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My grandmother was never satisfied that she'd done right by anyone until she'd fed them. And the way she cooked, that was hardly a hardship.
"She was an amazing, amazing cook and she liked to please people through her cooking. That's what she did," my mother said.
My mother, Rosemarie Mayer, and her sister, Josephine Myers (yes, the two sisters married a Mayer and a Myers), have such vivid memories of their mother's food that you can almost follow your nose back to their childhood on the family farm in Spokane.
Their mother, Angeline Pace, packed them lunches of homemade Parker House rolls and fried chicken, the envy of their friends. She whipped up big batches of doughnuts, enough to cover her kitchen counters (but not for long — they'd all be eaten by day's end). She rolled out feasts of roast beef and spaghetti, followed by chocolate cake, for the boys hired to help with the squash harvest. Some of the boys, my aunt said, came to help just because of Gramma's dinners.
One of her grandest feasts, though, was the family's annual Christmas Eve meal. Among the dishes on her menu: prawns, stuffed artichokes, roast, pasta, salad, corn, olives and fruit, plus eight kinds of cookies.
She shared the holiday cheer with the neighbors, too, preparing about 20 boxes of cookies that she sent her kids to deliver.
Many years later, I, too, became a willing beneficiary of her treats, eating untold quantities of chocolate chip and chocolate icebox cookies. I couldn't keep my hands out of the scalille and turdilli, the traditional Italian cookies she made by deep-frying pieces of rolled or knotted dough, then dredging them in honey spiked with whiskey.
Her specialty was spritz cookies, of which "she was a master, an absolute master," Aunt Jo said.
"She made these beautiful little S's. They were perfect," she said.
Lacking my grandmother's level of both industry and artistry, I've never attempted anything so grand as what she achieved in the kitchen. But, like her, I enjoy spreading cheer through food, so when I need to please a crowd, I am grateful to have inherited the recipe for her humble chocolate cake.
Gramma served it to the squash boys, but my mother and her sister remember it best as the cake she baked for birthdays, frosted and usually topped with coconut.
No one knows where the recipe came from. My mother and aunt speculate about a few possible sources: The Dorothy Dean column in the Spokane Spokesman-Review; the Betty Crocker recipes printed on boxes of cake flour; a recipe from the Hershey's cocoa package.
Regardless of its origin, the recipe has endured. My grandmother handed it down to my mother, for whom it became a go-to recipe, and she passed it along to me. It was the first cake I ever made: I baked it, with some trepidation, for my own birthday party. I needn't have worried. The cake was perfect then, and it's been perfect every time since.
The cake is airy with a nice crumb; buttermilk gives it a touch of tanginess. And although the cake is lovely topped with buttercream frosting, I prefer to drizzle it with ganache, both for sheer ease (you can't beat a two-ingredient icing) and for the rich, pleasant bite conferred by bittersweet chocolate and cream.
Not long ago, a coworker asked for the recipe after I brought a ganache-topped cake to the office. Later, she told me she had shared the recipe with her mother, who had made it for a family gathering. After sampling it, my colleague told me, her twentysomething nephew declared that he wanted it to be his birthday cake forever.
And that, I think, would make my grandmother very happy.
Mama Pace's chocolate cake
3/4 cup butter, softened
3 cups cake flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cocoa powder
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup boiling water
To soften butter, cut into 1-tablespoon slices, separate them slightly and let them sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
Whisk together cake flour, salt and cocoa powder until well blended.
Cream together sugar and butter. Add the eggs one at a time; beat well, until the batter is fluffy.
Add the flour mixture in parts, alternating with the buttermilk and vanilla. Beat until smooth.
Dissolve the baking soda in the boiling water, then add to batter and mix until well blended. The batter will be quite runny, almost soupy.
Pour into the prepared baking pan and bake for 35 to 45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Place the pan on a rack and let the cake cool completely before frosting.
Use the best chocolate your budget allows; the better the chocolate, the better your ganache. I've used both Ghirardelli baking bars and Scharffen Berger chocolate with good results.
To ensure a smooth, completely emulsified ganache, I've also found it helpful to follow the advice of Martha Stewart Living and let the chocolate and cream stand for 10 minutes before stirring.
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
1 cup heavy cream
Pinch of salt
Chop the chocolate into small pieces. Place it in a small heatproof bowl and set aside.
In a small saucepan, bring the cream just to a boil over medium heat. Pour it over the chocolate, add salt, and let it sit for 10 minutes.
Slowly whisk together the cream and chocolate until they are fully incorporated and the mixture is smooth, glossy and a bit thickened.
Pour the ganache over the cooked cake, then spread evenly with a spatula.

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My C-section scar itches!
The scar of my c-section itches so much it drives me nuts! I try to ignore it sometimes and other times I try to just rub the itch away, but there are times when I just can't help it. What causes this and is there anything that can be done about it?
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The itchy c-section scar is a very common phenomenon. I've seen reports of mothers having itching years after delivery.
Some mums have reported that the change of weather will start a new itching cycle.
Other have mentioned that the skin seems to be more sensitive during a mums menstrual cycle.
I suggest making sure your body is well hydrated, 2-3L of water a day. Keeping skin well moisturized with copious amounts of almond oil and or coconut oil.
Vitamin e oil is a well known oil to help in scar healing.
You could mix up a small bottle of the above oils and keep your scar well moisturized for a few months and see if that helps.
Hope these ides bring much needed relief to you.
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Have you seen your doctor about this recently Kgriff? If it is still itchy after so long I think it would be wise just to get it checked.
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I just feel sorry for them, even though it's only the first run of the ladder when I got my blue I knew I'd worked my arse off for it and I'm not the best blue belt in the world but when ever I've trained at other gyms if I've been traveling I've never felt that my skills have been inferior and that fills me with pride and confidence in my coaches and my self, I couldn't imagine having it any other way.
I'm not too fussed about belts really, there's nowhere to hide in the gym and everyone knows who's legit. The only issue I have with belt buying is that they give BJJ a bad name, they make it look shady and puts the legitimacy of everyone into question. They also are poor representation to outsiders looking in, when I meet theses type of guys they are the ones who mouth off about their belt colour the most and when they can't back it up it demeans the sport.
Brown to black in a year isn't unheard of but the IBJJF minimum is a year and a half I think. Problem is that some places are now making the minimums the norm. You can't really concern yourself with those places though and I'll never give out belts quickly... most of my guys wonder what they have to do to get a stripe.
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Saturday's gridiron contest will be the first meeting between Brevard and Edward Waters, as both teams have recently reinstated their football programs after taking a combined 85 year hiatus from play. Brevard begins their fourth season in existence since being reinstated, while the Tigers, who were reinstated in 2001, begin their ninth season.
The Brevard College Tornados battled their way through their first season as full members of the South Atlantic Conference and NCAA Division II last year, finishing with a 1-9 season. Head Coach Paul Hamilton aims to build on the veterans of this team as the Tornados graduate their first four-year class from the football team. With 25 seniors on the gridiron gang this year, and 19 starters returning, the Tornados look to improve on their record from last season as they move into their second season in conference play.
Headlining this four-year class are linebackers Stanley Jones and Brandon Rawls. Jones, the tackles per game leader in the SAC last season with 9.8 per game, and Rawls, who led the team in tackles per loss with 5.5 and sacks with three, are preseason 1st Team All-SAC members, the first BC football players to be honored on the preseason team.
The Tornados are excited about this upcoming season, having worked a full year under strength coach Josh Miller and with a number of young returning players pushing to get on the field, the Tornados have built a strong base as Brevard College moves to fight their way into the top of the South Atlantic Conference.
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lets say alot of shufling in a bush n not so much alot of movment from the other side lol maby cos of the tranqs?
is a regret, she was ugly and her moms bed smelt because her mom is like 500 pounds
i'd rather live than live forever
vowels that sounds horrible
damn iused to have beetl borg toy n i losted it :'(
bump this thread, i was reading the old ass posts laughing my fucking ass off.
my first time was when i was 15, she was a virgin too. she cried and squealed and hated it. her parents were asleep next door, and for some reason, they didn't give a fuck i slept over. i didn't finish right then, she started slobbin', and i said "oooh baby that feels good" and she's like "do you wanna finish" i said "ooh yeah". so i proceeded to fucking her, terribly. i lasted a god damn long time though, probably because i was a shitty fuck. i said "where do i cum?" she goes "not in my mouth i know that much". so i grabbed a tiny plastic dixie cup in her room and came in that shit. she had a thick ol booty for her age. fuck that condom shit, i said fuck that i wanna feel what the hype of sex is about...
Last year and it wasn't free.
got pretty dirty on a hard ruff bathroom floor. then on the toilet. then back on the floor.
hahaha. wow.
He's obviously lying.
lost mine in a shower, got pulled in by a drunk girl (my g/f) i was kinda drunk too, started off fully clothes but that didnt last long hah
Kay, why'd you erase your post? You black-ass.
i got raped by my uncle he did alot too me hence why i am sexually confused and have been very damaged
the first time i had sex was when i put my penis inside this girls vagina and then i had sex and then it finished and i had sex
^yeah that sums it up pretty well for any of those still unsure of what qualifies
you have to get inside BEFORE you squirt
or else u get sperm on your sheets and shit
and after about 2 or so weeks a good punch in the ovary is a good idea
first time was in the woods, no condom, took me about 3 days to figure out where to put my dick, it was wack, pulled out mad early cause i was a scared little fuck and didnt want to knock her up, she called me the next day saying she was late, which as rediculous as it sounds being a day later, i still bugged the fuck out, turns out she wasnt pregnant(yeah)
then i broke up with her on her birthday
one girl i hooked up with made me vegan chicken nuggets after we fucked, thought that was worth mentioning


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How to read Haskell
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(→Tip: the smaller the name, the smaller the scope: Expanded upon as requested.)
(→Trick: use grep: Added information for GHCi users.)
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A fourth idea, if you can't find something, is to look it up in [http://haskell.org/hoogle/ Hoogle]
A fourth idea, if you can't find something, is to look it up in [http://haskell.org/hoogle/ Hoogle]
A fifth idea, for Hugs/WinHugs users, is to use the ":find" command, ":find xyz" will open up your text editor with the appropriate module, jumped to the correct place.
A fifth idea, for Hugs/WinHugs users, is to use the ":find" command, ":find xyz" will open up your text editor with the appropriate module, jumped to the correct place.
Revision as of 02:45, 4 July 2007
This (very incomplete) tutorial is aimed at the non-Haskeller who probably doesn't care too much about trying to write code, but wants to understand it. Our adopted format is a collection of tips and tricks broken down by category. It probably isn't very important what order you read it in, but it might be good to start with the general advice. Please feel encouraged to make any complaints about Haskell on the discussion page! It will help us to improve this tutorial.
Note: you should also consider having a look at Haskell for C Programmers. It might be a good way to get over the culture shock.
1 General advice
1.1 Tip: it's just very very concise
One thing that can make Haskell hard to read is that Haskell code is extremely succinct. One tiny little piece of code can say a lot, so many times, when you are faced with something you don't understand, the best thing you can do is to think about it for some time. It will usually make sense after a while. The good news is that because of this succinctness, Haskell functions tend to be very small, which means that when you're trying to understand a difficult piece of Haskell, you normally do not have to look very far. It's just two sides of the same coin:
- bad news: high density == spending more time per line of code
- good news: succinctness == fewer lines of code to spend time on
Spending on this time to get one tiny line of code may be frustrating, but it's well worth the effort, because the fact that a very small code is hard to understand probably means that it's very abstract, and the fact that it is abstract probably means that it's going to be used in many places. So understanding that one tiny line code, as painful as it may have been initially, can pay off in a big way.
1.2 Trick: use the haddock
When reading a long piece of Haskell code, one which is broken up into many modules, you should consider keeping a browser window open with the auto-generated API documentation on the side (if any).
2 What does this function do?
2.1 Trick: use type signatures
When you see stuff like this
map :: (a -> b) -> [a] -> [b]
...don't fight it! These are type signatures and they are an incredibly useful way of getting a rough idea what a function is supposed to do.
For example, the function above takes any function that turns an 'a' into a 'b' ('a -> b') and yields a function that takes a list of a's ('[a]') and produces a list of b's ('[b]'). For example, 'sqrt' takes a number and returns the square root of that number, so 'map sqrt' takes a list of numbers and returns a list of their square roots.
As another example,
swap :: (a,b) -> (b,a)
This takes a tuple ('(a,b)') and swaps its values around ('(b,a)').
Hint: If you see '->' inside brackets, then you have a high-order function. (A function that takes another function as a parameter.) These are extremely common in Haskell.
Hint: If the type has 'IO' in it anywhere, it does something to do with input/output. (Conversely, if there isn't any 'IO' in the type, the function cannot possibly perform any I/O of any kind.) Most usually the IO part comes at the end, either as 'IO ()' ("this function does some kind of input and/or output, and doesn't 'return' anything useful") or as something like 'IO Int' ("this function does input and/or output and returns an Int").
- Lots more hints could be added here. How much do we want to go into this? (Perhaps mention lists and tuples, since they have weird syntax?)
2.2 Tip: Haskellers love pattern matching
head [x] = x
This says that if 'head' is followed by a list containing only 1 item, label that item as 'x', and then return 'x'. Another example might be
fst (x,y) = x snd (x,y) = y
These functions fetch the first and second items in a tuple, respectively. It should be fairly obvious how they work.
- elaborate
2.3 Tip: a function may be defined in more than one piece
Remember math class, where functions would be defined like abs(x) = x if x >= 0 or -x otherwise? It's a bit like that in Haskell too. Sometimes, rather than writing one big if-then-else, Haskellers find it more convenient to define a function separately for each case, such as...
abs x | x >= 0 = x abs x = -x
What gets confusing is when you look at a definition like this...
foo x | blah = some enormous long thing foo x = some other enormously long thing
Especially looking at the bottom bit, it's hard to remember that
foo might have a another definition lurking around. Luckily, you never have to look very far, either immediately above or immediately below the other definition.
(Note: some programmers will perhaps write something like
foo x | otherwise = .... The
otherwise is redundant (and equal to
True), but useful as reminder that this isn't the entire definition of
2.4 Tip: pattern matching and guards can be mixed and matched
- elaborate
combine ((f,a,b,r):(f',a',b',r'):ss) | f == f' = combine ((f,a.+a',b.+b',r+r'):ss) combine ((f,a,b,r):ss) = (f,a,b,r) : combine ss combine [] = []
3 What the heck is xyz?
One problem you might face when reading Haskell code is figuring out some cryptic entity like
xyz is.
3.1 Tip: the smaller the name, the smaller the scope
Do you hate the way Haskell code is littered with short, meaningless name like
x and
xs? When Haskell programmers use names like that, it's often for good reason.
First, typically, the short, "meaningless" names are contained within a very small space. Consider this typical (and inefficient!) implementation of a prime number generator:
primes :: [Integer] primes = sieve [2..] where sieve (p:xs) = p : sieve [x|x <- xs, x `mod` p > 0]
The where block contains a function with strange variables like
x and
xs and
p. In a more verbose language this could be difficult to read simply because it's difficult to actually find the definitions of small variables in long blocks of code. In C, for example, these would usually be defined at the top of a function which could have dozens (if not hundreds) of lines of code. Thus you might want to see
p named as
known_prime and
xs named as
candidate_primes or the like.
In this code, however, there is no such need for it.
p is (implicitly) defined in the same line of code that uses it.
xs, too, is defined there, as is
x. Further all three variables use a popular naming convention which appends 's' to the names of lists (or equivalents) and uses single letters for singular values. The only unusual part is the selection of the pattern
(p:xs) in the arguments over the more common
(x:xs). Here the programmer is signalling (subtly) that this list head is somehow different from a normal list. Quick inspection demonstrates that
p is guaranteed to be a prime number.
The reason coding can be expressed this way in Haskell without undue confusion is because of its extreme conciseness. The habits you've had to learn to manage more verbose languages simply don't apply anymore. It takes some getting used to, but it becomes a joy one you reach that point.
This, however, is not the main reason for such "meaningless" names. The real reason for such names is even deeper. The Haskell language allows for unparallelled levels of abstraction through functional composition and higher-order functions. Where in most imperative languages a "function" (or, more often, a procedure masquerading as a function) is a pretty low-level entity with very specific, tangible functionality, Haskell functions can be extremely abstract. Consider this canonical implementation of
foldl from the Prelude:
foldl :: (a -> b -> a) -> a -> [b] -> a foldl f z [] = z foldl f z (x:xs) = foldl f (f z x) xs
This function is a highly-abstract one. It is, in fact, an abstraction of iterating over a list and computing an aggregate result. What kind of list? Pretty much any kind. What kind of computation? Anything you'd care to name. What kind of result? Anything that matches the type of the priming value. What "meaningful" names can you apply to the variables here? Should it look something like this (elided and formed to fit a reasonable screen)?:
foldl binary_operation priming_value (list_head:list_body) = foldl binary_operation (binary_operation priming_value list_head) list_body
Knowing a few simple conventions of Haskell variable naming (functions progress, typically, as f, g, etc. for example) makes the first, terse version far more readable as an abstract definition than does the second, verbose version—once you get used to it.
3.2 Tip: the -s and m- habits
There is a variable name habit that sometimes comes with short names. Typically, if you have a thing you want to name
x, you'll sometimes want to name lists of these
xs. As in the plural of
x. So if you see a name like
as or
bs or
foos, it's often good to mentally read that as "aeyes" (the plural of a), "bees" (the plural of b), and "foohs" (the plural of foo). It might seem obvious to some, but it took me a while to stop asking myself in situations like this, "
as? What the heck is aey-ess?"
Similarly, another habit you might see is people who begin variable names with m-. This is probably less common, but if you see a lot of m-, it might be because of the Maybe type. Sometimes we have
foo of type
Whatever, and
mfoo of type
Maybe Whatever. Relax, this isn't Hungarian notation. It's not something that's used systematically, or rigidly in any way.
Both of these conventions are just helpful when you have both variants floating around in the same place, that is, when you have both Whatever and [Whatever] (that would be list of whatever),
x and
xs is a good way to indicate that they are both the same thing, except one comes in a list. Likewise, when you have both Whatever and Maybe Whatever in the same function,
x and
mx are too.
Finally, library functions are sometimes suffixed with "l", "r", "_", "M" or "'". What do these mean?
mapM -- the 'map' function lifted into a monad. An 'M' suffix implies that the function is a -- monadic version of an equivalent pure function mapM_ -- the '_' suffix indicates that the result of this computation is discarded, and () is -- returned (by analogy with the _ pattern). foldl -- a fold that traverses its structure left to right foldr -- a fold that traverses its structure right to left foldl' -- a fold that is strict in its accumulator, "'" is used to indicate a strict variant of -- a function
3.3 Tip: order doesn't matter
It doesn't matter what order functions are defined in. This:
foo x y z = ... bar a b = ... foo b ...
is exactly equivilent to this:
bar a b = ... foo b ... foo x y z = ...
Functions further up can call functions that are defined lower down, and vice versa. Functions can be written in any order at all. It doesn't matter.
Very important: The parts that make up a single function are in a particular order -- and that order is very important. The order in which separate functions are defined doesn't matter.
- scope in a nutshell
- last paragraph is weak
3.4 Trick: use grep
(This might seem really obvious, but it's sometimes easy to forget)
Or use the search feature of your favourite text editor. It's probably defined right there before your eyes, and if it's true to Haskell style, the definition is probably so small you blew right through it. In vi, for example, you could do
/= *xyz which searches for =, an arbirtary number of spaces, and then xyz.
Barring that,
xyz might be defined in some different module in the code you downloaded. You can look for telltale signs like
import Manamana (xyz)
But note that sometimes programmers get lazy, and they don't specify that
xyz should be imported. They just let rip with
import Manamana
So solution number 3 would be do something like
grep xyz *.lhs *.hs
(Note that literate programs sometimes use non-literate code, so search in both lhs AND hs)
A fourth idea, if you can't find something, is to look it up in Hoogle
A fifth idea, for Hugs/WinHugs users, is to use the ":find" command, ":find xyz" will open up your text editor with the appropriate module, jumped to the correct place. GHCi users can use ":i xyz" to get the place "xyz" is defined. (It won't open an editor, though.)


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After vaginal delivery - in the hospitalAfter vaginal birth
Most women will remain in the hospital for one night after the delivery. Take advantage of the time to bond with your new baby, get some rest, and receive some help with breastfeeding and caring for your baby.
What to Expect after Delivery
After the excitement of finally delivering and holding your baby, you may notice just how tired you are.
At first you may be asked to only eat ice chips or take sips of water, at least until your health care provider is certain you are not likely to have any very heavy bleeding.
You will remain in the room where you had your baby and a nurse will:
- Monitor your blood pressure, heart rate, and the amount of vaginal bleeding
- Check to make sure your uterus is becoming firmer
If your baby did not need special care right away, you will be able to hold and admire your new child for a while.
- At some point, your baby will be checked by someone from the nursery. Depending on the hospital where you deliver, this may be done in your room, or it may be done in the nursery.
- Your spouse or partner can go along also, and even help wash the baby's hair for the first time.
If you had an epidural, it may be left in for a short while after delivery to help with pain.
Contractions, Bleeding, and Pain
Once you deliver, the heavy contractions are over. But your uterus still needs to contract in order to shrink back towards its normal size and to prevent heavy bleeding. Breastfeeding also helps the uterus contract. These contractions maybe somewhat painful but are important.
As your uterus becomes firmer and smaller, you are less likely to have heavier bleeding. Blood flow should gradually become slower during your first day. You may notice a few smaller clots passing when the nurse presses on your uterus to check it.
For some women, the bleeding does not slow down or even becomes heavier. This may be caused by a small piece of placenta that remained in the lining of your uterus. Rarely a minor surgery is needed to remove it.
Care of the Vagina and Perineum
The area between the vagina and rectum is called the perineum. Even if you did not have a tear or an episiotomy, the area may be swollen and somewhat tender.
To relieve pain or discomfort:
- Ask your nurses to apply ice packs right after the birth. Using ice packs in the first 24 hours after birth decreases the swelling and helps with the pain.
- Take warm baths, but wait until 24 hours after you have given birth.
- Take medications like ibuprofen to relieve pain.
Some women are worried about bowel movements after delivery. You may receive stool softeners.
Passing urine may hurt some during the first day, but this doesn't usually last longer than a day or so.
Caring for Your Baby
Holding and caring for your new infant is exciting and makes up for the long journey of your pregnancy and the pain and discomfort of labor. Nurses and breastfeeding specialists are available to answer questions and help you.
Keeping the baby in the room with you helps you to bond with your new family member. If the baby must go to the nursery for health reasons, take advantage of this time and rest as much as you can. Taking care of a newborn is a full time job and can be tiring.
Some woman feel sad or an emotional letdown after delivery. These feelings are not uncommon and are nothing to feel ashamed of. Talk with your health care provider, nurses, and partner.
Review Date: 9/19/2012
Reviewed By: Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Bellevue, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.


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Donaldson, Tulowitzki Activated, Back In Blue Jays' LineupBlue Jays infielders Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki have been activated off the disabled list and are back in the starting lineup.
It's Time To Drop Those Injured Fantasy Baseball Players With Just Two Weeks Left In The SeasonYou've been waiting for an injured All-Star like Giancarlo Stanton to come back and help your team down the stretch, but with just two weeks left in the MLB season, it's clear Stanton can't help you. He's not the only one, either: The time has come to get some productive games from other players and cut loose the injured guys on your bench. Every little bit helps in fantasy baseball, after all, and you don't want to lose out by just a few RBI in the end.
National League Mid-Season Team MVPsSometimes a team's best players don't make the All-Star team. Here are the National League's mid-season team MVPs.
Bautista & Tulowitzki To Captain HR DerbyRockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki will serve as captain of the NL side and select the four other members for the derby. Jose Bautista of the Blue Jays is in charge of the AL group.
Fantasy Baseball Preview: ShortstopCBS Local Sports breaks down the top players at shortstop for your fantasy baseball draft.
Josh Rutledge Has Ability To Be Valuable Asset For RockiesJosh Rutledge will be a valuable asset for the Rockies this year, and maybe even a star somewhere down the line.


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A Deeper Look at The Moody's Ties to Neo-Nazism
WCBD-TV: News, Weather, and Sports for Charleston, SC
From our News Partner at WCBD-TV:
Mark Potok with the Southern Poverty Law Center said Facebook postings by the Moody's show the couple was tied to the white supremacist group called "Crew 41," which is code for the German phrase "die ausenwahlten," which translated to English means "the chosen."
Potock says the gang is relatively new, but he says it's entirely possible their beliefs are in line with other white supremacists.
"It is a fact that in many white supremacist groups sex offenders are scene as particularly heinous people," Potock said in an interview Thursday afternoon.
The Moody's posted images resembling imperial German war eagles and made references to crew 41 on their Facebook pages.
In a recent post, Mrs. Moody expressed frustration in not being able to find suitable recruits because, as she wrote, most women around the area had had sex with "n******s," and she said said most men were drug addicts. Both Mrs. Moody and her husband have pending drug charges.
More Charges Possible on Friday - July 25, 2013
The Union County couple accused of killing two people may face more charges.
The sheriff of Union County is meeting with prosecutors Thursday to discuss those additional counts for Christine and Jeremy Moody.
The husband and wife faced a magistrate judge Wednesday night.
Sheriff David Taylor says they shot and stabbed Charles and Gretchen Parker in their home near Jonesville. Their bodies were found earlier this week.
Deputies say Moody admitted to targeting Parker because he was a registered sex offender.
The sheriff says his office has looked into Jeremy Moody before, and says he even admitted to being part of a white supremacist group.
"We live in a good community," Sheriff Taylor explained. "Even a bushel of apples is going to have a bad apple every once in a while. That doesn't make the rest of the apples bad."
Taylor is also working with other agencies to determine if Moody is linked to any more crimes.
A judge set the Moody's next court hearing for early October. They will remain in jail for now.
Keep checking back for the latest details on this developing story.
Couple Charged In Union Co. Murder Case - July 24, 2013
Two arrests have been made in a Union County murder case.
Investigators in Union County say one of the suspects says he killed the male victim because he was a sex offender, and that he planned to kill another Wednesday.
Sheriff David Taylor announced at a news conference that Jeremy and Christine Moody, ages 30 and 36, have both been charged with two counts of murder in the deaths of Charles and Gretchen Parker, ages 59 and 51.
The Parkers were found dead at their home on Furman Fendley Highway Monday with gunshot and stab wounds.
The suspects were caught on camera, according to Taylor and later taken into custody. Taylor says Jeremy Moody admitted to killing Charles Parker because he was a registered sex offender. He told investigators that he planned to commit the crime last year, but got cold feet.
Both suspects were in court for a bond hearing Wednesday. No bond was set for the couple. An initial hearing has been scheduled for October 18. They remain behind bars.
Sheriff: Possible Threat To Public After Union Co. Couple Found - July 23, 2013
The Union County Sheriff's Office is investigating after two bodies were found at a home near Jonesville.
Union County Sheriff David Taylor says that the bodies of a husband and wife were found inside a home off of Furman Fendley Highway just before 9 Monday night. Taylor adds that there's the possibility there's a threat to the public.
"Things like this don't happen often in Union County," Taylor explained at a news conference Tuesday afternoon. "If we find dead bodies and we don't know how it happened, then it's a threat to the community." Watch the entire news conference here.
According to Taylor, a neighbor walked by the home a couple of times during the day and noticed the front door was open. Out of concern, the neighbor called 911.
Deputies tried to get to the bodies, but were unable to because of a large number of overprotective dogs. Animal Control officers were dispatched to the scene to help assist deputies.
The couple was later identified as Charles and Gretchen Parker, ages 59 and 51.
Sheriff Taylor announced that both victims died of gunshot and stab wounds at the news conference. Authorities believe they may have died sometime Sunday, but the case remains under investigation.
The pair was found on couches inside the home. Officials say there doesn't appear to be a struggle.
The deaths are being classified as suspicious and the State Law Enforcement Division has been called to assist with the investigation.
If you have any information that may help authorities, call CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.


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It's not unusually to find yourself in a deep depression due to being over stressed at work and being completely bored out our mind in a job where you are not challenged. Getting counseling help sorting out what the various options might be brings such peace of mind, hope and direction. In just a few meetings, new options will come to light to provide the needed direction and encouragement.


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Boxing painter
Boxing Painter is an exhibition and live performance by Ushio Shinohara. It is a companion event to the premiere of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival documentary "Cutie and the Boxer," featuring Shinohara and his wife, Noriko.
When • Friday, Jan. 18, 6-8 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 19, noon-4 p.m.
Where • Central Utah Art Center, 175 E. 200 South, Salt Lake City
Tickets • Free
'The Four Seasons Represented' exhibit
"The Four Seasons Represented" is a combined show featuring paintings by Anni Stafford and Erik Heybroek.
When • Friday, Jan. 18, 6-9 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 19, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Monday, Jan. 21, noon-7 p.m.
Where • Charley Hafen Jewelers Gallery, 1409 S. 900 East, Salt Lake City
Tickets • Free
Painting, sculptures
Paintings by Layne Meacham and ceramic sculptures by Suzanne Storer will be featured in this new exhibit.
When • Monday-Friday, Jan. 14-17, and Monday, Jan. 21, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Where • Art Barn, 54 Finch Lane, Salt Lake City
Tickets • Free
HUE + ME Exhibitat Provo library
Provo City Library will present the HUE + ME art exhibit that explores the ambiguous nature of color.
When • Monday-Friday, Jan. 14-18, and Monday, Jan. 21, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 19, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where • Provo City Library, 550 N. University Ave., Provo
Tickets • Free
'Portraits of Nature'
John Hunter Stout will show his watercolor wildlife paintings in the "Portraits of Nature" exhibit. Stout is best known for his realistic paintings of the mountains and wildlife of the Intermountain West.
When • Monday-Thursday, Jan. 14-17, 10 a.m.; Friday, Jan. 18, 6-9 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 19, 10 a.m.; Sunday, Jan. 20, 1-5 p.m.; Monday, Jan. 21, 10 a.m.
Where • Salt Lake City Main Library, 210 E. 400 South
Tickets • Free
'Gallimaufry' Exhibit
The "Gallimaufry" exhibit features paintings by local artist Willamarie Huelskamp.
When • Monday-Friday, Jan. 14-18, and Monday, Jan. 21, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where • Pioneer Theatre Company The Loge Gallery, 300 E. 1400 South, Salt Lake City
Tickets • Free
Filmmaking Marathon
The 24-Hour LDS Film Filmmaking Marathon allows participants 24 hours to write, shoot and edit a 3-minute short film. Films will be screened Jan. 24.
When • Friday, Jan. 18, at 10 a.m.
Where • SCERA Center for the Arts, 745 S. State St., Orem
Tickets • $50 per group ($10 per person); ldsfilmfestival.org or firstname.lastname@example.com
Vacation Show
The January "vacation" show includes a miniature painting display. Artists David Meikle, Erin Berrett, Stephanie Deer, Susan Gallacher, John Collins, Simon Winegar, George Handrahan, Richard Hull and others will be participating.
When • Friday, Jan. 18, 5-9 p.m.
Where • Williams Fine Art, 60 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City
Tickets • Free, visit williamsfineart.com
Anthony Granato Exhibit
The Utah Arts Alliance Gallery will present the artwork of Anthony Granato. After a career in illustration and freelance design working for Lucas Films and major publications, Granato has settled into the fine art profession. Visit utaharts.org for information.
When • Friday, Jan. 18, 6-9 p.m.
Where • Utah Arts Alliance, 127 S. Main St., Salt Lake City
Tickets • Free, visit utaharts.org
Pioneer Craft House Open Studio
The Pioneer Craft House will kick off its monthly Open Studios with featured artist Jane Grau, who will demonstrate watercolor and pastel techniques.
When • Saturday, Jan. 19, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Where • Pioneer Craft House, 500 E. 3300 South, South Salt Lake; 801-481-3171
Tickets • Free, visit pioneercrafthouse.com.
Desert landscapes
Husband-and-wife duo Mark Knudsen and Leslie Thomas show their paintings featuring desert landscapes.
When • Friday, Jan. 18, 6-8 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 19, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where • Phillips Gallery, 444 E. 200 South, Salt Lake City
Tickets • Free
Analogital analyzes the evolution from analog to digital.
When • Saturday, Jan. 19, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where • Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City
Tickets • Free


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Head to one of these secret vacation spots where the world slips away
Sunglow Ranch, Near Willcox, AZ. Twelve casitas dot Sunglow Ranch, 90 miles southeast of Tucson in the Chiricahua Mountains. When you're not horseback riding or canoeing, dip into the hot tub, try the Southwest-inspired bistro, or hang with the resident astronomer. What you won't find: Paved roads, light pollution competing with the stars. From $279; 2-night weekend min.; sunglowranch.com
Sakinaw Lake Lodge, Sunshine Coast, B.C. It's a journey to Sakinaw Lake Lodge (a ferry from Vancouver, a drive, then a small-boat ride), but once you're there, you're a world away. The three-room lodge blends seamlessly into the forest, with an outdoor firepit, hot tub, and indoor firesides for relaxing. Adventure seekers will love the canoeing and forest hiking. What you won't find: Roads, cars, or ferries arriving with tourists. From $236 U.S.; 2-night min.; sakinawlakelodge.com
Borrego Valley Inn, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA. Eighty miles from San Diego, tucked among ocotillo and barrel cactus, is the pueblo-style Borrego Valley Inn, where there are two pools, and many of the 15 rooms have private patios for night-sky viewing, in-room fireplaces, and kitchenettes. What you won't find: Anything open after 9, more than a streetlight or two—this is a designated Dark Sky community. From $205; 2-night min.; borregovalleyinn.com
Crescent Moon Inn, near St. George, UT. The eight adobe-style units at the Crescent Moon Inn, 125 miles from Vegas in Kayenta, look out over a red rock paradise. More than 80 percent of the area borders wilderness preserve, so expect wildlife sightings along with horseback and mountain biking, sweeping sunsets, and works by local artists in each room. What you won't find: Signs directing tourists (and that includes at trailheads). $175; thecrescentmooninn.com
Westport Hotel, Mendocino Coast, CA. In the last town before Highway 1 turns inland at the Lost Coast, you'll find the six-room Westport Hotel, an elegant outpost at the edge of the earth. Set on a cliff, the inn offers little to do but sit on the porch and stare out at the Pacific, steam up in the indoor sauna, or kick back at the hotel's Old Abalone Pub. What you won't find: Nightlife, any noise aside from ocean waves. From $140; westporthotel.us
WildSpring Guest Habitat, Port Orford, OR. A nearly five-hour drive from Portland, WildSpring Guest Habitat isn't quite at the back of beyond, but it's close. Only the hilltop breakfast room and hot tub overlook the Pacific, but the five cozy-but-not-cutesy cabins, shaded by Douglas firs, compensate with more introspective virtues like heated floors and walk-in showers. Should introspection pale, there's always hiking, surfing, or whale-watching nearby. What you won't find: Screaming toddlers (13 and up only), neighbors other than deer, Starbucks. From $198; wildspring.com
Sawtooth Hotel, Stanley, ID. Sixty miles from Sun Valley, beneath the Sawtooth Mountains, Old West charm is alive and well at the log cabin–style 1930s Sawtooth Hotel. The nine rooms are basic (some have shared baths), but the king room has a private bath with heated floor. Head out on cross-country skis or chat with locals over wild sockeye salmon in the restaurant. What you won't find: Paved roads, traffic lights, chain stores. From $65; sawtoothhotel.com
Scottish Lakes High Camp, near Stevens Pass, WA. Hop a snowmobile to whoosh up to Scottish Lakes High Camp, a mountain hideaway two hours from Seattle, where email can't follow. Nine cabins sit at 5,000 feet on the edge of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, with 35 miles of nordic trails outside. There are woodstoves and kitchens, snowshoes on loan, a wood-fired cedar sauna and outdoor hot tub, and fireside drinks in the main lodge. What you won't find: Electricity (BYO flashlights), flush toilets (bathrooms are upscale outhouses), email. From $80/person/night plus $70 transport; scottishlakes.com
Peter Estin Hut, near Eagle, CO. At 11,200 feet, the Peter Estin Hut, one of more than thirty 10th Mountain Division huts scattered between Aspen and Vail, is a two-story log cabin accessible only via a 5-mile trail for skis or snowshoes. Outside? Some of the area's best backcountry skiing. Inside? A wood-burning oven, kitchen, and beds for 16 friends. What you won't find: Food (BYO), bathrooms (there's an outhouse), crowds. $30/person/night; huts.org


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Jhoulys Chacin Is Sharp In Tuesday's Rehab Start
Posted by Mike Rice
Courtesy Colorado Springs Sky Sox
Jhoulys Chacin (1-1) tossed six solid innings in his second Major League rehab start with the Sky Sox as Colorado Springs topped the Memphis Redbirds 7-1 on Tuesday evening at AutoZone Park.
Chacin surrendered a run the first inning on a RBI single by Cardinals top prospect Oscar Taveras but settled down after that to blank Memphis the rest of the way. In his six innings of work, the righty allowed just four hits, walked four, hit one batter and struck out four. He threw 96 pitches, in what could be his final rehab start before rejoining the Rockies, with 53 crossing the plate for strikes.
Sky Sox hitters continued their torrid hitting and gave Chacin more than enough run support on the night. Ryan Wheeler started off the scoring in the first with a solo blast to right giving him a homer in each of the first two games of the series in Memphis. After Memphis tied it up in the bottom of the first, Jason Pridie broke the tie for good with a monster, two-run homer to right off of Memphis starter Boone Whiting (0-3).
It would prove to be all the scoring Colorado Springs would need but the Sky Sox kept it going with three runs in the sixth and a final run in the seventh. Ben Paulsen drove in a pair runs in the sixth with his third triple of the season and later scored on a RBI single by Paul Janish. Kyle Parker would finish off the Sox scoring with a sac fly to score Tim Wheeler in the seventh.
A trio of Sky Sox relievers, Rob Scahill, Brooks Brown, and Nick Masset, combined to blank Memphis over the final three frames and preserve the win for Chacin.
Game three of the four-game series is set for Wednesday night at 6:05 PM (MDT) with the Sky Sox sending out LH Tyler Matzek (1-0, 2.18) to face RH Angel Castro (2-2, 5.50).


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The Alaska Department of Law works to assure safe and healthy communities by prosecuting and convicting criminal offenders in urban and rural Alaska.
Unlike most other states, Alaska has no system of county prosecutors. Some municipalities have ordinances governing criminal conduct and prosecute misdemeanor crimes that occur in their jurisdictions, but the Attorney General has the responsibility of prosecuting violations of state law.
District attorneys prosecute violations of state criminal law committed by adults and a large portion of the serious crimes committed by juveniles. Prosecution services protect the public by convicting criminals and placing them under appropriate controls.
The Attorney General is committed to providing the State of Alaska with vigorous and fair prosecution services. Many dedicated prosecutors, paraprofessionals, and support staff in the Alaska Department of Law work to help him fulfill that commitment.
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If you are convicted of a crime and you fail to pay monetary penalties such as criminal fines, cost of court appointed counsel, cost of DUI incarceration, and/or restitution, the judgment(s) may be sent to the Department of Law for collection.
For payment information, please contact the Collections & Support Section at Alaska Department of Law, 1031 W. 4th Avenue, Suite 200, Anchorage, AK 99501-1994, or call (907) 269-5205.


text: I know Danity Kane reunited last year but have the actually done anything but made announcements? Did they release some music? Did they go on your? I know there was a lot of talking but the only thing I remember seeing or announcements for a how or two and Aubrey O'Day challenging Kim Kardashian for the number of bikini selfies one person can take in a year. Two days ago Aubrey O'Day and Dawn Richard got into a physical fight in the studio. As in punches thrown.Lets think about that for a second. I know you are asking yourself if Dawn Richard was a Playboy Playmate born back in the 30's and the answer is yes. The thing is that is a different Dawn Richard than the one who punched Aubrey O'Day in the face. There was also Dawnn Lewis on Different World, and no, I'm not sure why she went with two n's. Anyway, Dawn Richard from Danity Kane the band born through Diddy's loins faces assault charges after Aubrey filed a police report. Do you really think they are going to work together any longer? How do you get into a fistfight in a studio? It is not like they could have any actual musical differences because they just buy the songs and music and auto tune the crap out of it.


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E70 BMW X5 produced between 2007 and 2013. Discuss the E70 X5 with other BMW owners here.
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Dinan Tune for 2013's Ready Yet?
Guys, I called up Dinan and they said the stage 1 and 2 tunes arent available yet for 2013 X5 50i's. I feel like this isnt true. Isnt the 2012 motor the same as the 2013 4.4tt motor? I am ready to buy stage 2 and exhaust but they wont sell me anything yet.
Did anyone order Stage 2 or Stage 1 for a 2013 X5 yet on here?
I feel like I saw a few people with 2013's get the tune already. I think maybe my dealer just isnt in the loop yet.
All help would definitely be appreciated.
One last question. I have the M Performance Package with 440hp and 480 tq. Do you think a stage 2 will be a big difference in performance for me for 3 grand? The only reason I question this is because I saw some Dyno Numbers on the Dinan Tunes in the past and I saw stock baseline X5 50i numbers of 362 All Wheel Horsepower and 405 all wheel torque all stock. And the Dinan Stage 1 only produced 392 AWHP and 451 AWTQ. That would equate to 450 hp and 518 tq assuming a 15% Drivetrain loss. So, honestly if BMW is right about the 440 hp than it really might not be worth it for me to upgrade because Dinans's Dynometer (non mustang dyno) numbers dont seem to match the claims.
Thanks guys.
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1. Dinan knows what Dinan sells- if they say it isnt available for your car, I'd take their word for it. (I would not rely on the dealer calling dinan and reporting back to you...)
2. Settle down with this silliness over comparing apple tunes to orange tunes. Once they have a tune for YOUR motor, you can look at the gain and make your decision.... why speculate about what one motor gains and how this might be indicative to your gain? Just a waste of time.
3. $3000 is absolutely not worth it. To me. But you buy these things for reasons other than 'worth'.
4. Dyno numbers are always fun, as are seat of the pants feelings...but when it comes to actual 'around a track' or '0-60' or 1/4 times, you will find the gains to be very modest.
Keep it as simple as possible...but no simpler.
Not sure about your 2013, but I have a 2012 X5 and I purchased the stage 2 and I love it. Dinan claims 501 hp, but I havent had it on the dyno. $3000 is a lot of money, I dont think its worth it, but I wanted the power. Hey......I know why they wont sell it to you......... cause they are waiting for their 15% sale to end so they can make some money off you.
im serious! i am totally not kidding! LMAO
If they release the 2013 parts on November 1st I will personally buy you a 12 pack of Blue Moon Belgian White beer. LOL
As usual I appreciate your quick responses. But, I must admit. You have a way with words that makes you come across as a "dick" lol. No disrespect intended but I am a newbie over here and it seems like you are always being condescending and attacking for some reason. lmao I do appreciate your responses though.
1.) I think you may have mis-understood my questions. I called my Dealer twice and the dealer had stated Dinan doesnt make anything for the 2013 X5 50i's yet. So, i was wondering if the dealer just doesnt stay up to date on this stuff and I wanted to know if anyone on the site managed to get a Stage 1 or 2 tune on their 2013 50i X5. So this question is more tailored toward owners of 2013 X5 50i's. I forgot to ask, do you have an X5??
2.) Dont know why you are telling me to settle down? Did I say anything that may have upset you? I am not speculating or comparing. I am just trying to talk to other owners of 2013 50i's with the M Performance package with 440hp. Trying to find other members that upraded to Dinan Stage 1 or 2 even after owning the 440hp M Perf. I am starting to scratch my head because if I am spending the money on a Dinan Tune, I shouldve skipped the M Performance 40 hp upgrade from BMW. So, my question is to other people in my boat considering this also. Especially someone else that has a 2013 50i M Sport/M Performance 440 hp vehicle.
3.) I agree with you on this one. 3000 is a A LOT of coin! But if it gives me an additional 120 ft lbs of torque, or at least those are the advertised claims. I will gladly spend the money. Especially with the 15% off! Lets hope they sell me the parts before October 31st. haha
4.) I agree with you on that one. My last sports car besides my 4.6is was a 4100 lb 2003 Mustang Cobra convertible with 620 RWHP, whipple 2.3L supercharged 21lbs of boost, pump gas, headers, full mac catless and catback exhaust, custom EFI Solutions dyno tune on long island. Mickey Thompson Drag Radials. So, I totally agree with you on the seat of the pants and track meaning more than numbers.
I think you need to qualify that statement. I just had the Stage 2 tune done on my '12 X5 50i. To me it was well worth it. I understand there are other tunes that make the same or more HP for 1/2 the price. The difference is that Dinan offers a supplemental warranty to cover what BMW deems "tune related" failures. The other benefit was I had the tune done at a BMW dealer not far from my home.
So for $1000 - $1500 dollars more, I have significantly reduced my chance of headaches if there are any warranty issues. There is one throat to choke. My SA as BMW SA or the exact same guy who is the Dinan authorized installer who sold me a Dinan tune on a BMW dealership invoice.
Honestly, it is a convenience premium I was willing to pay. For others, it may not be worth it. To state absolutely that is not worth it is not true.
I just dinan stage 2'd my e70 X5 50i m sport today. 495hp and 573lb/tq. Yes, it grabs the gas, but so worth the power, it is insane. My wife's 2010 M5 V10 was side by side during our 0-60 test granted she doesn't know how to get off the line as well as i do. After 70mph, her V10 and sleeker body design beat me, but still. I ran a 13.88 in cold weather the other day for my 1/4 mile. Whether you get the 35 or 50i, look into the DINAN upgrades. I'd rather be filling up every 6 days but be able to have this insane power when i want. If i drive it economically, i still get 20mpg easily. Oh yea, dont bother with the M performance package, the Dinan stuff will just override it and it will be a waste of the $1600
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - What had the looks of a long Saturday afternoon for the University of Pennsylvania football team nearly turned into the greatest comeback in college football history. The Quakers trailed at Harvard, 38-0, late in the third quarter, but mounted a near-historic comeback before the potential game-tying drive fell 20 yards short in a 38-30 loss.
After entering halftime down, 31-0, and falling behind, 38-0 in the third quarter, the Quakers (4-5, 3-3 Ivy) did not concede another first down to Harvard (8-1, 5-1 Ivy) and began to mount a comeback in front of a national television audience on the NBC Sports Network.
The Red and Blue scored 30 unanswered points and were driving for the potential game-tying score in the final seconds. To date, the largest comeback in college football history is 35 points when Michigan State overcame a 38-3 second-half deficit at Northwestern in 2006.
Down by eight, Penn's final drive started at its own 30 with 3:42 to play and no timeouts left. Twice on the drive, Penn converted on fourth down to keep hope alive. The first was a 16-yard pass from Ryan Becker which tipped off the hands of Ty Taylor and right to a waiting Ryan Mitchell at midfield. Faced with 4th-and-5 from the Harvard 42 later in the drive, Becker hit senior Conner Scott for eight yards to the Harvard 34. Two plays later, Becker would connect with Taylor for eight yards and a first down, getting out of bounds with under a minute to play. After a one yard gain, Becker looked for Scott in the endzone, but his pass was just out of the reach of the diving receiver. Third down saw an incomplete pass to Kyle Wilcox in the flat, and on fourth down, Becker's pass over the middle was deflected by Harvard in the secondary and fell to the ground to halt the near-record setting comeback.
It took an incredible effort to reach that point. Freshman Adam Strouss had the first two scores for Penn. The Red and Blue first got on the scoreboard midway through the third quarter. Strouss sparked the drive with a big third-down conversion from the Penn 30. His 26-yard connection was the first completion of his career as well as sophomore Ben Challgren's second career reception. Moments later, Strouss capped the drive with a one-yard touchdown to make the score 38-7 with 4:25 left in the third quarter.
After a three-and-out, Penn took over at the Harvard 48. Sophomore Mike Elespuru ran four times for 25 yards to get the Quakers in the red zone. On 4th-and-4 from the Harvard 8, Becker scrambled to the 1-yard line. Strouss took it in from there for his second straight score and the Quakers were within 38-14 just a minute into the fourth quarter.
The defense forced another three-and-out and the Quakers took over at their own 39. Becker quickly moved Penn downfield. He was 5-for-5 for 42 yards and connected with Challgren from six yards out for Penn's third straight touchdown. Freshman Ryan Ripp converted the two-point conversion when he caught Becker's pass and broke several tackles en route to the end zone. That pulled Penn within 38-22 with 8:30 to play.
For those that still didn't believe, the Quakers forced yet another three-and-out - capped by a David Park stuff of a Conner Hemple sneak on 3rd-and-1 - and then drove 70 yards in seven plays to make it a one-score game. Becker threaded a perfect pass to Scott down the left sideline into the end zone from 10 yards out with 4:30 to play. Becker then connected with junior tight end Ryan O'Malley for the two-point conversion. 38-30.
Armed with three timeouts and a defense which was dominating Harvard, the Quakers kicked away. The decision paid off as Penn stifled Harvard again, leading to - you guessed it -another three-and-out. The big play was a Sebastian Jaskowski tackle on a swing pass on 3rd-and-3 to hold Harvard just short of the sticks. The Crimson were forced to punt and Penn would have its chance to tie the game and potentially make history.
In the end, the 38-point deficit proved to be too deep of a hole. It started early. The Quakers had a chance to strike first. On Harvard's first possession of the game, junior Mike Laning forced a fumble and Jaskowski fell on the ball at the Harvard 25. But a long 43-yard field goal attempt came up short.
Harvard then capitalized on the miss and drove 75 yards in 11 plays to take a 7-0 lead with 3:41 remaining in the first stanza. After a Penn punt, the Crimson took over around midfield and found the end zone again. A two-yard run on the second play of the second quarter gave Harvard a two-touchdown lead.
In response, Penn drove to midfield, but was forced to punt again. Harvard put together a methodical drive, but the Quakers defense halted them inside the five. The Crimson settled for a field goal and a 17-0 edge with 3:01 left in the first half.
Then in the final minute of the first half, Harvard scored two touchdowns in 22 seconds. It started when Penn botched a punt and gave the Crimson the ball at the Penn 28. Harvard made quick work and found the end zone in four plays for a 24-0 lead. On Penn's next play, senior Billy Ragone was intercepted and it took the Crimson just two plays to score again and bring a 31-0 advantage into the half.
The Crimson extended their lead on the first possession of the second half. Another long drive that lasted 12 plays and went 76 yards was capped with a two-yard touchdown run.
In the first half, Penn was outgained 290-56 and had just four first downs to Harvard's 17. After Harvard went up by 38, the Quakers had 262 total yards to Harvard's 29 and Penn had 17 first downs to the Crimson's zero.
In all, Harvard outgained Penn, 395-318, though the Quakers held the advantage through the air at 243-227. Penn was just 2-of-13 on third down, but 4-of-5 on fourth down.
Becker played throughout the second half and was 19-of-32 for 182 yards and two touchdowns. Scott had a team-high six catches and 88 receiving yards, while Taylor added four receptions for 55 yards and Mitchell had four catches for 38 yards. Scott moved into Penn's all-time top 10 in career receptions with 94, while Mitchell is eighth in school history and one away from 100 catches for his career.
Defensively, Laning finished with a team and career-high 12 tackles, including a forced fumble and a pass breakup. Sophomore Trent Dennington had a collegiate-best eight tackles, while Jaskowski finished with seven tackles and the fumble recovery. Senior Tosan Eyetsemitan and sophomore Tyler Drake each added a sack for the Quakers.As is tradition since 1987, the Quakers take on Cornell in the season finale. It will also mark the 120th meeting between the two programs—the fifth-most played rivalry in college football. The 2013 edition will serve as Senior Day at Franklin Field. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m., and the game can be seen on the Penn Sports Network.
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When Hanley Ramirez steps to the plate, the cheers don't measure up to the crowd's eruption for now-famous teammate Yasiel Puig.
But lately none of the Dodgers, not even the 22-year-old Cuban right fielder, have been receiving ovations as they leave the plate the likes of those for Ramirez.
The Dodgers shortstop went 3 for 4 Saturday night with a three-run home run and a double, and scored the game-winning run on A.J. Ellis' ninth-inning, walk-off single in L.A.'s 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in front of 52,455 at Dodger Stadium.
In fact, Puig may have suffered one of his worst nights as a Dodger, committing a crucial ninth-inning error that led to the Phillies erasing a one-run lead. Ellis, however, cleaned up the mess with a one-out single through the right side to give the Dodgers their seventh win in the last eight games and pull them within five games of the first-place Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League West.
"Hanley practically won the game for us single-handedly," Ellis said. "I just had a small part at the end."
Puig, who mistakenly kicked Ben Revere's sixth-inning base hit into the right field stands for a ground-rule double, was scored with an actual error in the ninth when Michael Young's leadoff single rolled under his glove, allowing the tying run to second base. Young advanced to third on an ensuing groundout and tied the game in a most unexpected fashion.
Jimmy Rollins' flyout to center field was shallow enough that Matt Kemp's throw was in time to prevent Young from scoring, but the one-hopper blocked by Ellis got far enough away from the catcher that Young alertly scampered home on an error scored to Kemp.
The run was earned, however, as newly appointed Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen (2-3) blew his third save in eight chances this season, but ended up the winning pitcher.
Puig finished a modest 1 for 4, following a first-inning single with two ground-ball outs and a flyout. Despite the win, his ninth-inning error was weighing on the right fielder following the game, according to Dodgers manager Don Mattingly.
"We talk about with Yasiel, we're going to take the good with the bad," Mattingly said. "Everything's a learning experience. So every one of those plays, you learn from it and you move on. It didn't hurt us, so you get away with one tonight."
Ramirez extended his hitting streak to 11 games after entering Saturday with a .472 batting average during the streak that led the National League.
His 14 RBIs during the streak led the major leagues.
Ramirez even made the defensive play of the game with a diving stop of Ryan Howard's ground ball up the middle of the eighth inning. He flipped the ball to second base just in time for the final out of a tenuous frame that included a put-out of the potential tying run at home plate.


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A vow helps only in so far as people make an effort to keep it.
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Beck crops Obama to fearmonger about "crazy things" like "civilian national security force"
From the August 27th edition of Fox News' Glenn Beck:
As Media Matters for America has repeatedly [1] noted [2], Obama's comments about the necessity of a "civilian national security force" came from a July 2, 2008, speech [3] on service, and referred to expanding the Foreign Service, AmeriCorps, and the Peace Corps.
From Obama's July 2, 2008, speech [3] in Colorado Springs, Colo.:
Today, AmeriCorps -- our nation's network of local, state, and national service programs -- has 75,000 slots. And I know firsthand the quality of these programs. My wife, Michelle, once left her job at a law firm and at City Hall to be a founding director of an AmeriCorps program in Chicago that trains young people for careers in public service. And these programs invest Americans in their communities and their country. They tap America's greatest resource -- our citizens.
And that's why as president, I will expand AmeriCorps to 250,000 slots and make that increased service a vehicle to meet national goals like providing health care and education, saving our planet and restoring our standing in the world, so that citizens see their efforts connected to a common purpose. People of all ages, stations, and skills will be asked to serve. Because when it comes to the challenges we face, the American people are not the problem -- they are the answer.
So we are going to send -- we're going to send more college graduates to teach and mentor our young people. We'll call on Americans to join an Energy Corps to conduct renewable energy and environmental cleanup projects in their neighborhoods all across the country. We will enlist our veterans to find jobs and support for other vets, to be there for our military families. And we're going to grow our Foreign Service, open consulates that have been shuttered, and double the size of the Peace Corps by 2011 to renew our diplomacy.
We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.
We need to use technology to connect people to service. We'll expand USA Freedom Corps to create online networks where Americans can browse opportunities to volunteer. You'll be able to search by category, time commitment, and skill sets; you'll be able to rate service opportunities, build service networks, and create your own service pages to track your hours and activities. This will empower more Americans to craft their own service agenda, and make their own change from the bottom up.
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