ern's: August 2012

Friday, August 31, 2012

Columbus Clippers' Ryan Rohlinger hits grand slam in win: Minor League Report

The Akron Aeros, Lake County Captains and Lake Erie Crushers also win on Wednesday.

Chuck Crow, The Plain DealerMatt LaPorta had three hits Wednesday and is hitting .313 at Class AAA Columbus.

AAA Columbus Clippers

Clippers 13, Mud Hens 3 Columbus 2B Ryan Rohlinger (.429) had three hits, including a grand slam, 1B Matt LaPorta (.313) had three hits and 3B Russ Canzler (.277) had two hits and three RBI to lead the Clippers to victory in an International League game Wednesday in Toledo.

Rohlinger, 28, was playing in just his second game with Columbus since being promoted from Class AA Akron. He hit .227 at Akron with four homers and 23 RBI in 63 games.

Righty Chris Seddon (8-5, 3.66) went six innings for the win. He allowed three runs on six hits and one walk while striking out six.

AA Akron Aeros

Aeros 9, SeaWolves 2 Akron SS Juan Diaz (.247) drove in four runs, RF Thomas Neal (.309) had three hits and right-hander Paolo Espino (3-2, 3.40) threw seven strong innings as the Aeros won the Eastern League game in Erie, Pa.

Espino gave up two earned runs on three hits and three walks. He struck out five.

Advanced A Carolina Mudcats

Red Sox 12, Mudcats 3 Carolina 3B Giovanny Urshela (.275) hit his sixth homer of the year and drove in three runs as the Mudcats got thumped in a Carolina League game in Zebulon, N.C.

A Lake County Captains

Captains 6, Whitecaps 1 Seven of Lake County's nine batters had at least two hits and all but one batter had one hit, and the Captains won the Midwest League game in Comstock Park, Mich.

2B Jose Ramirez (.354) had three hits for Lake County.

Starting pitcher Joseph Colon (7-8, 3.01) got the win with five shutout innings. The right-hander allowed five hits and three walks while striking out six.

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Ironbirds 3, Scrappers 1 Aberdeen starter Juan Guzman gave up no runs in seven innings. and the Scrappers had little luck against the Ironbirds relievers as Mahoning Valley lost at home.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Crushers 8, Rippers 3 Lake Erie DH Russ Moldenhauer (.303) hit his fourth home run of the season and drove in five runs in the Crushers' Frontier League win in Avon.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2012/07/columbus_clippers_ryan_rohling.html

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Plain Dealer preview capsules for this week's high school football games

Avon Lake receiver Jimmy Hessel, left, has the ball knocked away by Avon defensive back Mark Kvach last week in the Shoremen’s 42-28 victory. Avon Lake, No. 15 in The Plain Dealer poll, looks to make it two in a row when it travels to Lorain today for a 7 p.m. kickoff. - (Gus Chan, PD)

The PD's writers make their picks.

Source: http://highschoolsports.cleveland.com/news/article/545943781536640224

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Angels of Mersey

Among the most valuable work being done to help Jewish students around the country is that of the dozens of chaplaincy families employed by organisations representing all spectrums of Jewish life.

New BBC documentary Angels of Mersey follows chaplains of all religions working in Liverpool. Among them is Rabbi Shmuli Brown, Chabad’s representative at universities in the city.

Last night’s episode showed him at work and featured his efforts to engage with young Jews arriving for Freshers’ Week. Rabbi Brown explained how he is contacted by worried parents and carries out meticulous online research to find out who will be studying on Merseyside and what assistance they might need.

While many Jewish families know of chaplains’ efforts, such work regularly goes unpublicised – largely for sensitivity reasons.

For every story about a Chabad dinner or gala fundraiser, there are half a dozen more about the help offered to students with eating disorders, drug problems, or homesickness that go untold.

University Jewish Chaplaincy, which has a dozen couples living and working across the length and breadth of the country, often finds itself in a conundrum: much of their most valuable work is sufficiently sensitive that those who have been helped cannot even tell their family or friends of the assistance they have received.

Getting the word out to parents is vital, especially for organisations largely dependent on charitable donations during difficult economic times.

The more that can be done to raise awareness of student chaplains, the better.

Watch Angels of Mersey here.

Read more about Rabbi Brown and Liverpool Chabad here, and follow him on Twitter here.

Source: http://www.thejc.com/blogs/marcus-dysch/angels-mersey

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Gregorio Petit's big day helps Columbus Clippers win shootout: Minor League Report

Also, catcher Brian Erie has four RBI in Lake Erie Crushers' win over the Evansville, Ind., Otters.

APColumbus shortstop Gregorio Petit.

AAA Columbus Clippers

Clippers 13, Bats 12 Columbus SS Gregorio Petit (.248) was 4-for-4, scored three runs, hit two doubles and a home run (his fifth) and drove in five runs in the Clippers' International League win over visiting Louisville on Thursday.

Clippers SS Jason Donald (.255) hit his fourth homer, 3B Jared Goedert (.303) hit his ninth, and LF Tim Fedroff went 3-for-4 to raise his average to .330.

Lefty David Huff (5-4, 4.97) started for Columbus and pitched 5 innings. He allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits, including three home runs, and four walks.

AA Akron Aeros

Aeros 4, Flying Squirrels 3 Lefty Matt Packer (1-0, 0.00) did not allow an earned run in his 2012 Akron debut, and the Aeros beat host Richmond (Va.) in Eastern League play.

Packer allowed two unearned runs on five hits in six innings. He walked none and struck out seven. Packer was a 32nd-round pick of the Cleveland Indians in 2009 out of the University of Virginia.

Akron 3B Ryan Rohlinger (.238) had two hits and an RBI.

Advanced A Carolina Mudcats

Dash 7, Mudcats 0 Righty Joseph Colon (0-1, 3.60) made his Advanced Class A debut and gave up seven runs (two earned) over five innings. He allowed nine hits, including two homers. Colon was 8-8 with a 2.90 ERA at Class A Lake County this season.

Class A Lake County Captains

River Bandits 7, Captains 2 Lake County 1B Jerrud Sabourin (.299) had two hits, including his third home run of the season, in the Captains' Midwest League loss to Quad Cities in Davenport, Iowa.

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Scrappers 6, Jammers 3 (susp.) The Scrappers' New York-Penn League game in Jamestown, N.Y., was suspended after three innings because of rain. The game will resume today at 5 p.m. and be followed by today's regularly scheduled game.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Crushers 8, Otters 3 Lake Erie C Brian Erie (.275) knocked in four runs and pitcher Paul Fagan (6-3, 2.76) went the distance as the Crushers topped Evansville, Ind., in a Frontier League game in Avon.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2012/07/gregorio_petits_big_day_helps.html

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Why Munster believe in their new system

Barry Coughlan

As Munster prepare for the first of four games against Michael Bradley’s Edinburgh this weekend, Johne Murphy believes the team will deliver the goods for new coach Rob Penney.

Frustrated at the number of unforced errors in pre-season friendly games, Murphy nonetheless is convinced the competitive environment of the RaboDirect Pro12 will bring the best out of a developing side this weekend.

In relation to the 34-10 reversal against Aviva Premiership outfit London Irish, he admitted: “We’re lucky that the defeat didn’t count for points, but it is still very difficult to take, we’re getting used to the system and we really do believe in it, it’s something we really enjoy at the moment but I suppose it came down to individual errors, there were too many of them.

“We can’t implement what we’re trying to do if the individual error count is so high; that’s what we spoke about after, it’s about keeping the heads down and working hard, it’s as simple as that.”

But Murphy thinks the game plan they have embarked upon will pay dividends. “I don’t necessarily think it’s a high risk game (we’re playing),” he said, “ we just threw some (passes) we shouldn’t have thrown, we dropped some we should have caught, just little things like that that didn’t stick, things we’re well capable of doing.”

He wasn’t about to make excuses, pointing out: “There is no point in making excuses, it was just the individual error count that was too high and it needs to be a lot better next week. Last week against Bristol we had a better second half, no disrespect to Bristol but London Irish are probably a better outfit and they punished our mistakes; there were opportunities there and we either took the wrong option or were a pass away from getting it (right).

“That’s what we’re trying to do, we really do believe in it, we’re enjoying it and we just need to keep our heads down, keep working and it will pay off.”

If he felt, like others, frustrated, there is no sense of panic that the group is incapable of adapting to Penney’s more expansive plans. “(We’re) very frustrated as a group, I can’t say any more, everyone is involved, everyone is working and I suppose these three games (pre season) are for trying things, they don’t count and we’re lucky in that respect. Next Saturday is when it comes in, the mentality changes, everything changes, this is the money round next week and it’s when it all starts.

“There is no sense of panic, I never felt that once, we just kept trying; probably when we went behind there might have been a case of trying too hard, forcing the offload, forcing that chance and that leads (sometimes) to another knock on so you figure you must go for the miracle pass and that is just a shift in the scoreboard.

“But there is trust and belief as a group, we really believe in what we’re trying to do and I believe it is going to pay off; we will put sides to the sword.”

Source: http://feeds.examiner.ie/~r/iesportsblog/~3/JVYqY-KOwjc/post.aspx

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Chris Evans's Limmud pun

Liberal Rabbi Pete Tobias, who has a regular religious slot on BBC2’s Chris Evans breakfast show, was enthusing about the weekend’s Limmud Fest, the Glastonbury of Jewish culture.

As the rabbi conjured up fields of weather-defying Jews in tents who resembled “something out of the Bible”, the presenter was given to wonder whether “Limmud Fest was full of mud”.

Source: http://www.thejc.com/news/the-diary/76952/chris-evanss-limmud-pun

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How my privileged place at the Munich Games gave me horrors

It has been very easy to get lost in the euphoria of the Olympics this summer but of course this year marks the 40th anniversary - next Wednesday - of the terrible events at Munich, when 11 Israeli sportsmen were murdered by Palestinian terrorists from the group Black September.

I had an unusual view as the scenes unfolded on September 5 1972. I was a university law student and had managed to secure an exciting summer job as part of the ITV Olympics team in London. I believed I would be no more than a glorified messenger but from day one I found myself monitoring the tape machines as they churned out the results. There was no email, no mobile phones or computers - recorded packages were sent down the line from Germany via a link available for half an hour in the morning and then again in the afternoon.

It was with disbelief and shock that I read the reports as the terrible events unfolded. Over the course of the next day, we discovered how gunmen wielding AK-47s had scaled the fence and made their way into the athletes' village to brutally attack and slaughter members of the Israeli delegation, who, only a few hours earlier, had enjoyed a performance of Fiddler on the Roof.

Two men were murdered immediately, nine others died during an unsuccessful rescue attempt that also left a German policeman dead.

I recall being particularly struck by the utter confusion in the stream of reports coming from Munich. Now, the world is sadly accustomed to dealing with terrorist attacks; at the time, we were far less experienced. No one in the newsroom could believe what they were hearing.

Earlier that week, I had been sent scurrying for still photographs when two black athletes turned a medal ceremony into a scene of protest, in a moment of high drama. But suddenly the teleprinters on my watch stopped churning out "flashes" of records from the Olympic complex, and offered instead details of the horror in Block 31 Connollystrasse in the Olympic Village.

The terrorists deliberately struck at the very heart of the Olympic movement. The Games were suspended and there was wild speculation about the fate of the Israeli men. But relief from the initial reports that the athletes had been rescued soon turned to utter despair as it was realised they had all been murdered while they sat helpless in helicopters. Everyone in the team I was working for was equally shaken. The sports world had witnessed moments of greatness and wonder, but never anything like this.

My immediate thought, as I trawled through reports of what had happened, was that the Games should be abandoned. At the time, I could not conceive of how they could carry on.

A hastily arranged memorial service was arranged in the Olympic Stadium. At first the Games were going to be cancelled but the Olympic committee decided otherwise, a decision approved by the Israeli government and team.

The Philippine and Algerian delegations went home, along with a few athletes from other countries. Forty years on, I remain of the view that the Games should have been abandoned. The argument against this is that this would have been seen as a victory for the terrorists. However, as a Dutch competitor commented: "You give a party, and someone is killed at the party, you don't continue the party." The great hallmark of the Olympics - supposedly - is that it is a family where ethnic or national backgrounds are set aside; it is the taking part that is important.

Not long after, I visited Montreal, the venue for the next Olympics. I remember thinking that, had the terrible events at Munich happened in ancient times, the competition would have speedily disappeared. As it was, the black ribbon on the Israeli flag as the team joined the opening ceremony in 1976 was a poignant reminder of the tragedy that had unfolded four years earlier.

The Olympics have survived, though not without their controversies, including the debate on whether to commemorate the atrocities during the Opening Ceremony. As a lawyer I have learnt to be objective and unemotional when watching terrible events and reading chilling reports but I sometimes have flashbacks to Munich.

It was a generation ago and, as the Olympians celebrated their successes this summer, I wondered whether the world really remembers the sacrifice made to the ideals of the movement by those Israeli athletes 40 years ago.

Source: http://www.thejc.com/comment-and-debate/comment/76849/how-my-privileged-place-munich-games-gave-me-horrors

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Regrets, yes, but no complaints for Pádraig

Simon Lewis

Thomas Bjorn ranted when he was ignored as a wild card option six years and Paul Casey was almost reduced to tears. That's how much it means to be almost named to a European Ryder Cup team.

Pádraig Harrington will be just as disappointed to miss out this time around having been overlooked on Monday by Jose Maria Olazabal for next month's edition against the United States but it is a measure of the man and a vindication of his stature in the game that he took the news on the chin and wished his fellow Europeans well at Medinah Country Club near Chicago.

Bjorn had ranted when being ignored by Ian Woosnam for the K Club matches in 2006, becoming so enraged on the corresponding announcement weekend at Gleneagles that his expressions of “devastation” earned him a rebuke from the European Tour and forced him into sackcloth and ashes with a public apology the following day. Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood had earned Woosnam's selections and went on to justify them over that emotional weekend in Kildare.

Bjorn's behaviour did not prevent him from becoming a vice captain to Colin Montgomerie alongside Clarke and Paul McGinley two years ago at Celtic Manor, when Monty chose Harrington, Luke Donald and Edoardo Molinari for his three wild cards at the expense, chiefly, of Casey and Justin Rose.

Montgomerie named his picks straight after the final round at Gleneagles while Casey was playing his final round at The Barclays on the PGA Tour in America with the Englishman happening to be paired with Harrington. It was inadvertently through the Irishman's wife Caroline, that Casey learned of the decision as he explained after his round as he fought back those tears of disappointment.

“I've not really officially heard and I haven't looked yet to see if I have a text or voice message, but I saw Caroline gave (Harrington's caddie) Ronan (Flood) the thumbs up on the seventh hole and then it went fairly quiet,” Casey said. “I figured that was it. Caroline's a great friend - she would have said something to me if I had been picked, so at that point I kind of knew that I hadn't.”

Like Harrington yesterday, Casey showed no ill will towards the captain for his omission and in truth there can be no reason to for if a player cannot qualify automatically for a Ryder Cup team he really has left it in the lap of the gods as to his participation.

Olazabal's decision to take Ian Poulter and Nicolas Colsaerts as his two wild cards was an easy decision for Spain's European captain to make. Harrington had a decent shout, too, but the three-time major winner had been acutely aware since Olazabal's press conference at the PGA Championship in Kiawah Island that he would not be on the plane to Chicago for the September 28-30 defence of the trophy regained by Monty's heroes at Celtic Manor.

Olazabal had cited Harrington's putting problems as his major area of concern and it was telling on Monday when extolling the strengths of both Poulter and Colsaerts that the pair's work with the flat stick had been major factors in their selections.

Referring to the Belgian's length off the tee and the asset that will bring on a beefed up Medinah course measuring 7658 yards, Olazabal said: “Length can be a factor, but obviously at the end of the day, we have all known that, you know, the most important thing is how many putts you make.”

Harrington, despite his strong showing in all four majors this year, had simply not made enough to show the captain he was worth a spot on the team.

Of that he could have no complaint.

Source: http://feeds.examiner.ie/~r/iesportsblog/~3/OYRs7Cr3ETI/post.aspx

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Clippers, Aeros and Scrappers all win on Tuesday: Minor League Report

The Lake Erie Crushers have to go 12 innings before winning in Florence, Ky.

AAA Columbus Clippers

Clippers 7, Mud Hens 4 CF Ezequiel Carrera (.281) homered and drove in three runs to lead Columbus to victory over visiting Toledo in International League play Tuesday. Dan Wheeler (1-2, 2.73) pitched an inning in relief of starter David Huff for the win. Frank Herrmann (4.57) picked up his fourth save.

AA Akron Aeros

Aeros 4, SeaWolves 2 Left-hander Matt Packer scattered eight hits over 7 1⁄3 innings as Akron edged Erie (Pa.) in an Eastern League game at Canal Park. Preston Guilmet worked a scoreless ninth for his 17th save.

Advanced A Carolina Mudcats

Dash 10, Mudcats 3 Starter Joseph Colon (0-2, 10.61) gave up nine earned runs in 41⁄3 innings as Carolina lost a Carolina League game in Winston-Salem, N.C. Mudcats CF Carlos Moncrief (.258) drove in his 51st run for one of the few bright spots for Carolina.

A Lake County Captains

The Captains were idle on Tuesday.

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Scrappers 9, Crosscutters 3 Seven starters had at least two hits and Mahoning Valley banged out 17 base knocks in a New York-Penn League victory in Williamsport, Pa.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Crushers 8, Freedom 7 The Crushers scored six runs in the top of the ninth before finally winning in the 12th inning at Florence, Ky.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2012/07/clippers_aeros_and_scrappers_a.html

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Judge: Corrie endangered herself

The parents of Rachel Corrie are planning to appeal to the Israeli Supreme Court following the ruling of the Haifa District Court that the death of their 23-year-old daughter in 2003 was an accident.

In a long and detailed verdict that summed up two-and-a-half years of a legal suit brought by the Corrie family against the Israeli state, Judge Oded Gershon wrote: “The deceased had put herself in a dangerous situation.

The death was caused by an accident that the deceased brought upon herself, despite all the attempts of the IDF force to distance her and her friends from the place”.

This ruling is the latest twist in the nine-year saga following the death of the American activist, a member of the pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement (ISM), who was trying to block IDF bulldozers near Rafah, close to the Egyptian border.

Corrie’s family and friends have contended that she was protesting against house demolitions, illegal according to international law, and that there was no way that the bulldozer operator could not have seen her before she was crushed to death.

The judge, however, accepted the IDF version of events, writing in his ruling that “it was a scene of daily war, meaning daily sniper shooting, firing of missiles, explosions of devices against IDF forces. Only combat soldiers were fighting in the area.” He also noted that, at the time, civilians were forbidden from entering the area and that a US State Department travel advisory warning its citizens from visiting the Gaza Strip was in place.

Corrie’s mother, Cindy, responded to the ruling saying: “This was a bad day, not only for our family, but for human-rights, humanity, the rule of law and also for the country of Israel.” Her sister, Sarah, said: “I believe without doubt that my sister was seen as the driver approached her.” The family’s lawyer, Hussein Abu Hussein, confirmed that they would continue fighting the case and would appeal to the Supreme Court.

The US State Department has said in the past that it does not believe the military investigation carried out by the IDF in the wake of Corrie’s death was sufficiently thorough or transparent. This position was reiterated last week by Dan Shapiro, the US ambassador to Israel, in a meeting with the Corrie family.

Following the ruling, the State Department did not express an opinion. A spokeswoman merely said: “We understand the family’s disappointment with the outcome of the trial”, adding that they would continue to support them in an appeal.

ISM responded with a statement saying that “the verdict is a green light for Israeli soldiers to use lethal force against human rights defenders and puts Palestinian and International human rights defenders in mortal danger”.

Source: http://www.thejc.com/news/world-news/76913/judge-corrie-endangered-herself

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Seth Cohen, still the same after all these Chismukkahs

If someone (me?) was ever to rank television's greatest Jewish characters, my vote might go Seth Cohen, the geeky, Jew-fro-sporting, wisecrack-making son of Kirsten and Sandy in the pop culture phenomenon that was The OC.

Josh Schwartz's drama series might have centred on the lives of the rich and fabulous in Southern California, but at the heart of the affair was an idealistic Jewish lawyer from the Bronx and his son.

Adam Brody, the actor who brought Seth to life for four seasons, has been out of the spotlight since the series wrapped. But according to New York Magazine, he's back. In an interview with him this week, there was a gem that could have come from the mouth of Seth himself.

His latest film is set on America's East Coast. How did a San Diego-born actor cope with that?

"You know, I just don’t say 'dude' and I don’t say 'you know' and it sort of takes care of itself. My parents are from Detroit, which I guess is the Midwest. They’re Jews...It gives you an East Coast feel. You get a little more neurosis, perhaps."

Spoken like the true inventor of Chrismukkah.

Source: http://www.thejc.com/blogs/jennifer-lipman/seth-cohen-still-same-after-all-these-chismukkahs

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Thursday, August 30, 2012

South Wales Evening Post published Quick-thinking pair help tackle Llanelli flat 'arson attack'

A LLANELLI café owner and a regular customer rushed into action to tackle a suspected arson at a neighbouring property.

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Captains win, Clippers lose: Minor League Report

Columbus starter Matt Packer (0-1, 6.35 ERA) gave up four runs on eight hits and took the loss in an International League game Monday in Durham, N.C.

AAA Columbus Clippers

Bulls 4, Clippers 1

Columbus starter Matt Packer (0-1, 6.35 ERA) gave up four runs on eight hits and took the loss in an International League game Monday in Durham, N.C.

A Lake County Captains

Captains 4, Silver Hawks 3 (13)

Jordan Smith’s RBI single in the bottom of the 13th against South, Bend, Ind., gave Lake County a Midwest League victory in Eastlake.

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

ValleyCats 5, Scrappers 1

Mahoning Valley got six hits but could only manage one run on an RBI double by Evan Frazar in the sixth inning in a New York-Penn League loss in Troy, N.Y.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2012/08/captains_win_clippers_lose_min_1.html

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Aeros win; Clippers, Captains lose: Minor League Report

Columbus starter David Huff was rocked for 10 hits and six runs, all earned, in six innings. T

AAA Columbus Clippers

Indians 8, Clippers 6

Columbus scored five runs to tie the score in the top of the ninth, but Indianapolis' Dallas McPherson won the International League game with a two-run, walk-off homer to right field. Gregorio Petit hit his 10th homer and Matt Pagnozzi his seventh in the Clippers' late rally. Columbus starter David Huff was rocked for 10 hits and six runs, all earned, in six innings. Tyler Sturdevant (0-3) came on to pitch the ninth and was the loser.

AA Akron Aeros

Aeros 4, Thunder 3

Akron (77-55) clinched a spot in the Eastern League playoffs with a victory at Canal Park over Trenton, N.J. The Aeros are in first place in the Western Division. Chun-Hsiu Chen clubbed his fifth homer, a solo shot in the second, and starter T.J. House (8-4) gave up three runs in six innings. Preston Guilmet blanked the Thunder in the ninth for his 22nd save. First baseman Chen was 2-for-4, and his two RBI gave him 42 for the season.

Advanced A Carolina Mudcats

Mudcats 4, Red Sox 2

DH Giovanny Urshela slugged two homers, giving him 12 for the season, and Carolina defeated Salem, Va., in a Carolina League game in Zebulon, N.C. Jordan Cooper (8-7) pitched seven innings to pick up the win.

A Lake County Captains

Loons 3, Captains 0

Great Lakes scored single runs in each of the first three innings, and held on to shut out Lake County in an Eastern League game in Midland, Mich. Starter Shawn Morimando (6-6) lasted four innings for the Captains. He uncorked two wild pitches. Center fielder Luigi Rodriguez had three of the Captains' six hits. The Captains stranded 11, and were shut out for the 11th time this season.

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Scrappers 7, Doubledays 3 (13)

Mahoning Valley scored four runs in the top of the 13th and defeated Auburn (N.Y.) in a New York-Penn League game.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2012/08/aeros_win_clippers_captains_lo.html

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Chicken fun, all day long

This is one for anyone in need of a distraction from work or study.

Rosh Pinah Primary School (incidentally, the institution where I started my academic life) have set up a wonderful site with a live feed to the class pet.

The Rosh Pinah ChickCam offers the chance to monitor these adorable fluffy fellows throughout the day. Enjoy.

Source: http://www.thejc.com/blogs/jennifer-lipman/chicken-fun-all-day-long

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European Summary: Unsettled in west - Fine through the Mediterranean, Aug 30 - 06:03

Cooler in the north Today For today a number of heavy showers will affect England, northern France, Belgium, Holland and all of Germany down across the Alps with the risk of scattered thunderstorms there. Rain clears Denmark to heavy showers with showers forecast for Norway and Sweden. Fine across Finland and expect sunny spells. Down across Russia, Belarus into Poland and Austria. Warm with sunny spells across Hungary, the Czech Republic, Romania and the former Yugoslavia. Continued hot and sunny across Portugal and Spain and across into the Balearics, Italy, Greece and Turkey. Brisk north winds will be blowing down on the Black Sea through into the Aegean Sea while a brisk east wind prevails through the Straits of Gibraltar. Windy too across the south of France.

Friday Mainly fair and dry across England today. Expect heavy showers across northern parts of France, Holland, Belgium into Denmark, Norway and most of Sweden while southern France looks sunny, dry and very warm. Heavy rain is expected across Austria and the Alps with rain into northern Italy, dry and sunny in the south. It continues very warm across Iberia with sunny weather for Portugal, Spain across into the Balearics but showers are forecast for Corsica and Sardinia. Lots of warm sunshine will be found across Greece and Turkey. Mostly dry and sunny across Finland across most of Russia and Belarus. Lots of dry weather too across the Baltic States today with long sunny spells across the Ukraine. Most of Poland will also have a dry day with sunny spells, while heavy showers affect Germany Expect lots of hot, dry, sunny weather across the Czech Republic, the former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Romania.

Source: http://feeds.weatheronline.co.uk/~r/weatheronline/~3/z5D4mLm92bI/reports

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Aeros, Captains win: Minor League Report

Columbus 3B Jared Goedert (.290) had two hits, including his 12th homer of the season in Clippers loss to Toledo.

AAA Columbus Clippers

Mud Hens 8, Clippers 3

Columbus righty Tyler Sturdevant (5.87) gave up four runs in 1 1/3 innings of relief as the Clippers lost the International League game Wednesday to visiting Toledo.

Columbus 3B Jared Goedert (.290) had two hits, including his 12th homer of the season.

AA Akron Aeros

Aeros 6, SeaWolves 4

Akron got home runs from LF Thomas Neal (.310), DH Jesus Aguilar (.226) and Ryan Rohlinger (.227) in the Eastern League win in Erie, Pa.

Advanced A Carolina Mudcats

Nationals 9, Mudcats 8

Carolina SS Ronny Rodriguez (.271) hit his 18th home run and RF Anthony Gallas (.251), a Strongsville grad, hit his eighth, but the Mudcats lost the Carolina League game in Woodbridge, Va.

A Lake County Captains

Captains 9, Silver Hawks 3

Lake County 2B Jose Ramirez (.345) hit his second homer of the season and drove in three runs to lead the Captains past South Bend (Ind.) at Classic Park in Eastlake.

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Muckdogs 3, Scrappers 2

Mahoning Valley righty Jake Sisco (4.13) allowed just one run in seven innings, but the Scrappers lost the New York-Penn League game in Batavia, N.Y.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Crushers 6, Road Warriors 3

Lake Erie scored four times in the seventh to win the Frontier League game in Avon.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2012/08/aeros_captains_win_minor_leagu_3.html

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Brecksville-Broadview Heights Lady Bees tennis sweep past Olmsted Falls

Doubles player, junior Madeline Knetig returns a volly during the Aug. 29 match against Olmsted Falls. - (ROBERT ROZBORIL/SUN NEWS)

By winning both doubles and all three singles matches against the Bulldogs in two sets apiece, Brecksville Head Coach Dan Reynolds feels the team showed their ability to bounce back.

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At least the Ecoli is gone

Eoghan Deasy

There was some decent surf around the country this week, especially in the earlier part of it. However there were outbreaks of Ecoli in the Cork area, which thankfully have cleared up, but just in time for the surf to clear up too. It should be slightly better in Donegal, which could be a sign for the football match on Sunday.

Weather outlook
A dull start to Saturday with scattered outbreaks of rain in many areas, but brighter weather, with scattered showers will extend from the west during the morning and early afternoon. A few of the showers could be heavy, with a slight risk of thunder, especially in the south. Rather cool and fresh, with moderate north to northwest winds. Maximum temperatures 16 to19 degrees Celsius. Apart from a little showery rain near the south coast at first, Saturday night will be dry, cool and mostly clear; with little or no wind, some fog patches may form inland. Sunday will be a mainly dry day, with variable cloud and some sunshine; however, the southwest and west may have some light rain, especially late in the day. Rain will gather in much of Munster and Connacht overnight into Monday, and southeasterly winds will strengthen at the same time.

North
Saturday: Two to three foot with 10-second period in the morning and moderate onshore breeze.
Sunday: One to two foot with eight-second period and cross-shore breeze, turning offshore hopefully in the afternoon.
North West
Saturday: One to two foot with seven-second period and light cross-shore breezes, not great really.
Sunday: Similar conditions to Saturday with lighter winds.

West
Saturday: Two to three foot of westerly swell with seven-second period and moderate onshores all day!
Sunday: One to two foot with eight-second period and light offshore breeze.

South and South West
Saturday: Westerly swell hitting Kerry at the weekend, with two to three foot and nine-second period, but moderate onshores will mess things up. Smaller conditions in Cork, with onshore winds making things awkward again.
Sunday: Sunday will see similar conditions in Kerry but winds should swing cross-shore in Cork in the morning so get on it if you can.

South East
Saturday: Two foot with an eight-second swell Saturday, with offshore winds hopefully making things fun!
Sunday: Very little happening Sunday!

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Eoghan Deasy is a surfer and blogger on Irish surf site www.surfrepublic.ie

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Aeros, Mudcats, Captains win: Minor League Report

The Akron Aeros rally in the bottom of the ninth to beat Harrisburg, 6-5, Wednesday night.

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AAA Columbus Clippers

Bats 4, Clippers 2 Louisville piled up 12 hits for an International League win in Columbus.

Clippers starter Jeanmar Gomez (2-2, 1.86 ERA) pitched seven innings, giving up two earned runs on 10 hits while striking out eight.

2B Cord Phelps (.267) hit a solo home run for Columbus.

AA Akron Aeros

Aeros 6, Senators 5 Down a run in the bottom of the ninth, Akron rallied when pinch runner Davis Stoneburner scored on a walk with the bases loaded and LF Thomas Neal (.330) drove in CF Tyler Holt (.220) with an RBI single for an Eastern League win against Harrisburg, Pa., in Akron.

Advanced A Carolina Mudcats

Mudcats 11, Dash 9 Carolina withstood a five-run rally in the top of the ninth inning by Winston-Salem to win a Carolina League game in Zebulon, N.C.

Three Mudcats hit home runs: RF Bo Greenwell (.364), CF Carlos Moncrief (.253) and SS Ronny Rodriguez (.268).

A Lake County Captains

Captains 7, River Bandits 1 Lake County buried Quad Cities with a barrage of 13 hits for a Midwest League win in Davenport, Iowa.

DH Jordan Smith (.322) led the charge, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Spikes 8, Scrappers 6 Mahoning Valley allowed three runs in the top of the eighth inning to lose a New York-Penn League game in State College, Pa.

Reliever Luis Morel (1-1, 5.00 ERA) took the loss, giving up three runs on five hits.

RF Hunter Jones (.171) had two RBI for the Scrappers, and 3B Joseph Wendle added a solo home run.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Crushers 10, Boomers 7 Lake Erie batters racked up 11 hits to win a Frontier League game in Schaumburg, Ill.

DH Jason Taylor (.336) led the offensive onslaught with three RBI.

More news and statistics on Indians minor-league teams at cleveland.com/tribe

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2012/07/aeros_mudcats_captains_win_min.html

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Michigan student claims staple attack was antisemitic

A student at Michigan State University woke up to find a staple attached to his gums after what he claimed was an antisemitic attack.

Second-year journalism student Zachary Tennen was assaulted at a party in the early hours of Sunday morning, allegedly after replying in the affirmative when asked if he was Jewish.

The 19-year-old had his jaw broken, was knocked unconscious and came round to find a staple protruding through his gums.

However, police in Michigan said there was not enough evidence to label the attack a hate crime.

While the Detroit Free Press quoted Mr Tennen’s mother saying that the attackers raised their arms in a Nazi salute and chanted “Heil Hitler”, police say that two witnesses cannot confirm the claims.

Michigan State University released a statement saying: “Michigan State University has reached out to the family of the student to provide the academic and other support the student needs.”

Mr Tennen has since undergone corrective surgery on his jaw.

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SCOTT Sinclair's move to Manchester City is looking less certain as Swansea City hold out for the best possible price.

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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Jared Goedert delivers winning hit for Columbus Clippers: Minor League Report

It's a good day for the Indians' farm teams as they all get victories ... except for the Lake County Captains, who were off. The independent Lake Erie Crushers also win.

APThe Clippers' Jared Goedert.

AAA Columbus Clippers

Clippers 5, Bats 4 (10 innings) Third baseman Jared Goedert (.300) had two hits, including a walk-off single, and Columbus beat Louisville on Tuesday in an International League game.

Columbus RF Chad Huffman (.26) hit his sixth homer of the season.

Clippers OF/INF Russ Canzler (.272) went 0-for-5.

Right-handed starter Corey Kluber (3.69) pitched eight innings for the Clippers. He allowed four runs (two earned) on six hits and four walks. Kluber struck out five.

AA Akron Aeros

Aeros 3, Senators 2 Lefty T.J. House threw seven strong innings and 1B Adam Abraham (.246) hit his 10th homer of the season as the Aeros won an Eastern League game over visiting Harrisburg.

House gave up two runs on six hits. He walked none and fanned four.

Advanced A Carolina Mudcats

Mudcats 7, Dash 6 Carolina 2B Tony Wolters (.262) had four hits and LF Anthony Gallas (.275), a Strongsville grad, had two hits and scored twice to help the Mudcats beat visiting Winston-Salem in Carolina League play.

Righty Michael Goodnight (4.43) started for the Mudcats and pitched 6 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits. He walked none and struck out six.

A Lake County Captains

The Captains were off Tuesday.

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Scrappers 7, Spikes 3 Mahohing Valley C Charlie Valerio (.306) hit his third homer of the season and lefty Ryan Merritt (3.56) allowed one run over seven innings as the Scrappers won the New York-Penn League game in Niles, Ohio.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Crushers 3, Boomers 2 Lake Erie CF Adrian Ortiz (.286) drove in two runs, Brad Duffy (1-0, 3.00) threw two scoreless innings of relief, and the Crushers won the Frontier League game in Schaumburg, Ill.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2012/07/jared_goedert_delivers_winning.html

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Aeros, Captains win: Minor League Report

Crushers also win, 5-4, over Rockford.

Clippers idle

Columbus returns to action today against the Tides at Norfolk, Va., in International League play.

AA Akron Aeros

Aeros 5, Sea Dogs 3

Akron opened the fourth inning with six straight singles en route to scoring five runs in the frame, and RHP Paolo Espino (6-2, 3.13 ERA) struck out 11 in six innings to lift the Aeros at Portland, Maine, in Eastern League play Wednesday.

1B Adam Abraham (.257), SS Juan Diaz (.260) and DH Nick Weglarz (.240) all drove in one run with bases-loaded singles, and two more scored on ground outs.

Advanced A Carolina Mudcats

Mudcats 5, Pelicans 0

LHP Mike Rayl (7-8, 4.35) allowed four hits and one walk over seven innings and struck out two as host Carolina toppled Myrtle Beach (S.C.) in Carolina League play in Zebulon, N.C.

RHPs Kyle Blair and Grant Sides each went an inning to complete the shutout.

SS Ronny Rodriguez went 2-for-3 with two RBI and scored once. DH Todd Hankins (.250) hit his first homer of the season.

A Lake County Captains

Captains 7, Whitecaps 2

2B Jose Ramirez (.338) went 4-for-4, including a triple, and scored twice to help power visiting Lake County over West Michigan in Midwest League play in Comstock Park, Mich.

SS Francisco Lindor (.269) was 3-for-5, scored twice and drove in one. 1B Jerrud Sabourin (.302) had a double and three RBI.

LHP Elvis Araujo (5.9, 5.06) threw five innings for the win, allowing five hits and walking five while giving up two runs, one earned.

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Scrappers 6, Lake Monsters 1

C Charlie Valerio (.295) had three hits, including a two-run homer and a double, and scored three times as Mahoning Valley beat Vermont in New York-Penn League play in Burlington, Vt.

LHP Geoffrey Davenport (1-2, 4.08) got the win in relief of RHP Jacob Lee, allowing two hits and one walk in four innings while striking out three.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Crushers 5, RiverHawks 4

Daniel Bowman’s two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning capped Lake Erie’s come-from-behind victory over Rockford (Ill.) in Frontier League play in Avon. The Crushers scored four times in the ninth for their fifth walk-off victory in their past eight games.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2012/08/aeros_captains_win_minor_leagu_1.html

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Juan Diaz's grand slam helps Columbus Clippers to rout of Louisville: Minor League Report

The Aeros, Scrappers and Captains all lose on Monday.

APClippers shortstop Juan Diaz.

AAA Columbus Clippers

Clippers 10, Bats 1 SS Juan Diaz (.261) hit a first-inning grand slam, and LHP David Huff (6-6, 5.05 ERA) allowed one run and two hits in eight innings as Columbus cruised to an International League victory Monday in Louisville, Ky. RF Vinny Rottino (.299) went 3-for-3 with two doubles, two walks and two RBI for the Clippers, and DH Russ Canzler (.260) also drove in two runs. Huff gave up one walk, struck out five and was taken out after 98 pitches. Columbus RHP Tyler Sturdevant (3.86) allowed one hit in the ninth.

AA Akron Aeros

SeaWolves 5, Aeros 2 LHP T.J. House (7-4, 3.72) gave up four runs, three hits and three walks in one inning as Akron lost an Eastern League contest in Erie, Pa. 1B Chun-Hsiu Chen (.317) and LF Nick Weglarz (.248) each drew a bases-loaded walk in the eighth inning for the Aeros. RF Jordan Henry (.260) and SS Ryan Rohlinger (.216) each had two hits.

Advanced A Carolina Mudcats

Mudcats at Nationals, ppd. Carolina’s Carolina League game against Potomac in Woodbridge, Va., was postponed by rain.

A Lake County Captains

Lugnuts 10, Captains 0 LHP Shawn Morimando (6-5, 3.73) allowed seven runs — four earned — in 3 2/3 innings for host Lake County, and three Lansing (Mich.) pitchers combined to two-hit the Captains in a Midwest League contest.

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Jammers 8, Scrappers 4 3B Erik Gonzalez (.197) and LF Andrew Campbell (.182) each hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning, but host Mahoning Valley lost a New York-Penn League contest to Jamestown (N.Y.).

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2012/08/juan_diazs_grand_slam_helps_co.html

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