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...Everybody was having really good at-bats today,” Reynolds said. “We were putting balls in play, and they were getting through...
...think we have a lot of good hitters as a team; where we get in trouble on offense is when we swing at pitcher’s pitches instead of waiting for our pitch to hit,” O’Neill said. “I think the fifth inning is a good example of us being patient at the plate, not getting ourselves out, and waiting for the right pitch...
...Florida legislators have already passed a law that is supposed to create a database to track pain-pill purchases - as 38 other states already have. And there's more legislation in the pipeline this year, including laws that would make it illegal for anyone other than a doctor in good standing to run one of the clinics, ban advertising by the clinics and limit how much pain medicine can be dispensed at one time...
...legislating good intentions is one thing. Real solutions are harder to come by. Although the state has approved a database to track pill dispensing, there is no dedicated funding source - the legislation merely gave officials the ability to seek grants for it. The Broward County grand-jury report concluded that the monitoring program should be "swiftly implemented and adequately funded, by any means necessary." But that's a tall order in a state hard hit by the recession. (See the most common hospital mishaps...
...holiday. Perhaps not this year, though. "When it rains during the New Year's festival, it's particularly auspicious," says Cable. "It's supposed to mean that the Dai will have a bountiful harvest in the coming year." The drought-hit people of Yunnan could use some good luck. But before bounty, they will have to make a fresh start...