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Pujols resting before starting offseason work
Angels slugger won't need surgery, expects to begin routine in November
By William Boor / MLB.com
ANAHEIM -- Albert Pujols is an intense and extremely competitive person.
The Angels' first baseman tore his left plantar fascia in late July and was shut down for the season on Aug. 19. But a little over two weeks ago, he started running and riding the bike just in case the Angels worked their way into the playoff picture, although he admitted the "odds weren't in our favor."
Now that the Angels are eliminated from the postseason, Pujols has shut it down and is letting his body rest until he begins his offseason routine.
"I think we're all very comfortable and confident that he is going to be at a much higher level of health than we've seen, even parts of last year, and definitely this year," manager Mike Scioscia said. "I think when you put the equation together, that's going to add up to an Albert much along the lines of what we saw after the first month of '12.
"Through the lion's share of the season, he got banged up a little bit, but you saw everything. The power is there, the swing is there, and hopefully he'll be able to maintain it through a whole season."
The tear of the plantar fascia accomplished what surgery would have so Pujols will not need offseason surgery.
In fact, he anticipates going through his regular offseason routine, which includes weight training and conditioning in November, and hitting in January.
"I feel good about everything and how everything is going," Pujols said.
Pujols will not be back on the field until 2014, but that does not mean he is ignoring the Angels' recent success.
Pujols is proud of the character his teammates have shown as they continue to fight until the end of the season and wishes he were healthy enough to partake.
"It [stinks]," Pujols said. "Very disappointing, but it's not like I could control it."
Green prepping to play the hot corner in '14
ANAHEIM -- Odds are, Grant Green won't play third base in a game for the Angels this season, but the infielder has continued to work at the position.
Aside from pregame drills, Green's only experience at third came during a brief period with Triple-A Sacramento, but the 25-year-old feels a strong offseason will set him up to compete for the position next season.
"It's coming along," Green said. "Still a little bit new, but it's coming along. Slowly, but surely."
Although he has solely played second base since the Angels called him up, Green spent his collegiate career and the bulk of his time in the Minors at shortstop so the left side of the infield is nothing new to him.
However, the adjustments to third have centered around the longer throw and the speed of the game.
"The angle on the throws is different from what I've experienced before," Green said. "and knowing that when you get a hard hit ball, you have more time [to collect it] than up the middle."
Worth noting
• Right-hander Jered Weaver threw a successful bullpen session on Monday and is on track to start Wednesday's series finale against the A's. Weaver was scratched from last Friday's scheduled start with forearm tightness.
• Based on advanced ticket sales for this final home series against the A's, the Angels will reach 3 million fans for the 11th straight season.
William Boor is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Home Technology is Helping Housing Market
CEA's 10th Annual State of the Builder Technology Market Study says structured wiring is becoming standard, while home automation helps builders stand out in the competitive marketplace.
The home market is starting to pick up, and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) says you can thank technology for some of that turnaround.
According to results from the CEA's 10th Annual State of the Builder Technology Market Study, home technology is strongly solidified in builders' portfolios of services and offerings. The CEA says items like structured wiring are becoming standard, while home control and entertainment offerings are helping builders stand out in the competitive marketplace.
"This year's study confirms CEA's long-held belief and prediction that home technology would make a positive contribution to the inevitable housing market recovery as home buyers' digital lifestyles and desires for energy efficiency factor into purchasing decisions," says Steve Koenig, CEA's director of industry analysis. "For example, home automation and lighting controls tap into buyers' rising concerns regarding energy costs, while a focus on home theater and multi-room audio demonstrate that builders can meet the growing homeowners' demands to access entertainment anywhere in the home."
Structured wiring has seen the biggest push, going from 45 percent of new homes in 2010 to 63 percent in 2011. Lighting controls (12 percent) and home automation (10 percent) are also at an all-time high. Of course, entertainment was popular in 2011, with 23 percent of new homes getting multi-room audio and 29 percent having some type of home theater.
The CEA's study was conducted in conjunction with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center from December 13, 2011 through January 9, 2012. The study was designed to provide home tech professional with a better understanding of homebuilders' perceptions of and motivations for installing home technology in new home construction and the remodeling market.
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The following ten words can be divided into two groups of five words. The words within each group will share a common characteristic. What are the two groups? Which words belong in those groups?
dam late lice linger per son stern tent under use
dam late lice linger per son stern tent under use
AnswerThe two groups are: words that can be prefixed with "ma" to form a new word, words that can be prefixed with "pa" to form a new word.
Group 1: dam, lice, linger, son, under (madam, malice, malinger, mason, maunder)
Group 2: late, per, stern, tent, use (palate, paper, pastern, patent, pause)
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March 15, 2009
What the Hale? Edward Anthony Masen Cullen, The *MING* Reader
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LOL- so he is an expert in chinese crockery. Its all good :)ReplyDelete
I will be caving soon to
mine says that too!ReplyDelete
I didn't know where else post this, but here:ReplyDelete
they say that New Moon won't be shot in Volterra but in Montepulciano because the locations are "more beautiful for the movie"
the source is the official italian fanclub of the twilight saga. They took the news from Piera Detassis, the director of the main movie magazine in Italy. she was at dinner with the producers of the movie when the bomb was dropped!
Haha I got one, too! :)ReplyDelete
Hee-hee- yay for your pocket Edward! Your dh is super sweet; mine is super JEALOUS of a 7 inch doll... silly boy. I have mine looming over his Speed Racer car just for effect...ReplyDelete
I plugged you tonight- hope you have a great turnout!
LOL! Mine said that too. Maybe 'ming' reading is even better than mind reading!ReplyDelete
Looks like they forgot to use Spell Check ...ReplyDelete
No way would my DH ever "let" (i.e. ever stop laughing at) me get an Edward doll lol. He laughed enough when I wanted to preorder the DVD!


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Harper in lineup after 'nice chat' with Johnson
By Tom Schad / MLB.com
WASHINGTON -- Nationals manager Davey Johnson noticed a change in Bryce Harper's body language on Friday. Harper was 1-for-19 at the plate since coming off the disabled list on Monday, so Johnson told reporters that he likely would rest the 20-year-old for a few games.
Harper heard the news and sent Johnson a text message: "Play me or trade me."
Though the Nationals' skipper laughed at the text and didn't respond until Saturday morning, the message was loud and clear. The two had a "nice chat" and Johnson kept Harper in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Padres.
"Since trading him is out of the question, I guess I'm going to play him," Johnson said. "I said, 'Come in and see me.' It was a good conversation and he's in the lineup."
Harper hit a solo home run in his first at-bat on Monday after missing 31 games with left knee bursitis. But in his next 18 at-bats, he went hitless with three walks and seven strikeouts. He also dropped two fly balls.
Johnson watched Harper's batting average drop to .260 from .286 and thought that he was "grinding too hard" and needed a break. Harper, it seems, had other ideas.
"[We] had a nice chat," Johnson said, "and as far as I'm concerned, he's good to go."
Detwiler headed to disabled list due to back issue
WASHINGTON -- Left-hander Ross Detwiler is headed back to the 15-day disabled list after he felt discomfort in his back during a bullpen session on Saturday, according to Nationals manager Davey Johnson.
Detwiler missed nearly a month earlier this season with a strained oblique before returning to the rotation on June 13. He has given up 18 earned runs in 25 2/3 innings since then, including two over six innings in his last start on Wednesday.
"He's a tough customer," Johnson said, "but he understood the value of getting by this thing. He got a whole lot of treatment today and so hopefully we can get by; he'll be good coming back after the break."
The left-hander took an extra day off before feeling some discomfort in his back after a bullpen session on Saturday. Pitching coach Steve McCatty watched him struggle and knew he wasn't 100 percent.
"He didn't look the same in his last start, either," Johnson said. "Hopefully if he has to miss a couple starts, he can get some more time off with the [All-Star] break. We just want him back 100 percent."
The Nationals have some flexibility with their rotation, as starter Dan Haren is eligible to come off the disabled list on Monday. Haren has missed his last two starts with right shoulder inflammation, but he threw a bullpen session on Saturday and felt fine. He could return to the mound on either Monday or Tuesday. Haren's replacement, rookie Taylor Jordan, has a 2.70 ERA in his first two starts above the Double-A level.
Johnson didn't know when the Nationals will formally announce Detwiler's return to the disabled list.
"Yeah, there's no sense doing anything," he said. "He may have a miraculous recovery, who knows? But I think everybody -- [the] doctors and Det and all of us -- feel like [the DL] is the best way to go."
Tom Schad is an associate reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @Tom_Schad. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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December 15, 2012
RELATED: Daily Caller – ABC, NY Times reporters go full-on vulture tweeting friends, family of Connecticut massacre targets
While the gun grabbing lobby continues their concert to exploit the tragic school shooting in Connecticut in order to manufacture support for new firearm restrictions, the fourth column has been following families of the victims around in hope of catching a sound byte blaming the weapons used instead of the murderer.
This is typical, but victims' families have learned to resent this shameless behavior. Recall the case of John Green, the father of the 9-year-old girl Christina-Taylor Green who was killed by Jared Lee Loughner in Arizona. He too was hounded by the media but told reporters NOT to use his daughter's death to curtail our freedoms (see below).
FLASHBACK: Classy Father Of 9-Year-Old Victim: Don't Exploit My Daughter's Death To Revoke Freedoms
January 10, 2011
What a classy, brave and thoughtful individual John Green is – father of the 9-year-old girl murdered by Jared Loughner – Green contradicts the distasteful rush to exploit Saturday's tragic events as a vehicle through which to eviscerate the 1st and 2nd Amendments.
Speaking to Fox News, Green labeled Loughner's rampage a "random act" and said that the death of his daughter should not be exploited to revoke freedoms.
Speaking on the subject of how travel became a nightmare after 9/11, John Green said, "We don't need any more restrictions on our society," as a consequence of the shootings, and said that tragic events such as those that led to the murder of his daughter was the price Americans have to pay for freedom.
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Fredi mixing and matching defenders vs. Bucs
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
PITTSBURGH -- Manager Fredi Gonzalez toyed with the idea of using Evan Gattis at first base on Thursday night while Gerald Laird handled his duties as Julio Teheran's primary catcher, but he instead opted to keep Gattis out of his starting lineup for the first time since April 6.
Gonzalez did not feel comfortable using Gattis as his first baseman in consecutive games, but he plans to give the rookie catcher his second career start at first base on Friday night, when Laird is scheduled to serve as the starting catcher in a second consecutive game for the first time this year.
Laird's opportunity to play on Friday night will come because of his previous success against the Pirates' scheduled starter, Wandy Rodriguez. Laird has four hits, including a double, in seven career at-bats against Rodriguez.
The Pirates started left-handers in the first two games of this four-game series, and Gonzalez did not want Juan Francisco's hot bat on the bench in two consecutive games. Thus he opted to give Francisco a chance to prove himself against a left-hander during Thursday's matchup against Jeff Locke, a former Braves prospect who was making his 13th career start.
Braves playing a waiting game with Avilan
PITTSBURGH -- Lefty reliever Luis Avilan experienced some trouble when he attempted to test his left hamstring by jogging early Thursday afternoon at PNC Park, but the Braves will attempt to wait at least three more days before deciding whether he will need to be placed on the 15-day disabled list.
"We're trying to hold on," manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "He's making a little bit of progress. [Head athletic trainer Jeff Porter] told me he went out there and really couldn't run. But obviously, we'll try to keep him progressing the best we can. If we get in a situation where we play 12 innings today and we need the extra arm tomorrow, we'll make the move."
Avilan seemed destined for the DL when he fell to the ground before throwing a pitch in the ninth inning of Tuesday night's win over the Royals, but his mobility has improved over the past two days, and the Braves are holding out hope that he is simply dealing with a slight strain and the effects of a bad hamstring cramp.
"I feel so much better," said Avilan, who has established himself as a reliable and versatile middle reliever while compiling a 2.01 ERA in 36 career appearances.
The Braves are willing to go through the four-game series against the Pirates with one less available arm in the relief corps, but Gonzalez said his bullpen will definitely not be short-handed when the Braves begin a three-game series against the Rockies at Coors Field on Monday.
Thus, if Avilan has not made adequate improvement by Sunday, the Braves will likely have to promote a pitcher from their Minor League system.
"It's one of those situations where we'll try to be as patient as we can as long as he is making progress and as long as we don't need him," Gonzalez said. "You don't want to put him on the DL for 15 [days] when he could come back in six or seven. But come Monday, if he's not progressing the way we want him to progress, we don't want to go into Colorado with 11 [pitchers]."
Hudson on the verge of notching 200th win
PITTSBURGH -- Thoughts of Tim Hudson becoming a big leaguer seemed farfetched when his only opportunity to play collegiately was with his hometown community college. But 20 years later, Hudson finds himself on the verge of becoming the 110th pitcher in Major League history to record 200 wins.
"I'm just thrilled to have had the opportunity to play as long as I have," Hudson said. "When I was in college, and even when I first started playing in the big leagues, 200 wins seemed like forever away. A lot of good things have to go right for you."
Hudson's first chance to notch No. 200 will come on Friday night, when he starts against the Pirates. Having grown up in Phenix City, Ala, approximately two hours south of Atlanta, the 37-year-old right-hander takes pride in the fact that he has notched 107 of his wins with the Braves.
"I feel great to have been here as long as I have and to be able to win as many games for the Braves as I have," he said. "I grew up a fan of Atlanta. I always wanted to play for Atlanta. I never thought it would be during the prime years of my career."
Hudson has gone 107-65 with a 3.51 ERA since the A's provided him a chance to fulfill his childhood dream by trading him to the Braves before the start of the 2005 season. He has notched 51 of those victories since returning from Tommy John surgery, a procedure he underwent in September 2010. The only pitchers to record more wins during this span are Justin Verlander, CC Sabathia, Gio Gonzalez and Roy Halladay.
"I feel like I go out there and give the team the best chance to win with whatever I have going that day," Hudson said. "Early on in my career, I was a certain genre of a pitcher. To stick around for 15-plus years, you have to re-invent yourself and tweak things along the way. If you don't, then you won't be around. I've been able to do that and not lose the ability to compete at a high level."
Mark Bowman 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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Update: Chameleons nightclub's liquor license suspended in wake of shooting
PITTSFIELD - Chameleons nightclub has been stripped of its liquor license for 21 days in the wake of an April 5 shooting in the parking lot.
Expressing extreme dissatisfaction with the management of the club, the Pittsfield Licensing Board voted unanimously on the sanction following a 90-minute hearing on Monday afternoon.
Owner/manager Melissa Drumm-Sweener can return before the board after 21 days to address "whether or not you've got your act together," said acting Chairman Robert Quattrochi. "Because right now, you don't."
The decision followed testimony from three members of the Pittsfield Police Department as well as a conversation with Drumm-Sweener.
According to Pittsfield officer Michael Murphy, someone reported at 2:17 a.m. on April 5 that there appeared to have been a shooting in the parking lot of Chameleons at about 2:05 a.m.
When he arrived, Murphy discovered that two people already been transported to BMC by a third man in a private car. One victim, a 20-year-old, suffered from gunshot wounds to the buttocks and hip, while a 21-year-old victim suffered from a gunshot wound to the right calf. Neither of the wounds were life-threatening.
Police eventually recovered five shell casings from the parking lot, although some witnesses reported that they had heard as many as 15 shots.
Murphy reported that the club's doorman said he was inside the club and thought someone had set off fireworks in the parking lot.
Detective John Grey told the board that the two victims were "reluctant, to say the least," to cooperate with police and in fact neither gave a statement.
Lt. Michael Grady said the incident was still under investigation, and that police were withholding some elements of the case from the board because of that.
Grady said, in examining surveillance videos of the club, the department's Gang Unit identified several local gang members in the club. In addition, said Grady, the club's metal detector was out of order, as was the ID scanner.
Drumm-Sweener told the board that since the incident, the scanner has been fixed and the club had discontinued the 18-to-20-year-old events, as well as upcoming hip-hop concerts, at which other incidents had been reported.
Quattrochi asked if the doorman had informed her of the incident that night.
"He did not," said Drumm-Sweener, who had been bartending that night. "I think he thought it was just fireworks and it didn't occur to him to report anything."
Drumm-Sweener said she had two security men on duty that night, overseeing about 120 patrons.
Grady said that he was most dismayed that a 20-year-old was involved in the incident. Hosting events for 18- to 20-year-olds, he said, "was begging for trouble."
Murphy said the video showed the doorman ducked inside the club as the shots are fired. "Well, that doesn't make a lot of sense," said committee member Thomas Campoli. "Not if he thought he was hearing fireworks."
"We're being flimflammed," said Quattrochi, who moved that the license be turned over to Pittsfield police on Tuesday.
"I agree there should be sanctions," Drumm-Sweener said, "but shutting me down would cause an extreme financial hardship. I have several band events coming up."
"I'm sorry this will cause you hardship," said committee member Richard Stockwell. "But we have to be responsible to the people of the city of Pittsfield and the Pittsfield Police Department ahead of your financial situation."
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Wescom Tech CUSO Reports 2013 Growth
Wescom Resources Group said it added 28 new credit union clients as users of its software and technology service solutions in 2013.
The CUSO of the $2.5 billion Wescom Credit Union in Pasadena, Calif., also said it generated $10.7 million in annual revenue last year.
The new signings included five new MemberEdge Online Banking clients, for a total of 70 clients nationwide, the CUSO said in its Wednesday announcement, along with 17 new mobile banking clients for a total of 90 credit unions using that solution.
WRG said four new bill pay clients were added, pushing that total to more than 50. The CUSO runs a Symitar Episys outsourcing data center and added two new service bureau clients.
Investments in 2013 included new monitoring platforms for online applications and expanding the capabilities of its tertiary data center in Denver, WRG said.
The company said it now has more than 160 active credit union clients and that this year it intends to continue convergence of online and mobile channel functions and expanding enterprise solutions including adding mobile bill pay.
According to its financial reports posted on the NCUA's website, Wescom has been well-capitalized and in the black for more than a year, after falling as low as 4.17% net worth in March 2010. As of Dec. 31, 2013, Wescom reported an $18.5 million net profit and 7.78% net worth. According to the NCUA's risk-based capital calculator, Wescom would be considered adequately capitalized under the proposed rule.


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Jordan Hill looks good...Making some novice mistakes though...Can tell he is still learning the game...
yeah.he's making me less sad about jennings success.
Yeah PLEEEZ! with this Jennings thing....when Hill and Lee are the only players on this roster that can give u a complete PF performance.
Look at how hard (my boy) Wilson Chandler have been stinking-up the PF position from the start to finish of the last 14 games....starting as a PF and shooting 3's like a SG, only Dirk did that in the NBA history.
u would have to think up a million lies (like u were at the teams practice session) to explain why a 8th lottery pick (bigman) did not receive rookie minutes from the start of the season on a team without any bigmen.
Damn! I fell asleep a hour before the game....this was the game (my boy) Wilson Chandler was supossed to break-out of his terrible slump. The stats show 20 minutes of David Lee (WTF is that about), it also show that Artest, Odom, and Gasol shut down Wilson Chandler offensive game. u would think someone would have told Chandler "he is not allowed to take any 3-point shots" in this Laker game (1-6).
I remember Oakley chasing Mark Jackson off the court for taking a 3, and Barkley chasing Danny Ainge off the court for taking a 3.
This Knick Team is dead without any strong leadership and coa
I was really mislead about Jennings' attitude. I thought he was a punk (according to reports). Forget about his game and the fact he's like in the top-10 scoring in the NBA- what I'm really shocked with is his competitiveness and his grounded ways.
THE DUDE BOUGHT A USED CAR, is avoiding the nightlife and truly wants to win and make people around him better. We were told he was everything but this type of player. ALL TALENT (AI, MARBURY) with no team mentality.
So far he's proven to be better than Rose, but also have the seeds to be a true leader. Good for him for proving people wrong!
STILL< I think the dude is SMALL. Really tiny. How will he hold up for 82 games, year in and year out? We'll see.
As for HILL. I;ve seen enough this year ALREADY to know this kid can be something. He has RARE offensive skills. I'll even submit he might rival Blake Griffin for best big in this draft.
The kid is smart, and willing to work. He's new to basketball. He has game, but needs to work on his defense. He's a workhorse in the mold of Mason and Oakley. Let him bulk up and develop a nasty streak.
I was down on the Gallo pick this year, but I love it now. HECK, if I had the #1 pick and could do the draft again I might still take Gallo.
To have a 6"10' dude who can lead the NBA in 3-point shooting.... That's special. He may never get stronger and broaden his skill set, but I doubt it. This kid has an edge- that IT. He'll get better.
With Gallo and Hill we are in good hands. I'm sticking with this attitude until proven wrong. The key is how Douglas & Chandler improve.
Which would be an amazing draft pick, if we could pick up someone who ended up being as good as Chris Bosh. It'd be an improvement over David Lee anyway.
I was pretty happy when we drafted Jordan Hill (granted I really wanted a guy like Tyreke Evans to fall into our hands but that just doesn't happen) mostly because all the scouting reports I read about Jordan Hill were that he plays defense. We need a big man who can guard; David Lee is absolutely useless on defense and I've gotten too damned tired of seeing any opposing team's possession in the paint become almost a guaranteed score when David Lee is on the floor.
Jordan Hill is a big man who can shoot and play defense. That's two things that he does that nobody else on our team can really do (except Gallo who can shoot)
Mike D will have to realize that his rookies are better than his veterans. period. so play them more. ALOT more.
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
Yeah. There's really no reason Chris Duhon should be playing instead of Toney Douglas anymore. Just like how there's no reason Jared Jeffries should be playing instead of Jordan Hill.
The whole reason the Knicks chose not to get Iverson was because they were "dedicated to their young players". If they're not going to get Iverson (an upgrade that would improve our team exponentially) and at least fight to make our team better, then at the very least you better be giving Jordan Hill and Toney D and Danilo 24 minutes a game. Otherwise that just means we're playing Chris Duhon more.
I understand not signing Iverson if you want to focus on youth development, but that involves actually PLAYING them. So...play them. Not just in garbage time. Play time instead of the crap players on our team like Duhon...seriously, if we're running Chris Duhon out there for 40 minutes why the hell didn't we just get Iverson instead? I don't understand this crap sometimes.