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A WORTHING woman who suffers from a widespread musculoskeletal and fatigue disorder is appealing for volunteers for the support group she set up three years ago.
Nichola Bond, 49, of Roxburgh Close, was diagnosed with fibromyalgia around ten years ago, and also suffers from chronic fatigue syndrome ME.
She said: "I started the Worthing and West Sussex Fibromyalgia Support Group because I felt there was something missing in this area. People think that they will be able to cope with these conditions when they are first diagnosed but actually after a couple of years they begin to struggle.
"I knew that I needed support and wanted to help others in the same situation so I decided to set up my own.
"One of the hardest things for lots of conditions is that they are invisible so people do not necessarily realise you have them and cannot comprehend what we are going through."
Mrs Bond's conditions were triggered as a result of an operation she had on her spine at the age of 36.
She said: "Both of my daughters have it too which was heart-breaking, but it can be hereditary.
"The other things that can be a trigger are stressful situations and car accidents and I have also had both of these things unfortunately.
"The condition affects the whole body and also the brain.
"It is like having a headache but a hundred times worse and it is all over your body.
"We also get something called a fibro-fog where we suddenly cannot think clearly and sometimes cannot even talk.
"It is really unpleasant and it makes socialising very difficult."
Mrs Bond says she relies 'heavily' on the interaction that she gets from other members of the group, which meets every month.
"Just listening and talking to other people and knowing that they really understand what you are going through makes a big difference," she said.
"The group has 80 members and is so important because there are so many people out there who need such support.
"We cover a really big area because of a lack of other groups and I want to get the message out for those that do not know we exist.
"The most important thing is to give people hope and for them to come and share their own experiences with other people and find out the information that they need about living with and managing their symptoms.
"The group now offers one to ones and we are hoping to launch a daytime session because a lot of people cannot drive so meeting at night is difficult.
"There is no cure for fibromyalgia so it is about getting to a manageable stage.
"We are always looking for volunteers to come and get involved and it is very rewarding to help other people."
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DETROIT - Detroit police are looking for a 9-year-old boy who never returned home after trick-or-treating Wednesday night.
Police said Tywon Young was last seen leaving his home around 4:30 p.m. in the 2500 block of Calvert. He told his mother he was going to meet up with friends.
Young's mother, Termina Washington, said her son's friends told her they never saw him.
She's frantically searching for her only child up and down their west side neighborhood and working with police.
"They want to know all streets in this area where he has friends. Calvert, Glynn, Linwood. We're looking everywhere," she said
Washington said she also just discovered that her son was suspended from Dufree Elementary last Friday.
"He didn't want to tell me. It's okay. I'm not mad at you. I can't live without you, please come home," Washington pleaded.
Washington says neighbors told her that they saw Young last night at a church Halloween party on Burlingame. Still, she can't find him and doesn't know if he went home with a friend from there. "He's an intelligent, mature and responsible boy," she said.
There are other issues in the boy's life that his mother also believes may be coming into play now.
He's been asking about his estranged father. He does not have a relationship with him, Tywon Young, Sr., but recently came home with a photo of him.
Washington believes Young, Sr. is living on the city's east side in a half-way house after being released from prison.
He's also dealing with some injuries after getting his by a car trying to catch an ice-cream truck last summer.
"He has headaches at times," his mother said.
Washington says her neighbors know Young and that they have had no recent incidents of strangers around trying to make contact with children.
He is described as 4 feet 6 inches tall, 79 pounds, had medium brown skin and a short afro. Police said he has never gone missing before and is in good physical and mental conditions.
He was last seen a wearing a blue Polo vest, dark-and-light blue striped sweater, blue jeans and Timberland Boots.
Anyone with information on Young's whereabouts is asked to call Detroit police at 313-596-5240.
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Attacks on the Press in 2012 - Bangladesh
|Committee to Protect Journalists
|Publication Date
|14 February 2013
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|Committee to Protect Journalists, Attacks on the Press in 2012 - Bangladesh, 14 February 2013, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/512b79dbc.html [accessed 23 January 2018]
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Key Developments
Deadly violence re-emerges, ending a period in which no journalist was killed.
Journalists caught in decades-old political standoff between political parties.
Long-standing antagonism between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed's Awami League and the opposition Bangladesh National Party – what critics call "zero-sum politics" – set off street violence that threatened the safety of journalists. A constitutional amendment eliminated the creation of caretaker governments to oversee general elections, a step likely to intensify political passions surrounding the scheduled 2013 vote. The Bangladesh National Party called for political agitation and suggested it may boycott the election. The amendment also criminalized criticism of the constitution itself, labeling such dissent as sedition. A group of machete-wielding assailants killed Jamal Uddin, a reporter who covered the drug trade for a Bengali-language newspaper in Jessore district. The June slaying ended a nearly seven-year period in which no Bangladeshi journalist had been killed in direct relation to journalism. Mystery surrounded the double murder of married journalists Meherun Runi and Golam Mustofa Sarowar. The authorities made arrests in the case but disclosed no motive. CPJ is investigating to determine whether the double slaying was work-related.
[Refworld note: The sections that follow represent a best effort to transcribe onto a single page information that appears in tabs on the CPJ's own pages, which also include a number of dynamically-generated graphics not readily reproducible here. Refworld researchers are therefore strongly recommended to check against the original report: Attacks on the Press in 2012.]
Unsolved murders: 9
Police made one arrest in the fatal attack on reporter Jamal Uddin. But arrests have not always led to justice in Bangladesh, where the authorities have a generally poor record of winning convictions in journalist murders. Nine journalist murders are unsolved since 1992.
Impunity in journalist murders in Bangladesh since 1992:
75%: Complete impunity
17%: Partial justice
8%: Full justice
Note: Partial justice means at least one person has been convicted, but other conspirators have not. Full justice means all conspirators have been convicted.
Deaths since 1992: 13
With 13 journalists killed in direct relation to their work, Bangladesh is the world's 19th deadliest country for the press since 1992, according to CPJ data. Six other journalists have been killed in unclear circumstances, including Runi and Sarowar.
20 Deadliest Countries 1992-2012:
1. Iraq: 151
2. Philippines: 73
3. Algeria: 60
4. Russia: 54
5. Somalia: 48
6. Pakistan: 48
7. Colombia: 44
8. Syria: 30
9. India: 29
10. Mexico: 28
11. Brazil: 24
12. Afghanistan: 24
13. Turkey: 20
14. Bosnia: 19
15. Sri Lanka: 19
16. Tajikistan: 17
17. Rwanda: 17
18. Sierra Leone: 16
19. Bangladesh: 13
20. Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: 12
Victims who covered crime: 77%
Reporters who cover crime are particularly vulnerable to attack in Bangladesh. Among those killed since 1992, more than three-quarters had covered the crime beat. Corruption and politics were also risky beats.
Beats covered by victims*:
77%: Crime
46%: Corruption
31%: Politics
8%: Human Rights
8%: Business
* Adds up to more than 100 percent because more than one category applies in some cases.
Powerful families: 2
Hasina Wajed, head of the Awami League, and Khaleda Zia, who leads the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, have traded power for two decades. Wajed has familial ties to the independence movement; Zia to a former military-run government.
Political power in Bangladesh:
1972-75: Mujibur Rahman, the country's first prime minister, is in power until his assassination in 1975. Hasina Wajed, the prime minister in 2012, is his daughter.
1975-1981: Successive military coups resulted in the army chief of staff, Gen. Ziaur Rahman, becoming leader. Rahman was assassinated in May 1981. Power struggles continued into 1982.
1982-90: Lt. Gen. H.M. Ershad, also an army chief of staff, assumes power in a coup in March. The constitution is suspended and martial law declared.
1996-2001: Khaleda Zia, widow of Ziaur Rahman, becomes prime minister.
1996-2001: Wajed assumes power as prime minister.
2001-2006: Zia becomes prime minister again.
2006-2009: A caretaker government is in power.
2009-12: Wajed takes office as prime minister again.


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News & Events
For the Media
Peter Turner Named Dean of Arts & Sciences at Clarkson University
[A photograph for media use is available at http://www.clarkson.edu/news/photos/pturner.jpg]
Peter Turner has been named dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Clarkson University, effective April 1. Turner was currently interim dean of the school, as well as head of the Division of Mathematics and Computer Science.
"Dr. Turner brings several special qualities to the position of dean that will serve the school well," said University Provost Thomas C. Young, "including a demonstrated record of academic administrative leadership, distinguished scholarship as a mathematician, and leadership in outreach and collaboration through Clarkson's well-recognized involvement as a provider of K-12/STEM learning enhancements to local/regional public school systems."
Turner came to Clarkson in 2002 as division head for Mathematics and Computer Science, and in July 2008, he also assumed the post of interim dean of Arts and Sciences.
Prior to Clarkson, Turner served 28 years on the faculties of the University of Lancaster in England and, later, at the United States Naval Academy. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Sheffield in 1973, and in the intervening years, Turner gained a reputation both for his scholarly contributions and for his innovative academic leadership.
With Turner as division head, Mathematics and Computer Science has made significant gains, as shown by increased research funding and output and strengthened undergraduate and graduate programs, including University approval of a Ph.D. program in computer science.
Turner has been especially successful with some outstanding faculty appointments, two of whom played the key advising role in the recent success of Clarkson undergraduate teams in the international COMAP contest in mathematical modeling. One team (sophomores) received an outstanding rating and was an overall winner, and the other three teams all received the second category meritorious rating.
Turner has published more than 50 archival publications in scholarly journals and conference proceedings, and has authored or edited several textbooks and research monographs. He has been responsible for over $1 million in external funding since coming to Clarkson.
Much of Turner's funding has derived from the lead role he has played in several of Clarkson's activities in educational outreach programs. Turner's educational outreach activities have received wide recognition, too. For example, Turner was invited to be one of three New York State representatives at the first NSF-U.S. Department of Education Summit on Mathematics-Science Partnerships.
During his time at Clarkson, Turner has led the development of the new bachelor of science degree program in digital arts and sciences and the graduate minor in computational science and engineering.
Turner has served for many years in various capacities with the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). He was recently named inaugural editor-in-chief for SIAM Undergraduate Research Online, a new publication to highlight some of the best undergraduate research in applied mathematics from all parts of the world. Since January 2009, his service to SIAM has received further recognition by his appointment as vice president for education.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in six alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.


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The Phillies will conclude their visit to D.C. thinking of a sweep of the Nats.
The first place Phillies (58-49) will end their three games series with the woeful Nationals (38-69) tonight. Tonight's game will be played in Nationals Park and will start at 7:10 pm Eastern. The Phillies' starter will be Kyle Kendrick (8-5, 4.70), who is coming off pitching a quality start that would end up being a lost against the Braves on July 25, going six innings, giving up only an earned run on seven hits, in the Phillies' 8-2 lost. He will be trying for his ninth win of the season while trying to pitch another quality start so that he can help increase the Phillies' present lead in the National League East. The Nationals' will counter with John Lannan (6-10, 3.33), who is coming off a lost to the Dodgers also on July 25, as he went seven innings, while giving up three earned runs on six hits, in the Nationals' 3-2 lost. He will be trying to improve his record while trying to put a stop to the Nationals' present losing streak.
The Phillies' offense will try to continue their present surge, trying to give Kendrick the runs support that they were unable to give him last Friday night, which shouldn't be too hard to do against a Nationals team which, in spite of the five runs that they'd scored last night, has been having a hard time scoring runs for their pitchers. With Shane Victorino and Ryan Howard being hot, Pat Burrell remaining a steady bat and Chase Utley appearing to have gotten his stroke back, if Jimmy Rollins can continue getting on base, then the offense will be a problem for the other teams in the National League. The starters will just need to continue throwing quailty starts, while eyes are turned on Brett Myers to see if he will continue to show improvement when he faces the Cardinals this Sunday afternoon. As for the bullpen, a second leftie is still needed to go along with J.C. Romero. Will one be gotten by the 4 pm trade deadline? Your guess is as good as mine.
The Phillies have a half game lead over the Mets as they take the day off. The third place Marlins trails the Phillies by a game and a half as they prepare to face the Rockies for the first of four games in Miami. The fourth place Braves trails the Phils by nine games as they get ready to host the Cardinals for the final game in their four games set. The Phillies will be looking to sweep the Nationals for their first series sweep of the second half, while increasing their lead over the Mets to a full game.


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Johnson impresses on the mound for Charlotte
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
CLEVELAND -- Erik Johnson returned to the mound Friday night for Triple-A Charlotte against Buffalo, hoping to work his way back to the White Sox in the not-too-distant future. He certainly made a strong first impression, throwing six scoreless innings, striking out six and most importantly, walking just one.
The right-handed rookie was being counted on as a significant part of the 2014 rotation, but was optioned to Charlotte after his start on April 25 against the Rays. Johnson allowed four runs over 1 2/3 innings against Tampa Bay, and has walked 15 in 23 2/3 innings while striking out 18 for the White Sox.
"Just compete and be consistent," said White Sox manager Robin Ventura on what he wants to see from Johnson. "Even coming up last year, I think he was just better at being aggressive in the zone and controlling that, and that's part of being up here. You have to be able to do that to succeed."
Mound issues for Johnson might be as much a crisis of confidence as being short with his raw stuff.
"Young guys probably have that. It's more of an issue for younger guys than it is for older guys," Ventura said. "Everybody runs into a period where they don't feel quite as sharp in throwing strikes and commanding things. But he is a competitor and he'll get there.
"He's serious. He's very committed to what he's doing. It is a job. That's just part of his personality and also part of what makes him good, too."
Sale on path to return, but Sox being cautious
CLEVELAND -- Chris Sale played long toss on Friday before the series opener against the Indians at Progressive Field, and he is on target to throw a light bullpen session on Monday.
But there's no timetable for the left-handed ace's return. Sale was placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 18 with a flexor muscle strain in his left arm and is eligible to return from the DL this weekend.
The slow and steady path the Sox followed during Sale's recovery should not be taken as a red flag that something more serious is wrong, according to manager Robin Ventura.
"No. I think he's fine," said Ventura of Sale. "Time is going to be the major thing for him. As far as him being out for the year or anything like that, I have no doubt that's not going to happen.
"I don't know if it's bouncing back. But you're cautious about it, because he's cautious about it. He knows how he feels, and it's probably a couple days behind of what's happened the previous two times of him going through the same thing.
"If it was two weeks more, there would be more concerns," Ventura said. "But a couple more days here and there, and you're erring on the side of caution. You're allowing him a couple more days to do that."
Sale, who has a 3-0 record, a 2.30 ERA and 29 strikeouts over 27 1/3 innings, has chosen to reserve comment on the situation until he's throwing off the mound. As Ventura mentioned, he's gone through the soreness-related shutdowns before, with a similar problem in '12 temporarily moving him to the bullpen, so the White Sox are taking their cues, on some level, from their pitcher.
"He knows what it feels like, so he goes and throws and he knows what he's been through before. It's more of his comfort level of pushing it at that point," Ventura said. "I don't see any kind of a difference in him as far as body language or anything like that. He throws and he can tell what it feels like. He feels it's getting better, but in not pushing it once we are at this point, you are just making sure he's feeling really good once he goes back out there."
Abreu grateful for praise, taking success in stride
CLEVELAND -- With his Major League rookie records of 10 homers and 32 RBIs through April, Jose Abreu has the chance to be named AL Rookie of the Month and Player of the Month. He would join former teammate Yasiel Puig (June '13) , the only player to be named Player of the Month in his first month in the Majors.
But winning such an honor was not a target for Abreu when he arrived with the White Sox.
"Overall, and this first month included, I never thought of any numbers or any goals," said Abreu through interpreter and White Sox director of public relations Lou Hernandez. "Just doing exactly what the team needs me to do for the team to be successful.
"The success that I've had, I try to take it in stride. I haven't put goals on myself."
Abreu does appreciate the early notice he has received across the country, showing his hard work and set routine have paid off.
"That's beautiful," Abreu said. "All I can say is be thankful to the people who have said those things about me. It really is a source of pride to hear so many people admire some of the things I've done. I also just want to focus on helping the team win and be focused on the job at hand."
Keppinger beginning rehab assignment
CLEVELAND -- A rehab assignment for Jeff Keppinger began Friday night with Double-A Birmingham against Mobile. The veteran infielder has been on the disabled list since March 21 in his continued recovery from right shoulder surgery and has been at extended Spring Training since the team broke camp.
Keppinger's rehab will be much like that of Gordon Beckham, in that he will continue on until he can put together a string of consecutive, pain-free full games.
"I know that even when [Keppinger] was in Arizona, he was playing games, and some of them, he wouldn't make it through all of it," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "You are trying to make sure you get that consistent playing time at Double-A. You are letting him play down there and doing it over and over again, so he's in shape to be up here."
Felipe Paulino (right rotator cuff inflammation) is scheduled to make a rehab start for Triple-A Charlotte on Saturday, looking for greater effectiveness as much as full health. Third baseman Conor Gillaspie swung the bat Friday to test his previously sore left hand that landed him on the disabled list, and Ventura mentioned that Gillaspie could go on a brief rehab assignment of his own at the start of next week.
"You move that piece out there, solid contact, the balance that goes deeper in the lineup than basically we have right now," said Ventura of Gillaspie. "You miss having that piece and you want him back."
Third to first
• Ventura wouldn't commit to a Tuesday starter at Wrigley Field until the White Sox got through the weekend, but he was leaning toward Hector Noesi.
• Alexei Ramirez needs two games to tie Buck Weaver for fifth-most games at shortstop in franchise history at 823. He needs one hit to reach 1,000 for his career, after he went 2-for-4 in Friday's 12-5 loss to the Indians.
• The White Sox rank second in the American League with a .286 average with runners in scoring position, including a .308 mark over their last 12 games.
• Tommy Hanson walked five and struck out one over 4 1/3 innings Thursday night during Charlotte's 6-1 loss to Buffalo. Hanson has allowed seven runs on nine hits and has walked 11 over 13 1/3 innings since joining the Knights.
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Merk's Works, and follow him on Twitter @scottmerkin. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I have an idea! When we catch the person who leaked the book we can hang them above a vat of boiling oil, and slowly inch by inch lower them down to be fried to death!!!
Sorry, Never get me in an evil mood and give me sugar...
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Yes - give him new contract
No - do not give him new contract
yes - only if we make playoffs
Keep him regardless - we're heading in the right direction
Fire him now
You are saying I am making big statements about these players because I am "buying the hype", but I am making these statements based on how I feel they will play and develop with Casey. We saw the defensive improvement of this team with no added talent when Casey arrived. Now we see BC bring in a bunch of defensively gifted/capable players to play under Casey.
Last edited by Red and White; Tue Jul 24th, 2012 at 05:23 PM.
Little premature but I'd say that the team option could be picked up.
I'm for picking up his option. I've been a fan of his and liked the decisions he made with the exception of Turk (yes, I think I'm one of few who thought the O'neal signing was a good decision).
He has the team moving in the right direction and I believe we're in position to possibly sign a max contract player next season if the option to do so is there. Not sure what else you could realistically ask for in a market which free agents aren't flocking to.
As for the broader point of picking up BC's option, the only potential argument I can accept is that we should completely ignore past performance and grade him solely on the success of the 2012 team. Any review of his full tenure here simply can't lead to a conclusion that you keep him. His record is sub-500 and he has zero playoff series wins in 6 years. In fact, his tenure is actually worse than the 6 season preceding his arrival. Was everyone happy with those 6 seasons?
I have nothing against Colangelo personally. I met him at one of those season ticket holder things years ago and he was a very engaging, personable guy. I'm sure he's a gentleman and a smart businessman. But the bottom line is that he hasn't produced. It's not all his fault but he's the boss. It's long past time to move on.
Assume for a moment,
that everything being the same excep that Toronto is a American City. Would things be different?
Would all our GM's for all our sports team have better ability to build solid play-off bound teams?
Toronto is the 5th or 6th largest North American City with 6Million people and growing rapidly... yet the sports scene suffers due to the stigma of being North of the Border.
Do our GM's have a harder Job to market the city to players south of the border. Do we have to pay 20% more to attract folks here as compared to other cities.
This is what BC has to deal with. But he took the JOB, he accepted the responsibility.
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
Muhammad Ali
Pick up his option, but if the raps aren't a lock for the playoffs in 2013-2014 AND looking like they could go at least 2nd round in 2015 then it's time for him to move on.
and in case you forgot
"They're going to have to rename the whole conference after us: Toronto Raptors 2014-2015 Northern Conference Champions" ~ ezzbee Dec. 2014
"I guess I got a little carried away there" ~ ezzbee Apr. 2015
"We only have one rule on this team. What is that rule? E.L.E. That's right's, E.L.E, and what does E.L.E. stand for? EVERYBODY LOVE EVERYBODY. Right there up on the wall, because this isn't just a basketball team, this is a lifestyle. ~ Jackie Moon
Twitter - @thekid_it
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
Muhammad Ali
1) He has an abysmal record
2) Unlike Alex A every time you think you see a descernible long term plan he pulls a Brian Burke and goes for the quick fix
3) Winning cures everything (the rest is just rationalizing and excuses)
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SALEM, Ore. – A solid start from Nate Aguiar and an offensive outburst led the Puget Sound baseball team to a doubleheader split with Willamette on Sunday. The Loggers (16-22, 11-13 NWC) salvaged the final game with a 15-3 rout, but fell 6-4 in the first game.
Game 1 – L, 4-6
The two teams combined for 23 hits in the contest, but Willamette was able cash in their 12 hits for six runs to come away with the win. It started with a pair of runs in the first that immediately gave the Bearcats a 2-0 lead.
The Loggers got one back when Jeff Walton scored on a 6-4-3 double play in the third. However, Tosh Semlacher homered in the bottom half with a runner aboard to increase the Bearcats lead to 4-1.
Brandon Simon cruised through the next five frames. He allowed seven Logger hits through the first eight innings and held them to just the one run. Meanwhile, his offense gave him some more insurance as Tyson Giza and Austin Hagarty each drove in runs in the eighth for a 6-1 Bearcat lead.
Those final two runs chased Steve Wagar from the game and ended up being critical in the effort. Wagar lasted a solid 7.2 innings and fanned five before giving way to Jarrod Beiser, who retired the only batter he faced in the eighth.
The Loggers were finally able to get to Simon in the ninth. With two outs, Walton singled in a run to cut the lead to 6-2. Stephen Kelsey followed it up with a two-RBI double down the left field line to cut the lead down to just two runs.
Simon was able to produce a game-ending grounder with Kelsey still standing on second.
Game 2 – W, 15-3
The Loggers erupted in the series finale at the plate. Connor Savage had four hits in the contest while Kaulana Smith and Chris Zerio each contributed three hits. Smith also drove in three runs.
Nate Aguiar had a quality performance on the mound, allowing just one hit through his first six innings to earn his third win of the season. Aguiar was mowing through the Bearcat order until he ran into a bit of trouble in the seventh.
After retiring the first batter, the Bearcats loaded the bases on a pair of hits and a Logger error and cashed in a run on a sacrifice fly. After loading the bases again, Aguiar gave way to Lucas Stone. He ended the game with four strikeouts through 6.2 innings while also allowing just three hits.
Stone went the final 2.1 inning and allowed just one unearned run despite not allowing a hit.
The Logger offense supported Aguiar's strong performance with a 15-run outburst on 20 hits. The onslaught got started with five runs in the third. Smith and Savage each knocked in a run to get the initial lead. Christian Carter then sent a three-run homer over the wall in right center to pad the Logger lead to 5-0.
They added another run in the fifth and sixth and two more in the eighth for a comfortable 9-2 lead heading into the final frame. The Logger bats weren't done as they added six more runs for good measure in the top of the ninth. Walton doubled in two. Kelsey drove in one with a sacrifice fly, and Stone singled in another. Smith picked up the final RBI of his three for the game and Paul Webster capped the inning with a pinch-hit RBI single.
Willamette picked up one in the ninth on a Logger error for the final tally.
The Loggers wrapped up the NWC season with the win in the finale with an 11-13 record. They will play a pair of non-conference games next Saturday when they welcome Whitman for a 10 a.m. game and Pacific for a 4 p.m. contest to wrap up the season.


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Aid worker's diary: returning to Goma
During the recent conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, I was evacuated along with other World Vision colleagues to Gisenyi, Rwanda, a town a little more than a mile across the border.
We were later allowed to return to Goma to help civilians who had been displaced. Rebels of the March 23 (M23) movement were in charge of the city, and thousands of people had lost their homes and sense of stability.
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The rebels later retreated from Goma and let the government administration back into the city.
I was devastated by what I found when I returned home — the stories of rape, injuries, assaults, widespread looting, and damage that occurred during the fighting.
In that very short period, everything in Goma turned into a military vehicle — the police and government cars, water trucks, and anything that could be used to transport fighters to different parts of the city.
As a Congolese citizen, I know how long it took the police force to obtain such assets from different donors and aid organizations. These losses make me very sad.
The lives of the poor have gotten worse. Displaced families pour into temporary camps set up around Goma. World Vision and other organizations are working to alleviate their hunger and health problems.
My family, who remained in Goma during the clashes, was finally able to cross the border into Rwanda, which gave me much confidence to know they were out of danger.
They could not bear the fact that I was going back to Goma and surrounding areas during such instability.
They told me not to play the hero.
On the first day of my return, I interviewed a 13-year-old girl who wept. I wept, too. She had lost both parents, and had not had a meal in three days.
We are very busy — trying to meet the needs of thousands of displaced people who live in squalid camps. World Vision has now reached 133,849 people of the 186,000 targeted for food assistance.
Twenty-eight cases of cholera have been reported in the camps west of Goma. World Vision hopes to slow the spread of the disease by providing clean water and improved sanitation facilities.
Spending much time in the camps is risky. I remember the first day of our return to a camp in Sake, fighting broke out and our security personnel ordered us to leave.
I was saddened to leave the camp for this reason — and at the same time, sad to leave behind 140,000 hungry men, women, and children.
Now, whenever I leave my house, I wonder if my city will ever return to peace so that I do not have to fear the night.
What if a new crisis ignites? The M23 rebels are stationed about a mile outside of Goma, and the government is as vulnerable as ever. I worry about the prisoners, including rapists and murderers, who escaped during the fighting. Where did they go? Do they now live near me or my family or my friends?
I keep praying and hoping that something positive will come out of the fragile negotiations going on in Kampala, Uganda, between representatives of the Congolese government and M23. But for now, I have to deal with hearing the sad stories of the displaced and seeing the damage caused to the city and the massive humanitarian needs.
All these make me want to shout at the top of my voice, begging everyone involved in this crisis to stop. We need peace!
The Democratic Republic of Congo has endured violence for over a decade. As violence intensifies, World Vision is working to assist Congolese refugees in Rwanda and Kenya.
Help Congolese refugees by making a one-time donation to provide desperately needed food, healthcare, and supplies to displaced Congolese children and families.


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Brown and Sabb Named All-PSAC
February 29, 2012
Nadirah Brown and Jason Sabb were named to the All-PSAC 2nd Teams by the conference's coaches.
Brown, a senior from Willingboro, NJ, led the Lady Wolves in scoring and rebounding averaging 12.2 points and 7.6 rebounds per contest. She ranked 23rd in the PSAC in scoring and sixth in rebounding. Brown also earned all conference honors last season.
Sabb led the conference in scoring. He averaged 20.3 points per game and 6.2 rebounds per game. His 6.2 rebounds per game placed him 16th in the conference. A graduate of South Philadelphia HS, he converted 80% of the free throws placing him 10th in the PSAC and made a team high 48% of his field goal attempts. He led Cheyney in scoring in half, 13, of the Wolves contests.
To view the entire 2012 All-PSAC Basketball Team click here.


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Adirondacks > Santanoni Peak > Climber's Log
Santanoni Peak Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|From Santanoni Express
Date Climbed: Nov 5, 2016
|Miserable wet day with ice and snow in addition to knee deep puddles every few steps.
|Posted Nov 6, 2016 10:19 am
|#26/46 Santanoni
Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2016
|Great hike up the express trail. I did not find this trail steep relatively speaking.
|Posted Aug 9, 2016 10:54 am
|Great (dry) Day
Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2015
|Great day to hike up here, trails were in great shape and mostly dry! Hiked up Santanoni Express trail, which was a well marked turn-off with a cairn. The trail was unmarked, but easy to follow. Great views from the summit! I then hiked the ridge across and up to Panther Peak and then returned down the trail to Bradley Pond, making a nice loop with less backtracking. Skipped Couchachraga, as I was running out of time for when I wanted to be home. I'll get it another time. 8.5 hours round-trip. Here are my times, just for reference.
Trailhead to Santanoni Summit - 8:10AM to 11:30AM
Santanoni to Panther Summit - 11:45AM to 12:45PM
Panther Summit to Trailhead - 1:22PM to 4:30PM
|Posted Aug 8, 2015 9:41 pm
|Bark Eater
|Third time's a charm
Date Climbed: May 28, 2014
|Fine solo day in the Santas. #40 for me!
|Posted May 29, 2014 4:14 pm
Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2009
|Couch, Panther, and Santanoni with Dan and Jason.
|Posted Sep 1, 2013 11:22 pm
|Santanoni Peak
Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2013
|Summited Santanoni Peak 4607' during a weekend backpacking trip. Our group stayed at the Santanoni Lean-To after the hike in hiking a few miles on Friday, we summited all 3 peaks of the Santanoni Range on Saturday under excellent weather, stayed the night again and turned in on Sunday morning. The heard paths are in good shape, but they are muddy as can be and can be difficult to navigate.
|Posted Aug 11, 2013 12:40 pm
|Perfect Conditions
Date Climbed: Feb 16, 2013
|Had a gorgeous day. Blue sky (mostly), no wind, not too cold. Hiked up with my husband. We got Panther and Couch as well. The trail was nicely packed down by people who snow shoed up a few hours before us. Fresh snow on pine trees. Had a beautiful sunset.
|Posted Feb 25, 2013 7:10 pm
|Santi Range
Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2012
|hiked with Couch and Panther. Saved Santi for last.
|Posted Dec 26, 2012 12:15 pm
|Range Hike
Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2009
|Done with the entire Santanoni range. Mud wasn't so bad since it was a low rainfall year.
|Posted Jun 17, 2011 11:30 am
|Santanoni Revisit
Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2005
|Just revisiting the ADK 46 via climber's log. I remember this as the hottest day I've ever been in the high peaks. Complete haze.
|Posted Aug 30, 2010 12:18 pm
|New/Old Santanoni Trail
Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2010
|The start of an adventurous day in the Santanoni Range. My sister's first ADK 4Ker. It is nice that the new/old trail comes out right by the summit. Headed out Panther Brook.
|Posted Aug 15, 2010 2:47 pm
|New/Old Trail
Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2009
|Hiked from Bradley Pond, descended to TS.
|Posted Sep 10, 2009 7:07 pm
|Did Not Summit
|The plan was to bag Couch and Sant in one day of our winter trip. We set out to climb Sant... but with no trail, and no obvious route to bushwhack, we turned around (after an hour) and just climbed Couch
|Posted Dec 8, 2008 10:45 pm
|Herd Path from Times Square
Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2008
|Great Peak. We hit this after doing Panther and Couch. Sun was about to go down. Can't beat it.
|Posted Sep 22, 2008 12:22 pm
|Santanoni Peak
Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2006
|Climbed with Panther via Duck Hole Trail from Tahawus. A long, steep climb and all the mud didn't make it any easier. The views were excellent as we climbed it on a nearly perfect summer day. The whole Western High Peaks Zone has a remote and isolated feeling to it.
|Posted Aug 11, 2008 5:44 pm
|From Times Square
Date Climbed: Feb 23, 2008
|Hiked in a 3 peak string with Couch first, this, then Panther. Tough day. Beautiful views from the top. Lovely sunshine. Neat peak. Best of the 3 in my opinion. #28/46
|Posted Feb 24, 2008 8:07 pm
|The edge
Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2005
|with Alain...
A hard 15 hrs trek!!
|Posted Mar 14, 2007 5:00 pm
|With Panther, nearly 12 hours
Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2003
|This range really attracts rain, ridge walk was in drizzle but Lake
Harris ranger said it rained only briefly there
|Posted Jul 22, 2006 3:35 pm
|Route Climbed: Bradley Pond to Times Sq. Date Climbed: 7/5/96 and 2/8/98
|Both times great fun and great weather.
|Posted May 4, 2005 4:08 pm
|Route Climbed: Up panther brook Date Climbed: 3-20-04
|Can you say "false summit"? I kept going though, until I reached the sign. Tons of snow up there.
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There will always be questions surrounding the effectiveness of marches, peaceful demonstrations and commemorative gatherings in the name of social justice. Those who find the practices meaningless, or as Kevin Powell put it, "useless," have the right to hold those positions. This past weekend's "Realize The Dream" march in the Nation's Capital was at least healing and necessary for many of thousands in attendance.
With the National Action Network's march on Saturday marking the 50th anniversary of the "March On Washington" in 1963, it could be argued that the vendors hawking items nearly cheapened the event's true purpose. There was also the requisite sign holders with extreme agendas and graphic images emblazoned on posters. Yet, everyone present at or near the Lincoln Memorial held true to being peaceful, kind to one another and even motivated to do more.
A group of men traveling from Florida offered in quick, rushed words what the march meant to them. "I was a baby when the March On Washington happened," said Brandon, who only gave his first name. "I think knowing my mother was there with me pushing a stroller brings this whole thing full circle."
Almost in unison, the trio of African-American men, all in their 50s, said that they were there to take the messages they heard back to their neighborhoods. "I know they would listen if we give them nothing but the hard truth," a friend added.
Hard truths.
There were plenty of those being shared from the podium with all the pomp expected of a large media event. With polished speakers to unsteady novices, guest after guest hurled words down to the ears of the attendees from their high perch. From a distance, one could assume the speakers were not connected with their message.
But what many on television and outside the gates didn't see was the camaraderie among esteemed guests and their willingness to meet others in the crowd with humility that defied their stature. Certainly, people fawned over the famous names occupying the front row seating area, including Sybrina Fulton, Tracy Martin, Attorney General Eric Holder among others. It never bordered on becoming obnoxious and overbearing, however.
As the starstruck got their photo opportunities in droves, many others just walked up to them and offered their thanks for showing support. Several moments of this graciousness and exchange of love happened throughout the venue over the course of the day.
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Living Space: Is your home a stinker? Common sources of odor, how to eliminate smell
July 28, 2011 at 2:28 a.m.
By Kathryn Weber
Have friends and family been declining invitations to your house? It could be your home's smell is a turn-off. Odor is a sensitive issue - a home's equivalent of bad breath. But there's something more worrisome than the social implications of a smelly house. If you have frequent headaches or breathing problems, the odor could be the cause. Pervasive odors, especially from mold, can quickly morph from merely bothersome to dangerous.
The biggest obstacle in conquering a smelly home is the diagnosis. Because you live with it, you may not notice a persistent odor. To check things out, if you're away from home more than six hours, take a good long sniff when you walk in. If you detect an unpleasant smell, don't excuse it away because the house "has been closed up." Odor is a sign that something's wrong. If you don't trust your own nose, ask your most candid friend. If you're house is for sale, ask your Realtor point blank if the place stinks.
Common sources of odor include cooking, water, pets and smoking. Typically, cooking odors are short-lived, but if your home smells like last week's dinners, chances are the kitchen ventilation isn't adequate, or the vent hood filters for the stove need cleaning. If cleaning the filters doesn't handle it, upgrade the hood.
Realtors will tell you that pet issues are among the biggest obstacles for home sellers. Pet odors spark concern that once a smell is present, it can never be eradicated. Keeping litter boxes scrupulously clean is a good first step. Concrete or wood floors that have been saturated with pet urine may require professional treatment, including removing soiled carpet and padding. For spot treatment, products like Odoban (odoban.com) or Stanley Steemer's Odor Out Plus (stanleysteemer.com) help block both pet and human odors.
Smells, especially musty ones, often come from water. Check all sink and bath drains for odors at the drain traps. Leaking sewer or water pipes may also be a source. A plumber can help correct the problem. Air conditioning condensation can leak, generating smelly mold. There could be a roof or siding leak, where water is infiltrating, triggering mold growth. Air ducts can trap dust and mold, making the air smelly. If you need help isolating an odor, call a home inspector.
Of course, smells can also originate from people. In the home of a lifelong smoker, the drapes, wallboard, carpet and upholstered furniture may all have to be replaced. If the odor is caused by illness or some other physical condition, regular cleaning and washing of cushions, sheets and clothing is a must. A can for soiled clothing with a tight-fitting lid will help contain odors.
Overuse of home scents can be as off-putting as pet odor. Work to create a fresh-smelling home versus one that's heavy and overly perfumed.
The last rule of home odors? Never try to spray a smell away. If your home has a smell, it has a problem, and fixing the problem is better than perfuming it.
Kathryn Weber is a home and decorating columnist and publishes the Red Lotus Letter feng shui E-zine. For more information, contact Weber through her website, www.redlotusletter.com.


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What You Said: The World's Most Livable Cities
Tokyo, Kyoto and Fukuoka were ranked in the top 10 on this year's most livable cities survey conducted by the London-based Monocle Magazine. The lifestyle and culture journal studied a variety of indicators, including crime rate, public transportation, culture, economy and "softer things" that makes a city truly great to determine the annual list.
This was the first time three Japanese cities were in the top 10. Tokyo climbed two spots from the previous year to number 2. The list was topped by Copenhagen.
We asked our readers on Facebook their opinion of the survey their choice of most livable city. Here's a look at some of the responses:


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I have just thought of a theory to how u "really" obtain the MS.
So u all heard that itachi said the only way to obtain MS was to kill ur best friend right, well that may not be true. We only heard Itachi say this. Based on our facts kakashi, madara, madara's brother, and sasuke's MS(If he really has one) were all obtained through a different way. Does this mean that itachi lied? When sauske asked his father about sharingan his father told him that there are certain "conditions" but he never said what they were making us think that what itachi said is true. But why would itachi say that to sasuke? Itachi was incredibly smart so he basically knew almost evrything that would happen. At the time, did he know sasuke and naruto would become best friends? If he did then this supports the idea that itachi lied and wanted sasuke to think that killing ur best friend was the only way. He did this to tempt sasuke to eventually kill naruto to destroy madara's plans of getting the kyuubi. What do u guys think? :D Itachi was a more of a genius then we already know himt to be of this is true.:D:D:D Do u thin this is accurate or not?:D
Basically, there is another way to obtain MS but what?
~Madara Uchiha~


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Starting Lineups:
Rose - Bogans - Deng - Boozer - Noah
Billups - Fields - Anthony - Williams - Williams
Tonight's Biggest Matchup:
Bulls-Knicks Preview:
The Chicago Bulls are enjoying a memorable season, having already clinched the Eastern Conference's No. 1 seed while also reaching the 60-win mark.
None of their victories, however, have come over the New York Knicks.
In a matchup of two teams riding seven-game winning streaks, the Bulls look to avoid being swept by the Knicks in a season series for the first time in 11 years Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.
Chicago (60-20) secured the East's top seed Friday and is one game back of West-leading San Antonio for home-court advantage throughout the playoffs. Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau wants his team to make a run for the NBA's best record and isn't planning on resting his stars.
Thibodeau, who has a reputation of demanding perfection from his players, would probably also like to see his team prove it can beat New York.
The Knicks (42-38), who clinched the East's sixth seed Monday with Philadelphia's loss to Orlando, can sweep the season series from the Bulls for the first time since 1999-2000.
Much has changed, however, since their last meeting on Christmas.
This will be Carmelo Anthony's first game with New York against Chicago, and the Bulls expect to finally be at full strength. Carlos Boozer sat out the first meeting, a 120-112 home loss Nov. 4, and Joakim Noah was sidelined in a 103-95 defeat at MSG on Dec. 25.
The Knicks, though, will be short-handed this time.
Amare Stoudemire, who averages 25.4 points and a team-best 8.2 rebounds, has sat out the last two games with a sprained left ankle and may not play again until the postseason.
Without Stoudemire, New York could have trouble on the glass against a Bulls team that ranks second in the league with 44.1 boards per game.
Although Stoudemire has been sidelined, the Knicks still extended their winning streak Sunday with a 110-109 victory in Indiana.
New York, which had lost six in a row prior to this run, trailed by 11 early in the fourth quarter and was down by six with 3:31 remaining before scoring the game's final seven points. Anthony had 34 points, made the go-ahead jumper with 4.9 seconds left and blocked a potential winning attempt by Danny Granger.
"It was a big game for us confidence-wise," said Anthony, averaging 31.5 points in his last eight games after averaging 22.2 in his previous nine. "Coming down the stretch, finishing out the regular season with some good momentum, trying to make a big push."
The Bulls are also hoping to enter the playoffs heading in the right direction and are eager to put together a crisper effort following Sunday's 102-99 win over Orlando, which was without Dwight Howard.
Chicago, winner of 19 of 21, shot 60.0 percent but turned the ball over 21 times, one shy of matching a season high set against the Knicks on Christmas.
Derrick Rose bailed the Bulls out by scoring 11 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter. He also made all 10 of his free throws.
"We continue to let teams come back," said Rose, who has reached the 30-point mark in three of his last five games. "It's going to hurt us if we continue to do this. We've got to learn how to put teams away."


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My run in with DRM killing a legal use yesterday nearly killed a presentation. The distributor of Occupation: Dreamland asked me to set up to show part of the movie from a DVD he had burned. We were in a state of the art classroom with a great new DVD player, computer hookups and several projectors. I can do this.
Simple to place the DVD in the DVD player and hit play. Or it should be. But that happened was that the DVD was never initialized in the player. Out of desperation, I pulled out my PowerBook and stuck the DVD in there. Apple gave me a nice message telling me that a "Country Code" or "Zone" I forget which was needed. They suggested using 1. I did.
Everything then worked fine after that — except that the lights and screens and curtains didn't like me changing devices so much. They went through several amusing gyrations as I tried testing between the DVD player and laptop.
The aggravating thing here is that we had a wonderful legal DVD copy with a wonderful legal and approved use, but the code (as Lessig warns us) nearly locked us out.
The battle over zoning DVDs was mostly fought five years ago. Here we were with a completely allowed use and we were stymied — almost but not defeated thanks to Apple.
But this is an incomplete thanks, as Cory explained in January, you only get so many region changes before Apple permanently fixes the Zone so that it will never change again. They are not required by law to do this (according to Cory).


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Scioscia puts new face on fundamentals
Manager believes 'Angels baseball' can turn series around
By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
ANAHEIM -- Yankees manager Joe Girardi made the remark the other day that Mike Scioscia is the "face" of the Angels franchise. When Scioscia heard this, he shuddered at the thought.
But if the Angels are going to continue their success under Scioscia in this American League Championship Series against the Yankees, they'll have to recover from two ugly games in the Bronx to come back to life in the series. And they'll have to do so by playing what has been commonly referred to as "Angels baseball" -- i.e., executing sound defensive fundamentals and wreaking havoc on the basepaths. The fact that the term "Angels baseball" exists in such a positive light is a reflection of the job Scioscia and his coaches have done here. But Scioscia, as you might expect, downplays his impact. "It's nothing that we invented," he said. "It's something that you can go back and look at the Dodgers through the '60s. We had a lot of the guys who played on that team were instructors that really influenced myself and [bench coach] Ron Roenicke and [hitting coach] Mickey Hatcher, [first base coach] Alfredo [Griffin], guys that were in touch with that organization. I know it started before then. I'm sure it has. I'm not a baseball historian, but I just know with the product of the organization I came through, that was always stressed." Down 0-2 in a best-of-seven set against the team with baseball's best record, the Angels find themselves in a stressful situation. But their demeanor, even after an overnight cross-country flight, has been one of defiance, not defeat. That, too, is a credit to Scioscia, who jokingly told reporters after Game 2 in New York that he was leaving his suitcase at Yankee Stadium, firmly expecting to return to claim it for Game 6. "We know this thing could turn in a heartbeat," Scioscia said. "The momentum in a short series turns even pitch to pitch or inning to inning. So for us to come out here and play well in Game 3, obviously, that's important. And if we win Game 3, you know, we've got a different vibe in this whole series, and that's what we want to create." Scioscia and his staff have created something special in Anaheim. Scioscia's tenure is the third-longest among active big league skippers, behind the Braves' Bobby Cox (hired in 1990) and the Cardinals' Tony La Russa (1996). It has been a remarkably successful run, with Scioscia compiling a record of 900-720 and winning the World Series in 2002. And Scioscia is quick to give credit where it's due. "Being the manager," he said, "and having the privilege to work with such a great organization, from the owner down to the general manager, all the way down to the guys who are in player development and scouting [departments], it's a team effort. And it's not one guy that's running point on this thing. It's a whole group of guys that I think are very creative, have great baseball minds, and it's just fun to be around and fun to keep moving in the right direction." The Angels got a little lost in New York. Now it's up to Scioscia to guide them back down the right path.
Anthony Castrovince is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Woody is Bob Knight, Red Holzman, Larry Brown and Mr. T all rolled into one mastermind of inside out defensive basketball
Woody is Bob Knight, Red Holzman, Larry Brown and Mr. T all rolled into one mastermind of inside out defensive basketball
Assistant Coach - yes. HC - No. I'm sticking with Woodson (and it seems like everybody else is too).
He was a great player, but a head coach should be able to communicate with ppl and as far as i remember he was not good at that . At all. In fact local media still doesnt respect him as a person.
Woodson is doing great right now, so lets see what happens in the postseason.
head coach? hell no
he's doing great mentoring Dwight in Orlando...
is he going to teach Chandler or STAT how to post up?
if so, yes to ass't coach.
Why cant he come and be an assistant and get treated like royalty by knicks faithful until he retires? Then when the knicms win it all he can get a ring here as a coach.
All it will take is one small losing streak for Knicks fans to start chanting 'Fire Ewing'. As a die hard Knicks fan who's fandom began with Ewing and Oakley I hope he never coaches in NY. He deserves better than to be turned on by rattle snake like fans. But if he's a glutton for punishment, why not give him a fair shot. He should be respected enough to get an interview, that is if Woodson fails to take the team into the post season.


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Since last night's Lions-49ers game, and yesterday afternoon's Tom Coughlin-Greg Schiano bust up, have made post-game sportsmanship — and/or the lack thereof — so topical yet again, how convenient is it that college football's equivalent happens to be on tap this Saturday?
Last year's Vanderbilt-Georgia game nearly saw the Commodores upset the Dawgs in Nashville. As you'll see below, it also nearly saw Vandy head coach James Franklin get his head ripped off by enraged UGA defensive coordinator Todd Grantham. Fortunately, the end result was simply Georgia head coach Mark Richt getting a face full of "whine" from Franklin, but there's little doubt tensions remain.


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Everybody was so brilliant and responsive last time, I was hoping you may be able to help me id these two plants too ...
I think the top one might be Pyracantha Coccinea...and the bottom one an Osmanthus .. but which one specifically I am not sure. Hope this is of some help.
1. Yes - Firethorn, Pyracantha coccinea.
2 & 3. One of the barberries, Berberis. It is probably wintergreen barberry, berberis julianae; but it is difficult to be sure (there are a lot of species and cultivars of Berberis).


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A's deal Ross to Padres for Parrino, Werner
By Jane Lee / MLB.com
Ross, whose younger brother Joe is also in the Padres organization, was in the process of transitioning from starter to reliever with the A's. He endured a rough season spanning five stints in Oakland this year, going 2-11 with a 6.50 ERA and .327 opponents' average in 18 games (13 starts).
The hard-throwing Ross, equipped with an exceptional slider, found greater success at the Triple-A level, compiling a 6-2 record and 2.99 ERA in 15 games -- 13 starts -- with Sacramento.
In Kirby-Jones, the Padres get a first baseman who racked up a .382 on-base percentage and slugged .461 in 115 games at Class A Stockton this year. The 24-year-old right-hander hit .248 with 21 home runs and 69 RBIs.
By giving up this power prospect, the A's reeled in a potential option at shortstop, their biggest need of the offseason, in the versatile Parrino, who hit .207 with one homer and six RBIs in 55 games with San Diego. He appeared in 26 games at shortstop and 15 at second base, while also playing two games at third and one in right field.
The 27-year-old switch-hitter spent the balance of the season with Triple-A Tucson, batting .328 with one home run and 32 RBIs in 65 games, spending the majority of his time at shortstop.
Werner, meanwhile, got a taste of the Majors following his Aug. 22 callup from Triple-A Tuscon, going 2-3 with a 5.58 ERA in eight starts with the Padres. The 25-year-old southpaw was also 5-10 with a 3.70 ERA and a .271 opponents' average in 22 Minor league starts, four with Tuscon and 18 at Double-A San Antonio.
Jane Lee is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Major Lee-ague, and follow her on Twitter @JaneMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Anyone looking forward to the new Gojira album.
Am I the only one devastated by Mikael leaving Bloodbath? Between this, Heritage, and that new song from his project with Steven Wilson, Storm Corrosion, I'm starting to wonder about that guy....
At least Moonspell didn't disappoint.
Thanks! @Paula, that's cool about the German. I lived there for a bit as a kid but have forgotten almost all of what I learned.. I do recognize some of the words but not much! (I heard they use an older type of German.. ?)
Oh I love Rammstein! Have a good time!
Just joined.. preparing to see Rammstein in Chicago for the second time!! xD
Me too Paula ;-) !!
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World Cares Center continues to assist Staten Island homeowners as they work to recover their homes after Superstorm Sandy. This project involves the mucking out, or gutting, of a home and/or providing mold suppression treatment. Volunteers will be matched with an experienced team lead and perform the basics of a home muck out as a team member. Each team will have one Team Lead, one Safety Officer/Homeowner Liaison, and several Muck Out Volunteers. Please see the additional project details below for descriptions of each role.
All volunteers are provided with personal safety and muck out equipment, with the exception of hard hats. If you have access to basic hand tools (wrenches, screwdrivers, pry bars) or work gloves and are willing to use them on this project, please feel free to bring them.
This project involves actual muck out and mold suppression work. Volunteers should come prepared to participate in the entire process, which includes but may not be limited to: attending a briefing and debriefing, performing physical labor throughout the day, and exposure to mold and chemicals used to mitigate mold growth. Wear sturdy closed toed shoes, long pants and sleeves, and layers for the cold. Bring a lunch and water with you. This project is not safe or appropriate for anyone under the age of 18. After signing up you will receive information on the meeting address and process.
Additional Project Details
Team Lead: As a team leader you will be managing a diverse set of Volunteers. You will be briefed by World Cares on proper muck out procedure, system of communication, and volunteer management.
• Build and manage a work team
• Communicate assignment to each team members • Assess team member's abilities and place them in roles that would best fit
• Communicate with WCC/WCC Liaison on homeowner needs
• Arrange and manage briefings and debriefings on work day
Safety Officer: Under the Supervision of the Team Leader, the person in this role will:
• Be responsible for first aid & hydration of all volunteers
• Ensure volunteers are taking breaks and eating
• Double check all safety gear and equipment
• Remind everyone to "Be Safe & to Use Common Sense," etc.
• Ensure everyone is wearing a mask • Make sure you have the First Aid Kit
• Assist with minor cuts and first aid needs
Homeowner Liaison
As You Arrive:
First Steps
1. Make sure you are at the correct address
2. Property OWNER must sign a liability release and permission form Talking with the Homeowners:
• Explain to the homeowner what we do when we clean out a home.
• Explain to the homeowner the health hazards that may be present if the interior walls have had water and mud between them.
• Explain that the type of mold that grows from flood waters and mud can cause serious lung problems. Assist homeowner with articles to throw away or salvage, always letting him decide! Be sensitive to homeowner's loss, which will most often be everything due to contamination!
What can I Save?
• Nonporous items like china, glass, jewelry, porcelain and metal
• All-wood furniture with mold growth but otherwise in good condition
• Some electronics and small appliances that have not been under water
• Photographs, books, and valuable or important legal documents with minor levels of mold growth
• Artwork, textiles, clothing that are not physically damaged.
The following items generally need to be thrown away when you can see or smell mold and/or the materials have been under water:
• Carpet, carpet padding and rugs
• Upholstered furniture
• Computers, microwaves, window A/C units and other electronics/ appliances that had fans and were housed in moldy rooms.
• Papers and books
• Food items, including canned foods that were in contact with flood waters
Muck Out Volunteers
Before You Begin Work Inside:
• Make sure work areas are well ventilated
•Open windows and allow to air out
• Remove any drapes or curtains that may impede air flow
• Open all crawl spaces
• Do not linger in areas where gas fumes are present. Be especially careful about flames or sparks where fumes are detected.
Clear the room to clean the room
• Remove contaminated debris/items in a procession from smallest to large appliances
• If there are clean areas of the home contain the area with plastic sheeting on entrances
• Mattresses and upholstered furniture should be removed and disposed.
• Dispose of any articles that are punctured.
• Do not open refrigerators and freezers. Duct tape lids and doors shut.
• Remove all built-in cabinets if the water line is above the counter top.
• When all articles are removed, determine how much wall and permanent floor removal is necessary.
• Cut walls 12 inches above flood level
• Remove and dispose of all floor coverings
• Wash entire area beginning at flood level. Spray and scrub visible mold. Use mops, squeegees, and brooms to eliminate excess water. ½ cup dishwashing detergent, 3 cups Borax, 3 gallons water
• To sanitize non porous items
•Use two tablespoons bleach to one gallon water
• Allow to soak for at least two minutes
•Do NOT wipe, allow to air dry
• Primarily for use with dishes
• Use boiling water for pots, pans, and silverware (bleach can have an adverse effect on metals)
Mold Suppression:
•Spray Borax detergent solution on visible topical mold
•Scrub and/or scrape affected area


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We need Novak to make shots
This game's gonna kill me.
Mother**** Joe Johnson
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Put Shump in the game for JR
Old man Kidd at it again, steal and dime.
Damn I feel like we're going to see another buzzer beater game here...
JR has been so inconsistent but we have no chance without him.
Amare with the board.
This games making me Nervous -_-
Man oh man, the suspense is killing me. This is one damn good game.
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Why is amare in the game now?!
I would hate to see us lose this game.....for real..I can't stand the Nets..
PJ's probably designing a quick hitter to guarantee them the last shot. Good spot if Iman wasn't on the 5 minutes at a time limit, to put him in for defense.
Joe Johnson earning his money tonight. Wow!


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Her plan will only work, though, if the public sees Mitch as a daring heterosexual actor taking on a gay role ... which means that Diane has her work cut out for her concealing her client's "slight recurring case of homosexuality."
Beane's script is witty and probing, skewering the indulgent narcissism of the film industry along with other worthy targets. The jokes come fast and furious, but they're smarter, more nuanced, than you might expect from the plot precis. His characters are simultaneously self-aware and self-deluded, and oddly likeable despite themselves.
To bring these complex human beings to the stage, Albright has gathered a cast of exceptionally talented actors, all of them new to Dragon.
Jennifer Lucas is marvelous as the Machiavellian Diane, delving into her rapid-fire, cut-throat, occasionally world-weary monologues with obvious relish. She finds a surprising amount of variety in a character who could have been — with weaker direction or a weaker actress — a one-joke stereotype.
William Giammona, as Mitchell, has the good looks and the affable personality that just might turn Mitch into a star. If Giammona's characterization lacks anything, it is a visible underlying hunger for success. But then, perhaps Diane is hungry enough for both of them.
Most of Giammona's scenes are played opposite Henry Robert Nolan as gay-for-pay Alex, a college-age rent boy whom Mitch "meets" through an agency called Manhattan School Boys. Both men self-identify as straight, but something about their (ultimately chaste) first encounter leaves them wondering. They meet again. And again. Neither seems to fully understand the feelings they have for each other, and Giammona and Nolan convey that uncertainty with a delicate touch.
But the real show-stealer here is Maria Giere Marquis as Alex's girlfriend, Ellen. Ellen is the very model of disaffected youth: alienated from her family, directionless, bored with clubbing, sponging off of an older lover who is unaware of her relationship with Alex. Saying that Marquis "gets" this character does not begin to communicate the depth to which she inhabits the role. She lands every punchline — not just the joke, but the sting behind it — then turns on a dime to show us real vulnerability beneath the determinedly ironic exterior. The show's only truly painful moments are hers, as when, at the end of the first act, she realizes that she is losing Alex.
For the other characters, the first act ends on an upbeat note — film rights secured, gay identities tentatively embraced, new romance abud — but we know it can't last. At the top of the second act, Diane riffs on the old play-writing axiom (attributed variously to Chekhov, Wilder, George M. Cohan, et al.), viz: "In Act 1, get your characters up a tree. In Act 2, throw stones at them. In Act 3, get them down again." She notes that the tree, in this case, "is happiness."
Sure enough, Mitch and Alex's happiness soon becomes problematic for everyone involved, and the stones begin to fly. Ultimately, it's up to Diane to get them down again. She accomplishes this through a masterful application of money, arm-twisting and faux empathy that any Hollywood dealmaker would be proud of, and the unexpected denouement that she engineers finally makes clear the play's oblique, anticipatory title.
Last Saturday's performance got off to a wobbly start. Lucas' opening monologue didn't drop into gear until halfway through; Nolan's initial rent-boy banter was sluggish; and Giammona's first-scene drunkenness wasn't quite believable. But this is a smart and well-rehearsed cast. Less than 10 minutes in, the audience was hooked into the story, charmed by the less-than-charming characters, and laughing at Beane's insightful, lacerating jokes.
Alena Samoray's unit set is a nondescript hotel room — bed, bar, small table and chair — surrounded on three sides by a hip-high platform where all of the non-hotel scenes play out. It seems appropriate that the bed dominates, remaining front and center even when the action moves elsewhere; and the platform provides plenty of room for Diane's and Ellen's monologues, plus a handful of other, two-person scenes. The set is enclosed by a geometric grid of black, silver and porcelain blue, with the New York City skyline visible above and behind it all. It's an effective design, and, if the playing spaces are tight, Albright and his cast never let it show.
Costumer Rita Foster deserves kudos for dressing the actors in clothes that are character-appropriate, up to date, and — not necessarily a given in community theater — the right size. Light and sound design by Steve Shumway and Jeffrey Lo, respectively, contribute unobtrusively to a seamless production.
One would be remiss not to mention that this is Dragon Productions' penultimate show in Palo Alto; in January the company will be moving to Redwood City. So, for those who have enjoyed Dragon's work over the years, this is your next-to-last chance to take in a show at the narrow Alma Street storefront that has been the company's home since 2006.
And "The Little Dog Laughed" is certainly worth taking in. It's a perfect example of the type of small-but-ambitious, contemporary plays on which Dragon has built a reputation. Don't miss it.
What: "The Little Dog Laughed," a Douglas Carter Beane play presented by Dragon Productions
Where: Dragon Theatre, 535 Alma St., Palo Alto
When: Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., through Oct. 7
Cost: $25 general admission, with discounts for students and seniors
Info: Go to dragonproductions.net or call 800-838-3006.
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Zion National Park > Mystery Canyon > Climber's Log
Mystery Canyon Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|Beautiful First Zion Canyon
Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2015
|One of the best... perfect day. Sweet slide/rap into the Narrows.
|Posted Sep 23, 2016 4:55 pm
Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2016
|Came in from East Mesa. Would have taken about 4 hours but I lost my cell phone and we spent about an hour looking for it. Luckily some canyoneers turned it in a few days later!
|Posted Jul 8, 2016 7:52 pm
Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2015
|My group used the time estimate in Tom Jones' guide to Zion -- definitely plan on the longer ~10 hours if you hike uphill from Weeping Rock. Leave early -- we left Weeping Rock at 9:45am and made it out at dusk.
Bring belay gloves -- not just for the belays, but also for Death Gully. We would have ripped up our hands on plants + rocks without them.
|Posted Sep 5, 2015 11:13 pm
Date Climbed: Nov 5, 2013
|i'm in no way a pro, but our group never noticed this canyon as being over-bolted? perhaps they've been removed.
|Posted Nov 11, 2013 5:58 pm
|Beautiful canyon. Rap into the spring is fantastic.
|Posted Jan 19, 2013 4:08 pm
|Alex Wood
|At Last
|Heard soo much talk about this canyon so I finally finally had to do it. It is a pretty canyon, but I had pretty high expectations going into it. It is definitely not my favorite Zion canyon or canyon on the Colorado plateau like it is for some. It is pretty and worth doing though. Like Scott said, it is way over bolted. From what I saw, not one of the bolts in the canyon is necessary. Oh well
|Posted Jun 24, 2012 7:43 pm
|Love the end!!
|My favorite day of that whole trip. Make sure you keep your focus on the slippery rock at the last rappel with the crowd watching.
With Steve Ramras, Dave Pitney, Josh Huffman,Frank(?) and 2 others.
|Posted Apr 25, 2011 3:26 pm
|Survived an epic in this one, when we got our ropes stuck and of course didn't bring ascenders. Climbing partner forgot his headlamp. I lowered him into the narrows with an emergency rope not knowing how far the last drop was in the dark. He had hypothermia and wasn't prepared for fall conditions. Came 2 minutes from spooning with him. Called off search and rescue upon arriving to the car.
|Posted Mar 8, 2011 1:15 am
|Still my favorite
Date Climbed: May 30, 2002
|More than eight years have passed since I did this canyon and it is still my all time favorite. We did it before the permit system was in place and it was my 1st experience rapping into the water. The rap into the Virgin River was hilarious because people on the ground started clapping...a little strange but memorable.
|Posted Sep 7, 2010 3:37 pm
|Mystery Canyon
Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2010
|A number of shorter raps can easily be downclimbed, possibly the most fun part of this canyon besides the last rap. Not as pretty as some but definitely nice.
|Posted Jun 26, 2010 2:58 pm
|Mystery Solved
|Loved every facet of the route: the hike up and out, the descent down in, the slots, crossing of the lake, the raps into the pools, the wet rap into the Virgin, and wading out to see strangers who did not have as cool of visit to Zion as us who have solved the mystery.
|Posted Mar 26, 2010 2:33 am
|Day Hiker
|Mystery Canyon
Date Climbed: Jun 4, 2009
|With Rick Kent and Seahorse. The loose crap on the downhill part of the approach really sucked, but everything else was great.
|Posted Jul 3, 2009 4:28 am
|Mystery Canyon
Date Climbed: Nov 25, 2008
|A very fun and scenic canyon which I thoroughly enjoyed. We must have hit it during a dry spell; didn't have a bit of water until Mystery Springs. After that it was a little chilly, but not too bad. Doing the final rap to the light of headlamps was fantastic.
|Posted Nov 26, 2008 2:24 am
|Mystery Canyon
Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2008
|This was my first canyoneering experience and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I must say that the hardest part for me was the climb down into the canyon through Death Gully. I hated that part! The rest was amazing!
|Posted Jun 26, 2008 7:04 pm
Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2008
|Really Fun. I really enjoyed the dunk into Mystery Springs, cold and invigorating! Nothing overly difficult and a fun romp for a day.
|Posted Jun 9, 2008 3:30 pm
|Many times..
Date Climbed: May 29, 2007
|Did it with Tanya this last time.
|Posted Dec 18, 2007 3:45 pm
|Mystery Canyon
Date Climbed: May 29, 2007
|Beautiful canyon and was lucky enough to avoid the cold swim. ;)
|Posted Nov 30, 2007 1:41 pm
|Rice Climber
|Mystery Canyon
Date Climbed: Nov 24, 2006
|A perfect way to spend Thanksgiving weekend... heading down Mystery Canyon!
|Posted Aug 6, 2007 8:48 pm
|John Styrnol
Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2003
|Done this canyon around 4-5 times during different times of the year, a classic.
|Posted Jun 12, 2007 8:29 pm
|Mystery Canyon
Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2003
|Did Mystery Canyon during a WMC canyoneering trip. We did two other canyons in the same weekend.
|Posted Jun 12, 2007 6:06 pm


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McSweeney's Is Looking for Senryu and Pantoums Only
Dave Eggers's semi-precious literary magazine, McSweeney's, seek senryu and pantoums submissions for their next issue; "no other forms of poetry will be considered that this time." Now you're all wondering what those are, right?
Similar to a haiku, a senryu is a short, unrhymed poem of Japanese origin composed in 17 syllables or less, written in three lines. A 5 / 7 / 5 syllabic structure is not mandatory. The subject material of senryu usually concerns human nature, relationships, work, war, etc., and the poems are often humorous and/or cynical, whereas haiku tend to focus on seasons and nature. Here are some examples of senryu:
Rice formed in the field,
"Beans" formed
On the farmer's hands.
When the school-boy gets home,
He takes off
The lids of the saucepans...
A pantoum is a poem of Malayan origin composed in quatrains, wherein the second and fourth lines of each stanza are reused as the first and third lines, respectively, of the following stanza. In addition, the first and third lines of the first stanza are reused as the last and second lines, respectively, of the final stanza. The repeated lines may be modified slightly upon repetition. There is no set length or required subject matter. Sometimes the repetition can induce a trancelike effect upon the reader. Here is an example of a pantoum:
Here we are riding the rail,
Gliding from out of the station;
Man though I am, I am pale,
Certain of heat and vexation.
Gliding from out of the station,
Out from the city we thrust;
Certain of heat and vexation,
Sure to be covered with dust.
This is why
people sometimes get annoyed
with mcsweeney's
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New York Lawmakers Advance ATM Disclosure Bills
The Credit Union Association of New York said this week that bills that would eliminate ATM fee disclosure regulations have advanced in the state Senate and Assembly, bringing the proposed legislation a step closer to passage.
The bills, New York Assembly Bill 6234 and New York Senate Bill 4363, would drop the requirement of physical fee disclosures on ATMs and bring state law into conformity with federal law.
Current law requires ATM operators to display notices in two separate locations, both physically on the ATM and with an electronic notification on the screen, informing consumers that they might be charged fees for withdrawing cash from the ATM.
However, in some cases, vandals have removed the physical disclosure, followed by lawsuits against the financial institutions for noncompliance. To protect themselves from lawsuits, credit unions have had to spend time and money documenting their compliance and fighting frivolous lawsuits, according to CUANY.
President Barack Obama signed a similar bill into federal law in December. Nebraska also has passed a state law eliminating the physical disclosure requirement.


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A's celebrate 15th Breast Cancer Awareness Day
By Jeff Kirshman / MLB.com
OAKLAND -- It's strange to imagine today, but 15 years ago there was no awareness or recognition of the perils of breast cancer around Major League Baseball.
It wasn't until Kathy Crowley went to her husband, A's president Michael Crowley, that the ball got rolling. Kathy Crowley brought the issue to light after her friend, Kaki Saxon Moyce, 61, was diagnosed with the disease, and felt compelled to try to make a difference.
So the A's in 1999 started Breast Cancer Awareness Day -- a daylong celebration honoring those who have battled breast cancer -- which raises funds to support research, education, advocacy and free services for cancer patients and their families throughout the Bay Area.
"It's hard to look back 15 years, but it was unheard of to take on a women's issue in a male sport, and now you can't even remember when it didn't happen," Kathy Crowley said. "It's so common. It's become a cause no one would think of not supporting."
More than 350 Bay Area breast cancer survivors formed a symbolic human ribbon on the field Sunday before the A's series finale against the Rays. The tribute also included the release of white doves as a symbol of hope. The A's donated $5,000 as a part of "A Gift of Faith" grant to a local charity in memory of longtime KTVU Channel 2 reporter, the late Faith Fancher.
The A's also raised $61,395 on Sunday with the proceeds benefiting the American Cancer Society and Cancer Prevention Institute of California. Since the inaugural event in 1999, the A's and their partners have raised more than $1.3 million for breast cancer education and research.
"The Commissioner of Baseball always talks about baseball being a social institution and having an obligation to the areas where we work, play and have our business," Mike Crowley said. "It's important. Today, like every year, it's emotional. Just to see a smile on some of these people's faces that are battling this disease makes it all worth while."
Choice among A's callups as rosters expand
OAKLAND -- With the calendar turning to September on Sunday, the A's called up outfielder Michael Choice, infielders Jemile Weeks and Andy Parrino and left-hander Pedro Figueroa as Major League rosters expanded across baseball.
Choice, the 10th overall pick in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft and the A's second-best prospect, batted a career-high .302 with 14 home runs and a career-high 89 RBIs in 132 games with Triple-A Sacramento and also had career highs in runs (90) and on-base percentage (.390).
The A's rewarded his performance with his first Major League callup, while Weeks, Oakland's everyday second baseman for much of 2011-12, returns to the big league club.
He batted .271 with four home runs and 40 RBIs in 130 games, adding 80 walks for a .376 on-base percentage, and he even played a bit of outfield for the first time in his career.
Parrino, making his second Major League appearance of the season, should provide defensive stability at the shortstop position, particularly in late-game situations, and Figueroa will be used mostly as a left-handed specialist.
"In the position that we're in, you add guys that are potentially not going to just sit around," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "All of these guys are here for a reason. How much playing time they get, I'm not sure at this point. And that usually plays out. But they were all brought up for a reason."
Melvin said Choice is capable of playing all outfield positions but will mostly play in the corner spots if he's to get an opportunity. He's hit .323 since the All-Star break.
"I'm swinging the bat well," Choice said. "I kind of got into a groove."
Weeks volunteered to play in the outfield in an attempt to show versatility and accelerate his return to the Majors, though with the A's outfield depth it's improbable that he plays anywhere but in the infield, which Weeks said is fine with him.
"It's a great time. It's exciting," he said. "I've been waiting for an opportunity, and when I get it I'll try to make the most of it."
Reddick feeling no soreness in injured wrist
OAKLAND -- Josh Reddick remains confident that his stint on the disabled list will take no more than the 15 days allotted as he recovers from a right wrist injury for the second time this season.
The A's right fielder received a cortisone shot on Wednesday and said he hasn't felt soreness in the past day and a half. He is eligible to return from the DL on Sept. 10.
While he's yet to pick up a bat, he hopes to take batting practice later in the week, assuming there are no complications with the healing process.
Coco Crisp received a cortisone shot to heal a similar injury in his left wrist, though the severity didn't require a DL stint. The center fielder has since returned to hit six home runs in the past 11 games, including a leadoff shot Sunday against the Rays.
"Hopefully they put in mine what they put in Coco's and I can go out there and do what he's doing," Reddick said.
Worth noting
• Derek Norris went 1-for-4 and caught seven innings on Saturday with Triple-A Sacramento in his first rehab start since fracturing his right toe.
Manager Bob Melvin said their were no issues with Norris' toe or his back, which kept him out with spasms in mid-August. He'll serve as the River Cats' designated hitter on Sunday before catching all nine innings on Monday in the Minor League club's last game of the season.
Norris then will have a few days to rest before he's eligible to return from the disabled list on Thursday. The A's will then have three catchers -- Norris, Kurt Suzuki and Stephen Vogt -- on their active roster, which could provide additional options for Melvin behind the plate. Norris and Suzuki both bat right-handed, while Vogt bats lefty, and all have solid rapports with the pitching staff.
Jeff Kirshman is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: Have many of you used a heavy topsping moonball as an approach shot? I ended up doing a lot of that last night, because this guy was eating up any of my slice approaches that were not right on the baseline. I'm talking Thomas Muster, 10 feet over the net, windshield wiper , super duper heavy topspin forehand approach shots to this guys backhand. (I'm lefty he's righty) :twisted: It was really nasty. I just don't know why I've never done it, or seen it done very much before.


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New Emphasis on Keeping the Weight Down for Older Women
Being too overweight is known to be detrimental to one's health. But for postmenopausal women, keeping the weight down, and not letting it come back up is just as critical. A new study From Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC found that gaining weight back AFTER an intentional weight loss is associated with negative long-term effects for cardio and metabolic (CM) risk factors for older women. This study puts a new emphasis on the importance of the hardest part of weight loss, keeping the weight down.
Led by Daniel Beavers, Ph.D., and Kristen Beavers, Ph.D., the researchers intended to look at how weight regain affects health risk in postmenopausal women. In particular, they looked at CM risk factors which indicate the body's overall risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. These include blood pressure, HDL and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, fasting glucose, and insulin.
"In this group of women, weight loss and maintaining that loss offers the most health benefit, but therein lies the problem," Daniel Beavers said. "For most people, weight regain after intentional weight loss is an expected occurrence, and the long-term health ramifications of weight regain in older adults are not well understood."
"What we found was that all CM risk factors are improved with weight loss, which is not surprising, but most regressed back to their baseline values 12 months later, especially for women who were classified as 'regainers,'" Kristen Beavers said. "For women who had regained weight in the year after their weight loss, several risk factors were actually worse than before they lost the weight."
Over the course of 5-months, 112 obese, older women, averaging 58 years old went through a weight loss intervention. This was followed up by a 12-month non-intervention period. Body weight and CM factors were analyzed before and after the intervention, and then 6 and 12 months after.
The women lost an average of 25 pounds each. After the post-weight loss invtervention, two-thirds of the women regained approximately 70 percent of their lost weight. This shows how common it is for weight loss to be reversed.
"Our data suggest that for postmenopausal women, even partial weight regain following intentional weight loss is associated with increased cardiometabolic risk. Conversely, maintenance of or continued weight loss is associated with sustained improvement in the cardiometabolic profile," Beavers said. "The take away message for overweight, older women is to approach weight loss as a permanent lifestyle change, with weight maintenance just as important as weight loss."
This study has been published in the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences
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