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Friday, February 24, 2012
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Phone hacking: News International accused of email deletion policy
Court documents filed by claimants allege that senior executive chased up progress on deleting emails as late as 2010
Rupert Murdoch's News International took active steps to delete and prepare to delete the publisher's email archives as phone-hacking allegations and lawsuits against the owner of the now-defunct News of the World mounted in 2009 and developed in 2010.
According to court documents filed by victims of hacking, the newspaper publisher allegedly produced an email deletion policy in November 2009 whose aim was to "eliminate in a consistent manner" emails "that could be unhelpful in the context of future litigation".
An unnamed senior executive at News Group Newspapers, the News International subsidiary that publishes the Sun and the News of the World, also repeatedly demanded progress on the "email deletion policy" during 2010, asking on 29 July: "How come we still haven't done the email deletion policy discussed and approved six months ago?"
According to the claimants, News International also destroyed "all computers used by its journalists" in about October 2010 – including one machine of a reporter named specifically in actor Sienna Miller's action, while in January 2011 all emails on its archive system up to 31 September 2007 were deleted according to a witness statement from NI's recently appointed chief information officer. Hacking is primarily understood to have taken place between 2002 and 2006.
The timing of the alleged deletion activity – contained in high court documents underlying celebrity hacking cases and which were released to the Guardian yesterday – is significant because it took place as accusations of widespread phone hacking first appeared and subsequently as legal actions against the News of the World developed.
In July 2009 the Guardian published its first exposé of the phone-hacking scandal, which said that thousands of people may have been targeted by the News of the World until the 2006 arrest of Clive Goodman, the newspaper's former royal editor, and its £100,000-a-year private investigator Glenn Mulcaire.
Phone-hacking civil suits followed, with a case brought by Max Clifford being settled privately in early 2010 following a Mayfair lunch between the PR veteran and News International's then chief executive Rebekah Brooks.
Specific requests for deletions allegedly came after the company received a letter dated 6 September 2010 from Miller's legal team that demanded that all relevant documents and emails be preserved by Murdoch's News Group Newspapers.
Three days later, on 9 September, an employee in the technology department wrote: "If the deletion need [sic] to wait until tomorrow, then that is fine. There is a senior NI management requirement to delete this data as quickly as possible but it need to be done with commercial boundaries."
Last month, the high court heard that News Group Newspapers had agreed – for the purposes of resolving hacking settlements with the likes of Jude Law and Ashley Cole – that "senior employees and directors" knew about phone hacking and sought to conceal by "destroying evidence of wrongdoing, which evidence included a very substantial number of emails" and the computers of three journalists which had been used when Mulcaire was employed under contract by the News of the World.
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An Israeli yeshivah head’s view of Limmud
Rabbi Herzl Hefter, head of Harel Yeshiva in Israel reflects on his recent appearance at Limmud in his weekly email letter:
“Early Friday morning I returned home to Israel from the Limmud Conference in the UK. Jews of all backgrounds, secular, Orthodox, Masorti, Reform and Liberal attended. I say 'attended' and not 'were represented' because we were all there as individual Jews, representing only ourselves, united by a thirst for Torah and community. Limmud had managed to create a wonderful “safe space” where Jews could simply encounter one another as fellow Jews. Coming from Israel, the experience was inspiring, almost intoxicating.
So why am I depressed? Because I had to write “coming from Israel…” To what did I return home? I returned home to haredi violence in Beit Shemesh and a haredi boy dressed by his parents with a yellow Star of David. According to reports, his father said that the Nazi-Zionist government's persecution of the haredim is worse than what was carried out by the Nazi regime. What would my father, who witnessed his mother being taken to be shot, who alone survived of nine brothers and sisters and unknown number of nephews, nieces and cousins, what would he say?
Confrontation. I returned home to confrontation. Religiously speaking, I returned home to an abomination in the House of the Lord.
Arguably, there are more Jews studying Torah in Israel today than ever before in Jewish history. Has the society most devoted to Torah study become a light unto the nations or even unto our own nation? Do spiritual seekers, Jews and non-Jews, the world over flock to Bnei Brak and Mea She’arim in pursuit of holy, refined spiritual human beings reflecting the image of God? The vulgar expressions of the past weeks come from the most sheltered corners of haredi society; the most isolated from the modern world and its influences. The sicaricim are the “most pure”.
As Jews who hold tenaciously to the Torah and its teachings we must not shy away from the painful conclusion that for some, the Torah has become, in the language of our sages (Yoma 72b), sam ha mita, a deadly poison, and in our case a toxic environmental hazard.
In my mind, two things need to happen, one political and the other educational. We need to rethink and redefine the marriage of religion and state in Israel in a manner which preserves the Jewish character of the state while eliminating the morally numbing influence of political power on religious groups. Political power and fervent religious obscurantism are the father and mother of the noxious fruit which we must all now ingest.
Educationally, we need to dispel, once and for all, the notion that the more we shut out the world, the more "Torah true" we are. In fact the exact opposite is true.Absolute faith in the Torah obliges us to encounter, squarely and honestly, the ethical and theological challenges of the modern world. The authentic encounter (there is no other kind) is characterized by the consciousness that we may actually learn something new in the process. Open mindedness and humility are the two keys to shifting from confrontation to encounter; authentic encounter of ourselves, the other and ultimately, God.”
Source: http://www.thejc.com/blogs/simon-rocker/an-israeli-yeshivah-head%E2%80%99s-view-limmud
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Moises Montero's homer powers Lake County over Fort Wayne: Minor-league report
Corey Kluber struggles in Clippers loss; Akron loses pitchers' duel to Richmond; Delvi Cid, Jesus Aguilar homer in Kinston win; Lake Erie rally falls short vs. Windy City.
A Lake County Captains
Captains 4, TinCaps 3: Moises Montero cranked a two-run home run and Lake County defeated Fort Wayne (Ind.) in a Class A Midwest League game at Classic Park in Eastlake. It was Montero's third homer of the year. Starter J.D. Reichenbach (7-1) pitched six innings for Lake County and gave up one run. The win snapped a four-game Captains skid.
AAA Columbus Clippers
Bisons 10, Clippers 2: Buffalo scored 10 runs on 10 hits, and won an International League game in Columbus. Four Clippers errors led to two runs. Corey Kluber (7-9) went five innings, giving up six earned runs on five hits. Jared Goedert hit a solo home run for Columbus, his 10th of the season.
AA Akron Aeros
Flying Squirrels 2, Aeros 0: Right-hander Steve Wright (1-3) allowed two earned runs that broke a scoreless tie in the eighth inning, and Akron lost an Eastern League game at Richmond, Va. Wright, who failed to retire a batter in the eighth, struck out seven in seven innings. The Aeros managed only two hits in the rubber game of the series.
Advanced A Kinston Indians
Indians 8, Pelicans 7: Delvi Cid hit his second homer of the year and Jesus Aguilar his fourth, as Kinston (N.C.) outslugged host Myrtle Beach (S.C.) in a Carolina League game. It was not a good day for Kinston pitchers, but closer Preston Guilmet recorded his 33rd save with 11/3 scoreless innings.
A Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Scrappers-Muckdogs, ppd.: Mahoning Valley's game at Batavia (N.Y.) was rained out. The New York-Penn league teams will play a doubleheader in Batavia starting at 5:05 p.m. Monday.
Notes: Outfielder Jordan Smith, without a home run, leads the Scrappers in RBI with 38. Smith also has a team-leading .332 batting average, in 196 at-bats. With 27 walks, Smith has a team-best on-base percentage of .427.
Independent Lake Erie Crushers
Thunderbolts 8, Crushers 4: Windy City scored five runs in the first three innings, and won a Frontier League game in Avon.
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/08/moises_monteros_homer_powers_l.html
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'The Orthodox World is Being Overtaken by Extremism'
A very powerful statement on the recent religious clashes in Israel from Rabbi Shaul Robinson of Lincoln Square Synagogue, New York (considered one of the favourites for UK Chief Rabbi, should, of course, he be interested in the job).
For his article, entitled “The Curse of Violent Extremism – from the 10th of Tevet to Bet Shemesh”, can be read in full on the synagogue website.
Source: http://www.thejc.com/blogs/simon-rocker/the-orthodox-world-being-overtaken-extremism
Donnie Webb's sac fly helps Akron avoid sweep by New Hampshire: Minor-league report
T.J. House loses 11th game as Kinston falls; Lake County swept in twinbill; Lake Erie nipped at Evansville; Columbus and Mahoning Valley rained out.
AA Akron Aeros
Aeros 2, Fisher Cats 1: Donnie Webb broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the ninth with a sacrifice fly as Akron avoided a three-game sweep at Eastern League foe New Hampshire. Lefty pitcher Matt Packer (6-11) pitched eight innings, allowing one earned run on three hits in eight innings. He struck out seven and walked one.
Advanced A Kinston Indians
Red Sox 10, Indians 3: Left-hander T.J. House (6-11) surrendered three runs in five innings and absorbed the loss as Kinston (N.C.) lost a Carolina League game in Salem, Va. House gave up eight hits and walked four. Second baseman Casey Frawley hit his 11th home run of the year for the K-Tribe, a bases-empty shot in the ninth.
A Lake County Captains
Dragons 9-7, Captains 2-1: Dayton beat visiting Lake County twice Sunday. The Dragons' 7-1 victory followed the completion of a game suspended by rain in Eastlake on Aug. 9. The Captains' lone run in the second game came in the top of the seventh and final inning on a ground out by Aaron Fields that scored LeVon Washington. The opener picked up in the top of the fourth with Dayton leading, 2-0. Although not the losing pitcher, Joey Mahalic gave up six hits and five runs -- four earned -- in four innings of relief Sunday.
Independent Lake Erie Crushers
Otters 7, Crushers 6: Lake Erie lost its second straight Frontier League game in Evansville, Ind., after having won 10 in a row. Evansville out-hit Lake Erie, 11-8.
AAA Columbus Clippers
Clippers vs. Red Wings, ppd.: Columbus' International League game at Rochester, N.Y., was rained out. A doubleheader in Rochester is scheduled Monday at 5:05 p.m.
A Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Scrappers vs. Cyclones, ppd.: The New York-Penn League game between Brooklyn (N.Y.) and Mahoning Valley in Niles was rained out. No makeup date was announced.
Notes: Outfielder Jordan Smith leads the Scrappers in hitting with a .335 average. He has 61 hits in 182 at-bats. With 25 walks, his on-base percentage is .430.
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/08/donnie_webbs_sac_fly_helps_akr.html
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
Langdon going for a song to help earn £10k
Performers from West End musicals including Legally Blonde, Wicked and Les Miserables entertained a crowd of 400 in London to raise money for educational needs charity Langdon.
The Mash Up cabaret at the Leicester Square Theatre marked the end of Langdon's annual fundraising week. Hosted by comedian Joe Bor, the sold out event featured showstopper classics mixed with contemporary pop and R&B tunes, backed by an eight-piece orchestra.
Other elements of the week included street collections in London and Manchester, a charity Friday night meal arranged by Young Langdon committee members and a Funny Hat Day at Manchester's King David Primary.
Support also came from the charity's first "Dine and Donate" programme, with fundraising dinner parties.
Langdon marketing head Beverley Kaye said the £10,000 generated would go towards extending the employment programme of the charity, which helps young Jewish adults with learning disabilities.
"This requires Langdon to continue to provide full training for both our people as well as current and potential employers." Sarah Horowitz chairs the new Pro Langdon committee, which arranged the Mash Up. "What a way to begin," she said. "I can confidently say Pro Langdon is very much part of Langdon's future."
Source: http://www.thejc.com/community/community-life/64024/langdon-going-a-song-help-earn-%C2%A310k
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Jerad Head's homer helps Columbus split Rochester doubleheader: Minor-league report
Rayl, Murata, Guilmet whiff 18 in Kinston victory, Captains win on wild pitch in 10th.
AAA Columbus Clippers
Clippers 2-3, Red Wings 0-4: Rochester (N.Y.) scored two runs in the sixth and one in the seventh to defeat Columbus in the nightcap of an International League doubleheader to gain a split. Right fielder Jerad Head hit his 23rd homer of the season for the Clippers. In the first game, Joe Martinez (8-6) pitched six shutout innings for Columbus, and Josh Judy pitched a scoreless seventh for his 19th save.
Advanced A Kinston Indians
Indians 2, Nationals 0: A trio of Kinston (N.C.) pitchers set a season high with 18 strikeouts in a win over visiting Potomac (Md.) in a Carolina League game. Starting pitcher Mike Rayl (5-5) matched a career high with 11 strikeouts while walking two. Toru Murata struck out five over 2 innings. Preston Guilmet struck out two in 11/3 innings, and collected his 31st save.
Notes: The previous season high for strikeouts was 16, set on May 31 against Wilmington (Del.). Rayl matched Marty Popham's July 17 11-strikeout night as Kinston's best individual performance of the year.
A Lake County Captains
Captains 3, Dragons 2 (10): Nick Bartalone scored on a wild pitch in the top of the 10th inning, and Lake County won a Midwest League game at Dayton. Left fielder Brian Heere clubbed his third home run for the Captains, an inside-the-park drive in the seventh.
AA Akron Aeros
The Aeros were idle Monday.
A Mahoning Valley Scrappers
The Scrappers were idle Monday.
Independent Lake Erie Crushers
The Crushers were idle Monday.
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/08/jerad_heads_homer_helps_columb.html
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Jerad Head's homer helps Columbus split Rochester doubleheader: Minor-league report
Rayl, Murata, Guilmet whiff 18 in Kinston victory, Captains win on wild pitch in 10th.
AAA Columbus Clippers
Clippers 2-3, Red Wings 0-4: Rochester (N.Y.) scored two runs in the sixth and one in the seventh to defeat Columbus in the nightcap of an International League doubleheader to gain a split. Right fielder Jerad Head hit his 23rd homer of the season for the Clippers. In the first game, Joe Martinez (8-6) pitched six shutout innings for Columbus, and Josh Judy pitched a scoreless seventh for his 19th save.
Advanced A Kinston Indians
Indians 2, Nationals 0: A trio of Kinston (N.C.) pitchers set a season high with 18 strikeouts in a win over visiting Potomac (Md.) in a Carolina League game. Starting pitcher Mike Rayl (5-5) matched a career high with 11 strikeouts while walking two. Toru Murata struck out five over 2 innings. Preston Guilmet struck out two in 11/3 innings, and collected his 31st save.
Notes: The previous season high for strikeouts was 16, set on May 31 against Wilmington (Del.). Rayl matched Marty Popham's July 17 11-strikeout night as Kinston's best individual performance of the year.
A Lake County Captains
Captains 3, Dragons 2 (10): Nick Bartalone scored on a wild pitch in the top of the 10th inning, and Lake County won a Midwest League game at Dayton. Left fielder Brian Heere clubbed his third home run for the Captains, an inside-the-park drive in the seventh.
AA Akron Aeros
The Aeros were idle Monday.
A Mahoning Valley Scrappers
The Scrappers were idle Monday.
Independent Lake Erie Crushers
The Crushers were idle Monday.
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/08/jerad_heads_homer_helps_columb.html
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New formats are tough on new managers
John Fogarty
We’re on the cusp of what promises to be the most cut-throat top flight hurling league in years and yet the lack of excitement is palpable.
Some of it has to do with this being the latest-starting league in the history of the game. Eight weeks into 2012, a ball hasn’t been pucked in anger and it’s not as if the build-up has been in any way encouraging.
The vacuum has been filled by withdrawal and retirement stories in Waterford, Tipperary and Kilkenny that only make the game weaker.
A lot of the killer buzz comes from just how much counties have felt short-changed by the new format. It was the compromise, of course. Initially, the plan was for the top two counties in a six-team Division 1A facing off in a final and the bottom two battling it out to avoid relegation.
Limerick, after winning promotion from the old Division 2 last year, rightfully felt put out as did most of the top hurling counties to a certain degree because of the drop in games (ie, gate receipts) – five per team as opposed to seven last year.
After some foot-stomping, it was agreed the top two teams in Division 1B would face each other in a de facto quarter-final to qualify for a Division 1 semi-final spot against the Division 1A table-toppers; the second and third-placed 1A sides in the other semi. The bottom two in each group would face one another to avoid relegation.
It meant that only one team in each of Division 1A and 1B would have five games with the majority having at least six. The stakes are still high. Teams can’t afford to lose more than one game because they have little opportunity to make amends.
Less games obviously means less exposure for the great game, which does something of a disservice to it, while there’s something quite ridiculous about a team or teams who could be facing a semi-final or a relegation battle going into their last round game.
Regardless of whether the games will have more to them, they give little or no worthwhile opportunity to younger players or those on the verge of making the breakthrough because managers can’t afford to take too many chances.
It’s certainly not fair on the three new managers in Division 1A – Jimmy Barry-Murphy, Anthony Cunningham and Michael Ryan. All of them are just months into the job, still feeling their way into it. The old league system would have permitted them enough wriggle room to experiment in one or two games but not now.
Instead, they are compelled by the very nature of the league to stick with the tried and trusted. What will that result in only stagnation?
In a way, it was surprising to see Barry-Murphy embrace the extra competitive edge to the league format this year.
Surely, he would prefer to be given more games to get to know his team better but his counter-argument is he’ll learn about them in white-hot games that will be as close to championship standard if not pace bearing in mind the time of the year.
The likes of Seán Óg Ó hAilpín haven’t yet featured in any Cork teams because the manager knows enough about them.
The Waterford Crystal Cup and challenge games have been used well by Barry-Murphy and his experimental outfit performed extremely well against Tipperary earlier this month.
Cork are not known for their love of the league but it could be a marriage of convenience given they so badly need something to build on.
Tipperary won’t be taking the league as indifferently as they did last year. That was true before Lar Corbett’s departure but now it’s a necessity that they find a winning formula without their greatest goal threat.
Kilkenny will finish inside the top three in Division 1A with the majority of the team that proved all their doubters wrong last year. The young pretenders will find it difficult to get a look-in, even if Eddie Brennan, James “Cha” Fitzpatrick, John Dalton and PJ Ryan have stepped aside.
Galway are like Derry in football in that they have shown early season promise season after season and followed it up with diddly-squat.
Cunningham looks exactly the type of guy who can address their mental frailties. Even without Joe Canning for the next four weeks, they’ll be competitive.
Reigning champions Dublin have to overcome a multitude of injuries for the early part of the title defence. The conditioning they’ve built up over the last three seasons under Anthony Daly will stand to them, but the league should be used as a means of honing their killer instinct and improving their eye for goal.
Waterford go into Saturday’s game in Cork not having lost to the Rebels since 2008 but it’s the first of three difficult opening games for the Déise.
Yet they, even with a new manager, could hardly be seen as a team in transition given that’s exactly what was bridged these last three seasons.
Expectations, as a result, will be high but in a league that is most unforgiving they could be misplaced.
Predictions? Just the one – this new format will be short-lived and shown up to be as harmful to hurling.
Source: http://feeds.examiner.ie/~r/iesportsblog/~3/z65Qt9aQ1yU/post.aspx
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Football - a game where colour should not be an issue
The campaign to kick Racism out of football in England has been one of the success stories of the modern game.
As per the battle against Antisemitism, Islamophobia and Homophobia, it remains an ongoing project, and one that is rarely out of the headlines.
On the day that Luis Suarez was charged with racially abusing Patrice Evra, the words of FIFA president Sepp Blatter on the topic left the football world open-mouthed. They displayed a lack of understanding of FIFA’s own rules of the game.
While we have been trying to kick it out, he has brushed it under the carpet.
There followed a fierce reaction from players, officials and media, dare I say predominantly in this country, forcing Blatter into a hasty retreat, and something of a grovelling clarification after he said: "there is no racism on the pitch".
It was the behaviour of a man that is out of touch and out of mind. It appears he is well past his sell-by date in terms of representing world football.
Some will say he has worked wonders for African nations and third world countries but his comments are ill-advised to say the least.
Whilst the game has moved on, Mr Blatter has been well off the pace for some time. In his eyes, racism can be "settled with a handshake at the end of a game". His words left Rio Ferdinand "astonished".
Former players including Paul Elliott, Brendan Batson and John Barnes have campaigned long and hard to help get the unacceptable face of football out of the game.
Many people, including a significant number in this country, have worked above and beyond the call of duty to help identify the problem and root out the evil. A lot of time, money and effort has been put in to addressing the problem with several high-profile players, past and present, flexing their muscles to ensure it stays in the public eye.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. There is no place for the N-word, the Y-word, the P-word or the G-word in football, let alone society.
It appears that the message has not reached Mr Blatter though, and there is still plenty of work to be done.
Someone needs to remind Mr Blatter that football is a global game, a global brand. Man against man. Colour should not be an issue, but clearly it still is.
Source: http://www.thejc.com/blogs/danny-caro/football-a-game-where-colour-should-not-be-issue
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New formats are tough on new managers
John Fogarty
We’re on the cusp of what promises to be the most cut-throat top flight hurling league in years and yet the lack of excitement is palpable.
Some of it has to do with this being the latest-starting league in the history of the game. Eight weeks into 2012, a ball hasn’t been pucked in anger and it’s not as if the build-up has been in any way encouraging.
The vacuum has been filled by withdrawal and retirement stories in Waterford, Tipperary and Kilkenny that only make the game weaker.
A lot of the killer buzz comes from just how much counties have felt short-changed by the new format. It was the compromise, of course. Initially, the plan was for the top two counties in a six-team Division 1A facing off in a final and the bottom two battling it out to avoid relegation.
Limerick, after winning promotion from the old Division 2 last year, rightfully felt put out as did most of the top hurling counties to a certain degree because of the drop in games (ie, gate receipts) – five per team as opposed to seven last year.
After some foot-stomping, it was agreed the top two teams in Division 1B would face each other in a de facto quarter-final to qualify for a Division 1 semi-final spot against the Division 1A table-toppers; the second and third-placed 1A sides in the other semi. The bottom two in each group would face one another to avoid relegation.
It meant that only one team in each of Division 1A and 1B would have five games with the majority having at least six. The stakes are still high. Teams can’t afford to lose more than one game because they have little opportunity to make amends.
Less games obviously means less exposure for the great game, which does something of a disservice to it, while there’s something quite ridiculous about a team or teams who could be facing a semi-final or a relegation battle going into their last round game.
Regardless of whether the games will have more to them, they give little or no worthwhile opportunity to younger players or those on the verge of making the breakthrough because managers can’t afford to take too many chances.
It’s certainly not fair on the three new managers in Division 1A – Jimmy Barry-Murphy, Anthony Cunningham and Michael Ryan. All of them are just months into the job, still feeling their way into it. The old league system would have permitted them enough wriggle room to experiment in one or two games but not now.
Instead, they are compelled by the very nature of the league to stick with the tried and trusted. What will that result in only stagnation?
In a way, it was surprising to see Barry-Murphy embrace the extra competitive edge to the league format this year.
Surely, he would prefer to be given more games to get to know his team better but his counter-argument is he’ll learn about them in white-hot games that will be as close to championship standard if not pace bearing in mind the time of the year.
The likes of Seán Óg Ó hAilpín haven’t yet featured in any Cork teams because the manager knows enough about them.
The Waterford Crystal Cup and challenge games have been used well by Barry-Murphy and his experimental outfit performed extremely well against Tipperary earlier this month.
Cork are not known for their love of the league but it could be a marriage of convenience given they so badly need something to build on.
Tipperary won’t be taking the league as indifferently as they did last year. That was true before Lar Corbett’s departure but now it’s a necessity that they find a winning formula without their greatest goal threat.
Kilkenny will finish inside the top three in Division 1A with the majority of the team that proved all their doubters wrong last year. The young pretenders will find it difficult to get a look-in, even if Eddie Brennan, James “Cha” Fitzpatrick, John Dalton and PJ Ryan have stepped aside.
Galway are like Derry in football in that they have shown early season promise season after season and followed it up with diddly-squat.
Cunningham looks exactly the type of guy who can address their mental frailties. Even without Joe Canning for the next four weeks, they’ll be competitive.
Reigning champions Dublin have to overcome a multitude of injuries for the early part of the title defence. The conditioning they’ve built up over the last three seasons under Anthony Daly will stand to them, but the league should be used as a means of honing their killer instinct and improving their eye for goal.
Waterford go into Saturday’s game in Cork not having lost to the Rebels since 2008 but it’s the first of three difficult opening games for the Déise.
Yet they, even with a new manager, could hardly be seen as a team in transition given that’s exactly what was bridged these last three seasons.
Expectations, as a result, will be high but in a league that is most unforgiving they could be misplaced.
Predictions? Just the one – this new format will be short-lived and shown up to be as harmful to hurling.
Source: http://feeds.examiner.ie/~r/iesportsblog/~3/z65Qt9aQ1yU/post.aspx
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“The most interesting thing happening in Jewish life”
Read David Hazony, guest at last month’s Limmud conference, on why the event is not just a winter retreat, but a revolution with far-reaching implications for the Jewish world.
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Name games
In the past couple of weeks, we have read about the Creation and the Flood in the Torah portions of the week. But for all the drama of the stories, both sedarot end on a seemingly anti-climactic note with a list of names detailing the generations from Adam to Noah in the first sidrah, and then from Shem to Abram (he does not become Abraham until this week) in the second.
It’s easy to find your attention wandering when they are recited but one curiosity is to pick out which names are still in currency today. Understandably, no one is going to call their son Cain; Abel instantly evokes the American Bible Belt. But Seth, the name of Adam’s third son, enjoys greater popularity.
I can’t think of any Methusalehs, but you’ll still come across Chanoch, the Hebrew for Enoch. Does the name Ada derive from Adah, one of the wives of Lamech? I don’t know. You are unlikely to bump into a Mahalaleel today but Jared (son of Mahalaleel) is still around.
Few of the names of Noah’s genealogy survive – although Ashkenaz (son of Gomer) is first mentioned in the Bible: so too is Ashkenaz’s uncle Magog. I have never found anyone named Mash (son of Aram). But one name revived in modern Israel is Ophir, son of the prolific Joktan.
Source: http://www.thejc.com/blogs/simon-rocker/name-games
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Justin Germano fires perfect game as Columbus tops Syracuse: Minor-league report
Akron can't overcome early deficit vs. Trenton; Kinston's Brach struggles in loss; Crushers lose in 11 innings.
View full sizeJustin Germano pitched just the fifth perfect game in International League history, and the first ever for the Clippers.AAA Columbus Clippers
Clippers 3, Chiefs 0: Justin Germano (1-2) pitched a perfect game for Columbus, as the Clippers won at Syracuse, N.Y., in an International League game. Germano, a 6-2 right-hander, struck out seven in facing the minimum of 27 batters. He threw 95 pitches, and 69 were strikes.
In the bottom of the ninth, Germano retired Jhonatan Solano on a fly ball to center fielder Tim Fedroff, and then Jeff Frazier on a fly ball to left fielder Jerad Head. He finished with a flourish, fanning Corey Brown looking.
Fedroff slugged a double and triple and drove in two runs.
Notes: Germano, 28, pitched the first perfect game in Clippers history and the first thrown in the International League since 2003. It is the sixth no-hitter in Clippers history. Germano's ERA is 3.65 in 441/3 innings.
He has been used as a starter and reliever, and Tuesday's gem was his first complete game of the season. He has three saves. A native of Pasadena, Calif., he signed a minor-league contract with the Indians on March 24, 2010. He has appeared with the Indians this season in relief, compiling an 0-1 record in nine appearances, with a 5.68 ERA in 12 innings.
AA Akron Aeros
Thunder 4, Aeros 3: Akron rallied for three runs in the bottom of the eighth, but lost an Eastern League game at Canal Park to Trenton, N.J. Akron starter T. J. McFarland (7-5), was the starter and losing pitcher. He struck out six in five innings, and gave up three runs, but just one earned.
Notes: Akron was 2-for-9 with runners in scoring position.
Advanced A Kinston Indians
Dash 9, Indians 2: Kinston, N.C., starter Brett Brach (6-7) gave up eight runs (seven earned) and nine hits in 5 innings, as the K-Tribe lost a Carolina League game at Winston-Salem, N.C.
A Lake County Captains
The Captains were off on Tuesday.
Notes: First baseman Jesus Aguilar has swung a potent bat. He leads the team with 68 RBI and 19 home runs, and is hitting .292 in 346 at-bats. Four pitchers lead the Captains in victories: Cole Cook (5-10), Michael Goodnight (5-9), Mike Rayl (5-5) and J.D. Reichenbach (5-1).
A Mahoning Valley Scrappers
The Scrappers were off on Tuesday.
Notes: Outfielder Jordan Smith leads Mahoning Valley with a .344 batting average, with 44 hits in 128 at-bats. With 16 walks, his on-base percentage is .430.
Independent Lake Erie Crushers
Wild Things 5, Crushers 4 (11): Robert Wendzicki (0-2), surrendered a solo home run in the bottom of the 11th inning, and Lake Erie lost a Frontier League game in Washington, Pa.
Notes: The Wild Things avoided a three-game sweep. Lake Erie collected 36 hits in the three games.
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/07/justin_germano_fires_perfect_g.html
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Revisiting the past to protect our future
We knew that travelling to Kovno would be a surreal experience. After excitedly boarding the plane we landed in Lithuania two hours later and watched the snow lining the streets and covering the rooftops. We walked into the Israeli students' centre, where we were warmly welcomed and enjoyed our first evening with a great dinner followed by very effective speed-socialising.
Friday morning was action-packed. We met our Kovno-born tour guide Chaim, an expert of all things Jewish in Lithuania, and set off for Vilna. The first stop was the shtetl in Žiežmariai, where there had once been a Jewish community and where we walked into what remained of a wooden synagogue. It was an immediate connection to our past, and we experienced the gratification of returning to the place from where our ancestors once fled.
We visited the tomb of Rabbi Eliyahu, the Vilna Gaon, in the city's largest Jewish cemetery following a talk about his ethos given by one of his descendents. We toured Vilna, including the site of the ghetto and the building where the Vilna Shas, the most widely used version of the Babylonian Talmud, was originally printed.
In the evening, we came together for a beautiful, deeply felt Kabbalat Shabbat with the Israeli students. We enjoyed a splendid Shabbaton, with considerable talk, little sleep and great food.
Our final day included a visit to the town where Rabbi Israel Salanter, head of the Mussar movement, once taught. We said tehillim by a memorial for the last Jews killed in the Vilna ghetto.
Finally, after enjoying the fantastic views of Kovno, there was an abrupt change of atmosphere with a visit to Fort Nine, a Nazi concentration camp.
Yet we finished on a note of hope and of life, as Chaim narrated the story of the successful escape of some of the last Jewish prisoners. We sang the Hatikvah in the glacial air, because as one of the Israeli students said, the 30,000 people killed there "would be happy to know we returned home".
Source: http://www.thejc.com/news/campus-news/63952/revisiting-past-protect-our-future
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A guide for the perplexed
This is for MPs and MEPS, of whatever party, who appear to be intellectually challenged.
1. If someone appears at a celebration, and sits next to you wearing full Nazi uniform, it's time to go home. Do not even think of posing for a picture. You will not look good. Early Day Motions will be tabled.
2. If you even think about making a comparison between the treatment of present-day Palestinians and either Holocaust behaviour or 19th century antisemitism, you need to lie down in a dark room for several days. You will not look good.
3. Do not blog citing Hitler in any way, shape or form. You will not look good.
4. Do not leap to condemn stupidities uttered by the famous if you aren't bothering to condemn blatant antisemitism on your own doorstep. You will not look good.
5. And finally, if you have done any or (horrors) all of the above, consider whether being in the public eye is the right place for you. After all, you want to look good, don't you?
Source: http://www.thejc.com/blogs/jenni-frazer/a-guide-perplexed
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After the "Jew goal", the "Jew punch"?
Remember the “Jew goal”? Well now it seems another sport may have adopted a similarly tasteless phrase.
Welcome to the world of the “Jew punch”.
Subscription boxing channel BoxNation this week apologised and launched an investigation after a retired boxer made a rather dubious remark on one of its shows.
The channel cancelled repeats of the Bunce’s Boxing Hour show – hosted by respected boxing journalist Steve Bunce – following former cruiserweight Dominic Negus’s comment.
Mr Negus had been discussing his career on the November 21 edition of the show when he described his fighting style and said: “I’m very Jewish when I throw a punch”.
Mr Bunce made an on-air apology during a broadcast this past Monday.
But BoxNation chief executive Simon Green said he did not believe the remark had been intended as a “racist comment” and argued that it had instead been “misinterpreted”. He added the bizarre caveat that the on-air apology was “voluntary” and applied only to those who had made the misinterpretation.
Viewer Matthew Kane complained to BoxNation, saying the comment was made in the context of Mr Negus “being sparing with his right hand. If it was not meant to imply that Jewish people are mean, what was he saying?”.
Mr Kane rightly pointed out that if the comment was innocent, as Mr Green protested, then the channel would not have felt the need to apologise.
Defending BoxNation, Mr Green said: “Mr Negus is upset and sorry that his comment caused any offence. I understand that Mr Negus’s partner is a Jewish lady and his children attend a Jewish school.
“Although innocent in its intention, [the phrase] can also be misinterpreted and as such I apologise on behalf of Mr Negus and BoxNation.”
Make what you will of the inclusion of the line about Mr Negus’s partner being “a Jewish lady” with Jewish children. Some of his best friends may or may not be Jewish, but his missus is? That’s ok then.
I’m not the world’s biggest boxing fan, but my understanding is that references to a Jewish punching style are not common boxing parlance. I’ve yet to find anyone who had heard such phraseology before this occasion. Pushed to explain what exactly Mr Negus had meant – if he wasn’t referring to Jews being stingy – Mr Green offered no further answers.
Mr Negus, of Chingford, north east London, had a relatively short professional career, fighting 19 times, winning 13 – with six knockouts (not so sparing then) – and losing five times.
He also once appeared on “documentary series” Danny Dyer’s Deadliest Men, where he discussed his past exploits working with the East End’s criminal fraternity, and recalled how he head-butted Olympic champion Audley Harrison during a fight in 2002.
No doubt he is an interesting guy, but perhaps he should stick to letting his fists do the talking – and not by throwing “Jewish” punches.
BoxNation broadcasts on Sky to subscribers paying £10 a month. I’m not tight, but I think I’ll spend my money elsewhere.
Source: http://www.thejc.com/blogs/marcus-dysch/after-jew-goal-jew-punch
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Juan Diaz's homer in 9th lifts Akron past Trenton: Minor-league report
Kinston ends 8-game skid, rookie's gem stymies Lake County, Wolters' five hits fuel Scrappers' romp, Crushers have 11 hits in easy win at Florence.
AA Akron Aeros
Aeros 3, Thunder 2 Juan Diaz's ninth-inning home run to center gave Akron an Eastern League victory in Trenton, N.J. Akron's Kyle Bellows and Jordan Henry singled in runs in the second inning.
Notes: LH starter T.J. McFarland (7-6, 4.09) is 5-2 with a 2.65 ERA in his last eight games, striking out 39 while allowing 14 walks and 41 hits in 51 innings.
Advanced A Kinston Indians
Indians 5, Pelicans 3: Doug Pickens doubled in the tying run in the seventh inning and singled home an insurance in the eighth inning as the Indians snapped an eight-game losing streak with a Carolina League win in Kinston, N.C. Jordan Casas put Kinston ahead, 4-3, with a seventh-inning run-scoring single.
Notes: DH Jeremie Tice (.283) had two doubles, and is 12-for-38 (.316) with four doubles and three home runs in his last 10 games.
A Lake County Captains
Loons 3, Captains 0: Great Lakes starter Rick Anton (1-0) held Lake County to two hits over five innings for his first victory as a professional in a Midwest League game. Mike Goodnight (5-11) took the loss, allowing three runs on four hits, walking three and striking out three in 41/3 innings of work.
Notes: Going into Wednesday night's game, OF Brian Heere (.263) was 18-for-45 (.400) with two doubles and a home run in his last 11 games. ... SS Ronny Rodriguez (.251) was 12-for-34 (.353) with four doubles, one triple and one homer in his last nine games.
A Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Scrappers 13, Yankees 5: Tony Wolters went 5-for-6 and Jerrud Sabourin drove in four runs as Mahoning Valley routed Staten Island, N.Y., in Niles, Ohio.
Notes: Going into Wednesday night's game, 2B Todd Hankins (.265) was 17-for-46 (.370) with two doubles, two homers and 10 RBI in his last 12 games.
Independent Lake Erie Crushers
Crushers 6, Freedom 3: Lake Erie pounded out 11 hits in a Frontier League victory in Florence, Ky. Thomas Campbell (3-2) collected the victory and Kellyn Schullenberg earned his second save.
Notes: Going into Wednesday night's game, 3B Andrew Davis (.314) was batting .409 (45-for-110) in his last 27 games, with 11 doubles, three triples, two home runs and 22 RBI in his last 27 games.
AAA Columbus Clippers
The Clippers were off on Wednesday.
Notes: OF Jerad Head (.287) has homered in each of the Clippers' last four games, giving him a team-high 19 for the season. Head also doubled twice and drove in 11 runs in the four games, going 8-for-19 (.421).
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/08/juan_diazs_homer_in_9th_lifts.html
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Bennett blasts former team-mate for lack of support at World's
By Brian Canty
Ireland’s most promising rider Sam Bennett has launched a stinging attack on fellow professional Philip Lavery after the latter didn’t follow team orders and support him at the World Espoire (U23) cycling championships in Copenhagen last year.
Bennett was the Irish team’s protected rider at the race and as such, Lavery’s job, along with Felix English, who was the other Irish rider in the race, was to shield Bennett from the wind and guide him to the front of the race in the closing kilometres to set him up for the sprint.
Such a tactic is normal in a race where a bunch sprint is the expected outcome and with the Carrick-on-Suir youngsters renowned fast finish, it was hoped that he could contend with the best in Europe in the gallop for the line.
But that’s not how it panned out and Bennett ended up way down the peloton. He looks back on the experience with a sense of 'what might have been'.
"I really enjoyed the race but I regret not being more aggressive with team members,” blasted Bennett.
“Philip didn’t do his job at all. He really let me down that day. I haven’t spoken to him since and I don’t think I ever will after that.
"He knew what he was supposed to do. They (management) told him in advance of going there that he’s going to work for me. And all day long he was just playing to the cameras.
"At the start, he was up the front and attacking. He was supposed to be there helping me, taking the wind and guiding me through the final kilometres.
"Felix English was meant to do that as well but he was just having a bad day. In the final few kilometres, he (Lavery) should have been in front of me, taking the wind, helping to pace me up to the front and get me in a good position and I didn’t have his support and as you saw in the final kilometres I got pushed into the barriers because I was trying to move up by myself.
"He was there and he could have had me up there earlier and for longer. I never felt as good in a race. I was so confident and I knew what I had to do. I can’t say that I would, I don’t know what would have happened but I felt myself that I would’ve done something good."
Lavery and Bennett were team-mates at the An Post Sean Kelly team in Belgium last year but the former has since departed and is currently in the UK riding for the continental 'Node4Giordana' team under the watchful eye of former professional Malcolm Elliott.
Bennett also added that the team were better off without Lavery, as he only created friction within the team.
"Ya, you could see last year that there wasn't good morale when he was around, unlike now where everyone gets on. I'd do anything in a race for another one of the lads because I know they'd do the same for me but that just wasn't the way when Philip was in the team. I don't know why he does that, burning his bridges, you can't do that in cycling because the first question a manager who might be interested will ask Sean is what kind of guy is he?"
"It's a much happier place with him gone."
Source: http://feeds.examiner.ie/~r/iesportsblog/~3/M9WGmEXWm0g/post.aspx
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Chad Huffman's walk-off hit lifts Clippers past Norfolk: Minor-league report
Early runs key Captains' win, Scrappers bats break out vs. Aberdeen, Crushers fall short at home.
AAA Columbus Clippers
Clippers 8, Tides 7: Chad Huffman's pinch-hit single in the bottom of the ninth brought in Jerad Head, and Columbus defeated Norfolk, Va., in an International League game. Starter Jeanmar Gomez lasted five innings and gave up three runs, two earned, on five hits and four walks. Chen Lee (3-0), gave up two runs in 2.1 innings, but still picked up the win.
Notes: Right-hander Justin Germano was named the International League Pitcher of the Week. Germano (1-2) pitched a perfect game last Tuesday against Syracuse, N.Y.
A Lake County Captains
Captains 6, Lugnuts 3: A three-run second inning helped lead visiting Lake County past Lansing (Mich.) in a Midwest League game. Kirk Wetmore (3-0) tossed five innings for the win. Clayton Ehlert worked 1.1 innings for his 14th save.
A Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Scrappers 14, IronBirds 3 (8): Mahoning Valley clobbered Aberdeen (Md.) in a New York-Penn League game called after eight innings when a thunderstorm knocked out power at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen. Eight different Scrappers had at least one RBI, led by Todd Hankins and Jerrud Sabourin, who had three apiece. Hankins slugged his second homer.
Independent Lake Erie Crushers
Wild Things 5, Crushers 2: Lake Erie outhit Washington, Pa., 7-6, but still lost a Frontier League game played in Avon.
AA Akron Aeros
The Aeros were idle.
Advanced A Kinston Indians
The Indians were idle.
Notes: RH reliever Toru Murata (0-2, two saves, 3.28) has pitched 10 scoreless innings in his last seven games, allowing just two hits while fanning 13 and walking four. Murata, 26, is from Japan and was signed by the Indians in February 2010.
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/08/chad_huffmans_walk-off_hit_lif.html
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Super Sandford boosts Glenthorne B's double hopes
CRAIG SANDFORD was the match-winner for Glenthorne B as the east Londoners boosted their double hopes with victory in a seven-goal thriller against Division Three rivals Los Blancos.
The game started in cagey fashion as both sides were finding their feet after a few weeks out due to the cold snap. The ball was mainly stuck in the middle of the pitch.
Sandford opened the scoring after 25 minutes after Richard Rosenthal played him through. The joint-player-manager raced into the box but was brought down before he could get the shot off. Sandford stepped up and slotted in the bottom left corner.
Los Blancos kept putting pressure on the Glenthorne goal but could not find a breakthrough.
Glenthorne got the bit between there teeth and kept chipping away. Their perseverance paid off when Sandford found Adam Bernstein who scored from 10 yards.
Blancos needed a break and they got it after a cross caught Jordan Davidson in goal of his line and looped in.
Half time came and went and it was Blancos that dominated the start of the second half. They had quality in all areas and were really tightening the screw.
Blancos' hard work paid off and made it 2-2 on the hour and they turned the game on its head as Glenthorne heads dropped and Blancos saw a chance to capitalise. They took a well deserved lead and made it 3-2 with 20 minutes left.
This was an unusual position for Glenthorne to be in as they have rarely been behind. Sam Rosenthal and Sandford were shouting to the team to show character and drive.
Andy Levy took that on board and found Sandford who went round the excellent keeper to bring the score back to 3-3.
The next goal would obviously be the crucial one and Glenthorne took the initiative. After good work from Josh Wynne on the wing a corner was forced. Jamie Bernstein delivered with quality and Sandford got the winner to complete his hat-trick.
Blancos heads never dropped and kept pushing for the equaliser, but Glenthorne stood strong and saw the victory out.
Sami Birnbaum, Joel Kutner and Dovid Greenberg netted for Blancos.
Los Blancos manager Joel Minsky told JC Sport: "We're all absolutely gutted coming away from today's game with no points.
"We gave Glenthorne as good as we had to offer from an attacking perspective and after gifting them two goals early on we deservedly came back to take a 3-2 lead.
We gave away another very soft equaliser and they snatched it towards the end.
"I'm very proud with our performance - we had quite a few players out today, but I still feel its the best football we've played in months.
"It was a tight game but I feel if it was us that had come away with all three points it would have been very much deserved.
"Whilst Glenthorne took their chances I'm sure they'd be the first to admit they got a bit lucky today - we didn't let them play like the team who have won
everything in front of them this year."
Source: http://www.thejc.com/sport/sport-news/63794/super-sandford-boosts-glenthorne-bs-double-hopes
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Beau Mills' grand slam gives Columbus Clippers victory over Pawtucket: Minor League Report
The Class A Kinston Indians cruise to a win, but the Akron Aeros, Lake County Captains and Mahoning Valley Scrappers all fall.
AAA Columbus Clippers
Clippers 7, Red Sox 5 Columbus 1B Beau Mills (.269) hit a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning to help the Clippers win the International League game in Pawtucket, R.I. It was Mills' fourth homer for Columbus.
Clippers 3B Jared Goedert (.253) hit his ninth homer of the season.
RH Zach McAllister (10-4, 3.37) started and went seven innings. He gave up four runs (all earned) on seven hits and one walk while striking out five. LH Nick Hagadone (3.46) allowed a homer in between striking out the side in the eighth and RH Josh Judy (3.45) pitched a scoreless ninth for his 21st save.
AA Akron Aeros
Senators 4, Aeros 2 CF Ben Copeland (.285) had three hits but Akron lost the Eastern League game to visiting Harrisburg (Pa.).
Starter Austin Adams (9-10, 3.99) pitched seven innings for Akron. The right-hander allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits. He struck out nine and walked none.
Advanced A Kinston Indians
Indians 9, Pelicans 3 Kinston 1B Jeremie Tice (.274) had two hits, including his 10th homer of the season, RF Jordan Casas (.280) had three hits and the K-Tribe won the Carolina League game in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
A Lake County Captains
Silver Hawks 5, Captains 2 Lake County CF Luigi Rodriguez (.278) and LF Brian Heere (.266) each had two hits but the Captains committed four errors and lost the Midwest League game in South Bend, Ind.
A Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Lake Monsters 7, Scrappers 6 Mahoning Valley 3B Jordan Smith (.344) had two hits, two walks and scored twice but the Scrappers dropped the New York-Penn League game in Winooski, Vt.
St. Edward grad Alex Lavisky (.207) doubled and drove in two runs for Mahoning Valley.
Independent Lake Erie Crushers
Crushers 6, Beach Bums 2 LH Paul Fagan (6-9, 4.20) struck out 12 in eight innings to lead Lake Erie to the Frontier League win in Traverse City, Mich.
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/08/beau_mills_grand_slam_gives_co.html
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Danny Caro's Division One TOTW: February 21
1. Ben De La Fuente (Norstar A)
2. Rob Blackman (Brixton Old Boys A)
3. Jamie Freed (Norstar A)
4. Ed Weisz (Brixton Old Boys A)
5. Jon Kaye (NW Neasden B)
6. John Weisz (Brixton Old Boys A)
7. Ricardo Engleman (NW Neasden B)
8. Jonathan Peters (Norstar A)
9. Alon Hershkorn (Brixton Old Boys A)
10. Anthony Kintish (Oakwood)
11. Jamie Fox (Chigwell Athletic)
Player: Anthony Kintish (Oakwood)
Manager: Ric Blank & Alex Schock (Oakwood)
Goal: Anthony Kintish (Oakwood)
Source: http://www.thejc.com/sport/sport-news/63880/danny-caros-division-one-totw-february-21
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Cord Phelps' effort can't prevent loss for Columbus Clippers: Minor League Report
The Class AA Akron Aeros and Class A Lake County Captains also lose, but the Class A Kinston Indians get a victory over the Potomac Nationals.
AAA Columbus ClippersRed Sox 5, Clippers 2 SS Cord Phelps (.301) doubled twice, singled and knocked in a run, but Columbus lost an International League game in Pawtucket, R.I. Clippers RH Jeanmar Gomez (10-6, 2.46 ERA) allowed five runs -- two earned -- in seven innings. CF Tim Fedroff (.268), DH Nick Johnson (.211) and 2B Argenis Reyes (.300) each had two hits for Columbus. Johnson knocked in the other run.
Notes: Going into Wednesday night’s game at Pawtucket, 3B Jared Goedert (.257) was 22-for-55 (.400) with four home runs in his last 18 games....OF Chad Huffman (.247) was looking to start another streak, after having his 25-game on-base streak snapped on Tuesday and his 13-game hitting streak ended on Monday. Huffman was 23-of-43 (.535) with nine doubles, one triple, two home runs and 12 RBI during the hitting streak....OF Jeread Head (.285) was 19-for-60 (.317) with seven homers and 17 RBI in his last 14 games....LH reliever Nick Hagadone (4-2, four saves, 3.32) was 2-1 with two saves and a 1.69 ERA in his last 14 games, striking out 26 and walking four in 21 1/3 innings....RH reliever Chen Lee (3-0, 1.08) had struck out 36, walked seven and allowed 17 hits in 25 innings with the Clippers. Lee was a combined 5-1 with a 1.95 ERA for Columbus and Akron this season, fanning 92 and walking 18 in 64 2/3 innings, while holding hitters to a .197 batting average, including just two home runs....RH Corey Kluber (7-8, 5.61) is third in the International League with 126 strikeouts (in 134 2/3 innings) after his gem on Tuesday night, when he pitched 6 2/3 hitless, scoreless innings and struck out 11, with five walks, to get the win as the Clippers defeated Pawtucket, 5-2.
AA Akron Aeros
Senators 5, Aeros 3 SS Juan Diaz (.253), 1B Raul Padron (.243) and RF Ben Copeland (.276) homered, but host Akron lost to Harrisburg, Pa. LH T.J. McFarland (9-7, 3.87) gave up four runs in six innings.
Notes: Going into his start in Wednesday night’s game against Harrisburg, LH T.J. McFarland was 9-6 with a 3.75 ERA overall, but in his last 10 starts, had been 7-1 with a 2.31 ERA. During that stretch, McFarland had not allowed a home run in 62 1/3 innings, holding batters to a .233 average while striking out 50 and walking 19....LH reliever Eric Berger (2-0, 2.53) had pitched 17 1/3 scoreless innings n his last nine games, fanning 20, walking four and giving up nine hits....RH reliever Adam Miller (1-3, one save, 5.85), a former first-round Indians’ draft pick attempting a comeback after missing nearly three seasons with finger surgeries, had pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings in his last three games, striking out two while giving up three hits and two walks....RH Austin Adams (9-9, 4.00) is 4-1 with a 3.35 ERA in his last seven starts....Going into Wednesday night’s game, 3B Kyle Bellows (.234) was 9-for-27 (.333) with one homer and one double in his last eight games....OF Ben Copeland (.269) was 10-for-34 (.294) with two homers and two doubles in his last nine games.
Advanced A Kinston Indians
Indians 2, Nationals 1 LH Francisco Jimenez (3.51) allowed one run in 4 innings, and RH Nickolas Sarianides (3.18) got the win with three innings of scoreless relief as host Kinston topped Potomac, Va., in Carolina League play. RH Preston Guilmet (1.73) retired the four batters he faced for his 32nd save.
Notes: OF Anthony Gallas, from Strongsville High School and Kent State, was placed on the Kinston disabled list on Monday. The right-handed hitter has not played since being hit on the hand by a pitch on July 31. Gallas started the season at Lake County, where he hit .314 in 207 at bats. At the time of his promotion to Kinston, Gallas was leading the Midwest League with 24 doubles. He also hit six home runs and had 21 RBI for the Captains. With Kinston, Gallas is hitting .203 in 128 at bats, with 10 doubles, two homers and 21 RBI. Before going 0-for-5 in his last two games, Gallas was 10-for-29 (.345) with six doubles and eight RBI in his previous eight games....Going into Wednesday night’s game against Potomac, OF Tyler Holt (.259) was 6-for-13 (.462) with two doubles, five runs, four walks and four stolen bases in his last four games. He was second in the Carolina League with 69 walks and third with 30 stolen bases (in 35 attempts)....OF Jordan Casas (.288) was on a nine-game hitting streak, going 11-for-39 (.282) with one triple, four RBI and four runs....3B Adam Abraham (.249) was 12-for-39 (.308) with three doubles, seven RBI, six runs and seven walks in his last 10 games....RH reliever Toru Murata (1-2, two saves, 2.27) has not allowed a run in his last 17 2/3 innings. Overall, in 35 2/3 innings, he has struck out 47, walked nine and held batters to a .179 average and one home run....RH reliever Preston Guilmet (1-1, 1.78) was second in the league with 31 saves. In 50 2/3 innings, he had struck out 52, walked nine and held hitters to a .205 batting average....RH Clayton Cook (8-8, 3.86) is 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA in his last three starts, fanning 16 in 18 innings....LH Francisco Jimenez (3-2, 3.66) has allowed one run — unearned — on seven hits in his last 10 2/3 innings, with 16 strikeouts and seven walks. Jimenez has made starts in his last two games, after pitching in relief in 19 of his previous 20 games.
A Lake County Captains
Silver Hawks 6, Captains 5 Raywilly Gomez singled home Niko Gallego with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead South Bend, Ind., over Lake County. It was the ninth walk-off loss for the Captains this year. SS Ronny Rodriguez (.249) doubled, singled and drove in a run for Lake County.
Notes: Going into Wednesday night’s game at South Bend (Ind.), the Captains had lost 12 of their last 15 games. They had scored 1.87 runs per game....RH reliever Cody Allen had two of the wins. He was 2-0 in three appearances with the Captains, pitching eight scoreless innings, while striking out 12 and giving up three walks and seven hits. Allen was promoted from Mahoning Valley, where he was 3-1 with a 2.14 ERA in 14 games, fanning 42 and walking nine in 33 2/3 innings, while holding batters to a .183 average and one home run....Going into Wenesday night’s game, IF Ronny Rodriguez (.247) was 7-for-22 (.318) with four doubles, one triple and three stolen bases in his last six games....IF Nick Bartolone (.220) was 7-for-23 (.304) with one double in his last seven games....3B Giovanny Urshela (.242) was 9-for-31 (.290) with two doubles in his last nine games.
A Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Scrappers 5, Lake Monsters 1 RF Bryson Myles (.290) had a two-run single, and SS Tony Wolters (.302) and CF Cody Elliott (.244) each drove in a run as Mahoning Valley topped host Vermont.
Notes: Going into Wednesday night’s game at Vermont, catcher Alex Lavisky — a 2010 Lakewood St. Edward High School graduate who was drafted in the eighth round by the Indians that June — was 5-for-18 (.278) with three doubles and four RBI in his last five games. Lavisky is hitting .204 in 196 at bats for the Scrappers, with 13 doubles, four home runs and 17 RBI. He began the season with the Lake County Captains, hitting .207 in 184 at bats with 10 doubles, eight homers and 24 RBI....2B Todd Hankins (.271) was 10-for-34 (.294) with four doubles, one triple, nine RBI and eight runs in his last 10 games....SS Tony Wolters (.305) was 9-for-29 (.310) with one double and three stolen bases in his last seven games....Catcher Jake Lowery (.254) was 7-for-26 (.269) with four doubles, eight walks, five RBI and five runs in his last eight games, and was second in the New York-Penn League with 37 walks....RH reliever Enosil Tejeda (2-2, nine saves, 3.67) had struck out 47 and walked 14 in 27 innings, holding batters to a .190 average and no home runs....RH Joseph Colon (4-2, 3.32) was 4-0 with a 2.41 ERA in his last eight games (seven starts), fanning 30, walking 12 and allowing 31 hits in 41 innings.
Independent Lake Erie Crushers
Beach Bums 5, Crushers 4 (11) Travis Risser (2-5) took the loss as Lake Erie lost in 11 innings in Traverse City, Mich.
Notes: Going into Wednesday night’s game at Traverse City (Mich.), IF Andrew Davis (.338) was hitting .433 (67-for-157) in his last 39 games, with 16 doubles, three triples, five homers and 38 RBI. He was also on a 10-game hitting streak, going 20-for-39 (.513) with four doubles, two homers and 13 RBI....IF Jason Taylor (.290) was 17-for-36 (.472) with six doubles, one triple, three homers, 11 RBI, 10 runs and five stolen bases in five attempts in his last 11 games....RH reliever Chris Allen (1-2, two saves, 1.57) had pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings in his last six games, with seven strikeouts.
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/08/minor_league_notes_trends_for_1.html
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Metal gurus
Earlier this year I ran an article about an enigmatic collection of lead books which, it was being argued, were ancient Jewish mystical texts.
Immediately, rival theories began to appear all over the media here and abroad that these were early Christian codices.
But the claims of antiquity began to be debunked on the blogs.
Further detective work done by scholars – see this and this - suggest that the metal mysteries, sadly, are simply fakes, as the Israel Antiquities Authority believed all along.
Source: http://www.thejc.com/blogs/simon-rocker/metal-gurus
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Northern Team of the Week: February 20
Here is the Northern Team of the Week for February 20.
1. Alex Ullmann (Leeds Maccabi 3rd)
2. Gidi Amar (Leeds Maccabi 1st)
3. Jack Roache (Oakhill)
4. Simon Nesbitt (Oakhill)
5. Adam Jackson (South Manchester SC 1st)
6. Bobby Fishel (Haroldeans)
7. Toby Levy (South Manchester SC 1st) STAR MAN
8. Marc Maynard (Oakhill)
9. Mark Korn (Leeds Maccabi 1st)
10. Bobby Abrams (Haroldeans)
11. Tim Zoltie (Leeds Maccabi 2nd)
Manager: Darryl Lee (South Manchester SC 1st)
Goal of the Week: Adam Lavin (South Manchester SC 1st)
Save of the Week: Josh Samberg (Manchester Maccabi 3rd)
Referee of the Week: Mike Cohen (Republic 2nd v Leeds 3rd)
Source: http://www.thejc.com/sport/63841/northern-team-week-february-20
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