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Despite the secrets hiding in Aaron Blank's youth, he thinks he's ready to face his future. As he sets out to make up for the wrongs he's done to his family, he meets Sylvia, the new farmhand from a nearby district. She doesn't want him around, seems to have his father's heart in the palm of her hand--and what she knows could ruin his future.
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Number of Pages: 352
Vendor: WaterBrook
Publication Date: 2011
|Dimensions: 8.25 X 5.5 (inches)
Series: Ada's House
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Reeling from an unexpected betrayal, can Sylvia find relief from the echoes of her past…or will they shape her future forever?
Although Sylvia Fisher recognizes that most Old Order Amish women her age spend their hours managing a household and raising babies, she has just one focustending and nurturing the herd on her familys dairy farm. But when a dangerous connection with an old beau forces her to move far from home, she decides to concentrate on a new start and pour her energy into reviving another familys debt-ridden farm.
After months in rehab, Aaron Blank returns home to sell his Daeds failing farm and move his parents into an easier lifestyle. Two things stand in his way: the father who stubbornly refuses to recognize that Aaron has changed and the determined new farmhand his parents love like a daughter. Her influence on Aarons parents could ruin his plans to escape the burdens of farming and build a new life.
Can Aaron and Sylvia find common ground? Or will their unflinching efforts toward opposite goals blur the bigger picture a path to forgiveness, glimpses of grace, and the promise of love.
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Cindy Woodsmall is a New York Times best-selling author whose connection with the Amish community has been featured on ABC Nightline, in The Wall Street Journal, and in other media. She is the author of the Sisters of the Quilt series, The Sound of Sleigh Bells, and a nonfiction work, Plain Wisdom, which was written with her closest Old Order Amish friend. Cindy lives in Georgia with her family. Visit her website at CindyWoodsmall.com
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"This third entry in the Adas House series is sure to please fans of the first two novels. Fans of Amy Clipston and Marta Perry will enjoy its engaging characters and homespun feel."
Library Journal
"Oh, blessed insomnia! Cindy Woodsmall is a master at stealing your heart and your sleep with powerful love stories as pure and haunting as the Amish community in which they are set. With crisp prose, flesh-andblood characters who live and breathe on the page, and a spiritual heritage that nourishes the soul, The Harvest of Grace is a rich bounty of unforgettable reading that is just plain perfect."
Julie Lessman, award-winning author of The Daughters of Boston and Winds of Change series
"You dont have to be a fan of Amish stories to love a Cindy Woodsmall book. The Harvest of Graces heroine, Sylvia, won me over from the first page, and I cheered her through the story. Woodsmall writes a beautiful page-turner with heart-gripping twists. A worthy read."
Rachel Hauck, award-winning author of Dining with Joy
"A treasure chest, for sure… The wisdom in these stories is time-tested and trueplain and simple."
Karen Kingsbury, New York Times best-selling author of Unlocked and Shades of Blue
"[Cindy Woodsmall] paints a vivid backdrop of Amish and Mennonite cultures with fascinating detail and memorable clarity."
Tamera Alexander, best-selling author of Rekindled Harvest of Garace
"Cindy Woodsmall writes realreal people, real conflicts, real emotions. When you open her book, you enter her world and live the story with the characters."
Kim Vogel Sawyer, author of Where Willows Grow and Waiting for Summers Return
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KateGlenolden, PAAge: 55-65Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5A must read!November 10, 2013KateGlenolden, PAAge: 55-65Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5The Harvest of Grace will stay with you long after the last page is turned. There are no minor characters - each one is carefully and lovingly created and nurtured. You know why each one hurts and how great each triumph is. The story is rich and pulls you in. A real must read for every fan of Amish novels.
So MommyHartselle, ALAge: 25-34Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5LOVE this series!August 27, 2012So MommyHartselle, ALAge: 25-34Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5I love Cindy Woodsmall's "Ada's House" series. They are wonderful books! 'The Harvest of Grace' is the 3rd book in the series ('The Bridge of Peace' was #2, see my review here). These books are very well-written with love stories, drama, conflict, and pretty much everything you'd expect in a real-life story, but these things are all packed into Cndy Woodsmall's novels.
In 'The Harvest of Grace' Sylvia wants to be able to run the farm that she loves, but can't do that because of her gender. In the beginning of the book, her boyfriend asks her to marry him and she asks him to wait. He marries her sister, which crushes her completely. She lives on the same farm with them trying to be the best she can but one day something happens between them and she knows she has to leave her family farm. Many things happen after this, many conflicts and many resolutions.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who loves to read fiction. I loved it!
RickMiddleburg, FLAge: 35-44Gender: male3 Stars Out Of 5Review from a Man's PerspectiveJuly 7, 2012RickMiddleburg, FLAge: 35-44Gender: maleQuality: 3Value: 3Meets Expectations: 3This is the 3rd book in the "Ada's House Series" by Cindy Woodsmall. As you can imagine, I have not at this point read the first two books in the series. I will say, though, that even without reading the first two books, I wasn't as lost as I expected myself to be. There is enough of a back story, plus almost new characters to lend this book to almost being a stand alone title.
Sylvia Fisher is not an ordinary Amish woman. Being the oldest of all girls with no brothers her father has let her run the herd but not have a lot of say in the farming. This has caused her to seek out duties such as tending to her family's dairy herd and milking cows to normal duties of tending children and managing a household. Having scorned a suitable Amish suitor, she is forced by guilt to leave her home and beloved family farm and seek refuge with another couple, the Banks'. The Banks are a couple that have been devastated by the of their daughter a year ago and a son that is away at rehab for alcohol abuse.
Upon Aaron's return, his plan is to persuade his parents into selling the farm and moving with him into town. Although Sylvia has become attached to the couple and to their farm, she must join with Aaron and his plan in order to see her own dreams fulfilled. Will they sell the farm? Do Sylvia and Aaron give in to their mutual attraction? BUY THE BOOK!!!
I will say that the book was very well written, just not really my genre of reading. The characters were well defined, the story was paced appropriately and the plot was believable.
Is this a "Man's Book"? Not really. While I can say that the book was well written, I can also say that I can't imagine too many men reading this book. Doesn't mean that it wasn't a good book, just not really for men.
I received this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest opinion.
wfnrenSt Cloud, FLAge: 55-65Gender: female4 Stars Out Of 5A story about personal strugglesJuly 7, 2012wfnrenSt Cloud, FLAge: 55-65Gender: femaleQuality: 4Value: 4Meets Expectations: 4Sylvia Fisher's beau Elam finally asked her to marry him, but was she ready to give up everything she loved for him. She loves Elam but has spent most of her life helping her father on the dairy farm even to the extent of making suggestions to improve the farm and her father listened to her. Will Elam be willing to let her have an opinion in their marriage or will he expect her to take on the Old Order Amish role of the woman managing a household and raising babies only. When she finds out that Elam signed a contract with her father to take over half of the farm without asking her, it makes her wonder even more what her role would be in their marriage.
When Sylvia takes too long to give him an answer, Elam marries her sister Becky. Sylvia's father won't let her leave the farm so she stays home but after a dangerous incident she demands that he let her leave. She moves to Michael and Dora Blank's dairy farm to help him. Since she's left home her father refuses to let her have any contact with anyone in her family so she soon feels like Michael and Dora are her family.
The Blank's are in desperate need of help since their son Aaron left several months ago and Michael suffers from rheumatoid arthritis. Aaron is an alcoholic, driven to drink by the treatment from his dad after his sister was killed in a freak accident, which they each blames himself for. Aaron gets help for himself and returns home to help his dad and talk his parents into selling the farm. He wants them to help run an Amish appliance store, which he has put money down on to purchase, in three months.
Michael continues to treat Aaron terribly while he accepts the help he is giving them on the farm. Sylvia dislikes Aaron because his plans will ruin her plans to live their and farm, since she feels like she'll never be able to return home again. It is a constant battle, difference of opinions, will any of them ever give in, it seems to be two against one? Will Sylvia ever get to see her parents and sisters again and where will home be for her? When Aaron realizes that Sylvia has become a like a hermit, not going to church, not seeing friends, etc. he forces her to take time off from work which she also resents and thinks he's trying to get her to agree to selling the farm.
Cindy did her usual great job and held my interest and jogged my memory of the first book so I wasn't lost. Sylvia, Michael and Aaron are all three strong willed people with their own plans. I have a lot of family members like that so it hit close to home for me. I read the first book in this series a long time ago, thought I had the second one but discovered I didn't. I plan on going back and reading the second one though. This is a good story about personal struggles and how different personalities deal with them.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BloggingforBooks.org book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
SmileyMommyBowling Green, KYAge: 25-34Gender: female4 Stars Out Of 5Good BookJune 21, 2012SmileyMommyBowling Green, KYAge: 25-34Gender: femaleQuality: 4Value: 4Meets Expectations: 4The book, The Harvest of Grace, by Cindy Woodsmall is about several young Amish "couples". The couples form themselves during the book and are all weaved together making this book interesting. All of the characters are friends from the beginning or become so when entering the Amish community. I enjoyed the book and feeling like I was right there with the characters.


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A federal judge has ruled against a California organic grower who challenged a 2007 regulation requiring pasteurization of almonds sold on the domestic market.
Known as the salmonella rule, it was developed by the Almond Board of California in response to outbreaks earlier in the decade and implemented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
In Washington, D.C., U.S. District Court Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle ruled Jan. 18 in a suit brought by Nick Koretoff Ranches, Fresno, Calif., against USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Fifteen almond growers and handlers participated in earlier legal challenges. As they saw it, the policy hands over domestic market share to unpasteurized imports from Spain and Italy.
Steve Koretoff, general manager at Kerman, Calif.-based Purity Organics, estimates the rule cost his business at least $250,000 in lost sales the first year and more since.
"We still have an unlevel playing field," he said. "We're at a disadvantage compared to anybody in the raw foods movement. People are buying our competitors' product when they could be buying it from us and we're right in their back yard."
In her 30-page ruling, the judge found the pasteurization requirement consistent with the almond marketing order's outgoing quality control provisions.
"Because the salmonella rule ensures that only salmonella-free almonds are sold, it is not unreasonable for (Vilsack) to have deemed it a minimum quality requirement that contributes to orderly marketing and serves the public interest," Huvelle wrote.
"The summary judgment we had hoped for would have said the Almond Board of California and the USDA did not have the legal authority to rule on quality as it pertains to bacterial contaminants," said Will Fantle, co-director of Wisconsin-based The Cornucopia Institute, which helped coordinate the legal action.
California organic almond growers respect food safety concerns, Steve Koretoff said, despite opposing the rule.
"We're in this dilemma where we think people should be able to buy raw food if they want, but at the same time we need to be conscious of how a potential outbreak would affect our market," he said. "We asked the board for mandatory sampling rather than mandatory pasteurization. If any product had a presumptive positive test, then you'd pasteurize that lot. The board for whatever reason didn't feel that was an adequate safety net.
"It seems to me that if this was truly a public health issue, all almonds sold in the U.S. would have to fall under the rules and regulations California product is subject to."
"The organic consumer in this country does not want their almonds pasteurized," Nick Koretoff said. "The Europeans are selling unpasteurized almonds in our country and that's killing us."
Further court action is under consideration.
"We want to look at this very closely to see if there are grounds for continuing this legal battle," Fantle said. "The judge was most interested in whether process had been properly followed. It's unclear to me to what degree this addressed our fundamental concern about the authority of the Almond Board to even invoke this kind of food safety regulation, whatever the process."
Purity Organics has complied with pasteurization requirements, Steve Koretoff said.
"We're looking for a home for additional product," he added. "We've been successful in expanding our market outside the U.S. to places not considered traditional almond markets. Organic is catching on in other parts of the world. But it took us a couple rough years."
He declined to identify those overseas markets.

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HARLEM, NY - When you go to face a team like St. Anthony's (NJ), with 3 D-1 commits and a Hall of Fame coach, you have to believe you can win, and on Saturday afternoon in the SNY Invitational Championship game, Long Island Lutheran believed they could win.
Coming off an impressive win over Cardinal Hayes on Friday, the Crusaders were confident in the goal, stop the 79 game winning streak of the Friars and pull off the upset. They had the opportunity to do just that, staying in the game and giving themselves a shot late, but poor FT shooting doomed Long Island Lutheran as they ended up falling 52-45.
Early on with near no one giving them a shot, Long Island Lutheran looked like the superior team. They started the game on an 8-0 run led by an up tempo pace that led to easy buckets in transition by Mical-Ryan Boydand Tawayne Anderson. St. Anthony's coach Bob Hurley would call a timeout to settle down his squad, and the breather worked with Hallice Cookeknocking down a left wing three to stop the bleeding. That 3 would be the start of a 9-0 for the Friars to see the Jersey power take their first lead of the game. The game would settle down after that with both teams trading the lead, but after Cooke hit his 2nd three of the game late in quarter, St Anthony's would take a 14-12 lead after 1.
The rhythm and the pace was seemingly where Long Island Lutheran wanted it though, and Anderson came out and nailed a corner 3 to start the 2nd, and after a Chris Atkinson steal, Anderson got the ball again and drove the lane and hot on a nice floater to give the Crusaders back a 3 point lead. If it wasn't Cooke for St. Anthony's early on though it was Kody Jenkins. The 6'4" wingman was able to press and harass the Lutheran backcourt and get back to back quick easy buckets to see the Friars jump back on top. Lutheran big man Kentan Facey wasn't a huge factor offensively in the opening half, but he was controlling the glass and the paint. Atkinson had a chance to tie the game up in the final seconds of the half, but the guard missed 2 FT's, and St. Anthony's went into the break up 24-22.
The 3rd started with Facet taking more control inside scoring on a beautiful drive showing an excellent ability to put the ball on the floor and finish against 2 defenders. It was tied at 27 with 6 minutes to go, but that's when St. Anthony's made their run.
Josh Brown, who had been quiet for much of the opening half put intense pressure on the ball and caused bad, to back turnovers in the backcourt, that on top of Copke continuing how lights out shooting helped St. Anthony's go on a 18-4 run which saw the game go from tied with 6 to go in the 3rd to Lutheran being down 14 with 1:22 to go in the quarter. The Crusaders did close strong with Atkinson converting on a pretty pull up jumper in the lane, but Facey picked up his 4th foul late in the 3rd that put him on the bench as St. Anthony's led after 3, 45-33.
It looked like it was over for Long Island Lutheran early in the 4th. Down 48-36 with just over 6 minutes to go, but you can never give up on a team that believes. Boyd would knock a corner three to seemingly ignite the Lutheran squad. Off a missed baseline jumper by Brown, Facey, who had just re-entered the game, would get the ball in the paint and get fouled. He hit both FT's to cut the deficit to 7 with 3:30 to go. The Crusaders could've gotten even closer but down 7 they went 1 for 6 from the line in crucial spots. Boyd would hit the 1 to make it 48-42, and Atkinson would then steal the ball from Brown off an inbounds and hit a three from the left side to make it 48-45 St Anthony's with 47 seconds to go in what was turning out to be a nail biter.
Hurley once again called timeout out to settle his team down and Brown would calmly sink a pair of FT's with 24 seconds left to make it 50-45. Long Island Lutheran drove the ball down the court and Boyd went baseline but was called for a charge that for all intensive purposes ended Lutheran's chances. Cooke made 2 more FT's and the Crusaders missed a couple shots late to end it as St Anthony's held on for the 52-45 victory.
St Anthony's was paced by Cooke's 22 points, while Brown added 10 points and 13 rebounds. Facey led Long Island Lutheran with 13 points and 7 rebounds, while Boyd also added 13 in defeat.
It was not an easy way for Hurley to pick up his 80th consecutive victory, but after a quick turnaround from playing the late game last night, it was a win that the legendary coach will take.
"We knew they were a good team who could hit shots, we expected them to do that and they did. Coming back from last night and playing a quality team like that isn't easy. It really isn't enough time to prepare for a team the caliber of Long Island Lutheran, but it was a good grind it out character game for our kids."
He got a big time effort from the Oregon State bound Cooke whose 22 points included 6 threes, and after being in a few close games already this year, Cooke said the team knew exactly how to respond in the situation they were in today.
"We knew just to take it one possession at a time and be smart and stay poised. The tight games this season helped us today for sure."
On the other hand for Long Island Lutheran, it was done in by a 5 for 16 performance from the FT line. But Lutheran Coach John Buck after the game admitted that the poor shooting for the charity stripe is a result of just how good St Anthony's is.
"Give them credit, they wear you down so when you go to the line, you are gassed."
Even though the FT shooting may have hurt his teams chances, Buck still was proud of his teams effort against a team most fear when they step out on the court.
"I thought we played hard and we weren't scared. We showed no fear. We were fearless. A little extra toughness and a couple plays here and there and who knows."
In the end though St. Anthony's extended their unbeaten run to 80 in a row and took home the SNY Invitational Championship, but do the Friars have time to enjoy the win? Not for long according to Hurley.
"We have games on Monday and Tuesday so it's 2 scouting reports tomorrow and a practice in between. Not necessarily great scheduling but hey, this is H.S. basketball, so we can enjoy it tonight but its back to work in the morning."
Cardinal Hayes 67- Boys and Girls 59
After trailing by as many as 11 in the first half, a star performance by Chris Robinson helped the Cardinals get back even and pull away in the 4th to claim the SNY Invitational Consolation game 67-59.
Robinson scored 18 of his game high 24 points in the 2nd half, and Shavar Newkirk ran a nearly flawless at the point finishing with 17 points and 6 assists to help carry Hayes to victory.
"It was an important game for us. A lot of people were saying the PSAL teams are better than the CHSAA teams, plus they best us last year so we wanted to come out and get the win. It meant a lot." Robinson said after the win.
Romario Allen led Boys and Girls with 12 points, while Wesley Myers added 10 in the loss.
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Sunfest Organic Herbs, Okeechobee, Fla., has entered into an exclusive partnership with Harrisonburg, Va.-based Shenandoah Growers to supply it with fresh-cut organic herbs.
Sunfest brings to the table production from 380 acres of certified organic farmland and 7 acres of greenhouses, according to a news release.
Together with production from Virginia, the Sunfest arrangement should supply most of Shenandoah Grower's Eastern Midwestern and Southern U.S. markets with fresh-cut herbs.
Altogether, Shenandoah Growers supplies more than 4,000 grocery stores nationwide with fresh-cut and living organic herbs, according to the release.
Sunfest recently acquired new biodiesel duel-temperature zone trucks to serve Florida and the Southeast, and they should complement Shenandoah's fleet of dedicated trucks.
In addition, Sunfest has developed a proprietary food safety technology, Enviro Pure, in its new processing facility.
"When we looked at combining Shenandoah Growers' experience in the market and innovation in organic greenhouse growing with Sunfest's sustainable organic farming and industry-leading food safety innovation, it was obvious that this would be a win for everyone from our employees, to our valued supermarket customers, and ultimately and most importantly, to the consumers of fresh herbs." Tim Heydon, Shenandoah Growers' chief executive officer, said in the release.


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On Day 2 of Cal's spring football practice, freshman quarterback Jared Goff got his first chance to show what he can do, and the former Marin Catholic High star said he didn't enroll in college early to be a spectator.
"I wouldn't be here if I wasn't trying to compete," said Goff, who arrived on campus in January. "We're all pretty even right now, so who knows what's going to happen."
Coach Sonny Dykes said Wednesday's practice was a bit sloppier on offense than Monday's, but he was pleased with Goff's first snaps in 11-on-11 drills after three other quarterbacks shared the reps Monday.
"There were times when he looked like a kid who ought to be going to the prom. And there other times when he looked like a Division I quarterback," Dykes said. "He's got a lot of talent."
Asked what he expects from himself as a collegiate rookie, Goff said, "I expect to be perfect. I expect to complete a pass every time."
She's joined by Cal's Layshia Clarendon on the Naismith Trophy Top 30 list as the only representatives from the Pac-12. Ogwumike was named to the USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Midseason Top 20 List on Tuesday.
Defending champion Cal was fourth after two events. Stanford, which has 118 points, won the 800-yard freestyle relay, while Cal, with 108 points, placed second. Arizona won the 200 medley relay.
The Spartans took the 200-yard medley relay and 800 freestyle relay. Marisa DeWames, the 2012 WAC Swimmer of the Year, anchored the Spartans' 200 freestyle relay.
Northern Arizona led with 118 points, 50 of them in the 1-meter dive. San Jose State was second at 101.
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San Jose was assigned defensive back Clevan Thomas, a 2012 AFL Hall of Fame selection and SaberCats legend, on a two-year contract.
"Being able to add a game-changer like Clevan is huge for us," coach Darren Arbet said. "He is the best defensive player I have ever had the pleasure of coaching."
Thomas, out of Florida State, is a five-time All-Arena selection. He'll soon join Arbet and former teammates Barry Wagner and Sam Hernandez in the AFL Hall of Fame.
San Jose opens at San Antonio on March 23. KNBR 1050 will be the radio home for all games.
The California Sports Hall of Fame will induct its Class of 2013 that features Joe Montana, Tony Gywnn, John Robinson, Luc Robitaille, Greg Louganis and Florence Griffith Joyner on June 9 at the Ontario Convention Center.
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THE ninth Palace Art-fest exhibition in the Great Hall of the Bishop's Palace and the Palace Gardens will take place from Saturday May 24 to Sunday June 1.
As usual it will of feature an eclectic mix of paintings, sculpture and ceramics by 37 artists from Herefordshire and the surrounding regions.
The aim of the event - founded in 2005 - is not only to showcase local artistic talent, of which there is abundance, but also to support the Hereford Cathedral Perpetual Trust and the Friends of Hereford Three Choirs Festival with the funds raised from commission on sales.
Among the artists are Jenny Williams, brought up Muswell Hill, London, and a graduate of the Hornsey Art School, who has worked in central London as a Visual Mechandiser.
She says she moved to the "wilds of Herefordshire", with her two young children, where she has remained since.
As well as regular involvement in the Herefordshire art scene, with events such as Hereford Art Week, Jenny has opened and run two fashion shops as well as continuing to work as a freelance visual merchandiser.
Born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, Ivan Jones now lives and works in the heart of the Herefordshire countryside. He studied art at Grammar School but it was not until his retirement from veterinary practice in 1999 that Ivan was able to return to the enjoyment of painting.
He paints mostly wildlife, animal and human portraits, and landscapes predominantly in pastels, preferring a realistic, rather than an abstract, technique. This allows Ivan to capture the subject with a subtle balance of light, colour, texture and shape.
Ivan has the additional talent of bringing to life an evocative image and portray it in a sympathetic style that never fails to capture the eye and imagination. He gathers material, for reference and inspiration for his work, from a wide range of sources.
Angela Bentley's work has featured in previous Palace Art exhibitions.
Her work as a textile artist combines Free Machine Embroidery with Hand Stitching.
She uses fabrics with different textures to create interesting surfaces on which to stitch.
Gardens and Landscapes are a great source of inspiration to her, though her main inspiration is Architecture. The architectural theme encompasses all manner of styles of building throughout the ages. Her attention to detail takes in numerous details and patterns from geometric shapes to the flowing lines of Gothic leaves and tendrils. Of particular interest are areas where the patterns have been eroded by the elements and time so they seem to dissolve into the stone or plaster.
Palace Art-fest 2014 will take place
Saturday 24th to Sunday 1st June 2014
Open 10am-5pm daily
Sunday 11am-4pm
Palace Art-fest is supported by Hereford Cathedral Perpetual Trust and Friends of Hereford Three Choirs Festival, a proportion of the funds generated reciprocates that support.
The opening preview is held each year in order to offer friends and supporters an opportunity to view and purchase artwork before the Palace Art-fest opens to the general public.
The 2014 preview will take place
Friday 23rd May 2014 from 5:30-8:00pm
Tickets £10
Please join us for an evening of art, refreshments and live music in support of the Hereford Perpetual Trust & Friends of the Three Choirs Festival.
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Vying for rotation spot, McGowan solid in Minors game
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Dustin McGowan continued to make slow and steady progress toward a potential spot in the starting rotation by throwing 62 pitches in a Minor League game on Tuesday afternoon.
McGowan pitched four scoreless innings while allowing just three hits and recording four strikeouts without any walks. He threw 41 of his pitches for strikes and consistently hit 92-96 mph on the radar gun.
The start was another step in the right direction, but the true test will come in the next day or two when the Blue Jays determine how McGowan is able to physically bounce back from the extended outing.
"The big thing is that we don't get ahead of ourselves because we re-evaluate it almost daily to see how he feels," Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos said. "I always remind him as well, I keep reminding him that at any time any concerns, any tweaks, anything at all, he needs to tell us, and he said, 'Absolutely.'
"He's obviously a big part of wanting to do this as well. As I told him when we were even exploring this, he needs to want to do this because we would never take chances with his career or with his health. He's the one who knows how he feels. He's been through this enough times. He has to communicate with us."
The organization's concern for McGowan's health is understandable considering his past injury history. The 32-year-old has undergone multiple surgeries on his right shoulder over the years and his healthy stints in the big leagues have been few and far between dating all the way back to 2008.
McGowan wasn't even considered a legitimate candidate for the starting rotation at the start of the spring, but that changed when the other competitors struggled. J.A. Happ, Esmil Rogers and Marcus Stroman all were unimpressive, while Todd Redmond is viewed by a lot of people as being better suited for long relief.
That created an opening for McGowan, but the fact that he has topped out at 62 pitches with less than a week to go until Opening Day is rather alarming. Pitching coach Pete Walker said late last week that the goal was to have McGowan throw 85 pitches in his final outing of the spring and that still remains a possibility.
The pitch count would have been higher earlier in camp, but a flu bug that has been going around the Blue Jays clubhouse in recent weeks put an end to that.
"He got set back when he got sick, he missed about 10 days," Anthopoulos said. "If he hadn't gotten sick, he would be more built up. So the question now is, obviously we're running out of time to get him built up for the season, so what do we do? He obviously had an ailment, or a sickness, or whatever it was for those 10 days with the flu.
"He missed all that time. We had built him up. He had thrown 36 pitches in a game, was out nine days or so, then we had to come back and I think he only threw 22 or 25 because we couldn't just run him out and build off the 36. He would've gone 36, 48 and we would've been that much farther ahead, but he lost that time and we had to start over again."
Time is now running out but barring any last-minute setbacks it still appears as though McGowan is very much in the running -- and quite possibly the favorite -- for the final spot in Toronto's rotation.
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Old 2400 for .38spl???
I have a bunch of .38spl brass and 125 JHP's and about 1/3 lb of old old 2400 powder. Years ago I used this 2400 to load for my .357 with good results. What I'd like to do is use up some of this old powder in this .38spl brass I have in abundance. What would be a good (i.e. safe) load to start off with? Oh, and the only small pistol primers I can get my hands on are sm magnum CCI 550 that I'll be using. I don't want to use this ammo for anything other than plinking.
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Alliant's web site doesn't show any 2400-based loads for .38 special, not even +P. Someone here may pull a safe load out of an old manual but 2400 is intended for higher pressure cartridges than .38 special. Magnum primers just complicate the equation. Best bet would be to discard the "old old" powder as lawn fertilizer (it's only 1/3 lb) and get some fresh Bullseye or Unique for plinking.
An alternative would be to trade some of your .38 special brass for .357 brass.
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Have not worked with 2400 in 38 special but perhaps I can help you on the mag primer issue. All I have is mag pistol primers and since it looks like it might be a while before I can get standard I started using them in my 38 special/unique/cast bullet load. I had to drop powder by 1/2 grain but they are working out great. In fact, I may not go back to standards.
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There are some old loads floating around for using 2400 in 38spl. Here is a link, http://www.castpics.net/LoadData/default.html it will provide you with older reloading manuals that publish some of those loads. Remember with any old load data work up with caution, I recommend starting at no more than 80%. Also if you can't find loads for 125gr jacketed look for jacketed loads in heavier bullet weights.
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The problem is two-fold: low peak pressure and light bullet. Both conditions ask for faster powder. The light bullet would be OK at magnum pressures, but not at half that pressure. If I put this powder in QuickLOAD I get very large charge weights and, with a 6" barrel, 40% of the powder is thrown out the muzzle still unburned, so lots of powder flakes will be left in the barrel.
So what, you say. You just want to use the powder up. Well, here's what: I tried this exact same thing with .44 Special in a Charter Bulldog revolver back in the 1980's. The amount of unburned powder flake spread around from between the barrel/cylinder gap was so great it actually jammed the cylinder rotation after a not too many rounds. I had to remove the cylinder and clean it all out in great detail. Way too much bother.
The very old Hornady second edition load manual says that with a 125 grain JHP, they used 11.1 grains to start. Don't trust it. Those old Hornady manual loads were developed in a production gun and never pressure tested. Their starting load for my .44 Special was already at maximum in the light Bulldog. QuickLOAD says its just over SAAMI maximum pressure. 10 grains is a better start number, but don't say Adamantium and I didn't warn you about the dirtiness of it.
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Great info Adamantium. Couldn't find any 125gr JHP but I've got some 158gr that several of the old manuals give data for so it looks like I'll be set. Thanks!
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The 158's greater mass will offer enough additional reaction force that the powder will burn better with it than with the 125.
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Looking at "Lyman 44" 1967
38 special
112 gr cast 8.0 - 12.5 gr 2400
121 gr cast 8.0 - 12.5 gr 2400
141 gr cast 8.0 - 12.0 gr 2400
146 gr jacket 9.5 - 11.0 gr 2400
150 gr cast 8.0 - 11.5 gr 2400
158 gr cast 8.0 - 11.0 gr 2400
158 gr jacket 9.5 - 11.0 gr 2400
160 gr jacket 9.5 - 10.8 gr 2400
168 gr cast 8.0 - 10.5 gr 2400
195 gr cast 8.0 - 9.5 gr 2400
357 mag
121 gr cast 11.0 - 15.5 gr 2400
141 gr cast 11.0 - 15.5 gr 2400
146 gr jacket 11.5 - 15.5 gr 2400
150 gr cast 11.0 - 15.0 gr 2400
158 gr cast 11.0 - 15.0 gr 2400
158 gr jacket 11.5 - 15.0 gr 2400
160 gr jacket 11.5 - 14.5 gr 2400
168 gr cast 11.0 - 13.0 gr 2400
195 gr cast 9.5 - 11.0 gr 2400
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If you combine the two sets of loads, which I do. I shoot any 357 mag load in any 38 sp, and visa versa, then 2400 is good for an extremely wide range of loads.
OTOH, I never seem to get accuracy from light loads of 2400.
Unique, Bullseye, and Red Dot are much better.
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I expect the ignition is too irregular in light loads for good accuracy. That % unburned powder in a 6" tube predicted by QuickLOAD is high. The ballistic efficiency prediction was in the mid-teens, as if it were an overbore rifle. Might be a case where a Dacron tuft would help by holding the powder over the flash hole, but I sure wouldn't want to bother with that for plinking. I still can't get past my jammed cylinder, which I don't intend to repeat.
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2400 has certainly been popular for the magnum cartridges .I never used it because; it's a very dirty powder. you can't burn it all .For defense loads that means even one grain of unburned powder can get under the extractor star and jam the cylinder.
Old powder has another problem , formulation , new vs old may make for pressure problems !!
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Chavez has only made two big league starts in 191 career games. The A's have never seen him go more than 5.2 innings, and that was in relief in an 18-inning game. He was terrific in that one, throwing scoreless relief and getting the win.
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Lindblom, acquired from Texas in the Michael Choice deal that brought outfielder Craig Gentry to Oakland, could have a chance to make the opening day roster now that wasn't there just a couple of days ago. The Rangers started him five times last year, but they seemed to have liked him in bullpen.
His overall numbers weren't great (1-3, 5.46 ERA overall, but he allowed no runs in 4.1 innings in three games of relief.
Pomeranz, a lefty picked up from Colorado in the Brett Anderson trade, falls into much of that same situation. He pitched in eight games for the Rockies last year, starting four. He had an 8.10 ERA as a starter, but in five innings of relief over four games, he, too, didn't allow a run.
Until this week, both men seemed likely to be heading to Triple-A Sacramento. Now, with injuries to Jarrod Parker and A.J. Griffin opening up jobs, they have a chance to start in Sacramento.
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VIERA, Fla. -- Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa has shown improvement, especially from the left side of the plate.
Entering Saturday's action against the Mets, Espinosa is 10-for-35 (.286) with two RBIs batting left-handed. Overall, he has a .316 batting average and a .350 on-base percentage.
"He is in a great frame of mind and is expressing his talent," manager Davey Johnson said. "He is not trying to do too much with the ball. He is hitting the ball where it's pitched. He is getting more comfortable about who he is."
Toward the end of last year, Espinosa struggled and was striking out frequently. It didn't help that he was playing with a torn rotator cuff.
Although he elected not to have surgery and is not in any pain, Espinosa decided to change his approach to hitting, starting in batting practice.
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Although Espinosa is not displaying any power, Johnson believes the home run power will come eventually.
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Cash prices around much of the country, with a few exceptions, posted gains over the week. The Henry Hub price dropped overall from $3.39 per MMBtu last Wednesday to $3.55 yesterday, but movements during the week were mixed. On the last couple of days of trading in the report week, many pricing points around the country rallied slightly. The Henry Hub gained a total of 20 cents in these last two days.
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For much of the week, the eastern part of the United States was warmer than normal, while the western part was cooler than normal. These temperature patterns boosted natural gas used for power burn in the Northeast, Midwest, and Southeast, and increased the use of natural gas used for residential and commercial heating in the Rockies and California regions. Southern California prices also reflected cooler temperatures, with the Southern California Citygate price rising from $3.71 per MMBtu last Wednesday to ¬¬$3.92 per MMBtu yesterday. The area warmed up near the end of the report week, however, and demand retreated. The Midwest was much warmer than normal, and Midwest power burn for the whole week reflected this, averaging almost 14 percent more than last week's levels and 72 percent more than the same week last year.
Dry production was up about 0.4 percent this week, but declined somewhat near the end of the report week from levels greater than 64 Bcf per day from previously in the report week. The Independence Hub, an offshore natural gas production facility in the Gulf of Mexico, is currently offline for maintenance, removing close to 0.5 Bcf per day of natural gas from the Gulf. According to BENTEK Energy Services, LLC (BENTEK) estimates, this has brought Gulf of Mexico production to below 7 Bcf per day. However, BENTEK noted that companies were able to source gas from other regions of the country to maintain deliveries to consuming regions.
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Working natural gas in storage rose to 3,831 Bcf as of Friday, November 4, according to EIA's WNGSR (see Storage Figure). This represents an implied net injection of 37 Bcf. Though October 31 each year is the official end of the injection season, storage builds often continue into November. In fact, the 5-year (2006 – 2010) averages for both November 4 and November 11 are positive, a net injection of 23 Bcf and 10 Bcf, respectively. Last year during the same week, working natural gas inventories rose 26 Bcf. Current inventories are 6 Bcf lower than their year-ago levels, and 215 Bcf above the 5-year average. Storage inventories are currently 16 Bcf below the all-time monthly high of 3,847 Bcf, which was recorded for the month of October 2010.
The Producing Region is the only region where stocks are above last year's levels. Working inventories in this region total 1,235 Bcf, 4 Bcf more than year-ago levels. Inventories in the East and West Regions, however, are close to their year-ago levels, falling only 2 Bcf and 8 Bcf short, respectively. Stocks are above the 5-year average in all three of the storage regions.
Temperatures during the week ending November 3 were about 2.1 degrees cooler than the 30-year normal temperature level (see Temperature Maps and Data). Most Census Divisions were cooler than normal, with exceptions in the West North Central and the Pacific Census Divisions. Compared with the same week last year, overall temperatures in the United States were 2.3 degrees cooler.
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Utica Shale Attracts Infrastructure Investment. Recently Caiman Energy announced it would build two short pipelines under the Ohio River to bring "wet" (liquids rich) natural gas from the Utica Shale in Ohio to the company's processing plant in Marshall County, West Virginia. The company will commit $30 million, and such infrastructure investment is another sign of the importance of natural gas liquids in driving domestic production. The Utica Shale is located in the Northeast, and is situated about 8,000 feet below the surface of the Earth, and underneath the Marcellus shale. The Utica is primarily located beneath Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New York, and Ohio, which has recently been a major area of investment and interest. While currently, oil and natural gas production out of the State of Ohio remains small, several companies have made substantial investments, and permitting in the State (specifically in the eastern part of the State, where the Utica shale is located) has expanded. Some key developments and facts:
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Short-Term Energy Outlook Projects Continued Natural Gas Supply Growth. EIA released the Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) on November 8, with projections through the end of 2012. The latest STEO is also presented in a new, redesigned, interactive format. Among natural gas highlights this month:
* EIA expects U.S. marketed natural gas production to average 65.6 Bcf per day in 2011, and 66.9 Bcf per day in 2012. All of the growth in production results from increases in onshore production, which more than offset continuing declines from the Gulf of Mexico.
* Projected total natural gas consumption averages 67.1 Bcf per day in 2011, and 67.9 Bcf per day in 2012. Residential and commercial consumption are expected to increase in 2012 from their 2011 levels, mirroring the increase in heating degree-days.
* EIA expects that working natural gas inventories will total about 1.8 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) at the end of March 2012, the end of the winter heating season, with net withdrawals during the period totaling 0.3 Tcf less than last year. The projected value would be the highest end-of-March inventory level since 1991.
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Dude's got ups. I always thought that he was athletically challenged, I guess it's by choice huh?
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Dude's got ups. I always thought that he was athletically challenged, I guess it's by choice huh?
Damn OJ.
Also, when watching the video I thought the jerseys said gay pride for a moment.
Still want to see Orlando and Lance on the floor together. Could be an awesome duo.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
OJ looks a bit like Fred Jones. Not quite as explosive but close.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
I love Pulp. He's obviously a damn good basketball player and wants to absorb everything he can (see Scott Agness' article on him sitting next to GHill last night). And this guy is for the most part a pine rider. That's how good this year's team is.
Forever struggling to convince myself "In Larry we trust"
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Well so long as OJ is getting some love, here is another one that
looked rather interesting:
He has a 39" vertical, currently the highest on the team I believe.
he has two hands so that makes up for being a tiny bit less explosive
Have sometimes wondered about picking Plumlee ahead of OJ,
but now it looks like that was a brilliant move.
We've kept the better player and at a bargain!
I sat row 9 for the Mavericks game this week, and amongst the most notable observations, was the fairly different playing style that OJ employed. He was much less of a "park outside the perimeter guy", and much more a "drive to the basket" guy. His footwork/moves looked solid there, and he had a fair bit of success on that front. He had a notably bigger upper body compared to the Mavs he was matched up to, and he seemed to take contact well. Jones on the other hand looked much more like the prototypical 3 and D guy.
That's a good point. Maybe the problem with OJ last year was that he didn't play his "game". I think he was trying to provide the spacing and outside shooting that the team needed but that's not really his strength... at least that's not all he did in college. I was down on him last year but I love his attitude and the way he's working really hard to earn his place in the rotation.
I don't see any reason to play Solo over him at this point and he should be in the 8th or 9th player in the rotation because of his ability to break down a defense.
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I was concerned about his heigh. 6'3" is not good for SG.
He has good wing span, it should make him play taller.
Perhaps we can treat him like a normal 6'5" (or 6'6'" in shoes) player?
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Famous last words.
He's 6'4.5" in shoes, which, when combined with his huge wingspan and thick frame, is pretty close to the prototypical SG size in this day and age. See: Dwyane Wade, James Harden, Eric Gordon, etc. A lot of the top young up-and-coming SG's fit this mould, too. Victor Oladipo, Bradley Beal, Dion Waiters, Iman Shumpert, etc.
I'm not particularly concerned about Orlando's height for reasons already stated and also because he will likely only be a bench player for years to come.


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A child pornography investigation led to the arrest of a Eureka man Thursday after Humboldt County Sheriff's Office deputies raided his home.
Christopher Jansen, 21, was arrested on suspicion of felony possession of child pornography after a search warrant was served at a home on the 4300 block of Roberts Drive.
The Eureka Police Department was advised by a Santa Clara Police Department detective in December that a person appeared to be downloading child pornography in the Eureka area, based upon an Internet Protocol address, according to a press release. An IP address is a numeric address given to a computer connected to the Internet, and can be used to locate an Internet user.
An EPD detective obtained a search warrant for the subscriber information of the IP address and traced it to the Roberts Drive residence. EPD passed the information to a sheriff's office detective.
At approximately 8:45 a.m. Thursday, the sheriff's office served a search warrant and seized a computer and other electronics from the home. After interviewing Jansen, who resided in the home, detectives arrested him on suspicion of felony possession of child pornography. He was booked into the Humboldt County jail with $25,000 bail.
Sheriff's office Lt. Steve Knight said the arrest was part of ongoing multi-agency investigation in the Bay Area. He said there was no indication of a local victim.
"A lot of places that do this stuff, and produce this stuff, are overseas," he said.
The lack of jurisdiction in other countries means that local law enforcement often focuses on the possession and distribution of child pornography.
"Law enforcement is very aware of these types of things," Knight said.
Knight said the Eureka arrest was not related to a recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation that netted more than 200 child pornography arrests nationwide.
The sheriff's office asks anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity to call the sheriff's office at 445-7251 or the sheriff's office crime tip line at 268-2539.
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Freeman's walk-off in 10th caps thrilling duel
Teheran throws eight scoreless as Braves sweep series vs. Reds
ATLANTA -- Julio Teheran has not garnered the widespread national attention that has been showered upon Marlins right-hander Jose Fernandez. But like Fernandez, Teheran has spent the first month of his second Major League season proving he already belongs in any conversation about baseball's elite pitchers.
Given a chance to compete against one of the game's best on Sunday afternoon at Turner Field, Teheran matched zeros with Johnny Cueto over eight innings and then saw his effort rewarded when the Braves completed a three-game sweep with a 1-0, 10-inning win over the Reds that came courtesy of Freddie Freeman's walk-off single.
"[Teheran] has been dominant," Freeman said. "He was dominant last year and he has just been continuing to do what he did last year. I think he's one of the best, to me. I get to see it every fifth day. So, it's a pleasure to watch."
Teheran took great pleasure in watching the Braves get the spark they needed courtesy of Jason Heyward's two-out single off former Atlanta prospect J.J. Hoover in the bottom of the 10th. When B.J. Upton followed with a single that deflected off Hoover's glove, the Reds turned to left-handed reliever Manny Parra.
Freeman watched Parra's first pitch miss the strike zone and then drilled his game-winner that short hopped the right-center-field wall. This decisive blow came as the crowd chanted Freeman's name and storm clouds approached Turner Field.
"I like those opportunities," Freeman said. "Being in the middle of the lineup, you like the RBI opportunities and definitely when you can end the game. Definitely, I was looking up and I saw that weather coming, so I wanted to get out of here, but it's definitely one of those situations you want that moment."
Likewise, Teheran has savored those opportunities to match up against the game's best. The 23-year-old right-hander tossed a three-hit shutout while opposing Cliff Lee on April 16, and he then nearly matched that performance while going up against Reds ace Johnny Cueto on Sunday.
Teheran and Cueto both surrendered three hits over eight scoreless innings. Cueto might have been more dominant as he recorded 11 strikeouts. But Teheran proved every bit as impressive as he matched zeros and recorded three of his five strikeouts with a runner in scoring position.
"He's pretty good," Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons said of Teheran. "I know how good he can be. He's proving to people that he deserves to be the ace. He normally strikes out a lot of people. But I think he went about his job a little different today. He threw strikes, threw great and went against a guy that was throwing really good. They were head to head the whole time they were out there. That's pretty impressive. What more can you ask?"
While Cueto has now limited opponents to one run over his past 30 innings, Teheran has allowed just one run in his past 24 innings. The young Braves hurler has posted a 2.58 ERA in the 32 starts he made over the past calendar year. Clayton Kershaw and Fernandez are the only Major League pitchers who have posted a better ERA during this span.
"He's gone up against guys that are established Major League aces and he's gone pitch for pitch with them," said Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez, who has seen his team win 12 of its past 15 games.
Teheran and Cueto both cruised through the first four innings in relatively easy fashion and then notched a big strikeout to end the fifth-inning threats that they encountered. Ryan Ludwick opened the top of the fifth with a double down the left-field line and then advanced to third base on Brayan Pena's flyout to right field. Teheran responded by ending the threat with consecutive strikeouts against Zack Cozart and Cueto.
"It was really emotional," Teheran said. "I was excited. I was trying to do the same thing I've been doing. I've been trying to get complete games every time, so we just focused and tried to do the same thing."
After surrendering Justin Upton's two-out single in the first inning, Cueto retired the next 11 batters he faced. His dominant run ended when Simmons bounced a double over the right-center-field wall in the bottom of the fifth. Gerald Laird followed with a four-pitch walk, and Teheran then executed a sacrifice bunt attempt. But Heyward left Simmons and Laird stranded with an inning-ending strikeout.
The Braves threatened again in the sixth when Justin Upton doubled with two outs and Chris Johnson followed with a walk. But Cueto escaped unscathed when he struck out Dan Uggla for the third time in the game. This was the third three-strikeout game during this homestand for Uggla, who has been set down on strikes in 10 of his past 17 at-bats.
"It was a great game," Cueto said. "We both competed. Things went good for him and me."
Freeman ended the game with a single and might have saved it in the sixth when he made a diving stab of a sharp Billy Hamilton grounder that could have easily resulted in a triple to begin the sixth inning. The defensive gem aided Teheran as he retired 11 of the final 12 batters he faced.
Before Ludwick's double, the only hits the Reds had recorded were Hamilton's third-inning bunt single and Pena's second-inning double which bounced out of B.J. Upton's glove after the Braves center fielder seemingly lost the ball in the sun.
"I was trying to do my job, and I knew that the first team that would score was the one that was going to win," Teheran said. "I was just focused on trying to get this series in the book."
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A GRANDMOTHER who was diagnosed cancer was given flowers to celebrate beating the disease.
Patricia Booth, aged 52, was diagnosed with breast cancer on April 1, 2009, and five years on, her grandchildren presented her with five bunches of flowers, one for each year she has been cancer-free.
Mrs Booth, who is a teaching assistant at Holy Infants School in Astley Bridge, was surprised at work by the family while she was on a break. Paying a special visit to Mrs Booth were her four granddaughters, her grandson, her three daughters and her husband.
Lesley Walsh, who is Mrs Booth's daughter, said: "It was a very emotional moment. It really took my mother by surprise — there were a few tears.
"During the time my mum has been ill we have organised a few charity events but this one is extra special as my mum is now cancer free.
"My mum is amazing and is an inspiration to many, most of all me, my sisters and her five grandchildren."


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John Armenta, one of the founders of the National Association of Produce Market Managers, has died. He was 87.
Armenta died June 23 in Los Angeles, according to a news release from the Columbia, S.C.-based association.
After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II, Armenta worked in the Los Angeles Union Terminal division of the Southern Pacific Railway Co.
Armenta managed many Los Angeles area food warehouses, including the 7th Street Market, the largest market in the city prior to the construction of the Los Angeles Wholesale Produce Market. In 1980, Armenta was made a vice president of Southern Pacific.
Armenta was active in several cultural and civic causes in L.A., including the founding of the city's food bank.
Funeral services were are July 2 in Pico Rivera, Calif.