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The high unemployment and corporate downsizing that became acute three years ago have given operators compelling reasons to implement business models made possible by converging telecommunications and information technology. One of these is remote monitoring of line-item sales, enabling swift and continuous refinement of vending machine menus to maximize sales while increasing route efficiencies. Another is cashless payment, which was predicted to boost sales and profits by increasing consumer convenience while removing the "ceiling" on maximum vend prices imposed by reliance on cash.
Operators who are implementing these new methodologies in a controlled and systematic manner are reporting good results and anticipating even better ones in the future, thanks to several emerging trends.
One is the willingness of patrons to pay higher vend prices for high-quality fresh food when they can pay with a card. Operators are responding by upgrading their offerings and equipping their food machines to accept cashless payments.
Likewise, many operators report they are attracting new patrons willing to pay a premium for better-for-you snacks and beverages. As with food customers, they are more inclined to do so when cashless payment is an option. And, while they experiment with upscaling their food selections and expanding their better-for-you menus, a growing number of vending companies are using telemetry to keep tabs on machine sales to ensure a mix of the best sellers and to minimize waste and staleage.
Imperial Vending of North Little Rock, AR, boasts the largest deployment of Cantaloupe Seed telemetry devices in the U.S. and the second largest in the world, with an installed base of 7,000. And the company's investment in that wireless infrastructure has laid the foundation for aggressive plans to expand its cashless capabilities.
Like many vending companies, Imperial was prompted to invest in the technology when the economy began to turn down in 2008. Its founder, Paul Tims, and president Lance Whorton, recognized that greater operational efficiency would be vital to offset lower per-machine sales. The operators understood the role remote machine monitoring could play to help them achieve that goal.
"When the recession hit, the sales decrease was out of our control, but we knew we had to find ways to manage costs and reduce operating expenses," recalled Whorton. "We knew we could use remote collection of machine sales data to increase route efficiency and lower our operational costs by reducing the number of vehicles on the road and the related costs of fuel, maintenance and total labor, since drivers could visit more locations a day and spend less time at each." Whorton said the operational benefits his company gained through telemetry have far exceeded his expectations. He reported that it took Imperial two and a half years pay back its investment in telemetry through the cost savings it has realized.
Cantaloupe Systems' Seed platform gathers data from machines and transmits it wirelessly over the Internet, enabling optimized scheduling that delivers maximum route and merchandising efficiencies. By analyzing inventory levels, cash in the machine and geographic distribution, the Web-based application automatically generates efficient delivery schedule and pick lists based on real-time item-level sales data.
Among the most evident impacts of Imperial's systemwide Seed deployment is that its 70 current routes -- serving Oklahoma, Arkansas, northern Texas and southern Missouri -- were consolidated from 105 through the company's use of remote machine monitoring. "And our existing routes are tremendous, doing more business today than when we started with telemetry," Whorton noted.
Systemwide deployment of the technology took two years from start to finish. It began in early 2009 with a test of Cantaloupe Systems' Seed platform in 200 machines on three routes in the Tulsa, OK, area. Imperial's goal, to reduce them to two, was achieved, paving the way to extend the technology across its operation. Prekitting was high on Imperial Vending's list of priorities, once it had Seed in place. The company had experimented with prekitting product deliveries by forecasting with its vending management software, but found that its pick lists often did not match machine needs because sales can fluctuate unpredictably.
"The move to wireless technology immediately provided more accurate and up-to-date inventory data that made prekitting successful," Whorton observed. "The guesswork is eliminated for our warehouse personnel, because the wirelessly transmitted item-level sales data gives them orders to load based on the real-time needs of each machine."
Whorton emphasized that, with consumers increasingly accustomed to paying with credit and debit cards everywhere they shop and dine, developing a network to support card-based payment has been just as important as the operational efficiencies Imperial has gained through wireless remote monitoring. "We started with Cantaloupe telemetry, with a plan to migrate into cashless from there," he told VT. "As Cantaloupe launched Seed Cashless, we began rolling out their solution. It will be very important, moving forward, both to deliver consumers payment flexibility and to drive sales."
Imperial currently has cashless readers installed on 10% of its machines, but its goal is to extend that capability systemwide. "We are trying to understand costs and whether it's necessary to have cashless on every machine in the same breakroom," Whorton told VT. "Our initial goal is to make cashless available to all clients, and expand from there."
Enabling widespread use of card-based payments ties into Imperial's plan to expand its use of the Sprout prepaid promotion and loyalty reward card, which is available to members of the Vend Marketing Institute marketing and purchasing cooperative. "It's the first viable, scalable program of its kind in the market, and it continues to become more popular and attract more interest," said Whorton. "We know the move to telemetry is a good investment to make us more efficient and it's always dynamic, helping us continually improve. But we're also excited about the consumer opportunity, as consumers rely on cashless in their everyday lives, and our ability to offer promotions and rewards, which will continue to grow overall sales."
Imperial has seen a 10% to 12% lift in sales when it adds cashless acceptance to a machine, and that number tends to increase month by month. Cashless sales account for 20% of sales on average, and as much as 50% in some accounts.
Whorton sees card-based payment as an especially promising opportunity for upselling the company's commissary-prepared fresh foods in vending, which he emphasized has been no easy task thus far.
"The consumer will pay more with credit versus cash in a food machine, where it has been especially difficult to raise the price ceiling," the operator told VT. "We have tried, are trying and will continue to try to improve the food we provide, to deliver better value at higher price points."
Also working to vending's advantage is growing consumer demand for healthier fresh foods like salads and willingness to pay more for such nutritious selections, according to Whorton.
In addition to its refrigerated food machines, Imperial currently operates 40 micromarkets, which (among other benefits) have demonstrated the role cashless acceptance can play in boosting fresh food sales.
"It's been a side-by-side learning curve. There are things we've learned about fresh food in vending that we implement in our micromarkets, and aspects of the self-checkout model that we've brought to vending," said Whorton. "In vending, you can't touch and 'shop' as much; but one big takeaway we've gained is implementing micromarket foods into vending at a higher price point, and cashless payment has had a lot to do with that."
The biggest deterrent to implementing cashless acceptance is the fees associated with transaction processing, Whorton said. "It's up to each operator to develop a strategy or pricing structure in their own markets," he said. "We use a blended rate, or offer a discount for cash payments. I hope that, as cashless continues to grow more viable, we will work as an industry with processors and bank card issuers to reduce costs. Over time, as we grow the cashless piece, I hope the fee for the industry comes down."
Diversified Vending LLC (North Haven, CT) is another operation that has emerged more efficient and profitable from the process of implementing wireless networking, and sees it as a game-changer moving forward. Diversified is on track to achieve its goal of having Cantaloupe's Seed remote machine management technology and USA Technologies ePort cashless readers deployed systemwide by year's end.
Photo | SELLING THE SIZZLE: Pat Nuzzolillo Sr. (left) explains to prospective client how Diversified Vending uses remote machine monitoring to track machine activity in real time to identify the most popular items, minimize out-of-stocks and respond promptly to service issues. At right, Betty Nuzzolillo prekits products for the company's snack machines using sales data transmitted wirelessly in real time by Seed technology.
Diversified began the process two years ago, and saw an immediate impact on route efficiency and sales. It cut the number of routes in half by switching from a static service schedule based on average account and machine sales volumes to dynamic routing on an as-needed basis. Furthermore, weekly route sales prior to Seed were between $6,000 and $7,000. Its largest route now is grossing $17,000 a week on average, with an average of 30 machines serviced per day.
Pat Nuzzolillo Jr. and his parents founded the company 15 years ago as a part-time venture when he was in college. It grew over a decade to six routes, and became a full-time family business.
Two years ago, the operators, who had gained numerous operational benefits and controls by using the Compuvend vending management system for seven years, decided they had groundwork in place to take the leap to telemetry.
They sold two routes to fund their simultaneous investment in Cantaloupe's Seed platform and USA Technologies' ePort credit and debit card readers. Compuvend's software integrated seamlessly with Cantaloupe's Seed platform, making the transition a smooth one. However, Diversified recently switched to Cantaloupe's new Seed Office back-office software.
Wireless access to item-level machine data enabled the company to consolidate its four remaining routes into two by allowing it to dynamically schedule when to stock and service machines, rather than visiting locations on a set schedule.
Like Oklahoma's Imperial Vending, Diversified has employed Seed's remote machine monitoring technology to centralize control of machine merchandising and move to prekitting product in the warehouse for the next day's deliveries, based on up-to-the-minute sales data from each machine.
"It's about control over day-to-day sales," said Pat Nuzzolillo Jr. "When you think of all the little items that float around on the truck, in the warehouse and in the machines, they turn into cash when you gain control."
Nuzzolillo added that gaining the ability to track item-level data in real time to gauge what's selling, and ensure that the most popular products are fully stocked, has had a significant impact on lifting overall sales. "Our drivers are grossing close to three times more since installing the Seed devices. It's driven sales in a tough economy," he said. "We've seen close to 30% more in same-store sales by adjusting inventories and par levels, and by watching trends and responding."
The company pulls an item if it doesn't sell in one cycle, and moves it to another account. "We reinventory and reissue products to other customers in seven to 10 days; people are often excited to see a new item, and it may work better in that location," he told VT. "Having real-time knowledge of what's happening in the machine helps us eliminate outdated product and waste and grow top-line sales with the items customers want most."
Cashless purchases have also contributed to the sales increases, Nuzzolillo pointed out. "We have been able to vend higher-priced items, like peg candy, beef jerky and upscale dried fruit snacks," he said. "We are maxing out our price points at as high as $4. We couldn't do that without card readers."
In general, at machines where Diversified has added credit and debit card acceptance, cash sales have remained the same or increased, and credit card sales have been incremental and continue to climb.
"We have never seen numbers so staggering," said the operator. "From the beginning of the year to today, credit and debit sales have grown 50% to 60% and continue to grow. And they're additional sales we weren't making before. I think consumers have more faith in using machines when they see that the operator is willing to invest in card readers, and the blinking lights on the display breathe new life into the machines."
Nuzzolillo has found -- in line with Imperial Vending's experience -- that cashless payment is playing a growing role in its ability to improve the quality of its fresh food offerings so they will command a higher price.
Diversified currently operates seven refrigerated food venders, along with a 365 Retail Market micromarket it installed three years ago. The company prepares its foods in a single manual cafeteria that it operates.
"Food is always a challenge because of perishability and waste, but people's willingness to pay a higher price with cashless is making it a growing opportunity," said Nuzzolillo. "It can also be a great value for customers. Where food sells, you can make changes and upsell a $3 sandwich that's 5 to 6 oz. by upgrading it to a 7 or 8-oz. sandwich for $4 to $6. We try to sample our foods, and get people excited to try them. If the product tastes great and is presented well, and they have cashless as a payment option, we're finding more and more that it sells."
He added that the fresh food has been a big sales driver in the company's first micromarket. The up-and-coming retail model has been a valuable adjunct to Diversified's vending machines, prompting the company to develop systems to deploy more of the self-checkout stores.
Also growing in demand are wellness-oriented snacks, which have a place in all of Diversified's machines, and cashless vending is supporting the higher prices that accompany many of the selections.
The company recently installed its first dedicated "healthy" machine at a Yale University facility to great fanfare. Diversified created the look and menu for the machine when a national healthy vending franchise sold its client on an all-healthy vender, but then never showed up to install it.
"When it fell through, our customer asked if we could provide one," the operator told VT. "We had the advantage of having the item-level data on our best-selling healthier products from our growing list, so we could determine the best mix for the machine."
The end result was a menu of 28 of its top sellers, merchandised in a refurbished machine adorned with bold sunflower graphics on a bright green background. "And the Seed devices helped us track what has sold, and eliminate what hasn't, from the time we placed the machine," added Nuzzolillo.
The vending company inaugurated the machine with a tasting and sampling event that drew more than 300 employees. "We wanted people to know that it's healthy and tastes good," he said. "It has been quite successful, thanks to the data from the Seed devices and our ability to accept cashless payment."
Nuzzolillo said he plans to pursue this opportunity at more accounts. He also hopes to work with other local vendors on a consulting basis to help them replicate Diversified's success with its first dedicated "healthy" vender.
"We can help smaller operators without the resources, capabilities and staff through consulting, to build the industry's image by helping consumers realize that vending is a viable retail option for healthy snacks," said the operator. "If we work together and don't undercut each other, we can build a positive environment and better image."
Diversified Vending installed its first 100% "healthy" vending machine -- refurbished and adorned with sunflower graphics -- at a Yale University facility last month. Remote monitoring of line-item sales data from across its routes pinpoint the top-sellers and allows for swift modification of the machine menu to suit demand. Nuzzolillo plans to replicate the model and consult with smaller operators interested in his turnkey solution.Â
Diversified Vending installed its first 100% "healthy" vending machine -- refurbished and adorned with sunflower graphics -- at a Yale University facility last month. Remote monitoring of line-item sales data from across its routes pinpoint the top-sellers and allows for swift modification of the machine menu to suit demand. Nuzzolillo plans to replicate the model and consult with smaller operators interested in his turnkey solution.Â
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By Corey Brock / MLB.com
WASHINGTON -- Padres manager Bud Black was asked before Friday's game against the Nationals if he could remember the last time closer Huston Street pitched.
He couldn't, which meant only one thing.
"He needs to pitch," Black said.
Street finally did pitch on Friday in Washington, tossing a 1-2-3 eighth inning in the Padres' 8-5 loss.
Street hadn't pitched since June 26, meaning he hadn't appeared in a game in eight days while missing each of the first seven games on this 10-game road trip.
So what's Street been doing? For one, working in the bullpen with pitching coach Darren Balsley and bullpen coach Willie Blair on a few mechanical things.
"He's feeling better about his slider," Black said. "[Specifically] the spin on his slider and also where his elbow is. There's been a little variance there, he's been under the ball."
Street is 0-4 with a 4.45 ERA and 15 saves in 29 games this season and has allowed 10 home runs in just 28 1/3 innings.
As for not pitching in a long stretch of games, Street didn't seem too concerned.
"It's going to be like that sometimes," he said. "Sometimes, it's going to be feast or famine."
Black said Street was going to pitch in Thursday's 8-2 loss to the Red Sox, though knowing that shortstop Everth Cabrera was returning -- and a pitcher would be optioned -- the team decided to use rookie Burch Smith, who threw 2 1/3 innings. Smith was optioned to Triple-A Tucson on Friday.
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WASHINGTON -- As you might expect, Padres shortstop Everth Cabrera was elated to rejoin his team on Friday, as he was reinstated from the disabled list after missing 17 games with a strained left hamstring.
He was happy for himself, for obvious reasons. But Cabrera was also happy he could do his part to help the Padres, who entered Friday's game against the Nationals on a season-high six-game losing streak.
"I know my team needs me here," Cabrera said.
Cabrera was back in his familiar leadoff spot for the first of three games against the Nationals on Friday. However, his rust showed, as he went 0-for-5 and the Padres lost their seventh straight game, 8-5.
The Padres were 5-12 without Cabrera, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list June 19, retroactive to June 17.
"It's good to have him back. I spoke with him [earlier] today and he's excited to be here," manager Bud Black said. "We hope that he can pick up where he left off. He's a dynamic player who has come into his own … both offensively and defensively."
At the time of his injury, Cabrera was hitting .305 with a .382 on-base percentage and 31 steals, which still leads the National League. He entered Friday's game with the highest WAR (3.6) among shortstops in the NL.
Cabrera went 0-for-7 with five strikeouts in two Minor League rehabilitation games with Class A Fort Wayne of the Midwest League.
The Padres aren't just happy about getting Cabrera's bat back in the lineup, though they need a spark after scoring seven runs in the six games during his losing skid. They want his speed and defense, too.
"He's been good and, for him, I think it solidifies that he's capable of doing that. It's only a third of the season, but it's there. He's been focused and has kept the careless mistakes to a minimum," said third-base coach Glenn Hoffman, who works with the team's infielders.
The Padres have used Pedro Ciriaco almost exclusively since Cabrera went on the disabled list.
Alonso working out with Tucson starting Saturday
WASHINGTON -- Injured Padres first baseman Yonder Alonso will take part in workouts and also batting practice with Triple-A Tucson beginning Saturday.
Alonso, who has been on the disabled list since June 6 (retroactive to May 31) with a broken bone in his right hand, isn't ready to start a rehabilitation assignment and play in games. But this could certainly be a precursor to that.
"He's going to get a feel for getting back into action," said Padres manager Bud Black. "We're happy the hand is healing. It's close.
"All the [CT] scans that have taken place, it has shown the bone is healing. There's less pain. And he feels good."
After Friday, the Padres play nine consecutive games before the All-Star break. Black said the team has no plans to simply give Alonso the All-Star break to give his hand additional time to heal.
"When you're ready, you're ready," Black said. "But again, we're going to do the most prudent thing."
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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4 credits (3 clinical, one academic), One semester
Professor Peter Passidomo
A judicial externship provides an unparalleled opportunity to learn about the court system, the judicial process and judicial reasoning, to develop legal research and writing skills, and to observe trials, courtroom proceedings, and pretrial and settlement conferences. In the State Court Judicial Externship, students are placed in externships in individual judges' chambers, primarily in the New York, Connecticut and New Jersey State court systems. Students are expected to work in chambers 12 hours per week, and to attend a weekly two-hour seminar. The seminar focuses on such topics as the court system (federal and state), the judicial selection process and elections in the state system, "merit" appointments, and the judicial disciplinary process. Issues such as confidentiality, conflicts and courtroom ethics will also be addressed.
Externships are available with judges in a variety of New York state courts including the Appellate Division, the Supreme Court, Family Court, Court of Claims, Criminal Court and some of the City courts. Students will need to plan their semester schedules to permit their being in chambers at least 12 hours a week. Externships will be located in New York City, Connecticut, New Jersey, and the Ninth Judicial District.
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With Yasmani Grandal now a member of the Padres, who is next?
Which Padres prospect will be the next to be promoted to the major leagues? And, since we are midway through the minor league season, who are the top prospects out there who haven't reached the Padres?
Topping both lists is Jedd Gyorko, the 23-year-old infielder who is hitting .350 with 10 homers and 39 RBI with Triple-A Tucson since being promoted from Double-A San Antonio.
Gyorko, the Padres' second-round pick in the 2010 draft, probably ranks as the team's top prospect at the moment as well as the one closest to the major leagues.
The rise of the 5-foot-10, 195-pound Gyorko could influence the Padres about what to do with third baseman Chase Headley as the July 31 trading deadline approaches. Like Logan Forsythe, Gyorko has spent considerable time at second as well as third the first half of this season. But scouts believe Forysthe is the better defender at both positions with Gyorko's best spot being third.
Beyond Gyorko, the question of who might follow him to the Padres is complicated by the elbow injuries suffered by top starting prospects Casey Kelly, 22, and Robbie Erlin, 21. Given his injury status and limited action, you might as well toss 22-year-old Joe Wieland into that mix.
The left-handed Erlin is expected to be pitching again by mid-to-late July. Kelly is projected to be pitching again by Aug. 1. But given the time they have missed and the nature of their injuries, the Padres are unlikely to subject them to major league games this season. Wieland could be pitching again in July and should return to the big club's rotation this season.
Temporarily removing Kelly, Erlin and Wieland from the prospect list given their injury status, the organization's top prospects under Gyorko right now are probably (in one observer's order): right fielder Rymer Liriano, right-handed starting pitchers Adys Portillo, Donn Roach and Matthew Wisler, second baseman Cory Spangenberg and catchers Austin Hedges and Rodney Daal.
Liriano, who turned 21 on June 20, was one of several prospects promoted recently. He went from Single-A Lake Elsinore — where he had hit .348 since May 1 and was hitting .400 in June to raise his overall average to .298 — to San Antonio, where he was 3-for-6 in his first two games.
Portillo, 20, could soon be promoted from low Single-A Fort Wayne, where he is 5-5 with a 1.76 ERA with 71 strikeouts in 76 2/3 innings. Wisler, 19, is 2-4 with a 2.74 ERA at Fort Wayne, although he is 2-1 with a 2.15 ERA since May 1. Wisler, given his age, likely will finish the season with Fort Wayne.
Roach, 23, who was acquired from the Angels with infielder Alexi Amarista in the Ernesto Frieri trade, has been advanced to the San Antonio rotation after going 10-1 with a 1.94 ERA over 88 1/3 innings in the first half of the California League season and being named the California League starter in the California-Carolina Leagues All-Star Game.
Spangenberg, the 10th overall pick of the 2011 draft, would also be in line for a promotion to San Antonio. But he is spending a second stint on the California League disabled list with concussion-like symptoms after being hit in the head during a pregame drill. He is hitting .288. He returned to the Storm lineup last week only to suffer further symptoms after hitting the ground hard while diving for a ball.
Hedges, 19, is hitting .269 with six homers and 30 RBI and wowing scouts with his defense and catching tools at Fort Wayne, where he was the youngest player in the Midwest League All-Star Game. Daal, who just turned 18, had three homers in the first week of the Arizona Rookie League.
Minor notes
• The Padres are hoping that San Antonio catcher Ali Solis (.303, 5 homers, 32 RBI) will replace Grandal on the World Team for the Futures All-Star Game. Solis, 24, is a native of Mexico.
• Center fielder Travis Jankowski, the 44th overall pick in the June draft, already has been promoted to Fort Wayne. He replaces Donavan Tate, who took Liriano's spot at Lake Elsinore. It was not exactly a reward for Tate, the third overall pick of the 2009 draft. Tate was hitting .207 at Fort Wayne. The Padres want to force-feed him at the next level and see if he responds.
Around the farm
Triple-A Tucson (27-54): LHP Josh Spence is the latest pitcher to go on the disabled list. The T-Padres have used 34 pitchers this far and had 16 different starting pitchers. LF Dan Robertson (.326) is the T-Padres pick to the Pacific Coast League All-Star team. INF Andy Parrino is hitting .359 with Tucson.
Double-A San Antonio (7-1, 35-43): Cody Decker has been returned to the Missions from Tucson. With Nate Freiman (.281, 16 homers, 63 RBI) at 1B, Decker (.284-14-44) will see more time in the outfield.
Single-A Lake Elsinore (8-2, 44-36): Before being promoted from Fort Wayne, infielders Casey McElroy and Justin Miller were hitting, respectively, .237 and .274 with the TinCaps. Miller is hitting .391 with six homers and 32 RBI in 36 games at high Single-A. McElroy is off to a 20-for-39 start with three homers in 10 games.


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Quinceanera (DVD)
Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland
As Magdalena's (Emily Rios) 15th birthday approaches, her working class family prepares for the all-important Quinceanera - a lavish coming-of-age celebration. To help with expenses, Magdalena is forced to wear a hand-me-down party dress and abandon her dream of arriving in a Hummer limousine. But when her father discovers she's pregnant and refuses to believe the incredible truth - she's actually still a virgin - Magdalena moves in with her elderly Uncle Tomas (Chalo González) and black sheep cousin Carlos (Jesse Garcia). Her newfound family is soon put to the test, however, when an unexpected crisis threatens to tear them apart, and Magdalena learns what it truly means to come of age.
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- Starring: Emily Rios, Jesse Garcia, Chalo Gonzalez
- Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
- Language: English, Portuguese, Spanish
- Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Number of Discs: 1
- Rating: R
- Label: Sony Home Pictures
- Release Date: 01/09/2007
- Run Time: 91 minutes
- Catalogue #: 16308
Special Features
- Commentary with Filmmakers and Cast
- Behind-the-Scenes featurette
- Los Angeles Premiere featurette
- Bonus Scene: "Mis Quince Anos"


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Comprehensive examination procedures, charting and patient treatment. Adjunctive procedures are presented, dental caries preventive agent application and stain removal procedures. Integration of scientific and clinical principles underlying the practice of dental hygiene. Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating dental hygiene care on patients in the clinical setting. Prerequisite: Dental Hygiene 07-320 with a grade of "C" or better.


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If you have checked the Apple Store online you will find some new members have entered the iMac category. The iMac now has a wall mount option. If you are short of space or you simply want your iMac to be on the wall, you will find this news exciting! Apple has now got iMac a built-in VESA mount adapter. However, the VESA mount iMac is $40 USD more expensive than the original one. And also please be reminded you won't get the original stand from this version. Moreover, there are no information yet whether Apple will sell the stand separately.
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Bags of compost seized by police in cannabis factory raid donated to charity
PUBLISHED: 16:02 02 June 2014 | UPDATED: 16:15 02 June 2014
Hundreds of bags of compost seized from a huge cannabis factory in Soham have been donated to a charity.
Officers discovered almost 7,000 plants and around 5,000 root balls when they stumbled on the enterprise in Regal Drive on Thursday night (May 29).
Officers had been on patrol in Fordham Road when they noticed the smell of the drug. They forced entry to the building and discovered the factory – one of the largest ever found in Cambridgeshire.
Several hundred bags of compost were also recovered from the site which have now been donated to Emmaus Cambridge.
The charity supports formerly homeless people by giving them a place to live and work. The compost will be used to support projects such a fruit and vegetable garden they are creating.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary drugs expert, Gavin Guy said: "This was a huge cannabis factory and we discovered a large number of sealed bags which were obviously going to be used to cultivate later crops of the drug.
"It would have been a shame to have had to throw it all away, so we contacted Emmaus to see if they could make use of it. We were delighted when they said yes and it is fitting that some good can come out of this."
Emmaus Cambridge director, Diane Docherty said: "We received a call from officers telling us that they had raided a cannabis farm in Soham and had discovered hundreds of bags of unused, good quality compost, which had obviously been purchased to nourish the plants.
"They asked us if we would like it, as they were going to have to dispose of it. We jumped at the chance, as we have large grounds where we are starting to grow more of our own food, here at our community in Landbeach.
"This scenario demonstrates perfectly the excellent links that we enjoy with Cambridgeshire Constabulary. They have stopped this factory in its tracks, and at Emmaus Cambridge we often support former drug users by giving them a place to live and work as they recover."
Emmaus Cambridge gives 29 formerly homeless people a place to call home, and work in the community's large scale charity shops and café.


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This family-friendly Grandville hotel is located near the airport, 2.5 mi (4 km) from RiverTown Crossings Mall, and within 9 mi (15 km) of John Ball Zoo and Gerald R. Ford Museum. Public Museum of Grand Rapids and Grand Rapids Art Museum are also within 9 mi (15 km).
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This smoke-free hotel features a restaurant, an indoor pool, and a fitness center. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a spa tub, a 24-hour business center, and coffee/tea in a common area.
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In addition to an indoor pool, Rodeway Inn provides a spa tub and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This hotel offers access to a 24-hour business center. Event facilities measure 750 square feet (70 square meters). This Victorian hotel also offers an arcade/game room, coffee/tea in a common area, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Rodeway Inn is a smoke-free property.
- Free use of nearby fitness center
- Express check-in
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Fitness facilities
- Indoor pool
- 24-hour front desk
- Free breakfast
- Billiards or pool table
- Restaurant
- Year Built 1988
- Free self parking
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free WiFi
- Smoke-free property
- Computer station
- RV, bus, truck parking
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (meters) - 70
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- ATM/banking
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 750
- Laundry facilities
- Spa tub
- Total number of rooms - 79
- Television in common areas
- Number of floors - 2
- Arcade/game room
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Fireplace in lobby
- Free newspapers in lobby
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- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Arcade/game room
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, RV, bus, truck parking
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- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Premium TV channels
- Free newspaper
- Room service (limited hours)
- Air conditioning
- Phone
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- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
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- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
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A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 6 AM and 9 AM.
Rodeway Inn has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
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An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool, health club, fitness facility, or spa tub without adult supervision.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Snowboarding nearby
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- Golf lessons available nearby
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 13 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 20 per pet, per night
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- Specific rooms only, restrictions apply
- Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- Cash deposit: USD 100.00 per stay for guests staying between 1 January - 31 December
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- Early check-in fee: USD 45.00
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A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. Children 13 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. Some facilities may have restricted access. Guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation. In accordance with national/local laws, air conditioning may be restricted to certain hours from 1 May to 1 October. The property allows pets in specific rooms only and has other pet restrictions (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section). Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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Kendrick likes what he sees in Phils' young players
By Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
PHILADELPHIA -- Kyle Kendrick is just 29, but these days, he is one of the older guys in the Phillies' clubhouse.
The Phillies are in transition, giving many of their younger players an opportunity as they work to improve for next season.
"I think we have a lot of young talent, that's for sure," Kendrick said. "Freddy [Galvis], obviously, had the big hit [Saturday]. And he played good defense … Cesar [Hernandez] had three hits. The bullpen, [Jake] Diekman and [Justin] De Fratus. So it's nice. It's weird to be talking about young guys, though. It feels weird. But like I say, we have some talent, for sure. And it's nice for them to go out there and get their reps and show what they have."
Diekman becoming reliable lefty out of 'pen
PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies are looking for relief pitchers, and left-hander Jake Diekman has been making his case to be in the 2014 bullpen.
Diekman struck out the only two batters he faced in the eighth inning in Saturday's 6-5 victory over the Braves at Citizens Bank Park. Entering play Sunday, he had allowed five hits, one run, two walks and struck out a remarkable 18 in 11 2/3 innings in his last 12 appearances.
Diekman has touched as high as 99 mph on the home radar gun. In fact, according to FanGraphs, Diekman's average fastball velocity is third best among Phillies pitchers from 2002-13. His fastball his first two seasons in the big leagues has averaged 95.4 mph, which trails only Billy Wagner (96.7 mph) and Felix Rodriguez (95.6 mph). Wagner pitched for the Phillies from 2004-05. Rodriguez made 23 appearances for the Phillies in 2004.
Interestingly, five of the pitchers in the top 10 have pitched for the Phillies this season: B.J. Rosenberg (94.8 mph) is fourth; Phillippe Aumont (94.7 mph) is tied with Francisco Rosario for fifth; J.C. Ramirez (94.1 mph) is ninth; and Luis Garcia (94.0 mph) is 10th.
And for those interested, of the 128 pitchers available to FanGraphs, former Phillies infielder John McDonald ranked last at 78.3 mph. Jamie Moyer ranked 127th with an 81.2 mph fastball.
Ruiz's strong finish strengthens his market
PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz could not ask for a better finish to his season.
Ruiz hit .330 with nine doubles, four home runs, 16 RBIs and a .920 on-base-plus-slugging percentage in his 30 games prior to Sunday's series finale, giving the Phillies something to think about as they enter the offseason with Ruiz set to become a free agent.
"They haven't said anything about next year," Ruiz said Saturday. "We're open to talk whenever they want. At the same time, I'm happy and healthy. Everything depends on the Phillies. If they want to talk before the end of the season, we're OK with that. If not, we'll wait and see what we've got in the market. It's not in my hands, you know? The only thing I can do is continue to play and try to finish strong."
Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said last week "it's possible" they could address Ruiz's contract status before the end of the season, but "I think we'll probably wait until the end of the year. He's playing much better. I think there are times he's still pressing, but for the most part, he's playing a lot more like Chooch. We'll see."
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By Steve Horn • Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 10:04
19th Century German statesman Otto von Bismarck once said, "If you like laws and sausages, you should never watch either one being made."
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), put on the map by the Center for Media and Democracy in its "ALEC Exposed" project, is the archetype of von Bismarck's truism. So too are the fracking chemical disclosure bills that have passed and are currently being pushed for in statehouses nationwide.
State-level fracking chemical disclosure bills have been called a key piece of reform in the push to hold the unconventional gas industry accountable for its actions. The reality, though, is murkier.
On April 21, The New York Times penned an investigation making that clear. The Times wrote:
Last December, ALEC adopted model legislation, based on a Texas law, addressing the public disclosure of chemicals in drilling fluids used to extract natural gas through hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. The ALEC legislation, which has since provided the basis for similar bills submitted in five states, has been promoted as a victory for consumers' right to know about potential drinking water contaminants.
A close reading of the bill, however, reveals loopholes that would allow energy companies to withhold the names of certain fluid contents, for reasons including that they have been deemed trade secrets. Most telling, perhaps, the bill was sponsored within ALEC by ExxonMobil, one of the largest practitioners of fracking — something not explained when ALEC lawmakers introduced their bills back home.
The Texas law The Times refers to is HB 3328, passed in June 2011 in a 137-8 roll call vote, while its Senate companion bill passed on a 31-0 unanimous roll call vote. Since then, variations of the model bill have passed in two other key states in which fracking is occuring.
Like dominos falling in quick succession over the following months, Colorado, Pennsylvania and, most recently, the Illinois Senate passed bills based on the ALEC model. Louisiana also has introduced a similar bill.


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Consumers Moving Back to Paying Mortgages First: TransUnion
Consumers are reverting to the payment patterns they held before the Great Recession, according to one of the nation's three nationwide credit reporting bureaus.
A new report from TransUnion detailed how consumers have begun to once again pay their mortgages first each month and their auto loans and credit card loans later.
One hallmark of the Great Recession was a reversal of usual consumer payment behavior as consumers began making credit card and auto loan payments before the made mortgage payments.
"We had previously determined that, beginning in 2008, consumers had a higher propensity to go delinquent on their mortgages than on their credit cards — a reversal of traditional payment patterns," said Steve Chaouki, co-author of the study and group vice president in TransUnion's financial services business unit.
"This occurred in an economic environment marked by the build-up and bursting of the housing bubble," Chaouki said.
"In fact, it is broadly believed that the shift in payment preferences was largely derived from the struggles of the housing market. For the first time since the housing bubble, we now see consumers valuing their mortgage payments as much as their credit cards, though auto loans remain the most valued of the three," he said.
TransUnion arrived at its hypotheses after examining average housing prices in major metropolitan areas along with the spread between credit card and mortgage loan delinquencies in those areas over the same periods.
Antoni Guitart, director of analytical services for TransUnion said the credit bureau does not survey consumers about their motivations, but argued that the consumer payment data supports several different theories about the reasons underlying changes in payment behavior.
First, the credit bureau found a strong correlation between the level of housing prices and payment behavior, with consumers in metropolitan areas which had not been hit as hard by the housing downturn not changing their behavior very much while consumers in hard-hit metropolitan areas changing their payment behavior quite a bit.
What TransUnion saw in metropolitan areas like Los Angeles, where housing prices dropped by a significant amount but then rebounded as well, was a large number of consumers starting paying their credit card bills first during the downturn but then saw the numbers return to previous patterns as home prices rose, Guitart explained.
But in cities where there had not been as large a drop or rebound, such as Dallas, consumer behavior remained largely unchanged with no significant changes in payment behaviors.
Consumers in metropolitan areas where there had been a housing price decline but not yet a strong recovery, such as Chicago, have also not yet returned to previous payment patterns, though their payment patterns have stabilized, Guitart said.
Guitart maintained that it appeared as though consumers paid earlier on mortgages they perceived as having stable or rising value as their real estate's prices rose while they paid later on mortgages they perceived as having declining value as home prices fell.
But he also acknowledged that other factors could have been playing a role in consumer's decision making.
For example, since the decline in housing prices had taken place at the same time as unemployment rose, consumers uncertain about their jobs could have chosen to make sure their credit cards remained paid up and paid down so that they would be available if needed.
Likewise, by the time housing prices started to rise again, credit card balances might have come down sufficiently so consumers felt less pressure to make those payments earlier.
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He was born May 16, 1949, at Jonesboro, to the late Jesse Henry and Verna Hufford Hewitt. He was of the Church of Christ Faith, he loved hunting, fishing and spending time with his family, especially his grandkids.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Donna Hewitt and Wanda Holt; and two brothers, Lloyd Hewitt and Jackie Hewitt.
Survivors include three daughters, Lisa Bird and husband, Bingo, of Mt. George, Henrietta Barker of Morrilton and Penny Cates and husband, Marty, of Springfield; eight siblings, Verna Mae Johnson and husband, Ted, of Birta, Wilburn Hewitt of Weiner, Geraldine Scifres and husband, Claude, of Texas, Marshall Hewitt and wife, Cassie, of Belleville, Lois Guthrie of Weiner, Dolly Howard of Weiner, Anthony Hewitt of Ola and Helen Hewitt of Ohio; six grandchildren, William Kyle Barker and wife, Jennifer, of Conway, Erika Jewel Barker of Morrilton, Haley Ren'ee Rogers of Springfield, Hope Elizabeth Rogers of Springfield, Edith Rose Cates of Springfield and Jesse James Cates of Springfield; and close friend, Roger Noland.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, at Cornwell Chapel in Dardanelle with Kyle Barker officiating. Visitation will be held from 1-2 p.m. at the chapel prior to the service.
Cremation arrangements are by Cornwell Funeral Home in Dardanelle. Online guestbook and condolences at www.cornwellfuneralhomes.com.


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Panels from the Names Project's AIDS Memorial Quilt will hang at Event1013 in Plano through Wednesday, Dec. 1, World AIDS Day.
Among the 13 panels are those from AIDS Services of Dallas and the Round-Up Saloon.
Lavonne Barrows is a quilt monitor. Her son has been HIV-positive for 20 years. Along with C.U.R.E. President Rosemary Odom, she made several of the panels hanging in Plano. The panels she made honor children from the Bless Gerard's Children's Home in Mandeni kwaZulu/Natal, South Africa. The panels were sewn in 2004 and presented to the Names Project on World AIDS Day that year.
Odom explained that they had gotten permission to honor the orphanage's children who died of AIDS. About a year later, the couple who ran the home was ambushed and murdered.
The display is presented by Community Unity Respect Education, or C.U.R.E., a Plano-based group that educates about AIDS through displays of the Quilt.
Event1013, 1013 E. 15th St., Plano. Nov. 29-30 until 4:30 p.m. Dec. 1 from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. followed by a reception from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free parking is available in a lot across the street that is accessible from 14th Street.


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"If you love history or baseball, you will enjoy Thorn's impeccably researched tome; if you love both, you will be mesmerized."Washington Post
"No one, absolutely no one, knows more about the history of our national pastime than John Thorn, and this new book ought to settle once and for all many of the questions fans have about baseball's origins. Superb."Ken Burns


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Buchholz set to start things in Japan
Young righty gets the nod for Red Sox against Hanshin Tigers
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
Well, Buchholz had never even been to Japan until arriving on the Red Sox's team charter in the wee hours of Friday morning (Tokyo time). And now that he's here and soaked up the culture for a little bit, he's ready to pitch.
Buchholz will be first out of the gate when the Sox play the Hanshin Tigers in an exhibition game that will start on Friday night at 11:05 p.m. ET, but noon on Saturday local time under the roof of Tokyo Dome.
The game can be seen live on MLB.TV.
As of a Friday afternoon workout, Buchholz had not seen a scouting report. He's willing to just wing it.
"It's a little different," Buchholz said. "I'm not really sure how they go about their game or anything. I've seen, of course, Ichiro and Matsui and everybody. I've seen a little bit of how they play and how they go about their business. Other than that, I'm standing on one leg right now."
But Buchholz was hardly complaining either.
"This was a trip I wanted to make," Buchholz said. "The first part of that goal is under way. I want to throw well and make another good impression on this team."
As for his impressions of Tokyo?
"It was all different, just as far as seeing how many stores are cramped into one space and seeing how tiny the back roads are, that was pretty much it for now," said Buchholz. "I think tomorrow, a couple of guys, we're going to go sightseeing a little more, go take some pictures. I'm looking forward to that and looking forward to tomorrow's game."
For the Boston Red Sox, a team with a long and storied history, it will be their first game in Japan.
"We view the Japanese people as kindred spirits because we in Boston are so baseball centric that the emergence of Japanese players and the emergence of interest from Japan has in some ways made our two areas of the world as I call it, kindred spirits," said Sox owner John W. Henry. "Certainly the Japanese fans that we saw at Fenway during the season were wearing their colors, the Red Sox colors and there's no doubt about it -- the Japanese players have had a tremendous impact."
For Buchholz, it figures to be an adrenaline-filled start.
"I expect it to be pretty crazy," Buchholz said. "I've heard stories about games being played here and how loud it gets. I'm looking forward to that also."
Ian Browne 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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The UPS used to run the computer for an hour after the power went out. Now, it quits immediately. Green light stays on during normal operation and all works properly.
I've never changed the batteries, nor tried to. Are those things replaceable? If I had to guess, I'd say a stack of maybe half dozen of those 12 volt sealed things?
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Valcke in Brazil amid uncertainty over stadiums
SAO PAULO — FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke began his latest inspection tour of World Cup host cities Monday amid uncertainty about whether Brazil will be able to deliver the final six stadiums by the December deadline established by FIFA.
Valcke is visiting Porto Alegre and then Cuiaba, where local organizers are still trying to finalize a bidding process for the seats at the new stadium.
There were problems in the southern city of Curitiba, too, where construction was halted because of workers' safety concerns. Brazilian organizers say all stadiums will be completed in time despite the recent setbacks.
Valcke has made it clear FIFA will not accept the same delays that plagued stadium construction before the Confederations Cup earlier this year, when only two of the six venues were delivered on time. Some were ready just before the start of the warm-up tournament, keeping organizers from hosting the desired number of test events.
Of the six stadiums yet to be completed, five were less than 90 percent finished by September, according to recent government numbers. The venues with the most advanced work were in Natal and in Sao Paulo, home of the World Cup opener on June 12.
The stadium in Cuiaba was set to be completed by the FIFA deadline but the problem with the seats has prompted concerns.
Local officials were forced to cancel the initial bidding process for the seats after public prosecutors alleged they were overpriced, prompting a rush to find a new supplier. Local organizers said they want the new seats delivered by Dec. 20, just days before the FIFA deadline.
In Curitiba, organizers were still trying to reverse a judge's order that suspended construction after an inspection team deemed the site unsafe for workers. The work was stopped on Thursday and a new inspection took place Friday after officials said the safety problems were solved, but it remains unclear when the judge will issue a new ruling.
Valcke was visiting Porto Alegre and Cuiaba accompanied by local World Cup organizing committee members Ronaldo and Bebeto, former Brazil stars. Brazil's Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo also was expected to participate.
In both cities, Valcke was expected to meet with high-ranking government officials in charge of the local preparations. He will also check on infrastructure work being done at the host cities.
Valcke is also giving away symbolic tickets to representatives of the construction workers, who will be allowed to watch one match for free at the venues.
The secretary general will participate in a board meeting of the local World Cup committee in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday.
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AAA is recognizing World Malaria Day with a special virtual issue of Medical Anthropology Quarterly. This virtual issue will be available to the public via Wiley Online Library from April 25 to July 15, 2011. Wiley-Blackwell is AAA's publishing partner and host of AnthroSource.
Approximately half of the world's population is at risk of malaria, particularly those living in lower-income countries, according to the World Health Organization. The selected articles of the virtual issue demonstrate ways that ethnography and human behavior studies help to change care management and public health policy of malaria and other infectious diseases. By joining the global movement to roll back the staggering statistics on malaria, anthropologists serve as catalyst around the world to research the medical and cultural impacts of this disease; help understand how public health practice can be best understood and used by diverse groups; and share their findings to help count malaria out.


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Gomez's rest routine, unrelated to back issues
By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
CINCINNATI -- Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez has been getting treatment since Spring Training for a balky back, but characterized Sunday, when he was not in the starting lineup against the Reds, as merely a routine day off.
He sat on a National League-best .374 batting average.
"It's normal," he said. "Everybody is beat up."
Of greater concern to Gomez were his two strikeouts during a 2-for-5 performance on Saturday. He corkscrewed into the ground swinging and missing a high-and-tight pitch from Reds reliever Logan Ondrusek in the seventh inning, and did the same against J.J. Hoover in the ninth to end the game.
Gomez has been seeing a lot of those pitches in recent days.
"He's doing his job," Gomez said of the pitchers, "but it's starting to [tick] me off. Throwing the ball at my neck. There are other ways to throw pitches to move you; they can throw you in low. They don't necessarily have to be in the face. That's why I'm [ticked] off.
"I mean, it's their job. If I'm pitching, I'd do it to. But I'm tired of this. ... When it's high, this is scary. When I swing at that, I'm trying to protect myself. It's the game. We can't change it. It's what it is, and you have to take it like a man. I don't like it, but if they continue to do it, I have to figure out something to get out of there."
Hart making slow progress in rehab
CINCINNATI -- Corey Hart marked another milestone last week in his comeback from right knee surgery, but things are moving more slowly than he expected, and he could not say whether he'd be ready to return when his stint on the disabled list expires May 30.
"It really depends. If I have one really good week, then I can go play [for a Minor League affiliate]," Hart said before the Brewers departed Miller Park for their current road trip. "Or, it could take until the middle of June. I don't know until I can do quick movements without it hurting, and we're not there yet."
When the Brewers traveled to Cincinnati to begin a three-city trip, Hart remained in Milwaukee to continue his rehabilitation.
His most recent milestone was marked Wednesday, when Hart bore his full weight for the first time while running on a treadmill. He had previously been getting help from the team's AlterG anti-gravity treadmill, one of the toys of the Brewers' athletic training staff.
He has been hitting in the batting cage for at least 10 days, taking soft toss from coaches and seeing 90-mph fastballs from a pitching machine.
"I haven't hit on the field, but I could," Hart said. "Every day is a little different, and you just have to hope that when I have busy days, I don't come in with swelling. Now, it's just getting my leg ready to run. That's really all that I'm missing.
"I haven't had any setbacks since we started, and hopefully my leg keeps progressing. I'm getting to the point where I have to start doing more, and right now, the strength still isn't where I want it to be."
Schafer glad to 'show the world a sign of love' for mom
CINCINNATI -- Logan Schafer always wanted to swing a pink bat on Mother's Day in the Minor Leagues, but admits he procrastinated in placing the order. He started in center field for the Brewers on Sunday and finally got his chance.
A pair of pink Louisville Slugger model C271s were resting at his locker.
"It's not every day that you get to go out there and show the world a sign of love for your mother," said Schafer, who had already spoken Sunday morning with his mom, Stacey. "I think it's awesome."
Schafer was among a number of Brewers who swung a pink bat, or wore pink cleats, batting gloves or armbands against the Reds on Sunday.
One of the other pink bats was the Brewers' leadoff man, Norichika Aoki, who had his wife in mind. Sachi is pregnant with the couple's second child, and is due to give birth to a boy in mid-June.
The game's first hit, a second-inning double, was produced by Yuniesky Betancourt's pink bat.
Regular center fielder Carlos Gomez, who had the day off, marked the first of two Mother's Days. He said they celebrate the holiday on the last Sunday of May in the Dominican Republic. He spoke via telephone with his mother, Belgika.
"My son is an American, and I feel really good [celebrating Mother's Day here in the U.S.]," Gomez said. "It's a special day."
Brewers must decide about K-Rod, now in Triple-A
CINCINNATI -- Right on schedule, the Brewers promoted reliever Francisco Rodriguez to Triple-A Nashville on Saturday night and will decide this week whether to offer him a job in the Majors or a ticket back to free agency.
Under the terms of K-Rod's Minor League contract, the Brewers had 30 days to evaluate his stuff and decide whether he fit their bullpen plans. Rodriguez made two appearances for Class A Brevard County, then threw a simulated inning on a covered mound Saturday when their game was rained out.
Rodriguez is scheduled to pitch back-to-back Triple-A games on Monday and Tuesday with Brewers general manager Doug Melvin in attendance. The team's decision-making window closes Thursday, according to assistant general manager Gord Ash, who declined to say how the club was leaning.
"I don't think you can draw any conclusions to this point because it's been 'A' ball," Ash said.
To make room for Rodriguez in Nashville, the Sounds placed first-base prospect Hunter Morris on the seven-day disabled list with what Ash characterized as a mild concussion suffered in a collision on the basepaths.
"Just to be cautious," Ash said.
Morris will go through the standard array of impact testing to ensure he is healthy before he plays again.
Roenicke: Weeks' issue is confidence, not mechanics
CINCINNATI -- Brewers manager Ron Roenicke would have liked to sit second baseman Rickie Weeks on Sunday, but without divulging many details, said he could not. Third baseman Aramis Ramirez had a scheduled day off, part of his comeback from a left knee injury. But another infielder, Alex Gonzalez, was on the bench and healthy.
All Roenicke would say was: "It's just figuring out things here, not just for today, but what's going on the next few days."
Sunday would have made sense for a break, since Weeks entered the day 8-for-47 against Reds starter Bronson Arroyo and 4-for-29 in May. He did own a respectable .306 on-base percentage for the month, but scored one run in nine games, with no RBIs.
He was also grounding out about 10 percent more often than his career average, though Roenicke continued to argue that the issue was not mechanical.
"I don't think, mechanically, he's fouled up," Roenicke said. "I just think he's not seeing the ball, he's not confident.... There's not a lack of bat speed. It's not something physical. If you watch his batting practice, it's ridiculous, and it hasn't changed.
"Unfortunately, with his confidence -- it's proven that you see the ball better when you're confident. If you're relaxed, your vision is a lot better. If you're pressed, whatever it is, your vision is not as good. That's a proven fact. How do you fix that?"
So far, Roenicke's answer has been to continue playing Weeks every day. Benching him a day or two would not hurt Weeks' confidence, Roenicke argues, but it would not help his hitting, either.
Might that strategy change? Might there be some off-days in Weeks' near future?
"There may be," Roenicke said. "It does get to a point where you feel like you need to do something different."
Last call
• Left fielder Ryan Braun indicated that he had discussed with Roenicke taking Monday's series opener in Pittsburgh off. Braun gets regular treatment on his back and neck, but said he was no more banged-up than any of his teammates.
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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He was born Sept. 28, 1938, in Mount Magazine to the late John and Claire Roberts Gates. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Louise Gates; brothers, Jay and Thomas Gates; sister, Anna Sue Gates.
Survivors include sons, Clayton, Jeff and Travis Gates all of Belleville; sisters, Gladys Rosenbalm of Michigan, Marynell Harris of Marianna, Kathy Miller of Russellville and Melba Palmertree of Danville; brothers, George Gates of Danville and Robert Gates of Dardanelle; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a host of family and friends.
Memorial services will take place at a later date.
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The Explorers Club stopped by the Hear Ya Live studios on their recent stop in Chicago and the results are breathtaking. Rather than describe it ourselves, we will just borrow a quote from Hear Ya Live:
"With songs like "Hold Me Tight," "Lost My Head," "If You Go," "Don't Forget the Sun," and "Forever," you'd think you found a Delorean and drove it 88mph to California and arrived in 1966. The raw, stripped down versions of these songs feel as pure as the golden sand. So go ahead, download the tracks below. Turn up your heat to about 89 degrees, throw on your board shorts, make yourself a Tang and vodka, put a DVR'd episode of "The Wonder Years" on mute, and crank up The Explorers Club."
This weekend tune into Jason Schwartzman's HBO comedy "Bored to Death" and keep an ear out for one of our very own bands. The Explorers Club song "Forever" will be used in Sunday's episode, set to air at 9:30 p.m. For more on the show, check out the "Bored to Death" site HERE.
The consistently radical music site Daytrotter just released a treasure trove of songs from The Explorers Club, recorded on a recent tour. The session features future-classics like "Do You Love Me?" and "Don't Forget The Sun" from the band's Dead Oceans debut "Freedom Wind." Listen to complete session HERE.
Daytrotter had these quite lovely things to say about the upstanding young men of The Explorers Club: "The harmonious bursts and flares are endearing and it's the sort of old, reminiscent sound of long-gone simplicity (by way of congruent complexity and texture) that would and will always demand attention and have the power of transportation, back to an olden love experience or a special someone from those carefree younger days, as they're always wont to be remembered as. The songs on the band's debut full-length are of the worn and hummable variety that believes that there is an idyllic status that love or potential love can attain if it's just given over to the possibility – a belief in the sun and irascible tenacity of the prevailing winds of romance that Brian Wilson tied so many of his hopes and dreams to."
The band is on the road once again in the name of "Freedom Wind," hitting up some Midwestern sweet spots. Check out the tour dates HERE.
As THE EXPLORERS CLUB head out next week on the first full-scale tour in support of its 2008 Dead Oceans release Freedom Wind, we're pleased to share the band's recent performance of album track "Don't Forget The Sun" for Athens Soundies.
The performance was scheduled last-minute on a rare, freezing cold day in Athens, Ga., as the band rolled into town for a show. Bundled-up tight and banded together in an abandoned art school building, The Explorers Club brought a warm California wind to a mid-January evening in Athens.
Visit the Athens Soundies site HERE.
The Explorers Club tour dates:
02/03/09 Washington, DC – DC9
02/04/09 Grantham, PA – Messiah College
02/05/09 New York City, NY – The Mercury Lounge
02/06/09 Hoboken, NJ – Maxwell's
02/07/09 Cambridge, MA – The Lizard Lounge
02/08/09 Philadelphia, PA – The Khyber
02/20/09 Gainesville, FL – University Of Florida
02/25/09 Chicago, IL – The Empty Bottle
02/26/09 Ames, IA – The Maintenance Shop
02/27/09 Grinnell, IA – Gardner Lounge @ Grinnell College
02/28/09 Madison, WI – Der Rathskeller @ University Of Wisconsin
03/01/09 Bloomington, IN – Cinemat


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JR and Melo fighting to keep the streak alive
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We're gonna get atleast one more shot at tying or taking the lead here....
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