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ANNAPOLIS, MD – Denver and Long Island are two of the toughest places to win in Major League Lacrosse. Hamilton is one of the most grueling road trips for other MLL teams. The Chesapeake Bayhawks have already secured victories at all three venues in compiling an impressive 3-0 road record.
"We feel very good about what we've been able to accomplish on the road so far. Our players have done a great job of being true professionals on the road. They have been spending time together and developing chemistry and have showed a level of toughness in hostile environments," Chesapeake head coach
Dave Cottle said. "Our two longest road trips of the season are out of the way, which is a plus."
Chesapeake (4-1) now begins a three-game home stand looking to capitalize on that road success. If the Bayhawks can hold serve at home during the month of June, they could build their record to 7-1 and put themselves in great position for the playoffs.
"I thought toward the end of last season we played very poorly at home. Our only loss this season, and by far our poorest performance, was at home. We need to turn that around," Cottle said. "These home games are important to our management and to our fans so they should be even more important to our players. We need to play with great effort, great energy, and great enthusiasm. Defending our home turf should be a priority."
It all starts Saturday night at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium when Chesapeake hosts the expansion Charlotte Hounds (1-4). It will be the first opportunity for fans to get a first-hand look at some of the newer Bayhawks, including high-scoring attackman
John Grant, Jr.
Grant made a spectacular debut by totaling seven points on two goals and five assists to key a 20-7 rout of Hamilton. The powerful and wily Canadian then contributed two unassisted goals and two assists in last Saturday night's thrilling 18-16 defeat of Denver.
"We have several midfielders that can beat a defender from up top. John gives us a strong dodging personality from behind the cage. He has the ability to get leverage on his man for an inside shot," Cottle said.
Cottle said the other Chesapeake offensive players are still learning how to play with Grant, whose one-on-one ability can be mesmerizing. "When John gets the ball and goes to the goal, there is a tendency to stand around and watch him work. Our players need to realize that John is a tremendous passer. If you're moving and getting open, he will find you," Cottle said.
Fans will also get their first look at close defender
Nicky Polanco, whom the Bayhawks acquired from Long Island in exchange for first round draft pick
C.J. Costabile (Duke). Polanco, a two-time Warrior Defensive Player of the Year, is a fierce competitor and intimidating presence at 6-foot-4 and 235 pounds.
A pair of rookies made their Bayhawks debut last Saturday and Cottle felt midfielders
Brent Adams and
Matt Mackrides acquitted themselves well. Adams, selected out of Fairfield with the 53
rd pick of the MLL Draft, is a tenacious short stick defender who is strong on ground balls and in transition. Mackrides, picked 26
th overall out of Penn State, is a collegiate attackman who will work as an offensive midfielder for the Bayhawks.
"Drew and Matt are both very athletic, very fast and understand the game. I've been impressed with how quickly they've picked things up," Cottle said.
Chesapeake has placed first line midfielder
Ben Hunt on the two-game injured reserve after he tweaked a hamstring against Denver on Saturday. Hunt is tied for fourth on the team in scoring with 12 points. Cottle said attackman
Danny Glading will start this Saturday and
Ben Rubeor will move to midfield.
Cottle said veteran
Joey Kemp or rookie
T.C. DiBartolo will start between the pipes. DiBartolo started the season opener at Long Island and was outstanding with 15 saves then started the home opener versus Ohio and stopped six shots in the first half. Kemp played the second half versus Ohio and responded with a career-high 10 saves. The fifth-year veteran out of Notre Dame also started against Rochester and stopped seven shots in the first half.
Charlotte, under the direction of head coach
Mike Cerino, has struggled defensively – allowing an average of almost 17 points per game. Midfielder
Stephen Berger (21 points) is the leading scorer for the Hounds, whose lone victory came over fellow expansion franchise Ohio. Like any MLL team, the Hounds have some additional firepower in the form of attackmen
Matt Danowski and
Jeremy Boltus along with midfielder
Brian Carroll, a former Bayhawks standout.
It will be Youth Night at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium and sponsor Severn Savings Bank will give away fiddle sticks to youngsters. The Bayhawks will also be hosting Hawk-Eye's birthday in the tailgate area.
The Bayhawks return home on Saturday, June 9
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Pressure control optimization
Floating pressure control means that, at minimum pressure, the heat required at the reboiler is minimized, its capacity is increased, and fouling is reduced.
By Béla Lipták, PE, CONTROL Columnist
In this series on distillation controls, I'm discussing control and optimization strategies for pressure control. Distillation columns must be operated under constant pressure if temperature is to indicate composition. The primary advantage of floating pressure control is that, at minimum pressure, the required heat needed at the reboiler is thereby minimized. Other advantages include increased reboiler capacity and reduced reboiler fouling. The disadvantage is that the operating temperature is no longer an indication of composition. It needs compensation.
Pressure Control
If the distillate is in the liquid phase and the amount of inerts is negligible, the column pressure can be controlled by modulating the cooling water flow through the condenser (Figure 1). This control scheme is recommended only when the cooling water is treated, because high temperatures can cause condenser tube fouling.
This configuration is simple and low-maintenance because the control valve is on the water side. The cooling water velocity should exceed 4.5 ft per sec (1.35 m/s), keeping the condenser residence time under 45 sec and allowing the use of a narrow proportional pressure controller. At higher residence times, the controller will require a wider throttling range and the addition of an integral mode, which will no longer be satisfactory for precision distillation applications, because the dead time will vary with load. Therefore, one should not use this control system when the process time lag is large.
If one would like to have a more responsive control system, the control valve can be moved into the condensate line. In such a configuration, when the column pressure is dropping, the PRC reduces the opening of this valve, which causes the condensate level to build up, reducing the tube surface exposed to the condensing vapors due to the flooding of the heat transfer tubes. This reduces the rate of condensation and increases the column pressure. If it is expected that over time the inerts will accumulate and blanket the condenser, a vent valve should be added to the condenser.
Distillate with Inerts
When the amount of inerts is variable (Figure 2), the purge stream is throttled by VPCV-2. As the inerts build, the pressure controller will first open up the control valve (PCV-1), which uncovers more tubes in the condenser and increases the rate of condensation. When PCV-1 is nearly fully open (say 95%), the valve position controller (VPC-2) starts to remove the inerts by opening control valve (VPCV-2).
The control system shown for Column C in Figure 3 is used when the distillate is in the vapor phase and inerts are present. The overhead product is removed under pressure control. Here the level of the overhead receiver controls the cooling water supply to condense only enough material to provide the column with reflux. This control system will give acceptable performance only if the condenser residence time on the coolant side is short.
If this is not the case, the cooling water flow should be held constant and the excess condensate revaporized (Figure 4) to keep the accumulator level constant.
If the cooling water can cause fouling, or if the use of a vaporizer represents a substantial waste of energy, instead of revaporizing the condensate, part of the overhead vapor stream is sent to a vapor bypass valve around the condenser (Figure 5). This allows the condensate flow to stay constant, while the rate of condensation is varied by changing the degree of flooding of the tubes.
When the condenser has to be mounted below the accumulator (for ease of maintenance or to save on the steel supports), on a drop in pressure, the PRC increases the opening of the bypass valve, which increases the pressure in the accumulator and pushes some of the condensate back into the condenser to reduce its rate of condensation (Figure 6).
When the condenser is mounted above the accumulator and no inerts are present, two bypass valves are used (Figure 7). The column pressure is maintained by PRC-1, while PRC-2 (set at about 5 psig below PRC-1) is maintaining the accumulator pressure by throttling the bypass. This configuration provides fast response in pressure regulation. In most applications, some inerts are also present and therefore the column pressure controller is throttling the bypass, while the accumulator pressure is controlled by throttling the inerts vent valve (Figure 8).
Optimization: Minimum Pressure
Operating the column at the minimum possible pressure minimizes the energy cost of separation and improves tray efficiencies and latent heats of vaporization. It also increases the relative volatility and thereby increases the capacity of the reboiler by reducing operating temperature, which also results in reduced fouling. Reducing pressure also affects other parameters, such as tray efficiencies and latent heats of vaporization.
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Human bones which were unearthed by landscape gardeners at a house in Purley could have belonged to a child, according to the man who found them.
Officers were called to the address in Riddlesdown Road after the workers found the remains buried underneath the driveway yesterday.
Several bone parts - including what appeared to be a human skull and a femur - were seized and taken for analysis.
Experts have since confirmed, by looking at photos, that the bones are human, and they have now been taken for examination by anthropologists to establish their age.
Police are investigating the circumstances of how the bones ended up in the driveway.
The cause of death is unexplained.
No arrests have been made.
Detective Sergeant Kenny Windsor, from Croydon CID, who is leading the investigation said: "At this early stage in the investigation it would appear that the bones have been there for many years.
"Any requirement for an investigation will be determined by the age of the bones and we're seeking the assistance of anthropologists to try and establish this, but we may also have to use carbon dating techniques to confirm their age. We are carrying out other enquiries in the meantime.
"It is an unusual discovery, but we're keeping an open mind about whether the bones were originally buried there or indeed moved there for some reason.
"We're also aware that there is an ancient Saxon burial site in the vicinity but at this stage, the direction of our investigation hinges on establishing age of the bones."
Man who discovered bones said he thinks they look really old
Landscape gardener Terry Jobson said his workers were using their digger at the property yesterday morning and had just dug into the soil when they saw the skull.
He said the teeth were no longer in the jaw but were quite close to it and then they found a leg bone and called the police.
Mr Jobson, 41, said: "We were doing a driveway and had taken a bit of soil off and as we took the soil off it was there.
"At first I think we thought it was a coconut.
"It was more of a child size but it had teeth so it wasn't a baby's skull and the leg bone was not too big."
Mr Jobson and the rest of his team from Wallington based firm B&T Jobson Landscape Gardeners has not been able to work at the site since they made the discovery as police are investigating.
He said: "In my eyes it looked like it was really old and I don't think it was new but how do I know?
"If it is 70 years old or older then it is not a murder enquiry and all they are going to be able to tell us is whether they are less than 70 years old or ancient.
"They have a police officer there day and night so no-one else can go there."
Bone discovery has 'livened up the Easter holidays'
The Carpenter family have lived in the house for two years and were out having breakfast yesterday morning when the discovery was made.
They got a call from one of the workmen telling them what had happened.
Mother-of-four Alison Carpenter, 41, said: "He said, 'We think we've found a skull so we better stop doing.
"We were shocked. We didn't know what to think. The builders got extremely freaked out by it.
"I thought, is a good job we have not been living here long otherwise we might have been arrested.
"It would be nice to know who it is and what happened to them.
"We have had a police officer here the whole time since it was found because it is being treated as a crime scene until they have dated it."
Her husband Michael, 46, said: "It was half a skull. It is clearly very old. It was yellow and crumbling and had dirty chalk all over it.
"It had no teeth but the teeth were lying nearby it.
"The leg bone looked a bit like something you would give to a dog.
"The kids thought it was brilliant.
"It has certainly livened up the Easter holidays.
"They are looking forward to telling everyone when they get back to school."
Their eldest child, Zac, 13, said: "It is really interesting. Not many people find a skull in their garden."


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Hot favourite Leading Light narrowly denied the Queen's defending champion Estimate in a pulsating climax to the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.
Last year's Queen's Vase and St Leger hero Leading Light was all the rage for the two-and-a-half-mile Group One, having made a winning return to action in the Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan last month.
The four-year-old was under the pump from the home turn in the hands of Joseph O'Brien, son of trainer Aidan, but stuck to his guns admirably to fend off Estimate by a neck, with the front-running Missunited a gallant third.
Estimate brought the house down at the Berkshire track when prevailing 12 months ago, the first winner of the Royal Ascot feature to be owned by a reigning monarch in the history of the great race.
Her preparation for the defence of her crown did not go smoothly and as a result, Sir Michael Stoute's mare was making her first start since October.
The five-year-old travelled powerfully for a long way and appeared to have most of her rivals covered on the home turn, but crucially, she was kept in by Leading Light and had to go for a run up the inside.
When the gap came, Estimate fought on bravely, but 10-11 favourite was just too strong.
Last year's Galway Hurdle heroine Missunited was a 40-1 shot taking a significant step up in class and benefited from a superbly-judged ride from the front by Jim Crowley.
She appeared to have cut loose shortly before the turn for home, but although she gave her all in the closing stages, she was eventually run out of it and had to make do with minor honours, just a short head further back.
Joseph O'Brien said: "When you win it is always a good ride, there's no such thing as a bad winning ride. I kept a straight line, Ryan (Moore, on Estimate) was looking for a bit of room but I was entitled to keep a straight line.
"He had a little look when he got to the front and then went a bit to his left, he's a big, lazy horse but I think he's better at a mile and six.
"I was rowing away on him but I had loads left, I was trying to hold off asking for everything for as long as I could. Ryan gave me a bit of help by coming up my inside as he pushed me along a bit - this fellow is as tough as nails."
Aidan O'Brien, winning the race for the sixth time, said: "He's idle, but he was in a lovely position and settled well.
" He was very lazy when he got there. Joseph was trying to keep him with company.
" We were worried about two and half miles as he's out of a Queen Mary winner. He's a horse we thought could go back to a King George maybe, but he was up there for the last half a mile and after two miles you never know what is going to happen.
I'm so lucky to have the horses and work with the people that I do, I'm in a very lucky position and the lads have unbelievable horses with unbelievable pedigrees and it (Ballydoyle) is an unbelievable place to train from."
John Warren, the Queen's racing advisor, said of Estimate: "It was tremendous, she was so brave and the Queen got such pleasure from it.
"Ryan said it was a career-best. Having no prep, everything was against her so to run so well was tremendous."


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The Future of Nuclear Energy
If Global Carbon Emissions Were Cut by 15% by 2050 by the Increased Use of Nuclear Power, 1,070 Plants Would Need to Be Built at a Cost of $5 Trillion.
This article was printed in CONTROL's March 2009 edition.
By Béla Lipták, PE, Columnist
Last November, I described the first cyber terrorism incident on a nuclear power plant through the Internet ("Nuclear Plant Security and Cyber Terrorism"). In January, I explained the operation of the fission and fusion processes ("Nuclear Security, Part II—Fission Basics"). In this article, I will focus on the present and future trends in this industry and on the role which process control should play in making it safer.
The advantage of using nuclear energy is that it has no "carbon footprint," and it does not cause climate change. Its disadvantages involve the unsafe nature of the process and the exhaustibility of its fuel (uranium). The availability of this fuel depends on the price of uranium, because the profitability of mining depends on it. Today this price is around $50/lb (U3O8) and based on that, the amount that can be profitably recovered is estimated at three to four million tons. If the price rises to $100/lb, this global reserve will rise to about four to five million tons. As the yearly consumption is about 77,000 tons, even at $100/lb, this reserve will be sufficient only for about 65 years, a reserves-to-production (R/P) ratio of 65. This is less than the R/P ratio for coal and only about 50% more than oil or natural gas.
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While the fuel for today's thermal fission reactors is uranium, the fuel of breeder reactors is plutonium 239. The main concern about breeders is that plutonium can be used directly (without further concentration) to build "dirty" nuclear bombs, while uranium requires sophisticated concentration before it can be used in a weapon. Therefore, in this discussion I will not even consider breeders. Similarly, I will not consider fusion reactors, because they operate at millions of degrees temperature; hence, I consider them unpractical.
Today, nuclear energy supplies 7.5% of the total global energy consumption (Figure 1), corresponding to about 17% of the global (20% of the U.S.) electricity consumption.
Figure 1. Global (marketed) energy use between 1980 and projected to 2030.
Nuclear Industry Trends
The nuclear industry is only 50 years old. The first nuclear power plant was built in the Soviet Union in 1954. Since that time, some 575 nuclear power plants have been built, including 125 in the United States (Figure 2). As of 2008, the installed capacity of all the operating plants in the world was 413 GW (119 GW in the United States), while their actual electricity production rate was about 300 GW (~ 100 GW in the United States), giving an average availability for nuclear power plants of 73% (85%-90% in the United States).
Figure 2. History of the use of nuclear power (top) and the number of active nuclear power plants (bottom).
Of the 575 plants built, 439 are still in operation, 119 have been shut down, but of these, only 17 has been decommissioned, because decommissioning is complicated and expensive. As to new ones, three were started up in 2007 and as of this writing, 35 are under construction. Some countries, such as Germany and Spain, are committed to phasing out nuclear power completely; others are building new ones. In France, 59 nuclear plants are in operation, and 11 are being decommissioned. Ukraine, Finland and other countries are building new ones.
Figure 3: The complete nuclear energy generation process
In the United States, between 1970 and 1980, all applications to build new nuclear power plants—some 100—were turned down. Of the already-built nuclear power plants, 13 have been permanently shut down, and 10 have completed their decommissioning (operating license terminated). To minimize the risk of radiation, the decommissioned plants are still either guarded or are entombed in concrete.
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Court sides with Kern County: Internet cafes are illegal gambling
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) In a significant blow to Internet gaming cafes, an appellate court ruled Friday morning that three Bakersfield such businesses violate California gambling laws.
The Fifth Appellate District in Fresno found in favor of the Kern County District Attorney's Office, which claimed that Internet cafes, sometimes called sweepstakes cafes, are illegal gambling organizations.
"It's a good day, we're proud of the work that we've done," said Kern County Deputy District Attorney Greg Pulskamp who prosecuted the case for Kern County.
Internet cafes can now be ordered to cease all gaming activities, the District Attorney's Office said.
Two years ago, the district attorney's office filed civil lawsuits against the businesses, claiming the "sweepstakes" they offer was really illegal gambling. Kern County Superior Court Judge William Palmer agreed. But the businesses, I-zone Internet Cafe, Oz Internet Cafe and Hub and the A to Z Cafe appealed the ruling.
Friday morning, the Fifth Appellate District upheld the ruling by the trial judge, William Palmer.
"Judge Palmer did an excellent job and he was correct in ordering all of these businesses to cease and desist any and all gaming activity," said Pulskamp. The Appellate Court's ruling said Pulskamp, affirms that sweepstakes cafes may be ordered to cease all gaming activity.
One defense lawyer conceded the court ruling to be a victory for the prosecution.
"The court's ruling is a victory for the district attorney's office," said Bakersfield attorney William Slocumb, who represented John Stidman, owner of I-zone Internet Cafe.
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BEN LOMOND -- United was the theme on an overcast, wet Sunday at Valley Churches United Missions, as volunteers handed out brightly wrapped packages and parents waited in a long line -- all to make sure children have gifts to open on Christmas Day.
In the 31st year of spreading Christmas cheer, Valley Churches gave away children's gifts, frozen turkey and baking ingredients to 508 families, said Linda Lovelace, operations director of the agency.
There are so many people needing help that seniors and individuals/couples came on separate days for their goodies, Lovelace said. They served close to 400 seniors and about 320 singles and couples, she said.
In a new procedure this year, people waited in line to get their gifts and food and then pulled their cars up to a cordoned-off lane in front of Valley Churches to load up, she said.
"It's working beautifully," Lovelace said. "It's fun; everyone gets to see everyone."
She said every child writes a Santa letter listing things they would like and the agency works with the community, including businesses, to fulfill those wish lists. At least 30 children got bikes this year, she said.
All recipients are pre-screened, she said.
"Some just need a little boost through the holidays; that's why we have so many," she said. "It's wonderful that we have such generous donors in the community. And we really do check lists more than twice; to make sure all the kids are treated fairly. "
Safeway donates to the pantry seven days a week, she said. Other large donors include the San Jose Fire Department and the Family Giving Tree in Milpitas.
Saturday, one woman came by and donated $200 she had accumulated in "lottery scratchers," Lovelace said.
"She had been a client," she said. "We see a lot of that. People come back and say, 'You helped me and I'm OK this year, so here's something.' That's what makes it go 'round."
Sunday, a line began forming at 8 a.m. for the 10 a.m. start of the gift giving, Lovelace said.
Alejandro Corona, 13, of Ben Lomond was one of several volunteers helping cart the donations to waiting cars. Corona said he would get a golden emblem on his certificate of graduation from San Lorenzo Valley Middle School if he logs 30 community service hours during his middle school career.
As for the volunteer gig at hand, he said he liked it.
"Well, it seems to be an elaborate system, and yeah, it's really fun, that's what I think," he said. "Just seeing the faces and helping out is fun."
Others who had a hand in the festivities included Larry and Carolyn Werner, who each year bring trays of fresh-baked cookies to hand out to those in line, Lovelace said.
The families seemed grateful for the help.
Heather Cadell of Felton was picking up gifts for her four children. Cadell said she volunteers at Valley Churches and needed a little extra help this year.
"I think it's just wonderful that people are able to help others," Cadell said. "I'm so grateful."
Kim West of Boulder Creek said they do a wonderful job.
"They are able to give away an amazing amount of gifts," West said. "And it's all for the kids."
She was with her son's partner, Alicia Smith, who was picking up packages for their three young children.
Transformers, Scooby-Doo and Sponge Bob played starring roles on their wish lists, Smith said.
"It's so helpful to get the gifts they want," said Smith, a stay-at-home mom.
Another woman standing nearby in line, Janice Kern, said she recently became homeless for the first time, after moving back to the area from South Carolina when her father became seriously ill.
Kern, 53, was there for gifts for her two young grandchildren.
Kern, who was raised in Scotts Valley, said all but one of her adult children have found jobs, but that her partner, John Wells, is still looking for work as a welder or mechanic.
She said high rental deposits, along with her two beagles, have made it hard to find a place to live, so they have been living in their car and in motels. They have a Section 8 housing voucher, but no takers, she said.
"It's not for lack of trying," she said. "But they have been super to nice to us here. We came for food and they told us to come back today. Now we just have faith we'll find something."
Lovelace said the agency is spread thin right now, and that she hopes donations come in through the end of the year.
Valley Churches United's boutique and administrative offices will be open seven days a week through the holidays. They are at 9400 Highway 9, at Glen Arbor, in downtown Ben Lomond. The pantry is closed until January. Reach them at 831-336-8258.
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The United States was not perfect Thursday in a 1-0 defeat to Germany in its final Group G game.
It didn't matter.
Portugal defeated Ghana 2-1 in the other group game to ensure the Americans advanced to the knockout stage for the second consecutive time.
Depending on the results in Group H later Thursday, the United States probably is headed for a match Tuesday in Salvador against Belgium.
The development has ended a couple trends. Since the Americans qualified for the World Cup finals in 1990, they had advanced to the knockout stage only every time tournament.
Now they've done two in a row. Also, the United States survived Ghana, which had eliminated it two consecutive World Cups.
The Americans, surprisingly, survived the Group of Death despite looking like a skeleton of their previous selves. Perhaps the emotionally draining 2-2 draw Sunday in the Amazon heat left them sapped of energy. The Americans looked flat in against Germany in rainy Recife, Brazil.
But it wasn't a total whitewash. The United States withstood a withering German attack in the first half to keep it scoreless. That took guts and perseverance.
Coach Jurgen Klinsmann was looking genius-like by replacing central defender Geoff Cameron with the L.A. Galaxy's Omar Gonzalez in the starting XI.
The Texan showed why he deserved the start by frustrating the German attackers with pinpoint tackles. If not for his play, it could have turned ugly early.
Eventually, the American fortress failed in the 55th minute when Tim Howard was forced into yet another big save off a corner kick. The rebounded ball unfortunately fell to the brilliant Thomas Muller, who curled a shot inside the far post.
However, the much-maligned backline redeemed itself against Germany. That fuels hopes as the Americans move on in the World Cup.
But big questions remain in the midfield where U.S. leader Michael Bradley had another spotty performance. The Americans need Bradley at his best to generate scoring chances. He gave the ball away too easily, as he did against Ghana in the Cup opener. Bradley appears to have lost some confidence, almost as if he is questioning himself on the pitch. It could have been the side effects of playing in Manaus four days earlier.
There will be debate over the coming days about what is bothering one of America's most experienced players.
Klinsmann again went with one striker in Clint Dempsey, who works better when he can link with another forward. Dempsey was shutout and had few chances until second-half stoppage time when the United States came to life and almost leveled the score.
The biggest take-away, though, is simple: The United States survived Group G when few gave it any chance.
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The bottom of the eighth inning starts with a man in an orange tuxedo.
Normally, orange tuxedos don't start appearing on camera until the game is in extra innings, the clock has struck midnight, the baseball is #weird. Other than the orange tuxedo, this game is totally normal in the eighth inning. The Giants lead 3-1. Madison Bumgarner is pitching well. He strikes out the first batter of the eighth inning for his ninth K of the game, and he strikes out the second batter for his 10th. He jumps ahead on Norichika Aoki, and Buster Posey sets up for a high fastball. Bumgarner throws a high fastball. Aoki grounds it to shortstop. Brandon Crawford backs up, rather than charge it, then fumbles it. It's an error. Ryan Braun is coming up.
The first time I remember hearing about a team that could "shorten the game" with three outstanding relief pitchers was in 1990: the Reds, with Dibble, Charlton and Myers. That year, Dibble, Charlton and Myers combined for a 2.28 ERA and 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings. That's nothing compared to what relievers these days do. The Braves' top three last year had a 1.66 ERA and 10.9 Ks per nine. The Yankees' top three had a 1.66 and 9.9. The Angels' top three had a 2.34 ERA, and the team was widely seen as needing to upgrade the bullpen in the offseason. The Rangers' entire bullpen has a 2.03 ERA this year, and their three lowest-leveraged relievers—Uehara, Lowe, Ross—have a cumulative 1.87 ERA.
This episode of Game of the Week didn't start in the first inning, because, as they say, after the Ryan Braun home run we had a brand new ballgame. A ballgame that would see each team reach the six-pitcher mark and that would feature a Giants bullpen that, somewhat quietly, and perhaps only temporarily, but in this era darned-near predictably, has put up the following ERAs deep into May:
Sergio Romo comes in after the home run. Romo was drafted in the 28th round of the 2005 draft, and he is one of only two players taken in that year's 28th round who have appeared in a big-league game. (The other, Louis Coleman, has a 2.82 ERA in two seasons for the Royals. Everywhere you go, there you'll find good relievers.) Romo is the best reliever on the Giants, and he might actually be the best reliever in the league, but the Giants treat him delicately. In 82 games over the past two years, he has thrown just 62 innings and faced just 230 batters, ratios suited more to a LOOGY than an eighth-inning guy. There are multiple reasons for this: Romo's elbow has had trouble staying healthy; Javier Lopez has been so dominant against lefties that playing matchups is tempting; and Bochy, in general, pushes his relief pitchers toward extreme platoon usage.
He stays on for the ninth to face Rickie Weeks. I watched Barry Bonds from 2001 to 2004. I watched Pedro Martinez from 1998 to 2003. But Sergio Romo vs. Rickie Weeks might be the most one-sided performance I've ever seen on a baseball field:
Weeks strikes out.
that Bochy leaves Affeldt in to face Braun. The camera cuts to the stands, to a pretty girl in a Packers t-shirt, a camera-phone held up to capture video of a possible walk-off home run. Behind her, another young lady starts to put her backpack on, in case she has to scurry out and beat traffic after Braun's next swing. The Giants broadcast shows a replay of Braun's eighth-inning home run, which fades into a medium shot of Braun walking to the plate. He stares calmly out in the distance, as though deciding which fan in yellow to hit a baseball to this time. He gives his belt a tug and points the bat with one hand toward the field
Kuiper: And we will indeed head on, here in extra innings, to the 12th.
The fat man in the banana suit takes Krukow and Kuiper completely out of the moment. Kuiper forgets the inning. Krukow is speechless, then asks for a minute, and the feed (at least on MLB.tv) abruptly cuts to commercial. "We were doing pretty good until just moments ago," Kuiper says upon returning.
Thirty-five times this year, Lopez' release point was at least 3.95 feet away from center and within 3.5 feet of the ground. He threw 57 such pitches in 2010. (He dropped down before that, too, but not as far, according to PITCHf/x.) Obviously, 92 pitches isn't anywhere close to enough to be drawing conclusions. It's the equivalent of about 25 batters, or one start. Javier Lopez' drop-down delivery has made one start. So take this in the spirit of amusement, not analysis, a disclaimer that you should add to every sentence of the rest of this piece. Here is how Javier Lopez' drop-down-delivery start went:
Like Romo, Affeldt, and Hensley before him, Lopez walks the first batter he faces. Like the others, he settles down quickly. Nyjer Morgan, in for Braun, tries to keep his hands back, but his hips fly open at Lopez's delivery, and he grounds weakly to shortstop. The inning ends, and Lopez is done for the night. When it's time for a change, think SpeeDee Oil Change and Tune Up, your oil change, tune-up, and smog experts.
Fans rose out of their seats, the nearly empty stadium got loud with cheers, but the flyball was actually nowhere close even to the warning track, and Casilla gets his first out. He gets ahead of Gomez 0-2.
Casilla then hits his target with a high fastball, but Gomez lays off. He doesn't lay off the brutal curve that the fastball set up, which lands at Sanchez' right foot.
The Giants' broadcast shows a replay of the next hitter, Travis Ishikawa, beating Casilla with a game-winning double earlier in the year. There seems to be video of every Brewer beating the Giants, but tonight Ishikawa is overwhelmed by Casilla's 95-mph fastballs.
Sam Miller is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @SamMillerBB
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Awesome piece Sam. One note; Lopez now costs $4.5M a year, but I get your point.
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Despite its sublime setting, Naples has been at worst abused and at best neglected over the years following the unification of Italy in 1860. There is much in the way of beauty and Shand Kydd undoubtedly captures the light, vivacity and carnality of Naples as well as the darker side of paganism inherent to its history. Every street and piazza is a stage. His photographs, taken between 2000 and 2008, retain something of the seduction of 19th century photography. He sees that it would be easy to paint a bleak picture of Naples but captures much hilarity, expressing a unique and classical coupling of grief with humour.
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Amy Curry thinks her life sucks. Her mom decides to move from California to Connecticut to start anew - just in time for Amy's senior year. Her dad recently died in a car accident. So Amy embarks on a road trip to escape from it all, driving cross-country from the home she's always known toward her new life. Joining Amy on the road trip is Roger, the son of Amy's mother's old friend. Amy hasn't seen him in years, and she is less than thrilled to be driving across the country with a guy she barely knows. So she's surprised to find that she is developing a crush on him. At the same time, she's coming to terms with her father's death and how to put her own life back together after the accident. Told in traditional narrative as well as scraps from the road - diner napkins, motel receipts, postcards - this is the story of one girl's journey to find herself.
©2010 Morgan Matson (P)2010 Audible, Inc.
"I'm J E A L O U S!"
I am supercalifragilistic jealous of their epic detour. MAN did I ever want to be on it. If you love America, travel, hot boys, unexpected "detours", full interesting characters, fun, laughter, music, love ECT. Then this is the book for you.
Its inspiring, fun, heavy, and lighthearted. I KNOW! Narrator was also great, not distracting and a good flow.
So what are you waiting for? Get to it!
"A very cute, very fun summer read."
A very cute, very fun summer read. Perfect for fans of Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard. The ending was a little un-realistic (for me) but I enjoyed the book as a whole.
"Slow and a bit boring"
The pacing was just so slow. I realize not a lot of action can happen during a (realistic) road trip, but even the conversation was at a snails pace. They played 20 questions a lot, too. Uh, yeah...no thanks.
This is going to be quite a short review, I fear. I am having difficulty coming up with words for my opinion on Amy & Roger's Epic Detour.
Amy Curry was in a car accident several months before the start of this story. An accident in which her father died. With her brother, Charlie, shipped off to rehab and her mother across the country setting up a new house...Amy is alone. She is waiting out the end of the school year then will be transported from California to Connecticut. Transported by a virtual stranger. Roger.
Roger is on his own journey of sorts. Recently the victim of a breakup, he hopes to track down in ex-girlfriend in the hopes of winning her back. Driving Amy cross country is a means to an end.
What they each find on this trip was and unexpected bond, unexpected feeling and an eventual healing. The healing of Roger's broken heart and Amy's broken soul.
Amy & Roger's Epic Detour should have been a great story. It could have been filled with great moments, fun filled adventures and heart breaking confessions. Unfortunately, it was filled more with boredom than anything else. The pacing was entirely too slow for me and the playlists at the beginning of most of the chapters had me rolling my eyes. No college kid would have all those songs on his ipod. I'm being nittpicky, I know. Sue me.
There were a few smiles to be had and a couple of sweet moments but they were far too few. The narrator, Suzy Jackson, did a fine job though...so, there is that.
Yeah absolutely because it has a great plot and I really felt connected to it
YEAH .. it is one of my top favorite books and it entered my heart easily .. breath-taking story
no .. but she is very very talented and hope to listen to more performances for her
actually I listened to it in two sittings each part in one sitting and I finished it in the same day .. it was very special in my heart
thank you Morgan Matson can't wait to read your next book :)
"Oh great, now I want to take a summer road trip"
Fun, cute, adventure
I loved the scene where Amy visits her brother in rehab! It was such a huge scene for her, and the narrator did an amazing job with it
It made me tear up a bit at times. I was at work though, so I couldn't really let it all out
This narrator was so amazing and absolutely perfect for this cute, summer contemporary romance!
"The narrator saves the day"
All I was hoping for was a nice, quick summer reading, however I found myself struggling to make some progress with this book since it was so dull.
Thank heavens I picked this audiobook up and ended up enjoying the story, otherwise I suspect I would have not finished it.
"A seriously fun adventure. "
With people you can enjoy being with. Great story. This is the first of this authors books I have listened to, but will definitely try more. The audio performance was fantastic.
"Hallie's review"
I really liked this book! I am glad i didn't start on this one though. Although it was really good. I loved going along with Amy and Rodger on there road trip. I loved how she put Amy's POV like how she was scared of what Rodger would think of her like any 16 year old girl would.
"A fun road trip adventure!"
Amy has had a difficult time lately. Her father died in a car accident, her brother is in rehab and her mother has fled to Connecticut. Now that school is over, Amy is expected to drive across country with Roger, a friend of the family. The only problem is Amy is too scared to get behind the wheel since the accident. So with Roger behind the wheel, they ahead across the country. With Amy dealing with her grief, Roger has his own reasons for wanting to take a detour. Thus they take the detour of their lives and learn more about themselves then they thought was possible.
I bought Amy & Roger's Epic Detour over a year ago and its been sitting on my audio shelf for a while, unlistened to. I decided I was in the mood for some contemporary YA fiction and picked this one up. I don't listen to a lot of contemporary YA fiction, maybe 1-2 books a year. I love paranormal, fantasy, dystopia and science fiction in the YA genre, but not a lot of contemporary fiction. So I went into this one with a little hesitation. I came out the other side with a huge appreciation for Morgan Matson and this great story.
Amy & Roger's Epic Detour is the best road trip book ever. It is told from Amy's point of view, and includes songs they listened to, places they visits and each state's motto. I'm an Australian that now resides in Canada, and I've only visited 2-3 US states. I felt like I was experiencing the US for almost the first time as Amy and Roger take a trip from California, through Nevada, Colorado and so many detours until they end up in Philadelphia and Connecticut.
It was a great road trip full of self-discovery and I enjoyed listening, watching each of their stories unravel. Amy & Roger's Epic Detour was at times emotional, especially as Amy unravels the full story of her father's death. She meets people she never thought she'd meet, and she starts the road to recovery and healing from the loss of her father. It was a beautiful, beautiful story that makes me want to hop in a car and head somewhere!
This was my first time listening to Suzy Jackson and I liked that her voice was just young enough to match the idea I had of Amy's voice in my head. She really put all the emotion into the narration that was in Morgan Matson's words and made it a very enjoyable experience. I will definitely pick up another audiobook narrated by Suzy Jackson.
I'd recommend Amy & Roger's Epic Detour to not just fans of YA fiction, but anyone that wants to remember that great feeling of hoping in the car and driving, and making those detours that make life interesting.
"Teen Road Trip"
This story was a good idea that could have been done much better. The writing was weak in too many points, and needed some quality editing. (For example, sagebrush is not pluralized with an "es" ) The characters were not completely likable to me, and remained quite vapid and flat for most of the story. These young people seemed pretty self-absorbed and uniformed, even for their age and education level considering some of the experiences and hardships they (especially Amy) had been through. I did start to connect with them and like them a little better by the end of the story. There were some more touching scenes that did resonate and seem genuine (for example when Amy goes to see her brother). The fast-food and car-snack descriptions became a bit repetitive.
What I did like: The pace and the flow of the story was well done, even if the ending was a little bit (rushed?) or abrupt. I really enjoyed the unplanned stops and the people they met along the way. The idea of ditching the map and itinerary and "winging it" was a fun premise. I did like Roger's character, the way he was respectful toward Amy, just being friendly and not pushing anything. He seems like a good guy. I liked the way their friendship grew and their feelings for each other developed.
I would have liked more information and more of a resolution at the ending. However, the ending works for the most part ONLY because of the whole premise of this story about taking detours and not having an agenda mapped out.
Overall, I would recommend this for at least a one-time listen. The narrator did a good job with the story as is. IMHO I would just not consider it a "keeper" for the favorites shelf or re-listen.
"Amy & Roger's EPIC Detour"
This is the very first audiobook I have ever listened to. I don't really remember why I was avoiding them, but I certainly won't be any more.
I loved being able to listen to a book but still being able to do other things, like go out, tidy and other general things that I wouldn't be able to usually do with a book in my hands.
Suzy Jackson's narration was superb. Each character had a different, distinct voice that meant you could easily tell them apart. Her voice was fantastic and she sucked me into the story, making me imagine the scenes that were being read out. I could picture everything in my head as she was talking, like a movie, and I really enjoyed it.
So Amy & Roger's Epic Detour is basically about a girl who's father died in a car accident. Her mother decides to move to Connecticut and leaves Amy at their old house. So Amy goes on a road trip to Connecticut with an old friend Roger that she hasn't seen in years.
This was such a cute, love story with some deeper storylines intertwined. Like Amy coming to terms with her fathers death, discovering herself again and her relationships with her mother & her twin brother - Charlie.
This isn't the first book I've read with a road trip in it, but it was certainly the best. I loved discovering the states in America that they were driving through along with them - since I'll probably never be able to do it myself. It was such a fascinating experience. I actually found myself wishing there had been more time for them to discover more of America - but that was mainly because I didn't want the book to end.
Amy developed a lot throughout this book. At first, she was this shy, reserved girl who completely blamed herself for her fathers death and just wanted to be by herself. But as the story went on, Amy started to come out of her shell and become a different person. She grew more confident and became such a fantastic character. I loved learning more about her and her family through her flashbacks.
I knew I was going to love Roger from the second we met him. He was such a sweet, friendly character and he really helped Amy on this trip. He helped her discover herself again and come to terms with what happened on the day of the accident. He was funny and charming and always knew what to do to cheer Amy up. The sock sliding in Walmart was one of my favourite scenes.
I definitely DEFINITELY recommend this book. I think I enjoyed it a lot more on audiobook than I would have if I'd read it. It still would have been great if I'd been reading it in book form, but the audiobook was just brilliant. Everything about it just sucked me in and I didn't want to stop listening to it. It was just such an amazing story & a fantastic journey.
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