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Problems for Terence "Terry" Chen, the board chairman for the Chinese Heritage Foundation of Utah, are intensifying as an investigation builds into alleged financial mismanagement for his role in developing a cultural gate in West Valley City.
The Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office confirmed Wednesday that there is an investigation into the activities of Chen, who has overseen donations to West Valley City's Chinese Heritage Gate. The 48-foot-long gate, which has been built with private donations, is designed to recognize the friendship between sister cities West Valley City and Nantou, Taiwan. The Sept. 29 completion date a day for which a community celebration is planned will mark the 12th anniversary of the cities' partnership.
But as the ceremony for the gate's dedication looms, questions continue about whether Chen mishandled money from donors during the project's construction.
Earlier this month, furious donors who contributed money for the gate showed up at a West Valley City Council accusing Chen of failing to provide a budget and ledger for the project's funding. Several people alleged they didn't know where their money went after they gave it to Chen and wonder if their donations truly went to fund the gate.
Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill on Wednesday confirmed residents contacted his office with concerns about whether Chen has properly handled money raised to fund the gate. Gill said there is an investigation into those claims.
"There has been some issues that they have been communicating to us," Gill said, adding that he could not comment further.
The Chinese Heritage Foundation of Utah is also under investigation by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing, the agency confirmed Wednesday. The CHFU hasn't filed an application for a charitable-solicitation permit, required by state law, according to the Division of Consumer Protection.
Chen, meanwhile, denies the allegations against him and has retained well-known criminal defense attorney Greg Skordas to represent him.
The controversy has divided Chen from former friends who initially supported the retired West Valley City police sergeant in his duties overseeing the gate project.
The idea for the gate began in 2002, when fundraising for what was to be an estimated $200,000 project started, said Woody Fang, who chaired the Chinese Heritage Foundation of Utah that year.
Fang oversaw fundraising for the gate for the next eight years, until he resigned from his position because of his age and poor eyesight, he said in a recent interview. Chen replaced Fang and took over fundraising efforts for the project in 2010, Fang said.
A new brigade of board members started expressing concerns about the project's finances after Chen took on the leadership role, Fang said. Accounting records were sparse and donor lists were disorganized, he said.
Fang donated about $100,000 to the foundation for the project, he said. He was surprised when Chen came to him recently asking for more money, telling Fang that the foundation was almost $40,000 short to complete the project despite the fact that the entire project was supposed to cost $200,000 total.
Fang believed more than enough money had been raised and asked Chen to see the books and accounting of why the foundation was short for the project. Fang saw the books and more than 60 donors, but struggled to make sense of the documents. He advised Chen to hire an accountant to organize expenditures into something more readable.
Fang said he still hasn't received the answers he seeks from Chen.
Chen, however, has now turned over all of the foundation's records to the District Attorney's Office and an accountant as part of complying with the current investigation, Skordas said. He praised his client's work in the Chinese community, including his efforts leading the foundation.
"He has not been compensated for this; it has been all volunteer," said Skordas, adding his client also works as a security guard at the federal courthouse in Salt Lake City.
West Valley City officials said they had been informed that friction between Chen and his detractors had been resolved after the heated council meeting earlier this month. West Valley City Mayor Mike Winder said he believes everything with Chen is "on the up and up."
"They are happy now and we are all excited for the big kickoff," Winder said Wednesday of Chen and his critics.
Fang disagrees and said controversy surrounding the project has soured the upcoming celebration.
"This is the only very large project in the Chinese community to build this gate," Fang said. "It is a slap in the face for the Chinese community."
Twitter: @CimCity
The Chinese Heritage Friendship Gate: A Timeline
2000: West Valley City and Nantou, Taiwan, sign a sister city agreement and talk about building a Chinese gate in West Valley City.
June 2003: The Utah Cultural Celebration Center opens and the area is named as a possible site for gate. West Valley Sister City Committee is also filed with the IRS as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The committee would later become defunct after failing to file tax returns for three years in a row. It was later moved under the umbrella of the city's Cultural Arts Board.
2002-2012: Members of the local Chinese community organize the Chinese Heritage Foundation of Utah in 2002, led by local community leader Terence "Terry" Chen. More than $200,000 was raised from donors in Utah and Taiwan.
2011: West Valley City Mayor Mike Winder and Mayor Zu Shuhua of Nantou, Taiwan both agree to finish the gate on the 12th anniversary of the sister city relationship.
July 2011: Ground broken on the Chinese Heritage Friendship Gate at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center at 1355 W. 3100 South.
July 2012: The gate, built in Taiwan, is shipped to Utah.
August 2012: Re-construction of the gate in Utah by local company YAMAY General Contracting, Inc.
Sept. 10, 2012: Gate structure to be completed.
Sept. 29, 2012: Chinese Heritage Gate Celebration.
Source: Utah Cultural Celebration Center


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Rogers suspended for refusing to take drug test
By Joey Nowak / MLB.com
Outfielder Cody Rogers, who spent last season with the Rays' high Class A Charlotte club, was suspended on Monday for 50 games without pay for refusing to take an offseason drug test, a violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
The suspension will be effective at the start of next season.
Rogers, 24, was drafted by the Rays in the seventh round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft out of Panola College in Carthage, Texas.
He is currently on Triple-A Durham's roster, but he played all 112 games of the 2012 season with Charlotte. Rogers hit .244 with four homers and 38 RBIs and scored 39 runs last season.
He spent the previous season with Class A Bowling Green of the Midwest League, batting .244 with 11 homers and 51 RBIs in 122 games.
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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My first impression was surprisingly positive. Right out of the box, the burger (hold the outrage, patty melt purists, that's what it is), it compared favorably to the professionally-primped version. Not as much cheese peeking out from under the bun, a little less ooze from the Santa Fe sauce, fewer jalapeños readily visible, and no onions in sight. But still, that's not a bad-looking fast food burger.
A closer inspection revealed some flaws. The Black Angus beef had that dull, dry, grayish-brown hue of most commercial/industrial patties. The overall shape reminded me of the faux-homestyle look I saw most recently on the BK Toppers, and those charbroiled "grill marks" looked a little suspect. The onions, swimming in melted cheese below the burg, weren't at all like the ones in the ad. The PR shot makes it look like the burger's sitting on fried onion tanglers or straws. The company propaganda claims they're "grilled." Mine looked simply "diced." There wasn't the preponderance of jalapeño slices I expected to find. (What was here looked decent enough, though, not those slimy slivers out of a jar of pickling juice.) The "toasted sourdough" sure had the classic griddled look, but was spongy and squishy to the touch, with absolutely no crispness to that outermost golden brown surface.
But I'll be damned if the Southwest Patty Melt didn't win me over. There's an initial burst of onion, even some crunch...although not quite the ear-shattering sound effects from the TV spot. And while I didn't find myself scrambling to unsnap my uncomfortably-stifling garters or mopping at my perspiration-misted cleavage à la Miss Upton, the burger's jalapeños do bring a mild, mellow heat that lingers for a good while. Think slow burn, not raging inferno. The cheese and Santa Fe sauce combine for a rich creaminess that envelops everything and tones down the spiciness, with the buttery sourdough finishing things off nicely. My third-pounder was very satisfying, with a proportionate amount of beef, albeit just fast-food quality. (Quarter-pound and Six Dollar models are also available.)
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I would be very pleased if you could add it to your repository, thank you! The version identifier of alpha3 was wrong. I fixed it and uploaded a new alpha4.
You'll now find Spotimc in 'mortstar's repo'. Users who have the repository installed will receive updates automatically. Either use the Repositories Installer Addon to get my repo' or if you prefer you can grab the repository .zip from https://github.com/mortstar/repository-m...p?raw=true
@mazkolain - I've added your Github repository as a submodule, so please just PM when you have an updated version that you would like pulling. Once you've got it stable, I'd definitely suggest that you get it added to the official repo. A lot of people have been waiting a long time for a Spotify plugin for xbmc.


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Ortiz earns Cabrera's respect
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
DETROIT -- Rookie left-hander Joseph Ortiz faced fellow Venezuelan Miguel Cabrera for the first time on Friday night, and struck out his countryman with a 2-2 changeup.
Cabrera responded by yelling, "Wow!" and smiling at Ortiz.
It was a thrilling moment for the reliever.
"It's a gesture of respect," Ortiz said. "In Venezuela, any time you strike a guy out, it's a gesture of respect. It's a wonderful thing to receive a gesture like that from a hitter of his stature. It tells you what kind of guy he is when he gives respect to a guy like me."
Ortiz met Cabrera last year while playing winter ball in Venezuela.
"He told me I could be in the big leagues soon," said Ortiz, who was called up on Thursday and is in his third tour with the Rangers. He threw 3 2/3 scoreless innings on Saturday, lowering his ERA to 4.50.
Washington shuffles order, bats Martin second
DETROIT -- The Rangers went into Saturday's game against the Tigers with their No. 2 hitters batting a collective .226 on the season, with a .275 on-base percentage and .303 slugging percentage. All three figures were the lowest for that spot in the batting order in the American League.
So manager Ron Washington decided to use Leonys Martin in that spot for the first time this season on Saturday against right-hander Max Scherzer. Martin had been batting at the bottom of the order, but Washington dropped David Murphy into the No. 9 spot. Murphy and Elvis Andrus have been used the most at the No. 2 spot behind Ian Kinsler this season. Andrus batted sixth on Saturday.
"I'm just trying something, that's all," Washington said. "I'm just hoping Leonys can spark us, along with Kinsler."
Martin can bunt for a hit, but he's not adept at dropping sacrifice bunts or executing the hit-and-run. Those are two talents that Washington looks for in a No. 2 hitter, but Martin is, at least, hot, having entered Saturday hitting .357 in his last 24 games.
"It's not a big deal. ... It's a change in the lineup, but my approach doesn't change," Martin said. "I've hit first and I've hit second before in my career, so it's not a big deal."
When the Rangers signed Martin as an amateur free agent two years ago, he was projected as developing into a top-of-the-order hitter, but the Rangers don't see him there yet.
Martin has 18 stolen bases but just 15 walks in 244 plate appearances -- that's one walk per 16.27 plate appearances. By comparison, Kinsler averages one walk every 10.64 plate appearances. Oakland's Coco Crisp leads all AL leadoff hitters, with a walk every 8.57 plate appearances.
Washington doesn't know if Martin is capable of being a leadoff hitter at this point in his development.
"Right now he's still learning," Washington said. "After he gets a few years under his belt, we'll know. Right now he's out there surviving as best he can."
After throwing BP, Lewis ready for rehab assignment
DETROIT -- Right-hander Colby Lewis threw 46 pitches of batting practice on Saturday at Comerica Park, and the next step is a return to the Minor Leagues for a rehab assignment.
"It was a lot better today, that's for sure," Lewis said. "I had a lot better carry on my fastball, and when that happens, my other pitches have good bite. My curveball had real good bite."
The Rangers are planning to send Lewis to Double-A Frisco on Wednesday. It will be the third time he has been sent on assignment, but the previous two times, he was shut down because of some inflammation in his elbow and triceps. Lewis, who underwent surgery to repair a torn flexor tendon on July 27 of last year, hasn't pitched since May 25, for Triple-A Round Rock.
"I just need to go out and get it right before I can come back and be a part of this team," he said. "Ultimately, that's what I want to do, but I don't know if I'll be much help if I don't get right."
The Rangers already have Alexi Ogando on a rehab assignment. Ogando, who is on the disabled list with inflammation in his right shoulder, is scheduled to make his third start on Thursday for Round Rock and throw 95 pitches. If that goes well, he could be activated on July 23 and pitch against the Yankees at the Ballpark in Arlington.
Rangers' rotation in flux with Grimm, Darvish hurting
DETROIT -- Right-hander Justin Grimm was still feeling some stiffness in his forearm on Saturday after having to exit Friday's game against the Tigers in the fourth inning. His uncertainty is one reason why the Rangers haven't set their rotation for after the All-Star break.
Grimm is getting treatment and may try to throw on Sunday. If that doesn't go well, he'll likely be examined further by Dr. Keith Meister during or immediately after the break.
Yu Darvish, who is on the disabled list with a strained trapezius in his right shoulder, rejoined the Rangers on Saturday but did not resume throwing. Instead he limited his work to running and light exercises. Darvish is planning to join outfielder Nelson Cruz and reliever Joe Nathan for the All-Star Game festivities in New York next week even though he is unable to pitch in the game.
Worth noting
• Manny Ramirez hit his second home run for Triple-A Round Rock on Friday night. He went 3-for-5 and hit a go-ahead homer in the ninth in Round Rock's 7-6 win over Omaha.
• Outfielder Craig Gentry, who is on the disabled list with a fractured left hand, is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Frisco on Sunday. Jeff Baker, who is on the DL with a sprained right thumb, will stay with the Rangers on Sunday to continue taking batting practice, but he should join Gentry over the next few days.
• Adrian Beltre's 13-game hitting streak came to an end on Friday, when he went 0-for-4.
• Washington isn't happy with his team's inability to drop sacrifice bunts but said that the Rangers aren't the only ones having that problem.
Said Washington: "I've never seen such lousy bunting. I'm not talking about just my team. It's everywhere."
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.


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Moorad steps down as Padres' CEO
Executive chooses to focus on building broadcast network
By Corey Brock / MLB.com
Moorad will be responsible for overseeing the Padres' involvement in the development of FOX Sports San Diego, but team president and chief operating officer Tom Garfinkel will assume the CEO duties on an interim basis.
"All good, will continue as vice chairman and focus on the FOX/Padres relationship," Moorad said in an email to MLB.com, "still wearing the 'SD' with pride."
On March 9, the team announced that Moorad had withdrawn his application to Major League Baseball for a control transfer in order to expedite the approval of the club's television broadcasting agreement.
At that point, Moorad and his partners had two years remaining to complete purchase of the franchise from chairman John Moores, who has the controlling interest with a 51 percent stake. Moorad and his partners own a 49 percent stake, with the largest portion belonging to Moorad, according to a source.
"With Opening Day less than one month away, John Moores and I believe our top priority is to ensure that Padres fans will be able to watch broadcasts of what we believe is an exciting baseball team. I remain fully committed to the San Diego Padres and our fans and am looking forward to the 2012 season," Moorad said on March 9.
Moorad had a five-year deal during which he could purchase the team in its entirety. With the urging of Moores, Moorad accelerated that process by more than two years in January. Moorad previously confirmed that he was poised to make an all-cash transaction, and that the cash and the signed documents were in escrow.
But on Jan. 12, the approval of Moorad's purchase was tabled as Major League owners asked for clarification on several outstanding financial issues, Commissioner Bud Selig said at the time.
"We support this process and are very proud to be part of the process," Moorad said in January. "I look forward to answering some technical questions and moving it along. We got word that there were these questions, and we tried to answer them this morning. But it wasn't possible to work that quickly. I told them I was happy to defer and take it up at a more appropriate time."
Moorad and partners increased their original 35 percent ownership of the team to 49 percent in 2010. He originally brought in an ownership group of a dozen investors, including Troy Aikman, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback, in 2009. The remaining $200 million-plus is coming from his current group and doesn't include any new investors.
As for the Padres' impending television deal with FOX Sports, no official announcement has been made, though the first Spring Training game was televised on March 17. The second broadcast is set for Friday, when the Padres face the Reds at 7:05 p.m. PT.
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The Coregasm
Some rumors are irresistible. Like Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal — cute! Or certain core workouts can make you orgasm. Screech. Wait, you haven't heard that one? Me neither, until certain male friends started whispering about it. (Of course they're the main purveyors of this rumor!)
The tale of the female "coregasm" goes like this: squeeze the right pelvic muscles, dig deep, and blast your way through enough reps of some serious lower ab moves. Then right there in the gym, sweet, innocent, just-getting-in-a-workout you have a big fat orgasm.
Male fantasy? Maybe. But suddenly my usual ab workout motivation — the dream of a chiseled six-pack — seemed a little pale in comparison to, shall we say, more immediate rewards. Raring-to-go, I hit the gym to test out all the potentially orgasm-inducing ab exercises I could think of.
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Move #1: Leg Pulse
I started with the leg pulse, a lower ab workout extraordinaire. 4 sets of 15 reps later (plus plenty of sexy thoughts) and I had... some tired lower ab muscles.
Move #2: Abdominal Hold
I modified the abdominal hold by slowly raising and lowering my legs instead of just holding them. Extra tough on the muscles, plus I figured a little friction couldn't hurt. My plan for another 4 sets of 15 quickly turned into a plan to lie on the floor recovering after 1 set of 7.
Move #3: Knee Raises
Finally, I cut to the chase with the lower ab move the guys touted as the creme de la creme of big O triggers — the hanging knee raise. Dangling from a pull-up bar, I raised my knees to sitting position, then slowly lowered them. Wow, did I feel my lower ab muscles. Wow, was that all I felt.
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After my totally non-orgasmic workout, I checked in with personal trainer Ashley Borden. "Ab moves that trigger an orgasm?" she laughed. "That's never happened to me or to anyone I've trained, at least in front of my face. But a strong pelvic floor absolutely, 1,000 percent adds to your sex life."
Rather than the ballistic ab moves I tried, she suggested modified versions. "For 90 percent of people, lifting one leg at a time, rather than both at once, is best." She also suggested a more internal workout. Yes, the magic of kegels.
Ready to rest on my rumor-debunking laurels, I called my friend Wendy to brag. "Coregasms, ha! Men are ridiculous."
"Other people have coregasms too!?" Wendy said. "I always thought it was just me!" Apparently leg lifts really do it for her.
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Type: Enhancement
Status: Closed
Priority: Minor
Resolution: Completed
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Fix Version/s: None
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I'd like to get the ordered record set within with-query-results
(or the way to restore the original order).
Is this possible with clojure/java.jdbc?
I assume you mean the order of columns within the rows, not the actual order of rows within the result set?
I'm looking at providing an alternative result set format using arrays instead of maps which will preserve column orders.
Since maps are unordered by default in Clojure, I'd be suspicious of code that relies on ordering of keys (so I'm reducing this to 'minor').
You are right, I mean the order of columns, not the rows.
I understand, that maps are unordered. There are few reasons when
the order is matters. The one of them is my task - simple
SQL database client.
Probably it would be better to do this possibility optional,
since it is not used very often?
An optional keyword argument sounds like a reasonable compromise. I'm already looking at keyword arguments on resultset-seq for returning arrays instead of maps and returning an order-preserving map should be as simple as replacing (zipmap keys (row-values)) with (apply array-map (interleave keys (row-values)))
Fixed in 0.3.0-SNAPSHOT by allowing :as-arrays argument to query and result-set-seq functions, which returns result as vector of column names, followed by vectors for each row.


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"Pops Staple has one of the most angelic voices ever recorded. Together with progeny Mavis, Yvonne and Pervis, they made up one of the finest (and grooviest) vocal combos ever
.They transform the normally upbeat 'Go Tell It On the Mountain' into a mournful, minor-keyed lament while 'Joy to the World' would be right at home in a country church (white or black). But this collection isn't about the usual Christmas fare (except perhaps the deep, tremoloed version of 'Silent Night'). It's songs like 'No Room at the Inn' and the swaying soul of 'There Was a Star' that capture the real essence of the holidays. On second thought, no matter what holiday it is, Pops' 'Holy Unto the Lord' will make you thankful you're alive."Chicago Sun-Times
"Righteous music with very good stereo sound, and 'The Last Month of the Year' absolutely rocks!"Goldmine
"A wonder of gospel-blues, with Pops Staples' subtle electric guitar rooting the whole affair."Buffalo News


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Research on the Simulation of Time-Delay System
Most of modern industrial processes is continuous, large-scale and complex. Large time-delay system is increasingly common in the process of industrial production. It is difficult to make the system satisfy the performance specification requirements by traditional Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) control. Aiming at time-delay phenomenon, the paper discusses the Smith and Fuzzy control algorithm of time-delay system in order to improve dynamic performance of the system.
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Coke resumes throwing program in Florida
By Jason Beck / MLB.com
OAKLAND -- While the Tigers prepared to try to continue their season, lefty reliever Phil Coke continued his throwing work in Florida, presenting the team with a potential option for later rounds in the postseason.
Coke, whose forearm flexor soreness has sidelined him since mid-September, has resumed throwing in the Tigers' Florida intstructional league. How soon he could be ready wasn't clear, but at the very least, it's progress from late September, when it was feared his injury could be something more serious.
With Coke injured, the Tigers added Jose Alvarez as a second lefty for the American League Division Series against the A's, but they used him as a long reliever rather than a specialist, saving lefty Drew Smyly and righty strikeout specialist Al Alburquerque for lefty matchups. A matchup with the Red Sox in the AL Championship Series would present similar decisions.
Peralta given start at shortstop in Game 5
OAKLAND -- The Tigers have stayed alive in this American League Division Series in no small part by getting Jhonny Peralta back into their lineup, putting their Opening Day shortstop in left field. For Thursday's winner-take-all Game 5, manager Jim Leyland took his chances with Peralta back at short.
Don Kelly, who put up two infield singles against A's Game 5 starter Sonny Gray in his Game 2 gem, got the start in left field. Jose Iglesias, Detroit's everyday shortstop since early August, was on the bench, though Leyland said he could enter at shortstop for the late innings if the Tigers have a lead.
It's Peralta's first start at shortstop since Aug. 4, the day before he accepted a 50-game suspension for his involvement in the Biogenesis scandal. He returned from the suspension for the final series of the regular season in Miami, starting all three games in left field, but moved to shortstop for a couple innings in each of the last two games.
Peralta started Games 3 and 4 at Comerica Park in left and drove in a total of five runs.
"It's simple -- we've gotta to try to score," Leyland said. "So that pretty much sums that up."
Actually, there's a little more to it, the starting pitcher being one of them.
Leyland said Thursday afternoon he had considered making the move earlier this series. He did not do it behind ground-ball pitcher Doug Fister in Game 4. With Justin Verlander starting Game 5, he changed his mind.
Verlander has quietly put up a bizarre streak of strikeouts, popouts and flyouts. He has not had an out recorded at first base in his last three starts, covering 19 innings. His only ground-ball out in that span was a fielder's choice Sept. 23 at Minnesota, in which Twins baserunner Alex Presley took off from second on a grounder hit right to short.
Kelly put up two of Detroit's four hits against Gray last Saturday. One of the others came from Iglesias on a ground ball to short, which is Iglesias' only hit since he returned to the Tigers lineup two weeks ago after a 95-mph fastball struck him on his left hand.
Leyland tried to downplay the move, calling it "no big deal to me at all."
At the same time, he emphasized that this was his decision to make.
"This is on me," he said. "I thought about this lineup. ... All I know is we were here at the same time last year [for Game 5] and our shortstop was Jhonny Peralta."
Benoit open to 2014 role as Tigers' setup man
OAKLAND -- Joaquin Benoit would like to be back with the Tigers next year, whether he'd be closing or setting up again.
That was the gist of his answer to reporters during his scheduled session at the podium before Game 5 of the American League Division Series on Thursday. It potentially could have been his last day in a Tigers uniform after three years as a stalwart in Detroit's bullpen. He's a free agent at season's end, and his success closing -- even in the small sample size of just over half a season -- gives him a nice place on the market at age 36.
Benoit could pick his role, or he could pick his team. With Bruce Rondon potentially in line for closing games, Benoit could have to pick which one is more important if the Tigers offer him a new deal.
"I think whatever decision they make is going to be great," Benoit said. "If they decide to go with me as a closer, I'm happy. If they decide to give me another chance and help him, being his setup man, I would be happy to."
That doesn't necessarily make it an automatic that Benoit will be back.
"I'm not the kind of guy that likes to say I'm going to be here for the rest of my life," he said.
Benoit tried to stay out of the closer discussion when Rondon was struggling in Spring Training. That gave the impression in some circles that he didn't want to close, a notion he dismissed at midseason. He insisted he didn't want to be a distraction from Rondon trying to win the job.
Once Benoit became the closer at the end of June, he became a mentor to the just-recalled Rondon.
"From the beginning of Spring Training, Rondon was the guy who was going to be the closer," Benoit explained, "and I was happy, because he's a young kid that has a lot to offer. His lack of experience, I guess, [got] the best of him at the beginning. But the second time he got called up, he showed that he belongs in the big leagues. He has the passion of a closer."
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The following is from a series of Pi Poems, or Cadae—the alphabetical equivalent of the first five digits of Pi (3.1415).
Pi is a transcendental number that is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter approximately equal to 3.1415926535897.
In poetry, it has been used as the basis for a syllabic form that obeys the following distribution of syllables and stanza lengths, resulting (by line length) in a kind of sonnet:
xxx __________(3)
x ____________(1)___________ } 3
xxxx _________(4)
x ____________(1)___________ } 1
xxxxx ________(5)
xxxxxxxxx ____(9)
xx ___________(2)___________ } 4
xxxxxx _______(6)
xxxxx ________(5)___________ } 1
xxx __________(3)
xxxxx ________(5)
xxxxxxxx _____(8)___________ } 5
xxxxxxxxx ____(9)
xxxxxxx ______(7)
from Cadae: The Pi Poems
The music
for a moment
when we began
to savor in its absence silence—
again, maybe a bit
louder than before
or maybe
we only heard it
as such, a sudden intrusion
we had previously not noticed
and this is what disturbed us.
No matter
the city gays
confess their scene is
a sad huddle of hopeless bottoms
each one
wishing for some dream top
to plough him senseless—
an Eden
understood only
by those first barred who with an air
of almost tragic boredom insist
their loss is epidemic.
body you would
to fuck then try to
find this body somewhere in the world
and while
you look and encounter
as you are bound to
one disappointment
after another imagine
just how thin and stripped of incident
your life would be otherwise
Tony Leuzzi is a writer and teacher living in Rochester, NY. His second book of poems, Radiant Losses, won the New Sins Editors' Prize. In November 2012, BOA Editions will release Passwords Primeval, a book of interviews with twenty American poets.


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Trial date set for former Pittsfield City Councilor Paul Capitanio
PITTSFIELD -- A former city councilor who allegedly tipped off a drug dealer about an upcoming police raid is scheduled to go to trial in November.
Police and prosecutors say in April 2013, Paul Capitanio, 58, a Parkside Avenue resident, tipped off a drug dealer from whom he allegedly was buying pain pills.
During a Berkshire County Drug Task Force wiretap investigation into the activities of alleged area drug kingpin Joshua Stegemann, police said they intercepted a phone conversation between Stegemann and another unnamed dealer. During the conversation it's alleged the dealer told Stegemann that a "councilman friend" had tipped him off about upcoming drug raids.
Police say they later obtained cellphone records showing there were 380 phone calls between the drug dealer and Capitanio from March 4 to April 30 of last year.
According to a probable cause report, the dealer told police he was speaking of Capitanio during that conversation. At the time, Capitanio was a city councilor representing Ward 3. He did not seek re-election.
On April 30, 2013, there was a multi-agency raid at Stegemann's home in Stephentown, N.Y., involving the federal Drug Enforcement Agency, the Berkshire County Drug Task Force, and New York and Massachusetts State Police. The raid allegedly turned up more than 700 grams of cocaine, a pound of heroin, thousands of illegal prescription pills, two pistols and a shotgun and close to $300,000 in cash found buried in coolers on the property. Police said they discovered stolen vehicles and landscaping equipment worth more than $80,000 -- some stolen from Massachusetts -- as well.
Stegemann, a former Pittsfield resident, later told DEA agents he had been worried about a possible bust, according to the report. Police said he nearly escaped into a nearby field that night.
It is not alleged that Capitanio knew or had any personal communication with Stegemann.
Capitanio was in Berkshire Superior Court on Thursday for a pretrial hearing on his case. He has denied single counts of conspiracy to possess oxycodone and accessory after the fact to distribute oxycodone.
His attorney, Timothy J. Shugrue, told the court he plans to file a motion to dismiss in the case.
Shugrue said he has received 38 CDs and DVDs of discovery material and has been working his way through them.
A final pretrial conference date has been set for Oct. 21 with the case set for trial a month after that.
Shugrue has said his client denies the allegations, including those that he is addicted to oxycodone. He said Capitanio is not on any of the wirertap recordings.
Capitanio remains free on $500 bail pending the outcome of his case.
Meanwhile, the federal case in New York against Stegemann is slowly making its way through the judicial system.
He has denied single counts of possession of controlled substances with the intent to distribute, possession of firearms and ammunition by a prohibited person and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Motions to suppress evidence taken in the raid and to dismiss charges have been filed in the case.
Stegemann's attorney, Elizabeth J. Quigley, asserts that the search warrants were constitutionally overbroad and exceeded their scope by including searches conducted on property not covered by the warrants. The wiretap warrants were also defective, said the attorney.
Stegemann is currently being housed without bail in Warren County Jail in Lake George, N.Y.
No trial date has been set in Stegemann's case.
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Apple releases iOS 7.0.2 update, fixes Lock Screen vulnerability
Date: Thursday, September 26th, 2013, 12:43
Category: iOS, iPad, iPad mini, iPhone, iPod Touch, News, security, Software
It got some negative attention and now it's got a fix.
On Thursday, Apple released iOS 7.0.2, an updated new version of its operating system for its iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. The new operating system, which weighs in as a several hundred megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes:
– Fixes bugs that could allow someone to bypass the Lock screen passcode.
– Reintroduces a Greek keyboard option for passcode entry.
iOS 7.0.2 is available via iTunes or Over-The-Air updating and requires an iPhone 4, 4S, 5, iPad 2, third or fourth-gen iPad, iPod Touch 4th Gen or iPad Mini to install and run.
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Live From New York
June 29, 2000. Madison Square Garden is packed with die-hard Springsteen fans for the second-to-last show of the world tour reuniting Bruce with the legendary E Street Band for the first time in more than 13 years. The night is as exciting as it is bittersweet because no one knows if this band will ever play together again.
I'm standing at half-court, as caught up in the show as everyone else, when I notice a cameraman standing nearby. I ask him what he's filming, and he tells me some crowd shots for a video. He appears to be working from a set list, so I ask if I can take a look. I'm wondering if one of my favorite Springsteen songs, the epic ballad "Jungleland," is on there - and, yes, both it and its standard lead-in, "Meeting Across the River," are coming up soon. But when the time comes, Springsteen instead ambles over to the piano and starts playing the first few notes of "The Promise."
"Forget 'Meeting Across the River.' He's not playing it," I warn the cameraman.
"Whoa! What song is this?" he asks.
Didn't anyone tell this guy that Springsteen never sticks to a set list? Then, just as "The Promise" ends and we're all cheering loudly, keyboardist Roy Bittan plays the distinctive first notes of "Jungleland" - and all of us Jersey folks are yelling even louder, waiting for our key moment in the song, "Over the Jersey state line."
When I later describe this incident to tour director George Travis, he laughs and tells me the crew calls it "set roulette." Recording engineer Toby Scott elaborates: "The show will start with the right song, and my assistant and I will look at each other and wonder, 'Well, how long do you think it will be before Bruce changes?' - because he always does. The band is just keeping their fingers crossed that he doesn't go to a song they haven't played in 20 years."
"He really keeps you on your toes," says director Chris Hilson, admitting that even he can't predict sometimes what Springsteen will pull out of a hat. "I was sitting at my desk in the remote truck, with headset on, shouting at cameramen, maniacally punching buttons as fast as I could."
None of us in the crowd that night knew the final two concerts were being filmed for what would later become an Emmy-winning HBO special and then a double-disc DVD release. At the time, neither did Travis, who produced the disc along with Springsteen and manager Jon Landau. Travis told me they filmed the Madison Square Garden shows because Bruce had always regretted that there was no record of his earlier concert tours. It wasn't until Springsteen, Travis, and Landau had an opportunity to look over the material that they decided it was good enough to craft it into the TV special and then the DVD.
Due to be released by Columbia on November 6, the DVD of Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - Live in New York City includes 25 songs. All 14 songs from the HBO special are on Disc 1, and 11 more songs have been molded into a separate concert set for Disc 2. The package - made using a high-definition video master and featuring a 5.1-channel Dolby Digital soundtrack - also has a photo gallery and a 15-minute featurette, New York City Serenade.


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Johnson, defense crumble under Dodgers' onslaught
TORONTO -- Since the Blue Jays returned from the All-Star break, it's safe to say things haven't gone the way they hoped they would. Monday's game vs. the Dodgers was no different.
Toronto was in desperate need of a strong second-half push, but has come out of the break with a whimper.Full Game Coverage
TORONTO -- Since the Blue Jays returned from the All-Star break, it's safe to say things haven't gone the way they hoped they would. Monday's game vs. the Dodgers was no different.
Toronto was in desperate need of a strong second-half push, but has come out of the break with a whimper.Full Game Coverage
The Blue Jays' post-break slide reached four games on Monday after losing, 14-5, in front of 34,515 at Rogers Centre, in a game that was never in doubt.
"I can't say it right here, [but] it wasn't a good game," said Blue Jays manager John Gibbons when asked to describe the game. "We got whipped all the way around. Pitching, starting, Josh -- they took it to him -- and even our bullpen tonight, everybody gave a little bit up. We were sloppy defensively. It was just a bad game, it really was."
Toronto starter Josh Johnson began the night on a promising note, retiring the first four batters he faced, including two strikeouts, but then quickly fell apart in a hurry. The towering right-hander would allow 10 of next 12 batters to reach base as the Dodgers took a quick five-run lead before the third inning came to a close.
The big blow came from A.J. Ellis, who hit a two-run home run on a 3-1 fastball into the seats in right-center field.
"That was pitiful, it's the only way I can put it," Johnson said of his outing. "I didn't even battle them, everything was right in the middle of the plate, so nothing I can do but take it. That's a pretty poor performance."
"The ball was in the middle of the plate and it's pretty easy to see why they hit the ball all over the place."
In total, Johnson allowed five earned runs on seven hits and a walk, with two strikeouts in two-plus innings of work. He has now allowed 12 earned runs in his last eight innings on the mound, and the pending free agent has shown very little of the promise that was expected of him coming into the season.
"Really inconsistent," said Johnson. "One day everything will be really good and then all of a sudden the next day it's back to square one, and that's kind of how it has been."
Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez echoed those sentiments, as Monday's game was a microcosm of the Blue Jays starter's year.
"First at-bat he looked pretty good," Gonzalez said. "I don't know if they were changeups or two-seamers, but they had pretty good bite. It looked like he had his stuff going, and then after the home run he kind of lost it and gave up those extra runs. The next inning, his pitches were getting away from him."
With the decision Johnson lowered his record to 1-6 on the season, with his lone victory coming just shy of a month ago against Baltimore on June 23.
"Not this bad," said Johnson when asked if he's been in a stretch like this before. "I mean, this is terrible. I don't even know how to explain it, it's really bad."
Despite leaving the game with an ugly five-run deficit, the lopsided affair turned for the worse after his departure.
Toronto made errors in four consecutive innings, finishing one shy of the club record with five on the night, as the Dodgers easily tacked on an additional nine runs, including three on Skip Schumaker's first home run of the season.
"I wouldn't say it's a lack of focus. I wouldn't say it's a lack of effort," Mark DeRosa said of his club's tough night in the field. "I'd just say for whatever reason it has not gone our way and it's very frustrating."
Until the sixth, however, the game was seemingly still in reach for the Blue Jays. Toronto knocked in a pair of runs with singles from Melky Cabrera and DeRosa in the third, as the club trailed by no more than four until the Dodgers' four-run sixth.
With the loss, the Blue Jays have now lost five straight, and have gone 7-17 since their Major League-high 11-game winning streak ended.
"It's just been one of those situations that if our bullpen is good, our starting pitching is off, if our defense is off, our hitting is on. You know, it's just been one of those things," said DeRosa, who had three hits on the night. "Other than that 11 game streak it hasn't all gelled for whatever reason. And we sit here in late July and we're still searching for those answers."
"I think it's got to be [the low point]. Coming out of the break, knowing we have to play well. It's not easy; the Rays were as hot as any team in baseball. From the looks of it L.A. is going to be in it until the end. They're as talented group as we've played all year. J.J. didn't have it. It starts with the starting pitching. Our bullpen has been used a lot. You can't expect those guys to throw up zeroes every night. Got to wash it away and come back tomorrow. I know it's getting old to say that, but we don't have any other option."
Evan Peaslee is an associate reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @EvanPeaslee.


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Carine Roitfeld's Longtime Partner Christian Restoin Revives Equipment
Carine Roitfeld's Longtime Partner Christian Restoin Revives Equipment
>> Christian Restoin, longtime partner of Carine Roitfeld (and father to Julia and Vladimir), launched shirt collection Equipment in 1976, eventually selling the company in 1998. But for Spring 2010, he's back in business — Equipment is being revived by Serge Azria, CEO and creative director of Joie and Current/Elliott, and Restoin has signed on as a creative consultant. "Christian and I have been friends for many years," Azria told WWD in September. "We always talk about shirts and fashion and, of course, being in fashion, so this was a natural decision for both of us."
Also involved in the design process, according to Azria, are "a highly respected team of international editors from Paris to Los Angeles," whose names he declined to say. The new line — which has been picked up by Barneys — will draw from the Equipment heritage look: tailored silk menswear-inspired styles with two flap pockets, 135 style options total. Disneyrollergirl has a few snapshots of the offerings here, and many suspect that the silk shirt Carine sported during Paris Fashion Week in October is from the line.


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Bessie Moore will celebrate her 86th birthday from 2-4 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Russellville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 215 S. Portland Ave., Russellville. The celebration will be hosted by her children.
Restoration Church to host Trunk-or-Treat
Restoration Church will host a Trunk-or-Treat from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday. The church is located on 2349 S. Elmira Ave. in Russellville.
Ambulance Board to meet today
The Pope County Ambulance Board will meet at 7 a.m. today in the Pope County Quorum Court room.
First Cumberland to host Trunk-or-Treat
First Cumberland Presbyterian Church will host a Trunk-or-Treat from 6-8 p.m. Thursday. The church is located at 1200 N. Arkansas Ave. in Russellville.
Radio Control Club to host Fun Fly
The River Valley Radio Control Club (radio controlled airplanes and helicopters) will host a Fun Fly from 9 a.m. to mid afternoon on Nov. 2 at the Russellville Club Flying Field off of Pleasant View Road, one mile west of Hwy 7 North. Signs will be posted.
The public is invited to attend this free event to watch flyers from around the area fly. Concessions will not be sold, but guest are welcome to bring their own along with lawn chairs. For more information, contact Stan Heaton at 641-2848.
Wildlife Observation Trail Dedication
The City of Russellville invites the public to the dedication of the Wildlife Observation Trail at 10 a.m. on Thursday. The trail is located at 6630 US Hwy 64W in Illinois Bayou Park. The trail was funded by a grant from the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission.
Volunteers needed for tax program
The AARP Tax-Aide program is seeking volunteers to help prepare income tax returns for senior and low to moderate income persons. The Tax-Aide program offers free assistance to qualifying individuals in the preparation of federal and state income tax returns. Training will be provided. Prior experience in tax preparation is helpful but not required. Basic computer skill (data entry) is needed. Self-study material will be available in November and formal training will be held January 27 through 31, 2014 at the Hughes Center in Russellville. Preparation of tax returns will begin February 3, and continue through April 9. Volunteers should plan to work at least four hours per week during this period. Contact O.D. Smith at 968-3287 for more information.


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A survey conducted in September at the annual Shop.org Retail Summit in Boston showed that that almost half of all retailers surveyed planned to offer eGifting this holiday season, and 44% were looking at location-based deals as a key element of their mobile marketing strategy.
The survey, sponsored by CashStar, found a growing number of concerns among retailers about the lack of personalization of gift cards.
"As consumers increasingly turn to their smartphones, retailers need to adapt and look at how gift cards and location-based deals can complement each other," said David Stone, CEO of CashStar.
Of those retailers surveyed, 72% planned to increase their mobile marketing spend this year, with 6% planning to increase it significantly. Only 2% of survey respondents planned to decrease their mobile marketing spend. When it comes to mobile marketing, mobile coupons were the most popular offering (64%) followed by location-based deals (44%).
Retailers are planning to promote to the last minute -- 42% of those surveyed plan to stop holiday promotions on the last day consumers can ship an item and have it arrive in time for Christmas, but 32% plan to continue their promotions to Christmas Eve.


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Nice places to live 10 - 20 min from Stockholm
Which surrounding places are the best?
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Nice places to live 10 - 20 min from Stockholm
Which surrounding places are the best?
11.Feb.2013, 08:40 PM
Post #1
Joined: 3.Jun.2012
My wife and I are moving to Sweden (Stockholm) in the fall and we're looking for places to live (we'll be renting the first 6 months or so and then we want to buy an apartment).
Which places around Stockholm are the best to live? (a place that we'll be about 15 min driving from stockholm center) due to our careers we need to commute to stockholm everyday, but we've been told the housing prices in stockholm will be a little bit high so we're looking for alternatives in case we cannot find anything in the center. (with center I mean stockholm city not particularly the old town or any district in particular).
Thanks for the help guys.
11.Feb.2013, 08:46 PM
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Joined: 22.Nov.2011
15 minutes driving to the center could mean 100m in morning or afterwork road conditions, or a few kilometers on a Sunday! ...Your budget on what You are prepared to pay for an apartment, to rent and/or to buy, will be a much better judge of where you would be able to live! If money is no object, then you can get right into the center
11.Feb.2013, 09:09 PM
Post #3
Joined: 3.Jun.2012
thanks for the help.
We don't know how much the rent is, but for certain nothing crazy, but not student budget either.
normal I'd say.
11.Feb.2013, 10:08 PM
Post #4
Location: Stockholm
Joined: 2.Aug.2011
Ok, I could not resist here - if you ask them, 95% of the population will define themselves as "normal", including this forum .
First, ask yourself: do you want to live in the "real" Stockholm? If so, here is the definition, and all of these places are very nice to live in:
At the other end of the spectrum, you could live in the "Ryanair" definition of Stockholm, which is a gigantic 100km radius around the inner city.
It's your choice really
12.Feb.2013, 03:03 AM
Post #5
Joined: 3.Jun.2012
thank you I think we're open to finding a place in the "Ryanair" as you call it in case the real stockholm gets too expensive for us.
what I mean with "normal" is this, we'd be making around 3,000 - 4,000 euros monthly (25,000 - 35,000 krona aprox.). with this cash we need to rent, and cover our expenses such as food, transportation, cel phone, internet, etc.
12.Feb.2013, 10:31 AM
Post #6
Location: Stockholm county
Joined: 27.May.2011
There's not a few snobby types on these forums so you'll find a variety of opinions on where is nice and isn't nice. You'll also probably find relatively drastic differences between different suburbs.
For example, we live in Brandbergen in Haninge, about 20km south of Stockholm city. It's about 45 minutes by public transport, 20 minutes driving in lightish traffic. It's neither particularly good nor particularly bad.
We moved into a newly renovated apartment owned by Akelius and we're paying 11,500kr a month for a 4 room, 98 square meter apartment. A non-renovated apartment of the same size would probably be 9,500kr-ish. Go down the road to Jordbro which is more run down and you might find something for 8,500kr. There's a fairly sharp housing crisis in Haninge so prices are quite high though.
12.Feb.2013, 11:04 AM
Post #7
Location: Stockholm
Joined: 25.Oct.2010
I moved to Kungsängen, from closer to central Stockholm, a little under a year ago and love it here. We're on the Bålsta train line and it takes just under 30 minutes to Centralen, a lot less to Sundbyberg and the Solna industrial areas and driving will be easier once they finish hacking the E18 to bits.
Just this little bit further out you get a lot more property for your pengar and even with the proximity to the city I feel like it's miles away what with the forest, lakes and farms around us.
An added bonus is the sports bar, next to the station, being really welcoming and not a pair of red strides in sight!
12.Feb.2013, 11:33 AM
Post #8
Joined: 12.Aug.2008
if you ask them, 95% of the population will define themselves as "normal",
Nobody "normal" would contemplate driving in Stockholm center... nevermind the congestion charges.
12.Feb.2013, 11:40 AM
Post #9
Joined: 12.Aug.2008
There's not a few snobby types on these forums so you'll find a variety of opinions on where is nice and isn't nice.
I warmly suggest Rinkeby, Tensta or Fittja as the first stop to stay. After that anything is nice
12.Feb.2013, 11:55 AM
Post #10
Location: Europe
Joined: 28.Oct.2008
With all due respect, I find the suburbs of Stockholm extremely depressing.
Just the environment of relentless repetitive architecture of low cost housing and generic retailers.
Usually consisting of a local food store, 2 or 3 hairdressers and maybe some fast food crap.
Somebody also mentioned Jordbro ... What a depressing place that is.
12.Feb.2013, 12:00 PM
Post #11
Location: Stockholm
Joined: 24.May.2011
I live in Sundbyberg, totally recommended.
12.Feb.2013, 12:04 PM
Post #12
Location: Stockholm
Joined: 2.Aug.2011
12.Feb.2013, 12:19 PM
Post #13
Location: Stockholm
Joined: 27.Mar.2008
I'd reccomend Lidingö!
An island just outside the city, 10-15 mins by car or around 30 mins by pubic transport into town. Not the cheapest area to rent though, were paying 10500:- per month for 83sq meters with two bedrooms.
Nice if you like the outdoors though, there's a small ski slope, several beaches, outdoor pool and lots of nice walks!
12.Feb.2013, 12:51 PM
Post #14
Joined: 12.Aug.2008
Actually a quick ride on the blue line with a 5 minute walk around each of the stations of Rinkeby, Tensta and Hjulsta should be sufficient rolleyes.gif .
Va sa du? Gillar du inte olika?
12.Feb.2013, 01:34 PM
Post #15
Joined: 17.Mar.2006
There are always some idiots who want to put in negative comments that are not helpful at all!
Anyway, I live in Vällingby and find that it is really nice there. I also liked living in Bromma but it is more expensive.


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7 Keys to Beating the Twins
Last night's win in Detroit on ESPN was, more than anything, a big relief. Two games behind the Tigers heading into Minnesota is much different than four.
What can you say about Clayton Richard? Two impressive eight-inning performances in a row. It now appears that Colon, after his fine start on Friday, is the fifth starter with Richard heading to the pen as the second lefty. That's a tough call for Ozzie with Richard pitching so well, but it certainly could change depending on what Bartolo does in his next start or two.
Escaping Motown with the one victory, the Sox now head to the Twinkiedome hoping to reverse their recent fortunes.
Here's one man's keys for the Sox handling the Twins in the "House of Horrors."
1. Pretend you're somewhere else — It's next to impossible with the turf, the white roof and baggies, but why not try?
2. Keep Mauer and Morneau in check — Very hard to do, but we did a pretty good job the last time we were there.
3. Stifle the Piranhas — Span, Gomez, Punto, etc. can be deadly. Keeping them off the bases is a must.
4. Beat Nathan — He's been so tough on us. Wouldn't it be nice to help him blow a couple of saves?
5. Avoid mistakes — The Sox need to stay away from errors, both mental and physical.
6. The bullpen needs to step up — The pen hasn't been pretty as of late, but now's the time to return to form.
7. Obviously we need to score runs — This isn't my biggest concern, but we need to take advantage of runners in scoring position and a few home runs wouldn't hurt the cause
Let's do it.


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Cleaning Sea from the Bottom Up
A carpet and a petrol can were among the items Newquay Dive recovered from the waters during its second Dive Against Debris.
The event targeted the reef underneath the Headland and Little Fistral Beach.
During two dives in four hours the team found eight bags of rubbish weighing in at a total of 16kg.
Members of the Dive Newquay club in the UK also collected miscellaneous pieces of debris including rubber, plastics and fishing lead.
Organisers and dive instructors James Taylor and Veronika Kruse said they were pleased with the outcome.
"The numbers of divers wanting to participate has increased since the last Dive Against Debris," James said.
"We all realise how important the oceans are to us and we want to do our part in keeping them clean.
"Were incredibly thankful to everybody for coming along."
Both experienced and novice divers can get involved with Dive Against Debris. For more information about Dive Against Debris visit the Issues & Projects section of projectaware.org.


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Ron, I KNOW you will be back with ZA, it's irresistible.
Here's the thing: Acronis TI lets you clone, or image in many fashions. So once you clone your one disc, you can then use TI for reliable backups (inremental, differential) of the whole disc, or partition or individual directories, and unlike Gh o st (I spaced it out, to not cause bleep) you can always access individual files, every single one. I mean access. Open, copy, anything. So it's a tool for many jobs. Is $40-50 high? of course it is. Is it worth it? YOU BET.
Just so you know, Seagate internal drives sales (NOT external) include some version of Acronis TI and it worked great for my son when he replaced his HD on an old, old system, with the Seagate drive.
NO, I'm not in any way associated with Acronis. It's just that I tried several FREE alternatives and all failed by my standards one of which is a simple thing to even be able to install or they claim they can do your documents, big deal. That ain't good enough.
What am I trying to tell ya? Cloning which you need now, once, is a one-time job. The other features are forever (if bugs, they do updates). Enough rambling.
Ron, read this
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Survey of Inmates in Local Jails, 1983: [United States] (ICPSR 8274)
Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics
This survey provides data on inmates' socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, previous military service, prior criminal history, jail activities, drug and alcohol use, health care, and current offenses.
Access Notes
The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.
This dataset is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD), the criminal justice archive within ICPSR. NACJD is primarily sponsored by three agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice: the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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U.S. Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. SURVEY OF INMATES OF LOCAL JAILS, 1983: [UNITED STATES]. Conducted by U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. ICPSR08274-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 1997. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08274.v1
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Subject Terms: correctional facilities, criminal histories, demographic characteristics, drug use, inmate programs, inmates, jail inmates, jails, offenses, sentencing
Geographic Coverage: United States
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Universe: Persons confined to jails in the United States in 1983.
Sample: Multistage probability sample. Jails were stratified according to the number and gender of inmates housed. Some large jails were included with certainty. Sample ratios of inmates within the selected jails vary by strata.
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text: The number of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victories posted individually by brothers Kurt and Kyle Busch, who are tied with Matt Kenseth for 26th on the all-time list. With 48 wins combined, Kurt and Kyle are fifth all-time in victories by brothers, a category led by Bobby and Donnie Allison, with 84 and 10 wins, respectively. Though neither of the Busch brothers has won the Daytona 500, they have accounted for the last two victories in the Sprint Unlimited (formerly Daytona Shootout), with Kurt winning in 2011 and Kyle in 2012.


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I would like to try it out.
I had the original ACD-14 which was re-called due to false readings which resulted in people being shocked.
I am waiting for the ACD-14 plus which is what they are replacing it with.
That was the year of my accident. I was in rehabilitation for 11 months learning how to walk.
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A Midwife receives the REAL Award
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In a mini-blog series ICM is highlighting the role of midwives. The series continues with a guest blog from AMREF, written by Sharon Rainey.
The REAL Awards, are a 'first-of-its kind awards platform designed to develop greater respect for and appreciation of the life-saving care provided by health workers around the world'. They were founded by the Frontline Health Workers Coalition and…


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Spreadtrum, Dialog, MegaChips shine in fabless rankings
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LONDON The top 25 fabless chip companies supplied 80 percent of the $64.9 billion market for fabless IC sales in 2011, up 4 percent from the market value in 2010, according to a ranking supplied by market research firm IC Insights Inc. Overall, 15 of the top 25 fabless IC companies outperformed the total 2011 fabless IC sales growth rate (see figures below).
Spreadtrum Communications Inc. (Shanghai, China) was the star performer among the fabless IC producers last year, with a 95 percent sales jump. Spreadtrum supplies baseband processors and CMOS RF transceivers for wireless applications with over 90 percent of its sales to China-based customers. Spreadtrum has risen from being ranked as the 67th largest fabless IC supplier in 2009 to 17th in 2011.
In contrast to Spreadtrum, ST-Ericsson's IC sales dropped 28 percent in 2011 after declining by 9 percent in 2010.
The ranking of fabless chip companies continues to be dominated by U.S. companies that occupy eight of the top ten slots by sales volume. Europe is well represented in the lower ranks with Dialog growing strongly with 77 percent annual growth, according to IC Insights.
Japan has only one company in the ranks of the top 25 fabless chip companies, MegaChips Corp. (Osaka, Japan), a developer of chips for games makers, camera companies, cell phone makers and security companies, But in 2011, unlike many of the Japanese integrated device makers (IDMs), MegaChips grew revenue by 35 percent.
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On Semi, Qualcomm, Infineon shine in chip rankings
China unknowns may be next smartphone stars
Spreadtrum offers Android platforms for $100 smartphones


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Oakley Special Edition Sunglasses is integrating comfortable, practical and artistic. The groundbreaking technology for superior optics and sport performance style of the Oakley sunglasses can never let you down. As one of the most popular world-class sunglasses brand, it never stop the pace of pursuing innovation and shaping the preciseness of science, which possesses the design of sculpture and unique characteristic of challenging traditional thinking.There you can find any one you love.come to choose now!
It all started back in 1975. A mad scientist named Jim Jannard began seeking out problems, finding solutions and wrapping those solutions in art. Jannard decided the only way to defy the limits of possibility was to start from scratch. Doing so would require dedication to purpose beyond reason. That was the beginning of a company called Oakley. Oakley makes products the same way its designers approach life: by challenging rules, because it takes a bit of lawlessness to unleash creativity. That's the kind of environment that delivers the unexpected.


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Coaches hopeful to have found Jansen's flaw
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
Bullpen coach Ken Howell said pitching coach Rick Honeycutt determined through video comparison with last year that Jansen has been pushing off with a stiff right leg and not utilizing the lower half of his body, resulting in decreased velocity and movement.
And resulting in home runs. He served up a 445-footer to Cameron Maybin on Opening Day, after allowing three in only nine Spring Training innings. In the regular season last year, Jansen allowed only three home runs in 53 2/3 innings.
Kershaw feeling better after bout with flu
SAN DIEGO -- A healthier Clayton Kershaw threw his regular between-starts bullpen session Saturday, and said he felt good and that he expected to make his scheduled start in Tuesday's home opener.
Pitching coach Rick Honeycutt said Kershaw threw a few more than his normal 35 pitches, which pretty much equaled his workload in Thursday's Opening Day start that was aborted after three innings when he was stricken with the stomach flu.
Kershaw felt well enough Saturday to follow the bullpen session with conditioning sprints in the outfield.
"I saw him in the food room. He was talking, actually smiling," said manager Don Mattingly.
Mattingly knew Kershaw was done Thursday night when he saw him laying on the floor in the tunnel between the dugout and clubhouse.
"Today he was actually standing," he said.
Honeycutt said he was comfortable that Kershaw will be strong enough by Tuesday, as did Kershaw.
"I knew I wasn't going to hurt myself," said Kershaw, whose first fastball was clocked at 85 mph and who purposely didn't follow through for fear that he would throw up if he bent over. He did hit 92 mph striking out Chase Headley with the bases loaded to end the third inning on what proved to be his final pitch.
"That's probably what did me in," he said.
Rivera, Uribe sit Saturday for rest, better matchups
SAN DIEGO -- Manager Don Mattingly sat Juan Rivera and Juan Uribe Saturday night, explaining that it was partly for rest, partly for matchups.
With San Diego starting right-hander Dustin Moseley Saturday and left-hander Clayton Richard on Sunday, Mattingly said he started left-handed hitting Tony Gwynn in left field to give Rivera a day off while planning to start Rivera Sunday against Richard.
"I noticed last year, I kept banging [Rivera] and it wore him down a little bit," said Mattingly.
Left-handed-hitting Adam Kennedy started at third base for Uribe, who is 1-for-7 lifetime against Moseley.
"[Uribe]'s going to be streaky," said Mattingly. "I won't let two games [0-for-7 with a walk and two strikeouts] determine how I feel about this guy. He's going to get his at-bats, he'll get his chance. I really don't have anyone who can play there every day. He's our best defensive guy there."
Mattingly said the roster moves over the winter -- most notably the signings of Kennedy and Jerry Hairston Jr. -- will allow him to mix and match based on the opposing pitchers and the schedule, which he noted has the Dodgers playing 30 day games after night games.
"I like fresh guys over the course of the season," he said. "We have a bunch of day games after night games. Fresh teams occasionally win those games. Guys get tired."
Dodgers release right-hander Monasterios
SAN DIEGO -- The Dodgers have released right-hander Carlos Monasterios, who pitched in 32 games for them in 2010 but has since required two elbow operations.
Monasterios, 26, was a Rule 5 Draft pick who went 3-5 with a 4.38 ERA in 2010, when he started 13 games and spent the entire season in the Major Leagues. But after making one start at Triple-A last year, he required Tommy John elbow reconstruction and missed the rest of the season.
He encountered further arm problems after reporting to Spring Training this year and at the end of March underwent surgery to relocate the ulna nerve.
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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This new software introduces a wide range of new features including improved real time video down conversion from 1080i and 720p to NTSC/PAL, as well as video up conversion allowing NTSC/PAL capture input video to be scaled up to HD in 1080i or 720p. Also included in this update are new settings for low level audio for improved compatibility with consumer video equipment.
With the release of the new Microsoft Windows Vista, this new software update allows all DeckLink and Multibridge customers to easily migrate to the new Windows Vista platform for professional video editing and compositing. Improved compatibility is also included for Windows Media Encoder, eyeon Fusion 5.1 as well as performance enhancements for all software.
Multibridge Extreme and Multibridge Pro products now support S-Video in and out, as well as full video and audio level adjustments when used in converter mode. This exciting software update is available for both Windows and Mac OS X operating systems.
New features include the following:
DeckLink 6.0 and Multibridge 6.0 software updates are available now to all registered DeckLink and Multibridge customers free of charge from the Blackmagic Design web site at www.blackmagic-design.com.


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Photographer's Note
In a true "Right place, right time" moment, I shot this picture from a ferry while crossing the Bosporus Straight on my way back to the ship I was staying on while visiting Istanbul, Turkey in August of 2011. The sunset that day was unbelievable, and was silhouetting every great piece of architecture that this famous Turkish city has to offer. I have a series of 10 or so photos of this shot, but none came out as great; they were either too tilted (I was on a rocking ferry boat!), birds compromising the solidarity of the shot, and un-even shot, too zoomed in or out, etc. But this shot came together just perfect, and is 99% raw. I pressed the 'boost color' button on iPhoto once! The sunset was just that vivid on this day.
I shoot on a very basic camera, a Nikon CoolPix L110, and am upgrading the near future!
Thank you for all supportive comments
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pierrejp (111) 2011-11-29 22:39
A very nice effect. It would be interesting to comment how you get this picture.
pajaran (73353) 2011-11-29 23:43
Lepo mesto i trenutak ...
Lep pogled preko silueta dzamije na zalazak sunca i nebo obojeno lepim bojama, lepa fotografija.
Dobro dosli na TE, zelim vam uspeh u daljem radu.
Dobar rad i trenutak snimka.
Sve najbolje.
Nice place and the moment ...
A beautiful view across the silhouette of mosque at sunset colored sky and beautiful colors, beautiful images.
Welcome to TE, I wish you success in your work.
Good work and time recording.
All the best.
acevherli (374) 2011-11-29 23:44
Great composition!
erhan1958 (15873) 2011-11-30 2:29
selam alex
welcome on TE
this ia a clasical istanbul sunset
good shot and colours
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- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2011-08-01
- Categories: Architecture
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2011-11-29 18:25


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NTSB: Crashed Premier Jet Aborted Landing
NTSB member Robert Sumwalt Thursday said that a Hawker Beechcraft 390/Premier I aborted its landing at Thomson-McDuffie Regional Airport, Ga., Wednesday night, before crashing nearby, killing five of seven aboard. The flight originated at John Tune Airport, Tenn., and was carrying staff from a specialized medical clinic, the NTSB said. At about 8:30 p.m. local time, the jet's left wing was severed upon impact with a 60-foot concrete pole located roughly one quarter mile from the end of the airport's 5,500-foot runway. Fuel leaked and ignited. Sumwalt described the composite jet's wreckage as "severely fragmented," adding that identifiable features of the plane were "almost completely destroyed by fire." Weather was clear with light winds at the time of the crash. First reports said that at least one of the survivors was a pilot.
The pilots of the jet were familiar with the airport and the aircraft had previously been observed to be in "pristine" condition, according to the airport's general manager, Keith Bounds, who spoke with the Washington Post. Bounds said the crew had closed out their flight plan via electronic message prior to arrival and there were no obvious physical signs indicating the jet had touched down. The crash caused local power outages and ignited a small brush fire. The NTSB said Thursday that security camera footage had been recovered from the airport but it had not yet been reviewed and a flight data recorder had not been immediately located. Sumwalt said remaining pieces of the jet that survived the fire covered a distance of 100 yards adding, "You walk up and you say to yourself, 'where is the airplane?'" The flight's two survivors were taken to area hospitals.


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I am in the process of adding my stories back onto the site! I have done a little editing and some won't make it back here, but what does... and what I write from now on hopefully will pass your high standards!
I have done some tweaking to the chapters of Fawkes' Gifts and am now having to have them beta'd again. Please bear with me as this takes time between postings.
If you need to contact me, try PMing me on the forum.
Oh, I was astonished to find out that Hedwig's Tale was Podcasted! How cool is that? Thank you so much mudbloodproud for the nomination and thank you so much to Wendy/kiley the Mermuggle who read it so wonderfully.


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I only discovered your module after I was well into the development of mine. My Memcached::libmemcached module has a different focus to yours. It aims to be a complete interface to the (feature rich) libmemcached library, while also being very fast.
I always figured that there would be a separate module layered over it to provide a Cache::Memcached compatible interface.
Once Memcached::libmemcached gains sufficient features perhaps you'd consider refactoring your module to use Memcached::li
Re performance, I think I have a reputation for being paranoid about performance
We'll have to see how things work out in practice.
Meanwhile I'm glad your module exists as it takes the pressure off me to support the Cache::* API in the short term. Thanks.