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Wright seeking late push in All-Star Game voting
Mets third baseman slips in polls as Brewers' Ramirez leads at hot corner
By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
ATLANTA -- David Wright is rapidly losing ground in All-Star Game voting, with little time left to overcome the deficit.
Brewers third baseman Aramis Ramirez extended his lead over Wright from 19,007 to 235,060 votes over the past week, according to totals released Tuesday by Major League Baseball. Balloting ends Thursday evening, giving Wright just two days to stage a late comeback in voting.
No other Mets player ranks at the top five at his position, making Wright the team's only legitimate hope for an All-Star starter.
Fans can cast their votes for starters at MLB.com and all 30 club sites -- online or on a mobile device -- using the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot Sponsored by Experian until Thursday, July 3, at 11:59 p.m. ET. The 2014 All-Star Game will be played at Target Field on Tuesday, July 15.
Fans may submit up to 25 online ballots, but they can also earn a one-time bonus of 10 additional online ballots. To access these additional online ballots, you must be logged into your MLB.com account when you submit any online ballot. If you do not have an MLB.com account, register on the site in accordance with the enrollment instructions for a free MLB.com account.
Fans this year once again can participate in the Home Run Derby Fan Poll. Fans will have the opportunity to select three players in each league who they would most like to see participate in the Gillette Home Run Derby. The 2014 Home Run Derby will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Radio in the United States beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, July 14.
The 2014 American League and National League All-Star teams will be unveiled on the Taco Bell All-Star Selection Show on Sunday, July 6, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, with further details to follow on MLB.com. Immediately following the announcement of the AL and NL All-Star rosters, fans can begin voting to select the final player for each league's 34-man roster via the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com Final Vote Sponsored by Experian. Fans will cast their votes from a list of five players from each league over the balloting period.
The final phase of All-Star Game voting will again have fans participating in the voting for the Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet. During the Midsummer Classic, fans will vote exclusively online at MLB.com via the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com MVP Vote Sponsored by Pepsi, and their voice will represent 20 percent of the overall vote that determines the recipient of the Arch Ward Trophy.
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The 85th All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS, and worldwide by partners in more than 200 countries via MLB International's independent feed. ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network and SiriusXM will also provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information, please visit allstargame.com.
Wright, a seven-time All-Star who won the fan vote a year ago, has been sidelined recently by a bruised right shoulder. That injury will keep him out at least until Friday, one day after the voting deadline.
That means Wright will not be able to make his All-Star case on the field. He is batting .277 with six home runs in 79 games, compared to .292 with 11 homers in 58 games for Ramirez. San Francisco's Pablo Sandoval, St. Louis' Matt Carpenter and Cincinnati's Todd Frazier all sit within striking distance of Wright as well.
The Mets' most deserving position player, Daniel Murphy, does not rank among the National League's top five second base vote-getters despite leading that group in hits. Murphy has never made an All-Star team, but has a chance as a reserve even if he does not rally in fan voting.
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDicomo. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A local high school dedicated a monument, honoring local veterans, community members gathered Saturday to honor the Scott Speicher Memorial at Forest High School in Jacksonville.
Dave Seamans, the President for Florida Fallen Heroes, says Duval County has the first 12 monuments his group has dedicated.
"It means quite a bit," said Seamans. "It means honor, pride, dedication, commitment, loyalty, and paying it forward."
Seamans said the people here have a connection to the location and to the monument. To each of them, they said it's priceless, timeless and touches them deeply.
Shelley Levan said she is here to honor her cousin.
My cousin Kevin was killed in Vietnam just like many others were," said Levan. "I think this is awesome that his high school and the alumni put this together with a lot of other great benefactors just to have this for people, like my aunt, to remember their son."
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This specific memorial also remembers Scott Speicher, perhaps the very first American casualty in the first Gulf War. His remains finally recovered in 2009 and returned home for burial.
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"It's just it's just heartfelt and warm because we don't want nobody to forget what our sons and daughters did for this country and the sacrifice for our freedom," said Anna Valentine, who lost her son.
--Scott Speicher
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I actually remember the offense being pretty good. Murrell was the first and I think still the only guy to run for 1,000 yards on a 1-15 team. They had good WR's. Defense gave up a ton as I remember. Especially in the secondary.
I have two Kotite stories.
1st, I was the official Dj for the Staten Island Chapter of the March of Dimes. I owuld provide music and entertainment for their events. Teh biggest one is the Walk-A-Thon. During opening ceremony they announce local celebrities (it was Kotite's rookie season) and they announce his wife as a local celebrity standing in for him since mini camp had opened. After ceremonies she came over and we began talking. We spoke a few hours and she said that she would get me an autograph my wife (girl friend back then) brings my Jet hat and I give it to Mrs. Kotite with my name and address. An entire year goes by and no hat. The next Walk-A-Thin she apollogizes and tells me that she will send me an autographed team football. As she speaks on teh microphone at ceremony she says that Richie ias Jet camp with the Super Bowl Qb and #1 pick Keyshawn Johnson and this year will different (1-15) and still no hat. Its 17 years later and he still has my hat - lol
Then in 2000 I DJed for the March Of Dimes and John Franco celebrity bowling and auction. Met a ton of Mets, yankees etc. Every celebrity was announced in except Rich Kotie - he didn't want to be noticed.
I actually remember the offense being pretty good. Murrell was the first and I think still the only guy to run for 1,000 yards on a 1-15 team. They had good WR's. Defense gave up a ton as I remember. Especially in the secondary.
I was at the Redskins game...had just gotten out of the Army and lived in D.C.
Two things I'll always remember from that game:
The hand-written sign at the beer vendor - he was writting the score on it and it read "Washington Redskins vs the $40 million Offense" after the Jets had signed O'Donell, a bunch of over the hill free agents, and drafte Key #1 overall
Keyshawn catching a TD in the right corner of the end zone, then, being the stupid punk he was, he handed it to the DB....and it was ruled an INT.
Sadly, I was wearing a Kyle Brady jersey that day.....good times.
1996 1-15 Jets actually had pretty good talent. Which is why Parcells went 9-7 and almost made the playoffs the immediate next season with almost the same roster.
Defense was Loaded with Studs:
Hugh Douglas
Mo Lewis
Marvin Jones
Aaron Glenn (probably the 2nd best ever Jets DB after Revis)
Victor Green (probably #3 on all-time Jets DBs)
O'Donnel - a JAG but not really any worse than the Chad Penningtons or Mark Sanchezes of the world
Murrell - good back, definitely better than any RB currently on our roster
Keyshawn - when he was still young and fast
Chrebet - already a good slot receiver
O-line was attrocious however.
Just goes to show horrible a coach Dick Kotite was.
I moved to Atlanta in 1991. I was spared the misery of watching the Jets back in those days. There was no NFL package and no Direct TV. Even though the Jets have not won a Super Bowl in years, they have been respectable during the last ten years.
That year I was in a bar when Mills intercepts BBrister shuffle pass for TD. The female bartender buys me a drink and said "you NEED this"
Also I had the authentic Keyshawn Jersey back then wish I knew tarajersey back then
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It was my second year as a STH. My Dad was psyched when Kotite was signed as he had some business dealings with his father. I went to every home game, but was so distraught I decided to attend a Super Bowl with no hope of ever seeing the Jets in one. On the trip to New Orleans I fell in love with the town and often go back. Packers fans heavily outweighed the Pats in attendance and there was no cheating. The Pats have since "won" a couple there and nowadays you can find many chowds who never left the Crescent City.
It's fair to pin most of the 1996 woes on coaching. Little-known fact: Despite ending up 1-15, the 1996 Jets led seven games at halftime and were tied two other times at halftime.
I remember attending that Oilers game in December and hearing on the pregame show that O'Donnell was injured in warmups and wouldn't play. I sat in the mostly empty parking lot for a while, watched the pouring rain fall to the ground and eventually walked into the stadium. Maybe 20,000 people showed up. I made it a point to sit there in my upper deck seat in the rain and watch every play of that game, saying to myself that this will always serve as the ultimate low point in a lifetime of Jets low points.
The other thing I remember about that season (by sixth as a season ticket holder) was that when the Jets were on the road, because I live in suburban Philadelphia and not in the New York market, I usually went to a sports bar to watch them. (I took quite a bit of abuse there for wearing my Jets gear, as one would expect).
I remember going there to watch the game at Jacksonville, which was a close loss early in the season. With about two minutes left in the game, it was obvious the Jets were going to lose, and it was 4 p.m. and people sitting near me at the bar were clamoring for the bartender to put the Eagles-Giants game on the TV where the Jets game was. Understand that the Jets-Jags was only on that one TV and the Eagles-Giants game was on about 10 other TVs in the establishment. Nevertheless, the bartender turned off the Jets game and I complained to no avail. When I went to the bathroom seconds later, because I was upset about them turning off the game, I punched the door and broke my hand. It was in a cast for a month.
The only game I was unable to watch in the 1996 season was, of course, the win over the Cardinals. I had to work at 5 p.m. that day, and it was a 4 p.m. start.
Also, by the way, the Bubby Brister shovel pass against Carolina that was mentioned in a few earlier posts actually happened in 1995, which was almost as bad a season.
... torn between wanting to give you a hard time or commend your dedication ...
... maybe you are just the bad luck charm, since the only victory was the game you couldn't make
... shoot, razzing you won out ...
... please post more though ... you really painted a nice picture of your J-E-T-S fandom pain!
1996 was my freshman year of college at Rutgers, and the dorms on college ave (well at least my dorm) were not wired for cable. Of course I couldn't get any kind of reception in my dorm room with the antenna, so I had to drag by TV out to the floor's 'common area' to be able to watch the games. Every Sunday, usually hung over beyond belief, I carrying my TV out to sit by myself and watch the Jets lose each and every Sunday..
By December, being a broke college freshman with the holidays coming up, I turned to a fool proof way to make money - I'd bet AGAINST my Jets! They were up against the Eagles, and I believe a TD underdog. Easy money.
Well, the details of the game elude me, but here's what I'll never forget - the Jets have somehow played a tight game, and are only down 21-20. The Eagles have the ball around their own 40 yard line with about 3 minutes left in the game. For the first time in my life I'm openly rooting against the Jets - I had a whopping $200 on it! (Hey, high stakes for an 18 year old without a job) Suddenly, Charlie Garner takes the handoff, busts through the left side of the Jets defense and is off to the races. Only, somehow, Victor Green manages to tackle him at the one yard line.
It's the two minute warning, and I'm jumping up and down, thinking I'm about to win my bet. Only, when the game resumes, Philly (smartly) decides to kneel on the ball 3 straight times since the Jets were out of time outs. Philly wins 21-20, I lose my bet.. f'n Jets!


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Former teammates, foes recall hitter's deadly swing
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At first, McGriff appreciated the sentiment. But then someone pointed out to McGriff that his locker was now right next to a huge plaque commemorating Wade Boggs' 3,000th hit, which came when both McGriff and Boggs were with the Rays in 1999.
"Oh no," McGriff said. "Am I going to have to shoot for 3,000 hits, too?"
Baseball was a Tampa Bay-area legacy long before the Devil Rays started playing games in 1998. "El Senor," Al Lopez, who, at 96, is the oldest living member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, is credited with starting the great tradition of Tampa Bay baseball excellence. He was a Major League catcher in the 1930s and '40s and a manager in the 1950s.
Following Lopez from the West Central Florida hotbed were such greats as Tony LaRussa, Lou Piniella, Steve Garvey, Dwight Gooden, McGriff, Gary Sheffield, Kenny Rogers, Tino Martinez, Luis Gonzalez, Carl Everett and Brad Radke, among others.
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"He was a great hitter," Lopez said. "He worked at it and worked at it."
Piniella and LaRussa first watched Boggs hit when Boggs was in high school in Tampa, and then later from across the Major League diamond.
"He was a disciplined hitter who didn't strike out much," said Piniella, who was with the Yankees in the 1970s and '80s and the Mariners in the '90s. "He was a good two-strike hitter who used the wall at Fenway Park well. And he got much better defensively.
"He was a tough out. There was no particular way to defend him. He had just enough power to keep the outfield honest. It seemed to me he could serve the ball anywhere he wanted. Seven 200-hits seasons are pretty remarkable."
LaRussa admired Boggs' style in the 1980s when LaRussa managed the White Sox and A's.
"I watched him stroke hits for years and years and years,'' LaRussa said. "He made hitting well into the .300s seem like it was easy. It wasn't easy. He was a great two-strike hitter. The thing about him was he gave you strike one all the time and he hit .360 with two strikes left. You couldn't strike him out."
Once he signed with the Devil Rays, Boggs joined McGriff in making the team legitimate right off the bat.
"He was a professional who came to the park ready to play," McGriff said. "He did all the things a hitter needs to do to be successful.''
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The RIAA's recent case and a pending case in the UK provide some insight into whom it might prosecute next
The Recording Industry Association of America is the oft villainized copyright-infringement watchdog for the music industry in the U.S. Its letters to music sharers have led to thousands of settlement over the last few years. Now, following its
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, which resulted in a jury verdict of $222,000 in damages, many wonder who the RIAA might target next.
The RIAA might have given a clue during testimony by music industry lawyers in the
case. During the case Jennifer Pariser, the head of litigation for Sony BMG, was called to testify. Pariser noted that music labels make no money on bands touring, radio, or merchandise, so they are particularly vulnerable to file sharing. She went on to say that when people steal music the label is harmed.
Pariser believes in a very broad definition of stealing that is echoed by many supporters in the RIAA. She believes that users who buy songs are entitled to one, and only one copy. Burning CDs is just another name for stealing, in her mind. "When an individual makes a copy of a song for himself, I suppose we can say he stole a song." Making "a copy" of a purchased song is just "a nice way of saying 'steals just one copy'."
Such logic has been a driving force behind efforts to "rights manage" music including the current DRM found on Apple's iTunes files and Microsoft's DRM, which is also widespread.
While it seems unlikely that the RIAA would be able to effectively identify "burners", such litigation remains a legal possibility for the RIAA and major music labels, in the minds of their lawyers.
Another possible avenue of legal action for the RIAA is the pursuit of businesses that play unauthorized music in stores. The Performing Rights Society (PRS), Britain's version of the RIAA, may give the RIAA some possible ideas
with its pending litigation
. The PRS is suing the Kwik Fit Group, a car repair shop in Edinburgh, for £200,000 in damages. The case revolves around the complaint that Kwik Fit employees brought in personal radios which they played while working on cars, which could be heard by colleagues and customers. The PRS says this amounts to a public "performance" and should have entailed royalties.
The possible implications if this litigation succeeds are numerous. The RIAA could pursue retailers like Borders Books who play music in their restrooms or on their store floors. They could also seek action against small businesses that have radios in their stores.
These possible future targets may seem outlandish or farfetched, but the RIAA and its foreign equivalents have some heavy legal firepower. It hires many of the country's top lawyers and have gained millions in settlements and recently have added the $222,000
verdict to its coffers.
Some fear the RIAA is overstepping its bounds, including in the
case. Rep. Rick Boucher, a Virginia Democrat, and strong advocate of fair use, recently
went on record
stating that the trial verdict was excessive and "way out of line" with other cases of this nature.
The Bush Administration feels that the case was very fair and was a
positive example of our nation's laws at work
"Cases such as this remind us strong enforcement is a significant part of the effort to eliminate piracy, and that we have an effective legal system in the U.S. that enables rights holders to protect their intellectual property."
With the RIAA's powerful legal, financial, and political backers nobody can truly say what it impossible for it to accomplish. Now as it is in the midst of delivering its
eighth wave of infringement letters
to colleges, it may soon be turning its attention to CD burners or businesses that play music in front of customers.
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Discussion in 'Doctor Who' started by Neroon, Apr 27, 2011.
That was full of WIN!
Wow, just brilliant. Three great performers at the top of their game. Loved Tennant's RTD. Great writing too.
These two vids show people having fun working on a show that seems to be extremely fun to work on and I love that kind of stuff.
Both those vids are brilliant. Obviously a moment's saddness when we saw Lis dancing and singing along with DT, but a smile too!
i love 'The Proclaimers and their Greatest Fan' caption
And a year later we get the full video to this
For anyone who doesn't know, this is based on the original song by Victoria Wood, "The Ballad of Barry and Freda," as performed on her show Victoria Wood As Seen on TV in 1985. As shown by the loving homage, the song is considered one of the seminal works of British comedy.
I can certainly imagine Jonny B as a big Victoria Wood fan. The gays always are. He probably dressed up as Mrs Overall for Halloween one year.
Now see, this is why damn near everybody loved David. He's a bigger nerd than anybody in the audience.
The Ballad was fun, but needed subtitles in a few places (and I usually don't have trouble with British accents).
Yeah, I had a tear in my eye to see her (and to see how happy she was), but of course I was smiling too. She loved Doctor Who just as much as anyone else.
I didn't know Tennant was such a big fan of the group but you can see how giddy he was to be in that moment. Like a kid in a candy shop.
Absolutely. At the end of the day, David Tennant is a giant dork. It's no wonder everyone loves him.
he was in the video for the charity version of this that the Proclaimers did with Peter Kay and Matt Lucas, clearly loving every second of it and singing along.
is there a David Know on this forum?
Here you go;
it's Berkley, not Barclay. it's a brand of cigarette.
Cheers, fixed. Should've checked the spelling.
yeah, and so should i. it's Berkeley
The ood part has to be my favourite.
Thanks Spock.
Thanks for the transcription and annotations - I got most of the references but not all of them. But I don't get the Ming Mong bit. Is this some nickname or something? The page on that link seems to be just copied from Wikipedia.
Both these videos are excellent and I hope the plans for a worldwide fan video sequel to 500 Miles pan out.
I'm pretty sure I've been through this whole thread and haven't seen this posted:
Anyways, a friend found it on facebook and shraed it with me. It's all kinds of cool.
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BRUNSWICK, Ga. - A pastor and an ex-convict are speaking about last week's fatal shooting of a 13-month-old baby in Brunswick.
Cleo Williams cuts hair for a living, but he says that wasn't the case several years ago, Williams told Channel 4, he used to make a living illegally, selling drugs and robbing people.
"I wanted money. I wanted to enjoy myself out here in the world too," said Williams. "I couldn't get a job, so I took matters in my own hands."
Williams' troubled past eventually caught up with him and he spent three years in prison. He said today, he is a different person.
Williams adds that he's frustrated to see the pictures of young teens from Brunswick accused of robbery and murder.
"Holding a gun and certain images are not the way you should be living," said Williams. "You can make it working a nine to five, you don't have to be sticking anyone up."
Williams got himself back on track last year by turning to Greater Dimensions Christian Fellowship church for help looking for a job. Williams found that job through the church's program, Glynn County Ready for Work.
"They don't judge about your past or anything, they try to help you reach your goals and find out what your strengths and weaknesses are to help you be a better person," said Williams.
Williams has since become the licensed barber for the church. His success in the program is something that Pastor Ken Adkins is proud of.
Since 2007, Adkins has helped hundreds of men like Williams start over and find work.
"We can teach them how to dress, how to be successful, take the dreads out of your head and how to pull your pants up," said Adkins. "How to fill out a resume, how to talk and just start over."
It's a second change that Adkins said he sees far too many young black men needing.
"It just makes me sick to my stomach. I am extremely upset," said Adkins.
Both Adkins and Williams are concerned about 15-year-old Dominique Lang and 17-year-old De'Marquise Elkins' future, the two teens accused of the death of 13-month-old Antonio Santiago.
"Whether they are guilty or not, we all need to wake up. Everything that seems cool, ain't cool," said Williams. "We are all headed towards destruction. What affects one family, affects us all."
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China says Three Gorges mega-dam threats controlled
By Chris Buckley
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese officials in charge of the huge Three Gorges Dam said on Tuesday they had spent billions of yuan to guard against deadly landslides around the reservoir and would seek to minimize threats as waters reached their peak.
The dam, the world's largest hydro-electric feat, seeks to tame the Yangtze River, while moving up to 1.4 million people, many of them poor hill farmers from Hubei in central China and neighboring Chongqing municipality.
Scientists studying the Three Gorges area have said that rising waters have strained already brittle shores, triggering landslides, which may worsen when waters reach a maximum height of 175 meters (574 feet) above sea level in the next year or two.
But the officials told a news conference that 12 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) had been allocated over past years to "geological repairs," and they were confident that such efforts were working.
"I would describe it as effective control. Of course effective control doesn't mean that in the future there won't be any landslides or threats that arise," said Wang Xiaofeng, director of the Three Gorges project construction committee office.
"The Chinese government is closely monitoring and is intensifying repair work, and I think we can avoid losses as far as is possible."
Li Yong'an, the general manager of the China Yangtze River Three Gorges Project Development Corp, said the dam had not triggered any "major" landslides along the mainstream of the Yangtze, a phrasing that pointedly left unanswered any effects on tributaries flowing into the reservoir.
Li also refused to say how many places around the dam face serious land instability or how many people may have to move because of the threat.
"There are no specific figures," he told Reuters, referring the questions to other departments.
Last week, a bus was crushed under a landslide at Badong County in Hubei, near a tributary to the dam, killing 31 people. A worker on a nearby railway construction site was also killed and two were missing.
Landslides across the dam area in the summer killed at least 13 people, according to local news reports and the dam environmental agency. Some villagers have already been told to move to avoid possible landslides.
Since the 2,309-metre-long dam was finished in 2003, the water level has risen in stages, reaching 156 meters last year.
Tuesday's statements were the latest in a government offensive to defend the project against claims that pollution and geological threats are piling up as the waters rise and strain brittle slopes around the 660-km (410-mile) reservoir.
Officials appeared to give credence to some fears in September when they warned of a possible "environmental catastrophe" from pollution and landslides -- a departure from years of bright official praise for the dam.
But Wang, who attended that meeting, said the warning was nothing new and environmental threats were under control.
A senior engineer on the dam blasted recent foreign reports on problems with the project as "distorted" and exaggerated. Engineer Pan Jiazheng said environmental problems, such as algae outbreaks along tributaries, were nothing major or unexpected.
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Admittedly, Houston hasn't been my favorite city I've visited with the Crew this season. It's extremely hot and humid, there's nothing to do around the team hotel, and nearly every restraunt downtown is closed on Sunday.
However, the Dynamo's new BBVA Compass Stadium has made up for the misfortunes mentioned above.
The first thing I noticed when I walked into the stadium: there's a lot of orange in this place.
Outside the press box, images of various Houston Chronicle front pages over the past few years pay homage to Dynamo's short time in Houston.
A Dynamo legend overlooks the entrance to every lower-level section. For example, here's Brian Ching at the entryway to Section 125.
Here's the view from the north end of the stadium, looking toward the stage area. The dimensions of the field at BBVA Compass Stadium are 70 yards x 115 yards to suit the Dynamo's style of play and execution on set pieces. The MLS preference for pitch size is 75 yards x 120 yards.
In the southwest corner of the stadium is where the Dynamo supporters groups sit. No, Crew fans, it's not as big as the Nordecke.
Finally, and most importantly, the Crew's Equipment Manager Rusty Wummel was a happy camper with the spacey visiting locker room.


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I've found a diagram that perfectly describes a cat's relationship with everything around it. And as my new kitten slowly takes over my house, family, waking thoughts and portions of my bank account, the truth of this becomes more and more evident.


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Foundation's alumni find success
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"He handed me a check for $150," Baeza said. "What was strange about it was that the check was dated Sept. 15 of this year. I said, 'Craig, that's five months from now.' He told me, 'That's the day I start my job, and I wanted my first check to go to the Jackie Robinson Foundation as a start of paying back all it has done for me.' I can't tell you how much I was moved by that."
Rachel Robinson created the foundation 35 years ago to continue the pioneering work of her late husband by providing college scholarships and leadership training to minority students. The fruits of those labors can be seen daily by alumni such as Pacheco and hundreds more who have been able to enter fields largely barred to African-Americans in the years before Jackie Robinson emerged as an advocate for social change.
Another recent visitor to the Foundation's offices, Christine Ingram, stopped by to let staffers know she has several interviews scheduled in Washington, D.C., for what she hopes will lead to a career in politics. She spent two and a half years in the African nations of Rwanda and Kenya for the Clinton Foundation. Ingram co-authored, with Dr. Cyprien Bariwira, a renowned pediatrician, a national pediatric HIV scale-up plan in Rwanda, which was accepted as policy by the Ministry of Health.
"The goal was to attain universal access to HIV treatment for Rwandan children by 2011," said Ingram, a Chicago native and Wellesley graduate. "Right now, Rwanda has the potential to achieve universal access. The national prevalence rate was between 3 and 4 percent and Kenya 5.1 percent. Those figures are both down from what they were five years ago."
This is pretty heady stuff for someone who just turned 24. Ingram was a French major with an economics minor who studied in Paris and was also on the university swim team. Her travels have taken her to Spain, Portugal, England, Switzerland and Italy, as well as Africa.
"I want to commit my life to public service," Ingram said. "That is the result of values that were instilled in me by my parents, by the Jackie Robinson Foundation, and Wellesley College, my alma mater, to go forth and use any talent you have to help the greater good. I am ready to delve into politics in the United States. I am interested in learning the legislative process. I think I would like to run for office some day. I don't think it would be any less than 20 years from now. I will be applying for law school in the fall."
Her sense of unlimited horizons comes from the encouragement of a foundation based on the principles expressed by Jackie Robinson, who despite having last played in the Majors more than 50 years ago was nevertheless a name familiar to Ingram since her girlhood.
"I have been hearing about him since I was a child," Ingram said, "but it really wasn't until high school and when I was getting ready for the application process and the interview that I actually started to do a lot more reading and research on him. I read his autobiography, and one thing that really stuck with me more so than his contributions to baseball were his contributions to the civil rights movement and to his family and the role that he played in the lives of Rachel and their children."
Christine Ingram will be following a path already blazed by such prominent Jackie Robinson Foundation alumni as:
Jeff Moss, a San Antonio native, graduated from Morehouse College and the Business Careers Academy. He is a rising star at Citi, where he is the financial center manager at the Starrett City branch in Brooklyn. Moss excelled not only in the classroom but also off-campus as mentor to four at-risk young men in Atlanta, a student employee with the United States Department of Homeland Security, and a tutor at several local middle and high schools.
Soon after arriving at Citi, Moss began voluntarily teaching financial education classes to individuals from low- to moderate-income communities. He also participated in numerous community outreach, clean-up and revitalization efforts sponsored by Citi. In his role as a management associate, Moss also helped facilitate more than a dozen team building events and activities to various staffs and groups within Citi. He hopes one day to manage his own management consulting firm.
Jade Simmons -- a native of Charleston, S.C., and graduate of Northwestern University and of Rice University's prestigious Shepherd School of Music -- is a nationally renowned classical pianist. In 2000, she was Miss Illinois and first runner-up in the Miss America Pageant, where she performed Chopin's Etude in C-sharp minor, Op.10 No.4 live and before a television audience of millions. Simmons is the first New Music, New Places Fellow for the esteemed Concert Artists Guild organization, for which she helps build new audiences and generate interest in concert music by bringing traditional and new works to non-traditional and alternative venues.
She created "Mozart on the Move," a presentation for elementary school students, and conducted outreach programs for the Van Cliburn Foundation and the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival. Simmons started a program to bring music to inner-city areas based on a study that showed kids who study music tend to do better in school, have more discipline and better time management. She designs her own concert wear and is a budding fashion entrepreneur.
Jonathan Gibbs, a Seattle resident and Virginia native, graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Aerospace Engineering program. While at M.I.T., Gibbs chaired the Black Student Union's Political Action Committee when minority programs came under attack. As a high school student, he developed the first Heads Up Guidance System for Microsoft Flight Simulator. The popularity of the program caught the eyes of engineers at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, which now use it as an engineering tool and recruited Gibbs to join Boeing's staff.
At Boeing since August 2006, Gibbs designs wings for airplane systems and devotes time to the REACH group, an organization that helps new hires adjust to the corporate culture. He serves on the Board of the Family Works Seattle Foundation, a food bank and family resource center.
Kimberly Brown, a native of Montclair, N.J., is a graduate of Yale, where she was a two-year member of the varsity golf team. She coordinated creative writing workshops for fifth-grade students at Worthington Hooker Elementary School in New Haven, Conn., and was involved in "Visions of Virtue," a mentoring program for at-risk teenage girls. Brown became a Fellow in Leadership in Service with the United States Golf Association Foundation and managed $1.2 million in grant activity in seven western states. Brown also coordinated a number of outreach efforts, including a junior golf program for students of the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind. She is assistant director of The First Tee of Greater Seattle, a nonprofit concern that provides learning facilities and educational programs promoting character development and life-enhancing values through golf to more than 1,000 children annually.
Heather Cannady, a New York University and Harvard Law School graduate, was the first recipient of "Extra Innings" funding for graduate scholars. She traveled extensively through Africa studying constitutional law and filed a brief petitioning the Supreme Court to hear a case on behalf of the 1921 Tulsa race riots. Cannady toured the U.S. with decorated Harvard Law professor Charles Ogletree working on civil rights issues and recently earned a position in the prestigious law firm of Cravath, Swaine and Moore.
Marcus Ellison, once homeless in Maine moving from shelter to shelter after his father lost his job, went to NYU and started what is now a multi-million-dollar real estate development interest. He also initiated an acclaimed non-profit organization providing college preparatory training to inner-city youths and launched a jazz media company.
Elaine Weddington Steward, a native New Yorker and graduate of St. John's University, became the first black woman executive of a professional baseball organization when she was named assistant general manager of the Red Sox in January 1990. Steward, who as a teenager used to be a babysitter for Mets second baseman Felix Millan's family, is now Boston's vice president and club counsel.
Jack O'Connell 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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June 18, 2010
Full Bed Scene Video - EEEK!
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aaaw supercute!ReplyDelete
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oooowww so sweet!! esp at end :)))ReplyDelete
This is so sweet!♥.
- AnonymousJune 18, 2010 at 1:19 PM
Omg brought a tear to my eye 'my bella' awwwwwReplyDelete
awwwww that is ssooo cute (L)ReplyDelete
One of the most beautiful things I've ever seen :)ReplyDelete
Must resist...the movie is less than a week away. enough w/ all the clips!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 18, 2010 at 6:31 PM
aww that was so cute! team edward<3ReplyDelete
oh my gosh, thats so beautiful! i wish someone would say that to me. exept i would like it to be my name and not bella's.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 18, 2010 at 9:22 PM
Oh my gosh!! That is so touching. I know there has to be a guy out there like Edward that is for real. He has to be out there...I can't wait until this movie comes out. I bought my tickets today :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 18, 2010 at 10:42 PM
*swoon* how romantic!!!ReplyDelete
Awwww so sweeet ^.^ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 19, 2010 at 2:52 AM
cant watch cant watch must resist please dont post any tent scene'sReplyDelete
Amazing!!!!!! It makes me love Edward and Bella together even more!!!ReplyDelete


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The entry-level PC DVD authoring tool field has gotten a little sparser over the last few years, to where three main competitors now vie for the consumer dollar. Roxio's Easy Media Creator 8, Nero 7, and Ulead DVD MovieFactory 5 have managed to survive the twin forces of consolidation--Sonic rolled MyDVD it into Easy Media Creator soon after the Roxio acquisition. Pinnacle's Studio keeps rolling along, but it exists in a somewhat separate universe, being primarily a video editing tool with an entirely different approach to DVD authoring keyed to the video timeline.
To varying degrees, each one of those three products strives to offer a comprehensive toolkit of multiple-source capture, video editing, slideshow creation, and DVD authoring. But they're far from interchangeable, and though Easy Media Creator might be the overall best in show when it comes to letting novices create impressive video and slideshow DVDs, MovieFactory still takes home the prize in one very notable category: the ability to quickly and easily execute multiple, finely tuned edits using its Multitrim function.
For some video producers and hobbyists I know, that feature alone is enough for them to make MovieFactory their go-to software, despite the fact that its slideshow and overall video editing capabilities come up short. (At $49.99, it also lists for $50 less than EMC 8; plus, it doesn't presume to be your utility of choice for every media file on your computer, as does Roxio's tool, meaning it's a whole lot less invasive.)
Multitrim Multitrim has been a mainstay of MovieFactory since version 3, so let's first look at that. I needed to make a quick DVD of my nephew's first-grade play to pass along to his classmates' parents and grandparents. Nothing fancy expected there, so there was no need to push the editing envelope. Which meant that MovieFactory's multitrim function was the perfect tool to let me get rid of a few seconds of extraneous video here--like the time between the end of the teacher's introduction and the beginning of little Eric's narration of "The Elves and the Shoemaker"—and there—the cast changes between plays—in what amounts to essentially a batch trimming function, removing multiple segments of video within a single clip without having to mess around with scrubbing or other controls.
It also came in handy when I needed to trim some footage shot with a the video recording function of a digital still camera that was tilted on its side, leaving only the properly oriented footage.
Ulead's Multitrim editing feature
Of course, many of you are eminently capable of doing the same thing just as easily in more advanced tools; the appeal of Multitrim is that it lets you do this kind of edit in such a simple, straightforward software. Ulead hasn't made any changes to the Multitrim function for this version, but frankly, they didn't have to.
What's New So what is new in MovieFactory 5? A few nice additions to the video editing palette, HD capture for those who are HD ready on the acquisition side, and a lot of not-quite-ready-for-prime-time features on the DVD authoring side. First, Ulead has redesigned the GUI to include a new launcher that's about as straightforward as you could ask for; divided into six main functions that each reveal a number of choices when selected, the launcher makes it easy for novices to figure out exactly what they want to do. Contrasted to EMC's overloaded opener, it's refreshingly uncluttered, letting you select your main task and then drill down to the specifics quickly. DVD MovieFactory's new launcher.
Within the video disc function, you'll find the same serviceable Enhance Video toolbox as before, but with a few new features. The auto enhancement feature modifies the brightness, contrast, and hue of your entire clip, doing in one click what often takes a few sliders and a lot of guesswork to accomplish in more advanced tools. The results aren't as refined as in those tools, of course, but again, simplicity is the name of the game here; with this particular video, I wanted people to really see just how red my daughter's hair really is, and the auto enhancement filter accomplished that.
Enhance Video, before (left) and after (right).
All of the other video-editing tools are merely serviceable—and the slideshow creation barely reaches even that level--but the DVD creation features are considerably more than that. MovieFactory 5 presents you with a wide range of menu templates, including motion menus. My favorite feature is what Ulead calls the Smart Scene Menu, which places a single video window on the menu, but fills it with a different video clip depending on what chapter you have selected. I like motion menus, but having three or four tiny windows-all with video clips playing within-is just too busy for my tastes.
The Smart Scene feature is representative of Ulead's philosophy towards DVD menu creation in general: provide plenty of solid templates, but give the end user final control by making them completely customizable. It's eminently easy to change layouts, text, and backgrounds to create a menu of your liking; of course, you can create unique motion or still backgrounds from the appropriate media assets in your collection. I should add, however, that when Movie Factory 5 calculates how much space your project will take up on a disc, it doesn't figure in the size of the menu, which could make for some serious frustration if you get close to the end of a project only to find that, alas, it won't fit.
HD Support If anyone from Ulead reads this, they'll likely think that I buried the lead: MovieFactory 5 supports HD video capture and HD DVD creation. But that's the part that's not-quite-ready-for-prime-time. It's good news on the ingest side that if you're shooting with say, with the Sony HVR-A1U or HDR-HC1. But this is primarily an authoring and output tool. With no HD DVD or Blu-ray recorder available at this writing—and few if any likely to get in the hands of consumers buying $49 authoring tools through most of the shelflife of MovieFactory 5--the best you can do is create a DVD image using your high-definition footage and view it on your computer or HDTV (with the right connecting cables). And if you want to build a real HD DVD or Blu-ray image, you'll have to do it elsewhere, in a high-end, steep-learning-curve product like Sonic Scenarist, and then bring the disc image into DVD MovieFactory for burning to disc (not that you'd need to if you had the proper authoring tool).
So the software's bold claim that it's the "first consumer DVD authoring program to offer HD-DVD and Blu-ray DVD support" is more or less an empty boast for the time being.
Minimum System Requirements • Pentium III 800MHz or AMD Athlon XP 1800+ • 512MB RAM • Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 Home Edition/Professional, XP Media Center Edition, XP Professional x64 Edition • 900MB hard disk free space for program installation • DirectX 9.0c , Windows Media 9, Macromedia Flash Player 7 or above • Windows-compatible sound card • Windows-compatible display with 1024 x 768 resolution or above • Windows-compatible AGP or PCI graphics card (overlay support is recommended)
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New Wine Bar Downtown
Original post made by Wine Lover, Downtown, on Aug 9, 2013
a resident of Mission Park
on Aug 9, 2013 at 4:25 pm
Happy to see this business open up! I hope they are busy tonight!
a resident of Birdland
on Aug 9, 2013 at 4:35 pm
We were there at 2:30 today (Friday), closed. Nothing to indicate hours opened, or any posting at all regarding "Out for a Minute" Hard to succeed with this type of operation, especially when many places downtown advertise Happy Hour from either 2:00 or 3:00 PM to 6:00PM
a resident of Highland Oaks
on Aug 10, 2013 at 4:04 pm
I checked for a website or facebook page but couldn't find anything; and while the PDA site had a listing, it did not include business hours.
These are easy fixes, though, so they may simply be farther down on the to-do list.
Good luck
a resident of Bonde Ranch
on Aug 11, 2013 at 6:14 am
Stopped in on Friday night around 5 and it was lovely. Friendly people, great small plates and a great wine selection! We will definitely be back!
a resident of Stoneridge
on Aug 11, 2013 at 2:40 pm
This place was very nice and had a good time. More wine please.
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a resident of Birdland
on Aug 11, 2013 at 5:38 pm
Ah, the wisdom of Cholo, she of the one that has never been to The Cellar Door, but feels free to voice her opinion of something she knew nothing about. But then, typical of her postings.
a resident of Birdland
on Aug 12, 2013 at 8:07 pm
I have flagged Cholo's last comment as this is nothing more than derogatory for a legitimate business. It is this type of inflammatory rhetoric that hurts any and all businesses without any idea of what goes on. Such comments have no place in any forum from such ill informed people.
a resident of Birdland
on Aug 12, 2013 at 10:17 pm
Daveg is a registered user.
Thanks to the Pleasanton Weekly for removing Cholo's one posting. It was unnecessary and insulting to the business in question


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Fleenor Racing Transmissions welcomes winners.
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NORWALK, Ohio – Garry Fleenor offers a free Fleenor Racing Transmissions T-shirt to winners of three classes in the Mr. Gasket $53,100 Super Series at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.
At each Mr. Gasket $53,100 Super Series race, winners of Mallory Super Pro, Mr. Gasket Pro, and Accel Sportsman delivered on time by TFC Transportation may pick up the shirts at Garry Fleenor's pit after celebrating in the Winner's Circle and picking up the cash payout at Guest Services.
Located in Port Clinton, Ohio, Fleenor Racing Transmissions provides new transmissions and repairs to vehicles in those three classes.
For information visit the Fleenor Racing Transmissions page on Facebook.com.
Also a Mallory Super Pro racer, In 2012 Garry Fleenor won the R&R Auto Body Paint My Ride Program for turning in the best reaction times and dial-in compared with elapsed time numbers for the season.
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Co-owner to decide on Souths share this week
SOUTH SYDNEY co-owner Peter Holmes a Court is set to announce this week whether to join Russell Crowe in selling his 37.5 per cent stake in the club.
Holmes a Court has been considering what to do with his shareholding since Crowe revealed in November he intended to sell his stake before the end of this season.
The pair are understood to have met in New York last year to discuss their plans for the club, but Holmes a Court is yet to advise Rabbitohs officials whether the full 75 per share that is held by their company, BlackCourt League Investments, will be sold or just Crowe's stake.
''I am back in Oz next week … meetings on Rabbitohs the week of Feb 4-11 to discuss everything,'' Holmes a Court said by email from Switzerland, where he was at the World Economic Forum. ''Enjoy the PNG trial [next weekend]. Will communicate my plans by then.''
If Holmes a Court was to retain his stake, it may simply be a matter of finding investors to take over Crowe's share in Blackcourt.
However, if he was to sell his stake then the ownership structure of the Rabbitohs would change significantly as Holmes a Court and Crowe have a controlling interest in the club.
The remaining 25 per cent is held by Member Co, which also has a golden share preventing any other stakeholder from changing the club's name, logo or colours - or relocating the team - without the consent of members.
The next annual meeting of Member Co, which is controlled by the 20,000 members of South Sydney Football Club, has been scheduled for March 3 and the ownership issue is expected to feature heavily if Holmes a Court decides to sell.
Among the options if the 75 per cent stake is put up for sale would be for the club to find a new owner, for it to take over Crowe and Holmes a Court's stake or offer members the chance to purchase shares in the famous club. According to an evaluation by fund manager Matthew Kidman, published by Fairfax Media on Sunday, the Rabbitohs would be virtually worthless if traded on the share market.
However, Souths insiders said the report, which found the Rabbitohs were a ''horrible investment'' mainly due to outstanding loans of $6.15 million to Crowe and Holmes a Court, was ''based on old numbers and the wrong valuation technique''.
''We'll deliver a sizeable profit this year, but that doesn't suddenly mean we are worth more than BHP,'' a Souths official said.
The Rabbitohs are not due to begin repaying the loans, which comprise $4.5 million provided by Holmes a Court and $1.65 million from Crowe, until October 31, 2015, and have agreed to do so ''evenly over a 10-year period''.
Brad Walter is Sports Reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit, also known as the Met Gala, is an annual black-tie extravaganza held the first Monday in May to raise money for the museum's costume wing.
The event marks the opening of the Costume Institute's latest exhibition, which also serves as that year's theme. Guests are encouraged to use it as inspiration for their attire.
But not all themes provide a clear stylistic directive. Some are bizarre and prove difficult for celebrities, and designers alike, to interpret. This year's theme honoring Rei Kawakuba, creative director of Comme de Garçon, is expected to be more over-the-top than ever.
Here's a look back at some of the best and worst adherence to Met Gala theme's:
Singer Rihanna managed to steal the show and conquer the red carpet at the Met Gala when she swooped in wearing a fur-trimmed yellow cape with floral swirls of gold and a train so long it required three wranglers. Here is raw video of her red carpet appearance.


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Hunter, McFarland give bullpen a boost
By Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com
MINNEAPOLIS -- While Orioles closer Jim Johnson set an Orioles record on Friday night by converting his 35th consecutive regular-season save, there were some pretty impressive bullpen performances before him.
Tommy Hunter and T.J. McFarland combined to throw five scoreless innings, holding the Twins in check to allow the offense time to score nine unanswered runs and pull off the 9-6 victory.
Hunter went 2 1/3 innings, retiring all seven batters he faced to run his scoreless streak to 14 2/3 innings.
"He got a breaking-ball strikeout with [Aaron] Hicks," manager Buck Showalter said of Hunter, who hasn't allowed a run in his last nine outings. "He established the breaking ball to [Josh] Willingham, which allowed him to get him with a fastball. I think understanding, 'Sometimes I've got to pitch,' instead of just, 'See how hard I can throw,' he's capable of doing that."
Hunter followed McFarland, who entered the game in the fifth inning after Trevor Plouffe's double ended starter Jason Hammel's night. On for his first career back-to-back outing, the Rule 5 Draft pick allowed an inherited run to score, but held firm after that in an impressive 39-pitch outing, allowing two hits with a walk and a strikeout in 2 2/3 innings.
"I'm impressed with how he's handled it," Showalter said. "I have every reason to believe he's going to tell us he's ready to pitch today. I really like the way he's fit in with his teammates, too. They like the way he's handled himself here."
After start, Johnson sent back to Triple-A
MINNEAPOLIS -- Steve Johnson allowed six runs on seven hits and four walks in an 8-5 loss to the Twins on Saturday night and became the second consecutive starter to last just four innings, forcing the Orioles to option the right-hander to Triple-A Norfolk after the game to make room for some bullpen help.
With upcoming off-days on Monday and Thursday, the team doesn't need a fifth starter next week and they are expected to officially announce the corresponding move for a reliever prior to Sunday's game.
"We're not going to be short, I can tell you that," manager Buck Showalter said of the bullpen, which he has made a priority to protect since becoming manager. "We're not going to assume anything with Wei-Yin [Chen starting], especially with the conditions that we're playing in. "
"We've got two options. We had a couple calls in [to Norfolk] in the fourth inning when Stevie came out. I wanted to check on the health of one guy, and some other things before we try to make a decision. There's a 5:30 [a.m.] flight, gets in at 10:30. That's what he'll be on."
Showalter said that in a perfect world, the team would like to have a right-handed reliever working behind the lefty Chen, although he acknowledged that may not be the case. Options in Triple-A who haven't pitched lately include right-handed reliever Adam Russell, lefties Mike Belfiore and Daniel Schlereth and right-handed starter Jair Jurrjens, who is slated to start Monday for Norfolk.
Of those listed above, only Belfiore is on the 40-man roster. But given Brian Roberts' hamstring surgery, the Orioles could transfer him to the 60-day disabled list should they need to open a spot.
Orioles option Burnett to Triple-A Norfolk
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Orioles optioned right-handed reliever Alex Burnett to Triple-A Norfolk to clear a roster spot for Steve Johnson, who started against the Twins on Saturday night.
Burnett, 25, was recalled after Miguel Gonzalez went on the disabled list on Wednesday to give the Orioles another option out of the bullpen. Burnett has had two stints with the O's since he was claimed off waivers from Toronto on April 12. He made his Baltimore debut with a scoreless inning on Thursday.
"He's a guy I enjoy talking to," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said of Burnett. "He's alert, looks you right in the eye. He understands what's going on. [He said], 'I'lI keep doing the same things I did to get back here. I hope nobody gets hurt and I love the situation we have in Norfolk. If you got to be in Triple-A, that's the kind of club you want to be on.' He's real impressive. I was hoping to use him last night. The game kind of dictated a different feel."
Burnett has a 0.96 ERA over 9 1/3 innings in six games for Norfolk this season.
Worth noting
• Former Raven and Minnesota native Matt Birk was at Target Field for a home run contest prior to Saturday's game.
• Left-handed pitcher Jake Pettit picked up the win in his Triple-A Norfolk debut on Saturday, pitching 6 1/3 innings and allowing two earned runs to go with seven strikeouts. The 26-year-old lefty, a 42nd round pick in the 2010 Draft, led the Tides to a 3-2 victory over Syracuse.
• The Orioles entered Saturday with the most road wins in the American League (13), and the highest road winning percentage (.619).
Brittany Ghiroli is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Britt's Bird Watch, and follow her on Twitter @britt_ghiroli. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - National Poison Prevention Week, held the third week in March each year, is observed nationally to highlight the dangers of poisonings and how to prevent them.
The Florida/USVI Poison Information Center says If you suspect a poisoning has occurred, or if you have questions concerning poisonings, immediately call the Poison Center help line toll free, 24 hours a day at 800-222-1222 and a specialist in Poison Information will assist you. Because a life may be at risk, they recommend not wasting time on the Internet, but to call for the right answer the first time.
Each year, about 2.4 million people – more than half under age 6 – swallow or have contact with a poisonous substance. The American Academy of Pediatrics has some important tips to prevent and to treat exposures to poison.
Most poisonings occur when parents or caregivers are home but not paying attention. The most dangerous potential poisons are medicines, cleaning products, antifreeze, windshield wiper fluid, pesticides, furniture polish, gasoline, kerosene and lamp oil. Be especially vigilant when there is a change in routine. Holidays, visits to and from grandparents' homes, and other special events may bring greater risk of poisoning if the usual safeguards are defeated or not in place.
- Store medicine, cleaners, paints/varnishes and pesticides in their original packaging in locked cabinets or containers, out of sight and reach of children.
- Install a safety latch – that locks when you close the door – on child-accessible cabinets containing harmful products.
- Purchase and keep all medicines in containers with safety caps and keep out of reach of children. Discard unused medication.
- Never refer to medicine as "candy" or another appealing name.
- Check the label each time you give a child medicine to ensure proper dosage.
- Never place poisonous products in food or drink containers.
- Keep coal, wood or kerosene stoves in safe working order.
- Maintain working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
- Secure remote controls, key fobs, greeting cards, and musical children's books. These and other devices may contain small button-cell batteries that can cause injury if ingested.
If your child is unconscious, not breathing, or having convulsions or seizures due to poison contact or ingestion, call 911 or your local emergency number immediately. If your child has come in contact with poison or you suspect that your child may have swallowed a button-cell battery, and has mild or no symptoms, call your poison control center at 800-222-1222
Different types and methods of poisoning require different, immediate treatment:
- Swallowed poison – Remove the item from the child, and have the child spit out any remaining substance. Do not make your child vomit. Do not use syrup of ipecac.
- Skin poison -- Remove the child's clothes and rinse the skin with lukewarm water for at least 15 minutes.
- Eye poison -- Flush the child's eye by holding the eyelid open and pouring a steady stream of room temperature water into the inner corner for 15 minutes.
- Poisonous fumes – Take the child outside or into fresh air immediately. If the child has stopped breathing, start cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and do not stop until the child breathes on his or her own, or until someone can take over.
More than 150 posters were submitted from around the nation. One winner was selected in each of the three divisions: grades K - 2nd; 3rd – 5th; and 6th - 8th.
The Florida/USVI Poison Information Center – Jacksonville Duval County service area winners of the 2013 National Poison Prevention Week Poster Contest are as follows:
- Grades 6th - 8th, 1st place: Natalie Loos, Jacksonville (pictured, right)
- Grades 6th - 8th, 2nd place: Madison Yertzell, Jacksonville
- Grades K - 2nd, 2nd place: Kevin McAfee, Jacksonville
Winners were selected based on creativity, design and poisoning prevention messages.
"The children, and the art teachers who inspire them, continue to impress us with their creativity and talent," said Courtney Wilson, Poison Prevention Week Council chair. "It has been a pleasure to review all of the submissions. We are extremely proud of the winners and are excited to share their work."
The U.S. Congress established National Poison Prevention Week on September 16, 1961. Shortly thereafter, the Poison Prevention Week Council was organized to coordinate this annual event and promote poison prevention.
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I have noticed the files rollback.ini and scansectorlog.dat which regenerate after deletion.Are they ZoneAlarm files? What are they for? Should they be hidden files?I have been using Zone Alarm for about 3 years and noticed these files a few months ago. I'm sure they were'nt there before. Why are they located on the C: drive and not in the Zone Alarm program folder.
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I saw Jennifer twice in Tampa. Greatest deep throat BJ and full facial cumshot I've had. She loves getting spunk all over her. She milked me dry.
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good amateur and when the guy game :O
this guy has 1 nut so he compinsates by choking this chick lol
I like the way he force feeds her his fat dick... and I love the way she takes it all in. But I did see his dickhead in her cheeks which means it wasn't down her throat like it should've been.
i would love towach my wife suck on them big tits as she gets face fucked by my
she got big tits
I would love to fuck our face Jen and cum on you tits
She's fantastic. She can certainly take a good facefucking. Love the expressions too, they would just make me want to fuck her mouth even harder if it was my cock.
what oh what the f@@k was that my gran could do better. . . & shes 96
Che sborrata in bocca che si prende questa troiona mmmm
just makes me cringe...
Not sure what you guys arecomplaining about? She rocks! it's REAL amateur, NOT fake shit. I love her!!!
Sweet jesus WOT a show-MY pussy is dripping wet- my fella wont know wot wil hit him when i see him next!! jen and casey- u guys are hot hot HOT!! i dont blame u jen for puffing your cheeks out after THAT performance- wot a show- ur a lucky guy casey!am really enjoying all your vids- you have got a fan over here in new zealand! xx
I love the part when the guy says "no, no" hehe :p
yep thts a good blow job but dont knnow if jennifer like the way like the expresion i saw on her face oh well shes cool XD
Hot vid! She rocks! Nice big cock too. Luv to see him fuck her face hard then another girls then back to Jenn until he explodes all over both girls. Luv Jenns performance too, listen to her makes me wet!
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pretty hot. makes me wanna gag a chick
One of the hottest videos I've seen. What a killer dick and what a load! He can fuck my face and anything else on me.
Love how her cheeks puff up and the cum spews out! Great clip :)
1.53. just amazing. I love her eyes... turns me on. Check out guys!
watching all the cum she spit was hot I jerked off in the public library to it
she sucks. omg she couldnt even take it all the way, the dick wasnt even that big.
Che belle tette e che bel muso come sborrerei su quella lingua
See why it's better to own than to rent!
I think she is great I would eat her holes.
she needs to swollow
oh mann!! shes got realy big tits
Great. She has a face for fucking rather than kissing.
Antonio - Jennifer realy is one nasty girl. She tells lots of dirty stories of things she has done while she sucks you. Gives a very sloppy wet deep throat. I prefer to shoot my cum on her titties and face rather than in her mouth so I can watch her play with it.
oh my fucking god. HOT.
I loved the almost puking sounds. l came buckets.
being trained to be a deep throat cock sucker that will want to swallow.
I would let this guy fill my moth with his cum too...
mmmmmmmmmmm thats fuckin hot
i want her face to spread my cum
they rock!
ahahahaha is soo funny....
would love to see the full feature this clip came out of, HOT! Sorry ivy, you are far outnumbered on this one :)
horrible perfoemance. turn off
I would love Casey facking my face like that and sliding that nice big cock into my throat! I'm so jealous Jennifer! Show more face and throat fucking videos with lots of saliva dripping, makes me so wet!
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