Audi A6: 2012

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Report: Turkish police fire tear gas at school

Turkish police accidentally fired tear gas into a school during a clash Thursday with residents of a shantytown near Istanbul, a private television station reported.

About 10 children and a 4-month-old baby were hospitalized after suffering the effects of the tear gas, NTV reported.

Television footage showed dozens of children fainting, crying and wiping their eyes after the tear gas canister was set off in a building of their school. Parents were seen carrying children out of the building. At least one woman …

SNEED; MICHAEL SNEED (STANDARD)

Voila! . . .

Pardon our French, but Sneed is told the family of late MayorRichard J. Daley is none too pleased over an Air France newspaper adhyping its schedule of nonstop flights from Chicago. Why? The aduses seven pix of the late mayor over a caption reading: "No, WeMeant Daily Departures." Said a Daley source: "It's pretty obviousAir France is trying to build sales with an unflattering picture, andwe don't like it." C'est terrible? Hit bit . . . Dateline: the hit house - Controversial poison pen Kitty Kelley,whose book on Nancy Reagan has caused quite a flap, told Newsweek thetour of her book was suspended because of a telephone message on heranswering machine …

Mississippi beats Arkansas 84-74, earns No. 3 seed

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Chris Warren scored 24 points and handed out nine assists as Mississippi defeated Arkansas 84-74 Saturday in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Zach Graham added 15 points for Ole Miss (19-12, 7-9), which earned the Western Division's No. 3 seed in the Southeastern Conference tournament opposite South Carolina, No. 6 in the Eastern Division. Terrance Henry and Dundrecous Nelson added 13 and 10 points, respectively, for the Rebels.

Rotnei Clarke scored 26 points, Marshawn Powell had 14 and Julysses Nobles added 13 for Arkansas. The Razorbacks (18-12, 7-9) are the Western Division's No. 4 seed and will play the Eastern Division's No. 5 seed in the …

US stock futures rise on Greece rescue hopes

U.S. stock futures rose Thursday as investors' attention remains focused on a potential rescue package for Greece.

European markets rose as expectations grew that European leaders would soon announce a plan to support the debt-burdened country.

Stocks around the world have been shaken in recent weeks by concerns that debt trouble in countries like Greece, Portugal and Spain would unravel a budding global economic recovery. There is concern that Greece's troubles will spread throughout the 16-nation euro zone and cause problems elsewhere.

Investors are growing confident, however, that stronger countries in Europe like Germany and France will step …

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Kicking under the influence: Kev, get wise and apologize

When a jock poster hero offends the law in this land, peopletypically respond in peculiar ways. They either come off asslobbering, gushing boobs, wanting to instantly forgive the fellowbecause he's such a wonderful performer and good guy and, gosh darn,because he means so much to the community.

Or, they want to establish a $1 million bond and sacrifice theguy to the gas chamber, convinced someone of his status and socialresponsibility deserves no fewer than 10-to-20 for failure to use apooper-scooper.

In the case of Bears kicker Kevin Butler, arrested on afirst-time charge of driving under the influence, neither treatmentis proper or fair. Certainly, he should …

Elicitation of knowledge transformational reports while children write narratives

Abstract

Bereiter and Scardamalia (1987) proposed a model of children's writing, labeled "knowledge - telling," which they characterized as being simple and linear in nature. By contrast, their model of more expert writing is described as "knowledge transformational," because it is more sophisticated in its involvement of complex problem - solving processes. These researchers report that children, and even most adolescents, do not write at a level that would implicate knowledge - transformational processes, especially in expository prose writing. Their evidence contrasts with the reports of process - based writing researchers (such as Graves, 1985; 1991), who through …

WWI-era grenades found in trash can in Germany

German police say three hand grenades that date back to World War I have been found in a trash can in a town near the Rhine.

Mettmann town police say in a statement that a resident noticed the grenades in a trash can Wednesday and called authorities.

Explosives experts have identified the grenades as likely …

Today's people

In addition to creating "The Simpsons," Matt Groening also wrotea weekly comic strip called "Life in Hell" about his life in LosAngeles.

Before TV Groening

had 'Life in Hell'

LOS ANGELES - Before "The Simpsons" came "Life in Hell" for MattGroening.

The 46-year-old cartoonist says he created the "Life in Hell"weekly comic strip in 1977 to vent his frustrations about living inLos Angeles.

"When I moved to Los Angeles, I thought it was horrible,"Groening said.

Now, Groening says he's busier and happier than ever.

"I think this is a great town. There are fantastic restaurantsand bookstores," he said.

In addition to running a comic …

Gambling Problems in Youth: Theoretical and Applied Perspectives

JEFFREYL. DEREVENSKYand RINA GUPTA (Eds.) Gambling Problems in Youth: Theoretical and Applied Perspectives New York: Kluwer Academic Press, 2004, 264 pages (ISBN 0-306-48585-0, US$65.00 Hardcover)

As the public view of gambling in the United States and Canada has evolved over the past couple of decades from sin, to vice, to a benign form of recreation, participation rates have markedly increased. For a minority, gambling has had devastating consequences for themselves and their families, employers, and communities. Its emergence has resulted in addiction researchers and clinicians arguing about which dependence is more harmful - alcoholism or pathological gambling. A persuasive …

Chavez to leave in 2013 if voters say 'no'

President Hugo Chavez launched a new series of newspaper columns on Thursday by urging Venezuelan voters to let him seek re-election indefinitely _ and pledging to leave at the end of his term in 2013 if they turn him down.

The Venezuelan leader also vilified his opponents as "colonialists" and "little Yankees" beholden to U.S. interests.

The column titled "Lines from Chavez" appeared in several Venezuelan newspapers for the first time and it is scheduled to appear three times a week. Chavez's friend and mentor, Fidel Castro of Cuba, also has written frequent newspaper columns over the past year.

Chavez, who has been …

O'Hare terminal still stacked up

Chicago's front door for foreign visitors - the internationalterminal at O'Hare Airport - is a shabby one, and so the agreement tobuild a new terminal is good news.

But let's not pat anybody on the back just yet.

While the airlines have signed a letter of intent to carry outthe project, details of financing the deal still elude settlement.

And yet it was nearly a year ago that Mayor Harold Washingtonordered "full speed ahead" on a new international terminal.

And more than three years ago that a "temporary" internationalterminal was put on the ground floor of a parking garage, wherepassengers must board buses to planes and endure cramped …

Tanker Stolen From Depot Found

BALTIMORE - A tanker truck carrying 7,100 gallons of diesel fuel was taken at gunpoint from a city fuel depot early Friday, then found later in Washington, police said.

The driver of the tanker was fueling the tractor-trailer about 5 a.m. when a man in a blue jumpsuit confronted him with a semiautomatic handgun, Baltimore police …

Austrian mayor gets box of dead mice in mail

The mayor of an Austrian town has received a package in the mail containing two dead mice in what looked like a box of pralines.

Senior police official Alois Lissl says Ansfelden Mayor Walter Ernhard got the chilling package last week along with an anonymous, handwritten letter that contained personal insults.

Lissl said Friday police are investigating to track down the sender, whom they suspect is a man from the same town in Upper Austria.

With his voice breaking, Ernhard told broadcaster ORF he was shaken but "still believes in the good in people."

R & R time for Hawks // Roenick, Rychel set to turn up the power

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. When the Blackhawks take on Minnesota in Game3 of their 1-1 playoff series tonight (7, SportsChannel, 780-AM),they'll be looking for a little more R & R.

In this case, the initials don't stand for rest and relaxation,but rather for Jeremy Roenick and Warren Rychel, who powered theHawks past the North Stars 5-2 to even the series Saturday.

Roenick had a goal and three assists. Rychel, 25, just calledup from Indianapolis, had a goal and two assists in his first NHLplayoff appearance and his first NHL game this season.

"This is the longest season I've ever played in," said Roenick,who is just 21 and getting used to the long haul of the NHL.

"That's something I've got to learn about. The last 10 games,I've been dragging. I needed to break out a bit and get back into agroove.

"I love the playoffs," Roenick said. "You have to thrive onplaying in big games. That's what all these guys have always done -guys like Steve Larmer, Chris Chelios and Ed Belfour."

Rychel's name might have to be added to the roll call.

At 6 feet, 190 pounds, Rychel has tried to make his mark as atough guy. But Rychel used his strength to fill the slot ratherthan bust heads when he was put on a scoring line with Roenick andLarmer.

"I always knew I could play the game," Rychel said. "I havetried to mix it up a lot, but (coach) Mike (Keenan) has told me forthree years to work on my whole game, so that's what I've done. Ithink my hands have improved - my shooting and my scoring touch."

When Rychel, who had gotten back to Indianapois at 5 a.m.Saturday after a 5 1/2-hour bus ride from Muskegon, Mich., was calledby Ice coach Dave McDowall at 9 a.m. Saturday, he said, "I thought itwas a crank call. I was really ticked."

He recovered quickly and stepped into the Hawks' lineup when aflu bug depleted the team.

"I saw him play a couple of weeks ago in Milwaukee," Keenansaid, "and he was the best player on the ice. He deserved theopportunity."

Rychel said he was aware Keenan was observing the Ice when theyplayed in Milwaukee.

"The word gets around the room, and you hear things about whatthey need," he said. "It's nothing concrete, but you get the ideathat they need a scorer or some toughness."

With the series moving to Minnesota for the next two games, theBlackhawks will have to win on the road because they lost Game 1 atthe Stadium and blew their home-ice advantage.

The Hawks were 1-2-1 at Minnesota this season but areencouraged by the 21-15-4 road record they compiled, second only tothe St. Louis Blues' 23-13-4.

"We've played well on the road all year, and we're going to haveto do it again," Larmer said.

There weren't any major tactical changes between Game 1 and 2,Roenick said. It was just a matter of the Hawks picking up theirgame a couple of notches.

That is what Keenan has come to expect from Roenick.

"He played better Saturday," Keenan said. "That's the type ofplay we have to see out of him at this point in the season. If hedid have a down period, it's understandable. But now it's time tocrank it back up."

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Church vandalized over Sabina issue

Race-related grafitti was discovered Sunday morning on the side ofSt. Christina's Church, a member parish of the Southwest Sideathletic league that has grappled with whether St. Sabina's, apredominantly black school, should join the conference.

The Rev. Pat Henry said the spray-painted graffiti was foundSunday morning. He said at least part of the message said: "It'srealism, not racism."

"I think it's disheartening that people would vandalize the churchwhen the appropriate response would be to write to call or write aletter--not to deface a church and to do it in the middle of thenight," Henry said. "That's purely cowardice."

A spokesman for the Chicago Archdiocese did not return a phonecall r comment Sunday evening, and Chicago police had no record ofthe incident.

Sister Anita Baird, director of the archdiocese's Office ofRacial Reconciliation, had not been notified about the incident, butsaid it could be used as a learning tool.

"I think certainly you're always sad when you hear something likethat," she said. "And I think the best way to respond is to continuemoving forward as the members of the [conference] are . . . and trustthat this can be a learning opportunity for everyone."

The Southwest Catholic Conference, a mostly white league thatincludes 21 Catholic schools on the city's Southwest Side and insouth suburbs, denied St. Sabina's entry into the league in May. Butafter St. Sabina's pastor, the Rev. Michael Pfleger, and Baird saidin early June that the decision appeared racially motivated, theconference reconsidered the issue. Two months of meetings ensued, butsome issues could not be resolved and St. Sabina's had announced theywere not going to join.

Then, about two weeks ago, archdiocesan staff invitedrepresentatives from St. Sabina's and the league to meet downtown. Afour-hour meeting produced a tentative agreement that has yet to beratified by all parishes involved. But everyone--including outgoingleague chairman Hank Lenzen and St. Sabina's staff--were confidentthe agreement would be approved.

St. Christina's is in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood. In 1997 ablack family living directly across from the school became thetargets of hate crimes. Rocks were thrown into their home and aswastika was put on the door in shaving cream. The couple eventuallymoved from the neighborhood.

Minima Graeca: eine Einführung in das Griechische für Slavisten in 15 Lektionen

Nikolaos H. Trunte. Minima Graeca: eine Einf�hrung in das Griechische f�r Slavisten in 15 Lektionen, Slavistische Beitr�ge, 456. (Studienhilfen, Band 16.) Munich: Verlag Otto Sagner, 2007. xviii, 366 pp. Tables. Illustrations. Greek-German glossary. euro24.00, paper.

This book comprises fifteen lessons-equally usable by Slavists and non-Slavists-that treat the phonology and grammar (inflectional morphology, derivational morphology, and syntax) of Greek in synchronic as well as diachronic perspective. The presentation is detailed and comprehensive and thus more valuable than that found in conventional manuals and textbooks on the subject. The book treats not only Ancient and Koine, or Hellenistic, Greek (i.e., the Greek of the early centuries AD, including the language designated as New Testament Greek), but also (albeit to a lesser extent) Medieval and Modern Greek. Each lesson is accompanied by at least one substantial text that has been carefully annotated and glossed. The author notes (p. xiii) that he presents the grammar of Greek with the needs of those who wish to read Church Slavonic (i.e., Old Church Slavonic and/or its Bulgarian recension) in mind (e.g., early presentation of the aorist). Following the lessons, he includes German translations of the texts (pp. 316-336) together with a Greek-German glossary (pp. 317-366).

As an introduction to Greek, this book has much to recommend it. Although it is formatted as a textbook, its attention to detail, to various stages of Greek, and to Indo-European, means that scholars will find it of value as a reference. As an introduction to Greek specifically for Slavists, however, it is of less value. There can be no doubt that the author saw Slavists as his primary audience, as he makes this clear not only in the book's subtitle, but also in the first paragraph of the Introduction (p. xi), stating that "... die Besch�ftigung mit der �lteren slavischen Literatur ohne Kennmis des Griechischen [ist] ein Ding der Unm�glichkeit." Be that as it may, with respect to the book's actual content, the major reflection of this claim is restricted to the textual component of the lessons, which include selections that exist in Church Slavonic translation or which "zumindest von Relevanz f�r die Slavia sind" (p. xiii). Such texts are of obvious importance in a book prioritizing Slavists as its audience, but the author would have achieved this goal with greater success by including-in some, if not all, instances-at least part of the relevant Church Slavonic texts with appropriate grammatical commentary relating them to their Greek sources. Yet no Church Slavonic texts are included, nor is there any general discussion or characterization either of them (e.g., their external history) or of Church Slavonic as such (i.e., its earliest structure, which is in part reconstructed), not to mention the changes it underwent in the transition to its Bulgarian recension. The author may have assumed that this is knowledge already possessed by Slavists who come to Greek, but many Slavists, especially in today's academic world, do not have such knowledge, least of all in the important area of syntax, which typically takes second place to morphology and translation in university courses in Church Slavonic and/or medieval texts. Alternatively, the author may have intended that his book be used in conjunction with his own textbook of Church Slavonic (vol. 264 in the Slavistische Beitr�ge series [5th, rev. ed. Studienhilfen, Band 1. Munich: Verlag Otto Sagner, 2001]), but that cannot be presumed. Finally, in summarizing the grammatical structure of Church Slavonic as background, the author might profitably have provided a comparison of it with Greek-in particular New Testament Greek-and treated, even if only in an introductory fashion, problems of translation from the latter relating to structural differences, including areas of Church Slavonic and Greek grammar which are to some extent similar (e.g., the category of aspect, which is common to Church Slavonic and New Testament [and other forms of] Greek). It is true that there are references to Slavic grammar in the commentaries that accompany the texts and in the brief sections on syntax, but there is nothing sustained or detailed enough to provide significant insight into the grammatical system of Church Slavonic relative to its role in the translation of Greek constructions.

In concluding, I wish to emphasize my view that this book, as it stands, is of high quality. The author's description of his work as a textbook notwithstanding, it offers a scholarly treatment of the structure and history of Greek which will be of use not only to those with an interest in the texts, but also to those with an interest in the system itself and its internal history. The brevity of the author's treatment of Slavic-related texts and grammatical phenomena in no way detracts from the excellence, depth, and sophistication of his presentation of the Greek data. A more substantial and comprehensive treatment of the Slavic material, however, might have made the work a definitive and much needed self-contained reference work and manual for Slavists who come to it with a knowledge of only the fundamentals of Church Slavonic.

[Author Affiliation]

Mark J. Elson, University of Virginia

Boxscores, National

Basketball COLLEGE MEN NCAA Tournament FINAL FOUR At The LouisianaSuperdome New Orleans Semifinals

Saturday, April 5

Marquette (27-5) vs. Kansas (29-7), 6:07 p.m.

Syracuse (28-5) vs. Texas (26-6), 8:47 p.m.

Championship

Monday, April 7

Semifinal winners, 9:22 p.m.

NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT

Championship Round

Thursday, April 3

Third Place

Minnesota (19-13) vs. Tx. Tech (21-13), 5:30 p.m.

Championship

Georgetown (19-14) vs. St. John's (20-13), 8 p.m.

COLLEGE WOMEN

NCAA TOURNAMENT

THE FINAL FOUR

At The Georgia Dome

Atlanta

Semifinals

Sunday, April 6

Tennessee (32-4) vs. Duke (35-1), 7 p.m.

Connecticut (35-1) vs. Texas (29-5), 9:30 p.m.

Championship

Tuesday, April 8

Semifinal winners, 8:30 p.m.

NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT

Championship

Friday, April 4

Auburn (22-11) at Baylor (24-10), 9 p.m.

NBA STANDINGS

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

x-New Jersey 46 29 .613 -

x-Philadelphia 45 29 .608 1/2

Boston 41 34 .547 5

Orlando 39 36 .520 7

Washington 34 40 .459 111/2

New York 33 42 .440 13

Miami 23 53 .303 231/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

x-Detroit 47 27 .635 -

x-Indiana 44 31 .587 31/2

x-New Orleans 42 34 .553 6

Milwaukee 37 39 .487 11

Atlanta 29 45 .392 18

Chicago 26 50 .342 22

Toronto 24 50 .324 23

Cleveland 14 60 .189 33

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Midwest Division

W L Pct GB

x-Dallas 56 18 .757 -

x-San Antonio 55 20 .733 11/2

x-Minnesota 47 29 .618 10

Utah 44 30 .595 12

Houston 38 37 .507 181/2

Memphis 26 49 .347 301/2

Denver 17 59 .224 40

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

x-Sacramento 54 22 .711 -

x-Portland 46 27 .630 61/2

L.A. Lakers 43 31 .581 10

Phoenix 39 35 .527 14

Seattle 36 38 .486 17

Golden State 36 39 .480 171/2

L.A. Clippers 23 51 .311 30

x-clinched playoff spot

Wednesday's Games

Boston 90, Miami 62

Indiana 103, Cleveland 82

Philadelphia 108, Chicago 101

Toronto 89, Detroit 78

Milwaukee 106, Houston 99

San Antonio 105, Memphis 87

Sacramento 105, Washington 99

Minnesota 91, Seattle 86

New Orleans 106, New Jersey 97

New York 83, Denver 75

Today's Games

Washington at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.

Utah at Portland, 10 p.m.

Friday's Games

San Antonio at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Houston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Miami at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Boston, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Indiana at Detroit, 8 p.m.

Cleveland at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

New York at Utah, 9 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Seattle, 10:30 p.m.

Portland at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

At Boston

MIAMI (62)

C.Butler 8-16 2-2 18, Stepania 5-11 0-0 10, Grant 3-8 0-0 6,Carter 1-3 0-0 2, R.Butler 1-10 0-0 3, House 3-11 0-0 7, Best 0-2 0-0 0, Allen 1-3 0-0 2, Lampley 1-1 1-2 3, James 1-2 0-0 3, Ellis 3-8 1-1 8, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-76 4-5 62.

BOSTON (90)

Walker 5-11 0-2 11, Williams 3-7 2-2 9, Blount 2-2 1-2 5, Bremer 3-10 0-0 9, Pierce 11-19 3-6 28, Battie 4-6 0-0 8, K.Brown 1-7 0-0 2,Delk 3-11 2-2 10, Long 1-3 0-0 2, McCarty 1-3 0-0 2, Coles 2-3 0-0 4,Bryant 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-82 8-14 90.

Miami 18 10 16 18-62

Boston 27 19 27 17-90

3-Point Goals-Miami 4-17 (James 1-1, R.Butler 1-4, House 1-5,Ellis 1-5, C.Butler 0-2), Boston 10-30 (Pierce 3-7, Bremer 3-8, Delk2-6, Williams 1-2, Walker 1-4, Coles 0-1, McCarty 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Miami 50 (Grant 12), Boston 52 (Bremer 8). Assists-Miami 20 (Carter 8), Boston 26 (Pierce 5). Total fouls-Miami 16,Boston 13. A-17,156 (18,624).

At Memphis, Tenn.

SAN ANTONIO (105)

Bowen 2-3 0-0 6, Duncan 13-16 7-8 33, Robinson 1-6 1-2 3, Parker 6-13 4-4 16, Jackson 3-5 0-1 6, Rose 4-10 10-10 18, Ginobili 2-7 2-2 7,Claxton 2-5 1-2 5, Smith 3-6 2-2 9, Willis 0-1 0-0 0, Kerr 0-0 0-0 0,Ferry 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 37-73 27-31 105.

MEMPHIS (87)

Miller 2-7 3-3 7, Gasol 2-9 1-4 5, Wright 9-19 6-7 24, Williams 2-6 0-0 5, Person 6-11 0-0 14, Battier 2-6 3-3 7, Batiste 7-13 0-0 14,Watson 2-5 0-0 4, Knight 1-2 1-2 3, Humphrey 0-1 0-2 0, Archibald 1-1 2-4 4. Totals 34-80 16-25 87.

San Antonio 29 20 34 22-105

Memphis 25 15 27 20- 87

3-Point Goals-San Antonio 4-9 (Bowen 2-2, Smith 1-2, Ginobili 1-3, Parker 0-2), Memphis 3-14 (Person 2-3, Williams 1-4, Battier 0-1,Batiste 0-3, Miller 0-3). Fouled out-Gasol. Rebounds-San Antonio 54(Duncan 19), Memphis 41 (Wright 8). Assists-San Antonio 17 (Parker6), Memphis 22 (Williams 7). Total fouls-San Antonio 23, Memphis 26.Technicals-Duncan, Memphis coach H.Brown, Wright. A-12,116 (19,000).

NHL STANDINGS

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

x-New Jersey 45 20 8 6 104 211 162

x-Philadelphia 43 20 13 4 103 201 163

N.Y. Islanders 34 32 11 2 81 218 222

N.Y. Rangers 32 34 10 4 78 205 224

Pittsburgh 27 43 6 5 65 186 250

Northeast Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

y-Ottawa 50 21 8 1 109 255 180

x-Toronto 43 27 7 3 96 233 204

x-Boston 35 31 10 4 84 236 231

Montreal 29 35 8 9 75 201 230

Buffalo 27 36 9 8 71 183 209

Southeast Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

x-Tampa Bay 36 23 16 5 93 216 200

x-Washington 38 28 8 6 90 218 212

Atlanta 29 39 7 5 70 217 280

Florida 23 35 13 9 68 170 230

Carolina 22 41 11 6 61 169 234

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

y-Detroit 47 20 9 3 106 256 192

x-St. Louis 41 22 10 6 98 245 209

Chicago 28 33 12 6 74 195 217

Nashville 27 33 13 7 74 183 203

Columbus 29 41 7 3 68 205 254

Northwest Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

x-Vancouver 45 22 13 1 104 264 206

x-Colorado 40 19 13 8 101 242 189

x-Minnesota 41 28 10 1 93 193 173

x-Edmonton 36 25 10 9 91 227 223

Calgary 27 36 13 4 71 180 226

Pacific Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

y-Dallas 45 17 15 4 109 243 169

x-Anaheim 40 27 9 5 94 200 189

Los Angeles 32 37 6 5 75 200 219

Phoenix 30 35 10 5 75 200 227

San Jose 28 37 7 8 71 208 233

Two points for a win, one point for a tie and overtime loss.

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Wednesday's Games

Tampa Bay 2, Montreal 1

Columbus 3, Minnesota 0

Buffalo 4, Atlanta 3

Pittsburgh 3, Carolina 2

Dallas 2, Anaheim 1

San Jose 2, Calgary 2, tie

Vancouver 3, Phoenix 3, tie

Los Angeles 5, Colorado 3

Today's Games

Ottawa at Washington, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Detroit, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

NASCAR Winston Cup Leaders

Points

1, Matt Kenseth, 1,090. 2, Kurt Busch, 935. 3, Dale Earnhardt,Jr., 924. 4, Michael Waltrip, 898. 5, Jimmie Johnson, 885. 6, JeffGordon, 864. 7, Tony Stewart, 849. 8, Ryan Newman, 848. 9, RickyCraven, 840. 10, Kevin Harvick, 802.

11, Bobby Labonte, 784. 12, Ricky Rudd, 780. 13, Mark Martin, 773.14, Rusty Wallace, 771. 15, Dale Jarrett, 752. 16, Johnny Benson,748. 17, Joe Nemechek, 741. 18, Jeff Burton, 740.

19, Robby Gordon, 737. 20, Elliott Sadler, 725.

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^Money=

1, Michael Waltrip, $1,999,356. 2, Kurt Busch, $1,717,231. 3, DaleEarnhardt, Jr, $1,416,235. 4, Jimmie Johnson, $1,254,301. 5, KevinHarvick, $1,211,408. 6, Jeff Gordon, $1,147,366. 7, Matt Kenseth,$1,138,680. 8, Ryan Newman, $1,134,673. 9, Mark Martin, $1,124,376.10, Tony Stewart, $1,057,927.

11, Bobby Labonte, $1,009,792. 12, Dale Jarrett, $992,251. 13,Robby Gordon, $883,224. 14, Sterling Marlin, $857,395. 15, RickyCraven, $838,999. 16, Jeff Burton, $823,324. 17, Rusty Wallace,$823,029. 18, Ward Burton, $820,417. 19, Bill Elliott, $815,120. 20,John Andretti, $780,657.

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TOUCHDOWNS BY ACTIVE BEARS

Now that Walter Payton has retired with 125 touchdowns andWillie Gault (29 TDs), has been traded to the Raiders, the currentactive leader is Matt Suhey with 21 touchdowns. Player, Position Touchdowns

Matt Suhey, running back 21 Dennis McKinnon, wide receiver 18 Emery Moorehead, tight end 13 Jim McMahon, quarterback 11 Mike Tomczak, quarterback 9 Dennis Gentry, wide receiver 8 Neal Anderson, running back 7 Thomas Sanders, running back 7 Calvin Thomas, running back 5 Glen Kozlowski, wide receiver 3 Many Bears with one and two TDs. Source: Bears Media Guide.

Boris eyes mayor role in london

Boris Johnson has decided to run for London mayor, it was reportedtoday.

The Henley MP is expected to add his name to the list of Toryhopefuls vying to take on Ken Livingstone in next year's election.

The maverick politician, newspaper columnist and occasional TVpanellist previously said the post would be "a fantastic job" butruled himself out of the running.

On the Call: Microsoft CFO Peter Klein

Business spending on new computers, servers and software boosted Microsoft Corp.'s fiscal first-quarter results above Wall Street's expectations.

Companies had clamped down on budgets for technology during the economic downturn; as they began opening their wallets a couple of quarters ago, Microsoft's new product cycle was in full swing with new versions of Windows, Office and various server products.

During a conference call after the results were made public, analysts pressed Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Peter Klein for more details about the company's sales agreements with business customers.

QUESTION: It seems like Microsoft is starting to see normal buying behavior from customers, even though many have laid off workers and thus require fewer Windows licenses. What's driving the higher spending by those big-business customers now?

RESPONSE: "I think you're seeing the confluence of several things. Obviously, one is just macroeconomics and businesses investing in IT (information technology) again. And I think the other is our product portfolio. And so it's a combination of those two things has gotten enterprises really wanting to invest both in their IT infrastructure and in our portfolio products. So as we had hoped, over the course of the last year, we thought those two things might come together. The last thing I'll say is the accelerated interest in the cloud. And so when you add on top of it where we've come in terms of our cloud offerings and what that means for enterprises, as they think about investing for the long-term, they want to invest with somebody who can make the transition from their on-premise infrastructure to the cloud as smooth as possible."

EU to hit renewable energy target

The European Union's executive says the region will achieve its target to generate 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources, such as wind power, by 2020.

A European Commission report published Thursday says Europe's use of green energy will grow from 9 percent in 2007 to 20.3 percent in 2020.

It says most of the EU's 27 nations will make or exceed individual targets to increase their renewable energy output _ but that Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Luxembourg and Malta won't hit their goals.

Most current renewable energy comes from burning biomass such as wood chips and crop waste.

Monday, March 12, 2012

Man gets prison term for Phoenix girl abduction

A man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping and molesting a young girl in Phoenix last Christmas Day has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Maricopa County prosecutors say 46-year-old Larry Jon Ladwig was sentenced Friday to prison without the possibility of parole plus two lifetime probation terms.

They say Ladwig pleaded guilty June 15 to kidnapping, sexual conduct with a minor, attempted child molestation, attempted sexual exploitation of a minor and aggravated assault.

Authorities say Ladwig snatched the girl from in front of her aunt's north Phoenix apartment. The child was playing with her sisters and was climbing a tree when Ladwig grabbed her and threw her into his truck.

Ladwig was later captured by police and the girl was rescued after a high-speed chase.

Cardinals 9, Tigers 4

St. Louis			Detroit
ab r h bi		ab r h bi
Theriot ss	2 1 0 0		A.Jackson cf	3 1 1 0
A.Chambers rf	1 0 0 0		C.Wells cf	0 0 0 0
Rasmus cf	2 3 2 2		Rhymes 2b	5 1 3 0
Robinson ph-cf	1 0 0 0		Boesch lf	5 1 1 1
Pujols 1b	3 1 1 5		Mi.Cabrera 1b	3 1 2 1
Descalso pr-2b	1 0 0 0		Thorman 1b	1 0 0 0
Freese 3b	4 0 1 1		C.Thomas rf	5 0 2 2
Vazquez ss	0 0 0 0		Inge 3b	3 0 0 0
Berkman dh	4 0 0 0		Worth 3b	1 0 0 0
M.Hamilton ph-dh-1b	1 0 0 0		Avila dh	2 0 0 0
Craig rf-1b	4 1 1 0		Raburn ph-dh	0 0 0 0
A.Cazana ph	1 0 1 0		Santiago ss	3 0 1 0
Schumaker 2b	2 1 1 0		A.Diaz ss	1 0 0 0
M.Carpenter 3b	1 0 0 0		J.Murrian c	4 0 0 0
Y.Molina c	3 0 0 1
T.Cruz c	1 0 0 0
Jay lf	3 2 0 0
Totals	34 9 7 9		Totals	36 4 10 4

St. Louis	101	601	000—9
Detroit	200	010	100—4

E_Mi.Cabrera (1). LOB_St. Louis 8, Detroit 10. 2B_Rasmus (4), Freese (4), A.Jackson (3), Rhymes (1), Boesch (2), Mi.Cabrera 2 (5). HR_Rasmus (1), Pujols (1). SB_Jay (1). CS_Mi.Cabrera (1). SF_Y.Molina.

St. Louis
	IP	H	R ER BB SO
Carpenter W,2-0	4	6	3	3	1	0
J.Gast	1	2	0	0	0	0
J.Kelly	2	1	1	1	2	2
E.Sanchez	1	0	0	0	1	2
Tallet	1	1	0	0	1	2
Detroit
Coke L,2-2	3 2-3	5	7	3	3	3
A.Wilk	1 1-3	1	1	1	0	0
Schlereth	1-3	0	1	1	4	1
Weinhardt	1 2-3	0	0	0	0	1
E.Gonzalez	2	1	0	0	1	2

HBP_by E.Gonzalez (Vazquez).

Umpires_Home, Jerry Layne; First, Larry Vanover; Second, Marty Foster; Third, Vic Carapazza.

A_8,926 (9,000).

India: Knitwear Town Growing

The cotton knitwear capital of India, the southern town of Tirupur, continues to be an example of well-planned and cohesive growth through mutual cooperation. The Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA), which is perhaps the most well-managed business and industry association in India, is making progress in its plans to promote a common Tirupur brand in the U.S. and EU markets. The new brand would be an assurance of quality on lines similar to the "Woolmark". Besides, a warehouse is being set up at Rotterdam, a project for which about 50 exporters have already enrolled.

Perhaps the most interesting part is a new apparel park being promoted by Tirupur-based industrial units on a cooperative basis. The foundation stone for the Netaji Apparel Park was laid on july 4, 2003. The park has already enlisted 54 members. The cost of the project is estimated at Rs 30 billion (about US$62 million).

Knitwear exports from Tirupur have already crossed the US$l-billion mark, and the overall production value, including domestic sales, are perhaps over US$2 billion. Tirupur is one industrial cluster which appears to be quite sure of not only surviving but even accelerating growth in the quota-free environment post 2005. In the last couple of years or so, knitwear manufacturers in Tirupur have invested over US$200 million in modernization projects, and the new Netaji Apparel Park may result in significant additional investments.

Princess Diana's tiara inspires architect's design for Cincinnati's tallest building

The U.S. city known as Queen City may soon have a new skyscraper inspired by a tiara worn by a princess.

Architect Gyo Obata was flipping through books in a bookstore when he was struck by a picture of Princess Diana wearing a tiara, said Joe Robertson, project manager for the St. Louis-based architectural firm HOK.

"Gyo thought 'That's perfect. Here we have the crown of the building, and the nickname for the city is Queen City,'" Robertson said.

Cincinnati's advisory Urban Design Review Board is set to weigh in on the design for the proposed 40-story Great American Insurance Building.

The four-member review board includes three local architects. Its opinions are only advisory but could influence officials and regulatory boards that must approve project plans or authorize city financial assistance.

The new building will have about 800,000 square feet (74,322 square meters) of space, with a glass and aluminum facade. Construction is expected to begin in the spring.

In-Kyung Kim wins Lorena Ochoa Invitational

GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — South Korea's In-Kyung Kim won the Lorena Ochoa Invitational on Sunday for her third LPGA Tour title, closing with an 8-under 64 for a three-stroke stroke victory over Suzann Pettersen.

Kim played the front nine in 6-under 30 and added three birdies and a bogey on the final nine.

"I don't know how to really take this all in," Kim said. "But it's been a great week. I mean, on the golf course, I played very good golf all week. The putts pretty much kept dropping today.

"Yesterday, it was missing this way and that way, and today, it started going in, the next started going in, and another one, and I'm like, wow."

She had a tournament-record 19-under total on the Guadalajara Country Club course and earned $220,000, which she said she's donating to charity — half to the Lorena Ochoa Foundation and half to an American organization to be determined.

"Before I came to the U.S., I wanted to come to the U.S., but I know it's tough and my parents are working really hard at the time when I was 16," Kim said. "And we weren't really rich, but it takes a lot of money to send me to the U.S. and go to school and all that. But there is one person who helped my parents, and if he didn't help my parents, or if he didn't help me coming to the U.S., I wouldn't really be here. Everyone needs help. I think that's why I'm all about that."

Pettersen shot a 68. The Norwegian star has six second-place finishes and 11 top-five finishes in 18 starts this season. She's winless since the 2009 Canadian Women's Open.

"Another second-place finish. It sucks," she said.

Pettersen had a double bogey on the fourth hole.

"Hit one bad shot and that cost me two shots," she said. "And she made a birdie on the last. It kind of it felt like I gave her a gap. But other than that, I'm making some great putts coming down the stretch.

Karine Icher finished third at 15 under, holing out from the fairway on No, 18 for a 68.

Cristie Kerr (66) and U.S. Women's Open champion Paula Creamer (68) tied for fourth at 14 under, and Ai Miyazato (70) finished at 13 under.

Ochoa, playing her first LPGA Tour event since retiring in April, shot a 74 on her home course, leaving her 19 strokes back in a tie for 25th.

"For sure I wanted to play better, but I think it was important for the week for me to try to enjoy it as much as I could, and that's what I did," Ochoa said. "It was the first time to have my husband on the course, and I think we both had a good time. And I want to say 'Thank you,' to the players for being here and making this tournament so special."

Husband Andres Conesa, the CEO of Aeromexico, caddied for Ochoa.

"It was a great experience, something that you don't change," he said. "Obviously, she would like to have a better round today, but she leaves very happy and it was a great experience for both of us."

Kim praised Ochoa after the victory.

"She's just down to earth," Kim said. "She is always there. She is not just a great golfer. She has great warm heart. So that's why she's my idol. I don't have many idols. I want you to know that."

Kim also won the 2008 Longs Drugs Challenge and 2009 LPGA State Farm Classic.

The tour is off the next two weeks. The season-ending LPGA Tour Championship is Dec. 2-5 at Grand Cypress in Orlando, Fla.

Adobe backs off on Flash for mobile browsers

NEW YORK (AP) — Adobe says it will pull Flash, its software for Web video and software, from the Web browsers of mobile devices. Flash will still work on mobile apps and on computers' Web browsers.

It's a win for Apple Inc., which has famously banned Flash from working on the iPhone and the iPad. Adobe Systems Inc., though, says the about-face is about listening to what customers want.

In a blog post Wednesday, Adobe vice president Danny Winokur said that the company will increase investment in HTML5. That's the latest version of the programming standard that websites are built on.

It was less than two months ago that Winokur told The Associated Press that Adobe was equally focused on both Flash and HTML5.

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Online:

http://blogs.adobe.com/conversations/2011/11/flash-focus.html

Stocks up slightly after ExxonMobil report, spending data

Wall Street rose modestly Thursday as investors looked past a disappointing profit report from Exxon Mobil Corp. and focused on economic data that was slightly more upbeat than expected.

The stock market's advance was limited because Exxon Mobil's $11 billion profit was not as high as analysts expected despite record high oil prices. Lower production volumes caused the company's profit margins to shrink.

Wall Street was relieved, however, that the Commerce Department said consumer spending rose 0.4 percent in March, a faster pace than analysts expected, and that the Institute for Supply Management said U.S. manufacturing contracted at a slightly slower pace than anticipated.

The data was not completely positive _ consumer spending rose mainly due to rising prices for energy and food. Stripping out inflation, spending edged up only 0.1 percent during the month. And meanwhile, the ISM's report also indicated that costs are continuing to rise.

But Wall Street appeared to be trading optimistically a day after an interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve, and ahead of the Labor Department's Friday report on April employment. On Thursday, the government said the number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits soared by a greater-than-expected 35,000 last week _ not a positive sign ahead of the Friday report.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 25.97, or 0.20 percent, to 12,846.10.

Exxon Mobil, one of the 30 Dow components, saw its shares decline $3.38, or 3.6 percent, to $89.68.

Broader stock indicators also advanced. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 3.90, or 0.28 percent, to 1,389.49, and the Nasdaq composite index rose 24.12, or 1.00 percent, to 2,436.92.

Stocks had closed mixed Wednesday after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point, as expected, but failed to give a firm indication about its future moves.

Bond prices rose. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, fell to 3.69 percent from 3.73 percent late Wednesday.

Light, sweet crude fell 71 cents to $112.75 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

The dollar moved higher against most other currencies, and gold prices dropped.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 2.10, or 0.29 percent, to 718.28.

Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by about 9 to 5 on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to 183.9 million shares.

Overseas, Japan's Nikkei stock average fell 0.60 percent. European markets were closed.

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On the Net:

New York Stock Exchange: http://www.nyse.com

Nasdaq Stock Market: http://www.nasdaq.com

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Package costs pounds10.5m

Councils across Scotland agreed to implement equal pay deals backin 1999.

The "single status" deal aimed to achieve parity betweendifferent groups of council workers.

Traditionally female-dominated jobs had been lower paid than male-dominated ones.

Aberdeen City Council was one of the first council's to attemptimplementing it.

But it sparked outrage in 2005 and was forced to go back to thedrawing board.

The current package is costing the council pounds10.5 million.

In 2006 about 3,000 employees were offered compromise paymentsacknowledging they had been unfairly paid in the past. In effectthis prevented them from taking the council to an employmenttribunal for back-pay.

The previous deal cost the council an estimated pounds17 million,and to recoup the money it sold land at Altens, West Tullos and EastTullos in a pounds60 million deal.

MLB Roundup; Chicago squanders 6-0 lead in loss to Montreal

The Montreal Expos listened to their manager's advice.

Vladimir Guerrero hit a bases-loaded triple and single during aneight-run rally in the fourth inning and host Montreal came back froma six-run deficit to beat the Chicago Cubs, 15-8, Wednesday night.

The Expos trailed, 6-0, after Tomo Ohka failed to retire any ofthe six batters he faced to begin the game.

But Montreal scored three runs in the first, and two each in thesecond and third to tie it at 7. The eight runs in the fourth allscored with two outs.

"We had nine innings to play and I told the guys to chip away,chip away, chip away, and they did," Expos manager Frank Robinsonsaid. "It just goes to show you the heart this ballclub has. Wetalked about it this spring and earlier in the season - there's noquit in this ballclub. You're going to have to beat 'em. They're notgoing to lay down for you."

Guerrero, who hit a sacrifice fly in the second, had his secondstraight four-RBI game.

A season-low crowd of 4,300 was on hand at Olympic Stadium asMontreal set season highs in hits (19) and runs.

Chris Truby hit a two-run triple and Peter Bergeron got his thirdstraight RBI single off Donovan Osborne (0-1) in the fourth as theExpos put together their biggest inning since Aug. 1, 1999, when theyscored nine runs in the fourth inning of a 10-4 win at Milwaukee.

"Everything I threw out there, they were hitting," Osborne said.

Bruce Chen (1-0) allowed three hits and one run in four innings tokeep the Expos in the game.

"That was awesome," Truby said. "I mean, down 6-0 with no outs inthe first inning, on the field you're kind of, 'Oh, my gosh! Here wego now!' But Bruce came in and did an unbelievable job right therejust shutting them down for four innings."

Delino DeShields hit his second homer of the season on Ohka'ssecond pitch of the game for his eighth career home run leading off agame.

Ohka allowed five hits - including Moises Alou's two-run double -and a walk and left trailing 5-0 following Alex Gonzalez's two-runtriple.

Chen then allowed Chris Stynes' RBI single which made it 6-0before striking out the next three hitters.

"It was definitely not the start we wanted to get off to, buteveryone knew that was the first inning," Bergeron said. "Six runs isa lot, but it also isn't when it's only the first inning and wehaven't even hit yet."

Jose Vidro hit a solo homer off Jason Bere for his first of theseason and the Expos drew to within 6-3 in the bottom of the firstbefore cutting the lead to one with a pair of runs in the second.

"Vidro got the big hit to start our offense and get us three runsin the first, and then to just keep the momentum going was huge forus," Bergeron said.

Stynes homered with one out in the third to make it 7-5, butMontreal squared it at 7 in the bottom half on Chen's RBI single andBergeron's RBI single.

Phillies 7, Marlins 5 - At Miami: Scott Rolen, Pat Burrell andMike Lieberthal each homered as Philadelphia overcame a four-rundeficit to snap Florida's three-game winning streak.

Rolen hit a solo shot in the eighth inning off Braden Looper (0-3) to break a 5-5 tie after Burrell and Lieberthal got the Philliesback in the game.

Astros 7, Reds 2 - At Cincinnati: Lance Berkman's two-run homer,his fourth home run in two days, led Houston over Cincinnati.

Berkman, who drove in eight runs over the two games, became theseventh Astros player to homer four times in a two-game span.

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American League

Red Sox 10, Blue Jays 3 - At Toronto: Manny Ramirez homered anddrove in four runs, once again leading Boston over Toronto.

Ramirez was 4-for-5 and scored three runs as Boston's designatedhitter. In the two-game sweep at SkyDome, he had seven hits,including two homers, and seven RBIs.

Yankees 7, Orioles 1 - At New York: Jason Giambi hit his firsthomer in pinstripes, helping slumping New York beat Baltimore for amuch-needed victory.

Alfonso Soriano went 3-for-4 with a leadoff homer, Jorge Posadaand Rondell White hit two-run shots and Shane Spencer added a solohomer for New York. The Yankees had lost six of seven games since aseven-game winning streak.

Tigers 7, Devil Rays 6 - At Detroit: Wendell Magee scored on awild pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning as Detroit beat TampaBay for its second straight victory following an 11-game losingstreak to open the season.

Magee, whose two-run homer gave Detroit a 5-4 lead in the seventh,singled to start the ninth. He went to second on a sacrifice by OscarSalazar, moved to third on a flyout by Bobby Higginson and scoredwhen the first pitch by Victor Zambrano (1-1) to Craig Paquette gotby catcher Toby Hall.

Royals 16, Twins 3 - At Minneapolis: Carlos Beltran broke open aclose game with a three-run homer in the seventh inning and KansasCity scored nine more times in the eighth to rout Minnesota.

Beltran's first homer of the season made it 7-3 and helped theRoyals stop a three-game losing streak. The Twins had won four in arow.

MLB Roundup; Chicago squanders 6-0 lead in loss to Montreal

The Montreal Expos listened to their manager's advice.

Vladimir Guerrero hit a bases-loaded triple and single during aneight-run rally in the fourth inning and host Montreal came back froma six-run deficit to beat the Chicago Cubs, 15-8, Wednesday night.

The Expos trailed, 6-0, after Tomo Ohka failed to retire any ofthe six batters he faced to begin the game.

But Montreal scored three runs in the first, and two each in thesecond and third to tie it at 7. The eight runs in the fourth allscored with two outs.

"We had nine innings to play and I told the guys to chip away,chip away, chip away, and they did," Expos manager Frank Robinsonsaid. "It just goes to show you the heart this ballclub has. Wetalked about it this spring and earlier in the season - there's noquit in this ballclub. You're going to have to beat 'em. They're notgoing to lay down for you."

Guerrero, who hit a sacrifice fly in the second, had his secondstraight four-RBI game.

A season-low crowd of 4,300 was on hand at Olympic Stadium asMontreal set season highs in hits (19) and runs.

Chris Truby hit a two-run triple and Peter Bergeron got his thirdstraight RBI single off Donovan Osborne (0-1) in the fourth as theExpos put together their biggest inning since Aug. 1, 1999, when theyscored nine runs in the fourth inning of a 10-4 win at Milwaukee.

"Everything I threw out there, they were hitting," Osborne said.

Bruce Chen (1-0) allowed three hits and one run in four innings tokeep the Expos in the game.

"That was awesome," Truby said. "I mean, down 6-0 with no outs inthe first inning, on the field you're kind of, 'Oh, my gosh! Here wego now!' But Bruce came in and did an unbelievable job right therejust shutting them down for four innings."

Delino DeShields hit his second homer of the season on Ohka'ssecond pitch of the game for his eighth career home run leading off agame.

Ohka allowed five hits - including Moises Alou's two-run double -and a walk and left trailing 5-0 following Alex Gonzalez's two-runtriple.

Chen then allowed Chris Stynes' RBI single which made it 6-0before striking out the next three hitters.

"It was definitely not the start we wanted to get off to, buteveryone knew that was the first inning," Bergeron said. "Six runs isa lot, but it also isn't when it's only the first inning and wehaven't even hit yet."

Jose Vidro hit a solo homer off Jason Bere for his first of theseason and the Expos drew to within 6-3 in the bottom of the firstbefore cutting the lead to one with a pair of runs in the second.

"Vidro got the big hit to start our offense and get us three runsin the first, and then to just keep the momentum going was huge forus," Bergeron said.

Stynes homered with one out in the third to make it 7-5, butMontreal squared it at 7 in the bottom half on Chen's RBI single andBergeron's RBI single.

Phillies 7, Marlins 5 - At Miami: Scott Rolen, Pat Burrell andMike Lieberthal each homered as Philadelphia overcame a four-rundeficit to snap Florida's three-game winning streak.

Rolen hit a solo shot in the eighth inning off Braden Looper (0-3) to break a 5-5 tie after Burrell and Lieberthal got the Philliesback in the game.

Astros 7, Reds 2 - At Cincinnati: Lance Berkman's two-run homer,his fourth home run in two days, led Houston over Cincinnati.

Berkman, who drove in eight runs over the two games, became theseventh Astros player to homer four times in a two-game span.

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American League

Red Sox 10, Blue Jays 3 - At Toronto: Manny Ramirez homered anddrove in four runs, once again leading Boston over Toronto.

Ramirez was 4-for-5 and scored three runs as Boston's designatedhitter. In the two-game sweep at SkyDome, he had seven hits,including two homers, and seven RBIs.

Yankees 7, Orioles 1 - At New York: Jason Giambi hit his firsthomer in pinstripes, helping slumping New York beat Baltimore for amuch-needed victory.

Alfonso Soriano went 3-for-4 with a leadoff homer, Jorge Posadaand Rondell White hit two-run shots and Shane Spencer added a solohomer for New York. The Yankees had lost six of seven games since aseven-game winning streak.

Tigers 7, Devil Rays 6 - At Detroit: Wendell Magee scored on awild pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning as Detroit beat TampaBay for its second straight victory following an 11-game losingstreak to open the season.

Magee, whose two-run homer gave Detroit a 5-4 lead in the seventh,singled to start the ninth. He went to second on a sacrifice by OscarSalazar, moved to third on a flyout by Bobby Higginson and scoredwhen the first pitch by Victor Zambrano (1-1) to Craig Paquette gotby catcher Toby Hall.

Royals 16, Twins 3 - At Minneapolis: Carlos Beltran broke open aclose game with a three-run homer in the seventh inning and KansasCity scored nine more times in the eighth to rout Minnesota.

Beltran's first homer of the season made it 7-3 and helped theRoyals stop a three-game losing streak. The Twins had won four in arow.

MLB Roundup; Chicago squanders 6-0 lead in loss to Montreal

The Montreal Expos listened to their manager's advice.

Vladimir Guerrero hit a bases-loaded triple and single during aneight-run rally in the fourth inning and host Montreal came back froma six-run deficit to beat the Chicago Cubs, 15-8, Wednesday night.

The Expos trailed, 6-0, after Tomo Ohka failed to retire any ofthe six batters he faced to begin the game.

But Montreal scored three runs in the first, and two each in thesecond and third to tie it at 7. The eight runs in the fourth allscored with two outs.

Guerrero, who hit a sacrifice fly in the second, had his secondstraight four-RBI game.

A season-low crowd of 4,300 was on hand at Olympic Stadium asMontreal set season highs in hits (19) and runs.

"Everything I threw out there, they were hitting," Osborne said.

Bruce Chen (1-0) allowed three hits and one run in four innings tokeep the Expos in the game.

"That was awesome," Truby said. "I mean, down 6-0 with no outs inthe first inning, on the field you're kind of, 'Oh, my gosh! Here wego now!' But Bruce came in and did an unbelievable job right therejust shutting them down for four innings."

Delino DeShields hit his second homer of the season on Ohka'ssecond pitch of the game for his eighth career home run leading off agame.

Ohka allowed five hits - including Moises Alou's two-run double -and a walk and left trailing 5-0 following Alex Gonzalez's two-runtriple.

Chen then allowed Chris Stynes' RBI single which made it 6-0before striking out the next three hitters.

Jose Vidro hit a solo homer off Jason Bere for his first of theseason and the Expos drew to within 6-3 in the bottom of the firstbefore cutting the lead to one with a pair of runs in the second.

"Vidro got the big hit to start our offense and get us three runsin the first, and then to just keep the momentum going was huge forus," Bergeron said.

Stynes homered with one out in the third to make it 7-5, butMontreal squared it at 7 in the bottom half on Chen's RBI single andBergeron's RBI single.

Phillies 7, Marlins 5 - At Miami: Scott Rolen, Pat Burrell andMike Lieberthal each homered as Philadelphia overcame a four-rundeficit to snap Florida's three-game winning streak.

Rolen hit a solo shot in the eighth inning off Braden Looper (0-3) to break a 5-5 tie after Burrell and Lieberthal got the Philliesback in the game.

Astros 7, Reds 2 - At Cincinnati: Lance Berkman's two-run homer,his fourth home run in two days, led Houston over Cincinnati.

Berkman, who drove in eight runs over the two games, became theseventh Astros player to homer four times in a two-game span.

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American League

Red Sox 10, Blue Jays 3 - At Toronto: Manny Ramirez homered anddrove in four runs, once again leading Boston over Toronto.

Ramirez was 4-for-5 and scored three runs as Boston's designatedhitter. In the two-game sweep at SkyDome, he had seven hits,including two homers, and seven RBIs.

Yankees 7, Orioles 1 - At New York: Jason Giambi hit his firsthomer in pinstripes, helping slumping New York beat Baltimore for amuch-needed victory.

Alfonso Soriano went 3-for-4 with a leadoff homer, Jorge Posadaand Rondell White hit two-run shots and Shane Spencer added a solohomer for New York. The Yankees had lost six of seven games since aseven-game winning streak.

Royals 16, Twins 3 - At Minneapolis: Carlos Beltran broke open aclose game with a three-run homer in the seventh inning and KansasCity scored nine more times in the eighth to rout Minnesota.