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 sizeAPJustin 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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Minor league notes on players at Columbus, Akron, Kinston, Lake County, Mahoning Valley and Lake Erie

Clippers' Jared Goedert continues his strong August hitting. Updates on local players Anthony Gallas with Kinston and Alex Lavisky with Mahoning Valley.

MINOR LEAGUE NOTES

AAA Columbus Clippers

Notes: Going into Tuesday night’s game against Buffalo, 3B Jared Goedert (.262) was 7-for-19 (.368) with three home runs and a double in his last five games. In his last 24 games, Goedert was 29-for-78 (.372) with seven homers in his last 24 games. Goedert began the season on the disabled list with a right abdominal strain. After slugging three home runs and two doubles in 29 at bats to get his season going at Akron, Goedert started slowly with the Clippers, but now has 14 doubles and 11 homers for them in 233 at bats. Goedert, 26 and a right-handed hitter, was a ninth-round pick by the Indians out of Kansas State in the 2006 draft. Last season at Akron, he hit .325 with 14 doubles and seven homers in 163 at bats, before being promoted to Columbus, where he hit .261 with 23 doubles, one triple and 20 homers in 318 at bats....OF Tim Fedroff (.265) was 13-for-35 (.371) with four doubles, six RBI, six runs and five walks in his last nine games....2B Cord Phelps (.295) was 9-for-33 (.273) with four doubles, one triple and one home run in his last eight games....IF Argenis Reyes (.308) was 11-for-31 (.355) with two doubles and four RBI in his last nine games....LH reliever Nick Hagadone (4-2, four saves, 3.30) was 2-1 with two saves and a 1.85 ERA in his last 16 games. In 24 1/3 innings, he had struck out 31 and walked five....RH Paolo Espino (1-1, 5.31) was 1-0 with a 1.53 ERA in his last seven games — including two starts — striking out 16 while allowing four walks and 13 hits in 17 2/3 innings.

AA Akron Aeros

Notes: Going into Tuesday night’s game at Bowie, the Aeros were 5-for-59 (.085) with one run scored in their last two games, both losses....SS Juan Diaz (.255) was 9-for-28 (.321) with a home run in his last seven games....LH starter Matt Packer (7-11, 4.18) was leading the Eastern League with 148 2/3 innings pitched. Packer is 5-3 with a 2.00 ERA in his last nine games, striking out 60, walking 10 and allowing 55 hits in 67 1/3 innings. He pitched at least seven innings in eight of the nine starts. Packer has been named the Indians Minor League Player of the Week for last week, as he won both of his starts, allowing one run (earned, 0.56 ERA) on eight hits and two walks in 16 innings, with 16 strikeouts. Packer pitched eight innings in each start....RH closer Cory Burns’ (2-4, 2.29) team-record 31 saves were 11 more than any other pitcher in the Eastern League. He had pitched nine scoreless innings in his last eight games, earning four saves. Overall, Burns had struck out 57, walked 11 and held batters to a .217 average with three homers in 51 innings....RH reliever Tyler Sturdevant (3-1, two saves, 3.00) was 1-0 with two saves and a 1.72 ERA in 15 2/3 innings over his last nine games, fanning 20 while giving up 10 hits and four walks....RH reliever Bryan Price (2-3, 3.07) had pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and one walk with three strikeouts, in his last five games....RH reliever Bryce Stowell (0-1, 2.61) has struck out 16, walked six and given up seven hits in 10 1/3 innings (eight games) with the Aeros.

Advanced A Kinston Indians

Notes: Going into Tuesday night’s game at Fredrick, RH reliever Toru Murata (2-2, two saves, 1.99) had pitched 22 2/3 straight scoreless innings. Overall, Murata had struck out 50, walked 10 and held batters to a .190 average, including one home run, in 40 2/3 innings....RH closer Preston Guilmet (1-1, 1.66) was leading the Carolina League with 33 saves. In 54 1/3 innings, he had struck out 56, walked nine and held batters to a .198 average. In his last nine games, Guilmet had pitched 11 scoreless innings and earned seven saves....RH reliever Kyle Landis (8-1, two saves, 1.91) was 0-1 in his last two games, striking out 10 but giving up five runs in four innings. Prior to those two games, Landis was 8-0 with two saves and an 0.94 ERA in 38 1/3 innings, fanning 40 while holding opponents to 21 hits, including one homer, and seven walks....LH Francisco Jimenez (3-3, 3.43) was 0-1 with a 1.25 ERA in his last six games — including starts in his last four games — with 27 strikeouts in 21 2/3 innings....1B Jesus Aguilar (.233) was 5-for-13 (.385) with three home runs and seven RBI in his last three games....3B Adam Abraham (.252) was 6-for-15 (.400) with four doubles and two stolen bases in his last three games....OF Jordan Casas (.291) was 12-for-34 (.353) with two doubles, one triple, six RBI and five runs in his last nine games.... OF Anthony Gallas, from Strongsville High School and Kent State, returned to action on Sunday, going 1-for-3. The right-handed hitter had 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 .206 in 131 at bats, with 10 doubles, two homers and 21 RBI. Before going 0-for-5 in the two games prior to his injury, Gallas was 10-for-29 (.345) with six doubles and eight RBI in his previous eight games.

A Lake County Captains

Notes: Going into Tuesday night’s game against Fort Wayne, SS Ronny Rodriguez (.254) was 13-for-36 (.361) with five doubles, one triple, two home runs, six RBI, four walks and three stolen bases in his last 10 games....OF Luigi Rodriguez (.281) was 13-for-41 (.317) with two doubles in his last 10 games....OF Brian Heere (.260) was 7-for-22 (.318) with two doubles, one homer and five walks in his last seven games....SS Nick Bartolone (.225) was 9-for-30 (.300) with three doubles and a triple in his last nine games....RH reliever Cody Allen was 2-0 and had pitched 13 scoreless innings in five appearances with the Captains, striking out 20 and giving up four walks and nine 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....RH closer Clayton Ehlert (1-2, 14 saves, 1.62) had pitched 10 scoreless innings and earned four saves in his last eight games, giving up five hits and a walk while fanning four....LH J.D. Reichenbach (7-1, 3.23) was 3-0 with a 2.12 ERA in his last seven games — the last four of those as a starter. He had struck out 19, walked five and allowed 31 hits in 29 2/3 innings....RH Dale Dickerson (2-2, three saves, 2.24) was 0-1 with one save and a 1.88 ERA in his last eight games, fanning 13 while allowing 10 hits and eight walks in 14 1/3 innings.

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Notes: Going into Tuesday night’s game against Auburn, catcher Alex Lavisky — a 2010 Lakewood St. Edward High School graduate who was drafted in the eighth round by the Indians that June — was hitting .205 in 215 at bats for the Scrappers, with 14 doubles, four home runs and 20 RBI. He began the season with the Lake County Captains, hitting .207 in 184 at bats with 10 doubles, eight homers and 24 RBI....OF Bryson Myles (.300) was on a six-game hitting streak, going 8-for-21 (.381) with three doubles, five RBI, four runs, five walks and two stolen bases. He had 17 stolen bases in 20 attempts overall....OF Jordan Smith (.335) was 10-for-26 (.385) with one double, seven runs, four RBI and eight walks in his last nine games....SS Tony Wolters (.303) was 14-for-47 (.298) with two doubles and three stolen bases in his last 12 games....RH reliever Enosil Tejeda (2-2, nine saves, 3.54) had struck out 49 and walked 14 in 28 innings, holding batters to a .184 average and no home runs....LH Danny Jimenez (3-3, 2.52) is 2-2 with a 1.72 ERA in his last six starts, fanning 21, walking nine and allowing 28 hits in 31 1/3 innings....RH Joseph Colon (4-3, 3.38) is 4-1 with a 2.58 ERA in his last nine games (eight starts), fanning 33, walking 16 and allowing 34 hits in 45 1/3 innings.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Notes: Going into Tuesday night’s game at Joliet, IF Andrew Davis (.336) was hitting .415 (73-for-176) in his last 44 games, with 19 doubles, three triples, six homers and 45 RBI....IF Jason Taylor (.290) was 23-for-57 (.404) with eight doubles, one triple, three homers, 15 RBI, 11 runs and six stolen bases in seven attempts in his last 16 games....Catcher Brian Erie was hitting .379 (25-for-66) with three doubles and 13 RBI in 17 games with the Crushers....Catcher Kyle Shaffer (.219) was 7-for-23 (.304) with one homer, one double, four RBI and four runs in his last seven games....The Crushers are getting excellent relief pitching from five right-handers: Ruben Flores (2-3, 17 saves, 2.57, 66 strikeouts in 49 innings, allowing 27 hits); Chris Allen (2-2, two saves, 1.69); Kelyn Schellenberg (3-2, three saves, 1.85); Paul Daniels (5-1, 2.32); Travis Risser (2-5, six saves, 3.33)....RH Thomas Campbell is 3-0 with a 2.72 ERA in eight games (seven starts) with the Crushers, allowing just 21 hits in 39 2/3 innings.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/08/minor_league_notes_on_players.html

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No copy cats, just coincidence...

There?s been weird stuff going on between The Times fashion pages and The JC fashion pages? cue X Files music.

Last Saturday, September 24, the Times carried a fashion story about impossibly high shoes, and how the fashion pack refused to give them up. Under the headline ?The fashion pack is really not over heels? new fashion editor Laura Craik wrote about ?taxi shoes?, how the fashion editors and top fashion bloggers were clinging on to their impossibly high heels and how this was fine if you had a car waiting to transport you between runway shows, but not so great if you were a real person having to occasionally walk or run?

Observant readers (and I am not talking religiously observant here) may have spotted that the most recent edition of the JC, September 30, which came out on Wednesday ? two days early because of Rosh Hashanah ? also contained a story about shoes, how the fashion pack were wearing ?taxi shoes? with impossibly high heels, and how this worked if you ?had a limo purring? at the kerb, but not so much if you were a real woman who needed to walk, etc.

To the casual observer it might have appeared that the JC had borrowed liberally from The Times story, except that the JC fashion pages containing the shoe story were completed on Thursday September 22, two days before the Times piece.

In today?s edition of the Times, Laura Craik is writing about the Crombie (or, in JC parlance, the boyfriend) coat, about the choices of coats out there, and about the versatility of one particular style of coat.

Your next edition of the JC, on October 7, will contain a spread on choosing your winter coat, the huge choice, the importance of choosing a coat that is versatile. Because of Rosh Hashanah, those pages were completed last Tuesday, on September 27 ? four days ahead of the Times piece.

Just to be clear, I am not for a nano-second suggesting that the Times might copy the JC, and I know I?m not copying the Times, and I also know that fashion pages cover the same ground, write about the same trends, etc. But Laura Craik and I both seem, almost uncannily, to be tuned into extremely similar, if not identical fashion vibes, making similar observations and coming to similar conclusions about readers and their purchases. As I said earlier, cue X Files music?

Source: http://www.thejc.com/blogs/jan-shure/no-copy-cats-just-coincidence

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Chun Chen, Matt McBride back solid pitching by Austin Adams in Akron win: Minor-league report

Valbuena error costly in Clippers loss, six-run eighth propels Kinston over Wilmington, Cedar Rapids shuts out Lake County, late rally powers Scrappers, Lake Erie outscored.

AA Akron Aeros

Aeros 7, SeaWolves 1: C Chun Chen hit his 10th home run, DH Matt McBride had an RBI single and RF Ben Copeland rapped an RBI double as Akron won the Eastern League game in Erie, Pa. Austin Adams (6-8, 3.95) pitched six innings for the Aeros, who had 12 hits.

Notes: LH T.J. McFarland (7-4, 4.08) is 5-0 with a 2.25 ERA in his past six starts. In 40 innings, he has fanned 28, walked 10 and given up 28 hits.

AAA Columbus Clippers

IronPigs 4, Clippers 3: SS Luis Valbuena's fielding error allowed Lehigh Valley to score the winning run in the 10th inning of the International League game in Allentown, Pa. RF Chad Huffman's homer and LF Jerad Head's two-run single accounted for the Clippers' runs. Carlton Smith (2-3) took the loss.

Notes: Going into Saturday, RH reliever Josh Judy (4-2, 2.72, 14 saves) was 2-1 with seven saves and had not allowed an earned run in his past 14 games.

Advanced A Kinston Indians

Indians 11, Blue Rocks 8: DH Tyler Cannon and 2B Jeremie Tice drove in runs with singles, and two runs scored when an error was committed on LF Anthony Gallas' groundball as Kinston scored six runs in the eighth inning with two outs to come from behind and defeat Wilmington (Del.) in the Carolina League game in Kinston, N.C. Toru Murato (3.68) got his second save for the Indians.

Notes: Going into Saturday, OF Anthony Gallas (.200), from Strongsville High School and Kent State, was 9-for-24 (.375) with three doubles and five RBI in his past seven games.

A Lake County Captains

Kernels 6, Captains 0: Cedar Rapids (Iowa) batted around in the fourth inning, plating six runs, and Brian Diemer went all five innings in a rain-shortened victory over Lake County in a Midwest League game at Classic Park. Jordan Casas got the Captains' only hit in the fourth inning.

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Scrappers 7, Renegades 4: 3B Jordan Smith and 2B Todd Hankins each stroked two-run doubles as Mahoning Valley scored four in the seventh to seal the New York-Penn League win over Hudson Valley in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. Joseph Colon (3-2, 3.55) pitched six innings for the victory.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Jammers 7, Crushers 4: Lake Erie sent eight batters to the plate in the fourth inning and scored four runs on five hits, including Andrew Davis' two-run double, but host Joliet (Ill.) stormed back to win the Frontier League game

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/07/chun_chen_matt_mcbride_back_so.html

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North Royalton, Brecksville-Broadview Heights and Strongsville take the court on Nov. 30.

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UK Forecast: Rain in southeast - Colder, showery north, Nov 30 - 17:37

Thursday A front is going to be lingering around southeast England through today. This brings cloud and some spots of rain in the morning, but the rain then turning more persistent and heavier in the middle to later part of the afternoon. Brighter conditions over the rest of England and Wales, although some showers affecting western coasts. A windier day in northern Scotland with the risk of gales here and some heavy snow showers. Further sleet and snow showers for western and northern coasts of Scotland, but the south should be drier and brighter. A mainly fair day for Northern Ireland, although some showers on northern coasts. Highs at 5C in Scotland, 12C in the far southeast of England.

Thursday Night Some hefty periods of rain across the far southeast tonight, these easing later. Some heavy showers in western and southern Wales, these arriving into southwest England after midnight. Scattered wintry showers for northern England and Scotland. Drier elsewhere with some clearer skies and temperatures falling quickly to give a slight frost. Lows at -4C in central Scotland, 2C in southern England.

Friday A weak ridge of high pressure builds through the country on Friday. This brings a chilly but fair start to the day with some reasonable spells of sunshine. Cloud is going to be increasing in the west as a warm front moves into Ireland in the afternoon. This brings thickening cloud and periods of rain to Ireland and western Scotland with the winds increasing too. Highs at 6 to 8C.

Saturday Low pressure is north of Scotland on Saturday. A breezy day through all parts of the country with a cold front across southern Ireland, Wales and England where there could be some heavy periods of rain too. Brighter to the north with sunshine and showers, these falling as sleet and snow over Scotland with wintry showers over the hills of northern England and Ireland. Highs at 5 to 7C behind the front, 12C in the far south.

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Ray Hradek resigned as Medina's football coach, saying it was too difficult to teach and coach at different schools. Hradek is an occupational work experience/science teacher at Midpark. - (Helmet image courtesy of OhioHelmetProject.com.)

Bees now looking for a new football coach for third time in as many seasons.

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Grady Sizemore is 3-for-3 with a double in Akron loss to Reading: Minor-league report

Adam Abraham's three hits lead Kinston to win; Lake County sloppy in loss to West Michigan; Jake Lowery homers as Scrappers roll; Lake Erie manages just one hit in 1-0 loss.

AA Akron Aeros

Phillies 6, Aeros 1: Indians outfielder Grady Sizemore, in Akron on a rehab assignment, went 3-for-3 with a double, but the Aeros still lost the Eastern League game to visiting Reading (Pa.)

In two games with the Aeros, Sizemore is hitting .400.

Akron LH starter T.J. McFarland (9-9, 3.87) allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits and two walks over seven innings. He struck out six.

Advanced A Kinston Indians

Indians 3, Keys 2: Kinston DH Adam Abraham (.251) had three hits, including his 15th homer of the season, to lead the Indians to the Carolina League win over visiting Frederick, Md.

Kinston LH starter T.J. House (5.19) allowed two earned runs in 61/3 innings. He gave up three hits while walking three and striking out eight.

A Lake County Captains

Whitecaps 7, Captains 2 Lake County committed five errors in the Midwest League loss to visiting West Michigan. Captains RF Brian Heere (.250) and 3B Giovanny Urshela (.237) each had two hits.

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Scrappers 8, Crosscutters 3: Mahoning Valley DH Jake Lowery (.249) had three hits, including his sixth home run of the season, and three RBI to lead the Scrappers to the New York-Penn League win over visiting Williamsport (Pa.)

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Wild Things 1, Crushers 0: Lake Erie DH Kyle Shaffer (.220) had the Crushers' lone hit in the Frontier League loss to visiting Washington (Pa.). Lake Erie RH Thomas Campbell (2.53) started and threw five scoreless innings. He allowed three hits and three walks.

AAA Columbus Clippers

The Clippers were off Thursday.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/09/grady_sizemore_is_3-for-3_with.html

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AAA Columbus Clippers

Indians 9, Clippers 1 1B Jared Goedert (.232) hit his eighth home run to account for the Clippers' run in the loss to visiting Indianapolis.

Columbus RH starter Jeanmar Gomez (10-5, 2.45) went six innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on five hits and four walks. He struck out three.

Indianapolis scored four times off RH Josh Judy (3.65) in the ninth.

Notes: The Clippers lost to Indianapolis, 9-1, on Thursday in Columbus....OF Chad Huffman (.244) is on a 10-game hitting streak, going 18-for-33 (.545) with seven doubles, two home runs and eight RBI....IF Cord Phelps (.304) is on a 13-game hitting streak, going 21-for-56 (.375) with four doubles, one triple, three homers and nine RBI....3B Jared Goedert (.232) is 18-for-47 (.383) with three doubles and four homers in his last 15 games....1B Beau Mills (.269) is 10-for-21 (.476) with one double, two homers, five RBI and five runs in his last six games....IF Luis Valbuena (.308) is 16-for-42 (.381) with three home runs and eight RBI in his last 10 games....LH reliever Nick Hagadone (4-1, three saves, 3.26) is 2-0 with two saves and a 1.32 ERA in his last 13 games, striking out 25 and walking three in 20 2/3 innings....RH reliever Chen Lee (3-0, 1.25) has struck out 31, walked five and allowed 15 hits in 21 2/3 innings with the Clippers. Lee is a combined 5-1 with a 2.05 ERA for Columbus and Akron this season, fanning 87 and walking 16 in 61 1/3 innings, while holding hitters to a .198 batting average, including just two home runs.

AA Akron Aeros

Aeros 13, Sea Dogs 5 Akron LF John Drennen (.248) homered and drove in five runs to lead the Aeros past host Portland (Maine).

Drennen's fifth homer of the season was a three-run shot. RF Donnie Webb (.216) hit his second homer of the season, also a three-run blast.

Aeros LH starter T.J. McFarland (9-6, 3.75) gave up 11 hits and four runs (one earned) in 5 1/3 innings.

Notes: The Clippers won, 13-5, on Thursday at Portland (Maine)....RH Paolo Espino is 6-0 with one save and a 2.44 ERA in 22 games (five starts) with the Aeros this season. He has struck out 78, walked 18 and held hitters to a .224 batting average....LH reliever Eric Berger (2-0, 2.65) has no decisions in his last 10 games, but has allowed just one run in 17 innings (0.53) on 11 hits and five walks, while striking out 17....RH Austin Adams (9-8, 3.81) is 4-0 with a 2.68 ERA in his last six starts....RH reliever Cory Burns (2-4, 31 saves, 2.44) has four saves in his last six games, pitching six scoreless innings with four strikeouts while giving up three hits and a walk....OF John Drennen (.248) is 7-for-13 (.538) with three doubles, one triple, two homers, eight RBI, five runs and three walks in his last four games.

Advanced A Kinston Indians

Indians 11, Red Sox 1 RH Clayton Cook (8-8, 3.98) pitched 6 stellar innings and 1B Jesus Aguilar (.245) had three hits and two RBI as the K-Tribe crushed host Salem (Va.)

Cook gave up one earned run on nine hits while walking one and whiffing six.

Notes: Going into tonight’s game at Salem (Va.) , RH reliever Toru Murata (1-2, two saves, 2.61) had given up no runs on three hits in 16 1/3 innings over his last 10 games, striking out 21 and walking four....RH reliever Kyle Landis was 7-0 with one save and a 1.06 ERA for Kinston. He had pitched 34 innings in 24 games, striking out 36, walking six and holding hitters to a .171 batting average....RH Marty Popham (4-2, 4.25) was 0-2 with a 9.64 ERA in his last four starts. He had given up 30 hits, including five homers, in 18 2/3 innings, while fanning 16 and walking seven....LH T.J. House (6-10, 4.92) was 0-3 with an 8.28 ERA in his last five starts. He had struck out 11, walked 15 and given up 35 hits in 25 innings....3B Adam Abraham (.249) was 8-for-18 (.444) with four RBI, four runs and four walks in his last five games....DH-3B Jeremie Tice (.263) was 1-for-18 (.063) in his last six games.

A Lake County Captains

Loons 4, Captains 3 Captains LF LeVon Washington (.228) hit his third home run of the season but Great Lakes scored two unearned runs and beat host Lake County.

Notes: Going into tonight’s home game against Great Lakes, OF LeVon Washington (.226) was 7-for-15 (.467) in his last four games, with two doubles, three walks, four runs and two RBI....OF Brian Heere (.265) was 12-for-35 (.343) with two doubles, five RBI and five walks in his last 10 games....RH reliever Nickolas Sarianides (5-4, two saves, 3.86) was 1-0 with one save and an 0.75 ERA in his last six games, striking out nine, walking four and allowing 10 hits in 12 innings....RH reliever Clayton Ehlert (1-2, 14 saves, 1.62) had four saves in his last eight games with an 0.00 ERA, pitching 10 innings with four strikeouts while giving up one walk and five hits....LH reliever Kyle Petter (2-2, one save, 3.15) was 1-0 with one save and a 2.63 ERA in his last 10 games, fanning 22, walking eight and giving up nine hits in 13 2/3 innings.

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Scrappers 6, ValleyCats 5 Mahoning Valley DH Jake Lowery (.257) had two doubles and two RBI, SS Tony Wolters (.308) had two hits and scored three runs, and 3B Jordan Smith (.337) had three hits to lead the Scrappers to victory in Troy, N.Y.

Notes: Going into tonight’s game at Tri-City (N.Y.), 2B Todd Hankins (.267) was 13-for-37 (.351) with three doubles, one triple, one home run, eight RBI and nine runs in his last 10 games....OF Bryson Myles (.302) was 6-for-15 (.400) with one double, three runs, two stolen bases and two walks in his last four games....C Alex Lavisky (.205), a 2010 Lakewood St. Edward graduate and an Indians’ eighth-round draft pick that June, was 3-for7 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs in his last two games after going 0-for-11 in his three previous games....OF Jordan Smith (.328) was in a 1-for-14 (.071) mini-slump in his last four games....RH reliever Enosil Tejeda (2-2, eight saves, 3.81) had struck out 46 batters in 26 innings with the Scrappers, walking 13 and holding hitters to a .188 batting average, including no home runs. Tejeda had five saves in his last eight games, with 17 strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings....RH reliever Nathan Striz (3-3, one save, 2.25) was 1-1 with a 1.32 ERA in his last six games, fanning 15, walking four and allowing eight hits in 13 2/3 innings....RH reliever Drew Rucinski (1-0, 4.11) was 1-0 with a 1.74 ERA in his last seven games, striking out 15 and waling two in 10 1/3 innings.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Crushers 6, Freedom 1 SS Andrew Davis (.333) and 1B Chris Luick (.200) homered, Eric Gonzalez-Diaz (1-0, 1.80) threw five sharp innings in his Crushers debut, and Lake Erie beat Florence (Ky.) to set a franchise record with its ninth-straight win.

Notes: Going into tonight’s game at Evansville (Ind.), 3B Andrew Davis (.330) was hitting .423 (58-for-137) in his last 34 games, with 15 doubles, three triples, three home runs and 31 RBI....Catcher Brian Erie was hitting .421 (16-for-38) in 10 gaems with the Crushers, with three doubles and 11 RBI....RH starter Josh Roberts (8-4, 3.82) was 7-2 with a 3.04 ERA in his last 13 games, fanning 56 and walking 18 in 83 innings. In the 12 games not counting his July 27 loss (eight runs in four innings), Roberts was 7-1 with a 2.28 ERA.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/08/minor_league_notes_trends_for.html

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Danny Caro's Division One TOTW: November 27

1. Jake Doffman (Brixton Old Boys A)

2. Matt Gilbery (Temple Fortune A)

3. Sam Franks (Brixton Old Boys A)

4. Greg Lautman (Redbridge Jewish Care B)

5. Scot Kay (Redbridge Jewish Care B)

6. Rob Blackman (Brixton Old Boys A)

7. James Kaye (Brixton Old Boys A)

8. Jamie Cooper (Redbridge Jewish Care B)

9. Paul Walker (Temple Fortune A)

10. Dan Orgel (Redbridge Jewish Care B)

11. Matt Geey (Oakwood)

Player: James Kaye (Brixton Old Boys A)

Manager: John Nitka (Brixton Old Boys A)

Source: http://www.thejc.com/sport/sport-news/59222/danny-caros-division-one-totw-november-27

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Danny Caro's Division One TOTW: November 27

1. Jake Doffman (Brixton Old Boys A)

2. Matt Gilbery (Temple Fortune A)

3. Sam Franks (Brixton Old Boys A)

4. Greg Lautman (Redbridge Jewish Care B)

5. Scot Kay (Redbridge Jewish Care B)

6. Rob Blackman (Brixton Old Boys A)

7. James Kaye (Brixton Old Boys A)

8. Jamie Cooper (Redbridge Jewish Care B)

9. Paul Walker (Temple Fortune A)

10. Dan Orgel (Redbridge Jewish Care B)

11. Matt Geey (Oakwood)

Player: James Kaye (Brixton Old Boys A)

Manager: John Nitka (Brixton Old Boys A)

Source: http://www.thejc.com/sport/sport-news/59222/danny-caros-division-one-totw-november-27

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Buffalo's bats overwhelm Columbus: Minor-league report

Chen, Sanchez homer in Akron loss; Kinston's Rayl struggles vs. Myrtle Beach; Captains' Rodriguez belts two homers in defeat; Scrappers nipped by Batavia; Davis homer not enough for Lake Erie

AAA Columbus Clippers

Bisons 15, Clippers 3: SS Argenis Reyes (.281) doubled twice and drove in two runs, but host Columbus got pounded by Buffalo (N.Y.) in International League play Saturday. Clippers RH Joe Martinez (8-7, 4.15 ERA) allowed four runs in 5 innings before the Bisons teed off on two Columbus relievers. RH Chen Lee (2.45) gave up four runs in an inning and LH Eric Berger (15.83) seven runs in 21/3 innings. RF Chad Huffman (.245) and LF Jerad Head (.284) also had two hits each for Columbus.

AA Akron Aeros

Flying Squirrels 8, Aeros 6: DH Chun Chen (.265) hit a three-run homer, and 2B Karexon Sanchez (.215) also homered, but Akron lost an Eastern League contest in Richmond, Va. After Aeros RH Brett Brach (3.27) allowed five runs -- four earned -- in five innings, RH Adam Miller (1-4, 6.27) gave up three runs -- two earned -- in an inning. Sanchez and CF Jordan Henry (.255) had three hits each for Akron. 3B Kyle Bellows (.231), who doubled, and SS Juan Diaz (.255) each had two hits.

Advanced A Kinston Indians

Pelicans 7, Indians 2: LH Mike Rayl (1-2, 4.67) gave up six runs in five innings as Kinston lost a Carolina League game in Myrtle Beach, S.C. 3B Adam Abraham (.250) had two doubles for the K-Tribe. Myrtle Beach tagged Rayl for eight hits -- two homers -- and three walks. He struck out three.

A Lake County Captains

TinCaps 9, Captains 4: SS Ronny Rodriguez (.254) had two homers and four RBI, but host Lake County lost a South Atlantic League contest to Fort Wayne (Ind.). CF Luigi Rodriguez (.280) collected three hits for the Captains. RH Felix Sterling (4.76) allowed three runs in five innings.

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Muckdogs 5, Scrappers 4: RH Will Roberts (2.93) allowed three runs -- two earned -- in five innings as Mahoning Valley lost to host Batavia (N.Y.) in New York-Penn League play. DH Jake Lowery (.251) doubled twice, and RF Bryson Myles (.301) and 1B Jerrud Sabourin (.218) also had two hits each for the Scrappers.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

ThunderBolts 5, Crushers 4: Andrew Davis homered for host Lake Erie, but Windy City (Ill.) scored five times in the eighth.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/08/buffalos_bats_overwhelm_columb.html

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King Kennet destroys Faithfold

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FAITHFOLD A 0 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE A 5

A hat-trick from JOSH KENNET inspired cup holders Redbridge A to a stunning 5-0 win at the Hive against an in-form Faithfold.

It was a game where Eilon Kennet's men flexed their muscles, with further strikes from centre half Brad Frankel and Steve Gevertz putting them into the quarter-finals.

RJC boss Eilon Kennet told JC Sport: "I'm really delighted with the performance, not just the score.

"We had a very definite game plan, which the boys put into practice perfectly.

"Also, the level of concentration was excellent and I can't remember Faithfold creating any chances.

"Faithfold are a quality side, particularly strong going forward, so this was very pleasing. The commitment and desire was awesome.

"Some results haven't gone for us and I think they boys were very motivated to change that. It was such a good team performance, and everyone played their part brilliantly.

"I always imagined that the boys were hungry enough to win, but I didn't see a 5-0 result. We were first out of the blocks and never eased up. This was without doubt the best performance so far. Obviously, Josh made a big difference.

"We know he can't be available every week, so we have to get used to reaching this level of performance without him too.

"Yesterday, every player played to his full potential, so I'm sure we can reach these heights again, even if Josh is not on the team-sheet. It was also good to have Stolie back after his operation.

"For the first few games of the season, we struggled for numbers, but now we are back to a healthy competition for places again.

"I think this should kickstart the rest of our season. The boys should now have the self-belief that they can repeat last season's successes again, certainly if they can continue playing like they did yesterday.
Now it's a classic scenario of one game at a time coming up.

"As for the league, so long as the top teams continue to take points off each other we have a chance, but it will be hard.

"First thing we need to do is to catch up with our outstanding fixtures and try to get a run of games going.

"As for the cups, its down to many diverse factors we can't always influence, but it's always fun to play in these competitions, especially when you are one of the cup holders."

Faithfold boss Zuriel Solomon told JC Sport: "We were just not at the races from the first whistle which surprised me as we have been great this year.

"Our performances level were really low and well below par. We have a massive injury list and players playing with injuries so it was always going to be a tough ask. You need good players to win games especially when you play good teams.

"Redbridge played well and deserved there win and the scoreline.

"I will not let this knock the confidence of the side in football you always get an opportunity to make amends.

"Once we have all are players back from injury, we will definitely be better. It's hard to assess your chances when we had so many people playing out of position and making first starts."

Faithfold assistant-player-manager Daryl Phillips told JC Sport: "Josh Kennet was very good as you would expect from a player who has play pro in the Holy land.

"However he was not the difference. We were poor 1-11 they were up for it 1-11.

"They deserved to smash us. We will see how we fare when we next play them and move on from this heavy defeat. It's gone now and so has the CA cup until next year."

Source: http://www.thejc.com/sport/sport-news/59162/king-kennet-destroys-faithfold

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Gilad Shalit

Within hours of the news breaking that a deal has been done to secure the release of Gilad Shalit, the debate about whether it is proper to exchange hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for the sake of one Israeli soldier has re-erupted.

Israel has always held to the tenet that it will do anything and pay a very high price for its citizens, something it has demonstrated over and over again. Those who have suffered at the hands of terrorists are, understandably, unhappy about the swap: a former rabbi in the IDF has warned today that those who are being released will slide back into their old haunts and habits immediately, the better to wreak further havoc on Israel.

I was very struck by the comment on one website in which someone wrote that he did not know how the Shalit family would live with themselves when the next inevitable act of terrorism was committed by someone who had been released so that their son could be free. But who can judge the Shalit family in that way? Who can imagine the pain and suffering undergone by the family in the last five years? And who among us can comprehend the lonely, frightening situation of Gilad himself, never knowing if the next knock on the door was someone coming to kill him?

There is no right and wrong answer to this agony, except to be grateful that Gilad Shalit's long nightmare may indeed be coming to an end. May such a nightmare not be repeated by any other Israeli soldier.

Source: http://www.thejc.com/blogs/jenni-frazer/gilad-shalit

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Jerad Head, Jared Goedert homer as Clippers turn back Norfolk: Minor-league report

Adam Miller labors for Aeros, Montero shines for Captains, Casas has three hits in Kinston loss, late rally lifts Scrappers, Lake Erie dominates Washington.

AAA Columbus Clippers

Clippers 5, Tides 4: LF Jerad Head (.282) hit a two-run homer and doubled in a run and 3B Jared Goedert (.206) added a two-run homer as host Columbus beat Norfolk (Va.) in the International League game.

AA Akron Aeros

SeaWolves 5, Aeros 0: RH Adam Miller (1-3, 7.01) stumbled on the comeback trail, giving up eight hits and five runs in two innings of relief as Erie (Pa.) beat the Aeros at Canal Park in the Eastern League game.

Advanced A Kinston Indians

Blue Rocks 4, Indians 1: SS Gerard Hall's two-RBI single in the seventh inning lifted host Wilmington (Del.) to the Carolina League win. RF Jordan Casas, recently promoted from Lake County, went 3-for-4 with a triple and scored the K-Tribe's run.

A Lake County Captains

Captains 7, Lugnuts 5: C Moises Montero (.175) doubled in a run in a three-run rally in the second inning and doubled and scored in the seventh as Lake County defeated host Lansing (Mich.) in the Midwest League game. Captains 3B Giovanny Urshela (.244) hit a two-run homer.

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Scrappers 4, Ironbirds 1: Mahoning Valley used RBI singles by C Jake Lowery (.273), 2B KC Serna (.264) and 1B Jerrud Sabourin (.195) and took advantage of sloppy defense by the IronBirds to score four runs in the eighth inning and win at Aberdeen (Md.) in a New York-Penn League game.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Crushers 7, Wild Things 0: OF Kellen Kulbacki tripled and C Kyle Shaffer doubled as Lake Erie rapped out 10 hits in the rout in Avon.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/07/jerad_head_jared_goedert_homer.html

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OHSAA football: State championships preview and predictions with Plain Dealer?s high school sports reporters (SBTV)

Get analysis and predictions on this week's football state championship games with The Plain Dealer's high school sports reporters.

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PSC forced to cancel trade union conference

The Palestine Solidarity Campaign has been forced to cancel a conference with trade unionists which was due to take place tomorrow.

The event was expected to promote boycott methods and encourage local groups to support BDS measures against Israel. Speakers were to include RMT general secretary Bob Crow.

In a statement, the PSC said the event would be rescheduled for next year and said the move was being made to avoid disrupting preparations for the day of strike action which unions are planning for November 30.

But I'm told that a lack of interest from trade unionists and insufficient numbers of registered participants had caused substantial fears over filling the Congress House venue in central London, and the obvious financial repercussions that would have resulted.

Despite all their talk, it's another example of the BDS movement's failure to generate substantial support.

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Seasonal outlook: A cold outlook - Possibly milder Christmas, Oct 31 - 07:29

*December* There appears to be some indication of lower pressure to the north or northeast, higher pressure vales to the west or southwest, this suggests a rather chilly run of northwest to northerly air to begin the first 'meteorological' month of winter. This rather chilly regime should weaken as the cold flow is cut off as pressure rises as a weak high or ridge crosses the UK, the flow behind switching to a less cold westerly. Into the middle of the month the Atlantic seems to have the controlling influence, so temperatures recovering with spells of rain for all areas and windy conditions at times. As we move away from the mid-month period there is evidence to suggest that pressure will be rising once more, so conditions should settle and temperatures falling back to become rather chilly, mist, fog and frost perhaps becoming a persistent problem. The run up to Christmas is where the forecasting becomes 'problematic' and 'interesting' as the evidence suggests that high pressure may become stubbornly entrenched to the east or northeast, Atlantic low pressure piling up as a blocked and complex feature to the west and south west, a strengthening and cold south-easterly to perhaps easterly component wind establishing. This threatening some wintry precipitation as frontal systems move into the UK, I have a 'gut' feeling that Atlantic will eventually win the battle with milder conditions flooding through over Christmas. It will however be 'extremely messy', colder weather returning as the year closes. If I ignore this feeling and 'stick rigidly' to the pattern in front of me then, the cold weather persists and it'll remain very cold and wintry through until the end of the month, low pressure moving into a very cold pool of air, over the UK with further wintry precipitation for all areas. *January* It's a cold start to 2012 with low pressure edging away to the east, a cold northerly flow covering all regions, wintry showers beginning to die away as pressure rises and an anticyclone builds through the UK, settling the weather in a cold and still pattern. High pressure persists for a time as does the settled and chilly weather, this anticyclone shows signs of pulling back westward into the central Atlantic, allowing a more unsettled northwest to westerly flow to establish across all areas in the run up to mid-month, low pressure then moving into the UK, rather unsettled cold and windy, a real messy scenario with spells of rain, sleet and some wintry precipitation too almost anywhere. The middle of the month looks like seeing colder weather for all areas and with low pressure wrapped up within the pattern, this may lead to a rather wintry spell for all areas during this middle period. This rather chilly and wintry mix continue right through until the latter stages of the month, when the flow looks likely to ease as pressure rises to the southwest with milder westerly regime establishing. However this recovery in terms of both temperature and fortune may be temporary as colder air looks likely to flood back into the UK late in the month. Simon Email me at simon.keeling@weatheronline.co.uk

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Struggling to pay the bills

A poignant letter in this week?s Jewish Tribune reveals one family's battle to keep their head above water in these hard economic times.

The anonymous writer used to raise money for Jewish schools, then he lost his job, home and became bankrupt. Life is now a constant struggle.

For a while, paying Jewish schools weren?t a problem but then they became a ?living nightmare? for him. I assume he is a member of the Charedi community and therefore has sent his children to one of the independent strictly Orthodox schools.

He continues:

?Recently, a school governor decided that my minimum payment should be �1,500 per term?.I had already been given a plastic card banning my son from all areas of the school because I had paid nothing.

?But then I owe everybody money? gemachim [loan charities], rabbonim, personal loans, grocery bills.

?I have to find �1,800 per month just for rent when many months I earn nothing at all?.

?? When I had put together �1,000 to pay part of a term?s school fees, the rent went unpaid that month, and I still cannot pay it.?

He goes on to say that a governor of the school spotted him when he took his family on ?our first few days? holiday in seven years? and he was asked where he had got the money for that. ?Surely he was right. I should not have taken this vacation. However, my wife has driven our children to school for the last 20 years every single day without complaint. If not me, then surely she needed a break?

?For the first time in my life, I was aware that my wife and I were sacrificing food so that our children could eat properly?

?So, please, before we assume that all those not paying full school fees are a burden, have a little rachmonus for those who sincerely cannot afford to pay and I beg of you, pleasae stop sending us threatening letters, ?ban cards? and regular reminders of how much we owe.?

I wonder how many more tales there are like this.

Source: http://www.thejc.com/blogs/simon-rocker/struggling-pay-bills

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Sushi? It's the new hummus

What is it about Israelis and sushi? The Middle East and Japan are many miles apart, and you would think the Israeli appetite for hearty, spicy fare with plenty of dairy would be at odds with a cuisine composed of dainty portions of fish, rice and seaweed.

But think again - sushi is becoming the favourite dish of cosmopolitan Israelis in the same way Brits have embraced chicken tikka masala, rather than roast beef, as our most popular national dish.

In Tel Aviv and Eilat, particularly, they cannot get enough of it. Both cities are packed with sushi restaurants (more than 130 in Tel Aviv alone), provoking the memorable newspaper headline, "Israelis fear sushi shortage after quake", referring to how the Japanese disaster earlier this year interrupted exports of essential supplies.

The raw fish delicacy, which has been raised to an edible art form in its homeland, has invaded even the most traditional aspects of Israeli life. The smartest weddings have long had a sushi stand at the pre-dinner reception, and hotels have also jumped on the bandwagon.

"The Friday night sushi buffet at Dan Eilat is very popular," says Su Newman, spokesman for Dan Hotels in Israel. "Our food and beverage director believes that Israelis like sushi because it is considered to be trendy, American and healthy."

American? Possibly that idea spread when Tel Aviv got its own branch of the Manhattan-born Japanese fusion restaurant, Sushi Samba. Or it may simply be because when Israelis visit the USA, they find neighbourhood sushi restaurants a deeply-embedded part of their hosts' culture.

Is it really a desire for light, healthy food, which is behind the sushi craze? The macrobiotic principles to which sushi loosely adheres have certainly been credited with rebalancing acidity within the body. But Ben Maharovsky of
Mul Yam, Israel's fine seafood restaurant which is a principal supplier of fish to the country's sushi bars, believes the craze is linked more to a sociable way of eating.

"In Israel, sushi is more about the fun of eating at a bar," he suggests. "It's the scene, the hype, the music, feeling young.

"As for the fish, for a lot of Israeli aficionados the sushi is as much about the spicy mayo as the raw ingredients. What I do know is that it's becoming like hummus in Israel - you see a sushi bar on almost every street corner, and I see kids as young as four or five tucking in."

The nearest thing we have to an expert on the phenomenon in the UK is Israeli-born chef Hili Sharabani who owns of a Japanese restaurant. She thinks shushi holds a hidden meaning for a nation which has battled decades of hard economic times.

"There's something prestigious about sushi which appeals to Israelis, who like to live well, as though it's their last day," she explains. "Besides, sushi is light but also filling and comforting."

Sharabani, who studied philosophy before she went into catering in Israel, now presides with her husband Peter over the kitchen at Watatsumi, a new Japanese restaurant off Trafalgar Square. "I don't make the sushi - Japanese sushi chefs study for years, and our sushi master came to us from Nobu," she says.

It was at Nobu in London, where Sharabani was employed after impressing the head chef, that she met Peter and got a crack at preparing Japanese food.

"I've loved it since we started getting really good sushi in Tel Aviv 10 years ago, and it's been as popular there ever since," she says.

Source: http://www.thejc.com/lifestyle/food/59132/sushi-its-new-hummus

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Lookback: October Lookback - A very warm month, Nov 05 - 17:36

October 2011 was a warm but changeable month with frequent southwesterly and southerly winds - indeed it was the 11th most 'southwesterly' October in 139 years of records. Mean monthly temperatures were among the highest on record; the Central England Temperature has been higher only in 1921, 1969, 1995, 2001, 2005 and 2006. It is noteworthy that all seven warmer Octobers have occurred in the last 100 years, six of them in the last half-century, and five in the last 16 years.

Mean maximum temperature for October ranged from 18.1°C at Heathrow, Kew Gardens, St James's Park and Olympic Park South (all London) to 10.5°C at Dalwhinnie (Inverness-shire), while mean minimum temperature varied between 12.8°C at St Catherine's Point (Isle of Wight) and Portland (Dorset), and 6.3°C at Loch Glascarnoch and Elphin (both Wester Ross). Mean maximum temperature ranged from 0.0-0.5 °C above normal in western Scotland to 3.5°C above in the Midlands, while mean minimum temperature was 1.5 to 2.5°C above in most regions. The Central England Temperature (CET) of 12.7°C was 2.3°C above the long-term mean making this the warmest October since 2006.

The highest maximum at a standard site (i.e excluding rooftop and mountain sites) in the UK was 29.9°C at Swanscombe/Broadness on the 1st - a new UK record for October - while the lowest minimum was minus 3.3°C at Lynford (Norfolk) early on the 20th. The lowest daytime maximum was 4.3°C at Loch Glascarnoch (Wester Ross) on the 19th, and the warmest night was that of the 30th Sep/1st Oct with a minimum of 18.6°C at Emley Moor (West Yorks).

Rainfall averaged over England and Wales during October was 68mm which is 94 per cent of the average for the standard reference period 1971-2000, the highest for this month since 2008; in the last 100 years 67 Octobers were wetter while 33 were drier. The equivalent figures for Scotland were 132mm and 117 per cent of the normal amount, and for Northern Ireland 153mm and 156 per cent. At a more local level, rainfall ranged from more than twice the average in parts of southwest Scotland and Northern Ireland to less than one-quarter of the average locally in East Anglia, the East Midlands and the northern Home Counties. Monthly totals at routinely-available sites varied between 474mm at Cluanie Inn (Wester Ross) and 13mm at Cambridge.

Sunshine averaged over England and Wales during October was 122 hours which is 109 per cent of the 1971-2000 mean - almost exactly the same as October 2010. In the last 100 years 28 Octobers were sunnier while 72 were duller. The equivalent figures for Scotland were 69 hours and 78 per cent, and for Northern Ireland 68 hours and 72 per cent. Largest total in the UK was 163 hours at Manston (Kent) and the smallest was 30 hours at Eskdalemuir (Dumfriesshire) - a new October low for the site in over 100 years of records.

The windiest day of the month was the 17th, with peak gusts of 64 knots at Aberdaron (Lleyn peninsula) and 62 knots at Capel Curig (Snowdonia).

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Recipe: Hake with lemongrass and tomato salsa

We put this on the menu recently and it is incredibly popular. I love the balance of flavours and textures. The cherry tomato salsa has a good combination of sweetness from the tomatoes and red onion, sour from the vinegar, and heat from the chilli. It works with the meaty hake steaks. Israeli couscous gives some bite, which is why it is important you do not overcook it.

Serves 6

Ingredients

? 6 hake steaks, 200g-225g each
? Flour, for dusting the fish
? Olive oil, for frying

For the Salsa
? 125ml extra virgin olive oil
? 2 lemongrass stalks, outer stalk and base removed, thinly sliced
? 3 garlic cloves, chopped
? 1 thumb-sized knob of ginger, finely chopped
? 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
? 3 green chillies, deseeded and sliced
? 90ml red wine vinegar
? 500g cherry tomatoes
? 2 tbsp demerara sugar
? Juice of � lime
? � bunch spring onion, sliced
? � bunch coriander, chopped

For the Couscous
? 400g Israeli couscous
? 60ml olive oil
? 2 shallots, finely chopped
? 2 garlic cloves, minced
? 1.5ltr chicken stock
? 2tbsp parsley, chopped

Method

To prepare the salsa
? Heat oven to 120?C. Blitz two thirds of the olive oil, the lemongrass, two thirds of the garlic and ginger until fine.
? Season the tomatoes, drizzle with olive oil, 30ml of red wine vinegar and sprinkle with demerara and roast until they start to burst but retain their shape (approx 25 mins).
? Heat the remaining oil and over a medium-low heat, gently fry the red onion, green chilli and remaining garlic until starting to caramelise.
? Add the lemongrass and ginger paste and cook on a gentle heat for 10 minutes, then add the remaining vinegar. Turn up the heat and reduce by half.
? Add the roasted tomatoes and juices, bring to the boil. Squash some tomatoes using a wooden spoon to release their juices. Cook for a further 3-5 minutes.
? Remove from the heat, add the lime juice, spring onion and coriander and check for seasoning.

To prepare the couscous
? Heat the olive oil on a medium heat and sweat the shallots until softened. Add the minced garlic, sweat quickly and then add the couscous. Fry, stirring frequently, until golden brown.
? Add the chicken stock, bring to the boil, reduce heat and cook for approximately 15 minutes until cooked but still al dente. Remove from the heat and cool with the lid on to complete the cooking process. Season to taste and add the parsley.
? Dust the hake steaks in flour. Shake off the excess, season generously and shallow fry in olive oil until golden brown on both sides, ensuring it is cooked through.

To serve
? Place the couscous on the plate, with the hake on top and spoon a generous helping of the relish on top. Drizzle with olive oil.

Source: http://www.thejc.com/lifestyle/recipes/59129/recipe-hake-lemongrass-and-tomato-salsa

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The kick Irish sports need at the World Championships

 

Colin O'Hanlon

YOU may not be aware but Ireland is currently hosting a World Championships. For the first time ever the world's best kick boxers will be on show in Dublin, as more than 800 athletes from 53 countries jet in to take part in the sports showpiece event this week.

Minister Michael Ring opened the World Kick Boxing Championships at the City West Hotel yesterday, a truly historic moment for all those involved with the sport in the country. After years of hard work organisers have finally been able to bring the tournament to Ireland.

“We’ve always aspired to having something like this in Ireland, it’s only now after 15 to 20 years of work and development of the sport, nationally and internationally, that we’ve had an opportunity to run the World Championships here,” said Roy Baker, president of Kick Boxing Ireland.

Indeed Ireland go into the tournament as one of the countries with a high chance of securing medals. “Ireland is ranked sixth in the world; we would be one of the strongest kick boxing federations regarding the quality,” said Baker. “So we would be very hopeful that we have some serious medal hopes.”

However despite success at international level the sport has gone somewhat unnoticed at home, something that Baker hopes the World Championships will change. “It’s always difficult to get publicity when you’re up against the majority sports but we’re happy and it’s all positive. Of course we’d like to get more, but we’re happy because we don’t normally get on national television. It’s a further stepping stone for our sport.”

To ensure their athletes have the perfect build up, Kick Boxing Ireland have spared no expense in the pursuit of medals. “We’ve put more preparation into this World Championships more than any before. We’ve had athletes travel all over the world, to Italy, America, Germany, a huge amount of preparation. It truly is a once in a lifetime possibilty for our athletes.”

One of those athletes is Robbie McMenamy, the current WAKO Pro World Champion. McMenamy divides his training with his day job as a Dublin Fire Fighter and has high hopes for the coming week.”I hope to win it, I have a good draw. I won the Irish open this year against the same guys I’ll be fighting against in this tournament so there’s no reason not to replicate that.”

It appears that the Kick Boxing has a bright future in Ireland, as the sport continues to grow nationwide. “Kick Boxing Ireland has over 12,000 members now. We’re one of the largest national governing bodies in Ireland,” said Baker.

“The sport is developing; we’re getting stronger and stronger. We’re really challenging the other combat sports out there. I’m not aware of any other combat sport having that number of registered fighters. We’ve a very modern sport and we seem to be getting there now.”

Source: http://feeds.examiner.ie/~r/iesportsblog/~3/0VZkVKqXS_c/post.aspx

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Michigan's BCS plans await one final weekend of games: Weekly Wolverine Watch

Michigan remains two spots out of BCS eligibility entering the last week of the regular season, but next weekend's games will likely move the Maize and Blue up.

View full sizeJulian H. Gonzalez, Detroit Free PressThe celebration is probably still going on in Ann Arbor, but Michigan still needs a little help to reach a BCS game for the holidays.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Michigan isn't into a BCS bowl quite yet.

To be eligible for an at-large BCS selection, a team must finish in the top 14 of the BCS standings. Right now, the Wolverines are No. 16. But that's for now, as the path to the top 14 isn't very difficult.

No. 14 Georgia faces No. 1 LSU in the SEC title game and is expected to lose, obviously, but the Wolverines need to move up one other spot. No. 13 Michigan State and No. 15 Wisconsin will meet in the Big Ten title game, and expecting the loser to fall behind Michigan isn't necessarily assured, but likely. Too many voters will penalize the title game loser for the loss, even though, for instance, Michigan State beat Michigan head-to-head in a game that wound up determining the Legends Division winner. It may not be fair, but it's how it often works.

Since there is some doubt, Michigan should also root for No. 3 Oklahoma State to beat No. 10 Oklahoma, likely knocking what would be the three-loss Sooners behind Michigan as well.

If the Wolverines are eligible for a BCS bowl, they'll almost assuredly be picked. If Georgia beats LSU for the automatic SEC bid, and LSU and Alabama are still No. 1 and No. 2 and locked into the title game, the SEC would get three bids. But in every other case, conferences are limited to two bids. That will help Michigan here.

"I think we have a good football team," Michigan coach Brady Hoke said after Saturday's 40-34 win over Ohio State when asked about BCS possibilities. "Somebody else will make that decision."

Actually, the system will make most of the decision. While the Wolverines aren't in now, they should be by next week and ready to make their first Sugar Bowl appearance since losing to Bo Jackson's Auburn team, 9-7, on Jan. 2, 1984.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2011/11/michigans_bcs_plans_await_one.html

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