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BALTIMORE -- The Orioles traded for Astros starter Bud Norris on Wednesday afternoon, securing their third pitcher in the month of July as Baltimore tries to keep pace in the American League East race.
But the team that showed up several hours after Norris switched clubhouses didn't look like a playoff team. Instead, the O's watched as a Major League-worst Houston club out-hit, out-pitched and out-played them in an 11-0 loss in front of 25,265 at Camden Yards in what was their most lopsided defeat of the season.Full Game Coverage
BALTIMORE -- The Orioles traded for Astros starter Bud Norris on Wednesday afternoon, securing their third pitcher in the month of July as Baltimore tries to keep pace in the American League East race.
But the team that showed up several hours after Norris switched clubhouses didn't look like a playoff team. Instead, the O's watched as a Major League-worst Houston club out-hit, out-pitched and out-played them in an 11-0 loss in front of 25,265 at Camden Yards in what was their most lopsided defeat of the season.Full Game Coverage
The loss robs third-place Baltimore (59-49) of gaining any ground on Tampa Bay, with the red-hot Rays losing their game with Arizona, and it dropped the club 5 1/2 games back of first-place Boston, who won in Seattle. After storming out of the All-Star break with a three-game sweep in Texas, the O's have lost six of their last eight games.
"That was kind of baffling," Orioles left fielder Nate McLouth said of the loss. "Pretty safe to say that was our worst game of the year, just all around. It was embarrassing, actually. I'm glad it's over."
Norris, who was acquired at least in part to help cover for struggling righty Jason Hammel -- who was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday -- watched as starter Miguel Gonzalez turned in his second consecutive poor outing and his former teammates capitalized on shortstop J.J. Hardy's error to score nine runs over the first 11 outs.
The defeat, which featured an offense that collected a mere three hits off rookie starter Brett Oberholtzer, drops the Orioles to 22-21 against teams who are under .500 this season. After being shut out just three times in the first 105 games, Baltimore has been blanked twice in its past three.
"It's baffling," McLouth said of watching Houston cruise to their biggest win of the season. "I hate to use the cliché about anything can happen. I hate saying stuff like that. It shows you, you just never know what you're going to get on a given night. Our fans don't deserve to see that -- that type of performance. We'll clean that up. We'll have to get over that one quick."
Gonzalez, coming off one of his worst starts since being inserted into the rotation midseason last year, didn't show any signs of getting out of his funk. Instead, the right-hander -- who snapped a stretch of eight consecutive quality starts Thursday in Kansas City -- allowed a career-high nine runs (four earned) in a 3 2/3-inning outing that featured nine hits and a pair of walks.
"Everything's been flat," Gonzalez said of his two outings, which marked the first time in his career he's lost back-to-back outings. "Even my curveball and my slider was flat today, so you just can't pitch that way. Just a tough night."
Gonzalez struggled from the onset, with Jason Castro's second-inning leadoff double setting up a trio of two-out hits for the Astros, including Robbie Grossman's first career Major League homer. Grossman went yard on the first pitch he saw for a two-run shot, the first of two home runs Gonzalez gave up.
The other was Castro's one-out grand slam, part of an ugly fourth inning that chased Gonzalez from the game and saw a rare error from the Gold Glove Award-winning Hardy. After a pair of singles and a sacrifice bunt, Gonzalez walked leadoff hitter Jonathan Villar to load the bases. L.J. Hoes, traded for Norris earlier in the day, struck out looking and Gonzalez nearly got out of the inning, but Hardy booted Jose Altuve's routine grounder to allow a run across. The next batter, Castro, blasted his grand slam on a 3-1 fastball that extended Houston's lead to nine.
"That didn't beat us," manager Buck Showalter said of Hardy's error. "J.J. would be the last to make an excuse, and I could make a couple for him, but I'm not going to insult him by doing that. There's a couple reasons there. He's as good as there is. I don't even think twice about it."
Hardy said he played the ball into an in-between hop and just missed it. Asked what the Orioles have to do to get back on track he said, "Win tomorrow, for one. We've just got to start playing a little better baseball and get on a roll here."
And a big part of that is getting the lineup back on track. An Orioles offense that was second in the league in runs scored just over a week ago has hit .213 over its past eight games, scoring 19 runs over that stretch. Oberholtzer tossed seven scoreless innings in his first career start, striking out six and cruising through Baltimore's lineup on a mere 87 pitches.
"We haven't swung the bats real well as of late," Showalter said. "Kind of collectively. You don't say that's just one of those things that's going to happen. You want to shorten it up and get back to what we're capable of."
Gonzalez, who exited after Chris Carter's single followed Castro's blast, turned the ball over to lefty T.J. McFarland, who surrendered a run over 2 1/3 innings. Righty Francisco Rodriguez served up a solo homer to Matt Dominguez in the seventh.
"You're going to have rough outings or there's going to be rough games out there," Gonzalez said. "It's tough, it's tough for us. ... Everybody thinks that we're going to be successful when we're out there. But there's 162 [games] and we have to play [hard] every time. There's a lot more out there and there's a lot more to come."
Brittany Ghiroli is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Britt's Bird Watch, and follow her on Twitter @britt_ghiroli.


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 12:00 AM
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Viewpoint: Rogue board member roils health-care district
Original post made on Oct 31, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 12:00 AM
a resident of Woodside: Emerald Hills
on Oct 31, 2012 at 11:15 am
Shame on you Tom!
You know that when I was first elected in 2002 it was on a platform to carry out the Grand Jury's recommendation to stop collecting taxes for a hospital the district no longer owned. Done on an annual basis, that would have put dollars back in the pockets of property owners who paid for Sequoia Hospital. Now that I have come to grips with the practical reality, dissolution of the district is the obvious course of action. For you to suggest that I advocate that "...the taxes collected and allocated to nonprofits should be returned to the state..." is deceitful. Dissolution of the District would result in distribution of district assets and tax revenue to affected agencies in proportion to their current share of the 1% General Tax on property. Take a look at the pie chart that comes with your tax bill. School districts, fire districts, cities, etc. would all get their fair share as they do now in East Palo Alto which does not have a healthcare district.
You say "The board's donations are legal under state provisions that allow health-care districts to focus on outpatient services, but are not up to Mr. Hickey's standards." The 2001 Civil Grand Jury disagreed and cited the principle of "voter intent" as their rationale. The voter intent in 1946 was for the district to build, operate and maintain Sequoia Hospital. Now, Sequoia Hospital is totally owned and governed by Dignity Health. The District is no longer needed, and is in fact, redundant.
If the Sequoia Healthcare District didn't exist today (and it's legal status is questionable), do you think that voters would create it by siphoning off a piece of the 1% property tax pie from those other agencies? Not a chance!
You said, "His effort in the previous election to take over the board with a slate of Libertarian-leaning candidates was a failure, leaving his dissolution strategy in tatters". In 2010, I received 1,566 more votes than Art Faro, longtime Boardmember and former CEO of Sequoia Hospital. In 2008, I received 30,378 votes to Kim Griffins 30,922. Their is considerable support for dissolution. This election, which I crafted to be a poll of voter support for dissolution, will tell the tale.
I thank you for agreeing with me on the CEO salary, but must correct you figure. Lee Michelson received a 14 1/2% raise which brought his salary up to 182,000/year, retroactive to February of this year. Add 4% for 401k matching funds, $4,800 in-lieu of health insurance, $480 for Healthy employee Gym reimbursement, etc. and we're talking big bucks!
I'm hoping that your negative endorsement "...to NOT cast a vote for Jack Hickey..." and that of the Central Labor Council's ABSOLUTELY NOT, will backfire.
a resident of another community
on Oct 31, 2012 at 11:40 am
Nobody should pay any attention to what an Advertising Media aka as a paper endorses. They can't survive without advertising income, and that should explain certain endorsements.
Jack Hickey asked me to join him and Fred Graham for the sole purpose of enforcing the recommendation of the 2000-01 Grand Jury. I agreed for that purpose and that purpose only. If elected we would have shut down Sequoia Healthcare District. This Advertising Media told its readers that was a bogus idea and we could not do that....which was not the truth.
This very simple 19 people on the GJ invested their time and made a recommendation. 5 people who benefit from being on the board responded by letter "We decline to do so at this time." That is the only reason Sequoia Healthcare District is here today.
Vote only one name....VOTE Jack Hickey if you agree with me and the Grand Jury.
a resident of Woodside: other
on Oct 31, 2012 at 11:48 am
This is a very poorly conceived and unfortunate election recommendation from The Almanac.
This district was formed to support a hospital that the district no longer owns. Regardless of its good intentions by funding other healthcare entities, it is simply not within the domain or intent that was presented to taxpayers.
It's about time that government returned money that it no longer uses for the stated purpose.
I will be voting for Jack Hickey and only Jack Hickey. I don't know him but I respect him greatly.
a resident of Woodside: other
on Oct 31, 2012 at 11:51 am
And since when is the only guy who wants to abide by the Grand Jury's findings considered "a rogue?"
The other directors are the rogues.


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by Brian Thomas, M.S. *
Scientists observe many changes to animal physiology that occur too quickly to fit the "slow and gradual" concepts favored by classical Darwinian evolution. An illustration of this type of rapid variation is the ever-growing list of dog breeds, which proliferated to over 150 from only a few dozen strains in just a couple of centuries. Now, the size of certain Atlantic Ocean snail shells is providing further evidence for speedy diversification within species, having "actually increased by an average of 22.6% over the past century."1
"The researchers are unsure exactly why the snails are growing so large, so rapidly," according to a Queen's University press release announcing the discovery.2 Like dogs, these snails have undergone changes not predicted by long-age evolutionary presuppositions. Jonathan Fisher of Queen's University, the lead author of the study, said, "The marine landscape is changing dramatically on a historic timescale."2 Since the standard "historic timescale" involves millions of years, a 22.6 percent change in snail shell size over only 100 years is quite dramatic indeed. However, if these snails were created only thousands of years ago and with the potential for this kind of change, then observing this rapid variation is no cause for alarm.
Other related research confirms that rapid variation potential was designed into animal and plant structures from the beginning. ICR has reported on several examples of rapid variation, including cichlid fish,3 flowers,4 humans,5, 6 and elephants,7 and no doubt many more will be reported. With dog variation, artificial selection has manifested the broad potential for variation in size, fur length, pigmentation, and other specific features. Of course, all these varieties remain distinctly within the dog kind, parallel to their genus name, Canus. Similarly, natural selection has perhaps contributed to manifesting some of the potential for variation in the Atlantic snail, Nucella lapillus. And, like the dogs that have diversified into many breeds and yet are still distinctly dogs, these snails remain snails.
The Atlantic snail researchers stated in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that "historical changes in species' key morphological traits on marine ecosystems remain underappreciated."1 This may be so, but what certainly does remain underappreciated is that "key" morphological traits, like a snail having a shell in the first place, are totally inexplicable by any realistic natural process. Also underappreciated are the implications for Darwinian evolution from the rapidity with which specific variations in certain already-existing "key traits," like finch beaks and dog hair length, can be shuffled—sometimes in only one generation! This rapid variation of traits, strictly within basic, essential kinds, fits remarkably well with a biblical interpretation of history.
- Fisher, J. A. D. et al. 2009. An intertidal snail shows a dramatic size increase over the past century. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106 (13): 5209-5212.
- Atlantic snails are increasing dramatically in size, Queen's researcher discovers. Queen's University press release, March 24, 2009.
- Thomas, B. Cichlid Coloration Corroborates Creation. ICR News. Posted on icr.org October 16, 2008, accessed April 3, 2009.
- Thomas, B. What Spurs Evolution: the Old or the Young? ICR News. Posted on icr.org October 17, 2008, accessed April 3, 2009.
- Thomas, B. Recent Human Variation is Not Evolution. ICR News. Posted on icr.org February 23, 2009, accessed April 3, 2009.
- Thomas, B. Why Are Human Genes Still Linked? ICR News. Posted on icr.org August 6, 2008, accessed April 3, 2009.
- Thomas, B. Elephant Secrets under Middle East Sands. ICR News. Posted on icr.org January 26, 2009, accessed April 3, 2009.
* Mr. Thomas is Science Writer at the Institute for Creation Research.
Article posted on April 14, 2009.
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Maegen Mae Gonzalez and Jack William Hammack, both of Victoria, were married at 2:00 PM on November 3, 2012 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Victoria. Father Dan Morales, of Victoria, officiated the double-ring ceremony.
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Randall Hammack of Victoria, brother of the groom, served as best man. Groomsmen were Tyler Gonzalez of Victoria, brother of the bride, Shay Johnston of Victoria and Jared Sizemore of Victoria, friends of the groom, C.J. Mabry of Port Lavaca and Nathan Hammack of Edna, cousins of the groom.
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TakeJake clips part of club's chemistry
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
So, in this uphill battle, the White Sox had some creative fun with the TakeJake campaign. The video that stands out a little bit brighter among all of the high-quality productions was second baseman Gordon Beckham's impersonation of Peavy during a mock interview. Beckham had the mannerisms and buzz words down perfectly, in a concept developed by first baseman Paul Konerko.
It was also great entertainment for the entire team.
"Everybody thought it was funny," Beckham said. "The thing about it is that's a caricature of him. It's like when those people draw those little pictures of somebody and they blow it up out of proportion. We were trying to mess around and come up with the ultimate Jake Peavy.
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This video also illustrates the camaraderie running throughout this tight-knit clubhouse.
"If there's sensitivity issues there, that probably wouldn't have happened," Beckham said. "Jake knows we were joking.
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Sale's numbers backing up his argument
CHICAGO -- When White Sox left-hander Chris Sale presented his return to the rotation case to Ken Williams back in early May, he argued with the same fire and conviction that he takes into each start.
The White Sox general manager responded to the 23-year-old's confidence and bravado, and the team decided that Sale's bullpen hiatus would only last from May 4-12. Since that discussion about the southpaw's normal elbow pain, Sale has posted a 7-1 record and enters the All-Star break with a 10-2 mark, a 2.19 ERA, 98 strikeouts and a .198 opponents' average against over 102 2/3 innings.
And just maybe by going out on a limb with one of his bosses, Sale, who is headed to his first All-Star game, got an extra push toward this elevated level of first-half success.
"Obviously, when you got to fight for something, you are going to want to live up to it and pitch like you said you could," Sale said. "I was just fortunate that it all worked out for me, although I didn't see any of this stuff happening. I'm happy where we are sitting right now."
Sale's last start of the first half came Tuesday in a 19-2 victory over the Rangers, with his Sunday start being skipped and Sale getting a full-fledged chance to pitch in the Midsummer Classic. Both Williams and pitching coach Don Cooper have been talking for a few weeks about the All-Star break being a chance to manage Sale's innings, so this move is more about a look at the full season than simply Sale's first All-Star appearance.
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Neither of those accomplishments are weighing on Sale's mind.
"It's going to take a lot to do that," Sale said. "That's something not even on the radar right now. It's cool to talk about and chit-chat about, but I still have a long way to go."
The 83rd Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX Sports, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS, and worldwide by partners in more than 200 countries via MLB International's independent feed. Pregame ceremonies begin at 6:30 p.m. CT.
Danks eager to contribute to winning ballclub
CHICAGO -- White Sox left-hander John Danks has been doing a great deal of pool work during his ongoing rehab for a left shoulder strain. The southpaw believes the pool work could be "a baby step" into throwing.
Danks has not pitched since beating the Cubs at Wrigley Field on May 19, so he's certainly ready to get back on the mound and shift that road to recovery into another gear.
"Hopefully, the sooner the better," Danks said. "I don't know exactly what the plan is, but as soon as I'm ready to do something, we're going to do it. I'm tired of where we're at, so we want to do it as soon as possible."
The pain in Danks' shoulder only is felt when he's throwing, so he believes the injury is improving. Being on the sideline for the last two months of the club's run to top of the American League Central has been more painful for the veteran than the shoulder itself.
"You are here, you are rooting guys on. You are trying to be as helpful as you can," Danks said. "There's still a part of you that doesn't really feel like you are part of it.
"These guys are playing well and it's fun to watch, but I'm nothing more than a cheerleader, I guess. It's not being able to be part of something that looks fun. It's a good thing going on here. So as soon as it's up for it, we are going to push it. We just aren't quite there yet."
Third to first
Thanks to a three-game sweep of the Rangers, the White Sox became the only Major League team not to be swept in a series of three games or more during the 2012 season.
"We are just playing and we are not concerned with setting any records," manager Robin Ventura said. "We are worried more about winning games than we are about not being swept.
"Tomorrow is going to come. Everybody is prepared for it. You do plan for stuff. But when you start looking too far ahead, you lose track of what you are actually doing at the time." Blue Jays manager John Farrell remembers the precision Kevin Youkilis took with every at-bat when Farrell was a pitching coach for the Red Sox from 2006-10.
"That's a guy that's never going to give an at-bat away, a strong competitor," Farrell said. "When he's right offensively, he's got, obviously, extra-base power and the ability to hit good pitching."He's not the vocal leader, yet he leads by example with a hard-nosed type of play. By all accounts and the reports we've had since the trade, he's played with a lot of energy. A change of scenery in this case has injected him with some life." The White Sox claimed left-handed pitcher Daniel Moskos off waivers from the Pirates and optioned him to Triple-A Charlotte. Moskos, 26, had a 1-2 mark with a 3.86 ERA over 14 games for Triple-A Indianapolis this season. He was the fourth pick in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft and posted a 1-1 record with a 2.96 ERA over 31 appearances with Pittsburgh in 2011.
Dylan Axelrod remains in line to start Sunday's first-half finale on three days' rest. Manager Robin Ventura reiterated Friday that the bullpen will factor prominently into that contest. Philip Humber worked four innings and threw 63 pitches in his second Minor League rehab start for Triple-A Charlotte on Friday night. The right-hander allowed two runs on five hits, striking out one and walking two. He also yielded a home run to Norfolk's Lew Ford. Humber has been on the disabled list retroactive to June 17 with a right elbow flexor strain, although he is expected to rejoin the rotation at the start of the second half.
Alex Rios is hitting .457 over his 11-game hitting streak, extended via a fourth-inning single during Friday's 4-2 victory over the Blue Jays.
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my lounge is 4.4 metres by 4.1 ..
my front speakers are about 800mm from the front wall which includes a window , and no nearer than the same to the closest side wall..
opposite them is a largish leather couch positioned in front of the rear wall , and a smaller one to one side , the whole room is tiled over a solid concrete floor , no curtains , rugs , or much else really , just a small coffee table in front of the couch ..
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The sticker read: "Snowboarding...It's a mathematical certainty." It was printed by the American Association of Snowboard Instructors (AASI) Team and was a loose quote from recent Blueprint For Growth speech that National Ski Areas Association President Michael Berry gave. In that speech, he pointed out as skiers age and die off, the youth will continue to embrace snowboarding. He concluded it's a mathematical certainty that at sometime in the near future snowboarders will outnumber skiers on the slopes.
Given out at the annual Ski Instructors Association/AASI Team Training at Copper Mountain, Colorado, the sticker was as a way for the snowboarders to poke a little fun at the skiers.
The PSIA/AASI Team Training is an annual get-together of the top snowboard and ski instructors in the nation who have been chosen to serve four-year terms on the teams. It's held at Copper Mountain traditionally the week before it opens, so the instructors get a slope all to themselves to work on different training techniques and riding styles.
As AASI Snowboard Team members, the six riders are responsible for coming up with guides, manuals, and initiatives on the subject of teaching snowboarding. They then take these different resources and pass the information off to the approximately 4,000 other snowboard instructors in the United States.
The snowboarders' major accomplishments during the week of meetings on and off the slopes included killing two kegs, throwing an enlightening Halloween party for the entire PSIA/AASI group, and coming up with a new initiative called Tiny Bubbles. Tiny Bubbles is the working name of a resource guide focusing on reactive teaching methods. In other words, it shows how snowboard instructors should evaluate each of their student's needs and teach according to that, as opposed to just teaching the same lessons with the same techniques each class.
During the team's presentation of the week's accomplishments, Mikey Franco, an instructor from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, stressed that fun is number one in snowboarding. The message was obvious throughout the week with the snowboarders constantly reminding themselves how lucky they are to be able to get to do what they do.
The fact that it snowed during the week and there were numerous powder runs for only the instructors to enjoy was certainly a good omen to what most believe is going to be a great season on the slopes. And although the snowboarders stressed to the rest of the group that they ultimately try to teach people how to smile, nobody needed any help in that category during this week.


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Cole feels connection wearing Jackie's No. 42
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CINCINNATI -- Losing Tuesday night made Gerrit Cole feel bad.
Losing on Jackie Robinson's Day and in his No. 42 made Cole feel inconsolable.
"That's quite disappointing, even more so than us losing the game. It's just a little extra downer. I wanted to represent him a little better," Cole said quietly in the Pirates' clubhouse following their 7-5 loss to the Reds in Great American Ball Park. "What he did for baseball ... you can't say enough about that."
The emotional wave Cole surfed Tuesday night was whipped up by more than just the groundbreaking heroism for which Robinson is celebrated.
The young pitcher also embraces the fact he and Robinson are connected through UCLA. In addition to the No. 42 on his back, Cole had "UCLA 42" on the band of his cap.
"Absolutely," Cole said, proudly. "You know that everyone who has gone to that school recognizes him as the quintessential Bruin, outside of maybe John Wooden. So I think this is a special day for everybody, and for everyone who has gone to UCLA it is an extra special day. Just ask guys around the league [who came out of UCLA], like Chase [Utley] and Brandon [Crawford].
"Getting to pitch in that uniform was cool. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to deliver."
Pirates keeping close eye on Wandy's velocity
CINCINNATI -- Monday night was cold and wet, but Pirates lefty Wandy Rodriguez still managed to find a "hot zone" -- in all the wrong ways.
"His mistakes are getting covered and hit over the wall. When he's missed [with his pitches], he's missed in hot zones," manager Clint Hurdle said, meaning pitches to the hitters' liking.
Three of Rodriguez's mistakes went over the wall in the Monday portion of the suspended game completed Tuesday afternoon. All three came with a man on base, accounting for six of the Reds' runs in the suspended 7-7 tie. And those were not the young season's first far-hit mistakes by Rodriguez, whose velocity has been a couple ticks off his usual 92-93 mph.
"Sixteen innings, five home runs," Hurdle said, clearly alarmed by that trend. "It's a challenging time for him, but I'm not going to run to answers right away, because I've seen three outings and his velocity is down a tick."
The Bucs have too much pitching depth in the Minors to give a struggling starter an extremely long leash. However, Rodriguez will get every chance to show what he's got in a different kind of hot zone.
"When we get to warmer weather, he might get more acute focus, which is what we're looking for," Hurdle said. "You've got a pitcher from Latin America [the Dominican Republic] pitching in April, wet and chilly."
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CINCINNATI -- From the outset, Clint Hurdle said first base would not be a "cookie-cutter" platoon, and Gaby Sanchez can look forward to facing more right-handers after drilling a couple of cookies into the seats Monday night.
Both of Sanchez's homers came off righties, starter Homer Bailey and reliever J.J. Hoover. It was his third start of the season against a right-hander, most of which have gone to lefty-hitting Travis Ishikawa.
"Yeah, we'll continue to pick some spots where the at-bats best suit him," Hurdle said Tuesday prior to the resumption of Monday night's suspended game. "It'll be [based] a little bit on matchups, but it won't be all hard numbers. We're old-school here. We'll also go with what our eyes and gut tell us."
Neil Walker and Sanchez remained in the lineup for the game picked up in the top of the seventh, with the teams tied at 7, so they had a shot at an unprecedented MLB feat: Hitting back-to-back home runs three times in a game. They were due to come up fifth and sixth.
As it was, Walker and Sanchez could boast of something accomplished only once in Pirates history, 60 years ago. On April 27, 1954, Toby Atwell and Jerry Lynch homered back-to-back in the sixth and eighth innings. That also came in Cincinnati, at old Crosley Field.
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7: Home runs by Walker in Great American Ball Park, in 29 games, matching his most in any road ballpark (also Miller Park, in 30 games).
"The funny thing was, I think I took the same path Neil had. I remember jumping over the same puddles." - Sanchez, recalling his trot after following Walker's home run with his own for the second time Monday night in the rain-soaked sixth inning.
Worth noting
• This was the first suspended game the Pirates have been involved in since May 1, 2007, when their game against the Cubs in PNC Park was halted in the bottom of the seventh with the Bucs trailing, 6-5. Chicago completed an 8-6 victory the following day.
• Sanchez's multi-homer game was his first since July 23, 2011, with the Marlins.
• The multi-homer game was the second of Walker's career, and they came within his last three games at the Reds' house. He hit two out of Great American Ball Park on Sept. 28, 2013.
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They have a stranglehold on their National League Division Series with the San Diego Padres after a 6-2 win in Game 2 on Thursday, as much because they can catch and throw as anything.
"It's something we've been proud of since Day 1, it's a lot of fun," said shortstop David Eckstein, who touched all four double plays as the Cardinals defense bailed starting pitcher Mark Mulder out of jams in each inning from the fourth through the seventh. "I think you have to give a lot of credit to Mulder. He let some runners on, but he was able to get the ground ball when he needed it."
The four double plays tied an NLDS single-game record and went one better than Tuesday's Game 1, when the St. Louis defense turned three double plays in support of Chris Carpenter. Looks like a trend.
"People might not recognize how important it is and it might not be as exciting as hitting home runs, but in here we know," said second baseman Mark Grudzielanek. "Those are huge plays for us. We take a lot of pride in that and we've worked hard, right from the start of Spring Training, because we had to. We had to learn each other."
That's because last year's shortstop, Edgar Renteria, signed as a free agent with Boston, and general manager Walt Jocketty replaced him by grabbing Eckstein, who was non-tendered by the Angels.
"We think defense is extremely important, especially with our pitching staff," said Jocketty. "Our pitchers throw a lot of ground balls and we try to find guys who can catch the ball. After the Angels signed Orlando Cabrera, we knew Eckstein would be there and we went after him. Our defense has turned out as good as we thought it would be."
Manager Tony La Russa said he saw it coming together in March.
"I really liked what I was seeing in the middle of the field," La Russa said. "Dave gets to the ball, he feeds it quick. Mark's real quick releasing it, a strong arm and vice versa, and they both have no fear, so it's the way we played all year long. I mean, the total was there, and you know, our pitchers are not afraid to pitch to contact and hopefully get a ground ball."
The Cardinals led the National League turning double plays, but it didn't come without a lot of work. Infield coach Jose Oquendo made the double-play combination a project from the start of Spring Training.
"We still work at it maybe three times a week," said Eckstein. "And we don't just go through the motions, we pretend it's game situations. We try to turn double plays on every opportunity, even if it seems like we have no chance, and let the umpire decide. Grud wants to turn every one. He's such a competitor. I had heard he's not that good an infielder. You watch him and he's a Gold Glove winner to me."
Eckstein started the first two double plays, a grounder by Joe Randa with no outs after Khalil Greene's leadoff single in the fourth inning and a bouncer by Eric Young that ended the fifth inning after Damian Jackson's pinch-hit single.
"We have many different ways to beat you," said Eckstein.
The slickest one might have been the one that ended the sixth inning, a 3-6-3 variety started and finished by first baseman Albert Pujols after Ramon Hernandez's one-out single.
"Our infield has played unbelievable defense all year," said Pujols. "If we can't score enough runs, we'll play defense. Everything wins in this game."
The biggest double play came in the seventh inning, after San Diego had cut the St. Louis lead to 4-1 on a leadoff double by Greene, a single by Randa and an RBI single by Xavier Nady. But pinch-hitter Miguel Olivo bounced to Grudzielanek, who started the fourth double play, all on the same Mulder pitch -- a sinker down and away.
Mulder, who shook off a second-inning line drive that smoked his pitching arm, praised his infield.
"I like using my defense, you know?" Mulder said. "I'm not going to get that mad about giving up a hit because you make one good pitch, the next pitch, you get a double play. And our defense, you know, Eck, the couple he turned with Grudzielanek and the one for Albert, those were huge for me."
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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whitehouse223 Posts: 1the korean co. I worked for for 23 years started using low grade china material in GM transmissions and spindle bearings, after filing complaints with the SEC & FTC I was informed not enough information even though I submitted a large amount of copies and computer images , the goal of GM is to make it past the warranty period if possible and count on the government to bail them out when it catches uo with them
lisadeh72 Posts: 2I just received my Acadia back from rpr shop and it was the plate in the transmission, repairman said its a common problem in the 07' models. Thanks GMC for your shoddy craftsmanship just for a bailout you obviously don't deserve...my cost was 2045.00 for a rebuild bc they said I caught it before it effected the other parts of the transmission. :lemon:
I just got my 2007 Acadia out of the shop today also!!!! they had to replace the wave plate also, so glad I bought the extended warranty and this was covered or I would have to pay thousands of dollars....GMC needs to recall this whole car!!!! They told me back in October when I first sent it to the dealer that nothing was wrong with my transmission and that it was sludge in the motor....I knew dam well it wasn't sludge!!!!! I brought it back this week after reading about the defective wave plates on the site and made the manager ride with me. He was stunned at the jerking that my car did!!! I told him it probably was the wave plate because of the things I've been reading and he said oh the internet just tells you the bad things about cars, don't believe everything you read! well low and behold 1 day later they called me and said it was the wave plate that was bad!!!! Can't believe how wonderful my car drives now...feels like I have a brand new car!!!!Too bad this car model has so many flaws....I really, really love my Acadia but lesson learned: Never Never buy a car the first year the car was manufactured!!!! wait a few years to get the kinks out!!!
Yep they do train them to say things like that....well, they didn't pull the wool over my eyes......I had all of my documentation that my oil was changed every 3,000 miles so they didn't have a leg to stand on. At first when the sludge comment came up I told them I would pay for the $200.00 sludge removal treatment that they were advising, then when that didn't stop the problem that they would reinburse me totally then fix the transmission!!!! of course they wouldn't agree to that! But ending up replacing it to their expense!!! Yep this is my first ans last GMC....but it's sad because my Acadia rides so good and is so comfortable and so wonderful to drive:((
jimh27 Posts: 1I also have a 2007 Acadia with similar issues. I had the overheating problems last year along with a loss of power. It was under warranty at the time and they repaired the overheating issues. Now it is out of the five year warrant and with only 60,000 miles the transmission failed. Same scenario as others. I noticed it shifting hard and no power in reverse. On the way to the dealer I had a loss of power. I limped into the dealer to find out the tranny was dead. $4,100 replacement estimate. I called another tranny shop and got a $3,800 quote. I asked the service manager to get the area rep involved after reading this forum. I will let you know if we get any compensation.
I did not know about the tranny issues until I searched for it. There was no warning on this failure. I noticed problems and decided to take it into the dealer the same day. I will file a complaint at the site above if I do not get any resolution.
toolie Posts: 4I filed a complaint with GMC via this site and was issued a file# but because my 2008 Acadia is out of warranty was told they would not help with compensation.
nhamarsheh Posts: 1I also have a 2008 Acadia with similar issues. I had the overheating problems last year along with a loss of power. It was under warranty at the time and they repaired the overheating issues. Now it is out of the five year warrant and with only 85,000 kilometeres the transmission failed. Same scenario as others. I noticed it shifting hard and no power in reverse
So like many on this forum/thread, i had the wave plate issue approx 14 days out of warranty. Dealer rebuilt the transmission as well as replace the steering rack for the third time! I don't know if this car will make another year without additional repairs. It seems i was luckier than most, the dealer cited a "Good Will" program by GM and the total out of pocket for me was $200.
One thing i have noticed is after the transmission repair, is the gas mileage is dismal, 11mpg in 70/30 city/hwy driving - much worse than prior, evening using the gas lightly. Also the idle "creep" when you take your foot off the brake is noticeably reduced, i have to use more gas than previous.
I now need to take it back to the dealer, but i am not hopeful that they will be able to re mediate it. I will just get the std response... transmission is functioning correctly... nothing to be done. But clearly something is wrong.
I loved the ride , the car has all the features I would want, but this has soured my whole experience with GM. I hope they can set this right.
I just had the wave plate on my 2007 Acadia replaced and I have also noticed this also about my gas milage!!!! my gas milage was great before but now seems I can watch the gas gage go down, I thought it was my imignation but evidently not!!!!!any suggestions??
Any news, jimh27?
Sarah, GM Customer Service
What country are you writing from? I would be happy to get you information on how to contact Customer Service in your area if you like.
Sarah, GM Customer Service
Have you already made your trip to the dealer at this point? Looking forward to hearing back from you!
Sarah, GM Customer Service
Hi Sarah,
I brought the car back to the dealer and they said that it was normal; that they had to reprogram the transmission and that the new programming would affect the mileage. They also gave me the line that the behavior was to insure the longevity of the transmission. They also did not write up a service ticket and are implying they would charge me $68 for a service call if they did. This just gets more frustrating. Minimally I need documentation of this issue, especially if it get worse in the future. Can I open a formal complaint with GM customer service?
Thanks for any assistance.
Sure thing, vizar99! Please contact us via email at email@example.com with your name and contact information, the last 8 digits of your VIN and mileage, and a summary of the situation so far.
Sarah, GM Customer Service
smanfred Posts: 1Had my 2007 Acadia at my local dealership on Monday for the headlamp recall and my check engine light was on. A call from the service department said the the purge valve was malfunctioning, the fuel injection system needed cleaning and it needed a tune up. The purge valve issue had been fixed by another mechanic, so I took it back to him for follow up. Fast forward to today...according to the diagnostic run by OnStar- the transmission has a serious malfunction! If the engine and transmission was checked on Monday, how did they miss a transmission issue!! Now I am stuck until Monday, maybe Tuesday because of Presidents Day before I can talk to anybody.
I have 2008 GMC Acadia, bought brand new in 2007. We have had a few small issues, but nothing like some of the other owners I've read on these forums. That is until this weekend. On Friday Feb 15 we were on our way to a long awaited ski weekend trip and experienced a total failure of the transmission. Luckily, it happened as we were pulling into the ski resort on top of the mountain pass and we were able to safely park the vehicle. Just as others have experienced, we lost power, then were able to limp along in first gear. After parking, it was unable to go into reverse, and unable to drive safely.
We had to be towed 50+ miles to the nearest service center. Of course, this happened on the beginning of a 3 day weekend and 3+ hours from home. We not only cut our weekend short, but had to inconvenience family to drive over and pick us up. The Acadia is still at the service station, I have no idea of cost. Our Warranty ran out less than 6 months ago and there are a little more than 60K miles on the vehicle.
Now that I've read the others on this forum, I am extremely frustrated and angry with GMC. Mine is not an isolated incident and it's clear that GM knows of the problem. It seems to occur weekly if not daily to Acadia owners all around the world. GMC should be ashamed to be releasing inferior products that end of costing their owners thousands of dollars beyond the normal cost of maintenance, all while taking Tax payer money and claiming to be a responsible company. I'm already looking for another company to provide transportation for my family. Shame GMC.
We're sorry to read about the transmission difficulties you've encountered with your Acadia. Let us know if we can check into this further with your dealership. We can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com (include your name and contact information, the last 8 digits of your VIN and mileage, and a summary of the situation so far).
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mbrown4111 Posts: 8Check out the service rep on all these complaints, same person 90 percent of the time, Sarah telling the same story that they are sorry. They have no idea how sorry they really are. So happy we bailed them out!
ricks2008 Posts: 1I have a 2008 Acadia with 44,000 miles on it. It has had multiple service issues just in the last two years we have replaced the oxygen and map sensor, water pump, purge valve, driver side control arm.
In December 2012, the timing change and gears, cams and lifters were replaced just before the warranty expired otherwise it would have been another $2400.
Yesterday, February 18, 2013, the transmission went and is estimated to cost $2300 to fix the wave plate.
At this rate I could have bought a Ferrari. The vehicle has been in the shop more days than I have been able to drive it. I am tired of making two payments every month; one on the vehicle and the other for repairs and parts. What is wrong with a company that produces such pieces of crap? It is bad enough people are trying to make a living when you have a car you can't even drive that has only 44,000 miles and you can't even give it away.
At this point, besides the newly found problems with the transition, the back heater core is leaking and the passenger side air bag sensor switch needs to be replaced, estimated cost of $2200. The Acadia is a never ending MONEY PIT!
What happened to good American made vehicles? I can no longer afford to donate my hard earned money to fund GMC. I need a bankruptcy bailout.
I worry about what will go next? Where are the safety standards?
Shame on you GMC!!!
"Would you let your family ride or drive in a vehicle that had so many issues?" :lemon:
goomasterc Posts: 3OH MY GOSH!!! Almost the EXACT sme scenario.
I went skiing with my sons this weekend while my wife was home with the Acadia. She said it was running rough and I suggested she get the car washed (thinking we had snow/ice/mud in the wheel). Well, the car DIED in line at the car wash. Towed to the dealer on Friday, February 15th. Yesterday (Monday, February 18th) I was told that the transmission was DEAD. This is a 2008 Acadia that we purchased in September 2007. My warranty expired in September 2012 and our vehicle has < 60k miles.
Cost to fix: $3,906.00!!!!!
I am a supplier to GM and when we have a problem holy heck is unleashed. We must supply root cause analysis within 24 hours and have clean product in the supply line regardless of cost. I've had to charter planes to get parts to GM plants for quality issues. Oh, by the way, I am stuck for any and all costs associated with these issues.
Ridiculous. I've owned (in order) Sunfire, Grand PRix, 2 Door Jimmy, 4 door Jimmy (2) , Envoy XL, Yukno XL, Acadia. Done with GM now. Tryign to do the right thing but constantly jammed on.
Plan on following this part through the entire process to make sure it is dissected and a full report given. Cost of ownership on this vehicle is HUGE!
Wow! Sounds like you bought exactly when we did and the vehicle lasted exactly the same amount of time before GMC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. Like i said, i think this is hapening to acadia owners on a daily basis. We finally got our estimate today $3200 for a rebuild of our current tranny or $3800 for "refurbished" GMC tranny. The refurbished tranny comes with a 3 year warranty, so of course that's what we'll do. We are totally stuck. We have to pay close to 4k to get our vehicle back. Thats a lot of money to come up with out of the blue. Thanks GM. No vacation this summer, and goodbye eating out. Quality control has gone out the window at GM, or there is a more sinister plot afoot. But only a conspiracy theorist would beleive parts are purposely made to only last a little longer than the warranty.
CALL GM Customer service. I was quoted $3400 dollars for the tranny and Customer Service got it down to $608. I was about 7 months out of warranty. I actually didn't pay anything because the day my tranny went, my 2010 Chevy Cobalt engine blew and while they replaced the engine (work done at same dealer as the Acadia), they damaged the Cobalt tranny and put a used one in. I raised heck and they waived the Acadia repair cost. They never even gave me a courtesy vehicle and both my vehicles were in their shop for almost a month. Needless to say, I traded in the Acadia immediately for a Kia Sorento and I am thinking about trading in the Cobalt. I am TOTALLY done with this company.
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67,000 Miles. I was in contact with a very nice lady named Larra at GM customer service. She called the dealer and myself almost every other day until the car was completed. I looked for her extension number but could not find it for you.
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At 85,000 miles, my Acadia transmission failed for the third time. First time at 40K. Second time at 60K. And now at 85K it quit again. Not to mention that between 40 and 60K the transaxle developed a massive oil leak that required the trans to be removed yet again. This car is meticulously maintained with full records available to GMC Customer Service. You owners with wave plate issues need to know that GMC is eating the cost of repair. The wave plate was redesigned because the previous design was fragging like a grenade. This car is a plague on owners and GMC continues to deny that there are any systemic problems. And let's not forget the headlight wiring harness recall. Swearing off GM and GMC forever. Tried to be a good citizen and buy American, but what's the use? Every dealer tech and service manager I spoke to is aware that these vehicles are nothing more than a reliability nightmare. They ARE sympathetic and really do their best but it's the product that sucks. Not the dealers.
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Well, Sarah, GM Customer Service has been helpful but only to a point that extends no further than to get me off their back. What I want is a new, post-2010 transmission. The one with all the redesigned parts. Barring that, I want them to buy the car back at a negotiated price I can live with. My third option, on which I have already embarked, is signing on with a lemon law lawyer. I hate to pursue that route because it takes more time and is a totally unnecessary exercise if only GM would cowboy up, admit their transmissions were misbegotten from the beginning and take responsibility for their error. Over to you, Sarah.


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Mountaintop Active Adult Center is open Monday through Friday from 10 am to 2 pm.
The following is the Calendar of Events for January 2014:
Regular Scheduled Activities
Monday, Thursday, and Friday, join us for Senior Fitness from 10:45-11:30 am, featuring different exercise programs to keep you fit.
On Tuesday at 10:30am, Zumba Gold is held at the Wright Township Fire Hall. The cost is $3 for members and $5 for non-members.
On Wednesday at 10:30am there is an Indoor Walking Group to walk and stay fit or Wii Bowling.
On Friday at 10:30am, the Crochet Club meets. Bring your favorite project and work together. Can't crochet? Want to learn? Then this club is for you!
Lunch is served daily at 12 noon. Games with Friends, an assortment of games, are played daily from 10 am to 2 pm.
Special Scheduled Activities
Thursday, January 16th, a Martin Luther King Luncheon will be held at 12 noon.
The Center will be closed on Monday January 20th in honor of Martin Luther King Jr Day.
Friday, January 24th at 12:30pm there will be a nutrition topic and smoothie day.
Monday, January 27th, is Mad Hatter Day. Wear your craziest hat! We will be watching the movie Alice in Wonderland.
In January there will be a Blood Pressure Screening to be announced.
The Active Adult Center is located on South Main Road in Wright Township.
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CNP Transition to Alloya Corporate Complete
The Warrenville, Ill.-based Alloya Corporate FCU announced Tuesday it has completed its transition of Core Network Processing from the defunct U.S. Central FCU.
The Lenexa, Kan.-based CNP provides core processing services used for cash management by more than 2,000 credit unions.
Alloya won CNP's bid request in March 2012 after the NCUA announced it would shutter U.S. Central. In a release, the $1.4 billion Alloya said in addition to a smooth data-center migration, the offering featured significant IT-infrastructure upgrades, thus strengthening operations for CNP's credit-union members.
Worknet Inc., a managed IT services provider headquartered in suburban Chicago, helped design Alloya's new CNP offering, which is now called "Technology Services Powered by Worknet."
The transition of CNP's computing environment to Worknet's Chicago and Indianapolis data centers happened quickly, over one weekend, Alloya said.
"Thanks in large part to Alloya's experienced team and Worknet's IT know-how, this transition not only went flawlessly, but credit unions utilizing CNP to perform cash-management functions now have new benefits," said Todd Adams, chief financial officer, senior vice president and director, affiliated business services, at Alloya.


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Principal Investigator(s): Los Angeles District Attorney's Office
This evaluation was developed and implemented by the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office to examine the effectiveness of specialized prosecutorial activities in dealing with the local problem of rising gang violence, in particular the special gang prosecution unit Operation Hardcore. One part of the evaluation was a system performance analysis. The purposes of this system performance analysis were (1) to describe the problems of gang violence in Los Angeles and the ways that incidents of gang violence were handled by the Los Angeles criminal justice system, and (2) to document the activities of Operation Hardcore and its effect on the criminal justice system's handling of the cases prosecuted by that unit. Computer-generated listings from the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office of all individuals referred for prosecution by local police agencies were used to identify those individuals who were subsequently prosecuted by the District Attorney. Data from working files on all cases prosecuted, including copies of police, court, and criminal history records as well as information on case prosecution, were used to describe criminal justice handling. Information from several supplementary sources was also included, such as the automated Prosecutors Management Information System (PROMIS) maintained by the District Attorney's Office, and court records from the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles County, the local felony court.
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Los Angeles District Attorney's Office. Operation Hardcore [Crime] Evaluation: Los Angeles, 1976-1980. ICPSR09038-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1994. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09038.v2
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"Common. Just a common, everyday person that works hard and appreciates everything and the gifts I've been given," he said. "I try to use them to the best of my abilities and a good attitude and a good example for others."
He may be a self-described common man, but the city of Russellville says otherwise. On Wednesday, Keaster was named Russellville's 2012 Citizen of the Year at the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet. For the city, it was a chance to give something to a man who has enjoyed a longtime career of giving back.
"Well, personally, it's pretty overwhelming," Keaster said of receiving the award. "I'd like to thank everyone for their support. I've heard from a lot of people afterwards, and I'd like to thank everybody and I appreciate it. You know, the Lord gives us the opportunity to serve, and that's kind of what we need to do."
The process of naming Russellville's Citizen of the Year begins by requesting nominations from citizens. Those nominations must fit specific criteria, and once those nominations are garnered, they are taken to the Chamber's executive committee, which reviews the nominations and picks ones that stand out.
"As far as Citizen of the Year, it just happened to come along, and I was just blessed, I guess," he said. "I have a really good support group with my family, and I have great friends. I suppose that goes a long way with getting some of it."
Keaster, a longtime coach in the Russellville School District, began his career in 1972 and coached for 38 years until his retirement in 2010. He alternated between several different schools and sports throughout his tenure, coaching everything from football and basketball to gymnastics and volleyball.
Immediately, Keaster realized he could have an impact on the players he coached.
"Coaching is one of those things that you get a lot of gratification from," he said. "You bring students around from the basics to doing the best they can do, and you can help people. I think what I enjoyed the most is when you could see them improve, and you know they were getting better.
"You get to work with really good kids, and some kids that are from homes that aren't always the best in different situations. It gives them a way to get away, and shows them that they can move up and go to college and do things even though their parents don't have the money to send them."
Keaster would notice less-privileged children lacking in clothes or shoes, and he would provide clothing items for them, although he is quick to say local businesses deserve some of the credit.
"I gave a lot of my own, but I also had people that helped me, like Sportscene and Feltner's," he said. "Several times I bought shoes for kids, and I only had to pay cost. You look at kids, and for some of them, a pair of shoes makes a difference. It makes them feel better about themselves."
Keaster's other charitable projects include working the Upward Bound basketball camp during summers, driving a church bus, and working on lawnmowers for friends. Some people might see so much volunteering as work; Keaster sees it as an opportunity to help.
"I try to do all that I can do every chance I get. When I see something that needs to be done, I try to step in and do it," he said. "I think anytime you can give back and help somebody, whether they need it or not, and be there for somebody when they need you — anytime you can do something like that, it makes you feel good, and it makes you feel like you have a purpose."


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NEW YORK – A week after suspending three players for on-field actions, the Major League Soccer Disciplinary Committee announced today that New England Revolution midfielder Shalrie Joseph has been suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount for a reckless challenge that endangered the safety of his opponent.
Joseph's action occurred in the 62nd minute of the match between FC Dallas and New England Revolution on Thursday, April 5th. The veteran lost the ball in the midfield and brought Dallas midfielder Ricardo Villar down with a tackle from behind. Joseph will serve his suspension this Saturday when the Revolution play D.C. United at Gillette Stadium.


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The daughter of missionaries, Coblentz spent several years of her childhood in China. She joined Stanford University's Cap and Gown, a women leaders' honors society, in 1947, co-founded the society's board in 1953, and hasn't stopped since.
She is chair of the Allied Arts Guild Auxiliary in Menlo Park, where she has volunteered for 50 years. She has been a development officer at Stanford for 27 years, where she served two terms with Associates of Stanford Libraries. She is also an honorary member of the PTA.
Coblentz came to Stanford in 1943 and, after a brief stint living in San Francisco, has lived in the area ever since. As a freshman at Stanford she majored in social sciences and minored in psychology.
"I'd recommend that major for a lot people who have no particular talent, but the goal was that I wanted an education, and it allowed me to get some of this and some of that," she said. "It was a good platform to launch to other places."
The first place her education "launched" her was the Hewlett-Packard Company, which was then still a fledgling in the corporate world.
During her last quarter at Stanford, Coblentz took a class in industrial psychology, and the professor had continually praised the company.
She went to the company "just to peep in the window" but after a 15-minute conversation was hired on as a secretary for the vice president of marketing. From this position, she said she learned a lot about volunteerism.
"It was a wonderful start for the world of volunteerism and giving," she said.
She worked at the Hewlett-Packard until she had the second of her four children with her husband, Maurice "Harry" Coblentz. But she wasn't idle.
She said she was very involved with the PTA and scouting troops for boys and girls. Close to 50 years ago she started a book club with two friends. That led to an invitation from Channing House in 1968, where she's given book reviews twice a year since.
By the time her last child went to school in 1962, one of Coblentz's friends offered her a spot on the Menlo-Atherton Auxiliary.
"By George, I was ready to get back to work," she said.
She said she's still very active with what is now the Allied Arts Auxiliary, has been the president three times, and sits on the board today.
Coblentz was organizing volunteers for the Homemaker Service of Santa Clara County when she was tapped by the new director of the annual fund at Stanford to be a development officer for the school. She was told that the organization needed more minority representation and still jokes that she was "the token older woman."
She stayed on at Stanford for 27 years and became Honorary Life Member of Stanford Associates Board of Governors after 21 years.
Coblentz said she thinks anyone can benefit from volunteering.
"People don't realize that volunteering is an amazing way to create and hone skills and to think about things differently," she said. "You never know where it will lead you."
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Testimony in the trial of Olga Franco got underway in Willmar on Thursday.
Franco is accused of driving a minivan into a school bus and killing four students near Cottonwood, Minn., in February.
Today a prosecution witness said he found Franco pinned under the steering wheel with her foot close to the accelerator. She maintains her boyfriend was driving at the time of the crash.
Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Post was in the Kandiyohi County courthouse Thursday, and he joined "All Things Considered" host Tom Crann to discuss the day's events.


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New For 2014
The 2014 Audi Q7 sees only minor cosmetic tweaks for this model year. Xenon headlamps, complete with LED running-lamp accents, are now standard on all 2014 Audi Q7 trim levels, while the Premium Plus model now incorporates a power tilting/telescoping steering column and a passive entry/ignition system. If you opt for navigation on a Premium Plus model, a rearview camera and parking sensors are also included at no extra charge.
Vehicle Summary
Inspired by the Pikes Peak Quattro concept, the Q7 debuted in 2005, marking Audi's first foray into the world of "proper" SUV/crossover models. Although the segment is competitive, to say the least, Audi hasn't updated the Q7 line all that much since its introduction. Plans to add a twelve-cylinder diesel for 2008 fell through, but a 3.0-liter turbo-diesel six-cylinder was added in 2009.
The 2014 Audi Q7 is the largest SUV in Audi's lineup, but despite its size (and heft), it doesn't necessarily have that much cargo room within. Third-row occupants feel it the most, with only 29.2 inches of legroom and 35.4 inches of headroom. That's well behind the likes of the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class, which provides third-row stowaways with 35 inches of legroom and 38.9 inches of vertical space. Interestingly, the Q7 does somehow beat the massive Infiniti QX80, which offers only 28.8 inches and 36.8 inches, respectively, to those crammed into the third row. In terms of capacity, the Q7 tows more than the BMW X5 but not the GL or the QX, although all three models offer more total cargo volume than the Q7 with its rear two rows of seats folded flat.
No matter. Although it isn't necessarily the biggest, brawniest luxury SUV, that doesn't mean the Q7 isn't exquisitely dressed, both inside and out. Xenon headlamps are now standard across the board. The S-Line Plus package, available on both the Q7 Premium Plus and Prestige trim grades, blacks out exterior trim and wheels, lending the Q7 a menacing appearance. Sadly, that same package forces you to abandon two optional interior-decor schemes and adopt an all-black interior, accented with brushed aluminum trim.
On the plus side, the S-Line package also packs a little more power under the hood. S-Line-grade Q7s use a 3.0-liter supercharged V-6 with 333 hp on tap, which is 53 hp more than the base-spec Q7 3.0T has to offer. As good as that engine is, the Q7's "killer app" has to be the 3.0-liter turbo-diesel V-6 — or as Audi calls it, the TDI. This engine packs a walloping 406 lb-ft of torque and allows the 2014 Audi Q7 to earn an EPA highway rating of 28 mpg — 6 mpg better than a comparable 3.0T. Sadly, buyers can't mix the TDI with the S-Line package — a pity, considering that the Q7's relative, the Porsche Cayenne Diesel, successfully mixes diesel thrift with a sportive character.
You'll like:
- TDI delivers decent fuel economy
- Good power, towing capacity
- Well-trimmed cabin<
You won't like:
- Bulky curb weight
- Cramped third row
- Limited cargo space for such a large vehicle
Key Competitors
- Infiniti QX80
- Mercedes-Benz GL-Class
- Porsche Cayenne


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|Jude Law in Alfie – the personification of this post.
I have this friend named Jack who does very well with girls. He's tall, good looking, supremely self confident, and he gets away with murder. For the past three months he's been spending a lot of time with a girl named Kate, but they're not dating. Despite seeing her most days of the week, sleeping at her apartment every other night and doing everything a normal couple does, they've decided not to put a label on things. You see, at the very beginning of the relationship when they first started hanging out, Jack was quite clear about one thing: He wasn't looking for a girlfriend. Kate was fine with this, she told him she wasn't looking for anything serious either. But Kate recently cornered me late one night at a bar after she'd had a few drinks, and told me that she secretly hoped Jack would come around. The next day when I told Jack what she'd said, he shrugged it off, saying, "Na, it's all good, she told me she likes things the way they are – she wants to keep it casual."
It gets better: Because Jack and Kate are not in a relationship, whenever he goes out with the boys, he acts like the single man he believes himself to be – hitting on girls, hooking up with girls, going home with girls. And if he finds himself alone at the end of the night, he calls Kate, who'll buzz him into her apartment no matter what time he finishes up.
The thing is, Jack's a great guy. He treats Kate well, he shows her a good time and he never acts like a jerk. Sure he might sleep around with different women on a regular basis, but it's not cheating – he and Kate are not technically together. He's just emotionally detached from the relationship, and because it suits him better this way, he chooses to listen to what Kate's saying when she tells him she's happy keeping things casual. This way, if Kate ends up getting hurt, he'll be well within his rights to tell her, "I never lied to you, I was always completely up front about how I felt – I didn't want a girlfriend. And I'm extremely surprised you're hurt, because you told me that you weren't looking for a relationship either."
I see this scenario constantly. Whenever you have a guy with a little bit of self confidence and an easy way with words, he'll somehow manage to convince a girl to give him all the perks of a relationship with none of the commitment. It's the perfect situation because he never has to take responsibility for his behaviour – they're not in a relationship. Anytime the girl tries to begin a conversation about where it might be headed, he'll cut her off, saying things like, "I'm just not ready for anything too serious right now, but if that's what you want, you should find a guy who can give that to you." Or, "But things are going so well right now, why put a label on it?" Or, "This is just a crazy time for me right now. You're the perfect girl, if I'd met you five years from now, I would marry you in a heartbeat."
It's my opinion that the difference between men and women is that when women act self destructively they end up hurting themselves; when men act self destructively they end up hurting someone else.
When I wrote my post about the problem with girls last week, I got a flood of positive comments about how ridiculous women are. At the time of writing, that was basically my one-sided thinking: Girls are crazy, they're constantly putting themselves in hurtful situations. Who does that!?
The three most interesting responses I got though, broadened my opinion significantly. One came from Jenna Sauers, a writer for Jezebel and a friend who never shies away from telling me what she really thinks, who told me: "I agree people – especially women – need to call people on their sh*t in relationships more. It's hard to do that though when you've been socialised to prioritise others' needs and boundaries above your own, which women obviously still are."
Another came from my Mum, who told me that my post was sexist. "What about the behaviour of the men in these relationships?" she asked. I responded immediately, saying, "Girls are crazy because they should know better – I expect guys to behave like shmucks. It's how it is. Everbody knows that." To which she replied, "That's precisely the problem: It's an expected mode of behaviour which somehow legitimises that behaviour. Men get away with it because we all know what men are like? How is that not sexist?"
The final response was an email from a friend who said, "The thing that upsets me most about this is how you're not concerned with how the male is acting, your concern is with the person who can put a stop to it. Fair words on the surface, but the issue goes a lot deeper than that, and you and I know that these girls only act like this because of the treatment of them by these emotionally abusive men. Therein lies the root of the problem and this NEEDS to be driven home more! Calling girls dumb for something that they might really hate about themselves and want to change strikes me as really cruel and unfair and an uneducated insult."
Obviously this problem is not going to change in a hurry. We've no doubt all been in a relationship at some stage in our lives (romantic or platonic), where the other person is clearly the weaker party. And no matter how nice a person we might like to think we are, it's incredibly difficult not to take advantage of that weakness – it's hard to treat somebody with more respect than they treat themselves.
To the girls: When somebody shows you who they are, believe them.
And to the guys: There's no glory in breaking hearts or using people or taking advantage of somebody's vulnerability. Don't play dumb, you know what you're doing. Like my wise old Dad always says, "If you want to find the right girl, exhibit the qualities that you want in a relationship." I can only imagine those don't include selfishness, callousness or a refusal to take responsibility for one's actions.


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Given this scenario, I like to use HTTP::TreeBuilder to build a tree of the forms and the results I get and I check them over for consistent structure and format before acting
In your case, it may or may not make sense to use Mech if you're doing a lot of custom form handling. However, there's no reason I can think of NOT to use Mech, since it's a proper subclass of LWP::UserAgent. I figure if you've got it on your machine, might as well use it.
I don't have it on the machines though... We have a bunch of machines with the same Perl on them all and I have to request a new build and qualification to add modules. Or, I could support my own module paths for some things. I have done that, but that has drawbacks. Kind of a pain, actually.
I guess I could run my apps from something other than the standard configurations, but that has other problems.