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In September 2010, Eckmann Custom Products, Racine, WI, a provider of stamped and deep-drawn metal parts and spin-form pulleys, added a 4400-W laser-cutting machine to its stable. The machine, a Bystronic BySprint Pro 3015 model, can cut aluminum to ½-in. thick and steel to ¾ in. Eckmann uses the machine for prototype development and for short-run production, to eliminate the need, in many cases, for blanking dies.
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I do enough heavy reading professionally - when I read for pleasure, I'm looking for a good novel, or very entertaining non-fiction. These five are guaranteed beach, holiday, or plane reading:
My Fundamentalist Education: A Memoir of a Divine Girlhood, by Christine Rosen
Black Swan Green: A Novel, by David Mitchell
Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise, by Ruth Reichl
The History of Love: A Novel, by Nicole Krauss
My Losing Season, by Pat Conroy
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My 12 year old son saved enough money and was quick enough on the draw to get good seats for the upcoming Green Day concert. I'm going with him and a couple of his friends and their parents. As I look back, I could not begin to imagine going to a rock concert with my father (fine person that he is and was). I saw most of my early rock as an usher at the Charlotte Coliseum which is no longer called the Charlotte Coliseum any more, but Independence Arena instead. It's been a while since I've been to a big venue concert and when I was there (maybe the Elvis Costello/Nick Lowe tour), I paid no attention to how a parent should behave at a rock concert.
So tell me what would you suggest is appropriate parent behavior? I'll post my observations after the concert (Wednesday night unless Billie Joe's voice is still on vacation).


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The Lady Eagles return nearly every starter for the 2013 campaign, including the team's top two goal scorers. A solid junior class has also emerged to lead the up-and-coming program.
"I think statistically we will be better in every category," Drotar said. "There is a general excitement and passion this season. The team feels like they are preparing to win instead of just going out on the field practicing. Tactically, we have to come together, but I do think we will be better on the attacking side and defending side this season. The junior class is beginning to develop into leaders and will be ready to go."
The defense will be led by three-year starting defender Monica Seiler. Even though Seiler is anchoring the backline, the other spots are up in the air.
"Monica is probably our most consistent player on the field," Drotar said. "We know what to expect from her every match. She understands her role and her work ethic is very high. But we have spots open in the back four. There is a little bit of uncertainty there."
Goalkeeper Mary Eoff returns after starting 17 matches last season, but will be pushed by fellow sophomore Codie Freeman.
"We will be very strong in goal," Drotar said. "Both are competing for the spot."
Ozarks finished 1-17-0 last season and scored just 11 goals, but Drotar believes his offensive attack is much improved. Sophomore forward Haley Gilliam produced a spectacular freshman season with six goals and one assist in 2012. Junior forward MaKenna Piha scored a pair of goals and contributed two assists. Joining Gilliam up front could be sophomore Hannah Carter. A pair of newcomers, Frances Adams and Vicky Romero, have also displayed a knack for scoring goals.
"Haley now has a year of experience," Drotar said. "Hannah could play forward and Frances and Vicky can add goals, too. We have depth at the forward."
Junior Brooke Tralmer adds another creative option for the Lady Eagles.
"We are in the process of moving Brooke from center back to a center mid," Drotar said. "She will have a lot more freedom to exercise her gifts as a player."
Drotar believes a competitive spirit among the players has increased the team's energy and new perspective this season.
"The competition is high for spots," Drotar said. "There is a whole new level of energy on the team. The team's positive attitude has been contagious."
Drotar also noted that his team has a good mix of veterans and younger players.
"We have been really young the past two seasons, but this year the team is a good mix," he said. "We have four new players that will challenge for playing time on the field. We need to decide who is in the backline and tactically to straighten out our defense. That will be key for us."
The Lady Eagles will open the season Aug. 30 against Williams Baptist College in Walnut Ridge.
Men's soccer team seeks improvement behind new talent
CLARKSVILLE — John Cossaboon's men's soccer team enters the 2013 campaign with high hopes after a disappointing year in 2012.
Cossaboon's optimistic attitude for the upcoming season stems from returning nearly every starter, and the fact that a number of talented new players joined the program. Cossaboon, who enters his fifth season at University of the Ozarks, believes the talent level has increased dramatically since last season.
"The thing that sticks out most to me is we have some players," Cossaboon said. "We have six or seven players that were not on the field last season who will contribute immediately. I think this is a year we can surprise some teams. If we can keep it together and keep injuries minimized, the sky is the limit."
The Eagles finished 4-10-1 overall in 2012, but Cossaboon's team appears ready to make drastic improvements from last season. Marcus Aldaba, Josh Duncan, Adrian Nunez, Patrick Shoulders, Cole DeVoss and Eloy Salgado form a talented senior class for the Eagles. Mixed with the senior class will be other experienced players, including defensive standouts Tony Ramos, Shaun Keane, Travis Leach and Junior Sandoval.
"It is a veteran team in the sense there is a big group of older players, but it is not a veteran team in terms of them playing together," Cossaboon said. "We have a large group of guys that have not played together. We could have as many as six starters that haven't played together."
Salgado, a forward, is back from an injury. In 2011, he scored nine goals and tallied six assists. Both Aldaba and Duncan scored two goals and recorded four assists apiece. Keane and Leach scored three and two goals, respectively.
Newcomers Thomas Mills and Gage Merritt are expected to provide the team with an even more offensive flare. Additionally, the speedy Matt Weaver returns for his sophomore season.
"Thomas and Gage will help a lot up front in the scoring effort," Cossaboon said. "Thomas is tall, fast and athletic, while Gage is very crafty, skilled and composed. Gage can set the table for the other guys. Matt is a very fast and smart player."
With a diverse range of scoring options, Cossaboon hopes to see his team put the ball in the back of the net in a variety of ways.
"We need to get numbers in the box and score," he said. "I've told the team we should score from width, score from taking opponents on in the middle and score off our re-starts. Let's be attack-minded. We have the players to play that way."
Keane, an All-Conference defender, returns to roam the back for the Eagles, and transfer Austin Benner is set to take over in goal. Keane scored three goals and can play in a number of spots on the pitch. The talented Leach was impressive as a freshman and even bigger things are expected this season. Ramos was a standout defender a year ago and Sandoval has solid skills to make an impact. Heavily recruited newcomer Luke Byrne will also play in the back. Benner will provide the Eagles with length in goal with his 6-foot-4 frame. Fellow sophomore Jarret Sadler has proven to be valuable in goal, too.
"Shaun is a go-to guy in the back," Cossaboon said. "The back four could be young because Shaun may be moved because of his versatility. Tony was one of our top defenders and is an anchor in the backline and Junior is a steady defender. Luke, a central defender, will play a key role in the back. Austin has been phenomenal and Jarret has made tremendous improvement since last year."
Meshing the unit together and figuring out roles is the team's biggest question mark going into the season, according to Cossaboon.
"We need to get accustomed to playing with each other," he said. "We have some good individuals, but we need them to blend together and function as a unit. The general concept is to attack, defend hard in the attacking third if we lose a ball, and then have the players do their job when we are in transition."
The Eagles will open regular season play Aug. 31 at home against Westminster.


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FlexPod, which has since grown to more than 1,300 enterprise customers in 35 countries, now offers storage clustering technology that allows virtually limitless scalability and a validated VMware workflow for Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC) users.
The companies also unveiled ExpressPod, a sibling platform aimed at SMBs that are beginning to virtualize their networking, storage and computing environments.
Adam Fore, director of virtualization and cloud solutions marketing at NetApp, says the simplification of infrastructure is a key trend in data centers and IT. Businesses are expected to respond to massive growth in both data centers and applications, he says, while also reducing costs and becoming faster--a tall order.
[ What lies ahead for Cisco? Read what some of its customers think at Cisco Customers Discuss Its Future.]
FlexPod is designed to ameliorate these challenges by integrating data center components into a single flexible architecture that marries NetApp storage products to Cisco's servers and switches while offering IT administrators a single control plane. The result is advertised as a scalable data center that can be optimized for a variety of workloads in both virtualized and non-virtualized environments, and that boosts efficiency while mitigating the risk of data loss or disruption.
The updated version now offers support and validation for VMware vSphere on NetApp Data ONTAP 8. It allows organizations to add nodes to their storage clusters to create larger pools that stretch across multiple storage devices, allowing for scalable capacity. This clustering approach allows pools to be dynamically allocated and securely isolated for multitenant clouds. It also enables non-disruptive data migration, meaning that hundreds of virtual machines can be moved simultaneously without interrupting apps that are already running.
Companies that rely on Oracle RAC databases with VMware vSphere and vCenter, meanwhile, can now take advantage of validated design support, including deployment best practices. Fore stated that validated data center workloads are intended to inspire user confidence, and that a channel community is available to help organizations get the integrated platform up and running in a matter of days.
This isn't Cisco's only foray into integrated systems. The company's switching and server gear is included in Vblock products, which also bundle EMC storage and VMware's vSphere software. Vblocks are sold by VCE, a standalone company that grew out of a joint venture among Cisco, EMC and VMware. In addition to selling the Vblocks, VCE handles all support issues for customers.
While FlexPod has been designed for heavy workflows characteristic of large enterprises, ExpressPod is aimed at SMBs with fewer than 500 employees. The prepackaged and tested bundles offer smaller businesses many of FlexPod's benefits--an integrated infrastructure that can be managed from a single console--at lower costs.
Starting in November, ExpressPod will be available in two varieties: a bundle aimed at smaller businesses that integrates a Cisco UCS C-Series server, Cisco Nexus 3048 switches and NetApp FAS220. Also so available is a similar offering for midsize enterprises that upgrades storage to NetApp's FAS2240 product.
Fore explains that both options should allow organizations to grow "without wasted investment" because the ExpressPod infrastructure can be easily moved to the full FlexPod platform.
Aside from all the technical enhancements and simplified management structures, Fore says, customer service is a primary reason ExpressPod and FlexPod should appeal as easy-to-deploy products. The companies recognize, he says, that when "two vendors provide a single solution, there are potential issues around finger pointing when [a customer] tries to isolate an issue."
He explains that if a customer calls Cisco with a problem and discovers that the issue involves NetApp, Cisco will not simply hand the call off to its partner. Rather, Cisco representatives will conference NetApp support into the call, and "together, the two companies will resolve the problem." The reverse is likewise true--if a Cisco problem is discovered while speaking to NetApp's service team, a Cisco representative will be called in to collaborate.
The new announcements continue a busy couple of weeks for Cisco, which is looking to maintain its market share even as networks move from the traditional physical realm, in which Cisco has been dominant, to new models based around software, clouds and hybrid configurations. Other October announcements include the company's acquisition of vCider, which is intended to bolster Cisco's SDN plans, and its Unified Access platform, which allows wired, wireless, and VPN networks to be treated like a single entity.


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Wigan Athletic old boy Leighton Baines rescues Everton with late penalty
At least one England left-back is entirely predictable. Whatever trouble the impulsive Ashley Cole's tweeting lands him in, Leighton Baines has forged an altogether different reputation. He has become a byword for quiet consistency and there are few more reliable players from 12 yards. A penalty that was dispatched emphatically past Ali al-Habsi maintained his 100% record from the spot in the Premier League, cost his former club Wigan two points and provided Everton with a reward for their spirited comeback.
"His penalty was fantastic and his performance was as good as anything," said David Moyes, rarely one to indulge in hyperbole. The Everton manager was more worried by the vagaries of the officiating. If Wigan were left to rue the reunion with Baines, one of their finer servants, a different sort of Friend that annoyed Everton: referee Kevin Friend.
"We have had a really rough day with decisions," Moyes said. "What we got, we earned." Even the eventual award of the penalty did not soothe him. "It was a double penalty kick," he said, referring to two challenges in a matter of seconds. "It was a foul on Victor Anichebe and a foul on Kevin Mirallas."
His grievances spanned the game from first to last; so, too, did the action, with Seamus Coleman contriving to deflect Shaun Maloney's 89th-minute shot over and deny Wigan a winner. Moyes was more concerned about another incident involving his fellow Scot. Maloney crossed for Arouna Koné to head Wigan into the lead. "He is half a yard offside and the linesman is nowhere near in line," complained the Everton manager.
Nevertheless, Koné was a common denominator in Everton's problems. John Heitinga was sufficiently traumatised by the Ivorian's sheer speed that he was replaced at half-time after Koné had scored one and made another. When Gary Caldwell lofted a pass into space on the Wigan right, Koné accelerated past Heitinga and then waited for his team-mates to catch up before providing a cross. Franco Di Santo then lifted his shot into the roof of the net. "It is not easy to score against Everton," Roberto Martínez said. "We scored two from open play. They were great pieces of football."
The Spaniard's delight with his front three – "a joy to watch", the Wigan manager said – was tempered by his disappointment at the defending. "We need to defend a bit better," he said. "The first goal is too soft." Both timing and manner of it left something to be desired for Wigan. Seventy-two seconds after going behind, Everton were level. Steven Pienaar met Marouane Fellaini's pass with a cross to the far post and Nikica Jelavic headed in.
After Di Santo restored Wigan's advantage, Everton responded. "We showed great character," Moyes said. His side also illustrated their ability, fashioning a series of chances. Many involved the left-sided pair of Baines and Pienaar and the Englishman prodded a shot against the post after exchanging passes with the South African.
The revival also owed something to Moyes's reshuffle. Mirallas was moved from the right flank into a striking role in the second half and had a flurry of shots. Leon Osman, who hails from nearby Billinge, twice came close to an equaliser before one with still stronger Wigan connections, in Baines, delivered it. The penalty taker par excellence has added goals to his game since leaving the DW Stadium in 2007; having only struck four times in 162 games for Athletic, he has now managed three goals against them. "We thoroughly deserved the draw," an irritated Moyes said.


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Actress Alyson Hannigan lunched in Beverly Hills, California on Thursday (March 1) with celebrity stylist Brad Goreski.
Hannigan was wearing a plaid shirt that showed off her growing belly as she walked back to her car with a smile.
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A bit of heat and a lot of sweet make this mango-topped chocolate honey cake a fine choice for celebrating Cinco de Mayo. Bake the cake in any style Bundt pan you like. A more conventional tube pan also would work. You even could divide the batter between mini Bundt cake pans for individual servings.
After it cools, the cake is topped with an easy coffee glaze made by whisking together instant coffee, vanilla and powdered sugar. You can substitute cooled coffee for the 3 tablespoons of water in the glaze, but you still need to use the instant coffee, which adds considerable flavor.
Once topped with mango, refrigerate leftovers. As an alternative, glaze the entire cake, cut servings from it, top each serving with mango.


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Asking nicely doesn't seem to be working for San Jose, Calif., so the city is taking it to the next level—filing suit against Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, claiming the law firm refuses to give back confidential documents the city accidentally handed over.
Between December 2011 and June, San Jose released various documents to the firm in accordance with the California Public Records Act. But in August, the city realized those documents contained 11 email chains with information that was confidential, such as attorney-client privileged communication. City officials requested, via letters, phone calls and emails, that the confidential documents be returned to San Jose. The law firm has refused.
Last week, San Jose asked the Santa Clara County Superior Court to force Pillsbury to return the documents and to prevent it from distributing the confidential information. The court responded Friday morning by issuing a temporary order preventing the firm from disclosing or using the documents. The court also set a hearing for the case on Nov. 6.
According to Thomson Reuters, the reasons Pillsbury will not return the documents to San Jose are unclear.
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Good Choice, Bad Choice: Deck the Halls with Bowls of Candy
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The holidays are here and I can detect the aroma of fresh baked pie, eggnog, Christmas cookies and fear. Fear smells like lycra and tight leather belts. It creeps upon me like a snug, tucked-in shirt and squeezes my muffin-top with unrelenting pressure. And then — just when I think I might be able to resist the inviting tin of Williams Sonoma peppermint bark — my powers of magical thinking return and I'm suddenly able to eat a sheet of that delectable bark with the full expectation that I will actually lose weight due to the fat-burning properties of hot sweet peppermint.
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I started quilting back in the Fall, as well, after seeing a beautiful baby quilt my neighbor had made for her grandson. I was pregnant at the time (just had my 2nd baby boy in January!) and thought quilting would be a great way to make treasures for my own family to enjoy. I have since made a handful of table-runners for holiday gifts and also a mini wall-quilt and now I'm tackling my first full-size quilt (albeit a twin-size) for my son's bed.
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FRESH MEADOWS, NY - The downside to youth is you don't fear things that you should.
The upside to youth is you don't fear things that older people may fear. Therefore, it didn't matter to Bishop Loughlin that the Christ the King Royals have a future Division I player, a hold on the #1 spot in the NYCHoops.net rankings and the #1 seed in the Brooklyn/Queens Diocesan playoffs.
"These kids are fearless," said Loughlin Head Coach Edwin Gonzalez. "We knew we could play with [Christ the King] because both times we lost to them [during the regular season] the games were close. It's tough to beat a team three times."
The Lions hung tough with the Royals for three quarters, before outscoring them 25-18 in the fourth quarter and pulling off 74-67 upset win that didn't seem as close as the final score suggests.
"We knew the third time would be the charm," said point guard Kevin Ravanell, the Lions' lone senior starter, with confidence.
Confidence was arguably Loughlin's best weapon, as they were the hungrier team from tip to buzzer. Playing like the youngest kid on the playground with something to prove, the underclassmen-laden Lions got widespread production throughout the game. Ravanell set the tone. 6'3" sophomore off-guard Khadeen Carrington added to the charge. Fellow soph, Lavar Harewood, gave Loughlin a spark off the bench. But most impressive was the Lions' gritty, smart, and relentless defense - a defense that stymied UCONN-bound Omar Calhoun until the final moments of the game.
"We really wanted to key on Calhoun and [Jon] Severe," divulged Coach Gonzalez. "I told my guys that those two guys weren't gonna beat us. We executed that game plan."
Calhoun shot a frigid 4-19 though three quarters and a not much better 7-24 for the game, but the bigger surprise was how he got his 17 points (which were still CTK's team high). Only one came from his stomping ground of the charity stripe, where he didn't go until the fourth quarter and where he went 1-2 for the game. Severe, on the other hand, kept the Royals alive and managed to get off an handful of treys while Jordan Fuchs worked the inside. But CTK's main bane was in the form of an effort that seemed subdued in comparison to that of the Lions. Disjointed offense in the second half crippled the Royals, as bad shot selection and blown lay-ups kept them from making a charge. Meanwhile, the Lions kept defending, fighting, and above all, believing.
"We didn't even think about the losses during the regular season; the regular season is like scrimmages to us," said Ravanell, who took a brilliant charge on Fuchs in the fourth quarter to put the Lions into the bonus with a 57-52 lead. "The playoffs are what count."
While in the bonus, Carrington made the Royals pay. Although his 8-13 showing from the stripe in the fourth quarter wasn't stellar, each shot inched the Lions one step closer to victory. Conversely, CTK struggled from the line all game, partly due to the only people in the gym younger than the Loughlin players themselves. Loughlin's noisy grade school contingent made sure to distract the Royals during every free throw attempt - the Royals shot an ice cold 6-16 from the stripe. One can argue the effect screaming children has on one's concentration. Call it youth coming together for a cause, call it the hungrier and better team pulling off the win, call it an upset, or call it a subpar game from Christ the King, but one thing's certain - the slept-on all season Loughlin is as dangerous as anyone.
"Our whole season has been up and down," said Coach Gonzalez. "We've been down and fought back and this youth is great. We knew that sooner or later we'd pull one off and this is a great one to pull off."
Carrington's game high 24 points paced the Lions, while Ravanell, Harewood, and Elisha Boone added 10 each. Severe scored 16 points for Christ the King and Fuchs added 14.
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Lawyers Don't Want You to See Stolen 'Personal' Pics of Sofia Vergara
A few weeks ago, we were treated to a delightful view of the lovely south end of a northbound Sofia Vergara when the actress had a wardrobe malfunction at the Emmys and shared a photo with the world.
And the world saw that it was good.
So why, now, are Vergara's lawyers trying to make sure "personal" pics, allegedly stolen from her fiancé's phone, never see the light of day?
We know by now that Sofia is not shy about her slammin' body — but there are apparently some things not meant for public view.
Word on the street is that someone has gotten hold of private photos — which are said to be of a personal nature but not nude — off of her fiancé Nick Loeb's lost Blackberry, and said conniving jerk is attempting to sell the snaps that are reportedly of Sofia "in her bathroom and the bedroom."
According to what a source told the NY Post, Vergara's people are "doing their best to make sure they do not become public."
What we can't figure out is why there's such a scramble to keep them hidden if they don't show the 'Modern Family' star in the buff. What could be that scandalous?
Do they depict her engaging in some sort of ritualistic sacrifice? Do they show her watching and enjoying 'Glee'? Or are we simply being protected because seeing them would be like looking into the face of God and all our heads would explode?
Regardless, whomever has them is already feeling the large and powerful hand of Vergara's legal team. So chances are good we'll never know.


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Pawnee Peak Climber's Log
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|Eric Holle
|from Pawnee Pass in wintery conditions
Date Climbed: May 1, 2010
|With Tim P, 2' of fresh, 30+ mph winds, whiteout, from the winter trailhead....sweet day!
|Posted May 1, 2010 11:02 pm
|NE slopes from Toll
Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2009
|Sqeezed in Pawnee late in the day just as thunder began to rumble. Nice loop hike from Audubon to Pawnee.
|Posted Sep 15, 2009 12:05 am
|Pawnee and Little Pawnee
|Climbed via Little Pawnee. Great scramble. I would rate the traverse at class 4.
|Posted Dec 25, 2008 9:34 pm
|Steven Cross
|Pawnee Pass
Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2008
|Hiked Pawnee before hiking Shoshoni.
|Posted Sep 2, 2008 12:35 pm
|Foxy Long Bottoms
|Pawnee Pass
Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2008
|Woke up at 4:10 am barfing and still sick. Its been 2 weeks. BUT I still made it. We hiked from Pawnee Pass.
|Posted Aug 31, 2008 8:50 pm
|Pawnee Pass
Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2008
|An easy, surprisingly short climb from Pawnee Pass. Almost dead calm on top. Brief stop before descending and climbing Mount Toll. Great views!
|Posted Jul 20, 2008 12:36 pm
|Pawnee Pass
Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2008
|Nice hike to the pass, then to top of Pawnee Peak. Later went to Shoshoni. Had Pawnee Peak to ourselves as my wife an I started at 5 a.m. to avoid the crowds. Good glissading on the way down. One sitting glissade that turned into full self-arrest when speed got too great with no good runout, then three standing mini-glissades down to Lake Isabelle, eschewing the trail. Beautiful, cloudless day.
|Posted Jul 14, 2008 10:26 am
|Fall Beauty
Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2007
|Forgot my camera so have no pics of the great day we had on the standard route. An absolutely gorgeous hike. First time I had been in the Lake Isabel drainage. Had plans to go over to Toll, but it got too late and I had a rook with me who was spent.
|Posted Jul 12, 2008 10:56 pm
|Traverse from Little Pawnee
Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2007
|The connecting ridge between Pawnee and Little Pawnee Peaks is an excellent, fun scramble. Although Roach rates it as "difficult 3rd class", most others who have done the traverse seem to agree that it is better described as 4th class. A 3rd class route probably exists, but routefinding can be a bit tricky.
|Posted Apr 17, 2008 11:31 am
|East Ridge
Date Climbed: Nov 17, 2007
|Biked in from the gate and hiked up the east ridge. Weather was windy, overcast and snowy all day. The few inches that fell during the day made the traverse interesting, but was doable. Just had to be very careful on some of the north facing ledge traverses. A little more snow and this will be one tough route. One of my favorite climbs. No views all day!
|Posted Nov 17, 2007 8:36 pm
|Mike Mc
|Pawnee Pass
Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2007
|Quick jog from Pawnee Pass
|Posted Jun 18, 2007 3:14 pm
|On the way over Pawnee Pass
Date Climbed: May 15, 1998
|Hiking over Pawnee Pass with my Dad we couldn't resist.
|Posted Mar 18, 2007 12:37 am
|Pawnee-Toll loop via Pawnee Pass & Blue Lake
Date Climbed: Jul 18, 1985
|Posted Oct 2, 2006 2:24 pm
|East Ridge
Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2006
|Fun little route from Little Pawnee. Too bad the ridge is so short. Climbed with my wife and included Shoshoni as well.
|Posted Jun 21, 2006 10:33 pm
|Route Climbed: Pawnee Pass
Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2005
|It took me three attempts to reach the peak. Turned around by white-out conditions and lightening the previous times.
|Posted May 19, 2006 10:07 pm
|Mountain Jim
|From Pawnee Pass
Date Climbed: Jul 1, 1970
|Total ascents = 3. A pleasant stroll.
|Posted Apr 29, 2006 11:01 pm
|Route Climbed: Pawnee Pass Date Climbed: October 22, 2005
|Summited on a very windy day. Planned on Shoshoni as well but the wind convinced me to head down for the day.
|Posted Dec 30, 2005 12:34 pm
|Route Climbed: Pawnee Pass Date Climbed: September 17, 2005
|Great day of hiking. It became very windy once we were nearing Pawnee Pass. Made for a little struggle to the top, but worth it. Beautiful blue skies and views.
|Posted Oct 22, 2005 10:50 pm
|Route Climbed: South Slopes Date Climbed: October 9,2005
|Great climb with Chris Gerber in the first real snowfall of the winter. Few views, but many visions of powder at Vail.
|Posted Oct 9, 2005 6:52 pm
|Route Climbed: South Slopes - Standard Route Date Climbed: October 09, 2005
|Climbed this today with pksander. Nasty rainy day in Boulder, but tons of fresh snow was dumping up there. There was 8" on the ground near the summit by noon with whiteout conditions. Very fun day... winter is finally here :-).
|Posted Oct 9, 2005 6:27 pm


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Middle school teacher here on a time limit - called in an order for delivery at 10:45. It did not arrive till nearly 1pm - I had 5 minutes. I called several times, and the person answering just said 'hello!" and would hand the phone to someone who spoke English. The English speaker, instead of saying that they were sorry, corrected me - seems I ordered at 10:48... Just as well, the Tom Yum soup had NOTHING in it - just broth - I ordered veggie Tom Yum. There were a few threads of onion. I ordered for friends, and felt bad for them. Most of the dishes are a variation of: fry up some meat and dump a slightly different sauce on it. Orange chicken and Thai chicken nearly the same. Very soggy. I will never return...
I was excited to be taken here by my Fiancee as I am from the South and recently moved here and was craving good BBQ. Sadly, I did not find it at Mr. K's. The meats were average and the sides were incredibly bland. Wasn't thrilled at the thick slice of plain white bread that accompanied the meal as well. Lots of flavors missing at Mr. K's.
Terrible, terrible food. Very poor service. Filthy environ. Still shudder when I think back on it.
Food quality - low. Service quality - low. Prices - high.
Microwave burritos at $$$ prices.
Food is ok. Prices are not. Better value and service elsewhere.
Can't believe I spent sixty dollars on some of the worst food in my life. Does the cook not have taste buds or just not taste his food?
Terrible food that tastes like it came from a fast food dollar menu. Worse service.
We loved the Speedway location; however, the same food we normally order- sesami chicken and Sushi was not even edible and portions small.
David, did you loose your cooks or what, we will never return. After 8 years of twice a week patronage we are deeply disappointed
Dennis H.
Was going to try this place, but when I saw the menu and they charge $2 and $3 extra for a piece of gluten-free bread if you don't want the wheat bread, I realized the place must be run by an authenthic Paris frog.
Now you can get a frog rip-off without going to Paris.
If there were 16 slices of bread in a gluten free loaf, they are charging $48 extra for each loaf they sell at a $3 a slice.
Is this how you want to spend your money?
They used CANNED ingredients to make your salsa. Tastes like Pace. Rest of the menu fare's the same. Definitely a gringo Mexican joint. Better choices elsewhere.
Terrible food and service. Better options for Greek food here in town.
Terrible food and service at high prices.
I used to go all the time as it was the only decent restaurant close to my house. After a bad experience and even worse experience correcting the problem, I have not been back in three years.
Yuck, Digusting! Homemade? Uh.... try costco bought. Rude owners and rude servers! don't waste your money just go somewhere else.
I arrived at 6:15 p.m on a Wednesday. I gave one star because there was no zero rating. Why?
#1. The atmosphere was dingy, dirty and broken down. The carpet had more food stains than the steam table at it's worst. There were holes in the carpet. I noticed wet cleaning rags left on the floor in various corners of the serving stations.
#2. The food, if you can call it that was unlabeled. You were not always sure what you were selecting. The food was tepid to cool at best. No one was at the carving station. The ham looked like it had been around for a day too long to be eaten. The food basically tasted like it had remained in the same steam-table pan since the lunch hour, rather than replacing the old pan with a fresh pan of hot food.
#3. The soft serve ice cream machine was broken. Yet there was soft serve drippings on the nozzles and on the catch tray. The dessert station was woeful. One or two crumbled pieces of cake on a cake plate. Three or four cookies here or there on different trays. A few dishes of each selection on trays. It looked like the day's before leftovers.
#4. The help were basically helpful and courteous. No complaints about them.
All-in-all, if you're looking for a fair-priced enjoyable dinner buffet, avoid this one!
Food was fair and the service was worse... Much worse.
Save your money, or better yet, go down the road and eat at J Marinara's!
I have been a fan of our local LUKE'S Chicago Hotdog for 20 years of 101 E. Fort Lowell Road (888-8066), 4444 E. Grant Road (321-9236), but I've never been to the Luke's on Thornydale. Not only was the food late getting to us, my order was wrong. I approached the counter to speak with the young lady who had taken our order and explained that I simply ordered two Chicago dogs and fries (which is on their bright yellow menu) and all I'm missing is my second fries. She responded, "you got what you paid for." I said yes I got part of my order that I paid for but not all of it. She then began to raise her voice in the crowded little place stating that she is not going to give me the fries so, I can take it or get the hell out.
McDonalds has better service than this and there are kids behind the register, this lady was clearly into her fifties and still no common sense of customer service.
wow talk about BAD service, over priced... bad bad bad, I went in with my children and right away got the cold shoulder. It took the waitress well over an hour to even serve our salads and appetizer, and when I ordered shirly temples for my 3 kids (ages 2,4 and 12) she brought them all in wine glasses... for a 2 year old! they were out of some main greek dishes and after complaining about the wait the manager did not even come over to check on me. I went on 2 separate occasions because I beleive in 2nd chances and both times were very bad experiances!
Cheesy low budget sushi. One time I got a piece of glass in my sushi rice. The owner tried to just give me a free dessert to make up for it. I should have sued.


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OCEAN CITY — Many resort business owners can breathe a collective sigh of relief this week as the unsettled foreign student labor situation has now stabilized.
Earlier this month, federal sanctions against the Council for Educational Travel USA (CETUSA), borne out of a controversy in Pennsylvania last summer, caused quite a stir in the resort business community reliant on the 1,000-plus foreign students the organization brings to Ocean City each summer.
CETUSA has maintained an office in Ocean City since 2005 and has been represented locally by regional manager Annemarie Conestabile, who has been scrambling for the last two weeks to find a replacement organization to sponsor the roughly 1,500 foreign student workers that come to the eastern U.S. each summer, of which about 1,100 live and work in Ocean City.
With CETUSA unable to work with foreign students indefinitely following federal sanctions against the agency, Conestabile has been seeking another partnership to fill the void. Last week, it appeared she had a solution with a new partnership with Cultural Homestay International (CHI), but the bottom fell out of that budding relationship late last week.
This week, however, Conestabile moved quickly to form another partnership with United Work and Travel, a relationship she believes will be a lasting and productive one. Conestabile said she forged a relationship with United Work and Travel after fielding several offers from similar agencies.
"This has turned out to be a real good thing," she said this week. "We had several offers, but I was very careful to choose the one that best met all of our requirements and requests. A couple came very close, but United Work and Travel met 100 percent of my requirements."
After a few weeks of uncertainty, the new relationship with United Work and Travel will provide some stability to the situation and should provide a seamless transition for resort businesses that rely on the seasonal foreign worker labor force.
"It doesn't look like there will be any disruption in the process," she said. "It was crazy there for a little while, but we worked around the clock to find a suitable partner and we're confident we've found the right one in United Work and Travel. It should be a smooth transition. They're already in Ocean City setting up equipment and telephones."
Conestabile said United Work and Travel President Kasey Simon is aware of the employment needs of the resort and she expects him and his company to hit the ground running.
"He has courted Ocean City for many years, but there was never any commitment," she said. "For some reason, we just never connected, but this now seems like the perfect fit and a good match. It should be a win-win for everybody."
For her part, Conestabile said the process to interview and screen applicants for the foreign student worker program is well underway.
"I've already processed a lot of the paperwork and screened the students," she said. "A lot of that was done with Skype interviews, but in March, I will travel to numerous foreign countries to begin finalizing the application and screening process."
In the meantime, CETUSA's future is uncertain after the State Department's five-month probe found the organization had failed about 400 foreign students last summer working in a Hershey's Chocolate packing plant in Palmyra, Pa.
In August of 2011, hundreds of those students staged a much-publicized walkout from the plant protesting low wages, long night shifts and unsafe working conditions. The action got the attention of the State Department, which will release new regulations soon on what sort of occupations foreign summer workers are allowed to be offered.


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Anky: Salinero Won't Compete in WEG Dressage, Still Mending
- Jun 23, 2010
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Two-time Olympic gold medalist dressage mount Salinero will not be competing at the 2010 Alltech World Equestrian Games due to ongoing complications from having injured his withers, according to his owner, trainer, and rider Anky van Grunsven of the Netherlands.
"As long as it hurts to have a saddle on him, he won't be ridden," van Grunsven said.
Swelling and sensitivity in the withers seemed to have appeared suddenly overnight two months ago, according to van Grunsven. She said after an initial exam, veterinarians estimated a three-week down time. "But unfortunately, he's just not getting much better," she said.
In fact, the situation actually worsened, with the development of an infection in the area. "The withers get really hot from being infected," she said. "We keep the area cool with compresses, but overnight it just heats up again."
X-rays revealed small fractures, and the tissue surrounding the bony processes of the vertebrae that make up the withers seems to have suffered trauma. The 16-year-old Hanoverian gelding might have gotten his withers stuck against the walls while lying down or rolling, she said. "That's a bit surprising, since we installed new cushioned walls in all the stalls just a year ago, but somehow he hurt himself anyway," she added.
Treatments have included a variety of local injections and topical creams to fight the pain, swelling, and infection, but none of them has been very effective so far, van Grunsven said. Despite the new, stricter doping regulations by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the governing body for equestrian sports, she is not limiting the kinds of medicines Salinero needs. "At this point I'm not even thinking of competition anymore," she said. "The important thing now is to get him feeling better."
The choice to not compete at WEG was hers, not her veterinarian's, she specified. "I just don't see any reason to force the healing process," she said. "This isn't one of his first international events, where he's trying to prove himself. And it's not like it's his last, either.
"Throughout his entire career he's only been out of competition due to injury once, seven years ago. He deserves to be able to take his time to heal now."
Even so, Salinero seems somewhat disappointed by the decision, according to van Grunsven. "He clearly misses his work," she said. To help him keep fit and to improve his morale, she has been working him on the longe line, and he is being grazed and hand-walked regularly.
IPS Painted Black, van Grunsven's other Top 10 world-ranking dressage mount, has been having inconsistent results and will also stay home from WEG, she said.
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Out-manned: Geale proves too sharp for Mundine
Geale v Mundine: as it happened
'They robbed me': Mundine lashes out
Far from being the end of Anthony Mundine's career, his rematch with Daniel Geale might be just the second in a series of bouts between the pair.
Geale avenged his loss to Mundine in Brisbane in 2009 with a unanimous points win to retain the IBF middleweight belt, although the Mundine camp was far from impressed by the decision.
Whatever the result, all parties agreed it was one of the greatest fights seen in Australia, and Fairfax Media understands both camps would be interested in another fight.
Watched by a large and vocal crowd at Sydney Entertainment Centre, which included the likes of Sonny Bill Williams, Ricky Ponting, Quade Cooper, Paul Gallen, David Gallop and NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell, Mundine and Geale went at each other from start to finish.
With many believing a loss would end his 13-year career, Mundine was like a caged tiger. After the decision (117-111, 117-111, 116-112 in favour of Geale), he left the ring without speaking.
While the defeat is a severe blow to his aspirations to fight against some of boxing's biggest names, the 37-year-old showed he was far from a spent force.
For Geale, the fight was about revenge. ''I put things to rest,'' he said. ''I wanted to make up for what happened in the first fight.
''It was enjoyable tonight, I took a great deal of enjoyment from punching him. I was a little bit disappointed I couldn't finish it.
"We want the big hard fights now, we want to head overseas, we want to bring big fights to Australia."
The pair stood toe-to-toe in the centre of the ring for most of the first round, probing for an opening and moving evasively when the other tried to land a shot.
Aware that it was the second round that counted so heavily against him in their last bout in 2009 after Mundine landed more punches and knocked him down, Geale came out aggressively.
Initially forced back onto the ropes, Mundine fought his way out of trouble and managed to find his way through Geale's defence on several occasions with his lightning left jab.
But it was Geale who had been landing the heavier blows and Mundine had to get more aggressive in the third round, twice being warned for using his head when he found himself in trouble.
There was some concern in the Mundine camp at the beginning of the fourth round, with one supporter calling for him to ''send Geale back to Tasmania''.
But Geale wasn't going anywhere and the pair continued to trade punches in one of the best wars Australian boxing has seen.
As in their first fight, Geale threw the greater volume of punches but Mundine landed with a higher percentage of his.
Who landed the most overall was difficult to tell but neither boxer was prepared to yield.
Mundine was again cautioned for leading with his head when he found himself on the ropes in the sixth round but the seventh was arguably his best and he looked to be getting on top.
A frustrated Geale was warned in the eighth round punching Mundine in the back of the head but in the ninth he came out showboating and virtually dared the Man to go after him.
It appeared as if Geale was determined that the fight be decided by knockout and he did his best to lift the intensity at a time when both boxers should have been tiring.
But the closest that looked like happening was when Geale twice slipped in the 11th and 12th rounds, and the fight finished with both boxers giving their all to ensure victory.
Bring it on again.
Brad Walter is Sports Reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald
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Cal State Fullerton's Ramirez excited to join Sox
By Jason Mastrodonato / MLB.com
But his spirits were suddenly lifted on Tuesday afternoon, when he heard his named called in the First-Year Player Draft, selected by the Red Sox in the fourth round.
"It was a surreal feeling, man" Ramirez said by phone from his California home. "The Red Sox, it's a great organization, great tradition, great history. I'm real pumped to be part of that now.
"I still feel pretty bad about being eliminated, because I definitely had bigger expectations for our team. It's tough, but this definitely brought me up."
Ramirez was the staff ace for the Titans this season, going 8-4 with a 1.69 ERA and 103 strikeouts to 20 walks in 90 2/3 innings. He allowed just one home run all season, holding opposing hitters to a .179 batting average.
Through the second day of the Draft, the Red Sox have selected 33 players -- 17 in college and 16 in high school. With 11 college pitchers compared to eight in high school, scouting director Amiel Sawdaye said Ramirez was the perfect guy to balance some riskier picks elsewhere in the Draft.
"A guy like Noe Ramirez, he's been a performer for three years and played on Team USA," Sawdaye said, reached by phone on Tuesday night. "So it's a pretty good balance and we're excited."
Ramirez earned a silver medal with Team USA at the V FISU World University Baseball Championships in Tokyo last summer. He recorded five saves and a 2.70 ERA in a team-high nine appearances, all out of relief.
"We haven't really talked about that," Ramirez said when asked if he would continue as a starter or pitch out of the bullpen. "I'm not too sure on that. Sure, I've done it before. It's a comfortable deal with me, so that's something I could do."
Ranked 28th on Baseball America's 2011 Top 100 College Draft Prospects list compiled Jan. 3, Ramirez was also named a preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball.
"My pitch is definitely the changeup," the junior said. "That's something that I feel my successes came from. I feel comfortable throwing all the pitches I have -- fastball and slider. But the changeup has definitely been my pitch."
Live coverage of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft resumes at noon ET Wednesday on MLB.com, where fans will receive exclusive coverage of Day 3, featuring a live pick-by-pick stream, expert commentary and Draft Tracker, a live interactive application that includes a searchable database of every Draft-eligible player. You can also keep up to date at Draft Central and by following @MLBDraft on Twitter. And get into the Draft conversation by tagging your tweets with #mlbdraft.
After an exciting first day that general manager Theo Epstein felt extremely pleased with, the Sox chose Williams Jerez, a center fielder out of Grand Street Campus in New York with their first pick of Day 2, No. 81 overall.
Jerez, originally a left-handed pitcher who moved from the Dominican Republic two years ago, has a 6-foot-4, 190-pound frame, and his raw athleticism could provide a lot of upside.
"He's a projectable young high school player, a guy that hopefully hits for more power," Sawdaye said. "He has a lot of ingredients to be a good hitter, and he's a good defensive outfielder."
With the strong commitment to the University of Texas, first-round pick Blake Swihart could be a tough one to sign. But the Red Sox got a little insurance at the catcher position Tuesday, selecting Jordan Weems, a backstop from Columbus High School in Georgia.
Sawdaye said drafting Weems had no relation to the expected difficulty in signing Swihart.
"His stance has always been college first, but our strategy has always been take the best player on the board and try to sign him," Sawdaye said. "We think both those guys are going to hit and both of them are going to play behind the dish."
Weems helped lead his high school team to a state championship last season and is committed to Georgia State. At 6-foot-3, 180-pounds, Weems has a strong arm behind the plate, and Sawdaye shrugged off any thought that he's more of a defensive catcher.
Shortstop Markus Betts out of John Overton High School (Tenn.) rounded out to the first five rounds, becoming the fifth high school player drafted by the Red Sox.
Betts, nicknamed "Mookie," was also a standout basketball player, and a terrific bowler, with a 221 average last year to qualify for the state tournament. He is committed to Tennessee.
Overall, Sawdaye was excited about the team's first 30 rounds, though that's no different from past drafts.
"It's weird, it's just one of those things where Draft day is always so exciting," he said. "I don't think I've ever walked out of the draft room disappointed. You take the players you like. You lose a player here and there, but you end up with players you really like."
Round 2, Williams Jerez, center fielder, Grand Street Campus (N.Y.): The 6-foot-4 pure athlete from the Dominican Republic was a former pitcher and hits left-handed.
Round 3, Jordan Weems, catcher, Columbus High School (Ga.): The tall, lanky backstop helped lead Columbus to a state championship in 2010, and while his power has been questioned, his arm behind the plate is a strength.
Round 4, Noe Ramirez, right-handed pitcher, Cal State Fullerton: Ramirez jumped up draft boards after another strong year with the Titans. The crafty righty has a fastball that touches the low 90s, though he relies heavily on his offspeed pitches.
Round 5, Markus Betts, shortstop, John Overton High School (Tenn.): Betts is an athletic shortstop with sound defensive skills and a quick bat. He was a standout basketball player and bowler for John Overton.
Round 6, Miguel Pena, left-handed pitcher, San Jacinto College North: The left-hander fanned 93 batters in 85 innings this season, throwing complete-games in eight of his 14 starts with a 1.91 ERA. He was sent home from the Cape Cod League last summer for disciplinary reasons.
Round 7, Cody Kukuk, left-handed pitcher, Lawrence Free State High School (Kan.): Kukus is a strong 6-foot-4 lefty with upside. He could take time as a developmental project though.
Round 8, Senquez Golson, center fielder, Pascagoula High School (Miss.): A raw athlete, Golson signed a letter of intent to play football at Ole Miss.
Round 9, Travis Shaw, third baseman, Kent State: A big, strong left-handed hitter, Shaw's father, Jeff, made two All-Star teams over a 12-year Major League career. Travis may profile more as a first baseman.
Round 10, Cody Koback, center fielder, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point: Koback has a ton of speed, but he'll have to learn how to use it on the bases and in the outfield to pair with his consistent bat.
Round 11, Kevin Brahney, left-handed pitcher, Cal State Chico: The 6-foot-5 lefty had some hard luck his senior year, tallying a 2-5 record despite a 3.58 ERA. He struck out 74 batters in 65 1/3 innings, though he also walked 26.
Round 12, Deshorn Lake, right-handed pitcher, Menchville HS (Va.): The 17-year-old native of the Virgin Islands has raw talent and a fastball that clocks in at more than 90 mph.
Round 13, Matthew Ott, right-handed pitcher, LSU: Ott made 26 appearances for the Tigers last season, all out of relief, striking out 27 batters in 27 2/3 innings.
Round 14, Michael McCarthy, right-handed pitcher, Cal State Bakersfield: The fifth-year senior redshirted his junior year after transferring to Bakersfield, and he tossed a team-high 127 2/3 innings with a 1.62 ERA.
Round 15, Braden Kapteyn, first baseman, Kentucky: Drafted in the 39th round by the Giants in 2008, Kapteyn opted to be a Wildcat, where he batted .304 with 16 homers and 97 RBIs over three years.
Round 16, Daniel Gossett, right-handed pitcher, James F. Byrnes High School (S.C.): Committed to Clemson, Gossett was perfect in the regular season for Byrnes High, going 5-0 with a 0.14 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 49 innings.
Round 17, Blake Forslund, right-handed pitcher, Liberty University: Forslund tossed just 21 2/3 innings, split between the rotation and bullpen, after sitting out one year following a transfer from Virginia. He walked 15 batters in 21 2/3 innings, striking out 22 with a 8.31 ERA.
Round 18, Andrew Jones, right-handed pitcher, Samford University: Jones set a school record with 15 saves in the 2011 season, posting a 1.49 ERA as a senior.
Round 19, Jeffrey Orvis, first baseman, Freedom HS (Fla.): The 18-year-old is 6-foot-3, 210 pounds and carries some strength from the left side of the plate.
Round 20, Zachary Good, left-handed pitcher, Grayson County College: Good walked 28 batters with 60 strikeouts and a 5.18 ERA over 64 innings this season.
Round 21, Austin Davidson, third base, Oxnard High School (Calif.): A solid player all around and an above-average fielder, Davidson could project as a utility player, but at just 18 years old, it's too early to tell.
Round 22, Joseph Holtmeyer, right-handed pitcher, University of Nebraska - Omaha: The junior led the MIAA with 96 strikeouts in 71 innings, picking up second-team All-South Central Region Team honors.
Round 23, Jarrett Brown, left-handed pitcher, Salem High School (Ga.): A nice easy delivery, the Georgia commit fanned 96 batters in 53 2/3 innings with a 2.48 ERA.
Round 24, Andrew Turocy, center fielder, Akron: The 22-year-old had Tommy John surgery in 2009, broke the program record with 95 hits his following season. He led the team with 10 stolen bases, a .347 average and .563 slugging percentage his senior season.
Round 25, Taylor Ard, first baseman, Washington State: Ard was a Rawlings Junior college All-American after hitting for the league triple crown (.490, 12 HR, 49 RBI) in 2009 before transferring to Washington State.
Round 26, Cody Dill, right-handed pitcher, Los Osos High School (Calif.): The 6-foot-1 hurler has a strong arm, though he is signed on to play at University of California Riverside.
Round 27, Alex Massey, right-handed pitcher, Catholic High School (La.): Honorable mention for the All-State team, the four-year varsity pitcher is committed to Tulane University.
Round 28, Brenden Shepard, right-handed pitcher, Stonehill College: The only Massachusetts player drafted by the Red Sox, the Masconomet graduate struck out 34 batters in 22 1/3 innings with 10 saves.
Round 29, Matthew Spalding, right-handed pitcher, St. Xavier High School (Ky.): The Western Kentucky commit throws consistently in the low 90s and put together a 1.80 ERA this season.
Round 30, Nick Moore, third baseman, Brookwood High School (Ga.): A 6-foot-2, 200-pound switch-hitter, Moore was also a member of Brookwood's successful football program.
Jason Mastrodonato 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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2009 H1N1 Flu: International Situation Update
November 6, 2009, 4:30 PM ET
This report provides an update to the international situation as of November 6, 2009. The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to report laboratory-confirmed 2009 H1N1 flu cases and deaths on its Web page. These laboratory-confirmed cases represent a substantial underestimation of total cases in the world, as many countries focus surveillance and laboratory testing only on people with severe illness. The 2009 H1N1 influenza virus continues to be the dominant influenza virus in circulation in the world. Since April 19, 2009, more than 60% of all influenza positive specimens reported to WHO have been 2009 H1N1. In temperate regions of the Southern Hemisphere, disease due to 2009 H1N1 has returned to below baseline. In tropical regions of the Americas and Asia, influenza activity due to 2009 H1N1 remains variable. In temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, influenza-like illness (ILI) activity due to 2009 H1N1 continues to increase across many countries in Europe and Asia, as well as parts of the United States, Mexico and Canada.
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- The 2009 H1N1 influenza virus is the predominant influenza virus in circulation in most countries worldwide.
- The epidemiology of disease caused by 2009 H1N1 influenza in the Southern Hemisphere is very similar to that described in the United States in the spring of 2009.
- There have been no significant changes detected in the 2009 H1N1 influenza viruses isolated from persons in the Southern Hemisphere as compared to viruses isolated from persons in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Sefko: Mavericks are seeing why Darren Collison was a back-up PG in Indiana
Mavericks beat writer Eddie Sefko answered your questions in a chat Wednesday. Here are some highlights.
Mike ... What is Collison's problem, and is it correctable?
Eddie Sefko: We're seeing the reasons why Indiana turned the PG job over to George Hill and brought in Augustin from Charlotte to fill Collison's backup spot. The kid's got quickness and talent but he's too careless with the ball for Carlisle's liking and his defense comes and goes. Basically, I think Collison would be a terrific backup point guard for any team, even a title contender, if he keeps the right attitude. But as a starter, well, what we've seen is probably what you get.
Alex ... Why is OJ mayo such a bad man on man defender? I saw the game the other day against the heat, wade was crushing him, pumpfaking, getting by with ease!
Eddie Sefko: The guy's just a so-so defender. That gives him a lot in common with many NBA players. What he and the Mavericks have to hang their hat on is that they can be a good defensive team if they play the system the way it's meant to be played. So far, they've only done that occasionally. Remember, Carlisle turned Dirk and Jason Terry into reasonable defenders. That should indicate that anybody can be schooled in the defensive arts.
exclaimpoint ... It seems like after that game @ Houston Rockets, the other teams has completely taken OJ Mayo out of the game scoring wise, and Mavericks has been losing badly because of it. I believe Mayo would benefit from Dirk return because all the attention will direct towards him.
Eddie Sefko: Agreed. There's a reason why all the teams the Mavericks have lost to recently are fighting for a championship. They're good defensively. Having Nowitzki back is going to make life easier for everybody, Mayo included.
Jacob C ... The Mavs really liked Cunningham this summer and said they would have drafted him with their own first rounder a few picks earlier. What exactly did the Mavs like so much about him, and is there any chance we'll see it in play this season?
Eddie Sefko: Well, if you can't say anything good ... Actually, they still love his athleticism and depending on the way this season progresses from here on, it wouldn't surprise me if he comes around and is getting meaningful minutes on the big-boy team before the season is done.


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Farewell to 2011, a year full of joy, sadness, thrills, surprises and cool stories in San Clemente. How many of these stories that we brought you do you recall? It wasn't just a year of big events like Playa del Norte, a new sports park and Target coming to town. There were lots of snippets of San Clemente life. Here's a sampling of stories that we shared with you:
Basketball: San Clemente High School retired the basketball jersey of Dean Garrett, a 1984 grad who went on to a career in the NBA. Garrett was in town for a reunion with old classmates.
Overpass: The city rehabilitated the 30-year-old T-Street Overpass, a pedestrian bridge over the RR tracks. During construction, the bridge was frequently fenced off but surfers found roundabout ways to get to and from the surf.
Slide: A big chunk of hillside behind six Via Ballena homes failed, forcing residents to move out of four red-tagged homes. It led to a lawsuit against the city.
Game show: Dean, Kristin, Chandler and Spencer Zibas of San Clemente won a family vacation, $2,000 cash and other prizes while competing on the zany action TV game show "Family Game Night."
Fire: Fire caused estimated $500,000 damage to a fourplex at 242 W. El Portal, forcing the residents to flee. A February concert raised $1,000 to help the displaced residents.
Surfer: San Clemente surfer Jacob Trette survived a near-fatal wipeout in huge surf at Mavericks, near Half Moon Bay.
Police dog: Mary, John, Matthew and Sarah McWilliams completed a 3½ year fund drive, donating $9,500 to get the Sheriff's Department a new police dog, Diesel.
Top school: Vista Del Mar Middle School was named a top-10 Orange County school.
Coach: San Clemente High girls basketball coach Mary Mulligan celebrated her 500th win.
Tree: A landmark 75-year-old cypress tree above T-Street Beach was cut down, victim of decay.
Darth Vader: Local kid Max Page, 6, became an instant star, appearing as a mini Darth Vader in a Volkswagen commercial during the Super Bowl. It went viral.
Run: 'Ultramarathon Man' Dean Karnazes, a 1981 graduate of SCHS, embarked on a run across America, documented on ABC-TV's "Live with Regis and Kelly."
Garden: Casa Romantica's gardens won a statewide award from the association of California garden clubs.
Surf: Bill Laity entered the Guinness Book of World Records for longest surf session ever – 26 hours.
Swimsuits: Oleema and Kalani Miller's start-up swimsuit company, Mikoh Swimwear, made the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition.
Fossil: The fossil of a whale that lived at least 4 million years ago was unearthed during construction of a new parish hall at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church.
Measure A: By a vote of 57.7 percent to 42.3 percent, voters rejected Measure A, the Playa del Norte commercial development on city-owned land at North Beach.
Walk: Six Marines completed a 492-mile hike from the San Francisco Bay Area to San Clemente's Park Semper Fi to raise money for a veterans' fund.
Champs: The SCHS boys' soccer team took the Southern California title.
Miniature golf: The City Council approved a miniature golf course and wave pool as a private concession to be built in a city sports park. The vote was 3-2 to allow limited beer/wine in the facility's food concession.
Beach: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recommended a 50-year, $156 million beach-replenishment program for San Clemente following a 10-year feasibility study. The City Council agreed to support it.
Fundraiser: Cancer survivor and former SCHS volleyball standout Erin Kaupp returned home from USC to organize a successful OC Tavern fundraiser for challenged athletes.
Go: George Fortin, local inventor, showed off his electric go-kart.
Honor: Big-wave rider Greg Long was named Waterman of the Year by the Surfing Industry Manufacturing Association.
Reduce speed: For the first time, the City Council said yes to the idea of having speed humps on public streets. Residents can petition for them.
No park: A group that had opposed the voter-rejected Playa del Norte development at North Beach asked the City Council for a park there instead, with reconfigured parking. The idea never gained traction with City Council.
Honor: Longtime civic supporters Joe and Mary Anna Anderson were named to the city's Wall of Recognition.
Play: A new playground opened at seaside Linda Lane Park, replacing a playground removed due to salt-air corrosion.
Trucks: Nearly 200 truck owners petitioned the City Council to abort an overnight parking ban on residential streets that they called unfair. After discussion, council members kept the ordinance intact on a 4-1 vote.
Nurse: Former U.S. Army nurse Rosella Lane, 95, recalled the horrors that she witnessed in 1945 when she entered the just-liberated Nazi death camp at Buchenwwald.
Protection: Some 300 people at a Nuclear Regulatory Commission meeting heard Mayor Lori Donchak ask the government for measures to protect San Clemente using lessons learned from Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster in March.
Lifeguard: Teddy Weise was credited with saving a life when his alertness from a tower on the pier spotted a Fallbrook youth caught in a rip current a mile north. Lifeguards Alyssa Banks and Rod Mellott rescued a 17-year-old in the nick of time. He was fine, after being administered oxygen.
City Council: Council approved a plan for the San Clemente Elks Lodge to offer big-money bingo games via satellite TV. The lodge, however, wasn't able to put it together in ensuing months.
Run: Seven local moms set out to run 1,000 miles over a 365-day span to raise money for children in Africa orphaned by the AIDS epidemic.
Recycle: Truman Benedict Elementary School placed second in a statewide recycling contest, overcoming a major theft of recyclables from a campus break-in. Donors responded to the news by more than making up the loss.
Passing: Jeff Kargola, a motocross star in the X Games and Baja series races, died at age 27 when his dirt bike crashed in a Baja race. A memorial paddle-out at the pier drew more than 100.
Help: San Clemente lifeguards launched Neighborhood Beach Watch, a program to show the public how to safely respond to a swimmer in trouble if no lifeguard is nearby.
Athlete: Beth Sanden, a partially paralyzed athlete, conquered the Great Wall of China, completing a 26.2-mile marathon on the Great Wall in 7 hours, 20 minutes with her handcycle and walker.
Bridge: The city, under direction from the Coastal Commission, built a $92,500 see-thru deck bridge over a 20-foot stretch of designated wetland near North Beach, instead of just putting a sidewalk through vegetation that had taken root after a mudslide had covered a prior sidewalk.
Champion chef: Nicola Bellazzi, chef/owner of Enne Cucina Italiana in San Clemente, won the title of Champion Chef of Orange County at a competition in Huntington Beach.
Passing: Myrtle Hanson died at 102, taking 83 years of San Clemente memories to her grave.
Essays: The city parks department held a series of essay contests, organized by volunteer Andrea Workman, asking kids about their favorite city park, awarding dozens of prizes and using the kids' words to help raise awareness of the parks.
Beer fest: Left Coast Brewing Co. hosted the first San Clemente Beer Festival as a fundraiser for city and Chamber of Commerce programs supporting Marine units at Camp Pendleton.
DUI: Three days before the junior/senior prom, SCHS hosted an assembly featuring an actual court sentencing of DUI defendants as part of a Choices and Consequences program run through Superior Court.
Poche: A Mayor's Walk to polluted Poche Beach drew protesters demanding quick action to keep creek water filtered by a $3 million county installation from ponding and becoming polluted again.
Vandals: San Clemente lifeguards' competition boat was found wrecked in an act of vandalism. San Clemente State Beach rowers Dick and Dane DeBoer donated a replacement.
Garden: Marblehead Elementary showed off its new Kokua Garden, a labor of love created by volunteers.
Tats: After a legal skirmish over city regulations, San Clemente opened its first tattoo shop, Highland Ink, owned by Scottish artist Susie Floyd.
Training: Camp Pendleton showed off a simulated Afghan village, a high-tech training facility about a mile outside San Clemente.
Congrats: Retired Army General Fred Flo and his wife Lucile celebrated 70 years of marriage.
Surf champs: San Clemente High won its second straight National Scholastic Surfing Association championship. Shorecfliffs Middle School won its sixth straight.
Tiles: The Pier Bowl got new Ole Hanson-style tile sidewalks, a dressed-up pier entrance and nicer street lights just in time for the city's July 4 fireworks show.
Passing: Services were held for Gene O'Brien, who taught the fifth grade for more than 30 years at Concordia Elementary.
Recognition: Street banners went up along South El Camino Real saluting 21 San Clemente surf personalities.
Business: Curt, Paul, Tom, Rick and Scott Arons celebrated 60 years of their family's business, South Coast Distributing, started in 1951 by their late father, Dick. The brothers run it now.
Reminisce: Don Hansen, Earl Miller, Jack Lashbrook, Ken Nielsen and other oldtimers assembled at Casa Romantica to recount the era when the San Clemente Pier was a sportfishing mecca, before Dana Point Harbor was built.
River trip: Surfer/artist Drew Brophy recounted his harrowing 16-day stand-up paddleboard journey 225 miles down the Colorado River surviving extremes of heat, cold, isolation and deadly rapids.
Walk: Four-time stroke survivor Mycle Brandy, 60, set out on a 1,450-mile walk, using a cane, from San Diego to Seattle, months after he had completed a walk across America. He got to Seattle in November.
Hooping: Claire Bush, 22-year-old art student, caught public attention with her impromptu "hooping" displays on the beach – dancing and undulating while twirling and juggling hoops to the tunes on her iPod.
Hope: Jessica Prendiz set out, after losing her baby to spinal muscular atrophy in 2009, to educate the public through a movement she calls Hope for SMA.
Tennis: Brad Parks, pioneering founder of wheelchair tennis, received his International Tennis Hall of Fame ring.
Paddle: Terri Plunkett recounted her 87-mile "Paddle from the Heart," a solo paddle along the Colorado River in summer desert 110-degree temperatures to raise funds for heart in memory of her late sister.
Burns: Big-wave rider Rusty Long was on the mend after suffering serious burns from a gasoline fire at Puerto Escondido, Mexico. His family got him home. He now reports a remarkably fast recovery from second-degree burns to 40 percent of his body.
Gallery: Kona Gallery, a different kind of gallery, began raising awareness about photojournalism as art, to a local audience.
Local: Rob Rojas won a 26.5-mile paddle race around New York City's Manhattan Island, the second straight year a San Clemente paddler has won it. Thomas "Maximus" Shahinian won in 2010.
Live saver: Savannah Zoller, 16, was credited with saving a neighbor she found lifeless at the bottom of her community's pool, under 8 feet of water.
Ban: San Clemente joined a growing list of O.C. cities in banning smoking in all city parks.
Party houses: The city enacted an ordinance designed to shut down chronic party houses, patterning it after a law in Huntington Beach.
Picketers: The city enacted an ordinance to limit where picketers can be when targeting a home in a residential neighborhood. A union lawsuit challenged it. The city prevailed, but the wording of the ordinance was found to still allow picketing near a targeted home.
Racing: Hayley Perrault, 14-year-old Shorecliffs Middle School student, showed she can excel with the boys racing motorcycles on tracks all over Southern California.
Passing: Services were held for Elaine Gjonovich, a fitness instructor who had battled cancer. She launched an outdoor-fitness concept inviting people to get to know outdoor venues around the region while staying fit.
Council: On a split vote, the City Council agreed to launch a pilot program to decorate select metal utility boxes along streets with public art.
Scare: A bomb scare evacuated SCHS on the first day of school. A Navy corpsman from Camp Pendleton was held by military police.
Outage: San Clemente was caught up in a massive Southern California power outage.
Shelter: The animal shelter broke ground on a $600,000 upgrade of its cat facilities, nearing completion now.
New CEO: The San Onofre Foundation hired Jim Kempton as its first CEO, intent on a campaign to preserve San Onofre State Beach, whose 50-year lease of 2,000 Camp Pendleton acres expires in 2021.
Passing: Frank Domenichini, longtime Superior Court judge and community volunteer, passed away at 87.
Lifeguard of year: Kris Moore was named San Clemente's lifeguard of the year, a week after saving 8-year-old Rhyan Johnson's life at T-Street Beach. A tearful, grateful mother recounted the story.
Hanson's Market: A natural-foods store, opened at 415 Avenida Pico, providing a new shopping alternative together with a natural-foods deli for the San Clemente area.
Nuclear: The city hosted a contentious five-hour meeting on nuclear safety as protesters challenged statements by Southern California Edison and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on lessons from Fukushima.
Award: Don Craig, owner of Old Guys Rule apparel, awarded Dr. Gus Gialamas with the first Old Guys Rule Badge of Honor for 22 years of traveling to foreign countries on his vacation time to provide medical services to the poor. The award included a donation to Gialamas' cause, Operation Rainbow.
Bullying: Anna and Danny Mendez, whose 16-year-old son Daniel took his own life after being bullied relentlessly, described the effects of bullying to an audience of hundreds at the first South County Children and Youth Summit.
Target: San Clemente opened a 142,000-square-foot Target store at 990 Avenida Vista Hermosa amid festivities featuring SCHS cheerleaders and Target-sponsored surf star Kolohe Andino of San Clemente.
Senior center: After years of fundraising and planning, a new San Clemente Senior Center opened at 117 Avenida Victoria.
Deputy of year: David Pultz was named San Clemente's Sheriff's deputy of the year, credited with helping clean up the bar scene, gang violations, graffiti enforcement and other pursuits.
Deer: The city issued a warning to motorists, disclosing that 10 deer have met their deaths on San Clemente roads in 2011, five of them at one intersection, Avenida Vista Hermosa and Camino Vera Cruz.
Runner: Sara Kebede, SCHS cross country runner, launched a Shoes for Sheba shoe drive, intent on taking gently used running shoes to Africa to donate to aspiring young girls who can't afford shoes.
Disaster: More than 200 people from all over the region gathered in San Clemente to hear experts invited by San Clemente Green tell why they believe there is danger of a Fukushima-like nuclear disaster here.
Lawsuits: The county settled two lawsuits for $85,000 on excessive-force complaints filed against a deputy, Brian Hagerman.
Study: The City Council called on the state and federal governments to speed up a study of earthquake faults near San Onofre, identify a disposal site for spent San Onofre nuclear fuel, reevaluate the risk/benefit criteria for nuclear plants, tighten re-licensing criteria for nuclear plants and help fund an extension of Avenida La Pata as an added evacuation route for San Clemente.
Flag: A landmark tree stump bearing an American flag along the shore at Poche Beach was moved, via tractor, onto higher ground to protect it from monster surf. Earlier, volunteers from the SCHS lacrosse team and others had attempted to move it manually but it would barely budge.
Fire: A residential fire in Dana Point claimed the life of Doris Walker, author of The Heritage of San Clemente and other historical books.
La Pata: The county hired a firm at $6 million to design a proposed extension of Avenida La Pata from San Clemente to Ortega Highway.
Desk: In a rather unusual test, San Clemente Auto Wrecking used a crane to drop a Chevy Suburban onto a reinforced desk designed to protect someone in a building during an earthquake. The desk won.
Passing: Services were held for David Yoder, former pro volleyball player and family man, age 46, leukemia.
New station: The city dedicated a new fire station t 121 Avenida Victoria.
Deserving: Stacey Finnerty, SCHS girls' soccer coach, won more than $100,000 on a new TV game show, "You Deserve It," where contestants play to benefit someone else. The money goes to Michelle Brislen, whose husband died in May in a diving accident, leaving his wife and two young girls.
100: Heritage Christian Fellowship celebrated the 100th birthday of Minka Disbrow, who has lived a storied life and remains remarkably active.
Settlement: A bankruptcy settlement between SunCal Marblehead LLC and Lehman Bros. for the 248-acre San Clemente development to exit bankruptcy with Lehman controlling the development.
Steed: Caltrans erected signs designating I-5 in San Clemente as the Officer Richard T. Steed Memorial Highway but forgot the word "Officer." Caltrans agreed to fix it.
Art: Roy Gonzalez, noted surf-industry artist who operated a shop called The Surf Spot in the 1980s, returned to town after 20 years to open Art Sub Kult, a subculture-themed store at 217 S. El Camino Real.
Redesign: On a 3-2 vote, the City Council approved a nearly $1 million redesign of historic Max Berg Plaza Park to fix a safety problem that some say doesn't exist.
Tiny Turnip: Rachel Luzi's children's apparel business Tiny Turnip hit the jackpot when the wife of baseball's premier relief pitcher became a huge fan and, now, a partner. Ashley Papelbon came on board just as husband Jonathan was about to sign a $50 million contract with the Phillies.
Upgrades: The Los Molinos Business District celebrated a new surf-themed mural, a bamboo-themed Rainbow Sandals building and other business upgrades encouraged by a city grant program.
Ponchillow: Matt Nejad showed off his invention the Ponchillow, a poncho with a built-in neck pillow.
Dog beach: Dog owners campaigned for a dog beach and city parks commissioners recommended a one-year trial, allowing dogs off leash up until 9 a.m. on a designated stretch of sand either at North Beach or 204 Beach. City Council has final say, possibly in January.
Surf phenom: Kolohe Andino, 17, qualified for surfing's big leagues on his first try, winning five ASP qualifying contests in the process.
100: Some 100 people celebrated Bertha Henry Taylor's 100th birthday and her contributions to San Clemente since moving here in 1957. She's best known for her role in saving the beaches from private development.
Football: The SCHS football team reached the CIF final for the first time since 1979, when coach Jon Hamro was a player, falling to eventual state champion Santa Margarita, 27-13, at Anaheim Stadium.
Web entrepreneur: Peter Shikli invented dineanddeploy.org, a movement to buy Marines heading off to or home from Afghanistan dinner with their family. He teamed up with the Armed Services YMCA to make it work.
Quiet zone: After five years of continual train horns, North Beach has a Quiet Zone. Safety improvements done to two RR crossings by OCTA and the city qualified for designation so trains no longer have to sound the horn four times approaching each crossing.
Sports park: The city announced that a $33 million sports park will open Jan. 28 with an aquatics center, three baseball fields, two soccer fields, a football field and a multi-purpose field.
Dispute: The City Council agreed to lodge complaints with Caltrans over the way a disputed I-5 sound wall was planned, evaluated and built. Unhappy residents on both sides of the freeway asked help from the council.
Love: A Spread the Love Club at Bernice Ayer Middle School showed off the latest way it is spreading a message of positive behavior.