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San Francisco Giants Friday Farm Report: Justin Fitzgerald promoted to Fresno
For San Francisco Giants fans looking for some help in the form of starting pitching, the Giants on Friday moved up one of their better arms this season up the organizational chain on Friday.
Justin Fitzgerald was promoted from Double-A Richmond to Triple-A Fresno on Friday and will make his Triple-A debut on Friday night. Reliever Mitch Lively was placed on the disabled list.
Fitzgerald threw seven solid innings, giving up no earned runs or walks against Trenton on Sunday for the Flying Squirrels. He is 3-0 with a 1.09 ERA and 41 Ks and 8 BBs in 33 innings at Richmond.
Drafted in the 11th round of the 2008 draft out of UC Davis, Fitzgerald, 27, started his third season for Richmond this year. He went 9-9 with a 3.51 ERA in 2011 and 7-8 with 3.22 ERA in 2012.
It's unclear if Fitzgerald will bump one of the Grizzlies' starting pitchers from the rotation. Right now, the rotation consists of Chris Heston, Mike Kickham (both teammates of Fitzgerald at Richmond last season), Yusmeiro Petit, Boof Bonser and Shane Loux.
Or could it be that the Giants are considering giving one of the other Fresno starters a call-up in the wake of Ryan Vogelsong's struggles?
Fresno (AAA)
- 2B TONY ABREU: Abreu opened his rehab stint with the Grizzlies last Friday, but played just two games, and has not played since Sunday. So it appears his leg issues are not behind him.
- C HECTOR SANCHEZ: Sanchez got sent down this week to find his swing. He hasn't found it yet in his first three games. He's 2 for 11.
- OF GARY BROWN: Signs of life from the former first-rounder. Brown has collected a hit in 7 of his last 8 games, but he's still striking out WAY to much — 15 Ks against 2 walks in his last 10 games.
- RP HEATH HEMBREE: Hembree picked up two more saves this week. He's 1-0 with 2.25 ERA with 9 saves. He has 16 K and 4 BB in 16 innings this season.
Richmond (AA)
- C ANDREW SUSAC: The catcher continues to have a solid season, hitting .307 with a .408 OBP and 4 HRs, 15 RBI.
- SS JOE PANIK: After a slow start, Panik continues to swing a solid bat, .307 AVG, .380 OBP with 16 BB to 12 K in 125 ABs.
San Jose (high A)
- OF MAC WILLIAMSON: We haven't seen the power from Williamson. It appears he's focusing on making better contact. He's hitting .368 with .415 OBP over the past 10 games, but only one home run.
- RP JOSH OSICH and HUNTER STRICKLAND: San Jose has been using a two-man closing team, and it's been working. Osich is 1-0 with 1.06 ERA and four saves. He has 21 K and 3 BB in 17 IP. Strickland is 1-0 with 1.29 ERA and four saves, with 11 Ks and 3 BB in 14 IP.
- SP CHRIS MARLOWE: Marlowe had two solid outings in the past week, giving up two earned runs in 11 IP. He's 2-0 with 1.69 ERA. He has 22 K and 14 BB in 32 IP, but he's only walked four in his last four outings (23 IP).
- SP TYLER BLACH: The fifth-round pick out of Creighton in the 2012 draft is off to a very nice start in San Jose. He's 4-1 with 1.87 ERA, 24 K, 3 BB in 33.2 innings.
- 2B RYAN CAVAN: Cavan is riding a 17-game hitting streak during which he is hitting .389 (28 for 72) with nine RBI. He leads the California League in hitting (.363), hits (49) and is tied for the lead in doubles (12). He has 17 multi-hit games this season, and he's the toughest hitter in the league to strike out (one whiff every 12.3 at bats).
Augusta (low A)
- SP CHRIS STRATTON: The 2012 first-round pick picked up his third win on Thursday, pitching 7 IP with 3 ER, 1 BB and 6 K. He's 3-2 with a 3.03 ERA and 42 K against 12 BB in 35.2 IP.
- SP MARTIN AGOTA: Agosta struck out 10 batters in 5.1 innings on Monday. He's 4-1 with 2.01 ERA and 45 K and 13 BB in 31.1 innings.
San Francisco Giants Friday Farm Report: Francisco Peguero gets the call-up
When Francisco Peguero did not appear in Thursday's Fresno Grizzlies game against Sacramento, speculation grew that he was about to be called up to the Giants.
The speculation became reality when the Giants called up the outfielder and sent catcher Hector Sanchez down on Friday. They also activated pitcher Jeremy Affeldt off the DL and sent pitcher Sandy Rosario back to Fresno.
Peguero nearly made the Giants' roster out of spring training and continued his hot hitting at Fresno until he hurt shoulder trying to make a diving catch on April 13.
After sitting out almost two weeks, Peguero returns to the lineup and picked up where he left off, batting 12 for 27 (.444) with two HRs, four doubles and 7 RBI in the seven games since returning. He's hitting .415 on the season.
Brett Pill also made a good chase for a promotion. He went 10 for 25 (.400) with a home run and 9 RBI over the past week, extending his current hitting streak to 13 games. He's hitting .367 with 6 HR and 30 RBI, and has limited his strikeouts to 15 in 90 ABs this season.
- OF GARY BROWN: Brown had a nice game Thursday, going 2 for 5 with a double and two runs, plus he threw a runner out at home. But that game followed five consecutive hitless games and he's still hitting .183 on the season.
- RHP BOOF BONSER: The veteran pitcher has been the Grizzlies' most consistent starter. He's allowed two runs in 11 innings in his past two starts.
- RHP JAKE DUNNING: The reliever has allowed one run in 4.2 innings over three starts in the past week, dropping his ERA to 2.08.
- SS JOE PANIK: The 2011 first-round pick continues to swing the bat well. He went 8 for 23 (.348) with three doubles over the past week. He's hitting .301 with a .395 OBP on the season.
- C ANDREW SUSAC: The catcher is on a eight-game hitting streak. He is 8 for 22 (.364) over the past week with two home runs. He's hitting .297 with a .388 OBP on the season.
- RHP JUSTIN FITZGERALD: Fitzgerald continues to have an outstanding season. He gave up one earned run over seven innings in his most recent outing. He's 2-0 with 1.38 ERA with 35 K and 8 BB in 26 IP this season.
SAN JOSE (High-A)
- OF DEVIN HARRIS: Harris was named the California League offensive player of the week for the week ending April 28. He hit 6 HRs with 16 RBI for the week of April 22-28. Not bad for a 48th-round pick in 2010. He's hitting .307 with 9 HR and 26 RBI on the season.
- 2B RYAN CAVAN: Cavan went 12 for 28 (.429) over the past week, extending his hitting streak to 12 games. He's hitting .362 with a .405 OBP on the season.
- 1B ANGEL VILLALONA: Villalona continues to progress, going 7 for 20 (.350) over the past week. He's up to .223 on the season.
- RHP CLAYTON BLACKBURN: Blackburn had his worst start of the season, giving up 4 runs in 6 innings in a no-decision. He's still 2-0 with 2.57 ERA and 33 Ks and 4 BB in 28 IP.
- LHP EDWIN ESCOBAR: Escobar also has a great strikeout/ball rate. He struck out 8 in six innings in his last outing as well. He's 0-0 with 2.16 ERA and 37 Ks and 5 BB in 25 IP.
AUGUSTA (Low-A)
- 3B MITCHELL DELFINO: After the Green Jackets went most of April with no home runs, Delfino homered in back-to-back games last week. He went 9 for 24 (.375) over the past week.
- OF JESUS GALINDO: The speedy outfielder went 8 for 21 (.381) with seven runs over the past week. He is 15 for 18 on stolen base attempts.
San Francisco Giants Friday Farm Report: Triple-A starting pitching also struggling
Giants fans may be concerned about the 5.09 ERA of the starting rotation of the San Francisco Giants. They may be more concerned about the ERA of the starting pitchers of the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies.
The six pitchers who have started games for the Grizzlies have a 6.60 ERA.
Shane Loux is the exception. He started Tuesday against Tacoma, pitching four scoreless innings and allowing just one hit. It has been his only start this season. Both other than Loux, other starters are:
- Boof Bonser 0-1, 5.02, 12 BB, 7 K, 14.1 IP
- Yusmeiro Petit 1-1 6.32, 5 BB, 18 K, 15.2 IP
- Michael Kickham 0-1 6.39, 11 BB, 12 K, 12.2 IP
- Chris Heston 2-0 7.80, 3 BB, 18 K, 15 IP
- Andrew Kown 0-1 12.15, 4 BB, 3 K, 6.2 IP
Kown was released Monday and replaced in the rotation by Loux.
Now, it's worth noting that the Pacific Coast League is a hitter-friendly league. We learned last season when a Fresno hitter with impressive PCL numbers gets called up, those numbers do not translate well to the majors.
Fresno's team ERA of 5.20 is 11th of 16 teams in the PCL.
But it's also worth noting that the Grizzlies' bullpen has an ERA of 2.42.
In the bullpen, Jean Machi, who was called up on Tuesday, had a 0.00 ERA in 5 innings; Dan Runzler has a 0.00 ERA in 6.2 innings; Steve Edlefsen has a 1.29 ERA in 7 innings; Heath Hembree has a 1.29 ERA in 7 innings; and Jake Dunning has a 1.69 ERA in 10.2 innings.
So at least the early number seem to reveal that if there are more struggles on the Giants' rotation, there may not be much relief from starters at Triple-A.
- OF Francisco Peguero, who was leading the team in hitting at .395, went on the DL with a strained shoulder that he injured making a diving attempt at a catch. It was his non-throwing shoulder.
- OF Roger Kieschnick is on a hot streak. He went 4 for 6 with two doubles and triple in Fresno's win over Tacoma on Thursday. He's on a six-game hitting streak and is hitting .391 (9 for 23) over the past week, bringing his season average to .365.
- 1B Brett Pill appears healthy and hitting. In the past week, he's 8 for 20 (.400) with two home runs and 8 RBI. He's hitting .300 for the season.
- C Johnny Monell, who made a nice impression with his bat during spring training, got off to cold start at Fresno. But now, he's warming up. He's 7 for 18 (.389) in the past week with two home runs and 4 RBI.
- 3B Adam Duvall is leading the team in hitting by almost 100 points. He has 2 HR, 10 RBI and a .378 average with a .465 OBP.
- 2B-SS Joe Panik is hitting only .217 this season, but it's worth noting that he has seven walks and three strikeouts in 67 plate appearances.
- SP Justin Fitzgerald is 1-0 with 1.93 ERA in three starts. He has just three walks and 19 strikeouts in 14 innings.
- 2B Ryan Cavan leads the team in hitting at .333 with one HR and 12 RBI.
- 1B Angel Villalona, who got off to a dreadful start of the season, is showing signs of improvement. Over the past week, he's 8 for 25 (.320) with three home runs and 8 RBI. But because he's opening week was so bad, he's now just hitting .155 for the season.
- SP Kyle Crick is 0-1 with 0.93 ERA. But he's given up five unearned runs in 9.2 innings. Also he had 9 BB and 12 Ks.
- SP Clayton Blackburn is 2-0 with a 1.06 ERA in 17 IP. He has 21 strikeouts and two walks.
- Through 15 games, the Green Jackets have yet to hit a home run. 3B Shayne Houck leads the team in hitting with .421 (8 for 19).
- SP Joan Gregorio is 2-0 with 1.06 ERA in 17 IP. He has 23 strikeouts against one walk.
- SP Chris Stratton, last June's first-round pick by the Giants, is 2-0 with 1.08 ERA in 16.2 innings. He had 17 strikeouts against five walks.
San Francisco Giants Friday Farm Report 5/18
It's easy to look at the numbers of the players hitting in the Giants' Triple-A affiliate and wonder why the big club hasn't called them up.
Yet every player the Giants have called on this season has seen a significant drop-off from their Triple-A's number. This can be expected because there's a huge difference between Triple-A pitching and big-league pitching.
But you also have to consider Triple-A's players play in hitter-friendly Chukchansi Park in Fresno, as well as other hitter-friendly parks in the PCL.
Taken those two facts together, and you can expect to see a significant drop in production.
Joaquin Arias had a slash line of .400/.432/.557 at Fresno. With the Giants, he's at .250/.311/.321.
Connor Gillaspie was at .364/.417/.545 at Fresno. In San Francisco, it was .150/.150/.200. In Gillaspie's first game back at Fresno since being demoted last week, he went 2 for 5 with a two-run home run.
And now we have Charlie Culberson: .284/.320/.496 in Fresno. With the Giants, it's .111/.111/.111.
File those Triple-A numbers under the grain-of-salt file.
Triple-A Fresno
- IF Brock Bond: In the days since Culberson was called up to the big club, Bond has gone 8 for 15 with three walks. He's now hitting .395 for the season with a .473 OBP. Bond, who was playing 3B, is playing 2B now that Gillaspie is back.
- IF Nick Noonan: Noonan is playing SS in Fresno, but has played other infield positions. He's riding a 12-game hitting streak and is hitting .317 with a .370 OBP and .407 SLG.
- OF Justin Christian: After cooling off a bit from his hot start, Christian is hot again, hitting safely in his past 10 games. He's at .383/.451/.578 for the season.
- RP Heath Hembree: Hembree had his first blow-up outing on Monday, giving up five runs (three earned) on one hit and two walks in 1/3 of an inning, bumping his season ERA to 3.77.
- RP Dan Otero: Otero was sent down when the Giants needed to make some roster moves in late April. Since then, he's 2-1 with 6.23 ERA at Fresno.
Double-A Richmond
- 3B Daniel Mayora: The 26-year-old Mayora leads Richmond in hitting at .314, but has very little power and has committed 14 errors.
- C Tommy Joseph: Joseph continues to make improvements at the plate. He 7 for 18 over his past five games, raising his season average to .250.
- OF Gary Brown: Not much new to report on the Giants' top prospect. He's hitting .237 on the season with a .322 OBP. He's starting to figure the stolen base thing, swiping 10 in 13 attempts. But he was also 1 for 6 with three whiffs in Richmond's 14-inning 1-0 win over Harrisburg Thursday.
- LHP Michael Kickham: Kickham had his best start of the year Saturday vs. Bowie, pitching 6.1 scoreless innings, giving up six hits and no walks.
- RHP Chris Heston: Heston continues to be the most impressive starter in Richmond. He threw eight shutout innings Thursday vs. Harrisburg. He has not allowed an earned run in his last three starts and only one in his past five starts. He has an 0.71 ERA and 0.85 WHIP in 50.2 IP.
Class A San Jose
- OF Ryan Lollis: The 25-year-old Lollis leads San Jose in hitting with a .330/.395/.470 slash line. He's 10 for 24 over his past 6 games.
- SS Joe Panik: Slowly but surely, Panik is starting to get his cold start turned around. He's 6 for 24 over the past week (6 games), but with only one strikeout (He fanned 13 times in his first 29 games). His season line is at .247/.343/.313.
- LP Jack Snodgrass: Snodgrass improved to 5-1 with 1.69 ERA with two wins in the past week. He has 34 Ks and 11 BB in 48 IPs.
- SP Seth Rosin: The 6-6 rightie added two more saves with a couple of hitless innings in the past week. He has eight saves, recording one in each of his last five outings. He has a 2.45 ERA with 23 Ks and 5 BB in 14.2 IP this season.
San Francisco Giants Friday Farm Report (5/11)
Maybe the Giants called up the wrong third baseman from Fresno.
When the Giants called up Conor Gillaspie to replace injured Pablo Sandoval, it moved Brock Bond into the third base spot for the Grizzlies.
And what has he done since then? Rake.
Bond is on an eight-game hitting streak, the last seven games came when he was moved to third base.
Over the course of that hitting streak, he's hitting .696 (16 for 23) with an OBP of .731.
Bond even belted a home run over that stretch. But power is not his M.O. It was only his fifth home run of his six-year minor league career.
Bond is a contact guy. He was a Triple-A all-star for Fresno in 2010, hitting .285 with a .397 OBP. He had 66 walks to 63 strikeouts in 487 PAs in 2010. This after being a Double-A All-Star with Richmond in 2009, hitting .333 with a .429 OBP.
This all from a guy the Giants reportedly drafted by mistake in the 24th round of the 2007 draft. As the story goes, the Giants wanted to draft Lipscomb outfielder Casey Bond, instead of Missouri infielder Brock Bond.
His 2011 season was limited to 19 games because of a discussion. And his 2012 season got off to a late start because of another stint on the DL. He was activated on April 12.
Since Sandoval went on the DL, Melky Cabrera moved from the No. 2 spot to the No. 3 spot. The Giants have started Gillaspie (3 games), Ryan Theriot (3 games) and Emmanuel Burriss (one game) in the No. 2 hole since then.
Combined, they are 5 for 28 (.179) with two walks and one double. Broken down, it's Gillaspie (3 for 12), Theriot (1 for 12) and Burris (1 for 4).
Maybe the Giants need to look at someone like Bond, who can play 2B or 3B, in the No. 2 hole.
A quick look around the farm system:
Triple-A Fresno
- OF Justin Christian: Christian has cooled off since his torrid start. He's still hitting .354 for the season with 4 HR and 17 RBI. But he's hitting .238 over the past 10 games.
- OF Roger Kieschnick: He's belted another two home runs over the past week, giving him 8 on the season. He's hitting .331 on the season.
- P Eric Hacker: Hacker won his first start back at Fresno after his spot start with the Giants. But then he got pounded for nine runs in 4.2 IP in his most recent start against Iowa. He had given up seven earned runs in his five previous starts.
- RP Heath Hembree: Hembree had a string of six consecutive scoreless/hitless outings snapped by giving up one run on one hit Thursday in a non-save situation. He gave up a leadoff double, and that runner scored on two groundouts. He has 10 strikeouts in 13 IP.
Double-A Richmond
- OF Gary Brown: Brown is hitting .233 on the season. But after drawing nine walks in April, he's drawn none in 10 games in May. Not good for a guy with his speed.
- 3B Chris Dominguez: He's hitting .270 over his past 10 games, bringing his season average to .259. But his strikeouts are up. He had 18 in April; 11 so far in May.
- C Tommy Joseph: Joseph has started to heat up. He's hitting .300 in his past 10 games, with a two-homer game on April 30. He has 3 HR, 9 RBI and .255 for the season.
- P Brett Bochy: The son of the Giants skipper had not allowed a run in his first 17.2 IP this season. But then he got tagged for 4 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks on Thursday. Still he has 20 Ks and 5 BB in 18.2 IP.
- P Chris Heston: The right-hander has 1.01 ERA with 30 Ks and 9 BB in 35.2 IP. But he's only 2-2. So he'd fit in great with the Giants.
Class A San Jose
- SS Joe Panik: Too early to panic on Panik. He's hitting .300 with a .404 OBP in his last 10 games, bringing his season average to .246 with a .349 OBP.
- C Andrew Sugac: Get this. Sugac is hitting .241 over his past 10 games, but he has a .476 OBP. He went 0 for 2 with three walks on Tuesday vs. Modesto; 3 for 4 with one walk on Wednesday and 0 for 1 with three walks Thursday vs. Visalia.
- P Jack Snodgrass: The left-hander is 3-1 with 1.29 ERA in six starts. He has 25 K, 7 BB in 35 IP. He's allowed one run in his last four starts (24.2 IP).
Class A Augusta
- OF Shawn Payne: He leads the team in hitting .338 with .475 OBP. He has 2 HR and 15 RBI. He's also 11 for 11 in steals.
- P Kyle Crick: The 6-foot-4 right-hander is 1-1 with 1.66 ERA in five starts. He has 27 Ks in 21.2 IP, but the 17 walks is a concern.
San Francisco Giants Friday Farm Report: Heath Hembree is dealing
The Fresno Grizzlies are off to a 21-7 thanks to an offense that is hitting .300 as a team. But it's the team's pitching that leads the Pacific Coast League with a 3.25 ERA.
And Giants fans have seen some of that pitching in the bigs.
Eric Hacker threw a quality start in his one spot start last week. Hacker returned to Fresno and earned his fifth win on Wednesday, improving to 5-0 on the season.
Steve Edlefsen and his 1.42 ERA got called up last week. Then came Travis Blackley and his 0.39 ERA to aid the Giants' bullpen.
We haven't seen Shane Loux and his 0.55 ERA in 16.1 innings. Nor have seen Heath Hembree … yet.
Hembree, the 23-year-old Fresno closer, is 1-0 with 1.64 ERA and seven saves. He's fanned 10 batters in 11 IP with three walks.
And he seems to be getting better. He's recorded saves in his last five outings dating back to April 26. He hasn't allowed a hit in any of those outings, walked just one and struck out five.
Here's a look at other Giants minor-league players:
OF Justin Christian has cooled off a bit from his torrid start. But is still hitting .370 with 3 HRs and 15 RBI. His 11 walks gives him a .438. If he could play 3B, he could get a call. But the Giants don't need outfielders now. OF Roger Kieschnick is in the same boat as Christian. He's stuck in Fresno with 6 HR, 17 RBI and .342 average. After scuffling at the start, OF Francisco Peguero seemed to find his stroke. He's hitting .316 over the past 10 games. His season numbers sit at 2 HR, 19 RBI, .237 AVG.
The Eastern League's reputation has being tough on hitters continues to be true. Some Flying Squirrels are hitting like 3B Daniel Mayora (0 HR, 12 RBI, .308) and OF Juan Perez (2 HR, 7 RBI, .281). But most of the Giants big hitting prospects continue to struggle. 3B Chris Dominguez, who had started off well, has slumped, hitting .135 in his past 10 games and now sits at 1 HR, 12 RBI, .258. Others who started off really, REALLY bad are showing signs of improvement. C Tommy Joseph (3 HR, 7 RBI, .244) had a two-homer game on Monday. SS Ehire Adrianza (0 HR, 6 RBI, .233) is hitting .300 over the past 10 days, and his 13 walks have given an .327 OBP. OF Gary Brown (0 HR, 12 RBI, .230) is hiting .275 over the past 10 games and has doubled his stolen-base total with three steals in four attempts. He now has 6 steals in nine attempts for the season. He's raking left-handed hitting (.353), but his .205 average against righties won't get him to the bigs anytime soon. Relief pitcher Brett Bochy, son of the Giants manager, has not allowed a run and only five hits in 15.1 IP. He's struck out 14. Starter Chris Heston is 2-2 despite a 1.21 ERA in five starts. He'd fit in great with the Giants. He has 25 Ks in 29.2 IP.
High prospect C Andrew Sugac (.239) continue to get most starts, but C Jeff Arnold is off to red-shot start (.520 in 25 ABs). OF Jarrett Parker, a second-round pick out of Virginia in 2010, has gone from bad to downright terrible. He's hitting .165 with 4 HRs and 10 RBI with a whopping 43 Ks in 79 ABs. Over the past 10 games, he's 1 for 30 with 15 Ks. SS Joe Panik also is struggling (0 HR, 11 RBI, .216). But at least he's hitting the ball with 12 K, 15 BB in 97 ABs. Jack Snodgrass is 3-1 with 1.23 ERA with 21 Ks and 4 BB and 29.1 IP in five starts. Ryan Bradley is 2-2 with 1.98 ERA in 5 starts. Seth Rosin has 2.79 ERA and three saves with 16 Ks, 4 BB in 9.2 IP.
If the Giants need a power-hitting 3B, look at Jose Cuevas, who has 4 HR, 18 RBI with .255 AVG and .770 OPS. Kyle Crick is 0-1 with 2.30 ERA, but he needs to control his walks (14 BB in 15.2 IP).
Friday Farm Report: Roger Kieschnick hottest among hot Grizzlies
The Fresno Grizzlies also will be celebrating their home opener on Friday. But the Grizzlies enjoyed a bit more success than the mother club on the road, going 6-2.
OF Roger Kieschnick, once considered a top-flight hitting prospect but has been slow to develop, is off to a torrid start. He is hitting .500 with three HRs and 6 RBI in 34 at-bats. With three doubles and two triples, his slugging percentage is .971 with a 1.498 OPS.
But the grain of salt is that OF Justin Christian, who didn't make much of an impression in his September call-up last year, then was released and resigned in the offseason, also is hitting .500 in 26 at-bats with an 1.266 OPS.
Other Grizzlies of note:
- 2B Joaquin Arias, one of the last players cut off the Giants' roster, is hitting .310 with 2 HRs and 11 RBI. But he's also committed four errors.
- OF Francisco Peguero, one of the Giants' top prospects, is one of the few Grizzlies who is struggling to adjust to Triple-A pitching. He's hitting .172 in 29 at-bats.
- RP Heath Hembree has two saves, four strikeouts, one walk and two hits allowed in three scoreless innings. Four other relievers have not allowed an earned run, pitching between 2 and 41/3 innings: Steve Edlefsen, George Kontos, Shane Loux and Travis Blackley.
Double-A Richmond
- 3B Chris Dominguez is off to hot start at Double-A, hitting .484 with 1 HR and 10 RBi in 31 ABs.
- OF Gary Brown is not quite as toasty. He's hitting .233 with no extra base-hits in 30 ABs.
- SS Ehire Adrianza has done little to drop his all glove/no hit reputation. He's hitting .154.
- C Tommy Joseph, who was impressive in the spring, is off to a slow start at Double-A, hitting .125 with 8 strikeouts in 24 ABs.
Class A San Jose
- OF Jarrett Parker is hitting .333 in 30 ABs with a 1.262 OPS. His BABIP is killer however, because 14 of the 20 outs he's had were by strikeout.
- SS Joe Panik is hitting .276 in 29 ABs. But with his eight walks in eight games, his OBP is .432.
- C Andrew Sucac is another top-flight catching prospect off to a slow start. He's hitting .174 in 23 ABs with 0 HR and 0 RBI.


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Where extrinsic rewards dominate, this will increase the activity rewarded as usually predicted in economics. However, the effect on intrinsic motivation, at least sometimes, operates in the opposite direction. Where intrinsic motivation is an important factor because pricing and contracting are difficult to achieve, or because the payment that can be offered is relatively low, the aggregate effect may be negative. Persuading experienced employees to communicate their tacit knowledge to the teams they work
with is a good example of the type of behavior that is very hard to specify for efficient pricing, and therefore occurs more effectively through social motivations for teamwork than through payments. Negative effects of small payments on participation in work that was otherwise volunteer-based are an example of low payments recruiting relatively few people, but making others shift their efforts elsewhere and thereby reducing, rather than increasing, the total level of volunteering for the job.
Extrinsic motivations make intrinsic motivations seem inauthentic, inadequate. We suddenly feel stupid for doing something for free once we see that payment is possible. Also, paying a little exposes the bad faith of the volunteer contract. Paying a little implies that the social rewards heretofore being offered are worth even less -- payment discredits them.
The larger issue here is that motivation is not something that emerges strictly from individuals, but is instead generated by context, by a system that makes it appear in different forms to individuals. Our impulses to act are shaped by the context in which they are expressed. Also we don't prefer stasis and require pecuniary incentives to act. Rather we want to act, and we ask society to provide to us forms or fields or modes in which to do so. The key question is what shapes those forms -- market capitalism demands a certain regime for social action, a certain set of congenial explanations. A postcapitalist society would need different explanations, a different set of ex post fact explanations for why people become motivated.
Are there only two forms of motivation: for money and for social recognition? Are they reducible to only the latter?
for any given culture, there will be some acts that a person would prefer to perform not for money, but for social standing, recognition, and probably, ultimately, instrumental value obtainable only if that person has performed the action through a social, rather than a market, transaction.Another way of putting that: some desires are inherently social -- we have to see ourselves as part of a group to conceive them and fulfill them. They don't register to us as individuals, or when we are locked into thinking of ourselves as isolated. Markets tend to project identity as entirely individualized -- we want things for ourselves only. But some of the things we want are to belong and to share. We want a group-based identity to complement the atomized identity.
According to Benkler, these are the conditions for peer production: (1) means of production not serving as capital. People own means of production not as an investment to capitalize by merely as part of everyday life. The personal computer fits here. (2) Information as the raw material of production processes must be freely accessible as part of a commons. The open internet currently fits here. (3) "Modular" production processes that require no coordination to yield useful results. Seems that the key here is redefining what a useful result or finished good is. Rather than something that can be marketed, it is something that can be "remixed" in a subsequent information-based production process. In other words, in the networked-information economy, all goods are intermediate and there are no finished goods to be fetishized/mystified as capitalist commodities.


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There has been a lot of talk in the food allergy community about the new The Smurfs 2 movie because of a certain scene involving peanut allergy. Allergic Living asked me to see the movie and review it, from the allergy perspective. Along for her point of view was my 12-year-old daughter, who has severe allergies to dairy, egg, peanut, all tree nuts and most legumes.
So off we went. While I was prepared to be outraged, I also wondered whether the movie would prove a sign that the entertainment industry was starting to pay lip service to food allergies. With statistics like 1 in 13 children having food allergies, would this turn out to be an example of tokenism?
Let's cut to the big scene in question: the birthday party. In the scene, the Smurf's human friends, Patrick and Grace Winslow, are hosting the party for their son and are reviewing their checklist of cautions. The food is gluten-free, vegan, no peanuts or strawberries, produced humanely and served on BPA-free dishes. So far, so good.
When the man's stepfather, the owner of a corndog company, arrives with corndogs for partygoers, parents ask about peanuts. He assures everyone that his company does not put peanuts in the corndogs. The peanut-allergic child takes a bite before the man can finish his sentence – that they are, though, cooked in peanut oil. With lips swollen, the child is rushed off to the hospital. Later the audience learns that he's OK. This is portrayed as a relief to the host because both of the child's parents are lawyers, and that was mildly annoying.
I asked my daughter what she thought as someone with allergies. She felt that the birthday party scene was important as it helped to define the stepfather's character – he's an insensitive man who pushes his way into situations and manages to cause problems. Her one major issue was that no one administered epinephrine the allergic child. That would have been easy to include.
If this scene was the only reference to allergies, I might have felt that the writers had gone for a cheap laugh. But the concept of allergies runs through this film in a respectful way. In fact allergies play a pivotal role in a touching turning point that ties up several subplots.
So no, we didn't have a big issue with the depiction of food allergies in The Smurfs 2. My daughter did not notice the fact that the stepfather didn't take the reaction very seriously, and I simply found it realistic. Not all of our relatives 'get it' either and this reflected poorly on the older man. I'm pleased to report that I doubt many parents or kids living with food allergies would be offended by this movie.
As for the film as a whole, we thoroughly enjoyed it. There is plenty going on in the subplots to keep the adults' attention. For the children, they will no doubt enjoy the juvenile humor with plenty of references to farts and name-calling. There isn't any real violence but poor Gargamel is the butt of a lot of slapstick comedy. Hank Azaria and Neil Patrick Harris return to their roles and don't disappoint. So yes, it was worth the price of admission.
Susan Clemens is the moderator of Allergic Living's online Forum and Facebook page. Please let us know your own thoughts of how allergies were depicted in the movie – in the comments below or on our social media.


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This week, Jenny is taking a day off. But we know a Monday with no Jenny would be a very sad day indeed, so we've compiled some of our favorite zingers, rants and confessions below. And for even more Jenny, read our behind the scenes spotlight on her here.
On My Mom's Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
To wit: Pineapple upside down cake, in my view, does not want to be pale in color and insipid against the fork. It does not wish for maraschino cherries hanging around in its pineapple holes. And it does not wish to have the texture of a conventional weapon.
On Anchovy Puffs
1. Very important: YOU MUST USE GOOD ANCHOVIES. Don't talk to me about cans, don't get on your high horse about bottom feeding. Just get the best you can find. Whole Foods sells the nice ones in a flat plastic container near the expensive yogurt.
2. Use what you need to make this into a fine paste. I used my Vitamix, which worked okay-ish, save the part where I decided to wash it after by putting soapy water in and running it on high, which resulted in anchovy scented bubbles over half my kitchen counter. I said "Oh dear" at very high volumes and no one came to the rescue, which I guess had to do with the fact the family was watching The Ten Commandments and they were at that part where Moses was gets all badass with his staff. Still. Made note to self to pick up a mortar and pestle along with 12 inch cast iron pan and a martini shaker.
On Triple Chocolate Espresso Cookies
There are many things I think about when walking sullenly through my local Soviet-era grocery store, and not all of them involve pondering the 1980's music that seems to be the perpetual soundtrack in all American supermarkets.
Is Phil Collins supposed to inspire me to buy some stabilized salad dressing and Paul Newman popcorn?
Just as often while shopping, as I wander, I wonder: If I buy my children their requested Cinnamon Toast Crunch, will that turn them off oatmeal and homemade pancakes? Or will it guarantee that they like me for, like, ever?
On Roast Chicken Breasts with Mushrooms and Artichokes
Some random things I love in my kitchen: old Randy Travis songs, gin, antique glasses full of gin, artichokes, someone else folding the dish towels, shallots, toffee, coffee, and drbabs' recipes.
In fact, can we all stop here to have a moment of silence for this bottle of fun in your fridge [Worcestershire sauce], which predates the anchovy craze as a salt zapper, tastes great in burgers, lasts forever and is very, very hard to pronounce.
On Maple-Cardamom Glazed Salmon
There are simple answers to dinner, and then, there are insanely simple answers. Enter Maple-Cardamom Glazed Salmon. You brush a sweet little overcoat of maple syrup on your main man, Mr. Delicious Salmon and cook him. The end.
But wait I have more to say!
The first thing you will notice is that our author has tied together a sultry, nectarous adhesive with an array of woody spices that work together effortlessly -- I am talking Lyle Lovett and his large band.
On Maloreddus with Anchovies, Orange and Malvasia
I feel it is very important for you not to feel prejudiced against pasta just because it resembles the slug at the bottom of a Mezcal bottle and has a name that makes you think of odors.
I never thought about anchovies with orange. Why is that? Is it because I spend most of my time holed up in my DC kitchen thinking about new ways to perfect a chocolate chip cookie? I don't know really, but this dish is going into the rotation.
On New Mother's Magic Elixir Lamb Stew
Like many Americans, or humans, I do not find work the best part of my week.
That's not to say I don't enjoy spending my days trying to suss out exactly who is trying to end Medicare as we know it, or pondering the relative merits of the 16 individuals running for the second Congressional seat in Utah. But all things considered, I'd rather be planting Thai basil.
I did use a Chianti instead of Cahors if that makes you feel better. But you should probably use whatever wine MrsWheelbarrow says. She knows things.
On Mango Lassi - Indian Mango Smoothie
Mangoes were my children's gateway tropical fruit. Bacon girl sadly went on to eschew all fruit not disguised in pancake batter, but the incipient pescatarian who learned the ways of lamb and never looked back continues to love mangoes.
Even in your standard blender, this mix of milk, yogurt, ice and honey will be zipped together in less than a minute, and the next thing you know you'll be ready for a big day at the office, or curling up with a V.S. Naipaul novel. That's your business.
On Chewy Chocolate Meringues
People will flock around you to eat them warm, so if you have a chore you'd like fulfilled "No cookie for you until you hang up that backpack/sweep the porch/cut some mint in the garden" call it in.
On Rhubarb and Rose Ramos Gin Fizz
This little drink is as delicate and lovely as it appears, but like so many things of beauty, packs a bit more of a wallop than you may have been expecting. Please reserve this experiment for the end of your day, when you have little else to do but sit on the porch and wonder how it is that you never noticed that you have a cowlick, or if a failing to water your blueberry bush is a form of moral turpitude.
A New Way to Dinner, co-authored by Food52's founders Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs, is an indispensable playbook for stress-free meal-planning (hint: cook foundational dishes on the weekend and mix and match 'em through the week).
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The opening of the 200-person, glass bottomed Vanoise Express cable car between Les Arcs and La Plagne took both resorts from mid-table to championship contenders in one fell-swoop. Les Arcs is majority North-facing, which is hugely beneficial to retaining good snow coverage all season. There's a wide variety of pistes which will suit everyone. Beginners love the gentle runs around Arc 2000 and also the tree-lined playground of Peisey-Vallandry, perfect when the weather closes in. Intermediates are spoilt for choice, with a huge percentage of blue and red runs in and out of all villages. Experts have some serious altitude at the top of the Aiguille Rouge (3200m) and the run down to Villaroger at 1200m represents the Alps' biggest vertical drop in a single descent. If that hasn't kept you entertained for a week then just nip over to La Plagne and give the 220km of pistes on that side a try!
Les Arcs is split into 4 villages (not including Peisey-Vallandry), each a fully fledged resort. If you're in a chalet then you'll be most likely to stay in Arc 2000. Contrary to perceived wisdom regurgitated from outdated '90s guidebooks, Arc 2000 is now a destination in its own right and with the addition of Arc 1950 in the early 2000s, has now become the village of choice with a good choice or bars, restaurants, hotels, chalets and self catered apartments available in both, with a handy all-night gondola linking the two.
Arc 1600 was the first of the purpose built villages in Les Arcs but has remained small, with just enough amenities to ensure you don't go without any essentials, but avoid it if you're looking for wild nightlife or any kind of variety. The funicular from Bourg St Maurice stops here though, which can be an interesting diversion on market day or if you need an alternative to skiing a whiteout.
Arc 1800 is the village traditionally listed as the main nightlife centre of Les Arcs. This is true to an extent, but increasingly Arc 1800 attracts a mainly French, self catered crowd. Very few catered chalets and even fewer quality hotel choices here and if you want to surround yourself with like-minded chalet guests then you're far better off heading to Arc 2000, where there are perhaps 60 catered chalets.


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iPhone 3G? — The hype is in overdrive that there's a new iPhone coming on Monday. On the other hand, I've been hearing that Forbes/Financial Times/Barrons' rumors of troubles in getting the new 3G iPhone design done and to production are correct and that there's no way that it'll be ready to ship this month.
Financial Times:
Apple relents on iPhones subsidy — By Andrew Parker in London, Paul Taylor in New York and Richard Waters in San Francisco — The new version of the Apple iPhone is set to be sold at significantly lower prices than the existing one, in a tacit acknowledgement by the US technology company …
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Michael Gartenberg / JupiterResearch: The importance of AAPL's event on Monday isn't a new iPhone
Ryan Block / Engadget:
Loads of fake Apple shots hit the web: 3G iPhone pre-WWDC edition
Loads of fake Apple shots hit the web: 3G iPhone pre-WWDC edition
Rob Beschizza / Boing Boing Gadgets: 3G iPhone drives photoshop accusations market wild
David Gonzales / Unwired View: 3G iPhone firmware confirms tri-band HSDPA, GPS capabilities
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MICROSOFT ENTERTAINMENT & DEVICES DIVISION PRESIDENT: "We ship lots of 3G phones already on Windows Mobile. ... We will outsell the iPhone. We will outsell the BlackBerry." — You won't hear the words "Zune" and "phone" uttered in any proximity to one another by Microsoft's Robbie Bach any time soon.
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Generation Y - Welcome To Their World — We've showed how Gen Y is going to change the web. In doing so, Gen Y is also changing the world. Despite all of this, the world of Generation Y eludes a lot of the previous generations. Generation Y is absorbed in a world made possible through technology.
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T-Mobile Sues Starbucks Over Free Wifi — What do they say - one man's meat is another man's poison. Looks like that was for T-Mobile USA that has filed a lawsuit against Starbucks, which had recently switched over from T-Mobile to AT&T. — AT&T offering free WiFi at Starbucks locations …
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Curtains for racy Monkhouse comic
A racy comic book created by a "hormonally challenged" teenage Bob Monkhouse has been hidden from public view behind a curtain in a new exhibition because it is deemed too sexually explicit.
The edition of Oh Boy! dates from 1949 and shows the young Monkhouse's superhero creation Tornado battling to save a half-naked woman from a race of slimy-headed aliens called the Kharucha who bear a passing resemblance to giant penises.
It features in a sexually explicit section of a British Library show entitled Comics Unmasked: Art and Anarchy in the UK, and comes complete with a parental guidance warning for under-16s.
Monkhouse, who was probably best known as a game show host and stand-up comic, wrote and drew hundreds of comic strips and is said to have contributed work to the Beano while still at school.
Co-curator Paul Gravett said: "One thing that people will find surprising are some of the famous names that have made comics. We've got people like Enid Blyton, Anita Roddick, the founder of The Body Shop and even Grayson Perry has produced them.
"Most surprisingly to most people would be the comic from Bob Monkhouse. He was only a teenager at the time, and he produced this slightly bizarre superhero called Tornado who fights some rather disturbing looking aliens, let's leave it at that!
"They are certainly the work of a highly hormonally challenged teenager. They are very funny, and they are probably a different side to Bob Monkhouse's wonderful career."
The exhibition, at the central London building, also includes work from notable titles such as Watchmen, V For Vendetta and Batman and Robin among an array of items.
Artwork from the occult figure Aleister Crowley and editions of the underground counter-culture publication Oz will also be on display until mid-August.
A previously unheard recording of the early 1970s "Oz trial", in which the magazine was successfully prosecuted for obscenity, also features in the exhibition.
The show runs until August 19.
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In a more adult version of "I'm rubber, you're glue," politicians are raking in the campaign cash via "money blurts:"
An up-and-coming politician blurts out something incendiary, provocative or otherwise controversial. The remark bounces around the blogs and talk shows and becomes a sensation.
And in the midst of it all, the politician's fundraisers are manning the phones and raking in the donations.
Consider Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), the tea party favorite and newly minted presidential candidate, who has made a specialty of raising money in the wake of bold and well-placed remarks. Shortly after accusing President Obama of having "anti-American views" during one cable-news appearance, for example, Bachmann took in nearly $1 million.
Interesting choice of words, because whenever I "consider" candidates like Michele Bachmann, that's pretty much in line with the conclusion I ultimately draw:
"It's a great way to attract a very high volume of small donors and drive excitement," said Ron Bonjean, a GOP consultant and co-founder of Singer Bonjean Strategies. "If you're in the money game and you say something controversial, you'll have support from a very energetic core."
So there you have it, would-be politicians of America. As long as you're comfortable with yelling things that may or may not make any sense, the future is yours.
Michele Bachmann, others raise millions for political campaigns with 'money blurts' [WashingtonPost]


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Indiana-Michigan Border Lakes
Indiana or Michigan residents fishing in any of the waters listed below and who possess a valid fishing license for either state, are permitted to fish in these lakes while following the laws and regulations of the state having jurisdiction over that portion of the lake.
- Clear Lake – Indiana, St. Joseph Co./South Clear Lake – Michigan, Berrien Co.
- Indiana Lake – Indiana, Elkhart Co./Michigan, Cass Co.
- Fish Lake – Indiana, La Grange Co./Michigan, St. Joseph Co. Lake
- Lake George – Indiana, Steuben Co./Michigan, Branch Co.
- Long Lake -Indiana, Steuben Co./Michigan, Hillsdale Co.
Where do your fishing license dollars go?
Funds from the sale of fishing licenses are used to conserve and manage fisheries resources in Indiana. Learn more about funding for fish and wildlife conservation and management in Indiana.
To reveal a section, click on a link below.
Online: Go to IndianaOutdoor.IN.gov
In Person: Visit a retailer or DNR site listed at IndianaOutdoor.IN.gov, or visit the DNR Customer Service Center, Indiana Government Center South, 402 W. Washington St., W160, Indianapolis. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
By Mail: Specify the license you need and send the following information with your order:
- Name, date of birth, Indiana Driver's License number or Social Security number
- Complete address, city, state, ZIP and phone number
- Height, weight, color of hair and eyes
Include a check or money order (payable to DNR) or Visa or MasterCard (include number, expiration date). Send the order information and payment to:
DNR Customer Service Center
402 W. Washington St., W160
Indianapolis, IN, 46204
Indiana disabled American veterans can get a DAV fishing license application form from the County Service Officer or download the application form at fishing.IN.gov. Mail the form with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to the DNR Customer Service Center.
Catch most fish species year-round. Note: There are season restrictions for trout on inland streams, Lake Michigan and its tributaries, and for paddlefish on the Ohio River.
Fish with a trot line – a line that extends into the water from a fixed point and has smaller drop lines attached to it; limited to one trot line at a time with no more than 50 single- or multi-barbed hooks, and each drop line having only one hook. A legible tag with the name and address of the user must be affixed to each trot line.
Take carp, gar, bowfin, buffalo and shad with a spear, gig, spear gun, crossbow, bow and arrow or underwater spear under certain conditions and on limited waters. See fishing.IN.gov for details.
Float or jug fish by using a buoyed container that suspends a single line and a single- or multi-barbed hook. As many as five floats may be used. Each float must be marked with the user's name and address, and the user must be in constant visual contact with all floats. NOTE: Float fishing is not allowed on lakes and reservoirs for public safety reasons.
Use landing nets, gaff hooks or grab hooks to assist in landing legally caught fish. Note: These devices may not be used as a method of catching fish.
Keep fish you catch for an aquarium if the fish meets legal size and bag limit requirements.
Take smelt from Lake Michigan and Oliver Lake (LaGrange County) from March 1 through May 30. Smelt may be taken only with a single seine or net. The seine or net may not exceed 12 feet in length and 6 feet in depth nor have a stretch mesh larger than 1 ½ inches. A dip net may not exceed 12 feet in diameter.
Fish with up to three poles or hand lines at one time. Each line is limited to no more than two single or multi-barbed hooks, two artificial baits or two live bait harnesses.
Collect minnows and crayfish if you possess a valid fishing license. Some restrictions apply for possession limits and allowable equipment. See fishing.IN.gov for details.
You may use some species of wild fish as live bait, as long as the fish are caught legally and meet any size, catch, or possession limits established for that species. Goldfish may be used as live bait. Carp cannot be used as live bait at any location. Live gizzard shad and threadfin shad may be collected, possessed and used as live bait on the following waters only, but may not be transported away from the location where collected:
- Brookville Reservoir
- Cecil M. Harden Reservoir
- Monroe Reservoir
- Patoka Reservoir
- Lake Freeman
- Lake Shafer
- Hardy Lake
- Ohio River mainstem, excluding all embayments
Take fish from public waters with a weir, electric current, dynamite, firearm, hands alone, or any substance that may weaken or poison a fish.
Use a casting net to catch sport fish.
Take paddlefish from any waters of Indiana, including Indiana waters of the Ohio River, on a sport fishing license.
Take or possess lake sturgeon or any of these other state-endangered fish: bantam sunfish, cavefish, channel darter, gilt darter, greater redhorse, northern brook lamprey, pallid shiner, redside dace, or variegate darter.
Exceed at any time the bag limit of fish while engaged in a day's fishing.
Release live fish (native or non-native) into public waters without a stocking permit issued by the DNR.
Snag fish from public waters, including the Ohio River. Snagging is the practice of dragging or jerking a hook (or hooks), baited or unbaited, through the water with the intention of hooking a fish on contact.
Collect or take live or dead mussel shells from public waters.
Possess live aquatic invasive mussels such as Asiatic clam, quagga mussel and zebra mussel.
Intentionally waste or destroy fish unless the species is required by law to be killed. This includes discarding fish entrails into any state waters.
Buy, sell or barter any fish, frogs, turtles or other reptiles and amphibians taken under a fishing or hunting license.
All motorboats used in public waters must be registered. For a copy of Indiana boating laws, write to DNR Division of Law Enforcement, 402 W. Washington St., Room W255D, Indianapolis, IN, 46204.
Only electric motors may be used on state-owned, leased or licensed lakes smaller than 300 acres. No more than two 12-volt batteries can be used to power trolling motors in these waters.
Life preservers (Wear It! Indiana)
"WEAR IT INDIANA" is a public outreach campaign designed to encourage the use of personal flotation devices (life jackets) while boaters and swimmers are enjoying Indiana waterways.
A U.S. Coast Guard approved wearable personal flotation device (Type 1, 2, 3 or 5) is required for each person on any boat. Boats 16 feet and longer, except for canoes or kayaks, must also have one USCG-approved throwable PFD on board.
Lake Michigan and the Ohio River and boundary waters of the Wabash River have special PFD regulations. Call the USCG at (219) 879-8371 for Lake Michigan, (502) 779-5400 for southern Indiana, or see uscgboating.org for a copy of federal boating regulations.
Eating recreationally caught fish from Indiana waters can be a healthy and tasty activity when you have the proper information.
The contaminants accumulate in human tissue like they do in fish and can build to levels that could pose a health threat. The consumption advisory is based on a model that people are consuming 8 oz. of fish on 225 days each year over 70 years. Most anglers do not eat wild-caught fish nearly this frequently.
The primary concern is with the at-risk population. This population comprises women of childbearing years, nursing mothers and children under age 15. The reason for extra concern is evidence of developmental problems in babies and young children from contaminants at levels lower than what can be safely eaten by adults.
Eating fish from lakes and reservoirs is generally less of a concern. Contaminant levels are generally very low in lakes and reservoirs.
Eating fish from rivers and streams is generally a much higher concern. All 13 water bodies carrying do-not-eat consumption advisories for all species are streams.
Consult the Indiana Fish Consumption Advisory for much more detailed information. The advisory can be found at IN.gov/isdh/23650.htm.
For more information on the fish consumption advisory or answers to questions concerning the advisory, contact: Indiana State Department of Health, Environmental Epidemiology Section, 2525 Shadeland Ave., Suite E, Indianapolis, IN 46219, (317) 351-7190, ext. 262.


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Marta Vieira da Silva, Genaro Gattuso Christian Vieri, and Phillip Cocu are among the players that have recently confirmed they will join Ronaldo and Zinédine Zidane at the 11th Annual Match Against Poverty, which is suported by FIFA. Proceeds from the Match will support recovery efforts in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms on record.
UNDP Goodwill Ambassador Marta Vieira da Silva of Brazil will participate for the second time in the Match. In 2007, Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane invited her to play at the 7th edition in Fez, Morocco, where she became the first woman in the history of football to play in an internationally-sanctioned men's football match.
"I am honoured to participate again in this important match and to have the opportunity to join the players, the coaches, the referee, the technical teams and the public to mobilize for the Philippines", said Marta who recently launched a video appeal to assist the victims of Typhoon Haiyan. Marta has won the FIFA World Player of the Year five consecutive times, and was one of the three finalists of the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013.
The list of players confirmed up to now in the Ronaldo, Zidane & Friends team is: Ronald de Boer and Phillip Cocu (Netherlands), Steve McManaman (England), Robert Pires, Claude Makélélé and Youri Djorkaeff (France), Jens Lehmann (Germany), Gaizka Mendieta , Fernando Hierro and Michel Salgado (Spain), Paulo Sousa and Deco (Portugal), Marta, Giovane Elber, Juliano Belletti, Roberto Carlos (Brazil), Pavel Nedvěd (Czech Republic), Gianluca Zambrotta, Gennaro Gattuso, ChristianVieri (Italy), Hakan Sukur (Turkey) and Freddie Ljungberg (Sweden).
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'We are building an operating system for human activity'
You can have "mobile first, cloud first" and target business and consumer users at the same time, apparently. So says Microsoft's recently installed chief executive Satya Nadella, who reckons there's no contradiction in his big plan for Microsoft.
Nadella was speaking this afternoon at Microsoft's annual Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC), where he was trying to rally partners to his cause.
As such, Nadella used WPC to justify Microsoft's continued building of applications, operating systems and services for consumers and businesses.
He was speaking following the release of his super-memo/press-release posted to the world last week, that's been pummelled for an excess of waffle and contradiction.
Nadella used WPC to fight back.
It was an inaugural WPC appearance for the new CEO, but it lacked anything new and retrod the super-memo themes.
There was certainly no detail on the restructuring hinted at last week, which seems needed to make Microsoft more of a mobile-first, cloud-first player. Microsoft is expected to let more than 5,000 staff go. One report, here, said 1,000 are going in Finland, from the Nokia mobile phone unit Microsoft bought this spring.
Self-effacing, Nadella reckoned he gets at least one email a day from his own computer scientists saying that his trademark "mobile-first, cloud-first" strategy is a contradiction.
"How can two things be first, you can't sort," the incredulous boffins of Redmond tell Nadella, it seems.
His answer to that?
"The cloud orchestrates it but without the end points you aren't going to have the impact in the world and people's lives so you have to think about this next generation of computing as mobile-first, cloud-first."
Still confused?
Nadella said the cloud provides a platform that can feed devices with services and updates while the device serves as an end point that gives the cloud use.
According to Nadella, its not just about building "fantastic email" or any one application.
Rather, he envisions a world where something like Office goes from a mere productivity suite to something that ties together all the "artifacts" of people's lives.
"We are building an operating system for human activity across their daily lives," he said.
The cloud will become what Nadella called "a backplane" for providing things like device and identity management and security for devices.
The Microsoft cloud will be able to be accessed from "any device," Nadella promised.
If there was a hint of anything specific, it was a suggestion that Microsoft will become more like Google – a data based company building vast social graphs and using machine learning to connect those "artifacts". Redmond will develop and deliver services like the already announced Cortana - Microsoft's answer to Apple's Siri - as part of new interfaces, inputs and capabilities.
Nadella said Microsoft will possess a "very rich data platform" for SQL and non-SQL with all the processing capabilities in one place. "The place we will truly shine will be around insights," he promised.
Nadella, meanwhile, re-committed Microsoft to the end point – what the company is now calling "first party hardware."
That strategy has seen Microsoft build the loss-making Surface.
"The goal for first party hardware is to create categories and markets, but we want to stimulate the entire ecosystem," he said.
Microsoft's first-party tablet the Surface has so far notched up negligible market share and upset PC partners while OEMs have sold Windows 7 and Windows 8 machines regardless of the existence of Surface. ®
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More than 25 years after Apple introduced "Knowledge Navigator" as a concept that envisioned the future of computers, Intel has reintroduced the concept as the future of smartphones.
Smartphones in the future will be cognizant of surroundings, and be able to anticipate the needs of users, said Mike Bell, vice president and general manager of Intel's mobile and communications group, during an onstage interview this week at the D: Dive Into Mobile conference organized by the All Things D website.
Smartphones will be "intelligent" and know when things need to get done, Bell said. Based on time, surroundings and a user's location, smartphones could manage calendars, schedule events or even set up the air temperature in a home, all with minimal user intervention.
"We can essentially have a device that is much more aware of what is going on around you or aware of what you are doing," Bell said. "It's kind of the 'real' Knowledge Navigator in your pocket."
The Knowledge Navigator was a concept introduced by Apple in 1987 that described new features such as touch and voice interaction, which are now reaching computers. The concept was described through videos of a person interacting with a tablet-like computer. Apple ultimately introduced the tablet category with the iPad. Some of the Knowledge Navigator concepts were also described at the time through TV shows such as "Star Trek: The Next Generation."
Bell, who previously worked at Apple, said the current "smartphone 2.0" model revolving around "there's an app for that" needed to change. He painted a picture of what smartphones will be able to do.
"They know where you are, where you're going, what you're doing, who you know. They have all your information. Why can't they do something useful with that? Why can't it help you instead of waiting for you to realize you need to do something? The processing power and the speed of the connectivity and the fact that the technology lets us have the battery life we need to do this kind of stuff ... is all converging," Bell said.
Some applications already exist to make smartphones more utilitarian, but Bell said more work needs to be done so handhelds can better anticipate human needs.
"Each of those applications right now has their own understanding, their own set of data. It's not really done at a system level where everyone works from the same information so that the applications can work together to optimize this experience," Bell said.
An enabler could be powerful smartphones with long battery life that can handle intense tasks like real-time translation, which is mostly relegated to the cloud at this time, Bell said.
With the PC market slumping, Intel is focusing more of its chip activity on mobile devices. The company has a small presence in the smartphone and tablet market, which is dominated by ARM.
Intel hopes to use its manufacturing advantage -- which is considered the most advanced in the industry -- to build smaller and faster chips. The company is releasing Atom chips for tablets and smartphones using the 22-nanometer process in the next 12 months, and hopes for a quick transition to the more advanced 14-nm process.
The company will start making chips for PCs using the 14-nm process late this year. The nanometer process refers to the underlying physics used in factories to create substrates on which chip features are etched.
"You'll see over the course of the next 12 months as we roll out more of our own chips and technologies and then more customers building things based on those. We want to get our technology as far and wide as we can," Bell said.
The "myth" that ARM is better than Intel on power efficiency has been "busted," Bell said. Intel officials have used as a reference point the Motorola Razr I smartphone with an Atom chip, which the company insists has equal-to-better battery life than a Motorola Razr M, a similar phone based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor.
"We have as good a performance as anyone else, and it's not necessarily the exact best battery life, but we're near the top of the pack," Bell said.
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The festive folk at Funcom have managed to pull off a gaming event involving killing a goat that won't get the gaming community upset as part of the holiday festivities in Age of Conan.
Unlike that other video game goat-killing event, Funcom keeps things virtual with it's holiday goat hunt, with a prize package consisting mainly of the game's pre-order bonuses and two months free game time up for grabs for whoever manages to down one of the poor creatures. The trick is, there's only one goat per server, so only one person per server can win. Riddles as to the goat's location can be found at the official site, along with a listing of servers where the goat has already appeared and went down.
While some servers have already held their events, more will be having theirs on the 29th, 30th, and 31st, so who knows? You might still have a chance to get your goat. What you do with it when you get it is your business.
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Police can already demand your identity at any time for any reason while you are out in public. That's why there are state issued IDs for non-drivers. Those have your address on it, too.
And I'm not arguing with you, but just out of curiosity um... how has your freedom been cut in half?
Where can you no longer go that you couldn't before?
I mean, I'm not talking about just dirty looks, here.
I just want to cut past the hyperbole and down to the real issue.
Have you had your freedoms literally cut in half, or was that a figure of speech? How have you been limited?
Police can already demand your identity at any time for any reason while you are out in public. That's why there are state issued IDs for non-drivers.
Not true. Police may ask for the identification of a pedestrian, but that pedestrian is under no obligation to provide it. Non-driver IDs are not a mandatory requirement and one does not need that or a driver's licence to walk down the street in the USA. And they do not have to provide papers to police if they are not operating a motor vehicle and are law abiding.
When a cop has you detained, you really have no rights at that moment. Proving that the police violated your rights can be difficult at best. I was attacked by a police officer once and thrown in jail for questioning him. Peace disturbance? Yeah, well, I paid my way out of the trumped up charge and chalked it up to a learning experience. If video were taken, I'd have a strong case against him and the St. Louis Police Department.
But legally speaking, I don't think that you are required to show ID except in certain circumstances. Now, the police can detain you until they ascertain your identity in many cases, but you are under no obligation to produce ID. So, you may have a point. They have ways to work around restrictions.
I think I may get pounded for this one but I had to offer my opinion. Arizona, unless I'm mistaken enacted laws which were near identical to federal laws and that it was an attempt (seemingly successful) to launch the debate into the forefront of media discussion. The problem with the law or to be more precise, the method used to enforce the law is not based simply on immigrants but who specifically is a more desirable immigrant. The far right see's Mexican immigrants as negative where as there would be little discussion were Canadians to start pouring over the border, those hosers. So the emphasis is on those south of the border many of which are hard working individuals from my personal experience. So as a rough draft possible solution one willfully open to revision: Begin deporting all illegal immigrants while streamlining the process of legalization projecting a "ten?" year plan, during this process there will assuredly still be illegal immigrants but hopefully as the process improves there will not be a need for a wall or more border control. Also a company willfully employing illegals would face hefty fines or be shut down...possibly. Again these idea are just that.
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San Diego County residents by summertime will be able to access housing and credit counseling for free without having to visit several offices for help, thanks to technology.
The Housing Opportunities Collaborative, a local nonprofit group, has received nearly $300,000 in grants to set up computer terminals throughout the county that will connect homeowners and renters to housing professionals for virtual one-on-one meetings, said Appaswamy "Vino" Pajanor, the group's president and executive director.
The idea is to save everyone, especially low-income and underserved households, time and money.
Residents can expect to get help on foreclosure prevention, landlord-tenant issues, bankruptcies, buying a home for the first time and tax preparation. The San Diego terminals will be part of an 18-computer network that will also reach Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange counties.
"We want to ensure that folks are not sent from one physical location to another to get access to resources and counselors," Pajanor said. "We also wanted savings for the community, saving time for clients and reducing the carbon footprint."
One of the virtual counseling sites is live at the Jacobs Center For Neighborhood Innovation, 404 Euclid Ave. in San Diego. Seven other local sites, from Vista to Chula Vista, are expected to go online within roughly the next month, Pajanor said. Space will likely be provided by the county library system.
An additional five sites are set to go online throughout the Inland Empire by July. Five more sites are planned for Orange County.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. – The final tally is in and Guilford College's football team has compiled over 1,000 hours of community service over the 2012-13 academic year. With 1,001.5 hours, the Quakers fulfilled head coach Chris Rusiewicz's second-year goal of 1,000 volunteer hours for his team. In 2011-12, Rusiewicz's first year, Guilford collected 901 hours of community service.
"It's great to see our guys willing and able to do what it takes to give back to the community," Rusiewicz said. "Getting out like this stretches them in a positive way and helps them realize how fortunate they are to attend college and play the game they love. I'm really proud of their effort."
Football team members worked at 12 different venues throughout the year. Some projects, like helping to move fellow students into their dorms last August, involved the whole team. Other projects were more individual in nature. Estavio Jones, Daytwyn Rascoe and Jakob Sayer each spent time individually tutoring elementary-school children. Jones joined teammates Tyler Campbell and Drew Milot on a Guilford-sponsored work trip over spring break with members of the Friends Disaster Relief Service.
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - Bobby Labonte will attempt to qualify for the Daytona 500 for Phoenix Racing.
The 2000 NASCAR champion will be making his attempt in a second entry for the team recently acquired by Harry Scott from long-time owner James Finch. Scott is fielding one full-time car for Justin Allgaier.
No car number was announced for the Labonte entry. Finch made a deal with Scott to get Labonte into the second car for the February season-opening race.
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Kofi Annan is in Tehran with former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, Nobel Peace laureate Desmond Tutu and Mexico's former President Ernesto Zedillo as part of "The Elders," a group convened by the late Nelson Mandela. They met with Rouhani today, who spoke afterward with journalists.
"We should get united for ending war and massacre in Syria," Rouhani said in remarks reported by the semi-official ISNA news agency. "Stopping both support and deployment of arms to terrorist groups by some regional countries is the most important step."
Shiite regional powerhouse Iran is a major backer of embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad in his battle against largely Sunni rebel forces.
Rouhani also assured Annan's delegation that Iran's contested nuclear program won't be used militarily.
"All our activities have been peaceful and will remain
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Meanwhile today, state television reported that a team of inspectors from the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency had arrived in Iran to visit the southwestern Gachin uranium mine tomorrow. In December, Iran allowed inspectors to visit Iran's Arak heavy water plant.
In November, Iran reached a historic deal with world powers to reduce its uranium enrichment in exchange for the easing of some Western sanctions over six months. Iran and the world powers soon will begin negotiations on a final agreement.
The West fears Iran's nuclear program could allow it to build an atomic bomb. Iran denies the charge, saying its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes like power generation and cancer treatment.
Yesterday, Annan's delegation met Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. After that meeting, Annan said the group urged Iran to build on the six-month nuclear deal.


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In her first book, New York Times reporter Jennifer 8. Lee has cooked up a deliciously entertaining history of the Chinese food industry in the United States.
Part memoir, part journalistic investigation, The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food, focuses not on the ancient art of Chinese cuisine but rather on the relatively recent history of North American Chinese restaurant fare -- take-out included. An interesting fact dished out by the author is that the number of Chinese restaurants in the U.S. exceeds the total of all the McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy's outlets combined. We learn, too, that Chinese food is served on all seven continents (even Antarctica).
What would the story be without something sweet and sour? Besides discoursing on the sweet treat mentioned in the title, the author provides sour reports of recent immigrants leading nomadic lives as restaurant workers, frequently bused into far-off small town restaurants. She also points out the dangers faced by those who deliver Chinese food -- among the most dangerous jobs in America.
For On the Same Page, the Library has purchased the paperback edition published by Twelve, an imprint of Hachette.
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About the Author
The author's self-description on Twitter as "Journalist and Dumpling-maker" shows that Jennifer 8. Lee takes food seriously, if seasoned with humor. She has a proven way with words, having coined the term "man date" in her New York Times article which describes what happens when two heterosexual men socialize without a context of business or sports. A fluent speaker of Mandarin Chinese and the daughter of immigrants from China, she grew up eating her mother's authentic Chinese food in the family's New York City kitchen. After graduating from Harvard in 1999 with a degree in Applied Mathematics and Economics and studying at Beijing University, Ms. Lee was hired at the age of 24 by the New York Times as a metro reporter. She has written stories on culture, poverty, and technology.
"Readers will take an unexpected and entertaining journey—through culinary, social and cultural history—in this delightful first book on the origins of the customary after-Chinese-dinner treat…The book's a winner." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"The fascinating connections and historical details that give faces and names to the restaurants and products that have become part of a universal American experience…will appeal to teens who are interested in history, Chinese culture, and, of course, cuisine [and to] sophisticated readers who revel in the details and history that help explain our current global culture." - School Library Journal
"Lee embeds her subject's history in an entertaining personal narrative, eschewing cookie-cutter interviews and dry lists of facts and figures…she has a breezy, likable literary demeanor that makes the first-person material engaging. Thanks to Lee's journalistic chops, the text moves along energetically even in its more expository sections,…tasty morsels delivered quickly and reliably." - Kirkus Reviews