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Wooten's spring experience aided him in MLB debut
By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
DENVER -- The newest Brewers reliever believes his successful season began at Miller Park long before his Major League debut on Friday night.
Wooten was one of the extra players who made the trip from Phoenix to Milwaukee at the end of Spring Training for a pair of exhibition games against the White Sox. All of them knew that, barring a last-minute injury to someone else, they would not make Milwaukee's Opening Day roster.
In the penultimate game of the spring, Wooten worked 1 2/3 scoreless innings and allowed only one hit before heading to Triple-A Nashville.
"I picked all the brains I could pick in that clubhouse during Spring Training, and I had an opportunity to pitch in Miller Park in that exhibition game, and I think that got my season going in the right direction," he said. "I had some success there and I carried it into Nashville. I knew it wasn't an official big league game, but it was pretty doggone close. The lights were still bright, and the hitters were still Major League hitters."
Wooten allowed two hits and was not charged with a run in 2 1/3 innings in relief of Wily Peralta. He posted a 2.94 ERA and 20 saves in 40 appearances at Nashville before he was promoted Thursday night, becoming the ninth Brewers player to make his Major League debut in 2013. That is one shy of the Cardinals' Major League-leading total this season.
Manager Ron Roenicke, knowing Wooten was a strike-thrower, called on him with two runners on base in the fourth inning.
"Running through the gates, there were a lot of emotions running through me," Wooten said. "I knew my first hitter was Todd Helton -- that's pretty cool, too. But once he got in the box, and I was able to throw that first pitch for a strike, it really settled down. The nerves went away, and it was, 'Back to work.'"
Helton actually accounted for two firsts in Wooten's debut: His first hit allowed, a cue-shot single in that first meeting, and his first Major League strikeout later on.
"I don't think I'm going to change the way I go about my business," Wooten said. "What I did got me here. I'm going to continue to pound the strike zone."
Molitor to Braun: 'Transparency is important'
DENVER -- Former Brewers star Paul Molitor, who battled a cocaine addiction early in his Hall of Fame career, offered some advice to suspended slugger Ryan Braun on Saturday: Tell the whole truth.
"For me personally, it brings back times when I had my own troubles, how difficult it was, the embarrassment, the remorse," Molitor said Friday on 620 WTMJ-AM, the Brewers' flagship radio station. "I know it's tough. As far as the fans are concerned, Milwaukee fans feel a personal connection with their players. If you're playing for us, you're one of us. There's a lot of disappointment.
"Anytime you get busted, if you will, if your weaknesses become public, you have a tendency to only acknowledge things as they come out, instead of trying to get out infront of it. In hindsight, from the beginning, I wish I had been more honest about some of the problems I had with recreational drugs."
Braun's situation is different, as he's suspended for the Brewers' final 65 games for violations of Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment program. Neither Braun nor the MLB disclosed his violations, but they are related to the league's investigation into the Miami-area anti-aging clinic Biogenesis.
Molitor was never suspended for his drug use, which included cocaine and marijuana, but it was reported by Milwaukee media outlets in the mid-1980s. Molitor kicked his addictions and has spoken out in the years since about the dangers of recreational drugs.
He compared his experience to the long road ahead for Braun.
"I think transparency is important," Molitor said. "I don't think it's something you can run and hide from. It will be good for the healing in the long run. If somehow, some way, Ryan makes his way back into the game and people begin to give him a second chance, that he'd be compelled to be one of those guys to educate young people."
Estrada ready for rehab assignment
DENVER -- Brewers right-hander Marco Estrada is ready to begin a Minor League rehabilitation assignment, his final step before rejoining the starting rotation after a long battle with hamstring and back issues.
Estrada, who was placed on the disabled list on June 5 with a left hamstring strain, successfully threw live batting practice on Friday, Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. He is slated to start and work two innings for Rookie-level Arizona on Monday, the first of three scheduled starts.
"We'll see how smooth those go, and where his pitch count gets to," Roenicke said. "It would be a nice arm to get back if he pitches like he did last year. He wasn't the same this year, for whatever reason. We talked about the [World Baseball] Classic and trying to get amped up early, and maybe not quite having the same Spring Training he was used to. I don't know what the reasons are, but he wasn't the same guy this year as he was last year."
Estrada pitched to a 3.64 ERA in 23 starts and six relief appearances in 2012, leading to a spot with Team Mexico in the Classic and a start in the Brewers' second game of the regular season. But he posted a 5.32 ERA in his first 12 regular-season starts before the hamsting injury.
Baby Brewers clinch division title
DENVER -- It has been a trying season for the Milwaukee Brewers, but a great one for their little brothers in Helena, Mont.
The rookie Pioneer League's Helena Brewers clinched a postseason spot with a Great Falls loss on Thursday, then clinched the league's North Division first-half title with a 9-7 win over Billings on Friday. Helena, 21-14 with the victory, is one of only two Milwaukee affiliates with a winning record this season.
"In the second half, we're going to focus on consistency, playing the game the way it's supposed to be played," said manager Tony Diggs, who began his pro career in Helena in 1989. "We want to see the players improve. That's how it is in player development -- you don't want to see anybody breaking down walls. What you want to see is guys improving every day, and you want to see the improvement they make over the course of the season."
The baby Brewers hit five home runs in their clinching victory, including two by infielder Renaldo Jenkins, a 19th-round Draft pick in 2011. Michael Ratterree (10th-round pick this year) singled twice and scored twice to extend his hitting streak to 16 games, and Adam Giacalone (16th round in 2012) was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer to raise his average to .465.
"But it is really special for me to be back here," said Diggs, the Brewers' sixth-round pick in 1989. "I've seen a lot of new faces, and I've seen a lot of old faces."
Last call
• MLB rules allow the Brewers to activate a 26th man for Tuesday's scheduled doubleheader in Chicago, but if the team can avoid using him before then, the likely starter will be right-hander Tyler Thornburg. He has been pitching out of the bullpen.
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Discussion in 'Star Trek: Voyager' started by Adm_Hawthorne, Oct 24, 2011.
A planet where this is possible?
I cam across a story long ago called 'Siege Engine' which had Seven and Xena running into each other. It was an entertaining, though angst filled, story.
I ran across a time warp one where Janeway teamed with Gabrielle and Seven with Xena (or vice a versa). The gist was Seven and Janeway caught a clue about their relationship from the way Xena & Gabrielle interacted.
After watching 6 seasons of Xena, I still say X/G is the real thing, and J/7 is maternal through and through.
I did HOWL when Mulgrew complained "See! It's sex, sex, sex, sex... you'll take it anyway you can get it!"
At least Mulgrew is being consistent. Just like Janeway has no time for a "personal" relationship with Chakotay, she doesn't have time for such a relationship with Seven.
I like this part later in the same segment, showing the lonilness of command and how the legacy of Janeway was deep humanity.
In the next segment, they ask her about doing Flementh!
At this point I can imagine Kate would be happy to just walk away from the mike and go to the bar for a gin ricky than ever answer another 'first time question on Janeway's position on sex' and J7 shipper that I am, it has never seemed an idea that she ever cottoned to. I think she never saw the relationship as anything other than maternal or big sisterly toward Seven. I do think the chemistry toward Ryan in their acting (whether solely from their skills or contributed to from real life feelings) makes it easy to see more than the scripts themselves make visible. Both actresses played off each other far more powerfully than Lawless and O'Conner did in my estimation, though it would be fair to say that I never warmed to the character of Gabrielle who never rose above annoying girl to me. One of my favorite Xena/Voyager crossovers was Eternal Suffering. It is a wonderful look at X/G and J/C ships. http://members.tripod.com/~Katelin_B/eternal.html
re: gin rickey
re: position
Oh be still my Gabrielle loving heart!
She stopped being annoying (to me) half way through season 1, although she had a few set backs (mostly due to Xena lite eps like Married with Fishsticks and The Play's the Thing)
I really like the maternal relationship between J/7, and I think that was what the writers/actors were going for in the series, unlike what the writers/actors may or may not have been going for in X:WP... depending on the phase of the moon and the side of the bed some one rose from that day.
As for differences between my two fav shows... I have to admit that X:WP did a better job at allowing the characters to grow over the seasons, and I specifically mean the 2 subordinate characters. The XWP producers have discussed how Xena (read Janeway) was not allowed to change much, but that Gabrielle was more fluid. One can see that from season 1 to 6 in the clothing alone, much less the confidence, ability to protect herself/fight and even the carriage the actor showed. Our poor Seven was still strapped literally and figuratively into that corset in more ways than one. So much so that many of us could not accept the suddenly appearance of Chakotay into her romantic life.
One of the reasons I liked Janeway over Picard is that there seemed to be a real change (in Janeway) over the years, although this change was not as great as seen in the Gabrielle character... one would not necessarily expect one.
Gabrielle, like Seven, was a blank slate for the other main character to play off, to mold, to develop. Xena at 27, after 10 years a warlord, and Janeway at 39, after 20 years a star fleet officer, were much more mature, more stable.
Still both women changed because of their subordinates...
SEVEN: Captain.
JANEWAY: I'm having trouble with the nature of individuality.
SEVEN: You require a philosophical discussion.
JANEWAY: There's a time and a place for it. This is one of them. After I freed you from the Collective, you were transformed. It's been a difficult process. Was it worth it?
SEVEN: I had no choice.
JANEWAY: That's not what I asked you.
SEVEN: If I could change what happened, erase what you did to me, would I? No.
Xena/Joxer shippers unite! http://xenajoxer.tripod.com/
KM has always seemed one thousand percent heterosexual to me and I really doubt the idea ever crossed her mind (until the fans put it there, LOL).
Well as we've said KM played Mulgrew as seducing everybody, she wooed her crew. And some of the actor's responses make it easy to read more than just a relational style into it. Ryan and Mulgrew had great chemistry.
Oh Gov Kodos... you KNOW that Joxer was only a "placeholder" for Xena. As soon as Gabrielle came around, he was "outta there!"
I'm not surprised a lot of Trek fans have fantasized the Janeway/Seven relationship. But I can't believe people have actually had serious conversations about the topic.
Anyway, regarding the original topic. Any guy who hates powerful women is an insecure douche who's probably emotionally at the whim and mercy of every female in his life.
Gabrielle is a placeholder for the Widow Twankey, everyone wants the Widow Twankey. [yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuB8gebM0p0[/yt]
Oh my god!
That is just... just... ONE MORE reason NOT to watch HTLJs!!!!
I gotta say, Lucy makes a more convincing man (barely ) in drag than Michael makes as a woman in drag.
I still howl at ^^ Liz Friedman's contention that Lucy is more convincing as a MAN in drag than as a WOMAN!
Now.. to bring this back to Janeway/Kate Mulgrew... Liz is one of the executive producers on the pilot of Kate's new netflix show "Orange is the New Black".
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/orange-is-the-new-black (Stuff on the TV show)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEm960naQCQ (The author discusses her book and her prison experience.)
HTLJs can be goofy, and Twankey is there for pure camp . She pops up in another episode or two. Hercules never really delved into as much angst as Xena did, that was something that always gave me a preference for Hercules over Xena along with Gabrielle. I often wished Xena would just dump her, I never warmed to the character in spite of Rene's fine work in the part. Amazon queen, Eli worshiper, soul mate, every addition just seemed more eye rolling. I'd have enjoyed the show more with Joxer as the permanent sidekick.
PLEASE tell me you wouldn't have preferred a show with just Janeway & Neelix!
I love Xena 3000... it combines Xena, Voyager AND BSG!!!!
How.. is Janeway Sexy?
Teacake... have you seen THIS????
"Is Kate a hardass?"
That is wonderful.
And no, the only time I watch interviews is when people post them in this thread so I hadn't seen it.. I rely on YOU Janewayrulez
That was an exaggeration to some extent, Joxer would have had to be toned down considerably to be around more than he was. He was played for the fool too much until the post crucifixion period. If they'd let him grow up from the fool he could have been a more dramatically entertaining semi-regular character. He always struck me as a surrogate little brother for Xena which never seemed to be something Gabrielle ever caught on to- Xena's patience for the guy. Neelix gets a lot of flack, unfairly I think. Unfortunately, the writers had him too often being jolly coffee boy after Voyager left familiar space for him. But in episode 'Night' he had better ideas of how to keep the crew from going nutty than Chakotay was bringing up. Letting the crew wallow in the holodeck was a recipe for disaster as they'd socially be drifting apart as a crew. It's a shame the show didn't give him a little more meat to his scenes to show his development into the more responsible and capable character he was when he left the ship.
Another one just sent to my email...
Love the Alternate Title...
100 Uses For Pattern Enhancers in the Home or Office
She needs to beat that thing on her head to death.
It reminds me of Ziggy Stardust.
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I was wondering what everyone's predictions will be for him whether it'd be getting hurt or statistical wise?
I was wondering what everyone's predictions will be for him whether it'd be getting hurt or statistical wise?
THE University of Cincinnati
For what it's worth.....I think Griffey will remain healthy and put up 45+ HRs along with 110+ RBIs.
If you think small, you'll go nowhere in life.
That old saying "follow the trend" would lead me to believe that Griffey will get hurt in 2004. Hopefully, it will be minor and still allow him to post semi-big numbers: .280 35 HR 110 RBI
All I want is one injury-free (for the most part...major-free at least) season. Just one. Growing up, he was who I wanted to be...all I want is one injury-free season.
I agree with Krusty, but I do believe that if Griffey shows good health and performance as some of us expect that he will be traded because of his contract, medical history and risk.Originally posted by Krusty
For what it's worth.....I think Griffey will remain healthy and put up 45+ HRs along with 110+ RBIs.
Cross your fingers: Brian Goldberg, agent for Reds CF Ken Griffey, says Griffey is way ahead of schedule in recovering from shoulder surgery and on schedule in recovering from ankle surgery. Griffey could have been ready to start spring training on January 1, Goldberg says.
I saw this and am not sure if someone else has posted it but here goes anyway... This sounds good.
Tim McCarver: Baseball Quotes
I remember one time going out to the mound to talk with Bob Gibson. He told me to get back behind the batter, that the only thing I knew about pitching was that it was hard to hit.
Like some others, I find it difficult to believe that Griffey will stay healthy the whole year in 2004. I DON'T believe that he will spend the majority of 2004 on the DL, however. That being the case, my projections for Junior in 2004 are: .282 avg, 31 HR, 89 RBI. Anything more than that, I would consider a bonus.
'When I'm not longer rapping, I want to open up an ice cream parlor and call myself Scoop Dogg.'
-Snoop on his retirement
Your Mom is happy.
154 Games. 42 HR's 133 RBI. Sit out 5 games with a tight Hammy in August. Junior will also hit .295 and have an OBP of .444. This is what the crystal ball says.
Adam Dunn .248 47HR's and 116 RBI. 158 K's and 98 BB's.
Kearns .311 28HR and 79 RBI. 131 Games played. Kearns goes down in August for a month.
Griff and Kearns go to ALL Star Game.
Team Clark:
I love the optimism. I wish I could work around people as optimistic as you all day.
Mack Jenkins's Pants
You might want to see if the thing is plugged inOriginally posted by Team Clark
Junior will also hit .295 and have an OBP of .444. This is what the crystal ball says.
Junior has never OBPed more then 408 and has a career OBP of .379
.360-.380 sounds about right to me
"But I do know Joey's sister indirectly (or foster sister) and I have heard stories of Joey being into shopping, designer wear, fancy coffees, and pedicures."
.285 41hr - 118 rbi's for Jr.
.236 26hr - 68 rbi's for dunn, with 165so's
.305 25hr - 102 rbi's for Kearns if he bats 4th
Bowled 10, 300 games, I'm BACK!!
Nothing like bowling a 300 game
TC, 47 hr's for Dunn? that's a
But I am glad there is 1 optimist on this board
Oh and if he hits 47hr's this year I will buy you a case of your favorite beer (that's a promise)
Bowled 10, 300 games, I'm BACK!!
Nothing like bowling a 300 game
Jr: .265, 25, 72 (misses 4-6 weeks)
Dunn: .216, 24, 67, 170 K
Kearns: .288, 28, 91
Nothing to see here. Please disperse.
Pecota says.............
Code:Last First TM LG AGE AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG Dunn Adam CIN NL 24 453 126 26 2 32 86 124 11 4 .278 .401 .560 Griffey Ken CIN NL 34 218 58 11 1 13 30 50 1 1 .265 .361 .502 Kearns CIN NL 24 369 103 21 2 17 48 78 7 3 .278 .369 .484
I think this is the make or break year for Dunn. He'll either move forward and start to live up to those early expectations, or he'll be exposed as just a marginal HR hitter who strikes out way too much.
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Could virtualizing your company's servers actually be part of your patriotic duty? It may seem a little far-fetched at first glance, but let's take a deeper look at national trends and the important take-aways from recent national political campaigns that drew a bead on our country's most pressing problems: a teetering economy, our alarming dependence on foreign oil, and a growing need to address environmental concerns such as global warming.
Is there something IT professionals can do that has the potential of addressing this triple threat of social, economic and environmental ills? The answer could be virtualization. Proven technologies that allow a single server to take on a variety of unrelated tasks that would normally require the use of multiple dedicated servers offer some obvious benefits in the areas of cost savings and efficiency. Can those benefits also translate into improved fiscal performance, reduced consumption of energy resources and a lower carbon footprint? The consensus seems to be in the affirmative.
In fact, these are among the reasons Gartner Group recently anointed virtualization as the No. 1 strategic technology for 2009, topping trendier tech topics such as Business Intelligence (#2), Cloud Computing (#3), Green IT (#4), and Unified Communications (#5). In his blog on the unveiling of this year's Top 10 list, Gartner's David Cearly cited virtualization's "significant potential to reduce IT costs" as the primary business driver, noting that widespread IT belt-tightening in 2009 would prompt popular server virtualization technologies to be augmented by an uptick in virtualization techniques applied to storage and client devices.
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Each team advanced by topping foes from Mountain View. The 15s posted a 7-5 triumph on Saturday while the 13s took the tougher route and needed 8-1 and 16-0 triumphs on Sunday to move on.
The Palo Alto 15s will open the NorCal State Tournament with a game against Antioch at Mountain View's McKelvey Park at 10 a.m. A second game is guaranteed on Sunday. After that, who knows?
Team members for the 15s are Blake Carbonneau, Andrew Daschbach, Evan Easton, Max Gardiner, Daniel Gasiewski, Matt Hennefarth, Brian Knapp, Jamie Kruger, AJ Lemons, Jared Lucian, James Roake, Michael Shames, Alexii Sigona, Shane Stafford and Ryan Voltattorni.
The Palo Alto 13s will have to travel to College of Alameda for their opener, which closes the first day there as Palo Alto faces host Alameda at 5 p.m.
The 13s also will play Sunday, either at 11:30 a.m. or 5 p.m.
The NorCal State Tournament winners will advance to regional competition in Tucson, Ariz. (15s) and Vernal, Utah (13s). After that will be the World Series in both divisions.
The Palo Alto 13s opened District 6 action with a 14-4 win over Bel-Mateo, but fell into the consolation bracket following a 4-3 loss to Mountain View last Friday. Palo Alto bounced back to eliminate Bel-Mateo, 16-3, on Saturday to force Sunday's games.
Chris Cook got the win in Sunday's first game as he struck out eight and walked just two. Kyle Pruhsmeier got the win in Game 2, allowing just one hit over his four innings of work.
Sean Young and David Clarke each had two hits and two RBI in the title game while Jake Rittman had three hits in Sunday's opener.
Other members of the 13s include Brett Anchartechahar, Ole Erickson, Tim Goode, Jonathan Gottlieb, Matthew Gursky, Tony Masetti, Nico Rollandi, Sean Shufelt, Bradley Smith and Zachary Weseloh.
In Little League action:
Palo Alto National and Menlo-Atherton both lost in their respective divisions to close out their respective seasons in the District 52 Majors All-Star Tournament action Sunday.
In the 11-12 tournament in Belmont, Palo Alto National saw its run through the consolation bracket end in a 12-1 loss to Redwood City East in a game shortened to five innings by the 10-run rule.
Palo Alto managed just two hits, both by Max Jung-Goldberg. One of his hits was a solo home run to lead off the third inning. It was his third home run of the district tournament. Palo Alto, however, trailed by 8-0 before the solo blast.
Palo Alto gave up 13 hits and committed three errors. A day earlier, Palo Alto eliminated city rival Palo Alto American, 6-5.
Joshua Kasevich pitched five no-hit innings of relief and George Welch hit two home runs for the winners.
Michael Panitchpakdi hit a three-run home run in the top of the first inning to help PA American grab a 5-0 lead. Isaac Hart-Skaife and Seattle Hmelar singled ahead of Panitchpakdi's bomb over the center-field fence. Hart-Skaife's single drove in Spencer Rojahn for the first run and Hmelar scored on a wild pitch.
Kasevich came in to start the second and faced two over the minimum the rest of the way in gaining the win. He struck out eight, including four in a row at one point, and walked two.
PA National got three runs back in the bottom of the first. Jung-Goldberg walked ahead of Welch's first home run, a drive that sailed over the right-field fence. Shiva Bucklin doubled and later scored on an error.
In the second, Tyler Foug walked ahead of Welch's second home run, which also found a new home beyond the right-field fence. PA National scored the go-ahead run in the fourth when Jung-Goldberg hit a solo home run.
In the 10-11 tournament at Red Morton Park in Redwood City, Menlo-Atherton's season came to an end in a 4-0 loss to Belmont/Redwood Shores.
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What a bowl season, starting really with Texas A&M's heart-stopping comeback to beat Duke 52-48 in the Chick-fil-A Bowl and carrying all the way through the VIZIO BCS National Championship with Florida State's last-minute drive to beat Auburn 34-31.
The SEC finished 7-3 in the postseason, and we're honoring some of the best individual performances with our all-bowl team:
QB: Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M: Yes, Connor Shaw was sensational, too, but Manziel brought the Aggies back from a 21-point halftime deficit. He threw four touchdown passes and ran for another in a memorable farewell for Johnny Football.
RB: Tre Mason, Auburn: Until Florida State's late touchdown drive, it looked as if Mason's 37-yard touchdown run would be what everyone was talking about from the BCS title game. He finished with 195 rushing yards against one of the top defenses in the country.
RB: Jeremy Hill, LSU: LSU fans got a nice surprise this week when reports surfaced that Hill planned to return for his junior season. A few days earlier, he gave them a memorable performance in the Outback Bowl with 216 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
WR: Jameon Lewis, Mississippi State: The Rice secondary had no answers for the speedy Lewis, who finished with nine catches for a school-record 220 yards. He had a 28-yard catch to set up the Bulldogs' first touchdown, a 35-yard catch to set up their second touchdown and a 65-yard catch to set up their fourth touchdown, all in first half.
WR: Bruce Ellington, South Carolina: Ellington is leaving early for the NFL and made some NFL-like catches in his farewell. His one-handed, bobbling catch on the fourth-and-7 play was huge. He finished with six catches for 140 yards and two touchdowns and also threw a touchdown pass.
TE: Arthur Lynch, Georgia: Lynch would love to have that last pass back, but he still hauled in six catches for 69 yards, including receptions to help set up a couple of field goals.
All-purpose: Derrick Henry, Alabama: Get ready to see a lot of Henry next season for the Tide. The freshman running back rushed for 100 yards on eight carries, including a 43-yard touchdown run, and also had a 61-yard touchdown catch.
OL: Jake Matthews, Texas A&M: As left tackles go, Matthews set the standard this season. He was pretty close to flawless in the bowl game, as the Aggies rolled up 541 total yards in their stirring comeback against Duke.
OL: Greg Robinson, Auburn: The BCS title game turned out to be Robinson's final game for Auburn. The junior left tackle is turning pro and heads to the next level on the heels of the kind of performance that became the norm for him this season.
OL: Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State: The Bulldogs racked up 533 yards of total offense in their 44-7 rout of Rice in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, and Jackson was his usual dominant self at left guard.
OL: Wesley Johnson, Vanderbilt: The veteran of that Vanderbilt offensive line asserted himself in the fourth quarter when Houston climbed back into it, and the Commodores made a living running behind him.
C: Reese Dismukes, Auburn: There aren't many centers in America better than Dismukes, and he can hold his head high over the way he played against a talented Florida State interior on defense.
DL: Dee Ford, Auburn: Ford had already established himself as one of the top pass-rushers in the SEC this season and then went out and showed it on the biggest stage with two sacks in BCS title game.
DL: D.T. Shackelford, Ole Miss: The Rebels' resilient senior defensive end went out in style with seven total tackles, including a sack, and also had two quarterback hurries.
DL: Kony Ealy, Missouri: Michael Sam received most of the publicity this season for the Tigers, but Ealy was equally productive. He closed out his career with two sacks in the AT&T Cotton Bowl, giving him 9.5 on the season.
DL: Preston Smith, Mississippi State: Smith spearheaded a suffocating defensive effort by the Bulldogs with six total tackles and a quarterback hurry. Rice, after scoring a touchdown on its second possession, was held to 66 total yards the rest of the way.
LB: Serderius Bryant, Ole Miss: Bryant tied for the team lead with eight tackles, including two for loss, and also forced a fumble that led to a safety. The Rebels limited Georgia Tech's option offense to 17 points and 151 rushing yards.
LB: Andrew Wilson, Missouri: The Tigers' senior middle linebacker was everywhere against the Cowboys with 15 total tackles to earn Cotton Bowl Defensive MVP honors.
LB: Skai Moore, South Carolina: Only a freshman, Moore had two interceptions in the Capital One Bowl, the last one coming in the end zone in the fourth quarter with Wisconsin driving.
CB: E.J. Gaines, Missouri: Gaines was one of the most complete cornerbacks in the SEC this season. He capped his career with seven tackles against the Cowboys and an interception at midfield that helped set up a touchdown.
CB: Andre Hal, Vanderbilt: Despite playing with a brace on his elbow, Hal led Vanderbilt with nine total tackles, including an interception to seal the game, and also broke up three passes.
S: Craig Loston, LSU: Loston finished with six total tackles, including three for loss. He also had a key interception in the fourth quarter with Iowa threatening on fourth-and-1 at the LSU 16.
S: Toney Hurd, Jr., Texas A&M: Even though Texas A&M was torched on defense, Hurd's 55-yard interception return for a touchdown with 3:33 to play was the decisive blow for the Aggies.
K: Marshall Morgan, Georgia: Morgan kept the Bulldogs in the Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl by making all four of his field-goal attempts.
P: Steven Clark, Auburn: Clark kept Florida State pinned deep most of the night with perfectly placed punts that looked like pitching wedges. He dropped five of his six punts inside the 20, including one at the 6, one at the 4 and one at the 2.
RS: Marcus Murphy, Missouri: One of the top return specialists in the conference, Murphy combined for 136 yards on kickoff and punt returns against Oklahoma State. He had a long of 38 yards on a first-quarter punt return.


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As a veteran of many IT certification exams, I know there are few key steps to achieving that passing score we all desire. There is no magic study program or instant path to success, but with hard work and well placed focus, certification exam passes become second nature. Here are four fundamental steps I recommend for IT certification success, especially for those embarking on their first technical certifications:
1. Find the map of objectives. The map of objectives for your exam, sometimes called a blueprint, lists all of the topics the vendor considers within in the scope of the exam. This should be the cornerstone of your study efforts. Despite how akin this sounds to "reading the directions," I am constantly surprised at the number engineers who skip this important step.
The true value of knowing the exam blueprint shines through during test time, when you can ask yourself, "What objective are they testing with this question?" Often this sheds just enough light on the problem at hand to make one of several very similar looking answer choices stand out like a sore thumb.
2. Use multiple study resources. As a certification candidate, you should not only invest in the "official" exam book (if there is one), but you should also seek out as many unofficial -- but, I stress, legitimate -- resources as well. Skip questionable sites and brain dumps that claim to post real exam questions and answers. Obtaining and publishing actual certification questions violates vendors' NDA testing policies, and brain dumps won't help you in the long run of your career anyway. Going to your exam vendor's website and searching through documentation on your subject matter is a much better way to spend your study time and efforts.
Also, get involved in an online or local study group. For Cisco certifications such as the CCNA and CCNP, there is the Cisco Learning Network, an entire site dedicated to exam preparation and a learning community, and other vendors have similar offerings. Get involved, and never assume a single book covers all the ins and outs of the technology you are being tested on. Always be on the lookout for materials such as articles, blogs, and books that reinforce the material at hand.
3. Get lab practice. When studying for an exam, get as much hands-on practice as possible. As a longtime test taker, I know how hard it can be to get your hands on gear for lab practice, but configuration experience goes a long way toward getting that passing score. These days there are emulators, simulation tools, eBay, and rack rentals for much of what vendors are testing, so you should be well practiced before sitting down to take the exam.
During your lab time, hone your skills so that you are performing the tasks as quickly as the exam requires, but also be sure to try new ways of breaking things and be sure to create and test various scenarios. You never know whether your favorite way of configuring a task will be available during an exam simulation -- in fact, you should count on it not being an option.
4. Prepare for failure. A last piece of advice, and one that is often uncomfortable for IT certification candidates to hear: Be prepared to fail. That may sound counter to the point of this article, but as a longtime sufferer of severe test anxiety, I can confidently say that failure is not only an option, but a natural part of the certification experience. No matter how much you study and plan, there always remains a chance that you won't quite get over the passing mark.
What you do with these situations determines how quickly you do reach that passing score. As soon as you leave an unsuccessful exam, get out a sheet of paper or pull out your smartphone and start recording everything you can remember about the exam. This will give you a place to focus your revamped studies. Capitalize on your testing momentum, and put a retake date on the calendar. There's absolutely no shame in failing a certification exam, and while there is a cost, don't let that expense go to waste by not learning from the experience.
IT certifications themselves won't make you a better engineer, nor will they guarantee you a career. Learning how to learn is what will accomplish these things, and mastering the art of the technical exam gives you essential practice in this skill. You will be a better engineer, not because you can pass the test, but because you have honed your knowledge-gaining skills.
No matter how technology changes, these are the skills that you will use every single day in IT, not necessarily the specific exam tasks. Adopting this mindset about certification exams will not only change the way you prepare for tests, but will advance your engineer skills in the long run. Therein lies the true value of certifications in the industry.


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Escalation of Great Power Disputes: Deterrence Versus Structural Realism, 1816-1984 (ICPSR 6355)
Principal Investigator(s): Huth, Paul; Gelpi, Christopher; Bennett, D. Scott
The purpose of this study was to test the relative explanatory power of two theoretical approaches--deterrence theory and structural realism--in predicting dispute escalation among "Great Powers" from 1816 to 1984. The Great Powers during this time period are identified as Great Britain, France, Russia/Soviet Union, Austria-Hungary, Prussia/Germany, Italy, the United States, Japan, and China. A Great Power deterrence encounter is defined as the explicit verbal threat of force or the movement and buildup of military forces in preparation for armed conflict by a challenging Great Power and a counterthreat by the defending Great Power. Variables measure dispute escalation, system uncertainty, risk propensity, balance of conventional military capabilities of challenger and defender, defender's possession of second-strike nuclear capability, interests at stake for challenger and defender, past behavior of challenger and defender, and current dispute involvement of challenger and defender. Part 2, Deterrence Variables Data, contains the complete set of variables, and Part 1, Deterrence Final Equation Data, is a subset of Part 2.
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Huth, Paul, Christopher Gelpi, and D. Scott Bennett. Escalation of Great Power Disputes: Deterrence Versus Structural Realism, 1816-1984. ICPSR06355-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1995. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06355.v1
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Subject Terms: armed conflict, defense (military), deterrence, international conflict, military intervention, military strategies, military strength
Geographic Coverage: China (Peoples Republic), France, Germany, Global, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Soviet Union, United States
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Universe: Deterrence encounters involving Great Powers during the period 1816-1984.
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s_b,I was using a Baker Pride deck oven for the Victory Pig clone pizza. Maybe my deck temperature isnt right for this style of pizza, or maybe baking directly on the deck has something to do with my bottom crust not getting crunchy enough. Will be waiting to see your Victory Pig bake. Norma
I suspect that the stores making this pizza have their ovens specifically set for it. They probably have higher bottom temps so that they can "fry" the crust crispy before burning the cheese. I use a "gun" style instant read thermometer to measure surface temps when I cook or bake. I do fish & steaks on cast iron & having that right min temp for cooking fish is critical to get the sear you want and not have the fish stick. Anyway, when I bake pizza I sometimes read the temp on the floor of the oven. Even at 350F oven temp, the floor of the oven sometimes goes as high as 600 degrees! By observing this and baking just a few inches above the floor, I've been able to get a nice crispy brown on the bottom of all of my trays before burning the cheese on top. I get a lot of comments about the textures in the pizza. i.e. the soft creamy cheese, soft body of the crust, then the crispy bottom to offset it. That is one of the huge pleasures of eating this style of pizza.So in baking a tray later today, I'll measure the amount of onions in the sauce, and the amount of sauce per tray. I already know that I use 8oz of cheese blend per tray. I'll post my results.s_b
Thanks Bob! I will call them on Monday.
Seascan,Checkout this thread.http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,13687.0.htmlI just bought two 12 x 17 blue steel with plastic lids. It was $48 with shipping. I ordered them Tue and I got them today.http://www.northernpizzaequipment.com/bluesteelpans.htmlI was using a heavy gauge steel pan and it will be interesting to see how these work.Bob
P.A. Products is temporarily out of stock on the 12X17. Does anyone have an opinion on the Paderno (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001VH70WM/?tag=pmak-20)?
The tray tonight was outstanding. Substituted honey for white sugar and the dough is excellent.s_b
Hi, I'd be curious to know how much honey you used...and what differences you noticed, if any, from using the honey?Thanks,John
I made VP pizza Friday night. Turned out wonderful. Made 3 trays the family ate all of it. I live in Northeast pa and its the closest recipe I found. Hey, Steel baker did you ever have Ferri,s pizza. There is one in Taylor and one in Moscow. Would love to know that recipe.
I used 8g of honey, same amount as if it was sugar. I noticed a slight difference in the the texture that seemed a bit lighter.s_b


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text: Just watched the Conf USA match Memphis vs Rice. (rerun? men side) Can't help to notice almost the entire team is made up of Irish or Brits. Good thing: There are lots of 1HBH players who got beautiful backhands Bad thing: Uh... there goes all the scholarships to the Europeans. Then again, I guess this trend is all over the entire US anyway. -- Don't mind seeing more fiery pale creamy skin redheads on the ladies side though, I personally am tired of the Italian-wanna-be-Persian looking Jersy Shore types here


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Is China more democratic than Russia? | openDemocracy
Those of my fellow conservatives who think winning elections will fix things should read this article by Ivan Krastev, and ponder.
The nature of any political regime for self-correction is its major characteristic and it is the capacity of self-correction and public accountability that it is at the heart of any democratic advantage. There are now many in Kremlin who, on the contrary, think that excessive democratisation has been responsible for many of the problems that new country faces. Many envy 'true' Chinese authoritarianism. But the truth is that in many of its practices China is more democratic than Russia, and its decision-making is undoubtedly superior. Over the last two decades, when China was busy with capacity building, Russia seems to have been pre-occupied with incapacity hiding. When Western commentators try to make sense of the different performance of the new authoritarians, they would well advised to look beyond formal institutional design.


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Every great exploration brings its load of obstacles and difficulties. After the adventurous visit of Oeno Island, the initial plan was to sail back to Mangareva to welcome Marc A. Hayek for a second series of dives which was supposed to last another week. Unfortunately however, the weather forecast obliged the National Geographic team to reconsider this last part of the expedition: "It's the worst weather and rain in the last 20 years. With the strong wind and swell there is no safe anchorage, and we would be limited in terms of diving as well. It has been raining for a week and there is a lot of runoff, and the waters around the island are murky." said Enric Sala in an e-mail exchange with Marc A. Hayek.
Worried about safety and aware that running the end of the mission in such conditions would lead to a general disappointment, the team decided to change plans and make the best of the situation, keeping in mind that most of the objectives were already achieved: "All in all, despite the bad weather, we are very happy with what we have been able to accomplish. We surveyed and filmed 95% of our objectives."
As reported on the National Geographic Explorer's journal: "Bigger swells were announced to come from the southwest, and a low pressure system was building north of our position, so things were only going to get worse. Sometimes the sea does not want us, and now it is one of those times. As the saying goes, a timely retreat is a victory."
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Rihanna is always one for drama. Always. And it always seems to pop up in her Twitter feed. Check out these memorabl feuds that all had Rih-Rih as a common denominator.
vs. Amanda Bynes – Amanda popped up out of nowhere and started slandering Rihanna before she made some jokes about Celebrity Rehab.
vs. Ciara –They went at it for a while and then passive aggressively apologized before going back to hating each other.
vs. Chris Brown – They had a pretty messy back and forth cyber beef that has lasted years. And most of it has been on Twitter.
vs. Instagrammers – Rihanna (and her family) will go in and bully people who try to slander her pictures. So beware!
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vs. Jessie J – Jessie J sent shots at Rihanna by saying "I'm bored… Maybe I should get naked and smoke and take pictures of myself and post them on instagram? Or NOT… *rolls eyes*" Rihanna never responded.
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i heard that the Red Door Shelter do these spa days. And i have been at the web site but it says nothig about when the days are. or is it everyday?
Cookie, if there is a spa day coming up, it will be listed on their website under events.. here i will link you.. reddoorshelter.org/events.php
as of right now, I dont think a spa day is coming up... Im sure you will hear about it on here next time one is coming up.. otherwise, just check for updates!
I seem to recall that the next one is July 21st or so, but there are so many events in June that it got bumped off the main 'Events' Page.
When I get a date I'll post it, and we should meet up or something.
Yes - you go there and they take the buns in the back room for trims and grooming. Pics are in the front room. It's a really cool chance to meet other bunny-moms. I'll probably take Pepper back this time - I've gotten good at the nail trims but she hates being groomed and I'd rather she be mad at them and not me. Plus all proceeds go to support the shelter.
That sounds like so much fun! Perhaps I could get my nails done as well LOL.


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Tornadoes Foster Summer Storm Tips
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If you're sheltering horses in place during a storm and a barn collapse is likely, it's advisable to turn horses out so they're not trapped in a fallen structure.
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The National Weather Service reports that a series of tornadoes and summer storms hit states from Texas to Tennessee between April 27 and April 29. In Oklahoma, tornado winds rose so quickly, residents had little time to prepare for the high winds and rain to come. Meanwhile, in Arkansas, at least 16 people perished in a deadly tornado that passed though that state on April 27.
"We only had one report of a horse being taken to a (veterinarian) for lacerations," said David Hogue, county attorney for Faulkner County, Ark.
The following day, horse owners in Tennessee were bracing for driving rain.
"I haven't heard (that horses are being evacuated), but not only are the horses watching the (water) rising, they are heading for higher ground," said Vivi Stevenson Miller, whose Mountain Dew Farm hosts continuing education in disaster response and animal management during disasters.
While some horse owners are preparing for impending storms, others around the nation are bracing for an active storm season. Rebecca Gimenez, PhD, of the Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue, said there are steps owners can take to protect their animals.
First, Gimenez recommends owners create and execute a plan to either evacuate horses ahead of dangerous weather or to shelter the animals in place on their own properties. If horses will be evacuated, owners should have vehicles filled with gas and trailers filled with necessary bedding, feed, and supplies, Gimenez said. Owners should also make sure horses can be easily led and will load into trailers without incident.
Owners who shelter their horses in place should make sure they remove from the barn and pastures any items or implements that might become projectiles and injure animals during the storm, Gimenez said. If a barn collapse is likely Gimenez advises that owners with sufficient space turn their horses out in advance of a storm.
Florida horse owner Suzette Waldron recommends making sure their owners' names and contact information is somehow attached to horses that are turned out during a storm.
"Owners can use cattle crayons to write their contact information directly on the horses, or they can braid luggage tags containing their contact information into their horses' manes," Waldron said.
In any case, Gimenez reminds horse owners to make human safety a priority in any storm situation. She recommends establishing space in the center of the barn to accommodate people who might be trapped there when the storm strikes. She also recommends that horse owners become familiar with basic first-aid techniques should they be needed in the storm's aftermath.
"In a disaster, it's people first," Gimenez said.
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Skaggs still likely in rotation despite recent struggles
By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Tyler Skaggs still looks primed to be the Angels' fifth starter out of Spring Training, but he hasn't necessarily impressed lately. Over his last 11 1/3 innings, the 22-year-old left-hander has allowed 11 runs. And on Wednesday against the White Sox, while giving up five runs in 4 1/3 innings, he admittedly didn't have command of anything.
"The command was definitely not what I wanted it to be," said Skaggs, who scattered seven hits, walked three and struck out two. "I made some good pitches in tough times, but one that you definitely build off as a learning experience today, kind of not going out there and having the command of any of my pitches."
The Angels scored eight runs in the first five innings, but Skaggs gave up three two-out runs in the third and two more in the fourth to put his Cactus League ERA at 6.14. As Angels manager Mike Scioscia said, "We're not looking for statistical production; we're looking for him to be able to repeat pitches."
That was an area Skaggs particularly struggled with on Wednesday -- and he has two spring starts to fix it.
"He struggled," Scioscia said. "Repeating pitches was tough for Tyler, but he definitely showed the stuff. Hopefully as he starts getting into his length, he'll refine some things and show a little better command."
Angels finally get to debut everyday lineup
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Josh Hamilton was ready to play left field and the Angels were coming off an off-day, so manager Mike Scioscia was finally able to debut what's expected to be his everyday lineup at Camelback Ranch on Wednesday …
Kole Calhoun RF
Mike Trout CF
Albert Pujols 1B
Hamilton LF
David Freese 3B
Raul Ibanez DH
Howie Kendrick 2B
Chris Iannetta C
Erick Aybar, SS
"It's groupings that I think really work," Scioscia said before facing the White Sox, "and we feel like it has the potential to be a deep lineup."
Through six innings on Wednesday, the Angels' everyday lineup plated nine runs and scored in each frame. Pujols lined two doubles to right-center field, Trout hit a solo homer to left-center, Kendrick notched three hits, Calhoun had a couple, Hamilton and Freese contributed RBI singles, Iannetta had a run-scoring double and Aybar brought in a run with a suicide squeeze.
"We're going to score some runs," said Trout, who also took a breaking ball to his left wrist and stole second base two pitches later. "We just have to take it one day at a time and can't do what we did last year, obviously. We just have to do our jobs and keep our approach."
Last year, the Angels ranked seventh in the Majors in runs and fifth in OPS. They don't have Mark Trumbo in the middle of the order anymore, but Pujols is expected to be healthy after being limited to 99 games due to plantar fasciitis. Hamilton is expected to bounce back now that he's back at his customary 240 pounds.
Overall, Scioscia expects this year's group to be better.
"I think offensively, we're going to be able to do, hopefully, at least as much as last year and rebound off of that," Scioscia said. "The production wasn't quite what we think it could be last year."
The biggest improvements need to come with regards to situational hitting, which the Angels have stressed since the start of camp. The Angels finished tied for ninth in the Majors in batting average with runners in scoring position last year and batted .225 in that situation (tied for 23rd) in the first month.
"It picked up in the second half, but we struggled," Scioscia said. "There's always a focus on that, but I think that production is there when guys are in the game."
Lefties Burnett, Moran still rehabbing injuries
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Angels loaded up on lefty relievers before the start of Spring Training, but could open the season with zero.
Sean Burnett continues to feel good in his recovery from August forearm surgery, throwing his fourth bullpen session on Wednesday, but still needs to complete several steps before being regular season ready. And Brian Moran, the lefty specialist who was picked up in the Rule 5 Draft, hasn't pitched in seven days because of tenderness in his pitching elbow, general manager Jerry Dipoto confirmed.
The Angels previously sent Buddy Boshers, Robert Carson and Clay Rapada to Minor League camp, leaving 24-year-old Nick Maronde -- initially slated to start the season in the Minors -- as the only other lefty reliever in Major League Spring Training.
Moran's injury isn't considered serious, though. He's day-to-day, and Dipoto said there's still a chance he can be ready by Opening Day. The only way the Angels can option Moran to the Minor Leagues is to offer him back to the Mariners, then slip him through waivers if Seattle declines. They can also keep him on the roster by putting him on the disabled list to start the season.
If Burnett, Moran and Dane De La Rosa (right forearm strain) all start the season on the DL, the Angels would have open bullpen spots.
They could turn to Maronde, or recall any of the other southpaws they already cut, in order to have at least one lefty reliever. Or they can go with an all-righty 'pen out of the gate, with Fernando Salas, Michael Kohn, Brandon Lyon and Cory Rasmus still in camp, and Joe Blanton potentially getting stashed in the bullpen temporarily.
Burnett continues to feel good with his rehab, though.
The 31-year-old threw 37 pitches on Wednesday morning and integrated changeups for the first time. Burnett still needs at least one other bullpen to mix in his breaking pitches, which he plans to do on Friday, then probably would have to face hitters in a scrimmage before appearing in a game.
But after Wednesday, the Angels have only 10 exhibition games left -- and time is running out for Burnett to be on the Opening Day roster.
"Mentally, I haven't accepted that yet," Burnett said. "I'm still going to go at it full-go. I don't make the decisions. I'm going to do what's in the best interest of myself. My job is to get ready for Opening Day and they make the call. I'll be ready whenever they let me play."
Worth noting
• Angels pitching prospect Luis Pena, an 18-year-old currently on the Dominican Summer League roster, was handed a 50-game suspension on Wednesday for testing positive for Boldenone, an anabolic steroid.
• Starter Garrett Richards pitched six full innings and gave up one run against the Cubs' Triple-A squad during the Angels' off-day on Tuesday. Richards, who threw 88 pitches, felt good the next day and was happy with his fastball command.
• Mike Trout took a first-pitch curveball from White Sox right-hander Erik Johnson to the left wrist on Wednesday. The Angels' center fielder then stole second base two pitches later and homered in his next at-bat. "I tried to catch it for some reason, like a Wiffle ball," Trout said of the pitch that hit him.
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Joe Blanton pitched a gem as the Phils continue to show that they can win at home, as they defeat the Pirates, 3-2.
Joe Blanton pitched a seven and a third innings gem, giving up only one run on four hits, as the Phils defeated the Pirates, 3-2. Their lead in the East increased to three games as the Marlins lose to the Diamondbacks.
The Pirates took the lead in the first as, with two men out, Garrett Jones hits a solo home run, his third home run of the season, giving the Pirates a 1-0 lead. The Phillies tied the game at one-all in the third as, with one man on base and two men out, Shane Victorino, who had earlier singled, scored on a Chase Utley single and a fielding error by Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen, while Utley, who had singled, moved to third on the late throw to the plate. Two batters later, now with two men on as Ryan Howard had walked, Jayson Werth hits a two-run double, knocking in both Utley and Howard, giving the Phils a 3-1 lead. After that it was all Joe Blanton as he would shut down the Pirates for a total of seven and one-third innings, giving up only four hits and a walk, while he struck out six batters. In the meantime, Pirates' starter, Zach Duke, despite giving up three runs, kept the Phils off-balanced all night, pitching eight full innings, giving up only five hits and three walks. In the ninth, the Pirates would make it a closer game when, with two men out, Brandon Moss hits a solo home run, his third home run of the year, making it a 3-2 Phils' lead. After Brad Lidge gave up a single to Jack Wilson, he ended the game by getting pinch hitter Delwyn Young to strike out, swinging, recording his eighteenth save of the season.
Joe Blanton pitched a gem as he won the game, going seven and a third innings, giving up only one run on four hits and a walk, while striking out six. His record is now 6-4 with a 4.44 ERA. J.C. Romero pitched a scoreless inning as he recorded his fifth hold. Brad Lidge recorded his eighteenth save as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a run on two hits, while striking out two. Zach Duke took the lost as he pitched all eight innings, giving up three runs on six hits and three walks, while he struck out six. His record is now 8-8 with a 3.29 ERA.
The Phils had only five hits in the game, with Shane Victorino leading the way with three hits, with one of them being a double, as he scored a run while increasing his batting average to .314. Chase Utley and Jayson Werth had the other two Phils' hits, with Werth's hit being a double, recording the only two RBIs recorded by the Phils last night. Although they got very few hits last night, the hits that the Phils did get help lead to the win.
The Phillies (46-38, 1st National League East) continue their three-games series with the Pirates (38-48, 5th National League Central). The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and will start at 7:05 pm Eastern. The Phils will send to the mound their ace Cole Hamels (5-5, 4.70), who is coming off a pitching gem of his own as he pitched seven strong innings against the Reds on July 6, giving up only a run on three hits, while striking out two, in the Phillies' 22-1 rout. He will be trying for his sixth win of the season, with his pitching mechanics worked out thanks to the rout. The Pirates will counter with Ross Ohlendorf (7-7, 4.63), who is coming off a lost against the Marlins on July 5, as he gave up five runs on nine hits and a walk, while striking out three, in the Pirates' 5-0 lost. He will be trying for his eighth win of the season, while trying to stop the Pirates' present two-game slide. The Phils hope to continue their winning ways in the present home stand, while increasing their lead in the East before going into the All-Star break.


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The Omnibook XE2 is now an end of line model and the remaining ones can be found at favourable prices. Not being state of the art this laptop will suit people who need a mobile extension to a home PC at a reasonable cost. Power users will benefit from higher specification, higher priced machinery. *The specification. 12.1 inch HPA screen. 32Mb SDRAM SODIMM memory. ( maximum 256 Mb). Trident Cyberblade graphics card up to 8Mb shared memory. 5Gb IBM hard disk. Parallel port, serial port, VGA output (graphics), PS2 mouse/ keyboard input. One PCMCIA port, one USB port. Integrated 24x CDROM, integrated 3.5 inch floppy drive. Audio system (stereo) and Polk Audio speakers. Touch pad. V90 56k modem. AMD 550 Mhz K6-2+ CPU. Weight about 6lbs with battery. Windows 98SE and some minor programmes which have to be paid for! Most users will discard the software other than Win98 and it's best to start from scratch with whatever takes your fancy. No major free software at this price I'm afraid. Let's take the individual elements and see how they come together as a whole. The HPA screen is not as bright or contrasty as the more expensive TFT screens whatever advertisements try to convey. HPA screens are also a lot more difficult to view from an angle other than directly in front of them, this does make it a little harder for others to see what you are doing though. The 32Mb of memory supplied is truly inadequate for running anything other than Win98, thankfully there are two memory slots with only one populated. The spare slot is just begging for another 128Mb of memory (mine had its prayers answered). The Graphics subsystem is adequate for the task of running the fitted screen at a resolution of 800x600, but if you have enough memory let it have the full 8Mb, mine achieved a score of 630 in 3Dmark 2000! I didn <
br>9;t expect 3d mark to run at all so this MUST be a bonus. Five gig of hard disk space seems poor by today?s standards but choosing programmes with care will prove that 5Gb is enough; I won't be editing video on this machine after all. I mailed HP asking what the maximum hard disk size the XE2 will take. It has only tested drives up to 6Gb but believes the BIOS will allow up to 10Gb but won't guarantee it will work. So if I upgrade Ill make sure I can return the drive if it won't work. The XE2 has all the usual ports most of us expect, sadly it has only one PCMCIA and USB port, however, having an integrated modem most people will get by well enough on one PCMCIA slot and USB hubs can soon cure a shortage here. There is also a useful output to connect to a desktop CRT monitor which works well enough with 8Mb of video memory allocated. The CDROM is a Teac 24x device which has read every CDR or CDRW I?ve thrown at it, so no complaints here, the floppydrive is er.....a floppydrive. The audio section is a respectable ESS codec wired to two Polk Audio speakers that sound quite tinny. Thankfully there are microphone and headphone sockets provided, through external speakers the sound card is not bad. On the front centre palm rest is the touch pad, I hate the things so the PS2 mouse input is a godsend. The modem is again an ESS offering and is pretty good even compared with my Diamond Supra PCI cards in my other machines. It connects at 44k quiet reliably compared with 45-46k on the Supras. The Supras do download noticeable faster though as I would have expected. I doubt a PCMCIA modem would be much faster and certainly not worth spending money on. There is an updated modem driver on HP?s website for those who have problems with the original (I didn't). There is an active driver update site with drivers for Win 2000 for those that want to use that operating system. Now to the CPU. The AMD K
6 s eries has come in for criticism and some is justified. This processor is not as good at floating point maths as Celerons, PIIIs Athlons and Durons but the integer performance is respectable. This CPU will perform normal Windows tasks very well if you give it a sensible amount of memory ( 32 + 128 Mb is fine). It won't, however, do Seti units, CAD work and such like as well as the other CPUs I?ve mentioned. The final component not mentioned is the battery. This is a 9.6 volt 4000 mAH nihm job not the more expensive Lith -ion found on more expensive Laptops. Lith -ion runs longer and has virtually no memory effect compared to any other type. Nickel-Metal hydride (NiHM) batteries do suffer memory problems which means they need to be discharged once every three months or so. A utility is available from the HP site to facilitate this but seems a little brutal. I would respectfully suggest running the battery down fully in Windows then boot from a bootable floppy i.e. emergency start-up disk and leave the machine until it cuts off on its own. By all means use the HP utility but try to make sure the battery is in a low state of charge first--- it does get hot using this utility. Running time depends on many factors with any Laptop battery, the AMD Power Now system appears to help though. This hardware/ software combination allows the CPU to step-down power output when demand is low and therefore saves battery power, in theory. In practice I get between 1.5 to 2 hours from my battery, which is acceptable for the way, I use my machine. The XE2 comes with a charger/ mains supply, as you would expect, it is also multi voltage, 100-240 volts 50-60 hz so with a suitable socket adaptor should work in any country. Reading between the lines I believe the modem is also multi-national capable, but would need to confirm this with HP. A modem cable is also included in the box. So, how does it all fit together? The brief for
this mac hine is a budget Laptop that will run Windows applications, is internet ready, has adequate disk space and is a complete package for those with a competent home PC but need something more flexible than a palmtop. The XE2 does all these things well enough. It looks good in dark grey plastic--- no Titanium at this price, sorry. It?s an honest budget Laptop that even plays audio CDs when not booted up! The online manual is capable and the recovery CD is very fast at reloading the basic software. Ok, it won't set the world alight but it is competent at a reasonable price. I could be critical about the lack of software, HPA screen, shared graphics memory etc. But if I wanted improved specification I'd have to pay for it wouldn't I? The XE2 is an ideal tool for the users I've outlined------ if the price is right. Oops, I forgot to say that there is a port replicator available for about £80, if you can find someone to sell you one! 26/03/2003. Well, I've owned this laptop for some time. But being me I have to report back on the progress of this "old" machine. It has had its memory upgraded to the full 256Mb that it can take. No surprise, me being me. I also took the chance to upgrade to Windows XP. Although rather slower than with Win98, this "small" machine worked perfectly. Oh, it now has a 15Gb hard drive, so that question has been answered! This Omnibook XE 2 is, as I said originally, a solid machine. Ok, the cpu is lacking for torturous stuff but the whole machine was well designed, in my anthropoid opinion. This Omnibook should now only be available second hand, buy one if the price is right. It is a sound computer. 26/03/2003. Just a brief note:- Some thoughts on power management. Running Windows XP, I found that the battery lasted a lot less after the new installation. I had also upgrade
d the hard dr ive and memory and thought the reduced running time was down to increased power consumption of the new hardware. Not so, the Bios on this machine is quite old and it is perhaps expecting too much for the Bios to understand the new power control protocol of WinXP. So, I disabled the power control functions in the Bios. Result?....... a longer running time for the battery, back to the 1hr 40 min that I got with Win98se. You may need to adjust the "battery low" time frame in power management in WinXP to a higher value as the machine may just shut down without warning. I am experimenting with 40% "battery low" level for first warning and 30% for hibernate/ standby. This may affect the charging regime; I did find that the battery got hot whilst charging prior to this change. I hope to report back. This tip may be valid for other Laptops not designed for Windows XP. Update, 03/04/2003. Power management under WinXP is hit and miss with the last bios issued by HP. The only solution is a new bios. I will e-mail HP and see if it cares to provide one, I doubt it will spend money on what is a legacy product. There is no substitue for an up to date bios that supports new OS convetions. I will try.
I have owned my XE2 Notebook for almost a year now. It is a lower spec model than the one previous reviewed. Mine has an Intel Celeron 433Mhz processor, but more than ably runs to my satisfaction using only the included 32Mb of memory. Mine also only has a 4.2Gb hard drive. What all this goes to prove is not only are Hewlett Packard dedicated to producing solid, high quality hardware, but they are obviously always on the look out to keep their products up to date. The prices across the XE2 range have stayed about the same over the last year, but the specifications have all been constantly updated. Normally I'd say that it is not reasonable to expect the same performance from your notebook as you would a desktop computer, but I don't own a desktop machine anymore as my XE2 does all I need to and that includes using a HP CD Writer, Zip 250 disk and music software that records my guitar and vocals directly to the hard disk.
If you have never owned a laptop computer before then this is the one for you. reasonable screen quality with some really nice features. It comes with a single usb port which makes connectivity a simple affair. Hp's additional components are quite expensive but there are cheaper alternatives. I have added an inexpensive usb to rj45 network card and added my machine to my various networks with great success. It has multiple monitor support which is handy for presentations. The speakers that are built in are good but have a slightly 'tinny' sound. It has some lovely 'save configuration to disk' shutdown features too. All in all a great product but the battery life seems to be limited to about an hour not the 2 hours that hp claim <this could also be because my network adapter uses power from the computer>. If you have the cash BUY IT NOW before the price goes up. *******************update**************** I was asked if i could supply some further information on this product so here goes. The one I have has an AMD k6 2 3d now 500mhz processor, it came with 32meg ram which i have added a further 64 meg to, it has built in floppy disk drive and cd-rom drive, and also has a built in 56k modem. It came with a 5gig hard drive, reasonable soundcard with built in speakers and microphone but with the ability to plug in external ones. it has a port replicator, 1 usb port, 1 ps/2 port, 1 serial port,1 parallel port, 1 pcmcia card slot and a monitor connector. The video card is a good one but it does not have any memory to call it's own you can allocate memory to it from your ram via the bios <I use 4meg when using the built in 12.1 inch monitor and 8 meg when using an external monitor>. I have bought an external usb fast ethernet network adaptor and a 5 port usb hub as i use a lot of usb devices due to my love of 'hot-swapping'. If you are going to upgrade the memory
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After reading a five-page letter written by their attorney stating they had the legal right to enact a ban on disruptive symbols, the Dolores School Board of Education voted to lift the ban on the Confederate Flag Tuesday.
The standing-room only crowd in the district office board room erupted in applause after the 5-0 vote to end the band on "hate symbols" which has been in place at the Dolores Schools since mid-December.
"In retrospect the board should have weighed in on this sooner," Board member Jon Kelly said.
Kelly added that if a student or students' behavior is disrupting the educational environment, that the behavior needs to be dealt with, not symbols.
"It was well within the district's rights to implement the ban," Kelly said. "This issue has unfortunately been extremely divisive to the community. It has taken the focus off of why we are all here tonight, why the board is here tonight and we are all here because we want to provide the best possible education for our children."
Before voting to lift the ban, Superintendent Scott Cooper explained to the board that the ban was made after a hateful display was placed in a teacher's classroom. According to police reports, a piece of wood was found in a teacher's classroom with the words "NOBAMA" and a Confederate flag burned into it, along with three hateful things about homosexuals directed at the teacher.
Cooper explained that there was immediate action following the incident and the student was disciplined.
"In conjunction with that, there was a growing concern around a group of students who were rallying behind (the student responsible) and protesting the fact the student was in in-school suspension," Cooper said.
The student, Cooper added, also said he didn't do anything wrong and there was a number of students that felt what he did was not wrong
"It got very ugly very fast," Cooper said.
Cooper said the incident sparked students to make threats on the president and the teacher.
"We are not going to tolerate hate crimes," Cooper said.
Students who attended the meeting told the board that they felt the flag actually became more of a problem after it was banned.
One student wore a Dukes of Hazard T-shirt and a Confederate Flag belt buckle that had been covered with tape.
Kelly apologized to the crowd for not weighing in on the issue sooner as a board.
In the letter, written in response to a letter from a Denver-based civil rights attorney last week, the School District's attorney, Darryl L. Farrington, claimed there was no censorship of the student newspaper.
"There has not been any retaliation or censorship against anyone," Kelly said.
Last week, a group of parents alleged in a letter from a civil rights attorney, that censorship and intimidation had occurred.
"I think personally that bullying isn't as much of a problem with our kids, but our parents," Board President Alan Thayer said before voting for the repeal of the ban.
But he did not agree with the ban.
"I believe the ban was a slap to freedom and should have been dealt with at the student level as a bullying issue," Thayer said.
Board member Deanna Truelsen said the community needs to be careful with its words and how they are used.
"The term hick, red neck seems to have been thrown around a lot this year," Truelsen said. "We are a rural community ... so we are red necks and proud of it."
Board member Linnea Vass said the whole incident has shown her that some need lessons on manners.
"Manners and behavior starts at home," Vass told the parents. "I have seen poor manners and etiquette."
Cooper told the board he was concerned this move will prove that this would be a victory for bullies, "I hope not," he said.
Also Tuesday, the board voted to allow the student government group to bring in Jamie Utt, a diversity and inclusion consultant and presenter.
He deals with issues of discrimination and bullying and will put on a seminar for the students and community. He is expected to put on his seminar in April.
Board members also voted to bring in a mediator so that the school district and community could come back together.
Audience members stayed at the school board meeting until around 11:30 p.m. Audience members, still upset with the board and the administration, continued to bring up issues with the board and middle and high school administration, including an eligibility issue.
One parent said she was embarrassed at the low number of students eligible to play sports lately.
The district vowed to look into the issue. In addition, the district voted to delay a decision on how the school pays for concurrent enrollment and decided to look at an offer to build a Verizon tower near the bus barn at another time.
After audience members suggested, the board also decided to give the superintendent's review, which was scheduled in closed session on Tuesday, for the meeting on March 26, to give the community a chance to fill out a survey on his performance, which has yet to be posted online.
The board voted to cancel the March 12 meeting.


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One of the most energetic and rhythmic new bands to put in an appearance at this year's South By Southwest conference was Australia's Gold Fields—a compelling quintet whose new album Black Sun is one of 2013's most interesting debuts.
Longtime friends who mostly grew up in Ballarat, close to Melbourne, the band took their diverse tastes and in 2010 melded them together to create a demo that would ultimately result in the creation of an excellent self-titled EP featuring their catchy debut single "Treehouse." Consisting of Mark Robert Fuller (vocals), Vin Andanar (guitar & vocals), Luke Peldys (bass), Rob Clifton (keyboards & percussion) and Ryan D'Sylva (drums), Gold Fields then put considerable effort into recording an even more solid debut album—which finally surfaced as the recent Black Sun. Filled with highly melodic tunes, varied in arrangement but always danceable and rhythmic, the album seems like an excellent taster for a band who look likely to evolve at a very swift pace.
It was a stripped-down version of Gold Fields that joined Y! Music at our South By Southwest headquarters last month--but the sound the reduced-in-size combo produced was remarkably full nonetheless. Take a look at what we captured, consider it a sampler for the even more substantial Black Sun-- and try to catch them on the road if you can.