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Hendricks heard about the job from Red Sox scout Ray Fagnant, who needed a college pitcher—with no ties to the organization—to “throw Nomar some strikes,” according to Hendricks. It is standard procedure for Major Leaguers rehabbing injuries to face live pitching on the road to recovery...
...said the Sikh Coalition has come up with a “standard operating procedure” for handling such cases...
...only 45 states because of antismog restrictions on diesel passenger vehicles). Lexus plans to deliver a hybrid version of its luxury RX330 SUV, the 400h, this fall. And Honda says by year's end it will sell a hybrid edition of its V6 Accord that will outperform the standard version in fuel economy and pickup. "We want to sell it on the basis of advanced technology and performance," says Honda spokesman Andy Boyd. That's a novel pitch for a hybrid. Only two years ago, such cars were small and underpowered and, with their oddball designs, seemed destined to appeal...
...Okla., this week--one of the few times that rising SUV inventories have triggered such a closure. Nonetheless, GM officials insist the company is equipped to handle a spike in demand for more fuel-efficient vehicles. GM aims to build its hybrids on the same assembly lines as its standard light trucks, giving it more flexibility to change the production mix as buying patterns shift...
...didn't kiss up. He didn't smile much. And he certainly wasn't much of a looker. Despite lacking these standard keys to success in the world of entertainment, ALAN KING, who died from lung cancer last week at age 76, appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show 56 times, acted in more than 20 movies and was paid handsomely to speak during at least one corporate event you might have attended. King, whose most famous stand-up comedy routines critiqued suburban life, succeeded because he was brutally honest, hardworking and loyal. His greatest attachment was to the Friars Club...