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Amy Schumer may not be BFFs with Jennifer Lawrence, but these two are definitely giving us #friendshipgoals.
The comedian had a great night Sunday, bringing home an Emmy for Variety Sketch Series for her show "Inside Amy Schumer," and was then surprised with a sweet gift from her famous gal-pal when she returned to her hotel room.
"Never tell Jennifer L your room number," Schumer captioned a picture on Instagram, which showed her standing in the middle of a bundle of huge balloons while holding her Emmy. How sweet!
WATCH: Does Amy Schumer want to host the Oscars?
The blond funnywoman also revealed that she got a congratulatory text from J.Law when talking to reporters in the press room after her win.
Schumer told "Entertainment Tonight" that Lawrence texted her with a message that you would expect to come from J. Law. "Jennifer sent me a really sweet text," Schumer told the reporter. "She said that I looked pretty but not smart."
She went on, "[Lawrence] is the real-deal funny," and also added, about their upcoming movie, "My sister and Jen and I wrote a movie together so we're gonna hopefully be shooting that in a year or something. We're busy!"
Schumer told E! News Sunday that although her friendship with Lawrence is what dreams are made of, it's being blown a little out of proportion.
"We really like each other, but I think the media blew it up," Schumer said. "We're not BFFs. We're just Fs, but we're really good Fs. I have BFFs since I was 8 years old so it'll be tough to uproot them."
PHOTOS: Jennifer Lawrence's Outrageous Quotes

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Dominicans catch Kimbrel on rare off night
By Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
MIAMI -- When it comes to Craig Kimbrel, the numbers don't lie.
The Braves closer is about as automatic as there is in the game. Consider his All-Star 2012 season, when he appeared in 63 games. In every one of them, he never allowed as many as two runs or two hits.
Kimbrel's body of work speaks for itself, which makes what transpired in the ninth inning on Thursday night at Marlins Park so improbable.
The Dominican Republic scored twice on two hits off Kimbrel on its way to upending Team USA, 3-1, in front of a festive and vocal crowd of 34,366.
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How do you explain what occurred in Round 2 of the World Baseball Classic?
Kimbrel makes no excuses.
"Well, we're not in last year any more," he said flatly. "It's a new year. It happens. Great lineup over there. All we can do is come out and win the game tomorrow."
The setback puts the United States in a must-win situation on Friday at 7 p.m. ET against Puerto Rico on MLB Network and ESPN Deportes.
What's at stake is simple. The winner advances, along with the Dominican Republic, to San Francisco for the semifinal round. Friday's winner also plays the Dominican Republic on Saturday in Miami in a game that will decide final four seeding.
For the loser, the tournament comes to an end.
"Win tomorrow and we're going to San Francisco," Kimbrel said.
Kimbrel entered in a tense top of the ninth inning with the score knotted at 1.
Nelson Cruz set the tone with a leadoff double to right-center. On the play, right fielder Giancarlo Stanton made an all-out leaping, backhanded grab to prevent the ball from rolling back any deeper. He sprang up and threw to second, trying to toss out Cruz.
"I figured I'd have a play to get him at second," Stanton said. "He just beat me there. That was just my thought process. Maybe he jogs, thinks it's a double on his own, and I come in and sneak one in on him. I just missed him."
The entire ninth inning was a series of just misses for the United States.
Carlos Santana's groundout to second advanced Cruz to third with one out. The infield was drawn in, and Erick Aybar pinch-hit for Ricardo Nanita.
Kimbrel got the benefit of a pitch away that was called strike two by home-plate umpire Angel Hernandez. Briefly, Aybar protested as the Dominican Republic faithful hissed.
The next pitch was a 97 mph inside fastball that Aybar turned on and slapped into right field for the go-ahead RBI. Aybar swiped second, and Jose Reyes padded the lead with a run-scoring single that skipped just under the glove of diving shortstop Jimmy Rollins.
"My job is to go out there in the most pressure situation of the game," Kimbrel said. "I just wasn't able to get the job done today."
You have to go back to Sept. 19, 2011, to find the last time Kimbrel gave up two runs in an inning of a regular-season game. That night also happened to be in Miami, at the Marlins' old ballpark, Sun Life Stadium.
Kimbrel surrendered a walk-off homer to Omar Infante that night, which had playoff implications because it helped the Cardinals in the Wild Card race.
Typically, Kimbrel is lights-out. The right-hander last year had a stretch from May 8 through the end of the season in which he gave up just three runs and had an 0.52 ERA in that stretch.
"Well, they earned it," Team USA manager Joe Torre said of the Dominican Republic. "They beat a great one. He's something special now."
With so much noise and atmosphere, it was hard to imagine Thursday's game was in the middle of March, at a time all 30 big league teams are playing Spring Training games.
"It feels like October, not March," Kimbrel said. "But we lost tonight. I didn't go out and do my job. All we can do as a team is put this game behind us, and come out tomorrow and beat Puerto Rico."
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Those of you who have been involved with WLANs for a while may remember about a decade ago when Symbol Technologies (later acquired by Motorola) introduced the WLAN switch, which subsequently evolved into the WLAN controller today at the heart of so many product lines. The idea was simple and brilliant--move key, common functional elements out of the access point (AP) and into the centralized switch or controller. APs get thin, cheap, and simple, and all of the difficult stuff gets done in a central element, akin to an Ethernet switch or even a router, that can be duplicated for improved reliability. It all seems so contemporary, logical, and correct.
Indeed, most WLAN suppliers today offer controllers of one form or another. But there is, in fact, a difference between the controller as box and the controller as function; the latter being what we call the control plane when describing the location of specific functions within a particular architecture.
There are two more planes, the management plane, which really must be centralized, handles planning, configuration, policy definition, monitoring, reporting, and much more, and the data plane, which describes how data moves within an implementation.
The big question with respect to the latter is whether user traffic must flow through the controller or not. In other words, whether the AP is thin or fat. Traditional, or fat, APs require no separate controller. The control plane--which I like to describe as the operating system of a WLAN--is distributed among all APs in a given installation. Data in this case can be directly forwarded as required, which seems more efficient. However, as Keerti Melkote, the CTO of WLAN leader Aruba Networks, once stated in a conference session I attended, after you've spent milliseconds sending data over the air, what's a few more microseconds to send it to a powerful controller where security, traffic prioritization, and QoS (and often more, depending upon product) can be more efficiently managed?
Well, the competition counters, not having to forward data means that the controller (logical or physical) can be much simpler in design and implementation, loading on the network links to the controller is reduced, the controller box itself is minimized or perhaps even eliminated, and the need for controller upgrades as network traffic volumes grow also perhaps eliminated altogether as well. Gee, that sounds pretty good, too.
So the WLAN architecture question comes down to two key decisions. Should the control plane be centralized or distributed, and should data from the AP flow through the controller? With respect to the latter, an increasing number of vendors have adopted what we call a direct forwarding architecture, in which data flows directly from a given AP to its destination and not through the controller. Some APs are "adaptive," exhibiting both modes of operation depending upon policy settings and traffic type. With respect to the former, some vendors have a fully-distributed control plane and no controller box at all. At least one vendor has virtualized the controller entirely, reducing it to software running in a virtual machine. Diversity? You bet, and there's no end in sight.
The reason for that is simple. It's very likely that no single architecture will yield the best result (including in terms of price/performance) for all possible network load scenarios. WLAN performance evaluation is notoriously difficult, given varying radio conditions that defy efforts toward reproducibility, and no one has been able to run the definitive comparative tests, at least not yet. Of course, the continuing rapid evolution of underlying technology, standards, chipsets, and system implementations reduce even detailed comparisons in most cases to an analysis of performance at only a single moment in time, with no long-term insights in the results.
The WLAN architecture question is unlikely to be settled soon, despite the fact that the performance of so many applications depends upon a detailed understanding of the tradeoffs inherent in this discussion. I continue to study advances in benchmarking and other comparative techniques that may eventually yield insight and perhaps even a trend one way or the other. Still, it remains unlikely that we'll end up with a simple, easy answer here, or that we'll be able to reduce the selection of the right product for the job to a simple analytical methodology or picking the answer off a chart.
Craig Mathias is a Principal with Farpoint Group, a wireless and mobile advisory firm based in Ashland, MA. Craig is an internationally recognized expert on wireless communications and mobile computing technologies. He is a well-known industry analyst and frequent speaker at industry conferences and trade shows.


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In most cases you don't need to fetch the sample : see my example for the touch sensor.roger wrote:Just fetch the sample from the appropriate Mode and return the initial element of the sample array.
I can't see anything wrong taking the shortest path from the information source (ie the pin on the port) and the produced information (the isPressed status). Making a detour via a sample represented by an array of floats to come back to a boolean value by comparing values to zero, when this boolean value was already available from the start, sounds to me a bit like a waste of CPU cycles. Sometimes we must remember that although the EV3 is far more powerful than the NXT, it is still a limited processing unit. We have to be careful using CPU cycles in an efficient way when implementing foundation layers such as ev3classes. Don't you think so ?


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Cracking card at Great Trethew
PUBLISHED: 11:36 21 February 2012
The first of two Point-to-Point meetings takes place at Great Trethew near Liskeard this Sunday (February 26). With 125 entered this meeting promises to be full of action with plenty of potential young stars of the future entered in the maiden races, writes Donna Harris.
The card kicks off at noon with the Cornish Times sponsoring the Hunt Members race where nine are entered. Jackie Du Plessis has a terrific record in the race and this year she is represented by Armenian Boy. He won the Mixed Open at Ideford Arch in December. He can be a tricky ride and when sent off 9-4 favourite at the return meeting he unseated his rider at the sixth fence.
Also entered is Quizzling who prefers right handed tracks and goes particularly well for Micheal Nolan, winning four races in 2011.
Trainers like sending out their unraced horses at this track and the Brightwells sponsored Open Maiden 2m4f race has attracted 25 entries. Florence, which is part owned by Will Biddick, looks an interesting prospect. Of those that have had a run Degenerate trained by Ashley Farrant had some previous flat form and ran fifth in an Open maiden at Blackforest Lodge. He was well fancied having been sent off favourite and should come on for that run. Torken, owned and trained by Alan Walter, showed some mid race speed when running here last year before pulling up tired in heavy ground.
St Austell Brewery sponsor the Open Maiden for 5/6/7yr olds. This race has 44 entered and will be divided. The Lucy Gardner-trained and ridden Back On Tow looks on form and has only just missed out on a win twice at Ideford Arch when finding one too good on the day. Marie McGuiness trained Otitis Tarda was only a few lengths behind Back On Tow and should come on for that run.
Forty Knights ran a creditable fourth when ridden by Michael Heard in a split Open Maiden at Wadebridge and is another who would have come on for the run. Shanann Star an ex-Irish Pointer was a close second in a Mares only Maiden at Ideford Arch.
Roger Young Engineering sponsors the Mixed Open. Thirteen are entered and these include the Ashley Farrant trained Mioche D'Estruval. He will be looking to follow up on his win at Wadebridge when beating the odds on favourite Perouse into third.
Ross Oliver's Wee Fly won four of her six starts last season and will be looking to improve on her third in the Aga Ladies open at Wadebridge in January for her jockey Jo Buck.
Kingshead Hotel sponsors the Restricted. Twenty are entered including Allerford Jack who had been consistently placed in Maidens before scoring at Blackforest Lodge in January when ridden by the current area leading jockey Will Biddick. Also entered is the improving Kirkleigh who was unlucky when unseating his jockey Tom Chanin at Buckfastleigh.
The final race of the day is the Peakes & GB sponsored Confined. Of the 14 entries Alpha Native gave Will Biddick a comfortable win at Ideford Arch when pleasing his owners Sandra and Peter Clarke.
The Camilla Scott-trained Special Account is a previous Cattistock Open winner and was another unlucky one to unseat his jockey Neil Harris early on at Buckfastleigh.
The course is located off the A38 between Liskeard and Saltash.PL14 3PZ, There is on course catering, a licensed bar and bookies.
Entry is £15 per car and driver or £20 car and occupants.


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Knowledge Transfer between Automated Planners
In this article, we discuss the problem of transferring search heuristics from one planner to another. More specifically, we demonstrate how to transfer the domain-dependent heuristics acquired by one planner into a second planner. Our motivation is to improve the efficiency and the efficacy of the second planner by allowing it to use the transferred heuristics to capture domain regularities that it would not otherwise recognize. Our experimental results show that the transferred knowledge does improve the second planner's performance on novel tasks over a set of seven benchmark planning domains.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1609/aimag.v32i2.2334
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Monday 23rd June 2014
- Saturday 28th June 2014
First House
£45.00 - £60.00
FRI - SAT: 1st house: Doors open 6pm, Support Act 7pm, Curtis Stigers: 8.15pm // 2nd house: Doors open 10.30pm Curtis Stigers 11.15pm, late late set 1am.
SUNDAY LUNCH SHOW: Doors open 12pm, Curtis Stigers 1.30-2.15 & 2.45-3.30pm.
SUNDAY EVENING SHOW: Doors open 6.30pm, support 7.45pm, Curtis Stigers 9pm, Doors Close 12 Midnight
LINEUP tbc but likely: Curtis Stigers - Sax/vocals, Matthew Fries - Piano, Cliff Schmitt - Bass, Paul Wells - Drums, John "Scrapper" Sneider - Trumpet"A Rockin' Jazzman" – New York Times"An artist of genuine class and laconic charm" – The Guardian"Serious class act here, folks" – Rochester City Paper
Multi-platinum selling singer, saxophonist, producer and songwriter Curtis Stigers is back at Ronnie's playing his classic material, hits and songs from latest album "HOORAY FOR LOVE" (Concorde/Universal)!
Curtis Stigers first appeared on the scene in the early 90s with hit songs 'I Wonder Why' and 'You´re all that Matters to Me' which have become soul classics over the years.
His rendition of Nick Lowe's "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love and Understanding" was included in the massively successful soundtrack of 'The Bodyguard' movie (Whitney Houston & Kevin Costner) selling over 40 million copies.
Over the years Curtis has performed and recorded with Eric Clapton, Elton John, Prince, Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker, George Benson, The Allman Brothers Band and many more. He recently sung and co-composed the theme tune to cult television series Sons of Anarchy, for which he was also nominated for an Emmy.
Since 2001 Curtis Stigers is seriously pursuing a career as a first class jazz singer with 7 albums out so far and many awards under his belt: In 2003 his album "You Inspire Me" was the London Times´ 'Jazz Album of the Year', in 2007 Stigers was named 'Jazz Artist of the Year' by BBC Radio 2, and in 2010 Stigers won the German Jazz Echo in the
category 'Best International Male Jazz Singer'. He has performed at most major jazz festivals and iconic jazz
clubs around the world and is a regular at concert halls on both sides of the Atlantic.
For the upcoming tours Curtis will bring a quintet (himself plus piano, bass, drums, guitar), but he also has a full concert repertoire featuring him as soloist with symphony orchestra and also with bigband.
Support: The Ronnie Scotts All Stars
+ support tonight: The Ronnie Scotts All Stars with Special Guest vocalists Emma Smith (Mon) and Natalie Williams (Tues)
Monday's band line up: Alex Garnett (tenor sax), James Pearson (piano), Sam Burgess (bass) and Ed Richardson (drums).
Tuesday's band line up: is Alex Garnett (tenor sax), James Pearson (piano), Sam Burgess (bass) and Chris Higginbottom
The Ronnie Scott's All Stars are comprised of some of the greatest talents on the U.K scene, including some of our most regular performers James Pearson (piano), Sam Burgess (bass) and Pedro Segundo (drums)
James Pearson:-
Musical Director at Ronnie Scott's and the owner of a ferocious piano technique coupled with a sense of musicality rarely heard, James Pearson is one of the most exciting musicians to have emerged from the U.K in the last 25 years. After working with him, the late jazz legend Sir John Dankworth declared: "James Pearson is an exceptionally gifted artist. His masterful playing makes him head and shoulders above the rest of his contemporaries. He shows signs of true greatness".
Sam Burgess:-
Double Bass Despite only being in his early 30's, already Sam is a stalwart of the UK jazz scene. As well as appearing on numerous film soundtracks such as 'Bridget Jones's Diary' and 'Hannibal'. Sam's thumping, pounding, relentlessly driving bass lines have been heard accompanying the likes of Bob James, Billy Kilson, Gary Novak, Joe Lock, Dave Kekowski, Guy Barker, Dave O'Higgins, Pete King, Gareth Williams, Claire Martin, Jim Mullen, Alan Barnes, Tim Whitehead, John Horler, Gwyneth Herbert, John Dankworth, The BBC Big Band and Robbie Williams.
Pedro Segundo:-
At 22 years old Pedro Segundo, Portuguese drummer joins the James Pearson Trio at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club.
Born and raised in Lisbon, picked up the drums seriously at the age of eight starting studying classical percussion a year later. In June 2011 he graduates from Guildhall School of Music and Drama in Timpani and Classical Percussion. His musical ability combines a blend of styles creating a unique sound on the drum set. He has played regularly with Dennis Rollins, Femi Temowo, Mário Franco, Cleveland Watkiss and many other artists touring in festivals all around the globe.
Other regular performers include:
Dave Ohm (drums), Natalie Williams (vocals), Alex Garnett (sax), Nigel Price (guitar), Steve Rushton (drums), Polly Gibbons (vocals), Alistair White (trombone), Gary Baldwin (hammond), Al Cherry (guitar), Matt Home (drums), Alan Barnes (sax), Ralph Salmins (drums), Arnie Somogyi (bass), Mark Smith (bass), James Nisbet (guitar), Pete Long (sax), Gerard Presencer (Trumpet), Dave O'Higgins (sax), Alec Dankworth (bass), Steve Fishwick (trumpet) and others...
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Florida Studio Theatre Presents RICHARD AND BETTY BURDICK PLAY READING SERIES, 5/7-21
Florida Studio Theatre announces its annuAl Richard and Betty Burdick Play Reading Series, which will present three new plays by contemporary, American Playwrights. The series will take place in the Keating Theatre, on Monday, May 7 at 7:00pm, Saturday, May 12 at 2:00pm, and Monday, May 21 at 7:00pm, and is part of FST's Sarasota Festival of New Plays. Tickets for the series are 3 plays for $25, or individual play readings for $10. They may be purchased by calling the FST Box Office at (941) 366-9000 or by visiting http://www.floridastudiotheatre.org.
There will be a Panel Discussion following the May 12 reading that will concern "The State of the New American Play," featuring special guests. The panel includes: Theresa Eyring, Executive Director of Theatre Communications Group; Jason Loewith, Executive Director of National New Play Network; Jack Canfora, playwright of Jericho, now playing in the Keating Theatre; and John Walch, playwright of In The Book Of, part of the Richard and Betty Burdick Play Reading Series. The panel discussion is free to the public and will take place on May 12 at 5:00PM in the Keating Theatre.
This year's Play Reading Series features three new American Playwrights, and will take the audience on a journey throughout the United States; from a basement beauty shop in Colorado, to a small town in Mississippi, to the tallest skyscraper in New York City.
The series begins with American Beauty Shop by Dana Lynn Formby on May 7. Sue Mason is a hard-working beauty shop owner in Colorado whose livelihood is threatened by the opening of a SuperCuts in the local Wal-Mart. As she battles to keep her business, Sue's teenage daughter, Judy, battles with her own future deciding between what she wants and what her mother wants for her.
Formby describes herself as a "blue-collar playwright;" her father was a pipe-fitter and her mother was a hairdresser. Formby is a resident playwright at Chicago Dramatists and a founding member of Mortar Theatre Company. American Beauty Shop has been read at the Illinois Shakespeare Fest in Bloomington and at Steep Theatre in October. Dana is the 2008 recipient of the Scott McPherson Playwriting Award.
Following American Beauty Shop will be John Walch's In the Book Of on Saturday, May 12. The play is inspired by the Biblical book of Ruth but focuses on the political and personal impacts of illegal immigration through the story of Naomi, an army veteran, and Anisah, an Afghan translator.
Walch's plays have been produced at theatres such as The Center Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Playwrights Theatre of NJ, Kitchen Dog, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and off- Broadway at Urban Stages. John is a two time Sloan fellow (Manhattan Theatre Club, EST) as well as a Michener Fellow at UT at Austin, where he received his MFA. John served as artistic director of Austin Script Works, and has taught playwriting at UT at Austin, University of Iowa, and Bennington College, among others. John lives in Brooklyn, and is the resident playwright at Alabama Shakespeare Festival, as well as a resident playwright of New Dramatists.
The final reading will be The Tallest Building in the World by Matt Schatz on May 21. The Tallest Building in the World takes place in the 1960s and explores both the engineering and the chutzpah that fueled the construction of the World Trade Center.
In an interview with WestOrangePatch.com, Schatz said of the play: "I tried to write an exciting, entertaining play that, while based on actual historical events, is both very theatrical and also has a lot of myself in it. Though this play is about the designing and building of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers, it's not really a 9/11 play. I was certainly influenced and affected by those events and want to honor them any way I can. But my play takes place in the 1960s and is more about relationships: relationships between the people who build tall buildings, those against tall buildings, between buildings and people, and even between the buildings themselves." Schatz is a playwright, lyricist and composer. He is a three-time recipient of an EST/Sloan Commission and a two-time Shubert Fellow. He is a member of the BMI Advanced Musical Theatre Workshop and the Dramatist Guild. Matt lives with his wife Jenna Hymes in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Queens.
Each of these plays is in varying stage of their development, from draft to post-premiere edits, allowing the audience to participate in the further formation of these pieces. Each reading will be followed by a talkback with the playwright where audience members have the opportunity to provide feedback for the play. Plays such as Black Pearl Sings! by Frank Higgins and Laughing Matters...Too by Rebecca Hopkins went on to full productions and critical success at Florida Studio Theatre after appearing in a Richard and Betty Burdick Play Reading Series. Many have also gone on to productions in New York and other regional theatres.
The Sarasota Festival of New Plays seeks to provide a forum for playwrights of all ages to develop plays that can be fruitfully produced. From our Young Playwrights to our emerging adult playwrights and seasoned play-writing veterans, the Sarasota Festival of New Plays seeks to broaden the breadth and depth of thought in American theatre by encouraging people of all ages and all perspectives to write plays. FST has presented the Sarasota Festival of New Plays for 20 years.
New Play Development is the lifeblood of FST. It is a year-round activity that is fully integrated with each of the theatre's other programs. FST's approach to new play development focuses on the continued life of the work. Aside from presenting world premieres, FST frequently provides plays with their second, third or fourth productions. For example, in the 2009 Sarasota Festival of New Plays, FST provided Black Pearl Sings! with its 3rd production. Black Pearl Sings! has gone on to many productions, becoming one of the most produced plays in the country in 2010. In addition, in 2010, in partnership with the National New Play Network, FST presented the rolling world premiere of Shotgun by John Biguenet.
Known as Sarasota's Contemporary Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre was founded in 1973 by Jon Spelman. Starting out as a small touring company, FST traveled to places such as migrant camps and prisons. The company eventually settled down into a permanent home, acquiring the former Woman's Club building – now renamed the Keating Theatre. In the years that followed, Florida Studio Theatre established itself as a major force in American Theatre, presenting Contemporary Theatre in its three theatre venues: the Keating Theatre, the Goldstein Cabaret and its newest space, the Gompertz Theatre.
Even with its growth, Florida Studio Theatre remains firmly committed to making the arts accessible and affordable to a broad-based audience. Under Richard Hopkins, Artistic Director and CEO, FST develops theatre that speaks to our living, evolving, and dynamically changing world. As FST grows and expands, it continues to provide audiences with challenging, contemporary drama and innovative programs.


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We toured the museum in Greer,SC this week which sits adjacent to the factory. A few nice bikes/cars there, including Culberson's GS that he took(not always riding of course) across the Darien Gap on his world tour . It shows ~234,000miles on the ODO.
His bike prompted me to consider a BMW GS bike that's missing: a HS classmate/friends bike should be there too. Jim Oliver, & a ride partner rode from Valdivostok, Russia across the whole of Siberia to Europe, including the road less part!!! They had no support crew/entourage or big pocketbooks such as did Ewan McGregor,etc., & even did it before the more famous guys with the movie credits. His bike is currently residing in a museum in western KS(where Jim lives & still works) & certainly deserves to be seen by more people.FWIW, Jim rides an ex police, Boulder,CO Harley on leisure trips now.
On a related note, we did the "BMW Performance Center Delivery Program" in picking up our new car there. Got to do on/off road car stuff such as wet track,slaloms,emergency stops,hills-up/down,in 22" water,over humps-BIG HUMPS! that none of us knew the X cars can do that was fun & a hot lap in a monster M5 car with a pro driver.
The center does BMW tech training and has complete shop facilities for mechanical & body shop training & repairs. "Out back" there is a "BMW cornucopia" (I drooled over these wrecks big time having enjoyed many years working on theses cars) of wrecks. They belong to BMW employee's,were in accidents,etc., & are in waiting for repairs as a part of the tech training programs-perhaps 150+? cars there from Minis to 7 series & bikes too. In seeing many piles of tires I was told they have a $2 million dollar annual budget for tires just at the Performance Center! The M5 tires are changed out daily as they are gone. The car you drive on track is always the model you are buying-an X3 in our case.
BTW, the cafeteria is not to be missed!!! When you do the delivery program there you get lodging @ the Marriott,evening & brfst meals & the next day do the center as "free" part of regular delivery charge.
The man that did our actual car delivery( how all the buttons work,etc.) was one of the professional MC trainers on staff on days they were doing MC training.They have an off road area there for bikes. He had been a motor officer for 18 years(in his other job) & also is a hobby rider too. Just the one to meet when your there & one very nice guy! Just ask for "Ray".
Vince : the Performance Center is an great article (or two or more?) just waiting for you!!! Don't miss their cafeteria-(lunch is part of the program) where the employees/Tech trainees eat-it is superb!
All in all a fun day with an impressive staff. The driver trainers have life size picture/body cutouts on the hallway wall & are the cream of the crop in car/bike training with several still actively involved in professional & amateur racing.


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Can Epilepsy Be Cured Through Diet?
The Epilepsy Diet
Epilepsy is the most serious of all neurological disorders
Epilepsy affects 65 million people worldwide and is diagnosed simply by the occurrence of two or more unprovoked seizures. Seizures result when nerve cells signal incorrectly which may present as strange sensations, emotions, behavior, or convulsions, or a loss of consciousness. There are many causes for epilepsy including illness, brain injury, abnormal brain development and genetic conditions. Epilepsy is more common in young children and in the elderly.
Thirty percent of people who have epilepsy do not respond to anti-seizure medications. According to a 2010 study in the New England Journal of Medicine, people who developed childhood epilepsy had a substantially higher death rate if their seizures were not controlled over a five year period (nejm.org).
In 2006, The Charlie Foundation commissioned a panel comprised of neurologists and dietitians with particular expertise in using the ketogenic diet to create a consensus statement in support of the clinical management of the ketogenic diet and when it should be considered. Children are especially good candidates for the diet owing to their reliance on adults for nourishment and to the nature of a young developing brain.
Only a small fraction of people with epilepsy are offered ketogenic diet therapies. The diet offers improvement to the majority of people with epilepsy who trial it.
Certain epilepsy types may respond better to diet therapies
Epilepsy syndromes are specific syndromes that are associated with one or more seizure types. The ketogenic diet and the associated modified diets are well established in the treatment of epilepsy and in the following syndromes and conditions.
- Glucose transporter type 1 deficiency syndrome
- Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency
- Myoclonic epilepsies:
- Myoclonic-astatic epilepsy (Doose syndrome)
- Severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (Dravet syndrome)
- Tuberous sclerosis complex
- Rett syndrome
- Infantile spasm
- Certain mitochondrial disorders:
- Phosphofructokinase deficiency
- Glycogenosis type V
- Mitochondrial respiratory chain complex disorders
- Landau-Kleffner syndrome
- Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis


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YBM Sisa.com the #1 brand in Korea for online learning, is using EnglishCentral in its latest Speaking product the New E900 . EnglishCentral video lessons will add to their English language online curriculum.
A subsidiary of Korea's largest language school and publishing company, YBMSisa counts over 30,000 corporations and 100 universities as its customers in Korea.


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Discussion in 'Stringing Techniques / Stringing Machines' started by Topspin101, Oct 29, 2012.
Excellent. Called inquiring about Boomerang Tools last week. Tools arrived today.
good to see them back!
I just use the 50/50 method to start the crosses. Seems easier than using other tools.
because of the design of some stringing machines although I really like the two piece 50/50 method I don't think it is easier. When using the 50/50 you should string two crosses toward the top then switch to two toward the bottom then two on top then two on the bottom until you are done. Never get ahead on the bottom and not more than two ahead on the top. That is what I have been told is the correct way by Prince.
Good info, thanks.
That should have said, Never (not ever) get ahead more than two on top ...
Yup, great customer service, but does anyone know which boomerang is for the exo rebel 98?
I tried calling 4 times this week and they never called back or answered my calls.
I strung a Rebel 95 and used the white boomerang for the O3 White.
I think they are on Christmas break. Call in the mornings EST, after the New Year.
Dang! I have to wait a year!!
There were four boomerangs at one time. A light grey and orange, and a darker grey and red. The darker grey and red had ears and Prince told me they were for the EXO3 rackets. Te other two were for the O3 models. I would suggest using any one that fits some people even shave them down to fit. Wear safety glasses they have a tendency to pop out at times.
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I got my boomerangs in a like time frame. Great customer service.
ok, just played around with them a little..
both grey ones are too big, the rounded orange one fits and so does the red one with ears. Guess it'll be the red one for the rebel, but i'll try both and see which one is better.
Good idea on the safety glasses. One just shot off my o3 Black and I am amazed it did not break my glass door. Really scared the hell out of me!
That's one of the reasons I didn't care for the boomerang. It works when it's on, but you can't predict when it's going to fly off.
I kind of hold them in place, as even if they don't fly out they can shift around and the strings can come out of the slots.
Took Copey advise and went to the local hardware store and bought a couple of s hooks and they worked perfectly! I was apprehensive at first and fully expecting them to shoot out and nab one of me nuggs but surprise surprise it works perfect! I kept thinking why didn't Prince come up with this?!
can anyone help me get the boomerangs for Reibel/Ignite (i.e. small exo ports). I am from Czechia and unfortunately our official Prince dealership doesnt even want to hear about needs of customers!
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With $3.8 million, VISD aims to improve Patti Welder Middle School
June 2, 2012 at 1:02 a.m.
Updated June 3, 2012 at 1:03 a.m.
Patti Welder Middle School's poor reputation is going to change.
That's the pledge school officials are making with the help of a $3.8 million grant backing a "transformation model" the school adopted as part of a three-year Texas Title I Priority Schools Grant.
The Victoria school district has taken a candid look at Patti Welder and set forth high expectations for the school in coming years.
If at any time the school is found to not be meeting its goals for student achievement, it will be in danger of losing the millions in grant money that Patti Welder staff say is already revamping the atmosphere at the troubled school.
Persistently lowest achieving
The Texas Education Agency labels Patti Welder Middle School as a school that is "persistently lowest achieving," meaning it's in the bottom 5 percent of Title 1 schools in Texas. The federal government identifies Title I schools as those with a large number of students who come from low-income families.
Documents related to Patti Welder's grant proposal reveal a blunt evaluation of the school's problems, including discipline, poor test scores, a sense of apathy among teachers and students and low expectations.
As part of the grant process, a team from Region XIII Education Service Center visited Patti Welder Middle School to observe classrooms and interview parents, teachers, staff and students.
The 67-page report documented a lack of consistency in teaching and discipline strategies throughout the campus. Whereas some classrooms were determined to foster a respectful and learning-conducive environment, others were chaotic and ineffective.
In interviews with students, parents and staff, all listed one of Patti Welder's biggest problems as students disrespecting teachers. Forty percent of students said they had been bullied.
"This report was filled with good information, but it was nothing that I didn't know after being here a week or two," said Trey Edwards, Patti Welder's interim principal.
And it's nothing Joel Rodriguez, the parent of an outgoing Patti Welder eighth-grader, didn't notice the times he's been on campus. He recounted stories of students blatantly disobeying orders from teachers, staff and even the school resource officer.
"I don't think the problems are at the school, I think it's at home," he said. "At that age, a lot of it is just a desperate need for approval and attention, and sometimes in single-parent families, that doesn't happen in the home."
Facing the problem
The grant application shows VISD began taking a hard look at problems at Patti Welder as far back as January 2011.
In June of that year, the district decided to apply for the Priority Schools Grant, which, in part, requires a school that receives money to replace its principal if he or she was in the position more than two years.
VISD noted Principal Carlos Garza, who was hired at Patti Welder in 2009, would stay to oversee the grant.
Garza has since resigned, and Edwards has been at the helm of the transformation efforts since January.
VISD found out at the beginning of the school year it would receive the grant, but the money didn't arrive until late February. In the meantime, the district allowed Edwards to begin reforms, namely hiring for positions the grant would fund.
"I don't pull applications from the pool. I only interview people who want to teach at Patti Welder and contact Patti Welder," he said. "If they're contacting you at a school, they know about you already, and they want to be a part of it."
So far, that strategy has yielded him three new learning facilitators, a counselor, an assistant principal/grant coordinator and a secretary to help with the grant paperwork, Edwards said.
Among them is Rita Ramirez, a 28-year-old learning facilitator who is fresh from helping transform a school in Austin on the verge of being shut down by the TEA.
Taking ownership
When Ramirez was hired at John H. Reagan High School four-and-a-half years ago, the stakes were as real as they get. The school was in its fourth year of being rated academically unacceptable. Teachers had to put their names on a transfer list in case that year's scores didn't show improvement and the TEA made good on its threat to shut the school's doors.
Turning the school around "entailed going early and staying until janitors kicked me out, working on Saturdays and not giving up on kids," Ramirez said. "Stuff like that doesn't come in a can. You can't teach somebody that in a college setting. But when you're in the field, you love the kids, and you do what's best for the kids."
Rodriguez said the extra manpower on campus should make a difference.
"All these kids need some attention and another adult to talk to," he said.
Rodriguez sticks to the "it takes a village" adage and said he hopes Patti Welder can find a way to put grant money toward helping struggling families. He'd also like to see more parent involvement in academics and extracurricular activities.
"Why can't we create something everybody wants to be a part of?" he said.
Despite less than 50 percent of students passing all sections of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills test, Patti Welder has been rated academically acceptable the past several years and isn't in danger of being shut down.
But nobody's waiting for it to get to that point. In fact, those at the school say any of the apathy that once swept through the hallways has been converted into a determined hope. There's not an attitude of can-do, but one of must-do.
"Being an outsider ... I see enthusiasm even though this is the end of school. I see hope," said Doreen Martinez, the new assistant principal and grant coordinator who came to the school in February. "You can't bottle that. You can't make it. It just comes out within a person."
Like Ramirez's account of teachers banding together at Reagan, the first signs of change at Patti Welder are coming from the attitudes of the staff.
"The greatest impact (of the grant) is the staff buy-in in the process of improvement, because there's a difference between change and improvement," Edwards said. "They believe in the process, and they feel good about the future."
Measuring results
The reforms at Patti Welder haven't necessarily trickled down to the students yet, Edwards said, but after a summer of staff training, he expects next school year "to be a whole new ball game."
The grant will fund, among other things, staff development, extra pay for tutoring, a drug prevention counselor, behavioral intervention programs and consulting services.
Last year, Destiny Consulting hosted a four-day Cub Camp that helped fifth- graders transition into middle school. Thanks to the grant, this year's summer camp will be two weeks.
The grant also calls for $100,000 to $260,000 in incentive pay, which will be given to teachers who help so-called at-risk students - for example, those who have repeated a grade or are labeled homeless - achieve high scores on state assessments. Teachers will receive $300 for each at-risk student passing a State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness test and $500 for each student receiving a commended level on the test.
With the money comes expectations. In its grant proposal, VISD spelled out more than 30 areas of improvement and set specific progress goals during the three years of the grant. For example, Patti Welder wants to decrease the number of discipline incidents from 1,800 in 2010 to 800 by the 2013 school year. It wants to decrease the number of parent complaints while increasing the number of parents who attend school events.
It's all driven by data, which the TEA tracks every 90 days. In the latest report, sent to the TEA in April, Edwards noted the school had implemented consistent teacher evaluations, a Watch D.O.G.S. program that brings father figures into the school and focus teams that allow all staff members to get involved in improving the school.
Those teams came up with a new mission statement to guide the school through its transformation.
It reads: "The purpose of Patti Welder is to inspire our students to value education and character by guaranteeing a consistent, rigorous and positive learning environment."
And that is more than just a mantra - it's what's guiding Patti Welder Middle School into the future.
"There's no place to go but up," Edwards said. "This place is going somewhere."


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Indians hoping Santana can re-emerge at plate
By Justin Albers / MLB.com
With Hafner on the disabled list due to a knee injury, the Indians continue to look for another middle-of-the-order player to step up. Catcher Carlos Santana seemed, at the time Hafner went out, to be an obvious answer.
But Santana has struggled with the added pressure to produce. In 13 starts, entering Monday, since Hafner's injury, Santana was hitting just .130 (6-for-46) with no home runs and six RBIs. Santana has only five home runs on the season, a year after hitting 27 long balls.
Indians manager Manny Acta said Santana continues to try and cut down on some of his body movement at the plate. Acta would like to see Santana keep his hands inside the ball and use the whole field.
"That's nothing new to him," Acta said. "He's just working on it."
Acta moved Santana down from fourth to sixth in the order for Monday night's game against the Reds. Santana hasn't batted that low in the lineup all season.
"He's been scuffling a little bit," Acta said. "We're just trying not to put any added pressure on him. We're doing the best we can to put the best lineup out there."
Acta feels Tribe may benefit from Deadline move
CLEVELAND -- The Indians were aggressive at the Trade Deadline last year. They sent a package of four prospects to Colorado in exchange for pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez.
While this year's July 31 Deadline is still nearly six weeks away, Indians manager Manny Acta would like the team to make a move again. The Indians entered play Monday in second place in the American League Central, 1 1/2 games behind the White Sox.
"Everybody needs something," Acta said. "But it's not like going to the store and grabbing a can of tomato sauce. You have your necessities, but sometimes they're not there for you. It takes two to tango. I think we do need some help."
Among the possible things on the Indians' shopping list is a right-handed bat and an outfielder. The Indians haven't gotten the kind of production they hoped from veteran Johnny Damon in left field, and they have no regular right-handed-hitting starter (though they have switch-hitters in Asdrubal Cabrera and Carlos Santana).
Second baseman Jason Kipnis is well aware of the team's needs. But he doesn't believe the Indians need to make a Deadline deal to compete for a division title.
"I like what we have in this locker room," Kipnis said. "I think we can win with what we have in this locker room. We've done it so far. I'm not too worried if no moves are made. I feel very confident with the guys we have in here.
"If moves are made and the guy comes in and helps us, all the better. But if not, there's no excuses. We should go out and win."
Acta speaks with Asdrubal about late AB
CLEVELAND -- Asdrubal Cabrera knew he didn't get all of the ball in his at-bat in the ninth inning of Sunday's 9-5 loss to the Pirates.
Cabrera, who had committed three costly errors earlier in the game, jogged out of the box toward first base after turning on the ball to right field. When the ball went over the head of Pirates right fielder Jose Tabata and rolled to the wall, Cabrera made the turn and ran faster, but he was thrown out at second.
After the game, Cabrera said he expected the ball to be caught.
"I didn't hit that ball good," Cabrera said. "I thought he had a chance to catch that ball and I slowed down."
Indians manager Manny Acta didn't realize Cabrera hadn't run hard when he was watching the game, but he said he had a talk with Cabrera about the issue.
"I didn't notice that until watching videos later on," Acta said. "I spoke to him. We talked about it. Caby's a guy that, we don't make a lot of things public, but he plays through a lot of pain at times. We respect him for that, but I spoke to him about it."
Quote to note
"Anytime they give a trophy away, it's automatically a rivalry."
-- Reds manager Dusty Baker, on whether the team's Ohio Cup series with the Indians feels like a regular National League rivalry.
Smoke signals
The Indians hosted a pair of new members of the Ohio football community. Recently drafted Cleveland Browns running back Trent Richardson and first-year Ohio State coach Urban Meyer were on the field hours before Monday night's game against the Reds. Meyer and his son threw out the first pitches for the game.
Left-handed reliever Rafael Perez continues to rehab his injured left lat. There is still no timetable for his return, though Acta said Monday he does expect Perez to pitch this season.
Russ Canzler, an infielder at Triple-A Columbus, was named the International League Player of the Week on Monday. Canzler hit .381 (8-for-21) with three home runs and 13 RBIs in seven games last week.
Acta said he believes last week's incident involving Indians pitcher Derek Lowe and Reds manager Dusty Baker is in the past.
"It's not as big of a deal as has been made," Acta said. "To me, it's yesterday's paper. I just want Derek to go out there and give us an opportunity to win the ballgame."
Lowe, who started Monday, took exception to Baker ordering pitcher Mat Latos to throw inside to him last week in Cincinnati. Baker and Lowe's animosity toward one another stems from an incident that happened when Lowe was a pitcher for the Dodgers.
The Indians entered Monday's game just 4-8 in Interleague Play this season. Their 11-7 record in Interleague games last season was among the best in the league.
Justin Albers 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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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- MTR Gaming Group Inc. said Tuesday it's evaluating a buyout offer from Jacobs Entertainment, but its board of directors remains unanimously behind plans for a merger with Nevada-based Eldorado Resorts.
Colorado-based Jacobs made an unsolicited offer to MTR earlier this month that it says is 10 percent richer for MTR shareholders than the proposed merger. But MTR said it can't say when it might have a decision or any further comment about Jacobs' proposal.
In U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings, CEO Jeffrey Jacobs said his unsolicited offer of $5.69 per share is worth $15.6 million more than Eldorado Resorts' offer of $5.15 per share.
He also argues that MTR's board wouldn't be selling control of the company and could still appoint the majority of the board of directors. Jacobs owns more than 5 million shares, or 18 percent, of MTR's stock.
MTR runs Presque Isle Downs & Casino near Erie, Pa., Mountaineer Casino and Racetrack & Resort in Chester, W.Va., and Scioto Downs Casino & Racetrack near Columbus, Ohio.
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DUMMERSTON -- Town officials have struck a tentative financial deal with Southeast Vermont Learning Collaborative, resolving a tax dispute that might otherwise have ended up in court.
The collaborative, in lieu of taxes, annually would pay Dummerston about a third of its headquarters' grand-list value. And the Selectboard would recognize that the collaborative is exempt from property taxes as long as the state agrees with that label.
"It's all contingent on the state approving that they are tax-exempt," said Lewis White, Dummerston Selectboard chairman.
The collaborative, which provides professional development to teachers in 12 supervisory unions, had been renting space in a state-owned building that formerly housed a regional library on Route 5.
But the learning collaborative's purchase of that building, completed last year, sparked a dispute about taxation.
Dummerston's board of listers turned down the collaborative's request for tax exemption. And the town's attorney wrote that "criteria in addition to an organization's nonprofit status must be met in order to claim exemption from town property taxes."
Specifically, attorney Bob Fisher had requested the collaborative's bylaws and articles of incorporation in addition to records showing what other organizations rented or used space in the building.
But collaborative administrators said no for-profit enterprise had used the building. And they argued that, as an educational nonprofit, the collaborative is entirely tax-exempt.
The two sides were far apart after a meeting last month, and there was talk of a court case. But subsequent discussions led to an agreement reviewed last week by the Selectboard.
It calls for the collaborative to pay 33 percent of its grand-list value each year. That currently equals $2,488 in taxes.
Town officials initially had asked for 45 percent. But Selectboard members, while recommending a few language tweaks, appeared to be satisfied with the agreement.
"I think it's a good deal for the town," Selectboard member Tom Bodett said.
Paul Smith, secretary-treasurer of the learning collaborative's board, said he expects the board to vote on the matter soon.
"We're fine with the settlement," he said. "We feel that it's reasonable all the way around."
The agreement, Smith added, is an indication that "we want to be part of the Dummerston community."
However, he acknowledged that "we're back to square one" if the state rules that the collaborative is not tax-exempt. It is not clear how quickly that decision will be rendered.
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Police were calling on the public to help locate two men who broke out of eastern Utah's Uintah County jail on Wednesday and stole an SUV.
Inmates Dallas Ephraim Derrick and Jason Max Braham fled the Vernal jail through the vent of a laundry room where they worked. They stole a green 1996-model Yukon with a Utah license plate number of 612MPM, according to Uintah Undersheriff John Laursen.
The pair were being housed in the jail under contract with the Utah Department of Corrections. Derrick, 31, who has blue eyes, a shaved head and is 180 pounds and 5-foot-9 and sports tattoos on his left arm depicting a clown, skull and spider's web; and Braham, 21, also 5-foot-9, 185 pounds, green-eyed and with a shaved head.
"We've had a couple of supposed sightings, but they didn't pan out; they were different people," Laursen said Thursday. "Otherwise, we've had no new leads and no one has spotted the Yukon at all that we know of."
Anyone with information about the fugitives is encouraged to call 911.
Law officers also were on alert throughout northern Utah and neighboring states. Both men have family in the Logan and Ogden areas.
Uintah County is heading up the search, but the Department of Corrections is offering support through Adult Probation & Parole, Division of Institutional Operations, Inmate Placement Program, SWAT and investigations, DOC spokesman Steven Gehrke said Thursday.
Laursen said he believes the two are long gone from his county.
"We don't think they're still here, but we're still looking everywhere we can think of in the county," he said Wednesday.
Derrick is serving a sentence for second-degree felony burglary, third-degree felony theft, third-degree felony possession and/or use of a controlled substance, third-degree felony failure to stop or respond at the command of police, and class A misdemeanor child abuse, according to Gehrke.
Braham was behind bars for second-degree felony burglary, second-degree felony theft, third-degree felony theft, third-degree felony burglary and class B misdemeanor theft, Gehrke added.
Laursen said the escape is believed to have taken place at 1 a.m. while the two inmates ostensibly were working in the laundry.
"They had been planning it for a while, since they had to find a way to get behind our two big industrial dryers and then into the vents," Laursen said.
Gaining exit from the area was not simply a case of kicking out a vent, as initially reported, however.
The vents, with 3-by-2-foot openings, had security screening in addition to a vent screen. "It took them a little work to get through those. We didn't think anyone could," Laursen said.
The inmates also had to first defeat a security door and avoid notice of monitors covering the laundry room and adjacent, restricted space where supplies are stored. How they managed that, with six jail staffers on duty at the time, was under investigation, Laursen said.
"Right now, we just don't have that answer," he added. "We still don't know what the heck happened there, and we continue to look into that."
The two were not reported missing until a 2 a.m. jail head count turned up two short.
Meantime, work was under way to better secure the laundry area and the venting. "There have been some major design changes that we're making with stronger screens and grills. Essentially, it's 'Don't even try pulling them off with a tank because you'll just pull the wall down with them.' "
Once through the vent, the inmates fled through the jail's parking lot and, half a mile away, found the Yukon its keys in the ignition and with a full tank of gas parked at a Vernal home.
That, too, was being investigated, though it appeared initially to have been an oversight by the vehicle's driver.
The escapes Wednesday were reminiscent of another jail break by state prisoners from a rural county jail. In 2007, on a Sunday afternoon, convicted murderers Danny Gallegos and Juan Diaz-Arevalo went over the fence at the Daggett County jail. The pair were recaptured six days later near Rock Springs, Wyo.
Laursen said Uintah County Jail has 150 inmates on its roster, 29 of them including the escapees who are being housed for the state prison system.
Laursen said police in Wyoming, as well as Colorado, Idaho and Nevada, also were on the lookout for Derrick and Braham. However, unlike Gallegos and Diaz-Arevalo, neither of Uintah County's escapees has a violent background, Laursen said.
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Apoplexy is such an antique disease. I'd hate to die of it, just because is so unfashionable, but every time I read one of these stories about Answers In Genesis, I feel an attack coming on.
Yeah, they're working on building a replica of Noah's Ark. It's all part of their plan for defrauding the public. The author talked to people at the existing creation "museum", and hit one of those points that spike my blood pressure.
When I was at the Creation Museum I got talking to Greg Duck, an industrial courier who was visiting from Texas. He said his favourite part was a video where a creationist paleontologist who is digging alongside one of his peers says: "I start with the Bible. My colleague does not. We come to different conclusions because of our different starting points." Duck said: "That is tremendous perspective." I asked him if he believed in creationism. "Oh yeah," he replied. "You've got to follow the facts."
It's the first lie the Creation "Museum" hammers at you: 'we're all using exactly the same evidence, it's just that we're using that same evidence plus the bible.' Yet the reverse is true.
What AiG doesn't tell you is that there is a vast and consilient array of facts that demonstrate that a dinosaur fossil, for instance, is over 65 million years old. We've accumulated all these methods that lock together to agree on the age; and these are the same methods that lock together to support modern technology. They provide for a gigantic library of facts tested and reinforced by reality that testify to the age of the earth.
The Bible has one brief poetic passage on its first page that gives a cursory, non-specific, unverifiable assertion by authority that the creation was brief and teleological, with no date specified. Some Christians, not all, have interpreted those passages to mean the earth is less than 10,000 years old. In fact, historically fundamentalist and evangelical Christians have accepted the old age of the earth; this demand that it must be 6000 years old is a fringe belief that was made mainstream by fanatics in the 1960s. It requires actively rejecting the majority of the data, the testimony of the rocks and stars, in order to make a completely nonsensical claim.
The gullible courier is not following the facts. AiG has to hide the facts and lie about their determination in order to make this utterly outrageous claim that they are taking the totality of the information into account.
Besides being built on lies, their intent is simply vile. They are true believers in Old Testament morality.
Marsh, the ark designer, has similar concerns. He said he had watched humans "become more sensual, more dangerous, more self-centred" – just as they did in the licentious society punished by the biblical flood. As a reminder, before park visitors reach the ark they will walk through a stucco-walled sin city filled with the evils of pre-flood society, which he has decided will include prostitution, torture and cage fighting. On the other side will be a Tower of Babel and a ride themed on the plagues unleashed on Egypt, among them a river of blood and swarms of locusts. "We basically have retribution through this whole thing," Marsh said.
Shouldn't it bother us all that the basis for their arguments about morality are built on fear of a retributive event that didn't happen? That we're supposed to quiver in fear of a godly wrath that is nothing but a falsified myth?


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High School sports teams in Johnson County were busy again this weekend with all teams in action.
The Bison boys' basketball team went 1-1 over the weekend, beating Newcastle 49-28 Thursday, and losing to Torrington 48-42 on Saturday.
The Lady Bison also split their games, losing to Newcastle 42-39 Thursday and beating Torrington 50-47 on Saturday.
Kaycee's boys' and girls' basketball teams had good weekends. The boys split their games, beating Upton 46-44 and then losing to Guernsey 63-47.
The Lady Bucs took both of their games, beating Upton 58-42 and Guernsey 60-22.
The BHS Wrestlers hosted their Bison Invite this weekend and finished seventh of seven teams at the tournament.
The top finisher for the Bison was Kyle Burton, who won the 106-lbs. Class.
Buffalo's swim team was at the Worland Invite this weekend and no results have been posted yet. We will have them as soon as they are posted.


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I'm a huge Harry Potter fan (of course) and I love to write. Haven't put anything out on the site yet but hopefully I will soon. I especially enjoy reading the work of others. I'm a wife and a mother and a career person and so my time is limited. I love GOD (Jesus Christ) who is always wonderful to me. I love the fact that I can say that and not feel criticized in a world full of injustices.
I have so many favorite quotes from Harry Potter and one of them are Bible Verses (which when read with many notes are awesome):
- 1 Corinthians 15:26 : The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
My favorite HP Character is of course .... KREACHER. He is so funny and I especially love the way he changed. It proves that love is never wasted and that everyone deserves to be loved.
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HOUSTON - On Memorial Day 2012, veterans surveyed by the Lone Star Veterans Association said unemployment was their No. 1 concern.
Ian Hill, 32, was one of those veterans pounding the pavement in Houston looking for work. Hill served 10 years in the U.S. Army, including two tours in Iraq, and came home to find it hard for a veteran to find a job.
"I sent out my resume almost 100 times when I first got home. I only heard from one company," said Hill, "Just give us a chance. That is all we want."
Hill is getting a chance because of efforts by the Lone Star Veterans Association and Signa Engineering.
"I go out and locate companies who want to hire veteran talent. I find that veteran talent and we link them up together," said Brian Escobedo, a veteran career counselor.
Signa engineering sought out veterans for an oil rig training program and recently hired eight veterans, including Hill.
"They know how to take orders. They know how to give orders. They know how to lead and they know how to make decisions," said Dave Roseland, a senior vice president with Signa Engineering Corp.
Roseland said young veterans' real-life experiences make them more valuable than most 28-year-old college graduates.
"These are kids, to an extent, that have gone out and learned the real difficulties of life. They know what life is about and they haven't been sitting around playing Game Boy and things like that," said Roseland as he encouraged other Houston companies to look at veterans' resumes.
Hill will start a six-month training program with Signa to learn how to run oil rig sites and, once completed, he will work for ConocoPhillips.
He said he is grateful the companies recognized what veterans had to offer.
"Now I get to start brand new pretty much. I am looking forward to it and I thank the good Lord for it every day," said Hill.
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Rosenthal gets pitching tip from Hall of Famer Gibson
By Jenifer Langosch, Adam McCalvy and Chad Thornburg / MLB.com
ST. LOUIS -- Maybe it was fitting that before his first multiple-inning outing of this postseason, Trevor Rosenthal was spotted chatting during batting practice with a Cardinals pitcher who worked many, many innings in the postseason.
Hall of Famer Bob Gibson, who completed eight of his nine career playoff starts for St. Louis, was on hand for Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, a 3-2 Cards win over the Dodgers that stretched 13 innings, including Rosenthal's two scoreless frames.
When 23-year-old Rosenthal took a spot next to 77-year-old Gibson on the bench, the two talked, of course, about pitching.
"I got into a conversation about throwing fastballs away, mainly against right-handed batters," Rosenthal said. "Just little tidbits of information, that he had on some things that he used to do when he was playing. So it was really cool to get his perspective. It had been something that had been on my mind, so in that situation, I just wanted to be sure to get his thoughts."
Rosenthal, who has risen from a 21st-round Draft pick out of junior college in 2009 to Cardinals closer in '13, will revisit Gibson's tips next spring.
"When a guy like that says it, it maybe has a bigger impact, and you focus on it a little bit more," Rosenthal said.
Rosenthal threw 33 pitches in Game 1, the last a 98-mph fastball to Michael Young with one out and runners at the corners that produced the game's signature play. Young lifted a fly ball to right fielder Carlos Beltran, whose strong throw home was held by catcher Yadier Molina after a collision with Mark Ellis.
The 33 pitches were Rosenthal's most in an outing since he threw 40 in a Sept. 16 win over the Dodgers at Busch Stadium. He indicated he was available for Game 2 on Saturday afternoon.
"Right now, I think with the postseason and bouncing back with the adrenaline and how bad you want to be out there contributing, it helps a lot," Rosenthal said. "Especially with the travel days and the rest, that helps a lot, too.
"But I think I feel good right now. I know talking to a lot of the other guys in the bullpen, that they all feel really well, too. They seem to be bouncing back quicker than usual."
Lynn to start Game 4; Miller remains in bullpen
ST. LOUIS -- Pitching in relief, Lance Lynn picked up the Game 1 win in the Cardinals' 3-2, 13-inning victory over the Dodgers on Friday. On Tuesday, he'll take the mound at Dodger Stadium with a chance to also win Game 4 of the National League Championship Series (7 p.m. CT on TBS).
Manager Mike Matheny officially named Lynn the team's fourth starter on Saturday, which, in turn, also solidifies Shelby Miller's role as a postseason reliever. The decision, Matheny said, was made after considering several factors, including matchups, recent work, how comparable pitchers fared against L.A. and how each right-hander finished the season.
The latter carried particular weight.
"I think it's a young player, for the first time in his life, going through a complete Major League season," Matheny said, discarding the notion that Miller is fatigued while still acknowledging that he is in unknown territory. "That affects everybody. Your body is just getting used to it. It's a demand. I didn't see the fatigue, but also realized that we were asking him to do something he had never done before."
Of some concern with this decision, though, is how Miller reacts to it. A 15-game winner during the regular season, Miller has said all the right things about the move to the bullpen. It is not, though, the role that he would prefer.
Matheny and Miller have had several conversations this month during which Matheny has reminded Miller how highly the organization still thinks of him.
"I see him as a frontline starter," Matheny said. "He can be a top-of-your-rotation starter. But right now, we're just trying to take all the information with it being his first full long season with kind of how he pitched compared to the other guys through September. I don't want this to ever be translated to him or anybody else that we don't have high, high confidence and high expectations for him."
As for Lynn, he'll get his fourth career chance to finish five innings in a postseason start. Lynn went 3 2/3 innings in both of his NLCS starts last October. In Game 2 of the NL Division Series against Pittsburgh, Lynn was chased after allowing seven hits and five runs in 4 1/3 innings.
Lynn did throw 29 pitches in relief on Friday, but he used that work in place of a bullpen session he otherwise would have thrown on Saturday.
"I actually hadn't been off the mound for seven or eight days prior to yesterday, so I'm actually glad that I was able to get in the game situation and get going there," Lynn said on Saturday. "I think that will help me going forward into starting Game 4."
Jay in lineup vs. Kershaw, with Matheny's confidence
ST. LOUIS -- Despite his fielding gaffe and struggles at the plate in Friday's Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, Jon Jay was right back in the lineup in a left-on-left matchup with the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw on Saturday.
Jay's 0-for-5 night in the Cardinals' 3-2 win in 13 innings was punctuated by a failed bunt attempt in the top of the seventh that erased lead runner Yadier Molina. In the 10th, he took a "bad angle" on a Mark Ellis hit to center and had to chase it to the wall as Ellis stretched it into a triple.
"He had a couple of opportunities with getting a bunt down. Jon can do that," manager Mike Matheny said. "We know that with Yadier on base, you're going to have to get a good bunt down, and Jon can do that. He does those things, the small things, the little things every day so well -- the things that go unnoticed. I know he takes a lot of pride in the littler things that don't go noticed. That is part of being the quarterback in the outfield.
"But these guys hold themselves to high expectations. ... We've talked about that as a group. How much our team celebrates the grinding at-bats and doing the little things right. A guy gets a bunt down, you'd have thought he hit a home run when he hits the dugout, because the guys know that that's a big deal. It kind of preserves that selfless attitude that we think contributes to winning baseball."
Jay, a left-handed hitter, got the starting nod Saturday over reserve outfielder Shane Robinson, whose right-handed bat could have been employed against the Dodgers' left-handed ace. Though Jay is hitting just .143 (3-for-21) this postseason, Matheny reaffirmed his confidence that his center fielder can bounce back.
"When that happened, Jon didn't get [the bunt] down in a big situation late in the game, he's frustrated," Matheny said. "Then right behind that, [he] doesn't get back on the ball to right. These guys are hard on themselves, harder on themselves than our staff is, for sure. But we do know that's what pushes them for the next level and turns very good players into great players."
Bunt not out of question for Adams to beat shift
ST. LOUIS -- The strategy may be unorthodox for a middle-of-the-lineup power threat, but manager Mike Matheny said he won't discourage first baseman Matt Adams from considering laying a bunt down the third-base line if teams continue to shift their defense against him.
Adams has shown bunt a handful of times this postseason but has not yet tested the defense by laying one down. The Pirates routinely had their third baseman shifted over to the shortstop position when Adams was hitting in the National League Division Series. The Dodgers used a variation of that shift in Game 1 of the NL Championship Series, though the third baseman did not leave as much of a hole along the third-base line.
"You hate to see your four-hole hitter square around to bunt, but sometimes you need him on base," manager Mike Matheny said. "I'm not trying to be coy about it. I'll talk about it bluntly, because that's one of the ways to adjust it."
Matheny described Adams as a "good enough" bunter, though in this situation, just pushing a bunt past the pitcher would likely assure Adams of reaching.
When it comes to Adams' swing, though, the Cardinals do not want him trying to force hits the other way simply because of defensive alignment. He does pull the ball with regularity, but not exclusively. Of the 216 balls Adams put in play during the regular season, 193 were toward center and right. The remaining 33 went to left.
"He's not a dead-pull guy. He can hit the ball all over," Matheny said. "So I think it's going to work itself out. What I don't want him doing is trying to alter his swing for the shift. I just don't think that's a great approach. I think he needs to stick with his approach."
Worth noting
• The day after the move loomed large in the Dodgers' 13-inning loss to the Cardinals, manager Don Mattingly was still answering for his decision to remove cleanup hitter Adrian Gonzalez for a pinch-runner in the eighth inning of a tie game. Matheny had a similar opportunity in the ninth and opted to leave his cleanup hitter, Matt Adams, in the game. It was one of "a whole lot of non-moves" that Matheny watched pay off in his team's 3-2 win.
Walks to Adams and Yadier Molina pushed Adams into scoring position with two out in the ninth inning. Rather than inserting Shane Robinson or Kolten Wong to pinch-run, Matheny stuck with Adams. He explained his reasoning on Saturday:
"With two outs, I just don't like the move," Matheny said. "The other part is, how many times in the last month have we seen him score on a double from first base? The guy runs better than people give him credit for. I don't really like making [those moves] if we don't absolutely have to, especially when I feel good about our offense. It's a tie game, you just anticipate he might get another at-bat, and we've seen what he's been able to do in extra innings. It could go either way."
Matheny's non-move in the third -- leaving Joe Kelly in the game instead of turning to Shelby Miller -- also paid off, as Kelly finished off the inning with minimal damage and gave the Cards three scoreless frames afterward.
• Though Kevin Siegrist warmed up a few times in Friday's extra-innings win, Matheny said he held back from using him in case a critical situation arose where the Cardinals needed to get a left-handed hitter out. With Gonzalez on the bench, the Dodgers ended the game with only two lefties (Carl Crawford and Andre Ethier ) in their lineup. Siegrist, Miller and Edward Mujica were the only Cards relievers not to enter on Friday.
• The Cardinals are scheduled to fly to Los Angeles after Saturday's game and will hold a 2 p.m. CT workout at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. It will be the Cards' first visit there since a three-game series back in May.
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy. Chad Thornburg 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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>Look What I Can Do!>Introduction
Hi everyone. I figure this is as good a time as any to quit lurking and make my first post.
Several months ago, after almost 20 years of sitting in front a computer screen, I started running again. Got sidetracked a couple of times since then, but eventually worked up to running a 5K two weeks ago. Ran it in 28:25, which isn't going to break any records, but was plenty ahead of my goal time of 30:00, so I was more than satisfied. Elated, actually.
Today, I ran over 5 miles for the first time since high school. I still kinda can't believe I did it. It felt great, and I'm excited knowing how much fitter I'm going to get over the coming months and years.
I want to say thank you to the community here. I won't bore you with the details, but I've sorted through pretty much every question, doubt, and setback I've had over the last few months by lurking here and reading the excellent advice you all give so freely. Today's 5 mile run was a direct result of the knowledge and inspiration I've gained by reading your posts.
I'd also like to say thanks to Eric for the awesomeness that is RA. I'm a web programmer myself, so I'm fully aware of the effort that this site requires to code and maintain. The outstanding log and charting features are a huge motivation for me, and I feel lucky to have found this site.
So, thanks everyone. I'm going to do my best not to go back into lurking mode.
Consistently Slow
Hi everyone. I figure this is as good a time as any to quit lurking and make my first post.
Welcome. As a lurker, you do know we expect race reports.
Run until the trail runs out.
The pain that hurts the worse is the imagined pain. One of the most difficult arts of racing is learning to ignore the imagined pain and just live with the present pain (which is always bearable.) - Jeff
That's great HO! Love to hear stories like that!
When it's all said and done, will you have said more than you've done?
Feeling the growl again
Ran it in 28:25, which isn't going to break any records,
Ran it in 28:25, which isn't going to break any records,
Yes it will; YOURS. And that's all that should matter. This sport is a competition against one's self, and you just scored your first voctory.
Here's to many more. Welcome aboard.
"If you want to be a bad a$s, then do what a bad a$s does. There's your pep talk for today. Go Run." -- Slo_Hand
I am spaniel - Crusher of Treadmills
Welcome. As a lurker, you do know we expect race reports.
You know, I wasn't going to post a race report, but since you asked... I was really happy with how the 5K went a couple of weeks ago, considering it was my first one in over 20 years. What I'm most proud of is that I didn't blow it by going out too fast; I felt in control the entire race. My splits were ridiculously even, and I had enough at the end for a bit of a kick. I really felt like I gave it everything I had, without losing control. Here's a bit of what I wrote in my notes from that day:
First 5K in 20+ years. Felt good! Cold, drizzly rain today. Not the best conditions but not horrible. Cold, clothing etc. not really an issue. Stats recorded are chip timing, Garmin stats below: 3.14 miles, 28:17 (9:01 pace) Mile 1: 9:03.5 Mile 2: 9:05.6 Mile 3: 9:05.5 0.14: 1:02.3 (7:35 pace) Nice consistent splits! And left some to kick at the end! Gonna be faster next time!
My 11 year old son and 5 year old daughter both ran the kids' 1 mile after the 5K. I ran/walked with my daughter. She was second to last, but didn't care, because she got a huge cheer and a medal at the end. I think she was just as happy as I was.


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Beltran gets break from starting lineup vs. A's
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
OAKLAND -- Carlos Beltran has been searching for his timing since being activated from the disabled list, with just four hits in 31 at-bats (.129), and he was held out of the Yankees' lineup on Saturday.
"I don't feel good right now, man," Beltran said. "It feels like some days I feel better, then the next day, back to not feeling good. It has to come. I just need to stick with the plan and continue to go to the cage and work on the things I have always worked. It's got to come."
Beltran went hitless in five at-bats on Friday. He missed 21 games with a bone spur in his right elbow, returning to action on June 5.
"He's fighting through it," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "He's had some productive hits for us. You look at the ball he hits [in the eighth inning] last night -- if it's a day game, it's probably a home run here.
"But we talked about it. It could take some time to get his timing going. And he's played every day since he's been back, so I figured just give him a day, and I think he'll continue to get better."
Beltran said that he still has to work on occasional tightness in his elbow, but there is no pain, and the brace that he is wearing has not bothered him.
"Every day is getting better. I still have to come here, get treatment and try to make everything loose and continue," Beltran said.
Beltran said that he would use Saturday for some extra batting practice. He also continued throwing, making 25 tosses at 60 feet and 25 more at 90 feet.
Tight rib cage sidelines Teixeira in Oakland
OAKLAND -- Mark Teixeira was scratched from Saturday's lineup against the Athletics with left rib cage tightness, but the injury is not thought to be serious and the Yankees' first baseman could play in Sunday's series finale.
The lineup change was announced 25 minutes prior to the scheduled first pitch at O.co Coliseum. Brian McCann moved to first base, with John Ryan Murphy inserted as the starting catcher.
Teixeira said that the discomfort felt like a spasm, locking up his back below the left shoulder. He was certain that the injury was not to his oblique, an area that often necessitates a stint on the disabled list.
"It's the back. It's not an oblique," Teixeira said. "I've pulled an oblique before, and it's not that. It wasn't on one swing. I woke up this morning, it was tight and it just slowly got worse."
Teixeira went through a full batting practice but was unable to play. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that he is hopeful that Teixeira will be able to play on Sunday.
"He was a little tight before he went out for BP. When he came in he said he was a little bit tighter," Girardi said. "We decided it was probably best not to play him."
Teixeira was 1-for-4 with a run scored and a sacrifice fly in the Yankees' 7-0 victory over the A's on Friday. He sat out three games in late May with right wrist inflammation, and has batted .235 (8-for-34) with two home runs in 10 games since then.
For the season, Teixeira is batting .241 with a team-leading 11 home runs and 31 RBIs.
Yankees sign top 2014 Draft pick Lindgren
OAKLAND -- The Yankees announced on Saturday that they have signed left-hander Jacob Lindgren, their first selection in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft.
A hard-throwing junior at Mississippi State, Lindgren was selected in the second round, 55th overall. He was ranked by MLB.com to be the No. 41 prospect entering the Draft, and he has been touted as one of the nastiest relievers in college ball.
Lindgren signed for $1.1 million, according to the New York Post, slightly above the recommended slot bonus of $1,018,700. Lindgren is expected to begin his professional career with either Class A Charleston or Short-Season Class A Staten Island.
In 26 appearances this season for the Bulldogs, the 21-year-old Lindgren was 6-1 with three saves and a team-leading 0.81 ERA. He ranked first among all relievers nationally with 100 strikeouts, leading the nation with 16.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
Lindgren recently said that his pitching style has been compared to that of former Yankee and current Tigers reliever Phil Coke.
During MLB Network's coverage of the Draft, it was mentioned that Lindgren could be the first member of this class to make it to the Majors. Lindgren said that he didn't hear that comment because he was celebrating, but word of it has trickled back to him.
"I think that's pretty cool that people think that, but making it to the big leagues is not easy," Lindgren said. "It's going to take hard work. I have to keep developing my game and getting better one day at a time. If the Yankees think it's my time to go up, I'm ready for it."
The Yankees also announced the signings of: right-hander Austin DeCarr (third round), right-hander Jordan Foley (fifth round), right-hander Jonathan Holder (sixth round), left-hander Derek Callahan (16th round), right-hander Corey Holmes (20th round) and right-hander Lee Casas (28th round).
New York also signed post-Draft free agent right-hander Michael Noteware from Lewis-Clark State College in Idaho.
Yanks to try to let Roberts rest banged-up knee
OAKLAND -- The Yankees will try to give Brian Roberts the rest of the weekend off after the infielder fouled a ball off his right knee in Friday's 7-0 victory over the Athletics.
Roberts said that he could have been in the lineup on Saturday, but manager Joe Girardi decided to hold him out. Roberts has hit his knee twice in recent games and said that the knee is bruised but not swollen.
"I told him I could play," Roberts said. "[Am I] sore? Yeah. But do you ever have a day you're not sore?"
"He's available, but he's hit a ball off that knee a couple times," Girardi said. "It's kind of sore, so I'm thinking I'll get him [rest] today and tomorrow and see if we can kind of clear it up."
With Roberts on the bench, Yangervis Solarte moved to second base and Kelly Johnson got his second straight start at third base. Solarte got the day off on Friday after going 0-for-11 in the series against the Mariners in Seattle.
"I think it will help [Solarte]," Girardi said. "I think a lot of times when you're struggling, guys can benefit from an off-day, when they can turn their mind off a little bit and just relax and regroup and get a little more energy."
Bombers bits
• The Yankees had some laughs at Brendan Ryan's expense after the infielder crumpled to the ground after being hit in the elbow by a breaking ball in the ninth inning of Friday's 7-0 win over the A's. Ryan stayed in the game and X-rays were negative.
"I know I'm going to be subject to a lot of flak from the guys, I'm sure. Deservedly so," Ryan said. "It hit the funny bone. My fingers curled up. I couldn't move my fingers, and the whole thing was like on fire.
"It's just embarrassing it was on a curveball, you know? I don't think I've ever reacted like that to a breaking ball."
• Saturday marks right-hander Chase Whitley's 25th birthday.
• On this date in 1953, the Yankees swept a doubleheader from the Indians at Cleveland Stadium, giving them their 17th and 18th consecutive victories. It was also the Yanks' 14th and 15th straight road wins, setting a franchise record that still stands today.
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.