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ATLANTA, GA. – When speaking to public officials or the media, RISE President Aaron Hobbs recommends mentioning the number of people you employ, the number of customers you serve and the benefits your company offers.
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Triple-homicide suspect could get death penalty
CANON CITY — A man accused of killing a mother and her two young children has been told he could face the death penalty if he is convicted.
Jaacob Vanwinkle was told by a judge at his first appearance hearing he is facing charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping and sexual assault. Vanwinkle asked for an attorney after he was told of the possibility of capital punishment. Autopsies are scheduled Tuesday on the three victims.
Vanwinkle was arrested after the woman's teenage daughter fled a Colorado home Sunday night and alerted a neighbor, who called police in Canon City, about 115 miles south of Denver.
The girl was taken to a hospital, where she was treated and released. None of the victims has been identified.


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What solution to use depends how many other tables and the relative sizes of tables, but the following option has a reasonably good chance: Suppose you have basetable, and joined1, and joined2. Basetable.tablename tells which of the secondary tables to join against (contains either 'joined1' or 'joined2'). Then join ALL the tables together and use a CASE statement to pick the column you want. SELECT basetable.*, case when basetable.tablename = 'joined1' then joined1.salary else joined2.bingo_money end FROM basetable LEFT JOIN joined1 USING (basetableid) LEFT JOIN joined2 USING (basetableid) WHERE .... Or something like this. This will avoid writing any set-returning functions or any user code. Paul > Hi, > I'm trying to write a recordset-returning function that returns a > values from a base table, and one column from a joined table, where > the joined table varies according to a field of the base table. I'm > looking for an efficieint way to do this, and I don't think I know > enough about Postgres' capabilities to know how to do this. > > I imagine fetching my base table rows in order of the table reference > column, looping over my base table, and setting a refcursor to a new > joined table when the table reference column changes. I would then > fetch from the appropriate joined table cursor to get the joined value > for each row. > > So my question is a performance one: is this a sensible way to do > this, or am I missing something altogether about hierarchies of tables. > Or can I fetch a bunch of rows into memory and loop over them there, > thus avoid queries to look up individual rows over and over. > > Any ideas would be much appreciated. > > Many thanks, > > Eric > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings > >
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I believe I left off with my speed work on Tuesday. Wednesday was a rest day, my plan was to run 5 with my Wife after work, but work went long. Way long, like getting there at 4:00AM and not leaving till 6:00PM and only taking a short meal break long, so no running that day.
Thursday was supposed to be hill repeats, but since I missed my Wife's long run the day before, Thursday became 5 miles easy with her. I'm not complaining one bit, I wouldn't give up running with her for anything.
Friday I had my first run with the Cross Country Team, I very much enjoyed getting out with the kids. The new Coach is having them focus on time right now. We have a lot of new kids with little to no running experience, as well as the core from last year and Track. Any way the top boy said that we could push the pace since I was there, so I ran with the top three boys, and we pushed the pace. They were supposed to run 50 minutes, but we only ran for 46 because we finished the whole 6.75 mile course in that time. After that we did some lifting, and some ab work, and then we ran a lap of the track together as a team. I think that I am going to like this new Coach, he is doing a lot of the right things, and seems to be easy to work with.
I still didn't do my hill repeats, I decided to do a workout swap, and count Friday as a Tempo run. So I finished my 2nd week of Marathon Training with 35.47 miles, up from 29.63 miles the week before. That seems like a good growth rate. This week will be another build week, and then next week will be a cut back.
Saturday ended up being another rest day, I worked a mid, so no running unless I get up and do some Speeting.
Besides Sunday was going to be my long run, 12 miles. When I got up at 6:30 it was raining, today was going to be fun.
I left at 7, we had a strong steady rain coming down. I wore a good tech shirt and a lite jacket. within 3 miles the jacket was soaked thru, but I was warm. Then the nipple chaffing started. The weight of the wet jacket was causing some rubbing. I took that off, and was fine for a while, but the damage was done. By 5 I had to take the shirt off too, I had way to far to go to put up with that the whole time. After taking off the shirt the rest of the run went much better. My plan was to keep it slow thru 7, and then pick it up the last 5. actually I stayed pretty consistant thru 6 then I started dropping time. 9:10, 9:33, 9:07, 9:08, 8:55, 9:07. The next three were solid, but not really pushing the pace, just after mile 7 I was able to stash my extra cloths at home which made the going much easier, 8:31, 8:33, 8:53(this has the biggest hill of my route in it, and it's my 2nd climbof that hill). Then the last 3 I pushed the pace, but not to race pace, 7:54, 7:57, 7:11. Then the last quarter mile I cooled down with a 8:39 pace.
I'm very happy with this run, well under 2 hours for a 12 mile long run is good. The best part was I could feel that I was pushing the pace, but I wasn't laboring, even with the sub 8's at the end. Training is still going well.
Now this week I lead the CC practices, the Coach is on Vacation. I still need to get my speed work in, 8x400's this week, and I want to get those hill repeats in this week. All of that, and run with my Wife, and keep my miles down between 40 and 45 miles. Should be a breeze.
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Ok, so yesterday we brought you exclusive news of the first known Tegra 4 game called Codex the Warrior. The Tegra 4 chipset should be announced soon, and probably we'd see a boatload of titles announced just for that platform during next week's CES.
Anyway, I was reading through the comments on the website earlier today and saw one by a user asking now that Tegra 4 is upon us, where are the other Tegra games that have been shown off by nVidia in the past? I thought this was worth a look into and my findings are below. Take note that this list only comprises of officially announced Tegra titles by nVidia.
Bladeslinger – We first heard about this and saw the demo a full 15 months ago. Running on Unity 3D, it looked mouth-watering back then (I say back then because now it'd look fairly normal), with detailed characters and real-time shadows among other visual goodies. We reported in September 2011 that it would be out by Q4 2011, but alas one delay after another has meant we're still left waiting for it. Last month, it got released on iOS, and word is an Android launch is imminent.
Dark Kingdom – This was one of five games unveiled during the 2012 Mobile World Congress (MWC). It's actually a port of a similarly titled PS3 game, and has a similar vibe to the Diablo series with a top-down perspective view, dungeon crawling and RPG elements. We even had some hands-on time with the game at GDC 2012, and it looked fairly complete. However, since then, we have not heard anything from nVidia nor the developers. It could still show up in the future, but the lack of updates may mean this one may sadly not see the light of day.
Golden Arrow – Also making its official debut during the MWC 2012, Golden Arrow has since undergone a name change (now known as Battlestone) and the studio that was making it (November Software) has been bought over by, ahem, Zynga. This is a hack-n-slash kinda game that was intended to be free-to-play from the very beginning. When I first asked them for an ETA last year, I got a "late 2012" reply. Now, there is no word when exactly the game will be out, and whether it'll still be a Tegra exclusive. But rest assured that since this has been snapped up by Zynga, it will get released.
Eden to Greeeen – This is the third and final out of five games shown off during MWC 2012 that has yet to be released. Developed by iNis, this is a cross between a turn-based strategy and tower defense game, and is reminiscent of Plants vs Zombies. It was due to come out in Q2 2012, but missed the deadline. It was then shown off again during the Google I/O, but we haven't heard from iNiS since. However, another one of iNiS's game, Demons' Score, got released recently, so there is still hope this freemium strategy game will be out soon.
Bounty Arms – Shown off officially during the E3 expo in June 2012 (though we did get a hands-on a few months before that), this is a side-scrolling action platformer that is set in a 3D world, as opposed to the conventional 2D setting. It is being developed by Open Reset and will be published by the same guys that'll be publishing Bladeslinger. No release timeframe was officially outed, but it is the only Tegra game unveiled at E3 that still hasn't been launched. From what we know, this game is nearing completion and should be out within the first half of the year.
There are a couple of other titles we have probably missed that were due out for Tegra 3 devices that haven't yet been released. If you think of any other ones, let us know in the comments below.


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An independent hair stylist tends to clients locks. Tresses have split ends snipped away into a fresh cut before being styled with a blow-dry finish. Customers looking to further enliven lacklustre strands can opt for a revitalising conditioning treatment. Cuts are valid for hair to shoulder blade length, and an additional charge of £5 will be added for extra long hair.
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UPDATE: Family friend turns herself in for toddler's hit-and-run death, mother speaks
PULASKI COUNTY (KATV) -The mother of a toddler killed in a hit-and-run said she wants an apology. This after a family friend turns herself into police for the boy's death.
Jaylen Diggs' mother said 27-year-old Kyisha Durham has never said she's sorry for hitting and killing the boy back on March 11 even now that she's turned herself in to authorities.
But the news doesn't come as a surprise to her. Imunique Ruiz said Durham was visibly shaken at the hospital the day after the accident. Family and friends even told Ruiz that they believed Durham was behind the wheel, something she adamantly denied. But even now with the suspect facing two charges, including negligent homicide, Ruiz said she doesn't hate Durham and only wants her to learn from what she did and realize the value of an apology.
"I know deep in my heart she never said, 'Ok, I'm on my way home to hit this baby,'" she said. "Apologizing to someone's mother or to someone's child that you've done something wrong [to] will go a long way than to have a lot of people dislike you."
Ruiz also talked about what she hopes happens to Durham. Don't miss this emotional interview tonight on Nightside.
PULASKI COUNTY (KATV) - Friday a four-month long search came to a painful end as relatives learned the woman accused of killing the 3-year-old Jaylen Diggs on March 11th was a family friend. The same woman who consoled them hours after the boy's death.
"We was planning his birthday party and we ended up planning his funeral," said Morrisa Hobbs, the toddler's aunt.
Hobbs says that Monday was the day her family's life changed for ever. Little Jaylen was hit by a car when he ran across the parking lot outside of their Park Crest apartment building. The driver sped off. Jaylen was rushed to hospital.
"When we seen him, that was the hardest thing in the world to see," she said.
Jaylen died three days after the accident. Hobbs says the boy's mother is still struggling with her son's death.
"I go to the house every day," she said about her sister. "She is trying to get back up but her spirit has been so down, I mean every day we see it processing and getting worse from the day he passed."
But today with the alleged killer in custody the family closed one chapter of this tragedy only to open up another painful one.
"It was a family friend for years," she said.
27-year-old Kyisha Durham turned herself in to Sherwood police Friday for the boy's death.
"It's hard because we all feel like we no longer lost one person," she said "We lost four people at the same time because we all have fallen apart."
But Hobbs says now that Durham is being charged with the boy's death, she hopes she pays for what she allegedly did.
"Hopefully, it will be done as a felony," she said. "That is what we are praying for, a felony."
Durham is charged with negligent homicide and failure to render aid after leaving the scene of an accident. Each count is a misdemeanor. She is out on a $5,000 dollar bond.


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While the Tampa Bay Buccaneers aren't doing as well as they would have hoped, Christian aka Little Fear comes to save the day, Gangnam-style.
Check out his impressive moves!
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Despite leading the Red Sox to two World Series titles, Terry Francona never won the AL Manager of the Year Award. That could change this year as Francona's Cleveland Indians are atop the AL Central and one of the hottest teams in baseball.
The Tribe will be around +140 series underdogs, however, for their lone visit of the season to Fenway Park starting Thursday night.
Francona spent last season working for ESPN. He was hired by the Indians in October, getting the job over Sandy Alomar Jr., who was the team's interim manager for the final six games of 2012. Francona had plenty of ties to the franchise, working in the front office in 2001. He also spent 62 games in 1988 as a player with Cleveland, and his father Tito played for the Tribe from 1959-64.
Cleveland, which is the +300 second favorite to Detroit to win the Central, was swept three games at home by the Red Sox from April 16-18, being outscored 19-8, but has been mostly rolling since. The Indians have really stepped it up against star pitchers, going 7-1 against past Cy Young Award winners this season entering Wednesday's game against the Tigers' Justin Verlander. The Indians lead the majors in home runs and slugging percentage.
Zach McAllister (3-3, 2.65) is scheduled to start Thursday. He lost to the Red Sox on April 18, allowing three runs and six hits in five innings. It was his shortest outing of the season, although he did strike out seven. Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit a tiebreaking homer in the fourth inning. Dustin Pedroia has the most career at-bats versus McAllister, going 3-for-9 with two RBIs.
Justin Masterson, dealt by Boston to Cleveland in the Victor Martinez deal in 2009, starts Friday. Masterson (7-2, 2.83) is the Tribe's clear-cut ace and hasn't allowed a run over 16 innings in his past two starts. The Sox tagged him for four runs and 11 hits in five innings April 17. Masterson has a career 3.80 ERA in 99.1 innings at Fenway. Mike Napoli is hitting .313 with a homer in 16 at-bats against Masterson. David Ortiz has one home run in 13 at-bats.
Scott Kazmir (2-2, 6.35) goes Saturday. The lefty once was a rising ace with Tampa Bay, a two-time All-Star, but his career went downhill fast and he didn't pitch in the majors for nearly two years. Kazmir won the fifth spot in Cleveland's rotation this spring. Kazmir, 29, hasn't faced Boston since 2010. He has allowed nine runs over eight innings in his past two starts. Pedroia feasts off Kazmir in his career, hitting .515 with a homer in and just one strikeout in 33 at-bats.
On Sunday, Cleveland starts Corey Kluber (3-3, 5.19). He pitched Tuesday against Detroit and allowed three runs and eight hits in 6.1 innings in the loss. Kluber threw an inning of relief April 17 against the Sox and allowed a run and three hits. No Red Sox player has more than three at-bats against him.
Former Yankee outfielder Nick Swisher has done the most damage to Boston pitching among Tribe hitters this season, batting .273 with a homer and two RBIs. Cleveland batters hit only .198 with 27 strikeouts in that first Boston series.
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PEOPLE do rotten things to each other when they split up.
For most of us, the break-up of a big relationship seems like something that might have been better experienced while unconscious or mildly sedated, a descent into hell that leaves one dazed and stumbling. Not so for Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin, who have announced their separation on Paltrow's lifestyle website Goop, not as a divorce but a "conscious uncoupling". It all looked rather nice, in a slightly smug and surreal way, accompanied by a sweet photo of the two of them sitting in the grass, looking perfectly conscious, if a bit dazzled by the sun. Who wouldn't want one of those? Particularly since, at the time of the announcement, the family was reportedly holidaying in the Bahamas. "Honestly, it made me want to get divorced," wrote one bemused commentator. "And I'm not even married."
Few of us had heard of conscious uncoupling before Paltrow's "hearts full of sadness" announcement, but helpfully, her site now offers an educational essay by doctors Habia Sadeghi and Sherry Sami. Their point is that soaring divorce rates are an indication that human beings haven't been able to "fully adapt to our skyrocketing life expectancy". These days we might conceivably have three relationships in our lifetime. Their ideal is that couples should recognise each other as a teacher, and see every argument as just a lesson that helps them grow. Hence, divorce is really an opportunity for personal growth.
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Easy to laugh. And many people did. Paltrow is one of those people we like to mock, principally because she opens herself up to it by advertising her impossibly perfect lifestyle, which includes feeding her children a carb-free diet and declaring that "I would rather die than let my kid eat a Cup a Soup". When you're rich, beautiful and born to Hollywood establishment, yet still try to present yourself as some kind of guru, that's what happens.
But, actually, I can't help thinking this latest Goop announcement might be Paltrow's one great gift to us all. We might not want to buy one of the $1995 peacoats the website sells, but what's not to like about a gentler method of breaking up - particularly when there are kids around? Frankly, if money were no object, it should be prescribed on the NHS along with a few packets of painkillers (because surely there's still going to be pain, even if you're Gwyneth).
Of course, there is the problem of its psychobabble name, the "uncoupling" that sounds like something Thomas The Tank Engine might attempt if he went loco in Hollywood. Although even that phrase could be a pretty worthwhile contribution to our culture. Give it a few more days and we won't be able to stop using it. A week ago it was gobbledegook and now it's part of the lexicon, useful in all kinds of situations from breaking up a business to, perhaps, separating from a political Union.
And, actually, the amicable break-up isn't new. People have been doing it for some time. I've seen them, those super-mortals who divorce while still managing to behave decently to each other and avoid messing up their kids too much.
I suspect there would be more of that decency if we treated breaking up with dignity as something to be proud of (which is not to say that a long marriage isn't also that). But the whole reaction to the Goop announcement is an illustration of just how fond we are of break-ups that are tragic and destructive. It is perhaps no surprise that there has been plenty of speculation, across the media, about possible affairs. There has also been plenty of Gwyneth-blaming. We like to pick a baddie and a victim, and overall, Martin got the sympathy vote, partly because the claws are always out when a woman appears even remotely controlling.
Meanwhile, the main problem with conscious uncoupling is that it sounds like it's not for everyone. It comes across as a cranky indulgence, only for the rich, famous and spoiled, when it shouldn't be - any more than the idea of creating a great marriage. Of course, we don't know if it really works. There is not a lot of research out there and its creators have backed their theories with some extraordinarily tosh-like pseudoscience.
But that doesn't mean the process itself isn't valid. Research suggests that mindfulness, which is at the heart of it, can help people navigate such tricky times. And surely this method is preferable to letting the bomb go off in your relationship and watching as the debris - including bits of yourself, and your children - settles.
When I look at Gwyneth's Goop announcement, I don't think "I want one of them", any more than I want a carb-free diet or a two-hour daily workout regime. But I like knowing it's there. Relationships are hard, and none of us can ever be entirely sure that it won't be us one day, uncoupling with our "hearts full of sadness". Though I, for one, am sure I will never be doing it on an island in the Bahamas.


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|Reviews for One Piece Left
| carick of hunter moon chapter 8 . 6/16/2014
I have enjoyed this story, it is well written with strong dialogue between the central characters, it is true to canon yet go beyond it which is to my mind what the best FF story do.
| TheOldMasters chapter 8 . 11/14/2013
Totally dizzy from trying to figure out such a strange fic...but actually pretty cool. Different and intriguing in its uniqueness.
| Chris7221 chapter 8 . 6/26/2013
Well, that was strange, rather implausible... and surprisingly well executed. One of the most interesting Stargate five I've read in a while.
| lordessoftime-tau chapter 8 . 1/13/2013
*sniffles.* so sweet I loved it loads!
| Roeskva chapter 8 . 12/11/2012
Nice ending! I loved the book Daniel found! And I do hope you decide to write a sequel!
| Roeskva chapter 7 . 12/7/2012
Poor Hades, I'm feeling very sorry for her/him. It would seem Daniel and Hades have much in common.
It was a great chapter, with some interesting, if heart-breaking background.
Looking forward to more of this story!
| ColonelPeroxide chapter 7 . 12/7/2012
Every once in a while, when I'm convinced (again) that nothing really new can be invented in the SG-1 universe, a fan fiction story comes up that breaks new ground. Yours just did.
As sad and creepy as Hades' story is, I love it! And I generally love fanfics where the Goa'uld are not just all stereotypical villains (or noble ponces if you count the Tok'ra) but multidimensional characters on their own. So, can I have more? :)
| Athena121 chapter 7 . 12/7/2012
This is an AMAZING story! You are an excellent writer. :)
| Roeskva chapter 6 . 11/26/2012
Hades is certainly different! You do a good job of portraying her as an emotional, unstable poet in this chapter ;) Looking forward to more! I am really getting interested in her background!
| Roeskva chapter 5 . 11/21/2012
If anything, the story is getting more interesting. I look forward to the next chapter, and to what Hades (perhaps) has to write.
| Roeskva chapter 4 . 11/18/2012
I still really like this story (and Hades). Very entertaining!
| Kalinysta chapter 2 . 11/16/2012
Becoming a very interesting tale. And I especially appreciate your attention to grammar, spelling and punctuation!
Keep writing!
| Roeskva chapter 2 . 11/16/2012
I have no idea when this story takes place (though obviously before the Goa'uld empires started falling apart), but it is a fun and different story! I like Hades - maybe she should join the Tok'ra. Looking forward to hearing what happens when SG-1 shows up!
| Athena121 chapter 1 . 11/16/2012
I'm rather liking this so far, I'm hopeful there will be more to come!


text: I guess I shouldn't expect a flood of answers if I post late Friday afternoon.... I figured out the problem -- you need to use the *latest* gfortran from hpc.sf.net. I had been using a version that was a few weeks old.. Now it does not bomb when I test; I get two errors with scipy.test(10,10), which is acceptable to me. So, to summarize, scipy works on an Intel Mac using gcc 4.0.1 and gfortran. -Rob. On Mar 31, 2006, at 4:37 PM, Rob Hetland wrote: > > Compiled on an Intel Mac os X using gcc 4.0.1 (the only one available > on intel macs) and gfortran (from hpc.sf.net). Python is MacPython > Universal build 2.4.3. > > Numpy compiles without a hitch, and tests with no errors. > > SciPy also compiles without errors, but I get a floating point > exception when trying to test scipy. This includes doing scipy.test > (10,10). Below are the details of some attempts. I'm really not > sure where to begin, as it compiles fine. Jordan Mantha has claimed > success basically following the PPC build instructions with this > compiler configuration, but I have not had any luck. I have also > tried to exclude modules that need umfpack, but that also failed in a > similar way. > > Any ideas? > > -Rob ----- Rob Hetland, Assistant Professor Dept of Oceanography, Texas A&M University p: 979-458-0096, f: 979-845-6331 e: hetland at tamu.edu, w: http://pong.tamu.edu


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CAPE CANAVERAL — After a four-month grounding of the space shuttle fleet, NASA's countdown clocks started ticking again Monday for Discovery's final ride into orbit.
Discovery is scheduled to blast off Thursday afternoon to the International Space Station. Forecasters put the odds of good weather at 80 percent.
When NASA tried to launch Discovery in early November with supplies and a humanoid robot for the space station, the countdown never got past the fueling phase. A hydrogen gas leak halted everything, then a more insidious problem cropped up: cracks in the external fuel tank.
The shuttle team went into overdrive to fix all the cracks in the metal struts, located on the tank's central portion, and to reinforce the rest of the area. The problem increased the risk of broken insulating foam, which doomed Columbia in 2003.
"Discovery has been a really remarkable vehicle for us," NASA test director Jeff Spaulding told reporters Monday. "She still has a few more miles to go before she sleeps, though. She's taken us on many amazing journeys throughout the years, and we expect this flight to be no different than any of those."
Commander Steven Lindsey and his crew expressed gratitude for the unprecedented repairs. After arriving at Kennedy Space Center over the weekend, Lindsey called the cracking problem "probably one of the most difficult, technical challenges we've faced in recent years."
The other challenge for the six-person crew, he noted, was the loss of the mission's lead spacewalker.
Astronaut Timothy Kopra was replaced last month after he was hurt in a bicycle crash. Stephen Bowen, an experienced spacewalker, took over.
Following this 11-day mission, Discovery will be retired and sent to a museum. Its final destination is expected to be the Smithsonian Institution. It is the oldest of the surviving space shuttles.


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With would-be contenders in need of help in the back of the bullpen, Joakim Soria naturally has become the source of trade speculation.
Fully healthy two years after Tommy John surgery, Soria has flourished as the Rangers' closer in 2014.
Soria has converted 16 of 17 save opportunities with a 2.67 ERA, inflated slightly after staggering through two non-save situations in the last month. He hasn't had a save opportunity in almost a month.
Otherwise, Soria has put up zeroes.
Detroit and the Los Angeles Angels are two teams said to be sniffing around.
"I cannot control that," said Soria. "I just have to do my work. If they decide to trade me, it's part of my profession."
Soria sat out all of 2012 after elbow surgery and was signed by the Rangers as a free agent last year. He worked his way back and became a setup reliever for Joe Nathan a year ago.
"I'm grateful for this organization, but if they decide to trade me, it's out of my control.
"I can't worry about that because I'm not in control of it. If it happens, it's in God's hands."
Soto update
Manager Ron Washington said it's his understanding that Geovany Soto's recent legal problems will not inhibit his being activated from the disabled list when he's ready.
That might be as early as this coming weekend. Soto, arrested Wednesday by Grapevine police on a charge of misdemeanor marijuana possession, is on a medical rehabilitation assignment with Frisco.
On Saturday, Soto went 2 for 3 with a double, walk and RBI as Frisco's DH. In three games at Frisco, Soto is 3 for 7 with an RBI.
Asked if he hoped Soto would be on the plane for Toronto, site of the second-half opener, Washington said: "Yes."
Another guy who might be ready is Jim Adduci.
Aducci went 2 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored in his first game with Double A Frisco.
Choo takes birthday off
Shin-Soo Choo's All-Star break started a day early when he was out of the lineup on Sunday, which was also his 32nd birthday.
A left ankle sprain suffered in May has handcuffed the Rangers' prime free-agent acquisition this off-season. He has hit .186 since the start of June and is in the midst of a 5-for-33 skid with 11 strikeouts in his last eight games.
"Hopefully, these days will rejuvenate him," Washington said.
Cowgill grounded
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Collin Cowgill suffered a broken right thumb and nose after taking a ball that ricocheted off his bat/thumb to the face while trying to bunt in a game Saturday.
Cowgill, placed on the 15-day DL, will need surgery on his nose and likely be out four weeks. He's not allowed to fly home with the team and is expected to stay in the DFW area for a few days to heal.
• Pitcher Nick Martinez participated in long toss on flat ground Sunday and will throw a bullpen session on Thursday. He said Sunday that the pain in his rib cage on the left side that necessitated a 15-day DL stint is gone.
• Washington said Miles Mikolas, 0-2 with a 10.05 ERA, will get another start.


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The firm reached the settlement with Doug Kelley, the bankruptcy trustee in the case. Fredrikson & Byron represented Petters for 15-years. Kelley is trying to clawback money from businesses, charities and individuals who profited during Petters' Ponzi scheme.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said on Saturday Tehran supported a Syrian proposal to rid the Middle East of weapons of mass destruction, and said his country was free of such arms.
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Kharrazi was accompanying Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, who arrived in Bahrain on Friday. (Albawaba.com)
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But the Padres will have to overcome a late pitching change for the Dodgers.
Struggling right-hander Chad Billingsley was scheduled to start for the Dodgers Sunday. But he was scratched Sunday morning due to an unspecified injury.
Left-hander Chris Capuano will start in Billingsley's place, creating a couple problems for the Padres.
While Billingsley lost five straight decisions going into the break, Capuano is 9-4 and tied for ninth in the National League in wins and ranked 11th in earned run average (2.91). Also, the Padres are 8-21 on the season and 4-12 this year on the road in games started by left-handed pitchers – although they have beaten Capuano, who has a 5.73 ERA against the Padres this season.
The switch to the left-handed Capuano also forced Padres manager Bud Black to make a couple late lineup changes. Chris Denorfia will start in right instead of Will Venable and lead off. Logan Forsythe, who was scheduled to get Sunday off, will start at second instead of left-handed hitter Alexi Amarista.
The Padres will return to San Diego after Sunday's rubber match with the Dodgers and open a seven-game homestand Monday night at Petco Park with the first of four games against the Houston Astros.
PADRES (35-54) at DODGERS (48-41)
Time: 1:10 p.m. Game: 3 of 3
TV: Fox Sports San Diego
Radio: 1090-AM, 860-AM (Spanish)
Today's matchup
Padres RHP Jason Marquis (1-5, 3.71 ERA)
Marquis vs. the Dodgers: 5-4 career, 2.55 ERA in 14 games, 13 starts (first appearance this season).
Marquis at Dodger Stadium: 3-3 career, 2.55 ERA in eight starts.
Marquis, 33, will be making his eighth start as a Padre and his 15th of the season. He will be facing the Dodgers for the first time as a Padre. Marquis' ERA against the Dodgers is his second-lowest against any team he has faced and the fifth-best among active pitchers with at least 10 career starts against the Dodgers. Marquis is 0-4 over his last five starts with a 4.88 ERA.
Dodgers vs. Marquis
Bobby Abreu: .192 (5-for-26, 2 2B, 9 BB, 7 SO)
Chad Billingsley: .000 (0-for-8, 3 SO)
A.J. Ellis: .333 (2-for-6, 2B)
Mark Ellis: .333 (1-for-3, 2B)
Andre Ethier: .048 (1-for-21, 2 BB, 2 SO)
Tony Gwynn Jr.: .429 (6-for-14, SO)
Matt Kemp: .118 (2-for-17, 5 SO)
Adam Kennedy: .200 (2-for-10, 2 BB)
James Loney: .471 (8-for-17, 3 2B, HR, BB, 2 SO)
Juan Rivera: .250 (1-for-4, BB)
Matt Treanor: .667 (2-for-3)
Juan Uribe: .333 (6-for-18, 2 2B, HR, BB, 3 SO)
Dodgers LHP Chris Capuano (9-4, 2.91 ERA)
Capuano vs. the Padres: 4-3 career, 4.07 ERA in 10 games, nine starts (0-1 this season, 5.73 ERA in two starts).
Capuano at Dodger Stadium: 5-1 this season with a 1.83 ERA in nine starts.
Capuano, 33, was a Sunday morning replacement for Chad Billingsley, who was scratched with an unidentified injury. The late change forced the Padres to make several lineup changes. Capuano has twice had "Tommy John" elbow reconstruction surgery in 2002 and 2008. Left-handed hitters are batting .232 against Capuano this season and .230 over his career. He will be making his 19th start this season.
Padres vs. Capuano
Yonder Alonso: .500 (2-for-4, BB)
Everth Cabrera: .000 (0-for-1)
Chris Denorfia: .143 (1-for-7, 2 BB, SO)
Logan Forsythe: .1.000 (1-for-1)
Jesus Guzman: .286 (2-for-7, 2 2B, BB, SO )
Chase Headley: .400 (2-for-5, 2B, HR, 3 BB, SO)
Mark Kotsay: .000 (0-for-2)
Jason Marquis: .143 (1-for-7, 3 SO)
Cameron Maybin: .250 (3-for-12, 2 SO)
Will Venable: .000 (0-for-1, SO)
Starting Lineups
San Diego Padres
1.Chris Denorfia, RF -- .294-3-14
2.Logan Forsythe, 2B -- .309-2-9
3.Chase Headley (S), 3B -- .266-9-44
4.Carlos Quentin, LF -- .275-8-20
5.Yonder Alonso (L), 1B -- .261-3-23
6.Cameron Maybin, CF -- .207-4-24
7.Everth Cabrera (S), SS -- .233-2-12
- John Baker (L), C -- .248-0-9
9.Jason Marquis, RHP -- .364-0-1
Los Angeles Dodgers
1.Tony Gwynn Jr. (L), CF -- .241-0-17
2.Mark Ellis, 2B -- .276-3-11
3.Andre Ethier (L), RF -- .294-11-59
4.Bobby Abreu (L), LF -- .266-2-16
5.James Loney (L), 1B – 246-2-24
6.Jerry Hairston Jr., 3B -- .295-4-21
7.Juan Uribe, SS -- .198-1-13
8.Matt Treanor, C -- .224-2-7
9.Chris Capuano (L), LHP -- .115-0-2
Looking Ahead
Home: 7:05 p.m. TV: FSSD
Astros LHP J.A. Happ (6-9, 5.14 ERA) at Padres RHP Kip Wells (1-2, 2.50 ERA)
Home: 7:05 p.m. TV: FSSD
Astros RHP Jordan Lyles (2-5, 5.08 ERA) at Padres RHP Ross Ohlendorf (2-0, 7.41 ERA)
Home: 12:35 p.m. TV: FSSD
Astros LHP Wandy Rodriquez (7-7, 3.51 ERA) at Padres LHP Clayton Richard (6-10, 3.83 ERA)
Home: 7:05 p.m. TV: FSSD
Astros RHP Lucas Harrell (7-6, 4.43 ERA) at Padres RHP Edinson Volquez (5-7, 3.69 ERA)