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Thanks for the help. This thing was why I hired an electrician in the first place and the guy didn't do it. I've been sitting here this evening probing the switch with an ohm meter trying to make some sense of it. For some reason L1 isn't doing anything. L2 and L3 work T2 and T3. The bottom part of this thing has a dial where you can adjust the amperage and is set on 26amps. The right side has a reset button. I don't know which side of it has the coil. Here is a picture of it.
This is only a guess, need to confirm with an ohmmeter. The red wire is a part of the control circuit. One control leg from the pressure switch will feed in on the long red wire, goes to NC, normally closed contact, which will open if the bottom section measures too much current. The power then is sent to T4 via the other short red wire. My guess is T4 is one side of the control coil. Now use your ohmmeter and try to determine which screw is the other side of the control coil, I would try T3. If it is T3, that will be the other wire going to the pressure switch.
If there is no info about coil voltage, make up a cord and apply 220v to the coil. Going to say that if you get it right, the blue section will pull inward when the coil is energized.
Then all you need to do is apply 220v to L2 & L3 and wire T2 & T3 to motor.
Now, don't forget to put all this inside an approved electrical box or the NEC COPS will give you a ticket and push you over a cliff.
If you can't get the contactor to work and you find out how much one is going to cost you may want to double up the switch like I said above. Then put the all air compressor inside a metal container, turning it into an appliance. Then make and break one side of the 220v. The metal container will make it safer, NEC approved appliance. You may want to put a grounding rod on the metal box too. Wouldn't want to upset the NEC cops.
By the way, a code is not the same as a law, except here. You can be arrested if you break a law. Never seen anyone get arrested for breaking an NEC code. If you could, I would be serving a life sentence.
If I can ever get that figured out then I have the Overload Relay to figure out.
Then the advice I'm going to give you is worth what you are paying for it......
Secondly, the contactor you have is not the one that came with the air compressor. It is something so one got off a 3 phase device.
That said, the bottom half of your motor contactor is not set up for your motor and I would remove it using only the top contactor. Again, NEC cops will jump all over me for saying this.
I would get an extension cord and wire it to your pressure switch. Black wire on one side and white wire on the other side of the pressure switch. Use the ground wire if your 220v wire is not already grounded to the compressor. Then send the black wire from the other side of the pressure switch to A1 and the white wire to the other side of the coil. Plug in extension cord and see if contactor pulls in. If it does, you are half way home.
Wire the 220v to L2 & L3 and the motor to the terminals below T2 & T3.
Forget the overload protection on the contactor. I've never seen a motor that didn't already have it's own overload protection. Make sure your circuit breakers are the right size for your wire. Put the contactor in a metal electrical box. You should be good to go.
Hope I've been a help. Let me know if it works.George
If you could take some pictures of the sides of the starter it would help. Clear as mud now? Greg
The pressure switch itself had a cut off on it and the sub-panel and breaker for the compressor is 3' away. Do you think I need a disconnect also? Here are the pictures of the sides of the starter. Also there is another of the overload. The flash on the camera tends to bleach the picture. The right side of it has the letters NC on it with the numbers 95 and 96 on it.
I expected the switch was made so it could either be used for single phase or three phase.
Maybe you can see the labels better with these pictures.
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The Marines who fired last turn swiftly but methodically reload.
The officer shouts a command to his troops (feat):
(Unfortunately, I forgot to get a pic of the marines fixing bayonets)
Despite the fact that the command is actually "Fix Bayonets," the feat is successful! (+1 to skill w/bayonets this turn, which really didn't help much).
The officer attacks the native with the surfboard, but fails to kill.
The counterattack is more effective. That's gotta hurt.
And, a Marine avenges his fallen leader on the point of a bayonet. Dang, that's three of the people that can do feats down by turn two!
As he takes up the fallen banner, his comrade moves up and shoots another native. Other guys advance as best they can.
The US Navy boat reaches the island, and a sailor kills one of the pirates in the water.
They move up. The one on the right shoots at a Marine but fails, and the one on the left can't fire this turn because he was the rower.
Ambush! The pirates' monkey leaps from the tree and attacks, but gets a crit fail.
Other pirates advance. The one with two knives cuts down a US sailor that stands between him and his fallen leader.
The guy with the musket reloads.
The other (surviving) pirate who was in the water reaches shore. "Ooh, treasure!"
GOLD!!! And, something even better!
The last native leaps at a Marine, too close for the deadly bayonet to attack him.
The Marine is cut down. Those knives are deadly!
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. � Western Kentucky carried a lead into halftime against mighty Kansas, and not once did the thought that the Hilltoppers were on the verge of history cross their minds.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. � Western Kentucky carried a lead into halftime against mighty Kansas, and not once did the thought that the Hilltoppers were on the verge of history cross their minds.
Not once did they think that maybe, just maybe, they could be the first No. 16 seed to ever knock off a top-seeded team in the NCAA tournament.
�We knew what we had to do, we had to play basketball, regardless of what seed we were,� the Hilltoppers� Jamal Crook said. �It wasn�t really a focal point for us.�
The Hilltoppers stuck to their stubborn focus throughout the second half, and nearly finished off the improbable win. If not for 17 points from Jeff Withey and a series of free throws from Ben McLemore and Naadir Tharpe, Kansas may not have escaped with a 64-57 victory Friday night.
�I thought they were the most aggressive team. I thought they controlled the game for the most part,� Kansas coach Bill Self said. �We�re happy to advance, but certainly not pleased with how we play, and know we�ll have to play a lot better on Sunday.�
The Jayhawks will face former coach Roy Williams and eighth-seeded North Carolina, which beat Villanova 78-71 earlier in the night, for a spot in the South Region�s round of 16.
That dream matchup of college basketball blue bloods nearly didn�t happen thanks to scrappy Western Kentucky (20-16), which used stifling full-court pressure to shake up the Jayhawks (30-5), take a 31-30 lead into the break and then keep within striking distance down the stretch.
Kansas didn�t seal the game until McLemore�s two foul shots with 11 seconds left.
�I think the entire country got a glimpse of what they�re made of, a lot of character, a lot of heart,� Western Kentucky coach Ray Harper said. �A lot of people doubted us this season. We went through a lot of adversity, and adversity will tell you a lot about people.�
McLemore and Travis Releford scored 11 each for the Jayhawks, while Crook finished with 13 points and T.J. Price had 12 to lead the Hilltoppers.
Since the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, 16 seeds are winless against No. 1 seeds in 116 games, including Southern�s heartbreaking 64-58 loss to Gonzaga on Thursday.
Earlier on Friday, No. 15 seed Florida Gulf Coast stunned second-seeded Georgetown, perhaps emboldening the Sun Belt champions. And on the same floor at the Sprint Center, 13th-seeded La Salle knocked off Kansas State and No. 12 seed Ole Miss beat fifth-seeded Wisconsin.
Alas, the undersized Hilltoppers couldn�t one-up them against Kansas, allowing the Big 12 champions to reach the 30-win mark for the fourth straight season � the first time that�s happened in Division I men�s basketball, after Memphis was forced to vacate the 2008 season.
�They kind of surprised us with how good they are, to be honest,� Withey said. �We definitely took them lightly, being a No. 1 seed. They came out and fought really hard.�
Indeed, the Jayhawks spent the first half on the ropes.
Price hit an opener 3-pointer in the opening minute, George Fant was able to use his superior quickness against the bigger Withey in the paint, and the Hilltoppers � who needed four wins to capture the Sun Belt tournament title and the league�s automatic bid � slowly built a 20-16 lead.
The heavily pro-Kansas crowd fell quiet, even as Bill Self turned up the volume on the sideline, laying into his team for its lethargic start.
Kansas finally pulled ahead for the first time since midway through the first half when Elijah Johnson finished off a three-point play that made it 28-27 with 90 seconds left, but a pair of baskets by Price down the stretch gave the scrappy Hilltoppers a 31-30 lead at the break.
The Jayhawks seized the lead again early in the second half when Kevin Young followed up his own miss by grabbing the rebound and throwing down a reverse jam, and then Releford scored off a nifty feed from McLemore, forcing Harper to burn a timeout.
Fant and Aleksejs Rostov both picked up their fourth fouls midway through the half, taking seats next to Harper on the Western Kentucky bench. But the longtime Division II and NAIA coach couldn�t keep his hottest hands there for long, and decided to gamble by putting them back in.
Harper rolled snake eyes when Fant fouled out with 5:37 remaining.
Withey made one of two free throws, McLemore drove untouched down the lane for an easy basket, and Withey scored on a nifty move in the post to push the Jayhawks to a 52-42 lead � their biggest of the game � and force Harper to call another timeout with 3:44 left on the clock.
Western Kentucky started whittling into the lead in the closing minutes, and a 3-pointer by Crook made it 59-55 with 25.4 seconds left. But the Jayhawks got the ball in the hands of Naadir Tharpe, and he made two free throws to provide them a cushion.
Price misfired from beyond the arc, and Brandon Harris was long on another 3-pointer from the corner, as McLemore added two more foul shots to seal the Jayhawks� victory.
�Thankfully, we got the win,� Withey said, �and that�s all that matters.�


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(Reuters) - Sheriff's deputies arrested a 12-year-old boy on Saturday in the stabbing death of his 8-year-old sister, a killing that triggered a huge manhunt last month for an intruder the boy said broke into their Northern California home.
Calaveras County Sheriff Gary Kuntz told reporters the boy was taken into custody on a charge of homicide.
He was arrested in Valley Springs, the community where Leila Fowler was slain on April 27, when the children were home alone, Kuntz said.
"The citizens of Calaveras County can sleep a little better tonight," Kuntz said.
The sheriff declined to say what led detectives to arrest the boy, whose name was not released. Authorities previously said fingerprints and DNA evidence were collected from the home where Fowler was stabbed to death.
Authorities have said Leila's brother initially told investigators the two siblings were in their family home in the Sierra foothills, about 60 miles southeast of Sacramento, when he heard an intruder, saw a man in the living room who fled on foot, went to check on his sister and found her wounded.
The boy called 911 and his parents, who authorities said were at a Little League baseball game.
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A neighbor initially told investigators she saw a man running away from the Fowler home shortly after the death.
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Ernest Koch, 96 - September 03, 2008
Ernest W. Koch, 96, of Gothenburg died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008, at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg.
Services were held Tuesday, Sept. 2, at the American Lutheran Church of Gothenburg with the Rev. Matthew Groenke and Lonna Grabenstein officiating. Burial was held at the Gothenburg Cemetery.
Koch was born on June 25, 1912, at Eustis to Christian Jacob and Caroline (Gutekunst) Koch. He grew up on a family farm east of Eustis and was baptized and confirmed at the St. John's Lutheran Church of Eustis. He also attended school at Eustis.
On Dec. 27, 1936, he was united in marriage to Elnora Louise Hicken at Christ's Lutheran Church, north of Gothenburg. To this union, three children were born.
After residing the first few years of their marriage south of Cozad, Koch and his wife moved to the Gothenburg area where they spent the rest of their lives, and where he worked in farming and agriculture.
He was a member of the American Lutheran Church, where he served on the council and was a member of the men's double quartet.
Koch was also a member of the Cozad Gun Club where he enjoyed shooting blue rocks, according to family members. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing and nature, especially watching animals and birds.
He had a good sense of humor and enjoyed joking with others, said family members.
Koch was preceded in death by: his wife, Elnora in 2003; a sister, Rose (Billie) Schurr; brother, Lorenz (Elsie) Koch; brothers- and sisters-in-law—Albert White, Albert Brockmeier, Paul Travis, Maxine Koch, Albert and Sena Ideus, Enno and Lena Schmidt, Bill and Erma Hicken, Bill and Anna Cross, Frank and Dorothy Hicken, and George and Regina Hicken; a great-great-grandchild and 10 nieces and nephews.
?Survivors include: his two sons—Marvin (Helen) of Cozad, and Loren (Mary) of Gothenburg; his daughter, Mary (Brad) Morris of Cozad; a brother, Rudy of Grand Island; three sisters—Wilma White of North Platte, Esther Brockmeier of Lexington and Elsie Travis of Kearney; 11 grandchildren—Cory (Annette) Koch, Greg (LeAnne) Koch, Linda (Jeff) Strong, Jeff (Donna) Morris, Juli Vance, Chris (Jo) Morris, Deanne Riedel, Shawn (Megan) Koch, Dustin Koch, Brandon (Lyndee) Koch and Chad Koch; 18 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; 35 nieces and nephews.
Memorials are suggested to the American Lutheran Church.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.blase strauser.com. Arrangements have been placed in the care of Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel of Gothenburg.
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Chorus Director B.J. Whitehouse puts down the
baton briefly and takes on an entirely new role as Father Christmas in a traditional mummers' play during the Jamestown Community Chorus' Holiday Concert at the Central Baptist Church Dec. 9 and 10.
This mummery is based on the legend of St. George and the Seven Champions of Christendom It was originally a mime performance in medieval times, but eventually dialogue was added with heroes and adversaries of pretentious and hypocritical natures.
Others in the play are Tina Quackenbush as John Finney; George Rice in two roles, the Turkish Knight and King George; Maureen Ryall, M.D., is, of course, the Doctor; Judith Anderson plays Beelzebub; and Julie Adams is Cleverlegs.
The mummery is but a small part of the concert. Other highlights include Hoist's "Lullay My Liking," sung by sopranos Tina Quackenbush and Cheryl Rebecchi and baritones Steve Mecca and Blaine Stickney. In another offering, soprano Cheryl Rebecchi teams up with baritone Terry Horsley for "A Child is Born in Bethlehem."
The concert music was chosen by chorus members and includes, "Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Winds," The Best of Rooms," "A Ceremony of Carols," "This Little Babe," "I Saw Three Ships," "Worthy is the Lamb," "The Sleigh," "O Joyful Children," "The Christmas Song," "Silent Night," "Sing We Now of Christmas," "White Christmas," a selection from Handel's "Messiah," and a West Indian spiritual, "The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy."
Tickets cost $11 for adults and $7 for seniors and children. They can be purchased at Baker's Pharmacy, Jamestown Hardware, the Secret Garden, and at the door prior to performances.
The Saturday concert begins at 7:30 p.m., and the Sunday performance at 3 p.m.
Jamestown artist Evelyn Rhodes designed the poster and program cover. Janet Kirk produced posters and tickets and placed display advertising. Dianne Reilly is coordinator of decorations for the concert. Marion Gomez is publicist.
Sing On!
R.I.P. Bill Karl. Thank you for your music.
Meanwhile, across the East Passage, Jamestowner Mary Frances Byerly will again be directing the annual "Christmas in 'Sign,'" a holiday musical presented by the James L. Maher Center.
The performance will be staged at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10, at the O'Hare Academic Center at Salve Regina University, Ochre Point Avenue in Newport.
The production features the Five Finger Magic, who are the James L. Maher "Signers."
"They will touch your heart," said Mary Frances, "The talented physically and mentally challenged young people will touch your soul as they perform for all. The joy of Christmas can be appreciated as the performers sign to the music of the Christmas carols, and their Christmas love is expressed to all the community."
Children in the audience will take part in the fun, as 100 snow balls illuminate the stage and come flying through the air by the magic of ultra violet light.
Rosie Maher is producer. Tickets cost $3 and can be purchased at the door. Children under 12 are admitted free.
Questions? Call Teresa Haas, 846-0340.
This time of year can provide dangerous temptations for your pet says Dr. Joshua Hatch of the Jamestown Animal Clinic in his Pet Tip of the Week.
"The holidays can bring hazards for our pets. Dogs often take advantage of good food and distracted parents and eat things not meant for them. Whether table scraps or garbage, these dogs may get stomach upset, pancreatitis, and ingesting bones, tinfoil, or worse can mean hospitalization or even surgery in the worst cases. Let your guests know ahead of time that Fluffy is on a specific diet and is not allowed scraps from the table. Then make sure your trash cans have secure lids and take out the garbage promptly.
"Both cats and dogs tend to find holiday decorations tempting and everything from tinsel to lights and ornaments can be destroyed or even eaten with dangerous results. Hang your decorations well out of reach of your pets. If you have cats please avoid tinsel or stringy decorations as cats tend to chew and ingest those far too often. Pet proofing your holiday will insure a happy, healthy holiday for all." WOOF!
The Jamestown Community Theatre's next play, "Yours Anne," will be presented in early March at a location to be announced.
Artistic Director Mary Wright said it is a "small musical" based on the dramatic book "Anne Frank, the Diary of a Young Girl." Mary said, "It has a lovely musical score written by Michael Cohen with the script by Enid Futterman. Although some may refer to the story as depressing, it is important, I feel, to recognize what man has done and still is capable of in the 21st century. Most of the survivors of the Holocaust have passed away, but their story needs to be remembered."
The production will not be staged at the Community Center because "open recreation and other sports activities are, as usual, alive and well at that time of year."
Mary will be directing, assisted by Maria Liebhauser and Donna Gavin.
Check Mary's article in next week's Press for audition dates and additional information.
I don't want to set the world on fire. . . .
Kudos to the 99 Restaurant & Pub in Newport, located just over the bridge and a popular eatery for Jamestowners.
On Thanksgiving day, a dozen employees volunteered to prepare and give away roast turkey dinners with all the fixings and apple fortune dessert. The dinners were handed out free to people who had to work that day, firefighters, police
officers, hospital personnel, and others who were going to miss out on the traditional feast.
The restaurant was closed that day so all dinners were prepared to go.
The giveaway was the brainchild of General Manager Dan Cuerval, who was carrying on the restaurant's philosopy of giving back to the community.
One of the volunteers, waiter Brett Lemley, said 160 turkey dinners with all the fixings went out the door.
We had just one response to our poser last week. Bob Kinder said, "WW 2 song, Mr 5x5, a big fat bouncing boy 5 feet tall and 5 feet wide, it's all I remember!"
We remember it as Mr. five by five, he's five feet tall and he's five feet wide, he don't measure no more from head to toe than he does from side to side.
With Christmas soon upon us, some families may be considering bringing a pet into the home. Puppies and kittens are cute, but require a lot of time training and house breaking.
According to the Potter Paw- Print Press published by the Potter League for Animals, "As people become more aware of the joys of older pets, adult animals are getting more attention from potential adopters and for good reasons!"
And senior citizens longing for animal companionship should consider teaming up with senior pets.
Mull these over.
Mellowed Out! Older dogs are more mellow, content, and welladjusted and don't require as much exercise as younger dogs. They do, however, require devotion and a lifelong commitment from you!
Potty Trained! Mature dogs and cats are already house trained, and adopting an older dog will get you out walking at least three times a day!
Commitment! You may not want to devote 15 to 20 years to a companion animal, but if you would like to share the next few years with a dog or cat, consider an older pet.
Mature! Senior animals are well beyond the destructive chewing and digging phases of doggie youth. Older cats no longer climb the curtains or chase stocking feet. They love to have fun with you, but play doesn't get out of hand and lasts for shorter durations.
Companionship! Unlike highly active younger pets, senior animals tend to revel in simple companionship with their families. Make sure to save space on the couch or bed for both of you!
Obedient! Most mature pets tend to be relatively obedient and well socialized and have longer attention spans. There is often a special bond between you and older animals as they communicate their needs.
You deserve each other! Knowing that you're giving an animal a second chance at life makes everyone feel great! Providing your love is the best gift of all.
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Patricia Campbell, 77 - December 31, 2008
Patricia Emaline Haythorn Campbell, 77, of Carson City, NV, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008.
Memorial services will be held on Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, at 1 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of Our Savior in North Platte. Inurnment will take place at 2:30 p.m. at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery at Maxwell.
Campbell was born Nov. 12, 1931, at Omaha, to Harry and Emaline (Mentor) Haythorn. She attended school kindergarten-second in Ogallala, grades 3-9 at Brady, 10th grade at Brownell Hall in Omaha and graduated from Brady High School.
She received an associate degree from Stephens College for Women in Columbia, MO, and a bachelor degree in elementary education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. While attending the university she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.
Campbell was co-owner and operator of a nursery school in Albuquerque, NM, taught kindergarten in Alliance, Mesa, AZ, and Columbus, IN, as well as a combination third-fourth grades in Grammer, IN.
She was a countess in the Court of Ak-Sar-Ben at Omaha, and was a member of AAUW and the Nebraska Cowbelles. She also served as a children's choir mother, a Brownie leader, school library volunteer and a room mother while in Illinois.
While residing in Connecticut, she served on the boards of American Field Service, Simsbury Music and Arts Council and the Simsbury Republican Woman's Club, where she was named volunteer of the year.
Campbell was a member of PEO and the 58 Club, and volunteered as a docent for the Historical Societies Massaco Plantation. She was also a member of the Republican Central Committee and volunteered at the Railroad Museum.
?She was united in marriage to Donald L. Campbell on June 8, 1957, at the Episcopal Church of Our Savior in North Platte. Since their marriage, the couple have lived in Columbus, IN, Springdale, CT, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wheaton, IL, and Simsbury, CT, before retiring in Carson City, NV.
Campbell was preceded in death by: her parents, Harry and Emaline; her husband, Donald.
Survivors include: her daughters—Judith Smock of Gilbert, AZ, Sandra (Gordon) Walsh of Heath, TX, and Cathy (Thomas) Kerwin of Naperville, IL; grandchildren—Ryan and Joseph Smock, Aaron and Caroline Walsh, and Patrick and Emaline Kerwin; a brother, Howard (Sue Ann) Haythorn of Maxwell; nieces—Mary Helen Haythorn, Margaret (Darrell) Rugh, Ahna and Walker of Kenesaw; nephews—Harry B. (Londa) Haythorn, Harry M. (Josie) and Emily Mataiya of Maxwell, and Beldora Haythorn of Ogallala; cousins—Sally Haythorn Mayden of Ogallala, Craig (Jody) Haythorn, and Sage and Cord of Arthur.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the American Cancer Society.
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HUDSON - A local man was seriously injured Wednesday when he was hit by a car while crossing Lowell Road, police said.
Paul Quinter, 71, was crossing the road near the T-Bones Plaza about 5 p.m. Wednesday when he was hit by a car driven by Raymond Dionne, 64, Hudson.
Quinter was taken to Saint Joseph's Hospital in Nashua, then later taken to the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Mass., for treatment of his injuries, police said.


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Tiger wrote:Agree with Coco.. got to cut the Canucks, especially the defensive players , a little slack.. They have played a lot of hockey against some very good teams with not much rest
Gotta believe the team's brutal play of late (including the Boston game) is directly linked to fatigue. I don't remember seeing as many turnovers, brainfarts and odd-man rushes in a four game span as I have on this road trip...not in a very long time anyway.
In addition to what my old friend Coco laid out, not only did this team play more games than any other team in the past calendar year, and most of anybody so far this season, they're doing a lot of it in the midst of many lengthy and compact road trips. 26 of the 45 games they've played so far have been on the road and they've had to take four long journeys:
1. a 4-gamer (4 in 6 nights) with longest flight(s) out east
2. a 6-gamer (6 in 11 nights) with longest flight(s) out mid-east
3. a 5-gamer (5 in 10 nights) with longest flight(s) out east
4. a 4-gamer (4 in 6 nights) with longest flight(s) out east
(not to mention two other 3-gamers, both 3 in 4 nights)
In comparison, this is the extent of what our old (or should I say NEW) foes in Boston have had to deal with in way of travel so far in their 40 games, 16 of which were on the road:
1. a 3-gamer (3 in 5 nights) all in their time zone
2. a 3-gamer (3 in 8 nights, plus a 4-day break before) with longest flight(s) out mid-west
So it's nice to be at the top of the standings considering. But that said, the turnovers and defensive zone errors are not a new thing as they've been guilty of it pretty much throughout the year..and it's something that has to be corrected or it's going to catch up to them in a big way somewhere down the line. We've been lucky...we can't kid ourselves.


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The beginning of the end of state-supported higher education
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Dear Editor,
You can predict that every time the business cycle takes a downturn, Colorado's colleges and universities will take a hit. This time, the proposed cut is huge, with approximately $403 million being chopped from an initial $708 million budget. Adams State College's share of this proposed cut is over $8 million — somewhat more than an AIG CEO bonus, but a drop in the bucket that used to be Colorado's higher education's budget, now three-quarters empty.
I know there is a proposed fix, which between some federal stimulus funds and raiding the Pinnacol reserve may keep us afloat for another year. However, if legislation designed to raid this fund isn't successful, Colorado will not qualify for the stimulus funds, as support for higher education will drop below the legal requirement.
Adams State will be in a hell of a fix. Some will say we can raise our tuition to make up the difference. It's ironic that some of the very folks proposing to foist a huge tuition increase on Colorado college and university students are those who oppose tax increases for any reason.
But our college students will not get an opportunity to vote on these increases and — whatever happens with the state budget — many will be faced with double-digit tuition and fee increases. Many students will vote with their feet and find they cannot afford college at exactly the time they need to be preparing to help clean up the mess previous generations have made of the national economy and the nation.
We are seeing the beginning of the end of state-supported higher education in Colorado. The larger institutions with diverse streams of revenue will survive, and in doing so will become an even more expensive proposition for Coloradans. Smaller, rural institutions like Adams State may not make it, and the regions we serve will become even more economically depressed. The results will be loss of population and loss of state tax revenue. Even worse, we will severely limit the opportunity for poor and first-generation college students to earn a college education.
Someone at the Capitol needs to stand up and provide long-term thinking and leadership. The one-year fix, if successful, will only postpone a substantial funding cut. Who is thinking beyond the next election to safeguard Colorado's future? What happened to the Colorado Promise? It seems hollow at the moment.
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Changing Religion
RE: Changing Religion
(13-01-2013 01:15 AM)Chujutsu Wrote: Ahh. So, the religion in question must be very specific...First of all, it's been rightly pointed out (by many, many people) that religion would not have a monopoly on any good qualities. Charity and compassion, for instance, may be hallmarks of (a particular) religion, but are also regularly practiced by atheists. The argument usually follows that these good qualities would not be sufficiently redeeming to justify religion's continued existence (again, ignoring whether we actually have any control over that existence), because they can be pursued just as readily without religion. I have some minor disagreement on this point. In my own opinion, it's more important to me that a religion avoids
the most egregious pitfalls and abuses; once it does that, it ceases to
be an evil, and ending it is not a priority. Furthermore, while religion doesn't have exclusivity on these virtues, it is an incredibly effective motivator towards them, and that should be considered. Again, it would not be the only form of motivation out there, but that doesn't make it bad.
That said, some good qualities that religion CAN have.
1) Motivation, and the organizational framework, to do good. ("Good" is wide open to interpretation. I'd say start with a basically humanist model of good versus bad, but be open to, say, compassion towards animals or a feasible search for truth as further good qualities.) In particular, a religion should also have few countervailing motivations to do harm, or at least put very little emphasis on the passages which can constitute a call to harm.
2) Respect for others (including other faiths, atheists, and minorities), especially if it goes beyond simply preaching coexistence to its members and enters into advocacy in society at large.
3) Mental flexibility, and the humility to question beliefs. I mentioned liberal religion before. Many liberal religions hold that what they are pursuing is more metaphorical truth than literal truth. For example, a given branch of liberal Christianity might hold that the gospels are themselves a parable -- valuable not because they necessarily actually happened, but rather for lessons like the Golden Rule. Many of them also acknowledge that there is much evil in the Bible. Put the two together, and you've got a situation where the adherent is constantly evaluating what in their religion is good or bad, or true or false, and is open to contrary opinion on the matter. In addition to possibly making them pretty tolerant of others, these mental gymnastics can make a person a good critical thinker, and count as good practice for the pursuit of truth in other fields. Another way that a religion can do this is Zen Buddhism, which is filled with koans that really, really get you examining your assumptions about the world.
4) A good social support mechanism for its members. (I'll throw "spiritual support" in there as well, if you can give me a good definition for the word spiritual.) Simply having people who'll show up at your bedside when you're in the hospital, or run an AA meeting if you need to get on the wagon, or just provide sympathy and lack of judgement when you lose your job (and maybe the networking to find your next job) has a HUGE impact on quality of life. Is a religion the only framework that can accomplish this? Not at all. That doesn't stop it from being a good thing when a religion does it.
There's many more. I don't think producing an exhaustive list is possible. But that's a good start.
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RE: Changing Religion
I learned something new today.
So, abolishing religion is not necessary. However, the fundamentalist denominations must be changed to be more liberal.
From my readings on the internet, it seemed that Richard Dawkins wanted to abolish all religion. I was wondering the necessity of such an action.
From what I read in The God Delusion, he said that liberal religions provide a context for fundamentalists to continue. Is this reason a good reason to abolish religion?
RE: Changing Religion
(13-01-2013 07:45 PM)Chujutsu Wrote: Ahh.
Abolishing religion would be an assault on human rights and freedom. Much as I despise religions, people must find reason and sanity themselves.
We can help - we cannot impose.
Skepticism is not a position; it is an approach to claims.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
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RE: Changing Religion
My interpretation of Dawkins is that he would love to live in a world with no religions. This is mainly because as a scientist he values what is 'true' and what is true can change as facts are discovered.
Religion starts with what is true (revealed truth or truth by faith alone) and finds facts that support this position.
This does not mean that he has the expectation of abolition.
When I said "church of England", I said it as example of a tamed religion where the member of that sect are usually focused on doing good in society... it's not about power and control anymore.
If you watch the debate (friendly chat) between Dawkins and the bushy eyebrowed Archbish of Canterbury, you'll see how tame the CofE has become.
Sadly, from the little I know about the Catholic Church in the Philippines, it seems they are still power hungry which manifests itself in things like their opposition to the RH Bill.
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RE: Changing Religion
(13-01-2013 11:14 PM)DLJ Wrote: Religion starts with what is true (revealed truth or truth by faith alone) and finds facts that support this position.
RE: Changing Religion
(13-01-2013 11:14 PM)DLJ Wrote: My interpretation of Dawkins is that he would love to live in a world with no religions. This is mainly because as a scientist he values what is 'true' and what is true can change as facts are discovered.Ahh. Thank you for your response. I will try to look into this stuff when I have the time.
And yes, from what I noticed, the Catholic Church here still does want to influence the government, especially with the recently passed (well, relatively recent) RH Bill. I have yet to go read the final version (though I was able to read a version years ago, I have to read it again just to be sure). I'll try to look into it again.
RE: Changing Religion
(12-01-2013 09:35 PM)Chujutsu Wrote: So, summing up:
LOL. I know what you meant there, but "lack of belief of atheism"? That makes me laugh so hard.
I somewhat agree with EvolutionKills on this one. Religion is a stumbling block. It doesn't have to be -- you can be a perfectly rational believer like John Green from VlogBrothers. To answer your question, that's what it would look like if you removed those factors from religion -- rational belief. But because holy books can never be edited, there's always the possibility that someone will come along and take their religion literally (as everyone tells them to do!) and make it barbaric yet again. Witch burnings, for example, are not something that "always happened"... we passed through the less intellectual dark ages of European Feudalism and picked it back up from an interpretation of biblical words.
So I think you *can* remove the bad aspects of religion, but not permanently... not unless you actually change the words of holy books. And even rational believers won't do that. So I think it's preferable to stamp out religious belief if possible.
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Authorities in Cleveland County have arrested three people after investigators said they stole a van and used it to ram a convenience store to steal an ATM.
Sheriff Alan Norman said the three may be connected to other break-ins in Cleveland and Gaston counties in the past two weeks.
Octavius Parks of Belmont and Khadijah Banks of Gastonia are each charged with larceny of a motor vehicle, breaking and entering, and possession of stolen goods. Banks is being held in the Cleveland County jail under a $500,000 bond, and Parks is in jail under a $100,000 bond.
Norman said a third person has been apprehended and would face charges similar to those of the other two.
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Joel Peralta…resides in Bonao, Dominican Republic…carries the nickname "El Campeón" (the Champion), coined by Joe Maddon during their time together with the Angels…the former shortstop idolized Tony Fernandez and Pedro Martinez as a youngster…didn't have his own mitt until the age of 14...his father drove a tractor in the sugar cane fields and his mother worked as a school janitor to support the family…considered quitting baseball in 2002 following a demotion from Double-A Arkansas to Class-A Cedar Rapids as a member of the Angels system, but his older brother, Frank, persuaded him to stick with it, and Joel responded by going 5-0 with 21 saves and a 0.95 ERA for the Kernels…signed by Oakland as a non-drafted free agent on July 4, 1996 by scout Luis Coronado.2014
Finished second on the Rays staff with 69 appearances, despite missing time on the DL, July 13-27, with an illness… it was his first time on a Major League DL during his 10-year career...On July 4 at Detroit, made his 267th appearance in a Rays uniform, establishing a club record for most career appearances by a pitcher…he broke the mark held by Esteban Yan (1998-2002)...Allowed only 2-of-24 (8.3%) inherited runners to score…among pitchers with at least 20 inherited runners, this ranked second in the AL behind Cleveland's CC Lee (2-of-27, 7.0%) and was best mark in club history, topping Joaquin Benoit (8.7 in 2010)...Opposing hitters were 0-for-25 off him with two out and runners in scoring position…that's the best mark by a Major League pitcher since San Francisco's Scott Eyre had the same numbers in 2004...His 10.52 strikeouts per 9.0 innings was the second-highest mark of his career…in his last 24 appearances beginning on Aug 6, he walked one and struck out 24...Led the staff in holds for the fourth consecutive season with 18, tied with Brad Boxberger…has a club-record 115 holds with the Rays, second most in the majors since 2011 behind Washington's Tyler Clippard (124)...Pitched in 10 shutouts and had two 1-0 wins, the first reliever in Rays history to win two 1-0 games in a season2013
Led the majors with a career-high 80 apps, a club record for a righty and 2nd overall in club history behind LH Randy Choate (85 in 2010)…it was his third straight season of 70-plus appearances…only four other pitchers in baseball have done this in each of the last three years: Tyler Clippard, Matt Belisle, John Axford and Joe Smith…no other Ray has had more than one season of 70 apps... Set a major league record with 41 holds, breaking SD Luke Gregerson's record of 40 in 2010…a pitcher gets a hold when he enters the game in a save situation, records at least one out and leaves the game having never relinquished the lead…it marked the second straight year that Peralta led the AL in holds (37 in 2012)…his 41 holds in 2013 and 37 holds in 2012 were the two highest totals by any AL reliever since 1952, as far back as Stats LLC has researched…no other Ray has recorded more than 26... His 227 apps since joining the Rays in 2011 are the most in the majors over that span…already ranks 4th in club history in career relief apps and can break the club record with 24 apps in 2014…he trails Dan Wheeler (250 over seven years), Esteban Yan (245 in five years) and J.P. Howell (234 in six years). Tallied a team-high 62 scoreless apps, 4th most in the majors and 3rd most in club history... Opponents hit .184 against him, the 8th-lowest mark in the AL…held lefties to a .163 average, 6th best in the AL…entered the game in the 8th inning in 60 of his 79 appearances…completed the 8th inning in 23 of Fernando Rodney's 37 saves... Over the last four seasons (2010-13), has held opponents to a .187 avg. (6th lowest in majors, min. 200 apps) and .252 OBP (5th lowest)... Since joining the Rays he owns a 2.02 ERA (106.2-IP, 24-ER) at Tropicana Field and a 4.71 ERA (99.1-IP, 52-ER) on the road…in 2013 at home had a 1.86 ERA and a .145 opp avg. (5th best in majors), compared to a 5.23 on the road... In his Rays career, has faced the opposing team's 3-through-5 batters more than any other spots in the order and has held them to a .179 avg. (48-for-268)…opposing No. 3 hitters have batted .085 (7-for-82), lowest in the majors over that span (min. 50 AB)... His 8 losses were a new career high (prev. 6, 2012) and tied for the most ever by a Rays reliever (Travis Harper in 2003 and Esteban Yan in 2002)... Has allowed three walk-offs in his career, two of them coming in 2013, both at Boston: April 15 (Mike Napoli double) and June 18 (Game 2, Jonny Gomes home run)... Made his fourth Opening Day roster (also 2007 with KC, 2011-12 with Rays)... Pitched briefly with Gigantes del Cibao in the Dominican Winter League.
Finished his eighth major league season with a career-high 76 appearances, tied with teammate
Fernando Rodney for second in the AL...together
they trailed only LH Randy Choate (85 games in 2010) for second in club history, and they ranked first among righthanders...Became the first Ray to have two seasons of 70-plus appearances...leads all AL relievers with 147 apps over the past two seasons...Led the majors with 37 holds, the most by an AL reliever since 1952, as far back as Stats Inc. has researched, and 11 more than any Rays pitcher has ever recorded...Entered the game in the eighth inning in 64 of his 76 apps...completed the eighth inning in 33 of Fernando Rodney's 48 saves...also recorded saves: May 2 vs. SEA and May 11 vs. OAK. His career-high 84 SO tied for sixth most among AL relievers...struck out a career-high 11.28 batters per 9 IP, 10th highest in the AL...Had a .200 opp avg. (49-for-245)...his .254 opp OBP was the fifth-lowest mark among AL relievers...over the last three seasons (2010-12) has held opponents to a .188 avg. and .240 OBP, which rank fifth and third among major league relievers during that time, respectively (min. 150 apps)...Allowed nine HR in 67 IP, tied for fifth most among AL relievers...permitted 16 over the last two seasons...also fifth highest among AL relievers...Had a 2.88 ERA (34.1-IP, 11-ER) in 39 apps at home compared to a 4.41 ERA (32.2-IP, 16-ER) in 37 apps on the road...From July 16-Aug 13, allowed only one run in 15
appearances (14.2-IP, 0.61 ERA) and struck out 25 of his 51 batters faced in that span...Served an eight-game suspension from June 22-29, stemming from his ejection June 19 at WAS...was ejected before throwing a pitch when--at the urging of Nationals Manager Davey Johnson--umpires found a foreign substance on his glove...it was the first ejection of his career...In his first 4 apps of the season (April 6-13), threw 64 pitches over 1.2 IP, allowing seven runs on five hits and four BB in that span...after that, pitched to a 2.76 ERA (65.1-IP, 20-ER) with 81 SO and 13 BB over his final 73 outings...Made his third Opening Day roster (also 2007 with KC, 2011 with Rays)...Pitched briefly with Gigantes del Cibao in the 2012 Dominican Winter League.
Made a career-high 71 apps and recorded 6
saves, his first saves since 2007...only one
pitcher-major league save leader DET Jose
Valverde-had more appearances in the AL...became the 6th Rays pitcher to appear in at least
70 games in a season...Seventeen of his final 18 apps (beginning
Aug 7) were scoreless...had a 0.47 ERA (19-IP,
1-ER) in that span, only allowing 10 base runners (8-H, 2-BB) while striking out 20...During the final 24-game run in which the Rays
made up 9 games in the AL Wild Card race in
September, he made 7 apps, all scoreless (7-
IP, 3-H) and the Rays won all 7 games while he
saved 4...entered September with only 4 saves
in his entire career...was filling in for closer Kyle Farnsworth who was out with elbow
tenderness...Earned saves in back-to-back apps, Sep 17-
18 at BOS, giving the Rays 3 wins in a crucial
4-game series that brought them to within 2
games of Boston in the AL Wild Card race...Held first batters faced to a .072 (5-for-69) average, the best mark in the majors...per Stats
Inc., since records first became available in
1974, only one ML reliever (min. 60 AB) finished
a season with a better number: NYY Mariano
Rivera in 1999 (.048, 3-for-62)...Lefthanders hit .155 (17-for-110) against him,
the 2nd-lowest mark among major league relievers (min. 100 AB) in 2011 behind BAL/
TEX Koji Uehara (.130)...also the lowest season mark in Rays history (min. 100 AB)...overall opponents hit .188 (44-for-234), 8th lowest
among AL relievers...Allowed 8.25 base runners per 9 IP, 2nd lowest
among AL relievers behind Uehara (6.51) and
just ahead of Rivera (8.36)...Held opposing batters to a .185 (10-for-54) avg.
with RISP and .120 (3-for-25) avg. with RISP
and 2 outs...in 36 home apps, held opponents
to a .118 (13-for-110) avg. and posted a 1.34 ERA
(33.2-IP, 5-ER)...Over his last 34 apps (since June 28), opponents hit .160 (17-for-106) against him...Two of the 7 home runs he surrendered were
hit by SEA Miguel Olivo in back-to-back plate
apps June 3-4...POSTSEASON: Appeared in 3 games of the
ALDS and did not allow a run...pitched in
Game 2, 3 and 4.
Emerged as a key member of the Nationals
bullpen after signing with Washington as a
minor league free agent in December 2009 ...
compiled a 2.02 ERA (49-IP, 11-ER) over 39 relief
apps after his contract was selected from
Triple-A Syracuse on June 21.
... Helped revitalize the Nats relief corps as they
went from 30th in the majors in ERA, 28th in
opp avg. and 29th in base runners allowed (in
2009) to 5th, 6th and 5th respectively (in 2010).
... From the time of his debut (June 22) through
season's end, ranked 3rd among NL relievers
with 49 IP, trailing only ATL Jonny Venters
(52) and COL Matt Belisle (49.2)...also ranked
among NL relief leaders (min. 30 apps) during
that stretch with a .214 opponents' OBP (2nd),
7.35 base runners per 9 innings (2nd), 1.7 BB/9
IP (6th), 5.4 SO/BB ratio (7th), 5.5 H/9 IP (8th)
and a .170 opp avg. (8th) - all career bests.
... Recorded 49 SO against 9 BB.
... Posted a .139 (5-for-36) opp avg. with RISP...
limited right-handed hitters to a .145 (16-for-
110) avg. ... crafted a 0.93 ERA (9.2-IP, 1-ER) in
8 apps when pitching on zero days' rest.
... Allowed only 1 earned run in his final 15 IP, beginning
Aug 26 (14 apps).
... Converted all 20 save opportunities for Syracuse...
ranked 4th in the minors in saves at the
time of his call-up ... led the Nationals system
in saves over the full season...went 2-0 with a
1.08 ERA (33.1-IP, 4-ER) and 10.3 SO/9 IP.
... Following the season, pitched for Gigantes
del Cibao of the Dominican Winter League ...
recorded 10 saves and a 1.59 ERA (17-IP,
10-H, 3-ER, 2-BB, 25-SO) in 17 apps.
Split season between COL and Colorado Springs of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League after being released by KCR
at the conclusion of Spring Training...signed with COL as free agent on April 8...won all 6 decisions with COL...lost all
3 decisions during pair of stints with the Rockies...pocketed 5 holds in 11 scoreless appearances from May 25-June
23...when walking none for COL, ERA was 4.58...when walking at least one, ERA rose to 10.29.
Pitched for both KCR and Omaha of Triple-A Pacific Coast League...allowed 15 homers in 52.2 innings with KCR,
topping all of baseball with 2.56 homers/9.0 innings (minimum 50.0 IP)...posted .247 batting average against...worked
career-long 3.1 innings on August 8 vs. MIN...was touched for back-to-back homers, August 14 at CWS...didn't surrender
a run in 10 games (18.2 IP) while posting 2 saves for Omaha.
Spent his 1st full season at the Major League level, recording a 3.80 ERA and
tossing a career-high 87.2 innings as the workhorse in the Royals bullpen...
Joel's innings were the most by a KC reliever since Rusty Meacham tossed
101.2 innings in 1992...His 87.2 innings were fi fth among relievers in baseball and second behind
Minnesota's Matt Guerrier in the A.L...Struck out 66 while walking just 19, posting a 3.47 strikeout-to-walk ratio...has
123 strikeouts against 36 walks in his Royals career (3.42 K/BB)...Pitched more than 1 inning in 35 of his 62 appearances and tossed 2 innings or
more in 16 outings...Experienced success against left-handed hitters, holding them to a .248 average
(31-for-125) while righties hit .290 (62-for-214) against him...Finished off a memorable Opening Day win over Boston striking out 4 in 1.2
scoreless innings of relief on April 2...Settled in after a rough start that saw him post a 0-2 record and a 7.94 ERA
through his first 10 outings...recorded a 3.18 ERA the remainder of the season
in 52 outings (76.1 innings)...Struck out at least 1 batter in 16 of 17 games from May 16 to July 1 (24
total)...Had an afternoon to remember on May 20 in Colorado...pitched out of a jam
in the bottom of the 11th, added a 2-run double and later scored in the Royals
5-run top of the 12th and finished off his win with a scoreless bottom of the
12th...the double came in the first at bat of his Major League career...Recorded his second career save, finishing off the final 3 innings in a 10-0 win
over Texas on July 29...Went 1-0 with 1 save and a 2.25 ERA in a 21-outing stretch from May 20 to July
29...opponents hit just .238 against him during the stretch and he issued just
5 walks in 40 innings.
Made a career-high 64 appearances in 2006 and was one of KC's most reliable
relievers, recording a 1-3 record, a 4.40 ERA (73.2 IP, 36 ER) and 1 save...Was steady in his 48 night games, going 1-3 with a 3.27 ERA (55.0 IP, 53 H, 20
ER), compared to a 0-0 mark and a 7.71 ERA (18.2 IP, 16 ER) in 16 day games...Retired the 1st batter he faced in 45 of 64 games and allowed 19 of 54 inherited
runners to score (35.2 percent)...Recalled from Omaha on April 17 after going 1-0 with 1 save and a 4.50 ERA
(4.0 IP, 2 ER) in 3 outings...also made 3 appearances from July 22-26, tossing
3.2 scoreless innings...Earned his 1st Royals victory and 2nd Major League win May 9 vs. Cleveland,
a 10-7 victory...allowed 3 hits and 2 ER in 2.1 innings...Had 8 scoreless appearances in 10 games from April 21-May 13...recorded a
2.38 ERA (11.1 IP, 3 ER) over that stretch...Charged with a 7-5 loss vs. Toronto on July 8 after giving up 3 hits and 2 ER,
including a solo home run to Shea Hillenbrand in the 7th inning...Took a 5-4 loss at Boston on July 17...allowed a 3-run homer to Doug Mirabelli
in the 7th after being handed a 4-1 lead with 2 runners on...Optioned to Omaha on July 22 and recalled on July 31 for the rest of season.
Took KC's 3-2 loss at Minnesota on Sept. 26 after entering the game in the 7th
with the game tied, 2-2...allowed 4 hits and 1 unearned run in 2.0 innings...Earned his 1st Major League save on Sept. 29 at Detroit in KC's 9-7, 11-inning
victory (0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER)...Did not allow a baserunner in 3 straight games from Aug. 18-23 (5.1 IP, 0 H, 3
SO)...did not allow an earned run in 8 of his last 9 outings (9.1 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 2
ER) from Sept. 9-Oct. 1.
Appeared in the Majors for the 1st time in his career, making 28 appearances for the A.L. West Champion Los Angeles Angels...went 1-0 with a 3.89 ERA...allowed just 28 hits and 14 walks in 34.2 innings, while striking out 30...opponents hit
just .219 against him...allowed runs in just 8 of his 28 appearances...Made his Major League debut on May 25, tossing 2.1 hitless innings and
striking out four against the eventual World Champion White Sox...Earned his first Major League win on July 6 vs. Minnesota...Began the season at Salt Lake (AAA) and went 4-1 with a 2.70 ERA and 10 saves in 19 games...allowed just 11 hits and 6 walks in 20.0 innings.
Fanned 68 batters in 56.0 innings-or 10.9 batters per 9.0 innings-with Salt Lake of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League...
missed action with right bicept strain.
Pitching for Double-A Arkansas, registered 20 saves to rank 5th in the Texas League...debuted in Triple-A, pitching to
one batter (walk) on August 2 at Omaha.
Combined to go 5-0 with 21 saves and 2.49 ERA in 53 relief appearances with Arkansas and Cedar Rapids of the
Single-A Midwest League...with Cedar Rapids, 21 saves tied for 4th in Midwest League...fanned 10.1 batters per 9.0
innings during 41-game stint with Cedar Rapids.
Combined on a 25 saves and 2.92 ERA with Arkansas and Cedar Rapids...23 saves ranked 2nd in the Midwest
In first domestic season, went 2-1 with one save and 6.59 ERA in 14 games/one start with Boise of the short-season
Northwest League and Butte of the Rookie-level Pioneer League...allowed only 2 home runs in 27.1 innings in 2000.
Signed with LAA as minor-league free agent, February 25...converted to pitcher...in initial season on the mound, went 2-3
with 12 saves and 2.50 ERA in 24 relief appearances for ANA's Rookie-level Domincan Summer League ballclub.
Missed entire season due to injury...was released by OAK on June 4.
Began pro career as outfielder in OAK organization, and batted .247 in 52 games in the Dominican Summer
POSTSEASON: Made 3 appearances, all scoreless, giving him 6 scoreless apps to begin his postseason career…however, in Game 4 of the ALDS vs. Boston, entered the 7th inning leading 1-0 and inherited runners on 1B and 3B from Jake McGee…both runners would score, on a wild pitch and a single, the decisive runs in the series-ending loss.


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CEC member Samik Gupta focused his 24th wildlife film on the Russell's viper. Though it is blamed for a third of snakebite cases in India each year, the viper helps to protect more than 1 metric tonnes of crops annually by eating rats in the fields.
"This film is has been produced to communicate the message among the leaders and general public on the ecological importance and conservation significance of Russell's viper," says Samik Gupta, who conducted research and then produced the short film 'The Sleepless Sentinels'. It is his 24th wildlife film since 1997.
The Russell's Viper perhaps blamed for 35% snakebite cases in India each year. Paradoxically, the species is chiefly rat eater. it is assumed that sum 50,000 Russell's viper protect more than 1 metric tones crops production each year by consuming proportionate field rats population (first growing rodent), without introducing any external poison. This is a calculative equation of mother nature; Russell's viper directly contributes to the national GDP.
The reptile ranges throughout the oriental and pall iatric regions, more particularly in southeast Asia. The species inhabits in damply bushes under the bamboo planks or tree thickets around the crop fields. Unlike most snake species, the Russell's viper is both nocturnal and diurnal. This feature may require more food. On the other hand, it is observed in 17 cases that the species having trend to venom its prey with single fangs by launching diagonal attack; while another folded fang keeps reserve for the immediate next. Thus, Russell's viper would consider the highest rodent controller in India. The calculative assumption is that sum 50,000 Russell's viper consumes 7 million field rats per year. The same rat population destroy more than 1 metric tones crop production each year approximately.
The crop it protects, at free of cost and labour. The farmers need not provide external poison to control those fast growing rodents. Usually the rodents give birth more than 50 off springs each year and young become reproductive within 10-12 weeks. Thus, Russell's viper directly contributes to the national GDP and save us from food scarcity. On the other hand, man-viper conflict is a coupling problem, as the reptile inhabits around human areas. Venom and skin industry demand is adding sugar to it. This should be pondered and act right now, before it is too late!
Mr. Samik Gupta, Director General, Nature India Group and Project Director Wild India,
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Big 12 Campus Correspondent
Baylor right-handed pitcher Trent Blank has been a contributor on the Bears' pitching staff since his 2009 freshman season, but a simple change in arm slot last May has taken his performance to a whole new level.
The Colombia, Ill., senior took a suggestion from pitching coach Trevor Mote and lowered his arm slot at the start of last May. Prior to making the change, Blank had gone 6-4 with a 6.15 ERA over 98.0 innings in his first two-and-a-half seasons at Baylor. Since the change, he's posted a 9-0 record with a 2.59 ERA over 62.2 innings.
"I think it's been a noticeable difference," Mote said. "His opponents' batting average has gone down, and he's been able to sustain that throughout this year."
Blank allowed 124 hits in 98.0 innings prior to the change, averaging 1.27 hits per inning. With the lower arm slot, opponents have only 47 hits in 62.2 innings, which averages out to 0.75 hits per inning.
The change was first suggested during last year's finals break when head coach Steve Smith decided to have pitchers throw extended bullpens.
"I asked Trevor to come with me to the pen," Smith said. "I just wanted a different set of eyes to look at these guys. I said, 'I'm going to the bullpen to stand behind the catchers. I want you to step on the mound with the pitchers, and if you see anything or want to make a comment to anybody, go ahead. You have free reign to do what you want to do.'"
When Blank came up to the mound, Mote recommended he lower his arm slot. The power driving this new pitch was instantly recognized.
"My first thought was 'Wow,'" Smith said. "Most of the time when guys change arm slots, velocity goes down. Trent's actually went up. So you could tell right away that it was not uncomfortable. It was really kind of natural for him. Next time at TCU he struck out four and it was obvious then that he was onto something."
Blank felt the difference in the pitch right away. It didn't take long for the new arm motion to feel comfortable.
"The biggest difference is just the way the ball comes off the bat," said Blank. "I think by number sample, it's helped a lot. I've just been successful getting a lot of soft groundballs with it."
The change wasn't without a rough spot. Blank allowed five runs in 0.2 inning of a game against California in last year's NCAA Houston Regional, but he remained in Waco during the summer to get more work with his new mechanics. He says he's still working on changes every day.
One question, however, still confuses both hitters and spectators.
How can Blank's 83-87 mph fastballs be so effective against Big 12 hitters who have had success hitting mid-90s fastballs?
To put it simply, Blank said, "It's just something different."
"It's not straight," explained Smith. "There's a lot of movement. It's kind of the difference between someone throwing you a regular tennis ball and someone throwing you a whiffle ball."
This change has proved beneficial in multiple aspects. Not only has it improved his numbers on the mound, but it's also kept the defense involved in the game.
"I don't get a lot of fly balls, just a bunch of ground balls," said Blank.
Those ground balls keep Blank's teammates involved in the game. Mote believes the change has helped develop Blank's confidence on the field."
"I think with anyone, having confidence on the field brings leadership," Mote said. "He's performing at the highest level he's ever experienced."
The pressure accompanying this new level has not affected Blank so far this Big 12 season. His performance has been nothing but consistent. He's worked at least 6.0 innings in all three Big 12 starts, helping Baylor get out to the best start by any team in Big 12 history at 10-0 in league play.
With a 7-0 overall record this season, Blank leads the nation in wins. As of April 2, he ranks fourth in the Big 12 with a 1.88 ERA and second in the league with a .182 opponents' batting average. He's allowed only 10 runs on 30 hits in 48.0 innings for the year.
It's quite the contrast from his sophomore season, when he didn't pitch in any Big 12 games. In fact, his 48.0 innings pitched this season have already surpassed the 46.1 innings he combined to work in his first two years at Baylor.
Blank doesn't want to settle for individual success. He says he's focused on taking the Bears back to Omaha for the first time since 2005.
"You have to set your sights high. And we're capable," Blank said. "This is my last year here, so if I can contribute to making that happen, it would be a great way to end my career."
Baylor has won all nine games Blank has pitched in this season. If the senior keeps putting blanks on the scoreboard, there's no reason to believe the Bears can't return to baseball's promised land.


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Remembering Ned Vizzini, the Great Storyteller
The author of It's Kind of a Funny Story died yesterday.
It hit me like an electric shock last night to find out that my friend, the writer Ned Vizzini, took his own life in New York yesterday at age 32. He was one of the most enthusiastic, vibrant people I knew; his classic YA novel It's Kind of a Funny Story (which was adapted into a film in 2010) was based on Ned's own stay in a psychiatric hospital after he was gripped by suicidal thoughts in his early twenties, but that still doesn't make it any easier to believe that those feelings bested him now, because when I think of Ned, I think of that happy, crooked smile that you barely had to coax out of him.
I met Ned very randomly at a Human Rights Watch event a few years ago. All of his books (including Be More Chill and The Other Normals) are about outsiders, and at this tony private home in the Hollywood Hills, packed with polished and well-heeled gay activists, Ned was a shaggy outsider indeed: He was a little unkempt, a little bit loud, and, incidentally, the only straight guy there. But I immediately sensed that I had so much more in common with him than with anyone else at the party, and Ned and I hit it off so quickly that I think we were both surprised. It was eerie how in sync we were on every single pop-culture topic imaginable; it felt like a variation on the mirror scene in Duck Soup, where I would start a topic of conversation — "Can we talk for a second about Jennifer Connelly's introduction in The Rocketeer … " — and then he would flawlessly mirror me and continue it: " … with the pantyhose and the lipstick and the eyebrows? I know!"
Ever since, we had a habit of meeting up at one of the oldest restaurants in Los Angeles, the Tam O'Shanter, to fill each other in on major life developments (Ned, a new father, had begun writing a YA series with original Harry Potter director Chris Columbus and was ascending through the TV writer ranks on shows like Teen Wolf, Last Resort, and the upcoming Alfonso Cuarón series Believe) but mostly to experience that giddy thrill that comes from talking to someone who knows every single goddamn thing that you do. Ned was a family man who'd grown up in Park Slope and I was an unmarried gay guy who'd never lived anywhere but Southern California, but when we would nerd out about The Girl With the Silver Eyes by Willo Davis Roberts or pore delightedly through a PDF I'd found of the first issue of Nintendo Power, we might as well have shared the same brain.
And he was a great storyteller. Ned had a full-blown anecdote for every subject imaginable, and for being such a nice guy, he wasn't afraid to gossip. I remember a story he told me about the TV star who'd thrown a fit on set, unwilling to say the lines Ned had written for him. It was a genuinely juicy bit of news — this soft-spoken actor is the last person you would have expected to go full-diva — and yet, as Ned continued telling the story, he couldn't help but rationalize the guy's behavior. "I mean, he's the one who has to give the performance, not me," Ned said. "And for all I know, he's having some trouble in his life right now and maybe he just needed to lash out." Ned was bending over backwards to make me feel sympathetic for this actor who'd dismissed Ned's script as a piece of shit, and I frowned. "Ned," I said firmly, "You are absolutely ruining this good gossip right now." But that wasn't what it was. I realized later that Ned simply couldn't tell a story without rendering a character in three dimensions.
I could go on about Ned Vizzini, and especially how encouraging he was of his friends and how genuinely in awe he was of other writers. Everyone he'd ever worked with or known well, he praised at length as though he simply couldn't fathom how creatively that person's mind worked. Every time, I just wanted to say, "Ned, you're a better storyteller than all of them. You know that, right?"
The other day, I walked past the Tam O'Shanter, and I noticed that this restaurant, which has been around since 1922, had replaced its slightly dorky sign with a brand-new crest that was scribbled-looking and ostentatiously hip. I laughed and immediately made a mental note to tell Ned: How funny that a key part of this place where we so often met to discuss nostalgia had now become ephemera itself. I remembered that the last time we'd gone there, he had gotten on his bike at the end of the night to pedal home, promising me that he had another juicy story that he'd have to save for next time, since he had a young son to put to bed. As I thought of that yesterday, and wondered how somebody so selfless could commit such a selfish act, I searched his writings and his texts and his e-mails for answers. Then I found an interview Ned gave that reminded me of that final moment I saw him, a quote about something so vivid and yet earnestly described — so quintessentially Ned — that my heart leapt up in my throat. "My favorite distraction from suicidal thoughts is riding my bike," Ned said in the interview, adding, "Bad thoughts get caught under the front wheel and good ones whiz up the back into my brain."


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Life looked pretty grim for the Phillies on July 25.
Charlie Manuel had benched Jimmy Rollins a day earlier at Shea Stadium, the same day the Phillies fell out of first place in the National League East -- the first time they hadn't been in first since May 31. Manuel called a team meeting on the 25th at Citizens Bank Park to clear the air, but the Phillies lost that night to the Braves to fall two games behind the Mets in the standings. The Phillies were 13-21 in their previous 34 games, hitting just 3.91 runs per game with a 4.42 ERA.
But the Phillies are 7-1 in their eight games since, including last night's 5-4 victory over the Cardinals at Busch Stadium, to make them the hottest team in baseball. They're back in first place and have a 2 1/2 game lead over the Marlins and a three-game lead over the Mets. They're averaging 6.25 runs per game with a 3.68 ERA in that stretch.
Shane Victorino came up huge with a three-run homer in the eighth. Victorino is hitting .367 (29 for 79) with four doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 17 RBIs in 19 games since July 9.
Important start for Brett Myers and he delievered. After shutting down a bad Nationals team last week, Myers pitched effectively against a good Cardinals lineup. In his three starts since he returned to the rotation, Myers is 1-0 with a 2.50 ERA. Opponents have hit just .177 against him. He's walked just one batter in the two starts since he walked five, including four consecutive batters in the first inning, against the Mets on July 23.
In the Phillies Notebook: Ryan Howard rocks St. Louis, Tom Gordon's recovery is going well and more.


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1. Re: Different versions of AMT out there? KVM not available in 'standard'?jjcopela Apr 2, 2012 10:24 AM (in response to ParmB )
Hi ParmB,
You are correct, KVM will only be supported on the full vPro enabled systems.
I took a look at the Lenovo site and the only thing that sticks out is in the detailed tech specs:
here is the M91p for example:
you will notice about 1/2 way down the page it shows "Best in Class Manageability" and highlights Intel vPro technology
on the M81 you see that it only refers to "Stability and Manageability" with no Intel vPro reference.
I agree it could be a bit clearer, and we have created a matrix in the past to help guide users to the appropriate systems.
I will follow up with the internal team and see if we can get this matrix updated:
2. Re: Different versions of AMT out there? KVM not available in 'standard'?hemo Apr 16, 2012 8:34 AM (in response to jjcopela)
Hi Josh,
can you point out which is the cheapest processor I can use with Intel DQ67EP motherboard in order to get Serial-over-LAN? It is all I need from AMT, and lowest possible power of the processor.
3. Re: Different versions of AMT out there? KVM not available in 'standard'?jjcopela Apr 17, 2012 1:04 PM (in response to hemo)
With just a quick glance at http://processormatch.intel.com/CompDB/SearchResult.aspx?BoardName=dq67ep and matching it up at http://ark.intel.com/products/53427/Intel-Core-i3-2120T-Processor-(3M-Cache-2_60-GHz), it looks like you should be able to get SOL functionality from the I3-2120T (I know the 2120 should support it, not sure about the lower power "T" version however).
Now I have not tested this yet, but will look around the lab for this processor board combo and let you know what I find.


text: This week is for divers and snorkelers who are interested in learning more about marine life and seeing more during their time in the water. World-renowned marine naturalists, Ned and Anna DeLoach, authors of Reef Fish Identification and Reef Fish Behavior, will be your leaders and will schedule several short slide and video fish behavior presentations during the week to teach and discuss the wonderful world of marine life behavior. Topics will include feeding, predation, and reproduction.


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A hooded down coat, three layers of clothing underneath it, a wool hat, two scarves, waterproof gloves, two pairs of socks, rugged wool-lined boots and foot/hand warmers are still not enough insulation as we plod through the snowy (yet thankfully sunny) landscape of Sobibor.
There, less than an hour from Ukraine, the former death camp and current Holocaust memorial feels every bit of 4 degrees.
The frigid weather is made to order for SMU Embrey Human Rights Director Rick Halperin. He wants us to experience even just a hint of what people at the death camp had to endure 70 years ago.
"I don't think it's appropriate for people to be physically comfortable while trying to absorb such places of unimaginable suffering and horror," he says. "It's not a place to be distracted by beautiful weather."
Those imprisoned at Sobibor and other camps tried to survive (and more often didn't) in Nazi-issued striped cotton uniforms. During arctic-cold weather, such lightweight clothing seemed irrelevant — though the coats taken from dead prisoners helped slightly, more so when padded with hay and paper. During summer's blazing heat, that same clothing became an itch-inducing encumbrance that was never free of lice. Year-round, the prisoners had to wear mercilessly uncomfortable wooden clogs, ones in which they had to constantly run (or be beaten). They also were forced to wear caps — not for comfort, but to continually salute their captors (or be beaten).
That people even survived such places at all is a testament to the sheer will to live, and in many cases, the power of faith. That reflection leads us to realize we take so much for granted.
"If you can come back from this and complain about things in your own life, you've missed a key component of this trip: To stop complaining, to put yourself in better balance with the world," Dr. Halperin says.
Older adults on the trip are particularly taken by this idea. How trivial much of our worries are in retrospect.
We're also struck by how the SMU students with whom we're traveling are much more aware of the world, and engaged in it, than we were at their age. It's obvious their early educators, their families and their own individual consciences have provided just the right exposure and support for them. That framework allows SMU to further guide them toward being caring and responsible global citizens — and an inspiration for generations to come.


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Sussex is amazing! Thank to "Brighton Rock!" people will have the chance to explore the breathtaking countryside of Brighton area and surroundings. Stop by lovely pubs on the way for a tea or a pint and stare at nature's beauty. Kick here for more details.
The Oriental is an exquisite boutique hotel b&b minutes from the beach and the Pier. We serve scrumptious breakfast and unique cocktails. 24h access