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Haren, Santana present tough calls on options
By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com
Santana and Haren have both struggled this year and will be expensive to retain next season, but both have also turned it around lately at a position that's pricier than any other.
Haren has a $15.5 million option for 2013, with a $3.5 million buyout, in a year that has seen him go 10-11 with a 4.45 ERA, battle back problems and lose another tick or two off his fastball. But he's also posted a 1.86 ERA over his last three starts and was arguably baseball's most consistent starter for the previous seven seasons.
Then there's Santana, who has a $13 million option, with a $1 million buyout, coming off a season that has so far seen him go 8-12 with a 5.08 ERA. Santana doesn't have Haren's track record, but his pure stuff is better and his ERA is 3.10 since the start of August.
It's highly unlikely that the Angels will pick up both options, and a person with knowledge of the team's thinking said recently that Haren and Santana are very likely to depart via free agency. But a lot could hinge on what happens with Zack Greinke, the upcoming free agent the Angels want to add to a rotation that has Jered Weaver, C.J. Wilson and Garrett Richards already penciled in for next season.
"I'm not thinking about that right now," Santana said in Spanish. "All I want to do is help the team win and do my job at the same time."
"It is going to be a decision for them," Haren added. "I really have no say in it. It's definitely nothing that's been in my head at all. I just think everything's going to happen for a reason, and whether I'm here this year or somewhere else, I obviously still want to play and I'm still very confident in what I can do. I'd love to come back, but the decision isn't mine. I'll leave that up to them."
Haren, who turns 32 on Monday and is more than two years Santana's senior, would consider restructuring his 2013 option to stay with the Angels, if it comes to that.
"I'm not really looking to get any exorbitant amount," he said. "Whatever's fair, I would do."
At this point, what Haren values most is stability. And his top priority would be to find a way to stay in Anaheim.
"I've been on four teams already, so I know that starting new with a different team sucks, making new friends, and you have to learn new personalities, new catchers," Haren said. "It's not easy."
Hunter touts Trout as Gold Glove candidate
ANAHEIM -- At 21 and in his first full season, Mike Trout is basically a lock to be named the American League's Rookie of the Year, and in the eyes of many, he's the favorite to be the youngest Most Valuable Player ever.
Can he also win a Gold Glove?
"Yes," said Torii Hunter, who knows a lot about being a Gold Glove-caliber center fielder but, of course, is quite biased in this case. "Of course, he's only 21, he's still got to learn some things. But the plays he's made this year, from last year to this year, the strides he's made, the changes he's made in the outfield, he's been working on it. As far as Gold Glove, if he gets one, it's going to be deserved."
Fred Lynn (1975 Red Sox) and Ichiro Suzuki (2001 Mariners) are the only players in history to win the Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season, and both of them also won Gold Gloves that year.
The fact that the Gold Glove Award is now specific to each outfield spot may hurt Trout, especially in a league with the Tigers' Austin Jackson, considered by many as the best defensive center fielder among everyday players.
But Trout came into Thursday with the highest Ultimate Zone Rating (9.1) among center fielders that have spent at least 600 innings at the position. The second-place guy, the Twins' Denard Span, has a score of 6.1.
Trout also possesses that awe factor. It comes in the form of the four home runs he's taken away (Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy on June 27, White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham on Aug. 4, Mariners catcher Miguel Olivo on Aug. 11 and Tigers first baseman Prince Fielder on Saturday). And it comes, as is often the case with the Gold Glove, in the form of Trout's superb offensive numbers (.331 batting average, 45 steals, 114 runs and 27 homers).
"Everything's in his favor, I'm telling you," Hunter said. "If we [make the playoffs], I think he racks up all of that. All that individual stuff. But if I know Trout, when I talk to him, it's, 'Let's not worry about that until the time comes.' He's really worried about winning. He wants to win, that's all he wants to do. To get a 21-year-old who's not worried about that individual stuff, that's pretty impressive."
But Hunter is not of the belief that a player on a non-playoff team should win the MVP.
"For me, personally, you can have an outstanding player, but for me, you have to help the team win," Hunter said. "MVP wouldn't be for a losing team."
Angels move Hunter to cleanup vs. lefty
ANAHEIM -- Torii Hunter has thrived in the No. 2 spot this season, but the upcoming pitching matchups and the state of the Angels' lineup could catapult him to the cleanup spot a few times this week.
That began Thursday, when the veteran right fielder batted fourth behind Albert Pujols and the walk-prone Alberto Callaspo hit second against A's southpaw Brett Anderson. With Kendrys Morales getting what manager Mike Scioscia likes to call a "natural" break against a left-handed starter and Mark Trumbo slumping, Hunter is temporarily being thrust back into the spot he spent most of his time at last season.
And with the Angels facing a lefty starter in three of their next four games -- Anderson on Thursday, then the Royals' Bruce Chen on Friday and Will Smith on Sunday -- it could happen more often.
Trumbo, who normally bats cleanup when Morales is out of the lineup, came into Thursday 2-for-24 with 12 strikeouts this month and has only a .289 slugging percentage over his last 47 games. Hunter, meanwhile, has posted a .334/.372/.467 slash line since June 8, but those numbers have come since his ascension to the No. 2 spot.
The risk with Hunter -- part of a lineup that plated a combined seven runs in the first three games of this series -- is taking him out of his comfort zone.
"When you move guys around, you're always concerned," Scioscia said, "but I think the need to get some depth in our lineup behind Albert is critical."
Worth noting
Maicer Izturis swung a bat Thursday for the first time since exiting Saturday's game with sore left ribs. Scioscia expects him to be ready for Friday's series opener against the Royals.
Albert Pujols was able to retrieve Wednesday's home run ball, which made him the first player in history to hit 30-plus homers in each of his first 12 seasons. In exchange for the ball, Pujols autographed his jersey from the 2010 All-Star Game for the fan who caught it.
On Friday, Angels alumnus Justin Speier, a representative of the U.S. Army and members of the Angels Strike Force will visit three local high schools as part of the Angels Baseball Foundation's Adopt-A-School program. Each presentation will highlight baseball and softball skills along with the benefits of joining the military. Each school will receive $3,650 for their baseball and softball program, courtesy of the Angels Baseball Foundation and the U.S. Army.
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Summaries of EU Legislation
Summaries of EU legislation: direct access to the main summaries page.
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Croatia – Environment
Candidate countries conduct negotiations with the European Union (EU) in order to prepare themselves for accession. The accession negotiations cover the adoption and implementation of European legislation (acquis) and, more specifically, the priorities identified jointly by the Commission and the candidate countries in the analytical assessment (or 'screening') of the EU's political and legislative acquis. Each year, the Commission reviews the progress made by candidates and evaluates the efforts required before their accession. This monitoring is the subject of annual reports presented to the Council and the European Parliament.
Commission Report [COM(2010) 660 final – SEC(2010) 1326 – Not published in the Official Journal].
The 2010 Report indicates that the alignment with the acquis is nearly complete. However, in this final phase, additional effort must be made in the areas of water quality, environmental protection, risk management and climate change. The administrative capacity for action must be strengthened, including at local level.
EUROPEAN UNION ACQUIS (according to the Commission's words)
Union environmental policy is aimed at promoting sustainable development and protecting the environment for current and future generations. It is based on the integration of environmental protection into other Union policies, on preventive action, the 'polluter pays' principle, fighting environmental damage at source, and shared responsibility. The acquis comprises some 200 legal acts covering horizontal legislation, water and air pollution, the management of waste and chemical substances, biotechnology, nature conservation, pollution and industrial risk management, noise and radiation protection.
Compliance with the acquis will require major investment, but will also deliver significant advantages in terms of public health and a reduction in the cost of damage to forests, habitats, the countryside and fishing grounds. A strong and well-equipped administration at national, regional and local level is imperative for the application and enforcement of the environment acquis.
EVALUATION (according to the Commission's words)
Good progress has been made in the environment chapter as regards both alignment and implementation of the legislation. Legislative alignment with regard to water quality, and to a certain extent, climate change must be concluded.
Horizontal implementation of the acquis and cooperation with non-governmental organisations which are active in the environment domain must be improved.
Overall, Croatia's preparations are nearing completion. Croatia needs to continue strengthening administrative capacity, especially at local level.
Commission Report [COM(2009) 533 final – SEC(2009) 1333 final – Not published in the Official Journal].
Commission Report [COM(2008) 674 – SEC(2008) 2694 final - Not published in the Official Journal].
The November 2008 report presented the efforts undertaken in certain sectors, such as air quality, chemicals and GMOs. Substantial progress and investment was needed in order to meet the objectives laid down in the areas of climate change, water quality and industrial pollution.
Commission Report [COM(2007) 663 final – SEC(2007) 1431 - Not published in the Official Journal]. The November 2007 report indicated that progress had been made, particularly as regards horizontal legislation, air quality, waste management and chemical products. Large-scale efforts were still needed in order to fully meet Community requirements.
Commission Report [COM(2006) 649 final - SEC(2006) 1385 - Not published in the Official Journal]. In the November 2006 report, it was noted that Croatia had made appreciable progress, especially on air and water, nature protection, chemicals and GMOs. Significant efforts were nonetheless still needed, particularly in the administration and financing of environmental measures.
Commission Report [COM(2005) 561 final – SEC(2005) 1424 – Not published in the Official Journal]. The October 2005 report stressed the significant progress made by Croatia in the areas of air quality and waste management, while also noting that, in terms of the overall situation, there had been little movement in the other sectors.
Commission Opinion [COM(2004) 257 final - Not published in the Official Journal]. In its April 2004 opinion, the European Commission expressed the view that alignment with the Community acquis would require considerable effort on the part of Croatia, even though the basic elements of an appropriate legislative framework already existed. In particular, it stressed the importance of improvements in planning, investment and the preparation of financing strategies as well as the importance of integrating environmental considerations into other policies and implementing legislation.
See also
- Website of the Directorate General for Enlargement: Enlargement Strategy and Progress Reports 2010
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RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. - Tahaan Goodman is outstanding in 7-on-7 tournaments because he's so athletic and rangy, but his bread and butter, where he performs best, is with pads on, in real games on Friday nights.
The four-star safety from Rancho Cucamonga likes to hit. Not ashamed to say it. Loves to lay the wood, and that's why he's so excited about playing in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
Goodman, rated as the fourth-best safety and No. 44 prospect in the 2013 class by Rivals.com, and his teammate, four-star cornerback Chris Hawkins, were given their Army game jerseys during a presentation Monday at their high school.
The four-star is ready to strap on the pads. He's shown out in 7-on-7 tournaments and during his high school career, and the Army game provides Goodman the opportunity to prove his worth against the nation's top players.
"This is my element," Goodman said. "I get to finally show what I can do together with the pads on and in coverage. A lot of these players have only seen my coverage and they haven't seen me hit yet. I want to come and show everybody how I can play and compete at that level.
"It's a lot different especially for safeties (in 7-on-7 and in games). You have to worry about different things and they have to worry about different things. It's a lot different with pads."
Recruiting is still wide open for Goodman, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound recruit who's rated fourth in the California state rankings by Rivals.com.
He was supposed to visit LSU last weekend for its matchup against Alabama but could not make the trip. That will be rescheduled and Goodman is also planning visits to USC and UCLA.
"(LSU) is still high on my list and I'm still taking an official (visit) there for sure," Goodman said. "It might be a different game or it could be after the season.
"I just really want to take my officials to the schools in town. I just want to have a good time and really take a visit to a school that I could actually go to instead of just going for a trip. I want to go and hang out with the players. Even though you can do that on an unofficial I want to go and spend more time there.
"UCLA has been recruiting me a lot harder. It shows they want me more and they've been talking to me a lot and making sure I'm good."
The de-commitment of four-star Max Redfield from USC on Sunday night could play a factor later in Goodman's recruitment, but it does not mean he'll make an immediate pledge to the Trojans.
LSU, UCLA and some others remain serious contenders and Redfield's choice to open back up reinforces Goodman's decision to wait things out, remain patient and make his commitment later in the recruiting process.
That could provide even more drama at the Army game in January.
"Like I've said before, I knew there were going to be commits and de-commits and everything so I just want to take my time instead of being the one who commits somewhere and then having to rethink it," Goodman said.
"Right now I'm at the point of still doing that and I still have the time. I might just take it to the Army game or whenever I'm ready. I really just want to take my officials. That's how I can really find out where I want to be."
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The Pros and Cons of Being a Non-native English Speaker
Everybody knows that English is the most popular language in the world. People use it to communicate to one another when they are abroad or if they are working in big companies with English speaking co-workers. The question is: Is it better to be a non-native speaker or it does it matter at all?
The first pro is that non-native speakers are more tolerant when it comes to grammar correctness. Even making a lot of mistakes won't be as noticeable by non-native speakers as by the British for instance. Communication between non-native speakers for many people isn't as awkward as conversation with native speakers of any language.
Another pro is that non-native speakers are more into improving their second language or whichever language it is for them. More ambitious people are definitely more willing to use foreign languages at a high level.
A disadvantage of being a non-native speaker is pretty significant. Many people have a terrible fuzzy accent that makes conversation a challenge. Also, wrong pronunciation may be a problem in communication. Various words are spelled the same but the only way of distinguishing these words is careful listening and knowing the context.
The second con of being a non-native speaker is that in order to be able to use the language you obviously must learn it before. It takes a bit of time, depending on the person more or less. Native speakers don't have to learn any other language because English is very popular in every part of the world.
In my opinion ,it doesn't matter whether you are a native or non-native speaker because even Asians can speak as good as a British or American. The only thing that people may not be able to learn is accent, which still is important though it isn't the most significant thing.
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My Tweak to the Home Run Derby Selection Process
Everyone might remember I had some reservations on the new "Captains" format for the State Farm Home Run Derby. After thinking about it for a day, it might have some legitimate merit, but maybe it can be tweaked a bit, just like the selection process. Hopefully today I can outline my ideas, and maybe some day M L B will take credit for it ( just kidding).
The Captain format did take the selection process out of Major League Baseball fingers, but it ended up being a collection of "buddies" taking turns hitting a baseball more than a competition that let fans from all over the country, and other countries outside the United States see our budding stars. Sure American League Captain David Ortiz made an overall very impressive four-some, but even Ortiz made sure to mention several times that he picked his "boys".
So why not make the American League and National League leaders at the All-Star Break the Captains in the future? That would give more of a guarantee to the assembled baseball fans the best long ball hitters from both leagues at the top of the equation. In 2011, that would have made Toronto Blue Jay Jose Bautista and St. Louis Cardinal Lance Bergman the first 2 players selected for the Home Run Derby. Combined the pair have crushed 55 balls into the stands heading into the All-Star Break.
From there I would love to trash the current "Final Vote" premise and re-institute it with 8 names from each league to have a week's worth of voting to decide the final 3 candidates to stand with Bautista and Bergman as members of both the American and National League squads. Sure there is still the horror of the large market teams stuffing the ballot box, but I have a solution to keep multiple players from each squad off the final selection team.
To keep the Red Sox, Yankees, Cubs, Cardinals and possibly the Dodgers from stuffing the ballot boxes, there can be no multiple players selected from the same franchise. That ruling would have split up the 2011 pairings of Adrian Gonzalez and Ortiz, plus would have made either Rickie Weeks or Prince Fielder the Brewer possibly selected to the team. This rule would have also eliminated Matt Holiday since Bergman would have been the Cardinals representative.
Such a regulation would keep an unbalanced Home Run Derby squad that should of included players like Cincy's Jay Bruce, White Sox Paul Korneko, Ranger Nelson Cruz or even Oriole's Mark Reynolds.
This system also has a flaw or two that need to be ironed out, like this year's winner Robinson Cano might not have been picked with this format since Mark Teixera and Curtis Granderson had more Home Runs heading into the break than Cano.
Sure there are thing to be worked out, and holes to fill by players not wanting to participate, but M L B could get those "Yeahs" or "Nays" at the conclusion of the All-Star voting and hype up the Home Run Derby selection process with an entire week of plugging certain players, or maybe even trying to get a up-and coming player most of the country has not seen hit the ball like the Marlins Mike Stanton a chance on the big stage.
M L B made an honest effort this season to correct some past Home Run Derby wrongs, and they are steps in the right direction. Now by also involving the fans in the process, we can get a more suitable and diverse selection that will have people again excited about the event.
Watching Bautista and Weeks struggle last night was painful at times, and there is no doubt some people changed the channel……With a few slices and dices, the Home Run Derby can come back in Kansas City for the 2012 All-Star game lean, mean and pounding balls after ball into those fountains. That would be a pure joy to watch.


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Snow Peak Climber's Log
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|1 peak
Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2017
|Just snow. Fun peak and an easy day trip. A group of 25 goats surrounded two overnight campers. They had a dog and he sat so quietly and never moved or barked. Goats were aggressive with each other but not with the campers. Lots of goats bluff charging each other. Saw some ptarmigans. The snow pass route up the peak is normal class 3, not a ton of exposure.
|Posted Sep 4, 2017 7:16 pm
|Brian Kalet
|5 Peaks
Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2014
|With Valhalla, Grand Traverse, North Traverse & 12485.
|Posted Jul 20, 2014 10:30 pm
|Snow on snow
Date Climbed: Oct 14, 2012
|Wife, pup and I after the first significant snow of the year. Beautiful peak.
|Posted Oct 16, 2012 7:55 am
|Grand Traverse Peak, Valhalla, and Snow Peak
Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2012
|Traverse around Deluge Lake: south ridge of Grand Traverse Peak, traverse to Mt. Valhalla, traverse to Snow Peak and down its back side. Talus and tower bypasses on the south ridge of Valhalla are quite annoying and tedious (loose), but all easily doable.
|Posted Aug 4, 2012 2:13 pm
|Nice Hike
Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2010
|Once I found the trail to the pass, it was a breeze. 45 minutes after leaving the lake I was on the summit. Some fun scrambling can be had towards the top, but it can be kept to class 2+ as well. Snow is a good intro Gore mountain...seems much easier than other 13ers in the range.
|Posted Jul 24, 2010 11:54 pm
|Snow Pass Route
Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2009
|I suppose it was appropriate that snow prevented our summitting snow peak. Rob and I attempted to summit via snow pass from Gore Creek trailhead...upon our arrival at the pass a strong snow storm moved in making a bid for the summit questionable. We opted to head back down and try again another day. All in all, its a fantastic looking mountain and I look forward to coming back!
|Posted Sep 13, 2009 2:07 pm
|Snowy SW Ridge
Date Climbed: Apr 20, 2007
|Approach via Deluge Lake Trail. 3rd class SW Ridge to summit with plenty of snow. Traverse to Valhalla. An awesome spring day in the Gores.
|Posted Mar 28, 2008 11:21 pm
|Deluge Lake Loop
Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2007
|Headed up the Southwest Ridge and then down the Snow Pass Route. The south ridge is definitely more difficult, several 3rd class towers with some option 4th class moves. A few of the early towers could be bypassed, but where is the fun in that?
Also made a side trip to a sub summit between Hail and Valhalla. I don't think it has a nickname, but somehow "Sleet" seems appropriate as its between "Snow" and "Hail". Great views of "Snow" from this vantage point.
Did this loop twice, Oct 7, 2007 and July 12, 2015.
Third ascent of the peak on Aug 20, 2017 with Rachael of the North Ridge up-and-down
|Posted Oct 8, 2007 10:15 am
|N Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2007
|Classic Gore Range. It looks so much gnarlier than it actually is from Deluge Lake. You could make it up and back at no harder than class 2 if careful.
|Posted Jul 22, 2007 1:42 pm
|fun attempt
Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2006
|Decided to attempt a summit run from the Gore Lake basin. Made it to within 150 feet of the summit on the south western ridge when a gap that was just a little too wide to jump with no way around turned this attempt back.
|Posted Aug 21, 2006 3:37 am
|Route Climbed: Snow Pass
Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2006
|Beautiful short trip in the Gores - quickly becoming my favorite close-to-home range. From Deluge Lake, with my friends Scott and Karyn.
|Posted Aug 7, 2006 12:15 am
|Next stop, Snow Peak
Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2006
|I climbed Snow Peak after I climbed Mt. Valhalla. I was a little concerned at the snow high on the mountain, but as it turned out, I only had to take maybe four steps in it. What a cool peak! It looks pretty wicked from certain vantage points, but it isn't very hard to climb at all, and the route is fun. On the way back down, I decided to climb PT 12,835 from the saddle.
|Posted Jun 16, 2006 5:32 am
|N Ridge
Date Climbed: Sep 27, 2001
|Hiked up from Deluge Lake on a glorious day of yellow aspens.
|Posted Mar 3, 2006 6:00 pm
|Route Climbed: Snow Pass Date Climbed: June 13, 2004
|A good one. Nice scramble on the ridge. In the haste to get going on this unscheduled climb I left my food on the floor of the cabin in the basin and came back to see signs that we weren't alone up there. I curse the varmit that got into my grub!
|Posted Jun 25, 2004 12:44 am
|Route Climbed: Snow Pass Route Date Climbed: June 13, 2004
|One of my favorite mountains now... I ascended Snow Peak with colonelpyat, Kane, and my dog Sopris. A very fun climb on a beautiful afternoon. We were on the summit around 4pm. I can't say enough good things about this mountain.
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Cruz eligible for tiebreaker games
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
ST. PETERSBURG -- With six teams still in the hunt for the two American League Wild Card spots, there is a possibility the Rangers could play one or two tiebreaker games before they even get to the Wild Card Game.
If so, the Rangers expect outfielder Nelson Cruz to be eligible for those games. Cruz is currently serving a 50-game suspension for violation of Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. That suspension ends after the 162nd game of the season. Texas has not made an official decision if Cruz will be added to the postseason roster, but there is strong sentiment within the organization to do that. Cruz is currently working out in the instructional league.
The American League Wild Card Game is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 2. If the Rangers are tied with one other team for the second Wild Card spot, that game would be played on Monday, Sept. 30. If there are more than two teams tied for the Wild Card spots, then tiebreaker games would be held on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. The schedule would be determined by Major League Baseball's tiebreaking procedures.
The Rangers went into Wednesday's action tied with the Rays for the AL Wild Card lead. The Indians were a half-game back, the Orioles were two back and the Yankees and the Royals were 3 1/2 back. The Rangers have a three-game series with the Royals that begins on Friday at Kauffman Stadium.
Rangers mixing and matching who starts at DH
ST. PETERSBURG -- Ian Kinsler was at designated hitter on Wednesday, with Jurickson Profar getting the start at second base. Kinsler was filling a position that has produced a .722 OPS this season, which would be the lowest for the Rangers at DH since 1989.
The Rangers have had 12 different players start at DH this season. Lance Berkman leads with 65, but he's had just four since coming off the disabled list at the beginning of September. The rotation will continue the rest of the season, with Jeff Baker expected to start there on Thursday against Rays left-hander Matt Moore.
"I felt like today I needed to get one of my infielders off his feet," manager Ron Washington said. "I'm giving it to Kinsler today, and tomorrow with a left-hander, it will be Baker. When we get to Kansas City, we'll see."
Berkman is 0-for-12 in five games since being activated off the disabled list. He missed almost two months with inflammation in his left hip and a chronic sore right knee, and the inflammation limits him to batting left-handed. He started at DH on Tuesday and had one at-bat against right-hander Jeremy Hellickson. When the Rays brought left-hander Wesley Wright in during the third inning, the Rangers had to pinch-hit Berkman with Baker to lead off the fourth.
"He's still in the mix," Washington said. "I'm trying to get him some at-bats so he can get the feel for seeing pitches. I still feel he is one of those guys who can wake up on a cold snowy day and get a base hit."
With rotations set, Texas could miss Weaver
ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rangers could miss right-hander Jered Weaver during their season-ending four-game series with the Angels next week at the Ballpark in Arlington.
With the way the Angels' rotation is currently set up, Weaver is scheduled to pitch this Friday against the Mariners. His next start would fall on Wednesday against the Athletics, unless Angels manager Mike Scioscia adjusts his rotation. That would likely be his last start of the season unless he comes back on three days' rest to face the Rangers on the final Sunday.
The Angels' rotation for the Rangers series is currently set up for Jerome Williams to pitch the opener on Thursday, followed by C.J. Wilson, Garrett Richards and Jason Vargas. Weaver is 7-3 with a 3.14 ERA in 12 starts since the All-Star break. Wilson is 8-0 with a 3.36 ERA in 12 starts since the break, although he escaped with a no-decision after allowing six runs in four innings against Texas on July 30.
The Rangers are scheduled to face Royals right-handers Ervin Santana, Jeremy Guthrie and James Shields this weekend in Kansas City. Texas then returns home to play the Astros in a three-game series beginning on Monday. Houston is set up to throw right-hander Brad Peacock on Monday, followed by left-handers Dallas Keuchel and Brett Oberholtzer.
Former Texas prospect Roark boosting Nats
ST. PETERSBURG -- The Nationals are making a late bid for the second National League Wild Card spot, and Tanner Roark has been a big part of their surge. Roark is 7-0 with a 1.08 ERA in three starts and nine relief appearances since coming up from Triple-A Syracuse on Aug 6. He pitched seven scoreless innings in a 4-0 victory over the Braves on Tuesday.
Roark was originally drafted by the Rangers in the 25th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He was not considered a top prospect when the Rangers traded him and pitcher Ryan Tatusko to the Nationals on July 30, 2010, for infielder Cristian Guzman. At the time, second baseman Ian Kinsler was on the disabled list and the Rangers needed Guzman to help plug the hole.
Roark was 10-5 with a 4.20 ERA in 22 games for Double-A Frisco at the time of the trade. He then had two undistinguished seasons in 2011-12, going 15-26 with a 4.52 ERA between Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Syracuse in the Nationals' system. Then Roark had a breakthrough season this year at Syracuse, going 9-3 with a 3.15 ERA.
"I watched him on TV the other day," Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said. "He's doing a nice job. He is a big body guy with a good sinker and throws a lot of strikes. He's certainly gotten better."
Guzman hit .152 with the Rangers, ended up on the disabled list with a strained quad muscle and was not on the postseason roster. He has never played again. Tatusko is still at Triple-A Syracuse.
Worth noting
• Pitching coach Mike Maddux said he had a "very good" bullpen session with Matt Garza on Tuesday. Said Maddux: "Just a reminder that a genius on the mound is a simple mind. Clear the head, and let your ability shine through."
• Rangers manager Ron Washington said he is leaning toward having Geovany Soto behind the plate on Thursday with Yu Darvish on the mound. It would be the third straight game Soto has caught Darvish. Washington said he is not assigning Soto as Darvish's personal catcher, saying, "If I decide to go with Soto, it's just because I felt like it. I reserve the right to change my mind."
• Leonys Martin, who had two doubles and a home run on Tuesday, is only the third Rangers player this season to have three extra-base hits in a game. The others were Adrian Beltre on May 12 against the Astros and Nelson Cruz on June 17 against the Athletics.
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: To be fair, I can totally see it being the case that when Miles raised the issue of transferring to DS9 he put a rather rosy spin on the situation (heck, perhaps he wasn't given an honest depiction of the situation himself, or just didn't believe it would be as bad as it was). And let's not pretend he isn't the type who'd love the idea of the challenge of putting the station back together. As he says in "Emissary", when Keiko first saw their quarters she talked about moving back to Earth. It's not as though she ever claimed to be happy about moving to the station. If you want to look at it as who sacrificed more, I think Keiko wins. I also think that if she had been happy all the time and there hadn't been any tension in their relationship then we'd see exactly the same sort of thread we have right here, except the complaints would be more along the lines of, "That was so unrealistic! Keiko threw away everything when she moved to DS9 but then was the perfect submissive little wife when she got there! How stereotypical!"


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Dr. Patricia Prelock presents on Autism Spectrum Disorder at March 23, 2013 NSSLHA Conference
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France unlikely to meet CO2 emissions target: report
PARIS (Reuters) - France is unlikely to meet its target of a fourfold reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide by 2050, according to a report by a government-appointed commission, business daily La Tribune reported on Monday.
The report into French energy perspectives up to 2050, due to be published this week, will say the best that can be expected is a reduction by 2.1 or 2.4 times, La Tribune said in an article from its Tuesday edition issued ahead of publication.
The report comes shortly before a major meeting of representatives from government, industry, environmental associations, agriculture and the public later this month.
"By 2050, given the need for growth, it appears difficult to do better than a factor of two, except by adopting breakthrough technologies which have not been taken into consideration because they appeared relatively improbable," the report says.
Under an energy law of July 2005, France committed to a fourfold reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases over the decades to 2050.
The commission recommends import taxes on products which consume large amounts of energy, auctioning carbon dioxide quotas and harmonizing the system at European Union level.
Other measures included forcing carmakers to adopt standards limiting carbon dioxide emissions to 120g/km by 2012, increasing petrol tax by three cents a year and by five cents a year for gas-oil and taxing vehicles according to the amount of pollution they produced.
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Inside a New-Construction Home with Character
Displaying a simple collection of similar objects is one of the easiest ways to fill space and create a stylized vignette on tabletops, mantels, and bookshelves. "And dog collectibles come in a variety of shapes, sizes and materials," says designer Kelley Motschenbacher, whose house we recently featured. "Each one has a different look and a unique personality that I find them hard to resist." This trio on the mantel is actually a collection of metal dog doorstops, "and add a hint of quirkiness" to the living room.
House of Earnest design blogger Erin Souder has an affinity for throw pillows and her schnauzer, Perry. Souder wanted to incorporate a touch of humor in her clean, neutral living room, and she aimed to do it in a classic way. She created this silhouette-stitched design of her favorite pooch on an open-weave pillow cover. With a bit of crochet yarn, a darning needle, and a printed pattern, Souder fashioned this timeless throw pillow in 30 minutes (while watching Downton Abbey, in fact). Click here for the complete how-to instructions.
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July 25, 2013 By Justin S
Hi Team Titleist. I am going to try out for my high school golf team. I know I can make it, but I get nervous when I play with people I don't know. Because of that my game can go bad. Is there any way to help get over these nerves?
July 26, 2013 at 1:11pm
I played on my high school team as well (a long time ago :)). What I used to do is on the practice green or range, I would talk to fellow players just to get comfortable with them and get a feel for who likes to talk and who doesn't. Once on the first tee, I shake hands with my fellow competitor and say good luck ... then get into the zone! Block out everyone and become one with yourself and the course. Remember, its you against the course ... you can only control what YOU do, not what they do. So don't let them get to you. Don't worry, if you don't want to talk to them, you don't have to. It's not rude if you just want to have small talk and thats it. If you are confident about your game, let your game do the talking for you. They will learn to back off and not pester you if they know they have to concentrate more on their game to beat you. They couldn't possibly be beaten by an incoming freshman .. no way!
Bottom line is ... block them out and concentrate on your game! Just think of it as your going to play with a few people you met on the course ... you don't know them from Adam but you can still play with them. Its you against the course .... stop and enjoy the outdoors, the weather, the birds ... anything! And the nerves will go away, I can promise you.
Enjoy it and I am sure you will make the team. Be determined and it will happen. When you do, you won't regret it!
Good luck!
July 26, 2013 at 3:08pm
Thanks Chris
July 27, 2013 at 7:36pm
Another thing to try it to while you are practicing envision yourself on the first hole of your try out round. Try to recreate the nerves and deal with it while you are by yourself on the practice range. Play the whole round during your practice sessions(Each shot of the 18 holes). once off the driving range do the same thing on the putting greens. Imagine the pressure on your putts. As you are lining up a twelve footer, for instance , imagine this it the putt you need to make to make the team. If you do this each time you practice by the time you get to the first tee you will own the moment because you have dealt with it many many times before. You will also be very confident because you have succeeded many times before while practicing. Good Luck on making the team. Just relax and play your game.
July 28, 2013 at 9:05pm
Can't say it any better then Chris did. I too had the same feeling my freshmen year in high school. But those nerves quickly went away after the first couple of matches that I played. Just play your own game and don't worry about what their scores are and remember, you are playing on a team and not just for yourself. Best of luck to You in your High School career and I truly hope you finish your career like I did, Team MVP. What a feeling it was to receive that reward in front of everyone. 31 years later, I still have it.
David K.
July 29, 2013 at 7:35am
Chris above said it perfectly...
I also played on my high school golf team and I had a problem with my folks watching believe it or not. I could shoot fairly well just going to matches, whenever my folks were able to show up, I was trying so hard to impress them my game suffered.
Be yourself, find out what you have to do to block out your surroundings and concentrate on your game. Might be as easy as finding a tune to get stuck in your head, sunflower seeds or a blowing bubbles with your favorite gum. I just relax take a deep breath and smile before I hit these days, works for me. Find out what works for you! Good luck and keep em in the fairway!
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The Board of Registration shall keep books of record in which full and detailed minutes shall be preserved of all its proceedings. The minutes shall be kept from day to day, and shall contain:
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Attacks on the Press in 2003 - Swaziland
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King Mswati III, ruler of Africa's only absolute monarchy, retained tight control over the media in this tiny southern African nation in 2003. In April, newly appointed Information Minister Abednego Ntshangase announced a censorship policy for state media, saying that "the national television and radio stations are not going to cover anything that has a negative bearing on government." Ntshangase specifically indicated that state broadcasters would not be allowed to cover the controversy surrounding the government's plans to purchase a luxury jet for King Mswati.
The ban on negative content was directed toward the Swaziland Broadcasting and Information Services, which operates the only news-carrying radio channels in the country, and Swazi TV. Both are state-run. While local journalists concede that state media had little editorial freedom to begin with, many feared that the minister's statements could lead to a crackdown on the tiny private press.
In late July, an official from the Justice Ministry announced that the government would pass legislation allowing it to force journalists to reveal their sources. Heavy fines and/or jail time would be imposed on journalists who refused. However, the attorney general later denied the existence of such an initiative.
The repressive Media Council Bill, which was proposed in the late 1990s and calls for the creation of a regulatory council with punitive powers, remained shelved in 2003. However, journalists fear that it could be revived. In an effort to stave off the reintroduction of the bill in Parliament, public and private media took steps toward self-regulation. With help from the United Nations Development Program and the British government, state and private journalists drafted a charter for a Media Complaints Commission. In April, the charter was presented to representatives from Swaziland's Editors' Forum, the Media Institute of Southern Africa, and the Swaziland National Association of Journalists. The journalists agreed to select a board to serve on the commission, and to adopt their first journalistic code of ethics. Both the code and the commission remain works in progress.
Lack of financial resources and credibility issues continue to pose problems for the Swazi media. In the spring, Phesheya Dube, a journalist for state-owned radio, pretended to broadcast reports from Baghdad, while in fact he never left Swaziland. Making it sound as if he was calling from the war zone, Dube culled all of his information from foreign press and wire service reports. Once the ruse was discovered, Information Minister Ntshangase criticized Dube for making Swaziland "an object of scorn." However, no disciplinary action was taken against the journalist, and he was not fired.
Recently, community radio initiatives have challenged the government's monopoly on broadcast media. One pilot station, based in the central Lubombo Region, obtained several temporary permits to broadcast. Local journalists fault unclear licensing procedures for the Lubombo station's sporadic activity but agree that licenses for community stations – even if they are not news-based – could open the way for more private ownership.
In the fall, King Mswati received a draft constitution written by the Constitutional Drafting Committee – a project many years in the making. On November 14, he postponed its approval until the document could be translated into Siswati. The constitution had not been adopted by year's end. The draft, designed to balance the royal establishment's desire to retain power against growing domestic and international demands for democratic reform, guarantees some civil liberties, including press freedom, while preserving the king's ability to overrule laws. The constitution also preserves the country's long-standing ban on political parties. Local independent journalists view the document with mixed feelings and hope that it will be subject to further reform, with input from civil society and pro-democracy advocates.
Swazi journalists were also cautious in evaluating the outcome of parliamentary elections, which were held in October. While the poll ushered in several progressive new ministers, Parliament remains mainly an advisory body to the king, who can dissolve it at his whim.
A Commonwealth election monitoring team criticized Swaziland's lack of press freedom and expressed disappointment at government-owned Radio Swaziland's reporting on the elections, saying that restricted campaign coverage reduced voters' knowledge of the candidates and harmed their ability to hold candidates accountable.


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Team Australias express ride to Hobart and into history books
Saturday, 23 February 2013
Sean Langman's radical 60-foot trimaran Team Australia took the Tasman Sea express lane and this evening smashed the previous fastest time from Sydney to Hobart by a whopping 12 hours and a half hours.
They set a new elapsed time of 29 hours 52 minutes and 23 seconds, bettering the previous time set last December by Wild Oats XI by 12 hours 30 minutes 49 seconds.
Ahead of a 12-15 knot NE breeze, Team Australia coasted past the Castray Esplanade finish box, recording an unofficial finish time of 16:51:20 or 4.51pm. This time will be verified by the recording device installed on the boat by World Sailing Speed Record Council representative John Brooks prior to leaving Sydney Heads yesterday morning.
Their start time from between North Head and the Hornby Lighthouse on South Head was 10:58:57 Friday morning, February 23, and average speed for the 630 nautical mile stretch was 21 knots.
An exhausted Sean Langman this evening said they never took their wet weather gear or lifejackets off, "we were always on the edge, that's what sailing these boats is like." On their time he reckons there is still potential to take the record even lower. "We'll have another go when someone else breaks ours."
After an hour's sleep broken up into two "cat naps" he was understandably drained as he spoke to Hobart media and well-wishers who have been following the trimaran's progress via satellite tracking.
While Bob Oatley's 100ft supermaxi Wild Oats XI will remain the Sydney Hobart yacht race record holder with their time of 42 hours 23 minutes and 12 seconds, the ORMA 60 trimaran Team Australia will be added to the WSSRC's list of sanctioned passage records.
After a shaky start in the angry backwash off the cliffs at South Head yesterday morning, the seven crew, including skipper Sean Langman, son Peter Langman, Larry Jamieson, Shaun McKnight, James Ogilvie, Aaron Hampo and Josh Alexander rode the strong nor'easter across Bass Strait to arrive waterlogged into Hobart on a sunny summer's afternoon.
With the passage record comfortably clinched, Team Australia's new target this afternoon was to finish in less than 30 hours – they scraped in by a matter of seven and a half minutes.
The multihull's top speed was recorded today, "39.6 knots….we are coming home HOT!!!" said Alexander, the excitement back in his voice as they steamed to the finish.
The optimal weather window was no fluke, Langman and Alexander worked closely with world renowned marine forecaster, Roger 'Clouds' Badham, in the lead-up to the attempt to hand pick the start time.
As well as optimum winds and sea state, timing the run ahead of the whale migration north and the possibility of hitting a giant humpback and causing major damage was a priority.
Langman's greatest worry was hitting a submerged object or marine life at breakneck speed. In the end all they broke was one mainsail car, a small and relatively insignificant piece of plastic and a surprising outcome given the extreme sustained loads on the boat and gear.
The former French-owned trimaran was more than capable of withstanding the rigours of the passage to Hobart having in her former life been raced hard repeatedly across the North Atlantic and won the double-handed Transat Jacques Vabre from northern France to Brazil.
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The great Youtube cashout
As filed with the SEC, Youtube founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen — along with a crowd of other investors — plan to sell off a huge chunk of the Google stock acquired when Youtube was purchased by the search corp. The numbers are indeed sweet: based on current stock prices, Hurley's shares are worth $345 million plus, and eligible bachelor Chen's $326 million plus. But who's the real big winner?
That would be Sequoia Capital, which originally invested $11.5 million in Youtube; the fund stands to rake in north of $442 million from selling stock (plus another $62 million from a couple other Sequoia fund investments). Youtube co-founder Jawed Karim, who left the party a little early, must be satisfied with a mere $64 million. Even broadcaster Maury Povich will make a little green off this thing. FuckedGoogle claims the whole thing is the de rigeur payday for Sequoia, who was given that equity stake in order to grease the wheels of the Youtube sale originally. If so, maybe a little fraudish. Hey man, who cares, we're rich!


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TROY - A Troy woman who was reported missing Saturday has been found safe, according to authorities.
The circumstances of the 22-year-old Grace Weineger's disappearance had been considered suspicious by authorities, who now say that she is safe and in the company "of a subject whom she recently started a relationship without advising family members or employers."
Weineger had last been seen in the vicinity of the Nite Owl News at Fulton and Fourth streets around 9 p.m. Thursday evening. She had no prior history of running away or discontinuing contact with friends and family, which had been cause for concern.


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David N. Snyder wrote:Really? What if it was a human being infested with ticks and fleas? Would you let the human die so that you don't accumulate any bad kamma?Virgo wrote:Absolutely not. You should never, ever kill living beings.cherrytigerbarb wrote:Is it ok to kill ticks and fleas if it's to save the life of an infested animal?
The fact that the infested animal will die is very sad, however, it is not your fault. All beings must die. It is a time to be equanimous.
Yes, killing is bad, but everything is not all so easy when we have obligations and responsibilities. And size does matter to some extent. The Vinaya makes one such distinction, considering murder (of a human) an offense so serious as to require permanent expulsion from the Sangha (Parajika 3), while killing an animal is a far less serious offence (Pacittiya 62), on a par with insulting someone, idle chatter and having a non-regulation size sitting mat.
Large royal animals are not allowed to be eaten even if offered to monks. Animals and small beings which one does not see but accidentally steps on or kills; there is no offense.
i am in complete agreement with David .
What is mentioned makes sense . With these noble thoughts of trying our best not to intentionally harm any beings , we must dig deeper and look further inside ourselves whether the roots of lust, anger , hatred , conceit , jealousy , ill will , harbored since time immemorial , is loosing its hold on us . If these base emotions continue to be strong with us , and yet we focus mostly only on the intricate details , i think somewhere down the road , we may have unknowingly forgotten our basics .
Also the contemplation of dukkha in everything that we do , is a pointer of the way life has been , is , and will always be..........the noble truth of living.............


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I'm playing for the Angels these days, but my older sister, Wendi, remains the most accomplished athlete in our family. She owns 10 or 15 University of Arkansas records in basketball and a couple of NCAA records, too. She's only 5-foot-6, but she can shoot the daylight out of the ball.
After her college basketball career, she played briefly for the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA. It's pretty weird that both of us found our way to busy Southern California from our small town in Oklahoma.
After playing for the Sparks, my sister coached college basketball for a while. She has since moved on to coaching high school basketball because she prefers a less hectic schedule for raising her baby.
Growing up in Fort Cobb, my sister -- who is two and a half years older than me -- and I were very competitive. We used to run three or four miles in the seventh or eighth grade and we would race every time. From lifting weights to running, we were always competing.
I was born in Chickasha, Okla., and it's probably about 30 minutes from Fort Cobb. Fort Cobb is a town of about 800 people and my graduating class was right around 20 people. It's a very small area, needless to say. I can't say I know everyone in the area, but I do know the majority of them.
It is also a big hunting area. I live right next to a lake. There's tons of wildlife there; lots of ducks and geese, plus some deer. In the summertime, there's lots of water skiing out there. A lot of people go out there for vacations. The summer there is really hot. The lake is a great place to escape the heat, though.
I actually live within a mile of my parents. Both my parents live back home. My mom is a secretary and my dad works in real estate. My wife and I are building a house back there right now.
One of the disadvantages of living in a small town is that some people can be limited in the way they see things. They don't see much outside of the town, so their spectrum of the world is somewhat limited. The best thing is that it's pretty safe, a good place to raise children, and have them grow up there.
Reggie Willits, who currently resides in Fort Cobb, Okla., hit .293 with a .391 on-base percentage in his first full big-league season with the Angels. The fleet-footed outfielder also stole 27 bases and scored 74 runs.
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There also are a couple of things going on pre-rally. Camp Gears runs from Tuesday am to Wed pm for the official part, then the kids usually do things together the rest of the rally. Some were old enough to come by themselves, others were not. So families that came to bring the younger ones were on site early. I did volunteer shifts both before the official opening and during the rally.
This year seemed to be that there were a lot of other people on site mon-wed (fair people, grounds people, etc), and more non-two wheel vehicles all over the grounds. The Missouri State Fair is next month, and much preparation by fair people was going on, they backed off during our rally.
At this particular fair grounds, some of the roads withing the grounds were public roads, state maintained. I don't know the legalities of all of it, don't want to, but gate closings were during the time we 'rented' the grounds.
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Bat speed, balance key to Abreu's power stroke
By Jack Etkin / Special to MLB.com
DENVER -- In Spring Training, Jose Abreu hit three home runs in 56 at-bats. And he went homerless in his first 29 regular-season at-bats until the seventh inning Tuesday when he hit a three-run home run off Rockies reliever Chad Bettis.
The home run gave the White Sox a 7-2 lead and propelled them on their way to 15-3 victory. Abreu fought back from an 0-2 hole, fouled off six straight 2-2 pitches and homered on the first curveball that Bettis threw him.
The home run displays might have been missing in Spring Training, but the White Sox knew what they had in Abreu, a Cuban defector whom they signed for $68 million.
"You just hear it, the sound that comes off his bat when he hits it, especially going the other way," manager Robin Ventura said. "There's a few guys that have it; he's one that has it. The way it comes off his bat, the sound, the velocity it comes off his bat going the other way. In Spring Training, you see it a couple times and you take a second look real quick, making sure you're seeing the right thing. It's a gift."
It takes premium bat speed to cause that explosive sound, and that bat speed results from a combination of hitting assets.
"It's his balance when he makes contact," Ventura said. "His thing is putting it on the barrel. But he's balanced when he does it. He does have bat speed. He has strength. When he makes contact, he's putting his whole body into it. He's in good position to make solid contact."
Abreu's home run off Bettis went down the left-field line. In the eighth, he hit a two-run homer to right-center. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Abreu is the first rookie in White Sox franchise history to have two four-plus RBI outputs in his first eight Major League games.
The Rockies were in the market for a first baseman following the retirement of Todd Helton after the 2013 season. They ended up signing free agent Justin Morneau to a two-year, $12.5 million contract, but not before making a serious run at Abreu.
"I knew we were in the running, and it was starting to get late in the process," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "We had a lot of interest in him in the offseason, and all the reports were this guy is a legitimate middle-of-the-order bat. We saw that last night."
Former Rockie Lindstrom recalls being traded away
DENVER -- White Sox closer Matt Lindstrom pitched for the Rockies in 2011, did well and was anticipating being in their bullpen in 2012. That all changed on Feb. 6, 2012, when general manager Dan O'Dowd called to tell Lindstrom he had been traded to the Orioles.
"I was already in Spring Training," Lindstrom said. "Had my house. Super Bowl Sunday, third quarter, Dan called. A week later, I had to be down in Florida [where the Orioles train]."
In 63 games with the Rockies in 2011, Lindstrom went 2-2 with a 3.00 ERA. The Rockies traded him and starting pitcher Jason Hammel to the Orioles for starting pitcher Jeremy Guthrie.
"I did not expect it, absolutely not," Lindstrom said. "I understand how it works kind of with teams' needs. I knew the Rockies were in need of some starting pitching, and I guess the Orioles were in need of starting pitching and bullpen help, so it worked out for both teams."
The Rockies had acquired Lindstrom in December 2010 for two Minor League pitchers. It was a welcome move for Lindstrom, because he was living in a Denver suburb.
"I trained here and lived here for eight offseasons," he said. "So for me to actually get traded over here, I was elated to say the least, because I could stay at home. I put in all that hard work and expected to be on the team."
Avisail turns on two pitches for first multi-homer game
DENVER -- Right fielder Avisail Garcia hit two home runs Tuesday for his first career multi-homer game. The home runs came in the second off Franklin Morales and in the eighth off Wilton Lopez, and both were hit to left field. In addition to the career milestone, the home runs were notable, since Garcia typically hits to the opposite field.
"It's a big step," manager Robin Ventura said. "Guys that go the other way, sometimes it takes them a while to learn how to pull the ball correctly. He's been in the middle of that for probably a week of still working it hard.
"He hasn't hit too many balls like that. The last couple days, he's been hitting like that to where just the trajectory and the way his bat comes through the zone is a little bit better than it's been."
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• Shortstop Alexei Ramirez is hitting .412 (14-for-34) with three doubles, one homer and six RBIs as well as a .459 on-base percentage and a .588 slugging percentage. His nine-game hitting streak is the longest of his career to begin a season. Better plate discipline has been the key to his torrid start.
"He's getting pitches in the zone," Ventura said. "That's always been the thing for him is if he's swinging at strikes and making a pitcher work. He can hit; you just have to hit strikes."
• Marcus Semien and Garcia each had four hits on Tuesday. According to STATS LLC, the last time the White Sox had two players 23 or younger have four or more hits in the same game was April 20, 1980, when Harold Baines (21) and Harry Chappas (22) each had four hits.
The last time any team had two players 23 or younger get four or more hits in the same game was Sept. 19, 2000, when Luis Rivas (21) and Cristian Guzman (22 ) each had four hits for the Twins.
• Semien's four hits were the most by a White Sox rookie since Jerry Owens had five hits on Sept. 22, 2007, against the Twins.
• Adrian Nieto ended up with his first Major League hit four days after he batted, thanks to a scoring change. In the fifth inning Saturday at Kansas City, Nieto hit a ball down the third-base line that was ruled an error. Major League Baseball reviewed the play at the White Sox request, and it was ruled a hit. After the play, the White Sox had the ball tossed to the dugout, so Nieto has his keepsake.
Jack Etkin is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Quick update. GM sent me a critter stone. He mentioned the Cricket, but said all he could do was put a report in.
Well it made me happier anyway.
Csara wrote:I ticketed this on Friday night and just got a response saying that the GM 'can't fix it cause it's too long ago :/'.
Have submitted a ticket questioning the 'too long ago' (Sunday night is too long ago?!?) and pointing out the fact that other people have been given critter stones - they've deleted that thread you linked, Jeykama, but someone's mentioned it in the long 'Hotfixes' thread, so there's still 'proof' on the forums. We'll see what I get from that.
There has been a trend that we've noticed in our household, that the GM never reads the ticket properly the first time.
Waveryn wrote:I do have a question on the stones, I have a flawless battle one and flawless undead one, they say they instantly upgrade to a Rare. Does the pet have to be uncommon or can it be common or poor even and be changed to rare?
Eridalafar wrote:It is only me? But I have get my darkmoon hatchling upgraded to the rare quality without any action of my part. Look like it have been stealth patched this week.
Aislinge wrote:Yeah something happened to the one's I had in my Journal. I was carrying a rare and an uncommon (for lols) and the uncommon got upgraded automatically. Very nice. Lucky for me, I didn't waste that free stone Blizz gave me on it (stoopid cricket >.>)
However, I did have another uncommon sitting in the mail and it DIDN'T get converted. I've taken a screenie with Ol' Father Winter next to me in case anyone thinks I'm seeing things. I relearnt it - nope, still uncommon. Relogged - nope, still uncommon.
Dunno what to do now. Uncommon just seriously got rare. Humph. >.<
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Top prospect Hultzen has surgery to repair shoulder
No timetable for left-hander's recovery from partially-torn rotator cuff
By Greg Johns / MLB.com
SEATTLE -- Danny Hultzen, the Mariners top left-handed pitching prospect, underwent shoulder surgery in Pensacola, Fla., on Tuesday to repair a partial tear of his left rotator cuff and clean up the labrum.
No timetable was set on the return of Hultzen, currently ranked No. 23 among all of baseball's prospects by MLB.com. But shoulder surgeries are difficult for pitchers and it would seem unlikely for Hultzen to return by next season.
Hultzen, 23, was Seattle's first-round Draft choice in 2011 out of the University of Virginia and the second overall pick behind right-hander Gerrit Cole of the Pirates.
"This is very unfortunate for Danny and his family, but we have nothing but high hopes for a good recovery and rehab," said Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik. "Danny is a tireless worker and will do everything he can to get back on the mound to start competing again."
The surgery was performed by Dr. James Andrews, one of the premier orthopedic specialists in the country.
Hultzen made seven Minor League starts during the 2013 season, going 4-1 with a 2.05 ERA in six starts for Triple-A Tacoma and also picking up a win with five innings of one-run ball in an Arizona Rookie League rehab start.
Hultzen made his last appearance on Sept. 1 for Tacoma, throwing two scoreless innings after missing most of the second half of the Triple-A season, then threw a simulated game under the supervision of Mariners staff at Safeco Field in preparation for a stint in instructional ball in Arizona and then the Arizona Fall League.
But the shoulder began hurting again when Hultzen went to Arizona and he underwent surgery after tests revealed damage in the shoulder capsule.
In two Minor League seasons, Hultzen has combined to go 14-8 with a 2.82 ERA in 32 starts.
Greg Johns is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregJohnsMLB as well as his Mariners Musings blog. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Hi All,
I'm trying to imitate a hyperlink on a dialog using C++.
I'm using a static control with SS_NOTIFY set so that a user can click the control and go to a webpage.
With SS_NOTIFY set I can intercept the click, as it's registered against the static:Code:CONTROL "http://google.co.uk",IDC_STC_URL,"Static",WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|SS_NOTIFY|SS_CENTER,3,75,78,12
I'm also changing the cursor to a hand by intercepting the WM_SETCURSOR message:Code:case IDC_STC_URL: ShellExecute(NULL, "open", "http://google.co.uk", NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL); return TRUE;
However, when SS_NOTIFY is set the cursor change doesn't work. When SS_NOTIFY is disabeled it does. But then the click isn't registered against the static so ShellExecute() doesn't get to open the URL.Code:case WM_SETCURSOR: POINT pt; RECT rect; GetCursorPos( &pt ); GetWindowRect( GetDlgItem(hwnd,IDC_STC_URL), &rect ); if (PtInRect(&rect, pt)) { SetCursor(LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_HAND)); } else { SetCursor(LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW)); } return TRUE;
Does anyone have a suggestion as to what I'm doing wrong?


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Discussion in 'Star Trek Movies I-X' started by los2188, Dec 1, 2013.
Pretty much.
I actually think Nemesis is the ugliest Trek film.
One specific factor raises TMP's standing in my opinion--
With each subsequent ST film that AGAIN features an evil villain bent on destruction and AGAIN a space battle climax... TMP goes up a little more in my rankings.
TMP remains a highpoint if only to remind me that a Star Trek film does NOT need to be about evil supervillains and space battles EVERY TIME.
Although I find the Big Villain plot very tiresome myself, it must be remembered that if not for the return of Khan in TWoK - featuring the first Trek battle scenes since "Elaan of Troyius" in December 1968 - none of us would likely be here on this BBS.
Moreover, TMP does share one big element with the last three movies (as well as with TVH and First Contact): Earth itself is threatened, big time. I'm as tired of that as I'm tired of Big Villainy.
In live action, the Klingons and V'GER battled in TMP.
Perhaps you mean a battle involving the Enterprise? TAS had plenty of space battles. And while it's true that there weren't a lot of ship-to-ship space battles in the third season of TOS, The Tholian Web has a higher production number than Elaan of Troyius.
Yes, "Tholian Web" was produced later, but "Elaan" aired later - and yes, I was counting only non-animated battles involving the Enterprise. Nonetheless, a grape Nehi for you.
I agree. People went to see the first Star Trek movie because they liked TOS, and then what we got was ... nothing like TOS. Kirk isn't at the top of his game, Spock is off trying to starve his emotions into submission, and the characters spend WAY too much time staring at the viewscreen in awe and way too little time interacting with one another or trying to solve the problem. It felt to me as if the special effects were the star of that movie, and the human stars were extras in their own film.
And while "The Changeling" was a reasonably good TOS episode, it wasn't top-ten material. Why make an entire movie based around the same story? Plus, I thought "The Changeling" was actually a more interesting version of the story.
I think it's fascinating the way the creators of some of the most beloved science fiction series seem NOT to understand what they themselves have made or why people liked it. Roddenberry gave us a Star Trek movie that many fans disliked, and George Lucas gave us a second Star Wars trilogy that's almost universally regarded as much weaker than the first one. How could they create greatness and then not quite understand what they, themselves have made? Just one more way in which people are really interesting.
I was disappointed with TMP when it debuted. Except, of course, for the new ship. The flyaround could almost have been the whole movie as far as I was concerned.
But when TWOK premiered I was ecstatic. The old chemistry with the main characters was back. It felt like Star Trek again, but with the cool new ship.
I still watch that TMP flyaround with eyes wide, just like when I saw it for the first time on the big screen in 1979.
As long as it's understood that while GR and GL may seem to not get what made the originals so beloved in the first place, it should also be understood that they cannot be said to have made them wrong.
The simple fact is that while we, the fans, are dissatisfied with the end result, they the creators made exactly what they set out to make. Just because we would have done it differently doesn't mean they did it incorrectly. In fact, simply by not being GR or GL, we are the ones who would have made them wrong. We can really only complain that there was too little fan-service in TMP and the prequel trilogy.
It isn't so much that Roddenberry "didn't understand what he had created" back in the 1960s. It's that he didn't want to simply rehash it. He wanted to take it in a new direction. A conscious choice.
In terms of a difference in tone, I do think the script's origins as a TV pilot are at least partially to 'blame' for it being different to TOS. A lot of time and money had already been sunk into developing the Phase II concept, to 'adapting' the Star Trek format to what audiences in the late 1970s might expect it to be, taking into account how television had evolved in the ten years since. So, when the pilot was green-lit as a theatrical movie instead, they were effectively being told to shift gears... but Roddenberry, understandably, wanted to try and retain something of what he'd been working towards those couple years working on developing his concept to it's next stage. He might still have had an eye on maybe reviving the Phase II concept too, and was simply working towards that goal rather than trying to recapture something he'd already done ten years before.
I say that not as a criticism. I say it as an observation. Gene's parameters of what he wanted Star Trek to be had changed, and he was entitled to explore where those changes took him and his concept. George Lucas must have felt the same way with Star Wars. As he developed his prequel trilogy further, he evidently was taken by certain ideas that wouldn't have occured to his younger self, but which intrigued him at that point in his life, and he wanted to see where those ideas would take him within the boundries of his writing. Some people may not like the end result of Lucas' reimagining, they might not like what Gene Roddenberry did with TMP. But they are both 100% what the creators intended them to be. The fact that the audience may not have been completely on board with that development is neither here nor there.
Most definitely. And when I interviewed Billy Van Zandt (the alien bridge ensign) in 1984, he said that the mood amongst the two-line extras was often that they expected/assumed/hoped that the movie would still spin-off into something ongoing/regular and they'd all get invited back.
I remember being surprised at how many Epsilon Nine costumes were auctioned off in the It's a Wrap! eBay auctions. Someone definitely funneled some wardrobe finances into making far more costumes that were ever needed for a few brief scenes, and many went unused. They could have outfitted a space station-based TV series for several years with all the spare uniforms they made. I'm thinking that there were plans to thwart the perils of a TV-sized budget for a future version of "Phase II" (telemovies, TV episodes, movies) by "stocking up" on useful things such as alien ambassador's robes and generic space station uniforms.
Also remember that, among original plans for a Trek movie, were ideas such as casting Paul Newman and Robert Redford as Kirk and Spock. The idea that TMP would be a cast-reunion event came much later.
Damn, we have to prepare a slingshot. Newman would have been so great in Star Trek!
I'm from a generation born after TMP. Many of us don't really appreciate this looooooong and ugly movie and find TWOK well better.
For me, TWOK is the real start. TMP is more a kind of cute reunion. Hey look, I'm now admiral and I don't really like it, so I decided to kick the kid from my old chair and to interrupt Bones's disco solo career. It's really TWOK that established the universe of TOS movies where the Enterprise and her crew are both aging.
redford: the klingons are right behind us, we've got no place to go.
newman: we'll jump!
redford: into a wormhole?
newman: sure, they'll never follow. Would you jump into a wormhole if you didn't have to?
redford: I do have to, and i still won't do it. I want to fight them.
redford: I can't spacewalk. I get sick ...
newman: Hell, the gravitational gradient'll probably kill you!
newman&redford together: woooo-ohhhh!
as they fall into an oscilloscope pattern, leaving their bumpy headed pursuers (played by Strother Martin and Henry Jones) far behind.
Naah, I just don't see it ... plus, as I recall, the apocryphal story of recasting according to a facetious Susan Sackett and GR was Redford as Spock and Clint Walker (!?) as Kirk.
The Newman/Shatner issue IS interesting, since after James Dean died, Newman got all the parts Shatner was up for, including CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, which the latter was considered pretty much a shoo-in for.
Well, there are definitely articles out there where Redford and Newman were suggested - and Walter Koenig bumped into Roddenberry at the time and GR surprised him by offering to write Walter a small part as Chekov's father. (So I'm thinking the book, "Chekov's Enterprise", is the source.)
While I do appreciate the dramatic pathos that the 'Kirk, his crew and their ship are all dinosaurs in a new age' vibe the rest of the TOS movies work so hard to perpetuate, I also think it's such a shame that TMP is the only time we see the refit Enterprise as fresh, shiny and in mint condition. By TWOK, even the Enterprise is seen as a raggedy-ann starship whose best days are behind it (hardly a dignified bearing for the old girl). And while the 1701-A is a spruced up ship in TFF, nothing on her works in that movie, so she's really just as knackered as the old model.
There is something to be said for the simple majesty the ship carries itself with throughout TMP. Sure, she has teething issues. But they aren't major, and they certainly don't imply the ship is a has-been on the fringe of retirement.
Not a bad thing. And it was inevitable given TWOK is esentially a reboot. They pushed the setting forward in time and never again made any reference whatsoever to the events of TMP. It was treated as if it never happened. And yet I feel TMP feels more connected to TOS than most of anything else that followed.
A definite issue with me as well. I never cared for how the Enterprise was treated from TWOK oneard.
I've seen a theory posited elsewhere that you can see TMP as being a 'post-script' to TOS. It's almost a series finale in a way, in that (despite it also being a 'new birth' for the USS Enterprise herself) it ties up a couple of character arcs from the series. In particular, Spock conquers his human-vs-Vulcan emotion thing that had tormented him sometimes throughout the series, and he comes out the other side of the movie with a much better understanding of who he is than he's arguably ever had before.
I guess you could say that TMP is a sort of 'TOS reunion special', if you like. The movies, and the movie continuity, truely begin with TWOK and then go forward from there.
As TMP was set something like three years after the final events of the TV series, and because they resumed real-time-plus-centuiries-offset with TWOK, it helps to imagine TMP as a 1971 film rather than a 1979.
Well, if one is inclined to such speculative ways of viewing actual Trek production history, one could say (for example) that TMP bears the same relation to the original series as the short-lived hour-long drama The Bradys - of which I saw an episode, featuring nearly all the original cast, in spring 1990 - bears to The Brady Bunch. There's an argument to be made in favor of this analogy, I swear.
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The South China Sea Is the Hot New Pirate Haven
Bad news, people who think pirates are entertaining from afar: global pirate attacks are down this year, thanks mostly to sharp reduction in the number of attacks off the coast of Somalia. Ironic "silver lining": the pirates have moved!
Turns out if you move a bunch of do-gooder Navy ships into the Gulf of Aden, pirate attacks there will fall (44 so far this year, compared to 100 by this time last year), but they'll go up elsewhere:
The number of attacks tripled to 30 in the South China Sea between January and September over the same period a year earlier, mainly because of pirates operating off Indonesia's coastline, according to data compiled by the London-based International Maritime Bureau's piracy reporting center in Malaysia.
To be fair, these are probably not Somali pirates. But this global spread of knowledge would make a great Tom Friedman column.


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The who Go platfrorm
is excellent. Highly recommended for any Android user.
Go Launcher EX, Transparent Theme, with Go Messenger, Go Calendar and simple Slip effect makes iPhone owner look in serious envy...
There are dozens of dialer apps in the Android Market. Actually, that's a lie: I've found nine. The best I've tried is the dialer component of Contacts EX from the Go Developer Team, one of the most consistently impressive and reliable bunch of coders for the Android platform. Download Go Contacts EX and you end up with two …
is excellent. Highly recommended for any Android user.
Go Launcher EX, Transparent Theme, with Go Messenger, Go Calendar and simple Slip effect makes iPhone owner look in serious envy...
Can it sort contacts by surname rather than first name? The absence of this is the most irritating feature of the standard Android contacts list on my phone
Yes it can.
"Well, the HTC dialer is in my opinion as ugly as sin..."
Woah stop right there, it's not just the dialer, it's the whole of HTC sense that's as ugly as sin.
All depends on your take of things. I quite happen to like the HTC dialer, contacts and Sense integration overall.
Then again, the best thing about Android is if you don't like it, you can change it relatively easily.
It seems their gui engineers are feeding the android 3rd party ui development. I mean htc.
Good, a dialer that lets you search by partial phone number (not just the start of the number like the HTC one) So if you know the last 3 digits of someone's number you can enter that, or if you type someone's local number without the area code, you can dial that to find the correct entry)
However, i've not seen a way to select which number it will dial if a person has more than one number associated (moblile/work/home) At least I can't see how to do it. This is a bit of a deal breaker for me.
If you're entering the last 3 digits, it will only bring up a single number - or as many as it matches from all your contacts.
If you enter a name, as shown above, all the numbers of that person are shown.
To use the last 3 digits method, go to the Contacts tab, enter the last 3 digits, of say the home number, long press the name and "View Contact" and then you can dial any of their other numbers at a single press.
I've had this for 7 months on a SG-S2 - very easy.
Long press | view contact, not elegant I know.
If you love the thing you do, people will make you number one without any advertisement and even if you barely speak basic English. Go numbers are a lesson for all suits/ soulless developers out there sitting on their fake hippie offices.
You sock it to THE MAN, girl
and it runs on my Venerable HTC Hero running CM7 based Elelinux. I had tried a couple of dialers but none, until Go Contacts, had the thing I missed from Sense - matching on numbers and names from the dialpad. So, dialing 742 will bring up numbers starting 742 and contacts starting Ric ("Richard", for example). Brilliant.
Does anyone use their smartphone as a telephone much any more?
...cheaper to text or tweet, for me.


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Neurologist Joins the Faculty at New Bolton Center
Amy Johnson, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, was recently appointed to the faculty of New Bolton Center as assistant professor in large animal internal medicine and neurology. The New Bolton Center is the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine's large animal campus, located in Kennett Square, Pa.
Johnson has been a clinician and lecturer at New Bolton Center (NBC), which holds as part of its mission the education of veterinary students, since 2008. During this time she also completed a non-traditional residency program in neurology and has become one of only three large animal veterinarians in the world board-certified in both internal medicine and neurology. Johnson received her veterinary degree from Cornell University, where she also completed a large animal internal medicine residency.
As a neurologist, Johnson focuses on diseases affecting the nervous system and related diseases such as wobbler syndrome, equine herpesvirus, West Nile virus, rabies, protozoal myeloencephalitis, and other neurologic diseases to which horses, as well as camelids and food animals, are susceptible.
Gary Althouse, DVM, PhD, chair of clinical studies at New Bolton Center, characterizes Johnson as a seasoned academic clinician and teacher: "As both an internist and neurologist, her expertise will be unparalleled nationally, and will be a unique asset at NBC."
Adds Ray Sweeney, VMD, chief of the section of medicine at New Bolton Center, "We are delighted to have Dr. Johnson on our faculty. Her unique expertise in both large animal internal medicine and neurology makes her a tremendous resource for our patients, clients, students, and referring veterinarians. In addition to her talent with equine patients, Dr. Johnson is skilled in the management of camelids, cattle, and small ruminants."
Says Dr. Johnson, who volunteered at New Bolton Center as a high school student, "Penn Vet was a perfect fit for me as they have a well-established small animal neurology program that provided me with specialized training and support, and New Bolton Center has a tremendous caseload as well as exceptional resources in terms of both equipment and personnel.
"Neurology is a fascinating and often misunderstood discipline that intrigues me. Horses, in particular, may develop a wide variety of neurologic diseases, and their welfare as well as the safety of their handlers and riders often depends on accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment."
Johnson lives in Rose Valley, Pa., with her husband, three dogs, and a thoroughbred gelding.
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CHARELSTON - After going the entire season with only one loss, Lamar dropped two-consecutive contest last week in the Class AAA Region 1 tournament in Charleston.
Regional consolation game
West Fork 56, Lamar 47
The Warriors (28-3) jumped out to an early lead intent on claiming the No. 3 seed after watching a chance for one of the top two seeds slip from their grasp the previous night. As the first period came to a close, Lamar held a 12-10 advantage over West Fork. In the second, the score was reversed as the Tigers scored 12 and held the Warriors to 10 to knot the game at 22 entering the break.
In the third, West Fork was able to squeak past Lamar as the Tigers put 19 points on the board and allowed the Warriors to add 18 of their own.
The difference in the game came in the final period as West Fork outscored Lamar 15-7 to seal the win.
"After losing a heartbreaker last night, it was hard for us to get up for this one," Lamar coach Jerry Miller said. "I felt we answered the call, but just ran out of gas. We went off our bench as much as possible, but West Fork was a little deeper."
Jon McCarley led Lamar with 18 points, five steals and six assists. Coty Storms had 13 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Hunter Stumbaugh had seven points, four rebounds and five assists. Patrick Otto had four points and Kent White had three. David Milloway had two points and three rebounds. Dustin Goodman contributed with three assists.
Regional semifinals
Mountainburg 55, Lamar 54
On Friday night Lamar led 17-11 after one and 31-26 at halftime, but Mountainburg proved to be too much down the stretch as the Warriors fell for only the second time all season.
In the third, the Dragons scored only 10 points while Lamar had 14 to lead 45-36 entering the fourth. In the final period, Mountainburg took control as it outscored the Warriors 19-9 to come away with the win.
"It was a really hard fought game," Miller said. "I felt that we outplayed them, but they hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to win it by one. We were 4-of-8 on our last free-throw attempts. That's an area that we have done well all year."
Storms and McCarley each had 22 points to lead Lamar. Storms added 10 rebounds and three steals. McCarley had six assists. Milloway had five points and five rebounds. Kent White had three points and two steals. Mark Pearson had two points and three rebounds
Lamar will open the Class AAA State tournament at 5:30 p.m. today as it faces Riverview at North Arkansas Community College in Harrison.
Sr. girls
Pottsville 47,
Riverview 43
The story-book season for the Lady Apaches (20-6) continued Saturday as they claimed the Class AAA Region 2 title in Rose Bud.
Kaytie Loyd hit two free throws with 6 seconds left to give Pottsville a four-point advantage and seal the victory.
Britney Nealy had 21 points to lead the Lady Apaches. Whitney Harris had 10 points and six assists. Loyd had five rebounds in addition to her free-throw shooting prowess.
Pottsville will open the Class AAA State tournament at 4 p.m. today against Lavaca at North Arkansas Community College in Harrison.


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ALCS sets record with 26th homer
Aybar's drive puts Red Sox-Rays past Astros-Cards of '04
By Jason Beck / MLB.com
The Rays' 15 homers were already an LCS record for one club, and Aybar added to that total when he worked the count full on Red Sox starter Jon Lester and pounced on a high fastball, belting it to left for his second homer of the ALCS and a 3-1 Rays lead. The long ball proved to be the final run of the series, as Tampa Bay held on to clinch the first AL pennant in franchise history.
Big-bashing matchups
|Most combined home runs in a postseason series
|T.B. (16), Bos. (10)
|Hou. (14), Stl. (11)
|Bos. (12), NYY (8)
Pedroia's solo shot, his third of the ALCS, put the Red Sox in front two batters into Game 7. The second baseman turned on an offspeed pitch from Rays starter Matt Garza and pulled it down the left-field line, clearing the outfield fence in the corner. It was the 10th home run by a Boston player in the ALCS.
Long-distance dominance
Among those impressed by the power display were Rays first baseman Carlos Pena, who hit three homers during the ALCS, and reliever Dan Wheeler.
"These are Major League hitters out there, the best lineup in baseball," Pena said of the Red Sox.
"We like to make it interesting, I guess," Wheeler said. "You've got to give a lot of credit to the Red Sox -- they are a great team. We knew it wasn't going to be easy coming into this. Those last outs to get were really tough, and to go up against a team like that as much as we have, I'm just glad we were on the good side."
Aybar's homer pushed the power output in this back-and-forth set past the 25-homer mark reached in the 2004 National League Championship Series between the Astros and Cardinals. Houston hit 14 home runs in that seven-game clash, receiving four from Carlos Beltran on his way to eight for the postseason, which tied him with Barry Bonds for the Major League record by an individual player. Rays center fielder B.J. Upton needs one more homer this month to tie that record.
Most homers in first playoff appearance
Upton and Rays third baseman Evan Longoria tied for the home run lead in this series with four apiece. Pedroia's homer tied him with Pena at three.
The win set up the Rays for a World Series meeting with the Phillies, starting on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET at Tropicana Field. After Sunday's win, Rays right-hander Edwin Jackson hinted that his offense wasn't done setting records.
"Be ready to watch us work, because we are coming," Jackson said. "It's only the beginning for these guys. We are just scratching the surface."
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.