Was there a touch of divine intervention at Balenciaga on first day Rosh Hashanah?

Was I the only (Jewish) person on Planet Fashion who wondered whether there was a spot of divine intervention going on in Paris during Fashion Week when not one but three benches ? and front row benches at that ? collapsed during the Balenciaga show, which took place on the first day Rosh Hashanah.

I do, of course, sympathise with the fashion capitals ? London, Milan and New York as well as Paris ? whose organisers all try desperately to fit in all four spring/summer fashion weeks, which take place annually in September, without clashing with Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur. Some years it?s easier, when the High Holydays fall late, as the four fashion weeks can usually be crammed in. But often rows erupt between organisers and buyers and journalists when one or other city tries to schedule major shows on Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur.

Two years ago it was London that offended, scheduling shows on the Yom Kippur and provoking the wrath of some senior fashion editors and ensuring that many top US buyers would be absent.

This year, unusually, Paris offended, scheduling a handful of top shows on first day Rosh Hashanah. It was an odd move for a capital where there many people in key positions are Jewish, and where American buyers, many of whom are Jewish, are seen is vital to a fashion house?s success.

Perhaps next September, the Balenciaga bench debacle will prove a salutary reminder not to schedule shows over the High Holy days.

Source: http://www.thejc.com/blogs/jan-shure/was-there-a-touch-divine-intervention-balenciaga-first-day-rosh-hashanah

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Prediction time is fraught with untold dangers

Terry Reilly

“DO me up a blog on three predictions for next year?” I'm told and greet the news with the same joy as a request from the wife to pick up a present for her mother before Christmas.

It's not that buying the present is a problem, it's the hassle that goes with it. The five minutes of thinking about it. The refusal by anyone around you to offer any help. But most of all the potential for disaster (a few years ago I picked up what I thought was an anti-ageing cream to get away from a bunch of panicked teenaged shoppers fighting for the last bottle of Beyonce perfume only for a case of embarrassment all round when my mother in law opened the shop assistant's wrapped tub of breast firming cream!).

This is a similar scenario. Get it right and no-one remembers, get it wrong and it will be brought up the next time you try to make a point on a sporting argument.

But just like the in laws' presents dilemmas, there are a few things most men have to accept in life: 1) you are usually wrong; 2) once the people around you know that everyone gets on a whole lot better; 3) use that as an excuse to buy another tin of breast firming cream for the wife next year and if she uses it excellent, if she doesn't revert to 1!

Tiger Woods will win the British Open
I was prepared to write 'never start small in the predictions business' until I checked the odds for the event and found out the bookmakers agree with this sentiment and have put the former world number one in as favourite at 7/1. He won't enjoy a big advantage at the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, as the course will be set up to punish wayward shooting. Therefore the big hitters will have to row back at this event.
But factor in Tiger's first victory for more than two years and 26 tournaments at the Chevron World Challenge and the psychological hold he still has on the golfing fraternity and he is a good bet.

Cork will win the league, Kerry will win Sam
THERE'S nothing like a scorned Kerryman and talking to any of them over the past few moments you can't help but notice the underlying seething anger with the way they lost the All-Ireland final. Add to that the procession of Dublin taunts since that day, intended or not, and you have a team with the best forwards in the country, a decent midfield when catching clean possession is irrelevant and a mean defence with two Ó Sés manning central berths.
This county gives the term 'chip on a shoulder' a new meaning and Jack O'Connor will have them firing for the season ahead.
That will be bad news for Cork who, having been destroyed with injuries last season, will start the year on top but fade once the open spaces of Croke Park come back to haunt them.

France will win the Grand Slam
Here's a chance to use that never-end-small-in-the-predictions-business line. That very line almost forced me to put England in this slot but a moment of calm reflection showed the Tindall-like error of my way.
Given France's World Cup off-the-field implosion you would think Wales and Ireland should have more armoury to claim this. But never write off Gallic flair and, just like Kerry, they have a point to prove and with a new coach Philippe Saint-Andre in charge they should provide a tour de force.

Source: http://feeds.examiner.ie/~r/iesportsblog/~3/HnKis0WSQl8/post.aspx

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Clippers, Aeros lose; Captains win: Minor League Report

1B Beau Mills (.269) had two doubles, but Ryan Strieby drove in three runs for host Toledo as Columbus lost its regular-season finale in International League play Monday.

AAA Columbus Clippers

Mud Hens 3, Clippers 1

1B Beau Mills (.269) had two doubles, but Ryan Strieby drove in three runs for host Toledo as Columbus lost its regular-season finale in International League play Monday. Strieby hit his 19th homer of the season and singled, giving him 76 RBI. Clippers SS Luis Valbuena (.302) and 3B Jared Goedert (.271) each went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts. Columbus RH Corey Kluber (7-11, 5.56 ERA) allowed two runs — one earned — in four innings, and RH reliever Paolo Espino (3.43) gave up one run in four innings.

AA Akron Aeros

Senators 5, Aeros 2

RF Donnie Webb (.214) and DH Juan Apodaca (.184) each drove in a run, but Akron lost an Eastern League contest in Harrisburg, Pa. Erik Komatsu drove in two runs, and Derek Norris homered for the Senators. Aeros RH Steven Wright (2-4, 5.98) gave up five runs in five innings.

Advanced A Kinston Indians

Nationals 8, Indians 4

RH Jose Flores (4-5, 6.02) allowed six hits — including four doubles — and six unearned runs in the eighth inning as Kinston dropped a Carolina League contest to Potomac in Woodbridge, Va. SS Argenis Martinez (.227) had two hits and one RBI, and 1B Jeremie Tice (.258) doubled and drove in a run with a sacrifice fly for the K-Tribe.

A Lake County Captains

Captains 4, Hot Rods 1

RH Luis Encarnacion (2-3, 5.00), LH Harold Guerrero and RH Clayton Ehlert (16 saves, 1.68) combined for six innings of two-hit relief as host Lake County held off Bowling Green (Ky.). CF LeVon Washington (.218) homered.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/09/clippers_aeros_lose_captains_w.html

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Minor league notes for Cleveland Indians' 5 farm teams and independent Lake Erie

Some stat trends for Columbus Clippers, Akron Aeros, Kinston Indians, Lake County Captains, Mahoning Valley Scrappers and Crushers' players.

MINOR LEAGUE NOTES

AAA Columbus Clippers

Notes: RH Justin Germano, who pitched a perfect game in Tuesday’s 3-0 win over the Syracuse (N.Y.) Chiefs, has struck out 33 and not walked a batter in his last 35 2/3 innings....OF Shelley Duncan (.214) was 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in the Clippers' 6-5 loss to the Chiefs in Syracuse on Thursday night. He was 0-for-22 in his previous six games....1B-DH Nick Johnson (.220) is 8-for-25 (.320) with three home runs, two doubles and five walks in his last eight games....OF Jerad Head (.282) was 2-for-5 with a double on Thursday night, after going 2-for-26 (.077) in his previous eight games....RH closer Josh Judy (4-2, 14 saves, 2.65) has not allowed an earned run in his last 15 games, pitching 17 innings with 23 strikeouts, and allowing nine hits and eight walks....RH reliever Chen Lee (2-0, 0.61) has pitched 14 2/3 innings with the Clippers, striking out 22, walking four and allowing 11 hits.

AA Akron Aeros

Notes: 1B-OF Matt McBride (.294) belted two home runs in the Aeros' 7-4 win over the Erie (Pa.) SeaWolves on Thursday night, and is 10-for-26 (.385) with three doubles, two homers and seven RBI in seven games since returning to Akron from Columbus....OF Jordan Henry (.263) is 12-for-40 (.300) with eight walks, nine RBI, eight runs and four stolen bases in his last 10 games....LH T.J. McFarland (7-5, 3.97) is 5-1 with a 2.20 ERA in his last seven games, striking out 34 and walking 12 in 45 innings....LH Drew Pomeranz (0-1, 2.57), the Indians’ first pick and the fifth overall in the 2010 draft, has struck out 17, walked six and allowed 10 hits in 14 innings while making three starts with the Aeros. He is 3-3 with a 1.98 ERA in 18 combined starts with Akron and Kinston, striking out 112, walking 38 and holding opponents to a .202 batting average, including just three home runs, in 91 innings....RH reliever Matt Langwell (4-1, three saves, 2.72) is 2-0 in his last five games, giving up one run and striking out 11 in 8 1/3 innings....RH Austin Adams (7-8, 3.99) is 2-0 with a 2.84 ERA in 25 1/3 innings over his last four starts.

Advanced A Kinston Indians

Notes: The Indians lost to the Dash, 6-3, at Winston-Salem (N.C.) on Thursday night....RH closer Preston Guilmet (1-1, 1.70) is second in the Carolina League with 26 saves. In 42 1/3 innings over 38 games, he has struck out 45, walked seven and held opponents to a .183 batting average....RH reliever Toru Murata (0-2, two saves, 3.28) has pitched 10 scoreless innings in his last seven games, earning one save while allowing just two hits, striking out 13 and walking four....DH-IF Jeremie Tice (.275) is 12-for-39 (.308) with four homers, two doubles and 10 RBI in his last 10 games....OF Tyler Holt (.267) is 16-for-38 (.421) with two doubles, one triple, six walks, 11 runs and three stolen bases in his last 10 games. He has 25 stolen bases in 30 attempts this season.

A Lake County Captains

Notes: OF Carlos Moncrief (.243) is 13-for-43 (.302) with five home runs, one double, one triple, 13 runs and 10 RBI in his last 10 games....OF Brian Heere (.256) is 13-for-31 (.419) with a homer and double in his last nine games....SS Kevin Fontanez (.200), at DH, was 2-for-3 with an RBI, run and walk in Thursday night's 5-4 Captains win over the Bowling Green (Ky.) Hot Rods. He had been 1-for-20 in his previous five games....RH reliever Clayton Ehlert (1-2, 12 saves, 1.74) has allowed one earned run on 10 hits in his last 18 innings. 

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Notes: The Scrappers lost, 10-7, to the Lowell (Mass.) Spinners on Thursday night....SS Tony Wolters (.313) is on an eight-game hitting streak, going 16-for-33 (.485) with three doubles, four walks, five RBI, six runs and three stolen bases....2B Todd Hankins (.244) is 10-for-30 (.333) with two doubles, one homer, six RBI and two stolen bases in his last eight games....RH reliever Cody Allen (2-1, 2.45) has pitched six scoreless innings, striking out 11, in his last three games....RH reliever Nathan Striz (2-2, one save, 2.45) is 2-1 with one save and a 1.93 ERA in his last eight games, allowing just nine hits in 14 innings.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Notes: The Crushers lost, 8-2, to the Joliet (Ill.) Jammers on Thursday night....3B Jason Taylor (.269) is 14-for-40 (.350) with five doubles, two homers, 10 RBI, 10 walks and seven runs in his last 12 games....RH Randy Sturgill has made four starts and four relief appearances for the Crushers, going 4-0 with a 2.73 ERA in 26 1/3 innings, striking out 17 and walking six.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/07/minor_league_notes_5.html

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Picking the Chief

The United Synagogue has, predictably, decided not to take the radical step of holding a ballot to elect its next Chief Rabbi after Lord Sacks retires in September 2013.

But it has set up an tripartite structure to make the selection process more representative of the Chief Rabbinate?s constituents and, notably, women will play a greater role than they did in previous years.

But there are two comments made by US president Stephen Pack, who also chairs the Chief Rabbinate Trust, when he announced how the Chief would be chosen this week which are worth noting.

Following a consultation exercise within the US and the regions, it emerged that the quality people most want in a Chief Rabbi is to be ?a fantastic communicator? ? someone, Mr Pack said, who could not only address the Orthodox sector but ?be able to communicate on behalf of Anglo-Jewry?.

This is no great surprise but it does suggest that the selectors of the next Chief see him as a figurehead for the community as a whole. The non-Orthodox reaction will be interested.

There has been a lot of talk about having ?a rabbis? rabbi?, a phrase which is capable of meaning anything but, to some at least, suggesting someone more focused on internal Orthodox affairs than national issues.
Naturally, the next Chief will be expected to be someone the rabbis look up to.

But Mr Pack said: ?We are not going to appoint someone who thinks it?s their job to override the dayanim because that is not the way the Beth Din works?We are not looking for wholesale revolution.?

Source: http://www.thejc.com/blogs/simon-rocker/picking-chief

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A Saturday sweep as Clippers, Aeros, Captains, Kinston, Scrappers and Crushers win: Minor League Report

All of the Indians' minor-league clubs plus the independent Lake Erie Crushers get victories.

View full sizePD fileAeros catcher Chun Chen.

AAA Columbus Clippers

Clippers 7, Mud Hens 6 SS Luis Valbuena (.306), 3B Jared Goedert (.275) and DH Beau Mills (.261) all hit first-inning home runs as host Columbus topped Toledo in International League play. CF Grady Sizemore and 1B Matt LaPorta added RBI singles for the Clippers

AA Akron Aeros

Aeros 6, Senators 2 DH Chun Chen got his 70th RBI with a two-run single in the fifth and SS Juan Diaz cracked a three-run homer (his ninth) in the ninth as Akron beat host Harrisburg, (Pa.) in Eastern League play.

Advanced A Kinston Indians

Indians 9, Nationals 8 RF Bo Greenwell's sacrifice fly in the ninth brought home Jordan Casas with the winning run as Kinston withstood a four-run ninth inning rally by Potomac to win the Carolina League game in Woodbridge, Va. Indians 3B Adam Abraham had five RBI with an RBI single and grand slam.

A Lake County Captains

Captains 4, Hot Rods 3 CF LeVon Washington (.215) singled to left to drive in Brian Heere with the winning run and host Lake County topped Bowling Green, (Ky.) in Midwest League action. Joe Mahalic (1-5, 6.36) got the win.

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Scrappers 6, Jammers 2 Former St. Edward star DH Alex Lavisky (.204) had an RBI double and later doubled and scored, and 3B Evan Frazer (.283) smacked his first homer as Mahoning Valley won a New York-Penn League game in Jamestown, N.Y.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Crushers 4, Beach Bums 3 1B Chris Luick lined a two-run single to left field to give Lake Erie the winning margin in the Frontier League game in Traverse City, Mich.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/09/a_saturday_sweep_as_clippers_a.html

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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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Hockey: Chagrin Falls 4, North Olmsted 2

Charlie Winovich scored two goals and goalkeeper Don Jackson made 23 saves as the Tigers won the championship game of their Chagrin Falls Tournament.

 

Source: http://highschoolsports.cleveland.com/news/article/7057232822103641625

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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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No perfect season, but Pack remain on track

 

John Riordan
THE dream of a perfect season is over for the Green Bay Packers. And the nightmare of 16 games without a victory has been avoided by the Indianapolis Colts.

Meanwhile, 22 of the 32 NFL teams, including the seven already guaranteed a post-season berth, can still realistically look beyond New Year's Day when the regular season is destined to reach a gripping climax.

While the clash of Tim Tebow's Denver Broncos and Tom Brady's New England Patriots in Colorado was the source of huge pre-match hype (even inspiring a skit on Saturday Night Live), it ended up being an easy victory for the Pats who clinched a ninth AFC East title in 11 seasons with their 41-23.

Instead the drama lay elsewhere, and the biggest story of an incredible day was the Kansas City Chiefs' unlikely win on the occasion of interim coach Romeo Crennel's first game, a surprising 19-14 victory that ended the Packers' 19-game winning streak, their first defeat since this day last year in New England.

"I personally always viewed the undefeated season as, really, just gravy,” coach Mike McCarthy said afterwards. “The goal was to get home-field advantage and win the Super Bowl. That's what we discussed. We were fortunate enough to be in the position to possibly achieve the undefeated season but we still have the primary goal in front of us, and that's to get home-field advantage.”

Incredibly, that Chiefs win, coupled with defeats for their AFC West rivals, the Broncos and the Oakland Raiders and surprise win for the San Diego Chargers over the Baltimore Racens means that all four teams can finish 8-8. In that wild scenario, Kansas City would advance and the Tebow phenomenon will crash and burn.

Oakland were the victims of an amazing Detroit Lions fightback in the dying seconds, a 98-yard drive that forced a 28-27 victory which was inspired by quarterback Matthew Stafford and one of the most impressive games of wide receiver Calvin Johnson’s career.

The AFC wild card race could go down to the wire with the New York Jets and the Tennessee Titans both losing while the Cincinnati Bengals won to put them back in contention for the sixth seed.

That Titans loss brought to an end that other famous (or infamous) streak. The Colts had been 0-13 for the season but their convincing 27-13 victory ended up being the franchise's first win in 14 years without Peyton Manning.

With the Pittsburgh Steelers facing a tough clash tonight against the San Francisco 49ers, the Ravens missed an opportunity in the late game to keep their arch rivals on their toes, losing 34-14 at San Diego.

And the other AFC North team, the aforementioned Bengals beat the St Louis Rams 20-13 to keep alive the possibility that three teams from the same division advance to the post-season.

The other top seed in the AFC, the Houston Texans were surprisingly beaten by the Carolina Panthers who benefited from another Cam Newton-inspired performance, the 28-13 away victory denting Houston’s plans for home advantage in January.

In the NFC, the New Orleans kept the pressure on the Packers for seeding with a big 42-20 win in Minnesota. Drew Brees threw for 412 yards and five touchdowns to lead the surging Saints to their sixth win in a row.

The NFC East was blown wide open. LeSean McCoy ran for three touchdowns as the Philadelphia Eagles hammered the Jets 45-19 to stay in contention for the division, a prospect which seemed impossible going into December.

If the Eagles beat the Dallas Cowboys (who won 31-15 in Tampa Bay on Saturday night) on Christmas Eve and the Giants are beaten by the Jets the same day, the possibility that all three teams, Phillie, Dallas and the Giants, finish 8-8 in which case the Eagles will advance.

The Giants walked themselves into this nightmare scenario with a gutless 23-10 defeat at home to the Washington Redskins.

“I'm very disappointed in how we played today,” coach Tom Coughlin admitted afterwards. “I accept responsibility for it. But I expected to see more quality execution and we didn't get that.”

Although the Atlanta Falcons, who won 41-14 against Jacksonville on Thursday night, joined the Lions as favourites for the two wild card spots, there are four teams snapping at their heels.

The Seattle Seahawks won at the 38-14 at the Chicago Bears and the Arizona Cardinals beat the always unlucky Cleveland Browns in overtime (20-17) to leave those three, the Seahawks, the Bears and the Cardinals on 7-7

Meanwhile, in the one and only game that carried no play-off implications, the Miami Dolphins beat the Buffalo Bills 30-23 in snowy west New York.

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Minor league notes: Trends for some Columbus, Akron, Kinston, Lake County, Mahoning Valley and Lake Erie players

The Class AAA Columbus Clippers began Monday night with a 9 1/2 game lead in the International League West Division, while Advanced A Kinston and short-season A Mahoning Valley were in tight races.

MINOR LEAGUE NOTES

AAA Columbus Clippers

Notes: Going into Monday night’s home game against the Norfolk (Va.) Tides, LH reliever Nick Hagadone (4-1, two saves, 3.71) was 2-0 with one save and a 1.59 ERA in his last 10 games, striking out 21 and walking three in 16 innings....3B Jared Goedert (.209) was 8-for-20 (.400) with two home runs and one double in his last six games....RH reliever Chen Lee (2-0, 0.52) had struck out 26, walked four and allowed 12 hits in 17 1/3 innings with the Clippers. Going into Monday, Lee was a combined 4-1 with a 1.89 ERA for Columbus and Akron this season, fanning 82 and walking 15 in 57 innings, while holding hitters to a .198 batting average, including just one home run....IF Luis Valbuena (.298) was in a 4-for-27 (.148) mini-slump over his last seven games.

AA Akron Aeros

Notes: The Aeros, off on Monday, begin a three-game series at Trenton (N.J.) against the Thunder on Tuesday night....CF Jordan Henry (.258) is 3-for-19 (.158) in his last six games, but has drawn six walks, boosting his team-high total to 59. He leads the Aeros with 28 stolen bases (in 37 attempts)....Catcher Chun Chen (.272) was 6-for-36 (.167) in his last 10 games, but had two homers and two doubles....RH reliever Matt Langwell (4-1, three saves, 2.66) was 2-0 in his last six games, allowing one run and striking out 11 in 9 1/3 innings....RH reliever Bryce Stowell had pitched in three games since joining the Aeros, giving up one run on two hits and two walks while fanning seven in five innings. In a combined 22 1/3 innings for Lake County and Akron, Stowell has struck out 33, walked 12 and given up just 10 hits.

Advanced A Kinston Indians

Notes: The Indians, off on Monday, host the Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Pelicans to begin a three-game series on Tuesday night....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 as an international free agent in Feb., 2010. He is pitching in the minor leagues for the first time this summer....OF Anthony Gallas (.203), of Strongsville High School and Kent State, was 0-for-5 in his last two games, after going 8-for-22 (.364) with six doubles and eight RBI in his last six games....OF Tyler Holt (.261) was 1-for-12 (.083) in his last three games, after going 7-for-12 (.583) with two doubles and one triple in his previous three games. Holt has 25 stolen bases in 30 attempts....3B Adam Abraham (.245) was 1-for-14 (.071) with seven walks in his last five games....OF Delvi Cid (.176) was 0-for-13 in his last four games.

A Lake County Captains

Notes: Going into Monday night’s game in Lansing (Mich.) against the Lugnuts, OF Brian Heere (.267) was 17-for-39 (.436) with two doubles and one home run in his last 11 games....3B Giovanny Urshela (.247) was 8-for-17 (.471) with three doubles and a homer in his last four games....RH reliever Clayton Ehlert (1-2, 13 saves, 1.67) has allowed one earned run on 10 hits in his last 18 innings....OF Carlos Moncrief (.245) was 15-for-52 (.288) with five homers, two triples, one double, 14 runs and 11 RBI in his last 12 games....SS Ronny Rodriguez (.246) was 9-for-27 (.333) with two doubles, one triple and one homer in his last seven games.

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Notes: RH starter Joseph Colon (4-2, 3.48) is 4-0 with a 2.25 ERA in his last five games, striking out 20 while allowing five walks and 19 hits in 28 innings....Going into Monday night’s game at Aberdeen (Md.) against the IronBirds, OF Jordan Smith was third in the New York-Penn League with a .341 batting average (47-for-138), first with 15 doubles and second with 30 RBI, despite not having any home runs....SS Tony Wolters (.296), despite going 0-for-8 in his last two games, was 15-for-40 (.375) with three doubles, eight runs, five walks, five stolen bases and four RBI in his last 10 games....Catcher Alex Lavisky (.194), a 2010 Lakewood St. Edward graduate and the Indians' eighth-round draft pick that June, was 0-for-9 in his last two games, after going 9-for-32 (.281) with four doubles and two home runs in his previous eight games....2B Todd Hankins (.246) was 12-for-37 (.324) with two doubles, one homer and seven RBI in his last 10 games....RH reliever Cody Allen (3-1, 2.27) was 1-0 with 8 1/3 scoreless innings in his last four games, striking out 14, walking two and allowing five hits....RH reliever Nathan Striz (2-2, one save, 2.21) was 2-1 with one save in his last eight games, striking out 15 while allowing 11 hits and 11 walks in 16 innings.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Notes: Going into Monday night’s home game against the Washington (Pa.) Wild Things, 3B Andrew Davis (.309) was hitting .406 (41-for-101) in his last 25 games, with 10 doubles, three triples, two homers and 21 RBI....OF Kellen Kulbacki (.293) was hitting .336 (40-for-119) in his last 31 games, with eight doubles, one triple and one homer.
 

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/08/minor_league_notes_6.html

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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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Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Florida Gators: Who will win the Gator Bowl and by how much? Poll

Both teams are 6-6. Much of the interest in this game centers on Ohio State's recent coaching hire of Urban Meyer, who was Florida's coach from 2005-10.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ohio State's Buckeyes and Florida's Gators will play in a bowl game on Monday.

In most seasons, that would be a high-stakes matchup.

Not this time, when the teams play the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida. One thing we know for sure is that one of the perennial powerhouse college football teams will finish the 2011 season with a losing record.

Both Ohio State and Florida are 6-6. The Buckeyes went 3-5 in the Big Ten and the Gators were 3-5 in the SEC.

Much of the attention paid to this game centers around Urban Meyer. Ohio State has hired former Florida coach Meyer as its next coach, though he won't be on the sidelines for the Gator Bowl. Leading the Buckeyes will be Luke Fickell, who served as the team's interim coach this season and will stay at OSU as a member of Meyer's staff.

Fickell replaced Jim Tressel as the Buckeyes coach prior to the season. Tressel was forced to resign in the wake of the infamous memorabilia for tattoos/cash scandal, which led to the premature departure from OSU of quarterback Terrelle Pryor and multiple-game suspensions for several other key players.

Meyer stepped down as Florida's coach, citing health concerns and the desire to spend more time with his family, after the 2010 season. He had five years remaining on his Gators' contract, but gave that up and joined ESPN as an analyst. Meyer coached Florida to national titles in the 2006 and 2008 seasons. The Gators routed Ohio State, 41-14, in the 2006 season national championship game.

Ohio State's 2011 game results, in order: 42-0 win over Akron; 27-22 win over Toledo; 24-6 loss at Miami (Fla.); 37-17 win over Colorado; 10-7 loss to Michigan State; 34-27 loss at Nebraska; 17-7 win at Illinois; 33-29 win over Wisconsin; 34-20 win over Indiana; 26-23 loss (overtime) at Purdue; 20-14 loss to Penn State; 40-34 loss at Michigan.

Florida's results, in order: 41-3 win over Florida Atlantic; 39-0 win over UAB; 33-23 win over Tennessee; 48-10 win at Kentucky; 38-10 loss to Alabama; 41-11 loss at LSU; 17-6 loss at Auburn; 24-20 loss to Georgia; 26-21 win over Vanderbilt; 17-12 loss at South Carolina; 54-32 win over Furman; 21-7 loss to Florida State.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/ohio-sports-blog/index.ssf/2011/12/ohio_state_buckeyes_vs_miami_h_2.html

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Chun Chen has three hits in Akron Aeros' victory over Richmond: Minor League Report

The Clippers, Captains and Mahoning Valley Scrappers all lose on Friday night.

View full sizePD fileAkron Aeros catcher Chun Chen.

AAA Columbus Clippers

Indians 2, Clippers 1 RH Corey Kluber (7-10, 5.65 ERA) struck out seven and allowed two runs in seven innings, but host Columbus lost to Indianapolis in International League play. Kluber gave up three hits and two walks. SS Luis Valbuena (.304) and LF Tim Fedroff (.269) each had two hits. CF Jerad Head (.280) and DH Nick Johnson (.204) each doubled, and Johnson had an RBI.

AA Akron Aeros

Aeros 7, Flying Squirrels 5 C Chun Chen (.259) had three hits, and 2B Cristo Arnal (.199), SS Juan Diaz (.258) and DH Michel Hernandez (.348) each had two as host Akron held off Richmond (Va.) in Eastern League play. Arnal drove in two runs. Chen, Diaz, Hernandez, 3B Kyle Bellows (.222) and CF Ben Copeland (.264) delivered one RBI each. RH Steven Wright (2-3, 5.66) allowed five runs in 6 innings but still got the victory. Cory Burns (2.18) pitched 1 scoreless innings to earn his 33rd save.

Advanced A Kinston Indians

Indians vs. Hillcats, ppd. Kinston's Carolina League game against visiting Lynchburg (Va.) was postponed due to weather.

A Lake County Captains

Whitecaps 4, Captains 2 LH J.D. Reichenbach (7-2, 3.34) allowed four runs -- three earned -- in five innings as Lake County lost to host West Michigan.

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Jammers 6, Scrappers 3 RH Nathan Striz (3-5, 3.86) allowed four runs in 3 innings as host Mahoning Valley lost to Jamestown (N.Y.) in New York-Penn League play.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Crushers 4, RiverHawks 0 Jereme Milons homered, RH Josh Roberts (9-6) got the victory as host Lake Erie four-hit Rockford (Ill.) in Frontier League play.

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

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Danny Caro's 2011 Jewish sports oscars

It's been another busy year for professional and amateur Jewish sportsmen and women across the globe.

For many, the European Maccabi Games in Vienna was the highlight, while there were also some great performances in the world of Sunday morning football.

We've also seen some exceptional performances on the world stage, with a fair bit of silverware along the way.

Here are my sporting stars of 2011.

Sportsperson of the Year
Sam Waley-Cohen (horse racing)

Young Sportsperson of the Year (in an individual sport)
Shachar Head (powerlifting)

Young Sportsperson of the Year (in a team sport)
Scott Spurling (rugby union)

Israeli Sportsperson of the Year
Lee Korzits (windsurfing)

Overseas Sportsperson of the Year
Ryan Braun (baseball)

Manager of the Year
Sam Cohen (Team GB)

Football Managers of the Year
Ben Winston & David Pollack (Team GB Open)

Junior Football Manager of the Year
Joel Nathan (Team GB Juniors)

Futsal Managers of the Year
Jonny Cohen and Adam Lustigman

Footballer of the Year
Guy Morris (Team GB & London Lions)

Outstanding Achiever
Dean Nyman (London Lions & Redbridge Jewish Care)

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EMG Character of the Tournament
Adam Klein

EMG Celebration of the Tournament
Motti Colman

EMG Achievement of the Tournament
Gary Ellis (perfect 300 game)

EMG Outstanding Young Talent
Zack Zilesnick (table tennis)

Most Improved Sportsperson of the Year
Josh Newman (trampolining)

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JC MSFL Team of the Year
Redbridge Jewish Care A

JC MSFL Manager of the Year
David Garbacz (Hendon United Sports Club A)

JC MSFL Footballer of the Year
Greg Corin (Hendon United Sports Club A)

JC MSFL Goalkeeper of the Year
Ben De La Fuente (Norstar A)

JC MSFL Most Improved Player of the Year
Sammy Ross (North West Neasden A)

JC MSFL Goal of the Year
Alex Levack (Faithfold A vs North London Raiders A)

JC MSFL Master of the Year
Ben Simons (Faithfold C)

JC MSFL Referee of the Year
Warwick Blake

JC MSFL Newcomer Referee of the Year
Neal Cohen

JC MSFL Best Signing of the Year
Ben Lauffer (Hendon United Sports Club A)

JC MSFL Most Surprising Signing of the Year
Aron Barnes (Blizzard Storm)

JC MSFL Most Chances Missed of the Year
David Rhodes (North London Raiders)

JC MSFL Most Entertaining Tweeter
Jeremy Leigh (UJIA)

JC MSFL Worst Pre-match Ritual of the Year
Mark Leader (North London Raiders) ? don?t even go there!

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Northern Footballer of the Year
Adam Lavin (South Manchester Maccabi)

Northern Masters Footballer of the Year
Loz Newman (South Manchester Maccabi)

Northern Managers of the Year
Stuart Delmonte & Tony Rosenberg (Manchester Maccabi)

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JC MJSL Footballer of the Year
Louie Basso (Manchester Maccabi 3rd)

JC MJSL Manager of the Year
Martin Simons (Manchester Maccabi 3rd)

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Maccabi Masters? Player of the Year
Mark Wagman (Brady Maccabi A)

Maccabi Masters? ?Young? Player of the Year
Adam Gishen (Brady Maccabi A)

Maccabi Masters? Manager of the Year
Dan Collins (Brady Maccabi A)

Maccabi Masters? Goalkeeper of the Year
Phil Caplin (Team GB)

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Olim League Player of the Year
Lewis Kaye (England A)

Olim League Manager of the Year
Yoni Sidi (England A)

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ATHLETICS

Athlete of the Year
Richard Goodman

Young Athlete of the Year
Ellie Edwards

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CRICKET

Southern Cricketer of the Year
Mark Landau (MAL)

Southern Young Cricketer of the Year
Benjamin Lederman (London Maccabi Vale)

Northern Cricketer of the Year
Akiva Lieberman (South Manchester Sports Club)

Overseas Cricketer of the Year
Eshkol Solomon (Israel)

Overseas Young Cricketer of the Year
Josh Evans (Israel)

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SPECIAL AWARDS

Services to Jewish Sport
Scott Shulton (Schools Sports Coordinator & Team GB Coach)
Herschel Gutman (Israel Cricket)

Source: http://www.thejc.com/sport/sport-news/61204/danny-caros-2011-jewish-sports-oscars

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Hockey: Chagrin Falls 4, North Olmsted 2

Charlie Winovich scored two goals and goalkeeper Don Jackson made 23 saves as the Tigers won the championship game of their Chagrin Falls Tournament.

 

Source: http://highschoolsports.cleveland.com/news/article/7057232822103641625

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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.

Source: http://www.thejc.com/blogs/marcus-dysch/psc-forced-cancel-trade-union-conference

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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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Clippers, Aeros and Kinston Indians all shut out: Minor League Report

The Lake County Captains and Mahoning Valley Scrappers manage to get victories.

AAA Columbus Clippers

Chiefs 3, Clippers 0 Four Syracuse (N.Y.) pitchers held Columbus to five hits and the visiting Clippers lost the International League game.

Joe Martinez (6-5, 4.17) started and threw 5 1/3 innings. The right-hander gave up three earned runs on 12 hits. He walked none and fanned two. RH Chen Lee (0.52) finished the game with 2 innings, allowing one hit and striking out four.

CF Tim Fedroff (.280) had two hits for the Clippers.

AA Akron Aeros

SeaWolves 1, Aeros 0 LH Matt Packer (4-10, 4.53) allowed an unearned run in 8 innings and look the loss as Erie (Pa.) shut out the Aeros at Canal Park.

Packer allowed seven hits, walked one and struck out six.

Aeros C Matt McBride (.297) had two hits, including his 24th double of the season.

Advanced A

Kinston Indians

Blue Rocks 4, Indians 0 Kinston had two singles and two errors and lost the Carolina League game in Wilmington, Del.

LH Mike Rayl (0-1, 5.40) took the loss in his first start for Kinston since being promoted from Class A Lake County, where he was 5-5 with a 2.83 ERA.

Rayl pitched five innings Friday, allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits and one walk. He struck out four and gave up one home run, a three-run shot in the first inning.

DH Jesus Aguilar (.333), also a recent call-up from Lake County, and RF Tyler Cannon (.253) had the K-Tribe's hits.

Aguilar batted .292 with 19 homers and 69 RBI this season for the Captains.

A Lake County Captains

Captains 9, Hot Rods 7 SS Ronny Rodriguez (.246) was a homer shy of hitting for the cycle and drove in two runs to help Lake County win the Midwest League game over visiting Bowling Green (Ky.)

C Moises Montero (.151) had two RBI and CF Luigi Rodriguez (.500) had two doubles and two RBI in his Captains debut.

RH Michael Goodnight (4.50) started and gave up five runs (all earned) on seven hits, including two home runs.

Dale Dickerson (2-1, 2.02) relieved Goodnight and got the win. The right-hander allowed one unearned run in two innings.

A Mahoning Vy. Scrappers

Scrappers 8, Spinners 4 St. Ed grad Alex Lavisky (.205) had two hits, including a double, and 1B Jerrud Sabourin (.184) drove in two runs as Mahoning Valley beat Lowell (Mass.) in a New York-Penn League in Niles, Ohio.

Independent

Lake Erie Crushers

Jammers 4, Crushers 1 Joliet (Ill.) completed a three-game sweep of Lake Erie in Avon.

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

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Clippers' Paolo Espino shines in shutout of Buffalo: Minor-league report

Austin Adams pitches seven shutout innings in Akron victory; Marty Popham sharp in Kinston win; early mistakes lead to Lake County loss; Jordan Smith's 2-run double fuels Mahoning Valley; Lake Erie drops third straight.

AAA Columbus Clippers

Clippers 5, Bisons 0: RHP Paolo Espino (2-1, 3.95) allowed just two hits and struck out seven in seven innings as Columbus blanked Buffalo (N.Y.) at Huntington Park. Cord Phelps hit a two-run homer in the seventh. Jared Goedert and Jerad Head also hit homers. Chad Huffman's double in the eighth paid off when he scored on Paul Phillips' sacrifice fly to center.

AA Akron Aeros

Aeros 4, Baysox 2: RHP Austin Adams held Bowie (Md.) scoreless through seven innings and fanned seven batters.

Juan Diaz hit a single and scored on a Baysox fielding error in the first inning. Diaz then started a three-run fifth inning by hitting a double and scoring on a Ben Copeland single. John Drennen scored when Bowie's Chorye Spoone replaced pitcher Robert Bundy and walked Kyle Bellows with the bases loaded.

Advanced A Kinston Indians

Indians 3, Keys 1: Marty Popham (6-2, 4.37) had eight strikeouts in seven innings, Roberto Perez knocked in two runs with a double in the second and Kinston beat host Frederick, (Md.) Perez then scored on a fielding error. Kyle Landis had five strikeouts in two innings to earn his third save.

A Lake County Captains

Tincaps 8, Captains 3: With the help of two Captains errors, Fort Wayne jumped out to a four-run lead in the first inning at Classic Park and held on to win. The Captains showed some life in the sixth when Luigi Rodriguez hit a two-run triple and then scored on a sacrifice by Giovanny Urshela. The loss went to Jordan Cooper (2-7, 4.91).

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Scrappers 7, Doubledays 6: Right fielder Jordan Smith doubled with the bases loaded in the sixth inning to knock in two runs and Mahoning Valley hung on to defeat Auburn (N.Y.) at Eastwood Field.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Slammers 7, Crushers 3: Joliet (Ill.) scored four times on four hits in the seventh and handed visiting Lake Erie its third straight loss. The three-game losing streak for the Crushers (43-41) marks their longest skid since being swept by the Slammers back on July 29. The Slammers (51-34) are 8-2 against the Crushers this season.

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

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Light brigade

A decommissioned British Army troop carrier kitted out with a giant menorah was part of a 50-vehicle Chanucah convoy in Manchester, organised by Chabad. In north Manchester, the vehicles travelled from Salford to Whitefield. A tour of south Manchester neighbourhoods featured a candle-lighting at Sainsbury's in Cheadle.

Source: http://www.thejc.com/community/community-life/61167/light-brigade

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Pub drinks to licence

A Golders Green pub will be celebrating the New Year with a kosher licence.

Earlier this year, the owners of The Castle, on the junction between Cricklewood Lane and Finchley Road, announced plans to rebrand as a Jewish venue.

For New Year's Eve revellers, its restaurant will be under Federation supervision.

The restaurant will serve kosher versions of pub staples, from an English breakfast to a Sunday roast, as well as traditional favourites such as salt beef and falafel.

Although the pub will open on Shabbat, it will serve only bar snacks and the restaurant will be shut. There are plans for a weekly Saturday night kosher barbecue. All alcohol on the premises will be kosher.

Following the award of the licence, 370 people attended a Chanucah party at The Castle.

Business partner Robert Greene said bookings and inquiries had been received from a range of Jewish organisations, as well as bar- and batmitzvah hosts.

There were also plans for communal organisations to run Friday-night and Shabbat events for young professionals at the venue.

"It's a great way to see in the New Year," Mr Greene said.

"Now we have the licence, we can really get going."

Source: http://www.thejc.com/community/community-life/61163/pub-drinks-licence

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Mazel Tov: Royal succession change at last

It looks as though, finally, the UK's archaic laws on royal succession are to be scrapped. The 16 Commonwealth heads have agreed to change the law so that male and female heirs to the throne are treated equally.

David Cameron says he will put it to parliament at the next session, when, one hopes, even the crustiest and most conservative members will accept it.

The constitutional reform would also remove the ban on the spouse of a Catholic from taking the throne (a ban that was only in place for Catholics). Under the current system, had Kate Middleton been Catholic, Prince William would effectively have had to forfeit his right to the throne in order to marry her.

It's an outrageous example of discrimination, yet one deeply embedded in the UK's constitutional makeup. In 2011, there is simply no excuse for that kind of religious inequality (likewise that kind of gender inequality).

As a minority religious community ? one that, like the Catholic community in this country, has faced considerable persecution at times in history - we should welcome this as another step in the right direction for the UK.

Although it's not over yet. As the Telegraph explains: "A separate rule that the Sovereign must be a Protestant will not be changed because the monarch is Supreme Governor of the Church of England."

So while our royals are free to marry Jews, Hindus, Muslims or Catholics, any kids they have will have to adopt the faith of the royal parent. Could this lead to a situation where we have a monarch who is halachically Jewish, but is forced to renounce their birth-given faith in order to accede to the throne?

Source: http://www.thejc.com/blogs/jennifer-lipman/mazel-tov-royal-succession-change-last

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Hockey: St. Ignatius 7, Padua 0

In the St. Ignatius Christmas Tournament, senior Paddy Spellacy scored two goals and Eamonn Walsh, Beck Schultz, Colton Reimenschnider, Zak Shockley and Taylor Wolf scored a goal each to lead the Wildcats.

 

Source: http://highschoolsports.cleveland.com/news/article/-8389518251835910466

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Ofcom rejects Islam TV appeal over bias ruling

Ofcom, the broadcasting standards watchdog, has rejected an appeal by the Islam Channel over its coverage of Israel.

The English-language satellite station had challenged a ruling last year that it breached Ofcom's broadcasting code in two programmes which discussed Israel's conduct in Gaza.

But Ofcom's broadcasting review committee, in a decision published this month, stated that the London-based channel had failed to maintain "an adequate and appropriate level of impartiality".

The committee noted the channel's difficulties in finding guests to represent the Israeli government viewpoint.

But it went on: "The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is, however, a matter of political controversy and the Islam Channel? was therefore obliged to ensure some discussion of the policies and actions of the Israeli government which represented its viewpoint."

The two programmes under scrutiny were an edition of Umma Talk, broadcast on October 14 2009, and an edition of Politics and Beyond - presented by Cordoba Foundation founder Anas Altikriti - that went out two days later.

At one point during Umma Talk, its presenter Azad Ali commented that Gaza was "an open prison blocked from all sides".

One of his guests, Ismail Patel, the chairman of Friends of Al Aqsa, also said: "In a way, if you're a prisoner, you'd be better off than if you were in Gaza."

In Politics and Beyond, Ofcom noted comments critical of Israel made by guests Andrew Slaughter MP and Daniel Machover, a co-founder of Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights.

Mr Slaughter referred to the "collective punishment of the people of Gaza", while Mr Machover said: "You've got to deal with the fact that there's a big driver within the Israeli society for there to be wars because it generates jobs, it generates money."

The Ofcom review committee said that the Islam Channel was "required to ensure that alternative viewpoints are adequately represented".

Although the channel's breaches of the broadcasting code were not serious enough to merit a "statutory sanction", it was "considered appropriate for the Islam Channel to be invited to attend a meeting with Ofcom", to discuss how to improve its compliance with impartiality rules.

Source: http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/61145/ofcom-rejects-islam-tv-appeal-over-bias-ruling

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St. Edward loses to national power

Despite a late charge, St. Edward fell, 52-46, to St. Augustine (New Orleans) in the opening round of the Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Undefeated St. Augustine is the No. 25 team in ESPN's national poll.

Despite a late charge, St. Edward fell, 52-46, to St. Augustine (New Orleans) in the opening round of the Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Undefeated St. Augustine is the No. 25 team in ESPN's national poll.

The Eagles fell behind 21-15 at the half, and cut the deficit to 23-22 in the second half. The Eagles trailed by 11 going into the fourth quarter, but they fought back and cut St. Augustine's lead to four with 1:30 left.

Myles Hamilton led the Eagles with 16 points.

St. Vincent-St. Mary 83, Marion Franklin 55

Fighting Irish coach Dru Joyce collected his 200th career victory. He's now 200-59 at SVSM. Since 2001, he has won a national championship, three state titles and five regional championships.

Streetsboro 66, Gilmour Academy 57

Jordan Matusik scored 16 points to lead the Rockets in the second game of the Gilmour Holiday Tournament. Streetsboro will play West Geauga in the championship game tonight. Gilmour will play at 4:30 in the consolation game against Hawken.

Hockey

St. Ignatius 7, Padua 0

In the St. Ignatius Christmas Tournament, senior Paddy Spellacy scored two goals and Eamonn Walsh, Beck Schultz, Colton Reimenschnider, Zak Shockley and Taylor Wolf scored a goal each to lead the Wildcats.

Elyria Catholic 7, Massillon Jackson 6

Colin Lester scored three goals, including the winning goal in a shootout, to give the Panthers the victory during the Cleveland Heights Holiday Tournament.

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Laurel 59, Brooklyn 53

Alexis Guy and Katie Kajfez scored 16 points each to lead the Gators in round one of the Gator Classic Holiday Tournament. The Gators will play Padua at 6 tonight in the championship. Brooklyn will face Normandy in the consolation game.

Hudson 76, Westlake 56

Hudson jumped out on previously unbeaten Westlake, 28-14, in the first quarter and cruised from there. Four Hudson players scored in double figures, led by Christie Wade with 17 points.

Magnificat 85, Indian Rocks Christian

Magnificat had four players in double figures, led by Paige Wise who scored 23 points. Magnificat hit 13 three-pointers. Magnificat will play Gilmour in the finals of the Gilmour Holiday Tournament tonight.

Twinsburg 60, Shabazz 48

Ashley Morrissette scored 22 points and Malina Howard added 15 in the Tigers victory in the Twinsburg Fight or Flight Invitational.

Source: http://highschoolsports.cleveland.com/news/article/-8389518251834910470

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Mitt Romney hopes for Iowa win as rival Republicans wobble

Republican presidential nomination race rocked as Bachmann's Iowa campaign chair walks out on her

Republican front-runner Mitt Romney is showing increasing signs of optimism in the run-up to the Iowa caucuses on 3 January as the campaign of one of his rivals for the presidential nomination came close to imploding and others struggled.

Romney has belatedly devoted time and money to Iowa, which he initially ignored, and could be rewarded with a first or second place, according to polls published on Thursday.

The Rasmussen poll puts Romney on 23%, Ron Paul 22%, former senator Rick Santorum on 16%, former House speaker Newt Gingrich on 13% and Texas governor Rick Perry on 13%.

A strong finish in Iowa, the first of the contests to choose a Republican nominee to take on Barack Obama, would provide Romney with momentum for those that follow and could wrap up the race for the nomination by the end of the month. Romney would then face Obama for the White House in November. Rasmussen put Romney on 45% to Obama's 39%, his biggest lead yet over the president.

Romney's resurrection as Republican favourite comes after a turbulent year that has seen rivals briefly occupy the front-runner slot: Michele Bachmann, Perry, Herman Cain, Gingrich and Paul. Santorum, who last week was endorsed by an influential Christian evangelical leader, is having a late poll surge.

Bachmann's campaign was in total disarray on Thursday. On Wednesday night, in a surprise development, the chairman of her Iowa campaign, state senator Kent Sorenson, drove to a Paul rally, asked one of his staff if he would like his support and went on stage to announce he was switching to Paul because of the way the Republican party was ganging up against him.

Bachmann made a bad situation worse by claiming Sorenson, who had been with her from the early days of her campaign, had gone for money. "Kent Sorenson personally told me he was offered a large sum of money to go to work for the Paul campaign," she said, prompting her Iowa political director, Wes Enos, to put out a statement disavowing her claim and insisting no money was involved. "I cannot, in good conscience, watch a good man like Ken Sorenson be attacked as a 'sell-out'," Enos said. If Bachmann does badly on Tuesday, she may quit the race.

Romney, right-wing but closer to the centre than his rivals, was initially hesitant about becoming involved in Iowa after spending $10m and hundreds of hours campaigning fruitlessly there in the 2008 nomination process. His failure to win damaged his chances in later contests.

But he has been criss-crossing the state by bus this week and attracting good crowds, backed by an advertising blitz. Either his campaign or the political action committees backing him spent $2.85m (�1.85m) advertising in Iowa in the month up to Christmas, a sum matched only by Perry. Since Christmas, a further $1.2m has been spent.

Paul appears to have the better on-the-ground organisation, but even if Romney was to come second to Paul, he would still be in a strong position as Paul, whose libertarian policies are outside the Republican mainstream, is unlikely to win the nomination.

In another sign of growing confidence that he can do well in Iowa, Romney announced he plans to return to Iowa for New Year's eve after a brief campaign visit to New Hampshire and will be in Iowa on caucus night when, in anticipation of a good result, he has agreed to a series of media interviews.

The former governor of Massachusetts struggled in 2008 because social conservatives, who make up estimated 50% of the Republican caucus-goers, regard him as inconsistent on abortion, gays and other issues. But these concerns appear to be trumped by worries about jobs and the economy. Romney refused to make predictions in public about the result. "I just want to do well here. I'm happy that I'm getting an enthusiastic response," he said.

Larry Sabato, one of America's leading pundits and a professor of politics at Virginia University, said: "As the primary season begins, and after a year when the polls looked like a multi-dimensional rollercoaster, we are back where we started in January. We see Mitt Romney as the strong favourite to be the 2012 GOP presidential nominee. This outlook is the result of two factors: the weakness of the other Republican candidates in this underwhelming field, as well as Romney's considerable advantages in money, organisation and establishment support."

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Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/29/mitt-romney-republican-nomination-iowa

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Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Who will win and by how much? Poll

The game will end the season for the Browns, who are 4-11. The Steelers, 11-4 and playoff-bound, defeated the Browns, 14-3, in Pittsburgh on Dec. 8.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Browns will finish their 2011 season on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Browns Stadium.

The Browns are 4-11, in fourth and last place in the AFC North, five games behind the third-place Cincinnati Bengals (9-6) and seven games behind the Steelers and Baltimore Ravens (both 11-4).

For the Browns, it will be the finish to their 11th losing season in 13 campaigns since returning to the NFL as a franchise in 1999.

For the Steelers, who have clinched a playoff berth, it's a must-win game if they hope to win the division. Baltimore, also guaranteed a playoff spot, owns the tie-breaker over Pittsburgh, and would clinch the division title with a win at Cincinnati on Sunday. The Bengals, meanwhile, would lock up a wild card playoff spot with a win or tie against the Ravens.

The Steelers defeated the Browns, 14-3, in Pittsburgh on Dec. 8 -- the game during which Steelers linebacker James Harrison landed his infamous helmet-to-helmet hit on Browns quarterback Colt McCoy, who suffered a concussion on the play. Tony Grossi wrote the game story for The Plain Dealer.

Cleveland.com's Browns history database includes Plain Dealer stories on every regular season and playoff game in Browns history, through the 2010 season. Click here for the first of five cleveland.com pages that link to Plain Dealer game stories on every Browns vs. Steelers game in the history of the series.

The usual one-sided nature of the rivalry has been well-documented in recent years.

A short summary:

The Browns have won 56 regular season games against the Steelers and lost 61. Pittsburgh has won both playoff meetings, defeating Cleveland in a 1994 season second-round playoff game and in a 2002 season wild card game.

After joining the NFL in 1950, the Browns won their first eight games against Pittsburgh and 16 of the first 18. The Browns led the series, 32 wins to nine for the Steelers, until Pittsburgh dominated the rivalry from the mid-1970s into the early 1980s, winning 14 of 16 games during one strech.

When the Browns left Cleveland for Baltimore -- becoming the Ravens -- following the 1995 season, they had won 52 regular season games against Pittsburgh and lost 40.

Since the series resumed with the Browns' return in 1999, Pittsburgh has won 21 of the 25 regular season meetings with Cleveland, including 15 of the last 16.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/ohio-sports-blog/index.ssf/2011/12/cleveland_browns_vs_pittsburgh_2.html

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