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Until Hudson singled there, the Padres and Dodgers were a combined 0 for 11 with men in scoring position.Hudson moved to third base on a double by Jorge Cantu, which marked the end of Lilly's power balance wholesaleevening. With Mike MacDougal pitching in relief of Lilly, Ryan Ludwick grounded out to short to push home Hudson.The Padres were up, 2-1.The Dodgers leveled the score in the sixth inning, as Kemp lined the ball over the head of shortstop Bartlett to knock in Blake from third base.Matt Kemp led off the next inning for the Dodgers, but before his teammates could strand him on base, clouds moved over the ballpark and doused the field.The Padres are not used to such occurrences. They have had only one rainout in the history of Petco Park, which opened in 2004. They were determined to play.Meaning Lilly had to wait. And wait. And wait.The rain delay lasted an hour and 34 minutes. Play resumed at 9:24 p.m.The Dodgers hitters did everything in their power to get Lilly back on the mound as soon as possible.Kemp advanced to third shop online 2011base on a ground out by Uribe, but he was stranded there again, as Loney struck out to end the inning.But a fielding error by Kemp in the fifth inning helped the Padres take the lead.Will Venable led off the bottom half of that inning with a single to center field. Kemp misplayed the ball, allowing Venable to reach second base. Venable advanced to third on a fly ball to right field by Jason Bartlett and scored on a single by Orlando Hudson.With Cory Luebke pitching in place of Padres starter Clayton Richard, Kemp advanced to third on a wild pitch to Juan Uribe. But Uribe struck out. So did James Loney. And so did Marcus Thames.The threat was over.The trio displayed appalling plate discipline in the sequence, swinging at 13 of the 16 pitches thrown to them by Luebke. Uribe at least worked the count full. Loney struck out on three pitches. Thames fouled off three pitches, then struck out on the fourth.The Dodgers finally scored in the fourth inning, thanks to errant throws by the Padres.Casey Blake drew a leadoff walk. Two at-bats later, Kemp also walked. With Uribe at the plate, Blake and Kemp tried a double steal.Padres catchers Nick Hundley attempted to throw out Kemp at second base and sailed the ball into center field instead. Blake trotted home comfortably to put the Dodgers ahead, 1-0.Sometimes pitchers say their rhythm is thrown off when their offense scores too many runs.Of course, if you pitch for the Dodgers, that doesn't figure to be a problem.But there are other power balancemechanisms that can keep a pitcher off the mound for a long time, as Ted Lilly was reminded on Friday night in a game in which the Dodgers and San Diego Padres were tied, 2-2, through the middle of the sixth inning.Such as rain.Lilly pitched the first inning of the game, allowing two hits but inducing a pair of fly balls to prevent the opposition from scoring.
Elected officials, including Obama, Boehner and Reid, would be paid as usual during a shutdown unless Congress changes the law. Soldiers, law enforcement officers and other sunglasses 2011 government employees whose jobs are deemed essential would continue to work, yet wouldn’t get paychecks until the budget standoff is resolved. The Obama administration said it is preparing for a partial shutdown of government operations if Congress doesn’t act. That would suspend Internal Revenue Service audits and federal small- business loan processing, as well as government guarantees of some mortgages. No Pay About 800,000 “non-essential” federal workers face the prospect of getting no pay for time lost to the political impasse. While they’ve ultimately received back pay after previous shutdowns, it’s up to Congress to “determine whether ‘non-excepted’ employees receive pay for the furlough period,” according to a U.S. Office of Personnel Management website providing guidance and information on furloughs. Military, law enforcement, homeland security and other personnel deemed essential would remain on duty, though their paychecks would be delayed until the government reopens. Government programs that have an effect on the economy would be among the operations hit, including a suspension of loan guarantees by the Federal Housing Administration. The talks aim to forestall the first government shutdown since another Democratic president -- Bill Clinton -- clashed 15 years ago with congressional Republicans who also were attempting to scale back government spending. $40 Billion Boehner is seeking cuts of $40 billion from current spending, which is $7 billion higher than the $33 billion plan lawmakers had been working to assemble. While he has said he wants cut to come from programs that get funding through the annual appropriations process, Reid wants some cuts through programs such as Pell Grants and shop online 2011 transportation programs that have mandated funding levels that extend over several years. That would shield many domestic programs from deeper cuts.
The RBA left interest rates on hold Tuesday, citing an absence of immediate inflation risks and pointing to the high Australian dollar as a headwind for the economy. The cash shop online 2011 rate has been left at 4.75% since November, with most economists expecting it to remain sidelined until the second half of the year. At 0325 GMT, the Australian dollar was changing hands at US$1.0465.Despite growing calls that the Australian dollar is over valued, there appears to be little holding it back, with a test of US$1.0500 now the next psychological test, said traders. In mid-March, the Australian dollar was languishing around US$0.9700 as the nuclear emergency in Japan sapped risk appetite globally. It has since rebounded sharply. "I think that there is little obvious resistance holding the Australian dollar back in the short term," said Greg Gibbs, head of currency strategy at Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC. As monetary conditions tighten and the Australian dollar climbs the economy is holding up, added Gibbs. "Overall it can cope," with a push toward US$1.1000 not out of the question, he said. "It's pretty clear that the labor market is tightening up. The data are the most reliable signal of the underlying trend in the economy," said Paul Bloxham, chief economist at HSBC Holdings PLC. The RBA is on track to raise interest rates by July or August, with a fall in unemployment below 5% a key requirement for that to happen, Bloxham said. It now needs to see clearer evidence of inflation with first quarter data due out at the end of April, he added. Still, the Australian dollar is likely to be a key coach outlet store factor in the timing of the next increase in interest rates. "The exchange rate is a big player out there. The more it holds up, the more it does the work of the RBA," Bloxham added.
"As long as it goes to good use as food then it's all good," posted Chad from Texas; "I'm sure local villagers appreciated the protein," wrote Alan Dean Foster of Arizona; and, from Jonathan Mackenzie of Zimbabwe, "As a Zimbabwean who has worked in ... power balance areas where the necessity to kill [rogue] animals takes place I appreciate your actions regardless of your motivations."Parsons posts an explanation on his hunts -- this was his second -- to take out problem elephants:"I kind of figured that this might happen. So be it, I'm not ashamed of what I did," Parsons, whose Scottsdale, Ariz.-based company provides domain and Web hosting services, told myFoxPhoenix Tuesday. "All these people that are complaining that this shouldn't happen, that these people who are starving to death otherwise shouldn't eat these elephants, you probably see them driving through at McDonald's or cutting a steak. These people [Zimbabwe villagers] don't have that option."While a preponderance of the comments posted on Parsons' website blog were negative, he has his proponents.GoDaddy.com Chief Executive Bob Parsons has been drawing angry comments and threats of boycotts and cancellations after he posted a video of him killing a problem bull elephant during a hunting expedition in Zimbabwe.The video (viewer discretion advised due to graphic content) shows the CEO and his hunting party looking over a farmer's damaged shop online 2011crops, shooting at elephants at night, and Parsons posing with the dead bull. It also shows crowds of villagers field dressing the carcass the next morning.