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In N1MM Logger, you need to turn on the "dual rx always on" option in the Config menu. Barry N1EU On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 10:24 AM, Dave G3RXP <email@example.com> wrote: > Good Morning All, > > I wonder if there is someone who could point me in the right direction > with this query. > > When switching the TX from A to B VFO manually and back again it works > fine but when I load N1MM up and select either VFO A or VFO B by pointing > the mouse at the VFO header it switches OK but I loose the AUDIO menu > setup on the Orion and all three selections i.e Left/Right phone and L/S > default to "Main". > Im using left headphone - "Main" and right Headphone - "Both" with L/S - > "Both". > > I will be buying the 2nd RX for the Orion and the Audio settings will be > as above. > > 73 Dave G3RXP > _______________________________________________ > TenTec mailing list > email@example.com > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec > _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list email@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
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Travel and Leisure
June 4, 2012
The interstices of travel, the holes in the itinerary, the time spent ordering coffee, waiting for trains, standing in line, buying postcards: these are the gaps like potholes in every trip. You hope they will soon fill up and become anecdotes.
Maybe you can even link them together into the skeleton of an experience, then flesh it out with meaningfulness. But, really, who can say what will happen next. Because this is not the time when one thinks about life and takes stock. No, that's for later, some twilight, on a terrace, with a big red glass of wine. Right now: empty packets of crisps blow around ankles. Delays on the Tube. (Person is under the train at Angel.) People fidget. Trying to escape. Everyone wants to keep moving. And then we wait. For things to resume. To be continued.
I am sitting in St. Pancras Station in London, waiting for a train, at the longest Champagne bar in the world, which is separated from the Eurostar by a wall of plastic. I watch the clock as I eat cheese puffs and read Memoirs of Montparnasse by John Glassco. Because I will be in Montparnasse by twilight—out on a terrace, near a boulevard—and I'm wondering if I will feel then what the author wrote: "Life seemed very pleasant to me and I began to feel that if I could only get rid of my itch for writing I might be quite happy. What, after all, was the use of tormenting oneself by putting words on paper, endlessly arranging and rearranging them?" But I don't believe it. And while sipping (pink) champagne, reading over the rim, I see now that the author must have smudged the truth. Because surely there is some way, at least one way, to overlap art and happiness. Especially in Paris.
I am an eager tourist, traveling for fun, until someone asks me what I've gotten out of all this, this repeated taking of trips, back and forth, across the earth. Someone who never goes anywhere. I say: I could write a book.
Instead, I read a magazine (Travel and Leisure, if you want to know the truth) and create a poem by rearranging its phrases:
Consider conformity
when you're the only one
on board.
And now I am not the only one strolling around the artists' market, late in the morning in Montparnasse, fidgeting among the stalls, looking for paintings and postcards. A small etching of a bouquet catches my eye. I buy it and stick it between the pages of the memoir I'm reading so that the edges don't curl during my travels. The colors are lovely: pewter, sunshine yellow, fuchsia. And I wish that I could be a printmaker. Or a painter. Some sort of artist. Something other than a pedestrian.
I walk over to the rue de la Grande Chaumière, street of art academies, supply stores and the old studios of Gauguin and Modigliani. I might buy some thick paper and get started, you never know. I might be inspired by this atmosphere that would be impossible for me to recreate at home. Even the city's apartment buildings seem eloquent when I look up. And I wish that I could quote them.
But I don't say anything. I don't want to disturb the thin, thin, middle-aged man in a beret, bent close to an ancient wall with his camera. He is taking pictures of the peeling paint. Several layers are coming off, and he leans in close to photograph the texture. Or is he more interested in the contrast? The shadows? He seems especially interested in the edges, where paint has evaporated. I watch him for a while, and he doesn't give up, convinced perhaps that art is hard work and that he must keep at it. Even if the results are abstract. Even if the passing observer doesn't really understand. The photographer sighs and keeps going, but I abandon him soon enough and walk on, across the city, on my way to the cemetery.
In the cemetery, I read the names of artists and writers carved into black marble or gray stone, sometimes pink granite. Sometimes, a brief explanation of a life, but not much, before twilight takes over. The end of the day smells like the last of the morning's croissants, and I crave a café. Somewhere to sit with my art postcards and disposable fountain pen. I want to write things. To people.
I sit quietly at my table and drink a cup of coffee, ruining my dinner and not composing any proper postcard sentences—what would I say?—while waiting for the next train.
After I disembark at St. Pancras, I browse the menu at a restaurant that promises its oysters are from reputable suppliers. "However oysters are a raw product and."
Something happened.
Or it will.
Another traveler in the station mentions that the Champagne bar here is the longest in the world. Did I know that? Or maybe it's just Europe. That is, she can't be sure.
Impressive, yes. In any case.
And I wait for her to tell me something else, about how maybe this is the place where her real life began, where she started her affair with the Italian, or how she lost her child forever. But she doesn't say anything. She keeps her secrets.
I wait for a cab.
And plan my fictions.
Tara Deal is a writer and editor in New York City and the author of two books from small presses: Wander Luster is a poetry chapbook from Finishing Line Press, and Palms Are Not Trees After All is the winner of the 2007 Clay Reynolds Novella Prize from Texas Review Press. Her writings have appeared in magazines such as Blip, failbetter, Fogged Clarity, Sugar House Review, and West Branch, among others. And her shortest story can be found in Hint Fiction (Norton). Find her online at www.taradeal.com.

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FAIRHOPE PUBLIC LIBRARY will holds a Book Review/Lecture Series at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 4. Gene Sellier will review "Patriotic Fire: Andrew Jackson and Jean Laffite at the Battle of New Orleans," by Winston Groom.
GULF SHORES UMC WEEKLY BREAD MINISTRY, opens each Thursday at 9 a.m. in Building C Rm. 103 (Winn Dixie Shopping Center). It is open to the community and provides food to those in need. For more information, call 251-978-2104.
THE BALDWIN POPS, A Holiday Rhapsody, will be presented in Foley and Daphne.
Dr. Roger Jones will conduct 2 free Christmas concerts, the first at 7 p.m. Dec. 3rd at the Foley Civic Center. Then again at 7 p.m. Dec. 4th at the Daphne Civic Center. The band will perform numerous classics and a few less well-known pieces. Santa is expected to make a brief visit. The U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program will collect new unwrapped toys at both concerts for those who wish to contribute. For more information, call 251-987-5757 or visit www.baldwinpopsband.com .
JAMES P. NIX CENTER will offer every second and fourth Thursday of the month from
7 - 10 p.m. (new time) Fairhope's Famous Cabaret Dances. The doors open at 6 p.m. The price is $5. for Nix Center members and $9. for non-members.
BALDWIN COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY will host Dean DeBolt at 10 a.m. on Sat. Dec. 8 at the Foley Public Library. DeBolt is an archivist at the University of West Florida and he will speak on "Christmas and it's Traditions". The presentation is open to the public. For more information, call Mary R. Adams at 251-949-6174.
SENIOR SNOWBIRD 2012-2013 POTLUCK will run each Thursday starting Dec. 20th from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. All seniors, visitors and locals are welcome to come and bring a dish that will serve 8-10 persons. A 50 cent registration fee will be collect at the door to cover incidentals, drinks and table service is provided. The weekly meetings will be held at the Gulf Shores Adult Activity Center on Clubhouse Drive. For further infomation, call 251-981-6060.
"Sunday to Sunday" is a calendar feature of the Baldwin Register. It is filled with things to do in our area in the coming week. To have your club, organization, school, church or other event included e-mail email@example.com. The deadline is Wednesday at 4 p.m.


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The following was submitted by Susan Gullo, director of communications at Manlius Pebble Hill School:
Central New York high school students hoping to boost their PSAT and SAT scores may register online now for Manlius Pebble Hill School's winter/spring PSAT/SAT preparation course. Classes will be taught Sundays from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 2 through April 13.
The course fee of $510 includes textbooks and practice test materials. MPH offers the course three times a year, and students may repeat the course as often as they wish at no additional cost. Register online at www.mph.net or call 446-2452.


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A young man was shot in the upper body in Baltimore County Saturday evening.
County police said a 19-year-old man was shot in the 100 block of Kingston Road in the Middle River area shortly after 7:45 p.m.
The man was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call police at 410-307-2020.
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The Union City arts community will gather for the third annual Union City Artist Awards on Friday, June 20. The red carpet event will be held at the William V. Musto Cultural Center, 420 15th St., in Union City.
The awards ceremony will honor the most talented and dedicated artists from all disciplines who have contributed to Union City's artistic fabric, according to a press release.
"We are excited to host the third annual Union City Artist Awards, which will continue to demonstrate our city's great appreciation for our artists and our flourishing arts community," Union City Mayor Brain Stack said in the press release.
"This event will be both a celebration and showcase of the many contributions that artists have made to local culture."
Mas Alla and the West Hudson Opera Company will provide live music at the event. Admission is free.


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Awesome story Paleobird--congratulations to you and also to your father for his success.
The human body is a wonderfully adaptable thing. It's like a hybrid engine capable of running on either sugar or fat. It does both, not one or the other exclusively.
We all agree that PUFAs and other fake ingredients are bad, bad, bad. Getting rid of them is one of the central messages of Primal.
But that doesn't mean sugar can act totally blameless like a kid saying, "the PUFA's did it, not me". Lustig did most of his research before stuff like ding dongs and pop tarts were invented. I don't think your argument holds up.
"Do I really have to explain to you why that is extreme and unhealthy?"
Yes, you do.
"Still haven't read that link Neckhammer posted I see. Until you can be bothered to check it out, this exchange is pretty pointless"
If it is so easy to understand and in plain sight, why don't you give us a breakdown of it in your own words.


text: Peter Carey was born in Australia in May 1943 and is the author of six novels. He won the Booker Prize in 1988 for Oscar and Lucinda (which has since been made into a film starring Ralph Fiennes) and was shortlisted in 1985 with Illywhacker. His other novels include The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith and Jack Maggs (winner of the 1998 Commonwealth Writers Prize). He has also written a collection of short stories, The Fat Man in History, and a book for children, The Big Bazoohley. Peter Carey won The Booker Prize for the second time in 2001 with True History of the Kelly Gang and was nominated for the Man Booker International Prize in 2007 and 2009.


text: e-waste Technophilia Seattle swimming hard against the e-waste stream By Tom Paulson • Jan 12, 2012 Basel Action Network Americans like to buy the latest devices and that makes us happy ... but it also makes us the biggest contributor to the global problem of electronic waste. However, Seattle is home to two entreprenuers who are effectively swimming against the e-waste stream: Charles Brennick of Interconnection and Craig Lorch of Total Reclaim. Read more on Humanosphere. The desire for the latest e-gizmo is poisoning the poor worldwide By Tom Paulson • Jan 9, 2012 Basel Action Network "This is against international law but not against the law in the U.S." The media love-fest with digital gizmos is moving from the high-pitched holiday phase (electronic devices are always the top gifts for Christmas) into a smaller, but more intense hysterical phase this week with the opening of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Tuesday. When we buy new gizmos, we usually want to get rid of the old ones. Electronic waste (aka e-waste) is a surprisingly large, toxic and growing burden inflicted, like many such afflictions, mostly on poor people in poor countries. Read more on Humanosphere. Getting rid of that old TV or computer requires due dilligence By Monica Spain • Jan 9, 2012 Charlie Beldon / Flickr If you didn't score that 40-inch LCD flat screen for Christmas this year, you might be scanning sales to get one in time for the Superbowl. Whether you're upgrading or replacing TVs, getting rid of the old clunker can seem like a big project because you can't just throw it out. So how do you get rid of electronic waste? The safe way to trash your TV By Dave Meyer • Jan 12, 2011 ecyclewashington.org Washington's electronics recycling program has collected 78,000,000 pounds of e-waste in its first two years. Put in perspective, that's roughly the same weight as Maine's lobster catch or US black bean exports to Mexico! The state Department of Ecology says the amount of e-waste recycled each year amounts to 5.8 pounds per person. Old TVs account for 61% of the waste.


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Hi, welcome to V.C. Andrews Wiki! Thanks for your edit to the Image:Gabrielleuk.jpg page.
Please leave a message on my talk page if I can help with anything! -- Quillsorceress (Talk) 01:23, April 17, 2009
Fixing the Links Edit
I can try to change the link color, but as for the background layout, I prefer the color the way it is, but I'll try to fix the links so that everyone can see the info in the infoboxes, please let me know if there is anything else I can do to help, also don't forget to sign your name it helps me keep track of who's talking to me.
Candice Fraser 20:11, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
Infobox Fixes! Edit
I want to its just I don't know how to change the white text, you see how it looks good on the wiki's main pages, I don't want to change the text with it looking bad. Here's what I'll do, I can change the Dollangagner infobox background color, ok, please let me know if you have anymore trouble on the site, I'm happy to help!
Candice Fraser 19:28, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
I'll try to darken the text! Edit
I don't know how to change the links, but I see what you mean by the text being to light to read, i'll ask the staff on Wikia and get back to you on that, sit tight! :)
Candice Fraser 17:54, 17 June 2009 (UTC)


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Instructor: Huynh Eric Live Music: Andy Cheung(Conducted in Cantonese)
1, 8, 15, 22, 29 November 20116, 13, 20 December 20117:30-9:30pm (Tuesday)Lecture Room, Yuen Long TheatrePrice: $50 per session
Tapping Fun –It's all in the rhythm!R & T (Rhythm & Tempo)Tap dance, as the name suggests, is about making percussive sounds with the feet. It first emerged in America in the 1920's, but its origin can be traced back to the Irish immigrants and black slaves of the previous century, who brought their indigenous dancing traditions to America. Later, through merging other dance forms, a new dance genre was created. Tap dance is a more relaxed dance form, having less formal restrictions and allowing for improvisation. The emphasis is on the technical complexity of percussive rhythms generated by the hoofed tip and sole of the tap shoes banging against the floor. In other words, what the dancer says with the shoe sounds ('tap') is more important than the way the dancer looks when executing the movements. Humour, fun and expressiveness are the features that distinguish tap dance from other dance genres. After almost a century of development, it has incorporated other elements such as Jazz rhythms, improvisation etc., making it a physical exercise of great fun. Today, tap dance has also become a good way of self-enjoyment. It has a forthright, vivacious charm, with a sense of lightness of being highlighted by the strong rhythms and tempo.When metal bangs against rock, there is dynamic vibration in the air. This simple physical phenomenon in everyday life forms the basis of tap dance. Rhythmic and palpable, the tapping of the feet can not only be heard but also be seen. Tap dance is therefore a dance art that springs from acoustics.If a pair of feet wearing tap shoes is likened to a pair of mallets, and the floor to a gigantic drum, the banging, or tapping, against surfaces of different material would yield different palpable sounds. Mix that with speed control, and you can see in your mind's eye hands and feet moving in a space that chart tracks and lines. Now add the acoustic effect of tap-tapping to this, and you have tap dance. 'Learning by Appreciation', 'Learning the Theories', and 'Learning through Practicum'1. 'Learning by Appreciation' – In this segment, course participants will see video clips of world famous dance sessions that the instructor has gleaned to broaden their dance horizon. The clips, with their music and movements as well as the guided appreciation by the instructor on dance aesthetics, will allow the course participants to understand the rationale behind the choreography and thereby gain insight into the genre. 2. 'Learning the Theories' – Notes will be distributed to help participants learn more about dance. By writing down relevant information, the participants will be encouraged to continue learning even after the workshop.3. 'Learning through Practicum' – This is a segment about dance techniques and learning to tell what your body can do: coordination, distribution of weight, balance, aesthetics in form etc.. Course participants will enjoy the physical fun that dancing brings.
Participants please note1. Always be punctual for class. Please arrive at the studio 5 minutes before class begins to get into the right mood. 2. Participants are requested to wear comfortable, lightweight clothing to class, such as leotards/casual wear/sportswear. But do not wear jeans. Take off all your accessories - watch, earrings, bracelets etc..3. New teaching aids – tap shoe covers will be provided to participants.
Eric Huynh Eric Huynh graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), majoring in Musical Theatre Dance. He has attained the ISTD Intermediate Tap Certificate with distinction. During his programme of study, he was awarded scholarships from the Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation Scholarships and has performed on a study tour to Kwong Tung. He worked as an assistant choreographer for HKAPA Extension and Continuing Education for Life (EXCEL) Summer Musical School Grease. Eric participated in the performances of Hong Kong Arts Festival Young Friends Scheme and Hong Kong Musical theatre federation - Multi-Arts Residencies and Performance Project and took part in a school touring The Tempest of Hong Kong Arts Festival- Young Friends Scheme and 7A drama group. He had performed in many musicals including Bye Bye Cinderella, Homo Superus, Peter Pan (Asian tour 07), Oliver!, Annie, Vision Party, Leaving. Eric is currently a freelance performer.
This tap dance workshop consists of eight lessons in total. Beginning with the basics, Take Tap, it guides the participants in their first encounter of the dance genre to learn the basic techniques and to appreciate the arts of tap dance. Each lesson may be a self-contained module but may at the same time be viewed as part of a whole. The instructor will end each lesson with a footwork routine, and all eight routines can be freely mixed and matched so that at the end of the course, each participant can come up with a dance that is totally his or her own.1, 8 NovFinding the body rhythm-Basic techniques in tap dance15, 22 NovSynchronising your body-Basic rhythm technique in tap dance29 Nov, 6 DecTalking through your body-Basic techniques in tap dance13, 20 DecThe aesthetics and stylistics of tap dance-Basic rhythm technique in tap dance
Running time of this workshop is about 2 hours
Tickets available from 3 October onwards at all URBTIX outlets, on Internet and by credit card telephone bookingHalf-price tickets are available for senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and the minder, full-time students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients (Limited tickets for full-time students and CSSA recipients available on a first-come-first-served basis).Concessionary ticket holders must produce evidence of their identity or age upon admission.Group Booking Discount10% off for each purchase of 4 sessions or more standard tickets
For every purchase, only one of the above discount schemes applies. Please inform the box office staff at the time of purchase.


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Witness arrested, failed to show at homicide trial
Witness in jail, could testify Thursday
Published On: May 09 2013 06:37:30 AM CDT
A witness in a gang turf war homicide trial has been arrested after failing to show up to testify in Dane County Circuit Court.
Police said the witness is a relative of two of the 10 people charged in the 2011 shooting death of Jonathan Wilson. The 19-year-old currently on trial, Demitrius Matticx, is accused of shooting Wilson as the victim fled in his car from rival gang members in a turf war on Madison's north side.
The State Journal said the 20-year-old witness is in the Dane County Jail and could testify Thursday.
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Unions Targeting Homebuilders
As if homebuilders don't have enough trouble trying to stay solvent in this market, labor activists led by the 10 million member Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) are trying to organize more home construction workers. Presently LIUNA represents commericial construction workers, folks who build things like office buildings, highways and bridges. The union plans to march outside the Los Angeles offices of KB Home on Dec. 9.
LIUNA says KB uses a big construction contractor, BMHC, that skimps on safety, won't provide workers with portable toilets or drinking water and cheats workers by paying them for only part of the hours they work. Fourteen construction workers have sued San Francisco-based BMHC alledging that they were underpaid for overtime. The company has denied the charges.
You might think this is the worst time to provoke such a fight. Aren't many workers just happy to have jobs given the severity of the housing downcycle? Dawn Page, a spokesperson for the union, says it is exactly these tough times that are prompting builders to cut corners. At least that's what she claims.


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(This was released last night, but I couldn't figure out how to properly format it on my ipad to get it posted on the blog. I'm a bit challenged.)
TODAY'S NEWS: OF Laynce Nix (97g, .291, 4hr, 18rbi) cleared waivers, refused an outright assignment and elected free agency…Louisville OF Wladimir Balentien (116g, .282, 25hr, 78rbi, 12sb) has been named to Topps' Triple-A All-Star team.
GOLD GLOVERS: The winners of the National League Rawlings Gold Glove Awards will be announced tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPNEWS.
AWARDS SEASON: Following is a list of additional awards announcement dates: Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Awards (Thu, 11/11, MLB Network, 6:00et), BBWAA AL & NL Jackie Robinson Rookies of the Year (Mon, 11/15), NL Cy Young (Tue, 11/16), AL & NL Managers of the Year (Wed, 11/17), AL Cy Young (Thu, 11/18), NL Most Valuable Player (Mon, 11/22) and AL Most Valuable Player (Tue, 11/23)…the BBWAA awards will be announced at 2:00 p.m. ET, followed by conference calls with the winners at 3:00 p.m. ET and, when there are 2 awards announced on the same day, 3:30 p.m. ET.
HOT STOVE LEAGUE: The first Hot Stove League radio show of the 2010 off-season is scheduled for tomorrow at 6:00 p.m., then will move to Tuesdays through March 29…the popular show can be heard on 700 WLW Radio, via the internet at reds.com/hotstove and on the Reds On Radio Network…some of the shows will be broadcast live from the Reds Hall of Fame and Museum's Palace of the Fans Theater…those TBA shows will be open to the public, with free admission to the Hall of Fame after 5:00 p.m..
HALL OF FAMER: Tomorrow night in Clearwater Beach, Reds Senior Director of Player Development and Global Scouting Terry Reynolds will be inducted into the Florida State League Hall of Fame, along with players Sid Fernandez, Stanley Karpinski, Carlos Delgado and Dan Keith, managers Jim Leyland and Felipe Alou, executive Charlie Blaney and owners Frank Decker and Marvin Goldklang…as general manager of the Class A Vero Beach Dodgers, Reynolds was named the Florida State League Executive of the Year (1980, '83, '85), The Sporting News' Minor League Executive of the Year ('83) and the Florida Diamond Executive of the Year ('86).
VETERANS DAY: In honor of Veterans Day, the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum will to offer all veterans and active military members (with military identification) complimentary admission on Thursday…the HOF at Great American Ball Park is open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m….for more information, call (513) 765-7923 or visit http://www.redsmuseum.org.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: RHP Daryl Thompson has been named Arizona Fall League Pitcher of the Week…in his only start of the week, Thompson had 6 strikeouts in 4.0 innings for the Peoria Saguaros…in 3 apps and 2 starts overall he is 2-0 and ranks second in the AFL with a 0.75era.
INSTRUCTIONAL LEAGUE AWARDS: At the conclusion of the Arizona Instructional League, 3B David Vidal was voted the Dernell Stenson Most Valuable Player Award (48g, .267, 6hr, 36rbi in 2010 at AZ Reds/Billings/Dayton)…other award winners included Outstanding Hitter 2B Ronald Torreyes (91g, .369, 5hr, 44rbi, 25sb in 2010 at VSL Reds/AZ Reds/Dayton) and Outstanding Pitchers RHP Daniel Corcino (15gs, 2-4, 3.80 in 2010 at Billings/Dayton), RHP Kyle Lotzkar (12g, 10gs, 3-1. 2.03 in 2010 at AZ Reds/Billings) and RHP Daniel Tuttle (13gs, 5-3, 4.32 in 2010 at Billings).
FREE AGENTS: SS Orlando Cabrera and RHP Aaron Harang became free agents after the Reds declined to exercise their 2011 contract options…OF Laynce Nix on 11/9 became a free agent after he cleared waivers and refused an outright assignment…Reds players who became free agents following the World Series were OF Willie Bloomquist, IF/OF Miguel Cairo, OF Jim Edmonds, C Ramon Hernandez, RHP Mike Lincoln, LHP Arthur Rhodes and RHP Russ Springer.
ARBITRATION: Players eligible for arbitration include LHP Bill Bray, OF Jay Bruce, RHP Jared Burton, RHP Johnny Cueto, C Corky Miller, OF Laynce Nix, RHP Edinson Volquez and 1B Joey Votto.
HANK AARON AWARD: Prior to Game 4 of the World Series, 1B Joey Votto received the Hank Aaron Award as the National League's best hitter…Votto, 27, led the Reds to the National League Central Division championship while ranking among the NL's Top 3 in 11 statistical categories, in the Top 5 in 15 categories and among the Top 8 in 18 categories…the MVP candidate led the Major Leagues in on-base percentage (.424) and led the NL in slugging percentage (.600), hitting on the road (.349), hitting vs RHP (.347), RBI ratio (4.8ab) and OPS (1.024)…in the prestigious Triple Crown categories Votto ranked second in hitting (.324) and third in both homers (37) and RBI (113)…Blue Jays OF Jose Bautista (.260, 54hr, 124rbi) was the AL winner…the National League's Most Valuable Player will be announced by the BBWAA at 2:00 p.m. ET on Monday, November 22.
EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR: In voting of his peers, Reds President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Walt Jocketty was named Sporting News' Executive of the Year for the third time after building a team that won the National League Central Division title by 5.0 games with a 91-71 record…was the Reds' first Postseason appearance since 1995…Jocketty also was recognized by Sporting News in 2000 and 2004…the 2010 Reds was the eighth club led to the playoffs by Jocketty and his seventh to win the NL Central outright…he is the Reds' fifth winner of the prestigious award, joining Warren Giles (1938), Gabe Paul (1956), Bob Howsam (1973) and Bob Quinn (1990).
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: OF Dave Sappelt, 23, was named the Southern League's Most Valuable Player and Topps' Southern League Player of the Year…in 133 apps overall at Class A Lynchburg, Class AA Carolina and Class AAA Louisville he led all Reds minor leaguers in hitting (.342) while ranking fifth in both RBI (74) and stolen bases (25).
WINTER LEAGUE STATS: Statistics for all players participating in the winter leagues can be found at mlb.com under the heading Stats by selecting Winter Leagues and then the club's logo.
BETTER OFF RED: For insights into the Reds' off-season, log on to Jamie Ramsey's Better Off Red blog at ramsey.mlblogs.com.
SEASON IN REVIEW: The Reds' 2010 Season In Review & Player Bios, 2010 Final Stats Pack, Louisville's Final Gamenotes and Reds Final Farm Report all are available on the home page at redspressbox.com.
THE MAIN SPARK: Sparky Anderson, beloved Hall of Fame manager of the Big Red Machine and Detroit Tigers, died November 4 at age 76…donations can be sent to Sparky's charity, CATCH, at 223 Fisher Building, 301 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, Michigan, 48202.
MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS: 11/9, OF Laynce Nix cleared waivers, refused an outright assignment and elected free agency…11/3, exercised the 2011 contract options on RHP Bronson Arroyo and OF Jonny Gomes; did not exercise the 2011 contract options on SS Orlando Cabrera or RHP Aaron Harang, who became free agents.


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Gaming to Promote Education
The benefits of experiential learning are hardly breaking news, as simulations have been used for years in specialized training situations. As the video game industry matures, it penetrates ever-widening age groups with each passing year. Eventually high-profile organizations are discovering the advantage of training their members or employees.


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Getting people to add "STOP SOPA" banners to their Twitter and Facebook profile photos was more than just a message about pending legislation.
Tech wrap: Kodak files for bankruptcy protection
Eastman Kodak, the photography icon that invented the hand-held camera, filed for bankruptcy protection and planned to shrink significantly after a prolonged plunge for one of America's best-known companies. The Chapter 11 filing may give Kodak the ability to find buyers for some of its 1,100 digital patents, a major portion of its value. According to papers filed with the U.S. bankruptcy court in Manhattan, Kodak had about $5.1 billion of assets and $6.75 billion of liabilities at the end of September. Kodak now employs 17,000 people, down from 63,900 just nine years ago.
Tech wrap: Wikipedia, Google protest anti-piracy bill
The English homepage of Wikipedia went dark and Google's search page ran the logo "Tell Congress: Please don't censor the web!" in protest of legislation designed to stop copyright piracy but the free online encyclopedia says "could fatally damage the free and open Internet." Big tech names including Facebook and Twitter declined to participate in protests of the House of Representatives' Stop Online Piracy Act and the Senate's PROTECT Intellectual Property Act, despite their opposition to the legislation, unwilling to sacrifice a day's worth of revenue and risk the ire of users.
Tech wrap: Nokia throne in Samsung's sights
Samsung CEO Choi Gee-sung told reporters in Las Vegas the company overtook Nokia in handset revenue terms in its latest reported quarter and was confident of topping the Finnish group in shipments this year. Samsung's bullish forecast is in line with some analysts, including Royal Bank of Scotland, but on average analysts have expected Nokia to keep its lead on the market. According to the latest polls by Reuters, Nokia was expected to sell 418 million phones in 2011, versus Samsung's 320 million, the gap narrowing this year to 388 million versus 359 million.
Google customizes search results with a smattering of your own content
Google rolled out a big change to its search engine on Tuesday that will allow people to find private items, such as online family photos, in their search results.
Tech wrap: Samsung savors smartphone supremacy
Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips and smartphones, reported a record quarterly profit, aided by one-off gains and best-ever sales of high-end phones. The South Korean firm posted 5.2 trillion won ($4.5 billion) in quarterly operating profit, beating a consensus forecast of 4.7 trillion won by analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. Samsung, which surged past Apple as the world's top smartphone maker in the third quarter, only entered the smartphone market in earnest in 2010, but its handset division is now its biggest earnings generator.
Five 2011 tech earthquakes
By John C Abell
The opinions expressed are his own.
Pick a year: It's easy to look back and convince yourself That Was The Year That Was in tech, partly because the pace of change is so rapid and partly because we so readily embrace and then quickly depend on things that are completely different. Consider this: When the class of 2012 was applying to college, there was no iPhone. Until those students were just about at the end of their junior years, there was no iPad. Both of these nascent devices now define the mobile Internet, which is where all the action is.
Tech wrap: RIM's "BBM" trademark target of new legal challenge
Research In Motion, still smarting over having to change the name of its yet-to-come operating system, faces a similar trademark challenge to its popular instant-messaging service BlackBerry Messenger. The service, which allows BlackBerry users to send each other text and multimedia files and see when they are delivered and read, is widely known and even promoted by RIM via the shorthand BBM. That has proven an encumbrance to BBM Canada, which measures radio and television audience data and expects its day in a Federal Court against RIM by February.
Tech wrap: Yahoo to cut Asian stake
Yahoo is considering a plan to unload most of its prized Asian assets in a complex deal valued at roughly $17 billion, sources familiar with the matter said.
The value of Google's Firefox browser deal
Google has thrown the creators of the Firefox Web browser a lifeline.
On Tuesday, Firefox-maker Mozilla announced that it had renewed a "mutually beneficial revenue agreement" with Google for at least three more years.


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Patagonian scallop
Last Updated: 28 July 2016
MSC Status
Certified as sustainable in December 2006
Re-certified in April 2012
For the assessment details, please refer to the reassessment downloads section. For further information, contact the Conformity Assessment Body.
Species: Patagonian scallop or Vieira patagónica (Zygochlamys patagonica)
Location: Within the Argentine continental shelf in waters approximately 60 to 120 m deep between the northern boundary with Uruguay and a line drawn between the Falkland Islands and Tierra del Fuego in the south.
Fishing methods: Benthic Otter trawl Net
Vessels: Four vessels 45–59 metres long
Number of fisheries: 1
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Patagonian scallops live at depths of 40-200 metres and inhabit soft bottom, mainly muddy-sandy substrates. Sexes are separate and sexual maturity is reached at 45 mm shell height, at approximately two years of age. The legal commercial size is 55 mm.
More about the fishing methods
The fishing method utilised consists of two trawl nets that operate on each side of the vessel. The gear has a total length of 13 metres. The mouth of the net is held open by two large "doors" which are attached to either side of the net. The net is constructed of 6 mm polypropylene twine and has a 10 cm mesh size. The average towing time is about 15 minutes and the catch is processed mechanically on board. The by-catch and non-commercial size scallops are separated by drums and returned to the sea during the first 5 minutes after the haul is finished.
Fishery tonnage
45,000 tonnes
Commercial market
Approximately 50% of the frozen-at-sea scallops are sold into European markets; an additional 40% is sold into US. Most of the remainder are sold to Canadian markets.


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Falcons still battling in district volleyball tourney
The South Whidbey volleyball team pushed the Anacortes Seahawks (9-4) to five games Wednesday, but somehow came away with a loss in the final set.
They made it back from the brink, however, with a win against Granite Falls and now move to the second round of district play.
The Falcons are 8-6 in the Cascade Conference and 9-7 overall. Because the number two and three spots are 1A teams (King's and Coupeville), South Whidbey is in second place behind Archbishop Murphy (13-1, 15-1).
"All I asked of my team was to play hard and play their game, and that is what we did until the fifth game, where we seemed to fizzle a bit and could not bring ourselves out of it," said Falcon coach Mandy Jones.
"It was a tough loss because the girls played so hard and had so much fun in this match," she said. "It was a team I had never seen before; they were excited, happy, loud and ready to give it all they had."
The five-game scores were 21-25, 25-15, 25-22, 20-25 and 5-15.
"We played well, we were definitely at the same level, but for some reason we weren't able to finish it," said Falcon Katie Holt. "It was a disappointing loss."
Teammate Linden Firethorne agreed.
"Our intensity dropped after the first couple of games," she recalled. "We got crushed in the fifth. It was like we all couldn't believe we were doing so well. They certainly weren't any better than us."
Allison Wood had 20 kills and 12 digs for the Falcons, Kelsie Dorpat had four kills where she executed the dump when necessary and she had 29 assists, Cayla Calderwood had seven kills and eight blocks, Firethorne had five blocks and Brittany Wood had 11 digs.
"Cayla and Linden dominated the net and stopped their hitters from getting a kill; it was very exciting to watch," Jones said.
In the second match against the Tigers, the girls were tired and upset, Jones said. "But we needed to rally, come back and win if we were to move forward."
They did just that, beating Granite Falls three straight — 25-20, 25-19 and 25-16.
Wood had 10 kills and 10 digs, Dorpat had 24 assists, while Calderwood and Firethorne contributed six kills each.
"It was hard to stay upbeat, and required a great deal of encouragement from the coaching staff, but we pulled it off and made it to the second round of District 1 action at Lakewood High School," Jones said.
The Falcons are now getting set to square off Saturday against Lynden, a 12-1 team that's tied for first with Burlington-Edison.
"We play the Lynden Lions at noon and have to win that. If we can somehow stay strong the whole match without fizzling out, we have a really good chance," Jones added. "We can always use the support of our fans."
Firethorne said she personally will focus this week in practice on her blocking and staying excited through the entire match.
Holt said that, mentally, the girls need to know and accept that they can win.
"We can't be intimidated by anyone, ever," she said. "Above all, we need to just have fun out there. That's when we win games."
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The state Government Records Council has ordered Perth Amboy to release all records of fees paid to the attorney who is representing the city in a federal lawsuit.
Nancy Diaz, a member of the city's Puerto Rican Cultural Committee, a group that sued the city in 2004, submitted an Open Public Records Act request for those invoices in December 2006.
Perth Amboy's continuing refusal to provide the documents constitutes "a knowing and willful violation of OPRA and an unreasonable denial of access," according to the findings in a state report released today.
The city had argued that those records were protected from OPRA because they constituted attorney-client privilege. But the state sided with Diaz, stating in its report that those records are public.
The city has been involved in ongoing litigation with the Puerto Rican Cultural Committee since 2004, when the committee sued the city over the cancellation of its annual festival. That lawsuit is pending in federal court.


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Egg Salad Filling
Total Time
Prep 10 mins
Cook 9 mins
I was making this for someone else and wasn't sure how picky they would be so I decided to stick with something simple. It kind of brings to mind less is more, and you don't have to add more ingredients to have something that tastes delicious. This got rave reviews, and even I loved it although I expected to be bored with it. I tripled the recipe and there were no leftovers. Great sandwich. Recipe courtesy of the Settlement Cookbook 1965. Don't forget to check my recipe for boiled eggs to make this even simpler.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 4 hard-cooked eggs
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- salt, to taste
- Chop the hard-cooked eggs.
- Season with salt and pepper and moisten with mayonnaise.
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Been making this forever this way. I like to melt a slice of cheese in my sandwich with it.
My family loves egg salad like this. Nice and simple for my picky daughter and hubby. I use miracle whip to add that extra zing to it. My daughters best friend loves this so much she always request I make it for her when she comes over.


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Story URL: http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=222339
Story Retrieval Date: 4/17/2015 11:50:20 AM CST
A bridge collapsed when an oversized truck crashed into one of the support beams on Skagit River Bridge on Interstate 5 tossing two cars and three people into the river recently.
After the collision, the truck driver crossed the bridge and pulled over to the side, which is when two cars behind him – a pickup and a Subaru - plummeted into the river. I-5 is a key travel corridor on the West Coast connecting Washington state with Canada.
"It is one of a series of fairly frequent alarms nationwide--some louder than others," said Robert Barnes, a civil engineering professor at Auburn University in Alabama. "Until we fix our national funding structure for highway maintenance (gasoline taxes), we will just keep pressing the snooze button and rolling over."
"We can always use more funding but most of our bridge work is funded through federal government or through the state," said Pete Scales, director of public affairs at Chicago Department of Transportation.
In the case of accidents such as the one that happened on I-5, the blame game might not be so clear-cut. Barnes explained why: "If the driver had heeded low-clearance warnings, the collapse could have been prevented. On the other hand, this collapse could have been prevented with a new bridge built in accordance with modern vertical clearance standards."
He also said that state transportation officials are constantly trying to prioritize limited funds for their projects.
When it comes to civil infrastructure, Dave Devinger, a corporate attorney in Chicago, said that he didn't mind that some of his taxes go to maintaining bridges because "it's a matter of public safety."
Chenyang Lu, a professor of computer science at Washington University in St. Louis, and his team are currently developing "wireless structural control systems."
"These are real-time control systems that monitor structural response using wireless sensors and control the structures using actuators," he said.
Since rebuilding every deteriorated bridge is not cost effective, "We need to retrofit these existing bridges with monitoring and control systems to make them more resilient," he said. "Wireless structural monitoring and control systems provide promising technology for our aging bridges and civil infrastructure in general."
The American Society of Civil Engineers' "2010 Report Card For Illinois' Infrastructure" also gave the state a D+ rating, citing 2311 structurally deficient bridges, which is 8.7 percent of Illinois' bridges.
For instance, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation website, the bridge near North Ashland Avenue and I-90 in Chicago was inspected last month and declared structurally deficient, functionally obsolete, and there is a high priority to correct the bridges' under clearance.
The civil engineers' website stated that although there is a slight decline in the average age of the nation's bridges, 30 percent of the bridges have already surpassed their 50-year-design life.
"Many of challenges faced by the Washington DOT are challenges for all state and local transportation agencies. There is nothing about this situation that is unique to the state of Washington," Barnes said.
Within the city of Chicago, Scales said, "We do a thorough inspection every other year. We are on top of servicing the quality of our bridges."
Devinger said despite Chicago's aging infrastructure, he doesn't reroute his travel plans to avoid specific bridges because he "assumes they're safe." But, when it comes to structural improvements to existing bridges there's "a lot of work to do," he said.


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Created in 2002, the Black History Month Brunch is one of Genesee County's premier events. It provides an opportunity for the community to come together to celebrate the contributions of African Americans to world history. The brunch also inspires residents to reach their full potential and to make a difference in our community, state and nation. A portion of the proceeds from this ticketed event helps support the GDL's Summer Reading Challenge that reaches over 10,000 children in Genesee County.
The 2017 Brunch will be held on Saturday, February 11 at the Genesys Banquet and Conference Center, 805 Health Park Blvd, Grand Blanc, MI 48439. Honorees will be announced at the end of November. Tickets will be on sale after Thanksgiving. This year's entertainment will be Detroit's fabulous Motown cover band, Serieux, and the hilarious comedienne, Crystal P.


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Number of billionaires doubles since financial crisis as inequality spirals out of control
Rising inequality could set the fight against poverty back by decades, Oxfam warned today as it published a new report showing that the number of billionaires worldwide has more than doubled since the financial crisis.
It's time to Even It Up!
Extreme inequality is hurting us all - damaging economic growth, fuelling crime, and squandering the hopes and ambitions of billions who are trapped at the bottom with no way out.


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Texas League Playoffs Set
With Northwest Arkansas' victory over Tulsa last night, the Texas League Playoffs are set. In the South, San Antonio will square off with Frisco. In the North, Arkansas will tangle with Northwest Arkansas. Let's break down the two matchups, which both begin Wednesday night.
San Antonio (First/Second Half Champion) v.
Frisco (Wild Card Winner)
Game 1: Frisco at San Antonio – Wednesday at 7:05 p.m.
Game 2: Frisco at San Antonio – Thursday at 7:05 p.m.
Game 3: San Antonio at Frisco – Friday at 7:00 p.m.
Game 4: San Antonio at Frisco – Saturday at 7:00 p.m.
Game 5: Frisco at San Antonio – Sunday at 6:05 p.m.
HOW THEY GOT HERE: All the Missions did was post the best record in minor league baseball this season. They have been in first place for the vast majority of this season. After a rough April, though, the RoughRiders were right with San Antonio. The 'Riders have had the second-best mark in the Texas League for much of the campaign.
SEASON SERIES: The Missions won the season series 19-13. In fact, San Antonio won every season series this year. However, the 'Riders took three of four from San Antonio in the two clubs' final regular season showdown (August 23-26).
SAN ANTONIO WILL WIN IF…: they improve offensively. San Antonio was an offensive-heavy unit in April and May, but the team's depth now lies in the pitching staff. To the surprise of no one, the Missions boasted the best record in the TL during August at 20-9. However, they hit just .251 as a team. The pitching staff won all those games (2.53 ERA). If the Missions' bats get going again, they will be very dangerous.
FRISCO WILL WIN IF…: they continue to get good starting pitching. The RoughRiders took three of four against San Antonio last week because of their arms. In their three wins over the Missions, Frisco's starters combined for 22 innings and just seven earned runs. The 'Riders' offense is better than San Antonio's right now. The starting pitching just needs to match the Missions' prospect-laden staff.
Arkansas (First Half Champion) v.
Northwest Arkansas (Second Half Champion)
Game 1: Northwest Arkansas at Arkansas – Wednesday at 7:10 p.m.
Game 2: Northwest Arkansas at Arkansas – Thursday at 7:10 p.m.
Game 3: Arkansas at Northwest Arkansas – Friday at 7:00 p.m.
Game 4: Arkansas at Northwest Arkansas – Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
Game 5: Arkansas at Northwest Arkansas – Sunday at 6:00 p.m.
HOW THEY GOT HERE: Northwest Arkansas really had to sweat it out this year in order to earn their fourth playoff berth in as many seasons as a franchise. Arkansas edged the Naturals for the first-half crown by one game to punch its first playoff ticket since 2008. The Naturals then had to swat away a late charge by Tulsa, who won nine in a row to draw even with Northwest. Still, the Naturals downed the Drillers Saturday night to get to the postseason.
SEASON SERIES: The Travelers edged the Naturals in the season series with a 15-14 month against their in-state rival. These two clubs had three games washed out due to rain in the first half of the season. However, Northwest Arkansas is 9-3 against the Travs since mid-July.
ARKANSAS WILL WIN IF…: they get some of their first-half momentum back. The Travs have struggled mightily in the second half. They are 30-38 in this half, which began with a six-game winning streak. The man who can get the Travs some momentum is Matt Shoemaker, who won the Texas League Pitcher of the Year honor. However, he has lost his last three starts. If he drops a game against Northwest Arkansas next week, it will be tough for the Travs to recover.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WILL WIN IF…: their pitching staff's improvement continues. The Naturals posted a 4.08 earned run average in August, which was their lowest mark for a month this season. Northwest has been in the bottom half of the season in ERA for much of the year. If they can slow down Arkansas' offense, the Naturals' lineup should carry them to the championship series for the third straight season.
Stay tuned to the Insider Blog for continuing coverage of the RoughRiders' run in the playoffs. We will have game previews and post-game reactions throughout Frisco's sixth trip to the postseason. Enjoy!
– Brian
PlayBall! Preview
We have been working on a special version of the PlayBall! game program for the playoffs, and you can get a sneak peak at the feature story here. It is a summary of the 2011 season, and it brings back some memories from a tremendous five-month.
The RoughRiders' Run to the Playoffs
For the sixth time in franchise history, the RoughRiders are in the Texas League playoffs. Find out how the 'Riders reached this point in our season rewind.
A Texas League season is a grind, with long trips, steamy temperatures, and few breaks. It is a long journey with peaks and valleys. Here in the RoughRiders' ninth season, there were enough peaks for Frisco to enjoy playoff baseball for the sixth time.
April was a struggle for second-year skipper Steve Buechele's club. The 'Riders finished the month in the South Division's basement at 8-14. The signature moment of the rough April was quite a notable one, though. Martin Perez, the Rangers' top prospect, tossed a rain-shortened perfect game at Arkansas April 19.
By May 13, the 'Riders worked their way back to the .500 mark. Later in the month, Frisco staked its claim to second place with a four-game sweep of Midland at Dr Pepper Ballpark. From this point on, the 'Riders spent more time in second place than any other team in the Texas League.
The RoughRiders received some temporary help in May. Last year's American League Most Valuable Player Josh Hamilton hit a home run during his two-day rehab stint in Frisco. Nelson Cruz also graced the middle of the 'Riders' order for three games while battling back from an injury. Big name pitchers like Neftali Feliz, Tommy Hunter and Brandon Webb rehabbed in Frisco, too.
Also, outfielder Leonys Martin made his stateside debut with the RoughRiders after the Rangers inked Martin to a $15.5 million dollar contract. Martin hit .348 in 29 games with the 'Riders before heading to Triple-A Round Rock.
Frisco finished the first half strongly, but a 40-30 mark was not good enough to notch a division championship after San Antonio's 49-win showing. Individually, Tommy Mendonca was the star of the show in June. Mendonca was the Texas League's Player of the Month after boasting a .375 batting average and driving in 30 runs.
July was a month for the record books in Frisco. The 'Riders matched a franchise-high in runs in their 19-4 thumping of Corpus Christi July 22. Mendonca hit three of the RoughRiders' record-setting eight home runs.
One week later, Joe Wieland became the first RoughRider to single-handedly throw a nine-inning no-hitter at San Antonio. Less than 48 hours after the no-no, the Rangers dealt Wieland and Robbie Erlin to San Diego for big league reliever Mike Adams. As a result, the former Frisco duo joined San Antonio's loaded rotation.
The RoughRiders spent the month of August holding off Midland for a playoff berth. They officially clinched a spot in the season's final week, a few days after the 'Riders took three of four from their first round opponent—San Antonio.
Over the course of 140 games, the 'Riders played well enough to earn a chance to vie for the Texas League's richest prize. The club has been among the best in the league in most categories this season, and Frisco is well positioned to have a September to remember for the first time since 2004—the franchise's first and only championship season.
The RoughRiders have won regularly here in 2011, and now only six playoff wins separate the 'Riders from a title.
– Brian
RoughRiders Playoff History
In case you missed it, the RoughRiders have clinched a playoff spot for the sixth time in franchise history. Frisco will square off with San Antonio in the first round beginning September 7.
How have the 'Riders fared in the playoffs over the years? Here are the year-by-year results.
Divisional Round: Defeated Wichita 3-0
Championship Series: Lost to San Antonio 4-1
In the RoughRiders' first season, they qualified for the playoffs and made quick work of the Wranglers in the first round. In 2003, like this season, San Antonio was an all-timer of a team. The Missions went 88-51 in the regular season and cruised past the 'Riders for the title.
Divisional Round: Defeated Tulsa 3-0
Championship Series: Defeated Round Rock 4-1
After a third-place finish in the first half, the RoughRiders blew away the competition en route to their first and only Texas League championship. Frisco went 45-25 in the second half to punch its playoff ticket. In their three-game sweep of Tulsa, the 'Riders scored 28 runs. In the championship series against Round Rock, Frisco's pitching staff gave up only 20 runs. This remains the lone banner in the RoughRiders' tenure in the Texas League.
Divisional Round: Lost to San Antonio 3-0
Following their title in 2004, the RoughRiders missed the playoffs in '05 and '06. They made up for lost time with a record of 85-55 during the 2007 regular season, which was ten games better than any other team in the Texas League. However, the 'Riders did not translate their regular season success into the playoffs. The Missions outscored Frisco 19-8 in the sweep. San Antonio went on to win the TL title.
Divisional Round: Defeated San Antonio 3-0
Championship Series: Lost to Arkansas 3-2
For the second straight season, the 'Riders posted the best record in the Texas League (84-56). This time, the 'Riders made quick work of San Antonio in the first round. In fact, Frisco's sweep of San Antonio was more lopsided than the Missions' broom job in '07, as the 'Riders outscored the defending champs 20-5. The championship series went back and forth, with Frisco taking Game 2 and Game 4. However, the Travelers dominated the deciding Game 5 11-3 to win their first outright title since 1989.
Divisional Round: Lost to Midland 3-1
Skipper Steve Buechele led the RoughRiders to the playoffs in his first season at the helm, but the RockHounds won back-to-back games at home after the two clubs split the two games at Dr Pepper Ballpark. Midland lost to Northwest Arkansas in the championship series.
All-Time Record (Games): 17-14
All-Time Record (Series): 4-4
– Brian
RoughRiders Clinch Playoff Berth
For the sixth time in the franchise's nine-year history, the RoughRiders have qualified for the Texas League playoffs.
San Antonio defeated Midland 8-2 tonight to officially clinch the second-half South Division title. Because the Missions also finished at the top of the South in the first half, the 'Riders earned a wild card berth because they will finish second in the overall division standings.
The 'Riders and Missions will meet in the divisional round of the Texas League playoffs, which is a best-of-five series beginning Wednesday, September 7. Game 3 and, if necessary, Game 4 will be at Dr Pepper Ballpark Friday, September 9 and Saturday, September 10.
Frisco is 17-14 during five other trips to the postseason, which includes the RoughRiders' 2004 Texas League championship.
San Antonio won the season series with a 19-13 mark against the 'Riders this season. Frisco managed a split in the 16 games played between the two squads at Dr Pepper Ballpark.
The RoughRiders become the fifth Rangers affiliate to earn a postseason spot here in 2011. Triple-A Round Rock won its division for the first time since 2006. High-A Myrtle Beach and Low-A Hickory claimed first-half titles. The AZL Rangers earned a division crown, too.
Short-season Spokane, the only club in the Rangers' minor league system that has not guaranteed a playoff berth, entered play tonight tied for the wild card spot in the Northwest League's East. Overall, Texas' farm system owns the best record in baseball (412-319; .564 winning percentage).
Click here for ticket information for all playoff games at Dr Pepper Ballpark.
– Brian
Playoff Push: Why Rooting for San Antonio Is OK
With the RoughRiders' 3-1 win over Midland and San Antonio's 6-0 victory over Corpus Christi, Frisco is closing in on its sixth ever playoff appearance. Ultimately, the 'Riders' standing in the second-half race means nothing at this point because they already have the wild card spot secured if one is needed.
The first-half champion meets the second-half champion in the Texas League's divisional round. However, San Antonio won the first half and lead the second half by six games with nine to go. This is where the wild card comes into play.
When one team wins both division titles in a season, the team with the second best overall record punches a ticket to the postseason. Frisco (73-58) already has the second-best mark clinched in the South Division, with Midland (59-72) and Corpus Christi (48-83) well below .500.
The only thing that can prevent the 'Riders from going to the playoffs is a huge comeback by Midland for the second-half crown (Corpus has already been eliminated from the race). Midland's "elimination number," which is calculated just like a magic number but isn't nearly as magical, sits at three. Thus, if the number of Midland losses plus San Antonio wins from now until the regular season equals or surpasses three, San Antonio wins the second half and Frisco claims the wild card.
With that being said, let's set the table for the two games that matter tonight:
Frisco (Ben Snyder; 9-5, 4.21) vs. Midland (Gary Daley; 6-5, 4.50)
6:00 p.m. – Citibank Ballpark
The 'Riders have owned Midland this season, posting a 15-8 record against the men from the Permian Basin. Four of Ben Snyder's nine wins have come against the RockHounds, and his ERA sits at 4.26 in his eight appearances against them. However, Gary Daley loves facing the 'Riders. Daley is 3-0 with a 1.19 ERA in 22 2/3 frames in three starts against Frisco in '11. The rest of Midland's pitching staff has an ERA of 5.68 against the 'Riders.
San Antonio (Robbie Erlin; 0-0, 2.12) v. Corpus Christi (Erick Abreu; 6-6, 4.07)
6:05 p.m. – Whataburger Field
The Padres monitor their minor league pitchers' innings more than most systems, so Robbie Erlin has only worked 17 innings in his four starts with the Missions. In his last two efforts, Erlin has tossed only five innings, so don't expect a workhorse-like effort from the former RoughRider tonight. Abreu has labored against San Antonio this year (7 IP, 7 ER, 11 H). The Missions have a 19-4 mark against Corpus this season, which is the second-most lopsided season series in the TL (Frisco's 10-2 record against Tulsa is the most lopsided).
If the 'Riders win and the Missions lose tonight, then Frisco can clinch a playoff spot as early as tomorrow. Then, it's time to think playoffs in North Texas for the second straight season.
– Brian
Mendonca Named Post-Season All-Star
Frisco third baseman Tommy Mendonca was named the designated hitter on the Texas League Post-Season All-Star Team, the league office announced.
The league's Player of the Month for June, Mendonca is currently fourth in the TL in home runs (25), second in RBIs (87), and tied for eighth in runs scored (73). Mendonca is batting .283 this year, his first at the Double-A level.
Mendonca has hit at least four home runs and driven in at least 11 runs in all five months this season. Before the All-Star break, Mendonca was among the league's leaders with a .324 batting average.
The Turlock, Calif., native hit three home runs against Corpus Christi July 22, a night that saw the 'Riders match a franchise high with 19 runs. Mendonca also has 40 multi-hit games and 20 multi-RBI games.
Mendonca is the only RoughRider to earn a spot on the 18-player All-Star Team. Former RoughRider Joe Wieland, now a member of the San Antonio Missions, was one of the six pitchers honored. The quartet of Arkansas, San Antonio, Springfield and Tulsa led the way with three representatives.
Arkansas right-hander Matt Shoemaker earned the TL's Pitcher of the Year, while Springfield's Triple Crown candidate Matt Adams is the Player of the Year. San Antonio skipper Doug Dascenzo, who has led the Missions to the best record in full-season minor league baseball, is the Manager of the Year.
The 'Riders are back in action tonight against Midland. First pitch is set for 7:00, and pre-game coverage along the RoughRiders Baseball Network begins at 6:30.
– Brian
Wieland's Return to Frisco
July 31 was a big day for both the RoughRiders and the San Antonio Missions. Two days after Joe Wieland pitched a no-hitter in San Antonio, Wieland and Robbie Erlin made the surreal walk from the visitor clubhouse to the home clubhouse at the Wolff. Wieland and Erlin were traded to San Diego for big league reliever Mike Adams.
Erlin squared off against the 'Riders August 8 and held them to one run on two hits in six innings. Last night at Dr Pepper Ballpark, Wieland was just as good.
Wieland blanked his former club over five quick innings. The right-hander struck out three and walked two. He only allowed one runner to reach third base. Before he threw pitch number one, the Missions led 3-0. After an inning and a half, San Antonio extended that lead to 8-0.
When you combine his stats during his time in Myrtle Beach, Frisco and San Antonio this season, Wieland is 13-3 with a 1.79 earned run average. In 150 2/3 innings, Wieland has struck out 144 and walked 18. In his first four starts with the Missions, Wieland is 3-0 with a 1.71 ERA.
Yesterday, Wieland was our pre-game guest. He discussed his comfort level in San Antonio, his excitement for the playoffs, and his scheduled start in game one of the first round of the playoffs, which will most likely come against the 'Riders.
You can listen to Wieland's interview below.
– Brian
RoughRiders Roster Moves
The 'Riders will welcome outfielder David Paisano back to Frisco today, while infielder Matt Leeds is heading back to the Arizona League.
Paisano opened the season with the RoughRiders and hit .213 with 12 runs scored five RBIs in 27 games. He was sent to High-A Myrtle Beach May 14. Paisano hit .241 with the Pelicans in 65 games.
Paisano is not in the RoughRiders' starting lineup tonight in game three of this four-game series.
Leeds spent a little more than a week with the RoughRiders and played in three games. The College of Charleston product went 3-for-9 with two RBIs. Leeds will return to Surprise to rejoin the first-place AZL Rangers. This season in Arizona, Leeds is hitting .264 with three homers and 23 RBIs.
Unfortunately for Paisano, he will not get to take part in the "Hurricane Party" at the Pelicans' home game tonight at BB&T Coastal Field. The team tweeted today that anyone with the name Irene gets free admission.
– Brian
What's That Sound?
That sound is the RoughRiders making quite a charge late in the regular season. The 'Riders own a four-game winning streak, with the last two victories coming against the San Antonio Missions. This will most likely be the first round playoff matchup in the Texas League South, and it should be fascinating based on the last two games. Here are some notable stats after last night's win.
5: The RoughRiders' current home winning streak, which is the longest of the year. Three of those five victories have come by just one run. Overall this year, the club is 38-27 at home.
7: The 'Riders have hit seven home runs in their last three games, all of which were wins. During Frisco's four-game losing skid that preceded this run, the club only hit two homers. In the entire month of August, the 'Riders have only hit 16 long balls, so the power is coming back for the RoughRiders.
13: How many one-run games the RoughRiders and Missions have played this season. San Antonio owns a narrow 7-6 edge in these games. Overall in the season series, the Missions lead 18-12, but Frisco is an even 7-7 at Dr Pepper Ballpark.
14: Frisco is now 14 games above .500, which is one away from matching a season high. The 'Riders were 15 games above .500 three times (July 14, July 24, and July 26).
29-2: This stat is courtesy of Mike Saeger, the play-by-play broadcaster for the Missions. San Antonio is 29-2 when hitting two or more home runs. The second loss came last night against the RoughRiders.
30: Mike Bianucci's home run total this season, which puts him second on the RoughRiders' all-time list for a single season home run mark. Bianucci is four away from Nate Gold's record of 34. If Bianucci plays in every game the rest of the regular season, he is on pace for 33 homers.
39.1: The number of innings Carlos Pimentel has worked against San Antonio, and the righty is 2-0 with a 2.97 earned run average. Not bad for a guy who has a 5.21 ERA overall.
And most importantly…
14: The number of days until Game 1 of the Texas League playoffs.
– Brian
A Banner Year for the Rangers' Farm
If the season ended today, every team within the Rangers' minor league system–from Arlington to Surprise–would make the postseason. As a result, it isn't surprising that the Rangers' farm clubs have the best combined record in all of baseball (394-303; .565 winning percentage).
Let's take a look at these teams' successes in the regular season and likely journeys in the playoffs.
Texas Rangers (74-56; 3.5 game lead in the A.L. West)
BIGGEST CHALLENGE: The Los Angeles Angels, who have won five in a row to pull within three and a half games. The Rangers and Angels meet this weekend in Arlington.
LIKELY PLAYOFF OPPONENT: With the American League wild card likely going to the second-place team in the East, the Rangers will get either the Yankees or the Red Sox. The two teams are tied for first in the division. New York has the better offense, while Boston has the better pitching staff, so it is a "pick-em" situation.
FUN FACT: The Rangers have shut out their opponent 15 times this year, which is good for 11% of the Rangers' games.
Round Rock Express (79-52; 14.0 game lead in the PCL's American Southern)
BIGGEST CHALLENGE: Getting to playoff baseball healthy and intact. The Express clinched its first division title since 2006 last night after a win over New Orleans and an Albuquerque loss to Memphis.
LIKELY PLAYOFF OPPONENT: The two American Conference division winners will square off in a best-of-five semifinal series. Entering play Wednesday, the Omaha Storm Chasers lead that division, with the Memphis Redbirds four games back. The Express is 9-3 against Omaha in 2011.
FUN FACT: Round Rock joined Columbus (81-51) as the earliest playoff qualifiers at the Triple-A level. Both clubs clinched last night.
Frisco RoughRiders (70-57/30-27; 14.0 game lead in TL's South wild card)
BIGGEST CHALLENGE: Rooting for the first-place San Antonio Missions. Frisco's magic number to clinch the wild card spot is also San Antonio's magic number to clinch the second-half title. Only Midland (eight games back) can prevent the 'Riders from going to the postseason for the fifth time in franchise history, and it would take a miracle for that to happen.
LIKELY PLAYOFF OPPONENT: As discussed yesterday, it will be the Missions, who own the best record in full-season minor league baseball (86-41). The 'Riders are 11-18 against San Antonio this year.
FUN FACT: The 'Riders have now won 70 or more games in eight of the nine seasons as a franchise. Frisco is the only Texas League team with at least 70 wins every year since 2006.
Myrtle Beach Pelicans (67-59/27-30; first-half champion in CL's Southern)
BIGGEST CHALLENGE: Turning things around after a stellar first half. The Pelicans are three games below .500 in the second half, which puts them four games back of first place. Fortunately, a key piece is back in action–Mike Olt is back from his broken collarbone, and he is 4-for-10 with four RBIs in three games.
LIKELY PLAYOFF OPPONENT: Kinston currently leads the second half at 31-26, a game and a half better than Winston-Salem. It will go down to the wire, but Kinston is the sentimental favorite because the franchise is moving after the 2011 season.
FUN FACT: According to the Pelicans' web site, Myrtle Beach owns a walk-off win against every Carolina League team this season.
Hickory Crawdads (71-52/31-24; first-half champion in SAL's Northern)
BIGGEST CHALLENGE: The Kannapolis Intimidators, who currently lead the second-half standings. It is looking like a Kannapolis-Hickory semifinal series in the South Atlantic League.
LIKELY PLAYOFF OPPONENT: Well, the Intimidators. So far this season, the 'Dads are 10-5 against Kannapolis.
FUN FACT: The Crawdads beat Stephen Strasburg and the Hagerstown Suns Monday. It was just the third minor league loss in Strasburg's career.
Spokane Indians (32-34/12-16; 3.0 game lead in NWL's East wild card)
BIGGEST CHALLENGE: The Boise Hawks, who trail the Indians by three games in the wild card standings. The Indians finish with five at Eugene and three at home against Everett.
LIKELY PLAYOFF OPPONENT: The Tri-City Dust Devils, who have led this division most of the season. Tri-City is tied with Eugene for the best overall mark in the Northwest League at 39-27.
FUN FACT: Spokane leads the NWL in attendance with an average of 4,828 fans per game.
Surprise Rangers (33-18; champion in AZL West)
BIGGEST CHALLENGE: At this point, nothing other than waking up early for baseball in warm temperatures out there in Arizona.
LIKELY PLAYOFF OPPONENT: The AZL Rangers have the second best record in the league, which means they will likely face the worst division winner. At this point, that is the AZL Dodgers.
FUN FACT: Five players who have played in at least 27 games have a batting average above .300.
– Brian


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By John Farmer Jr.
Once upon a time, New Jersey had a great university. How great was it?
Well, for pure scholarship, it was hard to beat. It boasted the largest university-based cell and DNA repository in the world, and was a leading international center for the study of genetics and autism, mental health, drug abuse, diabetes, neurological disorders, and digestive and renal diseases.
Its Protein Data Bank was a worldwide repository for three-dimensional protein structures.
Its philosophy department was generally considered the best in the nation, and no fewer than 18 academic departments, ranging from marine and coastal sciences to discrete mathematics and combinatorics, were routinely ranked in the nation's top 10.
Researchers from its engineering school, one of the highest ranked in the nation, designed a robotic underwater glider to map the ocean floor, a journey that was likened by the Smithsonian Institution, in accepting the submersible into its permanent collection, to the flights of Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart.
Its scientists attracted sufficient National Science Foundation Integrative Graduate Education and Research funding to be ranked third among all universities.
Its alumni and faculty were awarded the Nobel Prize, the MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship — the mathematics equivalent of the Nobel Prize — the National Medal of Technology, the White House Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights, the Franklin Institute Benjamin Franklin Medal for research on underseas ecosystems, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Crafoord Prize, Emmy and Tony awards, the Pulitzer Prize for literature, and the National Book Award, among many other distinctions.
But this excellence in scholarship was not accomplished in some ivory — (or, for that matter, ivy) — tower far removed from the real world. This great university's work was grounded in a commitment to serve the public.
The university held more than 500 active patents, with more than 300 obtained from 2000 to 2010, and spun off in excess of 70 companies — more than 50 of which are located in New Jersey. In fact, for every $1 that New Jersey invested in this great university, $6 was generated for the New Jersey economy.
Its law schools pioneered clinical legal education, providing representation for thousands of indigent people on issues ranging from educational quality to housing, to transactional work on behalf of urban enterprises to the protection of constitutional rights.
Its Newark law school's first online edition, a real time re-creation of the events of 9/11, attracted 7 million visits from 175 different countries in its first week of publication.
The demographic, political, and economic analyses performed by scholars in its Bloustein School and Eagleton Institute served to keep voters informed and enabled policymakers to reach informed decisions about issues ranging from the structure of legislative districts to the trends in the employment and real estate markets.
Its Small Business Development Centers helped establish 715 new businesses and more than 9,000 jobs in a single year.
It accomplished this — and so much more — while staying true to a commitment to both excellence and diversity. More than 1,000 of its entering students ranked in the top 6 percent of their high school classes and had SAT scores exceeding 2,100, and 29 Fulbright Scholarships were awarded to its students in a single year.
At the same time, 86 percent of its undergraduates received financial aid, and 55 percent of its students qualified for Pell grants, awarded to low-income students, and other federal grants.
It was ranked consistently in the top 30 universities in diversity and its Newark campus ranked No. 1 in diversity for more than a decade.
Once upon a time?
Not really. That "once upon a time" is now, and the university is Rutgers.
The reader may be forgiven for not recognizing Rutgers in the glow of such good news. The university, which reflects New Jersey in so many positive ways, also shares this unfortunate trait: Our foibles all too often overshadow our excellence. Good news about Rutgers has a half-life of about a day; our mistakes linger in the media for weeks, if not months.
Like New Jersey, however, where the genius of Einstein and Edison flourished, where the origins of the universe and the light bulb were discovered, where the sensibilities of cultural icons from Sinatra to Streep to Springsteen were formed, Rutgers must look beyond the noise of the moment — which may always be negative, like a Jersey joke — to the university's essential and lasting excellence.
Tomorrow, the story of Rutgers will be transformed by the addition of two medical schools, a cancer institute and other units from the former University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey — another institution whose quality outstripped its reputation. The combination of Rutgers' strengths in the sciences and practical arts, the medical schools' strong academic and clinical programs, and New Jersey's pharmaceutical industry, creates the potential for tremendous advances in research dollars, innovative programs and social progress.
Who knows? Once the medical schools are fully integrated into Rutgers, the rest of the world may begin to recognize Rutgers as a great school.
We should pause, however, before that day, to appreciate Rutgers for the great university it has been. Rutgers may be the most recent entrant to the Big Ten Conference, but it is also the oldest (no other Big Ten university was founded as early as 1766) and by any objective measure, one of the best.
Once upon a time New Jersey had a great public university.
Thankfully, that time has been ours.
John Farmer Jr., a former state attorney general, is senior vice president and general counsel of Rutgers University. The opinions expressed in this article are his only and do not reflect the university's.


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The Sumner Spartans won the state title, defeating Sehome 1-0 Nov. 17.
Sumner defeated the Bucs 4-1 in their first State appearance. The team then went on to win 1-0 over Archbishop Murphy, and 1-0 over Squalicum.
Second-place finishers Sehome defeated North Kitsap 3-0 at North Kitsap Stadium Nov. 7. The team then won 1-0 over Klahowya, and 4-0 over Yakima.
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Sabo immediately sprang into action as the man looked down to traffic on the interstate, turning around his patrol car to talk with the man.
"The man replied that he was mustering the courage to jump off the bridge," said Police Chief George Sippert during an Aug. 20 township board meeting where he presented the Medal of Meritorious Service to Sabo.
Sabo called for back-up to the area and began talking with the man to learn the motivation behind his potential action and tried to get closer to him but was warned by the man to stay away.
"As he walked, the man would use his arms to lift his body slightly over the retaining wall leaning over the speeding northbound traffic below," Sippert said.
During the course of discussion, Sgt. James Daly came onto the scene, but the man then began to climb over a retaining wall.
While distracted by Daly, Sippert said "Officer Sabo seized the opportunity to rush the man, tackle him around the waist and pull him back onto the roadway."
He was then taken into custody and taken to Hurley Medical Center where he was petitioned for a psychiatric evaluation.
"Officer Sabo demonstrated tremendous courage and selfless conduct in preventing this young man from taking his own life," said Sippert. "If not for the officer's intervention, this young man would have taken his own life or seriously injured himself. The motorist traveling on I-75 may have also been injured or killed."
Sippert noted that Sabo's actions "exemplify diligence and perseverance while performing a difficult task under difficult circumstances and goes beyond what is normally expected where a life has been protected."


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GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Believe it or not, Marc Rzepczynski said his first name has probably been misspelled more than his last. He said his parents showed their sense of humor by naming him Marc with a 'C' instead of a 'K' followed by a last name containing two vowels, nine consonants and at least one twisted tongue.
His high school baseball coach called him Eye Chart. When he pitched in Toronto, a member of the media nicknamed him Scrabble. He prefers Zep.
But the Rzepczynski name you're reading right now is literally only half the story.
When Rzepczynski's great, great grandfather migrated from Austria to the United States in the 1890s, his last name was shortened to Rzepczynski. According to family lore, their original last name was 21 letters long. Even clubhouse manager Tony Amato's top seamstress would have had a problem fitting all those letters on the back of a uniform jersey.
"Somehow they came up with Rzepczynski and I don't know the whole reasoning behind that," said Rzepczynski.
Rzepczynski ancestors are of Russian, Polish, German, Irish and Italian descent.
"I'm all over Europe, but I'm mostly German," he said. "My great, great grandfather was an aristocratic farmer from Austria. When he came over, his workers came with him and they took the same last name. They're not blood relatives, but there are a lot more Rzepczynski's in this country than I would have imagined."
Rzepczynski, a left-hander, came to the Indians in a July 30th deal from St. Louis for minor leaguer Juan Herrera. The deal didn't get much notice, but it turned out to be a pivotal move by GM Chris Antonetti.
After struggling with the Cardinals and spending three months at Class AAA Memphis, Rzepczynski turned out to be just what the Tribe's bullpen needed – a lefty who could get lefties out in big situations.
Lefties hit .128 (5-for-39) against him as an Indian. Overall, they hit .178 (10-for-55). Rzepczynski stranded 17 of 20 inherited runners and did not allow a run in 24 of the 27 appearances he made with the Tribe.
"When Zep came over, our bullpen took off," said set-up man Cody Allen.
Lefty Rich Hill spent the whole season with the Indians, but he was inconsistent against lefties. Other lefties were tried, such as Nick Hagadone and Scott Barnes, but didn't provide an answer. Manager Terry Francona eventually turned to right-handers Allen and Bryan Shaw to face lefties.
"Zep gave us a whole different look in the pen," said Francona. "Rich was in and out. When Zep got there, all of sudden once you got to the sixth inning and you had a big lefty coming up, you knew you could go to him. "
Rzepczynski had a 7.88 ERA in nine St. Louis appearances in April before being sent to Memphis. He stayed there for three months and finally started to pitch better just before the trade.
"After the trade, I was able to come in and throw my slider for strikes," he said. "I couldn't throw my normal slider for strikes, so I started throwing a slower one and was able to locate it."
When Rzepczynski teamed the revamped slider with his 90-92 mph sinker, he was back in business.
"When Zep is ahead in the count, his ball moves all over the place," said Francona. "Sometimes he can't keep it in the zone because it has so much late sink on it.
"There is so much swing and miss in that sinker and he has the breaking ball to go with it. That's why he was successful."
Rzepczynski struck out 20 in 20 1/3 innings with the Tribe. The opposition hit .159 after the trade.
"There's no secret to what I do against lefties," said Rzepczynski. "I come inside with my sinker and it tails in on them. That opens up the plate for my slider later on."
Rzepczynski was one of six Indians eligible for arbitration. He signed a one-year deal in January for $1.375 million rather than go to a hearing. After spending three months at Triple-A last year, he never thought about going to arbitration.
"I was I was just happy to have a job," said Rzepczynski. "With all those young pitchers they have in St. Louis, who knows where I would have been this year if I was still there.
"Getting traded here was a blessing in disguise."


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Faithfold C 1-1 Southgate Harmen B AET (Faithfold won on penalties)
Third division Faithfold C upset JC Barry Goldstein Trophy favourites Southgate Harmen B by winning the cup after a nail-biting penalty shooutout at Wingate & Finchley on Sunday afternoon. Player-manager David Garson praised the heroics of man-of-the-match, goalkeeper Richard Kirby, to bring home the former Minor Cup.
Kirby made two top-class saves in the closing stages of normal time to send the tie into extra time. He then saved one of the Harmen penalties to give Faithfold the advantage.
Garson said: "It is a cruel way to win but we were confident and, thankfully luck was on our side. We settled first and held our own, but all credit to Harmen who really battled well."
Assistant-manager Jonny Mack said: "Credit has to go to the players who have worked hard all season and they fully deserve it." In a tense first half, it was Faithfold who dominated the early stages with wingers Joe Levi and Scott Ackerman testing Harmen's full backs, Ashley Burns and Marc Cohen.
Harmen created a couple of openings; Simon Gold hit the first wide, then brother, Paul, had a glorious chance to give Harmen the lead but clean through, his shot was saved by the outstanding Kirby. The second half was a better spectacle with chances falling to both teams.
Faithfold's first real chance came following good work by Ben Simons down the left flank. His telling cross was worthy of better reward but no-one was at hand to meet it. The game came to life after 68 minutes. Levi completed a fabulous solo run by shrugging off the attentions of Mark Dreifuss to neatly slot home past Elliott Gordon. Harmen threw caution to the wind and put Faithfold under immense pressure.
After a powerful surge, Simon Lunness was stopped in his tracks by a perfectly timed tackle from the inspirational Danny Joseph. The equaliser arrived on 78 minutes when a mix-up in the Faithfold defence left Grant Taylor free to poke home from close range. The strike had clearly lifted Harmen, and had it not been for the heroics of Kirby, they would have nicked the tie in 90 minutes. As is so often the case in Wingate finals, neither side really created any chances in the first period. Players from both teams were struck down with cramp which was slowing the game down.
Both sides seemed content to settle for penalties and after 120 minutes, referee Teddy Littner blew the whistle and penalties awaited. Having won their quarter-final and semi-final on penalties, many believed that Harmen would have the upper hand, but things did not go to plan. The first four attempts were neatly slotted home. Then stepped up Harmen's Grant Taylor who missed. Jonny Mack converted his to give Faithfold the advantage.
The pressure was now on Harmen's Adam Rosenfeld whose weak kick was easily gathered by Kirby. Grant Benjamin then rose to the occasion, smashing home the penalty off the underside of the bar to clinch the game.
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By Alan Mozes
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THURSDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) — Older adults who exercise regularly, even at a moderate level, are less prone to key biological indicators of heart failure risk, a new study finds.
"We're not talking about seniors trying to run half-marathons. We're talking about the impact of much more typical and achievable behavior among older individuals, like walking five times a week for 30 minutes or more, and other kinds of similar leisure-type activities," said study lead author Dr. Christopher deFilippi, of the University of Maryland School of Medicine at Baltimore.
A simple blood test can detect levels of the indicators of risk, or "biomarkers," known as highly sensitive troponin T (cTnT) and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP).
Higher levels of either may indicate a degree of sustained heart injury that might not be recognized by outwardly visible symptoms, but which could elevate the risk for congestive heart failure, in which the heart has difficulty pumping enough blood throughout the body.
"Two years ago, we published a study that had looked at this very highly sensitive test that was able to detect small amounts of heart injury in older adults who appeared to be in a normal state of health," said deFilippi, an associate professor of medicine in the university's division of cardiology.
Along with other signs, the researchers found that detectable levels of a specific biomarker "was associated with a higher risk of dying years later from cardiovascular disease, particularly if these levels notably changed in a short period of time."
The latest study explored ways of reducing that risk through lifestyle changes.
"We found that there is a very powerful association with physical activity among older adults, so that those who are the most active are one-third as likely to have this marker for heart injury rise over the years, compared with those who are the most sedentary," deFilippi said.
"This relationship between exercise and protection against heart injury was quite dramatic," he added. "We were surprised at the extent of the association. And we also found that the benefit really starts right away."
The new findings were published in the Nov. 14 online issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
The authors tracked cTnT and NT-proBNP levels for two to three years among a group of more than 2,900 American adults aged 65 and older, drawn from a larger study on cardiovascular health.
Study participants were asked to report on their routine physical activity patterns. The probability that levels of either cTnT or NT-proBNP would rise over the study period was found to go down as exercise went up.
What's more, the research team found that the higher an individual's activity score, the lower their long-term risk for heart failure.
The authors concluded that moderate physical activity does indeed appear to lower the risk for experiencing both cardiac injury and, ultimately, heart failure.
Commenting on the study findings, Mona Fiuzat, an assistant professor in medicine in the departments of medicine and medicine-clinical pharmacology at Duke University, said the study "suggests that exercise may have an important effect on the molecular level to keep the heart healthy." Fiuzat was not involved with the study.
"The clinically important question these authors were trying to answer was whether moderate levels of physical activity can protect elderly people from developing heart failure, which is one of the most common causes of death," Fiuzat said. "And what they found when they followed up on patients two to three years after the study started was that not only did participants with higher levels of physical activity have less of an increase in these [biomarker] proteins, but they had a far lower risk of developing heart failure," she added.
"This," Fiuzat said, "is an excellent first step towards answering some key unanswered questions: What is the mechanism by which exercise helps the heart in patients with heart disease? Can we tailor patient-specific recommendations for intensity and frequency of exercise? Could your doctor one day use blood tests to prescribe and measure benefits of exercise, the same way we treat cholesterol levels today?"
While the study found an association between physical activity among older adults and reduced risk of heart injury, it did not prove a cause-and-effect relationship.
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For more on exercise for seniors, visit the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
SOURCES: Christopher R. deFilippi, M.D., associate professor, medicine, division of cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore; Mona Fiuzat, Ph.D., assistant professor, medicine, departments of medicine and medicine-clinical pharmacology, Duke University, Durham, N.C.; Nov. 14, 2012, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, online
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Daytime temperatures this weekend around the Harrisburg area are expected to remain around 90 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
Saturday's forecasted high is 91. There is a slight chance of rain between noon and 3 p.m., although new rainfall is expected to be minimal.
Sunday's high temperature is slated to be around 89. There will again be a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, with those likely arriving after 9 a.m.
The NWS long-range forecast indicates highs will be in the high 80s in the coming week. There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms every day through Friday.


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UGGGG! First I got a bladder infection last week, then the baby got sick with a high fever and now stuffy nose and horrible cough, and now I am SO conjested. I am MISERABLE! He is 9 months old and I don't know what I can safely take without affecting my milk supply. Right now I am just taking motrin when absolutely miserable, drinking OJ, and I am making chicken soup right now. Is there anything that is safe other than saline drops and Vicks?
Thanks for any help!