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The people in Woodbury have the time and resources to retrain to them do both.
The question about animals is a good one. Another one is, who in hell is mowing all the grass? I understand in Woodbury the Governor probably assigns people to mowing the grass, but what about in the zombie infested areas? They look perfectly maintained, although the zombie apocalypse has been happening for a whole year (if I don't mow my yard every week, it's grown out of control!) I have noticed the prison yard seems to be actually be growing, though.
Also, who is maintaining the haircuts in this group? Daryl seems to be the only one whose hair remains unkempt, everybody else has perfect hair (albeit greasy looking). Carol's hair hasn't grown an inch since she was first introduced. Did Glenn use to be a hairstylist before everything went to shit?
I'm gonna say Carol. I can see her scumbag husband not wanting to spend the money on a haircut and making her do it. And she got good at it so she wouldn't get hit. And Daryl looks unkempt because he likes Carol and is uncomfortable with letting her cut his hair.
Of course that is just my theory.
he delivered pizzas
we don't know what maggie or carol did before. Maybe they cut hair. Or Lori. There was a scene with her cutting Carl's hair in the first season.
Yeah, but as a thinking predator, canines can be balls-to-the-wall wild, but if you have ever watched some dogs fight, they actually jump around--a strategy, if you will, to avoid being hit or bit while attacking. It is an instinct of species (even if all dogs do not employ it when fighting).
A dog attack on a walker could go in the dog's favor, as they are still operating with a truly functioning brain, and are natural fighters/killers. Not all humans are born with that.
Take away whatever skills a living human may possess, and a walker is just a thing clawing until it gets something in its mouth with no tactical advantages.
The Grass was pretty high at the prison. Good thing to, as it gave Hershal cover during the fire fight.
Er, are you implying that cutting the family's hair - whether or not to save money - should be seen as a degrading activity?
^When forced to do it by your wife-beating husband? yes.
True. I read (misread) it as a generalized thing and not specific to Carol's family with the Daryl comment.
No, not at all. Just specific to Carol's scumbag husband.
Dogs could also be good as an early warning system for the walkers. And this brings up another thing, whatever happened to the Horses at the Greene farm? Did they just leave them to be eaten? Personally, I would think keeping them around would be a good idea. They're a quieter and easier maintenance alternative method of transportation.
Which leads me into another thing, the amount of time we see them driving cars. I know there are a lot of cars full of gas around, but it's going to be a limited supply if no one is actively bringing more in. I would think pretty soon they would want to start being more careful, and limit how much they drive around. Not to mention that I would think the noise of a car engine would attract Walkers.
I'm sure they're siphoning gas and filling tanks when we're not looking. The bigger concern, though, is how long they expect that gas to be any good. After more than a year, it should be going bad.
How long would gas be good just sitting in a tank?
Apparently the volatile part of the gas evaporates and what's left behind is only good for varnish. I'm sure the length of time will vary with how well sealed the tank is. But normal cars without any special sealing ... sitting in the Georgia sun for a year... let's just say it doesn't sound good.
Maybe they should only use diesel vehicles. How long does that last?
maybe they converted them all to biofuel and are pumping lard out of the tanks under mcdonalds.
Sorry about that then.
Morgan coming back?
Nah. That would mean having two black men on the show at once. Never happen.
I've been noticing Carol's hair has grown some this season. Actually... ever since Lori died. In fact, everyone has gotten a bit scraggly this season, Rick, Daryl & definitely Hershel. Maybe Lori was cutting everyone's for the most part
Because riding around a giant, trotting, half ton meatsicle worked out so well for Rick. Cars & trucks are faster, can haul more, & offer protection from the elements & attack. So long as fuel is salvageable, or able to be improvised, it's the better option. There's barely a scene in a car that doesn't have the obligatory walker bashing into it for shock value. Given that constant issue, a car is good for saving ammo, if nothing else
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Yay, another Nott writer!
I'd say it's very likely that Nott Sr. would have been at school during Riddle's time there, or possibly just before...it depends on how elderly you plan on making him. If you made him, say, seventy-five when he was captured at the ministry, then he would have been starting school in 1931 and graduating in 1938. Which means he would have been in his last year when Riddle came. If I did the math right.
In my story, Theo's mum dies from a sickness, but murder opens up all sorts of possibilities. Who would kill a Death Eater's pureblood (we presume) wife, and why? Does this have anything to do with how Theo turned out? Murder could be really interesting if you plan on focusing on his parents, but it could get distracting if you don't want the readers to focus on them.
I'd say yes, the mother was much younger than Nott Sr. As far as arranged marriages...they are used so much in fanon that you could probably get away with it. Personally, I think it's been used a lot, and it would be interesting to see some other reason. Women do sometimes marry older men without being forced to.
I think out of all the Slytherins in canon, Nott is the most likely to side against the Death Eaters, as long as he has motivation. Remember that he's not naturally a follower, and this goes for the good guys as well as the bad...he's not going to just do whatever the Order tells him. He is, after all, a Slytherin, and a very clever Slytherin. He is going to do whatever benefits him, as Vorona has mentioned.

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2011 National League Divisional Series, Game #2: The Phils early lead is squandered as they drop one to the Cards, 5-4, evening the divisional series at one game each.
An early four-run lead is squandered by Cliff Lee, before the Phils lose to the Cards, 5-4, evening the divisional series at 1-1 as the two teams head for St. Louis.
The Phils jumped to an early lead in the first as, with the bases loaded, via a double by Jimmy Rollins, then walks to Chase Utley and Hunter Pence, sending Rollins to third, and Utley up to second base, and with nobody out, Ryan Howard hits a two-run single up the middle, scoring Rollins and Utley, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead, and sending Pence over to third. Two batters later, with runners still on the corners, and now with one man out, Raul Ibanez hits an RBI single, knocking in Pence, giving the Phils a 3-0 lead, while sending Howard up to second base. The Phils added to their lead in the second as, with two men on, and with two men on, Pence hits an RBI single, scoring Rollins, who had earlier doubled, his second double and his second hit of the ballgame, then stole third as Utley walked, giving the Phils a 4-0 lead, while sending Utley, who had walked for the second time in the game, would stop at second base. Normally, this would be enough for Cliff Lee, especially after pitching out of jams in the first two innings, but it was not to be in this game, as things came unglued in the fourth inning. The Cards got on the scoreboard as, with two men on, via a walk to Lance Berkman, whom Lee had buried in the count 0-2 before walking him, and a single by Yadier Molina, sending Berkman up to second base, and with one man out, Ryan Theriot hits an RBI double, scoring Berkman, making it a 4-1 Phils' lead, while sending Molina on to third base. The Cards then cut the Phils' lead down to 3-2 as Jon Jay hits an RBI single, scoring Molina, while sending Theriot on to third base, before going on to second base on the late throw to home plate. Two batters later, after Lee strikes out, swinging, pinch hitter Nick Punto, the Cards made it a 4-3 Phils' lead as Rafael Furcal hits an RBI single, knocking in Theriot, before left fielder Raul Ibanez throws out Jay at home plate, as catcher Carlos Ruiz hangs onto his one-bounce throw, inspite of Jay trying to bowl him over to make him drop the ball, for the moment keeping it a 4-3 Phils' lead. The Cards then tied the game up at four-all in the sixth as, with a runner on second, and with two men on, Jay hits an RBI single, his second hit of the ballgame, knocking in Theriot, who had just doubled, his second hit and double of the game. The Cards then took the lead in the seventh as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Albert Pujols hits an RBI single, scoring Allen Craig, who had just tripled, on a ball that Shane Victorino did not go after properly, giving the Cards a 5-4 lead. That would be the final score as Jason Motte collected his first save of the series as he threw a 1-2-3 ninth, for a four-out save.
Cliff Lee (0-1, 7.50) took the lost as he pitched six innings, plus three batters, giving up five runs on twelve hits and two walks, while striking out nine. Brad Lidge pitched an inning, giving up a walk. Antonio Bastardo, Vance Worley and Ryan Madson combined for two scoreless innings, giving up a hit (Madson) and a walk (Bastardo), while striking out three batters (Bastardo (1), Madson (2)) between them. Chris Carpenter received a no-decision as he pitched only three innings, giving up four runs on five hits and three walks, while striking out two. Ferndando Salas pitched two 1-2-3 innings, striking out two. Octavio Dotel (1-0, 0.00) gets the win as he pitched an inning and a third, striking out two. Marc Rzepeczynski, Mitchell Boggs and Arthur Rhodes all collected their first hold of the series as they combined for one and one-thirds scoreless innings, with Rzepczynski facing one more batter, as they gave together up a hit (Rzepeczynski), while striking out one (Rhodes) between them. Jason Motte collected his first save of the series as he pitched an inning and a one-third, striking out a batter.
The Phils had six hits in the game, with Jimmy Rollins leading the team with three hits, a single and two doubles, just missing a home run on both of his doubles as they both hit the top of the fence. Hunter Pence (RBI), Ryan Howard (RBI) and Raul Ibanez (RBI), had the other three Phils' hits, all singles, as the offense was held to only one hit (Rollins' single), after scoring their fourth run in the second inning.
The Phils (1-1) will continue their divisional series with the Cards (1-1), as the series move to St. Louis. The game will be played at Busch Stadium and will start at 5 pm EDT (4 pm CDT). The Phils will send to the mound Cole Hamels (14-9, 2.79), who will be trying to put the Phils back into the lead in the series. The Cards will counter with Jamie Garcia (13-7, 3.56), who will be trying to continue his mastery of the Phils, while hoping that he can continue doing well at home. The Phils will be out to get back into the lead, while trying to finally knock Garcia out of the box. Come onuys, you'd gottten to both Lohse and Carpenter, you can get to Garcia. Just show some more patient at the plate.


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I am very much an environmentalist and am particularly worried about global warming and climate change. I have been especially aware of this issue after last winter of 2011-2012, which was an unusually mild winter in Saskatchewan. In Saskatoon, December and the first half of January hardly had any snow and were more like March.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on Christmas Eve 2011
Since then, I have joined Avaaz, an online website for signing petitions. I have signed all kinds of them, including those that are not about the environment.
I also walk a lot and I ride my bike. In fact, I don't even own a car, though once in a while, I do drive my mom's and stepfather's car when they are away on holiday, and I like to go for drives in the country and visit small towns. In the winter, I ride the bus. Unfortunately, however, Saskatoon has a lousy bus system. It may take one hour to take the bus from one end of town to the other! The fares are steep, too – $3.00 per ride! I am quite disturbed about how awful public transportation is in Canada and the U.S. Inadequate public transportation really contributes to global warming, since people have to rely on cars to get around. I would really like passenger train services to be comparable to those in Europe, and public transportation all over North America to be comparable to places like New York or Toronto. In other words, I strongly feel that if public transportation were feasible enough to make cars unnecessary, this would really reduce pollution.
People who read this essay, I would suggest that you contact your local transit offices regarding this matter. If buses, etc. are really expensive, as well as lousy, in your area, remind the executives that most people who use those services don't have high-paying jobs, and that the costly fares will very likely cause the systems to lose ridership. Public transportation executives don't even use the systems – they drive their own cars – and they have high-paying jobs, so they can't understand how difficult it is for riders. If I were in charge, public transportation executives wouldn't even be allowed to own cars, so they would have to rely on the routes they organize.
Walking and cycling also really reduce pollution, and I really wish people would do more of those things. If you live in a small town, SERIOUSLY consider walking. You don't need to drive! And if you live in a city that's not very walkable and/or if you live in a neighbourhood or community that lacks sidewalks and/or has streets that dead-end or circle, PLEASE write to your local council and state that you want sidewalks, catwalks, etc. Bicycle paths and lanes along busy streets are something to seriously consider as well.
And if you don't have very far to go, especially if you live in a neighbourhood that has sidewalks, parks, and plenty of through streets, WALK! Don't drive!
Another serious devastator of the environment is deforestation and destroying of the countryside. If new neighbourhoods need to be built, it is possible to do so without clearing away forests. Just take away the trees where the houses, etc. will be built and leave the others up. When I lived in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, for a year with my father and stepmother, we lived in a neighbourhood that had been woodland up until then. When we lived there, some of the woods were still there, though houses on our street were being built. However, while the street is all houses now, the developers left up many of the trees. I have recently panned my way down that street on Google Street Views on the computer and the street still looks something like woodland. It's obvious that Wisconsin treats woodland very well.
Many indigenous tribes around the world have, for hundreds and thousands of years, done farming and building and still have surroundings of forest, jungle, etc. So developers, PLEASE put these facts into consideration! I expect you to do so! If you live in a place like Texas or Arizona, I hope what I just said will sink in, because you have a LOT of improving to do. I know about Texas because I've been there a jillion times. My mom and I used to go to San Antonio to visit my grandparents. Countryside I remember in the past has turned into icky suburban development and busy service roads. Arizona has undergone similar damage. For example, Payson, which was a quaint logging community in the early 1970s (we went camping nearby), had become an unrecognizable tourist centre by the early 1990s. As well, the Grand Canyon narrowly escaped being made into a reservoir in the 1960s, when ruthless developers had planned to build two dams on the Colorado River. The Sierra Club lobbied to save God's great masterpiece.
Unfortunately, other places in Arizona were not so lucky. The majestic Glen Canyon actually did turn into a reservoir when Lake Powell was built. The Colorado River downstream from the Grand Canyon also met a pretty bad fate with other dams, including Hoover Dam.
If you live in the Phoenix area, has it occurred to you how much water you're wasting? Like the Salt River, which got drained by dams to create those artificial lakes along the Apache Trail. Aboriginal groups living in that area really got harmed with this change. The Salt River should have been left alone! And think about how much of that precious water you're using for swimming pools! If you want to keep cool, then build or move into houses made of adobe, like those old ones in, say, the Pueblo communities. You could also linger in an air-conditioned shopping mall, which my mom and I used to do when we lived in Arizona. Or just go to a community swimming pool!
As well, garbage services need improving in a lot of places. London, England, has excellent garbage services. I remember, in the evening, seeing litter strewn everywhere, and come the next morning, all the litter was gone. Not so other places. Saskatoon has terrible garbage services. They don't deal with the litter on a regular basis. They should. Most cities and towns should be like London.
Air travel also contributes to global warming. If you're planning a trip, unless, of course, it's an overseas trip, consider taking a bus or train instead of flying. For example, if you live in Calgary and you're travelling to Montreal, take the train instead of flying. If you live in Wisconsin and plan to go to the Carolinas, take a bus. Same thing if you live in Europe and are going somewhere else on the continent. If you live in England and are going to Spain or Portugal on holiday, TAKE THE TRAIN INSTEAD OF FLYING! If you are planning to fly, remember this: planes are the worst offenders because they release greenhouse gases high into the atmosphere.
One big thing that bugs me is when people travel to Mexico and the West Indies during the winter and keep to the tourist beach resorts. Those resorts are severely damaging the cultures of those places. If winter weather is awful where you live and you want to go, then consider exploring Mexico or whichever country in the Caribbean you intend to visit. You can just as well relax like that in your home town if you vacation at a local hotel. Otherwise, simply wait for summer and relax at a nearby lake resort in your area!
Also, if you plan to go to Mexico or the Caribbean in the winter just to relax at a beach resort, bear in mind that those are very poor areas and the money spent at those resorts doesn't go to the poor people. And remember this: by going, you're helping to damage those cultures. If you aren't interested in the cultures or mingling with the locals, then DON"T GO! Simply vacation at a hotel in your area, relax at the indoor pool, and just wait for summer. The same thing about harming the cultures applies to people in northern Europe when they go to inauthentic beach resorts in Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, etc. just to sun themselves on the beaches. If you live in the British Isles, simply relax on a British beach in, say, Kent or Sussex. If you are flying to those places in the Mediterranean instead of travelling overland, remember what I said about how flying hurts the atmosphere with greenhouse gasses. A return flight from Canada or the northern states to Mexico or the West Indies contributes as much to global warming as an average household's gas and electricity consumption over a whole year.
Another thing that bothers me is that many recycling programs in condos, etc. don't take many things that can be recycled. Here are a couple of examples in the condo building where I live.
I feel that recycling programs should include EVERYTHING that can be recycled. Like I said, I don't own a car, so I can't take things out to recycling bins that are several miles away. Inadequate recycling programs also contribute to global warming. So condo executives, owners of recycling plants, etc., who read this, please take this into account!
THE ENVIRONMENT DEPENDS ON YOU READERS! Liveable planets are extremely scarce, and there are no others in our solar system!


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Naughty Matt. It's actually CDB_File's problem, because it's using a function that's not documented as part of Perl's API, and so isn't exported. Except, sadly, it seems you can't enforce that anywhere except Windows.
I'm not convinced that use.perl is the best place for the discussions
diagnosing bug reports. I think that you should use
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mail perl5-porters direct) to suggest using
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people who understand Win32 stuff hang out there. I'm not sure wh
I can't remember how MacOSX deals with this, but I recall that it's different yet again...
I strongly recommend reading Linkers & Loaders [iecc.com] for understanding all this, although as you can tell, it's been a while since I've read my copy...
For P5P, you're expected to fully know what you're doing...
I've never felt that way (and I still don't know what I'm doing). I just try to show a reasonable effort and that seems to work fine.


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[+] Lily/James, humour or romance or both it dont matter...i love 'em all!
[+] L/J fics, manga (Japanese comics-no i cannot read the Japanese ones so I read the translated versions, the ones in english)
[+] writing, making up L/J related fics that I can never actually type up or put to paper because I can never find enough time, reading L/J fics, reading books that are actually not L/J related (surprising i know), singing, listening to music, watching movies, going on the computter (heaven!)and thinking more plots for L/J fics I'm planning (yes, planning) to write.
To clear up what i just wrote it's just like this.
My name is Marielle, I'm 13 years old going 14 soon so don't be too shocked, I live in the 6-0-4 area meaning Vancouver, B.C., I love Lily/James fanfics no matter if it's humour or romance or a little bit of both. Preferably humour....and something that touches the heart y'know?
Currently obsessed with L/J fics and manga (Japanese comics), and the next box with the cross states all the hobbies i like to do.
Well that's me...I'm such a procastinator when it comes to writing the fics. That's why so far i only have one fic posted here when i could have easily gotten 3 or 4 already =.=
REMEMBER: REVIEW my fic! it's worth reading if you have nothing better to do...(well, you don't expect me to thrash my own creation do you?) REVIEW!!!
Well that's all...see ya when I see ya
(which is probably never since there's like a one in a million chance that we'll see each other and actually know what each other looks like)
Keep Cool ^^


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High-Performance Solution-Processed Thin-Film Solar Cells: Opportunities and Challenges
David Mitzi, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
Tuesday, March 5, 2013, 3:30pm
Spanos Auditorium
This seminar is part of the Jones Seminars on Science, Technology, and Society series.
The ability to provide an adequate and ever increasing energy supply has been a key driver for technological, economic, and societal change. Given the expected world population increase to above the 8 billion level by mid-century and the necessity to reduce undesirable side effects of burning fossil fuels, there is an acute need for cleaner and more sustainable forms of energy conversion. While the solution to this problem will likely involve a broad portfolio of energy technologies, as cost is progressively reduced, photovoltaic (PV) technology is poised to play a vital role in this story. This talk will focus on two particularly promising thin-film PV technologies based on CuIn1-xGaxSe2-ySy (CIGS) and Cu2ZnSnSe4-ySy (CZTS) compounds as the absorber material. While much of the focus on high-performance PV has been on vacuum-deposition of the component materials, here we will focus on a relatively simple liquid-based deposition process that enables the fabrication of high-performance absorber layers, with resulting device power conversion efficiencies of as high as 15% (for CIGS). The devices have been examined using a variety of physical characterization tools, including electrical transport, external quantum efficiency, photoluminescence and capacitance spectroscopy, leading to a better understanding of factors limiting current-generation device performance. For the relatively new CZTS system, the combination of progressively higher record efficiency, earth abundant metal starting materials, and lower-cost solution-based processing opens opportunities for development of a potentially pervasive PV technology. In addition to CIGS and CZTS, other developing solution-processed inorganic semiconductors are expected to contribute to the evolution of a viable PV industry that can meet required price and performance targets.
About the Speaker
David Mitzi received a B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University in 1985 and a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford University in 1990. In 1990, he joined the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center and initiated a program examining structure-property relationships, low-cost thin-film deposition techniques, and device applications for a variety of electronic materials (e.g., oxides, organic-inorganic hybrids, chalcogenides). Currently, he manages the Photovoltaic Science and Technology group at IBM and focuses on developing solution-processed high-performance inorganic semiconductors for thin-film PV devices. He holds a number of patents and has authored or coauthored more than 160 papers and book chapters.


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Before the Draft there was one guy that didn't like Geno and the entire media world came down on him. He was the without question - number one quarterback on the board - and it wasn't even close.
Now that the Jet got him at 39 - he somehow is a horrible draft pick and because the Jets have Simms and McElroy on the roster it's somehow a QB mess. Having a legit 3 man QB competition for any other team would be considered a great position to be in....This is absurd.


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Working at PayPal means that you are an important part of a global company thats changing the way business is done every day. We connect hundreds of millions of people around the world every day, empowering them to explore new opportunities and innovate together by providing the Internet platforms of choice for global commerce, payments and communications. Our Merchant Reporting group plays an integral part in delivering innovative new ways to look at data for our customers.
Are you the top performing engineer we need to work with us on our long term architecture vision?
We are currently hiring for a Technical Lead, Engineering in our San Jose, CA office.
As a domain technical lead, you will help guide the Merchant reporting team and work with other PayPal technical leads to help form and deliver our long term architecture for the reporting platform.
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· Owns and is accountable for the design and development of a product or major product sub-system (example: owns the Shopping Cart or search backend aggregator, or owns Invoicing or Account Management services).
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Onward to Pennsylvania and Up the East Coast
We have completed our Tour visit to Ohio and are now off to our RV Campground at Bear Run in western Pennsylvania located just a few miles north of Pittsburgh. From this base camp, we will visit Motordrome Speedway, an asphalt track I've wanted to see for some time now, and Lernerville Speedway, a dirt track where a special event brings many dozen Dirt Late Models for a total car count of 84, including a few Modifieds.
Each track we visit on this tour has a personality, some projecting a positive view and some a negative toward their future. When we see a track that is kept up nicely, well organized, and where the track crew is just plain proud to be there, we get the idea the track is healthy and will be around for a long time to come.
When we see a ratty crew, old, peeling paint, lack of organization, and little respect for the owners and promoters from the racers, we feel a sense of loss because those tracks won't be around for long. Both of the tracks we'll highlight in this issue bore resemblance to the former and we'll tell you why they have a good future ahead of them.
Sharon Speedway was on our list for this time of the year, but if you'll remember, strong storms passed across the deep and Midwest in the first half of April and that put a damper on many scheduled races across the region, including the one we were to attend at Sharon.
One night at our campground at Bear Run, winds came through topping 80 mph at around 3 a.m. I thought we were in a tornado, but upon inspection the next morning, there were no trees down or other damage. Other areas of our country weren't so lucky.
Our schedule was very tight and so we had to move on. Here's our report for our next two stops on the 2011 AMSOIL Great American CT Tour.
Motordrome Speedway
As far as asphalt tracks go in Pennsylvania, this is the survivor being one of two primary tracks in the western part of the state. Sadly, Jennerstown Speedway has shut down. Stan Laskey is the promoter here at Motordrome after running the program at Jennerstown for years. The track is located approximately 30 miles to the southeast from downtown Pittsburgh.
Stan's approach to running a racetrack is to please the fans, provide a fair and well-policed program for the racers, and to run a clean facility. He gets an A on all counts as far as I'm concerned. This Friday night venue provides complete homestyle meals at very reasonable prices for those families where Dad comes straight from work to gather the wife and kids and then shuffle them off to the track.
This is a relatively new track having been established in 1972, run as a dirt track, and then in 1990 converted by new investors to an asphalt track. It soon combined with the many other tracks around the country to become a NASCAR weekly series track. In 1996 there were 200 NASCAR Weekly Racing Series tracks registered. Today, it's called the Whelen All-American Series.
Being part of this series means the teams running locally could compete on a national level for regional and national titles based on a point system that includes the number of competitors, race finishes, and the number of races started.
Upon turning into the track I noticed a very well kept permanent brick speedway sign with flagpoles flying flagmen's race flags. This was a clue to how well kept the track would be.
Motordrome runs the NASCAR Late Models along with the asphalt IMCA-type Modifieds, stock divisions, and four-cylinders. Each provided great competition throughout the night with side-by-side racing in all divisions. The track is a banked, fast half-mile with multiple vantage points including front and rear stretch grandstands, truck/car parking around Turns 3 and 4, and plenty of race team parking in the infield.
The program ran smoothly, was over by 10 p.m., and there were no wrecks or contact-caused spinouts the entire night, throughout all of the races and divisions. There was one bumping incident in the Modified race, but that was between cousins racing each other and that is to be expected among family. One of them won the race and the other was there in Victory Lane to congratulate him.
This speaks volumes to me about how to police your racing. If you don't tolerate rough driving, then it won't happen. In every case where we've seen cars wrecking other cars, continual contact, and what can only be described as unsportsmanlike conduct, and the track management looks the other way, car counts are down.
This type of governance will kill your racing program because what you'll have left are the aggressive drivers and there will be few of those. If you either remove or rehabilitate the bad drivers, your program will grow.
On the way out at the end of the evening, there is a sign that reads, "Thank you for being our guest tonight. Please come back soon." That's a nice touch and makes those who support this track feel wanted and appreciated. They not only come back, but often bring their friends with them.
Lernerville Speedway
This dirt track, located in Sarver, Pennsylvania, was opened in 1967, somewhat earlier than planned, due to an ordinance change that was scheduled to begin in 1968 that would have prevented the construction of the track. Don Martin joined three other investors to build this track and would eventually become sole owner for many years. In 2005, the track was sold to World Racing Group (owners of the World of Outlaws and DirtCar sanctions).
The size of the track has changed over the years from the initial ¼-mile, to 3⁄8-, and now to nearly a full half-mile. Other parts of the facility have undergone growth changes as well and the seating is now nearly 12,000, quite large for a short track.
Rain was a factor throughout the first half of our 2011 Tour and this track got a soaking in the days leading up to the race. I visited the front office upon arrival to witness one of the office ladies answering every call that came in to assure the callers there would be a race this night.
The reason that is significant is because I have seen tracks where when you call, you always get a recorded message and never talk to anyone. It's very impersonal and if I were trying to decide whether to risk the trip to the track to gamble on if it was really going to run, I'd probably decide to stay home.
When the racers and fans get to speak with a person, they most always come. If the entry fee were $15, every call answered is like taking in that amount of money. The lady insisted that every call be answered. That is good business.
The track is a larger 3⁄8-mile in appearance and has no outer wall or guard rails. The only wall is along the front stretch, and over the course of the evening's racing, many cars were saved from destruction by this design.
This is exactly what I suggested for West Virginia Motor Speedway in its redesign. It's not only cheaper to construct, but very helpful for the racers. There is a runoff area past the top of the banking where a car can drive back onto the track to continue racing. This reduces the number of cautions and saves lots of equipment allowing the teams to exist in a tough economy.
This weekend the MidWest All Star Series (43 cars) was sanctioning the races and the feature was a $5,000-to-win event. Also running were the DIRTcar Pro Late Models (26 cars) and the UMP Modifieds (13 cars). And they were to compete on a very wet track that eventually dried enough to race on, only to see it rut up with very large holes making it hard on the suspensions.
The later races were more of an endurance test as the track became rougher. Modifieds were launching off the holes with all four tires showing daylight under them at times. The smart drivers memorized the locations of the holes and avoided them at all cost. The others either fell behind or broke and went to the pits.
Dirt racing is just this, adapting to the conditions and making the best of it. The drivers who can are the ones we see in Victory Lane. Acute observers of dirt racing know this and it becomes part of the attraction we have for this type of competition. After all, anyone can run on a smooth, flat racing surface.
If our visit to these tracks tells us anything, it's that a clean, well run facility attracts both fans and racers. And, if you enforce no-contact rules, there will be little or no contact. That, in and of itself, breeds respect among the racers.
I want to congratulate these tracks for their efforts at paying attention to the needs of the fans and racers so that there will be a good chance for success for the owners and a continuation of racing.
It's our hope that promoters and track owners read our comments, take them to heart, and apply the methods used by other successful tracks into their programs. Together we can improve the numbers of short track racers and help our racetracks survive.


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They are going to release a product with a name that sounds like 'anal'???
The first mobile phone to boast PlayStation 3 compatibility will be available next month, Sony Ericsson has confirmed. SE_Anio_01 Sony Ericsson's Aino: hits the UK next month Aino makes use of the PS3's Remote Play feature to let you control the Sony console and access its media content over a wireless connection. SE …
They are going to release a product with a name that sounds like 'anal'???
I like the idea, though the PS3 seems an odd place to shoe-in this technology.
As smartphones become the norm, the demand for interoperability with household electronics and appliances should be rising. I have thought multiple times, "if only the iPhone had infrared I/O..." The possibilities!*
Better yet -- start manufacturing TVs, stereo equipment, etc with WLAN capabilities. You'd never need a device specific remote control again -- just install an application on your phone (or a WiFi device with full OS, like an iPod Touch).
* ...well, if Apple actually encouraged open development. Screw the iPhone -- I suspect the Android platform will take hold and become a dominant mobile-device OS because of their openness to developers. And once again, Apple will lose market share because of their closed-system approach, just as all the software dev types flocked to Microsoft's more open model when I was yet a wee tot.
Is it just for accessing media stored on the PS3 via your phone?
Seems a bit pointless really - I have no media stored on any of my consoles. Instead, it's all streamed from my existing media server. I would imagine a fair few people also use their consoles to stream stuff from their desktops.
Then, it's a simple case of using something like Orb to allow you access to it over the internet through either another computer or your mobile phone.
Actually, it should be pronounced "eye know." So it's a phone of love? /shrug
I dunno about Sony/SonyEricsson, but in Finland, "Aino" (pronounced "eye-no") is probably one of the oldest female names and is still in common use today, with over 66,000 recorded uses of the name in the last century alone. It certainly doesn't look or sound like "anal" in any language I'm familiar with, although I'll admit, I can't see why they used it here.
Sony releases a media streaming phone called iNo. Could be a shot at Job's mob.
or, very worringly...
Sony (a member of the MPAA and RIAA) releases a media streaming phone named iKnow. As in, iKnow the contents of your PS3.
"...stream media..." - well, except for BluRay disks which are not available via 'Remote Play_anything_but_a_BluRay_disk...'
I can buy the phone, then buy a PS3, store films on my PS3 and then watch them on my phone..."anywhere in the world"
erm so it's sortof like erm what you can do with pretty much any PC and erm any decent phone - except it just works with Sony stuff. How many people are they actually imagining are out there just crying out for this functionality?
... utterly pointless. The closest they came to a "cool" feature for the PS3/PSP combo was when GT5 was rumoured to use the PSP as a rear-view mirror. That's been long scrapped.
Just because it can be done, doesn't mean it should be!
SE's pre-launch product codenames are all girls names. For example the X3, the android phone, is called Rachael.
Aino is the codename. The launch name will likely follow their standard naming - letter, then numbers.
I use the Play TV that you can get for the PS3, this allows you to record TV on your PS3 and gain remote control over it, so my PS3 can be recording "Debbie does Dallas" in the UK whilst I'm in a country with strict porn controls and watch it via remote play on my PSP, if the PS3 phone allows that you can watch UK TV when you're on holiday, brilliant!
It's because- as it's a Sony product- they'll bend you over the enormous stack of cash you've just used to buy the thing and have their wicked way with you.
And you'll probably thank them and get their next product too because it's expensive and hence better than the competition.
Erm, Orb since 2004. Honestly, people who buy Sony must have some sort of tech-blinkers on.
@ b166er
sony produce some of the best AV amps and the best console available.
im no sony fanboy (although have had all the playstations) but this could be a cool new thing, but i doubt it.
@"Seems a bit pointless really - I have no media stored on any of my consoles. Instead, it's all streamed from my existing media server. I would imagine a fair few people also use their consoles to stream stuff from their desktops." yeah - of course lots of teenagers do this. <facepalm>
i use my ps3 with a 1/2 TB external HDD. its brilliant. i dont want my pc & ps3 on just to play music. plus the ps3 remote is bluetooth - meaning i can sit in my garden and flick through tracks, which is brilliant on nice days!
I use my PS3 to prop my door open, now it is a remote door opener and closer.
Thanks Sony Ericsson!
"sony produce some of the best AV amps"
Please rephrase
"sony produce some of the best mass market AV amps"
Thomas, like you I have all of my media on a server. In the lounge I use the PS3 as a media client.
In the past, when I have been working away the remote play feature of the PS3/PSP has allowed me to view pictures on the Home Server via the PS3. I havent used the facility much but it was useful at the time.
If there was a "Remote Player" plug in for the BB storm I would use that alot more.
thats funny. sony won the best under a grand category in what hi fi for amps. not sure a £1000 amp is mass market is it? of course there are amps that costs thouusands that are supposed to be better but i was just saying.
thats like me saying porchse make some of the best cars available and you coming back saying what about F1 cars.... personally anyone that spends over a grand on an amp has too much money.
Am I missing something here?
Nowhere on that does it say you can stream stuff off your PS3 from anywhere, that would never be possible, you would have to have a VPN app on the phone, VPN abilities on your router then a connect option for your PS3.... no no no, none of you have read this.
All it is saying is, we slapped the same wireless stack in it that the controllers use so you can use the phone as a remote control. That is it.
And it's pointless, certainly not a selling point that is for sure.
....simply don't buy it.
Incidentally, it is quite possible to stream media content to a PSP from your PS3 via the internet. You can even set W/LAN wake-up so you only need leave your PS3 on stand-by. Putting this into a 'phone wouldn't take too much new tech. And the 'phone doesn't look too bad.
To be honest, the best use I can see (other than for someone who MUST stream content from their beloved PS3, for some reason) is to watch media unavailable in the country you're in; like watching BBC iPlayer outside of the UK, for example.*
*Yes, I know this involves actually being able to 're-stream' 'net data, but this IS an example.
Check the actual specs (linked in the story), it works the same way as remote play on the PSP. You connect to the internet and you once it is set up, you can start up your PS3 and then you can see your PS3 XMB desktop. Then you can see your pics, play music and watch vids stored on the PS3 (via the psp/phone). I can also play vids from my computer at home via the media server that the PS3 picks up and then to my PSP (or I guess this phone). Only thing it can't do is play PS3 games & blurays.
What "OS" is it running? Even Sony don't seem to know...
"Better yet -- start manufacturing TVs, stereo equipment, etc with WLAN capabilities."
You should check out Samsungs latest offerings. I've recently purchased a low budget Blu-ray player/sound system that has WiFi functionality. I can now stream all my music, videos and pics from the desktop PC to my TV in the living room, quality is fantastic. Looking through their product range they are including it in their TV's as well now.
It's in it's infancy so I can't wait till I get a firmware update (direct to the player from the net) to improve the functionality. Smasung are my favourite home entertainment vendors for the moment, streets ahead and affordable to the average Joe.
Something ElReg should think about reviewing maybe?
odd... we have samsung stuff here at work and one at home that im 'borrowing' :) just a samsung upscaling dvd player. the player and all our samsung tvs are shite. the player only ever gets used to play music when the ps3 is on. for example if im playing worms with the mrs. ah the joys of going out with a much younger women - she will even play video games with me :) (im 34 - she is 24 - just in case that sounded like i was a paedo lol)
Sony should open the protocols up for Remote Play. It was hacked (see Open Remote Play) but Sony promptly nobbled it in the next FW upgrade.
"Remote Play" is very useful, as mentioned above - you can watch TV/listen to media content remotely, which I do via the PSP when out remotely and have access to WiFi - and you *can* play some games (like Lair), just not very many of them. It also provides me with another method of accessing my home LAN if I don't have access to SSH/OpenVPN.
It'll be interesting to see if the phone implementation won't even let you play Lair - although without analogue sticks, it might be tricky....
odd... I rely heavily on my samsung blu-ray for streaming, I was worried the quality was going to be terrible, but thankfully after watching a few Divx progs and films I was pleasantly surprised. The Anynet+ feature also means I can get rid of the TV remote.
As mentioned the initial setup on the network was fiddly but once working, happy days. Never had a problem with the quality of the TV either, although I could probably do with upgrading the Sky box to HD to improve it further.
(only as young as the woman you feel ;) my missus enjoys playing video games as well, think it started off as, if you can't beat them join them mentality now she's into World of Warcraft as well)


text: l tried to melt the brains of all the tied winners from the last contest... sadly they managed to send me the themes as requested easily and with blinding speed!! Therefore!!!! The themes of contest 160... if l can type around the pain meds... are: DS9 episode: Sons of Mogh DS9 Theme: Interesting Background Characters Nameless extras who seem notable in any way or could have had their own story... Random Theme: Glow in the dark (without electricity.) You have 10 days to enter, until Feb. 15th. Regular rules apply: 140 kb, 150x150 pix max size. Have fun!


text: I installed the BMW LED Supplemental Brake Light on my 2011 R1200RT this weekend. I ordered the light from a dealer and ordered the model specific wiring harness. As reported in many threads, there are no installation directions that come with either the brake light or the harness. Based on reading several threads and after scratching my head for a while, I think I figured it out for my bike. The biggest question I had was whether or not I had to drill holes in the rear fender. I decided that it was necessary to expand one hole in the lower fender (beneath the license plate where the wire in the new brake light lines up exactly over an existing hole) and to drill a new hole in a "well" in the upper part of the fender (in the back corner under the passenger seat) that looked to me like the intended spot to drill a new hole in order to route the wire to the space under the seat (the well is best seen from the underside of the fender by laying on your back and looking up at the underside of the fender; this wells seems to provide weather protection to the area under the seat since the well is slanted and I also filled the well with 3M putty after I routed the wire). Unlike some of the previous installations, I did not have to remove any wire insulation from any of the existing wiring on the bike and I did not have to soldier anything. Instead, the wiring harness "piggybacks" (two connectors) on the connector that goes to the passenger power plug and the third connector is a male/female spade that hooks to the tail light wire (right next to the brake light bulb) and the existing tail light wire then connects to the new spade. Once I got the guts to drill the new hole, the actual wiring was simple. This photo shows where the spade on the new harness connects at the brake light bulb.


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Sawatch Range > Holy Cross, Mount of the > Climber's Log
Holy Cross, Mount of the Climber's Log
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|Cross Couloir
Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2006
|This was my first snow climb and I loved it. I'm totaly hooked on snow routes now. A high camp is recommend for an early start. I did this route solo, and it was a blast. A climbing partner wouldn't be a bad idea. If you and the snow is in good condition it is not that difficult of a route. I plan to do this one again! START EARLY!
|Posted Feb 3, 2007 4:17 pm
|Awsome 14'er!!!
Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2006
|My buddy and I took our time to enjoy the outrageous scenery! We camped at Lake Patricia the first night, and then ascended Angelica's Couloir the following morning. A little dicey due to ALOT of rocks falling! Cant wait to do this in the winter!
|Posted Jan 29, 2007 7:07 pm
|long one
Date Climbed: Aug 14, 1990
|pretty long 14er with some uphill on the way back
|Posted Dec 17, 2006 5:40 pm
|Holy Cross
Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2001
|Unsure of exact date, but climbed back in 2001 with a friend from high school. My first 14'er.
|Posted Dec 10, 2006 12:40 am
|halfmoon trail
Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2006
|Hit a rough day physically, but the weather was beautiful. Especially didn't enjoy the loss of elevation during the initial part of the trail which translates to a gain of elevation on the way back. Would love to spend more time in that general wilderness area someday though, just breathtaking.
|Posted Oct 24, 2006 1:54 am
|From Halfmoon
Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2006
|We had a beautiful day for this one - excellent views from the top. The climb back to the top of the pass on the way out was a bit rough after already summiting.
|Posted Sep 22, 2006 8:17 pm
|1.5 days
Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2004
|Wisely done as backpack to squeeze summit between thunderstorms
|Posted Sep 22, 2006 2:34 pm
|Last Day of Summer?
Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2006
|Beautiful hike! Took the North Ridge route, starting at 7am and returning to the trailhead at 4:30pm. Beware of the 900-somethin' foot elevation gain ON THE WAY BACK. True test of endurance for a one-day climb, but worth every gruelling second.
|Posted Sep 22, 2006 5:48 am
|What a schlep!
Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2005
|This was a training hike for our Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness 4-pass loop trip later in the year and MAN was it tough. We hiked over Half Moon Pass and camped, tackling the summit the next morning. We spent another night at East Cross Creek, then hiked out the next morning - this was a challenging summit!
|Posted Sep 14, 2006 3:57 am
|Steven Cross
|North Ridge, 3 days
Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2006
|Hiked in and camped on Sep 9th with my dad and his friend Tom. Great views of the mountain. Clouds covered the peak on the 10th. There was about 3-4 inches of snow on the mountain. No views on the summit when we arived. Spent over an hour on the summit occationally seeing a short distance view. Clouds started to lift as we sescended down. The 11th we hiked out and only I made it to the summit of Notch Mountain. A few inches of snow dusted the mountain making the Cross very clear. Very impressive.
8th 14er.
|Posted Sep 13, 2006 6:01 pm
|Standard Route up North Ridge
Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2006
|Climbed Holy Cross as my first 14er. Climbed with my two adult sons. Left our campsite at East Cross Creek at 4:45am. Summited at 9:30am. Sunny, cold and all to ourselves. Amazing!
|Posted Sep 13, 2006 3:56 am
|Route Climbed: Halfmoon TH
Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2006
|Amazing views of Holy Cross after Halfmoon Pass...if only I had had time to do Halo Ridge...
|Posted Sep 11, 2006 4:30 am
|From Hunky Dory
Date Climbed: Jun 14, 1999
|With Jim McClain from Hunky Dory with the two high thirteeners and one lower one! Great trip.
|Posted Jul 26, 2006 6:50 pm
|North Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2006
|Great to revisit this area. I climbed it 12 years prior and it brought back many memories.
|Posted Jul 25, 2006 3:50 am
|North Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2006
|Great hike, incredible mountain. The only drawback was the bugs. We got eaten alive all the way to 13k'. The clouds built fast, but never made a move on us. A perfect day.
|Posted Jul 24, 2006 3:04 pm
|Halfmoon TH, Ascend Halo Ridge, Descend North Ridge
Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2005
|This route requires lots of scrambling but lets you see the cross.
|Posted Jul 20, 2006 11:04 pm
|Roam Around
Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2006
|My first ever technical snow climb! It was tremendous fun! Climbed with All Yeah Boy. We hiked in Friday niht and camped at the creek. Thanks to Andy for the awesome beta on the climbers trail to get to the Lake Patricia area. Can't wait to do more of this type stuff.
|Posted Jul 9, 2006 6:11 pm
|From Halfmoon TH
Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2006
|Started up at 4:00AM under mostly cloudy skies, saw only a guy and his dog the entire way up. Reached an empty summit at 8:42 with heavy rising clouds all-around, stayed about 25 mins then back down through rain showers to the TH at 12:42PM. My 25th 14'er on this fine wet day in Colorado. Sweet!!!
|Posted Jul 4, 2006 4:42 pm
|Foxy Long Bottoms
Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2006
|Standard Route 2003-ish in Tevas.
Angelica 2006 w/chicagotransplant. Pretty mellow couloir I thought.
|Posted Jul 3, 2006 2:16 pm
|Cross Couloir
Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2006
|Awesome snow climb. The top out and the view back down into the Bowl of Tears are phenomenal. Much less dificult than I expected.
|Posted Jun 29, 2006 3:59 pm


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The Georgia Tech women's basketball team was predicted to finish third in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) this season, and junior guard Tyaunna Marshall was named to the pre-season All-ACC first team. The announcement came on Oct. 16 during the conference's annual media day held at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro, N.C.
Third place is the highest the Yellow Jackets have ever been picked in the preseason poll.
Georgia Tech is coming off its best season in school history in which it won 26 games, 12 ACC games, finished tied for third in the ACC regular season standings, advanced to the program's second ACC championship game, earned a berth in its first Sweet 16 and finished the year ranked No. 10.
In addition to the ACC Blue Ribbon Panel, the ACC coaches conducted a preseason poll and selected a pre-season coaches All-ACC team for the first time this year.
Duke was voted to win the conference by both the coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel, while defending ACC champion Maryland was picked second.
"I am very excited for our team and program that both the coaches and the media picked us to finish third in the ACC," Georgia Tech head coach MaChelle Joseph said. "Our program has evolved to a place where we expect success and are willing to work as hard as we have to exceed expectations. The ACC is without a doubt the premier conference in women's basketball."
Marshall is Georgia Tech's leading returning scorer after averaging 14.4 points per game. Last season, Marshall was only one of two players in the ACC to rank in the ACC's top 15 in scoring, rebounding and steals last season. The other was 2012 All-American Shenise Johnson of Miami.
In 2012, Marshall was named second-team All-ACC and in 2011 was selected third-team All-ACC and to the ACC All-Freshman team.
The Upper Marlboro, Md., native enters her junior season with 978 career points and will likely become the 26th Yellow Jacket with 1,000 career points and only the 10th Jacket to score 1,000 points before her senior season. Marshall has scored in double digits 54 times in 70 games and has tossed in at least 20 points 14 times.
Reigning ACC Player of the Year, junior Alyssa Thomas of Maryland, was tabbed as the Pre-season Player of the Year by the Blue Ribbon Panel. Thomas, along with sophomore Elizabeth Williams and junior Chelsea Gray, both of Duke, were selected in three-way tie for Pre-season Player of the Year by the coaches.
The Yellow Jackets will officially open the 2012-13 season with the NCAA 'Pack The House' game against perennial powerhouse Tennessee at 2 p.m. Nov. 11.


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Kipnis enjoys playing at historic Fenway Park
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
"I don't know if I just see the ball well here or what," Kipnis said, "but I definitely enjoy playing here."
During Thursday's 8-3 win over the Red Sox, Kipnis went 2-for-5 with a home run and two runs scored. His third-inning blast off Josh Beckett marked the fourth homer Kipnis has launched in five career games in Boston's beloved ballpark.
Overall, Kipnis headed into Friday's contest hitting .381 (8-for-21) with four home runs, one double, four RBIs and seven runs scored in his brief taste of the Back Bay. Last season, Kipnis' first four career home runs came in four consecutive games from July 31-Aug. 3. The final three in that stretch came in Boston.
Asked if Fenway Park fit Kipnis' swing, manager Manny Acta smiled.
"I think Kipnis' swing fits every ballpark in America," Acta said. "It started fitting all the way from [Arizona State] in college. He never played in this park when he was our Minor League Player of the Year back-to-back years, so his swing fits pretty good everywhere."
On the season, the 25-year-old Kipnis has hit .270 with six home runs, three doubles, three triples, six stolen bases, 21 runs and 21 RBIs through 31 games.
Pestano mowing down batters at historic rate
BOSTON -- Pitchers will often claim that they are not trying for a strikeout. Indians reliever Vinnie Pestano is not cut from that cloth. When the right-hander toes the rubber, there are plenty of times when a strikeout is his goal.
"I study the hitters and I study what they strike out on against right-handed pitchers," Pestano said. "So I am trying to strike them out. I'm trying to look for tendencies that would help me when I'm out there to strike guys out."
This season, Pestano has succeeded in historic fashion.
When Pestano struck out Boston's Jarrod Saltalamacchia in the eighth inning of Thursday's 8-3 win, it gave him at least one strikeout in each of his first 16 appearances this season. That represents the longest such streak by a Cleveland reliever to start a season, dating back to 1918. The previous mark of 15 games was set by Doug Jones in 1987.
Dating back to last season, Pestano has at least one strikeout in 18 consecutive outings, which is the longest run by an Indians reliever since Paul Shuey's run of 21 straight games with at least one strikeout from Aug. 20, 1999 to April 10, 2000. That strikeout streak by Shuey represents the longest such run for a Tribe reliever since 1918.
"There's a lot that goes into it," Pestano said about the art of striking hitters out. "It's just about getting ahead, and then once you're ahead, find ways to put them away."
Through 16 appearances this season, the 27-year-old Pestano has posted a 1.93 ERA with 20 strikeouts against five walks over 14 innings. That follows an impressive rookie showing in 2011, when the right-hander had a 2.32 ERA with 84 strikeouts and 24 walks in 62 innings of work.
Pestano has not always been a strikeout pitcher, though. After a bout with right elbow soreness, the reliever altered his arm angle after the 2009 season, moving to more of a three-quarter slot after throwing sidearm. One result was increased velocity, and his strikeout rate soared to 11.6 per nine innings in the Minors in 2010 after averaging 8.6 from '07-09.
"The less opportunity they have to put a ball in play, the better off I am," Pestano said. "I really used to not try to go out there and do that, but over the past few years, ever since the mechanical change in my delivery, I got a couple miles of [velocity], a little deception, and I've become a strikeout pitcher."
Hagadone finally gets chance to pitch in Boston
BOSTON -- Nick Hagadone had always envisioned his big league debut taking place in Fenway Park. That all changed when the Red Sox packaged him in a trade and shipped him off to the Indians three seasons ago.
On Thursday night, Hagadone finally received his chance to pitch in Fenway, and he did so no longer as a pitching prospect. These days, Hagadone is an emerging talent in Cleveland's bullpen, and he showed Boston what it gave away by turning in a clean ninth inning to seal an 8-3 victory for Cleveland.
"It was awesome," Hagadone said on Friday. "When I got drafted, I assumed I was going to make my debut here. So to be able to get to finally pitch here, it was pretty cool."
The Red Sox selected Hagadone with the 55th overall pick in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft, and he did have the chance to head to Fenway Park that August for a game with Class A Lowell. Since he was not starting that day, though, Hagadone was asked to sit in the stands to chart pitches.
"I was kind of bitter about it," Hagadone said. "I definitely wanted to at least be in the dugout."
The Sox traded him to the Indians on July 31, 2009, along with Justin Masterson and Bryan Price, in the deal that brought Victor Martinez to Beantown. In the years since the swap, the 26-year-old Hagadone made the switch from starting to relieving and has performed well for the Tribe.
Through nine appearances out of the bullpen this season, Hagadone has posted a 0.87 ERA with 10 strikeouts and two walks in 10 1/3 innings. Including Spring Training and a stint with Triple-A Columbus, the lefty has pieced together a 1.27 ERA with 24 strikeouts against six walks in 28 1/3 innings so far this year.
"His command, I would say that the command has been a bit surprising," manager Manny Acta said. "We're not surprised by the velocity or the breaking ball. We knew those were there. The command of his pitches, yeah, it has come quicker than we anticipated."
Quote to note
"As soon as the umpire came out, looked at [pitching coach Scott Radinsky] and said, 'Hi, Mr. Nagy,' I knew I was in some weird kind of Twilight Zone that I had to just fight through."
-- Indians reliever Vinnie Pestano, on his 41-pitch eighth inning on Thursday
Smoke signals
Center fielder Michael Brantley went 4-for-5 in Thursday's win, matching a career high for hits in one game. His average as Cleveland's No. 7 hitter jumped to .281 (9-for-32) in the process. Manager Manny Acta moved Brantley out of the leadoff spot after left fielder Johnny Damon joined the team earlier this month.
With his win on Thursday, starter Derek Lowe (5-1) became the fifth pitcher in the American League to notch his fifth win. The others include Yankees lefty CC Sabathia (5-0), Rays righty James Shields (5-1), Rays lefty David Price (5-2) and Angels righty Jered Weaver (5-0). The 103 ground balls Lowe has induced are 10 more than any other pitcher in the Majors.
Third baseman Jack Hannahan went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs on Thursday, improving his average with runners in scoring position to .440 (11-for-25). That is the second-best qualifying figure in the Majors, trailing only Seattle's Kyle Seager (.500).
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, and follow him on Twitter @MLBastian. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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"When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap."
"A big leather-bound volume makes an ideal razor strap. A thin book is useful to stick under a table with a broken caster to steady it. A large, flat atlas can be used to cover a window with a broken pane. And a thick, old-fashioned heavy book with a clasp is the finest thing in the world to throw at a noisy cat."
"I don't think I'm too thin at all. I understand when people say, 'Well your face gets gaunt,' but to get your bottom half to be the right size, your face might have to be a little gaunt. You choose your battles."
"We were always skating on thin ice, Shaking the wrong dice, Swimming against the tide, Playing on the wrong side, Yes you were the player, and you were so cool, I was the greenhorn, King of the fools, Painting the picture, to fit with the frame, Chan"


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On Picking Fourth Liners
Kent Wilson
October 29 2012 04:02PM
Justin Bourne recently wrote about the confusing, fuzzy line between players who make the show and others who plumb in relative obscurity forever on its edges. His notes on role perception, attitude, personality and effort as critical issues for guys at the bottom end of the rotation caused me to theorize a bit on the psychological underpinnings of the observed preferences of coaches and GM's for tough guys with team first attitudes.
The short form, for those who don't click links: fouth line players who exemplify sacrifice, effort and coach-ability help to reinforce the coach's authority. Also, they improve cohesion by modeling the social norms of hockey/teamwork while denuding the effect of market norms that would otherwise influence players to foreground their own interests above the team's.
Okay, that wasn't very short. More to the point: players who are examplars of ideal behaviour and attitude but not talent are still valued by decision makers.
There are, of course, other factors that moderate which players amongst the large pool of replacement level guys makes the cut. Justin discussed a number of them in his original article, including expectations, physical abilities (skating) and size. "Luck", I would suggest, is another non-trivial variable, as is the diminishing value of marginal scoring the further down the roster one travels.
So my contribution to the discussion shouldn't be taken to suggest attitude and such is the only or even the lone primary issue when it comes to 'tweeners making the cut: only that it's a contributing factor in a constellation of hockey assets that are considered in traditional hockey circles. It helps if a guy is big and tough as well, for instance...
Distinct and Diffuse Effects
The issue of whether this collection of norms is necessarily ideal wasn't really investigated by myself or Justin. We only discussed how things work now and why they may have evolved in such a manner.
Sometimes the clash between conventional thinking and advanced stats is a fight between "is and "ought". What "is" normal currently thanks to certain perceptions and psychological biases may not be the perfectly rational ideal in terms of on-ice performance.
What coaches and GM's "ought" to be doing from a strict numbers perspective is putting the team with the consistently best chance of outscoring the opposition on the ice every night. That would usually leave little room for the Steve McIntyres and possibly even Tim Jackman's of the world on most rosters...
Some illustrative anecdotes:
- Several years ago, the Edmonton Oilers boasted an effective fourth line of Kyle Brodziak, Curtis Glencross and Zack Stortini. They trade Brodziak for magic beans, allowed Glencross to walk to the rival Flames via free agency...and kept Stortini (who nows plys his trade on the 4th line of the Hamilton Bulldogs).
- A few hours down the road, near the end of his tenure, Darryl Sutter bought out Nigel Dawes after a 15-goal, 32-point season (in 56 gaems) and signed...Raitis Ivanans. Neither plays in the league at this point, but there's little doubt which guy is better at actually playing the game.
To be fair, if fringe players of a certain size and personality promote real but statistically diffuse values like team cohesion and fidelity to the coach, then their inclusion on a club may result in improved global performance which can't be directly measured or attributable to the guy in question. On the other hand, because those impacts are merely assumed and hard to pinpoint, it becomes, err, challenging, to make completely rational decisions about their true value to a club's bottom-line.
For example, to prefer, say, Ben Eager to Linus Omark, one has to assume Eager's various team building/cohesion inspiring activities outpace his obvious flaws as a player, particularly because he could conceivably be replaced by a guy who has a better chance of actually outscoring the opposition. On the other hand, perhaps Linus Omark does damage to the club's global performance due to not being tough enough or because he's a malcontent on the fourth line. In that case, even though Omark would theoretically outplay other 4th line guys on the ice (and Ben Eager in the same circumstances), his "damage" to his team's cohesion, satisfaction level, willingness to compete or the coach's authority may render his marginal scoring improvement moot.
The hypothetical math would look something like this:
- Player X has lackluster talent, but promotes team identity by protecting teammmates, working hard, being good in the room, etc.
- Player Y is a better player but not quite top-9 on most teams. He's not tough, doesn't bang and crash and wishes for more opportunity to score (since his perceived value doesn't lie in checking or fighting).
- In terms of direct impact, Player X costs his team -0.5 goals per hour of playing time versus Player Y. Over a full 82 game schedule and assuming about eight minutes of ice time per night (662 minutes total), Player X costs his team less than 6 goals against vs Player Y, which is not quite one win worth. As a result, the global "team effects" of our affable checker's toughness or positive attitude need only be worth about six goals a year to the rest of his team's performance for the coach to decide in his favor. And/or Player Y's assumed "team destabilizing" effects cost more than 6 goals a year.
Obviously the arithmetic will begin to favor Player Y in this equation the bigger the divide between his talent and the talent of Player X becomes; meaning one has to assume a much bigger effect on the team's global performance thanks to the conventional 4th liner/enforcer to justify their place on the roster the worse he gets (or the better his potential replacement gets).
It's next to impossible to prove one way or the other, since pinning down the effect of a "team positive attitude" is a lot easier to do theoretically than it is practically. This issue and the above calculus may be the most important factor in the end: because the 4th line has so little impact on the ice, coaches and GM's may simply default to guys that they (and the other players) like and are easy to manage since a bottom lines' on-ice results are of so little consequence relative to the rest of the roster.


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The new track allows a loop upon which inbound and outbound trains to move on without interfering with operations of the Port's east complex class yard. The track will be in service effective this Friday, March 9, the port said.
Capacity at the Port of Stockton and Metro Ports ship loader will increase to six unit trains from the current three trains per week of iron ore or coal for export. This expansion will add up to 18 more daily employees at the Port of Stockton, the port said.
The tracks will also improve interchange between Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and the Central California Traction Co., as well as reduce rail equipment dwell time at the port facilities, the port said.
The Port of Stockton is located on the Stockton deep Water Channel and has a depth of 36 feet for ships traveling from the San Francisco bay area and can handle ships up to 900 feet in length.


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All Star Ambassador
All counties in California have a County 4-H All Star or County 4-H Ambassador program for senior members. Since both names refer to the same thing, the term "All Star 4-H Ambassador" shall be used as the statewide term to refer to both. All Star 4-H Ambassadors are the ambassadors of the 4-H program in a county. As an ambassador, the All Star 4-H Ambassador visits other 4-H clubs; reaches out to other organizations within the community; and attends and participates in the 4-H State Leadership Conference, 4-H County meetings, State or Sectional 4-H meetings and events, and other activities as outlined by each individual county.
Typically, the All Star 4-H Ambassadors plan their own program within the established guidelines. Their "Plan of Action" includes planning and leading a county event, field trips, visiting clubs, participating in Council meetings, presenting the 4-H program to other agencies, etc. All Star 4-H Ambassadors act as visible 4-H members - role models for their fellow 4-H members, their county, and their world.
Must be a senior member, at least 14 years of age or in the 9th grade, as of December 31st of the program year.
Have achieved the Gold Star rank.
Junior/Teen leader for more than one year.
Been involved in county 4-H events within the last two years.


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"Lovers and madmen have such seething brains, such shaping fantasies, that apprehend more than cool reason ever comprehends."
"A person of definite character and purpose who comprehends our way of thought is sure to exert power over us. He cannot altogether be resisted; because, if he understands us, he can make us understand him, through the word, the look, or other symbol."
"Do ye not comprehend that we are worms born to bring forth the angelic butterfly that flieth unto judgment without screen?"
"[What guided Einstein was that, in his mid-twenties, he found the unknown intriguing. He felt compelled to comprehend what might have been intended for our universe by The Old One (as he referred to his notion of God).] We are in the position, ... of a little child entering a huge library, whose walls are covered to the ceiling with books in many different languages. The child knows that someone must have written those books. It does not know who or how. It does not understand the languages in which they are written. The child notes a definite plan in the arrangement of the books, a mysterious order, which it does not comprehend but only dimly suspects."
"We are not to comprehend;
the secret of roses, but maybe
swimming in the incantation of roses.
Or may be looking for
the song of truth
between the morning glory,
and the century."
"We delight in one knowable thing, which comprehends all that is knowable; in one apprehensible, which draws together all that can be apprehended; in a single being that includes all, above all in the one which is itself the all."
"That most dangerous of opponents: the one who took pains to comprehend the position of his adversary."
"It is fortunate that each generation does not comprehend its own ignorance. We are thus enabled to call our ancestors barbarous."


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Doc Halladay is named the first National League Player of the Week for 2010.
Doc takes home NL Player of the Week
Halladay immediately makes presence felt in Phillies uniform
By Doug Miller / MLB.com
It hasn't taken long for Roy Halladay to become accustomed to the National League.
The right-handed ace, who came to the Phillies from the Toronto Blue Jays in an offseason trade, paid dividends right away, and in a huge way, when he was awarded the inaugural NL Player of the Week award of the 2010 season.
In his first week with Philadelphia, Halladay posted a 2-0 record with a 0.56 ERA while tying for the Major League lead with 17 strikeouts. Halladay also sits atop the Majors with 16 innings pitched and a complete game. The Colorado native surpassed 1,500 career strikeouts on Opening Day and notched his 150th career victory and 50th career complete game on April 11.
Halladay made his eighth consecutive Opening Day start at Washington, holding the Nationals to one run through seven innings of work and leading the Phillies to an 11-1 victory. The All-Star and former Cy Young Award winner also helped his own cause at the plate, going 1-for-4 with an RBI.
This is Halladay's fourth career weekly award, and his first in the NL.
Other nominees this past week included Atlanta's Martin Prado and rookie sensation Jason Heyward, Philadelphia's Placido Polanco and Ryan Howard, Florida's Jorge Cantú, Albert Pujols of the Cardinals, Arizona's Chris Young, San Francisco's Tim Lincecum and Colorado's Ubaldo Jimenez.
H/T Phillies.com
Congratulations on winning the award Doc, hopefully the first of many.


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Money will apparently be no object as the Indians begin their managerial search. That's good, because Terry Francona won't come cheap.
Francona will be in Cleveland on Friday for interviews with Tribe general manager Chris Antonetti and other members of the organization.
Thursday, Sandy Alomar Jr. had his formal interview with club officials at Progressive Field.
In his annual end-of-the-season meeting with reporters on Thursday, Antonetti was vague on whether any other candidates will be brought in for interviews. That could be because the Indians view Alomar and Francona as two exceedingly strong candidates for the job.
Francona would also be an expensive one. His salary in 2011, his last year managing the Boston Red Sox, was $4 million. So if the Indians decided to offer him their managing job, it would probably take something in the neighborhood of three years and $12 million to get the deal done. That would easily make Francona the highest-paid manager in Indians history.
In addition to their new manager's salary, the Indians next year will also be paying their old manager, Manny Acta, about $1 million not to manage the team. Any way you slice it, this is going to be a pricey exchange of nameplates on the door to the manager's office -- and the Indians say that's fine with them.
"We don't expect economics to be a factor in hiring our manager," said Antonetti. "We're going to hire the best person for the job."
Clearly, Antonetti and his staff feel strongly about both Francona and Alomar. Francona, 53, has 12 years of managerial experience with the Phillies and Red Sox, and won two World Series in his eight years in Boston.
Prior to taking the Boston job, Francona worked for a year as a special assistant to Mark Shapiro, who was then the Tribe's general manager.
"I've always had a great deal of respect for Terry, having worked with him for over a year, and we've stayed in touch over the last decade," said Antonetti, who was the Indians' assistant general manager when Francona was part of the organization. "It was great to know that Terry had an interest in this job."
Prior to the emergence of Francona as a candidate, the 46-year-old Alomar, despite the fact he's never managed professionally at any level, seemed like a heavy favorite for the job. In addition to being a link to the powerhouse Indians teams of the 1990s, which continues to feed his popularity among Tribe fans, Alomar was a coach for three years under Acta and served as the interim manager over the last six games of this season.
"As expected, Sandy did a good job," said Antonetti, about Alomar's stint as interim manager. "He was doing a lot of things for the first time. He interacted with coaches and communicated well with the players."
For the last few years, Alomar has been viewed as a manager-in-waiting, be it in Cleveland or elsewhere. He has previously interviewed for managing jobs with the Red Sox, Blue Jays and Cubs.
"From Sandy's days as a player, we identified him as a guy who had leadership qualities, and he has shown those qualities as a coach," said Antonetti.
As the Indians look ahead to 2013, the club will be involved in a major, if not total, rebuilding situation. Alomar has had a lot of experience working with young players in the Indians' system, which could strengthen his candidacy, although Antonetti was quick to point out Francona has similar experience.
"Terry has experience in transitioning young players to the major leagues, he's a great communicator and an accomplished leader," said Antonetti.
Although Antonetti said there is no timetable for finding their man, the fact the Indians began the interviewing process within hours of the end of the regular season could be an indicator the club wants to move quickly on hiring its next manager.


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+ Osprey association has new president
The creator of the Osprey Beautification Association and its only president is stepping down after 10 years.
Carol Koehler is handing the reins to Sandy Keith, a former member of the Osprey Revitalization Committee, which dissolved Dec. 31.
Keith said she plans to continue the Beautification Association's partnership with the Osprey Civic League, because Osprey needs more community involvement.
"We are going to be focusing on U.S. 41," she said. "It's beautification, the slowing of traffic and (creating) more walkability."
The Osprey Beautification Association meets at 10 a.m. on the first Wednesday of each month at First America Bank, 1307 N. Tamiami Trail.
+ Sheriff gets 103 weapons in swap
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office collected 103 firearms at its latest gun-exchange event Feb. 20.
In return for handing over a gun, county residents received a $50 gift card from Bealls department stores, Sports Authority, Sweetbay Supermarkets and more.
"Gun crimes are not particularly prevalent in our community," said Sheriff Tom Knight. "But firearms can pose safety risks for owners who may no longer be comfortable with the weapons or when young family members are in the home."
People turned in 140 guns at a similar event in December.
+ Meetings and Agendas
• City Auditor and Clerk hiring — 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, City Hall, 1565 First St., Sarasota
• Alta Vista Neighborhood Association — 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, Harmony Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 2600 Courtland St., Sarasota
• City Commission — 2:30 p.m. Monday, March 1, City Hall, 1565 First St., Sarasota
• Friends of The Legacy Trail — 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 2, Oscar Scherer State Park, 1843 S. Tamiami Trail, Osprey