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WASHINGTON -- Thomas Brennan was still unloading his bags at his first duty station when he saw the other Marines drinking on the catwalks.
"In a way, I expected it," he said. "A bunch of people partying, having a good time, getting ready to go to war."
Brennan, now a sergeant who will be medically retired this month, said drinking and partying in the barracks isn't quite as obvious now. Marines know they will be punished if they get caught drinking underage or drinking hard liquor in the barracks, he said. But that doesn't mean the drinking has stopped. People just keep their doors closed, he said, and if the platoon sergeant is coming at 6:30 a.m. for inspection, "that means all the evidence is gone by 6:15."
While some military doctors say they don't believe troops binge drink or abuse alcohol more than their civilian counterparts, a recent report by the Institute of Medicine called drugs and alcohol abuse among troops a "public health crisis." A report released by the Army in January reported that 43 percent of active-duty soldiers had admitted binge drinking within a month of the survey and that 67 percent of the binge drinkers were 17 to 25 years old.
The military's alcohol-soaked culture plays out on weekends and on weeknights, in the apartments of noncommissioned officers, where subordinates guzzle liquor straight from the bottle; at bars in military towns, where recently promoted officers are expected to pick up the tab for the other officers in their command; in hotel rooms packed with underage servicemembers, where men and women wake up with hangovers and few memories of the night before; and at officers clubs and pubs around the world, where commanders buy rounds and rounds of beer to build camaraderie and esprit de corps.
It also shows up in war zones, where alcohol is prohibited but frequently comes hidden in mouthwash bottles or given to troops after battle. Brennan recalls the Marines in his unit -- all ages -- being given two beers and a shot to celebrate the Marine Corps birthday after the battle of Fallujah.
No one is required to drink -- at least not exactly.
A West Point guide on the tradition of "dining in" -- a formal dinner for members of a military unit -- explains that while toasts "are considered a mandatory part of any dining-in," participants are not required to drink or sip the wine, just to touch their lips to the glass.
Brennan said his first "mess night," which is similar to a dining in, had only alcoholic "grog," and everyone was ordered to drink it during the dozens of toasts. At his most recent mess night, in 2010, there was a nonalcoholic grog option.
"That was the first time in my Marine Corps career I saw a non-alcoholic option," he said.
Jason Hansman, an Army Reserve veteran who runs the health and mental health programs for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, said the military's drinking culture is evident at mandatory social events, unit functions and, on a more informal basis, after work.
"It's a way to deal with stress," he said, a way to unwind. The problems arise when it becomes a way to self-medicate for issues like depression or post-traumatic stress disorder.
"One of the primary ways we as Americans try to get rid of stress is by drinking," Hansman said, and that idea is accepted and amplified in the military.
"But when it gets to the point of alcoholism, people don't want to talk about it," he said. "People don't want to tell their friends that they have a problem or seek help."
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The service branches have recently taken steps to identify and address alcohol and substance abuse. Troops and their families are asked about their alcohol use at every medical appointment. The Army is testing a program that allows confidential alcohol treatment.
The Marine Corps will soon start random alcohol testing of all Marines, with at least two Breathalyzer tests each every year -- no matter where the Marine is stationed or deployed. Those with blood alcohol levels of .01 percent or higher will be referred for training and further screening, while those with levels of .04 percent or higher will be referred to a doctor to determine whether he or she is fit for duty.
Navy Capt. Michael Colston, director of mental health policy for the Defense Department's Office of Clinical and Program Policy, said the training has changed dramatically from when he was first exposed to it in 1986.
Now, he said, it is more frequent and more specific.
"We take advantage of opportunities to tell folks that treatment is available," he said.
Still, Brian Lewis, a former Marine, said the training didn't work very well for him. Instead of getting the time he needed to decompress after he returned from a deployment to Iraq in late 2007, he said he was subjected to a week of PowerPoint slides.
"I never truly had time to sit down and deal with events," said Lewis, who now works with and leads group therapy sessions at a mental health hospital. "I turned to drinking each night. My idea was to force out the emotional meltdown I felt was coming, and it also aided me in getting to sleep."
Lewis tried working with a substance abuse counselor on base at Camp Lejeune, N.C., but said she told him to "find Jesus." Finally, he asked his psychiatrist to help him check into rehab. The month there was "incredibly helpful," he said.
Hansman proposes making mental health training a part of basic skills training, "just like how we learn how to tear down an M-16 and put it back together."
"One of your greatest weapons -- and it sounds cheesy -- is your brain," he said. "That's what they need to start instilling in soldiers: Take care of yourself. And commanders and NCOs need to make sure that's OK and afford time for people to actually do that."
Bonding over beer
In recent years, the military has tried to shift away from alcohol, letting troops know "it's OK not to drink," Colston said.
Charles Gould, program manager for the Navy's substance abuse rehabilitation program, said commanders on Navy ships try to alleviate the emphasis on alcohol during port calls by flying in people from the ports to talk about nonalcoholic recreational activities that sailors can participate in and tours they can take. They've also changed the culture at official events, he said, partly by changing the rules so funding can't be used for alcohol.
Still, the tone varies by command, said Cmdr. Rosemary Malone, the Navy director of psychological health.
Malone said a friend of hers is assigned to a unit in which the Friday night routine is usually "mandatory fun" at a bar -- in which officers are expected to throw back a few beers with their co-workers and commander with an eye toward unit cohesion.
"That doesn't necessarily send the best message," Malone said. "And what happens with that, too, is your officers who are asked to go, it sends this message to the enlisted (sailors) that, 'Hey, look at these guys, there's nothing wrong with that.' It is important to lead by example, and there's been that push, especially with alcohol, to try to do that."
Shoshana Pilip-Florea, deputy public affairs officer for the Navy's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, said the culture -- at least in the Navy -- is definitely changing.
Commanders issue letters of caution to officers who were present when one of their sailors or Marines is involved in an "alcohol-related incident," to remind them of their responsibility to set the example and prevent those problems.
Still, Hansman said first-line leaders are the key to changing the culture and addressing the problem, not commanders.
"If you're a staff sergeant in the Army, you know who (in your unit) has a drinking problem, or you're not a good leader, you're not doing your job," he said.
A noncommissioned officer talking to a younger soldier as a mentor and encouraging him to get help, would go a long way, Hansman said.
"We don't want to stop [people from] drinking," he said. "We want people to drink responsibly and not drink emotionally.
"It's not a substitute for therapy."
High stakes
The statistics cited by the IOM report are particularly grim -- the percentage of active-duty servicemembers who reported binge drinking shot from 35 percent in 1998 to 47 percent in 2008. More recent statistics suggest some of the training may be taking hold. Diagnoses of alcohol abuse and dependency have been on a downward slope since 2008 and are now lower than 2000 levels, according to a June report from the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center.
In the Air Force, the rate of alcohol-related incidents has dropped from 18.3 per 1,000 airmen in 2008 to 16.2 per 1,000 airmen, according to Maj. Deborah Sirratt, chief of the Air Force's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment clinical program. The number of alcohol-related incidents and driving under the influence of alcohol arrests in the Navy are also now lower than 2002.
Still, the stakes are higher for servicemembers than most civilians, Malone said.
"It's not just [that] you wake up with a hangover in your bed in college. Their impairments can really result in some bad outcomes," she said. "You have a job and a responsibility, and that includes watching out for your fellow Marines, fellow sailors, and it includes being able to do your job so you don't put anybody at risk. Especially over in Afghanistan, you can't afford to have your mind blurred when you're in situations where you really have to be at the top of your game."


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Fixing the PSN Error: 8071053D
Playstation Network error codes are a pain in the rear, mainly because Sony doesn't really give us a good way to manage these error codes. While usually proprietary for internal fixes, these do become a hassle when you get a code but know nothing about it. Much like the Mac error codes of the System codes (remember the Error Code 11?).
So with error 8071053D itself, the error itself will basically sign you out of the PSN network regardless of if the PSN network is up or down. While most fixes tell you to hard boot the PS3, then hard boot your router, there's no need for the latter.
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This should fix everything. I assume that there's something in memory that low-power trickle will hold in memory. When you remove all of the power, that corruption which probably likes in some memory is reset. Thus, it fixes it. It's probably a MAC-address storage but that's just a guess. But anyhow…


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Samsung Mobile Display are starting a trial production of a 42-inch OLED-TV with the new 5.5 generation production line in Cheonan in the third quarter of this year.
42-inch OLED TVs at CES 2011
Sammy's 5.5 Generation (1500x1100mm) OLED production line is planned to be ready for mass production of large OLED TV screens by the first quarter of 2011.
So we could well be seeing some large-screen OLED TVs making an appearance at CES in Vegas next January.
Which begs the question, might OLED actually be 'the next big thing' for the TV manufacturing industry to latch-onto next year, once the current hype around 3D technology has run its course?
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Although lending will continue to be a struggle, credit union loan balances are on the uptick, according to CUNA's newly released 2012-2013 Credit Union Environmental Scan. Allowances for loan losses should decrease as lending demand picks up and credit quality improves.
The second of this two-part series outlines five more topics credit unions should address in their strategic planning: lending, governance, membership growth, technology, and compliance.
Monitor the implications of these issues, and develop strategies to address them in the coming year.
Lending will continue to be a struggle, and interest-rate competition will be intense. But after three years of essentially no loan growth, credit union loan balances should increase 4% in 2012 and 6% in 2013.
Auto loans, credit card loans, and purchase mortgages will be strong growth areas in the upcoming year. While mortgage refinancing activity might be exhausted, rising longer-term rates should entice first-time home buyers off the sidelines.
Be sure your credit union has a strategy for lending to credit-impaired members. Following the recession, many members will have "bruised" credit histories—but this doesn't necessarily mean they're poor credit risks.
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Although budgets are tight, forcing tough spending decisions, strategic planning is not the place to take short-cuts—the future of your credit union depends on it.
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As your business model changes, so must your governance model. The traditional governance blueprint many boards have followed in the past is no longer adequate for moving your credit union forward.
Innovative boards need a bolder approach to meet future challenges. Establish a culture of dedication on your board.
Dedicated boards set themselves apart with their readiness to participate, contribute, and improve.
Start a program to recruit future directors. New board members offer a fresh perspective on membership growth, and on products and services for your credit union to consider.
Membership growth
More than 21 million nonmembers younger than age 18 currently live in members' homes—your members' children. Offer adult members incentives for signing up their children for credit union membership.
Your credit union also must attract members of Generations X and Y to ensure future loan growth. Gen Yers' earnings are expected to exceed boomers' income by about $500 billion within eight years.
Ride the wave of antibank sentiment and explain your not-for-profit business model to younger consumers. Once these younger consumers understand the differences between banks and credit unions, they're far more likely to choose credit unions.
Work with minority communities to attract younger members. The average age of the Hispanic population, for example, is more than 10 years younger than non-Hispanics.
Use a member-centric approach when developing your technology strategy. Start with the desired member experience and work back toward the appropriate technology.
With decreased loan demand and increased pressure on earnings, your information technology team must watch expenses carefully. Using technology to achieve greater efficiencies was listed as the top priority among credit union CEOs surveyed by Abound Resources Inc., a CUNA Strategic Services alliance provider.
Rely on your credit union's wealth of data when creating your business intelligence strategies. Specifically, your credit union needs a data warehouse for integrating, analyzing, and displaying data; people with analytical minds asking the right questions; and thorough integration with internal processes.
Your credit union needs a comprehensive compliance strategy to keep up with regulatory changes from multiple state and federal agencies. Without one, it's easy to fall out of compliance and threaten your credit union's safety and soundness.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is busy setting up systems for comments and complaints on all consumer financial products and services.
Anticipate regulatory changes as best you can while staying focused on your biggest asset—your members.
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At the end of the month, three choreographic talents will showcase their work in ROH2's New Dance Commissions, presenting a programme that promises cutting-edge choreography and sharp, intuitive insights into contemporary society.
Freddie Opoku-Addaie, Laïla Diallo and Sarah Dowling were commissioned to produce a brand new work following two years working on ROH2's Choreographic Associate Scheme. Using a blend of dance, film and crafts, each tackles different themes in the contemporary world through fresh and unique choreography.
Diallo, formerly a dancer with Wayne McGregor | Random Dance, explores themes of migration and transience. Joined by a small ensemble of dancers, he will perform to a newly created score performed live by composer Jules Maxwell and musicians. In contrast, Dowling, one of the original Punchdrunk performers, has produced a work with a science-fiction edge, exploring human communication and isolation, while Opoku-Addaie, Artistic Director of Jagged Antics, delves into the influences of craftsmanship on life and how it can shape society.
Performances will run in the Linbury Studio Theatre from Thursday 29 March to Saturday 31 March, with tickets priced from just £7. You can book tickets here.
To whet your appetite, we've highlighted previous works performed for the Royal Opera House from each of the Associate Choreographers:
Laïla Diallo's Between the Shingle and the Dune
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I'm writing a little program in C that I want to use to output some system stats to my HD44780 16x2 character display. The system I'll be working with is a Debian ARM system and, although irrelevant, the display is on the GPIO header.(The system is a Raspberry Pi).
As an initial (somewhat unambitious) attempt, I'd like to start with something simple like RAM and CPU usage (I'm new to C).
I understand that if I make external command calls I need to fork() and execve() (or some equiv that will let me return the results), what I would like to know is how I go about getting the information I want in a nice clean format that I can use.
Surely I will not have to call (for e.g);
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The question should be seen as more of a generic, what is best practice for getting info about the system in C (the RAM/CPU usage are just an initial example).


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In a high-action and at-times wild fight, Sterling won the third round to emerge with a unanimous-decision victory on the prelim card at UFC 170 at Mandalay Bay Events Center.
All three judges scored the fight 29-28.
Sterling got Gibson's back late in the final round and made two efforts for a rear-naked choke, in addition to pounding Gibson in the final seconds.
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When selecting a pet, keep your child's developmental stage in mind. If this is going to be his pet – and thus he agrees to care for it – choose an animal whose needs can be met by your child. Some pets – like dogs or cats – require daily attention; they must be fed, groomed, cleaned up after and exercised. Others – like fish, turtles, birds, guinea pigs and hamsters – demand minimal care and may be a good choice for a younger child who needs to learn about what is involved in having a pet. A goldfish, for example, requires feeding only every two to three days, with its water changed only periodically; by contrast, a dog cannot be neglected for even a single day.
Also, some pets have easygoing temperaments conducive to being around children. For instance, dogs such as retrievers and beagles tend to be gentle with kids, while other breeds, such as boxers, German shepherds, pit bulls, Doberman pinschers, and miniature French poodles, may be more unpredictable. Keep the animal's characteristics in mind when selecting a pet.
The dander (shed skin cells, hairs and feathers) of some animals can evoke allergic symptoms in certain children. If your child has allergies (eczema, hay fever, asthma) or your family has a strong history of allergic disorders, bringing a pet into the house may not be a good idea. Ask your pediatrician or a local veterinarian for advice.
Almost every type of pet is a potential source of disease that can infect your child. All reptiles, for example, can carry and transmit salmonella bacteria that can cause serious diarrhea. However, as long as your child practices reasonable hygiene, especially hand-washing after playing with a pet and before eating, they should be safe.
Children whose immune systems are suppressed, however, need to be especially careful, and generally should avoid most pets. Buy pets only from reputable breeders and shelters. Otherwise you increase the risk of purchasing an ill or diseased animal and endangering your child and yourself.
Preparing your Child for the Responsibility
Before bringing the pet home, discuss with your child the needs of the animal and everything that is involved in caring for it. Books on pet care from the library or the pet store can help him understand what is expected of him. So can a visit to a friend who has a pet, where your youngster can see firsthand what care of a pet involves.
How should you react if your child loses interest in caring for the pet several weeks or months after the family adopts it? If he has made a commitment to be the primary caretaker but does not live up to that agreement, perhaps someone else in the family would be willing to take over the responsibility. If not, let your child know that you are unwilling to jeopardize the well-being of the pet because of his neglect, and unless his interest in the animal changes, you are going to find another home for it.
During this discussion do not accuse your child of any personal inadequacy (You are too selfish to care for a pet). Instead, be as logical as possible, saying something like The dog needs a dependable caretaker, and you haven't followed through on your promise. We need to find another family who can care for him.
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This lightened-up salad is sure to add a festive, guilt-free touch to your holiday table. The recipe comes from Pat Schmeling of Germantown, Wisconsin.
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Makes12 servings
- 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 3/4 teaspoon dill weed
- 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 4 large Red Delicious apples, thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 3 tablespoons coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted
- 9 cups torn romaine
- 3 cups chopped watercress (about 1-1/2 bunches)
- In a small bowl, whisk the vinegar, water, mustard, dill, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Slowly add oil while whisking. In a large bowl, combine the apples, blue cheese, walnuts and 3 tablespoons dressing; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for up to 4 hours. Cover and refrigerate remaining dressing.
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Aurora Borealis sets beacon for Alaska visitors
- Northern Lights tourism has become big business in the Far North
- The best time to travel to the auroral zone is around the spring equinox during a new moon
- Even if weather conditions are perfect%2C plenty of people leave Alaska failing to see the lights
The weak winter sun had been set for hours by the time Yvonne Bennett received the long-awaited email alert at her B&B in Fairbanks. In below-zero temps, she raced to her car and drove along Alaskan roads with 2-foot-high snowbanks to Cleary Summit, a mountain point about 30 minutes away.
The payoff? A spectacular burst of colorful Aurora Borealis; in this case, green lights punctured by spiky red beams, unobstructed by clouds or ambient light. This was the reason that Bennett, an association professional from Milwaukee, had made the long and expensive trip.
"It's pretty magical," says Bennett, who has visited Alaska seven times since 2006, including several winter trips. "To see it firsthand, especially when it's moving really fast—there's nothing else like it."
Northern Lights tourism, where visitors brave long nights, low temperatures and remote locations to view one of nature's more temperamental spectacles, has become big business in the Far North. Although seeing the Aurora Borealis is never guaranteed, the phenomenon is best witnessed on a clear, dark night between 690 and 1,380 miles south of the magnetic North Pole, making a trek above the 60th parallel necessary.
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In Fairbanks, the Aurora season, which begins in mid-August and continues through the spring, has proved recession-proof, says Deb Hickok, president and CEO of the city's Convention and Visitors Bureau. While winter tourism makes up only 30 percent of the city's overall visitation, it has shown growth every year, compared to summer visits, which dropped in 2009, she says.
Likewise, the number of winter visitors has stayed stable in Canada's Northwest Territories, where Aurora travel packages have been an anchor for Yellowknife tourism since 1989, says Brian Desjardins, executive director of Northwest Territories Tourism. "It's definitely one of our big-ticket items," he says.
Aurora 101
What many people don't know is that the Aurora Borealis, a light display visible at high latitudes that occurs when magnetic fields from the sun and the Earth interact, happens all year round. You can't see it during a North America summer because the long daylight hours block it out. (The Southern Hemisphere has an equivalent, the Aurora Australis.)
Auroral activity corresponds with the 11-year solar cycle, which is slated to be more active in 2013, says Roger Smith, director of the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. That means that not only will the Aurora Borealis occur more frequently in its prime latitudes (between 60 to 70 degrees), the chance that the lights will be able to be seen farther south during intense solar flare activity is also greater, he says.
Laypeople can keep tabs on the Aurora's likelihood by checking the Kp index, which measures expected geomagnetic activity on a scale of 1 to 9. When the Kp index is 3, the lights will probably be seen only as far south as Fairbanks, Smith says. But when it's on the high end, say, 7, you could possibly see the Aurora as far south as Seattle. The Geophysical Institute makes the Kp index and a corresponding auroral index available on its website (gi.alaska.edu); several organizations also send out alerts on Twitter (@Aurora_Alerts).
But having active solar flares is only part of the equation. Because the lights are best viewed when skies are clear and dark, the best time to travel to the auroral zone is around the spring equinox during a new moon, according to the Geophysical Institute. It's also important to go outside of cities to avoid ambient light, and to choose a place where you have a clear view of the northern horizon. While lights can be seen any time after the sun goes down, activity picks up through the evening, maximizing visibility between midnight and 2 a.m. The lights burst for 30 minutes every one to two hours.
Although the Aurora is a regular occurrence in Fairbanks, locals still appreciate the mystique and talk about them as people in the Lower 48 would discuss the weather, Hickok says. "The first thing we'd say is, 'Did you see the lights last night?' " she says. "If I wake up in the middle of the night, I look outside. It's still wonderful, no matter how many times you see it."
Big in Japan
The Northern Lights have an appeal beyond the science, particularly in Japan, where a trip to see the Aurora is promoted on travel shows as an ultimate natural wonder. Japan Airlines runs several direct flights to Fairbanks during the winter months, and operators offer their websites in Japanese. About 7,000 Japanese tourists travel to the Northwest Territories in the winter each year, a number that stayed stable in 2011 despite the tsunami, Desjardin says.
According to Japanese mythology, a child conceived under the Aurora will be specially blessed, or a consummated marriage will be particularly fulfilling. (Bennett says she saw one couple from Asia sneak off beyond the bushes during a light show on one of her Alaska trips.)
But tourism officials do their best to downplay the sexier side of the Northern Lights. "The reality is most of our Japanese visitors are elderly," says Hickok. "Seeing nature at its best is the lure." Others believe that the appeal includes a draw toward wide open spaces. "Japan is small in area and big in population," says Jim Kemshead, spokesman for Visit Yukon.
"When you get to a neck of the woods such as the Yukon, you're really feeling alone out there."
Hard to predict
Even if weather conditions are perfect, the Aurora doesn't always cooperate; plenty of people leave Alaska each year failing to see the lights, especially if TripAdvisor's Alaska forum is any indication. To minimize disappointment, Hickok recommends that Fairbanks visitors plan at least three days for their trip. "There's no guarantee," she says. "It's a natural phenomenon and requires some patience."
Most lodges and operators that offer Northern Lights packages have a range of winter daytime activities for their guests, including dogsledding, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. For those who don't have appropriate clothing for nights that get down to minus-30, winter outerwear and boots can be rented. And some hotels offer wake-up calls for people who don't mind rising at 2 a.m. to see the Aurora on their own.
Jim Greenlee, a teacher from Atlanta, and his wife spent New Year's Eve 2012 at Chena Hot Springs Resort, a lodge about 60 miles outside of Fairbanks that specializes in Aurora travel. After watching fireworks, the couple piled into a motorized snowcoach that brought them to a viewing platform, built at a higher elevation. While heated yurts and heavy clothing helped them stay warm, temperatures outside were at minus-20.
Luckily, they didn't have to wait long. "At first it was just a wispy-looking cloud without any distinct outline or shape, but eventually it coalesced into the ribbon of green light," Greenlee says. The ribbon twisted and undulated, creating swirls and eddies in the night for almost three hours. "It was definitely the most memorable New Year's Eve light show that I have ever seen."
While the Aurora Borealis can be seen as far south as New Mexico, the more reliable locations lie between the 60th and 65th parallel. These towns not only fall within that distance, they have the benefit of having less cloud cover than other places in North America, according the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Fairbanks, Alaska
Chena Hot Springs Resort, about 60 miles outside Fairbanks, has very little light pollution, making a Northern Lights sighting more likely. Two-night packages that include a snow coach ride up the ridge to see the lights, as well as dogsledding, hot springs soaks and three meals, start at $939. Closer to town, Aurora Borealis Lodge takes advantage of Cleary Summit, about 2,000 feet above Fairbanks. Rates start at $199 per night; winter clothing available for rent. Chena Hot Springs Resort, Fairbanks, 907-451-8104, chenahotsprings.com | Aurora Borealis Chalets & Lodge, Fairbanks, 907-389-2812, auroracabin.com
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
The Great Canadian Travel Company has an Aurora Escape package that includes two nights at fly-in Blachford Lake Lodge, which Prince William and Kate Middleton visited last year. Rates for the four-night trip in 2013 are $1,855, double occupancy. The Aurora Village, about 20 miles outside Yellowknife, has dogsledding, snowmobiling and snowshoeing during the day and heated teepees where people can view the lights in two-hour shifts late into the night for $120. Great Canadian Travel Company, Winnipeg, 204-949-0199, greatcanadiantravel.com | Aurora Village, Yellowknife, 867-669-0006
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
Northern Tales Travel has a variety of options for Aurora seekers, ranging from four hours spent in a remote heated cabin for $125 a night to a five-day, four-night package that includes several evenings at a spa on the Yukon River outside town for $1,095, double occupancy. Or, rent a rustic (but heated) cabin at Takhini Hot Springs where the water is always warm—even if the air isn't—starting at $80 for a single, $100 double. Northern Tales Travel, Whitehorse, 867-667-6054, northerntales.ca | Takhini Hot Springs, Whitehorse, 867-456-8000, takhinihotsprings.com
Churchill, Manitoba
Frontiers North Adventures uses heated Tundra Buggies to bring passengers to the best spots, be it within the Boreal Forest or on the Churchill River. The seven-night tour, which includes all meals and three evenings in Winnipeg as well as four in Churchill, costs $3,999, double occupancy. Frontiers North Adventures, Winnipeg, 204-949-2050, frontiersnorth.com


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By Acquanetta M. Sproule
"Behave yourself, youngling!" the Elders told it.
"Whatever do you mean?" it asked, unconvincingly.
"Very well, then. To be precise, do nothing further to interfere with the humans!"
"What do you mean by 'nothing'?"
"Nothing means Nothing, youngling," the Elders elaborated, exasperated.
"Are you certain? Do you really mean 'Nothing'"?
"If you interfere with the humans again, in any manner, your ship will be confiscated and you will be confined to the Homeworld, permanently! Do you comprehend the meaning of 'Nothing' now, youngling?"
"I shall comply."
"Your activities are being monitored!"
"Understood," it replied, resigned.
As asteroid 2014 DX110 transited the space between the human's world and its satellite, the tiny, concealed grav-unit the youngling had planted on it several hundred light-years away engaged, pulling the blue-world's moon a smidge closer to the planet. It would be awhile before the effects kicked in.
"Well done," the Elders said," good to see that you are capable of discreet behavior."
"Thank you," the youngling stated. "I'm learning."
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Toledo Bend Toyota ShareLunker Biggest of Season to Date
ATHENS—Toledo Bend, the sprawling reservoir on the border between Texas and Louisiana, produced the sixth Toyota ShareLunker of the current season Saturday, a 14.20-pound largemouth bass that is the largest entered so far this season.
Ryan Pinkston of Center was fishing in a Bass 'n Bucks tournament when he caught the fish about 2:00 p.m. while fishing in about five feet of 60-degree water.
"Fishing was fairly slow at first," Ryan said. "I had about 20 pounds and knew I had to get my weight up, so I pulled out a Jewel Heavy Cover Football Jig and started throwing it. On about the second or third cast, I hung the big fish. The fish went under the boat and wrapped me up a little bit, and of course I thought that was the end of it."
Pinkston had no idea how big the fish was until he actually got it in the boat. "I laid it in the floor, and that's when I knew it was not a normal fish," he said. "It was huge. I didn't know if it was 11 or if it was 15."
Pinkston's luck continued: On the next cast, he caught an 8.5-pounder. He finished the tournament in first place with 36.06 pounds.
Following the tournament, Pinkston took the fish to Toledo Town and Tackle in Many, Louisiana, where it was weighed on certified scales at 14.20 pounds. It was put into a tank with two other fish to await pickup. The wrong fish, an 11.7-pounder, was accidentally picked up, and the error was not discovered until the fish was weighed at TFFC the next day. By that time the other fish had been released. "This was an unfortunate error, but because the angler legally caught the fish and it was weighed on certified scales, it is a valid entry into the Toyota ShareLunker program," said Allen Forshage, director of TFFC.
Toledo Bend has now produced five ShareLunkers. The last was in 2008. The largest ShareLunker from the lake before Pinkston's catch was a 14.25-pounder caught by Tanya Sorter in 2006. The current lake record is 15.32 pounds caught by Eric Weems in July 2000.
Pinkston's catch makes him the frontrunner for Angler of the Year. The person who catches the largest entry of the season will be named Angler of the Year, and if that person is a Texas resident, he or she will receive a lifetime fishing license. The Angler of the Year will also receive a prize package from G. Loomis worth more than $700. The package will include a G.Loomis NRX 854C JWR casting rod, a 7'1", fast-action, power-oriented casting and pitching stick designed specifically for fishing big bass in heavy cover. It's rated for 14 to 20-pound test line and lures ranging from 5/16 to ¾ ounces.
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Anyone legally catching a 13-pound or bigger largemouth bass from Texas waters, public or private, between October 1 and April 30 may submit the fish to the Toyota ShareLunker program by calling program manager David Campbell at (903) 681-0550 or paging him at (888) 784-0600 and leaving a phone number including area code. Fish will be picked up by TPWD personnel within 12 hours.
ShareLunker entries are used in a selective breeding program at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) in Athens. Some of the offspring from these fish are stocked back into the water body from which they were caught. Other ShareLunker offspring are stocked in public waters around the state in an attempt to increase the overall size and growth rate of largemouth bass in Texas.
Anglers entering fish into the Toyota ShareLunker program receive a free replica of their fish, a certificate and ShareLunker clothing and are recognized at a banquet at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens.
For complete information and rules of the ShareLunker program, tips on caring for big bass, a list of official Toyota ShareLunker weigh and holding stations and a recap of last year's season, see http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/sharelunker. The site also includes a searchable database of all fish entered into the program along with pictures where available.
Information on current catches, including short videos of interviews with anglers when available, is posted on www.facebook.com/sharelunkerprogram.
The Toyota ShareLunker Program is made possible by a grant to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation from Gulf States Toyota. Toyota is a long-time supporter of the Foundation and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, providing major funding for a wide variety of education, fish, parks and wildlife projects.
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Lawyers for Midei, St. Joseph and its corporate parent, Denver-based Catholic Health Initiatives, all declined to comment until they had read the ruling.
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Health & Fitness
Complimentary Fitness Center
Fitness Center contains 2 treadmills, 1 bike, 1 all-in-one workout station. We also provide towels, full length mirror, scale, and water.
Hours of Operation: 6:00 am to 8:00 pm
Fitness Center Type: LIMITED
- Treadmill
- Free Weights
- Stationary Bicycle
Housekeeping & Laundry
- Daily Housekeeping
- On-site Guest Self-Laundry Facilities
- Hours of Operation: 6:00 am - 11:00 pm
Added Value
- Language Interpretation
- Wake Up Calls
- Ice Machine
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195 Kern Street
Salinas, California 93901
United States
Check In: 3:00 pm
Check Out: 12:00 pm
Check-in Age: 18
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- Registration Desk
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- Number of Accessible Meeting Rooms: 3
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Hotel Areas with Accessible Routes from Accessible Public Entrance
- Accessible Self Parking
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- Closed Caption TVs
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- Visual Alarm/Alert in Public Spaces
- Communication Kits with Visual Alarms
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- No Pets Allowed with the exception of Service Animals
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- Number of Floors: 3
- Total Number of Rooms: 74
- Number of Suites: 33
- Number of Non-Smoking Rooms: 74
- Number of Accessible Rooms: 4
- Connecting Rooms Available
- Current Renovation: 04-November-2019 To 30-September-2020
- Full Hotel Renovation includes updated rooms, lobby, fitness center and both the pool and Spa
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Most borrowers are familiar with late fees, but some loans also come with origination fees. An origination fee is a percentage of the loan balance, so the more you borrow, the higher the fee. Make sure you know of any other circumstances that could lead you to pay more than you intended.
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Everyone has a purpose. Everyone has a contribution to make. Everyone has a place in this world. When these realizations are made, our global community is enhanced with joy, knowledge, love, and endless opportunity.
From what began as an honest quest of his own personal transformation, award-winning filmmaker Demian Lichtenstein, along with his sister Shajen Joy Aziz, created Discover The Gift (Equilibrium Entertainment).
This has since manifested into a movement of self-illumination for everyone to experience the extraordinary and powerful journey of self-discovery.
Create Your Own Reality
What happens when one starts questioning the purpose of their life's purpose? For Lichtenstein, this questioning led to Discover The Gift, a powerful documentary film illustrating the realization that each person on earth is here to release special gifts and powers that lay within.
In the film, Lichtenstein notes that individuals are a "singular manifestation of a cosmic destiny," and as each person realizes his or her gift, they graduate to the next stage of their own evolution. This, in turn, stimulates the gifts in others.
The stunningly written and produced film depicts Lichtenstein's admission—and that of Aziz—of not being present in their own presence and the struggle to emerge as true, authentic beings. Through a series of honest discussions, both Lichtenstein and Aziz come together after years of separation and discovered they individually have gifts to offer the world. And, through the process, they realized a gift they can share in unison: so began Discover The Gift.
The Process of Enlightenment
On the path of discovering life purpose, one will discover how to intentionally change their thoughts to manifest an honest and pure existence. It's a discovery of living a life not made by one's parents, clergy, or even politicians, but of finding the thing that makes one think, "I was born for this!"
How can one find his or her gift? It can come about in many different ways. For example, silence and solitude can help one become more in tune with themselves. This is an opportunity to give one's self permission to dream, to forgive, and to love one's self and others.
Life is just like a mirror: this is one of the most profound message delivered in the film. The human mind creates life for us. Life is the process of what we pay attention to or what we focus on. Lichtenstein advises viewers to follow their hearts in order to discover the greatest gift and adventures that could come their way. The only obstacle in life is ourselves!
Eight Universal Spiritual Laws to Change Your Life
The film and corresponding book by the same title discuss eight simple, yet profound, principles that help individuals discover their true potential:
- receptivity
- intention
- interaction
- feedback
- vibration
- gratitude
- compassion
- unity
This beautifully-created film includes the inspirational guidance from over 40 global leaders, each who offers their spiritual wisdom and guidance to viewers. Discover The Gift is about the possibilities that exist within every individual and society as a whole. This film delivers a powerful, universal message that will leave a lasting impression with everyone who watches and takes its meaning to heart.
The Second Annual Awareness Film Festival
Discover The Gift made its debut at the second annual Awareness Festival, held early May, 2011 in Hollywood, CA. The mission of the Awareness Festival is to present films that bring awareness and open viewers' eyes to some of the world's most pressing issues regarding ecological perspectives, political impacts, the understanding of health and wellbeing, and scientific progress.
The Awareness Festival was created by the non-profit charity organization HealOneWorld.org. Funds generated from the event go to support the organization's mission to help people learn about and receive preventative and alternative health care approaches to wellness.
Inspirational Words
Both the film and book of Discover the Gift is available for preorder prior to their release on June 14, 2011.
Discover The Gift (Harmony) is also a book of inspiration designed to show readers how each one has a special purpose in life that must be shared with the world. The book complements the movie, and unfolds the authors' personal self-journeys of discovery while offering guidance for readers to do the same. The book is available in hardcover, as a Kindle download, or an audio CD.
The Discover The Gift book and video are a powerful combination and serve as a collective catalyst for unlocking individual and combined potential for creating more love, joy, and happiness in the world.
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- sugars13g
- fibre2g
- protein3g
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- 175g demerara sugar
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Do deadline deals make sense for non-contenders hoping for quick impact?
It's trade deadline day, and naturally the focus will be on contenders gearing up for the stretch run by adding what they hope are the missing pieces to a championship puzzle.
For the teams trading players away, it will be as close as you can get to a tacit statement of "wait 'til next year†from the front office. While the contenders all have their eyes on different kinds of talent to help bolster their World Series chances, the sellers generally are looking for the same thing: prospects who can help turn a bleak present into a better future—and hopefully soon.
Chris Davis helped the Orioles reach the playoffs in 2012, a year after he came to Baltimore in a deadline deal. (AP Photo)
MORE: Complete list of deals | Deadline winners
Teams in the midst of long-term rebuilding projects should have no qualms about trading away players who won't be around when success finally comes. That's an easy call, and it is part of the reason that the Cubs have been so aggressive in the weeks leading up to the deadline. Chicago's hope lies with a talented crop of prospects mostly at Class A and below, so it really did not do much good to keep Matt Garza around when he is a free agent after this season and the Texas Rangers were willing to part with C.J. Edwards, Justin Grimm and Mike Olt, plus a player to be named.
While the Cubs' expectations for 2014 will be modest, the Philadelphia Phillies are headed for their first losing season since 2002, but with more than $100 million already committed next year to Mike Adams, Cole Hamels, Ryan Howard, Cliff Lee, Jonathan Papelbon and Jimmy Rollins, not to mention the possibility of a contract extension for Chase Utley. That massive outlay is part of the reason that Lee's name has popped up in trade rumors over the past few days, but while it is readily apparent that Ruben Amaro Jr. has no business being a buyer on this year's market, should he be a seller?
In the past decade, seven teams made the playoffs a year after finishing 20 or more games under .500. The Phillies, and other teams facing similar eleventh-hour sell-or-stand-pat quandaries, like the Royals, may not sink that low, but the case study of instant impact is best illustrated by what the big-turnaround teams did. Here are the July trades for the teams that wound up being the magnificent seven—and how their trade returns paid off the following year.
2010 Diamondbacks (finished 65-97)
Out: Pedro Ciriaco, Dan Haren, Edwin Jackson, Chad Qualls, Chris Snyder
In: Patrick Corbin, D.J. Carrasco, Ryan Church, Bobby Crosby, Matt Goren, Daniel Hudson, David Holmberg, Rafael Rodriguez, Joe Saunders, Tyler Skaggs
Hudson and Saunders were the only players in the trade returns who factored into Arizona's 2011 National League West title, but they were a big part of the reconfigured rotation that made an improvement from 65 wins to 94 wins possible. In 66 starts, Hudson and Saunders posted a combined 3.59 ERA.
2007 Devil Rays (finished 66-96)
Out: Shaun Cumberland, Jorge Cantu, Seth McClung, Ty Wigginton
In: Grant Balfour, Calvin Medlock, Brian Shackelford, Dan Wheeler
The change in fortunes when Tampa Bay went from being the Devil Rays to the Rays had more to do with young talent emerging from within than big deals, but the additions of Balfour and Wheeler paid dividends as the pair of right-handers combined for a 2.38 ERA in 124 2/3 relief innings for the 2008 American League champions.
2006 Cubs (finished 66-96)
Out: Greg Maddux, Todd Walker, Scott Williamson
In: Fabian Jimenez Angulo, Jose Ceda, Cesar Izturis, Joel Santo
Chicago's acquisitions in July 2006 played no role in the 2007 National League Central title, unless you count Izturis' .298 on-base percentage in 65 games before his contract was sold to the Pirates. Ceda was still in the minors when he got traded for Kevin Gregg in 2008.
2002 Cubs (finished 67-95)
Out: Darren Lewis
In: Chad Hermansen
The 2002 Cubs did become more aggressive sellers after the non-waiver trading period, shipping out Jeff Fassero, Tom Gordon and Bill Mueller. Of the six players they received in return, only Jason Karmuth ever saw any major league action, and exactly zero of his seven career games came as a Cub.
2011 Orioles (finished 69-93)
Out: Nick Green, Derrek Lee, Koji Uehara
In: Aaron Baker, Chris Davis, Tommy Hunter, Zach Phillips
Davis hit 33 homers last season as the Orioles made the playoffs for the first time in 15 years, and was arguably the best pitcher in the group for Baltimore, going 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA as he pitched the 16th and 17th innings of a 9-6 victory at Fenway Park in which the slugger went 0-for-8 with five strikeouts. As much of an impact as Davis had in 2012, and as much as he has had in 2013, his acquisition came as a result of trading a rental reliever in Uehara rather than a massive sell-off.
2005 Dodgers (finished 71-91)
Out: Joe Thurston
In: ???
According to baseball-reference.com, Thurston was sent to the Yankees on July 29, 2005 "as part of a conditional deal.†According to the Las Vegas Sun, it was "for a player to be named later.†Whatever the Dodgers got back, and it appears to be nothing, the 2006 team in Los Angeles went 88-74 and won the National League wild card.
2005 Tigers (finished 71-91)
Out: Kyle Farnsworth
In: Roman Colon, John McDonald, Zach Miner
Miner was the No. 5 starter for the 2006 American League champions, while Colon pitched in 20 games, all but one of which was out of the bullpen. Neither was particularly effective—Miner had a 1.419 WHIP, while Colon's was 1.552. Miner did pitch two-thirds of an inning in the World Series, during which he hit a batter and threw a wild pitch.
With apologies to 40-year-old Greg Maddux, the 2010 Diamondbacks, with Haren, were the only team to sell off elite talent, and Haren has fallen off badly the last two years. Aside from generally conservative approaches leading up to the trade deadline, the other thing that these teams have in common is a different kind of change: managers. The 2003 Cubs (Dusty Baker), 2006 Dodgers (Grady Little), 2006 Tigers (Jim Leyland) and 2007 Cubs (Lou Piniella) all made the playoffs with managers in their first year with the club, while 2011 was Kirk Gibson's first full season piloting the Diamondbacks and both Joe Maddon (2008 Rays) and Buck Showalter (2012 Orioles) were in their third year on the bench for teams at the end of a long rebuilding road.
Two more teams have a chance to join this group this season, and they follow the pattern, as the Boston Red Sox are managed by John Farrell and the Cleveland Indians by Terry Francona, each in their first year with the respective clubs. Cleveland made two trades last July, both with Boston: Jose de la Torre for Brent Lillibridge, and Steven Wright for Lars Anderson. The Red Sox made one other July trade, sending Matt Albers and Scott Podsednik to Arizona for journeyman reliever Craig Breslow, who has been effective this season but certainly does not meet the usual standard of a prospect in return at the deadline. Boston's big trade last year was in August, the salary dump that sent Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford, Adrian Gonzalez and Nick Punto to the Dodgers for precisely zero players who are on the active roster at Fenway Park right now.
In all, 19 of the 82 playoff teams in the past 10 years finished with losing records the previous season. In a sport where parity is becoming more prevalent all the time, it is fair to expect this trend to continue, and drastic action is not always necessary to get a franchise back pointed in the right direction.
Chris Colabello hit his first MLB homer on Friday. (AP Photo)
Friday night in Seattle, Chris Colabello of the Twins hit the first home run of his major league career, a two-run shot off Yoervis Medina in the 13th inning that lifted the Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Mariners. For the 29-year-old first baseman/outfielder, a veteran of seven seasons in the Canadian-American Association after going undrafted out of Assumption College in Massachusetts, it was every bit the dream come true that you would expect it to be.
"I don't necessarily know that words can describe what was going through my mind as I was running around the bases,†Colabello told Sporting News. "My main goal every day is to help this team as much as I can. The Twins have been so great to me, and my job is to pay them back, whatever way I can. Obviously, it was a spot where I thought we might be bunting. We talked about it in the dugout. I looked down for the sign, and I didn't get one. So I put a big swing on the ball, and it worked out the way it did.â€
That is the philosophy that Colabello has carried through his career. He could easily be bitter about having waited so long in independent ball, where he had a .522 career slugging percentage before the Twins signed him last year and sent him to Class AA. Instead, he focuses on the positives of what he got from the experience—and the fact that the Twins did sign him.
"I don't have a grudge against anyone,†Colabello said. "Independent ball, and the road that I took to get here, it allowed me to become the guy that I am today. If it had been different, who knows if this opportunity would have come up? There are a lot of guys that get drafted in the middle to late rounds, who, after a couple of years in affiliated (ball), fizzle out or whatever it may be. Independent ball made me who I am. I owe so much of who I am to my manger in indy ball, Rich Gedman, who caught for the Red Sox for the better part of the '80s and taught me so much about character, how to deal with failure, everything that I think it takes to be a major league baseball player.â€
Now Colabello is a major league baseball player, and one with a pair of home runs to his name. Two days after his decisive blast in extra innings, Colabello went deep for another two-run shot in Seattle, off Erasmo Ramirez. The one that Colabello will always remember, though, is the first, and he was able to get the ball back as a memento.
"It was a family—husband and wife, two kids, and one of the uncles was there as well, and they were really, really great,†Colabello said. "They came down to the clubhouse and we traded out a couple of bats and a couple of balls. It was really funny, because I was so appreciative to them, and the little girl, she was like 6 years old, and her eyes were so red. I looked at her and went, 'Have you been crying?' The mom said she was just upset they had to give back the ball. I said, 'I'll give you whatever you want in that clubhouse. I'll trade you for that ball!' They were awesome, wonderful people.â€
Getting the ball back from his first career home run was not so eventful for San Diego Padres pitcher Andrew Cashner, who took Josh Collmenter deep on Saturday in Arizona during a game in which the 26-year-old not only helped his own cause, but pitched six innings to pick up a 12-3 victory.
"After I hit it, they threw it back onto the field,†Cashner said. "That was pretty cool. They could've bargained for it.â€
This season has been Cashner's first chance to hit on a regular basis since high school. Cashner has mostly been a reliever in the majors since his debut with the Cubs in 2010, and between the minors and majors, he entered this season with 55 plate appearances—and no extra-base hits—in professional baseball.
"I was a decent hitter in high school,†Cashner said. "I was probably in the 3- or 4-hole in high school. It's a different ballgame here. The best pitchers in the game are in the big leagues. I just got a fastball that was up and tried to lift it. It was a surreal moment.â€
At 9-for-30, Cashner is batting a cool .300 this season, but his real focus is on the mound, where he has had 12 quality starts in 17 tries since joining the San Diego rotation in late April. As a reliever last season, Cashner regularly threw 98 mph, and topped out at 102. This year he has averaged 94.5 mph with his fastball, according to PitchF/X data, with 98.2 being his max. That conservation of energy is part of the adjustment from the bullpen to the rotation, and so is the two-seam fastball that the right-hander has introduced this season.
"I had never really threw that in the bullpen, because I wanted to stick with the four-seam,†Cashner said. "I worked with it in the minors, but I changed my grip this year and my two-seam is definitely better this year. It's gotten me big ground balls to get out of jams, and it's become a big pitch for me. I think it will keep getting better because it's a feel pitch.â€
Jake Peavy has only pitched in Fenway Park once. (AP Photo)
New Red Sox righthander Jake Peavy has been in the American League since 2009, but he has pitched only once at Fenway Park: on May 30, 2011, he allowed three runs on six hits with two strikeouts and one walk in a 7-3 victory for the White Sox. Adrian Gonzalez hit a solo homer off Peavy in that game. … Jose Bautista hit his 25th home run of the season on Tuesday, joining Carlos Delgado (1996-2004), Joe Carter (1991-96) and George Bell (1984-87) as the only Blue Jays to hit 25 or more homers in four consecutive seasons. … How have the Pirates put up the best record in the majors? Their starters' 3.16 ERA is the best of any rotation in the majors, and Pittsburgh has outscored opponents 144-106 from the seventh inning on, including a 3-0 margin in Tuesday's doubleheader sweep of the Cardinals that started with a 2-1 victory in 11 innings. … Jason Giambi's game-winning home run on Monday in Cleveland was his fifth walkoff blast since leaving the Yankees, representing one out of every eight home runs he has hit since the start of the 2009 season. Four of Giambi's first 396 career home runs were walkoffs, a rate of one out of every 99.