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The Pat Neshek era for the Minnesota Twins ended on Sunday with little fanfare. The 30-year-old right-handed reliever tweeted that he was "now a member of the San Diego Padres" and was heading west. Word spread quickly that the Twins had placed Neshek on the outright waivers, hoping to clear space on the 40-man roster, and the Padres nabbed him before he could clear and either get re-assigned or released.
Basically, Minnesota's patience in Neshek's ability to return to his pre-Tommy John surgery levels had run out. While most pitchers who undergo the procedure wind up having a rough re-introduction upon their return to the game, most find that in the second-year their velocities and control make a comeback. Consider Francisco Liriano's 2010 season. In his second-year removed from the surgery, his results were almost polar opposites of his 2009 numbers. However, while Liriano took steps forward in winter ball and spring training prior to last season, demonstrating he had the stuff and the command to bounce back, Neshek, in his second spring training back since the surgery, had not showed anything indicative of a resurgence.
The Twins assistant GM Rob Antony reported over a week ago that Neshek was likely throwing 89 miles per hour - although Antony admits that he did not have a radar gun on the side-armer at that time. Antony continued to say that the Twins were impressed by the development of Neshek's slider which was showing "more depth" in his more recent outings. From 2006 to 2008, Neshek's slider was an unbelievable weapon for the righty. In that time he was able to miss bats a whopping 42% of the time when he threw his slider. This past season, Neshek's slider only was able to get a whiff 11% of the time as he struggled to even get hitters to offer at the often errant pitch. Certainly progress in this department would be crucial to any kind of return to his former dominant self. Still, none of that would matter if he didn't have a respectable fastball available to set that pitch up.
Without putting too much reliance on the accuracy of the Hammond Stadium radar gun, during my visit on March 8, Neshek was averaging just 82-to-84 miles per hour. This is roughly the same velocity he was hitting in his limited time with the Twins in 2010. Lending further credence to the fact that his velocity was down was that he was ripped hard throughout his inning of work. He allowed a massive home run to Lyle Overbay and each ball off of the opponents bats' were like ballistic missiles. In all this spring, Neshek had given up six hits (three of which were home runs) in six innings of work. Although he posted a decent 5-to-1 strikeouts-to-walks ratio possibly indicating that his control was on the verge of return, it was apparent that, despite their claims to the contrary, his stuff was not at the level the Twins were anticipating at this stage of his recovery.
That being said, even with his slow rehabilitation, it would seem to be a foolhardy decision to expose a pitcher with the potential upside of Neshek to the waivers in order to clear space on the 40-man roster when he had a minor league option left. What's more curious about the decision is that the front office opted to hang on to a pitcher like the 28-year-old Eric Hacker, a minor league free agent signed this past winter, who has little upside and has had a more tumultuous spring than Neshek. In six innings, Hacker has allowed 13 hits and nine earned runs. Hacker, two years Neshek's junior, has only sampled the bigs with Pittsburgh while producing some mundane numbers a career starter in the minors.
There may be other unspoken reasons for the Twins to take the chance on losing him to another ballclub aside from his performance alone. For instance, Neshek irked organization last year when he took to the social media outlets but tweeting and Facebooking his irritation over the "misdiagnoses" of his finger injury and the time lost due to the team's doctors. Furthermore, there is the question of whether or not his unique mechanics may be a leaving may be leaving him susceptible to further elbow injuries. While Twins top brass likely did not take this into consideration given that not too many teams focus on the biomechanics of baseball, Neshek's overall motion seems to place a lot of stress on his elbow and would make some wonder if he can ever fully recover. Opening up that spot for someone like Carlos Gutierrez or Kyle Waldrop – both of whom have turned heads this spring and have a future with the organization while Neshek dropped out of favor - makes sense both in the short-term and long-term for the team.
Credit is due to the Padres who have scooped up an arm that may have some use in it in addition to having the added comfort of a remaining option. While Neshek's spring performance doesn't inspire much confidence that he is heading towards the typical second-year after rebound from Tommy John surgery, San Diego can move Neshek to Triple-A and monitor his progress until he is deemed ready. If he can improve on his velocity and command, the Padres have scored a late innings arm that can overwhelm right-handed opponent, supplementing their bullpen at a very low cost. In short, it is a very savvy move for the NL West team.

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Old San Antonio Road in Brazos Country is one of the most historical paths in the state. It's known as El Camino Real or the King's Highway and this road has been well traveled since the 1600's.
Now it's a hot bed for oil and gas but among these high oil derricks, you'll find one smoke stack that puts out a smell sweeter than the rest.
On the corner of OSR and Macey Road, pretty much in the middle of nowhere, you'll find the sun shining down on Blue Moon BBQ.
"I didn't want to be big, I just wanted a little place out in the middle of nowhere where you can find greatness," said owner Rick Moon.
Moon started this stand about 6 years ago and at a time when most folks are making different plans.
"This is my retirement," joked Moon.
The former food distributor retired in the community he was born and raised all to offer locals a little slice of heaven in the form of some beautiful brisket. But don't worry, he's doing exactly what he wants to do.
"You ever had a BBQ in your backyard? It's like doing that everyday," said Moon with a big smile.
With the help of his wife Tony and his son Matthew, Blue Moon BBQ has garnered quite the reputation thanks to good food and a down home atmosphere.
"Hey Tim, how are you doing? Give me just a minute on that rib," said Moon to a customer.
Rick lets his food do all the talking.
"You see the flavor is there but it just needs about 10 or 15 more minutes and they'll be right," explained Moon about his ribs.
And just how did Rick get such a big following?
"It's just word of mouth, the local people out here. I never knew about the gas and oil business and when we opened this place there's enough people out here that we can make a living doing this," said Moon.
"They know your name, they know what you're fixing to eat before you get in the door, they know what you're drinking and they get it ready for you," said Austin Lame a gas worker from Fairfield.
"If I can't remember your name, I remember what you eat. Usually," joked Moon.
Not everybody that comes through these parts is local. With some serious German and Czech roots in the area it wasn't a surprise when a group of touring Germans stopped by for bite. And they weren't looking for schnitzel.
"It was quite interesting, the German gentlemen. It was a couple of guys on motorcycles touring the United States. He comes back here in his thick German accent and says. 'Your food is not good. It's excellent," said Moon in his best German impression.
"If you like good food and good company, than this is the place to come," said Lame.
"It's great BBQ. It's something that you need to do once in a Blue Moon," said Moon.


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Holden Arboretum
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A variety of beautiful gardens winding through lush greenery, a large pond, wildlife viewing areas, and more can further be enjoyed through the "Listen & Learn" program; signs on the grounds provide the cell numbers to call. This 3,500 acre park is also home to an amazing G-gauge train garden railroad that travels more than 2000 linear feet of tract over replicas of Cleveland's landmark bridges, 10 of Ashtabula's historic covered bridges, the historic barns of Holden, and more. Well mannered dogs are welcome on leash. They must also be picked up after; mutt mitts can be found along the trails.
DogFriendly.com, with tens of thousands of places listed to take your dog to, will be releasing on it's Dog News blog, Facebook page and on Twitter a list of 200 Top Places that you can take your dog in the U.S. and Canada. This list, while intended to highlight top places that are especially pet-friendly, is not designed to be the absolutely top 200 places that we could find, but a sampling of the top places so that all regions, types of attractions, hotels, B&Bs, vacation rentals, parks, beaches, shopping and more can be considered. No doubt each of you will find many other places not on this list or our full list of dog-friendly places at https://www.dogfriendly.com. Please let us know about them by commenting on the blog or emailing us at email@example.com. You can also let us and our readers know if you agree or disagree with the selections, or your experiences there. Please keep in mind that places often change their policies regarding dogs and thus may have different policies at any time in the future.
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- A thin strip of the brown paper, 1 1/4" long, cut with a slight angle. See the bottom of the picture on the left
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Fold back the corners of all of the 25 strips of brown paper. See picture at left.
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Apply a strip of adhesive to the back of the folded strips. Starting 1" from the bottom of the patterned cardstock, begin layering the folded strips like the picture to the right. Remember that the pinecone will look more natural if the strips are not placed perfectly symmetrical.
Continue layering your strips. You are aiming for something like an egg shape. You may need to angle some of your strips towards the center and fold back the top outside corners of the strips to create the desired shape.
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When you get to the top, adhere the thin strip in the center. See picture on the left. Then, cover up the bottom of the thin strip with a folded strip. Tie ribbon into a bow and adhere.
Finish card by stamping sentiment on bottom right of card front and adhere cardfront to folded card. Apply Stickles to the tips of some of the folded strips.
"Hoping your Christmas Season is Ever Green" stamp: My Sentiments Exactly!
Brown patterned paper: Leather Trunk from Sandylion Travel Company
Patterned background paper: Cosmo Cricket
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A contracting company in charge of renovating a garage that was the site of a deadly accident Thursday will conduct an investigation into the incident.
A 50,000-pound section of the Westfield Montgomery Mall's garage collapsed about 1:45 p.m., killing one construction worker with Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. Police identified the deceased as 57-year-old Carroll Dexter Wills of Prince Frederick.
Wills' daughter, Caroleann, told News4's Shomari Stone Friday that the family was in a "state of shock" at the death of her father, whom she described as "a character."
"He was always laughing, he always had encouraging words," Caroleann Wills said. "I really don't think my father would have wanted to go any other way. He died doing what he loved."
The mall's garage, near Macy's and the food court, was under renovation. Only construction workers were inside during the accident.
The second worker was trapped for more than four hours before being hospitalized with serious injuries. He gave News4's David Culver a thumbs-up as he was being transported.
Several other construction workers suffered minor injuries.
Emergency medical personnel from the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore responded to the scene, as did as many as 100 other emergency responders.
Maryland's Go-Team, an advanced resuscitation team from Shock Trauma that can respond to seriously injured patients and those that face extrication that may last an hour or more, was called to the scene as well.
One woman who had parked close to the parking garage told News4's Tom Sherwood that she had gotten into her car and was driving away when she heard a "loud crash."
There was no structural damage to the mall. But one section of the mall was closed, and entrances near the parking garage were taped off.
Westlake Drive and Democracy Boulevard is closed to traffic at this time.
The collapse happened on the first level of the multi-story garage, Segraves reported. There was no immediate information as to the cause of the crash.
The Westfield Montgomery Mall opened its doors in March 1968. It originally featured a Hecht's, Garfinckel's, Sears and 58 smaller shops. The mall, located on Democracy Boulevard near I-270 and I-495, is the largest in the Bethesda area.
In 2007, The Montgomery County Planning Board approved plans to add 360,000 feet of retail space to the 1.2 million-square-foot mall.
There are plans underway to construct a 16-screen, 60,000 square foot ArcLight Cinema above the parking garage on the west side of the mall that was projected to open in spring 2014. Redevelopment plans also include a new and expanded dining terrace.
This renovation project closed the food court parking garage, which is expected to reopen in fall 2013.
Representatives with the Westfield Mall released the following statement Thursday evening:
"As has been reported, earlier today a construction-related accident occurred at Westfield Montgomery. The accident occurred in a parking deck that was closed for redevelopment. Unfortunately, the accident resulted in serious injuries to what is believed to be two victims, including one fatality. Our thoughts, prayers and deepest sympathies go out to the victims and their families.
Emergency responders continue to operate on site, Westfield is working closely with these authorities and is grateful for their rapid and comprehensive response. Responders and investigators are working in and around the closed and quarantined parking structure."
Mila Mimica, Mark Segraves, Tom Sherwood, David Culver, Shomari Stone and Joshua Axelrod contributed to this report.


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Find out how some of our offices have been helping their local environments.
Office initiatives
Team Australia
In 2014 employees from the Australian offices hosted Ronald McDonald House Dinner nights – hosting, cooking & serving a 3 course meal for House residents and their families. Ronald McDonald Houses are attached to major women or children's hospitals and provide a 'home-away-from-home' for seriously ill children and their families. They also volunteered with Mission Australia Christmas in the Park – NHH organised a Christmas lunch in the office to collect gifts and donations and then we provided volunteers over a 3-day period to help wrap the gifts Mission Australia had collected for the Christmas in the Park event on Christmas day in Wellington Square.
Team New Zealand
In 2014 they committed over 200 hours to volunteer at beach clean ups and tree planting with Sustainable Coastlines.
Team UK
Through 2014 the employees at Grosvenor Place racked up an impressive 700 hours towards volunteer activities at: - The Passage Homeless Charity - Daffodil Appeal - The Thames River Cleanup - West Highland Way (charity walk) - Hands on London (gardening) - White Chapel Mission (10k run for the homeless)
Team USA
In 2014 they committed over 400 hours to volunteer activities for projects at Yosemite, USS Iowa Project and other non-company projects. Read more here.
Team South Africa
The South African Team has kicked off the new volunteer year with installing a Veggi garden in a township.
Team Geneva
Throughout 2014 and 2015 team Geneva has been very active in multiple green and social initiatives. For Earth Day they took part in a 'Clean Walk' around the block to clean up the community. The Geneva office collected eight 50L bags of rubbish in just 30 Minutes. In the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal, the team raised money through a baking sale in the office building and sending the collected funds to Swiss Solidarity. As the latest initiative, some brave souls have committed to biking to work in the month of June to support a healthy and active lifestyle, whilst cutting down on their carbon footprint.
Team Canada
In 2014 close to 200 hours were spent volunteering at school charity events. The Toronto office houses a Community Garden that its employees take great pride in tending to and maintaining themselves. They even collect and compost food waste to use as fertilizer for the garden.
Team Singapore
In 2014 the Singapore Team put in extensive efforts to have a positive impact on their community through participating in Waterway Cleanups, Green Homes projects, Reduce & Recycle projects and Healthy Lifestyle projects.


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Mayberry attempts to prove himself in outfield
PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies outfielder John Mayberry Jr. had an opportunity to earn an everyday job last season, but he hit just .204 through April and .244 with a .632 OPS through May.
Nobody knows what the future holds for Mayberry once Delmon Young joins the team in the next few weeks, but he is trying to make a case for himself again. He entered Monday's series opener against the Pirates at Citizens Bank Park hitting .316 (12-for-38) with six doubles, one home run, four RBIs and a .962 OPS in 17 games. He hit second in Charlie Manuel's lineup in the series opener, but he went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.
"He's been getting on base and stuff," Manuel said. "He's been getting some hits. He stole a base last night. He's got six walks. You guys are talking about how we don't get any walks. He's got six of them."
Mayberry, who entered the night tied for second on the team in walks, could see his playing time cut if the Phillies feel Young can play competently defensively in right field. Manuel also has the option of platooning Domonic Brown and Mayberry in left field, which would continue to give Mayberry at-bats.
Mayberry is hitting .323 (10-for-31) with five doubles, one home run, three RBIs and a .997 OPS against righties this season. He had hit .232 with a mediocre .680 OPS against righties from 2009-12, so that has been a definite improvement.
"When you play good, you always have a chance," said Manuel.


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Just hangin': Fun with Yu-Gi-Oh!
I love an adventure, so the other day I wandered into a place I'd never been before to discover a phenomenon I never knew existed. At The End Game Center, I found a few dozen kids— I'm guessing they were between 10 and 15 years old— sitting in pairs opposite each other at church social hall-style folding tables, dueling. Their weapons weren't swords or pistols, but trading cards.
It was Yu-Gi-Oh! tournament night at The End, where "Young Bloods" and "Masters" come to indulge their competitive urges in what I have come to learn is a hot, modern version of neighborhood street games.
Tucked away in a quiet storefront behind Pizza Hut on 29 North, The End calls itself "Charlottesville's Premier Gaming Headquarters." In addition to selling all the equipment and accoutrements for playing elaborate combat card games like Magic the Gathering, Lord of the Rings, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Pokemon, and the table-top strategy game Warhammer 40,000, the store gives kids— and in this case the term "kid" is defined very loosely— the space to gather and play.
And gather they do. Parents drop off their young competitors (it's no surprise that they're mostly boys) as if this were a friend's house. Some kids come here everyday; even more make this a regular weekly routine. Pairs of players come together— maybe they've met before, and maybe they haven't— and start activating magic cards, summoning monsters, and going into attack mode. Others hang around talking strategy, trading cards, and checking out the competition in preparation for the next game.
It's the sort of informal, communal atmosphere that owner Peter Leiher wants to encourage. He's stocked a refrigerator with snacks and frozen pizza, a microwave to heat them up, and bottled juices and sodas to wash them down. Kids pull them out as if they were at home, and wander across the room to the counter to pay for them… eventually.
Leiher, a former professional Magic player who loves the gaming environment because of the interesting people it attracts, offers free instruction for all the games. His store hosts tournaments, leagues, and trading sessions every day of the week. The End also has four interactive X-Box stations where up to 16 competitors can play the fantasy video game Halo together.
"You can't do that at home," Leiher boasts.
Well, not at my home anyway.
The End is open Sunday-Thursday noon-8pm, Friday noon-10pm, Saturday 10am-10pm. Kids can come in to play, trade, or just hang out for free. Some leagues and tournaments have minimal fees. X-box costs $6/hour, $15/2 hours. Call for schedule or to reserve the X-box station. 722 W. Rio Road. 973-2205. theendgamecenter.com.


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Reports of Facebook-linked depression may be greatly exaggerated, according to new research.
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin now say that Facebook doesn't lead to depression. "Counseling patients or parents regarding the risk of 'Facebook Depression' may be premature," Lauren Jelenchick, Megan Moreno and Jens Eickhoff said in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
Last year, the American Academy of Pediatrics popularized the idea of "Facebook depression" which was widely reported and launched several Facebook self-help groups..
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The Wisconsin research followed a group of young adults online and found no link between social networking and depressive tendencies, according to the New York Daily News.
"Our findings are similar to those from studies of other communication applications such as e-mail and chat, which also found no association with depression," the researchers stated.
Despite the lack of depression, the study did suggest that parents should monitor their children's Facebook usage and their moods. So while Facebook may not lead to depression, it still merits some parental guidance and possibly personal restraint.


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|Back row (L-R) : Virgil Wright, Edna Muriel (Pierce) Wright, William Wright, Bonnie (Lambertson) Wright, Clara (Wright) High, John M. High. Front row : Barbara Wright, Terry Wright.
This undated family photo was taken at the Virgil Wright farm in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana, just north of Alexandria. Estimated date is 1945-46, based on the age of Terry Wright.
This farmhouse was where I grew up and I recognize the driveway and the tree on the right side. The fencing is gone, the tree across the road are gone as well.