donees to cover direct and reasonable indirect costs of its activities, the method of establishing the charges must be set forth in the plan.
(2) Affirm that service charges, if assessed, are fair and equitable and based on services performed (or paid for) by the SASP, such as screening, packing, crating, removal, and transportation. When the SASP provides minimal services in connection with the acquisition of property, except for document processing and other administrative actions, the State plan must provide for minimal charges to be assessed in such cases and include the bases of computation.
(3) Provide that property made available to nonprofit providers of assistance to homeless individuals be distributed at a nominal cost for care and handling of the property.
(4) Set forth how funds accumulated from service charges, or from other sources such as sales or compliance proceeds are to be used for the operation of the SASP and the benefit of participating donees.
(5) Affirm, if service charge funds are to be deposited or invested, that such deposits or investments are permitted by State law and set forth the types of depositories and/or investments contemplated.
(6) Cite State authority to use service charges to acquire or improve SASP facilities and set forth disposition to be made of any financial assets realized upon the sale or other disposal of the facilities.
(7) Indicate if the SASP intends to maintain a working capital reserve. If one is to be maintained, the plan should provide the provisions and limitations for it.
(8) State if refunds of service charges are to be made to donees when there is an excess in the SASP's working capital reserve and provide details of how such refunds are to be made, such as a reduction in service charges or a cash refund, prorated in an equitable manner.
(f) Terms and conditions on donated property.
(1) Require the SASP to identify terms and conditions that will be imposed on the donee for any item of donated property with a unit acquisition cost of $5,000 or more and any passenger motor vehicle.
(2) Provide that the SASP may impose reasonable terms and conditions on the use of other donated property. If the SASP elects to impose additional terms and conditions, it should list them in the plan. If the SASP wishes to provide for amending, modifying, or releasing any terms or conditions it has elected to impose, it must state in the plan the standards it will use to grant such amendments, modifications or releases.
(3) Provide that the SASP will impose on the donation of property, regardless of unit acquisition cost, such conditions involving special handling or use limitations as GSA may determine necessary because of the characteristics of the property.
(g) Nonutilized or undistributed property.
Provide that, subject to GSA approval, property in the possession of the SASP which donees in the State cannot use will be disposed of by:
(1) Transfer to another SASP or Federal agency.
(2) Sale.
(3) Abandonment or destruction.
(4) Other arrangements.
(h) Fair and equitable distribution.
(1) Provide that the SASP will make fair and equitable distribution of property to eligible donees in the State based on their relative needs and resources and ability to use the property.
(2) Set forth the policies and detailed procedures for effecting a prompt, fair, and equitable distribution.
(3) Require that the SASP, insofar as practicable, select property requested by eligible donees and, if requested by the donee, arrange for shipment of the property directly to the donee.
(i) Eligibility.
(1) Set forth procedures for the SASP to determine the eligibility of applicants for the donation of surplus personal property.
(2) Provide for donee eligibility records to include at a minimum:
(i) Legal name and address of the donee.
(ii) Status of the donee as a public agency or as an eligible nonprofit activity.
(iii) Details on the scope of the donee's program.
(iv) Proof of tax exemption under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code if the donee is nonprofit.
(v) Proof that the donee is approved, accredited, licensed, or meets any other legal requirement for operation of its program(s).
(vi) Financial information.
(vii) Written authorization by the donee's governing body or chief administrative officer designating at least one person to act for the donee in acquiring property.
(viii) Assurance that the donee will comply with GSA's regulations on nondiscrimination.
(ix) Types of property needed.
(j) Compliance and utilization.
(1) Provide that the SASP conduct utilization reviews for donee compliance with the terms, conditions, reservations, and restrictions imposed by GSA and the SASP on property having a unit acquisition cost of $5,000 or more and any passenger motor vehicle.
(2) Provide for the reviews to include a survey of donee compliance with any special handling conditions or use limitations imposed on items of property by GSA.
(3) Set forth the proposed frequency of such reviews and provide adequate assurances that the SASP will take effective action to correct noncompliance or otherwise enforce such terms, conditions, reservations, and restrictions.
(4) Require the SASP to prepare reports on utilization reviews and compliance actions and provide assurance that the SASP will initiate appropriate investigations of alleged fraud in the acquisition of donated property or misuse of such property.
(k) Consultation with advisory bodies and public and private groups.
(1) Provide for consultation with advisory bodies and public and private groups which can assist the SASP in determining the relative needs and resources of donees, the proposed utilization of surplus property by eligible donees, and how distribution of surplus property can be effected to fill existing needs of donees.
(2) Provide details of how the SASP will accomplish such consultation.
(l) Audit.
(1) Provide for periodic internal audits of the operations and financial affairs of the SASP.
(2) Provide for compliance with the external audit requirements of Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-133, "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations" (available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB), and make provisions for the SASP to furnish GSA with:
(i) Two copies of any audit report made pursuant to the Circular, or with two copies of those sections that pertain to the Federal donation program.
(ii) An outline of all corrective actions and scheduled completion dates for the actions.
(3) Provide for cooperation in GSA or Comptroller General conducted audits.
(m) Cooperative agreements.
If the SASP wishes to enter into, renew, or revise cooperative agreements with GSA or other Federal agencies:
(1) Affirm the SASP's intentions to enter into cooperative agreements.
(2) Cite the authority for entering into such agreements.
(n) Liquidation.
Provide for the SASP to submit a liquidation plan prior to termination of the SASP activities if the State decides to dissolve the SASP.
(o) Forms.
Include copies of distribution documents used by the SASP.
(p) Records.
Affirm that all official records of the SASP will be retained for a minimum of 3 years, except that:
(1) Records involving property subject to restrictions for more than 2 years must be kept 1 year beyond the specified period of restriction.
(2) Records involving property with perpetual restriction must be retained in perpetuity.
(3) Records involving property in noncompliance status must be retained for at least 1 year after the noncompliance case is closed.


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Brentford academy director Ose Aibangee has admitted the prospect of Championship football was not enough to keep Luke Norris at the club.
The 21-year-old striker turned down a new contract at Griffin Park this week to join League One Gillingham on the promise of regular first team football.
Norris, who scored on his first team debut against AFC Wimbledon in the Captial One Cup last season, scored 10 goals in 18 games for the development squad as well as appearing in League Two for Dagenham & Redbridge and Northampton Town.
And Aibangee, who is still negotiating compensation for the player, has backed the youngster to make the move a success.
"Luke has developed enormously since he arrived here from a college course and he is now a League One footballer," said Aibangee.
"We offered him a contract because we felt he could grow in to a player that would do well for Brentford in the Championship.
"There were a number of clubs interested in taking him and he chose Gillingham.
"He has been given the opportunity to play first team football immediately and has decided that is right for him.
"We would have liked to see how he developed if he had stayed at Brentford, but I respect his decision. I am sure he will do well at Gillingham."


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Birth & Midwifery in Bahamas
Resources for parents and practitioners
Connect with many more midwives and birth enthusiasts from around the world by joining IAM, the International Alliance of Midwives!
Some of the following sites may not be in English; an online translator may be useful.
Midwifery Today Country Contact*
*To learn what a Country Contact is or to reach any Midwifery Today Country Contact, click here.
Mary DeLashmutt became a CNM in 1969. She is a birth activist in the Bahamas. She is the founder and a member of Doula Delight.
She says her goals for midwifery are no different that that of IAM. Mary tells us: "For the Bahamas, my hope is to have mother respectful, safe, normal and natural birth become the way of birth in this Commonwealth rather than the abusive event it is. I will not live long enough to see it happen but I envision, one day, an empowerment sufficient enough for women to have the birth they want, safely and with respect for the gift they give this world: new life, new hope and the uniqueness of the baby › child › adult that newborn becomes."


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Liberman Appointed Director of Cable & Consumer Protection Agency
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director of Public Affairs
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Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
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Michael S. Liberman Appointed Director of
Fairfax County Department of Cable Communications and Consumer
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors today appointed Michael S.
Liberman as the director of the Fairfax County Department of Cable
Communications and Consumer Protection. Liberman's appointment is
effective with the current pay period.
Liberman has worked for the Fairfax County Department of Cable Communications and Consumer Protection for more than 18 years. Since March he has been the acting director of the agency.
As director, Liberman will oversee the varied areas of the Department of Cable Communications and Consumer Protection. These include:
The Consumer Affairs Branch, which investigates and mediates consumer
complaints and tenant-landlord disputes and provides a complaint
history on county businesses.
The Communications Policy and Regulation Division, which manages the
development of cable and its regulation in the county. The division
oversees the county's non-exclusive cable television franchise
agreements with Cox Communications Inc., Comcast Communications Inc.
and Verizon Virginia Inc. through enforcement of the franchise
agreements, inspection of the facilities and attention to residents'
The Communications Productions Division, which produces informational
programs on Fairfax County Government's Channel 16, as well as the
county's Internet site and county kiosks. The division also produces
training programs for employees on the Fairfax County Training Network,
an internal closed-circuit cable channel. Other services include
emergency messaging for the county; videoconferencing for county
agencies; and a video arraignment system for the General District
The Regulation and Licensing Branch, which issues licenses and
regulates the taxi industry, peddlers, solicitors, precious metal and
gem dealers, pawn brokers, massage establishments and therapists, and
going-out-of-business sales.
The Utilities Branch, which ensures fair and reasonable utility
services are accomplished for county residents.
The printing and mailing services for county agencies.
- The Fairfax County Gift Shop and Maps and Publications Center, which sells items such as embossed shirts, tote bags and hats, in addition to county maps and publications.
Prior to serving as the agency's acting director, Liberman was director of the Communications Productions Division where he directed the production of informational programming about county services for residents and businesses via cable TV, video on demand and podcasting. As co-chair of the I-Net Video Network, he participated in the implementation of a project to deliver video programming through a countywide institutional fiber-optic network serving more than 400 government and public school facilities. During his tenure as director, the Communications Productions Division won a number of awards, including the Overall Excellence in Government Programming twice from the Hometown Video Festival.
Liberman received a Master in Fine Arts in film production from Ohio University and a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Rhode Island.
Liberman's salary will be $120,000 a year.
For more news and information, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news.


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The Parodivas' DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE, DOUBLE YOUR FUNNY Comes to 92YTribeca Tonight
The Parodivas present: Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Funny, an-all duo Musical Comedy show at the 92YTribeca Mainstage, 200 Hudson Street, New York, NY. (Directions: E, 1, 6 Trains to Canal, 92YTribeca is on the corner of Hudson, ground floor.) The show takes place tonight, January 24, 2013, at 7:00pm.
Host: The Parodivas. Featuring Squirm and Germ and Reformed Whores.
Your favorite prince and princess of parody THE PARODIVAS return to 92YTribeca's Comedy Below Canal series and we're featuring two of our favorite musical comedy duos: Hip-hop comedians SQUIRM AND GERM & Country comedy's not-so-sweethearts the REFORMED WHORES!
That's three of NYC's finest musical comedy duos all in one amazing show! Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Funny is certainly worth the money, and not just because that rhymes.
Start 2013 off right!
...with laughter, music and resolution-busting surprises!
Event price: $15, no food or drink minimum (but bar and food menu available). Telephone number: 212.601.1000. Website: http://www.92y.org/Tribeca/Event/The-Parodivas.aspx.


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Real Estate experts know the value of "curb appeal" in selling a home, but you know that your entry set makes an impression on everyone who enters your home. The right entry set is a unique combination of look and feel, of design and craftsmanship. With every touch, Baldwin hardware sends a message of quality and style - throughout the life of your door. For an investment in your home that pays dividends for many years to come, Baldwin offers a full suite of entry products and harmonizing locks and numbers, kick plates and bell buttons, knockers and lighting. Choose Baldwin because your front door speaks volumes, and you want guests to like what it says.
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When asked about the biggest obstacle to combating Vallejo's large supply of abandoned, foreclosed and vacant homes, those fighting the problem say the answer is easy: Accountability.
Illegal tenants, drugs, prostitution, fires and other nuisances like weeds, mosquito-breeding pools and more are just some of the problems associated with empty homes.
The Vallejo City Council is set to vote Tuesday on creating a vacant property ordinance that would allow the city to zero in on who is responsible for empty homes, especially when problems arise.
To fund the new venture, an annual $368 fee would be assessed on those with homes registered on the list. The updated city ordinance would join the recent launch of the city's Neighborhood Law Project. That is an interdepartmental partnership to force property owners and banks to care for empty homes.
Also on Tuesday, the council will consider approving the Police Department's purchase of a nearly $200,000 state-of-the-art firearms simulator, using state grant funds. The move comes in the wake of last year's unusually high eight officer-involved shootings and six deaths, and particularly after the outcry over the Sept. 2 shooting death of Vallejoan Mario Romero. Beyond firearms, the simulator also will allow for training in all levels of police use-of-force, from verbal commands to Taser guns.
The council also is scheduled to consider:
* Interviewing and filling vacancies on various city commissions, boards and committees (6 p.m. special meeting)
* Taking the second and final vote on a city Housing and Community Development division reorganization (6:45 p.m. meeting)
* A mid-year city budget update and adjustment
* Presentations on Vallejo Zero Waste Week, March 17 to 22, from Solano County Transit Executive Director Mona Babauta
* Supporting Solano County's creation of a Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program to allow property owners to offset costs for energy-efficient home improvements
* Giving final approval to the city's residential view district ordinance.
Contact staff writer Jessica A. York at (707) 553-6834 or email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @JYVallejo.
If You Go
What: Vallejo City Council meeting
When: 7 p.m. Tuesday
Where: Vallejo City Council Chambers, 555 Santa Clara St.
At issue: Vallejo Police Department's purchase of a firearm simulator, Vacant Property Ordinance, mid-year city budget update.


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|Boston Red Sox placed RHP Josh Beckett on the 15-day disabled list. Lower back strain
Joshua Patrick Beckett...resides in Boerne, Texas with his wife, Holly, and daughter, Ryann Rose...the couple is expecting a second child this spring...since 2007, has hosted the Beckett Bowl in Boston, which benefited the Josh Beckett Foundation and Children's Hospital Boston...participated in Make-A-Wish program in Boston in both 2008 and 2011...launched a charity wine event in 2010 with the proceeds benefitting the Josh Beckett Foundation...was honored by Children's Hospital Boston with the 2009 Champions for Children Award...unveiled the Josh Beckett Treatment Room at Children's Hospital Boston in early 2009 and has visited patients and made donations to the hospital...nominated for The Sporting News Good Guy Award in 2002 while with the Marlins... was active with both the Red Sox Foundation and Florida Marlins Community Foundation, including sponsoring the Josh Beckett Baseball Tournament while with the Marlins...became the first high school pitcher to be selected in the first round by the Marlins...was the first high school right-hander to be selected as high as No. 2 in the draft since Montreal took Bill Gullickson with the second pick in 1977.2013
Went 0-5 with a 5.19 ERA in eight starts before being placed on the 15-day disabled list on May 15, originally for a left groin strain... Made three quality starts, including a complete game loss on April 14 at Arizona, when he allowed just one run on six hits in 8.1 innings in a 1-0 defeat…struck out a season-high nine batters in that outing... underwent season-ending surgery on July 10 to remove his right first rib to relieve pressure on his nerves caused by Thoracic Outlet Syndrome…performed by Dr. Greg Pearl in Dallas, TX.2012 Went a combined 7-14 with a 4.65 ERA in 28 starts with the Red Sox and Dodgers...acquired by Los Angeles on Aug. 25 as a part of a nine-player trade, the largest in Dodger history. Posted at least 100.0 innings and 20 or more starts for the 12th consecutive season, joining CC Sabathia, Derek Lowe and Mark Buehrle as the only pitchers to do so. Went 2-3 with a 2.93 ERA (14 ER/43.0 IP) in seven starts as a Dodger...held opponents to one earned run in four of his seven starts...averaged 8.0 strikeouts per 9.0 innings (38 SO/43.0 IP) with Los Angeles Posted a 2-0 record and a 1.50 ERA (3 ER/18.0 IP) in three starts at Dodger Stadium. Ranked 15th in the NL with a 2.65 September ERA (11 ER/37.1 IP), going 2-2 in six starts. Including two Interleague starts, went 3-4 with a 2.97 ERA (19 ER/57.2 IP) in nine combined starts against NL opponents. Suffered a career-long five-game losing streak from July 20-Aug. 27, going 0-5 with a 7.17 ERA (30 ER/37.2 IP) in seven starts. Had a streak of 80.1 innings without allowing a homer, including a career-high stretch of 12 consecutive homerless starts from May 15-Aug. 8 (76.1 IP)...the 12 consecutive homerless starts matched the longest single-season streak by a Red Sox pitcher in the last 64 years (Mel Parnell, 14, June 29-Sept. 11, 1948)...was the longest streak overall by a Red Sox hurler since Derek Lowe went 16 straight from June 28, 1998-June 5, 2002, including the first 12 starts of 2002. 2011 Posted his best marks in 10 full Major League seasons in ERA (2.89), opponent AVG (.211) and WHIP (1.03). ... Made his 3rd career All-Star team. Halved his ERA from 2010 (5.78), becoming the 1st Red Sox ever to shave his ERA by as many as 2.89 runs from one season to the next with at least 125.0 innings for the club in each year. Led the team and ranked among AL leaders in ERA (5th), opponent AVG (3rd), WHIP (4th), winning pct. (7th, .650), strikeout-perwalk ratio (11th, 3.37)...Tied for AL lead with 7 scoreless starts. Ranked among AL leaders in home ERA (10th, 2.71), road ERA (7th, 3.05) and night ERA (7th, 3.01). ...Also topped the Sox in innings (193.0) and quality starts (20) and was second in wins (13), starts (30) and K's (175). Ranked sixth in the AL with a .186 (75-for-403) opponent clip vs. left-handers, the second-lowest mark by a qualifying Red Sox starter in 30 years after Pedro Martinez's 2000 season (.150). ...Was also sixth in the AL in opponent AVG with RISP (.193). Voted to his third-career All-Star team (also 2007 and 2009) via the Player Ballot, a vote of the players, managers and coaches. ... Attended the exhibition but did not appear in the game. Held opponents to a Major League-low .187 AVG (72-for-385) in the 1st half and ranked 3rd in the AL with a 2.27 ERA (28 ER/111.0 IP) and 6th with a .727 winning percentage (8-3) in that time. His 2.27 1st-half ERA was the best by a qualifying Sox starter since 2001 (Pedro Martinez, 2.26). ... His .187 opponent AVG was 3rd lowest by a Sox starter before the break since 1946, best since 2000 (Martinez, .164). Allowed five runs or less in each of his 1st 28 starts of the season, the longest such streak to begin a campaign by a Red Sox since Alex Ferguson did it in his 1st 28 starts of 1924. ... Allowed a season-high six runs in each of his two subsequent outings of the year, 9/21 vs. BAL and 9/26 at BAL, increasing his ERA from 2.50 to 2.89. His six runs allowed on 9/21 snapped a streak of 35 starts allowing five runs or less dating back to 8/25/2010. ... It was the longest streak by a Red Sox since Bill Monbouquette's 41-gamer from 6/28/1964-7/16/1965. Tossed the Sox only 9.0-inning complete game and shutout of the year, a one-hitter in Boston's 3-0 win at TB on 6/15, his 10th career complete game (7th with BOS) and fifth shutout (3rd with BOS)...Since 1920, Hideo Nomo (5/25/01 vs. TOR) is the only other Red Sox pitcher to toss a shutout with 1 hit allowed or less while not walking or hitting any batters and facing just 1 hitter over the minimum. Boston went 20-10 in his starts. ... Led Sox starters with a career-high 10 no-decisions. ... Tied for the ML lead with six no-decisions in which he allowed one run or less and eight no-decisions in which he allowed two runs or less. Received three runs of support or less in 17 of his 30 starts overall, including two runs or less in 9 of his 10 nodecisions. ... Started seven of Boston's 11 extra-innings games in 2011. Collected his 1,000th strikeout as a member of the Red Sox on 9/16 vs. TB...Passed Smoky Joe Wood (986) for seventh on the team's all-time strikeouts list on 8/31 vs. NYY. Went 7.0 innings or more while allowing five base runners or less in 3 straight games from 4/10-21...Joined Pedro Martinez (4, 7/25-8/10/02), Tex Hughson (3, 6/13-22/43) and Ed Durham (3, 9/12-21/31) as the only Boston hurlers to achieve the feat since 1919. Went 2-0 with a 0.56 ERA (2 ER/32.1 IP) in his 1st five home starts through 5/19. ... Allowed 1 run or less in each of those games, the longest such streak by a Red Sox at home to begin a season since 1919. Had a 1.00 ERA (4 ER/36.0 IP) in six May starts, the best mark by a Red Sox pitcher with at least 25.0 innings in May since 2000 (Pedro Martinez, 0.86) and the lowest ERA by a Red Sox in any full month (min. 25.0 IP) since September 2003 (Martinez, 0.82). Held opponents to fewer hits than innings pitched in 11 straight starts from 5/4-7/3, 2 shy of the team's single-season record, set by Babe Ruth in 1916...Allowed one run or less in five straight starts from 5/4-24, the longest such streak of his career and the longest by a Red Sox since Derek Lowe, 7/17-8/8/02. Did not surrender a home run over a career-high 7 straight starts from 5/4-6/4, the longest such streak of the season by a Red Sox...Threw a career-high eight straight quality starts from 5/9-6/15, the longest stretch on the team in 2011. ... Went 4-1 with a 1.51 ERA (9 ER/53.2 IP) in that time. Pitched at least 6.0 innings while allowing five hits or less in nine straight starts from 5/14-7/3, the longest such streak in Red Sox history...Matched the longest streak of its kind by an AL right-hander since 1919. Did not allow a run over a career-high 19.1 innings from 4/27-5/19, including a career-high three straight scoreless starts from 5/9-14. ... Also had a 16.0-inning scoreless streak from 6/9-28 and a 14.0-inning run from 7/8-23. Went 4-0 with a 1.85 ERA (7 ER/34.0 IP) and 38 K's in five starts against the Yankees, becoming the 1st Red Sox with four wins vs. NYY in a season since Al Nipper in 1987 (4). ... No other Major Leaguer won more than 2 games against New York in 2011. On 4/10, earned a 4-0 win over the Yankees with 8.0 scoreless innings, allowing 2 hits while fanning 10...Became the 1st Red Sox hurler to go at least 8.0 scoreless innings with 10+ strikeouts while limiting the opposition to two hits or less since Pedro Martinez on 7/25/2002 vs. TB (8.0 IP, 2 H, 11 K). ... The only other Red Sox hurler since 1919 to reach those marks in a game against the Yankees was Ray Culp, 9/21/1968 at NYY (9.0 IP, 1 H, 11 K). Had one other double-digit strikeout game, fanning a season-high 11 batters on 7/3 at HOU to become the first Red Sox with at least 11 K's and no walks in an outing since Pedro Martinez on 7/7/2003 at NYY (11 K). Was 2-0 with a 0.78 ERA (2 ER/23.0 IP) in 3 starts against the Rays, the best single-season mark against the club (min. 20.0 IP) by a Major Leaguer since Pedro Martinez in 2003 (0.55). ... Allowed just an infield single in each of his first two starts against TB, both at Tropicana Field (9.0 IP on 6/15 and 8.0 IP on 7/17). ... Was the first pitcher since 1925 with consecutive starts against an opponent of 8.0+ innings and no more than one combined hit and walk allowed (BRO's Dazzy Vance, 9/8 and 9/15 vs. PHA). His two, 1-hit outings of at least 8.0 innings matched them most in a season by a Red Sox since 1919, also accomplished by Rick Wise in 1976 and Pedro Martinez in 2000. 2010 Posted a career-high 5.78 ERA (82 ER/127.2 IP). Allowed 3 earned runs or less in 7 of his 12 road starts...4 of 6 wins came away from home...5th time in the last 7 seasons that he posted more wins as a visitor. Tallied a 1-2 record with a 9.95 ERA (42 ER/38.0 IP) in 7 starts against 2010 ALCS participants Texas and New York...Went 5-4 with a 4.01 ERA (40 ER/89.2 IP) in 14 combined starts against all other opponents. Posted a 3.86 ERA (8 ER/18.2 IP) through his 1st 3 starts of the season, but finished the month of April with a 7.22 ERA (23 ER/28.2 IP), the exact same mark he posted in April 2009...Since 1952, Marty Pattin is the only Sox pitcher with a higher ERA in the month of April (minimum 25.0 IP) at 9.00 (25 ER/25.0 IP) in 1973. Made 2nd consecutive Opening Day start on 4/4 vs. NYY, the 5th Opening Day nod of his career (also 3 with the Marlins from 2003-05)...Allowed 5 runs over 4.2 innings but did not factor in the decision as the Sox came back from a 5-1 deficit to win, 9-7...Marked the 1st time the Red Sox have ever posted a win after trailing by as many as 4 runs on Opening Day (Elias). Signed a 4-year contract extension with Boston through the 2014 season on 4/5. Earned 100th decision as a member of the Red Sox with an 8-3 win over KC on 4/10 (7.0 IP, 3 R/ER, 4 K's)... Is 1 of 43 pitchers to reach that mark with the club. Allowed a career-high-tying 9 runs (3rd time, 1st since 2006) and took the loss as the Sox fell 10-3 vs. NYY on 5/7...Struck out 8 batters and also hit 2 (both in the 2nd inning, tying career high for a single inning for the 3rd time)...According to Elias, became the 1st ML pitcher with as many as 9 runs, 8 strikeouts and 2 HBPs in the same game since Jack Coombs with the Philadelphia Athletics at Washington on 6/28/1911 (9 R, 10 K, 3 HBP)... Was the 1st Sox pitcher with at least 9 runs and 8 K's since Red Ruffing on 9/27/1928 at Cleveland (14 R, 8 K). Loss on 5/7 snapped a stretch of 10 straight undefeated starts beginning 9/12/09, the 2nd-longest undefeated streak of his career after an 11-game run from 4/4-6/8/07...Also ended a career-high, 4-start streak without a decision dating back to win on 4/10 at KC. Landed on the 15-day disabled list with a lower back strain on 5/19 and transferred to the 60-day DL on 7/16...Did not receive a decision while posting a 4.50 ERA (4 ER/8.0 IP) over 2 rehab starts with Triple-A Pawtucket on 7/11 and 7/17...Activated from the DL on 7/23. Tallied a 2.18 ERA (5 ER/20.2 IP) with a 2-0 record over his 1st 3 games after coming off the DL, but gave up at least 6 earned runs in each of his next 3 tilts from 8/8-19 (10.69 ERA, 19 ER/16.0 IP)...Compiled a 4.17 ERA (21 ER/45.1 IP) over his final 7 starts beginning 8/25. Tossed a season-high 8.0 innings in a 3-1 win against the Indians at Fenway Park on 8/3, allowing 1 run on a season-low 3 hits with no walks and 8 strikeouts...Retired the final 14 batters he faced beginning with the 2nd out of the 4th inning...Ejected in the bottom of the 8th during an on-field incident, his 1st career ejection. Suffered the defeat in a 7-2 loss at NYY on 8/8 (4.2 IP, 7 R/ER), marking his 1st road loss since 9/7/09 at CWS...Snapped a stretch of 7 straight road starts without a loss, tied for the longest such streak of his career (also 9/16/06-6/24/07). Fanned Torii Hunter in the opening frame on 8/19 vs. LAA for his 1,400th career strikeout in his 242nd ML outing...Became the 3rd-fastest pitcher since 2000 to reach 1,400 K's, after only A.J. Burnett (237th game on 8/7/09) and Jake Peavy (222nd game on 5/8/10). Passed Ray Culp (794) for 10th on the Red Sox all-time list with a strikeout of Jeff Mathis in the 5th inning on 8/19 vs. LAA and moved past Frank Sullivan (821) for 9th by fanning Cliff Pennington in the 3rd inning on 9/12 at OAK. Tied a season high with 5 walks, including a career-high 4 straight in the 3rd inning, on 9/12 at OAK...Was 1st time he issued at least 4 free passes in a single frame since a career single-inning-high 5 walks in the top of the 1st on 9/23/04 vs. PHI while with Florida. 2009: Named an All-Star for the 2nd time...Established career highs in innings (212.1), strikeouts (199) and complete games (4). Finished among AL leaders in complete games (T-3rd, 4), wins (T-4th, 17), strikeouts per 9.0 innings (5th, 8.43), strikeouts (6th), innings (9th), opponent batting average (9th, .244) and fewest walks per 9.0 innings (9th, 2.33). 4 complete games marked most by a Sox hurler since Pedro Martinez's 7 in 2000. Went 8-1 with a 2.69 ERA (29 ER/97.0 IP) in 14 starts following a Sox loss...The team was 11-3 in those contests. In 16 home starts, went 10-1 with a 3.59 ERA (43 ER/107.2 IP)...Took only home loss on 8/23 vs. NYY, his 12th start of the year at Fenway Park...Was 1st Red Sox hurler to go undefeated in his 1st 11 home starts to begin a season since Curt Schilling (11) in 2004. Was Boston's Opening Day starter on 4/7 vs. TB, his 1st Opening Day nod for the Red Sox and 4th overall... Tossed 7.0 innings of 2-hit, 1-run ball with 10 strikeouts and earned the 5-3 win...The 10 K's were the most by a Sox pitcher on Opening Day since Pedro Martinez fanned 11 at SEA on 4/4/00. Went 2-2 with a 7.22 ERA (23 ER/28.2 IP) in 5 April starts but went 15-4 with a 3.33 ERA (68 ER/183.2 IP) in 27 starts over the remainder of the season. Served 5-game suspension (reduced from 6) 4/19-24 as result of on-field incident that occurred 4/12 at LAA. Posted a 2.17 ERA (31 ER/128.1 IP) while going 12-2 over 18 starts from 5/5-8/12, tops in the AL and 3rd in the Majors in that time behind San Francisco's Tim Lincecum (1.98) and Los Angeles' Clayton Kershaw (2.00). Made 100th start for Boston on 5/28 at MIN, tossing 7.0 innings of 1-run ball for the 3-1 victory. Belted 3rd career homer on 6/14 at PHI, a 6th-inning leadoff shot off J.A. Happ...Was 1st homer by a Red Sox pitcher since he did it on 5/20/06 also at PHI. Earned AL Player of the Week honors for 7/6-12, going 2-0 with a 1.15 ERA (2 ER/15.2 IP). Tossed complete-game, 3-hit shutout to earn 100th career Major League win, a 6-0 Sox victory on 7/12 vs. KC... Was 1st Red Sox pitcher to get 100th career win with a shutout since Sonny Siebert on 6/22/71 vs. CLE (Elias). Entered the All-Star break tied for the Major League lead with 11 wins...Joined Tim Wakefield as the 7th pair of teammates ever to share their league's lead at that point in the season...Atlanta's Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux were the last to do it with 12 each in 1998...Wes Ferrell and Lefty Grove are the only other pitchers to accomplish the feat for Boston, winning 11 games each before the Midsummer Classic in 1936. Finished 5th among AL starters in the Players All-Star Balloting...Was at the game but did not pitch in the Midsummer Classic on 7/14 at STL. Tossed a club season-high 18.0 consecutive scoreless innings from 8/1-12. 2009 Named an All-Star for the 2nd time...Established career highs in innings (212.1), strikeouts (199) and complete games (4)...Finished among AL leaders in complete games (T-3rd, 4), wins (T- 4th, 17), strikeouts per 9.0 innings (5th, 8.43), strikeouts (6th), innings (9th), opponent batting average (9th, .244) and fewest walks per 9.0 innings (9th, 2.33)...4 complete games marked most by a Sox hurler since Pedro Martinez's 7 in 2000...Went 8-1 with a 2.69 ERA (29 ER/97.0 IP) in 14 starts following a Red Sox loss...The team was 11-3 in those contests...In 16 home starts, went 10-1 with a 3.59 ERA (43 ER/107.2 IP)...Took only home loss on 8/23 vs. NYY, his 12th start of the year at Fenway Park...Was 1st Red Sox hurler to go undefeated in his 1st 11 starts to begin a season since Curt Schilling (11) in 2004...Was BOS's Opening Day starter on 4/7 vs. TB, his 1st Opening Day nod for the Red Sox and 4th overall... Tossed 7.0 innings of 2-hit, 1-run ball with 10 strikeouts...The 10 K's were the most by a Sox pitcher on Opening Day since Pedro Martinez fanned 11 at SEA on 4/4/00...Was 2-2 with a 7.22 ERA (23 ER/28.2 IP) in 5 April starts but went 15-4 with a 3.33 ERA (68 ER/183.2 IP) in 27 starts over the remainder of the season...Served 5-game suspension (reduced from 6) 4/19-24 as result of on-field incident that occurred 4/12 at LAA...Posted a 2.17 ERA (31 ER/128.1 IP) while going 12-2 over 18 starts from 5/5-8/12, tops in the AL and 3rd in the Majors in that time behind SF's Tim Lincecum (1.98) and LAD'S Clayton Kershaw (2.00)...Was 5-0 with a 1.70 ERA (9 ER/47.2 IP) over 7 starts from 5/5-6/9 and allowed just 1 run over the final 4 starts (beginning 5/23) of that stretch for a 0.31 ERA (1 ER/28.2 IP), going 3-0...Made 100th start for BOS on 5/28 at MIN, tossing 7.0 innings of 1-run ball for the 3-1 victory...Belted 3rd career homer on 6/14 at PHI, a 6th-inning leadoff shot off J.A. Happ...Was 1st homer by a Red Sox pitcher since he did it on 5/20/06 also at PHI...Earned AL Player of the Week honors for 7/6-12, going 2-0 with a 1.15 ERA (2 ER/15.2 IP)...Tossed complete-game, 3-hit shutout to earn 100th career Major League win, a 6-0 Sox victory on 7/12 vs. KC... Was 1st Red Sox pitcher to get 100th career win with a shutout since Sonny Siebert on 6/22/71 vs. CLE (Elias)...Entered the All-Star break tied for the Major League lead with 11 wins...Joined Tim Wakefield as the 7th pair of teammates ever to share their league's lead at that point in the season...ATL's Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux were the last to do it with 12 each in 1998...Wes Ferrell and Lefty Grove are the only other pitchers to accomplish the feat for BOS, winning 11 games each before the Midsummer Classic in 1936...Finished 5th among AL starters in the Players All-Star Balloting...Was at the game but did not pitch in the Midsummer Classic on 7/14 at STL...Tossed a club season-high 18.0 consecutive scoreless innings from 8/1-12...Surrendered 2 or more homers in 5 straight starts from 8/12-9/2 with 14 total long balls in that time. 2008 Finished 8th in the A.L. with 172 strikeouts, the 2nd-highest total of his career behind 194 K's in 2007...Averaged 8.88 strikeouts per 9.0 innings (172 K's/174.1 IP), 2nd in the A.L. behind only A.J. Burnett (9.39)...Has fanned at least 150 batters in each of the last 6 seasons, one of 5 major leaguers to do so...Struck out 8 or more on 8 occasions, tied for the 6th-highest total in the A.L....Fanned a career-high 13 in a 3-0 loss at Tampa Bay on April 27, tied with Burnett (August 19 vs. NYY) for the A.L.'s highest single-game total of 2008...Recorded each of his first 6 outs by way of the K and whiffed 8 through 3.0 frames...Was the first Sox hurler to fan at least 13 in a game since Curt Schilling's 14 K's on September 21, 2004 at Baltimore. Recorded 3 strikeouts in a 10-6 loss vs. Baltimore on June 10 ending a streak of 17 consecutive starts with at least 5 K's that began August 29, 2007...Since 1956, Pedro Martinez (43, 21) and Roger Clemens (20, 20) are the only Red Sox pitchers with longer such streaks...Recorded career strikeout No. 1,000 against Brandon Inge on May 8 at Detroit.
UNDER CONTROL: Ranked 9th in the A.L. with 1.76 walks per 9.0 innings pitched (34 BB/174.1 IP)... Walked just 34 batters, his lowest single-season total since issuing 11 free passes over 4 games in 2001, his first season at the major league level...Tied with teammate Paul Byrd and Cleveland's Cliff Lee for the 3rd-fewest walks of any A.L. hurler with at least 170.0 innings. Issued 2 walks or less in each of his final 17 starts of the season beginning June 4 with a strikeoutto- walk ratio of 4.85 (20 BB/97 K's), 4th in the A.L. over that span (minimum 50.0 IP)...Tied for the A.L.'s 7th-longest such streak of 2008 and was the longest by a Red Sox pitcher since Curt Schilling made 33 such starts in a row from September 20, 2005 to September 20, 2006.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Placed 4th in the A.L. with a 2.85 ERA (32 ER/101.0 IP) in 15 road starts compared to a 5.65 ERA (46 ER/73.1 IP) in 12 outings at Fenway Park...Beginning on May 24 at Oakland, went 5-2 with a 2.23 ERA (17 ER/68.2 IP) in his final 10 road starts of the season, the best such ERA in the majors over that span...Overall, went 7-5 on the road and 5-5 at home, the 3rd straight season and 4th in the last 5 that he has posted more wins as a visitor.
SUPPORT STORY : Won just 8 of his 16 quality starts while Boston lost in 7 of those efforts, tied for the 4th-most in the A.L...Tim Wakefield led the league with 9 team losses in his quality starts...Sox scored a total of 98 runs in his 12 wins, an average of 8.2 runs per game, but just 36 times in his 15 other starts (2.4 runs per game) including 20 runs in his 10 losses or 2.0 runs per game.
INJURY BUG: Was on the 15-day disabled list from August 28 (retroactive to August 18) to September 5 with right shoulder inflammation...Was his 2nd stint on the DL in 2008 after missing from March 25 (retroactive to March 19) to April 6 with a lower back strain...Has made 12 career trips to the DL including 3 since joining the Red Sox in 2006.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Went 5-3 with a 4.67 ERA (28 ER/54.0 IP) in his first 8 starts through May 18, giving up 5 or more runs 3 times in that span...Gave up at least 5 runs on 6 occasions, including a pair of 8-run outings, July 30 vs. the Angels and August 17 vs. Toronto...Was 3-2 with a 2.72 ERA (16 ER/53.0 IP) over an 8-start stretch from May 24-July 4 but logged a 3-4 record and 5.95 mark (28 ER/42.1 IP) in his next 7 starts through August 17 before landing on the DL...Made 4 starts after being activated on September 5, going 1-1 with a 2.16 ERA (6 ER/25.0 IP), 4th in the A.L. in that time...Tossed at least 6.0 innings in 21 of his 27 outings including a 9-start streak from May 18-July 4, the 2nd-longest on the club behind Tim Wakefied's 10-gamer from May 28-July 20.
MORE 2008 HIGHLIGHTS: Allowed 4 home runs in an 11-7 win over Milwaukee on May 18 at Fenway Park, the first Red Sox pitcher to do so since Tim Wakefield gave up 6 in an 11-9 triumph at Detroit on August 8, 2004...Logged his 2nd double-digit strikeout effort of the season, and his 3rd straight game of at least 9 K's, when he fanned 10 in a 5-2 victory at Baltimore on May 30...Tossed his 5th career complete game on July 19 against the Angels in Los Angeles but took the 4-2 loss... Did not allow a run until a 7th-inning leadoff homer by Vladimir Guerrero...Gave up 8 runs on 8 hits and one walk and fanned 3 over 2.1 innings in a 15-4 loss to Toronto on August 17 at Fenway Park...Was his shortest start since going 1.1 frames at Yankee Stadium on June 5, 2006...Landed on the 15-day DL the following day.2007 20-20 VISION: Led the majors with 20 victories, the majors' first 20-game winner since 2005, when 4 pitchers (Dontrelle Willis-22; Chris Carpenter-21; Bartolo Colon-20; Roy Oswalt-20) reached that plateau...Was Boston's 1st 20-game winner since Curt Schilling in 2004 (21-led ML) and 47th in club history, the 15th since 1950...Recorded his 20th win in his 29th start on September 21 at Tampa Bay, fewest since Chris Carpenter in 2005 (28)...Were fewest starts for an A.L. pitcher to win 20th game since Boston's Pedro Martinez (25th) in 1999...Only Martinez and Roger Clemens (27th start in 1986 and 1990) took fewer starts to win 20th by a Red Sox pitcher since 1950. With 200.2 innings pitched, had 3rd fewest IP ever by a 20-game winner behind the Yankees' Bob Grim in 1954 (20 wins, 199.0 IP) and Martinez in 2002 (20 wins, 199.1 IP).
LEADING THE WAY: Was 1st Red Sox to lead majors in victories since Schilling (21 in 2004)...Ranked 2nd in the A.L. with a .741 winning percentage and had 6th lowest ERA at 3.27, the lowest ERA for a Red Sox qualifier since Schilling (3.26) in 2004...Also placed among A.L. leaders in strikeouts to walks ratio (3rd, 4.85), fewest baserunners per 9 innings (4th, 10.50), fewest walks per 9 innings (6th, 1.79), strikeouts (7th, 194), lowest opponents batting average (7th, .245), most strikeouts per 9 innings (7th, 8.70), and fewest home runs per 9 innings (10th, 0.76)...Held opponents to a .207 average with runners in scoring position, 3rd lowest in A.L...Leadoff batters had .251 on-base percentage, lowest in the majors. Topped the Red Sox in wins and ERA, ranked 2nd in inning and strikeouts, and made the 3rd most starts.
HONOR ROLL: Was selected as the Red Sox Pitcher of the Year by Boston BBWAA chapter...Was named the ML Starting Pitcher of the Year in fan voting on mlb.com...Placed 2nd in the BBWAA Cy Young Award voting, receiving 8 1sts, 14 2nds, and 4 3rds for 86 points behind Cleveland's C.C. Sabathia with 119 points (19 1sts, 8 2nds)...Named as one of 4 starting pitchers on Baseball America's ML All-Star Team...Was selected the Red Sox Player of the Month for April, going 5-0, 2.48 ERA in 5 starts.
SEASON SUMMARY: Won 1st 3 starts with 1.80 ERA (3 ER/18.0 IP) and tied club record with 5 victories in April, matching Babe Ruth (1917) and Pedro Martinez (2000)...Earned a victory in each of 1st 7 outings with a 2.51 ERA (13 ER/46.2 IP) before a no decision on May 13 vs. Baltimore...Left that game after 4.0 innings after tearing skin on right middle finger...Was placed on the disabled list on May 19 (retroactive to May 14) and missed 2 starts before being activated on May 29...Was 2-0 in next 3 starts to improve to 9-0, 2.88 in 11 appearances...Winning streak ended with defeat on June 14 to Colorado. Captured his next 2 outings and was 11-1, 3.07 through June 24...Went 2-3, 4.28 (19 ER/40.0 IP) in next 5 games...Dropped consecutive decisions for the only time all season, July 25 at Cleveland and July 31 against Baltimore...Finished the year with a 7-2, 3.07 (23 ER/67.1 IP) performance in final 10 games...Was victorious in 4 straight starts, September 4-21, before loss on September 27 vs. Minnesota.
7-FOR-7: Was the first ML pitcher to win at least his 1st 7 starts at the beginning of a season since 2005, when the White Sox' Jon Garland won his 1st 8 games and Florida's Dontrelle Willis was 7-0 after 7 outings...Became just the 6th pitcher in Red Sox history to win at least his first 7 starts in a season...Babe Ruth (1917), Dave Ferriss (1945) and Roger Moret (1973) share the club record with victories in their 1st 8 contests to begin a season.
9 IN A ROW: Was just the 6th Red Sox pitcher ever to win at least his 1st 9 decisions in a season, 1st since Roger Clemens began a Sox record 14-0 in 1986...That career best winning streak from April 4-June 8 tied for 2nd longest in the majors in 2007, behind only Oakland's Dan Haren (10 straight wins, April 18-July 1).
DESERVING OF A BREAK: Carried a 12-2 record into the All-Star break, just the 18th time that a Sox pitcher has recorded at least 12 wins before the break...Derek Lowe was the last to do so with 12 wins at the All-Star break in 2002.
ROAD WARRIOR: Went 11-2, 2.18 in 13 road starts...Tied with John Lackey for 2nd in the majors in road wins (Carlos Zambrano, 12) and had lowest road ERA among ML qualifiers...Since 1995, only 2 other A.L. pitchers have posted a lower road ERA: Toronto's Roy Halladay (2.09) in 2005 and Boston's Pedro Martinez 4 times (1.57/2003; 1.66/2000; 1.88/1999; 1.89/2002)...Last Red Sox pitcher with more road wins was Derek Lowe (12) in 2002...Is 25-13 in 44 road starts from 2005-2007.
SEEING STARS: Was the American League's winning pitcher in the ML All-Star Game on July 10 in San Francisco, striking out 2 with just one hit allowed over 2.0 scoreless relief innings...Was his first career All-Star appearance after receiving the most votes of any A.L. starting pitcher...Was the 3rd Red Sox pitcher to ever win an All-Star Game, 1st in relief...Roger Clemens was the starter and winner for the American League in 1986 at Houston, and Pedro Martinez earned the win after starting the 1999 game at Fenway Park.
TRENDS: Issued 3 or fewer runs 23 times and worked at least 7.0 innings on 15 occasions...Lone complete game in regular season was 8-inning defeat on July 25 at Cleveland...His one CG was the fewest by a 20-game winner since 2003 (4 pitchers) and matches the fewest ever for a Red Sox pitcher with 20 victories (Derek Lowe in 2002)...Had 123 strikeouts in 117.2 innings over his final 17 starts beginning June 24, an average of 9.4 K's per 9 innings...Fanned 7 or more in 4 of his last 5, 7 of his last 10, and 12 of those 17 outings...Recorded regular season best 10 strikeouts on July 20 against the Chicago White Sox, most K's since 11 on April 10, 2005 with Florida vs. Washington... Walked 2 or less in 19 of his final 20 and 27 of 30 overall starts.
ODDS AND ENDS: Went 10-3 when starting after a Boston loss in 2007...Worked 1st 6.0 innings of combined 4-0 shutout on June 19 at Atlanta...Did not return after 48-minute rain delay...Issued just 2 homers over 64.0 innings in 1st 10 starts through June 3...Red Sox scored 147 runs while Beckett was in the game in 30 starts, 8th most in the majors, and averaged 6.59 runs per 9 innings in his games, 4th highest....Has earned the win in 2 straight Red Sox home openers, posting a 1.29 ERA (2 ER/14.0 IP) in the 2 starts, defeating Toronto on April 11, 2006 and Seattle on April 10, 2007...Is the first Sox pitcher to win back-to-back home openers since Dennis Eckersley in 1979- 80...Is 7-1 in 8 regular season starts against the National League in 2006-07.
POSTSEASON PLAUDITS: Won all 4 of his 2007 starts and is 6-2, 1.73 in 10 games/9 starts in playoff action...Has held opponents to a .159 batting average, a .209 on-base percentage, and 6.94 baserunners per 9 innings, all lowest all-time among pitchers with at least 40.0 post-season innings...His ERA is 3rd lowest in post-season history among pitchers with 70.0 or more innings behind Mariano Rivera (0.77) and Christy Mathewson (1.06)...Has 3 complete game shutouts, tied with Mordecai Brown and Whitey Ford for 2nd most all-time in post-season, one behind Mathewson...Has won his last 5 playoff starts with a 0.92 ERA (4 ER/39.0 IP) since losing Game 3 of the 2003 World Series to the Yankees.
2007: His 4 wins in 2007 tied for 3rd most alltime in a single post-season and matched the record for most starting playoff victories in one year, the 9th pitcher to accomplish that feat...Was the 1st Red Sox pitcher ever to win 4 games in one post-season...Posted a 1.20 ERA (4 ER/30.0 IP) in the 4 starts, tied for 5th lowest among pitchers with at least 30.0 innings in one post-season...Had 35 strikeouts, tied for 6th most ever in a post-season, and permitted just 2 walks.
ALDS: Went the distance to blank the Los Angeles Angels on 4 hits, 4-0 in Game 1 on October 3 at Fenway Park...Became the 8th pitcher in post-season history to throw CG SHO in consecutive starts (also Game 6 of 2003 WS vs. New York Yankees)...Was 7th CG SHO in Red Sox post-season history, 1st since Luis Tiant in Game 1 of 1975 World Series, and 2nd ever in Sox' post-season opener, the other by Babe Ruth in Game 1 of 1918 World Series...Was 1st CG SHO in the post-season since Dodgers' Jose Lima in Game 3 of 2004 NLDS...Retired 19 consecutive batters after allowing 1st inning leadoff single, tying the 3rd longest streak in post-season history.
ALCS: Won both starts versus Cleveland with a 1.93 ERA (3 ER/14.0 IP) to earn ALCS Most Valuable Player honors...Issued 4 hits and 2 runs in 6.0 innings for a 10-3 Game 1 victory at Fenway Park on October 12...Allowed 1st inning run to end post-season scoreless innings streak at 18.0 innings...Saved Boston from elimination with a 7-1 win in Game 5 on October 18 at Jacobs Field, permitting 5 hits and a run in 8.0 innings...Had not issued a walk in 1st 16.0 frames of post-season before Franklin Gutierrez BB in 2nd inning...His 11 strikeouts in that game were most in a postseason game for any pitcher since Beckett fanned 10 in Game 3 of 2003 World Series...Was 4th game of 10+ strikeouts for a Red Sox pitcher in a playoff game.
WS: Captured his 3rd straight series opener with a 13-1 victory over Colorado on October 24 at Fenway Park...Issued one run in 7.0 innings with 9 strikeouts...Fanned the 1st 4 batters of the game, 3rd most ever to start a World Series game...Became the 19th pitcher to start a World Series game in both leagues.2006 SUMMARY: In his first Red Sox season, set career highs with 16 wins, 33 starts and 204.2 innings pitched, reaching 30 starts and eclipsing 200.0 innings for the first time in five Major League campaigns...led the Red Sox in wins, starts and innings...ranked 4th in the American League with a .245 batting average against, tied for 6th in starts and tied for 8th in wins...his 36 home runs allowed were a career high and tied for 2nd-most in the the Majors...his career-high 74 walks were 5th-most in the A.L.
STARTING STRONG: Won his first 3 starts of the season for the first time in his big-league career, allowing only one earned run in 7.0 innings in each of those 3 starts...won 4 starts in a row (May 9-25) for the first time in his career en route to winning 7 of his first 8 Red Sox decisions...carried a 10-3 record into July, becoming the Majors' fourth 10-game winner on June 28 vs. the Mets...became the Majors' first 13-game winner with a 7-3 victory July 24 in Oakland...after his 10-3 start, went 6-8 the rest of the way.
OPENING DAY AT FENWAY: Defeated the Blue Jays, 5-3, April 11 in Fenway Park's 95th home opener...as Boston's 14th different starter for its home opener in the last 16 years...his Sox debut was also a bit of a "home opener" on April 5 against the Rangers in Arlington, when he pitched a few hours from his hometown of Spring, Texas and held the Rangers to just one run on 7 hits and a walk in 7.0 innings, fanning 5 in a 2-1 victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Was a perfect 4-0 with a 2.83 ERA in 4 starts vs. the National League in interleague play...limited righthanders to a .238 batting average (93-for-390) with 16 homers and lefthanders to a .251 mark (98-for-390) with 20 homers...allowed only a .208 batting average (15-for-72) with runners in scoring position and 2 outs...held foes to a .189 batting average (43-for-227) with 2 outs and a .159 mark (59-for-371) with 2 strikes...went 7-6 with a 4.84 ERA (59 ER/109.2 IP) in 17 starts at home and 9-5 with a 5.21 ERA (55 ER/95.0 IP) in 16 starts on the road...defeated 14 of the 16 teams he faced, going winless against only Detroit and Cleveland...beat 11 American League clubs and 3 National League clubs in 2006...owned a 2.22 ERA (27 ER/109.2 IP) in his 16 wins, a 10.36 ERA (66 ER/57.1 IP) in his 11 losses and a 5.02 ERA (21 ER/37.2 IP) in his 6 no-decisions.
HAVING A BLAST: May 20 in Philadelphia, became the first Red Sox pitcher since the advent of interleague play in 1997 to hit a home run, connecting for a solo homer off Brett Myers in the 7th inning...was the first homer by a Red Sox hurler since September 26, 1972 (Marty Pattin)...it was the 2nd home run Josh has hit in his career...on September 8, 2005 at Washington, he took John Patterson deep with a solo shot in the 5th.
TURNING 50: Earned career win No. 50 on June 23 vs. Philadelphia, retiring his first 16 batters faced before David Bell broke up the perfect game bid with a single...limited the Phillies to just 2 runs on 3 hits and no walks in 8.0 innings in Boston's 10-2 win. 3-YEAR EXTENSION: The Red Sox on July 19 announced a 3-year contract extension with Beckett with a club/vesting option for 2010...the announcement was made after Boston's 1-0 win over Kansas City that day at Fenway Park...Beckett was the starter and winner in that game, allowing 4 hits with 7 strikeouts in his 8.0 innings of work.
MORE 2006 HIGHLIGHTS: On May 9, pitched in Yankee Stadium for the first time since Game 6 of the 2003 World Series and earned a 14-3 win, his first start against the Yankees with the Sox...win snapped a 3-start winless streak...May 15 on his 26th birthday, collected an 11-1 win at Baltimore, limiting the Orioles to a first-inning solo homer from Miguel Tejada...allowed only 2 hits in 7.0 innings, walking none and fanning 6...on June 10, was rained out for the 3rd time of the season and made the start June 11 vs. Texas instead, recording a no-decision in Boston's 5-4, walk-off win...was also rained out May 14 vs. Texas and May 3 vs. New York...July 14 lost 15-3 to Oakland, his first loss at Fenway after beginning the season 5-0 at home...before that start had won 4 of his previous 5 outings, going 4-1 with a 3.63 ERA (14 ER/34.2 IP)... turned in one his finest performances of the season on July 19 vs. Kansas City, limiting the Royals to 4 hits over 8.0 shutout innings...struck out 7 and did not walk a batter...became the first 13-game winner in the Majors on July 24 in Oakland, allowing 3 runs over 6.0 innings in Boston's 7-3 victory...August 19 vs. the Yankees was touched for 9 runs on 7 hits and 9 walks in 5.2 innings, striking out 2...the 9 earned runs were a career high...the 9 walks were also a career high, and most by a Red Sox pitcher since Roger Moret, who walked 9 in a complete game win over the White Sox on August 22, 1975 vs. the White Sox at Fenway...earned his first win in exactly one month on August 24 in Anaheim, holding the Angels to one run on 4 hits over 6.0 innings in Boston's 2-1 win...had his start cut short due to a small cut on his right middle finger...tossed a season-high 8.0 innings for the 3rd time on September 9 vs. Kansas City, allowing 4 runs on 8 hits in Boston's 12-inning, 10-4 loss...notched his 15th win of the season September 16 at Yankee Stadium, holding the Yankees to 2 runs on 4 hits despite 5 walks over 6.0 innings in Boston's 5-2 win...set a new career high with his 16th win September 21 vs. Minnesota, tossing 8.0 scoreless innings and scattering 6 hits with no walks and 5 strikeouts in a 6-0 win.2005 SUMMARY: Finished 15-8 with 2 complete games (one shutout) and a 3.38 ERA in his final year with the Marlins...one of only 11 N.L. pitchers to win at least 15 games, Beckett established then career highs in wins, starts (29), innings (178.2) and strikeouts (166), while ranking among league leaders in strikeouts per 9 innings (tied for 7th with 8.4), opponents average (9th at .234), winning percentage (tied for 9th at .652) and ERA (11th).
EXCLUSIVE COMPANY: Became just the 8th Marlins pitcher to win 15 games...combined with Dontrelle Willis (22 wins) to become the 3rd pair of Florida teammates to both reach 15 wins, joining Kevin Brown (17) and Al Leiter (16) in 1996 and Brown (16) and Alex Fernandez (17) in 1997.
CENTURY CLUB: Made his 100th career start September 8 at Washington, earning his 13th win, 8-4...became just the 5th pitcher to make 100 starts with the Marlins, joining A.J. Burnett (131), Brad Penny (130), Ryan Dempster (121) and Pat Rapp (115).
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Allowed 3 earned runs or less in 23 of his 29 starts, surrendering 2 earned runs or fewer in 19, including each of his final 5 starts, when he went 3-0 with a 2.25 ERA (8 ER/32.0 IP)...also worked at least 6.0 innings in 23 of his 29 starts...went 10-2 with a 2.47 ERA (25 ER/91.0 IP) in 14 starts at Dolphins Stadium, but went just 5-6 with a 4.31 ERA (42 ER/87.2 IP) in 15 starts on the road...started the season strong, going 4-1 with a 1.36 ERA (5 ER/33.0 IP) in 5 April starts...endured 2 trips to the D.L. in 2005, the 8th and 9th D.L. stints of his big league career.2004 Posted then-career highs with 26 starts and 156.2 innings and matched his career bests with 9 wins and 152 strikeouts...recorded a 9-9 record and 3.79 ERA while limiting opponents to a .235 average...would have ranked 8th in the N.L. with 8.7 strikeouts per 9 innings and 9th in the league in opponents average, but fell 5.1 innings shy of qualifying...with only 54 walks, posted a 2.8-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio...made 3 trips to the D.L., first with a blister on his right middle finger May 31, then with a strained lower back June 24 and finally with a skin tear on his right middle finger July 6. 2003 Posted a career-best 3.04 ERA, going 9-8 in 24 games (23 starts) for the Marlins before turning in an MVP performance in the World Series to help Florida to the World Championship...recorded 152 strikeouts in 142.0 innings, an average of 9.6 strikeouts per 9 innings...struck out 7 or more in a start 14 times, including a season-high 11 punchouts September 14 vs. Atlanta...his 2.55 ERA (25 ER/88.1 IP) after the All-Star break was 8th-best in the N.L...made his first career Opening Day start March 31 vs. Philadelphia, but took the loss after allowing 7 runs (2 earned) in 2.2 innings...became the 9th-youngest Opening Day starter since 1980 at 22 years, 320 days and the 2nd-youngest Opening Day starter in 2003 behind only Cleveland's C.C. Sabathia (22 years, 253 days)...was named the MVP of Florida's World Series victory over the Yankees...went 2-2 with a 2.11 ERA (10 ER/42.2 IP) and 2 complete-game shutouts in the 2003 postseason, including a complete-game 5-hitter for a 2-0 win in Game 6 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium to wrap up the championship for the Marlins...pitching on just 3 days rest, became the first pitcher since Minnesota's Jack Morris in 1991 to go the distance in a deciding World Series game (19th in baseball history), while his 47 strikeouts in the NLDS, NLCS and World Series matched the big league record for a single postseason set by Arizona's Randy Johnson in 2001...was the youngest pitcher (23 years, 5 months, 10 days) to win a deciding World Series game since Kansas City's Bret Saberhagen (21 years, 6 months, 16 days) in 1985...it was the first World Series complete-game shutout since Randy Johnson turned the trick for Arizona against the Yankees October 28, 2001. 2002 Averaged more than a strikeout per inning pitched in his first big league season, fanning 113 in 107.2 innings...went 6-7 with a 4.10 ERA in 23 games (all but 2 as a starter) for the Marlins, limiting opposing batters to a .232 average...a right middle finger blister landed him on the D.L. 3 times: May 1-14, June 5-July 16 and August 23-September 11...closed the season by going 1-1 with a 2.77 ERA (4 ER/13.0 IP) in 5 September games (3 starts)...however, went just 4-5 with a 5.12 ERA over his final 15 games after going 2-2 with a 2.90 ERA in his first 8 outings...fanned 11 or more twice: April 23 vs. Houston (11 K's) and July 21 vs. Montreal (a career-high 12 K's)...the 12 strikeouts tied for 2nd-most by a starter in Florida history and contributed to a franchise-record 17 strikeouts in a 9-inning game. 2001 Was named Marlins Rookie of the Year by the South Florida chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America after going 2-2 with a 1.50 ERA (4 ER/24.0 IP) in 4 starts for the Marlins after a September 1 promotion from Double-A Portland...was also named Florida's Minor League Player of the Year after going 14-1 with a 1.54 ERA in 26 games (25 starts) between Portland and Single-A Brevard County...was honored as Minor League Pitcher or Player of the Year by Sportsticker, USA Today, Baseball Weekly, Baseball America and The Sporting News...Baseball America labeled Beckett as Florida's top prospect and the 3rd overall prospect in baseball...in Baseball America's annual Best Tools survey of league managers, was rated as the top pitching prospect in the Eastern League and Florida State League, and his fastball and breaking ball were ranked as the best in the FSL...was named the organization's Minor League Pitcher of the Month in April, June and August, and earned Pitcher of the Week honors in his league 3 times...tossed 7.0 innings in a combined no-hitter August 13 with Portland vs. Binghamton, only the 2nd no-hitter in Sea Dogs history...made his major league debut September 4 vs. Chicago, allowing just one hit and walking 3 over 6.0 innings, fanning 5 in Florida's 8-1 win...became just the 4th Marlins starter to win his major league debut...also recorded his first hit and run in the contest, doubling and scoring in the 5th inning...at 21 years, 112 days, was the 6th-youngest player to make his big league debut for the Marlins...tossed 10.0 consecutive scoreless innings to begin his major league career before allowing a Jose Vidro RBI double and a Vladimir Guerrero 2-run homer in the 5th inning September 19 at Montreal. 2000 Pitching for Single-A Kane County in his pro debut, was rated by Midwest League managers as having the league's Best Fastball in Baseball America's Best Tools survey...went 2-3 with a 2.12 ERA in 13 games (12 starts)...pitched in the All-Star Futures Game in Atlanta...was named the Marlins' No. 1 prospect and the 19th-best prospect in the game by BA...had 2 stints on the D.L. with right shoulder tendinitis.


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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Non-calcified nodule on the middle lobe
Hi, my daughther was diagnosed with MPNST and the tumor was completely resected last January with a negative margin. Her CT scan last December prior to operation says that the non calcified nodule in the middle lobe appears unchanged ( they did not indicate the size of the nodule). She just had a Ct scan last month and they did not mentioned anything about the nodule but they say that the rest of the previous finding are unchanged.
Does this nodule is likely to be a metastases? what is the best surgical procedure to eliminate the nodule.
The nodule may be anything. Most sarcoma docs would want to follow it until it grew. If it grows then the chest surgeons could go it with a flexible scope and remove it. As even safe procedures can have complications few docs would want to pull it out now.
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A second diver lost his life less than one week after the first abalone diver fatality of the season on the Mendocino Coast.
While last week's incident involved a recovery from the ocean using Mendocino Fire jet skis, this week's emergency involved a rescue from the top of the cliffs and rappels to the victim near the ocean below.
The call
At 1:20 p.m. on Friday, June 6, the Mendocino Volunteer Fire Department received a dispatch that a "diver fell 100 feet on the rock" in the "cove near the north bathrooms" at the Mendocino Headland State Park. CALSTAR air ambulance, State Parks rangers, Cal Fire's Engine 1156 and helicopter "Copter 101" and a Mendocino Coast District Hospital ambulance were also dispatched.
MVFD Fire Chief Ed O'Brien and Asst. Chief Dave Latoof were among the first on scene and met with the "reporting party," a man who was diving with the victim and called for help after the victim's fall.
While standing on the top edge of the cliff, O'Brien and Latoof could see the fall victim lying prone on the rocky shore about 125 feet below. Ocean conditions were rough, and occasionally a strong wave would splash up near the victim. Firefighters called down to the man to inform him that help was on the way.
The response
Twenty-one volunteer emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and firefighters from Mendocino Fire responded with three emergency rescue vehicles. One rescue truck, referred to as "the cliff truck," was placed in all-wheel drive and driven across the field to the edge of the cliff to prepare for the rappel of four firefighters to begin the rescue.
MVFD captains David Lindstrom and Ryan Rhoades and firefighters Erin Keller and Jason Williams rappelled down the cliff to reach the victim.
Chief Latoof reports, "It was a difficult spot that involved rappelling down a vertical cliff and over a cave and into some of the surf zone. But we sent a team of firefighters that is well-trained in rope rescue."
Three of the four firefighters who went over the cliff are EMTs, and each rapeller carried different equipment to assist in caring for and preparing the victim for the haul back up the cliff.
Lindstrom carried a folding backboard and medical equipment for cervical spine stabilization, Keller carried a medical bag and oxygen cylinder, Rhoades brought medical skills and knowledge from his years of service as a medic with MCDH Ambulance, and Williams was lowered with the "stokes basket" (a special metal litter that safely holds and protects the victim during the raise up the cliff).
The haul
The four rescuers stabilized the victim and placed him on the backboard inside of the stokes basket. They rigged the basket for the "haul," a term used when raising people and equipment up a cliff or a vertical structure during a rescue.
Firefighters at the top of the cliff used the haul line and safety belay lines to raise the stokes basket, the victim and two rescuers simultaneously by using the "cliff truck's" special rescue winch system.
Once the victim was safely on top of the cliff and on flat ground, CALSTAR air ambulance flight nurses and MCDH Ambulance medics assessed the victim and began CPR. The victim was transported to the Mendocino Coast District Hospital in Fort Bragg and pronounced deceased.
Rough conditions
It is believed the victim and his diving partner entered the ocean in a spot east of the accident site. Rough ocean conditions made it difficult to return to the place they entered. The two ended up in a small cove and attempted to climb up the near vertical cliff wall when one diver fell onto rocks and was injured.
Asst. Chief Latoof noted the ocean conditions that were present on the north end of the headlands. There were white caps in the open ocean, large waves and a strong surge.
"These were dangerous conditions that made it difficult for the divers to make it back to a safe place to come to shore," Latoof said.
An abalone diver himself, Latoof advises "It's a good idea to watch the ocean and breaking waves for 10 minutes before going out on a dive to assess conditions before entering the water. Once in the water, if you are unable to get back to shore, draw attention to yourself without delay. Wave your arms and yell for help."
If you see someone in trouble, call 911. You will be asked for your location. Try to identify the area using park names, landmarks, roads and natural features. Try to have someone meet the fire department rescuers at the nearest road.
The Mendocino Fire Department is an all-volunteer department. MVFD trains on cliff rescues and ocean rescues each month. You might see us practicing on the headlands and at other locations with our "cliff truck" that is specifically equipped to respond to high angle rescues. It carries ropes, hardware, harnesses, helmets and medical supplies. The truck has a hydraulic winch to allow for faster and safer ascents of victims and rescuers.
Most of our firefighters are EMTs, and many firefighters are certified in rope rescues. This is important because we respond to an average of 12 cliff rescues and recoveries each year.


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Fritz wrote:Tim_the_Enchanter wrote:heh, a tip I heard from a guy I golfed with once, if you want the "cool" socks, like argyle or striped, especially in less than traditional colors, go to the women's section of a Target or something similar. I suppose it takes some comfort with your masculinity to do that, but hey, whatever. Dude had on a pair of light blue and white argyles that I never would have guessed were women's socks until he told me.
Holy sh*t I never thought about that before...thanks for the tips.
When I was a swimmer we used to wear hose when we swam to create wicked drag.
I'm old enough to have swum in Speedos -the under pant shaped ones


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Computer-Assisted Tailored Cue-card Health [CATCH] Study (CATCH)
This study has been completed.
RTI International
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
RTI International
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: July 26, 2010
Last updated: October 24, 2012
Last verified: October 2012
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This study will draw from proven interventions to refine and pilot test a cue card driven computer-assisted intervention, along with HIV/STI testing, that will be tailored to each participant's demographic characteristics, risk behaviors, and biological test results. The specific aims of the proposed study are:
- To refine a cue card driven computer-assisted risk reduction intervention that will be tailored to each participant's demographic characteristics (e.g., gender, ethnicity), risk behaviors, and biological test results (HIV, hepatitis B and C, syphilis and herpes).
- To pilot test the tailored intervention's effects on sexual risk behaviors (e.g., frequency of unprotected sex, condom use), drug use during sex and injection risk behaviors (e.g., direct syringe sharing, indirect sharing practices) using a two-group randomized design that compares the tailored intervention with a delayed treatment control condition.
- To assess the feasibility and acceptability of the tailored intervention in a rural setting.
|Human Immunodeficiency Virus STDs Hepatitis, Viral, Human
|Behavioral: Tailored Cue Cards
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|A Tailored Cue Card HIV/STI Intervention for High Risk Groups Pilot Study
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MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDSU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by RTI International:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Sex risk [ Time Frame: 3 months ]Compared with participants assigned to the control condition, participants assigned to the tailored intervention will report lower rates of unprotected sex at 3-month follow-up.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Injection risk [ Time Frame: 3 months ]Compared with IDU participants assigned to the control condition, IDU participants assigned to the tailored intervention will report lower rates of direct and indirect syringe sharing at 3-month follow-up.
|Study Start Date:
|June 2010
|Study Completion Date:
|June 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|June 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
No Intervention: Delayed Control Condition
Participants assigned to the delayed treatment control condition will be offered biological testing and the tailored cue-card intervention upon completion of their 3- month follow-up interview. Use of a delayed treatment control group design will permit us to separate intervention effects on HIV risk behaviors from the general effects of participating in the study and completing a detailed HIV risk assessment.
Behavioral: Tailored Cue Cards
The proposed intervention uses education to increase knowledge and skill building to influence behavior-specific self-efficacy and outcome expectations. In addition to providing general information regarding drug use and diseases, the cue-cards include information that is designed to raise awareness regarding perceived threats (perceived susceptibility and perceived severity) related to HIV and other STIs and blood-borne infections, which increases motivation to reduce risk behaviors. The cue-cards also provide information regarding risk reduction strategies. The cue-cards also contain instructions on how to anticipate and avoid risky situations (e.g., using alcohol or drugs prior to sex). This information is augmented with an exercise that involves modeling and guided practice. This combination of information and exercises modifies outcome expectations by increasing confidence (i.e., perceived self-efficacy) that a protective action can be performed
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
The sample of 120 will be drawn from the Raleigh-Durham, NC metro area with the following targets:
- 40 MSM (at least 12 African American, 12 non-Hispanic white and 12 Hispanic) - eligibility includes unprotected sex with another male in the past 30 days
- 40 sex workers (at least 6 male and 6 female of each race/ethnicity) - eligibility includes unprotected sex within the last 30 days and exchange of sex for money or drugs within the past 30 days
- 40 drug users who are not sex workers or MSM (at least 2 males and 2 females of each race/ethnicity) - eligibility includes use of methamphetamine, crack or powder cocaine, or heroin in the past 30 days and unprotected intercourse and/or syringe sharing in the past 30 days.
Additional eligibility criteria include the following:
- be 18 years of age or older
- self-identify as male or female
- self-identify as African American, non-Hispanic white or Hispanic
- not currently be in or seeking substance use treatment
- speak and understand written English proficiently
- be a resident of Wake, Durham, Orange, Johnston or Chatham counties, with no plans to move in the next 3 months
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01170741
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01170741
|United States, North Carolina
|RTI International - Wake County Field Site
|Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, 27601
Sponsors and Collaborators
RTI International
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
|Principal Investigator:
|William A Zule, DrPH
|RTI International
More Information
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|RTI International
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01170741 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
1R21DA026771 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|July 26, 2010
|Last Updated:
|October 24, 2012
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HIV Infections
Hepatitis, Viral, Human
Immune System Diseases
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Slow Virus Diseases
Liver Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017


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Courtesy Miley Cyrus
After her VMA performance, numerous twerk moments and outfits like this, we're not really surprised by anything Miley Cyrus does anymore. But she managed to get our attention with her latest tattoo (and the location of said tattoo), because it's actually pretty tame. Correction: It's pretty tame … for her!
Cyrus celebrated her first Rolling Stone cover — on which she poses completely topless of course — by inking the magazine's name on the balls of her feet.
"#rattatattat @RollingStone," the 20-year-old singer shared on Instagram, along with a snap of her tat that reads "ROLLING $TONE."
"People get tattoos of the most f—-d up s—t," she tells the magazine in the new interview. "Did you know Alec Baldwin has Hannah Montana's initials tattooed on him? No, wait—Stephen Baldwin. He said he was my biggest fan, and I told him my biggest fans have tattoos. So he got 'hm' tattooed on his shoulder."
Cyrus's tribute to the mag marks the first tattoos on her feet, but the pop star has close to 20 more. Last year, she got a quote on her forearm from Teddy Roosevelt's 1910 speech, "Citizenship in a Republic."
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"It's about how people judge who wins and who loses, but they're not the ones in there fighting," she says. "It's about critics."
Interesting fact: Her ex-fiancé Liam Hemsworth also got a passage from the same speech on his forearm.
What do you think of Cyrus's latest ink?
–Brittany Talarico


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The first is a post bowling match gathering at Straub's Bar. Then we have one of the regulars, and third is a New Year's party! 6 bottles of beer for a buck!?!?!?
Bowling, smoking, drinking...how much more 60s can you get than that!
Note the Utica Club six price $1.25, and three quarts of Valley Forge for a buck!!!!


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My niece Jen teaches English in a small pre-K through adult school district in a small town (pop. 8,000) in northern Spain. The town is most notable for its Romanesque church, its castle ruin and its cookie factory – the largest in Europe.
Each morning, Jen begins her day with 5-year-olds in a classroom in the school basement decorated with colorful posters and student artwork. The letters of the alphabet with pictures (A for Apple, B for Book) ring the tops of the bulletin boards. A long, two-sided bookcase divides the classroom. On one side are several small round tables with chairs, on the other a playhouse, a large rug and a SMART Board (combination whiteboard, computer touch screen and video player). Except for the s SMART Board, it looks very much like the kindergarten my children attended.
The students begin to arrive at 9 a.m. They exchange good mornings with Jen, hang up their coats and sit around the rug. The 5-year-olds wear purple gingham smocks with their names embroidered along the front. The Pre-K group of 3- to 4-year-olds wears bright red smocks with yellow piping and a blue screen-printed border, with their names embroidered in yellow.
Jen starts up the SMART Board. A young man with a guitar appears on the screen to lead the children in a good morning song, while Jen helps the younger children settle in place and makes sure they are paying attention. Xavier, one of the Pre-K students, is Class Leader for the day. He directs the class through several phonics-based games using the touch screen.
"The SMART Board is great," Jen whispers to me. "It's like having another teacher in the room. Every class in the school has one."
Next, the students practice the poem they will recite at the school's Open House in a week. Afterward, they break into groups to color pictures for the presentation. Everything is done and said in English. The 3-year-olds are still making mistakes, the 4- and 5-year-olds are nearly flawless.
During her break, Jen takes me on a tour of the school. In the sixth-grade class, each of the students is working with his or her personal notebook computer. I am feeling a bit envious – this little town's school seems as well-equipped as those of Silicon Valley, and the 3-year-olds are already learning English. Here is a country that really puts value on education!
However, while walking back to Jen's house from the school, we meet one of her friends. He is an attractive young man of approximately 30, who speaks excellent English and has a master's degree in business administration from one of the best universities in Spain. But he still lives with his parents. He has been looking for work since getting his degree. The best he has been able to manage in Spain's economic meltdown is a part-time job on the night shift at the cookie factory.
What value, education?