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The softball team travels to Washington for a three-game Pac-12 series and the baseball team hosts defending NCAA champion Arizona in a three-game conference series.
Still not satisfied? How about a little rowing, women's lacrosse, sand volleyball? It's all happening this weekend.
The top-ranked Stanford women's water polo team completes the regular season Friday with the Big Splash at No. 5 California.
The Cardinal (25-1 overall, 5-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) clinched the top seed for next week's MPSF tournament with a 6-4 win at then-No. 1 USC last Saturday.
Stanford looks to extend its current 32-game winning streak against California. It's been awhile for the Bears, who last beat Stanford on March 26, 2000. The rivalry is not as lopsided as it seems though. Cal has taken the Cardinal to overtime on several occasions over the years.
The odd thing about this weekend is that it marks the first meeting between the two schools this season. They tend to meet at in-season tournaments.
It may not be the last meeting, however, as the Bears and Stanford could meet in the semifinals of the conference tournament.
Stanford is led by 59 goals from senior Melissa Seidemann, the reigning MPSF Player of the Week for helping the Cardinal beat USC and No. 11 Loyola Marymount.
Maggie Steffens (48 goals), Kiley Neushul (44) and Anna Yelizarova (43) are also over the 40-goal mark this year for the Cardinal.
Senior goalie Kate Baldoni continued her stellar play last weekend, allowing just five goals over six periods of action and anchoring the Cardinal defense holding USC, the MPSF's top defense, to a season-low four goals last Saturday.
California (16-5, 2-3 MPSF), which will be seeded fifth at the MPSF Championship, is on a four-game winning streak. The Golden Bears are led offensively by Emily Csikos (47 goals) while in the cage Savanna Smith posts a goals-against average of 6.74.
Stanford returns to Berkeley next weekend for the MPSF tournament, set to begin April 26. The Cardinal, as the top seed, earned a bye into next Saturday's semifinal round at 2:30 p.m. where it will face either No. 5 California or the to-be-determined No. 4 seed.
Women's tennis
No. 12 Stanford (16-3, 8-1 Pac-12) is streaking down the stretch, entering Friday's matinee against No. 9 California (14-5, 8-1 Pac-12) in Berkeley having won five in a row.
The Cardinal hopes to climb back into the national top 10 for the first time since early February., though understanding ITA national rankings can be quite a challenge.
Friday's winner will finish no worse than second in the Pac-12, and could possibly tie for the conference title depending on what happens between UCLA and USC, both ranked in the top seven. The Women of Troy are unbeaten in Pac-12 competition while the Bruins have lost only to Cal and Stanford.
Stanford has beaten Cal in their seven previous meetings, including once in a nonconference match earlier this year.
The stakes will of course be higher on Friday, with California hosting its Senior Day and also eyeing a share of the conference title.
Additionally, the contest will be televised live on the Pac-12 Networks. The doubles competition begins at 12:30 p.m., with the telecast joined in progress at 2 p.m. and showcasing the singles matches on courts Nos. 1-3.
Stanford is once again well represented in the latest edition of the national rankings, with five singles players (No. 17 Krista Hardebeck, No. 20 Nicole Gibbs, No. 34 Kristie Ahn, No. 76 Ellen Tsay, No. 94 Stacey Tan) and two doubles teams (No. 7 Ahn-Gibbs, No. 47 Tan-Tsay).
Men's tennis
Stanford (11-9, 3-3 Pac-12) continues its late-season run, having won three in a row heading into Saturday's 1 p.m. contest against No. 18 California (12-8, 4-1 Pac-12) at Taube Family Tennis Stadium.
The postseason push shouldn't come as a surprise. Head coach John Whitlinger's troops have made an annual habit of finishing strong, most recently winning six of eight regular-season matches last year.
What makes this year even more impressive is the fact Stanford is doing it with a relatively inexperienced lineup that regularly features five underclassmen in the singles lineup. Even Stanford's recent losses have been extremely competitive, notably hard-fought 4-3 defeats to No. 44 Oregon and No. 7 Pepperdine. Additionally, the Cardinal performed much better the second time around against USC and UCLA, two programs ranked among the nation's top five.
Stanford is chasing an at-large NCAA Tournament berth and the race will be close. The Cardinal would feel a little safer with a top-40 ranking, overall winning record and conference record of .500 or better. All of those benchmarks are still in play, and California would represent Stanford's highest-ranked victim of the year if the Cardinal can pull out a win.
Saturday's match will also serve as Senior Day for Sam Ecker, Matt Kandath, Denis Lin and Walker Kehrer. The foursome has led Stanford to a 72-30 record and back-to-back NCAA Tournament quarterfinal finishes among three postseason appearances overall.
Women's gymnastics
Stanford competes at the NCAA Championships for the sixth time in seven years, and 13th time overall, as it heads to UCLA for Friday's semifinal.
Stanford is ranked ninth in the 12-team field and will compete in the first of two six-team groups at noon in Pauley Pavilion.
The top three teams from each semifinal advance to the Super Six team finals on Saturday at 4 p.m. The top four individual finishers (including ties) will qualify for the individual event finals on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Stanford is seeking its seventh Super Six berth, all since 2002.
Cardinal coach Kristen Smyth and her coaching staff continue to implement a game plan that focuses training through the Pac-12 Championships and maximizing its score at the NCAA Championships. Last year, the team was seeded 10th and finished fourth with its highest score ever in NCAA competition.
Ashley Morgan has had an outstanding senior season, adding to an already stellar career. Morgan claimed her third consecutive Pac-12 floor title and earned her first regional title two weeks later at the Norman (Okla.) Regional on floor.
Morgan has competed in 43 of 44 possible events in 11 meets this season. She is the daughter of Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Morgan, and has a twin sister, Kelly, who played soccer at USC.
Men's gymnastics
Stanford received the No. 4 seed for the NCAA Championships hosted by Penn State beginning Friday.
This is Stanford's 15th consecutive appearance and 30th overall at the NCAA Championships, as it pursues its sixth national title.
Stanford will compete in the second semifinal round at 4 p.m. (PT) and will be joined by top-seeded Penn State, No. 5 Ohio State, No. 8 Iowa, No. 9 California and No. 12 Temple.
The first semifinal will take place at 1 p.m. on April 19, and consists of No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Michigan, No. 6 Minnesota, No. 7 Illinois, No. 10 Nebraska and No. 12 Temple.
The top three teams from each semifinal advance to the final round on Saturday at 4 p.m. (PT). The gymnasts with the top 10 scores in each event during the semifinal round will qualify to the individual event finals on Sunday at 11 a.m.
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For Immediate Release
October 31, 2008
(Philadelphia, PA) Building on its historic legacy as the nation's first and only women's college for the visual arts, Moore College of Art & Design is pleased to announce the launch of three graduate programs for men and women in summer 2009. These new and unique graduate programs are: master of fine arts in studio art, master of fine arts in interior design and master of arts in art education with an emphasis in special populations.
"The launch next May will round out our yearlong 160th Anniversary celebration," says Dr. Happy Craven Fernandez, president of Moore College of Art & Design. "Adapting to change is one of the cornerstone's of the College's success. The fact that the School continues to thrive in the City of Philadelphia after 160 years is a tribute to our mission to educate women for careers in the visual arts and to the innovations and accomplishments of our faculty, leaders and graduates spanning three centuries. As Philadelphia enters a new renaissance as an international city with rich cultural and educational resources, Moore College of Art & Design is poised to shape the future."
Each of the graduate programs at Moore offers a unique approach. The three low-residency programs recognize the critical value of professional exposure and require a field practicum, internship or international studio residency. Emphasizing innovation and the synthesis of theory and practice, the programs equip candidates with skills sought by employers in today's creative economy.
"The new coeducational intensive graduate programs build upon the College's core undergraduate program for women," says Dona Lantz, academic dean of Moore College of Art & Design. "The masters' degrees recognize the demand by professionals seeking to acquire new skills and perspectives in their studio, design or teaching practice."
Candidates will work closely with professionally active faculty artists, educators and designers and work independently with professionals in the field. Each program hosts an annual symposium featuring guest speakers of national and international significance, focusing on contemporary issues in art, education and design.
The MFA in Studio Art program's unique emphasis on international perspectives and rigorous concept-focused fine art studio practice challenges artists to confront their existing thoughts and established practical and philosophical methods of working. A required four-week residency in Burren, Ireland; seminars and consistent access to national and international faculty deepens the artist's studio practice.
The MFA in Interior Design is the first professional masters degree that emphasizes advanced research and socially responsible and sustainable design as a means to prepare individuals with undergraduate degrees in fields other than interior design. Project-based learning integrating practice and theory, an annual symposium with leading designers and thinkers and the opportunity to utilize current digital technology will give students exposure to critical thinking about current issues in interior design. Students will work with experienced faculty and design professionals and will be required to do an internship in a professional setting.
The MA in Art Education with an Emphasis in Special Populations program prepares candidates to critically assess and challenge existing art education policies and practices. Because of the program's unique curriculum, candidates gain specific skills and resources to strengthen the learning environment through the use of art for exceptional students including individuals with disabilities, the gifted and the elderly.
The three programs' summer intensive, evening and weekend year-round scheduling is well suited for working adults seeking to advance their current studio, design or teaching practices or transition into new careers in art and design fields. For information on the Graduate Studies programs at Moore, contact the graduate admissions counselor at 215.965.4016 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Moore College of Art & Design educates students for inspiring careers in art and design. Founded in 1848, Moore is the nation's first and only women's art college. Moore's career-focused environment and professionally active faculty form a dynamic community in the heart of Philadelphia's cultural district. The College offers nine Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees for women. A coeducational Graduate Studies program launching in summer, 2009. In addition, Moore provides many valuable opportunities in the arts through The Galleries at Moore, a Continuing Education Certificate program for adults, the acclaimed Youth Art Program for girls and boys grades 1-12, The Art Shop and the Sculpture Park. For more information about Moore, visit www.moore.edu.
Oct 31 2008
Building on its historic legacy as the nation's first and only women's college for the visual arts, Moore College of Art & Design is pleased to announce the launch of three coeducational graduate programs in summer 2009: a master of fine arts in studio art, master of fine arts in interior design and master of arts in art education with an emphasis in special populations.


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Stop by Moore Lounge in Pearsons from 12:20 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. Friday to meet with staff from Bon Appetit, and share your ideas for program changes and meal plan ideas for fall term.
Share your late night ideas:
- Exam treats?
- Java open 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.?
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Bears' defense showing signs it's coming together
Bears' defense showing signs it's coming togetherChicago Bears linebacker Jon Bostic , left, runs after intercepting a pass thrown by Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -- Julius Peppers wreaked havoc again.
David Bass and Jonathan Bostic became the first set of Bears' rookies to record interceptions in the same game in 24 years, and the defense continued to show signs that's it's coming together despite being ripped apart by injuries.
That was one of the most encouraging developments for Chicago in Sunday's 23-20 overtime victory over Baltimore.
Now, the Bears are once again tied with Detroit for the NFC North lead at 6-4 and right back in the thick of the playoff race after they appeared to be on shaky ground.
They were coming off a loss to the Lions that gave Detroit a two-game sweep and had dropped four of six. Then, they had to wait out about a two-hour rain delay and put in extra time on the way to a much-needed win over the Ravens.
A big chunk of the credit goes to a defense that was ineffective at the start of the season and got hit hard by injuries. But while players have been going down, confidence appears to be on the rise with a game at St. Louis coming up Sunday.
''It grows, because I see what we're doing in practice,'' coach Marc Trestman said Monday. ''I see the work that's being put in. I stand behind the defense during their periods and I see the run fits getting better, the communication getting better. I like the fact that our coaches are embracing the development of our young players. We're not spending time thinking about the loss of some of the players that we've lost. We've taken all that energy into building the best defense we can to play good team football.''
The Bears have struggled against the run and were having trouble getting to the quarterback, even before all the injuries started to pile up, but in some ways, it was a different story against the Ravens.
Peppers had two sacks to double his total to four. He was also credited with 11 tackles, including four for a loss, in what might have been the best game in a disappointing season for the eight-time Pro Bowler.
He missed some preseason practices because of a hamstring injury and a slow start raised questions about his future in Chicago. But against Baltimore, that old spark was there.
''I thought he's obviously gaining strength and momentum,'' Trestman said. ''Really his energy level was consistent throughout the game. We all had a sense during the week that this was going to be a game that he was going to turn it up. It was good to see.''
Most important, Baltimore struggled to score, something Green Bay and Detroit also had trouble doing the previous two games.
The Bears gave up 20 points in a win at Lambeau Field and held the Lions to 21 in a loss at Soldier Field. Throw in the Ravens game and the past three have been a big improvement over the first seven, when Chicago allowed an average of 29.4 points.
Sure, Baltimore was able to run the ball. Ray Rice went off for 131 yards and a touchdown after averaging just 2.5 yards per carry coming into the game. He broke off a 47-yard dash in the early going, but the Bears really didn't give up many big plays on the ground after the first quarter.
They also contained Joe Flacco from the start. They held him to 162 yards and intercepted him twice, and while the weather on a day when storms battered the region played a role, so did a defense that's been repeatedly forced to shuffle its lineup.
Defensive tackle Henry Melton and linebacker D.J. Williams are on injured reserve. Cornerback Charles Tillman won't play again unless the Bears make a playoff run and linebacker Lance Briggs remains sidelined by a shoulder injury.
Defensive tackle Stephen Paea is week to week after leaving Sunday's game with a toe injury that's been an issue for him for much of the season. Defensive end Shea McClellin (hamstring) has missed the past two games, and the Bears are still waiting for defensive tackle Jeremiah Ratliff. He signed over two weeks ago and is coming off a season-ending groin injury last year with Dallas.
But they made enough plays against Baltimore.
Bostic and Bass became the first Chicago rookies since Markus Paul and Donnell Woolford against the Los Angeles Rams in 1989 to pick off passes in the same game.
Bostic's interception at midfield late in the first half led to a field goal by Robbie Gould. And Bass returned his 24 yards for a touchdown after picking off Flacco at the line earlier in the quarter.
''When you make a play like that, that's huge,'' Bass said. ''It allows you to relax and feel good about yourself.''
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SARASOTA - A Suncoast company is on the cutting edge of battery technology. Braille Battery creates environmentally friendly batteries and charges them with help from the sun.
Some of the fastest and most technologically advanced cars on Earth carry a Suncoast product on board. The entire Indy Car series, along with Formula 1 and Nascar championship teams, use Braille Batteries.
Company founder and president Blake Fuller is a racer at heart and a former winner of the Pikes Peak Hill Climb and that's how it all started. "One of the heaviest things that are in cars today are the batteries, and the batteries are typically 40 to 60 pounds. And it always astonished me that I would get into a very high level competition car and here was this 100 year old technology sitting there. And so what we did, over the course of the last 10 years, was to begin to develop the world's best batteries here in Sarasota, Florida by making them lighter," says Fuller.
Not only lighter, but greener too. All of Braille's lithium ion batteries that are made here, need an initial charge before they're shipped out. Braille does that with solar panels. They also power some of the equipment in Braille's factory and shade the roof, helping to cut down on cooling costs.
The batteries themselves have no heavy or hazardous materials inside, and can be recycled or disposed of without worrying about toxic waste. They can also be used in an expanding line of products. "This battery right here is actually one that can start a motorbike and it weights one pound, so what we're able to do is buy a direct replacement, pull out the existing battery, and drop back in something that can that can be held in the palm of your hand and it's a really great step forward in technology," says Fuller.
Braille Battery is a small company with only 25 employees. But they're having a huge impact on the future of high performance, eco-friendly batteries. For more information, visit www.braillebattery.com.


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Last night's Keane concert at Nashville's Marathon Music Works venue was cut short after 45 minutes when a transformer on the same street overheated and caught fire, cutting the power to the street, the building and the show.
Many concert attendees expressed concern about the slow process of evacuation during what they thought could be an actual fire emergency. The owners of Marathon Music Works responded on their Facebook page by stating that there never was an emergency and the evacuation was only to be on the safe side. "In the case of an threat to life safety our pre-recorded EVAC announcement would have been triggered automatically and immediately, the strobes would have initiated, and the building alarm would have sounded," the venue wrote.
Marathon Music Works is an old converted car factory located in Marathon Village, a neighborhood off of downtown Nashville. With a standing-room capacity of 1500, the room was full. No drunkenness or misbehaving — this group was here to see the band. During Keane's performance, unprompted sing-alongs were the norm, even on songs from the band's new album, Strangeland.
In the middle of performing "Silenced By the Night," lead singer Tom Chaplin's mic went silent. He kept singing without a hitch, while the band played on and the audience sang along without losing a beat. Afterwards, Chaplin and his technicians ran around on stage trying to figure out what went wrong. Security and others started running around the venue with urgency. After about five minutes, security started telling the crowd to exit through the back door. Those that didn't hear them were left confused about what was going on, and wondering if the concert was going to resume. Those who had waited on line for hours to get prime standing spots near the stage were reluctant to leave, not knowing if the show was really over.
Outside, Keane band members, who were hanging around near their bus, started greeting fans through the chain-link fence and signing autographs and posing for pictures. Patrick Watson, Keane's opening act, put on an impromptu street concert outside the venue for the crowds.
When asked about a refund, Marathon Music Works had this to say, again via Facebook: "Refunding tickets is complicated due to the multiple parties involved including the band, promoter, and venue. We are all working on a plan but need time to make a determination of how best to handle this. We will be in touch Friday."
Keane sent out this Tweet in response to the incident:
So sorry we couldn't finish the set tonight. #Nashville was kicking, we were having such a good night. RH
— Keane (@keaneofficial) June 22, 2012
– Liz Bradley, 92.9 dave fm; additional reporting by Janice Soled


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Queen Elizabeth Visits 'Game of Thrones' Set
During a three-day trip to Northern Ireland, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visited HBO's "Game of Thrones" set in Belfast's Titanic Quarter. For the occasion, the band of the Scots Guard played the television show's theme song during the changing of the guard, according to the British monarchy's official Twitter account.
Some cast members from the show–including Lena Headey (Cersei), Conleth Hill (Varys), Kit Harington (Jon Snow), Rose Leslie (Ygritte), Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark) and Maisie Williams (Arya Stark)–were on hand to greet the royal couple.


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Health Literacy: blood test results
Most patients would prefer to discuss their blood test results with a physician, but less than half actually do, according to a recent survey. Representatives from government, business, healthcare professional groups and consumer advocates to examine health literacy with regards to blood tests. It would be wise to include librarians, public and medical, to speed getting information to the public.
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Discussion in 'Odds & Ends' started by oscar_2424, Jul 18, 2006.
Marina Shamayko
Romana Tabak (Tabakova)
Yea no ****. Shes 10 times hotter than any woman he ever befriended or better.:twisted:
I am developing a new appreciation for Fed Cup. Go Czechs!
German ballet w/ Petko/Groenefeld/Barthel
This reminds me strongly of one of the most hilarious pic ever posted in here:
More Germans:
Giulia Gatto Monticone
Very nice indeed.
Whatever happened to Kvitova... level of game hardly what last year-end made us to expect but suddenly looking as she really belongs to this thread!
Holy crap!!
Fake short hair =Tool
Get a life.
boob-squeezer: Vania
squeezee: Slava
Hands Down Hlavackova!
She got a bit too skinny for my taste. So bad, because otherwise she is stunning.
^ Yet Katy Perry is skinnier than Ana in terms of overall figure (ignoring bits and pieces
When did this great thread turn into someone's Facebook page? Have you looked at some of the inane pics that have been posted (and reposted) lately? Victoria Azarenka looking at a duck?! Really?
Ivey continues with the Aviator glasses...
Lil' Masha looks particularly gorgeous here.
The classic "everyone look into a different camera" shot.
the germans
Am I wrong, or is that Nick Carter from the Backstreet Boys on the Russian Fed Cup team?
Priceless expressions.
She has grown up well. I hope too she gets her act back together soon.
The Russians should have Bepa and Masha in their team, to seriously challenge the Czechs in the beauty contest
And the Germans again:
w/ Vesnina
More Bepa
I love Fed Cup.
Team Ukraine.
The Kichinoks.
<The Ukrainans are looking good even without the Bondarenko sisters
More of the Czechs/Hlavackova
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Crew chief Barrett: The baseballs were rubbed up
By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com
ARLINGTON -- Every night, the umpires' room attendant at Rangers Ballpark rubs up numerous baseballs with special mud and piles them into a bag. A ball boy then scoops it up and brings the baseballs to the home-plate umpire, who rifles through the pile and handpicks the ones he'll use for that day's game.
Crew chief Ted Barrett said Friday was no different.
C.J. Wilson was suspicious during that night's 5-3 loss because, in his mind, an inordinate amount of baseballs at his former stadium were not rubbed up. Manager Mike Scioscia confirmed that some of the balls looked like they came right out of the box and pitching coach Mike Butcher said many times it felt like Wilson was throwing "a cue ball."
But Barrett said Saturday morning that all the baseballs were rubbed up.
"They were all rubbed with mud," he said. "Mike DiMuro was working home plate [and is at third base Saturday morning]. Each ball he got had mud on it. I guess they weren't rubbed to C.J.'s liking, but they were all rubbed.
"No balls came out of the wrapper. Every ball had mud on it."
Asked if some balls just didn't have enough mud on them, Barrett said: "Yeah, that's possible. But they definitely had mud on them. None of them came out of the box."
Wilson managed to pitch six innings of three-run ball, but struggled with his command all night -- particularly in a two-run third inning that saw him uncork three wild pitches, hit two batters and walk another. Afterwards, Wilson didn't go so far as to accuse the Rangers of not rubbing up the balls before the game to purposely throw him off, but he didn't really dismiss the notion, either. The veteran left-hander said only "one out of every four" was rubbed up and "balls were kind of squirting around."
"Are you going to call it a coincidence?" Wilson said. "It's not a coincidence. Let's be honest."
Scioscia said some of the baseballs "still had packing dust on them," but the Angels' skipper believes the Rangers "were using the same ones" and simply said Wilson was "just off all night."
As of an hour before the 11 a.m. CT first pitch, Barrett hadn't had a chance to speak with Scioscia about the previous night's baseballs.
"Some pitchers are more finicky -- they like the darker balls," Barrett said. "Some pitchers, they don't like a slick ball. But the important thing is the balls came out of the same bag, both pitchers were using the same balls. It's the same thing that happens every night.
"The umpire attendant rubs up literally thousands of baseball every year. A lot of times we get complaints from hitters that they're too dark, and we get complaints from pitchers that they don't have enough mud on them."
Catching duo has stepped up for Angels this year
ARLINGTON -- Run through the issues that derailed the Angels in 2013, and you can compile a pretty exhaustive list.
Catching, however, may not be on there.
Together, Chris Iannetta and Hank Conger established themselves as a more-than-adequate pairing behind the plate, amid a season when the staff had a hard time holding runners and 26 different pitchers -- three shy of the club record -- were used. The two have been behind the plate for every inning except one, and the Angels rank 12th in the Majors in OPS at catcher (.731).
"In combination, they've had a very good season," Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto said.
"If you look at both guys combined on the offensive side, you see numbers that you go, 'Wow, that's pretty good,' if you're looking for some production from the catching position," manager Mike Scioscia said. "And I think that as the season has gone on, they definitely controlled the running game better -- both guys have -- I think our pitchers have helped them a little bit more. And those guys both play hard. I think those guys have done pretty much what we would've expected them to."
And to get there, both have had to persevere.
Conger has started 59 games behind the plate. Going into the season, though, the Angels weren't even sure if he'd make the team. Conger had the throwing yips in a Spring Training that saw him commit a team-high four errors in Cactus League play, while also making several other errant throws in practices and games that don't count towards those stats. It got so bad, that at one point the Angels signed Chris Snyder to a Minor League catcher as insurance just before the team broke camp.
Fast forward more than six months later, and Conger has thrown out 25 percent of would-be basestealers and is considered among the best in baseball at framing pitches, though he'll have to clean up those seven errors in 528 innings.
"Wow, Spring Training was not a pretty sight for me at all," said Conger, with a .252/.313/.409 slash line on the season. "Really a lot of the credit has to go to a lot of the coaching staff. I mean, you talk about [bullpen coach Steve] Soliz and Scioscia and all those guys, just really the positivity that they were bringing towards me, and the confidence they've shown, especially the way that I was throwing the ball in Spring Training, really showed a lot. And that actually helped me through the season knowing that they did have my back."
For a while, Iannetta -- with a .226/.359/.375 slash line heading into Saturday's start -- was having a woeful time throwing out attempted basestealers, going 6-for-62 to give him a Major League-worst 9.7 percent caught-stealing rate by July 30.
Through it all, Scioscia pinned those struggles on the pitching staff. And because Iannetta caught the vast majority of starts made by Tommy Hanson (slow to the plate) and Joe Blanton (lots of baserunners), his numbers suffered greatly.
Since being exposed while allowing 13 stolen bases to the Rangers on Aug. 6-7, the pitching staff has been better. And Iannetta has thrown out nine of his last 20.
"I'm really proud of the pitching staff; they've done a great job of stepping up and slowly starting to make adjustments," Iannetta said. "They put some effort to it, identified it as a problem, worked on their times and they're starting to come down and be quicker to the plate. Do I think we're where we need to be? No, but we're moving in the right direction."
Worth noting
• Garrett Richards took an Ian Kinsler comebacker to his right armpit in the second inning of Saturday's 7-4 loss, but the 25-year-old felt fine shortly thereafter, saying: "Out of all the ones I've taken this year, that was one of the lighter ones."
• Exiled starting pitcher Tommy Hanson pitched three scoreless relief innings Saturday, giving up one hit and one walk with one strikeout. Manager Mike Scioscia said, "His motion looked good, his delivery looked better, the ball was coming out with better life, and hopefully Tommy's moving towards that because that's when he's at his best."
• With a pinch-hit double in the ninth inning, Josh Hamilton extended his hitting streak to a season-high 13 games and put his batting average at .250 -- the highest it's been all season. Hamilton is batting .331 (55-for-166) over his last 44 games.
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his columns and his blog, listen to his podcast and follow him on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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She was born June 23, 1938, in Magazine to the late Dick Thomas and Hazel Thomas Dixon. She was a homemaker and attended Dublin Freewill Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents and first husband, Claude Jean Sr.
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Pallbearers will be Kevin Hart, Levi Smith, Ronald Smith, Terry Colburn, Brandon Foster and Bill Dickey.
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Reed scored 23 points against Arkadelphia in the first round of the Cylcone Classic on Thursday. Campbell held him to 17 points against the Cyclones.
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|November 17, 2012, 10:55 PM
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How often do you oil your edc?
Hello everybody. To all you guys that carry a handgun with you everyday, how often do you oil them? Especially those who carry a handgun with a blued finish. Since you have probably handled that blued firearm everyday do you oil it everyday to prevent rust or once a week or what? If you have any info related to this please reply. Thanks and have a good day everybody
|November 17, 2012, 11:30 PM
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After every range session (once a week at least)
Shot placement is everything! I would rather take a round of 50BMG to the foot than a 22short to the base of the skull.
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|November 17, 2012, 11:54 PM
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Since I live by the ocean in the tropics and I sweat a lot my pistols tend to rust quickly. I've tried frequent oiling but the long term answer was getting the blued parts (usually the slides) refinished in hard-chrome. Now they rust very little.
As for re-lubricating I usually do it every time the pistols are used or about every three months if they are in the safe. Some of the lubricating frequency depends on how fast the lubricant thins out or evaporates. A long time ago I used Breakfree-CLP but one of the house gun's slide wouldn't cycle after the CLP had evaporated off in three months since the last lube was applied. Now I use 90 wt gear oil- it hangs around for a long time, works great and is cheap to buy.
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|November 18, 2012, 12:36 AM
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I usually hit the range at least every other week or so and my carry gun always gets shot and cleaned.
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|November 18, 2012, 01:53 AM
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Most guns don't need to be oiled as often as you think they do.
Excessive oil can give dirt, lint, and whatever else can get in there a place to stick to.
I think keeping the firearm dry is more important than frequent oiling as procedure to prevent rust.
In any case, oil as often as your manual tells you that you should. If you insist on oiling your gun on a regular basis. Do it after cleaning, with as little as possible. I put a drop or two on a gun wipe and rub it over contact points in the action. If there is any visible excess, it is removed with a clean wipe.
I don't concealed carry everyday, but I consider shooting a nearly everyday part of life. Everyday I can anyways.
|November 18, 2012, 02:10 AM
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After I clean it, which is every range trip at least once a week.
|November 18, 2012, 11:38 AM
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The only blued gun which I carry regularly is my S&W M36 which is carried in my pocket. I oil it after every range session or once a month, whichever comes first. I've been carrying this gun pretty regularly for a couple of years now and haven't had any issues with rust though that might be a different story if I lived near the ocean. Honestly, if I lived near the ocean, I'd probably be looking into a M60 or other stainless gun for carry and relegate my M36 to enjoyment at the range.
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|November 18, 2012, 04:17 PM
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I have carried blued guns for almost 30 years now and the best method I have found is to simply wipe them down with an oily rag daily or whenever you (or someone else) gets their nasty fingerprints all over it. Fingerprints will do more damage to blued steel faster than exposure to damp air. Some people's fingerprints are practically harmless and some people seem to sweat battery acid. Just keep the nasties wiped off and you'll be fine. Another trick I learned is to take a small stencil brush (like a miniature shaving brush - craft stores sell them) and put 2 or 3 drops of CLP or Eezox or whatever you have on the tip of the brush and "paint" it all over the gun. The brush allows you to get down into the checkering and serrations and right up next to the grips. A very thin coat is all you need. After you use the brush for a while it will collect and hold enough oil that you can just grab the brush and go over the gun without even adding any oil. Do this every night before you go to bed and your gun will be protected. Remember, you only need a very thin coat on it. In summer months I pull the grips off every week or so and put a thin layer of oil on all of the metal under the grips. You would be amazed how much sweat will crawl up under the grips and start eating metal.
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|November 18, 2012, 08:48 PM
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So if my blued firearm got prints on it do you think it would be fine till the end of the day when to get the chance to oil it? My real question is if I get a print on a firearm (on the bluing) will rust form within 24 hours in most cases? How about 48 hours? Just curious
|November 18, 2012, 08:54 PM
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I wipe it down every day
|November 19, 2012, 01:48 AM
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Goes without saying that my EDC gets cleaned and wiped down with a very light coating of oil each time I give it a work out at the range.
Since I carry it every day and live in a hot, humid climate, it comes out of its holster each night and I wipe it down with a silicon impregnated cloth. It says out of the holster all night which also gives the holster time to dry out from body sweat. I always keep a barrier such as a T-shirt between me and the gun. If for some reason it doesn't get a range outing within 7 days, I field strip it anyway, give it a good cleaning and put a light coat of Hoppes oil on all the parts.
Never had a gun rust or pit on me in the 50 plus years of shooting and carrying.
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|November 19, 2012, 04:04 PM
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rcase, there is no simple answer to your question. You may not see rust after a week or you may see rest the next morning. Just keep it oiled every chance you get.
|November 19, 2012, 04:25 PM
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I use a spray dry lube- Teflon type on all of my pistols after cleaning.
It keeps the firearm clean and you don't have evaporation or leaking issues.
I've been using this type of lube for about 15 years with no issues... though I am meticulous about cleaning every time I get back from a shooting session.
On my carry weapon, every night it gets removed from the holster and wiped with a silicon cloth.
|November 19, 2012, 06:39 PM
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I carried a S&W M36 concealed from 1972 thru Dec 2010
and I practiced quite a bit with it and have to say,
I never enjoyed shooting it but I stayed with it.
Since 2010,I've been carrying concealed, a G26 and am
quite fond of shooting it.
|November 19, 2012, 06:43 PM
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After everytime i shoot it which is rare.
|November 19, 2012, 07:17 PM
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No more often than once a month, if that.
Years ago I concocted an oil for my handguns that I have used for nearly fifty years with good success. I blend automotive motor and Three In One machine oil in roughly a 50/50 mix. After cleaning, I oil my gun pretty heavily, then after a minute of so, wipe it down with a blue paper shop towel like those from AutoZone. This keeps the gun well protected yet not too oily.
Motor oil disolves carbon better than most gun cleaning products.
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I use synthectic motor oil after every range shoot.
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Carry blue gun get waxed Duck hunters did this for years . I also wipe gun with a silcone cloth
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After every cleaning.
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|November 20, 2012, 04:10 PM
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I lube after every range visit and every other week when not at the range.
During the hot humid summers in Florida I wipe my gun daily with a rag and something like Break Free or whatever I have on hand.
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I carry a Glock 23 on a daily basis. I lube it when I clean it after firing enough to warrant a cleaning. I have never felt the need to lube at any other time.
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My Glock 19 is pretty much with me 24/7 I used to use a plastic holster, which had tight spots and wore some of the finish to w ite color, but now in a kydex holster and the finish is great. Because the old spots are being hit by the last holster.
I just wipe off the gun with a cloth, the sweat, I oil every other day or three now, and notice no difference.
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|December 19, 2012, 06:15 PM
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I would oil and barrel swab patch it every 2-3 days that is if your carrying it outside each of those days. Not just laying it on your couch feeling it while watching your favorite tv show
|December 19, 2012, 06:30 PM
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Depends on the gun.
My EDC Glocks didn't care, but now that I carry a 1911 I lube it every week.
|December 19, 2012, 06:31 PM
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Depends on the gun. Certain guns like my Sig 232 like to be run on the wetter side, so every 3-4 days or so ill clean and re-lube the gun since the extra gun oil can attract dirt.
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"The rainy Pleiads wester, / Orion plunges prone, / The stroke of midnight ceases, / And I lie down alone."
"Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? / Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? / Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth? / Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee? / Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go and say unto thee, Here we are? / Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart? / Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven, / When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together? / Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions, / When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait? / Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat."
"We want to play Orion again. But we can't look past that first game. You have to respect that first opponent, no matter who they are."
"Who knows, in 100,000 years the emerging Grand Nebula in Cassiopeia may replace the fading Orion Nebula as a favorite object for amateur astronomers."
"Who knows, in 100,000 years the emerging Grand Nebula in Cassiopeia may replace the fading Orion Nebula as a favorite object for amateur astronomers. In the meantime, I think it will be a favorite target for professional astronomers trying to solve the riddle of massive star formation."
"Give Orion the credit. Their kids played really hard. I like their team. They do a lot of things well. Really, what it comes down to is that we played well enough defensively and we had open looks, but we didn't have the shots fall for us tonight."


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It's all about location when it comes to Lenox's retail future
LENOX -- In a vote of confidence for the downtown's retail future, a Springfield-based commercial property investor has added to his holdings adjacent to the Village Center, which includes the post office, several businesses and professional offices.
Drew Davis, who purchased the Village Center shopping complex in January 2011 for $1.7 million and helped finance a major expansion of Nejaime's Wine Cellar a year ago, is completing renovations costing several hundred thousand dollars on two commercial buildings at 67 and 69 Church St.
He purchased the two buildings last year from antiques dealer Charles Flynn for $875,000.
Both sites were in "severe disrepair," Davis told The Eagle this week. He listed broken windows, crumbling siding and other issues at the buildings, which both date from the 1880s.
Last fall, he renovated the post office building that includes Villager Gifts and several other businesses.
While Davis acknowledged that downtown Lenox is a "very seasonal market" for retail, he has seen "quite a bit of activity in the winter," especially on weekends.
"The summer is strong and the shoulder seasons help carry most of the merchants through the winter," he said, citing a steady flow of customers from the nearby Canyon Ranch high-end resort.
Location is his prime asset when attracting tenants, Davis commented, adding that his lease charges are competitive with other commercial properties in the historic village district.
"It's right in the center of the foot-traffic flow, with surrounding parking lots and restaurants," he said.
"The amount of investment coming into town from new resorts and hotels is only going to help downtown Lenox," Davis asserted.
As a result of the renovation project, a new owner, Allison Crane, has purchased the Mary Stuart clothing, jewelry and gift store at 69 Church St. from longtime owner Judith Macioge. The building now has an all-new roof, post-and-beam construction, windows, siding and trim, sprinklers, an HVAC system and interior structural repairs, Davis said.
Two additional restaurant or retail spaces are available at that site, while the second floor has professional offices, including Berkshire House Hunters real estate agency; Tiny Bear, an Internet-based window-decal venture and a shared space to be occupied by four businesswomen in the bridal industry, including Tara Consolati. Three professional offices remain available.
The 67 Church St. site is undergoing renovation, including a complete rebuild of the interior, as well as new wiring and windows.
The first floor will be occupied by a new retail tenant, the Mackimmie Co., relocating from Marblehead in May. The home and lifestyle shop specializes in personal textiles, including blankets and throws. The building's second floor is being converted into a two-bedroom apartment.
Davis said he has urged his new retail tenants to remain open all year. "It's not contractual, but in screening them, there's a focus that they're committed retailers," he said. "If everyone stays open, they help each other."
Ralph Petillo, executive director of the Lenox Chamber of Commerce, praised Drew's investments as "wonderful it's nice to know someone is caring about properties in Lenox and fixing them up. It's one of the most positive signs of growth we've seen in downtown Lenox in a long time."
Although the downtown area still has seven vacant retail spaces, Petillo noted the positive impact of developer David Ward's Lenox Commons mixed-use complex to the north, as well as the expansion and planned influx of resorts in the area.
Citing heightened competition from online merchants such as Amazon, he said Lenox is fortunate in its ability to attract unique shops.
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All writers get queries from readers who are attempting to fix one problem or another, and it always feels great when you can actually help them out. This column describes one such occurrence, relating to a noisy HDV frame grab. While on the subject of noise removal, I'll also discuss a tool I used to remove noise from video shot at a recent concert.
I frequently use frame grabs for DVD menus or labels, though with their smaller lenses and CCDs, camcorders handle low light less adeptly than the average digital SLR, which translates to noise that detracts from image appearance. This was the problem that a reader complained of in an email last month, so I requested the image and went to work.
I started with Photoshop, which did a great job removing interlacing artifacts from the image. However, the image was speckled with chroma noise, which Photoshop's Reduce Noise filter didn't eliminate. I hunted around for noise reduction features in Ulead PhotoImpact, but found no help. A friend had recently recommended Noiseware Professional, a noise reduction plug-in that supports a number of image editing programs, including PhotoImpact and Photoshop. So I downloaded the tool from www.imagenomic.com and tried it in both programs.
You start by choosing a "setting" which ranges from artistic looks like Portrait and Film Grain Effect to corrective settings like "Full noise reduction." After choosing a setting, you can further customize operation by focusing noise reduction on shadows, midtones, or highlights, or across different colors (reds, yellows, etc.) or by boosting noise-reduction levels.
You click on a preview window to see before and after views, and once you find the appropriate settings, you can save them for use with multiple images shot under the same conditions. I fiddled with the settings a bit, and then settled on the Default settings, which removed virtually all the speckling with only a slight loss of detail. Though this is going to sound like an infomercial, here's the actual response I got back from the reader when I sent him the corrected image: "Wow! That Noiseware Pro did a great job reducing the noise."
Note that you can download free trial versions of Noiseware ($49.99) and Noiseware Pro ($69.99), though the trial version inserts a visible grid in the image after applying the filter. Or, you can download Noiseware's Community Edition 2.5, which is a free standalone version that provides all presets and most customization options.
The second problem is more complicated and costs more to fix. All of us have shot video under low-light conditions and it can be incredibly frustrating. If the location lighting is inadequate, and you can't add more, the video will be noisy and grainy even if you do a perfect job with every aspect of the shoot.
Such was the case with a recent concert I shot at the Rex Theater here in Galax. I had an all star lineup of cameras and some talented shooters to drive them. The performer was jazz singer (and international star) René Marie who had brought her own sound team, which produced awesome audio. Conditions were ideal for a great shoot except that every other stage light was blown and the producer insisted on a red gel in the spot lights to increase the "warmth" of the concert.
The VX2000 capturing DV video from stage left produced the best-looking image, while the FX1 on right, capturing HDV, showed slightly more grain. However, the JVC GY-HD100 and Canon XL H1 shooting HDV video at high magnification levels from the back were grainier still.
Using Premiere Pro's new Fast Color Corrector for the FX1 and VX2000, and the Three-Way Color Corrector for the back cameras, I removed more red from the videos than a bucket load of Visine. Early on I produced a test DVD to check quality on different television sets, and noticed that while the video was clear and artifact-free, it was covered by a fine patina of noise, which was more noticeable on shots from the cameras in the back.
This left me with two choices. I could try to convince René that it was snowing in the Rex that day, or attempt to remove the noise. Choosing the latter approach, I recalled an After Effects plug-in called AlgoSuite that I had recently tested for another magazine. The focus of my review was scaling between DV and HDV resolutions and also high quality de-interlacing, and the product had excelled at both tasks.
I also tested AlgoSuite's noise-removal function, but only as it related to the ability to improve the quality of highly compressed streaming video, not video bound for DVD. Checking the product documentation, I read that the product's Multiple Type Noise Reduction (MTNR) filter was specifically designed to remove film grain, low-light noise, and compression artifacts, and used adaptive techniques to distinguish between true noise and actual motion, removing the former and preserving the latter.
This all sounded promising, so I filtered some footage and compared the results to the original. The filter performed as advertised, adjusting to the various noise levels from the respective cameras, and visibly reducing noise without adversely affecting image detail. For my project, it made all the difference in the world.
If you have similar problems with any of your videos, AlgoSuite is worth checking out at www.algolith.com. The entire suite costs $1,185, but you can purchase just the noise reduction functions for $395. Alternatively, for occasional jobs, you can license the entire suite for $59 per week. Budget plenty of processing time, however, as AlgoSuite is incredibly slow, taking 4:34 (hours:mins) to process 45 seconds of video on a dual 3.06GHz Xeon Dell workstation.
If you'd like to see before-and-after samples of my clips using these noise reduction tools, visit www.doceo.com/noisereduction.html.


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PS3 hits UK
Small turnout gets hugely rewarded
You may have waited patiently at the flagship Virgin Megastore on London's Oxford to collect your pre-ordered PS3, or you may have had to wait just a few hours longer as a result of last minute changes to the launch imposed by local police force and councils, as we reported on Wednesday... but now the wait is over.
Sadly, the state of affairs surrounding the UK launch were slightly different to those in Italy where gamers got their hands on the new console two days before anyone else in Europe as local retailers flipped the finger at the consumer electronics giant's launch target of Thursday at midnight.
However, despite controversy over backwards compatibility many die-hard gamers queued at selected stores around the country last night to collect their sought-after PS3s.
Everyone who bought the console at the Virgin Megastore official launch also received a free 46in HD television - a Sony Bravia no doubt - and a taxi home, which we're sure will more than likely annoy all the gamers who placed their pre-orders at other High Street outlets. In total, the giveaway amounted to £250,000 worth of televisons to more than 100 gamers.
"High definition is very important to people," Ray Maguire, head of Sony Computer Entertainment UK told the BBC.
"A lot of people have bought flat-panel TVs and they want content to go on it and PlayStation 3 is one of the few places they can get that kind of experience."
The TV giveaway in the UK was a reward for gamers' patience, Maguire said.
Register Hardware visited the Virgin Megastore at about 8pm and found as many journos and PRs present as there were keen console customers. We spoke to 17-year-old Ritatsu Thomas (pictured above), who has become something of a small-scale celebrity for being the first person to start queuing, having made camp in the basement floor some 36 hours ago.
To be honest, he seemed more interested in the poker game he was playing with his mates than talking to another member of the press. And who can blame him. When asked if he thought the high price would put off many people from buying the PS3 he said yes, but when the price is inevitably lowered and others see the quality of the games available, the popularity would pick up. At which point he laid down a full house and scooped up the pot... consisting of a Mars bar, some shortbread biscuits and other assorted snacks that had been made available to these very patient members of the public.
The numbers who lined up outside their nearest participating outlet seemed disappointing low around London, with only just over 100 at the Oxford Street launch, shattering the traditional image of an almost-endless line of eager shoppers waiting for the January sales of yesteryear.
Early reports indicate not one high street store actually filled their pre-order lists and so leftover consoles will be available to those who didn't place an advance deposit.
At the same time rumours circulated that Sony would not import another sizeable shipment of consoles for at least six months, making this a shrinking window of opportunity to pick up a PS3. Whether this is true or not, remains to be seen.
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In many cases, the city isn't looking for full cost recovery. According to an annual City Auditor's Office report, Palo Altans consistently give rave reviews to the city's recreational offerings, public subsidies or not. And a recent effort by the City Council to save money by outsourcing the city's animal-services operation ultimately fizzled because of community resistance. Clearly, many think the money is well spent.
Still, city leaders feel they can do better when it comes to cost recovery, which totals $10.7 million and does not include those fees associated with planning and development. On Tuesday evening, the City Council's Finance Committee discussed the MGT report and directed staff to draft a "fee recovery policy" that the council will ultimately consider and possibly adopt. The policy will attempt to address which services should strive to achieve "high cost recovery" (between 70 percent and 100 percent of the cost of service), which should aim for "medium" (30.1 percent to 70 percent) and which should remain "low" (0 to 30 percent). Once that policy is in place, the council plans to overhaul the municipal fee schedule for consistency with the new policy.
In some instances, the "low" cost recovery is easy to justify. Walter Rossmann, director of the city's Office of Management and Budget, used the extreme example of police calls. If the city were to start charging for police calls, a resident might be less likely to report the burglary across the street. Similarly, if the city were to significantly raise prices for fire inspections (the Fire Department's total cost recovery is 57 percent), it could deter some building owners from taking all the necessary fire-prevention measures, which could endanger both that building and neighboring properties and increase the need for future Fire Department responses.
Councilman Greg Schmid wondered Tuesday if raising the costs of approving building updates would "discourage updates in buildings that we want to encourage." He noted that the $300 fee the city currently charges for installation of automatic fire sprinklers achieves a 27 percent cost recovery. To reach 100 percent, the fee would need to be raised to $1,108.
"In these cases why should the goal be 100 percent?" Schmid asked.
For many services, it won't be. There is a reason why most departments are now at a "medium" level when it comes to cost recovery, according to Rossmann. Still, the new study suggests that the city can do a lot better when it comes to recouping costs. Rossmann said cost recovery shouldn't always be "full" but should in most cases be in the "high" range. In cases where fees would have to be raised substantially, these adjustments would be raised gradually, over a number of years.
The study looked at 650 different fees, excluding the development and planning fees, and found that the city has recovered about 35 percent of its service costs. The General Fund subsidized the other 65 percent, which came out to roughly $20 million. Some services, like the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course, generally recoup all their costs through fees. Another 34 fees generated a cost recovery greater than 100 percent, suggesting that a reduction might be in order.
The city's attempt to create its first "cost recovery policy" isn't exactly stirring the populace yet, but it might cause some local angst next summer, when the city adopts its next Municipal Fee Schedule. The study recommends raising the city's overall cost-recovery level from 35 percent to 38 percent, which would mean the city's fee revenues would go up from $10.7 million to $11.8 million. Whether or not this effort will cause a stir will depend on which fees the council ultimately decides to raise, a decision that will occupy the Finance Committee and the full council in the first half of next year.
Councilman Pat Burt, who chairs the committee, stressed the importance of the "cost of service" study and the need to carefully think through the report's implications before proceeding with changes.
Burt rejected staff's initial recommendation to bring the new policy for cost recovery directly to the council and lobbied successfully to have the Finance Committee hold another meeting on the new study. Burt said he was worried that the city is "rushing through something of a greater concern to the community and to us as council members than may be perceived."
The council, he said, will have to think about ways to make the needed changes while remaining sensitive to community values. He voiced concerns about the council "being lulled into thinking that this will go over easy." The fees in the schedule would affect many different constituencies, from animal lovers to theater goers. Burt warned that there is an "underestimation about how this will be received in the community."
"We have residents who just deeply value living in this community and the services provided in this community," Burt said. "They assume they will continue along the lines they always have and changes to those are very sensitive matters."
Vice Mayor Nancy Shepherd agreed with Burt that the subject is an important one but said she would support checking in with the full council before having the Finance Committee get down to the nitty-gritty details of adjusting fees. But all committee members (Marc Berman is the fourth) praised the new report. Burt said it would allow the council to make decisions on a more rational and less subjective basis, though he noted that subjective decisions will still be a part of the process.
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The annual 2013 Columbia County Schools Special Olympics at Greenbrier High School featured more than 200 athletes with close to 600 volunteers, including 450 from the high school, and exemplified its theme of "hustle and heart."
"Today is just all for the kids and to let them have a good time," said Greenbrier's Brooke Mackelburg. "It's a privilege to volunteer."
Mimi Tom, a school system recreation therapist and one of four local coordinators of the games, said preparations for the annual event start early.
"It's something we started at the beginning of the school year," Tom said. "As soon as school starts we start getting ready."
Augusta Prep girls volleyball head coach Rich Bland's 10-year-old daughter Ruby, who attends Riverside Elementary, is one of the reasons preparations have to start well in advance.
"It's an exciting day," Bland said. "Ruby's been excited about this for two months."
The athletes, ranging from ages 5 to 22, participated in events including 50- and 100-meter dashes, soccer dribble, bocce ball, kick and score, and the running long jump and each took home a ribbon for their effort.
Each athlete found things to enjoy about the day.
"I like making beat box noises, rapping, hanging out with friends and the long jump," said 15-year-old Jalen Abney from Grovetown High School.
With Abney was his buddy, Grovetown junior Desmond Sampson, who joined the school's buddy club this year.
"I just like helping people," said Sampson, who said there are people with special needs in his family. "Every time I see Jalen he's smiling. He inspires me to get through the day."
Horatio Maldonado from Riverside Elementary was intense about one event in particular.
"This year I'm excited about the 100-meter dash," he said.
Typifying the spirit was Wil Sanders from Evans Middle School, who has been a competitor in the past but was volunteering this year, running results sheets to the press box.
"I've been waiting for three years for a chance to volunteer," Sanders said. "I like helping out. It gives me satisfaction (that) doing it doesn't."


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Gyorko's first homer shows signs of things to come
By Joey Nowak / MLB.com
CHICAGO -- Jedd Gyorko hit 62 home runs in three seasons in the Minor Leagues. Entering Thursday's series finale at Wrigley Field, he's hit one in the big leagues. But that learning curve is shortening.
"I've been swinging the bat a lot better as of late," Gyorko said. "I had a feeling it might be coming soon, just from the way my at-bats have been going, so it's good to get that first one out of the way."
His first Major League homer came Wednesday night against Cubs starter Scott Feldman in the eighth inning of a 6-2 loss. He hit a two-seam fastball out to left-center field.
"The biggest learning curve happens immediately, and the quicker you understand there's a difference, you'll be better off for it," manager Bud Black said. "The biggest leap is that initial month, that initial first half, that initial first year. And I think Jedd has the baseball awareness, the aptitude to understand that this is a different game."
Gyorko hit 30 homers and drove in 100 runs last season between Double-A San Antonio and Triple-A Tucson. He was productive in Spring Training this year -- hitting .257 with four homers and 12 RBIs -- forcing the Padres to promote him to the big leagues. He's hit .250 with seven doubles, a home run and nine RBIs through 26 games.
"We're not easing him in," Black said. "He's playing every day and he's playing like every inning. But he's up for it. He likes to play. He's a player."
Cabrera finds home atop Padres' lineup
CHICAGO -- After hitting throughout the San Diego order in 115 games last year, shortstop Everth Cabrera has settled nicely into the Padres' leadoff role.
Cabrera has hit leadoff in 19 of San Diego's first 28 games. He's hit .270 with two doubles, two triples, a home run, two RBIs, four stolen bases and 10 runs out of that spot. He's hitting .233 in eight games in the No. 2 spot entering Thursday's series finale against the Cubs at Wrigley Field, where he again hit second.
"He's extremely motivated to lead off and hit at the top of the order," manager Bud Black said. "He's got a lot of self-confidence in his game, which is great."
Cabrera has been a force at the top of the order in the first three games against the Cubs. He went 3-for-4 with a walk and two runs Monday and 1-for-4 with two runs Tuesday.
When Cabrera hits leadoff, he has a .379 on-base percentage and a .771 OPS. When hitting second, his on-base percentage drops to .303 and his OPS to .670 OPS. Entering Thursday, his 12 walks are tied for second in the National League and tied for fourth in the Majors.
"He also knows that for him to hit at the top of the order, he has to get on base and be productive," Black said. "With the pitcher hitting ninth, if we have to bunt to move the eighth-place hitter along, Cabrera has to be a run producer. What we really like, and we've seen it really come on since Spring Training, is his at-bats as far as keeping the ball on the ground, fighting with two strikes, not taking big swings as he gets behind in the count, putting the ball in play, making the defense work."
"We need him on base, so the on-base percentage is critical."
Padres recall Boxberger, option Erlin to Triple-A
CHICAGO -- The Padres recalled right-hander Brad Boxberger from Triple-A Tucscon on Thursday and optioned lefty Robbie Erlin to Triple-A.
Boxberger, 24, has made 10 relief appearances with Tucson this year, going 0-1 with a 4.15 ERA (six earned runs in 13 innings), striking out 19. He made his Major League debut with the Padres last year, appearing in 24 games over four different stints with the club. He recorded 33 strikeouts and 18 walks.
"He's got just pure stuff," manager Bud Black said. "It's legitimate Major League stuff. Velocity to the fastball with carry, very good changeup, good arm speed with the change, movement with the change, swing-and-a-miss change."
Boxberger was acquired from the Reds in 2011 along with Edinson Volquez, Yonder Alonso and Yasmani Grandal in exchange for Mat Latos.
"He's finding his way as a Major Leaguer in regards to consecutive pitches put together to get hitters out," Black said. "And that's a challenge for him and all pitchers as they move on in their careers to become confident and reliable pitchers in the Major Leagues."
Erlin, 22, appeared in the past two games for the Padres in Chicago, making his big league debut Tuesday. He allowed two runs in that appearance before pitching a scoreless inning Wednesday night.
Joey Nowak is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @joeynowak. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Essentially you're correct for HVAC systems. The actual power draw will depend on the final configuration. Understanding that most of your cooling requirement is directly proportionate to your electrical load, having your redundant chillers / HVAC systems active and online will draw additional power in a T4 DC. The software and floor layout designs will help minimize power consumption.
Looking at the big picture, if your IT load is pulling 150 kW of power and you are using two UPS systems powered by two different city power grids, you're not going to suck up 300 kW of power for your IT load. It's the potential for one path or the other(s) to carry the critical load during an incident.
Again, jumping up in tiers, with redundant chillers, you will need higher capacity generators, piping, electrical runs, redundant CUP etc. Additionally, with high density DC's typically found in T4's, you will need hot air return systems in place that you might not see in the lower tiers which also drives the cost up.
Hopefully this helps somewhat.
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