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The San Diego Padres, based in San Diego, Calif., participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the National League West Division. [1]

EDITORS: The St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres are tied at 3 after 10 innings. [2]

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Run your league with The Official Fantasy Baseball Commissioner of MLB.com. [1]

Despite initial excitement, the guidance of longtime baseball executives, Eddie Leishman and Buzzie Bavasi as well as a new playing field, the team struggled; the Padres finished in last place in each of its first six seasons in the NL West, losing 100 games or more four times. [4]

Since 2004, they have played their home games at PETCO Park. [...] Submit picks for every round and help the coaches fight cancer. [1]

Mat Latos on Tuesday was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right shoulder, but is significantly improving, according to manager Bud Black. [...] After Cameron Maybin singled to right field, Chase Headley took advantage of a Cardinals error to score the winning run in the 11th inning of today’s game.Recap [3]

Free with a bigger prize, Beat the Streak is back. [...] Combined with MLB.com’s experts’ top 15 picks, you can help determine the Padres’ official Energy Power Ranking and win tickets in the process. [5]

Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times. [4]

Don’t miss out on all the fun and excitement of Opening Week as Heath Bell and the rest of the Padres kick off the season vs. Aubrey Huff and the Giants. [5]

The National League won the contest 7′3 thanks to an MVP performance by Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Steve Garvey, who would play a crucial role for San Diego in the not-too-distant future. [4]

To learn about our efforts to improve the accessibility and usability of our website, please visit our Accessibility Information page. [5]

Sources:
[1] San Diego Padres | MLB at CBSSports.com
[2] San Diego Padres - Yahoo! Sports
[3] The Official Site of The San Diego Padres | padres.com: Homepage
[4] San Diego Padres - Wikipedia
[5] San Diego Padres

NEW YORK - A poisonous cobra has vanished from an enclosure outside public view at the Bronx Zoo, and its Reptile House remained closed Sunday as a precaution while zoo workers searched for the missing reptile. [1]

NEW YORK ‘ Like a true New Yorker, the escaped Bronx Zoo cobra appears to be angling for fame. [2]

New Yorkers can now rest easy ‘ the escaped Bronx Zoo Cobra has been found ssssafe and ssssound, and not at Yankee Stadium. [3]

The zoo, which has stayed open, said it was notifying the public about the missing snake “out of an abundance of caution.” [4]

Zoo officials said Monday they were confident the snake was hiding in the Reptile House but conceded that finding it would be difficult. [5]

A venomous Egyptian cobra that slipped out of its home at the Bronx Zoo in New York City is still missing this morning and is believed to be trapped inside the zoo’s now-shuttered World of Reptiles exhibit. [4]

A Twitter account has been created to personify the cobra currently missing from the Bronx Zoo. [6]

The extremely poisonous Egyptian Cobra that escaped the Bronx Zoo over the weekend is still missing, as zoo officials scramble to locate the dangerous reptile. [7]

NEW YORK (AP) - The Bronx Zoo may still be looking for its missing cobra, but a tongue-in-cheek Twitter user is charting its supposed progress. [5]

But zoo workers are on the hunt for the deadly snake, which experts in the species’ behavior believe will stay hidden until it becomes hungry or thirsty, compelling it to seek nourishment. [3]

The runaway cobra has inspired a sketch on The Daily Show, which showed a fake snake riding cabs around New York and vomiting in Times Square, and a Top Ten list on The Late Show of “Bronx Zoo Excuses: “No 2. [2]

But it’s for a good reason: zoo officials say an adolescent Egyptian cobra has been slithering around loose somewhere in the facility. [...] “When the snake gets hungry or thirsty it will start to move around the building,” Bronx Zoo director Jim Breheny, said in a statement. [3]

While the roughly 20-inch-long Egyptian cobra - a highly venomous species of snake - has been unaccounted for since Friday afternoon, zoo officials say they’re confident it hasn’t gone far and isn’t in a public area. [1]

Fordham University owned most of the land which became the Bronx Zoo and New York Botanical Garden. [7]

Sources:
[1] Bronx Zoo Closes Reptile House After Cobra Disappears
[2] Missing cobra gains followers, even on Twitter - USATODAY.com
[3] Slithering Escapee: Egyptian Cobra on the Loose at Bronx Zoo …
[4] Poisonous Cobra on the Loose at Bronx Zoo
[5] WTOP.com - Bronx Zoo’s missing cobra speaks out on Twitter
[6] Escaped Bronx Zoo Cobra Gets Own Twitter Account - Live Tweets
[7] Cobra Escapes Bronx Zoo

After parts of the region endure heavy storms today, nicer weather will follow. [1]

Rain will be more widespread on Thursday with the chance for severe weather. [2]

West wind 6 to 9 mph increasing to between 14 and 17 mph. [3]

Highs in the low 80s and lows in the low 60s. [4]

The severe weather both today and tomorrow will include the chance for gusty winds, hail and isolated tornadoes. [2]

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. [3]

As the front lifts the moist air and we get more sunshine, we’ll likely see showers and a few strong storms develop. [2]

Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds, heavy rain, and frequent lightning. [...] Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. [3]

Best chance of rain will be north of Tampa Bay. [2]

Lows in the mid 60s near the coast and in the upper 50s inland. [5]

Friday: Partly cloudy to mostly sunny. [2]

Tornado Watch 81 in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening… Through 7 PM…an area of showers and strong thunderstorms will continue to move east across central Florida and the Gulf waters. [5]

Evening: Locally heavy thunderstorms during the evening will give way to partly cloudy skies after midnight. [4]

Highs in the lower 70s near the coast and in the lower 80s inland. [5]

Sources:
[1] Weather | Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Sarasota …
[2] Tampa Bay Forecast | wtsp.com
[3] 7-Day Forecast for Latitude 27.96?N and Longitude 82.48?W …
[4] Intellicast - Tampa Weather Report in Florida (33609)
[5] Tampa, Florida (33601) Conditions & Forecast : Weather …

Carrie Ann Inaba was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. [1]

Carrie Ann Inaba (born January 5, 1968) is an American dancer, choreographer, actress, game show host, and singer. [2]

Carrie Ann Inaba (born January 5, 1968) is an American dancer, choreographer, actress, television host, and singer. [3]

ABC has picked up two drama pilots, including one from Dancing with the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba. [4]

She has appeared as one of three judges on the ABC television series Dancing with the Stars (DWTS), a show that pairs celebrities with professional dancers as they train and then compete in front of a studio audience. [5]

She started her career as a singer in Japan, but became best known for her dancing, first introducing herself to American audiences as one of the original Fly Girls on the sketch comedy series In Living Color. [2]

Inaba is a veteran dancer and choreographer who has also worked on some of the most popular contest shows in TV history, a few of which include American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance. [6]

She also appeared in the first season of So You Think You Can Dance during the audition stages where she provided choreography for the “choreography round”. [2]

Carrie Ann Inaba (born January 5, 1968) is an American dancer, choreographer, actress, television host, and singer. [5]

In 2007 Carrie Ann served as a coach and choreographer, along with her DWTS co-judge Bruno Tonioli, for the well-received ABC reality competition series Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann. [6]

Carrie Ann grew up dancing the hula (native Hawaiian dance) and other dance forms. [1]

The ‘Dancing with the Stars’ judge’s job is to critique celebrity dance routines. [3]

Like her former famous coworkers, Dancing With the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba may be one of the hardest working women in show business. [6]

Healthy Hollywood: Get Movin’ Monday ‘ Carrie Ann Inaba’s Workout Is A Perfect ‘10′! [3]

According to the January/February 2009 issue of American Dancer magazine, Inaba will be an honorary judge at the 2009 USA DANCE National DanceSport Championships in Baltimore, April 3′5 USA Dance, which is the national governing body for DanceSport in the United States, as recognized by the IDSF (International Dancesport Federation) and the US Olympic Committee, of which USA Dance is a member organization. [5]

Sources:
[1] Carrie Ann Inaba - IMDb
[2] Carrie Ann Inaba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[3] Carrie Ann Inaba - Watch Carrie Ann Inaba Videos and Clips …
[4] Carrie Ann Inaba News, Carrie Ann Inaba Bio and Photos …
[5] Carrie Ann Inaba
[6] Carrie Ann Inaba Bio - Dancing with the Stars - ABC.com

Sweet Valley High is a novel series created by Francine Pascal, who presided over a team of ghostwriters for the duration of the series’ creation. [1]

Making fun of Sweet Valley High and those wacky Wakefield twins. [2]

The Oscar winner will turn the Sweet Valley High book series into a movie, Variety reports. [3]

Commenter Liz, by virtue of an Excel spreadsheet and a random number generator, you are the winner of a copy of Sweet Valley Confidential and a really awesome t-shirt! [2]

If your a present or past fan then add us to your friends list and join the forum. [4]

Jessica is thrilled when she and Elizabeth land a coveted spot in the new Double Vision Cosmetics commercial. [5]

Over the years, the books were written by many ghostwriters (including Emmy-award winning screenwriter Rodney Vaccaro), and revolved around the lives of teenagers Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield, twins who live in Sweet Valley, California. [1]

Based on the best-selling book series of the same name, Sweet Valley High revolves around the lives and loves of the Wakefield twins, their friends, and the rest of the gang at Sweet Valley High. [5]

The twins manage to ignore each other for the most part, but Liz is a little irritated that Liam seems completely smitten with Jessica. [...] Elizabeth Wakefield has left Sweet Valley and is now living in New York City, working for a crappy online magazine that nobody’s ever heard of. [2]

Premise: Light teen drama about twins Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield, 16-year-old Californians who are as different in personality as they are alike in appearance. [3]

Liz ignores Jessica and gives David a glass of wine. [2]

The series revolves around the lives of Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield, beautiful blonde twins who live in the fictitious Sweet Valley, California, and their gang of friends. [...] The rights are now held by Disney-ABC Domestic Television. [6]

Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield: identical twins, opposite personalities. [7]

Sources:
[1] Sweet Valley High - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] Shannon’s Sweet Valley High Blog
[3] Sweet Valley High Episodes - Sweet Valley High 2003 Episode …
[4] MySpace - Sweet Valley High - 28 - Female - UK - myspace.com …
[5] Sweet Valley High on TV.com
[6] Sweet Valley High (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[7] Sweet Valley High Fan Club | Fansite with photos, videos, and …