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Bradford's back improving by the day
Reliever may need more than 15 days on DL to be ready
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
On July 22 in Chicago, Bradford, 34, experienced tightness in his back while warming up on the mound in the seventh inning of the Rays' 4-3 loss to the White Sox. Tampa Bay put Bradford on the 15-day disabled list the next day.
"I'm feeling a lot better than I did in Chicago," Bradford said. "The past two or three days have been a lot better. Today, I was able to play a little catch and move around. [I] felt pretty good."
Over 11 appearances this season, Bradford is 1-0 with a 2.08 ERA. After spending the first 75 games of the season on the DL while recovering from right elbow surgery, he rejoined the team on June 27. The 12-year veteran has appeared in 60 or more games in six of the past seven seasons and owns a career 3.23 ERA. He has pitched in seven postseasons, compiling an 0.39 ERA.
Initially, Bradford experienced enough pain that he had trouble sleeping, but he said he is past that.
Back woes are nothing new for Bradford, who had surgery in March 2007 to correct a lower back problem.
"When [a back problem] first crops up, sometimes you're not sure," Bradford said. "But after a couple of days, you can kind of tell. I think this was just spasms. I don't know why they come about. It just happens. I'm just glad it's not anything more serious.
"In the past, when I've had major problems, had surgery, five or six days into it, it's still just as bad as it was Day 1. This is definitely better than that. Like I said, [I] played catch today, and hopefully in a few days, I will have progressed to maybe throwing to a catcher or something."
Bradford said there's a chance he could be back with Tampa Bay once his 15 days are up, but that's not likely to happen due to the cautious nature of such problems.
"Now that I'm on it, we want to make sure everything is good and ready to go and solid and everything," Bradford said. "I guess there will be a chance, but I don't think we'll try to make it a 15-day thing just to meet it. I want to make sure I'm ready, and I'm sure I'll pitch in a game or two somewhere."
Manager Joe Maddon echoed the idea that the Rays will make certain Bradford is good and healthy by the time he returns.
"He's going to be really big for us as we move this thing forward," Maddon said. "It was unfortunate how it happened. But talking to him the last couple of days, he told me that it's starting to feel looser. I watch him walking around, I can see that.
"I think we're getting to the point now where I'm going to hear from [head athletic trainer] Ronnie [Porterfield] that this is how we're going to get his throwing back going. And if we think he needs to go out and pitch a game or two, we'll start figuring that out relatively soon."
Bill Chastain 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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T4 is an important hormone secreted by the thyroid. A low T4 level indicates hypothyroidism, even if the TSH is normal. The TPO Antibody test, also known as the Thyroid Peroxidase Antibody test, checks whether you have antibodies in your blood against TPO, an important thyroid enzyme. These antibodies are elevated when hypothyroidism is caused by an autoimmune disease such as Graves'.
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This hypothyroidism panel, also known as a low thyroid test panel or an underactive thyroid blood panel, checks lab test markers that looks for a poorly functioning, or underactive, thyroid gland. In the US, it is thought that up to 5% of the population have at least a very mild form of hypothyroidism.
The main problem that defines hypothyroidism is that the thyroid gland cannot produce the amount of thyroid hormone that the body needs to run effectively. There are a number of possible reasons why someone might be producing inadequate thyroid hormone. Worldwide, the most common reason is iodine deficiency which often manifests in a neck swelling called a goiter. Fortunately, the widespread introduction of iodized salt has help correct hypothyroidism from low iodine levels (measurable through a blood iodine test) in many places. Conditions in which the immune system is malfunctioning can lead to it inadvertently attack the thyroid and cause damage of the thyroid tissue. In these instances, antibodies specifically directed against the thyroid can be identified with blood testing as is the case with Hashimoto's thyroiditis testing. People who have had procedures on their thyroid such as surgery to remove a thyroid nodule or irradiation of the thyroid to treat cancer also may have hypothyroidism. Prescription medications such as amiodarone, lithium and other less common cytokine medications can also cause low thyroid function.
Thyroid hormones are involved with a number of processes that keep the body's metabolism going. As a result, low thyroid hormone production - primarily thyroxine (T4) which gets converted into triiodothyronine (T3) - during hypothyroidism leads to a slowing down of major functions in the body. Symptoms of this happening might include being tired or depressed, feeling cold, dry skin, brittle hair or memory loss. Constipation is another common symptom. Poorly controlled hypothyroidism during pregnancy - an added challenge because a pregnant mother requires more thyroid hormone - can lead to miscarriages or intellectual and growth delays in the baby.
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CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- The Australian government formally allocated nearly $81 million toward development of Boeing's P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft, the replacement for the country's ageing AP-3C Orion planes.
Minister for Defense Stephen Smith and Minister for Defense Materiel Jason Clare signed the Increment 3 Project Arrangement with the U.S. Navy, Australia's Department of Defense said.
The deal "formalizes Australia's participation in the development of the Increment 3 P-8A Aircraft and marks Australia's continued commitment to the $5 billion project to acquire a new manned maritime patrol aircraft," a defense department statement said.
The Increment 3 Project Arrangement is the first planned upgrade to the Australian P-8A fleet.
The project aims to upgrade the capability of the original order, the Increment 2 aircraft, and includes a networked maritime strike weapon, air-sea rescue kit and enhanced target tracking.
Australia will phase in the Poseidon from 2016 and withdraw from service its 19 turbo-prop AP-3C Orion fleet around 2019, after nearly 30 years of service.
This month the department of defense also announced that two of its Orions which have been on operational service in the Middle East for a decade will return home, along with 90 personnel, within several months.
The two Orions are working with Operation SLIPPER conducting overland intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance tasks in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The overseas-based Orions also have been flying maritime patrols off the Arabian Gulf and North Arabian Sea and more recently, counter-piracy missions in the vicinity of Somalia, working closely with the U.S.-led Combined Maritime Force and other international task forces.
Australia's replacement P-8A aircraft is based on the Boeing B737 commercial airliner.
Like the Orion, the P-8A has advanced sensors and mission systems, including multi-mode radar, a high-definition electro-optic camera and an acoustic system that has four times the processing capacity of the AP-3C Orion's system, the government statement said.
The P-8A has a range of more than 4,000 nautical miles or the ability to remain on station conducting low-level anti-submarine warfare for over four hours at a range of more than 1,200 nautical miles from base.
The P-8A is also air-to-air refuelable from the boom of tanker aircraft such as the KC-30A.
Air-refueling will push the P-8A's endurance to around 20 hours, making it possible to patrol Australia's isolated Southern Ocean territories.
The Increment 3 Project Arrangement falls under the Production, Sustainment and Follow-on Development Memorandum of Understanding between Defence and the United States Navy, which was signed in March this year and provides the framework by which the P-8A will be acquired, sustained and developed thought it service life.
In July, Boeing announced that two Australian companies -- Lovitt Technologies and Ferra Engineering -- will manufacture parts and assemblies for the P-8A Poseidon.
Lovitt Technologies will manufacture mission systems parts and assembly fabrications for the P-8 aircraft, while Ferra Engineering will supply internal and external airframe parts and assemblies to support P-8 flight and mission systems.
Boeing said both companies hold a number of contracts with it for component manufacturing. Lovitt supplies parts for the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey and Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. Ferra manufactures spare parts for Boeing Commercial Aviation Services and the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet program.
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In need of pitching, Halos option Frandsen
Versatile infielder sent to Triple-A; Bell, Cassevah recalled
By Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
He got the word before the Angels opened a big three-game series against American League West-leading Texas that he was being sent down to create roster space for pitching help. With the club two starters (Joel Pineiro, Scott Kazmir) down, Trevor Bell and Bobby Cassevah were recalled to fill gaps and plug holes.
"I did everything I could," said Frandsen, the former Giants second baseman who was claimed by the Angels on April 29 after Boston put him on waivers and arrived with a bang. "It's not like I was doing anything negative. Everyone who was in the room [manager Mike Scioscia, general manager Tony Reagins] told me that.
"I'm very, very lucky to have the opportunity to have gotten picked up by this organization, that's the main thing. In the big picture, I'm happy with where I'm at as far as my health and my ability to play at a high level. After the injury I had [torn Achilles in 2008], everyone was skeptical. I showed I can run again. I played a lot of positions -- even left field one day. I want to play this game a long time -- at the Major League level, not the Minor League level."
Frandsen played nine games with Salt Lake before joining the Angels with a bang (three hits) on May 8 in Seattle, and he earned 34 starts at third base and four at first. He batted .340 in May and June with a career-high eight-game hitting streak.
"Kevin showed us a lot," Scioscia said. "He showed us he's a Major League player. For certain he's on our depth chart and will be looked at very closely."
Kazmir closing in on rehab assignment
ANAHEIM -- If a bullpen session on Saturday goes as well as hoped, Scott Kazmir could be on his way to a Minor League rehab assignment on Monday, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said, with another next weekend bringing him into the picture for the club's fractured rotation.
Kazmir said he "felt good, with better range of motion" following a bullpen session on Wednesday, when he threw all fastballs. He'll add some offspeed stuff this time and feels his shoulder, which sent him to the 15-day disabled list on July 11 with what was described as fatigue, will let him know if he's ready to face live competition.
"I'll know as soon as the bullpen is over," Kazmir said. "I should have a good idea what their plan is. I felt very comfortable on Wednesday -- good arm speed, staying through the ball. Those were good signs, so I'm optimistic."
Kazmir was not with the club last season when Joe Saunders -- sent to Arizona in the Dan Haren swap -- experienced shoulder irritation and was shut down for three weeks in August. Saunders returned two days before Kazmir was acquired from Tampa Bay and went on a dynamic run down the stretch, winning his final seven decisions with a 2.55 ERA.
"Hopefully," Kazmir said, grinning, "something similar will happen to me." Struggling with consistent command primarily of his slider, the 26-year-old Houston native is 7-9 with a 6.92 ERA in 17 starts. He was a two-time American League All-Star with the Rays and league strikeout king in 2007.
Angels assess position on trade market
ANAHEIM -- If the Angels are about to make any more big moves before Saturday's 1 p.m. PT non-waiver Trade Deadline, they will be as unexpected as the two they made on the recent road trip, acquiring Alberto Callaspo from the Royals and Dan Haren from the D-backs in exchange for six players, including starters Joe Saunders and Sean O'Sullivan.
"If there's an opportunity to make us better," manager Mike Scioscia said, "of course we'll consider it."
General manager Tony Reagins maintained that the club is not in the selling mode.
"We will continue to look at guys who could help us," Reagins said. "We're still looking forward, trying to improve. If that means acquiring a player, so be it."
The Rangers, leading the American League West by 8 1/2 games over the Athletics and nine games over the Angels, added two more pieces in infielders Jorge Cantu and Cristian Guzman with the Deadline approaching, fortifying a club that already had been enhanced by the arrivals of ace Cliff Lee and veteran catcher Bengie Molina.
If the Angels alter their course and elect to sell off veteran merchandise for young talent and payroll flexibility this winter, they'd have no trouble finding buyers for the likes of closer Brian Fuentes, outfielder Bobby Abreu and infielder Maicer Izturis, with designated hitter Hideki Matsui and outfielder Juan Rivera also possibilities.
Trailing in AL West, Angels look inward
ANAHEIM -- Nine games down in the American League West with 58 left to play, the Angels clearly needed to make a quick and dramatic move with the first-place Rangers in town for three weekend games.
Just don't try telling manager Mike Scioscia this is a pivotal series or that a sweep of the Rangers is essential.
"It's obvious a lot of stuff is magnified when the team comes in that you're trying to chase," Scioscia said before right-handers Ervin Santana and Tommy Hunter hooked up in the series opener, Hunter bringing an 8-0 record into the game for Texas.
"We have to look in-house. It doesn't matter if it's the Bad News Bears or '27 Yankees you're playing. It's obvious the last couple weeks there have been some areas that are very important to us that we haven't tightened up.
"I worry about us not playing to our potential -- not another club. We haven't seen a team yet we can't play with. I care about what's happening with the Angels. When we play to our potential, there's not a team we can't play with -- and win [against]. It's obvious we have not been playing well. We're going to regroup and get this thing going."
The offense has stalled for the 52-52 Angels, three-time reigning AL West champions. They have hit .211 as a team and scored 2.9 runs per game while losing six of the past seven to the Rangers and Red Sox.
Worth noting
Dan Haren, having recovered from a line drive off his right forearm by Boston's Kevin Youkilis in his Angels debut, is set to go on Saturday night against Rangers right-hander Rich Harden. A three-time All-Star, a run that ended this season, Haren's talents don't end on the mound. The guy can swing the bat. Manager Mike Scioscia probably wouldn't consider it -- especially after the shot Haren took from Youkilis -- but Haren is hitting .364 with a homer and seven RBIs this season in 55 at-bats. He's a .226 career hitter, and that's after going 2-for-37 in his first two seasons with the Cardinals before moving over to Oakland and the American League in 2005. ... Summoned from Triple-A Salt Lake along with fellow right-hander Bobby Cassevah, Trevor Bell will be available in relief in the Texas series, Scioscia said. Bell is the Angels' probable starter in their series opener at Baltimore on Tuesday night, but Scioscia said the decision has not been made. Bell said he will learn from his experience against the Rangers on Sunday night, when he lasted only 3 1/3 innings in a 6-4 loss. "If I get the call, I'll be ready to go," Bell said. "I wasn't as aggressive as I need to be in that game. I'll go after guys next time." ... Angels reliever Jason Bulger, on the disabled list since June 11 with a right shoulder strain, threw a full bullpen session on Friday and hopes to start a rehab assignment soon. ... Matt Palmer, who brought so much to last year's Angels staff as a starter and reliever, has worked 9 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings at Triple-A Salt Lake and could be close to returning to Anaheim. Palmer was placed on the disabled list on May 7 with an acute sprain of the right sternoclavicular.
Lyle Spencer 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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Calling all Veronica Mars fans and amateur gumshoes! We here at People's Choice are channeling our inner V-Mars in an attempt to crack one of the most polarizing pop culture conundrums since the case of Rachel vs. Ross vs. on-a-break; we are of course referring to Logan vs. Piz. Back in the CW days, when we were watching Veronica banter her way through Neptune's nefarious underbelly from the comfort of our living room, support for articulate rebel Logan Echolls was almost universal, but what a difference a fan-funded movie makes. Since the release of the new Veronica Mars movie, Logan's once unwavering support has softened and the music enthusiast with a heart of gold known as Piz finds himself with some Veronica Mars shippers of his own.
We know who we ship, but we wanted to find out where the cast of Veronica Mars' allegiances lie. Take a look at this exclusive People's Choice video in which the stars of the Veronica Mars movie reveal their true thoughts on the saga of Logan vs. Piz.
No votes for Team Duncan? Or Team Deputy Leo? Not one single member of Team Dick Casablancas?
Jason Dohring succinctly summarized the only mystery Veronica can't quite solve: "I think there's a case to be made for both. If she wants a good guy who will take care of her it's Piz, but if you want a little higher highs and lower lows it's me."
We couldn't have said it better ourselves.
We now know who the cast ships, but what about you? Are you on Team Logan or Team Piz?
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Celebrating a Sweet 16 for the champion Giants
By Marty Noble / MLB.com
As an acknowledgement of Sweet 16 weekend, MLB.com herein presents its sixth Sweet 16 Salute, this one devoted to the defending World Series champions, the Giants. The Mets, Yankees, Red Sox, Tigers and Cubs have been examined through the prism of 16 in other years. What follows are 16 facts or sets of facts, involving the number that Sam Malone wore when he pitched for the Red Sox. Here goes ... Cheers!
1. The Giants have lost 16 games in their last three postseason appearances. But they have won 32 (or 2-times-16).
2. One of the great pitching matchups in history occurred on July 2, 1963. It lasted 16 innings. Juan Marichal and Warren Spahn each pitched shutouts for 15 innings. With one out in the bottom of the 16th, Willie Mays hit a home run off Spahn. (Note: Mays hit more home runs, 18, off Spahn than he hit against any other pitcher. And Spahn surrendered more home runs to Mays than any other batter. Only Stan Musial (15) came close to Mays' total versus against Spahnie.)
3. The Giants' record for most strikeouts in one game is held by -- not Marichal, Tim Lincecum, Christy Mathewson (who led the league in strikeouts five times), Carl Hubbell, Gaylord Perry, Matt Cain or Rube Marquard, but Jason Schmidt. He struck out 16 Marlins in a complete-game victory at AT&T Park on June 6, 2006. Schmidt struck out the final three batters -- Miguel Cabrera, Josh Willingham and Jeremy Hermida -- with runners on second and third and the Giants leading 2-1.
4. The New York Giants produced a winning streak of 16 games in August 1951, en route to their famous Miracle of Cougan's Bluff pennant. That streak equaled the fifth longest in the history of a franchise that also produced the longest streak in big league history: 26 games in -- when else? -- 1916. Giants teams also produced winning streaks of 18 games in 1904, 17 games in 1906 and 1917, 16 games in 1912 and 15 games in 1936.
The longest winning streak by the San Francisco Giants is 14 games, accomplished in 1964.
The Giants' streak in 1917 was accomplished exclusively on the road, and the 26 straight victories the preceding season was achieved exclusively at home, at the fifth and final incarnation of the Polo Grounds that served as their home from 1911 through 1957, and the Mets' home in 1962-63.
The streak in '51 began Aug. 12 with a sweep of a home doubleheader against the Phillies. It ended Aug. 27, after a second successive doubleheader sweep of the Cubs at the Polo Grounds. The second-place Giants trailed the first-place Brooklyn Dodgers by 13 games before the streak began; they were five games behind the Dodgers after the second sweep of the Cubs. Thirteen of the 16 games were played at home, three against the Dodgers. The three road games were played in Philadelphia.
5. Giants players have won the Most Valuable Player Award or the Cy Young Award 16 times, beginning in 1931, the year the Baseball Writers' Association of America began voting. Barry Bonds won five of his seven MVP Awards with the Giants, Mays and Hubbell won two each. Willie McCovey, Jeff Kent, Kevin Mitchell and Buster Posey won one award each. Lincecum won two Cy Young Awards, and Mike McCormick won one. Marichal never won the award. Indeed, he never received a Cy Young vote.
6. Sixteen men have managed the Giants since 1948, the year Leo Durocher replaced Mel Ott -- Durocher, Bill Rigney, Alvin Dark, Herman Franks, Clyde King, Charlie Fox, Wes Westrum, Joe Altobelli, Dave Bristol, Frank Robinson, Danny Ozark, Jim Davenport, Roger Craig, Dusty Baker, Felipe Alou and Bruce Bochy. Some perspective: The Yankees have had 19 men manage beginning in 1948 with Bucky Harris. But they have changed managers 27 times in that period.
7. Mays led the National League in runs, home runs, slugging percentage and OPS a total of 16 times -- twice in runs, four times in home runs, five times in slugging and five times in OPS.
8. Jim Ray Hart wore No. 16 in 11 seasons, more seasons than any other player in club history.
9. The New York Giants played in 16 World Series, winning in 1954, 1933, 1922, 1921, 1905, 1889 and 1888.
10. Giants Hall of Famer Ott played in 16 World Series games and batted .295 in 61 (16 reversed) at-bats. But he hit four home runs and drove in 10 runs. Extrapolate those figures for 162 games and the yield is just over 40 home runs and 100 RBIs. 11. The famed and fearsome Firpo Mayberry, an active reliever with the Washington Senators in the 1920's, wore No. 16 for the one-third of an inning he pitched for the Giants in 1936. Firpo was not one of the Marx Brothers. Other notable -- or oddly named -- players who wore the Giants' No. 16 included Van Lingle Mungo (1945), Valmy Thomas (1958), Lefty O'Doul (1933-34, but not when he was a Giants in 1928), Cliff Melton (1937-44), Vince DiMaggio in 1946), Marv Grissom (1946), Hank Thompson (eight years, beginning in 1949), Eddie Bressoud (1958-61), Norm Larker (1963), Roger Metzger (1978-80), Henry Spilman (1986-88),Terry Kennedy (1988-91), Edgar Renteria (2009-2010) and Angel Pagan (2012).
12. Beginning May 29, 1928, the day Giants Hall of Famer Bill Terry hit for the cycle, 16 Giants have hit for the cycle. Mays, Orlando Cepeda, McCovey, Bobby and Barry Bonds, Will Clark, Matt Williams and Posey have not. Those who have include Ott, Dave Kingman, Kent and Pablo Sandoval.
13. Without the 16 home runs he hit as a rookie with the Pirates in 1986, Barry Bonds would finished his career with 746 home runs, nine fewer than Henry Aaron. Just saying!
14. Sixteen players wore the Giants' No. 27 before it was assigned to Marichal in 1960. No one has worn it since Marichal retired. Sixteen players in Giants' history wore No. 42 before it was retired in honor of Jackie Robinson in 1997.
15. In a 16-game sequence from May 31-June 17, 2004, Barry Bonds was walked intentionally 16 times.
16. Penitentiary Face, the nickname Giants teammates hung on Jeffrey Leonard, has 16 letters. So do Willie Lee McCovey, Willie Howard Mays. Barry Lamar Bonds comes up short on characters.
Marty Noble 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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PHOENIX (AP) - Patrick Corbin was all over the place at the start of the game. Fortunately for the Arizona Diamondbacks, he settled down in time to put together another great performance.
Corbin matched a career high with 10 strikeouts for the second straight start, and the Diamondbacks beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Friday night.
Corbin (11-1) allowed a run and seven hits in 6 2-3 innings. The All-Star left-hander threw three wild pitches - tying a franchise record - hit a batter and walked two, but still managed to win consecutive starts for the first time since he won seven in a row from April 28 to June 2.
``Early in the count I wasn't locating and they got some hits,' Corbin said. ``When they got some guys on I made some pitches to get out of jams.'
The Diamondbacks' beleaguered bullpen managed to hold on for Arizona's seventh victory in the last 10 games. Heath Bell escaped a jam in the eighth thanks to a diving catch by center fielder A.J. Pollock, and David Hernandez finished for his second save in seven chances.
``I didn't have much time to think. It was a couple of steps and I was diving there. I'm just glad I got a decent jump.' Pollock said of his big play.
Bell had blown a save opportunity in each of his last two outings, leaving the closer spot unsettled. Bell, Hernandez and J.J. Putz, who got two outs in the eighth, came into the game with five blown saves apiece this season.
``That's what we do, we grind out victories,' Hernandez said. ``I'm happy to close out a game for Pat and send him off to the All-Star game.'
Milwaukee starter Tom Gorzelanny (1-3) pitched six effective innings on his 31st birthday, but was saddled with the hard-luck loss. He allowed two unearned runs and three hits.
The Brewers chased Corbin in the seventh, but were unable to take advantage of a prime scoring opportunity. Yuniesky Betancourt had a leadoff double and Logan Schafer followed with a base hit to right, putting runners on second and third.
Corbin retired the next two hitters, and then walked fellow All-Star Jean Segura to load the bases. Will Harris came in and struck out another All-Star, Carlos Gomez, to end the inning.
Milwaukee went 1 for 12 with runners in scoring position and left 11 on base.
``When it rains, it pours,' Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy said. ``I feel like everything that can go wrong, does. We struggled getting runners in from third with less than two outs, and that's what beat us.'
Arizona scored in each of the first two innings, taking advantage of a pair of defensive miscues by Milwaukee.
Adam Eaton led off the first with a base hit and raced to third on errant pickoff attempt by Gorzelanny. He came home when Paul Goldschmidt bounced to third baseman Betancourt, tying it at 1.
Betancourt misplayed a sharp ground ball in the second that kicked off his glove for an error, allowing Cody Ross to score from second.
That was enough for Corbin, despite a wild start that cost him a run in the first. Segura reached on a one-out infield single and moved up on Gomez's sacrifice before a pair of wild pitches allowed him to come home.
Corbin threw a third wild pitch in the fourth inning after Lucroy led off with a double. Lucroy was on third with no one out, but Rickie Weeks popped up, Sean Halton was retired on a shallow fly ball and Betancourt struck out.
``Certainly had opportunities, and we just can't get it done,' Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke said. ``We don't do a good job with people on base. To have that many opportunities and not to have somebody come through, it shouldn't go on this long.'
The Brewers loaded the bases with two out in the eighth inning. Bell came on to a chorus of boos, but retired pinch hitter Martin Maldonado on the ball hit to Pollock.
NOTES: The Diamondbacks have an extra-base hit in a major league-best 77 straight games. ... The Diamondbacks will play a makeup game against the Texas Rangers on Aug. 1 in Arlington. The May 29 game between the teams was rained out. ... Brewers pitcher Marco Estrada will throw a bullpen session Saturday. He's on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring. ... Weeks played in his 1,000th career game, making him the 11th player in club history to reach that mark. ... Right fielder Norichika Aoki took an extra-base hit away from Pollock with a lunging catch near the fence in the sixth inning. Schafer stole a hit from Martin Prado in the seventh with a diving catch of a sinking drive to left.


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I've included a few pictures of a strange object I found on the beach of Catalina Island off the coast of California. It is aproximately 50mm wide x 25mm tall x 15mm thick. I've become a little obsessed with finding out what this is, and have had no luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I'm not an expert in this area, but while we're waiting for one...
...here's a couple of thoughts:
- a parasphenoid bone
- a osteoderm (I'm not sure if you have crocodiles or other? suitable animals on Catalina; and I don't think gila monster (Heloderma suspectum) is right)
It is an intriguing object!
It's a fish tooth plate. No idea what species I'm afraid. I'm sure someone will be able to help.
Agree with Quagga,it looks just like the pharyngeal plate of a fish (check google images with "pharyngeal tooth plate").Having little idea how they work I'm surprised to see the 'dentition' on both sides, & can only assuse the 2nd picture shows the 'roots' of the teeth.
see also http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/273/1587/669/F2.expansion.html & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_jaw , & google images on wrasse pharyngeal jaw shows a collection of (uk) wrasse pharyngeal plates by Glaucus.org (my McAfee rates glaucus untested)


text: The Democratic Club of Worcester County held its annual Christmas party and swearing in of new officers at the Ocean Pines Yacht Club on Dec. 13. Delegate Norman Conway, District 38B, administered the Oath of Office. Pictured, from left, are Tom Wilson, president; Dan Stachurski, vice president; Conway; Bill Louis, treasurer; Jean Louis, board member; Woody Gross, secretary; and Tom Sandusky, board member. All of the club members are from Ocean Pines, while Conway resides in Salisbury.


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Hi - Installed zonealarm 7.0 last week on dell 2650 laptop running XP Home and was working fine until yesterday. In AM, my desktop changed to blue screen saying Windows shut down due to serious situation & data file "dump" not going on and mentioned error relating to srescan.exe. It counted up to 100% and then Windows booted and it seemed OK. I worked a bit and then shut down. Last night i tried to boot and it went immediately to same blue screen and messages BUT then eventually went to blank screen with message, "Error Loading Operating System." I turned it off and tried to reboot but now it always goes immediately to that Op Sys Error message. I have no system reboot CD. I can get to Setup via F2, but don't know what to do there. Is this serious? I'm fairly versed w/ hardware/software. Can I fix this myself? Please help.
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Hot Sauce #1
Question: When is Hot Sauce good for a man riddled with stomach ulcers?
Answer: When the Hot Sauce is manufactured by Diabolic.
Volumes 2 and 3 of the series have already been posted to the site. Those editions brought us spicy treats in the form of Alexis Love, Avy Lee Roth, Celina Cross, Jenaveve Jolie, Rebeca Linares, and Shy Love, to name a few. Today we'll be previewing volume #1. I've always been a bit partial to the first volume of any series, just because it's the premiere episode which launched the line. If the title happens to include hot girls in hot scenes, well, that's icing on the cake. So which is it with Hot Sauce #1? Is it noteworthy only because it's the first volume of a good series? Or does the DVD stand on its own, generating heat with memorable scenes from top performing girls? I'll attempt to solve that mystery in this article. As a quick overview, cover girl Eva Angelina kicks off the proceedings. Eva remembered to bring her glasses to the shoot, and aside from a few seconds late in the scene, they remain in place throughout. If you're a fan of girls with glasses, you'll definitely want to check out Eva's scene. Daisy Marie brings down the curtain on the film. In between Eva and Daisy, we find Monica Breeze, Sativa Rose, Lorena Sanchez, and Sammy Cruz. In an interview from Spring Chickens #18, Alexis Love stated she entered the business with the encouragement of her friends, Celina Cross and Sammy Cruz. So I'm giving Sammy bonus points before I even view her scene. Plus, I'm fascinated by her Sammy tattoo. I've captured and uploaded images for all six scenes of Hot Sauce #1. I have summaries for the first two scenes, and will hopefully be able to provide additional summaries over the next several days.
Update: Hot Sauce #1 is scheduled to be uploaded Sunday, October 10, 2010.


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UNDERCOVER BROTHER: In the second installment of the comedy caper franchise, the brother-in-laws are back for Ride Along 2. With an upcoming wedding and ruthless drug lords at large, bumbling cops Ben (Kevin Hart) and his partner James (Ice Cube) have their hands full. Lacing up his Chucks, James and his goofy sidekick head to Miami to track down a few public enemies. Keeping it low-key in civilian clothing--military blazers and jeans--James' cover gets blown when Ben helps him bury the last of his street cred.
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New Reality Show Will Feature Celebrities Outing Themselves
Publicist Howard Bragman, known for shepherding celebrities like Chaz Bono through the coming out process, has teamed up with A&E to make a one-off reality special called Coming Out, in which people of note will, well, come out.
Goodness, that's actually kind of exciting! Well, it'd mostly be exciting if it was actually going to be bona fide celebrities opening the closet door. Likely it'll be a smattering of forgotten American Idol contestants and soap opera actors. Maybe a former congressperson or mayor (Ed??) or something. Oh, and probably some athlete who played for a third-rate team back in the '90s. You know, people with nothing to lose. Sigh. Kind of depressing when you think of it that way.
Who do you want to come out?


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What better way to kick off the weekend than with Funbag Friday? Each week, we feature sexy top-heavy girls who are sure to get your temperature rising!
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The California Department of Transportation in 2009 declared the bridges "functionally obsolete" and possibly structurally deficient, according to a town staff report. While federal money is available to pay for 89 percent of the cost of upgrading or replacing them, that money would come with an aesthetic compromise: much wider roadways, in keeping with federal bridge standards.
The council is looking for alternatives, and may vote on an engineering-analysis contract at its March 25 meeting.
The council first looked at this issue in November 2012. It's getting back to the council only now because "Caltrans spent a heckuva lot of time not answering our questions," Town Engineer Paul Nagengast told the council.
The traffic lanes of the current bridges are 18 feet to 20 feet wide. Simply replacing them would widen the lanes to at least 28 feet. Adding the necessary pedestrian and equestrian crossings, either separately or combined as one bridge, would bring the total width to about 40 feet.
The bridges are arguably not equipped for modern two-way traffic; vehicles are heavier and larger than they were 100 years ago, and there are many more of them.
Untouched, the bridges may have another 20 years before Caltrans might consider a ban on heavy traffic such as cement trucks, possibly even fire trucks and garbage trucks, professional engineer Steven L. Mellon, of Sacramento-based Quincy Engineering, told the council in November 2012.
An informed decision based on an analysis of the three bridges would run a total of about $159,000. While the council was hardly enthusiastic about that level of spending, and while no agency is forcing the town to replace its bridges, the cost of doing nothing could be much higher were one of them to collapse.
The bridge analysis would include core samples, hydraulic evaluation, X-rays to locate concrete reinforcing bars, a study of scouring issues around abutments, a set of plans for the bridge as it was built, and possible next steps, Mr. Mellon said.
It's unclear whether that $159,000 would be eligible for federal reimbursement.
Replacements would run about $2 million each for the Kings Mountain and Mountain Home road bridges, and about $1 million for the Portola Road bridge — a simple span over a metal culvert. The study of the Portola Road bridge will include a look at realigning the approaches to make crossing less daunting to drivers.
If the analyses turn up structural issues, the council will be looking for ways to use federal money without compromising the rural character of the bridges.
The Kings Mountain and Mountain Home bridges are eligible to be designated as historically significant, which might be advantageous at some point. The required environmental analysis would run between $60,000 and $150,000 per bridge, Mr. Mellon said. "Environmental processes for a federally funded project, it gets pretty expensive," he said.
Fix, not replace
Mayor Dave Burow asked about the chances of using federal money to upgrade the bridges without making them much wider. "It's a tough battle," Mr. Mellon said. "It's not very common, but it has been done before."
Councilman Peter Mason, an architect, responded. "It is possible to fix stuff. It's done all the time," he said. In a summation later, he noted that the council's goal "is to fix the bridges, not replace them."
Resident Steve Lubin, citing the visual and historical importance of the bridges at their current widths, urged the council to use town funds.
Thalia Lubin, who is married to Steve Lubin and is a member of the town's History Committee, called the Kings Mountain and Mountain Home bridges "character defining" and suggested a fundraising campaign.
Councilman Tom Shanahan reiterated his longstanding objections to using federal funds for local purposes and wondered aloud why Woodside could not be like Rome, which is home to bridges that are thousands of years old.
Councilman Dave Tanner, a general contractor, said that longevity depends on the concrete's chemistry.
Mike Cook, the lab manager at Graniterock concrete manufacturing in Watsonville, told the Almanac that the quality of the materials in ancient concrete made it very dense and nonporous compared to modern concrete. "The lack of porosity means that environmental pollutants and water have a very difficult time getting into the concrete and as a consequence the degradation of the concrete is slowed significantly," Mr. Cook said in an email.
Keith Severson, Graniterock's marketing communications manager, agreed with Mr. Tanner in that the chemistry of the interior aggregate can be reactive and create subsurface problems, as can corroding reinforcing bars. A lot depends on the expertise that went into the original construction, he said.
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Kou Her, 22, is scheduled to stand trial in Johnson County Circuit Court on Dec. 9-13 for first-degree murder. He is charged in the death of Autumn Vang, 6.
A mental evaluation of Her was scheduled for Oct. 16, and Fifth Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney David Gibbons said results can take 3-4 weeks to be processed.
He said he does not expect the mental evaluation to cause a delay in the trial date.
"That shouldn't have an effect on the trial itself," he said.
Police said Her stabbed Vang behind the ear after Vang's relatives, who also sustained stab wounds in the incident, found Her in the girl's room with a large kitchen knife and scissors.
Vang died six days later at Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock.
Charging documents filed in Johnson County Circuit Court identify the two stabbing victims, Alex Xiong and Tou Jee Xiong, and allege Her attempted to kidnap an unidentified 14-year-old female, who was sharing a bedroom with Vang, for "deviate sexual activity."
Police said Her attempted to suffocate the 14-year-old girl with a rag soaked in gasoline before Alex Xiong entered the room and was stabbed by Her.
Alex Xiong and Tou Jee Xiong eventually disarmed Her and detained him until police arrived.
Investigators later found tape, black trash bags, gloves, scissors and a camera in Her's vehicle, which was parked near the home on County Road 2243, according to court documents.
Her is also charged with aggravated residential burglary, attempted kidnapping, first-degree battery and aggravated assault.
First-degree murder and aggravated residential burglary are Class Y felonies, punishable by life in prison.
Attempted kidnapping is Class A felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison and a $15,000 fine; first-degree battery is a Class B felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $15,000 fine; and aggravated assault is a Class D felony punishable by up to six years in prison and a $10,000 fine.


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CUTTING THE HEMS: American Media Inc. continues to cut back at celebrity weekly Star. Though an AMI spokesman said on March 27 that no more layoffs would be forthcoming after the company cut 12 jobs that week, on Tuesday it bid adieu to a few more staffers — Star's fashion director, Joni Cohen, and its marketing assistant, Josh Liebman. Fashion publicists were tipped off to the change via an e-mail that said that, as of April 4, "there will no longer be fashion in Star or a Star fashion department."
Such a statement seems to indicate a move back to Star's tabloid roots, especially now that new editor in chief Candace Trunzo, formerly editor of sister title The Globe, has taken the helm. But a spokesman for Star said fashion coverage in Star will be "the same or more than before." To fill the gaps, Star's beauty director, Tara Kraft, will become the magazine's fashion director, and Taryn Adler, assistant to AMI editorial director Bonnie Fuller, will become associate beauty director. As for why Cohen and Liebman were let go, a Star spokesman said they were "internal editor decisions" and that both Cohen and Liebman were freelancers. That said, Cohen served two years at Star and previously worked at Vogue and Allure.
Also, as reported by Advertising Age on Thursday, Star cut its rate base by 150,000 copies to 1.35 million, which AMI chief operating officer John Miller attributed to rising postal rates. — Stephanie D. Smith
REVOLVING DOOR: Can one be fired for making too much money for the company? Us Weekly associate publisher Charlie McNiff is leaving the title as of today. A spokesman said his departure comes after management and McNiff "could not come to an agreement on a new contract and decided to part ways." But sources close to McNiff said Wenner Media founder Jann Wenner was increasingly frustrated at how much McNiff was being paid in commissions as the celebrity weekly's ad revenue grew. Last year was the title's biggest ever, clocking in $276 million in ad revenue, according to estimates by Publishers Information Bureau. Sources said McNiff's new contract would have significantly decreased his amount of compensation. Meanwhile, sources also said contract negotiations for Us Weekly publisher Vicci Lasdon Rose over similar terms to reduce her compensation have been discussed. — S.D.S.
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YOUR JOB TO PARTY: Sources say Maxim associate publisher Steve DeLuca is joining Condé Nast Traveler as associate publisher, beginning Monday. Once he settles into his new office, one of his first duties will be to mix and mingle in at Traveler's Hot List Party April 19 at the new Bowery Hotel. The party is one of several events at the just-opened hotel that week, including the Gap and Council of Fashion Designers of America bash on April 17 to launch a new line of pieces designed by Doo.Ri, Rodarte and Thakoon. Grandmaster Flash, fresh off of his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, will be the celebrity DJ at the Traveler event. — S.D.S.
A FOLLOWER OF FASHION: As they rush to tap new ways to generate ad revenue, newspapers just can't stop launching fashion supplements these days. The latest is London's Sunday Telegraph, which is introducing ST Fashion, a biannual luxury fashion magazine published in association with London contract publisher Show Media. The title will launch in September, and is aimed at women between the ages of 30 and 50, said The Telegraph Media Group. Peter Howarth, managing director of Show Media and a former editor in chief of Arena and British Esquire, will edit the publication, while the fashion director will be Daniella Agnelli, who is also fashion director of the Telegraph Magazine.
"It's early days, but I want it to be very elegant," said Howarth. "I've been looking at Harper's Bazaar from the Fifties and Sixties for inspiration. The fact that it comes as part of the Sunday Telegraph package, and is not on the newsstand, frees us editorially to create something sophisticated and intelligent."
Last year, Howarth launched Style Journal, the men's luxury magazine from The Wall Street Journal Europe, which also is produced by Show Media. A spokeswoman for the Telegraph group said specific editorial content and advertisers had not yet been confirmed. The company said ST Fashion would complement the Sunday Telegraph's existing offer of weekly magazines, which include Stella, a fashion title, and Seven, an entertainment and listings magazine. Over the past 18 months, the Telegraph group also has launched the biannual titles Men's Style and Food & Drink, and the quarterly magazine Ultra Travel. ST Fashion is entering a crowded British market, however: The London Sunday Times has a regular style supplement, while the Financial Times rapidly has developed its How to Spend It fashion supplement into a monthly title. — Lucie Greene


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Draft preview: Crew will 'stay fluid' early
Brewers have short list of players to consider with 14th pick
By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
The Brewers own the 14th overall selection in amateur scouting director Bruce Seid's second year at the helm. Seid spent the 26th overall pick last year on Indiana University right-hander Eric Arnett, who has struggled in his first full professional season. According to Seid, the Brewers will stick to their long-held philosophy of selecting the "best player available" and will not draft based on need.
"There's a short list at this point, based on our projections and who we think will still be there," Seid said. "We like all of the guys, obviously, but we have to take into consideration that some of those players won't be there for our turn. So that makes it a relative short list."
MLB.com will offer live coverage and analysis of the entire First-Year Player Draft from Monday through Wednesday on MLB.com/Live. The first round and Compensation Round A will be broadcast live from MLB Network's Studio 42 in Secaucus, N.J., on MLB.com and MLB Network on Monday, beginning with the Draft preview show at 5 p.m. CT.
MLB.com Draft expert Jonathan Mayo will join Greg Amsinger, Harold Reynolds, John Hart, Peter Gammons and Baseball America executive editor Jim Callis on Monday's broadcast.
Coverage for Rounds 2-50 will shift exclusively to MLB.com/Live, where Rounds 2-30 will be streamed on Tuesday, beginning at noon, and Rounds 31-50 will be streamed on Wednesday, starting at noon. Host Pete McCarthy will be joined by Mayo and former general manager Jim Duquette.
Here's a glance at what the Brewers have in store as the First-Year Player Draft approaches:
In about 50 words
The Brewers drafted a hitter first in six of former scouting director Jack Zduriencik's nine years at the helm, but they went with a pitcher in Seid's first Draft. Milwaukee's recent first-round pitching picks have not panned out, with Mike Jones (2001) and Mark Rogers (2004) dogged by injuries, Jeremy Jeffress (2006) by drug problems and Arnett (2009) currently adjusting to the pro game.
The scoop
"I think we'll take pitchers, and there will be some good pitchers available. There seem to be a lot of pitchers on the board. There are not a lot position players." -- Brewers GM Doug Melvin, during a recent FS Wisconsin broadcast
First-round buzz
Asked whether the Brewers were leaning toward a pitcher, Seid said, "It's 50-50. We're either going to take a position player or a pitcher, and we're not really set on either one. If something happens in front of us that we don't expect to happen, then anything can happen. That happens a lot in these Drafts -- last-second changes in front of you. We stay fluid and we stay focused on the best-player philosophy, and if it fits our need, then fine."
Shopping list
Seemingly every organization needs pitching and catching, and the Brewers fit that profile. They like some of their outfielders in the lower levels, but many of them -- Logan Schafer chief among them -- have battled injuries this season, reinforcing the need for depth.
Trend watch
While Zduriencik was often drawn to high-school picks, who carried more risk but often a higher ceiling, 21 of the Brewers' first 30 Draft picks under Seid in 2009 were collegians. Overall last season, 32 of Milwaukee's 53 picks were drafted from the college level.
Recent Draft History
Rising fast
It took a nagging groin injury to slow Schafer's rapid rise in the system. Schafer was Milwaukee's third-round pick in 2008 out of Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo and made it all the way to Double-A Huntsville in 2009 before earning an invitation to Major League Spring Training camp this year. He never made it, though; a groin injury suffered in an invitational minicamp cut Schafer's Spring Training short, and he has been on the disabled list all year. Still, the Brewers like him.
Cinderella story
Infielder Scooter Gennett, a 16th-rounder last season, gets a nod here. So does right-hander Michael Fiers, who was sidelined for a year before the 2009 Draft by a car accident and fell to the 22nd round. He "has opened some eyes in the organization," Seid said.
But the winner has to be the guy they call "Cinderella Man," left-hander Zach Braddock, who underwent Tommy John surgery in high school and fell to the 18th round of the 2005 Draft, then battled injuries through the Minor Leagues. Braddock overcame those obstacles to become one of the Brewers' top pitching prospects and was promoted to the Majors last month.
In The Show
Catcher Jonathan Lucroy (third round, 2007) is getting a crash course in the big leagues as he fills in for injured veteran Gregg Zaun. Lucroy passed 2004 Draft pick Angel Salome on the organizational depth chart while Salome deals with personal issues. Lucroy earned a promotion after just 21 games above Double-A.
Adam McCalvy 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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>> AptiQuant stressed that using IE doesn't mean you have low intelligence. "What it really says is that if you have a low IQ then there are high chances that you use Internet Explorer," said AptiQuant CEO Leonard Howard.
Why? Because 52% of the internet population uses Internet Explorer?
Me thinks AptiQuant folks behind this study aren't very bright.
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Reimplementing a large system in another language to get a 25% performance boost is nonsense. It would be cheaper to just get a computer which is 25% faster.
I'm sure on average, people who run Linux have higher IQs than Windows users, too.
But really, while I'm sure that's true, I agree with Spiegelhalter in that those scores seem a bit unrealistic.
Canada has privacy laws about stuff like that...Originally Posted by The BBC Article
Lets see now... (Opening IE) where did I stash that Mensa card....
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:5.0.1) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/5.0.1
Anonymous "web browser data" right there, and enough to reach the conclusion the report says. So, it's my fault for mentioning the cache in the first place. But if you consider your user agent private, you had the choice to avoid the survey.
Well I don't see a cause for alarm. There is a remote chance that something personally identifying, like a mac or ip address, is being collected, but I think we're overthinking it. We only have the article to go on and I've already confounded "web browser data" with user agent data because I know more vocabulary than the author.
Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.


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Ready for the Health Insurance Marketplace? If your answer is "No", or "What's that?", then you may want to start exploring your options for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. The Marketplace opens October 1st, 2013, but you have until January 1, 2014 to decide what options you want to choose. So, if you're wondering what to do, or if you just want to get more familiar with how this all works, you can visit Healthcare.gov, the federal web portal for health insurance. On that website, you will see many options under a tab marked "Learn". There you will find information, checklists, videos and other guidance for individuals and familes, small businesses and other topics.
Below are a few places to learn more as well (some of these are buried down on the Healthcare.gov website). We picked these because they provide concise, accurate and understandable information to help you learn how the marketplace works and what the processes are for getting coverage.
- Ten Ways to Get Ready for the Health Insurance Marketplace
- Four Steps to Getting Covered in the Health Insurance Marketplace
- Indiana Health Insurance Consumer Help (from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
- Healthcare.gov Glossary
That last link is especially important because you will need to understand concepts such as premiums, deductibles, how much a plan will cost overall (out of pocket maximum), etc.
If you want help signing up for health insurance, there are "navigators" who can assist. In Monroe County, you can call IU Health to set up a time to meet with a trained navigator, who can explain your options and help you enroll. To make an appointment with an insurance marketplace navigator, call the IU Health Individual Solutions office at 812-353-2020 or 1-800-313-1328.The office at 413 S. Landmark Ave. operates from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, though individual appointments may be available outside of those times.


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abuse. There is a confidential freephone service
helpline for abusers and potential abusers, friends and
family members, or for adults worried about the
behaviour of another adult towards children, or for
adults worried about the behaviour of a child or young
Most of their work is based on prevention, on providing
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and friends of abusers, adults who have abused or think
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A network of local projects has been developed across
the UK and Ireland, based on partnerships between the
local community and the agencies that work to protect
children. Work is also carried out at political level:
with politicians and policy makers at national level.
So far, the impact of this campaign has been impressive.
Thousands of leaflets have been requested and
distributed. The number of people contacting the
freeline has increase daily.
A new element compared to other campaigns running
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are treatable. Research indicates that those who have
completed an accredited treatment programme are
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I am using Pchelpware VNC program to remote control another computer. To enable remote control a "server" program (pchelpware.exe" has to be run on the remote pc. Then I run a "viewer" program.
All this works fine provided
the server program is granted rights to act as a server in ZoneAlarm window that pops up. The balloon has "remember this setting" which I click and then press "Allow" on the remote computer (the computer is a few stories up in the same building).
Unfortunately ZoneAlarm pops up everytime wanting approval.
The problem is that
PcHelpware.exe is a self-extracting file creates a new copy itself in a temporary directory with albeit with a name "pchelpware.exe". Then the file is executed. ZoneAlarm thinks pchelpware.exe is another program and asks permission again regardless of "remember this setting".
Is there a way around above problem? Ultimately I'm trying to create a system where the server is run every hour. This is because the server program works so that it shuts itself after a few minutes if there is no viewer around trying to connect to it.


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Pedro Feliz's bat and glove leads Phillies to an extra-inning walk-off victory over the Dodgers, 5-2. The Phillies are now half a game behind the Mets in the East.
Pedro Feliz's bat would knock in four late innings runs, while his glove would help stop the Dodgers in the tenth as the Phillies win a walk-off victory against the Dodgers in extra-innings, 5-2. The Dodgers would get their first run of the game in the first, when, with the bases loaded, and one out, James Lanier would hit a RBI single, knocking in Andre Ethier, who has gotten on base with a five-balls walk (Yes, five-balls. The home plate umpire, Jerry Layne, at some point in the count, thought it was 2-2, when it was in fact 3-2, before Phillies' starter Joe Blanton finally walked Ethier), moved to second on Jeff Kent's single and then went to third when Manny Ramirez was hit by the pitch, giving the Dodgers a 1-0 lead. Blanton would finally get out of the inning by getting Nomar Garciaparra to fly out and Casey Blake to strike out. The game would then become a pitchers' duel between Blanton and Dodgers' starter Hiroki Kuroda, with Blanton giving up only four more hits and two more walks while striking out four Dodgers' batters before being lifted after six innings of work, while Kuroda would keep the Phillies silent for four innings, giving up no hits at that point, while only four men would get on base (Error, two walks and a hit batsman). The Phillies would tie the game in the fifth as Chase Utley would hit a RBI single, scoring Carlos Ruiz, who has earlier singled, and then went to second on Blanton's sacrifice bunt. The Dodgers would retake the lead in the seventh, when, with a runner on second, and two outs, Kent would hit a RBI single, scoring Ethier, who has earlier walked, and then got to second base on Ryan Madson's wild pitch, giving the Dodgers a 2-1 lead. The Phillies would come back to tie it at two all in the ninth, when, with two men on, and two out, Pedro Feliz, who has come in as a defensive replacement for Greg Dobbs in the seventh during a double switch when Madson came in to replace J.C. Romero on the mound, would get a RBI single, scoring Shane Victorino, who has singled, and has gone to second on Eric Bruntlett's sacrifice bunt. In the Dodgers' tenth, they would try to regain the lead as they loaded the bases with two singles (Ramirez and Loney) and a walk (Mark Sweeney) with nobody out. The next batter, Blake, would then hit the ball to third. After catching the ball, Feliz would tag the bag for the first out, beating Loney to the bag, and then throw home to double up Ramirez, who would be tagged out by Chris Coste, for a 5-2 double play, as Sweeney would move up to second and Blake would be safe at first. Chad Durbin would then end the inning by getting Russell Martin to fly out to right. In the bottom of the eleventh, the Phillies would go to work against Dodgers' reliever Joe Beimel, who was starting his second inning of work. Victorino would start off the inning with a double. After Joe Torre comes out to replace Beimel with Jason Johnson, Coste would get a walk, putting runners on first and second with nobody out. Jayson Werth would then hit a grounder to the right side, to second baseman Pablo Ozuna, who would throw to first for the inning's first out, while Victorino and Werth would move up to third and second base respectively. Cole Hamels would then come up to pinch hit with the Dodgers' infield and most of the outfield in to try and prevent the run from scoring. Hamels would sadly pop up the first pitch thrown at him, that would be caught by Ozuna for the second out of the inning. This would bring up Feliz. On the first pitch, Feliz would hit it deep to center field for a three-run home run, his thirteenth home run of the year, scoring Victornio and Coste, as he gives the Phillies an extra-inning walk-out win, 5-2.
Joe Blanton would get his third straight no-decision as he goes six innings, giving up only an earned run on six hits, three walks and a hit batter, while striking out four. J.C. Romero, would pitch two-thirds of an inning, giving up an earned run on a hit and a walk. Ryan Madson would pitch an inning and a third, giving up no runs on two hits. Brad Lidge would pitch a scoreless inning, giving up a hit. Chad Durbin would get the win as he pitches two scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk. His record is now 5-2 with a 1.98 ERA. Hiroki Kuroda would also get a no-decision as he also goes six innings, giving up an earned run on two hits as he struck out five. Chan Ho Park would pitch a scoreless inning, giving up no hits. Hong-Chih Kuo would also pitch a scoreless inning, giving up a hit. Jonathan Broxton would pick up his fifth blown save of the year as he goes an inning, giving up an earned run on two hits. Joe Beimel would get the lost as he pitches one inning plus one batter, giving up an earned run on one hit and a walk. His record is now 4-1 with a ERA of 1.95. Jason Johnson pitches two-thirds of an inning, giving up two earned runs on a hit and a walk.
After two straight games of getting ten hits, the offense would be limited to seven hits in the third game of the four games series with the Dodgers, but they would count the most when they came, as the bottom of the order would once again cause the damage as Shane Victorino would be involved in the rallies that would score the tying and winning runs, while Carlos Ruiz would score the Phillies' first run and Pedro Feliz, coming in as a late innings' replacement, would knock in the tying and winning runs as he batted in the ninth spot. The bottom part of the line-up have ended up being responsible for three of the last five Phillies' win, and have done most of the scoring in their last lost. If the bottom half of the line-up continues to score runs after Victornio's placement into the fifth hole, the Phillies should continue to be a team no longer to be taken lightly. Once the first five batters have decided to once again hit, this team should be tough to beat down the stretch. But, we probably won't know which way the team will be going until after the end of the series with the Mets.
The Phillies (71-59) will end their four games series with the Dodgers (65-65, 2nd National League West) with a night game tonight, nationally televised on ESPN2, as they look for a sweep of the Bums. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and will start at 7:05pm Eastern. The Phillies' starter will be Brett Myers (6-10, 4.71), who is coming off a nine hit shut out of the Nationals on August 20, in the Phillies' 4-0 victory, his fifth straight quality start since his return from the minors. His only start against the Dodgers was a hard luck lost on August 14, where he went seven innings, giving up only three earned runs on five hits, in the Phillies' 3-1 lost. He will be trying for his four win since coming back from the minors and his sixth straight quality start. The Dodgers will counter with Chad Billingsley (12-9, 3.10), who is coming off a no-decision against the Rockies on August 20, where he went six innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits, in the Dodgers' 4-3 lost. He did not face the Phillies during the last series. He will be trying to stop the slide and thereby avoid the sweep.
The Phillies now trail the Mets by half a game as the Mets lost to the Astros last night. They are ahead of the Marlins by four and a half games as the fish defeated the D-backs last night. The Phillies will be trying to perform a sweep of the Dodgers, in revenge for the Dodgers' sweep last week, while hoping that the Astros will defeat the Mets, putting them back into first place, before their two games series with the Mets, starting tomorrow night.


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"'In headaches and in worry
Vaguely life leaks away,
And Time will have his fancy
To-morrow or to-day."
"Courtship consists in a number of quiet attentions, not so pointed as to alarm, nor so vague as not to be understood"
"Many a man has cherished for years as his hobby some vague shadow of an idea, too meaningless to be positively false"
"Look, it's one of the great mysteries of the world, I cannot answer that question. I think I'm vaguely blonde. To be perfectly frank, I don't know. [When asked what colour her hair is]"
"It was my first meeting with a philosophy that confirmed my vague speculations and seemed at once logical and boundless. (William Butler Yeats described his first meeting with a Hindu philosopher at Dublin)"


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|MSI A75MA-G55 AMD FM1 Llano Motherboard
|Reviews - Featured Reviews: Motherboards
|Written by Hank Tolman
|Sunday, 11 September 2011
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Video Transcoding Tests
I thought 5 simultaneous button keyboard presses ( w + a movement + shift run with a spacebar jump fer instance ) were still only possible using a ps2 cable or adapter?
So, in that case, my opinion still stands. Even gaming, I'm not sure when I would push more than 6 keys at a time and I'm relatively sure I've never used more than 3 modifier keys at once.
Also, PS/2 keyboards have other limitations. Sure, you can press 188 keys at once, but you can't use a function key. Also, any of those specialty keys, mostly used for media functions, won't be found on a PS/2 keyboard. Oh, and those gaming keyboards? Forget about it.
Where the consensus seems to be that ps2 polling is less intrusive, potentially less cpu intensive and in the end more responsive...
The ghosting problems ( multi-button rollover fail ). Doesn't seem to be limited to USB anyway. My sidewinderx6 seems to behave with most all my important navigation combinations cept for ctrl failing with certain combinations. ( in which case the ability to map crouch to at least press on/off is greatly appreciated ) But then again I found A ps2 version of intellipoint Pro that I might try morrow. But again ghosting seems to be a problem anyway with any given keyboard whether it's Supposed to support at least 6 rollover keys or not. :-(
Neat geekHacks thread read either way.
I couldn't find if the DVI port is Single-link or Dual-link. It doesn't say in the MSI's page.
I´ve got a Dell U2711 (2560x1440), and I need a mobo with DVI-DL or DisplayPort to use it in native resolution. HDMI or DVI-SL only shows 1920x1080.
anybody know what the best graphics card works with an A6-3550 soon to be upgraded to an A8-3870 and what the benifits are to do dual graphics?
i peaked over 72.0000 mhz an sec per core cluster not funny i can run 32x multyplyer and then its stable enough to do some bad as ripping it whas faster then the i7 pentuim and i9 had serious trouble its an awsomecombination this a75 chipset with the first gen a6 liano i can push it to 3.8 in optimalisation if i go water cooling i push 5.8 could go to 6.2 but thats dangerously risky just with the right tuning that system just uses his fins thill 3.8 and it wont get higher then 75 degrees i find that verry impressiv i down graded it to respectfull 3.2 thats perfect for gaming blew 3 gddr5 graphics cards in the last 2 years this year in doing it right shuff in 4 x 8 gb mem 2200 mhz heh and and decent expensive grahics card and am contend for the next 15 years
its has capabillaty of 64ggb memory insurtion
thats some bad as power and my mb has 2 x pci xpress 16x slots and 2 regular and the 6gb works like an charm no delays for some on that wants to buld an good pc for low costs this is it defently


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Sun City briefs
Community Christmas Day dinner needs volunteers
For the 10th annual Community Christmas Day Dinner, Milemarker 59 Lounge will provide the venue.
In the past, Sticky Fingers and the Holiday Inn have allowed Sun City, Bluffton and Hilton Head Island residents a place to host this special Christmas Day dinner.
This year, 400 volunteers are needed to help host this event and can call volunteer manager Lois Willig at 705-5725 or 304-1086 to request a certain volunteer position. Those who want to make advanced dinner reservations can call kitchen manager Wally Willig.
This free dinner has become a tradition to celebrate Christmas and is enjoyed by the residents and visitors who are away from their families.
Hidden Cypress aerification schedule
The Hidden Cypress golf Course will be closed through Friday for scheduled golf course aerification. The course will reopen at 7 a.m. Saturday.
Children's pool hours during renovations
Scheduled children's hours at the Hidden Cypress Pool have been moved to the Riverbend and Lakehouse outdoor pool while the Hidden Cypress Pool is closed for renovation.
Sunday hours are from 11 a.m.–8 p.m. at the Riverbend pool, and Friday hours are from 11 a.m.–8 p.m. at the Lakehouse outdoor pool.
Children's hours will return to Hidden Cypress pool when the facility reopens after the renovation.
Labor Day hours
The Community Association offices will be closed in observance of Labor Day on Sept. 3.
Having company over the holiday weekend? Get your guest ID cards early at the Lakehouse and Purrysburg fitness centers, logo building or Palmetto Commons.
Guests 16 or older may use the fitness centers free Sept. 1–3.
Sun City Open
sign-up begins
The 2012 men's Sun City Open returns Sept. 8–9.
Shotgun start is at 8:30 a.m. Round 1 is at Hidden Cypress, and round 2 is at Okatie Creek.
The format is 36-hole individual gross (flighted by handicap) and the entry fee is $10 entry fee for prizes; regular golf fees apply.
Sign up at Okatie Creek or Hidden Cypress Golf Shop Golfnet Computer by noon on Sept. 5. Golfers must be Sun City Hilton Head residents who have valid and updated handicap.
Overall champion and senior champion (70 or older) must play from the blue tees. Forward club tee participants will play for flight prizes. There will be prizes for overall champion, senior champion and flight prizes determined by
number of entries.
Fitness boot
camp coming
Rise and shine and get the day started at 6:30 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday with a six-week fitness class: Boot camp.
Sessions start Sept. 4. Male or female, rain or shine, participate in an outdoor group workout like no other. Led by certified trainer John Hock, this boot camp will use the best ideas of military training to push you further than you would push yourself.
A $64 fee includes the 12 sessions as well as a one-hour training session before getting started. Participants will gather at the grassy area east of the pickleball courts at Argent Lakes.
T-shirt, shorts, running shoes, a water bottle, paper and pencil are all you need. Sign up at the Lakehouse fitness center before Aug. 31. The class is limited to 20 residents.


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Buck happy Reimold found a home with Blue Jays
By Jamie Ross / MLB.com
TORONTO -- Part of O's manager Buck Showalter wishes Nolan Reimold had ended up in the National League, on a team far away from the American League East.
But when the Orioles designated Reimold for assignment in early July, it was the division-rival Blue Jays that claimed the 30-year-old off waivers less than a week later.
Reimold, who spent his first five Major League seasons with the Orioles, has gone on to hit .304 (7-for-23) with two homers for the Blue Jays entering Tuesday. Showalter said he's happy his former player has landed on his feet in the big leagues, even if it is with a division rival.
"I'm happy for Nolan," Showalter said. "It's been a very tough path for him, and the way we were constructed, there was no room. I'm glad he's with a Major League club. He should be, and with a good team that has a need for what he brings."
Reimold had been limited to 56 games the previous two seasons because of several neck injuries, and he hadn't appeared in action for the Orioles this season. In 2013, the right fielder went .195 (25-for-128) at the plate in 40 games with Baltimore.
Reimold has worked himself into a backup role with the Blue Jays since joining the club. He's been able to contribute at the plate despite going on the 15-day disabled list with a left calf injury less than a week after he was claimed.
He went 2-for-4 with two homers -- including a game-winning solo shot in the ninth -- in Toronto's 6-5 win over the Astros on Thursday.
"We're all happy for him given the challenges he's had along the way to get to where he is," said Showalter. "If you don't feel good about that then you're pretty cold."
Jamie Ross is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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If you checked Google's homepage Thursday (May 27), instead of the company's trademark logo, you'd have seen a creative design from third-grader Mackenzie Melton, the winner of this year's Doodle 4 Google competition.
More than 33,000 students across the country submitted creative adaptations of the Google logo in hopes of winning the annual contest and a local third-grader was one of the finalists.
This year's theme was "If I Could Do Anything, I Would…" and if Palo Alto third-grader Anna Yu could do anything, she would save polar bears. Anna, one of the two state finalists for California in her age group, drew a doodle of a girl holding an umbrella over three polar bears crouched on icy letters. A student at Hoover Elementary School, Anna was one of 400 state finalists selected by Google employees.
"There is too much sun shining on the ice for the polar bears and now they are dying," she wrote to her teacher, Polly Wingfield.
Wingfield, who encouraged students to enter the contest, said she was not in it for the prizes.
Eight-year-old Anna, whom Wingfield described as "spirited, very bright, (and) kind," may have picked up some of her environmentalist zeal in the classroom.
"We put a huge emphasis on taking care of the environment and trying to give children the opportunity to learn what they can do," Wingfield said.
Both Anna and San Ramon resident Eric Li, California's other state finalist in the grade K-3 age group, take extracurricular drawing classes with the same teacher.
Google executives chose the national winner after an expert panel picked 40 regional finalists and the Mountain View-based company held an online public vote to narrow it down to four.
The creations of all 40 finalists will be part of an exhibit at the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York. Mackenzie, the winner, received a $15,000 college scholarship, a $25,000 technology grant for her school and a laptop. She is a student at El Dorado Springs in Missouri.
Google has held the doodling competition annually since 2008 in the United States.
"We're really encouraging kids to think big and dream big," Google representative Anne Espiritu said. "Those kinds of thoughts turn into big innovations. As you know, Google started as just a small idea, and we've come a long way."
While most corporate logos are sacrosanct, Google has been playing with its trademark since 1999, when founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page placed a stick figure behind a letter O to signify that they were "out of the office" for Burning Man.
Ryan Germick was one of the minds behind the latest doodle, which celebrated the 30th anniversary of the PAC-MAN video game. "I love my job," said Germick, who joined Google over three years ago after graduating from Parsons The New School for Design. Doodling has been his main duty for over two years.
He and the other four designers meet regularly to decide which events will receive doodles --innovative ideas that are fun for viewers make the grade.
"We want to make sure that we keep the homepage a place where users can go and be surprised," Germick said.
The Doodle 4 Google contest is Germick's favorite time of the year --although he jokes that it threatens his job.
"A big challenge for me as an adult making art is to get back in the mindset of being a kid," he said. "It reminds me of what's important in the creative process and, in a lot of ways, what's important about life."


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If you survive Armageddon, or something more likely – global warming – you may have Norway to thank for your survival. The government of Norway funded a project called the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which has banked more than 1.5 billion seeds, representing every major food crop on Earth.
The vault was built on the island of Spitsbergen and is 600 miles from the North Pole. It has all the attributes of a doomsday structure – it looks like a slab of concrete jutting from the side of an icy mountain. And inside the structure, it's just about as nondescript.
It's built to last 10,000 years – we should know by then whether or not we've royally screwed up the planet. While there could also be a global catastrophe, the more practical purpose of banking the world's seeds is that the plant life that we eat is already going extinct.
The main culprit – surprise, surprise – is corporate farming. One amazing example given is that just only a little over a hundred years ago there were over 7,000 types of apples being farmed in the U.S.
Now? About 300.
It used to be that seeds were handed down through family generations, essentially like family recipes. But with corporate farms dominating the market, many of the seeds have gone to the wayside.
There are an incredible amount dramatic and exponential changes happening on our planet. Just look at how quickly the population has doubled over and over again in just the last 200 years. So, the idea that we need to plan for "food extinction" is not only not far fetched, it's a practical idea. The following video from 60 Minutes goes into more detail.


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Sports brief
Big giveaways at ValleyFest fishing derby
The annual ValleyFest fishing derby will be bigger and better than ever this year. Bass Mafia Tackle is the title sponsor for the event and is providing a 14-foot canoe to be given away to the kid who lands the biggest catfish. The derby is for kids 12 and under. Trophies and prizes will be awarded for several places in both age groups (6-under and 7-12). The derby will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday and 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday.
Fall sign-ups for Boys and Girls Club
The Boys and Girls Club of the Arkansas River Valley will host sign-ups for fall softball and flag football at the L.V. Williamson Boys and Girls Club at 600 E. 16th St. Kids ages 7-14 interested in softball can sign-up now until Aug. 25, while kids ages 5-10 interested in flag football can sign-up between Aug. 15 and Sept. 2. Sign-ups are from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and registration costs $40 per kid with a $10 membership fee. For more information, call 968-7819.
Tech baseball to host alumni game
After the success of last year's event, Arkansas Tech baseball will again host an alumni game and home run derby at Tech Field on Sept. 24.
Wonder Boys Head Coach Dave Dawson said that last year's event was well attended, but is hoping many more former Tech baseball players attend.
"I'm hoping we get more former players to come this year," Dawson said. "All former Tech baseball alumni are welcome and encouraged to attend."
The day will start at 10 a.m. with the home run derby. At 1 p.m., the first game of an alumni doubleheader will begin.
Any former Tech baseball alumni wishing to attend are asked to contact Dawson in the Tech baseball office at 968-0648 or by email at email@example.com.
Red-Black Scrimmage Thursday
The Russellville Cyclones football team will host its annual Red-Black Scrimmage at 6 p.m. Thursday at Cyclone Stadium. Admission is free for existing booster club members and interested persons can join the club at the gate. Otherwise, admission will be $4 for adults and $2 for students.
Red-White Scrimmage Thursday
The Dardanelle Sand Lizards football team will host its annual Red and White Scrimmage at 6 p.m. Thursday at Keenan Field. Admission is a donation to the football booster club to help provide meals for the seventh-grade, junior high and senior high football teams during the season.
Pugilism in Pottsville Nov. 19
The third Pugilism in Pottsville, a USA Boxing event, will begin at 6 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Pottsville Middle School gymnasium. The main event will pit Pottsville's Ethan Lowe (12-1) of Dream Team Boxing against Fordyce's Cody Williams (6-3) of Elite Boxing Club in Sheridan. For more information, contact David "Diamond Dream" Beck at 280-5377.


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Position: WR
5-11, 197lb (180cm, 89kg)
Born: November 20, 1971 in Bellaire, OH
College: Ohio St. (College Stats)
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 77 (426th overall since 1960)
Draft: Seattle Seahawks in the 1st round (8th overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft.
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