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Kaiserslautern, Germany | March 14, 2014
OSHNA is proud to announce that Jody Richmond has been selected as its 2014 School Nurse of the Year. Jody has been a School Nurse since August 2003 and works at Kaiserslautern High School on Vogelweh, a U.S. army base in the Kaiserslautern military community. She is the Lead Nurse and Lead ASPEN Health Module Trainer for the Kaiserslautern District as well as Initial ASPEN Health Module Development Team Member. She has held multiple OSHNA Board positions over the past 10 years to include President. Jody is active on the School Home Community Partnership Committee, a member of the School Improvement Leadership Team and active member of both the Child Study Committee and the Student Support Team. She was the chief developer and serves as current chairperson for the School Based Health Care Team – the first school teen clinic established in Europe. She was instrumental in the proposal and establishment of a school based teen Mental Health Clinic. She teaches the Health Science-CNA partnership program between Ramstein High School and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.
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Gattis wins spot on Braves' Opening Day roster
Young slugger's amazing journey leads him to Atlanta as backup catcher
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
VIERA, Fla. -- Evan Gattis' wide-ranging resume includes stints as a janitor, ski lift operator and power-hitting catcher. He can now add the distinction of being a Major Leaguer. Before traveling to Viera for Wednesday afternoon's game against the Nationals, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez had the pleasure of telling Gattis that he'll be on Atlanta's Opening Day roster.
"I didn't want to play a joke on him," Gonzalez said. "I might have got my [butt] kicked on that one."
More than two hours after being informed that he was going to be on a big league roster for the first time, the 6-foot-4 Gattis was still visibly overwhelmed with joy.
"I'm trying not to get too excited yet even though I've already cried and everything else," said Gattis, ranked by MLB.com as the No. 16 prospect in the Braves' organization. "I didn't know what to think. It's definitely a day I'll remember forever."
Seven years after declaring he would never again play baseball, Gattis proudly called his parents and girlfriend on Wednesday morning to tell them to make their plans to be in Atlanta for Monday night's Opening Day matchup against the Phillies.
"It was a good experience," Gonzalez said. "Big, old, tough 'El Oso Blanco' shed some tears. We were excited. The whole coaching staff was excited for him."
Nicknamed El Oso Blanco (The White Bear) while playing in the Venezuelan Winter League this past offseason, Gattis is expected to play the catcher's position on a regular basis until Brian McCann makes his expected return from right shoulder surgery in late April.
Gonzalez would not commit to how he would split the time between Gattis and veteran catcher Gerald Laird. But he clearly indicated the two could essentially share the position during the season's first month.
"I think we'll play it by ear," Gonzalez said. "We know what he can do offensively. I didn't tell him he was going to be the backup guy. He could split time with Laird right down the middle, or maybe he could get even more time."
Gattis batted .305 with 18 home runs while primarily playing for Class A Advanced Lynchburg and Double-A Mississippi last year. He then validated his potential when he hit .303 with 16 home runs and a .595 slugging percentage in 53 games during the Venezuelan Winter League.
With this in mind, the Braves have certainly not been surprised to see Gattis hit .358 (19-for-53) with five doubles and five home runs in his first 22 Grapefruit League games. But they have been encouraged to see him erase some of the doubts surrounding his defensive abilities behind the plate.
"He's good enough where he's not going to cost you the game," Gonzalez said while explaining there could be some situations where Laird is utilized as a late-inning defensive replacement when Gattis is in the lineup.
Gonzalez said it is too early to speculate what Gattis' role will be when McCann is activated from the disabled list. The Braves could keep Gattis' potent bat on their bench by utilizing him as a backup outfielder and third catcher. Or if they want him to play on an everyday basis, they could assign him to handle the catching duties at Gwinnett.
Gattis' ascension to the big league ranks comes three years after he began playing baseball again and just two years after he was forced to participate in extended spring training because the Braves did not have a spot for him on any of their Minor League rosters.
"I was disappointed, of course," Gattis said. "But I planned on playing the game for a long time. ... What are you going to do, just stop playing because you didn't make a team? Don't make a team, make a team and then make the big league team -- goal is accomplished."
Gattis' journey toward this goal is certainly unique.
Instead of going to play baseball at Texas A&M directly out of high school, Gattis first had to battle the depression that had built since his parents had divorced when he was 8 years old. He chose to cope with alcohol and marijuana.
After a stint at a rehab center, Gattis began a four-year journey that led him to serve as a janitor, cook, ski lift operator and a housekeeper at a hostel. Eventually, he realized that he could find peace through playing baseball and opted to do so at the University of Texas Permian Basin. Three years after playing just one season at UTPB and being drafted by the Braves in the 23rd round, Gattis has seen his incredible journey bring him to Atlanta, with the realization of his dream to be a Major Leaguer.
"I'm trying to not get too excited," Gattis said. "I'll be pinching myself when I'm there."
Mark Bowman 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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A university in Michigan has agreed to pay $40,000 to settle a lawsuit with a student who was banned from taking a guinea pig to class.
Kendra Velzen, 28, sued Grand Valley State University last year under federal housing laws. Velzen, who suffers from chronic depression and depends on the use of a pacemaker, wanted to keep her pet guinea pig near her on campus for "emotional support," MLive.com reported.
The university gave Velzen approval to keep the pet in her pet-free dorm room in response to her complaint, but banned her from taking it to class or to where food was served, according to Gawker.
Velzen agreed to dismiss the lawsuit last month. As a result of the settlement, the school will work with the Fair Housing Center of West Michigan to create a school policy that addresses animal assistance.


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DJ Khaled Brings Out Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Diddy, And More At B'Day Bash
If you haven't heard by now, LIV nightclub in Miami is hot. However, mega producer DJ Khaled turnt up the heat a few notches at his recent birthday bash.
Check out these pictures from the epic night of the hip-hop elite, where familiar faces like Kanye West, Diddy, Lil Wayne, Scott Disick, Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe, and French Montana showed up to support the homie—and those were only the faces we could make out in the crowd!


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I do not see how cable is going to be able to keep up with the bandwidth race. HD is becoming more and more the norm, and cable just does not have the proper infrastructure to move into the future of HD. I suspect that in the long run, cable will provide phone and internet services only.
Courts Kill Cablevision RS-DVR
When you record a program with your DVR, does it matter whether the hard drive lives in your set-top box or on your cable company's network? Yes it does matter, a federal district court has ruled, effectively killing Cablevision's Remote Storage DVR. Soon after Cablevision introduced the innovative device, it was sued by CNN, Fox, NBC, Paramount, and TBS, who claimed the RS-DVR was not merely recording programs, but rebroadcasting them--a violation of copyright law. Cablevision argued in vain that the device was not rebroadcasting because recording and playback were controlled by the consumer. The decision will affect not only Cablevision's three million New York-area subscribers, but also cable consumers nationwide, by preventing other cable operators from introducing their own network-based DVRs. Cable operators like network DVRs because they're less costly to operate than the conventional kind. Cablevision may appeal. If it drags out the fight long enough, and Congress passes the Fair Use Act, the RS-DVR may get a second chance. The proposed law protects devices "capable of substantial, commercially-significant non-infringing use."
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Normally, I would not have cared, but last week my PVR was on the fritz, and when I turned it on a screen came up saying my data was corrupt and to hit "ok" so it can reformat. Naturally I screamed - then decided to turn it off, then back on instead of hitting that dreaded "ok" button. Luckily everything was back to normal.But I got to thinking that it would be nice if all my shows were stored on my providers server. It would be more reliable and let me access my content from any TV in the house, not just the one with the PVR attached to it.


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Benefit concert for music academy set
Joana Genova, the education direction of the Manchester Music Festival, will be performing, along with pianist Vladimir Valjarevic, a program of classical chamber music pieces on Saturday, Feb. 22, that have been influenced by jazz and blues music idioms. The concert will be held at the Southern Vermont Art Center's Yester House, its main gallery space, and will start at 3 p.m.
"It's going to be a swinging program, full of jazz and blues and swing," she said.
The program will include pieces by David Baker, William Grant Still, George Gershwin, Maurice Ravel and Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson.
The concert will benefit the work of the music festival's Michael Rudiakov Music Academy, which provides instruction in violin, viola and cello to children between the ages of 4-18. The academy fills something of a void. While many area schools have a band or wind instrument program of some sort, no other string program is readily available for young, would-be musicians, Genova said.
Students are taught individually by one of the academy's six faculty members, and there is also an ensemble for some of the intermediate and advanced students. Currently, about 10 of the roughly 30 students enrolled at the academy perform in their ensemble group, she said.
"The goal is to learn how to play together, how to listen to each other, how to keep a steady beat, and not get confused," she said.
Genova is entering her fourth year as education director of the academy, which was founded in 2001 following the death of Michael Rudiakov, a world renowned cellist and co-founder of the Manchester Music Festival. She is an accomplished violinist in her own right, and juggles her work at the academy with a demanding performance schedule that includes working with the Berkshire Symphony Orchestra as well as the Manchester Music Festival. She is a member of the Brooklyn Philharmonic and has been a featured soloist with the Adelphi Chamber Orchestra, and the Metropolitan, Rockaway and Danbury Symphonies. She is also a member of the music faculty at Williams College.
Genova and Valjarevic will also be performing a similar, but not identical "jazz in the classics" concert at Williams College Friday, Feb. 21 at Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, starting at 8 p.m. They will be joined in that show by cellist Benjamin Capps.
When it comes to laying out the boundaries for what it takes for young musicians to progress in ability, Genova is old-school -- there's no substitute for practice.
Students meet with their teachers once a week for 45 minutes or so, but in-between it's up them -- and their parents -- to put in the time to refine and develop their skills, she said.
"We guide them in the right direction, and give them assignments," she said. "They have to treat it like homework and make it part of their daily life."
And for a lot of students, that's not easy, when you add in the demands on their time from school, sports and everything else. But if they want to improve, they have to make the time, she said.
"My rule is: try not to miss the weekends since they are good times to practice because there's no school," she added.
Lauren Cauley, of Manchester, was one of one of Genova's early students. The pair started working together in 1998, when Cauley was 8 years old and saw a newspaper ad for Music Discovery Week, a special program the academy has taken under its wing since. It introduces beginner musicians to classical chamber music and the instruments, and for some, like Cauley, it provided the entry way to an entire career.
Cauley began with taking private lessons with Genova, then entered the academy program when that launched in 2001.
"I don't remember what sparked my interest in it, but I remember asking my parents and telling them I really wanted to learn (the violin)," she said. "I just remember the lessons being really fun and learning a lot, but also having a good time."
From there, Cauley took off, she graduated from Burr and Burton Academy in Manchester in 2008 and went on to obtain an undergraduate degree in violin performance from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. She is finishing up her masters degree there this year and plans to continue performing chamber music and teaching, she said.
Without the academy's instruction, she might never have gotten this far, she said.
"It played a huge role in me becoming a violinst," she said of the academy. "I don't know if I would have had the resources to learn the way I did and have the support to apply to music schools or conservatories."
Two other former students, Deanna Baasch and Elizabeth Kilpatrick, are now members of the teaching faculty at the academy.
Learning the violin, or cello or viola, can be frustrating in the beginning, Genova said. Just holding the instrument and the bow correctly take some time, and then the sound that most beginners produce isn't quite what they are expecting -- or hoping -- to hear. But for those who stick with it, and practice regularly, the results can be extremely rewarding, especially later in life, when playing an instrument is a helpful release and safety valve from the stresses of the day. And those skills don't diminish with age -- it just gets better.
"Studying music is very enriching, and it teaches you skills like discipline and focus," she said. "Through music, you become a better person -- it teaches something inside you that nothing else can."
Tickets for the concert are $40 and can be purchased online at mmfvt.org or by calling the music festival at 802-362-1956. Concert proceeds will benefit the Rudiakov Music Academy.
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Everyone loves a parade! And, Metro Detroiters are no exception.
In the early days, the parade drew more than 100,000 spectators. Today, nearly one million spectators line Woodward Avenue to see America's Thanksgiving Parade.
In 1924, four adult bands, four papier mache heads worn by marchers, ten floats including The Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe and Mother Goose, and bands from three area high schools charmed the spectators along Woodward.
The next year doubled in size with 300 Hudson's employees marching and horses and wagons pulling 26 floats. A live elephant, in The Parade to promote a toy sold at Hudson's, was the star of the show.
Each year, the fun and fantasy of The Parade grew. Reports of the 1939 Parade showed that there were eight brass bands and 1,008 assorted characters from fairy tales and nursery rhymes. Donald Duck made a big splash that year, as did the world's largest candy cane.
Increased excitement about The Parade led to local television coverage in 1948. Four years later, The Parade was televised nationally.
A weakening economy resulted in Hudson's solicitation of sponsors in the late 1970s for what was then known as the Michigan Thanksgiving Day Parade. In 1979, Hudson's relinquished primary sponsorship of the event. Control of the parade was taken over by Detroit Renaissance until 1983, when the civic, not-for-profit Michigan Thanksgiving Parade Foundation assumed the reins. Since 1986, the Foundation's wholly owned, not-for-profit subsidiary, The Parade Company, has produced the annual America's Thanksgiving Parade.®
Detroit has the only fully comprehensive Parade Studio in the world. The Parade Company staff design and produce floats, balloons, costumes and papier-mache heads in the 218,500-square foot studio, in addition to staging the mystical adventure on Woodward each year.
As a not-for-profit organization, The Parade Company relies on corporate support. This is different from most other parades, where individual corporations and organizations often pay an entry fee to participate and then contract with commercial float builders to manufacture the floats.
Copyright 2011 by ClickOnDetroit.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Neese Gallery, Wright Museum of Art
This exhibit is built of different pieces all made of the same amount of wood, with the exception of one stump. The sculptors are Mark Klassen's Intermediate Sculpture Class; Ben Bigelow, Moe Higa, Zhi Huang, Harry Kuttner, Macon Lockery, Ruby Maly, Carly Newman, Addie Prochnow, and Lily Zeich.
The exhibit will be on display in the Neese Gallery through the end of April.


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Longoria credits consistent health for success
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
TORONTO -- Joe Maddon recently commented that Evan Longoria was playing better than he had ever seen him play.
Longoria downplayed the Rays manager's compliment.
"I just think that I'm happy I've been able to be healthy and on the field," Longoria said. "And just that in itself creates a real positive mentality, a real ability to just be focused on one thing every day. And that's going out and winning the game any way we can and being able to help in as many ways as I can.
"Again, I just continue to do the things I've been doing to stay healthy in the training room and in the weight room, and hopefully it continues to pay off on the field."
Longoria took a career-high 15-game hitting streak into Wednesday afternoon's game against the Blue Jays. There have been only six longer streaks in club history.
Longoria played in only 74 games last season due to a partially torn left hamstring. The Rays posted a 47-27 record in those games and went 43-45 when he did not play. To ward off the injury bug this season, Longoria normally spends a couple of extra hours on daily conditioning.
"It's a constant balancing act to keep in good shape and try not to tire yourself out, to be ready to play the game on a daily basis," Longoria said. "I've been doing a good job to this point and I'll continue to do the same thing."
Longoria confessed to reporters that he went through an early spell this season when he questioned his health.
"I felt pretty bad after the first week of the season; like 10 games in, I was kind of scared," Longoria said. "You probably don't play but three or four games in a row at the most toward the end of Spring Training. Once we got a week to 10 days into the season, my legs were tired and thoughts started to creep in about how I was going to do it for 162 games. But I had a [designated hitter] day and then we had an off-day. And ever since then, I've felt like my legs have responded really well on a daily basis.
"I haven't felt that same fatigue. I felt like my legs have been getting stronger and feeling better as the season goes. So with that worry behind me, it's just, again, I can be focused on other things. When you don't feel physically 100 percent, it's tough to do anything up to your capability. So I'm just happy that I feel well."
So how many games will Longoria play this season?
"Again, 155 would be awesome," Longoria said. "I mean, 155 games, there's probably just a fraction of the Major League Baseball population that plays 155 games every year. So to be included in that would be awesome. Of course I would love to be able to play 162, but I'd take 155 for a lot of years."
Joyce downplays hamstring tightness
TORONTO -- Matt Joyce left Tuesday night's game with the Blue Jays due to right hamstring tightness.
On Wednesday, the Rays outfielder said what he experienced was only tightness and nothing more, so he did not see the problem lingering.
Joyce started Tuesday night's game in right field and exited after playing the field in the sixth.
"It was just tight running down first," Joyce said. "It was just tightness. I wouldn't say it was a real grab. ... Basically, the hammy just got tight. It's nothing too serious. It was just precautionary. I told them I wanted to stay in. I wanted to hit, maybe get someone to pinch-run. [Bench coach] Davey [Martinez] and [manager] Joe [Maddon] just kind of decided to be a little more cautious and careful with it. Today it feels pretty good."
Ryan Roberts took Joyce's spot in the order and took over at second base. Ben Zobrist moved from second base to right field.
Joyce said his situation would not keep him out of the lineup come Friday night when the Rays play the Yankees and right-hander David Phelps, which means Joyce would most likely be in the lineup.
"Obviously, tomorrow's an off-day, so I can take some time off and recover, rest," Joyce said.
Joyce believes his problem was a byproduct of the weather the team has experienced while playing in Baltimore and Toronto.
"I think between Baltimore and [Toronto], it's been really humid -- even that day game here with that heat bouncing off the turf," Joyce said. "I think I just got a little dehydrated."
Rays swap Cobb, Odorizzi in rotation
TORONTO -- The Rays have decided to alter their rotation for this weekend's series against the Yankees.
Rather than have rookie Jake Odorizzi start Sunday's game against CC Sabathia, the Rays have moved up Alex Cobb to take the spot. Odorizzi will now start the opening game of a two-game series against the Marlins.
Thursday's off-day made the move possible.
Rays manager Joe Maddon explained the rationale behind the move, noting that Cobb has more experience, he has been pitching well, the Yankees are a division rival on a roll and Odorizzi just arrived.
"Everything speaks to [the move]," Maddon said. "It's not a slight to anybody. It's probably the right thing to do. Anybody given the same circumstances or choice [would do the same thing]."
When Maddon first mentioned the possibility that Tampa Bay might alter the rotation, there was reason to believe Roberto Hernandez might be asked to miss a turn based on his two-inning performance against Baltimore on Saturday. But Maddon noted that was never a consideration.
Rays Minor Leaguer Yepez suspended
TORONTO -- The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced Wednesday that Rays Minor League right-hander Angel Yepez has received a 50-game suspension without pay after testing positive for metabolites of Nandrolone, a performance-enhancing substance in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
The suspension of Yepez, who is currently on the roster of the Venezuelan Summer League Rays, will be effective at the start of the VSL season.
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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Santa Ana\, CA< /strong>— A touring exhibition commemorating the work of the iconic America n illustrator and writer Maurice Sendak is scheduled to begin a national to ur starting at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana\, California on February 16\, 2013. Sendak's last illustrated book is scheduled to be released posthumou sly on February 15\, 2013. Sendak died in Danbury\, Connecticut at age 83 i n May of 2012.\n
Maurice Sendak: 50 Years ● 50 Works ● 50 Reason s - is a comprehensive memorial exhibition of 50 select works by the l ate artist supplemented with accompanying comments by celebrities\, authors and noted personalities – celebrating the 50th anniversary of the publishi ng of the universally revered "Where the Wild Things Are".
The exh ibition includes works in a variety of media and offers a survey of the hig hlights of Sendak's career and the diverse art forms in which he was renown ed. From children's literature to Broadway and the opera\, from animated fi lm to young adult textbooks – Sendak remained an iconic American illustrato r and author\, acclaimed around the world for his genius and insights.
< br />Among the fifty contributing commentators to the exhibition are playwr ight and screenwriter Tony Kushner\, comedian Stephan Colbert\, artist Robe rt Crumb\, Director Spike Jonze\, President Barack Obama\, New York Mayor M ichael Bloomberg and actor Tom Hanks. Special note is given to Sendak's tea chers and commentary is also provided by his students from his teaching yea rs in New York.\n
The exhibition will tour select venues throughout the United States in 2013\, and in addition to the display and commentaries \, will offer lectures\, panel discussions\, film screenings and family eve nts to coincide with the presentation.
Works included in the exhib ition were selected from private collectors\, friends of the artist and num erous media sources – offering a survey of Sendak's range as an artist and author – and his influence on generations of readers and young adults. Phot os\, sketches\, finished works in a variety of mediums and supplementary do cumentary content offering insights into the artist's biography and evoluti on of content are part of this family-friendly presentation.
M aurice Sendak: 50 Years ● 50 Works ● 50 Reasons exhibition tour is man aged by Opar Media\, LLC. Content © MSME. Artwork © Maurice Sendak &\; p articipating artists. All rights reserved.
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NORTH LITTLE ROCK - The Russellville Cyclones were able to take advantage of their host's miscues as they captured their first 7A Conference victory, 20-7, Friday night in Pulaski County over the North Little Rock Charging Wildcats.
"Our defense played outstanding tonight," RHS head coach Jeff Holt said. "We got a couple of turnovers and put 14 points up really quick."
Halfway through the opening quarter, Russellville (2-2, 1-0 7A Central) scored the first of its three touchdowns as Cyclone quarterback Blake Humphrey completed a 5-yard pass to Jered Vinson. Josh Crane added the extra-point kick to give Russellville a 7-0 lead with 6:35 to play in the first. The score was set up by a fumble recovery after the Charging Wildcats (2-2, 0-1 7A Central) tried a lateral pass they thought fell incomplete. The Cyclones covered the ball and forced the turnover.
Russellville's second score came after another North Little Rock turnover that was recovered by Cyclone defender Shabron Dorsey. Tailback Kyler Lee caught Humphrey's 28-yard pass for the touchdown. The PAT was good, and Russellville led 14-0.
With 2:26 remaining in the half, Humphrey connected with Tanner Keeling with a 10-yard pass for Russellville's final score. The extra point sailed wide right, leaving the Cyclones with a 20-0 lead.
"We were able to sit on the ball in the second half and let the clock run down," Holt said. "It's exciting to be 1-0 in conference play. We had a heartbreaker last week. This was an opportunity to get back on the winning side."
Russellville will return to action at 7 p.m. Friday when it welcomes top-ranked Little Rock Central to Cyclone Stadium.


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The playoffs are all about riding the hot player.
In hockey, it's the hot goaltender. In football, it's the hot quarterback. In a singular sport like golf, normally you would ride the hot putter.
Henrik Stenson rode a hot driver and even hotter iron play to the biggest payday of his career.
Stenson ended the season seventh in driving accuracy and first in greens in regulation. When his driver, or 3-wood was off, his irons made up for it.
The Swede started his outstanding run of golf after sharing 21st at the U.S. Open. He posted seven top-10 finishes in his next nine starts, including six top-three finishes.
Stenson won the Deutsche Bank Championship three weeks ago and on Sunday, polished off a victory at The Tour Championship. He did so combining a strong performances in key categories.
In the seven key stats kept by the Tour, Stenson finished in the top nine in five of them at East Lake. He shared the lead at the event for greens in regulation, placed third in strokes gained putting and tied for third in fairways hit.
Talk about having all facets of your game clicking at the right time.
Stenson posted four rounds in the 60s at East Lake en route to carding a total of 13-under-par 267. That moved him to 79-under par over his last 10 events.
That is remarkable considering he was 1-under par combined in three of those 10. That means Stenson went 78-under par over seven events, including a 35- under total in this two victories.
Those wins -- the Deutsche Banks and The Tour Championship -- led Stenson to victory in the FedExCup. He was the first European winner of the FedExCup and the first European to win The Tour Championship.
He picked up $11.44 million for The Tour Championship and FedExCup victories. His career PGA Tour earnings before that were just over $13 million.
Stenson put together four solid rounds of golf and in doing so nearly doubled his career earnings on the PGA Tour.
How he got to that point has many levels. He twice slumped badly and dropped outside the top 200 in the world rankings, but fought back both times.
Last year, he lost his longtime caddie, Fanny Sunesson, who was forced to retire due to a back injury. He overcame those hurdles, so what was one more?
Prior to the second round on Friday, he caved in the face of his fairway wood and was forced to play the round with one less club in his bag as he didn't have a replacement.
Not to worry. He shot a 4-under 66 in the second round and pushed his lead from one to four strokes.
It wasn't as easy as it sounds. Stenson pushed his lead to nine strokes on the front nine of round three. By the back nine of the final round, that margin was down to one.
The Swede never panicked, and birdied the par-5 15th to push his advantage back to three, as chaser Jordan Spieth bogeyed the 17th. Three clutch pars closed out the big win for Stenson.
Stenson rose to No. 4 in the world with the win. That is a long climb from the depths he fell to while going winless in 2010 and 2011.
There aren't many hurdles left for Stenson to concur.
Former University of Texas standout Jordan Spieth started the year needing to Monday qualify for tournaments, or beg for sponsor invites.
Spieth ended the campaign by sharing second at The Tour Championship.
Along the way, he tied Brandt Snedeker and Bill Haas for most top-10 finishes (nine) on the PGA Tour. Spieth earned his tour title at the John Deere Classic, which officially gave him tour status.
All the money, and FedExCup points, he earned prior to that win became official, and he locked up a spot in the Playoffs. He didn't rest on his laurels, either.
Spieth posted top-20 finishes in all four Playoff events as he broke par in 12 of the 16 Playoff rounds.
He also earned his first Presidents Cup nod as team captain Fred Couples picked Spieth with one of his two captains picks.
One can only wonder where Spieth will be at this time next year?
* Matt Kuchar, Phil Mickelson, Adam Scott, Henrik Stenson and Tiger Woods are the nominees for the PGA Tour Player of the Year. Leaning toward Woods, but the vote will be very close.
* The Web.com final series concludes this week with 25 more players earning their PGA Tour cards for the 2013-14 season. Tough to tell who the bubble boys are at this point, but there will be plenty of players with sweaty palms in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.


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Astros recognize veterans on Memorial Day
By Brian McTaggart / MLB.com
HOUSTON -- As part of the Memorial Day festivities at Minute Maid Park on Monday afternoon, the Astros recognized veterans on the field from every conflict since World War II, including 90-year-old veteran Pat Duncan.
Duncan, who threw out the ceremonial first pitch, was a survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor while serving in the Navy and received eight commendations and medals in his career. The Astros and Rockies both wore commemorative camouflage hats and jerseys for the game.
"I think it's tremendous," manager Bo Porter said. "When you think about our country and all the things which we've been though, to be able to have a day where the entire league honors the veterans and what it is our country stands for, it's great for baseball and great for our country."
Memorial Day is certainly special to Astros outfielder Robbie Grossman, whose father, Rob, spent 11 years in the Navy and was an aviator in the first Gulf War. He was a Seahawk pilot who flew helicopters off the back of frigates, cruisers and destroyers.
"It's a tribute to the people who served this country and fought for our freedoms and everything we have and take for granted," Grossman said. "It means a lot to me."
Astros option outfielder Grossman to Triple-A
HOUSTON -- Two weeks after Astros manager Bo Porter said Robbie Grossman would get every chance to prove he was his starting center fielder, the team optioned the outfielder to Triple-A Oklahoma City following Monday's 3-2 win over the Rockies.
Grossman, who was called up April 24, went 0-for-5 with a walk and three strikeouts on Monday to drop his batting average to .198 and on-base percentage to .310. He started 26 of 28 games, mostly in the leadoff spot.
"Just part of the game, part of the business," Grossman said as he left Minute Maid Park. "If I played better it wouldn't matter, but it is what it is."
The club will call up right-hander Brad Peacock from Triple-A on Tuesday, providing the staff with an extra pitcher heading into Coors Field later this week.
Grossman was acquired by the Astros in last year's trade that sent pitcher Wandy Rodriguez to the Pirates. A Houston-area native, he hit .324 with a .452 on-base percentage in 19 games for Oklahoma City before being called up.
"They said to go down there and keep playing hard," Grossman said.
The move could open the door for Brandon Barnes, who won Monday's game with a walk-off win in the 12th inning, to get more playing time. Center fielder Justin Maxwell, who fractured his hand last month, could return soon and will begin a rehab later this week.
Singleton set to begin campaign in Minors
HOUSTON -- Astros top prospect Jonathan Singleton will begin his season Tuesday for Class A Quad Cities against Kane County after missing the first 50 games of the season for violating the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program for a drug of abuse -- his second positive test.
General manager Jeff Luhnow said the plan is for Singleton to spend a few days with Quad Cities and a few days at Double-A Corpus Christi before eventually winding up with Triple-A Oklahoma City. Singleton has spent the season so far playing in extended spring.
"We have him on a schedule, and it partially depends on when the team is at home and when the team is on the road and what kind of trip it is and all that," Luhnow said. "We'll obviously monitor him and all that. It's different than coming back from a medical situation when you have to get daily checkups to make sure he's OK. We know he's OK. He's been playing in Florida."
Singleton, a left-handed-hitting first baseman, hit .284 with 21 homers and 79 RBIs in 131 games last year with Corpus Christi and was expected to push for playing time on the Major League club this year. The Astros acquired Singleton and three other players from the Phillies in the Hunter Pence trade in 2011.
When asked if Singleton could reach the Majors this year, Luhnow cautioned that he had yet to even play at Triple-A.
"I never assume someone is going to make that jump successfully out of the gate," Luhnow said. "Ultimately he will, but he's got to demonstrate to us he can handle that environment and pitching before we move him up here."
Porter gives Harrell words of encouragement
HOUSTON -- Prior to the Astros' game on Sunday against the A's, manager Bo Porter told pitcher Lucas Harrell to come and visit him in the dugout early in the game for a heart-to-heart talk. Harrell was coming off a frustrating outing in which he couldn't escape the second inning, and the first-year skipper wanted to provide words of encouragement.
"It wasn't anything specific," Porter said. "It has more to do with the maturity level it takes to play at this here level and understand that things aren't always going to go the way you want them to go. You find out more about yourself when times are hard than you do when everything goes well."
Harrell was clearly frustrated when the left the game, and Porter said he talked to the right-hander about channeling his emotions.
"I was just explaining to him he has tremendous talent and an opportunity to be an elite starter in this league, but controlling your emotions and understanding taking care of things you have control over will go a long way in determining whether or not you're going to reach your potential," Porter said. "I told him, 'As your manager, my No. 1 job is to do everything I can to help you play to your potential, and if I see you doing something that's not going to allow you to do that, I'm going to advise you accordingly.'
"It was a great conversation, and he understood exactly where I was coming from. Like I told him, 'I'm here to help you. I'm on your side and we're on the same team. If I see something I can believe can help you, it's my job to bring it to your attention.'"
Porter said talking to a player during the game can make the player feel more at ease.
"If you get a natural setting, it lessens the heightened intensity of the situation, and I found those conversations are a little bit more receptive and better conversations than if you set it in a closed-door room," he said.
Carter given day off; Crowe gets nod in center
HOUSTON -- Chris Carter, who went 1-for-11 in the three-game series against Oakland, was out of the starting lineup Monday, but manager Bo Porter said it had more to do with trying to give Trevor Crowe another chance to start in center field.
"He played really well [Sunday], and we have a lefty going tomorrow [Colorado's Jorge De La Rosa], so it will be a dominant right-handed lineup. So we had Crowe in there today," Porter said.
Carter leads the Majors with 74 strikeouts in 169 at-bats and hasn't homered since May 12, but Porter said that's part of the growing pains of a young hitter.
"He's figuring out himself and the league and what they're trying to do to him," he said. "We know the power potential is there. You do want more consistent contact as time goes on, and Chris is going to get all those things figured out and we're going to be patient and allow him to figure those things out."
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Ex says she sought to protect murder defendant
DOVER, N.H. -- A former girlfriend of a man accused of raping and strangling a University of New Hampshire student says she still loved him and wanted to protect him even after she was granted immunity from prosecution.
Seth Mazzaglia is charged with first-degree murder in the October 2012 death of 19-year-old Elizabeth "Lizzi" Marriott, of Westborough, Massachusetts.
His ex-girlfriend Kathryn "Kat" McDonough, the state's star witness, originally told defense investigators that she and Marriott were engaged in rough sex involving restraints when Marriott died. She told jurors this week that Mazzaglia killed Marriott when she rejected his advances.
McDonough, 20, testified that even after being granted immunity for her testimony about Marriott's death at a grand jury investigation in February 2013, she still loved Mazzaglia, 31, and wanted to protect him.
"At the time I was more worried about not being able to see him again," she testified Friday. "But I knew if I were to lie to them, it would be even longer before I could see him."
McDonough spent two days this week being questioned by prosecutor Peter Hinckley, and Friday marked her second day of cross-examination by defense attorney Joachim Barth. Barth will continue his attempt to attack her credibility Monday, when cross-examination will move on the former couple's sadomasochistic sexual relationship.
Barth has spent much of his cross-examination attempting to get McDonough to admit she was driven by the voices in her head of five imaginary characters she created. She acknowledged she created them to mask her own weaknesses during childhood and adolescence but was unwavering that the characters did not influence her thinking.
Asked why she didn't tell the grand jury about her characters, McDonough said she answered the questions she was asked.
"It was the first time I had told the truth about how Seth murdered Lizzi," she testified. "I was scared. ... I was talking about a lot of things that happened."
The prosecution in its opening statement portrayed McDonough as a woman who was emotionally and sexually dominated by Mazzaglia, whom she met when she was 17 and he was 28. She moved in with him four months before she graduated high school.
Barth mocked a response by McDonough that was based on her recollection of a conversation she had with Mazzaglia that's unsubstantiated by Facebook or text messages, saying, "I guess we have to take your word for that."
"You could ask him," she replied, referring to Mazzaglia, who's not expected to testify.
McDonough said Mazzaglia was preoccupied with finding another woman to join their sexual relationship and instructed her to solicit some on fetish websites.
McDonough said that after she left to teach a 12-day theater camp in August 2012 and failed to find him a sexual surrogate during her absence, he punished her with brutal sex in which he bound, slapped and pinched her and pulled her hair. She said he also outlined a second punishment: He told her to bring a friend of hers to offer him as a sex slave.
That friend was Marriott, her co-worker.
McDonough testified that Marriott willingly played a game of strip poker with the couple the night of Oct. 9, 2012, but twice refused Mazzaglia's sexual advances. As the women sat with their backs against a futon watching a movie, McDonough said, Mazzaglia looped a rope around Marriott's neck and strangled her until she was unconscious. McDonough said he then raped her motionless body.
The couple then used Marriott's car to drive to Peirce Island and dump her body into a river that feeds into the ocean, she said. The body has not been recovered.
McDonough is serving 1 1/2 to 3 years for witness tampering and hindering the prosecution.
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From here to the summit, the ridge's crest doesn't get this wide again.
The Tetons are in the distance.
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I have just start working at my final year project in communication engineering and Im doing some c++ programming as well. My question is how can I read numbers from a .txt or .xls file and make some calculation with it, then output this calculation in another .xls file.
Lets say the file that I want to read from contains: "4 5"
and i would like to create another .xls file that contains: "4 5 9" (9 is the sum of the two numbers)
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The Nintendo 3DS (Japanese: ニンテンド3DS Nintendo 3DS) is Nintendo's handheld game console for the upcoming eighth generation.
Announced in a March 23, 2010 press release[1], the Nintendo 3DS is fully backwards-compatible with all Nintendo DS games. Its revolutionary feature, however, is that it is able to display 3D graphics that appear to move in space depending on the direction that the system is facing, using a technique called parallax barrier.
More details on the 3DS were revealed at E3 in 2010, with graphics reminiscent of a Nintendo GameCube game being shown. The 3DS is fully compatible with Nintendo DS games, as well as its own games, while the 3D depth-sensing features are able to be adjusted at-will using a slider on the right side of the top screen. The top screen is slightly wider than the bottom, with a 5:3 aspect ratio, while the system itself features a control stick dubbed the "Circle Pad", in addition to the normal D-pad featured on all prior handhelds. The 3DS is also fully compatible with DSi-only features, like the ones in Pokémon Black and White.
Technical specifications
- Size: 5.3 inches wide, 2.9 inches long, 0.8 inches tall.
- Weight: 8 ounces
- Top screen: 3.53-inch widescreen LCD, 3D capability, 800x240 pixel resolution (400 pixels are allocated for each eye to enable 3D viewing)
- Bottom screen: 3.02-inch LCD, touch screen, 320x240 pixel resolution
- Cameras: One inner camera, two outer cameras, both at 640x480 pixel resolution (0.3 MP)
- Nintendo 3DS game card: 2GB Max. at launch.
- Wireless communication: Can communicate in the 2.4 GHz band. Multiple Nintendo 3DS systems can connect via a local wireless connection to let users communicate or enjoy competitive game play. Systems also can connect to LAN access points to access the Internet and allow people to enjoy games with others. Will support IEEE 802.11 with enhanced security (WPA/WPA2). Nintendo 3DS hardware is designed so that even when not in use, it can automatically exchange data with other Nintendo 3DS systems or receive data via the Internet while in sleep mode.
- Game controls: Touch screen, embedded microphone, A/B/X/Y face buttons, + Control Pad, L/R buttons, Start and Select buttons, "Circle Pad" that allows 360-degree analog input, one inner camera, two outer cameras, motion sensor and a gyro sensor.
- Other input controls: 3D Depth Slider to adjust level of 3D effect (can be scaled back or turned off completely depending on the preference of the user), Home button to call system function, Wireless switch to turn off wireless communications (even during game play), Power button. The telescoping stylus is approximately 4 inches when fully extended.
- Input/Output: A port that accepts both Nintendo 3DS game cards and game cards for the Nintendo DS family of systems, an SD memory card slot, an AC adapter connector, a charging cradle terminal and a stereo headphone output jack
- Sound: Stereo speakers positioned to the left and right of the top screen
- Battery: Lithium ion battery
- Parental controls: Included
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|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team
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|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time
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|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness
|Dungeon crawler
|Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
|Action RPG
|Pokémon Platinum
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|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
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|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
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|Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
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This is for my husband to hang over his desk.
I have been working on this for awhile. I made many changes along the way, especially with the sunrise. Today I kept changing how the top row of trees blends in with the sun...and I'm still wondering if it should be yellow all the way across...but I'll look at it again tomorrow and decide.
Now comes the task of taking it down to sew together. Ugh. lol I'll have to add a small border on the sunrise to match the tree width. THEN it goes to feline fanatic for quilting! I cannot wait to see what she does with it!
I sliced the tip of a finger off with my rotary blade today--so that slowed me down some, darn it. I'll sure be more careful now!
Oh--this is a combination of at least three patterns, so I can't tell anyone where to get it.:)


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Drivers in the Atlanta metro area were paying an average of $3.79 a gallon for gasoline early Monday and upwards of $4 a gallon in some areas. The average price of a gallon of gasoline has increased by almost a dime since a week ago and is 67 cents higher than the price in mid-December.
The American Automotive Association (AAA) reports that the national average price of gas for the month, $3.63 a gallon, is the highest ever for the month of February and will likely be higher before March gets here. The national average price right now sits at $3.78.
Georgians can take some solace, though. The gas price average has surpassed $4 a gallon in four states, "and a couple others are only a few cents shy of reaching the $4 mark," said Jessica Brady, a spokeswoman for AAA.
"Unfortunately, it doesn't look like there will be much relief at the pump in the next couple of weeks," Brady told the AJC. "US refinery maintenance typically peaks in March, meaning we could see more cuts in refinery output, leading to higher gas prices."
A website that tracks local prices, AtlantaGasPrices.com, reported early Monday that metro prices ranged from $3.60 at a Marathon station at Trickum and Shallowford roads in Cobb County to $4.19 at a Chevron on Cobb Parkway.
Statewide, the cheapest gas was $3.53 at a couple of Augusta-area stations and $3.56 in the Macon area.
Fortunately, the price of Brent Crude Oil, a future that is commonly found to predict the coming direction of gas prices has been lower the past week. It reached a low of $113.73 a barrel last week. It was, however, up again on Monday, reaching $116 a barrel.
WTI crude oil, another typical indicator of price, was also down last week to $93.36 a barrel.


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, April 30, 2012, 6:48 AM
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All lanes on I-680 near Bernal now open after 7-hour overnight closure
Original post made on Apr 30, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, April 30, 2012, 6:48 AM
a resident of Canyon Oaks
on Apr 30, 2012 at 2:08 pm
Hmmm .... undisclosed hazardous material??
a resident of Parkside
on Apr 30, 2012 at 6:11 pm
I heard it all involved a prolonged dispute with Teamster goon leaders trying to get overtime pay for the driver. The more they argued while holding up traffic on the interstate, the more overtime the driver was bound to get. Figures!
a resident of Downtown
on Apr 30, 2012 at 8:27 pm
Not that this incomplete article mentions it but the truck was traveling from Lathrop, Ca (just north of Manteca) to San Jose------YET this article along with Pleasanton Patch said it was traveling northbound from Lathrop to San Jose. Last I check that should be southbound.
Pleasanton weekly and P-town patch-you should do a little more research before reporting.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 30, 2012 at 10:34 pm
I heard it on KCBS as Northbound, w/ traffic blocked from Bernal to Castlewood/Sunol.
I can eyewitness report that SOUTHBOUND was at a crawl to near standstill from Bernal to Sunol Blvd (viewed from pkng lot of Safeway @ Bernal).
The the 680/Sunol Blvd UNDERPASS was also cordoned off (P'ton Police assist), no vehicles allowed to pass under 680.
So KCBS picked it up wrong, also.
(C'mon folks, run with it, I know you can. Pick one: (a) its the damn liberal media, (b) it was the CHP & P'ton unions bucking for overtime, (c) this would never happened if Reagan were president,
(d) it was really a secret technology suggling plot to Columbia to bribe prostitutes, that went awry; hence the secrecy.
Go for it)
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on May 1, 2012 at 7:29 am
Dave, how dumb can you be? Everybody knows that Walmart probably caused this. And, the "Hazardous Material" was most likely a gallon of diesel.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on May 1, 2012 at 9:53 am
Yes, hitting a concrete barrier will cause a big rig to jack-knife. No reason to hit the middle barrier other then this driver was asleep at the wheel. How many early morning big rig accidents does it take on the Sunol portion of I680 before the CHP starts cracking down on these dangerous drivers?


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Strasburg third fastest to reach 500 strikeouts
By Andrew Simon and Tom Schad / MLB.com
WASHINGTON -- Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg reached a milestone on Sunday night when he caught the Marlins' Christian Yelich looking at strike three to end the top of the fifth inning at Nationals Park. The strikeout was the 500th of Strasburg's career, making the 25-year-old the third fastest in Major League history to hit that threshold.
After getting Yelich, Strasburg had 500 K's in 426 1/3 innings. Only former Cubs fireballers Kerry Wood (404 2/3 innings) and Mark Prior (421 2/3) have gotten there quicker since 1900, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Strasburg picked up his first strikeout in his big league debut at Pittsburgh on June 8, 2010, getting the Pirates' Lastings Milledge swinging in the first inning. Last year, he finished seventh in the National League with 197, despite pitching only 159 1/3 innings. The righty entered Sunday with 181 strikeouts in 170 innings this year, or 9.6 per nine innings.
He claimed No. 500 after getting Yelich into a 1-2 count, then pumping a 95-mph fastball to the outside corner.
Nats celebrate Davey's career in home finale
WASHINGTON -- Davey Johnson wasn't exactly looking forward to Sunday's pregame ceremony at Nationals Park, which the club put on to celebrate its retiring manager's career.
"If it's anything more than five minutes, my back may go out," Johnson said on Thursday. "We've got a ballgame to win."
But toward the end, when a line of Nationals players and coaches came by to share hugs and a few words, center fielder Denard Span could tell Johnson was feeling some emotion.
"Yeah, he did, he did," Span said. "As a matter of fact, I asked him, he had his shades on, I was like, 'You not crying behind those shades, are you?' And he told me, 'Bleep no.' But yeah, you could definitely tell that he appreciated just the whole ceremony and us just saluting him off."
Johnson called the festivities "real moving," if perhaps a little uncomfortable.
"I like to stay away from those emotions," he said. "It got to me."
The ceremony began about a half-hour before the Nationals' 4-2 loss to the Marlins. Johnson, in his 17th year as a big league manager and his third with Washington, ambled out of the home dugout and stood next to general manager Mike Rizzo.
They watched on the stadium jumbotron as the team played a montage of highlights of Johnson's career, which will end at the conclusion of the season. Johnson played and managed more than 3,800 Major League games, not to mention more in Japan and other places.
Johnson tipped his cap to the crowd and shook hands with managing principal owner Ted Lerner and other owners, who presented him with a customized crystal in recognition of his contributions to the franchise.
The 70-year-old skipper then looked back to the jumbotron, where Nationals players and coaches thanked Johnson and said their public goodbyes. The video also featured some of Johnson's former teammates and players, including Jim Palmer and Boog Powell, as well as Cal Ripken Jr.
"Really nicely done, it brought back a lot of old memories," Johnson said. "It was fun seeing me in a Japanese uniform again. It was really sweet. I was really moved by it."
As the video came to an end, most of the team lined up in front of the home dugout and greeted Johnson one by one as the crowd at Nationals Park gave him a standing ovation.
"He has so many accomplishments. I didn't even think of the stuff that he had done and how long he's been in the game," said starting pitcher Dan Haren. "It was sad. If I was him, I cry easy, so I would've been choked up. So many people saying so many really nice things about him."
There were no tears from Johnson, just a tip of the cap, a bow and a hasty retreat back to the dugout.
"He doesn't like being put out there and being put above everybody else," third baseman Ryan Zimmerman said. "That's the kind of guy he is. But I think he appreciated it and enjoyed it."
Said Johnson: "The guys were great. I felt like when it was over I should take off my uniform and go crawl in a hole somewhere. It was nice."
Nationals do best to weather complications of rainout
WASHINGTON -- The weather prevented the Nationals from playing baseball on Saturday night, so they played golf instead. Some players, including reliever Drew Storen, set up a little course in the home clubhouse at Nationals Park and squared off with their putters to pass the time during a nearly four-hour rain delay.
"It's really tough to read these greens," Storen joked on Sunday. "Lot of sneaky breaks here ... plus they just mowed it yesterday."
Golf was about all the Nationals could do, other than watch TV, eat and sleep. Their game against the Marlins finally was called shortly before 11 p.m. ET, setting up Sunday's split doubleheader. The situation was complicated, because Washington leaves town on Sunday night and heads for St. Louis, where it begins a series on Monday.
Storen, the Nats' player representative, said there was some discussion of making up the game on Thursday, a common off-day for the two teams. But that would have required the Nats to fly from St. Louis back to Washington, then on to Phoenix, where they finish their regular-season schedule against the D-backs.
"That was an option, too, which would've been nuts," Storen said. "Essentially, when it gets late in the year like this, you get handcuffed. It's nice that we have all these tickets sold, but that also complicates it, too. It's part of it. It's a good problem to have, we used to not have to worry about that."
While there was a long effort to wait out Saturday's rain storm, that decision was not in the team's hands.
Eventually, the Nats were left facing a Sunday that could go a long way toward deciding their fate. They enter the day 4 1/2 games behind the Reds for the second National League Wild Card berth. If Washington sweeps the doubleheader and Cincinnati loses at Pittsburgh, the Nats would go into the final six games of the season with a three-game deficit. On the other hand, two losses and a Reds win would put them six out and on the brink of elimination.
"Yeah it's a big day," Storen said. "I think we're very fortunate to have the roster size we do. We feel confident in the guys who've come up to help us out. It's all part of the adversity, and we're going to have to earn it. There's really nothing you can do. It was a rock and a hard place with the options we had."
Singer McCreery makes presentation before game
WASHINGTON -- American Idol season 10 winner Scotty McCreery had two loves when he was growing up: music and baseball.
While McCreery is best known as an ACM Award-winning and platinum-selling country music star, he has also been a lifelong baseball player and fan. Before Sunday's game at Nationals Park, he presented a $4,000 donation to the Nationals Dream Foundation and its Youth Baseball Academy.
"Baseball, to me, was a huge part of my life," McCreery said, "so I want to make sure these kids out there get the same chances I did when I was growing up."
McCreery stopped by Nationals Park in partnership with Major League Baseball to promote the Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) program. He first got involved with the program by donating money in Nashville.
McCreery was also scheduled to sing God Bless America on Sunday afternoon.
"I'm pumped," he said. "It's a cool [song] to sing, especially in the nation's capital."
Worth noting
• Fans who had tickets to Saturday's game and could not attend Sunday night's makeup can exchange their tickets for any Prime Regular or Value game during the 2014 regular season, excluding Opening Day and Marquee Games. Exchanged tickets will be issued from available inventory in the closest pricing category of equal or lesser value to the original seats.
• Brothers Donovan and Jhonatan Solano started against each other for the first time in their big league careers in Sunday afternoon's game. Donovan played second base for the Marlins, while Jhonatan -- older by two years -- was catching for the Nationals. The two have appeared in the same game before, but have never both been in the starting lineup.
• A Nationals Park crowd of 34,824 for Sunday night's makeup game gave the club a total attendance of 2,652,422. That's the highest mark since the stadium opened in 2008, at an average of more than 32,000 per game.
Andrew Simon is a reporter for MLB.com. Tom Schad 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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Costa Rican Olman Vargas rejoined the Crew at training in Obetz on Thursday after spending the past week and a half representing his country in CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying. The striker feels he has grown with his experience on the International level.
"It was a really good experience, especially with World Cup Qualifying," Vargas said Thursday through a translator. "The games are different. It made me grow as a player. I hope I can help the team and be called-up for the next qualifying games."
The transition from the Costa Rican national team back to the Crew is a smooth one, Vargas said.
"It's not really difficult, because I know the way that Robert wants me to play," he explained. "The way the team plays is like the way the national team plays. It makes it easy because I was here earlier in the year and adapted to the system and with the group. The transition isn't that complicated."
Vargas came on as a substitute in La Sele's 2-2 draw against El Salvador last Friday, but was unused in Tuesday's win in Guyana.
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The Mechanic stars Jason Statham (known for roles in The Italian Job and The Expendables) as Arthur Bishop, the role originally played by Charles Bronson in the 1972 film of the same name. Like the cult classic, the remake centers around a badass hit man–the best in the business –joined by his vengeful son (Ben Foster) to hunt down the murder of his mentor, Harry (Donald Sutherland).
As you can imagine, there are tons of villainous and action-hero moments. But what makes these sort of movies and characters so appealing to audiences? Both actors offer some insight on the subject, plus the two jokingly share what job, if given in real life, would they ask of a hit man to do for them [Hint: Not a typical answer from your average "Mechanic"].
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Today Hanna's Candle Company makes tons of candles. We use 20 million pounds of wax a year (10,000 tons), which would make 3.2 billion birthday candles; which would circle the earth 6 times. We make beautiful, wonderfully scented candles and home fragrance products that are affordable and relevant to today's home decor colors and design.
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Zimbabwe must immediately release prominent human rights lawyer
|Amnesty International
|Publication Date
|20 March 2013
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|This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.
Prominent human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa must be immediately and unconditionally released, Amnesty International said after she was denied bail in a court appearance on Wednesday.
Mtetwa was arrested on Sunday 17 March when she responded to a client whose home was being searched by police in Harare. She remained in custody despite a High Court order for her immediate release being issued at around 1am Monday morning.
"Beatrice Mtetwa is the unfortunate victim of arbitrary arrest and unlawful detention and must be released immediately," said Noel Kututwa, Amnesty International's southern Africa director.
"It's staggering that while Zimbabwe is in the process of adopting a new constitution which provides a stronger bill of human rights, lawyers in the course of their lawful duty are being so blatantly harassed and intimidated."
Beatrice Mtetwa responded to the call of a client, Thabani Mpofu, who is a staff member in Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's office, on Sunday morning during a police search of his home. When she arrived at the premises police were already conducting the search.
She asked to be shown the search warrant and when police failed to produce it she told police that what they were doing was "unlawful, unconstitutional, illegal and undemocratic". Police arbitrarily arrested her accusing her of shouting and "obstructing the course of justice". Ms Mtetwa was handcuffed and detained in a police vehicle.
Following her arrest, Beatrice Mtetwa's lawyers obtained a High Court order for her immediate release on the grounds that the arrest was unlawful. Police did not comply with the order and she remained in police custody. During the night, two male police officers entered her cell and attempted to remove her blankets
On Tuesday 19 March Beatrice Mtetwa was brought to the Magistrate's Court in Harare and she applied for bail. At the hearing Ms Mtetwa's lawyers reported that she was ill-treated while in custody. She was denied access to her family and was denied a bath while in police custody.
The bail hearing concluded today with the denial of bail. Beatrice Mtetwa has been remanded in custody until 3 April.
"Beatrice Mtetwa's arrest and detention is an attack on the legal profession in Zimbabwe and in particular on lawyers who have fearlessly defended human rights defenders and political activists," said Kututwa.
"The Zimbabwean authorities must ensure that lawyers are able to perform all of their professional duties without intimidation, hindrance, harassment and improper interference."
Amnesty International has observed an increase in attacks on the rights of freedom of expression, association and assembly in the run up to the just ended referendum and to Zimbabwe's 2013 general elections.


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Scottish government to ban petrol and diesel cars from city centres
While many sceptics and supporters of the electric vehicle industry have been discussing aspects of a petrol and diesel car ban from city centres, few had expected this to emerge in the news in the short to medium term. However, the Scottish government has today announced plans to ban petrol and diesel vehicles from town and city centres across the country although the target date for this could be as far out as 2050.
Even though the Scottish government has been one of the greatest supporters of green travel and renewable energy, even this is a major step forward for the Scottish National Party.
At this moment in time many political parties and governments around the world are currying favour with voters who are concerned about the environment and in particular "green travel". The fact is that such an aspiration, i.e. to ban petrol and diesel vehicles from town and city centres, makes for great headlines in the press but will it ever come into play?
It is feasible that at some point in the future, when the cost of purchasing and running electric vehicles falls, we will see more emphasis upon green forms of travel. However, it is highly unlikely, especially at this moment in time, that we will see a complete ban in town and city centres across Scotland, the UK and other countries around the world.
The Scottish government has also announced plans to replace the current fleet of petrol and diesel vehicles used in government operations with an array of electric alternatives. A substantial £14 million has been put aside for this particular project and while a two-year target has been mentioned this is only a loose target.
It is interesting to see that the Scottish government has also announced plans to put forward grants of £5,000 towards the purchase of electric vehicles and £8,000 towards the purchase of electric vans. Even though the UK government is already offering financial incentives to those looking to "greener forms of transport" it is interesting that the Scottish government appears to be making plans for after the Independence vote.
Photo of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh via Shutterstock.
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Didn't they just do this for Muse? Anyway.. a few questions:
1. Which character do you feel you relate most to and why?
2. What would you have done if you never had your dream about Edward and Bella? Did you have any other plans for a book, another job, or were you just a loving mother full-time?
3. Did you ever consider giving up on your story? If so, what kept you writing?
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Death Valley > Towne BM > Climber's Log
Towne BM Climber's Log
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|Via Towne Pass
Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2016
|Up the ridge in warm sunny weather
|Posted Feb 19, 2017 9:08 pm
|Great Day
Date Climbed: Dec 13, 2015
|Beautiful winter day with Krista.
|Posted Dec 1, 2016 6:53 pm
|From Towne Pass
Date Climbed: Dec 28, 2015
|We hiked over Towne BM on the way to Panamint Butte. Other peaks on our 4 day trip included the Surprise Canyon Wilderness Highpoint, Tucki Mtn., Canyon Point, Panamint Butte, Pinto Peak, Nelson Range HP, and Malpais Mesa HP.
|Posted Jan 4, 2016 5:23 pm
|On the Way to Panamint Butte
Date Climbed: Nov 16, 2013
|Up to the ridge from Towne Pass, we passed over Towne BM on the way to Panamint Butte.
|Posted May 12, 2015 6:26 pm
|6 days in the desert
Date Climbed: Feb 1, 2015
|Fairly straightforward. We spotted the crashed plane on the south slopes. Other things we did on this trip include Ord, Eureka Dunes HP, Sandy Point, Last Chance, Chocolate, Tucki, and Ibex Dunes HP.
|Posted Feb 4, 2015 7:34 pm
|Fall 2012
Solo climb from Towne Pass. I heard about the Albatross wreck, so I had to check it out. It is a strange sensation to be able to see my car for so long while on the mountain, but it gave me incentive to return quickly (seeing as it was very cold out and I had a bottle of Bailey's waiting in it)!
|Posted Jan 5, 2013 10:30 pm
|From Towne Pass
Date Climbed: Apr 11, 2002
|One of several peaks hiked on a trip to DV. Heavy threatening skies. Panamint Range socked in.
|Posted Jun 25, 2011 2:00 am
|Up Towne, Down Panamint Canyon
Date Climbed: Oct 26, 2008
|Hiked up from Towne Pass and went down Panamint Canyon with Rick Kent.
|Posted Feb 4, 2011 1:32 pm
|robot one
|From Towne Pass
Date Climbed: Nov 16, 2010
|Dayhiker's first summit entry really cracked me up. Great views and free condoms up there.
|Posted Nov 18, 2010 7:32 pm
|Day Hiker
|From Towne Pass
Date Climbed: Oct 26, 2008
|2008 October 19: Solo hike to the summit and back.
2008 October 26: With Rick Kent and Seahorse. After the peak, we descended Panamint Canyon to Lake Hill Road on the floor of Panamint Valley.
|Posted Mar 22, 2010 5:29 pm
|Princess Buttercup
|From Towne Pass
Date Climbed: Feb 2, 2008
|On the way to Panamint Butte.
|Posted Nov 30, 2009 11:07 pm
|Bob Burd
|From Town Pass
Date Climbed: Jan 18, 2008
|Hard to miss this one on the way to Panamint Butte. It has better views, too. And don't miss a visit to the plane wreck SW of the peak. Trip Report
|Posted Mar 3, 2008 1:35 pm
|From Towne Pass
|Climbed the peak a couple months ago with Rick Kent and Matthew Holliman. For the descent, we opted for the easy technical North Fork of Dolomite Canyon.
|Posted Mar 3, 2008 12:38 pm
|Dennis Poulin
|Fm: Towne Pass
Date Climbed: Feb 8, 2008
|Beautiful day with some hiking in the snow.
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1. Some bad news: people don't like coming here... so this is important per TL - go change that!
Camby, however, did not sound enthused about potentially heading back to Toronto. "It's unfortunate that I wasn't given a meaningful opportunity to contribute last season in New York. I was really looking forward to the upcoming year as a chance to show the organization what they missed out on last year, and pushing our team towards the Finals," he said in a statement through his agent. "I have nothing but positive things to say about the city of Toronto and its great fans, having been drafted by the Raptors 17 years ago. Given that my goal at this point in my career is to have a shot at a championship, however, I'll have to evaluate my options going forward. I've enjoyed a great career and under the right circumstances I hope to continue making an impact in the league."
Kenyon Martin is not going to sign off on being signed-and-traded to Toronto, sources say. Camby's agent, Rick Kaplan, is on the record as saying, "It's going to happen".
source: hoopshype dot com
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Vincent Ellis: If #Raptors blow it up and move Gay, expect #Pistons to get in line
Wow, sign me up to see this line!
Some pleasant surprise:
Some see DD as a "superior defender" -wow!
"Not only is DeRozan a better offensive fit than Bledsoe, the Raptor is a superior defender. "
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ANES 1970 Time Series Study (ICPSR 7298)
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Hailsham United Colts 1,
Tonbridge Canons 3
Division B Hailsham had a game plan to keep things tight before exploiting the wind against the tough Tonbridge side. Hailsham's top scorer Jack Packham had other ideas, firing in a long-range effort inside five minutes. Needing six points to win the league, Tonbridge raised their game, forcing Hailsham's keeper Ben Andrews to make a number of saves before a cross was carried past him on the stroke of half-time. Even with the wind behind them, Hailsham's miscommunication saw Tonbridge sneak a second against the run of play. Hailsham's lack of running off the ball cost them as Packham and Garnet generated chances, only to end in an unfortunate loss in their final home game of the season.
Hailsham United Juniors 4,
Pembury Athletic 1
Hailsham controlled this 60 minute friendly keeping solid at the back and looking dangerous pushing forward. With the threat of skipper Oli Taylor, neat patterns of play produced chances galore for Hailsham, who led at the interval thanks to goals from Adam Pye and Callum Lainchbury. Hailsham continued to dominate with further goals from James Hunt and Oli Taylor. Hailsham began to tire, which allowed Pembury to add a goal to the scoresheet with a terrific late strike from the edge of the box.
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Pevensey & Westham 3,
Crowborough Athletic 2
After conceding an early goal, Pevensey soon found the opposition coming back from 2–0 down on Sunday. After struggling to gain possession in the first half, Pevensey & Westham fell further behind and looked dead and buried. However, after a tactical switch and a show of great team spirit, two goals from Jacob Merrick and one from Max Parks ensured Pevensey & Westham won the Division 2 title with a game to spare. A double celebration takes place for the squad after their recent victory in the Knockout Cup Final.
Pevensey & Westham JFC are looking to increase their younger age groups in preparation for next season. They are looking for keen children, both boys and girls, who are willing to learn football techniques with qualified coaches. The age groups required are from Reception year, Year two and Year two. They are also looking for girls to play in a girls only team from Year two and Year three. Anyone interested should call Sharon on 01323 763026 or visit www.clubwebsite.co.uk/pevenseywesthamjfc0102
Annual tournament
This year's tournament is being held at Eastbourne Borough's Priory Lane Stadium for the very first time. The tournament will be catering for ages Under 7 through to Under 15 over the weekend of May 19 and 20 with the finals to be held on the main Priory Lane pitch. This means the finalists are able to use the players' dressing rooms and come onto the pitch through the players' tunnel. They will have the opportunity to meet the Management and Senior players who will be dropping in. There will be something for all the family with fairground rides, a nail bar, jewellery stall and face painting. Clubs from all over Sussex and Kent will be competing and there is still time to enter with the deadline on May 11.
Contact tournament organiser Guy Pearson 07976 726891 or download an application form from www.ebyfc.net.